Ciel's eyes were wide open, and his mouth was agape as he stared at the person next to him, who was sound asleep without even a single cloth on his body.
Ciel blinked a couple of times, rubbed his eyes, and even pinched his cheeks, wanting to be sure that what he was seeing was real and not just a dream. And when he felt a sting on his cheeks, that's when he knew that what he was seeing was not just a dream or an imagination of his, but a reality—which he does not want to believe.
Ciel felt the blood drain from him as he continued to stare at the person next to him who was none other than the person he disliked the most—Maverick Garcia.
“What happened? Why are we together like this? Why is Maverick with me?”
From Maverick, Ciel's eyes went to his own body. He examined his body, and his eyes widened even more upon seeing lots of kisses and bite marks on his body.
His chests, most especially his nipples, were red and swollen as if an insect sucked and bit on them. There are also a couple of hand marks on his hands, waist, legs, and thighs.
Ciel tried to remember what happened and what he did. He dug up his memories, which instantly filled him in with what happened between him and Maverick.
It was Andrew, his alpha classmate's birthday, and he got invited on.
Ciel was hesitant to come, but because Raffy, his beta classmate, and his closest friend haven't stopped annoying him to accompany him, he agreed to come with him to shut him up. And for some mysterious reason, Andrew, the birthday celebrant, who he has never interacted with and who seemed to not give a shit about him, suddenly invited him as well and bugged him to come to his birthday party.
Ciel's plan was to only stay for at least an hour since Raffy was the only reason why he attended the party anyway, and he also doesn't want to be in a place full of alphas. But a lot of things happened at the party such as having a conversational fight with Maverick to Andrew using Raffy to hold him back from leaving the party. And then somehow, he ended up getting dragged around and kept getting fed by people he had never talked to before.
Those people, who Ciel guessed were Andrew’s friends were all talking and were trying to have a conversation with him, which he, again, finds odd and irritating. But since he doesn't want trouble with a pack of alphas surrounding him, and because he wanted to get away from them as soon as possible, he tries to answer their every question with only minimal words, which other people would find boring. The drinks they gave him seemed to not end as well until he started to get drunk and lose consciousness. And when he woke up, he had already found himself lying in an unfamiliar bed with Maverick doing something he couldn’t remember anymore. And for unexplainable reasons, he suddenly went into heat, which has never happened before. His scent started to fill the whole room, and worst of all, he seduced Maverick. And Maverick, being a dominant alpha, was not able to resist him and his scent, and pounced on him.
Ciel couldn't remember much of what happened after that. But he was sure that he and Maverick went on for the whole night considering that he was on heat when they did it.
Ciel sighed and mumbled, “This is on me. This is what I get for getting swayed by Raffy and that bastard Andrew, and for not taking preemptive measures.” Ciel returned his look to Maverick, who was still fast asleep. “Fuck. I should be the one sleeping peacefully after everything this bastard did to me.”
Ciel slowly stood up. He winces every time he tries to move. His legs are shaking, and his back is aching. But despite the pain, Ciel was still able to pull his clothes off the floor and wear his underwear and pants. But just as he was about to wear his shirt, he suddenly felt a pain in his neck.
Ciel reached for his nape, and his heart went into a frenzy when he felt something on it.
He can't see his nape, but he already knew what it was that he was touching.
He slowly turned to Maverick as his eyes widened again.
And in a tone filled with so much shock and disbelief, Ciel said, “A mark... This motherfucker... This motherfucker marked me…”
A day before...“Come on, Ciel. Let’s go together. I’m sure it’ll be fun!”Ciel rolled his eyes for the third time when he heard his closest friend, Raffy, pleading.From the moment Ciel arrived at their class, Raffy has already been pestering him about going to Andrew, their alpha classmate’s, birthday party.Ciel had already told Raffy that he has no plans to go because, first of all, he’s not close with Andrew, and second, he was not invited by the birthday celebrant, and he’s not that bold enough to crash a birthday party of someone he barely even interacted with. But Raffy continued to be persistent, acting like he didn’t hear all the reasons he had told him why he did not want to go.“We’re in our third year now, and we’ve never been to a single party or even gatherings with our classmates or with anyone. Are you not even a bit curious about how it feels to hang out with them?”“No,” Ciel immediately replied.“But I am,” Raffy said while pouting.“Then go to that party. It’s not
Ciel immediately heard the horns of the tricycles and jeepneys after exiting the college building's gate. Some of the drivers were also personally calling his attention, asking him if he wanted to ride, but he politely declined all of them.The house where he rented a room is only a few walks away, so there was no need for him to take a ride, which was one of the things he highly considered when he decided to move out of their home and live on his own.After more than ten minutes, Ciel finally reached the house, entered it, and was greeted by Lala, the lovely old Omega landlady, who was sitting on the couch and was watching her favorite telenovela.“How were your classes, Ciel? Were they entertaining enough to keep you from falling asleep?”Ciel smiled at the kind landlady. “A bit boring, but not too boring for me to be asleep.”Lala gave back Ciel's smile and nodded as a response to his answer. She then proceeded to say, “I cooked banana fritters and left some for you. Go get them in
When Ciel went out of the bathroom, fully dressed, he saw Raffy sitting on his bed again. But unlike a moment ago, Raffy was not eating a banana fritter anymore and was just quietly sitting while staring and scrolling at his phone, which was abruptly stopped as well the moment he felt Ciel's stares on him.“If you're going to ask for the banana fritter, I already ate it. Since it seems that you don't want it anymore anyway,” Raffy said when Ciel started walking towards the bed.Ciel sat beside Raffy before dragging the table to be in front of him.“How did you enter my room? As far as I remember, I locked my door,” Ciel asked, ignoring what Raffy had just said.But Raffy seemed to not mind that at all and just answered Ciel's question. “The usual. I borrowed the spare key from Lala.”“I already told you to stop doing that. Stop bothering Lala.”“If you answered right away after I came knocking on your door while calling out your name, then I wouldn't have to bother Lala for the spare
Andrew's birthday party was hosted in one of the Martinez's three mansions, which Ciel and Raffy never expected to see in person because they had only seen pictures of it, yet they were already inside of it.Ciel and Raffy arrived for Andrew's birthday party about seven o'clock. It was still early, but the crowd was already packed, and Ciel had already seen a few people so drunk that they couldn't even stand on their own two feet, causing Ciel's face to wince.He had just arrived, but he already wanted to go home.“Wow. It's... loud,” Raffy said in amazement while looking around.The two of them were standing near the crowded swimming pool, and they were surrounded with drunk and tipsy people; some they were familiar with, and some were people they'd never met. Everyone around them was going wild.“So this is how rich people party,” Raffy muttered again as he was still not done looking around.“It’s so fucking loud,” Ciel replied in annoyance.“Of course it would be loud. It wouldn’t
“Maverick! You’re finally here!” Andrew exclaimed in excitement and gladness upon seeing Maverick making his way towards them. “What took you so long, man? The party has already started, and the guys have been waiting for you!” He asked after Maverick had finally arrived in front of him.“I had to settle some things,” Maverick answered in his usual cold and nonchalant tone, completely oblivious to how excited Andrew is with his arrival.“By settling some things... Do you mean settling your family, or your grandfather, to be more specific?" Andrew asked with one of his brows raised. Curiosity could also be heard in his voice as he asked that question.But the expression on Andrew’s face changed in an instant—his curiosity dissipating and nervousness took over—when Maverick's face darkened, an indication that he disliked the question that came out of Andrew's mouth.“Mind your own business, Andrew,” Maverick said in a colder tone, also accompanying it with his strong pheromones. And bec
“Rather than just staring at me, how about you stop emitting your pheromones first and then apologize to us?”Ciel's voice was just as cold as his eyes, which stared at Maverick, who was meeting his eyes with still a nonchalant expression.“What did you just say?” Maverick asked in his usual cold voice.Ciel rolled his eyes.“So you're not only a selfish and arrogant bastard. You're also deaf—that or you're just plain stupid to comprehend a very simple sentence.”Another set of gasps of disbelief has erupted from the crowd. Even the omegas that were about to leave had stopped and turned to look at Maverick and Ciel, staring at every expression they were making and nervously waiting for what’s going to happen next.It isn’t the first time Maverick and Ciel have crossed paths and been at each other’s throats.For some reasons, the little omega, unlike the others who would even want to lick Maverick’s foot if given a chance, hated the dominant alpha so much. Although, to be fair, Ciel dis
“Ciel!” Raffy exclaimed after Ciel that taunting remark.The beta wanted to stop his little omega friend from opening his mouth and saying another word that could get the both of them in trouble.They were already disliked by their fellow students, and Raffy does not want to worsen their already bad reputation. But as always, Ciel did not let him stop him.“I know that dominant alphas tend to be intelligent people, but I guess there's an exception to that. And that exception just happened to be right in front of me,” Ciel said again, a grin spreading across his face.There was no way such teasing remarks could make Ciel go flustered and speechless. He's heard a lot of insults and derogatory terms for simply being an omega that, as time passes, do not affect him anymore. Besides, it's not like Maverick was wrong about omegas being affected by alpha pheromones, so why did he think that would be enough to make Ciel mad and lose his patience?Instead of losing his patience, Maverick's tea
“Just how shameless is he to still stay here after creating such commotion?”“I know, right? What a thick-skinned rascal.”“We should keep an eye on him. Because what if he causes another commotion? Another trouble? And much worse at that? I mean, anyone who is in their right mind wouldn’t think of staying after causing a scene, would they? Yet he’s still here. So he must be planning something against Maverick.”“Do you think he's planning to seduce them?”“Ha! Even if he does try, it would still be a waste. Have you both forgotten how many dominant omegas tried to seduce Maverick and yet none of them succeeded? So what made you think that a recessive omega like that loser would be able to do so? Also, it was clear as the day that Maverick dislikes him.”Ciel rolled his eyes as he listened to the group of people talking behind him. It's not that he was intentionally listening to them. It was clear that the women were intentionally making their voice louder for him to hear. They might h
“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