Love Chase

90 - Midnight Call

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"Hello?" His mobile phone ringing in the middle of the night, Fyre groaned as he reached for his device and instinctively accepted the call. He didn't know what time it was now but guessed it was already past 12 am. Meanwhile, on the other line, Jonathan didn't speak yet as he was surprised that the call even connected. He received a message from Tian Zi earlier that Fyre had accepted his proposal. He already knew he had no chance and it's not like he was going to pursue Fyre. In fact, he already entrusted the Omega to his friend but when he learned of such news, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken. That's why right now, he's wallowing in pain while drinking and before he knew it, his hand was already calling Fyre's number. He thought the Omega wouldn't accept his call since it was late but he did and Jonathan didn't know what to say.

"Hello? Who is it?" Fyre asked again, his eyes were still closed and he didn't bother looking at the caller ID since he knew there were just a handful of people who knew his number and all of them are very close to him, except maybe Julie Walker, who just recently received his contacts.

[Uhmm, it's me... Jonathan.] Jonathan finally replied after clearing his voice. [Sorry. I interrupted your sleep,] he added, quickly making Fyre open his eyes fully waking him up from his drowsiness. Truthfully, after what he had heard that day from the Alpha, he's been meaning to avoid him but recently he decided to confront Jonathan about it. He wasn't going to be mad at him because the Alpha's been truly nice and helped him throughout the years. Fyre also saw how broken Jonathan was when his sister died so he didn't want to deny and wrong him just because of something he had heard but he also can't just go on pretending he didn't hear anything.

"No, it's okay. What's the problem?" Fyre calmly asked before he got up. He successfully removed Tian Zi's arms wrapped around his torso without waking him up before he wore his robe and walked straight to the balcony.

[Well, I just heard from Zi that you've got engaged... I called to congratulate you. I am happy for you,] Jonathan conveyed but instead of sounding happy, his voice sounded melancholic. It wasn't difficult to notice but Fyre decided to ignore it.

"Hmmn, thank you. Things happened and now we've come to this."

[Are you happy?] Jonathan suddenly asked, making Fyre smile because he knew the Alpha's concern was genuine. Based on how he's acting, it seemed that he wasn't even planning to pursue whatever feelings he had for him because if he did, Fyre didn't think he'd be staying friends with him.

"I am..." Fyre replied softly, which did not receive a reply from the Alpha. Fyre didn't mind. In fact he's thankful because he now has a chance to change the subject. This time he just had one question in his mind and although he might have already known the answer, he wanted Jonathan to say it himself and assure him once again.

"Jonathan..." Fyre called this time before he took a deep breath.

[Hmm?]

"D-Did you really love Remi? I just want an honest answer," Fyre asked, failing to sound natural because he was indeed desperate for this clarification. He didn't care what the Alpha felt for him now because it didn't matter to him, what matters to him is whether the Alpha did love Remi or not. Whether his sister left the world knowing how it felt to be loved by someone she loved so dearly. Fyre was well aware Jonathan could lie but even if it's a lie, he'd be satisfied if he replied that he did.

[Of course, I've loved her with all my heart. It may be short but I really did...] Jonathan replied after a deep sigh. His words were true, he did love Remi for a short while and even when that love slowly faded, he would have still chosen her anytime over anyone else, even over Fyre. This was his true feelings.