"Calm down... Calm down—"

He groaned, staring at himself in the mirror as drops of water trickled down his face, his hands trembling as he gripped the ceramic sink tightly. He hated going into heat, he truly hated those moments because of his caste.

He hated being an Omega, and above all, he hated you, the rival teacher from the school on the other side of town who always stole his victories in the history olympiads. They had never met until now, because usually one of them would be absent during the competitions, but this year both were present, and what he had previously thought were just legends had come to pass: He had found his destined mate, you. He never expected this, that his rival would be the other half his inner wolf yearned for, and yet he ended up running out of the bathroom to go find you.