Danger Zone

Everyone goes home with new information in mind and gossips to read in the newspaper. Everyone who is witnesses to this event are all bewildered and keeps on asking themselves about Aiden's gender. 

Whether he is gay, bisexual or a pansexual, it doesn't matter. What only matters to them are his title and his properties. 

Master Evon leaves a message to Aiden about certain calls and offers that he might have over the past few days but Aiden doesn't care at all.

He only cares is what will happen to him inside of the Santoro mansion after this revelation. Will there be a change or it will stay the same?

Who is he kidding? Of course, there will be a change. It is not even one change, in his perspective. It will be a lot of changes. 

From the way the Santoros treat him from Grandmama's newfound kindness towards him. 

Aiden is not as excited as Daime, Drax and Primo about these changes because he is scared of this heavy feeling that he feels after the revelation.

Personally, Aiden can handle paparazzi business and other shenanigans but what he can't handle is pressure and decision-making.

Sure, Daime and Primo are ready to help. Heck, even Drax can help him with these decisions. He might even give him choices to consider before making such a drastic decision that might affect his relationship with the two. 

But the main point is, they are not always there to help. Drax has a business to attend. Daime is starting his online classes and Primo will be attending future businesses inside of their company and might be always late home. 

Aiden doesn't have anyone beside his sister and Cassie, but they are busy as well. He sighs at the back of the van while Primo is sleeping beside him. 

There is something within Aiden that speaks of danger. Like there will be something that is going to happen and Aiden will be tested whether it is good or bad.

Patience. 

Aiden doesn't have that grandmaster level 999+ kind of patience. He is short tempered, easily irritated and brown haired petite young man. 

His emotions only shift to sad, anger, happiness, loneliness and lewdness. And that's most of it. Nothing more and nothing less.

He peeks over Daime but the latter looks like he is deep in thoughts. Maybe because of the sudden announcement of their relationship. 

Aiden wants to say sorry but what for? He is not the one who revealed it. Drax is the one who did it. 

He sighs and is about to look away from Daime when he sees him wiping his tears away.

Oh, no. What had happened?

Aiden wants to hug him but if he moves Primo will wake up. And then his mind suddenly stops.

"What?" 

His low mutter made Primo wakes up since he a light sleeper. He looks at Aiden who is looking in front of him. He tries to shake off his sleep but his head is pounding too much that he just goes back to sleep.

Aiden looks at Primo and hears something that will make him think of everything about their relationship all over again. He leans back to his as his mind filled with sorrow that he can't explain.

'Who will you choose? Daime or Primo?'

His mind goes blank when he hears the question. In reality, Aiden doesn't have the plan to choose between Daime and Primo because he loves them both. 

He doesn't want to see them get hurt because of his decision. With this logic, Aiden prolongs the relationship as long as he can. 

But he can't run away or hide from this question any longer. One of these days someone, or even Grandmama will ask him to choose which one is best suited for him.

'Primo.'

Aiden shakes his head. No, he will not choose. He will love both of them even if it is not possible at all. 

If both of them propose to Aiden, he will say yes to the both of them. There is no way he is going to choose.

'You will choose Primo anyway. Stop giving it much care.'

He shakes his head once again and closes his eyes. He tries to close down his ears, hoping that the voice will stop but it didn't.

His words brings out pain, sorrow and confusion to Aiden. In the end, he snuggles into Primo and calms his nerve down.

Coffee and sandalwood invade his senses as Aiden smiles and slowly falls asleep. He will just think about this tomorrow. There are still days to consider this decision.

He shall not rush…probably.

***

"I saw a folder near Grandmama and grabbed it. Do you want to see it?" 

Daime is looking at his cousin while he is talking about this folder that he saw. He looks at the white folder and holds out his hand as his cousin gives it to him slowly.

"Promise that you are not going to snitch me to Grandmama?" 

Daime nods his head. And his cousin believes it. He looks at the folder before slowly leaning back to this large concrete wall of the wedding venue. 

He opens the folder and is shock of what he sees as the title.

"A hidden marriage? Of who?" 

He flips the pages of the folder and sees Primo's picture and his information. Looking at Primo's information brings Daime back all of the memories of his hacking days to check who Primo is.

He smiles as he reads throughout the information to see if there is something else that changes or added. 

"Looks like Primo is still Primo. Nothing even changes in here." 

He flips more to the last page and sees Aiden's information. Aiden's name is not written there per se. But since Daime has already known Aiden for so long, he knows that, those information belongs to him.

"Why would Grandmama needs his information?" 

He scans through the columns and rows of information until his eyes land at the title that Aiden holds after centuries of hiding in the Philippines.

"Hidden gem." 

A realization.

With the title of the folder and the information inside, Daime has a solid conclusion. Grandmama is planning to get Aiden and Primo married because of Aiden's title.

Stabs of thousand knives pierce inside of Daime's heart as his tears slowly form in his eyes. Blurry vision and painful heart, these are what Daime feels right now.

"Dumbass, of course. You should've expected this. Aiden is not yours to begin with."