The local club was humid and full of bodies of Alphas, Omegas, and Betas. Allen could feel skin all around her as she moved in time to the beat, the crowd grinding on one another and not noticing the omega smell in their midst. Emma had wandered off to get a pint, chatting happily with some red-haired lass at the bar when Allen had last looked over.

Allen took a long pull from her glass of juice before pressing the cold glass against her forehead in hopes of some kind of relief from the heat. She sighed when it didn't work and quickly put her hands to the bottom of...