Episode 4

Raihn stepped outside to get time fresh air, but the thing that caught his attention was the sweet odor.

"Do you smell it?" he asked Alastor, who stood behind him.

"Smell what?" Alastor asked, confused.

Raihn knew it wasn't just his imagination, it was a faint and sweet scent.

A mix of coffee beans and vanilla.

"I like it."

Raihn smiled for the first time since he came to this house.

"Finally, at least one thing is a good one here..." he muttered under his breath.

Raihn breathed in a the fresh air and the beautiful scent.

He didn't know what it was, but it caught his nose.

"Alright, let's ask for our rooms, I want to go to sleep, I'm tired, this ball is for nothing, no need to stay here and longer." he looked back once out of the balcony before turning away and walking back inside.

Alastor nodded silently and disappeared in the crowd of servants.

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Castiel went to sleep early, he was tired and couldn't wait for the guests to go to sleep.

He was hungry, yes, but sleep was more important right now, he had to wake up early to be there before the guests woke up again.

He needed to eat too, after all.

His body was tired, not only from the work and hunger, but also from the inhibitors, how they blocked all his natural hormones and pheromones

His body wouldn't be able to keep up for much longer. He'll need to let it all out soon, he might not know it yet, but once his body breaks, all the pheromones he kept in will go out all at once.

That will be his first ever heat, the first one and the worst one.

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The next morning, around 5AM, Castiel woke up early.

His body feeling tired, still.

"Why does it feel like I have a fever?" he touched his forehead, which was slightly warm.

"I'll have to take some medicine, I don't want to get sick."

He got out of the bed and quickly put on some warm clothes, the weather outside was chilly.

His room wasn't warmed at all, so he had to stay under lots of blankets during cold nights.

Castiel unlocked his door and peeked outside, no one.

He slowly and quietly went out and walked towards the kitchen.

"Who in their right mind would be awake so early?" Castiel asked himself.

He caught a whiff of a scent, it was a deep, musky scent with a hint of whiskey.

Castiel stopped for a moment before shaking the weird feeling off and continuing his walk towards the food.

He opened the door to the kitchen and sneaked a peek at the tarts.

"How delicious looking." he knew he shouldn't eat them as they weren't for him, but nonetheless, he took one and then grabbed a piece of bread.

"I didn't know that Glacie had rats in the house."

Castiel almost jumped out from his skin.

He turned around, only to see a 2 meter tall man, looking at him from above.

He gulped and hiccuped.

"You dare steal food?" the man narrowed his eyes, his voice cold and austere.

"I didn't steal." Castiel puffed his cheeks, he didn't know who that man was, but he couldn't just leave the food behind, he was hungry.

"Don't you know, who I am?" the man asked, his silver hair catching the morning light.

"Why should I?" Castiel held his head high.

"And why shouldn't I eat this food? Technically, it's mine."

"Yours?" the man chuckled.

"Yes, I live in this house, kinda forcefully, but, the bare minimum they can do is to feed me! I'm not dying from hunger."

Castiel crossed his arms on his chest and puffed his cheeks even more, he looked like an angry hamster or squirrel.

"And who are you to tell me what to do?! A king?" Castiel hit the bull's eye.

But Raihn wouldn't just reveal himself, right?

To be continued...

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