From Hate to Captivate (Boyxboy)

Chapter 1

Alpha!? *knock knock knock knock* Alpha, please.... ALPHA!

What?

Xavier, eyes still half-lidded, turned his head towards the closed door.

"What is it?"

Had he been more refreshed, he would have easily caught the gulp from outside. Not now, not at this moment. He was tempted to believe the whole day would be a drag. Even as he lazily called out to his subordinate who roused him for whatever matter, there was a hint of annoyance in his tone. And having the leader mad- especially Xavier-and during this season- was something that no one, NO ONE, anticipated.

More importantly, his lower-half felt...... what should not be felt at this time. He had many things to do! And he'll start by getting an answer from that one first.

"Um... I'll wait for you to ready yourself...."

And footsteps scurrying away. Good choice. Xavier himself wasn't sure if he could handle him as his current self. As he was got up and twisted his body to get out off bed, his thighs brushed against one another and something-something in between.

He stopped abruptly.

Oh...this must not happen....

He usually became more alert after splashing cold water on his body. Somehow the feeling of being wet seemed to clear his mind. For a change, today he woke up to a different kind of wet. And that was not the end, he became aware that there was a deep throb and heat was beginning to pool around his-

He dare not finish the last word.

He knew perfectly well what was happening to him. And this would actually be his first time that he lasted that long. In previous years, he usually found a willing female looking for the same thing as him and they just did it and went back to their normal lives after it was over. No questions asked. But that was at the start of the heat cycle. Right now, even Xavier was amazed how long he held out. He wondered if he could pull through until he earned back his regular work pace. He knew it himself. He was desperate. Conflicted. Still....

He momentarily gazed at his heated desire.

He would very much like to give it a few quick strokes but that would worsen it. Either that or he would somehow lose track of time and go all the way.

And all the way equals all day. It's that easy.

He made up his mind. Just today, he would go and hold his fort. He may have somehow leaked overnight but he amazingly slept through it. Work was making him sleep-deprived until it overpowered another 'natural need'.

Just today...Just today....

He tossed his hair back and forth before grooming it. Making sure the last button was done, he stepped out and then off to meet his subordinates.

* * [some random other wolf place] * *

Throughout the meeting, Xavier was somewhat unfocused. By luck, it seemed that the other Alpha was also going through the same problem. Finally, at some point, they had to call out the rest of the members and cut the meeting short before they both knocked each other out.

Obviously they didn't do that.

There were two ways of easing tension. One involved strength and brutality, the other one was more "peaceful". Both opted for the "peaceful" method. Moving closer to each other, they had a short series of nudging and caressing one another tenderly. In this very moment, Xavier wondered if such a method would work on Yana. There had been a lot of friction between them though it was getting better and better. Mostly because Yana slept so much. No. Nothing actually changed. It's only not so bad because Yana was sleeping so much.