#Warning:
-Mature Content!
-Violent scenes!

Seokjin’s P.O.V.

“Ughhmm…ohh god…!” I shudder, biting down on the pillow as I press my eyes close and pray that I will be able to walk after this as he takes me from behind.

I had never thought I’d need my powers to help me through sex…but when you got a trueblood drilling you non-stop for hours, you really cannot be much of a chooser…well, a bottom’s gotta do what a bottom’s gotta do! And I need functional legs!

It’s probably our fourth or fifth round that I have finally come around…my heat finally easing and dissipating. However, he seems deliberate to make the most of it as he fucks into me like there’s no tomorrow. 

Let him have his fun for now…I’m gonna drain him dry to heal myself…ridiculous alpha stamina and more utterly ridiculous heat hormones!

I am glad I got my pillow to hide into…I really hadn’t expected my heat to be that bad…goodness I felt like I was going to die, the pain was ugly but the need…oh I can’t explain! It felt like I was going to suffocate to death without his scent…scorching pain burning through my insides and the only relief was him. 

“Arghhh shit!! N-Not that deep…unnghh…” gosh it’s painfully deep, too deep ughh…what the hell was I thinking asking him again…however the worst is yet to come…

“N-No..no…d-don’t-” I resist when he tries to flip me over to face him, I can’t…not anymore, I can’t face him like this right now….I’m so damn embarrassed already…I could jump into the sea and let it just drown me.

I feel the hands that were gripping on my hips now coiling around my waist as he pulls my ass up and ruts into me…ahh fuck! Fuck! Fucking hell!

“Arnnghhh…ahhh…please…slow…g-go slower…ahh!” I gasp as he intentionally slams straight into my prostrate. The sounds of me whimpering and whining and his harsh pants and husky grunts and skin slapping and weird wet noises bounce off of the walls in the room.

I can feel him growling and groaning as he leans down onto my back, digging his face into the crook of my neck “turn around” he huffs in sync with my sharp high-pitched moans “I wanna see you when I knot you baby”

Oh dear god what have I done, I really should have just suffered through my heat…this is so fucking embarrassing!

I ignore him completely and press my face deeper into the pillow, trying to muffle the chain of sinful noises he’s been drawing out of me.

He suddenly pulls out of me and I gasp loudly when he just picks me up and flips me around, pushing me to lie down on my back on the bed. I am a little startled and wasn’t really expecting this sudden manhandling. He grabs at my legs, letting those rest upon the crook of his arms as he grips at my hips and shoves himself back into me, forcing all in at one go.

Oh fuck!

“Oh—nghh...mmhmm….ahhh g-god!” I pant and cry out, so full…I try turning around at least to hide my face…I really don’t want him to see me like this…and grab at the pillow to shove it over my face as I moan into it.

“What are you hiding for huh? Nothing I haven’t seen or done already…” he is playing mean now as he snatches the pillow away. Pulling my legs up to hook them over his shoulders as he leans in too close, placing his hands on either side of my head and grins down at me.

I gulp loudly, goodness gracious what have I gotten myself into…

His dark eyes glint with something unnatural, beads of sweat clung onto his forehead, his fringes matted with sweat as he licks his lips and pants over me.

“Yeah…just like that” he leans in closer, tongue gliding over my mouth “keep your eyes on me while I pleasure you baby”

Holy mother of god…what is this…who is this…where is that rude annoying egoistic asshole of an alpha…he’s way easier to hate and curse at…

He continues thrusting into me and I press both my mouth and my eyes close, he slams in harshly pulling almost all out before plunging back into me, stretching me out and jabbing straight into my prostrate over and over again till I scream and my body shivers and I can’t hold back as I cum.

He nibbles at my jaw and I hide my face in my hands, denying to give him the gratification of watching me this vulnerable because of him.

“So cute” he chuckles thrusting harder and I thrash in overstimulation before I shiver and shriek, feeling his member swelling inside me, my hands flying to grab at something as I brace myself for his knot.

He grabs at my arm, pulling it to his face as he kisses at my wrist “touch me Jin…hold onto me” he breathes heavily, his jaw going tight as he grunts. I see his gaze falling to where our bodies were tightly connected as he roughly slithered in and out.

“Fuck” his deep husky voice echoes through me. I coil my arms around his neck on instinct as he forces deeper and I feel his strong arms embracing me tightly as he dives into my neck, canines grazing at my mark.

“P-please…no more marking…m-my neck hurts…” I plead brokenly…it really does hurt a lot, I can’t heal his mating bite…and he seems to be loving it, sinking his teeth into the mating mark as he pleased.

“I want to mark you…I need to…” he growls as his knot pushes into me and I lose my voice, my body going numb with the pleasure pain as I feel him grab at my wrist and sink his canines into the soft flesh there. I thrash my head back, keening loudly as I fail to stay silent while he holds my body tight against his as he makes sure to pour all his seed into me. I feel so bloated as he keeps pouring more, my body soaking up all of it…too much.

I feel utterly relieved. I breathe and relax to know it’s over…I can sleep peacefully, finally.

He licks at the mark he has just etched, before turning to me…both of us huffing as we try to catch our breaths. I awkwardly pull my arms away from him and turn my head to a side, desperate to not look at him, or think about how his eyes are still burning into me, or feel his member still shoved deep into me as he waits for his knot to go down.

There is an air of peace around us, my omega completely satiated and utterly pleased to feel one with its mate. I don’t understand how it’s possible but I can actually sense the bond between us, intangible yet resolute. I can sense his contentment as well, his calm but decided claim over me.

“What is it? Why are you being like this?” He speaks voice low and calm as I feel his eyes on me.

Seriously?! Does he not get how weirdly embarrassing this is?! He’s right on top of me! And I fucking can’t even move! And we are completely naked and just had hours of crazy heat driven sex when I was actually supposed to be freaking angry with him! It’s his fault my heat struck me all of a sudden, he forced me into submission and my sly omega took the chance to overpower me! And he even tied me to the bed and left me! And he asks why am I being like this? I want to be angry with him but here I am feeling all satiated and delighted and then there’s this very odd feeling of affection and need and it’s messing with my head…I am so confused. This is officially the most awkward moment of my life.

“Your heat is retracting” he speaks, pressing his nose to the side of my neck “feeling better now?”

“My legs hurt” I mumble “so does my back…my neck burns due to how many times you bit me…my shoulders and arms feel like you’ve bashed them too hard under a boulder…the rest of my body has gone completely numb and my throat hurts as well…” I elucidate my long list of complaints “you have practically paralysed me. Yeah, I feel amazing…” I protest sarcastically.

“I don’t think you mean that as a compliment…”

I really want to glare at him but that’d mean I’d have to look at him…so I guess I’ll just grumble on my own. I feel him kissing at the mark on my neck and my eyes close in their own volition at how good it feels. He pulls out after the knot goes down and I whimper on instinct feeling the sudden emptiness down below.

“Should have let me mark you…your omega heals itself when I revive the mating mark” he shoots me a mocking glance “it’s good though, I like you wearing those hickies I gave you”

Sure, it’s funny to him that I’m in pain right now…how did I end up with an alpha this insensitive?! Oh right…he insensitively marked me without my consent…fuck my life!

I try to move, seeking to wash up…I feel sticky and utterly gross to be lying covered in our body fluids. However, I realize that I can’t really move much, I practically have no strength in my legs and pain churned through my back as I tried to sit up.

“Hhnngh” I bite down on my lip to hold back the whimper but it wasn’t really working…goddammit!

“Relax…I’ll help you wash” he gets up, suddenly scooping me up into his arms.

“N-No…I can-” I fumble and he smiles down at me denying to listen to my words “well, I did this to you…and I’m ready to take responsibility for it. My mates’ trouble is my own” he pulls at my arm, holding it to his chest “go ahead and heal yourself…I don’t mind sharing my strength with you”

I gaze at him being utterly confused with his words as well as his actions, I don’t understand what is going on with him…I want to hate him and scream at him and throw hands but I can’t seem to be able to do any of that!

What did he do to me?

We settle in bed after he helps me wash, although his help was rather unnecessary after I healed myself yet he insisted and it ended up being another session of embarrassment for me as I awkwardly stood there with my face shoved against the wall while his hands were going all over me, cleaning and scraping away.

“You surprised me though” I can feel his smile against my skin and I wrapped my robe tighter around myself before I tried to scoot away “you were insatiable in your heat” he speaks scooting nearer to my side and before I can turn the other way he pulls me to himself, looking at me with soulful dark eyes “you shut your omega out completely, don’t you?”

I blink trying to understand what he was trying to say…doesn’t everyone do that?

“You’re not supposed to do that you know…if you don’t trust what is part of you, how will you ever accept who you truly are?”

I am a little stunned, I wasn’t expecting him to be talking about something like this…not really what you consider talking about in the situation we are currently in.

“I-I…don’t have any idea how to control my omega-” “I guess being trained by a beta will do that to you” he scoffs and I know he is actually insulting Namjoon and I get ready to talk back against it when he speaks again.

“Omegas are usually taught to give in to their inner wolves…that gets them to listen and abide to their alphas command without question” he breathes, fingers threading through my hair “I guess you not being taught that has you behaving the way you do”

I scowl at him, taking full offence “that doesn’t sound like a compliment” I gripe and he chuckles, pulling me closer as he kisses my cheek. I flinch away, half gaping half glaring at him in disbelief and annoyance.

Okay…this is seriously getting very very weird now…fuck you…I am still angry with you…keep your stupid kisses to yourself!!

“It was just an observation…I’m just trying to understand you” he speaks confusing me some more “but you need to trust your omega Jin…it’s a part of you…it protects you”

I look away knowing that is not the truth although it does protect me “my omega isn’t normal…it’s not-it’s not like other omegas…my omega is violent…it’s destructive” my voice drops low, I can never trust my omega…I have no idea why but my omega is hell-bent on destruction, one slip and it ends in a catastrophe.

“You lose control only when you feel threatened” he asserts “and I disagree, your omega is neither violent nor destructive…it just enjoys its freedom, I have seen you use your powers to heal…it lets you tap into its gifts, all you gotta learn is to hold that balance…give it freedom and use its gifts in moderation”

And suddenly he sounds like a Commander n not my alpha. I actually like this side of him better, it’s not over-possessive or mean…intimidating, well yeah sure but the good kinda intimidating.

I sigh deeply “I don’t know how to…not like I can command it to do that”
He grins and I realise he’s planning something fishy…and now I don’t like him that much anymore.

“Maybe you can’t…however, as your alpha I sure can”

I gulp frowning at him as I try to understand what he means.

“Don’t be scared but I want to try something” he speaks leaning into me as I pull away not really trusting whatever he is planning when he pushes me down to the bed and grabs at my jaw.

My eyes fly wide as he climbs on top of me, eyes suddenly flaring a full red and I cower instinctively under his gaze “wh-what are you d-doin-” “Show yourself to me omega”

The command pierces through me as I feel my omega overpowering my senses, I fight it “don’t do this…I can’t control-” I whine trying to tell him that I have no idea how to control my omega, I might end up hurting him.

“I know baby, trust me on this…my mate will never dare to hurt me…give in” he leans to peck at my lips as he makes me look into his blazing red eyes and demands me to let my omega out, and I do.

When I come to my senses again, I realize he is kissing me…we are still in bed, he seems to be unharmed and fine and nothing looks out of place…at least it doesn’t look like my omega killed anyone.

Did he just dominate my omega?

A flash of realization goes through me…as I feel his tongue seek for entrance and I part my mouth to let him in.

He can command me to show my omega and control it…

His tongue rolls inside my mouth and he lets out a soft groan as he laps at my tongue.

I don’t know whether to be happy or sad about this realization…I am glad that he can command my omega to stop when I hurt people in my stupor but this could also mean he could command me to hurt people I don’t want to hurt…I wouldn’t even realise what he commands my omega to do…and that is scary…that is scary as hell!

He pulls back, smiling down at me as he pants over my mouth “you did well…I really needed to ensure this before I could take you to war alongside me”

I frown up at him as his smile dampens a little and he caresses my face before leaning in to peck at my lips “your father has denied to stop the war if I don’t return you”

I am startled at the information, what is my father even thinking…this does not make sense at all!

“What does that mean…he wanted me to go to Kleon in exchange for that treaty of peace…and now he wants me back?”

Couldn’t he take this decision before sending me away and ruining my life? It’s because of him I feel stranded…just a prize stuck to suffer in between the tug of war of all their egos!

I didn’t have much to begin with but now I have lost everything…not even my own body is under my control. I know my heat only went away because I let him knot me…I am not regretful because I know it had to be done, there wasn’t another way but it wasn’t something I actually wanted…

I would give anything to have time go back…I don’t even wish to be accepted in the palace, I just wish I could go back to the monastery…go back to the life I had…it was peaceful…

Will father really accept to let me come back to Eulan?

But I don’t think that will be possible ever again…not only because of how irrevocably tied I am to Taehyung now but also because of Jungkook…I don’t understand why he hates me so much as to make my life a living hell his sole agenda.

“You wanted to talk to your father, right?”

He cuts off my growing worries towards that part-devil brother of his.

However, I am not very sure about Taehyung either…I don’t understand what is going on in his mind now. There’s just something about him that unsettles me…he’s so utterly volatile and unpredictable that it is difficult to be assured of his intentions. My omega seems to trust him entirely, I guess it’s because of the bond but I’m not an idiot like my omega…I have my doubts. But honestly there’s no one else I can trust in here other than him.

“Yes…yes I do-” “I’ll take you then…I’ll take you to talk to him but you have to promise me something” he looks very serious, eyes hard and calculative.

I nod, although a bit sceptical.

“You will listen to me if he does not listen to you” his voice is grim as he speaks “try to go back on your promise and I will use my command over you…I am warning you ahead”.

Taehyung left me locked in the room yet again…well maybe not locked per se but you know, the doors are open but I’m not really allowed to go out n will receive punishment if I try. He said he will have my food delivered to the room and here I am, stuck alone and bored to death while a thousand troublesome thoughts run through my mind.

When a knock at the door brightened me up and I hastened to get it, more delighted because I knew who that fruity scent belonged to.

“Jimin!” I see him bow to me, his pale green robe with gold patterns making him look even more dazzling.

“Ah I forgot you heal yourself…well nevermind…” he smiled as I frowned to understand what he meant as I ushered him inside.

“Can you tell me what is going on? Taehyung won’t let me step outside-” “Seokjin you really intend to get on your alpha’s nerves don’t you” he sighs before rustling through his robes and bringing out a box wrapped in silk “it is not appropriate to refer to your alpha by his name…no omega does that, he’ll take it as an offence on your part”

He offers me the box as I try to understand why he brought me a gift.

“It’s alright…I understand your concerns, this will help” he smiles at me confusing me more and he seems to get the question running in my mind “umm I am sure you need more time to accept the fate imposed upon you, an unconsented bonding is difficult but birthing pups without wanting to is way more difficult”

I gape at him remembering only now of his powers “you read my mind, didn’t you?”

“I don’t think your alpha will be very pleased to know that I gave you this…so make sure he doesn’t know about it” he affirms my concerns as I open the box to see a bottle of dark potion.

“Take a gulp within the hour and remember-” the door opened and Taehyung appeared, eyes instantly setting on Jimin as I hide the bottle of potion in the folds of my jacket.

“What are you doing here? Did I not tell you-” “He came to see me” I voice strongly “you won’t allow me to go out and now no one can even come here? Can’t I even talk to people?!”

His angry frown comes straight to me as he marches closer and snatches the box from my hand, which had some sweet treats and balms “do not accept stuff from him, he is not someone you should trust.”

His voice is a growl as he flings the box onto the floor and that pisses me off.

“That was my gift! Why are you like this?!” I yell at him enraged and he grasps at my arm, glaring at me “I am only trying to protect you!”

“I apologize Commander, I wanted to-” “How dare you step near my mate after I warned you?!”

Taehyung snaps around at him now, rushing as he grabbed at his arm and dragged him out of the room.

“What are you doing?!” I yell after him, pushing him off of Jimin as I confront him “you have no right to treat him like this!”

He glares at me before speaking “Jimin…tell your King to find better ways than to send you here to lure my mate” “He was not luring me…you think I’m some stupid kid or something! He is allowed to talk to me and come to see me whether you like it or not!”

“Stop arguing with me!” He pulls me to his side and away from Jimin as he drags me inside the room again and I turn to see Jimin looking at me with fear and sympathy before the door is locked.

I stand confused as he paces around the room, throwing a glare at me time and again.

“Will you for once try to understand the situation around you?” He growls stomping around “you do know Jimin serves the King, who tried to force himself on you while you were in your heat! You think that omega cares for you or something?! If he really did then why didn’t he try to stop Jungkook from trying to hurt you?!”

I gulp, realizing he was actually not wrong in his words and he turns towards me, eyes hard as he stills and stares at me “how do I protect you if you don’t even want to trust me Jin…?”

We stand staring at each other and the air in the room feels so heavy suddenly, his eyes still expectantly looking at me when a knock on the door informed about the food that was asked to be served in the room.

I really didn’t have an answer to that question…but I did not want to lie to him. It is the true that I do not trust him…how can I when I know what he can be like?

I ate my dinner in silence, actually looking for a scope to hide away from him to have what Jimin had given to me. I haven’t yet managed to completely accept him, how was I supposed to accept having pups?

“What is it? Why are you not eating?” His voice is still angry and I ignore him taking one last spoonful of my food before I put it down, not really in a mood to eat.

“I am done” I stand up, heading towards the washroom. I can practically feel his eyes on me which was still ok…because now I can hear him following me. I hurry a bit to get inside the washroom and slam the door shut, when he stops me, hand holding the door open as he watches me.

“How many times have I told you that when I ask you something you answer me Jin?”

I gulp to see how mad he suddenly looks, “I am not hungry!”

“Stop acting like a brat and have your food!” He grasps at my arm pulling me out and I feel even more angry with him now, what am I his plaything or something?!

“Stop getting your stress off on me! I said I’m not hungry!”

“You just went through your heat you need food-” “What I need is peace of mind, which is impossible to get being with an alpha like you! Now will you just leave me alo-ack! Wha-” he steps inside and grabs at my face as he pushed me back against the damp walls of the bath.

“So, now that your need is over I am being a bother eh?” He breathes right over my lips as his eyes dipped down to my mouth “do you think I’m some toy you can use as and when you feel like”

I gulped trying to control my panting, my gaze dropping from his eyes to his mouth as well.

“My heat was your fault, you forced me into submission n my body reacted to it…so you had to take responsibility” I tried to grumble but my voice was oddly too weak.

He grinned “you’re gonna teach me about responsibility now?” He licks his lips, eyes hopping between my eyes and my mouth as he spoke edging closer “fine then, let me teach you something about taking responsibility as well” he pressed his mouth onto mine, clasping onto my hands and pinning them above my head as I tried to shove him back. The kiss was wild and greedy, he was literally chewing on my lip because I wouldn’t let him in.

“Kiss me back…take responsibility of turning your alpha on” he teases before leaning in and tracing the curves of my lips with his tongue.

I jerk away grumbling “s-stop it…I’m tired” “That wasn’t even a real kiss n you’re tired? Not the way I know my insatiable omega” he grins against my jaw before he goes a bit silent.

“Are you upset? Your scent is-” he leans into my neck, tugging at the collar of my jacket as he nuzzles deeper “very distressed. What is it?” He sounds a bit worried as he looks at me “I won't do anyth-” “I know” he lets my arms go and I realize honestly I'm in a terrible mood because of my apprehension about what was going to happen tomorrow. 

“Is it because of tomorrow?” His hand comes up to caress my cheek, the rough egoistic alpha dissipating to bring in this calmer side of him.

I look away, “what does it even matter? Not like anything will change just because I want it to”

He tugs me back to the table, insisting that I finish my food. He stares at me a long minute before kissing my cheek “just remember that I am not your enemy…whatever I do tomorrow or however this war fares, the one thing that will not change is that you are mine…and I will do anything to keep it that way.”

He left again and I stared into the mirror in the washroom, glancing at what Jimin had given me. There is definitely some truth in his words though, I don’t know why Jimin is so kind and thoughtful to me…I guess as an omega who has suffered too much, he understands my situation as well. I sigh, pledging to help him to get away from that sick abusive King before I uncorked the bottle and had a big gulp.

“Ughh yuck!” It tastes horrible, worse than the drink Taehyung had served me from that fine vintage bottle “why is it so hard to make these stuff tasty…gosh!?”

I tried to look for somewhere to hide it, only to realize nothing here was my own…the cabinets where our clothes were kept were actually Taehyung’s, so was the chest of drawers. Well, after all this is his chamber not mine. I had no other way but to hide it among my clothes in the cabinet before I went to sleep, praying that it would not share the same fate of my scent blocker which he had crushed without a care.

I wake up to the feeling of warm breaths and a wet kisses on my neck, strong arms coiled about me.

I groan when his canines graze along my throat “finally awake…huh?” His voice is raspy and warm, a hint of comfortable ease in his touches as he rubs my arms. There is no doubt anymore, something had definitely changed between us…waking up next to him suddenly feels so much more soothing, it’s unnatural.

I finally turn to look, which I realize I should not have done.

He is shirtless in bed yet again, dark hairs ruffled in an unkempt mess all over his face and a canine peeking as he smiled at me “come on, let’s get you prepared for today…and just try and trust your alpha this once” he pecks at the corner of my mouth before he gets up, and I try not to eye him.

It’s not like I like him or anything, but I do kinda envy his physique…it’s not fair that although I am fit and have trained all my life but still look so thin and dainty while he gets to look like that…back muscles rippling as he lazily stretches, strong veiny arms set akimbo on his tight slim waist as he walks about the room to go and stand before the curtained window, the muffled light making his honey skin glow and his brunette hairs turn to a fiery tint of brown.

It is only now that I realize that the first time I had seen him shirtless in the marketplace wrestling with that huge man he had several scars on his back, whip lashes most probably…skin ribbed and twisted into long painful lines all across his back and looked as if they had healed wrong.

However, not a speck of scar or any wounds remain anymore.

“All those scars on your back…they are gone” I spoke my thoughts and he turned to me, eyes unnaturally calm as he finds my gaze on him.

“You healed those when you saved me…” I waited for him to tell me more, curious to know the reason for those and he seemed to understand it as he walked nearer to where I sat on the edge of the bed. I stared up at him, not understanding this sudden heavy aura that surrounded him and he leaned close, hand caressing my face before he kissed my temple.

“Wounds close but some scars never heal…and burn as reminders of the reality one has lived”

It is odd but I feel like his voice is brimming with grief.

“I survived those years ago and yet sometimes they still hurt…you made them vanish like it never happened…”

“What had hap-” “Another time” he picked me up into his arms and pecked at my nose “we got greater troubles to handle today love”

I really don’t trust him but I think half of my dislike towards him is because I barely know anything about him and I think it’s the same with him, he doesn’t try to see me for who I am and just demands that I act like his omega.

How am I supposed to even do that if I don’t even understand him?

“Come on…and remember to only listen to me…trust no one else Jin” he tightens the straps of my scabbard around my waist and I check the sword on my left one last time. He is dressed in his Commander’s suit now, the same regal blue and gold as mine.

We walk out of the room, his hand wrapped about my wrist as we strode through the deck, a dozen soldiers instantly in position as they followed behind us until we are called to a stop by a loud command.

The deck fills with the King’s guards and that godforsaken son of a gun steps in front of us, and I feel Taehyung instantly stepping before me to shield me.

“I’m only here to wish you victory brother…although I know you never lose a war” I hear him as I try to peek from behind Taehyung “however, I do not understand why the enemy Commander has been waiting there…”

My eyes move in the direction he gestures to see Namjoon waiting where the troops of Kleon waited for orders.

“Surely your mate isn’t trying to betray you right?”

“I called the Commander of Eulan here” Taehyung mentions with an iron resolution “he is here to accompany my mate to the King”

My eyes snap up at him in surprise, judging if I heard him right. I see the same disbelief in Jungkook’s eyes as he stares at Taehyung.

“Oh…so you changed your decision…” the soft calm reply had everyone go silent till Taehyung was speaking again.

“I will be taking my mate to King Yeonho…I am still his alpha and it is my duty to ensure that he is safely sent back”

I don’t understand what he means…is he really going to let me go? But he claimed me…sealed the bond…even last night he said he would do anything to keep me to himself…

I stare at the side of his face, suddenly feeling an odd discomfort spread through me. I guess it’s the bond due to which my omega is reacting like this to hear him talk about abandoning me…it literally hurts n my chest feels heavy. Does he not feel this as well?

He is so confusing…I have been with him for quite some time now n yet I can tell I know nothing about what goes on in his head.

What are you plotting now Taehyung? 

I follow dumbly as he tugs me down the steps and through the dusty ground to where Namjoon waited, a stallion waiting by him.

“I hope you’ve been well too Prince” Namjoon’s voice is just as calm and amiable as ever as I greet him and Taehyung helps me to mount the horse, climbing up behind me before he took the reins.

“What is going on?” I lean back into his chest to speak in low tones and Taehyung side-eyes me “what do you mean? I told you I’d take you to talk to your father”

“Will you really let me go?” The words slip out of my mouth before I realize and he chuckles, hands coiling around me as he smirks “you sound like you’re scared of me actually doing that”

I wanna scoff but there's some hesitation within me that I cannot deny.

“Absurd! I’d be the happiest person if I can get rid of you n all of this” I grumble, intentionally being harsh.

“Do you know how many times I knotted you…?” He whispers mischievously into my ear “you’re probably carrying my pups…you think I’d risk my child’s life by letting my mate out of my sight?” 

I stiffen at the words because I don’t understand why he is talking about this all of a sudden and decide to keep my mouth shut as he fondly pecks at my neck. I think Jimin was right, Taehyung is not going to be pleased when he learns about the potion I took.

It took us a little more time before we presented in front of my father who sat heavily guarded by a horde of armed soldiers. This is probably the very first time that he is out of the palace of Eulan while Noona stands by him, armed and armoured as well.

The troops were all alert and armed as they watched me and the enemy Commander trudge towards the King.

“F-Father…” my voice suddenly devoid of all its vigour before him “I have a plea”

He waits for me to complete the words without uttering a word, face blank and hard as I gulp before continuing.

“Please end this war…and agree to hold peace between the kingdoms. I apologize for running away from my duty father but I was so scared when they told me that I will be the King’s mate…I felt betrayed, no one told me I had to accept a bonding…please father, this war will achieve nothing…” I urge very hopefully but realize it was for deaf ears as he smiles at me.

“And yet you did accept an alpha’s mark, did you not?” I gulp not knowing how to answer that. It’s not like I had any choice over it…my omega accepted Taehyung as its alpha when he marked me, there was nothing I could do about it.

“This is the reason omegas are not allowed in a battlefield, you are not made for difficult decisions…war is not a place for emotions my dear son” my father’s voice is that same booming baritone as he belittles me in front of all. I pale, not gonna lie I did fear this.

“Well, if you really want to stop the war…tell your alpha to surrender, I will let them retreat in peace”

I instantly feel Taehyung stiffen behind me, his rage growing as he held his silence.

“I am aware about who you are trueblood” my father’s eyes set keenly on Taehyung standing behind me. He had not spoken a word since we stepped before my father, and although I can sense anger rumbling within him yet he held back as father spoke to him again “and I am not sure about what to expect from you…rumours say you are vicious and monstrous, and yet here I see you stand as a guard to your mate while he does all the talking”

I don’t understand what father means, or what he is trying to say.

“I am here exactly for that…he wanted to talk to you, I’m here only to make sure my mate is safe”

My father laughs at his words, probably the first time I saw him laughing but it doesn’t feel like a happy laugh.

“Such affection for someone you forced to mate” he shakes his head derisively “you do not have to feign fondness for him trueblood, I know why you took him. It was your crude envy against your brother, you stole his mate as an act of revenge, did you not? I have heard how you treat my son…”

A shock passes through me as my father voices the thought I have long suppressed within me, although over the days I have come to realize that it probably wasn’t true. I know they fought over me and Taehyung had won, I had even heard Taehyung say that he’d steal me from Jungkook because he wanted the King to know what it feels like to watch something that he owns being taken away from him…and since the day he had marked me all he had tried to do is take control over me.

But things had changed over the last few days, although true he is still just as much of an angry intolerable asshole but there has been changes…he listens to me…and I don’t know, maybe I am wrong but it does feel like he cares about me…

“Yeah? Pray tell what you have heard King” Taehyung’s voice is a taunt as I feel him take a step closer to me, arm gently draping over my hip as I feel his front press against my back “I’m very curious to know how you came to know about how I treat my mate”

“Do not mock me boy” my father snaps at him “release him from the bond, he was not meant for you…he is a royal and the King’s betrothed, I will not let my heir be claimed by some bastard without honour or name”

I want to tell him that I am never accepting that psycho King as my mate but I feel the grip on my hip tighten harshly, Taehyung’s rage doubling as his breaths become heavier

“Well, it is rather unfortunate then that our bond is sealed…and my mate just went through his first heat after being claimed” he dips his face into the crook of my neck as he places a kiss and I gulp realizing what they were doing…I am still just a bait.

“Although it is too soon to say” he grins turning my face to himself “but he probably will be carrying my pups soon”

I freeze to see the glint in his eyes, he is definitely playing something but I don’t know what it is he is trying to prove by this.

“I will destroy whoever tries to hurt my mate or my child” he speaks with a flat voice as his eyes turn hard and piercing as he glares at me “even if it is he himself”

Noona looks terrified at the news, snapping her head towards father who had gone grim silent. I am beginning to regret my decision of coming here, I fear I have made things worse…father isn’t going to let us leave in peace and Taehyung won’t accept his terms.

“Then be prepared for your doom trueblood…his cursed omega will ruin you and all of Kleon if you take him back”

I see soldiers circling around us, swords flashing open and ready to attack us as Noona tries to stop father’s anger, recklessly pleading to him to remember I’m still bonded to the trueblood n if they hurt him, I’ll inadvertently lash out.

Taehyung chuckles cockily “well the fun part is he can destroy everything and everyone but me…I am his alpha, he can never hurt his mate”

“No! Wait…” I shriek as Taehyung wraps his hand tightly around my waist, holding me to himself as he pulled his sword out and glared at the guards around us.

“You do know who I am right?” He threatens, voice grim and senses acutely alert as he thunders at them and I desperately try to bring the situation under control.

“Please calm down…you said I could talk to him..” I try again although I know he was barely listening to me now.

“You had your chance omega…now it’s time I take it in my hands” he turns towards father as he grasps at my face and makes me look at him as well “you’ll be glad to know that his ‘cursed’ omega is bound to my command, I can command him to destroy Eulan and none of you will be able to do anything…not even him”

Fear passes through my spine at those words as I stare at him with wide eyes “I will not hurt anyone here-” “Do you think you will have a choice?”

I realize what he was doing…he was going to use me to defeat Eulan…he was going to use my powers against my own land.

“You make me do that I swear I will ruin you…I will find a way and trueblood or not, I will tear you apart” I growl at him and he glares at me.

“How dare you threaten me omega?” “Then stop threatening me!”

I drive my elbow straight into his diaphragm and break away from his grip.

Alpha my ass I am not accepting him using me…he can command me to death but I will not let him use me as weapon against my land and my people!

I raise my sword against him now and he scowls, eyes glowing red as he snarls at me “stand down Jin! Remember what I said, I am not your enemy!”

“Then prove that!” I yell slashing air as I aim for his flank, and watch the soldiers crash upon him as well, surrounding him as he roared and countered their attacks, his gaze flashing at me after every time he defends a strike.

“I said come here Jin” he orders, eyes wide with concern.

Noona pulls me away, “don’t you worry Jin-ah…I will save you this time”

I watch Taehyung’s eyes growing murderous as Noona pulls me further away and I could feel my alpha’s need for me…I am so conflicted at the moment, I don’t even understand what is going on…what Noona meant or what father intends to do…or what Taehyung is trying to do…

He was watching me with keen eyes, not once moving away n even when he fought, his gaze came right back to set on me. I don’t understand what he is doing, he isn’t even really fighting back…not even using his trueblood.

But I realised how stupid I was being the moment a sword jabs straight into his shoulder and blades set against his throat as they chain him down.

I felt my heart go cold and my gut shrivel as I watched him get pushed down onto his knees…his red swirling irises still set exclusively on me. I don’t know why I feel this helpless to see him not using his strength…he isn’t supposed to accept defeat…why is he doing this? Why won’t he fight back?!

It struck me then what Taehyung was trying to prove to me...he is trying to prove that he is not my enemy. He is accepting defeat even if it meant that Kleon could bear the price of his decision. I don't want to believe this...how can he choose our bond over his responsibilities as a Commander?!

But I know he is doing this is to urge me to trust him…trust our bond and put my faith on him…

“We have captured the trueblood and now that the Commander is down…who do you think will lead the troops of Kleon?” My father’s words make terror run through me as I ran to him, to plead to stop this madness.

“Father!” I kneel to him tears running down my eyes now as I try to keep my voice unfaltering “stop this father…please!”

“I declare war against Kleon…those pests will be butchered and when I seize that King…I will have both of you brothers tortured to death for daring to attack Eulan!”

I scream out along with the heavy groan of pain Taehyung let out, pain rattling down my spine as I feel my alpha’s pain as I watch them pull the sword out of Taehyung’s shoulder while soldiers surround me to grasp at my arms. I push away to stumble, raising my sword in warning as they try to hold me down as well. From the corner of my eyes I can see Taehyung struggling badly, there were probably twenty armed soldiers keeping him held down and he was hurt and bleeding and yet denied to let his trueblood out.

I see him turn to me, eyes gleaming as if unaffected despite the pain as he keenly gazed at me. He seemed to be waiting for something as he watched me and I began to realize what he was trying to prove as I felt my senses reacting heavily to his pain, the need to heal him and make his pain go away building to a level where it became impossible to deny and I slowly put the sword down, sheathing it as I finally realised what I had to do.

He wants to see if I’d accept to break the bond…I can feel him through the bond, feel his restlessness, concern and need for me…is this what he meant to say when he told me to trust him?

“Jin-ah…come with me” Noona spoke by my side but her words meant nothing right now, my mate’s pain and care the only thing in my head as I disregarded her and headed to where the soldiers still tried to keep him chained.

“Let him go” I demanded and they denied to pay any heed to my words.

“As your Prince, I command you to let him go!” I don’t even know where this new strength is coming from, I have never been allowed to claim my status as the Prince of Eulan but right now I feel different. I feel a different kind of power surge through me, volcanic yet in my control…

“Jin-ah step back…don’t interfere in this omega” father commands me but I deny to give in.

“Release him! Stop hurting him!” I demand and father glares at me. I can see Taehyung grin at my father, before he turns to smile at me, blood running down the side of his face and yet he looks completely unaffected.

“If you choose him over Eulan today boy, I will forget that I ever had a son”

“I don’t think it will be very difficult for you to do that father. It was never difficult for you to pretend that I did not exist” my heart twists as I utter the words but I realize I will probably never be a part of Eulan ever again. Father still intends to let Jungkook claim me…even if Taehyung lets me go, I will not be allowed to go back to my old life. Father will only force me to accept another negotiation.

It’s over…it probably was over a long time ago but my stupid heart always believed Eulan was my home…and it would forever be so…however, I realize it was a dream that they won’t let me live.

In the distance I could hear the war, the opponent troops crash while Taehyung is still restrained here, the battle raging as wails and howls of death and destruction took over the air.

My eyes lock with Taehyung and he simply smiles at me “do you need more proof or are you ready to keep your promise now?”

I inhale deeply, my hand tightening on the hilt of my sword as I gaze back at him. I hate the fact that he was right…he was right that my wishes did not matter, what I think or want does not matter to anyone and that this was a war I cannot stop. I gulp back the tears building in my eyes as I finally accept my fate…accept him…accept our bond as I take the decision to abandon my false hope to go back to the life I knew and pledge to stand by him.

“Release my alpha…”

The moment I spoke the words a terrifying growl tore through the air and I felt my knees go weak as I realized with a shock that Taehyung had let his trueblood out.

It took him mere minutes to pummel the soldiers surrounding him to the ground as I stood frozen, before he turned to me with eyes burning like embers.

Truthfully, I am scared of his trueblood…I am aware it is a part of him and I need not fear him because he wont hurt me but if Taehyung is very possessive and very aggressive then his trueblood is a hundred times worse.

He snarls and angrily stalks towards my father with an intent to kill when I placed myself before him, denying him to hurt father or Noona as I stand guard “p-please stop…”

I denied to listen to all the warnings my father commanded to me to get away because a trueblood in rage was murderous and yet I tried my best to stand in his way. He looms closer till he was only a step away from me.

“Move omega…” his dark voice sends chills through me.

“You will not hurt them…right?”

And although there was a war going on, the current danger that stood before me was even more terrifying.

á na márië.

[A\N] 8880 words... Biggest chapter I've ever written! 😬

N now I'm dead tired 😓

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