Chapter 95

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"Haaaa..."

Dane let out a deep sigh that seemed to sink the ground. His head was throbbing with pain, and his chest felt heavy. At work, Greyson had been following him around like goldfish poop all day. Even if he managed to shake him off, he only had about 5 minutes of freedom, 10 minutes at most. Greyson found Dane with uncanny accuracy. To the point where he suspected that Greyson might have implanted a tracking device on him without his knowledge.

Though that was nonsense.

Dane thought with a frowning face. After barely finishing work and getting rid of Greyson, a cheap motel was now waiting for him. His small but comfortable house was now gone, and the thought of having to live indefinitely in a dirty, old, one-room motel made him feel so pathetic that anger welled up inside him.

The one fortunate thing was that the insurance he had been paying provided compensation and a few months' worth of rent. Combined with the money from the loan, rebuilding the house was somewhat possible. The problem was finding a place to stay. Because he didn't have much leeway, he struggled to find a decent house. He wanted to avoid cheap apartments where gunshots could be heard frequently and burglars might break in. It would be dangerous for Darling too.

But he couldn't keep staying at a hotel either...

Thinking this, Dane stroked Darling's body, which was lying on his thigh. He had found a place with decent security, but he couldn't stay here continuously. It might take years to rebuild the house. If he didn't find a place to live soon...

Having thought that far, he soon shook his head. The reason for all this accumulated stress was that he hadn't been able to extract what needed to be extracted. If that was the case, what he needed to do was clear. Dane picked up Darling, gave her a loud "mwah" kiss on the head, and carefully put her back in her place. The hastily purchased cushion with a dent in the middle had fortunately pleased Darling, as the cat had been inside it almost all day.

Meow, the cat that had made a small sound curled up into a ball and huddled inside the cushion. Seeing this, Dane readily got up and left the room. All he needed to take was the hotel room key and money for drinks. And without any hesitation, he got into his car and headed to the club he frequented.

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"Wow, Dane! Long time no see."

"Dane, why haven't you been around?"

"Dane, Dane!"

People called his name from all directions and greeted him. Dane gave cursory greetings and immediately moved on. As he ordered a beer and waited, a familiar face sat down next to him. It was a man he had once taken home, spent the night with, and even sent off in a taxi. His phenotype was Alpha. Of course, he would never imagine that the first man to fuck his back was an Omega.

The man rested his chin on one hand, smiled, and spoke.

"Hello, I've missed you. How's Darling?"

"So-so."

Dane answered briefly and glanced around. He would prefer to find a new partner, but today he was short on time. He was also concerned about leaving Darling alone, and his priority was to relieve stress. Whether the man sensed his thoughts or had such intentions from the beginning, he provocatively stroked Dane's thigh. More precisely, he slowly caressed the prominent penis above it, narrowed his eyes, and smiled.

"What are you looking at when I'm right here?"

The man spoke as if somewhat annoyed, but his face was flushed red, clearly revealing his eager heart. Since his coquettish behavior during their last time together had been quite arousing, Dane thought it wouldn't be bad to be with him again.

When Dane lifted the man's chin, he opened his mouth and closed his eyes as if it were natural. Soon after, Dane overlapped their lips and licked and sucked the man's tongue with his own. He could feel the man trembling with anticipation. There seemed to be no need to drag it out for long. As Dane felt the Alpha pheromone scent emanating from the man, his lower body also responded.

"If we were at my home, I would have carried you to the bed."

As Dane whispered with their lips still touching, the man giggled.

"To throw me down like last time?"

"And then I would have pounced on top."

As Dane verbally repeated exactly what they had done last time, the man looked at him with dreamy eyes.

"So are we going today too?"

Dane would have liked that if possible, but reality didn't allow it. Dane let out a short sigh and declined.

"I'm afraid it's difficult. My house burned down completely."

"What? How did that happen?"

The man asked in surprise at the unexpected news. Dane answered indifferently.

"Some idiot was burning leaves and ended up burning down my house too. So I'm staying at a motel until I can find a place to live right away."

"Oh my..."

The man sighed as if feeling sorry, then soon cast a suggestive glance and asked.

"Then... would you like to come to my place this time...?"

The pheromone scent intensified. This man, despite thinking Dane was a Beta, was passionately seducing him without hiding his intentions. Just as Dane was about to put his arm around the man's waist and kiss him again instead of answering.

"...Ugh!"

At the sudden hand grabbing his shoulder, Dane unconsciously let out a short scream. The man, whose kiss was unexpectedly interrupted, opened his eyes wide in confusion and hurriedly composed himself.

"What the..."

Dane turned around angrily but then hesitated. There stood Greyson Miller, looking down at Dane with a coldly hardened face.

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Loud music blared deafeningly. Amidst drunk people rubbing against each other, making a fuss, or entangled with one another everywhere, only the place where Dane was had a completely different atmosphere, as if isolated. Among the bewildered Dane, the expressionless Greyson, and the confused Alpha man who looked back and forth between them, the first to speak was the last man.

"Um, uh... Dane, what... what's going on?"

He was so surprised that he even stammered. Dane, instead of answering, just glared at Greyson with a frowning face.

"What? You, now."

At Dane's rough voice, Greyson didn't respond immediately. Still looking at him with coldly frozen eyes, Greyson rolled his eyes to one side. Immediately, his eyes met with the still confused man, and in that moment, the other party froze in shock.

Purple eyes.

Faced with a man of a phenotype he had never seen before, the man instantly froze. He had only heard about it in words but was seeing it for the first time.

What on earth is this...?

The man looked at Dane as if asking for an explanation. But before Dane, who opened his mouth, could speak, it was Greyson who spoke first.

"I'm afraid you'll have to give up on this man. I'm Dane's lover."

"What?"

The man exclaimed in surprise and then blinked his wide eyes at Dane. Seeing his face clearly showing signs of confusion, Dane felt irritation rising.

"You, suddenly appearing and saying such things..."

"What, Dane. Did you forget? You promised me."

Greyson cut off Dane's words again. Not stopping there, he glared at Dane, pouting his lips like a sulking child, which was completely out of place.

"Trying to sleep with someone else when I'm here, I really can't take my eyes off you. ...Now it's come to this."

He abruptly turned his head to the man and suddenly smiled broadly.

"I'm afraid you'll have to give up and leave now."

Though he fabricated a rather friendly tone, the man wasn't willing to back down easily. It had been months since he had spent the night with Dane and had been waiting for another opportunity. If he missed this chance, who knew when the next opportunity would come.

"Dane..."

It was when he called his name again. Suddenly, an intense pheromone scent poured over him all at once.

"...Huh?"

Instantly feeling suffocated, the man unconsciously grabbed his throat. It felt like his entire body was being crushed under the tremendous pressure. As he huddled up, not knowing what to do and coughing, Dane intervened.

"What are you doing, stop it!"

Though he shouted roughly, Greyson didn't stop. Under the continuously pouring pheromones, the man eventually gasped, unable to breathe.

"Greyson Miller, I said stop! Can't you hear me?"

Dane shouted again, but nothing changed. Finally, Dane cried out.

"Alright, alright! I'll just go, so stop it!"