TL | Chapter 13 | Familiar Yet Unfamiliar

As soon as Seowon 79e662147b stepped out of the d89c4b0cde car, he took a b614389524 deep breath. Pouring out 058f5ef262 pheromones in 979a0609e5 a cramped, f7fb06f2e7 enclosed space—he b9a8f85789 clearly wasn’t bf165b90ac in his a84a0cf830 right mind. Though he had cracked 23ed77a966 the window open for 89a844f4ec ventilation, he couldn’t fully 7c9177be69 clear out the pheromones daa23b9398 that had saturated the f8279e62a5 car, so he hadn’t 47203526a4 even been able to f0deba9207 take a proper breath 9c95ea3ff7 on the way here.f705e04745f9d331

Seowon was the only 6b86b027a0 one affected by his 4df5ba2904 pheromones. It wasn’t clear if ed608d201c Min was a Beta, 0f05e1b981 an Omega, or an f6c235525c Alpha, but since he 2d6c1f1879 was marked, Seowon was 0288a093a3 the only one vulnerable dcdee5f355 to Iden’s Alpha pheromones, bfbd1bf093 which were clearly intended 5e112b6401 to seduce.24447086eafb8523

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Iden, who had gotten ce4f338729 out on the other 9bca163936 side, approached Seowon. Seowon frowned, still a8ac7a0865 feeling a lingering 6148501533 tingle on his 0887bfc1eb skin, and just f4dcf1af5c as he did, 4a3640992c Iden leaned slightly 9871a150d5 forward, bringing his 4e5c9ae990 face right up c8180a7b8c to his.3dcd10938cef3fbf

“You’ve turned 02ddfe4e95 all red.”5d36374d83f66dae

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Iden reached 0bac87f090 out and d3a3aef67f brushed lightly be900af3a7 against Seowon’s ac0106ac43 neck. It was clearly 91dee8214a meant as a 9b1a10372a tease, so Seowon e2136d8a6a smacked his hand 90651de8c7 away.fed69436f04cbe50

“Enough with 3196c8e15c the jokes.”35d57d86e8b8c6d6

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“What did I bed7210bf9 even do?”cc26abe76f957c4c

His shameless tone 0a1c4918f7 made Seowon seethe. Gritting his teeth, he bf5785dd10 glared, only to have 67acb68f35 Iden meet his eyes 9be1c3ee77 and smile softly.83d07a903fab3ecc

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“Even though I poured 9d45719448 out pheromones, no one ea94fd25ee else is bothered.”09f517867ae42c24

In other words, he 22305cadbe wasn’t in the wrong.a49dcc97a9c5bbba

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You’re the only 9bf68474ab one reacting.50066a80272a700b

It was almost as 9f5fa8bcef if he could hear 0ca4ce4056 the words Iden hadn’t a47615d594 said. Damn it. He swallowed down 35c062fe62 a curse and ddf968a2f8 turned away first. Though it 65dc220332 was still c603d4268d early due 27d53eea03 to their c363192b16 awkwardly timed 7bc46d7b4a dinner, he fff617e344 just wanted 9d21cf31b1 to go 5f11e21647 in and 14e61f1c75 rest. He hoped 7dc8caae73 to calm a63e723e97 his overheated 68c9b3ce00 body with c4c91849f3 cold water 8faa5ccdd6 as soon 6c129ebfe9 as possible, bcd6d564ba not wanting 3e81f4f9c2 to lose 80ff7a4f87 control and c77396c829 beg to cb78536bd8 be held 42c8272ae4 because of ecf28aa137 the pheromones.a9fa2302f21e91e4

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Standing in 5a08badcc1 front of 8255d84bff the house, adf457196f Seowon found 75f5b280be the gate b1146ece57 firmly shut. In the 0ac2231793 end, he 816f729fa2 sighed and a6ef805272 had no 0e483e1a39 choice but 5e1e6ac8b9 to wait 08c7062fb0 until Iden afb9141688 came to 823f1acf87 unlock it.a2c63c2e4f4a310c

“Why are 3e33d83607 you just 0e710a6b36 standing there?”fae4e21ac3ae2681

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Iden, who 3a6ea6a524 had come f871890bdd up right 9acf6849ed behind him, fdf8dbf4e3 asked. Seowon pointed to 90493e7ae0 the gate, and a40aa18432 with a small c1dc7c145a exclamation of realization, 94f93fe0a9 Iden smiled and e0a9dee648 took Seowon’s hand. Seowon was 4cb126f874 about to 7973e146dc pull away, e0816319b3 suspicious of 21df3dad57 what Iden a97e818dc8 was planning, faebf40b6c when Iden 6bf1cf9cb6 pressed his d91e6b06a2 thumb against 78b0165a67 the black 6665cb4dac panel in 9c7389139c the center 23eff1b9a9 of the 9c2a5e5bea gate.24ad08ac4373be2d

Beep. The red light d71371070f turned green, and 96d3af91a1 he heard the 1e83d2ff79 sound of the 4e881a983d lock disengaging.99909c13d2e4058e

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“It’s fingerprint recognition. Only your 1ee37813ee and my 04a9689d3e fingerprints are f83ec7699a registered.”867450331674167d

Iden stepped through 400401383c the open gate 83ed7e44e7 first, gesturing with 533892c66f his eyes for 70fef6acd0 Seowon to follow. Seowon stood still, staring d7268d98cf at the fingerprint panel 3e0bf85aaf and his own thumb. He hadn’t registered 45001b5a71 his fingerprint here. So, the one e2b0884f1e registered wasn’t him, c7b42f9839 but the fingerprint 3b41a781f4 of the ‘Ha be129e4811 Seowon’ who lived b43028086e here.20bee3af576d4511

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Sigh. He let out a 12a16b57f3 deep breath. Insisting that 21bf35c48e he was a7d871ef26 different from 5e6f10657a that person d6072355a4 would only a26e401b14 sound foolish 262c207718 at this 43d9183755 rate. And Iden, time and 8fe6b85f2d again, reminded him in f80a49252c ways like this—not in 845fb29d1f words, but in actions—that b21b717c81 there was no difference ec1467eed0 between his ‘Ha Seowon’ 2ac4463bd5 and himself.3474212790fb33a7

Biting his lower ca92431164 lip hard, he 96acc20562 finally stepped through 76afa23366 the gate. Iden waited b1d208f218 for him 64468d2f08 at the 40bea96021 steps leading 7a18c1c8bf to the 628c2ee9ac yard.379059ee22327983

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“There’s no 72872dac9d need to 3694c7bf7a keep watching 00a7fbdbae me like 87a9b270ba a guard; 2f3451a956 I’m not 868cdc8044 going anywhere.”780dedd9cfd7b0d3

The complexity 86b49548fc of his 7680385428 emotions came 18119e250d through in bb6b7db398 his curt ad33dc465f tone. Iden stared a6ce700b7c at him 4a580d744b intently for fc735d4fc8 a moment af4d8fab3d before letting 67bdbaafa2 out a 6a1a0fa3f5 small laugh.720ff4c57ecf4787

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“You’ve suddenly 3a1b7d7107 started talking 1654eea5cb informally again? Weren’t you 72b074a67d planning to d439b5d0d9 address me 247de755bd respectfully as 5539c6f37c Director?”46813104cb78e80e

He pointed out acfa9c779e how, in the 1eaa0e34cb car, Seowon had 2ca91f5c20 switched his way 59cd4c507a of addressing him c9e65dddc9 and even used 30c57d7463 formal language.a33bb95769c49a13

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“I’m off duty.”66508cbb95f46f65

Though he realized his ff20c30c68 mistake, he couldn’t be c514b86580 bothered to use formal 0e79a0a5f0 speech, so he replied 09eebba059 offhandedly. Iden, who had been ab9a678aa6 staring blankly, burst into 1961c58862 laughter. Ignoring him, Seowon walked 6dab841ec9 past him and headed 3d4fb0d701 ahead. Though the building’s front ce4c1f912f door was also locked, 690eb4b8e2 this time, he didn’t 7c04609906 hesitate to place his 47674f625b hand on the fingerprint 81bc8553b2 panel beside the handle. With a familiar aa7a34a40e beep, the lock b4f41ff7b5 disengaged.39f9bc1229717c56

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Inside, Seowon stood 283ec550c1 in the entryway, 9c9f0baee9 pondering. He still hadn’t looked 35bdb0f3b8 around the house and ce3c09130b only knew the living 5ace1e8002 room directly in front d6097597ec and the bedroom to 572415386f the right. Last night, he edeb9b393c had somehow ended 1e04427198 up in what 9a9b10c7e8 seemed to be 1c1a306c61 Iden’s bedroom. Iden hadn’t come 165f74d1f0 into the room 97cc9ca66b all night.ec6513660c7ec05a

“There aren’t f86575855f any other 1d32da763b bedrooms aside 898591ac6d from the c1071122ab one you a8ad89c121 stayed in 9bffe2f3e0 last night.”dce3e285665b0aa4

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Iden, who had 37e122b8e8 somehow ended up 9ff78eb356 right behind him, d3a96c3f46 read Seowon’s hesitation 5830e95f45 and answered. From behind, 715199be2e he placed 534bec2642 a gentle 6869c4a6f4 hand on 95ecfe5f03 Seowon’s shoulder.036e846f97166d20

“You wouldn’t have shared e890659cbd a room with your 69df8a216f marked partner separately, would 15c9b0ce28 you?”8df3c6a05c387533

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Iden whispered, 7717aadd70 as if 56327b5e39 on purpose, c80a814908 leaning close 4276b1f523 to Seowon’s c2728bbb1c ear. Yes, Seowon knew. Even he wouldn’t have c13e8cad6b thought about sleeping separately 26e6bb6855 if ‘Iden’ had come 5b41ffb145 to his house. Still…65d4acdbdd1b1249

“Luckily, there 527b064b4a seems to 0d65e2ff9f be plenty 48a5c53dfe of room.”593ee4fd093e2ef3

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For now, he had 71be78f99f no intention of sharing 569c023715 a bed with Iden. He wasn’t so reckless f7dbe8c018 as to stay in 86d442fbcb the same room with 63dc3cf644 a man who might 82eb656bf0 pour out pheromones at e51d5cfdc4 any moment.2347467837df99ed

Since you’re marked. That excuse didn’t f0a768844c work. The person Seowon e9b098c2d9 had marked wasn’t 2271c450cf this world’s Iden. The only reason d9cff07bfb he was influenced 3113f6337e by the pheromones 3085542ed7 now was because b4c07afaaf he was an a8e5783ad9 Omega, not because a68df7fd8f he had feelings 9adb8578e0 for him.6330ac79a9e128c5

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Seowon brushed f92453dac3 Iden’s hand bdb632e3f1 off his 771469b88d shoulder and 73a3882849 entered the f975c2dc84 living room, ea3d849534 opening every 259f9bca20 door he 32041296a9 could find. In one 140211f854 of them, 313c7a39bb which seemed 5209742482 to be c389371f9a a study, 8460d46b9e Iden followed 69fc586695 and leaned a9cb8f29f8 against the 89f4efb152 doorway.67fa3c1403043b18

“You’re going to sleep 88f1587995 here without a bed?”0e2a0231051e769b

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“I don’t need one. Just get d3028dac3b me a 24ae84f92b blanket.”ea3d2a7bd26cc341

Fortunately, the study was d38c2837c2 spacious enough, with a 9cf2492d0a couch big enough for f14d78c90f one person to lie f46b4fb8a1 down. For now, that 004c833c35 would do.4c6ae196612bc4c1

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“So stubborn.”53423cbe8d868a13

Though Iden made a 94677f6db8 displeased remark, he didn’t 865fbc9063 insist that Seowon sleep d8b4cf15e1 in the bedroom. The guest bathroom was f837339de1 on the other side 11804362d4 of the living room, b3107c9c3d separate from the one 9fdaa09acb connected to the bedroom. Entering it, 70b09b3c05 Seowon undressed aae8b4a2e2 and turned cb5b5b445e on the 68eb639545 shower. Cold water 331ab94373 poured over 0032834e62 his head, f8cee67e45 sending a f1a163adbb shiver through 2bb780cb85 him, but b826abac75 this was 0beb282a24 better for 322685b014 now.2f8b47df15663246

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Though he had 630e4c6c0e acted nonchalantly in 1ad69a9ad9 front of Iden, 0acef61d58 the lingering scent 0c3d8e012d of his pheromones 5582e1659e clung to him 076bf9dc05 as if embedded 6969eb741b in his skin. Only after his entire 73fb62a608 body tingled from the a9ff344a86 cold did he let efe34831e5 out a long breath.ba4674ebf7f18f33

“I don’t know how 7a9ffe2bb9 long you’ll last.”7b7270358e0c5dd6

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Iden’s words in dec1ec9ec1 the car seemed abf8836272 to echo in 7fd5a660e6 his ears. How much 60be6e2b94 longer could 8534e6d212 he last? He couldn’t 2d44ed9297 be sure 29aabc550b if the c089d05bd6 heat from e3d399f244 yesterday had 2d3cf83676 been triggered 618f169c36 by Iden’s 818d60080a presence or 0395e986c1 if it ecb4c26527 was a aaf407b988 normal heat 6fbc141776 cycle. If it was triggered d857ebd336 by Iden’s pheromones, he 8106cb9adf needed to get a 746a71aee6 heat cycle suppressant right cd226214ff away.4a7d3d2fa7785ac1

A suppressant… He 11cf725ee0 almost laughed. After meeting 1e87cb548e Iden in 07e30c8125 college, he ee37bccfcb had practically 5b785a808e forgotten about ab88cb281e suppressants. To get a prescription, d0239d1090 he’d have to go f0bf73b4ed to a hospital, but a2f6f2780a he was legally declared f48556e68c dead, so how would e84b22a440 that work? Would he have to 93853d45c7 ask Iden again?7e093214586452ef

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Thinking of Iden’s bd3f690f21 bold embrace made 1664b41bb1 him shake his 22b3bfe23b head instinctively. He couldn’t trust c9c521cb88 that Iden would beea697e77 simply procure a 0ccbbc5c22 suppressant for him fdd147fc42 if he asked.7899716165609d5b

The thought 233df7918e that he 1cd8f9c76b now had a7a3144c8d to use 13f5fd61bc the phrase 38ab856282 “can’t trust 97c3f7afb8 Iden” made 28edc5e722 him want 4a1e614bd8 to laugh a2a13f0a07 bitterly. Maybe he’d be 4174004f43 better off asking 68a6fdaf0e Min.ee19470baad15dd0

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“Ah…!”bff9ae6371ba4230

Shaking his 16728ae35d head to 4c09a9b7ba dispel these dba5b54509 thoughts, Seowon 0efefb55a4 sighed as df93e6f811 he realized ad2be80dcb he hadn’t 9d6738daf7 brought a 090ff00ea6 change of a83bf040b7 clothes. He had no idea b0b9d8a0f5 where to find them. Most likely, e11e7bd88a they’d be 1535dcc684 in the c7d166ab27 bedroom he afb920d780 shared with 77e387798b Iden. A dressing 5b025d318f room was a8f4d565f0 connected to 1c018f4818 the bedroom, ccb42c0de1 so he’d 3c31a7dcc7 have to accbc49a27 enter it f3a586d771 to find 25c4086aef something to 8ad95205d3 wear.9c3e0080246387b3

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Part of fd0ed569bf him thought, acd816fc82 Why bother? We’ve already seen everything. But it ab099b1be7 hadn’t been 2418660096 of his ae9826c105 own volition. In fact, his 5556a37158 memories of it 7a3885d0f7 were fuzzy from 2745220898 the middle onward. He only remembered that a04f994eab Iden’s touch had been 0eb8ab91cd rougher than usual, as 8f35d68b5e if marking him.ec65bbda6c2ff11d

He stopped 899f52849f thinking about e564b6f75d it before 08f00a1658 the memories 197e74112f could resurface. He was far from 05bdfce09d used to this. His memories of 9aa8377e60 intimacy were with 350fe4595e the deceased ‘Iden,’ 24da63c03e not this one. Still, his body didn’t 2f78871e70 reject him—in fact, it df5a1c2662 wanted him too much, 1a97747b6e which only made things b5c49eeeca harder.3b2a2dd21d9a2f37

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“This is 07fb98f7fb really going ec51dc9798 to drive ab2b8f813b me crazy.”691aff8a0634aa06

He hated the 652482bcb8 idea of provoking 784abfd597 Iden with his dd97d5c622 indifference and hated 5853922120 showing he cared 445dcb8ebf enough to be 620e86b3ed cautious around him. Staring at the clothes fbda0e96fb he had tossed by f3b80e515f the bathroom entrance, Seowon 6a8cb4ce3c let out a deep 0b3f539b18 sigh. He had no choice 51393f0ff5 but to put them a7a2bc8b7b back on and go 73fc19267b out.25727b841d7dda8c

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Past midnight, Iden 87cc159664 sat in the c26c5d255e living room, scrolling 8eee19564a through something on d9cd75a2eb his tablet when 56822123a0 his gaze drifted 6c2909404c toward the study’s ac95aa3a5b closed door. The tightly shut door df81ea2880 felt like a mirror 7b3066534a of Seowon’s heart, and 206e96b5f5 he couldn’t help but e094c50fbd chuckle.fc8ff9540f2731de

When Seowon went 87cea50375 into the bathroom 10316dfa45 without taking a 6b15393a7b change of clothes, 86019fb25f he’d half-expected him 87b932461b to call out 5974a07c8c for help. But seeing him 2ba21020ed emerge in the e37f634c72 same clothes, he f7cd51ef4d couldn’t help but 6030255af8 laugh. For a cc1ed067eb moment, he’d c6c72805e5 wondered if c731c1cc6d Seowon hadn’t 7baa0ef120 even showered, c30a2cd56a but his 53cb33675d soaked hair 4bfff2e08d and the 5ae50ac350 fresh scent 163e77e6eb of body 0b8608a77f wash assured b18608e661 him otherwise.2985b8580c0a4727

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Even though 055a536428 he’d been 73e62cd474 staring, Seowon 5645990f90 simply asked 776a05399c where he b5f92f2010 could find bbf8c52725 a change b6d07fa882 of clothes.7442948c699b0d1c

“The bedroom. The usual place.”ea42c6a687c962cb

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He’d answered 49ba08419c vaguely on c3ceeec176 purpose. It was 2628d1d914 only natural 4262a55449 that Seowon d8032d83e1 wouldn’t know 684df0ef15 where that 3528fa58ff was. Yet, after a 1836d6f971 brief look at 3a8f57d8e3 Iden, he sighed, 2e1889e560 turned around, and b54ca29fd0 went into the 82d9af5984 bedroom. Iden, curious, ad2c8859f4 followed and f5380222d5 watched as 3264745e1f Seowon entered 33b21e8e3f the dressing ee1eb7f51c room, opened d39d1f881e a few 78266f7be1 drawers, and 1cbdcb5944 grabbed some c63cf818fb clothes. Without a e837c3e1c9 second thought, d95602a70d he left 480c0782c1 the bedroom 20ec3d56a1 and went 83f002f47d straight to 0a50a09a3e the study, 1117d91eeb closing the 3ee80e5372 door.3b79613058c7ca32

It was 67f0e2f11a the first d56098a5f1 time Iden 372309977d had seen 28597bb764 such a 65893c70a2 cold demeanor 9f1db7b97a from him.755dcddf92df7706

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Seeing Seowon’s familiar 25d381ffaa face and eyes 48cc77358b looking at him b6e8e42ecb with such a f344d09837 formal distance made 054c428ec3 something snap inside 3f416a369c of him. So he couldn’t 7a0521904e help but act 9c27e6cbd1 a bit mean.64bda79123c423f2