Omega Rudy Charles uses booze to numb the pain of his past. He knows if he keeps going the way he has been; he’ll end up dead in a ditch somewhere. He wants to quit drinking, but doesn’t seem able to do it on his own. Feeling desperate, he reaches out to an old flame, who by all rights shouldn’t want to talk to him.
Alpha Harry Pearlson fell for Rudy when they met a year ago. They spent two great weeks together, and he thought they had something special. But when Rudy ghosted him, and went off with some other alpha, Harry was hurt, but mature enough to simply move on.