A Hidden Omega

With shaking hands, she held the papers while tears filled her eyes. She looked down and saw the little symbols that indicated what your second gender would be. One would be crossed, and that would mean that you were either an alpha, beta, or... an omega.

She scanned the papers, and her eyes landed on the little cross that was scribbled on the paper. She read the word that was written next to it over and over again.

Why her! She didn't even look like one. Her shoulder shook, and she let the test result process in her mind. She felt so disappointed.

OMEGA

No, she is not, she is not an Omega. She is Alpha, a Alpha woman!

And no one is going to change that, not even this stupid test result.

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Adira gasped; her eyes blinked open. Yet again, the same dream she could feel that even her eyes were wet from unshed tears. She sat up on the bed and looked over at her alarm clock at 6.30 a.m. Sighing, she got up slowly, put her hands over her face, and wiped away the tears.

She wouldn't be able to sleep after this again, so she decided to get up, have an early breakfast, and go for a morning walk.

She needed it after yet another restless night.

She pulled his lanky, tall figure out of bed and headed to the bathroom, took a shower, and brushed her teeth. She opened the cabinet next to the mirror and pulled out the little bottle that was named suppressants and popped it open before taking one out. She sighed and swallowed it down with some water.

Just because she was an omega didn't mean she wanted to be one. She had lived the last 6 years as an alpha, and she was going to keep it that way.

Six years ago, when Adira got the results back from the doctors, she couldn't process what Omega said. Her mom was an omega, and she loved her dearly, but she also saw how omegas still got treated in this society and how it was hard for them to find a good job. They even had to watch out for alphas when they were in heat, or they could be attacked.

Adira had always thought she would be an alpha or a beta, at least. She was tall and didn't look like the omegas around her. So, it was a shock when she got to know she was one. From that moment on, she decided she wouldn't give in to her second gender. She would just act like an alpha! Simple as that.

Ever since then, she took suppressants and scent neutralizers so no one would know.

It did have side effects, though: headaches, itchy skin, and terrible mood swings.

But! Adira did a good job powering through them, and she was happy with the way she was living now. Alphas surely had an easier life.

She got into a good college, and she was in her last year of engineering. After this, she wanted to look for a good job to be able to live, provide for herself, and live a happy life. Maybe even find a handsome omega or beta and start a family.

Adira could hide being an omega for her whole life if she kept on being careful. Right now, she was living off her scholarship and part-time jobs, so she would still be able to afford her suppressants.

They were expensive, given how many she needed every time. Most omegas only took them for their heat if it would be really inconvenient for them, but she had been taking them for every heat she had so she wouldn't need to experience them. She heard they were very painful and uncomfortable, so she happily took them every month.

The scent neutralizers she took were also expensive because she put them on every day. She knew only Alphas could smell Omega scents, but she didn't want to risk people finding out she was an Omega, so she also needed money for that. It wasn't like she was poor; she just had enough to come by. She didn't complain about her life, and she was happy with the way she lived right now. Those few side effects couldn't keep her down.

When she finished her breakfast, she was supposed to go for a walk, but she was already running late for her morning lecture with all the thinking she had been doing. She grabbed her laptop and put it in her bag. She almost forgot the strip of new scent neutralizers and put them in the side pocket before heading out the door and jumping on her bike. Her college was only 15 minutes away from her apartment, so she didn't see why she needed a car, so she invested in a good bike.

When Adira arrived, a very cheerful Jack greeted her with both arms up, waving at her.

"Ad! Finally, you're here!"