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Babe was running.

He didn't know where or in what direction. He just felt like he had to run. He had to escape from this place. He had to leave. He had to run away. This man, the one he called father for years. He was the same one who took his father away from him. It was because of him that Babe had to experience hardship and hunger at the very beginning, because of him his father abandoned him, because of him his mother died. Tony was to blame for everything that happened to him in his life. All the misfortune he experienced.

Babe didn't know where he was. But it didn't matter to him. The most important thing was that he was no longer in that house. The most important thing for him at that moment was that he was beyond this man's reach.

But he shouldn't have been so careless. Life in Tony's home may have been full of fear and pain, but it was surprisingly safe and peaceful compared to the outside world.

- Look what we have here.

The man said as he approached Babe from behind. Was tall. Taller than Babe by at least a head. It towered over him dangerously. Babe watched his movements, eyes blurry and out of focus due to the tears shed.

- A real diamond, in the gutter.

The other man said coming from the other side. They surrounded Babe. The first man licked his lips. Babe was able to smell the heavy, old Alpha scent seeping from both men.

- Do not touch me!

He screamed as the first man grabbed his arms tightly. Babe struggled in his embrace. However, he was unable to free himself. The man held him tightly. His grip was as heavy and unwavering as a vice.

- Don't struggle. We won't get such a good price for a damaged one.

Babe wanted to keep fighting. However, the fact that no matter what the men wanted to do with him, they didn't want to hurt him, they wanted him whole, not damaged as they said, calmed him down a bit.

The man who held him moved his head to Babe's neck, inhaling his scent. His tongue ran over Babe's skin from his shoulder to ear. The boy flinched at the movement. It was disgusting.

- Oh, he's so sweet. Maybe we'll at least try it out?

He asked his companion. He growled at him, taking out a rope that Babe hadn't seen before and tying Babe's wrists with it.

- Undamaged and untouched, it will be worth twice as much.

He said, tugging on the rope. Babe, having no choice but to subconsciously call out the presence of the other man who did not try to touch him in any way, followed him obediently.

- Don't speak or shout for help. Nobody will help you here anyway, and you can only end up worse.

He told him, walking calmly two steps ahead of Babe. The younger Alpha had no problem keeping up with him.

- What will you do with me?

He asked, emboldened by the man's calmness. He looked at Babe and raised an eyebrow, looking him up and down.

- Did they hide you under a rock or something? Now it's most profitable to resell people like you for night companions.

Babe didn't understand what the man meant.

- Night companion?

He asked confused.

- You know, a whore, but on government orders. They really hid you under a rock, didn't they? You're too pretty for them to just let you go, do you have rich parents?

He asked by clicking his tongue on Babe a few times.

- Alphas probably won't get pregnant anyway, or is this program just so that old perverts can legally fuck young Omegas without suffering any consequences? They call it patriotism when they produce bastard after bastard that no one wants to take care of. Ehh, I knew I had to vote for the opposition.

Before Babe knew it, they entered a large building through the back door, the interior was ornate, even the back entrance looked like it was used regularly.

- Call your boss, we have something. and sales.

Said Alpha, holding Babe's string, to a preteen boy sitting on a stool in the aisle. The men and Babe were waiting for his return.

As the unknown Alpha, the Boss, said, she came to them quickly. She was a tall, beautiful Alpha in her forties. She had a tablet in her hands, and she couldn't take her eyes off it.

- Does he have a name?

She just asked. The man elbowed Babe.

- Um, Babe?

He said unsure. The woman typed something on the tablet. Only then did she look up, looking Babe up and down. He felt completely naked under her gaze. It was as if she knew everything about him.

- Hmm...

She thought for a moment.

- I will enter eighteen and virgin, it will sell better and will be able to be used longer. Pretty good, pretty good.

She said walking over to Babe. Her hands seemed gentle, but when she grabbed Babe's chin, lifting his head up, he felt that even in those delicate fingers there was strength he couldn't match.

- Beautiful eyes. Perfect for kissing lips. Carl! Take proper photos of him!

She screamed, releasing Babe from her grasp. He took a deep breath, but the feeling of her hands on his body stayed with him long, long after her hands were gone.

Babe was in one word: confused. He didn't know what was happening around him. All he knew was that he had somehow fallen into the hands of human traffickers and was about to be put on display in a store. As it turned out, the building they entered from the back was actually a large store with "night companions", as they professionally called it.

The whole store. four floors. It was filled with display cases with almost naked young people standing in them. Women, men, Omega, Beta, sometimes even Alpha. Everyone stood politely, without any expression on their faces. They were waiting for their buyers.

Babe was quickly chased by his boss into the bathroom, where they told him to wash up and put on the provided panties, which barely hid them from view. Babe wanted to escape, but he had no way. His only hope was that someone would buy it, and then Babe would overpower him and run away. Initially, it sounded like the perfect plan to him.

Babe ended up in a display case on the third floor. To his left was the young Omega, who smiled reassuringly at him as Babe's leash was attached to the wall of the display case. Now Babe at least understood why no one was trying to escape.

The store is scheduled to open soon. All Babe heard from boss was "behave nicely or you will be punished." Well, Babe wasn't going to play nice...

Time passed. People, mostly old Alphas, as the Alpha who caught him recalled, came and went. Some people passed by Babe's display case without sparing him a single glance. Others stopped and commented on his appearance. Hours passed, Babe was tired of standing in one position, but no one wanted to buy him.

Until finally, shortly before dawn, a man, definitely a few years older than Babe, stopped by Babe's display case. He watched every muscle, every dip, and every mound on Babe's body. He felt sullied by that look. However, Babe suspected that the man was his only hope of escaping from this place. So he smiled at him, hoping he looked inviting. The man turned away from Baba and looked at the employee. Babe almost breathed a sigh of relief. Just a moment and he'll be safe, just a moment and he'll be free.

- Sorry, this one is already booked.

He heard the voice of another person who had just now appeared near Babe's display case. A young man, most likely Babe's age, with large round eyes hidden behind round glasses. His hair was wild, as if he had just gotten out of bed. Babe wanted to snort. It was going to be even easier than he expected.

- Sorry Phi, but if I'm not mistaken you're Alpha.

Said the man who first showed interest in Babe.

- Yes.

The helpless looking boy agreed curtly.

- He's Alpha too, Phi. Are you sure it will be useful to you?

asked the second one.

- You're Enigma, right?

He answered the question with a question.

- Yes, Phi.

The man agreed. Babe was confused why a man who looked older was addressing this defenseless boy with so much respect, most of all why was he calling him Phi?

- You see, it's not always about sticking a baby in someone's stomach. Sometimes it's just about compatibility.

He ended the conversation by calling the employee over to them. Without a word of objection, the young Alpha opened Babe's display case and handed the boy his leash. Babe was eager to stretch the muscles that had gone numb from the hours he spent in the display case. The only advantage of standing in the display case was ventilation. Babe couldn't smell any odors inside. But now, standing outside it, he was hit with the mixed scents of multiple Alphas.

The boy nodded to Babe and then moved towards the exit. Babe was still only wearing his skimpy panties. However, he didn't stand out in any way in the crowd in the store. All products were dressed in the same way.

- You don't have to worry, my car is waiting for us at the door.

The boy said as they rode the elevator to the ground floor. He took off his light gray coat and handed it to Babe.

- I know it's not much, but it will be better than nothing.

He said encouraging Babe to take it. Alpha obeyed and got dressed.

- Let's go.

The smaller Alpha tugged lightly on the leash as he headed towards the exit door. There was carpet on the ground from the door to the car that was already waiting for them. Babe walked along it carefully, wondering when he should attack.

An adult man, taller than Babe, got out of the car and walked around the vehicle, opening the passenger door.

- Get in.

Alpha recommended him. Babe looked around. He had to count on his intentions. He was too weak to fight the little Alpha and the unknown adult man now. He was probably the boy's bodyguard.

He got into the car obediently, able to sit down and rest for the first time since running away from home.

- Take us home.

The boy ordered himself as he got into the car.

- My name is Charlie.

He introduced himself by turning in his seat to face Babe. Alpha nodded at him silently. He guessed he didn't have to tell him his name, it was even on the barcode band on his wrist.

“Babe, Alpha
"18 years old, virgin"

He hated how they were able to summarize his entire life in two short lines.

They drove halfway through the city. Babe didn't understand why the strange Alpha had come so far just to buy a slave for the night. Don't get him wrong. The man was sexy. He wouldn't have to pay for sex. Many people would certainly jump into his bed themselves.

Babe didn't understand it.

Everything that was happening today confused him on a completely different level, unknown to him before.

Babe just wanted to curl up in a blanket, lie on the bed and sleep for a week. Maybe even if he fell asleep, he would wake up again in his own bed, and it would all be just an ordinary, crazy, but harmless dream.

Babe couldn't see when, but the steady, peaceful lullaby of the car finally lulled him to sleep. He rested his cheek on the door and fell asleep. Nothing could hurt him in his dream. Not Tony, not Boss, not weird Alpha Charlie.

Babe fell asleep.

Charlie watched him the whole way. He recognized its scent as soon as he entered the store. He knew he had to get him out of there. From that moment on, Babe was his and no one else's but his.

He smiled at the boy, seeing his head drooping from exhaustion.

- Drive carefully, he fell asleep.

He ordered, to which his trusted man only nodded silently.

He finally found him.

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Babe felt a slight rocking sensation, as if he were floating on a cloud, but something prevented him from fully waking up. He felt like there was no danger in this place, which was a feeling he hadn't felt in a long time. Maybe when he was a child and his mother held him to her breast? He wasn't sure. But now he felt a peace and certainty that he hadn't felt a long time ago.
His life dragged him along a cruel path, throwing him from misfortune to misfortune. From one bad event to the next. He didn't think he would ever feel so at peace again. Babe gave up. He let the gentle rocking lull him back into a deep sleep. Whatever misfortunes awaited him later, he could face them later. Now he just wanted to enjoy this dream. This safe place.
Charlie held Babe tightly in his arms as he took him out of the car, trying his best not to wake him from the sleep he had managed to fall into on the way. He maneuvered his limp body, placing him safely in his arms. He didn't want Babe to panic when he felt the foreign touch on his body. He released a bit of his scent, hoping he would be able to calm the Alpha down. He was right. Babe, who had started to wake up as he followed him towards the elevator, fell back into a deep sleep.
With him in his arms, he could finally get a good look at him. The man's appearance didn't matter to him the first moment he recognized him in the store. Now, however, observing his delicate yet distinctly masculine features, he could not be happier with fate's unpredictable decisions. Babe was really beautiful. He knew that his appearance, even if it wasn't as attractive as it actually was, wouldn't be a problem for him. He would like to be with him no matter what. His beauty definitely worked to his advantage though.
Babe was his. This is what fate planned and this is how it was supposed to be.
He was his partner.
Charlie decided that he would make sure that Babe never went to that disgusting place again.
- Take a look at this Enigma who wanted it.
He ordered Kenta, who was standing behind him, observing the surroundings.
- Yes Sir.
He only replied by bowing his head slightly.

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The world was changing. The government didn't have much to govern, especially with the ever-decreasing birth rate. Society was aging. Children were not born.
If anyone asked young people for their opinion, they would learn that there was no fashion or stupid protest behind the decreasing birth rate. People were simply afraid to have children. In a world where housing was scarce, jobs were crowded with the old, preventing the young from developing. In a country where Omega couldn't go to the doctor without his Alpha. Children were not born in such a country.
However, the government decided for the young. He decided that instead of enabling them to develop and build families safely, he would introduce compulsory service and waste additional billions from the state budget on educational centers for children born as part of this project.
None of the people appointed to this project ever became interested in the fate of their child after finishing their service. They took the money the government paid them in compensation for their "years of service" and left and pretended it never happened. They underwent surgery to sterilize or change their facial features. No Omega ever wanted to look at the Alpha who had her as a borrowed night companion. They never wanted to be recognized. This government decision destroyed more lives and was responsible for more suicides than anyone predicted.
Fifth year. Compulsory service as night companions had been in use for five years. During this time, of course, the birth rate increased significantly. The number of suicides across the country has also increased.
No one could expect that depriving someone of the right to make decisions about their own body and forcing them into prostitution and then giving birth to children born in this way would have such consequences. Nobody….
Everyone involved…

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Babe was lying on the couch watching a news program.
Charlie left him at his apartment at the top of the skyscraper, telling him that he would be back after work and that by then, Babe would be safer if he didn't go anywhere. He didn't take the keys. Babe was able to leave unmolested. He could also lock the door and not let Charlie back into the apartment.
He spent the time he had gained looking for information about the world, about what was happening around him, which he knew nothing about because Tony limited his access to the outside world.
The "night companions" report he saw made Babe have to quickly run to the bathroom to regurgitate everything he had eaten. The government treated Omegas like breeding female dogs. They took away their human rights.
He didn't understand why he, Alpha, was also in the store. If the main goal of the project was to reproduce and increase the birth rate, shouldn't only Omega be involved in it?
Babe then started looking for even more information. He discovered that there were legal stores where every person was registered and had official details, and there were also illegal stores, like the one he found himself in, where the Alphas could buy anyone the traffickers supplied. It didn't even have to be Omega... it didn't have to be 18-25 year olds. They could sell Alpha there, but also children.
Babe could barely keep himself from visiting the toilet again.
As it turned out, children born in illegal stores were also not allowed in government educational centers, and even the stores themselves often threw away pregnant Omegas because customers no longer wanted to buy them if they were pregnant.
Babe didn't know what to think about the whole situation. He didn't know Charlie. He didn't trust him. However, he had the feeling that this strange Alpha could have helped him and saved him from something much worse.

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Charlie left Babe at his apartment, he didn't want to do it, he didn't want to disappoint P'Pete even more. They have long worked together to get rid of the law and illegal human trafficking. They knew who was behind it. However, they still lacked evidence against Tony.
He was one of the main originators of the "night companions" law. Charlie hated him for the very idea. The fact that he also had a hand in the sale of children and the impunity of illegal shops only intensified this feeling. Charlie knew he came close to becoming one of those children himself. If P'Pete hadn't found him first that day, Charlie would definitely have ended up in an orphanage, and from there straight into Tony's hands.
Charlie was special.
He knew this from childhood. He could borrow and sometimes even steal other people's abilities. He could use them to make himself stronger, almost indestructible. As a child, he did it unconsciously. So he wouldn't be able to hide from the eyes of Tony, who loved to collect children like him in his estate. Train them and use them to your advantage. Charlie had to learn and train for many years to control his powers. But now he was much better at it.
P'Pete has always been an example and a role model for Charlie.
- Late, it's not like you.
Pete said, setting his cup of coffee down on the table he was working at. He looked Charlie up and down. However, not seeing anything suspicious, he gave him an interested look. Kent was not with Charlie, and he almost never left his side. His own shadow that bonded with Charlie in life and death.
His almost brother from another mother, Kenta and Charlie were similar in many ways. However, Kenta was bought back by Tony, who had already put him through basic training in his home, leaving him unable to live alone or make decisions. He was even programmed to always listen to the commands of his "guide". Charlie became that for him. Kenta became Charlie's shield and sword, but he was also his closest friend and confidant. Kenta very rarely left his side.
- A lot happened yesterday.
He said, sitting across from Pete and stealing his cup of coffee. He probably needed it more than the older man.
-Hmm?
He made an interested sound, waiting for more details.
- I found him.
Pete straightened up in his chair, suddenly focusing one hundred percent of his attention on Charlie. He slowly began to doubt that he would ever hear those words from Charlie's mouth. He was beginning to doubt that the mysterious partner Charlie had been looking for on Jeff's orders even existed.
Jeff was never able to get any certain information in his visions, he only saw a man who would make Charlie happy and told Charlie to go to the store to look for him. He couldn't tell when, what year, what month or day, Charlie would find it, or what store, or even in Bangkok there were a dozen of them. Jeff only knew that Charlie had to find him and that when he did, he would finally be whole.
- How? Where?
He asked, although he didn't know if it mattered now. It certainly mattered now, making sure it didn't disappear again.
- In an illegal shop in the port district. Kenta tries to find information about him.
-Is that Omega?
Pete asked surprised. Charlie shook his head no.
-Alpha.
He gave the elder a smug smile.
- and it's beautiful.
Pete chased Charlie out of the office shortly after, especially since they weren't able to do anything important anyway, since the younger one couldn't stop talking about his found destined partner, whom he didn't know yet, but was already perfect in his eyes...
Pete envied him a little. Being an Enigma, he always had to be careful with his partners and choose them wisely. He couldn't let a scandal happen that could ruin everything he had been striving for for so many years. He wanted freedom and equality for all. He wanted Thailand to be a safe country. Before he started thinking about starting a family, he had to make sure he wouldn't lose it to some stupid law passed by old Alphas who thought with their nodes and not their brains.

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The price of a night companion is not fixed. It is determined based on the degree of wear. If the Omega is a virgin when it comes to the store for the first time, its price will obviously be high, but after the first use, the price naturally drops, just like in a second-hand clothes store. However, as long as the Omega remains in good condition, its price will still be quite high. After the birth of the first child, this price will drop significantly again, the same happens with each subsequent child and the loss of Omega vitality.
How to make the Omegas in your store look their best?
How to increase Omega after giving birth?
How long should Omega be allowed to recover after giving birth before returning to use?
Read more…

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Charlie returned to the apartment as quickly as he could. He had a feeling that Babe wouldn't leave, that he would wait for him to return, but he couldn't be completely sure of that. He had hope and held on to it.
Standing in front of the door to his apartment, he took two deep breaths before ringing the bell. He heard footsteps coming from inside, but waited politely behind the door. Yes, of course he had spare keys. But he wanted to give Babe the right to make that decision. If he decides not to let him in, he will respect that decision. He will try to talk to him through the door. And he would come back the next day, and the next, and the next, until Babe finally felt safe enough with him to let him in.
Charlie worried for nothing. Babe almost ran to the door when he heard the doorbell. Opening them right away, without checking who is behind them.
He had hundreds, if not thousands, of questions for Charlie about what was happening around him and he wanted to ask them all now, right away...

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What to do if your night companion doesn't obey?
Omega doesn't want to give birth, is it better to change omega or introduce drugs into the diet? Can drugs pose a threat to a newborn baby if Omega spent her entire pregnancy under the influence of them?
Which nightclub store has the best merchandise in town?
Should Alpha and Omega be raised together?
How to feed an Omega in service to make it more fertile?
These and many more questions will be answered in tomorrow's interview by Khun Tony, founder of the foundation for abandoned children and the main director of the educational center of the project increasing the birth rate in our beautiful country.

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Jeff has always been interested in mechanics. His true and only love in life were cars. He loved them. He loved both driving and repairing. His only hobby since he was little was cars. Mini mechanic kits littered half of his room. Even now, almost as an adult, he hasn't gotten rid of his first toy set, the "little mechanic", which his parents gave him.

But Jeff is too young and too poor to touch a real race car. Each such car costs millions of baht. For this reason, since he knows he can't touch, he wants to at least have a chance to look. Even from a distance. Jeff loves cars, but it's definitely an unrequited feeling. He decides to sneak into illegal car races. People can always check out the car before the race. Especially those who will bet on the winner can take a closer look at the engine and admire the electronics. Jeff wants to at least be able to look.

Jeff feels lucky when he manages to enter the event with a group of laughing teenagers. Definitely rich children, even richer parents who come to such places to have fun and waste their parents' money. Jeff envies their opportunities. However, he is happy about how lucky he was to come across them near the entrance.

He flits from one car to another, observing, admiring. If he could, he would like to take photos. He would like to have a souvenir. But he wasn't that stupid. He knew places like this had rules. And even if he didn't know them, he didn't want to break them. Above all, he tried not to draw attention to himself.
He stands on the sidelines when the races start.

But something in his posture, maybe in his smell, something must draw attention to him. Because soon after, an older man stops by his side. He looks at Jeff with a look that is suspiciously transparent. Jeff feels like the man knows everything about him before he even opens his mouth.

- You shouldn't be here, kid.

Says. Jeff cringes inwardly. He got caught. He didn't foresee this possibility.

- Come with me.

Punishes the elder. Jeff knows he still has a chance to escape, but... he's afraid to try. He knows that if he causes a stir in such a place, someone much more terrible might become interested in him, something he would rather avoid. So he obediently follows the man.

- Why did you sneak in, kid?

He asks as he leads Jeff out of the race area. Nobody stopped them. Everyone seemed to know the elder and went out of their way. Several people gave Jeff interested glances, but no one stopped or asked him anything. Nobody even bothered him.

- Cars…

He said quietly. Suddenly embarrassed.

- I like cars.

He confessed. 

The man seemed to look for a lie in his words. He didn't find it because Jeff wasn't lying.

- You like cars, heh.

He thought for a moment. Jeff looked around awkwardly. They were already outside the racing area. There were no other people around. He could escape easily now.

- Come to the X-Hunter garage tomorrow.

The man said, turning around and no longer paying attention to Jeff, walking back to the racing grounds. Confused, Jeff returned to the apartment. His head was spinning from what he had experienced that day.

However, he made a decision. He didn't know the man, but he seemed friendly in a way he didn't understand. Jeff was going to go to the X-Hunter garage like he told him to.
The next day, a man greeted him at the gate. In the daylight he seemed harmless, nice, very friendly. He was the epitome of that cool uncle who lets you borrow his car to go to a party and then protects you from your angry parents. Jeff quickly took a liking to him.

The next few months were fun. Jeff showed up at the garage almost every day. Only on days when he had a lot of classes at the university did he not show up at the garage. Except for times like these, Jeff has become a fixture in the garage. He loved cars. He was great at what he did and learned very quickly, under Alan's watchful eye.

Jeff presents himself as Omega when he is exactly 17 years and 315 days old. Late for the presentation of the second sex. According to the doctor, however, this did not in any way affect his fertility.
Jeff hates that he has the other gender.

He hates that he's an Omega.
He hates that in exactly 40 days, he will have to undergo mandatory service as a night companion.
He hates that he can't do anything about it.
He hates this country and this law.
He hates that he won't be able to become a mechanic.
He hates that...

he started having feelings for Alan, and now he will never be able to be with him again. No Alpha would want him after seven years of service. No one will want it when it's been used by countless Alphas for so long. No one will want him if they know his children are out there somewhere.
Jeff's greatest fear was how many children he would have to bear during that time. He was afraid to think if his body could handle it.
Jeff doesn't admit to Alan what's going on.

When he returns to the garage, after a short break due to the presentation and mandatory tests, he only says that he had to take care of something important. He puts on scent blockers that prevent Alan from recognizing his other gender. Now, after the presentation, Jeff easily recognizes Alan's addictive scent. It smells like the sea to him, like the fresh breeze that hits your face when you're standing on the beach during a storm. Jeff can't get the smell out of his head. 

He spends the time remaining until his birthday as normally as he can.

The day before his eighteenth birthday, Jeff wishes himself a wish and begs God, if there is one, that no one would want to buy it.

At exactly 8:30 in the morning, on his birthday, official employees and two policemen appear at the door of his apartment. Jeff knows why they are there, so he doesn't resist.
They take him to a store downtown. One that is always the busiest. The older omegas help him wash up, undress him, help him put on his collar with his number on it, and lead him to his display case.
He stands almost naked and waits for customers.

Many Alphas pass by him. No one stops. He's lucky, no one is buying him tonight.

Jeff is happy.

He prays even more. He begs God to keep him in his care.

The next night, no one buys it again.

Same for the next one.

Jeff starts counting down how many more times he has to be lucky and not get poached before he can go home.

Jeff thought that Alphas were like sharks, that when a new Omega showed up in the store, they attacked the same way sharks do when they smell blood in the water. Having been left alone for a few days, it turns out that most customers come back every day for the same omegas. He guesses that they are partners who were unable to protect themselves from this law. Which means they have to buy their Omega every night to protect themselves from being taken advantage of by strangers.

Jeff feels sorry for them.

On the sixth day, old Alpha stops in front of Jeff's display case. He looks like he could be Grandpa Jeff. The man looks at him with a hungry look that sends shivers down Jeff's spine.

Jeff wants to buy this Alpha.

Omega is disgusted and unable to hide it.

He had time to mentally prepare for the fact that someone would one day buy it and want to have sex with it. He knew that someone would eventually want to impregnate him. But he had hope... Even a little hope, that even if this wasn't his perfect partner, at least it wouldn't be this - THIS.

Fortunately, before Alpha has a chance to pay and sign Jeff's loan, another Alpha interferes. Jeff recognizes the other Alpha. This is Alan. He's furious. Jeff doesn't hear the words exchanged between the men, but the old man leaves, upset. Alan signs the papers and the key to the display case is given to Jeff.

Jeff had never seen Jeff nervous before. He begins to fear what may await him. However, he doesn't object when Alan pulls him out of the display case and leads him to his car. 

Alan takes Jeff to his mansion outside the city.

- When you didn't show up at the garage, I was worried.

He says, not taking his eyes off the road in front of him. Before they got into the car, Alan gave Jeff his jacket, which he used to cover himself as best as he could.

- I've planned a small party for your eighteenth birthday. I knew you didn't say anything about your birthday, but... I wanted to celebrate it somehow. I called, your phone was still switched off...

He explained, forcing himself to remain calm.

-I thought you were celebrating with your family. On the second day... I still didn't hear anything from you. I called your school, they also didn't know what happened to you.

-Phi…

- I called hospitals, trying to find you.

He continued, ignoring Jeff's words.

- I paid a private investigator to trace your phone's location history. Thanks to this, I was able to find your address. I went to your apartment, only to find office workers packing your things. I finally learned from them that you were an omega and had just started your service.

They stop at a red light, giving Alan a chance to turn around to face Jeff. He's watching him. For the first time he really looks at Jeff. It's the first time he really sees him. For the first time, he looks at Jeff as an omega and not simply as a man.

- Charlie, the friend I wanted to introduce you to at your birthday party, helped me find out which store you were on display at.

- Thank you, p'Alan. Thank you for worrying about me. Thank you for looking for me.

Jeff says thanks as the lights change again and Alan takes off again. They drive in silence for a while.

- You're not going back there.

- How? It's an obligation…

Alan snorts.

- Not everyone has to do this.

Jeff is confused, he has never heard of the possibility of eschewing his obligation to serve as a night companion.
- I can do it?

He asks.

- Any Omega who has a spouse is exempt from service. 

Jeff laughs. A moment later he cries.

- Well, that's the worst proposal you could ever come up with, and I still agree.

- Good, because I already have all the necessary papers and the ring in the glove compartment.

Jeff laughs. However, he does not object and signs a marriage contract with Alan.

Jeff goes back to work in the garage. From now on, however, he lives with Alan. Their private lives have not changed in any significant way. Alan and Jeff even slept in separate rooms. Alpha stated that having a rushed wedding didn't mean they had to rush everything and thus, they went back to their "step by step" routine. They went on dates every now and then, when their schedules allowed it. They often lay together on the couch in the living room, watching TV shows or videos of races Alan had once entered. Jeff loved these recordings, he thought Alan was a great driver, not just a mechanic.
Shortly after Jeff returns from the store, Alan introduces him to his "young friend" - Charlie and Jeff quickly find common ground and become friends. Charlie being an engineer often helps Jeff with his lessons. he is more of a help to him on this topic than Alan ever was, especially since Alan never had a proper degree in mechanics. Everything he knew was simply passed down to him by his father, who was a car enthusiast. Alan simply grew up in a workshop and had cars in his heart.

Only after a year, Jeff admits that he has the ability to see the future. He explains that it is a weak ability, passed down in his mother's family, that it has something to do with witches and, as he claims, nature. His visions also appear very irregularly and he is unable to control them. However, he tells Charlie that he had visions of his destined partner, whom he will find in the store. He can't tell which store it is, all he can see is that it doesn't look like the one where he was held captive. Charlie quickly figures out that it must be one of those illegal stores that sells everything, not just omega. In the vision, Jeff doesn't see who this person is, all he knows is that it will be a man and that Charlie will recognize him.

Only Alan informs Jeff about the second vision, which he sees more and more often.

This way, half a year later, Jeff is pregnant and Charlie finds his partner...