All his early life, before Eugene even knew what an alpha was, he was already groomed to be one. Born to an alpha father after two alpha brothers, his family expected him to also manifest as an alpha.
Everything he ate was to build height and muscle, because an alpha should have a great physique. Every activity he was allowed to do was limited to what society thought an alpha should do, things like sports and martial arts. He wasn't allowed to do art, and all his literature studies were focused on conducting business. He should not read fiction, they said. He should not watch animation or learn how to cook; house chores were beneath the alphas, they said.
As a child, under such indoctrination, Eugene also believed he should be an alpha, even though his physique wasn't as robust as his brothers'. When he was diagnosed as a hybrid at thirteen--which meant he could be an omega in the future--the first crack in his worldview appeared.
