Chapter 11

I stared into his eyes which shined in delight. Caressing his hair so softly, I kissed his nose very lightly. He was too cute. Too bad for my health. He smelled good, which was why I smelled around his neck.

I caressed his cute face down to the neck and down to the back, earning a little happy sound. His name was Bentley, and he was Bright's dog. Only four months old and so tiny! I couldn't help but squeal and die in cuteness the second we met each other. I wanted to take Bentley home with me.

"I didn't see him the first time I came," I said, mentioning the first time I came to Bright's place on our first date, which was so embarrassing.

"That's for the best," Bright said in distaste, jealousy lacing his voice. He looked so adorable when he was jealous.

"You know~" I decided to tease him. "Bentley and I fell in love at first sight," I said.

"Okay, fine, whatever. I will disown the doggo!" he said. Oops! He took it seriously.

Bentley yapped, walking from my lap and resting his head on Bright's lap. Bright gently slapped Bentley's back, trying to be mad. But no one could resist Bentley's cute behaviour.

And about Bright... he was so cute.. and very jealous. I realized it within one week. His jealousy was over the moon once he directly told me he was jealous of my best friend and me. It happened a few days back.

Flashback

I was resting my head on Joss's shoulder, watching the movie 'Ever So Sweet' (haha, the book title), which was a romantic comedy movie. About one hour passed, and I was having a heated argument in my mind about how I was going to tell my best friend about my situation, the confessions, and dating... Everyone might say, go for it, but I was so scared regardless, knowing Joss was accepting.

I've told him several times before how I didn't want to be Bright's mate and planned on ways to reject him.. even sometimes, I said that I hated Bright. Hate was a strong word, but I couldn't really help it when he came after me and mostly when he disappeared into thin air for one whole freaking month!

"Joss," I called his name.

He hummed, yawning aloud.

"We.. we.. umm, Bright and I-"

"Had an argument?" he asked, laughing, and I slapped him playfully across his face. Then continuing;

"..are.. kind of seeing.... each other.." I completed, fiddling with my fingers as I broke the news to him. Joss rolled his eyes, laughing aloud as if it was the funniest thing he had ever heard or as if I looked funny! I decided he had some malfunction in his brain.

"Yeah, and pigs can fly." he threw a chip at me, turning his attention back to the TV screen. I tossed the chip back at him.

"Hey, I am serious right now. I confessed to him, we argued, and he confessed again, then we became lovers... I-I guess... and... I thin-nk he-he's my boyfriend now," I said, blushing hard. I almost felt my face was on fire just by saying the word 'boyfriend'.

Joss choked on the chip he tossed into his mouth a second ago, coughing aloud. He dropped the bag of chips which was in his hands first, before grabbing his drink from the side table and chugging it down. He rested the glass on the side table again and looked at me with wide eyes.

"You what?!" he asked again, this time his voice raised. He kind of sounded a bit mad at me.

"I.. am in a relationship with... Bright now." I meekly repeated, unsure why I had to say the same thing again. At first, he looked surprised then. He squinted his eyes looking so mad. Like I did some kind of murder. But I swear I didn't!

"Wait, wait, wait. So that person who you said you hate the most is now your boyfriend? And how did this happen so suddenly?! You didn't even tell me you developed a crush on that alpha. Didn't he leave you when you rejected him straightaway?! When did he even come back? Did you guys kiss?! Mate?! Moreover, does he know that you are an omega???" he blabbered whispering the last part. It didn't really matter even if he said those words aloud because we were alone in the TV room.

Every hair on my body stood straight upon hearing the words. It made me feel so insecure...

I shook my head quickly, sighing,

"There's no fucking way I am telling him the truth.. well, I did plan to tell him, but as our conversation went on, I forgot everything about it! I swear I wanted to tell him.. but... It didn't happen... I-I couldn't do it... I.. I am so scared." I trailed off, biting my lower lip.

I couldn't hide the frustration which was building inside me. Joss was the only person who knew almost everything about me despite being an alpha. The fact that he didn't judge me was the biggest blessing for me. And I wanted Bright to be the same...

"Win.. you cannot do that," he said in a dead-serious tone and continued. "You are playing with someone's feelings, don't you see? You are being so unfair. He adores you this much can't you man up and tell the truth?" he asked.

"Are you crazy!? What if he says I am disgusting and rejects me? What if he tells everyone the truth?! I will die in sadness, and I will lose everything I have! I don't want to live a second... being hated by everyone!" I snapped at him.

"You told me he didn't say that omegas are disgusting! You said he sounded fine about it. You have to tell him before this continues. Even if he rejects you, you have to do that! In the future, someday he'll get to know about this.. and what will you do? Things will get dirtier. Isn't it better sooner than later?"

Joss never failed to slap some sense into me. And I realized he was telling the truth. I was being a selfish brat.. but even when we met and talked about serious things, I didn't find time to tell him, and I didn't know how to start. I was so scared.

Bright was someone who went through a really hard time.. and when we talked about his past, I felt guilty to toss my dirty secret at him...

And it wasn't like I could say, "Hey Bright, I know you think I am a beta, but actually, I am an omega. Sorry for lying."

And it wasn't like he would say, "It's okay, Win, I get it. Let's get married."

My lips started quivering as a lump formed in my throat. I felt terrible. After a few seconds, a sob escaped, and I was crying. I turned to Joss and leaned my forehead on his shoulder, crying aloud. I felt like I was the worst person in this world.

"Hey, hey. Stop crying, will you? We'll find a way to go through this, as always. Remember how we went through all the hard times? We were only sixteen when you went in to heat in the middle of a party... if we went through that, I am sure you can find a solution for this as well!"

"Mm... nuu.. this is different, Joss... I don't think this will be easy.. and most of all, I don't want him to hate me! I don't want him to see me differently." I cried, wiping my tears, but they kept on flowing. I was a crybaby.

"Start with an apology... if he truly loves you, he will accept you no matter what. Are we clear?" he asked, patting my head. I nodded to his shoulder. His soothing words made me feel better.

"And if he rejects you, it's his loss. You can be my mate~" Joss teased and winked at me. I chuckled, punching his chest lightly. Then I did a fake gag which made both of us laugh.

A familiar voice cleared his throat, gaining our attention. By the doorway was Bright leaning on the door frame with his arms folded on his chest. I blushed at his model-looking pose. I didn't bother thinking about how maybe he heard us because the sounds of the movie were really loud. He probably didn't hear anything.

"When did you come?" I asked, with my hands on Joss's shoulder.

"Just now," he said, walking over to us.

"Hey," Joss said, giving a single nod to Bright. Bright pat Joss's other shoulder and sat next to me, keeping some space between us. Before I could tell him to have some snacks or ask why he came, his hands pulled me away from Joss and pulled me to his chest.

"Waah! What are you doing??" I asked when his grip on my waist started hurting.

"Sorry, baby," he said, caressing the areas which stung from his grip. Then he pulled me again so I could rest on his chest. "I was jealous," he whispered to my ears.

"Huh? Why?" I asked dumbly.

"You are mine, remember? No cuddling with other alphas. It will make me mad," he said, still whispering close to my ears. Suddenly the room felt too hot.

"W-what?" I stuttered, my face taking a full blush. "I wasn't cuddling!" I whisper-scolded him.

It wasn't a surprise he went all jealous over Bentley.. it was how he was, and even he couldn't help it. It was adorable, no doubt, and I loved his possessiveness. It made me feel treasured.

"Someone's jealous," I said, pinching his cheeks. He hmphed, pushing me away.

"You'll get it if I give all my attention to another person," he said with a flick on my forehead.

It made me angry. No, it made me mad just thinking about Bright giving all his attention to another random person when I was right next to him! But I hid my anger and smirked at him.

"Sure. Go ahead." I said, taking my phone out and tapping around it.

From the corner of my eyes, I saw him pouting. "What are you doing?" he asked in a dull voice.

"Ordering a sharp-edged knife which can kill someone with one swing, baby," I said sweetly, flashing an innocent smile.

"What? You are planning to kill me??" he said, with fake shock, dramatically. He looked so funny.

Before wasting another second, Bright jumped at me to snatch my phone away. I squealed, wrestling with him, which made both of us fall to the ground with a loud thud. Bright fell first, and I fell on top of him. He groaned, biting his lower lip as soon as I dropped on him.

Did I hurt him?

"Yo, Grandpa! Did I break your bones?" I teased him.

"Of course not," he said, hissing.

He stopped looking around, and our eyes locked with each other. I tilted my head and looked at him.

Then I felt him moving his legs beneath me, and I... felt it. My eyes widened.

"What have you done?" he asks, calm as ever, his eyes darkened a tad bit.

I took a deep breath, not being able to decide what I should do next.