“Please?” A breathy whisper came.

A huffing Alpha and panting Omega came stumbling towards me.

I snatched the Omega from his arms. “What’s happening?”

“H-he went into heat suddenly and another Alpha started rutting after him. The Alpha was getting aggressive, so I knocked him out and took this little fellow away from the situation. B-b-but I started to rut too. Please. Help.”

“Yes. Yes, of course. Here,” I take off my overcoat and throw it at the Alpha. “You go sit on that bench over there while I take care of him,” I motion to the Omega in my arms.

“Yeah, okay. Okay.” He didn’t seem to know what to do.

“Wrap my coat on your head. It will help you calm down.” I shook my hand in the general direction of the bench. “Now go.”

I take my second coat off and wrap it around the Omega in my arms. “Okay hon, I am going to get you into my car, okay?”

“Hmm.” He nods.

I usher him into the backseat of my car, where he cuddles with my jacket. “Can you tell me your name?”

“Uhm, it’s Jonny.” He was breathing deeply, calming down.

“Hi Jonny,” I smile softly. “I am Jane.”

He smiled back at me. “Thank you, Jane. It was really scary.”

“Do you want to tell me more about it?”

“I-I I was walking around downtown, trying to get to work, when my heat suddenly overcame me. I was close to my job. I knew that they would take care of me, but I-I couldn’t make it. A scary Alpha grabbed me and was scenting me. I thought he was going to claim me, and even though I was scared, I was going to let him, I was that far gone to my heat. Right as he was going to bite me, that other Alpha grabbed me and dragged me away. But he started rutting. I am so glad that you were here,” Jonny grabs my hand and holds it to his chest.

“What happened to the scary Alpha?” I ask.

“I’m not too sure. I was too far gone,” Jonny starts to cry.

“Hey, hey,” I wipe his tears. “It’s okay. I am going to call the police though, okay?”

“Ye-yes,” he gulps.

“I am going to stand right outside the car so I can protect you, okay?”

He nods once more.

I ruffle his hair and step out, giving him a nod.

The phone has three rings before someone picks up.

“Hello, my name is Jane Simmons.”

“Location?”

“I am at the parking lot located at Washer and Carver.”

“Situation?”

“I am with an Omega who suddenly went into heat, causing a couple of Alphas to rut. One became violent and tried to claim the Omega. The other Alpha was fine at first and knocked him out. He however also fell into his rut. Can you please come help? I am worried that the first Alpha will come back.”

“Are you in danger of falling into heat or rut?”

“No, I am a Beta,” I sigh.

“Alright ma’am, we will be right there. We will stay on the line until help arrives.”

“Thank you, I appreciate that.” I sit against my car, sending a quick text to Martin letting him know that something happened and that I will be a little late. Looking up from my text, I about drop my phone.

“Hey, not to freak out, but I see a very angry Alpha coming this way.”

He was about foaming at the mouth.

“Where is he, you little bitch. I can smell me on him,” he came right up into my face, bearing his fangs.

“Listen, you are rutting,” I say as calmly as I can. I move slightly in my spot, trying to get my scent to waft to him. “You just met him, so you probably don’t REALLY want to claim him.”

“Yes, I do. Now move.” He tries to shove me out of the way, but I stand my ground, very glad that I had locked Jonny in my car.

“Sorry, I really can’t do that,” I stand unmoving.

“Fine.” He throws a punch that I doge; all of that bullying made my reflexes fast and I watched self-defense videos to help with my protection.

I am not so lucky the second time around. His fist connects directly with my left zygomatic. I feel it snap, but I don’t give up.

“No. I will not let you get to that Omega!”

He gets me in the gut, knocking the air out of my lungs. I still don’t relent, which made him even angrier.

“You little fucker,” he snarls at me. His aura was growing darker and darker.

Where are the cops, I think to myself. I could really use some help right about now.

I start to panic as he grabs my arm, bearing his fangs.

Alphas bite to claim their mates or to fight their enemies. This time was the latter.

This Alpha was super deep in his rut.

I guess this is a good time to test my hypothesis about Betas and Alphas.

He sinks his teeth into my arm and I about pass out the moment his hormones enter my bloodstream.

After what felt like a lifetime, but was more accurately five seconds, the Alpha releases my arm from his jaw, his eyes going wide.

“Oh my god.” His eyes travel along my face and body. “What did I do?”

Right as he whispered his question, a cop grabs him and pulled him away from me.

“Sir, you are under arrest for aggression against an Omega,” the officer said as he pulled him along. I didn’t get to hear the rest, as another officer was snapping his fingers in front of my face to get my attention.

“Where is the Omega?” He growls.

I stepped aside and pointed to my car.

The officer pushed me out of the way and broke my car window to open the still locked door. I couldn’t even comment, the Alpha hormones were debilitating. I saw Jonny get pulled out of my car and placed on a stretcher. When they knew that the Omega was okay and the Alpha was detained, the police and ambulances left the scene.

Through the haze clouding my brain, I remember the other Alpha.

I make my way to the bench he had parked himself on.

“Hesho,” I slur. “J-j is otay”.

My jacket falls from his face and the last thing I see before everything fades to black is his intense Alpha eyes coming at me.