"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
Ciel hastily turned to face Maverick again. He was frowning and was looking so surprised."What did you say?""Can you sit down again first?"Without any questions asked, Ciel sat down right away, which took the alpha aback for a minute as that was the very time he had seen Ciel be so obedient. But he immediately took aside his surprised reaction and composed himself again.What he was going to tell Ciel was very important and very sensitive, so he must focus his attention on it and on Ciel and be ready for any violent reaction he was going to get from the little omega."Speak now. I need to hear everything."Maverick sighed before speaking. "As I said, I already know why you went into heat that night. I know nothing about your heat, how or when it arrives, but it was clear that the heat you experienced that night was not natural. You were forced to be in heat."Ciel clenched his fists. Although he had a hunch and already thought of that possibility, it was still shocking to hear that
"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
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
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.
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
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
As always, Maverick's face and voice were filled with so much sincerity, making it hard for him to not believe him—not that he's doubting him; he couldn't even remember when was the last time he doubted him. It's just that it always amazes him whenever Maverick says something with all sincerity. Well, it wasn't just amazement or happiness anymore. Ciel was already feeling something more, such as lust...?Ciel laughed inwardly. He never thought he would be feeling lust or get turned on simply because Maverick was being sincere. But damn, he really wanted to do it with Maverick. And well, he was also thinking that having sex with Maverick would help him forget everything he was feeling. The anger, the frustration, and the sadness—he didn't want to feel all of that. And what's the best way to not feel anything besides those said emotions? Of course it's sex."Wanna have sex?" Ciel asked even before he could think of what he just said. Still, he didn't want to take it back.Maverick looke
Ciel did not say anything for a while and just stared at Maverick. It was obvious that he was contemplating whether he should do what Maverick advised him to do or not. But after a few more moments, he finally decided on what to do.Ciel rose from his lying position and sat down, grabbing his phone off the table in front of the couch. While he was tapping on his phone for Raffy's number, Maverick sat down and snuggled closer to Ciel, wrapping his arms around Ciel's waist once more.Ciel dialed Raffy's number, turned on the loudspeaker of his phone, then leaned his body against Maverick while waiting for his best friend to answer the call.It took more than three rings before Raffy answered his call."Hey!" Raffy said."Hey," Ciel said right back, sounding a little unsure."Did you forget something in my car? I am still quite near Maverick's house, so I can turn back if you want.""No. That's not it," Ciel responded before sighing. "Can you stop driving for a while and park somewhere s
Raffy stopped his car right in front of Maverick's house. Ciel unfastened his seatbelt and grabbed his wallet and his phone from the dashboard.Ciel should be getting out of the car already, but he couldn't as he still wanted to ask Raffy something. The problem was, he wasn't sure if it would be a good question. He doesn't want Raffy to be mad anymore, especially since their relationship was already back to how it was before and also because he will be leaving. He didn't want Raffy to leave the country with their friendship in shambles again.As if the beta had sensed that something was troubling him, Raffy chuckled and said, "Just say what you want to say, Ciel."As if that was all Ciel was waiting for, he fully faced Raffy and said, "I know I already asked you about this, and you might get annoyed already, but I need to be really sure. Is your decision really final? Is there nothing that could really change your mind about going to the US and being with that asshole?"Raffy smiled.
"Maverick."The way Maverick clasped his hand went tighter, and his jaws were clenching."Maverick."His icy cold gaze has turned fiery, and his strong, heavy, and uncontrolled pheromones started to spread, making the three people in front of him go breathless despite being betas. But Maverick didn't care about them. He was already consumed with so much anger that he stopped caring about his surroundings."Maverick!"Ah, he really wanted to beat them up or kill them. He wanted them to experience what Ciel had been through, or make them go through worse. And he was very close to actually doing that as his patience was already very close to splitting. But just when that patience was about to split, he felt a heavy and very strong blow on his face that made him lose his balance. And the next thing he knew, he was already on the floor with an aching and throbbing cheek.As if he had just woken up from a trance, he looked at his father, who was standing right in front of him and was breath
"Can I handle this?" Maverick asked his father and grandfather when the two were about to move towards the chairs in front of the three people that were tied in their own seats.Marcus and Matthew looked at him for a while, and in that duration, only seriousness but calmness at the same time could be seen in Maverick's face, as if he was telling his father and grandfather that he was angry at the sight of the three people but not angry enough for him to lose his mind and start committing murder."Alright," Marcus said. "But we will stay just to be sure you won't lose control.""I won't, but suit yourselves," Maverick answered before taking the seat in the center, not waiting for his father and grandfather anymore.Marcus and Matthew said nothing and just followed Maverick, taking the seats that were situated on each side of the seat Maverick was sitting on.Maverick intently stared at the three people in front of him. He was staring at the three people as if he wanted to see even the
Maverick's face was dark as he walked across the hallway of the abandoned warehouse that his grandfather owns. He was on his way to the office room, where his grandfather and father were waiting for him.The moment he reached the front of the closed door of the office, he only knocked once just to let the two be aware of his presence, and after that, he pushed the door open, gathering the attention of his grandfather, who was, of course, sitting behind his office table, and his father, who was sitting in the chair that was in front of the office table."Hi, Dad," he said as he went inside and closed the door, then looked at his grandfather and nodded. "Grandpa.""You are a couple of minutes late, Maverick," Matthew strictly said. One of the many things Matthew hates is tardiness, which was why Maverick could understand why his father was giving him the stinky eyes. He just ignored it, though, as he took the seat across from Matthew."I had to make sure Ciel was safe first before I cam
"Are you sure you'll be fine by yourself?"Ciel couldn't help but roll his eyes at the alpha's eighth time of asking him the same question.After tying his shoes, Ciel finally stood again and made his way towards Maverick. He put his hands on the alpha's shoulders and then said in a firm voice. "To answer your question for the eighth time, yes, I am going to be fine.""But—""It's Raffy I am going to meet, Maverick. Not my parents, my brothers, not Andrew, or some creepy asshole. It's just my best friend, Raffy. So, stop worrying now, okay?""Yeah, but the news about you and your family is all over town, baby. What if people see you and recognize you? What if they start mobbing or attacking you, or something? What if you get hurt—hmp!Maverick's eyes widened due to utter surprise at Ciel's sudden attack on his lips. But as always, the surprise didn't last, and before he knew it, he was already kissing Ciel back with his arms wrapped around the little omega while slowly grinding his ha
It was quite a while before Ciel spoke again, and when he did, what he asked was, "Did you put something in my heart or in my brain?"Maverick looked confused. "What?""Like a listening device? Or maybe you're using an EQ-radio? A sensor or something else?"Maverick looked flabbergasted this time. "What? I... I don't understand what you're talking about. Why would I use those on you?""Then can you explain to me how you can easily tell what's on my mind or what I am feeling?" Ciel asked in a serious voice.Maverick continued to look confused until a few moments later. A laugh escaped his mouth as he pressed his forehead against Ciel, and then he whispered, "That's because I love you." His voice was filled with nothing but tenderness, making Ciel feel how much he meant every single word.Ciel wanted to suppress his smile, but in the end, he couldn't. Maverick just responded to his question with "I love you," and yet that seemed to be enough, or maybe more than sufficient enough, as an
"Coffee, juice, or cola?""Coffee.""With rice or without rice?""With rice.""Reading or watching?""Reading.""Studying or partying?"Ciel rolled his eyes. "Do you really still need to ask me that? Of course, studying!""Still studying?" Maverick asked in disappointment. "And here I thought that bringing you to a bar would somehow make you change your mind.""No matter how many times you take me into a bar, I will still choose studying. Bar hopping and partying won't secure my future, dude.""But being with me would secure your future.""So you're going to be like my sugar daddy?""Sugar daddy? I'm not that old to be called a sugar daddy. A sponsor would be the appropriate word, I think."Ciel shook his head before gazing at the ceiling with a small smile on his lips. "Whatever, Maverick.""But you're not opposed to the idea of being with me, huh?"Ciel frowned and looked at the dominant alpha again. "What?""You did not deny it when I said your future would be secured if you're wit