“Rei?” Tilting her head to the aspect, Clement appeared to check the water when she talked about the title. 

The ash brown-haired Omega instantly perked up at that. “Sure, that is me! Did my brother point out about me earlier than?” Rei was feeling giddy . Seems to be like Jian Yu ever talked about him earlier than! 

“Wow, Clement. I by no means knew you care about stuff like this!” Mika bounded up beside the feminine Alpha, who grumbled about one thing near “birds of a feather” earlier than turning in direction of Rei, giving the Omega his full consideration. 

“Sooo,” Mika dragged the phrases out, a playful smirk stretched throughout his lips. “This,” He put his face so near Rei that the ash brown haired Omega needed to take a step again to take care of a distance. “This good-looking Omega is the brother of my brother-in-law?” 

“B– Brother-in-law?” Rei spluttered, earlier than squinting his eyes. “What do you imply by brother-in-law? Who–” 

“Get shifting, the third spherical is about to start out.” Clement stomped, her boots made low thuds in opposition to the bottom. She continued whereas strolling with out trying again in any respect. “Did not you wish to see your brother?” 

“Ah, y– sure…!” Rei wished to rush after Clement however the sudden heavy weight throughout his shoulder hindered his motion from sprinting. 

“Hey, Omega.” 

The new breath coming from the blond Alpha made Rei shudder. Mika had slung his arm over his shoulder in a pleasant method however the phrases he was about to talk weren’t pleasant in any respect. 

“I do not wish to offend you or something…” He trailed off at first and Rei knew the second these phrases had been uttered, he was about to get severely offended. 

“You really want to do one thing about this scent of yours. It is actually making my nostril itch.” 

A vein popped at Rei’s brow and he felt a sudden rise of irritation effervescent up inside him. This man, this silly Alpha right here, had finished nothing however insult him the second they met. 

He gnashed his enamel, gritting them as he shrugged his shoulder to throw off the heavy arm resting on him. Giving the deadliest glare he may muster and with a tone dipped in venom, he spat. “Then do not breathe.” 

With that, Rei turned away and jogged proper behind Clement, leaving a couple of paces in between. 

Surprised, Mika blinked and gaped, unbelieving of what had simply occurred earlier than a chuckle left his mouth. A chuckle then become a full-blown snicker that the blond Alpha was doubling over, clutching his abdomen as he chortled. 

“What the hell…?” Mika gasped out in disbelief, rubbing the nook of his eyes to do away with the tears. “What’s subsequent? Do not step on the bottom?” He muttered to himself. The nook of his lips slowly curled up till a smile stretched throughout his face. 

Trying behind the Omega that was slowly getting additional away, his cerulean blue eyes glinted maniacally. He raised a hand to cowl the loopy grin on his face, hiding it from the world as he recalled how the kitten performing like a tiger bristled. 

“Fuck, why is that so cute?”

***

It was awkward. 

Actually, actually awkward. 

Nicely, in Rei’s opinion, it was awkward. 

The one sound heard was the sound of their breath and footsteps. 

Clement wasn’t saying something in any respect as she walked, head held excessive just like the noble she was, in the meantime, Rei walked a couple of paces behind her, fidgeting each second. He felt like he ought to communicate up, to lighten the temper. 

The man who was alleged to be the chatterbox wasn’t working his mouth in any respect. Mika was simply whistling away with each his palms behind his head. 

Regardless that he seemed like he was somebody who did not care in regards to the world, a carefree man, Rei may really feel the stare aimed his approach a couple of occasions, making him tense his shoulder and that will outcome with the Alpha smirking for unknown purpose. 

Rei was about to level it out to him when a health care provider got here passing by. 

Wavy darkish brown hair that was tied in a low ponytail. He was buzzing casually as he handed by, giving a pleasant smile to them. 

“Dr. Liam.” Clement greeted. “You might be right here.” 

The physician did not pause in his step, but when Rei was paying extra consideration, he seemed extra like he was in a rush. “In fact I am right here, I am the varsity doctor, in spite of everything.” He gave them one thing that might move off as a pleasant smile but it surely seemed strained in some way. 

One thing about this man set all of the alarms off in Rei’s thoughts. There was simply one thing that did not sit proper with the physician and the best way the physician’s eyes trailed all of them earlier than touchdown on him. 

These eyes bore into him like they knew him however Rei had no recollection of ever assembly an Alpha like him, apart from, the physician resembled somebody that will by no means depart an impression for lengthy. 

He was simply too extraordinary. 

Nevertheless, the uneasy feeling he had felt this morning solely intensified tenfold because the Omega clenched and unclenched his clammy hand.

“Dr. Liam appears actually busy.” Mika commented idly, speaking for the primary time shortly. 

Clement could not assist however agree earlier than watching the doctor leaving in a rush. “Guess there are extra casualties this 12 months.” 

“Fortunate us then.” 

“Hey, did you odor that?” Clement frowned, her nostril excessive as she sniffed the air earlier than instantly pinching her nostril. “It smells like bur–…”

Earlier than Clement may end her sentence, a sudden flare of burning pheromones crammed the air that even Rei nearly choked on. 

Cinnamon and burnt wooden, coated with sickly worry. 

It made the hairs on the again of Rei’s neck on finish and there was one thing else too– one thing acquainted. 

One thing he used to drown himself in. 

It was a scent that he knew effectively, a scent that had lengthy gone, disappeared and evaporated, that belonged to a sure silverette. 

That one Beta. 

Who used to hold this scent with him all over the place earlier than it shifted into one thing else however Rei favored it irrespective of the way it was. 

This burning wooden that smelt like forest fireplace. 

Had disappeared alongside together with his recollections a very long time in the past.