"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
"You don't need more time? I mean, you can rest for a little more while and let your stomach digest everything you've eaten."Ciel grimaced. "Are you making fun of me?" The little omega's voice was so sharp, and so were his eyes."I'm not," was Maverick's immediate answer. "I am just trying to be—""Just say it, Maverick," Ciel said, cutting Maverick off, his voice still sharp."Alright," Maverick said, immediately giving up as he doesn't want to piss off the little omega again. He sighed before he spoke again. "Let's start with how we'll treat each other."Ciel immediately raised his brows after Maverick said that. Maverick hasn't even said everything he wanted to say about their treatment with each other, and yet Ciel has a negative reaction already. So before the little omega's negative thoughts got worse, Maverick hastily continued speaking."I just want us to be civil with each other. I mean, we will be living together for a year, and we can't go on arguing all the time, can we?
Making himself content with the reasoning he had made up, Ciel spoke again."Is that all you wanted to say? Because if that's all, then I'm leaving."But before Ciel could lift his butt, Maverick had immediately spoken again. "I still have more to discuss with you, so please be more patient and listen to me."Ciel sighed. "Can't we just talk about it on another day? I'm freaking tired. I just wanted to lay on my bed right now and sleep.""Nope," Maverick immediately refused. "We need to talk about these things now."Knowing that Maverick wouldn't let him leave even if he tried, Ciel continued to sit even though his face was saying how badly he wanted to leave."Make it quick," he said grumpily.Maverick nodded as an answer, then spoke once more. "Since we've already settled our treatment with each other; that we'll try to get along, then you'll have no problem anymore about me, giving you a ride just until the bus station, right?""Huh?""Since our class schedules almost overlap anywa
"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