The pheromones of the dominant Omega, Woosung, spread in an instant. The man, who had turned his gaze at the sound of his name being called, detected the pheromones and frowned. The man’s face, elegantly positioned on his small face, clearly displayed his displeasure. Given that he could sense the pheromones, it was evident that he was also an Omega.
“What is this?”
The light smile that had been on the man’s lips vanished in an instant. Sanho spoke in a low voice.
“… This is the pheromone of my senior.”
“Senior?”
“Why do you have senior pheromones on you?”
Sanho was certain of who he was. The man in the lilac suit, confidently walking on the stage of the extravagant engagement ceremony shown on TV. Siwoo’s fiancé.
“Senior? What….”
The man, feeling threatened by the dominant Omega’s pheromones, took a step back. His frowning gaze lingered on Sanho. Soon, the man’s eyes widened in realization.
“Oh, Jin Siwoo…?”
The man’s lips uttered Siwoo’s name, a name he himself could not carelessly say. With a twisted expression, Sanho stepped closer to the man.
“Don’t carelessly… don’t say my senior’s name.”
The man’s gaze, which had been watching Sanho as he stepped back, began to shine with a slightly different light. It seemed he had recalled something and blinked rapidly.
“Could it be, you….”
The man, muttering to himself, soon wore a brazen expression. Feeling threatened by Sanho’s pheromones, his own pheromones began to subtly leak out.
“Hey, first, get rid of your pheromones. Do you want to provoke Alphas in the middle of the hotel lobby?”
He shrugged his shoulders. The man’s gaze swept across the wide lobby and returned to Sanho. Sanho stared at him coldly. What was important now was not the Alphas who would be affected by the pheromones spreading around.
“That’s none of your business. What’s important now… is you.”
You carelessly calling my senior’s name. And you being covered in my senior’s pheromones. Sanho’s pheromones surged violently, glowing fiercely. The thick scent of sandalwood that choked the air made the man scrunch his face again. His pheromones, unable to keep up in front of the dominant Omega, scattered like smoke.
“… Stay away from my senior.”
However, he forced a laugh at Sanho’s words.
“What are you talking about?”
Though he pulled his tie down as if feeling frustrated, the man feigned a relaxed demeanor.
“From the looks of it, you seem like a pathetic nobody with nothing to your name, barely dressed in expensive clothes.”
The man’s gaze scanned Sanho up and down. He looked over the casual shirt and slacks that Siwoo had told him were pretty, then glanced down at his white sneakers with a very rude expression.
“A beggar suddenly appears and tells me to stay away from my senior… how am I supposed to take that?”
“…….”
“Are you trying to tell me to stay away from my fiancé?”
Sanho bit his lip in frustration. The words “my fiancé” that slipped from his mouth sliced through his heart like countless blades. Sanho’s expression remained unchanged, but his dark eyes trembled as if they were about to shatter. The man, looking at Sanho’s expression, smiled as if he had gained certainty.
“Oh. I heard there was a leech Omega clinging to my fiancé.”
“…….”
“You’re that leech.”
The man grinned. The Omega, too, had a glamorous and beautiful appearance. However, the smile that appeared on his face was entirely different from beauty. It was a cruel and cunning smile, as if he found great pleasure in trampling on others.
“Hmm… I was curious about who it could be. But seeing you in person… you’re even more pathetic than I thought.”
“…….”
“And you look even more like a leech than I expected. You seem so dim-witted, clinging on without knowing front from back.”
He chuckled softly. His expression seemed to revel in insulting someone right in front of him. Tilting his head, he threw a mocking glance at Sanho.
“People like us often encounter kids like you. Leeches that cling on to suck blood.”
“…….”
“Well, Jin Siwoo is a bit unexpected. He’s not the type to play around with an Omega for fun. I was a bit concerned about who it could be since I heard he had an Omega clinging to him before the engagement… but seeing you now, I feel rather relieved?”
The man’s voice grew slightly louder. He squinted at Sanho and opened his mouth again.
“Did you sleep with Jin Siwoo?”
Sanho’s brows furrowed slightly. It was a weak reaction, but it was the response the man wanted. The man laughed out loud again. His excited laughter echoed in Sanho’s ears.
“Yeah, it looks like he hasn’t even touched you. Your pheromones are still fresh; it’s obvious without even looking.”
“…….”
“Think about it. What kind of Alpha would just watch an Omega without touching them? It doesn’t make sense.”
“…….”
“That means he just didn’t want to touch you. Why do you think he wouldn’t want to?”
“…….”
“Because you’re dirty.”
The man chuckled as he looked at Sanho’s face, as if examining him.
“Right now, Siwoo is in a rut.”
Sanho’s eyebrows furrowed even more. The man, finding Sanho’s reaction amusing, smirked.
“That’s why I’m in the hotel now. I was in the secret room with him all night. I don’t want to get pregnant before the wedding, but I still enjoy sex.”
Sanho recalled that the top floor room of the JR hotel, where he and Siwoo had stayed, was called the secret room. It was a room only used by the owner’s family of JR. In the place where he had stayed, in the bed where he had lain, with the senior in front of him… Sanho lifted his chin defiantly.
“… Did you spill everything?”
The man’s smile, which had been lingering, wavered at Sanho’s cold voice. However, he soon raised the corners of his mouth again and raised his eyebrows.
“Of course, I couldn’t have spilled everything. I could tell you if you want. How we….”
“No, it doesn’t matter if it’s not all over yet.”
Sanho took a bold step toward him. The man instinctively stepped back, but Sanho’s stride was slightly longer. The gazes of Sanho and the man crossed in the air. Their heights were similar. Sanho slowly reached out his hand and opened his mouth. His calm and composed voice resonated.
“I’m going to kill you. Right now.”
Before the man’s pupils could widen, Sanho’s outstretched hand reached the back of the man’s neck first. As his fingertips pressed firmly against the man’s throat, strength began to build. The man hurriedly grabbed Sanho’s arm with both hands, but it was useless.
“Ugh, huff.”
“If I had my way, I’d gouge out the eyes that looked at my senior.”
“Cough, let go, let go!”
“I’d rip out the tongue that called my senior’s name.”
“Let go… cough.”
“I want to tear apart the hole that must have gotten wet in front of my senior.”
The pheromones exploded outwards. It was a powerful pheromone that everyone in the wide lobby could feel. The man’s nails scratched Sanho’s arm pitifully. Thin scratches left red lines on his white skin. However, Sanho’s hand did not move. The grip on the man’s neck was not physical. Rather, it was closer to something superhuman awakened by a different sense.
“What’s going on? The pheromone concentration is suddenly spiking—”
The concierge, rushing across the lobby, spotted Sanho gripping the man’s neck and widened his eyes. He quickly touched his earpiece and spat out a few words. He soon approached Sanho.
“Sir, please calm down. First, let go of this—”
The concierge, who had placed a hand on Sanho’s shoulder to stop him, inhaled sharply after confirming Sanho’s face. He clearly remembered Sanho, who had stayed in the secret room for a while. He vividly recalled the request Siwoo had made to him while allowing Sanho to stay in the secret room. The concierge, with a stiffened face, gripped Sanho’s shoulder tightly.
“Let go. This will only complicate matters.”
Sanho’s gaze was solely on the man. As the grip on the back of his neck did not loosen, the man’s face began to turn pale. At that moment, the sound of multiple footsteps echoed chaotically. Several men quickly approached them. They were hotel guards.
“Baek Sanho.”
As the concierge called out Sanho’s name, the strength in Sanho’s fingertips momentarily loosened. The hotel guards physically pulled Sanho away from the man. The man, now able to breathe, coughed and gasped for air. The concierge looked at Sanho, not the man. He frowned at the guard who had roughly separated Sanho, as if dealing with a criminal.
“Baek Sanho, please let go. I will talk to you properly.”
The guard, who had gripped Sanho’s shoulder roughly, nodded stiffly. The concierge straightened his back toward Sanho.
“Let’s move this way for now. There are many eyes watching.”
“No, I don’t care.”
Sanho continued to glare at the man, who was gasping for breath.
“Baek Sanho. Don’t make things difficult for the director.”
Sanho slightly turned his head to look at the concierge.
“As you know… this person is the director’s fiancé. Beyond this—”
Just as Sanho was about to speak, a soft electronic sound rang out. Even amidst the rough sounds of the man coughing, that sound was distinctly audible. And as if that sound was some kind of signal, everyone’s gaze turned toward the elevator.
“What are you doing… let go…!”
In an instant, the concierge pulled Sanho into a corner. With a soft sound, the elevator doors began to slowly open. In that brief moment, the concierge swiftly opened the iron door leading to the emergency stairs and pushed Sanho inside. Unable to resist the sudden force, Sanho stepped into the emergency stairs. He could clearly see the elevator doors opening through the narrow gap of the door that had not yet closed.
“Please, stay still. If you don’t want to make things difficult for the director.”
The concierge whispered softly. At the same time, a faint earthy smell began to spread in the air. His heart reacted faster than his body. The sound of his heart pounding painfully echoed in his ears. Two men stepped out of the open elevator. The man in the black suit was also a familiar face to Sanho. But right now, only one person captured his attention.
“…….”
The man with white skin was very tall. His delicate features were impeccably beautiful. Warm brown eyes, full lips forming a shallow smile. His light-colored hair naturally fell down, covering his eyebrows. He looked somewhat tired, but a warm smile still lingered on his face.
“Se… nior.”
Sanho’s body moved reflexively. The concierge hurriedly blocked Sanho’s forward movement. Pushing against the concierge, Sanho whimpered.
“Move aside. I need to go to my senior….”
“Baek Sanho. Listen to me. If you step out now, it will surely—”
Siwoo, who had stepped out of the elevator, stood frozen, looking very flustered. The warm smile that had been on his face hardened, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly. He turned his head slightly toward the man in the black suit. But soon, he shifted his gaze to the man in the sky-blue suit approaching him. Siwoo silently watched his fiancé, who was leaning against him, gasping for breath.
“This pheromone… what… is…?”
Though not completely closed, the thick iron door played a significant role in blocking the noise from beyond. The voices of those standing in front of the elevator came through in fragmented pieces. The fragmented voices were painfully familiar.
“Siwoo… I….”
The view through the narrow gap of the door was quite limited. Nevertheless, Sanho saw Siwoo, who hesitated for a moment, supporting the shoulder of his fiancé leaning against him. Because Siwoo was turning his head, his face was not clearly visible. However, it was certain that the man in the sky-blue suit had placed his hand on Siwoo’s solid chest as if embracing him. The man, clinging to Siwoo, seemed to be whispering something in his ear. Siwoo’s lips, which were barely visible, hardened.
“Move… I said move….”
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
