BYUR!
Daren threw himself into the swimming pool surrounding his parents' mansion. As was his morning routine, the Omega spent the morning exercising. He wanted to work on his stamina so he wouldn't be any less powerful than an Alpha.
"It feels so refreshing, I've been too busy to swim lately because of the morning filming schedule," he said as he swam in all directions in the large, cool pool.
"But you can finally swim again," said the butler by the pool.
"Yes, after all this time because I don't have any filming today. But at ten o'clock I have to leave. I have an appointment with someone," Daren replied as he clung to the edge of the pool.
"Then who did you make the appointment with, young master? It's unusual for you to go out but not with Mr. Ivan."
Daren told Mike what happened last week at the studio and about Noah helping him. From then on, Noah kept contacting him and they exchanged messages until today.
"Oh Noah Oliver? He's an Alpha, right? He's very handsome and talented. Is it possible that he's interested in you, young master?"
"Interested in me?"
Mike nodded his head, wondering if Noah was interested in Daren who was an Omega. It was only natural, and Noah could have heard or seen a lot about Daren too. So when they finally met, the Alpha male used his opportunity to get close to Daren.
"Isn't that a great opportunity, young master? Master and Mistress have always asked you to find an Alpha to be your mate and then give them offspring. But you've always refused those who were matched with you. If you're interested in Mr. Oliver, this would be a good opportunity," the butler explained.
What Mike said was true, sometimes Daren was introduced to Alphas, the sons of his parents' acquaintances. And it made him feel very disgusted because he felt like his parents were selling him to the Alphas to get offspring.
'In the end I was just seen as a baby-making machine. The Alphas are arrogant and annoying. Even just getting to know them, they told me to stay at home and be a good Omega. Who do they think they are, running my life!' Daren thought with annoyance every time he thought about the Alphas that were introduced to him.
But he felt that what Mike was saying made sense. If Noah was interested, that meant Daren could also find something interesting in Noah. Plus the Alpha male had the same profession as him who was an actor.
"Hmn... I'm not sure yet, Mike. I don't know if this is a good thing or not, but I'll try to think about it while confirming everything. Is he really interested in me or does he just want to be friends as a fellow actor," Daren replied.
Mike smiled and nodded, appreciating his employer's decision. Daren then turned to Axel who was sitting on a lounge chair by the pool. Again he was busy with the book he was reading.
"He keeps reading books all the time, what books is he actually reading?" he wondered.
"As I recall Mr. Axel said that he reads mystery novels."
The Omega watched Axel who was still looking at his book. Suddenly an silly idea popped into his head. He coded Mike to follow his plan.
"But..."
"Sshh! Just go along with it or I'll tell your dad that you ate a strawberry muffin in the kitchen last night," Daren threatened.
He had known Mike since they were kids, so he knew that Mike loved strawberry muffins and would sometimes pick up one or two in the kitchen.
"D-don't do that, alright alright. I'll go along with your plan," said the ginger Alpha resignedly.
Daren then swam back to the center of the pool and within a minute or two, he suddenly screamed.
"Ukkhh... My stomach is so cramped. I can't move! Help!" he shouted from the center of the pool.
"Young master! Oh my god!" Mike tried to look panicked to make Axel believe his acting.
"Mr. Axel! Young master is in danger!" he continued shouting.
Followed by Daren who made a movement in the water and slowly fall silent. Axel who saw that quickly threw the book in his hand and took off his shoes.
BYUR!!!
Axel swam into the deeper pool, he then saw Daren who was unconscious, feeling almost at the bottom of the pool.
'There he is!' He swam over to Daren and just as he was about to grab his hand, the Omega woke up and swam to the surface.
SPLASH
"Fwaahh... Ahahaha! He's totally fooled!" he laughed as he saw Axel finally surfacing as well.
"You... I thought you had real cramps and drowned!" said the bodyguard with great annoyance.
Now his clothes were also wet from his employer's prank.
"Pfff... Ahahaha! You were just too trusting. It's your own fault for enjoying your novel so much." Daren continued to laugh as he wiped his face from the water.
"Sorry Mr. Axel, I was threatened to participate in the young master's plan," said Mike who felt guilty.
The alpha bodyguard growled in annoyance but he had already been tricked by his ignorant employer.
'Damn kid,' he thought irritably as he brushed his wet hair back with his fingers.
Daren's eyes lit up as he watched him, like he was looking at a handsome model fixing his hair.
"Young master? Young master!" called Mike as the blond-haired man continued to remain silent staring at Axel with an admiring gaze.
Realizing he was being stared at, Axel flicked Daren's forehead until the man finally snapped out of his reverie.
"Ouch... You don't have to do that, it hurts!" he protested in annoyance.
"You're the one who keeps looking at me like a freak." Without saying anything else, the bodyguard got out of the pool and Mike immediately handed him a dry towel that a maid had just fetched.
"Humph!" Daren scowled in annoyance every time Axel did that.
*****
At ten in the morning, Daren and Axel went to the cafe Noah had told them to meet at. Daren was wearing coffee and a mask so that no one would recognize him.
Axel, on the other hand, wore only sunglasses and a black jacket and t-shirt like he always wore.
"Where is he? Has he arrived yet?" the blonde Omega asked while looking around them.
Noah didn't even reply to his messages, so Daren worried that he was just being pranked by the Alpha.
Suddenly a pair of hands covered his eyes from behind which surprised Daren greatly.
"I'm here, have you been waiting for me?" he whispered.
The man removed his hand from the man in front of him, Daren turned his head and saw the person he was looking for there.
"Oh Noah."