Raised in isolation under the constant pressure to live as a “perfect Alpha,” Alex grew up lonely.
He came to like Nathan—the one person who comforted him without caring about secondary gender.
But after a certain incident, Alex pushes Nathan away coldly in order to protect him.

Nine years later, Alex is assigned to a new case and unexpectedly reunites with Nathan as the witness.
He tries to offer a long-overdue apology, but Nathan keeps a strict distance.
In the meantime, Alex experiences hormonal instability caused by suppressant side effects—something Nathan ends up discovering.

Despite his cold demeanor, Nathan steps in to help him.
And within a relationship that was supposed to remain purely practical, the two of them begin to waver once more.