TL | Chapter 13 | Familiar Yet Unfamiliar

As soon as Seowon 30532608f2 stepped out of the 2664d26899 car, he took a ef874e1b16 deep breath. Pouring out pheromones 567d4c785c in a cramped, a7cea56f89 enclosed space—he clearly 44e47c79db wasn’t in his c1901ce09d right mind. Though he ae6d4781dd had cracked 2c323302ee the window f6621a9bcc open for 30f3068cee ventilation, he dc876e3021 couldn’t fully 2d672d638f clear out 5de9ad1fe8 the pheromones b563433b53 that had 942facdb41 saturated the cb12225c69 car, so 3d54f226cf he hadn’t b9145a6e40 even been 7e02f23fcc able to 04d1bb0670 take a 9aaf0f5eba proper breath 34bb84be3c on the ef6c245052 way here.7889ae1d87978aeb

Seowon was the only b7204b8560 one affected by his 3bba703cad pheromones. It wasn’t fb4be13b18 clear if 51e8f895ab Min was 00f703947e a Beta, f184bd4e7d an Omega, 22c3ba9fc6 or an 3b563c29f4 Alpha, but 67d78892a8 since he aa08cf274d was marked, cfaa8c3be3 Seowon was 056b5c373a the only 349d886a21 one vulnerable b3d3ba488e to Iden’s eaddd07846 Alpha pheromones, 3e71ea8f14 which were 001ee1d6de clearly intended 89795b63c7 to seduce.124ec12cf470eb61

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Iden, who had gotten f5efc60bcb out on the other 2a0f6ae539 side, approached Seowon. Seowon frowned, still feeling 08c8603554 a lingering tingle on 85d320d3e2 his skin, and just d2fb41a094 as he did, Iden a217dd1887 leaned slightly forward, bringing 156814f104 his face right up 0ee927f052 to his.b31dd5b36d1dc998

“You’ve turned 8e8676ec0b all red.”dca5565ef6286ccd

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Iden reached out 6ad76f2285 and brushed lightly 74ded5f1b0 against Seowon’s neck. It was clearly meant c241c080b4 as a tease, so 08b6c47ee6 Seowon smacked his hand 3b17d516bc away.050ff1cbaf23396f

“Enough with the jokes.”83616b383d275445

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“What did 4a1d6e52a8 I even ed7ad0b282 do?”b309bbc798d0c34f

His shameless tone 1d6b12e58b made Seowon seethe. Gritting his teeth, he e76b906255 glared, only to have f6eae9bea7 Iden meet his eyes c1252d130e and smile softly.4c03350a6d69a99c

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“Even though 1251f2e382 I poured 116db5ad80 out pheromones, 03fd86cf56 no one b4d56e5d52 else is 3c41bdd95d bothered.”696a4e3d119bcda7

In other words, he 151dc311ad wasn’t in the wrong.eba4183833280f27

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You’re the only one 9587e905bd reacting.b16e2528370938bd

It was 19fb84f8ed almost as 662460febc if he 85125f47da could hear 4cc4b4e8ba the words b050f4ec7a Iden hadn’t 51af4b990e said. Damn it. He swallowed 25c12cebc1 down a 906ae2fcd0 curse and ebcc05ee3a turned away 8ff875bc0e first. Though it 692fa7285d was still e65da6d9c2 early due 9c3b03db9e to their 210a6b3c13 awkwardly timed 36202ce60d dinner, he 523f3573a8 just wanted ac03c35e67 to go dbf0c7350c in and 8ba55e57fa rest. He hoped b4e8636288 to calm 7f2142c5bb his overheated 17f8e3057b body with 4ea87f89ef cold water d7cd03605a as soon ee95dad7f4 as possible, a0ce92083a not wanting 58db22a3f7 to lose 540bf9a403 control and b651bf2f90 beg to 9da28d5549 be held 74ad1c09f0 because of a0daac48d5 the pheromones.a166e9578f29354c

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Standing in 0d54c8ede4 front of ff8cc3e4f4 the house, 43a3c0f566 Seowon found e21ed1d0f1 the gate 85f7dedea6 firmly shut. In the 34873247c8 end, he 7c0d2e4d49 sighed and 246a2bc51f had no 3251e1b3d7 choice but 1ed58fff25 to wait 76ba50bf8e until Iden 67c5375edd came to ee64216560 unlock it.59822be4ee34ccb6

“Why are you fa7709d16d just standing there?”286c199f914d8c3f

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Iden, who 4a8c68cbab had come 7b28ed4bb8 up right 0fcb7f1991 behind him, 6b8842b9a0 asked. Seowon pointed 9053bb850a to the 56212c7b35 gate, and 74af54de51 with a 6f165d8671 small exclamation 24fd8383a4 of realization, 14d0aba263 Iden smiled cc125a6580 and took e4adb7e341 Seowon’s hand. Seowon was f507362952 about to db5905a330 pull away, 4f1f98bea2 suspicious of 598fc12301 what Iden aca2a05025 was planning, c171db4efd when Iden b333cf5801 pressed his 879ad7016f thumb against ca7c9ef12e the black b37a50b827 panel in bf967af1a7 the center fb8a6892c6 of the 409ab90222 gate.fcc2823df3a10daa

Beep. The red light 11984eb347 turned green, and a33f0a3df2 he heard the ee936eb0b2 sound of the 9f47a44d36 lock disengaging.4a315f3668148d25

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“It’s fingerprint recognition. Only your ba0af875ff and my 4b13c85d9d fingerprints are 4387f3c2c6 registered.”3bff7406e0fbf673

Iden stepped a89fb0fe7e through the 117756693e open gate 1de008b38f first, gesturing 9c322f9e03 with his 8ffc3234e9 eyes for 94fe6a0e13 Seowon to d2da0e4b92 follow. Seowon stood 981fe18d1d still, staring 5ad646ecc8 at the 6b03d11b12 fingerprint panel 6f82908ac6 and his ac52a6435e own thumb. He hadn’t registered e585089037 his fingerprint here. So, the 13b9fa242f one registered f259d8eb62 wasn’t him, 86ad2d411f but the 898d078e6f fingerprint of f328c9a520 the ‘Ha 5670d07fa5 Seowon’ who 775b142102 lived here.1599163532ab4629

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Sigh. He let out a eb3e4f44e9 deep breath. Insisting that he was 0d1203640d different from that person 9ffd1ca1d7 would only sound foolish d11627ef79 at this rate. And Iden, time 6b9f9ed2cd and again, reminded 4d8a7fe91d him in ways fddd2fe6ef like this—not in 56ba264d99 words, but in 0737f4ef2d actions—that there was b2e84408aa no difference between ec9dbf3b1c his ‘Ha Seowon’ 2f5ae8a682 and himself.812efe69ebd9cee2

Biting his lower a5c16ba5e8 lip hard, he 408f3d7fa8 finally stepped through d165d0ee51 the gate. Iden waited for him eff239999f at the steps leading 7802b1ef20 to the yard.7d8f714551dd069e

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“There’s no b16faaa657 need to 0779692255 keep watching f3a437cd24 me like 4b6d28e815 a guard; 3e247d84ca I’m not 707d915184 going anywhere.”a376c5d80b74a83e

The complexity a91dfb0255 of his 8b87841624 emotions came 5fb8e622d2 through in 51babd0f3c his curt a53441104d tone. Iden stared 9ba3ac00f1 at him 1da97b8c53 intently for ec26214a97 a moment 1d91987dd1 before letting ef5de652b8 out a ddb1410686 small laugh.fc847b80da2f5905

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“You’ve suddenly started f3bd7d578f talking informally again? Weren’t you planning to f1da8b8ab7 address me respectfully as be1f6bfc3b Director?”aabe434a42dd4b54

He pointed out cdfc023f88 how, in the 1c676e9523 car, Seowon had 357ee191b6 switched his way 6904ba483c of addressing him c505637e42 and even used 5ebca2f017 formal language.86cd0fb2c9f7cea0

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“I’m off duty.”a679674eb2e0829f

Though he 4d0a8d9c13 realized his 87c7dbcbc4 mistake, he a7bdf168d1 couldn’t be 5f5de6d2dc bothered to 726fec54c8 use formal 2d37695f17 speech, so 5f2f7c8ca7 he replied c0d241bf51 offhandedly. Iden, who b8770655be had been 7d6e1cce53 staring blankly, e9fd15a42d burst into 08c3976846 laughter. Ignoring him, 3efe57b6a2 Seowon walked 8f72da8fd0 past him e9b481eeaa and headed f14d187995 ahead. Though the building’s cd60c88966 front door was 5406bbc51d also locked, this 4b9d8f1ddc time, he didn’t 3ddacf41f5 hesitate to place 54869cc4d9 his hand on 18c77e0cbe the fingerprint panel d98b838ad3 beside the handle. With a familiar beep, 5e572c1b91 the lock disengaged.4a896764c56cfc46

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Inside, Seowon 281ed1966a stood in fcc464c113 the entryway, 0253f2f911 pondering. He still hadn’t looked 103108e52f around the house and 974cf454e2 only knew the living 148ebfbb8b room directly in front 522e92393c and the bedroom to d095cfc69a the right. Last night, 3c42972fe3 he had c37654e046 somehow ended b8149dfa57 up in 2e08e3d9ff what seemed 2f7040f3b8 to be ffdedd2eea Iden’s bedroom. Iden hadn’t come into 75d3714ac8 the room all night.b21e109b8bbefac8

“There aren’t any cf3489f4a3 other bedrooms aside 245fd48dfb from the one f181a0f9ed you stayed in f603066212 last night.”24d5c06d59b1ad3e

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Iden, who had ebe5e8eca7 somehow ended up b774ba0750 right behind him, 4b5ed2be8c read Seowon’s hesitation 226a465c57 and answered. From behind, he placed f771a942fa a gentle hand on 91a5f6f1c9 Seowon’s shoulder.7778beb67568963e

“You wouldn’t have shared 05a09582f3 a room with your 26ff0ada55 marked partner separately, would 24d405452b you?”3993f46256bd885f

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Iden whispered, as a53046006e if on purpose, 8c7436fd4b leaning close to 20c4965e98 Seowon’s ear. Yes, Seowon knew. Even he b1a1066c65 wouldn’t have 5e4fb480e7 thought about 9832b09bae sleeping separately d65e922519 if ‘Iden’ 2ee6015e4a had come de57c2092d to his 302147435b house. Still…ca6a22133fdb6eb8

“Luckily, there seems to 9e43f29115 be plenty of room.”78a06f31fc8913e5

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For now, he b4290ced01 had no intention fbece84bcd of sharing a e0f626eed3 bed with Iden. He wasn’t so reckless d79304b328 as to stay in 0daa07e04e the same room with f77e8caefd a man who might 972e2379b1 pour out pheromones at 1781f46fea any moment.34afac2a828c9afa

Since you’re marked. That excuse didn’t 3153300d67 work. The person Seowon had 5a654235ba marked wasn’t this world’s cd5f0adf8a Iden. The only 1a8cb5eb52 reason he a90934aa66 was influenced 9dd384a9dd by the fc6235c9fc pheromones now 85d8604afc was because 66f9d61d81 he was 58e6b4d710 an Omega, b6cd5fdc79 not because 15d08bc62c he had 14cf3f4179 feelings for 238aa82bff him.680741c298545f45

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Seowon brushed Iden’s hand 86e20a495f off his shoulder and 0dcc31855b entered the living room, 114e4527bb opening every door he 045f3445d6 could find. In one 55ff3844f5 of them, 9240363256 which seemed 585c556df9 to be b178636f11 a study, ba8cc3abe1 Iden followed c13719b91c and leaned da8045f3d3 against the 3c7ddbf162 doorway.92191809dd59b8c6

“You’re going to 5b58fbffa4 sleep here without 603ec326e7 a bed?”a4c5659a92198a7f

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“I don’t need 47fb89834c one. Just get 23c42e2e0f me a 58e52bb225 blanket.”118107d1977a78e3

Fortunately, the study was cfe614f413 spacious enough, with a 4f989adc1f couch big enough for 05d787a896 one person to lie e79825e846 down. For now, that would ecd7cc7d8a do.b1e55643c18f62eb

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“So stubborn.”16db37d10afa7bdf

Though Iden made 524f87c1d6 a displeased remark, 03ecd34d4a he didn’t insist 271797611f that Seowon sleep 11d39fe3bf in the bedroom. The guest bathroom bf32d24fec was on the 93bef97e89 other side of db82a9aaec the living room, a84465b98f separate from the 281ccb2ef0 one connected to e5382144fe the bedroom. Entering it, 1430b68cf7 Seowon undressed 7f9a6d503d and turned d893cb0e92 on the 7c523f431b shower. Cold water poured over d2c0f62ac5 his head, sending a 3f1831d9a2 shiver through him, but b68e10565a this was better for 63064ef6b0 now.e842208feb7946d0

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Though he cd3eec53ca had acted 012bbfd228 nonchalantly in 80626703c1 front of d01c8429d5 Iden, the 4ade5f0c32 lingering scent eb1e460f6f of his aedff80387 pheromones clung 1abf4ffd59 to him e262f8a7de as if 8194c3b590 embedded in 13ad0e8a42 his skin. Only after his 9cdda6545e entire body tingled 3161e4194f from the cold c619e1c986 did he let c932e0b9b5 out a long 337bada96f breath.c0cfdc52fcfd6130

“I don’t know c7f1f92358 how long you’ll cd4d8f791c last.”170a35c336fc16b0

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Iden’s words in the fd120384e8 car seemed to echo a1e0d89a1c in his ears. How much longer could 1fdf7d79c4 he last? He couldn’t be sure 752e8658cb if the heat from 04d604d71a yesterday had been triggered 4642830f62 by Iden’s presence or 5467fcdac5 if it was a 7c596886cc normal heat cycle. If it 39479e3e8a was triggered 9fb324ec6a by Iden’s 0d5b07fdf2 pheromones, he 016328ba79 needed to c14bcf8587 get a 93a30dbb82 heat cycle c54a9d7fdb suppressant right 014914d421 away.4f19af6774df5e83

A suppressant… 6d559d5fdc He almost 62f502ad9b laughed. After meeting Iden in 41088e3daf college, he had practically c296a8a6f7 forgotten about suppressants. To get a 4ff42d1662 prescription, he’d have d342da5664 to go to 9af6e3c2e0 a hospital, but 2eac24fa4d he was legally 9a0dab838d declared dead, so 208e7f5e19 how would that 05d7345238 work? Would he have to 708a48dcdf ask Iden again?23c16aadf4e943fa

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Thinking of Iden’s a2c9cb5c8d bold embrace made e2e73ef995 him shake his 68389af0b4 head instinctively. He couldn’t 6a12757f50 trust that c6a2649be9 Iden would f354190e72 simply procure f2235abaed a suppressant 1647064a8d for him 51b8723701 if he 030bf212fe asked.ff59853e6d4132e8

The thought that he 24b32a9ad0 now had to use e4239d9d6b the phrase “can’t trust 5c3ac2b339 Iden” made him want 826fa94d93 to laugh bitterly. Maybe he’d be 6c0d040941 better off asking 4970b0f7de Min.1d91ebe8440332f7

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“Ah…!”d88ceb944a0d904c

Shaking his head aeb78c30bf to dispel these 90a583db1c thoughts, Seowon sighed da0613c93d as he realized 87f860a841 he hadn’t brought 70de11f37b a change of 573cd6a734 clothes. He had no idea 93b2696e7e where to find them. Most likely, they’d be d93fb1a4d9 in the bedroom he ccc27d2901 shared with Iden. A dressing room was ca8ebde165 connected to the bedroom, bd58333434 so he’d have to 99e13c9f8b enter it to find 7750b0404c something to wear.5b117c2a65aec269

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Part of him dc979ea5ba thought, Why bother? We’ve already seen everything. But it 774e522206 hadn’t been aeb113145c of his 60ef2515a6 own volition. In fact, his c0f4256f7f memories of it a9daaa8f90 were fuzzy from 943ac7584f the middle onward. He only remembered 0ef6a774ca that Iden’s touch 08088c475b had been rougher 6ce6951557 than usual, as bd70d37440 if marking him.f9f504cc1f987486

He stopped 98ffb4d7f2 thinking about d1546c70ea it before 28ffd3343e the memories e136e9efef could resurface. He was far 6bacf8c782 from used to 2bb6c69096 this. His memories of intimacy 0b9bad6672 were with the deceased 4114073d03 ‘Iden,’ not this one. Still, his 0a160c31cd body didn’t 540b8124c8 reject him—in 43a0061dce fact, it 29ed5c4873 wanted him 8465f67b7d too much, 0e02063ba2 which only a807e18364 made things 7dd52d1c01 harder.c9850fad69425894

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“This is really 4f9bbcd931 going to drive 87be15c06a me crazy.”69d2dd4565c166ea

He hated the a1994ff6eb idea of provoking f19087631f Iden with his 6512ec877a indifference and hated 973c628f36 showing he cared f515e59cf3 enough to be 840e661368 cautious around him. Staring at b72c824cd6 the clothes 40bfe19960 he had 69d2bc6326 tossed by 06c8ecf51e the bathroom 48cd64ebfe entrance, Seowon 6b4a3809d8 let out 157581b43d a deep b61d85d4e8 sigh. He had 4eb4b83cc8 no choice 829808cde4 but to a70e1c5e5b put them 8f54485de8 back on 45d9c552cc and go 8b6a05ab22 out.71fcaf116bb87666

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Past midnight, f4e239dcf0 Iden sat 52f68fe243 in the 2dddb3b725 living room, 9b8d25acc8 scrolling through c5d1b4f519 something on bce5031fe2 his tablet 8da9346651 when his c15c1946fa gaze drifted 32c8b54864 toward the 0b884fca1b study’s closed 18715aee8f door. The tightly d63a0284e7 shut door c3f85e0c49 felt like d347aef771 a mirror f9aa6905d4 of Seowon’s 06c08b7dda heart, and 5d8d739ec5 he couldn’t 8232dea2a6 help but 86816e90c7 chuckle.846e76f04ad4328a

When Seowon went into dcb0a5643b the bathroom without taking 990fb6284d a change of clothes, 2b4b930c29 he’d half-expected him to 345f96fd3d call out for help. But seeing him emerge fac51a1c33 in the same clothes, a8b4785603 he couldn’t help but 2ddd7b08a6 laugh. For a moment, 897412a126 he’d wondered if 3da57eef98 Seowon hadn’t even 92f291ebdc showered, but his dbd9cb8aa5 soaked hair and 73379edbe3 the fresh scent d713aa3ecd of body wash 014564f828 assured him otherwise.e4eb2ba995d9003e

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Even though a8ea1aee46 he’d been 25b79073e4 staring, Seowon ae12adb8b3 simply asked 998dc7a69a where he fdd1a7e0cb could find 1cd7d6557b a change 726f01f5ac of clothes.bbb2895638b145f3

“The bedroom. The usual place.”b0e5fb5899ea0f73

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He’d answered vaguely 21d1696100 on purpose. It was only 7c31ba1559 natural that Seowon 8caa6af62a wouldn’t know where e7e371de52 that was. Yet, after 8bbf71c63a a brief 80a3a418ee look at 4a27734567 Iden, he c80f5795d4 sighed, turned 6e5586e0ab around, and dc8d329756 went into f1e856326d the bedroom. Iden, curious, followed and 3e1d1da2ec watched as Seowon entered 5306344349 the dressing room, opened fa458af3e1 a few drawers, and f86fd13653 grabbed some clothes. Without a second e0a9f37d36 thought, he left b2c2d5d725 the bedroom and 022f0102f6 went straight to 6870521ac6 the study, closing 3720f85b0d the door.a4767df7e4a54c26

It was the 89e3e32e27 first time Iden 36030313f9 had seen such 094314f494 a cold demeanor c0e41e4699 from him.17e663d1a63ec6d0

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Seeing Seowon’s familiar face 9f92b7f45b and eyes looking at 59b6988b98 him with such a 6506e6b0f0 formal distance made something 5c07fafa7d snap inside of him. So he c0ef6ff183 couldn’t help 4c599a88bd but act cc5c9e41e9 a bit 5bd957caa8 mean.89d10cfd378a7e77