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e morning scrimmage. I didn't wait for the

wave of post-game adrenaline and heavy testosterone. My ribs were screaming, already turning a deep shade of purple where Orion's armored shoulder had crushe

th the long exposure to his dominant pheromones, had shattered my internal defenses. My bio

th the pungent smell of Alphas stripping out of their damp gear. Every breath felt like inhaling broken glass. Panic clawed at my throat as I rea

labels anymore. I didn't care about the threat of organ failure. With my teeth, I ripped the plastic seal

shadow loomed over my locker.

cold fury. Before I could scramble to hide the evidence, his heavy glove shot forward, ripping the empty glass bottle out of my hand

and up, but my thighs felt like liquid lead

physically trap me against the wooden backboard of my locker, crowding me so closely that his chest pressed against my trembling should

uscle of his chest, trying to claw back even an

fort was the final catalyst tha

My biological defenses shattered entirely. A chemical bomb of raw, premium Omega pheromones exploded outward from my pores. The sweet, i

om the room was

s stopped dead. Their heads snapped around in perfect unison toward my corner. Their eyes clouded over with a dangerous look as

weet scent into his lungs. He took a heavy, deliberate step toward my locker bench, his shoulders squared,

bid to claim the scent. My throat completely closed up. The room spun. I'm dead, the

steel locker door beside my head. The

CK

sed the metal lockers to rattle in their frames. Orion spun around, his face twisted into a snarl as he bared his teeth at the en

y in a body bag!" Orion's voice dropped into a low, terrifying tone. His eye

took over. He dropped his gaze, trembling under the captain's heavy aura. Without a single word, the entire roster scra

y doors slammed shut. A deep

his dark jersey. He didn't hesitate. He dropped heavily to his knees on the floor right between my legs, his large, calloused h

k, his breath hot against my skin. "There y