Ming Shao rarely found himself at a loss for words, but when he received the roses Shen Luo handed him, he stammered for the first time.
“For, for me?” Ming Shao asked.
Shen Luo smiled, the sound of wind chimes tinkling in the background as he passed the bouquet of roses to Ming Shao. “You didn’t get to buy them before, right? Consider this making up for it.”
He was referring to the time when the alpha had come home in tears after losing twenty yuan.
Ming Shao felt even more embarrassed. “You know that’s not really the reason.”
The two of them headed home, with Ming Shao naturally picking up a watering can to tend to the transplanted evergreen tree in the backyard. Even though he had been out at a late-night business meeting and then impulsively decided to go see the sea—confessing along the way—the alpha seemed full of energy.
Meanwhile, Shen Luo had barely touched the sofa before he was already feeling sleepy, eventually carried into the bedroom by the alpha.
Ming Shao had only informed Grandpa Ming about their relationship. Shen Luo agreed it was best to keep it that way. Shen Luo didn’t care much for what Ming Shao’s parents thought. For him, what mattered was that he and Ming Shao were living their lives together, just the two of them.
Despite their long separation, they had never actually completed the divorce procedures, so their marriage had never been officially dissolved. And with Ming Shao moving in with Shen Luo after their reconciliation, their lives hadn’t changed much at all.
Except for the addition of morning and goodnight kisses.
Ming Shao left early in the mornings, often before Shen Luo was even awake. Not wanting to disturb him, Ming Shao would make up for any missed morning kisses in the evening with another kind of kiss.
Ming Shao’s kisses were urgent. As soon as Shen Luo finished his evening routine, he would be pulled into the alpha’s embrace.
Betas couldn’t be marked, so Ming Shao’s pheromones would only linger on the surface of Shen Luo’s skin, disappearing after Shen Luo washed up or by the next day, leaving no trace behind.
With reddened eyes, Ming Shao pressed Shen Luo against the bathroom mirror, the blood vessels visible in his gaze.
“What are you doing?” Shen Luo’s breath was fresh with the scent of lemons, having just brushed his teeth.
Ming Shao didn’t answer, instead chasing after Shen Luo’s lips to taste the lemony flavor in his mouth.
Shen Luo had just taken a shower, and a thin layer of steam covered the mirror. Their reflections were blurry at first, but as Ming Shao pressed Shen Luo against the glass, the steam was wiped away, making their images clearer.
Ming Shao’s hand moved to untie Shen Luo’s robe, biting his lips as his hand began to wander upward.
Shen Luo let out a soft sound, knowing that although he couldn’t feel the alpha’s pheromones, Ming Shao was probably in the throes of an emotional phase not too different from a heat.
Shen Luo’s robe was tied tightly, and the alpha leaned close, his breath hot against Shen Luo’s ear. “Luo Luo, it’s tight.”
Though he was talking about the robe, the tone made Shen Luo think of something else entirely.
“I can’t get it off. Luo Luo, can you help me?” Ming Shao’s voice turned slightly pleading, as he moved to kiss the nape of Shen Luo’s neck.
Shen Luo sighed, and amidst Ming Shao’s increasingly heated kisses, tilted his head back, guiding the alpha’s hands to untie the knot on his robe.
Ming Shao’s hands quickly slipped inside, moving beneath Shen Luo’s clothes.
The mirror was cool against Shen Luo’s back, while Ming Shao’s hands were burning hot. The scar on the alpha’s gland hadn’t yet faded, and as Ming Shao turned his head, Shen Luo’s hand traced the jagged line of the scar.
“Does it hurt?” Shen Luo asked.
Ming Shao paused before responding, “No, it doesn’t.”
Shen Luo didn’t believe him.
Ming Shao then admitted that at first, it did hurt a bit, but once he thought about finding Shen Luo, the pain went away.
The robe finally fell away, leaving Shen Luo’s back pressed against the cold mirror, making him shiver.
Their reflections flickered in the glass, the sound of water mingling with their heavy breaths. It wasn’t clear how much time had passed before the alpha emerged, holding Shen Luo, whose eyes were now rimmed with red.
Shen Luo’s pale neck was covered in marks, a sorry sight, and Ming Shao leaned down to place a gentle kiss on his forehead.
“Luo Luo, goodnight.”
“And Luo Luo, I love you.”
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