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"Where were you?" Jimin rushes forward. "What the fuck is wrong with you? Where the hell have you been?" He grips the collar of Jungkook's blazer, attempting to shake the alpha, though his slight frame struggles to budge him even an inch.
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"Where were you?" Jimin rushes forward. "What the fuck is wrong with you? Where the hell have you been?" He grips the collar of Jungkook's blazer, attempting to shake the alpha, though his slight frame struggles to budge him even an inch.
Jungkook's face is ashen as he looks around, the heart monitor by the hospital bedside bleeping erratically a weak, ominously slow in its rhythm.
A nurse draws vial after vial of blood frantically from Taehyung's limp arm, the omega unconscious, pale, his lips tinged blue, his body eerily still under piles of warm blankets.
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"What's..," Jungkook sucks in a lungful of air.
"What's wrong with him?"
Moving to step forward, to reach his husband, Jimin swiftly blocks his path.
"What's wrong with him?"
Moving to step forward, to reach his husband, Jimin swiftly blocks his path.
"His heat, it was too much for him. Too painful," Jimin grits out, his scent sour, burning in Jungkook's nostrils.
"He was in agony, Jungkook, too much adrenaline rushing through him. That and the unmanaged temperature of his heat caused a brain seizure."
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"He was in agony, Jungkook, too much adrenaline rushing through him. That and the unmanaged temperature of his heat caused a brain seizure."
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Tags
-Arranged marriage
-A/B/O
-Mpreg
-Side yoonmin
-Mentions of illness(Seizures/Brain injury)
-Mentions of cheating
-Emotional cheating
-Manipulation
-Angst
-Hurt/Betrayal
-Immoral characters
-Lover's to enemies
-Maybe 🔞
-Eventaul Happy ending
-Arranged marriage
-A/B/O
-Mpreg
-Side yoonmin
-Mentions of illness(Seizures/Brain injury)
-Mentions of cheating
-Emotional cheating
-Manipulation
-Angst
-Hurt/Betrayal
-Immoral characters
-Lover's to enemies
-Maybe 🔞
-Eventaul Happy ending
Jimin hiccups a hopeless cacophony of words Jungkook struggles to wrap his mind around.
"Too much pressure on his heart"
"Unresponsive since arrival"
"Pupils fixed and dilated"
"Possible stroke"
"Too much pressure on his heart"
"Unresponsive since arrival"
"Pupils fixed and dilated"
"Possible stroke"
"No," Jungkook whispers, each breath leaving him on a shudder while a dark empty pit opens up in his chest, swallowing his heart hole.
"He was crying out for you, for help. He was begging, pleading for you to ease his pain and suffering for so long, the couple in the neighbouring penthouses called emergency services for help. They thought he was being fucking murdered, Jungkook."
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"How could you do this to him," Jimin chokes out. "Haven't you done enough, dragging him into a loveless marriage full of empty promises?"
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"I-" Jungkook frowns, the pain in his chest unbearable, the mark on his throat throbbing painfully. His hand reaches up to rub at it, only making the pain worse, sending a sharp shock of pain shooting down his arm.
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"Why didn't he call me?" Jungkook blurts out.
"I was out of town. I would have come back. He should have called me!" He defends, though the fiery omega before him cuts him dead.
"I was out of town. I would have come back. He should have called me!" He defends, though the fiery omega before him cuts him dead.
"Fuck you, really Jungkook," he spits out, fishing Taehyung phone out of his pocket.
Unlocking it, he opens up Jungkook's contact, dialing his number only for an automated voice to play, announcing that his number has been blocked.
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Unlocking it, he opens up Jungkook's contact, dialing his number only for an automated voice to play, announcing that his number has been blocked.
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"You're a real piece of shit, Jungkook!"
"Jimin, I didn't do that. I didn't know. I didn't block his number," Jungkook steps back, his features marred with confusion before he begins pacing the floors.
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"Jimin, I didn't do that. I didn't know. I didn't block his number," Jungkook steps back, his features marred with confusion before he begins pacing the floors.
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"Then where the fuck were you?" Jimin yells, pain for his best friend and for himself evident in the shudder that runs through him.
"You and your business partner are the worst thing that ever happened to him," he points towards Taehyung on the bed.
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"You and your business partner are the worst thing that ever happened to him," he points towards Taehyung on the bed.
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"As if you don't know how his number got blocked? Then let me ask, who were you out of town with, hmm? Was it business this time, or pleasure again," he accuses,
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"Before you say another word," Jungkook growls, while running a frustrated hand through his hair,
"I was told he cheated on me. There were signs. That's why I distanced myself from him."
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"I was told he cheated on me. There were signs. That's why I distanced myself from him."
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"But I didn't cheat on him. I didn't. Not once," he implores, guilt and anger at himself for being so stupidly naive, so easy to sway, clawing at his mind.
"Maybe you haven't cheated on him physically, yet. But you were going to. And you've been cheating on him emotionally for two months," Jimin admonishes with disgust, hardly able to comprehend that his best friend has had his heart ripped out by the same woman as him.
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"So go ahead, tell me Jungkook. Who were you out of town with while your husband's life withered away in your marital bed," he taunts, uncaring of how harsh his words are.
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Jungkook can't hold his gaze, the guilt eating at his soul while his scent burns heavy in the air. He understands now, putting the puzzle pieces together. He knows who blocked Taehyung's number, knows all the lies and seeds of doubt planted in his mind were done so out of malice.
Jungkook drowns in shame, right there in Taehyung's hospital room. He feels so foolish. He should never have doubted Taehyung or accused him of adultery without proof. He has failed him. Failed the one man who has been nothing but loyal to him.
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The one person who genuinely showed care, concern, and unwavering support to him without ever expecting anything in return. And if Jungkook is to be honest, he had given Taehyung the bare minimum, with the exception of a mating mark.
"I was ,- I was with-"
He can't bring himself to say it. Not that he needs to. Right at the moment, Kim Hera swans through the door, her perfectly manicured fingers curling around Jungkook's bicep while a coy smug smile parts her lips.
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He can't bring himself to say it. Not that he needs to. Right at the moment, Kim Hera swans through the door, her perfectly manicured fingers curling around Jungkook's bicep while a coy smug smile parts her lips.
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"Koo, you left the car running. Come on, we can't be late aga-"
Her sentence is cut off by the fierce snarl that rips from Jimin's throat, shocking her into silence.
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Her sentence is cut off by the fierce snarl that rips from Jimin's throat, shocking her into silence.
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"You have some nerve. Have you no sense of shame, no self-respect?" He demands.
"GET OUT!" he roars at her while Jungkook eyes move from Taehyung's form laying eerily still on the hospital bed, to the woman now clinging to his arm.
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"GET OUT!" he roars at her while Jungkook eyes move from Taehyung's form laying eerily still on the hospital bed, to the woman now clinging to his arm.
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"That's right, both of you, get out," he rounds on the alpha then. "You've done more than enough damage here."
Jungkook looks to the phone in Jimin's hand, then to Hera, whose face radiates anger.
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Jungkook looks to the phone in Jimin's hand, then to Hera, whose face radiates anger.
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"Who the hell do you think you are talking to?" she spits out, her tone condescending and filled with disgust.
"You are nothing more than a stray dog, taken in by the Kim's to be a companion for their loner outcast of a son."
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"You are nothing more than a stray dog, taken in by the Kim's to be a companion for their loner outcast of a son."
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Jungkook shrugs her off his arm, seeing in person for the first time who Kim Hera truly is as she attempts to shame and berate the omega.
Jimin steps toward her, chuckling dryly.
"I'm talking to you. A serial homeworker, so notorious for her spoilt attitude and high maintenance demands that no available alpha in Seoul would deign to be caught within a hundred feet of you!"
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"I'm talking to you. A serial homeworker, so notorious for her spoilt attitude and high maintenance demands that no available alpha in Seoul would deign to be caught within a hundred feet of you!"
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Hera's face falls. Once again, she tugs on Jungkook's arm, her eyes round, waiting for him to defend her.
Ripping his arm from her grasp, Jungkook steps away. Speechless, his mind whirls with the days events, dizzy with nausea that threatens to overcome him.
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Ripping his arm from her grasp, Jungkook steps away. Speechless, his mind whirls with the days events, dizzy with nausea that threatens to overcome him.
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"You are nothing, Park," she snarls then, incensed at Jungkook's clear rejection of her.
"You have nothing. No family! No pack. No wealth! No relevance!" She bites out, though Jimin soon puts her in her place.
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"You have nothing. No family! No pack. No wealth! No relevance!" She bites out, though Jimin soon puts her in her place.
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"You think I want any of that? You think I need it. I have one person who cares for me," he points towards the bed.
"A genuine caring friend. A brother who I would go to the ends of the earth to protect."
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"A genuine caring friend. A brother who I would go to the ends of the earth to protect."
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"That's all I truly need," he scoffs. "However, You, with your family, your pack, and your wealth, are still irrelevant when it comes to anything meaningful."
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"Your over-inflated ego and sense of self importance has led you to forget, that your only relevance comes from being an easy fuckhole for bored married alpha's looking for a little excitement between the sheets, only to throw you aside when they're done!"
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The loud slap that connects to his cheek sends him reeling, stumbling backwards while Jungkook gasps, reaching out to catch him just as the broad frame of Min Yoongi marches through the door.
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"Hera," he growls fiercely, gripping her by the back of her blazer and yanking her backwards, away from the dizzy omega whose cheek now blooms a bright pink.
Startled, she turns to face him while a member of his security follows through the door.
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Startled, she turns to face him while a member of his security follows through the door.
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"Yoongi, oh thank god you're here," she sniffles, her eyes filling with tears though Yoongi merely glares at her.
"Shut the fuck up. You're fired!" he spits out while her face falls in shock.
"And I'll be filing defamation charges against you, along with suing you for emotional damages and bodily harm."
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"And I'll be filing defamation charges against you, along with suing you for emotional damages and bodily harm."
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"No! Are you crazy," she wails,
"Defamation? emotional damages and bodily harm? For who? On what fucking grounds?" She demands, enraged by how quickly things have spiraled.
"Defamation? emotional damages and bodily harm? For who? On what fucking grounds?" She demands, enraged by how quickly things have spiraled.
"Defamation on behalf of omega's Park Jimin and Kim Taehyung, of which I have proof. And emotional damage and bodily harm on behalf of Kim Taehyung. You interfered through defamation, with a mated pair, directly contributing to Mr. Kim's current state."
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Yoongi smiles in satisfaction, watching all colour drain from her face.
"I fucking told you, didn't I? I'd ruin you for pushing my omega away," He yanks her close by the arm.
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"I fucking told you, didn't I? I'd ruin you for pushing my omega away," He yanks her close by the arm.
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"I told you I'd catch you out you sly manipulative bitch" he snarls in her ear before ordering his security to remove her from the hospital grounds, her angry shouts echoing through the halls as she fights every step of the way.
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Jimin barely has a moment to register Yoongi's words, his presence, and the scent he had missed so much before they are joined by a man introducing himself as Dr. Kim Seokjin.
Jimin rushes forward, swaying slightly on his feet, still dizzy from the blow he had received while he asks tearfully,
"How is he? What's wrong with him? Why won't he wake up?"
"How is he? What's wrong with him? Why won't he wake up?"
"If you'll please have a seat," Dr. Kim helps a shaken Jimin to the bedside chair, asking who next of kin is, to which Jimin raises his hand.
"Very well," he begins explaining, his words filling each of them with dread.
"Very well," he begins explaining, his words filling each of them with dread.
"We're not completely sure yet how, or why his body had reacted in such a volatile way. We're waiting on some final test results. But if I were to guess, it is because he has completed a mating bond, yet his alpha rejected him during his heat."
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"I did not reject him," Jungkook growls, his eyes flashing red before Jimin quiets him.
"Well, you sure as shit were too busy out of town with another omega to tell him otherwise!"
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"Well, you sure as shit were too busy out of town with another omega to tell him otherwise!"
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"Then wake him up," Jungkook snaps, looking towards the doctor.
"Do whatever it takes. Wake him up and I'll tell him!"
"Do whatever it takes. Wake him up and I'll tell him!"
Dr. Kim's face looks grave. "We've tried. Unfortunately, his Omega has shut down and is now in a dormant state. His body is struggling to regulate both hormonal and temperature changes, and we're at a loss as to how we should move forward."
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"This makes no sense," Yoongi frowns. "This mating wasn't one of love. It was a business arrangement. Adverse effects like this have only ever been recorded after a much loved bond has been broken," his words trail off towards the end as realisation sets in.
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Jimin looks towards Jungkook, his eyes filling with tears, and Jungkook knows in that moment, that the omega lying comatose in the bed, the one whom he has so horrifically wronged, is in love with him.
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He stands frozen in place, his mating mark agonising now as he registers for the first time since stepping inside the room, that there is not one single solitary trace of Taehyung's sweet soothing scent present.
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Stumbling backwards, he barely registers the words passing between Jimin and the Doctor before the latter excuses himself.
Jimin turns to him then, his features grief stricken, eyes filled with a rage he has neither the power nor the will to contain.
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Jimin turns to him then, his features grief stricken, eyes filled with a rage he has neither the power nor the will to contain.
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"Are you happy now? Are you? You and his family who have used him without care for your own personal gain! You who have failed to care for the mate you had no right to mark as yours had you no intention of prioritising his wellbeing."
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"You don't know what you're talking about," Jungkook grits out, taking long strides towards Jimin until Yoongi's deep, threatening growl stops him in his tracks.
Jimin glares between them before his eyes settle back on Jungkook.
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Jimin glares between them before his eyes settle back on Jungkook.
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"I know you're an incompetent alpha and husband. I don't need to know anything else to know you are not fucking good enough for him," he hiccups, his heart hammering in his chest.
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The weight of the doctor's words bares down heavily on him, turning him near hysterical as he directs all of his fear, hurt and anger towards the two alphas responsible for both him and Taehyung's heartbreak.
"You," he trembles in rage. "Both of you. Please leave us. And don't come back. Your fucked up entitled lives have already caused enough turmoil. So get the fuck out. And you!" He rounds on Yoongi, his finger poking his chest.
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"I warned you, I told you to reign Hera in months ago. I told you to fucking handle her or something terrible would happen and you did nothing. This is all on you, you useless pathetic excuse for an alpha," he ends in a broken sob.
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Yoongi reaches out, his expression wounded knowing full well that Jimin is right. That he has failed every single person in this room while the omega shoves at his chest, refusing his attempts at comfort.
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"Don't fucking touch me you piece of shit," he croaks, stepping back while Yoongi's face hardens, his scent bursting out around them. Invasive, dominant, overpowering. Forcefully soothing the heartbroken omega.
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"Calm down Jiminah," Yoongi's voice comes out rough, shaken, his eyes narrowing on the omega he's spent the past two and half months longing for, searching for without a moment's rest.
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"You need to relax," he steps forward, gripping Jimin's wrists and tugging him close so there's not an inch of space between them, the warmth of his chest bleeding into the younger's cold frame, his proximity sending a wave of heat through him.
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Yoongi's lips curl up at the edges, a hint of a snarl edging its way into his harsh tone as he whispers the secret Jimin had tried in vain to hide from him when he fled.
"You can't let yourself get so worked up now. It's not good for the pup!"
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"You can't let yourself get so worked up now. It's not good for the pup!"
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Updating Tags/TW
-Brief mention of attempted abortion.
-Kidnap
-Violence
-Mentions of torture
-Corruption
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-Mentions of past abuse
-Brief mention of attempted abortion.
-Kidnap
-Violence
-Mentions of torture
-Corruption
-Blackmail
-Mentions of past abuse
Jungkook doesn't understand how it has taken three days for Taehyung's father to show his face. Three long days, to which he now refuses to even come up to the hospital room to see his own son.
Walking through the car park, he spots Kim Jae-hyung sitting against the bonnet of his flashy car, a scowl set heavily on his features.
Noting Jungkook's presence, he stands to full height, coming up about an inch shorter than the younger alpha.
Noting Jungkook's presence, he stands to full height, coming up about an inch shorter than the younger alpha.
"So you marked my son," he begins, "Claimed him as yours, but haven't yet consummated the marriage. I do believe those are grounds for an annulment, Jeon," he smirks, adjusting his cufflinks.
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Jungkook stoney faced glare hardens, anger instantly taking hold of him at his father in laws words.
"First off, is that really your main concern here? Can't you even come up and sit with him for five minutes? It's important that he be surrounded by familiar scents. And second, consummating the marriage wasn't part of the deal."
"It's been a year," Jae-hyung chuckles, stepping closer to Jungkook.
"Come on, what did you think was expected? Taehyung needs to produce an heir. You know how these arranged marriages go, Jungkook. Don't act like this is a sudden new discovery."
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"Come on, what did you think was expected? Taehyung needs to produce an heir. You know how these arranged marriages go, Jungkook. Don't act like this is a sudden new discovery."
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Jungkook takes a threatening step forward, his hackles rising at the elders' lack of concern for his ailing son.
"You know Taehyung didn't want to consummate the marriage. He made it clear before the ceremony. He's a romantic at heart, and there was no love between us!"
"You know Taehyung didn't want to consummate the marriage. He made it clear before the ceremony. He's a romantic at heart, and there was no love between us!"
"Then!" Jae-hyung corrects him with a raised brow.
"There was no love between you then! But he wouldn't be lying in that bed now if that were still the case, would he Jeon," he smirks.
"There was no love between you then! But he wouldn't be lying in that bed now if that were still the case, would he Jeon," he smirks.
Jungkook runs his hand down his face, moving a step back as he's once again reminded of Taehyung's feelings for him. Had everyone known? Was he the only one blind to it?
"I didn't know he felt anything."
"You didn't care"
"It wasn't like that.There are things you don't know."
"I didn't know he felt anything."
"You didn't care"
"It wasn't like that.There are things you don't know."
"You think I'm not already aware of everything that's been going on?" Jae-hyung laughs dryly.
"The moment you were seen with Hera, the whole of Seoul knew, and your marriage to my son became the subject of scandal and speculation."
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"The moment you were seen with Hera, the whole of Seoul knew, and your marriage to my son became the subject of scandal and speculation."
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"Nothing happened between us!" Jungkook is quick to bite out, throwing his hands up and cursing the day he met Hera, wishing he could go back in time and instead, steer clear of her, much like the majority of Seoul.
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"To be quite frank, Jungkook-shi, I do not fucking care. People talk. The walls in this city have ears and any possibility of us finding another alpha willing to take him on now," he points towards the hospital,
"In his omegaless state, are slim!"
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"In his omegaless state, are slim!"
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"What the fuck are you even saying? Another alpha? Take him on? You make it sound as though he's a burden? Jungkook roars.
"What the fuck are you even talking about?" He bellows, an angry red vein in his forehead visibly twitching.
"What the fuck are you even talking about?" He bellows, an angry red vein in his forehead visibly twitching.
"He is a burden, a strange boy. Which you've proven to be true. You couldn't stand him after just a year of marriage. He's in that bed because of you. Do you think Min Yoongi can make this go away, turn things around by pressing charges against Hera?" Jae-hyung taunts.
"It doesn't change the fact that his current state is your doing because you couldn't stand to be near him, even during his heat," the elder alpha scolds.
Jungkook visibly wilts, each word a heavy blow.
"You think I don't know it's my fault?" He closes his eyes tight.
Jungkook visibly wilts, each word a heavy blow.
"You think I don't know it's my fault?" He closes his eyes tight.
"I didn't know he was in heat, ok? I didn't know he loved me. Do you think this would have happened if I knew. Do you really think I don't care about him in any capacity after living under the same roof as him for a year?" Jungkook's face twists in frustration.
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"I was lied to. I was led to believe he had another alpha. I was trying to keep him with me until he was sure that alpha was the right choice for him. I didn't want him going back to a family that would dangle him in front of another as part of a business deal."
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Jae-hyung grins, his smile sickening.
You didn't mind taking the bait, and either will another. He is Kim Taehyung. His beauty is unparalleled, Jeon. I will be filing an annulment. I'll find an alpha who will demand his submission. One who will ensure he fulfils his duties."
You didn't mind taking the bait, and either will another. He is Kim Taehyung. His beauty is unparalleled, Jeon. I will be filing an annulment. I'll find an alpha who will demand his submission. One who will ensure he fulfils his duties."
Jae-hyung stares him down, smug and unapologetic in his uncaring attitude and non existent concern for Taehyung's wellbeing, while Jungkook wishes for nothing more than to rid the earth of yet another alpha with such a toxic mentality.
"There will be no anulIment," Jungkook fires out, raising his chin in defiance.
"I accepted this arranged marriage, because I knew what could happen to him if I refused. With me, at least Taehyung had the right to choose what he did or did not want from this marriage.
"I accepted this arranged marriage, because I knew what could happen to him if I refused. With me, at least Taehyung had the right to choose what he did or did not want from this marriage.
"And look where that got him," Jae-hyung bites out, taking large strides towards Jungkook.
"I'm will be taking him home to find a mate, someone who can give him an heir," he snarls, his face twisted, his features cruel, demanding Jungkook's immediate co-operation.
"I'm will be taking him home to find a mate, someone who can give him an heir," he snarls, his face twisted, his features cruel, demanding Jungkook's immediate co-operation.
Jungkook's eyes flash red, unwilling to back down. He can't possibly sit back and watch Taehyung's life spiral further. He couldn't possibly live with himself. He refuses do nothing, to fail his husband yet again.
"You will take him nowhere. It is my mark he wears. You have no say over him. He will come home with me if that is what he chooses. I will make this up to him, somehow! If he forgives me, I'll make this work!" he informs, his tone laced with determination and finality.
"And if he chooses to leave you? To come back to his family?" Jae-hyung snaps, not having expected Jungkook to stand his ground, to fight so hard for a marriage he had never truly wanted, frowning as his own plan's fall to pieces around him.
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Jungkook swallows, an uneasy sensation creeping along his spine as he's forced to admit that Taehyung may very well choose to leave him. Biting the inside of his cheek, he sighs.
" If that is his choice, then I will respect his wishes."
Taehyung's father laughs, dry, humourless, the sound unsettling even to Jungkook.
Taehyung's father laughs, dry, humourless, the sound unsettling even to Jungkook.
"That's the problem with alphas like you, Jeon. You're not meant to give him a choice. You're meant to make him submit. He'll come home. Mark my words. If for no other reason, he'll come home because without his omega, he is no longer bound to you."
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"This marriage is no longer protected by law, Jungkook," he ends, his voice chilling in its finality.
"You no longer have a mating bond. Either take charge, get him in line, and consummate the marriage, or I'll find someone else who will make use of him."
"You no longer have a mating bond. Either take charge, get him in line, and consummate the marriage, or I'll find someone else who will make use of him."
Turning to leave, each of his words ring loud in Jungkook's ears, striking both palpable fury and sheer sickening anxiety down on the young alpha on behalf of his husband. His husband who remains helpless and unconscious in his hospital room.
Unable to stomach the thought of Taehyung father putting him through any further suffering, he growls. Lunging forward, he pins Jae-hyung to the bonnet of his car, his cheek pressed to the cold metal surface.
"Have you forgotten who the fuck you're speaking to?"
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"Have you forgotten who the fuck you're speaking to?"
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"His omega may be dormant, so maybe he's not protected by law, but that doesn't mean he's not protected by me. You stay the fuck away from him," Jungkook snarls,
"Or I'll sell your business, your home, the very shoes on your fucking feet, right from under you."
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"Or I'll sell your business, your home, the very shoes on your fucking feet, right from under you."
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Dragging Taehyung's father upright, he turns him roughly, face to face. Done trying to keep the peace with his frozen in shock father in law, his scent explodes around them.
Dominant, overbearing, thick and heavy in the air, he reminds the elder who truly has the upper hand.
Dominant, overbearing, thick and heavy in the air, he reminds the elder who truly has the upper hand.
You were on the verge of ruin when I took your deal. And I took that deal to save your son from whatever fucked up future you were willing to trade him into."
Gripping the elder alpha's chin in his grasp, he pulls him forward, nose to nose, his chest heaving with the effort to hold back his rage, to not snap the elders neck between his fingers.
"I saved your pathetic fucking company with the my pocket change you incompetent prick. Don't be fooled into thinking you have turned your company around. It was my good name, my money, my brand that did that," he spits out while Jae-hyung's face pales.
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#taekookau
"If you even think about interfering between me and Taehyung," Jungkook snarls, his grip in the alpha's chin bruising now,
"All it will take is one word from me, and your stocks will plummet."
"All it will take is one word from me, and your stocks will plummet."
Releasing Jae-hyung, he takes a step back, disgust evident on his features while he smooths out his blazer.
"It seems you've forgotten who you're dealing with. But don't worry. Cross me once, and the reminder of who I am will be swift and shocking!"
#taekookau
"It seems you've forgotten who you're dealing with. But don't worry. Cross me once, and the reminder of who I am will be swift and shocking!"
#taekookau
Turning on his heels, Jungkook leaves Taehyung's pale, speechless father to gather himself, uncaring of keeping familial appearances up any longer.
Crunching the gravel beneath his shoes with each hurried step, he makes his way back inside, anxious to see Taehyung, determined to do the right thing by him, properly this time, by keeping him safe and away from the family who wish to ruin them.
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Jimin lays in an examination table with his slightly softening tummy on display, a paper sheet tucked into the waistband of his pants while he waits for the sonographer to perform his scan.
#yoonminau
#yoonminau
Yoongi had taken charge immediately, infuriatingly so having learned Jimin has yet to receive anymore natal care.
Fidgeting under the alpha's gaze, he rolls his eyes as soon as he speaks.
Fidgeting under the alpha's gaze, he rolls his eyes as soon as he speaks.
"How could you keep this from me? Were you ever going to tell me?" Yoongi snaps roughly, hurt that the omega would keep such crucial information firm him.
Though his eyes betray his true feeling as he gazes lands softly over the gentle, barely there swell of Jimin's abdomen
Though his eyes betray his true feeling as he gazes lands softly over the gentle, barely there swell of Jimin's abdomen
"No," Jimin shrugs nonchalantly.
"I was not. And I pass no apology to you for leaving when the person you kept so close threatened my pup," he mutters, attempting to keep calm in Yoongi's infuriating presence.
#yoonminau
"I was not. And I pass no apology to you for leaving when the person you kept so close threatened my pup," he mutters, attempting to keep calm in Yoongi's infuriating presence.
#yoonminau
"Our pup!" Yoongi corrects him harshly. "And what the fuck are you talking about?" He questions, confused.
"Ask Hera." Jimin bites out, not wishing to have this conversation here.
#yoonminau
"Ask Hera." Jimin bites out, not wishing to have this conversation here.
#yoonminau
"I'm asking you." the alpha counters, his frustration growing palpable as his scent fills the room.
"I don't care, ok?" Jimin leans up, resting on his elbows, his voice growing in volume with each word spoken.
#yoonminau
"I don't care, ok?" Jimin leans up, resting on his elbows, his voice growing in volume with each word spoken.
#yoonminau
"I don't care what you're asking. I don't care what you want to know. Because when I told you i was afraid of her, when I asked you to keep me safe, you chose her," he shouts, his hands trembling in closed fists at his sides.
#yoonminau
#yoonminau
Yoongi quickly pushes off the wall, striding closer, his eyes wild.
"I did not fucking choose her. I was trying to finally catch her out on something to put her behind bars," he rumbles.
#yoonminau
"I did not fucking choose her. I was trying to finally catch her out on something to put her behind bars," he rumbles.
#yoonminau
"By fucking her?" Jimin scoffs, both of them bickering back and forth now, wishing the other would simply shut up and listen.
"I never fucked her Jimin, Jesus christ. I told you I dropped her home when she went into heat."
#yoonminau
"I never fucked her Jimin, Jesus christ. I told you I dropped her home when she went into heat."
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"And you stayed the night."
"It's not what it looks like," Yoongi grits out.
"And the hickey right over your scent gland wasn't what it looked like too, right. Her scent and her slick all over your trousers too, yeah?
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"It's not what it looks like," Yoongi grits out.
"And the hickey right over your scent gland wasn't what it looked like too, right. Her scent and her slick all over your trousers too, yeah?
#yoonminau
"Jimin. The less you know, the safer you are."
"Bullshit. That's a cop out. And you can't keep me safe."
"How is it bullshit? How can I not keep you safe?" Yoongi's voice rises, completely perplexed by Jimin's words.
"Bullshit. That's a cop out. And you can't keep me safe."
"How is it bullshit? How can I not keep you safe?" Yoongi's voice rises, completely perplexed by Jimin's words.
"It's bullshit because before I could even tell you about the pup, she already knew and was crushing abortion pills into my drink to induce a Miscarriage. And that very night, you stayed at her home when she went into heat."
Yoongi takes a step back, his posture slumping as all the air rushes from his lungs, winded by the information. His mind races to catch up while his heart screams at him for how devastated Jimin must have been. How scared, alone, and betrayed he most definitely felt.
"You see," Jimin swallows thickly, the emotions He has pushed down now bubbling to the surface.
"While you were keeping her close, thinking you had the upper hand, you were giving her unlimited access to your home, your life, to me and our pup," he explains slowly, clearly.
"While you were keeping her close, thinking you had the upper hand, you were giving her unlimited access to your home, your life, to me and our pup," he explains slowly, clearly.
And Yoongi finally understands. He finally sees how blinded he has been in his search for justice. In his efforts to find dirt on her, he had thrown Jimin in her path, with no way to fend her off, completely unprotected.
"You were giving her all of your time," Jimin lays back on the table, defeated.
"She had all your focus and I knew, the day she tried to harm our pup, when I cried and begged you to keep her away and you refused, instead choosing to bring her home and staying all night, that I was not a priority. And what's worse, she knew it too."
"I'm sorry." Yoongi forces out past the bile rising in his throat. Standing beside the medical bed, his hand reaches for Jimin's, though the omega shoves it away.
"I'm so sorry," he repeats.
"I didn't realise how blinded I'd become. Jiminah, I didn't know about the pup. I didn't know she had tried to harm you both. I'd have ended her on the spot had I known," he admits fiercely.
"I didn't realise how blinded I'd become. Jiminah, I didn't know about the pup. I didn't know she had tried to harm you both. I'd have ended her on the spot had I known," he admits fiercely.
"I don't care," Jimin sniffles, wiping at his eyes.
"I really don't care. The fact is, you allowed that unhinged woman into our lives. You gave her free reign to do as she pleased, to treat me like a piece of trash you picked up off the street."
"I really don't care. The fact is, you allowed that unhinged woman into our lives. You gave her free reign to do as she pleased, to treat me like a piece of trash you picked up off the street."
"You let her get so conformable in our lives that she tried to kill our pup. That, I will never forgive you for. Your obsession with trying to catch her for what she did in the past, put our safety at risk," he chokes out, his hand resting protectively over his tummy.
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#yoonminau
"So no. I was never going to tell you about the pup. Because up until yesterday, you were still working with her. Me leaving didn't even make you see sense. But I know, if I were one of those rich omegas," Jimin's chin wobbles, his voice wavering,
"One from a wealthy family, you would have protected me. You've known from the beginning how dangerous she is, and still, you kept her close these past two months, knowing she is the reason I left."
Yoongi's chest grows tight, filled with self loathing so great it burns right through to his soul. He breathes out a heavy sigh, searching for words that could never truly live up to the overbearing regret that crashes down on him.
Before he has a chance to explain, before he can set everything straight, put his thoughts into words, the sonographer joins them, her sunny mood and bright smile fading as soon as the heavy tension in the air clouds over her.
It feels awkward like this, having a stranger bear witness to the bitter animosity Jimin feels for the alpha on what should be a moment filled with happiness and awe.
Though the moment a strong rhythmic heartbeat is joined by the image of their tiny pup wriggling on screen, everything else fades into the background.
Jimin gasps, his eyes wide and tearful, lips parted on a soft breath, unaware of his small hand reaching out on instinct, curling around Yoongi's, and squeezing tight.
The alpha's breath hitches, his free hand moving to cup Jimin's between both of his own.
The alpha's breath hitches, his free hand moving to cup Jimin's between both of his own.
Pride wells within him. Pride for the omega before him who grows their tiny pup, keeping them warm, safe, and fiercely protected.
The same omega who he has lost in the process of trying to do what he truly felt was right.
The same omega who he has lost in the process of trying to do what he truly felt was right.
Exiting the room once done, Yoongi turns to face Jimin, his eyes suspiciously watery. Panic grips him, the mere thought of Jimin walking out of his life again, setting him on edge.
Where do we go from here, Jiminah," he wonders aloud, completely at a loss as to how to mend things between them.
"We?" Jimin frowns, taking a step back, away from the alpha whose scent claws at his mind. Too tempting, too comforting for him to fight against for long.
"We?" Jimin frowns, taking a step back, away from the alpha whose scent claws at his mind. Too tempting, too comforting for him to fight against for long.
"We go nowhere,Yoongi. Taehyung and I, we know now we only have each other. As soon as he wakes, I'm taking him away from here."
Yoongi shakes his head, tonguing his cheek while Jimin's words bring his biggest fears to life.
"You can't. Don't do that. You can't take my pup away from me," he grasps for Jimin's arms, panic stricken at the mere thought.
"You can't. Don't do that. You can't take my pup away from me," he grasps for Jimin's arms, panic stricken at the mere thought.
"Watch me," Jimin shoves him away, walking off with quick steps, the only thought in his mind now being to get back to Taehyung and stay by his side.
"I'll sue you, for custody," Yoongi calls after him, regretting the words the second they leave him, though his desperation to keep the omega close wins out.
"Don't make me do that, Jiminah. Don't leave me no other choice. You know this is a battle you won't win."
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"Don't make me do that, Jiminah. Don't leave me no other choice. You know this is a battle you won't win."
#yoonminau
Jimin stops in his tracks, turning to face him, head tilted to the side.
"You think so? You forget that my pup and I are protected under omega law. You put us in harm's way and refused my request for basic safety. I think I'll take my chances!"
"You think so? You forget that my pup and I are protected under omega law. You put us in harm's way and refused my request for basic safety. I think I'll take my chances!"
"You're not though," Yoongi shakes his head, a deep sigh leaving him while he strides towards the omega.
"You're not protected under omega law in this particular situation. Please think this through. I'm trying, alright. I got it wrong before, but I'm trying now. Please!"
"You're not protected under omega law in this particular situation. Please think this through. I'm trying, alright. I got it wrong before, but I'm trying now. Please!"
"You and I are not mated. And while I promise, I swear to you that I felt I was doing what was best to keep you safe, in the eyes of the law, without a mating mark, your safety was never my responsibility."
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#yoonminau
"Oh fuck you," Jimin laughs tearfully, each of Yoongi's words sending hurt crashing over his heart. A swift reminder that however much Yoongi may have liked having him around, he would never have wanted to mate him.
Swallowing back his pain, he lifts his chin, standing tall.
Swallowing back his pain, he lifts his chin, standing tall.
"You're absolutely correct, Yoongi-shi. Which is why I was left with no other choice but to leave. You were never going to mate a stray dog who doesn't fit into your circle. You were never going to ensure our safety," he speaks, eyes locked with the alpha's.
#yoonminau
#yoonminau
"You see me the same as everyone else does. That's the problem," he continues.
"The stray, a transaction, literally bought for next to nothing by the Kim's, for their son."
"The stray, a transaction, literally bought for next to nothing by the Kim's, for their son."
"Everyone sees me as disposable, merely a plaything, and you just wanted your turn to play, am I right?"
Turning on his heels to leave, he misses Yoongi striding forward.
Grasping his arms, the alpha turns Jimin to face him.
Turning on his heels to leave, he misses Yoongi striding forward.
Grasping his arms, the alpha turns Jimin to face him.
"Christ, will you stop? Stop running from me. Stop assuming you know my intentions and my feelings. Give me a damn chance to explain first," he bites out.
Heaving where he stands, the omega crushed to his chest, his alluring scent bleeds into the air around them. Yoongi damn near cracks until searing pain explodes throughout his foot, crushed beneath Jimin's Chelsea boot.
Pushing the groaning alpha away, he sighs under the wave of exhaustion that crashes over him.
"I won't let you explain. Two months ago, maybe I would have! But not now. It's too late. Don't push me, Yoongi. Don't leave me with no other choice but to leave."
Throwing his head back, growling in frustration, Yoongi informs him.
Throwing his head back, growling in frustration, Yoongi informs him.
"You realise you're not safe, right?" he looks into Jimins eyes, holding his gaze.
"You're no safer now than you were two months ago. She knows people, and if they find you, they'll hurt you, Jiminah, mercilessly. Without my protection, you're a walking target."
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"You're no safer now than you were two months ago. She knows people, and if they find you, they'll hurt you, Jiminah, mercilessly. Without my protection, you're a walking target."
#yoonminau
Jimin nods his head, his scent souring instantly as he levels the alpha with an empty, lost gaze, fear for his pups safety crushing his heart in his chest.
"Yeah, I know. And who's fault is that?!"
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"Yeah, I know. And who's fault is that?!"
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Taehyung wakes up slowly, the sounds trickling in from around him distant, yet jarring. He feels so cold, an unwelcome chill that has seeped deep into his bones, leaving him shivering uncontrollably where he lays beneath layers of blankets.
#taekookau #yoonminau
#taekookau #yoonminau
Wincing under the bright lights overhead, his face screws up while his bleary gaze lands on Jungkook. His eyes light up for a fraction of a second upon seeing the alpha, before he reigns his emotions in.
But Jungkook sees it. For the first time, and only for a fraction of a second, he sees all the love Taehyung holds for him. It beams from the warm depths of his big brown eyes, the mating mark on the alphas throat burning in realisation.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Jungkook is frozen in place, afraid to move should he startle the omega who, with great effort, pulls himself into a sitting position. He slumps over slightly, his head spinning and pounding as he drops it into his hands, a wave of dizziness brewing nausea in his tummy.
Breathing slow and deep through pursed lips, he looks up.
"What happened? Where am I? Something is wrong?" he croaks.
"What happened? Where am I? Something is wrong?" he croaks.
"Something doesn't feel right, Jungkook," he forces out, his voice hoarse and rough. He pats himself down gently, searching. For what? he's not sure. Looking around. Tears well in his eyes, his heart speeding up in panic.
His mind is quiet. Eerily so. So terrifyingly still he feels as if he's lost in an empty void. One he fears he will never claw his way out of.
For the first time in his life, there is no reassuring presence in his mind, no beacon of strength, as if a sixth sense has vanished.
For the first time in his life, there is no reassuring presence in his mind, no beacon of strength, as if a sixth sense has vanished.
Groggy and confused, his eyes well up with tears. Tilting his face up, he sniffs the air, seeking the only other comfort he had grown to trust. Though Jungkook's scent is absent. The only scent present to his senses now is the sterile hospital air.
#taekookau
#taekookau
"Taehyung," Jungkook speaks, his voice barely a whisper as he steps closer, watching frustration fall across Taehyung's features as he tries again and again to scent him through the air.
"I can't, I- are you ok? Are you sick? the omega rushes out. "I can't pick up your scent!"
Though somewhere deep inside, he knows the problem lies with him. Stumbling from the bed on weak legs, his face twists in pain, waiting for the voice from within to reassure him.
Though somewhere deep inside, he knows the problem lies with him. Stumbling from the bed on weak legs, his face twists in pain, waiting for the voice from within to reassure him.
It never comes.
The moment Jungkook reaches out to steady him, the moment their skin touches, memories of his most recent heat cloud his vision. Grainy, as though they are hidden behind fogged glass, as though they are not meant for his eyes, he recoils in shock.
#taekookau
The moment Jungkook reaches out to steady him, the moment their skin touches, memories of his most recent heat cloud his vision. Grainy, as though they are hidden behind fogged glass, as though they are not meant for his eyes, he recoils in shock.
#taekookau
He screws his eyes shut when Jungkook's arms move to wrap around him, keeping him on his feet while a choked out sob of blind panic bursts from his hoarse throat.
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#taekookau
"I'm sorry. Fuck I'm so sorry, this is all my fault," Jungkook rushes out. And in that moment, Taehyung feels it. He feels the excruciating pain of silence and loneliness, feels the unbearable grief that shakes him to his very core as he realises,
He's lost his omega.
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He's lost his omega.
#taekookau
Shoving the alpha away, slapping at his hands each time he tries to assist him, he sobs so deeply it sears untold pain through Jungkook's mating mark. A punishment perhaps, for his failure to protect the one he had claimed as his own.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Jungkook's heart cracks, his nose turning red as he takes in the weak shivering form, panic stricken and trembling as he climbs back into bed.
"Taehyung, please, let me help," he asks, his words raspy, and soul shattered once faced with what he has caused.
#taekookau
"Taehyung, please, let me help," he asks, his words raspy, and soul shattered once faced with what he has caused.
#taekookau
The elder chokes out a garbled mournful sob, his loss too much to bear, too much to accept.
He turns back on Jungkook, on the man he loves, refusing to even look at him. Seeing the guilt he carries hurts him too, though he can't even bring himself to care.
#taekookau
He turns back on Jungkook, on the man he loves, refusing to even look at him. Seeing the guilt he carries hurts him too, though he can't even bring himself to care.
#taekookau
"You want t-to help," He hiccups, sniffling loud while his chest aches.
"Then leave, LEAVE ME! Don't come back" he cries out right as Jimin walks through the door with Yoongi following right after. Both looking exhausted and broken.
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#yoonminau
"Then leave, LEAVE ME! Don't come back" he cries out right as Jimin walks through the door with Yoongi following right after. Both looking exhausted and broken.
#taekookau
#yoonminau
Jimin sobs upon seeing Taehyung awake.
Rushing to his bedside, he sits on the edge, pulling the inconsolable brunette into his arms.
Clinging to each other, neither willing to let go, they sob while Jimin's hand cards through Taehyung's hair, holding him close.
Rushing to his bedside, he sits on the edge, pulling the inconsolable brunette into his arms.
Clinging to each other, neither willing to let go, they sob while Jimin's hand cards through Taehyung's hair, holding him close.
"Thank god you're awake. I've been so scared. My poor baby, it's gonna be ok. I promise it will all be ok.
We'll figure this out, ok?" Jimin cups Taehyung's cheeks, tilting his face up to look into his empty, bloodshot eyes.
"Just, tell me. What do you want to do?"
We'll figure this out, ok?" Jimin cups Taehyung's cheeks, tilting his face up to look into his empty, bloodshot eyes.
"Just, tell me. What do you want to do?"
"Take me away," Taehyung chokes out, burying his face in Jimin's throat, seeking the soothing comfort of his scent, but getting nothing. He cries harder, his body wracked with sobs while he breaks in Jimin's arms.
"Please, J-just take me far a-away from here!"
"Please, J-just take me far a-away from here!"
Jungkook's throat bobs, the pain in his chest threatening to bubble up and spill out in the form of a desperate plea for Taehyung to stay.
Yoongi swallows thickly, watching as Jimin nods, whispering a soft,
"Ok, alright, whatever you want, we'll do it."
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Yoongi swallows thickly, watching as Jimin nods, whispering a soft,
"Ok, alright, whatever you want, we'll do it."
#taekookau #yoonminau
Turning his head with a shivering Taehyung still held protectively in his warm arms, Jimin levels his cold, unforgiving gaze at the two alphas.
"You both have caused us so much hurt. There's no way back for either of you from that. There will be no redemption here. However, I do ask for one favour from you, and I think it's fair to say you owe us at least this much!" Jimin speaks, his voice weak, his eyes dull.
"Anything!" Jungkook nods, sniffling.
"Whatever you need, we'll see to it."
"No!" Yoongi growls.
" Jungkook don't! Fuck, don't agree to anything," he panics, taking a step between the young alpha and the omegas.
#taekookau
#yoonminau
"Whatever you need, we'll see to it."
"No!" Yoongi growls.
" Jungkook don't! Fuck, don't agree to anything," he panics, taking a step between the young alpha and the omegas.
#taekookau
#yoonminau
"It's the least we can do hyung after everything we've caused," he rushes out, his words breaking towards the end while Jimin stands to his feet, tucking Taehyung beneath warm blankets.
"I'm glad you agree, Jungkook," he turns to the alpha.
"Before five o'clock tomorrow, I'll need two train tickets and enough money to set Taehyung and I up for at least a month, until I can find work."
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"Before five o'clock tomorrow, I'll need two train tickets and enough money to set Taehyung and I up for at least a month, until I can find work."
#taekookau #yoonminau
Yoongi curses, pacing the floor and running both hands through his hair while Jungkook's eyes grow suspiciously watery, his trembling lips parting on a whispered,
"Train tickets?"
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#yoonminau
"Train tickets?"
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#yoonminau
"Yes," Jimin raises his chin, "Train tickets. One way!" he takes a determined step forward.
"Taehyung and I are getting as far away as possible from Seoul," he levels them both with a watery gaze.
"And from you!"
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"Taehyung and I are getting as far away as possible from Seoul," he levels them both with a watery gaze.
"And from you!"
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#taekookau
#yoonminau
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Namjoon watches Yoongi pace across the carpet in his office, his face pale and fingers nervously turning the pages of one of Namjoons many law books.
"I'm sorry, hyung, but there's nothing we can do to stop him"
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"I'm sorry, hyung, but there's nothing we can do to stop him"
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"No! He said he'll leave and never come back if I don't back off," Yoongi pleads, his eyes wide and manic with anxiety.
"You know what can happen to him if he leaves but is found. Do I need to remind you that Kim Jae-hyung has promised him to too many alpha's?"
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"You know what can happen to him if he leaves but is found. Do I need to remind you that Kim Jae-hyung has promised him to too many alpha's?"
#yoonminau
"Corrupt alpha's with no moral compass and the most depraved minds. I can't let them get their hands on him. I fucking refuse to sit back and do nothing when I know what's at stake," he marches towards Namjoons desk, palms planted on its surface.
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#yoonminau
"I get it, hyung. I do," the lawyer explains calmly, trying his best to keep the elder calm and composed.
"But lawfully, my hands are tied. You two aren't mated. There's nothing you can do to make him stay."
#yoonminau
#taekookau
"But lawfully, my hands are tied. You two aren't mated. There's nothing you can do to make him stay."
#yoonminau
#taekookau
"He's carrying my pup!" Yoongi whispers. "He's carrying my pup, and I can't protect him if I don't know where he is. I need to make him stay?"
"I know, but if you force him to stay, he'll hate you forever," Namjoon reasons.
"I know, but if you force him to stay, he'll hate you forever," Namjoon reasons.
"All you can do is offer to relocate them both somewhere you know they won't be reached, preferably out of the country. At least until all of this blows over and Kim and Hera are behind bars."
"He already hates me forever," Yoongi sits heavily in the armchair opposite Namjoons, his chest aching.
"I've been doing all this for him. Everything has been for him, to keep him safe. But I feel like all I've succeeded at is pushing him away."
"I've been doing all this for him. Everything has been for him, to keep him safe. But I feel like all I've succeeded at is pushing him away."
Namjoon does a double take. His face taking on a look of surprise, though now it makes so much more sense. Everything he's been looking into in order to bring the Kim's down has been for Jimin.
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"For him? Shit, Yoongi! When Hoseok asked you to leave it alone after we started to uncover their shit, I thought you just wanted to go ahead with it, to investigate quietly without him knowing or having to worry about them finding him."
Yoongi shakes his head, his bottom lip caught between his teeth.
"I started this for Hoseok. But no. He made me promise to leave it alone, not to do this for him. He couldn't have it on his conscience if they figured out what I was planning and came after me next.
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"I started this for Hoseok. But no. He made me promise to leave it alone, not to do this for him. He couldn't have it on his conscience if they figured out what I was planning and came after me next.
#yoonminau
Namjoon exhales heavily, resting his head on the back of his chair, eyes cast to the ceiling, his stare unfocused.
"But by then, we'd already uncovered too much, right?"
"Yeah!" Yoongi shifts in his chair, sitting forward and dropping his head into his palms.
"But by then, we'd already uncovered too much, right?"
"Yeah!" Yoongi shifts in his chair, sitting forward and dropping his head into his palms.
"Shit, Joon how did I fucked up so bad. I've been doing everything in my power to keep him safe. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer, right? Especially after what went down with Hoseok," he grips his hair, unable to settle his anxious heart.
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Namjoon breathes out, firmly telling the elder,
"Look, I get why you wanted to help him, to keep him safe, and that's exactly why I told you not to get emotionally involved. You grew blinded by your emotions, and that led to a major lapse in decision making."
"Look, I get why you wanted to help him, to keep him safe, and that's exactly why I told you not to get emotionally involved. You grew blinded by your emotions, and that led to a major lapse in decision making."
Yoongi lifts his head, looking out the large floor to ceiling window, his eyes tinged red.
"Getting emotionally involved was beyond my control. You don't know him like I do. He's so soft, but strong. So bright and free spirited in spite of everything they've taken from him."
"Getting emotionally involved was beyond my control. You don't know him like I do. He's so soft, but strong. So bright and free spirited in spite of everything they've taken from him."
"I know," Namjoon nods, his eyes holding sympathy Yoongi feels in his heart he doesn't deserve.
"Tell me what to do," Yoongi inhales unsteadily, swallowing down wave after wave of worry that threatens to drown him.
"Tell me what to do," Yoongi inhales unsteadily, swallowing down wave after wave of worry that threatens to drown him.
"You already know what to do. You've planned ahead for this. You have to let him go. But keep him safe," Namjoon urges, reaching into his desk drawer and pulling out a large brown envelope.
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Nodding his head, Yoongi sighs with a short sniffle, his voice strained while he speaks.
"I will. I'll go to the hospital after this. He said last night when I dropped him off that he was gonna pack and go back to Taehyung, that they'd leave as soon as he is discharged."
"I will. I'll go to the hospital after this. He said last night when I dropped him off that he was gonna pack and go back to Taehyung, that they'd leave as soon as he is discharged."
"I'll speak to them both, get them a flight out of here, somewhere safe, and sunny. They'll like that."
"They will," Namjoon agrees.
"Really, I think that's the best thing to do for now. When this all blows over, when the Kim's are locked up for good, maybe they'll come back," he speaks with an optimism Yoongi can't even think of reaching out to grasp at. Not yet.
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"Really, I think that's the best thing to do for now. When this all blows over, when the Kim's are locked up for good, maybe they'll come back," he speaks with an optimism Yoongi can't even think of reaching out to grasp at. Not yet.
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"What else do you have for me?" the elder wiped his hands over his face, eager for a distraction to take his mind off his heartache.
The lawyer scoffs, worry briefly showing on his features.
"Thankfully," he smiles then,
"More than what I ever thought we'd find. Just remain calm, and listen"
Opening up an audio file in his laptop, he presses play.
"Thankfully," he smiles then,
"More than what I ever thought we'd find. Just remain calm, and listen"
Opening up an audio file in his laptop, he presses play.
"Jeon is threatening to pull out of the merger. He's seen right through the loopholes in the contract. He's booked a flight out to meet the Ceo tomorrow," Hera can be heard, her tone uncharacteristically panicked as the voice note ends.
Yoongi frowns while Namjoon plays the next audio clip.
"Why the fuck are you only telling me this now. I'm out of the country on a fucking Yacht," a deep angry growl is heard.
"Aren't you meant to be distracting him? What the fuck have you been doing."
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"Why the fuck are you only telling me this now. I'm out of the country on a fucking Yacht," a deep angry growl is heard.
"Aren't you meant to be distracting him? What the fuck have you been doing."
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"How am I supposed to meet him, hmm Hera? He doesn't know I'm the Ceo. He'll recognise me immediately, for obvious reasons. He knows I'm not Chen Dohyun. He'll know he doesn't exist, and this whole merger is a scam."
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"Wait a second," Yoongi sits straighter, his brows pulled together angrily.
"Isn't that Kim Jae-hyung?"
Namjoon nods slowly, pressing a finger to his lips with a coy smile, gesturing for the elder to listen.
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"Isn't that Kim Jae-hyung?"
Namjoon nods slowly, pressing a finger to his lips with a coy smile, gesturing for the elder to listen.
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"I'm trying, alright!" Hera snaps.
"He won't take the fucking bait. He's too fixated on Taehyung,too busy wallowing in self pity, trying to win over your oblivious son to even take the hint. If I sat naked, leaking slick right in front of him, he probably wouldn't even notice."
"He won't take the fucking bait. He's too fixated on Taehyung,too busy wallowing in self pity, trying to win over your oblivious son to even take the hint. If I sat naked, leaking slick right in front of him, he probably wouldn't even notice."
"I swear if he confides in me once more about how much he pines for his husband I'll fucking stick a pistol in my mouth. He sees me as nothing more than a friend. He tells me all the fucking time how much of a good friend and listener I am. This will never work!"
Yoongi zones out, face twists in disgust, brought back to the night Hera had gone into heat. The night he had brought her home and settled her into bed with pain pills and a glass of water, waiting for her to sleep before searching through her laptop for anything incriminating.
Hours later, too consumed by the task at hand, he had missed the soft padding of feet along the floor before she had straddled him and latched onto his throat, suckling harshly on the flesh caught between her teeth, marking it a deep vicious purple.
Yoongi had shoved her off, trying his best not to wretch as the sickly, almost artificial sweetness of her slick that seeped into his nostrils from where it had leaked onto his trousers. He had stormed out in anger immediately, even as her hands had grappled to cling to him.
Jimin hadn't believed that nothing happened, had left the very next day, and Yoongi couldn't even blame him.
But to this day, it shocks him how fast and furiously Hera's heat had hit her without warning, without even a hint of preheat in the weak leading up to it.
But to this day, it shocks him how fast and furiously Hera's heat had hit her without warning, without even a hint of preheat in the weak leading up to it.
Pulled back to the present when Namjoon plays another audio file, he listens intently, his mind blown by everything he is hearing.
"Hera, If we want to get to Min, we have to draw Jimin out of hiding and get rid of him for good. He won't stop searching for him unless he knows he's dead. He's grown too attached. We'll never find a way in with him otherwise."
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"And the only way to draw out Jimin, is by hurting Taehyung. I don't care what it takes. Do whatever you have to. We need their money. We're in way over our heads with the Kangs. They will bury us, quite literally if we don't pay them what we owe."
Yoongi's shocked gaze shoots up to Namjoons awaiting eyes, his heart in his throat at the mere mention of the notorious gang.
"This is bad. This is so fucking bad," he lets out roughly while Namjoon nods, pressing play on the next audio file.
"This is bad. This is so fucking bad," he lets out roughly while Namjoon nods, pressing play on the next audio file.
Hera's heavy exhale tells of her annoyance as she relays more information to Taehyung's father.
"Look, Min will barely speak to me now, let alone look at me. Not after the incident with my heat. I almost lost my fucking job after that."
"Look, Min will barely speak to me now, let alone look at me. Not after the incident with my heat. I almost lost my fucking job after that."
"If it's not business related, he doesn't want to talk to me. He barely even sits in on meetings regarding the joint business deal he and Jeon are venturing into with you. And now Jeon has threatened to pull out, with Mins full backing.
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"I don't know how you expect me to make this work? If Jimin comes back and Yoongi hears about it. He'll look for him, and the second he finds him, he'll know Jimin is carrying his pup. I can't sway either of them. I've tried. We need to think of another way to bring Jimin back."
The next audio has Yoongi's blood running cold as he realizes the predicament Taehyung and Jungkook find themselves in now is all his own father's doing.
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-Drugging/Drink spiking
-Drugging/Drink spiking
"FUCK. Fine, Don't fuck Jeon then. This should have been over and done with long ago. You still have those heat pills?"
"I do"
"I do"
"Good, then listen carefully. I'll have someone trusted fly in to take my place for the meeting. Someone Jeon doesn't recognise. In the meantime, you offer to fly out with him as a second pair of eyes and ears, but encourage him to take the deal."
"Collect him on the way to the airport, but first go to Starbucks. Pick up a mango and peach smoothie for Taehyung and crush a heat pill into it. By the time his heat is induced, Jeon will be long gone and too busy and far to possibly return to him to him on time."
Namjoons stops playing the audio's, taking in Yoongi's trembling frame and heaving chest.
"That twisted fuck," he rages.
"He's sick, Namjoon. How could he do this to his own son?" he bites out while Namjoon smirks.
"That twisted fuck," he rages.
"He's sick, Namjoon. How could he do this to his own son?" he bites out while Namjoon smirks.
"This also gives us proof," he continues while Yoongi's features slowly relax,
"Of who is being spoken about. Namely you, Jungkook, Taehyung and Jimin, and proof of their plan to interfere with a bonded pair and to murder a pregnant omega."
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"Of who is being spoken about. Namely you, Jungkook, Taehyung and Jimin, and proof of their plan to interfere with a bonded pair and to murder a pregnant omega."
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"But the icing on the cake for me is where they incriminate themselves," Namjoon chuckles.
"Hera called Taehyung "Your son" when speaking to Kim, giving away his identity. And Kim called her by name."
"Hera called Taehyung "Your son" when speaking to Kim, giving away his identity. And Kim called her by name."
"We have them, hyung. It's over. You did it," he stands, walking around his desk and pulling Yoongi into a hug.
"It's over," he repeats while Yoongi sags in his arms, finally allowing himself a moment to break, to let his fears be seen instead of bottled up inside.
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"It's over," he repeats while Yoongi sags in his arms, finally allowing himself a moment to break, to let his fears be seen instead of bottled up inside.
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"You still need to send them away," Namjoin speaks between Yoongi's sobs.
"At least until the case is over, just to be safe. But you can relax now," Namjoon pats his back, relieved this ordeal had almost come to a close.
"You can relax. You did it!"
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"At least until the case is over, just to be safe. But you can relax now," Namjoon pats his back, relieved this ordeal had almost come to a close.
"You can relax. You did it!"
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Taehyung watches the clock, the second hand ticking by ever so slowly as he waits in Jungkook's presence for Jimin to come. He's cold, shivering constantly as his body works overtime to adjust to the loss of his omega.
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He stands, pacing the room, feeling Jungkook's eyes follow him. He refuses to even acknowledge his presence or his attempts at conversation. Even the snacks and warm cups of hot cocoa with extra marshmallows the alpha brings remain untouched.
Jungkook's knee bounces anxiously beyond his control, his palms sweating where they rest nervously on his thighs. Though relieved to have Taehyung still within his sights, he grows uneasy knowing Jimin will be here at any given moment to take him away.
Though, in reality, he should have been here hours ago.
Yoongi strides through the door, his features hard and serious as he steps towards Taehyung, passing him an envelope.
"What's this," the brunette asks, his tone flat, lacking any emotion as he peeks inside.
Yoongi strides through the door, his features hard and serious as he steps towards Taehyung, passing him an envelope.
"What's this," the brunette asks, his tone flat, lacking any emotion as he peeks inside.
"Flights out if the country, new identities and passports, credit cards. All things you both will need until this shit with Hera blows over," Yoongi tells him as he tilts Taehyung's chin up.
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"I know you're hurt, and angry. You both are. And I'm sorry. This is all my fault. But Taehyung," he frowns, his eyes holding a worrying concern in them that Taehyung has never witnessed before. One that sets him on edge.
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"I need you to listen to me, and I need you to take this seriously. You and Jimin, You're not safe here," he speaks gravely while Jungkook frowns, confused by his demeanor and unusually bitter scent.
"Hyung?" he asks, stepping closer while Yoongi continues.
"Hyung?" he asks, stepping closer while Yoongi continues.
"Hera is dangerous, I can't tell you why right now for your own good, but I beg you, please. You both need to leave the country for a while. Things are about to blow up here. It's gonna get messy and I don't want there to be a possibility you and Jimin will be targeted."
Taehyung's eyes instinctively search out Jungkook's, the alpha already looking at him with a hint of fear in his gaze.
"It's too risky for you to stay in the country unguarded. When you both leave, stay low. Use these," Yoongi points to the envelope containing new identities.
"It's too risky for you to stay in the country unguarded. When you both leave, stay low. Use these," Yoongi points to the envelope containing new identities.
Taehyung turns hus gaze back to the elder.
"And use the credit cards for whatever you both need. Do you understand," he questions, his deep, heavy tone sending a chill through Taehyung's spine.
The tense eye contact is interrupted by a text notification on Taehyung's phone.
"And use the credit cards for whatever you both need. Do you understand," he questions, his deep, heavy tone sending a chill through Taehyung's spine.
The tense eye contact is interrupted by a text notification on Taehyung's phone.
Unlocking it, he gasps, his eyes tearing up instantly while his hands tremble.
"He's gone. He left," Taehyung mumbles, showing them the text while Yoongi's face drains of all colour.
"He's gone. He left," Taehyung mumbles, showing them the text while Yoongi's face drains of all colour.
"Why? Why would he do that? He wouldn't just leave me here like this," Taehyung gets up on trembling legs.
His mind reels, tears brimming on his lashes as realization dawns on him.
His mind reels, tears brimming on his lashes as realization dawns on him.
Jimin left. He really left. He wanted to get away from everything and everyone. He said so last night. But why did he leave him?
"No," Taehyung sobs with his face buried in his hands.
Sinking back down on the bed, he slips into despair in the knowledge that he is all alone, that just as quickly as Jimin had returned, he had left him again.
Sinking back down on the bed, he slips into despair in the knowledge that he is all alone, that just as quickly as Jimin had returned, he had left him again.
Jungkook releases a wave of calming pheromones, enveloping the room with his scent, desperate to calm Taehyung. Though Yoongi's hand resting on his shoulder, the elder shaking his head has him pausing.
Then he remembers. It's no use. Taehyung can't sense his efforts. He will find no comfort in these acts of care any longer.
"I have no one. He left me. I have no one now," Taehyung cries out in a panic, his heart shuddering to a halt knowing he has no choice now but to return to his father, spiralling drastically when the realisation has cold terror washing over him.
"He didn't leave you, he left me," Yoongi says, his chest heart heavy with guilt, placing a hard in the crown of Taehyung's downturned head.
"I'm sorry, Taehyung.This is my fault. I pushed him. He told me yesterday that if I pushed him, he'd be left with no choice but to leave."
"I'm sorry, Taehyung.This is my fault. I pushed him. He told me yesterday that if I pushed him, he'd be left with no choice but to leave."
Taehyung lifts his head, his eyes bloodshot and spilling tears of heartbreak down his pale cheeks.
"Why would you do that? Why would you push him away? Now I'm alone," he chokes out, drowning under the heavy weight of his anguish.
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"Why would you do that? Why would you push him away? Now I'm alone," he chokes out, drowning under the heavy weight of his anguish.
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"You're not alone," Jungkook rushes out, moving to tentatively sit next to him, afraid to reach out and send the brunette further into a blind panic.
"You have me."
"You have me."
"NO!" Taehyung sobs harder now while Yoongi fetches him some tissues and water.
"I don't. I never had you. Never," he lays on his side, turning away from the alpha who has ruined him, away from the alpha he longed to call his for so long.
"I don't. I never had you. Never," he lays on his side, turning away from the alpha who has ruined him, away from the alpha he longed to call his for so long.
"I know I haven't been the best husband or mate, by far," Jungkook's throat bobs nervously.
"I messed up so fucking bad and I'll regret it for as long as I live. But if you come home with me, at least until this all blows over ," he pleads while Taehyung's sobs slowly die down,
"I messed up so fucking bad and I'll regret it for as long as I live. But if you come home with me, at least until this all blows over ," he pleads while Taehyung's sobs slowly die down,
"I fucking promise you Taehyung, I'll take care of you and keep you safe. You can't leave on your own, not when you don't have your senses to guide you and warn you of possible danger," he reaches out then, placing a hand on Taehyung's shoulder to turn him on his back.
Taehyung blinks up at him, his gaze void of any emotion as he sinks into a pit of despair.
He can't go home. He would rather live on the streets than return to the place where he had spent most of his life cowering in fear.
He can't go home. He would rather live on the streets than return to the place where he had spent most of his life cowering in fear.
"When we get there," Jungkook speaks softly,
"You can ask me anything, literally anything you want, anything you need to know so we can clear any misunderstanding, and I promise I'll answer you honestly. Or you can ignore me completely if you wish."
"You can ask me anything, literally anything you want, anything you need to know so we can clear any misunderstanding, and I promise I'll answer you honestly. Or you can ignore me completely if you wish."
"But please, don't go back there. Don't go back to your family. I know I've not done well up until now, but believe me when I say you do not want whatever fate awaits you if you go back to your father," Jungkook's voice cracks with emotion, gripped by anxiety.
Taehyung looks at him. Really looks at him. He sees the fear in Jungkook's gaze, the anxiety he tries so hard to hide from him. And though a small part of him feels sad for the alpha, he refuses to entertain the feeling.
He refuses to let his emotions control him and cloud his decisions any longer when it comes to Jungkook.
"Ok," he sniffles, nodding lightly while sitting up, indifference clear in his gaze.
"But don't think that I've forgiven you. This is merely about self-preservation, not about us, or this farce of a marriage. As soon as Jimin returns. I'll be leaving with him, for good!"
"But don't think that I've forgiven you. This is merely about self-preservation, not about us, or this farce of a marriage. As soon as Jimin returns. I'll be leaving with him, for good!"
Climbing from the bed, he wanders into the bathroom to wash his face.
His phone chimes again, another message from Jimin.
Opening it up, he reads before replying back and forth for a moment.
His phone chimes again, another message from Jimin.
Opening it up, he reads before replying back and forth for a moment.
Jm - Sorry. Don't look for me.
Th - It's ok. Are you alright? Can I call you?
Jm - I'm fine. No. I'm busy right now.
Th - Oh, ok. Are you sure you're alright? Where are you?
Jm- Yes, I'm sure. I'll be in contact when I'm settled.
Th - ok. Ily ❤️❤️❤️
Jm- Yeah ilytoo
Th - It's ok. Are you alright? Can I call you?
Jm - I'm fine. No. I'm busy right now.
Th - Oh, ok. Are you sure you're alright? Where are you?
Jm- Yes, I'm sure. I'll be in contact when I'm settled.
Th - ok. Ily ❤️❤️❤️
Jm- Yeah ilytoo
Taehyung frowns, staring at his phone for a long moment before shaking his head and pocketing it.
His heart longs to hear Jimin's voice, to cocoon himself in his strong, fierce presence and follow him wherever he goes.
His heart longs to hear Jimin's voice, to cocoon himself in his strong, fierce presence and follow him wherever he goes.
Opening the bathroom door reluctantly, he glances at the alphas, one looking a little more relieved than earlier, the other looking utterly broken and lost.
"I'm ready." He sighs.
"I'm ready." He sighs.
Though a voice in the back of his mind tells him as Jungkook leads him down the halls of the hospital with a protective hand on his lower back that no.
He's not nearly ready enough to return to Jungkooks home in the aftermath of all that has happened.
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He's not nearly ready enough to return to Jungkooks home in the aftermath of all that has happened.
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In a dark warehouse smelling of stale blood and death, Jimin lays on his side, his arms tied behind his back as his face is held down in the dirt. Still groggy from the after effects of chloroform, he struggles to focus, to stay alert.
Fear grips him, his heart beating dangerously fast in his chest while he worries for his pup, knowing the chance of being found, the chance of making out of this alive, are slim to none.
Rough fingers grip his hair, tugging it back and twisting his neck at an awkward and painful angle. He sucks in a breath of air, his eyes widening in panic when
Kim Jae-hyung crouches before him, pointing his phone screen towards him, a smug hair plastered across his face.
Kim Jae-hyung crouches before him, pointing his phone screen towards him, a smug hair plastered across his face.
You know, I did you the honour of messaging my son from your phone to say you took off, again. Thanks to your little escape recently, no one will think otherwise. Now, lets see how long we can make Min Yoongi stew, and how much he's willing to pay to save his precious toy."
I broken sob leaves Jimin, his breathing erratic and gasped as a cloth bag is pulled over his head.
Dragged to his feet and hauled roughly into a van, he cries out when shoved roughly to the floor, the sound of the door sliding shut with a bang, seemingly sealing his fate.
Dragged to his feet and hauled roughly into a van, he cries out when shoved roughly to the floor, the sound of the door sliding shut with a bang, seemingly sealing his fate.
All he longs for in this moment, is to return to the one and only place he has ever felt at home, the warm embrace of the alpha he ran from two months ago. The alpha who had promised to keep him safe, the alpha he warned only the night before, never to look for him again!
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Driving frantically through the streets while on a panicked call to Namjoon, Yoongi pulls up outside Jimin's Airbnb. A wave of nausea churns in his gut, his hands trembling uncontrollably while he attempts to remove the key from the ignition.
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With a harsh curse, he gives up, leaving the car running.
Taking the stairs two at a time, sweat beading on his brow and his shirt sticking to his back, he knocks harshly on the door he had dropped the omega off safely at the night before.
Taking the stairs two at a time, sweat beading on his brow and his shirt sticking to his back, he knocks harshly on the door he had dropped the omega off safely at the night before.
"I don't care how unlikely it seems. Search for him so I know he's safe. It doesn't make sense for him to run off without Taehyung hours before they are meant to leave. Christ, just do it, please!" he begs roughly into the phone, out of breath, his heart hammering in his ears.
"Alright. Ok, I'll get someone on it right away," Namjoon concedes, alarmed by the urgency in Yoongi's tone.
"Just try not to worry too much, yeah? I know you're uneasy right now, but he most likely went back to wherever he's been these past two months."
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"Just try not to worry too much, yeah? I know you're uneasy right now, but he most likely went back to wherever he's been these past two months."
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"I hope you're right, I really fucking do," Yoongi grumbles,
"But I'm not leaving anything to chance anymore."
"But I'm not leaving anything to chance anymore."
Ending the call, he bangs on the door again, though no one answers.
Turning on his heels, he leaves in a hurry, searching all their favourite hangouts while he calls Jimin's phone nonstop. The calls ring out, the silence deafening to Yoongi, whose heart won't stop racing.
Turning on his heels, he leaves in a hurry, searching all their favourite hangouts while he calls Jimin's phone nonstop. The calls ring out, the silence deafening to Yoongi, whose heart won't stop racing.
Evening turns to night, with no sighting of the omega no matter where he looks.
Driving out to Jimin's favourite quiet spot, he cuts the engine, the sound of crickets reaching him as he takes in the secluded cliff top surrounded by trees, overlooking the city.
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Driving out to Jimin's favourite quiet spot, he cuts the engine, the sound of crickets reaching him as he takes in the secluded cliff top surrounded by trees, overlooking the city.
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~Flashback~
Yoongi turns his head, smiling softly.
He leans in, resting his cheek on the crown of Jimin's head where it lays on his shoulder.
His scent billows softly around them. It always does anytime they come up her, just far enough away from the city and its chaos.
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He leans in, resting his cheek on the crown of Jimin's head where it lays on his shoulder.
His scent billows softly around them. It always does anytime they come up her, just far enough away from the city and its chaos.
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Jimins scent is light here, like a summer breeze carrying the aroma of rosewater and coconut through the air.
It's so unlike his scent that usually burns bitter. The omega is too used to looking over his shoulder and feeling on edge, a habit he has never been able to let go of.
It's so unlike his scent that usually burns bitter. The omega is too used to looking over his shoulder and feeling on edge, a habit he has never been able to let go of.
Yoongi basks in the peace Jimin's scent represents. He breathes it in, his alpha purring internally knowing that with him, here in this spot, Jimin feels at peace, happy and safe. Finally comfortable in his presence.
"I want to live here," Jimin whispers, his eyes twinkling beneath the moonlight, turning to look into Yoongi's warm, welcoming gaze.
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#yoonminau
"In the moment?" Yoongi asks, winded by the smile Jimin gives him, his breath catching in his throat when the omega's light airy giggle threatens to melt his heart.
"No," Jimin giggles, almost nuzzles into Yoongi's throat, too close to losing himself in the alpha's scent.
"I mean, I want to live here one day. Even if it's in a tent. It's so quiet and peaceful. There's no pain up here. I don't need to watch my back. And look!"
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"I mean, I want to live here one day. Even if it's in a tent. It's so quiet and peaceful. There's no pain up here. I don't need to watch my back. And look!"
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He points to the stars above, his dainty hand reaching for the sky before Yoongi captures it.
"The stars are so bright here. It's so beautiful. So perfect," he murmurs, his words trailing off when Yoongi brings his hand to his lips, pressing a soft kiss to the pulse point of his wrist.
Jimin gasps, his lips parting softly around the sound while Yoongi whispers.
"You," Yoongi looks into his eyes, a fierce warmth and protectiveness burning in his gaze, and Jimin swallows.
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"You," Yoongi looks into his eyes, a fierce warmth and protectiveness burning in his gaze, and Jimin swallows.
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"That's all you, Jimin-ah," he whispers.
"Bright, beautiful, perfect. You're like the sun, burning so bright, warming the lives of everyone you meet. You're a dream," he tilts Jimin's face up slightly, his breaths quickening when Jimin goes to him slowly, eagerly.
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"Bright, beautiful, perfect. You're like the sun, burning so bright, warming the lives of everyone you meet. You're a dream," he tilts Jimin's face up slightly, his breaths quickening when Jimin goes to him slowly, eagerly.
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Slotting their lips together, he cups Jimin's cheek, wrapping his arm around the omega to hold him close, to prolong their connection, bowled over by the force of warmth that rushes through his while they share their first kiss.
The first of many.
~end of flashback~
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The first of many.
~end of flashback~
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Yoongi looks out over the view and he feels nothing. No warmth, no perfection. He doesn't get that rush of excitement he used to with Jimin by his side.
He looks to the stars, looks all around, takes everything in.
He looks to the stars, looks all around, takes everything in.
He doesn't get the same sense of beauty that Jimin saw, or the warm comforting peace the omega used to feel whenever his eyes took in the view.
A tear falls.
#yoonminau
A tear falls.
#yoonminau
Yoongi doesn't get it, because his eyes were always on Jimin. The beauty was always carried in here, by Jimin. The omega simply lent it to his surroundings, taking it with him when he left.
#yoonminau
#yoonminau
Startled by a notification from his phone, he reaches into his pocket, hoping for good news.
A text from Jungkook, however, only serves to increase his growing unease.
A text from Jungkook, however, only serves to increase his growing unease.
Jk- I don't want to make you feel worse than you already do, but something feels off about the way Jimin just took off. The more I think about it, the more it doesn't make sense. I couldn't sleep without letting you know my thoughts. I'm sorry. Gn
Yg- Already have Namjoon working on it. It didn't make sense to me why he'd take off without Tae when he was ready and waiting to go with him.
Jk- So we're on the same page?
Yg- Which is?
#yoonminau
Jk- So we're on the same page?
Yg- Which is?
#yoonminau
Jk- You told Taehyung that Hera is dangerous. Is she involved somehow?
Yoongi sighs, running a hand down his face as yet another wave of guilt washes over him.
#yoonminau
Yoongi sighs, running a hand down his face as yet another wave of guilt washes over him.
#yoonminau
Yg- It's times like this, I'm reminded of just how little you really know.
Jk- What do you mean?
Yg- Listen, Jungkook, we have to meet sometime this week. There are some things I need to fill you in on.
Jk- What do you mean?
Yg- Listen, Jungkook, we have to meet sometime this week. There are some things I need to fill you in on.
Jk- It sounds serious. Should I be worried?
Yg- Yeah. I think it's time we all worry. Until we know it's safe, do not let Taehyung out alone!
Yg- Yeah. I think it's time we all worry. Until we know it's safe, do not let Taehyung out alone!
Yoongi has always been fond of Jungkook's blind optimist and his willingness to always try to see the best in people. He doesn't wish to crush that side of him. Though now, he has little choice.
Now, that blind faith will likely get both him and Taehyung killed.
Jk- Fuck. Ok! Shit. Do I even want to know?
Yg- No, I guarantee, you don't. But we're at a point now where you have to know. I'm sorry. I never thought things would come to this.
Jk- Fuck. Ok! Shit. Do I even want to know?
Yg- No, I guarantee, you don't. But we're at a point now where you have to know. I'm sorry. I never thought things would come to this.
Jk- Hyung, you're worrying me. Are you ok?
Yg- It's a good thing you're worried. It will keep your instinct sharp. Stay alert.
I'm holding it together the best I can. How did things go with Tae. Has he settled in ok.
Yg- It's a good thing you're worried. It will keep your instinct sharp. Stay alert.
I'm holding it together the best I can. How did things go with Tae. Has he settled in ok.
Jk- It didn't go so well. He locked himself in his room after dinner.
Yg- I'm sorry. I'm here if you need me!
Jk- 👍
Pocketing his phone, he looks out over the city one last time before starting the engine.
Yg- I'm sorry. I'm here if you need me!
Jk- 👍
Pocketing his phone, he looks out over the city one last time before starting the engine.
Pulling away, he looks in the rear view mirror, taking in the completed foundation of a house, along with the framework and scaffolding surrounding it. It's only a mere shell of a home for now.
In the past two months, construction has come to a complete standstill.
In the past two months, construction has come to a complete standstill.
Yoongi has had neither the time, nor the heart to oversee it's build. Not when the very reason for its existence is no longer here by his side. Not when this house will never even have the chance to become their home.
❤️🔥
#yoonminau
❤️🔥
#yoonminau
Stepping through the front door of Jungkook's home. Taehyung feels an odd disconnection from himself and his surroundings.
He knows this place like the back of his hand, has lived here for a year. But for the first time, he feels like a stranger in his own home.
#taekookau
He knows this place like the back of his hand, has lived here for a year. But for the first time, he feels like a stranger in his own home.
#taekookau
Walking around, his fingers brush lightly over soft furnishings that once gave him comfort, furnishings usually smothered in Jungkook's scent.
Though now, he feels no warmth, no comfort, his senses completely failing him as he wanders from room to room.
#taekookau
Though now, he feels no warmth, no comfort, his senses completely failing him as he wanders from room to room.
#taekookau
He hears Jungkook order food from down the hall, though his stomach flips at the mere thought of eating.
Roaming around in a daze, he makes his way back to the dining room once Jungkook informs him dinner is plated.
Roaming around in a daze, he makes his way back to the dining room once Jungkook informs him dinner is plated.
They eat in silence, both of them barely picking at their food.
The sound of their forks grating off their plates sets Taehyung on edge. With no voice inside to distract him, or to soothe his irritation, his hand grips tight around the silverware, his knuckles bone white.
The sound of their forks grating off their plates sets Taehyung on edge. With no voice inside to distract him, or to soothe his irritation, his hand grips tight around the silverware, his knuckles bone white.
Intensely agitated, his chest grows tight, a fiery anger building inside as each intake of breath feels as though it doesn't quite reach where it needs to. His knee bounces beneath the table, his jaw clenched while he stares at the fork in his hand.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Jungkook watches him for a long moment, what little appetite he had, vanishing in the face of Taehyung's obvious discomfort. His jaw ticks, a vein on his temple bulging slightly, his usually soft features, twisted in anger.
#taekookau #taekook
#taekookau #taekook
Watching as Taehyung takes a slow, deep breath, reaching for his glass of juice, Jungkook clears his throat.
Maybe he should make an attempt to clear the air now, to set everything straight and soothe a little of Taehyung's unease.
#taekookau
Maybe he should make an attempt to clear the air now, to set everything straight and soothe a little of Taehyung's unease.
#taekookau
Placing his cutlery down, he asks,
"Do you want to talk now?"
Taehyung's face whips up, his cold, empty, unforgiving glare pinning Jungkook in place
"Actually, I'm rather tired. I think I'll go to bed!"
#taekookau
"Do you want to talk now?"
Taehyung's face whips up, his cold, empty, unforgiving glare pinning Jungkook in place
"Actually, I'm rather tired. I think I'll go to bed!"
#taekookau
"Taehyung, I think we shou-"
"I think you should stop talking," Taehyung snaps, shocking Jungkook silent as his usually polite, soft spoken, and demure husband scowls at him.
#taekookau
"I think you should stop talking," Taehyung snaps, shocking Jungkook silent as his usually polite, soft spoken, and demure husband scowls at him.
#taekookau
"Stop thinking for me. Stop talking to me. Having to remain stuck in your home is enough to make me want to crawl out of my own skin and slither down the shower drain," Taehyung's face twists further in irritation, his shoulders rigidly tense.
#taekookau #taekook
#taekookau #taekook
"Please don't sicken me any further with your ideals of when our talk should take place. We'll talk when I'm ready to talk to you, if I'm ever ready to hear whatever excuse you've convinced yourself will fix this mess you've created," his voice grows in volume.
#taekookau
#taekookau
"Not when you feel it's time to ease your guilt by explaining away your actions because right now," his voice cracks, eyes welling with the surge of hurt, anger and loss he feels.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Unable to hold back the uncharacteristic outburst of rage he feels, he chokes out.
"Right now, the only answer I want from you, is an explanation on what the fuck you've done to my omega. Can you fucking tell me that?"
#taekookau
"Right now, the only answer I want from you, is an explanation on what the fuck you've done to my omega. Can you fucking tell me that?"
#taekookau
"Can you fix it, Jungkook? Can you fix me? If not, can you tell me how I can fix it?" he pokes a finger at his own chest, in tears.
"Can you tell me how to get back the one fucking thing that makes me who I am? Because if you can't, then shut the fuck up."
#taekookau
"Can you tell me how to get back the one fucking thing that makes me who I am? Because if you can't, then shut the fuck up."
#taekookau
Standing on trembling. leg's, he curses the alpha.
"Until you have the answer's I need, don't fucking talk to me. Don't look at me. Don't even breathe near me. Because I'm telling you now, Jungkook, I'll claw your eyes out of your skull if you so much as think about approaching me to ease your guilty conscience."
#taekookau
#taekookau
Shoving his chair back, he winces as it crashes to the ground before storming down the hall and up the stairs. The sound of his bedroom door slamming behind him reverberates through the house, echoing off the walls while Jungkook slumps where he sits.
Tears burn at the back of his eyes, a sense of utter hopeless despair snapping at his ankles as he slowly slips into a panic. He has no answers for Taehyung. Not a single ray of hope to give the former omega who now abhors him.
Resting his head in his hands, a heavy weight of responsibility threatens to crush him while he digs the heel of his palms into his bloodshot teary eyes.
'I'm sorry,' he weeps while his heart throbs, dull and out of time with Taehyung's, no longer in sync without their bond.
'I'm sorry,' he weeps while his heart throbs, dull and out of time with Taehyung's, no longer in sync without their bond.
Wiping at his wet cheeks, he reaches for his phone, placing a call.
On the third try, the call goes to voicemail.
"You've reached Dr. Kim. Please leave a message."
On the third try, the call goes to voicemail.
"You've reached Dr. Kim. Please leave a message."
Jungkook rises to his feet, determined to do whatever he can to set things right, to find the answers Taehyung needs.
"Hyung, It's Jungkook. If possible, I need you to arrange a meeting with an Omega specialist, for Taehyung. Please call me back. It's urgent!"
"Hyung, It's Jungkook. If possible, I need you to arrange a meeting with an Omega specialist, for Taehyung. Please call me back. It's urgent!"
Ending the call, he puts together a tray of snacks, juice, and bottled water, leaving them outside Taehyung's door.
He won't impose on him. He will, however, keep the promise he made only hours before, by taking care of him and keeping him safe.
He won't impose on him. He will, however, keep the promise he made only hours before, by taking care of him and keeping him safe.
Settled in front of his laptop twenty minutes later, he scrolls through the home page of Seoul's most renowned facility and research unit on Omega Biology and anomalies.
Sending an email to the facilities Professor, he leans back,praying that someone reaches out to him sooner, rather than later.
Making a silent promise to himself, he vows to bring Taehyung's omega back even if it takes him a lifetime. Even if it's the last thing he does.
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Making a silent promise to himself, he vows to bring Taehyung's omega back even if it takes him a lifetime. Even if it's the last thing he does.
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Sheathed in beams of moonlight, Taehyung breathes heavily through his nose while sweat beads along his brow.
Leaning against his headboard, his chest heaves in pure unbridled anguish.
Leaning against his headboard, his chest heaves in pure unbridled anguish.
Looking around his room, he feels as though he's looking at his own home, his belongings, his life, through the eyes of another.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Nothing feels like it's his anymore, this life now a constant reminder that something so dear to him is missing.
His omega.
His omega.
This room serves as a constant reminder of the agonising, heat induced pain that had torn right through his soul.
A reminder of the agony of his omega tearing itself away from his subconscious in an effort to protect him from the unbearable searing pain of a broken bond.
A reminder of the agony of his omega tearing itself away from his subconscious in an effort to protect him from the unbearable searing pain of a broken bond.
Unable to sleep, wracked with painful night terrors of his lonely heat, and the fear that came with it, he finds himself making his way to the living room, in a home that no longer feels like his own.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Sleep finally finds him, stealing him away briefly until Jungkook wakes.
He finds Taehyung right there, shivering on the sofa, the lonely figure drawing a frown from the alpha before he lays a warm blanket over his trembling form.
#taekookau
He finds Taehyung right there, shivering on the sofa, the lonely figure drawing a frown from the alpha before he lays a warm blanket over his trembling form.
#taekookau
He makes breakfast, regretfully waking the elder whose haunted eyes expose every ounce of pain and suffering he feels, boring straight into the alpha's weary soul.
Enduring another meal filled with terse silence, Jungkook attempts to fill Taehyung in on both the early morning call he had with Dr. Kim, and the email he received from the Professor of Omega Biology
"Can we talk? It's important!"
"Can we talk? It's important!"
Taehyung breathes out a tired "No", his eyes rolling when Jungkook continues.
"I really think we need to-"
"Do you want me to leave?" Taehyung's snaps, instantly feeling his blood boil.
"Do you. Do you want me to walk out that door? I'll fucking do it!"
#taekookau
"I really think we need to-"
"Do you want me to leave?" Taehyung's snaps, instantly feeling his blood boil.
"Do you. Do you want me to walk out that door? I'll fucking do it!"
#taekookau
'"I can't allow that. It's not safe," Jungkook tries to keep his voice even, still eerily unsettled by his conversation with Yoongi the night before.
"And here with you is?" Taehyung scoffs, standing abruptly.
#taekookau
"And here with you is?" Taehyung scoffs, standing abruptly.
#taekookau
"Believe it or not, yes. Its safer than out there," Jungkook gets to his feet, pointing to the door though Taehyung stops him with a long pointed finger.
"One more move, and I swear I will-
#taekookau
"One more move, and I swear I will-
#taekookau
"Claw my eyes out?" Jungkook finishes for him.
"Go on, do it. I won't even stop you if it's what will help you feel better," he cries out.
#taekookau
"Go on, do it. I won't even stop you if it's what will help you feel better," he cries out.
#taekookau
"Oh, you think I'd feel better," Taehyung roars.
"You think inflicting pain on you will help me feel better? I'm not like you, Jungkook. I would never want to inflict pain on the person I'm bonded to. Unlike you, I actually have a heart!"
#taekookau
"You think inflicting pain on you will help me feel better? I'm not like you, Jungkook. I would never want to inflict pain on the person I'm bonded to. Unlike you, I actually have a heart!"
#taekookau
He leaves Jungkook pale and shaken where he stands, running from the room, the sound of his bedroom door slamming, echoing through the apartment for the second day in a row.
Jungkook remains frozen in place, pressing a hand over his mating mark, telling himself he deserves the pain that sears straight to his heart.
❤️🔥❤️🔥
#taekookau
❤️🔥❤️🔥
#taekookau
❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
A whole week passes with Taehyung's hormonal outbursts coming in waves, vanishing as fast as they came while his body tries desperately to regulate the many changes bombarding him, from every angle.
#taekookau #yoonminau
#taekookau #yoonminau
The sound of his slamming door becomes a regular occurrence, leading Jungkook to lose hope that he can handle what lies ahead, that he can help Taehyung and guide him gently through these changes.
Sleep evades him, his whole body aching with his constant fretful worrying.
Sleep evades him, his whole body aching with his constant fretful worrying.
Taehyung's rage escalates with each passing day, the tension brewing between them more volatile, leading Jungkook's eye bags to grow increasingly more prominent. Though perhaps more concerning, is his complete lack of appetite.
Sitting across from Seokjin in his office, he runs a hand down his face in frustration.
"I don't know how to help him. I don't know what I'm doing. I'm making him worse. The very sight of me sets him off. All I'm doing is hurting him more!"
"I don't know how to help him. I don't know what I'm doing. I'm making him worse. The very sight of me sets him off. All I'm doing is hurting him more!"
Jin hums, swivelling his chair from side to side, lost in thought.
"There's always the option of admitting him to the Omega Biology Facility. Maybe they can figure out how to fix him. "
#taekookau
"There's always the option of admitting him to the Omega Biology Facility. Maybe they can figure out how to fix him. "
#taekookau
Jungkook stands from his chair, I look of fury crossing his features.
"Have you lost your mind, hyung? No! He's my husband. He's not broken. He's lost. And hurt. I'm not going to sign him away like that and just be done with him. I came to you for help, not an easy solution!"
"Have you lost your mind, hyung? No! He's my husband. He's not broken. He's lost. And hurt. I'm not going to sign him away like that and just be done with him. I came to you for help, not an easy solution!"
Jin smirks, nodding while gesturing for the alpha to sit back down.
"That was a test. You passed by the way," he chuckles when Jungkook scoffs, wholly unimpressed.
"That was a test. You passed by the way," he chuckles when Jungkook scoffs, wholly unimpressed.
"Listen," he continues.
"In order to help him, you need to understand him and his needs. So, what does he need?"
"His omega!" Jungkook blurts out while Jin rolls his eyes.
"In order to help him, you need to understand him and his needs. So, what does he need?"
"His omega!" Jungkook blurts out while Jin rolls his eyes.
"Obviously, Jungkook, but what else, think about it. He's scared, alone, unsure of what lies ahead of him. What does he need?"
Jungkook sighs, thinking about Taehyung, thinking of the worry and fear that is ever-present in his eyes these days.
#taekookau
Jungkook sighs, thinking about Taehyung, thinking of the worry and fear that is ever-present in his eyes these days.
#taekookau
"Comfort, and reassurance. He needs comfort and reassurance," Jungkook murmurs softly.
"That's right." Dr. Kim confirms.
"But he has lost the ability to comfort himself, and along with it, his ability to cope in emotional, high pressure, or stressful situations."
#taekookau
"That's right." Dr. Kim confirms.
"But he has lost the ability to comfort himself, and along with it, his ability to cope in emotional, high pressure, or stressful situations."
#taekookau
"We inherently use scenting as a comfort and coping mechanism. It's all Taehyung has known, all his life, and now he has lost that ability. His discomfort and anxiety will only build further with each day he can't self soothe. So you need to find something."
#taekookau #taekook
#taekookau #taekook
"Anything that can give him that sense of familiarity and comfort. The longer we wait, the more anxious he will become."
"What can I do? What can I find that will help him," Jungkook speaks in a hushed tone, utterly lost.
"What can I do? What can I find that will help him," Jungkook speaks in a hushed tone, utterly lost.
"I dint have the answer to that." Jin shrugs his shoulders.
"You know Taehyung better than anyone. I'm afraid you'll have to figure it out somehow. Think of what he likes, the things he keeps close to himself, what naturally helps bring him peace and calm."
"You know Taehyung better than anyone. I'm afraid you'll have to figure it out somehow. Think of what he likes, the things he keeps close to himself, what naturally helps bring him peace and calm."
Jungkook knows the only thing that brings peace and calm to Taehyung, is Jimin. He can't possibly help him feel any sense of peace and calm as long as Jimin stays away, and as of yet, there has been no sign of the expecting omega.
Sighing, he sits in silence, unaware of Dr. Kim's concerned gaze giving him a once over.
"Jungkook,! Jin levels him with a rather anxious look.
"Tell me, how bad is it? And dont lie to me. Because I'll find out either way, sooner or later."
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"Jungkook,! Jin levels him with a rather anxious look.
"Tell me, how bad is it? And dont lie to me. Because I'll find out either way, sooner or later."
❤️🔥
Night after night, Taehyung struggles to sleep, haunted by dreams of his omega trying to find their way back to him. Or dreams where he pleads for his alpha to help him through his heat.
Though he doesn't help. He sits in the corner of the room, watching him writhe in pain, watching him weaken and break apart.
Each night, he wakes in a cold sweat, his heart galloping on his chest while he weeps. Like a newfound ritual, he makes his way to the living room to sleep on the sofa, where Jungkook finds him each morning.
Overcome with an urgency to get to the bottom of whatever is bothering his husband, the alpha gently shakes him awake, knowing him to be mostly agreeable right after waking.
"Why are you sleeping here?" he whispers while Taehyung's big brown eyes gaze into his own before burrowing beneath his blanket.
"Just because," he muffles into the fabric, not wishing to look more pathetic and miserable than he already feels he is.
"Just because," he muffles into the fabric, not wishing to look more pathetic and miserable than he already feels he is.
"Because why," Jungkook asks softly, tugging the blanket away while he crouches down to Taehyung's level.
Taehyung looks away, still clouded by the haze of sleep, tears burning his eyes.
He can't hold it in anymore, his emotions overflowing and spilling out like a wave.
Taehyung looks away, still clouded by the haze of sleep, tears burning his eyes.
He can't hold it in anymore, his emotions overflowing and spilling out like a wave.
"I can't sleep in that room. After what happened with my heat. It's too-" he stops, a shuddered sob breaking from him, unable to continue.
"It's too much of a reminder," Jungkook finishes for him, his face pale in realisation.
"I'm sorry. I should have realised sooner," he reaches to pull Taehyung to his feet.
#taekookau
"I'm sorry. I should have realised sooner," he reaches to pull Taehyung to his feet.
#taekookau
The elder slaps his hands away, shoving at his chest while his lips part to spit venom laced words at the alpha. Every hateful thought that comes to his mind pours out like a malicious tsunami.
Each word crashes into Jungkook, wave after wave slashing at him, tearing large open wounds into his alpha. Jungkook's breath catches in his throat, swallowing heavily as he takes each heavy blow.
He grips Taehyung's forearms to steady himself, holding on while he curses the alpha blue in the face, calling him every cruel, loathe-some name under the sun.
Heaving once done, Taehyung's body relaxes under Jungkook's palms, his outburst leaving him calm, serene, as if nothing had happened.
"Do you feel better after that?" Jungkook breathes out, his face pale, flesh clammy, reaching for his scent gland to palm at the burning flesh.
"Yes, I do," Taehyung lifts his chin high, seeming rather pleased with himself.
"Yes, I do," Taehyung lifts his chin high, seeming rather pleased with himself.
"And are you done now?" Jungkook questions, seemingly winded, attempting a gentle smile, though it doesn't quite reach his eyes.
Eyes that Taehyung only now notices are clouded by pain. Though he refuses to give it a second thought.
"Yes I'm done. Until the next time you piss me off."
Jungkook sighs, nodding. Turning Taehyung toward the dining room, he ushers him inside.
"Yes I'm done. Until the next time you piss me off."
Jungkook sighs, nodding. Turning Taehyung toward the dining room, he ushers him inside.
"Please sit, eat, then we'll pack up your things."
Taehyung frowns, turning to the alpha.
"Pack up my things? What do you mean?"
But the alpha is already gone, disappearing down the hall in a rush.
Taehyung frowns, turning to the alpha.
"Pack up my things? What do you mean?"
But the alpha is already gone, disappearing down the hall in a rush.
Following him, Taehyung stops outside the downstairs bathroom, the echo of heaving and retching bouncing off the bathroom walls, sending a surge of worry through him.
"Is Jungkook sick? How? He never gets sick!" a voice in his mind whispers.
"Is Jungkook sick? How? He never gets sick!" a voice in his mind whispers.
The toilet flushes, followed by the sound of splashing water and teeth being brushed.
Not wishing to be caught eavesdropping, Taehyung scurries back to the dining room, worrying his bottom lip between his teeth when the alpha eventually comes back, taking his seat..
Not wishing to be caught eavesdropping, Taehyung scurries back to the dining room, worrying his bottom lip between his teeth when the alpha eventually comes back, taking his seat..
Stealing a glance, he notices Jungkook's pale complexion, the slight tremble of his hands when he reaches for his glass of water, and the beads of sweat along his brow.
Picking at his food, he stomachs a couple of bites, then pushes his plate away, his hand still noticeably trembling.
Taehyung eats in silence, pushing the alpha's plate towards him.
Taehyung eats in silence, pushing the alpha's plate towards him.
"You need to eat more. If you don't eat, I won't either!" he raises his gaze, tilting a brow the alpha's direction.
Jungkook concedes with a sigh, a hoarse,
"One slice of toast. That's it!"
He knows he will struggle to stomach more than that.
Jungkook concedes with a sigh, a hoarse,
"One slice of toast. That's it!"
He knows he will struggle to stomach more than that.
"And an egg," Taehyung pushes with a frown.
"It's high in protein. You need it. Don't argue with me about it either, or I'll make you eat two. Got it!"
Jungkook stares at him, lips parted in surprise while Taehyung again raises his brow in challenge.
"It's high in protein. You need it. Don't argue with me about it either, or I'll make you eat two. Got it!"
Jungkook stares at him, lips parted in surprise while Taehyung again raises his brow in challenge.
"Alright. One slice of toast and one egg," the alpha sighs, raising his hands in defense, a light airy chuckle leaving him, though his still pale cheeks and slightly glassy eyes send a twinge through Taehyung's heart.
"Are you sick," he blurts out, unable to reign in his curiosity while moving food around on his plate.
"Do I look sick?" Jungkook's eyes widen, slightly panic stricken. He sits straighter in his chair, attempting to carry himself better, to appear as strong and capable of protecting Taehyung as ever.
"You look a little pale," Taehyung admits. "Tired," he tilts his head to the side, Jungkook's reaction slightly alarming. "You look exhausted, Jungkook."
"I'm fine, Taehyung. I guess I am just a little tired. Don't worry about me, alright. Let's focus on trying to get back what you need," he smiles, though again, it doesn't reach his eyes.
"You said you'd be honest with me when we get back home. You promised. Now you're sick and you're lying," Taehyung's levels at him with a stern glare until Jungkook places his hands on the table, drumming his fingers in place.
"I'm sorry." Jungkook breathes out.
"But right now, I don't have any answers. And I'd much rather put my energy into finding out how to get your omega back. "
"But right now, I don't have any answers. And I'd much rather put my energy into finding out how to get your omega back. "
Taehyung stills, his eyes on Jungkook, his heart picking up speed a little, not quite believing Jungkook's words.
"What are you talking about? How do you plan on going about that?"
"What are you talking about? How do you plan on going about that?"
Jungkook clears his throat awkwardly, explaining to him how he reached out to Seokjin and the Professor of Omega Biology, all the while avoiding Taehyung's gaze.
"And you didn't think to tell me about this?" Taehyung seethes.
"And you didn't think to tell me about this?" Taehyung seethes.
"In my defense, I tried," Jungkook scoffs. "Then I quit trying after you threw a lamp at me."
Taehyung scowls.
"Yes, well, deserved."
Taehyung scowls.
"Yes, well, deserved."
Silence follows for a long moment, the sound of Jungkook chewing his toast seeming to go on forever until Taehyung speaks up again.
"So," he questions, his tone still slightly sour.
"What did you mean we'll pack up my things? Are you kicking me out already?"
Jungkook frowns.
"What? No. We're swapping rooms," he gapes in shock.
"What did you mean we'll pack up my things? Are you kicking me out already?"
Jungkook frowns.
"What? No. We're swapping rooms," he gapes in shock.
"What?" Taehyung looks confused.
"We're swapping rooms," Jungkook repeats.
"After, we'll go shopping. You can redecorate however you like.
Taehyung is stunned, shocked silent that Jungkook would do that for him.
"You don't have to do that!" He blurts out.
"We're swapping rooms," Jungkook repeats.
"After, we'll go shopping. You can redecorate however you like.
Taehyung is stunned, shocked silent that Jungkook would do that for him.
"You don't have to do that!" He blurts out.
"I want to. You can't stay in that room when it holds such painful memories for you. You need to be able to rest and at least have a comfortable place to relax in when you need to be away from me," Jungkook explains.
Taehyung nods, the words "Thank you" on the tip of his tongue, though he holds them back. After all, he wouldn't be in this position if it weren't for the man before him and his betrayal of their bond.
Rising from the table, he breathes out, his tone cold once again.
"I'll go pack up my things then. Let me know when you're ready."
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"I'll go pack up my things then. Let me know when you're ready."
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Walking through aisles and displays, Taehyung picks out carefully chosen items from cushion covers and curtains, to bedlinen and bathrobes, though it's the assortment of lamps and paintings that draw Jungkook's attention.
His brows tug downward in confusion, glancing between Taehyung's face and the shopping cart.
"Why is there so much stuff," he wheezes. "How big do you think the master bedroom is?"
"Why is there so much stuff," he wheezes. "How big do you think the master bedroom is?"
Taehyung scoffs, shaking his head.
"These are to replace what you chose for the rest of the house. Your style is hideous if I'm being honest, whereas these " he points to the cart,
"Are timeless classics."
"These are to replace what you chose for the rest of the house. Your style is hideous if I'm being honest, whereas these " he points to the cart,
"Are timeless classics."
"Taehyung," the alpha sputters,
"The painting in the living room cost almost as much as my Mercedes!"
"And yet," Taehyung counters,
"I'd have created something less gaudy and nauseating if I had stuck a paintbrush between my ass cheeks and twerked on a canvas!"
#taekookau
"The painting in the living room cost almost as much as my Mercedes!"
"And yet," Taehyung counters,
"I'd have created something less gaudy and nauseating if I had stuck a paintbrush between my ass cheeks and twerked on a canvas!"
#taekookau
Jungkook's loud, sudden laughter rings out around them. Doubling over, hands on his knees, he wheezes at Taehyung's newfound sense of humour.
Or maybe it has always been there, and his omega was too bashful to let it spill free.
Or maybe it has always been there, and his omega was too bashful to let it spill free.
Taehyung walks away with the cart, his heart skipping a beat in his chest, hus cheeks warming the moment Jungkook's smile lights up his face.
He's never seen the alpha look happier, more carefree.
He's never seen the alpha look happier, more carefree.
It warms his chest, tugging painfully at his heart. Overcome with a longing to turn around and commit him to memeory like this, his smile bright and beaming, he pushes it down, forcing his feet to carry him further away from the alpha.
"I did this," he thinks. "For one moment, I made him happy" he tells himself, walking off into the store in an effort to distract his weak mind and quickly beating heart.
A soft smile creeps onto his face, one that has him swiftly reminding himself not to get attached. Not to cave. The repercussions last time were too crushing.
Stealing his resolve, he nods.
Once they get home, he will distance himself from the alpha, and keep it that way.
Stealing his resolve, he nods.
Once they get home, he will distance himself from the alpha, and keep it that way.
Elsewhere, Jungkook passes by a display of scented candles, suddenly stilling in place. The light familiar scent of coconut tugs at his senses while Dr. Kim's words from days before come back to him.
Jungkook brings a candle to his nose, scenting it lightly before grimacing. It takes him a while, sniffing each candle before he finds what he's looking for. Sighing in relief when he finally does, he makes his way through checkout, then back to Taehyung with his purchase.
His eyes almost pop out of their sockets, barely able to see the top of Taehyung's head due to how much is piled up in the shopping cart.
Taehyung hears his confused "What the fuck!"
Taehyung hears his confused "What the fuck!"
Scowling, he pops his head to the side, glaring.
"Maybe if you had a half decent sense of style, I wouldn't have to redecorate your whole house. Do you expect your next omega to live in such drab conditions?"
"Maybe if you had a half decent sense of style, I wouldn't have to redecorate your whole house. Do you expect your next omega to live in such drab conditions?"
He turns to move towards the checkout area, struggling to weave the overloaded shopping cart in a straight line while Jungkook stands rooted to the spot, his chest burning with the knowledge that when Taehyung leaves, no omega will ever take his place.
Clamping a hand over his mating mark, he winces, his breath catching in his throat as pain shoots outward, piercing through his every nerve.
A harsh reminder that when Taehyung leaves him, there will be nothing left for him, and nothing left of him.
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A harsh reminder that when Taehyung leaves him, there will be nothing left for him, and nothing left of him.
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That night, after switching rooms and setting up everything how he likes, Taehyung steps out of his bedroom to fetch a bottle of water from the kitchen.
Almost stumbling over a carefully wrapped package right outside his door, he frowns.
Bending to pick it up, he makes his way back inside to sit on his bed.
Bending to pick it up, he makes his way back inside to sit on his bed.
Opening the package carefully, he's immediately hit with a scent so warm and comforting, so very missed and longed for, it brings tears of happiness to his eyes and a rush of gratitude to his heart.
Setting up the carefully wrapped rose-water scented diffuser and coconut candle on his bedside locker, he giggles softly seeing a box of matches at the bottom of the parcel.
It seems the alpha has thought of everything.
It seems the alpha has thought of everything.
Lighting the candle, he wipes his tears and leaves the room. Coming back five minutes later with his water, he closes the door to keep the scent from escaping.
Breathing in deep, a sob of overwhelming happiness spills firm his chest as the rose-water diffuser and coconut scented candle blend together perfectly.
That night, he falls into a peace, undisturbed sleep, feeling safe and content for the first time in weeks, surrounded by the warm comforting scent of Jimin.
Down the hall , writhing in pain, Jungkook's hands fist the sheets as he muffles his pained cries into his pillow.
Surrounded by the lingering scent of Taehyung that has permeated the mattress and fabrics of the room over the past year, his alpha roars internally.
Surrounded by the lingering scent of Taehyung that has permeated the mattress and fabrics of the room over the past year, his alpha roars internally.
The very air he breathes is poisen to him now, scarring his alpha further.
Eyes wide and speckled red, he chokes on a gasped call for help, the sound catching in his throat while his lungs burn.
Eyes wide and speckled red, he chokes on a gasped call for help, the sound catching in his throat while his lungs burn.
The veins in his arms and neck bulge dangerously, a raspy wheeze trailing off into nothing as he's pulled under a dizzying fog.
The spinning walls no longer dance before his eyes as his alpha roars mournfully, failing in his desperate bid to keep Jungkook conscious.
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The spinning walls no longer dance before his eyes as his alpha roars mournfully, failing in his desperate bid to keep Jungkook conscious.
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Yoongi barges into Namjoon's office, the lawyer's face grave while he greets him.
"There's no sign of him yet."
"There's no sign of him yet."
"Namjoon-ah," the elder clenches his jaw.
"We need to find him before they do, if they haven't already. You and I both know the fucked up shit they're capable of,"
Yoongi marches right to his desk, opening the decanter sitting on top and drinking straight from it.
#yoonminau
"We need to find him before they do, if they haven't already. You and I both know the fucked up shit they're capable of,"
Yoongi marches right to his desk, opening the decanter sitting on top and drinking straight from it.
#yoonminau
Namjoon reaches to grab it from him with a sharp,
"Christ, give me that," sitting back heavily on his chair and placing it back where it was.
Dropping his head into his hands, he breathes out.
"Christ, give me that," sitting back heavily on his chair and placing it back where it was.
Dropping his head into his hands, he breathes out.
"I'm gonna be brutally honest with you, hyung, and you're not gonna like it. I have two private detectives trying to find him. They are my best men. They have never failed me. But they've got nothing."
" What are you trying to say?" Yoongi questions him, chewing on his thumbnail while his chest burns.
Every day away from Jimin leaves him restless and riddled with anxiety, losing hope by the hour.
Every day away from Jimin leaves him restless and riddled with anxiety, losing hope by the hour.
"I'm not trying to say anything, I'm just reading between the lines," the lawyer explains.
"For him to vanish like this, without a single trace, it's not looking good considering everything that went down with Hera."
"For him to vanish like this, without a single trace, it's not looking good considering everything that went down with Hera."
"Fuck. Don't. Don't fucking say it.," Yoongi pleads, having gone into complete denial over the past two weeks. Having fooled himself into believing no news is good news, and that the Kims would have been in contact by now if they had him, Namjoon's words turn him weak.
"You know it," Namjoon murmurs.
"Deep down, you already know. You were right. There's a chance they may have gotten to him. The only thing making me doubt it is that the last time he took off, we couldn't find him then either. He was the one who came back for Taehyung.
"Deep down, you already know. You were right. There's a chance they may have gotten to him. The only thing making me doubt it is that the last time he took off, we couldn't find him then either. He was the one who came back for Taehyung.
Yoongi paces the floors, his whole body thrumming with anxiety while muttering to himself.
"They work fast. Could have followed me from the hospital the night I dropped him home. Fuck I can't. I can't fucking-"
"Calm down"
#yoonminau
"They work fast. Could have followed me from the hospital the night I dropped him home. Fuck I can't. I can't fucking-"
"Calm down"
#yoonminau
"HOW CAN I CALM DOWN NAMJOON. FUCK," Yoongi's hands card through his long thick locks, gripping tight while Namjoon urges,
"You need to calm down so you can think. What do we Do? Where can we go from here?"
"You need to calm down so you can think. What do we Do? Where can we go from here?"
Yoongi stares at his feet, forcing himself to calm and think rationally for a few moments before taking a deep, steadying breath.
"I'm gonna visit Taehyung. See if he's heard from Jimin."
"I'm gonna visit Taehyung. See if he's heard from Jimin."
Namjoon nods, getting to his feet and grabbing his overcoat.
"Ok. I'll come with you. Let's go!"
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"Ok. I'll come with you. Let's go!"
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The past few days have been much the same, Taehyung's hormonal mood swings coming in brutal waves, crashing into and annihilating Jungkook, and each of his senses.
Too incensed by his anger to take notice of the alpha's worsening state, he hasn't gone easy on him.
#taekookau
Too incensed by his anger to take notice of the alpha's worsening state, he hasn't gone easy on him.
#taekookau
To ease his stress, Taehyung plays the piano in their living room, his fingers gliding over the keys with ease.
While he plays, he watches Jungkook, the alpha wearing yet another polo shirt paired with grey joggers this time.
While he plays, he watches Jungkook, the alpha wearing yet another polo shirt paired with grey joggers this time.
His long hair is loose and fluffy, glasses framing his face while he works from home.
Taehyung stops playing abruptly, catching the alpha's attention.
"Don't you have work today?"
Taehyung stops playing abruptly, catching the alpha's attention.
"Don't you have work today?"
Jungkook nods, exhaustion evident in his slow movements.
"Yeah, I'm working now. You think I'm emailing these droll, egotistical alpha Ceo's for the good of my health," he forces a smile, fearing the pain he knows will come should Taehyung have another outburst.
#taekookau
"Yeah, I'm working now. You think I'm emailing these droll, egotistical alpha Ceo's for the good of my health," he forces a smile, fearing the pain he knows will come should Taehyung have another outburst.
#taekookau
"No, actually," the elder scoffs, sarcasm bleeding into his tone.
"I think you're emailing them because you fit right in."
"I think you're emailing them because you fit right in."
Jungkook's eyes dim, his hands stilling over the keys of his laptop, swallowing heavily in preparation of hiding the inevitable, nausea-inducing pain the elder unknowingly inflicts upon him.
#taekookau
#taekookau
"What? Did I lie?" Taehyung shrugs his shoulders.
Jungkook breathes out slowly, forcing a small smile
"If you must know," he speaks softly,
"I'm working from home because you've been saying for days how lonely you are when the house is empty.
Jungkook breathes out slowly, forcing a small smile
"If you must know," he speaks softly,
"I'm working from home because you've been saying for days how lonely you are when the house is empty.
Taehyung's lips pop open on a "oh," though he says nothing, just lets the information settle within him.
Silence envelopes them while Taehyung looks out the floor to ceiling window before turning back to the alpha after a long moment.
Silence envelopes them while Taehyung looks out the floor to ceiling window before turning back to the alpha after a long moment.
"I think I want to talk now!"
Jungkook's head shoots up.
"You do?"
"Yeah, I do," Taehyung throws him a cold glare.
Jungkook's head shoots up.
"You do?"
"Yeah, I do," Taehyung throws him a cold glare.
"Why did you accuse me of cheating?" he asks the one question that has been bothering him for almost two months.
Jungkook sighs, his heart squeezing in his chest, his gaze wounded.
Jungkook sighs, his heart squeezing in his chest, his gaze wounded.
"You grew distant, started avoiding me completely. I don't know if you noticed, or even remember. So when I was told you had an alpha you wanted to marry, I eventually put two and two together."
Taehyung does remember. He had made the conscious decision to distance himself. Fearful of how deeply he had fallen for the alpha and wishing to put some space between them before his attachment grew impossible to break.
"I didn't cheat. You had no business believing anyone else over me," Taehyung snaps angrily, his rage brewing once again.
"I didn't believe it." Jungkook looks him in the eye, his own filled with weary exhaustion.
"I would never have believed anyone over you. I never doubted you for one second, Taehyung. Not until I had reason to."
#taekookau
"I would never have believed anyone over you. I never doubted you for one second, Taehyung. Not until I had reason to."
#taekookau
"Not until you had reason to? Really? Fuck right off. Just be honest. You wanted to believe it so you could feel less guilty about screwing that bitch while still married to me. You're a spineless fucking coward, Jungkook" Taehyung spits out in disgust.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Each word sends pinpricks of pain through Jungkook's ribs, his heart aching in his chest.
Each beat spreads burning pain through him, his agony bone deep a while the elder continues.
Each beat spreads burning pain through him, his agony bone deep a while the elder continues.
"You make me sick!"
"Taehyung, I didn't chea-"
"You are worthless. You have no honour. You're a liar. Your words mean nothing to me."
"Taehyung, I didn't chea-"
"You are worthless. You have no honour. You're a liar. Your words mean nothing to me."
"Please, stop."
"You wonder why I fly into a rage every time I see you."
"Tae, please don't -"
"IT'S BECAUSE I HATE YOU!" Taehyung roars, finally getting rid of his anger with, breathing a heavy sigh of relief as calm washes over him.
#taekookau
"You wonder why I fly into a rage every time I see you."
"Tae, please don't -"
"IT'S BECAUSE I HATE YOU!" Taehyung roars, finally getting rid of his anger with, breathing a heavy sigh of relief as calm washes over him.
#taekookau
Jungkook's eyes screw shut, his breath caught in his throat while his hands grip tight around his laptop.
His mating mark sizzles beneath his flesh, his alpha howling in agony as Taehyung's words pierce his soul.
His mating mark sizzles beneath his flesh, his alpha howling in agony as Taehyung's words pierce his soul.
His hands tremble uncontrollably, his jaw clenched, biting back the urge to vomit. Taehyung's hatred for him floods his veins, pumped by a heart that beats for the very man that despises him.
#taekookau
#taekookau
"I saw you," Jungkook wheezes, breathless and broken, freezing Taehyung's blood in his veins.
"What," he rasps, taking a step back, then two steps forward, panic stricken and reeling.
#taekookau
"What," he rasps, taking a step back, then two steps forward, panic stricken and reeling.
#taekookau
"I saw you, with Ji-hyuk, Jungkook sealloes harshly, heaving a much needed breath.
"Jungkook no, I never-"
"I saw you kiss him. Out by the pool."
Taehyung looks away, his heart hammering in his ears while his stomach flips with unease and guilt.
"Jungkook no, I never-"
"I saw you kiss him. Out by the pool."
Taehyung looks away, his heart hammering in his ears while his stomach flips with unease and guilt.
How will he explain this to Jungkook? What can he possibly say that won't make him look like a complete hypocrite?
Looking back at the alpha, he notices the tremor that rolls through him, his hollow eyes and clammy skin, and the emptiness in his gaze as he repeats with glistening eyes.
"I saw you."
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"I saw you."
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"You seemed to have forgotten," Jungkook speaks gently, breathlessly,
"That we had a gate monitoring system for security reasons. I received notifications anytime anyone called to the house."
#taekookau
"That we had a gate monitoring system for security reasons. I received notifications anytime anyone called to the house."
#taekookau
"I knew he was here most days, knew ye were growing closer…." Jungkook needs a moment to catch his breath, to wait out the dizzying urge to vomit through the agonising pain this memory holds .
"I came home early that day to talk to you about,..well, it doesn't matter now,.." he chuckles sadly.
"I came home,.. found you both kissing by the pool.
I stopped looking at security notifications after that. I wanted you to have your privacy.."
#taekookau
"I came home,.. found you both kissing by the pool.
I stopped looking at security notifications after that. I wanted you to have your privacy.."
#taekookau
Taehyung ducks his head, guilt churning within while he murmurs with a sad frown.
"It wasn't what it looked like. I swear. I just- ..I wanted to see something."
"It wasn't what it looked like. I swear. I just- ..I wanted to see something."
"It doesn't matter, Taehyung, don't worry about it, ok? I had no right to be mad. You made it clear from the day we married that you were not interested in giving the marriage a chance. You were honest from the beginning. You owe me no explanation," Jungkook sighs.
Taehyung steps forward then, confused.
"I need to ask, why were you mad when you saw us kiss?"
Jungkook heaves a deep breath, looking Taehyung in the eye.
"My alpha didn't like it!"
#taekookau
"I need to ask, why were you mad when you saw us kiss?"
Jungkook heaves a deep breath, looking Taehyung in the eye.
"My alpha didn't like it!"
#taekookau
Taehyung's eyes widen in surprise.
"Didn't….didn't like it?" He whispers in question.
"Yeah. He didn't like it!"
"Didn't….didn't like it?" He whispers in question.
"Yeah. He didn't like it!"
"Oh," Taehyung murmurs, more confused now than he ever was. He realises at this moment that maybe he hasn't played such an innocent role here. Realises that his actions too, have led to many misunderstandings.
What Jungkook found that day would lead anyone to believe he was interested in another alpha. He can't blame him for thinking Taehyung had found someone else, not when he had been avoiding him so much, for the most part.
He flushes then, thinking back to his heat the week before Jungkook found him kissing Ji-hyuk, then to Jungkook's rut two months before that, then to his own very first heat, four months after they married.
Each tender kiss and possessive touch remains branded into his skin, bonding him further to the alpha.
No one knows only them. A precious secret kept locked tight within two longing, broken hearts that fear spilling their true feelings to each other, even now. Especially now.
No one knows only them. A precious secret kept locked tight within two longing, broken hearts that fear spilling their true feelings to each other, even now. Especially now.
They never spoke about it afterwards, never acknowledged it, never breathed a word to each other of how right it felt to fall asleep in each other's arms. Or their agony in the weeks after when they continued on like normal, tiptoeing around each other.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Silence fills the space between them before Taehyung speaks up again, shuffling his feet awkwardly while Jungkook takes deep, steady breaths, attempting to ease the pain that ever so slowly, ebbs away.
"You make it sound like I was the only one not willing to give the marriage a shot. I don't think that's fair," Taehyung whispers.
"Taehyung, when did I ever say I didn't want to give it a shot?" Jungkook asks, his features pained, his once shining eyes now dull, losing some of their sparkle.
Taehyung opens his mouth to respond, though he realises with shocking horror that Jungkook is right.
He had never once said that. It was Taehyung who had set those boundaries, and Jungkook had abided by them respectfully, every step of the way.
He had never once said that. It was Taehyung who had set those boundaries, and Jungkook had abided by them respectfully, every step of the way.
"Oh," Taehyung snorts harshly.
"You've just been waiting to throw that in my face, haven't you?" he fumes, humiliated by his unwarranted resentment toward Jungkook. Resentment for a rejection he had never even received from him in the first place.
#taekookau
"You've just been waiting to throw that in my face, haven't you?" he fumes, humiliated by his unwarranted resentment toward Jungkook. Resentment for a rejection he had never even received from him in the first place.
#taekookau
A rejection he had built up in his own mind each day the alpha respectfully cared for him, from a distance, as he himself had requested.
"You just want to argue with me, don't you?" he huffs, turning his back to the alpha, his pride refusing to let him back down.
"You just want to argue with me, don't you?" he huffs, turning his back to the alpha, his pride refusing to let him back down.
Jungkook tilts his head to the side, his eyes round, warming slightly, enamoured by the man before him, endeared by his stubborn nature.
"I really don't want to argue with you ever," he stifles a chuckle.
"You're actually quite terrifying like this. I promise you, Taehyung, I'm just answering your questions as honestly as I can."
"You're actually quite terrifying like this. I promise you, Taehyung, I'm just answering your questions as honestly as I can."
"Well, tough!' Taehyung frowns, his pout tugging at Jungkook's heart.
"We're going to argue because I have more questions.
Where were you during my heat?"
Jungkook nods, pleased Taehyung is asking all the right questions.
"We're going to argue because I have more questions.
Where were you during my heat?"
Jungkook nods, pleased Taehyung is asking all the right questions.
"I had to fly across the country to meet about a business merger. Their contract had so many concerning factors and loopholes that would have had major repercussions on my stocks."
"I had no idea you would go into heat. There was no warning. No build up. No preheat symptoms or change to your scent and I promise you, on my mothers life, I would never have left you had I known you would go into heat so suddenly."
Taehyung looks away, a confused frown marring his features. He hadn't even thought of that. But Jungkook is right. His heat had come out of nowhere, horrifically tearing him down cell by cell, the pain excruciating, unlike any of his heats before.
"And just so you have full disclosure," Jungkook continues.
"Hera came with me. Purely for business reasons. This needed to be dealt with in person. Something felt off. She offered to be there in case I overlooked something."
"Hera came with me. Purely for business reasons. This needed to be dealt with in person. Something felt off. She offered to be there in case I overlooked something."
Taehyung stares him down for a long moment, not sure if he should believe his words, yet too tired to fight.
"How convenient," he scoffs.
"Did you sign the deal?"
"How convenient," he scoffs.
"Did you sign the deal?"
The alpha looks into his eyes, all the pain and worry he felt finding out Taehyung was in hospital, visible now in his tired gaze.
"No. I flew home halfway through the third day of meetings when Jimin called to say you were in the hospital."
"No. I flew home halfway through the third day of meetings when Jimin called to say you were in the hospital."
Taehyung is shocked, hugely surprised the alpha returned for him during such serious and delicate business negotiations.
"So, what happened to the business deal?"
"I don't know. I haven't contacted them back yet. And honestly, I don't care. It wasn't important anymore."
"So, what happened to the business deal?"
"I don't know. I haven't contacted them back yet. And honestly, I don't care. It wasn't important anymore."
"What," the elder gapes, shaking his head.
"You stupid! You love business deals."
"Correction," Jungkook raises a brow.
"I love honest business deals."
"You stupid! You love business deals."
"Correction," Jungkook raises a brow.
"I love honest business deals."
"Really," Taehyung laughs dryly.
"Honest business deals. After How our marriage came about you want to talk about honest business deals. You practically bought me, Jungkook," his voice snaps, his heart aching in his chest.
"Honest business deals. After How our marriage came about you want to talk about honest business deals. You practically bought me, Jungkook," his voice snaps, his heart aching in his chest.
Jungkook says nothing, looking to where his hands lay on his lap, swallowing thickly, ready to reveal what he's hidden from Taehyung since the day they met.
"Taehyung, listen, that's not-"
"Taehyung, listen, that's not-"
A knock at the door cuts him off. Taehyung looks at him for a moment before slowly moving away to answer it.
Surprised by the appearance of Yoongi and Namjoon, he invites them in, hesitantly as Yoongi urgently calls over his shoulder as he walks through the house,
Surprised by the appearance of Yoongi and Namjoon, he invites them in, hesitantly as Yoongi urgently calls over his shoulder as he walks through the house,
"Have you heard from Jimin?"
The elders' eyes look haunted, his jaw clenched taut until he sees Jungkook on the sofa, pale, exhausted, a light sheen of sweat cast over his skin.
The elders' eyes look haunted, his jaw clenched taut until he sees Jungkook on the sofa, pale, exhausted, a light sheen of sweat cast over his skin.
"What the hell happened to you?" Yoongi's eyes widen, striding to the sofa to place his palm on his forehead.
Taking in his sickly appearance, concern laces his features as the bitter burning scent of pomegranate and amber stings his nostrils.
#taekookau
Taking in his sickly appearance, concern laces his features as the bitter burning scent of pomegranate and amber stings his nostrils.
#taekookau
"I'm fine," Jungkook urges when Yoongi steps back, his gaze wary, not believing a word.
"Don't worry about me," he breathes out, laughing off Yoongi's concern, adding,
"Have you, Taehyung? Have you heard from Jimin?" In an effort to deflect attention from himself.
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"Don't worry about me," he breathes out, laughing off Yoongi's concern, adding,
"Have you, Taehyung? Have you heard from Jimin?" In an effort to deflect attention from himself.
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"No," Taehyung shakes his head, his own eyes clouding over with sadness.
"I've tried calling and texting every day, but his phone is off, and my messages are going undelivered."
"I've tried calling and texting every day, but his phone is off, and my messages are going undelivered."
"Taehyung," Namjoon intervenes.
"We have reason to believe Hera and her people are involved in Jimin going missing. Is there anywhere you think he could be? We need to find him urgently, or at least track his location."
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"We have reason to believe Hera and her people are involved in Jimin going missing. Is there anywhere you think he could be? We need to find him urgently, or at least track his location."
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"But,.. the texts," Taehyung frowns.
"The day he was supposed to come for me-"..
His words trail off towards the end, his frown turning to panic, his breathing erratic.
"The day he was supposed to come for me-"..
His words trail off towards the end, his frown turning to panic, his breathing erratic.
"No, oh no," he rushes out of the room, the sound of his footsteps pounding up the stairs fading, then thundering back down, a flurry of movement, out of breath, with his phone in his hand.
"I thought something was unusual about the way he text that day," he huffs.
"There were no emojis. He used full stops and capital letters. He never texts like that," Taehyung heaves, opening up their text conversation.
"There were no emojis. He used full stops and capital letters. He never texts like that," Taehyung heaves, opening up their text conversation.
"He could have been feeling tense, not himself," Namjoon soothes, trying to calm Taehyung's worries.
"A lot happened in the lead up to his departure and-"
"A lot happened in the lead up to his departure and-"
"No. No!" Taehyung shakes his head adamantly.
"When I text him Ily, he replied ily too. He never replies like that. Literally ever. He always always says,
Ilymore, with three heart emojis. Every time, hyung. Always,"
"When I text him Ily, he replied ily too. He never replies like that. Literally ever. He always always says,
Ilymore, with three heart emojis. Every time, hyung. Always,"
"Show me," Yoongi's breathing turns heavy, his worst fears seeming to come to fruition as Taehyung hands him his phone.
Taking his time to read and reread their last conversation, he curses, his face paling.
Taking his time to read and reread their last conversation, he curses, his face paling.
"It's not him," he inhales sharply.
"Fuck. It's not...I've gotten enough messages from him to know. It's not him, Joon," he turns to the lawyer, his face twisted in pain.
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"Fuck. It's not...I've gotten enough messages from him to know. It's not him, Joon," he turns to the lawyer, his face twisted in pain.
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Taehyung breaks into sobs, instinctively moving to sit next to Jungkook, who in turn instinctively pulls him into his arms as the alpha asks.
"What does this mean? What are we gonna do, hyung? How can we help?"
"What does this mean? What are we gonna do, hyung? How can we help?"
"Yoongi paces for a moment before moving to walk to the front door, his frame shaking with rage, unable to fathom how everything has gone so horribly wrong.
"Help by keeping him here, keeping him safe," he points to Taehyung.
"I'm going to pay Hera a visit."
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"Help by keeping him here, keeping him safe," he points to Taehyung.
"I'm going to pay Hera a visit."
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Jungkook frowns, his hackles rising in alarm.
"That's not safe. If she's responsible, you'll be playing right into her hands."
Yoongi turns, his gaze determined.
"I don't care. I'll play into her hands as long as it takes,if it means finding Jimin and bringing him to safety!"
"That's not safe. If she's responsible, you'll be playing right into her hands."
Yoongi turns, his gaze determined.
"I don't care. I'll play into her hands as long as it takes,if it means finding Jimin and bringing him to safety!"
Taehyung gets to his feet then, attempting to console himself as he murmurs,
"Maybe Namjoon hyung is right. Maybe he is ok."
Walking them out, Jungkook too exhausted to pull himself from the sofa, he sniffles when Yoongi softly holds his arm.
"Maybe Namjoon hyung is right. Maybe he is ok."
Walking them out, Jungkook too exhausted to pull himself from the sofa, he sniffles when Yoongi softly holds his arm.
Hey,"he breathes out.
"I know you're angry, and hurt, and confused about a lot of shit. But don't point that anger at him," He gestures to the living room where Jungkook waits.
"Point it at me. This, all of it, is my fault."
"I know you're angry, and hurt, and confused about a lot of shit. But don't point that anger at him," He gestures to the living room where Jungkook waits.
"Point it at me. This, all of it, is my fault."
Taehyung frowns, looking back to the living room before his eyes settle back on Yoongi.
"He's responsible for a lot of-"
"He's responsible for a lot of-"
"He is singlehandedly responsible for keeping you out of harm's way from the past year. There's a lot you both don't know. But I want you to go back in there and look at him. Really look at him. He's very sick, Taehyung."
I know you're hurting too, but I promise. You are both gonna need each other now, more than ever. Go easy on him. This, everything that's happening right now, is closer to you than you think."
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Taehyung pales, his breaths deepening as a chill of unease rolls through him.
"What's going on, Hyung?" he whispers, stepping closer, trepidation settling deep within while Yoongi eyes him gravely.
"What's going on, Hyung?" he whispers, stepping closer, trepidation settling deep within while Yoongi eyes him gravely.
I'll tell you both. I will. But right now, I need to find Jimin."
Taehyung nods, confused even further as he closes the door in Yoongi and Namjoons retreating backs.
Walking back to the living room, he finds Jungkook asleep on the sofa, his form slumped over the arm awkwardly.
Taehyung nods, confused even further as he closes the door in Yoongi and Namjoons retreating backs.
Walking back to the living room, he finds Jungkook asleep on the sofa, his form slumped over the arm awkwardly.
Standing over him, he takes in his appearance and sees truly for the first time, just how unwell he really is.
Pressing his hand to his forehead, he's alarmed by the unusually cold, yet clammy surface of his almost graying skin.
Pressing his hand to his forehead, he's alarmed by the unusually cold, yet clammy surface of his almost graying skin.
His breathing is laboured, his face scrunched up in pain, fists clenched even in his sleep.
Adjusting him so he can rest more comfortably, he stumbles back when Jungkook's head lolls to the side, revealing angry purple flesh running up to his ear.
Adjusting him so he can rest more comfortably, he stumbles back when Jungkook's head lolls to the side, revealing angry purple flesh running up to his ear.
Tugging the collar of his polo shirt down a little, he inhales sharply.
Jungkook's mating mark oozes, the flesh swollen and inflamed, the gland beneath it visibly throbbing with every beat of the alpha's heart.
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Jungkook's mating mark oozes, the flesh swollen and inflamed, the gland beneath it visibly throbbing with every beat of the alpha's heart.
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In the midst of his own struggles, it hadn't occurred to him that Jungkook could be suffering too.
Making his way to the medicine cabinet, he brings back the first aid kit, setting to work on cleaning the alpha's mating mark, covering it in a cooling salve to ease the pain before placing a soft cotton bandage on top.
It's only when he's done does that he realises the alpha is awake.
They lock eyes for a moment while time stands still, a prickling tension brewing between them, though this one is not of anger or resentment.
This tension has them both yearning to reach out, to seek reassurance from one another that everything will be alright.
This tension has them both yearning to reach out, to seek reassurance from one another that everything will be alright.
Taehyung breaks eye contact first, clearing his throat.
"Why didn't you tell me you were hurting?"
Jungkook sighs, shaking his head gently.
"I didn't want you to worry. And I felt like I deserved it."
"Why didn't you tell me you were hurting?"
Jungkook sighs, shaking his head gently.
"I didn't want you to worry. And I felt like I deserved it."
Taehyungs heart clenches at Jungkook's words. Having an idea of what kind of pain he suffers from, his soul weeps.
"You don't, Jungkook. There's a lot that has happened, a lot that could have been avoided. But no, you don't deserve this," he kneels before the alpha.
"Why is this happening?"
"Why is this happening?"
This time, Jungkook does lie. He lies to preserve Taehyung's peace of mind, to not burden him with guilt.
"It's the bond,' he smiles sadly. The same as what happened to you, only it's happening at a slower rate. It will be ok."
"It's the bond,' he smiles sadly. The same as what happened to you, only it's happening at a slower rate. It will be ok."
"Is there anything that can be done?" Taehyung whispers, his chest heavy and aching for the alpha.
"Not really, but don't worry about me. I'm fine, ok!"
"Not really, but don't worry about me. I'm fine, ok!"
Taehyung nods, unsure what else he can say. Nodding, he gets to his feet, pottering through the house to put away the first aid box.
While he's gone, Seokjin's words from their latest appointment come back to haunt him.
While he's gone, Seokjin's words from their latest appointment come back to haunt him.
~"My concerns are growing the more I consult with my peers, Jungkook. We can't survive without or subgender. Taehyung, apart from his mood swings, is fine. His temperature is adjusting well, and all things considered, he's as healthy as a horse, which means only one thing."
"His omega is not gone. It's still with him, or you would have felt the bond snap the moment it died. I'm confident his omega will return with his mate close by.
But each time he lashes out at you, he's essentially rejecting your alpha, your mating bond."
But each time he lashes out at you, he's essentially rejecting your alpha, your mating bond."
"And this is where things become a major concern to me. Because with each rejection and outburst, He's killing him, Jungkook. He's killing your alpha. And with it, he's slowly killing you too. And he can't even control it."
"He's grappling for control of his hormonal fits of anger, and no doubt feeling confused and scared by such uncharacteristic feelings and actions. He's not fighting you, Jungkook."
"He's unknowingly fighting back his omega, keeping it dormant and at bay, a subconscious effort not to feel its pain amidst all the hurt he already endures. You have to tell him."
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"Because if he is so afraid to feel that pain, then I'll take it for him." Jungkook had answered selflessly.
"If he is so terrified of the hurt that will come with the return of his omega, I will shield him from it until he is ready to face it."
"If he is so terrified of the hurt that will come with the return of his omega, I will shield him from it until he is ready to face it."
"I refuse to have him shoulder another burden I created for him. He's going through enough. This, I will carry alone. I'll prove to him he is safe and protected with me. I'll bring his omega back slowly, at a pace that suits him. Until then, this stays between us."
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"It will be ok," Jungkook had nodded, attempting to convince himself of his own words, even if he didn't quite have faith in them.
"Everything will be OK."
Though Jin's next words, grave and chilling, had him clenching his jaw. Refusing to acknowledge them.
"Everything will be OK."
Though Jin's next words, grave and chilling, had him clenching his jaw. Refusing to acknowledge them.
"Jungkook, you're forgetting one important thing. We have no time frame for when his omega might reappear. And by that time. It may already be too late for you!"
"Maybe it will be. But at least Taehyung will never know. He'll never know, hyung, do you hear me? If that happens, if he ever asks, you tell him it was the broken bond."
"But the bond isn't broken, Jungkook, not yet."
"I know that. But Taehyung doesn't. Let's keep it that way."
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"I know that. But Taehyung doesn't. Let's keep it that way."
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Jimin struggles to stand, his ankles bound to a tall wooden beam, his wrists bound behind it. He slumps forward, his body limp, barely able to hold himself up while his gag is roughly pulled from between his chapped lips.
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His jaw is gripped harshly, forcing his mouth open. He squirms, thrashing his head from side to side before a harsh blow to his already bruised ribs has him crying out, his eyes widening behind the blindfold obscuring his vision.
"Hey," a rough voice yells.
"How many times do I have to say it. Boss said no harm was to come to him!"
"How many times do I have to say it. Boss said no harm was to come to him!"
"Well boss ain't fucking here, is he? And this bitch won't eat. What do you think Boss will have to say when he comes back to find him like this."
"Ain't no sex appeal in emaciated forms. It's not really a selling point," a voice speaks up, one Jimin has grown to detest, to rightfully fear after the blow he received.
His words pull a whimper of terror from the omega, leading then other guard to intervene.
His words pull a whimper of terror from the omega, leading then other guard to intervene.
"Get out, I'll feed him myself," he huffs, the sound of shuffling feet and arguing, growing distant for a moment until footsteps approach.
The blindfold is gently removed and Jimin squints as his blurry surroundings slowly come into focus.
The blindfold is gently removed and Jimin squints as his blurry surroundings slowly come into focus.
The barn they occupy is run down, the sound of trickling water leaking from the galvanise roof explaining the damp, mouldy smell.
And the high windows, if you could even call them that, are shattered and weather damaged.
And the high windows, if you could even call them that, are shattered and weather damaged.
Jimin shivers as he takes everything in everything. There are weeds and tufts of grass growing up through cracks in the concrete, the overall image filling Jimin with sadness and gut churning fear. Looking ahead, his eyes land on a tall figure.
A rather rugged and intimidating alpha stands before him, giving Jimin a long lingering look before he speaks, and to Jimin's slight relief, its the rough voice of the guard who had spoken up for him.
"You need to eat, drink. Think of your pup. You're barely hanging on," the alpha huffs, bringing a spoon of bone broth and meat to his lips.
Jimin shakes his head, refusing it outright, though the ache of the previous blow to his ribs has him stilling, fearful for his pup.
Jimin shakes his head, refusing it outright, though the ache of the previous blow to his ribs has him stilling, fearful for his pup.
"Well, if you won't eat it, I will," the alpha shrugs, popping the spoon into his mouth while Jimin's eyes widen in horror.
"No," he croaks, his throat dry and scratchy while tears fill his eyes.
"It's poisoned!"
"No," he croaks, his throat dry and scratchy while tears fill his eyes.
"It's poisoned!"
The alpha frowns, looking to the bowl of food before asking mid chew.
"Who the fuck told you that?"
Jimin shudders at the memory, remembering the other guards taunting words. Words that had him refusing a single bite or sip of water.
"Who the fuck told you that?"
Jimin shudders at the memory, remembering the other guards taunting words. Words that had him refusing a single bite or sip of water.
"The other guy," Jimin speaks weakly, wincing as dizziness, hunger pains, and all the hope he has lost that Yoongi would save them, tears a sob from his hoarse throat.
"Hey fuck, don't cry. I'm not good with that shit. Look, the food ain't poisoned, either is the water. He"s just an asshole, gets a kick out of mind fucking people. So please, for your own sake, eat," the alpha urges.
Slowly, he feeds Jimin, then brings a bottle with a straw to his lips. Jimin drinks greedily, his throat already thanking him as he asks.
"If he lied about the food, is he lying about everything else. They won't take my pup from me right. They'll give me back to my alpha, won't they?"
Putting Jimins blindfold back in place, the alpha doesn't have the heart to tell Jimin the cruelty Kim Jae-hyung has in store for him.
"Of course he lied," he murmurs, hoping to give the omega at least one final night of peaceful rest.
"By tomorrow, this will all be over."
"Of course he lied," he murmurs, hoping to give the omega at least one final night of peaceful rest.
"By tomorrow, this will all be over."
"So my alpha is coming," Jimin's voice trembles, though it holds a lighter note now. Having lost count of how many days he's been here, his heart settles for the first time since he was dragged to this place, feeling safe in the knowledge that tomorrow, he'll be home.
"Yeah, yeah your alpha is coming," the guard tells him, moving back to his observation post once he see's Jimin's shoulders sag in relief.
For the rest of the evening, though, he can't shake the pity he feels knowing that tomorrow is only the beginning for the omega. Out of all the alpha's that will come for him, Min Yoongi won't be one of them.
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Yoongi sits at a table in the visiting area of Seoul's most high-profile omega prison, his knee bouncing repeatedly as tension rolls through him.
Two officers flank Hera, her wrists cuffed in front of her as she's escorted towards him, a smirk gracing her tired features.
Two officers flank Hera, her wrists cuffed in front of her as she's escorted towards him, a smirk gracing her tired features.
Sitting gracefully, one leg crossing over then other, she greets him.
"Didn't take you long to come crawling back. Did you miss me?" She reaches across with both cuffed hands to grasp Yoongi's.
"Didn't take you long to come crawling back. Did you miss me?" She reaches across with both cuffed hands to grasp Yoongi's.
He recoils in distaste at the same moment an officers hand clamps roughly around her nape, squeezing tight, demanding submission.
She hisses, snarling and baring her teeth before the officers deep threatening growl has her whimpering pathetically, turning limp.
She hisses, snarling and baring her teeth before the officers deep threatening growl has her whimpering pathetically, turning limp.
The officer takes a step back once satisfied, nodding to Yoongi, who takes a deep breath, levelling her with a cold glare.
"You know why I'm here. Tell me what I need to know, and I'll think about requesting leniency during your trial."
"You know why I'm here. Tell me what I need to know, and I'll think about requesting leniency during your trial."
Hera laughs, throwing her head back before her eyes find Yoongi's again.
"There won't be a trial. I'll be out soon. Sooner than you think."
"Cut the bullshit. Tell me what I came here for!" Yoongi snaps, leaning forward, his shoulders set, his tone demanding.
"There won't be a trial. I'll be out soon. Sooner than you think."
"Cut the bullshit. Tell me what I came here for!" Yoongi snaps, leaning forward, his shoulders set, his tone demanding.
"I don't know what information you need from me. I know nothing. And even if I did, I wouldn't be telling you," she raises a cocky brow, picking at her nails.
"But I'm happy you came all this way to see me. I've missed you, Yoongi," she pouts playfully.
"But I'm happy you came all this way to see me. I've missed you, Yoongi," she pouts playfully.
Yoongi shakes his head, in frustration, his patience, non-existent, disgust clear in his features.
"Where the fuck did you even come from. You popped up out of nowhere, causing nothing but mayhem. You have ruined people's lives Hera," he spits out.
"Where the fuck did you even come from. You popped up out of nowhere, causing nothing but mayhem. You have ruined people's lives Hera," he spits out.
"No," she corrects him with a shake of her head.
"I gave people choices. They chose wrong. I didn't hold a gun to anyone's head for them to fuck me. They chose that. They wanted it. Now they need to live with the consequences."
"I gave people choices. They chose wrong. I didn't hold a gun to anyone's head for them to fuck me. They chose that. They wanted it. Now they need to live with the consequences."
Yoongi scoffs.
"Which is you blackmailing them, threatening to reveal affairs and sex tapes you took without their knowledge. Threatening to ruin their reputations, businesses, and families. You're fucking pathetic Hera," he chuckles staring her down.
"Which is you blackmailing them, threatening to reveal affairs and sex tapes you took without their knowledge. Threatening to ruin their reputations, businesses, and families. You're fucking pathetic Hera," he chuckles staring her down.
Her face falls, not having expected Yoongi to know so much.
"I don't know what you're talking about," she looks away.
"I don't know what you're talking about," she looks away.
"And I dont have the answer to whatever you came here looking for. Stop digging Yoongi. You don't know how deep this goes."
"Don't I?" Yoongi gets to his feet, hands planted on the table between them, hunched over it.
"I promise you, this is the last time you'll ever see my fucking face Hera. By the time I'm done, you'll be rotting behind bars for the rest of your days."
"I promise you, this is the last time you'll ever see my fucking face Hera. By the time I'm done, you'll be rotting behind bars for the rest of your days."
Knowing he will get nothing out of her, he walks away, filled with despair, at a loss as to how he will track Jimin down.
He can hear the stuggle that ensues behind him, Hera's snarls reaching him as she fights against the officers, attempting to lunge for him.
He can hear the stuggle that ensues behind him, Hera's snarls reaching him as she fights against the officers, attempting to lunge for him.
"Did you find your stray yet?" She laughs hysterically, her eyes wild while being dragged away.
"Did you find him? Or have they killed him already and scattered his remains around Seoul for the street rats to feed on."
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"Did you find him? Or have they killed him already and scattered his remains around Seoul for the street rats to feed on."
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Yoongi's alpha reels, his whole form trembling in rage as he turns slowly on his heels to face her.
Hera's face falls, fear gripping her as a deep snarl rips from Yoongi's chest, and he charges at her, only to be tackled to the ground by four guards manning the area.
Hera's face falls, fear gripping her as a deep snarl rips from Yoongi's chest, and he charges at her, only to be tackled to the ground by four guards manning the area.
He squirms under their unwavering hold, one of the officers roaring to get Hera out of there while the risk of Yoongi going feral grows by the second.
Snarling, his elongated fangs on show, he feels satisfaction curl around him when Hera whines. And in that moment, he knows that she understands the threat.
She knows that if Yoongi ever catches her alone, he'll end her life. Without thinking twice, he will kill her. He'll do whatever it takes to keep Jimin and his pup safe.
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It takes quite a while for Yoongi to get his rage under control. After being checked over and observed for an hour in the prison infirmary, he is eventually released.
It takes quite a while for Yoongi to get his rage under control. After being checked over and observed for an hour in the prison infirmary, he is eventually released.
Now, sitting behind the wheel of his car, he wonders if Hera was just calling his bluff, trying to antagonise him to benefit her case. Shaking his head, still none the wiser as to where Jimin is, he starts his car, intent on continuing his search until he finds him.
Pulling out of his parking spot, a car skids in front of his, blocking his exit. A figure steps out of the back seat, aged at least in his late fifties and well dressed.
Yoongi watches him walk toward his car, stopping a few feet away, watching him back.
Yoongi watches him walk toward his car, stopping a few feet away, watching him back.
Frowning, Yoongi exits his car, tension radiating off of him as he speaks.
"Would you mind moving your car? I have places to be!"
The man smiles, his features vaguely familiar while he chuckles.
"Would you mind moving your car? I have places to be!"
The man smiles, his features vaguely familiar while he chuckles.
"Do I know you?" Yoongi asks then, feeling strangely uneasy all of a sudden.
The man ducks his head, tilting a brow before raising his eyes to Yoongi.
The man ducks his head, tilting a brow before raising his eyes to Yoongi.
"You don't know me, but I know you, Min Yoongi. How kind of you to pay my daughter a visit when you're the very reason she's locked up. I've been hoping to get in touch and come to an alternative agreement," he speaks, his tone friendly, too friendly to be genuine.
"You're Hera's father?" Yoongi frowns.
"What gave you the impression that it would be a good idea to approach me under these circumstances. Are you aware of what she's gotten herself involved in," Yoongi growls, his hands clenched into fists by his sides.
"What gave you the impression that it would be a good idea to approach me under these circumstances. Are you aware of what she's gotten herself involved in," Yoongi growls, his hands clenched into fists by his sides.
"I am. I'm very aware. Which is why I think we have much to discuss. I would appreciate it if you would hear me out. Kim Seo-hyuk, it's nice to meet you," he extends a hand, though Yoongi merely glares at him.
Seo-hyuk exhales heavily, shaking his head.
Seo-hyuk exhales heavily, shaking his head.
"I'll cut to the chase. I need her out. She's all I have.
Are you going to let an old man grow old all alone. Come on. I'll get her help. You know how these things go. I can get her off easily if I pay enough anyway. You're wasting your time trying to lock her away."
Are you going to let an old man grow old all alone. Come on. I'll get her help. You know how these things go. I can get her off easily if I pay enough anyway. You're wasting your time trying to lock her away."
"Are you fucking high," Yoongi growls, stepping forward.
"She's fucking deranged. Has been for years now and you're leaving her to run loose all over the city. We have nothing to discuss. She's exactly where she belongs, and i'll ensire she fucking rots there!"
"She's fucking deranged. Has been for years now and you're leaving her to run loose all over the city. We have nothing to discuss. She's exactly where she belongs, and i'll ensire she fucking rots there!"
Seo hyuk's face twists in a smirk, catching Yoongi off guard.
"She's my only child, I won't let anyone take her down. Drop the fucking charges. You have too much to lose."
Yoongi frowns, unease growing within him. How would he know?How would he have any idea what's at stake?
"She's my only child, I won't let anyone take her down. Drop the fucking charges. You have too much to lose."
Yoongi frowns, unease growing within him. How would he know?How would he have any idea what's at stake?
What the fuck is that supposed to mean."
"Drop the charges," Seo-hyuk bites out, stepping right up to Yoongi, his scent bitter and rancid with fury, all trace of friendliness gone.
"Drop the charges," Seo-hyuk bites out, stepping right up to Yoongi, his scent bitter and rancid with fury, all trace of friendliness gone.
"If you want him back in one piece, rather than several, drop thee charges. Get Hera out. Because if you don't, if you keep my pup from me, I fucking promise you, I'll carve yours right out of Parks womb and feed it my dogs."
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Yoongi's hackles rise, his alpha howling in unbridled rage at the horrifying insinuation, while his mind struggles to catch up, to make sense of what he's hearing and put two and two together.
Lunging forward with his canines bared, Yoongi's chest shudders with each heaved breath of anger, satisfaction settling over him seeing the clear startled look that takes over Kim Seo-hyuk's features.
He hadn't anticipated push back from Yoongi. That much is clear.
He shuffles back nervously from the younger alpha's fast enclosing, growling form, snarling viciously when Yoongi gets too close.
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He shuffles back nervously from the younger alpha's fast enclosing, growling form, snarling viciously when Yoongi gets too close.
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"Bullshit!" He growls, gripping the lapels of the elders coat.
"You're fucking bullshitting. You won't do shit! She called you, didn't she. Are you here now doing her dirty work for her now?" He forces out through a clenched jaw.
"You're fucking bullshitting. You won't do shit! She called you, didn't she. Are you here now doing her dirty work for her now?" He forces out through a clenched jaw.
Seo-hyuk grips Yoongi's wrists with a vicious snap of his own teeth, twisting them painfully and ripping his hands away with an unnerving chuckle.
Wiping down the front of his jacket, he eyes Yoongi with a cold, deadly glare, dark malicious intent swimming in his gaze.
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Wiping down the front of his jacket, he eyes Yoongi with a cold, deadly glare, dark malicious intent swimming in his gaze.
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It shocks him, leaves him winded for a moment as a scent laden heavily with what Yoongi can only call filth and rot, yet underlined by the familiar scent of bitter, burning coconut, has him shaking off the urge to pinch the bridge of his nose, swamped by the need to gag.
Distracted by instant nausea and a wave of dizziness that comes over him so suddenly it has him swaying on his feet, he's unprepared for the tight grip that clamps around his throat before he finds himself slammed down with brute force to the hood of his car.
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"Ah," Seo-hyuk grins, his eyes shining with wicked intent.
"You can smell him on me, can't you? You can smell his fear! Pretty little thing was so terrified when we visited him earlier and told him our plans for him should you fail to drop the charges."
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"You can smell him on me, can't you? You can smell his fear! Pretty little thing was so terrified when we visited him earlier and told him our plans for him should you fail to drop the charges."
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Yoongi pales beneath his grip, pinned in place by the horror that drives a rush of sickly heat and despair through his veins.
Seo-hyuk is heavily involved in all of this, too. He's in so deep that Yoongi never even saw him coming.
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Seo-hyuk is heavily involved in all of this, too. He's in so deep that Yoongi never even saw him coming.
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"He cried for you," Seo-hyuk chuckles. "Begged us to let him go, to let him back home to you. He was precious, really, so frail and helpless I almost wanted to-"
Yoongi roars, bringing his legs up and shoving the elder off to land in a heap in the gravel. He strides forward, dragging him to his feet by his collar, shaking him like a rag doll.
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO," he growls viciously, a vein in his forehead ticking, his eyes wild.
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO," he growls viciously, a vein in his forehead ticking, his eyes wild.
Seo-hyuk throws his head back, laughing hysterically, and Yoongi loses all hope he will ever get through to him. There is no reasoning with a madman. He's more deranged and unstable than Hera ever was if the insanity in his eyes is anything to go by.
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Yoongi's blood runs cold, fearing that he may never get Jimin back in one piece.
"I didn't do anything," Seo-hyuk cackles.
"Not yet, at least. And I won't," He turns eerily calm, his eyes boring into Yoongi's,
"As long as you drop the charges. Think very fucking carefully about your next move, Min."
"Not yet, at least. And I won't," He turns eerily calm, his eyes boring into Yoongi's,
"As long as you drop the charges. Think very fucking carefully about your next move, Min."
"Never fucking touch him. NEVER! Where the fuck is he?" Yoongi grits out, his heart thundering in his chest while a dark empty pit opens in his gut, filling with the murky mass of fear he feels for Jimin and his pup.
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Chilled to his core, his grip bone white around Seo-hyuk's collar, he fights back his alpha who threatens to rip through the fabric of the elder shirt and slice into his flesh, while the elder cocks his brow, unbothered by Yoongi's threatening stance.
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"You want to know where he is?" Seo-hyuk barks a laugh.
"I don't think so. First things first. Take your useless hands off me. Then, walk back in there, and drop all charges," he points to the prison.
"I don't think so. First things first. Take your useless hands off me. Then, walk back in there, and drop all charges," he points to the prison.
"As soon as Hera is released, I'll bring him to you," he takes a step back when Yoongi's grip on him loosens in defeat.
"I can't do that. They're not my charges to drop," the alpha blurts out.
"I'd have to consult with my lawyer first-, HEY, STOP," he shouts when the elder turns on his heels to leave.
"STOP" he repeats, following the elder, heaving when Seo-Hyuk turns to face him, snarling.
"I'd have to consult with my lawyer first-, HEY, STOP," he shouts when the elder turns on his heels to leave.
"STOP" he repeats, following the elder, heaving when Seo-Hyuk turns to face him, snarling.
"You drop the charges, or you won't ever see him again. I'll keep him. And I promise you, if I have to feed him and keep a roof over his head, I'll make him earn it in the most depraved ways imaginable."
Yoongi bares his teeth in a hiss, losing control of himself as his fist connects with the elder alpha's jaw with such shocking force, it sends him stumbling backwards.
Steading himself, he stares Yoongi down.
"Wrong move, Min!"
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Steading himself, he stares Yoongi down.
"Wrong move, Min!"
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Smirking, he takes out his phone, dialling a number. Once it picks up, he puts it on loud speaker, insanity bleeding from his wild eyes.
"Let me hear him," he smiles, wide, unhinged, staring at Yoongi through a long moment of silence.
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"Let me hear him," he smiles, wide, unhinged, staring at Yoongi through a long moment of silence.
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A terror induced shrill cry suddenly rings out through the phone as Jimin's screams for mercy go unanswered.
Yoongi's heart drops, sinking to his stomach, pleading with Seo-hyuk to make it stop while his knees turn weak.
Yoongi's heart drops, sinking to his stomach, pleading with Seo-hyuk to make it stop while his knees turn weak.
He doesn't. He simply holds the phone out while walking backwards to his car, away from Yoongi who follows desperately, calling out for Jimin with emotion clogging his throat and a trickle of ice cold horror shooting down his spine.
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In the run-down barn, Jimin chokes on his fear, suffocated by the wretched grip it has over him.
Though it's the sound of Yoongi's voice calling out to him that finally breaks whatever chord was holding him together all along.
In the run-down barn, Jimin chokes on his fear, suffocated by the wretched grip it has over him.
Though it's the sound of Yoongi's voice calling out to him that finally breaks whatever chord was holding him together all along.
Jimin looks down to where Kim Jae-hyung, the man who had taken him in all those years ago, holds a razor-sharp dagger to the soft flesh of his abdomen.
The threat to his pup is clear in the monstrous grin that plasters across Jae-hyung's face.
The threat to his pup is clear in the monstrous grin that plasters across Jae-hyung's face.
A blood curdling wail rips from his throat as the alpha presses it harder against his flesh, the burning first cut ending his squirming struggles, in fear the blade will dig deeper and harm his pup.
Blood trickles from the shallow wound as Jae-hyung's taunting words to the omega send chills through Yoongi's frozen form, from miles away.
"Beg! Go on," he chuckles darkly.
"Beg. Beg for him to save you. Beg for him to find you, to save your pup!" He jeers, while Jimin's fear filled screams of Yoongi's name rip through the air.
"Beg. Beg for him to save you. Beg for him to find you, to save your pup!" He jeers, while Jimin's fear filled screams of Yoongi's name rip through the air.
Yoongi's heart crumbles to ash while tears fill his eyes, unable to even breathe through his gut-wrenching cry as his chest tightens in painful spasms.
"Jiminah," he croaks, "I'll find you, I will, I promise, I'll get you out of there" he tips his head back with a sob, not the least bit confident in his promise while Seo-hyuk's next words tears his alpha to shreds.
"Kill him!"
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"Kill him!"
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"NO! Stop! Don't!" Yoongi cries out desperately.
"PLEASE, DON"T. FUCK! FINE I'LL DROP THEM I'LL DO IT," Yoongi crouches down, his head in his hands, breathing heavily as panic consumes him, threatening to swallow him whole and leave him lost forever in a deep dark abyss.
"PLEASE, DON"T. FUCK! FINE I'LL DROP THEM I'LL DO IT," Yoongi crouches down, his head in his hands, breathing heavily as panic consumes him, threatening to swallow him whole and leave him lost forever in a deep dark abyss.
His mind reels when he looks up, taking in the cruel twisted features on Kim Seo-hyng's face.
Jimin's echoing calls for him continue, his plea for Yoongi to find him leaving his alpha thrashing and snarling in his mind, writhing in agonising pain.
Jimin's echoing calls for him continue, his plea for Yoongi to find him leaving his alpha thrashing and snarling in his mind, writhing in agonising pain.
Yoongi can't keep up with whats happening, the sharp pain in his chest preventing him from thinking as clearly as he would like. Deep-seated anguish rushes through his veins, weighing him down and burning through his soul.
If Seo-hyuk's last chilling order is anything to go by, it's entirely possible he is the leader of this whole wretched setup. Loss of life doesn't phase him, and Yoongi knows without a doubt he's in way over his head.
"I'll drop all charges," he forces out past his clogged throat.
"I'll do whatever you want. Just let him go. Don't hurt him. Please. Just let him go."
"Whatever I want," Seo-hyuk chuckles.
"How very generous of you. How about another 20% stake in your business, hmm?" He grins.
"I'll do whatever you want. Just let him go. Don't hurt him. Please. Just let him go."
"Whatever I want," Seo-hyuk chuckles.
"How very generous of you. How about another 20% stake in your business, hmm?" He grins.
"Whatever you want," Yoongi concedes without even a seconds thought, though he internally acknowledges that this request confirms the elders' heavy involvement if he knows the details of his previous business deal with Kim Jae-hyung.
Taking the phone off loud speaker, Seo-hyuk smiles, bringing it to his ear.
"Did you hear all that? Good. I'll be there soon. Get everything ready to move. Don't leave any trace of us behind, got it?"
"Did you hear all that? Good. I'll be there soon. Get everything ready to move. Don't leave any trace of us behind, got it?"
Hanging up the call, he bows condescendingly to Yoongi.
"It's been a pleasure doing business with you. Meet me back here, same time tomorrow. I'll bring Park, you bring Hera. And if you try anything shady, I'll cut his throat and drop his rotten corpse off at your doorstep!
"It's been a pleasure doing business with you. Meet me back here, same time tomorrow. I'll bring Park, you bring Hera. And if you try anything shady, I'll cut his throat and drop his rotten corpse off at your doorstep!
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Namjoon picks up the phone, answering the call he's been anxiously waiting for as Yoongi's choked voice filled with turmoil and despair, spills free, telling the lawyer everything that went just down.
Namjoon picks up the phone, answering the call he's been anxiously waiting for as Yoongi's choked voice filled with turmoil and despair, spills free, telling the lawyer everything that went just down.
"They have him. They fucking have him Joon what do I do. They'll kill him. They're gonna kill him I know it. I don't trust them."
"Fuck. This is bad. He's been gone two fucking weeks."
"Fuck. This is bad. He's been gone two fucking weeks."
"I know, ok. I know." Yoongi sobs, his forehead pressed to the steering wheel, desperation and self hatred threatening to drown him in the face of his tormenting failure.
Namjoon sighs heavily down the line.
"I'll work on dropping the charges on my end. I'll have her out by tomorrow," he shakes his head, fearing that all their hard work has gone to waste.
"I'll work on dropping the charges on my end. I'll have her out by tomorrow," he shakes his head, fearing that all their hard work has gone to waste.
"It's time we tell Jungkook," he adds then, anxiety evident in his tone.
"He's in too deep with this now. It's too dangerous for him to be walking around unaware of the threat posed to him."
"He's in too deep with this now. It's too dangerous for him to be walking around unaware of the threat posed to him."
"Yeah," Yoongi sniffles, wiping tears from his cheeks with the back of his hand
"Yeah, you're right. It's time. Taehyung, too. Shit, joon. What have I done?" He weeps.
"Yeah, you're right. It's time. Taehyung, too. Shit, joon. What have I done?" He weeps.
"Hey, you listen to me," Namjoon urges, his voice thick and wavering.
"You've given them both a whole year of not having to live whatever fucked up lives Jae-hyung had in mind for them. You do not blame yourself for the fact that it all finally caught up with them."
"You've given them both a whole year of not having to live whatever fucked up lives Jae-hyung had in mind for them. You do not blame yourself for the fact that it all finally caught up with them."
"We can drop the charges. We still have other avenues we can chase. I think it's time we pay a visit to the Kangs, but if we do that, it's gonna get messy, even more dangerous. Are you prepared for that?" he questions down the line.
Yoongi frowns, sitting up straight.
"The Kangs. Shit Joon, have you lost your mind?"
"No. Yoongi, listen," the lawyer explains.
"People like the Kim's, trust me, they don't go away. They'll buy or blackmail their way out of trouble again and again. You've seen it firsthand."
"The Kangs. Shit Joon, have you lost your mind?"
"No. Yoongi, listen," the lawyer explains.
"People like the Kim's, trust me, they don't go away. They'll buy or blackmail their way out of trouble again and again. You've seen it firsthand."
"We need something solid we can stick to them, something that will ensure they never get close to Jimin or Taehyung again. Otherwise, they'll spend their whole lives running."
Yoongi exhales. The shocking reality of what lies before them, rendering him momentarily immobile.
Yoongi exhales. The shocking reality of what lies before them, rendering him momentarily immobile.
"Ok!" he eventually answers, knowing they have no other choice but to risk a meeting with the feared gang.
"Meet me at Jungkook's. Bring the files and audio's. It's time we tell them everything."
"Meet me at Jungkook's. Bring the files and audio's. It's time we tell them everything."
Hanging up the phone, he sits in his car, listless and dazed.
Scared for the future, he knows deep in his heart, beyond a shadow of a doubt that if getting Jimin back in one piece means getting blood on his hands, he'll gladly swim through a sea of red.
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Scared for the future, he knows deep in his heart, beyond a shadow of a doubt that if getting Jimin back in one piece means getting blood on his hands, he'll gladly swim through a sea of red.
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In the sickly heat of the barm, Jae-hyung and Seo-hyuk leave a shaken Jimin trembling in fear, his gut twisting with nausea while their voices slowly trail off into the distance.
His throat burns, throbbing with a deep heavy ache where Seo-hyung had gripped it tight, cutting off his air supply while laying out every little detail of the evening that now lies ahead of him.
His twisted taunting rings in the omega's ears.
Rigid under the weight of the alpha's deplorable sickening plan, fear comsumes him, stealing his every struggled breath that sears pain across his aching wounded throat.
Rigid under the weight of the alpha's deplorable sickening plan, fear comsumes him, stealing his every struggled breath that sears pain across his aching wounded throat.
Only one alpha guard remains, left with chilling instructions that stir up and agitate Jimin's desperate need to protect his pup in the face of such horrific and hopeless circumstances.
"Keep him company until his clients arrive. Then wait outside until they're done. Call me when they leave," Jae-hyung had spoken coldly, his tone uncaring, filled with wicked disdain.
Jimin weeps, his shuddered stunted breaths coming out in sharp gasps as he grapples with the distressing realisation that Yoongi isn't coming for him. They were never going to allow the alpha to have him back.
"Hey. Hey! Park. Breathe. You gotta breathe," he hears, turning to the only guard who had shown him a little kindness and patience.
Jimin trembles beyond his control, his body going into shock as he sobs heavily now, his panic washing away all rationality, leaving him with nothing left to lose.
"Y-ou lied. You said h-he was coming. "Y-you lied to m-me. Kill me.. Please k-kill me, I can't. I can't, just end it now p-please," he hiccups in deep, pleading tearful bursts.
"Shh, they'll hear you. Breathe, just breathe, come on," The alpha guard urges, though Jimin can't focus.
Too dizzy and weak, he shuts his eyes, falling into darkness he prays will swallow him whole as a distant gruff "I'm sorry" feathers past his ears.
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Too dizzy and weak, he shuts his eyes, falling into darkness he prays will swallow him whole as a distant gruff "I'm sorry" feathers past his ears.
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Sitting in Jungkook's living room, across from the alpha, Namjoon hands him a file and a USB stick while Yoo gi paces the room.
"I understand Taehyung has retired for the night, so I'll leave it to you to tell him what's in there. You can keep these copies."
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"I understand Taehyung has retired for the night, so I'll leave it to you to tell him what's in there. You can keep these copies."
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"What you're about to read is all the information we've found since we started looking into what happened to Hoseok.
We've arranged it in order of when it all began. This is a whole lot worse than we ever could have imagined," the lawyer warns, while Jungkook opens the file.
We've arranged it in order of when it all began. This is a whole lot worse than we ever could have imagined," the lawyer warns, while Jungkook opens the file.
Puzzled, he opens up a second smaller file held just inside the first one. The file lays out details of a kid from a wealthy, well-known family, and founders of P. Enterprise, later known as KimCorp.
"The child was orphaned at age seven after his home was broken into," Yoongi breathes out while Jungkook nods.
"Parents were shot, house burned down," Jungkook reads on, not quite understanding what this had to do with where their situation leaves them.
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"Parents were shot, house burned down," Jungkook reads on, not quite understanding what this had to do with where their situation leaves them.
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Reading through the child's police interview, he frowns when it shows his father told him to run, to run and not let anyone find him, before the fire took hold and he succumbed to his gunshot wounds.
"Poor kid Jungkook," whispers. "Did he run?"
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"Poor kid Jungkook," whispers. "Did he run?"
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Turning to the next page of the kids' file, Jungkook's mind screams to a halt while his breath lodges in his throat.
There staring back at him is, a photo of Jimin as a child, his face pale and drawn while he stands next to the tall, cold intimidating figure of Kim Jae-hyung, who's hand rests almost possessively on his shoulder.
"He did," Yoongi nods. "He ran. Until he was found two years later, by the very people he was running from."
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"Park Ju-won, founder of P. Enterprise, was the childhood best friend of Kim Jae-hyung. And while Park Ju-won worked hard to build his business from the ground up and become a huge success, Kim Jae-hyung rode his coattails, every step of the way,"-
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-Yoongi explains, while Jungkook eyes flit rapidly over pages and pages worth of information and unlocked, encrypted emails, hardly able to believe what he's seeing.
Namjoon and Yoongi take a seat on either side of him as the elder continues.
Namjoon and Yoongi take a seat on either side of him as the elder continues.
"Jimin's father employed Taehyung's father, gave him a well-paid and well-respected position in his company. All was well until a company audit revealed massive unexplained losses. His company was haemorrhaging money."
"After an internal investigation, Park uncovered years of embezzlement at the hands of Taehyung's father. He was going to have him arrested and charged, and then wash his hands of him. But as you can see," Yoongi points to the sheets of emails, it didn't end there."
"Jae-hyung threatened to end Ju-won, to burn his house to the ground with his wife and kid inside. And I don't know how the fuck he swung shit in his favour, but it was ruled an electrical fire, even though there were large traces of excelllerant found at the scene," he huffs.
"Arson seems to be his go-to method of shutting people up," Namjoon grits out, sharing a look with Yoongi that Jungkook in his weary state, hasn't caught onto yet.
Jungkook reads on, his eyes widening before his head shoots up.
"Jae-hyung and another private investor were left all of Park's wealth, his business and properties, how the fuck does that happen?"
"Jae-hyung and another private investor were left all of Park's wealth, his business and properties, how the fuck does that happen?"
"Again, we don't know how he managed it, but the documents are there," Namjoon points out.
"I've already had them inspected and they've been proven to be forged."
"I've already had them inspected and they've been proven to be forged."
"And I'd like to throw it out there," Yoongi adds,
"That Kim Seo-hyuk could very possibly be that private investor. Keep that in mind when we get around to our latest business merger, the one you flew out to meet about, right before Taehyung's went into heat.
"That Kim Seo-hyuk could very possibly be that private investor. Keep that in mind when we get around to our latest business merger, the one you flew out to meet about, right before Taehyung's went into heat.
"Fuck." Jungkook swallows roughly his hamds trembling nervously.
"This shit is literally insane," he frowns, unease evident in his rigid shoulders.
"This is Taehyung's father were talking about! I knew he was strange, but fuck me"
"This shit is literally insane," he frowns, unease evident in his rigid shoulders.
"This is Taehyung's father were talking about! I knew he was strange, but fuck me"
"Jimin has been living with the man responsible for murdering his parents and embezzling his father's legacy. Does he know?" He asks then, looking to the side, his gaze on Yoongi who rapidly shakes his head.
"No. He doesn't. You know how fiery he is. I couldn't tell him. He'd march right up to Jae-hyung and end up getting himself killed."
"Why would they take Jimin on? Out of guilt?" Jungkook asks.
"Why would they take Jimin on? Out of guilt?" Jungkook asks.
Namjoon chuckles, endeared by the youngest.
"Ever the optimist, Jungkook. But no, not quite. They took him in because if suspicion was ever raised about the circumstances surrounding the takeover of P. Enterprise, they could brush it off."
"Ever the optimist, Jungkook. But no, not quite. They took him in because if suspicion was ever raised about the circumstances surrounding the takeover of P. Enterprise, they could brush it off."
"Taking Jimin in was a means to prove the close bond the parents shared. Park Ju-won trusted him to raise his son, so why wouldn't he trust him with his business, and vice versa."
Yoongi continues while Namjoon takes a breather, the strain of the case beginning to get to him.
Yoongi continues while Namjoon takes a breather, the strain of the case beginning to get to him.
"But Kim soon ran the business into the ground. He then came upon a windfall, out of nowhere seemingly. He pumped half of it into the business and squandered the rest on illegally run brothels shrouded in controversy, and living the high life."
"Soon, he squandered all that cash too, started blackmailing businessmen in Seoul, threatening them and those closest to them, their wives, their kids, their parents. No one was safe."
"There have been cases of missing persons who have never been found, or unidentifiable charred remains, though people are too afraid to come forward," Yoongi's weary voice stops for a moment while Jungkook gapes at him.
"Shit, hyung this is more fucked up than I thought," he speaks, his tone deep, his eyes more alert than they have been all week as an uneasy feeling settles over him.
"It gets worse," Yoongi murmurs, heaving a deep breath.
"It gets worse," Yoongi murmurs, heaving a deep breath.
"They started getting overconfident, sloppy. They were drawing suspicion on themselves. So once Hera came of age, she became involved. Sleeping with married Ceo's, she secretly recorded the footage as blackmail for obnoxiously large sums of money."
"That's when Hoseok's father got involved with Hera. But he refused to bow to their demands, and we all know what happened after that, the price Hoseok paid."
Silence envelopes them for a moment, thinking of the cruelty and torture their dear friend had endured, until Yoongi continues on, pushing past the bone deep exhaustion that plagues him.
"Once they started to run out of Ceo's to blackmail, they decided that trading, as part of business deals, was their only other option. All of us here know just how many twisted alphas run businesses in this country."
Jungkook's blood runs cold when Yoongi speaks next.
Jungkook's blood runs cold when Yoongi speaks next.
"Right around the time we started uncovering all of this last year, when looking for evidence to put them away after what they did to Hoseok, we discovered Jae-hyung was trying to find an alpha for his son, to marry him off, as part of yet another shady business deal."
"But no sooner would an alpha accept, and come to the family home to meet Taehyung, they would back out.
Taehyung was too timid, too frightened, and once they laid eyes on Jimin, saw his fiery personality and his fighting spirit, they wanted him instead."
Taehyung was too timid, too frightened, and once they laid eyes on Jimin, saw his fiery personality and his fighting spirit, they wanted him instead."
Jungkook nods, his heart clenching in his chest at the memory of just how timid and afraid Taehyung was when they first married, and the great lengths it to make him feel comfortable and in their own home, and around the alpha.
"Alpha's like that want an omega they can break. Not one who is already broken. Jae-hyung was enraged. But he saw how lucrative this could be for him so,...so he came up with a plan."
Yoongi can't continue, his breath caught in his throat while Namjoon reaches over to pat his knee, continuing for him while Jungkook's stomach churns.
"Jae-hyung planned to hire Jimin out to Ceo's as part of his business plan to entice them into a deal. He had a whole diary full of alpha's booking him within a week. That's when Yoongi had seen enough and decided to step in and put a stop to it before it got started."
Jungkook's eyes widen, filled with sadness, his gentle, "hyung" pooling tears in Yoongi's eyes.
Yoongi looks to the ground, a soft sniffle and shake of his head enough to let them know that the overbearing heavy weight he has carried this past year, has damn near crushed him.
Yoongi looks to the ground, a soft sniffle and shake of his head enough to let them know that the overbearing heavy weight he has carried this past year, has damn near crushed him.
"I couldn't see another life suffer. Not after Hoseok. Especially not Jimin, not after everything I knew they had already taken from him. Jae-hyung had wanted to work on a deal with me the year prior. I refused."
"So by this point, thankfully, I knew my money was of interest to him. I was at an advantage," Yoongi clears his throat.
"So I proposed a deal of my own. He would get ten per cent shares in my company, on the condition that Jimin would be booked by me exclusively, and stay in my home for as long as I required him to be there. The sick fuck agreed in an instantly."
"Hyung," Jungkook gets to his feet in wild shock, wobbling slightly on weak legs.
"Ten per cent. Are you fucking insane. You run one of the most lucrative businesses in all of Korea and you gave him 10%!"
"Ten per cent. Are you fucking insane. You run one of the most lucrative businesses in all of Korea and you gave him 10%!"
"Maybe, fuck, maybe I am," Yoongi laughs then, though it sounds pained.
"But I had to make the deal worthwhile. It had to be worth more to him than what he had booked in the diary through investors that are not as wealthy as me."
"But I had to make the deal worthwhile. It had to be worth more to him than what he had booked in the diary through investors that are not as wealthy as me."
"Anyway, when Jimin arrived, he was completely defeated, yet prepared. He had resigned himself to accept the worst possible arrangement with me."
"I sat him down and showed him Hoseok's file, told him Hera was involved. Then I told him Jae-hyung had planned to hire him out week after week, that I stepped in to keep him safe, but that he was there as a guest and there would be no sex between us."
"He slapped me hard, right across the face. Screamed at me. He was hysterical. He knew. He had known all along he was to be traded. You know what he told me, Jungkook?" he looks to the young alpha, his chin trembling.
"Jae-hyung made him choose who would take the diary. Him or Taehyung. So he chose himself to be traded. But now that he was with me, Taehyung was to take his place in the trades."
Jungkook inhales sharply, shocked as everything falls into place.
Jungkook inhales sharply, shocked as everything falls into place.
"That's when you approached me with the idea of an arranged marriage. You told me he wasn't safe, that it would be only for a year or two until you were sure he was safe and wouldn't suffer at the hands of those who hurt Hoseok."
Jungkook feels manipulated, lied to, for all of two seconds before Namjoon reminds him.
"He was in danger, and still is, Jungkook. Yoongi told you the truth, and that file in your hand proves it.
"He was in danger, and still is, Jungkook. Yoongi told you the truth, and that file in your hand proves it.
"You can be mad at him for not telling you everything, but would you have refused the marriage even if you knew everything we're telling you now?"
Jungkook exhales roughly, not needing to think twice.
"No. I wouldn't have refused. But you still should have told me everything. I had a right to know. Fuck, if for no other reason I had a right to know so I could better protect Taehyung," he frowns angrily.
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"No. I wouldn't have refused. But you still should have told me everything. I had a right to know. Fuck, if for no other reason I had a right to know so I could better protect Taehyung," he frowns angrily.
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Yoongi nods, looking to the floor guiltily.
"I know. And I'm sorry. I didn't tell you all the gory details because I swear to you, the less you knew, the safer you were. Until now!"
"I know. And I'm sorry. I didn't tell you all the gory details because I swear to you, the less you knew, the safer you were. Until now!"
Jungkook pales, angry, heaving
"No. You should have told me either way. I thought he was to be married off to one of the people who hurt Hoseok. That's why I agreed. You should have fucking told me about Hera's involvement. I thought she was a friend. I confided in her."
"No. You should have told me either way. I thought he was to be married off to one of the people who hurt Hoseok. That's why I agreed. You should have fucking told me about Hera's involvement. I thought she was a friend. I confided in her."
Yoongi looks up at him with sad, tired eyes.
"I told you to be wary of her, not to get too close to her, that I was looking into her background. I couldn't tell you more without risking your safety."
"I told you to be wary of her, not to get too close to her, that I was looking into her background. I couldn't tell you more without risking your safety."
Jungkook frowns in annoyance.
"But she had no business being so close to any of us. Not after what went down with Hoseok. Fuck, hyung. What were you thinking working so close to her? And shit, you got sick of her and landed her on my desk. That in no way kept any of us safe."
"But she had no business being so close to any of us. Not after what went down with Hoseok. Fuck, hyung. What were you thinking working so close to her? And shit, you got sick of her and landed her on my desk. That in no way kept any of us safe."
"I needed to keep her close," Yoongi raises his voice.
"I needed to keep an eye on all of them, to bug her phone, trace her emails, to get to her laptop easily. What better way than to employ her and feed her bullshit deals to report back to them."
"I needed to keep an eye on all of them, to bug her phone, trace her emails, to get to her laptop easily. What better way than to employ her and feed her bullshit deals to report back to them."
"I'm sorry. I really am. If I could go back and do this all differently, I fucking would. But we wouldn't know as much as we do now if I hadn't kept her close. We would be neck deep in shit with no way out of it," he explains, crushed by the disappointment in Jungkook's eyes.
"Why would you put yourself in the line of fire for an omega you didn't even know?" Jungkook asks then, trying to calm himself slightly, though still reeling from the onslaught of information thrown at him.
"For the same reason you did," Yoongi's eyes shine with emotion.
"I just couldn't let him suffer. Knowing what was ahead of him, knowing I could do something about it, I couldn't stand by and do nothing."
"I just couldn't let him suffer. Knowing what was ahead of him, knowing I could do something about it, I couldn't stand by and do nothing."
"Then you let feelings get in the way, right," Jungkook asks, floored by the parallels between their situations.
"Yeah," Yoongi sniffles. "Well, it was impossible not to. He's infuriatingly endearing."
"And terrifying." Jungkook adds, trying to lighten the mood a little.
"Yeah," Yoongi sniffles. "Well, it was impossible not to. He's infuriatingly endearing."
"And terrifying." Jungkook adds, trying to lighten the mood a little.
Yoongi chuckles in agreement, then sighs, hating that he has to add to the brewing tension, though he knows Jungkook needs all the information at hand. Complete and full disclosure.
"There's more. You might want to sit down for this. "
"There's more. You might want to sit down for this. "
"More? Are you for real?" Jungkook scowls in irritation while sitting back heavily on the sofa.
Namjoon waits until he's ready, and then, with a heavy heart, plays the audio clips he and Yoongi had previously listened to.
Namjoon waits until he's ready, and then, with a heavy heart, plays the audio clips he and Yoongi had previously listened to.
Jungkook's face pales the more he hears, picking up instantly on exactly what Yoongi had meant about Kim Seo-hyuk possibly being involved in the latest deal. And going by Yoongi's clear description of the alpha, Jungkook is sure now that he took Jae-hyung's place
during their meetings. His rage, however, boils over tenfold upon learning that under Taehyung's fathers instructions, Hera had slipped Taehyung a heat pill, sending him into an unexpected heat, costing him his omega.
His jaw clenches, his shoulders hunched over as he tries his best not to escalate an already high stress situation.
"This is exactly why you should have told me about her involvement. This is why I had a right to know. Do you think I'd have trusted her to bring my husband Starbucks if I knew the shit she was involved in? Do you think I'd have worked with her if I knew the risks?
Silence hangs heavy in the room, the repercussion jarring each of them, knowing full well that even if the information was withheld with good intention, Jungkook has a valid point, and every right to be angry.
"ANSWER ME!" he cries out, his vision swimming with tears as he continues.
"All this time I've been blaming myself, hating myself, fucking killing myself," he yells, pulling the collar of his polo shirt down, undeterred by Namjoon and Yoongi's
"All this time I've been blaming myself, hating myself, fucking killing myself," he yells, pulling the collar of his polo shirt down, undeterred by Namjoon and Yoongi's
gasps as they take in the pitiful state of his mating mark.
"And yes, I could have done better. I should have been more vigilant, but you two. You both sat back and watched my life crumble around me, and you said nothing. NOTHING!" he fumes while tears spill down his cheeks.
"And yes, I could have done better. I should have been more vigilant, but you two. You both sat back and watched my life crumble around me, and you said nothing. NOTHING!" he fumes while tears spill down his cheeks.
"I would have done so much differently had I known everything. Taehyung would never have come to harm had I been aware and included since the beginning, rather than a pawn in your quest to keep Jimin safe," he chokes out, heartsick and shattered beyond belief.
"Jungkook, please, I thought you would both be safer if-"
"WELL NONE OF US ARE!" Jungkook yells, throwing his arms up.
"Just look at us. Look at Tae. He's lost his omega. I'm not doing so hot either and Jimin. Go on, tell me, hyung."
"WELL NONE OF US ARE!" Jungkook yells, throwing his arms up.
"Just look at us. Look at Tae. He's lost his omega. I'm not doing so hot either and Jimin. Go on, tell me, hyung."
"You've done such a fantastic job keeping everyone safe and holding it all together, so tell me. Where is your omega? Or even better, where is your pup?!"
Yoongi's shoulders sag, his head in his hands as he weeps a soft "I'm sorry" before rising to his feet and walking out of the room.
Jungkook frowns, then saddens instantly as his anger ebbs away, leaving behind a guilt that only grows by the minute when Namjoon informs him of exactly what the situation with Jimin is, and the evening Yoongi has had.
"I gotta ask koo, just to be sure," Namjoon winces then. "Is there any footage of you and hera from that trip that could be used against you at any time?"
"Hyung what the fuck, Jungkook growls.
"No. She started working for me at Yoongi's request. She was kind and caring and I thought Yoongi was just being cautious with her. I genuinely just saw her as a friend I could vent all my frustrations to. That's it!"
"No. She started working for me at Yoongi's request. She was kind and caring and I thought Yoongi was just being cautious with her. I genuinely just saw her as a friend I could vent all my frustrations to. That's it!"
"You were seen out and about a lot with her," Namjoon raises his hands, so I had to ask.
"Because she was taking notes at my business meetings. It was her job. Christ hyung, my diary can confirm it. I was never in her company unless it was work related. Everyone else had their secretaries or personal assistants there too."
"You know how much trash the media talks," he scowls.
"I was never alone with her. There were always colleagues around but the tabloids never tell anyone that. They'd rather paint tense business negotiations as a fucking candlelit dinner."
"I was never alone with her. There were always colleagues around but the tabloids never tell anyone that. They'd rather paint tense business negotiations as a fucking candlelit dinner."
"And no. I never had a candlelit dinner with her either before you ask. You heard her admit it here in those voice notes. I was not interested," he ends his rant, heaving for breath while Namjoon pats his knee.
"OK. I just needed to be double sure. You realise something now, right? All of you? Namjoon rests his hand on Jungkooks elbow.
"What?"Jungkook drops his head in his hands, literally unable to take anymore.
"What?"Jungkook drops his head in his hands, literally unable to take anymore.
"We still have no idea where Hera and her father fit in here, where did they come from. Taehyung's father sent Hera to interfere with your marriage, to blackmail you.
Jae-hyung set the ball rolling with all of this."
Jae-hyung set the ball rolling with all of this."
"He planted those seeds of doubt, planted Ji-hyuk in Taehyung's life to come between you. He sent her to harm Jimin's pup, to get rid of Jimin, and now, he has him. We need to figure out what his aim is. What's the end goal?"
Jungkook swallows heavily, his breath hitching as another puzzle piece slots into place. His forehead breaking out in a sweat while bile rises in his throat.
"The diary. He wants Jimin and Taehyung back to fill the diary. He's blown through his funds again. He sounded in pretty desperate need to come up with cash in those audio's, to pay back whatever debt he owes Kang."
Taking an unsteady breath, he stands, his wide eyes locked on Namjoons.
"When Taehyung was in hospital, his father threatened to have the marriage annulled, to take Taehyung from me because without a bond, or a consumption, I have no claim over him."
"When Taehyung was in hospital, his father threatened to have the marriage annulled, to take Taehyung from me because without a bond, or a consumption, I have no claim over him."
His frowns falls , eyes widening in self loathing for not having realised sooner.
"In that case," he gulps. "Unless we find out where Jimin is soon, we can say goodbye to any hopes of ever finding him. Because they'll never let go of the only bargaining tool they have left."
"In that case," he gulps. "Unless we find out where Jimin is soon, we can say goodbye to any hopes of ever finding him. Because they'll never let go of the only bargaining tool they have left."
A throaty sob catches their attention, both turning around to see Taehyung's ghastly pale features scrunching up in anguish.
Jungkook gets up on unsteady feet, rushing to him, holding him up. Holding Him together.
Jungkook gets up on unsteady feet, rushing to him, holding him up. Holding Him together.
'How much did you hear?" He murmurs.
Taehyung sobs heavily, struggling to catch his breath.
"The diary, what's the diary? What's happened to Jimin," he crushes himself to the alpha's chest, his tears wetting his polo shirt.
Taehyung sobs heavily, struggling to catch his breath.
"The diary, what's the diary? What's happened to Jimin," he crushes himself to the alpha's chest, his tears wetting his polo shirt.
"I'm sorry, Taehyung. I'm sorry. I'm so fucking sorry," Jungkook sniffles into his hair, rubbing his back before the elder pulls away on a hiccuped wail of anguish and dissappears down the hall .
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Rushing upstairs, the sharp pain piercing Taehyung's chest knocks the breath from him. Through blurry vision, he reaches the top of the landing to see Yoongi sitting on the floor, right outside his bedroom door.
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His head rests against the wall, tilted to the side as he slowly breathes in deep.
His glassy eyes open, his expression one of loss, denial, and despair, as he wallows in the scent that leaks out from underneath Taehyung's door.
His glassy eyes open, his expression one of loss, denial, and despair, as he wallows in the scent that leaks out from underneath Taehyung's door.
Taehyung slowly makes his way over to join him, tears burning his eyes as he sits next to the elder, taking hold of his hand.
"Can you find him," Taehyung weeps.
"Do you think you'll find him? Can you bring him back?"
"Can you find him," Taehyung weeps.
"Do you think you'll find him? Can you bring him back?"
Yoongi looks into his eyes, a determination set deep within his orbs that momentarily fills Taehyung with hope.
"On my life, Taehyung, I won't stop until I do. I'll tear this whole city to the ground if I have to. I won't stop until I find him, I promise," Yoongi says, his tone so deep, so dark, so ruthlessly sure, Taehyung truly believes he will do it.
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And then it hits him, ever so slowly, like dawn breaking over the hilltops, spreading warmth throughout his chest.
"You're in love with him, aren't you?"
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"You're in love with him, aren't you?"
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Sitting hand in hand as silence settles between them, Yoongi simply murmurs,
"You know, if I close my eyes and don't breathe too deeply, I can almost fool myself into believing he's right behind this door," his voice cracks, heavy with torment.
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"You know, if I close my eyes and don't breathe too deeply, I can almost fool myself into believing he's right behind this door," his voice cracks, heavy with torment.
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"But his scent," he sniffles, "It's so much more delicate, softly sweet. Fresh, yet harmoniously filled with warmth. His scent feels like coming home."
Taehyung's heart breaks. For Yoongi, for Jimin, for the happiness that could have bloomed between them. Unsure what to say, he remains a quiet support beside him until Yoongi breaks the silence.
"I had to drop the charges if I want to get Jimin back. I'm sorry," Yoongi sniffles, clearing his throat.
"Hera's dad wants her out!"
Taehyung does a double take. "Her dad? Where did he come from? He can't demand that? She has broken laws!"
"Hera's dad wants her out!"
Taehyung does a double take. "Her dad? Where did he come from? He can't demand that? She has broken laws!"
Yoongi squeezes his hand tight, ducking his head, apologising while he gives Taehyung a quick rundown of everything he and Namjoin had just filled Jungkook in on, of why exactly they meed to drop the charges and get Jimin back.
Jungkook and Namjoon trickle upstairs just in time to see Taehyung's features crack, his head dropping into his hands.
Jungkook sits next to Taehyung, Namjoon next to Yoongi.
Jungkook sits next to Taehyung, Namjoon next to Yoongi.
I'm sorry, Taehyung," Yoongi breathes out.
"I'm sorry. I put you both in harm's way. Please believe it was never my intention for things to go this way. I just wanted to put a stop to them."
"I'm sorry. I put you both in harm's way. Please believe it was never my intention for things to go this way. I just wanted to put a stop to them."
Taehyung, inconsolable having learned the depths of his father's twisted ways, and his plans for him and Jimin turns to Yoongi.
"W-what are you s-sorry for? Y-you were trying to h-help," he forces out through shuddered sobs.
"It's my fathers fault. H-he's behind all of this," he then turns to Jungkook, wide-eyed, his hand coming up to his mouth to quiet the sorrowful wail that spills out.
"It's my fathers fault. H-he's behind all of this," he then turns to Jungkook, wide-eyed, his hand coming up to his mouth to quiet the sorrowful wail that spills out.
His treatment of Jungkook these past two weeks is now abhorrent in his eyes, every venomous insult and raged torrent of anger he had spit at the alpha, rushing back to haunt him and fill him with merciless guilt.
"Sorry'm'so's'sorry," he breaks, his features pinched as he crumbles before the trio, who all reach out to him simultaneously with a gentle squeeze to his shoulder, or a pat on the knee, or in Jungkook's case, to tilt his chin up gently and whisper a soft,
"Don't. Don't do this to yourself. What did you just say to Yoongi hyung, hmm?" He questions.
"It's your father's fault. Not yours. He's behind all of this!" He attempts to soothe, his scent bursting into the air, even if he knows it will do no good.
"It's your father's fault. Not yours. He's behind all of this!" He attempts to soothe, his scent bursting into the air, even if he knows it will do no good.
"Y-you all must h-hate me now. My family will come after all of you and-"
"No!" Namjoon growls suddenly, his alpha scent exploding around them, overcome with a fierce protectiveness that startles the whole group.
Softly grasping Taehyung's nape, he pulls him close, pressing their foreheads together while his eyes close.
Softly grasping Taehyung's nape, he pulls him close, pressing their foreheads together while his eyes close.
"We do not hate you, Taehyung. We care for you, even if you are pissed with us most of the time. You have us even if you feel like you don't,
Even if you don't want us, we're always here for you. Do you understand," the alpha pleads, his eyes watering.
Even if you don't want us, we're always here for you. Do you understand," the alpha pleads, his eyes watering.
To everyone's surprise, Taehyung instantly calms, nodding while he sags against the lawyer, curling into his chest.
Jungkook frowns, a blistering knot of jealousy coiling tight in his chest while Yoongi tilts his head to the side in confusion.
Jungkook frowns, a blistering knot of jealousy coiling tight in his chest while Yoongi tilts his head to the side in confusion.
Namjoon seems to snap back to himself at the rise in Jungkook's scent, coughing awkwardly while gently moving Taehyung to sit back against the wall.
Frowning in confusion himself, he wipes his eyes, looking around awkwardly and immediately changes the subject.
Frowning in confusion himself, he wipes his eyes, looking around awkwardly and immediately changes the subject.
"Back to matters at hand. I've had the charges dropped. But I think we should talk to Hoseok. See if we can get them charged through him. We can't risk them coming after Taehyung or Jimin again, and with how desperate they are, they won't ever leave them alone."
Jungkook's eyes widen, his face drawn taut while he stands.
"Hoseok? No, you can't. This will be too much for him. He moved to get away from all of this. He ran from it. We can't drag him back into it. And anyway, he'll never allow himself to be seen in public."
"Hoseok? No, you can't. This will be too much for him. He moved to get away from all of this. He ran from it. We can't drag him back into it. And anyway, he'll never allow himself to be seen in public."
"We don't have a choice," Namjoon says simply.
"We can at least ask if he's willing to build a case. If he says no, we'll respect his wishes."
"Who's Hoseok," Taehyung asks, his wide eyes round, cur, and a little apprehensive.
"We can at least ask if he's willing to build a case. If he says no, we'll respect his wishes."
"Who's Hoseok," Taehyung asks, his wide eyes round, cur, and a little apprehensive.
"Hoseok is a very close friend of ours, and someone who very nearly didn't make it out of Hera and your father's clutches alive," Yoongi sags against the wall, his heart willing away the hours until he meets Seo-hyuk and gets Jimin back.
"I'm sorry," Taehyung sniffles. "About your friend."
He looks to each of them as they hush him gently, then gasps in shock at Namjoons next words.
He looks to each of them as they hush him gently, then gasps in shock at Namjoons next words.
"The Kangs! If Hoseok isn't able to do this, at the very least, the Kangs might know of a way to help us if we pay them, of course. But if we get them involved, we need to be prepared for things to get really messy."
Yoongi is about to speak up in protest when a notification from his phone pulls his attention away.
His heart stops, then roars to life seeing a text from Jimin, and a location on Google maps only a half hour out of the city. The typed message, however, has his blood running cold in his veins.
Jm - They were never gonna let him go.
Get here quickly, before the others find him!
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Get here quickly, before the others find him!
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Jimin whimpers when bright lights shine past the treeline and beam through the cracks littered along the barn walls, his heart soaring at the prospect of being shrouded in Yoongi's warm safe scent, even if he's still furious with him.
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A van pulls up outside, the engine shutting off while Jimin's heart drops to his gut.
"It's not him," he chokes out, his eyes wild with panic as the voices of five men hollering and heckling each other ring out into the air.
"It's not him," he chokes out, his eyes wild with panic as the voices of five men hollering and heckling each other ring out into the air.
"Shit! What's taking him so fucking long," Myung whisper shouts, helping Jimin to his feet and shoving his long withheld phone into his hands.
"You run if it comes to it. Run, hide, and call him. He knows your rough location, he'll find you!"
"You run if it comes to it. Run, hide, and call him. He knows your rough location, he'll find you!"
"What about you," Jimin's sad eyes grow wider, shaking his head.
"Don't worry," Myung speaks in his unique gruff tone.
"I'll continue to guard you and your pup for as long as I can. Now, I'm sorry for this, but you're too slow."
"Don't worry," Myung speaks in his unique gruff tone.
"I'll continue to guard you and your pup for as long as I can. Now, I'm sorry for this, but you're too slow."
Picking Jimin up bridal style, he opens a door that leads to a pathway out of the barn, away from the incoming alpha's who wander around, searching for the entrance. Searching for Jimin.
The guard walks stealthily toward the tree line, keeping close to the foliage for what feels like an age, until the sound of the vans engine roars towards them, tearing down the narrow country road, in search of what they paid a high price for.
Myung curses, breaking into a run, ducking between the trees with Jimin still in his arms.
He knows it's hopeless, though he runs anyway, runs until headlights up ahead have him breathing a long overdue sigh of relief.
He knows it's hopeless, though he runs anyway, runs until headlights up ahead have him breathing a long overdue sigh of relief.
"It's him. Oh god it's him, he came, he's here. He came for me," Jimin sobs, burying his face in Myung's neck while the alpha breathes, nodding,
"Of course he did. It's all over now. You can relax. You're safe".
"Of course he did. It's all over now. You can relax. You're safe".
"Thank you, thank you for helping me," Jimin cries freely, hugging the alpha's neck.
Waiting until the last possible second, until the car is just close enough, Myung dashes from between the trees, out onto the middle of the road, bringing Yoongi's car to a skidding halt.
Waiting until the last possible second, until the car is just close enough, Myung dashes from between the trees, out onto the middle of the road, bringing Yoongi's car to a skidding halt.
Two alpha's rush from the car, a flurry of movement.
One tall and sporting deep warm dimples, the other a little shorter with cat-like eyes that are wide and watery, completely focused on the omega reaching for him with outstretched arms.
One tall and sporting deep warm dimples, the other a little shorter with cat-like eyes that are wide and watery, completely focused on the omega reaching for him with outstretched arms.
Myung smiles unknown to himself, stepping forward to hand the omega over.
Jimin's trembled yet immeasurably relieved "Y-yoongi" breaks the spell the alpha is under.
His own lips part on a broken call of Jimin's name, frozen until a sudden gunshot tears through the night.
Jimin's trembled yet immeasurably relieved "Y-yoongi" breaks the spell the alpha is under.
His own lips part on a broken call of Jimin's name, frozen until a sudden gunshot tears through the night.
Myung hits the ground with a heavy thud, wincing as he breaks Jimin's fall, and startled by Yoongi's growled, "Fuck, Nam, help him!"
Groaning in pain while reaching for his thigh, the guard takes Namjoon's outstretched hand.
Groaning in pain while reaching for his thigh, the guard takes Namjoon's outstretched hand.
Jimin is lifted from the ground, weeping and clinging to Yoongi, burying his face in his neck and breathing in a scent he has missed so much, it tears a purred sob from his throat.
Yoongi's namefallsg from his lips repeatedly, as if trying to convince himself he's real.
Yoongi's namefallsg from his lips repeatedly, as if trying to convince himself he's real.
Yoongi turns swifty, pressing desoerste kisses to Jimins forehead, running while the omega scents him, desperate to get him to safety while Namjoon bundles the guard into the passenger seat.
More shots ring out just as Yoongi opens the car door.
A rough curse leaves him as he helps Jimin in, before following after him, buckling his seat belt.
Jimin turns to face him, shivering and shell shocked while Yoongi's glassy orbs take him in, hardly believing his eyes.
A rough curse leaves him as he helps Jimin in, before following after him, buckling his seat belt.
Jimin turns to face him, shivering and shell shocked while Yoongi's glassy orbs take him in, hardly believing his eyes.
Namjoon takes off at high speed, following Myungs directions and shortcuts in order to evade the van following them, losing them pretty quickly.
"Take us to Jungkook's," Yoongi rasps. "He'll want to see Taehyung."
"Take us to Jungkook's," Yoongi rasps. "He'll want to see Taehyung."
He gazes into Jimin's eyes, entranced by him as he always is, while the omega stares back, pale and trembling, choking out a soft, "Y-you came for me. You really came!"
Yoongi reaches out, a gasped whisper of Jimin's name passing his lips.
"I haven't stopped searching from the moment you left me. Not for one second!"
"I haven't stopped searching from the moment you left me. Not for one second!"
One hand reaches to cup Jimin's cheek, the other resting gently on the delicate curve of his stomach, the warmth of his palms like soothing balm to Jimin's tattered heart.
"We're ok," Jimin whispers, placing his hand over Yoongi's where their pup grows.
"We're both ok."
"We're ok," Jimin whispers, placing his hand over Yoongi's where their pup grows.
"We're both ok."
Yoongi inhales a sharp, shuddered breath, a choked plea passing his lips as he begs.
"Please don't leave again. Come back and stay with me at least for now. Or stay with Taehyung. I won't bother you, I won't. I swear just, please don't take off. I need to know you're safe. I can't go through all thi-"
"Ok," Jimin sniffles. "Ok, just, take me to see Taehyung first. Then we'll talk things through," Jimin leans in close, breathing him in, the hypnotising scent of Sandalwood and lime, cloaking him in safety.
Yoongi nods, his breaths coming out in choppy bursts while his eyes grow slightly unfocused before they roll.
His body slumps back against the car door, face pale and head lolling to the side.
His body lays eerily still, jostled only by the car's movements.
His body slumps back against the car door, face pale and head lolling to the side.
His body lays eerily still, jostled only by the car's movements.
Jimin reaches for him in a panic, desperately calling for the alpha and skerting the others to their predicament.
Then he sees it, the ominous, weeping red streak of death that spreads itsxwsy across Yoongi's white dress shirt, staining Jimin's broken soul.
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Then he sees it, the ominous, weeping red streak of death that spreads itsxwsy across Yoongi's white dress shirt, staining Jimin's broken soul.
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I didn't have much time to write so I hope this is ok. As always, Thank you so much for reading. I'll be back soon ❤️
Also, there will be some crack next update to lighten the mood because I've been feeling sad with all this heavy plot 🫂❤️
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-Mention of child neglect, beatings
-Yg high and silly on morphine
-Mention of child neglect, beatings
-Yg high and silly on morphine
Yoongi wakes slowly, his lids heavy and sleep swollen as the room spins around him. He stirs, attempting to sit up while a weak groan passes his parched lips. His shoulder, though numb, throbs, his arm a dead weight, strapped to his chest to prevent further damage.
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Looking around, the room is completely unfamiliar to him, decorated with an array of colours, fabrics and textures that seem pointless to him, though to an omega, he's sure it would be a dream, no doubt a nesting haven.
"Well, look who finally decided to join us in the land of the living. I was about to call it, and simply bury you as you are. I never knew you were one for such dramatics," he hears from across the room, wincing when he turns his head to the side too fast.
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Though it's soon replaced with a heartstopping smile that displays his gums, gazing in pure awe at the omega resting on the sofa by his open window. Bathed in warm sunlight, a light breeze ruffles his freshly washed locks.
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"Jimin," Yoongi croaks, his mouth dry and throat hoarse.
"Jimin-ah, my Jimin," he slurs, beaming brightly.
"Am I dreaming!"
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"Jimin-ah, my Jimin," he slurs, beaming brightly.
"Am I dreaming!"
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The omega scoffs, shaking his head while rising to his feet, his body stiff and aching.
"No. You're not dreaming. But when you're mended and well again, you'll wish you were because I'm fit to murder you with my bare hands!"
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"No. You're not dreaming. But when you're mended and well again, you'll wish you were because I'm fit to murder you with my bare hands!"
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"Baby nooO," the alpha whines. Shaking his head, he reaches out for Jimin with his free hand, looking at him as though he is the most precious treasure.
"I missed you. Where are we? You're so pretty. " he grins wide while Jimin rolls his eyes.
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"I missed you. Where are we? You're so pretty. " he grins wide while Jimin rolls his eyes.
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"Yoongi, shut up, and we're in Jungkook's spare room!" He swats the elders hand away somewhat playfully, his heart flipping at his words, trying to suppress his smile as his omega betrays him, threatening to release a pleased purr.
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"Jimi-"
"Shhhh. I have questions!"
"But Ji-"
"Shhhh. I have questions!"
"But Ji-"
"No!" Jimin presses a finger to the alpha's lips, attempting to hush him. Though instead, he breaks out in a blush when the elder softly grips his wrist and presses a sweet kiss to his short little digit, muffling an endearing,
"But I mished youu sho mushh," against the flesh.
"But I mished youu sho mushh," against the flesh.
"MIN YOONGI!" Jimin scolds lightly, pulling his hand away with a snort, shoving away the butterflies threatening to swarm in his tummy.
"But-"
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"But-"
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"No. No buts. You've been ridiculously reckless. I'm astounded. Look at the mess we're in. What were you thinking?" he frowns, finding it hard to stay angry at the alpha who not only refused to give up searching for him, but had shielded him from gunshot too.
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"But baby," Yoongi whines, his bottom lip jutting out.
"I got shot. I was so scared while you were gone and I couldn't find you anywhere, and I got shot," his voice wavers before his eyes widen.
"Oh my god. I got shot,"he cries hysterically while Jimin rolls his eyes again.
"I got shot. I was so scared while you were gone and I couldn't find you anywhere, and I got shot," his voice wavers before his eyes widen.
"Oh my god. I got shot,"he cries hysterically while Jimin rolls his eyes again.
"Baby, I got shot. It hurts so bad. Won't you hold me? It'll help me feel better," he sniffles, reaching out to the omega who simply pokes his shoulder, raising a brow when Yoongi doesn't so much as blink.
"You're not even in pain because of all the meds Jin hyung gave you. Now let me feed you so you can go to sleep. You need rest so I can strangle you when you get well," Jimin pats his cheek, smiling wide when Yoongi huffs out petulantly.
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"You're always so mean and bossy. You can never just be nice to me. I'm always trying to be sweet and take care of you and you're just mean to me all the time. It's not fair, " he sulks while his wide eyes take in Jimin's ethereal beauty.
"I can't even talk to you when you're like this," Jimin exhales.
"You won't remember a damn thing about this, will you? Stupid. You're so fucking high right now!"
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"You won't remember a damn thing about this, will you? Stupid. You're so fucking high right now!"
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Yoongi gasps, a soft smile parting his lips.
"That's how I feel when I'm with you," he beams, reaching desperately for Jimin's hand, holding it to his chest.
"High. Like I'm on a cloud. But you're right. I am stupid," he grows dramatically serious.
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"That's how I feel when I'm with you," he beams, reaching desperately for Jimin's hand, holding it to his chest.
"High. Like I'm on a cloud. But you're right. I am stupid," he grows dramatically serious.
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"I should have told you everything from the beginning. I thought I was doing the right thing Jiminie, I really did. I'm sorry," he implores with comically wide eyes, his tired weak fingers attempting to squeeze Jimin's, to comfort him.
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"Thank you," Jimin whispers softly, not having expected such a rational response from the drowsy alpha so spaced out and high on morphine.
"My baby. My sweet, pretty baby. You're so beautiful. Wow my heart is beating so fast right now can you hear it."
He squeaks then, making a grabby hand gesture for Jimin's tummy that has the omega's heart swooning.
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He squeaks then, making a grabby hand gesture for Jimin's tummy that has the omega's heart swooning.
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"My baby is having a baby."
Pressing his palm against Jimin's warm tummy, he hums happily.
"So soft and warm. There's a baby in there you know!" he informs the blonde, a rather smug smile making its way across his face.
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Pressing his palm against Jimin's warm tummy, he hums happily.
"So soft and warm. There's a baby in there you know!" he informs the blonde, a rather smug smile making its way across his face.
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"I know," Jimin laughs at Yoongi's antics and ramblings, unabke to supress his blooming scent.
"I put a baby in you. That's my pup in there," Yoongi smirks.
"Our pup," Jimin corrects softly.
Yoongi's eyes sparkle.
"See. It's because you're my baby."
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"I put a baby in you. That's my pup in there," Yoongi smirks.
"Our pup," Jimin corrects softly.
Yoongi's eyes sparkle.
"See. It's because you're my baby."
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"Yoongi,"Jimin sighs, attempting not to outright laugh in the alpha's face having never expected to see this side of him.
"And I didn't stick my dick in Hera, I swear! Scouts honour" He blurts out, raising his hand palm up, his eyes unblinking, as if willing the omega to see the truth in them.
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Jimin breathes out a sharp curse.
"You never went to scouts, you fool," he looks at the dazed alpha, not quite prepared for this conversation to take place.
"You never went to scouts, you fool," he looks at the dazed alpha, not quite prepared for this conversation to take place.
"She spiked herself to bring on her heat " Yoongi continues.
"On purpose too! Can you believe that?" he voice raises in pitch, scandalised, like it's the most shocking thing he's ever witnessed, his head lifting off the pillow before plopping back down.
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"On purpose too! Can you believe that?" he voice raises in pitch, scandalised, like it's the most shocking thing he's ever witnessed, his head lifting off the pillow before plopping back down.
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"I got so much stuff from her laptop while she was out of it though," he snickers then, his eyes crinkling with mischief.
"She didn't even know. We have so much evidence Jiminie. She's messy at covering her tracks."
"She didn't even know. We have so much evidence Jiminie. She's messy at covering her tracks."
He turns all serious then, whispering as if telling a deep, dark secret, ushering Jimin toward him with a nod. And Jimin, God help him, but his omega can't help but indulge the sweet protective alpha.
He leans in, and Yoongi whispers against the shell of his ear.
"She came out of nowhere, straddled me, and I tried to shove her off Jiminie I tried but then she latched onto my neck like a shark. She tried to bite me!" he rushes out all in one breath.
"She came out of nowhere, straddled me, and I tried to shove her off Jiminie I tried but then she latched onto my neck like a shark. She tried to bite me!" he rushes out all in one breath.
"Her smell stuck to me. It was stuck in my nostrils and the back of my throat. It was bad Jiminie it was so bad I almost threw up," he whines with a grimace.
"And she wouldn't let go, so I stood up and just, I dropped her. Right there on the ground. Plop!"
"And she wouldn't let go, so I stood up and just, I dropped her. Right there on the ground. Plop!"
Jimin stifles an incredulous giggle seeing Yoongi so comically retell the tale from his point of view. If he is to be honest with himself, had Yoongi tried to bring the topic up any other time, it would most definitely have led to a heated argument.
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Jimin knows he would not have been willing to listen under any other circumstances. Perhaps it's a blessing in disguise that Yoongi is explaining himself now, his facial expressions endearingly funny.
Yoongi tilts his head to the side, his eyes shining suspiciously all of a sudden.
"Then I came home to you. I just wanted to come home, to you! But you were mad, and you screamed at me. You were,- No!" He frowns.
" You weren't mad, you were sad. I made you so sad and then you left. You left me and I tried to find you every day I'm so sorry, baby."
" You weren't mad, you were sad. I made you so sad and then you left. You left me and I tried to find you every day I'm so sorry, baby."
Jimin leans back a little, staring into Yoongi's eyes, entranced by the bewitching deep onyx sheen in them while brushing his sweeping dark locks out of his face.
'One, stop calling me baby. I'm not your baby," he murmurs whole his omega protests loudly in his mind.
'One, stop calling me baby. I'm not your baby," he murmurs whole his omega protests loudly in his mind.
"Two, yes. You made me very sad. So tell me, why should I believe you now?" Jimin whispers, his expression one of deep emotion, his heart galloping at a rapid pace in his chest as the hurt of what he had assumed happened curls around him again.
He knows Yoongi won't remember this conversation tomorrow, so he lets him take his hand, press kisses along the tips of each finger before then nuzzling the flesh of his wrist, scenting him in a flurry of weak, uncontrolled bursts, his senses dulled.
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Yoongi smiles at him then, a smile of pure honesty, filled with warmth and adoration, the answer seemingly clear as day to him in his morphine induced state while he takes Jimin's breath away with his words.
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"Because I'm your alpha. I would never lie to you, and I could never want her. I would never want anyone, not when I have you!"
Jimin's breath hitches, his heart rate kicking up a notch. Shaking his head, he chuckles dryly then, reminding himself swiftly of who he is, the streets from which he came, and the worthless status he carries.
He reminds himself that he'll never belong with Yoongi.
He reminds himself that he'll never belong with Yoongi.
The alpha is clearly delirious and, in his less than lucid state, attempting some makeshift damage control in order to keep Jimin close enough to keep him and their pup safe.
"Wow. You're more high than I thought. Come on. Eat this. I made it for you," the omega reaches for a bowl of meaty broth on the bedside locker.
He spoon feeds the alpha slowly, giving him time to chew each cutlet carefully, helping him to drink the soup.
He spoon feeds the alpha slowly, giving him time to chew each cutlet carefully, helping him to drink the soup.
"Good. All done. Did you like it?"
Yoongi looks up at him with stars in his eyes, nodding gently with a delirious grin.
"I like you!"
"Jesus, Yoon-"
Yoongi looks up at him with stars in his eyes, nodding gently with a delirious grin.
"I like you!"
"Jesus, Yoon-"
"And your hair. You have the softest hair, Jiminah. "
Jimin blushes, stammering out a light rebuttal, though the alpha continues to beam at him.
"And your laugh. It lights up the whole room. You put the stars to shame."
Jimin blushes, stammering out a light rebuttal, though the alpha continues to beam at him.
"And your laugh. It lights up the whole room. You put the stars to shame."
Jimin smiles, his eyes glistening when he giggles a breathy "Stop", bringing his hand up to mask the sound, though Yoongi gently pulls it away.
"Jimin-ah, you have the most beautiful smile, don't hide it from me," he then pulls the bedsheet up, covering half of his own face, as though deep down, on some level, he knows he shouldn't be confessing such things.
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Jimin doesn't quite know where to look, his cheeks burning while his smile widens against his will.
"Your eyes, I want to drown in them," Yoongi breathes out then, exhaustion washing over him that has the omega leaning over to fluff his pillow and tuck him in more securely.
"Your eyes, I want to drown in them," Yoongi breathes out then, exhaustion washing over him that has the omega leaning over to fluff his pillow and tuck him in more securely.
"Ok, that's enough. Now you're just saying anything," Jimin chuckles, though if Yoongi were more aware, he would see the tears of longing that glisten in his eyes.
"I'm not just saying anything," Yoongi defends.
"I'm just saying everything, before you leave me again," he looks at Jimin's lips, reaching up to swipe his thumb gently over the soft pillowy flesh, the words on his mind not the same as the ones that spill from his lips.
"I'm just saying everything, before you leave me again," he looks at Jimin's lips, reaching up to swipe his thumb gently over the soft pillowy flesh, the words on his mind not the same as the ones that spill from his lips.
"No one's ever taken all of my dick before, not until I met you."
Jimin can't help the chortle of laughter that bursts from his chest, his eyes screwing shut while he practically falls into Yoongi's chest.
"Shut up," he chokes out, his heart fluttering in his chest.
Jimin can't help the chortle of laughter that bursts from his chest, his eyes screwing shut while he practically falls into Yoongi's chest.
"Shut up," he chokes out, his heart fluttering in his chest.
"I can't shut up. It's true," Yoongi turns softly serious then, shaking his head wildly.
"It always feels like we were made to fit together. It's like your ass wants to swallow my knot," he whispers, mesmerised by the omega who curses beneath his breath and pulls away.
"It always feels like we were made to fit together. It's like your ass wants to swallow my knot," he whispers, mesmerised by the omega who curses beneath his breath and pulls away.
'Hey, you know what. I want your ass to swallow my knot," he tries to sit up, though Jimin gently presses a hand to his chest, keeping him in place while he continues.
"And not in a weird way. I just want you to always have my knot because it's yours. It's for you, Jimin-ah."
"And not in a weird way. I just want you to always have my knot because it's yours. It's for you, Jimin-ah."
"You're a cheesy idiot," Jimin snickers, a warm sense of pride pooling in his chest while his omega preens at the alpha's words. Getting to his feet, he watches the sleepy smile that takes over Yoongi's face as his eyes shut, gentle rhythmic breaths leaving his slightly parted
lips along with sleepy, barely audible,
"Bubble butt."
Leaning in, he presses a kiss to the alpha's forehead before quietly leaving the room.
"Bubble butt."
Leaning in, he presses a kiss to the alpha's forehead before quietly leaving the room.
His heart and mind go to war, fighting for control. One wishing to run as fast and as far away as possible, the other wishing to curl up into the alpha's sleeping form and stay by his side.
Joining Taehyung and Jungkook in the living room, he can't shake the ache in his chest, filled with yearning to return to Yoongi's side.
He pushes it down, instead finding comfort in Taehyung's presence.
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He pushes it down, instead finding comfort in Taehyung's presence.
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Joining Taehyung in the living room, he lays down next to him on the sofa, scooting close to his best best friend.
Taehyung smiles warmly at him, wrapping him in his arms and exhaling long and slow, filled with relief.
Taehyung smiles warmly at him, wrapping him in his arms and exhaling long and slow, filled with relief.
"I know it's already been two days, but I still can't believe you're back. You're not gonna take off again, right?" Taehyung's eyes glisten, squeezing the omega who scoots even closer now.
"No," Jimin shakes his head, muffling his words into Taehyung's chest.
"Not without you at least. And not until I'm sure it's safe."
Taehyung relaxes instantly, pressing a kiss to Jimin's crown.
"And Yoongi? The pup? What will happen then?" he questions.
"Not without you at least. And not until I'm sure it's safe."
Taehyung relaxes instantly, pressing a kiss to Jimin's crown.
"And Yoongi? The pup? What will happen then?" he questions.
Jimin shrugs his shoulders.
"We can go far enough that we'll be free of the city, but stay close enough so Yoongi can be in the pup's life as much as he wants, if he wants."
"We can go far enough that we'll be free of the city, but stay close enough so Yoongi can be in the pup's life as much as he wants, if he wants."
The possibility of Yoongi not wishing to have any part in their child's life cuts through him. He already loves their pup beyond anything he ever thought possible. The thought of Yoongi possibly rejecting their baby breaks his heart.
If he wants?" Taehyung questions, pulling back a little to look into Jimin's eyes.
"He was at his wits end, Jimin, completely lost without you. He didn't rest. Not for a single moment. He will want to be a part of your lives. I have no doubt in my mind about that!"
"He was at his wits end, Jimin, completely lost without you. He didn't rest. Not for a single moment. He will want to be a part of your lives. I have no doubt in my mind about that!"
Jimin murmurs an unsure "we'll see," closing his eyes as exhaustion takes over. He forces himself to think practically in order to avoid heartache further down the road.
He knows Yoongi will want a mate one day. He will want a mate and pups. A family. When that day comes, when he finally finds the person he wants to share his life with, how quickly will he toss Jimin and their pup to the side? How quickly will he put distance between them?
That is the last burdening thought on Jimin's mind before sleep clouds the edges of his vision.
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Jungkook peers into the living room a while later, a warmth pooling within him seeing the two sleeping, huddled together protectively.
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Jungkook peers into the living room a while later, a warmth pooling within him seeing the two sleeping, huddled together protectively.
He knows Jimin is still mad at him. He has made no secret of it since he was brought back two days ago.
Though Jungkook can't seem to care about his hostility. Not when he's now safe and back with Taehyung, both of them joined at the hip once again, where they belong.
Though Jungkook can't seem to care about his hostility. Not when he's now safe and back with Taehyung, both of them joined at the hip once again, where they belong.
He can take the uncomfortable silences and angry glares. He'll take them every day for the best of his life if it means hearing Taehyung's laughter ring out around his home again and both Jimin and then pup are safe.
Turning towards the kitchen, he sets about preparing them a hearty, home cooked meal.
After dinner, Taehyung sits on the sofa, staring off into the unknown.
After dinner, Taehyung sits on the sofa, staring off into the unknown.
Now that Jimin is back safely, now that everything has settled and the madness is over, at least for now, the full enormity of the past few months weighs heavily on him. Along with the news he is about to break to him.
Jimin's head rests in his lap until he sits up, his own expression grim as Jungkook joins them, a thick file in his hand as he takes a seat across from them.
"I know you wanted to speak with me, but whatever it is, can't it wait?" Jimin fires at the alpha, still sour over his treatment of Taehyung, unwilling to let it go no matter how much Taehyung asks him to.
"Actually, Mimi," Taehyung murmurs softly, taking Jimin's small hand between both of his own.
"I'm the one that suggested we talk to you as soon as possible. There are things you really need to know. It can't wait ."
"I'm the one that suggested we talk to you as soon as possible. There are things you really need to know. It can't wait ."
Jimin frowns, shaking his head, unsure what could possibly be of such urgency.
"I know," Jungkook interrupts.
"I know you must feel confused, and angry at having been dragged into all of this. But it was only done to protect yo-"
"I know," Jungkook interrupts.
"I know you must feel confused, and angry at having been dragged into all of this. But it was only done to protect yo-"
Listen, I've heard it all. I get it. It was to protect me. Us!" Jimin nods to Taehyung.
"And I'm grateful for that, really I am. But how do you explain all the bullshit in between?" Jimin argues in frustration.
"And I'm grateful for that, really I am. But how do you explain all the bullshit in between?" Jimin argues in frustration.
"With this," Jungkook reaches over, handing Jimin the file, watching the omega's brows pinch together.
Taehyung's rests his hand on the nape of Jimin's neck, his thumb running softly, protectively, over his scent gland, sharing a sad glance with Jungkook who begins,
Taehyung's rests his hand on the nape of Jimin's neck, his thumb running softly, protectively, over his scent gland, sharing a sad glance with Jungkook who begins,
"There are some things Yoongi has uncovered-"
Jimin shakes his head, cutting the alpha off mid sentence.
"Listen, I know all about Hera. About the diary. I've known for a while. He told me already."
Jimin shakes his head, cutting the alpha off mid sentence.
"Listen, I know all about Hera. About the diary. I've known for a while. He told me already."
"No," Jungkook murmurs. It's more than that. There was a whole web of corruption before then. One we couldn't possibly have predicted or prepared for. This," he points to the file.
"This is about you, your family, and why Yoongi hyung wanted to help you to begin with."
"This is about you, your family, and why Yoongi hyung wanted to help you to begin with."
Jimin's brows draw together, looking between the alpha and Taehyung.
"No. He,- he was trying to keep close to Hera and Jae-hyung to gather evidence on what happened with Hoseok," he corrects, though Taehyung gently informs him.
"No. He,- he was trying to keep close to Hera and Jae-hyung to gather evidence on what happened with Hoseok," he corrects, though Taehyung gently informs him.
"He already had everything he needed by then, but Hoseok didn't want to move forward with a case. He was too afraid they would come after Yoongi."
"What are you talking about?" Jimin whispers, his breaths deepening, his scent growing bitter as Jungkook moves to sit next to him, the omega now supported from either side, not knowing yet, just how much he will lean on them over the next hour.
"It's ok, Jimin-shi," Jungkook soothes.
"We'll talk you through it. First, I want you to try to remember, ok. You are not from the streets. You had a family," Jungkook releases a burst of shooting pheremones into the air as he opens the file on Jimin's lap.
"We'll talk you through it. First, I want you to try to remember, ok. You are not from the streets. You had a family," Jungkook releases a burst of shooting pheremones into the air as he opens the file on Jimin's lap.
The omega's sob catches in his throat, his fingers instantly running over a picture of two faces he had long forgotten, warm memories he has spent so long keeping buried deep, threatening to burst through to the surface of his mind.
Sadness engulfs him, his emotions threatening to drown him until he hears words that have him grasping desperately at those memories, losing himself in the truth of who he truly is as Jungkook reminds him warmly.
"You had a family, Park Jimin," he whispers.
"And a home. You had parents who adored you, and you were so very loved."
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"And a home. You had parents who adored you, and you were so very loved."
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Jimin stares at the files gripped tight in his hands. Now fully informed of everything Yoongi amd Namjoon had uncovered.
Taehyung silently weeps by his side, fully prepared for the omega to turn his back on him after everything his family has put him through.
Taehyung silently weeps by his side, fully prepared for the omega to turn his back on him after everything his family has put him through.
Jimin feels numb. Heartsick at having been robbed of his family and then raised by the very man responsible. A man who took pleasure in doing his very utmost to break him down and convince him he is nothing more than street scum, undeserving of his place in their home.
In a daze, he rises to his feet, the file dropping to the ground. Pages scatter along the soft rug beneath his feet while Taehyung's apologies fill the air.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know until two days ago I swear," he muffles into his palms.
"I'm so sorry."
"I'm sorry. I didn't know until two days ago I swear," he muffles into his palms.
"I'm so sorry."
Jimin sniffles, lifting Taehyung's chin with small, trembling fingers,turning his face up to look into his eyes.
With a tired gaze and a bruised soul, he whispers,
With a tired gaze and a bruised soul, he whispers,
"Never apologize to me for what he has done. You are a victim in all of this too. You are too pure and warm to bear the responsibility of his horrors. We lived the same nightmare, Taehyung. He did not show mercy to you just because you were his son," he chokes out.
"We bore the same bruises, inflicted upon us day after day. He is a monster. He terrorised us both, in equal measure. We lived that same constant fear, that same crippling childhood, afraid to breathe too loud for fear we would draw him on us."
"We were left half starved, expected to fend for ourselves, and punished brutally when we got it wrong. So do not ever apologise. You are not him. You are nothing like him, and you never will be. It's just not in you," Jimin bends to press a kiss to the crown of his head.
Taehyung buries his face into the soft swell of Jimin's tummy, wrapping his arms around his waist while he sobs.
Jimin's arms cradle Taehyung's head while he looks to the alpha who watches them both with pain stricken features.
Jimin's arms cradle Taehyung's head while he looks to the alpha who watches them both with pain stricken features.
Jungkook reaches first, slowly, tentatively, not wishing to impose, but needing Jimin to know that regardless of what has happened in the past, regardless of any hard feelings or bitter words the omega has spat at him, he is here for him too.
Jimin grasps his hand, squeezing tight. Riddled with sorrow for how blindly the alpha had tried to navigate the waters he had found himself dredged in, completely in the dark over the dangers Hera and Jae-hyung posed.
"I'm sorry," he whispers, gasping in shock when Jungkook gets to his feet and wraps his arms loosely around him.
"Don't be. You protected Taehyung fiercely," the alpha speaks, a hint of pride in his tone.
"Never change that."
Jimin nods, moving away after a moment, watching as Jungkook sits next to Taehyung, taking him in his arms.
"Never change that."
Jimin nods, moving away after a moment, watching as Jungkook sits next to Taehyung, taking him in his arms.
It calms something in Jimin seeing how easy, how naturally Taehyung goes to him, how gently the alpha handles him.
It fills him with a sense of peace when he realises that Jungkook has always handled him so delicately. It just hasn't registered with him until now.
It fills him with a sense of peace when he realises that Jungkook has always handled him so delicately. It just hasn't registered with him until now.
Turning on his heels, he slowly makes his way through the house, desperately seeking out the scent of safety and comfort that has long been a constant yearning ache in the pit of his stomach
He doesn't think, doesn't fight as he lets his omega lead the way, knowing full well where they will end up.
Climbing carefully into bed beside Yoongi, he curls into his sleeping form, quietly weeping for the life he could have had, for the family so cruelly taken from him.
Climbing carefully into bed beside Yoongi, he curls into his sleeping form, quietly weeping for the life he could have had, for the family so cruelly taken from him.
Resting his head in Yoongi's bare chest, he lets the warmth of the alpha's skin calm him as the beat of his heart lulls the omega into a restless sleep.
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Yoongi is woken abruptly, groggy and in pain to the sound of Jimin's whimpered plea's for mercy. The omega squirms next to him in his sleep, roughly jostling the alpha while his arms and legs flail in panic.
Yoongi cries out when Jimin's fist slams down hard on him, grasping his injured shoulder and bringing tears to his watering eyes while his breath catches in his throat.
Attempting to sit up with great effort while fighting the bout of dizziness and nausea that threatens to have him falling helplessly from the bed, he reaches with a pained groan, shaking the omega gently.
Jimin's eyes snap open, a feral hiss passing his lips while he bares his teeth. One hand moves to protect his tummy, his pup. The other wraps around Yoongi's throat on instinct, his nails digging roughly into the flesh.
#yoonminau
#yoonminau
Breathing heavily, he slowly becomes aware of his surroundings, of the warmth beneath his trembling palm before slowly releasing Yoongi with a choked out sob.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I had a bad dream," he sniffles, his eyes wide, filling with tears that cling heavily to his lashes but refuse to fall. Not until he shuts his eyes tight, whimpering when Yoongi's dressing begins to run red where his stitches have burst.
He shudders, hiccuping a trembled breath under the wild gaze of the tearful alpha who ignores his own pain.
Unable to tear his eyes away from the deep, savagely bitten angry mark on Jimin's scent gland, Yoongi whines in distress.
Unable to tear his eyes away from the deep, savagely bitten angry mark on Jimin's scent gland, Yoongi whines in distress.
Jimin breaks, crumbling before Yoongi, who struggles to catch his breath, his heart thundering in his ears while his alpha writhes in pain and unimaginable loss.
"W-ho? Jimin-ah, who did this," he forces out tightly past his clogged throat, the words barely loud enough, though Jimin still hears them.
Looking into Yoongi's eyes when the alpha reaches to run his thumb along the rough wound, he feels a searing ache carve its way into his heart.
When the elder leans in, softly tracing the entirety of the mark with his lips, he weeps in anguish.
When the elder leans in, softly tracing the entirety of the mark with his lips, he weeps in anguish.
Seo-hyuk. It was Kim Seo-hyuk. He marked me as his, so that if you ever came for me, you would be charged under omega law for the kidnap of another alpha's mate.
He did it, so no matter what happens, I'll have to go back to him, and next time, you won't be here to save me."
He did it, so no matter what happens, I'll have to go back to him, and next time, you won't be here to save me."
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Seokjin sits on the edge of Yoongi's bed, carefully re-stitching his re-opened bullet wound while Jimin paces back and forth across the carpeted floor.
#yoonminau #taekookau
#yoonminau #taekookau
Whispered apologies spill from his lips now and then, brushed away by Yoongi, who gruffly reminds him each time that it was an accident.
After Jimin leaves to fetch water and snacks for the alpha, Jin turns to give him a small dose of morphine, though Yoongi refuses.
After Jimin leaves to fetch water and snacks for the alpha, Jin turns to give him a small dose of morphine, though Yoongi refuses.
"No. I'm fine. I don't want any more of that," he grumbles, the pain gnawing at him incessantly.
"Yoongi," Jin reprimands. "You need to take something for the pain, this will work quickest!"
"Yoongi," Jin reprimands. "You need to take something for the pain, this will work quickest!"
Yoongi shakes his head, his frown growing when a wave of dizziness threatens to sweep him away, his head throbbing mercilessly.
"The only thing I need," he grits out, breathing harshly through his teeth as his pain torments him, twisting his gut,
"Is to be alert in case he wakes up distressed again!"
"Is to be alert in case he wakes up distressed again!"
"Take the meds. I'll be fine, " he hears from the doorway, looking over to where Jimin enters the room with a tray of drinks and snacks.
"No!"
His reply is swift and final before he adds, nodding towards Jin.
"Show him!"
"No!"
His reply is swift and final before he adds, nodding towards Jin.
"Show him!"
Jimin pales, shaking his head, a whispered "Yoongi, please. Not right now, " leaving him while his hands tremble.
"Show him. Now!" Yoongi demands, the snap of Dr. Kim's gloves being removed drawing both their attention to him while he eyes them curiously.
#yoonminau
"Show him. Now!" Yoongi demands, the snap of Dr. Kim's gloves being removed drawing both their attention to him while he eyes them curiously.
#yoonminau
"Show me what?"
Jimin swallows, not wanting to address or even think about the claiming mark on his throat. The implications are too frightening.
"It's nothing," he whispers, walking further into the room, placing the tray on the bedside locker.
Jimin swallows, not wanting to address or even think about the claiming mark on his throat. The implications are too frightening.
"It's nothing," he whispers, walking further into the room, placing the tray on the bedside locker.
Before he can move away, Yoongi grips his wrist, tugging him down to sit facing him.
His expression hardens, his eyes boring into Jimin's while he demands,
"I said show him, I won't ask again. Show him, before I show him myself! This is not something we can ignore"
#yoonminau
His expression hardens, his eyes boring into Jimin's while he demands,
"I said show him, I won't ask again. Show him, before I show him myself! This is not something we can ignore"
#yoonminau
Jimin's hackles rise, attempting to yank his wrist from Yoongi's grip with no success.
"Fuck you. I hate when you act like this! I'll show him when I'm ready so mind your damn business" He spits out, his anger boiling over.
"Fuck you. I hate when you act like this! I'll show him when I'm ready so mind your damn business" He spits out, his anger boiling over.
"Then hate me!" Yoongi growls, pulling him closer, nose to nose.
"Hate me, Jimin," he breathes against Jimin's lips.
"Because I'm making it my business whether you like it or not. So hate me. I can live with that."
"Hate me, Jimin," he breathes against Jimin's lips.
"Because I'm making it my business whether you like it or not. So hate me. I can live with that."
"But I can't live with myself knowing I haven't done everything possible to keep you and our pup safe and out of harm's way. Now fucking show him. Because as long as you are carrying my pup, this is my business!"
#yoonminau
#yoonminau
Jimin breathes out heavily, each warm puff of air he expels, blowing across Yoongi's cheeks, the alpha unwilling to back down as he stares deep into Jimin's sad eyes.
The pup. Of course. He wants to ensure his pups' safety. How could he have forgotten?
The pup. Of course. He wants to ensure his pups' safety. How could he have forgotten?
It is yet another disappointing reminder to him that in Yoongi's eyes, he is merely the bearer of his child. Nothing more. Nothing less. It fuels his frustration, has him attempting to once again wrestle himself from Yoongi's unyielding grip.
Through his anger, it takes him a moment to see the hurt and sorrow that clouds Yoongi's gaze. The alpha is just as angry and frustrated. Fearful of what lies ahead, of the burden he will have to carry even further in order to keep them all safe.
Huffing a breath of defeat, guilt rages within him. If Yoongi wants to keep them safe, if he's risking his life to do so, the least he can do is co-operate.
Slowly, he tugs on the collar of his shirt, exposing his ravaged scent gland fully to Jin's shocked gaze.
Slowly, he tugs on the collar of his shirt, exposing his ravaged scent gland fully to Jin's shocked gaze.
The doctor frowns, pulling on another pair of gloves while stepping closer.
He takes his time inspecting the wound carefully, cleaning it thoroughly, and pressing gently around the area to test for pain or infection.
He takes his time inspecting the wound carefully, cleaning it thoroughly, and pressing gently around the area to test for pain or infection.
Yoongi's eyes remain locked on Jimin's the entire time, the grip on his wrist loosening to instead tangles their fingers together, rubbing his thumb over the erratically racing pulse point of Jimin's wrist.
It calms the omega instantly, his gaze softening while Yoongi promises him everything will be ok. They search each other's eyes, for what, they're not quite sure, simply basking in the momentary peace they find hidden in their comforting depths.
"The area is quite inflammed, but there's no sign of infection, which is good. Do you mind if I take a picture?" Jin asks, pulling them out of their intimate yet strained bubble.
"No, go ahead," Jimin murmurs, his nerves skyrocketing the longer Yoongi's friend assesses him.
"No, go ahead," Jimin murmurs, his nerves skyrocketing the longer Yoongi's friend assesses him.
"Looks like he tried to tear a chunk out of you, rather than give you a claiming mark," Jin curses.
"He almost ripped right through your scent gland. This act was vicious. Though I do have some good news. There is no visible scarring on the parts that have healed."
#yoonminau
"He almost ripped right through your scent gland. This act was vicious. Though I do have some good news. There is no visible scarring on the parts that have healed."
#yoonminau
"It seems your body is rejecting his claim quite rapidly. Perhaps because you're carrying another alpha's pup. This should all heal pretty quick, but I do want to put a dressing on it to avoid any complications," he informs them.
"What? Really?" Jimin tears up while Jin nods, smiling warmly.
A wet, sibbed chuckle leaves him, his chest rising and falling rapidly.
His hand trembles in the alpha's warm hold while Yoongi tips his head back, swallowing down the well of emotion that surges through him.
A wet, sibbed chuckle leaves him, his chest rising and falling rapidly.
His hand trembles in the alpha's warm hold while Yoongi tips his head back, swallowing down the well of emotion that surges through him.
Pressing his forehead to Jimin's, he takes a deep, calming breath. Inhaling the soft, gentle sweetness of Jimin's scemt, his pain is momentarily forgotten while Jimin's relief filled laugh litters the air, both men instinctively leaning into each other.
"Did you mark him in return?" Jin asks cautiously, praying he didn't as he spreads a healing balm over the bite, then covering it with a soft dressing to protect it.
"No," Jimin shakes his head. "I didn't mark him. He demanded I do it, but I refused. I told him I'd bite right through his jugular and watch him bleed out if he were to bare his throat to me. He didn't seem too keen to push the matter after that."
Jin looks at Yoongi with a raised brow, a smirk adorning his lips seeing the pride burning clear as day in the alpha's eyes when he cups Jimin's cheek.
"Hey, that was too risky. He could have killed you!" he scolds lightly.
"Hey, that was too risky. He could have killed you!" he scolds lightly.
"I know," Jimin's eyes fill with tears, shaking his head. "But at that point, I was prepared for the possibility I would die there. I knew he would never let me leave," he sniffles.
Yoongi's heart squeezes painfully in his chest, closing his eyes when Jin asks gently,
Yoongi's heart squeezes painfully in his chest, closing his eyes when Jin asks gently,
"Did he,-did anything else happen?"
"No," Jimin's shoulders relax. "No, it didn't."
"Thank god," Jin whispers.
"No," Jimin's shoulders relax. "No, it didn't."
"Thank god," Jin whispers.
"I'll make a report of how you were marked against your will and send it to the proper authorities. But if you want my advice, to truly give him no leeway or chance to argue his case, one of you needs to mark the other, as a gesture of intention and promise to each other."
"That's something no law can go against, and you have many people who can vouch for you both, so take some time to think about it."
"Ok."
"No!" Yoongi and Jimin speak in unison.
"Ok."
"No!" Yoongi and Jimin speak in unison.
Jimin breathes slow and deep, frozen in place for a moment before turning to Yoongi.
"What? What did you say?"
"I said ok," Yoongi replies.
"It doesn't matter to me as long as the intention is clear. That you never intended to mate him."
"What? What did you say?"
"I said ok," Yoongi replies.
"It doesn't matter to me as long as the intention is clear. That you never intended to mate him."
"We can't do that. It's insane!" Jimin argues, looking between Yoongi and the doctor.
"You can mark me," Yoongi shrugs.
"You can mark me," Yoongi shrugs.
"It doesn't have to be me marking you if you're worried about being tied to me that way. One of us carrying the other's mark, and the fact you're carrying my pup and have been living here for a year, will leave him with no way out of these charges.
"But, my mark will be on you," Jimin frowns.
"I know," Yoongi nods.
"And you're ok with that?" Jimin scoffs, completely baffled by the alpha's nonchalance towards the issue.
"I know," Yoongi nods.
"And you're ok with that?" Jimin scoffs, completely baffled by the alpha's nonchalance towards the issue.
"Are you serious," Yoongi chuckles.
"I took a bullet for you. Of course I'm ok with a little teeth."
He smirks then,
"Though you already know that, don't you, Jimin-ah?"
"I took a bullet for you. Of course I'm ok with a little teeth."
He smirks then,
"Though you already know that, don't you, Jimin-ah?"
Jimin blushes wildly, hiding his cheeks behind his palms, turning to Jin.
"Can you give him more morphine? Enough to knock him out for a whole week. I can't with him!"
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"Can you give him more morphine? Enough to knock him out for a whole week. I can't with him!"
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Taehyung sits on the patio swing, shaded from the sun by a tall, blossoming tree overhead. Jungkook makes his way over with a large, two wick candle, wooden skewers, and a bag of marshmallows.
Placing them on the side table next to Taehyung's drink, he raises a brow when the elder speaks dismissively.
"I'm not in the mood to talk, so leave it."
"I'm not in the mood to talk, so leave it."
"Then we won't talk," Jungkook nods, lighting the candle wicks while Taehyung frowns at him in confusion.
He knows Jungkook has been trying his best to cheer him up this past week, to keep him from slipping further into the deep dark pit of despair that claws at his ankles, threatening to drag him under the depths of his sorrow. He doesn't have it in him to pretend he's ok.
"Whatever you're trying to do, forget it," he grumbles.
Crossing his arms, his thoughts once again wander to just how many families his fathers scheming has destroyed, and how horrifically he had changed the trajectory of Jimin's whole life.
#taekookau
Crossing his arms, his thoughts once again wander to just how many families his fathers scheming has destroyed, and how horrifically he had changed the trajectory of Jimin's whole life.
#taekookau
It pains Jungkook to see him so crippled by the harsh cold reality of just how corrupt and cruel his father truly is. The confirmation of Hera's release from prison has only added to his frustration and fear, darkening the heavy cloud hanging over him.
Though it doesn't deter Jungkook from trying to lift his mood. If anything, seeing Taehyung so downtrodden has him determined to bring back his smile and fill their home with his laughter.
Pointing a skewer at the elder, he smirks.
"If you must know, I came out here to sit in my garden, watch the sunset, and eat some toasted marshmallows. You just happen to be out here, prepared to give me hell."
#taekookau
"If you must know, I came out here to sit in my garden, watch the sunset, and eat some toasted marshmallows. You just happen to be out here, prepared to give me hell."
#taekookau
Taehyung snorts.
"Then why do you have two skewers, smartass?"
"Maybe I want to eat two at a time. I'm a hungry alpha, or have you forgotten?" Jungkook grins, wiggling his brows.
"Then why do you have two skewers, smartass?"
"Maybe I want to eat two at a time. I'm a hungry alpha, or have you forgotten?" Jungkook grins, wiggling his brows.
"Or," Taehyung retorts, "Maybe you're a terrible liar," he fails to suppress the light laugh that leaves him.
"You don't believe me," Jungkook's jaw drops, feigning offense. "Watch this."
"You don't believe me," Jungkook's jaw drops, feigning offense. "Watch this."
Jungkook sticks a marshmallow on top of each skewer, holding them over the candles flames.
It takes a few moments of rolling them in the heat before they begin to toast.
It takes a few moments of rolling them in the heat before they begin to toast.
Blowing on them to help them cool, he stuffs both into his mouth at the same time, his cheeks full and round.
Raising a brow as he chews, humming in delight as if to prove his point, he grins.
Raising a brow as he chews, humming in delight as if to prove his point, he grins.
Taehyung shakes his head, involuntary laughter spilling from his lips seeing the white gooey treat sticking to the alpha's lips.
"You're ridiculous. Do you know that?" his eyes twinkle
"Maybe I am," Jungkook smiles.
"But I'm ridiculous, AND I have toasted marshmallows."
"You're ridiculous. Do you know that?" his eyes twinkle
"Maybe I am," Jungkook smiles.
"But I'm ridiculous, AND I have toasted marshmallows."
He toasts another, cooling it before plucking the gooey mess from his skewer. He hums dramatically, licking the mess from his fingers.
Taehyung watches him for a moment, his smile slowly fading, bewitched by the smooth glide of the alpha's tongue as he cleans his sticky digits.
Taehyung watches him for a moment, his smile slowly fading, bewitched by the smooth glide of the alpha's tongue as he cleans his sticky digits.
Instantly flooded with memories of the alpha suckling his slick from them during the haze of one of his heats, his breathing grows shallow. Watching as Jungkook's dexterous fingers twirl the skewers with quick, sure movements, his toes curls.
#taekookau
#taekookau
He swallows, swiftly reminded of every soft brush and possessive grip those fingers had burned into his flesh, into his memory while the alpha had made him his, over and over through his heats.
#taekookau
#taekookau
He feels warm suddenly. Too warm as a flash of heat rolls through him, coiling tight in his gut. The ghost of a whine clings to the tip of his tongue while his thighs clench, overcome with desire so strong, it fills him with sinful thoughts of alpha.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Jungkook's movements still for a second, a knowing smile tugging on the corner of his lips.
His nostrils twitch, his heart rate picking up as he looks at Taehyung from beneath the peak of his cap.
#taekookau
His nostrils twitch, his heart rate picking up as he looks at Taehyung from beneath the peak of his cap.
#taekookau
His legs are pulled up to his chest, his arms wrapped around them, fingers locked together over his knees so tight it turns his knuckles white. His eyes are screwed shut, short panted little breaths passing his plump bitten lips.
Feeling the alpha's gaze on him, Taehyung opens his eyes, instantly finding the alpha's and gasping at the unbridled heat he sees in them.
Panicking, he wonders if the alpha can sense his arousal. His eyes swoop to Jungkook's lips, wishing to feel them against his own, yearning to once again know the press of them against every inch of his flesh.
#taekookau
#taekookau
"You good?" Jungkook asks, tilting his head to the side, his tone deep, gravelly, setting Taehyung's nerves alight.
"Yeah, I-,m'good," his eyes flicker back up to Jungkook's, burning the alpha with the desire blazing in his wide brown orbs.
#taekookau
"Yeah, I-,m'good," his eyes flicker back up to Jungkook's, burning the alpha with the desire blazing in his wide brown orbs.
#taekookau
Jungkook's tongue snakes out to play with his lip ring, almost pulling a whine from Taehyung who sits forward in a rush to distract himself, pulling one of the skewers from the alpha's hands and promptly biting into the sticky treat.
Jungkook pushes his forgotten glass of ice tea towards him, biting back a grin while teasing,
"Here, you look a little flushed. Maybe you should cool down."
"Here, you look a little flushed. Maybe you should cool down."
Taehyung gets to his feet, a rush of embarrassment flooding through him as he swallows, taking a step towards the alpha.
"What exactly do you mean by that!"
"What exactly do you mean by that!"
Jungkook rises to his feet too, breathing heavily, drawn to the man before.
"I mean, you look like you're about to combust," he moves closer, wrapping an arm around Taehyung's waist, tugging him close.
"And not because of the sun!"
#taekookau
"I mean, you look like you're about to combust," he moves closer, wrapping an arm around Taehyung's waist, tugging him close.
"And not because of the sun!"
#taekookau
Taehyung shoves him away, scowling.
"If you came out here to piss me off, then it worked. Congratulations. You're officially the most irritating alpha I know," he grumbles.
"If you came out here to piss me off, then it worked. Congratulations. You're officially the most irritating alpha I know," he grumbles.
Turning his back to Jungkook, he crosses his arms over his chest, alarmed at how quickly the alpha has seen right through him.
Though he doesn't walk away. He doesn't want to. And he couldn't even if he tried, rooted in place by an unknown force.
Though he doesn't walk away. He doesn't want to. And he couldn't even if he tried, rooted in place by an unknown force.
A warm wall of muscle presses against his back, pulling a sharp gasp from him. Jungkook's palm presses over the flat of his tummy, pulling him back so there's not an inch of space between them.
#taekookau
#taekookau
He inhales sharply, startled by the warmth of Jungkook's breath as it puffs against the shell of his ear, entranced by the sparks of heat that lick at his flesh beneath Jungkook's hands.
A vague, yet familiar sensation he wishes to chase after.
A vague, yet familiar sensation he wishes to chase after.
"If you want something, Taehyung," Jungkook murmurs,
"Then take it. There's not a damn thing on this earth I'd ever refuse you. Just say the word, and it's yours," his lips graze the elders throat, sending a shiver through him.
#taekookau
"Then take it. There's not a damn thing on this earth I'd ever refuse you. Just say the word, and it's yours," his lips graze the elders throat, sending a shiver through him.
#taekookau
Taehyung's closes his eyes, a sift wistful sigh leaving him.
It would be so easy to give in, to turn in his arms and take. Take everything he wants until they both lay sweaty and spent on Jungkook's sheets, a boneless, breathless tangle of limbs.
#taekookau
It would be so easy to give in, to turn in his arms and take. Take everything he wants until they both lay sweaty and spent on Jungkook's sheets, a boneless, breathless tangle of limbs.
#taekookau
But what then? What happens after? He reminds himself that Jungkook married him as a favour to Yoongi. And while yes, it was to keep him safe, a fact he is immeasurably grateful for, it doesn't quell the surge of hurt he feels knowing Jungkook married him out of pity.
And the alpha must get lonely, needy. It would be convenient for them both to fall into bed with each other, to forget themselves and why they're here. But the fact is, Jungkook hadn't wanted to marry him. Taehyung hadn't even registered on Jungkook's radar.
#taekookau
#taekookau
"All I want," he swallows down the lump in his throat, blinking back his tears,
"Is for this to be over. All of it. This mess with my family. This marriage. I want to live, Jungkook. And right now, I'm just stuck here," he chokes out,
"All I'm doing is existing!"
#taekookau
"Is for this to be over. All of it. This mess with my family. This marriage. I want to live, Jungkook. And right now, I'm just stuck here," he chokes out,
"All I'm doing is existing!"
#taekookau
"Then live," Jungkook rests his forehead in the crook of Taehyung's neck, wrapping his arms tight around him.
"Live, Taehyung. Live freely. No one is stopping you. Least of all me," he whispers, hypnotised by the silky tendrils of arousal that weave around him.
#taekookau
"Live, Taehyung. Live freely. No one is stopping you. Least of all me," he whispers, hypnotised by the silky tendrils of arousal that weave around him.
#taekookau
"God, you don't know, do you? Can't you feel it? Don't you even realise?" He breathes against Taehyung's throat, his smiling lips pressing gently against his scent gland before his tongue swipes over the flesh, sending a shiver through Taehyung's spine.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Taehyung's arms settle over Jungkook's, keeping them there, the brunette completely unaware of how he keeps the alpha's arms in place, refusing to let him loosen his hold. He squirms against him, his head falling back to rest against his shoulder.
#taekookau
#taekookau
A soft gasp leaves him, followed by a whimper as Jungkook teases the flesh of his scent gland between his teeth.
Heat prickles his flesh, his mind clouding over, as though it's no longer his own.
Heat prickles his flesh, his mind clouding over, as though it's no longer his own.
"Feel, Taehyung," Jungkook murmurs, pressing delicate kisses along his flesh, trying to draw out the warm living being Taehyung keeps locked away.
"Listen to your heart. Feel! Live, Taehyung. Tell me what you want."
#taekookau
"Listen to your heart. Feel! Live, Taehyung. Tell me what you want."
#taekookau
Taehyung's gasped moan catches in his throat, his stomach clenching tight as he whispers, almost delirious due to the cocktail of need and desire that rushes through his veins.
"W-want," he practically purrs, turning his head, burying his face into Jungkook's neck on instinct.
Mouthing at the flesh, he whines, pressing his hips back against the alpha's.
"I want," he breathes out shakily while Jungkook's chest rises and falls rapidly.
#taekookau
Mouthing at the flesh, he whines, pressing his hips back against the alpha's.
"I want," he breathes out shakily while Jungkook's chest rises and falls rapidly.
#taekookau
"What? Tell me! What do you want?" He smiles against Taehyung's throat while his alpha writhes in delight, demanding he lap at Taehyung's scent gland and soak up each weak, stuttered burst of his alluring, mouth watering scent as it leaks out.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Growling low in his chest, a growl of approval that has Taehyung trembling in his arms and nuzzling at the alpha's scent gland in turn, Jungkook parts his lips, biting down gently on the sensitive, causing Taehyung's knees to buckle.
Jungkook holds him up, revelling in the needy moan that filters into air before Taehyung turns in his arms.
Wide blown eyes take him in as the elder threads his fingers through the alpha's hair, tugging him close and crashing their lips together.
#taekookau
Wide blown eyes take him in as the elder threads his fingers through the alpha's hair, tugging him close and crashing their lips together.
#taekookau
White light flashes behind Taehyung's eyes, a rush of static rolling through him when Jungkook groans, crushing him to his chest. He lets his hunger for the alpha consume him, breathing in his scent and gliding their tongues together.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Catching Jungkook's bottom lip between his teeth, he mewls as his growl of approval vibrates right through his chest.
Gasping into each other's mouths, Jungkook grips his nape, his thumb brushing over Taehyung's scent gland, turning him dizzy before his whole world goes black.
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Jin walks through the door of Taehyung's bedroom, his signature chuckle littering the air.
"At this rate, I'm contemplating just renting out one of your spare rooms," he smiles at Jungkook before sitting on the side of Taehyung's bed.
"So tell me, what happened?"
#taekookau
"At this rate, I'm contemplating just renting out one of your spare rooms," he smiles at Jungkook before sitting on the side of Taehyung's bed.
"So tell me, what happened?"
#taekookau
Taehyung looks at Jungkook, his world turning upside down when they lock eyes, and a symphony of butterflies erupt through his tummy.
"Nothing happened," he mumbles, looking away sheepishly, a light blush coating his cheeks.
#taekookau
"Nothing happened," he mumbles, looking away sheepishly, a light blush coating his cheeks.
#taekookau
"Don't lie," Jungkook drawls. "I kissed you so good it rocked your world and you passed out."
"I was dizzy from the heat," Taehyung grits out, glaring daggers at the alpha.
"Your omega wants me," Jungkook's grins, leaning against the windowsill, crossing his arms.
#taekookau
"I was dizzy from the heat," Taehyung grits out, glaring daggers at the alpha.
"Your omega wants me," Jungkook's grins, leaning against the windowsill, crossing his arms.
#taekookau
"Don't be fucking insensitive," Taehyung breathes heavily, his throat clogging as the longing ache to feel whole again almost bowls him over.
"You know that's not possible."
#taekookau
"You know that's not possible."
#taekookau
"Actually, it is quite possible," Jin chimes in, taking Taehyung's wrist in his hand to check his pulse before taking his temperature.
"Whatever comforts help you feel safest, will most likely be what draws your omega to the surface
"Whatever comforts help you feel safest, will most likely be what draws your omega to the surface
"Whatever surrounding or people allow you to let your guard down may very well be the key to solving all of this," he smiles, showing the thermometer to Taehyung.
"See? Your temperature has risen slightly towards a more normal level, yet another sign things are moving forward in your favour. So tell me, what was it that allowed you to relax so much?"
"Don't lie," Jungkook drawls. "I kissed you so good it rocked your world and you passed out."
"I was dizzy from the heat," Taehyung grits out, glaring daggers at the alpha.
"Your omega wants me," Jungkook's grins, leaning against the windowsill, crossing his arms.
#taekookau
"I was dizzy from the heat," Taehyung grits out, glaring daggers at the alpha.
"Your omega wants me," Jungkook's grins, leaning against the windowsill, crossing his arms.
#taekookau
"Nothing!" Taehyung protests loudly, gesturing wildly toward Jungkook.
"In fact, I was really irritated at the time because,- because he was so infuriatingly annoying."
"In fact, I was really irritated at the time because,- because he was so infuriatingly annoying."
Jin smiles, shaking his head.
"And what was he doing in that moment that annoyed you so much?"
Taehyung scoffs, smirking in Jungkook's direction.
"Trust me, he doesn't need to do anything much. His mere presence is enough to annoy me."
#taekookau
"And what was he doing in that moment that annoyed you so much?"
Taehyung scoffs, smirking in Jungkook's direction.
"Trust me, he doesn't need to do anything much. His mere presence is enough to annoy me."
#taekookau
Jungkook's face falls, his mouth hanging open while he defends himself.
"Hey, that's not fair!"
Jin turns to him, nodding towards the door.
"Give us a few minutes alone, yeah?"
"Hey, that's not fair!"
Jin turns to him, nodding towards the door.
"Give us a few minutes alone, yeah?"
Jungkook nods, trudging solemnly to the door while glancing at Taehyung, who watches him from his spot on the bed, his chest twinging, confused by the disappointment that takes over the alpha's features.
Jin exhales as soon as the door clicks shut softly.
"Alright, out with it. Tell me the truth. As your doctor, I need full disclosure so I can advise you and correctly monitor the situation going forward.
"Alright, out with it. Tell me the truth. As your doctor, I need full disclosure so I can advise you and correctly monitor the situation going forward.
"I don't know," Taehyung breathes out, leaning back against his headboard. I just,- he was licking his fingers, and I swear, I'm not a weirdo, ok! But it reminded me of him when I was in heat and I don't know what happened."
"It's just, remembering those times I was close to him made me miss that feeling," he murmurs, playing with his fingers while a bashful pink hue colours his cheeks.
"I see," Jin hums, thinking for a moment on how best to explain his theory.
"I see," Jin hums, thinking for a moment on how best to explain his theory.
"You two are a bonded pair. You wear each other's marks, yet live in a strange limbo where neither of you can move backwards nor forwards. Not enough to be labelled a relationship, yet too much to be called a simple friendship."
"You want him, Taehyung. You want more with him, yet haven't voiced that. And now, in your omegas eyes, your bond consists of heat-addled sex because that's the only instance either of you have experienced any real intimacy together."
Taehyung listens eagerly, his lips parted as Jin easily makes sense of his confused thoughts, and all the unanswered questions that have been plaguing him.
"In that moment out in the garden, the reminder of that intimacy you both shared in the past was a comfort to you, so much so that you were able to let your guard down and it gave your omega the chance to come forward. Do you understand?" Jin asks softly.
Taehyung nods, his bottom lip trembling.
"I understand. It makes sense. But I'm scared. I'm scared everything will be too much. I'm scared to feel that pain again when all of this is over, and it's time for me to leave," he sniffles.
"I understand. It makes sense. But I'm scared. I'm scared everything will be too much. I'm scared to feel that pain again when all of this is over, and it's time for me to leave," he sniffles.
"I think he's scared too," Jin tells him gently.
"Of what," Taehyung's worried frown takes over his features.
"Of losing you," Jin speaks honestly, looking deep into Taehyung's eyes.
"Of what," Taehyung's worried frown takes over his features.
"Of losing you," Jin speaks honestly, looking deep into Taehyung's eyes.
"I think he's afraid of the day you walk out that door and leave his home and his heart empty. He's just putting on a brace face because he knows you didn't want this marriage. Your intention is to leave with Jimin, and he doesn't want to influence your decision or free will. "
Taehyung breathes harshly, his thoughts running a mile a minute.
"But he married me at Yoongi's request!"
"And?" Jin questions.
"And he didn't have feelings for me!" Taehyung mumbles, dipping his head low while Jin coo's softly.
"But he married me at Yoongi's request!"
"And?" Jin questions.
"And he didn't have feelings for me!" Taehyung mumbles, dipping his head low while Jin coo's softly.
"How can you be so sure, Taehyung? You came into this marriage refusing to so much as talk to him. Your feelings changed. So what makes you think the same hasn't been possible for him?"
Taehyung raises his head, his eyes glistening with unshed tears.
Taehyung raises his head, his eyes glistening with unshed tears.
"I'm nobody! I have nothing to offer him. He is Jeon Jungkook. He could have anyone. There are so many amazing omegas out there who come from normal, well respected families. Why would he want me?" He admits, his insecurities suffocating him.
Jin's heart squeezes in his chest as he takes both of Taehyung's trembling hands in his.
"Ok let me turn that statement around. He has had the opportunity to mingle with those omega's at all of those fancy galas he attends. And while he's had relationships and a couple of flings with some of them, they have never gone anywhere, never lasted."
"Because let's be honest, those amazing omega's who come from normal, well respected families, are all social climbers. It's a fact of life that these omega's are expected to marry into wealth to keep their families as high on that social ladder as possible.
"Jungkook may be naive at times, but he's not stupid. He clearly sees something in you that he has spent a long time searching for!"
"Like what," Taehyung murmurs, listening intently to Jin's words.
"Like what," Taehyung murmurs, listening intently to Jin's words.
"Your genuine warmth, to begin with. You truly care for the people around you. You're not pretentious by any means. You find joy in the simple things rather than being materialistic and always wanting and demanding more."
"And in the circles we run in, that's refreshing to see. Jungkook never wanted an omega who would bow down to him and pop out a couple of pups in exchange for social status. Jungkook wants a mate. Someone he can love and care for, who will love him in return."
"And let me finish by saying this. You are Kim Taehyung. And after everything you've lived through, your strength, resilience and warmth proves just how deserving you are of only the best. You deserve to let your guard down now, to rest and be cared for!"
Taehyung nods, his heart racing in his chest when he asks.
"So, what should I do?"
"So, what should I do?"
"You've been through a lot. I don't advise jumping into anything right now. Focus on spending time getting to know each other on a deeper level. Nurture your shared bond so you can be completely at ease around him. I'll tell him the same."
"That's your best shot at getting your omega back. After that, you both can decide if you want to move forward together, or separately."
Taehyung frets, his fingers grasping the sheets by his side.
"But what if I don't get my omega back. He won't want me then, right? Without the bond, there is no reason for him to feel any attachment!"
"But what if I don't get my omega back. He won't want me then, right? Without the bond, there is no reason for him to feel any attachment!"
"Oh you sweet pup!" Jin ruffles his hair.
"If you think he has feelings or an attachment to you simply because of your omega, then I suggest you start paying attention to just how often his eyes are on you while your omega isn't present."
"If you think he has feelings or an attachment to you simply because of your omega, then I suggest you start paying attention to just how often his eyes are on you while your omega isn't present."
"So you think he has feelings for me?" Taehyung whispers, his cheeks flushed and heart skipping a beat.
Jin exhales, getting to his feet.
Jin exhales, getting to his feet.
"It's not my place to say too much. But I've known Jungkook for years, and I've never seen him more broken than those days when you were unresponsive in hospital."
"Oh," Taehyung's heart squeezes, suddenly feeling giddy at the possibility Jungkook may have real actual feelings for him.
"I'm gonna go have a word with him. I'll be back in a few days to check in with you. Call me if there's any progress or if you have any questions."
"I'm gonna go have a word with him. I'll be back in a few days to check in with you. Call me if there's any progress or if you have any questions."
Taehyung sits in a daze, staring at the door as it closes behind the doctor, wondering if perhaps it's true?
Perhaps he should take more notice of how often the alpha's eyes are on him. Perhaps he should trust in Jungkook's gaze rather than his own invasive insecurities.
Perhaps he should take more notice of how often the alpha's eyes are on him. Perhaps he should trust in Jungkook's gaze rather than his own invasive insecurities.
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Jungkook joins him fifteen minutes later, knocking on the door before entering with a teasing,
"It's just me. Try not to swoon."
Taehyung snorts, tutting an exasperated "Shut up" while rolling his eyes.
#taekookau
"It's just me. Try not to swoon."
Taehyung snorts, tutting an exasperated "Shut up" while rolling his eyes.
#taekookau
His eyes examine Jungkook's features for a long moment then, noting the happiness in his bright eyes and how his whole demeanour appears lighter, more vibrant than it has been in recent weeks.
Jungkook has always had a witty and wild sense of humour. Taehyung had seen it any time the alpha had been around those he felt closest and more comfortable with.
To have that humour now directed toward him has his heart fluttering wildly in his chest.
To have that humour now directed toward him has his heart fluttering wildly in his chest.
The alpha points to his neck, to where Jin had removed the dressing over his scent gland.
Taehyung's eyes widen, his lips parting on a soft round "o".
"Look," Jungkook's eyes twinkle, standing in the centre of the room.
"It's healing already."
Taehyung's eyes widen, his lips parting on a soft round "o".
"Look," Jungkook's eyes twinkle, standing in the centre of the room.
"It's healing already."
Taehyung can see that. He nods, noting the slightly pink flesh, no longer oozing, only very barely inflamed.
"How? Why all of a sudden?" He asks, pleased the alpha's constant pain will no longer keep him up half the night.
"How? Why all of a sudden?" He asks, pleased the alpha's constant pain will no longer keep him up half the night.
"Jin hyung thinks it's because my alpha knows your omega hasn't rejected me," Jungkook steps closer.
"It's true. Isn't it?"
"It's true. Isn't it?"
Taehyung gasps, sitting forward slightly.
"Reject you? What are you talking about!" He rushes out before suddenly it kicks in. The reason that Jungkook has been so unwell.
"You said you had the same ailment as me. Why didn't you tell me?" He asks rather angrily.
"Reject you? What are you talking about!" He rushes out before suddenly it kicks in. The reason that Jungkook has been so unwell.
"You said you had the same ailment as me. Why didn't you tell me?" He asks rather angrily.
"You had enough to worry about. Don't be mad, ok. I didn't want you feeling any worse than you already did, " Jungkook explains softly.
"And anyway, it all worked out."
"And anyway, it all worked out."
Taehyung nods, his worried frown tugging at Jungkook's heart as he sits up on his knees on the bed.
"Still, you shouldn't keep things like this from me, Jungkook. You'll be ok now though, right? Because you kissed me?
"Still, you shouldn't keep things like this from me, Jungkook. You'll be ok now though, right? Because you kissed me?
"Well, actually," Jungkook grins. "You kissed me!"
"I didn't," Taehyung denies bashfully, shaking his head.
"You did," Jungkook raises his brow.
"Why would I do that?" Taehyung asks nervously.
"It doesn't sound like me at all!"
#taekookau
"I didn't," Taehyung denies bashfully, shaking his head.
"You did," Jungkook raises his brow.
"Why would I do that?" Taehyung asks nervously.
"It doesn't sound like me at all!"
#taekookau
"You're right," the alpha nods, his voice deepening drastically, his eyes growing warmer by the second in the elders' presence.
"It sounds more like your omega!"
Taehyung's jaw drops.
"What are you trying to say? What do you mean by that?"
"It sounds more like your omega!"
Taehyung's jaw drops.
"What are you trying to say? What do you mean by that?"
Jungkook chuckles.
"You want me, Taehyung. Or at least, your omega does. You kissed me."
"It was a heat of the moment thing," Taehyung hides his face in his hands, his cheeks burning.
Jungkook shakes his head, chuckling while he steps closer, tonguing his cheek.
#taekookau
"You want me, Taehyung. Or at least, your omega does. You kissed me."
"It was a heat of the moment thing," Taehyung hides his face in his hands, his cheeks burning.
Jungkook shakes his head, chuckling while he steps closer, tonguing his cheek.
#taekookau
"Was it? I really dont think so. You can push me away, deny it. But I know the truth. I saw it in your eyes, Taehyung. I smelled it in your scent. You kissed me because you wanted to. But you're forgetting, I kissed you back! I kissed you so good you fainted in my arms."
Taehyung throws a pillow at him, huffing out a breath.
"Will you shut up, you idiot. We kissed, and I passed out. Big deal. I was clearly overwhelmed."
Jungkook laughs, the sound loud and warm to Taehyung's ears.
"Will you shut up, you idiot. We kissed, and I passed out. Big deal. I was clearly overwhelmed."
Jungkook laughs, the sound loud and warm to Taehyung's ears.
"You're so smug. I hate it." the elder mutters.
"Why?" Jungkook questions, coming to sit on the edge of the bed while the elder fidgets nervously in place.
"I feel like you're laughing at me," he looks away for a moment before his eyes slowly move back to the alpha.
"Why?" Jungkook questions, coming to sit on the edge of the bed while the elder fidgets nervously in place.
"I feel like you're laughing at me," he looks away for a moment before his eyes slowly move back to the alpha.
"I promise you, Taehyung," Jungkook reaches out, booping his nose in a teasing manner.
"I am laughing at you."
"Oh just get out. You're so annoying," Taehyung grumbles, laying down and turning his back to him.
"I am laughing at you."
"Oh just get out. You're so annoying," Taehyung grumbles, laying down and turning his back to him.
"No wait, I'm kidding. I'm sorry," Jungkook chuckles, excitement rushing through him experiencing this playful banter with Taehyung.
"You're annoying!' Taehyung rolls over to face him.
"Annoying because you want me?"
#taekookau
"You're annoying!' Taehyung rolls over to face him.
"Annoying because you want me?"
#taekookau
"I'll move to Yoongi's," Taehyung deadpans, wiping the smirk right off Jungkook's face.
"You wouldn't."
"Wouldn't I," Taehyung tutts playfully.
"You wouldn't."
"Wouldn't I," Taehyung tutts playfully.
"Alright, I'll stop," the alpha concedes, suddenly looking rather nervous. Anyway, I wanted to talk to you seriously for a second."
"Oh, about what? What is it?
"You don't have to say yes."
"Jesus Jungkook, just spit it out. You're exhausting me."
"Oh, about what? What is it?
"You don't have to say yes."
"Jesus Jungkook, just spit it out. You're exhausting me."
"Ok, just hear me out, alright? I want us to start spending more time together. Hanging out, watching movies, or going sightseeing, or to the beach I know you love the beach. And to that new Jazz club that just opene-"
"Ok," Taehyung blurts out, one hand pressing to his stomach nervously.
"But, why? You don't have to. You know that, right? If you're worried about me being lonely, Jimin is here now, so it's ok. I'm fine."
"But, why? You don't have to. You know that, right? If you're worried about me being lonely, Jimin is here now, so it's ok. I'm fine."
His bottom lip catches between his teeth while Jungkook tilts his head to the side, seemingly analysing him for a moment, though truthfully, the alpha just wants to free the red, bitten flesh of Taehyung's lip from his teeth and soothe it with his tongue.
"Why?" he answers. "Well, because-" he pauses for a moment, feeling tongue tied and nervous, looking deep into Taehyung's eyes and almost losing himself in his curious gaze.
"Because I want to," he breathes out honestly. "I would like to spend more time with my husband."
"Because I want to," he breathes out honestly. "I would like to spend more time with my husband."
His words have Taehyung's breath hitching, mouthing a silent "ok" while the words wash over him, his stomach filling with excitement hearing Jungkook address him as his husband.
"And I want to kiss you twice, every day!" the alpha blurts out.
"And I want to kiss you twice, every day!" the alpha blurts out.
Taehyung coughs abruptly, choking on air while Jungkook continues with a smirk, reaching for Taehyung's hand and interlocking their fingers.
"It might help draw out your omega seeing as arousal seems to be the only thing that-
"It might help draw out your omega seeing as arousal seems to be the only thing that-
Taehyung shoves at his shoulder, scandalised.
"What the hell. You are so shameless. Can you not just blurt things out like that," he blushes.
"You have no tact. I'm an adult with needs. Arousal is completely normal," he defends.
"What the hell. You are so shameless. Can you not just blurt things out like that," he blushes.
"You have no tact. I'm an adult with needs. Arousal is completely normal," he defends.
"I know," Jungkook practically purrs. "But you melted in my arms when I kissed your scent gland," he leans closer.
"So," His eyes linger on the elders' lips.
"I think it's worth a shot. To try,-" he's suddenly breathless, swallowing harshly.
"To try draw your omega out!"
"So," His eyes linger on the elders' lips.
"I think it's worth a shot. To try,-" he's suddenly breathless, swallowing harshly.
"To try draw your omega out!"
"Mhmm. Yeah," Taehyung smirks, emboldened with courage seeing the alpha's reaction to merely talking about their kiss.
"Now who desperately wants who? Alright. We'll do it. I might as well get some use out of you."
"Now who desperately wants who? Alright. We'll do it. I might as well get some use out of you."
Jungkook tosses his pillow back at him. Shaking his head while tilting his chin up.
"I never said you were desperate in your want for me. Those are your words. But what an interesting turn of events."
"I never said you were desperate in your want for me. Those are your words. But what an interesting turn of events."
Taehyung inhales sharply, muttering an irritated,
"You're a pain in the ass."
Jungkook chuckles, rising to his feet and bending to press a soft lingering kiss to Taehyung's cheek.
"You're a pain in the ass."
Jungkook chuckles, rising to his feet and bending to press a soft lingering kiss to Taehyung's cheek.
Taehyung blushes wildly, instinctively burying his face in Jungkook's neck and lapping softly at his scent gland.
Jungkook stills, rooted to the spot and closing his eyes. His heart kicks wildly in his chest, slowly pulling back to lock gazes with the startled elder who seems to only now realise what he's done, looking away instantly.
"T-to promote healing," he babbles, clamping his mouth shut when Jungkook grips chin, forcing eye contact.
"Keep telling yourself that, but we both know the truth."
"Keep telling yourself that, but we both know the truth."
Softly pressing his lips to Taehyung's, he smiles into their kiss, feeling the tremor that rolls through the elder. Sliding his tongue along the soft pillowy flesh of his plump, bottom lip, he pulls back, watching as stars form in Taehyung's wide bashful eyes.
#taekookau
#taekookau
"Rest," he murmurs, his thumb coming up to brush gently over Taehyung's flushed cheek before turning on his heels to walk away.
Softly closing the door behind him, he stands with his back against it, his head resting against the wood when he tips his head back. Pressing a hand to his chest, he attempts to calm his wildly beating heart, a wide beaming smile parting his lips.
Behind the door, still kneeling on the bed and breathing short shallow breaths, Taehyung's hand comes up, his fingers brushing delicately over his lips with only one mind blowing thought rattling around in his head.
"What the hell just happened!"
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"What the hell just happened!"
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In the guestroom, Jimin and Yoongi sit awkwardly side by side. Things have never felt more strained between them than they do at this moment.
"Your wrist," Jimin exhales, taking the elders hand in his. I'll mark your wrist. When the time comes, it will fade quicker."
#yoonminau
"Your wrist," Jimin exhales, taking the elders hand in his. I'll mark your wrist. When the time comes, it will fade quicker."
#yoonminau
Yoongi nods, a dejected "Alright" leaving him when Jimin's small hands curl around his forearm.
Breaths turning heavy, they take each other in before Jimin slowly brings the alpha's wrist to his lips.
#yoonminau
Breaths turning heavy, they take each other in before Jimin slowly brings the alpha's wrist to his lips.
#yoonminau
It feels so unnatural, so clinical and wrong to be marking someone in this way. Not at all the magical experience he had always imagined would happen in the throws of passion with his chosen mate.
#yoonminau
#yoonminau
Jimin's lips part, his tongue coming out to softly glide along the scent gland on Yoongi's wrist. His teeth graze the flesh, tears filling his eyes as the alpha's scent seeps under his skin, flooding his lungs and clouding his mind.
#yoonminau
#yoonminau
His skin prickles, his heart fluttering beyond his control the moment he bites down, the taste of Yoongi's blood on his tongue soothing his soul. Though at the same time, it carves sharp pain deep into his heart.
This alpha will never be his to keep, his to hold and to love openly, freely, like he so longs for.
While his heart beats solely for an alpha that will never be his mate, he weeps.
#yoonminau
While his heart beats solely for an alpha that will never be his mate, he weeps.
#yoonminau
He sobs right there, sorrowful tears spilling from his lashes while Yoongi tries his best to hold himself together beside him. His free hand raises, gently caressing through Jimin's hair, comforting the omega while his alpha howls, demanding he mark him urgently
in return and complete their bond.
It physically pains him to hold back, though at the forefront of his mind, his main concern is comforting the tearful beauty retracting his teeth from his wrist and carefully laving his tongue over the wound he leaves behind.
#yoonminau
It physically pains him to hold back, though at the forefront of his mind, his main concern is comforting the tearful beauty retracting his teeth from his wrist and carefully laving his tongue over the wound he leaves behind.
#yoonminau
Yoongi places two fingers under Jimin's chin, tilting his face to take his lips in a slow, drugging kiss.
#yoonminau
#yoonminau
Jimin's tears wet the alpha's cheek, gasping as the slide of his warm wet tongue unfurls heat in his gut and bone deep yearning in his heart.
One hand cups Yoongi's nape, the other placed gently over his racing heart.
#yoonminau
One hand cups Yoongi's nape, the other placed gently over his racing heart.
#yoonminau
They kiss for so long Jimin grows dizzy, never wanting to let go, though desperately needing to breathe.
Pulling back, gazing into the alpha's slow blinking eyes, he almost blurts out three words he has been biting back for months now.
Pulling back, gazing into the alpha's slow blinking eyes, he almost blurts out three words he has been biting back for months now.
It shocks him back to his senses just how quickly he had almost spilt his secret, the repercussions sure to haunt him for years to come.
"What now?" Yoongi murmurs, pulling Jimin onto his arms.
"I'm cleared to go back home. I can help you pack," his fingers thread through Jimin's hair.
"I'm cleared to go back home. I can help you pack," his fingers thread through Jimin's hair.
"Actually," the omega shuffles further backwards, eyes stuck on the duvet cover, tracing its pattern.
"I think it's best if I stay here, best for both of us!"
"I think it's best if I stay here, best for both of us!"
"How is that best for both of us," Yoongi frowns, hiding his hurt, not wishing to add more strain to their already rocky situation.
But fuck, that kiss had blown his mind and forever fused his heart with Jimin's. Nothing in his life has ever felt more right than when Jimin's sharp canines had sunk into his skin, enveloping him in complete peace.
#yoonminau
#yoonminau
"Jimin, you don't have to stay here. You know you're welcome to come stay with me. It's our ho-"
"I want to stay here," Jimin interrupts, shaking his head adamantly.
"I want to stay here," Jimin interrupts, shaking his head adamantly.
"It's better this way," his tone hardens.
"I don't want to go back with you to be surrounded by you and your scent every day. I don't want that. Ok!"
"I don't want to go back with you to be surrounded by you and your scent every day. I don't want that. Ok!"
Jimin isn't even embellishing the truth. He doesn't want to go back. It would hurt too much. Better he distance himself now and prepare himself for a life without Yoongi, than prolong his hurt. He needs to be strong, resilient for when their pup comes.
Yoongi's heart leaps to his throat as he watches everything he wants slip hopelessly through his fingers.
"Oh!" His tone is deep, colder than usual.
"Alright. If that's what you want, I'll arrange for your things to be moved here."
"Oh!" His tone is deep, colder than usual.
"Alright. If that's what you want, I'll arrange for your things to be moved here."
His heart feels as though it's been ripped right from his chest, the gaping wound leaving him helplessly at Jimin's mercy. Putting on a brave face, he nods.
Jimin silently goes to his guest room, while Yoongi stays in his. Sleep evades them both, the ghosting touch of their final kiss still warming their lips while they mourn the loss of each other's presence from their lives. Leaving them equally cold, broken, and alone.
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I'll be back with more soon. Thank you for reading 💗
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#yoonminau
#taekookau
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Over the coming days, thick invasive walls form around Yoongi's heart. A defense mechanism both he and his alpha hide behind, the latter practically curled in on himself in an attempt to shut the world out and shield himself from the reality of their situation.
#yoonminau
#yoonminau
Jimin knows the alpha is avoiding him. Regret quickly becomes a heavy cloud hanging over his head. As soon as he enters a room, Yoongi makes his excuses and leaves.
Much to Jimin's horror, he fails to catch even the faintest trace of the alpha's scent.
#yoonminau
Much to Jimin's horror, he fails to catch even the faintest trace of the alpha's scent.
#yoonminau
Guilt fills him upon hearing Seokjin has left him a month's supply of scent blockers, knowing full well that his words have led Yoongi to such extreme measures in order to shield the omega from a scent he insisted he no longer wanted to be around.
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Jimin has never in his life wished to take back his words as much as he does now. Though he makes no effort to voice his thoughts, determined to protect his heart and focus on their unborn pup.
It burns him, however, leaves his heart weak and his being filled with an empty, tormenting sense of longing and loss, knowing he will never have the alpha again as he did before. Knowing his lips will never grace the warm pale flesh he yearns to feel against his own.
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#yoonminau
He tries to convince himself that the hardest part is over. He has set boundaries and kept his distance as much as he can while co-existing temporarily under the same roof.
So why does his heart morbidly cry out for the alpha more and more with each passing day?
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So why does his heart morbidly cry out for the alpha more and more with each passing day?
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Taking a seat at the kitchen table, visibly shaken, paler than usual, and exhausted from the lack of rest, Yoongi avoids Taehyung and Jungkook's worried gazes.
"Still haven't talked to him?" Jungkook asks, flipping bacon and pancakes in a pan.
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"Still haven't talked to him?" Jungkook asks, flipping bacon and pancakes in a pan.
#yoonminau #taekookau
"How can I when he made it clear he doesn't want to talk, or be around me!" Yoongi's answer comes out harsher than intended. Uttering a breathy apology, he slumps into a chair in the adjoining dining room, his expression hopeless.
"Are you ok, hyung?" Taehyung takes a seat beside him while Jungkook serves up plates of steaming food for breakfast.
"You've been so quiet.'
"I'm fine. I'm not hungry," Yoongi frowns dismissively, though Taehyung quickly scolds him.
"You've been so quiet.'
"I'm fine. I'm not hungry," Yoongi frowns dismissively, though Taehyung quickly scolds him.
"No, you're not fine. Don't lie to me. And hungry or not, you won't be leaving this table until you've eaten something. You're still recovering! You need to start taking care of yourself."
Yoongi glares at him, though he's not in the mood to argue. He simply doesn't have the heart. He forces himself to eat slowly, swallowing down each bite past the lump in his throat and the ever-present knot in his stomach.
"What do we do going forward," Jungkook asks, a hint of concern in his tone.
"I hate to bring this up, but we can't keep avoiding it. Jae-hyung and Seo-hyuk have been quiet. Too quiet. And while I'm grateful for the reprieve, I'm not fool enough to think they've backed off!"
"I hate to bring this up, but we can't keep avoiding it. Jae-hyung and Seo-hyuk have been quiet. Too quiet. And while I'm grateful for the reprieve, I'm not fool enough to think they've backed off!"
Yoongi stills, his gut twisting while he swallows thickly, remembering the envelope Namjoon presented him with the previous night.
Shoving the food around his plate aimlessly, Yoongi ponders his next move.
Shoving the food around his plate aimlessly, Yoongi ponders his next move.
"We have to try get ahead of this!" He grumbles.
"One step ahead of them. And fast, but we can't do that or move forward until we've figured out exactly who Seo-hyuk is!"
"One step ahead of them. And fast, but we can't do that or move forward until we've figured out exactly who Seo-hyuk is!"
"We know he's Hera's father, but where did he come from? What is his connection to all of this?"
"Kim Seo-hyuk, is Kim Jae-hyung's illegitimate half brother, and Taehyung's half uncle."
"Kim Seo-hyuk, is Kim Jae-hyung's illegitimate half brother, and Taehyung's half uncle."
Three heads turn towards the door, taking in Jimin's swollen eyes and tired features.
He joins them, sitting next to Taehyung and filling his plate while his stomach rumbles, all the while answering Yoongi's queries, yet avoiding his gaze.
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He joins them, sitting next to Taehyung and filling his plate while his stomach rumbles, all the while answering Yoongi's queries, yet avoiding his gaze.
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Taheyung sags in his chair, holding his head in his hands while his mind reels. How many more secrets has his family kept under lock and key. How many more set backs can he possibly take without crumbling.
"How did you find that out?" Jungkook's tugs on his brows while he sits forward to pull Taheyung's chair closer to his own, wrapping an arm around his shoulder and holding him close in his protective embrace.
Taheyung goes to him easily, resting his head on the alpha's shoulder while Jimin answers him.
"Myung!" Jimin shrugs his shoulders.
"Myung!" Jimin shrugs his shoulders.
"The guard who helped me! So, Taehyung's grandfather had an affair five years before his wife gave birth to Taehyung's father. Said wife threatened to go public with it and ruin his image if he didn't cut all ties with his mistress and newborn."
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"Then, about twenty years ago, his business took a severe hit. One he couldn't recover from. His stocks were sold to a private investor for next to nothing, right under his nose. He went bankrupt."
"Turns out, the private investor was Seo-hyuk, intent on taking revenge against his father for abandoning him as a kid, and turning him away from his office when he tried to make contact once he reached the age of eighteen."
"The crazy part is, it was Jae-hyung who went behind his father's back and sold all those shares to Seo-hyuk, both cashing in and sharing the cut when Seo-hyuk sold off the business. I guess greed has always been one of their greatest motivations," Jimin mumbles.
"How could Jae-hyung do that to his own father," Jungkook appears completely shocked, while Taehyung sits in complete silence with his head downturned, once again reminded that his father has not got one decent bone in his body.
"I guess some people are only capable of thinking of themselves," Yoongi's cold tone cuts through the air.
Jimin looks up from his plate to see Yoongi's icy glare boring into his own, his jaw ticking in frustration as he continues.
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Jimin looks up from his plate to see Yoongi's icy glare boring into his own, his jaw ticking in frustration as he continues.
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"Some people are simply unwilling to look at the bigger picture or acknowledge whats right before them, uncaring of the hurt they cause other's," he pushes his chair out, angrily getting to his feet while staring Jimin down.
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#yoonminau
"Some people just don't give a flying fuck, no matter how hard you try to make their lives better. Because for some people, it doesn't matter how much you show them you care. Your all will never fucking be enough!" he growls, watching tears pool in Jimin's eyes.
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#yoonminau
"What are you saying?" Jimin shoves his plate away, his voice wavering, thick and warbled.
"What exactly are you trying to insinuate?" his chin wobbles, hurt coursing through him in the face of Yoongi's obvious anger and disdain towards him.
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"What exactly are you trying to insinuate?" his chin wobbles, hurt coursing through him in the face of Yoongi's obvious anger and disdain towards him.
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"I think it's pretty clear what I'm insinuating!" the alpha bites out.
"You insist on turning me away, accusing me of not giving a fuck, but you're just projecting your own shit onto me. It's you who doesn't care, Jimin-ah. And I know I'm right, because it seems I hit a nerve!"
"You insist on turning me away, accusing me of not giving a fuck, but you're just projecting your own shit onto me. It's you who doesn't care, Jimin-ah. And I know I'm right, because it seems I hit a nerve!"
Jimin scoffs then, a bubble of teary laughter leaving him as he retorts harshly.
"Fuck you. You know, you're a one of a kind type of asshole Yoongi. Really. Quit acting so wounded when you couldn't give a single shit about me! Just.fucking admit it."
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"Fuck you. You know, you're a one of a kind type of asshole Yoongi. Really. Quit acting so wounded when you couldn't give a single shit about me! Just.fucking admit it."
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Yoongi heaves a deep breath, shaking his head while his shoukdes droop. A mask of indifference comes down, blanketing over the pain that cuts right through his heart.
Avoiding the omega's loathsome glare, he turns on his heels, walking to the guest room to gather his things.
Avoiding the omega's loathsome glare, he turns on his heels, walking to the guest room to gather his things.
Jimin remains at the kitchen table, unable to move, unable to blink away the tears that blur his vision while Jungkook turns to him.
"That was really out of line. You both need to talk, calmy." he scolds, not backing down when the omega snaps.
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"That was really out of line. You both need to talk, calmy." he scolds, not backing down when the omega snaps.
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"Yeah, ok, go ahead. Call me out, but I don't see you giving him shit for what he said!"
"You think I haven't given him shit? Think again! But I won't give shit over things that aren't true. He cares, Jimin. The efforts he's gone to over the past year, not to mention the bullet wound in his shoulder, are proof of that!" Jungkook defends, while Taehyung interrupts.
"None of that means he owes him anything, Jungkook. If he doesn't want to be with him, then that's his choice. He can't be expected to forever be indebted to him!"
"That's not what I'm saying, Taehyung. Don't twist my words. I'm simply saying stop giving him shit for things we all know aren't true. And let's be honest, he does want to be with him. He's terrible at hiding it," Jungkook levels Jimin with a weary gaze.
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"Isn't that right? You want to be with him. But you're pushing him away? You're hurting right now, and so is he! And for what? You both need to sit down and work through whatever this shit is, but neither of you are willing to take that step forward," he exhales heavily.
Jimin remains seated, rooted to the spot, shocked that Jungkook had seen right through his feelings for the alpha who consumes his thoughts day and night. He remains still, unmoving, until Yoongi walks past the door again, pulling a small suitcase of his belongings behind him.
He moves then, on autopilot, panic flooding through him as he follows Yoongi towards the front door, Taehyung and Jungkook hot on his heels.
"Where are you going," Jimin blurts out, his tone tinged heavily with worry, his words prompting Yoongi to turn and face him.
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"Where are you going," Jimin blurts out, his tone tinged heavily with worry, his words prompting Yoongi to turn and face him.
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"Home. I'm going home first!" He answers shakily, holding Jimin's anxiety riddled gaze, waiting for him to say something, anything to make him stay, anything at all that would give him a glimmer of hope.
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Jimin swallows, sniffling softly, nodding his head.
"And after that?" He whispers.
His bloodshot eyes tear at Yoongi's heart, have him stepping forward, reaching out to pull him into his arms, though Jimin shakes his head, taking a step back.
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"And after that?" He whispers.
His bloodshot eyes tear at Yoongi's heart, have him stepping forward, reaching out to pull him into his arms, though Jimin shakes his head, taking a step back.
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Jungkook sighs behind them, Taehyung unable to tear his sad gaze from them as they literally and figuratively tiptoe around each other, and around the obvious, strong, unwavering emotions that bind them together.
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Yoongi visibly deflates, sorrow clouding his gaze as he closes off his emotions to the omega, now nothing more than a cold, empty shell of whom he once was, numb to his core.
"After that I'm going to see Hoseok," he tears his eyes away from Jimin, leaving the omega bereft at his sudden exhausted demeanor while the alpha reaches into his suitcase and hands a thick brown envelope to Jungkook.
Jimin's scent turns bitter, heavy in the air, weighed heavily with worry, fear, and bone deep heartache.
I've officially been served for the kidnap of Kim Seo-hyuk's mate!" Yoongi locks eyes with Jungkook, his hands trembling, terrified of the unknown, of what might happen to Jimin, to his pup if a day comes where he isn't there to protect them.
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#yoonminau
"I have to hand myself in."
Yoongi ignores Jimin's sharp pained gasp, fearing he will break should he look at him, choosing instead to focus on Jungkook.
"You can't just hand yourself in. You've done nothing wrong," Taehyung steps closer to him, his eyes pleading.
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Yoongi ignores Jimin's sharp pained gasp, fearing he will break should he look at him, choosing instead to focus on Jungkook.
"You can't just hand yourself in. You've done nothing wrong," Taehyung steps closer to him, his eyes pleading.
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"Taehyung's right!" Jungkook agrees.
"You need to think this through. We need to come up with a plan to put a stop to them. They're relentless. You and Jimin," he looks to the pale, wide-eyed omega whose every breath leaves him on a short stuttered burst.
"You need to think this through. We need to come up with a plan to put a stop to them. They're relentless. You and Jimin," he looks to the pale, wide-eyed omega whose every breath leaves him on a short stuttered burst.
"You can't leave," the alpha bites out.
"You can't fight this alone. You're stronger together. You both have enough proof to clear this up. And with Jin's report, it's indisputable. He's carrying your pup for christ sake why are you running!"
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"You can't fight this alone. You're stronger together. You both have enough proof to clear this up. And with Jin's report, it's indisputable. He's carrying your pup for christ sake why are you running!"
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"I'm not running," Yoongi snaps back, staring at the floor while all the fight slowly drains out of him picturing a future full of endless battles to keep the Kim's at bay.
"I know, alright! I know we're stronger together. I trust it, even if he doesn't," he gestures toward Jimin.
"But what happens after we get them off our backs this time? What then?" He forces out harshly.
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"But what happens after we get them off our backs this time? What then?" He forces out harshly.
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"After this is cleared up, what next? What other sick twisted plan will they have up their sleeve? l can't keep going on like this," he chokes out.
"I can't fight something if I don't know what I'm up against. I don't know how to fight this anymore!" He chokes out.
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"I can't fight something if I don't know what I'm up against. I don't know how to fight this anymore!" He chokes out.
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"I'm going to visit Hoba, to see if I can change his mind about building a case, because we need everything we've got to take them down. Otherwise, all of this has been for nothing and I cant-.." he swallows heavily, his chest heaving with a fear filled, shuddered breath.
Jimin steps forward then, just out of arm's reach, his heart wilting at the thought of being so far away from the alpha who he only now realises, is barely holding it together. He wills Yoongi to look at him, wishing to comfort him, though not feeling he has the right to now.
"I'll come with you," Jungkook blurts out, worry lacing his features as they draw taut, pinching his brows together.
"No!" Yoongi huffs, running a hand through his hair, visibly stressed and anxious.
"No!" Yoongi huffs, running a hand through his hair, visibly stressed and anxious.
"I need you here to keep them safe," he gestures to Jimin and Taehyung.
"If things don't work out with Hoseok, when I get back, I'll pay the Kangs a visit!"
"If things don't work out with Hoseok, when I get back, I'll pay the Kangs a visit!"
Silence fills the space between them, an empty void of nothingness setting everyone on edge. Taehyung shakes his head with wild eyes while Jimin, hardly able to breathe past the panic that consumes him, let's a pained whine pass his lips.
It's Jungkook who finally breaks the silence when Yoongi turns away to shrug on his jacket, wincing as the strain of stretching his arm into his sleeve tugs on his healing injury.
"Do you have a death wish? You can't seriously be still considering that. They'll kill you as soon as you step foot in their territory!" He tries to reason, though Yoongi's mind is set. He won't change it now. He will do whatever it takes to keep Jimin safe.
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"Joon will stop by while I'm gone to check in and be an extra set of eyes around here. I've called in a security team, just in case they're needed," he mumbles, reaching for his baggage and twisting the door handle.
"Stop!" Jimin calls out shakily, his legs carrying him towards the alpha while his wildly beating heart thunders in his ears.
"This is insanity, Yoongi. You can't do this!"
"This is insanity, Yoongi. You can't do this!"
This feels all wrong. Watching Yoongi walk away, not knowing when he will see him next, or if it's even safe for him to be out in the open, feels like swimming against a wild amd unruly current that threatens to sweep him away.
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#yoonminau
His heart aches, squeezing in his chest when Yoongi stills, looking over his shoulder, his heart skipping a series of beats seeing the pain Yoongi can no longer hide.
"Stop!" the omega pleads.
"Just.. Just wait, this is too much. Too much too soon," he pleads.
"You haven't even fully healed yet. What if something happens to you? What if you get hurt?"
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"Just.. Just wait, this is too much. Too much too soon," he pleads.
"You haven't even fully healed yet. What if something happens to you? What if you get hurt?"
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"I'll be fine!" Yoongi manages, his throat closing around each breath as the longing to pull the omega into his arms and breathe him in, to surround himself in the calming scent of home, has him almost abandoning his plans.
Shaking himself of the thought, he repeats in a desperate attempt to convince himself that all will be ok, that no matter what, they'll all get out of this in one piece.
"I'll be fine. Everything will be fine!"
"I'll be fine. Everything will be fine!"
With that, he steps through the door, closing it softly behind him while Jimin stays behind, fighting back tears. Swamped by the incessant urge to go after him and make him stay a while longer, he trembles in place.
Taehyung's arms wrap around him, his chin resting on his shoulder, soothing the omega who stares at the door, willing the alpha to come back to him, and feeling utterly disappointed and heartsick when he doesn't.
His omega whimpers in his mind, cursing him to the moon goddess for pushing the alpha away, for letting him leave with the thought in his mind that Jimin wishes to have nothing more to do with him.
Though Jimin still insists it's for the best that he lets the alpha go. He almost succeeds in convincing himself too. But the constant dull ache in his chest, and the empty pit that opens up in his gut, tells him what he already knows deep down.
He's made a terrible mistake. One there may be no coming back from. A mistake he could have easily avoided if he had let his heart lead him to the only alpha he will ever accept as his.
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Jungkook's visible stress and overwhelmed pheromones bear down heavily on Jimin as they pick at their dinner plates later. Getting up to open a window, he takes a few deep breaths of fresh air before turning to the alpha.
"I'm sorry," he murmurs, taking his seat back at the table.
"I never meant to make him leave or feel unwelcome. I just don't want him to settle for me out of a misplaced sense of duty or responsibility!"
"I never meant to make him leave or feel unwelcome. I just don't want him to settle for me out of a misplaced sense of duty or responsibility!"
Jungkook places his cutlery on his plate, exhaling heavily.
"Fuck, Jimin. I'm sorry. This isn't your fault. None of it! We're all swimming blind here, trying to make the best choices."
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"Fuck, Jimin. I'm sorry. This isn't your fault. None of it! We're all swimming blind here, trying to make the best choices."
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"Whatever is going on with you two is not my business, but you need to know that he's not the type to just settle. He wouldn't waste his time. And I'm sorry if I upset you earlier. I'm just worried about him. I was really hoping to stall his visit to Hoseok."
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#yoonminau
"He had intended to visit Hoseok once he knew he had to drop the charges against Hera. I was just hoping he wouldn't have to go alone," he breathes out heavily, leaning back in his chair, throwing his head back.
"He took it the hardest when Hoseok left."
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"He took it the hardest when Hoseok left."
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"They were kind of a thing on and off for a few years, but Hoseok was never the same after what happened. Yoongi tried to get him as much help as possible until Hoseok begged to be relocated somewhere away from it all. It was so hard for them both," he ends on a whisper.
Jimin frowns, looking down at his plate.
"Oh, He never told me any of that. He never went into much detail. I knew they were close, but I didn't realise they were that close," he gnaws at his bottom lip, a myriad of thoughts and worries rushing through his mind.
"Oh, He never told me any of that. He never went into much detail. I knew they were close, but I didn't realise they were that close," he gnaws at his bottom lip, a myriad of thoughts and worries rushing through his mind.
"It wasn't common knowledge," Jungkook sighs, watching Taehyung, who silently observes Jimin, studying his features and instantly picking up on his nervous habits.
Jimin continues to worry his bottom lip, his omega cursing him for having turned down the alpha's offer coming back home and effectively sending him off into the arms of his ex lover.
With worry knotting his stomach, he reaches shakily for his glass of water, sipping slowly from it while his free hand tugs and twists the overly long sleeve of his cardigan between his fidgeting fingers.
He swallows down his worry, focusing on more important issues.
He swallows down his worry, focusing on more important issues.
"How has Hoseok been doing? Is he ok? How is he coping? It can't be easy for him being so far away from everyone he knows," he murmurs, his heart clenching for the elder who had seen his whole life and his prospects for the future quite literally go up in smoke.
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"It's a long road ahead for him," Jungkook looks solemn, a sadness in his eyes unlike anything Taehyung and Jimin have witnessed from him before.
"The physical scars are healing. But the mental scars, I don't think he will ever recover from those."
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"The physical scars are healing. But the mental scars, I don't think he will ever recover from those."
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In a small secluded house on a little known island off the coast, away from anything and anyone that could possibly pose a danger to him, an unexpected knock on the door has Hoseok almost jumping out of his skin.
Instant terror claws at him, sending goosebumps prickling along his flesh while ice floods his veins.
His hands tremble uncontrollably, fumbling in his attempts to unlock his phone and open the surveillance app Yoongi had set up for him when he moved in.
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His hands tremble uncontrollably, fumbling in his attempts to unlock his phone and open the surveillance app Yoongi had set up for him when he moved in.
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When he eventually does, a sob breaks from his throat, almost stumbling in his rush to get to the door and tear it open.
Yoongi gasps, shoved backwards with the force of Hoseok's body barrelling into him, clinging to the elder while happy sobs wrack through him.
Yoongi gasps, shoved backwards with the force of Hoseok's body barrelling into him, clinging to the elder while happy sobs wrack through him.
They remain like this, simply holding each other, Yoongi gently soothing and scenting the younger as a means to calm and comfort him, whispering gently.
"It's alright sunshine, relax, breathe for me," until he slowly relaxes in Yoongi's arms.
"It's alright sunshine, relax, breathe for me," until he slowly relaxes in Yoongi's arms.
Pulling back, he stares into the alpha's eyes, his warm smile tinged with the loneliness and isolation he has willingly subjected himself to for the past two years.
"It's good to see you, hyung." he watches Yoongi, his smile slowly fading when the alpha's gaze flickers over his face. Having forgotten himself for a moment.
he ducks his away, pulling his hoodie further over his head in an attempt to hide himself.
he ducks his away, pulling his hoodie further over his head in an attempt to hide himself.
Yoongi pulls him back, grasping both sides of it, pulling it down.
His eyes shine while his lips turn up at the corners, his gums on display.
"It's good to see you too. Don't hide that pretty face from me!" he murmurs while Hoseok's eyes fill with tears.
His eyes shine while his lips turn up at the corners, his gums on display.
"It's good to see you too. Don't hide that pretty face from me!" he murmurs while Hoseok's eyes fill with tears.
Pulling his hood back up roughly, he steps inside, gesturing for Yoongi to follow, ignoring his compliment.
Yoongi follows, his joy at seeing Hoseok slowly fading as he walks through the home, noting each of the covered mirror's, and the window blinds drawn in every room.
Yoongi follows, his joy at seeing Hoseok slowly fading as he walks through the home, noting each of the covered mirror's, and the window blinds drawn in every room.
"Please, don't think I'm strange," Hoseok whispers, emotion clogging his throat, while Yoongi pales in dawning realisation.
"I just haven't gathered enough courage to look at my reflection yet. Even if I did," he struggles to get the words out, his voice cracking with each attempt before finally speaking his fears aloud.
"I know I'll never look the same as I did before. I'll always be this-... this horror. Every time I look at my face, I'll remember everything. The burning, the smell of singed hair and charred skin. And honestly, hyung, even if I did look, I wouldn't even recognise myself!"
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In a dark office, angrily brooding and furiously impatient, Kim Seo-hyuk answers his phone.
"This better be fucking good," he grits out, his fingers drumming on his desk as the concerning, dwindling numbers in his bank account stare back at him from his computer screen.
"This better be fucking good," he grits out, his fingers drumming on his desk as the concerning, dwindling numbers in his bank account stare back at him from his computer screen.
A deep, confident chuckle comes through the line, Jae-hyung grinning from ear to ear as his driver cuts the engine. Stepping out of his car to sit in the hood, he lights up a cigarette.
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"Oh, this is good. It's better than good," he informs his elder half-brother.
"Min flew out of Seoul after lunch. His return flight isn't for another two weeks. We have people waiting to do-" he pauses for a second, his seedy grin widening further.
"Min flew out of Seoul after lunch. His return flight isn't for another two weeks. We have people waiting to do-" he pauses for a second, his seedy grin widening further.
"Waiting to do business with us! So, if we want to snatch our bargaining chips back, this is our window."
Seo-hyuk nods, his pleased smirk evident in his town, even through the call.
"Excellent. Let's move forward with our relocation plan then."
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Seo-hyuk nods, his pleased smirk evident in his town, even through the call.
"Excellent. Let's move forward with our relocation plan then."
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"We need to get off the grid, lay low for a bit. It's not looking like Min will hand himself in anytime soon, and we can't make a move until we're absolutely sure we can pull this off and make a clean getaway, somewhere the omega's won't be found!"
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#yoonminau #taekookau
"You think this will work with the Kangs breathing down our necks?" Jae-hyung questions warily, a note of doubt in his question.
"It will work. It will!" Seo-hyuk grits out."
"It will work. It will!" Seo-hyuk grits out."
"It has to work, or else it will be our heads on the chopping block. Do you have eyes on them?" the elder drawls, a plan quickly forming in his head as he gets to his feet, pacing the floor.
Jae-hyung looks through his binoculars, flanked by two men. Chuckling dryly, he watches Jimin and Taehyung curled up on the sofa, unaware of the set of eyes that invade their privacy, while Namjoon and Jungkook huddle together near the garden swing, talking animatedly.
"I do. I see them!" Jae-hyung confirms.
"Good!" Seo-hyuk murmurs.
"Take note of their schedules over the next week. What time Jeon comes and goes and any visitors to the home."
"Good!" Seo-hyuk murmurs.
"Take note of their schedules over the next week. What time Jeon comes and goes and any visitors to the home."
"Pay extra attention to times the omega's are alone, and for how long. When we're sure they're alone and we have a decent amount of time, that's when we'll strike. Got it!"
"Got it!" Jae-hyung agrees, ending the call
A grin splits his features as he keeps watch over Jungkook's home from a nearby tree lined hill. Far enough away to be hidden from sight, yet close enough not to miss any important details.
"Soon," he thinks to himself.
A grin splits his features as he keeps watch over Jungkook's home from a nearby tree lined hill. Far enough away to be hidden from sight, yet close enough not to miss any important details.
"Soon," he thinks to himself.
Soon they will take back both omega's and relocate, somewhere Min and Jeon will have no hope of ever tracking them down. Then they can leave this whole mess with the Kangs behind and start fresh elsewhere, with the omega's new diary's, and a lifetime of endless profit.
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After Yoongi's departure, Taehyung approaches Jungkook about their arrangements to try to awaken his omega. The first two days of scheduled kisses, or rather, quick pecks on the cheek, go over his head, done with before he's even had a chance to feel them.
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The following three days, he stands stiff and awkward, rigid while Jungkook fleetingly presses their lips together before thumbing over his scent gland. It leaves a lot to be desired, confusion and frustration a constant niggling presence at the back of Taehyung's mind.
He wonders now if he had simply imagined the spark of electricity and the wild burning lust he felt the last time they kissed. Or the warm sense of belonging that had washed away each of his insecurities and fears because this! Well, this is just terrible.
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On the seventh day, after being pulled into Jungkook's arms for a short, yet warm embrace, the alpha leads him down the hall to his office, now turned into a nesting space/studio. It's an amateur painter's paradise, filled with all the supplies he may need.
Soft lighting gives the space a calm feel, while a warm soft rug on the floor, surrounded by cosy fabrics for him to nest in should he wish to do so, have the brunette instantly wanting to curl up in them, even if the instinct to build a nest isn't in him anymore.
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#taekookau
A bluetooth speaker in the desk plays soft jazz music, soothing Taehyung instantly while he turns to the alpha.
"What is all this?"
"What is all this?"
Jungkook has been spoiling him all week with little gestures and gifts, lifting his mood and pulling him out of his misery for a little while until Namjoon arrives, bringing with him a whole new wave of peace and comfort to soothe him long into the evening.
Jungkook looks around the room, avoiding Taheyung's gaze, a shy, almost startled look in his eyes while he replies.
"I've noticed you haven't painted since we got back home. So this is your own space, to come and paint, or wind down when you feel tense and irritable."
"I've noticed you haven't painted since we got back home. So this is your own space, to come and paint, or wind down when you feel tense and irritable."
"Are you calling me moody," Taehyung fires out, both hands resting on his hips, a stance Jungkook recognises as the elders intent to argue bitterly, leading the alpha to throw his hands out, shaking his head.
"I-no-... I'm saying you're doing your best and trying to adjust still. I wanted to see if trying new methods to help you ground yourself would help," he defends wholeheartedly.
Grabbing Taehyung's hand, he pulls him towards the double French doors leading to the back garden.
Grabbing Taehyung's hand, he pulls him towards the double French doors leading to the back garden.
Taehyung's eyes light up, his heart soaring seeing empty planters of all different shapes and sizes, bags of compost, and potted plants bursting with flowers and bright blooms in an array of mesmering colours.
Jungkook smiles when the elder turns to him, his lips parting on a soft breathy, "You remembered?" His gaze lingers on Jungkook's warm doe eyes, his cheeks turning pink when the alpha nods.
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#taekookau
Jungkook remembers it clearly, their first civil outing together. It was a simple affair, a visit to Seoul's Botanical gardens. In Jungkook's romantic mind, this marks their first date, months after they married, and right after he helped Taehyung with his heat.
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The omega had lit up in his presence, told him how he had always hoped to work with flowers and landscaping, though his father had harshly refused his request, ridiculing him for his reasoning.
Ha had told Jungkook that the only photograph he had ever seen of his mother, was of her surrounded by a garden of flowers. Though his father had burned it right before his eyes.
"Somehow!" He had explained, "when I'm surrounded by flowers too, I feel connected to her!"
"Somehow!" He had explained, "when I'm surrounded by flowers too, I feel connected to her!"
Jungkook had felt a pang of sorrow at the time seeing the wistful longing in his eyes. He had watched on, endeared as Taheyung's fingers lovingly brushed over soft delicate petals, bending to sniff a new flower every time they moved onto a new enclosure.
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"You did all this for me?" Taheyung's soft spoken words pull him back to the present, shock and wonder glimmering in his sparkling eyes.
"Of course," Jungkook murmurs, softly.
"I want you to be happy, to finally have a space where you can feel close to your mother. You can start here, by creating your very own garden, for her," he nods to the large flower bed already dug and prepped for use.
"I want you to be happy, to finally have a space where you can feel close to your mother. You can start here, by creating your very own garden, for her," he nods to the large flower bed already dug and prepped for use.
"Thank you," Taehyung whispers, his lips turning up in a breathtaking smile that smashes into Jungkook's heart like a freight train.
His stomach flips, speechless for a moment before he babbles out an almost unrecognisable,
"It's only a little thing."
His stomach flips, speechless for a moment before he babbles out an almost unrecognisable,
"It's only a little thing."
Taehyung sways on the balls of his feet, his hands clasped behind his back while looking to the ground, his eyes glimmering with unshed tears of gratitude.
"This isn't a little thing, Jungkook. Not to me," he says, his chest filling with emotion.
"This isn't a little thing, Jungkook. Not to me," he says, his chest filling with emotion.
Jungkook nods, the air between them growing tense, awkward as neither knows what to say next.
The alpha clears his throat, mumbling a gentle,
"I'll let you get started then. Have fun. I'll be inside if you need any help," before leaving him alone.
The alpha clears his throat, mumbling a gentle,
"I'll let you get started then. Have fun. I'll be inside if you need any help," before leaving him alone.
Taehyung eyes him warmly, watching him leave, giddy excitement bubbling in his chest as he gets to work googling how best to go about planting his precious blooms and how to maintain healthy growth.
Jimin joins him a short while later, sitting on the grass at the edge of the large flower bed.
"So, you two are getting along pretty well, huh?" He smiles cheekily while Taehyung's glances at him, shrugging his shoulders.
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"So, you two are getting along pretty well, huh?" He smiles cheekily while Taehyung's glances at him, shrugging his shoulders.
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"Yeah," he nods, thinking for a moment. "Yeah, I guess we do. It's about time, right?."
Jimin chuckles, nodding in agreement.
"You know, you're too calm right now. How are you not freaking out? You do know what this is, right?" He questions with a smirk, his brow raised.
Jimin chuckles, nodding in agreement.
"You know, you're too calm right now. How are you not freaking out? You do know what this is, right?" He questions with a smirk, his brow raised.
"Of course I know. They're gardening supplies, obviously!" he points out, digging further into the dirt.
Jimin laughs, his smile wide and endeared.
"Oh baby. Come here, you sweet pup!" he reaches, pulling Taehyung over to sit next to him, resting his head on his shoulder.
Jimin laughs, his smile wide and endeared.
"Oh baby. Come here, you sweet pup!" he reaches, pulling Taehyung over to sit next to him, resting his head on his shoulder.
"This is a courting gift, Taehyung! And a pretty special one if you ask me!"
He throws himself back in the grass with a giggle when he looks up, watching Taehyung's face drop in shock.
He throws himself back in the grass with a giggle when he looks up, watching Taehyung's face drop in shock.
"No, it is not. You're ridiculous," Taehyung splutters, his cheeks turning pink, shaking his head rapidly.
"Why would you even think that?"
"Why would you even think that?"
"Oh I don't know!" Jimin hums, getting to his feet, a warm smile adorning his features.
"Maybe because he's given you a courting gift every day this week. Or maybe because of the particular flowers he has presented you with. I'm surprised you haven't picked up on it yet!"
"Maybe because he's given you a courting gift every day this week. Or maybe because of the particular flowers he has presented you with. I'm surprised you haven't picked up on it yet!"
Taehyung frowns while Jimin wanders back inside.
Jungkook has been giving him courting gifts all week?
Jungkook has been giving him courting gifts all week?
"Pregnancy is really affecting you, Jimin," he chuckles to himself, turning to pass his gaze slowly over each bloom until suddenly, violently, an explosion of butterflies erupts in his tummy.
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#taekookau
Seeing the red rose shrubs, tulips, and carnations, all already planted and dispersed around the flowerbed brings a wave of warmth to his chest. The orchids, peonies and petunias have him breaking out in an unstoppable smile.
While his long time fascination with flowers rushes back to him, symbols of love, hope, and healing litter the space around him, bringing life to the bright green garden that had previously been void of such vibrant colours
Taheyung doesn't quite know what to do with himself, time standing still when his eyes wander to the red chrysanthemums and Alstroemeria.
Unconditional love, soulmate, best friend, his mind supplies through a haze of emotion.
Unconditional love, soulmate, best friend, his mind supplies through a haze of emotion.
Tears spring to his eyes, his heart leaping and falling in his chest while he fights between the urge to run inside and demand confirmation from the alpha, and the more realistic possibility that the flowers chosen are merely a coincidence.
He sticks with the latter, knowing the shame of being wrong is something he can't possibly risk.
He continues planting until late in the evening, dropping his trowel and getting to his feet with a beaming smile the moment Namjoon steps out into the back yard to greet him.
He continues planting until late in the evening, dropping his trowel and getting to his feet with a beaming smile the moment Namjoon steps out into the back yard to greet him.
"Hyung, hi," he runs up to him, grabbing the alpha's hand and pulling him further into the garden.
"Look what I've been doing all day. Do you like it? I'm almost halfway done" he explains eagerly, his eyes wide and smile bright.
"Look what I've been doing all day. Do you like it? I'm almost halfway done" he explains eagerly, his eyes wide and smile bright.
"Like it? I love it. You've done a beautiful job" Namjoon murmurs, resting a hand on Taheyung's shoulder, smiling while the younger hands him a pair of gardening gloves.
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Watching with a pained frown from the patio door, Jungkook's shoulders tense.
Namjoon has called every evening since Yoongi left. And the moment he arrives, Taehyung seems to gravitate towards him.
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Namjoon has called every evening since Yoongi left. And the moment he arrives, Taehyung seems to gravitate towards him.
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The two engage in lengthy discussions, often seated next to each other beneath the setting sun.
Jimin sneaks up next to Jungkook, startling the alpha whose heart leaps into his throat.
Jimin sneaks up next to Jungkook, startling the alpha whose heart leaps into his throat.
"You seem tense!" He speaks matter of factly, giggling when the alpha jumps, blurting out a harsh,
"Jesus, don't sneak up on me like that. And I'm fine, don't make a fuss," he sulks.
Watching his expression morph into one of sadness, Jimin probes,
"Are you sure?"
"Jesus, don't sneak up on me like that. And I'm fine, don't make a fuss," he sulks.
Watching his expression morph into one of sadness, Jimin probes,
"Are you sure?"
Yeah," Jungkook hums, ducking his head when Taehyung throws his own back to laugh at whatever Namjoon has just said.
"Just. It's nothing, nevermind."
"Just. It's nothing, nevermind."
"I know it's not nothing," Jimin follows his line of vision. "Your scent can't lie. It's so overwhelming that it's giving me a headache. Talk to me," the omega urges, leaning against the patio glass, fingers pressing to his temple.
Jungkook runs a hand through his hair, wincing.
"It's just, they've gotten so close, so quick. It's like when he's here, I don't even exist. I got him all these supplies, and he didn't even think to ask for my help. But the second Namjoon gets here, he's elbow deep in dirt."
"It's just, they've gotten so close, so quick. It's like when he's here, I don't even exist. I got him all these supplies, and he didn't even think to ask for my help. But the second Namjoon gets here, he's elbow deep in dirt."
"Oh," Jimin chuckles, tilting his head to the side.
"You're jealous!"
Jungkook's eyes glisten, his voice barely a whisper as he admits,
"I'm not jealous. I'm scared! I really thought if I tried hard enough, we could be something."
"You're jealous!"
Jungkook's eyes glisten, his voice barely a whisper as he admits,
"I'm not jealous. I'm scared! I really thought if I tried hard enough, we could be something."
"Oh, Jungkook," Jimin reaches out, gently rubs his arm, his eyes round in understanding.
"Don't be. It's not my place to say, but take it from me. You have absolutely nothing to be scared of when it comes to Taehyung. Please don't give up yet!"
"Don't be. It's not my place to say, but take it from me. You have absolutely nothing to be scared of when it comes to Taehyung. Please don't give up yet!"
Jungkook studies Taehyung and Namjoon for a long moment, a weary sigh leaving him.
"I dont know. Are you sure? I feel like I'm intruding in my own home!" He murmurs, peering at the pair outside while his heart thuds dull and heavy in his chest.
"I dont know. Are you sure? I feel like I'm intruding in my own home!" He murmurs, peering at the pair outside while his heart thuds dull and heavy in his chest.
"I'm sure!" Jimin pats his shoulder, his statements oozing confidence as he turns, walking to the kitchen to make some snacks.
Jungkook nods, taking a deep breath of semi-relief, glancing out the door once more before following him.
"So, how are you doing?" he asks.
"With the whole Yoongi thing?"
"So, how are you doing?" he asks.
"With the whole Yoongi thing?"
"I'm fine!" Jimin's spine turns rigid at the mention of the alpha's name, begging his mind not to wander to thoughts of what Yoongi might be doing right now, holed up in the middle of nowhere with his ex.
"Sure you are," Jungkook raises his brow, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Your scent is bitter as fuck, but you're fine!"
Jimin looks off into nothing before slowly turning to face the alpha.
"Your scent is bitter as fuck, but you're fine!"
Jimin looks off into nothing before slowly turning to face the alpha.
"I'm fine," he nods. "I keep telling myself that, day after day. And someday, maybe I'll learn to believe it. But for now, I have to be strong. I have to convince myself I'm fine, even when I'm not, because I can't afford to break, Jungkook!"
He sniffles, blinking back tears while placing his hand protectively over his tummy.
Jungkook steps closer, his gaze softening, looking into the omegas' watery eyes while resting his hands on his shoulders, giving them a supportive squeeze.
Jungkook steps closer, his gaze softening, looking into the omegas' watery eyes while resting his hands on his shoulders, giving them a supportive squeeze.
"You are worrying for nothing, Jimin. I promise you. For whatever reason, you seem to truly think he doesn't care. But deep down, I believe you know it's not true. And it's not my place to say," Jungkook smiles, feeding Jimin's own words back to him.
"But you will realise sooner or later just how much you mean to him. He won't rest until you do. Take it from me, don't worry about breaking. Not when it comes to Yoongi. He won't let you down."
He leaves Jimin dazzled in the kitchen, clutching a hand over his racing heart before he rushes to follow after him.
"Hey!" He calls out, smiling when the alpha's chuckle reaches him.
"Hey, stop! What exactly do you mean by that?
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"Hey!" He calls out, smiling when the alpha's chuckle reaches him.
"Hey, stop! What exactly do you mean by that?
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The following evening, when Namjoon visits, Jungkook doesn't feel nearly as tense as he has all week. Watching the alpha interact with Taehyung, he only feels a mild sense of panic, though he dampens it down when Jimin smiles at him, warm and reassuring.
The kiss he shared with Taehyung earlier had only been significantly less awkward, a huge improvement on the kisses they had shared at the beginning of the week, much to his relief. Though that relief is overpowered somewhat by the non-existent progress of awakening his omega.
He can feel Taheyung's frustration too, can see it in the tense set of his shoulders, his snappy retorts, and the faraway look in his eyes that grows increasingly hopeless after each kiss shared.
Gathered around the living room together to watch a movie, Jungkook is completely lost in thought, strongly considering the possibility of asking Jimin for advice on how he can help Taehyung, from an omega's point of view.
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#taekookau
Jimin's sudden sharp gasp pulls him from his thoughts and back into the present. Following his line of vision while his nostrils flare, looking to where Taehyung sits, his warm smile slowly fades.
Taehyung has fallen asleep, his head tilted and resting on Namjoons shoulder. Namjoon in turn, rests his cheek on the crown of Taehyung's head, he too fast asleep while Taehyung's scent bleeds strong and steady into the air around them.
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#taekookau
Jimin looks at Jungkook then, the alpha's jaw tense, his eyes empty as he takes in the scene before him.
Rising to his feet, without a word, avoiding Jimin's worried gaze, he leaves the room, lost and alone as he accepts what he has been denying all week.
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Rising to his feet, without a word, avoiding Jimin's worried gaze, he leaves the room, lost and alone as he accepts what he has been denying all week.
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Taehyung doesn't find comfort in him. At least not on a level he needs to in order to bring his omega back.
He has, however, found that level of comfort in Namjoon, without the elder alpha having to even try.
He has, however, found that level of comfort in Namjoon, without the elder alpha having to even try.
Sitting on his bed, he reaches for the scented candle wrapped in a pretty blue bow that sits on his nightstand.
Pomegranate, Amber, elderflower, and honey. A candle he had specially commissioned, a perfectly blended combination of both their scents.
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Pomegranate, Amber, elderflower, and honey. A candle he had specially commissioned, a perfectly blended combination of both their scents.
#taekookau
He unties the ribbon, lifting the lid of the candle and bringing it to his nose to give it a light sniff.
To say his whole being lights up like a firework upon inhaling their combined scents would be an understatement.
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To say his whole being lights up like a firework upon inhaling their combined scents would be an understatement.
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Tears pool in his eyes instantly, his head dropping into his hand. His stomach twists while pain rips through his heart before he slowly gets to his feet.
Dropping the candle into the wastebasket near his window, he slowly comes to terms with the fact that this courting gift, one that means so much to him, one he had hoped would mean just as much to Taehyung, will never see the light of day.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Turning his gaze out the window to the flower bed he had dug with Taheyung in mind, his heart clenches tight.
Doused in crushing painful waves of torment, the garden full of blooms waves back, mocking him in the gentle summer breeze.
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Doused in crushing painful waves of torment, the garden full of blooms waves back, mocking him in the gentle summer breeze.
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A garden he had dug for Taheyung as a courting gift. A garden Taehyung had brought to life with Namjoon. Yet the bed of flowers, shaped by all the love and adoration the alpha feels for his husband, doesn't even scratch the surface of how much love he holds for him.
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#taekookau
It's a yearning heart that his husband doesn't even see, too blinded by the alpha lawyer who with an ease Jungkook wishes he possessed, drew out Taehyung's omega, shattering any hopes Jungkook has been harbouring of them sharing a long, loving marriage together.
#taekookau
#taekookau
Turning his back on the one courting gift he had hoped would bring them closer together after all others had been ignored, he is left with no choice but to admit defeat. He had promised to do whatever it takes to help Taehyung get his omega back.
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#taekookau
And as much as it pains him, he intends to keep that promise. It just hadn't ever occurred to him that keeping his promise would mean having to step aside and watch on, while Taehyung finds happiness in the arms of another.
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"You don't even see that you're making me appear different to everyone else, helpless and pitiful. I don't want pity. I don't want to feel different or seen as weak. I want my life back!" He sniffles.
"I want to feel normal. Please," he blinks, a lone tear sliding down his scarred cheek.
"I don't need your protection. I need your support. And for the record. I'm not the omega you should be protecting!" He finishes, looking back into the living room.
"I don't need your protection. I need your support. And for the record. I'm not the omega you should be protecting!" He finishes, looking back into the living room.
Jimin stands beside the double French doors, one hand nursing his temple, the other cradling his softly rounded tummy.
"Right now, Yoongi, he is the picture of pure and utter defeat. Shift your focus to where it belongs. Talk to him. You both need it!"
"Right now, Yoongi, he is the picture of pure and utter defeat. Shift your focus to where it belongs. Talk to him. You both need it!"
"I'm sorry," Yoongi whispers, resting his chin on Hoseok's shoulder.
The omega turns to face him, a softly scolding look in his features while he shrugs him off.
"You fool, I'm not the one you should be apologising to.
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The omega turns to face him, a softly scolding look in his features while he shrugs him off.
"You fool, I'm not the one you should be apologising to.
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Namjoon arrives half an hour later, bursting through the door and rushing into the living room, sweeping Hoseok into a bruising hug.
He scents him deeply, thoroughly, tears springing to his gold shimmering eyes while the omega's watery giggle filters into the air.
He scents him deeply, thoroughly, tears springing to his gold shimmering eyes while the omega's watery giggle filters into the air.
"You are never leaving my sight again," Namjoon smiles wide, pulling back to cup Hoseok's cheeks, simply taking in his presence.
"Yeah, yeah, I've missed you too," Hoseok teases, pulling the alpha down into the seat next to him.
"Yeah, yeah, I've missed you too," Hoseok teases, pulling the alpha down into the seat next to him.
"Aren't you going to greet me at all?" They hear from the doorway, six heads turning just as Seokjin pushes himself forward and reaches for the omega, pulling him into a warm hug, refusing to let him go.
Jimin's stomach twists with nausea while everyone chats excitedly about Hoseok's return.
He can't help but notice the warm beaming smile Yoongi continuously shoots the omega's way, an overbearing feeling of loss waging a war within him.
He can't help but notice the warm beaming smile Yoongi continuously shoots the omega's way, an overbearing feeling of loss waging a war within him.
He gets to his feet with the excuse of needing a glass of water, though Namjoon stops him, speckles of gold still gleaming in his eyes, ordering gently,
"Sit, rest. You look exhausted. What has happened to you since yesterday? You were doing so well!"
"Sit, rest. You look exhausted. What has happened to you since yesterday? You were doing so well!"
He presses his palm to Jimin's forehead, frowning at the barely there shake of the omega's head and wide watery eyes that gaze back at him.
Yoongi watches on, his gaze slowly dropping to the floor as he fully registers just how pale and anxious Jimin is.
He swallows thickly, frowning as he looks back up.
"Is,...Is the pup ok?"
He swallows thickly, frowning as he looks back up.
"Is,...Is the pup ok?"
Jimin wants to snap, to retort with a shitty reply like, "Yes, the pup is fine. Thank you for finally remembering them!"
He doesn't though,not wishing to cause anymore strain or upset for Hoseok who has finally taken the brave step to venture back to the city that ruined him.
He doesn't though,not wishing to cause anymore strain or upset for Hoseok who has finally taken the brave step to venture back to the city that ruined him.
Turning to look at Yoongi, he locks eyes with him briefly before averting his gaze, unable to look into those big brown orbs without exposing his true feelings and the hurt and betrayal he feels.
He brought this on himself somewhat. He knows that. He has pushed Yoongi away one too many times until finally, he pushed him into Hoseok's arms. Though the knowledge doesn't hurt any less.
Swallowing down the bitter tears clogging his throat, he answers.
"The pup is well. I'm just overwhelmed. I'm happy you're home safe, both of you," he then nods to Hoseok who watches him with eyes so big and warm, full of sympathy, it almost breaks him.
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"The pup is well. I'm just overwhelmed. I'm happy you're home safe, both of you," he then nods to Hoseok who watches him with eyes so big and warm, full of sympathy, it almost breaks him.
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Excusing himself politely, he bids them all goodnight before padding out of the room, leaving them drowning in his anguished scent.
Namjoon slowly turns to Yoongi, his Jaw clenched, the gold speckles in his eyes glimmering brighter now.
Namjoon slowly turns to Yoongi, his Jaw clenched, the gold speckles in his eyes glimmering brighter now.
"You've been back in town for two days, yet you're only asking about the pup now?"
Jungkook's eyes widen, then his brows furrow.
"You've been back for two days? Why didn't you tell Jimin? Or stop by to check in on him, or see if he needed anything?"
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Jungkook's eyes widen, then his brows furrow.
"You've been back for two days? Why didn't you tell Jimin? Or stop by to check in on him, or see if he needed anything?"
#yoonminau
"It was my fault," Hoseok mumbles guiltily.
"Travelling took a lot out of me, and I needed a little time to build up the courage to see you all," he breathes out shakily.
"Travelling took a lot out of me, and I needed a little time to build up the courage to see you all," he breathes out shakily.
"We understand that, Hoba," Jin rests his palm gently on the omega's shoulder.
"But this isn't your fault or responsibility. He left Jungkook here to care for Jimin, while he's already overwhelmed with helping Taehyung through difficulties with his subgender."
"But this isn't your fault or responsibility. He left Jungkook here to care for Jimin, while he's already overwhelmed with helping Taehyung through difficulties with his subgender."
"One text!" Namjoon grits out, almost buckling under the force of brutal agony left behind by Jimin's scent.
"You couldn't send one text to check up on him or see if he was doing ok!"
"You couldn't send one text to check up on him or see if he was doing ok!"
"He's been worried sick about you, hardly been able to sleep this past week!" Jungkook looks at his hyung, disappointment clear in his eyes.
"Oh, cut the shit!" Yoongi snaps, shrivelling under Taehyung's judgmental glare while the pressure he has consistently been under, threatens to snap his spine like a twig.
"You think Jungkook is the only one overwhelmed? You think he's the only one struggling!"
"You think Jungkook is the only one overwhelmed? You think he's the only one struggling!"
Namjoon runs a hand through his hair, a rumbling growl building in his chest, the mix of scents surrounding him, blasting through his senses.
"If it's a struggle to send one simple text to check on the welfare of the omega carrying your pup, then I don't know what to tell you."
"If it's a struggle to send one simple text to check on the welfare of the omega carrying your pup, then I don't know what to tell you."
"But you know what your problem really is?" he laughs humourlessly.
"You replaced Hoseok with Jimin, let him take up that space in your life when you were lonely. So now what? Now that Hoseok is back, are you gonna toss him to the side?"
"You replaced Hoseok with Jimin, let him take up that space in your life when you were lonely. So now what? Now that Hoseok is back, are you gonna toss him to the side?"
"ENOUGH!" Yoongi yells, his alpha bristling right beneath the surface at the challenge in Namjoon's tone.
"If you're that worried about him, then why don't you keep him!" He grits out, only realising the gravity of his words when a series of gasps fill the air.
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"If you're that worried about him, then why don't you keep him!" He grits out, only realising the gravity of his words when a series of gasps fill the air.
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Namjoon's eyes gleam, his jaw clenched so tight it physically pains him while he bellows,
"YOU TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW, AND SIT YOUR HIGH AND MIGHTY ASS DOWN BEFORE I DO SOMETHING I REGRET!"
"YOU TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW, AND SIT YOUR HIGH AND MIGHTY ASS DOWN BEFORE I DO SOMETHING I REGRET!"
"If you think Jimin is merely a possession that can be passed off to someone else just because you've had your fill of him, then you're no better than those alpha's in the diary, ready to claw each other's eyes out for a piece of him. What the fuck is wrong with you!"
Trembling in rage, he watches on in shock as Yoongi's legs give from beneath him, sinking back into his chair just as he had ordered, head bowed in submission.
"I'm sorry, I didn't- I don't mean that, any of it!" He deflates, a deep shudder rolling through him under Namjoon's dominating pheromones that bear down on him, demanding his attention.
"I'm trying. Alright. I can't, I can't do it all. I can't be everything to everyone. I can't pour from a fucking empty cup, Joon-ah," his voice rises, shaky and filled with emotion.
"I've tried to be there for him. But he pushes me away. He doesn't want me, refuses my gestures of help so what the fuck do you want me to do?" he defends, fingers pressing to his temple, nursing the headache brought on by the lawyers pungent anger.
"I expect you to, at the very least, take control of the situation and set some ground rules, or a schedule of sorts. One where he has to regularly inform you of the pup's progress, and you have to check in on him, and take him to appointments."
"You have to do better," Namjoon continues, though Taehyung's cold chuckle of laughter cuts him off.
"None of that will be necessary!" He gets to his feet, throwing a cold glare Yoongi's way before bending to eye level.
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"None of that will be necessary!" He gets to his feet, throwing a cold glare Yoongi's way before bending to eye level.
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"You fucked up. And when it comes to Jimin, I give people only one chance. But don't worry, I'll take the burden off your shoulders. I'll take care of Jimin and your pup. Because after what I've seen this evening, you don't deserve either of them!"
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Namjoon's call for a group get-together comes four days later. Guilt had been quick to consume him after letting his anger take control of him so spectacularly.
He had never meant to come down so hard on his best friend, and still has no explanation for his reaction.
He had never meant to come down so hard on his best friend, and still has no explanation for his reaction.
The tension and unbearably polite small talk that takes place around his dining room table makes him feel physically ill. Though seeing everyone seated together in his line of vision, an entirely different emotion takes over him.
It starts in his chest, an unexplainable seed of warmth growing into a blooming bud, blooming and spreading it's roots through his limbs until the tips of his fingers and toes tingle with an unrecognisable, yet pleasant buzz that washes through him.
"Alpha What- What's wrong?" Jin questions, the slow tear sliding down his cheek startling Namjoon until he realises that he too, is crying.
Looking around, he sees the others in various states of upset, confusion crossing each of their features.
Looking around, he sees the others in various states of upset, confusion crossing each of their features.
"I'm sorry," he blurts out, sniffling while using his napkin to dab away his tears.
Burrying his face in his hands, trepidation and fear take hold of him. Overcome with a fierce, undying, posessive need to protect those surrounding him, he weeps.
Burrying his face in his hands, trepidation and fear take hold of him. Overcome with a fierce, undying, posessive need to protect those surrounding him, he weeps.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, to Yoongi, and to all of you for my outburst the other night. These are tense times. The last thing I want is for us to harbour any resentment towards each other. We need to stick together," he raises his head.
"We have to stick together! All we have is each other," he looks into each pair of eyes, his own almost frantic with the worry he feels.
"All we have is each other and yet, we are each burdened with so much pressure, bowing under the weight and worry of making sure our every move is calculated right so we can put an end to Kim's reign of terror for good.
"But we won't make it if we turn on each other. We won't, so please," he implores, getting to his feet.
"Let's make a pact, right here, right now, to be there for each other, to help out and pick up the slack when we see each other struggle."
"Let's make a pact, right here, right now, to be there for each other, to help out and pick up the slack when we see each other struggle."
"Let's be each other's safe space, support, and most trusted companions. All we truly need are the people in this room. What do you say?" He ends emotionally, heaving a deep, proud sigh of sheer and utter comfort and relief when the group agrees in unison.
All except for Taehyung, who raises a brow, smirking as he eyes everyone around him.
"Are you all blind to what just happened, or stupid," he chuckles, teasing them lightheartedly. "
"You called him alpha just now!"
"Are you all blind to what just happened, or stupid," he chuckles, teasing them lightheartedly. "
"You called him alpha just now!"
"What do you mean?" Jin questions defensively with a quirk to his brow.
"Nothing. It's nothing, don't worry about it. I'll have fun watching this unfold," Taehyung shakes his head with a warm smile.
"Are we good now? Are we done with the dramatics, my meal is growing cold!"
"Nothing. It's nothing, don't worry about it. I'll have fun watching this unfold," Taehyung shakes his head with a warm smile.
"Are we good now? Are we done with the dramatics, my meal is growing cold!"
Namjoon nods, gestiring for them to dig in while he awkwardly clears his throat, taking his seat and focusing on Hoseok who whispers in his ear.
"Ah, yes," he reaches for his chopsticks.
"In the interest of things running as smoothly as possible, Yoongi, Jimin," he nods to the two.
"In the interest of things running as smoothly as possible, Yoongi, Jimin," he nods to the two.
"I think it would do you both some good to clear the air after dinner. No one's asking for a miracle. We just want you both to be in a place where you can understand, and depend on each other."
They both freeze, nodding begrudgingly as their eyes lock from across the table, losing their appetite in an instant.
Guilt swirls in Yoongi's gut, while nausea churns in Jimin's.
Guilt swirls in Yoongi's gut, while nausea churns in Jimin's.
Dinner passes much too quickly for Jimin who walks out onto Namjoon's veranda on trembling legs, the gaping hole in his chest where his heart once was, cuting him right to the bone when he comes face to face with Yoongi.
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"Please, have a seat," the alpha gestures nervously, waiting for the omega to rest his legs before taking a seat next to him and almost choking on the thick burning scent that seeps into his nostrils.
"Are you feeling alright?" He reaches out, only to pull back when Jimin flinches away, as though the alpha's touch would brand him.
"I- Yeah sorry, M'okay. Let's just get this over with!" he breathes out through pursed lips, closing his eyes and failing in his desperate attempt to smother down the obvious distress in his scent.
"Sorry," he repeats. "I can't stop it. I'm trying," he shakes his head.
"Jimin-ah. It's ok, just let it out," Yoongi reassures gently, though Jimin brushes it off, getting straight to the point.
"Jimin-ah. It's ok, just let it out," Yoongi reassures gently, though Jimin brushes it off, getting straight to the point.
"I think Namjoon was right the other night. We need some form of communication. So going forward, I will inform you of how things are progressing with the pup and if there are any significant changes, movement, milestones, things like that."
"And if you wish, maybe, you could check in twice a week to see if I need anything, and if I need anything in between, I'll let you know," he ends, his eyes glued on the multitude of trees lining Namjoon's property.
Yoongi sits eerily still, his face paling, feeling as though there are walls around him, closing in on him and threatening to crush him to a pulp.
"You heard us the other night, you-.. Shit, Jimin let me ex-"
"You heard us the other night, you-.. Shit, Jimin let me ex-"
"Yeah. I heard. I heard it all. And I get it. I get that knowing me has brought you nothing but hardships and stress. I understand why it would be easier to just, hand me over to Namjoon. So I've decided that maybe it's best if I go ahead with the original plan we had before."
"Jungkook has already agreed and he will send one of his guards with me."
"What, wait! What are you talking about?" Yoongi sits straighter, on high alert as an unnerving chill rolls down his spine.
"What, wait! What are you talking about?" Yoongi sits straighter, on high alert as an unnerving chill rolls down his spine.
"I'm leaving with a new identity, flying out to where you were going to send Taehyung and I originally. At least with me out of the way, you won't have to worry, you can focus all your energy on Hoseok and he can take his place back in your life, where he belongs."
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"No. NO that's not,- Jimin-ah that's not happening. I was out of fucking line, exhausted, worried about Hoseok getting overwhelmed. We have this meeting with the Kangs hanging over our head and I just, I'm sorry. I know that's not good enough, but I am. I'm sorry."
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He takes Jimin's hand in his, shocked by how cold to the touch his usually warm fingers feel, taking in the dark bags beneath his eyes and his pale, colourless cheeks.
"I can't get through this if you're not here. I can't. I'm sorry!"
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"I can't get through this if you're not here. I can't. I'm sorry!"
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"I didn't mean a word I said, I swear to you. Please. You heard Namjoon! We're stronger, safer together. You can't go. You look exhausted! Who will look after you? How will I know you're ok? You are not leaving, I won't allow it!" He shakes his head, rising to his feet.
Jimin fumes, rising to his feet after him, following the angry and emotional alpha out into the yard and flinching as fat heavy rain drops soak him to the bone within seconds.
"YOU WON'T ALLOW IT?" He shouts.
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"YOU WON'T ALLOW IT?" He shouts.
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"You? Who disappeared on me for two weeks and came back hand in hand with an omega you neglected to tell me was your ex?!' He pokes his finger into Yoongi's chest in anger.
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"Who out of the two of us didn't send one text while you were away! Who forgot about the other?" He cries out, shoving the alpha backwards.
"Who? WHO, YOONGI!" he sobs.
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"Who? WHO, YOONGI!" he sobs.
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"You forgot about me so fast, as if we never happened, as if we never shared a meaningful moment. You didn't think of me when you were away, or in the two days you sat in your apartment with Hoseok. I didn't cross your mind once!"
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"ENOUGH!" Yoongi roars, swallowing past the thick lump forming in his throat while rain continues to beat down on them. His chest heaves, each breath a struggle as Jimin's scent swirls around him.
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"Enough," he repeats, gripping Jimin's forearms, tugging him close, both men breathing heavily as their emotions overwhelm them.
Bitter anger and resentment wars with crippling longing as they stare into each other's eyes, neither willing to back down.
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Bitter anger and resentment wars with crippling longing as they stare into each other's eyes, neither willing to back down.
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"Should we go out there, separate them?" Jungkook ponders worriedly, chewing on his thumbnail as he watches them out the floor to ceiling window.
"No, let them work it out," Hoseok comes to stand next to him.
"They'll solve nothing if they don't talk. One of them needs to bite the bullet and say how they really feel. Until then, let them have at it!"
"They'll solve nothing if they don't talk. One of them needs to bite the bullet and say how they really feel. Until then, let them have at it!"
"I agree," Taehyung hums, tearing open a packet of cashews and nibbling them one by one.
"What happened to your big speech the other night then Mr "I'll take care of Jimin and your baby, you don't deserve either of them" Jin teases, all of them standing in a line to stare at the pair screaming at each other under the torrential downpour of rain.
Taehyung shrugs his shoulders, nodding out the window.
"I meant every word I said. But look. Look at him. He's been walking around a mere shell of his former self since Jimin first left. The only time I ever see any life in his eyes is when he's with Jimin."
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"I meant every word I said. But look. Look at him. He's been walking around a mere shell of his former self since Jimin first left. The only time I ever see any life in his eyes is when he's with Jimin."
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"Is it life in his eyes, or burning rage?" Jin chuckles.
"He looks like he's about to blow a fuse."
"It's passion," Taehyung smirks, wiggling his brow. "And we know where that always leads them, right?"
"He looks like he's about to blow a fuse."
"It's passion," Taehyung smirks, wiggling his brow. "And we know where that always leads them, right?"
A series of "Aw come on" and, "TMI" has Taheyung chuckling to himself, while out in the lawn, Jimin's snarled hiss has the hairs on Yoongi's nape standing in end.
"Quit it, Christ just fucking quit fighting me!" Yoongi roars.
"You push me away every chance you get. You shoot me down and shut me out every time I try to get close. Nothing I ever do is right," he tugs him close until their chests are pressed flush together.
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"You push me away every chance you get. You shoot me down and shut me out every time I try to get close. Nothing I ever do is right," he tugs him close until their chests are pressed flush together.
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"Every moment I was away, I thought of you. Every minute, of every day, I think of you always, Jimin. Everything I have done has been for you. You take up every corner of my fucking mind, don't you get it? You never see it, though, because you refuse to!"
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"Nothing I do is ever good enough for you. No matter how hard I try, it's never enough, and the one time I do as you ask of me and give you space, you make me the villain then, too!" his warm breath puffs across Jimin's cheek, his enticing scent spiking around them.
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Jimin's mind reels, tears prickling his eyes, matching the alpha's watery red rimmed gaze and he knows, Yoongi is right.
He pushes him away at every turn, unable to open his heart in fear that one day, Yoongi will realise he is simply too good for an omega like him.
He pushes him away at every turn, unable to open his heart in fear that one day, Yoongi will realise he is simply too good for an omega like him.
Wrenching himself from Yoongi's grasp, he spits out a harsh
"I hate you. I hate what you've reduced me to. I love this pup, but I hate that I share it with you. I hate the time we spent together and the way you made me feel," he turns on his heels, heaving after his outburst.
"I hate you. I hate what you've reduced me to. I love this pup, but I hate that I share it with you. I hate the time we spent together and the way you made me feel," he turns on his heels, heaving after his outburst.
Yoongi chases after him, turning him back around and wrapping his arm around him he walks him backwards, tearing a startled gasp from the omega when his back makes contact with the rough bark of a large tree behind him.
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This close, Yoongi's scent drowns him, turning his legs to jelly and sending his heart into a gallop.
His clothes cling to him like a second skin, one of the alpha's large palms trailing down his waist to cup the light swell of stomach, leaving goosebumps in his wake.
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His clothes cling to him like a second skin, one of the alpha's large palms trailing down his waist to cup the light swell of stomach, leaving goosebumps in his wake.
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Yoongi grips his chin, forcing eye contact, a world of pain swimming in the depths of his cat-like orbs that tears a grief-stricken whimper from the omega responsible for such his anguish.
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"Always so viciously stubborn! Do you truly hate me that much?" Yoongi asks, his tongue sneaking out to lick at his bottom lip, and Jimin can't help but follow the movement, swallowing thickly as a shiver rolls through him. Though it's not from the cold.
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The proximity of the alpha mixed with the pleasant warmth of his chest seeping into Jimin's proves to be almost too much for him.
His eyes shift repeatedly between Yoongi's deep dark orbs and his pink, stress bitten lips, and the elder smirks.
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His eyes shift repeatedly between Yoongi's deep dark orbs and his pink, stress bitten lips, and the elder smirks.
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"You don't hate me at all, do you? You don't hate that we share this pup. You don't hate or regret a damn second of the time we spent together or how I made you feel. That's the problem. In fact, I'd give a guess that you feel quite the opposite, am I right, pup?"
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Panic rises swiftly in Jimins chest, followed by pure unbridled rage at the alpha's mocking tone.
He hears it then, the loud crack of palm meeting flesh splits the air, the flesh of his fingers tingling as he brings them to his lips.
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He hears it then, the loud crack of palm meeting flesh splits the air, the flesh of his fingers tingling as he brings them to his lips.
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"Yoongi," he gasps in shock, his voice barely above a whisper, reaching out while his expression twists in shame.
His fingers barely brush over the alpha's reddening cheek before he's flinching away from the omegas touch with a warning growl.
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His fingers barely brush over the alpha's reddening cheek before he's flinching away from the omegas touch with a warning growl.
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Jimin pulls both his hands to his chest, whimpering as Yoongi leans in, looming over him.
"I'm so sorry, Alpha I- "
"Quiet!" Yoongi spits out, tilting Jimin's chin up once again, the touch deceptively gentle as he takes in the tears sliding down plump round cheeks.
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"I'm so sorry, Alpha I- "
"Quiet!" Yoongi spits out, tilting Jimin's chin up once again, the touch deceptively gentle as he takes in the tears sliding down plump round cheeks.
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"I guess I was wrong. You do hate me!" the alpha bristles, his cold gaze searing through Jimin who trembles in place, still pressed between Yoongi and the tree.
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Tugging Jimin's bottom lip from between his teeth, Yoongi chuckles, breathing out roughly, his deep gravelly tone twisting Jimin's stomach into a knot.
"Then let me leave you with one more reason to hate me!"
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"Then let me leave you with one more reason to hate me!"
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Leaning in slowly to give the omega time to stop him, he nuzzles their noses together, his heart beating wildly as Jimin follows his every move eagerly, effortlessly, his previous ranted words betrayed by his actions.
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Yoongi's breaths deepen, matching Jimin's as heated tension rises between them, their scents turning equally thick and heady in the air.
Unable to hold back any longer, Yoongi beathes out against Jimins lips,
"Liar" before stealing his breath in a desperate, dizzying kiss.
Unable to hold back any longer, Yoongi beathes out against Jimins lips,
"Liar" before stealing his breath in a desperate, dizzying kiss.
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"He wants to leave when it's safe to do so. That's what he wants. If he decides on his own that he wants to stay, at least we'll both know it was for love, not out of some sense of duty or obligation because I saved his life. This time, I want him to have a choice!"
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Climbing over the boundary wall that separates the Kang's territory from the rest of the city, was supposed to be the easy part. No one could have anticipated just how much manpower the gang truly holds, enough to have the complete boundary patrolled at all times.
Hands bound behind their backs while held at gunpoint, Yoongi snarls as one by one, cloth sacks are placed over their heads before they're roughly dragged from the outskirts of the neighborhood, to what he assumes to be Kang's residence.
The musty, damp smell of wood-rot and stale blood, sweat, and urine is unmistakable as they are forced to step down into what must surely be a dank basement. Though with their sight obstructed, it's impossible to be sure of their surroundings.
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Shoved carelessly onto their knees, Namjoon bristles when Jungkook growls a rough,
"I fucking told you climbing the wall would be suspicious!'
"I fucking told you climbing the wall would be suspicious!'
"Driving in would have gotten us shot down on sight!" Namjoon snaps. "It was the only way!"
"Shut the fuck up both of you," Yoongi grits out.
"We got where we needed to be, didn't we?"
"Shut the fuck up both of you," Yoongi grits out.
"We got where we needed to be, didn't we?"
The sound of footsteps crowding behind them unsettles the trio before the bags are ripped from over their heads, revealing a dimly lit concrete cell, and what may very well become their final resting place.
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Sitting before them on a rickety wooden chair, an alpha takes in the sight of them.
With one leg crossed over the other, an arm over the back of the chair while he puffs from a cigarette, a smug smirk lifts the corner of his lips.
With one leg crossed over the other, an arm over the back of the chair while he puffs from a cigarette, a smug smirk lifts the corner of his lips.
The trio's eyes widen, seeing how young the gang leader is, mid to late twenties at most.
Yoongi opens his mouth to speak, though Kang lifts a finger, silencing him as one by one, the six guards standing behind them raise their firearms.
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Yoongi opens his mouth to speak, though Kang lifts a finger, silencing him as one by one, the six guards standing behind them raise their firearms.
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"Do you know what we've learned to do with rich, egotistical alpha's who have the gall to step foot on our territory?" he raises a brow, flicking his cigarette butt on the concrete before stomping it out and leaning forward with both elbows in his knees.
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"We blow their fucking brain's out and dump them in the sewers. So let me ask you this," he stares, coldly and deadly, his tone deep and foreboding.
"Was it worth the fucking risk to come in here and try to mess with me, with my pack?"
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"Was it worth the fucking risk to come in here and try to mess with me, with my pack?"
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"Yes," Yoongi raises his chin defiantly, staring the gang leader dead in the eye, determination bleeding through his every nerve, refusing to submit or show weakness.
"If you'll just hear me out-"
"If you'll just hear me out-"
Kang reaches back into the waistband of his pants, pulling out a pistol and pointing it directly at Yoongi.
"The last time my father heard someone out, it put him in his grave and left us squabbling for scraps on the street as his empire was bled dry," he growls.
"The last time my father heard someone out, it put him in his grave and left us squabbling for scraps on the street as his empire was bled dry," he growls.
"The only difference between my father and I, is I don't hear people out. I take them out, and you three sealed your fate the moment you thought you could come up against me," he presses his finger to the trigger, ready to end their lives without a second thought.
A feral snarl rips from Namjoons chest as he moves in front of Yoongi on pure instinct, shielding him from danger while rage bleeds into his gold rimmed eyes. His scent explodes around them, thick and suffocating, catching Kang and his men off guard as he snarls.
"No! You deal with me! Leave me pups out of this and let them go!"
It's not a request, but a demand, one that shocks Kang, Yoongi, and Jungkook.
Amusement sparks to life in the gang leaders gaze as Yoongi and Jungkook's eyes widen, sudden realisation dawning on them.
It's not a request, but a demand, one that shocks Kang, Yoongi, and Jungkook.
Amusement sparks to life in the gang leaders gaze as Yoongi and Jungkook's eyes widen, sudden realisation dawning on them.
Jungkook swallows thickly, breathing out a questioning, "Alpha?" while Yoongi's heart both soars with warm acceptance, and plummets in fear, all within a split second.
Namjoon turns to them, just as startled by his outburst, as he attempts in vain to wriggle his hands free of the ropes binding them.
A strong kick to his ribs, then his gut has him gasping for air, winded as he doubles over at the biting sharp pain that rips through him.
A strong kick to his ribs, then his gut has him gasping for air, winded as he doubles over at the biting sharp pain that rips through him.
"How very interesting. How oblivious you all are," Kangs chuckles, amused by the scene that unfolds before him.
"But oh, how bitter-sweet," he grins then, getting to his feet as he strides confidently towards the trio on their knees.
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"But oh, how bitter-sweet," he grins then, getting to his feet as he strides confidently towards the trio on their knees.
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"Do you know how to tear apart a fulky formed pack? How to drive them to the brink of madness?" he sneers,
continuing his stare off with Yoongi, fisting his hair roughly, uncaring of his snarl before sweeping his gaze towards Jungkook.
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continuing his stare off with Yoongi, fisting his hair roughly, uncaring of his snarl before sweeping his gaze towards Jungkook.
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"You take out the Pack Alpha," he grins sadistically, pressing the barrel of his gun to Namjoons forehead.
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Jungkook feels white hot fury build uncontrollably in his chest, white noise ringing in his ears as he bares his teeth.
"NO!" He growls, jumping to his feet and charging at Kang just as the door to the basement creaks open and a loud "STOP!" echoes around them.
"NO!" He growls, jumping to his feet and charging at Kang just as the door to the basement creaks open and a loud "STOP!" echoes around them.
Momentarily distracted, all heads turn in the direction of the newcomer, who slowly makes his way down the steps.
Yoongi frowns upon seeing a startled figure step under the dim light, bending to grasp his elbows and help him to his feet.
Yoongi frowns upon seeing a startled figure step under the dim light, bending to grasp his elbows and help him to his feet.
"What-.." Yoongi questions in dire confusion.
Stumbling forward, his features reveal his shock as he looks the figure up and down, shaking his head.
"What the fuck are you doing here?"
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Stumbling forward, his features reveal his shock as he looks the figure up and down, shaking his head.
"What the fuck are you doing here?"
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"What the fuck are you doing here?"
Myung chuckles, his expression one of amusement as he smirks,
"I live here now," before asking. "How is Jimin doing? Did everything check out ok with him and the pup after you got him back?"
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"What the fuck are you doing here?"
Myung chuckles, his expression one of amusement as he smirks,
"I live here now," before asking. "How is Jimin doing? Did everything check out ok with him and the pup after you got him back?"
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"Yes, thankfully, only minor superficial wounds. It's the emotional turmoil that's left its mark, though he's doing well, mostly. I think" he frowns in confusion.
"If you live here, what the fuck were you doing working as a Kim guard?"
Patting Yoongi on the shoulder, he grins.
"If you live here, what the fuck were you doing working as a Kim guard?"
Patting Yoongi on the shoulder, he grins.
"Well, I wasn't always a member of this gang, tired to keep my distance. Because of this, it was easy to pass myself off as a runner from the streets. We needed a way in to get information, so I volunteered. Being unknown to the Kim's worked out perfectly."
Turning to kang, he breathes out heavily, tilting his head to the side.
"Always so heavy-handed, and for what?" he tsks playfully.
"Always so heavy-handed, and for what?" he tsks playfully.
"These people are not a threat. They're the ones who dropped me off at the hospital after I abandoned the Kim's barn, delaying one of their own seeking treatment for a gunshot wound and ensuring my safety even before their own."
Kang raises his chin, his expression unreadable as he steps closer, cupping Myung's nape and bringing their foreheads together as he remembers the fear that had consumed him upon hearing one of his own was shot.
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Pulling back, he gestures for his guards to lower their weapons and help the trespassing trio to their feet.
Setting his eyes on Yoongi, he raises his brow.
"Today is your lucky day. It seems we are in your debt."
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Setting his eyes on Yoongi, he raises his brow.
"Today is your lucky day. It seems we are in your debt."
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"It would seem so, yes!" Yoongi glares at Kang before the gang leader asks,
"Is your injured party ok?"
"I'm fine!" Yoongi answers with a smirk. "As you can see, never been better."
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"Is your injured party ok?"
"I'm fine!" Yoongi answers with a smirk. "As you can see, never been better."
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"This is Min Yoongi, Park Jimin's alpha," Myung chuckles, amused by Yoongi's fearless attitude.
"Got a smart mouth on you, I like that," Kang quirks a brow, his lips twitching at the corners, suppressing a grin.
"I owe you a favour, and my deepest gratitude for getting my cousin to safety even before yourself. Thank you, truly."
"I owe you a favour, and my deepest gratitude for getting my cousin to safety even before yourself. Thank you, truly."
Yoongi merely nods, his agitation somewhat dissipating, hopeful the gang leader will now hear them out.
"I'm a busy man, so tell me," Kang asks curiously.
"What brings you here? What could the wealthiest man in Seoul possibly want from the likes of me?"
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"I'm a busy man, so tell me," Kang asks curiously.
"What brings you here? What could the wealthiest man in Seoul possibly want from the likes of me?"
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Tonguing his cheek, Yoongi takes a deep, heavy breath, looking to Jungkook and Namjoon, who nod their encouragement before looking the gang leader dead in the eye, telling him,
"We know you're associated with the Kim's. We know they owe you, and they owe you big. I don't know how much, and quite frankly, I don't give a fuck. I'm here to cut you a deal. A generous one in exchange for your help taking them down!"
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Kang whistles, a deep rumbling laughter soon following as he shakes his head.
"You're ambitious, Min. I'll give you that! But what makes you think I'd possibly bite?"
"You're ambitious, Min. I'll give you that! But what makes you think I'd possibly bite?"
Myung's eyes widen as he pulls Kang back a couple of steps, whispering in his ear, seemingly agitated and upset, before his cousin, and obvious pack alpha calms him in an instant with a nod and a hushed,
"Alright, OK. I promised you, didn't I? And I always keep my promises."
Myung visibly stands taller, taking a deep, relieved breath as he turns to the trio with a nod.
Myung visibly stands taller, taking a deep, relieved breath as he turns to the trio with a nod.
"We'll help you, on one condition. When this is all over, you give us enough funding and assistance to find someone we've been trying to trace. We know the Kim's were involved somehow in their disappearance, that's why I was there in the first place."
"But after getting Jimin out of there, I can't go back, and I can't dig deeper for what I need to know. If anyone can help track him down," his gaze settles on Namjoon then. "It will be you. Jimin spoke a lot about you. I know you can find him!"
"Who?" the lawyer and pack alpha asks warily, still unsettled by the evening's events, and the dull, throbbing ache that shoots pain through his ribs with each breath he takes.
"My mate," Myung's jaw clenches, a fierce longing and jarring pain evident in his eyes.
"Help me find him, alive hopefully, or his remains if he's dead so I may lay him to rest, please."
"Help me find him, alive hopefully, or his remains if he's dead so I may lay him to rest, please."
Namjoon, eyes widen, and after a long moment, he nods, his gaze softening while he speaks.
"You help us take down the Kim's for good, I'll find your mate and deliver him to you myself."
"You help us take down the Kim's for good, I'll find your mate and deliver him to you myself."
Turning to Kang, he lifts his chin then.
"It seems we have much to discuss on both ends. Shall we?"
"Of course," the gang leader grins, gesturing to the stairs as he leads them out of the damp basement and through his home, to a grand office.
"It seems we have much to discuss on both ends. Shall we?"
"Of course," the gang leader grins, gesturing to the stairs as he leads them out of the damp basement and through his home, to a grand office.
Sitting at a large desk, he lights up another cigarette, gesturing for them to take one of the various seats around him, looking pensive all of a sudden.
"Gentlemen, Let's talk business."
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"Gentlemen, Let's talk business."
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Jimin tosses and turns in his bed, unable to sleep knowing the alpha's have yet to return. Startled by a sharp, muffled cry, he sits up, straining his ears before hearing it again. It's shrill this time, laced in terror, and Jimin knows instantly what to do.
Jumping from his bed, reaching into his bedside locker, he retrieves a small bag he keeps close by before making his way out the door and down the hall to the kitchen. Grabbing a bowl and rooting through the freezer, he runs back the way he came.
Rushing through Hoseok's bedroom door, he finds him thrashing in place beneath his sheets, the omega crying out repeatedly, gripped by the slashing claws and dark shadows of a nightmare that was once his reality.
Jimin turns on his bedside lamp and places the bag and bowl down, ensuring Hoseok doesn't wake up swamped in darkness, before sitting on the edge of the bed and gently waking him.
Screaming in fright when Hoseok lunges at him with wild, bloodshot eyes, the vein in the terrified omega's forehead ticks as he registers his surroundings, his feral snarls dieing down.
Jimin," he croaks, trembling while his fists grip the sheets around him.
"Oh god!. Oh my god, I'm so sorry," he breathes harshly, panic taking over him while he clutches at his chest, struggling for breath.
"Oh god!. Oh my god, I'm so sorry," he breathes harshly, panic taking over him while he clutches at his chest, struggling for breath.
"No! Hey! Look at me! Hoseok, look at me," Jimin cups his cheeks, pressing their foreheads together while his heart bleeds for the fearful omega trembling before him who slips into a panic induced trance.
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Pulling back, he reaches for the bowl, taking two cubes and placing them in Hoseok's palms.
He closes his fingers around them, squeezing the stricken omega's hands tight around the ice, refusing to let go.
He closes his fingers around them, squeezing the stricken omega's hands tight around the ice, refusing to let go.
Hoseok feels nothing at first, consumed by his fear, sucking quick erratic breaths into his lungs that give him no relief.
Slowly, though, he becomes aware of the sensation of tingling cold that pierces his palms until it begins to hurt.
Slowly, though, he becomes aware of the sensation of tingling cold that pierces his palms until it begins to hurt.
"Breathe, Sunshine," Jimin murmurs, releasing his scent in an attempt to calm the elder.
"Breathe with me," he urges the elder to copy him as he takes slow, deep breaths in through his nose and out through his mouth.
"Breathe with me," he urges the elder to copy him as he takes slow, deep breaths in through his nose and out through his mouth.
The fond pet name Yoongi has used for years, slowly drags Hoseok back from the depths of darkness that swamp him, pulling him into the present, his bitter scent calming somewhat while big fat tears spill down his cheeks.
"How-..H-h did you know," he sniffles agyer a long quite minutes passes.
"How did you know to call me that?"
"Yoongi!" Jimin murmurs, his gaze softening.
"He asked me to help you should you need it, gave me a few tips," he loosens his grip on Hoseok's hands.
"How did you know to call me that?"
"Yoongi!" Jimin murmurs, his gaze softening.
"He asked me to help you should you need it, gave me a few tips," he loosens his grip on Hoseok's hands.
"However," he nods, his soothing scent flowing around Hoseok, calming him further.
"I have a few tips of my own. Like this, with the ice," he takes the almost melted cubes, tossing them into the bowl.
"I have a few tips of my own. Like this, with the ice," he takes the almost melted cubes, tossing them into the bowl.
"Scent and taste helps too. I have these little scent bottles," pulls them out of the small bag he places on his lap.
"I've taken off the labels so when I scent them, I have to actually think so I can identify them. It can sometimes help distract my mind from the panic."
"I've taken off the labels so when I scent them, I have to actually think so I can identify them. It can sometimes help distract my mind from the panic."
'But on really bad nights, the ice works best. I hold it in my hand for as long as I can. The cold stings enough that it's all you can focus on after a while," he explains while Hoseok watches on in awe, grateful for his company.
Jimin reaches back into the bag. Pulling out a pack of super sour jellies.
Opening the pack, he takes one out, pressing it to Hoseok's lips. The elder takes it, his eyes filled with a strange curiosity before his face twists in disgust.
Opening the pack, he takes one out, pressing it to Hoseok's lips. The elder takes it, his eyes filled with a strange curiosity before his face twists in disgust.
Jimin pops one into his mouth, too, his own disgusted features pulling a watery giggle from Hoseok, who moves to reach for the waste bin, spitting out the offending candy while Jimin follows suit.
That was the worst, Hoseok sniffles, a sad chuckle leaving him while he looks away, concentrating on Jimin's soothing scent and unknowingly working on calming his breathing in the process.
"You're not wrong," Jimin murmurs, reaching into the pack and pulling out a bottle of water. Handing it to Hoseok, he waits until he done before asking,
"There are other methods we can try if you still need," though Hoseok gently shakes his head.
"There are other methods we can try if you still need," though Hoseok gently shakes his head.
"I think I'll be ok now. Thank you," he looks into Jimin's eyes, seeing no judgment, no pity.
Instead, in its place, he sees understanding, a familiar pain, and haunting sadness.
"Ok, good," Jimin nods with a soft, yet sorrowful smile.
"That's really good. I'm glad.
Instead, in its place, he sees understanding, a familiar pain, and haunting sadness.
"Ok, good," Jimin nods with a soft, yet sorrowful smile.
"That's really good. I'm glad.
"Do you think I'm a freak? Wouldn't it have been better if I had just died in that fire?" Hoseok blurts out, looking down at his lap, his features twisted in agony as he finally says out loud, the words that have swam in his mind these past two years.
Jimin tears up, his chin wobbling while he shakes his head, his heart shattering for the omega before him who is so utterly broken, yet still pushes one foot in front of the other, day after day, fighting to survive his demons.
"No. Oh, Hoseok no. You're not a freak. You,.." he swallows back the lump in his throat.
"You are a fighter. You're so full of courage, and you're stronger than you think even if you don't see it right now. Look how far you've come," he murmurs.
"You are a fighter. You're so full of courage, and you're stronger than you think even if you don't see it right now. Look how far you've come," he murmurs.
Hoseok sniffles, wiping the tears from his cheek.
"You really think so?" He whispers, looking into Jimin's eyes, seeing honesty and truth spilling freely from their depths.
"I do, and so does Taehyung," Jimin confirms, taking one of Hoseok's scarred hands in his own.
"You really think so?" He whispers, looking into Jimin's eyes, seeing honesty and truth spilling freely from their depths.
"I do, and so does Taehyung," Jimin confirms, taking one of Hoseok's scarred hands in his own.
"He admires you a lot, you know. We both do. He always says so. In fact, his exact words were, *You know, Hobi hyung is so cool and awesome. If I weren't already married to Jungkook, I'd marry him!* "
An unstoppable burst of watery laughter leaves Hoseok's chest, his eyes shining while shaking his head.
"He's ridiculous!"
"He's ridiculous!"
"He's in awe of you, and of everything you've overcome," Jimin smiles warmly.
"People like you, Hoseok, you give others hope! That's rare. It's special," he encourages, squeezing the omega's hand gently.
"People like you, Hoseok, you give others hope! That's rare. It's special," he encourages, squeezing the omega's hand gently.
Hoseok ducks his head, taking a trembled breath.
"You know. I thought you hated me," he whispers.
Jimin closes his eyes, shaking his head.
"I don't. How could anyone hate you? You're perfect in every way!"
"You know. I thought you hated me," he whispers.
Jimin closes his eyes, shaking his head.
"I don't. How could anyone hate you? You're perfect in every way!"
"I'm not!" Hoseok's eyes fill with tears. "Not anymore!"
"Yes, you are!" Jimin tilts his chin up, running his thumb across the scar on his cheek.
"Yes, you are!" Jimin tilts his chin up, running his thumb across the scar on his cheek.
"And despite what you think. You're still just as beautiful. Seeing what you've been through, watching you pull your life back together, inspires me to do better. To be better. You are Jung Hoseok, founder of a whole fashion house. Take that life back!" Jimin encourages.
Hoseok locks eyes with Jimin, a pleading look in them.
"How can I? How can I go out there and face people when I still can't face myself?" his voice trembles with the force of emotion and self-doubt that washes through him.
"How can I? How can I go out there and face people when I still can't face myself?" his voice trembles with the force of emotion and self-doubt that washes through him.
"Yet!" Jimin corrects firmly. "You can't face yourself yet, but you will when you're ready. There's no right or wrong time. What's most important is your peace of mind, right? But really, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by what you find when that day comes!"
"And what if it doesn't. What if that day never comes. What if I never find the courage to look at myself," he ponders quietly.
"Then that's ok. You are still you,stilll a fighter," Jimin tells him softly.
"And you'll just have to trust Kim Taehyung's word. He's a sucker for a handsome face. He's very picky, you know, and he's on the verge of leaving Jungkook for you."
"And you'll just have to trust Kim Taehyung's word. He's a sucker for a handsome face. He's very picky, you know, and he's on the verge of leaving Jungkook for you."
Hoseok breaks into a sniffled laughter so contagious, it has Jimin beaming right at him.
"Thank you," the elder squeezes his hand, and Jimin nods.
"You're welcome. Will you be ok? If you don't want to be alone, come to my room. I have a king bed," he offers.
"Thank you," the elder squeezes his hand, and Jimin nods.
"You're welcome. Will you be ok? If you don't want to be alone, come to my room. I have a king bed," he offers.
"I don't want to intrude," the elders' eyes widen, a shaky breath leaving him as he feels peace settle between them, laying to rest the awkward, unsettled atmosphere that has hovered over them since they met.
"You wouldn't be, I'm here anytime you need. We all are!" Jimin smiles genuinely, rising to his feet while the elder replies with a whispered "Thank you."
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An hour later, tucked under his sheetswhile sleep still evades him, Jimin's door creaks open.
Looking up from his phone, seeing Hoseok standing in his doorway, he leans over, switching on a dim lamp before blowing out the candle by his bedside.
Looking up from his phone, seeing Hoseok standing in his doorway, he leans over, switching on a dim lamp before blowing out the candle by his bedside.
Pulling back the comforter and patting the mattress beside him without a word, he smiles when Hoseok toddles over, extremely self-conscious as he awkwardly sits on the edge of the bed.
"I..sorry to disturb you, it's just, I've been thinking about what you said, about taking my life back, and giving people hope."
He clears his throat, a nervous chuckle leaving him while he fidgets in place.
"I've sketched a lot while I was away. It's about the only thing that kept me sane. And, you're right. I want to take my life back. I miss it. And it came to me after your little pep talk."
"I've sketched a lot while I was away. It's about the only thing that kept me sane. And, you're right. I want to take my life back. I miss it. And it came to me after your little pep talk."
"What did?" Jimin tilts his head to the side curiously, pleasantly surprised by the spark of passion that glimmers in Hoseok's eyes.
"Hope on the street!" Hoseok ducks his head bashfully.
"I want to release a new fashion line. I'm not sure exactly how I'll pull it off but, I know I'd like to have people model the line who suffer with disfigurement's like mine."
"I want to release a new fashion line. I'm not sure exactly how I'll pull it off but, I know I'd like to have people model the line who suffer with disfigurement's like mine."
"And I want to donate all proceeds to burn victims that can't afford treatment," he murmurs while Jimin's soft gasp filters into the air.
"Oh Hoseok," he whispers, grabbing the elder and tugging him into a hug so tight, it pulls the first of his broken pieces back together without even realising it.
Hoseok breathes out a content sigh, soaking up Jimin's enthusiastic encouragement and soft spoken words that are soon drowned out by the bedroom door bursting open and slamming against the wall.
"You two are having nesting time without me, aren't you!" Taehyung bellows, a dramatic look of highly insulted betrayal crossing his features.
"How could you?!"
"How could you?!"
Stomping his foot on the soft carpet with one hand on his hip, a bag of snacks and treats swinging from it, the other hugs his pillow under his arm.
He raises his chin poshly when Jimin and Hoseok giggle at his humorous display, biting back a grin.
He raises his chin poshly when Jimin and Hoseok giggle at his humorous display, biting back a grin.
"I'm in the middle!" Taehyung shouts then, a mischievous smile splitting his features while he rushes forward, launching himself into the center of the bed between them.
Jimin rolls his eyes, giggling as he turns to Hoseok.
"Welcome to the madness that is life with Kim Taehyung," he smiles, while Taehyung reaches for the remote, switching on the tv with a smile.
"So, what movie are we watching?"
"Welcome to the madness that is life with Kim Taehyung," he smiles, while Taehyung reaches for the remote, switching on the tv with a smile.
"So, what movie are we watching?"
Settling comfortably in the presence of two people he didn't even know two weeks ago, little prepared for how quickly they have wormed their way into his heart, Hoseok breathes easy.
For the first time in two years, he feels like he's home.
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For the first time in two years, he feels like he's home.
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