Elian's POV
*****
The Alpha Prince was kissing him.
Lucian fucking Stormborne actually had him pinned against a wall and locked lips with him. Elian felt like he was melting as his eyes fluttered before closing slowly.
He wanted to push Lucian away. He wanted to slap him. He wanted to punch that smugness right out of his pretty face. But the mate bond was stronger than expected and pulled him in like a moth to a flame.
Lucian's lips made him hunger for more. They were so soft, so succulent that he couldn't help but kiss him back, his hands on the wall relaxing as he gasped raspily into his mouth.
[Seduction meter and possessiveness meters of Prince Lucian are both increasing rapidly. Safe to say that you might be getting some royal dick soon at this rate.]
Wait... What?!
As soon as Elian heard that last part from the system, his eyes shot open and he grunted, biting at Lucian's lips.
"Argh!" Lucian grunted, taking a single step back but still having Elian pinned to the wall.
Lucian licked his lips, lowering his gaze to the blood with shock on his features. But then that shock soon turned to anger as he tightened his grip on Elian who shivered with fear.
"What the fuck was that?! Why did you bite me?!" He growled, his eyes blazing with a dangerous light. "You said you haven't had a first kiss and I was graceful enough to be your first. You even reciprocated and—"
"You just went in for the kiss without asking if that's what I want!" Elian snapped back, glaring at Lucian with a weird mix of arousal and spite.
That blood on his lips was oddly arousing.
[Looks like someone is freakier than he likes to think.]
Elian gritted his teeth at the same moment that Lucian brought his face closer to him, his hot breath hitting him as a small smirk curled up his lips.
"Please. You wanted it. I was only helping you make a decision you were too shy to go for." He whispered mischievously, his voice stirring something in Elian's mind. "I saw the way you stared at me before I kissed you. The subtle way you leaned in before I could. Your skin craves it. It craves me."
Elian blinked repeatedly at the Alpha prince but he couldn't come up with anything to say to him. His jaw was clenched but he slowly raised his chin.
"Are those affirmations for yourself?" He finally asked, furrowing his eyebrows. "Listen, you have me pinned against a wall, trying to get me to... Feel a certain way that I sure as hell don't. I'm not the one craving something here, Alpha prince."
Lucian's jaw clenched and his eyes became icy as he once again tightened his grip on Elian's arms. The latter gasped from the pain, feeling like his bones were about to snap.
"Y–You're hurting me..." Elian whispered with a trembling voice, blinking back the pain. "Seriously, let go of me."
There was a flicker of hesitation in Lucian's eyes as his gaze went to the bruising that was slowly showing on Elian's wrists. And then in that moment, something like guilt flashed behind his eyes.
However, it disappeared as fast as it had appeared as he finally let go of Elian.
Elian grunted, clenching his fists which were sore. He glared at Lucian, who took a few steps back, staring at him with a stoic expression, although his eyes were cold.
[Well, this tension doesn't seem to be going anywhere.]
Ugh, it's telling him.
"Are you done? Are you satisfied now?" Elian asked, grinding his jaw as he straightened his posture. "You don't get to publicly reject me as your mate and then come in here trying to claim me. I'm not your plaything."
"Oh, but you are," Lucian said with a cold growl, stepping forward once again.
Elian flinched, his mind reeling as he got flashbacks. Lucian might not remember him much, but he had used the same words to him years ago when they were still pups.
"He's nothing but a meaningless Omega, sister." Lucian had said back then with his tiny voice while Elian was on the floor, receiving some beatings from a maid for being "disobedient".
Lucian's sister, Princess Aurora, had tried stepping in from a corner to save him from the harsh beating, but the Alpha prince held her back.
"He's an Omega. He was made to serve. To be a plaything. To grovel. Don't waste your breath on him..." Lucian's voice had been cold for a child.
It was ever since that moment that Elian grew to loathe the Alpha prince. He was just like the rest of them, except much worse. He was a royal who could make a difference yet he instead chose to be a cruel jerk.
As Elian remembered all this, his hands balled into fists as he glared at Lucian one last time.
"This is my room but I'll leave. And you don't get to hold me back anymore."
Lucian sniggered softly, tilting his head. "Do you get to make decisions for me, Omega?"
Despite the Alpha prince's cold words, there was a flicker of hesitation in his eyes once again, causing Elian to furrow his eyebrows slightly.
[Warning: Conflicting energy detected from Alpha Prince. Is this hostility, foreplay, or emotional constipation? Updating possessiveness meter stats... Stand by.]
Elian rolled his eyes.
He didn't care enough to know what was going on in Lucian's head. Not right now.
However, just when he was about to walk away, his eyes landed on the countdown timer projected on the invisible screen interface in front of him.
02.35.56 left to push the possessiveness meter to 20%.
Shit, that's about two hours and thirty minutes. And last time the system gave him an update, the meter was only 2%.
[Keep going, feather toes. Just one more small display to get the Alpha prince reeling for more.]
Elian clenched his jaw as Lucian finally spoke again. "Why are you silent now? Cat got your tongue?"
More like a sassy system has his tongue.
[You know what? You could just sit back, relax, and let the poison take effect when the timer runs out. Either option works for me.]
Elian ignored the system's rude sarcasm and made a move, walking past Lucian. But when he was just standing beside him, he paused, glancing at him.
"It's ironic how the Omega who was 'made to serve' now has so much attention from the entire empire and you. Don't you think, mate?"
Lucian's eyes widened just a bit before dimming into slits as his jaw clenched. A dangerous growl reverberated from his throat, causing Elian to gulp as he took that as his cue to continue walking.
[You just poked a hornet's nest there, but congrats! The Alpha Prince's possessiveness shot up to a total of 8% during that entire interaction.]
Elian smirked to himself as he opened the door and walked out. He glanced at the room one last time, watching as Lucian remained standing there with his back facing him.
"Oh, he must be cursing himself out of his mind." He whispered to himself as he closed the door behind him.
He had the Alpha Prince right where he wanted him.
Or did he?