'Love? Won't you look at me?'

Jungkook heard that deep voice, that baritone sending shivers down his spine.

He had been eager to see his mate in his human form ever since they met, ever since they found each other, and yet, now that the trueblood had finally decided to show himself, Jungkook was so scared.

Scared of seeing the man infront of him. Scared because he knew he was already in love and just one glance will confirm his emotions. He was scared of being vulnerable to love. Scared of feeling so much love for a man he hasn't even seen yet.

Love, as amazing of an emotion it was, is also an emotion that can destroy a person. Jungkook knew from the very beginning that he was destined to love his mate.

At first he had hated the idea, having someone predestined for you, to love because you had no other choice. But eventually he realized just how precious the matebond was. Seeing couples so happy, so in love and so in peace. He realized he wanted that. He wanted his mate. He wanted that someone who was predestined for him.

And his mate was perfect for him. Leaving the human part aside, the wolf part of his mate was just adorable and it made Jungkook feel so different, like he was at home. Like the trueblood was his home.

Jungkook felt the bed dip, and his mate softly said, 'Please look at me?'

Hesitating, Jungkook slowly removed his hands from his eyes, a nervous breath leaving his mouth and cautiously opened his eyes.

The sight infront of him was nothing like he imagined. Granted, in his mind he had not really imagined the trueblood's human form, yet he had thought a little about his hair perhaps, or his skin complexion.

None of his imagination did the trueblood justice. It was like Jungkook was looking at a perfect painting, void of any flaws.

His mate was beautiful. His mate looked ethereal.

A single monolid, Hazel brown eyes, dark raven hair, honey glazed skin and a pretty boxy smile, Jungkook could not believe his luck. How the hell did he get so lucky ?

He realized he was shamelessly staring, which led to his cheeks blushing a pretty pink.

Taehyung chuckled as he saw how Jungkook's cheeks changed colour, the sight making him internally coo.

'Jungkook', Taehyung smiled when he saw Jungkook gasp slightly upon hearing his name from Taehyung's mouth. 'My name is Kim Taehyung. Nice to meet you'

Taehyung. Taehyung. Taehyung.

Jungkook's mind was reciting that name like a prayer. Taehyung. The name was just as pretty as his mate.

'You're soo beautiful,' Jungkook blurted, almost in a daze.

It wasn't easy to make Taehyung blush, he was a trueblood, his mask of a stone cold face never changing. Yet, those 3 words were enough to colour his cheeks red.

'Thank you. You are very beautiful yourself Jungkook', Taehyung replied back, still surprised with how Jungkook kept staring at him, almost like he was in trance.

'Can I touch you?'

The question caught Taehyung off guard. Still, he nodded. Who was he to deny his mate such a simple request? Yep. He was no one but a whipped trueblood who was putty in front of those beautiful sparkling doe eyes.

Jungkook's hands made contact with Taehyung's soft cheeks, the action making Taehyung close his eyes and sharply inhale. Tingles shot up his skin as those fingers gently skimmed over every inch of his face, leaving a burning trail behind.

'How are you even real? So pretty,' the alpha softly spoke, his thoughts meaning to be unheard but the trueblood heard them anyway, resulting in more red cheeks.

Jungkook couldn't describe how he was feeling at the moment. It was a mixture of surprise, anxiousness and happiness. Surprise because he couldn't believe his mate was this hot asf human being who looked like a picture perfect painting, anxious because he was sure as hell that he didn't deserve such a beautiful mate. He might have done something amazing in his life to be granted such an honor. Happiness because finally, he could put a face to his mate.

As he touched every inch of Taehyung's face, from his forehead to his lips, his eyes and those beautiful cheeks, that beautiful mole on the tip of his nose, he committed every slope and ridge to his memory. His perfect picture of his beautiful mate.

'Thank you', Jungkook slowly whispered as he retracted his hand and stopped the assault on Taehyung's face. It was hardly an assault when Taehyung liked it so much but still.

Taehyung tiled his head as he looked at Jungkook in confusion.

'Thank you for what exactly?'

'For saving my life and for shifting even when you were not ready'

Taehyung softly chuckled, 'Love, Keeping you safe is my responsibility as well. I know you have been trying to protect me too, you don't need to say thank you for that. And as for the shifting part, I was planning on doing it for a while.'

'You were?', Jungkook's eyes were wide in surprise as he stared at the trueblood.

Taehyung nodded. 'Yes. I was. I knew a war could break out so I was preparing myself for the shift. And I'm sorry for marking you without consent.'

Jungkook shook his head, 'No. Don't say sorry for that. It was a matter where you didn't have a choice. Consent hardly matters when the action you took saved my life. I'm not mad about the marking Taehyung. I'm, I'm rather happy about it.'

Taehyung felt relieved. He never thought a simple statement could bring him such joy and relief that he felt when Jungkook said he was happy about the marking. Granted it happened due to the circumstances but still. A marking is a huge thing. It's the first step to completing the mate bond. Jungkook's acceptance meant a huge deal to Taehyung.

'Uhh, how are you feeling? Is there any pain or uneasiness?', Taehyung asked, concerned.

'No. I feel fine. A little tired though which is weird considering I have been sleeping before.'

Taehyung snorted at that. He would hardly call that sleeping. Jungkook was unconcious, his brain was working but his body had stopped responding. It was funny how the alpha thought of that as sleeping.

'It was hardly sleeping. Your body is still healing. The poison affected your organs. That's why your body needs rest. Umm, this is going to sound so weird. You kinda need to drink my blood. It will help your body fight off the remaining poison. Are you okay with that?'

Jungkook bit back a smile at how adorably awkward his mate looked right now asking that. The trueblood had slightly blushed, one of his hand scratching the back of his head nervously and his eyes were looking anywhere but at Jungkook. It was an adorably awkward mess.

'I don't mind. I'm kinda stroked that your blood can heal injuries. That's an amazing gift'

Taehyung hummed as he stood up to get a scalpel. He slit his wrist, the action making Jungkook wince slightly. Jungkook's wolf, JK, was whining in his head, the image of his mate willingly hurting himself didn't sit right with his wolf, the knowledge that his mate hurt himself for Jungkook made the guilt worsen.

'Its alright. It doesn't hurt. It will heal in a few minutes. My body heals faster than normal wolves.', Taehyung explained, having seen Jungkook's eyes switch colours, JK trying to push through.

That statement seemed to have stopped the internal battle between Jungkook and Jk, as Jungkook visibly relaxed, letting out a sigh.

'Drink', Taehyung said as he lifted his bleeding wrist to Jungkook's mouth.

Jungkook hesitantly put his mouth on the cut, the metallic taste of blood making his stomach shift nervously.

He maintained eye contact with Taehyung who was also looking right into Jungkook's eyes, both not blinking. The small action seemed to have increased the temperature in the room as both mates felt their body heat up.

For Jungkook, the way that Taehyung's eyes darkened and the sharp intake of breath was a clear indicator of what was going inside the trueblood's head. He would be lying if he said that he didn't think of the same sinful things like his mate. Infact, this time it wasn't JK who bought up those images, it was Jungkook himself who couldn't help but think of how Taehyung would feel against him, skin to skin.

For Taehyung, seeing Jungkook suck on his wrist, while looking at him with those beautiful hooded doe eyes, was like a sinful dream. It made his wolf stir up images which was very indecent and now Taehyung couldn't help but imagine, how would Jungkook's lips taste like?

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A/N

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