#125
“Haa…”
Idam gently opened his eyes. He saw the raftered ceiling and familiar furniture. It was the bedroom where he had stayed all day before going to Jihwado.
And beside him, Taemin was embracing him. Neither of them was wearing anything, so the touch of their bare skin against each other felt vivid.
Idam looked down. His right ankle was tightly wrapped in bandages.
“Really… he’s crazy…”
Yesterday, when they arrived in Seoul, Taemin had twisted Idam’s ankle. Idam screamed at the same time. But it wasn’t because of the pain. His belly was already full of Taemin’s manhood, and Taemin’s pheromones were coiling around his body like poison. It was just the shock of witnessing his own body being damaged with his own eyes.
From there, Idam was moved to the bedroom. The attending physician came to examine his ankle. It was a grade 2 ankle sprain with torn ligaments. He was told that he would have difficulty walking and would need 4 to 6 weeks to recover.
After the doctor left, Idam shouted at Taemin.
‘Why are you doing this?’
‘I’m scared that Idam might run away again. I don’t want to be apart anymore.’
Taemin’s eyes were proud yet urgent, as if he had done something that obviously needed to be done.
‘But, but still…’
He knew Taemin was an abnormal alpha, but he never imagined he would go this far.
‘Don’t worry. I’ll make sure you get proper treatment.’
‘I, I really won’t run away now.’
He felt wronged, tired of being a fugitive. Taemin then kissed Idam’s cheek as if to comfort and soothe him.
‘But I’m anxious.’
‘You’re… bad…’
‘Yes, I know I’m a bastard.’
Taemin called himself bad but didn’t stop moving his lips. He kissed not only Idam’s lips but also his neck. It was so affectionate and gentle. Idam felt his body heating up again, finding that touch not unpleasant… no, actually very pleasant. Taemin started unbuttoning Idam’s pajamas one by one.
‘Too bad…’
While mumbling, Idam was already naked, and so was Taemin. Even though he resented Taemin, strangely, a corner of his heart felt an inexplicable elation.
Because it seemed like he was confirming Taemin’s desire to monopolize him… Happy about that, he ended up spreading his legs in Taemin’s arms and spent a hot night.
Now that he had come to his senses and thought about it, Idam felt he had really gone crazy. It felt like he was being sucked into Taemin’s madness like a whirlpool.
“Are you awake, honey?”
At Taemin’s voice, Idam looked to the side. Their eyes met as Taemin woke up. His blue eyes, clearer than the sea, were full of vitality. Idam was amazed that his complexion had improved so much overnight, even though he still wasn’t producing pheromones.
“Yes…”
“Why don’t you sleep more?”
Taemin whispered affectionately while stroking Idam’s hair. Idam’s heart fluttered at his gentle touch.
“It’s okay. I’ve slept enough.”
“That’s good then.”
Smiling like cotton candy, he looked at the wall clock and got up. Naturally, his arms that were embracing Idam were released. Idam felt oddly chilly as Taemin’s body heat disappeared. So he got up following Taemin. Their eyes met at the same time.
“Cute.”
“What?”
Idam’s cheeks turned red at Taemin’s sudden compliment.
“W-Why are you saying that all of a sudden?”
“Ah, should I have said you’re pretty instead?”
“Never mind.”
Idam felt goosebumps rising and didn’t know what to do. Taemin smiled as he looked at Idam like this.
“What do you want for breakfast?”
“Nothing particular comes to mind.”
“Or is there something our baby fairy wants to eat?”
Taemin touched Idam’s belly with a playful face. At that moment.
Growl.
A sound came from Idam’s stomach. Whether it was due to hunger or pregnancy, it was too embarrassing. Idam hastily brushed off Taemin’s hand on his belly.
“Don’t… don’t touch anymore.”
“Why? It’s cute, like a baby bird chirping.”
What baby bird?
“Don’t tease me!”
Idam’s face, growing even more embarrassed, turned redder than a radish.
“I’m not teasing. I should feed you something delicious quickly.”
Taemin whispered affectionately and kissed Idam’s cheek. Idam avoided even this kiss, feeling like he was being teased. But Taemin’s lips kept kissing various parts of Idam’s face. Eventually, Idam’s eyes became wet, and only when he was about to cry did Taemin stop.
“I didn’t mean to make you cry…”
“Don’t say things like that anymore.”
“I’m sorry.”
Taemin looked awkward, as if he hadn’t expected Idam to react this way. He wiped away the glass-like tears that had formed at the corners of Idam’s eyes.
“Baby, I’m sorry.”
Idam also stopped crying, feeling embarrassed as Taemin kept apologizing.
In fact, it wasn’t even something to cry about, but he didn’t know why his emotions were fluctuating so much.
“It’s okay. And I’m not a baby. I’m Idam…”
Moreover, he was due to give birth in a few months.
“I understand. Idam.”
Taemin raised the corners of his mouth and took out a phone from the bedside drawer and held it out.
“I prepared this new one for you to use. Now you can contact your friends freely.”
“Ah…”
Suddenly, mentioning friends made him think of Hayun and Sujeong.
“I won’t stop you.”
Idam clearly felt that Taemin had changed from before. And since there was no reason to refuse, he accepted the phone.
“Then, let’s wash up and have a meal. Shall we?”
“Yes…”
Idam nodded.
* * *
“Wasn’t Idam incredibly cute? He bit into the small red pepper pickles three times. Like a baby bird.”
“The madam must have a very small mouth.”
“That’s right. It’s tantalizing when we kiss.”
“I see…”
Secretary Kang felt like his ears were about to bleed from Taemin’s sappiness.
A little while ago, he had stopped by the mansion due to Taemin’s schedule. The two were in the middle of a meal.
But Taemin was either too busy taking care of Idam or still feeling unwell, as he barely ate his own food. Even though Idam seemed uncomfortable with Taemin’s fuss and said it was okay for him to eat, Taemin prioritized Idam. In the past, Taemin’s doting had been annoying to see, but now it had upgraded even further.
In contrast, Idam seemed to be pushing Taemin away more than before. In the past, Idam used to look at Taemin more affectionately. Well, considering the humiliation Idam had experienced, it was normal for him to feel uncomfortable around Taemin.
“CEO, we’ve arrived.”
The sedan stopped at a shabby and old factory. Taemin’s face, which had been talking about Idam, instantly hardened. He got out of the car like ice. Secretary Kang also got out nervously.
“Where did you say Rickdi was?”
“He’s on the third basement floor.”
“Let’s go see his face.”
Taemin’s eyes were sharp like blades.
* * *
“Secretary Kang, wait here.”
“Yes, sir.”
Taemin opened the iron door. A space of about 20 pyeong (about 66 square meters) was visible. Rickdi was sitting on a chair there. Perhaps because he had been confined for three months, his appearance was terrible. His hair had grown quite long, and his beard was unkempt.
“You!”
When Rickdi saw Taemin, he frowned and stood up.
“Ji Taemin, you fucking bastard!”
Shouting, Rickdi grabbed a vase from the table and threw it. But Taemin easily dodged it. The vase hit the wall and shattered, falling to the floor almost like powder.
“Aren’t you overreacting? Rickdi?”
Taemin brushed up his bangs as if he was terribly annoyed.
“Why the hell did you keep a person locked up for three months like this!”
Rickdi shouted as if he was going to die of injustice.
“I heard from Jang Hayun.”
“…”
“What you did.”
“Ha.”
“I trusted you because you were Im Hoyoung’s friend and we got along well, so I just told you about our family, but you made up plausible lies and made me look like a villain in front of Yeo Idam and Jang Hayun.”
Rickdi remained silent at Taemin’s statement.
“My father, like me, had a hard time finding an omega that matched him well. Then he only dealt with one person.”
That was Taemin’s mother.
“But why did you tell such lies to Jang Hayun, saying that your mother was almost killed after being used by our father? In reality, your mother is still alive, isn’t she?”
Taemin suddenly grabbed Rickdi’s neck and pushed him against the wall. His blade-like eyes were full of sharp killing intent.
“The reason I haven’t appeared in front of you until now is because I was sensitive about Idam disappearing, and I was afraid I might kill you as soon as I saw you.”
“Ugh… ugh…”
“At least I wanted to hear from your mouth why you have hostility towards me.”
Rickdi, with his throat blocked, couldn’t say anything more and just gasped for air. Taemin, perhaps realizing this wasn’t going anywhere, removed his hand from Rickdi’s neck. At the same time, Rickdi collapsed to the floor.
“Haa… haa… It’s… it’s not a lie…”
“Huh? Do you think I’ll believe that?”
Taemin approached, looking down at Rickdi.
“Isn’t your ultimate goal Yeo Idam?”
“…”
“You showed strange interest at that party last time. Did you fall for him?”
Taemin asked coldly. If what he was guessing was true, Taemin had no intention of letting Rickdi off easily. But Rickdi didn’t answer anymore. He had lost consciousness after breathing heavily as if his lungs were about to tear.
“Oh no…”
Taemin frowned. He immediately called for Secretary Kang, looking annoyed. Secretary Kang, who had been waiting outside the iron door, hurriedly came inside.
“Gasp. Why is this person collapsed like this?”
Secretary Kang, pale with fear, shook Rickdi’s body to check his consciousness.
“We… we need to call a doctor.”
“Ah, how bothersome.”
Taemin stood up, looking irritated.
“I need to go back to the company.”
“What? Now?”
“I’m busy. Call me when this bastard wakes up.”
“Ah, understood.”
Taemin left the factory. Secretary Kang was curious how Taemin could do this to a person, even if he didn’t have good feelings towards Rickdi right now. Weren’t they friends at one point? Moreover, he was very perplexed by Taemin’s calm demeanor when a person was about to die. Secretary Kang hurriedly took out his phone and made a call.
“Doctor, please come to the factory at 15-5 right now. There’s an unconscious person here.”
After finishing the call, as he was about to give first aid to Rickdi, unable to just stand by, his phone started ringing again. The screen showed the name of the head of the security team. He was an employee currently working at Baekwol Corporation and was acquainted with Secretary Kang.
“Hello? Oh oh. Ah, I’m going crazy. Just when we caught that omega the CEO was looking for and put him in the mansion, a new problem has come up. Yeah, yeah.”
Secretary Kang gradually turned his back on Rickdi and started talking on the phone. Meanwhile, Rickdi’s eyes opened eerily. He looked around and quietly got up, picking up the lamp stand on the table. Then he struck the back of Secretary Kang’s head.
“Ugh!”
Secretary Kang immediately groaned and collapsed. The screen of the phone that fell to the floor cracked, and the other person’s shocked voice could be heard. Rickdi calmly picked up the phone and threw it against the wall, smashing it.
“So Yeo Idam is with Ji Taemin now.”
Muttering ominously, he opened the door and left.
Author: Hyacinthus B
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