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Not only did he reek but he was absolutely certifiably insane.

Self-preservation, Aleks.

“Fuck this. I’m out,” I surrendered.

Keeping my brain intact was more important.

I stumbled away, blocking out his rabid spitting and swearing as he shoved at me. Didn’t even look back as my own father made me homeless with a single slam of the door.

Now what?

24

REMY

My leg jiggled restlessly as I chewed on my fingernails.

How were there so many people in this bar? It wasn’t even 6am for Christ’s sake. On a Tuesday morning. I knew people were mad for the Premier League but not enough to wake up at this godforsaken hour on the other side of the world.

I snuck a sidelong glance at Gray, her eyes glued to the giant screen along with everyone else. The match hadn’t even started yet. Well, at least one of us was happy. I enjoyed watching sports but Gray took it to another level.

“So is this game, like, important?”

That earned me a scathing glare. “If we win we’ll be at the top of the league for the first time all season,” she hissed. “Yes, it’s important!”

I already knew that but if I couldn’t annoy my little sister then what was my purpose here anyway?

My chair jostled slightly as a group of people shuffled past. One of them had a vaguely lemon scent.

Fuck.

My alpha reared, snarling and very awake.

It wasn’t even the same fucking fruit! There was nothing about my environment that should be reminding me of her yet all I could think about was Hazel’s soft body beneath me, her outstretched neck bared and ready for my tee—

“Why are you all tense and shit?” Gray asked me shrewdly. She glanced at the clock on screen. “You have 3 minutes, go.”

I flexed the fingers of my hand, trying to get myself under control. “I started collabbing with an OmegaFans creator,” I said shortly.

“Interesting.”

“She had a heat coming up so I offered to help see her through it.”

“Of course. Continue.”

I pressed my lips together tightly. “I tried to bond her.”

“What the fuck, Remy!”

“Ow.” I rubbed the back of my head where she had whacked me. “It didn’t take!” I assured her hurriedly. “I had teeth caps but my alpha is all…riled up now.”

Gray sighed and crossed her arms. “Well, I’ve heard heat pheromones are pretty intense. You probably just need time to get her out of your system.”

Well, that was the crux of the problem wasn’t it? The thought of that made me sick.

Her eyes widened. “You don’t want to get her out of your system,” she deduced. “Remy. You like her.”

“What! No!”

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