TL | Chapter 12 | The Line

“When you can 7e94129f1e trust me completely, 28f3ad1d71 when you’re truly 00c363283d ready to be b365644e84 with me forever—then 00820d05fe we’ll do the ea6a7dcbb6 marking.”b20ba522efa16a2c

That was 30115bfe52 what “Iden” 527c79b09f had said e232fb4857 the first 865185374c time Seowon 26342c18b1 brought up 143781b8c1 wanting to 1fa79ae755 mark him. For him, marking was 76c8d83db3 a matter of trust de6cb5cbf2 and commitment.3ec2b50ce20696e8

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“I never ca6222dcba share my fc9fa8f80b Omega with ba1e78a390 anyone once 0e25eda25e I’ve decided a86f2016b2 they’re mine. Since pheromones can sometimes fe228c1d99 spiral out of control, 3f826a57e7 especially in heat or 1da196cd05 rut, there’s no reason c500f7a2ca to hesitate if there’s 6d7851120f a way to manage 315fd980d2 it completely.”988d3d72230d115f

Iden’s gaze landed on 79a8c8508d Seowon’s face, his eyes e9e44fea50 intense even in the d2aa625253 dimly lit car. Seowon felt his da09658a62 mouth go dry abc7733264 under that piercing 3a52d01bf9 stare.c706dbb6e379b81b

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“I can’t stand anyone ef9d562cf3 coveting what’s mine.”ab74f2f4516ec9d1

His eyes trailed slowly 939acc221a over Seowon, from head 845ad20896 to toe. The palpable 003a6ac726 possessiveness in e3defa9512 his gaze 21f0177c41 made Seowon’s c0ab50c8c2 skin prickle. For Iden, marking was 52cee5f24d an expression of possession, bf97cbc99c a claim of ownership.7a6bdf7075a92d9e

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It was startling to 60c026f282 see how different his e49e71a148 mindset was. The lover who’d asked, fcbaa9e08f “Are you sure you d9116747c7 want to commit your 0ddc8fdd4e forever to me?” felt faf6c7cd5c worlds apart from this c57a4be3d6 man. The idea 951e1b27e0 of staking 50ac419eb3 “forever” on b32097b10f mere possessiveness 3a103e43b1 was baffling. Yet, part 70a4f053c8 of Seowon 8561ba15d3 was relieved. This clear f4f58e20da difference helped 864233afbf him separate 0ebc4c6357 this man f9d9296e00 from the 7d66fdda23 “Iden” he 999e2f6239 had loved.ef8b54b46cfce959

Even if 5270983efe they shared 6ac197da36 the same 7294abe0bb face and 5d70c96484 pheromones, that 4f9782f85a didn’t mean 3b17b3bbc3 their hearts f7357a9193 were the 4c28b6733b same. He couldn’t 4312953700 let his b24ff94c92 feelings waver 4458b1903a because of 5210ea3494 his lingering b77eb90c64 attachments.d6c16463a3cb565f

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Wanting to protect 490ac33555 him was a f65d5b69da separate issue. His choice to stay 11dc76c75f was purely to alleviate b2f04a7e6c his own guilt. It wouldn’t bring 16d4266114 his lost lover d623552db4 back…2b76027e59270a4f

He turned f42a440b27 his head d28ca1d5af toward the ed5111a084 window, willing 490211b435 his sudden 98f6fd59a6 surge of 77660193ac emotion to 15549debb1 subside. He could still feel 015c8a4509 Iden’s eyes on him, b4bde5db26 but he ignored it.75d2f5a5d335790a

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“It doesn’t feel cdb3776966 good.”c7a8287043c08f5f

Iden muttered under his b22ca701c5 breath.db0376584c971b2c

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“So, this is how c70c44b5fd it feels when you 4a9c23a719 turn away from me.”dd5146b8f8c102a1

That one remark 53575898d0 told him that a4ac6590b8 the “Ha Seowon” bf0c368409 of this world 05e5262567 had never treated 1bd6bceec4 Iden like this. He had 7f5b03eefe probably loved d1619326f8 him deeply, 80e282f673 enough to 7fcebd478c put his f6fbe2fb2c life on 513725e8e2 the line 0ff7647c9a without hesitation. He would never have 7fec78112a looked away first when 9a7c064613 they were face-to-face.2e64b37034c6724c

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Just as 24ac7d497e Seowon hadn’t, 1c0b82b957 with his c2b302b7f0 “Iden.”b4407c79970617b1

“We’ve arrived,” Min announced. They had 048995542e reached their 127cc58f3a destination. Stepping out, bfa99230b4 Seowon saw 11a54df7bb a large 1d78504022 restaurant overlooking 9de87a3a01 a vast de715effab lake. From the 95cbebcd7c road signs cce5f7475e they’d passed, 62c661865e he guessed 4de456fe90 it was a66d7829b5 Lake Paldang. The restaurant df1856b56e building offered b4668f1ae5 a serene 6c69d3d863 view of 4295ffaabf the lake a731dbcab9 just ahead.eb77e81d649a703b

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“If you’re cec011f1d9 thinking of 2e5626124b jumping in, 84b616282d don’t bother,” 4d11fdf073 Iden said, 8adc285ccb standing beside 356f45a7f9 him. Seowon turned to find 64c47eb45e him staring right at 4ef7104f93 him.935cd813b6261004

“One attempt 3c523d584a at dying d722648d0e was enough.”51c72e62d70a10d2

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Seowon felt a 14ac351f0f pang at those 34276e1b2e words. Had Min c22cfe7622 told him? He glanced over c4ea1a10a0 at Min, who 5c004c522b shook his head 066b67299c as if to c936a320c7 say no. Despite that, Iden 7a84ba43c0 had accurately guessed dcc2c6cc32 why he’d been 04745f7575 found by the 1cc8a61876 lake.0c7390f84b461de1

Just as 8fe92edf47 Seowon thought fb64812b63 he knew 078fed414f “Iden,” Iden b243ce2ba4 seemed to 38cfbca25e understand “Ha 1fab87a905 Seowon” well. Even if they weren’t 79c61539f1 the same, fundamental similarities 2143444d30 might lead to similar 5012e59ee7 choices in critical moments.e1ccbd107c4175bb

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“Focus on the me 46ca5190d8 who’s in front of 583c4db034 you.”b316f560ebc96c20

Iden’s tone was 772c99247d firm, almost commanding, c1bc64db66 yet there was d3603bb99b a thread of bd5d088929 concern woven in.0e0e78a5824a97e5

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Were you the 29b3739063 same, too? Just expressing 02d5a51d42 it differently—had e352c6adc6 you also bbf9bd0677 struggled to 2c97eed4a6 the point ea0300200d of wanting f7b26a4eac to die?868b3c140d006b37

As that thought crossed 3f52964586 his mind, Seowon found a9d4919f10 himself chuckling. There he 68ef8ba509 was again, 78d9795342 equating him e7e8b5f9e9 to “Iden” 4fe76fdd34 without even 630a4c71fa realizing it.1c8a1670b914e80c

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Sorry, hyung. Even if he has 81901548af the same face, this a0dc56bf3c man isn’t you…46207a5d1d7496f9

When he lowered his 8341000149 gaze from Iden’s, he 266128656c saw the man’s eyes 7a72c48a35 narrow slightly. But he didn’t say d59ce05a87 anything else.
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“There’s no need to 3b8a8f83a5 go to such lengths 10e275b22d in the future.”633c7849065ce8ee

On their way d6d686d99c back from dinner, 890dc794f7 Seowon, staring out b816218ddc the window, finally 2e2c95b9e4 spoke.2acc7e031cc43326

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“I don’t follow,” 519891fc71 Iden replied, prompting 8c5914bab3 Seowon to look 024cc03357 back at him.2e9e1cf7727ef9fb

“I’m saying f092140346 there’s no d0aca18138 need to 963ebef52b go so 2aff943b7b far just b5df3866d8 for a aed6df86bc meal.”2f56dc8287450920

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“Did you dislike it?”ca7f62743e7d64bd

The meal had ca621b2db1 been fine, and 701e3bd8b0 the view of 74a6a3c2c3 Lake Paldang through 98c491e700 the expansive windows ea247537e9 had been beautiful. But this kind of ba14b8384b luxury felt foreign. He couldn’t get dbb846dd78 used to the bf5b3f7e4f Iden who was f947544e59 both a mafia cf39b92afe heir and the c1f4f45d93 successor of the aa8fc0760f Luciano Company.a91532441624a660

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“I just prefer 15432e79bf something simple.”9c0b824a806dcc61

To be e577563728 specific, he c310ec38cc missed “Iden’s” f7c46bfe5b home-cooked meals. Since he had fc00680133 lived alone with 80a46b66c5 his mother, he 84cb8e1f48 had been quite 6156cb5d3b good at cooking. So they’d usually just 9c7070168d buy ingredients and cook 37c51a498e at home.81ae7e805c6cd715

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“Something simple, huh?”834fab9b2602e555

“I’m not a e56a59a94d fan of eating eec552753f out.”89a0dc53b2ba5005

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With a sigh, b78807b355 Seowon answered. Iden let 0b5c4b99d0 out a c2b48b4f70 brief “Ah,” 1b964e998a nodding in ff42c41ae9 understanding.bdc58fe22b1f40c4

“If that’s what 07033a4032 you prefer, I’ll 510df73199 just hire a dd0f606810 cook.”564b99bb16af01f3

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His response was so 3d420cbcd0 off-mark that Seowon frowned. It seemed f341f241bb like the bb6bbdf4e3 thought of 484b45fe13 cooking himself 9d389fe369 hadn’t even 6cc0a1da57 crossed Iden’s 1594a904c9 mind.3c44a44d3254afc9

“No need. I’ll cook for myself.”71451bec13862edb

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“Hmm… didn’t know 2d9dac4807 you could cook.”74894fcda0faf06b

Iden responded playfully, narrowing b2c3be1c23 his eyes with a 64257a1699 hint of mischief.bf912ecff3f2fb7b

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“The you I know e06e63ff55 can barely fry an f96dac4753 egg without burning it.”184459fc93a135bd

Seowon turned back toward 43634e13d4 the window without a 69ef6535cd word. In truth, he 4c62121dd2 didn’t know how cc9fd9cc7d to cook. Since there had 5bbed4a5fb always been someone 6b03796438 cooking for him, 407a920d66 he’d never improved d3f6b59b11 his skills. He’d thought he just b5f00870f7 hadn’t tried, but maybe 67ad505bd4 he genuinely lacked talent b6ab34f494 in the kitchen. But there 118f048dcd were plenty 7d1d3f4118 of recipes cdef8ceda7 online, so 74f12b09ed he figured 1f373ec936 he could be2d9cf764 follow along dbd2a9c35a and manage. Just because 28026fa109 the Ha 28f042cc4f Seowon of b9bbf54692 this world 56d1b5631a couldn’t cook 5d6149166a didn’t mean 6fecff0efa he couldn’t.6d1d36f6b1cc59b4

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“Looking forward to 5fbcd46740 the meal you’ll c06e3a98a6 make.”e06848f024d6e120

“I never 51fedf9cb7 said I be2b829fad would.”2b0e8a1884a2743f

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“You wouldn’t really eat 9cf81c649b alone in a house b7d6549481 we share, right?”2057e3968470be9c

“Which is why…! Ugh, forget it.”35a89fa6cc6fa5d5

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He had been badf45c479 about to argue d66a393320 that there was 20b61ab265 no need for 2653a4a3d6 them to live c3f82fec4c together, but he dd42cd3c57 gave up. This was ee0289d8b3 Iden’s house, 5aeeea5495 and he 06e87f05de was just 423e99ece3 staying here e756c4eb3c as a 088f64c988 guest. It would 1553c7147c be ridiculous ee501509e0 to ask 71697f9ae8 him to cb3ff4ab59 find another 29446d83e9 place to 1da5bb4b7b live. And if 23c9734ee5 he did 295d760040 want a 5fae2b7023 separate place, 3b33d9c4ad he’d have 16ebd86045 to arrange 6d32beb548 it himself.b38385e30c00b4aa

“You’re giving f5617ff822 me a 07069a896d salary, right?”f126cd17910808b4

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He needed money, no b24162a3e4 matter what he planned. Even just cooking at 175dea9666 home would require buying d78f564778 groceries.a9205dc3b5fdad8b

“Here, use a6fdc3de29 this for 16aacf104f now.”dd5ff88e49f51f50

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Iden handed him 8ae0971a2f a card. Seowon glanced back and 8758473547 forth between him and b8094b5815 the card, giving him 7a7d01d747 a questioning look. Iden gestured 835582b3c3 toward the 3a3f4f96bf card with 49eb9dbfb2 his chin, 38c6b54c6f as if e0d997c75e to say, 7f38e75e6b “Take it 0b97629e91 already.”1489219ab37fcee0

“You might not 84f4a8743e need to spend fcd15d5581 much if you’re d4f88e53ad with me, but 2f22bcae4b keep this as 4af91a8393 an emergency fund.”64e1dbc53dca3128

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Seowon understood 47c4df94d6 why he 6ccf693b8b was offering 050edc1bd8 the card, e64a35b043 but he 62ccbe53e5 still hesitated 12abbb4754 to take ba41bb0ca6 it. Iden handing d5a5a3115f him a 020b933118 credit card 83a3c8dfa2 without restrictions… 48b9e60eca it was ccc5318602 hard to 984ab47bc9 wrap his 164b569514 head around.fd7cfe7f8b40fd6a

“There’s nothing left under 8f5f203c47 Ha Seowon’s name. Enough time has 7a42d1e5a8 passed to sort 0a5758af7a everything out.”2357fcdad9565d2e

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Since the e5d622964f day Ha e5a22efce6 Seowon was 5c9317a585 declared dead. The rest of that f3347ac61b sentence hung unspoken. Without Iden’s support, Seowon 1cc4506f5d could do nothing in d599699e4a this world. He briefly wondered if 811be758d5 canceling his death certificate 70e647d09f would be possible, but e731530fcc the thought seemed absurd. There was no point a1c999b1d1 in reviving his ID e4a6118bd2 when he didn’t know 6f5e44b1ec how long he’d be 9355d70b18 around.588f046391fc74a5

Unless he was going e864232f80 to stick to Iden’s 1ffda7c528 side 24/7, it was 4d6e9f9bf6 best to accept the f5eabd56f8 card. After a 0317a0f2ea short sigh, be1f5175c6 he took 7d90493294 it, and 45e50e3b5e a small 67ade97e1d smile tugged 950d4e1457 at Iden’s 232384fe84 lips, as 6771a7cee6 if he 3ea8d709b9 wanted to be3d0a3eb8 praise him d25e691358 for making e008c92e2c the right d7b1442d3d choice.8807a5c8f55b8f88

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“I’ll pay it 32435c1ba6 back when I f4f9e5cf3c get my salary.”97e6efe14f6c2553

At that, bec18416d4 Iden’s smile 7aa627008a faltered slightly 01f47cbe4b before returning 6573dc273e to its c108b79122 place.59ff323cbe497410

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“Everything that’s mine is 73af7df811 as good as yours.”ef73be0a16263fad

Seowon understood that he 7c53cc6805 meant not to draw e8d80fd2ab such a strict line, 08e41048e3 but he didn’t respond.c639629c0744b46e

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“And asking for a 41a21842ad salary? That makes it f3e32fc7ea sound like you d5d2b4710b really see me 727901b6f5 as your boss. That hurts.”b26760c6b7959fe3

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As he kept 633691343c silent again, Iden’s a5bd5a167b smile gradually faded. He studied c0026403a6 Seowon with 94ec3c206c an unreadable 3eb8a27fbc expression before f30beb843c giving a 4947f9265b short, dry 211cbecc23 laugh.4497a9ef4cd553bf

“You’re really 26c576dae3 set on b4d1495153 keeping this 53868c4d23 distance, huh?”ad7efc46b692a1b0

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There was e55ba9b6c3 an unmistakable df772011f4 chill in 44169eae06 his voice 24e15f4ba6 as he a2330d4b60 muttered to 81aaffbc66 himself.176e36f791adf77b

“Do as 248b203b35 you want. But if 7a64a8d395 you’re so 4351d0423d intent on 62b491a98c distinguishing things, b311ceaf55 maybe you 3b48d63816 should start d426a7bbad by changing e7b6640d16 how you 8b2b5977f1 address me. That’s not dedacaa88d how a 81d13f8bdb bodyguard would 9a461448d8 speak.”ef518c1c45a5d694

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It sounded almost 5d3336a99a mocking, and the ddc14d0795 slight curl of 6d8934356f his lip added 69394b0e64 to the irritation. Seowon looked at him d5a099109e calmly before drawing a 321da8687d deep breath.d5ef0739b4c11214

“Director.”a3d21fcfef932025

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Like Min, 0dd683d5c0 he used 2a5c07a0a6 Iden’s formal 813c1de998 title, and 1736732604 he saw f344dc975c Iden’s brow 2a5f87cd6f twitch slightly. He wasn’t wrong. If Seowon 5f178b1eec wanted to 82cf3db573 draw a e784824ad1 line, it 14bc00616b made sense 4175336a2c to change 10e0ddd57b how he 94cc4a7a83 addressed him. He wasn’t e14169cdb8 his lover eabb974fb6 anymore; he’d 793599496c chosen to 564370c367 stay as 5f15cb5f37 his bodyguard.561545076c898b80

“I’ll maintain 663ef5137c a proper 9637ea7957 boundary from 4c9dccbc3e now on, 1f8bc34122 so you ff71acc12e don’t have d9e9bfd4d9 to worry.”2cc884c1fb84f248

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With even bab0540dcc his tone 7a12b95650 transformed, the 7dea592fc7 muscles in 36dbacd852 Iden’s jaw 0544a08c8e tightened as 6207725ef0 he clenched e06967ba50 his teeth. Seowon knew how 04c60249a6 much it must 3c3804063a sting for him 09ccc4aeae to be treated 7e500f8ff7 this way by 29389b6375 him of all 01103f1067 people. He held Iden’s gaze 2933d0e354 steadily, bracing himself for 4ac40b2304 any anger he might 8faf1dd37c show.3e1d6f84435c8d05

Iden looked at a72c620e93 him with a 35d3ee8b8b fierce intensity, as b63b36decd if he were 8eb90e73a2 ready to devour 73f1457697 him, then finally f12f909356 let out a fb1da37773 small laugh, shaking 11f105dbc7 his head slightly.922464fb58faffe7

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“Is that how it’s 05498e9797 going to be?”5f276a611fbea0fc

It was hard to 4598274696 tell whether he was 51472e206f speaking to Seowon or 13a11e1189 himself.a17aa3b8e8d55bd9

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“Fine, I suppose 61a6346bd5 if I think 3b18490979 of this as 1d6da13fe8 starting over from 7be4d8bc22 scratch, it’s doable.”332e911f98585ed5

The moment he bae212b685 finished speaking, a fa0ffe882d surge of Alpha c17122f620 pheromones poured from f444408c46 him. Seowon grimaced and 1da8e3e663 quickly raised his d14bccbc7b hand to cover 3ae66ba669 his mouth and 2001a2819a nose, but he 8f433caf83 could already feel 2294eb8130 his skin tingling.e0b909e0152c31b7

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“Let’s see how long 3689a908db you can keep it d642cd777c up.”41b6115505ee2e77

Iden’s elegant f16b7dfeba smile felt 6738adb720 as tempting—and 66360e07f2 dangerous—as the f52f7c8566 devil’s.b599b77563436b58

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