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Jungkook was hiccuping under the Royal Alpha's chin while his arms were clutching around the board shoulders of his Alpha. His thoughts were trying to get a more clear picture of what was actually happening around him but the scent under his nose was forcing him to stay calm.

So he does. He took deep inhales, dwelling the scent through his nose hoping it would live into his bones for eternity.

But it can only happen if his Alpha marks him. And that's something Jungkook doesn't wanna think about. Not now. Because he knew he would just get disappointed from these thoughts.

So he doesn't want to think about them when his body was weightless in his Alpha's arms.

He didn't know the distance between the entrance of the packhouse and his chamber was so short that he could smell the scent of his room so quickly. 

He peeked at his Alpha from under his wet eyelashes, Taehyung was looking straight, his black hair looked so wavy. Everything was triggering Jungkook so badly that his eyes teared up again.

Suddenly the scenery around him changed and Jungkook knew they had already stepped inside his chamber. Unconsciously, his hands fisted the black furs of Taehyung's coat in a mild grip, not wanting to be left alone… just yet.

He buried his face over the edge of Taehyung's chest. Blame his anxiety that he had developed from the separation of ten months but his body starts trembling with the thoughts of being left again.

He closed his eyes and waited for his body to touch the surface of his bed. 

He got seated down but from what Jungkook can comprehend it wasn't the soft sheets of his bed, it was something muscular. 

Alpha's lap.

His wolf gasped out inside Jungkook. And it made Jungkook breathe through his tears. He inhaled the warmth that was sweeping out of his Alpha's chest. There was something...something sweet mixed with the original sandalwood scent of his Alpha.

A sweetness that Jungkook never tasted of. It rolled on his tongue through his nose but Jungkook couldn't tell what it was.

Taehyung sensed the trembling limbs of the omega lessening with each passing moment but the grip over his shoulder was still tight.

He blinked and looked down just to witness the red hairs only, the face was buried deep into his chest. 

With a stoic face, he looked around the chamber slowly. His grey eyes noticed the shattered glass on the floor, the veil lying across it and his own shirt hanging over the door of the closet.

The whole room was screaming sorrow and distress, Taehyung closed his eyes, opened his lips to whisper some words and suddenly the room burst out in sandalwood scent only.  

His scent spread in every corner of the room.

Jungkook felt the change as his wolf leapt out in giddiness. He blinked open his eyes and realised his surroundings, he sighed in peace when he felt the calm environment around him. 

He pulled back a little and blinked his eyes a little more. But with a small sniffle, he jerked back in realization.

He gasped and pulled away from Taehyung, he quickly placed his hand on his head then at his face and finally at his lips.

Shocked.

His eyes were wide, did he just go out of his room without his veil?

He looked at his veil that was lying on the floor, abandoned. Fear filled Jungkook's heart, his eyes started watering once again," I didn't realise, I'm sorry." He whispered while looking at his Alpha who is looking at his face without blinking.

"I shouldn't have gone out like that. It was so disrespectful." Jungkook was only whispering because he knew he didn't have the energy to speak loudly. Yet he didn't stutter.

"It was." Jungkook heard the Royal Alpha's words and his lips puckered in sadness. 

"It happens when one's mind is too overwhelmed by thoughts. The reason was the deficiency of my scent, so it wasn't His Empress's fault. " The Royal Alpha spoke and the voice vibrated through Jungkook's blood. 

He should get used to his Alpha's voice. He will, only if he gets a chance and a little time with his Alpha.

Jungkook realised the abbreviation his Alpha just used for him. His Empress. It was so traditional yet it felt dutiful.  He looked at Taehyung and whispered again," So Am I forgiven?"

"It wasn't a fault, to begin with." A thing Taehyung hates passionately...is his habit of telling the truth. He never lied before and he will not lie in future as well. It wasn't the omega's fault in every aspect. So be it.

Whether it was being lawful to any omega on his lap or in a war. He is a king, he needs to be fair to all. That's how the universe of wolves works.

Jungkook relaxed a little but his eyes still had an accusation towards his Alpha," Why didn't Alpha come back on Blue moon? Everyone was waiting." He looked down and whispered his last words," I was waiting."

He stole a glance at his healing hands before looking at his mate again. Taehyung stayed silent for a few minutes. Jungkook subtly tucked his right toes under his skirt, with his face flushed.

But the next words of his Alpha made him crimson.

"I was in my rut."

Taehyung was looking straight when, like always, truth rolled out of his tongue. The room became dead silent, just slow inhales of the omega in his lap continued to fall out.

Jungkook lowered his gaze before leaning forward and tucking his head under the Alpha's chin," Then Alpha is forgiven too." The words were so soft like Jungkook just declared his heartfelt confession to his Alpha.

So the sweetness in his Alpha's scent must be the post fragrance of his rut.

With a red blushy face, Jungkook closed his eyes as if he was living these moments with all his being. He didn't hear any reply from Taehyung but Jungkook had forgiven his Alpha.

How will he not? After knowing the truth behind his absence on Blue Moon? When his Alpha respects him so much that he decides to suffer his rut alone instead of coming back and making the omega vulnerable for him.

Because the universe knows, once he would have sensed his Alpha's pain, the omega inside him would have gone on a spurt to ease his mate's pain without any dignity and shame.

But his Alpha respected his intimacy and didn't plunge his power over their bond like every other Alpha would have…

A small smile with an accurate blush covered Jungkook's face as the omega fell a little more for the Alpha who was holding him close.

But maybe because of the high turmoil of emotions in Jungkook's mind, he didn't realise how Taehyung was holding himself back from discarding the omega off of his lap. 

In a sudden act, the Royal Alpha's jaw tightened with fury, his blank eyes twisted in anger, an anger that was bolting inside him for years was trying to surface his eyes.

But Taehyung subdued it or tried to calm it yet his breath quickened, he glared at no one as his face was still staring ahead of him.

Though Jungkook felt it.

His senses heightened as soon as he felt the sudden change in his Alpha's heartbeats under his ear that was pressed close to his chest. 

Jungkook looked up, his eyes brimming with worry, unknowingly reaching out his hand to hold his Alpha's face but his breath felt stuck when Alpha turned his face at him with angry eyes, so sharply gazing at him.

Jungkook forgot to breathe at all, those blank grey orbs were holding so much anger that shook Jungkook beyond fear. He pulled back his hand that was so close to touching his Alpha's face and yet remained in the air after coming so close.

Jungkook retorted his hand back and pressed it on his chest like it would help him to breathe but in no vain. Jungkook blinked his eyes where the fresh tears were surfacing, he couldn't understand the sudden anger.

"Did I do something wrong?" Jungkook breathed out slowly, his mouth parted to gulp some of the air inside his contracting lungs.

Taehyung blinked and something soft fleshed across his eyes but before Jungkook would have said something more, the Royal Alpha turned his head away from him. 

They sat in silence and Jungkook steadied himself after some quiet inhales. Jungkook was anxious when he looked up again, the Alpha was still looking away from him. 

And Jungkook will die just to know the cause of it.

His droopy eyes fall on his Alpha's face and that's when his fuzzy brain notices what he didn't notice before. 

Right under the back hairs of his Alpha's nape, a bloody wound was placed. With sudden realisation, Jungkook stepped away from his Alpha lap and stood in front of him leaning down before turning head against the Royal Alpha's back. 

The blood wasn't flowing from the wound but it looks deep enough to not leave it untouched. Jungkook's lips were close to the Royal Alpha's ear as the other was facing away from him.

His fingers hovered over the wound yet didn't touch. It looks like an arrow scratched off the skin, although Jungkook knows no medicine will work on his Alpha, he can't leave the wound as it is. He needs to at least clean it.

His wide eyes were studying the wound when the Royal Alpha turned his head towards him again. Their breath matched because of the close proximity and Jungkook's lips parted to inhale the scent some more. 

Jungkook wanted to say something but as soon as his eyes met with his mate, he forgot the words. The Alpha looked blank once again. There wasn't any lost anger in his eyes anymore, there was just…. Nothing.

Before his eyes turned blue, Jungkook spoke up," Please stay here for a moment." Jungkook took a step back, blinking away the haziness of his eyes before moving towards his bathhouse with slow steps.

He picked a fresh white little towel and a bowl of lukewarm water, his eyes falling on his own hands. The scratches on his hand weren't visible anymore, he frowned when he felt his hands with his fingers. His hands were almost healed but his Alpha's wound still looked so fresh. 

The wound must have occurred during the war but why hasn't it healed yet? When an Alpha heals faster than any other wolf then why? Why did that wound still look so fresh after so many days?

The blood was dried around the wound and it was enough for Jungkook to assume the occurrence of it. 

He tilted his head in confusion but nonetheless stepped out of the bathhouse. He sighed silently when he found his Alpha sitting in the same position he left before. Yet his eyes were staring out of the window and his face looked deprived of air like he was refusing to breathe.

Jungkook approached the man whose eyes turned into a glare soon but that wasn't towards the omega. 

"Alpha?" Jungkook whispered, his voice never going above just speaking enough to gain his Alpha's attention.

Taehyung turned his head towards him. His eyes fall on the bowl and the towel in the omega's hand. His eyes looked up, holding a question if Jungkook was reading them properly.

Jungkook released a breath slowly and looked down in his hands before looking towards his Alpha," I saw the wound behind y-"

He stopped himself and requested calmly," Am I allowed to call His Majesty as 'you'." 

Taehyung stared at the omega before moving his head in permission. His eyes were roaming over the omega's face as if he was searching for a crime in those soft big eyes. 

Jungkook composed himself again and said, " I saw the wound behind your neck, Alpha. Jimin hyungnim told me that medicines affect you less but It needs to be clean, at least. If you permit, May I-" He stopped his words in hesitation and kept standing in the middle of his chamber.

The Royal Alpha was sitting on his bed. His feet, which were covered with black trekking boots, were placed on the floor with a large distance between them showing the dominance of the Alpha. Taehyung was sitting there as if he owned the space and Jungkook's heart sped up at that. 

Taehyung exhaled slowly, he was holding his breath for a long time now. This chamber was oozing with the omega's scent, a scent that he doesn't want anywhere around him.

Maybe the reason was his post-rut because He was feeling the scent and omega's pheromones to a very high extent. He was trying to block it but it looks like his wolf was taking a rest after suffering from the rut alone.

At first, it was way too easy for Taehyung to block the omega's scent around him. But today, it was affecting the Royal Alpha and it's making him angry. Angry and…. Speechless. 

He looked around one more time and found everything was indulged in the omega's scent. So he decided to renounce the chamber immediately, he can't take the scent anymore or he will snap and might kill the omega in front of him.

He stood up from his seat and shook his head lightly," There will be no need. Wounds from war should be left scarred. I'll take my leave now." The Royal alpha announced while looking at the omega.  

He took big steps toward the door, wanting to leave the chamber as soon as he could. 

Jungkook clutched the bowl tightly in his hand. The Royal Alpha walked past him, Jungkook turned around and his eyes once again fell on the open wound. He doesn't know from where he got the courage from but his lips opened up right away.

"Wounds are signatures of war and the peace they provide afterwards. Painless wounds hold no scars while the painful ones leave scars and hinged to the memories of warriors as their prized possession. I can understand that Alpha, I'm a warrior too." He turned towards his Alpha and was relieved when he found his Alpha standing at the entrance of his chamber looking at him with his grey but silent eyes.

"I'm dignified that I saw the glimpse of the depth of the war through your wound and I'll be more proud of you if you are holding more injuries in order to save innocents. That will be courageous to me as well." Jungkook said as he took slow steps towards his Alpha. 

"But everyone has different opinions, Alpha. And Eclipsers, for sure, care for their Majesty. The wound on your skin while saving the people under your possession might make them feel guilty. I spend enough time in Eclipse to know how your well being is a very personal matter to them. So for their sake, this wound needs to be healed." Jungkook gulped and looked down in guilt, thinking if he had crossed any limit.

His nails were scratching the slippery surface of the bowl when he looked at his Alpha again," Please?" He whispered.

Taehyung looks at the omega thinking if the male truly cared about the Eclipsers as his own people as his words are interpreting or if his words are just another lie.

After all, the habit of lying never dies. 

But then again, how can someone understand the bond between a King and his folks so easily? And express the rightful concern about it with as proper words as the omega?

The Royal Alpha was staring at the omega with sharp eyes but Jungkook was looking down. Taehyung kept standing at the door until the omega walked up to him and harmonized his gaze with his Alpha.

Jungkook's hand became clammy but with soft concern in his eyes, his hand reached towards his Alpha's hand and placed his own hand over it before holding it in a soft grip. 

He took a step back, pulling his Alpha along with him with slow steps. The Royal Alpha doesn't react as if The king was reading Jungkook's face but Jungkook felt grateful that his Alpha accepted his request. 

His grip was light as he rotated their positions and the Alpha sat on the bed, once again attaining his previous position. 

Jungkook smiled gratefully and hurriedly soaked the towel in the bowl before leaning forward and started cleaning the wound properly.  He dabbed the towel on the edges of the wound and rubbed off the dried blood around it. 

Jungkook was leaning against the Alpha's left shoulder, his face was keeping a respectful distance from Alpha's neck, dwindling his wolf's desire who just wanted to push his nose over the other's scent gland.

Jungkook blinked rapidly, throwing his thoughts out of his mind and indulging himself to do his work calmly. 

His focus on his Alpha's wound, was the reason that he couldn't notice when Taehyung's eyes drooped a little around the edges. They weren't sharp anymore, just blankly tired. 

The scent around Taehyung was starting to immigrate his mind slowly but surely it was affecting his body. He gritted his teeth and looked away, mind going haywire in every direction to find some distraction.

But he found none. All he could sense was an omega breathing over his neck and an overwhelming scent surrounding his space. He finds this attraction, this pull of scent, so disgusting.

He was breathing slowly and waiting for the omega to do his work fast because the Royal Alpha was very close to jumping away from this room.  

His eyes become more relaxed when the wet cloth covers half of his scent gland. His burning neck found peace in the coldness of the cloth. But then the scent of the omega got shoved towards him with big force as Jungkook pulled back and stared at his Alpha. 

Jungkook noticed the dullness in his mate's eyes right away. His alpha looks tired, very tired. Jungkook realised how foolish he must have been, his Alpha had just returned from his long trek… after so many sleepless nights and so many days of exhaustion… The king needs rest too.

And Jungkook will do everything just so his mate can feel a little relief. He starts thinking about the things that helped him relax a little in the past when his body ached after every training session.

He soaked the towel in the bowl again and after drying it a little, he placed the wet cloth on the wound and this time his Alpha's eyes went close with an inaudible sigh.

He hurriedly went to the bathhouse again and filled a wide but short wooden bucket with hot water. Folding the lapels of his hanfu upto his elbows, Jungkook lifted the bucket and went back to his chamber. 

He placed the bucket beside the feet of the Royal Alpha and crouched down to open the first knot of the shoelaces but the feet got jerked back, away from his touch.

His worried eyes looked up and saw the Alpha was watching him with half-lidded eyes while breathing with his parted lips as if breathing had become a very hard task. 

"What are you doing?" 

The raspy voice made Jungkook stand up in alert, his hands joined anxiously while his eyes avoided the others' with a small redness around his ears. 

"Yoongi hyung once told me, soaking our feet in hot water after an exhausting day helps in good sleep. It won't take any longer. Just a few minutes." Jungkook jumbled out some words and he wished he wouldn't have skipped some words and spurt out some nonsense sentences. 

Taehyung kept looking at Jungkook with his low gaze but didn't say anything. His head got tilted a little, he was looking at the omega who was fumbling with his fingers while roaming his eyes around the chamber in embarrassment. 

"Why?" The Alpha spoke up.

Jungkook stilled in his position and looked at his Alpha. His red hairs had fallen over his shoulders to his waist, standing in the middle of his own chamber, the omega looked lost to answer.

He wanted to say because he cares. Because he missed his mate and wanted to see him so close for a little longer. Wanted to feel his scent some more. But on top of all these, Jungkook wants to be there, his wolf wants to serve and look after his mate. 

But he doesn't know how to say those things. Words don't come into his mouth and his tongue doesn't support his mind as long as those grey eyes bore voids in his soul.

So he stood speechless and just lowered his head avoiding the stare of the Royal Alpha.

Some time passed and he heard the plucking of shoe knots one by one. He looks up and finds Alpha discarding his shoes with one hand. 

Jungkook bites his lips staring at his Alpha while The Royal Alpha places his shoes and socks aside and pulls the wooden bucket towards him as if it was weightless.

He folded his pants up to his calves and put his feet into the hot water. 

Jungkook didn't expect that he would hear the most horrifying grunt from the Alpha as soon as his feet touched the hot water. Jungkook's knees buckled but he held his ground perfectly. He approached the Alpha whose eyes were now closed and his forehead became void of any crinkle.

Taehyung sighed heavily, the scent around him and the hot water under his feet was making his mind spin against his will. He blinked open his eyes but yet again they fell close in relaxation.

Jungkook smiled to himself and went to the bathhouse to bring more hot water. The smile wasn't going away from his lips, he refilled the bucket with more warm water and kept doing that again and again.

He looked around his room and decided to clean it a little until the Alpha was resting on his bed. He lifted his abandoned veil and placed it on the bed before folding it nicely. He went to pick up the shattered glasses one by one, carefully.

He was feeling a huge peace in his heart whenever he looked at his Alpha's solitude, sitting on his bed, eyes closed, face so relaxed. He couldn't stop the smile that was covering his whole face by now.

He discarded the pieces of glass securely in a container. His feet weren't stopping at all, roaming inside his chamber to fix everything in utter excitement. He unfolds the curtains before stretching them against the window, protecting his chamber from the chills of the night. 

It has also blocked the moonlit that was enlightening his chamber leaving his chamber drowned in darkness. But today, the darkness wasn't mocking Jungkook, it wasn't mocking his loneliness however it was witnessing Jungkook's happiness for sure.

Jungkook lightened up the lamps which were situated in the corners of his chamber. He roamed around and folded his Alpha's clothes that were peeking out from his closet while hiding his blushy face. The smile his face was holding was blinding his vision to see clearly.

All while he was roaming in the chamber, Jungkook was subtly stealing glances at the Alpha. His eyes were brimming with happiness yet his mind needed surety that his mate had finally returned to him. That's why his eyes always find his mate at every turn.

He sighed and closed his eyes, thanking the moon goddess to bless him with a night where he could finally look at his mate. 

He went back to the bathhouse to pick up some more hot water and some fresh towels. 

The chamber was spinning for Taehyung. No matter how many times he tried to open his eyes, they went back to darkness as if they were afraid of the light. His sight was wandering in the shadows of darkness but it was the scent around him that was lulling him to his deepest sleep. 

Taehyung wasn't going to surrender, he would not resign to the urge of a blackout from his world. He tried, he gritted his teeth and collected his strength to vanish off all the impact of riddles around him but his body remained as slacked as before.  

With a thump, his back touched the soft sheets of the bed. The Royal Alpha was far away from understanding where his body was laying and found rest after so many years? where did his body want to curl around and breathe properly?

He was stubborn. He arched his back to pull his body back into a sitting position but failed. His hands spread to hold onto something so that it 
could snatch his body away from this bed.

His right hand found something, some material that his blurry mind couldn't define and comprehend. But as his last hope, he grabbed the material and pulled it towards him.

A divine growl left his lips when the material fell on his face and his whole body wafted into the strongest scent he ever sniffed. 

His lips parted for gasping large breaths, head rolling sideways frantically. His body trembled in anger but his limbs by now were trapped into the material. 

Taehyung knew what was coming. He hated how his mind starts feeling peace and his body becomes calm. He hated how his power became low and he became defenceless. With every fibre in his body, the Royal Alpha hated how he felt low beatings in his chest before his brain left the world and lost himself in the darkness.

Only if he could have opened his eyes, he would have witnessed the material that was securing his body away from every hardship was nothing but….. his mate's veil. The poor golden thing was wrapped around the Royal Alpha and holding onto his body as if it was protecting the broad figure under him. 

Jungkook's arms were filled with three towels when he stepped inside the chamber but the next moment all the towels slipped out of his arms. With wide eyes, Jungkook was staring at his bed. 

He watched how the wet feet of his Alpha was curled inside his veil while the whole body of the Alpha was snuggling inside the veil as if it was the warmest blanket one can be surrounded by.

With a throbbing heart, Jungkook gulped some breaths and shuffled towards the bed, his feet making no noise while walking. His eyes were becoming teary as the distance between them was nearing close. 

The whole face of the Royal Alpha was snuggled inside the veil making it hard to visualize his features but Jungkook knows them by heart. He smiled widely, however his eyes were shedding tears.

He sat beside the feet of his Alpha and with trembling hands lifted a part of his skirt to wipe off the wetness around the Alpha's feet. He wept silently when his hands touched those wet feet. Jungkook closed his eyes and forgot what he was about to do.

His lips trembled, not knowing what was happening to him. But this touch…  this touch seemed very vulnerable to Jungkook. His body shook with the pain while his sufferings flowed out of his eyes. 

Is it possible? Is it possible that he can hold the time in the palm of his hand? Because if he can, Jungkook wants to hold this moment forever. With his Alpha sleeping and finding comfort in his veil and him sitting beside him.

Jungkook will do anything to hold this moment. His heart, his soul felt like one of his dreams came true just now. 

He smiled through tears as he covered the feet with the lapels of his skirt and wiped them off before tucking them inside his veil again. 

Jungkook rubbed his tears off and pulled away from the bed. He walked around the bed and this time sat on the floor where the Royal Alpha's hairs were peeking out of his veil. 

He lifted his veil a little and just like he assumed the Royal Alpha was sleeping so beautifully that Jungkook wants to keep him safe all night. 

Those grey eyes weren't in the view for proof but Jungkook knew his mate was feeling relieved. He smiled when he noticed the Alpha had his eyes closed only halfway. A new thing he learnt today.

Jungkook leaned forward and crossed his arms on the sheets before resting his head on them. His eyes were staring straight at his Alpha who's one lip was a little outward over the other while sleeping. 

Jungkook finds it adorable. 

He chuckled while brushing off the fresh set of tears. He must have done a precious deed in the past to see the Alpha in this state. 

Jungkook didn't touch his Alpha around his face, he just stared at him with his wide starry eyes while tilting his head a little.

Jungkook wanted to talk a lot with his mate, he had planned many complaints, many questions, many accusations, many little talks, many concerns but now that he had the opportunity he didn't know where to start?

He regulates his breaths, noticing the peaceful puffs of breaths leaving from the Royal Alpha's chest. 

He decided to whisper his thoughts anyway," Previously, I had thought that it's very easy for you to live away from me while it was a nightmare to me. I had thought it doesn't affect you, staying away from your mate must be so casual that you will not even notice me while staying in the crowd of warriors." 

"While I was imagining the worst, I didn't realise that it must be hard for you as well. But again if it was hard for you, then why did you decide to be away for this long?" Jungkook accused his sleepy mate with his misty eyes. 

"Don't you have this many abilities?" Jungkook opened his arms wide to show a large number of abilities.

"Then why hadn't you used one of them and come to see me? Do you know… I-..." Jungkook gulped before a tear went down his cheeks.

"I missed you, Alpha." Jungkooks wiped his tears quickly so as not to clog his throat.

"You courted me after the worst day of my life and modified my life into a fairytale. But...But in which fairytale the prince leaves his partner to live alone?" Jungkook asked again.

"Here, in Eclipse, People are very nice. Prince Jimin is also very nice. He treated me like his little brother and sometimes he reminded me of a caring mother I never had. Eclipsers always make sure they are around me so I would never feel alone."

His nose was turning red by now," But Alpha… I was alone. I felt alone while sitting between the crowd of our people. I felt alone in the courtroom while making decisions. I felt alone while making food for Jimin hyungnim only. I felt alone when your scent had worn off of your clothes. My mind claws at my wolf for being selfish yet my wolf wails for you at every full moon night." 

Jungkook sniffed his tears and looked down," Everything was mocking me, saying I'm nothing but an agreement you made for the betterment of the pack. Saying you took pity on me just to save me from my mother." His shoulders quivered but Jungkook wiped his tears with his fingers.

"Just once, can you please declare to my mind that these mockings were false? They should be. They have to be. I'm not just a Luna of Eclipse but your mate as well. Right?" Jungkook nodded his head as if he was agreeing with himself.

"I know the truth. Jimin hyungnim told me. He said it will be difficult for you to accept me as your mate. But Alpha... I will wait. I will wait until you accept me as your mate. Till then I will serve the pack as their Luna and I will not claim any right over you as well. I will be…" his lips trembled but Jungkook refused to stutter.

"Till then I will be an acquaintance to you. A well-wisher. An omega that will lay his life in front of you just for you to see his love." 

Jungkook closed his eyes and heaved a long breath," I don't know when that happened but whenever my eyes fall over you, my soul itches to entangle you."

"You trapped me, Alpha. I have never felt like this before, no one ever showed enough care towards me. I have no experience of loving someone yet whenever I see your eyes there is something inside your eyes that I don't know the cause of. Was it anger towards me? Those grey orbs held something suspicious, Alpha."

"Are you upset with me? Have I done something wrong? These are the questions I asked frequently from myself when you decided to stay away for so long. But I got all my answers tonight."

Jungkook smiled while sniffing a little," You weren't upset with me. Staying away for so long wasn't because of the work only and I am not the only one that is getting affected by our fate." He nodded his head in realisation.

"I know."

"You weren't ignoring me. You were blocking me, Alpha. Blocking me was easier than accepting the sudden change around you. Leaving me was easier than living beside me." 

Jungkook looked up at his Alpha and rested his head over the sheets again," I can understand. I can understand after living alone for so long, I can't just expect you to accept me."

"That's why I will wait. I'll wait until you decide to unblock me and let me inside of your life. I swear I will keep you safe." 

"Safe from everything."

Jungkook smiled and shook his head," But if you decide that I'm not capable of you. Then I will let you go but only after you show me your other perfection of a partner. Because I want my Alpha to be happy for a long long time. And I'm not going until you show me your smile! I never saw it but I know it will be the best sight forever."

His cheeks flared red, a little embarrassing smile on his face," I talk a lot. Didn't I? But I want to listen to you as well. Every time I hear your voice it's like someone banged on my heart, you need to speak to me severely, Alpha. So that I won't get any heart attack in future from your rough voice."

Knowing his nature, Jungkook got defensive, "What will others say! That Royal Luna died just after listening to the voice of Royal Alpha?" He shook his head in disbelief," that will be shameful to my grave."

"I love only two ways of dying. One while fighting in the war and another with my mate. So please be careful with your voice in future and one more thing." He said urgently.

He bites his lips nervously and looks around before whispering," May you please tell me my scent? I asked Jimin hyungnim. But he said only Royal Alpha can tell. Since childhood, I have wanted to know about my scent. Do you want to know about yours?"

"It's the purest form of sandalwood. Very calming and comforting to me." Jungkook confessed while blushing heavily.

"I can watch you like this for a long time, Alpha. But it's not appropriate to invade your sleeping time for long. I'm glad you find solace in my veil." Jungkook leaned forward and covered the Alpha's face with his veil again. 

He smiled and gulped when a thought invaded his brain. His heart raced as his face moved over the head of the Alpha. He closed his eyes and placed his lips on the wavy hairs of the Alpha, leaving a little welcoming kiss. 

Jungkook jerked back and turned his red face away from his sleepy mate. He covered his mouth to stop his smile and twirled to his closet.

Opening his closet, he took out two blankets. With careful gestures he covered his Alpha with one blanket, leaving the veil under as it is. However, wolves felt less cold but for Jungkook, he doesn't want to take any risk. 

He went to the davenport which was situated a little away from the bed and sat his own blanket over there. He tied his hair in a loose bun and laid on the couch while facing the Royal Alpha on the bed.     

His body relaxes when his eyes watch the Alpha sleeping in front of him. Jungkook doesn't want to close his eyes just yet so he stared at his mate for a little long. Snuggling into his blanket, he sighed at the irresistible scent around his chamber. 

"I still can't believe that I am watching you sleep. Thank you… for coming back when I was about to fall apart. I promise to be stronger in the future. Spare me just this time, I'll bear more patience for you...for my mate...for my Alpha." Jungkook murmured a few words before the warmth around him took him to the dreamland. 

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Soft.

Warm.

Sluggish.

Clouds?

Was he sleeping in the clouds? 

Some thoughts occupied the Royal Alpha's brain who was on the verge of awakening from a deep slumber. Nah. He doesn't like clouds nor does he like softness. 

He hated them.

He hates comfort and warmth.

He was breathing normally, his ears were awake all the while yet his eyes still weren't opening. There was something around his body that was stopping and holding all his movements all night. What in this world has so much power that can brandish the powerful Alpha? 

He was blacked out for a while at night but he was aware of a few talkings the omega poured in front of him. Some he remembers, some he doesn't. 

Taehyung's lips prickle in a snarl, trying to move away from the sluggish surface under him. He heaved a deep breath and yanked himself away from it with his full force. 

He was standing on his feet, with the slow movements he unfisted his palms and opened his eyes. The first thing he realises is that he wasn't in his chamber. It was someone else's chamber. 

His mate's to be exact.

He looked down and held the front of the golden veil that was still wrapped around his body. He unwrapped it from his body and held it into his palm to feel the material in his hand. 

'Why does this little thing have so much effect on me?' 

He frowned deeply and turned around to halt in his steps. The owner of the veil was sleeping on the davenport that was placed far away from the bed. Taehyung saw those red strands hanging from the edge of the armrest of the davenport. The skirt was drooping from the boundaries and stroking the ground while the blanket was laying on the floor officially.  

He left the veil on the bed while his feet went toward the davenport, unwantedly. There was a small window behind the davenport across from some icy wind that was immigrating, allowing the curtains to flow with it. 

Those curtains were mischievous. They flickered their hems up to incomparable heights just to cover and uncover the face of the elegant boy sleeping under him with every passing breeze.

Taehyung stopped when he was standing in front of the davenport. His gaze was low when he watched the omega's face getting hidden behind the curtains. 

His hand clutches the hem of the curtain above the omega's face revealing the sleeping boy under it. His grip tightened when he observed the features of the omega and a growl emerged inside him.

'If you think luring me with your scent a day after my rut can make you win over me then you are fooling yourself." The Royal Alpha slurred in his thoughts with a sharp jaw.

His eyes blazed golden,' How long will you wait? How long will it be when you realise that Eclipse is not for you?'

'How long will it take you to leave this place?'

'Till how long you will fool us?' His fangs appeared ready to tear apart the body in front of him flush by flush. The Alpha was angry, too much anger that he was seething his bare teeth.

'When your acting will be over? And why do you want me to accept you?' The Alpha moved closer a little,' From the beginning, you weren't mine. You are not mine now either. Then why? Why were you begging me to accept you last night?'

'Soon...this facade will be over. A snake casts off his slough once in a while to show its true skin. I will see till how long you bear this mask of fakeness.'

"A year or two? But the day you decide to run away, I would like to see you off myself so the departure is assured." 

He turned his head and braced his head above to blink his golden eyes back to grey. He licked his fangs with his tongue to push them back. His chest was thundering with anger, he wanted to break something. The Royal Alpha controlled himself but he won't breathe a minute longer in this chamber.

He sat on the bed and put back on his shoes fastly. He was tying the knots of his shoes when the breeze became windier making the curtains fly higher, leaving the chamber more chilled.

Jungkook squirmed in his sleep, tugging at the edges of his skirt before pulling his legs under the warmth. His hairs hugged around his waist and it made Jungkook sigh softly in his sleep. 

Someone was watching him but that someone was too stubborn to accept anything. And he will not. Not until…no. Not forever. He will not accept the omega forever.

The Alpha stood up and walked out of the chamber, leaving the omega trembling in the cold.

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