TL | Chapter 2 | Marked Partner

a8c5ff9e1fa7d4d3d72aBang. The gunshot echoed, tightening around my heart. Ah, that dream again. Even though I knew it was just a dream, my body wouldn’t move. It felt like I was paralyzed, bound by an invisible weight. I watched him die, feeling as if my chest was being torn apart. Only then did my eyes open.

57286fa60b498eebafa8Gasp.

dd79cc4ec054f68b8afeA rough breath escaped, and my eyelids finally lifted. Opening my eyes was harder than usual. Seowon slowly recalled what he’d done last night. Did I… really die? The thought floated vaguely in his mind as he blinked slowly.

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0a2363ae6a42a7599faaHis blurry vision gradually cleared, revealing an unfamiliar ceiling. It didn’t look like a hospital, but it didn’t seem like the afterlife, either. It didn’t feel like he was dead; his body was too heavy. Or maybe he was in hell, paralyzed and unable to move. If so, that might be a relief.

e7ee0beb8a0696830ea1“Looks like you’re awake.”

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be326c8b9581c845da78A sudden voice made his heart drop.

abdb4243dd3f9da30335No way…

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986855f64192cc8b8a2eA voice he’d thought he’d never hear again. Could he really be dead? It seemed impossible otherwise. Was it a hallucination? Yeah, that’s probably it. Since he’d passed, Seowon had looked back countless times, haunted by the sound of his voice, only to have his image fade away like a mirage, breaking his heart all over again.

1280a894cad1713b08cdHe closed his eyes and swallowed. It had to be a hallucination. He told himself he’d only be disappointed again. But even as he thought it, he turned his head toward the voice. Yet, he was afraid to open his eyes and face reality, dreading the empty, crushing feeling of losing him again.

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1dfc861cf501d5f2a660But even so, his longing overpowered the fear. With trembling eyelids, he took a deep breath. Foolishly, he wished to see him, even if it was only an illusion.

13e701b2c91ee9bb1c3dContrary to his expectations, he saw an unusually vivid image of him, even clearer than usual. Today’s vision is unusually detailed, he thought bitterly, as though God had granted his wish. A bitter smile crept onto his face, and he reached out. Even if it was a mirage that would disappear upon touch, he wanted to reach him, even if only for a moment.

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553af979f329153e813f“Ah…”

8b7294740051bce842d0The solid presence at his fingertips felt real. Unlike the smoky mirages that vanished before, this figure held its form. His gaze began to waver.

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12c4c049f15037229e3e“Hyung…?”

26336a78527b075787a8The words barely squeezed out, already thick with emotion.

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5aec6b1fa21b0b049383This can’t be happening. It’s not him. It’s just an illusion.

430f7976268a37970c9dBut he could feel him. Alive and real.

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3567eb282268bf0a2b0dConflicting thoughts tangled in his head, making it hard to think straight. Was his desperation so intense that he was now hallucinating touch as well?

733c342da19886217ddbThen, his confusion shattered as a firm grip caught his wrist. The warmth of that hand—gripping his wrist tightly—was unmistakably real. He stared, wide-eyed, at the man before him.

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bfd99d8fa2a067943c5b“Who… are you?” the man asked in a low voice. It was too familiar. The face, the voice—they matched the person he remembered perfectly.

a2e054e77972123a1498How…?

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28deea5ff9a967cffec6Before he could even process the question, the man pulled his wrist, drawing him close. His face was just inches away, close enough that he didn’t think to pull back. The distance was already so familiar. But this situation—seeing him alive, right in front of him, glaring back—was something he couldn’t quite accept.

3c00dc5ab22a75237ee2“Ha Seowon.”

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f6747b1c82c1f69504a1His name slipped out clearly between the man’s lips. Seowon had thought he’d never hear his name in that voice again. Overwhelmed, tears prickled in his eyes.

d39cbba78b764d6de5b3“Is that your name?”

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59b6173715fa471e945bThe question was strange. If it was really him, he wouldn’t need to confirm his name. That thought made him wrench his hand free.

a4656e2afa82ca59b320Get a grip. He… isn’t here anymore.

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040226aafebcf7984a4dAs if trying to impress this painful reality on himself, he lifted his gaze to look at the man before him. Seeing his face, a sharp pain stabbed his heart again. How could anyone look so much like him? Did he have a twin? No, he’d never heard of anything like that. If he’d had a twin, his father wouldn’t have summoned him to the United States as an heir.

a819be5e712314516bf1People say there are three look-alikes in the world. Was that all this was? But how likely was it for someone who looked exactly like him to appear right in front of him?

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6b2cd9976843312a55d6No matter how he tried to reason, his mind couldn’t make sense of it.

5cbeb44b8f3ef7cb8aabThe man, who’d been staring coldly at Seowon, shifted his gaze slowly to the table across from the bed. His ID card lay there, as if someone had taken it out of his pocket.

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e8bd0524be595d5a6f4e“Ha Seowon.”

d14739a65772d7a16fc5He called his name again. Or rather, he simply murmured it.

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b0c5c780df0b205af83a“Where did you get that ID? Don’t tell me you had plastic surgery to look like him.”

5b29586f7b5452299dd8The absurdity of the question made Seowon frown as he stared back. Seowon wanted to ask him the same thing—how could he look so identical?

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93ee189658937fa487a1“Who are you?” he asked, echoing the same question.

db8603e3735a28b0621bThe man tilted his head slightly, then frowned deeply. Suddenly, he reached out, grabbing Seowon by the shoulders. The unexpected action startled Seowon, and he instinctively grabbed his wrist to push him off. But just then, the man leaned closer, burying his face in Seowon’s neck.

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bcfce4fd71737f258300The breath tickling beneath his earlobe made Seowon flinch. When a faint, familiar scent of pheromones hit him, a sharp surge of heat shot through his body.

ee9eac9c80254bf99b94Why…?

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db8b5afc94ea724bdb28Without a second thought, heat began to spread through him. Suddenly, Seowon’s pheromones intensified, and the man stepped back, seemingly caught off guard.

cec12c782c2629a43efeA heat cycle? It was due soon, but he thought he had a few more days. The scent of an Alpha pheromone, so like his marked partner’s, had triggered him unexpectedly.

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58ef90cce88feb013780Even if his heat cycle came, there was nothing he could do now.

3592f5b201e0d1eb1829Seowon’s pheromones could only be sensed by his marked partner. This meant he wouldn’t cause trouble for others, but it also meant he couldn’t be held by anyone else. His body rejected others, making normal intimacy impossible.

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ff86383101f6af634444This heat cycle… was utterly useless. And yet…

669e633cc9c53b3a172e“Ugh…!”

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a87e80fba4d13c6f4ac7The man before him lifted an arm to cover his mouth and nose, his face contorted, as if he, too, were in rut, reacting to Seowon’s heat.

063c032d608f6668ce36Seeing that expression, a hollow laugh slipped out. Ridiculous. Unless I’m dead and in the afterlife… Ah, maybe that’s it.

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cfee66b05aadc00f54c3“Hyung…”

41b2ae118151eb071a1fAs he allowed himself to believe this man was Iden, nothing else mattered. The heat building up was clouding his judgment.

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c594eb04dbf72ee35c9a“Hug me.”

b5bdf338e7a0b6a3e19fHe’d thought he would never feel his embrace again. So whether this was a dream or the afterlife didn’t matter anymore.

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9bc1cf68f8f27ddfbb72“Iden hyung, please…”

065447e886ff6e27a212The rising heat made his breathing more labored. As he looked at him, Seowon’s hand moved to unzip his pants. The man’s gaze followed the movement of Seowon’s hand, his frown deepening.

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8b616699d86bf2eb2f3cDespite the expression, his Alpha pheromones intensified. This made Seowon’s body ache even more.

f1819bc8f52bc54181d1“Hurry. Please?”

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5e6c97e897fcb42b5a54He had no rational thought left. He only wanted him to do something about his body’s uncontrollable desire.

f08612c83f4511b0a4d2“How are you…?”

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f1c039c6de682aed7418The man muttered with a frown, but Seowon, overwhelmed by the heat cycle, didn’t quite catch his words.

5826ec1324f4ee918714“Hyung…”

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59939f0e2deeda3ca162His words trailed off, his mind hazy from the overwhelming heat. Without realizing it, Seowon took off his pants entirely, spreading his legs as he reached into his underwear. His hand brushed past his already hard length, moving down toward his entrance. Though he hadn’t even touched it yet, he felt something wet.

907203ec9ff4546aa1e5“Please…”

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86654bb2e20f94f8f99dHe had no awareness of what he was saying or doing. He just laid bare his unfiltered desire for Iden, standing before him.

750c60a5f9014c4dbd12“It hurts…”

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633d5516affc600dcf42A dull ache throbbed in his stomach. His body, which remembered every detail of Iden’s touch, was already yearning for him.

49a6ddc881d2fd018d52“Iden hyung.”

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a53c1a064046cf80eafcAs he called his name again, the man dropped the arm covering his mouth and nose, stepping forward. Then, he grabbed the hand Seowon had been using.

a26e6b6e1131c7ddcc0f“Don’t.”

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c2ef2e88f5f2d45d9958He pulled his hand out of his underwear, stopping him from touching himself. The lack of stimulation left an ache, and Seowon couldn’t help but resent him for not letting him even relieve it himself.

422e20bb6147fb058d09“You’re so cruel…”

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6b76fed270e41f08cee0With tear-filled eyes flushed red from the heat, he looked up at him, pouting.

24ee36a4395a5d776593“If you don’t do something, I’ll…”

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99e08d29a57762472d04A large hand gripped the back of his head, pulling him forward. Then, the man claimed Seowon’s lips.

04c874588997590109b3The heat of his mouth sent Seowon’s head spinning. At the same time, his pheromones washed over him completely. At that moment, he couldn’t think about anything else. He clung to him, swept up in primal instinct.

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82d12ec471ca1bbea708His tongue tangled roughly with Seowon’s, sucking him in with a pressure that almost hurt. He couldn’t help but moan softly at the stinging pain but never thought to push him away. Instead, he wrapped his arm around his shoulder, holding on tightly.