He had a really unusual preference, which was that Niall, a normal beta man, only wanted to date omega men.
It didn’t even end there. When asked if the lack of children between beta and omega was a bigger problem than the fact that they were both men, he replied like this:
“Yes, that is why I intend to someday marry a widowed omega with a child.”
Upon hearing this, the daughters’ mothers were disgusted and pulled their skirts back. The fathers also clicked their tongues and shook their heads.
That’s because saying that he would marry a widowed omega with a child, was practically a declaration of remaining a bachelor.
90% of the alphas and omegas were born only to nobles. The remaining 10% were born among ordinary people, but most of them were recessive, so their ability to conceive was infinitely reduced.
So Niall couldn’t marry a widowed omega with a child. Unless he met a nobleman.
“He’s such a nice man.”
The busybodies looked at the distant Niall with kind smiles as always, but that was it.
It was true that Niall Giles was a sweet and kind man, but they all knew that he would never go back on his words.
A man who was an orphan in debt, whose birthplace was unknown, and who also had terribly strange inclinations. At this point, no matter how good he was, he was unattainable. Besides, Niall did not hide the fact that he was in debt, but he did not tell anyone how much it was.
When the tanner, who once singled him out as his son-in-law, asked how much money he had left, Niall shook his head but did not give a proper answer. “I will pay it all off before I die.” He responded with a smile on his face as always.
Niall, who was an orphan and not a native of Galen, had no relatives to act as his guarantor, so Niall accepted any commission unconditionally. No matter how trivial or petty, Niall did his best to work.
However……
Nonetheless.
Even for someone like Niall, there were always commissions he didn’t want to receive.
“Hi, Niall.”
Niall stared in amazement at his old friend, who appeared with a smile for the first time in years.
“It has been a while. How have you been?”
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“You… how on earth right now?”
“You still live in this cottage.”
Gerard entered the house and looked around. Just like eight years ago, it was a humble old house. A house at the end of a remote and unsafe street corner. The whitewashed walls were chipping away because of how old they were.
The only furnishings attached to the simple housekeeping were a bed, a table, and two chairs. There wasn’t even a plank, let alone a tapestry to hang to keep out the wind, and the only thing that served the decorative function was a painting, but it hung awkwardly at the bottom of the wall, instead of the top.
Gerard remembered the painting. There was a time when the two of them drank to their hearts’ content and fell down while playing together, which created a hole in the wall, and what they bought the next day was the painting to cover the hole.
That was more than eight years ago.
Gerard recalled the past while looking at the picture of a sailboat sailing leisurely on the blue sea, and sat down at the table. On the table was a bouquet of roses that did not suit the bleak corner of the house.
Gerard touched the flowers, then suddenly raised his head and looked around. He had wondered why the house was too bright. It was because Niall had lit several lamps. Come to think of it, the chairs were even covered with old but soft cushions. Seeing the combination of flowers, lanterns, and cushions, Gerard asked.
“Did I perhaps come at a bad time?”
“Gerard, you should not be here.”
Niall drew the curtains throughout the house and put out the lamps with a serious face.
“Are you expecting a guest? Then I should not drag on the story for too long.”
“That is not the problem. It is because you should not be here.”
He put out the second lamp. The house slowly darkened. Locked door. Tightly closed curtains. Still uneasy, Niall put out the third lamp as well.
“You were not caught by your brother, were you?”
“Of course not, Niall. Do not worry.”
Gerard smiled at his best friend who cared about him just as he did eight years ago.
The people of Galen remembered the conflict between the brothers that took place eight years ago. Gerard Galen was the younger brother of Lugas Galen, the Lord of Galen, and was the unfortunate second son who had to flee empty-handed after being framed.
Gerard was not interested in peerage titles. His older brother was also an alpha, and the age difference between them was 30 years. In the first place, Gerard couldn’t be his older brother’s competitor.
The problem was that the older brother hadn’t had an alpha son born to him.
The older brother was suspicious and mean-spirited. When the children were all useless, betas and omegas, the older brother began to keep Gerard in check.
The older brother feared that Gerard would produce an alpha, so his marriage was canceled altogether. The brother’s sons were also wary of Gerard. The brother’s wives too. And the many forces who followed him.
Ultimately, Gerard felt that his life was in danger after the death of the previous Viscount, and had to run away from his hometown.
The reason why Niall knew this story thoroughly was that it was Niall himself who had his friend, who was beaten and unable to get up properly, run away by placing him face down on the back of a horse.
Time was on Gerard’s side. He just needed to stay alive. Since the Viscount had yet to produce an alpha heir, the title would eventually belong to Gerard.
Unless he returned to this perilous Galen.
“I told you not to come back before your brother dies. Why on earth did you come?”
“There is something I would like to commission you for.”
Gerard erased his smile and looked at Niall quietly.
“This is something I certainly want you to do.”
“……”
“After I left, I heard that all of his anger was directed at you. That it got you into big trouble.”
As he said so, Gerard lowered his head in guilt.
“This request will save your life. And it will be a great opportunity for me too. Only you can accept it, Niall.”
“Gerard.”
“Please, Niall. Please accept the commission.”
Niall did not answer for a while. A friend who returned intact after eight years was asking for a request.
“Gerard, I……”
After much thought, when Niall opened his mouth, there was a knock on the door outside. Gerard rose like a spring. Niall put a finger on his lips and told him to be quiet.
Niall pulled back the curtains to check outside and opened the door, he greeted the person standing outside the door with a smile.
“Hi? You are late.”
At that moment, the wind blew, and with it, something like the scent of grass reached Gerard, who stood alert behind the door.
An omega.
Gerard took a deep breath. The scent of flowers…… but not that of fragrant flowers. It smelled like a combination of wild weeds, and it was very weak.
Recessive omega. Perhaps the heat was near. If he could only emit this much scent when the heat was approaching, he would not normally emit pheromones.
Gerard furtively looked out. It was night and the guest’s face was not visible because it was hidden by Niall’s body, but he could make out a rough outline. He was a short, slender young man. Gerard could tell he was a blonde too.
Behind the young man was another man who appeared to be a mercenary. Gerard backed away before the mercenary noticed and returned to the table.
“Yes, I am sorry…… I know I promised, but the situation is……”
I heard Niall’s voice reasoning with the other person in a soft voice. Gerard’s lips softened. It was the voice of a friend he was most familiar with.
Memories of the past came flooding back. That kindness was both Niall’s strength and weakness. Niall was kind even when he was angry. He was warm and sweet even when he turned someone down. It wasn’t even once or twice that he felt troubled because of that.
“I am sorry. I will make up for it later. Yes….. Thank you for understanding.”
An omega close to his heat. An unusually lit house. Flowers on the table. Apparently, his friend was trying to spend a good night with that omega today.
“Seems like you are still meeting up with omegas?”
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