“I wish I could meet him, you know.” Xenia said with a shy smile, staring at the flowers around them.
“Who?” Stefanos asked gruffly, picking up the flower crown he just made and placing it over Xenias head. 
Xenia rolled her eyes playfully, her scent turning sweeter, as she giggled at Stefanos flower crown. “The owner of the garden of course! I wish I could thank and tell him how grateful I’m for all the flowers he had gifted me.”
“He didn’t gift you those, you basically stole them from his garden Xenia.” Stefanos replied with a grunt and begin walking away, until it hit him about what he just said.
“I never told you I stole them, Adriano.”
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Alpha Stefanos was driven away by his own family. Now he lives in a dark tower by himself, (his only friend a dragon.)To keep him company, he grows flowers in his garden. One day a young omega shows up and steals some of the flowers. Enraged, Stefanos swears to punish whoever the thief is. His anger diminishes when he learns more about the Omega and who she really is. Her presence suddenly causes Stefanos ice cold heart to melt. But why is she there and what does she want?
But what if his fate rest on his ability to make a special flower bloom, Will he be able to do it? 
Can he bloom a flower that can't be bloomed, in a dream that can't come true?  
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Inspired from an old Italian tale.


Smeraldo

That you will leave me again in the end 


Once again I put on a mask and go to see you~ 


The meadow remained just as beautiful like the first time when I witnessed it. The long wide flower gardens stretched its arm to us, as if welcoming the very presence of the two inhabitants who arrived. 


Xenia came to an abrupt stop as we finally got down the white horse, which was still an unknown fact to me as to where she found this animal. Guess I have to ask that now. 


The flower thief got down and stood at a distance. Her feet causing a rhythm of sounds as she vigorously tapped it on the ground, biting her lower lip like she was seriously contemplating on what should she say. Her cheeks were still dusted with a hint of pink as if she was embarrassed. 


"Why didn't you answer those people like you did for me that day?" 


17. SCENT ME