DS Ch1

It was probably not true.

In the very early stages, apparently, results were not certain even if you get a checkup at the hospital. So, the probability that they were wrong was high. His constitution was not even a true omega. Joo Taehyun tried to believe only the positive aspects.

“At the stage, we can deal with it appropriately. If you could confirm the identity of the alpha you slept with that day.”

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The sleeves of Seo Baekhan’s robes fluttered as he nervously flipped through the documents. He didn’t move much, but every time he did, the scent of peaches wafted out. The deep scent of a fruit that was so ripe it was almost completely rotten. Through this man, Joo Taehyun first learned that a fruit that once reminded him of a refreshing summer night could feel so oppressive.

“Drug use? That kind of rumor will die down the moment you confidently go in for a test. Tax investigation? Is there any company that wouldn’t have some dirt if you dig deep enough? As long as you haven’t embezzled foundation funds, it doesn’t matter if you used company money for shopping or travel—there’s no real issue.”

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The documents that Seo Baekhan had thrown sprawled on the sofa and table. Due to his thick pheromones seeping out from each piece of paper, Joo Taehyun almost forgot how to breathe for a moment.

“But Taehyun-”

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Throwing off his cumbersome outer garment entirely, Seo Baekhan slowly rubbed his forehead. As if wanting to mess up his neatly styled hair completely—a habit that only surfaced when he was holding back anger.

“Infidelity is not allowed.”

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Was it because even the dopo, which felt like his last layer of defense, had disappeared? Or was it because his emotions had become too intense? His pheromones now felt like they were tearing into Joo Taehyun’s flesh.

Under normal circumstances, his back would be completely drenched. If both an alpha and an omega went into heat at the same time, he would have been crying and begging Seo Baekhan to do something about it.

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But now, he felt nothing. A light sense of euphoria rose within him, but his previously churning stomach felt strangely calm. The pheromones that crashed down like a thunderstorm only felt gratifying.

“No matter what kind of agreement we had between us, the world calls sleeping with someone else while having a spouse infidelity, adultery, an affair. And once that label sticks, not even money or the law can fix it.”

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“……”

“If you were going to play dirty like this, you should have cleaned up properly. If you couldn’t handle it, you should have asked me for help. Wasn’t that one of the conditions of our marriage from the start?”

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A network of veins flared across the back of Seo Baekhan’s hand as his pheromones spread like mist.

Until now, his presence had brushed past Joo Taehyun’s skin indifferently, as if he held no interest. But now, it seeped into every cell. Even though he knew it was a natural reaction toward his own blood growing inside him, Joo Taehyun felt inexplicably overwhelmed.

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It didn’t have to be affectionate.

It didn’t matter if he wasn’t cherished.

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Suppressing the urge to desperately plead for just a little more of Seo Baekhan’s scent, Joo Taehyun had no choice but to acknowledge it.

I’m really pregnant.

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And it’s his child.

“Tell me everything you remember. Who gave you the switch? Who did you sleep with?”

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Seo Baekhan believed—whether it was true or not—that Joo Taehyun had been with countless other alphas. And he didn’t care in the slightest. He didn’t love him.

Joo Taehyun’s gaze flickered toward the scattered documents.

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Confidential. Top secret. Embargoed.

The papers had been deliberately printed out rather than exchanged digitally to leave no trace. The ominous words on them were enough to send a chill down his spine. The contents likely condemned the youngest of the DH Group, Joo Taehyun, his actions, his supposed infidelity.

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So what should he do now?

Should he say it was all a lie? That he had only ever been with Seo Baekhan, and somehow, he had ended up pregnant? Would this man even believe him?

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“Joo Taehyun, you want to keep this marriage, don’t you?”

One thing was certain—Seo Baekhan wouldn’t welcome this child. The impossibility of pregnancy had been one of the reasons he had chosen a male alpha as his spouse.

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“You liked being my spouse, didn’t you? Or am I wrong?”

Then, what did he want to do?

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Could he continue to live by Seo Baekhan’s side from now on?

Pretend nothing had happened, attend events with him as a couple when requested, smile like a happy, loving partner in front of others, and let Seo Baekhan use him as a convenient rut partner whenever he wanted? Could he go back to the way things were?

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The familiar silence felt suffocating. His eyes burned as if seared by fire. As always, Seo Baekhan waited for Joo Taehyun to answer on his own. His opinion didn’t matter here, Seo Baekhan already knew what answer he wanted.

Joo Taehyun’s gaze drifted slowly, following the clinking sound. The ice in the coffee cup Seo Baekhan had set down was melting, its edges rounding, messily sticking together.

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For some reason, watching it felt like something inside him was crumbling, piece by piece.

‘Your credentials are far from what I expect in a spouse. Not even close.’

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‘Tell me what pheromone neutralizers you prefer. I’ll make sure to manage it properly so nothing bothers you when you come over.’

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He had loved him for so long.

Even knowing that love would never be returned, he had endured.

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Joo Taehyun was the one married to Seo Baekhan. No matter who Seo Baekhan met, the only one who could officially stand by his side was still Joo Taehyun.

Blinded by the sweetness of that title, he had built walls around his heart, forcing himself to deny his miserable unrequited love. He had driven sharp chisels into his heart at every moment, struggling not to crumble.

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Even when he heard Seo Baekhan speak about spending his rut with someone else.

Even when he realized that the more he hid his emotions to fit the role of a chaebol spouse, the more Seo Baekhan admired him for it.

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Even when Seo Baekhan continued sleeping with him after that one mistake—not because it meant anything, but simply because it was convenient… Still, he had loved him. Again and again.

But as soon as he finally faced the foolishness of his past and the reality he had ignored, the walls he had built came crashing down. He couldn’t hold onto this love anymore.

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He should have stepped back when Seo Baekhan treated him like a naive child but…

And the thought—the fleeting, horrifying thought—that maybe, just maybe, this child could be a way to finally tie Seo Baekhan to him…

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He despised himself for even considering it.

Even if all misunderstandings were cleared and the issue of the child was resolved, he knew one thing for certain. He could no longer stand by Seo Baekhan’s side as if nothing had happened.

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He was too broken.

A melting, shapeless solid.

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Just like that piece of ice, dissolving into nothing on its own.

Once ice starts melting, it can never return to its original shape. In the end, it ruins the taste of the coffee, clouds the once-clear liquid into murky filth, and leaves behind nothing but an unwelcome water stain.

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‘Let’s get married.’

Even if he called it unrequited love, in the end, it had been nothing more than one-sided obsession that the other person never wanted.

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What is dirty must be cleaned.

What is useless must be thrown away.

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So this was it.

This was as far as it went.

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“…Hyung.”

“Go on, say it.”

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His dry gaze settled on his own hands, neatly folded over his lap. Bracing himself, willing himself not to tremble, Joo Taehyun slowly lifted his head. Just as his body no longer reacted to Seo Baekhan’s pheromones, he could only hope his expression remained just as indifferent.

“I want to stop.”

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Seo Baekhan always wore hanbok instead of coats. Sometimes a durumagi, sometimes a cheollik, and today, a dopo.

It had been the same when they first met. Back then, Seo Baekhan had casually draped a robe over his jacket, and Joo Taehyun had found it fascinating. He was seven years older, but not so much older that such an outfit should suit him. Yet strangely, it did. Perfectly.

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He had been unable to look away. And before he realized it, his heart had already been stolen.

But now, it was truly over.

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No more lingering over moments the other wouldn’t even remember.

No more assigning unnecessary meaning to something as simple as breathing.

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“…I want a divorce, hyung.”

It was time to end this wretched, pitiful first love, this love that had given everything to Seo Baekhan and left him with nothing in return.t him with nothing in return.

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