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Beta Complex

Ethan is a hard working and dedicated beta who dropped out of college to help his mother's restaurant succeed. Unable to sense pheromones like an omega or an alpha, he's set to live a normal life with no complaints. However, after helping a dominant alpha named Zander not once, but twice, Ethan finds himself at the center of his attention. Between a needy alpha and taking care of his mother's restaurant, Ethan finds his hands full. It only gets worse when an illegal drug emerges, transforming regular betas into a different dynamic. As society battles the controversy of this new ‘medicine’, all Ethan wants to do is go back to his normal life, but he doubts Zander will ever let him go as his obsession reaches new heights. *** Ethan crouches down and lifts his hand to the man's face only for him to be slapped away. “I said fuck off.” Ethan ignores him and reaches for his face again. When the man goes to slap him, Ethan is prepared. He grabs his other hand, and then grabs a fistful of his sweat soaked hair and yanks it up. The man groans, eyes clenched shut. “Dang, they really beat you huh?” Ethan murmurs. His left cheek has a deep cut that bleeds, his nose is swollen and bruised, and blood drips from out of his hair. The man opens his eyes with a wince and pauses as Ethan continues to assess his injuries. “Probably need stitches.” Done with his examination, Ethan finally looks him in the eyes. “Oh.” He says in surprise. The man's eyes are a bright green, almost glowing in the dark alleyway. How pretty. “You a beta?” The guy asks, his voice hoarse, his gaze glued to Ethan’s face. “Well, you certainly aren't one.” Ethan frowns at the purple ring around the green of his iris. He's an alpha alright. A dominant alpha. “You a beta?” The alpha asks again. Ethan drops his hand from the man's hair, letting it flop back down and covering his deep green eyes. “Yes, I'm a beta.” Ethan answers.
faketears · 132.9k Views

Heart’s Secret

Angelina Johnson has always known the value of hard work. Raised in a modest home by a father who poured everything into keeping his small business alive, she learned early on to stand on her own. But while he hoped she’d take over someday, Angelina had dreams that reached beyond their quiet life. Landing a job at Aurum Scents felt like a step in the right direction. The role wasn’t glamorous, but it came with stability, promise—and Carter Hayes. Her boss. Polished, kind, and effortlessly magnetic, he was everything she admired from afar. It started as a harmless crush, something she shared only with her best friend. A small secret that kept her heart occupied and her focus sharp. But life has a strange way of testing what you think you know. When Daniel Viggo enters her world, everything shifts. He’s nothing like Carter. In fact, he’s nothing like anyone she’s ever met. Cold, unreadable, and intimidating in every possible way, Daniel is the kind of man people talk about in hushed tones. He’s powerful, unapproachable—and for some reason, impossibly drawn to her. Wherever she turns, he’s there. Watching. Pushing. Unsettling everything she thought she had under control. As tensions rise and lines blur, Angelina finds herself caught between two forces she can’t escape. One feels like safety. The other feels like chaos. But the deeper she’s pulled in, the harder it becomes to tell the difference. Some choices are easy. Others change everything. And sometimes, the person you should stay away from is the one you can’t stop thinking about.
Twinklestarannex · 23.9k Views

Return of the Lost Golden Seer

Selena, an elderly struggling worker at the Rhine Fulfillment Center, accepted an assignment in the most dangerous part of the underground Hubs: the Loop. Selena is given a rare second chance at life when what she believes is an industrial accident in the Loop sends her back in time to the year 2003, miraculously, instead of killing her like it did the others, and into her own younger self. Armed with her AI and newfound determination, Selena finds herself in Midtown, where she grew up in a troubled home. The house is cold, falling apart, and could use several repairs that the family could never afford. But compared to the Hubs and her awful past life, the place is a palace in comparison. Armed with an appreciation and gratitude for things as simple as having a varied diet Selena lives her life to the fullest. Selena makes life-altering improvements to her own life, and those around her start to follow suit. Her mother, Molly, a talented but troubled exotic dancer, struggles with addiction. Chooses to pursue sobriety and the demons of her past. While Molly's boyfriend, and Selena's father figure, a war veteran with a prosthetic leg, chooses to confront his alcoholism and PTSD alongside Molly, and support Selena in her dreams and business ventures. Selena is bullied at school again, just as she was in her past life. This time it is for an entirely different reason. But she rises above the torment, challenges, and hazing by using her unique abilities and decades of maturity and leaving her tormentors obsessed. Until one day, after investing in the bank, one of her high school bullies, Gunn Whitehaven, makes a startling discovery about Selena after she has a seizure, leaving his family's bank after he tried apologizing to her. A discovery that turns Selena's life upside down and into a world of power in which she has to dodge threats to her life and those that she loves. As Selena navigates this familiar yet strange world, she sets out to rewrite her past and create a brighter future for herself and those she loves. But as she rises from rags to riches, achieving fame and success, she uncovers long-hidden secrets that reveal the truth behind her family's downfall and deaths. With her newfound knowledge, strength, and AI, Selena must confront the demons of her past and forge a new path forward. Will she be able to protect those she loves from death and global catastrophe?
JLCruickshank · 51.9k Views