TL | Chapter 5 | Everything Has Changed

10f5bdb221387efc1972When I lightly turned the doorknob, luckily, it didn’t seem to be locked. Judging from the voices coming from the other side of the door, there were about two people… If there were no others, I could probably break through.

6e4611e93e7a804fe284After ending my moment of hesitation, I threw the door open and immediately bent low. I grabbed the waist of the large man standing in front of me and pushed him back, causing him to stumble and fall backward in surprise at the sudden attack.

17777bd6dbbd8c816684“Catch him!”

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7d6d56ce672c598060abAs the fallen man shouted, another man came rushing at Seowon. Seowon quickly twisted his body to dodge, grabbed the man’s arm, and bent it backward. A swift kick to the back of his knee had him crumbling down.

cfafe5fad3e1dc2c4c92With the guards at the door knocked down and momentarily thrown off, Seowon quickly spun around and ran. If he could just buy himself enough time to escape, that would be enough. Dashing through the corridor, he spotted an emergency exit, opened the door, and rushed down the long stairwell. He could hear footsteps of the men chasing him but never looked back once.

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88e799f14f2bbff72a98Reaching a floor marked with “L,” Seowon opened the emergency exit door and stepped out into what appeared to be the lobby of a building. There wasn’t time to ponder where he was; he sprinted straight out of the lobby. The men chasing him were nowhere in sight, likely because he had gained some distance. Without hesitating, he flagged down a passing taxi on the main road.

101af20bb6ff5e8581f1After telling the taxi driver his destination, Seowon finally looked back at the building through the window. The top of the building displayed the same logo he had seen on the envelope just moments ago.

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ab0f39672cf6c4ed9c2eSo, Luciano had a building in Seoul?

429aedead8bfd384cfa7He felt a bit strange about it, but watching those muscular guys search for him outside the building made him let out a long, relieved sigh. Why on earth were they looking for him? He really had nothing to do with them anymore… If Iden were still alive, that would be one thing, but now, with him gone, he had no intention of getting involved with Luciano.

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941e21c46dfada7764cdSeowon sank deeply into the taxi’s back seat, fixing his gaze blankly on the scenes drifting past the window. The more he thought about it, the funnier it all seemed. There was really no need to run like this…

becf082d01761946f7a3“I don’t want to drag you into this. I want to be with you, but honestly, I’m still hesitant about taking you with me.”

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e42c1733492bbb3af00eIden had been uncertain until the very end about whether bringing Seowon to the United States was the right choice. Knowing the kind of man his father was, Iden didn’t want Seowon to get caught up in it all.

d5a0f4cb457e81b026a3“I don’t care. If you leave me here to wait alone, I’ll imagine all sorts of things.”

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00ea9c96ff0802ff6d02Seowon hadn’t exactly been thrilled to learn that Iden’s father was the boss of an Italian-American mafia. But in the end, Iden himself was far more important to him than any background he came from. That’s why he hadn’t hesitated.

8e616280a363470f410fBut still, Iden never wanted me to get involved with Luciano.

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65562dfe31e27cb8b4c2It wasn’t the only reason, though. There was also the fact that there was another man who had held him. That knowledge left him feeling deeply uncomfortable.

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66f80821ca94971f5b1fUpon arriving at his destination, Seowon got out of the taxi, looked around, and tilted his head in confusion. Was this how it looked? He had lived in this neighborhood since his university days, familiar with it down to the posters taped up at the convenience store, yet something felt subtly different. Where there should have been a convenience store, there was now an unfamiliar cafe, and in the spot of a regular Korean restaurant he frequented, a Japanese restaurant had popped up.

19425dfd518c20c3283cCould the taxi driver have dropped him in the wrong place?

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5313025577b44d9addbfHe looked up at the road sign above, but that didn’t seem to be the case. The sign clearly read “University Crossroads.”

142db0ad9e3fddf24eb7It was true that he hadn’t been out in the neighborhood much in nearly two months, combining his stay in the United States and the month since he’d returned to Korea. Still, could the area have changed this much in just two months? A single shop changing hands was one thing, but this was strange—it felt like the entire neighborhood had transformed.

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d28f21ebf11179d9d0d0Maybe time had only stopped for him while everyone else’s lives had continued to move forward at full speed. Shaking his head, he decided it didn’t matter if there was a convenience store or a cafe and moved forward. However, he found himself feeling shocked once more.

51a2ed710b3a2f1bcd44He had arrived in front of the villa where he used to live, but the building was completely different. It wasn’t just a new coat of paint—it was an entirely different building. How could an entirely new building appear overnight? Or had more time passed since the day he’d thrown himself into the lake than he’d realized?

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8015ab74d76961c1b650With his home suddenly vanished, he felt utterly lost and unable to process it all. What on earth had happened to him? He stood there in a daze, unable to move.

99efdddf7b2c7a9065c4After standing in place for over ten minutes, he finally took a deep breath and reached for his phone, planning to call someone and ask. But he quickly frowned. His pockets were empty. He must have lost it in the lake. And even if he still had it, it would be ruined from the water.

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ae7c83bd3cfe93777f54With no place to go, he was at a complete loss for what to do next.

3f70cf74071c207e82d2“You really are here.”

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d0c68da60f54bab6510aA voice from behind startled him. His body recognized it before his mind could process it. His heart clenched momentarily, hoping it was Iden. But no, it was impossible.

a8e49be4066a6283cf5dWhy did he hear that voice again? This time, he couldn’t just dismiss it as a hallucination; he was too lucid for that.

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d9d0dab568e223356194Slowly, he turned around to see a man who, while not Iden, was still someone who could hold him. Behind him were the muscular men he had struggled with earlier.

0a799ee5e518a5a30710Seowon clenched his teeth as he made eye contact with the man. Dressed in a sharply tailored black suit, he looked at Seowon with an indecipherable expression. His chest rose and fell deeply as he took a breath. With steady, echoing footsteps, he began walking toward Seowon.

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638ad50a409f394426e9“Ha Seowon.”

8d98859ddc8486811876He called Seowon’s name, and hearing it spoken aloud left no room for confusion. He was definitely different from the Iden he remembered—not just his attire, but even his tone and expression.

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6f215fd776312c2fe14b“Seowon-ah.”

83e4f95da413e7ebfc4bThis time, his tone changed slightly, matching a memory from the past and causing a pang in Seowon’s heart.

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375802c1d1ca7d3922d6What is this…? Could he really be Iden, and I’m just mistaken?

5ec3aba30ab90fb58adfFeeling confused, Seowon instinctively stepped back, trying to avoid the man approaching him. The man paused, his hand reaching out for Seowon.

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aefd5b498457068044bc“Ha Seowon.”

7da01c29d27ea594aad4He called Seowon’s name again, this time with a tenderness in his voice.

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9baf50e64e0df29d7097“Come here.”

6e97eea1bc962028a26eHis gaze dropped to his outstretched hand. It was different, yet the same. His words mixed with memories, dizzying Seowon. But even so, he couldn’t bring himself to take that hand. He could feel his own eyes trembling as he looked at it.

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80ca8c402bdedb407fb1He remembered seeing him collapse in front of him, blood staining that very hand red. That memory left him frozen in place.

61f9c44d6dd50b3504f1Just then, a scent of pheromones wafted over. Looking up at Iden, Seowon saw that he was openly releasing his pheromones.

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17ac0a578ebfb6ce0e84“Why…!”

cfbf6b428dddeca2eb5dSeowon, feeling his body begin to tremble, tightly wrapped his arms around himself. He couldn’t resist his pheromones. Heat, originating from his core, surged throughout his body, squeezing his heart. With every step Iden took closer, he felt himself being engulfed by the scent.

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fcb494ebcb9a5a7ceb49In the end, unable to endure it, Seowon’s legs gave out, and he collapsed onto the ground. Because his heat cycle wasn’t fully over, the effects were even more overwhelming. As if he’d been waiting, Iden crouched down, grabbed Seowon’s chin, and lifted his face.

433038203ab7cf7d2033“It really is you.”

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e7db1db917d6a8771fd9He spoke words Seowon couldn’t understand. But the pheromones were so overwhelming he couldn’t afford to think about what they meant.

d5e537bc184bbf5d8bf1“St-stop…”

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1c88d083d6485c3cc368Reaching out a trembling hand, he clutched at Iden’s jacket. He wasn’t sure if he wanted him to stop the pheromones or if he just wanted to hold onto him again.

6d6d13d19c5de32a5f7eDespite Seowon’s plea, Iden didn’t pull back the pheromones. Instead, he unleashed them even more intensely, causing Seowon to stifle a groan and wince. Without hesitation, Iden wrapped his arm around Seowon’s shoulders and pulled him close, pressing his face against his chest. Already submerged in his pheromones, Seowon’s body couldn’t resist as he was drawn in.

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e3e0b855254622cfa59f“Let’s go back.”

0ecceece1c8cc94ed3c0Iden whispered softly into Seowon’s ear. Seowon, on the brink of losing consciousness, didn’t respond. His breathing had become ragged, seemingly in distress due to Iden’s pheromones.

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d1846dc31ab5fdd31736Iden hadn’t meant to torment him—he only wanted to be certain.

df70e1211288142f5569Taking a small syringe from his pocket, he injected it into Seowon’s arm. The mixture contained a sedative and a suppressant to calm his heat cycle. Soon, Seowon’s body relaxed, and he drifted off.

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889e55f1698f89f3c5d0As Iden lifted Seowon’s unconscious body, Min, who had been waiting nearby, approached.

1c1b73ad36b06f87dc9d“Are we going to the headquarters?”

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af4ddf128f7071ff8de3“No. Take him home.”

06fb636d38d63fbd6777Iden had initially brought him to the company for verification, but that was no longer necessary.

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0abef2b8fc4a424b958dAs Min watched Iden place Seowon into the waiting car, he let out a quiet sigh. It was impossible to predict what would happen from here. Ha Seowon’s existence was like a storm for Iden. The storm he ignited could lead to yet another war.