Chapter:-1

Everyone remembers their first love. The happiness that always came when that person was around

When Lucus met Moni, they were in middle school. Lucus stepped in to save Moni from an Alpha group of older boys who were picking on her.

Lucus instantly realized the smaller girl was Omega. Lucus, who presents as an Alpha, finds himself protective of the small Omega. They were strangers then, but after a few weeks, they became the best of friends.

It was Lucus who fell first. Actually, he fell the moment he swooped in to save the Omega and only continued to fall every moment after.

It wasn't until his freshman year of high school that Lucus had the courage to confess.

It was scary watching his best friend's eyes widen at his words. Lucus trembled as he admitted his feelings, scared of rejection but even more so of losing his best friend. But when Moni kissed him only a moment later, it felt like Lucus had saved a nation in his past life.

Moni had accepted his feelings and even confessed her own. That was the beginning of their relationship; that was where their love story began.

They continued to date all through high school and well into their college years. It felt like everything was going great; Lucus was always on cloud 9. That was until he graduated.

His parents are not happy about it; according to them, Moni just wants him for his money. Actually, his and Moni's family is not a good term because his father literally made Moni's father lose all his money in the market. But Lucus knows his lover; she always cries on his shoulder whenever she remembers her mother, who passed away before she met Lucus. Her father is always busy with his work and never takes care of her or loves her like a child. One day, Lucus promised her, "No matter what, I will never leave you, love. I will always stand beside you."

He knows Moni has no one but him, so he will do anything to protect her and take care of her.

When he joins his father's company, things become difficult for him, but Lucus always runs whenever his lover needs him.

His parents are not happy with his behavior, nor is his big brother.

"Where were you today? Alex said you weren't there, and you missed two meetings. Can you explain yourself?" His father asks him as he enters his office.

"I was with Moni. She wasn't feeling good, so I was with her." He answers to his father, who is sitting on his chair and waiting for him.

Damon Madden, his Alpha father, who is in his early forties, is one of the richest Alphas in the country. He is a very serious person when it comes to business and his family. His father built the whole empire himself.

"Seriously son? You are still chasing that Omega like a lost puppy? Don't you have something called dignity?" The older Alpha asks, and he stands up.

"That girl has a name, and it's Moni. We have been together for years now; why are you suddenly mad that I'm with her?"

"Don't you talk back to me, Lucus. You are neglecting your duties because of that, Omega. Those meetings were very important to me. Just because I'm retired doesn't mean I don't have any idea what you're doing with the company. I didn't just give the company to your hands for nothing. You should be more responsible."

Lucus knows his father is right, but he can't help it when Moni needs him.

"I'm sorry, dad. I will be more responsible." The younger Alpha bows his head and apologizes.

"Good. We will be having a family dinner in the evening. Make sure you have nothing planned for the evening. You just can't keep doing this shit, Lucus." With that, his father left, and Lucus groaned in frustration.

"Look like Dad kicked our little Lucus ass." His big brother teases him as he enters the Lucus office.

"I thought you covered for me?" Lucus glared at his big brother.

"Sorry, baby, bro, I tried. I didn't expect dad to come to the office today." Alex said he is a big-build Alpha like him.

"Well, complete your work as fast as you can; we have a family dinner in the evening. Mom, Dad wants you there on time." His brother informs him.

Lucus nodded his head, and Alex left his office. Lucus hurriedly informs Moni about it. He then starts doing his work; he just hopes everything went well and he can go back to sleep with his pretty Omega without any problem.

Evening: -

When Lucus arrived at the large mansion, his parents and his older brother were already there. Lucus eyes scanned the room, and nobody seemed to notice that he was there.

"Lucus! Why are you standing there? Come and sit." His brother's cheery voice echoed through the spacious room, making everyone look at him.

"You're 20 minutes late," his father said as Lucus took the seat next to his mother, Jenny, who is the only Omega in their family.

"I'm sorry," Lucus apologized half-heartedly as he took the plate from the male beta maid. He thanked him quietly when the maid was done serving him.

"Um, so why are we suddenly having a family dinner?" Alex was the first to break the uncomfortable silence after a few minutes. Lucus lifted his head from the plate and looked at his mother for a brief second before turning his gaze to his father. His father stopped eating and put his cutlery on the plate. He took a sip of water from the tall glass.

"There's something important to talk about with you two. Especially with Lucus." Lucus raised a perfectly shaped eyebrow and pointed one of his fingers at himself.

"With me? About what?" He asked uninterestingly. He prayed it wasn't something about his relationship with Moni.

"I had a private conversation with David James at the office today." The older Alpha started.

"With Mr. James? Wasn't he like our business rival before?" Lucus asked, making the older Alpha chuckle.

"Well, not anymore." Both Lucus and Alex looked confused now.

"What do you mean? Are you going to merge the companies together?" Lucus questioned it, not liking the idea already. He watched as his father nodded at his mother. Lucus eyes turned to his mother, who also had a soft smile on her face. She shifted in her seat and took one of Lucus hands into hers.

"Do you remember Emma James?" The moment Lucus heard that name, his heart started to pound. He left like something was going to burst out of his chest. The uncomfortable ringing in his ears grew louder and louder, and his hands started to shake. "Emma? Who?"

Lucus knew that name. Even though it was getting harder for him to pretend like he had no idea about the Omega. The one who made him insecure about everything

So how could he ever forget that name?

"Lucus?" His mother's voice brought him to his senses.

"Yeah, Emma, I remember her." He gave his attention to his mother, who was looking at him with worried eyes. Her worried face changed to a soft one with a fond smile on her lips. She brought one of her hands up and fixed a strand of her son's hair.

"You know, Emma has grown into a very polite and well-educated omega." What did this information have to do with him? No one seemed to care about Emma after she left the country for her studies.

Yes, he remembered how much his mother adored Emma when they were young. And his father adored her as much as his mother did, which made him sick and tired of Emma. In their eyes, Emma was the perfect child anyone could ever hope for. She was smart, elegant, and respectful. In a world where omegas were treated with respect and dignity by the other subgenres, Emma was like a rare gem.

When his mother and her friends gathered for their weekend get-together, their kids always looked for Emma to play with, and it bothered his younger self.

But no, it was always Emma. Emma that, Emma this, and the hatred he had for the omega only grew stronger. It was until he got to know that Emma was leaving the country for her studies. It made him so happy that he thought no one would mention her name again, and no one did. So, he tried to forget about Emma's existence, but it wasn't easy for him because he knew a small part of him had always liked the pretty omega. He kept it to himself, buried deep inside his heart.

He blinked so hard that he felt like the lights were too bright for his eyes.

"So?" He managed to let out a sigh, and his mother looked at his father for some help.

"What your mother is trying to say is that it's time for you to settle down with an omega. You're already 25, son. Don't you want to have a nice family?" Lucus stared at his father wordlessly. The pounding of his heart was too loud; he was afraid of others hearing it.

"What are you talking about? I have Moni. She's the one I'm going to mate with." He spoke and watched as his father's face hardened. The soft but firm eyes turned into something more intense.

"That girl is not good for you, son. She is not the omega you are going to mate with." For a moment, Lucus felt like his heart had stopped. Lucus kept staring at his father with wide eyes, not knowing what to say.

"Dad-",

"I didn't give you permission to speak, Alex." He heard his father cutting his brother off harshly without any care. But it didn't matter to him at that moment. His heart screamed at him to say something. But his mind kept screaming that one word inside his head: 'no'. His mother's soft touch made him flinch and dragged him back to reality. His hand moved fast to remove his mother's hand from his shoulder, and he stood up, making the chair squeak and fall back to the floor.

"You can't! You cannot force me to marry a stranger. You can't do this to me!" Lucus screamed, making everyone at the table stand up.

"Of course I can. I am your father, and you do as I say. You're marrying the person I chose for you. And it won't be someone with a cheap background! It is my word." Damon spat venomously at his son.

Lucus was breathing heavily, and he clenched his jaw so tight that he wouldn't say something that he would regret later. A boiling fury swelled inside of him, and he clenched his fists so hard that he felt nails cut into his skin.

"Son listen-"

"No! You can't—how could you? I do not wish to marry a stranger. Mother, I already have Moni! I'm in love with her; why can't you understand?" Lucus yelled, cutting his mother off, not caring about how loud he was being. His father's face looked so bitter, and Alex looked helpless, not knowing what to do. But he tried his best to calm everyone down.

"She is just using you, and one day you will understand what I am doing, Lucus; I am your father, not your enemy. And one more thing, you're not marrying a stranger." His father said this after a few moments of silence.

His voice was so calm that it irritated Lucus so much. When he heard what his father said, it added more fuel to the fire that was raging inside him.

"W-what are you talking about?" Lucus eyes followed his father's movements as he walked over to their giant family portrail hanging inside the room. Lucus gaze pierced his father's back as he waited for an answer.

"You're mating with Emma James."