Chapter 2

"Please help me." I begged before my knees gave in and I fell, thumping my body on the hard cold floor.

He picked me up from the ground and carried me through the long corridor. He smelled of sweet spices, and his scent calmed me down. This was not my first time experiencing heat, but this was the first time I was close to an alpha during my heat period. My body desired things it shouldn't, and I couldn't control it.

He took me to a room, which was probably his, and laid me on the bed.

"Rest up," he said curtly, and he attempted to leave.

I jumped up and enveloped him in an embrace. His scent was so calming, and I didn't want to let go.

"Please help me," I whispered into his ears softly.

"Little Omega, don't tempt me," he said in a low tone, almost in a whisper.

I buried my head on his shoulder so I could take in more of his scent.

He suddenly held my neck in place.

"You asked for this," he whispered softly before he dug his fangs through my skin and bit my nape. I felt a sharp pain, but shortly after, a feeling of ecstasy followed. My body got numb, and before I could feel anything else, I passed out.

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I woke up feeling sore all over. My whole body ached, and I felt a sharp pain in my nape. I was still a little drowsy, but after opening my eyes fully, I discovered I was in an unfamiliar place.

"Where am I?" I asked myself, all confused.

"Obviously not in heaven," I heard a voice say almost immediately.

I looked up and saw a man sitting at the other end of the room, staring at me intensely. It was him, the one I saw in the elevator, but why was he here?

"Who are you?" I asked nervously while he just stared at me with a blank expression, which I couldn't read.

"You are forsaken right?" He said finally.

"Yes, and so?" I replied.

He stood up and walked towards me.

"A forsaken in heat, now that's interesting. Have you heard of Phantom 20?"

"No, I haven't," I answered immediately.

"How come you haven't heard of what you have been taking?" he said sharply.

Now I was getting confused because I didn't understand where these questions and answers were leading, and I was more concerned about why I was in the same room as this man, his questions had occupied my mind so much that I didn't have time to recall what had transpired the previous day.

"Well, since you don't know, I'll have to explain it to you," he said with a sly smile as he sat down next to me on the bed.

"Phantom 20 is a new pill that is circulating among low ranked omegas. It's made from the slick of higher omegas, and it can induce heat in a forsaken, but only temporarily," he said with a serious tone, and I could only help but nod, but I still didn't understand what this had to do with me.

"Your kind use these pills to attract low grade alphas to mate, and did I mention these pills are illegal?" He said it, smiling grimacingly.

"So, what does this have to do with me?" I asked cautiously.

"You are quite thick skinned, you are a forsaken who experienced heat, so it's obvious you used the phantom 20, but it only works on low level alphas. I'm at level S, so for me to have been affected, it means you took a large amount of the drugs. Do you really want to be marked by an alpha so badly?" He asked with clear disgust in his voice.

"Wait a minute, I'm not using such drugs, and I only experience heat because of my pheromone imbalance. I don't even want to be marked by you, as I do not even know who you are."

I said I was trying my best to convince him.

"You still won't admit your wrongdoings," he said angrily this time.

"I, Leigh Troy, will never mark a low level omega, especially not those who try to use tricks," he said scornfully.

"I was lucky to have been able to control myself while you tried to induce my rut. Whatever mark I placed on you is only temporary and will fade away soon, and I will never accept you as...."

"What do you mean by mark? Did you mark me? You beast, how could you do this to me?" I said, cutting him off as I began to search for the spot that must have been bitten.

Now I remember. I was in heat, and this man took me to the room, but I was the one who clung to him. Shit, how embarrassing.

He just stared at me, completely bemused. But still, I'm sure my pheromones are not that strong, and he claimed to be a high level alpha, so he could have easily controlled himself.

"It's all your fault!" I yelled. "You dogs can't just walk past an omega in heat, can you?" I said, looking him straight in the eyes.

"Are you blaming me? I can't believe this," he said, obviously shocked. "You are the one who seduced me, and you have the guts to say such. I could kill you right now," he said in a dominating tone, and his expression completely changed. He looked very angry, but I didn't take any pills. I was actually in heat, but how could I explain this when I'm probably the only one forsaken going through natural heat?

"I'm so sorry. This is all a misunderstanding, but how can you unmark me? I don't want to be marked by an unknown alpha," I said almost in tears.

"Unknown? Did you just call me an unknown alpha?" He sounded more angry this time, and all I could mutter was sorry.

"I know your type who tries to act all pitiful, but I won't fall for it. It was a temporary mark and will fade away soon. I will never complete a marking ritual with the likes of you, and a person like you can never be my mate," he said scornfully.

"Let me warn you, if you ever appear in front of me again, I promise to repay the evil you have done today," he said as he strided out of the room, banging the door loudly behind him.

I was left there, confused by what I had just experienced. How did I end up being marked and misunderstood at the same time? What was his name again, "Leigh"? How do I explain myself? He wouldn't even believe me. I didn't have the strength for the emotions I was feeling now. I should be feeling heartbroken because of Archie's betrayal, but the feeling of such a misunderstanding overshadowed my feelings of heartbreak.

I collected myself and quickly went home. I went straight to my room and didn't answer at all when Amelia called out to me.

I went straight to the bathroom and jumped into the bathtub. I could still smell him on me. It was faint but still intoxicating.

"Leigh," I said to myself, touching my nape lightly before smacking my head to snap out of it. Maybe if I scrubbed hard enough, I'd be able to get the smell of the alpha off my skin, but no matter how much I scrubbed, the smell still lingered.