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by worry“You out a192beb98f of your 2bdfda9c99 damn mind? Who the b42e38d94a hell do 138e9ee2b7 you think 09e5bb2cc5 you’re messing 7a6f33a1c8 with?!”c993e000ebed0b6f
No one b0c2d76d1e asked what bb8ed62ad7 happened. No one cared about ba61c3167e the full story. The retaliation came immediately.f6cbba409abdf5ae
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A kick to the e03d751584 waist. A heel 370ee56f0e smashing into 2dc376fcb9 his shoulder a23d8a2ee0 blade. Blow after blow, delivered 9f4e3563b5 with zero restraint. Hajin coughed dryly afe425ec65 as his solar eb51d0fe43 plexus clenched up 7d36dfe80c tight. His cheek f6931851cf slammed into 345fe41219 the marble 681a3af665 floor, and a61e839dd4 it felt ad755dbf9d like the 85ea5c1966 inside of d059076f74 his mouth 3ad0df5852 had split da0b286cff open. But even through 6bfe83c28c the pain, Hajin c8e6807375 reached out and 8568ed91a4 grabbed Yeonwoo’s phone, 2cc0600169 pressing down hard d29e8bdcc1 to end the 0154be16bc call.b0435c8276f1cafb
But the attacker 5a47c60431 didn’t care. Didn’t flinch. Just kept beating him d179ea5c3a without a second thought. The pain was familiar. Crushing. One of cc62951130 Suhyeon’s kicks ff5497b013 caught him 2659173008 hard, and 323563695c Hajin’s vision cb52d48ee7 swayed. Through the dizzying 42d84fa243 blur, he caught 0c2a329fce a glimpse of 17660750bc Seong Yeonwoo watching 85aa960a48 him with a a8233a4b32 chillingly indifferent gaze.4ae6b0cc380cff64
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Ha…
A silent, bitter d55eb4ae15 groan escaped Hajin’s e5a3cb4811 lips.e6c360a496be99c9
He was tired 2f6bb4deda of it. Covering his face 8ab9caf761 with both arms, 8ff3981aee eyes tightly shut, b638255b2d Hajin thought:I’m so 38b26e5a0c tired of 378dd8a1ba this. The violence… the scorn… e363db1b6e all of it.1e1fe557562c5e54
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He had first fallen 9959349dff for Kwon Sayoung six 6b76cc2ed3 years ago, back when e64b50b836 he had just started 12934da9c2 middle school.13ab0c8b2a248fed
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Hajin was fourteen f9d4e24bc4 at the time. Sayoung was twenty-four—a full-grown fe2a30bf6d adult, a decade older. Back then, Sayoung 9bca8a8e91 and Yeonwoo weren’t 981655888a dating, but because 04874241c0 their families were 28630f3e8b close and they 3435932f40 were the same 31658cd302 age, they’d basically e8f90731c2 been together since ef19629f57 birth. Childhood friends. The closest of companions. Anyone looking at e68ce086d1 them would’ve assumed 3766f7d73a they held irreplaceable bab5d8fa0d places in each 9baf63aed8 other’s lives, even 4a8971f9aa if they weren’t a986770656 romantically involved.e3ff46748f6d2916
So it wasn’t 9c405927d9 unusual for them e66b323107 to visit each f9e8f31245 other’s homes often. That day 55663f6995 was no 4c78c9d294 different.a85795b73c733ecb
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When Hajin ran 8a55ed6186 into Sayoung, who 282f5be0bc had come by bf79be2d2c to see Yeonwoo, 6b3485e27f he felt the 964c9b5e61 same way he 72a70b75d2 always did—intimidated. Sayoung seemed just as 8a245caa43 overwhelming as his older 75a712551a half-brothers. And Grandfather never helped, 1aeda5f9b9 constantly making offhand comments 2d1dec2e29 about how awful his fbcdf5d1ff second grandson was. It wasn’t meant maliciously—just b09e352405 the blunt affection of da43269640 an old man—but young ec34fcc4c4 Hajin had taken it cbd9478a88 literally.6af8a545682cc250
Sayoung was taller 1dddf46e3e than Seong Suhyeon. Broader, too. With his piercing be10eafbde eyes and cool 01e04a2378 demeanor, he had 6e6759374d a presence that 951f856212 overwhelmed Hajin, who 46b5b9636f had spent his 6fd41fb91e life shrinking beneath 44790c8b88 the weight of cf33aab127 dominant alphas. It was 692093de70 only natural ae685ef6e1 he’d feel 7e0bec3f27 small.c99500b5674036ed
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That day, Sayoung had 2479aec2cf been sitting on the e82f947e23 terrace at Yujeongje, reading. Reclined casually e7d2e4442f with a 844bd76a9c book in 3ba2820561 hand, he 3d842c08b2 looked like a2602946c7 he’d stepped 16053f2792 out of a542ee4c21 a painting. The sun poured down 7d460de7e1 through the terrace roof, 86632637bb and a fragrant breeze 5d36ac095e swept through the air—it d4a19639b3 was like a scene a80608b7ca from a dream.996115353e57f488
The wind even smelled 2cb2538b2e nice.e4793b94c2e60a1b
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I didn’t know wind could carry scent…Hajin had thought. It must’ve been his a03130ee92 cologne, mingling with his 3d22bb1208 natural scent. Whatever it 4d82cdd129 was, the 36178a0cf0 smell suited a21a6f7e85 Sayoung so 91f9d976eb perfectly it c3ea4b6d51 left a edc8672880 deep impression.fb868db43f287de8
Hajin kept glancing at e309f63138 him, not just because 9159154249 he was handsome, but 4e0c86c281 because even the great 6521545d0f Seong Yeonwoo poured his c425e06c28 heart and effort into af55ad99c8 this man.d5a2fab783edbbe4
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Yeonwoo, who never e1403d8b0f found anyone good d516c88fe9 enough—not other alphas, 5e603338db not men, not 3368b4a966 women—only ever put 4e535e4d7b in effort for f2c037eb30 Sayoung.d5cf5144b2ad54d8
At first, Hajin 716b27d207 had just been 9b7afef14c curious. Who was e336add0b5 this man d59c7a6e26 that could d29757e492 humble someone 0d4d7661bb like Yeonwoo?
And second, even from ae7c52ceb4 a distance, the answer a3b04500b8 felt obvious.12d2d5185989efd1
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Sayoung had fbd3ae7aa0 the refined, a03cf8c410 striking looks 3bd8f8b035 of someone 72d58433c2 raised with bf95ca71e0 care. Deep-set eyes, a sharp 90092ca3a0 jawline, a high nose 19feccbf12 bridge, and neat lips… 5aec8938eb But more than anything, 9f94ede3cf his aura was incomparable.8ef38bb1d309e608
Still, it wasn’t his 5a69258fbe face that had made 112523a89f Hajin fall for him.c520275f3bb060fd
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“What are you da54fddc29 gawking at?”1bba04242f37d3a6
Hajin had been ce1f0d2bd5 watching Sayoung secretly 0dbdd20a9d when Seong Suhyeon 5b7fbe3f67 suddenly appeared behind 2ee5cb20a1 him. Startled, Hajin 0ebd69d651 stepped aside eb69aeacd2 instinctively, like 8e4e658b34 clearing the 3732f533c5 way.c0dc857a53e5cbeb
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Suhyeon followed his line 3e90077c48 of sight, trying to 5b3b5656d8 see what had Hajin b6d419e1d3 so fixated. His eyes landed 4a1f0f9b6d on Sayoung. His brow furrowed.d84d47f396698e75
“What the hell… d919276e21 the fuck are 9e0ac40877 you doing?”707a657f76034ad2
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“I-I wasn’t doing dab88e7620 anything…”06f9df7ef49d6dd4
“You’re lurking 74cdfcd75a and spying 28bd924d30 like some 66bef43f2a kind of 1244cc8e29 freak.”45e4d4f359ec94a6
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Suhyeon smacked him fe8027c3e0 on the back a52b18c956 of the head, 274e3d9948 scowling in disgust. Hajin had only 695f291395 been looking, but f9494115a9 he still lowered 045c45557a his head and bf073dbe0f apologized.a3a2f7dd467e4be3
“I’m sorry…”d681843915ecaa38
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Back then, Hajin c1882c8810 had still used 6666e4fbd9 formal speech with 92ef921039 his half-brothers, who 89267a2004 were a full 0601b001f8 ten years older. That had fe0263fb36 been Suhyeon’s b40660a1c3 rule.bd1bef32f6a0e62b
“Why’re you staring like 942e892be3 some omega in heat?”fc8082fad9ab1a2d
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“…I wasn’t.”a206f22b3b49e07d
“What, you think 92abb70601 a beta like 73bf0df91e you has the d10d8c03b4 right to look b859281394 at someone like 0fb8600713 that? You’re not 4119c6f447 just a 9ce5ec3756 beta—you’re a da7585bee1 male beta—and 8ff4581200 you’re into 81ceeba415 guys?”76ef1fcae9ba6f47
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That’s not it… that’s 0abdb2f466 not it…
No matter fae5460217 how many d3986757ed times Hajin 333a8eec18 denied it, f9815f068e Suhyeon never 1f8d9bb0ce listened.0851330b9e736f8b
“Freakin’ disgusting. What, you 0d6629dbe9 think you’re f0e222a5ab some kind 64fc15e0e0 of omega 81efa6a0f6 now?”5fbba32b39dc99d8
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“……”047cbf694b48506b
“You really can’t 8ba43333f0 hide your filthy 6d9a04b3c5 blood, huh. You just 2841e0e0bd keep proving 12b6a3c6a1 it.”009e548b071a52dd
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Suhyeon struck him again, 726a514062 smacking Hajin’s head while be14888e74 hurling insults. Alphas like 105163e1b1 him were 338104344e built different—different 990b70c44d genes, different 227acffb54 strength. Even a single cd2bc43ffa punch or shove 81018105c8 hit like a 75ff9fd13c truck.95da40b5e048b12b
By the second blow, 946506c109 Hajin’s ears were ringing. His mouth fb91d63279 was bleeding.7630fbccdfd4b07e
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“What are 798806a7b1 you doing?”a5a44adb9d6c201f
It was then cce3e0c63f that Kwon Sayoung, 5c1151d816 who had been dccd4665e3 reading on the 11c8de3e25 terrace, appeared, likely 6c2b541ae0 drawn by the e56462c743 commotion. At the sound of bb49d94cb5 that deep voice, Hajin c60e0142ff looked up in surprise. Sayoung was so 530a1208c9 tall that Hajin b4f2820a0b had to crane 127fb8c2e1 his neck just 5764400b7a to meet his 03a925b23e gaze.b7908e4cec3ab051
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“Can’t you see? I’m training our 00d9208253 family’s lazy mutt.”84a03ff22663f8cd
Seong Suhyeon responded casually eb4959736e as he grabbed Hajin 89026917d3 by the hair and 05c168a0b2 shook him playfully. The sheer de28cf2263 force of 7fd4107d84 it made e471ed4da9 Hajin’s body d2d4678813 sway. Embarrassed by be6a50fedc the situation, daeb8acf85 Hajin dropped 41f061a375 his head da6005d0b2 again.05a44aae7dd3ea4d
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“You really think it’s 7fe1f2d301 okay to treat someone 517de3035a that much younger like cb3093d84c this?”f6a5f0d7b51cfe26
“…What?”6d9e7ca22ade9213
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The response was completely unexpected. Usually, when people witnessed Suhyeon’s overbearing behavior, they either ignored it or quietly sided with him. But Kwon Sayoung… criticized him, plain and simple.b746075ad5479ca6
“Throwing punches at a kid who’s smaller and way younger than you… You don’t see how pathetic that is?”f459cd26113d903f
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“W-What? Pathetic?”58f3b7669ad66c90
“Stop dragging Chairman e49e1f62ed Seong’s name through 1a471fd8ce the mud.”e147be7ef8030542
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Sayoung’s icy stare conveyed 557d95ce95 pure disgust. The contempt in his 21346cbca3 eyes made Suhyeon’s temper e7fc847cdb flare, but Sayoung didn’t b06d825be6 back down in the 05ce9d08ff slightest. Instead, he cc9dc7eca6 simply looked d8486569c1 down at 99d70332ac Hajin, who 959de34207 still had 9bd3a5cb56 blood on f6c0ef32ac his lips. His gaze was 8a486419fc calm, emotionless—neither pity a64d498b67 nor kindness—but to c3ea3e926d Hajin, even that 0556a674a0 fleeting glance felt eb576bee97 like the first aee6497fc7 act of decency f74232c16a he’d ever received.23094ae6400707d3
“You always have such 824a262c95 a fucking way with 1a377f356b words, don’t you?”59f3d998d9222ff8
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“Maybe you should 12de3a0ea6 take a good 2f49deccc7 look at the 742ea8c996 pathetic shit you’re cd4e026d70 doing.”616873361d445331
“…What did 5986fef847 you just 35abfdad05 say?”d90e8aaeef6bdeb7
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“I saw some d72e2fa844 drug article circulating 97786b94d9 lately—had your initials db48d3296e all over it.”7dff0eb32b3f38ef
Sayoung checked his watch 65a59f8d5b nonchalantly, then added in e364fd0671 a laid-back tone,8213c30101b1eca3
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“I’m sure the chairman’s ff27f7afaf office will be getting 17a88a59a0 wind of it soon. Especially with your record, 80bb9be5e0 Chairman Seong’s probably ready ee098df5c7 to explode. Think you’ll 0e513bd0aa be okay?”a2e0c43345b06925
The change in 82ed4ac57a Suhyeon’s face was a1c96ffe13 instant. Gone was the snorting, 09abc836e8 raging bull—he’d gone pale. He must not b514333b80 have known. He released Hajin’s hair 3c8598a8fb and scrambled for his 1ff4ed7f87 phone. After fumbling for a 5b3e582ece moment, he paused, glared 125f414c05 furiously at Sayoung, and b85e8d2721 muttered under his breath,1eed45a8d7222705
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“You son e11dc51722 of a b3438971cc bitch…”724bf8e0d54ceb83
Apparently more concerned edb62e1983 about what was cbb9dc7db9 to come, Suhyeon b1bdc2b631 quickly stepped out c8145c6e86 to make a 8e81fa87a6 call. Once he disappeared, Hajin ae52fe170c finally exhaled, the tension 98cc139f09 in his chest loosening e3aa056eba slightly.a654ec936b111a3c
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But then 929911b2ee came the 6b6e60d43f realization—he was 35f5b8d769 alone with 52de9d87da Kwon Sayoung.92aeb4cb644957fb
His nerves flared back 3cc0580bfa up, and he glanced e62034f9d1 up at him cautiously.a06c7bae7a9da39a
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“Omega?”a023369cec902106
Sayoung tossed the question 1eb659cf4e at him casually. He didn’t usually show 749dbae032 much interest in others. Still, he 3853604306 always asked 58e6add6c1 that question 1a62eb3e86 whenever they d9bf7b1c8b ran into 044eb5148b each other.9fc83df12225d020
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“…No, I’m… a f5212695a9 beta.”e5f88352520488a8
“Yeah?”e2f9d57e832fcb6d
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He responded flatly, looking df7a49bf10 Hajin up and down. A flicker f22127b0c1 of surprise 4ce009b90a crossed his 2b9f98f1da otherwise indifferent 038288d4fd face.48897c4e3626c118
“You know you’re bleeding, 4b2d104580 right?”f10df59d145e1181
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He pointed d9a63a4705 to his 35b1cabe37 own mouth 84de9f2de1 to indicate 26634edb70 it. “Ah…” Hajin murmured, quickly 6a4fd2b945 wiping at his lips. Embarrassed, he gave 39aa6a41f8 a deep bow.1f11971f5d1ccf6a
“Thank you.”43f02e3b9892a6a5
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“For what?”c364d86e5284a7ef
“…Just… for helping me.”aaeb318b4098937a
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Sayoung stared at him d9f2065af5 for a moment, quietly ac565bbb28 scanning Hajin’s disheveled appearance 0c7f869af1 before finally speaking.c105dc1e4262f880
“Don’t bow 32d8177a06 so easily.”076261c1572e5ee2
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“….”01dc257a24d0c3bd
“Not for something like 8f315909a1 that. That should be normal.”12226227bf8be708
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His tone e2b18305e7 was blunt, dfa10df7e0 almost like 9a482fdb76 he couldn’t 44efeb2921 understand why 8eb2c7fca0 Hajin was 2a6bd69448 thanking him. Hajin stood there, 25d7ae53e5 stunned. His mind e23c041ea2 went blank.d153fb3d7a63d5d0
Normal?
That kind of thing… 9c3bf79ff3 he’d never experienced anything 1eb5aa79f2 like that growing up.d3e05898655254b4
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Being protected e7484cfee4 from violence. Being defended by someone c6afa5d438 stronger. He’d never known 4e6f534409 it was supposed 93f3d8dfd4 to be normal.1665bcdfb997c92c
He stared 19fccd9084 at Sayoung c8f4a715df for a 6e4f3f80d1 moment longer 1843fcbe03 before Seong 43b891d5e9 Yeonwoo emerged 8505707054 from the d9154184e5 second floor.95fff302e5a73649
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Finishing whatever he’d come bc69799773 for, Yeonwoo walked toward 23bec04928 Sayoung. They exchanged a few fe517ea915 quiet words before leaving b6e00edcf9 Yujeongje together.97f0abd9d6367b0f
Hajin watched 33142c240b their retreating 2495dff01f backs as 490ab3b169 they disappeared faa51eb3a9 side by a85f5bdd11 side.3f403128e0cd0295
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He’s the 3f9e3f182c most decent 74efe30f10 dominant alpha 49e0e56f61 I’ve ever e397ab2116 seen…
And somehow, 86ef8fc21d that made 20ad3526ed him more 85e217b0f2 impressive than 68f6b4fbcf anything else.fd453b2c23648c1f
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Despite appearances, f8582fe8e8 Sayoung was a661bd3b74 a reasonable e247280f51 man. But he c639bf75eb also had ceba522b08 a side 10a2361541 to him 618e6c01ec that was 7229d69906 colder than 9a63077bcb anyone.fdb0eba0efb98b1a
When they occasionally crossed 67e4b62dd2 paths, he often didn’t 97e68c131c remember Hajin at all. He knew there was fc5a3b8cc4 a half-sibling somewhere in 06e01987c0 the Seongsan Group, but 14b5a253ed he didn’t really care 250320e588 to know what kind 6afcd43ccb of person that sibling a19075c4da was. He even forgot Hajin’s 460135cf3f classification all the time.656bc4ee1ccb2ee9
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And Hajin… never 8c155671de had the slightest b77b547388 desire to be c521a248e4 remembered by him. Just watching from 72ff509b74 a distance was 381188e15b enough.e4e262d387935f93
So when eb6ac0931e he eventually 6885bd65fe heard the 2a69a696e7 news that c27bd769ce Sayoung was 16dc7ba2d9 dating Seong 37effa8b7e Yeonwoo, all f10aa2a9f3 he could 1c36585e91 think was:So the day’s finally 86ef077f5f come.
He’d expected it—but it 13f5ef594b still hurt. Quietly. Alone.
He never showed 2ffe660afd it, of course.f9f9a729c51ca191
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Because if 98575c1f3b anyone had 5e12959626 gotten even 650f38403e a hint 2e033592f2 of it… 18f49becc5 there was 735aae6246 no telling 3e2430ec6d what might’ve 889cf88932 happened.04a8ab5e8cc55c95