Rise Above ✓

Chapter Two

A/N: I hope you've all read the updated description to clear all the confusion! But just to make it clear, this story takes place in a world made up solely of werewolves as the main inhabitants - humans do not exist.

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Chapter Two

All alphas are the same.

Susan's mother always, always told her that but Susan refused to believe her mother. Just because their father was an asshole of an alpha that didn't care about his wife or only daughter didn't mean that all alphas were like that.

But right now, she knew that she was in horrible danger.

She'd been shopping in the supermarket when her heat had just hit her. Just like that. It had been a shocker because she always took her suppressants, but apparently they weren't working because she was on the brunt of a full-fledged heat in the middle of the supermarket.

She shifted uncomfortably, feeling the curious and hungry gazes of the alphas within the vicinity and she knew that she had about an hour or two before she would be thrown into the deep parts of her heat and goddess knows she didn't want to spend it with some random alpha on the street. She'd rather lock herself in a room full of toys than have sex and get knotted up before she was ready.

"That'll be seventeen ninety-five," the man behind the counter spoke, watching Susan fumble in her purse for change, her small hands shaking.

When Jim took a soft whiff, his eyes widened a little as he smelled that sweet, cloying scent of an omega about to go into heat. It took a second for him to realize that it was the small, brown haired woman in front of him that was emitting the rich and potent scent. A few customers were giving her dirty looks, probably thinking she must be gagging for a knot to be outdoors while smelling like that but Jim knew the woman's heat was probably sudden and unexpected – there was no way an omega so close to their heat would be out prancing about like that.

His mind immediately went to the product he had in his bag underneath the counter. He hadn't had a chance to test it yet. His hand curled into a fist as he decided to grab this opportunity while it was here. He'd been meaning to test it by himself but there was no way in hell he was going to let himself be vulnerable to alphas – what if the damn thing didn't work?

"Hey," he whispered softly and quickly, glancing swiftly around him, pleased to note that the people staring had gone about their business and stopped gossiping.

Susan looked up at the beta behind the counter with wide eyes, "Yes?"

"I can smell you," he said and the woman blushed in mortification, glancing down at the floor and she looked close to tears so Jim quickly added, "I've got something that can help," he said and reached down into his bag underneath the counter, bringing out an unopened can of what looked like pepper spray. Seeing the woman's incredulous look he grinned a little and held it out to her, "trust me, it's way stronger than pepper spray and you're going to need it."

Susan knew she needed all the help she could get and she took the spray from him gratefully.

"How much -?"

"There's no need," he responded with a smile, "just be safe, yeah?"

"Thank you. Thank you so very much."

Susan picked up her bags and practically fled out of the store, clutching the pepper spray in a tight fist. At first, it was like no one cared about the woman but after a few minutes, one alpha left the store without buying anything. A few seconds later, a second alpha followed, dropping his half-full shopping basket on the floor recklessly.