CHAPTER 2

Lucian watched him eat quietly, not touching his own plate. Rayne noticed and squinted.

“Why aren’t you eating? And don’t even think I’ll share with you.” Lucian only looked amused.

After they finished, Rayne stood up. “Thank you for the food.”

Lucian raised an eyebrow. “Did you just come here to eat? Come on, don’t be like that. Let’s go somewhere else.”

Rayne shook his head quickly. “No thanks. My boyfriend’s waiting outside.”

They stepped out of the VIP room, and Rayne suddenly froze. Emergency.

“Where’s the restroom? I need to go!”

Lucian simply nodded. “I’ll show you,” he said, walking beside him.

They entered the restroom, only to freeze as a loud moan echoed from the first stall. Rayne blinked, stunned. Someone was… making out? Lucian stared at the stall silently, but Rayne rushed straight to the last stall. The moans continued, annoyingly loud.

Once finished, Rayne came out to find Lucian still waiting at the sink, arms folded. Rayne washed his hands as if nothing had happened.

The moans stopped. The stall door creaked open. Curiosity won, Rayne glanced toward the stall.

And his world shattered. Walking out was Losif. His boyfriend. His brown hair messy, his shirt wrinkled. And beside him stood Ken, Rayne’s childhood best friend.

Ken’s soft pink hair fell over his flushed face, grey eyes darting nervously. He was smaller and shorter than Rayne, an ordinary omega.

The four froze.

Rayne stared at the two people he trusted most, the ones who had just broken him.

Lucian’s voice cut sharply through the air. “Who are you two? And does this restroom look like a room to both of you? How dare you make out in a public place!”

His tone was cold, commanding, and honestly, since it happened in his hotel, he had every right to be furious.

But Rayne couldn’t move. His whole body froze. His chest tightened, and his eyes stung with unshed tears.

When he looked at Ken, he saw a faint smirk tugging at Ken’s lips.

That hurt Rayne more than anything.

Was this really the same Ken he had always believed was kind and gentle? The one he’d trusted since childhood? Now… Ken looked like a stranger, someone Rayne didn’t recognize at all.

Losif took a hesitant step forward, guilt written all over his face.

“Rayne, please… it’s not what it looks like,” Losif said quickly. “Ken was in heat, and I just… helped him, masturbate.”

Rayne almost laughed at how pathetic that sounded. Did Losif really think he didn’t recognize those kinds of sounds coming from the stall?

Before he could respond, Ken clung to Losif’s arm, as if he were scared , scared of Rayne.

Unbelievable.

“You don’t need to explain anything, Losif,” Rayne said quietly. “I understand. I understand everything now.”

He forced a shaky smile and turned to Lucian. “And it’s fine… I’m getting married soon anyway.”

Before his tears could fall, he grabbed onto Lucian’s arm tightly. His voice trembled as he whispered, “Let’s go.”

Lucian looked down at him, then gently took off his coat and draped it around Rayne’s shoulders. His hand moved protectively to Rayne’s back, guiding him away.

“Excuse me,” Lucian said firmly to the stunned pair. “My fiancée is tired. We’ll be leaving now.”

With his arm around Rayne, he led him out of the restroom, away from humiliation, away from them.

But as they walked down the hallway, Rayne’s heart felt like it was breaking into pieces too small to gather anymore.

He felt pathetic. Completely and utterly pathetic.

And the more he thought, the worse it felt. The way Ken and Losif were making out back there… it didn’t sound like their first time.

Did that mean… all those school rumors were true?

Students had once mentioned seeing Ken and Losif together after school or coming out of the gym late at night. Rayne never believed any of it.

He thought they were jealous. They had always been a trio, Rayne, Ken, Losif. Ken and Losif were close, sure, but Rayne assumed it was friendship. He trusted them.

Now he realized how blind he’d been.

If they had already been involved like that… why had Losif dated him in the first place?

was it because of his family wealth. Because of his property.

“Are you okay?” Lucian’s voice broke through his spiraling thoughts.

Rayne blinked and looked around, they were already outside the hotel, and Lucian’s sleek black car was parked in front of them.

“Honestly?” Rayne muttered. “I’m not okay.”

Lucian quietly opened the car door. Rayne slipped inside without another word.

The driver was the same man who had served them earlier, but Rayne didn’t have the strength to care.

His own problems were huge.

As the car started moving, Rayne stared out the window. His reflection looked hollow. He could still feel Lucian’s gaze on him.

“He was my boyfriend,” Rayne finally said. “Losif.”

Lucian said nothing, just listened.

“And that omega with him is my best friend, Ken. We’ve been friends since childhood, but they both betrayed me. They had an affair behind my back.” His voice cracked. “Didn’t Ken feel ashamed? Sleeping with my boyfriend when I never even did that with him?”

He let out a bitter laugh. “And Losif… he’s a real bastard. I finally see him for what he is.”

As Rayne talked, tears slid down his cheeks. He tried to stop them but couldn’t. He was hurt. Deeply hurt. He had been deceived by the people he trusted the most.

He had been dating Losif since middle school. All those years, all those memories and promises… only to find out Losif had been doing that with Ken, the same Ken who grew up with him, the one he defended every time someone accused him of something.

The betrayal stung so badly that Rayne’s chest tightened painfully. No. He couldn’t let them deceive him again. With trembling fingers, he typed a message to Losif.

[Rayne: We are fucking breaking up, you lunatic. And don’t ever show your face in front of me again.]

He hit send and switched off the phone im

mediately.