Chapter 51: Breakfast I

Lazy mornings are only allowed on summer vacations, and Liam enjoyed every second of it. The morning sunlight didn't really bother him that much, and the platinum blond alpha held the body on top of him tighter to himself.

He breathed in the scent of vetiver, mixed with his own scent of cedarwood. Heaven is being able to wake up to his own scent mixed with his best friend's, and that seems too good to last.

"Liam..." Mar mumbled from the crook between Liam's shoulder and collarbone.

"Yeah?" The platinum blond alpha replied back.

"Great, you're awake." A soft chuckle came from his companion.

After a few moments of silence, the black haired alpha pushed himself up and sat down on the bed properly. The queen sized bed seemed a little too small for two adult alphas, but Liam didn't care as he reached his hands up to pull his best friend back to bed.

A laugh came from Mar as his back hit the mattress, and Liam grinned stayed on his face as he wrapped his arms around his companion once again.

Their moment was interrupted by a knock on the door.

The two alphas immediately crawled off their beds, with Liam getting the door and Mar rushing into the bathroom. They didn't discuss this before hand, but really, it's a good-ish cover up.

He didn't know when "whoever sees us, sees us" became "we need a cover up for our sinful actions". Everything was unspoken between them, but they realized the dangers soon enough. If the butlers and maids or any of the siblings found out, the information is bound to reach Mr. Aster, and Mr. Aster won't be kind to them.

"Good morning, Young Master Liam." The new butler greeted the platinum blond alpha at the door.

"Morning." Liam mocked salute. "Just woke up. Anything planned for today?"

"Master Aster would like to have breakfast with his youngest son and you." Arkham gave him a pearly smile, too early for this...

The taller alpha cracked his neck, gaining a puzzled look from the butler. Taking a deep breath, Liam shouted, "Mar, your dad wantta have breakfast with us! Get outta there in five!"

"Fuck you! I just got in!" The black haired alpha's voice was obscured by the bathroom door, but it's clear enough for everyone to hear.

"Oh, the joys of having a roommate." The taller alpha chuckled as he looked back at the butler.

"Young Master, if you want to, we can prepare you another room—"

"No, thanks. I don't wanna have it any other way." Liam let out a sigh and put his hand on the door knob. "We'll be at the dining room in thirty minutes."

After the butler said his goodbyes, the alpha slammed the door shut, his fingers locking the door in the process. Without thinking any further, Liam stripped himself of his boxers and headed towards the bathroom.

As expected, the bathroom door was unlocked. A head of messy black hair was under the shower, so Liam made his way to the sink to begin his day. His blue eyes didn't leave lightly tanned skin, though. Now that they're kinda together, the alpha allowed himself to indulge in the sight of board shoulders leading down to a narrow waist, which are attached to great hips and even greater assets and thighs.

Oh, how he wanted nothing more than to grip those thighs as they ride his face again, but they have somewhere to be right now.

In twenty minutes, both alphas made it out of their room, freshly showered and smelling like generic vanilla shampoo. Liam decided to be a little classy today, and he achieved that by wearing the only dress shirt he brought with him and a pair of light gray trousers. Mar saw him dressing up, so the black haired alpha put on a black dress shirt and a pair of white trousers. The platinum blond alpha doesn't even know his best friend owns white trousers, but damn does it look great on him.

Arkham was waiting in front of their door, totally normal butler behavior. Well, he's new after all, the stiffness will be gone in time.

Breakfast was held in the smaller dining room with a scenic view of the vast ocean behind the patriarch seat. It's barely nine, so it's a surprise that Mr. Aster already claimed his seat at the dining table. His silky red shirt made him stand out from the blue sea, and his gray eyes landed on the two young alphas as soon as they arrived.

"Good morning." Liam greeted the older alpha with a wave. "Where are the others?"

There's no one, except the butlers and maids, in the dining room. Mr. Aster took his time sipping his coffee, yet his eyes didn't leave his youngest son and the family friend.

"Take a seat, Mar." The older alpha put down his cup of coffee and gestured for the two seats to his right. "You, too, William Junior. The others will be here shortly."

Mar clenched his jaw minisculely, enough for Liam to notice. Fuck, they walked into a trap. He should've knocked on his sister's room and asked if they were invited. He could also text Meg, but too late now, they're in the dining room.

Liam was the first to take a seat, two seats away from the Aster family patriarch, while Mar took the one next to the taller alpha. There's an empty seat in-between the father and the son, and no one was tempted to fill it. The platinum blond alpha would rather die than sit next to the older alpha, for what reason? He didn't know, it just felt wrong.

As the maids brought in toasts and fruits from the kitchen, none of the younger alpha dared to take a bite just yet.

"Marnette, we need to talk." Mr. Aster finally broke the tension in the room.

"Obviously." The black haired alpha's sarcastic response brought a smile to his father's face. "About what actually?"

"There's a lot of things. I'm picking from a list." The father let out a hollow laugh as Liam reached for jam and toast.

"If it's about my career, I have already chosen." Mar didn't touch anything on the table, and his purple eyes stayed on the man at the head of the table. "If it's about Laura, we broke up. Some things just don't work out. If it's about Rex and Blue, I told you I tried my best to stop them."

"And about you and William Junior?"

Liam almost choked on his toast after he heard the way Mr. Aster said his name.