I'm so sorry for not updating sooner...as some of you may know, one of my books got deleted and I haven't been doing well and haven't felt like writing at all. But thank you for being here. I appreciate it❤ Here's a long ass chapter with 5000+ words as an apology :))

"Your stupid bed is too small!"

"Which is exactly why we need to cuddle closer"

Taehyung let out an annoyed grumble as he shifted around, trying to make himself comfortable on Jeongguk's dorm bed. Jeongguk let out a chuckle behind him, airy, and it made the omega suck in a breath. He could feel Jeongguk's warmth behind him, even though their bodies weren't exactly touching.

After Jeongguk asked Taehyung out, they had spent what felt like hours talking about random, most unimportant things. They both had lectures the following morning, especially Jeongguk, who said he had a lecture at nine in the morning. The two of them had been sitting on the bed, with Taehyung's head on Jeongguk's lap and just chatting away that neither of them had any idea about the passing of time. When they both realized that it was way past midnight and they need to get up early, both of them decided to go to sleep.

But the bed was smaller than Taehyung bargained it to be.

The bed was average size. It's just that Jeongguk was buff. He took a lot of space and so did Taehyung's long limbs. Jeongguk, being a gentleman, had left a few inches of space between them as they both laid down. At least until them both realized that the space was barely enough and Taehyung felt a tad bit uncomfortable.

Taehyung groaned again and turned his head as he was lying on his side, back facing Jeongguk hoping it would save space. He saw Jeongguk grinning at him adorably, he too on his side.

"Fine"

Taehyung turned back around and shifted closer to Jeongguk until his back was pressed against the alpha's.

"I just don't want to get turned on again" Taehyung whispered with a hint of annoyance.

Jeongguk laughed. "Just stop thinking about my dick and you'll be fine"

Taehyung gasped, embarrassed. His cheeks heated up uncontrollably. "I'm not thinking about your dick"

Jeongguk's voice was breathy and deep as he replied. "And your ass isn't pressing against me"

Taehyung sat up. "You know what, go sleep on the floor!"

Jeongguk's face portrayed shock. "It's my bed"

"Am I not your omega? Omegas first"

Jeongguk sat up and laughed. "My omega"

Taehyung frowned at Jeongguk, despite the deepening red of his cheeks.

"Come back to bed, my omega" Jeongguk whispered. "Let's sleep together"

"Jeongguk!"

Jeongguk pulled Taehyung back down to the surface of the bed, a squeak of surprise leaving the omega's lips as he felt his back meet the bed. Jeongguk hovered over his bed.

"Sleep with me," Jeongguk said, his voice deep and just...seductive.

What is this man doing to me? Taehyung just wanted to melt under Jeongguk's dominating gaze. He felt so small under the alpha's buff body, even though both of them were almost the same height.

"J-Jeongguk"

Jeongguk smirked and leaned down to capture Taehyung's lips in a sweet kiss. The smaller boy closed his eyes and he felt the hot lips against his own, his tummy already bubbling with happiness and butterflies.

Jeongguk pressed kisses onto Taehyung's lips once, twice and thrice, their lips meeting and parting without a single second in between each kiss. It made Taehyung want Jeongguk to kiss him more. Deeper, harder.

But when Jeongguk parted their lips for the last time and Taehyung's eyes fluttered open to reveal a smirking man on top of him.

Taehyung was already turned on so much. He hated his virgin omega who was quaking inside of him to prompt Jeongguk further. And Taehyung wished Jeongguk would do something more.

Taehyung swore this was the first time he wanted someone to rail him this much.

No one had ever paid him this kind of attention. He had always been considered off limits by other boys throughout his life, especially in the school he went to which was near his hometown where everyone knew who he was.

So you can't really blame him for feeling so eager and excited to try all these new things.

However, all his hopes were shattered when Jeongguk rolled off of him to the spot next to him.

"Let's sleep, baby" Jeongguk whispered, his breath tickling against the side of Taehyung's neck.

Taehyung gulped, trying to calm himself down. "Okay" He whispered as he shifted and turned around. Jeongguk turned off the bedside lamp which previously enlightened the whole room.

In the darkness, he felt Jeongguk press against him from behind, his whole body covered by Jeongguk's own, spooning him. Jeongguk's hand came around him and entrapped him between his body and hand.

Taehyung took a deep breath and closed his eyes hoping to sleep. Then he felt Jeongguk's hand come in contact with his own. So he let the alpha lace his fingers with Taehyung's.

After a while, ten or twenty minutes later, he felt himself shift to sleep, engulfed with the alpha's warmth and their hands entangled together.

-

"You can just borrow my clothes, you know?"

Jeongguk's voice made Taehyung turn his head to look at the alpha who walked beside him.

Taehyung smiled. "Your clothes are too big and I already used yours last night. Jimin has some of my clothes with him"

"I will lend you my whole closet" Jeongguk said. He swung their connected hands together as they made their way towards Jimin's dorm building. "I'm willing to"

Taehyung rolled his eyes at that. "Why do so when Jimin's dorm room is only a few buildings away and walking distance? Besides I took a shower, used a whole load of your favorite body wash and also used the toothbrush you gave me last night"

Jeongguk pouted cutely, making Taehyung's heart swell with adoration.

"I'm your boyfriend now. You should let me take care of your every need"

Taehyung blushed at the word 'boyfriend'. He has a boyfriend now. A boyfriend who he actually wants to have a relationship with. Not someone who he's supposed to with. It made Taehyung's heart giddy with happiness and his tummy to feel weird. But like in a good way.

"Yeah but I might have to go home today and I can't wear your clothes. My house is filled with alphas"

"Must you go?" Jeongguk asked, making Taehyung look at him. "I don't want you to cry again"

"Guk..."

"Your mom is making you cry with all that bullshit. I wish you'd stop listening to your parents when they say stuff like that. And try to make you fit into this stereotype that's outdated and non-existence in today's society. And even if society expects omegas to behave like that, fuck that. You can behave any way you want, Tae"

Taehyung nodded. "I know...and I'm trying to be myself but it's hard to do that whenever either of my parents say something against that"

"They just want you to behave like that because they're just acting like such pick-me bitches towards Seojoon's family"

Taehyung laughed at that. "Yeah I mean they desperately Seojoon's family to approve of me"

"Wait...if we do something scandalous would they not want you anymore?"

"Scandalous? Like what?"

"Get a tattoo or dye your hair? Or..." Jeongguk thought for a few moments as they continued walking. "Maybe you can become a stripper"

"Jeongguk!" Taehyung pushed Jeongguk lightly, making him stumble sideways. They both started laughing.

"We should stop this marriage. You're mine now. I'm not sharing you"

"Are you mine too?"

"I've been yours the day you started scenting me at the festival, Tae"

Taehyung blushed scarlet at the memory. "Can you stop reminding me about that? That's the most embarrassing thing I've ever done"

"Why are you embarrassed? It proves how our wolves had chemistry even before we met each other! That's why your omega caught my scent and was drawn to me. Your omega knew I was the one"

Taehyung let out a giggle. "Yeah. My omega knew I could trust you"

"Besides, if it weren't for that, we would've never met. I would've died single"

"Are you hoping to marry me?"

"If I was hoping to drop you sometime later, I would've just asked you to become my fuck buddy or something, Tae. Of course I'm dating you because I see a future with you"

"Oh wow" Taehyung said. "You've really thought about this"

"Haven't you? Do you not want us to last?"

"I do, really. I'm really happy now, Guk. But I just haven't thought much about marriage and stuff"

"Yeah I get that. Sorry if that was too quick"

Taehyung laughed. "You act like you proposed to me, you idiot. I think from the fact that you thought about our future together proves how serious you are about this"

"Yeah I really am" Jeongguk smiled. "I just love romance. I want to get married with the one I love and have pups one day"

"Pups?" Taehyung and Jeongguk's pups? That sounded so amazing. Marrying someone Taehyung truly loved sounded amazing.

"Yeah. Do you want to have pups in the future?"

Taehyung's eyes widened. "You're asking me?"

"Yeah? Why? Do you not want pups?"

"What if I don't?"

Jeongguk shrugged. "I don't know...I'll be marrying the love of my life for him. Not for some pups that don't even exist"

"Are you telling me that I have a choice whether I give birth to pups or not?" Taehyung asked, surprised.

"Yes? I'm the alpha. You're the omega. It's you who's going to push a fucking human being out of your body. Not me. Obviously. So of course it's your choice"

"Oh" Taehyung was confused.

"Why?"

"I...no like....I'm an omega. I'm born to make pups for my alpha. It's my duty and-"

"What the fuck? No it's not? This isn't the 1800s Tae! Did your parents say that to you?"

They have stopped now, in the middle of the narrow pathway leading to Jimins dorm, which was only a few meters away.

"Y-yeah"

"Oh my fucking god!" Jeongguk groaned in frustration. "They're destroying your mind! Your body! Your choice! Not some random fucking alpha's!"

"B-But-"

"You're not some breeding machine just because you can get pregnant!"

Taehyung gulped. He had never thought he would be able to have a choice in having pups. Even in how many he would have. It was his alpha's choice, no?

"S-so if I say I don't want any pups and you say you want pups, you would let me have my way?"

"Well if I really want pups, which I don't, I would try to convince you I guess? I'm marrying you for you, not for your ability to get pregnant! That's just ridiculous! And there are so many omegas that can't get pregnant! Who have a hard time with their cycles and stuff you know? Just because an omega doesn't have kids or physically can't have kids because of something, doesn't make them less of an omega, does it?"

Taehyung shook his head. "No"

"Exactly. Remember, Tae, it's your body. You get to do whatever you want with it. Not some random ass alpha. Even if it's someone you love. Only you own your body"

Taehyung gulped and nodded. "O-okay"

"You don't owe anything to your alpha. Even if you're mated. You hear me?"

Taehyung looked at Jeongguk with puppy-like eyes. "Yes"

"Fuck, what poison had they been feeding you? That household is so toxic!"

Taehyung's eyes darted downwards, not knowing what to say anymore.

"Then arranging you to get married is bad enough. All their ideologies are fucked up! They are trying so hard to prevent you from doing what you want in your life. That's so wrong"

Taehyung shrugged. "My mom always told me I should obey alphas and stay quiet and submissive so I would not get hurt"

"What? How does that work?"

"They won't hit me if I'm submissive"

"What? That's bullshit! You need to stand up for yourself so they won't even think about hurting you Tae! They will hurt you if they know you're so submissive"

Taehyung looked at Jeongguk, eyes wide. "B-but-"His mother always told him to...

"Oh god, Tae" Jeongguk groaned. "You need to stop thinking your sub-gender makes you any less of a human being. Everyone is equal. Your sub-gender doesn't determine what kind of a life you should be living or what choices you should make"

Taehyung stared into space, listening to Jeongguk's words.

"There are so many bad people out there. Some people still think that omegas are the lesser sub-gender and that they're born to serve alphas. Even among us. Rarely but not impossibly. That kind of people are ones who you shouldn't associate with at all. Much less marry or live around. I know you don't have much alpha friends but think about me and Hoseok. Think about Hoseok. You've known him longer than you've known me. Had he ever treated you any differently than he would treat Jimin? Other than maybe to protect you?"

Taehyung shook his head. "No"

"Exactly. But that doesn't mean such people aren't there and I'm sure that's what your parents are scared of. But you need to look strong and need to know how to not look weak so you wouldn't get attacked you know?"

Taehyung nodded. "Yeah that's true"

"If you look weak, you're going to be attacked. You need to fight back"

"That's true" Taehyung stared at Jeongguk with puppy eyes.

"I will protect you as long as I'm by your side, Tae. But you should know how to do it yourself too, you know? And the first step to protecting yourself is understanding that you are no less of a person than any other person"

Taehyung nodded. "Okay," He whispered.

Jeongguk reached his hand and tucked a lock of raven hair behind Taehyung's ear. He then leaned in and planted a soft kiss on the omega's temple.

"Good" Jeongguk whispered.

Taehyung smiled softly and wrapped his hands around Jeongguk. "Thank you"

"It'll be hard to change such toxic ideas that's been carved into your brain by your parents. But it's fine. We are in this together. I'll help you with it"

"Guk" Taehyung whispered. How did he ever get so lucky to find someone like Jeongguk?

"It hurts to see you think so low of yourself, Tae. When you're like a diamond in my eyes"

"Stop" Taehyung whispered with a small giggle. "I'm sorry"

"Don't say sorry. It's not your fault, baby"

Taehyung sighed, breathing in Jeongguk scent. He smelled like lavender and vanilla, with a hint of musk that seemed to be stuck deep in Taehyung's nostrils. It's the same way he smelled the first day the omega had scented him. The only difference was that now, It was much sweeter. It calmed him down without Jeongguk having to release him pheromones.

"I'm just scared of alphas. It's hard for me to trust them. I always look at them with a suspicious eye"

"I don't blame you. You can't really trust anyone" Jeongguk whispered, his big hands caressing the omega's back. "I don't trust alphas either"

Taehyung smiled.

"We should start going back. I don't want to be late for the lecture, baby"

Taehyung pulled away. "Yeah let's go"

Jeongguk smiled and pressed his lips onto Taehyung's cheek before they held their hand again and started walking.

"Jimin's dorm building really is only a block away. I can't believe this. It's so close and I've never seen you around. Even last year, I basically lived half of my days in his room"

Jeongguk chuckled. "I only moved in here this year. Last year, I stayed with Yoongi. But I decided to live on my own in the dorm. Besides, last year, he and I got to know Namjoon and he said the room next to his is vacant. So I decided to move it. Besides it's easier. University is like only a few minute bike ride away. Ten minutes if you walked"

"Yeah. I wish I could live here too" Taehyung pouted. "It takes almost one hour to get here from my place. Especially with the morning traffic"

"It only took me like fifteen last night. But like, it was night. There was hardly any traffic"

"Yeah. I wish my parents would let me stay in a dorm. Even with Jimin is fine"

"If they let you, you can just spend every night in my room"

"You'd like that won't you?" Taehyung asked with a smirk.

"Yeah. What's better than having the local gangster's son on my bed?"

Taehyung gasped. "My father is only a pack leader! Not a gangster! He's just a tough and strong man"

"He rules the whole freaking area! My father himself told me to stay away from him"

"He's nice when he wants to be" Taehyung muttered. "He loves me a lot I think"

"Of course he does"

"When I told my parents I want to do microbiology, my mom said I shouldn't, since I'm getting married but my father said that he would let me do what I want because it's my education. My dream job, you know?"

"He sounds so much better than your mom"

"In some ways he is" Taehyung smiled. They had reached Jimin's dorm now. He glanced at Jeongguk and stared back in front of him, a little lost in thought. "He lets me do a lot of things my mom doesn't allow me to"

"Okay maybe he really is a good guy"

Taehyung laughed. "Yeah well he-"

Taehyung paused himself, his steps jolting into a stop and his eyes widening as he stared ahead of him. Jeongguk stopped walking along with him, looking confused but still followed the omega's gaze.

Standing before them was Taehyung's father.

Taehyung pulled his hand away from Jeongguk and walked forward. His father stood in front of Jimin's dorm room. Jimin stood next to his father. The two of them seemed to have been talking before they noticed Taehyung's arrival.

Taehyung's gaze met Jimin's and he flashed the omega a worried and apoplectic look.

"Dad" Taehyung said, walking closer to Jimin and Mr. Kim. "What are you doing here?"

"You ran away from home last night. Your mother and I was worried"

"I'm fine. I stayed with Jimin" Taehyung said.

"But you weren't with him when I arrived. Where were you?" The man questioned. He had a thick mustache and stubble on the bottom half of his face. Thick eyebrows and menacing black eyes. His face was wrinkled here and there, typical for a man in his 50s. He towered over Taehyung by a few inches. His whole built was buff and he looked strong.

An alpha. A true-blooded one, anyone could say with a single look at him.

"I was uh..." Taehyung didn't know what to say, so he glanced at Jimin, who did a gesture which Taehyung identified as 'eating'.

"I went to grab something to eat" Taehyung said with a smile. "The cafeteria is a few blocks away"

Taehyung's father narrowed his eyes at him before they shifted onto Jeongguk, who stood a few feet behind him.

"Who is this young man?"

Before Taehyung could say anything, before his anxiety made him stutter and his scent to spike up with anxiety, Jeongguk walked towards them with a smile.

"Sir" He said with a charming smile. "I'm Jeon Jeongguk. A pleasure to finally meet you, Mr. Kim"

Jeongguk extended his hand towards Taehyung's father, his upper body bent in respect.

Taehyung's father's eyes narrowed further but still took Jeongguk's hand and shook it.

"Jeongguk? I've never heard about you. Are you a friend of Taehyung?"

Jeongguk straightened himself up ad Mr. Kim let go of his hand. "Not really, Mr. Kim. We've just seen each other around the university premises"

Taehyung's father hummed. "What are you doing together with my son?"

We slept together, Taehyung wanted to say. Well, it wasn't a lie.

"Oh, I just met him at the cafeteria. We've only seen each other a few times, actually. He's quite reserved so he doesn't talk much" Jeongguk said with a chuckle. 

"You're a true-blooded alpha, aren't you?"

"Yes sir" Jeongguk smiled. Taehyung's eyes widened. How is Jeongguk not nervous? Was it because both of them were alphas of the same rank?

"What pack?"

"Oh I'm not from here, actually. I'm from Busan. We aren't really part of a pack"

"So a rogue alpha?"

Jeongguk chuckled. "I wouldn't say I'm rogue. My ancestors had been quite peaceful and self-sufficient. So we don't stick to a pack. There aren't may packs in Busan. Many wolves don't have packs these days"

Taehyung's father examined Jeongguk silently as he listened to him speak. It made Taehyung nervous.

"A wolf needs a pack. Or it would be a lone wolf. A wolf without a pack isn't even a true wolf. I would say it's a..."

Jeongguk stared at the man, eyes unwavering, and his scent as sweet as ever. Unaffected by the other alpha.

"Rampant wolf"

Jeongguk let out a chuckle at that. "I suppose you're right, sir"

"You can join our pack anytime. True-blooded alphas are rare these days. I like you, young lad"

"Oh thank you for the offer"

"A wolf with a pack is always better than a rogue. Do tell me if you wish to join. We take care of each other, don't we, Taehyung?"

Taehyung nodded quickly. "We do"

"Taehyung would know," The man said. "He ran away from home last night. My son is a good boy and he and his mother hardly ever fight"

"Oh really? Taehyung never told me" Jeongguk said, looking surprised.

"I came to check on him. Taehyung, why didn't you answer your phone? I called like a hundred times" Mr. Kim said, his voice rising a little. "Do you know how worried we were?"

"My battery was dead" Taehyung said. "And I didn't want to speak to mom"

Taehyung's father sighed. "Taehyung," He said, coming closer to the omega. "Let's go home with me. Your lectures don't start for a while, right? I'll drop you back by the time they start. Come home with me. Your books are home too, right?"

"I don't want to go back"

"We can talk this out. You can't just say such stubborn things, Son. We'll talk on the way. Come on now"

"I'm going to university now. I have work to do"

"Seojoon called too. He said you haven't been answering your calls. Even that boy is worried about you"

Taehyung gulped, feeling his anger rise inside of him.

Taehyung's father looked at Jeongguk. "Seojoon is the alpha my son is about to get married to"

"Oh really? Taehyung told me he has someone. Seojoon must be a lucky guy" If Taehyung didn't know Jeongguk well enough, he wouldn't have been able to notice the fakeness of his voice.

"Taehyung's lucky Seojoon agreed to marry him"

Taehyung fisted his hands on his sides and looked down. Tears were prickling the corners of his eyes, threatening to make their way down his cheeks.

"I'm taking him home, Jeongguk. Hope you would consider my offer"

"I definitely will, sir"

"Taehyung, let's go. Your mother isn't home so you and I can talk, hmm?"

Taehyung stayed silent. He felt his father's hand on his back, prompting him to walk with the man.

"Jimin, thank you for your help and letting my son stay the night" Taehyung's father said.

They turned to leave. Taehyung had no choice but to comply. However, right before they started walking-

"Taehyung!"

Taehyung turned around and looked at Jeongguk with glassy eyes.

"Yeah?" He tried to sound composed, despite the sob stuck at his throat.

Jeongguk's expression fell when he took in Taehyung's face. All the unshed tears and his trembling bottom lip. However, Jeongguk quickly composed himself, going back to his charming, cheerful look he had on when he talked to Taehyung's father.

"You're coming for the photography club meeting tonight, right? With Jimin?"

Taehyung's eyebrows furrowed together in confusion. Until Jimin joined in.

"Yeah. I already took permission from Taehyung's parents. Afterwards, Tae is going to stay in my room because we have a lot of work to do. Like so many assignments and even a few projects to complete before next week"

"It's Taehyung and your first week so according to the club president, it's important for new members to be on time for their first meeting" Jeongguk said.

It was only then did it click to Taehyung that they were talking about Jeongguk's gig at the bar downtown. Taehyung promised Jeongguk that he would attend.

It almost slipped Taehyung's mind with all this ruckus.

"Yeah" Jimin said. "I don't want to come because of all the work but I guess it's inevitable"

"Don't worry, it'll be fun" Jeongguk said and looked at Taehyung.

"You and Jimin are in a photography club?" Taehyung's father asked, clearly confused about the conversation.

Taehyung cleared his throat. "Yeah. Jimin and I signed up for the photography club last week. This evening we're having our first meeting"

"What time?"

"Seven" Jeongguk said.

"I'll come with Jimin" Taehyung said.

"Awesome!" Jeongguk said with a smile.

"Okay then," Taehyung's father said. "Let's go. If you aren't coming home tonight, at least let's go home and pack you some clothes and food for tonight"

"Okay," Taehyung whispered. He looked at Jeongguk and Jimin one last time and started walking away from the dorm buildings.

His father lead him to the car park, where his father's old Mazda was parked. They got inside and Taehyung's father started driving. It was after a few minutes that he started speaking.

"You know me and your mother love you"

Taehyung stayed silent.

"We want to make sure you're loved and cared for by someone trustworthy"

"You just want to marry me off to the Parks for the stability of your pack"

"It's our pack. It's your pack too. The pack you grew up in. all those people are your family"

"But this is my life! I should be able to marry who I want"

Taehyung's father sighed. "But Seojoon is a good man"

"He is. I'm not denying that. But I can never see him as anything more than a brother. We grew up together, dad! And you guys just decided this on your own. I never had a say in this matter. This is my life"

Taehyung's father was silent for a few minutes. "You two won't be marrying anytime soon. For now, just let this matter rest. Give Seojoon a chance. Maybe you will come to like him"

Taehyung kept his mouth shut. He wanted to tell his father that he already likes someone else. But if he said it, he didn't know what would happen to him or the small amount of freedom he has.

"I know a lot of kids your age has a lot of freedom than you. They don't live with their parents and they get to go to parties and hang out, get drunk. I know that. So does your mom. But we're preventing you from all of that for your own good. We don't let you go to parties and clubs because it's not safe. There are many alphas that could hurt you. And you're a male omega. Your pheromones are strong. Alphas could lose control if they get a whiff of your scent. We just don't want you to get hurt"

They had almost reached home now. It wouldn't take them twenty more minutes.

"I talked with your mother last night," Taehyung's father said after a while. "She told me everything about your fight"

Taehyung gulped. Would he get punished? For talking back? Would he be grounded? Taehyung's anxiety grew by the minute.

Would they not let Taehyung go to Jeongguk's gig disguised as a photography meeting?

"You know I have always been lenient on you," His father said. "At least more than your mother"

"Yeah" Taehyung whispered.

His father really had been the better parent, the one who always showed more affection. He always brought Taehyung whatever he wanted and always tried to treat him with something delicious. He was still strict and still overprotective. He would punish Taehyung if he broke a rule or misbehaved. But he had always respected Taehyung's privacy. A lot more than his mother, to whom privacy didn't exist when it came to Taehyung.

"So I convinced your mother something"

Taehyung looked at his father who stared ahead of him at the road. He had one hand on the steering wheel while the other rested on his thigh.

"What is it?" Taehyung asked.

"We decided that you're a grown adult who is capable of taking decisions for yourself. Who doesn't need our assistance?"

"Oh," Taehyung muttered. "What does that mean?"

They pulled up in front of the driveway of their home. Taehyung's father was silent until he parked the car in their huge front yard.

An unfamiliar car was parked across from them, in their front yard. Who could they be having as a guest at this hour? Taehyung was confused.

Taehyung's father let out a sigh. "So as an adult, you are capable of deciding what's best for you. Right?"

"Yeah?"

"And that includes knowing what is right and wrong. There is a certain way we have brought you up. We are members of a pack. You are the pack leader's son. There are traditions we abide by. You have been brought up to respect them. You should, for the rest of your life. Those traditions are part of who you are"

"Yeah," Taehyung said, more confused than ever now. What was his father getting at?

"So when you make decisions...I mean big decisions regarding your life, your friends and what you do with yourself...you should abide by those traditions and values. You need to know your limits"

Taehyung watched the man, who stared back at the omega with a familiar fatherly look. The one Taehyung knew he always had on when he looked at him. The one that didn't look icy and sharp. A softer gaze.

"We decided that we won't be monitoring your every move and protecting you"

"W-what?" Taehyung blurted out, unable to believe his ears.

"We won't ask you where you've been out late or who you've been hanging out with. We won't tell you to come home straight after practice or go through your phone. I mean your mom won't do that. I made her promise it"

"Oh"

"But you need to abide by the things you've learned through your life. The things we've taught you aren't any less true just because you got to live in society and got a whiff of it. You're still in danger whenever you're out. It's still dangerous of you to hang out with random alphas"

Taehyung just stared, still not knowing what the hell was going on.

"But we have decided to give you more freedom. You can do what you want but don't ever forget your roots"

"W-what does that mean?!"

"It means don't forget that you're my son, the leader of the Kim Pack. You have a reputation to keep and you're supposed to be engaged to Seojoon. Be respectful to yourself. Don't go near alphas either. Don't sleep around-"

"Dad!"

"Listen. Don't be reckless. Be careful. We're just letting you off our hook a little, okay? But if I catch you drinking, I won't let it slide. If I catch you sleeping around, I and your mother will punish you. do not do anything that we've told you not to do"

"Why so suddenly?"

"Your mother told me all the things you said last night and...I didn't want you feeling like you were something we raised to give to the Park's"

"I still am. You two never let me do anything I want and make any friends other than Seojoon and Jimin because you wanted to make sure I'm pure when you finally marry me off"

"That's not true. We were just looking out for you-"

"Dad, do you think I'm dumb? I get what you guys are doing! Now you're just trying to convince me to marry Seojoon"

"That's not what we're doing" Taehyung's father's voice rose a little. "This was my idea. Mine alone. You're still my son. Do you think I would sell you off to some random alpha? If Seojoon was a piece of shit who wasn't respectful or someone who just lived of his daddy's money with no potential in him, do you think I would even think about marrying my son to him? Even though it would be beneficial to our pack?"

Taehyung stayed silent.

"I would never do that. We decided on Seojoon because he is a good man. You know it. You two basically grew up together"

Taehyung knew. But he just didn't like his romantically.

His father sighed. A few seconds later, he spoke again. "We're letting you off. Go wherever you want. But don't go alone, okay? Bring your safety equipment with you. Your pepper spray and all. And abide by what I just said"

"Okay"

Taehyung watched as he stepped out of the car. The omega followed. He walked towards the car across from them and looked at Taehyung.

Then he tossed something to Taehyung, which he was able to catch mid-air.

Car keys.

"It's yours"

"What?!" Taehyung's brain was malfunctioning.

"I didn't give you driving lessons for nothing," Taehyung's father said.

Taehyung slowly walked towards the brand new Toyota in front of him. White in color and just...gorgeous.

"You can go anywhere you want with your friends. But don't ever drive drunk, okay? Just...don't get drunk at all. And if I ever catch you fooling around with alphas or just anyone, I'll take this way from you, you hear me?"

Taehyung nodded. He was in tears. He simply couldn't believe that his father had bought him a car. When did he even buy this? It couldn't have been this morning right?

"When did you buy this?"

"I ordered it on your birthday last year and it came last night. I was going to give it to you this morning but you weren't here"

"I love it" Taehyung grinned. He brushed his fingertips over the marble white surface that shone in the morning sun. "Thank you so much"

"It's better than bothering your friends for rides"

"Thank you, dad" Taehyung said. He couldn't stop smiling.

"Drive to university in this"

"Okay," He whispered.

"Go grab your books and change your clothes. Let's go for a ride to familiarize you with this car" Taehyung's father said, tapping the bonnet of the car.

"Okay," Taehyung said. He was about to cry.

"You can drive to that party you have this evening too"

"W-what? What party?"

"The one Jimin made a thousand excuses so you can go with him"

Taehyung couldn't stop smiling.

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