Alexei Kravtsov spent eighteen years believing he was a beta. Quiet, controlled, invisible — exactly the way he wanted it. Then a snapped pencil and a late manifestation flood his Art History classroom with the most powerful omega scent the Academy has ever seen.
Now every alpha on campus knows his name. Especially Stuart Kingsley — captain, heir, the kind of dominant alpha Alexei has spent his whole life avoiding.
Alexei has a choice: run, or let someone in for the first time.