I wanted to stay composed. Truly, I did. But after Hugo whispered those impossible words — "Then let me be the one to love you first" — something inside me cracked beyond repair.
The floodgates of emotions I had kept sealed for so long… shattered.
And the world around me felt it.
A sharp snap echoed in the air, though there was no actual sound. It wasn't my voice. It wasn't even my body.
It was my pheromones.
The mint scent, usually soft and calming, erupted with a force that made the walls of the Redrich family villa tremble. It wasn't the sweet aroma of an Omega seeking affection. No, this was wild, overwhelming, suffocating. Like a blizzard sweeping across a burning battlefield, my pheromone lashed out without mercy.
"Lea…!" Hugo's voice reached me, but it sounded distant.
I couldn't stop it.