“Go on,” Marcus said when Ciel was still hesitating.The little omega turned to look at Maverick, seemingly looking for his reaction.“Just take a look at it, and whatever you decide, we’ll respect it,” Maverick said, and then looked at his grandfather. “Right, grandpa?”Marcus slightly smiled and nodded. “Of course.”The little omega looked at the piece of paper on the table again. He just stared at it for a couple of minutes before he sighed deeply and finally took it to take a look at its content.Ciel didn’t really want to read the said contract, as he was not even in the slightest interested in it. The deal he had with Maverick was already enough. But looking at Marcus Garcia, he knew he wouldn’t be able to leave without having to read and discuss the contract. Besides, he wanted to hold on to what Maverick said—that they will respect whatever he decides to do after reading the contract. Even if that wasn’t Marcus Garcia’s intention, Ciel could at least believe in Maverick.The l
“Are you ready?” Maverick asked Ciel, who was sitting in the passenger seat of Maverick's car.Unlike the other day, when Maverick would only take Ciel to the bus terminal and the little omega would take the bus afterwards, the two actually came together, of course riding in Maverick's car, which everyone recognizes, and they were already in the parking lot, about to get out and face the people who appeared to be waiting for them.“Well, I don't have a choice but to be ready, do I?” The little omega answered. He meets Maverick's eyes. “How about you? Are you ready for this?”Maverick grinned confidently and said, “Baby, I was born to do this. Of course, I am ready.”Ciel rolled his eyes before looking at their fellow students outside. “Don't ever call me baby again, especially when we are in the crowd. That's so cringey!”But Maverick just laughed and answered, “Sure, baby.” Clearly, he was teasing the little omega, who just rolled his eyes again and shook his head.Ciel took a very d
It was already eleven-thirty when Ciel’s class ended, which was the right time to have lunch. He was busy gathering his things so that he could immediately leave when a group of men and women started approaching him.“Hey,” one of the women said in a very rude manner. The way she stared at Ciel was also filled with hostility.It was clear what they wanted. They wanted to confront Ciel about his relationship with Maverick. And he thought just a while ago that no one would be dumb enough to trouble him after hearing the old Garcia’s announcement.Ciel couldn’t help but sigh and thought, ‘I guess I was not entirely right, and Maverick was not entirely wrong either. There really are still some idiots who will try to approach me despite Marcus Garcia’s warning.’“Did you not hear me? Are you deaf?” The rude woman asked again before trying to push Ciel on the chest. But Ciel was quick enough to take a step back so that the disrespectful could not touch him.He zipped his bag and finally loo
"Get the fuck out of my sight before I could not stop myself anymore from kicking your dick," Ciel said in a pissed tone.The little omega then clicked his tongue and thought, 'What a way to ruin my mood. Can't I really be happy and satisfied with no buts? Like, just let me have full-day happiness!'But contrary to the annoyance that Ciel was feeling, Maverick was pleased and seemed satisfied; whether it was because he was able to get a good reaction from the little omega out of his teasing or because he heard Ciel using their family's name to save himself from trouble, Ciel does not know and was not interested in knowing.The little omega gave the alpha a sharp stare before deciding to just pass by him before Maverick got another chance to pester him. But as always, Maverick got in his way.The dominant alpha immediately grabbed his hand, making the little omega stop in his tracks.Ciel's eyes narrowed, indicating that his annoyance had already evolved into anger.But Maverick just s
When Nicholas left, Maverick's sharp eyes immediately turned to the crowd, whose attention was all on them. And in an instant, everyone that was looking at them averted their eyes and pretended to be busy about something. Only then did Maverick turn his attention back to Cjel.He sat in the opposite seat. The worried expression on his face that had vanished for a minute came back in an instant, and he asked Ciel again. "Are you okay? What did that bitch do to you?"Ciel couldn't help but raise his brows at Maverick. "Did you just call him bitch?""Is he not?" Maverick asked back."Well, he is," Ciel answered, and couldn't help but be brutally honest."As I thought. So, answer my question. Are you okay?"Ciel sighed. "As you can see, I am perfectly fine.""Did he not say anything to you? Did he call you names? Insult you, or anything?""He was about to when you arrived.""Well then, thankfully I was able to come back right away.""I could have handled it on my own, though.""I know. Bu
"Let's go?" Maverick asked after coming back from returning the tray.Ciel did not answer him and just started walking. Maverick immediately followed and made sure to walk alongside Ciel.Even after they came out of the cafeteria, they could still feel the gazes of everyone focused on them, making Ciel's uneasiness not go away."You'll get used to it," Maverick murmured. He seemed to have realized the little omega's uncomfortability.Ciel sighed. "Well, I don't want to get used to this.""It's not like you have a choice anyway.""How I wish time would fly faster than it already is.""Can't wait to get away from me?""Not just from you, but from everything that's happening right now.""Do you have another part-time job this evening?" Maverick asked, completely changing the topic as he didn't like where it was going.Ciel couldn't help but raise his brows as he glanced at the alpha. "Did you just change the topic?"Maverick immediately answered. "Yes, because I don't want to talk about
Ciel, who was looking at the places they were passing by through the window, was so frustrated that his face couldn't be described anymore.He and Maverick were already in the car, and as usual, he was in the passenger seat while Maverick was driving.Ciel couldn't count anymore how many curses that were directed at Maverick he had silently said. But no matter how many times he cursed the man in the driver's seat, his heart still wouldn't settle down. It was still beating wildly, and it's definitely not because of anything romantic but because of the intense anger he was feeling.Coming to their classes together, eating together, and even talking to each other were already enough to give people something to talk about, and yet Maverick still decided to do even more.A frustrated sigh came out of the little omega's mouth.He could already imagine someone posting on their college's website about the scene that he and Maverick made just a while ago, making him want to bang his head on th
Maverick turned silent after Ciel screamed. But just after a few moments, a smile slowly crept up on the alpha's lips, making the little omega go angrier."You finally spoke," Maverick said while glancing at him for a while and grinning from ear to ear before he turned his attention back to the road.Ciel gritted his teeth and said, "Fuck you, Garcia. Fuck you!"But Maverick just chuckled before saying, "You really need to control that mouth of yours, my little omega. You can't just go and spout curses all you want.""I can curse whenever, wherever, and as many times as I want! And I do not belong to you, so stop calling me your little omega! I am not even fucking little to begin with!"Ciel was already so mad that his eyes were bulging and his nose was already flaring. And that made him look even more adorable in Maverick's eyes that the dominant alpha can't help but chuckle again."You're so cute," Maverick said. And he did not say that because he wanted to tease Ciel. Those words w
"Did you like the food? Did it suit your taste?" Jasmine asked a few moments after she and Ciel sat side by side on a wooden cleopatra bench.The two were on the balcony and were facing the huge gate and the green lawn. In front of them was a wooden table, where they put the bottle of wine and two wine glasses that they had brought from the dining room a few moments after eating. As for Maverick, he was left in the dining room, washing the dishes as a form of punishment.Ciel actually thought that Jasmine would ask him about the taste of the food she cooked every time he would try each one of them since she was so eager for Ciel to have a taste of them, but she did not. She would just glance at him for a minute with a smile on her face, then she would go back to focusing on her own. And it's obviously because she didn't want to disturb Ciel while eating and make him feel uncomfortable by her staring and questioning, and Ciel was grateful for that. Because of it, he was able to taste a
Ciel would be lying if he said that he did not salivate and gulp several times the moment he saw the table that was filled with many delicious-looking foods.The long, narrow, and glass-made dinner table was filled with so much food. There were some foods that were familiar to him, but there were also a number of unfamiliar foods. They all looked good, though, that he suddenly felt like he was starving even though he was not.With so many foods on the table, Ciel looked at Jasmine and couldn't help but ask. “Is it really just going to be us?”Maverick had already informed him that the house they would be heading to this time would be his parents’ own house and not his grandfather’s home. He was also informed that this time, it would just be him, Maverick, and his parents, which somehow made Ciel feel a bit better and was also the reason why Maverick was able to urge him to accept Jasmine’s dinner invitation, as he was still hesitant at first.He thought that at least he was only going
“Are you ready to face them again?”“You make it sound like facing these nosy bitches and assholes was a scary and traumatic experience for me,” Ciel said while rolling his eyes.“Is it not?”“Come on, dude. You witnessed it yesterday, how I faced them with my head held high. Is that how a person that was scared as shit would look like?”“No,” Maverick answered. He knew that’s what Ciel wanted to hear.“Right. So you better not ask me that stupid question again. You already asked me that yesterday, and I don’t need to hear it again tomorrow or anytime we get here. Understood?”Maverick sighed. “Yes, sir.”“Good. Now, let’s go.” Ciel then walked out of the car without waiting for Maverick, who immediately got out of his car to follow Ciel.But before Ciel could enter the building, he halted to turn around and look at Maverick, who was only a step behind him.Maverick stopped walking as well and frowned. “What?”“You won’t be following me to my class, will you?”Maverick couldn’t answer
After telling Maverick that he was grateful to him for loving him unconditionally, Ciel just stared at the speechless Maverick.He looked like he was not really expecting him to say such words. And Ciel would admit that what he said was out of the blue as well. Even he himself did not expect he would be saying such words. So what more for Maverick? He must be so confused as to why he has suddenly changed his attitude towards him.But even if Maverick asked him, Ciel wouldn't be able to give him an answer because he also didn't know."What if..." Maverick finally spoke, causing Ciel to focus his attention on him again. He looked into Maverick's eyes, and he saw something in there. An emotion that was somehow familiar but was also kind of new to him. “Never mind,” Maverick said after a while, then leaned his back on the backrest and looked up ahead.Ciel could tell that he had a lot going on inside his head, but Ciel decided to not ask anymore. They’ve already had too much drama in just
"Don't call them family," Maverick said after a while, prompting Ciel to look at him. "Do not call them your family because they do not deserve that title. A family wouldn't do all the shitty things they did to you. Real parents would never use their child for their own convenience and for their own selfish desire. Real parents would never hurt their child and would protect them instead. Real parents would never treat their child like a useless thing just because of his second gender. So don't call their family. God, they don't even deserve to be called a mother and a father. Because everything they've done to you? All those shitty things? All of that is something a mother and a father would do towards their child. They are fucked-ups! Yeah, that's what they are. A total fuck-ups! A nutcase! God, I hope they never get rich! I hope they never get any freaking connection! I hope their dreams don't fucking come true! I hope they never become happy!"Maverick was gritting his teeth, and h
Ciel had already stopped crying, and yet he remained leaning on Maverick while taking in the scent of his pheromones.Ciel knew himself that he was acting differently. If it were the usual Ciel, he would have already gotten away from Maverick or pushed him away. Hell, he wouldn’t even allow him to hug him and surround him with his pheromones.He doesn't exactly know what the reason was; it might be because of Maverick's pheromones, or it could be the words that touched his heart, but Ciel didn't want to separate himself from Maverick yet.There were warning signs popping in his head, but he chose to disregard them all because the beating of his heart was much louder than those warning signs, and the comfort brought by Maverick's warm embrace and pheromones was definitely stronger than his resolve to listen to what his mind was telling him.Ciel closed his eyes. And without even him realizing it, he was already pushing his body even closer to Maverick until his head was already leaning
Ciel had already given up on wanting to know what Maverick was talking about. If it's something very important, then he doesn't need to know it.But then Maverick raised his head to meet his eyes. And there goes that smile again.Ciel silently chastised himself. 'Be still, you stupid heart. Why are you even reacting like that? It was just his damn usual smile! Ah, damn this bond! I really need to do something about this! I can't be acting like this all the time whenever Maverick does something!'“I’m sorry. I got lost in my own thoughts,” Maverick said in a soft voice.Ciel, disregarding the abnormal beating of his heart, replied, “It’s fine. And you don’t have to answer my question if you don’t want to. I understand that it’s confidential, so it’s fine if you don’t tell me.”Maverick raised his brow. “Didn’t you tell me that I have to answer all of the questions that you’ll throw at me?” Amusement was dancing in Maverick’s eyes as he asked that question.“Well, let's just say that I
The two sat in the living room, facing each other, and had a serious look on both of their faces."I'll start asking—""Before that," Maverick cut Ciel again, making the little omega's face turn sour, but Maverick was not bothered by it and just went on speaking. "I know you're still pissed, but I want the both of us to talk about this with a clear head. What I'm about to tell you is something that should be taken seriously, as it could possibly change your future, and most importantly, it could save your life. So please, Ciel, let's calm down, alright? Just like the last time we had a conversation in this same living room, let's converse in a more peaceful and calmer manner." Maverick's voice was soft and gentle, making it look like he was talking to a kid and not to Ciel, who was already an adult.Although Ciel was still annoyed, he couldn't deny that Maverick was right. Talking in a peaceful manner was definitely something they should do if it involved his future and his life.Ciel
As usual, Ciel left the convenience store at exactly ten o'clock, though he was a bit faster this time.He could feel that his co-worker, who was about to take his shift, had a lot of questions to ask him, just like his previous co-worker, so before he got bombarded by another series of questions again, he immediately bid goodbye and exited the convenience store as if someone was chasing him.Ciel was briskly walking with his head down, afraid that people would recognize him. And thankfully, he was already near the bus stop, and no one has recognized him yet, making him feel somewhat less nervous.Just a few more steps and Ciel would already reach the bus stop.A few minutes after that, Ciel stopped walking as he would have to cross the street since the bus stop was on the other side. The little omega was already about to cross when a car suddenly honked, causing the little omega to come to a halt.The car was getting close to him, and as it was getting close, the more Ciel started to