#60
The problem was that the alpha who could accept him was not normal. He was scary, selfish, and promiscuous. It was truly complicated. Idam sighed, contrary to the harsh reality, and then pushed aside his thoughts. Now was not the time to lament. First, he had to escape from this place.
Idam was about to hurry past them and exit when a large shadow fell over his back. Someone grabbed Idam’s neck like a hook and yanked him. Idam’s body instantly tilted backward. Sensing danger, Idam instinctively covered the back of his head with both hands. He then fell to the floor with a thud. He avoided the danger of his head hitting the floor, but his back hurt terribly.
“Fuck! Where do you think you’re sneaking off to?”
Ahn Juhan had pierced through Idam’s pheromones and revealed his aggression. Although he didn’t look too well, he had a strong will to harm Idam somehow. Without hesitation, he kicked Idam’s waist.
“Ugh!”
At the impact, Idam groaned and trembled. It felt like a huge piece of iron was being shoved into his side.
“You little shit.”
Ahn Juhan climbed on top of Idam’s stomach. He immediately slapped Idam’s cheek. Not just once, but two or three times. Idam’s face felt like it was crumbling, but this pain was not unfamiliar. He had been beaten a lot at the orphanage before.
Every time he suffered such violence, Idam resented the heavens. Why had he manifested as an extremely potent omega? Why did he have these pheromones that troubled others? He sank deeper into self-loathing like a swamp, and his eyes trembled pitifully. Tears he couldn’t control streamed down his cheeks.
“Hah… fuck… I’ve always wanted to fuck you if it weren’t for your pheromones.”
Ahn Juhan then put his hand on Idam’s pants buckle and tried to pull them down. Idam, who had been taking the beating without resistance, felt intense discomfort and boldly pushed away his hand.
“No… don’t. I really hate it!”
Taemin had often undressed Idam too. But his touch had never been this repulsive. Yet why was he thinking of Taemin in this situation? It was perplexing.
“This won’t do.”
Twisting his lips, Ahn Juhan grabbed Idam’s pale white neck. He was about to apply force when…
Something appeared behind him through the window. It collided with the glass, creating spider web-like cracks before shattering completely.
As a result, Ahn Juhan’s back was covered in glass shards. Naturally, the hand holding Idam’s neck lost its strength. Idam, desperate to escape from Ahn Juhan even for a moment, quickly pulled up his pants and rolled away from under his shadow.
Someone could be seen standing through the broken window. But due to the dust from the glass shards and the backlight from the street lamp outside, their identity couldn’t be clearly discerned. As Idam squinted to see who it was, he noticed something on the floor.
It was a real sword with a prominent gold-crafted spider ornament. And it was a familiar object. His heart, which he thought was dying, began to race rapidly. Soon, the broken window opened, and an elegant loafer stepped on the windowsill.
“What are you doing to my wife right now?”
Taemin stood there with a graceful posture. But his eyes were as cold as if judging death.
“Wh-what is this?”
Ahn Juhan touched his ear, showing a doubtful gesture.
“Wife? What nonsense is this? Yeo Idam, are you married?”
“Ah… well…”
Idam hesitated. He should say no, but for some reason, those words wouldn’t easily leave his mouth. Ahn Juhan seemed to take Idam’s attitude as affirmation, as he shouted with veins popping on his neck.
“How could you get married! Fuck, your pheromones aren’t even normal!”
“What’s wrong with Idam’s pheromones? I find them quite pleasant.”
Taemin, who had approached stubbornly, mercilessly kicked Ahn Juhan’s head. In an instant, he fell like a deflated balloon.
Taemin filled the space left by Ahn Juhan. He wrapped his arm around Idam’s back and helped him sit up. Their eyes met intensely. A strange tenderness hung in the air.
“How’s your body? Can you sit up?”
“Yes…”
“I’m glad.”
Taemin gently caressed Idam’s cheek. It was a careful touch, as if handling a piece of glass that might shatter at any moment. At this warmth, Idam’s eyes gradually reddened and became moist.
In fact, if you thought about it, there wasn’t much difference between Ahn Juhan and Taemin. They were both threatening and violent.
However, Taemin accepted Idam’s pheromones sweetly and didn’t avoid them. He didn’t suffer or ignore them. He gave hope that Idam could become normal. But only to this extent. However, Idam, tired of loneliness, felt different about Taemin who gave even this small hope.
Bang!
Just then, there was a sound of something colliding outside. It felt like thunder. Startled, Idam unconsciously wrapped his arms around Taemin’s neck and hugged him.
Taemin also gently caressed and embraced Idam’s back. As a result, the two were tightly pressed together without any gaps. Gradually, Idam detected Taemin’s heartbeat. It was extremely fast and dynamic. For some reason, it seemed to be beating faster than his own.
Soon, Taemin’s sharp nose moved towards Idam’s neck. He took a deep breath, as if quenching a burning thirst.
“I’ve been thinking about how to keep you by my side. I’ve decided to adjust myself to you.”
“What do you mean?”
Flustered, Idam quickly faced him. Taemin’s eyes were different from what Idam had known until now. The scent of hot flames was strongly felt.
“I suffer from omega aversion. It’s a hereditary disease that runs in our family.”
“He-hereditary disease?”
This was the first time Idam had encountered this fact.
“Yes. It started with my grandfather, and my father suffered from it too. I developed it when I was seven and it’s still ongoing. That’s why omega pheromones have been disgusting and nauseating to me, so I’ve had no choice but to deal only with alphas until now. But alphas couldn’t fully fill the void in me. I thought I could never meet an omega in my lifetime. But your pheromones, Idam, weren’t unpleasant. No, I really liked them. Rather, I thought I had met the savior I had believed to be a fantasy.”
He was describing Idam’s pheromones, which others despised, as his salvation.
“They say this hereditary disease disappears when we meet an omega who is compatible with us.”
“So you’re saying you need me?”
Taemin nodded in response to Idam’s question and continued.
“When I’m with you, I feel alive. So, will you continue this marriage with me until my aversion disappears?”
“…”
“I’ll save you now too.”
A wind blew through the wide open window. It was a warm breeze without a trace of chill. And the full moon, which had felt cold until just now, seemed to have warmth in it. Idam’s heart also raced rapidly, following Taemin’s heartbeat.
Anyway, now that Hayun had disappeared, Idam couldn’t repay the 350 million he had promised Taemin. If Hayun managed to get the money, things might change… but given the current situation, it seemed closer to impossible. In conclusion, he had no choice but to return to Taemin’s side and continue their married life.
It could be considered the worst outcome, but it didn’t feel that way. It was because he felt a foolish warmth from Taemin’s eyes that desperately regarded Idam and his promise to save him.
“So, can you tell me what’s different about me and you? I’m curious why you wanted to leave me.”
“Ah… I… well… that…”
Idam found it difficult to put his true feelings into words. He also wondered if he had the right to say such things. Taemin, seemingly more anxious, added:
“I want to make you comfortable. Please tell me honestly.”
Idam could feel how desperately Taemin cared for him now. And if he had to stay by his side, he wanted to clarify things. After hesitating for a moment, Idam gathered courage and spoke.
“At the gathering with your friends, you were going to do it with someone else besides me, weren’t you?”
“Huh? What was I going to do with someone else… Oh!”
Taemin, who had been questioning, suddenly seemed to realize and his expression changed.
“Even though our relationship is bound by contract, I don’t like doing such things. Please… please only look at me…”
Idam felt strange after saying this, as if he was confessing a one-sided love for Taemin. He also regretted it, wondering if he had said too much.
“No, forget what I just said. I just… I didn’t like that kind of gathering.”
So he quickly corrected his words.
“From the beginning that day, I had no intention of being with anyone other than you, Idam.”
Taemin spoke as if proclaiming his innocence. At the same time, Idam’s eyes widened in surprise.
“What?”
“I was planning to leave that party midway. I had no intention of handing you over to any other bastard either. I don’t like it either. You being with some other fucker.”
A different, cold fire flared in Taemin’s eyes.
“Is there anything else you want from me?”
He seemed willing to give everything if he could just keep Idam. So Idam momentarily tried to say more of his true feelings but swallowed them. Although Taemin had set the stage, Idam thought he might find it uncomfortable. But the perceptive Taemin wouldn’t miss such thoughts from Idam.
“Don’t hesitate, tell me everything. It would be troublesome if you try to terminate the contract like this again.”
“Ah…”
“I’ll get angry if you don’t.”
At his stern voice, Idam’s eyes became frightened.
“I don’t like this…”
“What don’t you like?”
“I don’t like being scared.”
At Idam’s answer, given with difficulty, Taemin looked dumbfounded.
“You were scared of me?”
“Yes… You trying to harm me with an axe, saying you’d break my ankle… Besides that, your forceful nature was too scary. I like gentle people.”
Idam spoke his mind clearly, despite hesitating. He felt this might be his only chance to say such things.
“No… Didn’t you say last time that I wasn’t scary?”
“I lied because I was afraid.”
“Hah…”
Taemin spoke as if in disbelief, brushing up his bangs. His handsome features were filled with confusion. But soon he nodded as if in agreement.
“Alright. I’ll do everything you ask. I’ll really be gentle from now on.”
“Huh? Re-really?”
Idam’s eyes widened at his easy acquiescence. Taemin nodded.
For some reason, Idam’s heart began to beat faster and his body temperature rose. It suddenly felt like spring had arrived.
That’s when it happened.
“Ha.”
Ahn Juhan, who had been lying down, slowly rose, holding his head. He seemed almost like a zombie.
“Fuck, look at all this shit.”
Muttering lowly, Ahn Juhan looked at the floor, breathing roughly. He spotted the real sword Taemin had thrown earlier. He picked it up with clumsy movements. His gaze was focused solely on Idam.
“Let’s go out of here first and continue our talk.”
Taemin and Idam, focused on each other, stood up without noticing Ahn Juhan’s presence.
Meanwhile, Ahn Juhan rushed towards Idam. It was like the movement of a beast charging at its prey.
Soon, a sharp blade appeared before Idam’s eyes. More precisely, it was pointing straight at Idam’s chest. Idam, startled, was about to move his body to avoid it when…
“Ugh!”
Taemin’s right hand suddenly shot out and grabbed the blade. Thanks to this, Idam didn’t receive even a small wound on his body, but Taemin’s palm was dyed bright red, and blood drops were dripping down like tree branches.
“Wh-what?”
Ahn Juhan, seemingly not expecting Taemin to act like this, let go of the sword with a bewildered look on his face. Immediately, Taemin also let go of the blade he was holding and quickly grabbed the sword handle with his left hand, then slashed Ahn Juhan’s abdomen without hesitation. In an instant, Ahn Juhan’s stomach was covered in blood, and he fell backward as if gravity had disappeared.
“Mr. CEO… bl-blood.”
Idam hurriedly examined Taemin’s hand. There was a clear diagonal wound on his palm, and blood kept gushing out.
“Wh-what should I do.”
Not knowing what to do, Idam paced anxiously before taking out a handkerchief from his pocket. He quickly wrapped and tied it around Taemin’s hand. The pure white handkerchief was stained with Taemin’s blood, indicating significant bleeding. As a result, Idam’s large eyes became moist.
“It must hurt a lot, right?”
A feeling of guilt exploded within him. Idam looked up at Taemin with worried eyes. But for some reason, the corners of Taemin’s mouth were raised as if about to ascend to heaven, and his eyes were curved.
Although it must be extremely painful, he looked very pleased. Why was he acting like this?
Soon, a shadow fell over Idam’s face as Taemin’s face drew closer. Then he kissed Idam’s lips.
Idam became even more confused by his subsequent behavior.
