HTTRPIAO Ch 3

“Tsk.”

The Empress clicked her tongue at the sight of Etienne trembling like a wounded animal. She was furious seeing him collapse, unable to withstand the pheromones of an Alpha.

“Everyone, leave now.”

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“Y-Your Majesty.”

“Why…”

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Her lovers looked up at the Empress with blank faces at the sudden dismissal.

“I’ve lost interest.”

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The Empress closed her eyes with a bored expression as she withdrew her pheromones. Even though the scent that had numbed their senses was gone, the lovers couldn’t regain their composure.

“Head maid, escort the guests out.”

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“As you command.”

The Empress called for the head maid to take them away, showing no further interest in her lovers, who were still staring at her with dazed expressions.

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Soon, only the Empress and Etienne remained in the reception room. A heavy atmosphere hung between them.

“You worthless thing.”

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The sharp rebuke broke the silence. Etienne bit his lower lip at the Empress’s voice, which was as sharp as a thorn.

“What do you think you’re doing showing such a reaction to pheromones when you’re supposed to be a Beta? You’re lucky those people were too distracted by my pheromones to notice, but you could have been discovered. Is that what you want, to reveal that you’re an Omega?”

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“…No.”

If you’re so worried about me being discovered as an Omega, you could have sent them away first or not released your pheromones in front of me.

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Etienne barely swallowed the words that had risen to his throat.

“Of course, Betas can sense the strong pheromones of dominant Alphas and dominant Omegas to some degree. They can’t smell the scent, but they can feel them.”

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The Empress added, glancing at her son who was struggling to stand up.

“But that’s just feeling it, not writhing in pleasure like you did. People would immediately become suspicious if they saw you like this.”

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“…I apologize.”

“How many times do I have to tell you this? Mn? Should I keep burning with worry because of you?”

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Etienne’s head drooped lower and lower at the continued scolding. It wasn’t the first time the Empress had tormented him like this, but today it felt particularly suffocating.

“It’s truly strange.”

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The Empress furrowed her brow as Etienne remained silent with his head bowed. She muttered as if she really couldn’t understand.

“How did something like you come from my womb?”

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The words, clearly meant to hurt, made bile rise in his throat. Etienne bit the inside of his mouth hard as he felt his stomach burning. He tasted blood in his mouth, though he wasn’t sure where it was coming from.

“If only you weren’t an Omega, everything would have been so much easier…”

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The Empress didn’t care whether Etienne was hurt or not. Rather, she openly expressed how upset she was. She glared at Etienne with eyes full of irritation.

Though anyone could see they were mother and child as he had inherited her exact appearance, she felt no affection for him.

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It couldn’t be helped, as to the Empress, Etienne was the only flaw in her perfect life.

‘Lady Herace. I cannot marry you.’

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An old memory surfaced in the Empress’s mind. Though it had been over 20 years, it felt as vivid as yesterday. It was the first day her pride had been wounded.

Leona Herace.

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Born as the youngest daughter of Duke Herace, Leona was special from birth. She was a dominant Omega, born with a probability of one in a hundred thousand.

In the Frederick Empire, Omegas were extremely precious beings.

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The reason Omegas were considered more special than Alphas or Betas was due to their rarity.

The number of Omegas in the empire was extremely low compared to the number of Alphas. In other words, it was a situation where demand severely exceeded supply.

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The imperial family and nobility that ruled the Frederick Empire were mostly Alphas and Omegas.

Since Alphas could only have offspring through Omegas, all Omegas received precious treatment regardless of whether they were dominant or recessive, noble or commoner.

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The saying ‘Alphas rule the empire, but Omegas rule the Alphas’ didn’t exist for nothing.

While any Omega received good treatment simply for being an Omega, dominant Omegas were especially special among them. Unlike regular Omegas, they could bear children with Betas and could give birth to Alphas or Omegas.

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In a social atmosphere that highly valued Omegas, the life of Leona, a dominant Omega with noble blood and beautiful appearance, was a perfect path of flowers.

Under the protection of House Herace, she was revered as the most special being in the world.

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When Leona came of age and had her debutante, marriage proposals flew in not only from the imperial family and prominent noble houses of the empire but even from foreign royal families.

Among them, Leona chose Edwin de Frederick, the third son of the previous emperor.

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It wasn’t that she loved him. She simply wanted to sit in the most high position in the world if she had to marry someone anyway.

After all, she was more special than anyone else.

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‘Lady Herace, marry Edwin. Then I shall make you the next empress.’

The previous emperor, who had a complex about being a Beta, wanted his third son, a recessive Alpha, to succeed him rather than his first and second sons who were Betas like himself.

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Leona accepted the marriage proposal out of desire to become empress and have the empire at her feet.

Though it bothered her slightly that Edwin was illegitimate, she thought she could manipulate him more easily because he was a bastard.

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However, an unexpected variable arose. Edwin, who was supposed to be Leona’s chess piece, came to her and said he couldn’t marry her.

‘Lady Herace. I’m truly sorry. Please withdraw this marriage.’

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‘What are you saying? Wasn’t Your Highness the one who sent me the marriage proposal?’

‘No. That was… sent by His Majesty the Emperor without my consent.’

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‘What?’

‘I sincerely apologize. And I beg you. Please cancel this marriage. I cannot marry you.’

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Edwin pleaded with Leona to withdraw from the marriage with a desperate face.

‘Why? If you marry me, Your Highness can become emperor!’

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‘I have no interest in the throne.’

‘What?’

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‘I’m sorry to hurt you. But I already have someone in my heart. I cannot marry someone else when I have someone I love.’

‘Ha.’

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Someone else he loves? Leona had an incredulous expression. She couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

‘I haven’t heard anything about Your Highness having a lover.’

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‘…They’re not my lover. It’s one-sided on my part.’

‘Then I understand even less. Please leave now. I’ll pretend I didn’t hear what you said today.’

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‘Lady Herace!’

‘If you want to cancel the marriage, get His Majesty’s permission first, not mine.’

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How dare someone like you reject me?

Leona, wounded in her pride, rejected Edwin’s desperate plea. His wishes meant nothing to her.

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Leona went directly to the emperor and said she wanted to marry Edwin as soon as possible. The emperor was overjoyed and immediately ordered the wedding to proceed.

In that situation, Edwin had no choice. Refusing the emperor’s command was tantamount to death. Finally, he accepted the marriage to Leona.

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You’ll end up kneeling before me anyway.

On their wedding day, Leona smiled seductively as she looked into Edwin’s eyes that held no emotion. She was confident she could captivate Edwin.

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However, Edwin once again defied Leona’s wishes. After becoming crown prince, Edwin left for a long expedition after spending their first night together. And for several years, he didn’t return, making various excuses. He only returned after the emperor passed away.

It was the same even after he ascended to the throne. Edwin openly avoided Leona. Not only that, but he consistently took rut suppressants.

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Leona was furious at Edwin’s behavior. Her shredded pride filled with dark obstinacy. She wanted to kill Edwin right away, but she couldn’t.

A tiger made of paper was still a tiger. She couldn’t carelessly touch Edwin who had become the empire’s emperor.

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From then on, Leona began forming a secret plan. She bribed the palace doctor to replace the emperor’s rut suppressants with ones which induced it. Then, on the day of her heat cycle, she visited Edwin’s chambers.

Before a dominant Omega’s overwhelming pheromones, a recessive Alpha’s reason was like a candle in the wind. Even more so after taking rut inducer pills.

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That night, Leona achieved what she wanted.

‘Once the child is born, you’re done for.’

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Leona stroked her swollen belly while making future plans. She intended to remove Edwin and place the child on the throne while becoming regent.

‘I don’t care if it’s dominant or recessive, just be born an Alpha.’

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Leona whispered, containing her wish. She needed his child to be an Alpha for her plan to succeed.

Several seasons changed like that, and the child was born. The child who came into the world was a dominant Omega who resembled Leona exactly in both appearance and traits.

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‘This can’t be!’

After a terrible labor, Leona held the child and despaired. An Omega – it was the worst possible outcome.

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‘How could this happen!’

Leona screamed with a devastated face. She couldn’t understand where it had all gone wrong.

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However, no matter how much she denied and rejected reality, it couldn’t change the fact that the child was a dominant Omega.

‘Calm down, dear.’

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‘How can I calm down! My child is an Omega! Omegas can’t become emperor!’

Leona screamed like it was a shriek. Due to a tragedy that occurred in the imperial family long ago, Omegas could not become emperor.

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‘Can’t you just have another child? Mn?’

Duke Herace tried to soothe her with a gentle voice. Leona screamed with a voice full of frustration.

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‘The doctor said I might not be able to conceive again!’