Sanho stopped in front of a large club located at the innermost part of the alley. A big guard stood at the entrance, and a man with unkempt yellow hair was loitering in front of him with his arms crossed. Sanho looked at his phone. It was exactly midnight. It seemed he had to go inside to meet Joo-cheol. As Sanho cautiously approached the club’s entrance, the man with yellow hair looked at him and stretched out his arm to block the way.
“What do you want?”
His voice was clearly confrontational. Sanho looked at him with a blank expression.
“I came because I have an appointment.”
At his dry response, the man scanned Sanho up and down with an overtly judgmental gaze.
“Oh, are you an Omega here for a side job? Is today your first time?”
Before Sanho could respond, the man continued irritably.
“Damn, these days, they have no sincerity. If you want to make money, you should think of this as an interview; look at you, dressed like that.”
“I didn’t come to make money—”
The man chuckled.
“There’s not a single one among you who says they came to make money. Well, even if you look shabby, you’re not bad-looking. Why don’t you let out some pheromones? Let’s see if you’re useful.”
Sanho’s eyes narrowed in displeasure. The man looked at him with a lewd gaze. Just then, another large man approached and lightly tapped the yellow-haired man’s shoulder. It was Joo-cheol.
“Hey, stop it. If this guy lets out his pheromones, you’ll be the one losing your mind.”
“Oh, hyung.”
“Because of the guy who’s losing his mind over his pheromones, I’m already having a headache, so just bear with it.”
Joo-cheol chuckled and winked at Sanho.
“Long time no see, Baek Sanho?”
“……”
“Since we haven’t seen each other in a while, why don’t we have a drink together?”
Joo-cheol’s gaze turned toward the inside of the club. It was a signal to follow. Sanho shook his head coldly. He had no intention of doing something foolish like entering the club with Joo-cheol. Looking at Sanho’s stubborn face, Joo-cheol laughed in disbelief.
“Hey, do you think you’re in a position to be picky?”
“You’re the one who called me because you wanted something from me.”
Joo-cheol frowned and faced Sanho. With his pale face and black hair, slender and lanky body, and an expression that was almost devoid of emotion, Joo-cheol recognized Baek Sanho well. However, something seemed a bit different. This guy… something about the atmosphere has changed. After sizing up Sanho for a while, Joo-cheol slowly nodded. With a lazy smile, he replied.
“Well, fine. If you want to talk in an uncomfortable alley, that’s not a bad idea.”
Joo-cheol turned and walked toward the back alley of the club. Although the chilly atmosphere of Baek Sanho was somewhat unsettling, he shook his head. What did it matter if he acted cold? Joo-cheol glanced back over his shoulder to see Sanho following him and chuckled quietly.
Exactly where his shoulder had been crushed, Joo-cheol stopped walking. He subtly raised his head to check the CCTV installed at the end of the alley. The CCTV hanging in the dark corner was something that only those who knew it was there would notice. It was a camera that Joo-cheol had set up after being threatened by Jin Siwoo, just in case.
Originally, he had planned to drug Baek Sanho in a room inside the club and film a sex video once Baek Sanho lost his senses. The drug containing aphrodisiac components was lethal to Omegas. He would be desperate to get himself off, and filming that would provide many uses. Both Jin Siwoo and Baek Sanho were weapons that Joo-cheol could wield at will.
It was a bit disappointing that he couldn’t use the cleverly installed camera in the room, but Joo-cheol quickly changed his mind. Today, whether it was by releasing pheromones or through forced threats, Baek Sanho would end up spreading his legs for him. If the CCTV captured that, it wouldn’t be bad either. Some perverts might even be more excited by an Omega being forced outdoors. Joo-cheol pressed his smirking lips together and turned his body toward Sanho.
“Have you been well?”
“……”
“I didn’t think you’d come when I called.”
“……”
“No, I thought you would come. But it’s just so funny to see you crawling here on your own.”
“Stop talking nonsense. I didn’t come to chat. I just need you to promise not to show up in front of my senior.”
Joo-cheol burst into laughter.
“Right, so if I don’t show up in front of Jin Siwoo, what will you do for me? We met to talk about that, didn’t we?”
Sanho looked at Joo-cheol with a blank expression. He caught a glimpse of the bandage wrapped around Joo-cheol’s shoulder through his shirt. Sanho slowly opened his mouth.
“What do you want me to do?”
Joo-cheol grinned and took a step closer to Sanho.
“What do you think I want from an Omega? Can’t you think straight?”
“……”
“You’re just pretending not to think. Stop acting innocent. You must know something by now, right?”
“……What?”
“Here at this club today.”
Joo-cheol casually raised his gaze to look at the club’s sign. His voice continued with a teasing tone.
“Just take a lap around. It’s not that tough; I think about ten people will do.”
Joo-cheol watched Sanho’s expression and chuckled.
“Before that, you’ll have to take it from me a few times.”
“Three times?”
Sanho repeated Joo-cheol’s words in a flat tone. His voice had a slight chill to it. Why was his reaction like this? He thought he would scream at him. With Baek Sanho’s personality… Joo-cheol, whose smirk was slowly fading, spoke again.
“Why? Is three times not enough? Don’t worry. Even if it’s not me, there are plenty of guys who will take care of you.”
“Is that all it takes?”
Joo-cheol’s previously lifted lips began to harden. A sense of discomfort was creeping in. It felt more like a threat.
“Is that enough for you to disappear in front of my senior?”
“…What?”
“Just by spreading your legs a few times, can you shut your mouth and disappear so that no more strange rumors stick to my senior?”
“Hey, Baek Sanho. You….”
Sanho let out a small laugh. It was a laugh that didn’t suit him at all.
“Ah… it was really that easy. I came thinking I’d have to cut off a finger or something. Or maybe even a kidney.”
Joo-cheol swallowed hard as he looked at Sanho standing in front of him. Something felt off. A sudden realization hit him that things were going wrong. What was this arrogant Omega saying? Why wasn’t he intimidated in front of an Alpha like him?
“Is he crazy? Who does he think he’s talking to…!”
Sanho slowly tilted his head. His sideways gaze fixed intently on Joo-cheol.
“I’m talking to you.”
“Damn it, did you take some drugs or something?”
“Ah, drugs.”
Sanho laughed again.
“Are you talking about the drugs you made me take? The pheromone-infused cigarettes you had Kim Donghyun smoke?”
“What?”
Joo-cheol’s mouth fell open. The pheromone-infused cigarettes Joo-cheol had given Donghyun were among the most potent illegal substances. Even if he quickly received an antidote, there could be lingering side effects, and there was a high chance that his memory wouldn’t be intact. That was precisely what the drug was made for. So, he naturally thought Baek Sanho wouldn’t remember anything. But… was he recalling the situation from that time?
“I heard Kim Donghyun mumbling about the broker. I thought you’d be the one behind it since then.”
“So you….”
“I was in a lot of pain. I can forgive that. I can let it go. But, you know.”
“……”
“Because of that incident, there were posts on the school bulletin board, and the rumors blew up. My reputation and insults are fine, but… you can’t insult my senior.”
“Hey, hey!”
“That’s something I can’t forgive.”
Joo-cheol swallowed hard again. His dull mind was spinning. Was Baek Sanho… threatening him? An Omega like him? Realizing that Sanho’s words were a threat, Joo-cheol’s face began to flush red.
“Who’s forgiving who, you arrogant bastard!”
“……What if my senior is bothered by it? That’s an unpleasant thing.”
“What nonsense—”
“If it’s not my senior, and if someone from your well-off family doesn’t like those rumors….”
So if they don’t want to see me. Sanho’s lips twitched slightly.
“This is all your fault.”
Joo-cheol let out a laugh of disbelief.
“Damn it, how is that my fault?”
Veins began to bulge on Joo-cheol’s thick neck.
“Speak plainly. You’re the problem. You’re the one who’s running wild without knowing your place. Acting all high and mighty just because you’re with an Alpha who doesn’t even suit you…!”
“…Doesn’t suit me?”
“Then do you think you suit Jin Siwoo? You, being next to that rich kid, it’s only natural that the kids would be disgusted!”
As Sanho quietly closed his mouth, Joo-cheol continued to shout in an even more agitated voice.
“Besides looking like someone who wants to be beaten up, you have nothing, and you’re hanging around someone who has everything. How do you think that looks?”
Breathing heavily, Joo-cheol glared at Sanho with a malicious look.
“Yeah, I’ll admit that it’s really annoying. After all, Jin Siwoo is probably putting up with you for that reason.”
“……”
“And you.”
The boiling heat within him didn’t seem to subside as Joo-cheol continued to huff.
“Did you forget that I’m an Alpha? Just because you’re always next to a dominant Alpha, do you think I’m nothing special? You worthless Omega—”
“Maybe you’re the one who keeps forgetting.”
Sanho’s voice was low but clear. Joo-cheol fell silent, staring at Sanho.
“I’m dominant.”
“…W-What does that mean…!”
“Do you not understand why I’m still sane after smoking those potent pheromone cigarettes? If I decide to release my pheromones, you, a mere recessive, wouldn’t be able to think straight. I can turn you into a fool who knows nothing but sex.”
Joo-cheol’s eyes widened. Goosebumps crawled up the back of his neck. Sanho was right. In the relationship between an Alpha and an Omega, where they react to each other’s traits, the powerful pheromones of a dominant trait were overwhelming. An Omega wouldn’t risk provoking an Alpha for nothing, but it wasn’t impossible for an Omega to stimulate an Alpha. As Sanho said, if he really wanted to, he could turn Joo-cheol into a fool, leaving only instinct. Wasn’t that how Alphas trained Omegas?
“Y-You crazy bastard. What if you make me go crazy with your pheromones? The only one in danger would be you. If I get aroused here—”
Sanho laughed as if it were amusing.
“You still don’t get it. I don’t care.”
“How can you not care… you won’t even be able to walk properly….”
“I’m not scared of that. I don’t care. I just need you to stay away from my senior.”
Because I’m anxious. The unpleasant rumors and things you create seem to give my senior a reason to leave me. So you have to disappear. Sanho bit his lip and slowly blinked.
Thick pheromones began to seep out in an instant. The filthy alley started to fill with the Omega’s pheromones as if a faucet had been turned on.
“I’ll be ruined too, but… I don’t care about that.”
The damp and sweet scent enveloped his entire body strongly. It was a powerful scent that felt like it could be grasped in his hands. Joo-cheol’s pupils began to dilate.
“Whether you want to come here and rape me while covered in pheromones, that’s up to you. But you’ll live your whole life as a fool. Then you won’t even be able to approach my senior.”
“Damn, damn… are you serious?”
Joo-cheol’s eyes rolled back. His lips parted, revealing the whites of his eyes. Saliva dripped between them. It seemed that his rational judgment had vanished in an instant, like a candle blown out by the wind. Joo-cheol suddenly lunged at Sanho. His body was forcefully pushed back, but Sanho stood upright, looking at Joo-cheol. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
“Go ahead, do as you please.”
With a beastly growl, Joo-cheol roughly grabbed Sanho’s shirt as if to tear it apart. The buttons popped off in slow motion, imprinting the scene in Sanho’s eyes. The old cream-colored button rolled away. And it stopped in front of someone’s foot. Heavy footsteps followed.
“…….”
“…….”
“…….”
“…Baek Sanho.”
“…….”
“Get rid of the pheromones… right now.”
