Maverick was confused and surprised for a moment, but quickly settled himself on the opposite couch, facing the little omega, who was making himself comfortable with leaning his back on the couch, legs crossed, and so were his arms over his chest."Let's make an arrangement," Ciel said, and without hearing an answer from Maverick, he immediately continued talking as if he doesn't care about the alpha's opinion. "First, no one should know that we are mates. Since we are going to be separating after a year, then there's no need for our pairing to be known by the people in our circles. Second, let us not interfere with each other's lives. Living together doesn't get us the right intrude or butt into each other's privacy. Our situation is nothing but just like housemates. That's all we were going to be to each other. Besides, I value my privacy and boundaries so much so I hope you won't overstep those. Are all of those clear to you?""The first one seemed hard to do. The mark on your nape
Watching the little omega acting like an arrogant prince, Maverick couldn’t help but smile with his serious look slowly vanishing.He would be lying if he said that Ciel’s words did not affect him. He was already feeling disappointed because of what Ciel said while they were in the car, and the little omega added more pain to that by simply stating his truth. But Maverick knew that he shouldn’t be feeling such emotions—at least not at that moment. He knew that there would be many times Ciel would tell him his honest opinions and hit him with the truth, which would hurt and disappoint him, and he had already prepared himself for that. He had only forgotten such preparation of his heart because he got too excited and was too joyous with his own delusion that Ciel was somehow getting jealous. But he’s fine already. He was still feeling a bit dejected, but that feeling wasn’t so strong anymore for him to forget the preparations he had made. And aside from conditioning himself to not get a
A deep sigh came out of Ciel’s mouth the moment Maverick left and closed the door.“Finally,” he murmured, relief filling his face.He once again gazed around, looking at every corner of the room. And at that moment, where he’s finally alone, Ciel did not hold back anymore. He finally let a wide smile appear on his face as he continued to look around.Contrary to what he told Maverick—that the room looked nice and like any other room, as if he wasn't impressed or happy—Ciel was feeling the exact opposite. Just like what he felt upon seeing the exterior of the house and the living room, Ciel was ecstatic to see that even the room was just as he imagined his room in his dream house going to be. From the green mint painted color of the walls, which was the same paint color as the exterior of the house, to the queen-sized bed that was positioned near the double-hung window, the double-door closet, the bedside table with the lamp on it since he had always dreamed of having that because he
Ciel slept far longer than he had planned because he hadn't been able to get a good night's sleep for two days—the first being the night he became mates with Maverick, and the second being the night after he agreed to live with Maverick.Thankfully, he still had enough time before he got late for afternoon classes.Not wanting to look obvious that he had just awakened, Ciel decided to take a bath. So he grabbed a pair of clothes from his luggage, which he hadn't even arranged in the closet yet, and his towel as well.After taking his necessities with him, Ciel went out of his room. And it was only then that he realized he doesn't know where the bathroom is. So even though he didn't want to talk to Maverick because he was still sensitive and gloomy, he went to the living room and looked for the alpha. He saw Maverick sitting on the couch and was busy doing something on his laptop."Hey," Ciel said in a loud voice to take Maverick's attention.Maverick did not even flinch, which wouldn'
Just as Ciel wanted, the ride to the bus really only took five minutes though it felt like forever for the dizzy omega.If it wasn't because Ciel had asked, their ride would probably take more than just five minutes-a ten minutes ride maybe. But because the little omega commanded it, then the dominant alpha obeyed it, driving as fast as he could, as if they were being chased.As Ciel was getting out of the car, he fought so hard not to trip or fall down. The truth was he really was nervous. He thought his soul would fly out of his body! He even had almost thrown up twice, which he thankfully was able to hold in and did not let it show in his face.That five minutes of riding made Ciel feel like he was going to pass out.Maverick opened the window to the driver's seat and looked at Ciel worriedly. "Are you okay? You look pale," he said.Ciel's knees were very close to giving up and his stomach was growling. He still felt like throwing up even though he hadn't eaten anything. But again,
Raffy's eyes widened and his mouth agape as he held his cheek and jaw that Ciel had just punched. He looked so shocked, questioning if what happened really did happen.Blinking his eyes rapidly, he uttered in disbelief, "Did you...did you just punch me in the face?"But instead of getting a proper answer, "Fuck you," was what the beta had gotten from the fierce little omega, who immediately went back on sitting on the bench after giving Raffy a punch.Ciel actually wanted to punch the other side of Raffy's cheeks, but not wanting to grab more attention from the students near them and get into trouble, he held himself back and let himself be content with clenching his fists so tight again.Raffy still had the face of shock as he stared at Ciel. Then, after a moment of just blinking rapidly, he finally spoke again. "Why did you punch me?" His voice was still a bit slurred and slow at first, but it changed when his shock had finally vanished and it was replaced by anger. He then added an
Raffy went speechless again for a moment, just staring at Ciel, who was fuming with anger, before speaking again. "Did something happen during the party, Ciel?"There was a hint of nervousness in Raffy's voice as he asked Ciel that question.Looking at Ciel, and based on his reaction towards him, Raffy had already gotten the answer to his question. He had slowly realized that his friend wouldn't be just mad without any reason. If Ciel was acting and looking like he wanted to murder him, then something serious must have happened during that night at the party.Raffy clenched his fists, and he gulped several times as several negative thoughts crossed his mind.Ciel was all by himself at a party filled with dominant alphas.What if...Raffy innerly cursed at his own thoughts, then immediately ignored it.No. Despite being an omega, Ciel was still capable of taking care of and protecting himself. He might not be able to compete with the alphas' strengths, but he could definitely outsmart
"Are you trying to make me feel guilty?" Ciel said after a while as he stared at Raffy with disbelief in his eyes. "Is this your way of making me lessen my anger? By guilt-tripping me?" "No. That's not what I am trying to do. I was just..."Ciel sighed heavily and loudly. "Fuck!" He pressed both of his palms on his face and straightened his back while remained seated on the bench. He stayed in that position for a few minutes before removing his palms from his face, and in a defeated voice, he said, "Fine. You win. You make me feel fucking guilty, and damn you for that.""Ciel, that was not my intention...""Shut up, you stupid beta," Ciel quickly said, then he tapped the space beside him. "Sit down and listen to me. Since you are the root of all this bad luck I am having, then it is your responsibility to listen to my ranting."Raffy did not move right away and stayed standing as if he were rooted in his place, which triggered the little omega's impatience."What are you still doing
"Baby!" Maverick shouted the moment Ciel came into his view.The graduation ceremony had just ended, and the moment they were allowed to leave, they immediately looked for each other. And now here's Ciel, running towards Maverick, whose arms were wide open, ready to catch him. And once his alpha was just a step away from him, Ciel immediately jumped to hug him while laughing happily."We did it! We finally graduated!" He exclaimed while hugging Maverick tightly, his arms around his neck and his arms around his waist.Maverick, whose arms were securely wrapped around his waist, laughed. "Yes, baby. We did it!"Without detaching himself from Maverick, Ciel faced his alpha, and without hesitation, he claimed Maverick's lips for a breathtaking and loving kiss. And Maverick did not hesitate to kiss him back with the same passion he was giving him.Ciel knew that their family and the people around them were all looking at them, but he didn't care. All that mattered to him at that moment was
“Baby, are you sure you're okay?”That was the fourth time that Maverick asked him that question, and Ciel still had the same answer.“Yeah.” It was so short and was devoid of any emotion. He was also not looking at Maverick, and instead, he was just staring at nothingness.From standing in front of him, Maverick kneeled down in the center of his parted thighs so that their gazes would be on the same level as he was sitting on the edge of his bed. But even though their eyes were already on the same level, Ciel still refused to look at him. Maverick was even sure that Ciel's attention was not on him, and he was right. Because despite his body being present with Maverick, his mind was still at what happened inside Cian’s apartment, his brain still processing everything that happened.Honestly, he couldn't remember much of what happened. Everything happened so fast, as if it was a blur. He didn't even remember how he ended up in Maverick's car and how they ended up at the police station.
"What is it that you want to talk about, Cian?"That was Ciel's immediate question the moment Cian sat down on the opposite couch. His twin brother had actually just come back from the kitchen and had just set down the two glasses of juice and coffee, which he and Maverick did not ask for, by the way, as they instantly refused when Cian offered them drinks. But Cian acted deaf and just went on doing what he wanted."Thanks for the juice and the coffee, by the way," he said after a few seconds as he felt like a prick for not being even a little appreciative. Also, it was still quite shocking to see Cian offering something to him.'Our worlds had seemed to really turn upside down, huh?' Ciel thought.Cian brought his smile back and said, "You're welcome.""Can we get straight to the point now?" Ciel asked right away when Cian was about to say something again, which, according to his intuition, was something that wasn't related to what they really should be talking about. He then added,
Ciel doesn't know anymore how many times he took very deep breaths as he looked at the huge building where Cian’s apartment was.It's been two days since he received those messages from Cian. And it was actually in the evening of that day, when he and Maverick were about to sleep, that he got a message from Cian again, asking him to meet and talk to him.Unlike the first time he read his twin brother’s messages, it only took two minutes of staring at his phone before he finally replied to Cian, agreeing to meet him and asking him when, what time, and where they would be meeting.From staring at the apartment building, Ciel’s attention went to Maverick when the alpha took his hand and kissed his knuckles.“Are you really sure about this? We can still turn around and go back home,” Maverick said with concern written all over his face.He forced a smile and squeezed Maverick’s hand that was holding his. “I'm fine. And no, we are not going back home. I…” He paused and sighed deeply before
Aside from Cian’s apology, Cian had also informed Ciel about their family’s current situation and well-being, even though he did not ask for it. Hell, he was not interested in hearing anything about his family and the aftermath of his press conference—at least not yet. That was the reason why he tried so hard to not turn on the TV or open his phone for a week whenever he was not having sex with Maverick. He was not yet prepared to know how his press conference turned out. He wasn’t ready yet for the aftermath of it because, honestly, he was scared. He feared that despite opening his heart to the public and allowing them to see his fragile past, it still won’t be enough for them to take his side. Of course there was also the possibility of that press conference being successful, but the fear and negativity he was feeling were still bigger than the positivity.Ciel actually thought that hearing about his family’s status and well-being wouldn’t affect him that much and that the opinions
Ciel was scowling as he stared at his phone. He had been staring at it for more than fifteen minutes now, reading the same messages from his twin brother over and over again. Actually, fifteen minutes was a lie. He actually had been staring at his phone since he got from Cian an hour ago."What the—"He gave Maverick his deathly and sharp stare when his boyfriend took his phone away.Boyfriend.Damn, that still sounded and felt surreal for him. Never in his dreams did he even imagine himself liking Maverick and dating him. He thought he would end up hating the guy until his last breath, and yet here he was, not wanting to be far from his alpha and wanting to be as close to him as possible. It's honestly how far his feelings and his attitude had changed.And now back to the phone that was taken away from him, he tried to take it back, but before his hand could even touch Maverick, the alpha had already retreated to his room, and when he came back, the phone was no longer in his hand."
"I want to talk about us."Maverick was surprised. Those were the last words he was expecting to come out of Ciel at that moment. Which was why he got speechless and was only staring at Ciel, who was becoming anxious the longer he kept quiet."Are you not...going to say anything?" Ciel asked after a while, sounding nervous.It took a couple of minutes before Maverick finally stopped being surprised and found his voice. With the gentlest voice he could use, he told Ciel while lovingly caressing his cheek, "We don't have to talk about it right now, baby.”But Ciel immediately shook his head. The little omega then grasped both of his hands and held on to them tightly while looking into his eyes with full determination. "No. I have to say it now before I lose confidence again and start chickening out."Maverick looked into Ciel's eyes intently, and upon seeing the determination and the certainty in the little omega's face, he had no choice anymore but to listen to what Ciel wanted to tell
"I missed this."Those words coming from Ciel were like music to Maverick's ears, and his heart was bursting with so much happiness and love. And those emotions could be clearly seen on his face as he was smiling widely and radiantly."Me too," he softly said before kissing the top of Ciel's head.Ciel tilted his head a little to look at him. And in the softest voice he had ever heard from the little omega, he asked, "You do?"Maverick was still smiling as he nodded. "Yes."Ciel just hummed before looking down again."Why do I have this feeling that you don't believe me?" Maverick asked.Ciel said nothing, and that made Maverick frown. He gently pushed Ciel a bit, which Ciel did not appreciate. But Maverick doesn't care and just makes Ciel face him instead. With his hands on Ciel's cheeks, he asked again, "Do you really not believe me?"But instead of his question being answered, he was asked instead. “Can you blame me? You weren't talking to me this morning.” Ciel was pouting, and hi
Ciel couldn't take his eyes off of Rosie and Maverick, but more specifically on Maverick as the two conversed with each other.Maverick seemed to be having a good time while talking with Rosie, and that didn't sit right with Ciel.Of course he was well aware that he shouldn't be feeling like that. Maverick was only talking with Rosie, his cousin, and no one else, so he shouldn't be pissed or anything, but he was. He was pissed.He was pissed that Maverick was able to talk to Rosie happily while he was feeling like shit. He was pissed that instead of coming to him to apologize, which Maverick had been doing for days now, he was putting a distance between them instead—alright, that might be unfair for him to say that because he was the one putting a distance between them and Maverick seemed to be just respecting it, but still... He just wanted Maverick to come to him and tell him that everything's going to be okay and that he will always be there for him no matter what. He just needs Ma