Chapter 221 - 221

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The sun was beginning to rise, a very pretty orange color with mixtures of pink and purple. The air was chilly but slightly better from the freezing night. The two friends paced happily, their minds still traveling to the night they just had. The people were still asleep, his neighborhood completely quiet and the only thing he could hear where their heels on the stoned road. No carriages and no shouts. 

"To be honest with you I didn't really think teaching would be fun but those kids are actually adorable." Markus confessed and Adam laughed. They were just returning from one of their teaching nights. For two months Daniel had helped them gather a few kids from the slums that belonged in his pack. Markus and Adam would be their teacher while afterwards they sat there and played until dawn. They would bring them food they would sneak out from their own homes and clean clothes.

Daniel's smile as everything took place was priceless. The hope in his eyes, his sweet voice filled with excitement every time he solved something right or read a sentence perfectly would make Adam want to grab him and kiss him. They had exchanged many kisses, some of them sweet and caring while others passionate. He enjoyed every single one of them and as the days passed he realized he would never be able to get bored of him, he completed him in a way no one else could. The funny thing was that Daniel still hadn't realized they were mates, Adam couldn't wait to see how he would react when he found out. 

"I know, it's pretty satisfying if I may say and Daniel he…" Adam began saying but he stopped. He froze in front of the door of their mansion. His father was standing at the doorstep waiting for them, his mother on his side with a terrified expression on her face. 

"Inside, now both of you!" he told them strictly. Markus' head fell, his eyes staring the ground as he walked. They stood side by side till they reached the hall. His father closed the door loudly behind them, making them both flinch. "have you gone completely mad?" he screamed at the aggressively. He headed towards his son and grabbed him, forcing him to look at him. "Teaching kids how to read and write, taking them food? And not only that but my son was seen kissing a man! A man! A boy from the slums. Are you insane?" he asked him and violently pushed him on the wall. "And you? You were supposed to look after him! What kind of beta will you be if you let him do those crazy things huh?" he asked Markus and grabbed him from his golden locks. "Answer me." He commanded. 

"I am sorry sir it's all my fault." Markus said. 

"No it's not!" Adam shouted, slapping his father's arm away so he would let go of his friend. "I don't know why it's such a bad thing. These people are working day and night at your factory so you can be rich! What is wrong about giving them some happiness? Educating them?"

"Because you foolish boy, educated people think and thinking leads to riots! Do you think that you would be the same if you were poor? I raised you with everything, these people's sweat and blood are why you are rich not only I. So stop pretending because you wouldn't be able to survive not even one day at the real world!" he screamed at him and punched him. Adam fell on the floor, humiliated once more as he heard his mother whine, her tear stained face too hurtful to watch. 

"I don't think we should leave like this anymore. There are people out there…"

"Silence!" his father screamed ad kicked him in the stomach. Blood falling off his lips. "People? People? It's all because of this boy, isn't it? Do you want me to kill him? How could you lose your head over a man…it's disgusting and despicable…"

"He is my mate!" Adam shouted and his father instantly stopped talking. His silver eyes almost popped off their sockets. Mate? That was unheard. "Don't talk badly about him."

"I am marrying you off." Richard said. "I was already talking about it with the bride's family but now we will speed up the process. You will marry Eve. She might not be your mate but she is a woman." He said. 

"No, no! How can you do this to me? Do you want me to go mad? You know what will happen? Mother please, I am begging you" he said and fell on his knees begging his father. 

"You won't go mad. I will make sure of it. If you accept to marry Eve I will educate that boy, send him to school and offer him a good life, as long as you stay away from him. I will even send him to university." Richard said. His initial plan was to simply kill Daniel but since he found out that he was Adams mate he could be irrational about things. Adam was his only son who was fitted to rule, his brother was a complete waste of time and if he went mad and killed himself there would not be a sufficient leader after him. So he would make him leave him with the prophases of offering him a better life. "if you do not accept I will kill this boy."

Adam stood up, his hands clenched in fists as he thought. He felt like his mind was going to explode, all these thought running wild in his head. Would he really lose Daniel like that? Why did he have to choose between leaving him and killing him? Why did he have to go through this? He had hoped to help, he was hoping that one day he would be able to change things with him at his side, his smile his only guide but now, everything had been ruined. 

"Just let me say goodbye." Adam said and his father smiled victoriously. 

"Very well go but once you are back you will forget this boy ever existed." 

Adam rushed off as fast as he could, hoping that he would easily find Daniel. Usually he stayed back to clean up all of their things and hide the mess the younger children would make. As Adam reached the factory he saw him, grabbing the ripped pieces of paper with the scribbles from the ground and the empty containers of ink to throw them away. He heard Adam's footsteps and raised his head, his smile the warmest welcoming he had ever seen. His face dropped though once he noticed the blood. He ran towards him like that night, their first meeting filled with worry. 

The older boy grabbed him and hugged him tightly, clashing their lips together, Daniel tasting his blood as they kissed deeply. When they were over both of them were out of breath, curiosity all over the younger's face. 

"What is it? What happened?" he asked him. 

"I'm sorry. I am so sorry." Adam said. "My father found out about us. He wants me to get married Daniel." Adam said with a sorrowful expression.

"And you accepted?" Daniel asked him. Adam did not want to tell him the truth, the fact that he said yes to save him. He knew Daniel too well and he was sure if he knew he would blame himself and become depressed. He would consider he was not good enough and regret everything. It would be better if he was just mad. 

"Yes, It's the best thing for me as an Alpha. I need to do it." He said, trying to hide his sadness through a strict mask. 

"But what about us? I thought we…"

"There is no we. It was fun until now but I have to get serious. I will be attending Oxford university soon. I need to fulfill my destiny." 

"And all that you said to me? About educating the people? Offering them a better life? Becoming a better Alpha than your father? Were all these words just lies?" Daniel asked with tears in his eyes. Adam looked away, unable to bare the sight. He had caused everything. He had ruined both of them. All he had to do was not jump into that alley and they would live their lives in ignorance, forever but they were mates, destiny would bring them together, destiny was cruel.

"I…I just wanted you to sleep with me. I wanted to try something new." He said and Daniel's palm landed on his cheek leaving a bright red mark. 

"For a second I thought that you and I could be mates! Deep in my heart I…I believed but you, you were just a liar!" he screamed and Adam's eyes widened. So he had felt it too. It was such a shame they couldn't get to celebrate, be happy about their special bond. To them mating was simply a burden. 

"You do not have the money or the social status to be my mate." Adam told him cruelly and Daniel gasped. Obviously this was not a goodbye

"A mate is not about money or titles! A mate is about the heart. It's sacred and unique! It's a gift from the gods don't belittle it with your human materials. You are an embarrassment and I promise this to you, the next time we meet I will throw you a stuck of money in your face. I swear on my life." Daniel told him angrily and ran away, leaving him all alone. 

He looked at the factory hoping it would just get ruined, fall to the ground with nothing left there to torment him. 

"Please do." Adam mumbled. "please punish me for what I did to us" he cried. 

And he did. On their next meeting after years Daniel did humiliate him, in the worst way. 

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I want to write in full detail but I am afraid you guys will get bored, even though I am dying for this couple xD