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Earlier that day at Gipfel tower.

“Saru, how're the brats?”

“Mr.Michel, they are fine though I've been noticing some wolves roaming near the place, also Aren and Marcus seem to be preparing some papers to move out of Japan.”

“Moving out hmmm, ”Alec said as he dismissed Saru.

“Victor, have my car ready and no need for you and Saru to tag along. I will drive myself,” Alec said. Grabbing his coat, before walking out of his office.

"Oh yeah, Marcus said we need to move because of his work. How did you know we're moving?"

"I bumped into them when I had a meeting yesterday." Alec lied.

"Oh. I see."

"Were here. Don't get out of the car wait for me Ok."

Callum nods and waits till Alec opens the door and leads him towards a very high-class restaurant.

"I hope the food here is to your liking?" Alec said

"Are you seriously asking me that? The food is amazing!" Callum answers enthusiastically. Stuffing a mouthful of Italian pesto.
Alec smiles at how Callum enjoying his food with so much gusto. Leaning forward He gently wipes carbonara sauce on the side of Callum's lower lip.

Callum blushes profusely at Alec's unexpected sweet gesture. "Uhm, Thank you."

After their meal, Alec drives him back to his apartment. As soon as he opens the door he was shocked at their wrecked place. The whole unit looks like it was flipped upside down.

Callum immediately pulls his phone out and dials Aren's number. 

“Aren!”

“Hello, Cal what's wrong?” Aren asks noticing his friend's panicked voice.

“Our apartment,” Callum takes a deep breath. “Someone came here. the place had been wrecked. I don't think they are thieves. My cameras are still here and they are fine,” Callum said in a trembling voice, sighing in relief when he finds his cameras still intact.

Callum jumps out of fright when his phone was grabbed out of his hand. He forgot that Alec was still with him.

Embarrassed he smiles at Alec sheepishly and mumbles. "Sorry."



Alec grabbed the phone from Callum, ruffling Callum's hair at the boy's soft apology before talking to Aren.

“I will take Callum to my house, for now, you can go there with your other friend when your job is done.”

“Why are you with Callum? Never mind we'll talk about that later. Mr. Michel, I'm entrusting Callum's to you, please take good care of him,” Aren said with a serious tone before hanging up. 

“Callum, we are going, this place is not safe for you to stay,” Asami said as he drags Akihito out of the place.

They were still around the vicinity of Callum's apartment building walking towards the parking lot when they were ambushed by several werewolves.

"Mr. Michel!!" Callum shouted upon noticing a werewolf charging at them. Raising his hand. The wind gathers around him. Upon swinging his hand down the accumulated wind follows his command blowing the werewolf away, hitting the wall hard. Unaware of another wolf's assault, he was bitten on his right arm.

Alec was infuriated, Eyes glow red in anger when one of the wolves manages to bite Callum's arm. He was a bit far from Callum, fighting several wolves himself when it happens. Alec disappeared and appears in front of Callum in instant, his hands grabbing the wolf's mouth, opening it forcedly breaking the wolf's jaws.

Hugging Callum, making sure Callum's face is pressed on his chest. Preventing him from witnessing how he burns the wolves who attacked them with just a flick of his fingers.

Carrying Callum bridal style, he whispers. “Sleep," instantly putting Callum in a deep sleep, walking towards his car he drives to his penthouse.

Alec laid Callum on his king-sized bed. He was sitting beside the sleeping form of his angel and caressing Callum's soft cheeks when his phone rang.

“Alec, you took something that belongs to me.” The voice said.

Chuckling, Alec retorted back. “He's not yours–anymore, not that he was, to begin with. He's mine "before and now".” Alec said before hanging.

Leaning down he gives a chaste kiss on Callum's tantalizing lips.

"Don't worry my angel. That man will never lay his hands on you, ever. Not anymore, that I finally remember everything, My precious lover."