Looking in the mirror was Intez the youngest son of the warúm duchy; born by the daughter of Marquis Estium, since the day he was born his mother ignored him, and the father he sought out love for didn't take a single glance at him.
It was mostly because he was born a omega, omega's were beings who had abilities to give birth and had less mana than even a child had, and were weak their only role was to give birth to healthy alpha's since an omegas rate in giving birth to powerful alpha were unbelievably high.
Alpha's are the most respected beings, they had huge mana and their fighting skills were amazing even if they haven't picked up a sword they would've been able to learn quickly.
So Since Intez was born a omega he was immediately thrown away by the family and wasn't properly cared for, the brothers he had always wanted to impress never took a moment to acknowledge him, but acknowledged someone else, and that person was the illegitimate son of his father's mistress.
He had never seen the mistress so she was unknown to him since he had lived in the abandoned mansion for more than half of his life, but he could already tell what kind of woman she was to the house just by seeing how well her son was treated, even if he's just a half-blood and also a omega.
Unlike his own mother who failed to give herself a name in the house, and was found dead the moment he had just turned 3, but all that was said was that she was poisoned so no one ever bothered to dig deeper into the case.
And then there's him who was a full blood, but kept being pushed around by the servant's, disrespected by the main house and gossiped by high society being fully left was alone in the dark.
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After years of being trapped in the darkness he had met him; marquis Juventus, who Intez fell in love with immediately at the coming of age ceremony.
People thought that the warúm family was at least not that heartless to let a member of their family not have a coming of age ceremony even if they are abandon, so they let Intez be, of course that was what other people thought, right?
That was a lie, the nobles knew the real reason Intez had the coming of age ceremony; because of Hazin the illegitimate child, for Hazin to have a coming of age, Intez needed to be there, so not one of his family nor the guests attention went to him, but to Hazin since it was obvious who the party was targeted too, during that time Intez felt embarrased and ashamed.
But marquis Juventus held out his hand toward him, which made Intez see light in him right then and there, that he stupidly thought they were meant to be, and that Juventus was to be his bond.
Bonds are when a omega and alpha had truly been connected, linking to each other for life... that is if they work out.
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Soon everything started to turn up for Intez after meeting up more and more with the marquis which made him want his family's attention less each time, and want his lovers attention more making Intez obsessed with him, doing anything his lover wanted for him to do in the process, no matter how dangerous or how much of a crime that was.
But of course all good thing comes to an end.
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"open the door!"
Knights were outside of Intez's room which nobody ever visits and if they do it was an unfriendly one just like this one.
Intez was caught smuggling by a beggar who ratted him out to get some money, Intez was funding some gangs to get stuff in and out of the capital but it wasn't like it was his plan, it was all is lovers but he couldn't bear to rat out the only one that was by his side so he took his place.
He had hoped that after he was put into prison that at least one of his family member or lover would've seen him, but mostly his nanny since she had always done what he asked without complain, but he had kicked her out after his lover asked him to without second thoughts.
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After 5 years of rotting in prison he had never seen at least one of them, but saw someone who he never wanted to see while he was rotting in here, but there he was, Hazin the illegitimate son someone who he had loathed, someone who he had envied, someone who stole everything away with him.
Hazin was covered in luxury While Intez was in rags, you would've never thought he was merely an illegitimate son while Intez was full-blood, there was a clear difference between them that even an idiot could tell, Intez felt weak.
"Intez do you know why you are like this right now?"
Hazin looked at him with innocent eyes tilting his head as if he didn't see anything wrong with Intez, but then an evil smile spread across his lips.
"Because your useless and nobody will ever love you, who do you think your so called lover was taking orders from, huh!?"
Intez has never seen someone laugh while saying something so cruel to another person which made him shudder in fear, and made Hazin even more happy seeing Intez like that.
"That can't be true Juventus has always been by my side, he loves me, he's probably getting some evidence to prove my evidence"
Intez felt stupid for what he had said because why would it take 5 years to get evidence just to prove one little smuggling incident, it should've been proven ages ago but he's still in here rotting in this filthy place.
"Then of course you can also be in denial about this child that's in my stomach, right?"
Hazin clapped his hand while showing a cheerful smile while Intez was look at Hazins stomach trying to get the worst thought out of his head.
"oh my judging by your appearance you may have already seem to know who this child belongs to right"
"no?....no.....no!"
Intez was shaking, he was in denial that the person he had been the most closet too in his life, was the one that was closet with the person he had hated for this whole entire time.
"I'm sad that this was the first time we talked, since father and older brother were so protective of me getting close to you, but I guess I should go back before I worry them any more, toodles"
But Hazin stopped in his tracks once more turning to smile at Intez.
"Oh and also your nanny told me to send you her farewells before, her 'unexpected' death"
Hazin walked away happily while Intez was on the floor covering his ears shaking as if everything he had just heard was a lie, and when he opened his eyes he'll see his nanny beside him and Juventus warm eyes looking at him again.
It was approximately 2 more weeks before he had seen the one he had longed, his lover Juventus, it was like all the hunger and all the pain had flew away just when he saw him after all this years.
Juventus walked towards Intez cage, he didn't say anything and just looked at him which made Intez thought he was disgusting with how he looked right now which made him feel a little ashamed but he still couldn't help but ask for an explanation.
"Juventus please tell me its not true that Hazin is carrying your child, what am I saying of course he's not he just came here to poke fun of me, you love me right Juventus? right!?"
But Intez didn't get and answer Juventus was just staring at Intez before something came out of his mouth.
"Hazin is my wife and if you do so much as harm him and my child I will not forgive you"
Intez didn't expect for Juventus to talk to him in such tone, he grabbed the bars so tight that blood was dripping out of his palm, but he could not feel the pain and everything was focused on what Juventus had just said right now, but Juventus continued
"Even after Hazin came here to look after you feeling pity for you is this how you repay him? by harming him.... answer me!!!"
Intez felt wronged, when has Hazin been coming to look after him these past few years and when has he taken pity for him, if all Hazin felt happy that he was in the position he was right now.
"That's not true! please believe me Juventus it was that thieving bi..."
"That's enough, I'm pretty sure you can already figure out the reason I have not been coming here is because I have already have a family and don't want to be caught up in the past, but since you took my place the least I can do for you is break you out of here"
Before Intez had opened his mouth Juventus had already turned and left him, Intez felt like everything was against him.
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Juventus of coursed kept his promise and had broken Intez out, but out of all days why was it on the day that was snowing, it was cold and Intez bare feet kept dipping in the snow each step he took, and his ripped clothes weren't helping.
When he shrunk to the ground to take a short break he heard footsteps behind him, and when he turned around, that man was the last person he had expected to see.
His father duke Abhay, Intez eyes were locked on him, but the duke didn't care since the first thing he did when he saw Intez was draw out his sword, and of course Intez first reaction was to run away.
"There is no use running away you were meant to die here"
Such cold words came out of his mouth which stopped Intez in his tracks, not once has his father spoken to him nor has he looked at him before, unlike how he looked at Hazin with warmth and a gentle voice.
"You should've already known that you had no place in this family yet you tried to make yourself known, and this is where it has brought you"
Tears Weren't coming out of Intez eyes when he heard those words since he knew those words were true, Intez was in daze until a sword was thrown on the snow right in front of him.
"I wont waste my strength of getting rid of you"
Were the last words he had heard from his father who was walking away, Intez tried to pick up the sword, but heavily failed, he could only find a cliff and fall over with the sword he was dragging away pitifully.
When he had found a cliff he didn't hesitate to fall over it, smiling to himself thinking that everything will be over once he died.
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That what he thought, but he came back, Intez placed his hand on the mirror while the other on his face, out of everything he had returned 22 years ago back to his youth.
Even though he didn't want to come back, Intez made up his mind that he will live how he wants in this life!