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
"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
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
“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
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
"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
The noise of someone throwing up as if they were about to die could be heard in the bathroom.Maverick, who was holding a glass of water, hastily made his way towards the bathroom, and once he was inside, his nose scrunched right away as he stared at Ciel, who was sitting on the bathroom floor while holding on to the toilet bowl as if his life depended on it, still puking as if he wanted to drag his intestines out of his stomach.“Jesus, Ciel! Just how much did you drink for you to end up like this?”Maverick put the glass of water on the sink and helped up Ciel, but the little omega was stubborn and refused to stand up. Thankfully, Ciel was light, so Maverick had no problem getting him away forcefully from the toilet bowl so that he could close the lid and make him sit on it.“Aish! I told you not to touch me!” Ciel said in a slurry voice, but Maverick ignored what he said and continued to hold him, or else he’s going to fall flat on the floor again.After securing Ciel, Maverick gra
As if he was going to get burned, Maverick quickly let go of Maverick’s shirt and stood up only to take a few steps back, turned his back on Ciel with his hands on his waist, and took a couple of deep breaths.“It’s okay. It’s going to be okay. It’s not like it’ll be the first time you’re going to see him naked. It’s fine, Maverick. You’re going to be fine… and calm—shit!” Maverick looked down to see his manhood forming a tent on his pants.It wasn’t his intention, but the image of Ciel’s naked body kept appearing inside his head, and his damned manhood reacted right away.This was why he saw Ciel’s naked body as a problem.He was so into the little omega that even a single glance at his naked body could make him hard like a horny dog that was about to go into heat.A series of curses came out of his mouth again.He tried to calm himself again. A couple of minutes have passed, and yet his hard-on did not calm down at all, frustrating the hell out of him.“I give up,” he said in a frus
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