Yoongi left Artax in front of the other soldiers and went behind the crowd. His eyes were fixed at the Royal King who was looking at the entering crowd with blank eyes beside him standing the Royal Prince. If you ask Yoongi, the Royal omega was looking a little sad and with his frequent gazes, it looks like he was talking with his brother through the mind link.

Yoongi's heart aches when his eyes fall on Jungkook, that boy was going to be left alone again. The boy who accompanied him after his parent's death and reduced the loneliness from his life, is being left alone and he can't do anything about it. 

But he promised himself that he will do his best to keep Jungkook busy with other duties. He can never bear a sad Jungkook anymore.

He averted his gaze from the scene and went toward the main entrance of the Packhouse. He was standing behind all the pack members, the day was sunny but still, he felt a whiff of chilled wind that tossed his short red hairs sideways. 

And with that chilled air, a scent filled his entire being. His eyes blazed orange as his face turned towards the entrance instantly. His wolf went stoic when his nostrils felt that scent for the first time.

Mate.

A scent of fresh coffee beans, dark and rich. His wolf howled inside in longingness. And Yoongi knew why that is… he found his fated mate.

He didn't even know when and how his steps took him inside the packhouse. But his blazing eyes were roaming all over the place frantically, his chest contracted, wanting that enchanting scent close to him. 

A beta. 

Yoongi knows by the scent. But it doesn't matter to him, as long as he finds someone who will love him in his lonely world without any expectations, he will be grateful. He never expected to be able to find a fateful mate and after his parent's departure, he knew he would be alone against the world.

But it seems like destiny has something or someone destined for him too.

His blazing orange eyes were scanning the area while his wolf was sniffing his surroundings, it was until a beta with red glowing eyes came into his view. 

Both halted in their steps. 

Yoongi sighed when he found the same longing in his mate's eyes too. But who is this beta? His eyes took the whole vision of his mate, his dress was formal, the overloaded badges over his shoulders and the sword beside his waist. A decorative soldier of the Royals indeed.

But he found something more too. Those eyes were holding fear, An unsaid sadness. The glimmering red colour of his mate's eyes fell on his face when the said beta invaded his privacy and stood close to him.

Commander Hoseok left speechless. Destiny always caught you off guard and blew all your senses to make a difference between right and wrong. And that's what was happening to him too.

He doesn't know if he should feel happy or sad? 

But his wolf felt somehow complete. The orange-eyed stranger was too beautiful to ignore. But Hoseok had never seen him before. Although the red hairs of the beta were indicating his pack, the beta must have come with the Luna.

But if he was destined to be a fated mate. Then… then what about the love he felt towards his Royal Prince? Hoseok felt his heart shattered when a picture of his shy prince intruded on his thoughts.

No this can't happen.

He shook his head in disbelief. But his eyes were captive under the gaze of a red-haired stranger, he found himself staring at the beta thoughtlessly.

Both were too indulged in their discovery that they didn't hear a heart getting destroyed just behind them. That someone who was too precious for both, getting hurt beyond anyone's imagination.

Jimin couldn't see his brother's departure, that's when he decided to step inside the main packhouse but he didn't expect to see something like this. Something that had torn his heart and threw the pieces of it in the darkest pit of sadness.

Jimin kept standing there as his eyes witnessed two mates sharing glances for the first time. Should he feel lucky that he saw a pure indulgence of two mates with his own eyes or should he feel unfortunate of all, as one of the men present in front of him is… no...was the owner of his heart too?

The pain Jimin felt was unexplainable, his trembling fingers tightened around his white lapels as he took a deep breath to inhale the air. He forgot to breathe for a while. 

His eyes prickled with tears when the commander stepped towards Yoongi with his red gleaming eyes. With each increasing step of hoseok, Jimin stepped behind silently.

Jimin tilted his head and stared at the two mates, his eyes were glittering with unshed tears. The two men, Jimin loves one of them with all his heart and he respects the other one a little too much.

Maybe he got late to confess his love to the commander but what could have changed even if he had confessed first? Because there is no way he will come in between two fated mates. No. He could never.

So Jimin took one more step back.

The Royal omega tried...he tried his best to smile and at least congratulate the new couple like he always does when a new couple occurs in Eclipse. But instead of a smile, the first tear glided over his cheek.

He pressed his lips in a thin line to contract his hiccups. His wolf felt his despair, his sad whimpers tried to console Jimin. 

Jimin doesn't want to disturb the two new fated mates with his unacceptable behaviour so he stepped back and without noticing the worried glances of Jungkook, he walked out of the main packhouse.

Jungkook was standing a little away from the entrance. His wide eyes were examining the whole situation, he wasn't naive, he knew what's happening in front of his eyes. These three persons have the most expressive eyes one can ever find. 

But Jungkook didn't know how to react to it. Should he feel happy for his Yoongi hyung? Yoongi finally found someone whom he could call his.  He won't be a loner anymore.

Or should he feel pity over the commander of Eclipse who was looking like a person who had torn in between two paths? 

Or should he feel sad after witnessing the heartbreaking eyes of his hyungnim? His hyungnim seems like someone who couldn't be able to get any cure now. Any cure, any medication is futile over a heartbreak of a wolf.

Is this destined to happen right after Alpha's departure? Will he even be able to do things right in the absence of his Alpha?

Jungkook gulped his thoughts and went outside too. 

The new couple was still in their trance of thoughts, their blazing eyes were keeping their gazes captive under the light. 

They left unspoken until…

"Sir Commander," A soldier's voice interrupts the empty hallway of the main packhouse. 

Hoseok blinked his eyes and turned toward the soldier with his normal dark brown eyes. "Yes," Hoseok said to the soldier, his voice was authoritative.

"Soldiers have gathered around the main grounds as you asked, Sir commander. They are waiting for your command." The soldier finished while his gaze was down, he didn't want to interrupt their commander, not when he just found his mate but work comes first, that's the commander's first lesson to all of them.

"I'll be there in a few. You can take your leave now." Hoseok said and the soldier bowed before stepping outside the main packhouse.

Meanwhile, Yoongi was observing his newfound mate properly. His eyes came back to their normal black colour. Yoongi was not surprised when he found out his mate is actually the commander of Eclipse, his authoritative voice, clothes and sharp eyes do the job for him.

The commander turned toward his mate and their eyes caught each other's gazes again.

"I'm sorry I just….." Hoseok felt his words get jumbled in his throat when Yoongi blinked his eyes and his glamorous red hairs fell over his forehead. They were short but covered his brows beautifully.

Hoseok changed his gaze and gulped thickly. He couldn't understand what's happening to him. Is this what others called attraction towards fated mates? 

He is sure it's just a mare attraction because his heart already belongs to someone else. 

He cleared his throat and said," I am Jung Hoseok. Commander of the Eclipse army." Hoseok introduces himself as he didn't know the name of his mate and he assumes the other didn't know his name as well. So with a bow, he introduces himself to the beauty in front of him. No? Not the beauty!? His mate, yeah just mate.

Yoongi bowed too," Min Yoongi. Guard of Royal Luna but now I'm the citizen of Eclipse as well." 

Hoseok's eyes bit back the surprise when he heard the deep raspy voice of the other Beta. His wolf felt the chills down his spine.

"I will be back from the grounds in the evening, I think we should have some talk later," Hoseok suggested and Yoongi nodded his head slowly.

"May I join you? I haven't seen the Eclipse's ground yet." Yoongi asked politely.

Hoseok hesitates and that hesitation didn't go unnoticed by the red-haired Beta. "Only if you feel comfortable." He added without any remorse in his voice. Min Yoongi is confident in whatever he does, this is the trait of his personality.

Hoseok became quiet for a moment but then nodded his head," Yes, you can join me. After you," He stretches his hand towards the opening of the hallway.

But Yoongi walked to him and stood beside him," why not together?" Those words again left Hoseok speechless and this time he couldn't hide it perfectly. In his entire life, Hoseok was used to do the hospitality around people due to his happy and kind nature but for the first time, someone didn't want to walk ahead of him but wanted to walk beside him.

Hoseok shakes his thoughts away and nods. Both Betas walked together and went outside the main hallway to go toward the pack army grounds.

Their hearts were thumping and jumbling in every extraordinary way while one of them is thumping with joy, the other one is stumbling in the turmoil of thoughts of a particular Royal omega.

~

Jimin burst into his room, finally, he was able to enter the main house when he didn't find the traces of two Betas. He wasn't able to cry his heart out in front of the people of Eclipse who were surprised to see their Royal omega in the fields all of a sudden.

Jimin locked the door and heart wrenching sobs left from his clogged throat. His body slides down the door, blurred eyes hide behind the white lapels when he squeezed his knees into his chest and cried hard.

How could he make a fool out of himself like this? What a fool! A laughingstock for his destiny. He shook his head rapidly but the tears kept streaming down his cheeks.

How could he expect something like this when he had already known the outcome? When he already knew he was cursed.

Cursed by destiny.

Jimin lifted his head from his arms and looked around his room. Everything was covered in white and this made him cry harder. Why does it have to be him? Why?

I had reminded you in the beginning Jimin. I have told you that we can't fall for anyone. But you didn't listen to me, you-

I know. I am sorry chim. I am really very sorry. I am a fool. Please forgive me to drag you in this, to corrode the dead wound again. We were healing together but I ruined everything, chim. I'm so sorry. 

Jimin was hiccuping badly, his lungs were losing the air and his heart was contracting in pain. 

I was fooling myself by ignoring reality. The reality of my life. Our life.

He wiped his tears and ran to his closet. He opened it and threw all of his clothes out of it. Soon the room filled with scattered clothes. But one thing was the same with all the clothes, all of them are white.

Shades of white.

"This is your reality Jimin." The Royal omega talked to himself.

"This white colour is your reality. The reality of a lone wolf. You wear it daily to remind yourself, the loneliness of your life. Yet you forgot and fell for the commander?"

"You are such a d-disappointment Jimin. Such a fool." His knees buckled when the omega broke down all over again.

He shut off his mind links so that no one could see through his anxious mind. Especially his brother. He doesn't want Taehyung to know about this or the hell will break loose again. 

He pressed his trembling lips together to stop his hiccups and sobs. He shouldn't behave like this, he can't cry like this. He is the elder of Eclipse. He should have helping the Luna right now but here he is, crying over his foolish thoughts like a little pup.

He crawled towards the table beside the bedpost and clutched the glass of water tightly. He gulped it down his throat and shut his eyes.

Jimin calmed down after some time and opened his eyes. He was still feeling like a fool. But his hands start working on his own as he puts all the clothes back in the closet. He had accepted his fate long ago.

He went inside the bathhouse and washed his face. His eyes were hurting badly but not more than his heart.

He took a small towel and walked outside the bathhouse. He wiped his face and sat on the bed. His thoughts wandered toward the commander again.

He was not the only one in this. 

If he has interpreted the unsaid feelings of the commander rightfully, then the love he felt towards him wasn't one-sided. But nothing matters now.

Nothing matters when fate comes around you and demands you to do nothing but accept it.

So Jimin did just that. He accepts it, just like always. He will smile and congratulate the couple. His eyes again brimmed with tears but this time he blinked them away.

He can't do anything about this. He felt helpless because he could be anything but he could never step in between two mates. Never.

His thoughts got disturbed by the soft knock on the door. He clutched the towel in his hands tightly and sniffed the air.

Jungkook?

He wiped his face again and put the towel back in the bathhouse. "You can come inside Jungkookie." 

The door opened and Jungkook stepped inside the room. His hands were clutching a big tray of food, his veil trailed behind him beautifully as he put the tray at the centre of the bed.

"You didn't come downstairs for dinner hyungnim. So I bring your dinner here." Jungkook lifted his veil and tucked it over his crown.

Jimin looked toward the window and found the night simmering in darkness. He lost the track of time.

"Ahh, I am sorry. I didn't realise the time." He said softly and looked down over his lap, fidgeting with his fingers.

Jungkook sat on the bed beside Jimin. He didn't know what to say and how to react because only the sufferer knew the pain of his heart. But he can't see Jimin like this, not with swollen red eyes and lost expressions.

But he knew one thing… Honestly is what brings you closer to reality.

"Yoongi hyung found his mate today," Jungkook said and felt guilty when he watched how Jimin shut his eyes closed in pain.

"Hmm." Jimin hummed and opened his eyes.

His fidgeting fingers start trembling again but this time a hand comes in between them and holds them in a tight grasp.

"Hyungnim." Jungkook whispered this time.

Jimin looked up and tried to smile in response but his lips wobbled in betrayal. He averted his gaze away from Jungkook.

Jungkook felt the nervousness. He can't even imagine the pain Jimin must have felt right now. He never wants to imagine.

"You have once said that I am like your little brother. Alpha is not here right now but I am here. You can share your pain with me. I know I wouldn't be able to do much but I can listen to you." 

Jimin smiles at that, a sad smile.

"There is nothing to share, Jungkookie. There was nothing from the start, just some hallucinations and infatuations." 

"I have seen it, hyungnim. I have witnessed commander Hoseok's articulations towards you. That man and his wolf adore you." Jungkook said and Jimin looked at him in utter surprise.

"W-what?"

"You two are very expressive hyungnim. I don't know why eclipsers didn't notice yet but It will not take long before Yoongi hyung took a hold of it too." 

Jimin's eyes went wide in fear.

"No. Yoongi can't know about this. Hoseok is his mate, he will feel betrayed. We have to do something, Jungkookie. Yoongi-"

"Truth always makes his way, hyungnim." Jungkook's words left the last wound on Jimin's heart before he sighs in defeat. 

"You are right." His fingers tightened around Jungkook's hand.

"But I don't want to r-ruin anything. They are mates, they should live h-happily together." Jimin said desperately.

"Have you decided to confront Commander Hoseok about it?" Jungkook asked softly.

"N-no. What should I say? That our non-existent love doesn't exist anymore?" A shaky tear left Jimin's eyes but he wiped it quickly.

Jungkook kept his mouth shut for some time but took a deep breath and said," Everyone needs a closure, hyungnim. Even if you both never confessed before, eyes never need confessions."

"If you have decided to let go without confrontation then it will remain like secrecy between you two. And secrets always destroy the courtships." Jungkook was saying everything that his wolf felt right.

Jimin stilled in his position before his hands lost their grip and wiped all of his tears. He nodded and said tiredly," I will talk to him. Tomorrow. Things should end soon." 

Jungkook's heart aches badly for Jimin but besides feeling restless he can't do anything. He wonders how his Alpha would have handled this situation.

Jimin sniffed softly and turned toward the food tray. He didn't have any appetite but he knew the omega sitting beside him is a stubborn one and that stubborn omega must be hungry right now.

"You prepared food for me." Jimin tried to change the subject and Jungkook's thoughts successfully turned around.

"Yeah. I thought you liked them yesterday." Jungkook smiled shortly before taking out the food in a small dish for Jimin.

"You are very generous Luna, thank you," Jimin said sincerely but Jungkook pouted in sadness.

"What happened?" Jimin asked the sulking omega.

"If Alpha would be here instead of me would you thank him too?" Jungkook asked with his big doe eyes.

Jimin shook his head slowly.

"Then you have no right to thank me hyungnim. Now eat it all." Jungkook placed the dish in Jimin's hand and took the other dish for himself.

Jimin sighed and ate the food silently. The food was not chewy and he was glad for that because he didn't think he would be able to gulp anything down his throat.

Jungkook's scent was calming his wolf very oddly. 

"Your scent is very calming, Jungkookie." He said politely.

"Says the one who has the scent of lavenders. The most calming one." Jungkook said, breaking out a smile from Jimin's lips.

"Yeah but yours is oddly calming. I can't pinpoint it clearly." 

"Do you know what is it, hyungnim?" Jungkook asked. He knew this is not the time but the question is already out.

"Hm?"

"My scent. What is the species of it?" Jungkook asked again?

"Only your Alpha can tell." 

"But you had said the Royals knew everyone's scent," Jungkook asked with confused expressions.

"Yeah just like you got to know mine after you turned into a Royal. And Yes I knew yours too but I don't remember the exact name of it." Jimin explained.

"So that means apart from you only Alpha could tell my scent?" 

Jimin nodded his head," Yes. Others can only smell us like an ordinary omega should smell, they only know our vanilla scent. Only Royals or Mate can tell the species of the scent." 

Jungkook nodded his head slowly, understanding the words of the Royal omega before he went stiff in his position and his eyes went wide in pure horror.

Jimin put the dish back into the tray when he saw the bewildered expressions of Jungkook.

"You m-mean others couldn't know or recognize our scent at all?" 

Jimin nodded his head in agreement.

"And only m-mates or Royals can recognize?" 

Jungkook sprints from the bed as soon as Jimin nodded his head. He moved in the room hastily, his scent turned sour and worrisome.

"Jungk-"

"If this all is true then how in hell Yoongi hyung knew you smell like lavenders?" 

Jungkook remembered the secret conversation between him and yoongi in Lunar where Yoongi told him about Jimin's calming lavender scent when Jimin saved him from Alpha's attack by throwing himself at him.

Jimin went motionless in his position.

"W-what?"

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