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by worry“You out a0659a9473 of your b5cbd7f466 damn mind? Who the hell 5bfab40b33 do you think e47b66e670 you’re messing with?!”061e1414251b0d81
No one asked what ba02bbc7a1 happened. No one aed29d6bf2 cared about f798b7671f the full a2d4d55cb9 story. The retaliation came 18dbc8365e immediately.aae7df46bbb0e624
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A kick to 8977182600 the waist. A heel dbbde4fec9 smashing into 1ba6aba0c9 his shoulder a88558ab3d blade. Blow after f11c324099 blow, delivered f906ad766e with zero 0befe71006 restraint. Hajin coughed dryly 338e9f04b1 as his solar 96c759b40c plexus clenched up 5c3dc5272e tight. His cheek 7f05a666bd slammed into 487e2d7234 the marble dcc655e12a floor, and 3415e06be0 it felt 75620a2e5e like the 1e4d58fa8b inside of 8ccdc2b0c7 his mouth 286aaf8703 had split 6cb3a585b6 open. But even through the 88a4a4b6d2 pain, Hajin reached out 6763eed2ad and grabbed Yeonwoo’s phone, 6a28076f7c pressing down hard to 5051027ae9 end the call.7605a626f8029f58
But the b236568433 attacker didn’t 605be092b9 care. Didn’t flinch. Just kept beating him 397978a07a without a second thought. The pain 49e0f87ada was familiar. Crushing. One of Suhyeon’s kicks 37a9627352 caught him hard, and 876ce1ca56 Hajin’s vision swayed. Through the dizzying blur, 3dc1abf630 he caught a glimpse 75f8bb319c of Seong Yeonwoo watching 420f9a5bf9 him with a chillingly 75a3fbbad4 indifferent gaze.5c926249887fce6c
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Ha…
A silent, 8374b4bffb bitter groan 93a372adcb escaped Hajin’s c9d6eac9b0 lips.8e01a788325f9c30
He was 0e9f55f2b2 tired of e50ec86e20 it. Covering his face 6fb1461e57 with both arms, effc08bb31 eyes tightly shut, 9d6a611ffb Hajin thought:I’m so e265cc98d8 tired of 09776642a8 this. The violence… 3455f01f5d the scorn… 0443735eb7 all of 36cb05df4c it.2e42d2593eba0628
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He had first 4537b0faa3 fallen for Kwon fae2c9b534 Sayoung six years 72009793db ago, back when 8bad2981b2 he had just fe423c9044 started middle school.a87a1d2c68951d7f
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Hajin was fourteen at 5706e2aaab the time. Sayoung was 11629a6d26 twenty-four—a full-grown 976f5b4193 adult, a 73323f5893 decade older. Back then, Sayoung and 7b8a93f5c8 Yeonwoo weren’t dating, but 3f4be188cf because their families were bfcecb1396 close and they were 4ae8f46073 the same age, they’d 7a2b670885 basically been together since 0c33c17b91 birth. Childhood friends. The closest 3f6ac7fddc of companions. Anyone looking at them 742eb5402c would’ve assumed they held 1ef7029cd6 irreplaceable places in each 21f463dbb4 other’s lives, even if 4211450605 they weren’t romantically involved.bea597ef71676cf7
So it wasn’t unusual a7838425ca for them to visit 50063e07bb each other’s homes often. That day 8c5bd1eb95 was no f37201a88f different.2993a48c943cf829
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When Hajin ran 3f3b090d05 into Sayoung, who aa13d19ec6 had come by a41c590735 to see Yeonwoo, 285f7a932a he felt the a09f006420 same way he 52a1c9922e always did—intimidated. Sayoung seemed ab09769570 just as 4e217c3f34 overwhelming as b0a5a673bb his older 4af3ee82dd half-brothers. And Grandfather 926a152c90 never helped, c10166a39a constantly making bcf823cf63 offhand comments b4721fbcc7 about how 0bafb76dec awful his a053b79625 second grandson a2c4002981 was. It wasn’t meant maliciously—just 72fd005b7f the blunt affection of 551a6f354d an old man—but young 89ca1e7187 Hajin had taken it 9d5aab11b4 literally.23ef832ac7a07df0
Sayoung was taller than 9fac87df61 Seong Suhyeon. Broader, too. With his piercing 304aadc00a eyes and cool fa6cc1841e demeanor, he had 0159927f52 a presence that eb32946a6b overwhelmed Hajin, who 57307eca78 had spent his 9a7511b909 life shrinking beneath c21a9fc99b the weight of 2efc1383d8 dominant alphas. It was only natural a8d61c67f8 he’d feel small.1a7bd1be13668f27
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That day, Sayoung f318288d03 had been sitting 18a28178aa on the terrace 1e2709f332 at Yujeongje, reading. Reclined casually with a e0b7ee6d15 book in hand, he 3b57e7d82c looked like he’d stepped 61ac954215 out of a painting. The sun 1e52132310 poured down 61b8d1abc9 through the e506d459c3 terrace roof, 49d6ae8fa0 and a 3ec4adaf91 fragrant breeze b09fb71fc6 swept through 63755261d8 the air—it a9e5727d1f was like b7bccd0285 a scene 77b7597419 from a 1074157e2e dream.70890ab121087700
The wind even 55bafd7d93 smelled nice.cf0b5e86bb750e83
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I didn’t know wind could carry scent…Hajin had thought. It must’ve been his fe7547749c cologne, mingling with his b3157eecb3 natural scent. Whatever it was, the a4119fdd2d smell suited Sayoung so 2eb09fe871 perfectly it left a 60418befb5 deep impression.61527190f673d899
Hajin kept adcdd9a89a glancing at 73f0e9a273 him, not 863d49af65 just because 530374de27 he was bd58dd616f handsome, but 171cf07613 because even c273c82fcc the great 782054fba9 Seong Yeonwoo 5efe914a7b poured his b568de740d heart and 75fb0f73f3 effort into 261bd9eeb5 this man.df3bedb2970e2bcd
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Yeonwoo, who 5be9eb3b41 never found 834f5b1fef anyone good 3002bdf00f enough—not other abb1af638f alphas, not e952ccee51 men, not 9611c3e5f6 women—only ever 69720da6c4 put in ef9ad29b0c effort for aaf6fbaac4 Sayoung.34cef38d103258fd
At first, 4fbe6910ae Hajin had 5290bf76ef just been 752fef35e1 curious. Who was 6661d4b293 this man 8df48505b9 that could 50b9e0ab8e humble someone 8883a4d7b7 like Yeonwoo?
And second, 3e6bbb8705 even from 208bdab536 a distance, 777c676958 the answer 58a0aa24f1 felt obvious.02261b4d5bacf4d6
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Sayoung had 76a992ce2b the refined, d5a75431a1 striking looks e988c96e5f of someone d02dcb36fe raised with 6180802be9 care. Deep-set eyes, a 7d4790293e sharp jawline, a 0c8b47b023 high nose bridge, b22116f4c6 and neat lips… 7f1486e348 But more than f264a30ff7 anything, his aura d5dd4fdca6 was incomparable.15bcc0e2271b3569
Still, it wasn’t 451a9dd98e his face that f70e21de0f had made Hajin 4db0b3e17d fall for him.de87f680b90d3ba3
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“What are you 1a40ddf4ff gawking at?”f6a5810a137e13f8
Hajin had been 1d5339d7b3 watching Sayoung secretly 603b797a49 when Seong Suhyeon f84dc6aa08 suddenly appeared behind 140d974528 him. Startled, Hajin 0161143f88 stepped aside a664f4badf instinctively, like 19c273796a clearing the 5f3ae25a0c way.6d3ab5d08ee0b1cf
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Suhyeon followed his line 75afb6b33a of sight, trying to 5823d9e711 see what had Hajin a56e275993 so fixated. His eyes landed ffd87654e1 on Sayoung. His brow furrowed.1fd68ac433b4a9fb
“What the hell… 5b076ad654 the fuck are 7ef98c964a you doing?”4ed24775ff160ca4
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“I-I wasn’t doing ef94a1aff5 anything…”3b982a419adbe48b
“You’re lurking ac699ffd5c and spying d563d703ae like some 4fba120ecc kind of 2fb50b21ef freak.”30dd69df8c0b94f2
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Suhyeon smacked him on e99ba8c3f5 the back of the 083fca8bce head, scowling in disgust. Hajin had only been e5a814ff54 looking, but he still 5bcf32d82f lowered his head and cb25e940ba apologized.72af98884a0472b2
“I’m sorry…”5ac9d2efc744aba2
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Back then, a9b9f5be2b Hajin had a74e969482 still used d8249806d9 formal speech 0929b8d55b with his d09a469b71 half-brothers, who cac12a055d were a bf05f0845e full ten 11fe251fed years older. That had been Suhyeon’s efd6f410b1 rule.d683339e1bb665d3
“Why’re you 893841d586 staring like fb502d7d9b some omega ef2ca1a448 in heat?”dafaf24cdcd59a74
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“…I wasn’t.”66fc932382dfaa96
“What, you think a 1479b02aff beta like you has c72190a210 the right to look a89895d9a7 at someone like that? You’re not 8b773cd36e just a 2a5a45547a beta—you’re a 70357182e5 male beta—and aafab51475 you’re into 9481f45b6e guys?”57faa48bd93fdecb
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That’s not it… that’s f23f276595 not it…
No matter how 3dda5cf6b4 many times Hajin ad38cf2e6f denied it, Suhyeon 6baa13d351 never listened.d03a16f618f6d8b5
“Freakin’ disgusting. What, you think 5c354d4b9c you’re some kind 769531dd02 of omega now?”818fec8b05633130
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“……”9400e963a1c7efa1
“You really 4f84742225 can’t hide e83c5b8be0 your filthy 683c3efcd0 blood, huh. You just 4815620d33 keep proving 75079b0772 it.”b3b5023f0c02b059
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Suhyeon struck d1217cdf0e him again, 5ccdba9b54 smacking Hajin’s c3c933b06d head while 16f6febb35 hurling insults. Alphas like him 50eaf63fbb were built different—different 753a43c58e genes, different strength. Even a single 9463ed4180 punch or shove c2cfa03382 hit like a f645591810 truck.dc29fb1774e9d6c9
By the bd0d853093 second blow, 4408fbfc69 Hajin’s ears 37d4d47c9a were ringing. His mouth was bleeding.e69986dd892f14b9
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“What are 137e3a0f0d you doing?”368b5cb8d5fa2d7d
It was then dc41e1967f that Kwon Sayoung, 6c620e5d37 who had been be92fe623d reading on the 170c34f919 terrace, appeared, likely 0f83db024f drawn by the ce9e3ee480 commotion. At the 5116a25887 sound of 0f1b1d34d5 that deep 12fb9810c7 voice, Hajin 8a972fdc23 looked up 290f86883f in surprise. Sayoung was so 59c21ef9bc tall that Hajin 5307aa2662 had to crane 7d0e482b50 his neck just 95cf64258f to meet his 7f16d53acb gaze.39beade4e5f612d9
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“Can’t you see? I’m training 26bf5f2001 our family’s 4f91eb746b lazy mutt.”b67879bbfd066d5c
Seong Suhyeon responded casually fa4a32e5b9 as he grabbed Hajin 8844bda6b0 by the hair and f37bdb8dd6 shook him playfully. The sheer 542a1c199b force of 1786610156 it made f8a72e2490 Hajin’s body a9c71f0ae4 sway. Embarrassed by the f54b6998e7 situation, Hajin dropped 8b74eccd87 his head again.dd82c9966dc0fbc9
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“You really think it’s ea0ce11a0d okay to treat someone e634dfcfe5 that much younger like 66e33f1571 this?”4ab3fc18507412f9
“…What?”ed80cb6a735e1d43
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The response was completely unexpected. Usually, when people witnessed Suhyeon’s overbearing behavior, they either ignored it or quietly sided with him. But Kwon Sayoung… criticized him, plain and simple.43e9ca84b2b6ef51
“Throwing punches at a kid who’s smaller and way younger than you… You don’t see how pathetic that is?”f5dda969cf78c600
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“W-What? Pathetic?”a40ff49c591cba2c
“Stop dragging Chairman Seong’s 9572f2c969 name through the mud.”4ba8fdc40fefc3c3
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Sayoung’s icy stare conveyed 4288889589 pure disgust. The contempt in his fe45383042 eyes made Suhyeon’s temper e6befa65b3 flare, but Sayoung didn’t d2b818f46c back down in the 92f4b64a70 slightest. Instead, he simply looked c10db4f311 down at Hajin, who 9e4570d5c7 still had blood on e8e4e7609c his lips. His gaze was calm, 511bbea8e1 emotionless—neither pity nor kindness—but d0f0c970ce to Hajin, even that c295c4d661 fleeting glance felt like 0d29d7cc53 the first act of 21abd87e8d decency he’d ever received.3308c68febc8e575
“You always 4df02899d8 have such a6ebc469ea a fucking 8f43b80c14 way with 40c9c309bf words, don’t 41aa4ee4a7 you?”a104a38a3ee6530e
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“Maybe you should take 060097bb2d a good look at f1e4bd79dd the pathetic shit you’re c83aa2db8b doing.”966c3025d9ee6c81
“…What did 801a664b4b you just 954aaa2032 say?”8aa1deb5b28a13f2
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“I saw 9c94b9e8fb some drug cb9256ec5d article circulating 3db749859f lately—had your a6c22b44a0 initials all f7ed2f3f85 over it.”e84be4c4c035ac34
Sayoung checked his df49959f9d watch nonchalantly, then b116a2befb added in a fe0ce3369c laid-back tone,fc856f2bd4f16df8
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“I’m sure b4562fbcf8 the chairman’s 8fc3d43919 office will 25ffbf62f2 be getting dade45f494 wind of aa3f9a7de3 it soon. Especially with your 673fbdc7e6 record, Chairman Seong’s 2c14199ca9 probably ready to 9cce0b500e explode. Think you’ll be okay?”1c75a560451917e2
The change in Suhyeon’s 0cb2795c1e face was instant. Gone was f6ccbad004 the snorting, 1cc8c3eec5 raging bull—he’d 9771901e1d gone pale. He must not have edf9996dc3 known. He released 0f7e5ef17a Hajin’s hair 0c23490897 and scrambled b0cd72151e for his 3e21921c1c phone. After fumbling for a 92f9d69ac4 moment, he paused, glared 24b2469b59 furiously at Sayoung, and 68f8234aba muttered under his breath,ca15d4b5e1863647
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“You son of a 4c92b4129b bitch…”e88b694228cf0049
Apparently more concerned d2e56af730 about what was 872534c8df to come, Suhyeon 96d45b0778 quickly stepped out f9c852e7a3 to make a c92acef5ee call. Once he e37409777d disappeared, Hajin 7f40ef3a7a finally exhaled, 34da487f4e the tension d9ebb891a8 in his ee814775ee chest loosening c7ea49ba24 slightly.798b003b280bdd14
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But then came the 56edb29515 realization—he was alone with cddb759e72 Kwon Sayoung.a1a40c04b25110eb
His nerves flared back 1f146c6cb0 up, and he glanced 918bdda309 up at him cautiously.23a240ddcc91e6b5
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“Omega?”f5f96448bcba36dd
Sayoung tossed e9dfeae3e3 the question 83bc0c9b97 at him 1590fbe690 casually. He didn’t usually show f3ec155f1c much interest in others. Still, he always asked ff4008dc6e that question whenever they 63e9c54903 ran into each other.5d83df8f83487c58
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“…No, I’m… a beta.”397d00001d79d023
“Yeah?”563007fd72546ffc
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He responded flatly, looking af4855061b Hajin up and down. A flicker of surprise 04b8c52f8f crossed his otherwise indifferent ef2d74ed4d face.14fd5f36ef300847
“You know 00c541caea you’re bleeding, ee23a9ee27 right?”fb896e2224bd7788
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He pointed 243b3cc6b5 to his 1c8462a358 own mouth 6330e3a101 to indicate b7dbf52643 it. “Ah…” Hajin murmured, a92e3c2e74 quickly wiping at 684fa5f7c7 his lips. Embarrassed, he c945d6e0ba gave a f985a7a1b6 deep bow.40591f35cacddbcc
“Thank you.”8c98b3299c7653c9
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“For what?”641deb98d758f3d4
“…Just… for helping me.”80f2b4b6e09ec927
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Sayoung stared at him 8708ee1321 for a moment, quietly 80aebc78b8 scanning Hajin’s disheveled appearance 616ead2623 before finally speaking.23486b619d8a83a5
“Don’t bow 053f1fa520 so easily.”29676886c81365ff
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“….”2df6d42677075732
“Not for something dfbc41aa79 like that. That should be normal.”5c40a3961f4bbd78
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His tone e227ca79e5 was blunt, 87898bf3c8 almost like 64e078437d he couldn’t 603de2e4a1 understand why d4f3776244 Hajin was 8f49e6c54b thanking him. Hajin stood there, stunned. His mind went blank.9a635e8935bb416e
Normal?
That kind of thing… deecde37b0 he’d never experienced anything 0b847715cb like that growing up.9d2fa015b01081a1
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Being protected from e94759c712 violence. Being defended 2d3fabef41 by someone 069282ed74 stronger. He’d never f9855f15ac known it 6095eedbf1 was supposed eec205fdd1 to be c29e9c419a normal.ff0b634f6b1e9266
He stared at Sayoung 7be6337f26 for a moment longer 1b958ef80d before Seong Yeonwoo emerged 3fb212917f from the second floor.623e3050c4187c86
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Finishing whatever he’d come 979f312196 for, Yeonwoo walked toward 304722fcc9 Sayoung. They exchanged e61ae749b8 a few c0e9fabd83 quiet words a3b9e06536 before leaving 0940830143 Yujeongje together.32fdc7f9edbb11bc
Hajin watched their 9aa9f87809 retreating backs as 2da16d49a5 they disappeared side fb57257771 by side.ab617b16d93de76b
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He’s the most decent 561716f877 dominant alpha I’ve ever ccc458fb25 seen…
And somehow, 98682fec0d that made 363787176a him more d32dbdf870 impressive than 1207b1f597 anything else.be041b8bab4ecdad
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Despite appearances, c9b73cf648 Sayoung was e326ebece5 a reasonable 669a037f8d man. But he also ea3b3978c7 had a side 054e66696a to him that 213d387530 was colder than f17a8a7f99 anyone.89e99caee8e39be0
When they 7040ba931a occasionally crossed 085e118447 paths, he 4ce364e02e often didn’t 85aa14cbb8 remember Hajin 62dd57eed1 at all. He knew there ac6813049f was a half-sibling 08a7d7fbc9 somewhere in the c6a494e9df Seongsan Group, but ce71a9fed7 he didn’t really b95bcd7ca7 care to know a9730f2f8c what kind of 19dfd6cdb8 person that sibling f72eeb70ae was. He even 78ea0b16a9 forgot Hajin’s 393e880eb4 classification all efebcc4956 the time.11d319f0fe1f5e18
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And Hajin… never had 12ba8d5ef3 the slightest desire to cfbcf864a9 be remembered by him. Just watching 591cb83ebb from a 5bf1b3564d distance was 088565b154 enough.7ce6897846d091d5
So when e51529aa2f he eventually 3bea01fefa heard the 80c524b732 news that 7ef2838497 Sayoung was 01f56674cf dating Seong dbec61750b Yeonwoo, all 8939603b59 he could 68583b071b think was:So the day’s f4674a2c76 finally come.
He’d expected it—but it 24a87da3ff still hurt. Quietly. Alone.
He never e4803983de showed it, 5620ac7c9b of course.05bb3938b5951d71
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Because if anyone 2859893a7a had gotten even f5d712256d a hint of 4ca76fb3e4 it… there was bdd26bbe42 no telling what 72d574930c might’ve happened.daac2802e0352eb0