Ciel was dumbfounded upon seeing Maverick right in front of him.'What is he doing here? He's supposed to still be asleep! And how did he find my place?’Those were the questions that filled Ciel's mind as he continued to stare at the alpha, who were giving him and his luggage a very cold stare.Maverick was still sound asleep when Ciel left hastily. He had tried to make his movements as gentle and as quiet as possible to not wake the alpha up, from getting out of bed, getting dressed, grabbing his phone and wallet, to opening and closing the door. Even making his way out of the mansion was done hastily yet so quietly by him to avoid being seen. And yet Maverick was still quick to follow him, and he even knew where to look for him."Where are you going, Ciel?" Maverick asked again, his voice still icy, which finally awakened Ciel's senses.It was then the little omega realized that Maverick had called him by his name, and twice at that. That was the first time he had heard the alpha a
Ciel let out a heavy sigh as he geared up himself. He'd never had a decent talk with Maverick. Whenever they met, he would either scowl and roll his eyes at the alpha or engage in a verbal brawl with him. He was never able to cool down and refrain from mocking or insulting Maverick throughout their conversations. Being calm and humble around the alpha was unfamiliar to the little omega, causing him to feel both awkward and irritated. But despite what he truly felt, he did not let it show on his face.His life was on the line, so he needed to be careful about what he would say and what he would look like."Look, I know you're mad, and I totally understand why. But just because you're mad doesn't mean you can resort to violence. Let us settle this calmly and peacefully, okay?" Ciel said in his calmest voice, but the seriousness and the coldness in Maverick's face remained, making Ciel bite the inside of his lower lip. Truth be told, he had already started sweating bullets on his back.
Different waves of emotions had been surging inside Ciel at that moment. He also had questioned himself several times to make sure his hearing was not playing with him and that he really heard what he had heard. He even stared at Maverick for a few moments, waiting for the alpha to say that it was just a prank and he wasn't serious.The omega had been so sure of not wanting to die just a while ago, but at that moment, he had wished that he'd rather die than to hear such a scary proposal from Maverick."Let's get married, Ciel."Maverick repeated the scariest words Ciel has ever heard, as if he were making sure Ciel had heard them. And he did. The little omega heard every single word Maverick had said, making him more speechless as if his current speechlessness wasn't enough."Are you high?" was the question that came out of Ciel after a few moments of silence. He was also staring at Maverick as if the alpha in front of him had gone mad. He then asked once more, "Or are you drunk? Or c
With his eyes staring into the floor, Ciel responded to Maverick. "And you think that being by your side won't make me suffer?" He scoffed before continuing to say, "Hell, even just the thought of being with you, being your mate was enough to make me feel like shit."Maverick's expression turned somber at what Ciel had said. "I'd rather make you feel like shit than let you die."The little omega didn't respond to that. His head was down low, eyes looking on the floor. And because Maverick couldn't see Ciel's face, he couldn't predict what was going on inside the little omega's face. Anger was already obvious, but Maverick knew there were still more emotions Ciel was feeling at that moment, and he badly wanted to know what those emotions were. But Ciel did not move his head, and with that posture, he spoke again."Why?"It was only one word, but Ciel's voice conveyed too many emotions in it. Emotions that Maverick had never seen or heard from him before.Ciel finally lifted his face to
"What are you doing?" Ciel asked nervously as he continued to take steps back, while Maverick also continued taking steps forward. "Ge...get away from me," Ciel said, stammering as his chest started pounding.Maverick did not answer, but his steps that would not let Ciel escape continued, and his gaze never left him until Ciel reached the wall. He tried to step aside and get away from Maverick right away, but as if the alpha had read his mind, Maverick quickly placed his hands on either side of Ciel, trapping the little omega and leaving him with nowhere to flee."I love you, Ciel. I have been in love with you for so long."Maverick said each and every word with emotions that Ciel didn't even want to say, as those emotions were too strong for him to take."There are many reasons why I fell in love with you, Ciel, but if I tell you all of it, a day won't probably be enough. So I'll just tell you the things I love most about you." Maverick paused for a moment to look at every part of Ci
"I can't believe you're really leaving," Lala commented as she watched Ciel take out his luggage from his room.Ciel closed and locked the door to his room, then he faced the old landlady, giving her his usual kind and grateful smile. "I couldn't believe it either. I thought I would be staying here until I graduate from college at least.""I thought the same thing," Lala responded with a sweet smile on her face, which reduced into a sad smile in an instant as she continued to speak. "But then, change has always been inevitable."Ciel knew that there was a meaning in the old landlady's words, but he chose to just ignore it, and instead, he said while still smiling, "You're going to miss me, don't you, Lala?"Lala did not pry even further as well, which Ciel was grateful of. The little omega knew that his landlady had a lot of questions for him after what happened the other day. But, as always, Lala was considerate and did not ask any questions; instead, she waited for him to be the fi
Even after Ciel got into Maverick's car and they were driving to Maverick's house, the grimace on his face persisted. Rather, it grew worse. And Maverick, the alpha in the driver's seat, was the one responsible for that growing grimace.Since Maverick saw Ciel's reaction after his interaction with Lala, the alpha started acting crazy. He was grinning so wide that anyone who saw him might think that he won the lottery. And while driving, he would occasionally let out a chuckle. Overall, Maverick looked so goofy and happy, and the little omega doesn't like that at all because he felt that Maverick's sudden change of action had something to do with the reaction he saw on Ciel's face a while ago. His gut feeling was telling him that Maverick was thinking about something very different than what he had in mind.The little omega was trying to ignore Maverick, but as the alpha giggled again out of nowhere, Ciel couldn't help himself anymore, and he finally turned to face Maverick, as he was o
Even after reaching the alpha's house, the sadness and disappointment did not vanish in Maverick's face, and rather, he looked even more sullen, which was a contrast to Ciel's expression.The little Omega looked quite amazed, and it's all because Maverick's house somehow really suits his taste. Maverick's house was literally how he imagined his dream house to be: a small, simple, but cozy and modern bungalow house with only one or two bedrooms, a small living room, a dining kitchen, a small service area, and a porch.It was exactly like his dream house, where he would want to live with his dogs until he dies of old age!And so because of that, the little omega couldn't stop looking around over and over again with fascination in his eyes, even though he initially planned to be cold and nonchalant and wouldn't react no matter how extravagant Maverick's house would be since she had expected Maverick's home to be like those mansions or villas he had seen in dramas. But the house he was i
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
Ciel's eyes were filled with disbelief as he looked at Maverick, who had a very serious look in his eyes as if it were telling him how Maverick meant every single word he said."You're fine with dying?" he asked in bewilderment."If that's what you want as a punishment, then I won't refuse," Maverick answered right away, completely unfazed by the little omega's question."You're crazy..."Maverick shrugged. "For you? Yes, I am.""And you're shameless too.""That I am.""An idiot, if I may add.""Ye—wait, what? Did you call me an idiot? Me? An idiot?" Maverick even pointed himself with his fingers as he couldn't believe he just got called an idiot."Is there anyone else am I talking to right now? It's just you, right? So yes. It's you I am calling an idiot. You are an idiot. A crazy, shameless idiot. That's what you are."It was Maverick’s turn to be shocked. Like what happened to Ciel a few moments ago, disbelief started filling his face. His mouth agape as his mind was still processi
Maverick took a glance at Ciel. “He seemed to have caught my feelings for you. And so he used you.” And then he turned his gaze to the park again and continued speaking. “He knew I have feelings for you, that I am longing and desperate for you, which was why he came up with that plan. He drugged you and purposely told me to go to his room and get us locked in, forcing us with nowhere to run and can’t do anything but give in to our instincts. Since he knew that you despise alphas, he thought that by doing that, you would end up hating me more than you already are and that it would make me feel miserable. After all, there’s nothing in this world that he wanted to see the most than the day where I would crumble in despair, and he was waiting so much for that day to come. But doing that wasn’t enough for him. He wanted more. He wanted to drag me and my family’s name to dirt. He wanted to humiliate me. And decided to use you again, as he knew that would double the pain and the miserability
The photo posted on the forum appeared to be taken from a CCTV camera, and the uploader simply took a picture of it through the camera.It was blurry, but the lower parts of the two people entangled in the sheets were noticeably blurrier, as if the person who posted the photo did so on purpose. But even if the photo was blurry, there was still no way anyone who had seen it wouldn't know what the two naked people in the photo were doing.They were clearly having sex. It could be clearly seen on the photo as well that the larger man was biting the smaller man’s nape, which only meant one thing—the larger man was marking the smaller man, and the only people capable of doing that were alphas and omegas. And to make matters worse, the uploader mentioned the names of the two naked people in the photo.Maverick Garcia and Ciel Dominguez.Their names were in bold and capital letters, as if the uploader wanted everyone who saw his post to take notice of the names right away. And it worked. It
Maverick never let go of his hands as they walked so quickly, almost running down the hallway. Ciel remained speechless as Maverick dragged him. He was both shocked and confused about what was going on—so much so that he forgot to remove his hand from Maverick's firm grip.And while they were striding in the hallway, every single person they passed by would always let out a loud gasp of surprise and bewilderment. It’s like they had just witnessed something out of the ordinary, which was somewhat right if they’re going to describe the scene they were seeing.Maverick, the most popular and most sought-after alpha, was holding an omega.That was something they had never seen before.“I told you! That post and that photo were true! It was not edited! ”, one of the students they passed by tells her friend, and Ciel hears it.That made the little Omega more confused than he already was. 'What post? What photo are they talking about?'Those questions started filling Ciel’s head. He looked
While walking across the hallway as he was on his way to his third class for the day, Ciel could feel the intense staring the other students were giving him.The little omega could not help but frown. Since he came in the morning, he had been seeing how the other students' looked at him. The professors were doing the same thing. Furthermore, they were not simply staring. Because after glancing at him, people would either murmur, laugh mockingly, or glare at him as if he had done something bad to them.He was so confused as to what was happening. He was wondering if he did something for him to be the center of people's attention. But no matter how many times he thought about it, only two possible reasons came to his mind.The first one was the secret he had been keeping—the secret that he became Maverick's pair. But no one knew about that except him, Maverick, and Raffy. And he trusts Maverick and Raffy to never tell a soul about it. Andrew seemed to know about it as well, but the bast
Ciel awoke in the morning feeling refreshed, and it had been a long time since he had felt that way. For the past couple of years, he has either woken up feeling tired and lethargic or in a bad mood that he had already forgotten how it felt like to wake up in a refreshing way.And since he woke up on the right side of the bed, a smile immediately spread across Ciel’s face, and it did not vanish even after he fixed his bed, grabbed a towel and his clothes, and even when he went out to go to the bathroom. Even while showering, his smile did not fade at all. In fact, he was also humming a lively song, which clearly depicts his mood.It seems that the conversation he had with Maverick affected his mood, making him feel lively.After showering and getting dressed, Ciel went out of the bathroom with the towel hanging on his shoulder. He was already closing the bathroom door when the door to Maverick’s room opened and revealed the half-naked Maverick, who was also bringing a towel with him.
With a shocked expression on his face, Maverick asked Ciel, "I'm cool. You think I'm cool?"Ciel nodded eagerly. "Yeah! You are so fucking cool for breaking this motherfucker's face!" His gaze went back to the photo of Andrew laying on the floor in his bedroom. "Damn! It seems that you did a huge amount of damage on his face. He's bloody, dude! I can't even see which is broken and which is not because of how bloody his face is. But I think his nose is broken. His eyes and lips looked swollen as well. Even his cheekbones seemed to have been broken as well. Goddamn! You just reconstructed Andrew's face; he might need plastic surgery. Seriously, just how long did you keep punching him, and how strong were those punches for him to look like this? Did you imagine him as your punching bag?"Ciel looked and sounded like an excited kid again as a series of questions came out of his mouth nonstop."If I knew this was what you were going to do, I should have tagged along with you and witnessed
"But why? Why did he do it? What does he want from me?”"That... I wasn't able to ask him that yet..." Maverick averted his gaze as if he were embarrassed at his answer."Did you go and talk to him?" Ciel asked with a furrowed forehead."Yeah. I did this morning," Maverick answered."What did you tell him then? What did he say? What did you guys talk about?" Ciel was eager to know what Andrew said as he thought he was finally going to get the answer to some of his questions. But Maverick disappointed him with his answer."We actually are not able to talk.” Maverick’s voice, for some reason, lowered and became soft. It’s as if he didn’t want Ciel to hear him.And why was he acting like that? It’s simply because he didn’t want Ciel to know that he beat Andrew up. Of course Andrew deserves that, but Maverick does not want Ciel to see him as someone who could result in violence. After all, violence and violent people were one of the things the little omega hated.“Huh?” Ciel’s forehead fu