"Baby!" Maverick shouted the moment Ciel came into his view.The graduation ceremony had just ended, and the moment they were allowed to leave, they immediately looked for each other. And now here's Ciel, running towards Maverick, whose arms were wide open, ready to catch him. And once his alpha was just a step away from him, Ciel immediately jumped to hug him while laughing happily."We did it! We finally graduated!" He exclaimed while hugging Maverick tightly, his arms around his neck and his arms around his waist.Maverick, whose arms were securely wrapped around his waist, laughed. "Yes, baby. We did it!"Without detaching himself from Maverick, Ciel faced his alpha, and without hesitation, he claimed Maverick's lips for a breathtaking and loving kiss. And Maverick did not hesitate to kiss him back with the same passion he was giving him.Ciel knew that their family and the people around them were all looking at them, but he didn't care. All that mattered to him at that moment was
“Baby, are you sure you're okay?”That was the fourth time that Maverick asked him that question, and Ciel still had the same answer.“Yeah.” It was so short and was devoid of any emotion. He was also not looking at Maverick, and instead, he was just staring at nothingness.From standing in front of him, Maverick kneeled down in the center of his parted thighs so that their gazes would be on the same level as he was sitting on the edge of his bed. But even though their eyes were already on the same level, Ciel still refused to look at him. Maverick was even sure that Ciel's attention was not on him, and he was right. Because despite his body being present with Maverick, his mind was still at what happened inside Cian’s apartment, his brain still processing everything that happened.Honestly, he couldn't remember much of what happened. Everything happened so fast, as if it was a blur. He didn't even remember how he ended up in Maverick's car and how they ended up at the police station.
"What is it that you want to talk about, Cian?"That was Ciel's immediate question the moment Cian sat down on the opposite couch. His twin brother had actually just come back from the kitchen and had just set down the two glasses of juice and coffee, which he and Maverick did not ask for, by the way, as they instantly refused when Cian offered them drinks. But Cian acted deaf and just went on doing what he wanted."Thanks for the juice and the coffee, by the way," he said after a few seconds as he felt like a prick for not being even a little appreciative. Also, it was still quite shocking to see Cian offering something to him.'Our worlds had seemed to really turn upside down, huh?' Ciel thought.Cian brought his smile back and said, "You're welcome.""Can we get straight to the point now?" Ciel asked right away when Cian was about to say something again, which, according to his intuition, was something that wasn't related to what they really should be talking about. He then added,
Ciel doesn't know anymore how many times he took very deep breaths as he looked at the huge building where Cian’s apartment was.It's been two days since he received those messages from Cian. And it was actually in the evening of that day, when he and Maverick were about to sleep, that he got a message from Cian again, asking him to meet and talk to him.Unlike the first time he read his twin brother’s messages, it only took two minutes of staring at his phone before he finally replied to Cian, agreeing to meet him and asking him when, what time, and where they would be meeting.From staring at the apartment building, Ciel’s attention went to Maverick when the alpha took his hand and kissed his knuckles.“Are you really sure about this? We can still turn around and go back home,” Maverick said with concern written all over his face.He forced a smile and squeezed Maverick’s hand that was holding his. “I'm fine. And no, we are not going back home. I…” He paused and sighed deeply before
Aside from Cian’s apology, Cian had also informed Ciel about their family’s current situation and well-being, even though he did not ask for it. Hell, he was not interested in hearing anything about his family and the aftermath of his press conference—at least not yet. That was the reason why he tried so hard to not turn on the TV or open his phone for a week whenever he was not having sex with Maverick. He was not yet prepared to know how his press conference turned out. He wasn’t ready yet for the aftermath of it because, honestly, he was scared. He feared that despite opening his heart to the public and allowing them to see his fragile past, it still won’t be enough for them to take his side. Of course there was also the possibility of that press conference being successful, but the fear and negativity he was feeling were still bigger than the positivity.Ciel actually thought that hearing about his family’s status and well-being wouldn’t affect him that much and that the opinions
Ciel was scowling as he stared at his phone. He had been staring at it for more than fifteen minutes now, reading the same messages from his twin brother over and over again. Actually, fifteen minutes was a lie. He actually had been staring at his phone since he got from Cian an hour ago."What the—"He gave Maverick his deathly and sharp stare when his boyfriend took his phone away.Boyfriend.Damn, that still sounded and felt surreal for him. Never in his dreams did he even imagine himself liking Maverick and dating him. He thought he would end up hating the guy until his last breath, and yet here he was, not wanting to be far from his alpha and wanting to be as close to him as possible. It's honestly how far his feelings and his attitude had changed.And now back to the phone that was taken away from him, he tried to take it back, but before his hand could even touch Maverick, the alpha had already retreated to his room, and when he came back, the phone was no longer in his hand."