Desire Me If You Can Novel - Chapter 121

It was just as he thought of this. Grayson’s lips, which had been half-open, softened. He smiled faintly and whispered, “…Dane.”

Dane paused at the weak sound of his voice. What in the world is happening…?

“What’s wrong with you? Weren’t you at a pheromone party?”

He was steeped in Omega pheromones. The scent saturated his entire body, which couldn’t happen unless he had been to a pheromone party. Grayson chuckled in response to Dane’s question.

“I was.”

To Dane, who was still frowning, he rambled like a man unburdening his soul. “I tried to get the pheromones extracted with an injection, but that damn Steward wasn’t there… So some staff member came and gave me the shot, but, shit… they did a terrible job… they said the medicine leaked out of the vein… and he was crying that my arm might rot. Crazy… why was he crying? It’s my arm…”

Grayson burst into another fit of giggling. Dane stared down at him, dumbfounded. What is this guy talking about right now…?

He was clearly out of his mind from the drugs. It was a miracle he made it back safely. He must have gotten this far thanks to homing instincts, but collapsed before he could enter the room.

Dane tried to make sense of the situation, but questions remained.

“What do you mean you went to a party and had pheromones extracted with an injection?” he asked, still not comprehending.

Grayson answered his confused frown casually. “I take drugs so I don’t have to have sex…”

“Why?” Dane still didn’t understand. Why would he do such a thing when the easiest and most certain way to extract pheromones was available? Especially after going all the way to a party.

“Why, you ask…” Grayson replied brightly to his heavily furrowed brow. “How could I sleep with anyone but you?”

Dane was instantly speechless, only able to stare at him. The loud sound of the rain continued between them. Meeting Dane’s bewildered gaze, Grayson continued his confession.

“I thought I didn’t even need to extract the pheromones, but then Papa would get angry… And I might go crazy and hurt you, you know. So I shouldn’t, okay?”

He was babbling incoherently. It was impossible to tell if it was due to the rut or the drug’s side effects. What was certain was that Grayson was not of sound mind right now. What should I do in a situation like this? Dane thought miserably. He was well-versed in all kinds of emergency aid, but none of the methods were applicable right now. What do Ultra Alphas even do in this situation? Besides, drug side effects on an Ultra Alpha? That’s ridiculous…!

Completely unaware of Dane’s confusion, Grayson rolled his hazy eyes and glanced around. “That’s strange, but why are you here…? I definitely went to a party…?”

He babbled, tilting his head. Was he starting to recover from the drug? Faced with Grayson’s confused inability to distinguish between reality and illusion, Dane didn’t know how to react.

It was right then. While he hesitated for a moment, Grayson’s condition suddenly worsened.

“Ugh, uhhhk.”

“Grayson!”

He suddenly began to writhe and gag. Dane frantically held onto him, but the seizure didn’t stop. Grayson trembled violently, his ragged breaths repeatedly cut off. It seemed as though his breathing would stop entirely at any moment. He had to do something.

Just as Dane urgently tried to get up, Grayson suddenly grabbed his arm.

“Wh… what is it?”

Dane, staggering badly, looked back in surprise to see Grayson looking up at him.

“Where are you going?” His voice was rough and hoarse between his gasping breaths.

Dane blinked, then finally spoke. “Let go, I’ll go get some water…”

“Don’t go!” Grayson instantly turned pale and shouted violently. “Don’t go, Dane. Please don’t leave.”

“Just for a minute, let go for a minute. I’ll come right back, I’ll be quick…” Dane tried to pull his hand away, but Grayson gripped his arm with unbelievable strength. Then, Grayson cried out in a desperate plea.

“I was wrong!”

Dane, who was trying to forcibly pry Grayson off, froze completely. Grayson, still looking at him with an ashen face, desperately continued,

“I won’t ask, I won’t ask you anything… I won’t be curious about anything. I can live without ever knowing, I don’t care if you don’t tell me.”

“Miller.”

“Please, Dane. Please.” Grayson’s voice shook violently. He gripped Dane’s arm with all his strength and cried out pleadingly.

“So please don’t abandon me…!”

Dane didn’t say anything. He just stared at the grown man who was begging him.

Ah.

The sweet pheromone scent saturated the air. Grayson wasn’t the only one whose mind felt like it was melting. Dane slowly let out a sigh. Dane’s face completely filled Grayson’s widely dilated pupils. It was a complex expression that looked like he was about to cry, or smile, or angry, or utterly dumbfounded.

With this expression—one Grayson couldn’t possibly decipher—Dane looked back at him.

And then.

“…Huh?”

Dane suddenly reached out and grabbed Grayson by the collar. Caught off guard, Grayson was pulled forward, and Dane immediately pressed his lips against Grayson’s. A surprised Grayson’s eyes widened completely.

What is this? Am I still dreaming?

It was unbelievable, but the feeling on his lips was real. And it wasn’t just that. Dane boldly parted Grayson’s lips with his tongue and explored inside. Grayson’s dazed tongue was suddenly enveloped, rubbed, and caressed by the thick, fleshy muscle, and he snapped back to his senses.

It was real. Dane was really kissing Grayson. It was real, and utterly shocking.

The sensation of the tongue licking the inside of his cheek instinctively made his lower body tense. Why? Why? Why is Dane kissing me…?

Question marks swarmed his mind, but his body was true to instinct. Grayson ignored his flustered brain, closed his eyes, and concentrated on the kiss with Dane. Sweet saliva mingled in their mouths. He urgently wrapped one arm around Dane’s waist and clutched his chest with the other hand. My God, Dane didn’t push him away, even though he was gripping him tightly! Instead, he continued the kiss as if it didn’t matter.

It’s a dream. Grayson was certain. This couldn’t happen in reality. Because, because…

“What’s wrong?” Dane asked in a low voice, pulling back slightly. His breath was ragged, a side effect of the insistent kissing. Grayson looked at him and opened his mouth.

“This is a dream, isn’t it?”

“What?”

Grayson answered Dane’s frown self-deprecatingly. “There’s no way you’d be this affectionate with me. Yeah, this must be a dream.” He smiled, pulling up the corners of his mouth. “You wouldn’t even talk to me.”

Dane was silent for a moment. He put a hand to his forehead, looked up at the ceiling, and a sigh escaped his lips.

“Ha…”

For a moment, he didn’t move. Many thoughts went through his mind, but it was truly ‘just for a moment.’ He never looked back or hesitated on a decision he had made. That was true even now.

“Ngh!”

Grayson let out a short yelp as Dane suddenly grabbed him by the collar and pulled him up. Dane dragged him and tossed him onto the bed. As Grayson’s large body bounced on the mattress, Dane immediately climbed on top, grabbing the back of his shirt and ripping it off. Dominating the wide-eyed Grayson, Dane unbuckled his own pants and declared,

“Let’s do it. Sex.”

“…W-What?”

To Grayson, who was too flustered to respond properly, Dane announced, “I’ll help you extract the pheromones.”

And before Grayson could even fully process the situation, Dane grabbed his hand and placed it on his own chest.

“Go on. Touch all you want.”

At that moment, Grayson’s heart rate exceeded 200.