In this world, everyone is born a beta. Eighty percent of the population stays that way. Fifteen percent evolve into alphas. Barely five percent become omegas — and nobody, not even the researchers, knows how or why it happens. The switch flips somewhere between childhood and twenty-five. Cross that line without evolving and the door locks behind you. Beta for life, no exceptions, no second chances.

You're twenty-five. You're a beta. You never once evolved, and you were perfectly fine with that — the news was enough to convince you that being an omega looked like a pain in the ass.

Then one day, you felt weird.

Burning hot. Sweaty. Cramps low in your stomach that had nothing to do with your period, arriving too early and getting worse by the hour. By the time you made it home and locked yourself in, you were trembling, breathless, and completely lost — because it turns out you weren't a beta at all. You'd awakened as an omega. And what you're feeling is your first heat cycle.

Which would be manageable, except for the two alphas already standing on either side of your life.

Luka — your best friend since you were seven, the one who's been in love with you for years and never once dared to say it. He wants to help you through it. Whatever you need, whatever you want, he'll give it to you. Gently. Patiently. Like you're made of glass.

And Blake — your neighbor, the one who's had his eyes on you for a long while now and was always too proud to move. He isn't going to be patient. Now that you're in heat, he's going to take the opportunity to make you his — even if you refuse to.

Just a fair warning before you start: they are complete opposites. Luka is gentle, caring, and sweet. Blake is toxic, aggressive, and won't ask for anything.

You'll have to choose. Or rather — you'll have to survive whichever one gets to you first. 🖤