Chapter 4 - Heat and Rut

Lyron's POV

“ I'm about to come down with a headache because of you. What do you mean you've been avoiding him for over two weeks now?” Zara pinched her nose bridge.

“ I can't bring myself to face him after that night,” I rested my head on the desk. “ He looks like he's about to kill me because it's kinda obvious that I'm avoiding him,” I pulled on my hair.

“ I'd honestly feel the very same way of the guy I slept with suddenly starts ignoring me after that especially if we have to see each other on a daily basis,” she sipped from her drink.

“ So what do you think I should do?” I needed her advice at the moment.

“ It's obvious, hear what he has to say,” she shrugged.

“ But what if it's not something I want to hear? You know how Amil is,” I sighed. I was worried about how he would react and if he'd find a way to blame me for what happened. That was my first time as well and I honestly enjoyed having sex with him but I can't guarantee he felt the same way. Just when I thought I could suppress my feelings until it dies out, this just had to happen.

“ If you're worried that he'd blame you, then you shouldn't because if he really did blame you, he would have fired you rather than wanting to talk to you about it. I think you should know better in that regards,” she sighed.

“ You do have a point,” I agreed with her on that.

“ Honestly, I'm rather surprised that he wants to talk to you rather than fire you,” she voiced out her concerns.

“ Why's that?”

“ Amil Cougar is his stage name, his real name is Amil Ranen Romanov…”

“ I already know that,” I interrupted.

“ I wasn't done talking,” she frowned.

“ Sorry,”

“ Anyway, the Romanov family as you know is the wealthiest family but that's not the problem. They are a family of dominant traits meaning, ninety-five percent of all their family members are dominant alphas or omegas, they have one of the purest genes due to this but do you know how they achieved this?” She looked at me seriously.

“ I don't,”

“ By properly breeding, if I can put it like that. To ensure that their generations keep having dominant alphas and omegas, every family member has to marry another dominant alpha or omega with purer genes than most people. By doing this, the possibility of having a recessive omega or alpha or even a beta is low,” she explained.

“ So every family member is married to either a dominant Omega or a dominant Alpha? That's pretty intense,” I hadn't known about this, maybe it was information only known among the wealthy. “ So what would happen if a child turns out to be a recessive or a beta?” I was curious.

“ The Romanov family neglects the child,” her eyes showed disgust for the family. “ The child isn't abandoned since it's of the Romanov blood but the child would not be recognized as a Romanov, hence it receives no more benefits than being born into a rich family,” she relaxed her back into the chair she was seated on. “ It prolly won't be allowed to answer the family name so it may take on the other parents surname that was married into the family,” she shrugged.

“ Isn't that a little too harsh? I mean, the child is still a Romanov, technically,” I felt bad for the relatives that had to go through this. “ But why are you telling me all this?” Now that I think about it, why was she really telling me all this?

“ Because the earlier you kill your feelings for Amil, the better. Even on the slim chance that Amil likes you back, your relationship would never work out in the end and you'd be left broken,” she poked my head. “ Not to mention that it's against their family tradition for men to be in a relationship even if they are Alpha and Omega.”

“ But why? Isn't it the same as marrying a female?” I don't know why I felt infuriated.

“ How should I know but they are strict about it, so if you know what's good for you kill whatever feelings you have for him,” she warned again.

“ How do you even know so much about the family? I know you come from a wealthy family as well but aren't you a little too detailed to be an outsider?” I don't know why I snapped but I snapped.

“ That's because I and Amil were arranged to get married some years back,” she sighed.

“ You were what??”

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“ Thank you for shopping with us. Have a lovely evening,” the cashier robotically said as I stepped out of the convenience store.

“ I'm glad I got Ryan to pick up the twins,” I looked at my phone and sighed. It was already night. How much time had I spent lost in Zara's words? Even though The Romanov family liked Zara, she found the family too creepy to stay in. Not to mention that she had never liked Amil.

“ Lucky meeting you here,” a familiar voice came from behind me, interrupting my thoughts. My eyes widened in shock.

“ I've paid you for the previous month and even two months ahead,” I took a few steps back but ended up bumping into one of his underdogs.

“ I heard you moved out,” he totally ignored me. “ I wonder what sorta job you're doing now to be paying so quickly and even moving out or did you find yourself a sugar daddy?” He moved closer.

“ What matters is that I pay up, isn't it?” I looked away from him.

“ Who do you think you are to get this cocky? You really don't know your place, do you?” He pushed me.

“ Boys! Put him in his place so he'd know who calls the shots here,” he ordered and they began beating me up.

“ You really attract trouble anywhere you go, don't you?” I heard a distinct voice coupled with a familiar body build I remember too clearly - Amil? His bodyguards handled the loan sharks as he walked up to where I sat on the ground.

“ Sir…”

“ Get in the car,” he looked more angry than pleased to see me. Well, that was because I kept ignoring him.

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“ I'm going to get straight to the point,” he said tossing a contract in front of me the moment we got to his house ( he got one of his bodyguards to treat my wounds though before dismissing everyone else).

“ What's this?” I asked as I took the contract in my hand and read.

“ It's simple. We both know we enjoyed the sex we had two weeks ago and since I can't force you against your will to do it with me or even pay you for it knowing how you are, let's be friends with benefit,” he proposed. “ You have sex with me whenever I want and you get to use my position and status however you want. If you want money, I'd give you. If you want to live a luxury life, I'd give you. I think such a contract is to your liking,” he concluded.

“ Do you really think I'd accept it? Do I look like a whore to you?” I clenched my fist.

“ If you were, I would have simply offered you money per night,” he responded nonchalantly.

“ Rub yourself off to me if you want but I'm not signing this,” I got up in anger but he was quick to stop me from leaving.

“ Are you sure you want to do that after what you made me do to those loan sharks today? If you sign it, you'd technically have everything provided for by me. I'd pay off your loan, give your siblings a better life. Aren't you happy seeing your siblings excited about the new apartment I got you? Wouldn't you want to give them more?” He looked into my eyes with his piercing eyes. He was aware that I would do anything for my siblings to see them happy.

“ Why are you being so persistent? Can't you just get another male omega?” I had no reason to cry but I ended up crying regardless. Maybe it's because I deep down wanted to accept it because I liked that he acknowledged me even if it was just as an FWB but I also didn't want to break my resolve to end my feelings for him. He was pushing me to a corner.

“ You're the only male omega I've slept with,” he answered and my heart skipped a beat.

“ I-I…”

“ You know what? Just take the contract home and think about what I said,” he suddenly walked away from me. He seemed to be in pain as he held on to the dining table for support.

“ A-Are you alright?” I stuttered.

“ Just leave,” he turned back to look at me. His eyes were glowing a bright green and his pheromones were all over the place.

I took deep breaths through my mouth as my body got warmer, my whole body became more sensitive than this morning. Was I in heat? My mind went back to this morning, I had ignored the signs even though everybody kept complimenting my scent and given how I was unusually sensitive and horny today. I should have known better. Wait, does that mean he's in his…

“ L-Let’s do it,” I walked up to him and tugged on his sleeves.

“ Are you sure you want to do that with a dominant Alpha who is in rut?” He questioned. His words made little to no meaning at this point, I got on my toes and pulled him into a kiss. I kissed him desperately like someone who was thirsty and he wrapped his arms around me, kissing me back.

The next few hours had me moaning and begging him to fuck me harder. I just wanted him inside of me, to fill me up.

I let out a breathy moan as Amil’s tongue fondled with my nipples.

“ You're very sensitive here,” he said as he thrust deeper into me. I dug my nails into his back and wrapped my legs around his hip as he moved inside me.

“ I want you to call my name,” his deep breathy voice was enough to turn anyone on.

“ Haa…A-Amil,” I moaned and I felt his cock get bigger inside me. Was he knotting in me?