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
“Holy fuck!” were the only words Ciel was capable of saying after a couple of minutes of just being speechless.“I don’t agree with referring fucking as holy, but I understand where you’re coming from,” Maverick said, trying to lighten the situation, but it didn’t work, and instead, it only irritated the little omega.“This is not the time for you to act as a smartass, Maverick,” Ciel growled. He finally had stopped being shocked. Damn, he can’t count anymore how many times he had been shocked. At that point in his life, it wouldn’t be even surprising anymore if the little Omega suddenly experiences a heart attack, which thankfully hasn’t happened yet, and hopefully it really wouldn’t happen. “Did you really just say that your family has already been made aware of what’s happening and that they already knew we’re bonded?”“Yes,” Maverick answered curtly.“How? Was it you who told them?”“No. I kept my promise of never telling anyone about our secret, even to my parents. It was the head
Ciel couldn't remember anymore how he ended up in the middle of the living room of the majestic ancestral house of the famously-known Garcia Family.The last thing he remembered was telling Maverick to fuck himself, and after that, he had already found himself standing in front of the mansion of the Garcia Family and was being welcomed by Maverick’s parents. He also couldn’t clearly remember anymore what Maverick’s parents told him as he was being led by them towards the living room, where the head and the other members of their clan were gathered.God knows how nervous Ciel was the moment he saw the other members of the Garcia family, especially the well-known head of their clan, Maverick’s grandfather, Marcus Garcia. They were all staring at him with curiosity, which prompted Ciel to think that he was being watched in a negative way, as he was fully aware that he definitely does not look like someone worthy to be with them. But that was just Ciel’s own perception. Because he was too
As the members of Maverick’s family continued to tease Maverick, Ciel remained looking clueless as his brain was still processing what was happening and the chaos he was seeing. But the processing of things he was doing was put to a halt when a loud and authoritative voice suddenly echoed across the whole living room.“Be quiet!”And with just those two words, the chaos ended instantly, and everyone became quiet as they slowly went back to their positions.The person who made everyone quiet, Marcus Garcia, looked at each of the members of his family as if he were giving each of them his warning glare before he set his gaze to Ciel once more. The little omega couldn’t help but flinch the moment he met the eyes of Marcus Garcia.Even without speaking, the head of the Garcia family was already looking so dominating, commanding, powerful, and conspicuous. His presence was so strong that Ciel could already feel it by just staring at him, and it scared him.He was already used to being loo
Everyone turned to Ciel that moment he started speaking up, making the little omega even more nervous. But since he had already decided to speak up, then there’s no point in chickening out anymore. He will make sure that the Garcias will see his affirmation and hear his resolve.“We will,” Marcus Garcia answered. The smile on the old man’s lips did not cease at all, slowly making him look kind and approachable in Ciel’s face. And because of that, the fear and nervousness Ciel was feeling has somehow toned down a little, making it easier for the words to flow out of his mouth.“Will you answer all of my questions too?” He asked again, to which Marcus Garcia quickly answered.“As long as it’s a question that we know the answer to, then yes. We will.”“Alright.” Ciel paused for a minute to take a deep breath before starting to speak again. “Then, did you really tell Maverick that you would forcefully come to me if I did not come with him here today?”“Yes,” Marcus answered right away, as
Maverick was shocked at first but got flustered right after as he realized why Ciel called him that. It seems that the little omega had finally realized how he was acting different from how he usually was, and that’s something Maverick didn’t want Ciel to see because he knew the little omega would have a different interpretation of it.It’s not that he’s scared of his grandfather. In fact, he frequently disagrees with his grandfather because they have opposing viewpoints on multiple issues and situations. But at that moment and in the current situation they were in, Maverick chose to be a bit obedient, as he knew that only his grandfather could help them in their situation. Yes, he could fix the situation on his own, but there was still a huge difference if his grandfather got involved. After all, his power and connection were nowhere near the power and connection his grandfather had. Also, something’s telling him that letting his family, especially his grandfather, be involved will m
“And so you two started living together,” Marcus said.“Yes. And we also agreed to try to get along while living together. But just when things are starting to sail smoothly, those pricks posted that photo and made everyone know about Maverick and I's secret," Ciel said through gritted teeth.“And how do you feel about that?” Marcus asked.Ciel frowned. “You’re really asking me that? Isn’t the answer already obvious? Of course I am mad! I am so mad right now that I just want to pay that fucking Andrew a visit and make sure that he’ll never get out of the hospital ever again!”“You want to do such a thing?” Marcus asked again.“Hell, yes!”“Really?”“How many times do I have to repeat my answer? Yes! I wanted to do that right now. I wanted to pay him a visit, then punch his face, kick his groin, pull his hair until he went bald, and break every single bone in his body! I even want to open his head and pull out his brains, if he has any, so that he could never think of such devilish and
"Then why are you having second thoughts? You were so full of drive just a while ago," Maverick said while still frowning. "Or are you really scared?"The little omega's face crumpled, telling everyone how much he dislikes the question being thrown at him for the second time. "Do I really have to repeat my words every single time I talk to you and to any members of your family? It's not like you're deaf or have a problem with understanding my words, so why do you have to ask me the same question every time?""He really has no fear, does he? How could he say such words in front of us? At this point, I don't know if I should be amazed by his bravery and boldness or be pissed with how he was easily insulting us," says the father of the teenage girl in a whispered manner.Ciel wasn't sure if the man whose name he still didn't know was trying to not let Ciel hear it or if he was just acting like it. But whatever it is, Ciel chose not to bother about it. There's a much more important issue
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
It has been three days since Maverick and Ciel argued about asking help from a mental health professional, and since then, the two have never had a decent conversation. Even now that the day of the press conference has arrived, the two were still not on good terms, and every single member of the Garcia family can see it. They could also feel the uncomfortable tension between the two, and it's quite suffocating them as they were all inside a room, waiting until the press conference starts.Maverick and Ciel were so far away from each other. Maverick was sitting on the couch that was situated near the window that was on the very opposite side of the couch that was near the door, where Ciel was sitting on.Maverick's eyes never went away from Ciel the moment they got inside the room. He never looked away even if Ciel was giving him deadly glares every time their eyes met."He's going to melt, Maverick," says Rosie before sitting down beside him. "Just what did you do for him to be sendin
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