CHAPTER 67: GOOD MOVE, LUCIEN!

Rin opened his eyes and found himself in an unfamiliar environment. A hut with a small garden in front and then... a young boy running around holding a kite.

He looked oddly familiar. With that white hair and red eyes.

"Rin...?" He whispered, but another voice overshadowed his.

"Rin! Get in here immediately!"

The boy stopped running around and turned to look at the beautiful woman with wavy red hair and the same red eyes.

"Mother..." He called and rushed to her, hugging her.

Rin didn’t know what was happening or where he was, but he was smart enough to know it was Rin’s real memories. Why was he seeing this now?

"I want to play more, mother..." He ran to her, hugging her leg.

"You can’t. It’s getting late. You have to hide before he gets here..."

His expression changed immediately.

"Yes... Mom,"

Rin watched as the younger Rin entered the house. The scene changed again and this time, he was in the dark room. He heard a soft whimper coming from the wardrobe. It was the younger Rin who was locked there.

Outside the living room was his mother... He walked towards the door and peeked. His eyes widened in shock seeing the woman amid other men.

A man with white hair sat on the chair as he watched the other men ravage the boy’s mother.

"Are you sure we can do this, Duke?"

"Of course..." He answered with a smirk. "Go ahead, she’s a demon after all. There’s no way she would get pregnant no matter how much you release into her,"

"Thank you, Duke!"

"Haha!"

"She’s so beautiful... She’s really a demon,"

Rin closed his mouth and let out a gasp. The man with white hair suddenly turned his head and before Rin’s eyes could meet with his... He opened his eyes slowly and found himself in familiar surroundings.

The Duke’s room.

He could perceive the faint scent of blood.

"How could you?!" A loud voice penetrated his ear.

He was feeling sleepy, but he wanted to see who it was.

"I never expected this from you, Duke Vortellion,"

"I never knew it was his first time." Evan folded his hands. "How’s any of that my fault? Is this what I get for trying to help,"

"I knew you were a monster... You’ve just proven yourself again to me, Father!" Lucien’s voice rang.

Rin’s eyes widened...

"Lucien..." He called out.

The men in the room turned to look at Rin. Lucien rushed closer and grabbed his hand gently.

"Rin? Are you alright?"

"You... why are you here? Is this another dream?"

"Yes... It’s a dream, Rin. Keep sleeping... Come on, close your eyes..." Lucien said.

Rin grinned and his eyes slowly closed as he went back to sleep, but he didn’t return to that space where that man with white hair was.

He realised those men called him Duke then. Why? There’s only one Duke and that’s Vortellion. Except...

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Lucien sighed as Rin drifted back to sleep. He turned to his father who didn’t even look guilty for what he had done.

"I’ll be taking Rin back to his dorm," he said. "Now that I’m back, I won’t let you touch a strand of his hair,"

"I never thought you’d return this early, Lucien,"

"Don’t try to change the topic, Duke Evan Vortellion. If Rin wasn’t hiding his secondary gender, I would have reported you to the school for sexual assault,"

"Even if you did, I wouldn’t be arrested for anything. Have you forgotten the rules... "

~An Omega in heat cannot legally deny an Alpha if "claimed" unless bonded to another

"I was just helping him..." He concluded.

Lucien frowned. He walked towards Rin on the bed and scooped him up.

"I hope you’ll regret what you did today, Duke,"

He said and walked toward the door. Then, he paused and looked into the room as he remembered something.

"As for that priest... I’ll personally deal with him later,"

He said and left.

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Lucien carried Rin back to the dorm. Thanks to the dorm master, he managed to get a spare key. He opened the door and entered, carefully placing Rin on the bed.

His fingers trailed on his forehead and pale lips.

He had been unconscious for four days which was what he heard from his father as soon as he entered the mansion. His father didn’t even dare to lie to him, and that relieved him.

While he was writing his exams, he had suspected that Rin’s heat would come. And if it does, there would be no one to help him with it.

He hated the idea of that doctor touching Rin so he sped up his papers and left. He first arrived at the clinic and was told that Rin had moved into the Duke’s mansion.

Lucien didn’t like the sound of that. He didn’t want his father finding out that Rin was an Omega. If that happens, he could get thrown into the ’Game’. He ran all the way to the mansion and finally heard the truth from his father.

He sighed deeply as he sat on the floor, close to the bed. He touched Rin’s hand, staring at him.

"I can’t believe I ran all the way here because of this tiny thing. I even finished my exams early just because of you, Rin," he whispered. "I hope you’ll get better quickly..."

After that, Lucien closed his eyes too, as he slept off. He spent the last four days, reading and writing his exams without any rest. The faint scent coming from Rin was able to drift him back to sleep.

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DING!

[Heat Cycle Progression - 0%]

[Heat Duration: 72 hours(Completed)]

[Ovulation Rate: 15%]

[Partner Bond: None registered.]

Rin slowly opened his eyes the next day. He heard the system’s notification in his head and sat up. Then, he felt a hand wrapped around his, and he looked at Lucien, who was asleep on the floor.

"Huh? Why is this one here? Did he come here from my dream?" He asked, shoving Lucien’s hand away.

He touched his head and groaned in pain. He couldn’t remember anything. How his heat went. He only remembered asking Zeph for help, buying condoms and the Duke’s appearance.

"Huh? Did the duke help me with my heat?" He asked himself and tried to touch his butt. He wasn’t aching. "Of course, he didn’t!"

He sat up and stretched his hands before realising he was back in his dorm.

"Did Lucien bring me back here?" He wondered.

His stomach grumbled loudly. It was then he remembered that he hadn’t eaten his ramen that day because of his heat. That cup had gone to waste just like that.

However, he could make more...

"I’m so glad I stole... I mean, borrowed those ingredients from the Duke’s storage room,"

He was about to take out a cup of ramen from his inventory when someone’s arms wrapped around him from behind.

"Lucien?" He called.

"I’m glad you’re awake... Rin. I was worried sick about you,"

"Worried? Why would you be worried?" Rin asked. Lucien broke the hug and Rin turned around to look at him.

"You... You don’t remember anything that happened, do you?" Lucien questioned softly.

Rin scratched his itchy hair with a shrug.

"I... don’t." He answered. Then gasped. "Did anything bad happen?"

Lucien looked at Rin for about five seconds. His heart thumping hard in his chest, wondering if he should tell Rin the truth.

"Lucien? Talk to me... Did something happen?" Rin queried again.

"Rin..." Lucien parted his lips to answer.