The Omega's Top Choice

A Dominant Alpha

"A Dominant?" I sat back with a rush and nearly snapped my neck back too far. What does he mean?

Mark looked at me with sympathy and leaned forward "Have you started to feel anything different lately? Anxiousness? Restlessness? Upsurge of s****l activity?"

If I wasn't so dazed by the news I'm sure I would have died of embarrassment. This is not something I want to talk to the Dean of my university about. But who would I talk about this to? It's not like there's anyone close to me thanks to my family.

"Yes….to all three. My anxiety hit the roof when my father texted, but I thought everything I've felt has been…" My heart has been racing more than usual and at times I've felt it hard to breathe, I've just put it down to all the late nights working and s*x. Getting up early for lectures and having a packed schedule usually meant that I was burning the candle at both ends.

"Have you had unprotected s*x with any Betas? And have you had s*x with any Omegas in their heat?" Mark kept his face expressionless when he said this and clicked away at his keyboard, most likely to give me space to think.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. Yes this has to be my worst and best day in one. I managed to get rid of my family to only take on another burden. I know what he's asking and it terrifies me what he's going to say.

"Protected with all of them, no Omegas in heat, only 3 Omegas that I know of and I never finished in any of them. The potential for pregnancy is too high even when they are not in heat so I tried to be careful"

"Do you have all the girls' names and numbers?" He looked at me with no judgement but I still cringed as I took out my phone and showed him the details. He nodded and got on the phone to another assistant that wasn't the same before while going through my phone. I felt like a child with his hand caught in the cookie jar. He clicked on his damn keyboard again and it was driving me up the wall.

"Beth I've sent you an email, get all these girls tested immediately for pregnancy.."

He broke off when she must of answered "No, tell them it's standard, nothing needs to happen right now"

He took the headset off and went back on the laptop to tap away something for a few minutes.

"Sir? What does this mean?" I was practically making my own sweat factory beneath my t-shirt and he pushed the laptop away.

"OK Gage, what do you know about Dominant Alphas?"

I remembered what the lecturer was saying not an hour ago and felt my heart speed up.

"Oh No, Omega Stage 1!" He nodded and then took the laptop back and showed me the screen.

"Also there is a high probability that pregnancy can occur with a dominant than usual" Mark added in that comment and I grimaced. Yeah I gathered at the urgent pregnancy testing. But damn I was careful, I wasn't stupid. There was no way I was wanting a girl getting caught pregnant with my child when I had a monster of a father.

I concentrated on the screen on Mark's laptop while trying to stop the f*****g sweat pooling in my palms. I saw a profile, a girl's photo, she looked average, brown skin and dark eyes, I didn't feel those stirrings that you read in books, no love at first sight. The details like name, address, parentage, school, grades, ambition and friends. My eyes widened at the friends names and it caught on my roommate's sister's name. Have I met this girl once and can't remember her? I know I've been to Chase's house once or twice but could this be fate or just a damn joke at my expense?

I don't remember Eleanor. But she's known to my roommate and she's an Omega stage 1. But she's only nearing 17, this will never work. I won't go near someone under 18.

"I see you have found the same connection as I have. Usually the government would shy away from pairings being connected in some way but your both stage 1's and this time medical and physical health trumps the system"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean you will become vicious Gage, even if you spend time with her it will help you. I can see that you looked at her age, you can use the next year to get to know her, I'm going to have to work with the government on either doing some kind of apprenticeship here near her or she moves to you. There's nothing here that has a pottery programme…"

"Wait…Sir…just wait…" I held my hand up and wiped my brow with the other. The panic rising in my voice must have stopped him. I'm sure I was soaking in sweat now. He's right about the symptoms of anxiety affecting me. This was f*****g killing me.

He was silent as I breathed deeply for a few seconds. "Are you sure I'll become dangerous? Isn't there medication?"

His eyes filled with pity and I had my answer before he spoke "Medication does nothing unless we put you into a coma, I'm sorry but you have to meet this girl this evening. There's no time to waste"

"What about the other girls that are getting tested? Shouldn't I be here?" I anxiously thought of a pregnancy that could be my own stupid fault but there was no way I was walking away from that.

"I'll let you know before you leave, they are getting tested today, even if they are away from the university they will get tested by government staff."

I nodded and was relieved that at least I wouldn't get the news when I met Eleanor. It's one thing to check all the girls I've slept with, it's another to receive news of a pregnancy while I'm with my paired partner. I might have a reputation as a playboy and cold hearted bastard at times but I would never do that.

"I suggest you take the rest of the day off, clean yourself up and maybe talk to your roommate about her, it wouldn't hurt to know a little about her before you leave. I'll have a car waiting for you. I'll work on possible apprenticeships here in the city for you. There's nothing popping out at me now but maybe I can create a possibility for you with the grants we have available, here is my email details if you have any other enquiries"

Mark went back to clicking on his keyboard and I stood up shakily.

"Oh and Gage?"

"Yes Sir?"

"If you get angry, please run away from the problem, until you are with your Omega your Alpha traits will take over you"

I swallowed and nodded. I got out of the office and breathed the ventilated air of the corridor. I needed to get out of here.

~

I walked the path around to the dorms slowly and thought of everything that had just transpired. I had saved my wages from the bartending job so it's not like I didn't have any money but even though I still had funding for my education I'll need to earn more to support myself and I had no idea what to do about an Omega. She's just a kid, how the f**k am I supposed to be close to a girl that was probably more concerned about what lipstick she could be wearing for her schoolgirl crush and how obsessed she would be with boys in general.

I hated school, I was hit on so many times when I entered puberty that it became boring, needlessly happening every damn day. It was great if you were in the mood to f**k someone but it always ended in tears. The tears were because I would be cold afterwards. I didn't want commitment when my father watched every move and would have me relentlessly followed by his spies. It just wasn't worth it bringing home a first girlfriend like all the boys in my class did, I never had a first love. I just wasn't allowed and I was too miserable to have one. This Eleanor probably was dating someone, in fact she's allowed multiple partners if she doesn't have a dominant Alpha. I'd definitely root for her to have a normal life as a school kid. First love, dating, study dates, dates going to the arcade, things that were always denied to me.

I opened the doors to my dorm building and shot a text on my phone to Chase. Time to find out who she is.

I made my way through the winding messes of the halls of the dorms till I got to my door and walked in to see Chase sat on his bed kissing a girl with his hands up her top and when I sat on my bed opposite his, he opened one of his eyes while still sticking his tongue down her throat. I lifted my eyebrow at him and he pushed her back gently while sighing. I think he ignored my text.

"Gage, it's the middle of the day man, you can see I'm busy, go out and fornicate somewhere" Chase smiled at the girl, she is a different one from a couple of days ago so I don't think she's anything special to him and she showed it when she straightened herself up and put her middle finger up at me.

"Thanks for ruining my study period dude" She walked out and I chuckled. Women like that usually are like hellcats in bed.

Chase got up and I could see the evidence of interrupting him in his trousers. I felt slightly bad but also quite good because Chase does not get on with me. It's mostly my fault. I've learned how to push everyone away because of my father and I've been a bit curt with Chase. This conversation is not going to go well.

"Chase, remember when you invited me to your house for that party?"

He was busy looking through his books, I know he's got lectures in a couple of hours. He had opted for late lectures and did night shifts afterwards then slept till afternoons usually. I guess today he hoped for some nookie.

"Oh you mean when I tried to be friendly and invite you to my home and then you stood there bored and couldn't be bothered talking to anyone?" Chase threw his books in a bag and I winced at the sound. OK this might go terrible for me but I had to ask.

"Did I ever meet Eleanor? Your sister's friend?"

He froze and then looked at me, his pheromones leaked out a little. He was quite fierce but I did have great control and I took the Dean's advice seriously. No anger coming from me, sonny Jim.

"No. And your never talking to her either"

"I've been paired…" before I could finish he threw the book at my head and only years of sports helped me dodge his aim. I heard the audible snap of the handbook cover at the window behind me and I waited for his next move.

"No. f*****g. Way." His eyes changed colour to the tell-tale yellow that all Alphas do when they are about to lose their s**t, our canines get longer too. This comes in handy for the marking of our Omegas but it's also an aggressive reaction when in fight mode.

"I'm sorry, it's not my choice Chase."

"If there is a connection between the pairing partners, it is because I room with you and you've been to my house…"

"Chase…I'm a dominant, and Eleanor is a Stage 1 Omega…both of us have no choice in this"

"No…She's like family you f*****g asshole, there must be someone else!"

"You are getting your pairing partner soon, I doubt you can say that about your own either." I raked my hand through my hair and leaned back on my elbows. "Look I get it, you don't want this, you think I'm a cold asshole who will treat her like s**t, you've seen me go through women like water and you don't want her to get hurt. I f*****g get it. A lot has happened today and that was just the tail end of it. I don't want to be paired with a kid, and I know everyone is getting paired from age 16 but that doesn't mean she's mature enough to understand me or connect with me properly. When I was 16.."

"I was there Gage, you were the worst with the girls. You still are."

"Yes I know, there are reasons for my behaviour.."

"What f*****g reason could there be for your anti friend policy and breaking hearts everywhere? At least I get with girls that are specifically looking for a good time and we part as friends, YOU just use them completely and treat them like utter s**t! You treat people like me who could be your friend like s**t!"

"The last time I had a friend was when I was 9 years old, my father didn't like him and suspected he was an Omega. He had the family moved out of the area, this was after he almost put me in hospital with the beating he gave me. You know I come from an elitist family, this is the price I have to pay. Others would have probably paid a far worse price as I got older. Anyone and I mean anyone that showed any kindness or charity towards me would have been reported back to my father. There's even some spies here keeping an eye on me. My father's reach went everywhere Chase. Can you imagine if I fell in love? He would of murdered us both. His fanaticism on having just Alphas in the family is insane."

Chase sat down with a thump and I felt relieved that I could finally tell someone. Obviously my father being arrested wasn't the end of his reign of control but it did loosen up quite a lot.

"Why tell me now?"

"He has been arrested for trying to marry me off to my cousin who's also an Alpha"

"Wow..cousin…incest"

I put my hand to my face and chuckled.

"Yeah, his obsession knows no bounds and he probably had tight control over my cousin. Well, I've cut ties with them all, but I'm still wary. I have to be careful still so I'm not going to go do cartwheels on the track field yet"

I went on to explain about the drawbacks of being dominant and Chase stopped me halfway through.

"Hang on, I have those symptoms but that doesn't mean I'm a dominant, I have s*x everyday just like you, difference is that I have regular partners to help me" He looked smug for about a millisecond and then he turned pale.

"Chase? You better get.."

"Tested, I know, it's tomorrow!"

"No, I'll get you tested now, it's pretty urgent, you did almost brain me with your maths book"

"That wasn't being dominant that was just a pleasure"

I sat up and shot the Dean a quick email and within 30 seconds he rang me.

"Is he sure?" He didn't even say hello.

"He seems to be, like me he brushed all the symptoms off"

"I'll sort it out. I'll warn you now, if he is then he might be coming with you to meet Miss Croes tonight"

I sighed "What are the chances of two Dominants being roommates?"

"Million to one since they are rare, I think something else is happening here"

"What do you mean Sir?"

"I can't really reveal my thoughts without verification from proven sources."

I grunted. Trust an academic to give me the runaround.

"OK can you reveal it to me when you have got the proof of whatever you are thinking?"

"Trust me Gage you will be the first to know, tell Chase that I'll be there in ten minutes, the nurses will be there before me to take the test. Gage we have half the women lined up for testing for pregnancy, by this evening we should have all the results of all of them."

"Can I have the results of the ones who are testing immediately? Rather than waiting?"

"Gage, do you expect my medical staff to keep you apprised like you are a king or do you want to wait till they are all tested and struggle because you've been having a bit too much of a good time?"

I would have said treat me like a king but I think he would have just hung up and I'm getting as much help as I can get from him. I realised that I'm truly on my own now and I can't just bite the hand that's got my education.

"Sorry Sir I will wait"

"Don't worry Gage if Mr Chase is in the same boat he will go through the same struggle"

He hung up and I rubbed my brow, the tension in my shoulders was giving me an ache from an old football injury and I leaned against the wall.

"Oi! What's happening?"

I opened one eye ironically like he did when he was kissing that girl from earlier.

"Nurses will be here in 5 to test, the Dean will be here in 10 and then if you are they will test all your s*x partners for pregnancy and you will be coming with me to see Eleanor tonight"

"What the f**k? This place is a bomb site, get your a*s up and help me clean quickly, if the Dean sees it like this he will get environmental health to ban us from campus"

I groaned and jumped off the bed to help him clean our room.

"And if I am dominant there is no way I'll let you near Eleanor! She's precious to our family, I'd rather she end up with me than you"

He was busy putting all the plates surrounding his bed in the sink in the kitchenette and running to straighten his bed out.

"You genuinely sound so romantic that I'm sure Eleanor will fall head over heels for you" I didn't need to do much now that I put all my books away. I wouldn't mind a shower but I'll be doing that later.

"Shut up asshole."

I chuckled at him and sat on the bed as he answered the knock on the door.

"Gage, are you there?" Mark had repeated himself and his voice was like an echo on the phone.

For the first time I had a genuine smile on my face. "Sir, that's the best news I've had, even more than putting my father in the slammer."

"Don't celebrate too soon, if you decide to sleep around again one moment of carelessness could lead to your life changing drastically" his voice was stern but I absorbed what he said seriously. He's right. He's very right.

I got into the black limo that Mark had ordered and sat in the comfort of the leather. "Sir, trust me, the only person I'll be doing that with will be my pairing partner if she chooses."

"I don't need the details Gage, Chase is also going abstinent so both of you will be putting forward your case to Miss Croes and she gets to choose one of you, she has to choose within a year. So good luck boys" He hung up and I looked at Chase next to me who looked more green than his own colour. We both got the all clear for any pregnancies and we both know how lucky we are in this.

"I can't believe I'm a f*****g dominant, I'd blame you but I know it's not your fault. I feel sick and why am I feeling like a nervous school boy? It's only Eleanor, I've known her for three years, she's with Luelle so much that I'd always expect them to be stuck to the hip"

"I just feel sorry for her" I was thinking of my own school experiences and what I missed out on. This would affect her last couple of years.

"She might already have a boyfriend, this could be complicated before even two Dominants turning up"

"There is no way that Luelle would let anyone near her unless they were willing to put a ring on Eleanor's finger. There was one boy a year ago and he tried to ask her out, I teased her about it and she didn't even care that much. She's not your usual type of girl"

"What do you mean?"

"You want info so that you can get her before me?"

"Not really, I know there's no competition now that your here, apparently there is an Omega stage 1 100 miles away from here so that would be my next stop after Eleanor. Mark has already told me about her. She's older than me but that doesn't matter to me"

"So you're giving up?"

"It's not giving up if you've already known her for years. It just makes sense that both of you will end up together"

"You are taking this better than I would"

"That's because I've had more on my mind I guess, plus what's the point in fighting a losing battle before its begun?"

"You really are relaxed about all of this"

"Don't worry, I'll bow out immediately once she obviously picks you"

"Look..I don't think you understand by what I mean by Eleanor not being your usual type of girl, I will fight for her yes, she's family, but her choice is important to her, she will most likely think this over. So don't skip town yet"

~

Eleanor's POV

"What do you mean I'm being paired with two Dominants?" I looked at Anders in disbelief.

"No, you are given the choice to pair with one of them, you have a year to decide"

"That sounds stupid, why should I…"

"You don't have a choice in this, Dominants will go vicious if they are not paired, the next Omega stage 1 is over hundred miles away and for expedience they are sending both Dominants that are in this area to you first."

"Well why don't they send the other Omega stage 1 here?"

"She is currently going through a divorce and she has a kid that's only five"

"Oh..I didn't know that she was older"

"She's actually only twenty years old, only a year older than the Dominants coming here"

"I don't want to pick any dominant, I've seen what they do when they've been reported on tv, they are insane!"

"That's when they go vicious, it can't be helped, there will be more rigorous tracking on Dominants now with all the testing and good thing too or more people would be in danger"

"Are they vicious now?"

"No, they are just having the first symptoms since the dominant gender is starting to manifest, it comes later than omegas, around 19 onwards to 25. There's still a lot we don't know about Dominants but we do know it's best to pair them with an Omega stage 1"

"Hi Eleanor!"

I couldn't help it, my jaw fell open and if Luelle was here she would have shut it for me. This was Chase, my best friend's brother, his blue tinted hair was spiky and the extra piercings in his ear and lip were a new development but this was definitely the older annoying brother that used to barge in our sleep overs and throw dirty socks in our faces.

"Chase! What are you…NO!!!" I shook my head. This cannot be happening. Chase is like a family member to me, I could never think of anything happening between us in the future.

"Sorry kid, looks like I'm one of your choices" He smirked. I can't believe he actually smirked at me. I wonder how his hair would react to vegetable oil because I still have some left over in my frying pan. I shook myself again and straightened up and tugged my school blazer around me more. I felt exposed even if nobody could see anything under my jacket.

"But Luelle didn't even tell me" I answered him in a smaller voice and a flash of sympathy could be seen in his blue eyes, eyes a lot like Luelle's.

"She didn't know kiddo, I just found out today" he shifted from foot to foot and that's when I realised there was another man in the room.

"Hi I'm Gage, I'll sit over here while you guys catch up" The other man was taller, broader than Chase, his dark brown hair was slightly waved and styled to fall slightly in front of his eyes but not enough to hinder his eyesight. His clothes were expensive, branded and stylish. Chase next to him almost looked emo except I knew Chase wasn't emo. I raised my eyebrows at him. Does he think it's a done deal between Chase and I because we knew each other? This was all foisted on me and I was not happy but it's the same for them too. I needed more information.

"No you won't, you will join this conversation and I won't ignore either of you." I gave a small smile and I was thinking what he must have thought of me, he looked like what a university student should look like, older, getting experienced and far more worldly than I do. I bet he thinks I'm a plain school girl that doesn't have a clue what to do, he wouldn't be wrong if he did.

"Ha ha, still stern with boys I see kiddo" Chase gave his wide smile and I could see the hooped piercing stretch. For a second he looked a little dark, dangerous even. Don't be stupid, this is Chase, he's like an adorable brother who was also a pest when he's home.

"I don't get the chance often Chase, your sister will always be my knight in shining armour" He laughed as I tidied up quickly and busied myself making drinks for all of us. I knew Chase liked black coffee,the more bitter the better and Luelle had bought his favourite over at some point in case they both visited. I stopped my anxious pottering around and faced them both, they were still standing rigidly. I let out a long breath.

"Gage and Chase, look, I was literally told twenty minutes ago that I have to be paired with one of you so I feel like I'm on a roller coaster. Can you sit at the breakfast bar and I will cook some food for us all? I was going to make pasta, are you both hungry?"

"Yup that sounds good" Chase settled onto the stool and folded his arms on the countertop.

"Definitely, I haven't eaten since last night" Gage hopped on a stool too and he sat up straighter with his arms crossed.

"Guys don't you have girlfriends or someone you love?" I washed the vegetables before putting them on the chopping board and kept my back to them so they wouldn't see the blush rising in my cheeks.

"No" I heard Gage's voice resolute and final sounding.

"We are on a strict diet of no girls from today, it's a good thing I didn't have anyone really" Chase as usual was casual sounding. I used to think he was the brother I never had, this was all incredibly weird and kind of incestuous to me to even think of Chase as anything other than family.

I busied myself frying the vegetables in light oil and putting the cooked pasta with the vegetables and a vinaigrette sprinkling with parmesan lightly thrown on. I put the pasta bowls out for them with cutlery and I had a smaller bowl for myself. I watch what I eat now because according to the literature I did find there was a link to obesity and Omegas being worse off in their heats. So lots of healthy foods and exercise for me.

"OK eat up, it's simple but filling" The boys tucked in immediately and I was envious of their appetites, weren't they even nervous. I played with my pasta and nibbled on some vegetables. Ah, I'll have to eat it later, I'm way too sick to my stomach about all of this. Usually I don't care a jot about eating in front of people but today I'm just too upset. They don't have to know that so I hope I'm putting on a good show. Only Chase knows I get a stomach ache if I get nervous. I carried on talking while I pushed the cooling pasta around.

"I don't know how this is supposed to go but I do know a little of the other Omega, she sounds super mature, she's going through a divorce and got a kid, she must have gotten pregnant at 16. I'm only young…I don't want to be having babies this soon. I know during my heat no contraception works but its only fair to you guys that you should know. Right now I don't feel like children are the answer and if I have to ill abstain till I really want kids of my own."