I groaned when I heard my alarm clock go off. Sh!t, why do I have to go to the company early this morning? I should have been able to lie down for an hour or two, but because of Ryosuke and Kenji, I couldn't.I sat up, sighing. Napahawak ako sa leeg ko nang maramdaman ko na naman ang pamilyar na sakit nito. Hindi ito kasing intense ng kagabi, pero nagagawa pa rin nitong mapangiwi ako. I should have been able to tolerate it since it's been five years since I felt this pain, but I couldn't. Since the very start, I couldn't tolerate it. The pain I felt inside feels so much lalo na ngayong nasa iisang lugar ako with Takeru. I expected this to happen since before, but this is too much. For the nth time, I sighed again. I dragged myself out of bed and went to the bathroom. I should get ready, or else, I'm going to be late. I stayed up late last night not because I was reading the things needed for today's meeting but because of the mark on my nape. It wouldn't let me sleep even a wink.
"Sir Shion, we are here to reduce the risk even further." I know that a lot of companies wanted to collaborate with you, but we are all aware of why you chose us. It was to lessen your risk, so don't make us repeat ourselves." Wow, Mister Choi is really something. Siguro dahil sa matagal niyang pananatili sa tabi ni Ryosuke ay nakuha na rin niya ang ilan sa mga habbit ng boss niya. I mean, him being dominant in this meeting despite being a secretary really lives up to the expectations of the people. "Mister Shion, giving you the list of models that will participate may offend your designer. I hope you are not the kind of person who will choose profit over something more important." I subconsciously looked at Takeru. Heh. Why are you looking so hurt? Aren't you the one who did that. "It wasn't our forte, and even though we have our way to contact them, it wasn't good to bypass your designer. That person did his best to design the best clothing for your company, and I hope you treat t
Napahawak na lamang ako sa sintido ko nang makarating ako sa labas ng office. Argh, my head hurts. Hindi ko akalain na ganoon ang magiging sitwasyon ko sa loob.I smiled wryly. Wow, I managed to endure everything from the very start. Even though the omega tried to provoke me, he did not win. Also, Takeru's gaze makes me feel a little happy.I opened my palm and stared at it. It still has Takeru’s pheromones. He is still the same as before. I smiled. He let me sniff some of his pheromones in front of his fiancé. I don’t know if it was okay, but it was definitely not appropriate.I sighed. I guess it calls for a drink.I took out my cellphone and chatted with our group chat.Who’s going to drink with me? Not long after that, they all replied. Kasumi couldn’t go with me since he’s still busy in the bar. Meanwhile, Kenji was still on honeymoon. As for Daisuke, he’s trying to hide since he saw the alpha who tried to mark him in our country. Only Rayle and Haru are available. Since Rayle i
Napatitig ako sa labas ng bintana. Rayle's apartment is on the top of the mountain. Thus, we could see almost everything from our rooms.I sighed. Should I or should I not?I was nervously fidgeting with my fingers. If ever I get my hopes up, I will surely get hurt. I don't know if I could still handle the pain if it happened twice. I will surely die of literal heartbreak."But what they told me makes me think about it thoroughly." I looked down.When I heard the door of the balcony open, I looked at it. I saw Rayle's alpha coming out of Rayle's room.He looked at me, smiled, and bowed his head. "Hello, you're still up?"I slowly nodded my head. "Yeah," I answered, looking back at the scenery in front of me. "Usually, I was already dead asleep, but I couldn't.""Too many things on your mind?"I only uttered an "En" while nodding my head twice. Well, it was normal for me to talk to other alphas like this since I am not the type of person who likes to talk a lot now.Since that day, I
Even though my head is throbbing with pain, I still carried myself out of Rayle’s house. Hindi ko na sila ginising dahil alam ko na masarap pa rin ang tulog nila. Si Haru naman, siguradong nagising iyon ng maaga kanina dahil sa narinig ko ang pag-iyak ng baby niya.I quite envy Haru for some reason. Alam ko na hindi dapat dahil sa hindi naman niya ginusto na mabuntis noon pero alam ko naman na malaki rin ang naging role ni baby sa buhay ni Haru dahil alam niya na ito ang nagpapalakas sa kaniya.Kung may anak kaya tayo, Takeru, iiwan mo pa rin kaya ako?Napahawak ako sa sintido ko at hinilot ko ito. Ah, bakit sa lahat ng oras ay naiisip ko siya?"Sir, okay ka lang po ba?" Binuksan ni Aoi ang kaniyang mga mata at nakita niya ang pag-aalala sa mukha ng taxi driver. "Sorry, para kasing hindi ka okay," he added.Ngumiti ako. "Sorry, masyado po bang halata?"Tumango naman ang taxi driver sa akin. "Halata. Omega ka po ba?"I flinched. "Um," I uttered."Kung nag-away kayo ng alpha mo, I think
Nag-aalala akong nakatingin sa TV nang makita ko ang balita tungkol kay Takeru. I know that he's a well-known businessman and that there are a lot of people watching his every move. However, right now, ngayon ko lang na-realize kung gaano siya kakilala. That realization makes me feel like sh*t.Napakagat na lang ako ng ibabang labi ko at pinigilan ang pagtulo ng luha ko. Ever since I came back here, I couldn’t control my emotions. Dahil doon pakiramdam ko ay parang mali ang pagbabalik ko. I thought I could finally face him without blinking or getting hurt, but I guess that was just wishful thinking.Ah, Aoi, what are you doing to yourself? Why do you love tormenting yourself?I shook my head. No, hindi ito ang time para sa mga negative thoughts.Napabalik ako sa reyalidad nang marinig ko ang pag-ring ng cellphone ko. When I saw who was calling, I unhurriedly answered."Goddamn it, Aoi. Kanina pa ako tumatawag!"I guess I was right. Kahit kelan talaga itong si Kenji, hindi pa rin maali
I stared at Takeru’s number. I felt like I wanted to give him a call, or at least I wanted to know how he was. I don’t want to torment myself, but I also don’t want to talk to him.‘Why have you always loved hurting yourself, Aoi? Kung hinahayaan mo na lang sana, hindi ka na sana masasaktan.’But I can’t bring myself to let him go.I stared outside my apartment in a daze. My mind seems to be going to explode from the headache, and up until now, my heart has not felt at ease. Siguro dahil alam ko na may nangyari kay Takeru at hindi ko pa magawang makausap siya. Still, I don’t know how to approach him. After all, I don’t have any reason to do so.I want to know if he’s okay, but I don’t have the courage to do so.Why do I have to suffer like this? Why do I have to be in pain? All I did was let him go. I let him go. Hindi ko na siya pinghawakan, hindi ko na siya pinaglaban. Hinayaan ko na siyang gawin ang gusto niya, pero bakit? Bakit ako ang nasasaktan? Bakit sa kaniya parang wala lang?
Since I didn’t get any reply from him, I did my best to busy myself. Nilagay ko pa sa drawer ng table ko ang cellphone ko, and I turned it silent. Pakiramdam ko wala akong ibang gusto na gawin kundi ang magtrabaho. I sighed.Umaga pa lamang ay pakiramdam ko ubos na ang energy ko. I just saw him once, but I feel like it drained all my energy. I wanted to hug him to make me feel better since his pheromones make me feel safe and relaxed. But I always reminded myself that there was nothing between us anymore. That everything was only a memory. Should I give up already?Even though I wanted to, I couldn’t. Hindi ko alam sa sarili ko. Ilang beses ko na ba sinabihan ang sarili ko na dapat mahalin ko rin ang sarili ko kahit konti? Ilang beses ko na rin ba sinabi sa sarili ko na kailangan ko rin naman pagpahingahin ang sarili ko sa sakit? Marami na. maraming beses na. Sa sobrang dami na sa loob ng limang taon ay hindi ko na mabilang. “Mr. Takeshi?” Napalingon naman ako at nakita ko si Do
Ilang araw lang din ang nakalipas matapos na hatulan ng pagkabilanggo ang mgakakapatid na Orries, sumundo naman si Margaret. Hindi nagkamayaw ang buong bansa nang marinig nila ito ang nagpa-kidnap kay Aoi. Hindi lamang iyon, napag-alaman din ng lahat na hindi nito gusto si Aoi noong college pa lamang ito dahil ang akala niya ay wala itong background.Nalaman din ng lahat na siya rin ang dahilan kung bakit naghiwalay si Aoi at Takeru despite being mated and bonded. Mayroong lumabas na recorder at ang laman nito ay ang ginawang pananakot ni Margaret sa kaniyang anak na si Takeru na isa lamang college student noong mga panahong iyon.Mas lalo pang umani ng galit mula sa tao nang malaman nila na kasabwat nito ay ang magulang ni Shion Robert ang kaniyang dating fiancé. Dahil doon, pati na rin ang pamilya ni Shion ay nadamay sa gulo at nakatanggap ng galit.Sanay ang nanay ni Shion na pinag-uusapan siya ngunit sa hindi ganitong paraan. Nasa isa siyang party nang mapagtanto niya na ang kaniy
In Aoi’s family house, Aoi is sitting on the couch in their living room with his family. Mayroong kausap ang kaniyang ama at alam nilang lahat na iyon ay tungkol sa trial ng mga kapatid ni Takeru.Nakausap na ni Aoi si Takeru tungkol dito at dahil na rin sa nakakaramdam siya ng guilt, hindi niya maiwasan na sisihin niya ang sarili niya. Hindi nga lang akalain ni Aoi na wala na pala ang pakiramdam na ‘pamilya’ na gusto ni Takeru maramdaman sa totoo niyang pamilya.“At first, when I was young, talagang gusto ko na pansinin ako ng magulang ko. However, as I grow up, I find it funny and silly. Doon ko na-realize na ang pagmamahal ni lolo, sapat na. Mas lalo rin Nawala ang pagnanais ko na mapansin nila nang makilala kita. Kaya naman huwag kang mag-alala, hinding hindi ako nakakaramdam ng kahit na anong lungkot sa mga nangyayari sa kanila. Sa dinami dami ng kasalanan na ginawa nila, hindi lamang sa ‘yo, nararapat lamang sa kanila ito.”Nang sabihin iyon ni Takeru sa kaniya, nakahinga siya n
Nang magising si Aoi, siya lamang mag-isa sa kwarto niya. Hindi niya alam kung nasaan si Takeru o ang kaniyang magulang at tanging ang nag-aalaga at nagbabantay lamang sa kaniya ang naroon. Nakita rin niya na mayroong mga guwardiya sa labas ng pinto.Because of what happened to him, somehow, he felt traumatized. He doesn’t want them to know that he is awake, but he also wants them to know and let his parents and lover know about his situation. He wanted to call Takeru himself, but his phone couldn’t be found. Thus, he only sat at the edge of the bed, staring at nothing.‘What should I do? I don’t have my phone.'He pondered for a while before he sighed.‘Whatever. They are surely going to visit me. Let’s just wait.’He turned the TV on, and the news about Takeru’s siblings immediately flashed in front of him. This made him worried about Takeru’s mental health. No matter how much his family did to him, he knows that he still longed for them to notice him. Thus, this news made him shock
Nang makauwi si Margaret ay kaagad naman siyang nagtungo sa kaniyang kwarto upang maligo. Habang naliligo, hindi niya maiwasan ang hindi mapamura at isumpa ang babaeng nagtapon sa kaniya ng mabahong tubig.‘That bitch! Huwag lang siyang magpapakitang muli sa akin dahil sisiguraduhin ko na mahihirapan ang buhay niya!’ she said as she rubbed the soap in her body. ‘Fuck! The smell didn’t even reduce a bit! Anong klaseng tubig ba iyon at hindi man lang nababawasan ang baho sa akin! These peasants really piss me off!’After Margaret got rid of the smell, she immediately went to their bed. She was pissed off. She spent an hour in the bathroom just to get rid of the smell from that smelly water. No matter how much she rubbed the soap, it couldn’t get rid of itself as soon as possible. Thus, she spent an hour getting rid of the smell.Not long after she sat down on the bed, the door opened. She saw her husband, and he looked not so accommodating. Thus, she knows that he isn’t in a good mood.
The police arrived, and they immediately subdued Rage’s raging temper. He was half conscious, but his pheromones were still blazing and making people around him suffocate. If he is a dominant alpha, then everyone around him will be having a hard time. Lucky enough, he isn’t.The police investigated, and they saw a lot of evidence in the abandoned villa. The villa has no owner. However, it was used as a hideout or transaction place for some people doing shady and illegal things.Habang abala ang mga police sa kanilang pag-iimbestiga, si Rage naman ay nakaupo na sa isang espesiyal na police car kung saan iyon ang ginagamit kapag isang alpha ang kanilang inaaresto. Dahil sa nahuli sa akto si Rage sa crime scene, hindi siya maaring makawala.“Ilabas niyo ako rito! Isa akong Orries! Kung hindi ninyo ako ilalabas, makikita ninyo!”Napabuntong hininga na lamang ang isang pulis na nagbabantay sa kaniya. Hindi maiwasan ng pulis na iyon na hindi mapakunot ang kaniyang noo. Rage is too noisy. Si
Aoi winced as he struggled to get a hold of himself. When Rage left him in the room of darkness, all his senses were enhanced. After the beating, Aoi couldn’t help but frown as he felt all of the painful punches and kicks he took from Rage.Even though his body was painful, he still laid down on a cold floor to calm himself. Alam ni Aoi na hindi niya kaya si Rage kalabanin. Unang una, isa itong alpha. All omegas are far inferior to alphas. Kahit na marunong pang lumaban si Aoi ay hinding hindi pa rin niya magagawang matalo si Rage. Pangalawa, kung lalaban siya ay siguradong mas lalala lamang ang mga mangyayari.Bukod sa pagsipa at pagsuntok sa kaniya ni Rage, nagwala rin ito sa paligid. His eyes were full of calmness, but his heart was beating for fear of getting hit by the things he threw and destroyed. The silence in the abandoned place where he was made him calm down. At least he knows that in the place where he was, there was only him and no one else. At least for now, he felt saf
Nag-aalalang lumapit si Margaret sa kaniyang nakakatandang anak nang marinig niya ang balita tungkol sa pagkawala ni Aoi. It was all over the news. Everyone in the Parella family is doing their best to track him, and if it was her son’s doing, it would be over for his son’s life.The Parella family may be an omega, but their connections and power far exceed those of the alphas prominent in their own industries. There’s still a lot of alphas who seek marriage from the Parella family. It was because they raised their omegas not to be breeding tools, and their education is on par with the education of alphas at home.Margaret confronted her son, and her voice was filled with anger and concern. “Rage, do you have him?”Rage smirked. His eyes were filled with hate. “So what if I had him?” His brow is raising.Margaret's eyes widened. “Rage!” she screamed. “What on earth is happening to you? Hindi ka ba masaya na nakauwi ka na sa amin? Rage! Hindi mo ba alam na hindi lang ikaw ang mapapaham
As Aoi walked down a busy street, the pair of eyes that had been eyeing him disappeared. It was as if there weren't any eyes watching him at all. Noong una ay nag-aalala pa si Aoi ngunit ngayon, mas lalo pa siyang nag-aalala. Kung bigla na lamang itong nawawala ay isa lamang ang ibig nitong sabihin kay Aoi, may mangyayaring hindi maganda.For a person involved in underground society, the benefits of doubts aren't small. Thus, Aoi knew that even though he couldn’t feel it, there was still an eye watching him. He never erased the fact that there are still people out there who have a lot of malicious intent watching him. Kaya naman mas pinagpapatibay pa ni Aoi ang kaniyang seguridad.‘Hindi ko alam kung tam aba itong desisyon ko.’Hindi sinabi ni Aoi sa kaniyang pamilya na mayroon siyang nararamdaman dahil alam niya na mag-aalala ang mga ito. Ganoon pa man, hindi niya magawang ilihim ito kay Takeru. He wanted him to know about his situation so he wouldn't be blamed for it. Aoi knows his
Aoi didn’t leave the coffee shop when Haru left. He stayed there until it was late. The shop is open twenty-four hours a day. Thus, he doesn’t need to worry about the shop closing late because of him. He only stayed where he was and looked at his phone. He is waiting for Takeru’s call.For some reason, his lover didn’t call him, not even once. This made him feel the metallic taste in his mouth.‘So, you learn how to not call, huh.’Aoi calmed himself. He tried to justify what Takeru just did. Ever since they got together, Takeru hasn’t missed calling him. However, right now, to his surprise, he hasn’t called him all afternoon.‘Did something happen? ’Worries and anxiety started to surge in his heart. He doesn’t want something bad to happen to his lover, but knowing the things in his family, he couldn’t help but think that something bad really happened.‘No, Aoi, calm down. Hindi porque hindi ka niya tinawagan ay may nangyari nang hindi maganda.’Huminga nang malalim si Aoi at saka si