⚠️ Attempted self-harm/immersion/blood/violence. Please read with discretion.
The tense atmosphere inside the room seems to be covered in a thick black fog. However, when there is no benefit in hiding the truth, Loy nods his head. Not daring to look at the face of the large man, so he could not see his eyes flicker.
"Did he send you?"
"I..."
Loy couldn't speak, only standing there swallowing a lump, feeling a tightness in his throat.
"Dion Blaze, you son of a bitch. I should have let you die in the middle of the desert."
Santino cursed.
"Huh."
The small figure tried to hold back before a sob escaped.
Santino's stern words and angry expression were almost too much for Loy to bear. But at the same time, Dr. Miguel's words started to have an impact on the young Omega's mind.
"What does he hope to achieve by sending someone like you in?"
"Sir, I..."
"I am no longer your 'sir,' Loy."
The small figure clenched his teeth at the edge of his lips.
"What Dion has done is called backstabbing. What evil thing did I do to the point of being suspicious of even his own allies?"
"And what did you do... when the dock sent the White Rose gang's merchandise? We found your bullets there."
The young mafia smiled, but his eyes were dull, and he still felt pain in his chest to the point where he couldn't answer what Loy wanted to know.
"What would it matter if I did?"
"..."
"Dion already knew that it would have to happen, the issue of revenge, but he didn't care. He had a part in causing my wife's death. If I were to send someone to destroy his belongings as retaliation, wouldn't it be justified? Isn't that right? You yourself know the mafia ways well."
"But the mafia doesn't betray their allies, sir."
"You should go and tell your boss first."
Loy couldn't argue further because deep down, he knew that not everything Dion said was right.
"And what else is he hiding? What else is he suspicious of? Is it about the auction? Is it Dr. Phillip, too?"
'Don Bertolucci is the one who ordered me to kill him. It was him.'
As Dr. Miguel's voice echoed in Loy's head, and he struggled to catch his breath, his small body became tense, his grip on the knife tightened, and his trembling chest felt a pang of loss, realizing that the familiar spark in those eyes filled with love had disappeared
It turned into the lifeless gaze of something that no longer existed.
"Whatever it is, I don't want to care about it anymore."
Don't you care? Does it mean the feelings they had for each other?
"Santino. Heuk. Santino."
Loy called out the name as the other party started unbuttoning his suit, quickly reaching out with a thick hand to delve into his suit pocket.
"You won't go back to Dion again if..."
Alpha took a step forward towards Omega, who was standing there trembling.
'Make him fall for you. Make it a success.'
The voice of Dion echoed in his head.
'He loves Selene. His ex-wife is the only one for him because they were a bonded couple. You just came along, at the right place and time. As soon as he gets bored of you, he'll throw you away like a stray dog on the street.'
Every word from Dr. Miguel continued to stab at the young man's chest.
'Do what is necessary.'
The fear that crept in made Loy decide to reach for the knife hidden in his pocket and swiftly pull it out and swung it forward with all his might.
Santino lowered his gaze at the shaking hand and the knife with a thorny rose pattern deeply engraved into his ribcage. Before fresh red blood could seep out from his white shirt.
"Did he send you to kill me?"
The hoarse and pained voice, accompanied by a look of agony, put Loy in a state of shock. His five fingers stiffened, the pale hand trembling, trying to pull out the knife but failing.
Santino noticed the startled expression of the small figure, so he lightly held his hand to prevent the knife from moving.
"What...what are you going to do?"
"Didn't your master teach you that when eliminating enemies, you aim for the kill?"
With these words, Santino grabbed the omega's hand that was holding the blade with his own hand.
Before thrusting it back into the centre of his chest.
"Santino!"
Loy screamed as the knife disappeared into the wide chest before his eyes.
"If I don't die, your mission will fail."
The tall figure smiled coldly and tightly held Loy's hand, repeatedly stabbing the knife into his own chest.
"No, please, let go, Santino! Santino, don't do this."
Little Omega cried, almost out of breath, watching the blood of the other party staining his own body. Santino fell down and lay on the floor, causing his to stop his actions, but still holding onto Omega's hand, refusing to let go.
"Santino, please release my hand. You're going to bleed to death, stop."
"Loy..."
"I told you to let go."
Loy wanted to pull the knife embedded in Santino's chest, preventing further blood loss. At this point, he no longer cared if the mission would be successful or not, or whether Santino was good or evil.
His love for Santino was beyond words.
"Why are you crying?"
The young Mafioso asked, blood dripping from his mouth, his poisoned wounds causing his body to ache.
"Do you think I'm playing around, stabbing yourself like this, trying to escape?"
"...hug me..."
Loy bent down, resting his forehead against the strong cheek of the big man while holding his powerful body on his lap.
"Please, let go of my hand before it's too late. I don't want any more bloodshed."
A cold, sinister smile crept onto Mafia's pale lips.
Gently, Santino pushed the tip of the knife until it almost reached his back.
"Selene is already gone... you... you don't even want me anymore. What reason do I have to stay?"
Loy just started to see the vulnerability in the heart of this man, but instead of opening up and expressing his feelings, Loy could only shake his head back and forth, causing his hair to become tangled. The other hand, soaked in blood, rested on the older man's chest, his hand feeling the slowing of his heartbeat. Santino remained silent, just looking for something that had fallen when he had stumbled. Loy followed his gaze and saw an opened box, revealing a diamond ring.
When Santino reached into his shirt just now, he wasn't about to reach for a gun or weapon.
"Are you going to take the ring?"
Loy's face paled like paper, and the person lying in a pool of blood on his lap chuckled.
"That's right again... stupid kid."
The thick hand lifted and gently wiped away the traces of tears on Loy's face.
"Totally ruined my surprise. Akk, I was going to ask you to marry me."
"No... no... no, please."
Santino's sapphire eyes were closing, so Loy screamed as if the world was collapsing in front of him. He tried to lift his body to seek help, but he was forcefully pulled away by someone.
"We have to go, Loy."
It was Dr. Miguel himself.
"Where are we going? I won't go. Let me go! Please, let me go!"
A small hand reached out towards the front, desperately trying to grab onto the body of Santino lying on the floor. Loy struggled but couldn't break free from Miguel's strong grip, as suddenly, the grip tightened.
"He's dead, Loy."
"No, it can't be! He's still breathing. He's still breathing!"
Little Omega screamed, tears flowing down his face, as he was dragged by Miguel towards the window.
Outside the room, the bodies of the four bodyguards were lying dead and scattered. Lara, who had brought up a tray of tea for the master of the mansion, was startled. She quickly pressed the emergency button and rushed into the master bedroom.
"Sir!"
She exclaimed upon finding Santino lying lifeless on the floor, a sharp knife stuck in his chest. Before her beautiful eyes turned towards Loy and the former doctor of the Bertolucci family.
"You! The intru-"
Bang!
Miguel grabbed the gun he had taken from one of the bodyguards and swiftly shot Lara in the head before she could finish her sentence.
"No!"
Loy cried out as the kind-hearted housekeeper fell down lifelessly in front of them.
"Why did you shoot her? Why?"
"It wasn't helping. She was in the way," Miguel replied coldly before the sound of an explosion echoed from one corner of the mansion.
"There's no time left. In ten minutes, this area will explode."
"What?"
Little Omega turned to ask the other side, with shock in his eyes.
"This place is going to explode," Miguel replied with a loud and clear voice.
When he managed to escape from the underground prison, the young doctor didn't go far. Once he had formulated a plan to escape, he returned and lingered in the dark corners of the mansion, waiting for the crucial moment. He seized the safest and most dangerous spot, the one where he had placed explosives, He took down the bodyguard in front of the room while Loy and Santino were in the room. Time bombs are placed in various places in the castle.
"I'm not going. I won't!"
Loy's voice trembled.
"You don't have a choice anymore."
Miguel clenched his teeth and pulled the person who was crying out to safety, jumping out of the window. When they both managed to make it through the carefully planned escape route in less than half an hour, they found themselves on top of a high hill, about thirty kilometers away from the Celestina Mansion.
Boom!
The sound of an explosion echoed, causing the ground to shake. Loy fell, lying on the ground, devoid of any signs of life. Both of his eyes were swollen and red. Despite having escaped far away, Little Omega could still see the clear flames engulfing the mansion.
"Santino... I'm sorry,"
"Stop blaming yourself. There's nothing left for you there,"
The doctor comforted Omega rubbing his back and asked him to leave before they both got into an off-road Toyota vehicle
Miguel took Loy to switch vehicles, travelling the entire way while avoiding the forest. When they were finished, they left the off-road vehicle behind and crossed over to a boat before finally ending up in a pickup truck to drive on the main road.
Loy gazed out into the night sky through the window with empty eyes. The smell of Santino's blood still lingered in his nose, the trembling voice and the haunting image of Alpha's lifeless body still spinning in his mind. They drove until they reached a resting spot, where there were no people.
"Let's take a break,"
Miguel leaned over and opened the container on the back seat of the car, picking up a chilled sandwich wrapped in foil and handing it to Omega.
Not even bothering to look and sobbing in his throat, Miguel threw the sandwich onto his lap. Stained with the other party's blood before cursing something.
"You're hiding with the Bertolucci's gang, but you're not one of them from the beginning, are you?"
"I'm not."
Though somewhat hesitant, Omega seemed to regain some consciousness.
"What's your code?"
Miguel made a puzzled expression.
"Your identification code."
Omega thought that Miguel was a member of the White Rose gang who had been sent to help, but when he saw his cold smile he realized that he might have been mistaken.
"I... I want to go out and get some fresh air, for a moment."
Click!
Loy finished speaking, and the car door was immediately locked.