Chapter 14

“What a nice smile you have there, Shao You.”

HE INDEED WAS not smiling.

Hua Yong dropped the tray in his hands next to the previously placed bowl of water on the nightstand and climbed into the bed beside the alpha.

Shao You bared his teeth at him in response, something primal flashing in his eyes. Rage. Then he lurched forward in a sudden, the chains rattled, the sound filling the quiet room.

But he could only get so far, stopping right in front of Hua Yong’s face. The other man leaned his face closer, completely unfazed by his antics.

He reached a hand out rather and caressed the alpha’s cheek. “You’re still feisty, huh?” he couldn’t help the smile stretching his lips thin. “Cute.”

He found Shao You the sexiest when he was like this. Mad.

That however, was short lived.

His orchid scented pheromones, meant to subdue, suffused the room, the alpha immediately going pliant in his touch.

His occasional snarls shifted to soft whimpers, low and broken. Enough to tug at the enigma’s heart strings.

If he had his way, then his alpha would never have to sound this way ever.

Not unless he was fucking him. A dream that had only been half lived.

Hua Yong’s eyes did not leave his, an air of impossible indifference in his movements as he shifted closer. He grabbed the wet towel from the bedside table and turned again to the alpha.

Shao You eyes remained on his, distant yet focused on every micro movement. If he wasn’t half out of touch with reality, Hua Yong might have thought he even looked a little pleased.

Shao You had been in a rut for three days now. And the entire time, Hua Yong did not leave his side. Not to work, not to eat, not to even breathe.

Where could he go? His home was where Shao You was.

Why he stayed. With him. Even when the alpha would snarl and growl and fight against the chains, none was too much for him to stay away. He sat by him all day and all night. Unblinking and an immovable thorn in his side.

And nothing. Not even the countless claw marks on his face whenever he got close to the alpha could pry him away.

Because his place, was where Shao You would be.

Hua Yong kept the towel pressed to Shao You’s forehead with one hand while the other worked the buttons on his pyjama top.

Shao You remained cooperative until the last button popped, then Hua Yong stripped it off him and then he trailed the towel down.

Eyes locked on each other, Hua Yong wiped him clean with the wet towel, dip after dip in the bowl.

It was easier because his grounding pheromones were strongly working and Shao You had gone limp. Like a puddle in his arms.

Hua Yong wiped his arms, then his chest. He wet the cloth again and continued down his stomach. When he got to the waistband of the pants that had just been changed only a few hours prior, the alpha jerked slightly under him.

Hua Yong just gave him a lazy sideways glance and resumed what he was doing.

He was aware of what this was.

The alpha was very much still in heat and every touch was torture to him. Something akin to meat dangling in front of dog.

But you’ll have to endure it a while longer, Hua Yong reckoned, grabbing the straps on his waistband. Cold fingers grazed warm skin.

Another whimper erupted from the alpha’s chest.

Hua Yong chewed on his lip and kept going. He was trying not to think about it. The feel of Shao You. The look of him. That glass eyed stare glaring back at him.

Hyper aware of the gaze on him, he loosened the straps and pulled Shao You’s pants down. Slowly. Torturously slow, and each accidental brush against his skin sending shivers down his spine, until the piece of fabric pooled at his feet.

Hua Yong stripped the pants off him in one swift motion before it tossing on the other end of the bed next to new change of clothes. When he turned around, his breath ceased, face flushing red at the situation before him.

A situation he’d had to deal with for the past two days same. None getting easier.

There it was. Shao You’s cock sprang free and erect, towering above his flushed face that peered innocently behind it. Totally unaware of what seeing him like that- naked- was doing to Hua Yong.

Going into this, he knew what he signed up for. But he sure expected to have better control of himself in this situation.

Not the painful way his own length pushed against his pants. Hard and ready to escape and put his mate in unimaginable positions.

Hua Yong swallowed thickly as he tried to force an air of indifference back in.

His fingers hovered above the completely stripped body , stalling for time. He let out a small sigh in frustration.

There he was. The man he’d wanted to have all his life lying naked, untouched in front of him and yet…

What if he just threw conscience to the wind and took him? What if?

Then you’d really be dead when Shao You is free, idiot.

“Fine,” he snatched the cloth again with a huff like the mere thought agitated him.

It did.

Because if Shao You really killed him, then how could they be together, get married and take the Hua last name? And what about their children? The five kids he’d planned to have with him?

Then some bitch would get to this with his alpha?

Oh, hell no.

His cock deflated instantly. He sat up with a new found motivation, eyes locked on target. The thick, long shaft looked more of a rod than what it is now.

Right, a rod. Nothing but a beautiful rod stuck on the most perfect pair of human legs. Pale, clear and glowing. His own cock pulsed in its socket the longer he stared.

Just what he needed.

A low grunt pulled him out of his trance and his eyes immediately snapped up to meet Shao You’s who was close to breaking through the thick canopy of pheromones.

Hua Yong chuckled. “Sorry,” he turned his eyes away like a naughty child caught doing something wrong. “you’re just too beautiful.”

The last part came out breathy. Unabashedly provocative.

Shao You’s pupil dilated as he stared back. Unmoving. Not that he had much of an option.

Hua Yong went back to wiping him. He wiped him meticulously from his waist down, to his crotch and back up. Hell bent on having Shao You spotless.

Enough. He’s not a car.

When he’d decided to go after Shao You, chaining up the alpha and giving him a bed bath was the last thing he’d expected to happen. But here he was. And he loved every second of it.

After he was done cleaning him up, Hua Yong put Shao You in new pyjamas, set the cloth and the water aside and carried the bowl of soup from the tray.

The white short bottle with suppressants stamped onto the front waited its turn in the corner.

Still hot and steamy, the mouth watering smell of congee filled the air. He made that specifically because it was good for his stomach and to make him regain lost energy.

Shao You had been using a lot of his strength trying to break free from the chains. Hua Yong was worried if he kept at it then he’d be even more exhausted than normal after his rut. Not to mention the fact that he’d just been out of the hospital.

He didn’t want him back there again.

Hua Yong scooped up a spoonful of congee and brought it to the alpha’s mouth.

Even when the frown never left his face, the alpha’s mouth fell open immediately. Puppets move slower.

“Good boy,” Hua Yong hummed a praise, feeding him a third spoon. And then a fourth, and a fifth.

The alpha was in a rut yes. Nevertheless he was still his mate and deserved, no, had to be taken care of. And if he had to spend a week or two or even a month taking care of him, he didn’t mind.

He needed to do it. He wanted to do it.

Hua Yong forced the last bite in and wiped the alpha’s mouth with a napkin. Then he dropped the bowl on the tray and grabbed the bottle of suppressants next to it.

He tossed a pill in his palm and crawled up to the alpha’s face. Shao You had his mouth tightly pressed together.

Hua Yong only smiled. This was always the hard part. He was used to it.

“Open your mouth, Shao You.” he murmured, tone soft, yet firm.

Shao You’s scowl deepened. His brows creased together, nose flaring in response.

But Hua Yong would never try to force his mouth open. No. What if he hurt him? Then Shao You would never forgive him when he was awake.

So he did what he always did in this situation.

He popped the pill into his own mouth then leaned in again. Their breaths mixed as he got closer, and closer until his mouth was only an inch away from Shao You’s mouth.

Shao You whose body was back to emanating strong heat thinking he was close to getting his desire quenched.

He held the headboard with one hand, then wrapped the other around the back of Shao You’s neck and tugged him forward. Their mouths touched. Barely. Shao You groaned. Hua Yong hummed.

That proximity was torture and both men felt it in their own way.

Shao You’s neck felt so fragile in his touch, and he could feel the pulse of his beating hard. He squirmed, baring his neck to him.

That was a sign of submission.

Hua Yong let out a light chuckle. “You did this to yourself, Shao You.” he said.

Then without warning, his lips crashed onto Shao You’s. Warm, anchoring. Delicate but grounding in a way that turns the brain mushy.

Shao You’s eyes shut, hands struggling to be freed as his mouth was claimed in that way. He was gone. Totally gone he didn’t know when the pill slipped into his mouth and he swallowed it.

He only saw when Hua Yong suddenly pulled back, releasing him from his grip.

He whimpered at the sudden loss of contact realizing yet again he’d been played.

The player in question slipped down from the bed, grabbed the empty tray from the nightstand and made his way out.

But not before throwing his head back, a triumphant smirk playing on his lips.

SO HAPPENED THE next day. And the day after that. But by late afternoon of the sixth day, Hua Yong noticed Shao You was no longer fighting to break free. Or any more of his numerous attempts to free himself from the demeaning bondage.

When Hua Yong climbed into bed next to him for his scheduled bed bath, the alpha’s eyes were closed.

But Hua Yong could tell he wasn’t sleeping. Just the physical exhaustion of the past few days finally taking a toll on him.

His chest heaved hard with each and every breath taken. As if it physically hurt to do.

Hua Yong pushed the damp lock of hair sticking to his forehead out of the way before planting a soft kiss to the skin. His body had returned to its normal body temperature, nothing left on the fever that had been.

That was good at least.

Satisfied, Hua Yong pulled back and propped himself on his knees, reaching for the wet towel on the nightstand.

Shao You’s eyes snapped open right at the moment he turned back around, and Hua Yong paused.

Shao You looked at him. Really looked at him. Eyes clear for the first time in a weak.

What happened next left him instantly weak in the knees.
The alpha’s mouth moved. The sound was low but his.

It ripped out of his mouth like he was saying it for the first time.

“Hua Yong.”

The towel slipped from his fingers.

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I might just be obsessed with delicate touches and kisses IDK.

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