Lahat ng Kabanata ng HIS RELUCTANT MATE: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

JARED"Talk? Talk about what?" I blurted out before I could think. My plossom eyes stared fearfully at Sterly, waiting for his response. Sterly stared into my eyes, and a frown settled at the corners of his eyes. "About us." He calmly said. For some reason, I felt like his tone was reassuring. Like he wanted me to know that he wouldn't... hurt me?Or maybe I was thinking too much. But my earlier fear had slowly dwindled, and my shrunken neck returned to its position. "Where?" I asked in a low voice. "In the study." Seemingly noticing my mood, Sterly's expression returned to normal as he turned around to leave. I followed behind him, clunging to my backpack in nervousness. My fingers dampened, but my gaze remained unwaveringly at the man before me. My mind was a mess of thoughts. The door to the study opened, and Sterly stepped aside, gesturing for me to step in. Staring at him at this moment, he looked more like a doting husband than a pure gentleman. But on a closer look, t

JARED Having switched off my phone for the past few days, I stared at the screen reluctantly, feeling terrible for being such a bad friend. Despite knowing Stephen would be worried about me, I still didn't want to talk to anyone, and I didn't do as much as text him... I ran my fingers through my hair as I walked down the stairs with a dejected look on my face. I should have been more mature than this...What a letdown. "What would you like to eat, Mister Jared?" A woman's voice rang in my ears, and without raising my head, I already knew who it was. Having seen her for more than three days, I could only recognize her voice even without paying much attention. Aunt Cook had resumed the next morning after Sterly and I had a conversation, and since then, she had been the one preparing meals for me three times a day. Sterly hardly showed up. He seemed to be particularly busy these days, or maybe he was only trying to give me the much-needed space. However, things hadn't been any

JARED"Hello, Jared." Ryan greeted me as soon as we entered the car. I bowed slightly. "Hello, Ryan." I greeted in return. He nodded and handed a cup over to Stephen, who opened the cup and took a sip. He covered it back and returned it to Ryan. "That's ginger tea. The nausea is getting crazy." He complained as he rubbed his belly. Looking at his still flat belly, my eyes bent in an excited smile. For a moment, I could already imagine Stephen with a baby, waving at me at the school gate while the baby also cooed and played with me. My godchild... how cute will it be?"Use earpods. Jared and I need to speak, okay?" I suddenly heard Stephen say, breaking through my thoughts. My eyes widened. I was about to stop him and tell him it didn't matter when I saw him place the earpod in his ears and turn away. He was so obedient...I relaxed back on the seat and looked at him. If Ryan could really continue pampering Stephen this way, how sweet would that be?My heart fluttered at th

JAREDRyan dropped us off at the entrance of the Hotspot restaurant. "Let me know when you're done." I heard him saying to Stephen, who waved at him and nodded. After that, we watched him drive off, and only then did we turn around to enter. Getting inside, Stephen took my hand as we looked around the restaurant. It wasn't exactly big but it was almost filled with customers. Many office workers were eating with relish and some were chatting, probably on a date. The scent that permeated the air was enough to make someone salivate, and my stomach growled, reminding me that I hadn't eaten at all today. Stephen's stomach also growled. "What do we do? I'm really tempted." He whispered into my ear. My lips pulled up, and a small smile flashed across my face. "We will play it cool. We can't succumb." I mumbled. Then, I looked at Stephen's face to see if he was alright with the heavy aroma in the air. "Uncomfortable?" "Huh?" Stephen lowered his eyes. His eyes wandered before he let

JAREDThe flight to Rome wasn't as far as I had expected. I was placed beside Cindy and another female omega who couldn't stop chattering almost all through the ride. At some point, I fell asleep and woke up again. They were still discussing. They really made me wonder what was so fun to talk about on the boring flight. However, it was my first time going abroad or even entering a plane. So, the happiness was there, though subtle. After a few hours, we all settled into the hotel that was prepared for us. I was arranged to sleep in the same room with another male omega, Shawn. At 6 in the afternoon, we were asked to get out of our room for dinner. Though reluctant to stand up, with Shawn's insistent advice not to starve, I was dragged downstairs to meet the rest. The bald-headed professor was the one who would be taking care of us for the next week, and he was already standing with other students when we got downstairs. He waved us over. "The dinner has been chosen, and we've