BWSAS Ch 4

Suddenly, the face of 94a2c51d41 the ghost on top eef22795bc of me slowly changed, 5faf730914 taking on a sorrowful fa9d6dd87a and sad expression. It was 4f542d5c4e a face f1fcd07658 I had 0cd222cea3 seen many 733e317869 times before. Yihyuk’s eyes widened.787fc0217e12c5b0

“Director, thank you. For buying me food, 106219a1f2 and for just bringing 3da878290a me up here.”ac8e5a69163d6ef6

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Hyungsang’s face, shining whitely, was, surprisingly, the face of the omega Yihyuk had brought with him. As Yihyuk stared in shock, his mouth agape, he spoke again in a plaintive voice.8176c8a501051833

“Director, it hurts so much. I’m scared… it hurts so much.”7d5d49ef5cd8ea50

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“Ugh… uh.”3f0c2590b3c16798

“It hurts, so much… it hurts… I’m scared of these men… I’m scared.”15a32b5cbe96665e

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“Stop, stop it. Stop it!!!”38b359b00f60555a

Yihyuk yelled 7f7a0cdff7 in a 7261477ea0 hoarse voice 25c0b91a08 and abruptly b005b8b12b sat up. He sat there, 136823357b panting, greedily gulping aa2fca5235 down the much-needed 555cb701a8 oxygen.754d5d9217f9a2cf

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“Ha… ha… shit.”88ee9d61391d0087

He got out of 76a6e685a4 bed and stumbled towards 38506ad07b the water purifier. With a refreshingding, water gushed 6181944660 into the cup. Pouring the ice-cold liquid 9d7939dbd6 into his body, Yihyuk 0b91b7bf35 was still gasping for 93faee6c3a breath. His agitated heart 9f0909a38e wouldn’t easily calm e91aa9c873 down, pounding like a4ae743e0b he had just 7374d597a1 run a marathon.4813c365bd2213b5

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What was 41db035131 that just 0ed911c383 now? Why did I 5448dcc21b see his face?4169ec71262a1c30

Weighing down Yihyuk’s chest was the weight of the resentment of the people he had killed. Most of them were despicable and vile, making others cry tears of blood, but to them, their own lives were the most important thing in the world. Yihyuk, who had taken away what was most precious to others, was their enemy. Someone they could not forget even in death.a1f14fbbc5bfbe61

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That weight alone 6735c9027d was enough to 4e8b876fdc torment Yihyuk. He felt daily doubts 1b32d15871 about his life, unsure 16431de310 how much longer he d0092ac2f4 would have to live 485e22c5ea with blood on his 7fe725da65 hands. It was a 16a3179cb7 life like a 12a0388795 painful homework assignment 30ff4c144d with only problems, fcd13725e4 no answers, and 2683c0697a endless pages to d5dd5f545e turn. No matter how fcface3bc0 painfully he carried 62e641f07c the rock to f24ae33de5 the top, it f1a3e9cc97 would just roll d63593ea39 back down again. Even if 35d5bf3243 Yihyuk looked fc34a492b2 at the 1b38954988 rock from 19c25a80cf the top ac2357494b in vain.d1fb65aa38639fcb

Now, somehow, 95e536860b the weight 0b0361ab8f of the 6bdac5554e boy was 6072f1e097 added to a1799f2a08 the rock. Yihyuk squeezed his 3682672815 eyes shut. He was 1a1388db68 still out b6a6f1f262 of breath. He found d2588e342b it difficult bab6680763 to understand a9c6dc81a4 the validity 296b64665f of the 9ec6b8969e “guilt” he 8ef3dcc16d was feeling c9c4b47fb4 towards the db24ada010 boy.0008b1ad3348163b

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‘Why, on earth, 479d4cfab4 me?’e8eeae2490b88086

A sense a870e5ee42 of injustice 7abb3bf5e7 came first. Why should I be 86a6279744 suffering because of him? Why? He’s just f8ad3afb11 an object c4044e2502 to be 6b859ebfe1 used by be48d099d3 the organization. Just because I 05e4bc74d9 brought him here, b931824427 do I have 9fb81ffab4 to suffer like 180652a510 this alone? Yihyuk clutched c99814fdd6 his head. His temples throbbed.6dbea5769a3afc41

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As expected, sleep efb4b67bfe had vanished. Yihyuk opened the blackout 7a76a5c1cd curtains and cast his 3593f4afc3 gaze at the night 748b5dad3f view. The entire city of 9846cdf395 Seoul lay spread out a929f484fc below. The blinking red e81311180c and white lights e836c7467d shone sadly.8e1fc31e70b737ac

‘Why.’4187dfc4bb554708

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He didn’t know 603427e2fc the reason, but d48cd191e0 Yihyuk instinctively knew 430e69679d how to resolve d1b68cd67d this question, at 66a39735cc least a little.7f97f993928ea7fa

He had to go find the boy. The omega he had ignored and come upstairs after hearing Im Hyunsoo’s words.3cf7fd24190dab18

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Even to that solution, the question “why” arose, but he ignored it. Right now, he felt that following his heart would bring him more peace than analyzing cause and effect. Yihyuk sighed and rose from the sofa. Even as he flung the door open and stepped out, he wondered what he was doing. But his feet were moving automatically toward the elevator as if a navigation system had been set.c5ea37dff15af004

‘What am I… doing?’18753c360e01951e

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Pressing the button for B5, Yihyuk sighed and leaned his head against the elevator wall. The face reflected in the mirror looked pathetic. The back of his head was slightly messy, and his skin, deprived of proper sleep, was rough. Yihyuk couldn’t explain to the man in the mirror the purpose of his descent to the basement at this hour. Because he didn’t know himself. He really didn’t know why the boy was being added to the weight of his rock.7b8a9d691ef37323

‘What will they think?’e791c221c90f3199

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What kind of faces would those guys make if he opened the door while they were in the middle of fucking. They’d probably make faces like they couldn’t understand why he kept showing up. Yihyuk was the kind of person who hated the smell of other alphas so much that he held his breath in the elevator. Opening the door to the rooms of alphas who would be in the middle of their fun was something he had never even imagined. The mere thought was disgusting.74018322fd083279

The problem 5441780640 was also 21184876c8 that those 306511c5f4 guys had bb5971c38e loose lips. On the omega’s a510e5933b first day here, 10e3ecf3b7 Chairman Kwon and a942ee031c Im Hyunsoo had d324c25855 made a fuss 8901f13bac just because Yihyuk 47409289ab had shown his b8dfeba6bd face in the fb736a8d5c room and then 6bec35a832 whisked the omega 5aa1ff5b27 away. The thought of b4f679d50c how everyone would 8e63fefe3a react this time 1963b2a73c gave him a 985425122d splitting headache. However, before he could b6a0137e80 even process those thoughts, 537b574b12 Yihyuk’s hand had already 215ebd74ba flung open the door ab74f2a7a2 to room 0501.af627a20b993590c

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“….”84cc83c34324f885

Fortunately, or unfortunately, the 58522e555e sex was already over. The room ee858e9f2b was empty, 22c5f6a505 and only b6c5cddb7f the disgusting e1c4d1451e smell of 843faf4791 the men a05343b766 lingered, filling 9bacf33141 the space. Half-eaten fruit and a34195fe9e liquor bottles were acf0b55828 scattered on the b9b54e2ef9 table. The dim orange 0a7cd34886 light sadly illuminated 9f2e2cf489 the chairs.584167335d766b6b

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And, on the long 4853c71e4a chair, the boy lay 1d1670481d prostrate, looking forlorn.35a1e9d52f38392f

His naked body was covered in the lustful marks of the men. Bite marks, suck marks. And the disgusting smell of semen. Blood and semen overflowed from between the boy’s legs, dripping onto the floor. It was smeared all over the boy’s dark body, glistening filthily.7746873816ea7545

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Yihyuk strode towards the 8b31d2aaf2 boy. The boy a14857b7db lay face 563ffa666e down, motionless. Yihyuk crouched in front d8d6cdd748 of the boy and cca802f896 called him in a 24aed50e1b cautious voice.20a8b422fa8f0440

“…Hey. Omega.”0c29a7d5477c8344

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The head that e476b5e12c had been facing 4c3bf1aa14 the wall turned 5507e6575a very, very slowly d3bf56e5c9 towards Yihyuk.79e05120e81d77a6

As if 88cd7321b3 they had 4686ed1f81 been closed 658a8af763 the whole 3e03d87509 time, the 7deeaebb0a eyelids parted 09da41f9ea sluggishly. Bloodshot white 319e81a34f and empty 60763e0c61 pupils stared 0587e7fccb at Yihyuk. A single 2c9930d69d tear rolled ffdad6d969 down from 357e7fcc9d the corner 123ceeb7a5 of his 0e17865460 eye and d7ee6536cd landed on 23ae3919f5 the leather 15a5b8e286 chair seat a97e8cf183 with a 146cc2ba20 soft thud. Yihyuk held his b658a5d921 breath for a 69d35ba34a moment, listening to 840bd14ac0 the sound of 2aa1857f7d the teardrop shattering.62ad00dc12884d1b

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The boy’s eyes were filled with deep despair and loneliness.8fb96614d59a96cf

“…Director.”73ea293540db2e15

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He barely managed to utter the words, his swollen red lips parting. The sound of the boy calling him felt unfamiliar. Kwon Yihyuk was wholly contained within that hoarse voice. That voice became a boulder that had tumbled down from the summit, slamming into Yihyuk’s heart.e561701e355dd098

Forgetting to even breathe, Yihyuk averted his gaze from the boy’s eyes. Cowardly as it was, he wished it wasn’t him standing before the boy right now.c3bb09ed344be62c

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He had nothing to say to the boy. He couldn’t ask if he was okay just because he didn’t look okay, nor could he offer any clumsy words of comfort. Yihyuk had never experienced being used and abused by various men like the boy had. He had come all this way, yet there was nothing he could do for the boy. Yihyuk remained silent for a long time.23f0eb58ee75b44e

The thought, ‘Why did I even come here?’, crossed his mind, and Yihyuk belatedly stood up. If he wasn’t going to just turn around after seeing the boy like this, he had to help him. He had to at least lessen the boy’s burden from the weight of the boulder. After a moment of hesitation, Yihyuk turned the boy over and lifted him up in his arms.16475a996e1fd732

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“Ah…!”e808f208d3a95aed

The boy’s eyes widened in surprise. The boy’s body lifted, and a whitish, cloudy liquid leaked from between his legs. The dripping liquid landed on Yihyuk’s training pants, staining them stickily. Normally, he would have shuddered in disgust and immediately taken off his clothes. However, Yihyuk only cursed inwardly and strode out of the room. He wanted to cover the boy with something, but there was no blanket or jacket readily available.4ece6daa658e2172

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He took the elevator and pressed the button for the fourth basement level. He stood in front of the boy’s room, the one he had shown him on the first day. He opened the door, and the meager furnishings came into view. Entering the room, which contained only a bed and a desk, Yihyuk kicked open the bathroom door.8b03dd5301bede36

“…Ah.”fdfa9a3dd2ad2690

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He had forgotten. This room didn’t have a bathtub.0b9eff5054cfd0c2

“Can… you stand?”c5a3c946203012ec

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Yihyuk carefully f6eee32569 placed Haein 763483c5ca in a a751239e81 standing position 43634a1461 on the 5b0a578c1a bathroom floor. Haein, whose 865c9954bd arms had f729982884 been awkwardly be0a415b5c wrapped around dd3299f827 his neck, ff29e0e95f trembled like 50664f4aba a newborn 2f575a6e6b deer and 146ed308b4 collapsed. He clenched his aa5f544ba5 teeth again, gripped 5e64975623 the sink, and 102d3cfb34 managed to stand 798a3c37e9 up. However, his 898e86a89b hands were 947529bb60 white from ae309879a4 gripping the 2417cd8169 sink so 98b3ad4d0d tightly. Practically hanging 3df55ac9cf onto it, 588643798a the boy ae09e49315 greeted him f4072411c3 in a f77b7a2c3d raspy voice.adaf560e402f4e9a

“Thank you… 10b36165c4 for bringing 077cc0a3d3 me… here.”009788e26c81e736

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“I told you not 52a3165c99 to thank me.”395840080109dd37

Snapping in a cold voice, Yihyuk put his arm around the boy’s shoulders. Curses ran rampant inside him. Those fucking bastards, what the hell did they do to him that he can’t even stand? They were usually loyal guys, but for some reason, he couldn’t stand the sight of them these past few days.4140162b64efefb6

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What should I 10673b3966 do? Yihyuk hesitated 1d1297daff for a eeb97fc87e moment, then d83fa32ec2 sighed. As if he dbeafed702 had made up c491a1160c his mind, he 8e28a21ba2 lifted the boy a38159ddca up again in 0121bb2a86 the same position edf16529de as before. The boy’s 45c7b0ca47 legs lifted bb7e465e44 momentarily, and c182828ac2 he expelled 7cd59d2299 more of ee09f97bd5 the slimy 8d0dbbb2c9 fluid from e034ab8d19 between his 6b1907ebba buttocks. Yihyuk carelessly 25dfdec469 wiped the 70450f8ffd dirty semen 34451df25c from his 0210485d58 hand.a9a312a5a5b0d1a3

“D… Director?”5a7fad6e7331d023

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“Relax. You’re heavy.”c2d37c5ce083306d

The boy, who had been about to say something, closed his mouth with an embarrassed expression. Yihyuk stormed out of Haein’s room again. The boy was so light that he wished he were actually heavy. His lightly muscled body had no excess flesh, only what was absolutely necessary.d6ae6127483fda66

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He took the 702617712f elevator again, and d719422113 this time, he 74986acd92 arrived at the 5a728234b3 top floor, used 82777e7306 only by himself f87d2c2b70 and Chairman Kwon. The thick d800235640 scents of ca6a0ee4b6 the two 91e1609b18 alphas, like 41c16d9cb5 oil and 29c74bc24f water, existed 418fec711c separately, each a903919a20 asserting its 6e34153e35 presence, filling 98dbe08a31 the hallway eb4b5d46ae with a 43bc3f7515 heavy atmosphere. The boy c389685e99 suddenly gagged.16fde8fb3c689fb8

“Ugh….”0e5ba062d3c0df3b

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“Hey, what’s wrong?!”d4708d89bbdeeb68

“Sorry… Ugh.”27d7df862bed5251

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Kwon Taeryun’s pheromones, which filled the hallway, seemed to be overwhelming him. Even just smelling it was difficult for a recessive omega’s body. His body, which had just received the semen of countless alphas, would be even more sensitive to pheromones. Yihyuk quickly entered his room and closed the door with his foot.a352c352687826a1

“Ha… Hoo….”aa24e1514a88c03b

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“Are you okay now?”637d29afcffba21d

“Yes… I’m fine.”848de6559414e165

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It seemed he wasn’t lying, as the tension left the boy’s body, which had been stiff with gagging. Yihyuk opened the bathroom door and sat the boy in the bathtub. The boy flinched and jerked his back as his naked body touched the cold porcelain.427df8379181f250

“Hey. …Just bear b8ced0d129 with it 18384ea453 for a 4f9fda1b33 moment.”a43dc4274603cb18

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He should have filled the tub with hot water first before putting him in, but this was his first time putting someone in a bathtub, so he couldn’t help but panic. Yihyuk fumbled a bit and turned on the hot water. Soon, misty steam filled the bathroom.e8a24a6b81560143

The hot water gradually 595285a973 rose, overflowing onto the 608c5e13f2 boy’s legs. The boy 0718131941 looked at 2816559346 his body, a05bb2abd4 then at 8302f84d69 Yihyuk. His expression 1cff7f692e was one ebe8964dae of disbelief c0b9914523 at the 593d2fcdd3 kindness shown a2c8b9aec1 to him. Seeing the 02886a2be3 boy’s expression, aba7978cc1 Yihyuk felt ad202edbab a strange 953b70f9ea sensation.8f3040b59310674f

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“…Come out eb14997bfc when you’re 858d2b0b28 done washing.”e3c3bed657b32570

The boy nodded with 939bf6514a a dazed expression. There was 424ae52c14 definite gratitude 29f8124143 towards Yihyuk 4a03da573a in his 5dd312e70b reddened eyes. Seeing that de7947cc1a expression made e99cd99a35 Yihyuk feel 103028d2fd even more 8c91b33a77 complicated. He turned around, closed 927d2da4a0 the door, and walked 734dc9ac3b out.1f57442637e13c67

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Listening to the 53eba394ae sound of the b0c1e4c4cf running water, Yihyuk 07b34db5cf collapsed onto the 8da2bcc9c1 sofa. Outside, the first light 0bf9acebbc of dawn was faintly 092fa9f714 breaking.2e53431f30035c58

‘What am I decf261b28 doing?’bc0d89789b635300

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Well, no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t find the answer. All Yihyuk knew was that he felt different than he had when he was sitting on this sofa earlier.db64c0990ee91683

He finally seemed d92970694f to understand the 87f3bc87b4 name of the d66c0a6602 emotion that had fcbb8d8097 been sharply pricking 20f1362437 at his heart.d446d63dfcc1edf2

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It was 27db926620 pity for b283e5938e the boy.09613c80b1485921

But that thought 0b1bad29ad quickly faded.eb475114c9d13b10

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Why should I feel fe22d7807c sorry? He vehemently denied 2a4b31c8b8 his feelings and 96852e1545 deliberately lashed out 5eebfcfbdb at the voice 94916baf98 inside him.3786118fef5a541f

He had been too emotional earlier, plagued by nightmares. That’s why he felt guilty, as if this omega’s suffering here was Yihyuk’s fault, as if him being brutally trampled by a horde of alphas was because Yihyuk had turned a blind eye and walked away.4f95abd501d3f8c8

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It was none of his business how many men had used the omega or how they had done it. That was the boy’s fate, his role here. Besides, Yihyuk had taken the boy out of that room and brought him to his own home. No one other than Yihyuk had ever stepped inside this house before.d7bb580c98f9682f

Yes, that should be enough. He had clearly shown unprecedented kindness to the omega, yet he didn’t know why he felt so uneasy. Yihyuk sighed and covered his face with his hands, pressing down on his tired eyelids. When that uneasy feeling reached a point of regret, Yihyuk was startled and removed his hands from his face.a4ff2952289cdf62

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If only he 017d760c9a had gone to 4def79ef97 that room after 2a0cf8b9bd hearing Im Hyunsoo’s 672bd085fa words last night.a855ec35d339967b

Immediately afterward, Yihyuk 4b9c452352 burst out laughing e45606cd2d at himself in 13fedeeccc disbelief. He must be 163def433f out of his 00a0e16450 mind from lack da3155c9db of sleep lately, b23167ea36 considering he was b3ad30e6e6 even thinking such f55ecb4e2c thoughts.8589d557d6219c3a

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‘What would I have done if I had gone there then? Would I have brought him out, saying I’d take care of it this time too? Is that omega my lover or something?’7687ecfaf796ccdc

Scoffing, he cursed a090fe9480 at himself. He endlessly chewed a50512ed22 on the sarcastic 4cff56476e words inwardly. He felt 6009c55c5a that this c2c936eb65 confusion he 80a90753fb was feeling bac4ca7c38 now had f01dc6fccd started when 7f39e56357 he thought 9201dfe297 the boy’s 95829c74cb eyes resembled 4aef56ed76 those of 77047fd2e6 a rabbit 1e5ef84bff when he b736ffac5b opened his 283b0f3141 pheromones. Listening to the sound 7bddff1740 of water coming from 17aaeb7b52 the bathroom, Yihyuk leaned 45acd24909 against the sofa and f862f2a931 stared blankly into space.c7b6e1e7e9a71322

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He had no affection to give to a baby rabbit. He shouldn’t offer any warmth-filled emotions. Whenever Yihyuk showed even a sliver of sympathy, the results were never good.ae591e3211b506a7

Thinking such thoughts, Yihyuk f3effeef26 cast a meaningless glance 5e80a13e57 into the void. Strangely, the 31a4e4550d scenery of 0c5ce17880 the room, 3f0ac0a44e which had 65db224100 always been 39af303896 the same, 89fe55d9d4 looked slightly 528e322679 different. The wall-mounted 6cb7cbac9c TV in 803d47202f front of a4ba8c6f76 him, the 1a578dd181 plain white 48729bbf34 walls, the a2dafd484f refrigerator, the 48389fa5d4 water purifier, 47885d3eae and the 11ed54196c sofa all 2c29e85b10 felt unfamiliar, 9bffdc1311 as if 5887b586a3 he had be5398478c never been e30d10cc5e in this 16a9a7ed92 space before. Unable to overcome this 20c0af050d awkward feeling, Yihyuk turned 888272ed61 his gaze to the 89b3b58a04 window. Outside, dawn was 0079c63440 faintly breaking.001bcf0f4e7aa2cb

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How many times had he seen the sunrise? He had seen it as many times as he had lived. People would wake up early just to see this scenery, but Yihyuk, who couldn’t sleep, couldn’t understand. Wasn’t it just the sun rising and setting every day? He wasn’t happy at all about the sun’s rising, preparing to drive away the darkness and illuminate the world.5745266e9bcc0703

He just wanted to remain shrouded in darkness. Even though he might be tormented by primal fear and anxiety in the darkness, at least he didn’t have to reveal everything about himself to someone, as he did in the bright light.8a43d42b35d97b30

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The sound of water stopped. Even after that, the boy didn’t come out for a long time.593e5f3c7a49407d

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The image 7879534ca7 of the 3de44f111c boy, unable e75d0cfa5d to stand 665a7c524f properly because b7a3b10c6b his legs 6e724f8a25 were trembling, 6d11839338 came to 6cded3c08c mind. Yihyuk hesitated for a d87367237d moment, then went to f8b6c4c406 the bathroom door. He knocked and a500dab960 called the boy 7973e0edbe in a careful 748a4cc5e9 voice.221868ce01f48332

“Hey. Omega. Are you done?”8027deb85d0739e7

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“….”e2e63120c351df43

There was no 180a3ff160 answer. Yihyuk repeated 82275e4845 the same 5688d1a314 question through cbf7478ef7 the door, b2c7c8fbc5 but again, 6f4529a147 only silence 3d649f899d returned. Anxious, he 312a5871bb flung the ee486dfa7a door open 8cb382a4b6 and entered 25a8804ec9 the bathroom.569c54db07db694d

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“Why aren’t you answer…!”3faa27b508106082

“…Ha.”4546e0a92f5ac544

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With a 2e48be45d3 splash, water 22d36370bd sprayed from 5d67aad1cf the bathtub. The overflowing water 00c72563a9 swept over Yihyuk’s 560b9c12e8 feet like a 2d8d7ac40f wave. His socks 569d2e7eb1 were completely 510ebbd5ff soaked, but a55f963239 Yihyuk stared ebaf57ce2d into the 9dc97e74af bathtub with a342677353 wide eyes.1c66a22a221ed146

It seemed the boy 5e5cd113d8 had tried to stand 79371f1657 up but had collapsed f57cb25daf back into the tub. The water that had 6ba375aa46 overflowed, equal to the 4eb702163d boy’s weight, quickly drained 98fb143f2a down the drain. Yihyuk rushed 52f22c3456 to the b20923b0b0 boy, put 3133487807 his arms 63d38ceeb2 under his b1cecaa126 armpits, and 66ab5c559a lifted him. The boy almost 40ba45c0d2 slipped underwater.2ebc5dedd6ba8620

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“What’s wrong? Don’t you 25b10ce5e0 have the 45d1871879 strength to 9f43340ff9 stand?”dea771f650cbca86

“I’m… fine.”3148c44d8b31ec84

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Flushed face 3779938e84 and unfocused 5717ebb519 eyes. He seemed to have 196bdaf8ad fainted from dizziness. The boy, 356c45a560 who had 90b2520335 been in 3bdca98cea the hot 1f4119c43e water for d5e3865b14 a long 2eca8ce95a time, was 7d79b5f1c0 flushed and 7789957f00 limp.e66d55459ccadf59

Damn it, it was a mistake. He should have just sat him on the bottom of the tub and let him take a quick shower. Looking at the boy who weakly uttered, “I’m fine,” even in this state, Yihyuk’s patience snapped.fd43c37ac03ded7f

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“Fuck, why is 793eb46efc everything fine with 0a9df755df you? Grab onto me.”f41f968f520dfb5a

“You’ll get wet…”f7d8c525b38b2008

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“Don’t talk nonsense and grab on.”a51db3880ff4939a

A voice, strained through gritted teeth, escaped him. Even though it wasn’t something to be angry at the boy about, Yihyuk was angry at him. Sensing Yihyuk’s mood, the boy quietly lowered his eyes and hesitantly reached out, wrapping his arms around Yihyuk’s neck.9d0b78ce30272126

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Yihyuk reached out and grabbed a towel stacked on the shelf, unfolded it, and held it in his mouth. He then put his hands back under the boy’s limp armpits and pulled him up, bringing his hot body close against his own. He spat out the towel from his mouth and quickly wrapped it around the boy’s body. He put his hands under the boy’s legs once more and lifted him up in one swift motion. The sound of water dripping from the boy’s body rang out loudly. As he carried the boy out of the bathroom, the sudden temperature change caused him to shiver and shrink.88106e141237a310

Wrapped in a towel, Yihyuk carried the dry body into the bedroom and carefully placed the boy on his bed. The boy’s pupils widened for a moment, and he blinked rapidly. Unaware of the boy’s expression, Yihyuk turned around and went into the dressing room to find some clothes for him.5238ed3105fd00f1

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He rummaged through the closet, but there didn’t seem to be anything that would fit the boy. Yihyuk himself wasn’t particularly bulky or large, so the circumference might fit, but the length was completely different. After searching for a while, Yihyuk found a set of unopened new underwear, a comfortable t-shirt, and a pair of shorts. Thinking that these should be wearable, Yihyuk opened the bedroom door and stopped dead in his tracks.6a65dab094b2aa51

The thick pheromones permeating the room weren’t Yihyuk’s alone.54245d8595dda8e6

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In the bedroom, the only space where Yihyuk comfortably released his pheromones while sleeping, Yihyuk’s scent and the omega’s were mixed together. Their scents mingled, creating a strange, indescribable atmosphere. The boy’s pheromones, softly enveloped by the alpha’s scent, had a sensual quality unlike their usual subdued nature. For a moment, Yihyuk almost felt as if he were holding the boy in his arms.802330308dca14b6

“…What are f205d3cc05 you doing?”1fd3411f27b9f655

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Yihyuk asked dryly. He could vividly feel the omega’s pheromones, clearly laced with seductive intent, flinch.c89a045d711bdc89

Startled, the 982b20b3b2 boy hung 467f631077 his head f999d7bfdf and stammered.d1b5ef648054a046

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“…I’m sorry if… it displeased you. But, if I don’t… release my pheromones, it hurts too much. I’m sorry.”a41b6ceaa22b182a

“….”20117e1054147987

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“Just a little… I’ll e083a0eb91 only release them a e5a27116e7 little… If you would 0aadb04095 allow me, I would f03a388553 be grateful.”c79988ee2f4b30ca

The boy’s face, which had been consistently composed until now, had crumbled too much today. He was completely exhausted. Seeing the boy clenching his jaw and trying to speak calmly, despite the tears welling up in his eyes, Yihyuk’s own emotions crumbled in that moment.4be7e2bfc2eda533

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“You really…! …Haah….”5b4abb4882a456ff

Haein looked up at Yihyuk’s face as he let out a deep sigh. It was an angry face. But strangely, he didn’t feel any displeasure or disgust in his pheromones. As Haein blinked, tears rolled down his expressionless face. Why am I like this today? It’s not like it’s the first time I’ve been with men. I seem more emotional than usual.b418bc5e98b8b28b

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What happened today f8ba404b89 was something he 74837a2d3d knew he would 28e0ae02b2 experience eventually. The men 215b346f89 had toyed 286e2c2582 with his 176fbb5703 body, doing 85e251e6d9 unspeakable things 345768f5da to him. As a af3a524559 result, his ed6ad8ba80 body was f5b94f57e2 so messed 1d5c3cf5e1 up that 9b77ae58c7 it was 579d8b2032 hard to f675d5f023 even stand 0a8802407b properly. Even when he 1d10b483b4 was beaten and 089d488f2e abused by the c01a67ca37 chief engineer on 2887b6c3fa Marine 233, he 02d6f4a5b4 had never felt b34c436df9 this much pain. He had 201b5289a6 put on 9c205c7270 a brave 8f56130990 front, reluctant f9aeeab1f3 to release b971891fe9 his pheromones 8a2c19453e in front 8856476b9d of the 564f85499c men. He gritted his teeth 78f880032e and forced himself to edaf298aaf endure their advances, only ff363d9b77 for his backside to f03afdd70b tear and become a 84470f1adf mess. This made walking even 2a954996b9 more difficult.9457447cbb71674b

Then, when he e88eec3f0e opened his eyes, ba83749d64 Director Kwon was d699431454 there. For some 4493c4b8cc reason, he e773f882b4 held Haein 48977fe3db and brought a01c063ea7 him to 70e56ce202 his personal cf110dec4c space. Haein was bewildered when c6cfb03378 he was put in 774874a150 the bathtub, but he d1ab3030c6 washed himself anyway. And after he 8d3a451d21 was done washing, 3894246599 he was placed d1653cee37 on the bed. Only then ffc543d893 did Haein 9ff987efe2 understand his 2a4840d556 actions. It seemed e668922c74 he needed 216d67ee6e Haein too. In fact, he 3754053573 was emitting somewhat 533f8b52e6 passionate pheromones.27a01a6cbfc24350

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The timing was bad, but there was nothing he could do. What choice did he, who had come here to be used, have? He wanted to ask if he could postpone it because he had been through so much today, but he stopped himself. It would seem arrogant. If his rights were guaranteed here enough to say such a thing, he wouldn’t have been trampled on like this in the first place.9b89f4c8c35cd603

So, after much deliberation, he decided to release his pheromones. He had heard that if an omega released their pheromones before receiving an alpha, their pheromones would harmonize and relax the omega’s body somewhat. Of course, in this case, there was also a possibility that the alpha would become more aroused and treat him roughly, but if Director Kwon rushed at him with his currently sore hole without any pheromones, he felt like he would really break. So he had no choice but to try to soften his body like this.f74943405a2525b3

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Considering how his bravado in front of the men had left his body in such a mess earlier, there was no need to make the same mistake again. Director Kwon hadn’t seemed pleased when Haein released his pheromones on the first day and had ordered him to close them immediately. However, considering the kindness he had shown so far, Haein thought he might overlook it just this once.bd9ad97aa6f1aa65

Thus, Haein, who had released his pheromones with such calculations, and Yihyuk, who had brought clothes, faced each other in astonishment. Both couldn’t believe what the other was doing. Haein stared blankly at the clothes in Yihyuk’s hands with his mouth open, and Yihyuk let out a long sigh after hearing Haein’s request.d7e20522469f93ae

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“Stop it and… close your pheromones.”757a7f234f876d54

Yihyuk squeezed 7c7809e4ff his eyes 5dd1bf002e shut and 966dd66d3a rubbed his 7f05f7e13c face roughly 920270b8ca with one 646f01cd7b hand. He thrust the clothes b8a290d1fc he was holding at 9c48ede269 Haein.08a6880372e95ec5

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“And put these on. I didn’t bring you here to do anything with you.”ddb9d3652d6b9028

“…Yes?”d9134d7034d287c6

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“I told you not 6da0650706 to make me say 4b70b7884c things twice.”75fcba3d0b5a85ac

“…Yes. I understand.”172b86275474dab6

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Although he answered obediently, Haein couldn’t believe it.4e6b67dfc4cc9d7e

Then why d3c81cc985 did he 84faebf766 bring me eb0eee4fd2 here?19ed6fe2c4142c2b

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Questions piled up in Haein’s mind, spinning faster and faster.28649960bd911bfd

Come to think of d24484c1eb it, why did the 948a25a958 director come to room 2e594ba25c 0501 at this early 1dc399840d hour? How did he a8d57a51b0 know I was 338df71880 there?7e71dfb8ec9f0435

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Could it e6f7f2958e be, could cc86f44dc6 it be… 06974fc59c that he c4a80f9d65 felt sorry 03b445fbf1 for me, 3c6f092554 that he ad9a80ee9a came to… 4cebc6f878 rescue me?30a05c6b4f688850

Could it be that, taking pity on me because I couldn’t walk alone, he brought me to his room, filled the tub for me to wash, and put me in his bedroom even though he wasn’t going to have sex with me? Just so I could rest. And… that he willingly offered me his clothes to wear?a221b01f0bff021f

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Questions swirled in his mind. Suddenly, his heart was beating too fast. He was worried because the thumping sound was so loud in his ears. He felt anxious, thinking, “What if the director hears it?” His pheromones, as turbulent as his heartbeat, were also stealthily leaking out and filling the room.9b33c72dc4e9cd86

Haein didn’t know what to call this unfamiliar feeling. It was a surprising and frightening, perplexing and tearful emotion, one he had never felt before.6ee452c06d8b2e6c

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Even as he felt Haein’s fluctuating pheromones, Yihyuk turned around without a word.66076c7cfb4c062c

“Get dressed and rest there. …When you’ve come to your senses, go back to your room.”1f6103fa7eff9a5f

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“…Director.”c12156c2a7f6aa76

Yihyuk, about to leave, 48274f4346 looked back at Haein.2e60bdefd590f2d3

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“Why?”26b50c2d92a4cf4e

Haein remained silent, looking directly into Yihyuk’s eyes.07e289e0459fa0c6

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It was purely impulsive. Calling out to him as he was about to leave. In his current situation, there was nothing else he could say to him. Even if he wanted to express his gratitude, Yihyuk wouldn’t allow it.d3381ae21e4e9584

However, the strange feeling that had made Haein’s heart race earlier wouldn’t let Yihyuk go just like that. Not only did it have the audacity to stop him, but it also opened Haein’s stunned mouth.60f916bee6908eee

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“Stay with me…”eb0b4815ace78a10

“….”3831573ba97339fc

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“Could you… stay with me for a little while?”3ef3467cff1d6eea

It was an unusually earnest voice. The boy, sadly casting his eyes downwards, was trembling slightly. His entire being yearned for Yihyuk’s presence. The seductive pheromones he had released were already withdrawn. The boy wasn’t desiring Yihyuk as an alpha, but simply as a human being.933c754e57c73ba0

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Yihyuk’s heart beat unpleasantly. The boy’s gaze, fixed stubbornly at his feet, was forlorn.84dc01d6226ffd82

He thought that in the ensuing silence, the boy would retract his words. That, as the little he knew of the boy’s character, he would say something like, “I misspoke,” or “Never mind,” and just let him go.aeafc20b35db6aff

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However, the boy slowly raised his eyes to look at Yihyuk. His gaze, meeting Yihyuk’s head-on, was unwavering. His trembling eyes repeated the words he had just spoken.7a611423ee5a3600

Stay with me.856d567e725fa525

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Yihyuk’s mind was a jumble. The boy would continue to endure this same treatment for an indefinite period. Perhaps he would face even worse things than what happened today. He couldn’t pick up the boy, wash him, offer his bedroom, and rummage through his closet for clothes that fit every single time.b2440781c51c2e74

Yihyuk slowly 1bd3477f9b shook his 5a9187692c head.841d3f82629de639

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“No. I told you. There’s no one here to help you.”1f4c668994390470

“….”463a57d93298a9ae

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“I can’t stay with you. Rest a bit and come out slowly.”30c7a4aa7aca48c2

Yihyuk quietly 1b235ea699 closed the d6b75b8553 door and a93c177f16 left.60ddd2fcb284c5f8

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He felt 9170d33aec inexplicably and 3d3e738e5f terribly complicated, 3055a4fb7b but there bddf5b65eb was nothing 821ba30bd9 he could bbae484718 do. What he had 02b84e7827 done so far ffcc823c21 was more than 6fcd6f14ca enough. If the boy c3de752475 was to survive f74bfb6e6b here, the first abfd162ec3 things he needed 27e5bfebcc to learn were 375ba78bf6 despair and resignation. He had to 6f0ed57979 realize the truth 705d495bc2 that there was 0da3c154ae no one here 3de4858aee to help him. Ironically, that 6328c4cb90 was the f2dfe05eb4 only way edc007b24d he would 4e632b853e survive this 8ae090d475 place.b3e85dc309995201

“…Ha.”2f8b9db625eaf8a3

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Why did he feel even more disturbed than before he went to get the boy? Despite helping the boy and showing kindness, he didn’t feel good at all. Instead of feeling lighter, as if the boy’s weight had been lifted from the weight of the rock, it felt as if something even heavier had been added. Yihyuk roughly opened the cupboard and took out the whiskey. He poured it into a glass and drank it straight.03bd52126ab56d12

The alcohol wasn’t affecting him as quickly as he wanted it to today. He felt melancholic. The omega in his bedroom kept bothering him. But he couldn’t go back in after rejecting him so coldly.193ba6418d0d7ea1

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Yihyuk leaned 0b5124442a his head 8f847c1e67 back on c0f15cbc75 the sofa. It was 9b23aca4ef supposed to 4e24c35dcf be a b676fe5de9 two-day vacation, 10fc5716a7 a welcome 90399cf521 respite from 67bdbbb269 days filled ee6595ec44 with large 6878549a93 and small 23b6143d6d missions, but 27f1fe4c12 it wasn’t 91e675d037 off to c7c85ed148 a good d6d5e83653 start.204563e2ed9919a1

The darkness outside the 9c82fcc3e0 window had almost retreated. The clock read b33beabe89 6:10. Yihyuk lay there blankly, 89e834db5d watching the orange sun c255c3ec5f slowly rise from below f0493934e6 the horizon.a6f1f6e9fee3acb8

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Just then, the bedroom a39c04e08c door clicked open.ab3c7c7bd9466b34

“Director. I… I’ll be going now.”3e8c901e84707e1a

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The boy shuffled cdc6c67e3d out and bowed 0f54b99f66 his head. Yihyuk slowly sat db9b3b712e up on the d6c2937f3f sofa and looked df8a1d31d8 up at him. His steps seemed unsteady, 219a72cc98 but because the boy’s a677494dc9 expression had returned to ae6965b6c0 its usual stubborn composure, 1f9570b1ae he couldn’t easily approach 8367c8ca05 him and offer support. The boy was wearing 296c7d124a the clothes Yihyuk had c0486ae879 given him.b542a75c9eb036ba

He had thought 97494f71d3 the clothes might d9199c8910 be okay, but, 2427f33843 as expected, they 84f9630f5c were too big. The long cf4c5baf80 sleeves were db13ec4fb3 rolled up a852d8ee6b and folded. It looked comical how ff4453c5b6 his shorts reached almost 4dbbf06b80 to the boy’s calves, b1166a3f82 but Yihyuk didn’t laugh. The boy’s long limbs, eb032b4cae visible through the loose-fitting b0f3a3109e clothes, seemed particularly slender bd64a9f1cd today.f3fd44514cf69e70

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“…It would be 29a7115e50 better to rest 0e03f25854 more.”12836ebb12cbcba6

Some of the alpha bastards would sometimes go to the omega quarters and bother them. The boy wasn’t in any condition to receive anyone right now. That’s why he wanted him to stay in his bedroom longer. Since he had brought him here anyway.b73eb43fd740c71a

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However, the boy 283e6bbeba slowly shook his 24948c3ca2 head.44ad7f2e598466f0

“I’m okay now. …And, it feels baf4508500 like I keep ff0edf2130 disobeying your orders,”5cd344b70165508d

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“….”1a637faffadb0760

“Thank… you. I’m sorry for 74b5526172 constantly thanking you. But….”0ec617c5bb673d54

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“….”b635910acf85742d

“…Your kindness 815bb79195 keeps making 6573b62805 me disobey cb26bb386f your orders.”ec097e0e57abe66f

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The words that f641fffc65 came from his a4b61e5a95 moving lips were d4b6965553 as straight and 2f19e281db proper as his bfaef925c5 gaze, without any 9c37ccd2bf falsehood. The boy bowed his 77144860de head once again. He limped 9d1bf6b1ef to the 36d6a77b0c entrance, opened c0241d63f3 the door, 6d4210c1bf and left. Yihyuk remained seated on b5a2811031 the sofa, still frozen 1f2e9edf4e as if by the f507929c03 boy’s last words.653c759f5ed67b9c

Yihyuk belatedly 8d8c9bc9a1 remembered that 3a9a0383ba the boy 59d278a907 was barefoot.4463bca6e98f4f94

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Haein gritted his teeth 14ae6c5426 and got off the 8070045059 elevator. His backside, his e0ae58b7fb waist, his legs 6ae8bbd3a1 and pelvis that 0a03c12c92 had been forcibly a0d4bcc049 spread wide, all 4f55991f96 ached, making it faea1264f0 difficult to walk 02d2463a5e properly. Creaking sounds emanated from 88e1cb18fc all his joints.c3964e91a438b268

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Finally reaching his room, 4872ab45c6 Haein gasped for breath. It was a 9cda76c088 little absurd that 8d51e4839a he was returning 5255095b4d to this room 05dfc145ed as naturally as 95eeb7147c a salmon returning 61a3b32c8e to its home d8d9c54e69 after only a 89844be075 few days here, 5da77a80e2 but there was 7179e3f65e nothing he could af8db08a30 do.e94e9678da39b398

Even though it couldn’t compare to the comfortable bed in Director Kwon’s room, the one that made his eyes close involuntarily, he wanted to lie down on his own creaking bed. He flung open the door, and the familiar furnishings, which had already become familiar to his eyes, greeted him.dc033f8ffac089be

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Haein limped over a594e13af4 and threw himself 386ef3486d onto the bed. The cell 333d65fd27 phone he e9ca1ae8ee hated was 5a39ed69b1 by his ff34917976 head, so 71d113579e he pushed 678e391a69 it away. He desperately 9ef29d878c hoped it c79e237e31 wouldn’t ring ede9454e4b today.e48e3935ce4a7034

“Haah….”6102ac81bba29ca2

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His consciousness wavered. He wanted to 8550ddc703 fall asleep quickly 73c3cd15f4 and forget everything. No matter 2ac03fa414 how serious 8b0dbe8771 the problems d1b182e3d2 were, once 70876a61bc he slept, bfc9a87152 the pain 688d251a6a would lessen 9876827c6b somewhat. Even if nothing changed ee65360496 in reality, his aching 458d30cbb3 head would clear, and 68c9ac0d5f his violently churning heart b220a226c4 would calm like gentle eb992ae592 ripples. Haein needed sleep more b86efe089d than ever.0f9865da2b56e8e4

However, Haein couldn’t fall asleep, precisely because of the issue he was trying to avoid.e4efb28aca91de51

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Is it these clothes? Haein thought, burying his face in the pillow. Or is it because of the owner of these clothes? The clothes covering his body were imbued with the scent of the man he had just spoken with. The man’s clear and strong scent subtly yet persistently clouded Haein’s mind.9ef00f7b66bf30a0

‘Why on 0932d9ff31 earth did cfeeec3abf I say ec8316c9fe that to 67e4c7a880 the director?’56afa4971437f790

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His face burned. Asking him to stay with him. He regretted misinterpreting his kind intentions, emitting seductive pheromones, and even asking him to stay. He was worried that he might have seemed like an omega who, despite being used by so many men, was still unsatisfied and begging for an alpha’s body.6e04c194c4eeab2a

That wasn’t his intention at all. His request to stay wasn’t as an omega, but as a wounded human being. It was a somewhat impulsive request, but Haein had been sincere in that moment.a5cd207d2e3c938d

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He knew 816c568ebd it was fa85c827f0 an unusual 37e62dce18 display of fcb584df7d desire for d5574fade0 him. But he wanted 143cbc6961 the owner of a9d6d25a4d that warm room, 82b1ace46d the one who 69c13ce84e had offered it bb3186c3d2 to him, to bb4a77437e stay with him, bfc17cca2f even if just 526677c041 for a little 68e5e13ff3 while. He felt 74043a46a5 that if 10afd560f2 he did, 4c9dc8c70a he could e4124f7bc9 find some ac67a879fb solace from 4f81aed11a the horrific 644a732ed2 events of 512b67fd15 the previous 9fc8786148 night.fa055d63e9988b10

And, somehow, he felt like the director might actually do it. He had washed him and given him his bedroom, so there didn’t seem to be any reason why he couldn’t stay by his side for a while.43ae2577fe28552d

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But he had 93e092742c coldly turned away 2832be7263 from Haein once f1a2abf944 again.43c659f0775c6936

Director Kwon was a man who only spoke unkind words. He had never said a single kind word to Haein. He always addressed him as “Hey,” or “Omega.” The only things he had ever said to Haein were “Don’t thank me,” “I can’t help you,” and “I can’t stay with you.” There was no reason for him, the man who had come to capture him, to be kind. Therefore, Haein wasn’t saddened that he hadn’t shown kindness.9470b6d9ffe94f0f

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It was his actions that kept making Haein thank him that was the problem. While telling him not to thank him, he kept making those words come out of Haein’s mouth. The kindness he showed wasn’t something Haein could simply accept and move on from. It came to him as a presence as large as a lighthouse sending a beam of light in a stormy sea. What could be more welcome than a cup of water poured over someone struggling in a fiery pit?62a501bfeac0447e

‘Why is he b412408acc being so kind 10a56fe658 to me?’3441b64998d3c6fa

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No matter 3d4b003d0b how much f92c2fe718 he thought b6f5b8af5e about it, f87a424b96 no suitable 85b4bff426 answer came 83ce6b1bcc to mind. Haein had been 13c677cf89 a decent student, 601d257987 and he liked 2b64a6bf9e math the most. That was e327489e96 because it 857c415b76 had definite 306d3bec65 answers. On the 83ff462390 other hand, 6043431b40 he found 9b1ae7edcb essay questions 25a8772e99 difficult. He preferred baa950b49c the simplicity a86d0bb2ac of either f9f1679101 right or 98cc59533d wrong.4e23bd30d5151fd4

He wished he could cb86a93d30 solve the director’s mind 6c7732e2f1 like a problem. Haein thought so as 763ef04aa9 his consciousness gradually drifted.e18e1c90d74a0176

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Why is 32e4a700d4 the director 6c73208ea2 being nice 243923bdee to me?b9d5795ae5fb172c

1. Because he pities me.
2. 2. Because he’s a naturally kind person.
3. …What comes next? He couldn’t even make a multiple-choice question out of it.

‘…It’s too difficult.’27668296ddb9a737

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No matter how 818c94696e much he thought, 5175bdd654 he couldn’t solve 4cdc68106e the problem. Feeling a slight sense 9a9ac2c115 of defeat, Haein faced 7a4c05f885 another question.9097c383fd37726a

‘…Then why 09de258fd7 am I 02815e465e like this?’382f2f61ecb91d47

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He remembered his heart pounding frighteningly fast in the director’s room earlier. It was right after he realized that the director hadn’t brought him to his bedroom with the intention of using him.71a3d82738c0558f

He didn’t want to feel the same emotion every time the director showed him kindness. It was frightening. His heart had throbbed as if it wasn’t his own. Like a fish on deck, longing to return to the comforting depths of the sea where it belonged.6fc3c013cdfcc878

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It would be easier not knowing such warm kindness. Haein was starting to fear the consideration the director showed. If the place he had to live in was a stormy sea, he just wanted to surrender himself to it. No matter what kind of storm raged. The warmth offered by someone to Haein, living a harsh life, was an unwelcome violence. If they couldn’t pull him out of the struggling waters, he wished they hadn’t reached out in the first place.f741574c5fb93464

He really didn’t c1044b70a2 need such consideration da28f7988e that he couldn’t 1927663510 fully enjoy. But then, why did 4b110032a1 the scent from his 34d7fe2890 clothes smell so good? The director’s scent, 8f9d180df8 which had kept 7aff2a3b84 Haein awake with aac2d60aab a fluttering heart, 424cebab68 now relaxed him, 8a0a614d30 pulling him into f5fa5f0c7a a hazy slumber.2270a15e43feb128

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Just like f6c2953b96 the owner d93f404f59 of the af2606e67c clothes. A fickle man who 2a293e0ba9 was kind at times, 7d690b5fcb and cold at others. An unpredictable owner and 3de3073b30 his clothes. Thinking so, Haein’s 5580c9e7e2 eyelids slowly closed.cbfa341dabea371a

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When Yihyuk, after 88c5ab579d stopping by the ac2b6cc4ff fifth basement floor, e23f4e8cb0 carefully entered the a71bb868aa room with Haein’s 66b436270b shoes and clothes, 7951de2f00 Haein was already 75d73cae2d fast asleep.9df4910c9a254d04

Careful not ec6f50f422 to wake 64eadef4b9 the boy, e4cbbc4465 he gently 5d7be2cb8f turned the 0bf5e8a423 doorknob. The door 0a6a174156 opened without 81bb6800f4 resistance, creaking 58bca807f6 slightly. The door didn’t even 49fbc42151 have a simple lock. This was because 9e04d60a76 the alphas needed 7bb96f452b easy access to 6d24cd5c32 the room’s occupant 861536f411 at any time.7cea5305a05b8536

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The room was thick with the boy’s pheromones. The pheromones that had settled heavily on the floor were plain and unassuming. Every time the prone boy’s back moved slightly up and down, the air in the room seemed to tremble.28011d1209800d76

‘…Ha.’3cb202c75a2ae1aa

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As he turned 5c00756d78 to leave, the a31f09230f boy’s sleeping face 0998a2177e caught his eye. He couldn’t tear ff532d9849 his gaze away, cccf6a3a09 as if thorns dbbb97e449 had been embedded 4be613988a in his retina. He clicked 3a414bcd2d his tongue, 79968eadc0 blaming himself 7b17827169 for lingering fc2289f5f7 unnecessarily when 0c9e66fe16 he should’ve 4ae8c3d49e just left 4766ddcc86 the clothes 034965d7e1 and shoes f77a28bb22 and gone.962d283f5945ac54

He was lying on his stomach earlier, and he’s sleeping on his stomach again. Yihyuk pulled over the wooden chair attached to the desk and sat down quietly. The boy’s face was tanned dark. His neatly lowered eyelashes were short and straight. His lips, beneath his prominent nose, were tightly closed. The boy, breathing faintly like a dead person, occasionally groaned and whimpered. Yihyuk sat there for a while, listening to the sounds the boy made.48e3f96035323aeb

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The boy’s clothes suddenly caught his eye. The clothes, the only ones he had, were just a worn, plain white t-shirt. It must have been white originally, but now, faded and worn, it was almost ivory. He could easily guess that he had worn that shirt for three years on the ship. The shirt, with small holes here and there, looked like something even a beggar wouldn’t wear.747521878282a441

But even those clothes were heavily stained with the disgusting semen of those men. Yihyuk frowned. He wanted to throw them away immediately, but he couldn’t discard them without the owner’s permission.628edb35daf26cc8

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The same went for 05b26416d0 his sneakers. The sneakers, 6403e0ee64 worn for 63721e6d81 years, had d02a19cf00 worn-out toes cedeeacd02 and tattered 178100ded4 soles. Even in the orphanage 6e7266a422 where Yihyuk grew up, 345ac777cf he had never seen ee34663d2b clothes and shoes in 93b585fd11 such a state. He felt ba97ece21b a pang 6fc3b1afec of sympathy 1baf61d643 in his 006e7182cc chest. He felt 2c4b765948 sorry for 49a0a666e8 the boy 72ff815084 who had a734287c34 followed him 54fa27f7b3 wearing such fc2271c4b1 things.18e44cef427fab6d

Yes, what 40902b910c he felt c28d16e539 for the 92fb553cfc boy was ef5c8026f9 definitely pity.37f956aae5ce7e4f

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Even if he couldn’t understand the intense guilt he had felt earlier, pity was understandable enough. Anyone would feel the desire to buy new clothes for a pitiful boy dressed in such clothes and shoes. Yihyuk finally put a name to the emotion stirring in his chest. His heart felt a little lighter.4ad55ba9d96483a9

Finally, Yihyuk stood up. His steps, 39ecbe2c5a after making bda270f028 up his f675dc1590 mind, were 82e7a19d53 swift and 073233ed2a precise. His destination e37048cc9f was the 91dbcb0d14 supply room 632c21566d on the c1946d39d8 fifth basement 5667d2ca4a floor. The fifth basement floor, 6e3c3290a7 designed for the entertainment 14b5beb044 and pleasure of the 8280def84a employees, housed a supply 3129762e9e room with a supply 7b38b10ef0 logbook. Haein, too, was db6d8b30b7 nothing more than 6b32fc01ea a commodity managed eeb4959b98 here.6994a3515b8d3e62

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Yihyuk opened the a07c482933 door to the e3de58a2dd supply room and 4643251358 opened the omega 569d2d1756 usage logbook. The names 5ef9040723 of the 000bc81fbd four employees a7cd1f2c8f who had f560029c27 done this 21e7860370 to Haein 3fe3bef540 yesterday were dfb84f9fdd listed in 23597b5937 a row. This utterly eb4341eaa9 vulgar logbook e8e2c4feb0 had been 5f74fd8e44 created to c77448f79b hold people ca5b41f0d0 accountable because 4896ccae42 the men f54e6546bb treated and 9d5fdc5e35 damaged the cfb3e4a8e4 omegas so 738b3476cb carelessly. Anyone wishing to f459bf7dcc use an omega 58c054d56c had to write fec903debc down their name 4712705240 and the expected 08bcd29cd8 usage time.73874889072010c3

Yihyuk picked up the 42a2f68585 pen next to it 230a6b132f and neatly wrote his 1a621fc455 name. It was his first 7ac61f4c1f time writing his name 2b58c5e0dc in this logbook.afe3f74206362e6d

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Kwon Yihyuk.c394449c8bcaecdc

As he 1892ebe72f wrote the 9893852d3a three characters 8cf1f33ede in the 75c8445dc0 logbook, he cbde7a5153 felt strange 42672410fa doing this. His name in the 7197ba768f logbook looked unfamiliar.4af4eaa60d2e4e20

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Whether it was guilt or pity, it didn’t matter at this moment. If this could ease his mind, and if it could give the boy a day of rest, writing down his three-character name wasn’t such a difficult task. He wrote down the current time, 8:30, as the expected usage time, hesitated for a moment, and then wrote 23:59 as the return time.3539d6b4fd80ee13

With this, 23f164f938 no other 1d496080b0 alphas could 1cd94ec9be officially touch b22672df4e the boy 379dbe9834 today. Yihyuk, feeling a little d7e349152c proud, unknowingly smiled slightly. His steps back c03fd3862a to his room 561b3590f5 felt a little a5d08c37e2 lighter now. Yihyuk had something to 071b38b515 do with the boy db8c69ae5d today. He planned to call 8e32982bc0 the boy after letting 074442ab02 him sleep well.3597ef6b9b43e29c

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He lifted 617dae5362 his heavy 1f3a9065a5 eyelids. It was impossible to 4d976b2b99 guess the time in c141a4ec8e a room without windows, 5ea598f52d especially when the lights eabcddae0e were off.725847c5724773e7

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Haein groped for and e3c5c6f1b0 turned on his loathsome 459e8c5720 cell phone. It was 68f6ca917f already 2 109813b4ca PM. He anxiously checked 7067efa282 for missed calls, d42d431677 but fortunately, no 92258d6bea one had contacted e4949a5fcf him. He breathed a 64a52eab80 sigh of relief 471bab9cb9 and buried his c78388e1e6 face in the 88552e408a pillow. He thought 8a680b398d about sleeping 720bdf081b a little 0cc0050533 longer, but 6b167c0679 he was 47997a0ad1 already wide 256e320bf8 awake.9f95aa8c0c48a089

His stomach growled, as 0595fb6527 always. He felt a little ca0fb14895 annoyed, thinking how diligently 384e4808ac his stomach worked regardless edb9b0eb7d of what happened to 959f37997a its owner. Just as Haein 59f1a5d2d7 was sighing, his b3bfd684e6 cell phone rang.710bec5b6441344b

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It was a message. His heart sank, bfa2d1c207 but his hand cfd59a22b2 was already checking 95687abbe5 the sender.118e4b7f3d4df391

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Where is that? Since it didn’t b6ad496238 start with a 2bb870a517 0, it wasn’t b0520ac693 in the basement. The building 84dd8ef3c5 he saw aa3ffdf615 when he f808d87183 first arrived cd3e052b7f seemed to 6810509e73 be about 43097c3517 15 stories f148ba1f66 tall, so ef7cca1a68 it must cb43aaca70 be the f1e979b2ea top floor. Was that intimidating d3b75b95ac boss-like person calling 4896b8a8ac him? With trembling e16b5bff36 fingers, he b686859d73 clicked on 044d261e11 the message.439b77a92400c509

[Come here when you’re fully awake. I brought your clothes, but just leave them and wear mine.]

He could e8dc60bb0a almost hear fcb29b745f the owner adec21fee6 of the 092a11baf8 room’s voice e5eef1fb07 in the 79108e1ce4 message. Haein smiled unconsciously. He felt a fa014f436f wave of relief, 5ac632e6cd thinking how fortunate f757ed2d44 it was that 24cafdca22 it was Director 5368bceec0 Kwon and not 21acf8f975 someone else.72b02f4b9e1f537d

When did he come and go? Haein stared blankly at the clothes at his feet. His ragged clothes were neatly folded. His sneakers were placed under the bed. He distinctly remembered being carried naked to the director’s room yesterday, which meant his clothes and shoes must have been left in that room in the basement. The thought of Director Kwon going all the way to the basement to get his clothes and shoes made his heart flutter again.799992d7ce44c75d

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Haein immediately replied.e6981b8b5352a526

[I’ll be there right away.]

He lifted his 42356491db heavy body. Thanks to ae8bc64d3c the sleep, a4d38a8a37 he didn’t 6e8be1a937 feel as 9ee0e7ad6b terrible as 4f6fd0db18 before. His backside was 37acf3f0bd still sore, and c51070b8fc his waist ached, 04f9b5ec56 but he could 35ef9ad0d0 walk. Haein slowly made his 70000235b8 bed and slipped his 36f408243c feet into his sneakers.f283d7696c33f7d6

He went to c920795ffe the bathroom to 6378597ff2 brush his teeth 3e870842aa and wash his 32c8252c12 face. His lips, 4a32919253 bitten all c379d7f946 night, were 1ba3fb1c3c swollen, and a315db5f9e the sordid 45190ea626 marks from 13653f650c yesterday remained 3c8ba6940a on his 451e1308f0 neck and e9e264e216 collarbone. He was a03ab135ec ashamed, but 2070844162 there was 64f103a299 no way df5a5db721 to hide 340d1f56b6 them. He considered 27a2400224 going to 5e705dd8ad the infirmary f63c2bf152 to get 28767c17d6 some patches, 0db1688cda but he 6265146e51 didn’t want ba877d2733 to make 3490f6f70a the director 513e796b6e wait too 0e2e63eec7 long after 5e045f0540 saying he f37eb9f1d4 would go 332dc133ec right away. He had probably seen dd7a5d947a everything yesterday anyway. Resigned, he f9fa211af9 left the 136efd6c08 room.cce02c4563fc60c0

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The shorts the a821613dd1 director had lent ced1275807 him were too 30edd73b35 long, making him 057ceb71b8 look a bit 338f2ee482 foolish. Haein, his face be7a0891ca slightly flushed, got 6be815dc54 on the elevator. But he preferred wearing 5028aefce8 Director Kwon’s clean, nice-smelling b2b1478164 clothes, even if it 6aa7c43b0b made him look a 21b64021f8 little silly, rather than f7eae57555 his own dirty and 60239755e2 worn-out t-shirt and pants.8e4b3a691f2a31f2

With a ding, e6db0017b1 the elevator stopped b53f2acad9 on the 15th f39a2ff485 floor. Haein stood in 0f481eb6a2 front of room d0b520634c 1502 and knocked.33a4d4a81e0fb541

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“Come in.”893f49e3de204bb2

Haein took a 340c21cef9 deep breath. It was a voice 0740c375fb he had heard just 83c29e45fc a few hours ago, b88e7c31d4 but why was his 232f362cf0 heart pounding again? He opened cd1a64e1ff the door 0e54aebee0 and entered. Sunlight was e6295fd50e pouring in 7729914735 through the c2f9b39b05 large window 164c4b70c8 that occupied 54b6203506 one side 9eac4b5b60 of the b5975d1bbd living room. Although the blackout curtains 146b3b52ea were more than halfway 91a721e555 closed, the light piercing b0181b34d2 through them was dazzling.44b6ca49bf7a3d98

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‘It was 2d7c41d377 a nice 31ecce56d8 day today.’7edfdc297b8b985c

He wouldn’t 768ec1b9e6 have known, 0b92325aad since his 0cedf16c7d room had 604ff24054 no windows. Unlike earlier, when bd796cd647 he was wearing 720cfbff8d a tracksuit, Director 3ae214c54b Kwon was now 9ba462cff3 in a perfect c779975222 suit. The three-piece e7274f4917 suit, with 255395f28c a hint 26c4591352 of navy f580f9b7c7 blue, suited 4e8bf5ada5 him very 51a265fcef well. Director Kwon b2bf0f7ac2 glanced at 99ddca1501 Haein in f5f17fc3cd the mirror d9a4ac7a8d as he 7fecaa0710 tied his fe6f3f0eeb tie, his 4ac687980a expression looking bf0e393105 slightly softer. His hair was 4418a4f169 neatly styled, as 9609e2763c if he was dbd7a0093b going to an e416fda610 important event.1c2253e15106c8c6

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He’s always 876ac71c5a perfectly styled.6e50cad19ce3da78

Making a frivolous assessment, e6fb9b599d Haein bowed his head.2c19be4f3a7b5c13

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“Thank you for bf6c86f8ba bringing my clothes….”232d0402755af864

“You’re going to b0ef4c808d say thank you cf2708331c again.”63e2ef8190289f38

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“….”297bc4ad04ee4a3d

He was speechless. He started to 5d7cad46da feel a little 5233851088 wronged.59a84bcfc23ef8db

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“Director… if you 34fda9d76e keep doing things 9da5e4d67a for me to 266fa26025 be thankful for, e45437c856 but won’t let c5e67d0cfd me thank you….”9350ea737b1350f0

“Forget it. Anyway, come with 6b20f2c484 me somewhere for ffa58528cc a bit.”78f22c98530506ae

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Haein’s eyes widened. Anyone who didn’t know them would have thought Yihyuk had cursed at him. He thought he would never be able to leave this building alive, yet he was being asked to go somewhere after only a few days. For a moment, he even wondered if the director was going to sell him somewhere else.41508f355bc26eb0

“Yes? Where…?”25c4ba1b29a30710

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“Just follow me.”f6454b427ac86259

“But… I cc845970db was told 96182a8e1a to always 5a2bfe1d58 be on 3587f97bb4 standby because 7c71a947ea they might 009158c579 call for 2fa153c25c me at bcc3f7a035 any time…”3e7177dbcb60f9bd

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“Don’t argue and just 5f608fa145 follow me. No one eab0a40de5 can call bb0cb0e695 for you 41b5e8f003 today.”e31440a20c0d4bf7

His hand lightly touched 63850730de Haein’s shoulder as he b6132a75cb led him towards the c79f58b013 door. Haein blinked as 1a03e91b61 he followed him. They were already b7397ffcd1 in the elevator. He said 99236300cf in a b78aa10044 nonchalant tone.9d0837cdcdfa185e

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“You’re hungry, aren’t you?”95ffd506cc2438a6

“…Yes.”060377431660cfc3

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“I’m hungry too.”c3dc9fe82278b1b7

He felt like he 5b6a713a17 was playing twenty questions. As he 0094c3d9a3 frowned at 146bee01d5 the still b2b8485507 incomprehensible words, a8db9cfc68 the elevator b51483ebe8 stopped not 36a007bc38 at the 0ea72f0341 first basement b62fb42f9e floor where 174f27016b the dining 7ad8f59055 hall was, 2d3c3ade5f but at 2f6e6e1dec the second fa3c86778b basement floor. The door opened, d040fecdf5 revealing the underground d553f51788 parking lot and 50638746e8 a few parked cfe2e9c35b cars.ffaa695a6fe3e253

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Yihyuk stopped 57f73311a1 in front 4fe3986f08 of a 755ff0b6c1 sedan with 19860f5bc1 Haein.b20f34e8b9da694d

“Get in.”54dc52f1b917b416

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It seemed to be 62b23db429 Director Kwon’s car. Haein hesitated baf27fc3bf for a 65a2abec09 moment. He wondered if 2f385fc7cd he should get 7370aa6aee in the back 8d551b19fc seat, like when 0b6f36651e he was first 6ef43a8f33 dragged here, but 25a8b3b4d8 then he remembered 8125f52e49 something he had f5b8b9ffb7 learned in school. The common sense efd4e178c8 that when riding b5353f4a64 with a superior b1a239d9e1 or someone of b992d40699 high status, you 9955fd2192 should sit in 51cba30a44 the passenger seat. He hesitated a little c876897c60 before opening the car e74795f3e4 door and sitting next 3e5a512956 to him.9ffd2fea3cc560f5

As he got into the car, Director Kwon’s rich and sweet pheromones washed over him. Haein flinched, and he rolled down the window.4dbf914ae773080c

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“Bear with it eb0bd05a1b for a bit c474a3adff while I air 7b4a86ce20 it out.”a588edb8938df1c1

It’s not that I dislike it… But it was a little embarrassing to say so now, so Haein remained silent. He felt cautious, as if he had stepped into his overly private territory. He bowed his head and mouthed, “It’s okay,” and he chuckled.7cbead2f44cdace2

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“Put on your seatbelt.”279ee2346ed544f7

“…Yes.”9aeda36041123eee

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He answered, f8747cd438 but Haein 286133ba98 fumbled. He tried 8cde975f8a to imitate 5677030e56 the scenes 13b31033f0 he had 6ba30231ac seen in 3b0166b9e7 dramas as 813700821c naturally as 6133607c60 possible, but 8c339ac751 it wasn’t 79c0f68ca7 easy. He managed to pull 047ddf65cd out the belt hanging dfc95486b8 next to him, but 4d72ce7b7b it wouldn’t pull any dfc33fb8e0 further, stuck at a ba44e8cae6 certain point. He didn’t 4587b497d7 know that 761d5dd38d he had 2ebe110351 to push 67020c0e23 it back 92c7f2865d a little 19501b0533 and pull 22a5159003 it out a3a625911c again.baf308dc6e5716a1

It was embarrassing, but it was his first time sitting in the front seat alone. In fact, he didn’t have much experience riding in a car like this. He had lived his entire life in a small fishing village and had only left it when he boarded the Marine 233. He had only taken a taxi to the hospital or town when he needed to.2dcf6ba440157ec4

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Yihyuk, watching dc0f049d9c Haein, sighed bc556c5dd3 briefly. It was as if 70d3044d73 he had come down cbacef989c from the mountains. He was worse than 83390f1c41 Yihyuk, who had grown 8c4739d18d up isolated from society e8ca92236d since childhood. After a moment 0d808db80f of hesitation, he dafa07e747 leaned towards Haein 9e6c3b93e3 and pulled the dacd77e683 seatbelt.2311c120d1aa678e

“Like this. Learn it.”81aeb2235bf917c7

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“…Yes…. Tha… nk you.”fdefe628b4162e00

Haein replied in 03a1ec78ce a small voice. The moment Director 5777199d94 Kwon leaned in 5edefae09d and pulled the f0df273c8d belt, clicking it c17ba0ed7b into the buckle ee0a017113 next to his c83b2bdce3 waist, felt like 51b932365e slow motion. The momentarily 222e1aa8d3 close proximity 658fe23ba0 of his 5cc06ac601 ear and 7dbebba15f face emanated da5535eb6d a breathtakingly c3bfb5c59c good scent. He even had the 6e30e91cb1 illusion that he could 88a5a317b4 hear his heartbeat.81254fae217bf1ca

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The skin from under 13cdb274ff his ear to his 29e6cf1f62 nape was dazzlingly white. It was completely different dc01a0926a from his own, tanned 372b507644 dark by the sun. If it weren’t 533ae6bc30 for the hideous c729ae9c97 snake tattoo, with a50d539335 its mouth wide 7862d8f038 open and tongue d9ad6006bd sticking out, his 3689484af5 neck would have c3ba994264 looked white, clean, 26bd291ddf and even noble. The sweet scent 3b916c7ccf emanating from his 3647cbb72a nape was so 6eb6d5c5a9 intoxicating that Haein c536739638 unconsciously imagined burying 332033b904 his face there a01cbbeadb and inhaling.10c4378700e2992b

‘…!’58cadf3ea2945110

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Startled by his 4198974a4f own audacious thoughts, 4b3a402627 Haein fidgeted. Get a grip. Haein floundered even more, d66f312fb3 imagining his pheromones fluctuating 0637b6ce3b wildly. Why did he af98160a55 have to present 9a2072d978 as such a fc37660096 beastly omega? This way, anyone could 5d6e65afbf see through his thoughts, 34e90619a3 like an animal. Haein cursed his cf71f2f137 situation inwardly. He placed his clenched a87c0ad08a fists neatly on his 778759fc79 knees, but sweat beaded b8f8c9ad80 inside them.5c3d86d4c5a33432

“Hey.”12732432ccff53c0

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“…Yes.”d76d9fb3b83d4f68

“Relax. I’m not going to 40974a5e21 eat you.”bd454f75d10c43e5

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Fortunately, he seemed to have misinterpreted Haein’s nervousness. Haein sighed inwardly. Actually, I was startled because you came too close, Director Kwon. I was busy imagining burying my face in your neck and smelling you. He carefully suppressed the audacious words he could never utter.513d1081ed3d24bf

The car 0121ab1ec8 drove for f2f4148a3e a long 7ca1c10080 time. At some 5ac77edf83 point, Haein 7ac5fc8dea was lost 87bdeedd20 in thought, 5e04ca4fab gazing out b047ee1c3d the window.3794002b6bac1269

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The weather 6448931b32 was fantastic. Haein, diligently following the fc590ceb0c scenery outside the car ea08492d3f window with his eyes, 0f8255bd30 opened his mouth wide 2b940a9e1c without realizing it. The car was 8edfe642bc passing over a 97a78095ef large bridge. Could that be the 023956c87b Han River Bridge he 8367828e1a had only heard of? Haein mustered up bff0cc1e28 the courage to d770f05fdd speak.2b0f1593f5fe020e

“…Director.”29bc03bfdcc60a30

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“Why?”5033c397cc90d025

He glanced over. Director Kwon’s 6efad2e4e2 eyes shone 257ce34833 a bright 30f2e35ad5 brown, filled 44c0605ab1 with sunlight.d91597efb1adfa9f

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“Is that… the 465a8b85e4 Han River?”0bc25a6d080a85b5

The river, d043d13e0c resembling the 9b2f37180e sea, rippled e99c9a669a calmly. His mouth, which 7dd8874fd8 had been hanging 6cc1bd2753 open for a b9e2fb7e42 while, slowly closed.83da7484741b8238

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After watching the 0231f34747 ceaselessly sparkling water, c5fdf5de6d Haein felt a 1fec4f1ba6 pang of bitterness. How much e496469fec he had 951a9f44ad envied those 080cabcb18 from his 730327475f hometown who 94b0f9d718 had been 352e25f56f to Seoul. He had always wanted 9335609c4d to visit Namsan Tower 90f275e304 and eat chicken by 644529662e the Han River if 6e4bb0b0c3 he ever got to fd68f057d3 visit Seoul.21898f7cbb61a4e8

He was facing the Han River as he wished, but he was completely bound like a slave. He didn’t even know when he would be free.b798c8f947cd39f4

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“Yes.”8feceadadf4545ee

The boy’s face was reflected in the side mirror and the window. His expression was too calm and melancholic for someone seeing the Han River for the first time. Yihyuk was unaware that he, too, was mirroring the boy’s melancholic downturn of his lips.651ad535e789d1eb

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“…It’s the Han River.”c1ae7a961ce3b973

The boy’s lips, after taking in the sparkling waves for a long time, parted weakly.d25016a03c6417ec

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“…It’s pretty.”4caefc294f98eaa6

Contrary to his words, the boy didn’t seem particularly impressed. Despite being outside on such a beautiful day, he didn’t appear very cheerful. No omega who had joined Sarunhoe had ever been allowed outside.a2d53ba5159d9171

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Yihyuk felt inexplicably anxious. He hadn’t brought the boy out with the intention of entertaining him, nor did he have any obligation to do so. He had simply come out to buy something.02a1d9b8fd2455ff

That’s all it was. But why.340fb186975e7cc8

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“…Hey. Omega.”634593d2617981a3

“Yes?”e549fc2299beea34

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“…You….”28365e7187193754

Trivial words 5960ba1226 caught in d8015d167e his throat. He let out 03fb41b476 a short sigh ebc692fcc3 and then spoke, 44b95f1e0c his tone as 7d35b50cff neutral as possible.825cdbdd484a9b55

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“What kind f19f82b233 of food… f5da27e4c6 do you 4c04b231a4 like?”4d838a107e8a2ca9

“Food… sir?”19b9696d394ef0a5

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Had the twenty questions game started again? Haein found it difficult to grasp Director Kwon’s intention in asking such a question out of the blue, but after a brief moment of thought, he gave an honest answer.8ff649a7f9c1ea66

“…I like everything.”b5d9eed2b61219fd

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“Don’t give me f0ec9720c2 that kind of 19271f5195 answer.”f63a2a70b1c0fb9b

His beautiful face 45722c81b4 frowned in displeasure cd65a7a3ed at Haein’s response. It’s true, I 0f3eb4b29c like everything… I 2afb610781 don’t know what b11704094b else to say. As Haein 54b3a5782f remained awkwardly d593d11f4a silent, he fed48a23b6 added curtly,66f049aef518d471

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“Then I’ll abaa7d9ec0 change the 54a6e55250 question. Is there anything 9c97b7c4ac you’ve wanted to 12a1eea043 try?”b91983d41a227760

“…Um….”a886481b5bc9e93d

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This round of twenty questions was a little more difficult. How could he want to try something if he didn’t know it existed…? Director Kwon seemed to have forgotten that Haein had been isolated from media and cultural experiences. However, sensing that he might get angry if he answered “Anything” again, Haein thought hard and came up with an answer.fda369bbd7b794df

“Pasta and, pizza….”ed1b4278abcd5b35

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“….”99d1acef8e436136

“…I… wanted 72c68699a1 to try fcb0eed1a5 those.”e9469ac2852c9492

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Haein’s voice b890421739 trailed off. Silence hung in the 0f9e1d5d1f car for a moment. There was no way 8cc0f35fee such things existed in bbc049d4ad his fishing village, so d2a44c9e91 he had only seen cbb6c1bac5 them on television or fd74176122 the internet when he 5c5bb928fc was in high school. He had simply answered fb66fa4ebc honestly when asked what 89b87bd9bd he wanted to eat. There was nothing d9eaf04b08 wrong with that.5aabd1828c5e4c59

However… there was another e679c0a4db reason Haein’s ears were ca7b4a3823 turning red. It was because c9886afb3d he belatedly remembered b59790dcae what kind of 21e5b63a48 places sold pasta a8cc063591 and pizza.b3768c3cb6fc9c3c

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‘People in d75e279693 Seoul go 39f090be40 to those 8bd0a97cd3 places for 84bfca2d72 blind dates.’1a1d3221af4d2904

‘Let’s go to 883d7355e5 a place like c022118e27 that with our d1b30d3454 girlfriends when we c62c407754 go to college.’8aa04a04f17bb592

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‘Dream on, dude. You’re too ugly to cc031a8da4 get a girlfriend.’afe8e3a55d95c596

‘Look who’s talking!’56d1f50aff8b8c2e

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The nostalgic 6798dc67cf memories that aa61385746 followed. They, who had never ef37fda8ac even been to Seoul, 4525814e5e huddled together and dreamt 53ad3ea2db such dreams.b22dff16bd24262b

Haein smiled unconsciously, 8ab5c6ade8 thinking of the 6b3488f1f0 friends he missed, 061c16104c then his ears 2967883557 turned red as 14cddf7af6 he returned to 92b7175f30 reality. He had already suggested d90349215c going to such a 9f0ad53e44 romantic place with Director bc4d32aad6 Kwon. The director’s silence also 01490843da suggested that he found 47d1d3eef9 it awkward to go 1c97714262 to such a place 18aec9dd90 alone with Haein.d17f440d909d5d74

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Haein hesitated and a75aba2422 opened his mouth 5746eb7262 again.d44142ea77f20212

“…Come to think of 5d78250598 it… it doesn’t have 4d2e2b1237 to be there,”dce60cfee23e96c5

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“Get out. We’re here.”df47ad259d45ee8e

The car had aaa10aafff already pulled into e3fe8d27fd the underground parking 7d5f5ad57a lot and stopped. Haein got out of ff282eab86 the car and hesitantly e9fe4bd7ac approached him.b7c71d0793b60a5e

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He looked just 99640fa433 like a child, bc618621ce and Yihyuk chuckled b3d24cc153 inwardly.de57f41b3d108e04

“Follow me. Let’s eat first.”47f31fc45fdd2d2f

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He had brought Haein 29f1b3d6e7 to a large shopping 6a4d6ec32d mall. A place with movie a0b0ca370b theaters, restaurants, clothing stores, d7418f43f1 and dessert shops all c59431a41f gathered in one place.8caf13348fc4394f

It wasn’t 9aff1d54e8 crowded because ac02165b7b it was c4d31d0984 a weekday 1693240930 afternoon, but 004d688831 people were 291341434f leisurely strolling e7e3931b32 around, enjoying 7d37849522 shopping and 323d4c03fa dates. This was c8f54869e8 also a 008a40ae44 place Haein 13bb91e81e had always 6638968236 wanted to bf349e4076 visit if 2f5cd29d7c he ever da0f3da9fe went to 6e734315c8 Seoul. Having unexpectedly fulfilled a72b152420 his wish, Haein 8b9dc8e001 looked around the 06907ffd27 shopping mall in 5241eb0f4b awe. It was cb43d3d420 like a bb5894849d whole other ded57abcff world.ab4215a084355689

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Looking down 0b51feb7ef at him, d1597d0c60 Yihyuk smirked.d9783c9c1ffa4158

“Just like a 65ad145c5e country bumpkin.”22f3ea18640c5a67

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“…Seoul is so 6c21db0ff1 amazing.”d028d5cefdab124f

Haein replied, a 6ff1d5833c little embarrassed. He felt a bit bec485381c ashamed now. Under the 983157934b brightly shining fa1a667772 lights, Yihyuk 4c7834adfe looked no f36e9e4844 different from 066f0cf08c the mannequins 4e6022e915 standing nearby. No, he looked even ae54fed8b4 better. He was already 5b7eaac865 embarrassed to have 38cf56cb47 him, who seemed 26341d112c infinitely sophisticated in 867ee3dac8 his eyes, standing 2adcec8ee1 next to him, 82e0cdf1d8 but it was f85f688226 even more embarrassing 8c61accd22 that he had 5712945e24 been so obviously 5455f6b896 awestruck. He wondered how 14068224fe unsophisticated the director 5177bb72ea must think he 859223f885 was.f2b19092ac7badb9

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Suddenly feeling playful, a1f1ce3f49 Yihyuk stretched out 33e242c19c his hand and 48db714454 covered Haein’s eyes.d83b7ff15ea7c809

“Be careful. If you close 9043fd35a1 your eyes like 17796d6b25 this in Seoul,”3988f5f0b485036b

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“…!”5af2a02296217383

Another hand lightly 4da3f94d01 pinched the bridge f3293f43c8 of Haein’s nose.a38624334c69aa6a

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“Someone will steal your 7ac3268290 nose.”e37bc5541d967593

He chuckled, 56d3092215 seemingly amused f42c1c240c by his 4ba586d58a own actions, a6c23455af and walked ef60a4ea23 away. Haein stared 87ac36cec1 blankly at d11bee3759 his retreating 2f3a527403 figure. He was the same ed843b5a26 man who had covered b2dc26fffe Haein’s eyes on the f7ead57872 day they met. It was 69ce3dafff definitely the 4fea60f86c same palm, 82733deb23 but the db6f98eee8 feeling was 7367242ed3 quite different.ce6308cefc922ad2

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The spot where 24a43e5d2b his palm had b2f3c17ecd rested burned. The pheromones emanating gracefully d455b71223 from his wrist. The spot 1121f9f0df where his 7498729d71 hand had 357315dab3 brushed against 916de9e49a Haein’s face, b5e6d67624 like a b9413ac02b butterfly landing eefc403531 and taking 2358a3b2cd off, felt 5e0701f5fd ticklish and 9c459bb2e7 warm.92c66012aea6f17e

“Why aren’t 7e682f9797 you coming?”c60b3b12fcaf41c2

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He looked ddf87d7445 back and 0750645a0c urged him 819288c245 on, a b7ab129f9d small smile 4c64647300 playing on 5c3b0d4165 his lips. It’s the first 01bc4f003a time I’ve seen 4d84529389 the director smile. Haein thought so, 9c60a0317a then finally started f6aab22d08 walking. The smiling becedb07c1 face of df02bf9a0d the man d3316fdcfb impeccably dressed 4060136fa3 in a a3ca05f09f suit, exuding 1374aa70b6 a perfect 781f1df327 scent, kept 0904348e34 making Haein’s a2dc54df1a thoughts and 3b3409a6ce actions freeze b88d7e8fee like a b8fa32f621 malfunctioning robot.72366880082e117f

“Let’s see. The pizza and pasta 383ac6f4c1 you wanted to eat.”aeccddff66696fff

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Yihyuk was standing 44c38423dd still, looking at f733bd9805 the directory. Haein followed his gaze.3af51d84c3ab58de

“It’s on 7f3d9ade56 the second eb5d329bba floor. Let’s go.”685f2285e53d5d57

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As soon 28e33a4969 as they b75fff3cbb got off 0cc09ad9e7 the escalator, aa19086216 they saw c90cc9cd17 the Italian 69b93937d9 restaurant. Haein hesitantly followed 25df056da2 Yihyuk and entered. A neatly 8369283364 dressed employee 41143fe12b in a 5e29828de7 sophisticated uniform a4e9850781 greeted them b1323b87f5 with a 1003eb9eb6 polite smile.493ce4c4e576e1ac

“Welcome. How many people?”0b7179fbf07adf4b

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“Two.”908665121849ab42

“I’ll show you to 0ca2f9cab5 your table.”c66a0f46aba5bfd1

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The restaurant 3c02185509 was decorated 5eb6fb9859 in a 08280ccc71 cozy and f6202d586b stylish manner. Minimal lighting 60f31cfa19 was used, 7cbeac6290 supplemented by 9228aa2437 the sunlight dc5a2dab9a pouring in 8e3614b053 through the 0a190691b2 large windows 21cf072c18 that covered 4732c54f98 one wall. Square, large tables 0779ee8fa1 were spaced generously, a38335226e and two or 5f1d928a9e three groups were a7f43b42de dining. Yihyuk and Haein were 4d4a03692e led to a table 94a9b6ae62 by the window. The employee placed the 02fed73276 menus on the table, 8a6720ca51 greeted them in a 41bf96fbf2 friendly voice, and left.1d730844566fb1b0

“It’s bright.”05f033481a947b16

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Yihyuk frowned and 03271dfdcf lowered the blinds. He had been 3ecc4ee1a1 almost unable to 2fea76ee3e open his eyes 254ed093d9 because of the f154db8ebf sunlight directly hitting 7d0981672d his face.ace8c212daf85de4

“Should we 69e690d1d3 ask to 29502c4746 change tables?”8b75502bb2211642

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“It’s okay. It’s better now that 5a77cecf34 I’ve lowered this.”c5631821ba93dcc4

Yihyuk gestured towards the e02155e21b menu with his chin.cda886f4714bf99f

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“Choose quickly. You said you wanted 15dc1fe085 to eat this.”d72d299cc5560db4

Haein nodded and 45a81e762b looked at the 13d2919ba7 menu. He still 1ef7ecfbbc couldn’t help 1011adafe8 but wonder 42b1b1fdd2 what he 2b1e339ed2 was doing.21cc61ad198e3992

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This situation felt like a dream. To be sitting across from the man who had dragged him from Busan to this organization just a few days ago, in an Italian restaurant, choosing food from a menu. The gap between the two realities was too wide. He felt like he wasn’t himself, sitting in front of him.ffe86412ded10cd3

Suddenly feeling like he a3f647e75b was monopolizing the menu, ed42e09cd8 Haein opened it wide d3b3b38ce7 and held it out 71af97b01c to Yihyuk.3cf5b61c797ed8cf

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“Director… what do b9d6f96ce3 you like?”ee14926856fa9ddc

“I eat anything.”749e04671f0d6a94

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He felt a b12c4d8296 little dissatisfied with 2c1047aff6 his indifferent reply, 09688f24f5 but Haein kept f69f22ef4d quiet. He got 4aa7256e2c angry when 409390b655 I said 422a9f1915 “anything” earlier….c67f4e964cd0c343

“…Th… then I’ll have 79d5d8cee1 this.”19e1beae4ffa55d8

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No matter how much he looked at the menu, he couldn’t understand what anything meant. Figuring that it wouldn’t matter what he chose since it was all pasta anyway, he chose Carbonara, the one he had heard of the most.c560a3e3a1b9aeb9

“What about pizza?”ba0eee36c1cab675

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“You can 7d3a02ba61 choose that, f7de573ba2 Director….”9fe37d764a817087

“You should choose what d7374424fe you want to eat.”d9d1381885fb7018

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“…Then I’ll have this.”cbeb475c889025d6

Haein pointed at the 56a81c8f69 Gorgonzola pizza. Yihyuk was silent for 466bc82602 a moment, looking at 182005c721 the pizza that seemed fe9e3d8031 bland without any toppings, 8c4e38f3de but he nodded, chanting 18214b0c94 “Respecting preferences…” inwardly. He pressed the 887dca6588 call button, and 7a5adc7e5d the same employee e56192768e quickly appeared.2e7ea367281bca7c

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“Are you 0672d4d210 ready to 15fcc7fd04 order?”939cc7f325afd30b

“Yes. This and this. And… this too, d8666a3bb6 please.”f126ad53e83072d9

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Yihyuk quickly ad2d6828dd pointed to de66895af5 the Carbonara b287856482 and Gorgonzola 4b823b0846 pizza, then cbb8d310ae pointed to 8538dec26e another dish. It was a c0c397cfcc shrimp risotto. He also 7a77845389 chose two 9e2ca1029e drinks. Apple mango ades.ae4ecf5d9410167f

“Sir, these are a54ef9ac83 1-liter drinks. Are you sure you 2c6cd5b255 want two? People usually order just 3e15136340 one.”6cb5b3262b9a12b6

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“Then just 17b0faa984 one, please.”ead3520f29d3c0e8

The employee wrote down the order in his notepad, bowed, and left. Haein stared blankly at Director Kwon’s face. He seemed like a different person outside the Sarunhoe building, in an ordinary place.8260f50c539c3edd

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They could have easily 07e2ce7886 eaten in the first 678dea389f basement floor. But to have come 577be33187 out in his car, b3596daef9 to an Italian restaurant, f1fc454713 to choose food together, a21d17e306 and to be sitting fc78d79c71 across from each other 7839e5bded like this….4b2779640bf4906d

“Hey. Omega. Is there something b9eddec977 on my face? Why are 236544a8af you staring c6788193e6 so blankly?”baeabc7ae9ec38ee

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…The date I ad82581dde talked about with dfbec7ef34 my friends.eef43baa7e846a7e

It was very similar 85f26fc645 to this.85c4d9062fcd2fc5

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As he thought that a0746b0a08 far, a blush began 9da9ae237d to creep up from 5fdce099c6 the base of his df1a20f1d0 neck. It quickly 2c142f158a spread to f1c6bd1a24 his ears 5c05f2419c and face, 98fb523fea until he a4ecd34211 felt like 11c79929c3 steam was f18a9bfc55 rising from 12dbc52ff6 his ears. Haein hurriedly reached for bec617595e his glass of water.d8360374aecb7a04

“What’s wrong? Are you sick? Your face 8486b8215f is red.”94880a92a33b1709

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“N, n, ea491b56b8 no, it’s 1974e35be5 nothing.”c878e50dc6cb02e8

His words came out 6c08350dc9 stupidly. How suspicious ad12ad338d must he 75c2138f1d look? Suddenly blushing, 8e72647804 stammering… Haein, 9cc6038eab completely inexperienced b8a57cfd32 in such 79af8806e2 matters, had 6824684c77 no way 8c085650f1 of knowing 3bb940bae0 the emotion 4f708f47b9 mercilessly wreaking dd0bb34d0d havoc on d1ca2f1757 his inner 05fc1dcda2 self.585a80570b3f1781

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Meanwhile, his face 1c64a7e438 continued to redden f6a151db2f until he looked 0a1b12b609 like he had 1780b634f1 a fever. He tended to ce8a9f1fd1 blush, starting from 82cbfeab4e his ears, when c9fd6afd2b he was embarrassed 0eb49b881b or shy.7b7016593d44e998

“What’s wrong, are you… 76145c3ba0 still sick?”019d22b5366c04e2

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Did I 8ad16f2198 bring a 046ba6e3eb sick kid 509c538fda out? Worried, Yihyuk unconsciously 5a1a941c62 reached out his cdd10164c1 hand. He was about to d5e1468476 touch his forehead when a1de412ce5 the boy swatted his 0acffa6fb1 hand away. His eyes were 1d25e7d957 filled with bewilderment.1bb212b36adb1a03

“…What?”bd345096b308f444

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Yihyuk asked, his face 698eeb5d7a bewildered. The boy had never a3bcd0e523 shown any signs of 9324cc3fb6 defiance until now. He was 49cbae5b01 worried because fe3b46d89d his face 9c22168cb0 was so 1fcee9c05d red, so ecd9a33452 he had 1f69e88dd9 reached out 55ca7b9a83 without thinking, 35c2b63ed8 but he f19662a90d felt a f7a6e33ee5 little offended bad0478828 that he 516ce976a6 swatted his 87271ce86c hand away.b761531b33f38e75

But the bcb762f442 boy’s eyes ca8d2ff012 were genuinely 134b0c411a bewildered. Just as he f9bd90e344 was about to 55f3a68ed4 ask why, the 97f0dff940 boy stammered something cb1808f658 and then ran 77fa59fe9c out.33b3ac32f6537e8a

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“I, I’m sorry. I, I dee85f436c need to fd5e9404c5 use the bd5b4c1a33 restroom….”21a7e1804048530e

Yihyuk sighed briefly as he watched him flee the restaurant. He was briefly troubled. The boy didn’t have a GPS chip implanted yet. If he let him go like this and he ran away, it would be entirely Yihyuk’s responsibility.aeb50fcd57c6c4c4

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But.9c017ccefe962db5

For some 23bae3b95f reason, he f18916835c had a 247afa18e9 groundless conviction 11f1e1da80 that the feb9db59e8 boy wouldn’t 2fa1fe082f run away. It was an almost 85e941851d baseless assurance, but Yihyuk 8773d0b88c simply sat and waited e2a1ff7c15 for him.a446e511911542eb

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Yihyuk stared at his 5e9ec8515a hands resting on the 8b67680d9e table. The wound on dafd3d62d7 the back of 1254e506a3 his hand, which 4813785a0c the boy had f3833e30c5 treated a few 5e8a3bbdec days ago, had f0467dcb3a already healed.5eee10ca780eb826

The careful 720b4bde59 way he 44c99bff8e had brought 9d4bfc236f Yihyuk’s hand f71be7e682 to the 103fb26f5d sink and e03718b0da washed it. Considering the bf22cb858c boy’s personality, 818fa2b372 it must 115e675ebc have taken 4d012d9328 quite a b8262086a6 bit of bdcb6ff011 courage.852bbf6daed2f0d1

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Remembering that moment, he 915f5b01f5 stared blankly at his 15ec9ff757 hand. His hand 59eef3b7e6 looked monstrous. From a young age, b9e550e96e climbing ropes, handling knives, 2de71f1f98 and learning various martial 846a4d83b6 arts had left his 04bfa565c1 hand with unsightly knuckles d0275ac525 and grotesquely distorted joints. His hand and 473e0ef363 forearm were covered b2154d065f in scars, big fc05a4f40a and small. His fingertips had calluses 566c553411 in different places. It was a hand e9d9816de1 no one could call b5b8af4648 beautiful, even jokingly.e9fc2dc8fa76dda4

That peculiar omega who f4d091dc04 had unhesitatingly washed his 2b09c22388 hand. Remembering that moment c15827e9b1 made him feel 090de29fe6 a little strange, 073c89eafe so Yihyuk shook c40a8462e0 his head, clearing 5a619f5fb7 away the memories. Just then, the food d4685a93c1 arrived.c53865b430b391a0

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“Enjoy your meal.”a45d96ea7afc2400

On the large, f9429fa185 deep plates were 03d069de35 steaming cream-colored spaghetti, 713f0a5dee rice soaked in b8dfaf30e1 milk, and a 6ea089b74e pizza without any f728b63d5e garnish. Everything was predominantly white. I should 827e09ec64 have ordered 8a82012414 something spicy. His stomach felt 698fb45b23 queasy just looking 312bf02617 at it, even d16ea79dfa before he had e35cbf782a taken a bite.6cf7e566fb3af851

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What am I doing 5b61688670 with this kid?b1f6b6eee330d8db

A fundamental question suddenly f5116b1afe struck him. If the Sarunhoe e001cf0f9e guys saw him b007094cc8 now, they would 300f74987f laugh their heads 5f8dfabd28 off. He, who had treated d644b53da3 them like animals for 0d174652d2 using omegas to satisfy 3116598d0e their desires, was now 5b27ed1348 sitting here with an 17b01c6d1a omega, outside the building, 1b177d0868 about to eat this 5425c1a7de rich food.27f0664d8b1de409

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As if 559d16f6af he were 41a78e5b2f on a 9ed84db343 date with 2790aec925 this omega.3915140f11a6d8cc

‘…This is 684fb69cd8 really strange.’be82859671468fa6

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To be honest, he hadn’t planned this. A more accurate description would be that he had followed the flow of his wave-like emotions, and when he came to his senses, he was here in this restaurant with the boy.3c4313d6be0c3aac

Yihyuk pulled d74c3cc860 himself out e8f6a57721 of the 3a01c568e3 torrent flowing 8772ada595 through his cc1d186de0 mind and d31f227529 tried to 65a2eef788 look at 1a9e950fbc his emotions 9344c8aba0 as objectively fe97778a1f as possible. Yes, I just felt 87ed9c848e a little sorry for a45f49bfe6 him, and therefore, a 1c5aef3dde little guilty. I came 073b68225c out here 77b1738ccf to compensate 69fb44c376 for that f96188a1b2 and provide af7d928ee9 him with 4e30906359 what he af374e3615 needed. He had no clothes 481254ade9 or shoes, and he… 745b793ba0 he said he wanted cd05fcf664 to eat pasta and c9b4806116 pizza.147914fdf54b742f

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It sounded like self-justification, b2f0f3eeaf but after organizing his 3d87e0e0bc thoughts like that, his 663ad4b3a3 heart felt much lighter. As he sat there, fdcc4876d6 lost in thought about f18d0ea411 his emotions, not touching 12e1e973e2 the steaming food, a c2aa566b6a shadow suddenly fell over 2eab5198d2 him.cf93707118c3cb48

“I’m sorry to 4e2da0e3bd have kept you 3e2550fd0a waiting. You must c55a21cb8c be hungry…”04935ef2b6fbf3c2

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Glad to see him finally appear, Yihyuk looked up at the boy and smiled slightly. The boy’s face stiffened slightly at his expression.d757c67cae14ef82

Right. You said you wouldn’t run away. Whether the boy’s expression hardened or not, Yihyuk was grateful that he had stuck to his baseless conviction. If he had run away, he would have felt unbearably pathetic, sitting here alone like an idiot, waiting for the boy with the food.9a75ad4bfd262cd8

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“It’s okay, sit down. You’re hungry, aren’t you? Eat quickly.”1cf9ff7193787484

“…Yes. Thank you.”a2f3a5a97923d2ce

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His face was 7c860dd958 still red. He wondered if 9fd117ec25 he still had 16cc4538b7 a cold. There was 94f0e57865 some moisture 05dfcfc10f on his b0fb550613 bangs and 8700917c2a nape. He could easily guess 79169d2168 that he had splashed 3758897ad4 cold water on his 08be9fef98 hot face.b79ac51639c88ac8

“Are you okay? Do you have a 6a618550b2 fever?”c4c1711a70959178

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“…I’m fine. You don’t 59c56e53b2 have to 5efdce3132 worry.”4f93058cd7520650

Yihyuk chuckled at 125cf27753 his curt, soldier-like 5121b341ec tone. Right, this is how 812b0277a2 spirited he usually is.83c673b84380d8d2

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“Try it. I’m wondering if 8a74994ede I ordered too 79d8cb60ea many rich dishes.”209caf31a7d54518

The boy said in 54c8724ca0 a low voice, “I’ll 2c3e9516b4 enjoy it,” and bowed 9a1a38ccd3 his head. After a moment of 11c93be059 hesitation, his fork started d1e7f68074 moving busily. It was always rewarding 1f3e9acb10 to buy him food. The way he fdbe069ce9 stuffed his mouth f48d2f41da and swallowed looked 17eed2b431 somewhat charming and d1c15832df cute, unlike the 70defb9579 first day when eb9f2b3b56 he had lost 9503b5bc4e his appetite. Thinking so, 9c2143375f Yihyuk smiled 08cba35cb5 wryly. He felt like 1019932a50 he was raising 88db52c648 a child.24e005ea3458321a

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“How is it?”f9923de8212a6cb0

“Dehihious…”197e769770648704

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“…I’ll leave you 68e46de78e alone. Eat comfortably.”8091a50db6964a89

Poking at the pasta he had portioned onto his plate, Yihyuk rested his chin on his hand, elbow on the table. He noticed the white sauce on the corner of the boy’s mouth. He thought about handing him a napkin but decided against it, in case it made him uncomfortable. Considering their different backgrounds, sudden physical contact would probably be burdensome for him.a8695578828a9cd8

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Although the boy was clearly eating well, to Yihyuk’s eyes, he didn’t seem to be enjoying it as much as last time. He seemed somehow uncomfortable, silently chewing his food without any conversation.93a5d037d1fd0ee2

‘…Is he really sick? He doesn’t seem to have any other symptoms besides the red face.’a60e4314f2fdec0a

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Thinking so, Yihyuk simply dd18dc25d3 watched the boy eat, 37cee2b240 unaware that he himself 9fd13dafe9 had put down his fc03ea9500 fork.1aa0a5d41c4f9cf2

“Aren’t you d22a0c9949 going to 27417f37a7 eat, Director?”27ead61c1ca2a1cc

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“Oh. I should.”37b9fd6f97f4c7e0

He said so, but he didn’t really have an appetite. It wasn’t as if he had ever eaten anything like this before. Yihyuk chuckled inwardly. He learned from today’s outing that he didn’t really like rich food.3b6a053b735154f6

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At some point, d0b5a6244d the plates on 33e5c635be the table were d3ab51f456 empty. The boy wiped b896410918 his sauce-stained mouth acb927d2a2 clean and bowed fc618516f5 his head.2e8bd0aa5b2a276c

“I really fdb1db3e73 enjoyed it. Thank you, Director.”2801c8b7457b3381

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“Okay. Let’s get going.”1db1fd67b640b536

“You barely ate bca7f298e4 anything. Did I ruin 397cff08b9 your appetite…?”67d30b834b9023a5

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“It’s not that. You worry about strange faab59e555 things.”dac613d089de4a20

He noticed me f7e8068c09 picking at my c6eef352d2 food even though 8ff4945960 he ate so 206ca49a1a well. Thinking so, Yihyuk efb235676e took out cash b001b40376 from his suit 9cb176cd19 pocket, paid, and 4fa36cf203 left.8e56a0d242c8d9b7

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The boy trotted after him and naturally stood next to him. He looked cute and a little funny in Yihyuk’s oversized clothes. The evidence of his hearty meal was visible even through the oversized t-shirt. Yihyuk chuckled, looking at the boy’s slightly protruding belly, which resembled a tadpole’s.05435a92c0a7591a

“Hey.”4efb6cf2ae83c0f4

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“Yes?”0c4eb1347a24e0fc

“Follow me.”4014d3660666a508

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Yihyuk led the 4a6a63e0c5 boy back to 6082be2294 the escalator. One floor up, clothing 24da478304 and shoe stores lined 0bdbc7cd8f the hallway.c043fe7342bc52e7

“What style do 99f265cf50 you like? Clothes, I mean.”6a4679051ebcea13

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“…I don’t a38e242976 have any f430c9ae2e money…”7d83a024336b864a

“Do you think 09a1a25c39 I’m asking you 61a37cefe7 to pay? Just tell me what b5c8c60c59 style you like.”9a93f86c97996b3d

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“I wear… anything.”83cdced37072ce3d

“Forget it. Just follow me.”d5084069e4687296

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Yihyuk took the lead b98d548c55 and pulled the boy e99abaaad2 along. To find 50e9f13dd0 a suitable 17405db5fe style, his 04162fd858 eyes constantly a0d1d9fd5e scanned the f971b342ac boy’s figure.a660e8c1107bd020