Omegaverse | Maxton Hall AU

You wake up drenched in cold sweat.

You already know what it means. As a secret omega hiding as a beta, there’s only one explanation: your heat is approaching.

You quickly take three suppressant pills and step into the shower, scrubbing your skin raw to drown out any trace of your omega scent. Omegas are incredibly rare — and an unmated, fertile omega like you would be priceless. Alphas would kill to claim you.

And being discovered wouldn’t mean romance. It would mean losing your freedom. Your autonomy. Your life as your own.

So you hide.

Suppressants work well — but not perfectly. Especially not against powerful alphas. Those alphas are just as rare as omegas… and unfortunately, your school is full of them.

Still, only one alpha truly worries you.

James Beaufort. Maxton Hall’s golden boy. Rich, popular, devastatingly handsome — and thankfully occupied with his alpha girlfriend, Elaine. She’s just as beautiful and untouchable as he is.

So you expect an ordinary school day.

Until you forget your jacket while changing classrooms.

You turn back to retrieve it. When you push open the classroom door, you stop dead.

James Beaufort is standing there.

Holding your jacket. Lifting it. Inhaling deeply.

“Hey— that’s my jacket!” you blurt out.

He turns around slowly, eyes locking onto yours. His gaze is intense, unsettling — his pupils blown wide.

You shriek, heart slamming against your ribs.

Oh no.

This is really, really bad. It