Omega Complex Novel (Completed) - Chapter 9

Whoosh, pheromones poured out. It was a sensation that could only be described as ‘poured out.’ The pheromones that enveloped me, making me feel like I was suffocating, were so intense that an ordinary Omega would have gasped for breath and collapsed.

Why is this guy doing this? There were only two reasons for emitting such blatant pheromones. One was to entice the other person, and the other was to subjugate them. Both were strange. And it wasn’t something you’d do in a restaurant like this.

I naturally put down my water glass and looked around. Perhaps because it was a pricier restaurant, there were almost no people inside. Even the few who were there seemed to be Betas, as I appeared to be the only one who felt his pheromones. That meant I shouldn’t point out these pheromones here.

“What lecture are you taking?”

It was simple to act normal. Unless it was a dominant Alpha like Choi Taegyeom, it was rare for me, a non-heat cycle Omega, to react to Alpha pheromones. Kim Dohyun’s pheromones only felt a little suffocating to a recessive person like me. It wasn’t difficult to compose my expression as if nothing was wrong.

“Ah, I’m taking…”

Kim Dohyun fiddled with his water glass and quietly stared at me. Beyond his smiling face, there seemed to be a hint of puzzlement. Kim Dohyun meticulously observed my face as if studying something, then withdrew his pheromones and smiled sweetly.

“I’m taking Tourism English. A required major for freshmen.”

“Professor Kim Mijin?”

“Yes, the one with glasses who’s a bit older.”

The lingering pheromones in the air subtly faded. At the same time, the food arrived, so I was able to avoid further exposure to his pheromones. Fortunately, Kim Dohyun also seemed to have turned his attention to the delicious-looking sushi.

But I had no appetite for food. The soba set was very generous, but I only stirred the broth with my chopsticks.

Kim Dohyun’s strange behaviors. Calling me an Omega and pouring pheromones on me. All of it bothered me greatly.

He probably thought I was an Omega. Seeing that he still hadn’t dismissed his suspicions even though Choi Taegyeom had told him I was a Beta. The problem was that I didn’t know why he would think that.

“Aren’t you eating?”

“I should.”

No one knew I was an Omega except my family. At most, maybe the doctor who did my blood test. In the first place, there was no reason to think I was a different secondary gender when I myself said I was a Beta.

Where did I give it away? I racked my brain, but nothing came to mind. My first meeting with Kim Dohyun was at the freshman orientation, and I had pretended to be a Beta, hiding my pheromones. There was no way Kim Dohyun could have noticed pheromones that even an Alpha like Choi Taegyeom hadn’t detected.

“Who suggested eating something this expensive for lunch…”

My chain of thought, which had been spiraling, was suddenly cut off. Four men had entered the quiet restaurant, making it bustling. The moment I instinctively turned my head at the unfamiliar voices, a name unconsciously slipped from my lips.

“…Choi Taegyeom?”

It was Choi Taegyeom and three other men who had entered the restaurant. Behind the man grumbling about why they were coming to such an expensive place, I saw Choi Taegyeom with a frown. He looked around with an utterly annoyed expression, then met my eyes and made a dumbfounded face.

“Lee Yoonwoo?”

I never expected to run into him here. And even less that he would be with three friends. Why does he suddenly have friends? While I was having this incredibly rude thought, Choi Taegyeom approached me without hesitation. My mood began to lift slightly as he strode towards me.

“Came to eat?”

From him, as he drew closer, emanated a soft pheromone, different from Kim Dohyun’s. Choi Taegyeom asked somewhat hesitantly, then looked at Kim Dohyun. Kim Dohyun politely bowed his head and greeted, “Hello, sunbaenim.”

“Uh… I came to buy a junior lunch, and it looks like you came for lunch too.”

I awkwardly averted my gaze. Choi Taegyeom was staring intently at me. Was it the bond of a 20-year friendship? Without him even saying anything, I felt like I knew what he wanted to say. He probably wanted to say this:

‘Didn’t you say you weren’t close with him?’

“…Don’t you need to go to your friends?”

Having nothing else to say, I awkwardly changed the subject. Just in time, a voice calling out for him anxiously came from a table a little distance away.

“Choi Taegyeom! What are you going to eat!”

“Taegyeom’s talking to his friend, just leave him alone.”

“Isn’t that the guy from yesterday? English Lit?”

At the word ‘English Lit,’ the gazes of the three men turned to me. Although Choi Taegyeom looked at them and they pretended not to stare, they didn’t stop glancing at me. Choi Taegyeom glared sharply at Kim Dohyun for a moment, then, as if making a decision, placed a hand on my shoulder.

“Move over a bit.”

I felt déjà vu. The way he pushed me, who was sitting on the outside, inwards and then settled onto the seat next to me was similar to how he had taken Park Sungjae’s seat at the bar last night.

I moved inwards, pushed by him, and then Choi Taegyeom brought his nose near my neck and sniffed.

“What are you doing?”

His breath suddenly touched me, and I unconsciously pushed Choi Taegyeom’s shoulder. The area where his breath had touched felt hot and flushed. Choi Taegyeom, who had been pushed back without much resistance, muttered unpleasantly.

“So annoying, seriously.”

It was Kim Dohyun who reacted to his muttering. A slight crack appeared in his good-natured smile. I wanted to ask what he meant, but I couldn’t ask the question. Choi Taegyeom had instantly unleashed his pheromones.

It was incomparable to what Kim Dohyun had done. Choi Taegyeom was a dominant, and his pheromones were so dense they could be felt even when he was still. But with him deliberately unleashing them, my hidden Omega pheromones were trying to react. Holding my breath or turning my head wouldn’t avoid it.

“Eat your food. You can’t eat cold things.”

Choi Taegyeom gently chastised me and took the menu next to him. We had only been close for a brief moment, but his pheromones were overtly palpable. Whether he knew it or not, he casually ordered a rice bowl set.

“…I just thought it would be delicious, so I ordered it.”

I managed to reply, but I felt cold sweat trickling down my spine. If I stayed a little longer, my face would heat up, and my sensitivity would heighten as if I were in heat. And then I would go into rut for him, like the Omegas he disliked.

“You’ll just take a bite or two and leave it.”

“…”

“Give that to me and eat the rice bowl. Don’t get sick later.”

At this moment, I resented Choi Taegyeom for being so oblivious. It was also unfair that he was openly letting out pheromones after confirming there were no Omegas around. How was it that there wasn’t a single Omega besides me in here? Only Kim Dohyun, the sole Alpha, was subtly trembling at the corners of his mouth.

There are only two reasons an Alpha deliberately emits pheromones: to entice a partner or to subjugate them. For some unknown reason, Choi Taegyeom seemed to be trying to subjugate Kim Dohyun, and as a result, I, an Omega, was unexpectedly getting hit hard. No matter how unusually recessive I was, this was a bit difficult.

“Hey…, I’m going to the restroom.”

Finally, unable to bear it, I bolted from my seat. Choi Taegyeom’s pheromones were getting denser, and it was dangerous to stay there any longer. Whether to smoke or wash my face, all I could think was that I had to get out of there.

“Why so suddenly…”

Choi Taegyeom grabbed me, looking flustered. But there was no time to explain anything. Fortunately, the restroom was outside the building, and I rushed out of the restaurant.

And the moment I entered the restroom, my legs gave out.

“…Damn bastard.”

It was hard. It’s really hard.

My hands trembled. The swollen outline of my penis was visible beneath my pants. I slowly caught my breath, but the pheromones that had already permeated wouldn’t disappear. Instead, my body was getting hotter and hotter.

“Haa…”

If I had been a little later, I would have made a complete fool of myself. Dominant Alpha, dominant Alpha, I had only heard the words, but I never knew their pheromones could be so powerful. My pounding heart and the constant tightening in my lower abdomen were so hateful. If it was this bad for a recessive person like me, there was no need to mention ordinary Omegas. There was a reason he usually suppressed his pheromones.

Damn it, it was a good thing Choi Taegyeom didn’t notice. If he knew I was in rut for him, he would have looked at me the way he looked at other Omegas. That the friend who once protected him was actually no different from those Omegas—what kind of tragedy was that?

What should I do about this?

Choi Taegyeom’s pheromones were not something that could be erased with just one or two cigarettes. My body, heated as if I were in heat, wouldn’t cool down unless I released it once.

Actually, I knew the solution. This was a secluded restroom, and if I locked the door, no one could enter. I had left Choi Taegyeom and Kim Dohyun at the restaurant, but wouldn’t this be better than going back in this state and being treated like a pervert?

With no other choice, I locked the entrance and went into the innermost stall. The moment I leaned against the wall and unbuckled, a wave of shame washed over me. The outline of my fully engorged penis was starkly visible through my thin underwear.

To think I’d live to see the day I’d masturbate in a place like this, and with a clear target in mind, no less. Thoughts of being rude to Choi Taegyeom, or being immoral, crossed my mind. Of course, such thoughts quickly dissipated.

“……”

My rigidly erect penis was hot. The moment I gripped the shaft, my body instinctively recoiled. My mind was a mess, and pheromones slowly seeped out. Choi Taegyeom’s face, his nape, his large hands, or his strong pheromones. It had been a long time since I last masturbated, but it was easier than ever.

“……Ugh.”

The sensation of climax came quickly. The feeling of my vision turning white even erased the self-loathing that surged in. It felt like the pleasure I had suppressed burst forth with a pop.