8

Taehyung kept this secret of his just to himself. He decided he would tell Jungkook when it was a suitable time. He was not ready to hear Jungkook's judgement.

A week later, Taehyung got an email from one of the workplaces where he had applied. They called him for an interview. Taehyung was excited but the problem was when he had applied, he had applied as a beta and now he was about to turn omega. He didn't know when the mishap would occur or would even hire an omega. But still, he wanted to give it a try.

It was early morning when Taehyung woke up, startled to see Jungkook standing silently beside his bed.

"Jungkook." 

Taehyung called but got no response. It was like Jungkook was hypnotized. He just kept staring at Taehyung without any expression. Jungkook suddenly bent over Taehyung sniffing the corner of his neck. Taehyung got stiff as he could smell Jungkook's pheromones. It smelt like a wine making him drowsy. He wanted to push away Jungkook but Jungkook tightly clasped the back of his head with his one hand and his waist with another.

"Let me bite you."

Taehyung heard Jungkook whispering in his ear making Taehyung blush because Jungkook sounded so needy. Then he could feel Jungkook licking his earlobes and putting all his weight on him. Was Jungkook aware of what he was doing or was Jungkook in a rut?

"Please, Taehyung." Jungkook sounded like he was begging.

Taehyung's scent gland wasn't developed fully to be marked by an alpha. It shouldn't be any problem if he helped Jungkook for now because he was always helped by Jungkook. Before whenever Jungkook was in a rut, he would allow Jungkook to bite his nape because Jungkook used to say he didn't like marking some random omegas.

"Ok. Make it less painful." Taehyung replied moving his finger on the locks of Jungkook's hair.

As soon as he said, Taehyung was suddenly turned around by Jungkook. Jungkook sniffed at Taehyung's nape where he could smell sweet musky smell. It was Taehyung's pheromones. He was about to lose control. Why did he have to have a rut now? He always injected suppressant every month so that he wouldn't go into a rut in front of any omegas.

How could he even not have a rut? He was sharing an apartment with the person he desired the most. He was smelling the pheromones of the person he wanted to mark every day. Taehyung always seemed to release his pheromones without realizing it. Their pheromones were entangled with each other all over the apartment. This apartment was Jungkook's heaven.

Jungkook leaned down to lick Taehyung's slender nape. The scent gland was slightly bulged due to the smell of an alpha's pheromones. It meant that Taehyung's body which was turning into an omega was starting to accept Jungkook's pheromones. It was like Jungkook was slowly imprinting on Taehyung.

The idea Taehyung depending on his pheromones pleasured Jungkook. Frequently biting Taehyung's scent gland as if marking him, was Jungkook's way of making Taehyung physiologically and psychologically dependent on him only. How could it not excite the lecherous blood of the dominant alpha? Jungkook smiled widely like a possessed man and licked his canines.

"Ahh...."

Taehyung let out a soft sound as he felt moist on his nape. Jungkook was licking his nape and was about to bite. A pair of canines bit his nape making Taehyung tremble but he was tightly held by Jungkook not allowing him to escape. It was like a hunting beast who finally caught his prey and was savouring its taste.

Taehyung felt pain but gradually the pain lessened and all he could feel was pleasure. Jungkook's pheromones were injected into his undeveloped scent gland. If he could feel this pleasure as a developing omega, he wondered how he would feel after he gets bitten once fully turned into omega. 

Taehyung hugged Jungkook tightly as Jungkook kept biting him. Once Jungkook had a fill, he raised his head and looked at the scent gland which had turned scarlet and was decorated with his bite mark. Tiny drops of blood were oozing out of the mark and Jungkook licked it trying to stop the blood from flowing out. Alpha's saliva could heal the mark bitten by alpha.

 Jungkook couldn't wait to make the owner of the body his own, completely his alone.

"Are you okay?" Taehyung asked scratching his nape.

"Um. Don't scratch your nape." Jungkook said holding Taehyung's hand. "If you feel itchy, just tell me. I'll lick it." Jungkook was completely satisfied and was in a happy mood.

Taehyung turned red. Why would he do that? Anyway, today he had an interview and he had to be ready.

"I have to be ready now. It's already late." Taehyung said hurriedly standing up from the bed.

"Where are you going?" Jungkook asked as he also stood up.

"I have a job interview today." 

As he answered, Taehyung felt chill or was it his imagination? Taehyung turned and looked at Jungkook who was just standing still looking intensely at him.

"Where?"

"Ah... I had applied in a cafe and they called for an interview,"

"Which cafe and where is it?"

"Coffee and Beans near the university. It's quite popular."

"Um. Good luck." 

Jungkook said as he left Taehyung's room. Taehyung looked at the closed door and sighed in defeat. Couldn't Jungkook be more enthusiastic while wishing him good luck? Was it the case of dine and dash?

In Jungkook's room, Jungkook could be seen walking here and there trying to control his anger. It was as if he made a decision, he called his assistant.

"Fire the barista working on one of my cafes, the one near my office."

"Yes, boss." His assistant didn't ask why. Jungkook's words were absolute.

"And do one thing for me."

It was around 3 in the afternoon.

"Sorry, we can't hire you."

"Why?"

"Your secondary gender isn't the problem. The problem is you haven't classified properly so, it's quite risky. We are sorry."

Ahhh... Taehyung knew this would happen. It was as expected. He had gone for an interview wearing his suppressant patch. He could lie but his ethics didn't let him. He told the truth and as expected he got rejected. Taehyung was feeling kinda low.

"Taehyung."

Taehyung turned as he heard a familiar voice. He saw a tall man in a suit and slicked-back hair. His sense of smelling pheromones had gotten better and he could smell the smell of pine on him. Of course, he could never forget this face, his long-time best friend or his ex-best friend, Jung Hoseok.

Hoseok had matured into fine alpha. Taehyung thought as he looked at the man before him. He still held a grudge against Hoseok for abandoning him but he still decided to be a better person.

"Long time no see. How have you been?"

"I'm good. How about you?" 

Hoseok asked looking at Taehyung who had gotten even more attractive. Taehyung had always been more beautiful than all of the omegas he had seen and now Taehyung had turned into a fine man. Taehyung had tied his hair back only allowing a single strand to fall on his forehead and those seductive feline eyes had even turned more attractive like a vixen. It was sad that Taehyung was a beta.

Hoseok was entranced. 

"Why are you staring like a fool?"

Taehyung's annoyed voice came. Ah, the same nasty mouth with an angelic face. Hoseok laughed.

"Nothing. Are you free? Let's have a coffee."

Taehyung was free anyway so he agreed and they went to a nearby cafe.

"You didn't respond to any of my calls and texts," Hoseok said in a wronged voice. If he had a tail, it surely would be lowered.

"Do I need to tell you that?" Taehyung asked staring at Hoseok.

Hoseok was silent. That's right. He wasn't allowed to feel wrong. Taehyung had every right to ignore him after all, it was he who had abandoned Taehyung.

"I know it's quite late." Hoseok looked sadly at Taehyung. "I'm sorry for everything."

Taehyung didn't know how to feel once he got the apology. If it was him from before maybe he would have flipped the table and left but now he was mature.

"It's okay. We are already adults." Taehyung said taking a sip of his coffee.

Hoseok smiled. Although Taehyung forgave him, he couldn't forgive himself.

"Where are you staying? What are you doing?" Hoseok asked.

"I am staying with Jungkook," Taehyung said looking out of the window at the busy street. "and searching for a job."

Hoseok froze upon hearing the name Jungkook which he had thought would never hear once he graduated from his high school. He still could remember those pair of dark raven eyes like a fierce beast which caused him nightmares. He was also an alpha but Jungkook's pheromones suppressed him making him fear Jungkook. He knew Jungkook was obsessed with Taehyung but he hadn't thought Jungkook would cage Taehyung with him for this long. 

Not hearing from Hoseok, Taehyung looked at him who was frozen stiff.

"What happened?"

"Are you still together?" Hoseok asked.

"Of course. He has always been with me, we are sharing an apartment."

Hoseok sighed in defeat. That Hoseok had guessed because Taehyung was drenched with Jungkook's pheromones. An alpha marking its territory. 

"I need to say something about Jungkook." 

Taehyung's phone rang. It was Jungkook's call.

"Just a minute," Taehyung said as he stood up and went out to receive the call.

After a few minutes, Taehyung came and said Jungkook had called him for food in his office and had to go. He wanted to split the bill but Hoseok didn't allow it. 

"Taehyung." 

Taehyung looked at Hoseok before leaving.

"Be careful of Jungkook."

Taehyung looked slightly confused, nodded his head and went out.

Hoseok slumped in his seat. He underestimated Jungkook's obsession towards Taehyung. Jungkook was still keeping Taehyung in check. How could he forget that day?

That day when Jungkook barged into his house in the middle of the night with a knife and threatened him to stay away from Taehyung, break his friendship and abandon Taehyung. That night when Jungkook almost killed his parents if he denied his order. Hoseok was just a country guy, how could he defy Jungkook who was the prince of the Jeons?

He had watched Taehyung getting bullied by everyone. Jungkook had paid the group of alphas to bully Taehyung. Jungkook had orchestrated the plan to make Taehyung a loner. None was allowed to talk to Taehyung. Everyone knew it except for Taehyung who was drowning in his misery. 

Everybody thought Jungkook despised Taehyung. Hoseok also had thought so until one day he saw Jungkook comforting Taehyung after Taehyung was almost assaulted by a group of alphas. Jungkook at that time had held the delicate and fragile Taehyung in his embrace with one hand wrapped behind Taehyung's back and the other around his nape.

"I will protect you from now on."

That was the words Hoseok had heard making him frozen on his steps in terror. He had seen Jungkook's true nature at that time. Jungkook had already discovered Hoseok. He looked at Hoseok with his fierce eyes and smirked. Jungkook was so despicable. He understood Jungkook's plan which was to slowly alienate Taehyung from everyone, make Taehyung helpless and lonely and at last be Taehyung's only comfort place.

Jungkook was too frightening and Taehyung was unaware. 

Hoseok looked miserable right now. How did Taehyung catch the eyes of such beast? 

Taehyung looked at the tall building in front of him which seemed like it was touching the clouds. The name JEON ENTERPRISE was placed at the top of the building showing to whom this empire belonged and Jungkook was waiting for him at the top. Taehyung had already realised there was a huge difference in their worlds. He still didn't know how the darling of heaven and a mere mortal managed to enter each other's world.

Taehyung reached the top of the building through an elevator where Jungkook's office lay. He had always entered directly without knocking before so this time also he did the same.

"Jungkook, I am here."

Taehyung's steps stopped when he noticed an extra person inside Jungkook's office. It was Jungkook's mother. Taehyung was particularly fond of Jungkook's mother as she always treated him like her own son and was nice to him.

Jungkook's mother looked very intimidating with her tall height and stern expression. She was also an alpha and had those bambi eyes which Jungkook had inherited from her. But no matter how intimidating she looked, Taehyung knew she was very soft and kind.

"Hello, auntie." Taehyung went for a hug.

Jungkook's mother stood up and hugged Taehyung. "Hello, sweetie. How are you?"

"I'm good."

"I am also here." Jungkook's voice came. Jungkook's eyes wrinkled as he saw Taehyung in his mother's arms. He went towards them and pulled Taehyung to his side but as soon as Taehyung came to his side, he smelt a pheromone. It was kind of familiar.

"Did you meet someone?" Jungkook asked rubbing Taehyung's nape with his fingertips.

Taehyung got chills because Jungkook's voice sounded like he was kind of angry and Taehyung knew he couldn't lie.

"Um... I met my old friend." Taehyung didn't mention the name. Why? Because he didn't need to. Jungkook didn't need to know about the man who was now not in his world.

Jungkook clenched his fist in anger because he knew whom this pheromone belonged to. It was the pheromone of that mutt whom he had removed from Taehyung's life. Why was that mutt again coming into his and Taehyungie's life?

Jungkook was about to explode in anger but a hand on his shoulder stopped him. He smelt the pheromones of his mother who was trying to calm him. He looked at his mother in anger and her eyes seemed to say control yourself in front of Taehyung. Don't scare him.

"Oh! That's why I smelt unfamiliar pheromones on you." Jungkook's mother pulled Taehyung from her son's side. "Why don't you take a shower in Kookie's shower? You know alphas don't like smelling other alphas pheromones in their territory, right?"

Of course, Taehyung knew. Alphas are territorial. How could he come here smelling other alphas's pheromones? Jungkook wouldn't like it.

Taehyung's face became red in shame. "I will, Auntie."

"Ok go. I will bring new clothes for you." Jungkook mother smiled at Taehyung.

As Taehyung went to shower inside Jungkook's private room in his office, Jungkook's mother looked at her son frowning and said, "Don't scare him. He doesn't know anything."

Jungkook sat in his chair, losing his tie around his neck. "I know. I just couldn't control myself. How dare that mutt leave his pheromones in Taehyung?"

Jungkook's mother knew how possessive Jungkook was of the things that belonged to him. She knew her son's true nature.

"Don't allow that man to enter Taehyung's life otherwise everything you worked on will be for nothing." She reminded her son. "And don't be angry in front of him. Coax him gently."

"I know, mother. I will take care of that man."

It was already night when Hoseok returned to his apartment. As he got off the elevator, he saw two tall muscled men with dark suits standing on the sides of his door. Hoseok gulped in fear. Who were these men?

Hoseok cautiously walked towards them, step by step.

"Boss is waiting for you inside." Hoseok heard one of the bodyguards speaking. They were not some normal person, Hoseok guessed that. Now which god did he provoke again?

Hoseok entered inside. The apartment was dark and only the light on the table near his couch was dimly lit. The wave of pheromones suddenly attacked him making him kneel on the ground trembling. The pheromone made him suffocate as he clenched his chest with his hand. This dominant pheromone? Hoseok knew who was it.

It was Jungkook.

He raised his head to look at a silhouette sitting on his couch crossing his legs as if he was the owner of that place. Hoseok's heart started to beat loudly in fear. A pair of dark emotionless eyes with a pale face was staring at him like a ferocious beast as if Hoseok was a speck of dust before him. Those eyes were the cause of his nightmares. Those pheromones gave Hoseok trauma from which he could never stand smelling the pheromones of other alphas.

Why was he here?

"Long time no see." Jungkook's monotonous voice echoed in the silent apartment.

"Y-Yeah," Hoseok answered.

"How are you?"

"I'm good." Hoseok stood up as Jungkook withdrew his pheromones making him breathe slightly.

"Sit on the couch properly," Jungkook spoke like he was the owner and Hoseok was an unwanted guest. Hoseok smiled in anger and sat on the couch.

They stared at each other for a while. Jungkook suddenly appearing here after he accidentally met Taehyung made sense to Hoseok. But how did Jungkook realise he met Taehyung?

"You're also alpha right?" Jungkook asked.

"Yes."

"How would you feel if you smelt others' pheromones on your omega?"

"What?"

"Do you think I don't know that you had been contacting Taehyung and wanting to meet him?" Jungkook's voice sounded scary. "I just didn't bother further because Taehyung was not replying to you."

"So what?" Hoseok asked. "What will happen if I meet him?" Hoseok also got angry. "Or are you scared that Taehyung will find out you were the one who paid others to bully him? You made Taehyung a loner."

Hoseok heard Jungkook chuckling. Jungkook was laughing.

"I don't care. I know how to handle him. He belongs to me after all."

"Taehyung is not your plaything," Hoseok shouted in anger. How could Jungkook treat a person like that?

"Right. Taehyung isn't my plaything." Jungkook got silent for a while and continued, "He is my fated partner, the one I love most."

Jungkook's eyes were full of crazy obsession when he was talking about Taehyung. Fated partner? Hoseok thought. What bullshit? Taehyung couldn't belong to one person.

"Taehyung is a beta. You can't mark him."

Jungkook looked at Hoseok like he was a dumb person. Ah.. he hadn't come here to talk about his Taehyungie. "Your parents are in America, right?"

"W-What's it to you?" Hoseok asked warily.

"Do you think my hands can't reach there?" Jungkook looked at Hoseok smirking widely. "Do you think they are safe there? I have plenty of ways to make them disappear there."

Hoseok's curled into fist in anger. His parents had gone there for a vacation and they looked so happy.

"Do you want your career to be destroyed?"

Jungkook was threatening him. Why? Just because he met Taehyung. Why was Jungkook still so fixated on Taehyung? Jungkook was an alpha and Taehyung was a beta. They could never be each other.

He saw Jungkook standing up and managing his suit.

"Disappear from this city and never come to Taehyung's life again. Next time I won't be warning you. I'll directly take an action."

Jungkook came like a storm and went away after disappearing everything.