Chapter 218: Chasing Ghost

Elias’s POV

His goal was to make me fall asleep, yet he’s the one sleeping with his mouth slightly open. That Taesan man has made his omega cum twice on his fingers right here in a room full of other people. He thinks he’s stealthy, I think he’s shameless. As shameless as my parents.

I run my fingers through Noah’s soft hair. It’s equivalent to touching golden silk. I adore every single thing about him. Yes, even the sweat mustache forming above his lips is precious to me.

The mother of my pup. I should get more romance books. I must be ready to give him the world.

Noah stirs in his sleep and I smile. My mind is transfixed on him. If I could turn back time, we would be back in the temple, and I would knock down the Goddess’s statue just to spite her as I fuck him.

"Seoha is sleepy, we’ll leave first" Taesan says and I get up to scoop Noah up in my arms. It’s time to leave. He has gained a bit more weight and I appreciate Seoha for it.

As I walk out of the sauna, he wakes up and looks at me through half-lidded eyes.

"I dreamt we were in hellfire and we laid on a mat" he says with a sleep thick voice, and I hum. "There were a lot of people there" he mutters, pressing his sweaty forehead into my neck.

"I think we shouldn’t have disrespected the Goddess in the temple" he says with a small yawn.

"It’s too late for that, isn’t it, angel?" I ask with amused tone and he yawns again. I like him like this. Pure, free, and mine. I don’t want him to get tainted by his father’s crime.

I will gladly take every speck of dirt on his behalf.

"We weren’t in hellfire, baby. We were inside the sauna" I say and he says a small ’oh’.

"That’s better then. Imagine I end up going to hell after all the praying I’ve done in my lifetime" he says.

"This means you have to find a way to bring me to heaven with you. I told you I can’t live without you" I remind him and he scrunches his nose.

"Yeah, you know you’d technically be dead by then" he says.

"I don’t want to die or live without you" I say and he purrs quietly. I like it when he makes that sound. I like it when he breathes. I like it when he does anything.

"I’m so alive" he says for no reason, and I can’t help but laugh. Whenever he wakes up, it’s like the filters that make him act like the prince of Goldsmith briefly disappears.

"You say the most random things after a nap; do you know that?" I state the fact and he tsks at me.

"You say the wrongest things, do you know that? I need to give you a husband training" he mutters and I kiss the top of his head. We end the date and return with the Kangs’ home.

In the car, I listen to the omegas conversation. Seoha is speaking of making something for Noah as a friendship gift. I feel his unrestrained happiness through our mating bond.

"Can you make it pink?" Noah asks and Seoha makes a happy sound.

"Of course. Pink is pretty for you."

"You think so?"

"Every time" Seoha responds and I smile to myself. He needs to hear it. Everything he wants is pretty and perfect on him.

After a while, the car goes quiet. I look back and find the omegas have fallen asleep with their heads pressed together. When we arrive at Taesan’s home, I take Noah to our borrowed room and place him on the bed.

I check in on my younger brother, and I find him lying on his back without a phone.

"Why aren’t you playing your games?" I ask and he looks at me with cold blue eyes.

"None of your business" he says flatly. I stand at his door for a few more seconds. "Damien fucked them up for you" I say and he sits up.

"What?" he asks in confusion.

"I saw his chat with Noah on my phone. He used a golf stick, and he did what they wanted to do to you. Those guys will never bother you again" I inform him and his face morphs into anger.

"Why the fuck would Noah tell Damien about my shit? It’s my business, not his" he hisses and I give him a warning growl.

"I’d change that tone if I were you" I say and he tones down the aggression. I am his future leader. He knows and respects it. Not only am I his leader, but Noah is also his future Luna.

"I didn’t want anyone knowing about it" he says in a calmer tone.

"We’re not anyone. We’re your brothers, Malachi. You fight for us, why shouldn’t we fight for you?" I ask and he bows his head.

"I’m ashamed"

"You should never be. We Deus hold our heads up and do whatever the fuck we want. Dad fought to give us this life" I say and he nods. I know that my words are like holding a basic lighter next to a block of ice the size of a car, but I speak anyways.

My brothers are my soul. Noah is my heart. My parents are my life.

"How do we convince Taesan to get us in contact with Ghost? You know the longer time we spend here, the colder the trail goes" he says, diverting our conversation to business.

"We’ll go to him right now" I say and he nods twice. He gets out of the bed and together we go to find Taesan. We have no idea where he’d be, but we help ourselves by taking a tour around his house.

"Looking for me?" the man asks in Korean and we nod.

"We need Ghost" Kai says, going to the point as straight as usual. "Seoha has permitted his brother to work with you, but his conditions are clear. He wants his brother unscathed no matter what happens" Taesan says and my brother looks at me.

"Granted" I say.

"But you have to convince Ghost yourself, I have no control over his decisions" Taesan says with his arms crossed to make himself appear larger.

"Alright, just give us his location" I say in a hurry. I already miss Noah. He’s lying on the bed without me.

"He’s right in this house. You can find him in the private gym right now. Goodnight, Gods" Taesan says before walking away.

Progress. One step has been conquered. Now we have to convince Ghost himself and take him with us.