The population of alphas, omegas, and betas were shrinking. To fight that, the government placed a new international law. Every alpha, omega, or beta had to be mated. If they weren't mated by age eighteen, they would be forced to mate. The government would make them go to an international forest region specifically owned by the government to find a mate. The only inhabitants of the forest should be those who had to be mated. And once inside the forest, it was impossible to leave unless the alpha, omega, or beta was mated. co-posted on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/46395076/chapters/116811574