By Zephyria “The biggest diagnosis is a mental issue.”
“…….”
Ryle sat in the drawing room attached to my room, looking exhausted. He didn’t even seem to have the energy to change out of his soiled clothes. It was unlike Ryle, who was usually so meticulous about self-management.
The Secretary, who had been glancing at his haggard appearance, spoke again.
“He was too resistant to do a blood test, but… he still seems to have nutritional problems. Since mental issues often cause a loss of appetite, it would be good to pay attention to that in the future.”
Hae-jin was lying in my room in the main building, not in the hospital. Ryle had taken him to the hospital in a hurry, but the moment they arrived, Hae-jin started screaming as if he were dying again.
‘The hospital, I hate it, no.’
Ryle felt like he was suffocating from the pheromones filled with fear. So he quickly called a doctor to the car to check on Hae-jin’s condition. Even at that moment, Hae-jin twisted his body and refused everything with all his might.
At the sound that it was a mental problem, not a physical one, they had to turn the car around and return to the mansion.
The doctor, who had come for a house call, slowly examined him and found signs of trauma. Ryle described Hae-jin’s sudden condition in as much detail as possible. Then, he was asked if there had been any recent incidents that could have caused mental shock in that location. Ryle could only swallow hard.
‘…I’m, sorry, I can’t go…….’
The words Hae-jin spat out just before fainting were all too clear about who they were directed at. It seemed that the fact that he had heard about his parents’ death late was more shocking than Ryle had imagined. He had only memories of moving busily after his parents died, and he was embarrassed by that fact.
How could he look like he was about to die?
Because he moved directly, there were many things to hide from the outside world. So the Secretary, who had been dragged out at dawn, was silently reporting without a word of complaint.
“It would be better to get an IV drip, but he seems to have a strong aversion to needles.”
When he thought of Hae-jin’s pale face, a throbbing pain arose from his heart. As soon as he heard the sound of the needle, it felt like he was being stabbed by it.
Not only needles, but Hae-jin was also about to have a seizure at the doctor’s white coat. Thanks to this, the visiting doctor had to examine him in a way that would not remind him of the hospital as much as possible.
Ryle, who had been keenly aware of Hae-jin’s condition, unlike usual, fell into thought. The hand that had caught Hae-jin as he collapsed was still trembling slightly.
This was also the hand that had brutally dragged Hae-jin into that room. He had thrown Hae-jin directly into the middle of that trauma himself.
What did it matter that he was a little thin, why was he so angry?
“…….”
Something seemed to rise from his throat, so Ryle hurriedly covered his mouth. A subtle tremor ran deep through his skin. So now he had to admit it. That something was clearly wrong.
The situation, which he had regarded as a momentary impulse or abnormal reaction, was continuing for so long. Then this was not a temporary phenomenon. He could no longer be indifferent to Hae-jin’s condition. Especially when he thought about the last words he had spat out.
Suddenly, he remembered the doctor’s question about whether he had met an Omega with good compatibility. That would be the most convincing explanation now.
“If we terminate the contract as it is, we will have to renegotiate the compensation plan, etc. …Since the contract has not been fulfilled even once, we can claim a penalty, but what should we do?”
Ryle, who had been lost in thought, suddenly raised his head. The Secretary also looked like he felt guilty about what he was saying.
“No, …no, don’t do that.”
As he answered urgently, Ryle closed his eyes. Something was about to surge up again. Hae-jin’s pale face seemed to stick to the inside of his eyelids every time he closed his eyes. His breath tightened again. In the midst of indescribable doubt and confusion, Ryle barely recalled one emotion.
Deep fear.
This was not Ryle’s emotion. Hae-jin’s pheromones were lingering around him like an afterimage. What he had emitted with all his might as he collapsed was fear heavily mixed with frustration. As if it had been transferred to Ryle, the faint pheromones persistently lingered around him.
Thanks to this, the image of Hae-jin, pale and unable to breathe, did not leave his head.
“Make sure there are no legal suits against Jin in the future.”
“Yes. And Chairman, your pheromone release is also urgent. The doctor sent a message.”
“……I know.”
The Secretary didn’t want to sound cold in this situation either. But he was just someone who handled Ryle’s affairs. He had to do his job, regardless of how sorry he felt for Hae-jin.
“We will provide Mr. Bright with medical support without any shortage.”
“Do that.”
“And I will look for a new contractor.”
The Secretary, who had roughly heard the situation going back to the doctor and Ryle, judged objectively. Forcing Hae-jin to continue the contract any longer was something he really couldn’t do. So the next step was decided.
But Ryle seemed to think differently.
“…Let’s wait a little longer on that for now.”
“Chairman, Mr. Bright is currently…….”
“I know. I’m not going to force Jin to do anything.”
Ryle rubbed his forehead roughly and lowered his head. Only then did he notice his disheveled appearance. He had been out of his mind ever since Hae-jin collapsed.
The Secretary’s judgment was right. His reason was shouting. If he wanted to maintain his condition properly, he should push aside his aversion a little and find a new contractor right away.
“Are you going to be okay?”
But he wasn’t okay. Nothing was okay at all. As he pondered this incomprehensible physical condition, Ryle calmly closed his eyes.
For some reason, he felt that many things had changed since Hae-jin had left this mansion on his own and returned.
“How is Jin?”
“……He’s still in his room.”
Just before going to sleep, Ryle hesitated and called the Butler to ask about Hae-jin’s condition.
It had already been two days since he had had a seizure. Originally, he was going to see Hae-jin as soon as he woke up. But Ryle realized that a strange hesitation was holding him back.
He, who had never been caught up in such uncertainty, chose to stop in his tracks for now. The simple act of going to see his face kept becoming more cautious.
He had a good excuse. Knowing that Hae-jin was suffering so much from trauma, Ryle had to take responsibility for it. Apart from the contract, the Secretary was drawing up a new plan for Hae-jin’s future treatment and compensation. So he was going to wait until it was completed and bring it to him himself.
But in fact, more than all these excuses, a strange premonition was weighing down his steps. For some reason, he felt that many things would change the moment he saw Hae-jin’s face.
“…….”
Now Ryle couldn’t trust his feelings. His judgment about Hae-jin had always been wrong. Was this really a problem that he had to worry about so much?
But if he faced Hae-jin, what should he say then?
“Make sure Jin gets his meals. Make sure he has everything he needs.”
“……Yes, Master.”
In the end, he chose to postpone his decision again. As he pondered the emotions swirling within him, Ryle didn’t notice that the Butler’s expression was strange.
“He didn’t eat again?”
“Yes, Butler.”
The tray that had come out of Hae-jin’s room had hardly been touched. Watching this, the Butler swallowed a curse in annoyance.
The Butler understood Ryle’s request to take good care of his meals as meaning to force him to eat. Therefore, this time, he had his subordinates take the tray inside instead of just leaving it in front of him. Then, he made them watch him until he finished his meal. In case Hae-jin did anything else.
The Omega had acted arrogantly, just like when he had kicked the Butler out, but Ryle’s orders took precedence. There was no reason to accept his useless tantrums anymore.
After that, the Omega stopped resisting and ate his meals. Although it was a small amount that he didn’t like.
“Damn it.”
The incident of Hae-jin collapsing had subtly spread throughout the mansion. When the Butler received the call and rushed over, Ryle had already come outside the building with Hae-jin in his arms.
After that, he seemed to be going to the hospital, but suddenly came back soon after. Then, without even getting an IV drip, he hadn’t left his bed for days.
Ryle had only called the Butler and explained that it was because of trauma, but he couldn’t understand. If he had such trauma, why did he come back to this mansion?
The Butler, who didn’t know that Hae-jin had been kidnapped and brought back, thought that if he was going to have trauma because of his parents’ death, he wouldn’t have been able to come back here. Thanks to this, he had long since rationalized the guilt he had.
Once again, under the Butler’s tacit approval, the rumors added flesh to the story. As if Hae-jin was feigning illness to pressure Ryle. The Omegas who had come to this mansion had tried to pressure Ryle in various ways, so it was a natural assumption. The Butler did not stop such words, but instead, he did not hide his uncomfortable expression, further fueling the rumors.
The same was true on the first day that Hae-jin became the gossip of this mansion. The Butler didn’t like the Omega, who was receiving excessive treatment despite being an inferior gene. He thought that he would soon not be able to endure it and disappear anyway. Like other arrogant Omegas.
So, even if the Butler didn’t intend it, there was some truth to the rumors circulating in the mansion. Thinking so, the Butler became increasingly displeased with Hae-jin’s feigning illness.
Even after patting his chest, his stuffy stomach didn’t go down. Hae-jin forced down a sip of water and sat up straight. Forcing himself to eat food that wouldn’t go down was very difficult.
Why didn’t Ryle say anything?
Several days had passed, but he hadn’t shown his face. He thought he would be angry for not fulfilling the contract properly.
Thinking about the situation that day again, cold sweat ran down his back. Hae-jin barely drank another sip of water and reflexively pressed his trembling hands down on the blanket.
It was better when he didn’t realize it. But once he realized that there was fear lurking in that place, it was already too late. He couldn’t bring himself to approach that room without being overwhelmed by fear.
He knew it was too late, but the fear that couldn’t be solved by mere thoughts or will paralyzed Hae-jin’s brain. Eventually, even the hospital had become an object of fear.
Maybe Ryle would let him go like this. Because he saw how badly he was broken.
But the fleeting hope vanished into the air. And a familiar sense of foreboding glared at Hae-jin in the air. Like the eyes of the servants who were watching him as if to monitor whether he was eating properly.
Why were they suddenly forcing him to eat so much?
The headache that had been plaguing Ryle since morning didn’t subside even after taking medicine. Finally, he reached his limit.
Ryle had no choice but to postpone all his afternoon appointments and return to the mansion. Such rest was at least a little helpful when he was in a hurry.
“Haa…….”
His condition had been poor recently. He was barely holding on, but if he showed any weakness, troublesome things would inevitably happen. It would create an environment where people like his uncle, who liked to interfere in everything, could easily cling to him.
After showering, Ryle sat down on the sofa in his room and unconsciously thought of Hae-jin’s face. Hae-jin’s afterimage, which had often appeared since some time ago, was now circling in his head as if it had become a habit.
It was obvious what his body wanted. It wanted to release pheromones right away.
It was really a troublesome body. He sighed faintly again and relaxed his body. Then he heard a knock on the door.
“Come in.”
“Master.”
The Butler had brought the necessary things with a sense of tact. And seeing his master, who had returned earlier than expected with a bad complexion, he mentioned the Omega who would be most needed now.
“I will prepare Mr. Bright right away.”
“What?”
Suddenly, he remembered the Butler’s appearance, who had prioritized Ryle even when Hae-jin’s parents had died. It was the same now. What was he supposed to do with the guy who had a seizure just by entering that room?
Even if he acknowledged the Butler’s loyalty, it was a bit too much. The Butler’s actions, which he had been thinking were strange, stood out today. Ryle, who was already sensitive due to the stabbing pain, did not hide his anger.
“Butler.”
“Yes, Master.”
Besides, Ryle had already given the order to leave Hae-jin alone. This was an arrogant act that exceeded the Butler’s authority. Unless he wanted him to do something unscrupulous to the dying guy, he shouldn’t be saying such things now.
So he roughly rebuked the Butler. The mistakes were more than enough.
“I clearly told you to leave Jin alone. Are you daring to make light of my orders?”
“However, Master, your physical condition is…….”
If he was worried about his physical condition, he should be telling him to call another Omega. Not the heartless sound of calling Hae-jin, who couldn’t even think of coming out of that room.
Come to think of it, the Butler’s Alpha pheromones were particularly annoying today. He was so unpleasant that he didn’t want him to say Hae-jin’s name again.
“Don’t do useless things. Get out.”
“……I understand.”
The Butler obediently lowered his head and stepped back. Ryle sighed annoyedly and leaned back in his chair. Perhaps because of the great emotional turmoil, his head ached as if it would split again.
Even in the midst of this, Ryle solidified his thoughts that he needed to take more definite action regarding the Butler’s attitude. The sensations that had been constantly pricking at him seemed to pierce his head like awls. As expected, he would have to firmly remind him again right before going to work tomorrow.
For now, it would be okay since he had clearly stated it to this extent. The Butler had always obeyed his orders with the highest priority.
So Ryle didn’t anticipate what this unconscious belief would eventually lead to.
* * *
Walking down the dark hallway, the Butler clenched his fists anxiously. This made it clear. Ryle’s behavior had been very strange recently.
If pheromone congestion became severe, it would interfere with his work. His master was someone who hated anything that interfered with his work more than anything else. So there was no reason to put up with the Omega’s tantrums to this extent. After Ryle officially took over as Chairman, he had never returned to the mansion early due to health problems.
In particular, the way he was protecting that inferior Omega made the Butler restless. He had stopped the ‘preparation’ that he had been doing every time for the troubled master, and at some point, he was urging him to take care of the Omega’s meals. Wasn’t that just like an Alpha taking care of his mate? He was an Alpha, even if he was an inferior gene, so he was sensitive to this kind of boundary.
“I knew it.”
No matter how strong his aversion was due to the previous generation’s affairs, his master was an Alpha after all. In the first place, even though he admired his master as an Alpha, the Butler didn’t understand why he avoided Omegas so much. Why would he suppress the natural reaction that occurred when pheromones mixed?
Anyway, it was much better for the master to be troubled by pheromone release problems every time. The problem was that the target was Hae-jin.
The Butler anxiously stroked his palms again and organized his thoughts. The relative he had put in the mansion’s Mr. Driver position was still working safely. Originally, the mansion’s servants had to undergo a thorough background check before they could enter. This was clearly an overreach of the Butler’s authority.
He didn’t know if the Omega hadn’t said anything or if the master had ignored it even after hearing it. The important thing was that if he was going to make an issue of the Mr. Driver, action would have been taken long ago.
The problem wasn’t just with the Mr. Driver. The Butler had also received a report that clothes had disappeared from Hae-jin’s closet again some time ago. The servants who had tasted theft couldn’t stand it and touched it. One of them was even caught red-handed by the Omega while taking out the clothes.
“You pathetic bastards…….”
If they were going to do it, they should have done it without leaving a trace. What was this? It was a problem if they caused trouble like this when the master had given the order not long ago. Moreover, now that Hae-jin’s room had been moved to the main building, entering and exiting carelessly could easily lead to great misunderstandings.
However, the foolish servants didn’t know their place. By the time Butler belatedly realized and tried to fix it, it was already too late.
Not taking Hae-jin to the hospital during the last contract, embezzling his belongings, and so on. Butler’s misdeeds involving Hae-jin were too numerous. Things that had clearly started with a light heart had piled up like a mountain when he looked back. Those heavy wrongdoings were casting a precarious shadow over Butler, as if they would collapse at any moment.
And in this situation, what if the master were to keep that Omega by his side?
“No, that won’t do…”
If that happened, he would lose the job he had dedicated his entire life to. It would be fortunate if it ended with mere unemployment. He could end up embroiled in a lawsuit without even saving enough for his retirement.
What if he could drive Hae-jin out?
“……”
If only that one person disappeared, he could get away with everything unnoticed. If Ryle had resolved his aversion to Omegas even a little, there was no guarantee he wouldn’t do the same to other Omegas.
Then Hae-jin had to leave this mansion as soon as possible. Before Ryle even realized his possessiveness towards an innocent Alpha.
Suddenly snapping to his senses, Butler hurriedly looked around. The path to his room was deserted, with no one passing by.
“Ahem.”
No. He wasn’t doing this just because he was afraid of getting caught for what he had done. This was all for the master’s sake.
Because his father had passed away too early, Butler was the only adult who had watched the master’s childhood from nearby. The previous Butler had also resigned abruptly after that incident.
Of course, Ryle wasn’t the kind of child who needed an adult’s care. Nevertheless, Butler solidified his belief that he had to do something for Ryle at this moment. Wasn’t his master’s judgment clouded by pheromones?
Even if it meant disobeying the master’s orders for the first time.
As luck would have it, he had a good method. Having arrived at his room, Butler took out a medicine bottle from a secluded drawer. Transparent, odorless, and seemingly easy to mix into something.
“……With this.”
It was an Omega heat cycle inducer.
Originally, it was an expensive drug he had bought to have fun with haughty Omegas, but it couldn’t be helped. Wasn’t it a good way to resolve Ryle’s abnormal reaction and get rid of the annoying Omega?
Surely, Ryle, once freed from the pheromone congestion and regained his senses, would make a proper judgment again. From the start, Butler intended to hide the fact that he had administered it and blame it on Hae-jin.
Sometimes, some Recessive Omegas used their heat cycle with a sliver of hope. Although the probability of pregnancy was extremely low without knotting, it was impossible to guarantee during a rut or heat cycle. Especially if an Alpha, driven mad by heat pheromones, got excited and knotted, Omegas often did such things, thinking it would be the icing on the cake.
Ryle originally hated Omegas being clingy. Butler clearly remembered him showing aversion during Hae-jin’s heat cycle. So, if Hae-jin showed off his Omega side due to the heat, it would reawaken his aversion.
Moreover, when he regained his senses, if he found out that the guy had pounced on him with the intention of getting pregnant, he would surely be greatly angered and kick him out.
All of this was, after all, for Ryle’s sake.
It was almost evening when a knock was heard while Hae-jin was blankly watching the passing clouds.
Hae-jin calmed his startled body and looked towards the door. He tried to reassure himself that it wasn’t the sound of that day’s knock.
However, as the door opened and Butler’s black suit came into view, Hae-jin had to grit his teeth.
“Mr. Bright.”
“……”
As he had done for the past few days, a food tray was brought into his room. At mealtimes, the servants would barge into the room without Hae-jin’s permission, as if his refusal meant nothing.
But today, Butler himself had appeared. He was someone who had been avoiding even encountering Hae-jin after being firmly sent away last time, so it was strange.
“It’s dinner time.”
He didn’t want to see him appearing with a smile on his face again. It was the same even in this moment, as he struggled to suppress his trauma.
He also hated the tray that was forcibly pushed in every time. Even if he hadn’t intended to skip meals this much, it was enough to make him feel repulsed. It was also uncomfortable to have the servants standing there, watching him for days. He just wanted to be left alone, so why wouldn’t they leave him alone?
“Come on, eat quickly. You mustn’t eat too little.”
“……Later……”
“Mr. Bright.”
“……”
He didn’t want to eat calmly in front of Butler when even the other servants were uncomfortable. He had just recalled the events of that day again, so his already nonexistent appetite had completely disappeared.
So, after several days of resigned compliance, Hae-jin expressed his aversion for the first time in a while. The moment he did, Butler, who had wiped the smile off his face, strode towards him.
Then, he forcibly put a fork in his hand. Hae-jin frowned unconsciously at the excessive grip. Yet, Butler even picked up a piece of food and held it to his mouth.
“The master told me to make sure you eat well. You must obey.”
“Ugh……”
Chewing the meat that had been forced into his mouth, Hae-jin stepped back. Fortunately, Butler took a step back, as if he didn’t intend to do anything more. Thanks to that, Hae-jin had to chew what had entered his mouth with his head bowed. He swallowed the discomfort and sorrow along with the meat.
How long would he have to keep doing this?
He still felt like he could hear the knock from that day in his ears. Butler’s black clothes often invaded his thoughts even when he closed his eyes.
“Come on, eat slowly. Quickly.”
“……”
Hae-jin forcibly endured the slight trembling of the hand holding the fork. Thinking that Butler would leave quickly if he just stuffed it into his mouth quickly, he persevered.
Butler watched Hae-jin without turning his head. With each bite, Hae-jin had to suppress the feeling that he was going to throw up. He couldn’t even taste what was in front of him.
“You’ve finished.”
“……”
Hae-jin, who had swallowed the last piece of meat, couldn’t reply with his mouth covered. Yet, as if pleased that he had finished all the food, Butler smiled and took away the tray.
Watching his back as he disappeared out of the room, Hae-jin tapped his stuffy chest again. Seeing Butler taking action like that, it seemed that Ryle had given a very firm order this time. What was the big deal about being a little thin that he would go this far?
What was he trying to do by force-feeding him like this?
That day, Hae-jin couldn’t fall asleep for a long time. His uncomfortable stomach kept churning inside. He suppressed the urge to run out of this mansion right away, along with his sorrow. If Ryle hadn’t bothered with meals, he would have at least held onto the hope that he would be left alone.
After suffering for a long time, he fell into a deep sleep. Suddenly, a painful heat began to rise from his body.
“Hngh……”
His heart was beating so violently it hurt. His whole body was so hot he wanted to scratch it raw. Even tearing at his clothes didn’t alleviate this squeezing pain.
He hadn’t experienced this sensation many times since developing as an Omega. Still, Hae-jin instinctively knew that this was a prelude to a heat cycle.
However, even in his dazed state, his mind realized that something was wrong. No matter how irregular his heat cycle was, his physical condition had been changing in a way that he could predict a few days in advance. Clearly, even until dinner, his body wasn’t in a state where a heat cycle would occur.
Perhaps it was because he had been mentally agitated recently. Maybe there were sometimes sudden heat cycles like this.
However, Hae-jin couldn’t hide his anxiety as he kept thinking about Butler, who had forcibly stuffed food into his mouth. The pheromones that were shooting out of his body and scattering into the air felt like prickly thorns were popping out of his body.
Soon, on a dark night without a moon, his door suddenly opened.
“Hmph. So you’re an Omega after all.”
Seeing Butler, who had covered his nose and mouth with a handkerchief and entered as he pleased, Hae-jin floundered in despair. Why did his anxious premonitions always come true?
“Get up.”
“N-No……”
“Be quiet. You’re being annoying. Tsk.”
Because he was holding a handkerchief in one hand, Butler grabbed Hae-jin with only one hand and dragged him off the bed. Yet, Hae-jin couldn’t overcome that grip. In addition to his already weak physical condition, Butler’s Alpha pheromones were pressing down on him, as if to devour him.
Butler was also a Recessive, so he would normally have resisted to some extent, but in the situation where he was in heat, he was barely able to come to his senses.
“Ah, ugh……!”
Whether Hae-jin fell in the middle or not, Butler continued to drag him roughly. Having just been dragged out of bed, Hae-jin was dragged miserably down the long corridor.
At first, he thought Butler was going to rape him. But soon, seeing where his footsteps were heading, Hae-jin couldn’t hold onto his darkening mind.
If he came into contact with Ryle’s pheromones in this situation, something terrible would really happen.
However, contrary to his thoughts, Hae-jin’s body only flailed. It was fortunate that this miserable sight wasn’t widely visible because it was a dark corridor without servants. It was endlessly painful for Hae-jin that he had to worry about other people’s gazes even in this situation.
Soon, an unfamiliar door that he had never entered before came into view. He could instinctively sense that Ryle was inside.
Ah, so that’s why he had force-fed him like that.
No matter how many times he asked himself inwardly, it was obvious that this situation was Ryle’s will. Was it a ploy to force a drug that induced a heat cycle and embrace him comfortably? Because he couldn’t properly fulfill the contract, had he thought of using even that hated heat cycle?
“Ugh, n-no, please……”
“Haa……”
Hae-jin shed tears in unspeakable misery. The fact that tears were streaming down his face made him even more frustrated. The fact that he was finally shedding tears, which he couldn’t shed even at the death of his parents, due to misery was more heartbreaking than anything else.
“Go in quietly.”
“Ugh.”
Butler, who had been looking at Hae-jin with lustful eyes from time to time, barely threw him into the reception room of Ryle’s room.
Feeling the sensation of the carpet touching his limp body, the door closed with a click behind him. Hae-jin, who had raised his head sharply, quickly turned around and grabbed the doorknob. But he only made futile gestures, as if it had been locked from the outside.
“No……”
From the moment he entered this room, his whole body was tingling. Slowly raising his head, the huge reception room connected to Ryle’s bedroom came into view. In various places, there were many doors leading to unknown places. Although it was clearly an unfamiliar structure, Hae-jin could find Ryle’s bedroom very easily.
Because of the massive pheromones flowing out from there.
“Hngh, ugh……, sob.”
His knees were trembling. An unpleasant heat was gathering between his legs. Hae-jin, who hadn’t experienced many heat cycles, had no immunity to such stimulating sensations. After accidentally spending a heat with Ryle once, he had been taking medicine in advance as soon as the prodromal symptoms appeared.
His mind went blank for a moment. When he opened his eyes, he realized that he had already crawled to Ryle’s door. Even the sensation of the plush carpet wrapping around him was stimulating. His exhaled breath was so hot that it felt like his face would be burned by it.
No. He had to go back.
His thoughts kept scattering meaninglessly. The pheromones that had been flowing out uncontrollably since earlier were pooling on the floor. They were lewd and desperate pheromones, even to his own senses.
It would have been nice if Ryle had been managing his pheromones well as usual, but for some reason, his pheromones felt thicker today. He was clearly doing it on purpose. He wanted Hae-jin to crawl directly to him like this.
The overwhelming scent of the Dominant Alpha slowly devoured him.
No.
The sound of fingernails scratching the floor awakened his mind. Just as he was about to regain his senses from the pain, Ryle’s pheromones, which had been lingering in front of the door, suddenly rushed towards Hae-jin. At that moment, Hae-jin lost his self-control.
“……Hngh……”
As if possessed, he put strength into his legs and stood up. His body moved forward on its own. When his legs buckled and he fell after taking a step, he crawled towards the door again.
It was maddening to see his body moving on its own even in his hazy state. But his hands finally grabbed the doorknob without hearing the cries of reason. To the place where Ryle was lying.
An Alpha was there.
“……”
The door opened silently, proving that it had been well maintained. But the pheromones that covered Hae-jin as soon as he opened the door were very fierce. Wrapped in the scent that Ryle had released, Hae-jin lost his mind as it was. In the place where reason had disappeared, only instinct remained, raising its head.
“……Jin?”
Ryle, who had been exhausted, raised his body at the sound of the door opening. Originally, he would have controlled his pheromones perfectly, but today he wasn’t bothering to restrain himself. It was a temporary measure he had to take when his pheromone congestion was severe.
He frowned for a moment at the sudden opening of the door in the middle of the night, but Ryle’s eyes widened as he saw the person staggering into his room.
“……”
With a somewhat dazed face, Hae-jin kept walking forward. Then, his foot tripped on the thicker rug, unlike the reception room.
The moment he saw his body falling, Ryle reflexively got up from his seat and approached Hae-jin. And then he felt Hae-jin’s pheromones, which felt like needles were pricking his skin.
His instincts recognized it. It was a heat cycle.
“What, is……”
The moment he inadvertently inhaled Hae-jin’s pheromones, Ryle’s reason sent a warning to retreat. But his body only moved forward instead.
Hae-jin was sitting there, blankly looking up at him. His pajamas were crumpled messily, exposing one shoulder, as if he had been rolling around roughly somewhere. It was clear at a glance that he wasn’t in his right mind.
But the moment that white face looked up at him, Ryle met a familiar premonition.
This time, his premonition that he had been avoiding Hae-jin had come true. Hadn’t he been wary that too much would change the moment he faced him? That was the truth.
He desperately felt that what his body had always wanted was Hae-jin.
“……Jin.”
Ryle’s voice sank low, as if it would fall to the floor. Hae-jin was blankly looking up at him, but he didn’t move. Judging from the tightly clenched fists that had turned white, it was clear that he was also fighting a fierce battle with his instincts.
Knowing that, Ryle had to come to his senses. Although it was a heat cycle, he had enough strength to resist a Recessive.
Surely, he would.
“Jin.”
Something was off. His pheromones, which should have been overwhelming, didn’t act as a shield. On the other hand, Hae-jin’s pheromones, which were infinitely faint and dim, easily penetrated Ryle’s body. It was as if his whole body was bowing down to Hae-jin, as if to comply with him. His instincts kept whispering to just do what those faint pheromones wanted.
A chilling sensation slowly began to rise from the tips of his toes, where Hae-jin’s pheromones were pooling. Ryle thought it felt like being swallowed by a huge rain. The cool sensation devoured his skin, spot by spot. Until the tingling sensation completely consumed him, from head to toe.
His mind grew darker and darker, contrary to thinking that this couldn’t be happening. Then, when Ryle suddenly inhaled again, he was already reaching out his hand towards Hae-jin. Because the guy’s pheromones wanted the Alpha in front of him.
No, Hae-jin didn’t just want an Alpha. He needed Ryle, who was in front of him.
The moment he felt that Hae-jin needed him, Ryle was pushed by a huge force. As if by fate. When he came to his senses, he had already picked up Hae-jin and headed to the bed.
Something was wrong. His cold reason shouted at him again like a final struggle.
“Ugh, hngh……!”
But the reason that Ryle had barely managed to pull out scattered absurdly at the faintly flowing moan.
All that remained was the instinct to want Hae-jin in front of him.
* * *
“Ah, hngh, ugh……”
A squelching sound echoed through the room. As if harmonizing with the heavy rain outside the window, the moist sound rampaged fiercely over the bed for a long time.
Hae-jin thought his body was drifting. He was being shaken back and forth by the painfully sharp pleasure, as if he had encountered a violent storm.
Even amidst all that, the bright blue lighthouse was watching him. In this mansion, there was always a gaze following him. A cold gaze that made him shrink.
But that gaze, today, was staring straight at him with a strange heat. For a moment, he blinked blankly, and the blue eyes disappeared in a flash. And a tingling pain was felt around his neck.
“Ah……!”
Suddenly regaining his senses, Hae-jin realized he was lying flat on his back. And that Ryle, who had pounced on top of him, was shaking him violently.
From below, his large member was impatiently thrusting in. Each time the heavy throb touched him, Hae-jin writhed. He had never experienced such excessive stimulation in his life, so he couldn’t awaken his dazed mind at all. When the hot member filled him from below, his back arched in surprise.
His previous heat cycle wasn’t like this. Back then, Ryle had looked at Hae-jin, who was lying face down, helpless, and couldn’t hide his displeasure. Not like now, shaking his hips like a madman.
Ryle even rubbed his face against Hae-jin’s neck, as if they were a normal couple. He would occasionally sink his teeth into the pheromone gland area and kiss his collarbone.
Hae-jin shuddered at the hot, moist sensation. Every time their sweat-soaked bodies touched, he felt a terrifying sense of actually mingling with someone.
“Ah, hng, eugh…!”
Incessant moans escaped his lips. His own voice sounded so unfamiliar. To him, sex had always been something to endure and swallow.
A ticklish sensation ran through his body. Whenever he deliberately closed his eyes to avoid the gaze pouring down on him, Ryle would invariably attack and bite his neck. It was like the mating of beasts.
Hae-jin tried hard to bite his lip and regain his senses. As an inferior gene, his heat cycle usually ended quickly. He didn’t know how much time had passed, but seeing Ryle’s pheromones filling the surroundings like this, his heat time might be coming to an end.
It was a heavy and burdensome pheromone. Hae-jin, who was experiencing his unrestrained pheromones properly for the first time, tried to escape its influence. But there was a limit to what he, as an inferior gene, could do. Ryle’s pheromones were shouting from all directions that they wanted Hae-jin.
His instincts were simply urging him to shake his hips happily. To cling limply to Ryle, who was sweeping back his hair and constantly rummaging inside him. Nothing could be more terrible than that.
Hae-jin, who had bitten his lip until it bled, barely managed to raise one hand. His trembling hand barely touched Ryle’s shoulder. As if by a lie, Ryle stopped at that very moment.
“Hng……”
Taking advantage of the gap, Hae-jin barely managed to turn his body. As he managed to lie face down, he was freed from Ryle’s gaze, which had been fixed on him all along.
He wanted to crawl forward and escape, but his body wouldn’t move as he wished. As if turning his back was enough, his Omega instincts didn’t want to leave Ryle’s side, even though his heat was ending.
Hae-jin, who had buried his face as if to block his mouth with the blanket, froze stiffly. Ryle, who had suddenly stopped moving, was just watching him quietly for some reason. With his fading mind, Hae-jin realized that Ryle wasn’t in his right mind either.
“Hiss.”
Then, Ryle, who had approached stealthily, brought his face close to Hae-jin’s side. He closed his eyes tightly and turned his head in the opposite direction as if he was going to kiss him. Ryle didn’t give up and followed Hae-jin. It was such a frighteningly strange reaction that Hae-jin trembled and had to bury his face in the blanket altogether.
Why is he doing this?
“…Jin.”
Calling out to Hae-jin, Ryle felt a thirst. His voice was low and muffled. Having suffered from pheromone congestion for a long time, he felt an extreme sense of liberation for the first time. So intense that it could lull even his cool reason to sleep all night.
Hae-jin’s pheromones were clinging to his body like threads, controlling him. As if it were an undeniable truth, they dug into his spine and made him crave. The pheromones, which even felt sweet, were a joy he had never smelled before.
But Hae-jin, who had been moaning prettily until just now, was acting strangely. And what he felt was fear, hidden intermittently between the extreme excitement.
Why is he afraid of me?
Ryle, whose reason was paralyzed, judged by instinct. He didn’t even remember exactly what kind of relationship he had with Hae-jin, and was simply immersed in the person in front of him.
Even now, Hae-jin’s pheromones were emitting a light that seduced the Alpha’s lust. Hesitating, he gave up on looking at his face for now and moved his hips again. Hae-jin’s pheromones, which resembled the smell of rain, were revealing such instincts.
The intense pleasure, so intense that every corner of his body tingled, was of a kind he had never experienced before. Submerged in instinct, Ryle was possessed and continued to explore Hae-jin’s body. As if there was nothing else he could do.
Especially this position even felt strangely familiar. Hugging Hae-jin, who was lying beneath him, as if he would crush him, Ryle caressed his shoulder, where the bones protruded. Unlike the familiar position, the sensation was quite unfamiliar. It was strange that the skin and scent that softly clung to the end of his lips were unfamiliar.
Then, Hae-jin, who was greatly startled again, poured out his emotions. Again, fear.
Feeling a sense of crisis from the pheromones that were suddenly rejecting and fearing him, Ryle’s bottomless instincts, thickly matted with obsession, raised their heads. It was the first haven he had found. The only pheromone he didn’t feel disgusted by.
Above all, it was Hae-jin. So he couldn’t let him go like this.
“Ah, eugh, ah……!”
With that one thought in mind, Ryle entrusted himself to his instincts. He grabbed Hae-jin, who was trying to crawl forward, greatly surprised. The thought that he should have held him in his arms like this long ago flashed through his mind.
The tip of his member began to swell. Hae-jin’s inside, which was wet and sticky, swallowed his member easily, unlike before. Ryle couldn’t hide his desire to stay like this forever, with Hae-jin’s inner walls completely surrounding him.
“Ah, ahh, hng, eu……”
Hae-jin’s trembling body was pathetic. So Ryle hugged him even tighter. Suddenly, the end of his member lengthened and touched the slightly blocked part inside. Eventually, his member found the path it had to take.
The member roughly tore open the Omega’s cervix and entered it. Then, it began to swell its body rounder and rounder, as if it would never leave again.
“Ah, ah……, ah……!”
Hae-jin’s body now shook so violently that even Ryle was shaken. Finding that the prone position was a bit uncomfortable, he pulled Hae-jin and made him lie on his side.
When he lowered his groping hand, he felt a bulging lower abdomen. The sight of it filled with himself gave him an unparalleled sense of fulfillment.
He mustn’t let go. Absolutely.
“Hng……”
For several hours, Ryle remained motionless, occupying the inside of Hae-jin. Until the semen he had poured out filled Hae-jin’s insides and overflowed. Tenaciously.
It felt like his whole body was burning.
Hae-jin, who had struggled to lift his eyelids, felt his parched self. It was only natural that he was so dry and easily ignited. Until he lost consciousness, he had been flowing with moist lust, but in the meantime, the pheromones that had been circulating in his body seemed to have drained away.
Turning his stiff eyes, he noticed that he was still on Ryle’s bed. The outside of the window was already a dim color. Even with his muffled head, Hae-jin forced his body to move.
Ryle was asleep next to him. Ryle sleeping next to him after the affair was as unrealistic to him as the kind servants. Only then did Hae-jin finally realize. He, too, had not been in his right mind all along.
He didn’t have the luxury to even think about the reason. Hae-jin fell off the bed and looked for his clothes. His whole body was sticky as he picked them up with trembling hands. As if the misery he was feeling now was clinging to him.
He didn’t know why Ryle was so out of his mind that he even slept next to him. But once the pheromones were all gone, he would soon come to his senses. Then, only poor Hae-jin would be scolded for not leaving his room. He couldn’t put his tattered body near the scolding anymore.
As he barely managed to put on his clothes roughly, the window through which light was seeping was right in front of him. Hae-jin impulsively grabbed the window frame and staggered to his feet. For a moment, the ground visible below felt infinitely distant.
“……”
His trembling hands couldn’t bring themselves to open the window. He imagined opening the window in his head several times, but he couldn’t do it in the end.
While he was only worrying, the sun rose on the other side, where the wide meadow was visible. The faint horizon was suddenly engulfed in light as if it had burst. As if everything that had been dark until now was a lie.
Hae-jin, who had been staring at it for a long time, barely turned around and walked unsteadily. There was nowhere to return to. But he couldn’t faint here either.
It hurt to come out of Ryle’s pheromones, which were thickly pooled in the room. Just, everywhere.
“……”
The moment Ryle opened his eyes, he felt an extreme sense of clarity.
Since becoming an adult, he had never escaped the influence of heavy pheromones. Especially since the pheromones, which had become Dominant due to ‘that incident,’ were becoming more and more rampant like a storm. As he got older, these symptoms only worsened.
But to have such a clear mind.
Ryle, who had woken up dazedly, felt that his body was very sticky, unlike his mind. It was a very strange state, as he didn’t usually prefer to sleep warmly.
And the side of the bed was empty.
The clarity was only temporary, and his pheromones began to rage with extreme anxiety. A heavy sensation, as if a weight had suddenly been stuffed into his heart, throbbed dully.
Looking at the deeply sunken spot where someone had been lying, Ryle’s mind recalled last night. His mind, which had become clear after a long time, turned nimbly and pulled out everything he needed from his memory. Without leaving anything out, what he had done with Hae-jin here yesterday.
“……What is this.”
He had really done something ridiculous. He had not only taken an Omega who was in heat without permission, but had even knotted. Even someone who had collapsed with trauma from the act itself.
As a Dominant gene, he should have endured Hae-jin’s heat cycle, even if it was difficult. Instead of entrusting himself to his instincts like a madman. Confused sensations tormented him as if squeezing him in an instant.
But why is the side empty?
The moment he realized that fact, Ryle unconsciously got out of bed. The hand reaching for the gown was hasty. His legs moved on their own before his will could even send the message.
Where is Hae-jin?
Ryle, who had burst out of the door, moved as if possessed. While looking for someone he didn’t even know where he had gone, the direction of his steps was very firm. Strangely, Hae-jin’s pheromones felt as clear as if they had painted the air with color.
The pheromones were anxiously heading out of the room. Following it, Ryle hurriedly came out into the hallway. The legs that had been moving sparsely soon became as fast as running. Knowing that this was strange, he couldn’t control his increasingly faster steps.
As if he had been crawling, Hae-jin’s pheromones were often sadly pooled on the floor. Seeing the increasingly mottled trajectory on the stairs, Ryle felt an endless thirst. Before long, he reached the place where the pheromones were felt most strongly. It was Hae-jin’s newly assigned room.
Was his room this far away?
“Stand up straight! How dare you do this in this mansion!”
Looking at the anxious trajectory of the pheromones, Ryle thought that Hae-jin was lying collapsed somewhere in the mansion. But when he arrived at his room, something unexpected was happening.
Butler’s voice was somehow flowing loudly to the outside of the hallway. From afar, Hae-jin’s door was wide open. Unlike the open appearance, a vague sense of anxiety was overflowing. With a strange feeling, Ryle frowned and quickened his pace.
The servants, who were peeking out of the room with smiles and looking inside, were embarrassed to see Ryle suddenly appear. They quickly lowered their heads to hide their expressions, but the servant’s face that momentarily flashed past was somehow etched into Ryle’s vision.
A slightly raised mouth, eyes that clearly contained mockery.
Ryle’s gaze, which had not yet grasped the meaning, lingered on the back of the servants’ heads for a long time. The surroundings flowed strangely slowly. His steps were still so urgent, but the passing time seemed to have decided to slow down on its own.
As he entered Hae-jin’s room and looked ahead, Ryle quietly swallowed his breath.
“I will report exactly what you have done. How……, no, Master!”
“……”
The sound of his heartbeat was so loud that he could barely hear Butler’s shouting. His gaze was still fixed on Hae-jin, who was on the bed.
To Hae-jin, who was tattered and miserable.
Hae-jin, who had been grabbed by Butler by one collar, was fluttering on the bed like a paper doll. It was because Butler was shouting and shaking him back and forth. His appearance with both hands raised as if he was suffocating was powerless. The clothes he had roughly put on were in a mess, just like the night he had come to Ryle’s room.
Hae-jin’s upper body, which was revealed in that way, was full of red marks left by Ryle.
“You came at the right time. Well, while cleaning today, I found this in this room.”
Butler held something out to him, but Ryle didn’t turn his head. The red marks on Hae-jin’s body spread like paint and consumed his vision. As if Hae-jin’s room, which had been decorated in bright pastel colors, had been completely stained with terrible blood.
Ryle walked forward, ploddingly, as if he had broken down. His mind, which had been so clear, had long been a quagmire of blood. His face was as red as the heat rash that had bloomed on his body. It was an ambiguous face, whether he was suffocating or had a fever.
It was then. Hae-jin’s gaze, which had been fluttering confusedly, turned to Ryle very slowly.
His eyes were empty, without even resentment.
“How dare this guy do this. We must kick him out immediately……, keueueue, why, why are you……”
Ryle, who had already arrived right in front of Hae-jin, grabbed Butler’s arm, which had been bothering him since earlier. Butler quickly backed down and released Hae-jin’s collar at the fierce pressure that was being applied as if to break it.
Like a fallen leaf in the wind, he fell onto the bed without any resistance. Ryle, who had shaken off Butler’s arm in his hand as if it were dirty, unknowingly accepted him.
As if looking at Ryle was his last strength, Hae-jin had closed his eyes tightly. His black eyelashes were trembling irregularly.
And the body he held in his arms was like a ball of fire.
“Master, is there anything uncomfortable……”
“……Call.”
“Yes?”
Hearing the stupid question, he felt something snap in his head. He barely turned his gaze, which had been fixed on Hae-jin all along, to Butler. Now Ryle felt that the red color that had completely consumed his vision was becoming uncontrollably darker.
The pheromones that exploded out according to his fluctuating emotions filled the room. It was a wave so intense that even Beta people inadvertently felt a chill.
“Call a doctor! Immediately!”
“Yes, yes!”
At his angry shout, one of the servants standing by the door ran out. The others were staring at Ryle, frozen as if this situation was very unexpected.
Ryle couldn’t understand the reaction. Unexpected. Not only had they been watching Hae-jin like a spectacle, but what were those reactions that it was surprising to call a doctor?
But unlike his confusion, his heart was steadily plummeting to the bottom. Hae-jin’s limp weight was so light that it was rather pressing down on Ryle so much that he was suffocating.
“What is all this nonsense?”
He barely made a suppressed voice to resolve the question, but his question only lingered emptily in the room.
Unlike the pheromones that were being emitted fiercely.
To be continued in Volume 2.