Icarus Rose [TRANSLATION]

Chapter Four

I tried to dress as good as my wardrobe allowed me to. I had no idea of what Zayn's job was, but just by taking a glance at his clothes I knew I had to wear a suit. I tied my hair up so it looked a little more professional. It was quite long and messy, for I had let it grow since Sebastian and I broke up. Finally, I got out of my room.

My mom was in the kitchen making something to eat. I was completely sure that she would go completely mad if I told her that I was going to have a job interview to be the bodyguard of a strange man I found at a bar, so I needed to have a plan. Maybe I could tell her that I was going to be the man's personal lawyer, or that I was going to work in a big law agency... Or I could simply tell her that I was going to a job interview, no details involved. She wouldn't refuse when she clearly knew about our money problems.

I entered the kitchen, sitting next to Stella, who was reading one of those long books about mysteries and murders. She usually liked to spend her time reading about people getting killed. That's actually the main reason for why she chose to study science, so she could work in a crime laboratory.

"Oh well! Where are you going so well dressed?" my sister asked, closing her book.

"I have a job interview" my mom walked towards us with a big smile on her face.

"Really?" I nodded "I am so proud of you my little puppy. You have always been one of my greatest prides." She said as she kissed me and Stella on the cheek.

"What job are you applying to?" they both stared at me with curiosity in their eyes. Even if lying wasn't something I was fond of, I had to do it. My mom always wanted me to choose a well earning major degree, and when I told her I got the full Cambridge scholarship her face lit up in joy and pride. I didn't have the guts to tell her that I wasn't actually interested in that, mainly because people usually looked for alphas to be their lawyers, because the feeling of protection it's on their nature, and it's easier for them to defend their customers. Even if I didn't like to live under what society thought was 'normal', many people did and I was always sure I'll have a hard time finding a job.

But here I am, minutes apart from having a job interview... to be a bodyguard... to be the bodyguard of an alpha.

"The interview will be with a business man. I saw him the other day when I was leaving the campus and he asked me if I needed a job." I replied, trying to sound as convinced as possible.

"We wish you good luck baby. I'm sure you'll do great" said my mom before going back to cooking. I looked at Stella, who just went back to her book.

"Okay then, see you later." I stood up and left a little kiss on my mother's cheek and rubbed Stella's shoulder as a goodbye.

I walked down to the direction where I told Zayn to meet me, and waited for a few minutes. There was not a single soul at the park, just a few elderly that were walking their dogs.

My hands were sweating. I had taken my pills that day, so my scent wouldn't be noticeable. Since I was a kid, I knew my scent was different from the other omegas. I've always smelled sweeter than my mother's friends and the kid's I met during school. When my father left us, my mother decided to send me to an only omega's school, there I learnt that being a male omega was considered something negative, and that 'my kind' was usually considered a toy for the powerful alphas, but I wasn't going to be one more in that group.

As I grew up, I noticed that many alphas started surrounding me because of my scent, along with the fact that I couldn't help it. It wasn't until many years later that I discovered that birth control pills are also good to hide your scent. I consulted with many doctors and omegas, so they could tell me the reason my scent was so strong and how to stop it, but none of them found an answer. All the doctors were all alphas, of course they wouldn't find an answer to how to make my scent more subtle when they could just round near me. Finally, a doctor told me there was a suppressant strong enough to hide my scent. Those pills weren't as expensive as I thought and worked pretty well for me, making it almost impossible to notice my scent. It was hard at first to get used to all the hormone changes and to not have as many heats as before, but it all got better as time went by. Alphas didn't come around me as much, and I didn't feel like a toy for them anymore.