She touched her lips awkwardly, as if unfamiliar with bringing up such a topic, but quickly began to reassure her lord's partner, understanding the misunderstanding that had occurred.

“I suffered a slight accident in the past, which left my pheromone receptors damaged. Because of that, I am unable to sense others' pheromones.”

“…!”

“Since I can’t detect pheromones at all, there was nothing to endure in the first place. You could say I’m almost like a beta.”

Valentin’s face stiffened in shock at this unexpected reason. Without realizing it, he had made her explain something painful from her past. Sabina, …