Immediately, the patio was filled with a mix of bitter and sour scents, and Arthur tightened his embrace and hauled his omega into his arms as he stood up. "Let's move inside; it's getting cold in here."
"Ugh?" Eugene held onto his alpha, but he knew what Arthur was trying to do, so he just buried his face and inhaled his alpha's pheromone to stabilise his emotions.
Ah...he understood a bit more why everyone was so against him attending the trial.
Eugene could only sigh when Arthur put him down on the couch and left to fetch the snack tray and the laptop on the patio. He leaned his head back, doing some breathing exercises until Arthur returned to his side. When the snack tray landed on his lap, Eugene was calm again.
"Okay?" Arthur asked.
"Yeah..."
