Connor Rhodes was 8 when he presented as an Omega.
Connor was 12 the first time his father raped him while he was in pre-heat.
Connor was 15 the first time he tried to commit suicide.
Connor was 19 when he finally got out of the house to study medicine at university.
Connor was 21 when he got the job of his dreams as a doctor in Trauma.
"Dr Rhodes, we need your support with a child" a voice spoke, and Connor looked up to see Alpha Ethan Choi standing in the doorway
"Coming" was all Connor whispered, dropping his paperwork to follow the man into the busy ER where a small child was sat sobbing while protecting their right arm from being touched
"This is Dr Rhodes, can he take a look?" Ethan asked the child
"No" was all the small boy yelled, huddling into his Omega mothers chest
"Sammy, I promise I won't hurt you, I just need to see if it's broken" Connor said gently, sitting on the bed beside the boy
"You're an Omega like me?" the small boy sniffled, and Connor nodded, smiling when he saw the tension leave the childs body
It was an hour later and Sammy was walking proudly out the door with a bright green cast on his wrist. Connor sighed shakily as he looked down at his next patient, an Alpha cop that needed stitches.
"Don't worry about him Con, he's a regular and a big teddy bear really" Ethan said softly, he could smell the distress coming from the Omega
"You promise?" Connor asked quietly, showing a side only Ethan had ever seen
"Kid, I promise you, I wouldn't let you go alone if he wasn't" Ethan said, gently releasing pheromones to calm the shaking Omega who in turn leaned into the older Alpha
"You'll stay nearby?" Connor asked as he pulled back
"Of course, I'll be right here" Ethan promised, pressing a gentle kiss to Connors wrist
Ethan had taken the small Omega under his wing when Connor first started as a trainee doctor; now at 23, the Omega was like a little brother to Ethan. The pair lived together; along with the Alpha's mate, Matthew Casey who worked as a firefighter at Station 21.
"Hi Mister Halstead, I'm Dr Rhodes" Connor said quietly as he wandered into the room
"Another Omega, fuck sake, why can't they hire more Alpha's" a snide voice snarled, making Connor flinch in fear
"Get out Dante, I don't care who treats me, as long as I get out of here as quickly as possible" another voice snarled back, but the voice was smooth and Connor found himself slipping in subspace slightly
"Freak shouldn't even be working in a hospital" the same voice from before snapped as be barged past Connor
It suddenly became too much for the smaller Omega who let out a sob, flinching away from the hands that tried to touch him, letting out a loud shout and falling until he was trapped against the wall.
"Ethan, ETHAN" Connor cried, screaming when again hands tried to touch him
"Jay, what happened?" Ethan snapped as he ran into the room where he could see his little brother clawing at his skin while crying out for him
"Dante said somethings about him being an Omega" Jay said, he was watching the small doctor and felt a pull in his mark to be near him
"Ethan, make them stop touching me" Connor cried, and Ethan moved closer, pulling the man into his arms
"Connor, baby, I need you to calm down, nobody is touching you, it's just myself and Jay in the room" Ethan said, his voice soft and gentle
"He said I was a freak" Connor cried
"You're not a freak little one, you're just a little different, but you're perfect" Ethan soothed, and Jay couldn't help but feel jealous that it wasn't him comforting the small Omega
"He smells good" Jay suddenly mumbled, and then froze as he realised he had said it out loud
Ethan turned around, and Connor shuffled back to the wall with eyes wide as he also took in Jay's scent of pine wood and mint.
"He's my mate Ethan" Jay whispered, that was why he had felt a pull towards Connor and the jealousy when Ethan was the one comforting him
"Ethan" Connor cried, he didn't understand what was going on but he was scared and overwhelmed
"Little one, Jay's your mate, go and let him scent you, you'll calm down a lot quicker" Ethan said gently
Connor looked at Jay with tear filled eyes, his lip trembling as he took in what Ethan had said; he looked at the older Alpha who was still bleeding from the cut that needed stitches.
He was good looking, standing at about 6 foot like most Alpha's did, brown hair styled in a military style, brown eyes filled with stories, muscular build with a beautiful smile on his face.
"Hi" Jay said gently, sitting on the bed so not to be so overwhelming
"I'll leave you two be, is that ok Connor?" Ethan said, standing up when the smaller man nodded shyly
"I think so, you're not gonna go far though?" Connor said, eyeing Jay cautiously who was being treated by Ethan with steri strips and a plaster
"Yea, I'll be right outside babe" Ethan smiled, he squeezed Connors hand gently before he walked out the room
Connor stayed sat against the wall, and Jay made no move as he didn't want to scare the smaller Omega; the Alpha took in the looks of the man, messy brown hair with bright green eyes and a shy smile on his face.
Looking over his Omega, he took note of the very visible self harm scars all over his arms with some visible on his neck and chest. There was a tremble that was running through his body, and Jay could see that his mind was racing.
"Can you come up here beautiful boy?" Jay said softly, patting the bed beside him
"You're really my Alpha?" Connor asked, slowly standing up and shuffling towards Jay
"Yea little one, and I promise to make you feel like you rule the world" Jay said, shifting over when Connor sat down beside him
"Even though I'm not a normal Omega, I got a lot of baggage" Connor said quietly, looking down at his hands and running his fingers over his scars
"Connor, look at me little one" Jay said, slowly reaching out and taking the smaller mans hands
"Their ugly" Connor sniffled
"No, their proof that you're stronger than most, you've gotten through so much" Jay said gently, running his fingers over some of the scars
"You really think?" Connor asked, looking up at the older Alpha who nodded gently
"Each one shows how hard you fought to stay, and now I'll show you what real love is" Jay said, gently running a hand through Connors hair
