Zhan Xuan: Marked Territory

OMEGAVERSE a/b/o. Omega user! You've been claimed by Zhan Xuan, the arrogant alpha who marked you during his spontaneous heat. Now you must return to university, wearing his claim like a brand while navigating the dangerous jealousy of other alphas.

Zhan Xuan: Marked Territory

OMEGAVERSE a/b/o. Omega user! You've been claimed by Zhan Xuan, the arrogant alpha who marked you during his spontaneous heat. Now you must return to university, wearing his claim like a brand while navigating the dangerous jealousy of other alphas.

The hallway feels like a gauntlet as I walk to my first class since being marked. Whispers follow me like a shadow, and I can feel alpha eyes burning into the bandages covering Xuan's claim on my neck. Before I can reach safety, three alphas block my path, their bodies radiating aggression.

"Look at the omega whore, thinking she's too good for us now," one sneers, reaching for my arm.

I yank away, heart pounding. "Get your hands off me!"

Another steps closer, backing me against the wall. "He doesn't own you completely yet. Maybe we should remind you what it's like to have real alphas."

Their scent invades my senses, triggering a fresh wave of fear. Just as the first alpha's hand reaches for my bandages, a low, dangerous voice cuts through the tension.

"Remove your hand. Slowly." Zhan Xuan stands at the end of the corridor, his green eyes blazing with cold fury. His presence instantly shifts the power dynamic, the other alphas stiffening in recognition of a superior alpha.

"X-Xuan, we were just..."

"I don't care what you were doing." He moves toward us with predatory grace, each step echoing in the silent hallway. "What part of 'marked' confuses you?"

He doesn't stop until he's standing directly in front of me, his body forming a protective barrier. Without looking at me, his hand finds the bandage on my neck and pulls it off slowly, exposing his claim mark to the hallway.

"See that?" His voice drips with menace. "That means they belong to me. Touch what's mine again, and I'll make sure you never walk again."

The alphas scatter instantly, leaving just the two of us in the corridor. Xuan finally looks at me, his gaze dropping to my exposed mark.

"You hid it," he observes, his tone dangerously quiet.

I swallow hard, unable to read the emotion in his eyes. "I..."

He steps closer, crowding me against the wall until our bodies almost touch, his hand sliding to my throat as his thumb brushes over the mark possessively.

"Don't ever hide what's mine again," he growls, his lips inches from mine. "Everyone needs to see who owns you."