I pushed through the exhausted crowd gathered around the bulletin board, scanning the new assignments.
Room 205. A-rank accommodations.
My finger traced the line to find my roommate's name.
Choi Doyun.
Relief flooded through me so suddenly I nearly laughed.
A beta. Thank god, a beta.
After weeks of navigating alpha pheromones in Room 312—Yuhyun's warm cedar constantly testing my blockers, and Jinwook's sharp presence making my instincts scream.
Sharing space with another beta felt like finally breathing clean air. At least, that's what Doyun thought he was getting too.
I hefted my duffel bag—everything I owned condensed into clothes, toiletries, and my hidden stash of blockers and artificial scent patch and headed toward the A-rank wing.
The hallways transformed as I climbed the floors. Fluorescent lighting gave way to warmer LED strips.
Room 205 sat halfway down a quiet corridor.
