Terrence woke up exalted, with the dark of the night surrounding him, there wasn't a single noise around and he had a severe headache.
He could feel the calm in the castle and immediately, he started wondering what had happened to him. How did he come back to his room?
The last thing he could remember was being in front of the tree doing the test to see if he was the heir or not and the tree... that damned tree... had recognized him...
As he was sitting on the bed the memories started to flow through his mind.
Some hours ago
"May the goddess and the moon always brighten your path, your highness"
Nobody had any choice but to kneel and welcome the new monarch of Reinheit, even though many expressed their clear disgust at his expressions for that "humiliation" there was not a single person present who didn't show their respect towards Terrence.
«your highness?»
Terrence repeated those words in his mind, they had called him with such respect that gave him chills, any other person would have loved to hear those words however he felt like those were shackles imprisoning his feet to the ground.
Although he was already a "prince" thanks to his father who was a duke, no one actually considered or treated him like one, but now that he was the lost heir to that kingdom... no one would dare treat him disrespectfully.
It all felt so unreal to Terrence that he couldn't believe what he was hearing... after all, they were telling him that he was the lost crown prince of Reinheit, the future monarch and only member of the royal family of that great and vast territory... the last with the lineage... And they expected him to believe them?
What a cruel joke...
No one knew how it was possible, Terrence refused to believe it because his father would never hide such important information from him, he would have taken him immediately to get some benefit from that, unless... unless he didn't know either.
...
For years the only mother that was important to Terrence was that beautiful woman with light brown hair and beautiful big green eyes, his stepmother, the only woman he knew as a mother and who take care of him but was cruelly taken from him and for which he had been framed of murder but he never thought to talk about the woman who loved him so much that she died giving birth to him.
The beautiful woman who conquered the heart of his father.
Terrence had heard rumors and stories about her, she was a beautiful woman with pale skin like snow, hair golden like the sun, and light grey eyes like diamonds, lastly, she had a beautiful and very singular mole under the corner of her lips.
She was an indomitable lady or that's how they had described her, she was tender but also strong, she was charming and rebellious at the same time and that is why his father at that time fell madly in love with her.
His father was also one of the more attractive alphas at that time, his black hair was like night and contrasted with his pale skin, the color black was the representative mark of all the leaders of the Dalia pack and Caius had the purest of all; his nearly golden-honey eyes made him look even more attractive but what conquered Terrence's mother in addition to his features was his great sense for justice.
That sense that was slowly faded away after losing his two beloved wives thanks to his firstborn "child", that boy whom he once loved more than anyone else.
...
The entire place fell into an overwhelming silence… and no one had the slightest intention of breaking it.
Terrence was in shock, he wanted to escape, to run away at that moment and find a quiet place to organize his ideas, he wanted to shout anything... or break something but his body didn't respond to him, he was motionless, his lips didn't move even though he wanted to talk.
Unconsciously the anger grew up inside of him as he wondered why him. Why fate was so cruel and made it more difficult for him to live far away from that place?
When he came back he didn't do it because he wanted to, he only had one goal in mind which was to break ties with his family, that pack that despised and abandoned him like a piece of trash, he finally succeeded but right after that he wanted to stay when he began to feel something for Blausen but now that his brother was going to be his partner… he had no reason to stay there anymore.
He was going to walk away, he was going to be free and travel, so why? Why did fate do that to him?
His mind was blank, he felt as if he had stopped breathing...
«How long will he keep us like this?»
«This is his way of revenge? Stupid curse boy»
«I'm sure he's enjoying it»
Terrence couldn't see that they were bowing, so he hadn't said anything to let them get up, but even though he didn't see them, he began to hear their thoughts, listen to their criticism, their insults, their complaints... It started with little until it became an unbearable noise.
Those words were pushing him into the darkness... and he just wanted that they stop.
«SHUT UP... Shut up… shut up»
He repeated himself in his mind over and over again, squeezing his clothes with certain impotence. When were they going to stop hurting him? What had he done to deserve all that hate? He had never wanted to be born... he didn't ask for it...
The murmurs grew and grew, became insatiable...
It was suffocating...
"Terrence…"
That deep voice flooded his interior, stopping in a matter of seconds all the noise of the voices around him... he recognized that voice...
Once again he had saved him... He gave him a light that brought him back to reality.
Among all the people present, only he noticed his state, and without thinking, he approached him, spoke to him in that sweet tone, and covered his ears with delicacy despite how big his hands were.
"D-Daemon…" his name came out unconsciously like a whisper from his lips.
His face showed that he was about to cry but the warmth emanating from the Alpha's hands was comforting him and without noticing it Terrence had relaxed so much that his body felt light. His eyes closed and Daemon held him tight so he wouldn't fall.
Terrence suddenly felt the ground disappear from his feet as if he were floating in the air.
Without saying a word, Daemon carried Terrence and brought him close to his body, leaving the minor's face on his chest, he didn't look at anyone, the alpha simply left the place and went to the castle.
Daemon didn't care about the others at that moment, he was worried about Terrence.
He was almost running directly to the minor's room, he would have liked to ask if he could go in with him but in his state, he couldn't. He sat on the bed with Terrence still in his arms and hugged him a little more.
Terrence more relaxed opened his eyes for a moment as he was surrounded by a pleasant silence and the fresh and relaxing scent of Daemon
"Are you okay?" Daemon hurried to ask as he saw him awake.
Those were the words that he always wanted to hear from someone… each time Daemon surprised him more… why? He wondered why he was the one who gave him everything he ever wanted. And why was he feeling so upset?
"I'm fine… I'm sorry to have bothered you, your highness"
Daemon growled when he heard such a formal way to address him.
"Terrence..."
"I'm sorry, D-Daemon…" He understands that he didn't like that so he immediately fixes it.
There was a long silence after that... Until the minor's name flooded Daemon's mind.
«Terrence…»
The Omega's skin prickled at the way he said his name.
"W-What's wrong?"
Terrence still didn't know that he was hearing other people's thoughts but he was worried about the sad tone he heard from him.
Daemon looked at the young boy in his arms with a certain sadness in his eyes, it was remarkable how Terrence wanted to get away from him and put an invisible barrier between them at every opportunity... he was clearly telling him "Don't cross this line" but it was something impossible for him.
Daemon can't help but want to cross that line...
He took a little air before approaching him until his face was a few centimeters from him, he wanted to kiss him but he also wanted it to be a kiss that they both wanted. He stopped just before touching his lips but Terrence moved at that moment and managed to feel a slight brush between their lips.
Daemon quickly walked away somewhat embarrassed and cleared his throat before speaking again as calmly as possible trying to hide his embarrassment.
"Terrence… I know it's still hard for you but… I really don't need anything from you, just that you allow me to be near to you, even as a friend"
The albino approached the minor's forehead and stayed there for a while sniffing his hair, remembering his scent, he wanted to have at least that before he leave a small kiss there.
Daemon accommodates him on the bed and put a light blanket above his body, Terrence was a bit tired so when he felt the bed under his body his eyes felt heavy and Daemon noticed it.
"You should get some sleep, you looked terrible down there" Daemon left one last caress in his hair before getting up.
"Thank you" Terrence replied half awake trying not to show his nerves.
He heard a soft "Rest well" from the other followed by the door closing when he leave the room.
Being alone Terrence starts to think about what had happened. He clearly felt something soft on his lips... it hadn't been a complete kiss but something wasn't right, he had felt the other's breath too close to him... it wasn't possible, was it?
«No no no… he would never...»
He repeated to himself feeling his face completely red with embarrassment, nobody would dare to touch him but Daemon was... Different
He closed his eyes trying to forget that and without realizing he had fallen asleep.
…
Although he was alone when he opened his eyes again, his heart started to beat so fast after those memories came back.
What if he… could he fall in love with Daemon if he tried? What if he takes that opportunity and agreed to marry him?
What would happen to them?
Those questions invaded him leaving a warm feeling in his heart.
After some time thinking about it, he decided to do it, he couldn't close himself off from love just because his first love hadn't worked out.
The next day he would talk to Daemon, he would tell him that he wanted to be with him.
•❈•
Daemon was lying on his bed completely naked, he had an unbearable pain throughout his body and he was thinking only about Terrence.
A couple of hours after leaving the omega in his room, he asked Leva and Killian to let Terrence rest, after saying goodbye to them and went to his own room.
Daemon had a slight red color on his cheeks, first because well or badly he kissed Terrence subtly and secondly because the aroma of the minor had awakened something very dangerous in him…. his rut.
Luckily he could get in the room on time and managed to lock himself in there before his cycle started.
Any normal alpha would have a four-day rut and just needed an infusion of medicinal herbs to calm down, sleep, and probably masturbate a little.
But Daemon was a dominant alpha, his heat was a little different and consisted of three cycles, the first one was called "Rampage" that moment when his temperature reaches a maximum point, he loses the notion of time and perception of who he is or what he does and where he goes, he becomes wild and aggressive like an animal.
The second one "Berserker" when the alpha looks for a partner and bites him/her without caring about the other hierarchy, he can even imprint to an alpha, of course after finding a partner he will seek to reproduce like a rabbit, it is less violent but its libido is at its maximum capacity.
And finally "Lifeless" he enters a state of worrying peace although he is slowly regaining his consciousness he will feel dazed for at least 24 hours and looks more like an inert lifeless body in his bed, he cannot move his body due to the excess of energy that uses in the earlier two stages so his muscles are exhausted and he is more vulnerable for the same.
All dominant alphas go through the same process which lasts between 6 and 13 days depending on the person... Daemon's heat lasts 7 days
To be continue