Alpha was driving a black Mercedes, one hand on the wheel and the other clenched around a cigarette. Omega, Elliot, was in the passenger seat, trying to take up as little space as possible. There were shadows under his eyes, and he kept adjusting the collar of someone else's shirt, which was too big for him.
"Stop shaking," Alpha said without looking at him. His voice was low and calm, but it filled the car with a heavy, oppressive warmth. "You'll ruin your skin."
Elliot froze, sinking into the seat. Outside the window, the lights of the night city drifted by, as indifferent as the man's face to the right.
Alpha smiled with one corner of his mouth. Smoothly, almost lazily, he shifted the cigarette to his left hand, and lowered his right hand onto Elliot's knee. The fingers were hot, heavy, and the omega twitched, but there was no escape.