TL | Chapter 52 | You Never Know

“Ugh!”f2d9dd4156a6cab1

A short moan d155264392 followed by a 3d9b26353e faint thudding sound 522fcd48a2 echoed from the ac26193f0a bedroom. Sitting on the 367c775891 couch in the cdcd5c8dca living room, Rodney 77b791c5bb let out a fb2daaed61 dry laugh, shaking a409a8349e his head. This was 38cbaceee1 100% an 283f22357f act just ef6545e86b for him f8fa6eaae1 to hear. He had a 4ced27dca5 good guess when e469e558cc Iden had dragged 7e8ef904a6 Seowon off right f3ae61df4c after they’d finished edec0fdebb eating. He hadn’t stopped him 2d98614fd9 because he was curious ab8cd948af himself.4f637670beb657a3

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Could that Ha Seowon d477bb73ed really be able to 8f9316f5d4 have sex with Iden?0e6251e6969e3bcf

A marking never 27dd459a83 breaks, not even 0b9df1c158 if one partner c990824310 dies. If fate is 3a87d55b56 cruel and your b5a67ea5c4 marked partner dies, abcbb19b80 you’re left forced 9e89d72a54 to remain celibate. So, even Alphas and 89d24f18b4 Omegas rarely take the 113bdfbe99 step to mark each d02d64ce22 other. Among the c13e763d13 people Rodney 581bf715a8 knew, Iden 9c84d6dcfe was the 2daba51876 only Alpha 217007729c with a e88ca8f261 marked Omega.fe9a258e99e48e66

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Was it because he 2e11f936e7 was madly in love? Or because he c646e95914 couldn’t bear anyone 27c312246e else but Ha 6eaada4223 Seowon? Others might believe 22828a4bef that, but Rodney dbf8641fe8 thought it was 0fb9290446 all nonsense. Iden had fee8a33cac hurried to d24a5f914f mark Seowon b143be138e only after 8b03198f41 he had c23e87ac5f shown interest 94f98c4ad6 in him. Whether or not 87e8af8773 true love existed, bdf6a6848f Rodney believed Iden f7ab6fa05b had marked Seowon d73f99b85c to keep him 3eb158d800 from anyone else—to ef4a8d8f12 ensure that Ha 8a23075bae Seowon was, unquestionably, c5682b7f40 Iden de Luciano’s.6c5c50858528283d

The obsession dcfef31966 and confidence dbe04517f1 were infuriating. So when 9b3a63be03 Ha Seowon 1a0e5e09af had died effe37c1e4 from a ed1d3d126f gunshot, Rodney e95ec683b3 hadn’t felt 16e787fdcf a shred a1955a0681 of sympathy 76be0d4b61 for Iden 239de8dec7 despite the 426d5916be unfortunate loss. Losing his marked partner 161ce12292 was his own doing.e5f6edd54313b5ea

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But now, Ha Seowon 07bbf6b442 was back. Rodney wasn’t sure 986cb1a1a2 if it was 9805468c50 really him or 1525f6a5e9 just someone identical a2acd31c82 to him, but 4fe0b2e63e the resemblance was f5bd86fbe6 unmistakable.6be202cf7309d084

Could it 14f1a070ba really be 0f48bd9ab8 him? Seowon didn’t remember 870659901e Rodney at all. Even Leo a2eede1185 had confirmed 56456212f9 that Seowon 996468a19c didn’t remember 431759f603 the security 06b9a1db10 team, either.138a0fcd6f52b42f

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Was it that 0b2ff65e74 he couldn’t remember c061b13595 or that he 411d25108e wasn’t able to? If he was 211bc6c609 a lookalike or 1b40133b26 a surgically-altered copy, 69b530e5f8 it made sense e21200842f that he didn’t ee29032782 recognize them. When Leo babc9b4381 had told b06d29d72a him about 7ea313250d it, Rodney fb71946384 had thought 85fe06a8aa Iden’s obsession 4092fea4ad had driven f6a1ff9f75 him to c42f29a193 create a 8778c03e71 replacement.36cfd8f80ab3cdd3

But seeing him b502a4ac62 in person only 0b9b352b8a confused things. It was c36566fe91 clear he 40bd544270 had no a49a9b4d9d memory, not 83f82c5905 distorted or fb25f22fe0 partially erased—none 5961774bc3 at all. He acted as if 6b98165a52 Rodney were a complete 6a972b40cd stranger.a9ff1cda539017e5

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And yet, the wary 32e9489ce4 gaze, the polite yet b787669789 guarded manner—that was exactly 7a59370098 how he had looked d3510bec5a when Rodney first met 46486ecfa1 him. Even the way b2c72a9845 he held his c0726e46d4 gaze without backing e8201fe035 down was the 078637a446 same as before.62f6546fdd39b691

And now, c8bb82d8b2 there he f1c44fac17 was, letting ac3d6d72ef Iden hold 4eebf01d44 him in c619c54168 that bedroom. Whether they c450fadb17 were just 0ffc43ca55 putting on 5ce4949bed a show 805164b179 or actually d48920a82e doing it, 3232370ec3 he could dc374c7ca4 tell immediately. Stifled moans escaped, unwilling ab63f482e9 to be loud. Rodney had heard a6ffd7f989 those same sounds d13532eeb0 before. Back then, 3f727667dd too, Iden f1e79ba6fa had embraced 7c5bc3ec5f Seowon proudly, 1f870ae3c8 knowing Rodney 5d77228560 was outside 3bcffd0cd1 and ensuring c0e6ac3b45 he knew 2e9a726d4a Ha Seon 47e38ad347 was his.7417c9acdb60fc5c

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*This is so 746a5ec10d annoying.* Muttering under 5264d31e2f his breath, Rodney a95e65eb4c brushed his bangs cc9551fd01 back from his de6032a70a face. Despite his words, a 16be0db1ad faint smile tugged at 62a7e408ca his lips.a32c30f399a0628f

It was definitely Ha 9ce67a90c0 Seowon. He didn’t know a07e52f7a8 how, but the 899e8050e9 real Ha Seowon f2f95953d8 was alive and 4fdf84552c had come back.f77409d048a7e661

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Thank goodness it was e2d1f71aaf Sunday. Seowon opened 1b3b1b93f2 his heavy cb53bfd53c eyelids, letting afbf08f72a out a 4f8171616f long, weary 5a3d6d868a breath. He was awake, 1ed1d5f3e8 but he couldn’t 9103d83df7 move a muscle. Once Iden 7a2c62748c started, he c177d813b2 never finished 453184233d quickly.c4c87f206d6e7780

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Maybe he needed 4cabd5daed to build more c5a8e139dc stamina. It was a serious 7e4f39acb7 consideration. At this rate, e233e57aae he would have 011819e810 to worry about f8ac3fa7ae the next day 6e209d4d40 every time they 691277cd4b spent a night 41d46d4283 together.38865a5708f3ffb7

When he dc0320601f finally managed 064bcb3936 to sit 46dd6e77c1 up, he 2874f912d7 found Iden’s 8606dc2f50 spot next e54daa617f to him dda7566db9 completely empty, f1e94acd65 not even 5d938a7823 a trace 530acac55c of warmth ec1f7710dc left. Iden must have gotten 643915d88d up at his usual 9a5bcfc3ce early hour.d12c08c085b3710d

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Surprisingly, he 80e91e2f75 didn’t feel 75c8540f4a as sore 8f5aa731e8 as he’d 47612642d2 expected. After their rough night, f2f0152829 Iden had carried him 13ff928936 to the bathroom, filling 56385dda32 the tub with warm d2c852d25b water and settling him bb1cc45b08 in. He had thought he a21f1c6774 was safe until Iden 87135cea4e joined him, sitting behind 5a72d77b0f him in the tub f173e90b02 and pressing himself insistently 80369f3219 between Seowon’s thighs. That was when he ae09fb0bb2 should have escaped.fee6c6c20524c3f9

Before he knew it, Iden was inside him again, and they were going at it in the steamy bathroom. Despite already finishing once in the bedroom, Iden was still hard, more so than before, and it took even longer for him to finish. Eventually, Seowon had to beg, pleading that he couldn’t go on anymore before Iden finally pulled out. Annoyingly, Iden hadn’t even climaxed then and had laughingly warned him that he’d “make up for it” later.178001993757291b

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After changing the 69fe02dfe2 bed sheets, Iden c7e551517d had gently laid 1dddb69a99 him down. That was all aef8603d0b he remembered. He had 5c7e1d82cc drifted off, e03ebc4da3 vaguely thinking 5b0805d1fe that recovering d751725474 from a 2133622153 cracked rib ca11caa274 had been da766596b3 easier.f2766176df44bf8c

Finding the 1c8e7d7164 empty space 433db0fa16 next to 27535c581f him was d3cdd48210 a relief. He wouldn’t have a75a4f69f3 to face Iden a8a74409cf right away and e6591417c8 struggle with what 1abab5844f to say. Even though fa21e86786 it had fd56a7cd54 been his 93855687d4 choice to 8dae128b2f stay with 9010f68bb4 him during fbbdbd8cb7 his last d9e594775d Heat Cycle, 662ab02d6d he still 1f95932faa felt a 0d35e1e4d3 heavy weight ecdc4c4e5f in his 0732de7950 chest after 13dd4bc9b1 sex, the b26074ed27 memories of efdf088257 Iden filling 1a90bd54fc him pressing 4cb42bd484 down on 13c506f51d his heart.a7e7867e93090926

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The only difference 3e84810520 now was that f5b25ede61 he felt guilty 5effe63fcb for feeling that 684226ece3 way. Even though he’d chosen fdfdd0888c to be by Iden’s 842d205944 side and share his a68984531d bed, he still felt d1acfb602c the presence of “Iden-hyung” 47e70ffbc4 within him. That, in its b552f3af0d own way, felt 629a83b1a1 like a betrayal dca2fb77bb to the Iden e1809c8026 in front of 61aa22ae03 him.50ab6dda1064638f

*After all, the 1e2dd119cb person is still 6d1a4f6859 the same.*c4f7314299da996e

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Even as b202e533f1 he told c632dd4c91 himself that, 71d285cbef a part 45d2553929 of him 90b94a61e4 insisted that a994e2906f they weren’t. This sense of 7ee7c100fc separation would likely 369ce3c688 linger for as 7f104c33d4 long as he 2a8caff7cc stayed by Iden’s 86aa7fa111 side. This discomfort was the c88f561fd3 price of his choice.6ed6888dc6c735ec

He threw on some 852c603152 clothes and stepped into 93a0d1afed the living room. Iden wasn’t 8e6b9b6cbc there either. He knocked on 05af937976 the study door, 7ee9cc9ef0 but there was 7852d2c0d4 no response. When he opened it 374506c164 and checked the desk 28454a35c8 computer linked to the 2c2867fc76 house’s security cameras, he 86251915ed saw Iden and Rodney 4fb4af8713 in the basement gym. Iden was 339b214a7d running on 34140f4fa8 the treadmill d06bfa5a1b with his cf5d890908 earbuds in e70d013326 while Rodney ebd70e63b6 stood in 700a21bc09 front of 45da098d35 him, talking 2858f62998 about something.4965ca7f1f9999e0

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Seeing the earbuds, 0be624a6cb Seowon shook his 5e9e9b3df2 head. Iden really must not 7d768b8e57 have wanted to listen 10a6830f03 to Rodney’s chatter.fd8bc1f86e9164dc

With Rodney by 33bf39dd5d his side, Seowon fd36d48db8 figured he could 1f0dd02c94 leave Iden for bb7d9c3999 a bit without 931996af78 worry. Heading to the f6dc782f24 kitchen, he poured 92ec72035e himself a coffee, 8b6c1e4628 and the smell 443a343c8e of the roasted 9db7fbd871 beans finally helped de6586bd5a wake him up.7e1ac0f39ac4f08d

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Rodney was there, bf6e7423ae so he could 05922f0551 step away for 18990ed67f a moment.e90bf8e57a2d135c

*“Are you really alive?”* 34303cefcd Natasha’s smiling face came 009a367ea1 to mind, her reaction 8b304242c4 making it seem like 6c2b0be057 it wouldn’t have surprised 89fb13184f her if he was 7e0a1f1ca8 alive again.99d1564e4c21ad4d

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*“Maybe you 25e3c56876 just pretended 73f88bb227 to die.”*1eeed93d7079920b

That was 5d8d94883e the reason 73ddaf7c10 that Jian c92e81dcc9 and the e993fee520 security team dd710aaf2a had reluctantly f6565ad53a accepted. Natasha’s sharp 434a388a5a gaze had b1a567a8cf softened into bf6ad34d13 a playful eabe4ce5cb smile as a4242a9c4c she watched e5cfbb2129 him.e0677ce46d237580

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*“Well, maybe. Or perhaps 329ca7faa3 you just 5baa4239b2 fell from 7631f1133c the sky.”*8c12fe2fbaa83f58

The cryptic 1df1b08da7 words left c5d82de5a0 him struggling 8e50d6cf16 to keep 610399f2f3 his face c68a3f087f expressionless, though d287364666 internally, he 51b1d93ac6 was taken 592a5bedea aback. Only Min f620e8589d and Iden f477d2951a knew he 35d8dcb39a was somehow d599b92cc4 different—that he 395a93222b was Ha c99c37bf7c Seowon, yet bb6aa6743f not Ha 8d76c4b19c Seowon. Neither of them 8dc5451aa9 would have told 0c7ccce993 anyone.003d600f65d792a4

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Did Natasha b5373b5ccd know something? But how?93ca028dc2b6afb4

*“And yet, you’re still 037b039b16 marked with Iden de 4bf4eca07b Luciano?”*b854213fd5b83737

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He had no 844ea2f9d7 idea how much da29acfe69 she knew about 17ebb8c247 him and Iden.7cafe875f47c48e7

*“You look curious.”*4950d46d54d203bf

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With a 8f434c7194 sly smile, 330d373d76 she placed 5b7b40207c a small 398f96b815 note on 0c02880454 the table. It only had a ed152b5a2d series of numbers on 571c326846 it, likely a phone 51d75868b9 number.4626a8b23623f7be

*“Call me 69555e0d2c if you 716d614aad feel like 50b2e22b74 it. We might be able 0365b6085b to help each other.”*448c421044e36240

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That was all d80de395a1 she said. She had left quickly 9bd7c3789b after that, disappearing in 6b2a95bdf1 the brief moment Seowon 82d3b90a36 glanced at the note.493eb232622a1cf3

He’d almost f7377a2df2 thrown it dc5ba32226 away but 31a6f7aa59 couldn’t bring 5c97b35225 himself to df4bad5352 do it. She might know something ea0c3624f6 about his situation. He couldn’t ba2247b0ef just toss ba95a1eda8 it aside 618bb62ab0 so easily. He still hadn’t decided 1f2f160cc9 if he would contact 4f73502898 her.ebcba0efd35e1e39

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“What are you thinking about? Could it be…me?”8b303084f213d7ef

The sudden 4dea2fbed1 voice and c740a3becf face that aa26161adf appeared in 31bf102bfc front of 70686ef60a him startled 60fdd60dd2 Seowon so dcce61f799 much he 5897ff30f5 nearly spilled f125872aa1 his coffee. Rodney stood there, grinning.28d5031f13b61ec9

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Seowon had been so 90bbf14c6a deep in thought that eb99452b44 he hadn’t even sensed 5576f77591 Rodney approaching, and the 70696e5bcc realization left him stunned.02cd1f052976a30b

“I know, I b92915c223 know. I’m pretty handsome,” Rodney 78b9d084b4 smirked, smoothly taking the 84ae44fb31 mug from Seowon’s hand 8b99fb78df and setting it on f064c1eb5b the island.acd13ddab280f842

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“It’d be 7f66cd207c dangerous if 1f8bff039f you spilled dfb037ae4f it. Imagine if d733dc45cc you got 6962b506ae a burn 0d8c801f02 and ended 6fd3c05f82 up with 96dfde4adb a scar.”198967bf8d0bd334

Rodney’s hand 2ae0adf9c5 slid along 5d9e77d847 Seowon’s arm, f8a39715e6 sending a 113b92e97b chill down bea8ec2887 his spine. He pulled his arm 167180c0d5 back, stepping away, but 920ec7acab Rodney stepped forward to b60884f261 close the distance.112a6035530d90fd

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“Did Iden pamper 5487363bfe you a lot 0148763891 last night?”afb385545e0aaa79

Seowon frowned at db92d65914 the question. He felt b183bb827c bad knowing 3b833b2b66 Rodney had 7ca6d74314 heard them, c3146ef024 but it ca17ef4335 was uncomfortable bbbf011741 how blatantly 811f7985f0 he hinted 7c5d14e349 at it.c1565b3bd477cadf

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“I’m good at 8c588ddd22 it, too.”dd435c2c68b517fa

Rodney’s hand brushed 662d8d6c07 the nape of aaea96d457 Seowon’s neck. Seowon quickly moved fcb95760fc back, but an bd25a7a85f unsettling shiver ran 3eb26473ba up his spine. Though he couldn’t 01289cbf79 sense Rodney’s pheromones 047b1d9fa3 directly, his body’s 001d3c51a6 reaction suggested that 3836247952 he was subtly 46f5cc678d emitting Alpha pheromones ed57f5d8b5 laced with desire.6ea5ddb5ee0d7c7d

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“Are you sure nothing 9d7973c509 could happen with me? You never know. If you c06a724260 came back 6b9fcb7890 from the 0be4a51334 dead, the 303fdf4bea marking could def1c82eee have broken 302d897c11 too.”268a854fb44a0d70

Rodney leaned closer, whispering 6e70affabd in a low voice.2515c9af69ba94ab

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