The red alpha held Nathaniel's shirt tightly, and thanks to his pathetic state, he needed to lean on Caspian to keep from falling. Damn, why did he have to release those pheromones? To make matters worse, the alpha insisted on using his pheromones to impregnate Nathaniel's clothes.
— Stop talking shit. Did you teach Guilherme the whores you did with Ares?
Menacingly, Nathaniel lowered his voice as he faced the alpha.
— Watch your mouth, you coward. Don't try to get close to Guilherme, or else I'll teach you what I really learned from Ares.
Given the ultimatum, Nathaniel pushed the redheaded alpha and forced him fails legs to move. His blood boiled, he could feel the adrenaline preparing him for a fight. Nathaniel would clench his fist trying to contain the sudden urge to hit a punch in the face of that stuck-up beast.
His head was throbbing, his body was acting in a very strange way and he could smell the pheromones of Caspian impregnated in him. It irritated him so much that Nathaniel wanted to break his face. A heat wave surged through his body making him shudder, yearning to be touched suddenly.
Nathaniel just needed to get away from the redhead, get Jake's help to get rid of that pheromone and...
Something cold made him stop walking. He could feel the drops running down his back and the looks of everyone around him widening in surprise.
— Oops, sorry, it's just you looked warm so I thought I'd freshen you up.
Looking over his shoulder, pulling on his shirt, Nathaniel could see a stain. Caspian had thrown beer at him?
Ah, it was Jake's shirt. If it wasn't enough to ruin that nice shirt with the disgusting pheromones of Caspian, now it would smell like beer. That was even more annoying.
Take a deep breath, Nathaniel. Stay calm. He just wants to piss you off, and you don't have to give the toy to a child.
— You should take off your clothes, you can't walk around all stained up.
— I do not bother with little — Nathaniel answered coldly.
Clenching his teeth, Caspian took two more large glasses of beer and turned it on Nathaniel's head. Not only was the shirt completely stained but also the cap his mask.
— Now you're bothering yourself.
— Hey, hey, hey, what's going on here? — Jonas intervened suddenly pushing Caspian away from the joker — I said no fights here, we are to socialize well.
Nathaniel removed the cap and mask, without being surprised by the murmurs of the other guests about his scar on his face. Nathaniel could barely cope with the sudden heat rising up his body, and he could certainly be in a pathetic state in front of everyone, so why would he care what they thought of him?
— Are you a fifth-grader, who likes to piss off the person he likes just to get attention?
— If I'd like someone like you.
— Oh, so you really want attention and you can't ask.
— I just want to remind you of your place — Smile Caspian.
— Hey, stop picking fights, bro!
Caspian cared little for Jonas and his requests to calm down, he only looked at the omega with contempt.
— It's hot in here, so it's common for alphas to release their pheromones because of sweat. But I didn't think you'd get all excited about it. What? You want to spread your legs for me, omega?
It was then that Nathaniel realized.
It was a trap. Caspian impregnated Nathaniel's clothes with pheromones to show everyone that he was an omega. Certainly his goal was to humiliate him publicly, to put him "in his place". He used beer as a way to draw everyone's attention to that mediocre show.
Omega men were recognized for deceiving their partners. Unlike women, who have curvy bodies and weaker to be protected by alphas, omega men could easily fool their partner.
Some looked like babies, others like alphas and when you least expect an omega man appears pregnant wanting monetary compensation from his partners. The famous belly bump. So, omega men were frowned upon socially. And Caspian just wanted to put him in that category of human being.
A scum.
If they knew that Nathaniel Callegari was an omega, it would certainly worsen his situation in relation to Ares. The omega that seduced the boxer.
— I'm not the one chasing a beta in the most pathetic way possible.
— I'm just trying to warn my old classmate about how omega people don't care about other people's feelings. You're already looking for your next victim, aren't you?
What arrogance, Nathaniel wanted to punch him right there just for mentioning Jake indirectly.
The whispers and murmurs that began to circulate in the garden already suffocated Nathaniel. It was the same feeling as always, to be swallowed by gossip. As if it wasn't enough that his body still reacts to Caspian's pheromones, leaving him weak and without air.
Nathaniel wanted to get rid of that smell so he wouldn't feel more pathetic. He needed to tear the shirt off, the smell of pheromone and beer was too cloying. His nose burned every time he breathed that pheromone.
Unfortunately, if Nathaniel took that shirt off in front of everyone, it would show another secret of yours. A secret that not even Nathaniel was prepared to face. On the other hand, if he continued, he would be in heat at any moment leaving him vulnerable in front of Caspian.
People insisted on blaming and tormenting him.
He was fed up.
They wanted a villain.
Everyone wanted Nathaniel to be a villain to receive his hostility.
And he would accept.
As soon as he made the decision, Nathaniel raised his head.
— I refuse to lose to you, Caspian.
Taking off his shirt and throwing it on the lawn, although he could breathe relieved that he no longer had the nauseating pheromone stuck on him, Nathaniel showed everyone his greatest secret.
His entire chest was covered with scars, some were barely noticeable, but others were large and deep. His skin also contained some spots, which after the accident never disappeared, as a reminder of the pain he felt in that tragic dawn.
However, it was the huge cut in the middle of his chest that horrified everyone.
Nathaniel could remember the miracle of having survived with something that hit him in the chest, and narrowly missed his heart.
Facing his scars was like facing the most painful memories he was not yet ready to face. But if that's what they wanted, then he'd be the clown in that circus. Just to see the scar on his face people whispered in horror forcing him to remember the accident. If they saw the state his body was in, things would certainly be even worse.
And so, Nathaniel also released his pheromones showing everyone that he was an omega.
How he hated that situation. He needed to expose himself to heal the malice that people had. INathaniel just wanted to be in peace, enjoy the party with everyone and have fun. He didn't even have to go in the pool either, he would be happy to just watch them.
But who would side with someone so hideous?
A woody smell, that Nathaniel already knew, dispersed his growing anger. He recognized that aroma from afar, to the point of instantly calming down. Clenching his fists, the thought of being pathetic in front of a certain alpha left him too embarrassed to face it.
Still, Jake was there covering him with a towel.
— You never let me see you shirtless, so I'll only look when I have your permission.
Jake didn't look at his chest. He kept his face turned even as he covered his omega with a towel and his pheromone. How could the woody scent of that alpha be comforting enough to leave him meek as a kitten? It was an action that left Nathaniel not knowing what to think.
The alpha's arms wrapped around Nathaniel hugging him tight, trying to protect him. Still, the omega could see his furious countenance to Caspian in dealing with the situation.
— That was the last time I tolerated you, you fucking redhead — Growling the alpha - for messing with my omega, you're my target.