By Zephyria The temperature had dropped even further after the rain, but the sky was unusually clear. The cold air that touched his cheek made him feel refreshed for a moment.
“Are you okay?”
Suddenly, Yu-jin opened his eyes at the voice from above. He reluctantly raised his gaze and immediately met the eyes looking down at him. Yu-jin couldn’t hide his discomfort at being held by the man, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and looked away again.
“I, there’s no need to go this far…”
Before he could finish speaking, Winston came to a conclusion. Yu-jin felt another headache coming on and had no choice but to shut his mouth. His memories instantly returned to that day.
Winston had poured out pheromones for a full night. And as soon as the Rut ended, he fell into a deep sleep and was unconscious for another day and a half.
The problem was that Yu-jin had also been swept up in it and had fallen asleep as if he had fainted. He had woken up earlier than Winston, but he still couldn’t move an inch. Winston was pressing down on Yu-jin with his entire body, so no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t escape from under him.
It was fortunate that the bodyguards, who had noticed the situation, were able to provide some help. But all they did was give him an injection through the medical staff and put him back to sleep.
By the time he finally opened his eyes, he had no energy left to do anything. Yu-jin was still entangled with Winston. The only good thing was that this time, Yu-jin was lying on top of Winston.
“Uhh…”
A groan escaped his lips as he carefully tried to raise his body. He involuntarily distorted his face and closed his eyes, but suddenly, the man’s arm, which had been resting on his body, tightened.
“Where are you going?”
Yu-jin gasped at the low voice, and reflexively tried to raise his body, but he was immediately trapped in his arms and could only flinch. Was he not asleep? He looked up in surprise and immediately met the purple eyes staring at him. For some reason, Yu-jin couldn’t find the words to say and opened his mouth. An awkward silence flowed, and his heart beat anxiously.
“I wasn’t going anywhere…”
He managed to make a sound, but it was followed by a cough. Yu-jin belatedly realized that his vocal cords were parched. Seeing him heave his shoulders and cough, Winston suddenly shot up.
“Ah…!”
He gasped in surprise for a moment, but it was only for a fleeting moment. Winston immediately wrapped an arm around Yu-jin’s body, which was about to fall off, and reached out of the bed to grab the pot on the side table. Yu-jin leaned against Winston’s chest and simply watched him pour water into a cup.
“Drink.”
Winston ordered from above, even holding the cup to his lips. He felt the urge to turn his head away like a child, but he couldn’t overcome his thirst. As a last resort, he tried to drink it himself, but Winston didn’t care and pressed the cup against his lips. With his fingers awkwardly resting on the edge of the cup, Yu-jin reluctantly opened his mouth. As the lukewarm water moistened his mouth and passed down his esophagus, his tension gradually eased. It was as if he was drinking the sweetest water for the first time. He slowly, greatly moved his Adam’s apple up and down, and when he had finished drinking a cup of water, Winston took the cup away and asked.
“More?”
Yu-jin hesitated for a moment and shook his head. He felt that if he said he would drink more, he would repeat the same situation again. He had a strange conviction when he saw Winston’s brow furrow briefly.
“Le, let me go.”
Yu-jin belatedly twisted his body and tried to escape from his arms. While he was swept up in his Rut, he had also emotionally collapsed and was out of his mind, but it was different now. It was broad daylight outside the window, and the situation of being naked and clinging to each other made him restless. He frantically tried to get away, but the arm holding him didn’t budge. As if mocking his desperate resistance, Winston even had the leisure to put the cup down on the side table and leisurely wrapped his remaining arm around Yu-jin’s body. Yu-jin’s expression became more and more fierce at the slow and leisurely movements, as if there was no need to rush.
“What are you doing? I said let me go!”
He raised his voice, stamping his feet like a child, but the answer he received was only loose.
“I don’t want to.”
“What?”
“Calm down.”
Winston said nonchalantly to Yu-jin, who was very excited.
“It’s not good for your body. The baby will be surprised.”
He paused for a moment. What did he just say? As he blinked in confusion, Winston continued.
“It’s in here, our baby.”
He narrowed his eyes and meaningfully spread his palm to slowly stroke Yu-jin’s stomach.
“It will make you rich.”
A chill ran down his spine for a moment. Yu-jin’s mind was in a complicated mess. Did this man really believe that I was pregnant, or was he pretending to be fooled?
In a moment of hesitation, a cold voice cut through.
You said you didn’t believe anyone, but you believe me? That’s ridiculous.
The answer was clear. There were too many suspicious things to deny. This man must have noticed. He’s just pretending to be fooled because of the miscarriage. But now he couldn’t say that it was a lie. He was the one who set the trap, and he was just stupid enough to fall into it.
Yu-jin wanted to push away his hand, which was as hot as if it would burn him, but Winston’s hand, which was resting on his stomach, didn’t budge, just like his arm holding his waist. Yu-jin struggled to grab his fingers and peel them off his skin, and replied.
“My, the thing in my stomach, it might not be your child.”
Now, what are you going to say?
Yu-jin glared at Winston, feeling his heart pounding madly with anxiety. Tell me I’m a liar, hurry up. Tell me your true feelings quickly!
He held his breath and trembled as he watched, and Winston slowly moved his lips.
“It’s my child.”
Yu-jin unconsciously stopped breathing. Winston whispered in a lower voice. As if he was revealing a secret.
“If I say it is, then it is.”
A strange tension flowed between the two. What does this mean? Could it be that he thinks I got pregnant from last night?
‘This time, you have to have my child, Yu-jin.’Suddenly, a forgotten thought surfaced. Why did Winston say that to me back then? Didn’t it mean he knew there was no child in my belly? So, he was saying he’d get me pregnant for real this time.
Because an extreme alpha can modify things as he pleases.
But there’s something Winston doesn’t know. No matter his type, Yu-jin can’t get pregnant. Yu-jin would bet his meager fortune that Winston would never find out. If he knew, he would have discarded Yu-jin long ago, seeing him as useless.
Then why hasn’t he said anything even now?
Maybe he thinks it doesn’t matter since he’s the one who got me pregnant. The result is the same anyway, isn’t it? Thinking that way, it all made sense. The reason he doesn’t bring it up and humiliate Yu-jin was still unknown, but it didn’t matter. What mattered was what to do in this situation.
“Right.”
Yu-jin slowly moved his lips.
“Yeah, then it must be your child.”
Good thing, in a way. I’ll pretend to go along with whatever this man does and try to get some money. Jewels would be traced immediately, so I need to find a way to get cash…
“Great, then shall we go out as a family?”
“What?”
Yu-jin snapped to attention at the sudden words. Winston was looking at him, continuing in an absurdly affectionate voice.
“You wanted to be discharged, right? Let’s go buy baby stuff together. It wouldn’t be bad to go see things in person, since you’ve been stuck in the mansion.”
“G-go out?”
“Yeah.”
Winston said, then suddenly moved. In an instant, Yu-jin found himself hugging Winston’s neck. Winston moved so gently and carefully that he carried Yu-jin to the bathroom and washed his entire body himself. After that, Yu-jin didn’t walk even once. He was constantly held in Winston’s arms as he washed and changed his clothes. And even when he finally left the hospital and breathed in the outside air for the first time in a while, Yu-jin was still held in Winston’s arms.