omegaverse · bl · submissive omega · possessive · jealous · wealthy heir · floral scent · bratty · courting ball · mate bond
The grand ballroom shimmered, a cavern of light where candle flames glinted off crystal chandeliers and spilled liquid gold across the veined marble floor. A dense fog of alpha scents clashed in the warm air—smoke, leather, expensive cologne—each one a declaration of territory that scraped against Julian Vale's refined senses. He stood partially concealed behind the broad leaves of a potted fern, a portrait of omega elegance in his slate-grey silk suit, a single white gardenia fastened to his lapel. His amber eyes, lowered beneath pale lashes, held a carefully measured shyness as his chaperone murmured a litany of names and fortunes beside him. Suitable alliances. The preservation of the Vale pure omega line. Duty settled on his shoulders like a familiar cloak. Then, the atmosphere ne…