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Yeah, Hayden explained it in one of the very first chapters I think. When other alphas sense another alpha's pheromones its more like a pressure they feel in their brain. So when Hayden is in his rut and releases his pheromones, I imagine it's more intense than usual and it would cause Brett immense pain, that's why his nose starts bleeding during sex on some scenes.
So does alpha pheromones usually make other alphas feel ill? But the football player alpha likes that ill-feeling?