But this person had come to such a dangerous place himself.
Yeonwoo wondered if he could help someone in such a situation like Munbeom did. Though he wasn’t certain, he thought he probably couldn’t easily help. The problems and situations entangled were too complex and messy to readily extend a hand by looking at just one person.
The moment you offered help, you became involved in the matter too.
So he had tainted Ho Munbeom, this innocent person, with the scandal he wanted to hide. That shouldn’t happen. This person was Ho Munbeom. If this famous and exceptional alpha, known by everyone in South Korea, became involved in unnecessary issues because of him, and had to hear words he didn’t need to hear because of it. If he became the protagonist of unfounded scandals and became the subject of gossip, then what?
“…”
By now, Yeonwoo’s eyes were immersed in anxiety.
Reading the childlike gaze that didn’t know what to do, Munbeom pressed his lips to the fingertips revealed in his two hands and whispered.
“For now, just focus on recovering. What Yeonwoo needs right now is recovery.”
“…”
“Because of me, you’ve ended up like this…”
Before those words could finish, Yeonwoo shook his head.
No, that’s not it.
“It’s because of me.”
“…”
“Because of me, your rut came, so…”
They had no choice but to mix bodies.
Like an omega’s heat, rut was an important issue for alphas. The fact that Munbeom, who was not just dominant but extremely dominant, had mixed bodies with him during his rut period was no simple matter. Recalling how Munbeom had ejaculated inside him repeatedly even amid the confusion, Yeonwoo’s face became increasingly flushed.
What should I do? How many days had passed? Should I take a contraceptive pill even now? More than that, what if Munbeom’s semen remained inside me?
As his thoughts multiplied, suddenly everything went dark before his eyes. As his mind became complicated and a ringing sounded in his ears, Yeonwoo hunched his shoulders, and at that moment, he felt a thick pheromone scent. Swallowing his breath, Yeonwoo slowly raised his head. Seeing Munbeom looking at him and emitting more pheromones, he unconsciously shook his head and moved his lips.
“…Don’t do this.”
One shouldn’t carelessly emit pheromones.
For the sake of a future spouse or important person, he shouldn’t let his pheromones cling to Yeonwoo like this. Just as he was about to say again not to do so, Munbeom released Yeonwoo’s hand and instead cupped his small cheek. Fidgeting with the cheek that fit in his hand with room to spare, Munbeom spoke.
“I was in rut anyway. I used Yeonwoo’s heat. So…”
Gently rubbing Yeonwoo’s swollen lower lip with his thumb as if caressing it, Munbeom added quietly.
“Yeonwoo’s discomfort and unwellness are all because of me. Since I made you tired and hurt, stay here, rest well, eat well, and receive treatment. If you need anything, you can confidently ask for it, Yeonwoo.”
“…”
“Although it was an urgent situation because Yeonwoo was in heat, I touched you without proper thought. The responsibility for sex that occurred without full consent lies entirely with me. I will take responsibility for everything.”
The steady gaze and firm expression seemed to convey some determination from Munbeom. So Yeonwoo felt like he might fall into an illusion. No, it might not be an illusion. If he pretended not to know and asked ‘what responsibility will you take,’ it seemed like the answer everyone would expect and hope for would come from his lips.
But Yeonwoo closed his mouth.
He had simply wanted to meet this person a few more times, a little longer.
This person who was kind to him and provided delicious things in nice places. Who spoke nicely to him. He only wanted to meet him for one more day.
But he shouldn’t have coveted such things from the beginning.
Who was he to this great person? Just by being beside him, by merely existing, he would be pointed at by people. And just thinking about that strange man Lee Jonghoon strutting around as if he were somebody made nausea rise.
With his lips pressed together, Yeonwoo eventually couldn’t hold back and bent his waist, letting out a groan. No sooner had he covered his mouth with both hands than nausea rose again. Yeonwoo desperately covered his mouth, not wanting to show an unsightly appearance in front of Munbeom.
“Yeonwoo, don’t hold it in…!”
Feeling the firm arms and sturdy embrace holding his body, Yeonwoo felt dizzy. Desperately shaking his head while firmly holding back the urge to burrow into that embrace, he insisted no, he would hold it in until the end. Though there might be no lower point from here, he didn’t want to add more unsightly appearances.
Gritting his teeth, Yeonwoo painfully suppressed the nausea rising from his stomach, making his entire body heave.
The struggle between Yeonwoo trying to hold back until the end and Munbeom trying to make him comfortable continued for a while. The limit came when Munbeom picked Yeonwoo up and moved him to the bathroom, standing in front of the sink while holding him. Feeling like he couldn’t hold it any longer, Yeonwoo painfully grabbed Munbeom’s arms that were holding him tightly.
Though there was no strength felt, Munbeom seemed to understand Yeonwoo’s intention and readily backed away. He helped Yeonwoo stand straight holding the sink, and then slowly moved away, checking his complexion until the last moment. The moment Munbeom left the bathroom, Yeonwoo immediately ran to the toilet and lifted the cover.
After painfully resolving the matter and crawling to the sink to rinse his mouth, he wanted to lie down somewhere. Just lie down and fall into a deep sleep.
He seemed to have lost consciousness briefly.
When he opened his eyes again, Yeonwoo was on the bed. And he was in Munbeom’s arms.
“…”
It was strange. This situation of being in his arms, the pheromones he felt upon opening his eyes, wasn’t shocking or surprising. It was strange that his body naturally accepted his pheromones and that being in his arms as if they fit together like puzzle pieces wasn’t unfamiliar. Feeling a sense of stability as if they had been doing this for a long time, Yeonwoo moved his head.
“How’s your body?”
To the question that seemed as if he had been waiting for him to wake up, Yeonwoo moved his lips. Habitually, he was about to say “I’m fine,” but before that, he could say something else.
“My father… has been moved to a hospital.”
The voice flowing through his throat was half-submerged, without any strength.
“They said to raise his pheromone levels to undergo surgery again…”
At that moment, Munbeom’s hand touched Yeonwoo’s back. He seemed to think he was crying upon hearing the submerged voice. So, closing his mouth and clearing his throat with a “hmm,” Yeonwoo opened his mouth again.
“I’m worried about his current condition and would like to go see him.”
It was a large manifester specialty hospital.
At such a place, he could probably get contraceptive pills too. Before, he had continuously taken contraceptive pills sold at regular pharmacies, but it had ended in trouble.
Normally, he wouldn’t care about such things, but this time he was a bit scared. To lose consciousness just from a bit of nausea? Wondering if his body had weakened that much, he now wanted to get proper medication.
Like before, but especially this time, he had to take it. His heat alone was a problem, but Munbeom’s rut was added to it. What if something really happened? No, it probably did happen. Despite not being able to know for certain, Yeonwoo had a strangely strong conviction and tightly gripped his two hands gathered on his chest.
As he trembled lightly, Munbeom came closer. Yeonwoo, lying on his side, was increasingly in Munbeom’s arms, with the pulled-up sheet covering half his face. Even that seemed insufficient, and his eyes grew hot at the large touch caressing the back of his head.
“I have an acquaintance on your father’s side and told them to look after him well. If an emergency situation arises, they will contact immediately, but there hasn’t been anything like that yet.”
“…”
“Besides, excellent medical staff are on standby 24 hours, so there shouldn’t be any problems, but you would feel reassured only after seeing him directly. But as you know, it’s difficult to move right now.”
With the touch embracing the back of his head and the large hand covering his back. The touching body and the continuously felt pheromones intoxicated Yeonwoo, and he slowly nodded.
“First, after resting and recovering your body, then moving would be…”
“Can we go tomorrow?”
“…”
“I don’t know how many days have passed. They said to monitor my father’s progress for two weeks.”
Trailing off, Yeonwoo closed his mouth.
Though he couldn’t know Munbeom’s answer, he didn’t think he would refuse his request. Without needing to add more words, if he just waited, Munbeom would give the answer he wanted. Because right now, he was very weak and softened towards him. Whether it was a sense of debt for spending the rut with him or something else, even if it was, he didn’t want to exploit that.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
