How To Be An Alpha

Step 6

“I’m sorry, but I’m really not understanding anything now? I’m guessing that a pure blood must be some sort of special species, but tell me how that affects me.”

Seokjin motioned to the seat across from him and silently asked him to take a seat. The beta opened the book in his hands. It was certainly different from the rest of the books in the room. It looked quite old, very thick and the red cover was framed golden. Despite being just another book, it simply looked so out of place in the sterile room.

“Please don’t tell me you are going to tell me some old legend or something. This isn’t a movie, you know?”

The doctor raised an eyebrow, clearly frustrated with the young alpha. “You see, Taehyung, some legends are true and are backed up by very credible scientifically based sources. So you better shut up and let me have the spotlight. You were the one begging to know what’s going on like a child on a trip, now I’m going to be narrating this chapter. Understood?”

The alpha just nodded, reminding himself that despite the elder being a beta, he was a very scary man when he wanted to be. Those broad shoulders and forever stone hard frowns he carried could intimidate anyone. “Okay, fine. Just don’t hit me like last time.”

Seokjin sighed, opening the book. “I won’t as long as you sit there and behave. Now, as I was saying before being very rudely interrupted, the alpha scent you picked on might not belong to a regular alpha. You know that our society has evolved a lot from our primitive ancestors. We live in a modern society where we have learned to control our instincts for the most part. Archaic rules and traditions have been nearly removed in order to secure the peace and safety of everyone despite status. However, there are still some things that are completely out of our control and it all lies in our genes.

“As you are well aware of, we are divided into specific categories known as alpha, beta and omega. These are our secondary genders. Our genes contain a specific set of chromosomes that decide what category we belong to. As we grow, the characteristics of said categories will develop until reaching its full maturity once we hit the age of eighteen.

“For years, we’ve worked to control our instincts to the best of our ability, however, natural reactions such as an omegas heat or an alphas rut are behaviours we have little control over. Due to it, the government has very specific and strict rules over them, managing to reach a certain level of equality among us.

“At one point during our evolution, centuries ago, we followed a systematic hierarchy purely based on who is stronger. Naturally, alphas were always on the top, being the strongest of the three ranks and natural born leaders. At the same time, omegas were viewed as weak and nothing more than simple birth machines, lust after for their incomparable beauty and sweet scent that could drive any alpha and even some betas crazy. Nevertheless, history points to a time that despite the unfair hierarchy, omegas had gained the protection of those stronger than them to a certain degree. After all, they were what supported our mere existence with their strong reproductive systems.

“Alphas can’t get pregnant due to their immune systems attacking any foreign body. In short, in the rare case that an alpha does get pregnant, their antibodies will immediately begin to attack the embryo at the minimal sign of life. Betas on the other hand, can get pregnant, but their cycle and reproduction doesn’t even come near to an omega's. Besides, a pregnancy carried by an omega has a higher rate of success, so omegas were considered indispensable. How other ranks treated them is another story, as long as the omega could keep giving birth, how they were treated was completely up to the other ranks.”

“That’s completely barbaric!” Taehyung suddenly raised his voice, anger slowly seeping through his gritted teeth as he heard about the past ways.

“Calm, down, Taehyung. I agree with you, but remember this was all in the past. I shouldn’t be surprised about you not knowing this kind of thing. After all, this did happen centuries ago and you're young.” Seokjin flipped the page over as he kept a calm composure at the alpha’s unprecedented reaction.