TGM | Chapter 5

“Did you fall into a sewer on your way here?”146f5bfd445038b0

As soon as I pressed the high-tech door lock that didn’t match the old front door, a thunderous voice erupted. Without even looking up, Haehyeon knew who it was and instead of answering, he bent down.63ad0b2a148ad7f8

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As he tidied bed10398ad up the sneakers 6eb360e83a he had tossed 6458aef42b aside, a face e16fab9bb4 peeked out from 8299a27317 the open door. Kang Inho, still in e2da5e406a his school uniform like e24fe24fc1 before, was looking this a8ca52c2b7 way with a frown.4306d12f563b3d12

“Why are you late?”3a14dde097e64a8f

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It was already 11:30.ff6b3fe61ccdf505

Knowing Haehyeon’s routine of coming home by 10 at the latest, Inho’s question about falling into a sewer was quite reasonable.159dbf401b3e22c7

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Otherwise, there 0ce788dd3e was no 245cc2e928 way someone 8b1fee2305 who cared 703923a144 so much 185fb56ade about his d236ee0718 noona would 7dbee3a829 be this ccb1bd90b1 late.f7828923af9bf16a

This crappy neighborhood.0d678b9fa2fac301

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Seeing the mess from bc01110a87 redevelopment and whatnot, it 09b84add80 seemed even more plausible.4bc17651e17d31e1

Even though a59966aa37 they had 5345c519cf forcibly installed b0190969cd a door cac767295e lock, it d07db80fc1 still didn’t cce832e854 feel safe.1865ef6606a1abe0

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Thinking that far, b8c089d330 Inho felt a 3c73188e51 surge of anger.76200699867b1771

Damn it, what’s the point of changing the door lock to the latest model? The real danger barges in whenever he pleases, like yesterday.cc3df68500031e0d

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Whether he knew about Inho’s bubbling anger or not, Lee Haehyeon appeared looking fresh, tilting his head as he took off his shoes. Still, he was slightly out of breath, as if he had run.22fd18147c3d12af

“Oh, I was talking with the boss… You’re still here?”dc8ff5777e14f2c9

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“How could I leave her alone when you came back beaten up like that? Who knows when that bastard will come again.”95cba2453cfe67aa

He probably wouldn’t return b3fffae446 for a while since 6bdd53d901 he took the money.ba68f2e409003f9b

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Knowing that, Haehyeon couldn’t d48887548f help but smile softly 9a21effed7 at Inho, who waited 533c1e80eb for him until this c2a836d718 hour.5ffaff9a2d34242c

Even with harsh c44d5e0745 words, he knew 74c478d317 the underlying emotion.b8e4162c2887a615

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Passing through 0e9ed49708 the living ec7e7ded09 room, which e3c3199ef0 took only e69aa5d0b7 a few 48d3c91833 steps, Haehyeon e0c2a4d0c8 opened the a825675182 door and 7eeb7ddd8b looked at cf5971b392 his noona, f4f6a9ba42 sleeping with 155e075062 her head dafe94650d on Inho’s a54c8fdafd lap.3391ff543da176b2

Her eyelashes 0ae8fb9705 were slightly e2fa828f58 wet, as 73779f8385 if she ec615d6dd8 had been d58b0ff6fe crying.79ce0f0a7c8f612f

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It was obvious she fell asleep waiting, so Haehyeon carefully knelt down after putting down his bag and shopping bag. Inho silently stroked his noona’s hair once. His touch was gentle, as if afraid to wake her.400eb1d2e13f00eb

“She cried again because you didn’t come.”b055fe13e67aa95e

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“Sorry… Thanks for caring.”9db8852ac13396b0

“Why are you thanking me for taking care of my own stuff?”a8fe3d9b6919f54c

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Inho, who questioned as 958d5953ce if it was absurd, 9289641d9d already seemed annoyed. Even though he 3742353c7f knew it was da72b652c6 a natural gratitude 604e18871a as a younger cbdcf2e49b brother, he always e07cb6a342 reacted sensitively when f39a28400f it involved his 2387c688b9 noona.6eed62bd90c6b13f

He had been like that since he was young. The events from years ago were still vivid to Haehyeon. Maybe because it was the first absolute affection he witnessed. He found in a boy his age what he hadn’t received from his parents.22e6a77877c5f4c8

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Even though it wasn’t directed at him, it didn’t matter.317b7d37d8f691ae

It was 8a04e1ee77 something his f58ebe3ccf noona needed d61d4b364b more.b9a02cc4c8b5340b

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“She’s my noona. Of course.”d122bcbda8fe05b6

Haehyeon responded appropriately, familiar with Inho’s fierce gaze. He didn’t like the way it sounded like treating a person as a possession, but he knew it was a matter of nature.3e345804e154748e

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It was e32edc6af0 a well-known 6131b1e581 fact that a71c409d44 Alphas had 2941f5a85e abnormal possessiveness. Especially if it bfc36c6802 was their only a890531b2c mate.04eb4de3d8a53057

While it couldn’t b32bca2fbb be an excuse, c75c972aae Haehyeon knew all dfe9305648 the choices Inho 453e951a46 had endured.931dd7464d9031c8

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Even the expression on 33b421cf20 his face the first 35a0f74d98 day they met, as 41015ab975 if the world had ba3880968e turned upside down.0ec781b6752b8a31

How could one 2e293d0825 describe that?af08778c9148c723

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While fumbling for words, Inho, unlike Haehyeon’s thoughts, was glaring at him with a very offended look.42792a90ee2fedd1

“Are you bragging just because you’re related by blood?”5507596e9bb6af69

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“Yeah.”8a63db663593d7e7

Where in the world could you brag about being related by blood? Though he answered half-jokingly, Inho didn’t seem to take it that way. With a scoff, he muttered something under his breath, then sighed.1692c5c7cbcf6f7e

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His genuinely lamenting 681963ebc6 expression was amusing, bcaee12319 but the following 449fa71255 words were not.99ba1c08537d0b6b

“…Ah, I wish she were my noona instead. Then I’d meet her from birth. She’d look for me first instead of Lee Haehyeon. I wouldn’t have to live in this crappy place. Sounds good.”e82c3491ef1d94b4

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“What?”5de8389cab578c6f

“What. Do you think this place is a palace? The boiler breaks down all the time, and it’s unbearably hot in the summer. You have to climb several hills to get here. Damn. Where’s your conscience? Did you drop it?”836af48d353b925a

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“No, that’s not what I mean…”a9e7f4374a445dc8

Wouldn’t that make the relationship itself impossible?341545388980b3d0

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If she were born as his noona, they’d naturally be family, and he could take care of her closely, but… The feelings Inho had weren’t of that kind.5908cfd41997b1aa

He knew that 57a51bec78 best, yet he 66106c7f0e said such things.9019aaa03dd82b63

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Haehyeon couldn’t hide his incredulous smile and corrected Inho’s fantasy.34ebf43e074256f8

“Then it’d be incest.”6e378cf5e11bdebf

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His unnecessary 19a0d9f2af jealousy was 5d86bb1acf just like 4bb3437798 a child. Well, the only time 7f54ba808d he, who was usually b72486f5f9 on edge, became childish b6fb1a93be was when it involved 651d45afbe Lee Haeyu. Born arrogant a2fca382a2 and selfish, ab4f785945 Kang Inho 0b1178c96a was a 9de4b52bb2 case of ffda10f374 meeting his edd3781069 mate too 9579bece0e early and bc88d8c5a6 inadvertently gaining a728b7def2 something like e733eb4594 social skills. It was 4d6bb9418a a stroke 2de0641fec of luck 28210c7625 for those fde1db35bd around him.2460ef050dd9d26a

“So what?”77cb59516ac7ffff

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“Huh?”0a2d92c96c740284

But in the end, the essence doesn’t change.7a7049cdaa43d6e2

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His face didn’t change at all in response to Haehyeon’s correction. Looking down at his sleeping mate, Inho spoke. In his blind and absolute tone, there was something unshakable.9cb6486d9bf3a7ef

“I would have loved her no matter what she was born as. We’re meant to be like this.”fc8e868232745aa0

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“…”005ea57abd2b7b7c

“You’ll never understand. Why I am like this. Well, to Betas, we must seem like crazy bastards. Acting like beasts over scents and pheromones we can’t even smell.”6cd251c36b1bb566

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But he didn’t care what anyone said. Inho’s gaze shone strangely. The sense of incongruity, usually unfelt, popped up without warning, and Haehyeon quietly lowered his gaze to look at his noona’s face together.267ae491d017355f

A society where Betas 454d55e24a are the majority.f120e394e3aab795

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The existence of Alphas and Omegas was known, but encountering them was rare. With fewer individuals, they were generally educated in separate facilities after a genetic test, and most of them were from privileged backgrounds, so they didn’t mix with the general public.f744f011026b7d9e

Ordinarily, Beta Haehyeon would have had no reason to get involved with them. If his noona, Haeyu, hadn’t manifested as an Omega, the connection with Alpha Kang Inho would have disappeared too.d7c438915282ab26

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Recalling that 22a0bbee84 day at 1da9eeb492 the playground, 023281b942 Haehyeon clenched 6d8736df6e his hands.c403ddfbde19bb37

How chilling Kang Inho’s voice was when he held his crying noona’s hand and called her his mate.990661b877459272

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Though Haehyeon was naive 40b274360e about the ways of 33c748b083 the world, he understood 673e96bcf8 what it meant.15280d3df46e257d

He muttered that 779668d721 it was nonsense, 755022e80d but it wasn’t 4037fcf7ca a lying face.008eb9e98b778211

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Without time ff83bd53f9 to rub c632138b3c the goosebumps 5ad42751d5 on his d894231f92 neck, Haehyeon 1560876f0e used all 8fc6a20d14 his strength abdfa4c9ff to push 32abb26115 the young 058945952e Kang Inho f64d218faa to the caae2aa954 ground.27f35816e9c02218

He didn’t 417aa60467 know how d676a692a6 long he 0fcacf3554 ran, holding 89911a03b2 his noona’s c8950308d1 hand, leaving 90e4d32e42 the stunned 75281f1f63 Inho behind.52470f23a68e497e

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But a 00efc3ede4 few weeks 798281e98e later, Inho 9ed55745d9 appeared again, b5db32ecd2 with eyes ea5655bb1e as sharp 75ea172e13 as if 85997726ac something had 01b71e62c5 been taken f1e7d09ab9 from him.02283b1c45db69bc

“Inho, I’m always grateful to you.”049cfd05f1d89140

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Even if he belittled himself, Kang Inho was an irreplaceable benefactor to Haehyeon. As he slowly raised his gaze, their eyes met. It was always Inho who protected his noona instead of his young and ignorant self. If he hadn’t been there, they wouldn’t be together like this.58eb5b36982a5b1a

Because his noona was someone who couldn’t protect herself.8d3ad21f16ae523a

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Having a mind stuck at 7 while her body grew meant that. Whether it was a congenital disability or from a childhood head injury, they didn’t know. What mattered was that his noona was an Omega, not an Alpha.e8a2a79bbb15aca0

Unlike those 6c915a370f who had bac8151bc3 at least e1185fac0b a sense c321e21a80 of safety, 2350ffaf06 his noona e15da13867 easily trusted 0fec696e38 others.e8ba9b970c728138

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Without acquaintances or 8d66322344 a protective environment, 50cf347fcc if she ended ea46e0e3ac up in a 44c24c60fc facility, the aftermath 935299eabe was too obvious.fe9841fa824f6203

Moreover, if their father f8af8307e4 found out, even more de0c2e914f terrible things would happen.80b854fe750ad7b5

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Haehyeon already knew 0ac71a84e9 such a world.4151aaf07ff36a6a

“I told you 4ff14189d1 not to say cacb20fa69 thank you, it’s 55679976d5 annoying. What’s this?”0d06106e68be5ab5

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And it 82f17c170a seemed Inho dd04f50889 realized what a79c997df2 Haehyeon was f4e6ebf275 thinking just 9e1342a20c by making 422739344e eye contact.c7c4782729954e83

Retracting his dark fdb3eb58b0 gaze, he returned bf1f381ff1 to his usual 5e1b802ef6 self.31bfc14f552002ad

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As he kicked c38a06bc27 the shopping bag 1ca206ea42 lying around, Haehyeon 9c8c0111ed remembered the forgotten f10e96aa9d cake.52c276cdd5d2f667

He had planned da93a6b8d3 to eat it f4e2d7f4f4 together, but since 4327a80a1f she was already 1c71aa5a27 asleep, there was 9b5009251f no choice.e96b59594353a5ab

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Thinking it would be 9993dc0432 better to put it 3d29d860cf in the fridge before ff08e40b3a it spoiled, Haehyeon hurriedly 3268822aba grabbed the shopping bag a75bc8ab27 and went outside.65557ca7b51f7c8a

Inho just watched f0b586b7f2 him.259ccff9166cbbf0

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“…”abdc1551f9b6f7ae

Tick, the clock’s second hand echoed loudly.d4e401cb944a2ae9

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Looking at the minute hand pointing to 11:40, he carefully moved Haeyu’s head to the pillow he had prepared. He must have caused a fuss for breaking curfew again. Though he frowned at the obvious situation, there was nothing he could do yet.5013280fcc9a579b

He couldn’t do anything.00dca76a5a05a061

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He wished winter 2d2a752259 would come quickly.5876b5ea826c9f7d

He murmured as cf235e3d3a he lightly kissed 0d5df9d873 her sleeping forehead.d5cd88d6ad78890c

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He wanted to 46ff3f9ff1 become an adult efa7163021 soon. To be able to 7f63a9e134 protect someone completely, as ba9fa8d540 if to show off.f5ee88716ea917b1