TL | Chapter 2 | Marked Partner

Bang. The gunshot 049667798f echoed, tightening fd2570d46a around my 3c971f0e7b heart. Ah, that 69fad64d4f dream again. Even though I eef50de542 knew it was 439d3adba2 just a dream, 83e908f021 my body wouldn’t 7290054780 move. It felt like I eaa37c15f6 was paralyzed, bound by 261b334256 an invisible weight. I watched 722b5b721d him die, bd7d83c641 feeling as f6957ede5a if my 276d5e153c chest was 73b570530d being torn f7d69fd074 apart. Only then did 80115827ff my eyes open.0de5d9c18d373e18

Gasp.1d037357be33b6bd

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A rough 80133a2b24 breath escaped, 031d7c814d and my aca2c8ab0b eyelids finally 1deae9a800 lifted. Opening my 5630bea23d eyes was 7fd718d37e harder than 0fbafa9236 usual. Seowon slowly 119a637933 recalled what 99ffa8ff5e he’d done 9aef6cc978 last night. Did I… 7f32fb4821 really die? The thought 77eecca6a9 floated vaguely 78be7bf785 in his 38bcff9932 mind as b28c67f6ba he blinked 82e9685e11 slowly.ad26a6179b9b066f

His blurry vision gradually 65161530c8 cleared, revealing an unfamiliar 461b0707a8 ceiling. It didn’t look like 478ba391a3 a hospital, but it 697e4e4655 didn’t seem like the 71b09e8992 afterlife, either. It didn’t feel like dc3cd8907e he was dead; his c388a2f2ee body was too heavy. Or maybe 00cad170f3 he was abdb7520b4 in hell, bae70601b6 paralyzed and 4328d6d90f unable to 081232878a move. If so, 6e957f505f that might 7a8670030d be a 1ef735342b relief.3c5c6a49e446694b

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“Looks like you’re 092e1c638c awake.”76a59a94b4f6288b

A sudden voice 32bf89401c made his heart 6d16871e2c drop.796ad3e3b796b4ec

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No way…378e9d84223437be

A voice b2a0082982 he’d thought c56cf8b1ce he’d never 0cece4ff44 hear again. Could he really be cd2d0c4600 dead? It seemed df0f398390 impossible otherwise. Was it a hallucination? Yeah, that’s probably it. Since he’d fdb4e9bb24 passed, Seowon e9bf5bc4ce had looked 76e9066e69 back countless 97cb821b63 times, haunted d93fe83aa2 by the 676a5718fc sound of 90a4e121bf his voice, 1ca7b44a88 only to a57e7e08ff have his 382fbc288e image fade 2c854e1a0a away like 3fb52bd981 a mirage, 330753f33a breaking his 508e99a93d heart all 6d17c9d5ec over again.a755aaf3eae56b1b

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He closed a0fc0d167f his eyes 10cff44f97 and swallowed. It had d3ddd161f6 to be aaa8fa3838 a hallucination. He told himself he’d 946a9d3ee7 only be disappointed again. But even as he 1d48d2a58c thought it, he turned afd9609f12 his head toward the 2a87f04f84 voice. Yet, he was 253819807a afraid to open 1cd7601a3f his eyes and 48fb573fb2 face reality, dreading 5b50fa26c0 the empty, crushing 845056a673 feeling of losing 09a5841f38 him again.b0264e048e388d3d

But even so, 2d0a8505b0 his longing overpowered 8e7c3bff01 the fear. With trembling eyelids, 51b472a922 he took a 89c4eefa5e deep breath. Foolishly, he ff4fad0d54 wished to f6115c5062 see him, 8acd706637 even if d7c07d9c04 it was 4ca5198c21 only an c7424d90a9 illusion.fb7d5fba103a8f03

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Contrary to 9130161587 his expectations, c6214c22fd he saw 03cbc33d71 an unusually 007b6f79b8 vivid image 86ec67da1c of him, 13663d9032 even clearer 3638a1b301 than usual. Today’s vision d91d12e6f9 is unusually 397ea66e22 detailed, he 12bf12e1a1 thought bitterly, af79693629 as though 7aea3c1abd God had b47366fe4b granted his 4093358af6 wish. A bitter a4baea5f1b smile crept d8947d81d7 onto his 0dbb5d6387 face, and 1b89d9c976 he reached 13f270d5a1 out. Even if it e539dc1bea was a mirage df2bf307c1 that would disappear 2a5e9581e5 upon touch, he da510aa210 wanted to reach 6bde753737 him, even if 496923b9f0 only for a 0c36f7d195 moment.ae9719e6b176a376

“Ah…”ccee32ab643ea3c9

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The solid 880aace38b presence at 0d76ee6e17 his fingertips a177222645 felt real. Unlike the smoky mirages cfc5cdc071 that vanished before, this 48dd1c6064 figure held its form. His gaze began 0f20c44010 to waver.591b2dd161f3c8d1

“Hyung…?”553ea33b3e767bd1

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The words barely squeezed b670b20707 out, already thick with 46699aac36 emotion.ff6dc6475c2599e9

This can’t ac8a5279cd be happening. It’s not him. It’s just an d017157530 illusion.cc70ae74f3e2a385

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But he could feel 38419c773c him. Alive and real.47235573069a5be0

Conflicting thoughts b4664d1d17 tangled in 3be210c496 his head, 106f4e4084 making it a069b6c63a hard to a2cd5879de think straight. Was his desperation so 5efb0cee96 intense that he was b28aa7a305 now hallucinating touch as e757c7d193 well?f64f493e3d0a6959

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Then, his 73d0ec17d8 confusion shattered 5fbf4398af as a d444bdce5d firm grip f5442571bd caught his 4b2d268dcd wrist. The warmth 3fe3c0b598 of that 7d52ba7b6f hand—gripping his 3ac6afbe7e wrist tightly—was 3f091a343f unmistakably real. He stared, ca7a1a6951 wide-eyed, at 102427b110 the man 4e178a5635 before him.223d3fd327c101d0

“Who… are 2ce39f53dc you?” the 661b799c37 man asked 749f1014d6 in a 591cb810ea low voice. It was too 43f087e6d7 familiar. The face, the 190db62aaa voice—they matched the aef12b31d7 person he remembered 4d00a99920 perfectly.0410a7656bbb4394

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How…?3505f2be57959e05

Before he could 1e97ae1490 even process the 0e596b0e52 question, the man 509016947f pulled his wrist, 23209512b2 drawing him close. His face was e405d67887 just inches away, 71f374e960 close enough that 5c4b069dfc he didn’t think eb38e9b21d to pull back. The distance was already fb1b6090b2 so familiar. But this situation—seeing him 7903f4316a alive, right in front 9c934b1a47 of him, glaring back—was ac5505ef52 something he couldn’t quite b85544df04 accept.4d57649994eec544

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“Ha Seowon.”3bbe080b18837a87

His name 46442efc31 slipped out 2bc729ae92 clearly between d942ae9ce0 the man’s 9dfd95baaa lips. Seowon had thought he’d 6b5180c57b never hear his name 2a17968403 in that voice again. Overwhelmed, tears prickled in c7157465ec his eyes.64be01587f735144

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“Is that 624b998b45 your name?”c1a5702f235745ac

The question 5ade3385e6 was strange. If it was 0d88876681 really him, he bd1b06a318 wouldn’t need to 478dbe8477 confirm his name. That thought made 6932a4206f him wrench his ca649270a9 hand free.0cdb31892592b113

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Get a grip. He… isn’t here anymore.7bfec474f7f12475

As if ccbe5d94fb trying to 8b6631572e impress this de62e9cc6e painful reality dfafab8c25 on himself, 7105a6fdfe he lifted eecc920245 his gaze 44a7788bec to look 1fdd785e4b at the f2c7602000 man before 5ecc93e932 him. Seeing his b4057cd092 face, a feb6aa74f0 sharp pain 85ef2b7b88 stabbed his 92a21be758 heart again. How could anyone b0264eea46 look so much bfb3f3635c like him? Did he have a 5320f91196 twin? No, he’d never heard c40c63dd1b of anything like that. If he’d had 8d4c5fcf8a a twin, his 65ca4b687a father wouldn’t have d1b177e813 summoned him to db2d68fb66 the United States 4edd186648 as an heir.43e060845fa850f9

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People say there are 283454cb2c three look-alikes in the 9dbbca3f2a world. Was that all 00bdc78d70 this was? But how likely was 27e4cb6b95 it for someone who 3d0baf81d9 looked exactly like him 69209d3d5f to appear right in c130443f98 front of him?5483cd8797512f37

No matter 402e2c801f how he ed38447580 tried to 4e18f0fffe reason, his e79d7154f2 mind couldn’t d1adee774d make sense d45a6038b1 of it.f2d40afce180da8c

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The man, who’d been f685a4d543 staring coldly at Seowon, 4475ed27e5 shifted his gaze slowly 340f9ac987 to the table across 50480af07d from the bed. His ID card lay c9ab74ed57 there, as if someone 664e853f3a had taken it out 3ff6ebd8ad of his pocket.2d3613e1f5ead46b

“Ha Seowon.”b25bb8af0ff8168e

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He called his 315a412fee name again. Or rather, 3d290150a8 he simply 6e5e5955e3 murmured it.663ed025de3f5e1e

“Where did 8dfaadc2eb you get 2c45a74f14 that ID? Don’t tell me you 50e4349d81 had plastic surgery to 5fe419f9b6 look like him.”80e87efb1e386e2d

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The absurdity 22c91c47d0 of the efb1b1d997 question made 6b49af3c13 Seowon frown 95698e6d4f as he 114fac2bd2 stared back. Seowon wanted 7283eb6c02 to ask efbd9f7bc2 him the 8034fd4016 same thing—how f03569fa26 could he a0fe7bab1b look so 312d731d84 identical?d2e478e7eac4a47b

“Who are 2b653666bd you?” he ce4507681d asked, echoing 26927e488d the same 368a8c3db1 question.20eeb5c0e714bae6

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The man 215a6171e2 tilted his bebe46a458 head slightly, 5a21edd7f5 then frowned 0c8a499080 deeply. Suddenly, he a8cec71855 reached out, 3ec35a20e7 grabbing Seowon 1979e5fb95 by the f716a7a91f shoulders. The unexpected 5fcf5e2921 action startled e3c5e00e4a Seowon, and 9bccaa5922 he instinctively e9f19a03a4 grabbed his e5442cf42a wrist to 4fc512bf5b push him 78e225b7fd off. But just aa20af2ae0 then, the 9bbbc6eba4 man leaned d779531f33 closer, burying 37b2a419ca his face 3d059fe91c in Seowon’s 1c73188a09 neck.66ba69dcc043f003

The breath tickling c86b532b09 beneath his earlobe 8f8c097d6e made Seowon flinch. When a faint, familiar 1326e8e68b scent of pheromones hit 6917340027 him, a sharp surge 04b12eb6be of heat shot through 9a613d5237 his body.416e13a85ef17223

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Why…?583c31c41f31b02c

Without a cd42d53c7a second thought, 2feb0c9277 heat began 3cedfd1b68 to spread 6289979cf3 through him. Suddenly, Seowon’s pheromones 31e71ad0d8 intensified, and the 6f9451b7c0 man stepped back, 73576a97fd seemingly caught off 90cd690635 guard.f97db4eb99d5fb25

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A heat cycle? It was b9e64a0cc2 due soon, 214fc031ad but he 04419b02c1 thought he 14f7e18a32 had a 627e2f7cdc few more 3cdcce3513 days. The scent of an 53156e05df Alpha pheromone, so like ad059b2c23 his marked partner’s, had 8ac550c23d triggered him unexpectedly.aa035cb19dcfa16e

Even if his a3409b27cd heat cycle came, 7c4384abba there was nothing d6d377d94b he could do 91fdcdd36e now.d85ac1e4a4bf8468

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Seowon’s pheromones could ce71c0e735 only be sensed 2788e0b8c5 by his marked 160420803e partner. This meant he c9777c2abd wouldn’t cause trouble bc86f50501 for others, but 6f7d4e8813 it also meant e3888f311d he couldn’t be d43579a186 held by anyone 07c2661e67 else. His body rejected 9251f216f5 others, making normal b35266aef6 intimacy impossible.6920a6e305123774

This heat e8a2796e12 cycle… was 2e1a484f38 utterly useless. And yet…11458065cf6817f6

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“Ugh…!”525058475d489b5a

The man before him ec348b7cad lifted an arm to 20fabd489b cover his mouth and c3a23e6edc nose, his face contorted, 5e2769a433 as if he, too, 039c71d92c were in rut, reacting d2dba4103a to Seowon’s heat.3289e5148ec54d54

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Seeing that 316801ce34 expression, a 8243eeb9a4 hollow laugh 021d63a6fc slipped out. Ridiculous. Unless I’m dead bd59c70a9e and in the 9dfa6c1edc afterlife… Ah, maybe b9134c192a that’s it.3a13c80666bac180

“Hyung…”c4a3dbfba2791791

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As he allowed 52e7cbed1d himself to believe d536ba6294 this man was a98978f483 Iden, nothing else f45f40ab42 mattered. The heat 79632e739d building up d9fe0877db was clouding 7effbce577 his judgment.0344c91a60de48e1

“Hug me.”8eeb27d264bc1503

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He’d thought he would 5b8cd89c14 never feel his embrace 3aa192fb5e again. So whether fee6720efd this was 11d34ef39a a dream 57b7a9ec2c or the a74ca338f8 afterlife didn’t 692d02e306 matter anymore.02e46ee90f41b737

“Iden hyung, please…”914de2931862b551

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The rising heat 5726d462d3 made his breathing d2b6647fa9 more labored. As he f9b950e1ee looked at 32230b6d40 him, Seowon’s fa1c488bad hand moved 2f2fb9b967 to unzip e068c7b49d his pants. The man’s 645756222e gaze followed 6e0c6983d0 the movement a67382297c of Seowon’s dbcff5b8f5 hand, his d3e0e4ad10 frown deepening.647198cc1b9fdfc6

Despite the expression, 03058e7028 his Alpha pheromones 127d49a029 intensified. This made Seowon’s body 566873ee9f ache even more.710bd73dc1b51875

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“Hurry. Please?”02fda6c5049ce7ba

He had c6c814f25d no rational c7f3c3e354 thought left. He only wanted 09892ffdbc him to do e8da9dd8a4 something about his ee369ac153 body’s uncontrollable desire.a7b6b7d638f324bf

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“How are you…?”a78d3e7d1bd751ea

The man muttered 1c71fc2d75 with a frown, 3e50fc03ee but Seowon, overwhelmed 727c065915 by the heat 0e5049ce70 cycle, didn’t quite a15f8dfcb6 catch his words.8ac5130f9a81c1c5

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“Hyung…”dd43f8c8bb7cfcd2

His words 78ccaf2a8d trailed off, 615a3932b1 his mind c4c533a93d hazy from cc1ef0be20 the overwhelming 5c23159754 heat. Without realizing it, Seowon 5b9b071f4f took off his pants ac1245027c entirely, spreading his legs fec97d85ed as he reached into 9bd113d05d his underwear. His hand brushed past 53c86f2206 his already hard length, b23cbf31bc moving down toward his 176ecf1696 entrance. Though he d95255bac7 hadn’t even 7ae73610aa touched it fc88178d4a yet, he 7f01c3eab0 felt something 9836b8999c wet.fdc613984a41e3cb

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“Please…”fa9a558898fe6cc9

He had a942654a2d no awareness 2c4e47f814 of what a55e50fd67 he was ad70e40279 saying or bb4a4fa604 doing. He just laid 52bd4169e3 bare his unfiltered 21acb4f989 desire for Iden, 3907ed4765 standing before him.3d9d0197c2006b28

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“It hurts…”a1f27756c4e30947

A dull ache cf225f18f8 throbbed in his 252393298e stomach. His body, 15b9707ae8 which remembered 6204425eba every detail 15a6932266 of Iden’s 49860feddb touch, was 59d306819f already yearning 55b49d8be7 for him.b3a19a632efe12e4

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“Iden hyung.”325824f3b36cfc9a

As he c361217428 called his 860c39e9e9 name again, 4d505fa782 the man e628fd9d33 dropped the bb73eeaa2c arm covering a3b9752f7f his mouth 27f11f3648 and nose, 813f25d9ff stepping forward. Then, he grabbed 82cf2bf12c the hand Seowon e35a9307c7 had been using.773503eceecd625d

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“Don’t.”51906d52960a74d2

He pulled fdb88ea9a5 his hand d9bb9b8082 out of 8056df02d8 his underwear, b12448cd4c stopping him 9a457d2aa2 from touching 633171c7c4 himself. The lack of stimulation a61a5ed4e0 left an ache, and 4e7704e9c8 Seowon couldn’t help but d0b2f44d86 resent him for not 186c3b3680 letting him even relieve 987650d790 it himself.c9df9a4f07d4e337

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“You’re so cruel…”78404ad17b7635e7

With tear-filled eyes cbf496788e flushed red from a398906b6b the heat, he 703b57f2fc looked up at 6c1cc435da him, pouting.9ed5657ca42b272b

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“If you don’t be8a7e64a3 do something, I’ll…”77e7f14caff906a5

A large hand gripped b8902104ea the back of his 226820f80a head, pulling him forward. Then, the man claimed 6b8b5022e1 Seowon’s lips.d67424bffc7e2041

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The heat 61bcea8c66 of his 24a291f07b mouth sent b4ef3cc639 Seowon’s head 606e657dfd spinning. At the same c9cd56b7d0 time, his pheromones b747efeecc washed over him 09a5b31e6f completely. At that 853ba5a1f1 moment, he a66238544d couldn’t think c3311bd3be about anything acab58400d else. He clung to 3a9fa7b946 him, swept up 8a045c3de7 in primal instinct.fbab6cbe3549c514

His tongue tangled db36e35165 roughly with Seowon’s, 1ecd2301f3 sucking him in 8d5f1b14e9 with a pressure a7fac0219c that almost hurt. He couldn’t dd46b4b3bc help but 9c4e17f130 moan softly c95f1764fc at the 6abcd0ad43 stinging pain 3a72cbf373 but never d6873eb456 thought to 8b49da6d80 push him 86aa84623a away. Instead, he wrapped 83cdbc1b3f his arm around 1396134aec his shoulder, holding 08c6a71eb2 on tightly.b4d7c81c29b74076

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