Episode 3

Ethan's POV

It was Friday afternoon, and I received the call I had been waiting for, the call that would change my life. The voice on the other side of the phone informed me that I had been selected for the position of personal secretary to Alexander Stone. The voice belonged to Lia. The news left me breathless, and I could barely contain my excitement. It had been a long time since something good had happened to me, and Lia seemed to notice my happiness, so she congratulated me on the position.

After hanging up the call with the interviewer, I called my best friend Jacob, who had been in the city for about a year, and shared the exciting news with him.

Jacob was a beta a year older than me, but he had been my friend since kindergarten, so it was only natural that after so many years I wanted to celebrate my first well-paying job with him.

We met at our favorite bar, a bar he had recommended to me, so I could share the exciting news with him. It was a cozy place, on a fairly busy street, but the atmosphere was relaxing with its soft background music.

We talked for a while to catch up, until I blurted out the news.

"Really? I knew you could do it, congrats on your new job!" Jacob said, raising his beer glass for us to toast.

"Yeah... I still can't believe I got the job, although it was kind of strange, since I had to get blood tests to prove that I'm a beta. But I got it, so it doesn't matter." I smiled, sipping my drink.

"Don't tell me you're working for Alexander Stone?" Jacob said jokingly, but I looked at him in surprise.

"How did you know?"

"Huh? I didn't know, only the other time I came across an article that talked about 'The most handsome and eligible businessmen', and there was this Alexander, a dominant alpha but who detests omegas, I don't know why, it said that his type were beta women, I didn't read much more."

"I didn't think a gossip article would explain this, maybe he's not very tolerant of pheromones, that's why he prefers to work away from omegas, I hope that's it..."

"Well, we're not going to take that so seriously either, the point is that I'm very proud of you," Jacob told me with a kind smile, trying to ease my anxiety.

I was relieved to be able to count on Jacob, he had been my support for years through thick and thin, and a moment like this only reminded me how much his friendship meant to me. He really was like my older brother, the only person I confided in in that huge city.

The night flew by, and when we finally said goodbye at the entrance of the bar, I was filled with optimism, ready to face the following week. Even though I was full of optimism, I was also intrigued by the mysterious Alexander Stone, I wanted to know why he didn't seem to want omegas near him, there were so many possibilities as to what he could be, it was strangely exciting.