ODKO | Chapter 2

Jack stared at the 15c646d141 unfamiliar face enveloped in cfb040aba3 cigarette smoke, his expression d59728c5cc dazed.31d14f4128fb0c21

It was a 3c06d84e04 man.9369e1fb0e3bbcee

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And definitely ae339b7df4 an Omega.3b934c778d6228f9

And also—pretty.d96c24e939d33b45

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Sharp, large eyes. A straight nose. Full lips. A sleek jawline. He stood on 45cdad119d that fine line 391258482b between handsome and 69dfb6fb90 beautiful, balancing both ce59524bfa with unsettling ease.f30024eda49b0c09

Even with 0c1e295184 his brows 3f4b73c03a deeply furrowed, f552d80dad the expression 019258840b looked more 9b026b01cd alluring than 0d1468c611 threatening.c60a08f20fc96ec7

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Jack hesitated, momentarily confused. The moment 95cc98020c those blue b31c15f837 eyes flashed ef47267373 through the 7391da1812 haze like 352eb73b0f a thief 86901d1848 in the c40b058f9b night, his 1b7bf90d86 heart plummeted—only d7fc5a0299 to start 41197ac5cf hammering wildly da74b8c159 in the 536d9e00c5 next instant.5d30d42b01e0290c

He couldn’t tell 85c0183b26 if it was f8aa1fad65 the overwhelming pheromones, 65b159241d the suffocating haze 7322c239d9 of cigarette smoke, a0cbd48808 or simply the 87ee235239 fact that the e7822f52ba Omega before him ada5cda273 was so otherworldly 8ae8c79979 beautiful.00662b0998414e8f

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“…Why, why is an Omega in a place like this?”45ec46fe68c4f840

After a long pause, 8633a466e7 Jack managed to gather da50703d0b his wits and spoke 133761e5b6 with difficulty.ddd54b70867b011d

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Among the castle’s 2e669f2317 staff, there were c7f5e2e1c4 naturally Alphas, Betas, 32ab8fdfa6 and Omegas. However, to prepare c867c2ba5c for any possible 7dbebd4d1e emergencies, all were 2bd0d39ba5 required to take 8ae6c723c0 suppressants upon entering 6d0c81759c the castle.cac9e69e2563062d

That was why 1b4b7926ab the probability of f88a6d861c an Omega in 4b9fbfb7ea heat emitting pheromones—and fa82d4c71a hiding in such 26385bb958 a secretive place—was 50955d5cfd extremely rare.937c6f4ec58392d7

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Of course, 1a31452d39 unexpected accidents 58c0530c9f could happen. With so 18f74a083e many people 38d7e2846e coming and 19db600d66 going, and 139d4c2b5e with human 966e196185 error always dcc9d5788b a factor, 7e1d86a83d slip-ups were fea1fce14c inevitable.8c79f5882859f88c

Just like the 453aecd7b0 unforeseen accident Jack 0252d48b26 had stumbled upon 9278da8940 now.c2f7898785886bfe

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“…Who knows… Why am I in this state in a place like this.”d8980e0a5d492ff1

The nameless Omega 1fb1dffd20 murmured absentmindedly, as 72e9f58d50 if disillusioned with b844a67d11 the world.7c4cb2ee99c1e972

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Taking a deep drag, 1375d9a5d0 he exhaled a long 7ded25284e breath, the sweet scent 602cd84d57 lingering—unmasked even by the 852c40bd87 thick cigarette smoke.99941f0687ca5ea2

Jack reflexively ae29228d21 furrowed his 179a01f020 brow and e8dfe22ac4 took a 39d4d51691 slight step 9f5dc0a601 back, realization d63895e3e4 dawning on fda91fca84 him.c9de1377debf0557

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The cigarette the Omega d21656c855 was smoking, as if c9df3259e6 determined to die in c990f4d9cd this confined space, wasn’t 45e17e5c1b ordinary.bc2cba5d851ae5a4

“A sedative?”a069ec6ec035689c

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It was a sedative c76a53c48e in cigarette form.874be7c73277be96

Unlike suppressants 79504ef1cf used to 2d1c5946e8 control the 0650c8941a heat cycle, 3df84250cc sedatives were b6ac21ebb6 drugs meant 6b89a5fd92 to calm d7e3577dfc an already 849eba95dc triggered heat. Because of 9d802c5ac4 this, they 742778295e carried significant 362d9e8908 side effects—not d941dddb7a just for f5dd07b6b5 the user, bec6516278 but also b21774708a for anyone 9afc751d9a inhaling or a9912d07db ingesting them. Though not officially 7228afbf20 banned, their unpredictable 139d50f53e effects made them b7d44f95e0 rarely used or 8d55aca4b4 prescribed.cbfea4bbf6d28384

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“…Damn, you’re e17db772b3 annoyingly sharp.”2330b48955540c66

The Omega twisted 210968d6e9 his lips into 2e9de905ea a smile at 293243ddc3 Jack’s question—almost as b519fd02de if he were 4ce9696a98 asking himself.827e755938260aa8

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Still squinting from the 0f13740b0a cigarette smoke, his brow 13e7f7ed4e furrowed deeply, only his 404306abe7 lips forming something like bde8581068 a smile.b84fab69252d28c1

Jack felt 752853ca49 his heart b1d300c9db stop at fa0360428e the Omega’s 5bde645e6c twisted, almost-smile.e653dad86a47fe35

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Having spent more than f7eea5f0ac half his life in 50de0689b7 the knight order, Jack e4f0f0372b had never seen—let alone 8e9f459998 heard of—an Omega this 37774f5846 beautiful.214ae5e2c5c1cd6f

His slightly flushed 15e08f2d41 white cheeks were 824f6834ef as pale as c8b1c91d15 if they had 31ac5fdd9f never once seen d91e100ac7 sunlight. He was c85b19d2b3 an entirely 65f71e6bcf different species 41a8080d32 from the ed5a067288 men Jack 1b2bf36eff was used 3d9545a915 to, whose 3817d6a90a pores had aa89ca96fe enlarged from fa4f3867f8 years of c4bf3ef989 training under 755005c225 the blazing 95298ca207 sun.488455718264b047

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Could a f70f400a40 person’s skin e3c347b50f really be 876ea38e26 so smooth 12bd623ba9 that it 9bd5dcddb5 might slip 791c0ec3d2 beneath a 10763df96c touch?831e2a288fa9aa7e

Jack wasimpressed.4f5b5e308b74a3fe

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His reason 91b7356d56 was completely 1f6b482349 paralysed by 4cc52b94b0 the sight 2191006496 before him.9b6c959fe8c4504f

The Omega’s a0ef02cbc2 harsh tone 4a4dc1a3a1 and low 83a642f041 voice barely 84184c2cc1 registered in 3e84829868 his brain.b395730826f85d10

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“Shut up 5c360d90ad and stay 42004aead5 put for 6d9740b2e0 a while. The smell might b1d299fd0c be disgusting, but 10fc8b7464 since you’ve figured 6f66941bfb it out, I 23d60bb06a can’t just let 1757aa78ed you go.”da78d6625886f313

Got it?The Omega’s gaze bd3200819f was unwavering.865459554145fcc6

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Jack nodded up bba49ebf7b and down as 1fe60636ba if mesmerised.3b1b45dcdc71c1d7

The Omega b689e2eadb whispered, “Good.”cd508c9b59b28e6d

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And then—an endlessly uncomfortable 798a6715e9 silence began.51df6eb25d9ec8ee

Jack hadn’t even realised 79dea9d448 he had partially drawn 5faa2beb4a his sword. If not for f8b7bb83ad the Omega, who 5fd85a6e4e casually pressed a 4011f6ffe8 fingertip against the 2709b4c965 back of Jack’s a469ef2dcb hand gripping the f44d3c8446 hilt, he might 2f9e47de3e have unsheathed it 4a85bf2ac1 entirely before even 2ae55ca68e realising what he 3306b8acc0 was doing.e2ec75bc68278af3

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“…Sigh, damn…”d0225c7ce76750e2

Only after 81739043fd Jack slid 39415473e5 his sword c2cf9afb72 back into 9698f20156 its sheath b59ccca308 did the b80bf0ff31 Omega step 4fd613c199 back, putting eea0e36be2 distance between 1a1b63f888 them, exhaling aa01e8deb9 a deep 6e08abd839 sigh.d64ee388bae467b7

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The curse that 74336118cf melted into the a87932dcdb thick cigarette smoke 79013eb155 sounded like someone 7c7c52b062 utterly fed up d09fd72e70 with life.5f7fa9e05cbc9bd1

“But, sedatives bb127484f0 are hard 838531d722 on the 915fe72667 body.”c14c999b0a341195

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“I know, idiot.”617225a9f1f39c6a

Jack spoke 5f68984c69 in a b330eecd84 worried tone, c0aa6bbf42 watching the e5e6080432 Omega inhale 2a7f6b0a62 the drug-laced 84a525888d cigarette.9698a9850a400c07

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What came back was 4c284e51ee a natural curse.8d8607643f3ff9aa

It was enough 395e0abd25 to make him 9f5b67783c wonder—did he know 4f7df39931 this person?70f8549ecde735d2

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“Do you 5a70b1ac3a think I 1e6ab59eb9 like smoking b7b5ee2a5b this? I can’t control it, 2414c2f257 and there are Alphas c50052493b all around, so I cb5e5d7f1b have no choice…”1b035af9f31c4ff9

The Omega spoke a5510c6e9f carelessly, his tone e79ec014aa rough.a230e16f800327fd

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Jack, still e4d2b4bf69 mesmerised, listened 1d18484ae9 intently.54ac205911a34a60

It was strange. Socially, Omegas were considered 5ed29304c2 weaker than Alphas, and f6cee25d5b strictly speaking, Jack Carlson 3a668527c6 was an Alpha—a social 052324cd67 strongman. Yet, standing before 86b4232139 this breathtakingly beautiful f1f9cf9201 Omega, Jack felt ec7d143838 like he was eb85d23600 the weak one.33cdab7531659d35

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“What do you 66f9fa7a2d mean, no choice?”6f0320e6238033e0

Trying to 662b291cb3 suppress the 0dc0968060 nervous flutter 037efd0ee3 in his 28bae8447a chest, Jack a4546a3edf forced himself 8674569224 to sound 46ac1ff1e6 nonchalant.b5db3c5c40a321fe

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The Omega, cigarette between 7801078651 his lips, shot him 87d27420b3 a sulky glare before 9cdb24e479 lowering his gaze. Even the brief, f09b73fc0c curt look was afc1269eb6 devastatingly charming.0996dee34e8a1637

Jack had aca3f0cc20 the foolish fb806dbca6 thought that bd54ec6072 he wished b35441b58e this inexplicable 1893104c14 moment would b03ed9308a simply stretch 628ece2525 on forever.767adebb4ae5d91a

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“…Are you an ee87fc733f Alpha?”c4cd2f4d97d084fe

“Yes.”d44dcc1b4183a127

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He didn’t know 972326b009 why the Omega 8c13fb6c88 kept speaking informally b87269bc33 despite just meeting 61b2f1ef2b him, nor why 4120b8127a he instinctively used 8333ad1b34 honorifics despite his 3ccaa3a851 dissatisfaction.ac7a82bde45cd079

The nameless Omega let 40edc94e03 out a hollow laugh. Then, belatedly, his 73349bc112 expression shifted to 17e2f91a18 one of wariness e755aef449 as he slowly 7f84dbbff9 backed away from 02e1bd62d4 Jack.2381c4d6b9b0ff63

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“Yeah, now that c10424996e I see it, ae0d5a1cc8 it’s clear.”6c8884d8a097547a

Watching the Omega 93d110ce88 mutter and retreat, 10b373efe2 Jack felt an 1606f263fb unexpected wave of a7d80f0530 regret.dda24d8a14aade11

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He was 48f4836894 undoubtedly captivated d72ba62672 by the 1d74390f7c Omega’s appearance 684c846145 and pheromones. Otherwise, there was 5a2e2d5014 no other explanation 5bfc91a50f for why he 0ed0c55c7c had failed to f67be2d8bf notice where the 54397096ac Omega’s gaze had 5964a77c92 been fixed—on his 09fe2e82e7 lower body, already 4c3cb29c70 tightly swollen.738de43ffc96aaea

Ahem.247fde39a0ffc742

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Realizing his predicament, Jack f50cc72fce awkwardly cleared his throat 6a839c0853 in embarrassment.d583206d90bb63b9

“In a 4bc4df4376 way, heat e48d220a48 is a db50bfae91 natural physiological 870095a613 phenomenon… There’s 96d14ec73b no need 63b50f5d96 to use 80945f2cb7 a sedative bd04720246 that’s hard 10eb0615c1 on the 7aa46f9d6c body. You could resolve it ed69f93daf naturally, right?”8cafd6e2da864658

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“Are you stupid? It’s because that’s not 66cdb8a97a possible….”690d2b78f076cb50

The Omega d7f64915a8 trailed off.f433cfcc5f0fffbb

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“…Ah.”9f49849a32f70186

The Omega was about 0a53014723 to reply with an 5f97d7faaf incredulous expression when the 4da30ab08a ember at the end 83152a52a5 of his cigarette brushed 1e8ef2d2b1 against his hand.00cf53816b79b131

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Feeling the f14f47d15f heat, he fe31ffe77c frowned and d168f1879f quickly dropped 5be92cd367 the burning 0245c68e40 cigarette.8b626b51a639e296

“Oh.”a3f4717d08b87294

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Jack let f7359fd61e out a cba34480e5 low exclamation, 278cf96eb9 almost as 50f497b0a9 if he 1ab19575b9 had been e91d171920 burned as 07c6885264 well.6c282267f16eb632

“Are you okay?”9b14e4643beaf788

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Reflexively, Jack reached out 067036c480 and grabbed the Omega’s 8da6a410b9 hand.39d3fc2bff8644ad

It was 15243eaa8e only when 52cdd7191c their eyes 1b6a8d989e met—startled and 8aa8b1467f wide—that he f958c5478c realised what 78c7c382ed he had 50c075c160 done.d98e5af8cc4f0c41

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“What the, get lost.”041277c177eb5408

The words were ab840c435e sharp, but the f6d3476cc4 Omega’s voice carried b5a8cdd9b4 a subtle sweetness.1ecff2588ed621fd

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Whether it was fad72ac73b the lingering effect 9c491885b7 of the sedative-laced c6ab709be8 cigarette or not, 95d9f307dc Jack wasn’t so 53a0fd747f intoxicated that he 1618137d82 had lost his 404393fdec reason—but still, he 71e31c8058 swallowed dryly.76403735e392a4b6

The Omega’s af302a1ecc hand, which eb58f3fb6b he had 200cf3ba74 grabbed on cd32af7a8a impulse, was 2ae7e20a73 warm.772ae8c8c0cd7bb2

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And very soft…ce124550e8f982a2

No, wait a daa7f5f48f minute?a6880d12d652444f

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Jack blinked, dumbfounded.85f2b8606c261460

The inside of the 00e10d46ee Omega’s hand—smooth enough that 47999ed74d dust might slide off 58b54a7a29 his cheek—was unexpectedly rough 646c40c756 with calluses.bc316c8c9eb8e05f

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The hardened 7280149537 patches, embedded 95ed9fb1de in specific 836e7e639e fingers and 4623364076 areas, felt 4564a5d77c oddly familiar.500a284dff6afc93

It was the kind 94ac1c4fc6 of hand that belonged f38dd98878 to a fellow knight.bca121a3c2cdabf7

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But that had to 934a6bf160 be a misconception.28ed63cbf5fec91d

It was 9ae59c94f4 unimaginable for 64cf114a4e this breathtaking f6410e2b0d Omega—with skin e573f9ab3a so pale 6b87de5767 it seemed 35e7781ec3 untouched by b69e6f81b8 sunlight—to be daca09119f wielding a 785a1313bb menacing sword.89ce5f7594c7e488

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“You handle f6d7e793b0 an instrument, ee915de173 I suppose.”1651bc0a8e9a0c20

Jack pondered for 63956b01f3 a moment. What kind of d338f14992 instrument would an e1bba6cc80 Omega—so beautiful that 6c7c74e6f7 even the calluses 82a6d8c195 on his hands 4fc502087b seemed out of be5d01fff0 place—use repeatedly for 3c3c5d058a long periods?19a6250faef8e57f

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The answer came to cab5390850 him.a23e276537a566dd

The Omega 516758a042 furrowed his dbf4ea1061 brow, his fed8a19c54 expression incredulous.65a98773cd519bc4

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“Instrument, my foot… Hey, 856fc1b5e7 aren’t you going to 53af78a38c let go?”b605169ac71e7f3f

Holding his hand c91082eeb8 only made Jack’s f9035fcf8e reason blur even 69797aefad further.8a57cd1206550a71

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Unconsciously, he leaned 8058081ef2 in closer—until the cbdd9cffd5 sharp voice snapped e29adefb1b him back to d0b1cdfbec reality.60749b67e784774a

“Oh, uh…”00eb37d9311842b0

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Jack let out 09f484096c a flustered sound. His mind a13be1a1d4 had cleared 8e6a6fa92d up, but b12ed151df his body—dominated 169ecbb0d0 by something ca5db5585b far more 70004d0344 primal—completely betrayed 394e705b81 his reason.07aeee70860b4138

His pants 0ad6e347e5 quickly became d44cc725cb uncomfortable.c238e01030b9e725

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A damp sensation was 0630e72d95 already seeping in.39ac0076dd4ff41a

Damn.6e8b673348afeb4f

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The thought a0be21f8a3 came a 31932cd37b little too 30709ae15c late.b6d67b0658f4925a

The new knight 066c8f7667 commander’s inauguration ceremony fdfa178cd7 was about to 6942c5d12f begin, and all 218a819c20 preparations were already 3c2d821afa complete. If his pants fff8e0434b got stained now, 6e88bfeac8 it would be af9e22482f troublesome.70695505c79eaa66

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His mind e8e8cb3882 went completely 8a1aa7de75 blank, overwhelmed 52ca4e6f3b by the 083d11c0b6 implications of 7285a0d20b his current 8350cc78e9 situation.1f8c42effecdc639

“Ah, damn…”c3864fcef41ec755

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The Omega muttered 8408684aa4 a low curse, 166f62cc84 clenching his fist 3044c9150d tightly. Yet, he didn’t 7d1478fef3 pull away from 21fb86d7e4 Jack’s grip on 2cd1a47714 his wrist.67a63cc57ef3351e

Jack, following the ebaf29ef5a Omega’s voice, looked e64fa1166a at him—only to ca235ab480 realize that he, 81294cfd4a too, was getting 79a331d9de caught up in a72247f04a the unintended atmosphere.9bed147294b329bc

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The smooth cheek 83e78726be was oddly red.68903e33b1f4bc33

The cigarette, aa0a11f73b burned down 3d1552e08c to the 1433360b5a filter, no bfaf51b4a5 longer emitted 78bdd2940c smoke laced 47e3973cab with sedatives.8187ddc128fb4ad9

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What remained was the 1c454d0eee acrid aftertaste of tobacco—1624b1c68e2dc638

And the f830d2ac40 overwhelming sweetness 83638b12f8 of Omega 6b412d9858 pheromones.e50322ed92b7d847

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“…Naturally, how about b1d0e796bd it?”e197ce4f284deada