“Let’s go upstairs, Seo-joon.”
“Go upstairs? You mean together?”
“…Of course. I’m the one who called you. Weren’t we going to do it together?”
“What are you talking about? With something this pretty, and with you? No way.”
It sounded like the two bastards had started arguing. The guy’s pheromones grew slightly weaker.
This was my chance.
I cautiously moved my body, trying to slip away from my seat.
“—Hk.”
“Where are you going, Yuri?”
The moment my butt left the chair, the pheromones slammed into me again. A whimper slipped out of my mouth.
“I stopped what I was doing and rushed all the way here because I heard there was a dominant omega around. If you act like this, Yuri, that’s kind of disappointing.”
“You crazy bastard….”
“Go on. Keep cursing.”
He hoisted me over his shoulder. I struggled with everything I had, but my body felt drugged—there was no strength in it.
“Hey. You… Do you even know who I am?”
“A dominant omega? That’s enough.”
“Aren’t you worried about what’ll happen afterward? Want to rot in prison for the rest of your life?”
“Hmm. Thanks to my parents, I’ve fortunately never been to prison yet.”
“If you don’t want to get a tour of one this time— ngh.”
I was trying to tell him to let me go. But the pheromones were too dense. All I could manage was breathing in and out.
“Yuri. What are you doing already? I haven’t even done anything yet.”
“…Hngh.”
“Just wait a little. We just have to go upstairs.”
Every step he took made my vision sway. My stomach was pressed down, forcing harsh breaths out of me.
“Yuri. Don’t rush like that.”
“What… nonsense are you saying…. Shut up.”
“Oh dear. Scary.”
Beep.
The door opened.
My body was thrown onto the bed. Trembling, I forced my body upright and tried to get off the bed.
The guy flooded the room with pheromones.
The moment he did, all the strength drained from my body despite my resistance. I collapsed helplessly onto the floor.
“If you’re already running out of strength, what are you going to do later?”
He lifted me back onto the bed. Even moving a finger took effort.
“You’re like a newborn fawn.”
His face came closer. I frowned deeply and turned my face away.
“For an omega, you’re pretty sturdy. You still have enough strength left to move?”
My face was grabbed in his hand and forced forward. Our eyes met head-on.
He approached me with a lazy grin.
“Mmph….”
Our lips touched.
He repeatedly pressed and pulled his lips away with wet, sticky sounds.
Fuck. I hated it so much. The fact that I was rubbing lips with some stranger I’d never even seen before was horrifying.
My vision began to blur.
“Yuri. Open your mouth.”
Like hell I would. I clamped my lips tightly shut.
“That expression is pretty… Cry a little more.”
“You crazy—”
The moment I spat out the insult, his tongue forced its way into my mouth.
My cheek was pinned, so I couldn’t close my mouth. My mind was already hazy from the pheromones, and now the stimulation inside my mouth was driving me insane.
His tongue swept along my teeth. My attempts to push him away only tangled further with his tongue, making things worse.
Saliva that wasn’t mine slid down my throat in gulps. He showed no sign of pulling away.
I couldn’t even guess how much time had passed. Finally, after sucking hard on my lips, he pulled back.
“…Sweet. Do dominant omegas taste like this too?”
The nonsense was so ridiculous I didn’t even want to respond.
His hand brushed over my lips. They must’ve been swollen—every place he touched stung. His gaze dropped lower. His hand touched my shirt.
One by one, the buttons of my shirt began to come undone.
“You crazy—! Stop!”
Just as his hand was about to touch my body—
BANG BANG—!
Someone knocked on the door outside.
“Ah. What is it now?”
He tried to ignore it and continue what he was doing.
BANG BANG—!
The knocking came again. It didn’t stop. Finally, annoyed by the constant noise, he stood up.
“Who keeps banging on the—”
The moment he opened the door—
“Open the fucking door!”
I heard Do Jihoon’s voice.
For a moment, I thought it was a hallucination. I thought my brain was trying to escape reality because I was so shocked.
But it wasn’t.
Do Jihoon’s warm pheromones overpowered the other man’s scent and reached me. The tension gripping my body melted away.
Outside, something sounded like it was breaking. There were shouts too. It was loud.
Then, with heavy footsteps pounding, Do Jihoon appeared in front of me.
“Yuri….”
Tears burst out. Like something had broken, tears streamed down endlessly.
Do Jihoon walked toward me step by step.
My alpha’s pheromones wrapped warmly around me.
Do Jihoon couldn’t hide his shock.
I looked like a complete mess. Embarrassed for no reason, my body shrank in on itself.
He strode forward and climbed onto the bed. Then he reached out and gently laid my body against the headboard.
Do Jihoon began fastening the undone buttons of my shirt one by one. His touch was so warm it was unbearable.
Hot tears ran down my cheeks.
“It’s okay now. I’m sorry.”
Do Jihoon pulled me close and wrapped me in his arms.
My chin rested on his shoulder. The disgusting scent that had clung to my body was now completely replaced by Do Jihoon’s.
“……”
My mouth opened weakly. But only choking sounds came out.
Do Jihoon’s hand slowly stroked my back. The touch was so gentle that the tears wouldn’t stop.
“Why… why did you come so, so late….”
I knew it too. None of this was Do Jihoon’s fault. But the resentment and sorrow I felt toward my alpha for arriving late burst out anyway.
“I’m sorry.”
“You were… too late…”
“I’m sorry.”
He kept repeating the same apology. His hand never stopped stroking my back.
I buried my face in his shoulder and took a deep breath.
My alpha.
My alpha.
Filling my lungs with his scent, I finally started to feel calm. My trembling body gradually settled. It felt like the thread of my consciousness I’d lost was slowly returning.
“I’m sorry….”
I apologized to him.
“I’m sorry. You must have been worried.”
“There’s nothing for you to apologize for.”
Do Jihoon firmly cut me off. He hugged me tightly, as if he might crush me.
“You didn’t do anything wrong, Yuri.”
Do Jihoon’s voice spoke softly by my ear.
“…Really?”
I asked again deliberately, because I wanted to hear him say it. And Do Jihoon gave me the answer I wanted.
“Of course. People get caught up in disasters or accidents sometimes.”
“……”
“You just got caught up in it too. Like those people. So don’t blame yourself.”
Do Jihoon was warm. And I liked that so much.
Tears fell again.
But this time, it definitely wasn’t because I was scared.
I think I like you, Jihoon.
I like you so much.
I think I’m crying because you came to save me.
Only now did I realize that obvious truth. Just like he once said, I really was a bit slow.
My eyes slowly closed, my vision narrowing.
“Yu… are you… okay…”
Strangely, his voice echoed faintly outside my ears.
The last thing I saw before I passed out from exhaustion was Kim Bo-jin rushing into the room, looking shocked.
