The night came to an end in a blink of an eye and the morning brought with it several surprises, the first one, was the news that one of the rooms in the castle was locked.
When Orsen get up, he received a strange signal so he immediately went to that hidden room where was a panel on the wall with a lot of numbers and a kind of sphere above those numbers, that panel was the one managing the security on the castle and a red light was blinking on a certain room.
Reinheit was a kingdom with a lot of history and sacred magic as well as anciently engraved on every inch of the land, therefore the castle was no exception, one of its great inventions from the first king was precisely that emergency panel, the sealed rooms for "unlucky" accidents.
For centuries the heat of the alphas had been a problem since no one could escape from their violent behavior.
Of course, the heat of the omegas was also a problem but they never get violent as their counterparts, particularly the dominant ones that seemed more like wild beasts than persons when their heat appears.
And just as the first king forbade shedding blood on his kingdom and kept it clean of all negative energy, he also developed those rooms with a little trick.
Of course, after many years, no one went to Reinheit to spend their heat there, so they implemented the same mechanism in their own homes with the help of that strange being, whom everyone called the wizard of the Tower.
Every ten years he appeared with a different disciple because he took the body and appearance of that child and change their souls to be young forever. He was a cruel being with great magical abilities and the only human with such power in fact but that doesn't mean anyone likes him, the only reason they only call him it's when there's a problem with the magic.
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Orsen stared at that red light a bit longer before sighing with some frustration.
He knew that he wouldn't gain anything by doing that but it was pestering him enough to ignore it, Orden leaves the room and went to the kitchen, he was looking for something to distract himself from that problem so he started to make breakfast and wait for Killian to wake up soon to help him prepare some things for the alpha in that room.
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In a small but comfortable room far away from the main building and almost at the top of one of the castle towers was Killian's room, he was lying on his bed looking at the ceiling with his eyes really red and a quite noticeable tired expression.
He hadn't been able to sleep anything at all during the whole night, he didn't know why but all the events of the last day were popping into his mind, the beautiful image of Terrence reviving that tree that he always wanted to see flourish, the fight with his master Orsen, how the prince carries his friend...
For some unknown reason, his life was gradually changing and he didn't know if it was something good or not
He was looking at the plaque of his master, thinking what could happen if he tell him the truth... That he really likes him and that he was misunderstanding his relationship with Terrence.
That fight repeated itself over and over again in his mind and he saw his master giving him the cold shoulder it was like a terror movie, and every time it left a bitter taste in his throat, thanks to that he couldn't concentrate on sleeping; as soon as he closed his eyes that image appeared in his mind like a slap of reality.
Orsen always avoided him when he was near him since Killian grow up, a first Killian thought it was because his master was shy but what if it wasn't only that? What if Orsen doesn't share the same feelings for him?
It was not surprising that the next morning he had those horrible dark circles under his eyes, quite considerable and deep as if he was a panda, or that his eyes were all red as if some dirt or lemon juice had entered into them.
For a few minutes, Killian had managed to put himself together without thinking about anything else, that peace only lasted five minutes when the sun suddenly reached his face announcing that the morning had already arrived.
He got up too lazily; as slow as a snail and clumsy as a zombie he headed to his bathroom to get the tub ready.
How does he manage to prepare the tub? It was a mystery, Killian only knew it was ready because he submerged his body in the hot water that relaxed his tense muscles.
A long sigh escaped his lips wondering what was happening to him.
After taking a bath, he dressed a little differently from usual, he put on black pants along with a loose white shirt that showed his toned abdomen and a pair of black shoes; without further ado, he went to look for his teacher but the smell in the kitchen give him the answer, he went there and the moment he saw Orsen there it was...
The dealing of nervousness that he always feels when he saw his master... His ridiculous heartbeat grew faster as if there was no tomorrow...
While Orsen was explaining to him about the room Killian was peeking at him, he was more beautiful than usual, and like always Killian feels blinded by the sun as soon as he saw his master's face.
After he heard everything something came to Killian's mind and now he was sure of who was the alpha that had gone into heat at that moment.
«I knew it, he looked weird...»
Killian thought as he remembered that feeling he had when he saw Daemon leave Terrence's room, his pheromones were sprouting like crazy around him in a very abnormal way.
"It's his highness, prince Daemon" he mentioned with confidence in his voice.
"How do you know that?" asked Orden with curiosity for his disciple's confidence
"Yesterday…after he left Terrence's room…he looked weird"
As soon as Orsen heard his words, they both went to check the albino's room and found exactly what they had expected, a strong aroma of peppermint and some noises of a gigantic beast inside trying to get out by force.
"We're screwed... You have to move every omega now" Orsen ordered him without looking at Killian. "Don't let anyone near here, understood?"
Killian nodded to those orders and went to every room looking for the omegas and guide them to the part of the castle that was the farthest from Daemon's room while Orsen accommodated the alphas to the opposite side leaving not a single soul near the prince's room.
When they finished they served breakfast and sit far away drinking some coffee.
"Should we tell them this?" Orsen didn't know what to do about it
Although they had the obligation to inform the situation to them, he didn't know how the others would react, especially those who feel a clear attraction to the albino.
"I think it's natural to report it…" Killian understood his master's thoughts and it didn't seem like a good idea to say it at the moment "but...we should wait until the second phase is finishing"
Orsen agreed with Killian and for a brief moment he stare at him, he wasn't dressing in his usual clothes but Killian surely was even more attractive like that.
"What's wrong?" Killian feels his master's intense gaze so he couldn't resist asking that.
"It's nothing... You look… different today"
The blush on Orsen's face made Killian smile, he approached his master and whispered in his ear.
"Do I look handsome?"
Orsen's face exploded in that red color for that seductive tone that Killian use and of course, he couldn't deny that but he also wasn't ready to agree with that.
"In your dreams... Don't be lazy! we have work to do"
The blond omega immediately gets up and runs away as fast as he could leaving Killian laughing at his behavior.
At the end of the breakfast, Orsen more calmly reported that there was a sudden failure in the central area of the castle, and although he did mention what was the failure everyone understood that it had been something unavoidable since it was an old castle.
Things had gotten quite chaotic and strange, and certainly, no one had foreseen any of the events they had witnessed from the first day but they quickly adapt.
The second surprise of the day was all the vegetation that grew everywhere in the kingdom overnight. The once deserted and almost arid Reinheit had become cool and somewhat humid, there was no path without a single touch of green or a flower of unparalleled beauty.
And the last surprise was only for his highness, Terrence.
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After waking up, Terrence thought that Daemon would be the first to say something, but to his surprise, the opposite was not there, Daemon just left a soft aroma of peppermint impregnated like an invisible caress all over the place.
He slowly sat on his bed trying to calm his headache with a massage of his fingers on his forehead, while he was on it he heard once again that strange feminine voice.
«My child you should rest more»
"Who are you?"
Terrence dared to ask but that voice didn't answer immediately, it knew that it could no longer hide its identity so it answered honestly.
«I'm the spirit of the tree, I have met many kings but only a few of them can understand me»
"Why did you choose me? I didn't want…"
«I know... but that it isn't something that you can avoid, the blood that flows through your veins is… special, do you understand? I know you did not want this so I will give you a small gift, it is something temporary but it will help you»
"A gift?"
Terrence felt a presence in front of him, it was something strange because he was certain that he could see that entity in front of him although it was something impossible.
Soon he felt the warmth on his forehead as if someone was leaving a caress with his fingers in that area and as his body relaxed a small mark like a waning moon appeared on his forehead and disappeared just like the presence he felt in just a matter of seconds.
"What did you do to me?"
«I blocked your ability to hear the thoughts of others, that's why you fainted yesterday, hearing too much in such a short time isn't something good»
"Listen to thoughts? I've never had that ability"
"No, it was asleep but now that you're in your home it woke up... however it's harsh to you because you can control it; when you're ready and want to listen again... It'll come back to you»
"What nonsense…" Terrence cut his words immediately, remembering the previous day when all the voices piled on top of each other as if they were drowning him.
He understands what was the meaning of the tree spirit's words.
"So they weren't talking out loud, I heard their thoughts..."
Terrence say that out loud but the spirit didn't say anything, Terrence ask that spirit some more questions but no matter how much he called the spirit didn't answer him anymore.
Terrence couldn't do anything if the tree didn't want to speak to him so he lie back on the bed although the day had already started he wanted to sleep a little more and for the first time in the last few days, he had slept like never before, without noise around him.
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At approximately ten a.m in the morning, Leva broke into his room with a large breakfast for him, Killian was following her with some dessert in hand.
"Young master get up already! You have to eat breakfast" she shouts enthusiastically
Terrence gets up a little scare but he laughs thanks to the words of his friend. At that moment he felt too spoiled, even though Leva always took care of him now he felt that there were more people taking care of him like Killian... And Daemon
"You missed the morning report, young master but that's fine, I won't let you go to a dangerous place" Leva was a little scared because they were almost near the place of the accident but she was brave.
Killian told him about the "problem" in the area but didn't mention anything about Daemon.
The three of them had breakfast together, although Leva and Killian only accompanied Terrence with something small while he ate
When they finished, Terrence began to wonder, where was Daemon?
He had finally made up his mind to accept his feelings but he hadn't come to see him...
Terrence wait in the garden, in the dining room at dinner, and his room but the day came to an end and he didn't even find Daemon in the corridors.
That worried him.
Daemon would never abandon him without saying anything...
«WHAT ARE YOU SAYING TERRENCE!!»
He nags himself for thinking that Daemon abandon him, they weren't even a couple yet...
He got up from the bed and tried to ask Leva to take him to Daemon's room to see if he was alright but the girl was sleeping like a log, Terrence feel bad to wake her up so with some panic he bravely took his cane, and left his room to look for the alpha, fortunately, he remembered his scent.
That strong peppermint smell...
It was something he would never forget because it was like the smell of nature... The smell of life
After a few corridors, Terrence found it, that smell flowing in all the hallway...
"Daemon…"
To be continue