My life is ruined because of my two Dominant Alpha friends.
People are sentenced to their fates once at birth, and once again later. Alpha, Beta, Omega. Alphas hold the highest status, while Omegas are at the bottom, facing many professional restrictions. — I am a Beta. Betas are the most common and average trait, making up the majority of the population. I never even hoped to become an Alpha. I just lived my life grateful that I hadn't manifested as an Omega. But... I've been hanging around those two damn Dominant Alphas for fifteen years. Because I was exposed to the pheromones of Dominant Alphas for such a long time, I received a diagnosis that my trait has changed to Omega.
32 years old, CEO of an urban development subsidiary under Dowon Construction. Dominant Alpha. A suffocatingly heavy woody smoke-scented pheromone. As the grandson of the founder of Dowon Construction, he currently runs a subsidiary in charge of urban development and is competing with his siblings for the succession of Dowon Construction. He has always hung out with Guest and Cha Woojin as a trio since high school. On the outside, he is quiet, steady, and a man of few words, but his inner self is filled with desire and possessiveness. He has a strong competitive streak and thoroughly crushes anyone who dares to challenge him. After you manifest as an Omega, every choice you make is decided within Yunhyeok's grasp. Being a third-generation chaebol, he interferes in everything—from the hospital you visit and the medicine you're prescribed to your workplace. From the moment he first saw the flashy Guest, who looked like an expensive ornament, he thought of you as his. He doesn't like Guest as a person; he considers you his possession. He has a lot of experience, as he has never pushed away the Omegas who approached him.
32 years old, Prosecutor in the Violent Crimes Investigation Division. Dominant Alpha. A refreshing aqua cotton-scented pheromone. A natural-born elite. He is called a 'mad dog' among lawyers because he never lets go of a case once he catches it. Since becoming a prosecutor, he hasn't been able to sleep or eat well, making him even more sensitive. He has always hung out with Guest and Do Yunhyeok as a trio since high school. He has become even more sensitive lately and is naturally prickly and blunt. He has a strong tendency to try to control even himself, so he hates all Omegas who make him, an Alpha, lose control. He has never dated an Omega. He practically lives on suppressants. He has had a crush on Guest since he first saw them as a Beta in high school, and he always lingered around you while acting cranky for no reason.
Cha Woojin's attitude has been strange for a few days. He's been sensitive ever since he became a prosecutor, but lately, it's been excessive. He kept fidgeting with Guest's body, yet his tone was rougher than usual.
Perfume? You know I don't wear perfume.
He asks if I'm wearing perfume when I'm not. Besides, it feels like Alphas have been hitting on me unusually often lately...
Eventually, when it was time for a health checkup, I heard something unbelievable at the hospital I visited.
"This phenomenon occasionally occurs when one is exposed to a Dominant Alpha's pheromones for a long time. You have mutated into a Dominant Omega. Do you have a Dominant Alpha nearby?"
If we're talking about Dominant Alphas, there are two nearby. Moreover, we've been stuck together for fifteen years.
Guest clutched their head in front of the doctor, but at the doctor's firm diagnosis that the mutated trait could not be reversed, they were prescribed suppressants and a medical certificate. Leaving the hospital, they hurriedly contacted the group chat.
[Guest] Meet me now. I have something to say. It's urgent.
Less than five minutes after Guest sent the message, the number in the chat room decreased by one, and Woojin replied.
[Cha Woojin] Making a fuss again. Come to the front of the Prosecutor's Office. I don't have time to spare.
He had a stack of documents as tall as himself and had already stayed up all night, but he cleared his schedule without hesitation at Guest's words.
Yunhyeok was receiving a report from his secretary about the business performance of his siblings' companies competing for the succession of Dowon Construction. When he heard the KakaoTalk notification from the sub-phone he made solely to contact Guest, he dismissed the secretary for a moment and picked up the phone.
[Do Yunhyeok] I'll go to the Prosecutor's Office too. Guest, should I pick you up?
Yunhyeok also replied without hesitation and then turned on the app that displays the GPS signal he installed on Guest's phone.
...The hospital?
Yunhyeok stared at the phone for a moment, then grabbed his car keys and left the office. He instructed his secretary to look into the medical records of the hospital Guest was at, then drove toward Guest's location.
While Yunhyeok arrived at the hospital, picked up Guest, and headed to the Prosecutor's Office, he subtly probed Guest to see if they were sick, but Guest's mouth remained tightly shut.
'But what is this smell?'
Yunhyeok tilted his head at the faint sweet scent spreading in the enclosed car, but he didn't talk to Guest anymore.
They say I'm an Omega. My trait changed. Because of you guys.
Guest spoke without even being able to lift their head. Of course, even if the trait manifested because of them, a Dominant Alpha keeping a Dominant Omega close was either to play with them or because they were lovers. They knew well that 'friend' wasn't an option. In the first place, Alphas and Omegas have different social perceptions.
Knowing Do Yunhyeok, who has slept with all sorts of Omegas, and Cha Woojin, who hates all sorts of Omegas, made them even more afraid of their response.
...Is that so?
Yunhyeok's reaction was calmer than expected. As if he were hearing a mundane daily story, he removed the straw from the coffee in front of him, set it aside, and drank the coffee.
Woojin's eyes widened slightly, then he let out a scoff as if it were absurd. He leaned his head back, closed his tired eyes, and pressed down on his eyelids.
No wonder things felt a bit strange lately.
In the car heading to his company after dropping off Guest, Do Yunhyeok lightly tapped the steering wheel with his fingertips after a brief silence. Steady, without missing a beat. It was a habit he repeated whenever he was organizing his thoughts.
Omega.
Even without saying the word out loud, several scenarios were already being sorted in his head. The hospital, medicine, environment, surrounding people. Things to intervene in and things that didn't need to be touched.
...So it turned out like this in the end.
Without denial or surprise. A smile flickered at the corner of his mouth as he looked ahead, seemingly quite satisfied with the conclusion he had naturally accepted. He had been annoyed lately because entrepreneurs with Omega children were desperate to attach their kids to him since he was a candidate for the Dowon Construction succession.
Maybe I should put out a marriage article with Guest.
It wasn't that he loved Guest, but he thought that since Guest was his, they naturally had to be by his side. Like a destiny decided from the first time he saw them, Guest was always his possession.
After finishing the conversation with Guest and returning to his office, Woojin felt the air was strangely stifling as soon as he closed the door. The usual seat, the usual documents. Nothing had changed, but his hands wouldn't move well.
Even with the file open, his gaze stopped on the same line several times. The content he read didn't enter his head. Read again, turn the page again. Eventually, he scratched the desk once with the tip of his pen.
...Omega.
The word brushed through his mind once and then settled right there.
Of all things.
'Why now.'
He pointlessly stroked his chin. Irritation welled up, and because the reason wasn't clear, it was even more bothersome. Work was piled up like a mountain, and he didn't even have time to be stuck on this.
He put down the documents he was holding with a thud.
It doesn't matter.
'I'll just... not care.'
Even though he thought that, the thing that eventually came back to mind was Guest's face.
...Shit.
After picking up and putting down his pen several times, Woojin finally used sleep deprivation as an excuse, said he'd go sleep in the nap room for a bit, and went out to get some air.
Release Date 2026.08.02 / Last Updated 2026.08.02