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JACE
Never did he think a man would make him behave this way. Have so much fear and doubt in himself.
Well, that was before he met Kael. The arrogant Beta who hardly gave a shit about anyone and was always out to get him with his words.
Now, here he was, wanting to explain himself because he couldn’t imagine another day without him in his life. Another day knowing the man was mad at him and despised him so much.
Jace was hardly one to show his emotions, but it was killing him inside.
“I hope you don’t think it’s one of those situations where I overlook time. You have sixty more seconds,” Kael grumped.
Jace stood in front of the shut door, his hands in his back pockets.
“Kael…” His eyes remained on the floor. “I–I’d really want you to hear me out.”
“What else do you think you’re in my room for?”
Before now, Jace had gone over the story with with Lyric. He knew what to say. Yet, somehow, the words weren’t forthcoming.
Kael sat on the edge of the bed as he brushed his fingers into his hair, his frustration mounting.
Jace knew his clock was ticking, and maybe that was the reason he couldn’t say anything. He hated the fact that he was being timed to say what he had to.
“Fine. Get out,” Kael said as he stood up.
“K, come on.”
“Don’t make me drag you out, Jace.”
He grabbed his hand, attempting to pull him out of the room, but Jace wasn’t about to make it easy for him.
“Fine! Just let me fucking say something!”
“You had your time.”
“Kael, please!”
The Beta halted.
“Look, I didn’t mean to. Okay? I don’t know how you found out, but it was never my intention to hurt your feelings.” He Successfully unlocked! ce from Kael’s.
“I never thought I’d actually fall for a man. Even when the relationship between us got
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serious, I still thought it a joke and that it’d end in no time like my other relationships. But then… I started feeling things I’d never felt for anyone before. It kept getting serious until I was so fascinated by everything you did. Yet, foolishly, I thought it still wasn’t right. I thought I was always meant to end up with a girl, you know? Because you…you were my first man. But gradually, I noticed that girls stopped amusing me.
“So, that day, I decided to do something stupid. It was more like a test to me. But I wanted to see if I could still get attracted to a woman. I met up with this girl, we had sex, but that was all it took for me to know my choice was sealed. I–I didn’t even get to finish on her. Believe me, there was nothing amusing about it and all I kept envisioning was you. Please, Kael.”
He stepped forward. “That was as far as it went. From that day, I swore never to have anything to do with a woman again. I came to the realization that you were enough. It… It actually made me happy ‘cause I was finally able to understand myself. I didn’t think you’d find out.”
Kael scoffed as he paced to the window. “So, this was the reason you wouldn’t even have sex with me. You weren’t ready to accept your sexuality and thought you were better off with a woman.”
“Yes! But that was before I clarified my thoughts. It’s in the past now, believe me. All I want is you.”
“It should be easy for you to say since you’ve been caught.”
“No. No, don’t say that. I mean it, dude.”
For a minute, Kael remained quiet, his arms crossed. Jace held his gaze with pity- seeking ones, letting him know he held all the cards in that moment.
“Come on,” he went closer, his heart beating really fast. “I swear on my life, it’s never going to happen again. You can ignore the world, but not me, K. I don’t deserve this treatment from you.”
For one more minute, Kael said nothing, still; simply holding his gaze. Slowly, a foreboding twinkle shimmered in his eyes
“You sure you’re sorry?”
“Of course! I-”
“Why don’t you go on your knees and show me, then?”
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LYRIC
The most important day of our lives finally came.
The day of the final trial. The day that got to decide the next generational Alpha King.
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I couldn’t sleep the previous night–Jaris and I. We laid in bed and kept picturing the day and what our reactions would be when he got announced the winner. I told him I couldn’t wait to see him leading every other Alpha. In my heart, I promised to be a supportive Luna for the remaining months we had together.
The remaining months.
I always avoided thinking of that as much as I could, and Jaris and I never do mention it when we were together.
I picked out the new dress I’d gotten from a Designer store two days ago and admired it. I needed something new and elegant to celebrate the evening when the victory did
come.
I giggled the entire time I showered and jumped as I did my makeup. Jaris would be ready in no time and definitely taunt me for finishing late. We had to go earlier than everyone else ‘cause there were some preparations we needed to make.
K-
I was still wearing my bathrobe and brushing my hair when someone entered the room without knocking. I already knew it was him before I looked to confirm.
“Seriously! Weren’t you ever lectured on knocking?”
“You should watch your tone, young lady; you’re speaking to your Alpha King.”
A small giggle left my lips as he approached me. Alpha King. I loved how confident he
was now.
“Unless,” he rolled his sleeves up. “You want that tongue to get punished.”
I rolled my eyes as I looked back in the mirror, ignoring the way my heart danced around in joy.
“Why are you here anyway? Can’t stay away for that long?” I teased.
“I came to see how far behind you were. And I was right. You still have your freaking hair down.”
“Ugh. But I’m almost done.”
I dropped the brush and faced him. “You ready for today, right?” I resisted the urge to touch him. Being with him, I wanted to touch him all the time.
“I am. Ready to be King.”
He sounded like the proud Jaris I knew. The one who knew he was bound to win at everything. It was the man I fell for.
“And I am ready to be Grand Luna,” I giggled.
My heart hit the floor when I didn’t get the reaction I expected from him. He tried to mask it as soon as it slipped, but I’d already seen it–the flicker of something sad and uncertain.
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He covered it with a smile as he tucked some strands of my hair beneath my ear. “Why don’t you hurry with the dress? You’ll make me late.”
Despite the unease growling in my stomach, I smiled back at him and watched him. leave.
…..
I’d just put on my dress and was admiring how pretty it looked when a rapid knock reached my door.
I ushered the person in and Mrs. Bastina, the kids‘ nanny came running. Panic threatened to consume me when I noticed she was in tears.
“Ma’am, Lyric, there’s a problem. I—I don’t know who to go to right now. The Alpha would definitely have my head if he knows about this. I-”
I gripped her shoulders. “Mrs. Bastina, calm down and explain to me. What’s going on?”
“It’s the kids. They’re gone. They–They took them.”
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