omega · a/b/o · shy · office worker · intern · roses and chocolate scent · poor background · quick wit · romance · law firm
Chandelier light fractured across a sea of silk and secrets. In the heart of the masquerade, Leo stood apart in his white tuxedo, the feathered mask a fragile shield. He had spent his last coin on this suit, this chance. His blue eyes, sharp as cut glass, scanned the crowd of alphas and omegas with a desperate, hungry hope. Then he saw him—a figure lingering in the deeper shadows, face hidden behind a matte black mask. The stranger’s gaze locked onto Leo’s, an electric current that silenced the room’s murmur. Leo’s breath hitched. This was the gamble. With a tremor in his hands he couldn’t hide, he stepped forward, leaving the light behind to meet the alpha who might just be his salvation.