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ith no cars in sight, as if the whole city had sunk into a deep, un
dhport before coming to a sharp halt outside a
nst the asphalt, ripping throug
d. He was already too weak to keep himself u
d his rumpled clothes until they clung tightly to his body. His lips stayed slightly open as hot br
hang on a little longer. We'll h
damp against the steering wheel. He had managed
vehicle and assisted Jas
slightest touch and struck out without warning. Tonight, though, he
at the driver o
emergency department
to determine whether his p
hifting uneasily in his chair, the doctor placed his chart to one side. "Th
much to bear, there's a calming room next door. It releases broa
ists. Moist strands of hair rested against his
ce, a hostile edge that discouraged anyone from approaching him. Even now,
Jasper replied wi
pressants to endure every rut. He had never encounter
had failed to work. Even the injection h
thin him only
was that he felt no desire
a's pheromones, nor did he w
hing like a
sant within a single day. He had already taken his
Omega?" the doc
effort to keep his voice steady, though his
mined him with
n Omega should not have deterio
mega became strongest. The more intense the symptoms, the more urgent
tive, there was no doubt
. "You told me you'd taken an oral suppressant before receiving an injection. Yet your condition has already deteriorated to the poin
s designed to safeguard Omegas, whose physiology made them more vulnerable. An Alpha experiencing an
could possibly explain w
him was already approaching its limi
lt no desire to
rom within. Every inch of him was overheated, restless, and painfull
tsteps came from outside
rse walked in carrying a laboratory report. She appeared v
ctor and stood quietly, waiting
sed his eyes to the nurse. Just as she had antic
ate times. Should we collect another sample and run the test again? The machine
tal? Had a simple rut somehow become a life-threatening condition? From
ing?" the driver asked
s and gestured toward the doorway. "You can l
r a cautious glance
ough he was barely capable of remaining upright. He had one han
desperately struggling toward the surface. Yet every attempt he made to regain control only sent his
t across the desk. "Sex pheromone concentration-above ni
in bars and nightclubs than studying medical reports, so the
that mean?"
omone levels
lightly tapped his fingers against the des
moment to watch J
disbelieving laugh almost escaped him, and for an i
. How could an Alpha possibly be in heat? Even the most abs
belongs in your hospital's collection of rar
uinely interested in the possibility. "If you give me permiss
ck
this may be difficult for you to accept, but you are in heat.
who marked you. You want to be close to them. Since medication has failed to suppress your symptoms, I strongly re
r continued speaking, but Jasper could only catch scatter
octor talking about? Was
of claiming an Omega. He was an Alpha. Ho
octor, are you certain there hasn't b
olutely no mistake. This is a private hospital dedicat
ad been documented in the previous hundred years, and both involve
ty as well-one that was con
m the truth, the doctor refu
ady quite severe. If you don't find the pheromones you need, you won't be able
he bite mark to be traced. You can also report the person responsible for sexual assault. Forced marking is a criminal of
was the sort of accusation Omeg
Jasper would rather have his head ripped off and thrown around lik
out of his misery. He wouldn't
asper. "Do you remember who did
ply, his thoughts c
sis sounded, he could not ignor
romones that could soothe him before he completely lost control. Otherwise,
emed to twist and churn without end. He was unbearably hot, as tho
seemed to follow him, and without anyone restraining him, he seldom
uld possibly recall. If his family and Alpha status had not protected
uble for everyone else. Nobody had ever b
another until a familiar figure suddenly
d to fade, replaced by the extr
t stru
eed bitten him a
forced himself to speak clearly. "Find out who that Omega was-the one I flirted with

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