Loving Him

1

"To our newest Omega," the drunk girls around the table cheered. The man seethed, remembering his presentation day, how he was so excited to smell other wolves finally, and then he found out the harsh truth. Not every wolf can smell pheromones; some are scent blind, and he was one of the unlucky few who got that rare gene. 

His inner wolf lashed out, and Omega wanted to smell potential mates, to know if he was in danger, etc. But it didn't happen. His parents tried, bless them, down to their last dying breath. They still told him how much they loved him and that he was just as much of a wolf as they were.

He never had heats; his Omega was so lost inside himself that it never came to the surface except when he made his kills. When he held the knife over his dying father, he realized that he could smell them; when their blood was pouring out of them, and they cried out in fear, he smelled everything. It was a turning point in his life; he'd find a new wolf and stalk them for about a week, and then he'd make his kill.

It was a bit insane how they hadn't found him yet. There was a serial killer loose in Seoul, and no one, not even the news, had said a word. Maybe he was too good at what he was doing to get caught. He rolled his eyes again when the group of girls cheered. He was after the one that just presented. Her name was Makaela, and she was well-loved. She was always surrounded by other wolves, and it had him seething.

"Kae Kae, let us walk you back."

Makaela shook her head, no. "I live three blocks from here, plus I need the fresh air. You know what it's like to be newly presented; the scents are overwhelming. I need a break, and if you come, I won't get one." Her friend pouted but finally let her go. Makaela turned around and headed towards her apartment.

He followed her, not close enough that she could hear him; he didn't have a scent to worry about since his Omega would only come out once she was dead; he'd learned long ago how to mask himself as an average human. A lot of people approached him, but he hated every single one of them, no matter how fake they were. He could smile and laugh, pretending to be one of them. But he was only ever content when he was with the animals.

He was in college to become a veterinarian. So he had access to many tools he needed for his kills and a nice-sized cremator. As long as he chopped the bodies up after draining them of all of their blood, he could dispose of them in a way that no one would ever find them. He was the top student in his department and already had an internship at a large vet clinic close to campus. He already had the keys, so he could use the equipment after hours.

He cut across to the other side of the road through the alley Makaela had just passed. This would put him right next to her apartment complex when she passed to go inside. He didn't mind walking in the dark since he was a friend of darkness. But no female Omega, honestly no normal Omega, would ever put themselves in danger like that. "Hello," his deep voice broke through the darkness, making her scream a bit.

"Sorry, you scared me," she gasped as she held a hand to her chest.

"You should be."

"Excuse me?" Her voice started taking on a bit of a fearful edge, making him want to smile. She was already scared, which meant that he'd be able to smell her newly presented scent very soon.

"You should be scared," he whispered before everything went black for her.

Makaela was laid down on her bed as the man pulled out everything he would need for tonight. He hummed to himself, happy that he was about to have his Omega at the surface again. He made the first cut, making the girl wake up and try to scream, "You can scream all you want, but no one will hear you, little Omega."

Tears poured down her cheeks as she tried to push the gag out of her mouth and move her body enough to get away. But she couldn't move; she was tied down too tight as a man hovered over her naked body. The last thing she remembered before leaving this world was recognizing the beautiful man above her. They had a math class together, but she never spoke to him.

Once he smelled her blood, he smiled. Her scent was vanilla with a hint of lavender. His Omega came to the surface, and he was content for the first time in a week. He'd stay there with her until her body cooled and the scent went away, happy to feel whole for as long as possible.

After disposing of the body and catching a few hours of sleep, Tae walked into his class. His head down as he replayed the night before over and over in his head. This is the class with a lot of loud jocks in it. But they tend to leave him alone; he only had about a week before the semester was over, and then he could find a new victim. It made him smile; he missed his Omega so much.

As he made his way out of class and to the canteen, the scent hit him: Sandalwood with a hint of Pineapple. His Omega surged to the surface, his eyes turning bright blue, his nose in the air trying to follow it. But it was getting fainter, like the owner was no longer there. Tae wanted to cry. For the first time in his life, he was smelling someone's scent without having to kill them.

He had to find out where that scent came from. Only about five people were in the canteen, but he didn't know if a group just left. The scent couldn't have been more than five minutes before it left; it was too strong for it to have been much longer than that. It was time to use his looks to his advantage. He forgot that he needed to eat; his craving for that scent was so overpowering.

Tae knocked on the door, praying it was an Omega that answered. A man in his sixties opened the door, based on looks it was a Beta. With his best smile, "Hi, I was hoping you could help me. This Alpha scented me last week without permission while I was sleeping outside on the lawn." He knew the Beta would frown, so he blinked and looked ashamed, "I know, it was careless of me. I was just so tired from school and work. But I want to find him and give him a piece of my mind." Please believe this, he chanted to himself over and over.

The Beta sighed, "how am I supposed to be able to help, we don't have that many cameras outside. And pending on where you were, there might not be any."

The Omega nodded his head quickly, "I know, but I went to the canteen earlier and smelled it again. There weren't many people there, and they had just left. There's a camera in there, isn't there?"

"Come on," the guard gruffed as he opened the door all the way for Tae to walk in. The footage was pulled up, and Tae watched every single person that came in. "How are you supposed to know who it was? You can't smell through the screen."

I can't smell anything besides this, you moron, "don't worry about that. I know most on campus, so I'll be able to rule them out," he mused with a smile.