By Zephyria 
Although they had made grand family plans, in truth, there wasn’t much change in Hae-jin and Ryle’s daily lives.
This was because pregnancy between an Alpha and an Omega was not an easy task to begin with. Even if Hae-jin hadn’t been an inferior gene, usually there is a probability only if the Alpha performs knotting.
Having learned this fact, Hae-jin suggested to Ryle that they try knotting normally. At that, Ryle, for some reason, blushed even to his cheeks and dissuaded Hae-jin.
He said it was because knotting puts a great burden on the receiving side. He suggested that doing it during Hae-jin’s heat cycle or during a rut would be a way to reduce the burden.
Understanding his concern, Hae-jin didn’t push further and agreed. Along with the thought that Ryle was a bit cute, as the tips of his ears remained flushed the entire time he said it.
A while after making those family plans, the two of them visited their pheromone physician for the first time in a long while.
“How is it?”
It was because he thought they should undergo various tests since they were putting in the effort. And while they were at it, he wanted to gauge when Hae-jin’s heat cycle might arrive.
The physician, whom they met after a long time, had a fairly bright complexion.
“You’ve become very stable. The Chairman is the same.”
“Mm.”
Ryle, who was beside him, nodded quietly. Ryle, who had suffered from pheromone congestion for almost his entire life, had recently been boasting a very stable physical condition.
Although Ryle was very busy, he always came to the hospital with Hae-jin. Even though he was much better now, crossing the threshold of the hospital was still a painful thing for Hae-jin.
He probably knew that, which is why he made sure Hae-jin never went alone.
“Of course, I say you’ve become stable, but in truth, your pheromone levels are quite low.”
“Yes…”
The doctor soon stated his opinion calmly. Upon hearing that the two were planning for a child, he had a pondering look on his face.
Anyway, thanks to releasing pheromones with Ryle for a long time, his condition itself seemed stable. Since Ryle was also stable, wasn’t the situation better compared to before?
So Hae-jin harbored a bit of hope.
“Compared to the first consultation, the results are on the better side.”
“Then…”
Was it because that hope had leaked out?
The doctor scratched the end of his eyebrow with a hesitant air.
“Um… however, you must be aware that the probability is still very slim. Although I would like to give you hopeful words.”
“……Yes.”
Unfortunately, hope was quickly crushed.
The probability was even slimmer than he had thought.
“Then, I will see you at the next check-up.”
Trying to hide his disappointment, Hae-jin nodded slowly.
It had been a fairly long examination, involving various tests. Perhaps he had been tense throughout without realizing it; as he left the hospital and got into the car, a long sigh escaped him for some reason.
“Whew……”
Hearing that, Ryle quietly wrapped an arm around Hae-jin’s shoulder and pulled him close.
A brief warmth settled on the forehead of Hae-jin, who leaned limply into his embrace.
“Let’s keep our hearts at ease. Okay?”
“……I expected this. I’m fine.”
Hae-jin could feel Ryle’s concern, fearing that he might be disappointed. Although the situation was more difficult than expected, Hae-jin was actually okay.
He quietly recalled the result sheet he had seen earlier.
While his hormonal balance had improved significantly, Hae-jin’s heats were still irregular. The hormone levels on the result sheet were less than half of those of a typical Omega.
“I’m happy just being the two of us forever.”
In many ways, it meant the probability of having a child was low.
“……Me too.”
Hae-jin quickly met Ryle’s eyes and smiled. Hadn’t they started this process thinking it might take several years in the first place?
He should keep in mind that it might simply never happen.
“I’ll drop you off at the foundation. Or if you’re tired, we can go to the mansion.”
“There are documents I need to review today.”
“You work so hard it makes me feel neglected.”
Ryle, who had been calmly comforting Hae-jin, suddenly started talking nonsense.
“Why?”
As Hae-jin looked up at him with wide eyes, Ryle wore a playful smile.
“Just because. Think of me a lot while you work.”
At the childlike whining, Hae-jin let out a short laugh again.
As expected, as long as he was with Ryle, being just the two of them was perfectly fine.
“…….”
After dropping Hae-jin off at the foundation, Ryle turned the car around and returned to the hospital.
The doctor looked at him as if he had expected his return, though his expression looked a bit exhausted.
Ryle asked the doctor seriously once more. To be precise, he wanted to ask for the exact probability from the doctor, who had been cautious with his words in front of Hae-jin.
Also, he wanted to ask if hope was still slim even though he had imprinted.
‘To be honest, you should consider it close to impossible.’
In the end, the doctor sighed and explained calmly.
‘The Chairman’s pheromone levels are very low, even among those with inferior genes. It appears to be because he manifested long after the typical age of manifestation.’
In conclusion, it meant the possibility of the two having a child was extremely slim. It wasn’t that there were no other methods, but even those didn’t have a high success rate.
After contemplating calmly, Ryle nodded slowly. Then, he asked the doctor to tell Hae-jin the same thing when the time was right. In a matter of like this, holding onto hope would only make it harder.
Ryle was already driven crazy with worry that Hae-jin might be disappointed. Although his reaction earlier had been more composed than expected, he couldn’t help but worry.
“Sigh…… how frustrating.”
Adjusting his tie for the first time in a while, Ryle fell into deep thought.
He had only been worried about whether he could raise a child well, but there was a bigger problem.
“…….”
He only hoped that Hae-jin wouldn’t be too heartbroken.
Unfortunately, several weeks passed since the hospital check-up, and the heat cycle did not arrive.
Because he was told his pheromones were stable, it seemed he had unconsciously held onto hope. The moment Hae-jin realized his own state, his lips twisted slightly.
He thought he had prepared himself, but had he not?
“Whew……”
Letting out a deliberate sigh, Hae-jin tried to shake off the stifling feeling in his chest. It wasn’t as if worrying would solve the problem anyway.
Just then, the intercom in the Chairman’s office rang briefly. It was the notification sound used by the Secretary instead of a knock.
“Yes.”
Hae-jin answered briefly, signaling that they could enter.
However, the person who opened the door and walked in was not the Secretary.
“Hae-jin.”
“Ryle?”
Hae-jin’s eyes widened at the sudden appearance of Ryle.
Usually, Ryle called before visiting. Seeing him show up so abruptly made Hae-jin suddenly worry if something had happened.
But soon, Hae-jin could read the gentle pheromones emanating from him. Unlike usual, his pheromones felt almost excited.
Sure enough, Ryle held out something he had been hiding behind his back and spoke.
“I came to ask you on a date.”
Hae-jin’s gaze was naturally drawn to his refreshing smile. A slightly bewildered question escaped through his unconsciously parted lips.
“A date……”
They had always been dating, but seeing him ask so formally was entirely new.
Despite Hae-jin’s remark, Ryle remained confident and undaunted. Hae-jin’s gaze was once again stolen by the way Ryle’s eyes curved further.
“I wanted to surprise you a little.”
Eventually, a chuckle leaked from the corners of Hae-jin’s mouth.
There was no way he could feel bad.
“I’d love to.”
Dropping the pen he was holding, Hae-jin reached out for the bouquet he offered.
Ryle quickly handed it over and then lightly lifted Hae-jin to stand beside him.
“Shall we go right now?”
“Right now?”
“I heard a great wine came in, so I made a reservation.”
He had clearly come with a plan. Bursting into a larger laugh than before, Hae-jin nodded.
The lingering gloom that had been enveloping him vanished without a trace.
The two of them immediately stormed out of the Chairman’s office.
Unlike Ryle, Hae-jin was not one to cause unexpected situations. When he suddenly announced he was stopping work to go home, the Secretary looked bewildered.
Recalling the surprised face of his blunt Secretary, Hae-jin let out another laugh.
The place they arrived at was a restaurant in a hotel owned by Ryle. In a spot that overlooked the entirety of Heavy Rain City, the two sat calmly facing each other.
“This is the wine I mentioned. It’s a bit heavier than what we usually drink, but it’s a very popular line.”
Ryle explained as he held the wine that was served first. Hearing that, Hae-jin suddenly realized it had been a long time since he had touched the wine he used to enjoy as a hobby.
In fact, he realized he had been living excessively cautiously, even though the probability of pregnancy was almost zero.
“Mmm…… I like it.”
Maybe I’ll let loose a bit today.
There were few customers in the restaurant. In particular, the area around the two was left empty, so only the sound of gentle music enveloped the table. The lyrical music suited the beginning of winter perfectly.
The waiter who brought the wine withdrew quietly without taking an order. Ryle had likely pre-ordered the food.
Hae-jin no longer felt overly conscious of others when eating. This was because enough warm years had passed to blur the painful memories.
Even so, Ryle consistently looked after Hae-jin, ensuring that fragments of the past would not pierce him again.
With his usual tender touch, Ryle poured the wine for him.
“Thank you.”
The fragrant scent of the wine seeped into Hae-jin calmly, much like Ryle’s pheromones.
Savoring the aroma, Hae-jin slowly took a sip of the wine. As expected, it was less sweet and had a higher alcohol content than what he usually drank.
But for some reason, the scent lingering at the tip of his nose suited Hae-jin perfectly. Surprised by this fact, he blinked dazedly and looked down at the glass.
“How is it?”
“It’s delicious.”
“I knew you’d like it. Since the alcohol content is higher than usual, drink slowly.”
“Okay.”
Ryle smiled brightly and rested his chin on his hand. Meeting that gaze, which didn’t hide how happy he was, Hae-jin smiled gently.
After taking just one sip and setting the glass down, Hae-jin fiddled with the bouquet that had been on his lap. Ryle had offered to keep it in the car, but Hae-jin had insisted on holding it close as he came up.
Along with a rustling sound, the scent of roses rose strongly.
The scent suddenly made him feel very good, so Hae-jin impulsively lifted the bouquet. As he brought the flowers close to his face, the floral scent became even more intense.
“You must really like the flowers.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
Actually, Hae-jin hadn’t been very interested in flowers. If he were alone, he would never have bought them.
However, Ryle often gifted him flowers. It seemed to be because Ryle himself was such a romantic person.
Because of that, Hae-jin gradually grew to love flowers. Not wanting to take his gifts for granted, he began to treat the gifted bouquets with great care.
Since he had received so many bouquets, it was difficult to preserve them all perfectly. So, Hae-jin would pick one of the prettiest petals from the ones he received and save them.
The beautifully dried petals were tucked into a scrapbook along with simple notes. It was a hobby he started without much thought, but he could no longer count how many scrapbooks he had filled.
At this rate, the library Ryle had cleared for him near the bedroom might end up filled with petal books.
Smiling brightly again, Hae-jin took another sip of wine.
Before long, the table was filled with delicious food.
“If there’s anything else you want to eat, just let me know.”
“What’s already here looks appetizing, so I’m fine.”
He said that, but everything on the table was already tailored to Hae-jin’s tastes.
Ryle immediately cut a piece of steak and swapped plates for him. In the meantime, Hae-jin gently pushed the plate of food Ryle enjoyed toward him.
Sharing the small details of their day, the two enjoyed an atmospheric dinner. The gentle music blended with their conversation to create a happy harmony.
Feeling so good, Hae-jin ate a bit more than his usual portion. Thinking that Ryle would like it made him feel proud.
“Hae-jin.”
It was around the time he was finishing his glass of wine.
Ryle slowly reached out and took Hae-jin’s hand.
“Lately, I’ve been worried that you might be heartbroken over the child issue.”
“…….”
After choosing his words for a while, Ryle lowered his gaze slightly and spoke cautiously. Because Ryle’s worried heart was so palpable, Hae-jin fixed his gaze on Ryle’s lips.
It was true that he hadn’t been feeling great lately. As he had felt in the Chairman’s office, he had been subconsciously bothered by it.
This sudden date Ryle prepared must have been infused with a desire to comfort Hae-jin.
Perhaps because of the wine he hadn’t had in a long time, his heart suddenly swelled so much it felt as if his ribs were tightening.
“Even if we try and it doesn’t work, there are many ways to start a family.”
Noticing that Hae-jin was focused, Ryle looked up. His serious and heavy gaze pointed straight toward Hae-jin.
With a smile warmer than sunlight on his lips, Ryle whispered calmly.
“You know there are many ways to become a family.”
“Ryle……”
Hae-jin knew well that this meant adopting a child was also an option. It was a reassuring promise that if Hae-jin truly wanted a larger family, Ryle would willingly follow that decision.
He hadn’t thought that far yet, but Hae-jin took a deep breath. He felt a sharp tightening near his solar plexus, and his eyes felt a bit stingy.
Because Ryle’s thoughtfulness was so evident.
“……Thank you for worrying about me. And for thinking about it that much.”
“It’s a matter for both of us. Of course I should worry.”
Even as his throat tightened, Hae-jin offered his sincere gratitude. He felt an impulse to give back as much as Ryle gave to him.
Realizing that his concern had been conveyed exactly as intended without being misunderstood, Ryle let out a light chuckle. Looking at that curve of his lips, Hae-jin took a deep breath.
Whether it was because of this overwhelming emotion or the wine that was slightly stronger than usual, his heart had been beating wildly for a while. Even while sitting still, he felt as if his body were floating.
Ryle squeezed his hand once and then let go. With his freed hand, Hae-jin drank the last sip of wine.
Strangely, he felt thirsty. Heat had been gathering in his cheeks for some time. No matter how you looked at it, he shouldn’t be drunk from one glass of wine, so it was strange.
His gaze unconsciously landed on Ryle’s face again. Today, his face looked even more handsome. Perhaps it was because the dim lights of the restaurant made him glow.
As Ryle tilted his glass, he lowered his eyes slightly. Following that movement, his eyelashes fluttered gently before turning back toward Hae-jin.
The moment those sea-blue eyes looked directly at him.
“Ah.”
His heart thudded so hard it almost hurt.
“Hae-jin?”
As he just stared blankly, Ryle opened his eyes slightly in confusion. He knew he should say something, but strangely, his lips trembled, and he couldn’t speak.
Meanwhile, his heart beat even more violently, throwing a tantrum. Hae-jin was completely flustered by this soaring euphoria.
At that moment, Ryle suddenly stood up with a serious expression.
“Hae-jin, right now.”
“Ry, Ryle.”
“Your pheromones……”
Upon hearing the word ‘pheromones,’ Hae-jin finally understood the situation.
His body suddenly grew hot, and his vision blurred.
“Ryle……”
“I’m here.”
In the blink of an eye, Ryle approached and pulled Hae-jin into his arms. It seemed he was urgently hiding him in his embrace to prevent Hae-jin’s pheromones from spreading to the surroundings.
The surrounding noise faded, and his ears felt muffled. From Ryle’s neck, which was now right in front of him, he felt familiar and cozy pheromones.
The moment the forest-like pheromones touched his skin, Hae-jin gasped faintly. The pheromones rushing in with every breath could not have been this sweet. The trajectory of the pheromones brushing against his skin felt sensitively acute, almost to the point of giving him chills.
Sinking slowly into that sensation, Hae-jin realized like a bolt of lightning.
Ah, it’s a heat cycle.
“……Ryle.”
“It’s okay. I’ll take you to the doctor right now……”
For some reason, Ryle looked completely flustered. There was no hesitation in the way he suddenly lifted Hae-jin up.
As his body floated, Hae-jin’s arms hung limply. Because of that, the gifted bouquet fell to the floor with a thud.
The sound of petals fluttering down tickled his eardrums.
“First, the car……”
He acted as if he were taking Hae-jin to the hospital. He was likely worried because it was the first time a heat cycle had started so abruptly.
With a hazy mind, Hae-jin barely grasped the situation. But no matter how he thought about it, now was not the time to go to the hospital.
As if possessed, his arms reached for Ryle. As he naturally clung to Ryle’s neck, Ryle’s legs, which had been walking urgently toward the elevator, came to a dead stop.
Through their touching chests, Ryle’s heartbeat was clearly felt.
Recognizing that Ryle was as aroused as he was, Hae-jin whispered softly in his ear.
“It’s now.”
“Uh……”
He could feel the pheromones surrounding him from Ryle wavering. However, the pleasant tension melted within them was actually welcome.
He rubbed his cheek against Ryle’s neck, where he could hear him swallow hard. He was desperate to soak his entire body in these pheromones that enveloped him even now.
Ryle remained frozen like a statue, not moving. Finding this extremely regrettable, Hae-jin pressed his lips to his ear again.
Then he whispered.
“Please hold me.”
“……Hae-jin.”
A boiling voice flowed from Ryle’s throat upon hearing those words. Even that voice, which could have felt threatening, strangely came across as stimulating to Hae-jin.
He could see the blue eyes shaking violently with conflict. Because the slight tremor around those eyes was beautiful, Hae-jin unconsciously reached out.
His fingertip lightly touched Ryle’s golden eyelashes.
At that moment, Ryle’s hesitating hand slammed the elevator button. Not the button to go down to the parking lot, but the one to go up.
The surroundings became even quieter. Only the gentle music continued to linger in Hae-jin’s ears.
As he buried his head deeply into Ryle’s shoulder, Ryle finally began to move. Hae-jin’s consciousness repeatedly connected and disconnected, following Ryle’s steps.
Soon, the place Ryle opened and entered was their private suite, which was always empty.
“Hae-jin, look at me. Okay?”
“…….”
As soon as they entered the room, Ryle set Hae-jin down and carefully cupped his face. Hae-jin, who stood on his own feet despite staggering, barely lifted his head at Ryle’s persistent plea.
Through his flickering vision, Ryle’s handsome face came back into view. At that sparkling sight, Hae-jin forgot to answer and simply gazed at him blankly.
Hae-jin could barely feel Ryle scanning him, as if wondering if he was actually sick. In turn, Hae-jin slowly traced Ryle’s face with his eyes.
Then, he began to stare obsessively at Ryle’s lips.
“Hng…”
In that moment, their lips met.
Hae-jin let Ryle’s hot tongue invade his mouth without resistance. No, he actually welcomed it.
Ryle’s pheromones, transmitted from mouth to mouth, flowed down his throat in gulps. The sensation was like swallowing a forest, making the nape of his neck feel flushed. Yet, his mind showed no sign of returning to clarity; instead, it only grew more hazy.
“Hae-jin, damn it, why so… suddenly, ha… the hospital…”
“Mmm. Just…”
As if driven by an irresistible force, Ryle continued to kiss him urgently while voicing his worries through gritted teeth. Hae-jin, who had been clinging to Ryle’s collar unconsciously, barely managed to gather his reason to murmur against those lips.
With his fingertips, he traced the corners of Ryle’s eyes, where desire and worry were intertwined. Deep in his chest, ecstasy leaped up like a fish.
That emotion, spreading like droplets of water, bloomed into a faint smile on his lips.
“I think it’s because I feel so good.”
The moment those words barely escaped him, Ryle’s pupils clouded over.
“Ah…”
Biting into Hae-jin’s lips more intensely than before, Ryle pushed him against the wall. As soon as he was pushed by that gentle touch, Hae-jin’s body was hoisted upward.
Pinned between the wall and Ryle, Hae-jin pressed his lips against him frantically. He felt a lightness in his legs, which were now dangling in mid-air.
As if having lost all reason, Ryle pushed inside his mouth breathlessly. Hae-jin did the same, simply breathing him in. Every time Ryle’s pheromones layered within him, he felt an unbearable itch throughout his body.
He could feel the pheromones bursting from his wide-open pheromone glands, unlike usual. Even he recognized the scent as utterly lewd, yet he felt no shame.
He simply craved for Ryle to hold him even tighter.
“Ha, hng, mmm, nh.”
“Ha…”
After kissing until his mind went blank, Ryle shifted his hold on Hae-jin. The body that had been half-slumped against the wall was instantly pressed flush against Ryle.
Reaching out, Hae-jin clung softly to his neck. Naturally, he buried his nose in the crook of Ryle’s neck.
The pheromones piercing his mind with dizzying intensity brought an indescribable sense of ecstasy and stability. He vaguely perceived his clothes being removed one by one, following Ryle’s guiding touch as they headed somewhere.
The sound of clothes falling, Ryle’s ragged breathing, and the beating of their two hearts—everything harmonized like a single piece of music. It felt as if he could actually see their pheromones tangling chaotically in the air.
Then, as his suit pants suddenly entered his field of vision, Hae-jin felt a strange sensation. Ryle was always in a suit, but this was the first time he was mixing bodies while dressed like this.
“Ah…”
Perhaps because of that, the stiff friction of the shirt fabric brushing against his nipples now felt incredibly stimulating.
His consciousness began to slip away in fragments again. After clinging to Ryle’s body and acting a bit spoiled, something soft touched his back.
They had entered the bedroom, but Hae-jin barely registered the fact.
He only gazed at Ryle, who was now more clearly in view.
Hae-jin unconsciously raised his hand. There was almost no reason left in the touch as he stroked Ryle’s shimmering hair as if possessed.
“You seem exceptionally out of it.”
“Mm…”
Because the shape of Ryle’s moving lips was so beautiful, Hae-jin only let out a sound that was ambiguous—somewhere between a moan of longing and an answer.
The sliver of sanity he had barely maintained finally sank to the bottom the moment his gaze met those blue eyes.
He wanted to dive deep into those blue eyes that always embraced him.
“Hae-jin, Hae-jin, ha…”
“Mm, mm.”
Unlike Hae-jin, Ryle called his name desperately, walking a tightrope between reason and instinct. Ryle wavered between the reason telling him he needed to check on Hae-jin and the instinct being swayed by the pheromones.
Hae-jin, making sounds like a small animal, seemed to have lost almost all his reason now. It was a natural occurrence during a heat cycle, but this heat was particularly urgent and intense in many ways.
“Hng…”
“…”
Looking down at Hae-jin, who was letting out moans of pleasure, Ryle swallowed hard.
Hae-jin’s disheveled appearance on the bed was too great a stimulus. Black hair was scattered across his damp, sweat-beaded forehead, mirroring the state of Ryle’s own reason.
Hae-jin’s bare skin, revealed as Ryle had unconsciously stripped him on the way, destructively occupied his vision. He felt a thirst seeing those hazy, unfocused black eyes reflecting him. He kept wanting to touch those plump, parted lips that continued to emit a sweet scent.
This was the heat cycle of the partner he had imprinted with. Maintaining this level of reason was truly agonizing for Ryle.
Still, he wanted to hold onto the thread of reason for just a bit longer. Although the cycle was originally irregular, he was worried about Hae-jin’s unusually violent changes.
“Ha…”
However, he didn’t think he would treat Hae-jin roughly even if he lost his mind. Just looking at Hae-jin lying defenselessly before him made him feel his heart trembling in place.
Eventually, Ryle reverently kissed the skin of Hae-jin, who lay there wearing only underwear and socks.
“Ngh, mmm…”
Burying his nose in the nape of the neck, Ryle took a deep breath. A larger amount of pheromones than usual easily occupied Ryle’s mind.
The skin touching the tip of his tongue was too sweet. It was as if his brain, melted thick by the pheromones, was scrambling his senses.
Struggling to hold onto the reason that kept trying to blur along with Hae-jin, Ryle continued to move his tongue. It was important to quickly provide relief before Hae-jin, who had entered heat, suffered.
Moving gradually downward, Ryle calmly kissed various parts of Hae-jin’s body. The trajectory looked as if it were wavering, much like his own reason.
Then, Ryle took the only remaining piece of underwear in his teeth and gently pulled it down.
“Hng…”
As soon as the view inside was revealed, thick pheromones flowed out.
Finally dragging Ryle’s mind into the mire.
“…”
Hae-jin’s genitals and the cleft of his buttocks were completely soaked. It hadn’t even been that long since they started moving toward the bed.
As he completely removed the underwear with trembling hands, the fluid stretched viscously. Even that sight was so erotic that Ryle felt he might go crazy.
“Ha.”
Eventually, he swallowed a deep sound that was somewhere between a hollow laugh and a sigh.
“Ryle, Ryle.”
“Yes.”
Now that his genitals were exposed, Hae-jin seemed even more anxious and reached out. Instinctively, Ryle lowered his head toward him.
Hae-jin, who ruffled the blonde hair without hesitation, eventually grabbed Ryle’s head and pulled him toward himself indiscriminately. The impatient touch was quite primal, but Ryle did not resist.
From the secret place that had been subtly revealed, the plumply swollen perineum tempted Ryle.
He could no longer endure it.
“Ah…!”
Ryle buried his face without hesitation between the soaked thighs. In his haste, he had laid Hae-jin on his side on the bed, leaving Ryle kneeling on the carpet.
Making explicit, squelching sounds, Ryle greedily licked the lewd traces Hae-jin had leaked. The sensation of the hot perineum against the tip of his tongue made his lower abdomen ache, and his member protested the tightness.
The hand holding one of Hae-jin’s thighs tightened instinctively. He could feel the soft flesh of the thigh bulging between his fingers.
He was in the middle of obsessively admiring what had been permitted to him.
“Ah, ah… there, mmm, no…”
Hae-jin began to whine like a child, shaking his head.
“Not there?”
While answering reflexively, Ryle simply couldn’t stop. The desire of Hae-jin that filled his lungs had become his own desire.
As if frustrated, Hae-jin began to push the bed with both legs. His sock-covered toes slid wildly across the sheets.
Then, Ryle caught a glimpse of Hae-jin’s injured leg slipping. The moment he recognized it, Ryle reflexively reached out.
The slender ankle, which was about to slump while twisted, was instantly caught in his grip.
“Ugh… ah, Ryle, Ryle…”
Ryle’s face was still buried below Hae-jin. Still, when he gently stroked the ankle bone with his thumb, Hae-jin stopped struggling.
Taking advantage of that gap, Ryle licked even deeper. As he greedily explored past the perineum to the bottom of the testicles, he felt the illusion that he could finally breathe.
Then, the moment Ryle, unable to overcome his instinct, faintly grazed the perineum with his teeth.
“Aah…!”
Water gushed out from Hae-jin’s hole.
“…”
Only then did Ryle slowly lift his head. In the eyes looking at the moist hole, almost no reason remained.
As expected of a heat cycle, the amount was greater than usual. Ryle watched the trajectory of the thick, flowing liquid without even breathing.
“Mmm…”
As the tickling stimulation vanished, Hae-jin gasped and twisted his body.
Then, Hae-jin’s unheld leg came up over Ryle’s shoulder. Reflexively rubbing his cheek against the calf, Ryle slowly crawled up onto the bed.
“Ha…”
He wedged his body between Hae-jin’s thighs. His movements became increasingly urgent as he pulled off his tie and threw away his shirt.
As soon as Ryle’s bare chest was revealed, Hae-jin reached out with both arms. Clinging to the neck of Ryle, who naturally lowered his head, Hae-jin continued to blow feverish breaths into his ear.
As if anticipating the act that was soon to come.
“Hurry…”
“Ha…”
Ryle succumbed to that sweet urging. It was not a temptation he could possibly resist.
After throwing off all the cumbersome clothes, Ryle lifted Hae-jin as he was. After laying him flat on the bed, he hurriedly pushed back between his legs.
Hae-jin’s body, opening wide for him, was warm with the heat of the cycle. Hugging Hae-jin tightly in his arms, Ryle buried his nose in his hair and inhaled.
Smelling the scent of happiness, Ryle slowly pushed his hips forward.
Without effort, his thick member found and locked into Hae-jin’s entrance. The hole, which had already been loosely opened as if begging to be filled, greedily swallowed Ryle’s member.
The ridged flesh of the inner walls tightened and sucked the member in. However, before long, the member could not penetrate further into those tight walls.
Despite it being a heat, the inside hadn’t fully relaxed. Regretting that he should have loosened him up a bit more before inserting, Ryle expanded his chest and took a deep breath.
Slowly.
Pulling up the last thread of sunken reason, Ryle grit his teeth. He struggled to obey that warning, which felt like a reprimand.
But today, Hae-jin did not help him.
“Ahng, nh…”
It was while Ryle was staying still to give Hae-jin time to adjust.
Hae-jin, whose hands were fidgeting busily around Ryle’s neck, finally began to twitch his hips.
“Hur-ry…”
Naturally, the moist hole gripped the member tightly and moved back and forth. Compared to the desire, the hip movements were incredibly clumsy.
But it was enough to stimulate Ryle. Hae-jin’s small movements beneath him hit Ryle like a tidal wave.
The last shred of self-control in his head was finally swept away by the tidal wave that was Hae-jin.
“Kugh, Hae-jin…”
The realization that his voice sounded somewhat beastly vanished like smoke. The moment he bit deeply into Hae-jin’s soft cheek, it ceased to matter.
Ryle withdrew the member that had only partially entered without hesitation. Then, before Hae-jin’s thighs could even twitch in disappointment, he slammed forward again.
“Hah…!”
With the member penetrating much deeper than before, Hae-jin’s head snapped back. His tongue peeked out from his defenselessly parted lips.
At the sensation of the soft interior, Ryle’s intellect flew away in a white flash. The ticklish pheromones of Hae-jin surrounding him, the touch of the moist inner walls tightening around his member—everything became a massive surge of pleasure that pierced Ryle.
Even the sensation of Hae-jin scratching his shoulder was incredibly thrilling. After that, Ryle simply held Hae-jin fully in his arms and moved his hips without restraint.
“Ha, ngh, mmm, nh, nh…”
“Hae-jin, hu… does it feel good? Hmm?”
Ryle willingly enjoyed the pheromones that were wildly manipulating him. Because if it was for this person, being swept away like this only brought happiness.
Every time his member slammed against Hae-jin’s inner walls, the inside loosened further. The abundance of leaked lubrication and the fluids from the tip of Ryle’s member created a splashing sound.
Just how long had they expressed their desire like that?
Suddenly, Ryle’s instincts caught a change in Hae-jin.
“Mm, ah, ngh, ngh, hng…”
His sensitive senses, focused entirely on Hae-jin, could not miss that change. The pheromones swirling around them shifted to a more voluptuous tone.
The inner walls, which had been tightly gripping the member, began to tremble finely.
At the same time, the deepest part touching the blunt tip of the member was slowly opening a gap.
“Ha…”
At that ecstatic sensation, Ryle let out an involuntary gasp. He felt as if his eyes would roll back from the warmth and pleasure of being completely enveloped.
While his instincts, already half-gone, lingered at the brimming threshold, Hae-jin, whose face was flushed with pleasure just like his own, reached out.
The white touch that landed on his cheek was as stimulating as if he had been burned.
“Please do it… hmm?”
Just as much as the voice whispering in his ear.
“Ugh…”
This was truly an irresistible force. With that one gesture, Ryle, stripped of all other will, collapsed, bracing himself by placing his arms on either side of Hae-jin’s head.
His pupils contracted as he was completely consumed by instinct. Only the desire to pour everything into the Omega in his arms remained, making his hips feel as if they would twist.
He slammed himself into the deepest part once more. Ryle pushed himself without hesitation into that place that had finally opened.
“Ha, hng, hng, ha, Ryle, mmm, Ryle.”
“Yes. Hae-jin, Hae-jin… ha…”
It was his first time knotting when not in a rut. Ryle barely recognized the fact because of the pleasure stirring in his mind. He thought he had no reason left after being swept up in Hae-jin’s heat, but it seemed he was wrong.
A massive euphoria, enough to stop his heart, drove Ryle frantically. Like someone knotting for the first time in their life, Ryle trembled at the pleasure rushing into him.
“Ah, ah… ah…”
The tip of the member that had penetrated the inside slowly swelled. As the desire to become one body with Hae-jin forever grew, the member displayed its persistence.
Even inside this small body, the member continued to grow. It screamed to fill Hae-jin’s interior, locking in so tightly that it could not possibly be pulled out.
Accordingly, Hae-jin’s lower abdomen bulged slightly. Watching the change he had created with ecstasy, Ryle exhaled a ragged breath.
“Uha…!”
The sight of Hae-jin trembling all over and struggling in pleasure, and his protruding white belly—everything stimulated Ryle’s sense of fulfillment.
To the point where he unconsciously wished for a child that resembled Hae-jin.
“Ha…”
With trembling hands, Ryle gently rubbed Hae-jin’s stomach. Even though there was a mass of flesh filling him, Hae-jin was feeling pleasure thanks to the heat.
The pleasure Hae-jin released flowed out between their locked members. Even that was an excessive stimulus, so Ryle blinked slowly several times to catch his breath.
After the member had fully swelled, he carefully pulled Hae-jin into his embrace. In that state, Ryle flipped their positions and leaned diagonally against the headboard of the bed.
It was to place the small body, shivering with passion, on top of him. To ensure that Hae-jin wouldn’t feel suffocated because of his swollen belly.
“Hae-jin… I love you.”
“Ha, mm, mmm, nh. Ry, ha…”
“Yes. I love you.”
Hae-jin gasped at the slightly deeper insertion caused by the change in posture. His tongue, peeking out from his lips, fluttered aimlessly before Ryle’s eyes.
Ryle didn’t hesitate and quickly bit that twitching tongue. Just as he had always wanted to put Hae-jin in his mouth and suck him, he filled his desire by licking the tongue.
He also held the hand of Hae-jin, who was leaning on his chest as if exhausted. Holding him tightly without a single gap made him feel as if he owned the whole world.
The pleasure continued, making him feel as if it would be alright to suffocate like this.
“Ugh…”
Hae-jin, who had been wandering through a dream, suddenly snapped awake.
When he opened his bleary eyes, he saw a ceiling that felt both unfamiliar and familiar. He frowned slightly, feeling a bit flustered by the gap in his memory.
He hurriedly looked around and was relieved to find he was in a hotel room he had visited several times before.
“Are you awake?”
As soon as he heard that soft voice, the tension in his shoulders vanished instantly.
Feeling strangely drained, Hae-jin turned his head weakly. It was because his attention had been drawn to the warm sensation moving across his legs for a while now.
Ryle, sitting beside him on the bed, was massaging his legs. While Hae-jin’s entire body was wrapped tightly in a duvet, Ryle had left only one leg exposed, and his touch as he massaged was very familiar.
As Ryle’s large hands moved, the feeling of his muscles relaxing was incredibly refreshing. Only then did Hae-jin realize that his leg muscles had been severely overworked.
“Ah.”
Faint memories began to trickle back belatedly. Even without them, he could feel from various parts of his body that something extraordinary had happened.
Things like the embarrassing ache between his buttocks or the heavy feeling in his lower abdomen.
In particular, he still had the sensation that Ryle was inside him.
“The heat… was…”
When he opened his mouth, his voice was completely cracked. He felt like he’d had a heat, but he was a bit bewildered because so little of it remained in his memory.
If there was any hazy memory left, it was perhaps that the knotting had been so persistent that it was overwhelming.
Unlike what he usually experienced, this heat had definitely been strange.
“Yes. It was a heat cycle.”
“Mmm…”
Ryle calmly acknowledged Hae-jin’s words and tucked the leg he had been massaging back under the duvet.
His body felt very fresh. It seemed Ryle had taken care of the cleanup, as he always did.
A faint memory of clinging to him in front of the elevator surfaced. He recalled that there seemed to be quite a few people in the restaurant, and feeling a bit embarrassed, Hae-jin buried his face deep in the duvet.
Ryle approached and gave a light kiss to Hae-jin’s exposed forehead.
“Just in case, let’s visit the hospital. After you’ve recovered a bit.”
“Okay.”
He thought that maybe this was just how some heat cycles were, but Hae-jin nodded obediently. It wasn’t the first or second time Ryle had worried about his condition.
Technically, they were in a situation where they were preparing for a child. There was no harm in getting a check-up.
Then, a thought suddenly crossed his mind.
“Ryle, by any chance…”
Hae-jin stopped mid-sentence, unable to finish the thought that had slipped out. Flustered by his own thinking, Hae-jin lightly bit his lower lip, as if wanting to hide the words between his lips.
“What is it?”
Ryle immediately reached out and tapped Hae-jin’s lip, as if telling him not to hurt himself.
Hae-jin obediently released his lip, but heat rushed to his cheeks. After hesitating, Hae-jin finally spoke again.
“…Did it work?”
As expected, now that he had said it, it sounded incredibly hasty. Especially after hearing that the probability was so low.
“Hmm…”
Indeed, Ryle seemed flustered, taking a long time to choose his answer. Watching Ryle touch his mouth awkwardly, Hae-jin hid his face under the duvet again.
Eventually, Ryle gently stroked Hae-jin’s hair and whispered.
“I hope you don’t get your hopes up too much.”
“…”
“Unlike usual, the heat was too short. …So there was only one knotting.”
“Ah…”
Only then did Hae-jin look at the clock. As Ryle said, the heat cycle had ended in just half a day this time.
It seemed to have been an incomplete heat cycle in many ways. The already low probability must have dropped even further.
As the sleepiness faded, Hae-jin gradually regained his senses. He wondered if the lingering energy of the heat cycle had made him unconsciously anxious.
“I want it very much too, but I’m afraid you might be disappointed.”
“Yes.”
Thanks to that, he was able to respond relatively calmly to Ryle’s kind consolation. However, he felt a sudden loss of energy, and drowsiness washed over him.
“Try to sleep a bit more. You must be tired.”
“Yeah…”
It seemed to be because the sparkling anticipation had suddenly sunk. Still, not entirely devastated, Hae-jin decided to steel his heart.
He shouldn’t be so hasty. Even if it was disappointing this time.
Perhaps it was because he had exercised more than usual. Hae-jin drifted off to sleep again. Ryle’s occasional touch as he stroked his hair warmed Hae-jin even through his sleep and into his dreams.
Whether it was because he wanted to comfort himself, family members who had become angels appeared in his dream. It was a dream where he held their hands and flew through the sky.
That provided considerable comfort to his heart. Thanks to that, Hae-jin was able to go about his daily life, having cleanly let go of his expectations.
However, it wasn’t long before unexpected news reached the two of them.
“Congratulations. You’re pregnant.”
“What?”
“What?”
It was a few weeks after the heat had ended.
Hae-jin didn’t understand the doctor’s congratulations immediately and stared blankly.
After sleeping soundly at the hotel that day, Hae-jin and Ryle had visited a doctor. After hearing about the unusual symptoms of the heat cycle, the doctor suggested they do another hormone test in a few weeks.
Having come today for a simple hormone test, the doctor delivered truly unexpected news. Even during the first check-up, he had been warned not to expect much.
Was the doctor just trying to scare them more than necessary, as doctors often do?
“I think we can confirm the gestational sac, so let’s do an ultrasound.”
“Uh…”
However, the doctor seemed quite excited. In many ways, it wasn’t the reaction of someone who expected a pregnancy.
Regardless, it wasn’t a bad sign. Looking at the doctor’s face, which was clearly joyful, Hae-jin nodded dazed.
Equipment he hadn’t seen before was immediately brought into the examination room. Soon, as Hae-jin lay on the examination table, the lights in the room were turned off.
As it grew dark, a sudden surge of fear hit him. Hae-jin grabbed Ryle’s hand, who had moved to the head of the bed.
“…”
While reflexively gripping his hand tight, Ryle also looked somewhat dazed.
Seeing Ryle’s expression, which was even more bewildered than his own, Hae-jin conversely regained a bit of his composure.
“It’s a bit cold.”
Cold gel was applied to his exposed lower abdomen. The ultrasound probe held by the doctor moved back and forth across it.
Watching the screen as the machine moved made him strangely nervous.
“Oh, the gestational sac is well-formed! This black dot here is the gestational sac.”
“Ah…”
An exclamation escaped him in response to the doctor’s words, which sounded almost like a cheer.
“You mentioned that the heat cycle ended very quickly. And that the memory loss was more severe than usual.”
“…”
Hae-jin was so absorbed in the screen that he couldn’t answer. He couldn’t quite grasp the reality that something which was still just a small dot was a baby.
The doctor didn’t seem to be expecting an answer and continued his explanation while operating the machine.
“Originally, I suspected it might be a kind of side effect caused by a hormonal imbalance. But instead, I suspect that the pheromone levels temporarily spiked to the normal range.”
“That is…”
The rapid explanation didn’t quite sink in.
When Hae-jin finally took his eyes off the screen and asked hesitantly, the doctor smiled brightly and explained it simply.
“What I mean is that while the CEO’s total amount of pheromones is low, he seems to have released them explosively all at once, bringing them into the normal range, albeit for a short time.”
“Ah…”
Strangely, he felt as if he could hear his own heartbeat in his ears. With a brightened complexion, Hae-jin hurriedly looked beside him.
Ryle had been staring at the screen with a blank face for a while. For some reason, Hae-jin didn’t want to disturb him as he gazed at the black bean-like dot on the screen without even blinking.
Instead, Hae-jin calmly chewed over the doctor’s words. In doing so, he could understand how difficult this had been.
What if Ryle hadn’t planned a surprise date for him on the day his heat arrived?
Hae-jin would probably have been working in the CEO’s office as usual. Perhaps it would have been too late by the time Ryle heard the news and rushed over.
Even so, it was truly a miracle. At this immense coincidence, Hae-jin finally broke into a bright smile.
“It is truly enough to be called a miracle. Congratulations once again.”
The doctor’s congratulations seeped warmly into his heart. He felt the illusion that the thumping sound of his heart was actually two separate beats.
Truly, a baby had come to them.
After finishing the examination, the two returned to the mansion to share the joyful news.
Though he was very excited, Hae-jin still couldn’t quite believe it. His stomach was as flat as it had been yesterday.
Perhaps because there were no distinct changes in his body, the feeling of bewilderment persisted.
Ryle, on the other hand, was like someone walking in a dream.
“Hae-jin, let’s go inside. It might be cold, so wear this too.”
“Ryle, my clothes are enough.”
“The wind has become very cold since it’s winter.”
Ryle smiled like the sun itself. He was clearly hearing Hae-jin’s words, but communication didn’t seem to be working well.
Eventually, only after draping his own suit jacket over Hae-jin’s shoulders did he get out of the car, naturally holding Hae-jin in his arms.
“Ryle. I can walk.”
“They said we have to be especially careful in the early stages.”
Once again, Hae-jin’s timid protest could not overcome Ryle. While his claim wasn’t wrong, it felt subtly strange.
The doctor’s warning to be careful surely didn’t mean that he shouldn’t take a single step on his own.
Ryle was smiling so happily that Hae-jin could no longer stop him. Under the refreshing sunlight of the clear sky, it almost looked as if light was emanating from his face.
If the Sun God became human, would he have a face like this?
“Hmm? Why are you looking at me like that, Hae-jin?”
“…”
As he just stared blankly, Ryle smiled even more brightly and met his eyes. Feeling embarrassed that he had been so entranced, Hae-jin didn’t answer, but Ryle didn’t mind and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
He seemed to be in an extremely good mood.
Seeing him so happy made Hae-jin’s heart flutter. Fidgeting with his ear, Hae-jin leaned his cheek deeply against Ryle’s shoulder.
Ryle had been like this ever since they left the hospital. He had seemed to lose his soul while watching the ultrasound, and only regained his senses after the lights in the examination room were turned back on.
After that, he poured out a terrifying number of questions to the doctor.
What to be careful of during pregnancy, whether it would be too much of a strain on Hae-jin’s body, what measures he could take, and so on. He showed an immense level of focus until the doctor, who had been purely congratulating them, grew pale.
He continued this attitude afterward. He was like a person terrified that Hae-jin might be blown away by the wind.
“Shall we eat first?”
“Ryle, it hasn’t even been two hours since lunch.”
“But they said morning sickness might start soon. Shouldn’t we eat as much as possible now?”
His face became earnest, like someone who had just heard the world was ending. He had been smiling brightly just a moment ago; the change was as extreme as a typhoon.
In the end, Hae-jin had no choice but to scratch his cheek and answer obediently.
“…I’ll eat well when I get hungry.”
“Thank you.”
Upon entering the mansion, Hae-jin prepared to step down from his arms. However, Ryle headed straight for the bedroom as if he had never once in his life let Hae-jin walk on two feet.
“I heard the news. Congratulations!”
“Haha, such joyful news! We must prepare a party.”
Having been notified in advance, the servants flocked over to offer their congratulations. Receiving those greetings while in Ryle’s arms was very embarrassing, but Hae-jin worked hard to express his gratitude.
Ryle, who had practically flown into the bedroom, gently set Hae-jin down on the sofa. Watching Ryle’s pheromones, which had been softly enveloping the surroundings, Hae-jin suddenly asked him on impulse.
“Are you happy that we have a child?”
“Of course. It’s an immense blessing.”
Ryle answered without a moment’s hesitation. His pheromones wavered even more gently, conveying how deep his joy was.
Thanks to that, Hae-jin felt like it was finally becoming real.
That a new family member had come to them.
“…I’m happy too.”
“I’m almost afraid because I don’t know if I could be any happier than this.”
Ryle knelt before the sofa to take off Hae-jin’s shoes.
While calmly moving his hands, Ryle spoke softly.
“Still, your health comes first, Hae-jin.”
“Mmm…”
The tone was soft, but there was a certain weight to it. He was likely worrying about the fact the doctor had cautiously mentioned.
‘Since the pheromone levels are on the lower side, the pregnancy process will not be easy.’
Ryle’s determination was quite heavy, so Hae-jin couldn’t answer easily. Once he had removed the shoes, Ryle carefully took Hae-jin’s hand, pulled it to his cheek, and whispered.
“You promised.”
“…Yes.”
In the end, Hae-jin had no choice but to answer obediently again. He didn’t want to cloud such a happy face.
“I should tell them to make the room a bit warmer.”
Smiling with satisfaction, Ryle suddenly stood up and murmured. This time, there was an urgency to him, as if Hae-jin might catch a cold right this second.
Sure enough, before he could be stopped, Ryle contacted the mansion management team. Hae-jin, whose lips parted to say it was fine for a moment, chose to just stay still.
Right now, it seemed Ryle was being extra because he was so excited. He would probably return to normal eventually.
However, there was one thing Hae-jin had overlooked.
That it had only subsided recently, and that Ryle had originally been extremely overprotective.
One week later.
“What is all this?”
Hae-jin, who was secretly taking a walk inside the mansion while Ryle was away, widened his eyes as he passed the central entrance.
The vast space, which could hold a hundred people, was filled with boxes.
“Ah, Chairman.”
At Hae-jin’s soft call, the servants who were organizing the boxes looked back with bright smiles.
Upon discovering Hae-jin walking secretly wrapped in a blanket, their smiles deepened, as if they understood the situation.
As if playing along, they intentionally lowered their voices and whispered.
“These are things for the baby.”
“I think about a third of them are gifts from the Chairman.”
“Mmm…”
Feeling a bit embarrassed by the whispers, Hae-jin scratched his cheek awkwardly.
Ryle was becoming more and more excessive. He was so overbearing that Hae-jin almost laughed, wondering if he had returned to the time when his leg was in a cast rather than being pregnant.
The problem seemed to be that he had heard from the doctor that the risk of miscarriage was high in the early stages. Ryle treated Hae-jin as if his legs were made of glass, not letting him overexert himself for a single moment.
Not only was he forbidden from walking on his own, but he also stopped commuting to the foundation. While Ryle didn’t stop him from working, he had declared that for safety’s sake, they would commute to the foundation’s CEO office together.
It would have been a bolt from the blue for the foundation’s employees. Therefore, Hae-jin boldly decided to work from home for the time being. He had no intention of overworking himself in the first place, but Ryle’s worry was excessive.
What shocked Hae-jin next were the large medical devices set up in a corner of the mansion. As if he intended to build a small hospital inside the house, Ryle relentlessly brought in examination machines that were hard to find even in large hospitals.
He thought it was over once the medical equipment was in place, but this time it was all these baby supplies.
No wonder he had brought so many catalogs a while ago.
Ryle had told Hae-jin, as if it were no big deal, to check any items he was curious about or liked. So, Hae-jin had marked several things, intending to study and learn together.
However, it was clearly all Ryle’s trick. Hae-jin could have bet his blanket that the items he had chosen were all inside those boxes.
No, it looked like there was even more than that.
“Shall we bring you a chair?”
“Would you like to sit and look around?”
As Hae-jin stared thoughtfully at the boxes, the servants flocked to him and asked. It was like watching a flock of small birds.
There was no one in this mansion, at least, who could stop Ryle’s excesses. While they kept the secret of Hae-jin’s secret walks, they would soon follow him around carrying a chair.
He had certainly thought Ryle would calm down soon, but why did it turn out like this? In truth, Hae-jin was slowly realizing the cause. He had remembered that Ryle originally had a tendency to be quite overbearing.