Ch. 51..60

Chapter 51

"Hello?" Zeno groggily answered the call that came into his phone.

"Hey, Coach, still sleeping? It’s time for practice, get your fine ass down here immediately," Jeremiah spoke through the phone.

Zeno squeezed his eyes and moved the phone away from his ear, Jeremiah was quite loud that morning.

"Got it...I’ll be there in a minute," Zeno replied, still feeling a little sleepy.

He ended the call and placed the phone face down on the bed.

He slowly yawned and rubbed his eyes, stretching himself across the bed.

"Damn it..." He suddenly stopped his stretching and frowned.

His ass was sore, very sore; Sebastian had been very rough with him last night.

He had enjoyed it at that time, but, now, his whole body felt like he had been run over by a trailer, especially his ass, it almost felt like he could still feel Sebastian’s cock inside him.

He opened his eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling for a few seconds.

His mind went back to what happened with Sebastian last night in his room.

Sebastian had made it clear that he was nothing but a fuck buddy to him, and as strange as it was for him to feel hurt by that realization, he did feel hurt.

Sebastian made him feel like an object; he understood that they had a contract, but at the end of the day, they were still humans; he could at least show him some emotions. But he had fucked him like a sex doll, getting off of him the moment he released his cum into the fucking condom.

Sebastian really attacked his self-esteem, but he wasn’t about to wallow in self-pity. He was going to find a way to act unaffected too, he would treat Sebastian the same way he treated him, after all, it was good they treated each other that way because it wouldn’t be good if they started to develop feelings for one another when it was certain that they weren’t meant to be.

He slowly got out of bed and limped into the bathroom. After bathing, Zeno carefully practiced across his room how he was going to walk in front of his friends without them finding out that something was wrong with his gait.

Honestly, Zeno never knew he could be in that kind of situation because of his fellow man; it was usual to see it in frail women who got slammed badly by men, and he never thought he’d be experiencing it first-hand in life.

After walking back and forth for a minute, he was satisfied with how he walked, so he proceeded to leave the room.

He didn’t even glance at Sebastian’s door, he went straight for the stairs and walked past the living room.

These days, he’d noticed that Julia was now the one who catered for Ken, and he wasn’t complaining, but he kind of missed taking care of the boy.

Ken was like a purifier to his soul each time he saw him smile and laugh. He would try and make out time to play with the little boy, at least, give his mind some break from all the drama.

He walked out of the house, glad that he hadn’t seen Sebastian anywhere.

Walking over to the bodyguards’ quarters, he saw Lucia and Jasper discussing in front of the building. They looked so serious as they talked, and he wondered what their topic was all about.

"Morning, guys," Zeno greeted as he approached them.

Jasper quickly looked up at Zeno and smiled, "Good morning, Zeno." He turned away from Lucia and faced him.

"Came for practice?" Lucia asked, staring at Zeno with narrowed eyes.

Zeno nodded, "Yes, Jeremiah called me," He replied.

Lucia nodded, "But, you don’t look so well, don’t you think so too, Jasper?" Lucia asked.

Jasper tilted his head to the side and observed Zeno’s look, he couldn’t see anything wrong with him, but Zeno did look tired.

"Nothing...unless you’re talking about how tired he looks," Jasper responded.

Lucia shook her head, "Nah, it seems there’s more than just tiredness, I think-"

"Alright, that’s enough, how about telling me what you guys were so engrossed talking about?" Zeno quickly asked, diverting the topic away from him.

Jasper sighed, "She was telling me about how the boss was planning to choose three people for his Japan trip next month," Jasper replied.

Zeno frowned, "Japan? Next month?" He questioned.

He’d never heard of anything like that before; what was Sebastian going to do in Japan, and why didn’t he know about the plan?

"Well, I don’t really know the details about the Japan trip, but I do know that it’s time for both of you to get in there for practice before it’s too late," Lucia placed her hands on Zeno and Jasper’s shoulder and pushed them towards the entrance of the building.

"See you," She said and quietly walked away.

Zeno walked beside Jasper as they went toward the gym, his mind thinking about what he had just heard. Why was Sebastian was planning to go to Japan next month?

So, does it mean that he gets to be free for the whole month? One month without Sebastian, what would it be like?

"Zeno, can you hear me?" Jasper tapped Zeno’s arm as he pushed open the door to the gym.

Zeno blinked back to reality and saw that they’d reached the gym and Jasper was asking him about something.

"My bad, sorry. What were you saying?" He asked Jasper.

Jasper smiled and shook his head, "You look quite adorable when you’re lost in thought," he muttered.

"What?" Zeno was surprised by Jasper’s words, he chuckled and shook his head.

"You’re wrong, Jasper, I’m a man, and I’m anything but adorable," He smiled at his friend.

Jasper smirked, "Trust me, I know what I’m talking about," He led Zeno into the gym.

The moment they entered, they realized the whole place was quiet, which was quite unusual.

Music was supposed to be blasting, and chatters were supposed to be going around the whole large room, but no, it was as quiet as a graveyard.

Zeno slowly looked up from his phone and looked around the room, again, he was surprised to see all the guards standing quietly and staring at them.

The place was so quiet that Zeno suddenly realized that they must have heard him and Jasper’s short conversation in front of the door...they all heard Jasper call him adorable.

’Damn...how awkward could this get?’ He asked himself.

"What’s going on here?" Zeno whispered to Jasper.

Jasper slowly and carefully looked around the room, and when his eyes found the figure at the corner of the large room, he immediately realized why Lucia had warned them to get going before it was too late.

"The boss is here," Jasper whispered back to Zeno.

Zeno became alert; he immediately followed Jasper’s sight, and truly, Sebastian stood there in black joggers and shirtless!

His aura was formidable, his physique got his eyes glued, and the sweat that ran down his chest was proof that he had been working out not long ago.

All his muscles were more defined: abs, biceps and triceps, pectoral muscles, his sharp V-line; everything about him looked so spicy that morning, but he quickly pushed such thoughts away, he forced himself to focus on the angry look on Sebastian’s face as he stared daggers at him.

"Come here," Sebastian ordered in a cold tone.

’Just great, when I thought I’d escaped him,’ Zeno thought.

Jasper was the first to move forward, followed by Zeno who was cautiously walking behind him.

Sebastian couldn’t take his eyes off Zeno. Last night’s event played through his mind as he stared at him.

Part of the reason he was out so early that morning was because he couldn’t sleep well last night. After he had left Zeno’s room; he found himself unable to concentrate; he kept recalling the way he had left Zeno and the confusion and hurt he had glimpsed from his face.

He thought he’d be fulfilled by doing what he did, but he wasn’t, he found himself fighting the urge to go back into Zeno’s room and hold him in his arms.

That morning, when he finally woke up from the little sleep he was able to catch, he didn’t want to face Zeno, so he immediately rushed over to the bodyguards’ quarters to train with them, purposely leaving Zeno to sleep.

He was surprised when he heard his voice behind the door, and he wondered who must have informed him about the practice, and, hearing what Jasper had said to him agrevated those feelings he’d been trying to fight since last night.

"Good morning, boss. We’re sorry for being late," Jasper apologized with his head bowed as they stopped in front of the shirtless Sebastian.

"Good morning, boss," Zeno greeted politely.

Sebastian frowned; Zeno wasn’t even looking at him; he rather preferred to look at the equipment beside him.

"You can be pardoned, Jasper, but not Zeno," Sebastian said indifferently.

Jasper couldn’t question his boss’ decision, he bowed his head and replied. "Thank you, boss," he said.

"Fall in line, Jasper," Sebastian ordered.

"Yes, boss," Jasper immediately went and stood beside Jeremiah at the back.

Zeno sighed very quietly; he knew his case was going to be different, what did Sebastian want with him now?

Sebastian walked closer and stood in front of Zeno. Zeno wasn’t still looking at him, but he wasn’t worried, he knew how to get him to look at him.

"Everyone, choose a partner for today’s combat. As your punishment, Zeno, you’ll fight with me, and make sure you win. Otherwise, you’ll face a more serious punishment, understood?" Sebastian challenged.

Zeno bit his lips and clenched his jaws, "Yes, boss." He replied.

So be it.

He just had to find a way to ignore the pain in his ass and focus on winning Sebastian in the combat.

 

Chapter 52

Zeno had thought they’d be doing the normal small-range boxing. However; he was surprised when Sebastian ordered everyone to step out into the Arboretum.

"Move, Zeno," Sebastian ordered and walked past him.

Zeno sighed and closed his eyes; all these shenanigans weren’t even his problem; at that moment, he was thinking about how he was going to be able to fight with Sebastian with the discomforting pain he felt where the sun didn’t shine.

He had only been practicing how he was going to walk for the whole day, he never knew fighting was going to be part of today’s schedule.

"Hey, snap out of it, you’re gonna get him angrier by wasting his time," Cody waved a hand in front of Zeno’s face.

Zeno blinked and lowered his face to look at Cody. "Damn..." he sighed.

"Cody...is it a good idea to fight him?" Zeno asked.

Cody paused his lips and went behind Zeno, pushing him toward the exit, "I can only tell you that you have to win as he asked, trust me," Cody quickly left him and went to meet Thomas who was his partner for the combat.

Zeno looked around and saw the other guys paired up all around the Arboretum, waiting for their order to fight.

"Hey, I’m sorry I didn’t call you earlier," Jeremiah said as he approached Zeno.

Zeno looked at Jeremiah, who was suddenly beside him, "It’s okay, Jeremiah, you did call earlier, though I just happened to take my precious time in the shower," Zeno replied with a smirk.

"It’s fun watching you make jokes even when you’re about to fight the boss, did you forget he’s the most feared Mafia king?" Jeremiah reminded with a frown.

"Right, I know, but don’t worry, have some faith in your Coach," Zeno smiled, but deep down, he was really considering what Jeremiah had said.

He knew Sebastian must have been very good to be able to gain his recognized title as the Mafia king, and he knew that Sebastian was going to be ruthless with him.

Although he had never for once thought that Sebastian was going to give him preferential treatment just because of their exclusive contract, he knew he was going to come at him hard.

If not for the pain he felt, he would have stood a chance at winning Sebastian, but he knew his body well, and he was in no mood to combat anyone.

"I’m just worried about you, Zeno. I have a feeling you’re facing way more stress than we do," Jeremiah said softly and held Zeno’s hand.

Zeno shook his hand and was about to reply when he felt Sebastian’s angry eyes on him, and before he knew it, he was beside him, his face scowling.

Sebastian was busy giving orders to some of his men when he saw Zeno standing in a corner with Jeremiah putting his hands all over him, and his anger increased when he saw that Zeno let Jeremiah touch him without even trying to push him away.

"You can stand by till I give you the order to start," he instructed the guards he was talking to and immediately left and moved toward Zeno.

"Jeremiah, I see you have time to chat," Sebastian spoke from behind.

Jeremiah widened his eyes and slowly turned to face Sebastian; he didn’t see him coming; if not, he would have returned to Ida’s side who was his partner for the combat.

"I’m sorry for the distraction, boss," Jeremiah spoke lowly.

Sebastian wasn’t even looking at Jeremiah; he was giving Zeno a menacing look. He felt like asking him why he let Jeremiah touch him but he realized he’d look suspicious and rather said, "Go back to your partner, Jeremiah," he ordered.

"Yes, boss," Jeremiah bowed and quickly left Zeno’s side.

Sebastian’s surprisingly smirked as Zeno, "Are you ready, Mr. Evader?" He asked; a mock underlying his tone.

Zeno sighed. "Yes, boss," he replied.

Sebastian turned away from him and called to a guard standing at a corner.

"Yes, boss," The guard came forward immediately.

"Get the Tactical sticks, Dan," Sebastian stretched out his hands to Dan.

Wasting no time, Dan walked over to the tree he’d been standing and took two spiked steel sticks from a huge box, he returned and placed the stick on Sebastian’s hands.

Sebastian took the sticks and faced Zeno again, throwing one stick at him.

Zeno smartly caught it and felt the weight in his hands.

’Damn, this shit is no way what I want to do right now,’ he thought helplessly as Sebastian stalked toward him with a menacing face.

From the side, Zeno saw all the guards forming a huge circle around him and Sebastian.

As Sebastian stood in front of him, he couldn’t help but look into his eyes. He was expecting to see those cold and menacing eyes staring indifferently at him, but he rather saw concerned eyes staring at him as if Sebastian knew about his discomfort.

But it was gone as fast as it came. Sebastian smirked at him and raised his stick, placing it on his chest. "Everyone, watch as Zeno proves himself to be fit to protect your master; if he fails to win this combat, he’s disqualified as a guard and shall be evicted from this mansion immediately, and all contracts shall be terminated..." Sebastian paused and stared intently, making sure he understood the gravity of his words.

Zeno did. He had been feeling reluctant to fight, but hearing Sebastian’s promise, he immediately got powered up and became super ready to fight; he couldn’t leave; he didn’t care if their exclusive contract got terminated, but his bodyguard contract, No way, that was the job that gave him the money he was using to pay for his Nana’s medical bills.

"You have five minutes to defeat me, Zeno, first to draw blood from the other wins. Count down," Sebastian commanded and stepped back from Zeno.

Zeno suddenly started to hear the echoes around him as the bodyguards started to count down from ten.

At that moment, Zeno realized, that ten seconds were the only chance he had to prepare his mind to win or to lose.

At the Count of four, Zeno swore that he was going to win, it doesn’t matter how he did it, but he was going to win.

He locked eyes with Sebastian, and he suddenly felt like this combat wasn’t just about who would win physically; he felt it was emotional too. And just like Sebastian had cut off his emotions when he tried to show them, he was about to cut this fight short in the best way he could too.

"One!" The guards echoed.

Zeno locked his eyes at Sebastian, who was coming at him with speed, he was surprised when Sebastian’s stick was directed right at his head.

Zeno immediately moved to the side, dodging Sebastian’s attack.

’Fuck you, Sebastian,’ he narrowed his eyes at Sebastian who was smirking at him.

"It’s just five minutes, Zeno, are you planning to run from me?" He asked, raising his brows at Zeno.

"No, boss, I was just letting you make the first move," Zeno replied.

Sebastian chuckled.

"Fuck, Ugh!" Before Zeno could react, Sebastian lurched forward and successfully delivered a hard front kick on his stomach.

Zeno bent over to hold his stomach, coughing hard. He didn’t waste time in that position as he used his side eyes to see Sebastian raising his stick to hit his back, but Zeno lowered himself to the floor and rolled away from him, standing on his feet when he was sure he was out of Sebastian’s reach.

He picked up his stick that had fallen out of his hand and threw it to the side, running to Sebastian with bare hands, time to end this useless fight.

Sebastian wanted to spin the stick against Zeno’s head, but Zeno tackled him and punched the stick out of his hands, immediately shoving him against a tree behind them; suddenly, he felt like revenge for what he did to him last night.

As Sebastian felt his back hit the bark of the tree, he grunted and quickly held Zeno’s fist that was aiming for his face, twisting his hands in the blink of an eye and slamming his front against the tree.

"Three more minutes, Zeno," Sebastian whispered against his ear.

Zeno was groaning painfully as Sebastian had his hands twisted to the back. Normally, he would have maneuvered Sebastian’s grip, but his body just kept feeling weaker and weaker.

He had no choice but to use his last resort, "My ass hurts like I still have you inside me," He turned his head sideways and whispered back to Sebastian.

Sebastian’s eyes widened as he heard Zeno’s words; his grip lossened a little bit as he was still in his shocked phase.

The moment Zeno felt Sebastian’s grip loosened on his arms, he roughly slammed the back of his head against Sebastian’s face and pushed him away when Sebastian was still grunting.

Before Sebastian’s vision would clear, he received a massive punch on his nose, pushing him down to the floor.

"Damn," he touched his nostrils and felt the blood flowing out from it.

The next thing he heard was the echoes of victory from his bodyguards on behalf of Zeno.

He immediately forced himself up from the floor and stared at Zeno.

He couldn’t believe Zeno could be so petty to use such tactics to win the fight.

He watched as Zeno’s friends circled him, hailing him.

Zeno was laughing with his friends as he felt Sebastian’s stare behind him. He was kind of feeling bad for hitting Sebastian so hard, but he knew he would have been the one in pain if he had pitied him.

"Damn, son, the boss never loses, trust me, you must’ve used some kind of charm," Cody said to Zeno.

"I just felt like he was holding back, right?" Thomas asked his twin brother.

Jeremiah was about to respond when he spotted Zeno’s swelling thumb.

"Hey, what’s that? Did you hurt your thumb?" He questioned with a light frown.

Before Zeno could look down at his thumb, Jasper took his hand in his and then brought it up to his lips and kissed his thumb.

"Making the boo-boo go away," he winked at Zeno.

"Daaammmnnnn! That’s smooth Jasper," Cody was the first to come out of the shock while others still stared, trying to understand what just happened, Zeno too.

"Um, right..." Zeno slowly took his hand away.

"That only works for kids," Zeno smiled; he could feel Jeremiah’s stare on his face but that wasn’t the only stare he got.

He could also feel Sebastian’s stare intensify as he used his side eyes to see him moving toward him with anger.

"If you think it’s only for kids, then," Jasper paused and moved closer to Zeno’s face, "Do you mind if I give you a kiss, instead?"

Zeno was shocked, his forehead creased.

How could Jasper ask such a thing in front of people?

"That’s too much, Jasper," Jeremiah pulled him away, frowning.

Zeno wanted to escape before Sebastian could approach him, but from the looks of things, he couldn’t make it.

Sebastian had instantly walked toward Zeno when he saw Jasper kiss his hand. He thought that was his limit, but as he got closer, he heard Jasper asking Zeno if he could kiss him.

That was it for him.

"Boss!" Ida immediately bowed as he saw Sebastian standing behind Zeno.

Everyone turned to him, bowing their heads.

Sebastian ignored them all, "Ida, prepare for tonight. Zeno, you’re coming with me, we have some things to discuss. Jasper, since you’re too free for the day, you shall help Julia in the general kitchen...doing dishes, specifically," he finished and glared at Jasper.

"Y-yes, boss," Jasper responded, hiding his confusion.

"With me, Zeno," He glanced at Zeno before turning and walking away

 

Chapter 53

Zeno followed Sebastian back to the house. He was feeling very tired, but he couldn’t complain; he wasn’t expecting Sebastian to give him some minutes of rest; it was better he kept to himself.

They passed the living room, and Sebastian headed into the kitchen; Zeno was still slowly following him behind.

He stood at a distance as Sebastian took water out from the fridge, watching as he slowly turned to him.

Zeno didn’t remove his eyes from Sebastian’s; he wanted to know why he had called him; he had an idea, but just like yesterday, he didn’t want to delusion himself by jumping to impossible conclusions.

Sebastian wasn’t jealous, maybe he wanted to say something to him about tonight’s mission.

Yes, that should be it.

Sebastian had been angry at first, but as he stared at Zeno’s tired face, he began to ask himself why he was angry in the first place. Nevertheless, he still asked him the question he wanted to ask him.

He moved toward Zeno, who was standing beside the kitchen table, and dropped his bottle of water on the table beside him.

"So, did you like it?" Sebastian asked lowly, his face not giving away any emotions.

Zeno furrowed his brows, then shook his head. "No, boss. I didn’t like fighting with you, I don’t-"

"Are you fucking playing with me?" Sebastian asked, his anger returning as he saw Zeno’s innocent look.

Sebastian tightened his fingers around Zeno’s neck and moved his face closer, "Do you really want to play games with me?" He asked menacingly.

Zeno didn’t even move to remove the hand on his neck. He simply stared at Sebastian with tired eyes and replied again.

"I said no, boss, I didn’t like it," He repeated.

"Fuck off!" Sebastian pushed him away causing Zeno to fall back on the table and wedged himself with his elbow.

"Tell me," Sebastian walked forward and pulled Zeno up from the collar.

"Ouch," Zeno winced as Sebastian’s fist hit his throat harshly.

"I don’t understand what you’re talking about, boss," Zeno tapped Sebastian’s hand, silently asking him to let him go.

"Really?" Sebastian asked with a tilted head, "Fine, then answer me this, would you have let Jasper kiss you?" He asked, dead serious, his eyes not moving away from Zeno’s shocked ones.

Zeno finally realized what Sebastian was asking him. "You heard?" Zeno whispered.

"Answer the damn question, Zeno! You knew what I was asking all along but you chose to play dumb with me. Would you have let Jasper kiss you?" Sebastian asked more intensely this time.

Zeno sighed, "Let me go first; I’m choking," Zeno said.

Sebastian glared at him for a while and slowly released his shirt.

"Thank you," Zeno smiled at him, but Sebastian’s face remained emotionless.

"First, I really did not know that you were asking about what Jasper had said; I thought you were asking about the fight, and that was why I said that I didn’t like it... I don’t like fighting with you, Sebastian," Zeno paused, raised his hand to Sebastian’s face, and used his thumb to wipe away the drop of blood that dripped out of Sebastian’s nose, "And about the kiss..." He moved his face closer to Sebastian’s and whispered, "I’d kiss whoever I want because it’s none of your business, Jasper, Jeremiah, Abbey...you. You don’t have a say on whom I should kiss or not," Zeno smiled and slowly moved away from the angry Sebastian.

"Please, boss, stop acting this way toward me, I might get the wrong impression," Zeno nodded at him and walked away.

Sebastian watched as Zeno left him, walking up to his room; he wasn’t supposed to let him go; he wasn’t supposed to let him go after he spoke to him that way, but he did; he didn’t even feel like arguing with him.

***

Cody had just finished eating in the Cafeteria and was heading up to his room when Ida met him on his way out, and quietly, they both entered the elevator.

Cody has been ignoring Ida since the day he went to Vibez Media with Zeno. Ida had tried to find an opportunity to speak to Cody, but Cody made sure that no opportunity arose for them to speak.

But not anymore, as Ida saw him quickly trying to escape after practice, he had made sure to monitor him when they came to the Cafeteria, and now, he was quietly standing beside him as the elevator moved up to their floor.

Soon, the door slid open, and Cody was the first to hurry out of the elevator, walking straight to his room. He was about to bang on his door when a foot came between his door, stopping him from closing it.

He already knew who it was without looking at the person.

"What do you want?" Cody asked, still refusing to look at Ida.

Ida sighed, he knew it wasn’t going to be easy to get Cody to listen to him and believe him, but he was going to try.

"I just need to speak to you," Ida responded softly.

Cody scoffed, "I’m not interested," he pushed the door again but Ida held it open with his hands.

"Please...I promise to leave immediately when I’m done," Ida pleaded.

Cody didn’t reply, he just left Ida and walked into the room.

Ida knew he had been granted access and immediately followed him in, closing the door.

Cody felt Ida’s presence in the room and felt his heart racing. He shouldn’t be reacting this way to someone he claimed to be just friends with benefits, and it annoyed him. It was part of the reason he was trying to avoid Ida, he was angry at him for going to Vibez Media, which he didn’t have the right to be, so, instead of letting himself get attached to someone who might find the person he truly loves and abandon him, it was better he started to distance himself before it even happened.

Ida didn’t step farther away from the closed door. He stood in front of it and watched Cody stand beside his wardrobe with his back facing him.

He sighed, "Cody, I’m sorry, I’m sorry for-"

"It’s okay," Cody turned and shrugged, pulling off his sweaty shirt and throwing it into the laundry bag.

Ida’s eyes widened in surprise, was Cody really forgiving him that easily?

"Really?" Ida asked, taming the excitement in his voice.

"Really. After all, you don’t have to apologize to me for getting paired with a guy to sleep with, it’s none of my business, you know?" Cody went over to his wardrobe drawer and took out a shirt from it; then he threw it at Ida.

"You forgot your shirt," He said and turned away from him, choosing clothes to wear for the day.

Ida knew it; it was too good to be true; Cody would never forgive him that easily.

He stared at the shirt in his hands and sighed. "I didn’t forget the shirt, Cody. And, how can you say that learning I’m going to sleep with someone else is none of your business?" Ida asked with a frown.

Cody placed a pair of clothes on top of his bed and looked over at Ida. "Yes, it’s none of my business, we’re not boyfriends, remember?" Cody asked.

Ida was hurt, "But, I thought we were getting at something?" He questioned, holding himself back from crossing over the room and holding Cody in his arms.

Cody gave off a sarcastic laugh. "We weren’t, Ida. Now, leave, I need to shower," He said dismissively.

Ida clenched the shirt in his hand, "Don’t do this, Cody, I didn’t even kiss anyone, and I’m not actually going to have sex with anyone, I don’-"

"I don’t care! I don’t care, Ida. I don’t. I don’t care where next you fix your dick, understand that and let the matter be. Please, just leave..." Cody raised his voice, getting worked up.

Ida was heartbroken; he had thought his relationship with Cody was getting better, and he was so sure that Cody would have become his boyfriend by the end of the month, but it seemed like they were back to Base.

"You really don’t mind that I’m going to do what I do with you to someone else? You don’t care if I kiss them with the same lips you’ve kissed? Hold them with the same arms I’ve held you with? Make love to them the way I do to you?" Ida asked, his voice cracking.

Cody went quiet for a few seconds, hearing Ida say it that way put a virtual image of him doing all those things he mentioned in his head.

It hurt him, and he did care, but he just couldn’t give Ida what he wanted; he couldn’t be in a relationship with a guy, and he knew he was starting to develop feelings for Ida, so it was better he ended everything before it was too late.

"You’re right, I don’t care...but..." Cody paused and walked toward Ida.

He reached to Ida’s front and traced a finger across his cheek, "You’re not my boyfriend, but, I’m always here if you want to have fun, I can never say no to a good fuck," Cody smiled seductively, gazing into Ida’s hurting eyes.

Ida gently removed Cody’s hand from his face, "That’s what I am, right? A good fuck?" He asked, staring right into Cody’s eyes.

Cody smiled and shrugged, "What else did you want to be?" Cody frowned.

"Your boyfriend," Ida replied bluntly.

Cody chuckled, "No, just be friends with benefits, it’s fine that way."

Ida laughed sarcastically at himself; what was he expecting? He’s been the one fooling himself, and it was time he stopped.

He gently shook his head, then raised his hand to hold the side of Cody’s face and made him look into his eyes, "I’d rather just be friends with you, Cody. I love too much to fool myself that I’d be just a friend with benefits to you, I’ll be hurting myself by doing so. I’m sorry for the trouble and discomfort I’ve caused you lately, but from now on, let’s just be friends," Ida finished and placed a small kiss on Cody’s cheek.

"I’m sorry, it’s the last one, I promise," he chuckled sadly.

"Goodnight, Cody," He smiled and removed his hand from Cody turning to the door.

But as he moved to leave, he felt his shirt being pulled by something, he looked back to see Cody’s fingers gripping his shirt and stopping him from leaving.

"Um, Cody, my shirt," Ida gently reminded me.

Cody blinked and suddenly realized that he was holding Ida’s shirt, "Oh, goodnight, friend," He smiled and waved, stepping away from the door.

Ida nodded once, and then, he walked out of the room, his heart broken in many pieces.

 

 

Chapter 54

Zeno was coming out of Ken’s room when his phone started to ring.

He panicked and quickly fished the phone out of his pocket. He didn’t want the sound of the phone to wake Ken up, he had just fallen asleep after a long day of playing.

It was hard for him to convince the little fella to go to bed, it wasn’t an experience he was willing to witness soon.

He looked at the name of the person calling him and sighed; he wasn’t sure he was in the mood to speak to him, but he answered the phone anyway.

"Hello, Nicholas?" He spoke quietly as he went up to his room.

It was almost time for them to leave, he needed to dress according to Sebastian’s instruction, all black.

"Hi, Zeno, was just checking to see how everything is going over there," Nicholas asked through the phone.

"All good, we’re about to leave early for the party," Zeno replied.

"Okay...um, about tomorrow...you’re still going out with me, right?" Nicholas sounded unsure.

Zeno had almost forgotten that he had committed with Nicholas the next day, he wasn’t feeling the best, with his ass and body still feeling sour, coupled with the headache he’d been feeling since that evening. But, he believed he’d feel better tomorrow, he would feel very guilty if he disappointed Nicholas.

"Yes, I’ll see you tomorrow," Zeno replied.

"Alright, Bye, Zeno," The call was ended.

Zeno sighed and went into his room; he quickly dressed up and went down to the living room. He was planning to do everything possible not to cross Sebastian’s path that night; he didn’t want to be late and allow his boss the opportunity to yell or talk down at him. He knew seeing him was inevitable since they were both going to the same place in the same vehicle, at least, he would try to be as quiet and invisible as possible.

He didn’t know if it was because of the physical fatigue he felt or the emotional stress he was under, but either way, he wasn’t in the best of moods to banter with Sebastian that night. He just wanted to get to the party, do what they were asked to, then get back home and go to bed.

It was supposed to be that simple, but as he was about to step out of the house, someone grabbed his arm and slammed his back against the door.

"Oh, fuck!" He winced, feeling the pain spread throughout his body.

It wasn’t supposed to hurt, but Zeno had just realized that he was sick, sickness always made his body sensitive to pain.

He opened his eyes and saw Sebastian’s cold face, he stared at him in confusion, not asking why he had slammed him against the wall.

His headache was intensifying, and he didn’t want to engage in a fight at the moment, he just wanted to be left alone.

Sebastian stared coldly at him, when he saw that Zeno wasn’t going to say anything, he raised his hand between their faces and puffed his cigarette, moving his face to the side to blow out the smoke.

He looked back at Zeno and frowned, "Not speaking to me?" He asked coldly.

Zeno shook his head, "I’m awaiting your order, boss," he replied quietly.

Sebastian scoffed, "You look sad, Zeno, tell me, is it because I stopped you from soaking your dick in that bitch’s pussy?" He asked nastily.

Zeno frowned, looking up into Sebastian’s eyes. "I don’t understand what you’re talking about," he replied with a low, tired voice.

"Answer me this, sweetheart," Sebastian sounded sarcastic, but the use of the word "Sweetheart," still made Zeno’s heart skip a beat.

Zeno locked eyes with Sebastian, his skin felt warm from the way Sebastian was looking at him; cold, yet he could detect some softness in his eyes... Maybe his sick body and mind were starting to play tricks with him.

"What question?" Zeno asked tiredly.

Sebastian raised his hand to Zeno’s face and gripped his jaw, scoffing when he saw Zeno wincing. He knew Zeno was strong enough to bear a little roughness.

"If we weren’t going to this party..." He dragged his smoke and continued, "Would you have gone to fuck her? Your new bitch, Abbey," Sebastian asked, his tone and face hard as a rock.

Zeno finally understood what Sebastian was talking about, and he wasn’t in the mood to answer that.

Zeno sighed and slowly placed his hand on Sebastian’s wrist, wrapping his fingers around it. "Just let me, Boss. Ida must be waiting outside for me," He succeeded in removing Sebastian’s hand and stepping away from him.

He sighed in relief when Sebastian didn’t say a word, he gently opened the door and left, but just two steps outside the door, he felt Sebastian’s hand on his shoulder.

’Damn it,’ Zeno sighed.

He slowly turned and faced Sebastian, "Boss?" Zeno called quietly.

"You haven’t answered my question, Mr. Evander. Would you have really had sex with her?" Sebastian asked dangerously as if he was allowing Zeno to choose the answer that’d be favorable to him.

Zeno frowned. He wanted to let Sebastian know that he was the one who sent him on the damn mission to become a pornstar, so what was he expecting would happen?

But, on a second thought, he didn’t give a fuck about an explanation. "Yes, I would have fucked her, Sebastian," he replied and immediately went to walk away.

However, for the second time that night, his back was slammed against the wall, and this time, it was harder.

"What the fuck-"

"Shh!" Sebastian was in front of him in the blink of an eye, he leaned his face very close to Zeno’s and blew smoke on his nostrils.

Zeno didn’t flinch, he was staring at Sebastian with a growing anger. He wasn’t feeling okay and his patience level for Sebastian would soon expire; he just hoped Sebastian was gone before he snapped at him.

"Slut," Sebastian whispered, "A cheap commodity, that’s what you are," He scoffed beside his ear.

Zeno chuckled lightly. "It doesn’t matter if I’m all those, Sebastian, it’s my life, I own it, and I’ll do whatever I want with it," He narrowed his eyes as the headache was threatening to burst his head.

"You’re wrong, sweetheart; I own you, do not forget that," Sebastian moved closer and leaned his body against Zeno’s, leaving no room between them, "And you know what? You’re not allowed to fuck anyone else, you’re mine-"

"Fuck off, Sebastian, I’m not an item you can purchase on an exclusive level, I’ll do whoever I want," Zeno glared at him, his anger making him forget about his headache for a while.

Sebastian immediately held Zeno’s jaw and forced his face up, "Then I better not find out, but you know I will, and, when I do, your lovely Nana dies. I don’t share my..." He paused and looked Zeno up and down, "Items. Do you understand?" He asked darkly.

Zeno frowned; he felt like punching Sebastian’s face, but, he was too weak to for a fight.

"I fucking hate you," Zeno said bitterly.

Sebastian scoffed, he blew another puff of smoke on Zeno’s face before he replied. "Same here, baby," He leaned in and placed a very soft kiss on Zeno’s lips before he stepped back from him and walked away.

Zeno stood there for a while with his back still against the wall. He felt...lost.

Can someone tell him why the fuck he liked that stupid kiss Sebastian just gave him?!

Soon, just soon, he’d need to go visit a mental clinic because, from the look of things, he wasn’t stable anymore. How could he hate someone and want that person at the same time?

Zeno slowly walked down the stairs, his mind occupied with Sebastian.

"Hey, man," He was startled when he heard Ida’s voice beside him.

He turned and looked at the side of the wall and was surprised to see Ida standing there with an unreadable expression on his face.

"Damn it...did you..." Zeno sighed, who was he kidding? Of course, Ida must have seen and heard everything.

Ids sighed and slowly walked toward Zeno, he stopped in front of him and stared at his face for a while.

"Since when?" He asked lowly.

Zeno ran his fingers through his hair, this was never the kind of situation he wanted to get in with his current health status.

"Look, you have to keep this a secret, It’s not something he’d want everyone to find out," Zeno whispered.

Ida nodded, "I figured. I’m not against it or something; after all, I’m gay too, I just want to know when you guys started," Ida shrugged.

Zeno was about to reply but he paused, "You’re gay?" He asked.

Ida nodded, but he narrowed his eyes as he didn’t see the surprise he had expected on Zeno’s face.

"Why are you smiling?" Ida asked.

Zeno shook his head, "I knew it, there was something between you and Cody, right?" He asked curiously.

Ida widened his eyes in surprise, "You figured?" He couldn’t believe it.

"Yep, long ago, actually," Zeno nodded.

Ida chuckled, "Well, you’re right, but right now, we’re just-"

"He’s here, we’ll talk about this later. Trust me, I’m eager," Zeno smirked at Ida.

Sebastian’s car slowly rolled beside them and stopped.

Ida immediately entered the front seat, leaving Zeno to sit with Sebastian behind the car.

Zeno took a deep breath and prayed that the night was smooth in every way, especially with him and Sebastian, he’s had enough trouble already.

 

 

Chapter 55

Zeno sat quietly seated beside Sebastian as Sebastian’s car drove off.

It’s been ten minutes, and he hadn’t looked or said anything to Sebastian. He was busy on his phone since he didn’t know what he would be doing for the two-hour journey.

Andre was the driver, and it seemed as if everyone was tense because of Sebastian’s presence.

He could feel Sebastian’s gaze on him, but he just concentrated on his phone, he was never going to let himself play into Sebastian’s games anymore.

"Ida," Sebastian called in a cold voice.

"Yes, boss," Ida immediately answered, turning his head back to look at Sebastian.

"Take this," Sebastian handed him a small box.

Ida stretched his hand to the back seat and took the small box from Sebastian, he opened it and took out a golden eagle face mask.

"You know what to do with it," Sebastian said.

"Yes, boss," Ida responded.

"Zeno," Sebastian called coldly.

Zeno quietly sighed before turning to look at him.

"Yes, boss," He answered tiredly.

He didn’t mean to sound tired, but he just kept feeling his body getting weaker and weaker. It almost felt as if any little force could send him pummeling to the floor at that moment.

"Take this..." Sebastian paused and observed Zeno; he noticed that Zeno wasn’t even bothering to look him in the eyes. He looked like he didn’t want to be near him and he guessed it was because of what happened between them earlier.

His face remained indifferent as he shifted a black box toward Zeno.

Zeno looked down at the chair and saw the black box; he slowly took it and opened it.

It was a white tiger face mask; he closed the box and rested his head behind the chair.

Sebastian frowned; he was expecting a smile or something, what was this attitude Zeno was giving him?

Ida was in front of the car, feeling the tension between the two people in the back seat, why hadn’t he noticed it earlier? The sexual tension was fucking high, and he might have just realized that Zeno might be wrong in his speculations about Sebastian’s feelings toward him.

Ida wasn’t blind, the few times he’d looked behind the backseats through the front mirror, he’d caught his boss staring at Zeno, and the look in his boss’ eyes wasn’t one from someone who didn’t feel anything for someone, it was the one you gave a special someone when they were looking away.

It was like the look that said, ’Damn, this boy is fucking mine.’ He couldn’t wait to tell Zeno all his observations.

But that was all he could do; they were just like him and Cody. You can tell someone you love them but it’s not a guarantee for them to love you back.

He just wished that after the whole thing, Zeno would leave with a stable frame of mind because he knew who his boss was; he could be very ruthless regardless of who you are, he only wished his boss learned how to express his feelings before it’s too late.

Inside the quiet car, Sebastian’s phone suddenly rang.

"I’ve made it clear, Florence, I don’t like late calls," Sebastian answered the phone with a very distant and cold tone.

Zeno’s ears perked up. Florence? He’d almost forgotten about her. The mention of her name reminded him of Meyer and that recorder they’d secretly planted in his clothes, which hadn’t still been rectified with Sebastian.

Sebastian still believed that he was working with some people to spy on him.

"What you have to say can wait, Florence; you have all the time tomorrow to fill me in," Sebastian said and immediately ended the call.

Zeno didn’t have many cousins, just a few back in Mexico, but, even though he rarely interacted with them, he knew that the way Sebastian spoke to his cousin was no way to speak to a family member, it was no way to speak to even a friend... he was so cold and emotionless. No wonder the young lady wanted to plot evil against him.

He wasn’t surprised, what was he expecting from someone who had no healthy relationship with his Father?

He was a mafia king, so he was living up to his name and title.

After another long and silent ride, Andre quietly spoke from the front, "We have arrived, boss."

Sebastian nodded and pushed his door open.

Ida quickly left the car, fixing his mask on his face as he did.

Zeno was the last to come out of the car, holding his mask in his hand.

He walked toward Ida and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"I think I’m getting sick," Zeno finally told someone.

He didn’t feel like keeping shut about it anymore, just in case something happened to him, at least, someone would be aware of what happened to him.

Ida frowned; they were standing beside a silver one-story building; it looked nothing like a house, a glance at it would let you know it was a building for dark activities.

Ida looked over at Sebastian, who was giving orders to Andre on how he would park the car, and then he looked back at Zeno beside him.

He raised his hand to his face, "Damn it, Zeno, why did you insist on coming along then?" Ida asked in a hushed tone.

Zeno chuckled, "If you were in my shoes, would you have done it differently?"

He slowly detached his hand from Ida’s shoulder and gave his mask to him, "Just tie this behind my back, hope this ends soon," He said as he gave Ida the mask.

Ida sighed and took it from him; he went behind and helped him put the mask on his face, tying it behind his head.

Sebastian had just finished speaking to Andre when he saw Ida standing close to Zeno, it even looked as if he was whispering something to him.

Zeno was serious about fucking whoever he wanted right? He’d regret it.

He fixed his black wolf mask on his face and walked toward them. "I didn’t bring you two here to fuck each other, Ida. Move," he said as he passed them.

Ida instantly moved away from Zeno, "Dammit, it’s not what you think, boss," he muttered.

Zeno scoffed and held Ida’s hand, "Come on, just ignore him," he advised and led him on.

They reached the black gate and halted as they saw Sebastian speaking to the security men at the gate.

"Can we see your invitation, sir?" One of them asked.

Sebastian easily took out the card from his pocket and showed it to them.

"He’s got a pass, how about the people behind you?" Another security guy asked, pointing at Ida and Zeno.

Sebastian didn’t bother to look behind him because he already knew who they were talking about.

He raised his card in front of his face and asked, "Don’t you know the significance of this card?" He peered at them through his mask.

The security guy who had asked the question looked intimidated by Sebastian’s aura and looked to his friends for an explanation.

"We’re sorry about him, sir; he’s a recruit and doesn’t know better; please, you’re free to enter with your friends," The first security guy apologized and cleared the way as he opened the gate for them to enter.

Zeno sighed quietly in relief, for a second, he thought they were busted. He was glad Sebastian knew that the card was a VVIP card, which allowed the invitee to bring as many as five persons to his card.

As they entered the gate, they saw numerous security men spread across the compound. The compound wasn’t that large, just enough for people to walk back and forth.

Approaching the door, Zeno stumbled slightly but Ida caught him in the next second. "We have to tell the boss,"

"No fucking way, Ida, I’m fine," He moved away from Ida’s hold and walked toward the door.

Ida sighed and shook his head. He thought back to Cody and wondered why love had to be so hard.

Sebastian paused as he reached the door and waited for Zeno, when he heard him coming toward him, he pushed the door and entered.

The whole place was almost dark if not for the blue and red light bulbs hanging on the walls of the three-way passageways.

Zeno and Ida paused behind him, "Which way do we go, boss?" Ida asked, staring at the passageways in confusion.

"Hey, look, I think there’s an arrow on the side of the walls," Zeno squinted his eyes and went closer to have a look.

Ida joined him, "Wow, Darren is something; he made sure everyone got what they came for, so...where do you want to go?" Ida asked, holding back his smirk.

Zeno scoffed; he looked at the walls; three signs that represented three sexualities were pasted on them: heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual.

"I’m not gay," he whispered to Ida.

"Ida, go that way, Zeno, come with me," Sebastian walked over to Zeno and grabbed his hand, leading him to the bisexual section while he ordered Ida to go to the heterosexual section.

"Right, of course...I’m the third wheel..." Ida murmured as he watched Sebastian drag the reluctant Zeno away.

He sighed and headed in his direction.

"Hey, easy," Zeno withdrew his hand as they walked through the passageway.

They had passed different doors and were now standing in front of a door labeled, "Leabains Club."

"Stop pulling me, it hurts," Zeno frowned, rubbing his wrists.

Sebastian took his time to look at Zeno’s face for the first time since they arrived. He noticed how tired Zeno was looking, but he knew it was because he was with him, he looked a lot brighter when he was with Ida.

"What? Disappointed?" He sneaked his arm around Zeno’s waist, drawing him closer to his body.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about; just let me go and let’s get this over with," Zeno replied, ignoring Sebastian’s hand that was playing around his waist.

Sebastian smirked, "Sorry, sweetheart, I can’t let you go that way..." Sebastian pointed to the homosexual section, "My dick is the only one you get to see, understood?" He whispered beside his ear.

Zeno couldn’t believe Sebastian could even think of such a thing, and he couldn’t believe he was getting turned on by Sebastian’s annoying words.

So that was why he chose the Leabain’s door?

"I’m not gay, Sebastian," Zeno gently pushed against his chest.

Sebastian chuckled, "I don’t hear you say that when you bend over for me," He roughly pulled Zeno’s hips against his, dragging in a sharp breath as he felt Zeno’s cock rub against his.

"Maybe we should have skipped this mission, sweetheart; we can still do it, just say the word...come on, say it," Sebastian didn’t understand how he got that horny and needy, all he knew was that being close to Zeno made him primal with need, raw and unbridled.

Zeno closed his eyes for a second before he opened them and stared at Sebastian, "If you’re that horny, maybe you should head in that direction, it’s for people like you," He pushed him away from himself.

Sebastian chuckled. "And, you’re sure you’re not gay, Zeno..." Sebastian caught his arm and stopped him from pushing the lesbian door open.

Zeno turned his head and looked at him right in the eyes. "Correct. I’ll prove it to you as we watch the show in there, girls turn me on the most, Sebastian. You’re free to watch me touch myself as I watch those pussies, Sebastian," He pointed to the door with a smirk.

Sebastian smiled, "Great, it’s about time we cleared that between us," He held his hand, pushed the door open, and dragged him in...

 

 

Chapter 56

Inside, the room looked like a cinema, but instead of people watching from the screen, people were watching the action right in front of them on the stage.

Two girls were naked on the bed grinding their pussies together in a scissors form.

Zeno was about to head up and pick a seat but Sebastian drew him back.

"What?" Zeno murmured.

They were standing beside the side stairs that led up to the elevated chairs; they were glad the stairs weren’t positioned at the center; everyone would have spotted them by now.

Sebastian drew Zeno into a darker corner and stood in front of him, facing him.

"Do you notice something?" He whispered.

Zeno blinked, it was a little hard for him to see through the mask but not impossible

He squinted his eyes and looked past Sebastian’s shoulder.

He was surprised to see that most of the spectators were men. Well, it was expected that straight men mostly preferred to watch girls play with themselves, but he knew that wasn’t what Sebastian was talking about.

He saw a few naked girls going around the chairs; when they got to some men, they’d squat down and start sucking their dicks while some just crossed their legs over the men and fucked them.

This place was more crazy than he thought, and it did the opposite of what he thought. Instead of turning him on, it annoyed him and irritated him.

"Seen it?" Sebastian asked.

Zeno nodded, "The girls walking around and-"

"No, Zeno, quit being dumb," Sebastian stepped away from his front and gently placed his hand under his jaw.

"That way," he turned Zeno’s face toward the far corner.

It was darker there, but Zeno was able to see what was going on there.

A middle-aged lady was sitting with her legs spread out, her dress was bunched on her waist, and a girl who looked too thin knelt before her, but, the girl looked reluctant to do what the woman wanted.

"Ahh! Faster...faster.."

Zeno frowned as he heard the girls on stage moaning; he looked over at them and sighed then returned his eyes to the girl kneeling in front of the lady.

"What-"

"Shh, it’s a camera," Sebastian held Zeno’s hand that wanted to push him away as he tried to fix something into his pocket.

"Dammit, look!" Zeno whispered loudly, staring at the lady.

Sebastian looked back and saw the lady slap the thin girl on the cheek then she forced her face toward her pussy.

"And she looks like a minor, too," Sebastian muttered.

"Come on, we’ve seen enough here, let’s check out the other rooms...and," He took his face close to Zeno’s, "I’m yet to see your loads of cum as you promised," He smirked and looked down between Zeno’s legs.

Zeno felt his cheek feel hot and quickly removed his eyes from Sebastian. "The mood is weird, that’s why," He replied and walked back out of the room.

Sebastian smirked. He turned back and stared at the stage; he saw another lady suddenly walk out of the sitting crowd and pick up a dildo from the side of the stage, she pushed one of the girls away and roughly started to fuck the other one with the dildo, making the crowd go wild.

He was glad his camera caught everything as he turned and walked out to meet Zeno.

Zeno was standing beside the door when a naked girl walked up to him, "Hey, handsome, want to have some fun?" She moved like lightning and before Zeno could understand what was going on, he was struggling between standing on his feet and catching the girl who had jumped on him and now had her legs around his waist.

’This isn’t good,’ Zeno panicked inside his head and automatically turned his head to the door to check if Sebastian was out; he wouldn’t want him seeing him in such a situation, he would never believe he was innocent.

"Hey, what are you doing? Get off me," Zeno tried to remove the naked girl from himself but she proved to be an octopus.

"Oh, come on, sugar, I’m already naked and wet, just pull down this pant and slip it into my pussy, please," The girl whined, moving her hips slowly against Zeno’s.

"Hey, chill; I’m not interested; get of-mm!" Zeno’s eyes widened like saucers.

The girl fucking kissed him!

Now he regretted why Sebastian had to choose a half mask for them; his lips were exposed and now he was getting kissed by some random girl who probably had STD or Hepatitis.

"Should have just said you needed some time alone," Sebastian’s voice sounded dangerously beside Zeno.

Zeno felt like fainting; this night was the worst; his body could only go a little further.

"Oh, more fun, want to join us? Mmm...ahhh..." The girl moaned as she kept grinding her hips into Zeno’s.

Zeno couldn’t see Sebastian’s full face but he could feel his deathly aura.

He desperately tried to remove the girl from himself but she was stubborn.

"Hey, how about you take us to the others? The more the merrier, right?" Sebastian quietly suggested.

The girl instantly hopped down from Zeno’s body as she heard Sebastian’s words.

"That’d be great, come on," The girl winked at Zeno and walked off.

Sebastian glared at Zeno and walked past him, following the girl.

"Fuck!" Zeno cursed out before he followed them behind.

They walked toward the homosexual side but they realized there was another passage inside it.

They felt weird walking behind a naked girl, but they couldn’t stop, the girl was a link they needed to get to the main reason why they were here.

"Okay, handsomes, you guys wait here while I go call the others. Don’t be sad darling, I’ll be out in a second," The girl touched Zeno’s jaw and turned to enter a dark door behind her.

However before she could push the door in, Sebastian grabbed her hand and asked her. "What’s your name, sexy?" He whispered.

Zeno frowned; what was Sebastian trying to do?

He frowned harder as he saw the girl’s expression instantly turn lusty and submissive as she faced Sebastian.

She moved closer to him and tipped her toes, "I’m Kora, in case you need to scream my name while I ride you," She whispered into his ear.

Sebastian nodded, "I’ll be waiting, Kora," He replied huskily and released her hand.

Kora blew him a kiss before going inside the room.

"You guys are such a perfect match," Zeno heard himself say.

Sebastian scoffed, he faced Zeno and stared at him, not saying anything.

Zeno got uncomfortable with the way Sebastian was looking at him. "What?"

"You’re jealous," Sebastian smiled, walking toward him.

Zeno shook his head, "It’s all in your head," he moved toward the wall.

Sebastian pushed Zeno to the wall and placed his face beside his, he ran his nose along Zeno’s neck before he whispered.

"You don’t like it when I touch her...did you consider how I’d feel when you chose to kiss her with the same lips I kiss?" He raised his hand to Zeno’s lips and ran his thumb across it.

"You’re getting it all wrong; I’m not jealous; you can kiss whoever you want to kiss and, so can I," Zeno removed his face from Sebastian.

"It’s whatever you say, Zeno, I just need to understand something," He leaned his forehead against Zeno’s.

"Don’t they turn you on? The girls? Or, you only respond to my touch?" Sebastian slid his hand into Zeno’s pants and palmed his dick in his hand, he smiled when he felt the soft muscle, "Good boy. Girls are no fun..." He dropped a soft kiss beside Zeno’s lips and started rubbing his thumb around the head of Zeno’s dick.

"Sebastian, s-stop...that girl will soon return..." Zeno tried to remove Sebastian’s hand from his pants but Sebastian used his free hand to hold it beside his head against the wall.

"Don’t be loud, sweetheart. I’ll let you go on one condition," Sebastian whispered against Zeno’s neck, sticking out his tongue to lick the smooth neck.

Zeno sighed heavily, he could feel himself getting harder and harder as Sebastian kept using his precum to rub around his mushroom head.

"Sebastian...just stop, please," Zeno was honestly begging.

He didn’t have the power to stop Sebastian anymore because he wanted him to continue, but he didn’t want someone seeing him like this.

"Admit it, Zeno. Just admit that you’re gay for me, and I’ll stop," Sebastian whispered.

Zeno bit his lips and shook his head, "I’m not gay, I like - Argh!" His front was slammed against the wall and Sebastian’s hand immediately went to his zipper.

"Deny it one more time, and I’ll fuck you right here, Zeno; trust me, I don’t give a fuck who sees," Sebastian growled lowly behind Zeno, his hip pressed hard against Zeno’s behind, purposely making him aware of his readiness.

Zeno closed his eyes and battled his headache, seems like his headache intensified each time he tried to fight Sebastian off.

"I’m gay for you, Sebastian," Zeno whispered.

He made it look as if he said it because that was the only way Sebastian would release him, but, within him, he knew it was the truth.

He was gay for Sebastian Orion.

"Hell yeah, you are," Sebastian pulled Zeno’s face to the side and kissed him roughly.

Zeno let him kiss him.

After Sebastian saw that Zeno wasn’t responding, he stepped back from him and said.

"Always keep that in mind, Zeno, I’m the only man who can fuck you,"

Zeno sighed and was about to respond when Kora returned to them.

"Hey, boys, we’re ready." A familiar voice said behind Zeno.

 

 

Chapter 57

Zeno’s heart thudded his chest when he heard the familiar voice; he desperately wished Sebastian wouldn’t recognize it too; he’d already faced enough drama.

Sebastian slowly turned and faced the girls, his eyes instantly scanned the new girl, recognizing her immediately.

He felt his heart shudder and he purposely stood in front of Zeno, not allowing him to see the girl in front of him.

He suddenly started feeling insecure, something he’d never felt before.

Zeno tried to walk out from behind Sebastian but Sebastian caught his wrist and held him back.

"And what’s your name, sugar?" Sebastian asked the new girl.

"Abbey...I don’t need to know yours, I can just call you...mine," Abbey moved closer and wrapped her arms around him.

Zeno stiffened behind Sebastian...now he knew why Sebastian was hiding him behind him.

So Abbey also worked here? Darren really knew how to utilize people’s abilities to the core.

"Where was that cutie with you? Oh, there he is," Kora went behind Sebastian and dragged Zeno out.

"Come, Abbey, let’s take them to have some brain-wrecking sex; Mr. Darren’s VVIPs must be properly satisfied," Kora said and dragged Zeno with her.

Zeno moved his face to the left, hoping Abbey didn’t recognize him.

The men silently followed the girls into a big room with red lights.

They slowly walked in and saw different groups of people cosplaying.

"Oh, yes...fuck me harder..."

"Swallow my cock, you Cunt..."

"Spread your legs wider..."

"Kneel, slave..."

"No! Stop!"

The last voice made Sebastian and Zeno halt their steps.

Zeno instantly turned his head to the side the voice came from and frowned.

Three fat men were holding a tiny girl down on a thin black table. One of them pinned her face to the side, forcing his cock into her mouth; the other one was literally raping her while the other one was masturbating while groping her breasts.

"Oh, come on, let’s take you somewhere else, seems like this room is already full," Kora laughed nervously, trying to drag Zeno away from the room.

"Hold on," Sebastian’s held Kora’s wrist.

Kora looked alarmed, looking over at Abbey as if she was asking for help.

"Is that normal?" Sebastian asked, looking over at the girl.

"Um, that’s just how they play-"

"Argh! My dick! You fucking bitch!" The man who was putting his dick in the girl’s mouth screamed painfully.

The other men moved away from the girl, and she sprang up from the table, her face bloodied, and she looked erratic.

"You were saying?" Sebastian asked Kora.

Kora removed her hand from Zeno, moving away from him and walking over to the girl.

"Ash! Behave!" Kora dragged the girl to a corner.

Ash spat out blood from her mouth and glared at the man who was now lying on the floor with blood flowing out from his dick.

"Let go, Kora, I don’t want to be here!" Ash snatched her hand away from Kora and ran toward the door.

"Ash, wait, are you trying to get killed?" Abbey asked in a hushed tone.

"I’d rather die than live like this! This isn’t living," Ash replied in tears.

"Ash, just - Argh!" Abbey fell to the floor from the hard push from Ash.

Zeno wanted to go over and help Abbey, but Sebastian immediately held his waist and dragged him out of the room.

"Ash!" Kora ran out of the room and looked from left to right.

"Did you see which way she went?" She asked urgently.

"Sebastian shook his head, holding Zeno’s waist tightly.

"I’m really sorry, guys, this is just a little misunderstanding; I promise your next visit won’t be the same," Kora was about to kiss Zeno but Sebastian’s hand stopped her.

He held her back by the shoulder and pointed behind her, "She went that way," He informed her.

"Oh, thank you," She nodded and immediately took off running in the opposite direction.

Zeno sighed, in relief and tiredness.

"Boss, I’m currently outside, I think there’s a situation," Ida spoke to Sebastian through the earpiece.

Sebastian frowned, he held Zeno’s wrist and led him out of the building.

"Wait, are we not going to check other-"

"Enough for the night," Sebastian silenced Zeno with his deep voice and continued to drag him out.

Zeno recognized the path they’d passed before and was impressed by how Sebastian got to remember the way back out, left for him, he’d just be lost.

They stepped outside and found three guys surrounding Ida.

"What the fuck?" Zeno muttered.

Why does this have to happen? Were they busted? He hoped not because, with his current health condition, he couldn’t even fight with a toddler.

Sebastian slowly approached Ida and realized that the guys were the security guys who were at the gate when they were coming.

Does it mean the gate was left unattended?

As he reached them, he looked at the gate and confirmed his suspicion, the gate was really left unattended.

What could have happened between the security men and Ida?

"What’s going on here, gentlemen?" Sebastian questioned as he stood beside Ida.

He used his peripheral vision to see Zeno standing behind one of the security men.

"It’s just a little misunderstanding..." Ida responded.

"He caused trouble," The recruit replied, glaring at Ida.

"He did?" Sebastian asked in a deathly manner, sending chills down Ida’s spine.

"He punched a guy and made a run for it," The first security guy informed.

Sebastian looked at Ida, and in the next second, he punched him.

"Ugh!" Ida grunted and staggered back, holding the side of his lips that was now bleeding.

"Does that solve the problem?" Sebastian asked.

"I’m sorry, but no one leaves the building until the boss says so," The first security guy replied.

"Please, return to the building and stay calm until the boss arrives," he added and was about to return to their post when Zeno suddenly saw a small figure crawling behind the small shrubs beside the fence.

It was Ash.

He couldn’t allow them to see her.

"Hey," He tapped one of the security men’s shoulder.

"Yes, how can we - Fuck!" He fell to the floor from Zeno’s hard punch in the throat.

"Read my mind, Sweetheart," Sebastian whispered to Zeno and immediately brought out his gun.

Zeno’s eyes widened in surprise as he saw Sebastian’s gun, "Wh...wait, why-"

"Get him!" The first security guy pointed at Zeno.

"Not tonight, boys," Sebastian raised his gun and shot the guys on their legs.

"Argh! Fucking shoot them!" The first security guys ordered from the floor.

"Move your ass, Cutie," Sebastian slapped Zeno’s ass and grabbed his hand.

Ida was already at the gate, holding it open for Sebastian and Zeno.

The security men started to fire at them, but their aim wasn’t focused as they were all in pain.

Zeno reached the gate and paused, "What the fuck, Zeno? Come on!" Ida pointed outside for him.

Sebastian was behind Zeno, frowning at his sudden halt.

"Come on, hurry, we won’t hurt you!" Zeno moved to the shrub and lowered himself to the floor.

Sebastian immediately walked over and saw Ash shivering on the ground.

"For fuck’s sake, come on," He grabbed Zeno’s hand and pushed him toward the gate, and followed him out, he wanted to make sure Zeno didn’t go anywhere else.

"Get her out," Sebastian ordered Ida as he left.

The security men were trying to stand on their feet, aiming their guns at Ida.

Ida furrowed his brow but quickly went over to the shrub, and then lifted the sacred naked girl in his arm and ran out of the gate.

The car was already waiting for them in front of the gate, and he immediately put the girl behind the car and entered the front door.

"Drive, Andre," Sebastian ordered.

"Yes, boss," Andre sped the car off like lightning.

Behind the car, Ash sat beside the door, shivering in fear.

"P-please...Just let me go, I’ll not tell anyone about ’The Prince,’ Darren..." Ash cried.

Zeno didn’t know how to reply; he was battling a painful headache now, and he couldn’t even make out Ash’s face clearly.

Sebastian scoffed, "Who gives a fuck about Darren? Put this on," He pulled his shirt off and threw it to Ash.

He didn’t like the fact that she was sitting naked beside Zeno, he’d rather be naked beside Zeno than allow a woman to sit naked beside him.

With shaky hands, Ash quickly pulled the shirt over her head, a little sense of privacy returning to her.

She was surprised to hear Sebastian talk that way about Darren. Wasn’t he working for him? Was he a traitor?

Zeno looked at Sebastian, who was now bare-chested, and quickly removed his eyes.

Zeno was losing air; he removed the mask and placed it on his lap, sighing in relief; the mask was starting to bite at his skin.

Sebastian saw that Zeno had removed his mask and copied him

The moment Sebastian took off his mask, Ash gasped loudly, her fear multiplying a millionfold.

"No...The Mafia king..." She muttered.

Sebastian only spared a glance before he asked Andre to drive faster.

Poor Ash sat in fear through the ride and when the car finally entered Sebastian’s compound, her heart started beating rapidly.

Ida quickly got down and opened the door for Sebastian, bowing as his boss stepped out of the car.

He looked inside the car and saw Zeno resting his head on his hand.

"Come this way," Andre said to Ash and led her away.

"Hey, man, are you okay?" Ida tapped Zeno’s shoulder.

Zeno slowly raised his head, "I’m good," his voice was cracked, making Ida not believe him.

Ida watched him get down from the car, eyeing him suspiciously.

Zeno felt light; he had just taken two steps forward when he felt himself losing consciousness and falling backward to the floor.

"Zeno!!!" Ida exclaimed and ran toward him, catching him before he could fall to the ground.

Sebastian was already at the foot of the stairs when he realized that Zeno wasn’t following him behind.

He suddenly heard Ida shouting Zeno’s name in fear and immediately turned to see what happened.

Sebastian never knew anything could scare him in his life, but as he stared at Zeno’s unconscious figure lying in Ida’s arms, his heart flew out of his chest, almost leaving him lifeless too.

He rushed over them and carried Zeno from Ida.

"I got him; call Ezra right away," He carried Zeno bridal style and hurried into the house.

He just noticed that his body was super hot, how had he missed such a thing throughout the whole night?

"Fucking stay with me, Zeno," Sebastian whispered in a shaky voice as he gently lay Zeno on his bed.

 

 

Chapter 58

Sebastian anxiously walked around his bed, watching Zeno’s unmoving body.

He had only removed his shoes and covered the rest of his body with the duvet.

He was clueless about what to do.

A knock suddenly came from his door followed by Butler. Nicole’s voice. "Sir, I was wondering if Dr. Ezra should be allowed to enter-"

"Fucking let him in, Nicole!" Sebastian growled.

He immediately heard the sound of someone clumsily trying to open his door. He knew Butler. Nicole was frightened, but he didn’t give a fuck about anyone’s feelings at that moment.

He wanted to find out what the hell was wrong with Zeno.

Dr. Ezra walked into the room and frowned the moment his eyes landed on Zeno, who was lying on Sebastian’s bed.

The first thought that should have come to his head as a Doctor was how to quickly assess Zeno’s condition and find out how to treat him, but, that was far from his mind.

"What’s he doing in your bed, Sebastian?" Dr. Ezra questioned with a serious face.

Sebastian frowned, he walked over to Dr. Ezra and held him by the collar. "That’s none of your damn business, Ezra. You’re here to fucking treat him, and get lost," He pushed him away from his face.

Dr. Ezra cracked his neck and adjusted his shirt.

"So much for abandoning my work and rushing over here..." Dr. Ezra shook his head and walked over to the bed.

He removed the duvet that was used to cover Zeno and felt how warm underneath it was, he frowned and proceeded to feel Zeno’s temperature with his hand.

"Why did you cover him?" Dr. Ezra asked, looking back at Sebastian.

Sebastian walked over to him and took the duvet away from Dr. Ezra’s hand, "He must be cold from the fever, he needs to be covered." Sebastian was about to cover Zeno again but Dr. Ezra held his hand.

"I’m the doctor; step back or I’ll leave," Dr. Ezra said seriously.

Sebastian sighed and stepped back.

He just wanted Zeno to fucking open his eyes.

"You don’t cover when the temperature is high, Mr. Orion. You expose," Dr. Ezra was about to pull Zeno’s shirt off when Sebastian appeared beside him again.

"Stop," He held Dr. Ezra’s hand, halting him.

"What? I need to expose him and carry on with the treatment," Dr. Ezra explained.

He didn’t understand why Sebastian was acting funny, he called him over for Chris’s sake, so why was he not letting him do his job?

"I’ll do it...since it’s necessary," Sebastian replied and nudged Dr. Ezra out of the way.

He proceeded to sit on the bed, then, gently, he lifted Zeno’s upper body and placed it on his lap; then carefully, he pulled Zeno’s shirt off his head.

Dr. Ezra was standing beside them, observing Sebastian’s unspoken interaction with his bodyguard.

He saw something in Sebastian’s eyes that he’d never seen before, and at that moment, he kind of understood what was going on.

He understood why Sebastian seemed so worried over someone who was just his bodyguard; he’d never fussed over anyone like this...he hated to think that way, but he’d never seen Sebastian look that worried over his own son.

His observations so far led him to conclude that something was going on between the Mafia king and his bodyguard.

He was getting a clearer picture of what Zeno’s problem might be, if he recalled correctly, both men used to be straight before they met each other, however, something must have led them to find each other attractive, and knowing Sebastian’s nature, he was the top, while Zeno was the bottom.

From his inference, he’d say that Zeno’s system was in the process of adapting to the new way of intercourse, plus the stress from work, so he’s meant to break down.

"His pants, too," Dr. Ezra informed Sebastian and watched as Sebastian sent him a death glare which only confirmed his speculations.

"Just take it off, Sebastian, I’m not going to fuck him," Dr. Ezra teased.

"Watch your words," Sebastian glared at him.

Dr. Ezra raised his hands, "Just take his pants off,"

Sebastian laid Zeno back on the pillow and proceeded to pull down his pants, leaving him on just his briefs.

"Done, when are you planning to start treating him? What’s wrong with him?" Sebastian questioned.

Dr. Ezra sighed and went over to his bag which he had left at the foot of the bed.

Sebastian watched him as he placed the bag on the bed and opened it; he took out something, closed his bag, and walked over to him.

"Here," Dr. Ezra stretched his hand to Sebastian.

Sebastian narrowed his eyes at Dr. Ezra but still stretched his hand to take whatever it was Dr. Ezra was giving him.

Something small dropped into his hand and he didn’t waste any time to check what it was.

He frowned.

It was a bullet-shaped medication in a transparent small zip-lock bag.

He’d never seen anything like that before; what was he supposed to do with it?

"What’s this?" He asked Dr. Ezra.

Dr. Ezra pointed to the medication in Sebastian’s hand before he spoke, "Judging from your relationship with your bodyguard, you’re likely not going to let me fix that on him," he walked closer to Sebastian and placed his hand on his shoulder.

"Nothing serious is wrong with him, I’d say, it’s just a system shut-down. Take it easy on him: the errands, the training...and most importantly, the sex..." Dr. Ezra said with a straight face.

Sebastian snapped his face to Dr. Ezra’s, staring at him with questions written all over his eyes.

"How’d you know?" He asked slowly.

"You’re being very obvious, my friend; in case you’re planning to keep it private, you have to be less expressive; I should have known something was up between you two when offered to pay the bills..." Dr. Ezra replied.

"That should never be heard," Sebastian warned.

Dr. Ezra nodded, "Of course, I know that, was just stating. I’m curious though, why him? Why the sudden change of sexual orientation?" Dr. Ezra asked curiously.

Sebastian scoffed, "Nothing special, and my sexuality has nothing to do with you, he’s just..." He paused and looked over at Zeno on the bed, "Available," he finished and turned back to Dr. Ezra.

"Mm, if you say so, but I must warn you, the more you have sex with someone, the more your body becomes accustomed to that person, and before you know it, It’s love," Dr. Ezra shrugged.

"Just don’t hurt the poor guy, he’s already under a lot of stress," He advised.

Sebastian shrugged Dr. Ezra’s hand off his shoulder and went and sat on the bed.

He didn’t reply to what Dr. Ezra said.

He didn’t know how to reply; he could have just denied the whole love involvement, but he chose to ignore it, he was confused himself.

"This, how should I use it?" He questioned about the bullet-shaped medication instead.

Dr. Ezra watched Sebastian for a while; he knew whatever was going on between Zeno and Sebastian was a dicey game of feelings; he pitied Zeno, his life just kept throwing him into the wrong paths.

Sebastian was his friend, but in matters of love, he could never vouch for Sebastian; he knew what happened with him and his ex-wife, even before they got a divorce, he never acted like a man in love...it wasn’t his place to judge, but, what happened years ago, was somehow partly Sebastian’s fault too.

He sighed, he just hoped both of them came out this fine.

"That’s a Suppository, Tylenol. Insert it rectally. And please, wear a glove for sterilization, after that; use lukewarm water to wipe his body, and leave the air conditioner on because he needs it. His temperature would reduce soon, get him to drink some water, and fix some breathable clothing on him. He’d be fine before morning," Dr. Ezra instructed.

Sebastian was quiet for some time, processing the instructions, he slowly nodded. "I got...thanks," He replied.

Dr. Ezra pauses, "Thanks?" He tilted his head to the side, regarding Sebastian as if he’d suddenly grown ten heads.

He never thanked anyone...

"Just go, Ezra, I’m tired," Sebastian rubbed his face.

Dr. Ezra nodded at him before he took his bag and left the room.

Sebastian was left alone with Zeno.

He slowly turned to look at him; he was still sleeping. Sebastian raised his hand to his forehead and felt how hot his temperature still was.

He stood and went over to his drawer, took out a pair of sterile gloves, and fixed them on his hands, he went over to the bed and knelt beside Zeno.

"Hey," he tapped Zeno’s face gently.

...No reply.

He sighed and gently put his hands behind Zeno, slowly turning him so he lay on his front, then he proceeded to pull his brief down below his butt, opened the small zip-lock bag, and took out the bullet-shaped medication.

It felt like it was made of gelatin or wax based. He sighed heavily before he pushed the medication into Zeno’s ass as instructed by Dr. Ezra.

"Mm...no..." Zeno suddenly murmured.

Sebastian immediately became alert when he heard Zeno’s voice. He pulled his briefs up and moved up to his face.

"Hey, can you hear me? Are you alright?" Sebastian asked urgently, needing to hear Zeno speak to him.

He didn’t understand why his nerves seemed to be all over the place just because Zeno had fainted from a fever; he was literally shaking inside, just that he was doing his best to steady himself on the outside.

Zeno mumbled something incoherent and turned his face away from Sebastian.

Sebastian clenched his jaw in frustration; he’d never nursed a sick person; no one told him what to do when they started to mumble, did it mean they wanted something? Was he doing the right thing? Or did it mean he was doing it wrong?

He decided to wipe Zeno’s body first.

He got a bowl of lukewarm water and wiped his forehead, arms, and legs, and when he saw that his temperature was reduced, just as Dr. Ezra predicted, he felt a heavy weight lift off his chest.

He put the bowl aside and lowered his face to Zeno’s, gently placing his forehead on his. "You’re going to be punished for scaring the shit out of me, Zeno...for the first time, I got scared," He whispered.

Zeno’s face looked so peaceful as he slept; he looked so beautiful too, and he was ready to stay that way till morning.

However, as Sebastian was busy admiring Zeno’s beauty, he saw Zeno suddenly open his lips and excitedly wanted to ask him if he needed something, but, in the next second, Zeno sneezed, showering Sebastian’s face with loads of saliva.

Sebastian shut his eyes in reflex, he almost believed Zeno did that on purpose if not for the steady and calm heartbeat he felt in his chest.

He slowly got out of bed and went into the bathroom.

’Why was I even tolerating all this?’ Sebastian wondered.

And the funny thing was, he knew he was ready to tolerate more from Zeno...

 

Chapter 59

Sebastian got out of the shower with his white towel around his waist.

He stared at Zeno and was relieved to see that he looked more relaxed now. There was no longer a crease on his forehead or brows.

He walked over to his wardrobe and took out dark blue pyjama pants which he pulled up his legs before removing the towel and hanging it.

Sebastian walked over to the bed and gently climbed on it, carefully so he didn’t wake or disturb Zeno.

He first lay on his side, staring at Zeno’s face. The more he stared at Zeno, the more lost he was in thoughts.

Why was he irrevocably attracted to him?

He should hate him, but for a long time now, he’s not been able to hate him, another unknown feeling was slowly starting to occupy his mind and heart.

But he liked that feeling. He was supposed to hate Zeno because he was appointed by his father as his bodyguard Manny, but he didn’t; no matter how he tried to force himself to hate Zeno, he couldn’t.

He was never going to let his father be the one to dictate how he lived his life. He’d let him do it before, and it didn’t turn out well, he wasn’t making the same mistake twice.

That was why he decided to prove to his father that Zeno wasn’t the best option for him as a bodyguard or a Manny; but, thinking back to how he’d been treating Zeno, he started to feel a little bad for it, he was becoming a little reluctant to go on with the act.

Zeno had never wronged him, not once, apart from the fact that he was set up by his ex-wife, Georgia Einstein; he could not point out any other thing that Zeno had done wrong.

However, he suddenly remembered the chip he found on Zeno’s clothes the day he had taken him to his hotel.

Back then, he had hoped that Zeno was really plotting against him so that he’d show it to his father as evidence of why he’d be terminating his contract with Zeno. But, right now, as he stared at Zeno’s calm, sleeping face, he wished that he was set up, just like the last time.

He started to realize that he didn’t want to send Zeno away, even if he was guilty of spying on him...he was no longer sure he’d still chase him away...he was realizing that ever since Zeno walked into his life, he’d never gone a day without touching or talking with him.

They weren’t even friends yet he was already feeling an absence from imagining how everywhere would be when Zeno left.

He wondered how his son would cope. The little guy had come to love Zeno more than he loved his own father.

"Mmm..." Zeno hummed very softly and frowned a little.

Sebastian immediately snapped out of his thoughts and moved closer to Zeno.

He placed a hand on his cheeks and spoke softly, "Zeno, Zeno, are you feeling better?" He asked quietly.

Zeno furrowed his brows and slowly opened his eyes to a slit.

His vision was blurry, but the face before him was familiar, he slowly raised his hand to Sebastian’s face and used his fingers to search his face.

"Who...are...you?" Zeno slurred, his voice low.

Sebastian sighed but he didn’t move away from Zeno’s curious fingers. He felt Zeno’s fingers on his forehead, his nose, his jaws, and his lips.

Zeno left his fingers there, a small smile playing on his lips, "It’s you..."

Sebastian was smitten by the cute look on Zeno’s face. He kept asking himself how a man could be that beautiful.

"Who am I, Zeno?" Sebastian asked in a soft voice, wondering if Zeno could recognize him through his hazy mind.

Zeno chuckled cutely, he removed his hand from Sebastian’s lips and lowered it to his chest, "You’re my ruthless boss..." He spoke slowly.

Sebastian paused for a second; he didn’t know what he was expecting to hear but definitely not that.

Was that the only thing he was to him? A ruthless boss?

"And..." Zeno moved like a cat and placed his head on Sebastian’s chest, "You’re my Sebastian too," He whispered.

Sebastian froze, and Zeno’s words triggered something feral within him.

He never liked to be referred to as belonging to anyone but coming from Zeno at that moment, he didn’t mind being his; he wished Zeno was fully awake; maybe they would have addressed some issues that were terribly bothering his heart at that moment.

"I’m your Sebastian?" Sebastian questioned as if he was doubting what he’d heard from Zeno the first time.

Zeno hummed, "But...you’re so mean to me..." He was about to touch Sebastian’s face and tried to open his eyes wider but he immediately closed it, wincing.

"It hurts," He held his head and rolled away from Sebastian.

Sebastian immediately sat up and moved closer to Zeno, who was now backing him.

"Hey," He gently lifted him and placed his upper body on his thigh.

Zeno was still holding his head as he felt himself being placed on someone’s lap. He moved his body from side to side until he was comfortable.

Sebastian had earlier prepared a jug of water and a glass on the bedside table so he only needed a little stretching to get it.

He poured water into the glass and then lifted Zeno to a sitting position.

"Drink some water," He whispered from behind Zeno as rested against his chest.

He moved the water to Zeno’s lips but Zeno slowly moved his head away from the glass.

Zeno shook his head, "Not thirsty, just want to sleep..."

Sebastian gently placed his arm around Zeno, resting it on his abdomen, "Come on, baby. Please, just a few sips," Sebastian begged in a dotting tone.

Zeno hesitated for a second before he slowly nodded.

He moved his head closer to the glass and took a few sips then moved his head away and rested it back on Sebastian’s chest.

"Just because you called me baby," Zeno whispered and closed his eyes.

Sebastian took a deep breath to calm his nerves, which were uncharacteristically all over the place.

He was feeling very different from Zeno that night. It scared him.

If he continued to feel this way, he was no kid; he knew what it’d mean. But he can’t let that happen, he can never let that happen with a fellow man.

Perhaps, just as he’d asked Zeno earlier, he was the same as him... he was gay for Zeno.

He wasn’t attracted to other guys, and his desire for women was suddenly non-existent.

Maybe it was time he stopped fighting whatever this feeling was and faced it like the man he was.

He suddenly got a perfect idea of how to finally win the silent battle against his father.

"Sleepy," Zeno murmured and was about to roll away from Sebastian again but he gently caught his arm.

"Let me hold you," Sebastian suggested softly.

He lay Zeno on the middle of the bed and positioned himself behind him, he had his arm possessively placed on Zeno’s waist as he drew him closer to himself in a spooning position.

He immediately noticed how Zeno’s temperature had reduced and sighed in relief, "You’re fine, baby..." Sebastian groggily whispered.

He was tired, and finally, he could relax now that Zeno wasn’t running a high temperature anymore, he hugged him tighter and placed a gentle kiss behind Zeno’s neck.

"I’m gay for you, too," Sebastian whispered before sleep finally enveloped him.

~~~

In the bodyguards’ quarters, Ida was walking toward his room that night when he noticed someone following him behind.

He paused and turned, only for him to see Cody slowly trailing behind him.

He wanted to run to him out of excitement and tell him how the mission went, but he remembered he wasn’t allowed to act extra with him anymore.

He slowly turned and continued walking toward his room.

He knew Cody was still following him but he refused to look at him.

He was unlocking his door when he suddenly heard Cody’s voice behind him.

"Hi. Ida," Cody said quietly.

Ida unlocked his door before turning to look at Cody. "Hey, Cody, what’s up?" He asked casually.

Cody noticed how casually Ida was sounding toward him and a part of his heart hurt.

Before, Ida would have dragged him by his arm and into his room, telling him everything that happened in the mission, and would proceed to make love to him. But right now, he was looking at him with unfamiliar eyes.

Cody bit his lip and looked up at Ida, "I’m fine. How was the mission?" He asked, curious to know everything Ida did at the club."

Ida shrugged, "Just so-so. Goodnight, Cody. See you around tomorrow," Ida nodded at him, turned, and walked into his room.

He was about to shut his door when Cody held it with his hands.

"Um, can I help you with something?" Ida asked with a straight face.

"Can I come in?" He asked, staring into Ida’s eyes.

Ids was taken aback. He never expected Cody to ever ask him that kind of question anymore, "Well, I thought you said-"

"As a friend, of course...or, are your friends no longer allowed to come in and sleep over?"

Ida widened his eyes, "Sleepover?" He was in disbelief, was Cody setting a trap for him?

Cody shrugged, "You never complained in the past."

Ida opened and closed his mouth, thinking of the proper reply, "Things have changed now, Cody..." He sighed.

"So, you lied when you said we’ll be friends right?" Cody questioned further, a little frown on his beautiful face.

Ida closed his eyes for a second before he slowly opened his door wider and stepped out of the way, "Make yourself at home." He said in a defeated tone and walked into his room.

Cody smirked as he followed Ida into his room, locking the door as he did.

He was standing beside Ida’s bed, watching him as he took everything he’d be needing after showering, Cody realized that Ida wasn’t going to remove his clothes in front of him like he used to.

He watched him as he entered his bathroom without saying a word to him.

He felt heavily neglected; Ida had never been this nonchalant toward him, somehow, it hurt.

He was losing his best friend and the person he loved, all because of his cowardice. He couldn’t own up to his damn feelings.

Ida stepped out of the bathroom, completely dressed in black shorts and a white shirt.

He paused when he saw Cody lying on his side of the bed. Cody already had a side he preferred to sleep in, so why was he suddenly lying on his side?

He picked up his phone and walked over to the other side of the bed, ignoring Cody.

Cody watched Ida get into bed without even mentioning the sleeping position, he had wanted to see if that would make him speak to him, but it failed.

Ida was busy on his phone when he felt Cody crawl to his side and sit down beside him, resting his back on the headboard.

He refused to look at him and continued what he was doing on his phone.

He suddenly heard Cody release a long and heavy sigh beside him.

He placed his phone beside him and finally turned to Cody, "What’s the problem, Cody?"

Cody didn’t speak, he just stared at Ida’s face without blinking.

"Um...okay, have a good night then," Ida nodded at him and was about to turn away from him.

However, Cody caught his arm and forced his face back to him. He narrowed his eyes on Ida’s lips, "What happened to your lips?" He asked with a frown.

Ida furrowed his brows in confusion but he suddenly remembered that Sebastian had punched his lips.

"It’s nothing; it’ll be gone before morning," he tried to remove his arm from Cody’s hold but it was impossible.

"Cody..." He called softly, begging him with his eyes to release him.

Cody raised a brow at him, "So you weren’t planning to tell me you were hurt if I hadn’t found out, right?" He sounded angry but mostly concerned.

He raised his hand to Ida’s face and wanted to touch his lips but Ida caught his arm and moved away from him.

Ida sighed, "You’re not my boyfriend, Cody. I don’t owe you a daily report of my life. Goodnight." He polity replied and turned away from him, lying down.

Cody felt a sharp pain pierce his heart; Ida had never been this mean to him. But he guessed he deserved it; he was the one who wanted this in the first place, and he’d accept it with good fate.

He slowly lowered himself on the bed, facing Ida’s back, "Good night, Ida."

 

Chapter 60

Ida was half awake when he felt someone’s body pressing against his front and out of habit, he stretched his hand and drew the person closer to himself.

He sighed blissfully as he felt the familiar body in his hands.

It’s been so long since he felt it.

He’d craved it, missed it.

He let his hand wander beneath the person’s shirt, growling lowly when he felt the smooth-toned abs.

Cody, who was waking up from sleep softly gasped when he felt Ida’s fingers tracing along his waistline.

He was already breathing heavily even though Ida hadn’t done anything to him.

"Ida..." He called softly.

But he didn’t get a response.

He knew Ida was still half asleep, and he wasn’t planning to wake him up; if this was the only time he was going to get touched by Ida then he was going to savor every moment of it.

He pressed his back closer to Ida’s arousal and sighed softly.

How he wished Ida would just pull his pants down and fuck him like he used to.

Ida groaned in response to Cody pressing his ass against his arousal.

"Ida..." Cody called again.

He lowered his hand and placed it on Ida’s hand. Slowly, he guided Ida’s hand down to his waist, beneath his loose pants.

He guided Ida’s hand to his cock and took a sharp breath when Ida gently wrapped his hand around his cock.

"God...Ida..." He moaned softly.

He didn’t let go of Ida’s hand. He was guiding his hand back and forth around his cock, biting his lips to stop himself from moaning loudly.

He didn’t want Ida to be fully awake. If not, he’d stop this heaven he was making him feel such early in the morning.

Ida felt himself doing something he’d always dreamt about doing, but something about this morning felt so real, slowly, he came to realize that...it was real.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw Cody’s back firmly pressed against his front and his arm was placed around him while his hand was inside his pants, doing what he promised he’d never do again.

Cody suddenly felt Ida’s hand stop to move around his cock and realized that Ida must have fully woken up.

"Ida...please, don’t stop...I’m begging you...I want you..." Cody wasn’t letting his pride get in his way that morning.

He was too deep to let Ida go at that point.

Ida slowly removed his hand from Cody’s pants and moved away from him.

Cody thought Ida was about to leave him, but he gasped when he felt Ida’s hand press his shoulder down on the bed, and before he knew it, he was on top of him, wedging himself with his hands beside his head.

"What do you think you were doing, Cody?" Ida asked in his groggily sexy voice.

Cody gulped, staring at Ida’s sexy morning hair and face.

"I...I want you," He blurted out.

Ida closed his eyes and tamed down the desire that was surging within him.

He knew Cody didn’t mean what he said.

This was just a normal thing for men every morning; Cody was just being horny; if he gave him what he wanted he’d dumb him the next moment.

He slowly opened his eyes and stared into Cody’s brown and warm eyes.

"You don’t want me, Cody...I’m just a good a fuck, like you earlier stated...and right now, I don’t give free fucks," Ida informed with a low voice.

Cody locked his eyes with Ida’s, "What if I don’t want a free fuck?" He raised his hands to Ida’s face, cupping his cheeks.

Ida smiled half-heartedly.

He lowered his face to Cody’s until their lips were a whisper away from each other.

"You don’t want a free fuck?" He whispered.

Cody nodded.

"Then, do you want to be my boyfriend? Say yes and I’ll fuck you like never before. I’ll fuck you so hard as punishment for making me wait this long, and then I’ll make love to you, because I love you, Cody...What’s it going to be?" Ida asked, his voice was strained.

Code gulped, he was speechless from what Ida had just said.

He couldn’t even find words to reply to him. He was already imagining what Ida would do to him as punishment if he said yes.

He wanted to say yes, but the words didn’t seem to come out of his lips.

"I..." He blinked, staring at Ida’s mesmerizing eyes.

Ida smiled, "I understand. Come on, it’s almost time for breakfast. It’s your favorite today." Ida said and rolled off of Cody.

He picked up his phone and went into the bathroom, locking his door.

Cody lay in bed, feeling like an idiot.

Why had he kept quiet?

There was still a little hesitation at the back of his mind; he knew he wanted Ida to be his, fully his, but he couldn’t understand why he could not get himself to say it to him.

He was hurting, and he could only imagine how hurt Ida must be feeling.

He was such a heartless jerk.

Something told him that Ida would soon lose complete interest in him and focus on someone else. The thought of that alone made him feel like he was losing his breath. He could not imagine himself sitting aside and watching Ida do everything he used to do with him to someone else.

He had bragged to Ida that he wouldn’t care when that happened, but in reality, he was literally dying with the thought alone.

***

Zeno woke up feeling tired but refreshed.

He didn’t understand why he felt that way, but overall, he didn’t feel bad.

He slowly opened his eyes and stretched, yawning as he did so.

But his yawn was soon cut short when he realized that he wasn’t in his room.

He frowned.

’This is Sebastian’s room. What am I doing in Sebastian’s room?’ He questioned himself.

In the next second, he realized that he wasn’t alone. He could feel Sebastian’s arm beneath his head.

Had he used his hand as a pillow all night long?

It must hurt.

He remained quiet and listened to Sebastian’s steady breathing.

’He’s asleep,’ He thought.

He tried to remember what happened last night that must have led him to end up in Sebastian’s bed.

His last memory was when he was about to leave the car, after the car, nothing else was registered in his mind.

He sighed and quietly raised his head off Sebastian’s arm.

He didn’t want to wake him up and put himself in the condition of having to face him that morning.

He slowly got out of the bed and grabbed his phone that was on the bedside table.

Ignoring how undressed he was, quickly and noiseless, he left Sebastian’s room and entered his.

He sighed in relief as he heard the clicking sound of his door locking.

That was like a walk of shame.

He wondered what Sebastian did to him last night, but he was sure he didn’t have sex with him because he felt nothing in his ass.

His phone suddenly beeped and he checked the message.

It was from Nicholas telling him that he’d be in front of the gate by 7 a. m.

It was six-thirty, and he only had a few minutes to get ready.

He hoped Sebastian would still be asleep by the time he was leaving.

He was.

Zeno sneaked out of the house and left the compound; no one saw him leaving, well...except Ida, who was standing alone in front of the bodyguards’ building.

"Hey," Nicholas gave Zeno a charming smile as he approached his car.

"Hey, Nicholas," Zeno replied.

He was out as promised, and he was going to try his best to be a normal person for once.

He was so curious to know why Nicholas wanted to take him out, and today, he would know.

"Please," Nicholas held open the door for him to enter.

"Thank you," Zeno gave him a slight smile and entered the front seat.

Nicholas hurried over and entered the car, a constant smile on his face.

"Do you have anywhere in mind?" Nicholas asked.

Zeno paused for a second, "Um, no. Wherever you choose is fine," he replied.

Nicholas nodded, "Great."

Zeno slowly released a breath he didn’t know he was holding as the car drove away from Sebastian’s gate. He had a feeling Sebastian would have found a reason for him not to go if he caught him leaving.

He needed a break from Sebastian and his environment; after all, he had been the one to give him Saturdays as his days off.

***

Inside Sebastian’s room, he tossed in bed in search of his bed partner, and when he couldn’t find him, he reached out his hand to the position he was sure Zeno had been lying.

No one.

He immediately opened his eyes and stared at the empty bed.

Frowning, he got down from the bed and checked his bathroom...no one.

He noticed that Zeno’s phone was gone too, that could only mean that Zeno had woken up and left him alone in bed.

He wanted to believe that Zeno didn’t want to disturb his sleep and had quietly left to return to his room. But something told him it wasn’t so.

He left his room and went to Zeno’s room, unlocking it without knocking.

He was worried. He wanted to know how Zeno was feeling that morning; he barely slept last night caring for him, and he’d only be at peace when he was sure that Zeno was feeling better that morning.

However, after searching Zeno’s room, he still found no one.

Sebastian headed downstairs; he was glad his son was still sleeping; he would let him sleep more; he needed to rectify Zeno’s whereabouts first before he’d talk to Ken.

His living room and kitchen were as quiet as a cemetery.

No one was out yet.

He stepped outside his house and saw Ida sitting alone beside the shrub, scrolling through his phone.

He’d noticed how the relationship between Zeno and Ida had improved; they’d become closer than before, so he believed that he must know something about Zeno’s location.

"Ida," Sebastian called.

Ida immediately stood when he heard Sebastian calling his name.

"Yes, boss," Ida answered politely with his head bowed.

"Where’s he?" He questioned directly.

He knew Ida would know who he was talking about.

Ida did know.

But he thought Sebastian was aware of Zeno’s movement, if that wasn’t the case, then Zeno was in some big trouble.

"Boss, I had only seen him leaving with Mr. Nicholas earlier; I don’t know where they were headed, I’m sorry," Ida replied.

Sebastian froze; he closed his eyes to steady the turmoil that was suddenly going on in his heart.

Why was Zeno with Nicholas?

What were they doing alone by themselves?

Nicholas had boldly stated his feelings for Zeno, was he going to ask him to be his boyfriend?

Would Zeno agree?

Too many questions got his mood sour.

His face was stone cold as he questioned, "Date?"

"Saturday, 24th November, boss," Ida informed.

Something clicked in Sebastian’s head.

Saturday.

That son of a bitch!

Ingrate!

After everything he did for him last night, Zeno still had the guts to run away from him the next morning.

Zeno would still return to him, and he’d have to remind him who he should remain loyal to forever.