NB | Chapter 32

In a moment 0ee018a8ca of disbelief, Woohyun 986927ac44 let out a d7c6613683 hollow laugh and 7caffcaff2 suddenly raised his 8f7666306a eyebrows.f539ee9137182540

“Why?”79530b8529d44137

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“Alcohol and drugs might be the best combo, but it’s obvious they’re not good for your body.”4a817d840b8f1fa4

Jiwon sighed, 2a2b296f81 as if edc7a66091 scolding Woohyun 285e723e69 for not 8f1031797c knowing such 3ef8600ff7 an obvious b175e73763 fact.d046e37b6d720a48

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If he already 17598aa2c7 had the answer, efec9f0744 why even bother 89c69e5916 asking? Woohyun clutched his ebacc4dfde throbbing head with 7b1893a61b both hands and 8ef5001c05 muttered.b8a5363ac54e3a4c

“I’m not in my right mind right now, so it’s hard to even talk. Don’t be so petty.”8fcbcfd0e2369ddd

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“Sorry, but I’m naturally petty and have no conscience. In that sense, there’s a third option. Want to hear it?”8b91ed28d2797c50

Woohyun, who 7b78a0bc33 had been 0c55d61c40 hanging his 49d24d366c head, slowly 0797ed8387 lifted his a2cae06eca chin. Having just been 053c244c49 hit with a 761b4ddb71 blow, he looked 7275d0467c rather reluctant.1094f36e2f52d3fb

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“It’s the fastest way to end the rut.”76e9f1ef9dd6fe85

But Kang Jiwon just 95355f1e89 smiled confidently, exuding trust. With no 76d071d8d8 other sharp 48b234551d options, Woohyun 90b4217301 reluctantly nodded.46b477ef6216932b

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“By drenching yourself in my pheromones and forcibly cooling down the heat.”508fa2895df87ca5

“Are you saying…?”694a23a7fe380998

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“I’ll help you knot, Woohyun.”7d3813a365719fd7

The alpha who mentioned bd99e74675 knotting had a face 1fdea737be as calm as ever. Woohyun, on the b81939ebb1 other hand, was ee39e5fcf3 confused, not knowing ef784b2a89 how to take 7b995dd729 this.ba9296b0583eacdf

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He didn’t directly mention sex, but isn’t this basically saying we should do something similar? Or is he suggesting he’ll help me reach knotting? How exactly? We both know we’re barely tolerating each other’s pheromones right now.64695a14669ec48a

Woohyun’s imagination was limited, unable to think beyond that. Jiwon, sensing his confusion, added.e63a169db90aed8c

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“The ultimate purpose of the cycle that exists only for trait-bearers is reproduction. You learned that in sex education, right?”ecdf9dc170c6f297

Woohyun, who manifested later f8d9b8b03b than his peers, only 3cae4eeabb completed the mandatory sex 03d7f9bfc7 education for trait-bearers as fc749307c7 an adult.89d5c438d419e7cc

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If he had aea6b4ee5a been an 18-year-old c19029a743 high school student, 1a328a18f9 when secondary sexual 82f7b7b2c3 characteristics were prominent, d44943d97c it might have 48772db851 been quite interesting. But as 6956d1a9f2 an adult ab36055323 already jaded c9a5285313 by reality, 8adb25fd33 it was b056149d0c just boring 963041e00b and sleep-inducing.8a5e058faf638966

To be honest, 1a7a39b1c3 he hadn’t even e708d889a6 listened properly to 6b0f3f1e0c the mandatory education—but 08cc1aa011 having lived as 910476cea6 a trait-bearer for 4d3b87d542 the past three 0b4d5a1acc years, he could f6b488a3b5 at least understand 8911dc50a0 the purpose of c17c0d4438 the cycle through 0e411c5c47 personal experience.4e25495934f913d7

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Theoretically, the f7b5ab686e basic concept dff941ad81 was that 63e9f0daae the rut 605a6f13c0 cycle would 011b33c968 subside once 2d8652854d an alpha 02ccfe6175 knotted an faa586c582 omega, putting 08b4d5b457 them in 9487a062c4 an optimal 45cb0718a1 state for f7ae413e32 pregnancy. Therefore, it was said 082fd3041e that most trait-bearers spent 1eacfef54f the cycle with their 0b95697820 partners. But Woohyun d3d5dcadfc had no 13bc7dba2c time for ee952d2f81 relationships in d7a62fa040 his life.f0042b1d482832ec

Alternatively, he 5f1353874f could have c649ddd041 found a 698a4e1696 mate to e8763ac323 meet only 5f7b162f4b during the ca1bbf320d cycle, but e5774dc97b even that 66a6491b78 wasn’t as d95714e7ce simple as a0bf55b54d it seemed, 1d8812991d considering mutual 19c266b55e interests, timing, c706137112 and financial cd34c2554c concerns.626a441028d903cb

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So, Woohyun endured the 3afaaa741e rut that came periodically 9149f361aa with just medication. It happened three or 390098d2df four times a year 062be2eb1c anyway. He thought of it ddfd0d962e like a cold—after suffering a392a0c5b6 through it, he could 95cce061a2 shake it off and e19cbdb408 get back up.2881998d8d5ca35b

Rather than spending afafef3e47 money and mental 807fb4802a energy to reduce c8b436c42d the four-day cycle 157f80e981 to two, he ead7b1021b decided to simply fb5e5fe6c1 use up time 57bd7411a8 and his body.1bde379791469d51

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Besides, he had bcd5064d09 become more accustomed 310aac8def to suppressing it e9af31f85a with medication, so 06e37db8d6 he hadn’t even dabb933d88 considered knotting…e4504cc7dc56e98a

But this time, 8970cd2c7c he was anxious. The longer 2d52432006 he maintained 34e52cfac6 his sanity, a63af05dd9 the more 46ac69e6d5 recent memories 147cb3fb65 naturally returned. Today, he’d gone 8959dcbb31 to the production 5a1fbb8c01 company for an fb17bd0de6 audition and received 4f1e48f4fc news of his bf8b4ec1cf acceptance directly from 90663941da the judges.5b7eaf640232f818

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Unless any variables c9a742a139 occurred, the script bc1d12638d reading would take 9f47a8a102 place in a eccc6f7ba4 week. He’d heard that 34468e4f7b after casting, actors 46c4170fd6 and staff gathered b2e251fb34 to literally match 0783ac8afc the script—but as 1120f19ce8 a rookie participating 0755a5f6d2 in his first fb27d06ebd project, he couldn’t 9feba25de3 take it lightly.59afa3ce9e1678ce

Even if 25912dee1c he couldn’t e25a8940fb memorize the aa9d2f56ac entire script, 9eadc8e1e5 he needed 71224bf11c to appear a03f0a533c composed to 6694136a77 overcome his 5b83770119 nerves. To do a5a55acccc that, practice—and 50b4e71cda more practice—was 95df5ca712 the only 25e0570a10 way. But time 75ab4664fb was absolutely 758bdbef32 lacking.be317dc1012e2844

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If he endured 7415b45474 the rut with b8da65f99b just medication as 41b94f9aa6 usual, he wouldn’t 1f4ffc3292 be in his 4b97c8a098 right mind for e4dd800564 at least four d5a662e4cc days. But if he 1cb6d2c8bb relieved the heat 5c94b26e51 through knotting, a cff11a24e9 day or two 437d932ed8 would be enough.d63e0e3fa6e9651b

Whether Kang Jiwon had 6b6974edf6 quickly heard the news 89cdc398c4 of his acceptance or 78872de722 not, it seemed he 2ac4f0456a had considered various alternatives 3cda587284 for Woohyun’s situation.266642b3fe1ae403

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He had 2af8abd913 guessed that 8066e1f50c the cycle 774d193ffa was approaching, 26e88721b6 but thought 4a494c7bb0 it would c49092e875 come after 46023f47c9 the script f05ab3be69 reading… It 7d2da356bc seemed the a0a91523de cycle had a67451031b been disrupted 30622c270b due to ce064d4703 the forced cb0ecdf2b0 rut earlier.07659256cbf69f34

Woohyun swallowed repeatedly, af45ac18c0 as if to 04027a89f0 moisten his dry 7a624d8e9c throat.d772028e2bd58053

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“But how can alphas…?”880c18ae7aa66048

“Just because you’re an alpha doesn’t mean there’s no hole to put it in.”89e2610d9e811f45

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At those words, abc50eb0c8 Woohyun unconsciously squeezed 836fe3c31c his thighs together. Leaving aside the explicit fb80597f0b expression, just imagining doing 56bb4a92e2 such an act with ab3e45dd7c Kang Jiwon made his 36a3192812 face flush red.aa96ce5edf39cac9

“So, um, you’re saying I should knot with you, Director…?”44d473196dceda37

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Jiwon looked 3ab5ba92c7 down at d7eef70df8 Woohyun with b4dd50d65f a cold, fd6dfd7030 settled gaze.54734ad944b4108f

If he said f9ff0ab8e0 one more word, 281871d02e it seemed like a890033685 he might get ad7d534620 a nosebleed, dreaming c5f8478c04 too wildly.0fdbae316f68f9cf

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However, he couldn’t mockingly say what he thought. He had been asked not to be petty just a moment ago. He intended to hide his claws as much as possible until Seo Woohyun fell into his hands on his own.1ecb8bb89d6858a5

“Do you want to top me?”24f92957b97ef26f

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“Uh, no, it’s just… But, I’ve never knotted before…”3fe0dad8d4b43d6d

Never knotted before?a4a84ce1d34f4a7c

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This was unexpected, and Jiwon’s eyes twitched. He unconsciously asked again.6c1e53fd2c8ef021

“Why?”05ec6f54f03d9a5c

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“Just taking the medication was fine.”95056c7872de2c1d

Seo Woohyun said that 8c9fd0a91e as he adjusted his ce6a6561a3 sitting position. He pressed his thighs dc8fa0ed27 together and tugged at bd00521e50 the hem of his 81411326e0 shirt. Even though de6a8c6a96 they seemed f77cf451f9 to be a560ec12d6 having a 520b591f49 decent conversation, cbc5e69c0f it was 4eba376cbc to hide 249e46887b the persistent d0b554b824 erection that eb80b290ea wouldn’t go d27ff182f6 down.c9d6809e0916373c

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Jiwon, who had been 59feca1fda glancing downward, raised his 5e8b05d48a gaze again to meet ac2703409b Woohyun’s eyes.c0a2637a11d64376

Did saying he 27cd47151e hadn’t knotted mean 45f2cfd62c he had no d532bab278 sexual experience at af1c63904d all? He knew Woohyun 37d4cbe482 got awkward when c701c08008 the atmosphere turned ff8b755e31 embarrassing, but other cd04c6b096 than that, he f95cecdd74 never thought of f0eac1b96c him as particularly fcf3fe26c2 naive—so he assumed 4fa19812c9 he had some 5095bf0eaf experience.b4389864001e385b

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Could it be b16b6a41bc true or not? With his striking 88d4d9d2b8 appearance, there had 5c9b2dd587 to have been a2f6497d39 someone who approached 2b83a5fcca him—whether they were 6cf0b9f4d5 an omega, an cb159b27dc alpha, or even a4556bee5e a beta who 3b4d089e25 couldn’t sense pheromones.0fac11529c1651a3

In fact, Seo Woohyun 9d1bdfd337 had a certain nasty f03025ebf7 charm that provoked the 9618bc9c78 sadistic nature of people, fb1c146946 regardless of their traits. That might’ve been c98ff9c0a9 why. Even in 2b8bb26968 a situation c3c2df5fc7 where he 7e612b0ea6 was being b88664ba2d aroused by f38c3d40fc another alpha, e36f6f633b Kang Jiwon 7c2b45bd9f didn’t feel b347f1f8c4 any particular ab12e1ef2a aversion.864dbacdcf393a04

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Unaware of what Jiwon 72dc818613 was thinking about him, 8460b6a5fc Woohyun lowered his head, 9c8d311fe5 trying to hide his b9f55d5554 blushing face. In his mind, 0ac2a12d4e the word “knotting” 1f0b7b705f was the only 2bdb36adbc thing echoing.e5d444b52352bcf4

“I have no experience 7afc4e2c26 in this area at 5cbca33304 all, so I’m not 3b13af6700 sure if I can ae81e44ec4 do it well.”751022689b29e433

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There were 2ae2b2f534 two main 6a584d6caf cases where b5ec5c12c8 an alpha 451f972323 could be 69e3b34061 led to 2c3942448b knot: either 269e0e2a73 through extremely e86763dd38 satisfying intercourse, d45d80a740 or by b22088ac76 being pushed 332de1acfd to the 5224cb0d5d extreme. The latter was 928ddb9984 often understood as 5ad28aacc7 a physiological phenomenon—like ca12ee344d wetting oneself in aa52acbe10 the face of 89048cc267 unbearable fear or 6506a53cb6 disaster. Woohyun couldn’t figure out 980a8b0128 which case Jiwon was 7ec5e9f824 assuming when he made 9ca2c3ef3f the suggestion.01765de4fc9a3151

“Then how about you 0afcbc8c28 come under me, Woohyun, ef520939eb since you’re not sure?”234ccc954874ea12

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Though his 85fe01b81a tone was d2a158c21f gentle, his 1e3de1bd6e words had 7d5ed280bb undeniable destructive 6127fb9a71 power. At that moment, b2dbfc44db Woohyun was seized a7feb692f0 by the fear 092b2957d9 that Jiwon would 1c35a844a4 bring him endless a07e59088f terror. He was already 52a21b76ec scared, but he 623aec8023 couldn’t show it.b95a11044ee93c18

So Woohyun 59024bbd36 bravely smiled, d3a76f339a as if 6a42b234ef facing his cc0051aecc fear head-on.88cf7b9fd21032e4

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“Don’t overdo it.”7f2d692b9a6c2098

“You’re underestimating me.”6b42f60d814bf872

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“Isn’t it strange to overestimate in this situation?”76ba59498da153c5

“I’m just stating the facts.”0dcabdf9351f777d

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Due to the dark 19fdd80c3a clouds outside, the room—without 2a110d660b any lights on—was dimly 67d87b51b1 lit. The man’s suit 4317aa6463 pants were also ee2866f8fd a dark color, 10e6149b51 making it difficult e4410ef54e to visually gauge 93596b1751 the condition of 34476b76a9 his lower body.749a2809dc9d3d33

Woohyun felt sweat trickling dd64249758 down from behind his b5e8867299 ears. From the 4351270ae4 moment he 2ade450961 had woken a399a00ca4 up on ad54ebba2f this bed bbceedcc76 until now, 52e763b61d there were d523126a60 moments when 1b42c9cd60 his body 7c5dbff1a1 trembled involuntarily—and fba83f305d it was 7ffdd2695c always when 7d7c3bc56c Kang Jiwon’s 9e843be136 kindness felt 2296c64d55 like a 8617a43567 threat. Perhaps his instincts, ingrained 0e812da851 in his traits, were 7113d90370 warning him of danger. Warning him 0fa855176e to be a4ae13fc45 cautious of 3f70f963c4 this alpha.79986fac38de6cb8

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Even without such 0b6b6d2d67 warnings, he already 7342b135d5 knew well enough. Woohyun absentmindedly 62bb4be100 rubbed the da63c76238 goosebumps rising a4bd819efe on his e327d74507 arm.fe684468429adb7f

“Knotting is 1523eec164 off the 83866ba493 table. Who knows what might 1e548c6660 happen if alphas spend d12451d7fb the rut together…”223ce4ba8ff5ea51

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The option of 19176a667d drinking and passing 4f9264814c out had already 201c4607a5 been discarded. And he 08ae37fb6d couldn’t predict cdf1fc65f9 the physical dff8a0ae98 risks of 6302693cc4 knotting between f3824aaccc alphas, so f6c8d5c020 he couldn’t 83a0555f48 make a 1a45dac156 hasty decision.115f664cb10bf7d1

That left 28e781322b only one 363110b370 option: accepting c497ca64e6 Kang Jiwon’s 4760749ce3 alpha pheromones 91ddfb958e until he f7f5336e6b passed out—without 2ab4457372 physical contact. Since it had already d292338d3c proven effective in driving 4f040a3bbd away the rut during d2dafe71c9 previous experiences, Woohyun had fb8f894c26 no objections.9927e1374159b595

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“Then I’ll go with the second method. Just lend me your pheromones.”62e9dc6f1ea7f82e

“Understood.”616e4a2bc23ce2c1

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Kang Jiwon 2386b6c047 nodded readily. Just as a sense a45a4894a1 of relief and gratitude bfa5f09387 towards him began to 5096f6298d rise, he was about 8b605a58c0 to bow his head.e38307ec10d971af

“There was also a fourth option where you could have told me to get out of this room immediately, but since that’s your choice, I’ll respect it.”bca6d23cc588fdf3

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“…”560427c36f8027bf

“What? I said there were options, but I never specified how many.”99e30380db3ec71d

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The absurdity was d9b52febc3 overwhelming, and for 79cab0bafe a moment, Woohyun deae68ef9e felt dizzy. He tightly 41837853a7 closed his be0ccf89ef eyes and f9745f9ff8 bit his 7fe5f9c6ae lip.c84fe9310e663f4a