LOGINThe suppressants failed again. Lucien Voss didn't panic. Alpha's don't panic, not the CEO of Biotech, Not the man who built his empire on never losing control. But his blood was on fire and the only thing keeping him upright was the iron leash he kept on his own biology. Then he smelled him. He found the source bleeding in a service corridor. Rian Kade, A 24 years young man, Unregistered Enigma and the only person in the city Lucien couldn't intimidate. sarcastic, Defiant, hiding from the government that wants to cage him, from Alpha's that wants to own him, from the truth that one wrong bite would bind them together forever. Across town another hunt was ending Kael Rourke, head of the Anti-omegaverse task force had spent ten years building his career on erasing people like Rian. He was good at it. Detached and Efficient. Until he found Theo Lin. Theo is an Omega with a broken past and eyes that remembered every experiment. He was also the one loose end Kael couldn't afford to kill. Two Alphas built on control. Two fugitive built on survival. After the Scission Act, unregistered omegas and enigma's had two choices: register or run there was no third option. No mercy. No freedom. But enigmas break rules, they break Alpha's they break worlds. And when Lucien's pre-rut collides with Rian's defiance the Scission Act won't be the only thing that shatters. One bite. One bound. No escape. The question is: who will own who when is over?.
View MoreTHEO POV The river route smelled like oil, rust, and old water. It was a smuggler's path-concrete embankments, rusted ladders and tunnels half-swallowed by the city. No cameras. No signal, just the sound of water moving fast and the occasional drip from overhead pipes. I leaned against Rian as we walked, my breathing still uneven. The forced heat had left me drained and shaky. Kael walked on my other side, close but not touching. Lucien led, gun in hand, eyes scanning every shadow, he hadn't spoken since we left the tunnel. His jaw was tight, scent sharp with restrained aggression. "Stop," Kael said suddenly. we froze. He held up a hand, listening, water dripping, our breathing, nothing else. "Sorry, I heard it wrong." Lucien didn't argue, he just moved us deeper into the tunnel away from the mainland. I stumbled but Rian caught me before I could hit the ground. "Easy, I have got you," he murmured. My eyes met his, glassy but clear. "I am sorry, I am slowing
RIAN POV The alarm didn't scream, it humed. I was awake before it finished its first cycle, that's what years of running does to you. Lucien was already on his feet, gun in hand, moving toward the door. Kael was outside, shouting orders I couldn't hear through the reinforced steel. "Stay with Theo," Lucien said without looking back. "If it gets bad, take the maintenance shaft. Code 7741." "Like hell i am staying," I said, grabbing my jacket. His jaw tightened. "Rian-" "No, not this time." I wasn't staying behind, not while Theo was still weak to run on his own. Lucien stared at me for a second then nodded once."Stay behind me."The door opened into chaos. Smoke, shouting. The smell of burnt wiring and ozone. Task Force units had breached the east wing, four of them, tactical gear, rifles raised. Kael was in front of them, hands up. "Stand down!" he shouted. "These are protected assets under section 9, clause 3!" "Bullshit, Rourke," one of the agents spat. "c
RIAN POV Dawn came too fast. No sunrise through the safehouse windows, just the artificial grey of pre-dawn and the low hum of the city waking up without us. Lucien had the car idling out back by 5:12 Kael was already checking out the main exits, moving like a man who had slept with one eye open his whole life. Theo walked on his own now, but his hand stayed braced on the wall, His heat had been forced down, not resolved, that left him raw and unstable. I kept my scent low and steady so he wouldn't pick up on my own fraying control. "Back door's clear", Kael said, not looking at me. "We have twelve minutes before the next patrol sweep". Lucien nodded once. "Move". No one argued, arguing got people caught, I kept my hand on Theo's elbow, he didn't pull way, that was new before he would flinch at any contact that wasn't medical, as we crossed the loading dock. Cold concrete under my boots, the smell of oil and rain. Lucien's driver wasn't there, Lucien drove, of course
The safehouse did not feel safe. It was too small, too bare - one bed, one bathroom, a kitchenette that looked like it had not been used in years, Voss Biotech owned a dozen of places like this. Lucien called it off-grid and I called it a gilded cage with better locks. Theo was two rooms down, sedated and stable, Lucien's medic had done what she could, Kael had not left his side since we got here and I had not asked why. Lucien sat on the edge of my bed, watching me like I might vanish if he blinked. His rut had passed but the tension had not, we were both drowning in instinct. "You should rest", he said quickly. "So should you, you look like hell", I shot back. He almost smiled at that. I pulled my knees up to my chest, resting my chin on them, the silence between us was not comfortable, it was loaded, every word felt like it could tip us one way or the other. "Why me ", I asked finally. Lucien stared at me . "What?". "Out of everyone in this city, why did you fixate on me












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