He’s dominant! I’m actually not quite sure/can’t remember why he doesn’t emit as many hormones. I feel like maybe that’s just how he is after being marked? Idk
yess it is a c section! and as usual, since Josh is recessive, he doesn’t emit that much of pheromones, even without meds his pheromones are low and of course his mark on the earlobe makes the pheromones level to almost 0, even Josh in the novel says how alpha pheromones don’t affect him and even his heat cycles are easy to handle.
Chase actually is the only one who can smell him but (spoiler)
he always thought he just smelled nice (yeah kinda dumb ) since well he truly believed he is a beta, then he notices that even if it was just faint, that smell was indeed his pheromones.
The line on Joshua's belly, is that a mark from a c section? And is it bc he's recessive, he don't emit pheromones? I thought their marked partner can smell it.