Chapter 108: Good Morning
Rhydian;
The thick scent of mangled pheromones rushes at me, and everything inside me freezes over when I see Bram fast asleep on Elian’s bed.
I take just a second in the room to realise that Elián’s scent is gone. All of it!
His scent, which I was so cautiously preserving. The one thing that kept me calm despite all the chaos of betrayals, Father’s pressure, and witnessing Mother’s interrogation...
The one thing I was looking forward to was sleeping in his scent tonight to calm me. Now, it’s gone! Gone, and replaced by this repulsive smell of an abomination to nature. An omega’s uterus in an Alpha’s body.
My body moves first before my mind snaps out of the shock.
I grab Bram’s arm and throw him off the bed in anger I can’t for the life of me control.
"What are you doing in here!?" I growl as I feel my wolf begin to burn right beneath my skin, and Alana gasps while Bram scrambles awake.
"A...Alpha Rhydian?" He calls, frightened, but I do not care about his fear.
"What are you doing in here, Bram!? How dare you sleep in his bed!?" I scream, and tears instantly well up in his eyes.
"I... I was looking for you, Alpha. I was told you were in here, and I decided to wait for you, but I fell asleep..." He whispers, and my gaze snaps at Alana, who quickly steps back.
"Didn’t I tell you to inform everyone that this room is off limits!?" I rage, and her eyes flick to Bram.
"I did tell everyone, Alpha Rhydian. In fact, I personally told Bram!" She replies, and Bram’s voice follows without missing a beat.
"No, you didn’t! You didn’t tell me any such thing!" He replies, and my anger grows as I stare at Alana.
She looks back at me and takes a deep breath before squaring her shoulders and lifting her chin.
"Alpha Rhydian, I have served your family for years. Mistaking, avoiding, or mixing orders is not something I do. I also have never and would never lie to my Alphas. You know that." She says, and I stare at her in silence.
"But..." Bram begins, but she cuts him off.
"I went to Bram’s room this morning and told him about your order. He joked, asking if you were trying to preserve Master Elian’s scent. I told him it was none of our business and that I just came to inform him. That was around noon today, Alpha. So his being in here isn’t due to lack of knowledge." She speaks and then looks back at Bram.
"It’s nonchalance towards your command." She concludes, and I look back at Bram, who’s staring at her with wide eyes.
He looks back up at me, and I feel my whole body begin to burn as his green eyes stare at me in biting fear.
"I-I-I swear I wasn’t being nonchalant, Alpha Rhydian..." He stutters as he begins to back away from me.
"I don’t know why she’s doing this. She didn’t tell me anything. If she truly told all the other maids, why would they tell me to come here? Why wouldn’t they stop me when they saw me coming in? And Alpha Rhydian, why would I want to deliberately anger the only person who’s ever looked out for me so cue I got here!?" He cries, but I’ve heard enough.
I close the gap between us and yank him up by the collar so high, his feet dangle in the air.
"I don’t know, and I don’t care, Bram. But one thing I know is that Alana has never lied to me." I reply, and fresh torrents of tears starts escaping his eyes.
"But she’s lying now!!" He cries desperately, and my grip on his collar tightens.
"You were right. I was trying to preserve Elián’s scent. And you’ve ruined that for me. I won’t forgive you for this." I whisper, and he tenses.
I throw him to the ground and turn away from him, as I do not want to do something I’ll regret.
"Get out. Both of you." I order, and immediately, I hear one person leave.
"Alpha Rhydian, please believe me, I didn’t know..." Bram begins again, and I lose it.
I turn around, grab him by the arm, and drag him towards the door even as he fights against it.
I pull the door open and fling him out in irritation. Not caring how far I threw him, or how he lands. I shut the door behind me and lean against it, as I battle to calm my racing heart.
I stare at the bed and the entire space as sorrow crashes into me in vicious waves. I lift my nose to the air in hopes of catching even just the smallest of that moonflower scent. But I get Nothing.
Now this whole place just reeks of Bram.
Elian’s scent was the only thing I had to hold on to... And now, it’s gone.
I slide down the door and sit on the ground with my knees to my chest as I stare into space.
Now it suddenly feels like there’s a massive chasm between Elián and me. Why does it hurt so much?
Why does it feel like I’ve lost him?
I hate how choked my chest feels.
I sniffle, and that’s when I realise that I’m crying.
Great! An Alpha crying because a room no longer smells like his omega...
Can anything be any more pathetic than this?
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Elián;
"I slammed my feet against that fucking accelerator with every bit of hatred I had harboured for you."
"How could you be so shallow? I thought it was simple jealousy at first... But maybe I misunderstood the type of person you are. You would let me leave him to suffer, just to protect your insecurities!?"
My eyes fly open as his voice rings in my head.
Rhydian.
I stare blankly ahead of me as my mind wanders back to him.
Why did I dream about him? Why would the first thought in my mind today be thoughts of him and Bram?
Why would my mind betray me like that? What do I care about them? They’re a match made in heaven.
One is as blind as a bat and the other as cunning as a snake. It’s only a matter of time till the snake devours him. It’s not like I care.
I wonder what they’re doing now. Could they have already had sex? Bram is fast. He may have been able to pull the strings in his favour. That, plus the fact that he has Rhydian wrapped around his finger.
They’re probably cuddled together in bed, whispering sweet nothings to each other and picking out names for their first child.
All while Rhydian lies to himself that he’s only doing it to make up for his mother’s crimes.
Ugh! This is pathetic. How’s the first thought to wake me up be thoughts about a man who doesn’t even give a shit about me!?
I need to get my priorities right!
I’m in Gravemaw now. It’s a beautiful place with beautiful people.
I’ve never felt so much peace in any place like I feel here. And Queen Cassia... there’s this warmth to her that seems to soothe something broken inside me.
Her smile, her presence, her aura... she feels like a mother. The kind I always wanted but never had.
I should appreciate these things. Enjoy it while it lasts, and don’t think about someone who doesn’t care about my feelings.
Queen Cassia did say we would take another tour today. I should have my bath.
I try to get off the bed, which I now realise is a feather bed, but I freeze when I realise that I can’t move.
My eyes snap down at what’s holding me put, and I find a strong pair of arms wrapped around my waist, and one leg resting over both of mine.
My heart skips a beat, and when I turn to look behind me, I find Koda, who’s fast asleep.
His hold around my waist is so firm, trying to loosen it would be a ke him up. And he’s king a leg over me like I’m not meant to be anywhere else but with him.
Almost like a child asleep with his favourite toy.
Before going to bed, I arranged pillows between us. Where are they now!? He got rid of them to hold me!?
What sort of lack of understanding of personal space is this!?
I try to move again, but this time he kisses the back of my neck and mumbles in his sleep.
"You’re moving a lot. Do you want to pee?"
I pause as I stare at the sleeping man.
Last night rushes to my mind like a teasing memory, and I feel my cheeks heat up as I remember how he kissed me...
How his lips felt.
My mind brings back to life in real time how everything felt. How sweetly painful his grip on my wrists was... how he smelled... how beautiful his eyes were up close... how his gentle manner of speaking to me makes me feel like a little pearl...
And the bulge that was growing in my pants...
I should have been angry at him last night, but somehow I was turned on...
Koda is beginning to grow a dangerous grip on me.
He suddenly lets out a breath as he slowly opens his eyes, and I freeze as he catches me staring.
"Good morning," He says in a voice that has an unhealthy amount of bass to it.
Why is his morning voice so deep!? And why did it send shivers down my spine... all the way to my tailbone!?