"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
Ciel's already widened eyes widened even more upon hearing Maverick's threat towards Nexus.He elbowed the dominant alpha to get his attention, and he successfully did as Maverick turned to look at him with a questioning look as if asking him, 'What?'"What nonsense are you spouting right now?" he asked Maverick in an angry tone, but that only made the alpha frown."Are you taking his side?""What?""Is it because he's beautiful? Did his beauty catch you too? Have you fallen in love with him? Is that why you were blushing the moment he looked at you—"*slap*Maverick's eyes widened the moment Ciel's palm strongly landed on his mouth, covering it to shut him up.A dangerous smile slowly spread on the little omega's mouth before he said, "Why don't you shut the fuck up instead of saying something that is nonsense and also very weird?" Ciel then turned to Nexus and said to the beautiful man, "Please don't mind what this idiot just said. He was just spouting nonsense as usual."Maverick i
“What is it again? Didn’t I tell you to shut the hell up?” Ciel, who has gotten over his surprise, asked Maverick in a pissed tone.But instead of answering the little omega, Maverick just took Ciel’s hand and forced it to be separated from Nexus’ hand. After successfully doing so, Maverick did not let go of Ciel’s hand anymore and held it tightly instead before focusing his gaze again on Nexus, who had already put his hand on the back pocket of his jeans and was grinning from ear to ear as if he had won a lottery.“You’re doing this on purpose,” Maverick said in a chilly tone, but Nexus remained unfazed.Nexus shrugged and said, “I have no idea what you’re talking about.” He was looking and even sounding innocent, making Maverick more pissed than he already was. But Nexus continued to not care and just went on laughing as if he was seeing something very amusing.Maverick, through gritted teeth, then said, “I changed my mind. Just taking your eyeballs out wouldn’t be enough, so why do
The two alphas immediately turned towards where Ciel and Nexus were standing. And the moment the eyes of the two alphas went to Ciel, they immediately dispelled their pheromones.Nexus' husband had no reaction at first, but when his eyes went to Nexus, worry immediately filled his face. As for Maverick, the moment he looked at Ciel, he immediately realized what was happening.His eyes widened as he walked closer to Ciel."Ciel!" He called the little omega in panic.Maverick was about to hold and support the weakening little omega, but before he could even touch Ciel, Nexus immediately blocked his way.Maverick turned his gaze to Nexus, his eyes sharp. But the sharpness in his eyes vanished when he saw the seriousness in Nexus' eyes."Are you calm now?" Nexus asked in a cold voice.With determination and confidence in his voice and in his eyes, Maverick answered Nexus, "I am."Nexus did not respond to Maverick's answer. He just looked into the dominant alpha's eyes as if he was making
Upon hearing Ciel's moans and groans, Maverick immediately went back to the bed where Ciel was lying in, looking so uncomfortable.He gently called the little omega's name. "Ciel..."Ciel looked at him with teary eyes. And although the little omega was panting uncontrollably, he was still able to speak and told Maverick, "Fuck you, Maverick. Fuck...you! Ah, shit!"Maverick bit his lower lip. Ciel's pheromones have started to fill the entire room, which was beginning to affect Maverick. But because he was feeling guilty for making Ciel go through the same situation as before—forcefully going into heat—and also because of his determination to not commit the same mistake, which was to have sex while Ciel was out of his mind due to heat, Maverick did his best to ignore the heat that was starting to crawl all over his body. But of course he knew that that wasn't the best thing to do.As he told Nexus, since he and Ciel were already paired, the suppressant won't work anymore, and the only w
Because of the shock of how Ciel changed his mind from not wanting him to help to suddenly kissing him as if he was drowning and Maverick was his only oxygen, Maverick was not able to move. He couldn't even blink. He just stood there like a statue and was not even kissing Ciel back, causing the little omega to get angry.Ciel stopped kissing him, and with a frown, he asked while panting, "Why are you not cooperating with me? You said you'd help me." Anger and impatience could be clearly heard in Ciel's voice, causing even more shock to his dominant alpha.In a small and unsure voice, Maverick murmured, "I thought you didn't want to...""Ah, seriously. Do you want to help me or not?""Of course I want to, but—""Then no more buts. Just fucking do it!" And without letting Maverick answer again, Ciel started kissing Maverick once more, causing more shock to the alpha.But that shock did not last long as the scent of the little omega's pheromones got stronger and started to fully embrace
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
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.