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
Although it was vivid, Ciel was still somehow able to remember a few scenes of that night, and yes, one of those he remembered was how he got rejected by Maverick as the alpha was trying to not let his alpha instincts win him over. But in the end, what Maverick did was still futile, and he still ended up doing what he did."He could have still tried harder," Ciel whispered."Tried what?" Raffy, who had heard Ciel's whisper, asked."Nothing," Ciel responded right away. "Anyway, as I have said, it is not Maverick, and I am sure of that.""But if it's not Maverick, then why was he with you when you went into heat? If it was Andrew who drugged you, then why did you end up spending your heat with Maverick instead?"Ciel went speechless as he wasn't able to find the right answer to that question of Raffy.Raffy sighed. "I am not trying to defend Andrew, Ciel, but it would also be wrong if you'd blindly accuse him just because you hated his guts."Ciel's expression darkened. "I am not saying
Feeling even more frustrated than he already was because of how things were not going exactly as he thought, Ciel chose to not answer Raffy's question, and instead, he responded to the beta's question with a question as well."How about you? What if I am right with my hunch? That Andrew planned everything? Will you still stick with him?"Ciel thought that it would take long before Raffy answered. He expected him to be surprised at his sudden question and would think long on how to answer it. After all, even though Raffy did not say it, Ciel wasn't naive to not know how to read between the lines. He could tell that Raffy was in a one-sided love with Andrew.Out of all the people he could fall in love with, why did he have to fall for that bastard? That alpha is no good! He will only bring nothing but pain to him!"Then I'll stop meeting him," Raffy answered in a confident and definite voice, which took Ciel aback. And not only Raffy's voice was confident and definite, even his face was
Maverick couldn't wipe the grin off his face as he gazed at the bus Ciel had taken from afar.Contrary to what the little omega had thought, Maverick did not go home. A few minutes after he left Ciel at the bus stop, he turned his car back and stopped on the side of the road, where he could see Ciel getting on the bus.Maverick felt like his heart was going to burst in happiness.Another dream and imagination of him—to be able to make the little Omega ride his car and drive him to somewhere he wanted to be, wherever it is—has come true. And he plans to keep doing that for the rest of their lives if Ciel will allow him to.His eyes lingered at the bus for a moment before he started driving again, taking the road towards the place of someone he’s been wanting to meet since after what happened at the night of the party. And that someone was none other than Andrew. He has a lot of questions he wants to ask, and he’ll make sure that he’ll get all the answers he needs.When Maverick reached
"Please...please stop..."Andrew kept repeating those phrases as he tried to shield his face, which was absolutely ineffective, from Maverick's strikes. The arrogant bastard no longer knew how long Maverick had been punching him. All he knew was that the ache in his face was intensifying. And the ache was not limited to his face. Even his pride as an alpha has been painful as well, as it was getting broken every time Maverick hits him in the face. But, unlike a few moments previously, when he could still play arrogant and cool in order to retain even a bit of his pride as a man and an alpha, Andrew could no longer do so. Because he knew that if this goes on, his life will definitely be put on the line. So, fuck pride! His life was much more important.He doesn't care anymore that he has to beg or cry in front of Maverick, which he has never done before. He was willing to do all that if that meant it would make Maverick stop. And so Andrew continued to beg while crying with bloodied te
It was already ten in the evening when Ciel's shift at a well-known convenience store chain ended. It was supposed to end at eight o'clock, but he had to cover for the other part-timer's shift, who had gone late due to some emergency.He took the bus and checked his phone, which he wasn't able to do while he was at work.He received two messages. One was from Raffy, which he didn't even bother opening, and the other was from Maverick, asking him what time he would be home.Ciel did not reply to Maverick's message. If he was not given a key, then he would reply to the alpha's message. But since he was given a spare key, then he couldn't see any more reasons for him to let the alpha know of his whereabouts or his schedules.He put his phone back into his pocket and enjoyed himself by looking out the window to gaze at what they were passing by, forgetting Maverick and his text message. And he continued doing that until the bus finally reached the bus stop.Ciel went down the bus and waite
Ciel made a look of disfavor. “And how did you come up with that conclusion? You know that will only trigger more hostility towards me. Besides, doing that is just like announcing to everyone that the post about us is true.”“But it is the truth, Ciel,” Maverick quickly responded. “It’s true that we are bonded. Even if we try to deny it or make up reasons such as the photo was edited, people won’t still buy that. Since the photo has been publicized, the news of me carrying you towards Andrew’s bedroom has been spreading like wildfire as well. People are not dumb enough to not know how to connect the dots, Ciel. As for how I came up with the conclusion of not leaving your side, that’s because I know that as much as they adore me, they also fear me. Just like Andrew and his minions. If I am on your side, and if they know that you are under my care and protection, they will never do anything to you. Just as I said, they are not dumb, so I am pretty sure that messing with me and the peopl
Ciel's eyes were filled with disbelief as he looked at Maverick, who had a very serious look in his eyes as if it were telling him how Maverick meant every single word he said."You're fine with dying?" he asked in bewilderment."If that's what you want as a punishment, then I won't refuse," Maverick answered right away, completely unfazed by the little omega's question."You're crazy..."Maverick shrugged. "For you? Yes, I am.""And you're shameless too.""That I am.""An idiot, if I may add.""Ye—wait, what? Did you call me an idiot? Me? An idiot?" Maverick even pointed himself with his fingers as he couldn't believe he just got called an idiot."Is there anyone else am I talking to right now? It's just you, right? So yes. It's you I am calling an idiot. You are an idiot. A crazy, shameless idiot. That's what you are."It was Maverick’s turn to be shocked. Like what happened to Ciel a few moments ago, disbelief started filling his face. His mouth agape as his mind was still processi
Maverick took a glance at Ciel. “He seemed to have caught my feelings for you. And so he used you.” And then he turned his gaze to the park again and continued speaking. “He knew I have feelings for you, that I am longing and desperate for you, which was why he came up with that plan. He drugged you and purposely told me to go to his room and get us locked in, forcing us with nowhere to run and can’t do anything but give in to our instincts. Since he knew that you despise alphas, he thought that by doing that, you would end up hating me more than you already are and that it would make me feel miserable. After all, there’s nothing in this world that he wanted to see the most than the day where I would crumble in despair, and he was waiting so much for that day to come. But doing that wasn’t enough for him. He wanted more. He wanted to drag me and my family’s name to dirt. He wanted to humiliate me. And decided to use you again, as he knew that would double the pain and the miserability
The photo posted on the forum appeared to be taken from a CCTV camera, and the uploader simply took a picture of it through the camera.It was blurry, but the lower parts of the two people entangled in the sheets were noticeably blurrier, as if the person who posted the photo did so on purpose. But even if the photo was blurry, there was still no way anyone who had seen it wouldn't know what the two naked people in the photo were doing.They were clearly having sex. It could be clearly seen on the photo as well that the larger man was biting the smaller man’s nape, which only meant one thing—the larger man was marking the smaller man, and the only people capable of doing that were alphas and omegas. And to make matters worse, the uploader mentioned the names of the two naked people in the photo.Maverick Garcia and Ciel Dominguez.Their names were in bold and capital letters, as if the uploader wanted everyone who saw his post to take notice of the names right away. And it worked. It
Maverick never let go of his hands as they walked so quickly, almost running down the hallway. Ciel remained speechless as Maverick dragged him. He was both shocked and confused about what was going on—so much so that he forgot to remove his hand from Maverick's firm grip.And while they were striding in the hallway, every single person they passed by would always let out a loud gasp of surprise and bewilderment. It’s like they had just witnessed something out of the ordinary, which was somewhat right if they’re going to describe the scene they were seeing.Maverick, the most popular and most sought-after alpha, was holding an omega.That was something they had never seen before.“I told you! That post and that photo were true! It was not edited! ”, one of the students they passed by tells her friend, and Ciel hears it.That made the little Omega more confused than he already was. 'What post? What photo are they talking about?'Those questions started filling Ciel’s head. He looked
While walking across the hallway as he was on his way to his third class for the day, Ciel could feel the intense staring the other students were giving him.The little omega could not help but frown. Since he came in the morning, he had been seeing how the other students' looked at him. The professors were doing the same thing. Furthermore, they were not simply staring. Because after glancing at him, people would either murmur, laugh mockingly, or glare at him as if he had done something bad to them.He was so confused as to what was happening. He was wondering if he did something for him to be the center of people's attention. But no matter how many times he thought about it, only two possible reasons came to his mind.The first one was the secret he had been keeping—the secret that he became Maverick's pair. But no one knew about that except him, Maverick, and Raffy. And he trusts Maverick and Raffy to never tell a soul about it. Andrew seemed to know about it as well, but the bast
Ciel awoke in the morning feeling refreshed, and it had been a long time since he had felt that way. For the past couple of years, he has either woken up feeling tired and lethargic or in a bad mood that he had already forgotten how it felt like to wake up in a refreshing way.And since he woke up on the right side of the bed, a smile immediately spread across Ciel’s face, and it did not vanish even after he fixed his bed, grabbed a towel and his clothes, and even when he went out to go to the bathroom. Even while showering, his smile did not fade at all. In fact, he was also humming a lively song, which clearly depicts his mood.It seems that the conversation he had with Maverick affected his mood, making him feel lively.After showering and getting dressed, Ciel went out of the bathroom with the towel hanging on his shoulder. He was already closing the bathroom door when the door to Maverick’s room opened and revealed the half-naked Maverick, who was also bringing a towel with him.
With a shocked expression on his face, Maverick asked Ciel, "I'm cool. You think I'm cool?"Ciel nodded eagerly. "Yeah! You are so fucking cool for breaking this motherfucker's face!" His gaze went back to the photo of Andrew laying on the floor in his bedroom. "Damn! It seems that you did a huge amount of damage on his face. He's bloody, dude! I can't even see which is broken and which is not because of how bloody his face is. But I think his nose is broken. His eyes and lips looked swollen as well. Even his cheekbones seemed to have been broken as well. Goddamn! You just reconstructed Andrew's face; he might need plastic surgery. Seriously, just how long did you keep punching him, and how strong were those punches for him to look like this? Did you imagine him as your punching bag?"Ciel looked and sounded like an excited kid again as a series of questions came out of his mouth nonstop."If I knew this was what you were going to do, I should have tagged along with you and witnessed
"But why? Why did he do it? What does he want from me?”"That... I wasn't able to ask him that yet..." Maverick averted his gaze as if he were embarrassed at his answer."Did you go and talk to him?" Ciel asked with a furrowed forehead."Yeah. I did this morning," Maverick answered."What did you tell him then? What did he say? What did you guys talk about?" Ciel was eager to know what Andrew said as he thought he was finally going to get the answer to some of his questions. But Maverick disappointed him with his answer."We actually are not able to talk.” Maverick’s voice, for some reason, lowered and became soft. It’s as if he didn’t want Ciel to hear him.And why was he acting like that? It’s simply because he didn’t want Ciel to know that he beat Andrew up. Of course Andrew deserves that, but Maverick does not want Ciel to see him as someone who could result in violence. After all, violence and violent people were one of the things the little omega hated.“Huh?” Ciel’s forehead fu