Ashley: "By the way… what's your second gender?" 😐
Noel: "Didn't I already—" 😶
Elda: "Doctor! Bring the doctor.
We're finding out today." 😎
Noel: "And after that… then what?" 😅
Elda crossed her arms confidently.
Elda:
"If you're an alpha: protect Aaron.
If you're a beta: be his shield.
If you're an omega: guard him." 😎
Noel: "…Isn't that basically the same thing?" 😅
Elda: "Yep." 😎
"Anyway—you'll stay with Aaron."
Noel: "HUH? Why ME?" 😅
Ashley: "Because he trusts you."
She looked down, the sadness slipping out—
her mate avoiding her, guilty and lonely.
Noel: "Okay… but one condition!" 😁
Elda: "Whatever it is, say it.
You know who you're talking to, right?
I can do any—" 😎
Noel: "I'm hungry." 😁
Ashley: "Girl… are you for real?" 😐
Noel: "Food is life." 😁
Elda: "Fine. Get ready and come out.
The food will be prepared.
After eating, we go." 😎
Noel: "Go… where?" 😶
Ashley: 😏
Elda: 😏
Noel: "I suddenly feel unsafe." 😶
📍 In Aaron's Room
Aaron sat on his bed, leaning against the wall, a soft smile on his face. 🙂
He replayed every word Noel had said earlier.
That one line hit the hardest:
"Yeah Aaron, at least… not for yourself,
work for the people who suffer like Noel.
You can do it." 😤
Aaron's chest tightened—warm, unfamiliar.
Someone believed in him.
Someone who didn't fear him, didn't want anything from him.
Just… believed.
He touched the wall lightly, thinking of her.
Then—
Knock. Knock.
His eyes widened.
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