"I will," was Maverick's answer to Maximino's question with a firm and determined voice, which took aback the couple.'These two are definitely not good at keeping their promises,' Maverick silently thought as the two's reaction clearly told him that they really doubted him.He wanted to question the two about their reaction, but he chose not to as it would only prolong the topic about their distrust of him, which he doesn't want. Instead, he decided to continue what he wanted to say."But only if that's what Ciel really wanted," he looked at the two with one of his brows raised. "You don't expect me to just give up like this, right?"Nexus finally spoke again and asked, "So you'll court and woo him?""Yes, but in a calmer way. Like a silent wooing and courting."Maximino and Nexus's foreheads creased. They looked totally confused at Maverick's answer."What?" they asked in unison."I already confessed to him, but I got rejected and was told that he didn't want to hear such words from
With a feeling as if something heavy was being put on top of him, Ciel drowsily opened his eyes. His eyesight was so blurry at first that he had to blink a couple of times until it finally got clearer. The first thing that he saw when his vision became clear was the white ceiling. After that, he started looking around the spacious room and everything inside it. He then realized that he was still in the room where Maverick brought him in a while ago.Ciel went back to staring at the ceiling. The memories of what happened before he lost his consciousness started popping up. He started remembering how he went into heat, how he took the initiative to kiss Maverick, and how he gave Maverick the permission to help him. He also remembered Maverick’s promise, and he also clearly remembered what kind of help Maverick had offered him.Unlike what he thought and what his body needed at that moment, Maverick did not go all the way with him. Maverick did everything to please Ciel—kissing his lips
Ciel slowly and gently got down from the bed, and with light steps, he made his way towards the door, which was not closed properly, causing the voices from the outside to be heard on the inside.Ciel leaned on the door as slowly and quietly as he could and then took a peek on the outside.Since the guest room was just on the right side of the living room, Ciel was able to see the three people sitting and talking in the living room right away.It was Nexus, Maximino, and Maverick.Nexus and Maximino were sitting side by side, while Maverick was on the opposite side and facing the married couple, with his back facing Ciel's vision.The three seemed to be in a serious conversation, and for some reason, Ciel immediately thought that the conversation they were having had something to do with him.Since he was now a bit near where the three were sitting, their voices became audible enough for Ciel to understand what they were saying.Ciel knew that eavesdropping was not good, but his curio
It took a couple of minutes—until the phone finally stopped ringing—before the two had finally gotten over the surprising meeting of their gazes. And once they both did, Maverick immediately stood, while Ciel quickly took a step back and closed the door, acting as if he was a criminal who got caught committing a crime.Ciel leaned his back on the closed door, his eyes open wide because of surprise. It was only then he realized that his heart had been beating so fast as if he was in a marathon. Whether it was because of shock upon being caught or because of what he had heard, Maverick wasn’t sure. The only thing he was sure of at that moment was that he didn’t want to face any of the three people in the living room.Ciel turned his head to look at his phone on the bedside table, his eyes as sharp as a newly sharpened knife.‘Why did the phone have to ring at the wrong moment?’ And with that thought, Ciel made his way towards the bedside table and grabbed his phone. He looked at it in i
Ciel had to gulp several times and then cleared his throat before he finally answered Maverick’s voice with a straight face, wanting so badly to look like he didn’t mind, that he didn’t care that he was caught eavesdropping.“Yeah.” He was answering curtly so that his feeling of embarrassment wouldn’t be visible. But that seemed to not work as Maverick could still see and feel his discomfort.Maverick nodded. “Then would you like to go home now? Or would you like to stay a little bit to—”“I want to go home,” Ciel immediately said, not letting Maverick finish his sentence anymore.Of course he wanted to go home right away. That’s the thing he wanted to do the most right at that moment. If he could, he would even sprint towards the door right away without bothering to look at Nexus and Maximino anymore. But that would be impossible, wouldn't it?“Alright,” Maverick said, fully understanding what Ciel was feeling, which also made him not confront Ciel yet about what he had heard from hi
It had been ten minutes since Ciel and Maverick left Nexus and Maximino’s coffee shop, which was the married couple’s home as well, and drove the road, but none of them had tried speaking to each other.Ciel, as usual, didn’t want to talk to Maverick unless it was something important and urgent, so he busied himself with playing games on his phone since he already got bored staring at the window. As for Maverick, the reason why the dominant alpha was not talking to Ciel was because his head was still filled with the last thing that happened before they left Salvador's place—Ciel smiled, and it’s a genuine one at that, making Maverick ask himself over and over again about what he should do just to receive that same genuine smile from Ciel again. Yes, again. Because he had already received such a smile before, but it was only once, and it never happened again, making Maverick crave it. But no matter how many times and how long Maverick pondered about it, he still couldn’t find the answe
"You already knew he was an omega, right? And that he was marked and married." Maverick wasn't able to cover the bitterness and a bit of jealousy in his voice as he said that.Ciel, who did not bother to stop playing the game, rolled his eyes again for the hundredth time. "I don't like him romantically, you jerk. I just like him as a fellow omega.""Really?" Maverick asked, wanting to be sure. But Ciel did not bother to answer him and clicked his tongue instead, an indication that he disliked how Maverick sounded like he didn't believe him.Maverick immediately understood what Ciel's reaction meant. He also understood that Ciel also meant what he said—that he doesn't like Nexus in a romantic way, and that made his sour mood turn into a good mood in an instant. The jealousy and bitterness he was feeling? It was all gone, as if he did not even feel those in the first place.Because of Ciel's confirmation on what kind of 'like' he has for Nexus, talking about Nexus has started to become
"Ciel—""Drop me off at the next bus station." Ciel doesn't want to talk about Nexus anymore, so he immediately changed the topic before Maverick could even try persisting with him again.A deep sigh came out of Maverick's mouth. The dominant alpha clearly still had a lot of words he wanted to say but was holding back."If you're thinking about going to your part-time job by bus, then you better drop that thought now. I will drive you there myself. Is it the same place where I drove you last time?""I'll take the bus." Ciel's voice became firm again, a sign that he's not open for negotiation, making Maverick sigh again, but in frustration this time.Damn, both of them couldn't even count anymore how many times they had already sighed in just that same day.Ciel was confident that Maverick wouldn't persist anymore. After all, how many times had Maverick given up on things he wanted to do and just did what Ciel wanted because he didn't want the little omega to be mad at him? And Ciel wa
“Are you done laughing?” Ciel asked Maverick with his voice and his eyes equally sharp.Maverick cleared his throat and wiped the tears that formed in his eyes due to laughing so hard. And all while he was doing that, Ciel’s sharp stare remained focused on him. It was a warning that if he tries to laugh again, dagger-like staring won’t be the only thing anymore that he was gonna get from him. And Maverick understood that right away. So despite still wanting to cackle, he held himself back in all ways he knew, making sure that not even a single chuckle would come out of his mouth, which would make Ciel lose the little patience he had.Maverick cleared his throat again before facing the little omega once more. Clearly, Ciel was still pissed as hell. And who wouldn’t be? He fought his embarrassment so hard to get that question out of his mouth, and then what? He just became Maverick’s laughingstock! Who wouldn’t be mad at that?“I’m sorry for laughing,” Maverick started, but Ciel immedia
"What did you just say?" Maverick asked his grandfather in a loud voice after Marcus Garcia finally told them the important matter he wanted to discuss."You heard me loud and clear, Maverick, so don't ask me to repeat it again. Besides, this matter does not concern you, so shut your mouth." There was a hint of warning in the old Garcia's voice, which made Maverick bite his lower lip to stop himself from saying what he truly wanted.Seeing that his grandson has no plan to butt in anymore, at least in a few minutes, Marcus Garcia directed his attention to Ciel, who turned silent and was just staring at the nothingness.Marcus called out the little omega. "Ciel."As if he wasn't in a trance just a few seconds ago, Ciel turned his attention to Marcus Garcia."Yes," Ciel said before clearing his throat. "Sorry. I was thinking.""It's alright. I understand," Marcus replied in an understanding tone. "It must be quite a shock."Ciel shook his head. "Nah. I actually already expected this to h
After Ciel’s last class ended, he decided to finally proclaim the day to be one of the unluckiest days of his life since he strayed away from his family.His day had been shitty. From getting up late, forgetting that he has to go to his classes, to being late to his first class and being partnered with one of those brats who tried to confront and bully him before, after the scandal and the news of him and Maverick broke out.God, he felt drained. He was physically and mentally tired. And he couldn't wait anymore to get home and get some sleep.But his hopes of going home to put his mind and body into rest were crushed the moment he met up with Maverick."Grandpa wanted to meet us," Maverick announced the moment he started driving.A sound of detest immediately went out of Ciel's mouth. "Can we not go?" he asked Maverick, silently hoping that Maverick would say yes, but the alpha failed him."He said it's very important, so no. We can't not go.""But I am tired. And sleepy. And drained
A loud and repeated knocking on the door was what woke Ciel up from his sleep.His body was heavy, and his eyes still didn't want to open, so Ciel decided to ignore the persistent knocking. But when that same knocking went intense to the point that Ciel felt like his door would end up breaking any moment, Ciel had no choice but to drag himself out of his bed and, looking so pissed, head towards the door and open it in a very rough manner."Are you planning to break my door?!" Ciel growled.But Maverick only responded to him with, "A not so good morning, huh." He then reached for his bedhead and gently caressed it. "Your bedhead is so cute," he commented.But Ciel was still pissed that his sleep was cut off by Maverick's loud banging on his door, so he roughly took Maverick's hand off his hair.Once again, Maverick just chuckled. "Are you that pissed that I woke you up from your beauty sleep?"Ciel growled once more. "What do you think?!""Woah, calm down, baby," Maverick said, which m
Ciel was walking across the hallway, making his way out of the building as his last class of the day had finally ended.Again, people were staring at him, but it wasn't for the same and usual reason anymore. It's because the little omega was walking like a zombie, his walking going zigzag, and he looked so out of it.And why was he like that? Well, there's only his damned best friend to blame for it.It's been three hours since Raffy left their campus, and yet everything he said remained stuck in Ciel's mind. He already tried to get them out of his head, trying to concentrate on his classes or to divert his attention just to forget every single word Raffy had uttered, but he failed. No matter what he does or tries to think, Raffy's words still remain, like a boomerang that was pestering his mind.Ciel still couldn't believe that Raffy was able to see through him, that he was able to know and realize what Ciel had buried in the deepest part of his heart, as he didn't want to acknowledg
"I got you thinking, didn't I?" Raffy asked after a while, bringing Ciel back from his deep thoughts. "Did my words remind you of something...or should I say, someone?" Raffy then suddenly leaned towards the table, closing his face towards Ciel. "Is it Maverick?" Raffy's face and voice were full of curiosity and teasing as he asked that question. He was also grinning from ear to ear while moving his eyebrows up and down. "Is it him? Were you thinking about him?"Ciel was taken aback by how Raffy knew what he was thinking. Did he let it show on his face? But even if that's the case, he still wouldn't admit it, though denying it with a face that clearly tells Raffy was right with his guess would be hardly believable."No. Why would I even think about him?" Ciel didn't want to sound defensive, but that's still how he sounded. And it was already too late for him to correct it.And as perceptive as he was, Raffy immediately caught the defensiveness in Ciel's voice, making him grin."You're
As usual, Ciel felt gazes focused on him again as he marched along the hallway that was leading towards the classroom, but as usual again, he did not pay them any attention. Actually, Maverick's words seemed to have become magic spells because Ciel was actually really getting used to the people staring at him as if he's some kind of an interesting specimen.He could only take the staring for a few hours before, but now, he doesn't give a fuck anymore if they stare at him all day long.Ciel was already halfway reaching his class when his phone, which he was holding, made a sound.Without stopping from walking, Ciel took a look at his phone. He frowned when he saw the notification. It was a message from Maverick.Ciel hadn't even read the message yet, but he was already rolling his eyes. He could already guess what kind of message Maverick had sent him.Surely, it's just sulking words since Ciel did not allow him to accompany him to his class. Maverick actually tried, even almost beggin
Although things got a bit awkward after Maverick said those three words, Ciel still couldn't help but anticipate Maverick's reaction after tasting his cooked food. And so, Ciel's eyes immediately focused on Maverick the moment Maverick took a spoonful of the food.Ciel felt like he was a chef in a cooking reality show, waiting for the verdict of the judge, and that judge was none other than Maverick.Ciel gulped repeatedly as he watched Maverick putting that spoonful of food in his mouth and chewing it. And for Ciel, the chewing of food that should only be for a few seconds or minutes suddenly turned out to be the longest time of his life.Ciel did not realize it, but his heart seemed to have stopped beating and had only come back to life when he saw how the expression on Maverick's face had changed. Maverick swallowed his food, then a smile appeared on his face as he looked at Ciel as if he knew Ciel was waiting for his judgment."It's good. Really, really good!" Maverick exclaimed
Ciel looked casual while cooking his favorite dish, but the truth was deep inside, he was actually very happy. And why was he happy? It would sound unbelievable but it's actually because of Maverick.The way Maverick was so excited to taste what he was cooking made Ciel very happy. He was acting like a kid who was about to eat his favorite dish that he hadn't eaten for so long, and Ciel actually found that to be so cute and wholesome.Also, the way Maverick acted after hearing he would cook reminded him of that day he cooked breakfast for them. The alpha was equally excited during that time and also happily devoured the pancakes and bacon he had cooked as if those were the most delicious pancakes and bacon he had ever tasted, when for Ciel, those were just basic food with basic taste. Now he wondered how the alpha would react once he tasted the proper dish that Ciel was cooking.'Will he eat everything happily too, just like that day?' Ciel wondered. 'But for him to eat everything happ