*******Namjoon's POV*******

Isaac: Hey, can you come see me?

Me: Is something wrong?

Isaac: No. Why?

Me: I don't know. You don't normally ask me to come see you randomly. Just when we've made plans.

Isaac: Oh. I'm sorry. If you're busy, it's okay. I didn't mean to bother you.

Me: You're not bothering me, Isaac. You could never bother me. I was just surprised.

Isaac: Still. It's okay if you can't come. I understand.

Me: I'll be there in a few. Are you at your tent?

Isaac: Never mind. I'll just see you tomorrow like we planned.

Me: Isaac, stop, baby.

He didn't answer me back, so I tried again.

Me: I'll come, just tell me where you're at.

Still nothing.

I sighed and got up, quickly pulling on clothes and heading out the door. On the way to his tent, Osian stopped me.

He's not there.

'How do you know?'

I can tell. He's not there.

'Then where the hell is he?'

Use your nose. He's your mate. You know what he smells like.

'Pine needles and cherries.'

See? You know how to find him.

'Wouldn't it be easier if you just told me?'

Yes, but...you need to do this on your own. This is between you and 0mate.

I sighed again and smelled the air. Osian was right. He's not in the direction that I'm going. I got a faint scent of him, and turned back the other way, walking around the barracks I was assigned to and down a path behind them. I had no idea where I was going, but I knew that Isaac was this way. The deeper I went into the trees, the stronger his scent got.

I paused for a moment to scent the air again, and turned right. I left the path and carefully picked my way between the trees and bushes until I came to a clearing. It was dark, but since I'm a werewolf and all, I could see just as easily as if the sun was up. Once I came out of the trees, I realized where I was.

This was our spot. I just got to it from a different direction.

And there was Isaac, sitting on the picnic table, his head in his hands.

I walked up to him and he raised his head to look at me. His cheeks were wet with tears and it broke my heart.

"You're here," he said, his voice soft, but rough from crying.

"I've always been here, Isaac," I said, moving to stand right in front of him. "I will always be here. Why are you crying, baby?"

"I...you...I..." he said, and tears started falling from his eyes again.

I had no idea what to do in this situation. Isaac wasn't usually this emotional, and I didn't know how to handle it. Some people, like Jungkook or Jimin, just want a hug when they're upset. Others, like Yoongi, just want to be left alone.

Which was the right course of action to comfort my mate?

I decided to start gently, and I reached out to run my fingers carefully through his short but curly hair.

"Talk to me," I told him. "Tell me what's wrong."

He grabbed my hand away from his hair. I thought he wanted me to stop touching him, but he did the opposite. He pulled my hand to him and hugged my arm, so I sat down next to him and he climbed into my lap and wrapped his smaller body around mine, his arms and legs linked together behind my back. I hugged him close to my body, resting my chin on top of his head.

I gave him a moment before asking my next question. "Why are you crying, Isaac?"

"You didn't want to see me," he whimpered out against my chest.

"That's not true," I insisted. "I always want to see you. I never want to be away from you."

"You didn't sound like you wanted to see me."

"I was just surprised, baby," I insisted. "That's all. I promise."

He took a few deep breaths, then pulled back to look at me. "Are you sure?"

I reached up and used my thumbs to wipe the tears off his handsome face.

"I am absolutely sure," I told him. "But why are you so worked up?"

"I...I wanted to tell you something," he said, still sniffling a little. "Something important. But then I thought you didn't want to see me and didn't care, and I..."

I smirked at him when I realized what had set him off so badly.

"Your omega is closer to the surface, isn't he?"

He whimpered a little as he nodded his head. "Yeah. I can feel him. He's closer than he's been since I first did the spell."

"What was it that you wanted to tell me, baby?" I asked him, turning my head to kiss his temple.

"I want to let him out."

I pulled back a little and stared at him. "Your wolf?"

He nodded his head again. "Yes."

"Why the sudden change of heart?" I asked him. "I mean, I personally think that it's a good idea, Not just for the selfish reason that it will get Osian to stop yelling at me. But also because...it's part of who you are. You're not just a witch, you're a werewolf, too. And it's time to take back that part of you."

He looked at me, his eyes still watery. "I know. Delwyn has been talking to me a lot. What he says makes sense. I haven't been fair to him, and he's not my dad's wolf. I'm still worried, but I need to trust him. And myself."

"When are you going to do it?" I asked him.

"I need to gather some ingredients for the potion that I have to drink when I do the spell," he told me. "But I think I should be able to get them by tomorrow."

"What can I do to help?" I asked him. I may have only known him for a short while, but I had fallen hard for him, and I would do whatever I could to help him.

"Just...be there with me?" He asked, like he was worried I would say no.

"Nobody could keep me away, baby," I told him. I used my finger to tilt his head a little so that I could kiss him. "I'm supposed to be on duty, but I'll get somebody to cover me."

"Oh...well then we can do it another time," he said with a frown.

I kissed him again to try and get my point across. "I will get somebody to cover me. Even if I couldn't, I just wouldn't show up. We're doing it tomorrow. I don't want you to have time to change your mind."

He stared at me for a moment, then wrapped his arms around my neck again and kissed me, hard. His soft lips were pressed tightly to mine. I let out a soft moan when his tongue licked at my lips. I parted them and let him have control of the kiss. He started to move his hips a little and I moaned even louder, gripping his hips and helping him move against me.

I let him continue for a few moments before I used my hands to stop his movements and pulled my mouth away from his.

"Isaac, baby, as much as I want to continue this," I told him as I stared into his beautiful, emerald eyes. "If you don't stop, then I won't be able to control myself. Or my wolf."

He moved his hips a little more and giggled. "Having a hard time, Joonie?"

I growled at him playfully and lightly smacked his butt. "I have a 'hard time' as you put it, any time that I even just look at you."

He blushed a little, then his face took on a more serious look.

"What is it?" I asked him. "What's going through that beautiful head of yours?"

"After I let my wolf out...I want to be your mate. Completely." 

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A/N: Next to Hobi and Jungkook, I have two little Mangs. Both masked and unmaked. They seem uninterested in the drama unfolding around them. -------Kat