After Crossing Over, I Marked the Empress

The rich fragrance of cold plum stirred every sensitive nerve of the alpha.

The suppressant patch, already losing its adhesiveness, became even softer and weaker under Shen Han’s warm breath.

Two lips gently caught the corner of the patch, completely peeling it off Gu Junwan’s nape.

Shen Han instinctively leaned down, approaching the Omega who lay unconscious by the rock.

An unprecedented possessiveness replaced her thoughts, controlling her, planting a kiss on the Omega’s reddening skin.

She carefully touched the soft cold plum, as if bowing to kiss a delicate and fragile piece of porcelain.

She tenderly avoided the small ‘wound’ on the back of the other’s neck, only gently exploring around it.

Gu Junwan was suddenly jolted awake from her slumber!

Before her consciousness fully returned, a deep-seated fear had already filled her heart.

She berated herself for falling asleep near an alpha of suspicious identity.

Even if the other party had previously appeared harmless, the current attempt to mark her was an undeniable fact!

After a brief panic, the resilience and decisiveness ingrained in the empress’s bones quickly calmed her.

Her body trembled uncontrollably, but her right hand reached into her backpack, gripping the cold surgical knife.

However, before Gu Junwan had a chance to draw out the knife, a slender hand with distinct knuckles had already caught her wrist.

Her back was covered with warmth, the domineering scent of snow cedar enveloping her entirely.

The alpha’s pheromones teased her weak glands, as if about to devour her at any moment.

“No, please.”

Gu Junwan’s cool voice was mixed with obvious humiliation and sorrow.

Like a high-speed rotating bullet, it shot into Shen Han’s chest.

Realizing what she was doing, Shen Han’s heart was also full of remorse.

She didn’t know what had come over her, why she would do such a thing.

She released her grip on the other’s hand, leaving that alluring cold plum softness.

Crouching to the side with a bitter face, she then waved repeatedly at Gu Junwan who was looking her way: “I didn’t! I haven’t!”

Those full red lips still had a hint of moisture.

The subtle fragrance of cold plum clung to them, releasing an ambiguous sheen.

Gu Junwan only glanced at her before averting her gaze.

Almost being marked by the alpha before her left her heart palpitating.

Her brain, usually superior to others, couldn’t provide a true answer at this moment.

What exactly did the other party want?

Was all of this just a coincidence of pheromone loss of control?

Or was this the other’s way of toying with prey?

Whichever the case, Gu Junwan felt she must distance herself from this dangerous alpha.

Her heat period was approaching, and before it arrived, she needed to reach the neighboring country’s border.

There, she had a rescue team waiting that she had contacted in advance.

She could get relatively safe protection, and suppressants!

Shen Han didn’t know that in this brief moment, the cold beauty before her had already analyzed a wealth of information in her mind.

She was still trying to explain to the other party, her voice sincere yet husky.

“I saw that the bandage on your neck had shifted, so I peeled it off to take a look, you…”

Before the latter half of her words could be uttered, the thin blade had already slashed across.

Shen Han couldn’t completely dodge it like she had in the afternoon. As she raised her arm to retreat, the blade grazed her right forearm, drawing a glaring line of blood.

When she was preparing dinner earlier, she had rolled up her sleeves.

Now without the cover of clothing, the scent of snow cedar mixed with blood immediately spread around them.

The wound wasn’t deep, but it was as long as a palm.

Shen Han stared glumly at the wound on her arm, lost in thought.

Taking advantage of this moment, Gu Junwan grabbed her backpack and walked towards the cave entrance with unsteady steps.

On the way, she tried to take out a new suppressant patch from her bag to apply.

But before she could tear open the packaging, the suppressant patch had already fallen to the ground.

Outside the cave, night rain had begun to fall at some point.

The fresh wind carrying the unique earthy scent of the mountain forest rolled into the cave, but it couldn’t disperse the increasingly rich snow cedar fragrance in Gu Junwan’s nose.

She struggled to move herself to the edge of the cave entrance, just one step away from leaving this place that was constantly devouring her sanity.

But at this moment.

An arm wrapped around her soft waist from behind, bringing her back into the cave.

The alpha’s highly aggressive pheromones rushed in, instantly draining the color from Gu Junwan’s face.

She struggled silently, the corners of her eyes tinged with a fierce blush.

She didn’t plead with the other party again.

Her innate pride and dignity meant that even in this situation, facing a top alpha’s ‘force’, she would never submit.

From behind, Shen Han’s low murmur came close to her ear.

“Stop moving. I apologize for what happened earlier. Look, you just gave me a cut too, so let’s call it even, okay?”

They returned to their original position.

The faint crackling of the fire and the sound of rain outside filled the entire cave.

But Gu Junwan could only hear her own accelerating heartbeat, and the calm yet bewitching voice of the alpha beside her.

The heat that wasn’t supposed to arrive for some time suddenly descended on this night filled with ambiguity and the scent of blood!

Shen Han helped her sit down by a clean rock, about to go pick up the ‘bandage’ that had just fallen to the ground.

Before she could stand up, her arm was firmly grasped by the other.

The wound from the surgical knife began to ooze red again.

The sharp pain made Shen Han draw in several sharp breaths.

She didn’t dare move, staring at the cold beauty whose breathing had suddenly become heavy, and softened her voice: “Miss Gu, are you alright? Do you have any regular medication in your backpack?”

Gu Junwan looked up at her, her golden eyes and reddened corners exuding the unparalleled allure of a top Omega, making Shen Han’s blood churn.

She was shocked to feel as if a heart had grown at the back of her neck.

With each throb, that terrible possessiveness came surging back.

But this time, she forcibly suppressed her desire.

The life-and-death special training she had undergone before crossing over displayed extraordinary effectiveness at this moment.

“You want to help me?”

The scent of cold plum wafted over, and Shen Han nodded firmly, but didn’t dare to look into the other’s eyes again.

She lowered her gaze and spoke: “Help! Whatever you say!”

After saying this, she added through gritted teeth: “Miss Gu, could you move your hand a bit? I’m really in pain right now.”

Before her words had fully fallen, the woman before her had already released her hand, instead tightly embracing her waist.

The two bodies suddenly fit together seamlessly, and the entire world seemed to fall silent at this moment.

Shen Han froze in place, not knowing what to do.

She tensed her back, instinctively spreading her arms a bit to make it easier for the other to hug her.

Gu Junwan knew that her action was no different from snatching embers from a fire.

If things weren’t as she had guessed, she would face the consequences of her own actions.

Fortunately, her gamble paid off.

The alpha she had suddenly embraced had a racing heart; she could clearly hear the pounding in the other’s chest.

But the other hadn’t done anything else to make her uncomfortable.

Gu Junwan tilted her head slightly, indulging in the crisp yet warm scent of snow cedar from the alpha.

Such intimate contact provided momentary relief for the Omega in her heat period.

But just an embrace wasn’t quite enough.

Gu Junwan, banking on all her luck, rested on the other’s shoulder, brushing aside the long hair covering the alpha’s nape.

Her red lips sought out and lightly nibbled on the gland where the snow cedar scent was most concentrated.

In an instant, it was as if thunder had struck in Shen Han’s mind.

She clearly sensed the existence of her own gland at the back of her neck.

And, under the teasing of that cold plum scent, her own desire was about to burst forth.

Shen Han struggled internally, her arms gradually closing in.

Her palms fell to Gu Junwan’s slender waist, tracing the soft and undulating curves there.

Just as she was leaning in slightly, preparing for more intimate contact with the other,

Gu Junwan had already moved her red lips away from her nape.

And pushed against her shoulder, trying to separate their tightly pressed bodies.

It didn’t work.

“Let me go.”

A voice, low and husky yet cool, came through, like the decree of a queen, inviolable.

Shen Han slowly released her arms from around the other, a complex emotion surging in her heart.

‘How could this be? Who teases someone halfway and then just ‘pulls up their pants and leaves’!’

Gu Junwan, having satisfied herself by absorbing the alpha’s pheromones, visibly regained her rosy complexion.

Then, she saw a fleeting resentment in the other’s clear black and white pupils.

Gu Junwan was slightly taken aback, recalling her own boldness earlier, her ears inevitably turning red.

“Thank you.” Her voice was still cool, but there was no hostility in her tone.

A top alpha tolerating her previous behavior was already beyond doubt.

Moreover, the snow cedar scent of the other’s pheromones was now flowing through Gu Junwan’s body.

This unconsciously made her develop an indescribable dependence on the girl before her.

Shen Han feigned nonchalance with a dry cough, smiling to reveal her teeth: “It’s nothing, just a small matter. By the way, you still haven’t told me your full name.”

Gu Junwan looked at the fangs the other was showing her, and silently lowered her beautiful eyes.

The cave once again fell into silence.

Just as Shen Han thought their conversation had ended there, she suddenly heard the other’s soft whisper: Gu Junwan.

The scent of cold plum drifted over, branding itself along with the three words ‘Gu Junwan’ deep in the girl’s soul.

After that brief and somewhat absurd interlude, the two could finally coexist peacefully in the same room.

Shen Han moved the wooden skewer rack, bringing the long-cold chicken meat back to the fireside.

Gu Junwan picked up the suppressant patch that had fallen to the ground, tidied it a bit, and stuck it on the back of her neck.

Not far away, Shen Han blinked as she watched all this, almost drowning in the curiosity surging in her heart.

She turned her head, staring at the mountain chicken on the fire rack, but her voice drifted towards Gu Junwan.

“I have a question, if you don’t feel comfortable answering, you don’t have to.”

“What exactly is that small wound at the back of our necks all about?”