Hayden rubbed his ears, his face blazing red, which made Zenos' lips curl slightly. The flustered Hayden hurriedly pushed Zenos away, and with his shaky legs, he began to limp outside, his face brighter than ever. Zenos chuckled and went after his cute boyfriend. He held out his hand, and Hayden slipped his hand into Zenos' hand, and they both held each other. As if he had just recalled something, Hayden touched his bare face and came to a stop. He stared at Zenos, who had just entered the elevator and was waiting for Hayden to do the same. Due to Zenos' teasing, Hayden had momentarily forgotten about the mask, but now feeling the absence of the mask on his face made Hayden hesitate about his decision. Hayden bit his lower lips and took a step back. Zenos wasn't disappointed by Hayden's actions. Instead, he smiled at Hayden as if he knew what the boy was thinking. “You can do it. Remember, I promised to protect you.” He coaxed patiently. Hayden's face turned pale, and his brow
“Do you think that person wants Zenos? No matter how much I looked, it seemed to be so.” He whispered, biting his lower lip unhappily. Sean chuckled lightly, caressing Craig's hand. “Zenos will only have eyes for Hayden. Just as I have my eyes on you alone,” he proclaimed seriously, since he knew that the person with Zenos was none other than Hayden. And since Craig had yet to know the truth about Hayden, Sean couldn't just reveal the truth to him impulsively. Craig almost had the impulse to roll his eyes. “Cheesy,” he replied, with a beam that revealed he believed in Sean's explanation and was sweetened by it. Craig continued to watch the two silently until they began to make their way toward another table. At this rate, he almost felt like a creep, but upon remembering it was all for his brother, he continued. If Hayden had acted normal, Craig wouldn't even want to spare him a gaze but seeing the person wrap around Zenos made him infuriated.“Zenos!” Craig yelled and waved at Z
Logan furrowed his brows and silently tapped on the phone, his whole concentration on the game he was playing.After winning for the umpteenth time, Logan powered off his phone and stared at the clouds with the headphones on his head, playing his favorite music.He looked to his side, and he saw an unfamiliar man in a suit with his eyes closed, which revealed that he was either resting or pretending to be.Logan sighed, feeling an overwhelming sense of loneliness.A nagging thought kept on telling him that everything was different because when Xavier and Logan flew to Grail State, they kept on having work discussions since Logan and Xavier sat next to each other, unlike now when he was flying back alone.Logan suddenly felt a tightening in his chest.It felt as if he was missing someone or something, yet he couldn't put a finger on what it was, but coalescing the feelings together made him feel hurt and lonely, his heart aching and thrumming.What was he missing?“Mr. Logan.” A forei
Craig's head was held high as they alighted from Zenos's car. The unmasked Hayden was about to make his way toward Zenos, hold Zenos' arms, and return to the hotel when Craig's eyes were pinned on him fiercely."It's late. Won't you go home already?" Craig glared at the shameless person who had fun throughout the day with Zenos yet still planned not to let Zenos go in the evening when that time should belong to Hayden. How can Craig accept that? Hayden glared at Craig unhappily. He didn't know if he should categorize Craig as his friend or archenemy after all he had gone through in Craig's hands today. If Craig can do it, he'll definitely prevent Hayden from talking to Zenos, not to mention interacting with Zenos. Hayden was quite grateful that his friend's hand didn't itch enough to make it violent because Hayden was his clingy self. Perhaps, it was because that stinky Craig is with Sean? Only Heaven and Craig know. Hayden knew what Craig was thinking, and it warmed his fille
Hayden's hand continued to tug at his silky blonde hair gently, even after he entered the cake and dessert shop closest to the hotel. Had Zenos seen his actions, Zenos would've tried to stop him, but Hayden was far too nervous to stop himself from tugging at his hair. Hayden had spent his day bickering with Craig, so he didn't care, or it was more like Hayden had forgotten about the mask's case, but now that he was alone, a sense of nervousness and unease filled him deeply. He couldn't help fidgeting. Hayden tucked his hand into his pocket with the thought of how he had already begun to miss Zenos, even though they had just departed from each other and would be back together in a few minutes.“Good day, handsome young man. What do you like?” Hayden was asked as soon as he sat down in one of the restaurant's cozy black chairs. He took a polite glance at the waiter. The waiter is a young girl in her early twenties. She looked fair, refined, and petite. She is wearing a white shirt,
And after doing so, he turned his back on Zenos and began to sulk. Zenos chuckled in amusement. He turned the sulking Hayden toward him, and with a light tug of Zenos, Hayden crashed into his chest."I'll miss you, Hayden," Zenos uttered sincerely and tucked a strand of stray hair behind Hayden's ear. He cupped Hayden's cheeks and placed a tender kiss on Hayden's lips."When will you return to Grail?" Hayden asked quietly and laid his head on Zenos' chest.Tears pooled in Hayden's eyes because he realized that he'd be parting ways with Zenos for a while. Hayden had been used to Zenos' presence; how could he cope with Zenos' absence? Within a few seconds, Zenos' shirt had a noticeable wet patch due to Hayden's tears."Don't leave for long this time, okay? And don't avoid me anymore. I'm really sorry." Hayden whispered and hugged Zenos' strong waist tightly as if his life depended on it. Zenos ruffled Hayden's hair playfully, but that wasn't enough to make the deflated Hayden happy.
"Shameless." Hayden cried out while glaring at Zenos angrily. He held the wall for support while making his way to the bed. Hayden had kicked Zenos out when Zenos suggested bathing him. Well, Hayden knew Zenos could definitely not keep his hands to himself. Who is he kidding? Why would he give that lustful person a chance?Unfortunately for him, that smart Zenos had sneaked into the bathroom and Papapa Hayden again and again."Get me my clothes," Hayden ordered coldly, still glaring at Zenos.With his shaky legs, he got onto the bed and slept on it after such intense eating from evening to morning. Ah! He felt so tired. He just wants to sleep all week while basking in Zenos' warm care.Without warning, Hayden's hands were suddenly pinned to the bed. Hayden had a premonition in his heart and turned to stare at Zenos.Zenos had an innocent expression on his face, which made Hayden's anger soften. Hmph! Just a bit. "What are you doing?" He whispered with a gulp while eyeing the innocent
'Hayden looked so cute sleeping.' That was Zenos' thought.Hayden yawned lazily and turned away from Zenos.Zenos' heart warmed at the sight of the cute Hayden; he pecked Hayden's cheeks and took multiple photos of the unmasked sleeping Hayden."I'll miss you, babe," Zenos muttered in a sincere tone while stroking Hayden's silky hair."Zen," Hayden whined from sleep.Zenos chuckled at the cute sight of the sleeping Hayden, who had just called him from sleep.Zenos watched Hayden's chest rise and fall with happiness in his eyes before he stood up and finally left the room.Zenos entered his study and sat on one of the couches after picking up a file that was submitted to him. The smile on his face disappeared in an instant, and a dangerous smirk replaced it. His lips curled up while he went through the files.Soon, an amused chuckle fell past his lips, and he dropped the file on the table.Zenos checked the time, and the time said it was 2 hours, 5 minutes past the flight they missed.