By Zephyria 
Autumn had arrived.
Ryle’s secretary, who hadn’t been idle once since joining the company, looked out the window while organizing documents. The rain falling for the first time in a while carried a quite chilly air, making the change of seasons feel real.
However, the secretary’s expression soon returned to its usual coldness. Whether autumn came or not, the fact that his work was busy remained unchanged.
After checking important matters, he knocked on the Chairman’s office, and a low voice drifted out.
“Come in.”
As soon as he entered, the secretary narrowed his eyes and scanned the area around Chairman Vermouth. Fortunately, he was handling his business properly today.
But he couldn’t let his guard down. Recently, the Chairman would suddenly rush out, claiming he had to buy a gift for Mr. Bright. Or he would race to the mansion as if he couldn’t breathe without him.
In the secretary’s office, people were already whispering that the Chairman had hidden something enormous in the mansion. Perhaps because matters regarding Mr. Bright were handled directly by his own hands as the Chief Secretary, it seemed to have piqued their curiosity even more.
Although he had ordered them to keep their mouths shut, the matter had already been exposed to the media. Until then, the Chairman had ordered them to diligently erase Hae-jin’s existence, but it seemed something had changed between them. Starting from this early summer.
“Here are the materials you need to review as a priority.”
Considering the past, it was truly a relief that there was progress in their relationship. However, it was quite troublesome for the secretary when that led to the Chairman postponing work at every turn.
Furthermore, as a global tycoon, Vermouth had a talent for showing off his romance to those around him in all sorts of creative ways, which made it even more perplexing.
“Also, I received a contact from a close associate at City Hall.”
“What is it?”
“An inquiry asking if the scale of the greenhouse expansion at the mansion was recorded incorrectly.”
“Ah.”
Even though the secretary spoke carefully, the Chairman nodded as if it were no big deal. He spoke as if he didn’t know exactly what the secretary was pointing out—the plan to expand the greenhouse in the mansion to a massive size.
The secretary had entered the greenhouse that Mr. Bright often visited a few times. Having been transformed into something far more luxurious than it was at first, it was now grand enough to be called a house in its own right.
Just as he hoped the Chairman might withdraw this absurd greenhouse expansion plan, Vermouth calmly asked about the trend.
“Is it to the point where I need to change the party I sponsor again?”
“…It’s not to that extent. I will take appropriate measures so that no noise arises.”
Despite the nervous secretary’s answer, the Chairman responded only with another nod.
The mayor of Heavy Rain City had already changed once. It happened after Vermouth cut off sponsorship for the existing party with which he had a long-standing collusive relationship.
The former mayor had tried to exert influence over Vermouth until the end, using the issue of the mansion’s elevator renovation. For the sake of his partner’s fragile legs, the Chairman had cut him off without mercy.
The party the former mayor belonged to was overturned late after learning the background of the incident. Having lost a powerful sponsor over a mere elevator, they had been bowing deeply to Vermouth and contacting him continuously.
The current mayor likely wouldn’t want to follow in their footsteps. If he leaked this fact, they would probably shut their mouths obediently. Or perhaps it really was a pure question. A greenhouse that required various permits to be established was already at a level where it could be called a botanical garden rather than a greenhouse.
“And since your rut period is coming soon, I have made an appointment with the doctor.”
The secretary, who had long since lost his brakes regarding matters concerning Bright, moved on to the next agenda with equal nonchalance.
However, he couldn’t remain as composed as he was now regarding the following instruction.
“Right. Give the instructions as usual.”
The “usual” instructions he spoke of were nothing other than a crude method: putting the body to sleep with strong drugs and tying his own body down so that he wouldn’t wake up and head to the mansion on his own, as he had last time.
Being a Beta, he didn’t know exactly, but he knew that it wasn’t good for an Alpha to spend their rut this way. The doctor they met every time also lamented to the secretary, saying his heart was bursting with frustration.
Even now, when the relationship between the two was quite good, the Chairman insisted on this method for his rut. Though the secretary didn’t know the detailed inner circumstances.
“…Understood.”
Behind the secretary’s uneasy answer, an ominous feeling passed by.
“You’re a bit late.”
“Yeah. I heard you had dinner first?”
“Yes.”
Hae-jin, who had finished preparing, greeted Ryle as he entered the room. Ryle usually had dinner with Hae-jin. It was natural to think that he was either that busy with company work or had some other reason.
Then, the date suddenly caught his eye.
“It’s because your rut is coming soon.”
“Right.”
When the rut period arrived, Ryle had to spend at least two days asleep. To fill that gap, he would handle company work in advance.
As if guessing the inner thoughts of the pensive Hae-jin, Ryle added in a low voice.
“I plan to spend it at the hospital this time too, so don’t worry.”
It was a day when the rain, which had been falling since noon, tapped against the window. As if a small-footed bird were wandering chaotically over the glass.
Who was the subject of the worry Ryle mentioned? Ryle? Or did it still mean Hae-jin himself?
“…Why?”
The two often shared their bodies. Even before declaring themselves partners, the atmosphere naturally led there.
Though it was a bit embarrassing, it became even more natural after he told Ryle they were partners. Sometimes, Hae-jin would be the one to burrow into Ryle’s embrace first. The newly discovered pleasure sometimes sparked an itchy impulse.
Ryle naturally stayed with Hae-jin during his irregular heat cycles. Thanks to that, Hae-jin’s pheromone levels were always stably managed despite being an inferior gene.
And yet, Ryle had never spent his rut with Hae-jin.
“…”
The last time Hae-jin had been by his side during a rut was that day. The day Hae-jin, unable to bear seeing him collapsed, visited him and kissed him for the first time.
Even at Hae-jin’s question, Ryle only slightly avoided his gaze and couldn’t easily open his mouth. Why did he insist on ruining his body by injecting strong drugs directly into his veins every time? Even though the doctor said it was okay to let the rut pass like that because he managed his pheromone release well normally.
“Ryle.”
Only after Hae-jin urged him again did Ryle finally part his trembling lips.
“…It’s because I’m still scared.”
“Of what?”
“That I might hurt you again.”
Ryle’s pheromones, which sank and surrounded the bed, couldn’t be more pitiful. Feeling the intention behind them clearly, Hae-jin swallowed the words he was about to say. It was as if Ryle’s hesitation, which had kept him from speaking until a moment ago, had been contagious.
He was improving bit by bit, but there were parts where Ryle remained stubbornly afraid. Spending the rut together was one of them, so Hae-jin simply reached out to him.
Ryle, naturally burying his face in that hand, cautiously checked Hae-jin’s reaction before adding.
“Besides that, there’s a big problem.”
“What problem?”
“…This sounds too animalistic, but honestly, I lack confidence.”
When Hae-jin opened his eyes in confusion, the words that flowed out like a sigh brushed over him ticklishly.
“Confidence that I won’t knot you.”
At the unexpected words, Hae-jin opened his mouth slightly with a blank expression. Since knotting basically required the will of the Alphas, it was a part he hadn’t paid much attention to until now.
Come to think of it, Ryle had already knotted Hae-jin during a rut. At the time, it was an act that left only questions in various ways. There was no reason to think deeply about it.
However, hearing Ryle’s words now made him feel strange. It felt as if he could sense Ryle’s heart from back then, wanting to leave his mark on Hae-jin somehow.
“I didn’t know I’d become such a guy, so faithful to my instincts.”
“You… could just not do it, right?”
At the self-deprecating words, Hae-jin barely managed to speak. He barely recalled the excuse that his pheromones were always unstable back then.
“Hae-jin.”
“Yes.”
But before he could even finish speaking, Ryle preempted him. He took Hae-jin’s hand, which had been rubbing his cheek, and pressed a thick kiss into the palm.
Clear blue eyes looked directly at Hae-jin.
“That won’t happen.”
At those firm words, Hae-jin unconsciously swallowed hard. Wasn’t the place and timing too coincidental to discuss the most intimate act?
Strangely, he felt the tips of his ears burning. As Hae-jin hesitated, having completely lost his words, Ryle let out a chuckle, breaking the tension.
“So, let’s sleep now.”
“But…”
Worried about his body, Hae-jin hesitated until the end. Ryle, burrowing into his embrace, spoke while spreading pheromones steeped in happiness. As if he were truly pleased by the situation where Hae-jin worried about him.
“Let’s discuss it again during the next rut. Okay?”
“…Alright.”
He reluctantly agreed, but Hae-jin remained hesitant. In particular, Ryle’s declaration—or rather, non-declaration—that he definitely wanted to leave a persistent mark on him continued to ring in his ears. An erotic itch continued to make its presence known to Hae-jin.
Was that why? As if something were unsettling, Hae-jin tossed and turned for a long time before falling asleep.
Sure enough, Ryle’s fever rose sharply overnight.
The next morning, Hae-jin, who woke up a bit late, found the strange silence odd and quickly lifted his head. Ryle’s body, sleeping beside him, was hot as a fireball.
“Ryle! Are you okay? Ryle!”
Even though he shook him awake in panic, Ryle couldn’t wake up easily. Terrified, Hae-jin rushed out of the room. His steps were urgent, not even noticing that his feet hurt.
“Mark!”
By the time Ryle, who had lost consciousness, finally opened his eyes, he had already been moved to the hospital.
“Ryle, are you awake?”
“…Hae-jin…”
Through his blurring vision, Hae-jin’s expression didn’t look good. Before he could even feel the pheromones, his heart sank.
Why does he have that expression? Because it happened to be his rut cycle, the fear Ryle had been hiding surged up in an instant.
“You showed an abnormal reaction due to pheromone congestion.”
The voice of the doctor, who was reviewing the test results behind him, was heard. Startled by that firm voice, Ryle belatedly looked around.
Realizing he had come to the hospital, he hurriedly pushed himself up. Hae-jin, rising with him, looked at Ryle worriedly and grabbed his shoulder as if to stop him.
Only then did Ryle belatedly read Hae-jin’s pheromones. Sensing the clear sign of worry for him, he was finally able to calm his heart, which had felt as if it were being poked with glass.
“But, I heard that since he manages his pheromone release well normally, there wouldn’t be a big problem even if he spends the rut like this. If there’s some other problem…”
“Did he say that?”
Hae-jin, who had laid Ryle back down, asked the doctor worriedly. However, the doctor, upon hearing those words, raised an eyebrow in disbelief. He explained that the statement about being able to hold out for a while because he manages it well normally had been interpreted that way.
Having a sudden realization, Hae-jin asked the lying Ryle in a hollow voice.
“…Was it a lie?”
“…That is, Hae-jin…”
“How could you lie about something like this?”
Unable to bear it any longer, Ryle sat up. Looking at his trembling golden eyelashes, Hae-jin endured a stinging pain in his chest.
Hae-jin knew very well what he was afraid of. Perhaps that fear had started from Hae-jin.
The transferred fear had hidden deep within Ryle’s mind, eating away at him. That made Hae-jin feel profoundly pained.
Hadn’t too many things changed since then?
Hadn’t so many things grown between the two of them?
“Ryle, you have to spend your rut properly.”
Hae-jin spoke with a trembling voice. At that, Ryle’s pheromones recoiled and sank toward the floor. The waves emanating from him were ominous, suggesting that his rut was drawing near.
Hae-jin grabbed Ryle’s face, preventing him from averting his gaze, and spoke firmly.
“I am your lover.”
With those few words, Ryle met his eyes, though his pupils were shaking. After stroking his own face a few times, Ryle pointed out something Hae-jin hadn’t even considered.
“But, Hae-jin. …If I lose my reason and end up knotting, the aftermath will be a problem. If a child happens to be conceived….”
“Ah…”
Because he was an inferior gene and had manifested as an Omega so late in life, Hae-jin often failed to think through these obvious details.
Ryle was certainly right. Although it was the rut period of a Dominant Alpha, the probability of pregnancy was significantly lower since Hae-jin was an inferior gene. Conversely, this meant there was still a possibility, however slim, that a life could be created.
It was a momentous matter—the possibility of having a family again. Finally feeling the weight of it clearly, Hae-jin wore a stunned, bewildered expression. Ryle, who had already been shouldering the burden that Hae-jin should have carried, urgently cupped Hae-jin’s cheeks.
“You don’t need to think that far yet. Okay?”
Anxiety surged. The things he had tried so hard to hide were finally being laid bare before Hae-jin.
Ryle knew that Hae-jin didn’t think deeply about his identity as an Omega—especially the true meaning of continuing to live together.
At first, Ryle hadn’t thought about it either. He was simply grateful that Hae-jin was by his side. However, as he became more intoxicated by happiness, various futures began to paint themselves before him. And Hae-jin was not prepared to accept any of them. Having witnessed Hae-jin’s nightmares from the closest distance, Ryle knew this better than anyone.
He could hide it no longer. He had wanted to wait patiently until Hae-jin was ready, holding onto hope bit by bit, but there was no turning back.
Even if Hae-jin agreed to spend this rut together out of concern for Ryle’s condition, that was all. A Dominant Alpha’s rut was incredibly violent. Hae-jin, who had experienced it many times, would know that better than anyone.
If Hae-jin were to recall the past he had buried deep because of Ryle’s loss of control. If a child Hae-jin didn’t want were suddenly conceived.
If, because of that child, misfortune began again, just as it had for Ryle’s family.
Tracing his thoughts back to his childhood, Ryle fell into a complete panic. The hands desperately clutching Hae-jin began to tremble slightly.
Perhaps because his heart felt tightly constricted, it became difficult to breathe.
“Ahem. If that is the problem, there is a solution.”
Just then, the doctor, who had been listening silently, interrupted in an awkward voice. Hae-jin quickly turned his head to look at the doctor, while Ryle simply followed Hae-jin’s face with his gaze.
In this uncomfortable and suffocating examination room, the doctor wanted to leave as soon as possible. Ryle’s pheromones, which instinctively surrounded him as if attacking a fellow Alpha, were too hard to bear—despite the fact that this was his own clinic.
“There is a newly developed drug, a contraceptive for Alphas. Unlike those for Omegas, it doesn’t have a significant impact on the pheromone system, so it’s stable. However….”
“Is there another problem?”
“The effectiveness of the drug varies depending on the Alpha’s pheromone levels. In other words, it has no effect normally and can only be used during a rut. Because of that, demand is low and the price is very expensive, but… I suppose you wouldn’t need to worry about that.”
After all, without knotting, the probability of an Omega’s pregnancy drops significantly. Therefore, the primary demand for such contraceptives came from Alphas who knotted for pleasure.
The problem was that these individuals didn’t only need contraception during their rut. Because of this, the newly developed drug had ambiguous demand, and the price didn’t easily drop.
Hae-jin, who had been listening quietly, snapped his head up. Ultimately, the doctor’s words meant that the drug’s drawback was actually perfectly suited for the two of them.
“Can I get the drug right away? If not, even an Omega contraceptive….”
“Hae-jin, no.”
“Mr. Bright’s pheromone system is also stable, so taking contraceptives wouldn’t be a great burden, but….”
“Still no.”
Faced with an attitude that would not tolerate any direction that might harm Hae-jin’s body, the doctor disappeared from the room as if fleeing, saying he would bring the new drug.
Though he had spoken impulsively, Ryle looked at Hae-jin anxiously once more. However, contrary to his worries, those black eyes were fixed on him without wavering.
“Ryle.”
“…….”
“Spend the rut with me.”
“…….”
The calmly spoken voice quieted his raging heart. Hae-jin, gazing softly at Ryle’s face as he focused entirely on him, soon smiled faintly and stroked his cold cheek.
“I’m okay now, and… I’m worried about you, Ryle.”
Seeing the emotions filling that pale face, Ryle felt the fear he had held onto for so long slowly melt away.
It was an affection so cozy and warm. He had never imagined in his life that such gentle pheromones would embrace him. He wanted to absorb every single drop of these pheromones, expressed from Hae-jin’s heart, into himself.
“……Yes. Thank you, Hae-jin.”
Ryle embraced Hae-jin, collapsing slowly. He realized once again that his sanctuary lay within this embrace.
“…….”
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah.”
In the car returning to the mansion, Ryle’s answer was somewhat languidly drawn out. His body was also pressed tightly against Hae-jin, as if leaning on him.
Having buried his nose in the crook of Hae-jin’s neck for a while now, he had rapidly become silent. After receiving the drug the doctor brought, he seemed to be slowly losing his grip on consciousness.
As evidence, the car was thick with Ryle’s pheromones. Though he had been prepared, Hae-jin felt a renewed sense of heaviness, as if being crushed while breathing in them.
“Hae-jin.”
However, it wasn’t easy to be afraid this time. Even though he was half-delirious due to the suppressed energy of the rut, Ryle became anxious the moment Hae-jin showed the slightest sign of discomfort.
“Ugh. I’m okay.”
“Hmm?”
As if unable to understand the words ‘I’m okay,’ Ryle pulled Hae-jin into his arms. Hae-jin, who ended up perched naturally on his lap, looked around awkwardly. They had ridden in the car together many times, of course, but this was their first time having such an embarrassing level of contact.
“Hae-jin, Hae-jin.”
When will we arrive at the mansion? Feeling suddenly shy, Hae-jin looked out the window, but Ryle continued to call him, repeatedly kissing the cheek Hae-jin had turned away. As if telling him not to take his eyes off him.
Ryle, who acted as if only instinct remained the moment they were alone in the car, felt strangely familiar. Hae-jin suddenly let out a laugh at the way Ryle kept nudging him with his high nose, as if pestering him.
With a smile flowing like a breeze on his lips, he looked at him again. He had grown accustomed to the blue eyes that followed him blindly. He liked how those deep-set eyes looked at him with such warmth.
“…….”
Ryle, who was already acting strange, became even more dazed when their eyes met. The laughter, once released, showed no sign of stopping, so Hae-jin reached out and brushed back his disheveled hair.
“It tickles if you keep doing that.”
For some reason, Ryle froze as if he had turned into a statue. Worried that he might have fainted again, Hae-jin tilted his head slightly and called him.
“Ryle?”
In that instant, their lips met.
“Hmph.”
A wet sound echoed in the car and returned to Hae-jin. Although the view from the driver’s seat was blocked, being like this outside the bedroom made Hae-jin suddenly feel anxious.
“Ha, hmph, Ryle, wait, wait a second.”
“Yeah.”
Ryle, who only answered diligently, hurriedly invaded Hae-jin’s mouth again. Each time, the surging pheromones caused Hae-jin’s body to heat up little by little.
“…We’ll arrive at the mansion soon. Okay?”
“Yeah.”
Only after Hae-jin spoke again soothingly did Ryle pull away from his lips. However, he remained just as restless, still hugging Hae-jin on his lap.
Hae-jin also grew impatient and checked the window. As the scenery changed to an open blue meadow, their mansion came into view in the distance.
The car was now filled with Ryle’s pheromones like the water of a lake. Submerged in his pheromones instead of oxygen, Hae-jin did not resist the rising sexual arousal.
His lower half began to dampen, and his mind grew floaty. It felt quite good to run his hands through Ryle’s hair as Ryle repeatedly left kisses on his neck. The strength in his waist kept slipping away.
“Whoa.”
As soon as the car stopped, Ryle picked Hae-jin up in his arms and stepped out. The moment he opened the door and touched the ground, Hae-jin felt the illusion of a pheromone wave crashing over him. This was because the pheromones that had pooled in the car spread across the ground like a thick fog.
The mansion, usually crowded with people, was very quiet. Even the driver who brought them stayed in the car without getting out. It seemed the Secretary had contacted the mansion in advance to give them warnings.
Thanks to that, they were able to head to the bedroom without being seen by anyone. Ryle walked, licking Hae-jin—whom he held in his arms—like a piece of candy. It was almost impressive that he could find his way without getting lost even in such a delirious state.
“Nng, Ryle….”
Submerged in the Dominant’s pheromones, Hae-jin felt his body beginning to writhe. Thinking that there were no eyes watching, he became quite eager and naturally opened his arms to cling to Ryle’s neck. He rubbed his face against Ryle’s neck, just as Ryle had done to him until now.
The more he moved, the more Ryle’s pheromones erupted like a tsunami. A thick scent of pheromones lingered behind them.
“Ha…”
As Hae-jin also began to emit pheromones laced with excitement, Ryle’s pace quickened. Eventually, with the sound of a door being roughly thrown open, the two entered the drawing room.
The bed was only a little further, but Ryle, as if he could no longer endure, set Hae-jin down on the sofa. Then, like a man craving oxygen, he hurriedly sought out his lips.
“Ha, hmph….”
Once again, a surge of pheromone exchange took place. In a hazy, floating state of mind, Hae-jin barely managed to move his hands. The thought crossed his mind that since Ryle seemed so out of it, he needed to lead him to some extent.
He carefully undid the buttons of the shirt Ryle was wearing, one by one. It was fascinating how Ryle’s body twitched in sync with the sensation of the shirt being loosened. The broad chest gradually revealed had firmly defined muscles.
Unconsciously following the grain of the muscles, he continued to undress Ryle. As the fabric slid to the floor, Ryle moved his hands in response. Because Hae-jin had been dressed comfortably for the hurried trip to the hospital, his clothes were, unfortunately, removed far too easily.
“Ugh! Wa-wait.”
Before he could stop him, Ryle, who had stripped Hae-jin completely, urgently buried his head downward. Hae-jin’s member, already half-erect and leaking slightly, disappeared into his mouth.
“Hng……”
It was a sensation he never grew used to, no matter how many times he experienced it. The feeling of his member swelling up in Ryle’s moist mouth, oblivious to shame, was almost spine-chilling.
His waist, which had been twitching for a while, shook uncontrollably. A desire to move surged within him, and Hae-jin, not knowing what to do, ruffled Ryle’s golden hair.
“Nng, Ryle, ah, ah……”
His toes curled at the sensation of being sucked strongly. He shook his head wildly, resisting the urge to ejaculate, but all he could see were his own legs shaking helplessly over Ryle’s shoulders. Having stripped everything else but leaving his socks on made his slender legs look even more ridiculous.
“Ugh, hng, stop, nng, Ryle……”
He cried out as if pleading, but Ryle did not stop the stimulation. Hae-jin, who had been struggling with pathetic moisture clinging to the corners of his eyes, finally lost all strength and ejaculated.
“Haah, haah……”
Just from that bit of movement, his thighs were already trembling, complaining of fatigue.
Due to the characteristic lethargy following ejaculation, Hae-jin rested his head on the armrest of the sofa, breathing softly. Combined with Ryle’s continuing onslaught of pheromones, lubricant kept surging from his lower half.
Realizing that lewd pheromones were leaking from him as well, heat rushed to his cheeks.
“…….”
Looking down at the limp Hae-jin with a flushed face, Ryle took a deep breath. Though the amount was small, Hae-jin’s pheromones, sweeter than anything in the world, were tenderly swirling around him.
His already hazy mind sank further into instinct. Every time Hae-jin embraced him, his greed grew without limit. He wanted to sink his teeth into that neck, into every inch of that sweet skin, and never leave.
It was also pleasing to see Hae-jin’s body react purely whenever his primal desires were expressed through pheromones. Once again, as if possessed, Ryle buried his head toward the lower half that was emitting a thick scent.
“Ryle? Ah……”
It was shocking enough that Ryle had swallowed his ejaculation, but Hae-jin was startled when he headed down again. Especially since the place his tongue touched was the hole that had been leaking since a while ago.
“Nng, wait, there, ha-ah…!”
A heated breath escaped into the air. Even the movement of the pheromones tangling chaotically in the air felt excessively lewd as they touched his skin.
In his panic, he tried to push Ryle’s hair away, but Ryle gripped Hae-jin’s buttocks with both hands and lifted him. Hae-jin’s upper body slid down from the sofa armrest. As Ryle’s tongue, backlit by the bright chandelier, dug into the hole, a tickling sensation flowed along his spine up to his brain.
“Ha, ugh, nng, ng!”
The hands that had been scratching Ryle’s knees lost their way and wandered. The sound of the soft velvet fabric of the sofa being scratched by fingernails echoed dully.
Soon, the moment Ryle’s hot tongue pressed against the sensitive spot inside, lubricant surged out again. This situation was so embarrassing that Hae-jin unconsciously covered his face with both arms. The wet sounds coming from below were also hard to get used to.
“Ugh……”
Covering the bright ceiling made him feel a bit better, but before he knew it, Ryle, who had set him down gently, climbed over his body. A tender hand grabbed the arms covering Hae-jin’s face and moved them aside. Hae-jin’s reddened eyes were revealed.
“Hae-jin.”
“Ry-Ryle.”
Ryle’s voice, now cracked and low, vibrated through Hae-jin’s torso. Rather than being intimidating, it tickled Hae-jin’s skin with a certain anticipation.
Tilting his head slightly, Ryle looked at Hae-jin’s face as if licking it, then returned to caressing his neck. As a stickier and more dense stimulation followed, Hae-jin felt as if every muscle in his body was melting and sticking to the sofa.
With every breath, he could feel Ryle releasing his desire. Whenever that primal affection dug into him, Hae-jin felt as if he had drunk a great deal of alcohol. A mere touch easily exhilarated his brain.
Now, feeling Ryle sink his teeth into his chest, Hae-jin squirmed. For some reason, he felt like running away and tried to kick his legs hard, but he only felt the soft friction of his socks against the velvet fabric.
Against his back, a soft sensation tickled his skin as if teasing him. Perhaps it was a tickle blooming from deep inside.
But why wasn’t he putting it in?
“Do it, Ryle, nng, hurry……”
His clouded brain converged toward instinct, following Ryle. From below, he felt a dampness so heavy that his thighs were soaked. He repeatedly tightened and relaxed the muscles of his embarrassing place.
Despite the foreplay being more than sufficient, Ryle did not easily enter Hae-jin. He began to miss that sensation of being filled. As if pestering, he reached out both arms and blindly pulled Ryle toward him. Only then did he feel something hot and blunt nudge against his hole.
“Hng-ah……”
“Kgh.”
Ryle, having exposed his member, slowly pushed himself into Hae-jin’s moist hole. The thing that always felt massive and never became familiar pushed deep into his internals, carving its way inside Hae-jin.
Just by entering, the internal peak points were pressed down one by one. It felt as if white snow was falling in his mind. The euphoria Ryle felt also became pheromones and contacted Hae-jin. Thanks to that, every single cell of his skin shared the ecstasy with him.
Breathing heavily, Hae-jin tried to get used to the sensation filling his insides. Thanks to Ryle, who kept nibbling and stimulating his ear, strength instinctively surged into his lower body.
Soon, the blunt tip tapped against the innermost wall, and the penetration was complete. Even that simple movement strangely drained him of his energy.
“Ngh!”
The moment he let his guard down, Ryle pressed deep inside Hae-jin, putting his full weight into it. The inner walls twitched and surged again. For some reason, his body felt even more sensitive than usual. When he reflexively reached out for Ryle, Ryle—despite his dazed eyes—interlocked their fingers and kissed the back of Hae-jin’s hand.
Tears fell for no apparent reason. Even as he lost his reason, Ryle’s actions remained tender.
“Hae-jin?”
This time, Ryle showered Hae-jin’s eyelids with kisses. An affection more dense than before filled Hae-jin instead of oxygen. The pheromones surrounded Hae-jin so tightly, as if protecting him, that it felt as though not a single drop of rain would touch him even if it poured inside the mansion.
At that moment, Ryle began to move his hips.
“Ha-ah!”
It felt as if his entire soul was being dragged down and then thrust upward. The squelching sounds echoed through the drawing room to an embarrassing degree. Only then did Hae-jin realize where he was lying, and in a moment of tension, he tightened his muscles below.
With a low groan, Ryle’s movements became more violent. Because of the member pounding into him, it felt as if his inner walls would bruise. However, the stronger the stimulation, the more clearly Hae-jin could feel pleasure sloshing and filling his insides.
“Ah, hng, nn, ah, ah…!”
He couldn’t close his parted lips. Driven by a craving for pheromones more intense than usual, he trembled, struggling to keep up with Ryle.
Kissing intermittently, he inhaled Ryle’s pheromones as if they were an aphrodisiac. The energy pushing up from below stimulated his sexual desire, burning through his nerves. Lost in an excessive pleasure that felt as if it would melt his brain, Hae-jin flailed helplessly.
“Huu… Hae-jin, does it hurt?”
“No, nn, ah, Ry, Ryle…! Ah-huk!”
As he was shaken frantically, he was eventually pushed up until his head touched the armrest of the sofa. However, he realized belatedly that he wasn’t actually hitting anything. Ryle had already wrapped his hand protectively around Hae-jin’s head, supporting his body.
However, because of the heavy sweat, the skin rubbing against the velvet hurt slightly. The clinging sensation became uncomfortable the more violently they moved.
“Ryle, hng, the bed, hng, let’s go to the bed.”
“Okay.”
It wasn’t a stimulation he couldn’t endure, but his skin could turn red from the friction. Since childhood, Hae-jin’s skin had always left red marks even from small irritations. He worried that if his entire back ended up like that, Ryle would blame himself once he regained his senses.
Ryle, who had been thrusting steadily, reacted immediately to Hae-jin’s words. It felt strange that he was so obedient despite clearly having lost his reason some time ago.
“Wait, ah-huk!”
However, Hae-jin never dreamed that Ryle would lift him up while still buried deep inside him.
“Hng, hng, ah…”
Clinging desperately to Ryle like a koala, Hae-jin curled his back. The sensation of being poked inside with every step Ryle took was too stimulating.
When physiological tears began to flow, Ryle tenderly kissed his eyelids as he continued to walk. Pleasure struck Hae-jin with such heaviness that he forgot to ask to be put down.
Whenever he loosened his grip even slightly, Ryle’s hard member pierced exactly into the most sensitive part of the inner wall. He tried to put strength into his arms to avoid the contact, but being naturally frail, he couldn’t hold on for long. By the time he realized that he was essentially thrusting his own hips, it was too late.
As luck would have it, Ryle took a step just as the strength left Hae-jin’s arms. At that perfectly timed moment, the member pierced even deeper inside.
The feeling of being pierced through to his solar plexus made his vision go white. Without any time to endure it, he ejaculated violently onto Ryle’s stomach.
White semen slowly flowed down Ryle’s defined abs. Seeing the unintended mess, Hae-jin began to sob.
“Hng, Ryle, Ryle, ha, ngh.”
“Don’t cry.”
Lowering him onto the wide bed like a feather, Ryle repeatedly kissed Hae-jin’s eyelids foolishly. Because of the leaked tears, the sound of the kisses was moist.
However, Hae-jin could not easily calm down. Because he had ejaculated repeatedly, emotions like patience and self-control had been torn away like wet tissues.
“Hmm? Don’t cry, Hae-jin.”
Ryle, who had been holding Hae-jin as if soothing him for a long time, grew anxious. Having lost his reason long ago, he was moving purely on instinct. Until now, Hae-jin had been letting out lovely moans, so it displeased him to see the moisture lingering in his eyes.
He shouldn’t be in pain. He shouldn’t be crying. In the pheromones Ryle was closely monitoring, excitement and pleasure were still sparkling. In his confused state, Ryle rubbed his cheek against Hae-jin’s, pondering.
He wanted to make Hae-jin feel even better. He wanted him to cling to him while crying sweetly, as he had before. He wanted to stay as one like this forever.
Following his will, the pheromones shifted their scent in a more erotic direction. It was a blatant attempt to draw out the Omega’s sexual sensitivity. The Dominant Alpha’s pheromones, approaching with the utmost softness, tenaciously clung to the pleasure that was trying to dissipate quietly within Hae-jin’s body.
“Ngh, nn…”
It was a sight to behold as Hae-jin’s eyes grew hazy. His body, which had been limp as if overwhelmed, began to twitch and come alive. Seeing saliva drip from his slightly parted lips, Ryle lowered his head without hesitation. The touching lips were so sweet it felt as if his tongue were melting.
“Ngh, nn, nn, hng…”
Hae-jin, who eventually began making sounds like a small animal, was utterly adorable. The moisture in his eyes quickly vanished. The way his eyes flushed red along with his heated breaths was incredibly erotic.
Even though it was Hae-jin’s pleasure that he had drawn out with pheromones, Ryle felt as if he himself were being swept away.
Slowly, he began to move his hips again. Along with a squelching sound, the irresistible temptation began anew. Hae-jin’s damp and warm inner walls wrapped tightly around Ryle, as if squeezing everything out of him.
The movements gradually quickened. Every time he pounded against the inner wall, Hae-jin’s body reacted in various ways. As if that were his sole reason for existence, Ryle moved as if possessed, ensuring that pleasure continued to flow through Hae-jin’s body.
Then, at one point, he felt the innermost wall, which had seemed blocked, swing wide open. Within his flashing white vision, Ryle could no longer suppress the desire he had held back for years.
He wanted to leave his mark in the deepest part of Hae-jin. He wanted to pour himself into him tenaciously so that his pheromones would always be felt.
“Ah…”
“Ha…”
Ryle’s member, which had entered through the wide-open secret place, began to swell greatly. As if everything that had flowed out until now was merely the beginning, his pheromones erupted explosively.
Hae-jin’s eyes widened at the slowly increasing pressure. From the tip of the member, which had swollen to its limit, enough semen flowed out to fill him to the brim. When he reflexively reached out to touch his stomach, he felt a convex bulge, which felt incredibly foreign.
Before he could be frightened and burst into tears, Ryle slightly twisted his hips, and Hae-jin felt a powerful shock, as if pleasure had slammed into his brain. Despite having experienced knotting a few times, this was a first.
“Ha, hng…”
Even though foolish moans continued to leak out, Ryle did not stop. He kept soothing Hae-jin while pushing himself even deeper inside. Because of the member that continued to grow, his breath became labored, as if his lungs were being pushed upward.
And just as he began to forget, pleasure slammed down again. As the strength slowly left his body, Hae-jin flailed in an indescribable pleasure.
“Nng, nn, nng…”
Ryle watched this sight without almost blinking. Hae-jin, whose entire body was dyed pink, was so beautiful it felt as if he were holding the sunset in his arms.
Furthermore, a pleasure he had never felt before originated from the member buried deep inside, controlling Ryle. The pheromone congestion, which had felt like a blockage in a corner of his brain, was gradually cleared, leaving a refreshing sensation.
Whenever Hae-jin showed signs of discomfort, Ryle instinctively moved his hips slightly. Then, the member would tap the peak that was usually hidden deep within the inner walls and return. Each time, Hae-jin would sink into pleasure, his limbs trembling slightly.
It was an addictive act that he simply could not stop. Ryle focused on continuing to devour him, licking up Hae-jin’s cheek with his tongue.
Fitting for a Dominant Alpha’s obsession, for a very long time.
“Hng…”
“Hae-jin, you have to open your mouth.”
Hae-jin, who barely managed to straighten his flickering consciousness, weakly looked at the round, long object placed before him. A spoon containing something like porridge entered his vision. It seemed that the scent of grain lingering in his mouth belonged to that.
Because the scene felt somewhat familiar, Hae-jin rolled his eyes. He was sitting on Ryle’s lap, and Ryle, hugging him from behind, was feeding him. Up to this point, it was something that happened whenever Hae-jin was sick.
“Hng!”
The difference from before was, inconveniently, that Ryle’s member was still inside his stomach. And it was still knotting.
This was already the third knotting.
Moving reflexively, Hae-jin was stimulated again, his thighs trembling and his spine tensing. Ryle quickly stroked his side and offered the spoon again, his voice sounding anxious.
“You have to eat at least a little. …Too much time has passed.”
“Nnnng.”
Suddenly annoyed, Hae-jin kicked his legs and shook his head. But moving only made it harder for his own body. A pleasure like a snowstorm was transmitted from the inner walls being pressed once more.
“I’m sorry. Let’s just eat a little. Okay?”
Ryle pleaded with Hae-jin, sounding completely flustered. Clearly, until Hae-jin had lost consciousness, Ryle had still been in a state where he hadn’t regained his reason. Hae-jin had fainted while feeling his member swell for the third time, and in the meantime, Ryle’s mind seemed to have returned.
It was very typical of Ryle to check the time as soon as he woke up and decide he had to feed him. Since Ryle acted as if the world were ending if Hae-jin missed even one meal, Hae-jin forced his mouth open and swallowed the porridge. It was true that he was hungry. It felt as if the sun had set and risen again, but he couldn’t gauge the exact time.
After feeding him small mouthfuls of food like birdseed, Ryle finally withdrew the spoon with satisfaction once the bowl was empty.
“Hng, it’s hard…”
“I’m sorry. Lean back comfortably here, that’s it.”
Though he enjoyed the whining voice, Ryle didn’t show it and slightly lifted Hae-jin’s body to lean him back. Even the slightest stimulation made Hae-jin’s eyes redden as he suffered from pleasure.
The memories of the rampage he had committed while losing his reason were becoming clearer. After realizing he had shoved his swollen member into Hae-jin’s small stomach for the third time, he felt an immense sense of self-loathing.
Yet, at the same time, it was a problem that the sight of Hae-jin moaning with his stomach bulging looked so lovely. Ryle constantly oscillated between the joy of spending a full rut with him and the self-loathing for his actions, which lacked any self-control.
Fortunately, unlike before, Hae-jin did not seem to be in pain despite the knotting. Ryle was truly relieved that he hadn’t acted like a brute by forcing his way in while he was out of his mind.
However, because he had done so much in such a short period, Hae-jin’s insides were quite swollen. Because of that, he felt things too sensitively, and beads of sweat clung to his forehead.
As he sensed the warmly swollen inner walls, his member twitched again.
“Ngh!”
“Shhh…”
Quickly stroking the swollen lower abdomen, Ryle suffered from this contradictory situation. A pleasant body scent flowed from Hae-jin’s limp body in his arms. This situation, where he was stuffing his obsession inside, gave him an unparalleled sense of fulfillment as an Alpha.
However, the guilt of overworking Hae-jin continued to lash at Ryle. Fearing that his legs might be sore, he pulled the uncomfortable thigh closer and massaged it. Although Hae-jin shook his head, as that too stimulated his insides.
“It hurts…”
“It hurts?”
At the words that leaked out like a sigh, Ryle felt his heart drop and checked Hae-jin’s complexion. If he could have let Hae-jin go, he would have done so immediately. However, once knotting began, it could not stop until all the accumulated pheromones and semen were expelled. He could force it out, but that would seriously injure the receiving party.
That was why he had no choice but to feed him in this state. A full day had passed, and the knotting had only just begun, so he was worried that Hae-jin had gone too long without eating.
“Where does it hurt, hmm?”
“Here, ngh…”
Before the blood completely drained from Ryle’s face, Hae-jin fidgeted with his hand. Only after seeing him clumsily gripping his own member did Ryle ask with a bit of relief.
“Does it hurt here?”
“Hng!”
He carefully gripped Hae-jin’s member with one hand. The wet member wrapped softly around Ryle’s palm.
As he gently stroked the surface with his fingertips, the area holding him twitched and tightened in response. Each time, Ryle, whose rut had not yet fully passed, felt as if his mind would fly away again from the pleasure.
If the knotting was accepted properly, the Omega could also continue to feel pleasure. Because of this, Hae-jin’s member had been erect for some time. Perhaps because Ryle had behaved gently compared to the previous knottings, it seemed it hadn’t been fully relieved.
“Ryle, nn, Ryle…”
The room was thick with Ryle’s own pheromones. He had pushed Hae-jin so crazily that a large amount of embarrassing pheromones remained.
Having been completely drenched in them, Hae-jin had quickly learned how to accept the pleasure and pester him beautifully. It was a sight so overwhelming that the reason he had barely regained threatened to fly away once more. Gathering his self-control with great effort, Ryle kissed his soft cheek and slowly moved his hand.
“Like this? Hmm?”
“Ah, hng, nn…”
As if it were still lacking, Hae-jin shook his head with a tearful expression. Ryle was relieved that he seemed to have regained some strength after eating a little.
Watching his reaction, Ryle knelt. With his remaining hand, he supported the swollen stomach and spread Hae-jin’s legs slightly so they wouldn’t touch the ground, resting them on his own thighs.
Hae-jin’s body, once again embracing the member deeply, began to tremble. In that state, Ryle moved his hips slightly while gripping Hae-jin’s member.
“Ah…”
“Huu… Hae-jin.”
It was truly a continuation of beastly intercourse. Ryle, who had expressed his instincts as a Dominant Alpha to his heart’s content for the first time, found his mouth constantly dry. The sensation of his sticky possessiveness and obsession filling the inside of his Omega in his arms was thrilling.
If he weren’t worried about Hae-jin’s physical condition, he truly would have wanted to stay like this for the rest of his life.
“Nng, Ry, Ryle, hng…”
As he began to move carefully enough not to cause pain, Hae-jin called him again with sweet breaths. Before long, thin semen flowed from the member. Because he had ejaculated so much, the way it leaked out weakly was maddeningly erotic.
To suppress the urge to move his hips violently, he kissed the crown of Hae-jin’s head, his eyelids, and his cheeks frantically. At the ticklish sensation, Hae-jin’s head tilted back, and his face turned upward.
Slender arms reached out toward Ryle. The act of trying to rely on him, the affection dwelling in those black pupils—to Ryle, it felt like a dream.
“Hae-jin, I love you.”
As if vomiting his heart out, Ryle whispered his love repeatedly into his ear. Despite having taken such a long detour, he was grateful for the reality that he could finally hold Hae-jin in his arms.
Looking at the round, swollen stomach, a new desire welled up. The hope that this desire too could one day be realized was as sweet and seductive as Hae-jin’s pheromones.
“Are you awake?”
“Mmm…”
He felt as if he had slept deeply. Hae-jin unconsciously frowned and looked around.
It wasn’t the bedroom where they had rolled around throughout the rut, but the bed in Hae-jin’s own room. Though he hadn’t used it in a long time since he already slept with Ryle every day.
His sticky body now felt fresh and clean. As he felt the texture of the silk pajamas brushing against his skin and Ryle’s pheromones flowing with concern, Hae-jin finally realized it. The rut was over.
“Hae-jin, are you okay?”
Ryle sat kneeling by Hae-jin’s bedside, checking his complexion like a giant dog that had done something wrong. Feeling a slight heaviness in one arm, Hae-jin looked up at the ceiling to see an IV drip. It had been an exhausting two days, but as expected, the measures taken had been quite excessive.
“You slept for over a day.”
“…Ryle, are you okay?”
“I’m fine.”
Ryle quickly shuffled closer on his knees, taking Hae-jin’s hand—the one without the IV—and rubbing it against his cheek. Ryle’s face, sparkling more brilliantly than ever, entered his field of vision.
His skin glowed smoothly, as if he had received some kind of treatment. Looking at his vivid, lively eyes, there wasn’t a trace of pheromone congestion left. Hae-jin had the passing thought that Ryle had certainly spent his rut well.
Then, a crucial fact suddenly occurred to him.
“Ryle.”
“Yes.”
Ryle answered with a dry swallow at Hae-jin’s serious tone. Ignoring the other’s tension, Hae-jin scanned the room—where they were now alone—once more before asking cautiously.
“That rice porridge… who brought it?”
“…It was left in front of the door. Mark prepared it since it seemed like it was taking a while.”
Ryle, who had been listening with a stiff expression, let out a small chuckle and bowed his head. He added more detail, as if he knew exactly what Hae-jin was worried about.
“Don’t worry. No one ever entered the room.”
“……That’s a relief.”
Hae-jin felt a genuine sense of relief, as a wave of embarrassment had hit him at the thought that he might have exposed his most unsightly state to others.
It was only natural that he hadn’t considered the need to eat during the process. While ruts usually last more than two days, he had never had anything brought in during the time he was in a contractual relationship with Ryle.
He recalled those days, which had been nothing but dark. Then, suddenly, Hae-jin remembered a fragment of a memory that had been faintly buried.
“…….”
“Hae-jin?”
Until now, Hae-jin had no memory of the day he was dragged away by the Butler while under the influence of heat cycle suppressants. It was partly a side effect of the illegal drugs, and partly because it was a memory he didn’t wish to recall.
‘……Jin.’
Hae-jin felt tense, fearing that the slowly returning memory would bring only pain. However, the more he remembered, the more a strange sentiment washed over him.
The title he no longer called him by was certainly painful. He remembered how despairing the horizon of the plains looked when he regained consciousness, and how far the ground seemed from the window he looked through.
Yet, Hae-jin also remembered. He remembered the look in Ryle’s eyes as he moved by instinct, having lost his reason.
“I remember now.”
“……What do you?”
Ryle’s expression stiffened again, as if he had a bad feeling. Turning his head to confirm those blue eyes once more, Hae-jin continued.
“The day you knotted me for the second time.”
“…….”
The color drained from Ryle’s face as he realized which memory it was. Looking at the pale man, Hae-jin spoke softly and steadily, as if dusting off an old memory.
“It was very painful and difficult, but……”
“…….”
“…Ryle, you were tender back then, too. I just didn’t remember.”
He remembered looking into those lake-like eyes from a very close distance. He remembered how Ryle had enveloped him—who was lunging at him, having lost his reason to the drugs—with pheromones full of affection.
Having regained consciousness midway through, Hae-jin had found Ryle’s gentle actions unfamiliar at the time. The way Ryle had hurried to return small kisses, fearing that Hae-jin’s eyes might grow wet, was almost identical to how he was now.
From the fragments of memory he had pushed aside, believing they would only hurt if touched, Hae-jin found a sparkling part, leaving him with a complex set of emotions.
“Why didn’t you tell me that the day you gave me the flower wasn’t our first kiss?”
“…Because I couldn’t let that be your first kiss.”
Ryle’s hand trembled slightly as he answered with a sigh. Feeling the tremor in their joined hands, Hae-jin pulled a ray of hope from a past that had been nothing but a blur. Even in the horizon he had gazed upon while leaning against the windowsill that day, a faint light had been bursting forth like this.
He couldn’t forget all the pain. However, he felt he could live by covering it with new, white cloth. Only after recalling everything did Hae-jin, paradoxically, feel certain about the future.
“Thank you.”
“……I don’t deserve to hear those words, Hae-jin.”
The pupils meeting his were also trembling slightly. Ryle was already clearly apologetic for putting him through so much during the rut. With the talk of the past added to it, Ryle’s pheromones felt as if they were screaming.
Since he couldn’t stop the conversation, Hae-jin tried his best to remain composed.
“Then, I’ll say thank you because you’ll treat me even better from now on.”
“…….”
Just as Hae-jin had managed to find hope even in his darkest memory, it seemed Ryle did as well. Their joined hands never let go, and his trembling gradually faded.
It had been the knotting that Hae-jin experienced while most conscious. The pleasure he felt for the first time was so overwhelmingly massive that it was frightening, as if he might become addicted.
“Hold me.”
“Okay.”
Whether it was because he had been lying down or for some other reason, his lower back ached. As he pushed himself up, Hae-jin spoke as if playfully complaining.
Despite the casual remark, Ryle understood immediately and climbed onto the bed. He then embraced Hae-jin, acting as a human chair.
Hae-jin plunged himself into the embrace that had now become familiar.
“It really is exhausting.”
“…….”
He felt Ryle’s body tense up again against his back. Tilting his head slightly, Hae-jin smiled faintly.
“But it’s okay.”
He felt a refreshing sensation, as if he could continue to live okay from now on.