Chapter 42 - 41
JUSTIN'S POINT OF VIEW:
Just when as we were about to leave the condominium, I realized that I left my phone in the unit. "Ah, hold on. I think I left my phone at home," I said as I stopped walking. "Hmm? Do you want to get it? I'll come with you," Tristan said as he turned to look at me. "Ah, no. That won't be necessary. I'll be back right away," I said and hurried inside.
Because the floor to our unit is still quite far, it took me quite a while to get there.
Fufufu. If I go there and pretend that we're already back, I wonder how they'll react.
I slowly opened and closed the door so I won't make any noise. I minimized the sounds of my footsteps so I stepped on the floor slowly.
Hmm? I can hear their voices. What are they talking about?
"When I came back to school, the moment I saw Justin... I felt ashamed of myself. I couldn't bring myself to approach him. I felt so embarrassed because I vowed to myself that Justin will be the only person that I'll ever love and that I'll mark him in the future. But it turns out that I couldn't keep that vow because I've been marked instead by an omega whom I don't even know."
What...? Is that why he avoided me back then? And... he loved me? I didn't know...
"After that, I met the omega again and I promised to date him until the mark disappears. I wanted to take responsibility since I know that he wouldn't have marked me if I hadn't released my pheromones then. He was just affected by my pheromones," Xander said and let out a soft laugh.
He was really marked by someone. Back then, I never thought it was odd that I suddenly couldn't smell even a bit of Xander's pheromones. I thought it was because he's a dominant alpha and he just learned how to perfectly control his pheromones.
"But... before the mark disappeared, I had already fallen in love with him. The feeling I felt that time was so foreign because I've never actually felt that way before even with Justin and I... I chased him away."
He really... loved that omega.
I felt hurt. I felt hurt because he kept this from me all this time. But... he had his reasons and it isn't right for me to just force him to tell me everything. Heck, me eavesdropping about their conversation right now isn't even good.
I... I should probably leave for now. At least I already know a bit about why he started avoiding. I couldn't blame him for that.
I went out again, slowly opening and closing the door so I wouldn't distract them. Never mind my phone. I can just go without it anyway.
When I got out from the condo, I saw Tristan waiting for me.
"Did you get your phone?" He asked as soon as he spotted me. "I couldn't find it," I lied and chuckled. He just stared at me as I walked towards him and said, "I kinda think you're not telling the truth but... okay." He chuckled and pulled me closer to him to hug me.
I hugged him back. "Aren't you cold? Why aren't you wearing a jacket or a coat?" He asked while still hugging me. "Hmm... It's a bit chilly, but I like it. I like the coldness of the wind right now," I said as I burried my face on his chest.
I can smell his pheromones as we hug. As usual, I feel calm whenever I smell his pheromones. "You smell so good..." I said as I hugged him tighter. He just chuckled and said, "Where did you want to got at this hour?"
"Oh, the mood there wasn't good at all so I thought I had to separate the two of you," I said as I looked up to see his face.
"Hmm... Let's just take a walk. We'll come back after your friend leaves," he said and kissed the top of my head. "I'll text Daryl that you left your phone and that he should communicate with you through mine," he continued and smiled.
I nodded and said, "Okay." He broke free from the hug and texted Daryl first. After that, he held my hand and looked at me with loving eyes.
"Come on, why are you looking at me like that?" I said and smiled shyly.
I stared at his face.
His features were partially illuminated by the moonlight, making me see his face more clearly than earlier.
I'm a very lucky omega to have an alpha like him.
"You're so beautiful, darling," he said as he gave me a gentle smile. I felt like my heart was gonna jump out of my chest as soon as he said those words.
He moved his face closer to mine and placed a soft kiss on my lips.
"I love you."
TROY'S POINT OF VIEW:
Alexander...
I smiled bitterly as his face suddenly flashed on my mind.
I didn't think I'd see him again.
It's actually really funny how he told me to become an actor. I took his words as it is and actually became one, haha.
"I never thought I'd still love you this much after everything you did..." I said as tears fell from my eye while looking straight into his eyes.
I'm currently here at the filming location. I don't really know if I can manage to act properly with thoughts of him occupying my mind completely.
"I'm sorry... I love you so much..." he said as he cupped my cheeks and wiped my tears. His face moved closer to mine and I slowly closed my eyes, anticipating for his kiss.
Soft, warm lips were pressed against mine.
Ah... How I wish everything would go back to how it was back then. If only I was honest with him...
Even after he wiped my tears earlier, I still kept crying. He proceeded to move his lips and we started making out. After a few seconds, he finally stopped kissing me and looked me in the eye.
"I love you."
"Cut!" The director said loudly. I looked at their direction and the staff immediately headed to us. One of them gave gave me a jacket to wear and another one handed me a handkerchief to wipe my tears.
"Thank you for the good work. We'll meet again tomorrow. Same time, same place. Don't be late!" The director said loudly. He walked towards us and said, "This is your best performance so far, Troy! Your acting was full of emotions. Keep it up." He patted my shoulder as he smiled from ear to ear. "Thanks, director," I said and smiled.
He then headed to the other actor whom I was with earlier and talked to him for a bit. After they finished talking, Carter, the other actor, approached me with a smiling face.
"Good work today," Carter said while still smiling. "Thanks. You too," I said and smiled, too.
I didn't even know I could act like that. If anything, it's all thanks to Xander.
"Hey, uh..." He kept touching his nape as he looked at my shyly. "Are you free later?" He asked as his face slowly turned red.
"Ah, I'm sorry. I'm really tired right now so I wanted to go home right away," I said and gave him an apologetic smile "Oh, no worries! I understand. I'm sure you're really tired. It's already late, too. I'm sorry for not being considerate," he said and laughed awkwardly. "Next time," I said and nodded. "Let's hang out next time when we're both free," I said and smiled.
"H-Huh? Ah, yes! Th-Thank you!" He stuttered as he smiled from ear to ear.
Haha, he must be really happy.
"I'll get going, then," I said and went to the changing room to change my clothes. After changing, I waited for my manager to finish talking with one of the staff and when they finished talking, we immediately went to the car.
He drove me home and when I arrived, Terrence was sitting on the sofa in the living room, watching TV.
"Hey, you're home late. Filming?" He said as he looked at me. I nodded and said, "Yes."
I walked towards him and said, "Why are you still up? It's already late." He just shrugged and said, "I drank coffee earlier so I couldn't sleep." i chuckled and said, "Dummy, just go to your room and force yourself to sleep. Watching TV won't make you fall asleep faster, you know?"
"Whatever."
I just shook my head in disbelief. This boy really has to fix his attitude and stop drinking coffee late at night.
I went to my room and took a shower. After that, I dried my hair and laid in my bed to finally rest.
"Haaaa..." I sighed.
I stared at the ceiling for so long as I thought about Alexander.. I smiled and mumbled to myself, "You still look so handsome, Alexander."
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