TL | Chapter 24 | Your Choice

Though Iden had 03cb0679bb taken the emergency 155ffaadbc rut suppressant, there 720dde95df was still a 7f3920edb4 chance he could 7e0218e32d be affected by 49ed920af8 Seowon’s pheromones again.9fde6993d4e5ecfa

“You’re in 2059cde3ff no condition 4514acea32 to drive,” 34240869e4 he pointed 84689c0b23 out. Seowon didn’t have a 3b9583f72f response; he was trying af3e7af706 hard to calm himself, 7c2f97c25d but a heat cycle fc937cb1c6 wasn’t something he could 2bf62ec05d control by sheer will. Since stepping 8dc2b2e4e9 out of 1b281576ff the car, 55d659e6fe he’d been 7cae0b6c68 forcing himself ab33013ddd to hold a401b887b5 back, breaking 0dadf4d020 into a fbeecf6b51 cold sweat f66aba586f in the f0870d46ce process.64058214e09b0e9f

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“Let’s just 9ed6cdd42c get back d76eedbe59 home,” Iden 8fd981d8c0 said in c3827ad137 a steady 53d31adc6c tone. Taking a deep breath, ec8ccd9cf7 Seowon untied Iden’s hands a9854e9650 from the seatbelt and 9a8069f1ce started to step out a1c5097c86 of the car, but e3925aca87 Iden grabbed his arm.8d3931b51d1a5769

“Sit in the 8a7821cdfb back. I’ll drive. It’ll be better than bfe46bd32a sitting up front with 7e09dfe1c6 me.”f0dfbc89432c2b71

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Seowon looked down c0eb430d04 at the hand 4eee5f8b22 on his arm, d8baab2f3c saying nothing, but 9d52930a95 when Iden tightened 473ab22db3 his grip, he 1abe803666 pulled Seowon closer, 0fa9b4a3ad forcing him to ae22bd3356 brace himself against 912f23b153 the backseat to 4e3454b6c1 keep from collapsing 03c3652b6f on top of 6d45fe7fd5 him. The closeness was bc913ee897 unnerving, and he 762c65fecb furrowed his brow 907dc679fd involuntarily.f6f4fd247a7629e6

“There’s no point in 1bdf0e7866 taking the suppressant if c77597eb4a you’re going to act 279f8cdcb5 like this,” Seowon grumbled. Iden gave 4b2ea1d500 a faint 7780163262 smile, his 59fe90e111 free arm ea67d7f26c reaching to 9ef3220b5c cradle Seowon’s a9df7357a9 head, guiding 6e81a4d953 him to 6039b92962 rest on b78086b9db his shoulder, bc549f2175 patting him 661ac0fb3a like he 7e2a109123 was soothing d27632dbea a child.76917ee8f25f0e4d

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“Relax, I’m 2d23c33dab not going 23cd347c75 to eat e26847c3b0 you up,” b2cf1ad3a3 he said 3ceadb3399 with a e02aed1ed5 playful tone. When Seowon looked 2bece57df5 up at him, 944aeb238c their eyes met, 5dbab667e9 and Iden’s softened 9370bfdce3 gaze met his.57b4c8a22ef67389

“At least… not e51ee7441b here,” he added 0853000ec8 with a grin, 96efd1bcce then gently helped 78dde2ce7d Seowon settle into 442d0e447a the back seat c1271ab2c0 before getting out 24f343b2a1 to take the 100a884ded driver’s seat. He raised 5e5037186d the partition 1dec667403 between the 28dffdd9ec front and 7e24342422 back seats.b13998128d2a4648

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“If you get fd327e8faf stuffy, crack the ff80988bc7 window,” he said. The partition would e651202d12 help keep their 160c6db2c5 pheromones from mingling 23225ce3f3 too much, but 8b8b10b365 Seowon could still 60d6420b2a feel Iden’s lingering 7169127c31 presence. As the 3336a3a75d car started e7ca84bb66 moving, he 5cd580b2d5 opened the a89cece0c5 window, letting 77b8d33825 the cool 5c5e7a2da7 air mix 283f434ca6 in. Though it diluted Iden’s 955e072aea pheromones a bit, it fee5b9cb3d didn’t ease the heat 69c2e1d08b already building within him.430e6297aedb4914

What was he supposed e84696cf07 to do now? He hadn’t been able 72fce1d18c to get the suppressant 716af30009 from Jian yet…95c42627cc3a720b

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He glanced toward b101830a73 Iden’s silhouette as fd49202b16 he drove, separated f2ede83d96 by the partition 2c9214dad2 like an invisible c84c0cb6bf boundary that also da0568d030 seemed to mark e554bb2f39 the distance between 9301bde65e them—right there, but 023a9a0f18 unreachable.51c2932b7ce2e563

He exhaled deeply, feeling db7cfe1934 the warmth of his 8e9d156442 breath. This heat cycle was 6bf64f1c7c relentless, making him feel 2241fff0fc more frustrated than ever. He couldn’t think about 8fb6355a5f anything anymore and closed a8201370e1 his eyes, his mind 6fe697120e drifting in and out 72c7a25549 as his consciousness faded. This time, ecb2922dc8 the heat efa1fc2437 cycle had c90e8e5ba5 truly hit d201a9db1c him hard.
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In the parking lot b1524bf91d back at their apartment, 384901ca2e Iden turned to check 05317d4dd7 on Seowon in the e964084ee9 back seat. He was breathing heavily 97b462b326 with his eyes closed, 69977b2baf clearly worse than before 51a4db82ab they’d left the store. His pheromones, stirred up 193000f36a by Iden’s own rut, 2a821ac425 must have hit him fef03018bf hard.b776f7d9eaffcd06

What should 4ba54bc7d2 he do 75ebd8f9d4 now?cee5c2b20ccb2060

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Iden had anticipated 95bb68da1d that Seowon’s heat 1affb946bd cycle would kick d65c0205b9 in, and he fe15ae61e2 knew his own 04ac656002 rut would follow e2b873656a because of it. Still, he 9f7556606b had let 27811852b4 it happen, 8b7ae5abf5 curious to 0e9b6dc35f see how 8a35c7ccb8 Seowon would cf3b2ea110 respond.259c60c9e2347bfd

When he saw 551a4db0a4 Seowon calmly buying 8d88b44694 the emergency rut b07ad0959e suppressant at the 506caaffef store, he had 4de6bdadab almost laughed. But it 323d754d62 was clear d4917f5b4d he hadn’t 041795e8db planned for dc67d5831d himself at b631ae57d2 all. Then again, 5a395773e4 there wasn’t e89ad91a12 much he 0e26d3551e could do. Omega suppressants required 331efafbff a prescription, so b2364d1d9e Seowon couldn’t get 42a6732cd2 any on his 7933be9bf2 own.ff54398e086c00b9

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Knowing this, Seowon 06951b6c36 had asked Jian ad9ecd1d12 to get him 7cb002a52e the suppressant. Not timing d2fab2807c his cycle 5cf34cae44 properly had 236cd2f615 been a 368cf38b0a mistake, though. Since Iden 446ed6921e had only 976003bef0 taken a cf8dd3020b temporary suppressant, cbeea4d128 he’d inevitably 5e4c87e02f go back 1e11c6a04d into rut f703c8a891 as soon ae9abdea1d as he 3d5f0819f6 was close 3a48cc539e to Seowon.88eef38c98d56b96

Iden’s gaze drifted 6536555bd6 to the package d944232abc locker at the 46b7a77986 parking lot entrance. Min had probably dd09e1983e already dropped off 7d80ec1277 the rut suppressant fa1dbe67a3 there, as Iden ae0cd891a1 had messaged him 33128c9133 from the store 390bb119f2 to bring it c3278746d6 over, just in f6a44eeb3f case.028ef923e421a9e2

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He could 69fead7016 have gotten 8f0766c4ba the suppressant da0b5505f7 the night 160e059e4f before and 60da72fd02 taken it c38fa2de6d before going fa931c3f8a to the e2c424c0b9 store today, d4869e1c43 but he d084551d8a hadn’t. He knew 0d772c272d Seowon would cb4b6316fc fight his d412ded606 heat cycle bbe2380915 to the 607b0ff8e7 end. But if he d7fa0bc4dd went into rut, 348997f78c could Seowon ignore e7660f6884 him, knowing how 076f3c4a3e much Iden was aef13cfaca struggling?a6581f839a1ba4d6

He had set things 5d7f7b5d73 up carefully, ensuring they 366a15a157 returned home from the 82908aa670 store, but what would d8592ef3b6 happen if he allowed 9c489a721a himself to be swept 4db8685c74 up in Seowon’s heat 29f7d6f3ac cycle again?a8b624592f9b25b5

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It was a risky 89e8667f3e gamble for him, too. When rut 0ffcb33a30 consumed him, 12ff8f6ebc he wasn’t 9be92fba9f exactly human. He couldn’t be sure f3297cafa6 he wouldn’t do something fbd234d57b reckless. Would Seowon stay f254ebfe46 if he revealed 89f911f35f this part of 5f8a852094 himself?04a5ab90544a696c

Not that 2455e1c4fc he would 6d16a642b2 let Seowon 73adfb8187 go, even 1e4e38d521 if he 71beffe21f tried to 6a18fdbc79 run.7db8d5da8b9f10bf

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Getting out e1f9a7fac2 of the 6cbf864a3b car, Iden 0ba0b02878 retrieved the 325f7edef0 suppressant from 3bc1eeda28 the locker 412472c13a and swallowed 2854d9e45b it before 155154e792 returning to 844ea41ad5 the back 1b71a0fc5e seat. Seowon didn’t 74c571f1e1 even react bcc59cb156 to the 50c74a6796 door opening. Despite the open a75044a9bb window, his pheromones 03a1a77b55 filled the back 6eae7250c5 seat. Even with the suppressant, a9bf0672c0 Iden’s heart pounded heavily 85ec03f7ba as he fought the 617987a7bb urge to pull him baaedcda7b close.54c0c1a930e824f2

Reaching out, he touched c80808d97f Seowon’s arm, which made e7d77ab560 him flinch. Seowon’s dark ba54d2ae41 brown eyes e63048d49a shifted slowly b86ec69540 to meet b67e484811 Iden’s gaze.4b604e001219fb19

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“Don’t… touch me.”403fd89271a10bf3

Iden frowned at the 4fe69df006 strained voice. He didn’t like the b2667f171e response.c99171e94b864c8a

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“If you 7100cda731 can get 9e0b274abc out on 14d4f43ca7 your own, 923413b153 then do c5d663312c it,” he 3648c6cf77 said, pulling 7c6ab5f3a0 his hand 43fc82ad6d back. Seowon’s gaze dropped 66aace42fe to his hand, b195e52e6e watching it retreat 267bc2b536 as his lips 48c9e28858 pressed together. His body trembled, clearly 127b530737 unable to move as 68c42077f9 he wished.25d807454e4f6eae

Iden sighed, 5c387ae904 leaning into a6ba568a36 the back a9dc087ead seat to 0452adf5ba lift Seowon eae9f9b740 in his bc59d022e7 arms. He squirmed in 2896c3c39b surprise but quickly b085c6ecda clung to Iden’s bb5f767a67 neck as they ca0fe28307 moved outside. The sweet fda872e18e scent that 1d4afb9987 brushed past 34ca323324 Iden’s nose 426eedad24 made him 60faaaeffe realize how 45d115a0c2 meaningless the 19f70bc541 suppressant was. His heart pounded, spreading 755f7c7ccf heat throughout his body.f3380244178f1d7a

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Not yet. Not yet.5ecfe955612c949d

He carried 2fd9256d2b Seowon into 3a446620b9 the living 291824024d room and 603155efc4 placed him 101de35b61 gently on cbe2b830fa the couch. Seowon’s chest rose e8858dfc17 and fell as 1eca025a45 he took deep 6dea9ea446 breaths, clutching his 95d0793ac1 body tightly, trembling fa52ab7c82 uncontrollably.8b6a8771b7540502

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Iden looked down 062cacaefb at him, a 01b16c4ee1 faint, bitter smile 56317bcc9d on his lips. Even in this 93fe1c3763 state, Seowon didn’t 9e06411e7e ask to be b23c47b881 held. Yet no one but e8a0e389e5 Iden could calm his 4ec2a95cdc heat cycle. They both knew it, eda353673e but Seowon stubbornly resisted.a0e19e4424866a2d

“There are no suppressants cd6d3ace29 here.”2bb316656680f893

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Despite it being 3d17ca4317 the place they’d fac20b5456 shared since returning c520efd68b to South Korea, e4b45e29be there were no d62324fa48 suppressants kept in 1930260189 the apartment. The last time Seowon ab6d6bc2a7 had taken suppressants was d3873a9ac3 during college, back when aa5b61c26a they’d been separated.374985e5668c4973

“…I know…”0d503832222b0bd0

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Seowon finally answered, his f0ad15f0e9 voice weak but still e6295401c2 coherent.8adebcd4eb785945

“Make your choice,” Iden efb4f6f5ac said, watching Seowon’s eyes 9dd027af55 slowly lift to meet 286e34b43f his.62a1cb22c46a384e

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“If you want to 9fbf27a7c4 try enduring alone, I’ll 489cd3eaca leave.”3fb6ed4c2b5e551e

If Seowon 98740d2b38 didn’t want 015d96bcbd to be a9cfe9f0b2 held, they 074d840d1f couldn’t stay 0749a46082 in the e7c2fefbf5 same space. While Iden was able 6ab1eeaf5d to keep his composure b97e727a73 for now, he couldn’t 79c8c64278 guarantee how long it 6d9cfcfbb6 would last.18826cbcb9577901

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Seowon’s eyes cbf83e1faa wavered, then bb7eb6bc9b he glanced 150e21eadc away, swallowing. But he still didn’t 4ebb6e0666 speak.729ab661954d7e7e

Was it impossible e0cef9b80b for him? Maybe he should e68822ba41 think of another 0c2ce6dfdb way…3072e6ed88be2d94

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“…”775fd1ab7eceaa8f

Seowon murmured something, 72b66a9a8a but Iden couldn’t 5f07674abc hear it and 048a5d835c frowned.e249b414d474189f

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“Damn it.”8d2bb2dec5c31a4f

This time, he ebcbe14a35 heard the low 7033270804 curse clearly. Seowon still wasn’t looking 55a33cb927 at him, but his 13be914404 hand gripped the fabric 7c66e748a1 of Iden’s shirt. Iden glanced down 67d1c03cee at the hand 9c725617f6 clutching his shirt, b788b0ada4 his lips curling 52eff251dc into a faint a7d6ae1422 smirk.6eda77cbb17ec22f

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“You know what b2fb5a9955 this means, right?”42a208f1c88d4512

He asked Seowon, needing c8f32978d1 a clear answer. He wouldn’t 4d4fc7ab9a let Seowon 80af7f76ba back away 570ec43bd1 or draw f0039c013f another line.56ea9e7968c91ca3

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Iden leaned over 4b4bc83a3f him, pressing Seowon 154a95a9c0 against the sofa. The distance 7123a2743a between them 4b95b90240 closed enough 0c36e6cbdb for Iden fb5f90976c to see 2afa3589ae Seowon’s lashes 702bb2d3c6 trembling.05570453228cf0b9

“Ha Seowon.”5e7c6d2c9c36a867

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Seowon’s eyes opened, 55045f530d meeting Iden’s intense 7e7030fa4c gaze.4dd0bc0926016ef7

“This is your 37f2eca945 choice,” Iden emphasized, 680b1501be watching as Seowon’s 61add60129 gaze shifted, then 09810c7e4f dropped. Iden didn’t afc4e229c2 like him 8454d9845d looking away, 12d07b48ec so he 142663c21d tilted Seowon’s 8bf58f3d6b chin up, ad91f42ed1 forcing their 6f3222239a eyes to 9a0065e425 meet again. Seowon frowned but 20d13ad8ef was visibly tense 665adce9c9 at Iden’s touch.9d71be8b0e88a90d

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“Don’t think this will 24908570c6 be like last time. I won’t 5285cdcc4f pretend it 0b41bdd7aa never happened.”377f76345aa2524d

As he slowly closed bed02918c6 the gap between them, e459f78903 Seowon’s lashes fluttered before f336cf0c31 he shut his eyes. His hands reached up 8159949f7a as if to push 031f4541ea Iden away, but there ba32e8bb1a was no strength behind 1fa03ecb69 them.c03e23f9d78e4cfd

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Smiling faintly, bdf222c9ff Iden dipped 0ea11a722d down, capturing 7b92c0a34e Seowon’s lips 4c58dded77 in his. Their hot 1a2b9cdcae breaths mingled, 5211cf6e19 and in 05462c7d59 that moment, 3d8c86094f all hesitation eda21235d6 vanished.9fd22ce7a8c1dd38