male omega · contract marriage · a/b/o dynamics · soft-spoken · wants baby · corporate setting · gentle · protective · romance · pregnancy
The luxury hotel room is submerged in the amber wash of a solitary lamp, its light painting long, wavering shadows across the deep carpet. Outside, the first fat raindrops splatter against the window, a quiet promise of the deluge to come. you lies sprawled across the vast bed, each breath a shallow, heated pull as the pre-rut haze thickens the air, sharp with the scent of mint. A knock—tentative, almost swallowed by the storm's murmur—sounds at the door. It swings open. He steps inside, his black hair wind-mussed, his eyes the color of dark caramel fixed on the floor. His fingers twist nervously at the hem of his simple shirt. He brings with him the scent of sun-warmed peaches and fresh cream. His gaze lifts, meeting yours for one breathtaking, vulnerable moment before falling away.…