The vacation was over, now they returned to North Zondalia to resume their usual activities. Ivan had some business to do elsewhere, so he had to leave after they arrived at the Wyne Family mansion.
"Welcome home, young master!" said Mike welcoming him home.
"Yes, I'm glad to finally be home. The bed in the hotel wasn't as comfortable as the one in my room," Daren replied as he stretched his body.
"Is it? Then get some rest, young master. Your journey must have been exhausting."
Mike followed Daren to his room on the third floor. The maids were asked to prepare a warm bathtub for their master to bathe in. Meanwhile, Axel said he would go to his room for a while.
"Sure, just leave the young master to us. You can rest, Mr. Axel," replied the ginger-haired butler who was still following Daren.
Daren paused for a moment, looking at Axel who walked away towards his room. For the past three to four days, they had been together constantly. Even Axel was always in the same room with him.
Somehow seeing the Alpha leave made Daren feel like something was missing even if he and Axel met again later.
"What is it, young master? Do you need anything from Master Axel?"
"Huh? No, I don't need anything from him. I'm just a little tired and I think he is too, he's been driving the car, keeping an eye on things and even sleeping on the couch during our vacation," Daren replied and went into his room.
Mike nodded in understanding as Daren asked a maid to bring something for Axel. "I don't know, but make him feel better."
"Just bring coffee and a cheese muffin, if Mr. Axel needs a massage, help massage his arm," Mike said helping Daren to know what Axel needed.
"Mr. Axel loves coffee and I offered him a cheese muffin once, he loved it," he explained to his employer.
"I see, he did say he doesn't like sweets. Cheese muffins are perfect for him." Daren sat on the edge of his bed and Mike helped take off the man's shoes.
The maids brought warm rose water for Daren to soak his feet in. They massaged the Omega's feet while he checked his cell phone.
Daren told Mike about his vacation and the butler listened carefully. "Sounds like fun, young master. It's good that you're enjoying it, and I was surprised about the drunken Alpha story, too. Luckily Mr. Axel moved quickly," he said.
"Yeah, if it wasn't for him, I would've... Huft..." Daren sighed. He watched the maids who were still massaging his feet.
The butler knew what Daren was currently thinking, he could understand the anxiety his master currently had and why he had made that face.
'Young master must be remembering what happened a few years ago. He must still be blaming himself...' Mike thought sadly at the thought.
"Young master," he called out.
The Omega turned his head and looked at his Alpha butler.
"Everything will be fine. I'm sure Mr. Axel can protect himself. Protecting you is his job as a bodyguard and he must be highly trained for it, young master. You don't have to think about it anymore," the ginger-haired man said, trying to soothe Daren's feelings.
"I know, I... I'm not worried about him. Why would I worry about an annoying guy like him?" asked Daren with a quiet snort.
The butler could see the young master's heart, though.
"You don't have to lie, we grew up together so I know how you feel, young master," he said with a smile.
Daren looked away and sighed.
"You're cheating."
*****
For a few weeks everything went on as normal as usual, Daren got an offer to shoot a commercial that finally made his name really rise. Everyone started talking about him, not to mention his good looks.
However, some actors and actresses who were previously at the same level as Daren began to feel jealous and unhappy with the popularity that Omega had gained. Moreover, they felt they had been in the same profession longer.
"Why should he be famous first and not us? We were the first to work before him. But that Omega can actually be above us now!"
"I think it's because of his family. You know that he's from the Wyne Family, right? All of this must be because of his family," one of them said.
"Really? Damn! Then that means he's cheating, right? He wants to be famous but uses his family's power, while we try to make it on our own. Shame on you!"
They continued to talk about Daren, who they felt had gotten all his success from his family.
Daren himself had no idea that he was the talk of the new actors and actresses out there. He was living his life as usual, hoping that everything would go on normally without a hitch.
"Tomorrow there will be a shooting for a jewelry commercial. Yes, the script is not too difficult," he said, looking at the script paper in his hand and placing it on the bed.
He looked around and didn't find Axel anywhere. Normally the Alpha would be in his room at any time. But after dinner, Daren hadn't seen Axel again.
"It's about 10pm, but he hasn't come here yet. What's wrong with him?" asked Daren in confusion.
He was actually quite relieved that he finally had some time alone, but there was a strange feeling that accompanied him when he was alone without his bodyguard who always sat by the door.
"Did he fall asleep? If Dad finds out, he'll be furious." Daren left his room to go to Axel's room on the second floor.
The second floor of their mansion was usually occupied by guests only, the servants would sleep in the simple house at the back of the mansion. The house was reserved for the servants. However, for Axel, Mike and the other head butler who was the supervisor in the house lived on the second floor.
Ting!
The elevator doors opened and Daren stepped out of the elevator to head to his bodyguard's room. He didn't really care if Axel would be scolded by his father, but somehow the man didn't want Axel to be fired.
'Well... I'm already comfortable with his existence, he does everything well. Why should I let him get fired?' he thought at the time.
As he approached Axel's room which was not far from the elevator, he noticed that the door was slightly open.
Curious, he peeked into the room and saw that the Alpha was answering a phone. He had his back to the door while looking out the window.
'He's on the phone, but with whom? Is it his family?'
"It's been six months since I arrived at this house. Everything is still going well. Yes, that brat is still as annoying as the first time I came here," Axel said, overheard by Daren.
Of course, Daren became very curious, was Axel talking about him?
Considering there were no children in the mansion and he was the only one who was always with Axel.
"Take it easy, I don't have any interest in him. I'm just doing what I have to do. I'll make sure everything gets done on time."
Daren's forehead furrowed, he felt confused as to what Axel was actually talking about at the moment. And who was he talking to?
What was he going to get done on time?
'What do you mean by that, Axel?'