Third Person’s P.O.V.

After an hour or so of screaming to be let out and cursing at the trueblood Jin finally realised that he really was trapped inside the chambers.

And his fears as well as gave way to tears now…

He collapsed onto the floor sobbing, the sniffles he had tried to hide till now arose to his lips as he realised how powerless and weak and pathetic his life really was. He just wanted someone to be sympathetic to him…for once someone would say that you are safe and loved…for once he wanted to feel like a human and not like a possession people treated as they wished… traded as a prize… sent away…captured…commanded…trapped…

For once he just wanted to be himself without an alpha trying to hold the clutches of his life and dragging him as they pleased…for once he wanted to know what freedom really felt like…or maybe love…he’d like to know how it felt like to be loved…truly, sincerely and honestly loved… 

His thoughts wandered to the knowledge about being pregnant…he still couldn’t really grasp at the fact…he didn’t know how to react to it…

He was just scared…for himself and for the pup growing inside him…

He felt the lines of tears drench his cheeks as he picked his hand from the floor and let it graze up his thigh to set on his lower belly…overwhelmed with the thought of carrying the trueblood’s child.

“I’m yet to learn how to protect myself…and how to live without being oppressed” his voice was a shaky scared sigh as more tears dribbled down his eyes “how do I protect you from suffering what I have suffered?”

His mind filled with panic to think how Taehyung would react if he gave birth to a male omega like himself…would he too try to kill their child?

He remembered how his own father had loved and doted on him till he presented as an omega at the age of four and then everything changed in a flash…he shuddered remembering how he had heard his father ordering the guards to take him to the dungeons…how they had tried to hold him down as he screamed to feel the sword slash through his flesh over and over again till the guards realised they could not kill him…his gifts protected him that day.

But what if the child doesn’t have the same powers? What would the trueblood do when he realises his urge for an heir ended with him acquiring a blemish to his name instead?

Jin gulped to himself, his breaths turning rushed as he clutched harder at his belly.

Taehyung burst into his study, breathing rushed and angry as he went to the desk where he had set his plans down earlier.

His grip tightened at its side as his nails scraped onto the wood in building fury, veins popping as he tried not to let his trueblood out because he knew if he did that the alpha in him would intend to punish the audacity of the omega to try to ridicule his command over him.

A roar of rage erupted from within him as he flipped the heavy mahogany desk, the plans flying about the room and dropping onto the marble floor as they lay dismissed before his currently troubled head.

The insult made his blood boil…and to think Jin had dared to throw such words at him even after betraying his trust!
He was beginning to believe that he had been rather considerate and loving and thoughtful with his mate…agreed to overlook numerous offences on the omega’s part and yet stood by him as his alpha.

Seemed like a waste to be a thoughtful mate…maybe the rules are there for a reason…and an audacious omega like Jin truly needed a tough hand than an understanding one…

His teeth grit as he denied to acknowledge the fact that it actually hurt him to think he was trying to show his growing care for his mate while Jin chose to lie to him…he was trying to be a better alpha for his mate and yet Jin had asserted that he was forced to accept the trueblood even though he hated him…dismissed his vigilance and wish to claim the omega as his mate by saying that he had merely used him as a prey only to foil Jungkook’s plan.

His superiority complex and overbearing pride wouldn’t let him tell the truth to the omega anyway…he couldn’t reveal in words how much it had touched his hollow heart when Jin had tried to stop the guards from punishing him back at the palace, he couldn’t tell Jin that he was even more glad of his own strength when his mate trusted it…or how every curse fell weak to his ears because he had felt truly appreciated when the omega said he was proud of his alpha and wanted others to see him as a better example than the King.

Yes, it had taken him years to grow cold and ruthless so much so that the name of death didn’t make him flinch at all…pain and fear had no existence in his life with how he had honed his senses through the years to become indifferent to it all…and yet the very thought of anything happening to his mate or his pup made him shiver inside…
    
And he might not even be able to agree to himself that even as the strongest alpha…his mate scared him because of how easily Jin could make him feel vulnerable…

He breathed out, heavy sighs as he willed his anger to tone down while his mind moved to something else that had been roaming around in his head since last night.

Jimin.

The fact that Jimin had helped Jin escape and even tried to help him stay hidden was a rather unusual thought…that omega was his brother’s most favoured pet, following at his every beck and call…why then would he do something that would completely ruin Jungkook’s plans?

If he revealed this news to his brother, he was sure Jimin will be beheaded in the very next second…but that wasn’t his intention…he intended to know why he had done it? What did he acquire from it?

He knew Jimin wasn’t such an omega who’d try to save Jin out of the goodness of his heart…was it then his intention to check if the scent blocker potion would cut off Jin’s healing capabilities and leave him vulnerable?

Suddenly, something else gnawed at the back of his mind…he hadn’t seen Jin carrying the contraceptive potion when they had boarded the ship…and on the ship he remembered Jimin had tried to give some sort of a box of weird smelling stuff to his mate after Jin had his heat.

His hands tightened into fists as his mind filled with rage again…and he was turning about to head back to his chamber and confront his thoughtless mate if it was the truth…but stopped.

He stilled with eyes burning into the floor as his hands itched to torture the truth out of Jimin for daring to interfere between him and his mate and do something he had no right to even try!

“Fine…I’ll get to the grit of it omega, and if I find evidence that you dared to commit such an offence, I won’t care if you belong to the King…I will ensure you have a terrible end by my hands for committing the crime of believing you could go behind my back Jimin” his mind played with the thoughts of how to punish Jimin while rage, insult and the need to show his command overpowered his brain “you chose the wrong alpha to play with.”

Ha-Yoon learnt from the attendants that Taehyung had locked the omega inside his chambers, had even put guards at the door to ensure no one opened it without his permission.

“This is no way to treat your mate Taehyung…you cannot lock him up as you please” she warned walking inside the study where she found him gathering the plans he had prepared before heading for the camps. The room looked like an utter mess, the desk toppled, papers lying about and everything there upturned. The scene made her quiet down a bit as her gaze went to her son who seemed calm but was in fact seething in anger.

“Stay out of it mother” he warned without even looking at her as he carried on doing what he was.

Ha-Yoon could tell something really bad must have happened with how dreadfully enraged he looked, the trueblood in him clearly roused in rage as she noted the grim silence he held onto.

“If it’s about training the omegas as he was demanding, then I’ll talk to him…there’s really not much time to-” “He will not be training them…neither will he be going to the camps anymore” his words were sharp and decided.

Ha-Yoon’s mouth as well as eyes shut as she realised yet again how difficult it was to talk to Taehyung when he was keen on being stubborn. It was in these times that she could trace in him his father’s foul rage and obstinate need to command according to his own will. But before she could tell him to tone down his anger and be sensible about how to treat his mate Taehyung turned to face her, face hard and cold as he spoke.

“I’m leaving him to your care till I return mother…please ensure he eats and rests well and doesn’t do anything reckless, I don’t want him hurting our pup…”

Ha-Yoon stunned for a minute not understanding why he was being this rigidly cold about something worth celebrating and before she could react Taehyung walked out of the room, passing by her without another word.

It was when she told the guards to open the door and entered the chamber, intending to take the omega out of there to have his lunch only to see Jin coiled on the floor by the bed sniffling weakly that she realized that things probably weren’t as she expected them to be.

And the first thought that crossed her mind was Taehyung must have done or said something to make the omega this upset.

“Seokjin-ah…are you okay?” She crouched down before her, worry thick in her gaze as she tried to ensure he wasn’t hurt or in pain in anyway “come on…let us get you on the bed, the floor is freezing…you’ll catch a cold”.

She saw him not saying a word as he abided to her, accepting her help to climb onto the bed where he sat just as mute and his sniffles coming out in shaky spams as he tried to calm down.

She sat silently, letting him take his time to get his sobs under control.

“What did he do that made you so upset?” Her voice was very calm, hand edging to rub away the globs of tears before she let her hand stay at the side of his head.

“You aren’t happy, are you?” Her voice fell realizing the truth behind his crying.

Jin sat quiet, eyes lowered as his lips quivered even in his silence.

And his silence said a thousand words as she saw in him the fear and confusion of a future he wasn’t sure about…the same fear she had felt as she sat crying when she had learnt the first time that she was with child.

A part of her got furiously angry at Taehyung…angry because despite all her trials to make a better man out of him than his father, she had actually failed…because although he had not forced himself on Seokjin or took advantage of the innocent omega, he too had claimed the omega without consent…and right now his mate was sitting in bed regretting bearing his child as well…

History repeats itself…and the truth behind is that people barely learn from the past…humans are after all nothing but slaves to their emotions…

“I’m s-scared…” the voice was tiny, before she saw the omega’s teary eyes come to set on her “there are no surviving male omegas in Kleon, are there?”

Ha-Yoon couldn’t understand where the question was coming from and replied without much thought.

“Well, the law doesn’t do much for their protection…and in truth people are just scared of their powers, treatment to them in Kleon isn’t much different from what it is in Eulan or the other lands…it’s the reason they’re rarely found, if captured they’re mostly used as slaves by kings” she spoke hinting to the male omega who accompanied Kleon’s king “that is if they manage to survive.” 

And she watched Jin looking at her with horrified eyes, saw him clutching at his belly as he curled further into himself and broke into fresh tears.

“What’s wrong Seokjin-ah? Are you in pain?” Ha-Yoon leaned closer to him as concern took over her to see him react like this “let me check on you, ok?”

“He will kill our pup if he presents as a male omega, won’t he?” He mumbled brokenly through his tears since his words were jumbled due to his breathless crying “m-my father tried to k-kill me…I wasn’t wh-what he wanted…”

Ha-Yoon froze in shock at the words, she knew the vile practices against male omegas and honestly, she hadn’t thought what would be the trueblood’s reaction about this. However, Taehyung never seemed to care much about the way the world considered things…he did what he deemed fit, both because he hated the people, their practices and also because he believed it gave him an air of superiority…a chance to prove that no command kept him bound…not anymore…

“He won’t” she spoke finally, knowing that Taehyung could be a lot of things but definitely not that cruel…hopefully never that cruel “don’t think about such a thing Seokjin-ah, there is no way he will hurt his own child…I won’t let him…” she spoke with resolution in her voice and saw the omega look at her with blinking hopeful eyes.

“What did he say that scared you so much? I’m sure it cannot be that…” she prayed to the gods she had long chosen not to have faith on that Taehyung had not left his mate with such a cruel threat to deal with and saw Jin fumbling “it’s okay if you don’t want to say-” “He’s angry with me”

“Yeah, I could tell he’s angry…he had stopped flipping stuff around in anger since he brought you here…he’s never really been good in dealing with his anger” Ha-Yoon’s voice was softer, as she smiled at him a bit “Seokjin-ah, did knowing you’re with child make you upset?”

She saw Jin’s eyes dropping to the floor again, lips quivering as he fought to compose himself and yet he couldn’t deny how much he wanted to cling onto his alpha and apologize and ensure he wasn’t upset with him because his omega was practically wailing inside because of how desperately it needed the trueblood…it needed its alpha’s presence to feel safe and needed to feel cared…more so because of how scared he was.

It was the weirdest feeling….needing the same person who scared him the most…feeling safe with the one he had accused of being forceful…oppressive…and a few more ugly names he remembered calling him not even a couple hours ago…

“I am n-not upset…but I d-don’t how I’m going to take care…n p-protect the baby….n my alpha is angry with me because I tried to foil his wishes of having an heir” he paused his worried rambling for a bit before spilling out the next words with a building sob “I t-took a birth control potion without his p-permission and he said it was betra-yal and said he’d punish me and locked me in here” he began sobbing loudly, sniffles taking over again “I don’t know how to do this alone…I c-can’t…I am scared…” he was crying like a child and Ha-Yoon could sense his omega overpowering his senses and his usual arrogant and fearless self was cowering helplessly because this was beyond his understanding…he was confident when it came to his strengths but he seemed clueless in how to act or trust the omega in him. 

And for the first time Ha-Yoon felt tears gathering in her eyes, yes for someone who had once felt the fear of an uncertain future for her child and herself, it was easy to realize what the young omega was going through. To add on to that Jin never learnt the things omegas were usually taught, things like rearing pups and taking care of the young ones being the primary among that…his worry became quite understandable for her now. She instinctively leaned closer, pulling him softly into her warmth as she let him cry.

“You’re not alone…he won’t leave you to deal with this alone sweetie…alphas don’t do that…he might be angry now but he’ll come around…I promise he will, it’s impossible for him not to care for you…you’re his mate Seokjin-ah…you seem to keep forgetting that” she chuckled lightly trying to ease him out of his incessant wailing “oh god you’re going to stress yourself even more…try to calm down…you need to calm down or your stress will affect the pup” she patted his back knowing it was this bad for him because the thought of upsetting his alpha was making the omega in him feel helpless and she could smell the distress in his peaking scent.

“I understand, you have your fears but think from your alpha’s side Seokjin-ah…he believed you accepted his claim and agreed to help him with his rut, for an alpha that’s like his mate telling him ‘I accept you every way’…it’s like when betas or humans marry, they accept and promise to love and care about their partner, you get my point darling…to him having a pup with his mate is the beginning of starting to build his own family with you…alphas by nature are possessive and very territorial, his show of affection towards you must often seem like a way of imposing his claim on you but-”

“Affection…?” Jin softly pulled away from the embrace and Ha-Yoon caught the omega attempting to sound snide, as he rolled his eyes at her words “he won’t even agree that it was wrong of him to force his mark on me…there was no promise to love or care between us when he marked me and yet I am guilty if I wasn’t prepared to bring pups into the mess we have” Jin sounded agitated as he spoke, voice low and complaining “he has no affection for me…I wear his mark and he believes that gives him every right to decide what he can do to me…and I must worship his command and agree to his demands on me, or he threatens to punish me or locks me up like I am some pet he owns…”

Ha-Yoon could trace the grudge the omega held and how tears welled in those honey eyes again. Seokjin seemed to have become even more moody due to his raging hormones, during their pregnancy omegas often go through such spans of extreme anger, utter disgust with everything around, sheer discomfort that usually lead to hours of cocooning themselves or sudden bursts of wailing and equally heightened spans of needing.

And Ha-Yoon tried not to agitate him more than he seemed to be already. 

“I agree he isn’t expressive of his feelings or thoughts, and honestly quite insensitive when it comes to softer gentler emotions as you might feel as an omega but as your mate, he wants you to trust him Seokjin-ah…and you taking that without him knowing, he must have felt like you were ridiculing him” she spoke only to see his eyes move to the side, complaint and anger still evident on his face “I am not defending him…he’s your mate and he made you upset, you have every right to be angry with him but I think you made him a little upset too…why don’t you try and talk to him?”

“He’s difficult to talk to…actually he never talks, he yells and tries to make me fear him” a soft sloppy murmur reached her ear as the omega’s grudge on the alpha resurfaced “he doesn’t even try to see my point…he’d rather shout and threaten me every time…”

“Oh, trust me I know…always threatening and arguing even before hearing the whole thing…Taehyung has been like that forever” she sighed knowing her son full well “but he’ll listen to you…he’s bound to…and I’m sure you know that too…even if he disregards all the world Seokjin-ah, he’ll listen to you…I don’t think you understand the command you have over him.”

Jin sat debating at the words, yet he did know that there were times Taehyung had truly disregarded everything just to ensure he stood by his mate…Jin couldn’t even deny the fact that he felt proud of his powers and strong enough to do things as he desired because somewhere deep down he wasn’t afraid about using his powers anymore…he didn’t feel like a curse because the assurance that the trueblood was proud about his strength made him trust on his own strength…he wouldn’t deny that he was growing to trust and feel comfortable with his alpha.

The omega in him felt comfortable in being itself because of how the trueblood had ensured through words as well as actions that he was there for him…and would always be there for him even if everyone else stood against him. 

But then again, his alpha could be the meanest and most annoying alpha he had ever come across…Jin’s head and heart was caught up in a brawl at the moment.

“Seokjin-ah…can I please check on you now? I’m worried for you…” Ha-Yoon tried to be gentle with the omega, she could sense the confusion, fear and anger swirling in Jin’s eyes as he softly nodded before lying down on his back.

“Can I make a request to you for something?”

Ha-Yoon’s eyes moved from the omega’s flat belly to his cold blank face “yes sure, what is it?”

“Please let him know that if he is going to lock me up in here…then I’m not going to let him inside either” Jin’s voice was flat as he spoke “I am angry with him as well, he might use his commands as an alpha and because this is his home but I’m not going to overlook his faults…and if he is around I know my omega will betray me.”

“Seokjin…you’ll need your alpha-” “No I don’t…not if he thinks he will prove himself better by punishing me…I don’t need him, I’ll manage…I can be strong enough for my pup…” he spoke resolute in his intention.

“Well…” Ha-Yoon didn’t know what to say, she was  confused as well to hear him say this only moments after saying he was scared to be left alone during such a time but she really didn’t want to get in between their fight, especially did not want to look like she was choosing sides and more importantly, knew that this was only going to create more troubles. However, she also knew this was something they had to fix by themselves.

“I guess I’ll let the guards know your wish.”

When Taehyung arrived home that evening, his mind was a pool of worrisome thoughts already.

The troops were made aware of the upcoming war, there were new soldiers to be recruited, battalions to be positioned, barriers to be emboldened and ammunitions to be prepared. To top it all, his own head and heart was in a rather tumultuous condition as well…furious to be betrayed and yet worried sick at the same time. The bond made sure he sensed his mate’s constant distress and the feeling made him even more agitated because he was stuck in between the emotions of anger and affection.    

However, as he walked into his home he was met with a little ruckus and swift feet in the hallways that caught his curious eye. He could see their cheery faces and gleeful eyes dart at him as he made his way towards his chambers.

Lady Ha-Yoon had let the attendants know that their master’s mate was with child and needed constant assistance, which however Jin hadn’t really agreed to but she instructed them all to ensure he had no troubles and faced no disturbance at all. They were delighted at the news and shared the news with everyone in the North Gate castle and had paid close attention to the omega all day, more out of their own delight than just the orders received. They had profusely congratulated the prince and wished to congratulate their master as well but dared not face the alpha after Yushik warned them of his infuriated state remembering the condition of the study which he had to fix back and make tidy after the alpha had left.

So, they quickly cleared away as they saw him marching up to the guards before he ordered them to unlock the doors.

“The Prince has ordered us not to let you in Master…he said he doesn’t wish to see you.”

The alpha stunned for a minute, blinking in confusion to their words before a frown took over his brow “he doesn’t command over anything at my home…open the door” the words were a low growl as his hand set on his sword in warning to them.

He was already too pissed, right now all his trueblood wanted was to scent his omega and assure himself he was well and so was their pup. His insides were taut with anxiety that had built all day due to staying away from his pregnant omega, who he knew was seeking for him to tend to his needs and the thought that Jin was trying to keep him away from his pup this early on made his aggression sky high now. The thought that his omega was still being arrogant and trying to provoke him even after he had made it very clear that he had no right to make any demands after the way he had betrayed his trust on him, had Taehyung’s eyes flare a dark red as he growled at the guards in warning when they didn’t seem to be moving fast enough to his liking.

The guards did not dare to even waste a second before they let him inside at the threat.

Taehyung watched Jin’s attention zap towards his direction, eyes startled before they grew angry.

“I don’t want you here!” The omega growled as he watched the other march in long strides towards where he sat on the bed trying to understand the story that depicted Kleon’s history. Ha-Yoon had been kind enough to think about helping him out of his boredom and let him have it.

“I don’t take orders from you omega!”

Taehyung pulled away the book, tossing it without a care as he fumed before Jin.

“Hey! What the fuck is your problem?!” Jin jerked up from the bed, angrily scowling at the alpha…he’s just had enough now.

“How dare you order the guards to not let me enter in my room?!”

“How dare you tell them to keep me locked inside?! I am a human! You don’t own me!”

“Omega! Stop raising your voice at me!” Taehyung took a step closer, his hands itching to grab at Jin to pin him down on the bed and teach him a good lesson he’ll remember.

“Or what huh? Your stupid threats don’t scare me!”

Jin didn’t flinch…he knew Taehyung would be doing something like this and so when he felt Taehyung harshly grabbing at his wrist to pull him to himself, his other arm holding him trapped against the alpha as his head was pulled to a side, forcing him to bare his neck, he was prepared for the harsh marking and probably the forced submission that will come along as well…he was ready for it.

“Stop testing my patience Jin…I am warning you…” his breathing was rough at the side of his neck, low growls slipped his mouth as he tried to control his slipping control. 

“I don’t want you here…get out” Jin’s voice was grim but very close to breaking as he struggled against his omega, tears pricked the corners of his eyes as he clamped his mouth shut in fear of letting out any whimpers.

There was a weird pause as they both stayed in the same position, the only sound was the alpha’s rough breathing while Jin tried with all his might to stand strong and arrogant as he fought incessantly with his restless and practically wailing omega.

“You need me” the words uttered were a low and raspy as Taehyung asserted the obvious.

“No I don’t” Jin’s words were intentionally harsh while he stood frozen with how the words made his insides feel like they were cracking apart. He could sense the chill that ran through the alpha as well, the words leaving a gash on him. Taehyung stepped back looking like an effigy of ice…his body seemed cold and emotionless, while his eyes burned with dark flares.

He watched Jin for a moment before speaking “fine…suit yourself…but I’ll warn you again, this arrogance will take you nowhere…” he sighed turning about to walk up to his cabinet and grabbed himself a pair of pyjamas before letting his eyes flicker to his omega, who still stood frozen by the bed “deny it all you want but you will need me, sooner or later.”

Jin kept his eyes stiffly on a vacant wall, denying to acknowledge his alpha as well as the arrogance in his words. He heard Taehyung leave the room, the doors closing with an echoing thud as he still stood frozen at the same place, eyes even now the same ice cold against the wall before he dropped onto the bed and curled into a ball, tugging at the alpha’s pillow and tucking it under his nose as he let it soak his tears.  

And a strange question came to his mind as he wept on the lonely bed…does Taehyung also feel like  he is punishing himself when he tries to punish him? 

“Is there any discomfort you feel?” Ha-Yoon spoke checking on Jin the next day “you have to eat and take care of yourself Seokjin-ah…torturing your body right now means you’re torturing your pup too.”

It had been a couple days already that Jin had denied to let the alpha enter the chambers and Ha-Yoon could see the effects of his stubborn anger taking a toll on his body already.

His face was pale as paper, body tired even though he had attempted no toil and it was clear to see that he was intentionally battling with his own omega by discarding its need to have the alpha by his side. Her eyes set on her own hands while she tried to help the omega ease into acknowledging the pup he was carrying.

It was essential for an omega to bond with the pup and usually it’s a natural process for omegas, however Ha-Yoon it was even more difficult for Jin because he denied to acknowledge the omega in him.

And although odd but she was aware that there might be a possibility that Jin felt even more confused and uncertain about the whole thing because it was probably his omega who sought for the pup and overpowered the human side to comply and abide to the trueblood’s wishes. He was probably just as angry with his omega as he was with his alpha.

She wasn’t unaware that not only Seokjin’s powers were different but he was the one omega who had the strength to go against his alpha and do something like this because unlike other omegas who gave in to their wolves at an early age…he didn’t let his omega win over him…the same reason why Taehyung often got frustrated with his behaviour. The trueblood had forever known omegas to be docile to an alpha’s every command or wish and yet his own mate disregarded his words as and when he felt like, which agitated his trueblood immensely, made him feel challenged and brought out his more dominant side to take control and show his command over his mate.  

“I feel…nothing” his eyes were distant as his gaze stayed on the pillow next to his head, the alpha’s scent serenading him and his senses seemed to calm down almost instantly “nothing out of the ordinary I mean” he added after a moment “I don’t understand how could he though..”

“Your alpha can sense your change in scent, it might not seem much of a change to you but to him it’s easier to detect. Alphas have very keen senses and as a trueblood Taehyung’s are sharper…your body goes through a lot of changes when you conceive and your mate can sense it all…it’s instinctive, as his omega your body will seek care and attention from your mate, so will the pup…both of you have to stop being this arrogant in trying to prove your point…your child needs you to bond…this isn’t helping anyone…especially not the pup…”

Jin went silent trying to process it all while his own fears brewed at the back of his mind. It made him wish he had a normal life like everyone else and had an idea about stuff which sounded all so unfamiliar to him…for a moment he remembered his master calling him ‘a mistake for an omega’…the voice was distant but the memory proved he had been right about him all along…there was no lying around the fact that truly he was ill-equipped as an omega.

“Nothing seems to be an issue…yet” Ha-Yoon breathed in relief to sense the omega calming down as well before she gazed at him lying lost in thought, his eyes still stuck on the pillow by his head. She was about to tell him to try to acknowledge the pup, to try to bond when the doors opened and she felt Seokjin stiffen instantly.

Ha-Yoon stood up from the bed to see Taehyung stride over, looking even more pissed than when she had seen him last. She could see the frustration that had been building within him had finally reached its limit by now although he would never say it out loud that he missed being around his mate. It was evident that they were both hurting and yet neither seemed to be ready to take the first step towards a reconciliation. She hadn’t thought that Taehyung would give in to his mate’s anger and agree to leave him alone, alphas get ridiculously overprotective and aggressive if kept away from their mates, especially when their mate is with child. 

“I have something to ask him…in private” his pheromones were furious as he disregarded even looking at his mother.

“Taehyung calm down, your pheromones affect both-” “Please leave” the words were spoken through gritted teeth while his eyes began gleaming red as they stayed on the omega on the bed who denied to acknowledge his presence as he lay still “now mother.”

Ha-Yoon sighed, gaze flickering to the omega silent and frozen in bed “don’t scare him more than he already is Taehyung…you’re going to make his omega feel even more upset” she spoke before she took her leave.

The moment the doors closed behind her Jin went further into his frozen silent state, fearing to even breathe as he sensed the anger boiling within the trueblood who chose to tower over him. He could almost sense the glare burning his skin and hated how weak and scared he felt lying there under his gaze as if hypnotized in fear.

“You chose to trust a nobody more than your mate” the words sounded dark as the deep voice echoed in the still air around them.

Jin couldn’t tell if the words were a question or a statement. He stayed unmoving still to understand what he was trying to say but his fear doubled when he felt Taehyung lowering himself on the bed, a rough grasp coming to clutch at his jaw as he felt his face forcefully turned to make him lock gazes with the infuriated trueblood.

“Do you ever think before acting on your mind?” Taehyung’s voice was a snarl at his face and Jin chose to keep quiet, those furious red eyes burning with accusations at him.

“What next huh? Would you ask for his help to hurt my child?”

A frown creased over Jin’s brow, the accusation felt like hot iron against his skin while the alpha carried on piling more accusations on him.

“You thought Jimin wanted to help you? Thought he was being considerate to you?”

There was a grim pause as neither spoke a word, Jin gulped as realization hit him that Taehyung had somehow found out that Jimin had given him the potion while the alpha impatiently waited for the omega to explain his stupid thoughtless actions…not like he believed he could really explain himself, this was sheer betrayal in every way…but more than that, Jin had been playing with fire and was completely ignorant of it.

“According to Kleon’s royal law, if my brother dies without an heir…my child becomes the next heir of Kleon…they might dismiss me, calling me an illegitimate heir…but the truth is I am a royal by blood…and just like me, my child is a threat to the throne as well.”

The pause was even more grim this time as Jin’s eyes tried to read into his alpha’s, trying to understand if what he was thinking was true or not.

“He used his powers to read your mind…to make you believe that he was trying to be thoughtful towards you but in truth he was trying to ensure that Jungkook or his future heir will not have to face any competition for the throne” Taehyung pulled his face closer as he spoke right over Jin’s mouth, his anger still raging loudly because he didn’t care about the throne or the competition “he will try it again Jin if he learns about you being with child…will you then let him hurt our pup this time?”

Jin gulped loudly, the words he wanted to say were weirdly stuck in his throat and he could see the anger in Taehyung’s eyes yet the way his voice went low, gave him the sense of a man scared of losing something that was his to protect…and the fear in him only became more evident when he spoke next.

“That could have been poison…he could have killed you, killed both of us and yet not once did that make you stop or think? You would still choose to take it rather than trusting me enough to talk to me, wouldn’t you?”

...contd.

[A\N] Thank you all for patiently waiting for me....keeps me from abandoning everything...😊
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So I am gonna spoil you today with double update....part 2 of this chapter is coming soon! 😚✨

Borahae 💜