After Crossing Over, I Marked the Empress

Shen Han’s head felt hazy, her entire body covered in cold sweat.

Her senses seemed magnified several times, incredibly sharp.

The gland at the back of her neck throbbed like a beating heart, releasing uncontrollable agitation.

Her canines emerged, like a vampire count about to feed on a full moon night.

The faint cold plum scent emanating from Gu Junwan became the fuse igniting the snow cedar.

Shen Han held the Omega in front of her tightly, as if trying to knead her into her own blood.

She explored with her lips, brushing aside the other’s soft hair, gently catching the corner of the suppressant patch.

The alpha’s pheromones exploded at this moment.

Brutally washing over the Omega’s fragile nerves, making her body as soft and powerless as silk.

The barrier on the back of her neck was torn away.

Fine, dense kisses fell on the Omega’s neck, the domineering snow cedar spreading, ready to conquer.

Gu Junwan’s entire delicate body was imprisoned in the arms of the person behind her, unable to break free, not even able to move her arms.

The slender hand holding the syringe was pricked by the needle tip, a drop of crimson falling.

Unfamiliar emotions of hesitation and fear fermented in the Omega empress’s heart.

These were feelings that had never appeared even when facing rebel pursuit or allies’ betrayal.

Yet that alpha called Shen Han repeatedly disturbed her heart’s lake.

This made Gu Junwan’s heart somewhat sour, the corners of her eyes reddening, clear tears sliding down her cheeks.

Undeniably, she did have some feelings for the alpha behind her.

But this didn’t mean she was willing to be marked by the other under these circumstances.

The unclear relationship between them.

Their current precarious situation.

None of this was the outcome she wanted.

Gu Junwan’s tears fell on Shen Han’s military uniform, making a ‘plop plop’ sound on the sturdy fabric.

The tears couldn’t penetrate the high-quality uniform, yet they seared like lava directly into the flesh and blood of its owner.

Realizing what she was doing, Shen Han immediately released her arms.

Looking at the slender woman trembling slightly in her embrace, her heart was filled with remorse.

At this moment, Shen Han truly understood: just how much influence pheromones could have on an alpha.

Earlier, when listening to Gu Junwan explain this knowledge to her.

She had thought she could control it through willpower.

Reality proved it was far more difficult than she had imagined.

Just now, she had almost forcibly marked the other.

“I’m sorry.”

Shen Han struggled to create distance between them.

The departure of the cold plum fragrance felt like half her blood had been forcibly drained.

This immediately weakened the top-tier alpha.

Her skin burned like boiling water, yet her forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Shen Han’s ‘pulling back from the brink’ surprised Gu Junwan.

But more than that, it was a kind of secret joy.

She had clearly felt the other’s desire just now.

But at the last moment, the alpha had restrained herself.

Gu Junwan knew now wasn’t the time for wandering thoughts. She prepared another dose of suppressant, turned to the heavily breathing alpha and said: “Come here.”

Shen Han silently stepped forward, about to say something, when she heard the other continue: “Lower your head a bit.”

Before, Gu Junwan hadn’t felt the other was much taller than herself.

Now she realized the other was nearly half a head taller.

As Gu Junwan moved to the side to inject Shen Han’s gland, she suddenly felt as if she were crowning the other.

Everything returned to calm.

Only the accumulated snow cedar and cold plum scents in the air spoke of the ambiguity that had occurred in this room earlier.

Shen Han sat upright on the sofa, like a student anxious after making a mistake.

She pinched her clothes’ hem, looking at the back of the woman tidying the medicine box: “I promise you, I’ll never do this again in the future!”

Gu Junwan closed the small glass door of the medicine cabinet, softly humming an affirmative.

Yet the tips of her ears, hidden by her black hair, were inexplicably warm.

Shen Han, of course, couldn’t see these subtle changes.

Seeing the other’s somewhat muted response, she thought the other must be annoyed with her.

To be fair, who wouldn’t dislike someone who tried to force themselves on them?

“How about I write you a guarantee?”

Hearing Shen Han’s words, Gu Junwan felt both exasperated and amused.

She turned around, her golden phoenix eyes falling on the sofa, her red lips parting: “What do you plan to write as the ‘if it happens again then such and such’ part of your guarantee?”

“Well…” Shen Han’s eyes rolled, and she tentatively asked, “How about letting you bite me once too?”

Gu Junwan: “…”

I’m not an alpha!

…

What relieved Shen Han was that in the following days of interaction, Gu Junwan didn’t deliberately distance herself.

Although she didn’t know if this was because the other had forgiven her, or if it was due to the current situation that she had to act this way.

But in any case, it was enough to make her heart sufficiently happy.

Just as undercurrents surged among various factions.

Gu Junwan finally waited for the opportunity to break through.

Their preparations could be said to be very rushed, but this was their only chance to escape from their soft confinement.

On this night, the entire hotel was suddenly subjected to electromagnetic interference.

Surveillance failed, and all electromagnetic equipment went haywire.

Led by the special agent Ma Haoyu, Gu Junwan and Shen Han successfully transferred to the transport warehouse beside the hotel.

The other five combat members were already fully equipped and ready.

Seeing Gu Junwan arrive, everyone simultaneously saluted her with a crisp ‘pa’ sound.

Shen Han discreetly observed these unfamiliar members.

There were both men and women, alphas and betas.

These people, when not activated, were ordinary ‘worker ants’ in the army of hardworking laborers.

And now, they would charge into battle for their beliefs, risking their lives.

Everyone knew this would be a life-or-death operation.

But not one person retreated.

As the warehouse floor mechanism opened, a small escort ship immediately appeared before everyone’s eyes.

This was a new type of small combat vessel, able to accommodate about 10 people.

Fast in flight speed and agile in response.

For Gu Junwan’s current team, it was almost the best choice.

She had already contacted her old subordinates.

As long as they could successfully cross the New Li Country border, the initiative would be back in her hands.

The warehouse was only a few thousand miles from the nearest border.

At the escort ship’s speed, it would take 15 minutes in a straight line.

Of course, New Li Country’s Tiger Guard wasn’t just for show.

As soon as the escort ship took off, the pursuit battle would immediately erupt.

Gu Junwan sat in the command cabin, fastened her safety harness, and then took the electronic device handed over by Ma Haoyu.

She would have full command of the escort ship’s route and combat methods.

Shen Han sat not far to her left, watching the empress calmly begin to issue orders, her heart fluttering.

Today, Gu Junwan was no longer wearing that eye-catching white military uniform.

She wore a black shirt identical to Shen Han’s, a stiff leather belt perfectly outlining her waist, her slender ankles tightly wrapped in military boots, looking both dashing and alluring.

Shen Han carefully controlled her breathing.

But the pheromones drifting out betrayed her current emotions.

Gu Junwan had just ordered the escort ship to take off when she was enveloped by a faint snow cedar scent.

In her peripheral vision, a foolish alpha was sneaking glances at her, pretending not to.

She coughed lightly, but the other’s gaze didn’t waver.

Left with no choice, the empress commander slightly turned her head and asked, knowing full well the answer: “Have you brought all the guns prepared for you?”

The cold plum breath wafted over, causing Shen Han’s breathing to halt momentarily.

She hurriedly patted the holster at her waist, mumbling: “Yes, yes, I have.”

At this moment, Ma Haoyu suddenly popped up, looking at Shen Han as if seeking praise: “Boss, that’s the latest model handgun. Don’t be fooled by its small size, it packs a real punch!”

…

Just as Gu Junwan had anticipated, their escort ship had barely flown a hundred miles before it was surrounded by an entire squadron of fighter jets.

Gu Junwan focused intently on the moving red dots on the electronic device.

A series of orders began to be issued methodically.

This lone escort ship was like the most agile dolphin in the night ocean.

Using speed, terrain, and ocean current interference, it repeatedly broke through the tiger sharks’ encirclement.

Making those ferocious predators dizzy and complaining among themselves.

The escort ship finally disappeared into the cloud layer.

On top of a dilapidated tower, it safely delivered Gu Junwan and the others out of the ship’s door.

The pilot and his deputy stood side by side at the ship’s door, giving the empress a solemn military salute.

They would return to the cabin and continue flying, to ensure their comrades could escort the empress to the second route, crossing the border between the two countries by land.

This was a strategy decided early on.

The entire farewell was conducted quickly and silently.

After the escort ship disappeared into the night sky, Ma Haoyu took the lead as the vanguard.

The team would pass through an abandoned town, then reach the rendezvous point agreed upon with the reinforcements.

The group moved forward in silence. As they turned a street corner, two beams of light suddenly shot out, instantly elongating the shadows of the six people on the ground.

In the blinding light, Colonel Ke Qin of the Tiger Guard strode out.

His eyes locked unabashedly on Gu Junwan’s curvaceous figure, smiling: “Your Majesty, I’m truly honored to be able to take you away twice in one month.”

Before Gu Junwan could speak, a soft hand pulled her behind.

The snow cedar scent swept past her ears, dispelling the discomfort brought by Ke Qin’s words.

Shen Han slowly walked out into the light, rolling up her sleeves, heading straight for Ke Qin.

“Who do you think you are? Take her away? Are you worthy?”

The pressure brought by the S-rank alpha made Ke Qin pause slightly.

But he quickly adjusted his state, twisting his neck left and right, making a series of cracking sounds like popping beans.

“And who do you think you are? If you’ve got the guts, let’s have a go!”

As he spoke, the two aggressive alphas had come face to face.

Pushing the already tense atmosphere to be even more on edge.

And at this moment.

With lightning speed, Shen Han’s hand swept across her waist, cocking the gun one-handed, then fired four shots at the man before her.

Ke Qin was still mentally estimating the speed and power an S-rank alpha could unleash.

His chest and throat had already been pierced by the spinning bullets.

He knew he had been misled by the other’s earlier action of rolling up her sleeves.

But it was all too late!