chapter 2

Chapter 2: The Campus Guard

The gates of Hankuk University were packed with excited freshmen, but none drew as many eyes as Ji-woo. As a luxury black sedan pulled up to the curb, the doors opened to reveal the young Chaebol heir. Even in a simple university sweater, he looked like a celebrity.

Right behind him stepped Do-hyun, carrying a casual backpack over one shoulder to blend in. Up close, they looked like two wealthy friends. In reality, Do-hyun’s eyes were scanning the crowd like a hawk, measuring the distance of every single person walking past them.

"Remember the rules, Do-hyun," Ji-woo whispered under his breath as they walked onto the bustling campus quad. "In front of my parents, you are my bodyguard. But here, you are just a regular student who happens to share all my classes. No bowing, no 'Young Master', and absolutely no drawing attention to us."

"Understood," Do-hyun replied quietly. His voice was calm, but his body was stiff.

Being out in the open was a nightmare. The campus was flooding with the mixed pheromones of hundreds of students. But worse than that was Ji-woo's scent. Even though Ji-woo wore his expensive suppressant collar, the sheer heat of the afternoon sun made the sweet, honey-like fragrance leak out in tiny, intoxicating waves.

Do-hyun could see the exact moment the scent hit the other students.

Several Alpha students in the courtyard stopped mid-sentence. Their heads snapped toward Ji-woo, their eyes widening as they inhaled the air.

"Wow... who is that?" one tall Alpha student muttered to his friends, his eyes instantly turning predatory. "That Omega smells incredible. I've never smelled anything like that before."

The Alpha student began walking straight toward Ji-woo with a confident, arrogant smirk.

Ji-woo didn't notice. He was looking at his campus map on his phone. But Do-hyun noticed instantly.

Before the Alpha could even get within two feet of Ji-woo, Do-hyun smoothly stepped into his path. His large, broad-shouldered frame completely blocked the Alpha's view of the heir.

Do-hyun didn't drop his fake Beta smile, but his eyes turned ice-cold. He stared down at the student, his posture radiating a silent, terrifying warning that notice-me Alphas usually only get from an apex predator.

"Excuse me," Do-hyun said, his voice flat and hard. "You're blocking the walkway."

The Alpha student froze. He couldn't smell an Alpha scent on Do-hyun because of the heavy drugs in Do-hyun's system, but the sheer, raw physical threat oozing from this 'Beta' made his instincts scream to back down.

"Uh... sorry," the student stammered, taking a step back and rubbing the back of his neck nervously before running off to his friends.

Ji-woo looked up from his phone, blinking in confusion. "What was that about?"

Do-hyun instantly softened his expression, turning back to Ji-woo with a polite, casual expression. "Just a student who lost his way, Ji-woo. Your first class is in the Business Building. Let's head inside before we're late."

Ji-woo stared at Do-hyun for a moment, a small frown forming on his lips. "You know... for a Beta, you're pretty intimidating. Are you sure you didn't lie on your medical forms?"

Do-hyun's heart skipped a beat, a cold sweat breaking out under his shirt.

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