1-System Forced Match

"Letitia, are you going to the high school reunion?"

   The red-haired omega woman asked, she dressed in a very revealing outfit that didn't look much like a virtuous omega.

   Letitia fiddled with her glass of wine and said unconcernedly, "High school? What's the point of getting together, many of them are married now, right? I don't like noisy kids at all. It's just annoying to see them around me."

   The redhead joked, "That's true, after all, the state requires that omega's start getting married at the age of 20 to contribute to the fertility rate, so they can't help it if they don't want to. Does the sight of their children remind you of your own age, Letitia?"

   Although the law says that it will only be enforced at the age of 25 if no suitable match is made, people generally don't wait until they are 25.

   Because the subject of enforcement is not always someone you wish to marry, even if they are a beggar, you must still obtain a marriage licence. In order not to be messed with, people often submit to matching between the ages of 20 and 24 so as not to be bothered.

   Hearing this, Letitia raises an eyebrow: "What about you? There's a home to go to, when will you have a little baby for your alpha." At that, Letitia puffed out a laugh, the image too strange for her to imagine.

   The red-haired woman was one of her best friends, whose name was Lurina, however, after she transformed into an omega, everyone began calling her Luna, which didn't bother her.

   This girl also didn't escape the system-matched marriage when she was 21 and got married sparingly. Result that the playful, ever-indulgent, freedom-loving girl never went back except for the night of her wedding.

   Alpha and omega married for three years without children can be dissolved by either party. If the omega is still of childbearing age, they will be given another year to choose a match, and if they are unable to choose within a year, the match will continue to be enforced and will be made again.

  Just wait another year and Luna's marriage to that alpha of hers will be automatically dissolved.

   "Really, why are you bringing up my business, yuck! Who wants to live with that old log head man, boring."

   Lurina poked her chin in frustration and added, "I really envy you, there's nothing wrong with being a beta, at least you won't be in charge by the state and you won't have a fertility mission on your shoulders, no wonder so many people pretend to be Beta."

   She finished and sighed, what was the use of claiming to be a beta?" The state has been more cautious in recent years regarding the practice of pretending to be a second gender. Every citizen's identification was now a microchip implanted beneath the skin of their wrist. Once they diverged they would be detected by the system and automatically entered into a system match.

   "If you ask me it's still the alpha who benefits the most, especially the alpha with A or even A+ pheromones. The body is in the best condition in every way, receives the best resources and can change wives in three years if they want, it's so unfair." Letitia said remembering someone with a somewhat indignant expression.

  Lurina also thought of it and came up to Letitia with an excited face, "Speaking of alpha, I heard that Samuel still hasn't been matched with an omega eh. That's outrageous, is his pheromone really that strong? Can't even find an omega that can withstand him."

  "Who knows, better match him with a shockingly ugly omega, just thinking about it hahaha ......"

   She was a childhood friend of sorts with Samuel, but they never got along well while growing up. He was a man who just look like a man on the surface but was actually more annoying than a mother. He was so set in his ways that he could annoy people to death if they didn't follow his rules.

When she was younger, she was sensitive and frequently cried in response to Samuel, but as she grew older, she learnt to fight back in order to compete with him. Samuel was a gentleman and nice to all the other girls, but every time he saw her at school, he would taunt her. Once, Samuel witnessed Letitia give chocolates to the boy she liked at the moment, who happened to be the most popular alpha in school, under a tree on the opposite side of the schoolyard. He dashed to her and the boy and punched him into the hospital. Then he stole the chocolates that Letitia had laboriously made. Letitia cried for a long time after losing her first teenage love for no apparent cause.

   Lurina bristled, knowing on her toes that it couldn't be, but instead of saying so she asked, "Are you still going to the party if he goes?"

   Letitia sat up straighter at that comment, her face full of disdain, "Am I afraid of him? Why can't I go if he goes?"

   The young lady of Rayas Enterprises was not exactly smart, but she was calm, but strangely enough, whenever the subject came up with Samuel, all that came out of her head was anger and comparison.

   She doesn't listen to any of the rhetoric or the off-colour remarks, but she never misses a beat when she sees one.

   So when the party saw the two people at swordpoint in the restaurant, there was not a bit of surprise, except helplessness.

   "What do you mean?" Letitia asked, her brow furrowed as she looked at Samuel who was pulling a chair back with him.

   Samuel smiled, the dimples in his cheeks washing away the aggression in him, "Nothing meaningful, it's my chair."

   "What do you mean your chair? I don't think chairs can recognize their owners." Her angry fire flared and the chair cackled as it was tugged.

   "If that's how you interpret it, I'll take the chair today anyway."

   The damned desire to win!

   The crowd watched the familiar and terrifying scene with a cold sweat. It wasn't uncommon to be a spectator at similar scrimmages in high school.

   Sometimes these two weirdos didn't really want to fight over that thing, both families were big families in Warrens and wanted nothing more than to fight for their breath.

   Samuel's A+ level pheromones in a state of mood swings would put the A and O's in the room in a state of oppression, but unfortunately, Letitia was a beta and she hadn't been felt pheromones since she was a kid.

  Lurina tugged at Letitia's sleeve and whispered in her ear, "I can't take it anymore, his pheromones are making me pass out, it's almost enough, it's just a chair."

   As soon as she said that, Letitia did smell a faint scent of cedar, like the aftertaste of some perfume, light but mellow. It couldn't be this guy's pheromones, could it?

   Then denied her suspicions, how could it be? She was a beta, she couldn't smell pheromones.

   She pulled her mind back and looked at Samuel playfully, "What is Boss Ruiz going to go into heat on the spot after not being able to mate Omega for so long? Put that thing away if you can, do you think pheromones would work on me? Unfortunately, I can't smell it."

   The thing you're most proud of doesn't work on me! Hey, just tell me if you're pissed off, Letitia was getting a bit carried away.

   At her words, Samuel's anger rose abruptly, his pheromone levels rose, and some of the omegas in the scene were already getting a little weak in the knees.

   "What did you say?" He asked rhetorically, a faint note of aggravation in his tone.

   He'd taken to a lot of trouble today, and he'd ended up being treated this way.

   Samuel was really scary when he was angry, and Letitia's temper softened a little as she retorted without a backbone, "You know best."

   The waiter entered at the right time and intervened, "Here's an identical chair, you two might want to choose this one."

   At this point, the two persons did speak in unison, "No need!"

   Silence fell over the room and for a moment the scene was very awkward.

   "All right, all right, my bigwigs! If you want this meal to continue, stop arguing and can you please put the pheromones away, the omega students in the room are getting overwhelmed." One of the alpha male students said.

   Samuel sniffed and put away his pheromones with some helplessness, "The chair is yours now."

   What an arrogant-inducing tone.

  "Who needs you to let! I don't want it."

   "Suit yourself."

   Letitia clutched her ceremonial skirt in exasperation, "How dare......"

   Before she could finish, she was interrupted, "Hmph, you still want to battle with me? You're too childish."

    Letitia went to say more but was pulled back by Lurina, who took a few deep breaths and tugged at the collar of her chest, trying to calm his anger, and gave Samuel two hard stares before moving towards another chair.

    She was feeling extra hot today, and her body was getting a little hot with anger.

   The party was held in a renowned hotel in the city of Warrens. Their high school was an aristocratic institution, so naturally, all of the students came from prominent families. However, there was no shortage of people from normal families and small businesses wanting to catch a 'golden' marriage.

Although this country has a system of arranged weddings, it does not forbid free love, regardless of how it manifests, so long as it results in offspring.

  “Mr. Ruiz, I heard that your last match failed again, that's a shame. Haven't you thought of trying to find an omega yourself?" The woman who spoke was an even-toned, gorgeous-looking omega woman who was 23 years old and would be forced to be matched with a marriage partner if she didn't find an alpha to marry him.

   Samuel was in a bad mood after his fight with Letitia and was drinking alone, when he squinted at her, the corners of his mouth pursed straight: "Don't bother Ms. Monica, you should focus on your business."

   The omega's company was a small one and had just failed to bid for a Ruiz Enterprises project some time ago. 

   Originally, she wanted to turn the company around by relying on her old classmate's connections, but  Samuel did not fall for it at all.

   "Oops, you don't think so much, I just care about you ......"

  Letitia didn't notice what was going on over there, she felt her body getting hotter and hotter. The scent in the air became more and more chaotic, especially the cedar scent was especially noticeable, it was like a crane, and it was going straight to her nostrils.

   Even the dullest of the dumb reacted to the fact that she could smell pheromones, a sign that the average beta was about to enter second gender differentiation within the hour.

   She groaned and stood up, saying to Lurina next to her, "I'm not feeling well; please tell them I'll be back."

   Lurina was there chatting with someone over a drink and waved her hand at that, "Go ahead, I'll catch up with you later."

   When the people had gone, Lurina wrinkled her nose in Letitia's direction and sniffed, catching a whiff of freesia.

She thought to herself, "Why is she wearing perfume today? It smells quite special." She turned her head to continue conversing with the person next to her without taking it to heart.