The question came to his ear but he didn’t immediately reply, seemingly astonished and confused at the same time.
He was busy trying to figure out how the Alpha came to know that he liked chamomile when he suddenly realized the obvious thing.
The blond sighed helplessly after he recalled that he drank chamomile tea before the press conference.
Clyde must’ve found out while he waited for him inside that presidential suite.
Still, Ryley didn’t want to admit that it was his favorite scent.
“Nice smell, but I don’t particularly like it,” he said, then shoved his palm into his blazer’s pocket.
His eyes wandered the breathtaking view of the hills surrounding the Alpha’s backyard for a while.
The blond felt like the sky was just a step closer to reach, but he didn’t dare— more like too prideful— to praise it.
“You don’t particularly like it?” Clyde scoffed, then patted the empty space beside him.
“Come on, don’t waste my effort. I will pour this tea for you.”
Ryley rolled his eyes, he didn’t know why this man child suddenly bought so many chamomile-based products and served his favorite tea.
He stomped closer and pointed at Clyde as he stood one arm away from him.
“Listen, I didn’t come here to play house with you. Tell me what other things my sister did and where you hide that kid!” He demanded, his brown eyes stared intently at the Alpha’s figure.
Seeing the handsome model didn’t obey his words, Clyde grinned.
He tried to snatch his slim waist and sat him on his lap for the second time, but Ryley stepped backward and swiftly dodged the sudden attack.
“I see. You’re a quick learner indeed,” the man said before he sunk back on the sofa.
‘This jerk I swear…!’ Ryley bulged his eyes in annoyance, but before he could yell at the Alpha, he caught him pulling out something familiar from his pocket.
“That’s…!” The blond unconsciously bolted forward and extended his hand, trying to grab the watch in the Alpha’s grip.
“Give it back to me!”
Clyde smirked as soon as Ryley entered his range.
He hid the watch behind his back and his long leg tackled the other person, making the handsome model fall into his embrace.
His arm quickly circled the blond’s slim frame, locking him as he leaned and whispered in his ear, “Stay still. Now gimme your hand,”
“What the hell are you doin—Ah!” Ryley winced once the Alpha caught his hand.
The blond then stopped struggling as soon as Clyde loosened his grip and slowly put the luxurious watch on his wrist.
“I’ve fixed it, but I haven’t tested the new features yet,” the Alpha said, his blue eyes wandered the model’s stunned face.
Ryley squinted, he couldn’t exactly see the change in his watch other than its shining surface which made it look new.
“Shall we test it?” Clyde tilted his head, his blue eyes shone with a wicked smile.
The blond’s mouth gaped to voice out his confusion, but the Alpha suddenly attacked him again.
“What did you—mmphhh!!!”
Clyde forced his tongue in, crushing the handsome model’s lips with a deep kiss.
Ryley tried to push him away, but the man simply didn’t budge.
Droplets of saliva flooded the tip of his lips as Clyde kept sucking his tongue deeper.
His blood rushed to all of his sensitive parts when the Alpha’s cold palm landed on his smooth skin, stroking and burning his entire body in a forced pleasure.
“Ah! Stop— Where do you put your ha—mmmnhh!”
He tried to catch the man’s wrist and stop him from rolling up his shirt and fondling his body, but Clyde silenced him with another rough kiss, not giving him a chance to protest at all.
Feeling that the blond’s resistance slowly faded, the Alpha pulled his waist closer and hugged him tight.
He let go of their kiss and held the roll of Ryley’s shirt up, exposing the model’s white chest.
Clyde couldn’t lie to himself, the sight of the beauty he’d just messed up was really tempting.
Not to mention the faint bruises that scattered all over him— the trace he left the last time they got together.
He didn’t know why but every time he’s around Ryley, the adrenaline running inside him shot up, as if he could really abandon everything else and follow the whispers of his heart.
Clyde perfectly understood that Ryley could’ve been the reason for his ruined future if his family were to find out he slept with a non-Alpha, much less a Beta.
But still, unknown courage flooded his entire body, as if telling him he should only listen to his wish.
He swallowed hard, unable to hold back his urge to pounce on him.
But before he could taste the forbidden apple lying before him, the sound of a buzzing helicopter filled the night sky.
The man quickly pulled himself back, then saw that Lucas and some guards were running through the open corridor.
Lucas almost knocked down the door that separated the kitchen from the backyard as he ran in a hurry, thinking that something bad had happened to his boss and his so-called ally.
But then he stopped as soon as the Alpha waved his hand on him, gesturing for them to leave him and Ryley alone.
The head bodyguard then sighed and quickly turned back, ordering for the helicopter to return to the base through his earpiece.
“Get off me!” Ryley quickly pulled down his shirt and freed himself from the man’s grip.
“What was that? Why’s a helicopter flying over here?”
His brown eyes anxiously searched the sky, he wouldn’t be able to explain it if the paparazzis were really spying on him and taking his pictures.
His hand then brushed through his dark hair as his head bowed down.
“Relax, they’re my guards,” he said, then reached out to take the blond’s hand.
Ryley refused at first, but the Alpha reassured him by gently holding his fingers.
“They only responded to this,” he said, pointing to the luxurious watch that circled the blond’s wrist.
“What? How come?” Ryley didn’t think he pressed any button before this.
Could it be… the new features that this man was talking about?
“It can detect your heartbeat and notify my guards in case your pulse jumps up or drops rapidly,” Clyde answered as he smirked, looking really proud.
Ryley almost dropped his jaw to the floor, there’s simply no justification for this man to be so overly protective of him.
But then his lips flattened fast as he sneered, “Cool, perfect! Did you put a tracker on it too?”
The Alpha scratched the back of his head that didn’t feel itchy and rose to his feet.
He’d predicted Ryley would respond this way, and he was actually too amazed at how sharp the blond’s mind was to have a beef with him.
“It’s for your own good. Remember what happened in the woods. I can’t risk your safety before I figure out who we’re actually dealing with,” he said then snatched a small can among the sea of chamomile products.
His long steps began to lead him away from Ryley, but then the blond opened his mouth and stood up.
“Hey! Where are you going?!” He asked as he smoothed his blazer, his tone sounded so irritated.
“You want to meet that brat, right? Follow me,” Clyde answered casually without stopping.
Ryley opened his mouth to reply, but then he realized that he didn’t have that much choice.
He turned his head and looked towards the mount of chamomile goods in front of him.
The model found small packs of edibles and decided to pocket some of them.
He hurried his steps to catch up with the Alpha, but then got shocked when he got into an empty room with a neatly arranged bed and dim lighting.
“Where’s he?” He asked, feeling somewhat suspicious of the tall man before him.
But before he could get any reply, the Alpha walked towards him and pushed the door behind his slender back and locked it.
“Don’t panic or the guards will come,” Clyde said, though his action didn’t really seem to reflect his words.
The man practically cornered Ryley as if a wild beast to its prey.
His blue eyes scanned the wary look on the model’s face, his hand almost crushed the can in his palm at the sight of an unusually pretty Beta he cornered.
The man then stepped back and stood beside the bed.
“Now strip and lay down.”
I’ve been so busy recently so sorry if the updates are a bit slow.