Chapter 77 - 3.17 Scenting
Oliver’s mouth gaped open in disbelief, his eyes glazed over as if he couldn’t believe such a sentence could come out of Lu Yizhou’s mouth. In all honesty, Lu Yizhou also didn’t know what possessed him, the words came to him naturally and before he knew it, he had blurted it out. It might be the Alpha’s instinct within him but he found himself unable to bear the thought of another Alpha coming close to Oliver. It was unexpected; the same as the intense rage he felt when Oliver was laying weakly in the hospital room, looking especially fragile as if he could die anytime soon.
He gave Oliver no time to recover and backed him against the wall, his wing serving as the cushion so that the cat omega’s back wouldn’t feel cold. Nuzzling his head lower, he proceeded to let his pheromones out by a thread, slowly entangling it around Oliver’s body. He noted the place where the scent would last longer; the back of his ear, his neck, the inside of his arms and also his inner thighs. Then he started to move and press his wrist everywhere around the area of Oliver’s body.
Oliver almost choked on his breath when the Alpha’s pheromones wafted in the air, seeping into his skin and coiling around him like the second air he didn’t know he needed.
What did the man just say...? He was going to scent Oliver? And he was legit doing it now with such a serene look on his face? He blushed profusely, beads of sweat forming on the tip of his nose and the breaths came out of his mouth in light and quick puffs. Lu Yizhou pressed his lips under Oliver’s ear and nipped on the soft flesh, eliciting a strained yelp from the omega. His hand shot up to grab onto Lu Yizhou’s clothes tightly. It was strange... Oliver should have felt agitated and threatened— every single unbonded Omega would when they were faced with an Alpha who let their pheromones loose— surprisingly, let alone anxiety, there was only...pricks of pleasure, hum of need on the tip of his tongue and relief. Immense relief.
This was his Alpha scenting him. It seemed like even without Altair needing to mark him, Oliver’s body and soul had taken the Alpha for himself. There wasn’t even any sliver of resistance, not even his instinct.
He could feel his own scent floating out in response, sensually swaying and mixing with the Alpha’s then fused into one. Roses. Nectar. It was a deadly union. Oliver gasped and threw his head back, baring the most vulnerable part of him in submission. Instead of the hard surface of the wall, he was only met with fluff. His body trembled despite himself, an instinctual reaction from a prey whose weak spot was in the claim of the predator.
Sensing the nervousness in Oliver’s scent, Lu Yizhou paused. He pulled Oliver closer to himself and whispered deeply into the Omega’s ear. "Don’t worry. I will not do anything to hurt you."
Oliver pawed on the Alpha’s chest, whimpering. He wanted to tell the Alpha that he had never felt afraid, that he could do anything to Oliver and he wouldn’t receive any complaint but the words turned into a sharp whine when Lu Yizhou bit down softly on the base of his throat.
Pleasure shot up Oliver’s spine and his eyes flew open wide, lips trembling. This wasn’t a mark, the bite didn’t even create any wound, more like a playful gesture to prove his harmlessness. Moreover, Oliver wasn’t in heat and the Alpha didn’t bite him on the gland but still, Oliver felt like his body was going to melt into liquid from how good it felt. His head burst in white and he only came to his senses when the Alpha lapped on the bite in an attempt to soothe. Oliver could feel the Alpha nose around his gland which was still covered with a gland patch and he shuddered from the sheer pleasure of hearing the deep hum that escaped from the other’s throat.