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
Before Ciel knew it, he was already inside the hospital where Andrew was admitted.Without asking where Andrew's room is, they already headed towards it. On Ciel's left side was Marcus, and on his other side was Maverick. There were also four guards tagging along with them, two on the front and two on the back.Ciel could feel the gazes of the hospital employees as well as the patients, who were surely from the high society too, just like the two men beside him. After all, the hospital they were in was the kind of hospital people from the middle and lower classes could not afford. They could hear them whispering in each other's ears while glancing at them, or more specifically, at him. And the glances given at him were definitely not just out of curiosity. There were hidden emotions in it—emotions he does not even want to name as it would only make him feel angry and more miserable than he already was.“You should make yourself get used to this kind of attention, as this will only be
"Mi-Mister Marcus..." Andrew said in shock; his eyes opened up so widely that Ciel thought it would drop to the floor. His lips started quivering as if he were out in the cold for hours, even though he seemed to be fine just a second ago and even had the chance to yell at the sudden and harsh opening of his room's door."It seems that we surprised you so much you couldn't even greet me properly," Marcus said while smiling, although you can feel that his smile was far from being genuine.Andrew immediately got down from his bed and stood with his head hanging down while facing Marcus. "I... I’m sorry, Mister Marcus. I was not made aware that you would be coming. If I knew you would be visiting, I could have prepared more—”Marcus cut off Andrew’s sentence with, "Are you saying I should have asked for your permission first before coming to visit you?”Andrew immediately raised his head, wanting to look at Marcus. But the moment he met the old Garcia’s eyes, fear quickly filled his face,
"You seemed to be doing well now. I guess my grandson was lying when he said he was beating you to death," Marcus said in a casual voice.Maverick immediately chimed in. "I was not—" but was cut off by his grandfather."Are you not going to offer us a seat?" Marcus asked Andrew, whose eyes widened again as if he had just realized he had committed another mistake.Andrew immediately went to the couch and cleaned it with his bare hands, which was quite an unsightly scene to see.The truth is, Andrew actually looks far from doing well. There were still a few bandages on his face. His nose seemed to have been broken, and there were cuts on his swollen lips. His eyes and his cheeks were swollen as well, and the bruises all over his face could be clearly seen. Overall, Andrew looked so different that if someone told him Andrew was in the middle of reconstructing his face, he would believe it. And so seeing someone, who was badly hurt to the point he couldn't be recognized anymore, doing a b
Andrew’s eyes bulged, and his mouth formed into a huge O as he felt Ciel’s strong punch land on his gut.His eyes that had just started becoming clear became blurry again as he put his hands on the part of his stomach where Ciel’s punch landed. He also felt like he had turned deaf because of the pain he was experiencing.Andrew knew that Ciel wouldn’t even think twice about punching someone whose status is way higher than his. The little omega has always been known as someone who was so brave and so bold that he doesn’t give even a single fuck about hierarchy. But what Andrew did not expect was the pain brought by that single punch, making him go teary while groaning in ache. But of course, if Andrew was in his perfect state, there was no way a punch from Ciel would affect him so much. But because his body was still weak, even though it was his face who got more damage, as that’s where Maverick focused his punches, even a light jab would be enough to cause him pain. And Ciel seemed to
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