Emelia covered her head with the pillow as she tried to fall asleep. But no matter what she did, sleep refused to come to her.
The excitement of the day made her feel much more awake than she should have been. She had pushed herself to her limits today, and even when her body told her not to, Emelia had still kept going.
Naturally, she should be exhausted by this point. But her body felt hot and bothered. It almost made her feel like she was in heat…
'Don't be ridiculous. Only omegas go into heat. I am a beta. I must be feeling sexually frustrated because of all the pheromones in the air.'
The frustration of being a sensitive beta all began with pheromones.
Even if Emelia could not produce pheromones, she could sense them—and also get influenced by them. It was a rare phenomenon, and in most cases, people like her ended up presenting as an alpha or an omega.
But Emelia did not have any such confidence in her situation. Mostly because she had already crossed the age for presenting.
It was just better to think of herself as an anomaly than to foster any false sense of hope.
'Not that I want to present as an omega or even an alpha. Those heat cycles seem like such a bother. It's so much better to not be concerned with them.'
But even as Emelia said that, a part of her felt envious of the bond an alpha and omega pair shared if they were mated. She would never get to experience that feeling.
"Ugh, no more feeling depressed. I should head out now. Staying inside is not going to make me feel any better."
Emelia complained as she headed toward the door.
She knew that she had been warned not to move around, but she was sure a small walk would not harm her. After all, she would be out for about five minutes, max.
But as she approached the door, Emelia's senses warned her to be careful. There was someone standing on the other side of the door, and she could hear the faint sounds of panting.
It made her feel suspicious, and she stopped in front of the door before knocking gently on it.
Whoever was on the other side quickly pulled back, but they did not leave. The alpha pheromones in the air were too heavy for Emelia to be alone.
"Excuse me, but can I help you out?"
Emelia asked in a low and concerned voice. She almost reached out to open the door when she heard another grunt.
And then came Liam's voice.
"I—I'm fine. Do not open the door if you're concerned about your safety. J-Just keep standing there for a while."
Liam spoke softly, but his voice also felt heavy and filled with something Emelia could not name.
Hearing that panting voice made her legs feel weak, and a flush crept up her face.
Emelia's instincts told her not to, but her body moved before her head could command it, and she ended up opening the door.
The older alpha was leaning against the door, and he immediately slipped inside as soon as his support was gone. His heavy body landed on top of Emelia's surprised one, and she felt pinned down to the ground.
When she came to, she found two arms circling her, and she looked up—only to see an almost angry expression addressed her way.
"Fuck! I told you not to open that door. Do you have a death wish? Why would you specifically do what I asked you not to?"
Liam sounded angry, but his body seemed to have a different idea of what it should do at the moment.
His weight pressed Emelia down even more, and she could feel an unfamiliar hardness pressing up against her thighs.
The sense of danger finally made Emelia move, but it felt too late. She was already under the alpha, and all she could do was try to struggle to get free.
Liam sounded like he was in pain as well, but he controlled himself with sheer willpower and somehow pulled back. He still sounded strained, but Emelia no longer had any desire to help him out.
"I—I should leave you alone here. Please leave once you feel better. I'll find another room for the night."
Emelia pushed herself to stand up, but the alpha pheromones around her got even heavier. It was difficult to even breathe, much less move.
All Emelia wanted to do at that moment was to offer herself to the alpha and let him have his way with her body. But these feelings felt as foreign as they were sudden.
"Ugh, fuck! This was not supposed to happen. Hey, listen—I know this situation is not good, but unless we do something about it, you won't be safe either. So for now, do as I say. Understood?"
Liam seemed to be having a hard time as well, and Emelia very politely tried to only look at his face and not at his body, which seemed tense and ready to jump her.
She carefully stood up and backed away before nodding.
Finally, Liam looked a little calmer once he saw that Emelia was not going to be stubborn anymore.
"Head to the storeroom next door and take out the ropes. They're on the top bench to the right of the door. You'll need to bind me to the bed frame tightly to ensure I don't come after you tonight. Hopefully, that should be enough."
Liam spoke confidently, almost as if he had been tied up before.
Emelia did not stay behind to think why or what could have happened. She quickly ran to the store and took out the rope she was asked to bring back.
Liam somehow dragged himself back to the bed and held his hands up near the frame for Emelia to do her job.
"Stop standing there and bind my hands. I don't know how long I will be able to maintain my sanity. Hurry up."
Liam spoke and Emelia hurried up.
She had never bound someone before but she had seen…stuff with it before. Most of it was Sena's fault, but Emelia was not as innocent as she appeared either.
Just because she was a virgin did not mean she did not have the knowledge of what went in a bedroom.
Once the ropes were bound tightly and securely around Liam's arms, he seemed to relax and his lips parted to give Emelia one last warning.
"Run and hide. No matter what you do, do not get caught by another alpha in here. Otherwise, you will get devoured."
Liam's warning was clear and despite what Emelia felt, her body twitched with excitement.
The alpha in front of her had an almost amused look on his face. But before he could say anything else, Emelia made a run for it and she did not stop until she found an abandoned room.
She locked all the windows and the door as per instructions before she fell asleep. But the heat between her legs did not allow her to have a pleasant night.
Her sleep was filled with silhouette of people she did not know. But they came close to her and they spoke words in her ears.
Once the morning came, Emelia no longer remembered what happened in her dreams, but she did remember what happened in her room. She almost hesitated to head back to her room, but decided that hiding away was not a good idea either.
Especially since it was about time for her to make breakfast.
Her limbs protested but Emelia pushed them forward. She almost mistook that ache as sickness but the more time she spent getting out, the better she felt.
In the end, the ache no longer bothered her and she returned back to her room. She noticed that no one else was inside her room.
But the ropes were still tied around her bed frame as evidence of what happened.
Emelia sighed as she quickly untied those ropes and put them in her desk drawer. Somehow, she had a feeling she would need them again soon.
Once she got ready, it was time for her to start her morning work. It felt therapeutic to make food after what happened and Emelia quickly lost herself to that rhythm.
She finished an hour after and she quickly plated the food, only to see that she was no longer alone in the room.
Sehyun was with her in the kitchens as well and his black eyes just looked at Emelia working.
The scene looked innocent enough, if you do not consider the heat in Sehyun's eyes when he looked at Emelia. He looked like he wanted to devour her and not leave a single crumb behind.
Emelia shivered at that look, but she was also quick to call out to him.
"Can I help you out in any way?"
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Please give me Power Stones. I want more collections and Power Stones. God, I can't wait to hit ch 10 and let the r18 goodness begun.