Thinking that they had at least had a conversation, Yeonwoo tried to gauge when Ho Munbeom would get up from his seat. Yeonwoo thought that Munbeom probably didn’t consider him as a genuine marriage prospect. Since he was a busy person, perhaps just seeing each other’s faces like this was enough. At that moment, a heavy scent reached his nostrils.
At first, he thought it was his imagination, but as the pheromone became increasingly distinct, Yeonwoo turned his head with a sense of disbelief. Ho Munbeom immediately came into view, but unlike before, Yeonwoo didn’t turn away right away. Watching Yeonwoo’s chest rise and fall slightly, Munbeom spoke.
“There was an unfortunate incident at the company today. Handling it wasn’t particularly difficult, but it was quite unpleasant, so I’m not in the best condition.”
“…”
“So, I was considering not coming to this meeting.”
Though not every day can be perfect, today had been particularly terrible for Ho Munbeom.
It started with a troublesome issue at the overseas branch. After spending the entire morning barely resolving the problem and just beginning to catch his breath, he heard commotion outside his door. As he later discovered, one of his secretaries who had been working without issue for the past year had suddenly gone into heat cycle. While frowning and wondering what the noise was about, the door opened without warning, and the secretary in heat barged in and lunged at Munbeom.
Though he subdued them immediately, the omega called out Munbeom’s name repeatedly while being dragged away, professing their love. While it might have been a heartfelt expression of feelings for them, Munbeom found it merely unpleasant.
This significant disruption had left Munbeom’s nerves on edge. Another secretary suggested canceling all afternoon appointments and taking the day off, but Munbeom refused. Pushing himself harder during such times was one of his bad habits.
As a result, he ended up attending this blind date that he could have ignored, finding himself face to face with Yeonwoo.
Originally, he’d planned to exchange brief greetings and then head up to his designated room in the hotel to get some rest.
Clearly, that had been his intention, but…
Staring at Yeonwoo’s slightly flushed eyes looking at him, Munbeom asked, “You don’t look well.”
Tension subtly appeared in Yeonwoo’s slender jaw before a small voice escaped. “…This is my first time at such a meeting, so I’m nervous.”
“I see. I was wondering if your pheromones have been wafting around since earlier to seduce me.”
“…”
The omega swallowed softly and hastily covered his nape with his hand. Though he tried to conceal the part of his body where pheromones emanated most strongly, he couldn’t reclaim those that had already escaped.
Munbeom’s Adam’s apple moved up and down as he watched Yeonwoo trying hard to hide his embarrassment.
He recalled what his doctor and friend, Younghwa, had told him a few days ago.
Due to managing his rut cycles with medication for several years, his body was under strain, and Younghwa advised him to find a partner to satisfy his desires and manage his health.
Although unintentional, Munbeom had indeed neglected his needs as an alpha, focusing on work for the past few years. Moreover, his grandfather’s recent attempts to marry him off had made him deliberately lead an even more ascetic life out of spite. However, as an extreme dominant alpha, he couldn’t rely solely on medication forever.
Perhaps his recent irritability and inability to sleep deeply were due to this.
Munbeom looked at the omega who couldn’t quite regain composure after his remark. Though Yeonwoo was trying to contain his pheromones, it wouldn’t be easy. The attraction between alphas and omegas was instinctual. When faced with an appealing, attractive counterpart, pheromones would flow unconsciously, like a courtship.
Finishing his brief contemplation, Munbeom’s lips parted. “I’m heading upstairs now. Would you like to join me?”
“…”
He made another offer to the young omega who hadn’t fully processed his surprise.
“I have a room upstairs that I use.”
With such explicit phrasing, his intentions couldn’t be misunderstood.
Blinking slowly, Yeonwoo exhaled softly and nodded very slowly. That single nod took away all of Yeonwoo’s other options. As if anticipating Yeonwoo’s choice, Munbeom stood up without hesitation.
The alpha walked ahead without even telling Yeonwoo to follow. Staring blankly at the broad shoulders, Yeonwoo quickly rose from his seat and moved his heavy legs before Munbeom got too far ahead.
Leaving the restaurant and entering the elevator, Yeonwoo’s mind was in a daze.
While watching the numbers rapidly ascending, Yeonwoo stole several glances at the alpha standing one step ahead of him.
It was hard to believe even when seeing it with his own eyes. He questioned if what was happening to him was real. As he exhaled the breath he’d been holding, Munbeom turned around. Just as Yeonwoo shrank back upon meeting his gaze, the elevator doors opened.
Even after the doors opened, the alpha didn’t move first.
He simply stared down at Yeonwoo and asked in a casual tone, “If you don’t want to, you can go back down now. I don’t have a hobby of forcing things.”
“…No.”
Before he could even think, the words spilled out and his body moved.
Never in his life had he moved so unnaturally. Feeling as if every joint in his body was creaking, Yeonwoo stepped out of the elevator first and turned to look at Munbeom. The omega’s eyes, clearly nervous, remained wide open. It was a face that anyone would recognize as frightened.
A spontaneous decision, or perhaps a whim. Capturing Yeonwoo, who had entered this situation because of it, with his eyes, Munbeom extended his long legs outside. As he walked past Yeonwoo down the long corridor, he heard footsteps following him.
Listening to the sound of hurried steps with short strides behind him, he stood at the end of the corridor and placed his thumb on the key with registered fingerprint recognition.
For blind dates, the meeting place was always a hotel affiliated with the Ho Group, and each hotel had a royal room registered under Ho Munbeom’s name. He hadn’t expected to use the room prepared for his occasional domestic visits in this manner.
Standing in front of the door that opened immediately, Munbeom, with one hand in his pants pocket, stepped back and looked down at Yeonwoo.
Yeonwoo alternated glances between the open door and Munbeom before hesitantly approaching. He looked like a cow being led to slaughter. Even after coming this far, his continual uncertainty didn’t seem like an act.
Munbeom had never done anything with someone who disliked him. If this atmosphere continued, it would be right to let him go.
At that moment, Yeonwoo quietly walked up and stood in front of the open door, looking up at Munbeom. Seeing those childlike eyes that didn’t know what to do, Munbeom raised one eyebrow. After a brief eye contact, Munbeom grabbed Yeonwoo’s forearm and entered the room.
As the door closed behind them, their lips met. The soft, tender flesh pressed together, crushing against each other, and rough breaths escaped through the small parted lips. As if intending to swallow even those surprised exhalations, Munbeom bit and sucked on the lips, wrapping one arm around Yeonwoo’s waist.
Feeling the slender body enter his embrace, Munbeom cupped the nape with his other hand. The neck was thin, and the head was small. Though it couldn’t be so, the head that fit in one hand felt soft, like a child’s.
Yeonwoo, as if not knowing what to do, simply kept his lips parted. After that initial exhale, he seemed unable to breathe even through his nose. He’s a virgin. He hasn’t experienced not just sex, but even kisses like this.
If he was going to do this, a partner without complications was preferable. A young, inexperienced omega. It could lead to troublesome situations later. Despite thinking this, Munbeom couldn’t detach from Yeonwoo’s lips.
He delved into the small mouth, freely sucking and stimulating the soft tongue. Tilting his head to achieve a deeper, broader contact, he occasionally sucked in deeply. The wet friction sounds that came with each action were obscene.
Feeling the lust that had been dormant until now bubbling up from deep within his abdomen, Munbeom gently nibbled on Yeonwoo’s lower lip with his teeth before slowly pulling away.
“…”
Pushed against the wall and firmly held in Munbeom’s embrace, Yeonwoo finally gasped for breath. Munbeom placed his lips on Yeonwoo’s wet ones once more.
The moist lips closed and then carefully opened again. Feeling them trembling, Munbeom closed his eyes and then reopened them.
The next moment, he pulled Yeonwoo close again and kissed him deeply.
Yeonwoo’s body was lifted. While being carried by Munbeom and having his lips sucked repeatedly, Yeonwoo was laid on the bed. His clothes were all removed, and his legs were spread. Before he could close them in surprise, the massive man burrows between them and leans over him.
As if conditioned by just those few kisses, Yeonwoo parted his lips, but Munbeom didn’t kiss him as voraciously as before. Instead, he buried his face in Yeonwoo’s delicate nape. Pressing his face so deeply that his nose bridge could be crushed, he took a deep breath. Sensing the reason, Yeonwoo released a tiny bit of his pheromones.
The alpha lying on top seemed to tense up slightly, but he didn’t tell him to stop.
