AMIL “ Are we there yet?” I asked, taking my sleeping mask off. “ Almost. Get some rest while you're at it,” Joe instructed and I nodded my head. Studio X was one of the company's premier studios and usually celebrities affiliated with our company have their photoshoot here. It made me wonder why I didn't think about Lyron doing his photoshoot here as well. “ Hey,” I said to get Joe's attention. “ You can't be rude first thing in the morning,” he was always so uptight. “ I just gave it a thought and why do I feel like you moved up my photoshoot?” I was nearly sure I wasn't supposed to have my photoshoot today. “ Did you do it so I and Lyron's schedule would align?” “ I would have been more surprised if you hadn't noticed eventually,” he sounded so proud of me. “ You were so hung up on him that I chose to take matters into my own hands,” he shrugged. “ You can be such a bother at times but you also come in very handy,” I appre
AMIL “ Lyron, why are you acting like this?” I was just as frustrated as he was. “ Just leave, Amil,” he said in a low voice. “ Now.” “ If I don't tell you what I have to, I will keep being haunted by it,” I stood my ground. “ You're very persistent for someone who never gave a fuck about anyone,” he scoffed. “ Your memories haunting you has nothing to do with me,” he stated. “ Lyron, please…” I pleaded. “ Please just hear me out.” “ You only want to talk to me and express yourself to get rid of the guilt you feel, isn't that right?” I had a feeling he was going to make out a totally different meaning from what I had intended. “ You haven't changed one bit. You only ever think of yourself,” he muttered. “ I'm sorry,” I apologized, ignoring every other thing. “ What for?” He frowned. “ For hurting you the way I did. I was inconsiderate about your feelings for me,” I apologized. “ I don't know why hearing this from you hur
AMIL The rest of the photoshoot was a blur. My mind was scattered everywhere and I could barely focus. “ Amil, try not to look too intense okay?” The photographer said. “ Alright,” I nodded my head. Usually, my photoshoot wouldn't take this long since it was rare for me to waste so much time but with my mind distracted, it was hard to focus on the present. “ Let's wrap up for today,” the photographer clapped his hands. “ You did great everyone,” he commended as the photoshoot finally came to an end. “ How are you feeling now?” Joe whispered to me. “ I don't know,” I heaved. I felt guilty that I felt bad when the actual victim was Lyron not me. “ You need to rest,” Joe concluded, not knowing what else to say. “ I'm more surprised that you haven't asked me what happened between the both of us,” I said, looking at him. He was the curious kind that would bug me until he gets everything out so it was weird that to see him letting go of this
AMIL I stared at Michael for a while longer before letting out a sigh. I was going to call he and Mirio regardless after the photoshoot before I saw him approaching me “ What bar are we headed to?” I finally responded. “ Yes!” He exclaimed as he tapped my back proudly. “ I knew you wouldn't turn down such an offer. You don't have any other friend besides us,” I didn't know whether to take it as a compliment or an insult. “ I might just reconsider if you keep yapping,” I threatened. “ Stop being such a pain,” he clicked his tongue as he briefly glared at me. “ I'll text Mirio,” he said. “ Is Mirio even in the country?” I questioned. I had been so busy with work and preoccupied with the thoughts of Lyron that I wasn't aware of his whereabouts. “ You're such a scatterbrain, you know?” Michael heaved. “ Mirio has been back for quite some time now.” “ That's unlike him,” I muttered. “ Exactly what I said!” He clapped his hands togethe
AMIL Michael sat down next to Mirio while I sat down opposite the two them. Their bromance was a little too over the top and I didn't want to have to deal with it. “ What's gotten into you, Amil?” Mirio asked. “ Context?” I raised a brow. “ You rarely drink especially outdoors like this,” he said. “ That's because I need to distract myself a bit,” I poured myself a drink. “ Before we get to the main course, starting off with dessert won't be bad,” Michael said, rubbing his palms together. “ You start off with appetizers, Mikey,” we chorused. “ Oh, yeah. Whatever,” he shrugged. “ So starting with the appetizer, are the rumors true?” He squinted his eyes at Mirio. “ I'm actually slightly curious to be honest,” I voiced. “ Not you too,” he laughed awkwardly. “ So is it not true?” I inquired. “ My gossip senses are telling me that they're true because he's practically glowing,” Michael assessed him as he sta
LYRON Two days had passed since that incident but I haven't been able to get it out of my mind. Whenever I think about what happened, my face turns red and my breathing becomes unsteady. “ Is it possible for me to keep avoiding him?” I banged my head against the dining table. “ Lyron, what's eating you up?” Zara sat down next to me with her arms folded. “ Nothing,” I muttered. “ Is that so? But you look like you had the worst night,” she said.“ Did something happen?” “ Yes and you'll get real mad at what I'm about to say,” I bent my head. “ What is it?” Her eyes were fixed on me. “ So… I met Amil,” I fiddled with my fingers. “ Wasn't they when you wanted to sign the endorsement contract?” She raised a brow. “ That time and two days ago,” my tone was low. “ You met up with him again?” Her voice was laced with slight annoyance. “ It wasn't intentionally though!” I raised my voice a bit in an attempt to d
LYRON “ Aren't you sleepy?” I asked as I sat beside him. “ I still want to hear a bedtime story though,” he pouted. I couldn't say no to his cuteness even though Ryan had complained that I might be spoiling him a bit too much. “ Then I'm going to read you one that's really short,” I made myself clear before walking over to his bookshelf and taking out a suitable story. “ What's the name of this one?” He was excited. “ Eleo, you need to sleep so I'd appreciate if you were less active because I have a bad feeling that you won't still fall asleep after I read this,” I heaved before sitting down.“ Anyway, the name of tonight's story is ‘When The Yogurt Took Over' and it's tagged as a science fiction,” that was something I found odd since the name wasn't exactly related to science in anyway. I read it no matter how weird the book was and I wondered if Eleo even enjoyed it. To be frank, I was more worried that he might have a nightmare from hear
ELEOTwo days later Mom had been acting strange ever since that night but at least he wasn't that way today. “ Eli? Mommy's heading out, will you be okay?” He hugged me so tight I could barely breathe. “ I'm free today so I and Eleo are going to spend today together,” Zara held my hand. “ Alright. You two should have fun,” mom smiled brightly before kissing me on the forehead. “ Be a good boy, okay?” “ I will,” I nodded my head. Mom was always worried about the littlest things when it concerned me so I always did my best to keep his mind at rest. Once mom left, I and Zara stared at each other awkwardly. “ So what are we going to do today?” She cleared her throat. “ How am I supposed to know? You're the adult here,” I retorted, folding my arms. “ Wow, what a switch in character. You never act or talk this maturely in front of Lyron,” she pouted. “ That's because my five year-old self is only for mom,” I
End Note I had assumed I'd write five to ten extra chapters or maybe more but at the last minute, I decided that I shouldn't put angst in the side stories, only fluff. So here's everything that I had intended to write in the side stories but didn't;Lyron asks Amil to mark him which he does. Lyron and Amil have their heat and rut at the same time some months after their wedding and Amil knots him which leads to him getting pregnant.Zara throws a fit when she hears that Lyron is pregnant despite the fact that he's happy about his pregnancy. In truth, getting pregnant is risky for Lyron because of the risk associated with recessive omega births. The issue stems from the fact that a recessive omega can't carry a dominant alpha’s child especially if the child is a dominant alpha/omega.Zara suggests that Lyron gets rid of the baby because his chances of survival were low ( he had also nearly died giving birth to Eleo ) and Amil agrees with it but Lyron refuses and this ca
LYRON Mom stared at me with a blank and dumbfounded expression as we made our way into the hall. She regained her composure as we walked down the aisle. Our silence was comfortable, one that I didn't think I'd share with her. As we approached where Amil stood, I could tell how nervous my mom was. “ You know, you can say what's on your mind,” I said while maintaining the same expression. “ It's just that… seeing you all grown up and even getting married feels like a dream,” she said, her voice shaky. “ I know you wouldn't want to have anything to do with me but I'm happy that you still gave me the chance to walk you down the aisle. This is a moment I won't ever forget,” she smiled at me with tears in her eyes. As much as I've been in denial about how I truly felt about Abigail, one thing was certain, I didn't hate her. Actually, I wished for this moment as a child to have her walk me down the aisle and maybe… just maybe all I've ever wanted was to
LYRONFebruary of the new year I sat down in front of a mirror as the make-up artists touched down on my makeup. “ Isn't this a bit too much?” I would prefer to go out this door without any makeup. “ Yeah, I wish you had said that about the wedding,” Zara pulled on her hair. “ Babe, please don't ruin your hair,” Jason pleaded with her. “ Are you still mad about the wedding date?” She sure could hold a grudge. “ Who wouldn't? Why did your wedding have to happen so quickly? Do you know how important today is supposed to be?” She paced back and forth. She was more nervous than I. “ I don't there's a problem with the wedding date. Besides, it's actually romantic that they fixed the date on Valentine's Day,” Jason shrugged. “ And what would you know about romance?” Zara folded her arms. “ Sometimes, I wonder what you want. Do you prefer me romantic or not? You really have to pick one,” Jason wa
LYRON My eyes widened in surprise. What did he mean by that? His sisters and parents looked just as surprised. “ What do you think you're doing, Amil?” His mother looked at him terrified. “ So now you decide to talk,” he scoffed. “ If you had stood against grandad back then, our family would have been perfect but you couldn't care less what could have happened to me as long as you were secured!” “ A-Amil…” his mom's eyes were teary. “ Just forget about it. I didn't come here to talk about our messed up family,” Amil tried to regain his cool. “ If you won't accept how I feel about Lyron, then it would be in your best interest to find another heir because the moment I'm walking out this door, I'm not longer a Romanov,” Amil wasn't making empty threats. “ Amil,” I whispered. “ Lyron, let's go,” he got to his feet and grabbed me by the hand.“ Amelia, please tell your PA to bring Eleo because we're leaving,” he was really an
LYRON The blonde lady turned out to be Lyron's oldest sister. She finally let go of him and Lyron's other sister came over to meet him. She was the calm one, who seemed to have her feelings put together. “ It's good that you're here. Though, I would have prepared an actual brunch than a judgment table,” she heaved after hugging Amil briefly. “ Amelia, ” their mom called out her name in a reprimanding tone.“ You're going to scare Lyron,” she added. “ But I'm not lying,” she shrugged as she walked back to her seat, followed by Alisa. I, Amil, Eleo and Jason took our seat. “ I did not expect to see the son of McClain family here. What a surprise,” Mr. Charles expressed his surprise. How did he know Jason? “ I'm surprised you know me, sir,” Jason maintained a professional tone. “ Wouldn't it be more surprising if I didn't know members of your family? I've been in this industry for years now, it's only right that I know
LYRON We pulled into one of the largest private estates I've seen… and I've only seen two. I was well aware that Amil came from the wealthiest and most influential family but seeing this display was a reminder of his status. I often forget since he's in the entertainment industry rather than being the pampered heir of the Romanov estate. “ Are you nervous?” Amil asked as he squeezed my hand. “ I wish I could tell you I wasn't,” I kept my eyes on my feet. It wasn't exactly that I lacked self-esteem but that I was becoming awfully aware that I wasn't in Amil's league. “ It's going to be fine so don't worry about how the meet up is going to go. After all, the result would be the same,” he smiled at me. “ I'll try not to think about it too much,” I really needed his reassuring smile. The driver got our door for us and we got down from the car. Eleo who rode in the same car as Jason ran to us. My eyes fell on a stern, middle-aged man who d
LYRON Christmas was soon approaching and as much as I anticipated spending Christmas for the first time with Amil as his partner, I was nervous since we were going to meet his family on Christmas Eve.I forgot to mention that it was Christmas Eve so my nervousness was more than justified. “ You look like you could die at any moment,” Zara sighed as she sat on the bed, watching the maids help me with my outfit for the day. “ You shouldn't be saying such scary things to someone who's already anxious,” I wished she'd stop teasing me. “ That's all the more reason I should tell you how you look because you're too stiff. How are you going to be when you get to his home if you're already this tense?” She got to her feet and walked towards me. She adjusted my tie. “ I knew I should have insisted more or better still forced myself against your will to accompany you both,” she frowned, worried about me. “ I just wanted I and Amil to handle things by o
LYRON “ The question is actually what am I not doing here?” She snapped her fingers confidently. “ I don't think it's weird for me to be in my boyfriend's home,” she beamed. I just knew how much she has been dying to use that. “ That's not even what I meant,” I sighed. I just didn't think he'd come with her or maybe it was more that I had wished he hadn't since I wanted to discuss with him privately. “ Anyway, why are you here late? Did something happen?” She was always so quick to know when something was wrong with me.“ Don't tell me….gasps… did Amil do something?” She hastily assumed. “ I can't believe that's where your mind went first,” I heaved.“ You know he's not like that anymore.” “ Better safe than sorry, you know. You can never be too sure,” she averted her eyes as she said the last part. I knew she meant no harm because it was typical of her to tease and make fun of others but I wasn't exactly in the mood tonight. “ Zar
LYRON “ Are you guys really going to do that? Not to be presumptuous but aren't you worried that his family won't accept you?” Ryan got comfortable in his seat as he sipped from his cup. “ To be honest, I know they won't accept me,” I rested my chin on my hand. “ Are you being for real right now?” Ryan looked more speechless than bothered now. “ It's not like I can lie to myself. Most wealthy families prefer inter-dorminant marriage or whatnot,” I shrugged. “ So what are you going to do if they don't want you with their son? Amil is the heir to the family's wealth so I'm nearly a hundred percent sure that his marriage partner is of relevance to them,” Ryan said. “ If I can't change their mind that I'm the one for their son, then we could just marry anyway without their blessings. Does that count as eloping?” I took my eyes off my drink to ask. “ I don't know how you can be chill about this, not to mention that it's unlike