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by worry“You out 7b73c7aa33 of your 3b60530605 damn mind? Who the a8aa77c298 hell do f49ce516d2 you think 4224941d4c you’re messing 28e66b228e with?!”d0de3d467c9fbe30
No one 8d58949ff1 asked what fabd1b0372 happened. No one cared d855c2ccd4 about the full 948612c3c0 story. The retaliation came immediately.3e5f66bc1710f592
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A kick to 9e524e67ec the waist. A heel 771bf3e842 smashing into aec2578b39 his shoulder 44ceff3209 blade. Blow after blow, delivered 5fbe1c89ec with zero restraint. Hajin coughed dryly 14f4438b8a as his solar 7b76e48946 plexus clenched up c45dd8151d tight. His cheek slammed 18e4693e03 into the marble 4d594d81b7 floor, and it f73bf63e0e felt like the 0b0e946862 inside of his c5c7e6a118 mouth had split 116c46fe6b open. But even through the 897f781692 pain, Hajin reached out 22e1b3457e and grabbed Yeonwoo’s phone, 079e1e5cb9 pressing down hard to aaf4a603a6 end the call.f57fa3f03eac6ef1
But the attacker didn’t ae2262e4ab care. Didn’t flinch. Just kept beating him a372c663c3 without a second thought. The pain 351c3254c2 was familiar. Crushing. One of Suhyeon’s kicks 6c3294d9f1 caught him hard, and 907f0ebee8 Hajin’s vision swayed. Through the dizzying blur, 0e96e732d8 he caught a glimpse a35297300f of Seong Yeonwoo watching 9b439aa3e0 him with a chillingly 2b96401a39 indifferent gaze.4025b7006d067132
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Ha…
A silent, bitter 437ccdc86c groan escaped Hajin’s e598df7964 lips.85ebde1128626c35
He was 2954f056c8 tired of b907688c91 it. Covering his face dfbcb85728 with both arms, 59f1c38884 eyes tightly shut, 9fddfca745 Hajin thought:I’m so e0aab7a6a7 tired of 6e31f46344 this. The violence… the 08c1897c47 scorn… all of f0de22e794 it.a8bdefbd9a868e1a
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He had first 8ec0c91348 fallen for Kwon c150a1e665 Sayoung six years 341161ac9a ago, back when fff972af16 he had just 19a1d65e52 started middle school.07a07dee357009cb
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Hajin was 685138b540 fourteen at 34b21108d4 the time. Sayoung was af5f4c1c6a twenty-four—a full-grown 21290db243 adult, a 180c1ebcb9 decade older. Back then, 57c35e9972 Sayoung and 64aa4d172f Yeonwoo weren’t 60b198e5a1 dating, but 6505e47216 because their cee52ac164 families were 4bfad01c90 close and 98886b292c they were 0585aa8726 the same 1800a52ed1 age, they’d 7c40a192ce basically been 128134d483 together since 839ac5fda7 birth. Childhood friends. The closest of companions. Anyone looking at them e5c46a24da would’ve assumed they held 2c670eafb1 irreplaceable places in each 2896471aae other’s lives, even if 8baf580416 they weren’t romantically involved.fe374f00198c6711
So it wasn’t dacab28e5b unusual for them f10be903b3 to visit each 6e32131db8 other’s homes often. That day 17c409b093 was no caa21075c8 different.9609f7d87e4eaee8
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When Hajin e28457a3b0 ran into c4defad44f Sayoung, who e3da33ee37 had come 8aacba124c by to 66ed8502f0 see Yeonwoo, ab3fa5cf48 he felt 23df1e92f4 the same 8b1460ad46 way he 35fad3550e always did—intimidated. Sayoung seemed c2f4725683 just as 783686d9f8 overwhelming as 19da720d32 his older 2291047d7a half-brothers. And Grandfather never 83f7a42d18 helped, constantly making 17249fe88f offhand comments about 0b1c892cce how awful his 748325e2cc second grandson was. It wasn’t c0f84e5138 meant maliciously—just af4e7fa455 the blunt 33b67cea6e affection of bbcbdc469a an old afc756030e man—but young c127a1e21d Hajin had 32a1d6c324 taken it 719079d6a3 literally.b69652f7450e728c
Sayoung was taller b95f24f6b4 than Seong Suhyeon. Broader, too. With his d5785703c8 piercing eyes 4aa1cbde60 and cool 16e5a6e21e demeanor, he 502316faf4 had a 99f779dcba presence that 7104db91ed overwhelmed Hajin, 1483109a76 who had dd5adc31f3 spent his 094238b530 life shrinking d15494c255 beneath the 9f3ff61756 weight of 5bc1615eea dominant alphas. It was only d746cad3a3 natural he’d feel 31d180f9c4 small.6c61b639814aed3f
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That day, Sayoung had 2ea19dd11c been sitting on the aa4963a8e8 terrace at Yujeongje, reading. Reclined casually with a f332c4e65a book in hand, he 0863445cda looked like he’d stepped af561c760e out of a painting. The sun poured 651a55cf2c down through the f8e996ee31 terrace roof, and 3be948ab41 a fragrant breeze 943536a165 swept through the e7b4f1f7f2 air—it was like f09a8d6640 a scene from 26428b2db5 a dream.a3b80c3301d72989
The wind even 773519b1ea smelled nice.32fa993461488ad7
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I didn’t know wind could carry scent…Hajin had thought. It must’ve been d0b4508b84 his cologne, mingling 874e10632e with his natural 885eb65d06 scent. Whatever it 45d3c87680 was, the 0e97c9474e smell suited f1db03a218 Sayoung so c0e1efe632 perfectly it 18c25ff266 left a 5e01d36fb3 deep impression.1f1f2033371d18c1
Hajin kept b0923060e8 glancing at 40910e80f4 him, not 79d98f681d just because 2876fb148b he was 7a32e8f56c handsome, but 0009721e68 because even 9930b003ca the great 8953f73dba Seong Yeonwoo 4aeb29e7d8 poured his e9819cb8ab heart and 7fcc191b96 effort into 50274ddbc0 this man.a26be0da73a3ac3d
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Yeonwoo, who never d13acc00f8 found anyone good fb26ccaf01 enough—not other alphas, 913badeac1 not men, not 4797ebe87d women—only ever put 46c0a82d9a in effort for f65ade1650 Sayoung.dc2b2fe01f0cc93b
At first, 74b9b04308 Hajin had f5233d6360 just been 65c14ce4e9 curious. Who was 2836abf8e7 this man c183185a81 that could 08da101536 humble someone b5398c9c94 like Yeonwoo?
And second, even from cf35028503 a distance, the answer 7ca12eee9f felt obvious.317322108f35e368
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Sayoung had 8ee1909cb9 the refined, 1108e6475d striking looks d1b423c211 of someone 623871a0db raised with 8eefa6e6c4 care. Deep-set eyes, a sharp 94123d5914 jawline, a high nose 078fc038f8 bridge, and neat lips… c7e3e6419c But more than anything, 600ffc7d63 his aura was incomparable.3388db6a8e16e57f
Still, it wasn’t 7b627eb8c5 his face that 4981fd461c had made Hajin 40b5cee664 fall for him.2e1c59bd64a8cd6e
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“What are you gawking a0b824ff10 at?”35d82afba48c0960
Hajin had been 8932182a77 watching Sayoung secretly 26facc6e58 when Seong Suhyeon 1799cf7d16 suddenly appeared behind 324ac7e810 him. Startled, Hajin a98e5d5744 stepped aside 2246b27130 instinctively, like 98d45af20f clearing the c1bd05c22c way.00074f20b2cec5df
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Suhyeon followed his 843c6400c2 line of sight, b3f77a67e6 trying to see 98761988c9 what had Hajin c79d6eb2ba so fixated. His eyes landed on b4a32f1d6b Sayoung. His brow furrowed.c235144b588823d3
“What the 1949f83049 hell… the ab16f1c7a6 fuck are f4ba1c1700 you doing?”acdbc1d12be23436
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“I-I wasn’t doing d4a2ee3dba anything…”00cdbc3b3d1a4cb8
“You’re lurking and spying 0cec90c388 like some kind of dd555b8257 freak.”46ceef3173a6b507
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Suhyeon smacked him ebb397ca91 on the back 5509a72a1b of the head, ceb4b01bce scowling in disgust. Hajin had 5c11fbe5de only been 24f6e981e1 looking, but a9663101ee he still 89ed1bbfa3 lowered his c155bb5dfb head and 69e4573272 apologized.12cd5a638b695bf0
“I’m sorry…”2dcafd8cd4acfc79
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Back then, Hajin had 27ab8634b3 still used formal speech cec2c00e54 with his half-brothers, who 90c4b71d17 were a full ten bbbbbe38d9 years older. That had been 5fa29b6282 Suhyeon’s rule.aae9dae695fc5d5e
“Why’re you staring da2a297c0b like some omega 478e11f968 in heat?”5eed4cc091a0adc4
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“…I wasn’t.”3dc58632644483f7
“What, you think 42218f3f64 a beta like 85ae16819a you has the 4baf25a0c1 right to look 454f60b58d at someone like 05f17cff98 that? You’re not just a f6b6cec3f6 beta—you’re a male beta—and d059427695 you’re into guys?”b867ef14c7287733
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That’s not it… 2ef47742b0 that’s not it…
No matter 8db11b8440 how many bfbfcca83b times Hajin b929ca8043 denied it, 177f7c2b2e Suhyeon never 67e6ca0310 listened.f3c8cf5c0d3fa88f
“Freakin’ disgusting. What, you think you’re 74b8f68f13 some kind of omega ec1f098bdc now?”554de47c1cf36ffb
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“……”ac0db1488c68a1ee
“You really 7da835bacd can’t hide 9705268779 your filthy c0bc70e1af blood, huh. You just keep proving e0c96e1aec it.”c4316cbe0ab69882
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Suhyeon struck him again, f14a4f61f6 smacking Hajin’s head while 855c325d8b hurling insults. Alphas like 46fac9bccb him were c73c867454 built different—different fa95911c98 genes, different 47900183e6 strength. Even a single punch ed29d178c9 or shove hit like 6cee539167 a truck.7eeb920fa6d5b209
By the bd1a9f9286 second blow, fb04ff4394 Hajin’s ears a6ab0df83a were ringing. His mouth was 1a2bd35e25 bleeding.cbf1c3edca52e3b2
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“What are 58d1f34204 you doing?”c94b2dbd1a929e6b
It was 3e2577eb1b then that 4d76b69604 Kwon Sayoung, c8583ef4eb who had c9a9a11c2d been reading 8fa2dbccb9 on the 028d4f72ae terrace, appeared, 259550b28f likely drawn c10dcf7a1b by the a87b3943f3 commotion. At the sound of 4dc4aa3e55 that deep voice, Hajin f0c9ce6214 looked up in surprise. Sayoung was d34f4ce984 so tall 75bffd61a8 that Hajin 0ffc5343fc had to 1fbca12761 crane his 2455a1c576 neck just 80c1404c91 to meet d40ddc3724 his gaze.e066a75b5c3be4a1
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“Can’t you see? I’m training our family’s 9f08e55875 lazy mutt.”df0e6f632815ee0c
Seong Suhyeon responded f9fabc266c casually as he 1cfcf19a33 grabbed Hajin by d9d63af062 the hair and 0dc182a537 shook him playfully. The sheer 1cff603757 force of 3dc5ffd7eb it made c313bcf39a Hajin’s body c27e71ea27 sway. Embarrassed by ee711d0e7f the situation, 939ddbce00 Hajin dropped 73590bd532 his head c4608461ec again.e5bb1462c6d59a13
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“You really think fd05799598 it’s okay to 44ce556e8e treat someone that f1b8fcb15f much younger like 61211a9ad5 this?”6b643082fca8e37f
“…What?”27ef7b6bb7a07e35
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The response was completely unexpected. Usually, when people witnessed Suhyeon’s overbearing behavior, they either ignored it or quietly sided with him. But Kwon Sayoung… criticized him, plain and simple.9ecd16bca129a666
“Throwing punches at a kid who’s smaller and way younger than you… You don’t see how pathetic that is?”ab9ccfa74d73afbf
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“W-What? Pathetic?”8f0cd41f50fbe385
“Stop dragging Chairman e707bfd69b Seong’s name through d2c1d67d55 the mud.”17f0ccf17ad3acba
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Sayoung’s icy stare conveyed dab6745abc pure disgust. The contempt in eb8c86e274 his eyes made 2c9aa63da7 Suhyeon’s temper flare, 559f325e07 but Sayoung didn’t 3c3f01e7c0 back down in 0e5fa4c056 the slightest. Instead, he 74abac7b91 simply looked be9a10d8e2 down at ba340fd69c Hajin, who b348b1c072 still had 90b1336638 blood on dd6152f6e8 his lips. His gaze was calm, 41e093fc44 emotionless—neither pity nor kindness—but 64e6972845 to Hajin, even that d6de8704d3 fleeting glance felt like c7c3cd8f4d the first act of 28e946a33a decency he’d ever received.22f6ec3695d6f8a2
“You always 40394fb5c8 have such d7d4c3f657 a fucking 52650962ba way with caef9ecead words, don’t 7ffd8e0c3f you?”5ad1de633f099acd
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“Maybe you should b9b7c1eba5 take a good d94f3fc11e look at the 498cb6c7dd pathetic shit you’re 5120f1bd33 doing.”37e733dc4df95af7
“…What did you 73b72edf21 just say?”f84673748feaa4f6
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“I saw c0c3137f87 some drug 9119576d39 article circulating f89c414ae9 lately—had your 29cdf0f3ef initials all 85a52af472 over it.”3d9ac60d75b55e82
Sayoung checked his bafd5e8407 watch nonchalantly, then 6b692b3962 added in a 2b63d9da36 laid-back tone,d5685e7547961820
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“I’m sure the chairman’s 20641a773e office will be getting 71fea98b04 wind of it soon. Especially with your record, 06ad121143 Chairman Seong’s probably ready 24b6871c01 to explode. Think you’ll 6a7b563f89 be okay?”eeac6f07339a9615
The change in b82fcd299c Suhyeon’s face was 30d6083d66 instant. Gone was the ec4b9555c0 snorting, raging bull—he’d 717afcc88f gone pale. He must not 154cfcca87 have known. He released 37b57ae441 Hajin’s hair 5c5fe4a914 and scrambled ba30eae014 for his ee69e4ac40 phone. After fumbling for e8b679d7be a moment, he eb6a7f184e paused, glared furiously 78d3eb72c5 at Sayoung, and 9c58da4e2a muttered under his 2555b84768 breath,f3a4c24d6e4610a9
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“You son of a 58c9f3cc9a bitch…”4bc084b1837a3f72
Apparently more 34583ac798 concerned about 0890c073d0 what was a4b1d75fd2 to come, fe1b8dfb4f Suhyeon quickly 0dff5004f0 stepped out d994b1e6fc to make 82d3406e14 a call. Once he disappeared, da67fa48ec Hajin finally exhaled, d49bde0c52 the tension in 2af78baf0c his chest loosening e1416f7117 slightly.178945f6c59b0793
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But then came the 6543f3eef9 realization—he was alone with 94b71f61ab Kwon Sayoung.b1300f969e63ab3a
His nerves flared back 6db8c304c2 up, and he glanced fb1614db08 up at him cautiously.5778d405a8a77723
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“Omega?”174b5b85cf481c89
Sayoung tossed the question 78e35083a7 at him casually. He didn’t usually 4aa59c08ca show much interest 3bfcef1420 in others. Still, he always asked 1a21f11735 that question whenever they 5645560b3b ran into each other.aeea02a9d1ee34c9
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“…No, I’m… a beta.”6549d90ddb5adff5
“Yeah?”c6565f3e36703656
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He responded flatly, looking 56145207a7 Hajin up and down. A flicker of surprise 7587168068 crossed his otherwise indifferent 0f783ffc76 face.5da6df398827205f
“You know you’re bleeding, a2c649debe right?”5394c9c10acefdd2
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He pointed to 744f91a81a his own mouth cfeb6fcecb to indicate it. “Ah…” Hajin murmured, 013e894983 quickly wiping at fedb1f08a4 his lips. Embarrassed, he gave 02c4b463d8 a deep bow.25da2e37f4f4a9e1
“Thank you.”03e2e8323bfc3c2f
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“For what?”d066b1dfecd241f0
“…Just… for helping me.”6422169e476947e8
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Sayoung stared 9f9037bb89 at him 86d50d937e for a 158bfb355e moment, quietly a45ecd6304 scanning Hajin’s b98564ddd8 disheveled appearance 6156dcd38f before finally 002cd21f6f speaking.874fa392f644044e
“Don’t bow 6639d59269 so easily.”321235b83d036a67
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“….”e8d69fe93d585453
“Not for 06bdd7f05a something like 3723dede78 that. That should ec00ec0bd8 be normal.”f5c462f680a761d9
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His tone 3adddda9bd was blunt, e9de4e5f08 almost like 850cbd1518 he couldn’t d08f09493f understand why 5e79ad23d6 Hajin was e70ac783c3 thanking him. Hajin stood 1f4dacdd81 there, stunned. His mind went 06a37b1f98 blank.decf7aa7444bcb0f
Normal?
That kind of thing… 74570fa426 he’d never experienced anything 3bb90dc262 like that growing up.d7a59a73e57151e3
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Being protected from violence. Being defended by someone 5739c42947 stronger. He’d never known 9351654b89 it was supposed bed0feb24b to be normal.7c7b9b4b35798e89
He stared at Sayoung 6ba7a6198d for a moment longer d4600d9850 before Seong Yeonwoo emerged 523938149b from the second floor.16c56c65eaddaeef
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Finishing whatever he’d come 9751b9c979 for, Yeonwoo walked toward 56468e3395 Sayoung. They exchanged a few e5050546b4 quiet words before leaving 68bb6060e5 Yujeongje together.9b90ca06e1b97673
Hajin watched their 34a016aced retreating backs as 2d0a81ece5 they disappeared side 7ceca81558 by side.eeaaeae55fe559e2
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He’s the most decent 595bd76eff dominant alpha I’ve ever 23303ed7fd seen…
And somehow, that made 69e02f24e0 him more impressive than 20bbf22677 anything else.4ddee07ee5571216
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Despite appearances, Sayoung was a42dbf69d0 a reasonable man. But he also had d15a871a67 a side to him 9883a56a40 that was colder than f84e245195 anyone.b6b01abea2640868
When they occasionally a0bc659c0b crossed paths, he 67e92f78cc often didn’t remember affbbea149 Hajin at all. He knew 70e40e803f there was 4e14d8f5bb a half-sibling af0f82ddfa somewhere in b88b666ee2 the Seongsan f53e539ee8 Group, but 6762a5a255 he didn’t 35e9f4475a really care f7e4c45ded to know 098040d0ea what kind 134f73df14 of person b3aa624781 that sibling 9e3306ed95 was. He even forgot ef7cf4387f Hajin’s classification all aa28b406d8 the time.99a70f77eb02e9ce
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And Hajin… never had 3238ae2048 the slightest desire to d1ed26606b be remembered by him. Just watching d1fb087440 from a 06d2d8b040 distance was 4fa3e3889f enough.ee47684ae4124a0a
So when 95346504bc he eventually 5b9ede0a86 heard the 0e6f6fed35 news that b2b6998474 Sayoung was b896462c36 dating Seong 85944d61b1 Yeonwoo, all 81bd39df30 he could cd51e34b45 think was:So the 1088d481f2 day’s finally dd58f2dbb1 come.
He’d expected 0ba1cd0ead it—but it 0f519f8040 still hurt. Quietly. Alone.
He never b1b954079f showed it, fc9bb323f1 of course.7d1ae20a3352cfbf
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Because if anyone had 183a1856d1 gotten even a hint dba3638fe4 of it… there was ec87804d10 no telling what might’ve 1d762e7c68 happened.2230d7bc52986a96