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Jungkook took a turn on the bed, now laying straight on his back. His body twisted and his eyes fell directly on the ceiling of the pavilion. The ceiling of the pavilion was made up of thick clothes, prohibiting Jungkook from seeing the stars of the night. 

The omega knew it would happen. His Alpha accepted the dinner and had it with him outside the cookhouse but he couldn't persuade him to get some sleep. He even said that he will build a separate pavilion just so the Alpha would not get disturbed but Jungkook could only sigh when Alpha denied his requests.

Two days have passed since then and the work in the fields is still going on. The soil will be ready by tomorrow for sowing the seeds. All of the members of the eclipse that accompanied them here were working almost eighteen hours a day. They were ahead of their schedule and it brought a satisfied smile to Jungkook's face before the omega took another turn on the bed.

His smile carries a worry though. Worry for his Alpha. His said mate hadn't stepped inside the pavilion to get some rest or God forbid… some sleep.

He was working continuously and his work reflects everywhere. Whether it was ploughing the entire fields or making different patterns in the soil to sow different types of crops or creating a boundary with remaining trees around the fields just so no animal could barge inside and destroy their hard work. 

Everything could be seen by everyone. But there is something that maybe could be seen by only Jungkook. And Jungkook saw it today… The exhaustion. 

The blank face of his Alpha carried a dullness around his eyes this morning, rough hairs falling out from the pony, hands submerged in the mud as the Alpha was making a path from the lake to the fields. The path will help them in irrigating the soil just after the sowing of seeds. 

Jungkook tried to voice his worry but the Alpha was surrounded by a bunch of soldiers. His duty was different today, he had to prepare the seeds for the sowing, some seeds needed mixing with manure while some seeds needed to soak in water before spreading. 

He performed his duty and created small bunches of bags that will carry the same amount of seeds so that everyone could take part in the process of planting the seeds.

A frown appeared on his soothing features when the omega turned on his back again. His Alpha didn't come to the pavilion tonight as well, being busy at the end of the fields, only God knows for what (Although the soldiers told him that the Alpha was ploughing the soil as the surface at the end of the field was still too hard).

Jungkook turned himself towards the small window of the pavilion, imagining it as the only escape of his voice," Who does that? Tiring yourself without taking an ounce of sleep? A sleep of an hour or two won't damage anyone." 

Jungkook sighed and a small pout puckered on his lips because he knew it was the demand of the time that one needs to work in the fields or if the rainy season comes before the seeds rooting, all of their hard work will go down the drain.

Jungkook hissed when his own thoughts contradicted the opinion of his heart.

Is he being prejudiced? 

"No… I am just worried and it's the same for everyone." Jungkook's words were slurred against the pillow. His eyes were droopy after constantly watching the swaying curtains beside the window.

The pavilion was drowned in his Alpha's scent and Jungkook couldn't comprehend how? How is it possible when his Alpha hadn't spent a single night in this pavilion. He visits it often, to take some spare clothes before going to the lake or to change his shoes. 

His eyes fell shut when the omega gave in to the safety of the sandalwood scent. A cold shiver ran through his spine when he remembered the nights of the palace when his Alpha was on his tour. 

Jungkook brought his knees closer to his chest and hugged himself, letting the flares of his long skirt cover his cold feet underneath. 

He remembered the nights when he didn't have the luxury of this scent around himself, he had to sniff the scent from the worn-out clothes of the king.

But not anymore. Not when he had scented his Alpha in front of everyone, not when he had sniffed the scent from the deepest part of Alpha's scent gland. His toes curled underneath his skirt and the omega hid his half face into the pillow, desperately trying to cover the faint freckle of blush in the darkness of the night.

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The Alpha was drenched in mud. At the end of the fields, his knees were buried in the soil while his hands were holding the hooves of one of the oxen. All of them were taking a break when the king decided to clean up their hooves before it became rougher for them to walk properly. 

There was no one around except him and four pairs of oxen. With the help of a narrow stick Taehyung was pushing mud out of their cloven hooves. He tilted his neck when his nose filled with a familiar scent, he didn't turn around though and kept doing his work diligently. 

"Leaving your mate alone in the pavilion… Is not what I expected from you?" The Alpha said, addressing the person that was standing behind his back.

He heard a snort in response," Look who is saying this. The one who has abandoned his mate in their pavilion from the first day we have arrived in the southern land." 

The Alpha shook his head at his brother's remark," I'm just doing my work."

The Royal omega swiftly moved from behind him and took a seat on the heap of dry soil, not caring when his soft blue hanfu covered with mud and his feet sunk into it. After all, this will be the right position where he could look at his brother while talking and taunting. He sat there comfortably, his face was looking directly at his brother. 

"Working or I might say hiding from your mate? But if I think about the second one, you are failing at it, brother." Jimin said but his attention got diverted when an ox faced towards him and placed his head on Jimin's folded legs, urging him to pet him. 

It might have sensed omega's comforted scent, Jimin brought his both hands in the middle of the ox's horns and massaged his head, clearing out his furs from a bit of mud there. 

"What are you even…. talking about?" The Alpha's voice trailed down when a face flashed across his eyes, it made his eyebrows squinted in concentration. If one looked from afar it might look as if the Alpha was concentrating on his work but Jimin was not that far.

He looked at his brother again, fingers still creating slow circles at the top of ox's head," You know exactly what I am talking about. His eyes are always on you and when you are not in front of him, he talks about you. You didn't come for dinner tonight, he didn't have it as well." 

The Alpha looked towards him at that, his brows pinching downwards creating a smudge of wrinkles on his forehead," What kind of stubbornness is this?"

"A kind that every mate uses when his other counterpart is living at his own utter willfulness."

"If he thinks it will make me do things as he wants me to do. Then it's a misunderstanding that he has created in his mind. I don't care, everyone is free to do what they want in my kingdom. If he doesn't want to eat, then so be it." The Alpha talked, the anger visible in his eyes. 

"If you don't care then there is no need for getting so worked up. There is no need for the rising anger in your body. It won't hurt you to accept that it affects you! His needs affect you! His smile affects you and so do his tears." The Royal omega seethes in a low voice. 

When he didn't get any answers, he sighed deeply. He lowered his eyes, now focussed on his hands that were combing the furs in a certain direction," It's not about stubbornness, brother. He is an omega and we tend to look for our mate when our wolf howls for his Alpha." 

He lifted his eyes and found his brother still looking at him," You left him for nine months. I know how he survived. It might be your second time that you find a mate but it's his first! Think from his perspective for once, you will see what you have done"

The Alpha looked back at his work, hands focusing on the task. His lips breathed a defeated sigh," It's not that easy, Jimin."

" Who says it's easy, brother. But at least do not ignore his selfless worries for you, do not oppose the things he does for you. Let him in, not completely but a little." 

The Alpha stopped working, his knees shifted as he sat on the ground crossing his legs underneath the other. He was looking down, face contorted in blankness once again. But his mind was running in thoughts, thoughts of an omega that was scrambling on the bed of their pavilion. He wonders why the Omega isn't sleeping yet? The moon was reaching its peak, a little past the time that he usually sleeps.

The Alpha realises what he was doing and he realises he shouldn't be doing this. He shouldn't be thinking about an omega worrying for him while sitting in between a bunch of eclipsers, doing chores for him such as making a shirt for him with a soft fabric. 

Just then his eyes fell on his torso, he was wearing the same sleeveless shirt. A ragged breath fell out of his lips before they merged into a thin line. He was starting ahead in the starry night, the things started to happen the way he never wanted and he was reacting to all of them without even realising. 

His wolf was normalising everything around him and if he is doing it subconsciously then the time has come for them to-

"Don't even think about distancing yourself again. You were gone for nine months, not anymore." The Royal omega shook his head, eyes dead serious while observing his little brother.

"What? Are you reading my mind?"  The Alpha raises one of his eyebrows in question.

"You know I can't do that but I know what my brother is capable of thinking when his mind and heart says different things." Jimin sighed, his eyes turning melancholy soft.

"Stop running, Taehyung. Talk to him, say your fears, say your pain, your sufferings, your hurt, your hate, your love. He will be aware of the feelings he is indulging into, he will see you from inside and you will be clear whether he accepts you along with your past or not." Jimin wanted to touch his brother, hold his hand but the distance between their bodies and the head of another ox over his left thigh.. Stopped him.

"I do not need validation-"

"But he needs to. He deserves to know what his mate has gone through, what his mate has suffered and how he mourned while waiting." Jimin reasoned although he knew he cut off his brother's sentence in the middle. But right now, two brothers are talking, not a Royal Alpha and a Royal Omega.

"He was worried about your habits, I can see it physically hurting him when he  sees your dishevelled eyes and exhausted features." 

"Jimin. I can't possibly drop the survival of my instincts of past decades just because someone starts to notice it and wants them gone. I gained them with time and they will disappear with time too." 

"Tell all of this to your mate then. He might believe your words because he certainly doesn't have faith in my words. No one would do that when your own mate is in the question of concern." The Royal omega would try his best to show a different approach to his brother where he could converse with his mate more openly.

Taehyung looked away at that. He doesn't like how his own mind was reasoning along with the Royal omega. He wanted to oppose it but there was something…something that was stopping him from lashing out his thoughts.

"You know what mother would have said if he were here?" Jimin asked.

The Royal Alpha looked at him again, his shoulders filling with a rare confidence," He would have said nothing but supported me. He would have never forced me to accept something that I did not wish for." 

It was a taunt on the Royal Omega and when Jimin realised that he rolled his eyes looking away. He knew he would have to listen to this taunt throughout his life. 

But not tonight. He might have forced his brother at the start of their courting but now, he does not think like that. His ears turned red in fury when Jimin spoke in anger.

"Force you? I don't think I have forced you to let him scent you! Have I forced you to create a protection spell around your mate all the time? I am a healer, brother. I can see those spells you create around him. Have I forced you to kiss him in front of eclipsers? I do not think so!" Jimin finished when his voice started to rise. His chest was heaving up and down in sharp breaths, as if the omega was holding these words back for so long.

Jimin saw how his brother's eyes widened and his lips gaped but nothing spread out from his tongue. The omega huffed in satisfaction. 

The Royal Alpha licked his lips before speaking," It was something that should be done in favour of his protection." 

"To kiss him?!?" Jimin tilted his neck with wide eyes.

Taehyung closed his eyes, his lips twitched into a snarl," The protective spell is what I am talking about." 

"Doesn't define the reasons for the other two and…" Jimin said, hands crossed over his waist.

"Protection of a person that you wanted to kill at first? Are you even hearing yourself?" The Royal Omega taunted back.

The conversation left the Royal Alpha speechless for a moment, his mind was already accusing his action when he hurriedly replied, trying to reasoned," I might have acted on my instincts." 

"Van is totally dependent on you. Whose instincts are you talking about here?" Jimin lifted his eyebrow back at his brother, plump lips stretched into a mocking smile. 

Taehyung turned his head away from the omega. He raised himself from the ground before lifting the stick again into his palms," Go back, Kim Jimin." 

"It's a pity that your past is not letting you see inside your heart. I am not in favour of anyone for what had happened in your past, I was by your side at that time. Still is. But now… You are in the present brother but your mind is still living in your past."

The stick got tightened into his palms yet Taehyung tried to work with it, it might break soon with the way he was holding it but the words of his brother were breaking him more.

"Go back to your tents." 

It was an order this time but god knows that today there is nothing that could hold the Royal omega back for saying what he had come here to say.

"With me going back, you won't get anything, brother. Things will not be clear on his own. You have to initiate now or the other way." He sighed before stepping closer to his brother.

"Luna is oblivious to everything. He has his doubts but he knows he can't ask because you have denied him." Jimin accused his brother.

However, the Royal Alpha turned away from Jimin and started preparing for the next session of ploughing. He was placing the beam of plough on the shoulders of oxen when Jimin spoke again.

"He has immense patience, brother. The kind of patience that only a vast ocean has. But brother… The ocean is the one who suppresses too much inside it and each ocean has a day of tsunamis that destroys everything around him, including his loved ones and himself. I am afraid when things will be disclosed, he will be the most devastated one. The things he is feeling right now will feel like a myth. I am afraid that I will not be able to pull him back alone." 

He looked at the back of his brother. Taehyung was breathing heavily while holding the beam over his own shoulder. 

"Thankfully this is me who is speaking right now. I will see what answers you will have when Jungkook will ask the same questions. You are raising his hopes, brother. After you returned back to Eclipse from your tour, I had seen the same hopes in his eyes but what have you done then? You crushed him and his hopes altogether. On that terrace, if my mates would have rejected me like that I would have died by now from mourning alone!"

"Silence!" 

The Royal omega flinched in his position. The voice was darker than the night and lower than the waves of the ocean, the omega would have submitted on his knees if he hadn't had royal blood in his veins too.

Jimin braced himself again," Yet he is still standing beside you, holding your kingdom in his lap as a mother, nourishing your people as his own, working for their betterment. He is no less of an Empress he is called as. And I know these are the traits that make him different from-"

"You think I can't see this?!" The Royal Alpha turned towards his brother in sheer anger, his body was raging in fury, eyes blazing golden as if holding himself back from letting out a roar of wrath. He threw the beam back on the ground with a thud and it made Jimin take a step back from his brother.

"You think I can't feel it? I see everything, even the things your maids can't tell you and the things your servants can't witness either. I sense all of it!! But I am repressing as much as I can because I don't want history to repeat itself. I don't want another 1700 years of nothingness!! I can't let my life continue on a loop, I will destroy myself, Jimin." 

Jimin walked closer to his brother," Can't you see I'm trying as well? I too did not have a mate all those years, there was no one around me to look after. Yet I am giving myself a chance. Why can't you take one for yourself." 

There were tears in his eyes when he said that, pleading for his brother to at least think over his words. But his eyes widened when he saw his brother's face going back into the mask of blankness, he wanted to snatch away his brother from that cursed blank look, and wanted to hug him tight until his brother returned the hug.

"You survived because you didn't have a face to hate on. You survived because you had not felt how it was to have a mate for yourself. And you are giving yourself a chance because your own mate didn't ruin you for your entire life." The Royal Alpha took a step back from his brother, he picked up the wooden beam again. This time his eyes are more icy and body more determined.

The Royal omega closed his eyes, letting the oozing tears fall across his full cheeks," Back in time, do you know what I see when I close my eyes and look for my mate?"

Taehyung got himself busy adjusting the beam across the shoulders of the oxen, he didn't turn around to listen to his brother.

"I see a black shadow that too got snatched when grandfather cursed me. Living without a hope is the worst one can ask for, at least you had someone you hate! Someone you look around to find!"

Jimin covered his mouth when a sob was about to fall out of his lips, he turned away from his brother," Let's not debate on whose pain was worse and whose pain was more sufferable. All I had asked about is to give yourself a chance, brother. Do it before you ruin your mate just as yourself." 

The Royal omega didn't stop there to see his brother's reaction. He took big steps back towards his pavilion, wiping his tears harshly just so his half sleepy mate wouldn't worry about him. He wants nothing more than the peace Yoongi's arms offer every night. He is craving for it and was thankful enough to appreciate the moon goddess for it.

Taehyung was left behind with racing thoughts in his mind. A year was about to pass when he had laid his eyes on the omega, for the first time. He had remembered the look on the omega's face as if the Omega inhaled his first ever breath properly.

Eyes holding so much want that it awoken his inner Alpha after a long time. 

One of the obnoxious habits he had adopted in his lonely life is that his wolf always went in years of slumber to ignore the evident pain of his lost mate. Instead of mourning themselves to death, Taehyung and Van choose this path.

The path where Van covers the primary necessities of Taehyung's life… Sleep, food and the pumping of beats at the centre of his torso. And Taehyung covers the secondary necessities as the King of the Eclipse Empire. 

They were balancing themselves enough and in result they did not fall apart, they are still alive. Aren't they?

It was an unbearable phase that a person will never curse on another and the most insufferable day came when he found his mate again. When his wolf awoke like another day and found their whole life in an unexpected fall of the see-saw.

Both of them still remember that day, he was washing the legs of Artax in the one and only lake of Lunar when the scent of sweet pine surged around him. 

Taehyung will hang the betrayer for pulling that kind of prank on him… If he had found one. But then the sourness of Rosemary urged him to follow the path of the courtroom of the Lunar pack.

There were no words when they both witnessed their mate, standing in the middle of the courtroom, looking directly at him as if waiting for years as well. 

But it all felt like an illusion to him. An Illusion that will cost the lives of all the pack members of lunar. 

And just then those eyes turned blue. Those blue eyes showed him the reality of his life and flashed each and every moment of his past life right across the courtroom. 

When Taehyung took the first step back he knew it wasn't right. But when he took the other one, he and his wolf both are determined in their actions, have tons of justification on their side, enough proof of betrayals and not even one aspect to trust the omega. 

But ever since then almost one year passed, did he still not have any aspects on which he can trust the omega?

Does he?

Or does he not?

It would be a lie if he thought that he didn't start trusting the omega. If not around him then surely he trusts him around his people. Eclipsers love him as their Empress, as their Luna. But what does he means to Taehyung, a mate? A lair? A luna? An omega? An Empress? 

What title would he give to satisfy the position of the omega that he had inside his heart?

The Royal Alpha bit his lips and pulled out the rubber from his pony, letting his hairs fall across his ears and forehead. He pushed them back again, not minding the trail of mud he created on the sides of his forehead before tying them back again.

He looked forward and stretched his back, his brother succeeded in turning the gears of his mind for the night and he still needs to fulfil his duty. 

Shaking the thoughts away from his head, Taehyung stood on the plough and herd the oxen into the work. 

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Jungkook walks out of the pavilion, ready for the day. He smiled when soldiers bowed to him, all of them were lifting their bags of seeds one by one. He was right, the soil is ready for sowing. 

"Have Alpha announced the pattern of the crops?" he asked them.

"Yes, Your Empress. The series of the seeds that we will be sowing is in this order; Pumpkin, rice, mustard greens and corn. Alpha had made different types of partitions for the crops." One of the soldiers replied.

"Half of you go at first with bags of pumpkin seeds and other halves come with me to extract the rice grass from the back of the lake. I checked them last night, the seedlings have grown enough to germinate them separately." Jungkook said and smiled when some of them bowed and lifted the bags of pumpkin seeds before walking towards the fields.

His eyes roamed across the fields but failed to notice the person he was searching for. He noticed the other soldiers depart towards the back of the lake with spades in their hands and some tarted bags. His eyes took a once over again but he didn't catch the image of his Alpha, however he could sense the scent. Sighing a little to himself, he turned around to follow the soldiers.

It was the time of sowing mustard seeds when his eyes finally found his Alpha. The King was knees buried in mud just like him as they had just sewed seedlings of Rice. The Alpha was surrounded by some folks maybe hearing some experiences of them about the patterns of the crops. 

Jungkook decided to join them, he took his bag of mustard seeds along with him. He eyes met with his Alpha's even before he revealed his presence amongst others. He bowed to the Alpha, accepting the nod in the return. 

"Your Empress," The folks bowed to him and he smiled back at them. 

"We are discussing the ancient saying of mustard seeds with the Alpha. Would you like to listen, Luna?" The old lady asked the Empress.

"I would love to." The Empress smiled and all of the folks scattered around and made a path that leads directly to the left side of the Alpha. Jungkook lowered his head a little and followed the path before standing next to his mate.

"The saying goes with the comparison of a grain of mustard seed, which, although is smaller than all the seeds that are present on the earth, yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow." 

The adults were listening to the saying more carefully, as if hearing it for the first time.

"In history, it was compared to the faith in a relationship. If you have true faith as small as a mustard seed in your mate, you can move mountains together. The comparison used like the tiny seed growing into a great shade-providing plant. Humble beginnings and a tad bit of faith can flourish into full-fledged devotion." The old lady smiled and looked at the centre of the people where His Majesty and the Empress stood. 

"So according to the tradition, this crop will have an enhancement in its growth if it is sown by couples together. It's just a saying but as far as I remember we follow it from ancient times." She finished and looked at the King with hopeful eyes. 

The Royal Alpha nodded in acknowledgment and announced thoroughly," Soldiers! Stand behind your mates and bring your spades. They will scatter the seeds while we cover them with soil. Other ones please bring the bags of corn from the storehouse." 

Taehyung lifted up his spade that was resting over his ankle and gestured towards Jungkook to lead the way. 

Jungkook stands at a thick barrier of mud where they stopped sowing the seedlings of rice and faced towards the other end of the fields which was yet to be sowed. The Alpha took the position right behind him. 

There were twelve large patterns around fifty metres long that were claimed by each couple. In between those large patterns, there were thirty-six sub patterns. All of them need to lead one sub pattern in their individual large coven and then take a U-turn to finish another sub pattern. The saga will continue until all the sub patterns will be fulfilled with the seeds. 

Jungkook leads the way, a bright smile over his lips when the small seeds start slipping through his palm and land right over the heap of the prepared soil. 

He looked over his shoulder and found his Alpha scrunching behind him, covering the scattered seeds with a thin layer of soil.

Jungkook craved for this kind of togetherness, working as a couple for the improvement of their kingdom. A swarm of butterflies bubbled inside the pit of his stomach and dispersed all over his fingertips. 

However his body was attentive with it's movement because he knew his Alpha was walking just behind him. He can feel his subtle gazes over his hands and shoulders.

The first sub-pattern got completed and the couple took a U-turn, now facing the lake and the pavilions. 

It was the twentieth sub pattern when Taehyung noticed the sudden spike in the sourness of rosemary. He looked up from his scrunching position at the omega who was still spilling the seed but his eyes were not on the ground but focussed ahead towards the pavilions.

He stood up and walked closer to the omega while covering the seeds with the right amount of soil. He followed the omega's gaze and found him staring at the boundary of lake where Artax and other horses were relaxing. 

Although the omega was not looking at the animals but glaring at those same teenage wolves that were huddling in a bunch and giggling loudly before doing weird gestures in between themselves and towards the Royal Alpha. 

Taehyung heard the sharp inhale taken by the omega before he starts moving again now more focussed on the ground. The Alpha followed the path but the scent again distracted him to the point that he looked at the lake again and flicked his fist towards Artax in a moving motion.

In seconds, Artax neighing loudly and stood on his feet. 

As if Artax was understanding the feelings of his master but in a swift motion he was running behind the teenage wolves who in return were running for their life. They don't know why this horse was suddenly driving them back from the lake and stopped only when they all entered inside the tents of guests and stood at the opening of it as a soldier.

Taehyung nodded and was about to scrunch down when he noticed the sweetness of pine in the air. He stopped when he found the omega looking at him with a knowing look in his eyes.

Caught.

The Royal Alpha scrunch down immediately, ignoring the subtle gazes of the omega and not even recognizing the red tip of his ears. 

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The Empress was laughing loudly along with the maids as they were spreading the canvas around the cook house. All of them were done with the sowing and now they were getting ready to eat dinner.

Almost all the members took their seats on the canvas and the Empress brought out the meal with the help of maids. 

"Please start your meal. Alpha has gone for a swim in the lake, His Majesty will join us soon." He announced to the members and gestures to the maids to starts serving the food. 

He sat on his usual position, against the rock. The work of sowing the seeds was done properly, now all they will do to wait for two or three weeks until the seeds starts showing their plants and sprouts. And then it will be the time of raining.

His favourite season.

A lot of time passed when he indulge himself in a talk with the Royal omega. He smiled when he saw his little bickering with his hyung. Yoongi was smiling too brightly, somewhere in between blushing at his omega's remarks and he couldn't thank to his Jimin Hyungnim for that. He was simply grateful.

One by one the members starts decreasing in numbers and Jungkook glanced towards the lake which looked too noiseless for any presence. Not any splashes of water or the sound of dipping. 

Maybe the Alpha already walked out of it.

His concern starts raising when the entire canvas got emptied leaving only some maids who were eating in between their loud talks. 

He rosed from his seat and walked to the cook house and filled a plate with a meal for two persons. Maybe the Alpha had went on one of his territorial visits, he will serve him in their pavilion tonight. He could not recognise the direction of his Alpha's scent accurately because it was all around him, spread in all directions so evenly that he can't pinpoint the exact place.

He requested the maids to clean up and approached his pavilion. He opened the curtains and stepped inside. 

His steps halted when he noticed the large body on his bed. His eyes went wide in realisation, a realization that contains the exact location of his Alpha.

Their bed.

The Alpha was sleeping? 

Jungkook hurriedly walked inside and placed the plate on the ground. He walked closer to Alpha's body and looked closer. The Alpha didn't looked like sleeping, much more as if he passed out on the bed.

The dangling legs covered in muddy boots, a bunch of fresh clothes enclosed in his tight fist and the face buried into the pillow were the proofs that its not like a person would like to sleep. 

His entire body was covered in bed and it drenched the white sheet along with the sides of the blanket that was placed under Alpha's hips. 

But these weren't Jungkook's concern at all. He sighed sadly because the Alpha slept without eating but then he moved closer and looked at the side profile of Alpha's sleeping face. 

One eye barely closed, mouth lifted a little from it's usual tightness, eyebrows calm and nose entirely tucked into the pillow. 

It was the most peaceful sight Jungkook had ever seen in his life. He placed his two fingers over his Alpha's forehead just to be sure that Alpha is actually sleeping. 

He pulled his hand away when he finds the body temperature normal. He scrunched down and opened up the laces of the boots before removing them entirely. 

The Alpha was wearing a pair of black shocks as well. He wanted to keep them on but then he noticed the shocks were drenched in water. He removed them too and tucked them inside the boots.

He lifted his legs carefully and placed them on the bed. 

It was when he was draping the blanket on Alpha's body, his eyes witnessed something. He covered the body entirely, leaving the blanket till it reaches up to the shoulders of the Alpha.

He went to the end of the bed where the feet of the Alpha were laying and scrunch down again, raisng the blanket a little, he peeked inside.

It was there.

Jungkook felt his cheeks flamed with warmth. He pulled down the blanket and looked away, he saw rightfully, it was there!

His hands trembled and Jungkook took a step back from the bed. A golden stone with a little sparkle in their crystals was adorned in the first toe of the Alpha.

It was the same position where Jungkook wears his blue one but different feet. His was right and Alpha wears it in left one.

The mating ring.

But the Alpha was still wearing it since his birth? What was the meaning of this? 

Jungkook gulped and walked back and forth in his chamber. His body was turning hot by each passing second, the combined pheromones of the chamber weren't helping his state either. He brought his towel from his trunk and left the pavilion. 

He needs a cold bath, ignoring the chilliness of the night Jungkook find himself walking to his bathhouse to wash off the heat of his body. 

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