The Billionaire's Mate (BoyXBoy)

Chapter VI

Achilles

It's already quarter to nine when I got home. And when I said home, I mean it as our pack house. As I went out of the car, I was greeted by Shy and his mate having their 'sweet' moment sa porch ng pack house.

The first time I knew that Shy's mate is a male, I thought, ire-reject niya ito. I've known him since we were both on our diapers. And I know for sure that he was a womanizer, a skillful player, getting laid with different women every single day. But that changed when he met his mate, Vince. Vince was new in town then, lumipat sila malapit sa amin kasama ng pamilya niya because of his dad's work. And the two met sa isang party hosted by Shy's friend. Since then, lagi ng nakabuntot 'tong bestfriend ko kay Vince na parang aso, though technically, we're relatives of dogs.

Natigil ang pangbababae niya at nag-focus na lang kay Vince. It never crossed my mind na magiging masaya si Shy sa mate niya nung una, pero tignan mo sila ngayon, minsan nakakaumay na sa sobrang sweetness.

I cleared my throat ng makalapit na ako sa puwesto nila to gain their attention. Tagumpay naman ako at nahihiyang tumingin sa akin ang dalawa.

'Alpha!', they greeted me in unison. I just nodded at dumiretso na sa loob ng pack house. I don't know but I feel like all of my energy has been drained that I don't have the strength to talk too much.

Upon entering, I made my way to my room. Nagulat pa ako ng makitang nakaupo si Jarred sa kama ko.

'Hey! What are you doing here? You're supposed to be at school 'di ba?', takang pagtatanong ko sa kanya.

'Huh? Kuya, what are you saying. I called you earlier, right? Hindi pa nga ako nakasipot sa lunch natin kanina 'di ba?', he answered me, looking at me as if I'm unbelievably stupid.

'Huh? What are you talking about?', I asked in return. What the hell is he saying? Wait?! Oh! Jeez! How can I forget, stating that we, in fact, talked earlier. I remember now.

'Yeah, sorry baby bro. I... Ahmmm, I've forgotten about our talk earlier. I had to do many paperworks sa office kanina kasi', yeah, that's the real reason, right? Ugh! Of course, it's not. Eros is the reason. But I can't be blamed. Today I just met my mate, I should be given a break anyway. Though, yeah, I'll admit, he's cute. Nah! I just didn't say that. He's not cute! Not cute! No. Not cute. Ugh! I hate this!

'Oy! Kuya!', my brother pulled me out of the deep thoughts I'm having.

'Yeah? Why?', I asked him.

'Kanina pa kita kinakausap but you're not answering. You just keep on making these weird facial expressions. Are you just fine?'

Weird facial expressions? Huh?! Arghh! Stop losing it Achi! It's just your mate, okay? Your mate that you've waited for ten years. Ten freaking years! I can feel my head throbbing out of overthinking.

'Yeah, I'm just okay Jarred. Nothing to worry about. Hmmm, you, ano ba 'yung sinasabi mong importante kanina kaya 'di ka nakasipot sa usapan natin?', I asked him, changing the topic of our conversation.

'It's Michael. He decided to stay in their pack house too since foundation week din ng university nila. He wanted to catch up so yeah, I had my lunch with him earlier', he answered. Michael is his bestfriend since childhood. Michael is not from our pack, since he's from our neighboring pack, the Crescent Summit Pack. They met on a musical boot camp that they attended when they were younger and from then, naging matalik na silang magkaibigan. There were times that Jarred would sleep over Crescent Summit Pack para lang makalaro pa si Michael and also, may times din na si Michael naman ang narito sa pack namin.