DESTINED MATE : SWEET ALPHA PHEROMONE
Chapter 60 - GRUVV’s POV

Chapter 60: Chapter 60 - GRUVV’s POV

I stared at the mansion in front of me. It had been thirty minutes and I hadn’t moved from the bench, I folded my suit neatly and put it beside me. I checked my wristwatch, Shiloh is definitely still awake. I came home earlier than usual. I don’t want to go inside and meet him.

I don’t know what I’d say if I met him now.

Shin told me that Shem Powers died in his prison cell, when we got there Louis Baxter showed us a photo of how Shem Powers was found. The man was dead with his neck almost cut off. It was a brutal death.

It is clearly a murder. Strangely, all the CCTVs do not show anyone coming in his cell from night until morning.

"I think that there was something within the prison to eliminate Shem Powers after Madam Rose’s death, the CCTV footage might have been manipulated by someone." That’s what Louis Baxter told me after handing over the USB with the CCTV footage. He took Shem Powers’ body to his place for autopsy and asked the prison not to announce the man’s death to the media or his family.

I tousled my hair.

This was not as planned. The closer we got to Gil, the more we knew that the man had much bigger connections with several organizations. It was obvious that since the police force was able to cover up Shem Powers’ death and manipulated the CCTV, Gil wouldn’t be able to act and shut everything down by himself.

Which organization is that man working with? We’re investigating, but I can’t be patient enough, I’m really curious about it. This organization let him have it all, covering up all his crimes, this time I’m sure that besides the four people who are already suspected, there must be other people who are involved in this money laundering. An organization bigger than Datta?

I let out a long sigh when the sound of the front door was heard. I turned my head and found Shiloh with a big smile at the door. He was wearing a white t-shirt and also a gray cardigan, he let his hair down beautifully falling over half of his face.

"I smell your pheromones from upstairs." He said with a chuckle. He walked closer to me, his body was so small even though his weight had returned to normal again after what happened, his skin is pale white so the moonlight made him look even paler, thin reddish lips, beautiful and sharp eyes, he’s so beautiful. I can’t stop admiring him.

How could a father treat his son that badly? My family wasn’t a good family either, I mean, my dad’s attitude towards us made us feel so miserable. Dad molded his children into what he wanted them to be. Me, Joshua and Cross are all products molded by my dad. But, he never hurt us.

So, why does Gil hate Shiloh so much?

Shiloh came closer to me, he smiled widely. I could smell his pheromones, soft and soothing pheromones, I held both his hands.

"Do you open the windows at night?" I asked, raising my head to look at his face.

He looked down slightly, our eyes met, I could feel his warm hand in mine.

"I saw that the moonlight was so bright, and the wind was so fresh, so I opened the window and your pheromones were smelled by the wind." He said.

"You’ll catch a cold."

"I’m wearing this cardigan." He said again, waving the cardigan he is wearing.

I smiled as I shook my head, he was getting smarter in response to my words. I hugged him gently, I felt his touch on my head, he stroked the top of my head.

"How was therapy today?" I buried my face in the T-shirt he was wearing.

"I ended up curled up between your piles of clothes."

I looked up again, he was looking at me with his beautiful, sad eyes, they radiated a love that I could feel.

"You’re not in HEAT, why are you nesting?"

He stroked my face with his long and slim fingers, "Alpha’s smell still gives me seizures..."

Elina decided to continue Alpha pheromone therapy on Shiloh, she wanted to do it as safely as possible, Elina did not bring a real Alpha into the house to meet Shiloh. Instead, she brought an Alpha pheromone-scented perfume that was being developed by one of the country’s famous perfume manufacturers.

Even with the fake pheromone smell, Shiloh showed signs of rejection. I know it’s going to take a long time for him to recover, but I just want him to have a normal day. I want to take him out again, enjoy the city and its lights, eat street food and go to restaurants.

"Don’t rush, I’m sure you’ll be much better soon." I said, pulling him to sit on my lap and hugging him tightly.

Thinking about the scenario that Gil could take Shiloh from my side like Madam Rose did made me uncomfortable, the feeling of tension and fear still felt so real. Shem Powers’ death was like a warning to me that Gil could do anything to cover up his crimes.

"Shiloh, I don’t think I can live without you..." I whispered in his ear, burying my face in the crook of his neck, inhaling the scent of his body. I could feel his heartbeat just by holding him.

"Did something happen at work?"

Wow, he can now guess just by what I said in the middle of our conversation?

"You’re getting smarter these days." I muttered, he chuckled softly.

The night breeze played with his hair, waving it past my face.

"Do you remember what I told you yesterday about your father’s alleged massive money laundering of some people?"

I could feel Shiloh’s nod, and then I told him about Shem Powers’ death. I told him that maybe it was bigger than what I thought, maybe what his father did was much deeper than expected. I began to ramble on about bad possibilities of his father being involved in an organization or some other major crime.

"And you’re afraid that father will harm me?" He asked.

I didn’t answer right away, I didn’t want to answer him and worried him more. I wanted him to feel safe around me and know that I would take care of him.

"I knew dad would do something. He’s really after me."

I paused to listen to him, his voice sounding clear and confident. Was it because his father had done so much harm to him that he wasn’t surprised his father would do something more to him later?

"You just need to be sure I’ll protect you." I said while stroking the small of his back.

He wrapped his hands around my shoulders, hugging me tightly without saying anything. The night breeze accompanied our silence. Shiloh with his thoughts and me with my own.

Our regular breathing seemed to soothe each other. The fear of losing this embrace is getting stronger by the day, the more I’m sure of my own feelings for Shiloh, the more I’m afraid of losing him.

Shiloh didn’t say anything in response to my last words, we just stayed silent until I finally brought him inside. He refused and asked to walk alone at first, but I didn’t listen to him. I asked him to carry the suit that I had neatly folded.

I’m sure Shiloh can tell what I’m feeling from the smell of my pheromones. Elina said that destined mates can tell how each other feeling just by smelling pheromones.

That’s why I don’t need a direct answer from Shiloh just by smelling him, I know he trusts that I will protect him.

I laid him down on the bed, when I was about to leave, his hand pulled my hand.

"Don’t go..." He said softly.

I stopped my steps and turned to look at Shiloh.

"I know we both had a long day today, I know you have a lot of thoughts and worries. I don’t want to leave you alone, I want us to be together here even if you can’t explain everything to me." Shiloh said with tearful eyes, I couldn’t avoid it, I turned around and hugged him tightly.

That’s right, today was a long and tiring day. He had a seizure due to the artificial Alpha pheromone scent and so did I, my fear of losing him was so big that sometimes thinking about the possibility made my chest ache.

"Shiloh, I will try to protect you, I will never let what happened before, happen to you again. I will try to get your father and keep him away from you, I..."

Shiloh’s hand stroked my back, "All I want is for you to be by my side, nothing else." He said. That night, the two of us hugged each other, kissed each other, we were getting drunk in our warmness despite the fear between us. I knew this wasn’t Shiloh’s first time in a relationship, but it was my first time falling this deeply for someone. Moreover, I fell in love with him not because of instincts and pheromones, far from it all, I fell in love with Shiloh because it was him.