#08
“I came but….”
Yeoul, who had arrived near Eun Sajun’s mansion, moved his small mouth.
Lights were on in the garden visible beyond the high fence, and the same was true for inside the house. Moreover, as if there was some gathering at the mansion today, several groups were entering through the open gate. They all looked elegant wearing suits or dresses.
Yeoul felt like he had stepped into a space he shouldn’t intrude upon, and his body froze stiff. He thought about turning back like this, but thinking of Yeojin, he absolutely couldn’t do that.
Shin Taeon was an alpha who even committed murder. He had once visited the office for interest issues, and right before his eyes, he tortured and beat a debtor until the man’s breath was finally cut off. Shin Taeon was as calm as if he had killed a bug.
So if he avoided this situation now, it would only result in Yeojin meeting the same fate as that man back then. It was troubling. It was dizzying enough that nightmares would be preferable.
“Haah…. I can’t….”
Yeoul put strength in his eyes. Whether Eun Sajun looked at him strangely or whatever, now wasn’t the time to be picky about hot or cold meals. Yeoul was about to wipe away his tears with the back of his hand and take a step forward when.
“Excuse me.”
A chubby man approached. Yeoul’s eyes widened.
“Yes?”
“Is this Eun Sajun-ssi’s house?”
“Yes…. That’s right.”
Yeoul wondered why he was asking him about Eun Sajun’s residence.
“I see.”
The man looked Yeoul up and down from head to toe. Then another man approached. Contrary to the chubby man, he was so skinny it reminded one of a skeleton.
The two exchanged glances and then smiled ambiguously. In an instant, a wall-like shadow fell before Yeoul’s eyes.
“Well then, would you like to come talk with us for a moment?”
“No… no….”
Sensing impure intentions, Yeoul stepped backward.
Just as he hurriedly turned to run away, the chubby man’s hand grabbed Yeoul’s hair. At the same time, thick cloth blocked Yeoul’s mouth. A sour taste and smell stabbed his tongue. Yeoul realized his mistake, but soon darkness descended before his eyes.
* * *
When Yeoul opened his eyes again, an old ceiling faced him. Whitish light was shining from the rusted and cracked lighting. Then a hard sensation was rubbing against his back. Yeoul tried to hide his bewilderment and understand the current situation. First of all, it was very cold.
“Haah…. Haah….”
White breath leaked through his teeth every time he breathed. His whole body felt frozen solid. He forced his barely movable body to look around. He was lying on a hard metal bed. However, his arms and legs were crossed and bound with rope. The anxious Yeoul tried twisting his body this way and that. The bed was light and thin material, so it was noisy every time he shook, but it wasn’t easy to untie.
“Are you awake?”
The chubby man was looking down at Yeoul. He had a cigarette in his mouth. And he could feel other presences as well. Looking there, men with unpleasant faces were standing. Their black gazes were all fixed on Yeoul. It was a suffocating moment.
“Fucking snake bastard. Don’t know where he brought such a pale omega from.”
“Is this omega the breeder that Eun Sajun is looking for right now?”
Breeder…. Yeoul was bewildered by the raw statement.
“Seems right. The omega who had dinner with Eun Sajun today is supposed to be an extremely dominant omega in his early twenties. This one looks exactly like that. Brown hair and snow-white skin. Petite build, it matches perfectly.”
“Right, he looks fuckable.”
He didn’t understand what this situation was. From what he could see, these people were acquainted with Eun Sajun and even knew about the pregnancy contract he was trying to make. Moreover, they were mistaking him for the extremely dominant omega who had made a pregnancy contract with Eun Sajun.
Of course, Yeoul had to pretend to be an extremely dominant omega to approach Eun Sajun, but this wasn’t it.
“I’m not. It’s a misunderstanding….”
Yeoul felt wronged and troubled.
“Don’t pretend you’re not. We’ve already finished investigating. 23 years old Baek Cheonhui, extremely dominant omega. Currently attending Korea University’s dance department. Father is a Korea University professor, mother is famous pianist Ji Jangmi.”
“I’m not…. I’m really not….”
“Shut up!”
The man yelled loudly. Yeoul felt like he was going crazy. Who were these people that they knew Eun Sajun and even thoroughly knew that extremely dominant omega’s personal information?
“Hey, quickly contact Eun Sajun. He’ll come to rescue this omega.”
“Got it. This viper bastard wouldn’t even blink an eye no matter how much we threatened him, so it was fucking annoying, but now we can finally communicate.”
The skinny man picked up his phone and made a call. Whether he had set it to speaker mode, the connection tone was blatantly audible. Yeoul felt hopeless. The pregnancy contract was important to him right now. So he would come…. But how disappointed would he be when he faced the fact that it was him? Or there might already be an extremely dominant omega named Baek Cheonhui by Eun Sajun’s side. Then that would be awkward in its own way too.
[Hello.]
Eun Sajun’s voice was heard. But unlike the voice Yeoul knew, it felt very low and cold.
“It’s me.”
[Who is this?]
“Chris Kim from D Unit!”
[Let’s hang up.]
Eun Sajun treated him as if he were a worthless existence. Then the man called Chris hurriedly continued the conversation.
“Baek Cheonhui is with us right now. If you don’t want to see his throat fly off, you’d better come here.”
[Really? You guys can play with him as you like. Whether you rape or kill him.]
What?
Yeoul wondered what he had heard. It was such an empty answer that it was absurd beyond being futile. Chris and the other men were simultaneously shocked.
“Eun Sajun. What are you saying right now? Didn’t you hear? Baek Cheonhui is with us right now! That extremely dominant omega you’re looking for!”
[I know.]
“Don’t you need this omega right now?”
[It’s not like Baek Cheonhui is the only extremely dominant omega.]
At the same time, Eun Sajun arbitrarily ended the call. Silence fell for a moment. Everyone in this space seemed to be thinking the same thing, all wearing the same expression.
“This bastard has been asking around for quite a while trying to find an extremely dominant breeder, so why is his reaction like this?”
“Did his brain go crazy after betraying his comrades?”
Yeoul was also confused by their conversation. Why was he acting like this?
Perhaps he was currently with that omega named Baek Cheonhui. So he might be showing this lukewarm reaction thinking these men were threatening him with lies. Yeoul felt disappointed once more.
“Call again! Does he think we’re joking right now!”
The chubby man shouted with veins bulging on his forehead.
“Yes…. Yes….”
Chris also looked bewildered as he called again.
[What is it again?]
“No, weren’t you looking for an extremely dominant omega? Is it really okay if we kill Baek Cheonhui?”
[Yeah.]
Eun Sajun’s answer was coldly fast and clear.
“Fuck, isn’t this really a crazy bastard?”
Chris, who had been breathing roughly, eventually looked at the chubby man.
“Jack. Take that out.”
“Got it.”
Jack, who answered, stuck his hand into his pants pocket and took something out. It was a military knife. The blade had a saw-like shape.
He approached Yeoul with the knife and quickly aimed it at his throat. When the hard metal touched his skin that had become sensitive from the cold, Yeoul unconsciously let out a moan.
“Aah.”
At the same time, the men looked as if they were enjoying Yeoul’s frightened appearance and grinned. Especially Chris seemed to gain courage and confidently raised his voice.
“If you don’t come right now, we’ll kill him!”
After a moment of silence from Eun Sajun, he soon broke the silence.
[Where are you?]
“The place where we carried out mission 4-322.”
[Don’t you dare touch that omega until I get there.]
“Ha, now we’re finally communicating.”
[If you touch him, I’ll rip your necks off first.]
With the terrifying threat, Eun Sajun hung up.
“That’s right! This is how it should be.”
Chris giggled satisfactorily, then soon tilted his head.
“But why did this bastard suddenly change his attitude completely?”
“Extremely dominant omegas are only 1% of the total population. He must have felt regretful after thinking about it again.”
At their speculation, more cold sweat formed on Yeoul’s forehead. Eun Sajun would think Baek Cheonhui was captured right now, but what would he think when he actually saw him? Moreover, it was awkward since he had run away just before signing the contract. It was a situation where even meeting formally to talk wouldn’t be enough.
“But I want to see that Eun Sajun go even crazier….”
Chris’s gaze reached Yeoul. His narrowed eyes were full of lewdness.
Gradually Chris approached the bed where Yeoul was lying and climbed on. He reached back to untie the rope around both of Yeoul’s ankles and spread his legs. Slowly his fingers reached Yeoul’s waist.
“Don’t… don’t do this.”
Yeoul, enveloped in an eerie feeling, let out a moan. But Chris tried to unbuckle and pull down. Yeoul violently shook his body this way and that.
“I… I don’t want to!”
“Stay still!”
Soon Jack also approached and covered Yeoul’s mouth. It was the moment Chris was about to grab and strip off Yeoul’s pants.
Murderous intent appeared in Yeoul’s eyes. He lifted his foot and struck Chris’s face. Chris’s face instantly crumpled and he was knocked away.
“Gasp!”
Jack, who was facing this scene, looked bewildered with widened eyes. He hadn’t expected the small, gentle-looking omega to suddenly come out like this. Yeoul then bit down hard on Jack’s fingers that were covering his mouth. He bit almost to the point where the fingers would be severed, causing blood to flow.
“Ugh!”
Jack quickly moved away from Yeoul. His tension level was high as if he had witnessed a scene he shouldn’t have seen.
“Haah…. Ha….”
Yeoul breathed roughly. And he shook his arms to untie the rope bound to his wrists. But it was tied quite heavily, so it wasn’t easy.
“Fuck….”
Jack spat out curses. He struggled to move his tattered fingers.
“This really.”
He glared at Yeoul and then tried to stab Yeoul’s chest with the knife he was holding. At the same time, Yeoul twisted his body to avoid it. And like when he had dealt with Chris earlier, he lifted his leg and hit Jack’s chest. At the same time, the bed tilted to the side and fell to the floor.
Perhaps due to this recoil, the rope tied to his wrists loosened slightly. Thinking it was an opportunity, Yeoul put aside the pain he felt from falling, pulled his hands out of the tied rope, and got off the bed.
“Haah…. Haah….”
Even though Chris and Jack had fallen, other men remained. He had somehow dealt with two, but he couldn’t handle multiple opponents alone. He hurriedly looked around. Since it was a chaotic space, it wasn’t easy to find a space to escape through. In the midst of this, he saw a window leading to the corridor. Yeoul quickly ran that way, opened the window, and jumped out into the corridor.
“Catch him!”
With sharp shouts behind him, Yeoul ran. His chest felt like it would burst with sadness. He had somehow escaped for now, but it wasn’t a situation where he could be completely relieved yet. He was afraid and scared. It was when he was running down the stairs.
“Huh?”
A long shadow fell in front of Yeoul.
“So you were here?”
A gentle voice that tickled his ears. Eun Sajun was there. The moment he saw him, Yeoul felt like his chest would burst. His eyes even became hot with joy. More than glad, he felt like he was light.
Overwhelmed, Yeoul unconsciously embraced Eun Sajun.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
