Chapter: 78.****Alexander peered his eyes open when he felt gentle kisses caressing his face. A smile filled his lips when he saw those ocean blues staring down at him."Good morning, baby." Matthew's calming voice drifted into his heart. He felt warm."Good morning," Alexander muttered, stretching tired muscles. The sheets keeping his naked chest hidden gilded down to expose tinted skin. His once flawless flesh was bruised by teeth marks and love kisses. Matthew groaned when he saw him. His lower half responded to the erotic sight. Alexander smiled. "You took your time, didn't you." He muttered, taking a better look at his body. "Marked your claim, eh." He chuckled slightly, looking up at Matthew but a lump soon formed in his throat when he took in the hungry eyes digging so deeply into his core that he felt a wave of goosebumps bloom on flushed skin.With a stuttering voice he muttered, "Matt-" but before he could quibble, Matthew had pounced on him, like a ravenous lion, their li
Chapter: 79.*****With legs soaking in the warm water he blinked tears away from his eyes. His heart felt heavy. With all that he had just learned. It was up to him to make a decision."Tide, baby." He muttered helplessly, pushing a hand into his pocket to retrieve the little glass bottle in there. "Here, this is the Mountain Tears," he showed it to the pool. "You told me you would get better if you could drink it. I found it, baby, and I hope you can drink from it." He dropped the bottle into the pool and watched it disappear in the thickness of the fog that had clogged the surface of the pool then slowly he went on his feet and walked into the house. He was going to head upstairs to his room and fall asleep but he turned around, heading towards the kitchen. Once inside, he placed the keys back into the bowl and turned on the kettle. As he watched the water fill up the coffee pot he tried to calm himself enough to think straight. Everything was fine. For a brief moment there he was
Chapter: 80.****"No," Alexander replied quickly, trying to push past him. Easton caught him in an iron grip. Alexander struggled to pry him from his arms. "Let me go!" he exclaimed, trying to pull away. But as soon as he did, Easton gripped harder and began running his hands all over Alexander's body in search of injuries. Alexander felt himself blush knowing that the love bites from last night were still evident on his skin and Easton was looking at them now but the man didn't comment on those."You say no with your mouth yet your heart is beating so fast in a yes. What are you keeping from me, Alexander?" Easton demanded firmly. He wasn't moving his hands anymore and was gripping Alexander's shoulders instead. Alexander didn't dare to look him in the eyes.Alexander remained quiet for a moment before finally answering. He stared straight ahead to see the wall behind."No, he did nothing to me, yes, I was hurting when I called but that was for an entirely different reason." Alexand
Chapter: 81.*****"Alex-""You had to make sure you have completely broken me, and in my lowest, you appeared, like an angel who's saving the day, only you were saving yourself, you don't care about me.""That's not true!" Matthew protested weakly, his jaw clenching. Listening to him say all these things were killing him. Yes, he did wrong. Yes, he took the wrong approach, but that doesn't mean any of these things he's said were true. Every time his men reported back to him the pictures they delivered had Alexander looking happy, it was until his near-death experience that he knew he needed to act more quickly and be more open with his intentions and then he had kissed him that day in his company. "I do care about you, Alexander... I care so much that I acted without thinking. I just didn't want to lose you again, okay!" His voice cutting."Lose me again?" Alexander asked, looking up at the man. "What do you mean by that?" He looked at him quizzically, frowning in confusion."When we
Chapter: 82.****“Who?” Alexander asked. "Who can have it?"Matthew looked at Alexander for a long moment before answering, “A Tideian." Alexander nodded, waiting for further explanation but Matthew remained quiet for a long time. Finally, he sighed, “Are you alright Alexander?”“Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.” Alexander insisted quickly. “You know what, No, I'm not alright," he added just immediately."Why?""You know what a Tideian is?""I do, yes. my grandmother told me a lot about the Merfolk.""So, you believed my story when I told you about finding a Merman?""I did.""Why didn't you say anything?" Alexander was angry."I didn't know what to say.""Are you kidding me?!" Alexander combed his fingers into his hair and paced the room."Tide is sick! He needs help and you have answers to that help and chose to stay silent?!" "What would you have me do?""What would I have you do?!""Yes!" Matthew's voice was raised. "Look, ever since I got this pendant, I have never seen or heard anyone ta
Chapter: 83.*****To think that Tide wouldn't have been sick if Matthew had stepped in. Just like he did with him, he had ignored the Merman's call until it was almost too late.Alexander's throat became tight, causing a lump to form at the back of his mouth. Tears welled up at the corners of Alexander's eyes threatening to spill over and down his cheeks. He let his head fall on the glass table with a dull thud, closing his eyes tightly and letting the tears flow freely. He allowed them to wash over him before pulling himself together and looking up towards the ceiling. His breathing turned shallow before suddenly stopping. Suddenly everything felt like it stopped spinning and his chest was no longer feeling heavy. His head no longer felt like his body was trying its hardest to explode. Everything felt strangely distant.Alexander stood shakily from the table before heading toward the balcony doors. Without thinking twice about his actions, he flung the doors open and stepped outsid
Chapter: 84.*****"The same Merman you said kept seeking help in you, the one floating in Grandma's stone?""Yes, Alexander saw him too." "He did?""He is going to take him away from me, Mickey, just like Maria did.""Hey, Hey, don't be like that, listen, I May not know what it's like to love someone but from the little knowledge I understand, I know enough to tell you that if Alexander did not love you, he would not have been this hurt from you lying to him." "Anyone would be hurt if they knew something like this. I did something terrible.""Not as hurt as Alexander, I saw his eyes, he was broken, he trusted you completely and I don't think he will stop either, just give him a little time, and he will come around?" Michael wrapped his arm around Matthew's shoulders and pulled him close. He leaned into the warm, strong embrace as he tried to calm his nerves. His breath caught slightly in his throat as Michael began kissing the side of his head. "You are a dumbass, idiot." His soft
Chapter: 85.*****Maria parked her car in front of the familiar hotel. It was a hidden location outside of the city, but it had enough history to have stayed there for at least thirty years. The building was dark and dusty, its bricks grey and aged with age spots here and there. Some of them were even falling apart. She stepped out of the car and looked around. There weren't many people walking about the parking lot, all she could see were the usual homeless people that would find themselves at the hotel every night to wait until they found somewhere else to sleep or until they died from starvation. They wouldn't last more than six months after leaving the area. Why the man always seems to prefer this location beats her. Although she appreciates that he cares enough for their secrets to be kept hidden, this place always had her heart in her sleeves. The hotel might look like it was about to fall apart any second but for the past months she's visited, it stood still, undisturbed, it