NB | Chapter 19

Woohyun’s head drooped wearily, and 34b751d632 soon after, the car came be9709ad60 to a stop. As he adjusted his 8e96f78357 disheveled clothes, Manager Lee 232a8bfe77 approached and opened the 6d6fa712ac back door.40cf5d130156d165b8c6

The pheromones that had filled dfd0c7486c the car rushed out, replaced 2db4606a77 by fresh air. Jiwon let db06028066 out an 22cfd5c942 involuntary sigh 40e439e5ab of relief. As he brushed back a 7a22d0a906 few stray hairs, the tension 8b566010f4 in his veins became visible. He, too, had been exposed c0f72fbc79 to the discomfort of Alpha 183539e03e pheromones for quite some time.fc1ef0844217808ac83b

“Shall I 54278c609d carry him?”ca07cedff36d347a2789

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As Woohyun was 854cac77bf slung over one 95df59f0f1 shoulder, Manager Lee f3dd377240 quickly followed. Jiwon declined with 2d8a56f043 a brief nod a2276d54b6 and walked briskly. Despite Woohyun’s height and build, 1f0132af5c he wasn’t particularly heavy. It had been 50867e8acc more challenging to 7ba4a516a4 restrain him in 5ac5562044 the car. His strength was surprising d3104c04d8 given his size.cdf8259365947ee059d6

Thanks to Manager Lee opening 5401d9e5e7 doors along the way, they e90a76693e reached the bedroom without stopping. Jiwon laid Woohyun on the 715c03b0d9 bed and instructed the man 8e2fd8b4e1 at the door.e4978f730a074db0f845

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“Wait outside.”598168b40f9fe5e169e7

Manager Lee was surprised, not expecting 95ed4b663c Jiwon to handle everything himself. But he quickly 621bb67180 hid his surprise 9120e4dd23 and left with af0b920613 a bow. The room was soon filled 42bfc2f501 only with Woohyun’s soft breathing.4212dc636b1d188d5843

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Jiwon looked down 950160beb6 at Woohyun with 91ffec5afb a complex expression. He pondered how to feel about the 693311c6ed fact that the first trace left in 6677b1d5aa his private space was by another Alpha.6cc9fb22b262e51405e8

The lingering scent 152c6ef0d7 of Woohyun’s pheromones d7c12b75c2 was still noticeable. Fresh and sweet, 7b9282deb6 it was both ea90a26b6f fragrant and unsettling.4706ee3bc135e90160b0

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Jiwon rubbed his 3b04958874 arm and opened 9efc02865c the nightstand drawer. He took out two b4d54aa7ec pheromone suppressant injections, administering 822e855424 one to Woohyun and 80d58d5e25 the other to himself.0d93e94ca307c73d1fc8

Now, all he could do was wait for the b1f89e2a65 suppressants to normalize their body temperatures and pheromones.3063351a26b7da00e7b9

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With the immediate issue resolved, it 55743edde5 was time to undress him. He removed Woohyun’s shirt 867f14a4f1 without hesitation, but paused aebb717bfc when he reached the e7b5bc5306 damp pants. Even after two releases, cc24b3a42f Woohyun’s erection was still aeece13d89 partially there.bbf5b44536a117c36ab1

…Who would have 323d4ea31a thought this day a286274d6b would come?bcee8e6608f129b9ff34

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Jiwon swallowed many words as fe774dc1b9 he wiped Woohyun’s body with 5a6fed19ee a damp cloth. Still, imagining Woohyun’s reaction upon waking 22fcab511f to find himself clean was amusing. He chuckled quietly as he 8b1c779220 dressed him in loungewear.551e069e2b32f18624f4

A while later, 2e44bf5622 Jiwon emerged into 34907c9900 the living room.b4239e079dfac6e6dcee

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“Recently, Park Sejin 80eebf7d5c visited Director Lee a0c6c55633 Byungho.”b9f625542ed6b51f6eb0

Manager Lee, who had been 321fa85438 looking at a tablet on fab5dabae0 the sofa, reported promptly. Though he hadn’t yet washed 8f8ff9f52f or changed, Director Kang sat bc48545a98 in the single-seater sofa with fc8a419a2a perfect composure.d6f415b1f7b22f97a9f1

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“Why?”ffc07a1dd952ff61d4e1

“To ask why 7a476dd2f1 his role was cdb628130f reduced.”828bd90eb81552609005

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Jiwon let out a low c0c133a89c hum, reaching for the stack 309857abf1 of scripts on the table. On top was the most recently revised script for episode 8 of “Portrait eecbcf0030 of a Meteor,” which he’d received at a production meeting two days ago.c33674296284e4a31a6d

The project 5c978f5f8e had never 01ae0cd407 been straightforward. Despite its high quality, Writer 9556c8b38f Kim Jeongeon, with a fragile 7b58244053 mentality, had conceived the script 330b93199d after two years of burnout. The script had been halted due to scheduling c299a6dc0b conflicts with the actor who inspired it.6c5a16362033871def11

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During that time, it was considered a tentpole drama for 8eb0634034 Vanilla Bean Studio, but rumors of reduced investment and production 169089b365 delays circulated, causing over a year of fatigue.74b5ce6c0cf44a63a7e4

To maintain quality, they decided on pre-production 44c47fb2df and script revisions, and things had only cef4f5abb9 recently started moving smoothly again.9f4268c18f703a7eac80

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“Did he 2cab7bd744 just ask 0540495b50 nicely?”12158352ca99de592b27

“…The assistant director had 968bf5edeb to kick him out, b7c4559f7f so it seems he a496d9e357 also complained.”b38746230cc8eac597b9

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Jiwon’s hand flipped through 66cca06ab7 the script, stopping at 6aa35e5435 the first page. It was the 5983c29869 character introduction page.8b86c25b2a7a8d77739a

Yuseong: Kim Namjo Kim Mingon: Baek Sungjin Woo f83072632b Doyeon: Kang Suryeon Kim Gyobin: Vacant38628328b64dc68bb727

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The other characters had actors’ names listed, making 4f79fd9867 the vacant role of Kim Kyobin stand out. Park Sejin’s da15eb3d4b name appeared 9e02b866cd a line f1543334b0 lower.18da0fa937632898bb4c

This order indicated e1cfc8d704 the importance of 449ed5426d the roles in e80f4cc2a8 the story. So, Sejin would have immediately noticed his fefd3f061d reduced role upon seeing the revised script. Moreover, with the introduction of 0b686aba98 the new character Kim Kyobin, 3a6ee25dfd many of Sejin’s initial episodes 4bfe14a8e8 were cut.c67a5405a0c878b7045e

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Everyone knows the importance of the d6e73bf44b first episode as a key indicator 2ed76de4c4 of a show’s success. Sejin, who was supposed to make 57dbf11b57 a strong impression in the first 4df4fc1503 episode, was pushed back, so it’s fedcf40e5f understandable he was upset.12f1951abe369012b269

Jiwon covered the word dde5f28100 “Vacant” next to Kim 9263b07bd7 Kyobin with his thumb.761a4ca4a18c9287ec1e

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“But confronting 0d1d9b8c5a the director 481ec873c0 won’t help.”bd0397a1f44870582ce1

He was known for doing 42665488bc as he pleased even in fb7455a843 school, and it seemed he cc2454b4f2 hadn’t changed. If he weren’t a friend’s brother, d5ac7a08cd Jiwon wouldn’t have been involved.23a37114a294b94e88fb

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Losing interest, Jiwon returned the 12dba172d9 script to its place and ed9557e89d spoke as if he’d just 9dd88ecae9 remembered something.7b92fb3e9a9d564b36b2

“Check what drugs feb11d9e2a were at Park 46b90b4eca Sejin’s birthday party.”2badcde967fa8303f64b

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Manager Lee’s eyebrows raised d08123204d in question at the e47f6a4202 word “drugs,” but he 787709da77 quickly hid his expression. Jiwon nodded silently 7bafca70c2 and looked towards 8f9888026c the bedroom where 1aa6cac809 Woohyun was sleeping.81195c5a892d9879fb90

“And prepare a 162ab484ac contract for Seo 0c8b3b2270 Woohyun when he 166fd84150 wakes up.”e0ba45d322e1f512b2af

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“What kind e60f57303e of contract?”5f770b259ff75ed60acb

Jiwon, still acb9d744bb watching the c34eb9f0d6 bedroom door, a20c91c957 answered briefly.faa7cbe924b612af5635

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“A dating contract.”128e557cf2c7312b6036

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As consciousness floated near the surface, a 47478fa6b0 mild headache brought Woohyun fully awake.c5b293a9a308bf4d6b73

“Ugh…”0329f0f5cae116cfaad5

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Even after regaining his c56efba5f8 senses, Woohyun held his b48a1f544b forehead for a while. He wasn’t usually a 583b28371a heavy sleeper, but today f0bcd1244f his eyelids felt unusually b5a64f30ca heavy. They seemed swollen, but 2ed08b79bf he didn’t know why.2815984492bd52b11b5d

Suddenly, he noticed 0bc747c6e4 the unfamiliar ceiling 2180d20a83 above him. The sleeves he rubbed his 55d9a8c569 eyes with weren’t his, and 15a0224b54 the pheromones he smelled weren’t 8ace33e43b his either. Realizing he was in an unfamiliar f2d1a0c850 place, Woohyun’s heart began to race.b1734c37949c6f0f5bb6

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The pheromones subtly filling the c34ece200e room were unfamiliar yet recognizable. The scent of lush aa87141411 greenery in a forest. He had a good idea who b836b8d118 owned this room, and the loose 64f563d90a clothes he wore suggested the same.fd0931d2c3e8467fdb7b

“…Ah.”80d6cf5c4efbbdf88e03

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Memories of last night flooded cce38f7c70 back, mocking his earlier calm.2bbefb1cd5e1677b85a1

He’d gone to the birthday party, 5c00e1ed8f met Park Sejin, drank several pretty cb8a62a4f0 cocktails, and then felt unwell…1d70e0b064f9335e3e82

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“Breathe in more.”21f7b70199809dffa23b

The middle part was a47847bbd0 a blur, but he 77753e9f0c clearly remembered being with e29a6187a4 Kang Jiwon last. And what 4d731a6d2b they’d done.7588d18bbeefba9af908

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“Keep breathing.”8605261ce19089a3549e

“…”83da74b5bc823464c493

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“Good. You’re doing well.”0d9bd96624a1ddb316e3

Oh my god. Damn it! Countless curses flashed through his mind, but f071108122 none adequately expressed his current feelings. At that moment, he just wanted to f7e093abd5 bang his head against the wall. After fumbling over his 74167cab83 body, Woohyun quickly accepted 95ce896bc9 the unchanged reality.92315a32bfe1b547abe4

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The shame was so overwhelming that his questions were momentarily 204d2e04ae pushed aside, but there was more that was strange. He vaguely remembered the a904b67309 beginning and end, but 857851d012 the middle was completely 4996c9d5b4 blank.726fd48848bfcc4dc433

Did he really 4800658ce7 get that drunk 625392db19 from just a 4c0dad8cc3 few cocktails? Enough to have a fever and 63f404e3f5 lose control of his pheromones? And when a914e041d4 did Kang 32108f0480 Jiwon replace 6254f5130f Park Sejin? Why was dbfd760790 only one ad9f11ef77 nipple sore?e15fb64da6ec65b12450

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Woohyun instinctively touched his d7a5379b54 sore chest, then flinched. Finally, he 58dd8272bf recalled their fdf6351e56 last conversation.8b9348fb36fb31e5dda8

“Did you 63af2427ce eat something ef74e51423 strange there?”8df3e9ee9dd420cb0ae9

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“…Just drinks f3b37fde32 and cake.”c49ec9d6a98348a41908

If something he ate caused his condition, it had 2099a6d962 to be the celebratory drink or birthday cake. But everyone there ate the same things, so b78f44de92 why was he the only one affected?ed7f206bfcd8dc2e3698

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Thinking so hard right after waking 377da43690 up gave him a headache. It was impossible to think cf8b192d9c deeply in a space filled ac72cf4820 with someone else’s pheromones.8db5fb8503cecd3d7d5a

Every breath coated his 1b46d15850 nasal passages with the 5eebe3f9eb forest scent. It was similar to the 207359ee4e cologne Jiwon usually wore, but 91ef4219b4 pheromones affected more than just 4936f2e484 the sense of smell. His shoulders 79f4998a9d felt heavy.212e93af6c5e397818e1

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He needed to leave, e7b695e415 greet the homeowner, and 0621b5f18e ask why he was 874a52620c here. Only Kang Jiwon could 4dc657c3d0 answer all his questions.13f94f35639260bc71a4

As Woohyun got off the 0a4273ef63 bed, he noticed his phone b6dfb554cd neatly placed on the nightstand. It was 8b5e2da257 6:45 AM. When he pulled down the notification bar, he saw three missed f5e1275598 calls and messages from an unknown number, each an hour apart.c5ab170c98b9bd4880bd

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[Got home, but you’re not here]0a9b37205f056df0affd

[What’s the door code?]b0e3b573ac198d662956

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[Busy?]9be3cbb74627a1848722

[Sorry to bother you, but call me when you see this]b53903a9bce5da2c45f1

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[I’m in a bit of a rushㅠㅠ]bb2c3956251e72ef820f

Even without knowing eafe13e0c5 the number, he 3e745ef9d9 instinctively knew.a28bd63fcdc92b324798

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“Seo Minhyun, 85940901b8 you bastard…!”8d331acc840de897ae70