TF 7

 Oaujun

Oaujun's peaceful sleep next to his mate was interrupted by a loud banging sound followed by a low grunt of pain.

Despite his unwillingness to get up from his current heaven, he has to. So, he dressed himself and bid his tired mate a sweet goodbye through a quick smack on the lips. Fiat must be too tired to notice him leaving their bed since the omega didn't wake up like he usually does whenever he leaves the bed first.

As the one at fault for tiring his mate, Oaujun has no choice but to do his duties alone for the time being. He is well-aware that he was a bit more aggressive than usual awhile ago. Also, he was irresponsible. He doesn't know what took over him but Fiat's scent earlier drove him wild. . . Wild enough to fuck his mate during duty hours without any lubrication and protection.

Thinking back, Oaujun can't help but smile. But the smile on his lips didn't stay long when he opened the door and saw the cause of the loud banging sounds that woke him up.

It seems like His Highness, the vampire prince and the head guard are having a way different workout exercise than what he had awhile ago.

"Don't just stand there gawking, Oaujun. One of these two will end up dead if I stop holding back. Choose one and get rid of their extra testosterone."

Singto bare-handedly defends himself from the simultaneous attacks of his two armed opponents.

Seeing that Singto is in a disadvantageous position, Oaujun stepped out and helped by fighting off Kimmon.

When he saw that Kimmon is one with his beast and is using his double-edged silver sword, Oaujun was inwardly amazed at Singto. Just how did Singto fight off Kimmon without using all his strength and endangering the lion shapeshifter?

"Wear him down but do not injure him at any cause."

"What?! How do you suppose I do that? Woah!" Oaujun' arm was almost sliced by Kimmon's sword. "No wonder he's the head guard. The damn lion knows what he's doing. What did you do to get him and that vampire like this?"

"Kept them away from their mates. These boys don't seem grateful that I stopped them from banging their mates by stowing their omegas somewhere safe while they are in rut."

Oaujun laughed out loud.

"Who would be happy?"

Singto exchanged carefree smiles with Oaujun. After all, both had a satisfying tryst with their mates while their opponents are sexually frustrated. Very frustrated.

At the corner of his right eye, Oaujun saw the vampire change his metal sword into his Blood Sword. It was said that Prince Phana of the Vampires has the ability to morph his blood into an undefeatable sword that can render any opponent motionless with just a nick.

Since he has his hands full with Kimmon's wild attacks, he could not give a helping hand to Singto by disarming the vampire. But looking at the sword and the vampire's hand, it seems like disarming the creature is not possible without cutting off his arm since the legendary sword is attached to him like an extension of his arm.

Oaujun opened his mouth to warn Singto when he saw the vampire morph another sword on his left hand. His words died down when Singto effortlessly cut off both the vampire's arms and slashed his legs. Oaujun didn't even notice when His Highness got hold of a sword since he was bare-handed awhile ago.

With a hard sweeping action, Oaujun disarmed Kimmon whose motions were slowing down due to exhaustion. Then, he tied him up with his electrical energy.

Singto came up to him with a pitiful vampire prince in tow.

"Must you drag him? He's loosing too much blood! Do you really need to slice off both of his arms as well as injure both his legs?"

Oaujun can't believe how pitiful Godt looks after a fight with Singto. Godt is well-known for his swordsmanship and prowess in battles. But with just a few minutes in a battle with His Highness, the vampire doesn't look worse than a 3rd rate beta after a roughened up match with an alpha.

"He took me seriously. It would be discourteous on my part to not take him seriously as well. He'll be fine in a few hours anyway."

"You could have just disarmed him by freezing his body so I can tie him up the same way I did with Ai'Kimmon."

Singto smiled.

"I forgot."

How can you forget your own ability!

Singto

After making sure that Godt and Kimmon are incapable of making any trouble, Singto dropped by Tul's room to check on Wad. When the beta confirmed that there is no problem with Wad, he went on his way to his wing.

Two doors from his room, Singto stopped and opened the door. Different sickeningly sweet scents assaulted his nose. If he wasn't a mated alpha, he would've attacked all the sources of such scents. Good thing, He is only affected by his mate's tantalising smell nowadays.

In the huge room, Bas is on the sofa sleeping. Unlike the drenched Copter on the bed, Krist's youngest brother was able to sleep through his heat. Sitting on one of the chairs is Gun who is too busy playing with his phone to notice that Singto is inside the room. Obviously, he is unaffected by Krist's heat. As for the last Omega in the room, Tee, he is on the floor sleeping.

As fast as he has come to check on them, Singto also left with the same speed.

The minute he went inside his room, Singto heard the sound of shuffling papers. He also noticed his empty bed and the figure standing next to his room's study table.

"What is this P'Singto?"

Krist's cold tone stopped Singto mid stride.

When Krist faced him, Singto saw the betrayed look on his turtle's face as well as the restrained anger in his eyes.

"Krist I-"

Without letting him finish, Krist threw the sheets of paper at him.

"Why did you make such a hasty decision without asking me first? A month, Phi. You'll be gone for a whole month! And that time frame is only if your laid out plan works. What if it wouldn't? You'll be gone for another month? Why do this now?!"

Singto approached his mate. He didn't pay any mind that he is stepping on the littered pieces of important documents as he bridges the gap between him and his hysterical turtle. Wrapping his arms around his mate, Singto pulled Krist close and tried to explain himself in a soothing voice.

"I need to go. Omegas are to be sold as slaves just under my nose and I can't let that happen. Not in my jurisdiction and not now. You know how wrong it feels to be surrounded by alphas you don't want to mate with you. You've also experienced being helpless and powerless as an omega against numerous alphas. Please understand that I don't want any omega to be placed in such situation again. If I don't do something about this auction, black-hearted people who see omegas as merchandise will think that I'm lenient when it comes to such ventures."

"I want to help them too but must you go? We've been together for such a short time. Other pairs get to spend a lot of time before they form their bond but not us. Phi, can't we be together for a little longer? I'll go undercover with you!"

"No way! You are staying here."

"But Phi-"

Singto tightened his hold on Krist.

"No buts. It's too dangerous and they'll be able to notice that you are an omega right away. Why don't you go to the Forgotten Island to find out more of your origin? I'll have some of my men accompany you. That way, you'll have something to do until I get back. What do you think?"

Singto tried to bargain with his mate. He doesn't want to put Krist in any danger and taking his omega with him to his upcoming undercover mission will not help in his crusade to protect his turtle.

"I don't want to go anywhere without you! But if you don't want to be with me, I don't want to be with you too!"

Krist pushed Singto with all his might and with angry strides, left the room.

The alpha can only sigh and watch his mate leave.

Then, Singto slowly picked up the papers on the floor and checked if they are still complete. When he is sure that not a single piece is gone, he stashed them along the important documents he has on his table.

After he is done with procrastinating running after his mate, Singto took a deep breath and followed his turtle's scent. He needs to get this disagreement fixed before he leaves in a few days.

He found his little turtle hugging his legs with his head on his lap at the tv room. A movie is playing but Krist doesn't seem to pay attention to it. When Singto heard a low hiccup, his heart twisted painfully in his chest.

Singto slowly approached the crying omega and hugged him comfortingly.

"Please don't cry. I didn't mean to make you feel less important than my responsibilities. I also want to spend time with you. But I have to do what I can to ensure the safety of the omegas in my territory. It is my res-"

"I know, Phi."

Krist's tear stained face and red eyes from crying broke Singto's heart into pieces. If only he can give what Krist wants. . .

"But saying that you also want to spend time with me is different from actually doing so. How many times must I wake up alone after completing a bonding step with you? Only one step to go and I'll be fully yours but I can't feel that you are mine at all. Also, I saw what you must do to the omegas assigned to you during your undercover, Phi. You are obviously asking me to turn a blind eye as you do those things with someone else. Why not let me accompany you and pose as one of the omegas that you train?"

"I will not put you in any danger. You are my mate and I must ensure that you are safe at all times. I'm not going to lie and deny that I might touch those omegas since it is what I must do as a trainer. But I can assure you that it would only be for the sake of hiding my identity as well as keeping their well-being monitored."

Kristi shook his head.

"Why can't one of your men do this for you? Five of you will be posing as trainers, Phi. Can't you make a pass on this one?"

Singto sighed.

"I can't. I need to see this through the end to be sure that such auctions will not happen again. 4th State is a safe place and it will be so as long as I'm here."

"What about me?"

Krist's voice was low but the depth of his emotion was so deep that Singto was not able to answer him.

"Must I just accept the fact that you'll be touching other omegas while I stay here in your estate doing nothing but waiting on you to finish this mission? Why can't I just come along and-"

"You joining the mission is not an option!"

Singto didn't mean to raise his voice. When Krist flinched and tried to scoot away from him, he had no choice but to give his little turtle some space. He doesn't want to scare him.

"I'm sorry for shouting at you. I need you to understand that-"

"I understand P'Singto but that doesn't mean I like it nor does it equate to me accepting it. But as you said earlier, I'm your mate. Just a fated mate who you want to act as a hole to be filled and a womb to impregnate. I will not say anything else. Go ahead and do your mission. While you are at it, why don't you sign the betrothal papers as well. I'm sure that the vampires will be more than happy to have you marry their princess. It is not like we are together because we want to be. If it wasn't for the damned fated bond, we wouldn't even be here talking."

Krist's voice was very calm despite the endless stream of tears flowing from his eyes. Yes, there are times when his voice becomes raspy and shaky but that didn't stop the omega from saying his thoughts out loud.

Singto has no doubt that his mate is in pain but he can't just turn back and change the plans he and his men made for their infiltration mission. Hundreds of omegas are to be sold, he can't just sit back and have his men operate everything while he does nothing. Succumbing to his mate's suggestion for his turtle to pose as one of the omegas to be a part of the mission is also out of the question. There's no fucking way that he'll risk his mate being touched by another.

While Singto was busy thinking of ways to appease his mate, Krist has made a decision on his own.

"Let's stop this."

At hearing this, Singto almost cried happy tears. Finally! His little turtle will let this thing go!

"I don't want to be with you anymore. Everything is just too much and the future seems to be so bleak."

Singto unblinkingly stared at Krist. Shocked.

"You are too much for me to handle and I'm too possessive to allow you to touch other omegas despite knowing that it must be done. If I can't even do this, how much more if the time comes when I need to see you tie the knot with an alpha female. Your standing requires you to mate with someone more. . . deserving. Not someone with a questionable origin like me. This is a mis-"

"Say no more." Singto growled.

Despite his tears, Krist went on.

"This is a mistake." He firmly reiterated. "When you form a bond with a female alpha, our bond will be nullified. There's no need for you to worry about me clinging on to the hope that we'll still be able to work things out. We are not together because we are in love, Phi. We simply allowed the mating bond to sway and lead us to where we are now. I think it is best if we let this bond fade and find someone to love. We both know that neither of us sees the other as that person."

Singto's eyes flashed red as he tries to control the emotions he has. He can't believe that his turtle is telling him that he wants to nullify their bond simply because they are having problems right now.

"Is this what you really want?"

Singto wanted to wring his neck when he said those words in a calm tone. His pride is not helping him make his mate stay at all!

Kristi closed his eyes and nodded yes.

Without waiting for Singto's reply, the omega stood up and left the room. Leaving Singto in an emotional mess filled with disbelief and grief.

Krist

Silently crying while riding a cab home is something that Krist usually sees in RomCom movies his younger brothers like to watch. He never thought that he'd be doing such a thing in his life.

Was I too impulsive?

Kristi can't help but question his decision to nullify his mating bond with Sing-err His Highness. He made a promise to never refer His Highness as his P'Singto again. Everything that happened between him and the 4th State's ruler was just a dream and it is best for him to live his present life. A life without his fated mate.

Unconsciously, Krist touched the thin metal encasing his neck which he bought earlier. Since he is sporting a mark, Krist thought that it would be wise for him to hide it by wearing a protective metal collar unmated omegas wear to protect themselves.

Closing his tired eyes, Krist jolted in surprise when the vehicle he is riding was hit by something. This caused the cab to swerve until the driver was able to stabilise it.

"What happened?"

Before the cab driver can answer him, a snake-like arm broke through the window on the driver's side and wrenched out the poor man's heart.

Immense fear filled Krist.

The door on his right opened all by itself. When an alpha poked his head in, his malicious eyes clashed with Krist's.

"This one is of good quality. Make sure to tie him up loosely so we don't damage him."

When the unknown alpha extended a hand to touch Krist, the omega fainted.

"Such smooth and fair skin. I'm sure we'll be able to get a good price for this one." Then, the alpha maniacally laughed.

Extra Scene: Omega siblings' family date with alpha mates

Krist glares at Off as the latter unabashedly laughs out loud. Few heads turned towards their table and Krist almost face-palmed when he noticed that their group is attracting too much attention. The main cause? The three alphas sitting with him and his brothers.

Whose idea was it to eat in KFC? If I knew these three will join me and my brothers, I would have offered to cook instead!

Irritated by Off's attention grabbing laughter, Krist hit his friend. Hard.

"What's is wrong with you Ai'Krist?"

Off blurted out while massaging the area where Krist had hit him.

"What's wrong?! You are here! That is the wrong thing! Why are you here anyway?"

Off acted as if he is hurt by what Krist said. When his pitiful look did not work, he shrugged and motioned at the three omegas sitting together in front of him.

"You three planned to have a family dinner. N'Singto, N'Godt and I are now part of the family. So. . . the three of us are officially invited!"

Seeing that his older brother is on the verge of strangling his mate, Gun intervened by volunteering to order their food. Unfortunately, this caused another loud commotion at their table.

"I want steak with onion rings!"

"But Papi, they don't have steak here." Gun reasoned out with Off.

"If they don't have steak, spicy noodles will do."

"They also don't have noodles here, Papi."

"Then what do they have here? Sheesh! Eating here is so inconvenient!"

Tired of listening at Off's unreasonable orders and whining, Krist reached out and twisted his right ear. The elderly elf yelped in pain.

"What do you want to eat P'Pha?"

"I'll have whatever you'll have."

When Bas smiled at Godt's answer, the latter missed the response of his mate. The vampire was too mesmerized with Bas' smile to have anything else register in his system.

"Let's just have the bucket meal that we usually order whenever we eat out. This way, P'Krist will not get mad."

Absentmindedly, Godt nodded his head.

Unknown to the two, their exchange was overheard by most of the restaurant's customers who have been in tune to their table's conversations since their group took their  seat. Most of the said eavesdroppers are silently screaming at the innocent sweetness of Bas and Godt pair.

"Why aren't you saying anything P'Singto? If you want to eat a certain dish, feel free to say so. I'm sure my brother wouldn't mind"

Singto smiled at Bas. The omega is like an innocent little bunny. So trusting and guiltless with a very possessive owner doting on it.

"I'll have what you guys are having."

"We'll have the bucket meal then." Gun concluded.

In the middle of their meal, Singto's knee bumped Krist's which caused the omega to shudder involuntarily.

"Oh, sorry."

Instead of responding, Krist glared at Singto. Silently warning the lion to behave.

Krist was about to bite his drumstick when he heard Gun ask Singto, "Why aren't you eating a lot Phi?"

He raised his head and was surprised to catch his alpha staring at him.

"I'm hungry for something else."

Don't f*cking stare at me while saying that, idiot!

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