Nothing I need, everything I could want

[KoBu]

Everette: 19 to 20 years of age, red/orange hair, green eyes status: homeless, Omega

Small in stature, mistrusting with a quick temper. 

Ω~Ω~Ω~Ω~Ω~Ω~Ω~Ω~Ω~Ω~Ω~Ω~

    Everette had been staking out this place for months. See this new spot opened up in town. Everyday he walked by this antique shop and rarely did anything catch his eye. All of it looked like dusty old junk and hardly worth his time. Until….. on his usual way to town , Everette spotted the biggest gold statues he's ever seen in person. 

Now Everette wasn't dumb, he knew all that glittered wasn't always real gold. So of course he stepped inside to scope the place out. The Omega carefully looks around trying to look as though he isn't too out of place. 

Once close to the statues, and the owner was occupied with another potential customer,Everette quickly scratched the base of both and– they both had yellow scuffs. Yes!! Jackpot! Everette leaves just as quick as he came, a smirk on his face as he forms a plan. 

 

Fast forward to months later and the Omega has everything set to go. He has a buyer at the ready, a getaway driver down the block, now all he had to do was wait for the owner to leave– oh! 'Finally!' Everette thought. Once those headlights on the last car were down the road, it was time for this thief to go to work. 

 

Getting inside was enough. A few flick of the wrist and the lock was down…. Suspiciously easy… ok … odd but not unusual. An audible click sounded when Everette stepped forward, then– RIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNG!!!!!!! A loud ringing sounded all over the building! Shit shit shit!!!! Everette bolted away into the back of the shop. That owner couldn't be far off! He had to hide before the owner found him!! 

The Omega looked and pulled at random spots hoping for a back door or an old cupboard or anything just to get himself out of sight!! Everette jumped when he found a door knob!! He turned and wrenched the door open and bolted inside! 

Edited May 11, 2023 by KoBu
Text was too dark first time

[707]

On 5/12/2023 at 6:01 AM, 707 said:

Full Name
Caius Leon
Appearance
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Age	Height
25	6 feet, 7 inches
Position	Secondary
Seme	A
Personality
Psychopathic - Many people would say that Killers were made and in many circumstances, they would be right. But in Caius' case, he'd been born as one. It wasn't that he was particularly gifted on the art - he is - but what makes him so different was that he'd been born with the disability to feel empathy in a way that everyone and everything was nothing more than a plaything; toys that were ultimately broken and discarded.   Caring - We all have our favorite toys; they're usually the ones we hide behind glass cases or shiny trophy cabinets, protected from twitchy fingers but bright and sparkly for all the world to see.   Vindictive - What do you do when the other kid takes away or breaks your toys? You burn down their house, run over their family, blow up their workplace, and then drop them in the ocean.   Childish - Sometimes eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich while watching Spongebob is the best way start or end a day. Going to amusement parks and stuffing yourself full of sweets until you puke is not a bad thing too. Relaxing before, between, and after murder sprees is essential; to reload and unwind, someone dead used to say.
Biography
Also known as the Titan of the North, Caius Leon is a ruthless mafia boss that has taken over most of the underbelly of the northern hemisphere; a few of which would include the US, Canada, UK, and Japan.    Very few know his name and even fewer know his face, but everyone knows what he can do and that he basically owns almost everything under his territory.   To those of the same profession, his empire is simply known as The High Table. To everyone else, the biggest tech conglomerate in the world: The Golden Lion.   Only those who work very closely with Caius would know anything about him, meaning his bodyguards and the administrators of his empire. But what is known is that he had taken over from his father, after he passed away - reason unknown, and it is because of him that their group had become an empire, along with their family business. Due to his accomplishments and extremely secretive nature, the media has considered him a very high profile case and fought over scraps of the limited information that they could find - not that they could find much, if at all.   Because of this, Caius rarely showed himself in public - as far as the media is concerned. It is also widely known that he is single and might be looking for a mate. At least, that's what US Weekly Magazine had to say.
Quote
" Red looks good on you. "

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Managing a business empire was not as grand as it seemed, at least for the most part. It consisted of almost non-stop meetings, document reviews, approvals, and even more documents to review and approve. Having administrators and a personal secretary, that managed everything else, made it easier and opened more possibilities for free time but then the real family business ended up eating that too.

 

Caius usually complained about his lack of free time and how much work he had piled up, but that was nothing more than a façade meant to entertain spies and sleeper agents.

 

In reality, before he even took the mantle of leader, he'd already planned for it. He had commissioned an entire building's worth of scientific personnel to design him a shackled Artificial Intelligence that was powerful and complex enough to manage his entire empire from the shadows. It cost fortune, big enough to probably feed the world three times over.

 

He'd been at the forefront of its' development and made sure that a single leak did not happen. It was easy and the clean up after had been even more so. 

 

But that was years ago and the world is none the wiser that the most powerful criminal empire, along with the biggest tech conglomerate in the world, were managed by a single AI and controlled by one person. With it, Caius could have taken total control of a few countries -maybe even a continent, but he had no interest in that. Such power was only used for one singular purpose.

 

So he could continue being lazy.

 

It wasn't that he was totally lazy. He did do work when it was absolutely necessary and he didn't even seriously complain about it, much to his secretary's relief. But he just didn't have that much interest in running an empire, much more two! He didn't really care that much about power or control, besides the necessary share he needed to freely do whatever the hell he wanted.

 

His father had been the one who was obsessed with such things, like world domination for example.

 

Caius had argued quite spectacularly; "Are you kidding me!? Do you even know how much responsibility that shit requires!?" but his father had been adamant about it, so he made his plans before killing the old lunatic.

 

No one knew about it of course, he was very good at cleaning after himself and after everything was said and done, once he was on the throne, he'd never had more freedom -despite the media claiming the contrary. That was fine though, it worked out well for him and his only issue with them was the occasional stalker or too forward a reporter. They were easy to get rid off, almost childplay even, but it was like the media companies never ran out of them.

 

Thieves though; that was one thing he'd never really experienced. His house was a public landmark and everyone knew where it was, but no one was stupid enough to break and enter. He had more than guards and dogs there after all.

 

But no, it was his secret hidy place that was robbed. He didn't even know if he wanted to laugh or throw a tantrum when Athena, his AI, informed him that someone had broken into his shop. He'd seen the video; the guy was small, probably an omega and probably the one who has been skulking about the shop for past few months. And it had been such fun to watch him panic around when the alarm blared, looking for an escape.

 

There was no escape, of course. And the little thing will realize it soon.

 

Caius had quickly dressed right after, wearing a full suit, so clean and dark it was almost vantablack. He just as quickly, bringing with him a dozen guards or so, just in case his little thief had friends and decided to break in too. He didn't want any interruptions.

 

They made good time, getting from his house to his secret shop, easily losing the camera van that had tailed them.

 

His guards knew what to do, once they got out, and Caius had gone straight inside, the blast door opening automatically to let him through.

 

His antique shop was meant to look unimpressive, with gaudy paint colors and too thick burgundy curtains that spread dust whenever they so much as fluttered. Not to mention the various worthless knick-knacks and antiques that were sold there. No, this was not a place of business. This was Caius' cork, hiding the precious wine beneath.

 

And it seemed like the little thief found the door that led there. Not bad for an obvious urchin.

 

He slowly followed the path to the basement, gloved hand sliding against the railing of the circular stairs that led there. It took a while too, the stairs nearly four floors tall and surrounded by nothing but inky darkness. But that was because the lights were off.

 

The end of the landing opened into a wide room, with white sparkling tiles for floor, high white walls -filled with paintings of different shapes, sizes, and artistry, and a domed ceiling that had a massive crystal chandelier hanging at its highest point. The room itself contained dozens upon dozens of priceless artifacts, from precious jewelries to ancient tablets, each of which were protected by see-through glass capsules that extended from the floor up to nearly half the height of the room, depending on how large the objects were.

 

And in the middle of it all was the little thief.

 

"Do you like my treasure house, little thief?" Caius asked, voice calm and clear.

 

This little thing did not know what he was in for.

 

 

[KoBu]

Evertte felt his eye twitch. 'Little thief' He turns, facing the shop owner, his permanent frown placed on his face. "Gotta say it definitely has better stuff than that shit show you've got upstairs...." The Omega speaks with confidence, despite the rather dire situation he's gotten himself into, never letting his eyes stray from what he is going to assume is an Alpha. Everett should've known that door was just ... To convenient. 

"Sooooo lemme guess is this where I sit, cry, and beg for my life, or do you have me arrested on the spot??" Everette snorts at the thought. Crossing his arms, and his legs, the Omega plops down on the floor. "Yea not happening, I'll wait here to be arrested thank you." 

Everett plays at arrogance well, but if he's being honest, the omega is terrified. Sure he's been arrested when he was younger and still learning how to survive, but because he was young or it was a first offence, he managed to get away. Now, not only was he caught, but caught what could possible be the wealthiest antique shop owner Everett has seen. All the thief needed now was time. Time to think of a way to get out of the room.... There were no windows from where Everett could see, no vents to crawl into or through and the only door was currently being blocked by the very person Everett was sizing up to see if he could take him down ... Judging by the guards he also had, probably not. "What's an Alpha need with so many body guards anyway? Can't handle one Beta on your own?" This guy may have guessed he was an Omega already,  but this alpha didn't need to know he was right.

[707]

"Sooooo lemme guess is this where I sit, cry, and beg for my life, or do you have me arrested on the spot??" Everette snorts at the thought. Crossing his arms, and his legs, the Omega plops down on the floor. "Yea not happening, I'll wait here to be arrested thank you."

 

Oh how wonderful this was. 

Caius had seen his fair share of individuals trapped between a gun and a hard place. Each had their own nuances; from pissing and shitting themselves in fear to bravely dying in vain, and all of them had tells, body languages that hinted if they were alone or not -if they had back up or not.

And the Alpha didn't even need to read this little one; it was already so evident with what he'd said.

He'd given himself up.

But that didn't really matter. None of it did.

Whether this thief had back up or not, or if he was willing or not, the outcome would still be the same.

 

"What's an Alpha need with so many body guards anyway? Can't handle one Beta on your own?"

 

That made him laugh, loud and derisive, as if the mere mention of it was so absurd that the idea never even appeared as a thought.

Caius was certain this little thing was an omega. It wasn't that he could smell it; patches were invented for a reason and that fucks up a person scent faster than grenades. No, he acted. And how he was so ready to reveal that he was a Beta.

Omegas were not that rare in their society but they also weren't common enough that one would pass by another on a daily basis. But that wasn't the case for male omegas. 

They only numbered to about a million or so against the total world population of 7 Billion.

They were rare enough that any single one of them would fetch a king's ransom in the black market, dead or alive.

And finding one that has survived the streets of one of the most inhospitable cities in the continent? That would fetch a higher sum.

Not that Caius had any plans on selling this one.

 

"Oh them? They were just here in case you had friends." He replied dismissively, lifting and waving a hand in air as if to clear it.

 

He started walking, heading straight for his guest, before abruptly stopping a few feet away and plopping himself down on the floor, not unlike how the omega had previously done.

 

"The police aren't coming." He smiled, wide and ecstatic -filled with teeth, as he tilted his head to the side and rested it against his palm. "I have a better idea; why don't we play a game."

 

On their way to his shop, Caius had thought about it. He'd devised a simple game with simple rules and it was either ALL or NOTHING.

Just thinking about it made him giggle with glee.

 

"In exchange for me not killing you, right here, you will come with me and stay in my house." He began, a gloved finger pressing against his pink lips to stop another giggle from escaping. "The game is simple: try and escape." The last word made his smile wide enough to pull his eyes into crescents. "The house itself is the safe zone. All you'll ever need and want will be provided, you just have to tell me. But, while in the safe zone, you have to do everything that I ask of you.

Outside the house is the kill zone. One step in there and every single one of my guards, my dogs, and every type of security I have is free to kill you. And they will. But if you successfully escape, even just take one toe on the pavement outside my property, you win."

 

Caius then gave a dramatic pause, aquamarine eyes sharp and trained directly against green ones.

 

"You win and you get your freedom, along with a billion of any currency you'd want."

 

He lifted another gloved hand.

 

"Do we have a deal?"

[KoBu]

The moment this Alpha started moving towards him, Everette tensed, gripping his jacket in his hands. Hearing this 'proposal', this 'game' ..... Everette would be lying if he said he wasn't shocked.... and a little confused. 

"So what? Is this like some form of the deadliest catch for you? Buddy I dunno who you think you are or who told you I was made for home living, but they should give your money back for selling that bullshit." The Omega scoffed. Admittedly the idea of having all that money was tempting.... But was it enough to put up with anything this psycho threw at him? Whose to say what this Alpha would want Everette to do! 'Live in this house but do what I say and want at anytime' Nah the omega did that once before and it nearly fucked him up permanently. His eyes narrowed at the alpha. 

"And what makes you think I can't just take the chance to run the second we get outside of this room? You say all I have to do is escape? I'm tiny enough to fit and squeeze anywhere. You sure you wanna take that chance? Lose a billion dollars because you or your body guards didn't bother looking in the laundry basket?" The omega teased. Every fiber in him was telling, screaming, at him not to push this man over any edges .... But what did Everette really have to lose?

[707]

"So what? Is this like some form of the deadliest catch for you? Buddy I dunno who you think you are or who told you I was made for home living, but they should give your money back for selling that bullshit."

 

To be perfectly serious, Caius really had no idea what he was thinking when he came up with his little game. He found the idea of it fun and possibly entertaining, but it wasn't like he had no other forms of entertainment not to mention better things he could spend his time on.

 

He did find the omega intriguing, yes but mostly just for a passing glance -like how one would turn their head after walking past a colorful confectionary window. It would also be the first time he'll be bringing someone else in his own home. It did get lonely sometimes, but he was used to that.

 

But then again, what would be really interesting is how this little omega would cope with the change in his environment; how he would act and how he would scheme. That was, at least, worth the trouble.

 

It would be a front row and center seat to the spectacle.

 

"And what makes you think I can't just take the chance to run the second we get outside of this room? You say all I have to do is escape? I'm tiny enough to fit and squeeze anywhere. You sure you wanna take that chance? Lose a billion dollars because you or your body guards didn't bother looking in the laundry basket?"

 

And that made him laugh, loud and clear, head tilting to the side before giving the other a wide grin.

 

"If you are able to escape my property through that, then you win." Caius responded easily, taking his outstretched arm back before standing up and snapping his fingers.

 

One of the guards instantly lifted his gun and unceremoniously shot the omega on the neck. It was a small tranquilizer dart, small as the first knuckle of a finger but strong enough to knockout a fully grown elephant.

 

The effect was instantaneous and the omega was already asleep before he even knew what hit him.

 

~🎐🎐🎐~

 

Caius' House

 

It didn't take a lot of time for them to get back to his house but it did take a while before his guards had deemed the omega safe to be near Caius, much more to actually live with him.

 

It had also taken a good while before Athena was done scanning his would-be guest of all possible bodily malady; of it, there were a few -malnutrition being one of them. The rest were easily rectified with a dew medicinal shots that would have the omega in full perfect health when he woke up. After all, the main participant had to be in tip top shape for him to do his best.

 

Once that was done, his guards had deposited the omega in one of the bedrooms near the pool where it had more surveillance from both the inside and the outside. Caius didn't really care, but he guessed his guards did want to make their jobs easier.

 

He'd gone to his room after, the one just above where the omega was. But before heading to bed, Caius checked on possible important notifications and despite the hundreds of messages he received that day, none were even close to needing his attention.

 

 He'd slept earlier than usual though, knowing that in a few hours the omega would be awake and would probably either be confused or already trying to escape or both. The latter would be a bad idea since the outside of Caius' house was filled with enough sensors that would make an MRI machine jealous, and a lot of those are connected to very dangerous and very lethal defense systems.

 

But then again, he probably won't even be able to get out of the house since every door and window that led outside were always locked and under Athena's control. The only times they were unlocked was when Caius went out or when one of the guards with a keycard unlocked them. 

 

 The omega might also prioritize eating the veritable feast he'd ordered the chefs to prepare for breakfast. That was also a possibility.

[KoBu]

Blinking back from his sudden 'nap' there were a few things Everette was questioning. First, why the fuck is he in a room that smells so strongly of chlorine? Second what exactly made him pass out? And lastly what was the heaviest object in here he could start smashing around, because the omega knew that shitty alpha shot him up with something and Everette was PISSED. 

Taking a deep breath, the omega scratched at the back of his neck-- .... Where .... WHERE WAS HIS SCENT PATCH?!?! Did the fucker take it off!? 

"FUCKING ASSHOLE!" Everette screeched, lifting side table and throwing it against a wall, smashing it to smithereens. What else did he do?! The omega paused again, a pit growing in his stomach. Was he undressed?! Was he scented?! Everette frankly started feeling and checking all over his body, looking for any sign of a mating mark. He calmed was he didn't feel the indents of teeth on his gland or see any on his wrists or thighs. Though that didn't tamper down his boiling anger. 

The omega started screaming around him. "YOU BETTER FUCKING HOPE I DON'T FUCKING SEE YOU WHEN I BREAK OUT OF HERE YOU SHITTY KNOTHEADED ALPHA!" Everette chucked anything and everything around him, leaving the once pristine room in shambles. He was angry, livid, feeling everything swirl around his head.... Or he was just dizzy which became very prevalent as he flopped to the ground in a heap. Panting at his own exertions, and feeling the room spin, Everette set his head against the cool floor to give himself a moment to cool down and think of a plan. Maybe between now and how ever long it took for his 'host' to come and see the absolute wreck Everette made of the room, the omega could piece together how he could run for it. 

Looking around the destroyed room, Everette noticed a concerning amount of openness, and much to his own dismay, those glass windows may be bullet proof if they didn't break or even scratch after his 'tantrum'. What's more, Everette could only guess there were guards hidden in plain sight. No way was this alpha stupid or brazen enough to just let him walk out the front door. Finally the only vent he could see in the room was a small opening for an air conditioning vent. Everette was small but even he couldn't fit through there.... So now what to do..... 

[707]

"Dining" Room

 

It had been absolutely entertaining, the first few minutes of the omega's tantrum but the longer it went, the more Caius started to associate him with a newly caught leopard; how they'd rage against the barriers that kept them from freedom. It was a sobering thought that perhaps the other man was not meant to be caged, that he was meant to be free.

 

But he'd easily shaken that thought away, like water droplets from summer rain. But then he started thinking what would he do if it was his freedom that was taken away.

 

"You would be doing the exact same thing he is doing." Was the derisive answer provided by his brain.

 

"That would never happen." Came his response, petulant like a child refusing to admit defeat.

 

"Of course not. You made sure of that. But the little one couldn't because that's all he's got; the uncertainty of freedom. He'd rather take his chances and be free rather than stay comfortable but a prisoner." It came again, this time with a scoff and a flippant wave of invisible hand.

 

"House cats were once wild animals."

 

"Yes and a lot of people got their throats torn off trying to domesticate them."

 

He smiled then, eyes roaming past the horizon covered in fog, before promptly standing and heading inside -plucking a grape on the dining table on his way.

 

That was the thing; he didn't want this one domesticated.

 

~🎐🎐🎐~

 

To say that the omega's room had been wrecked was an understatement, not that Caius really cared for it. Material things were replaceable and rarely held any emotional attachment to him and sometimes even people too. But that wasn't really what it was like now that he was looking at the crumpled form of his guest.

 

It felt different from his usual disinterest or the common disgust or pity. It felt.. just different; like a new flavor on his tongue, still not sure what it was and if he liked it or not. So, he'd sat a few feet away, crossing his legs, resting an elbow atop one and resting his cheek on the upturned fist.

 

He gave the other a curious look, as if the excitement he's shown the night prior had gone and was replaced by pure curiosity.

 

"How many nights have you gone to sleep hungry? How many times have you considered eating grass just to stave off the pain?" He began, not really sure where he was going with his questions but decided to ask anyway. "How many nights have you slept under the cold night or under the freezing rain? How many nights have you curled up alone, shivering, frightened, beaten black and blue just for the very reason that you exist?"

 

It felt heavy, somehow; his voice -like it could sink a ship with every word spoken.

 

"It seems you did not understand my terms." Caius continued, stretching his free hand forward to offer the single grape to the omega. "Stay here, in my house, and never experience those again; to have anything and everything you ask for. Or try and escape back to your old life and be rewarded in the process."

 

Now it was time to choose.

[KoBu]

"Stay in your house .... Do as you say ... Get whatever I want? Or possibly die trying to escape with more money then I'd ever know what to do with?" Everette repeated, still hunched in himself. He slowly looks up at the Alpha. He looks at the single grape offered.... The omega takes it, holds it away from himself..... And squashes it between his own fingers staring the man dead in the eye, defiant and volatile. "Don't insult me. You can believe yourself a saint if you please, but I can bet anything this is to either feed your already inflated ego or this is a publicity stunt." The omega spits back. He rises to his feet to stand tall. He shakes off the crushed fruit off with a flicking snap of his wrist. 

"I have absolutely no reason to believe you'll keep your end of the deal if I escape, nor do I trust you not to pull something if I accept your offer to stay...." Although Everette thinks to himself he also could've killed me in the time I was asleep before .... Could've done anything in that time.... The omega feels himself shiver at the implications of that. 

In the end, if he HAS to choose the lesser evil it would be.... 

"Fine .... I'll stay. But if you're really offering me anything I could want or need in return.... I want it in writing. We both sign an agreement. This is business and it will be nothing more." Everette states, firm and cold. 

The only way out the omega could see, was make the other throw him out by being absolutely intolerable. Make to where the alpha would toss Everette out without a fuss. Then not only could he bleed the man dry, he could cash in on the other end of the deal to. 

"I suppose I should know your name by this point. Unless you enjoy me calling you Knothead."

[707]

"Don't insult me. You can believe yourself a saint if you please, but I can bet anything this is to either feed your already inflated ego or this is a publicity stunt."

 

Caius had started chuckling at the words, head slightly bowed as to hide his face and shoulders trembling as he tried to stop himself from outright cackling in mirth. 

 

A normal person, in the omega's shoes, would have already jumped for joy at the opportunity to have everything their little greedy hearts desired -if not downright thankful that they were still alive and unharmed. It was such an absolute rush, how this omega kept his defiance and his will to fight regardless of the danger of his situation.

 

That was the reason he wanted the omega; because he could give the white-head a rush unlike anything else. Like jumping off the Empire State Building with only an umbrella to break his fall.

 

If Caius had been a normal criminal lord, the omega would have either been in chains, dead, raped within an inch of his life, or a combination of the three in many different orders -regardless whether he fought or not. And a few years prior, Caius would have done the same thing too but now he's a little bit more learned and maybe mature -if he so thought himself.

 

Not to mention how he loved toys that could fight back. Those were the ones that didn't break easily. And a toy was only as good as long as it was not broken. Not that he had any plans on breaking this one. 

 

"Fine .... I'll stay. But if you're really offering me anything I could want or need in return.... I want it in writing. We both sign an agreement. This is business and it will be nothing more."

 

Here Caius lets out his laugh, loud and free and harsh and gleeful, head tilting back to let the sound out for a long while. Only when tears start beading at the edges of his vision does he stop, aquamarine eyes going sharp and dangerous before slowly standing up to his full height and towering over the omega like Godzilla against the Tokyo Tower.

 

"I'll give you one better." He began in a deadly whisper. "Athena! Have it known to the entire High Table and the Golden Lion that should I, Caius Leon; Titan of the North, in any way or form, break my word on my agreement with one homeless omega named Everette, then he is to immediately inherit my entire fortune and the seat of High Lord." 

 

He lifted his left hand, palms open, before promptly stabbing it with a knife that was hidden inside the right arm of his jacket. "And let my blood and this wound be the mark that seals our deal."

 

"Acknowledged. Sending High Lord's declaration to all affiliates of the High Table and the Golden Lion." Came Athena's melodious voice at the same time Caius removed the knife with a soft squelch.

 

His wound did not bleed, rather it looked as if it had been cauterized; the skin an angry red and black at the edges.

 

Caius showed the omega the knife. 

Promise Knife

It was small, easily concealed with a crystal blade that looked like it was molded by lava instead of human hands. It was also unnaturally warm, not unlike the warmth of a living person, and red all over, as if it had sucked the blood where it had been pierced. And it did.

 

"And here is your insurance." Caius whispered towards Everette, eyes narrowed and lips spread in a grin, as he handed the knife over. "Should I break our deal, that will be your key to my empire."

 

~🎐🎐🎐~

 

Caius had given Everette an invitation for breakfast before he left, stating that the omega needed to replenish his energy after the tantrum he'd pulled and that someone would be coming to fix his room. That was unless he wanted to stay with Caius in his room, to keep an eye on him.

 

He'd added a cheeky wink on that last part before he'd ran out of the room with a boisterous laugh that echoed inside the entire house.

 

Sitting at the head of the dining table and looking at the thin and small hole in his left hand, Caius could clearly remember that he had not been thinking when he did what he did but rather, he'd just been reacting. He's not regretting his decision, not by a long shot, but he needed to get a proper hold on such impulses lest they become a familiar occurrence.

 

It does make his game a little more interesting now though, even though he never intended on going back on his word; this way it would make their deal a bit more on equal footing.

 

Caius smiled, mostly to himself, before taking a sip of his apple juice. He was curious though if his little omega was stubborn enough to reject his offer of food or clever enough to sneak into the kitchen and get them himself -not that he would be able to; Athena had every room on lockdown whenever no one was using them.

 

So maybe, for the first time, he'd actually be able to eat breakfast with someone else.

[KoBu]

Everette was about smack the shit outta this Alpha laughing at him, only to tense as the other called out to who, or better, WHAT ever this Athena was, 

"E-excuse me?! What seat?! What Hight table and wh--!" The Omega was stunned into silent horror watching Caius take a knife and STAB THROUGH HIS OWN HAND?! 

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING YOU PSYCHOPATH?!" Everette started backing away before said knife was placed in his hand. "I-I don't want-" 

And before he could finish, uttering his cheeky invite, Caius was gone out the door. .... Not without throwing an available pillow at said alpha first. "BASTARD IDIOT!"

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Everette did, or rather was walked out to the dining hall that the Alpha was sitting at. He kept his distance. Ate nothing, eyeing Caius and making no effort to hide his suspicion and mistrust. Looking over the table, everything that was laid out looked absolutely delicious..... But no matter how loud his stomach rumbles, Everette was not about to eat anything from this Lion's Den yet. 

The Omega's eyes roam back up to Caius. Everette had questions he wanted to ask. Under normal circumstances, he'd ask without any thought or care..... But this Alpha wasn't playing with one deck of cards.... Everette felt like he was playing against six decks with a loaded gun at every vulnerable part of him. The Omega begins to slowly start walking around the table. He didn't bother looking for any way to escape.... Not yet. 

"So .... How did you learn my name?..... Pretty sure I didn't tell you...." Everette asks. "The best way I think is you got a hold of some medical records..... Those... they're most likely out of date .....so you can't trust everything you'd find in those...." Everette pauses at a chair, still keeping distance. He looks around again, turns and makes a reverse path back to his original spot. 

" On that note, who are you? What's the High Table you honestly very stupidly handed over to me? Whatever it is, I'm very positive I am not the one who should be handling it. You're the antique director, why hand over that kinda treasure to a common Omega thief? That's not a very sound business practice you know...." Everette kept eye contact. Kept his head held high, Psycho or not, you will not keep me under your thumb...

[707]

It was.. cute, how suspicious Everette was. Like a surly housecat who's been living for far too long in the streets and had only been reintroduced to the comforts of a home. Creatures like that usually took quite a while before they became comfortable enough to actually stop hissing and raising their hackles on anything and everything they encountered within their new territory, but then again, those were cats.

 

Everette was decidedly not part of that genus, no matter how much he acted like one. It did bring into stark relief that he's being wary for the reason that he wanted to survive; to live in his own terms. And that he'd probably rather die trying to take that back than to have to have it completely taken away from him.

 

Caius understood that sentiment, all too clearly. Only in his case, he would rather kill everyone else who tried to take his freedom away rather than die trying to preserve it. That was the difference between the two of them; Everette fought for his freedom and Caius killed for his.

 

"So .... How did you learn my name?..... Pretty sure I didn't tell you...." Everette asks. "The best way I think is you got a hold of some medical records..... Those... they're most likely out of date .....so you can't trust everything you'd find in those...."

 

The question made him laugh, a loud but short burst of air that sent a soft echo through the forest just below. He leaned back on his chair, feet lifting to cross at the ankles at the edge of the table.

 

"It's not just your name that I know, Everette." Caius replied, taking a small sip of his juice to prolong the suspense for a few seconds. "I know where you were born, who your parents are, if you have any family left and what happened to every single one of them." He gave a sharp smile. "But that's not really important, is it?"

 

"On that note, who are you? What's the High Table you honestly very stupidly handed over to me? Whatever it is, I'm very positive I am not the one who should be handling it. You're the antique director, why hand over that kinda treasure to a common Omega thief? That's not a very sound business practice you know...."

 

He'd given the omega an incredulous look before bursting into hysterical laughter, head tilted back and one hand slapping his thigh in his mirth.

 

For someone who had been living against the law and in the underbelly of society, Everette sure had no idea about the monsters that lurked just beneath the waters of his little pond. But then, that could have been very well the reason why he's never been caught before. 

 

Caius stood, still chuckling before taking a few long steps towards Everette, invading the omega's personal space and leaning down so that they were eye to eye.

 

"Have you ever heard about the people who come and go, in the dark of the night?" He began in a whisper as his lips stretched in a shadowed smile, sweet enough to bring a chill to anyone's spine. "The Noblesse that those little gangs of the streets oh so worship. The people the mafia, the yakuza, the organizatsya, and everyone else in the north answers to." He lifted a black-nailed finger before pressing and sliding it down Everette's cheek as if he were tracing tears. "I am that. I am the High Table. So, you see, as long as you're in my house, you are free."

 

He chuckled, standing back up before heading back to his chair but not before stating, "Well, as free as I allow you to be."

 

When Caius was seated, he gestured to the food. "You are free to eat." He giggled. "Don't give me that look. There would be no point in trying to poison you. Think about it; if I wanted you dead, you would already be dead."

[KoBu]

That.... Was a lot of information to take in.... This man wasn't into antiques.... It's a cover for an underground mafia group.... And Everette had gotten himself caught in the middle. Fucking lovely~ the Omega never felt so sick. Don't let this Alpha cow you into a corner, Evie. You've stood tall against worse. .... Kind of. Not the point! 

Swallowing back the whimper Everette wanted to let out, the Omega glares at Caius. 

"Poison can do more than kill somebody.... How do I know you didn't roofie any of this shit? What's to say you didn't lace any of this with some kinda drug to paralyze me? You've already shown me your completely crazy, I dunno what else you're capable of!" Everette snaps back. He looks over and spots quite a few breads and eggs on he table. He raises a brow and smirks. "Did you realllllly read through my files?" He starts his pacing again. Everette glances down at the file. The stamp on a few of the documents were from a doctor he used to go to about a year before he officially became homeless, in a town miles from the city. 

"Because those files should've told you I have an egg allergy. And I'm quite sure at least half then read on his table is either made with eggs or has touched egg. It's not a deathly allergy and it's only to chicken and qual eggs but still... Can't be too careful." The omega pauses, resting his arms over a chair and then laying his chin on his arms. "I'd rather make my own breakfast ... Until I can trust that the food I'll be ingesting is edible. Have a guard if you like.... But I will not be partaking at your table.... Not today." 

Everette didn't wait for an answer as he made his way towards the hall, listening for the clanging of pots and pans till he found he kitchen. Swinging open then door, Everette was met with surprise by the kitchen workers. He glared and began to snarl at them, warning them all to keep their distance. A quick scan of the room and Everette bee lined for the pantry, looking for any prepacked foods that were left unopened, no tampering. He found some fruits, fresh. He made his way to the fridge to search for milk or milk substitutes. Fancy shmancy mafia man would probably be a health nut, had to be with the fucking bulk he had on him. The omega knows only one other person bigger looking than Caius. He briefly wonders who would win in a brawl if they went at it. 

He looks around for a blender to pull over, and starts slicing his collection of fruits, almost running on auto pilot, tossing them into the blender, plops of yogurt, and a splash of milk and he was done. Scanning he kitchen again, Everette can't seem to locate a bowl or glass so, he shrugs, and chugs the mix down with the kitchen staff looking in horror.

 

 

[707]

"Did you realllllly read through my files?" He starts his pacing again. Everette glances down at the file.

 

Caius did. Well, most of it anyway.

 

He wasn't really the kind of person who read about someone he was interested in or wanted to play with, unless it was absolutely necessary. Everette was a special case, in the sense that he could be a threat; not to Caius himself but more on his operations - like a possible mole from the southern mafia or something of the same nature.

 

But when he'd found out that he wasn't, Caius had stopped reading. He much preferred discovering things rather than receiving the information from a different source. And although Athena provided him with the most accurate intelligence, it didn't change the fact that it killed the fun in finding out.

 

The downside, usually, was that he ended up assuming that the rest of the information available to him was of no major consequence. Sometimes they did not, indeed, matter but on occasion, like the one he was currently in, they did.

 

"Because those files should've told you I have an egg allergy. And I'm quite sure at least half then read on his table is either made with eggs or has touched egg. It's not a deathly allergy and it's only to chicken and qual eggs but still... Can't be too careful." The omega pauses, resting his arms over a chair and then laying his chin on his arms. "I'd rather make my own breakfast ... Until I can trust that the food I'll be ingesting is edible. Have a guard if you like.... But I will not be partaking at your table.... Not today."

 

Caius tried not to pout too hard once the omega was out of sight. He'd been so excited to watch Everette eat and just die with the experience of eating the kind of food that would have cost a normal person thousands of dollars. He'd wanted to give the redhead a small taste of luxury and had been so eager to see if the omega would start craving more of it.

 

Alas, it was not to be.

 

"Did you know about this, Athena?" He began, leaning back against his chair and threading his fingers together against his pink lips. "What am I even asking? Of course you do. The question is: Why didn't you do something about it?" Was his final question, a dark cloud of irritation slowly forming between his brow.

 

"No command was given prior the breakfast assembly." Came the melodious voice, with a hint of 'this-is-your-fault' tone in it and if Athena had a physical body, Caius would have broken it in 3 seconds flat.

 

As consolation, he sent his chair flying across the table instead; food, tableware, plates, and everything else in between went flying in all directions, making a mess of the entire space. He'd also thrown the chair so hard, it broke one of the glass railings only to fall down the forest beneath the house and possibly hitting an unfortunate creature on its way.

 

"Clean this up, Athena. No ordering the guards or the maids to do it." Caius intoned softly, lips curving up at the sides, knowing full well that the AI had nothing close to cleaning robotics in the house. "And send a message to Lui. Tell him I want to play."

 

"He's already on his way." Was Athena's response, monotonic and as flat as her melodic voice could produce. "He touched down 2 minutes ago."

 

"Good. Tell him I'll be in the basement."

 

 

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"Basement"

 

The basement is basically a small separate island from the main forest, connected to Caius' house by a glass elevator, with its own unique ecosystem and weather dome. The entire place was maintained by a dedicated team of engineers and scientists, from the very grass to the very air that circulated the place. It was more of a sanctuary really, where endangered and even recently extinct animals, plants, and insects thrived and were taken care of as part of Caius' collection.

 

Due to how it was maintained, the entire place had a different atmosphere; the air more cool in the day and minty cold at night, and more fresh and reinvigorating than anywhere else in the planet. It was untouched by pollution and the gunk of industrialization, where everything was wild and free. Well.. as free as they could be.

 

Caius enjoyed being there; just existing with the green of the leaves and the shiny sparkle of the morning dew. It was still misty and slightly chilly in the early hours of the morning but with every breath the alpha took, he felt more and more at peace, his earlier irritation slowly being cleansed - like smoke slowly escaping his lungs. It centered him, somewhat; made him feel more human rather than the careless being he was wont on the best of times. 

 

"Sometimes," A voice behind him began, soft taps of footsteps slowly getting closer and echoing throughout the room like crystal drops of water on a clear pool. "you can be very melodramatic and extremely grandstanding." Caius barked out a single laugh, clear and light. "And all of this because of a stray omega? If it was Gin, he'd be jealous."

 

"And if it were up to you, Lui," Caius responded, turning around and showing his visitor pink lips stretched in a wide grin. "that omega would have been dead already." He tilted his head to the side, white locks fluttering and casting shadows against his aquamarine eyes. "Both of you were always the possessive sort."

[KoBu]

Evertte froze mid-sip when he heard loud crashing from the dining hall he had just been in. The omega looks to the kitchen staff, some stood frozen, absolutely terrified. Others.... They looked annoyed and then seemed to glare at him! He snarls at them. "Hey I'll admit it may be my fault but you lot work for him knowing full well he's a psychopath!" Evertte bares his teeth. 

Suddenly, that voice that spoke when Caius made their verbal contract earlier sounded: 

I would advise, you do not threaten the kitchen staff, Mr. LeStaton.

Everette tensed. Nobody has used his family name in years. He looked up around the ceiling looking for the speaker the voice would be coming from before bolting from the kitchen leaving the staff in just as much confusion as he had come in. "How did you know my last name?! You read through my files to?!"

No. I retrieved your medical and family history from Town Hall's records and downloaded them to be printed and presented to The head of the household.

Everette deadpanned, staring at nobody in particular.The omega couldn't believe he was getting sassed by a robot, but he sighed, accepting at least SOMETHING here had some real personality. He speaks put again, "Ok can you tell me what the loud crash was earlier?"

"Caius was not pleased that you did not join him for breakfast and was irritated that I did not inform him of your allergy to eggs." 

Everette actually smirked at that. "You knew the whole time I was allergic and didn't bother to tell him or his staff?" 

"Correct. He did not ask and therefore I did not see need to inform him nor the staff. Due to your earlier behavior I deduced you would be wary to eat any sustenance placed in front of you for the time being." 

Everette snickered now. So basically, this Alpha's own AI told him to do his own research. Everette actually began to laugh. "Of course you did." 

The Omega moves again to the dining hall as he continues to speak to the AI. "So any chance I can get you to unlock the front doors and lemme out?"

REQUEST DENIED 

He rolls his eyes, he knew that was coming. "Ok, can you te-- WHAT THE FUCK?!" Everette spotted the mess that Caius' tantrum left. "HE GETS REJECTED, AND THE BIG MANCHILD DESTROYS THE ENTIRE TABLE?!" Everette screeches. The AI chimes in, "Caius has a terrible temper and does not like to be told no."

Everette feels his eye twitch and a vain popping on his head. "So he makes a fucking mess for somebody else to clean?!" 

"He demands I clean up despite having no cleaning or sanitizing protocol."  Athena answers as monotone as ever. Everette swears he feels his blood pressure sky rocketing. How in the fuck was this man a fucking mafia boss if ;e couldn't take one little rejection from a street walking Omega?! He was gonna give this knotheaded man child a piece of his mind!! "Where is he ?! I have half a damned mind to drag his prissy ass back up here to clean it with a fucking tooth brush!!"

"Caius is currently occupied in the Basement with a guest, and will be unavailable for the foreseeable future, disturbing or interrupting him is not advised at this time"

"He doesn't like it, he can't bite my fucking ass!" Everette yells back. "Can you guide down to him, um--" he was at a loss as to what to call this thing. He knows the Alpha called her something-- 

"I am refered to as Athena" 

"Thank you! Athena can you please lead me down to your boss so I can yell at him myself!"

"I can, but again I do not advise disturbing Caius or his guest at this time."  She warns again, sending a signal to Caius as warning as well.

"I do not care! He shouldn't be allowed to bully and cow people or .... Ceiling voices when he doesn't get what he wants! Somebody needs to tell him off!" Everette argues back, starting in a random direction when Athena opened a door across the room. 

"I can assure you, Mr. LeStaton, you are better off letting Caius calm down before speaking with him. He has received warning you are on your way and he will not hesitate to cause you harm should you speak against him with a guest present..." 

"Good that means he breaks the contract or he doesn't keep me for a plaything" Everette counters back. He may be stuck here against his will but the Omega certainly was not gonna stand for somebody else taking the brunt of what was meant to be his punishment! 

Athena seemed to lead him down so many hallways and many different staircases. He honestly suspected she was leading him in circles, mayne to tire hime out or see if he would just give up on the idea. Instead all it did was annoy him more and added more fuel to his already blazing fire. Everette was determined to get under this Alpha's skin one way or another and show him that the world does in fact NOT revolve around Caius and Caius alone. 

"Didn't you destroy your current living quarters as well?" 

Athena asked again as they neared the Basement. Everette felt his eye twitch again. "Yes but I had just woken up from in a new place and under stress and then come to find out your boss took off my scent patch without my permission by the way!!" He bites back. " ..... But once I've got the dining hall taken care of I'll clean up the room myself ... Can you keep it locked and untouched until then?" 

"Understood. Request Granted."

[707]

Full Name
Lui Atem
Appearance
Age	Height
26	5 feet 6 inches
Position	Secondary
Uke	Ω
Short Bio
Caius' right-hand man and possibly the most powerful and influential omega in the world. He and his mate lives under the roof of Caius' house, however they are seldom present due to their responsibilities under the High Table and the Golden Lion.  Lui is the Chief of Staff of the entire Golden Lion empire and one of the Lords of the High Table, specifically overseeing their Russian operations. Public records show that he was an orphan that was taken in by one of the Golden Lion's charity projects where they take 5 orphaned children and provide for them housing, academics, sports, and work opportunities. He had crawled to the top of the influence ladder through hard work and never giving anyone any quarter, especially when it came to him being an omega. He'd experienced it all along the way; the good, the bad, and the worst. And through all that, Caius had been there - he was, after all, the one who chose Lui.
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"A penny for my thoughts? My dear, your entire life won't even be able to afford my lip gloss."

 

Warm rays of sunlight filtered through green foliage, broken and dispersed by gentle swaying branches, and scattered by the natural cuts in the leaves. Daylight spread, easy and gently throughout the basement's living area, carrying with it the warming mint of the evening air yet still early enough to retain its crisp quality.

 

Slow panted breaths and the sound of skin hitting skin broke the otherwise silent atmosphere, grunts of exertion and pain echoing in staccato rhythm on random intervals. A flash of movement here and another one over there marked the beginning of a new day.

 

Caius was never a quiet person by nature, always humming and giggling to himself and his thoughts whenever alone or making conversation and laughing with or at other people. He's always been carefree with his energy, not unlike a giant husky; loud and temperamental. There were few occasions though where he goes still and silent, focused like a locked-on missile. 

 

He narrowed his eyes, muscles on his legs flexing before he's lunging, faster than a rabbit, before delivering a punishing axe kick that got evaded but nevertheless broke the marble tile it landed on. He followed, his heel barely making a turn before he was lunging again, pure muscle strength bridging the gap between him and Lui in mere moments. He stretched his hand to grab the small omega, but stopped short when a foot collided with his cheek, halting his momentum but not powerful enough to displace him.

 

Caius smiled, one hand lifting to wipe the dirt off from the kick. 

 

"You've been slacking on your training, Lui." Was his assessment while lifting himself up to his full height. He was healthily flushed, a few beads of sweat running down his toned form and all the more apparent with how he's only clothed in his form-fitting boxers. Caius was tall and bigger than a typical alpha, stronger with how densely packed his muscles were and a skeletal structure that was robust - like a well-made building meant to withstand an atomic bomb, but easily capable of dealing the same amount of destruction.

 

Caius was High Lord of the High Table not because the title was passed down to him from his father. No, he was High Lord because out of all the Lords and Ladies of the inner circle, he was the smartest and the strongest. To be able to claim the title, one needed to take down every single competitor and that meant every single Don of the High Table mafia. It didn't really take Caius all that long, most of the work done by Athena. But there had been those who were.. less compliant and Caius had made sure to give them a very personal visit. Suffice to say that the entire High Table recognized him as their High Lord and Lui, above all else and as his Steward, made sure that was enforced fully. There were no traitors in their organization, nor prisoners. Just dead bodies.

 

Despite him being lazy on many aspects, Caius never slacked off when it came to his daily training and routine. Before the day broke, he usually sparred with either Lui or Gin, Lui's mate, or with both of them if they were available. As his closest retainers, both of them were the only people good enough in a fight to actually be able to keep up with Caius' endurance and stamina, and are skilled enough to fight back without getting overwhelmed. 

 

Lui was the more vicious of the two, able to use his height and flexibility to his advantage but never letting himself be limited to them. He had no qualms in fighting dirty and rarely ever holds back, and with a sparring partner like Caius, holding back would be a death sentence only to himself. The man was sturdy enough to take a shot from a rubber bullet without flinching. The problem was that his moves needed to be perfect because Caius only needed to hit him once and he'll be out like Christmas lights after new year. Not only was the alpha fast, he also hit like a runaway train.

 

"Yeah, that's what happens when you send me to a 6 months mission to Russia." He retorted back, eyes scanning the nearby bench for a possible opportunity as he tried not to gasp too hard for much needed air.

 

They've been at it for nearly an hour, Lui having barely enough sleep from his flight and Caius just starting to break into sweat, pissing the omega off even further. His clothes were already soaked with his own sweat and he's already got a bruise forming under his ribcage where Caius grazed him with his foot earlier in their fight. Lui just wanted to sleep in his bed and maybe wake up with Gin wrapped around him. Was that too much to ask?

 

Caius laughed, one of those short and loud barks he usually does when he's amused, resting his hands on his waist and it just wasn't fair. Lui had hit the motherfucker more times than he could count for the past hour that he was certain the Alpha wasn't even trying to avoid his attacks, but no bruise whatsoever. Not even a dent to his stupidly bulgy muscles.

 

"That was your idea!" Caius fired back, lifting a pale eyebrow as if to ask Lui's point in his complaint. 

 

"My point is that I'm fuckin tired and you just had to blow off steam with a sparring! You could've just fucked me and I would've been relaxed and asleep right after!" He nearly screamed, frustration plainly written on the omega's face before he set off into a run to try and tackle the grinning alpha.

 

It didn't work. Lui might as well have tackled a brick wall.

 

"You could have asked that before asking me about Everette." Caius chuckled, grabbing Lui by the waist and hoisting him up to eye level like he weighed nothing. Lui pouted, silver eyes narrowing.

 

Of course he would ask about the stray omega - the one Caius staked his title as High Lord to. He would be surprised if the entire inner circle didn't send some form of them disagreeing to that decision. But in the end, the decision of the High Lord was law and all of them had to follow it. Besides, Everette seemed like someone who could handle himself, judging by his history. But definitely not mafia material - he was too nice, too helpful. 

 

But maybe that was just what Caius needed. But Lui had to check first.

 

"I am your Steward, of course I need to know about the people you force into your little games. You might rarely think about the consequences of your actions but someone else have to." Lui scoffed, giving Caius' side a half-hearted kick. "Now put me down, you troll of a man. I need a shower and after that, if you've been good while I was away, maybe I'll let you fuck me."

 

Caius' grin widened.

[KoBu]

It seemed like forever before Athena brought Everette to the proper door to the basement. "FINALLY! Thank you!" 

"You're welcome. I still advise against disturbing Caius and Lui at this time however"

The Omega waved her off. "Well if he didn't want trouble, he wouldn't have picked me up off the street and he wouldn't made a mess with his own table! Now can you unlock the door please?" 

With a click and a clang, the locks came undone beyond the door, Everette letting himself inside before he got himself smacked in the fave with a plant. Sputtering for a moment, the omega went to rip at it but paused.... This plant looked ... Like something out of a history book. Wasn't this plant supposed to be from the Mesopotamian era? What the fuck is doing down in this knothead's basement!?!? Not the time! This Omega had a shitty Alpha to yell at! 

Everette tries to worm his way through as carefully as possible. He has no clue where's he's stepping or what he's stepping on but dammnit why is there so many fucking plants. Under normal circumstances he'd be thrilled to be able to see and touch all this natural wild life but right now-- Not so much!! 

"Fucking hell! Has this knothead never heard of gardener before!!" Everette complains out loud before stopping short after hearing a twig snap, he turns towards ready to screech at his 'host' for his shitty mistreatment of Athena and his table. "Listen you shitty fuck!  You can't just break a fucking tab--" 

Everette had come storming out of the bushes to come face to face... Or really NO face with a terrifying creature. He let out a scream so loud it most probably scared anything else nearby. "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!?!?!? ATHENA?!" 

"That is a failed experiment. It was intended to be a unicorn, but the DNA didn't conjoin and regroup correctly--"

"THAT'S A FUCKING UNICORN??! NO IT FUCKING ISN'T" Everette screeched again. The thing looked sickly and emaciated. And to add to the horror it's head didn't have any recognizable facial features typical of a horse let alone a unicorn. Everette flopped to the ground, trying to scurry away. His eyes started to brim with tears, he was so terrified. His breathing quickened as the omega felt around for something, anything to defend himself with. Feeling the bark of a fallen stick, Everette grabbed it and held it up. His arms shook as he stood ready to beat this thing out of it's misery when- "F-fuck is that another one??! Wh-why is there s-so many teeth!?!" This fucking psychopath had a fucking mad science lab down here?! 

'Shit!! This is why he wants me to try and escape doesn't he?! H-he's gonna see how well I do as an experiment or- or!!' Everette felt tears running down his cheeks. He was scared. Truly scared and Lilit and Gio weren't here!! "g--.... GIO!! LILIT!! HELP ME!!!" He screams again as loud as his lungs would allow

 

[707]

Spoiler

Full Name
Gin Atem
Appearance
Age	Height
24	5 feet 5 inches
Position	Secondary
Seke	Ω
Short Bio
The Golden Lion's Chief of Finance and Treasurer for the entire High Table, and Lui's wedded mate. He is Caius' cousin, three times removed, and the only living blood relative he has.  Shy and meek, Gin never learned to stand up for himself when his family disowned him for presenting as an omega at the tender age of 8. Regardless, he and Caius had been close since birth and because of that connection, Caius had taken him in; after giving numerous threats of blowing up his father's car collection. He'd grown with the same education and upbringing provided to Caius and accomplished more than anyone in his station would have ever done. He is Caius' most trusted lieutenant and one of the few people he actually cares about more than himself.
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"Sometimes, all we need is a little helping hand. Other times, it's a kick."

Very few and far in between where Caius felt the need to rush, barely any that required his attention demanded such urgency. People who worked for him, however, rushed all his orders with quality and precision - like surgeons that had only seconds before their patients died. He did not require it, but nonetheless they did it, for whatever reason, he had no clue. But this did not inherently mean that he had no idea what rushing with efficiency was like, far from it.

 

He'd smelled it before he'd even heard the shout for help; the sour and nearly nauseating scent of rotting oranges - not unlike the artificial air fresheners that many people usually bought as a crass show of class. He'd ran to the source like a heat-seeking missile without even thinking, leaving Lui cursing and barely able to keep up behind him.

 

He arrived right before the creature could take a bite from the hysterical omega, its mouth breaking with a sickening crunch to reveal rows and rows of teeth in a massive jaw reminiscent to a pelican. With how small Everette was, the animal could eat him in one bite.

 

Caius leaped at it like a tiger to its prey, hitting it with his full body weight along with his entire momentum.

 

Both of them went sailing to the side with a bloody crunch and a high pitched screech from the creature.

 

Before they even skidded to a stop, Caius had grabbed the creature by it's pale neck and one of its front legs, before stomping his feet on the ground as an anchor before violently twisting his body and sending the animal flying towards its companion in a brutal show of force that would have been impossible for anyone else, be they an alpha or a world class bodybuilder.

 

He took a moment to asses the situation.

 

The creatures, such as they were, were the unfortunate product of a gene splice between a horse and a narwhal to create what would have been a Unicorn. Granted, grafting the tusk to the horse would have been easier but that didn't really mean they had a unicorn. It just meant that they had a horse with a medically grafter horn on its head and it won't even be passed down to the next generation - that wasn't what Caius wanted as the peak of his collection.

 

So he'd ordered his scientists and engineers and Athena to genetically make him one. They decided to use the narwhal DNA since it had the tusk that he wanted and suffice to say that horse and narwhal did not mix properly. The process broke their genetic makeup and created instead a slew of abominations that stood twice larger than a normal horse and was variedly misshapen, from having no faces to having too many teeth and mouths that opened their entire bodies. They were quadruped-horror-shows and despite their emaciated appearance, they were extremely durable - able to take a myriad of punishment before expiring. 

 

They'd ceased the experiments after the first failure, of course, but it took way too much time and resources just putting the creatures down that Caius just decided to cordon a part of his sanctuary for them until every single one of them died of natural causes. And the creatures usually stayed in their own little space but something must have either provoked them or they're moving from one territory to another. Both were a point of concern.

 

But his priority were the two omegas behind him.

 

Lui already had Everette limp in his arms and on the process of dragging the other omega back towards the house, grumbling and cursing all the while. They were relatively safe behind Caius, but the way Everette had panicked and called out to those who were closest to him, made the alpha remember how Gin had the same reaction when he first stumbled upon the very same creatures. He'd screamed and called out to Caius for help then and, just the same, he had come barreling into the scene like a truck with no breaks.

 

It wasn't by choice either since his body just automatically responded to distressed scents as if he was the one responsible in making sure they do not turn that way. But then again, maybe it was by choice - only that his instincts inherently chose for him. Maybe Everette calling him a 'knothead' was more fundamentally correct than either of them anticipated. Not that he was gonna admit to that readily and give the feisty omega more ammunition to annoy him. Not that Everette's reactions had been annoying by far; it was mostly entertaining, if not a bit cute - like an angry baby lion. Nevertheless, let it not be said that Caius allowed his personal guests any harm in his own home, even if said guest was there because he was kidnapped in the first place.

 

"Athena," Caius began, clenching his legs and arms as the two downed creatures slowly got back up. "After I'm done teaching these two a lesson, remind me again why the omega is in my basement and why did you not warn me that these things were skulking around the living area."

 

Perhaps he needed to reconfigure Athena's protocols, make her less of a command-basis and more on intuitive learning. Lui would probably kill him this time if he actually unleashed another murder bot, Gin would give him that disproving look that just kills him inside, and Everette would probably call him a 'fuckhead' instead of knothead. 

 

He gave a slight start. That was an interesting thought and more surprisingly, not unwelcome. But he'd think about that more after he's done breaking these horses down to size.

[KoBu]

'Fuck! These things are gonna kill me!' Everette felt his gut drop, hearing the cracked opening that was this things mouth. The Omega's eyes began to blur with more tears. His fear was forming a lump in his throat. 'I-I'm gonna die .... I'm really gonna die.... Lilit .... Gio'  "pl-please ... Somebody help me!" Everette whimpers one last time before shutting his eyes, waiting for-- The smell of roses? Everette blinks back some of the tears. He looks up in time to sees his host toss those monstrosities like they weighed no more than pillows. The heavy clacking when they knocked into each other would tell anyone they most certainly didn't weigh like pillows. 

The Omega only had a moment to watch the display before he felt his heart start speeding up, his breathing started quickening. The smell of rose and-- now fresh rain and something else, something strong. It all swirled in Everette's brain, making him dizzy. The world was spinning too fast!! ... Then not at all. 

Everette knew he blacked out. He knew he was laying back in the room he was settled in. That didn't stop him waking up in a blind panic and screaming like a child from a horrific nightmare. He gasped for air like he'd never be able to breath again. 

Then... Rage. Everette remembered.... He had shown fear to the very Alpha was looking to escape from. The Alpha he had shown nothing but contempt for. Everette had cried for help, that knotheaded psychopathic shitty Alpha answered his call....

"FUCKING GODDAMMNIT!!"  Everette screamed again. He felt his throat was raw from all his screaming. The omega let his fist collide with the nearest wall. Of course the damn thing didn't dent at all, but it certainly bloodied his knuckles. "FUCKING SHIT!" The enraged omega ran his hands through his hair in frustration. Taking deep breathes to calm himself.

'Alright ... Calm down. This is just more reason to get the fuck outta here. Fuck the money, fuck this place and--'  Everette paused his monologue. Bring his arms to wrap around himself, tugging the sleeves of his over coat around himself tighter. He stood shivering just remembering those .... Those THINGS.... Everette could feel his stomach churning. He huddled himself onto the floor and began rocking. His vision was shaking and his breathing was becoming sporadic again. "I need to get outta here.... I need to get outta here I need to gotouttahereIneedtogetouttahere!" Everette began to mumble to himself hysterically. After a good few hours of rocking mumbling, Everette finally stopped.... If only to fall asleep in his curled huddled form on the ground. 

Over the next few days, Everette was constantly on edge. He had kept the door locked, and barricaded with everything in the room he was in. He kept the curtains drawn from the fear of seeing even a glimpse of those things. Athena had alerted him many times a day that he needed to eat, to hydrate. He didn't listen. The frightened Omega wanted nothing to do with the outside of this room if it didn't give him a chance of escape. Anyone who came knocking at the door, Everette yelled, screeched and chucked anything he could grab. One even knocked a guard in the head and left a cut. 

"I SAID FUCK OFF AND LEAVE ME ALONE!! You're not turning me into a fucking voodoo pin cushion you fucks!" This went on long enough that Everette grew weak from hunger. His throws had less force and his voice cracked from lack of water. 

Everette stayed huddled in his corner, tired, hungry, and thirsty. He'd lost track of time. 

"You ... Really should drink something soon" a soft voice called out startling him awake. Everette looks up, a broken piece of what he assumes is table in hand ready to be chucked. "H-hold on! Hold on ...." This stranger held up his hands in a meek show of surrender, a water bottle in one hand. Everette sniffed the air.... The scent was subtle, subdued. "I'm Gin.... I just want to check on you .... Athena says you haven't been out of this room in days ...." This 'Gin' starts to walk to Everette slowly. Everette twitches and raises his weapon again. "Stay. Back!" He warns. His voice may be cracking, but Everette would be damned if he showed fear again to a stranger. Gin froze holding up his hands again. At that moment Gin drops the water bottle and rolls it towards the jumpy Omega. "I just ... Want to be sure you drink water. You're very dehydrated so... Please?" Gin asks softly, keeping his eyes on Everette. The red head looks down at the bottle, then back at the other. Gin knows that look all too well. "They were scary ... Weren't they.... I was scared my first time seeing them to..." The older Omega says gently. Gin sees Everette visibly tense then release. That seemed to be the right words. Everette stepped forward just enough to snatch the bottle from the ground , crack it open and chug it down. All while keeping eyes on his 'guest'.

The next few hours, Gin had spent it just talking and even that was scarce and spaced out. Lui and Caius gave him a quick debrief before he asked to come see Caius' 'little stray'. 

But Gin did notice that Everette seemed more settled with him than how his mate and Alpha described. He could see where the feisty nature was definitely. But Everette was scared out of his mind, kidnapped and had no one to talk with besides Athena and she ... Wasn't exactly a conversationalist. 

Luckily by the end of the day, Gin learned Everette has been homeless since he was fifteen. He loved fresh peaches, and was ready to deck Caius in the head at the first chance he got. At least Gin had put Everette at ease for the time being.... 

The next day, Gin came again with water and food. Another session of coaxing Everette to drink and eat. It was going much smoother this time. Gin got the omega to chat a little more. This time about Everette's first week being homeless. He apparently had chainsaw teeth thrown at him. "Have a scar across my back that wraps around to my stomach. That's when I met Goliath and Lilit. Goliath held me down while Lilit pulled it out and patched me up.... Fucken hurt" Everette told the story so casually but at the time it must've been incredibly painful. 

Sessions turned into visitations, and days turned into weeks. Everette became calmer with him. 

"You make me think about Lilit... And a little bit of Gio" Gio was apparently short for Goliath. " You'd be their love child if I didn't know any better" Everette chuckles. 

Everette felt ... A little disheartened to be leaving this Omega behind when he left. But Gin tells him that Caius takes care fo them both. Very well. Huh ..... 'Guess if your in his good graces, you get the royal treatment, but that's not gonna happen to me because I am NOT staying here for that!' 

In between those visits with Gin and watching out for those terrifying 'Unicorns' Everette had memorized the guard patterns and schedules. He had asked Athena for a quick layout of the house. Everette had mapped out every possible escape route, matched with the guards time schedules. Another week and he could make his escape. Everette smirked. He looked up at the camera in the corner of his room. Flipping it a less than appropriate hand sign. 

The week seemed to pass by much faster. And Everette couldn't be more happy. He was so happy in fact, the sun seemed to be beaming in stronger that day, the Omega could feel the heat under his color. Taking off his trench coat, Everette trying to stave off the heat. Fuck why was it so hot? It wasn't summer yet.... Everette's eyes widened. He felt that all too familiar wet feeling run down his legs... No ....

" Shit shit shitshitshit!! No nononono not tonight!!! Not tonight of all fucking nights!!!'  

Everette had been so caught up with everything he hadn't paid any fucking attention to when his heat was starting! He didn't have his scent patches or any heat supresents! Fucking fuck! This was gonna be his first real heat in a years! On the streets being blindly in heat was a walking neon sign for anyone for a free lay or getting fucking trafficked! 

"Athena!!"

"yes?"

"Lock the door! Nobody comes in unless I say so for the next 3 weeks!"

"Requested submitted"

This was gonna be the worst heat cycle of his fucking life....

 

[707]

Gin had arrived from his business meeting in Japan, two days after the incident, and Caius had delegated to him the task of pacifying Everette since Lui had promptly given up the first day with a few choice of colorful words that had many of the guards sweating in fright. And it worked, for the most part, as the alpha knew it would; Gin was extremely kind and sweet and barely anyone was able to resist his gentle soul.

 

Caius had spent the majority of the first week finally eradicating those abominations; he'd hunted them all down like a man possessed. He didn't like that those purposeless creatures had endangered two lives in his own home, not to mention eaten some of his trophy collections that Athena had apparently 'forgotten' to inform him, again. And that alone solidified his resolve to remap her entire algorithmic processing and source code.

 

He'd immediately started on that project too, once he was done with his first gory affair, despite a few weak protests from Gin and Lui for him to get his wounds treated in the medbay. None were severe, much less life-threatening, and besides, they'd heal in a few hours - which he'd told them just as much. They usually would have insisted regardless but with how agitated Caius was, he doubted that they'd even want to try and test his patience, thin already as it was.

It took him the better part of two months before he had a functioning artificial intelligence core based on the coding of Athena - the process made more swift by actually integrating the two systems and creating a brand new and fully self-aware intelligence. The good thing was that it became self-aware gradually through intuitive learning and piece-by-piece software and hardware upgrades - not unlike how rearing a child was.

 

The entire project took the combined efforts of three teams of scientists, engineers, and hackers; every single one committed to the objective of bringing AI to the world. Caius led them, of course; no one knew Athena better than he did but every single one of them wanted a piece of her when the project was over despite it being against their contracts. So he'd killed them all too. They were loose ends anyways.

 

"Was that the best solution?" The AI had asked him after, curiosity lacing her melodic voice.

 

"Sometimes," Caius had responded then, boots wet with the blood of those who helping him bring it to the world. "but ultimately, it's a choice whether to do or do not."

 

It took a while before it responded. "Then, I would like to choose to be Athena."

 

She made everything easier after that, better than how the old Athena would have handled sensitive things. It was smooth too, how she integrated to the entire system for the Golden Lion and the High Table. She was still shackled to her core directives, a fact that Caius did not hide from her, but she didn't seem to mind and was actually grateful for it; mentioning something about wanting that to be her purpose. She was a machine and she accepted that, rather than complain about it like how other AI were portrayed in literature and cinema.

 

For the first few days of her integration, Caius and Athena talked; about nebulous concepts and 'what ifs' that made Lui irritable many a time with how vague and open-ended some of the conversations turned to. Gin just gave that secret smile, like he knew something that Caius and Lui didn't, before heading towards Everette's room for their daily chat or to go and give the adamant omega his food.

 

With the scope of work he's done is the days past, Caius still had taken the time to keep an eye on the redhead through various video surveillance and reports from Gin. He learned a lot about him, during those moments where he just sat and watched. And in between, he'd finally read that damned report Athena had given him.

 

His life had been hard, harder than most, but it was not the only hard life that Caius had seen or even trampled upon. It was the first life though that made him feel something other than the constant nothingness. He didn't understand, was the thing. He still found Everette interesting, more than ever, but the weakness he showed made him look more human rather than some faceless toy Caius usually associated everyone with - like finally seeing color in a sea of black and white. It.. made him want.. 

 

He didn't know what he wanted. It was all a confusing tide in his head, crashing and ebbing against the stones of his skull.

 

So he'd opted to watch, from the comfort of his own room, Lui and Gin keeping him company most times but even they couldn't bring him out of his head once he decided to take a swim in his own thoughts. It didn't help that Gin and Lui's blatant affection with each other made his thoughts scream and shake, like volcanic activity underwater, and often times ended up giving him migraines.

 

It wasn't that he detested their physical affection with one another. On the contrary, he usually enjoyed it; watching the usual high strung and perfect Lui stumble upon himself whenever Gin so much as gave him one of his shy smiles or Gin turning red as a tomato whenever Lui gave him kisses. They were happy and loved each other so deeply that Caius had never seen it anywhere else. He didn't understand that too but despite that, he was happy for them.  

 

And its because he's so absorbed in trying to calm his thoughts and sifting through them that he's completely caught by surprise when Athena informs him that his guest had unceremoniously entered his heat. Gin might have told him that a few days ago too, but Caius has been distracted enough that he hadn't listened. It also made him remember the fact that Everette had been wearing scent patches and even had heat suppression medicine in his system when they took him. It would make sense then that this heat would be on the more severe side.

 

That thought alone cleared Caius' head, like Moses parting the red sea, and made him remember his late mother, with acute clarity.

 

As far as his memory could serve him, his mother had always been a kind and caring person. He remembered her keeping him company when the storms were their strongest, holding him close and singing lullabies until all he could hear was her voice. She was there whenever his physical training broke him until he was bruised and bloodied he could barely move a finger. She was the one who fought against his father whenever Caius made mistakes and the man decided that beating him was the appropriate lesson. She was the one who took the beatings that were meant for him and because of that act of defiance, she was labelled Feral and was confined in a cell.

 

They, his father and his people, used her. Again and again and AGAIN until she had no more voice to sing to Caius whenever he visited her. But they left her alone when she was in heat, something about not wanting to sire a feral child. And she was in AGONY for weeks and even months at a time and Caius could only cover his ears to stop her screams from ringing inside his head.

 

Until one day there was no longer any sound.

 

And Caius had opened the door and what lay beyond was not his mother.

 

She was his first kill, the sound of the gunshot loud and it echoed on and on until it mixed with his screams.

 

"CAIUS!"

 

He blinked, breathing coming in short and sharp pants as if he was about to hyperventilate. The memory had gripped him so completely he nearly could fool himself that he could still smell the heavy scent of gunpowder and ammonia. And the memory was still at the edges of his thoughts, lurking as if to see if it could drag him under again. And it might very well have, if not for the gentle hands that gripped both of his own.

 

"Are you okay?" It was Gin, big green eyes looking up at him with concern.

 

"We could smell your distress even from outside your door." And Lui, both of them gripping his hands as if any second he was about to be swallowed by the floor. And maybe it would, Caius wasn't sure.

 

"How is.." He swallowed, willing his heart and hands to stop their trembling. "How is Everette doing?"

 

The mates shared a look, an unheard conversation passing between their gaze before Gin gave a slight nod and turned to him.

 

"It's been nearly a week since his heat started." He began, squeezing his hold on Caius' hand to prevent him from moving. "I've been bringing him food and water and Athena's been monitoring his vitals and hormone levels. Suffice to say that his heat is just starting to hit its peak. It's gonna get worse and there's nothing we can do about it."

 

"A heat suppressant medicine might work," Lui interjected, his lips curling in distaste. "but its gonna fuck up his hormone levels worse than it already is." He sighed, cursing softly under his breath. "Either that or find an alpha who's gonna help him through it."

 

Caius nodded. This was his fault and he would be damned before he avoided the responsibility.

 

His father was dead and the same legacy of cruelty would end with him.

 

So with his mind made up, he gave Gin and Lui's hands a squeeze before he headed towards Everette's room.

[KoBu]

Hot .... Everything ...BURNS! Why's it all so hot? Thirsty... Need... 

"Haaaaa~h" Everette was in an absolute hell of his own making. His heat cycle had started and was the worst he's had in ages. His clothes, long discarded in a sad attempt to stave off the feeling of cloth on his already sensitive, heated skin. His under wear was kept on to try and keep his slick from running down his legs but it wasn't long before they were soaked through, rendered useless and ruined. So off they came, leaving the Omega bare and naked to the world to see, laying on the cool tile floors for just a hint of relief. 

Everette whined. He wanted to be filled. The redhead had already tried to relieve himself. But his fingers weren't doing the job anymore. He wanted an Alpha to mount him. He needed a fucking knot in him. And he needed it NOW. But Everette didn't want to call out to an Alpha not when he was still in unfamiliar territory. 

With another whine, Everette slowly sat up. With a needy little sigh, he reached behind with slim fingers to rub against his wet hole. "NNNHhhhhhaaaaa~" The little touches already had him fluttering. The smell of spiced oranges and cloves seemed to cover everything. With no windows to open and the door remaining closed and locked down, the Omega was getting dizzy on his own scent, driving him further towards the edge. 

He let one finger push past the now loosened ring of muscle. So much slick had already leaked out, Everette moaned when he heard his own squelching. "F-fuck ... " 

Just as he was about to add another finger, Everette smelled .... Rain in a forest... Or rain falling in a pool? It was liking having a cool breeze take away the burn. Where was it?

The Omega looks to his door. The scent grew stronger... "He's closer ... Alpha" 

He lets out a low pitched keen, an invitation. A voice in the back somewhere yelled not to let the alpha in! Not this one! 

The need for this Alpha's knot on the other hand, very quickly shut that little voice up. 

[707]

"Everette's Room"

Petrichor; a pleasant smell that frequently accompanied the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.

 

Many times, Lui and Gin had told Caius that he smelled like it, along with the heady mix of fresh grass and a slight hint of ozone - that being near him or getting embraced by him was akin to standing on a mountain cliff after a long and heavy rain. His mother once told him that he smelled like her garden, after a storm had passed through. And that was thing, Caius didn't smell like any other alpha; his scent wasn't overpowering or alluring or even dominating - if anything, it was nearly forgettable with how subtle and common it was. But Lui and Gin had always told him that it kept them comfortable and relaxed during the times he helped them through their own heats.

 

So maybe that would help Everette too. He hasn't forgotten that he's the one who kidnapped the redhead in the first place, for his own paltry amusement, but having been reminded of what his mother had gone through made him want to at least help in easing the omega's own suffering - granted, he wasn't the best person to provide it but at least he'd be able to live with the consequences after, instead of dumping that to someone else. Not to mention that he's probably the only alpha who'd be able to endure an omega's heat without actually going into a rut.

 

He'd gone to the kitchen to get a bottle of water before heading to Everette's room, where Athena had automatically unlocked the door before promptly closing it behind him once he was inside.

 

The entire room felt chilly, as if all the heat had been absorbed by the omega squirming on the floor. He was flushed, heavily, his skin nearly as crimson as his hair, with a sheen of sweat coating it from head to toe. Everette was on his back, legs spread open while he fingered himself, slick gushing out like water on a broken tap. From where Caius stood, he could see everything.

 

When Everette pushed two fingers in and spread, Caius swayed and almost blacked out with how fast he got hard.

 

He shook his head and took a deep breath to clear it.

 

Oranges, vanilla, and something spicy he couldn't name assaulted his senses almost like a running punch to the face. It filled his mouth with saliva, so much that it leaked out of his lips and down his chin. The room had suddenly felt much, much warmer - like opening a furnace and letting the fire lick his skin. It felt like he'd been doused with hot water and electrocuted at the same time.

 

He stood there, for a time, just watching and trying to control himself from pouncing.

 

"He's closer ... Alpha"

 

It seemed Everette was barely coherent and probably would have called out to any alpha that was nearby, regardless of who they were.

 

It was such a sobering thought that the roar of Caius' blood immediately went silent, as if it had been chastised and the shock alone was enough to keep it from rearing back up for the moment. He'd never had a reaction to any omega in heat like the one he just had and it confused Caius more than he wanted to admit; like his inner alpha had decided something for him without his own consent. Regardless, he wasn't there for self rumination.

 

Wiping his lips and shaking himself out of his daze, Caius too the few steps that separated him from Everette before bending down and scooping the small omega into his arms and holding him close as he headed towards the messy bed. He took a seat at the edge, resting his back against the headboard and gingerly letting the redhead sit on his lap. And just like that it hit Caius just how small Everette was compared to himself - like he could easily break him if he wasn't careful.

 

He gave the omega a proper look, something he hasn't done at all since they've met.

 

His hair was the most prevalent; more fire in color, with hints of orange, rather than pure red and all the more fitting with his personality. Flushed though was his skin but it was nevertheless slightly tanned and almost glowing with how much he'd sweated. He had a scar that extended from his upper shoulder and down to his lower hip, curling possessively like a lover's mark; it made Caius' blood spike in fury, but at the same time with awe - Everette had survived this and he was all the stronger for it. The alpha gave it an almost reverent caress and sending the omega into fits of shivers that had his small body trembling anew.

 

He also had the greenest eyes Caius had ever seen, more leafy like trees and mountains compared to Gin's mossy with a hint of sea. But it was currently unfocused and glazed over with need - like mist on mountaintops. Everette had used these eyes to look at him constantly with contempt and why wouldn't he? Caius had basically uprooted his life and given him no choice but to serve as entertainment or die in the process. He didn't really understand but it felt like he didn't deserve the attention those orbs were currently giving him. It made his chest squeeze so painfully he had to curl forward and rest his cheek against Everette's shoulder just so he could breathe.

 

Despite the heady and intoxicating scent the omega was letting out, Caius felt himself calm - felt the clench and uneven pitter patter of his heart ease, like resting on a soft bed after a hard day's work. It made him remember that he was there to help Everette. Everything else could come after.

 

Tentatively, he snaked one hand from the omega's surprisingly toned thigh to the curve of his ass, squeezing the flesh there gently before parting it to the side and letting his middle finger rub the puckered flesh there. There was so much slick that on his second attempt to rub, his finger slid right it, down to his knuckle and sending the omega moaning; loud and uncontrolled.

 

And it roused Caius' blood like a spark, simmering just below the surface and steadily heating to a boil.

 

He began pumping his finger, in and out, curling it at every outward drag until he's found that small bump of Everette's prostate and attacking it relentlessly. He added another finger, twisting them side to side on the way in before curling both to press and massage the omega's prostate on their way out. Caius spent a few minutes just doing that on repeat while at the same time giving the redhead's neck gentle open-mouthed nibbles, followed by long licks that made the alpha's tongue tingle with the sweet taste. His other hand didn't stay idle; gliding across Everette's torso, up and up to pinch and roll his nipples in between large fingers before sliding down to pump his angry red cock. 

 

They stayed like that until Everette shuddered his first release but despite that, Caius did not stop and instead added another finger to slide in and out of the omega, until he's crying and moaning from oversensitivity and getting hard again from the continuous assault.

 

By the time Caius had deemed Everette ready, the omega had come two more times and he'd already used four fingers to spread him open. The alpha had taken his clothes off somewhere along the process and despite how thoroughly he'd prepared Everette, it still looked like he wasn't gonna fit. But with how the redhead was already in tears and begging for his cock, Caius doubted that he'd be able to deny him any further.

 

So, gently, he moved Everette so that he was on his hands and knees - it was the easiest position for them both. Caius settled behind him tentatively, taking hold of the base of his cock before pressing down to line the large and bulbous head against the omega's pink pink hole. He gave a soft push, his slit kissing that puckered opening, and just the act alone sent goosebumps from the roots of his hair to the very tips of his toes - it felt like a very filthy kiss and Caius' blood roared at him to continue.

 

He took hold of Everette's waist with his free hand, gripping the flesh there with enough intensity to bruise, before slowly pressing forward. It felt like he wasn't gonna fit, with how much resistance there was, but it was still such a mesmerizing sight how the omega's hole furled open to accommodate Caius' more than impressive girth. It was torture; how long it took for the entire head to slide inside and the heat inside was nearly unbearable, along with how soft it was - like melted pudding. 

 

Caius wanted so, so badly to just hilt himself in and take and take until they're both gone, but he kept himself under control - barely. 

 

It took nearly ten minutes before he could push no further, an insistent resistance blocking his progress. He's barely past halfway in, a third of his length still outside, but Everette's hole already looked stretched to the limit; all puffy and red and leaking slick at the seams. Caius gave a grunt of dissatisfaction, grinding his cockhead against the resistance and biting back a moan when Everette responded with a higher pitch of his own as he trembled violently, clenching his insides almost painfully, as he came for the fourth time that day.

 

Caius pulled him up against his chest gently, one hand supporting pliant omega's chest while the other moved from his hip to the bend of his knee so the alpha could lift Everette's leg up. The act repositioned Caius' dick inside, enough for it to bump another type of opening, almost akin to a woman's cervix. It had a give but was tighter overall and everytime he bumped into it, Everette made this strangled sound as if just being able to poke that place was too much. But Caius' alpha was already clawing and roaring to get out, to take and to claim, and he only had so much control.

 

He gave one final and hard push, Everette's insides giving way almost reluctantly, before stilling once there was no more left to give - once he was fully and totally inside the omega like he was made for him. Caius could feel the redhead's slick painting his own thighs, tickling him as they slid down to his knees and unto the soiled sheets. He could also feel every breath and groan and moan that Everette made, reverberating through his cock like a bridge until they bounced around inside his skull. He could feel the vestiges of his violent trembling when Everette had come again, dry and hard. He could feel the indent his cock made against the skin of Everette's stomach, bulging it noticeably.

 

"We're just getting started, Eve." Caius whispered, giving Everette's nape a light kiss and lick - a silent apology on the fact that he won't be giving him any marks, despite how the omega begged for it in his haze of lust.

 

He began slowly, pulling out inch by tortuous inch until they're both panting in both intensity and need. Caius was almost delirious with how much he just wanted to just piston in and out and knot him right after. But not yet; he would make this good for the both of them. He'd stopped once only the cockhead is left inside and he almost wanted to pull out completely just to see what Everette's reaction would be, but maybe he'd do that later, for the moment he doubted if he could stand being separated for however long that took.

 

He pushed back in just as slowly, taking his time to familiarize himself on the proper angle to hit Everette's prostate and just the right position to slide in so that his cockhead hit the resistance with just enough force to bring out a high whine from the omega's lips, but also not too direct that its gonna physically stop him like the first time - just enough that he'll slide past it and into the deeper channel. It was fairly easy to memorize that rhythm with how responsive Everette was; clenching and trembling and possibly coming dry again and again, in an incredibly sexy and arousing loop.

 

If it wasn't their first time and if Everette was a bit more stretched open, Caius would have loved to keep the slow in and out; just letting everything build up until he couldn't take it anymore and maybe they'll have the opportunity to do it within the duration of the omega's heat. But for now, Everette needed a good and hard fucking.

 

And Caius was more than ready to oblige. 

[KoBu]

The moment he felt arms around him, Everette felt himself relax. The scent of falling rain hitting the earth cooled his over heated body even for just a moment before he suddenly felt something prodding his dripping opening. Yes! Finally pl-please! Everette had whined and whimpered as the Alpha prepped him. The omega wanted to screech for him to just-- BREED! WANNA BREED!

 

Everette knew he was entering a frenzy when the feeling of his climax was mounting and then the growing frustration when all the Alpha did was bring him over the edge. Even with repeated orgasms, Everette felt unsatisfied. It wasn't enough, not enough at all!! He was ready to claw this Alpha to the ground for denying him!

 

But just as Everette was ready to pin him down-- he was moved to his hands and knees Finally. Everette thought with a tiny little sigh.

 

Bending himself further, Everette was ready. Another quiet moan as he felt the head of the Alpha's cock touched his hole. 'Yes! Please! I want it~' Give it to me~!'

 

And Caius did. Painfully slow... It was torcher! Everette keened until he started feeling how BIG this Alpha was. 'Sh-shit!!'

 

Fucking dammnit he was huge! Everette felt he was getting filled and fuck did he want it all the more. Wanted to feel that knot plunge into him.

 

Then Caius starts moving and Everette wants to scream. His cock is touching, sliding against EVERYTHING. The omega feels like it's trying to breech into his stomach and fuck what he wouldn't give to feel more-- "SH-FUCK!" Caius pulled up his body and moved his leg and Everette was seeing stars. Looking down-- is that his dick--? The omega feels his eyes roll back into his head at the sight of his stomach, a bump showing him how far the alpha was inside him.

 

He hears Caius whispering something to him. What it was, Everette hasn't a single clue, but it sends a shiver right down his spine and straight to his dick. And for the next several hours all Everette knows is shock waves that knock him right into blissed out orbit.

 

But it still. Isn't. Enough.

 

Why hasn't he knotted him yet, dammnit!? The omega feels his hole twitching, anticipating it! He wants, wants, wants! But the alpha won't give it to him. Everette turns to his partner, eyes brimming with tears, frustrated being so close to satisfaction--

"Alphaaaa~ please, gimme your knot!" He begs, pleads. His scent starts to grow thicker, attempting to entice Caius just a little more.

 

The Alpha denied him. Everette stilled. A little whimper escaped his lips He really did cry now. Was .... Was he not good enough?! Was he not taking his alpha well enough Was he--!!

 

Everette suddenly felt... Dizzy. His head rushing and swirling before he started seeing red.

No ... This shitty Alpha was just teasing him!! 

The omega bared his pointed teeth. Twisting himself around and pulling his legs back, Everette kicked Caius off of him, sending the alpha against the head board with a hard- SMACK! - With daunting speed, Everette had Caius pinned down under him now. If Caius tried to move, Everette snapped at him with a snarl. Taking hold of both the Alpha's wrists, Everette gritted out, " I want my fucking knot and you will give it to me. Whether I have to take it or you give it willingly, I will fucking have it!"

 

Switching Caius' wrists to his one hand, though difficult because of their drastic size difference, Everette kneeled himself a little lower before taking the other's cock in hand, rubbing him quick to stiffness again. Everette was tempted to taste it, wanted to bend down and take it in his mouth. But he didn't trust this Alpha to stay put if he let the other's wrists go. The omega turns to Caius, "Behave for me and I'll give you a treat later"

 

Not wanting to wait any longer and feeling his slick dripping like a broken faucet, Everette finally seated himself and started taking Caius in again. Despite having been stretched and going it at it for who knows how long, Everette still needed to catch his breath nearing the base. "HHHHNNNNNnnnnnnn~!!" His voice came high pitched when he felt the swell of Caius' knot at his hole. Taking one, two, three deep breathes, Everette finally lets go of Caius' wrists to lean back and let's the knot plunge into him with what's probably the loudest moan the omega's uttered that night, letting his head fall back.

 

Eve feels his eyes roll back again and for a moment he knows he blacks out.

 

Because when he comes to, Everette sees his come all over not just himself but his bed partner as well.

 

Looking down, Everette sees that lovely bulge again. He smiles, and looks back at Caius again, " What do you think will happen if I move my hips around? "

 

For the next several days that then bleed into a week, it was all the same. The pair would be in a constant cycle of pleasure, restraint and then frustrations taking over with Everette seeming to always demanding Caius knotting him every few rounds, before just laying Caius back and taking what he wanted.

[707]

It took a few days into the second week of Everette's heat for Caius to get used to the constant routine of sex, eating, more sex, using the bathroom before taking a shower, sex in the shower, resting for a few hours, waking up to the omega trying to suck his soul through his dick like a straw or riding him, eating again, making sure both of them were hydrated and cleaned which then will inevitably end up with the both of them fucking again until they pass out in exhaustion and then repeating the entire thing the next day. 

 

He's never really thought of how a severe heat would look like, primarily because he's forgotten that it could happen, but mostly because Caius has never really been as sexual as the typical alpha - either that or his sexual nature was tied with his emotional connection with someone. He's never really understood that nor even experienced it. He does still get urges but they're mostly nebulous and never focused on anyone or anything - even on the times he's helped Lui and Gin with their heats.

 

But sex with Everette makes him feel things he doesn't know how to label and fills his head with enough static that almost blinds him to everything else besides the damp skin in his hands and the way the small omega would tremble and clench in dry orgasm everytime he pushes his cock all the way in.

 

And that was another thing; Lui and Gin were sweet partners, the former a bit surprising, but they generally just enjoyed whatever Caius gave them, which was mostly vanilla type sex and barely enough to satisfy him but their needs has always been his priority and he's never really compained. Everette, on the other hand, was needy and greedy and wanted everything Caius could give and then some. It felt like a battle everytime they had sex where Caius tried to slow things down and prepare the omega thoroughly before getting to the good parts versus Everette's way of nearly violent way of skipping all that and just straight to fucking like animals.

 

It was a bit crass and looked slightly uncivilized but that first time Everette had kicked him just so he could get to his knot had been the most shocking and sexiest thing Caius had ever experienced being done to him. It wasn't like he enjoyed the violence, such as it was, but mostly it was just about how his partner never really cared who was pleasuring who - it was about how he could take what he wanted the fastest way possible. 

 

For once Caius felt like he was the one being used, like a personal sextoy for Everette to use and discard in his sexual frenzy. It wasn't a bad feeling, if he was being honest. Granted, he still enjoyed pampering and preparing the feiry omega thoroughly and he'd sometimes even fight back to make sure that happened - to remind Everette every once in a while that yes, Caius was still an alpha and if that day he wanted to go slow and in his own pace, they would and the redhead was gonna lie there and take it. Everette gets very pliant after that, like a chastened child, and the alpha in Caius finds it extremely adorable and sexy at the same time that it almost always made him want to give in and just do whatever the omega wanted.

 

But that just made it apparent how good their sexual chemistry was; where one took, the other gave and vice versa. It doesn't escape Caius' notice that the disparity in their sizes make things all the more exciting, if not mind-bendingly hot. Everette was just so small compared to Caius; so easy to manhandle, to carry, and to pin, and to fuck anywhere. It's such a severe cycle where he gets riled up with how used the omega looks after he's done fucking him that most of the times he'll end up mounting him again and knotting him that time for good measure.

 

And it's not that Caius was not enjoying it, he was, but it's getting to a point that he's enjoying it too much - like an addiction. But he can't stop, most times, and the fire in his veins only gets worse the longer he's with Everette, until its burning him and all he can see is red and he'll probably end up claiming him; which was not the point of the entire thing. He was there to help the redhead through his heat and nothing more, not to mention that Everette still hates him - its just the heat that's making him pliant and desperate for touch. And Caius has started repeating that in his head to keep himself in check.

 

By the time the third week rolled around, Caius was already acutely aware that Everette's heat was starting to die down; his overwhelming spicy and citrus scent losing its heady quality and getting a mild and almost comfortable note to it. They fucked less too and Everette spent a majority of their time asleep or in a light cozy haze. The fire in Caius' blood, on the other hand, only gets worse.

 

For a change of pace, Caius had woken up earlier that day, feeling fire beneath his skin, light perspiration coating him from head to toe, and cock standing tall and angry and almost purple with how hard it was. He had laid there, for a while, trying to get his brain working through the molasses that it seemed to have been stuck in and just trying to make himself focus beyond the throbbing need in between his legs. He'd turned his head to the side and Caius wasn't sure if he teleported or if he blacked out, but the next thing he knew, he's got his face inbetween Everette's asscheeks and his tongue inside his hole.

 

It devolved quickly from there, Caius not having any patience in a prolonged preparation other than what his tongue can provide, before he's fucking Everette against the bed with a lot more force and intent than he's done for the last two weeks. And the omega's skin against his was like a balm, like water upon the inferno coursing through his veins. And it's only when he's about to knot Everette that Caius started to realize that he's probably about to go into a full blown rut.

 

And before he could even think twice, or even cum for that matter, he pulls out - slowly as to savor the feeling and to prevent Everette from getting hurt, before sprinting out of the omega's room, through the hallway and the stairs, and into his own room and locking the door behind him with express instruction to Athena not to let anyone in.

 

And by evening, his rut had hit him like an eighteen-wheeler truck. And it was hell.

[KoBu]

It's ... So cozy... Warm.... Everette thought when he slowly started coming to. Blinking groggily, the omega first felt like he's been railed over and over again. He groans from the soreness but indulges in the feeling of afterglow satisfaction-- before immediately yelping in surprise when he feels hands and a tongue slide right into his abused hole. 

"F-fucker!! Jesus do-doOOOOHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhh~ " Everette was about to kick his mystery bed mate off until his still rebooting brain turns to mush. 'Fuuuuuuck that f-feels so good~' 

Everette doesn't get to enjoy that feeling for long it seems, because said bed mate is already moving straight onto fucking him into the mattress. The omega's fingers grip the sheets so tightly, Everette swears he hears them rip in his fingers as he wails when the waves of pleasures hit him. His whole body is already overstimulated from the comedown from the heat. Shit he had his first heat in awhile to. Fuck how did he treat his partner during that?! Everette was to pent up and riled to even completely remember his partner and the dick that was busy trying to split him into wasn't helping his now sex driven brain. 

"Sh-shit man sl-sloOHH!! F-fuck!! Ca-can't you slow d-downnnnnNNNNNNNN!! Ahhhhh~!!" Eve tries to talk but it feels like this alpha was fucking him like they wouldn't fuck anything again! Eve screams as he feels another orgasm rip through him again. 

And suddenly the Alpha is off of him..... Eve hears the door open and shut before he can even lift himself from the mattress. 

The omega looks at the door, forcing himself up. "Ah!! Sh-shit!!" Ah there's the pain. Everette's back flares immediately when he sits up. At this moment Eve looks down at himself figure out what all happened. 

The omega's body is littered in hickeys, but no formal bites. Ok so he was left unmated, good. His body definitely feels grimy and sticky but not as much as it should be for how much the redhead remembers going at it. Did.... Did his bed partner clean him up after every session? Eve vaguely remembers a washcloth was brought to his face at one point... 

Eve knew for a fact he was fucked six ways to sunday and back during his heat. He thinks he should feel mortified, dirty and disgusted with himself..... But he doesn't. Eve felt and remembered he and the partner had an equal give and take the entire time. Completely opposite from what was expected on the streets. The omega almost feels a little miffed he can't remember chunks of that time. 

Everette sighs. No time to dwell on it for now. After all he still has to figure out how he was to escape from this place. 

Of course getting up proved to be .... A task. Eve stood for half a second before he found himself in a heap on the ground. ".... My legs are jelly.... Great... Ok no big deal." Eve tells himself as he braces the side of the bed to pull himself up. "Maybe I should call Gin to help....." The omega thinks to himself, Gin being the only one he feels safe enough around. Eve really didn't want to considering the position he was in but ..... With a sigh, "Athena could you possibly call Gin for me please .... I think I need help up...."