Affair in the Red House

CHAPTER 02 : DESTINY?

The party went deeper on that night and the people did lessen. The lights no longer emit colorful lights and turned into darkish and swaying ones, even the music was sweet and soft. Some settled in some corners and some already went home contentedly and sober.

But in a place less popular in the area, two men were wildly gasping and feeling each other. One was sitting while one was above him.

They were both sucking each other's mouth and almost out of breath, Lin broke free but Rein, who found the guy's lips so sweet and soft, grunted as he pulled Lin again. The scent Lin was giving off was so sweet and intense he can't help it.

"I'm... I'm out of breath." Lin managed to break again

"Ain't you hungry much?" Lin uttered against his lips with his disheveled clothes caused by Rein's unsettling hand roaming around his body.

Rein bit his lips and can no longer hold on, harshly pulled Lin again "Let's go to my place." he whispered on his ears that made the other flinch from added pleasure.

"Mm.... do you want to declare your unfaithfulness?" the man mumbled and continually replied his kisses.

Rein traveled toward his neck and bit a part of it.

"Ah!" Lin exclaimed but before he can even complain. Rein stood up and took his arm. He was serious and in a bit of a hurry.

"Such eagerness," Lin said.

Rein took him inside the car and rode off to his place.

This place was his own house, where he built for himself and a place he call his own. He either comes here for leisure or time-wasting, just moments where he doesn't want to see Jeremy's face.

When they both reached the place, they resumed their kisses after getting off from the car, kissing and biting while traveling towards the master's bedroom

Lin and Rein didn't say anything when they were about to start because they were both tense and nervous.

After an hour of playing and losing, Rein raised Lin's wet waist roughly.

"W-Wait!" he called

"D-Do it gently. It's... my first." He managed to say on his breath.

Rein raised a brow "Your first?"

Lin nodded "Don't get carried away on the process or else I can no longer stand tomorrow." he said humorously but deep down, he's quite nervous himself.

Rein was stunned, this man hasn't done these things of the sort, and was his first time but he is willing to give it to him?

Rein melted and caressed the man's reddish cheeks, "I'll try." and smiled, his scent and body and expressions were driving him crazy after all.

The night went on with the continuous shaking of the bed and loud noises and pleading.

......

The sun was high up when Rein woke up.

Something was sore below but it's not painful as what Lin had experienced.

He glanced beside him and there he was, the artist who he admired. Curled and sleeping soundly.

He felt an urge to kiss him because the sweet scent his giving off still lingers on him.

He leaned and kissed the man's head.

Then he heard Lin groan, still, eyes closed.

"Hey... are you awake?"

"W... Water.." Lin's throat was rough and dry but managed to speak the word.

Rein immediately took some clothes and ran off to take some water.

"Here..."

Lin opened his eyes and moved his waist to sit but immediately groaned in pain.

"Hurts... it hurts."

Rein was struck in guilt. "Don't move too much," he said

He gently guided Lin to properly sit following his comfortability and placed a pillow behind him. Lin then slowly drank the water at his great effort.

"Are you okay?" Rein asked

"Better."

Rein bit his lip, Lin's eyes were swollen from crying and pleading last night even his lips were swollen and red, his body was full of reddish and purplish marks. He's sorry.

"I-I'm sorry, was I hard last night?" Rein asked in his guilty tone.

Lin stared back and smiled, he reached an arm to pull Rein and kissed him softly.

Rein replied with more gentle kisses.

"That was memorable." Lin leaned on his bosom.

"Really?" he didn't expect this answer

"But I still can't believe you're a virgin all this time. I mean you're beautiful... and attractive and.... beautiful." Rein mindlessly said as he roamed his hand to the naked body of Lin, not inviting but to give tingles that can soothe him.

Lin's head nuzzles to the man's chest as a response to the tingles. "I wanted to fully give myself to the person I had always loved."

Rein kissed his head, he didn't reply.

He knew he was married.

"I started liking you from the moment you appreciated the first artwork that I posted online. You were the only one who noticed it." Lin continued

Rein reminisced and laughed "Ah yes I remember that painting. It had a minimalistic theme that's why people didn't dig much into it but I liked it. I don't know but I liked it like it was something I used to love that came back to me, that feeling... isn't it weird?"

"Yeah.... too weird." but Lin was grinning as he said this "Maybe there's something that you lost for a long time."

"Well your arts give off this vibe every time and they were different from any other---hey." Rein stopped his hand on the nape of Lin.

He was shocked to the core.

"What is it?" Lin slowly faced him.

"Is that my mark on your nape?" Rein was horrified.

Lin immediately touched his nape. His skin was marked by teeth, it was a mark deeper among the marks he had in his body.

It was a territorial mark that alpha can give.

"I can't believe this."

Then it was that time that Rein had only realized that Lin was an omega, the scent and the sweetness that he exhorts. He didn't think much of it because he was excited and his surging feeling to eat him clouded his mind.

Also, he really can't recall how he managed to give him the mark.

He's dead. Jeremy was an Alpha, and he was a Zeta.

A Zeta was partly Alpha and partly Omega, in short, he can also give a territorial mark. And because he's part omega, once he's also marked, he'll be an omega for that person forever but he and Jeremy didn't perform anything since their marriage, Jeremy didn't give him a mark, he guessed that he had already given it to someone or maybe he doesn't want to be bonded.

Once you marked your mate, you imprint your possession that he is all yours and no other people can take him.

And once you mark him, he will be your mate forever unless you unknot the bond, people are not fond of the idea of 'unknotting aside from the fact that it is a complete break up between mates, it is also a painful process.

"You gave me a mark?" Lin asked.

"I-I don't know. I can't remember..." Rein was confused as he tried to remember.

But Lin only giggled and hugged him "Then this could be fate? Destiny? They did work for us."

Rein blinked. Then is this real? His mother once told them about the truth of this cycle, they say that it was destiny working for all the pairing. Once you met your fated pair, it is unbreakable.

The majority believes it was just a bit of a beautiful concept for the new system and Rein didn't think about it.

However, he can't help but smile.

He was not fond of these things but it isn't a coincidence, he liked and adored this artist, and unknowingly, he liked him back. And they met unexpectedly and committed a bond. Isn't it destined to happen without them acting?

He smiled and hugged him back. Once two mates bonded, affections and feelings are mutual. Maybe it was all real.

But a problem was still existing.

"But Lin. I'm married."

Lin faced him and cupped his cheeks "You both don't love each other right? And you won't be able to give me a mark if he already marked you but he didn't. He's not your mate. I am."

Rein stared at him, pondering what he just said.

"My mate." Rein smiled he liked the thought that he had found his true mate.

"My mate!" He exclaimed and kissed Lin.

They both cuddled up and smiled sincerely at their heart's content.

Lin savored the moment when he suddenly remembered something, "Oh right! I remembered I'll be having a grand exhibit three months from now." Lin exclaimed

"Yes, yes I know," Rein responded

"Such an avid fan. I was scheduled today to meet the gallery director."

Rein glanced at the terrace "It was already noon. When will be the meeting?"

"At 3."

"Oh dear let's get you up."

.....

"Here we are." Rein stated as he parked the car at the Xinyi Gallery, one of the top hosting venues in the country.

"Good luck."

Lin pulled him to have a kiss "When we'll be meeting again?"

Rein bit Lin's lower lips "Later."

Lin smiled widely "Then, later." He kissed him once again and got off.

They both gave their addresses and contacts. Rein told Lin to stay whenever he wants in his house but as for now, Lin will stay at his condominium because he hasn't unpacked yet.

Rein drove back home where he and Jeremy reside. As a married couple, they live on one roof but they had separate rooms which were in Rein's comfort.

"Who's that Lin?" Lin's acting manager asked as he saw Lin get off from a very expensive branded car.

Lin just smiled as he took the document from him.

"By the way where did you go off to last night? Xian called me that he can't reach you and couldn't find you at the art party." he inquired the young artist as they strode off the empty white gallery

They stopped at a large canvas that contains his latest painting, he took off the white fabric covering it.

"I went to retrieve something I lost."

He said this meaningfully as he travels his finger on a face of a man he painted on the canvas. The man doesn't have a detailed face but surely it resembles someone.