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
“Holy fuck!” were the only words Ciel was capable of saying after a couple of minutes of just being speechless.“I don’t agree with referring fucking as holy, but I understand where you’re coming from,” Maverick said, trying to lighten the situation, but it didn’t work, and instead, it only irritated the little omega.“This is not the time for you to act as a smartass, Maverick,” Ciel growled. He finally had stopped being shocked. Damn, he can’t count anymore how many times he had been shocked. At that point in his life, it wouldn’t be even surprising anymore if the little Omega suddenly experiences a heart attack, which thankfully hasn’t happened yet, and hopefully it really wouldn’t happen. “Did you really just say that your family has already been made aware of what’s happening and that they already knew we’re bonded?”“Yes,” Maverick answered curtly.“How? Was it you who told them?”“No. I kept my promise of never telling anyone about our secret, even to my parents. It was the head
Ciel couldn't remember anymore how he ended up in the middle of the living room of the majestic ancestral house of the famously-known Garcia Family.The last thing he remembered was telling Maverick to fuck himself, and after that, he had already found himself standing in front of the mansion of the Garcia Family and was being welcomed by Maverick’s parents. He also couldn’t clearly remember anymore what Maverick’s parents told him as he was being led by them towards the living room, where the head and the other members of their clan were gathered.God knows how nervous Ciel was the moment he saw the other members of the Garcia family, especially the well-known head of their clan, Maverick’s grandfather, Marcus Garcia. They were all staring at him with curiosity, which prompted Ciel to think that he was being watched in a negative way, as he was fully aware that he definitely does not look like someone worthy to be with them. But that was just Ciel’s own perception. Because he was too
As the members of Maverick’s family continued to tease Maverick, Ciel remained looking clueless as his brain was still processing what was happening and the chaos he was seeing. But the processing of things he was doing was put to a halt when a loud and authoritative voice suddenly echoed across the whole living room.“Be quiet!”And with just those two words, the chaos ended instantly, and everyone became quiet as they slowly went back to their positions.The person who made everyone quiet, Marcus Garcia, looked at each of the members of his family as if he were giving each of them his warning glare before he set his gaze to Ciel once more. The little omega couldn’t help but flinch the moment he met the eyes of Marcus Garcia.Even without speaking, the head of the Garcia family was already looking so dominating, commanding, powerful, and conspicuous. His presence was so strong that Ciel could already feel it by just staring at him, and it scared him.He was already used to being loo
Everyone turned to Ciel that moment he started speaking up, making the little omega even more nervous. But since he had already decided to speak up, then there’s no point in chickening out anymore. He will make sure that the Garcias will see his affirmation and hear his resolve.“We will,” Marcus Garcia answered. The smile on the old man’s lips did not cease at all, slowly making him look kind and approachable in Ciel’s face. And because of that, the fear and nervousness Ciel was feeling has somehow toned down a little, making it easier for the words to flow out of his mouth.“Will you answer all of my questions too?” He asked again, to which Marcus Garcia quickly answered.“As long as it’s a question that we know the answer to, then yes. We will.”“Alright.” Ciel paused for a minute to take a deep breath before starting to speak again. “Then, did you really tell Maverick that you would forcefully come to me if I did not come with him here today?”“Yes,” Marcus answered right away, as
Maverick was shocked at first but got flustered right after as he realized why Ciel called him that. It seems that the little omega had finally realized how he was acting different from how he usually was, and that’s something Maverick didn’t want Ciel to see because he knew the little omega would have a different interpretation of it.It’s not that he’s scared of his grandfather. In fact, he frequently disagrees with his grandfather because they have opposing viewpoints on multiple issues and situations. But at that moment and in the current situation they were in, Maverick chose to be a bit obedient, as he knew that only his grandfather could help them in their situation. Yes, he could fix the situation on his own, but there was still a huge difference if his grandfather got involved. After all, his power and connection were nowhere near the power and connection his grandfather had. Also, something’s telling him that letting his family, especially his grandfather, be involved will m
“And so you two started living together,” Marcus said.“Yes. And we also agreed to try to get along while living together. But just when things are starting to sail smoothly, those pricks posted that photo and made everyone know about Maverick and I's secret," Ciel said through gritted teeth.“And how do you feel about that?” Marcus asked.Ciel frowned. “You’re really asking me that? Isn’t the answer already obvious? Of course I am mad! I am so mad right now that I just want to pay that fucking Andrew a visit and make sure that he’ll never get out of the hospital ever again!”“You want to do such a thing?” Marcus asked again.“Hell, yes!”“Really?”“How many times do I have to repeat my answer? Yes! I wanted to do that right now. I wanted to pay him a visit, then punch his face, kick his groin, pull his hair until he went bald, and break every single bone in his body! I even want to open his head and pull out his brains, if he has any, so that he could never think of such devilish and
"Then why are you having second thoughts? You were so full of drive just a while ago," Maverick said while still frowning. "Or are you really scared?"The little omega's face crumpled, telling everyone how much he dislikes the question being thrown at him for the second time. "Do I really have to repeat my words every single time I talk to you and to any members of your family? It's not like you're deaf or have a problem with understanding my words, so why do you have to ask me the same question every time?""He really has no fear, does he? How could he say such words in front of us? At this point, I don't know if I should be amazed by his bravery and boldness or be pissed with how he was easily insulting us," says the father of the teenage girl in a whispered manner.Ciel wasn't sure if the man whose name he still didn't know was trying to not let Ciel hear it or if he was just acting like it. But whatever it is, Ciel chose not to bother about it. There's a much more important issue
The two alphas immediately turned towards where Ciel and Nexus were standing. And the moment the eyes of the two alphas went to Ciel, they immediately dispelled their pheromones.Nexus' husband had no reaction at first, but when his eyes went to Nexus, worry immediately filled his face. As for Maverick, the moment he looked at Ciel, he immediately realized what was happening.His eyes widened as he walked closer to Ciel."Ciel!" He called the little omega in panic.Maverick was about to hold and support the weakening little omega, but before he could even touch Ciel, Nexus immediately blocked his way.Maverick turned his gaze to Nexus, his eyes sharp. But the sharpness in his eyes vanished when he saw the seriousness in Nexus' eyes."Are you calm now?" Nexus asked in a cold voice.With determination and confidence in his voice and in his eyes, Maverick answered Nexus, "I am."Nexus did not respond to Maverick's answer. He just looked into the dominant alpha's eyes as if he was making
“What is it again? Didn’t I tell you to shut the hell up?” Ciel, who has gotten over his surprise, asked Maverick in a pissed tone.But instead of answering the little omega, Maverick just took Ciel’s hand and forced it to be separated from Nexus’ hand. After successfully doing so, Maverick did not let go of Ciel’s hand anymore and held it tightly instead before focusing his gaze again on Nexus, who had already put his hand on the back pocket of his jeans and was grinning from ear to ear as if he had won a lottery.“You’re doing this on purpose,” Maverick said in a chilly tone, but Nexus remained unfazed.Nexus shrugged and said, “I have no idea what you’re talking about.” He was looking and even sounding innocent, making Maverick more pissed than he already was. But Nexus continued to not care and just went on laughing as if he was seeing something very amusing.Maverick, through gritted teeth, then said, “I changed my mind. Just taking your eyeballs out wouldn’t be enough, so why do
Ciel's already widened eyes widened even more upon hearing Maverick's threat towards Nexus.He elbowed the dominant alpha to get his attention, and he successfully did as Maverick turned to look at him with a questioning look as if asking him, 'What?'"What nonsense are you spouting right now?" he asked Maverick in an angry tone, but that only made the alpha frown."Are you taking his side?""What?""Is it because he's beautiful? Did his beauty catch you too? Have you fallen in love with him? Is that why you were blushing the moment he looked at you—"*slap*Maverick's eyes widened the moment Ciel's palm strongly landed on his mouth, covering it to shut him up.A dangerous smile slowly spread on the little omega's mouth before he said, "Why don't you shut the fuck up instead of saying something that is nonsense and also very weird?" Ciel then turned to Nexus and said to the beautiful man, "Please don't mind what this idiot just said. He was just spouting nonsense as usual."Maverick i
Maverick turned silent after Ciel screamed. But just after a few moments, a smile slowly crept up on the alpha's lips, making the little omega go angrier."You finally spoke," Maverick said while glancing at him for a while and grinning from ear to ear before he turned his attention back to the road.Ciel gritted his teeth and said, "Fuck you, Garcia. Fuck you!"But Maverick just chuckled before saying, "You really need to control that mouth of yours, my little omega. You can't just go and spout curses all you want.""I can curse whenever, wherever, and as many times as I want! And I do not belong to you, so stop calling me your little omega! I am not even fucking little to begin with!"Ciel was already so mad that his eyes were bulging and his nose was already flaring. And that made him look even more adorable in Maverick's eyes that the dominant alpha can't help but chuckle again."You're so cute," Maverick said. And he did not say that because he wanted to tease Ciel. Those words w
Ciel, who was looking at the places they were passing by through the window, was so frustrated that his face couldn't be described anymore.He and Maverick were already in the car, and as usual, he was in the passenger seat while Maverick was driving.Ciel couldn't count anymore how many curses that were directed at Maverick he had silently said. But no matter how many times he cursed the man in the driver's seat, his heart still wouldn't settle down. It was still beating wildly, and it's definitely not because of anything romantic but because of the intense anger he was feeling.Coming to their classes together, eating together, and even talking to each other were already enough to give people something to talk about, and yet Maverick still decided to do even more.A frustrated sigh came out of the little omega's mouth.He could already imagine someone posting on their college's website about the scene that he and Maverick made just a while ago, making him want to bang his head on th
"Let's go?" Maverick asked after coming back from returning the tray.Ciel did not answer him and just started walking. Maverick immediately followed and made sure to walk alongside Ciel.Even after they came out of the cafeteria, they could still feel the gazes of everyone focused on them, making Ciel's uneasiness not go away."You'll get used to it," Maverick murmured. He seemed to have realized the little omega's uncomfortability.Ciel sighed. "Well, I don't want to get used to this.""It's not like you have a choice anyway.""How I wish time would fly faster than it already is.""Can't wait to get away from me?""Not just from you, but from everything that's happening right now.""Do you have another part-time job this evening?" Maverick asked, completely changing the topic as he didn't like where it was going.Ciel couldn't help but raise his brows as he glanced at the alpha. "Did you just change the topic?"Maverick immediately answered. "Yes, because I don't want to talk about
When Nicholas left, Maverick's sharp eyes immediately turned to the crowd, whose attention was all on them. And in an instant, everyone that was looking at them averted their eyes and pretended to be busy about something. Only then did Maverick turn his attention back to Cjel.He sat in the opposite seat. The worried expression on his face that had vanished for a minute came back in an instant, and he asked Ciel again. "Are you okay? What did that bitch do to you?"Ciel couldn't help but raise his brows at Maverick. "Did you just call him bitch?""Is he not?" Maverick asked back."Well, he is," Ciel answered, and couldn't help but be brutally honest."As I thought. So, answer my question. Are you okay?"Ciel sighed. "As you can see, I am perfectly fine.""Did he not say anything to you? Did he call you names? Insult you, or anything?""He was about to when you arrived.""Well then, thankfully I was able to come back right away.""I could have handled it on my own, though.""I know. Bu
"Get the fuck out of my sight before I could not stop myself anymore from kicking your dick," Ciel said in a pissed tone.The little omega then clicked his tongue and thought, 'What a way to ruin my mood. Can't I really be happy and satisfied with no buts? Like, just let me have full-day happiness!'But contrary to the annoyance that Ciel was feeling, Maverick was pleased and seemed satisfied; whether it was because he was able to get a good reaction from the little omega out of his teasing or because he heard Ciel using their family's name to save himself from trouble, Ciel does not know and was not interested in knowing.The little omega gave the alpha a sharp stare before deciding to just pass by him before Maverick got another chance to pester him. But as always, Maverick got in his way.The dominant alpha immediately grabbed his hand, making the little omega stop in his tracks.Ciel's eyes narrowed, indicating that his annoyance had already evolved into anger.But Maverick just s
It was already eleven-thirty when Ciel’s class ended, which was the right time to have lunch. He was busy gathering his things so that he could immediately leave when a group of men and women started approaching him.“Hey,” one of the women said in a very rude manner. The way she stared at Ciel was also filled with hostility.It was clear what they wanted. They wanted to confront Ciel about his relationship with Maverick. And he thought just a while ago that no one would be dumb enough to trouble him after hearing the old Garcia’s announcement.Ciel couldn’t help but sigh and thought, ‘I guess I was not entirely right, and Maverick was not entirely wrong either. There really are still some idiots who will try to approach me despite Marcus Garcia’s warning.’“Did you not hear me? Are you deaf?” The rude woman asked again before trying to push Ciel on the chest. But Ciel was quick enough to take a step back so that the disrespectful could not touch him.He zipped his bag and finally loo