#113
“Let’s talk.”
His grip tightened. Idam felt his head becoming more confused. How did he know about the pregnancy? Did Im Hoyoung tell him? Judging from Im Hoyoung’s attitude at that time, it didn’t seem like he would easily open his mouth.
No. He was an unpredictable person and also a madman. He might have just thrown out those words to provoke Idam. He shouldn’t fall for it. Idam tried to calm himself down and stay focused.
“I don’t want to.”
Idam brushed off his hand like a solid ice wall. Then Taemin abruptly held out a paper in front of Idam. It was Idam’s pregnancy confirmation.
“How… how did you…”
Idam was shocked to see the confirmation that was identical to his own.
“I’ve already confirmed everything.”
“Why do you have this?”
“I followed you.”
Idam bit his lip hard. It seemed he had tracked not only Hayun’s house but also his visit to the obstetrics clinic. Seeing this persistent behavior made Idam feel that his decision to leave with Sujeong was even more correct.
“Let’s talk first.”
“…”
“Please.”
Taemin’s blue eyes were full of desperation. Seeing his expression, Idam felt his heart softening again. Even though he thought he should harden himself and distance himself, this soft heart was not easy to suppress.
* * *
Ding-a-ling.
As the wind blew, the glass wind chime hanging under the tile roof made a clear sound. The blue sky outside the window was as beautiful as a painting, and the lush trees were full of vitality. Hyeongman, with a nose splint attached, was looking at the scenery nature provided with a complex expression.
The night he was hit by Taemin, he left Jihwado and moved to a hospital in Hawaii. He immediately went into surgery and completed it successfully. After recovering to some extent, he returned to Korea and was currently recuperating at a villa in Incheon.
“How are you feeling, Chairman?”
The female secretary carefully observed Hyeongman’s condition.
“I envy the sky without worries.”
He was indirectly expressing that his condition was not good. The female secretary also remained silent, understanding the situation.
“Is Taemin still in Jihwado?”
“According to the employees remaining in Jihwado, he’s currently in Korea.”
“Well, he can’t leave the company vacant for too long. It seems he came back with that omega.”
Hyeongman deeply furrowed his brow.
“That doesn’t seem to be the case. It appears there’s been some trouble between the two.”
“What? Weren’t they in love with each other? That’s why Taemin, blinded by love, smashed my nose!”
“We don’t know the exact situation between them. What’s certain is that the omega fled to Korea, and CEO Ji is currently pursuing him.”
“What kind of crazy situation is this! My son is chasing after an omega? Has this crazy bastard lost his pride!”
Hyeongman, shouting loudly, clenched his fist. The female secretary, overwhelmed by his aura, couldn’t continue speaking.
“Alright. You may go.”
Judging that there was no point in getting angry at an innocent person, he dismissed the female secretary. Then he opened the bedside table drawer and took out a faded album. In it were pictures of himself in his younger days without a single wrinkle, and a woman with elegant features. Hyeongman stroked the woman’s face with his index finger.
“Rina… Taemin takes after me and is a romantic.”
Gradually, Hyeongman’s eyes reddened.
“That’s why he’s trying to make the same choice I did now.”
* * *
Idam, led by Taemin’s hand, was brought to the sedan and sat in the back seat, and the car started moving. Unexpectedly having to accompany him was awkward, and perhaps because he was using energy while not being alone, drowsiness started to set in. It was disconcerting to feel lethargic in such an anxious situation. He tried to resist, but his eyes soon closed.
* * *
When he woke up again, the sedan had stopped. There was no one in the driver’s seat, and it was dark outside, perhaps evening had come. But thanks to the streetlights, he could tell it was a parking lot.
“Are you awake?”
Idam startled at Taemin’s voice. He realized he had been resting his head on Taemin’s shoulder. Flustered, Idam quickly lifted his head.
It seemed he had fallen asleep without realizing it. He’s gone crazy, absolutely crazy.
“You could have slept more.”
“No… it’s fine.”
“You must have been very tired. I was about to take you home.”
“Oh no.”
He was really fortunate to have woken up before that. If he was taken home this time, he felt he would never be able to leave.
An suffocating silence followed for a moment. Idam felt regret flooding in, thinking he shouldn’t have come along.
Should I run away again? Run away?
Idam slowly moved his hips towards the door. Just as he was about to open the door, Taemin’s hand stretched out like a spider web and wrapped around Idam. As a result, he ended up in Taemin’s arms. He felt suffocated, as if he was being imprisoned.
“Let go. This… let… mmph!”
Suddenly, Taemin’s lips sealed Idam’s without any gap. Sticky saliva flowed between their pressed lips. Idam was bewildered by his sudden kiss. But for some reason, his body fully accepted Taemin’s tongue and warmth. Even his abdomen, where the baby existed, was getting hot. To make matters worse, he could feel sweet pheromones from Taemin, melting away any thoughts of resistance.
“Mmm… mm, chup… chup.”
Gradually, Taemin’s jaw angle changed, and Idam, without realizing it, closed his eyes while wrapping his arms around Taemin’s back. Even though he didn’t want to suck, Taemin’s tongue was so sweet he couldn’t stop.
“Mmm…”
They sucked, licked, and swallowed each other’s tongues and lips like that. How much time had passed? When Idam’s face had turned red up to his ears, their lips parted. A spider web-like line of saliva connected their lips but soon disappeared.
But Taemin didn’t let Idam out of his arms. Rather, like someone intoxicated with thirst, he kissed various parts of Idam’s face and sucked on his neck. He was persistent, as if he was feeling something even though Idam’s pheromones had disappeared from his body.
“St-stop… really.”
“I’m just so happy to see you after so long…”
Idam’s heart pounded at his whisper. But telling himself not to misunderstand again, he controlled his feelings and pushed Taemin away. Then this trembling seemed to lessen a bit.
“Don’t go.”
But Taemin clung to Idam and gently held his hand. It was a hand he used to hold frequently as naturally as breathing, but now it felt unfamiliar. Idam wanted to shake it off again, but fearing he might kiss him again, he decided not to provoke him for now.
“Idam, have you eaten?”
“Yes…”
“What did you eat?”
“Chicken rice.”
“Did you have the seasoned flavor?”
Feeling uncomfortable with more conversation, Idam just nodded in response.
“That’s good.”
Taemin smiled faintly.
“You need to eat well for the baby to be healthy too.”
It felt very strange to hear the word ‘baby’ from his mouth.
“Do you have morning sickness yet?”
“No.”
“I hope you never get it. Or I could have it instead of you.”
He had heard that when a couple is close, sometimes the husband experiences morning sickness instead. But it was confusing why he was saying this when he had rejected Idam’s feelings – it seemed impossible that he would experience morning sickness instead, even if the sky fell.
“I really didn’t think the pregnancy would be successful like this.”
Taemin looked as if a long-cherished wish had been fulfilled.
“Did you know I could get pregnant?”
“Yes.”
Idam was even more bewildered by his firm answer.
“How is it possible when I’m an extremely receptive omega?”
“Because Idam is a fairy.”
Idam was even more dumbfounded by his continuing crazy talk. It was a nickname that was hard to hear even when they were on good terms, but facing it now was not only burdensome but even unpleasant.
“Is this the time to joke with me?”
“I’m not joking.”
His eyes were more serious than anyone else’s at the moment.
“I’ll tell you honestly about our family. My genetic disease is actually…”
Idam was about to say he already knew everything, but decided to listen quietly for now, thinking that questions about where he heard it from could lead to another conflict. He was also curious if the facts Rickdi knew were exactly correct.
“And so, my grandfather…”
Taemin’s calm explanation almost matched what Rickdi had said. The circumstances of Jeremy’s birth and the genetic disease. Even the fact that his grandfather and father had extremely receptive omegas by their side. Even the fact that Idam’s father had been a test subject was the same.
“Among the new drugs your father was injected with, there was one called ‘J99’. 99 means it was the 99th developed drug. It was created after much research by combining the cells and genetic components of extremely receptive omegas.”
“…”
“As a result, when this drug is ingested, the probability of the second generation manifesting as an extremely receptive omega increases. Fertility also becomes stronger. So, changes occur in the uterus, which was virtually infertile, making pregnancy possible.”
“I see…”
“All of this was my grandfather’s desire to increase the number of extremely receptive omegas. He judged that a child born from an extremely receptive omega would have a higher chance of manifesting as another extremely receptive omega. If there were more extremely receptive omegas, they could be used as cures anytime by injecting them with drugs.”
Thinking about it again, they were terrifying people. How could humans, not gods, be so cruel?
“Then, will this baby also manifest as an extremely receptive omega?”
It was a natural guess after hearing all this.
“It could be born as an extremely receptive omega or as an extremely dominant alpha.”
“What? An extremely dominant alpha?”
This seemed like an out-of-nowhere claim.
“Yes. In the past generation, there was an extremely receptive omega who succeeded in pregnancy like Idam. Their partner was a dominant alpha. The child born between them manifested as an extremely dominant alpha.”
“Wow… that’s amazing.”
It was also surprising that this rare pregnancy wasn’t the first of its kind.
“Why is that?”
“It’s presumed that this result occurred because the genetic influence of the dominant alpha was stronger than that of the extremely receptive omega.”
“Then… where is that extremely dominant alpha baby? Did it grow up healthy?”
To Idam’s question, Taemin nodded while gently raising the corners of his mouth.
“Yes. Though he’s a bit foolish.”
Foolish?
What’s this? Do they know each other? Idam tilted his head. Taemin also remained silent, seemingly unwilling to mention who it was. So Idam didn’t ask any more questions.
Thinking about it, Taemin’s words during his rut cycle about giving Idam a baby as a birthday present weren’t completely nonsense. However, it was even more confusing why he said such things when he didn’t even like Idam, even if he wasn’t in his right mind.
“…”
Gradually, Taemin embraced Idam a little more. Sweet pheromones leaked out from him. Whether it was his imagination or not, his warmth felt a bit warmer than before. Moreover, Taemin’s heart was beating fast.
“Actually, I’ve completely recovered from my pheromone rejection syndrome.”
At Taemin’s confession, Idam’s gaze automatically turned to him. After insisting so much that it wasn’t true, it turned out the employees were right after all.
“I lied because if my rejection syndrome was cured, we would have to part. Both my grandfather and father eventually parted with their extremely receptive omegas.”
“…”
“But I don’t want that.”
Gradually, Idam’s eyes began to waver. Slowly, Taemin’s fingers caressed Idam’s cheek. As if touching a precious jewel.
“I want to stay with you, Idam.”
“…”
At Taemin’s whisper, Idam felt his body temperature rising. His heart, which had been calm for a moment, started racing again. He wanted to ask if Taemin liked him, if he loved him, but afraid of being rejected, Idam couldn’t continue speaking.
“So… let’s… ma…”
Taemin’s words continued.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
