By Zephyria Lee Do-hyeon didn’t say a word the entire way home. After finishing a meal, he would usually ask affectionately if Ryu Jeong had enjoyed it, and which dish he liked the most, but he didn’t do that today. Ryu Jeong glanced at Lee Do-hyeon, who was driving with his mouth tightly shut, several times, but he didn’t bother to voice the curiosity that had gathered in his mouth. It was because Lee Do-hyeon’s face, as he stared straight ahead, was clouded with an anguish that was hard to explain.
The drive, during which even breathing felt cautious, ended, and Ryu Jeong followed Lee Do-hyeon, who had finished parking, into the elevator. The elevator, which soared upwards at a speed that made his ears feel blocked, soon arrived at the top floor, and Lee Do-hyeon tried to disarm the door lock with familiar movements. But for some reason, errors kept popping up. Unlike his calm expression, his hand kept missing the keypad.
Ryu Jeong, who had been silently watching him, carefully spoke.
“Um, I’ll open it.”
“……”
When he entered the password, which at first had definitely felt like a challenge, in order, the door opened with a cheerful ding-dong. Ryu Jeong, holding the doorknob, turned to look at Lee Do-hyeon, who was standing there blankly. When he gestured for him to go in first, Ryu Jeong hesitated and stepped into the entrance.
“Ah! Ugh, uh…”
The moment he set foot inside, the light above his head flashed on, and his body turned around. A strong grip wrapped around his waist, and a large hand grabbed his cheek. Naturally, his head tilted upwards, and Lee Do-hyeon, looking somehow angry, came into view. He tried to ask what was wrong, but it was no use. It was only natural that their lips met.
His body was pulled away in a flash, and at the same time, the front door slammed shut with a bang. Ryu Jeong squeezed his eyes shut at the feeling that even the air was shaking greatly. With the signal of his densely packed eyelashes falling downwards, Lee Do-hyeon pressed his lips together a little more and pushed his tongue into Ryu Jeong’s mouth in one breath.
Ryu Jeong barely accepted the hot, wet flesh that rummaged around as if it were his own mouth, and raised his awkwardly lowered arms. His hand, groping along the smooth feeling of the suit jacket, wrapped around Lee Do-hyeon’s neck. Lee Do-hyeon, groaning lowly at the willingness to accept him without pushing him away, bent his knees and lightly lifted Ryu Jeong up.
“Ah…!”
Ryu Jeong, feeling dizzy at the sudden feeling of his body being lifted up, hurriedly clung to Lee Do-hyeon. A white flash flickered above his eyelids, which he had closed and then opened, only to close again. He thought it was lightning, but it was just the sensor light that had turned off and then on again.
He wrapped his legs around Lee Do-hyeon’s waist and clung to him, afraid of falling. Lee Do-hyeon, supporting Ryu Jeong’s buttocks a little more firmly, continued to kiss him as if he couldn’t even tolerate the brief moment when their lips parted.
After kicking off and removing their shoes haphazardly, Lee Do-hyeon moved straight towards the bedroom. While passing through the hallway without managing to bump into anything, the tongue that filled his mouth pulled out Ryu Jeong’s tongue. He clung to the tongue that only twitched and didn’t move easily, and sucked on the plump tongue like a candy, trapping it between his lips.
Saliva that he hadn’t managed to swallow wet Ryu Jeong’s lips and flowed down his chin. It was a kiss far from romantic, like rough sex.
Ryu Jeong, unable to choose a time to breathe, desperately inhaled the insufficient air whenever his lips parted to change the angle. But that was only for a moment, and he was sweating profusely as he welcomed the tongue that burrowed into his mouth again. Above all, the position was such that his groin kept rubbing against Lee Do-hyeon’s stomach, which was embarrassing.
“Ugh, uh… hiss.”
His body was quickly thrown backwards. Ryu Jeong instinctively flailed his arms to grab something. Despite his struggles, a soft mattress soon touched his back. Lee Do-hyeon climbed on top of Ryu Jeong, who was lying down stably.
It seemed like their eyes met for a moment. But it was only fleeting. Lee Do-hyeon relentlessly stripped off Ryu Jeong’s clothes. His top was taken off, and his pants were taken off from under his buttocks. Ryu Jeong, who had been stripped bare except for his socks with just a few movements of his hands, dazedly looked up at Lee Do-hyeon, who, unlike his naked self, didn’t even have his tie loosened.
Before he knew it, pheromones were flowing out of Lee Do-hyeon. It was clearly different from what he had felt from time to time. It was the same ocean, but now it was the ocean right before a typhoon. It was rough, sharp, and above all, he couldn’t feel any affection because of his stiff expression. He was suddenly scared, but Ryu Jeong suppressed his fear and reached out his hand. As if to comfort and calm Lee Do-hyeon, who was on top of him, he covered his hand and gently patted it.
“Ha…”
At that moment, Lee Do-hyeon, who had been calm despite being the one who had literally ‘poured out’ kisses, collapsed. Lee Do-hyeon, who had been sitting up straight, quietly looked down at Ryu Jeong’s hand patting him, and then lowered his upper body. Ryu Jeong, who flinched and closed his eyes, thinking he was going to kiss him again, tentatively opened his eyes at the warmth of just being hugged tightly.
“I… I think I’ve gone crazy.”
Soon, a voice full of guilt flowed out. Ryu Jeong glanced at the hair tickling his cheek, then stared blankly at the ceiling. His body, which had been trembling finely with fear, was gradually calming down as soon as he heard Lee Do-hyeon’s voice.
“Thinking about what that bastard did earlier…”
Lee Do-hyeon muttered words that sounded like excuses in vain. It was at times like this that he realized that his rut cycle was approaching. Just a moment ago, he was clearly thinking about how to deal with Lee Gyu-hyeon, but when he came to his senses, he was trying to mount Ryu Jeong like a dog. He remembered driving the car into the underground parking lot. But everything after that was completely cut off.
In the meantime, although he hadn’t shown it in front of Ryu Jeong, he had become nervous and sensitive, and had become irritable in everything. If he hadn’t been an Alpha, he would have exploded long ago.
“Just some water… wait.”
Should he inject a suppressant right now? Lee Do-hyeon quietly chased after the pheromones swirling inside his body before getting up from his seat. Without even thinking of hearing Ryu Jeong’s answer, Lee Do-hyeon immediately left the room and went to the kitchen, where he took a cup of cold water and drank it. It probably wasn’t just thanks to the cold water, but the pheromones that had heated his insides in an instant were gradually subsiding.
Half embarrassment, half relief. Lee Do-hyeon, leaning on the island table and bowing his head, let out a deep sigh that overlapped the two emotions.
It seemed like he would have to move up his center visit. Enduring until the weekend, when his schedule was set, wasn’t that much of a problem, but he was unhappy with the fact that he had become more sensitive than usual. It seemed like it would be better to get a suppressant as a precaution.
His hand trembled as he took out his cell phone, which was luckily still in his pocket, to contact Chief Yoon. Lee Do-hyeon sighed in disbelief. But just then, Ryu Jeong, who should have been lying in bed, came out hesitantly. It seemed like he had picked up his clothes and put them on in the meantime. The top, which had been forcibly stripped off, barely covered his lower body, with the neck stretched out.
“Um… President…”
In the midst of all this, the thought that it was a good-looking outfit suddenly popped into his head. Lee Do-hyeon, shaking off the thought that didn’t fit the situation, tried to compose himself and asked.
“Would Jeong like a glass of water too?”
“No… are you okay, President?”
“I’m okay. I was just… I think I got a little excited.”
Lee Do-hyeon, who was even rambling while saying that he was okay, wiped his mouth. Ryu Jeong, who only knew that his rut cycle was coming up soon, also felt an unusual sign and bit his lip.
Unable to just leave him standing there, Lee Do-hyeon took Ryu Jeong’s hand and went back to the bedroom. Although the lights were off, their faces were clearly visible thanks to the moonlight coming in through the gap in the curtains. Ryu Jeong, lying down with his head on the pillow, looked up at Lee Do-hyeon with a questioning look, who was sitting on the bed instead of lying down with him.
“Are you… going somewhere?”
Not lying down was one thing, but he didn’t seem to be thinking of taking off the clothes he was wearing, so he wondered if he had somewhere to go. Lee Do-hyeon, chuckling softly, shook his head, saying that wasn’t the case.
“Where would I go?”
“……”
Then why aren’t you lying down with me? He wanted to ask, but he couldn’t bring himself to open his mouth. It was because Lee Do-hyeon’s attitude had changed since what happened at the restaurant. He was always affectionate and held his hand tightly, but he didn’t even hold his wrist, let alone interlock their fingers. It was the same in the car. Whenever he got into Lee Do-hyeon’s car, he would put their hands together on the gear lever, but Ryu Jeong only picked at the hangnails on his fingernails the entire way home.
It must be all because of that man. The resentment in his heart grew a little darker. They didn’t seem to be on good terms at first glance… Ryu Jeong, hesitating for a long time because he wasn’t sure if he was allowed to ask, mustered up the courage to open his mouth, afraid that Lee Do-hyeon would suddenly leave.