Lee Tae-rim couldn’t bring himself to look at Seon Juho’s face. No—how could that soft, squishy puppy of a kid turn into such a beast? He ended up resenting himself for ever letting it happen.
He’d kept his word. He lay on his side, eyes shut, not moving a muscle. Maybe that’s what made it worse. The voice that whispered his name over and over through the night had been downright chilling. Tae-rim had seriously thought he was going to be devoured alive—his heart had pounded like crazy.
And to be fair, Seon Juho had kept his word too. He really had just rubbed against him. Not even skin-to-skin, just over their clothes. But even that had felt utterly feral. Tae-rim honestly thought his face would combust.
Seon Juho’s cock was still as hard and huge as ever. It wasn’t quite as vivid a sensation as when he’d been kidnapped, though. That time, there hadn’t been any barriers. But now, between both their underwear and clothes, there were four layers of fabric separating them.
Still, Seon Juho didn’t seem to care. That thick, heated thing kept grinding up against Tae-rim’s ass like it was nothing. He called Tae-rim’s name in a strained voice, nuzzling and nipping at the side of his neck.
Drawn in by the surge of pheromones pouring off Seon Juho, Tae-rim could feel his own start to rise uncontrollably. Seon Juho, completely intoxicated by the scent, began biting at his neck like a man possessed. Tae-rim couldn’t think straight—his senses were overwhelmed by the Alpha’s presence.
There was no stopping the heat building in his breath. He bit his lip to keep himself in check, but the way that hot bulge pressed against him made his own cock stir. Seon Juho held him close, grinding his hips in a rhythm that mimicked sex. Tae-rim felt lightheaded, like he could be swallowed up at any moment.
“H-hyung…”
Seon Juho’s voice had dropped so low it felt unfamiliar. Without realizing it, Tae-rim gripped the arm wrapped around his waist. His nails dug in. As if that only fueled him more, Seon Juho started grinding harder.
“It feels so good, hyung…”
The sound of his ragged breathing clung to Tae-rim’s ear. He had no choice but to endure it, trapped in Seon Juho’s embrace, lips clamped shut to keep from moaning. He had to hold out. Something deep in his instincts screamed that giving in now would be the end.
Seon Juho latched onto the area around Tae-rim’s pheromone gland, biting and sucking like it was the most delicious thing he’d ever tasted. One hand slipped under Tae-rim’s shirt and found a nipple, rolling it gently as he whispered in a husky voice:
“I want to suck here too, hyung…”
Tae-rim thought he’d die of embarrassment on the spot. The moment those words left his mouth, Seon Juho started sucking on his neck in earnest, as if he truly couldn’t help himself. Tae-rim almost reached down to pull out his own cock. He was going crazy with arousal. He was a man too—there was no way not to react to this.
But the sheer size of Seon Juho’s Alpha cock—something Tae-rim had never even taken as an Omega—kept him anchored to reality. As a Beta, the thought of taking that was downright terrifying.
He clenched his jaw and endured as Seon Juho panted and rubbed against him. After a while, Seon Juho shuddered and came, still fully clothed. Tae-rim’s face turned beet red. The thick stench of male pheromones filled the room. He felt like he was about to snap.
“Hyung!”
Tae-rim fled to the bathroom. He shut the door, crouched down, and silently belted out the national anthem like a man possessed. He sang it in his head with the passion of a soldier ready to die for his country. Like a lunatic on fire with patriotism.
Outside the door, Seon Juho called his name and paced for a bit before finally retreating to another bathroom. Even mentally screaming the anthem wasn’t enough to calm him. Tae-rim eventually had no choice but to pull out his painfully erect cock.
“Goddamn it.”
The words slipped out in frustration. Seon Juho’s pheromones still clung to his body like a drug, and it was unbearable. Tae-rim closed his eyes and thought of Seon Juho’s low voice, that sickeningly sweet scent, and the heat of his body. He stroked himself, and before long, he came. Then, clarity hit like a slap to the face.
So yes—Tae-rim had to take another shower at the crack of dawn. After washing up, he stepped out with a face full of awkwardness. And there was Seon Juho, sitting on the sofa in nothing but a towel, clearly having showered too, waiting for him. The moment he saw Tae-rim, he jumped up and hugged him tight.
“Hyung… You don’t hate me now, do you?”
“…No.”
He was just deeply, deeply embarrassed now that the post-orgasm clarity had set in. Seon Juho sniffed him like a dog, then flashed a wide, satisfied grin. Tae-rim knew that look immediately.
“…Don’t tell me.”
“Hmm?”
That smug, innocent act was infuriating. Everyone knew Espers had insanely sharp senses. Seon Juho had probably heard everything in the bathroom. Tae-rim’s face flushed all over again.
But pointing that out would only make it worse. Still in his robe, Tae-rim grabbed a t-shirt and pants from his suitcase and went back into the bathroom to change. From outside, Seon Juho knocked and kept calling Hyuuuung! in a whiny voice, but he ignored him.
Normally, he’d have just slipped on underwear and pants while still wearing the robe, then taken off the robe and thrown on a shirt. But after what had just happened, he realized that was a very risky move. He needed to stop being so careless.
He thought he was dealing with a baby.
But the guy was just a damn beast.
Still, Seon Juho had kept his promise.
So when Tae-rim lay down and Seon Juho quietly approached, nuzzling into the nape of his neck to sniff him again, Tae-rim didn’t push him away. Truthfully, he couldn’t—he couldn’t fall asleep without Seon Juho next to him anymore. So he shut his eyes and tried to sleep. And just like that, morning came.
On the surface, nothing seemed different between them. But of course something had changed. After a night like that, how could it not? Still, Tae-rim tried his best to treat Seon Juho the same as always. They were on assignment. The last thing he wanted was to broadcast that something had happened between them.
But as always, life didn’t go the way he wanted.
Tae-rim sighed as he made his way down to the lobby, Seon Juho trailing behind him like a puppy, tail wagging, glowing with happiness. No matter how hard Tae-rim tried to act normal, it was impossible to hide. Or more accurately—Seon Juho made no effort to hide it at all.
Jung Jae-heon, reading the odd energy between them, stayed quiet. His expression clearly said I don’t want any part of this, and for some reason, that made Tae-rim feel guilty.
Seon Juho’s face practically gleamed. Clearly, getting what he wanted had left him feeling radiant. There was no hiding it—he was glowing like something amazing had just happened. Tae-rim could feel the stares naturally drifting his way. The embarrassment was unbearable.
Once they arrived on-site, Seon Juho, more energized than usual, practically skipped off to hunt, tail wagging in full force. Left alone in the Guiding Room, Tae-rim didn’t even have the luxury of worrying about trauma or aftereffects.
Seriously… why does he have to make it so obvious?
He only had himself to blame—for letting his guard down, for giving in. Still, part of him resented Seon Juho for being so blatant.
As he sat in the Guiding Room trying to cool his head, a message from Kim Hyo-il popped up.
[Do you need some time to yourself?]
Apparently, word had already gotten out. Tae-rim’s face flushed red. He couldn’t even bring himself to reply.
That afternoon, Yoon Ye-rin and Lee Jae-hwa showed up holding a cake. With Kim Hyo-il joining them, all three walked in with mischievous grins, and Tae-rim immediately felt like he was about to lose his mind.
“We heard there’s something to celebrate~”
“Finally? Finally?!”
“It’s not like that! I swear it’s not!”
“Oh? That doesn’t sound like denial to me.”
The three of them had clearly come just to mess with him. Tae-rim took a deep breath and forced himself to stay calm. If he got flustered now, it was over.
“I didn’t do anything.”
“So it was Seon Juho who did something, huh?”
“We were fully clothed.”
“Clothes don’t stop everything, you know.”
“My eyes were closed.”
“Oooh, just listening? That’s even more intense~”
“…Please… just don’t spread any rumors…”
In the end, he gave in. Tae-rim begged them—genuinely pleaded—not to make a scene. The three burst into laughter.
“Didn’t expect Juho to wear his heart on his sleeve like that.”
“Are you sure you didn’t do anything? Word is Seon Juho was glowing like a man reborn.”
“Haah…”
Just thinking about the previous night made him sigh. He knew Seon Juho had been holding himself back. But those pheromones, pouring out like a damn tidal wave… Tae-rim honestly couldn’t believe he’d kept it together. It had been that overwhelming.
“…Maybe I’ve been too naïve about Juho.”
“You’re just now realizing that?”
“Hrrrrgh…”
“He’s twenty, Tae-rim. Twenty. He’s been holding all that in until now—did you really think it wouldn’t eventually show? It’s time to stop treating him like a kid. You know better now, right? That he’s not a child. So maybe give him a real chance. And next time, don’t let it build up until he explodes like that.”
“Huuuuugh…”
“You’re the only one who doesn’t see it, but the whole Center already knows. You and Seon Juho? You’re dating. And not just casually—seriously dating. Sickeningly sweet, head-over-heels, hopelessly in love.”
Thats true they are in love