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Seoul, December 2018

Min Yoongi’s hands were bleeding, but his eyes were only focused on the white wall before him. The blood wasn’t even his own, but it still hurt the same. His black eyes were filled with emptiness after they told him the news about his mate. Daehyun had died in the car accident that happened just two hours ago. The doctors couldn’t save him, but they managed to somehow save his unborn pup.

Yoongi’s hands were clenched in fists. His heart was bleeding, but he was filled with anger. The names of the people who had ordered Daehyun’s execution would soon be provided to him by his men. And his men were everything but not useful. The alpha’s eyes narrowed to the clock on the wall and then back on his fists. He had to wash his hands now. It was his duty to go and see how his pup was doing.

Daehyun was in his seventh month, and they assured him that his son was doing quite well, but he had to be kept in the hospital for a little while. The doctors wanted to monitor him if some danger occur. Yoongi shook his head then and got up from the bench. He started walking towards the bathrooms and heard quiet steps following him behind. He didn’t have to turn around to know who that was. Hoseok was like his shadow wherever Yoongi decided to go. His childhood friend had appointed himself as Yoongi’s personal bodyguard.

The beta didn’t ask if he could follow Yoongi inside. He simply did it and then locked the door, after he made sure that there was no one else there. His face was pale but emotionless. His eyes were following Yoongi’s moves carefully. But he never uttered a word. He knew that his friend didn’t want to talk right now. The alpha really appreciates that fact. Aside from working with him, Hoseok was his best friend. But the beta knew when he had to act professional and when he was only Yoongi’s friend.

Now Hoseok kept standing by the door, while Yoongi was washing his hands methodically. When he looked up at the mirror, he noticed how pale his face was. He had lost Daehyun only two hours ago, but it already felt like forever. Yoongi sighed and turned the faucet off. Then he brushed his hands and turned around, ready to leave. Hoseok took a step aside and let his boss walk out of the bathrooms. The beta followed him close behind and they walked towards the NICU.

There Yoongi was able to see his infant son, sleeping peacefully in the incubator especially prepared for him. The alpha stared at him for awhile. Some nurses asked him if he wanted to hold his pup, but Yoongi didn’t want to disturb his sleep. They asked him for a name also.

“Daejung,” he simply uttered. “His name is going to be Min Daejung.”

After that he turned around and left the hospital along with his bodyguard. A car was waiting for him outside. He wasn’t surprised when he noticed the person, who was occupying the backseat when he got in. Jungkook’s jaw was heavily clenched. His eyes were staring ahead, and his hands were clenched in fists, resting over his thighs. He was dressed in all black, but it wasn’t because of the situation. It was because the alpha hated every other color in his life.

“Who did it, hyung?” The younger asked without spearing him a look. “Who killed my brother?”

“I’ll find out soon,” Yoongi stared right ahead also. “It wasn’t an accident…”

“I know,” the other alpha simply said as the car drove off.

“It was meant for me…” Yoongi’s voice went lower than usual.

“I know that too,” the elder felt Jungkook’s look over him just then. “Don’t try and make yourself feel guilty though! It’s not your fault! Got that?”

“I know,” Yoongi lowered his look to his clenched hands.

“Make sure you get that into your head!” Jungkook turned his look away from him. “When we know the names of the people who did it, I want in!”

“Jungkook-ah,” Yoongi finally turned around to look at the younger’s side profile. “You are too young to--”

“Fuck this shit!” The younger snapped. “Dae-hyung was my brother, hyung! My big brother! I want in!”

Yoongi opened his mouth and closed it again. He had nothing to say about Jungkook’s wishes in this case. He was right, of course he was right. He would want blood for what they’d done to Daehyun. Jungkook wanted blood and he was going to have it. Yoongi couldn’t protect him any longer.

Ever since Jungkook and Daehyun had arrived in Seoul five years ago, they were both living under Yoongi’s protection. He had promised this to their late father. Jungkook was like a brother to him since the moment the boy had appeared in his life. As for Daehyun, Yoongi rubbed his chest, it was probably going to take a long while until that pain in his chest would disappear.

+++

Jungkook and Yoongi were standing in front of a container in the Seoul’s harbor just three days later. The corpses of four men were laying in front of them drowned in their own blood. The sight was gruesome and would make any other person to throw up, but not these two alphas. They were simply standing there and watching how Yoongi’s people were dragging them away to the said container. It was soaked with petrol just before the bodies would enter there. Yoongi walked to the open door and took the burning lighter from Jungkook’s hand.

“Burn!” The elder uttered then and threw the lighter inside the container. Everything loomed in flames right away. Then he got ushered to the car that was waiting for him and Jungkook. Hoseok was behind the wheel.

“You have to take your own bodyguard,” Yoongi turned around to set his look onto the young alpha. “If you want to work with me, you’re going to need it.”

“I have someone in mind and yes, I want to work with you fully, hyung!” Jungkook said in scaringly calm voice. But Yoongi knew him well. The alpha was only like this when he was trying to hide his emotions from the world. Jungkook was really sensitive once. But not now. Now he was a man and not a boy.

Yoongi sighed and rested his head back on the seat. When they reached back home, Namjoon and Seokjin were already there. The couple was waiting for him in the library and Yoongi somehow knew that everything was real now. Their faces were blank, but their eyes were filled with worry for him. The alpha clenched his jaw and took his place behind the desk. Jungkook went to stand beside the tall window and stare outside. Hoseok was just outside the door.

“Everything is settled for tomorrow,” Namjoon spoke. “It’s going to be small circle, just how you wanted it, boss.”

“Thank you,” Yoongi rubbed his temples. “Did you call that agency you were telling me about, Seokjin-hyung?” The alpha turned his look to the tall beta.

“Yes,” Seokjin nodded curtly. “They are going to send the person the day after tomorrow. It’s just on time for Daejung’s arrival.”

“Did you talk with him?” The alpha asked again.

“Yes, but I left the most part to you, boss,” Seokjin spoke quietly. “I can arrange his arrival a day earlier if you want? He can come after the funeral…”

“Yeah,” Yoongi simply nodded. “Do that,” he went quiet for a moment. “The nursery is ready so… what else?” The alpha looked to the window, where Jungkook was starting outside. “Is there something I’m missing?”

“No boss,” Namjoon answered him. “We’ve got everything covered.”

“My new bodyguard will arrive on the same day with the nanny,” Jungkook turned around after throwing a look at his phone.

“Arrange a room for him,” the elder alpha waved at Seokjin. “Somewhere closer to Kook-ah.”

“It will be done,” Seokjin nodded.

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Yoongi didn’t cry on his mate’s funeral. His eyes were dry and still filled with anger. His face was blank, never giving out his emotions. He had schooled that face ever since the day he took over the company from his father. The company… Yoongi would roll his eyes if he could. That was such an understatement. It wasn’t like Yoongi didn’t know in what he was getting himself into… or that he had any other choice in the matter.

It was their family’s business… the underground world was their business. Right now, Yoongi was holding every person with power in this country in his iron fist. But there were enemies… a lot of them. And they grew like mushrooms under shower. But he wasn’t afraid to spill more blood. It wasn’t like he hadn’t done that already… and that he wouldn’t do it again.

The Roaring Dragon of Seoul… was how he was known for many. But only a few knew his real face. For the outside world, he was Min Yoongi, the powerful CEO of Min Corp. A company that officially worked with real estates. But that… that was only on the surface.

A quiet knock pulled him out of his thoughts. Yoongi turned around from his place by the window. He was drinking in his library a long after the last guests disappeared from his mansion. “Come in!” His voice was authoritative.

The door was pushed open, and a scent of freshly cute tangerines tickled his nose. A figure of a short and petite male omega walked in with gracious steps. His blond hair was hanging around his beautiful face in short curls. His head was bowed respectfully, but as soon as he reached to the desk he looked up.

“Hello sir,” the male spoke with his melodic voice. “My name is Park Jimin and I’m the candidate to be the nanny of your son. You wished to see me?”

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“Sit down,” Yoongi showed him the seat opposite his chair of the desk. The omega followed his words and sat there. His eyes were filled with curiosity when he looked up at the alpha. “Now, you know most of what you need to know before you’d start working for me. I believe Kim Seokjin informed you already?”

“Yes, sir,” Jimin nodded. His voice was soft and quiet.

“Now,” Yoongi sat down and placed his elbows over the mahogany desk. Then he formed a pyramid with them in front of himself. “I wished to see you, because if you start to work for me there are few more things you have to know. You have to sign up two contracts – one for the agency and one for me. Once you sign the one with me it ultimately means that you are agreeing with my conditions. And they are: you’re going to work for me 24/7. That means, you have to live here. Second rule – you’re about to sign another contract that guarantee your silence. Whatever you see or hear in the mansion, has to stay in the mansion. Do you understand so far?”

Jimin didn’t look stressed. He simply bowed his head in a nod. “Yes sir, completely.”

“Good,” the alpha continued. “Third: you have to change the color of your hair every six months. It’s mostly because your own safety. My name is famous and as such, I have enemies… a lot of them. My son will be in danger in every moment you spent outside with him. My enemy must not know who you are, therefore, we’re going to use the color of your hair as a camouflage.”

“I understand,” Jimin nodded again.

“Fourth: you’ll work for me until Daejung doesn’t need a nanny in his life anymore,” Yoongi paused. “You have to be available for him 24/7, which means that you cannot go out on dates, bring people here or even mate until that moment. So if you have a boyfriend or--”

“Don’t worry sir,” the omega’s chin lifted up. “I have no plans in that matter and I am alone.”

“Okay,” Yoongi sighed and rubbed his forehead. “Now, I’ve read in your resume that you refused a wet nurse. My pup is going to need--”

“I can feed him if-if you don’t mind,” the omega’s voice lowered all of a sudden. “I lost my pup two months ago, but I’m still lactating. That can be useful for the little one.”

The omega’s scent soured briefly but then it went back to normal, so Yoongi didn’t ask more. “Okay then… It’s settled. Now, for the payment… you’ve read the number already?” The alpha looked at Jimin again and the omega simply nodded. “You asked for less, but I can guarantee that these five numbers are something my own people get for job well done, so the payment stays.”

“As you wish, sir,” The omega simply said.

“Good,” Yoongi rested back on his chair. “Your rooms are almost ready, but you also wished to sleep in the nursery at the beginning. Why?”

“If the pup needs me, I’ll be there for him,” the omega explained. “It’ll be way more convenient, so… I’d sleep there for the first two months at least and then move to the rooms that you wish.”

“Very well,” Yoongi got up and Jimin followed his example. “I hope we’ll work together well, Park Jimin.”

Jimin took the offered hand. “I’m sure we will, sir Min!”

+++

Jungkook was pacing around his apartments. His alpha was restless, but he couldn’t help it. His bodyguard was going to arrive that day and he couldn't wait to see him. Some would call him crazy for offering that job to his ex, but nobody even dared to say a word against him. Actually, Jungkook made sure to make an offer that his ex couldn’t refuse. He walked to the huge windows and looked outside. There was a black sports car that was parked just outside of the main entrance to the mansion. Jungkook managed to see the tall figure of his new bodyguard walking out of it.

The beta put on his sunglasses and looked up. Maybe he had felt Jungkook’s eyes on him. The alpha refused to take a step back. He met his ex’s eyes instead. The bodyguard simply shook his head after that and walked to the main entrance.

+++

Jimin felt like he was on a verge of a new beginning of his life. His past life was over and his new one was starting from that very moment. When the agency had contacted him, Jimin was on a verge of depression. He had lost his pup when he was barely in his sixth month. Nothing could be done. It wasn’t his fault even. Things were just not meant to be. The alpha father wasn’t in the picture and how he could be… Jimin wanted to pretend as if he didn't know his name.

The omega shivered and got out of the car that Min Yoongi had sent especially for him. A man, whose name was Hoseok, as Jimin had learned the day before, was waiting for him at the entrance, along with a taller guy. Jimin didn’t know his face. He couldn’t remember seeing him when he had visited the mansion the day before.

“Okay now you’re all here,” Hoseok took a step aside and let the two men enter the big house. Another beta helped Jimin with his bags because he had taken a lot with himself. After all, this mansion was going to be his home for the next… he didn’t even know how many years ahead. “Park Jimin, this is Kim Taehyung,” Hoseok nodded at the other guy. “Taehyung-ssi is joining us today also. He’s going to serve Mr. Jeon as his personal bodyguard.”

“Nice to meet you, Taehyung-ssi,” Jimin bowed politely. “I’m the nanny.”

The beta chuckled in a friendly way. “Nice to meet you Jimin-ssi. I’m the bodyguard. I guess we won’t see each other that much.”

“Enough chit-chat!” Hoseok’s voice interrupted them, and they had to follow him to a room that was located to the right of the main entrance. That room was filled with cameras and computers. It was the security room, as Jimin was quick to assure himself. “Here are your cards,” the beta handed them the said cards. “They are your key to the mansion. They can also serve you as a personal unlocking devise of the main gate, if you decide to get out for a while.”

“We’re not allowed to do that alone though, am I right?” Taehyung furrowed his eyebrow and put the card in the pocket of his black leather jacket.

Hoseok gave him a pointed look. “This you have to discuss with the boss, but I am pretty sure that you will need a special allowance to go out of here alone.”

While the beta was talking, two other people came closer to the newcomers and checked them for electronic devises. After they were cleared out, Taehyung and Jimin were allowed to leave the security room along with Hoseok. The beta stopped in front of the main staircase.

“When do you need me to be in the nursery?” Jimin asked him. “I was informed that the pup is going to arrive today. I want to be there for him.”

“They should be here soon,” Hoseok checked his expensive watch. “The boss and few of our people went to take him from the hospital. I’d suggest you go there and wait. Do you know the way?”

“Yes I do,” Jimin nodded. “They showed me the way to my rooms and the nursery the day before.”

“Okay,” Hoseok looked at Taehyung next. “I believe Sir Jeon is waiting for you in the library. He’s informed that you’re here now.”

“But of course, he does,” Taehyung rolled his eyes and took a deep breath, before turning away and walking with one of the servants, who’s going to lead him to the said library.

Jimin was fast to get to the nursery. He wanted to do his job well. He had to make a good first impression for that. The omega had prepared himself for the meeting with the newborn. He made sure that there were no other scents on him beforehand. It was only his own one. The sooner the pup gets used to his scent the better. Jimin hoped that everything was going to be okay.

It was love in first sight… Jimin could not describe his first meeting with Min Daejung in another way. He could hear the pup’s cries ever since the moment they had arrived with him in the mansion. He was distressed from the new scents apparently. Jimin wondered why because his father should know how to act to calm him down. But he was quickly proved wrong. When the people, who went for the infant walked into the nursery, it wasn’t Yoongi who was holding him. The alpha wasn’t even there.

Not only that, but the people were only… alphas. Their scents were probably way too strong for the pup’s sensitive nose. “Okay,” the omega reached out his hands towards the person, who was holding the pup. The alpha was actually in a hurry to let go of the crying baby and he quickly placed him in Jimin’s arms. As soon as the baby’s eyes met his ones, he stopped crying. “Okay… okay,” Jimin’s voice softened.

“It’s all you now,” one of the men put the bag he was holding onto the ground. “Call if you need help,” then they all left in a hurry. Jimin sighed and looked around. The pup looked calm in his arms, so he walked to the comfortable armchair that was placed in the room and sat there.

“Hello my little one,” Jimin sang the words with awe. His voice was soft and caring. “I’m Mimi and I’m going to be your nanny as long as you need me,” the pup pursed his lips in a cute pout and Jimin chuckled happily. “Are you hungry now, or you need your afternoon nap, huh?” Daejung let out a soft whine. “Hungry then, hm?” The omega was fast to unclasp the buttons of his shirt and rested back on the seat when he started feeding on him. His eyes closed and he tried to remind himself that this was not his pup, and he was only someone temporary in his life.

+++

“I didn’t know you’re that stupid, but you keep surprising me every day,” Taehyung snorted as soon as he entered the library. Jungkook was standing beside of a huge window that was looking to the park outside. “I only came here because--”

“You and your family need my money,” the alpha answered without even looking at him. Taehyung clenched his fists beside of his body. “You know fucking well that without me, your family is going on the streets!”

“You are fucking bastard!” The beta spat. “They had no other choice!”

Jungkook smirked and then turned around. “I’ve never forced them to take money from us! They were the ones, who came crawling back to me and asking for help. I was generous enough to make sure that they have everything they need… But” the alpha sighed annoyingly,” you know Taehyung-ssi, life is expensive and… so are the interests for my money. Your father should’ve known better and bet on a losing horse every time, right?”

“You couldn’t just let go, right? You had to make my life miserable!” The beta’s eyes flicked with pain.

The smile disappeared from Jungkook’s face, and it hardened again. “The way that you and your parents treated me? No! I promised you that you’re going to pay for this, and I keep my promises!”

“We didn’t have another choice, damn it!” Taehyung scoffed. “The cops were--”

“I don’t fucking care!” The alpha snapped. “Now you are here to serve me! To protect me! And I’ll make sure that you’re going to do your job well! Am I clear?”

“Crystal clear,” Taehyung took a step back, but he didn’t bow his head.

“You have exactly ten minutes to put your bags in your room! Then we’re leaving the mansion because there is a place I have to be,” the alpha turned fully around to him. “Make sure you’re ready on time!”

“Yes, sir Jeon!” Taehyung staid mockingly and left the room in a hurry.

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He couldn’t deal with the pain of the loss of his mate like a normal person. Min Yoongi wasn’t a normal person after all. There was a time when he wanted to be, but not now. Now he was thankful that there were other things that were keeping his mind busy. Two weeks after his mate’s death, he was dealing with some problems at the harbor. Few of his ships were supposed to arrive a lot sooner than they did. After a thorough check of the shipment, Namjoon informed him that a significant number of the guns that they had ordered were missing. As a head of the Seoul’s Kkangpae, Yoongi couldn’t tolerate such thing.

“Bring me the Captain!” The alpha ordered with his icy voice.

It didn’t take too much time for the said man to be pushed onto his knees before him. Yoongi sniffed the air and then scrunched his nose. These fucking betas! They thought they could do everything and still get untouched. Yoongi carefully crouched in front of the trembling man.

“I-I… I did nothing…” the beta stammered.

“Shh now,” Yoongi’s voice was almost polite. He then looked up and nodded at Namjoon. The alpha was fast to grab the man’s hair and pull his head up. “Do I look that scary?” Yoongi hummed. “Or perhaps… I am a bad person, hm? Am I a bad person, Namjoon-ah?”

“You’re so generous, boss…” the younger alpha said with an even voice.

“That’s right, I am generous,” Yoongi got up then and lit up a cigarette. He wasn’t in a hurry. “And because I’m so generous I’m giving you a chance to tell me where my fucking guns are Choi,” the alpha stood in front of the beta again and exhaled the smoke to his face.

Namjoon forced the Captain to stand on his feet. His hands were tied behind his back and his face was already bruised. The beta was shaking from fear. “I-I… I-I don’t know--”

“I-I-I… you are fucking stuttering idiot!” Yoongi hissed with anger. “Tell me the truth, or I’m going to make you food for the fish!”

“Dubai,” Jungkook entered in that moment. He was dressed in a black suit and white shirt underneath. Red tie was carefully resting between the lapels of his jacket. “He stopped in Dubai for two days. A total of ten boxes are missing, hyung.”

“Ah interesting,” Yoongi’s eyes narrowed. “Ten boxes you say?” He looked up at the young alpha. Jungkook nodded curtly. “Did you find the people?”

“Yes,” Jungkook answered.

“Good, good…” Yoongi trailed off and snubbed his cigarette to the Captain’s forehead. The man screamed in pain. “I want my guns back, Kook-ah… or the money for them. If you manage to do that, then you are more than welcome to join my company.”

“The plane is already waiting for me in the airport,” Jungkook’s jaw clenched. “I’m going wherever you say the word.”

Yoongi grinned, but there was nothing nice in that grin. “I’m saying the word,” then he turned to Namjoon, who was still holding the man head’s up. “Call our people there and made sure they know that the person I’m sending is my right hand. I want everything to be done clean as always.”

Namjoon pulled his phone out instead of an answer. He was still holding the captive, while talking on the phone. “I’m going then,” Jungkook nodded curtly. “I’ll be back in a week.”

“Good,” Yoongi waited for him to leave the room and for Namjoon to finish his conversation. “Now, to where were we?” He looked back at the trembling beta in his feet. “What to do with you now, hm?” He suddenly clenched his hand in a fist and hit the man’s face. The beta screamed from pain. Yoongi had probably broken his nose, but he didn’t care.

“Take off your shirt, boss,” Namjoon said with blank face. “You know the blood is not an easy stain.”

When Yoongi looked up to meet the alpha’s eyes, he looked almost feral. “You are so thoughtful Namjoon-ah…”

Soon after that the white shirt was hung over the chair behind the expensive desk in the office. An hour later, Namjoon and few other men carried out what was left of the Captain’s body. Yoongi fell back onto his chair and stared at his bloody hands. He felt nothing but emptiness.

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Jungkook had never been in Dubai before. It wasn’t like he hadn’t travelled a lot, but he was never at this part of the world. Now though he had a chance to visit the place, but he had no other interest than getting his job done. He wanted to be a part of Yoongi’s world. Now Yoongi was the only family that he had, and he wanted to be there and support the man. After all he had done for his brother and him, Jungkook owed him at least that. For the period of time that his elder brother was married and mated for Yoongi, both of them had seen only good from the alpha.

Jungkook knew how much Yoongi loved Daehyun. That was clear since the start of their relationship. Daehyun deserved only happiness in his life, but sadly, he got the worst outcome. He was killed far too early. The alpha shook his head. He shouldn’t think about his late brother now. He had to keep moving. That was the only way to numb the pain and prove to Yoongi that he could be his ally.

“I’m fucking tired!” Taehyung snapped behind his back and Jungkook suppressed a smirk. It was past two in the morning, and they were in a club, searching for one of the dealers. Yoongi’s men had promised that they would arrange the meeting at that particular place.

“Oh… are you tired, princess?” The alpha snorted instead. “I’m sorry, but we still have a lot to do.”

“I hate you!” The beta snapped.

“I know that” Jungkook’s face went cold. “But you’ll still do your job, or your parents would find themselves homeless! Make sure that I’m alive, because otherwise…”

“I know,” Taehyung’s voice was indeed filled with tiredness. Jungkook suppressed the urge to turn around and look at him. “Do we at least know how that scum looks like?”

“He is a sheik,” Jungkook deadpanned.

“Duh!” The alpha could swear that his bodyguard was rolling his eyes at him. “Okay, heads up. The guy in six o’clock is approaching. Maybe it’s him?”

And indeed, when Jungkook looked at the said direction, he noticed a man walking towards their direction. He started smiling when he got closer to them, but Jungkook was quickly pushed to the side. The man found himself pinned to the wall and searched for weapons. He had to admit though, Taehyung looked incredibly hot when he was doing his job. Jungkook shook his head again. Such thoughts were only distractions for him.

“Fahad?” He asked the man and once the beta nodded, Jungkook touched Taehyung’s shoulder. “It’s him. You can let him go.”

He expected the beta to pull out a scene, but Tae only nodded and took a step back. Jungkook sat back down and offered a place for his guest. Fahad looked shaken, but he accepted the invite. Then Taehyung went to stand behind Jungkook. He was like a shadow to the alpha, a warning to whomever dared to step a bit closer to the table.

“I have the shipment in my place,” Fahad began. “As soon as I got the news, I knew that it was something to do with Min Yoongi. I couldn’t let some people to think that they could do whatever they want in his territory.”

“We’re missing ten boxes,” Jungkook leaned over the table. “How many do you have?”

“Five,” the beta answered. “The other five… it’s going to be difficult.”

Jungkook smirked then. “I love the challenge…”

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Three months passed since the moment Jimin had first entered the Min’s Mansion. His only care was Daejung. The pup was a quiet baby and didn’t fuss too much. He was the cutest thing in the world if you ask Jimin. But nobody asked for his opinion. Nobody paid any attention to him, unless it was about the pup. Yoongi was visiting his son wherever he would find some time for that. Usually that happened late at night or early in the morning. In the both cases Jimin was already asleep. The alpha was so quiet that only his scent was a reminded that he was in fact visiting his son’s room.

Yoongi was way too busy to be home most of the time. Jimin wasn’t naïve. He could guess who the alpha was and about his dealings. The security he had around his place was enough to raise suspicion. Then the way how his mate had died in a car crash. Some of the servants were whispering that it wasn’t a car crash, but an actual explosion in the car where the late omega of this place had the misfortune to be. Daehyun wasn’t supposed to be there that day. It was Yoongi who was supposed to be in that car.

But Jimin didn’t want to give too much thought. He was careful not to ask many questions and do his job well. It was little after Daejung’s third month when Yoongi and Jimin had their first meeting after their initial one. Yoongi came back home earlier that day. He wanted to visit his son and sent Hoseok to warn Jimin about that.

Not that Jimin needed any warning. Yoongi was Dae’s father. He had every right to see him wherever he wanted. But the omega flinched when he sniffed the first notes of cedarwood in the air. They proceeded Yoongi’s entering his son’s nursery. Thankfully, when the alpha walked in, he found Dae resting in his bouncer and playing with the toys that were hanging there.

“Good afternoon, Jimin-ssi,” the alpha walked in.

“Sir,” Jimin bowed his head respectfully. “Do you wish to stay alone with Dae, or I should stay if you need my help?”

“Stay,” the alpha sounded tired and when Jimin finally looked up to him, he was able to notice the dark circles under his eyes. “How’s he doing lately?” Yoongi sat closer to his son and reached out his hand. Dae obviously recognized his father’s voice and grasped his finger giggling happily.

“He’s growing nicely,” Jimin explained, while the alpha looked mesmerized of his pup. “Dae has a normal appetite, and his development runs normal. His pediatrician assured me that everything is in norm.”

“Good,” Yoongi hummed and kept quiet for a moment. His otherwise blank face softened while he was playing with his son. A small smile graced his lips. A smile that was filled with sorrow. He must be thinking about his late mate, Jimin thought with pain in his chest. “I should visit him more often,” the alpha suddenly said and got up, removing his hand from Dae’s hold. The pup quickly returned his attention back over the toys.

“That would be nice,” Jimin found himself answering. “It’s always good for a pup to spend more time with his father.”

“Hm… I suppose you’re right,” the alpha didn’t smile this time. “Good night, Jimin-ssi!”

“Good night, sir…” Jimin watched after the alpha’s retreating figure until he was out of the door. Then the omega sighed and took Dae out of his bouncer. The pup whined for a moment but then quickly calmed down once Jimin placed him over his chest. It was dinner time.

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Taehyung cursed his luck as soon as they entered the casino. Jeon Jungkook was a famous face in the underground world already. After the success in Dubai, Min Yoongi had made the alpha his right-hand man. He had even offered a branch of his company to the younger – the casinos. It’s been six months since Dubai, but Taehyung’s life was busier than ever. He couldn’t remember the last time he had slept more than four hours per night. Fucking Jeon Jungkook and his sleeping habits… or the lack of thereof.

The alpha was obviously a vampire. There was no other reasonable explanation of why he couldn’t sleep more than four hours per day. And if he couldn’t sleep more than four hours, that mean Taehyung wasn’t able to do the same. He was obligated to be Jungkook’s shadow. There were few times that Taehyung had to intervene already.

Jungkook was attacked the first night of their night rounds in Seoul. The attacker ended himself killed by Taehyung’s own hand. The beta was really good with guns and maybe that was the reason for Jungkook to want him to be there. That… and the sick pleasure that the alpha was finding of keeping him closer to himself. It wasn’t like that before, Taehyung thought staring at Jungkook’s retreating back. There wasn’t coldness in the alpha’s eyes when they looked at him. There was…. There was love and passion… and devotion, but… Taehyung ruined everything.

He had chosen his parents in front of his lover. He thought that he had done the right thing back then.

“Jeon Jungkook?” A shrill voice echoed in the busy casino hall. Taehyung was fast to notice the woman, who was hurrying towards the alpha. He was fast to shove his body between her and Jungkook. “What?” She snapped. “What the fuck are you doing? Do you know who I am?”

“Hwasa… darling,” Taehyung trailed off. “Let’s not do that same dance again, shall we?”

“You are not touching my body again!” The omega snapped.

“Why? You’re some kind of a royalty?” The beta rolled his eyes. “Come on now, you know the drill.”

“I am not armed,” she purred, and her eyes looked over Taehyung’s shoulder. She was openly staring at Jungkook. “Jungkook-ssi… you can check me if you want.”

“Such a nice invitation,” the alpha responded coldly. There was no emotion in his voice. “I’ll skip that part and let my bodyguard deal with you… again.”

“Such a prick!” The omega hissed but turned around and let Taehyung do his job. The beta managed to find a small gun, hidden underneath her short black dress.

“You’re not armed, hm?” He showed the small weapon mockingly in front of her eyes.

“Every omega needs some protection,” Hwasa shrugged nonchalantly.

“Sure thing,” Taehyung heard the alpha saying behind his back. “Now, let’s talk about business, shall we?”

“Are you sure you don’t want to have some fun?” Hwasa’s voice was filled with sweetness. It was so intense that even Taehyung’s beta senses were awakened unpleasantly. He scrunched his nose.

“I’ll pass,” Jungkook answered.

“Fine,” the omega scoffed and turned her back to the boys. “Come to my office!”

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Seoul, December 2019

It was Daejung’s first birthday. Yoongi hadn’t forgotten that fact, but he found it hard to smile on the anniversary of the very same day that he had lost his mate, just a year ago. His hand reached out to rub the side of his neck where his mating mark should be. It was gone though. It took only six months to fade and a year to disappear completely as if it never existed.

Yoongi was standing in front of his late mate’s memorial. He made sure the flowers there to be fresh every day. The memorial was built from the most expensive material that the alpha could find. Everything was perfect… except the fact that Daehyun was gone, and nothing could bring him back in Yoongi’s life. The alpha clenched his fists and his jaw hardened. He wasn’t going to cry. His tears were only a sign of his weakness. It was something that Yoongi couldn’t afford to show to the world.

He came here every time that he could. He would end up spending an hour just standing there. Sometimes he would even talk to his late mate, hoping that Daehyun was going to hear him somehow. But there was never an answer. There was only the picture of Daehyun, looking as beautiful as ever. He would always remain twenty-six. Yoongi squeezed his eyes shut and bit a silent goodbye. Then he turned around and walked to his car. Hoseok was waiting for him. The beta was silently holding the door open for him and closed it carefully once he made sure that the alpha was already in the car.

When they reached the mansion, Yoongi pulled himself together and decided to visit his son. His little Dae was in the kitchen with his nanny. Jimin was currently preparing his lunch and Yoongi couldn’t help to notice the party hat that the omega was having onto his brown hair. Jimin had dyed his hair the month before, just as Yoongi had asked of him.

“Appa! Appa!” Daejung clapped his hands, obviously noticing the alpha.

“Oh… sir?” Jimin flinched and pushed some utensils down when the twirled around to the alpha. “I-I didn’t know that… you…”

“Calm down Jimin-ssi,” Yoongi put up his hand and walked to his son. His son was reaching grabby hands towards him, and the alpha picked him up. Dae snuggled in him right away. His nose nuzzling the alpha’s neck. “Are you having a party?” He nodded at Jimin’s hat and the omega blushed. His tangerine scent sweetened.

“It’s a special day for Dae and I thought…” the omega waved his hands. When Yoongi peeked over his shoulder, he noticed a small carrot cake with a single candle. “I-I didn’t know if you’d want to celebrate the day, because--” Jimin cupped his mouth to stop his babbling. Yoongi found that cute.

“It’s okay,” the alpha felt sudden guilt in his chest, because yes it was the day when Daehyun died, but it was also the day when Daejung was brought into his life. His little pup had absolutely no fault for his omega’s father sudden demise. “That cake… I’m guessing you made it yourself?”

“Seokjin-hyung helped,” the omega put his hands down slowly. Then he stared at him with uneasiness. “Do you want me to not--”

“How about we have that small party together, hm?” Yoongi interrupted him and placed Daejung back onto his chair. The toddler babbled happily in his own language. “Let me light the candle now,” the alpha pulled out his lighter and Jimin nodded.

The omega placed the small carrot cake in front of the little Dae. Then Yoongi lit up the candle and Jimin managed to snap a picture of them while the alpha was helping his son to blow it. Seokjin happened to enter the place just in that moment and Yoongi asked for a picture of him, Jimin and Daejung. He didn’t know why though. He simply felt like it.

It was long after Jimin had taken the pup for his afternoon nap when Jungkook returned back home. Taehyung was walking beside of him but that was a normal view for the last year. Yoongi looked up from his laptop when the two entered his office in the library. Jungkook was dressed in all black, just like always. His face was pale and emotionless. Taehyung was wearing a dark green sweater and a pair of brown pants. Yoongi had to admit, the beta had some style when it comes to clothing.

“Dubai is thriving,” Jungkook announced and sat on the sofa. He was fast to lit up a cigarette. Taehyung stood in front of the window with his back facing them. It was his typical position. “The money are in our bank accounts. It was a good idea to remove Fahad from the picture.”

“Do you know what day is today, Jungkook?” Yoongi lowered his voice. He didn’t want to argue with the younger, but his lack of interest was annoying lately.

“Yes,” Jungkook’s eyes narrowed when he looked at him and exhaled the smoke from the cigarette. “It’s Tuesday.”

“And also, it’s the anniversary of your brother’s--”

“Do you need me here for something else, or should I go?” The young alpha interrupted him. Yoongi’s jaw tightened.

“He knows,” it was Taehyung, who pronounced the words. “I reminded him, but he ignored me.”

“Shut up, Kim!” Jungkook hissed.

“Gladly!” The beta snapped.

“Okay,” Yoongi tried to calm his temper. He put his hands onto the mahogany desk. “Okay… You don’t want to talk about it, I respect that… But I do expect from you to show your respect towards your hyung, Jungkook! You have to go and pay a visit!” Yoongi’s voice was iron. “You have a nephew and the last time you saw him was… remind me Taehyung-ssi?”

“Six months ago,” the beta answered without turning around. “The pup was sleeping, and this annoying ass was there to only see him for like five minutes.”

“Fuck you!” Jungkook growled.

“You wish!” The beta held his ground.

“Six months then,” Yoongi ignored the tense atmosphere in the room. His focus was only over Jungkook now. “Daejung is your flesh and blood also. You know how much your brother loved him, right?”

“He doesn’t even look like my brother,” Jungkook spat and snubbed his cigarette on the ashtray. “He looks like you!” He pointed his index finger at Yoongi. “And how could I be there for him when I’m so busy, hm?”

“Jungkook!” Yoongi growled and got onto his feet. Taehyung was fast to step in front of the younger alpha. It was probably like a second nature for him now.

“What now?” Jungkook pushed the beta out of his way. “You’re going to force me to see him? You’re going to force me to look at him and feel sorry that he is here, but my hyung isn’t?”

“What?” Yoongi gasped.

“I wish a thousand times for him to take my brother’s place, hyung! Is that what you want to hear?” The alpha’s hands were clenched in fists beside of his body. “Because you know what I found out, hyung? What I realized and you never told me? If my nephew wasn’t there, my hyung would’ve had a chance! But he was with that fucking pup! And they chose him! Him and not hyung! Fuck you! Why didn’t you tell me? Why?” Jungkook tried to reach to the elder alpha, but he was pulled back from Taehyung. The beta was holding his arms from behind. “You know what? Never mind!” Jungkook released himself abruptly. “I’m going to my apartments now… See you whatever, hyung…” Then he stormed out of the room.

Taehyung took a moment to look at the elder alpha. “Take care of him,” Yoongi only said, and the beta nodded, following Jungkook out of the library.  

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Jimin was watching the evening news. Yoongi was dressed in his black suit and black shirt underneath. The alpha hated to wear ties, so he failed to wear now also. His expensive Rolex glowed under the sun, while the CEO was cutting the bow to the new orphanage building in Seoul. The building looked expensive, and Yoongi’s company had paid for it.

The alpha was smiling, but the smile was never reaching to his eyes. Jimin had learned to know that smile pretty well. It was the only one that he knew. It was the only one that Yoongi was showing to the world. Jimin knew how much the alpha was still suffering for his late mate, but he was never letting that emotion outside.

But Jimin had seen it in the alpha’s eyes. It was there every time Yoongi would come to play with his son. It was there every time when the alpha would tend to look at the wedding ring on his finger. He was still wearing it even until this day. Jimin had learned to look away every time when Yoongi would look at it. He would find himself busy, although they were in the same room, when the alpha was playing with Dae.

“Mimi?” Dae patted his cheek with his small baby hand. Jimin had just finished nursing him. Now he was trying to put the pup to sleep, but he was restless.

“Mimi is here baby,” the omega cooed and looked away from the TV. He made sure to turn it off before walking out of his room. “Why are you so restless, hm?” He mumbled, while carrying the pup to his own room. “Do you want Mimi to sing for you? Is that it?”

The pup babbled and snuggled in him cutely. Jimin smiled softly and started singing as soon as he entered Daejung’s room. The toddler really liked his voice and that was a blessing, because sometimes it was the only thing that would calm the fussing pup.

When he felt Dae finally relaxing into his arms, Jimin was careful to put him down into his bed. He reached out to turn on the baby monitor and then turned around to leave the room.

“You have a nice voice,” Jungkook’s presence startled him and Jimin flinched, pressing his hand to his heart. He knew who the young alpha was, but so far Jungkook never found in himself to be in the same room as his nephew. When he walked closer to him, Jimin was able to scent the faint smell of alcohol. “My hyung had a beautiful voice, but… he couldn’t sing.”

“Oh,” Jimin trailed off, not knowing what to do. The aura that was surrounding Jungkook was disturbing. His scent was sour and bad to Jimin’s nose. But he was Dae’s uncle. He had every right to be here.

“Hyung was always asking me to sing to him,” Jungkook continued as if Jimin wasn’t in the room at all. “He would always tell me that would calm the kicking in his tummy,” Jungkook laughed bitterly. His eyes were like glued to the crib, where Daejung was sleeping peacefully. “But then he died,” the alpha suddenly looked at him and Jimin shuddered.

“I’m so so--”

“Shut up!” The alpha spat. “Don’t tell me you’re sorry, because you never even knew him, omega!” Jungkook swayed when he took a step towards him. “You don’t--”

“Jungkook-ssi!” Taehyung’s voice came as a nice surprise for the startled omega. “There you are,” the beta was fast to asset the situation. He grabbed the alpha’s hand and tried to pull him back to the door. “I thought you were going to bed, sir. Now can you please--”

“Let me go!” Jungkook tried to pull away and Jimin was sure that if the alpha was sober enough, he would do it in a heartbeat. But not now. Now Taehyung managed to pull him towards himself and lead him out of the nursery. “Let me go,” Jungkook mumbled stubbornly. “I can walk on my own!”

“Okay,” Jimin could see how Taehyung rolled his eyes. Then he looked at him and bowed slightly. “I’m sorry for the disturbance, Jimin-ssi. Have a good night.”

“Good night,” the startled omega nodded as a response and then watched how the door was carefully closed behind the beta’s back. Jimin decided to sleep in his old bed beside Daejung that night.

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Jimin had developed certain habits while living in the Min’s mansion. One of them was to leave the room once the people there start talking about Min Yoongi’s business. The omega was aware of how dangerous, and probably illegal, the elder alpha’s work was. He wasn’t a fool, he was just someone, who wanted to keep his job at that place. And his job had no connections to Min Yoongi’s illegal deals. His job was to make sure that the alpha’s pup was developing nicely.

The omega also noticed that Yoongi had chosen not to celebrate his birthday second year in a row. It wasn’t like Jimin wanted to know when it was his boss’ birthday, it just happened so he overheard a conversation between Namjoon and Seokjin the first year of his stay in the mansion. Yoongi was pretty adamant to not celebrate his birthday for the second year in the row. It was just another day for the alpha.

Jimin found that sad, yet he could understand completely from where Yoongi was coming from. He was still grieving his late mate. Jimin had never had a mate, but he had also lost someone, and he could completely understand the alpha’s reluctances to celebrate anything at this point. Jimin hadn’t forgotten the pup he had lost in the past. He wasn’t talking about it, mainly because he didn’t have with who to talk about it. But also, it was still painful for him to do so.

Daejung was his cure though. He was the light in his life. The pup was slowly developing his motor and communicative skills. It was the late April when the toddler had surprised his nanny. Jimin had taken his favorite toy and was holding it in his hands, trying to clean the playroom before their usual walk outside, when he had heard Daejung’s babbling.

When he had turned around, he saw how the pup was trying to get on his small legs. The toddler pouted in concentration, holding onto the leg of the small coffee table in the playroom. Jimin cupped his mouth, careful not to startle him. When the pup was finally onto his legs, he looked up and his big doe eyes met Jimin’s ones. Daejung reached out for the toy in Jimin’s hands.

“Mimi… want…” he waddled towards the omega, swaying on his way to him.

“What are you doing little dove? You want to come to Mimi?” The omega knelt on the floor. He desperately looked around for his phone. Jimin wanted to show that moment to Yoongi. The alpha couldn’t miss his son’s first steps.

“Dae… wanna…” the pup swayed again, and his lower lip trembled. “Gimme… toto…”

“You want Mr. Toto?” Jimin showed him the plushie with his free hand. He was currently recording the video. “Come here Dae… come to Mimi, yeah?”

The pup managed few more steps and then he fell back onto his butt. He looked surprised at first, but just when he was about to burst into tears, Jimin swept him into his arms. He cuddled the pup close to himself and soon was able to hear his joyful giggle.

“Mimi… Mimi…” he kept babbling while his chubby arms wrapped around the purple plushie tiger.

“Good boy!” Jimin praised him. “You’re such a good boy, Dae-yah!” He grinned wide when the pup started laughing again.

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Yoongi received a message while he was going out of his company’s building. He had to check something with his accountant. He had to stay there a bit longer than he thought was needed and his mood wasn’t his best one. The alpha nodded at Hoseok, who was waiting for him by the car. Then he got it an opened his phone. What he saw there put a small smile over his face.

Jimin had sent him a video of what looked like Daejung’s first steps. He touched the screen for a brief moment, trying to memorize his son’s face. Jungkook was wrong. The pup wasn’t looking that much like him. He had his omega’s father face features and his huge doe eyes, the same eyes that Jungkook had. The alpha sighed tiredly and closed the phone when the car drove off.

“Namjoon called from Daegu, hyung,” Hoseok spoke, while he was driving. “They found a mole there and it’s rooted deep into our organization.”

Yoongi’s smile died down. “Did he deal with the problem?”

“Jungkook did,” the beta paused for a moment. “It was a bloodbath and Namjoon had to use the local cleaners. The mole was a cop undercover. He was working for us five years before we were able to find him.”

“If they managed to infiltrate Daegu… maybe they have their eyes set on us here?” The crime boss rubbed his chin. “Alert the leaders and make sure that we deal with every suspicious person,” he ordered.

“I’ll do it hyung,” the beta nodded curtly.

“Also,” Yoongi rested back on his seat. “Put an eye on the docks. We’re going to need some extra cleaners. Let’s check everything from the bottom’s up, shall we?”

“Got it, boss!” Hoseok nodded again and slowly took the turn for the alpha’s mansion.

When he stopped the car, Yoongi was fast to get out and head for his office in the library. There he was able to hear Jimin’s voice. It wasn’t forbidden for the nanny to spend some time in the library. Yoongi wasn’t keeping his important documents there. It was to his surprise when he found the omega kneeling by the window and spreading his arms out, looking at Daejung and waiting for the pup to take his next step.

The alpha halted on his steps by the door. He was carefully watching his son walking towards his nanny. But he couldn’t help the spike of his scent and that spike distracted the toddler. He turned his head towards his father and lost his balance. Then he fell on his butt. Jimin rushed to help him, and Yoongi’s heart melted at the view. The omega was trying to calm his son with his voice and his soft tangerine scent.

“Is he hurt?” The alpha asked and walked into the library.

“No,” Jimin chuckled and brushed the tears from the toddler’s face. “I think he got scared from the falling.”

“Appa?” Daejung reached out for him, and Yoongi took him in his arms. Jimin’s hand brushed his one by accident. It was so soft and warm. No wonder that Dae was able to calm down in Jimin’s arms. “Appa…” the pup rested his palms over the alpha’s face and patted him there.

“Hello, Dae-yah…” Yoongi cleared his throat. “You know how to walk now, hm?”

Daejung only giggled and babbled something in his baby language, while Jimin was trying to gather his toys that was scattered around the library. “It was cold today, so I’ve decided to spend some time here, in the library instead of walking out,” the omega explained with his melodic voice. When Yoongi looked to the window, he noticed that it had started to rain.

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He was especially irritated that day. Maybe it was his rut was approaching, or because his blood was still boiling in his veins after he had dealt with that Daegu’s scum. Whatever it was, Jungkook wasn’t in his best mood. He decided to stay in one of his brother-in-law’s guest houses in Daegu instead of going back home in such weather.

The rain was pouring outside as if it was never going to stop when Jungkook walked into the house. He sniffed around and hummed with satisfaction when he felt no other scent there. The house hadn’t been used in a while. This was good. His nose twitched though when Taehyung followed him inside. The beta was carrying their bags. Usually, Jungkook would hire more men for that job, or simply deal with it on his own. But he wasn’t in the mood that night. His eyes narrowed when the beta returned from the second floor, where he had probably disposed the bags.

“Calm the fuck down!” Taehyung snapped at him. “You’re going to suffocate me with that stench!”

“You used to like that stench around you,” the alpha growled and fell back onto the couch. Black leather. His taste. Taehyung would look so fucking beautiful laying there… His eyes narrowed again, and he forced himself to look away.

Remembering the old times where his life wasn’t tainted in blood would not do any good to him. He was so naïve to believe that someone would love him that much. It was all a lie and he had awakened in the best possible way. The alpha forced himself to think like that otherwise he would go crazy. He forced himself to cure his aching heart, or what was left of it when Taehyung had betrayed him. He would no longer believe any other person who claimed they love him. Love was something that was only existing in the fairytales. They were something that Jungkook believed no longer.

“Go get a cold shower!” Taehyung’s husky voice penetrated his blurry mind once again. Jungkook opened his mouth to snap at him, but then realized how hot he was actually feeling. The alpha grumbled something under his nose and climbed upstairs.

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Taehyung watched after the alpha’s retreating figure and pulled his phone out of his pocket. He called Hoseok to inform him that Jungkook was going to spend his rut away from home. Hoseok promised to inform Yoongi and hang up. The beta sighed then and looked up the empty staircase. Jungkook’s ruts were something that he never looked forward to. The last one Jungkook had spent it alone in an isolated villa in the mountains. When they were together, Taehyung had spent two of the alpha’s ruts with him. He was way too rough and aggressive, which was okay with him because he was a beta, but Taehyung had a doubt that an average omega was going to able to endure it.

Jungkook was a powerful alpha. There was something primal in his demeanor, which was leaving Taehyung out of breath. That same thing though was making the people around Jungkook to fear him. Taehyung couldn’t understand that at the beginning of their relationship. How could someone as gentle and cute as Jungkook could look so scary to the others. It was love from first sight, at least it was for him. He couldn’t help his falling for the cute alpha and that very same thing led to his demise.

Jungkook’s loud growl put him out of his thoughts, and he hesitated for a moment before he was able to climb up the staircase. The alpha’s potent scent led him to his room, where he found Jungkook staring outside the window. His hair was still moist. Some droplets of water were sliding down over his shoulders and naked back. He was completely naked. That sight stirred something inside Taehyung.

“There is no danger outside alpha,” the beta’s voice lowered. Jungkook flinched and turned around. His eyes were completely red now, which indicated that he was already in his rut. Taehyung didn’t allow himself to look the lower half of the alpha’s body. His eyes were focused over his face. “We’re safe here.”

“Other fucking scents…” Jungkook grumbled though, and his eyes darted to the window once more. “Outside… not safe…”

“There is storm raging outside,” Taehyung took a step closer. “It’s not possible for a human soul to be outside such weather! Do you want me to go and check?”

“No!” Jungkook was fast to press his body flush to the wall. His hands pinned Taehyung’s wrists to the fabric of the wallpapers and his body shuddered. “Do not move!” The alpha pressed his nose to the crook of Taehyung’s neck and slid it there with a nice hum.

“Jungkook?” The beta’s voice came out weak. He wasn’t sure if he was going to resist to the alpha’s ministrations. “You have to let me go, alpha. You don’t know what--”

“No!” Jungkook rumbled close to the beta’s scent gland and his tongue darted around the place. The beta squeezed his eyes shut and his head tilted to the side involuntary. “Smell so good… home…” His words made Taehyung’s heart clench and he tried to release his hands from Jungkook’s tight hold.

“I am not your home, Jungkook-ah…” the words slipped through the beta’s lips. “I don’t deserve to be called--”

“Mine…” the alpha placed a kiss over Taehyung’s shoulder and then suddenly raised his hands up, holding his wrists with only one of his hands. The beta allowed him to do so. “Mine…” Jungkook mumbled once more, and his lips crashed over the beta’s ones. Taehyung let out the tiniest sob, knowing he could never fight Jungkook’s wishes.

Jungkook would never remember that he had willingly given up to him that night. If Taehyung wasn’t sure of that, he would never surrender to the alpha’s wished the way he planned to do so…

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Jungkook woke up in the middle of the night. His body was still in the fever of his rut, but his mind was lucid. The alpha refused to move a muscle though, because he wasn’t alone in the bed. A warm body was pressed to his own and the faint and calming beta scent of fresh lemon surrounded and calmed his senses. Like always… like before when he didn’t have to hide behind his rut to have that beta. When he was free to show his feelings. When he was free to feel… The alpha took a deep breath and looked to the window. Only the rain was left from the storm that was raging outside before.

Taehyung hummed in his sleep, but his body stayed pressed to the alpha’s one. Jungkook’s cock was still pressed inside of him, and the alpha felt the well-known satisfaction in his senses. He refused to think about it. He refused to think how good he felt every time the beta was knotted by him. How tight he was and how willingly he was giving himself to the alpha. Taehyung never protested when Jungkook decided to take him. He didn’t have to pretend, unlike the alpha, when his arms were wrapping around the younger and his legs would spread invitingly.

Nobody was able to tame the wolf inside Jungkook, aside from that beta. No one was able to see the alpha’s true self, aside from Taehyung. But that beta was also the one, who had hurt him the most. He was also the one, who had betrayed his trust and Jungkook was never going to forget that… even if his heart was bleeding every time when his eyes would lie over Taehyung. Even if he had to pretend every time that he didn’t remember the nights they had spent together during his ruts. It was his little secret and he was going to keep it close to himself. After all… Jungkook was a master when it comes to keeping secrets. One could say that he had way too many…

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Yoongi wasn’t coming back for another week and Jimin had to deal with a fussing toddler. Daejung could feel that his alpha father was missing, and his scent wasn’t around him. Jimin wasn’t too worried. He could deal with the toddler just fine. He was hired for that after all, but he could find himself attaching to Daejung way too much the last few months. It was dangerous, because he knew that he had to leave at some point, but he couldn’t help it. The pup was too cute for his senses. And his omega heart was taken over by him.

When the raining days were finally over, Jimin was allowed to go out and spend some time in the park with the little one. Daejung had learned to make few steps on his own and Jimin was constantly busy to look after him. He wasn’t there on his own though. As to be expected, few of Yoongi’s men were joining him but they were hidden in the crowd. Jimin was thankful at least for that.

He didn’t know what happened, but something caught his attention. There was that alpha, who was standing not so far away from the playground. But it wasn’t just an ordinary alpha. Jimin lost all of his senses for a moment and his blood ran cold. It was the same man, who once fathered his pup. The one, who had taken his virginity in the most painful way and without his agreement.

Daejung’s painful scream brought him back to reality and Jimin rushed to the toddler. The pup had fallen onto his butt once again, but that was enough to scare him.

“Shh,” Jimin picked him up in his arms, feeling how Daejung nuzzled his neck right away. “Mimi is here, puppy… Mimi is here…” The omega rubbed the pup’s back and looked back at the place where he had noticed that man from his past. He was nowhere to be seen and Jimin thought that was probably a part of his imagination.

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Yoongi came back a week later. The alpha looked tired, but eager to see his pup once again. He visited Daejung, while the toddler was playing with Jimin in his special playroom. The omega was holding him in his arms and the pup was trying to deal with putting strange looking objects through small holes. Daejung had stuck his tongue out of his mouth in concentration and the alpha couldn’t stop his chuckle.

His voice startled Jimin a bit and the omega flinched when he looked up. Yoongi could clearly read the moment when the omega recognized him, and a beautiful smile bloomed over his face. “Welcome back, sir!” The omega greeted him and got up, placing the pup on the soft carpet. Daejung was fast to waddle to his father.

“Appa… appa… appa…” the pup babbled, and Yoongi crouched down to pick him up. Daejung giggled and nuzzled the alpha’s neck right away.

“Did I miss something important, Jimin?” The alpha asked, while his pup was busy to snuggle in him.

The omega shook his head with a smile. “Nothing, sir. We’re slowly learning how to talk and walk. You haven’t missed a thing. We have another tooth growing and Dae was with a fever the other night, but everything is good now.”

“Good, good,” the alpha couldn’t stop the thought of how beautiful Jimin looked like when he was smiling.

When later he was sitting in the library and checking all kinds of documents over his desk, he remembered how the omega had flinched when he had first entered Dae’s playroom. That didn’t sit well with the alpha and he didn’t know why. Jimin knew the nature of his job. The omega had to fill some paperwork before taking the job, so it wasn’t a secret to him. Yet until now, Jimin had never looked at him with fear in his eyes. He never flinched with the crime boss’ voice.

Yoongi threw the papers onto his desk and called for Hoseok. His friend and bodyguard entered the place few seconds later. “You wanted to see me, hyung?” The beta asked.

“Did something unusual happen while I was gone, Hoseok-ah?” The alpha asked and leaned back on his chair. “Is there something that I don’t know?”

“Nothing that I’m aware of,” the beta frowned with confusion. “Why are you asking, hyung?”

“Jimin,” the alpha rubbed his chin. “When I went to see my son earlier, he looked scared at first.”

“Do you want me to go and ask his bodyguards?” Hoseok was ready to walk out of the library, but Yoongi stopped him.

“Just call them here,” the alpha insisted.

The three men were gathered in the small library just few minutes after that. The betas were actually confused as to why they were called in the boss’ office. That was until Yoongi stared asking his questions. They all reported that Jimin and Dae left the mansion only one time to visit the closest park and its playground. Nothing unusual happened according to them, aside from the fact that Jimin asked to leave in a hurry. The betas were sent away with the order to keep their eyes open the next time the omega and Yoongi’s son were outside of his home.

Then Yoongi’s attention got diverted by Namjoon, who asked to talk to him about an important transaction that was waiting for his approval.

+++

It wasn’t the first time when Hajoon was asked to do such job. He was a cop, and it was only a matter of time. But when he got called to his officer’s office, it was the last thing he expected to hear.

“When was the last time you talked to your brother?” his captain asked of him and for a moment the police officer got really confused.

“What?” Hajoon sat straight on his chair and stared at the man in front of him. “You called me here to--”

“We need you to call him as soon as possible,” captain Choi crossed his arms in front of his chest. “I don’t care how are you going to do it, but it has to happen. Do you know where he is?”

Hajoon shook his head negatively. He hadn’t heard from his brother for over a year. Maybe even more. “I don’t have any idea,” he admitted.

Captain Choi slid a file towards him and waited for Hajoon to open it. The young officer quickly narrowed his eyes. He could recognize that building everywhere. Nobody could enter inside, and it was built like a fortress. Min Yoongi, the famous CEO of one of the richest companies in South Korea, but also one of the most dangerous underground bosses in Seoul. The last one was only known by the crime department in every police station in the country. It was strange how it always stayed hidden by the public.

And here it was and picture of his little brother, getting out of there in a car of course. Then few more pictures snapped at him in the park, playing with a kid and looking seemingly normal. Hajoon clenched his jaw and looked up at the captain.

“Can you call him and ask him to meet you?” The alpha stared at him.

“Why do I have to do this?” Hajoon threw the files onto the captain’s desk.

“I want you to plant a microchip somewhere in his clothes,” captain Choi said. “That would give us an advantage of finally taking down Min Yoongi and his crime empire.”

Hajoon took a deep breath and released it slowly. “Okay,” he finally agreed, “I’ll think of something. Is there anything else that I should know?”

“Just call us when you get the meeting set up,” the captain said, “that would be enough.”

Then he watched how Park Hajoon left his office and then sat back onto his chair with tired sigh on his lips. He picked up his phone there and dialed a number. “He agreed,” he only said in the receiver.

“Good,” the other voice echoed. “I hope this works out, because we’re running out of options. What happened to the mole?”

“We lost him,” Captain Choi turned around and stared at the dark window, “we lost him few years ago. Park Jimin is our only hope now.”

“I hope you are right,” the voice said, and the line went dead.

The alpha threw his phone onto his desk and rested back on his chair. He squeezed his eyes shut with another tired sigh.

+++

Jimin got a call from his brother, whom he hadn’t heard of since the moment he had left his home.  The omega remembered that day vividly. How he had asked for help and his family never believed to his words and simply threw him over the streets. The omega frowned, staring at his phone for a long time after the call had ended. There was something strange about his brother and how he wanted to see him after so long. Hajoon was his family after all and Jimin should not feel so uneasy of having to agree to do a meeting with him. After all, his brother told him that he wanted to apologize for everything that he told him back then. Jimin wanted to believe him so bad, but at the same time he felt like there was something else behind that call.

“Is there something wrong, Jimin-ah?” Yoongi’s voice didn’t startle him this time. It only made him look up to the alpha. His eyes were unreadable, just like most of the times. “Your scent kind of changed for a moment?”

“I’m sorry sir,” the omega was fast to apologize. Jimin was currently standing in front of Dae’s room. The pup had just fallen asleep for his afternoon nap. His brother’s call found him in the said corridor.

“There is no need to apologize,” the alpha’s eyes suddenly turned more intense than before. “Is there something that’s bothering you?”

“Ah, I don’t want to burden you with my problems, sir,” Jimin blushed.

“You are taking care of my son, Jimin-ssi,” Yoongi’s voice was stern. “Of course, your problems interest me.”

“My brother just called,” the omega admitted. “He asked to see me.”

Yoongi suddenly smiled. “It’s been over a year since you work for me, and your brother wants to see you now?” The alpha shook his head. “That’s interesting to say the least…”

“Um… what?” The omega looked rather confused.

“Nothing,” his boss said but his eyes said otherwise. “You can go and see why he wants to see you, Jimin-ah. Take few people with you, of course.”

“Sir, I…” the omega swallowed hard but then he finally decided to talk. “He works for the police, sir.”

“I know,” Yoongi said softly. “You should still go and see why he wants to see you so bad.”

“But--”

“Don’t worry too much,” the alpha reached out and touched his arm in comforting manner. The smile on his face reached his eyes this time and Jimin suddenly found himself out of words. “Just go and leave the rest to me, okay?”

The omega was only able to nod as a response. 

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Jimin was nervous. He was constantly looking to the window of the café that his brother asked to see him. Hajoon was getting late, but it wasn’t something unusual for him. As the only alpha in their family he was always allowed to be late, every time. Even if they were late for somewhere, Hajoon was always excused, because… he was the alpha heir. Jimin stared at his trembling hands and decided to shove them underneath his thighs. He looked around again and noticed Yoongi’s bodyguards casually sipping their coffee just few tables away from him.

Yoongi insisted that Jimin should take them. The crime boss didn’t want him to be alone and to be honest, Jimin felt safer in this way. It was strange really how he could put his whole trust to a crime boss, but not to a member of his own family.

The bell of the door rang in that moment and his attention was distracted. He saw Hajoon entering the place and scanning the tables for him. Jimin put his hand up hesitantly. He plastered a fake smile over his face, the same that was decorating the alpha’s one and waited for him to place and take his order. Jimin was already having his drink placed over the table.

“Hey Jimin-ah,” the alpha took the seat opposite him and looked around once again. Jimin assumed it was to see if he was alone in the café. But Yoongi’s men were looking too casual for the alpha to notice them, at least Jimin was hoping for it.

“You wanted to see me?” The omega’s voice was low. There was still that fear of meeting Hajoon’s eyes. He was afraid to do it and see the disgust in them. He was looking everywhere but to his brother. “Why?”

“Can’t I want to see my little brother?” Hajoon tried to joke, but the omega didn’t smile. “Okay, I was just… I guess I wanted to see how you were. I mean, it’s been over a year.”

“Right,” Jimin wrapped his hands around the warm cup in front of him, staring at the liquid. “You wanted to see me and check how I’m doing with my life, hm?”

“You can say that, yeah,” the alpha said unsurely.

“Interesing,” the omega hummed. “What happened to your intention of not wanting to see me ever again?” Jimin finally looked up. The alpha was basically glaring at him. But he was holding his own anger for way too long. “You threw me out of my own home – you and our father! You never believe to my words when I told you--”

“Jimin-ah, this is not why I asked to see you!” Hajoon snapped. His voice went a bit deeper and Jimin could feel how he wanted to assert his dominance over him. The omega was fighting this time though.

“Why then? Why do you wanted to see me, hm?” The omega tilted his head. “Is it because you know who’s my boss now? Is that it?”

Something flashed through Hajoon’s eyes. “Don’t be ridiculous!”

“Am I?” The omega scoffed. “I can’t honestly see another reason. What? You need some information for him?”

“Jimin-ah, I just wanted to make sure that you’re doing okay,” Hajoon clenched his jaw. He was saying to words to his brother but somehow, Jimin couldn’t believe him.

“If you wanted to see if I’m doing okay,” Jimin got up from his place abruptly, “you should’ve thought about it before. You should’ve thought about it when your best fucking friend raped me and I told you this, but instead of believing me – your own brother – you chose him! You should’ve thought about it when you threw me out on the streets while I was pregnant and hopeless, or when I lost the pup and called you… but you hung up! It’s too late now!”

There were tears running down his face, but Jimin didn’t reach out to brush them away. He only felt how his brother was catching his elbow to stop him. “Jimin-ah--”

“No!” The omega pushed him away and rushed out of the café. He could hear his bodyguards followed him few steps behind.

+++

Yoongi decided to celebrate his son’s third birthday.

It’s been enough time ever since his mate had passed away and he wanted to give good memories for their pup. The kid was growing up fast and thanks to Jimin, Daejung had sort of a normal childhood up until now. The omega was making sure that the pup was surrounded by cares and people who loved him. That included his father.

Yoongi was aware of every little change that was going on in his son’s life. Jimin would always send him the important changes that were happening with him. The alpha wasn’t sure if that was something Jimin felt like doing just because of his job, or because he truly loved Daejung. It was impossible not to love the pup though. He was adorable, or maybe only Yoongi was seeing him like this, because he was his alpha parent.

Now, sitting in front of his mate’s memorial he wondered if Daejung would be the same if only his amma was still alive. But it was okay. The alpha had already accepted the thought of his mate’s sudden demise, but he hadn’t forgotten that there was still something strange about it. He had punished the people, who he knew were responsible for the car crash that day, but he couldn’t let go of the thought that there was something more. He hadn’t given up from making sure that every single soul responsible for Daehyun’s death would be punished.

It was a warm day, even for December. He looked up at the sky, as if wondering if his late mate could see him now and rubbed the unmarked place of his neck. Three years, Yoongi thought… how the time flew…

When he got back home, he was able to hear Daejung’s laughter coming from the kitchen. That and Jimin’s melodic voice, along with his tangerine scent. The alpha had grown attached to that scent. It was always bringing some strange calmness over his tortured soul. Yoongi shook his head and followed the voices, coming from the kitchen.

When he finally got there, he noticed how Daejung was sitting over the kitchen counter and helping Jimin to decorate his cake. The alpha leaned on the doorframe, not wanting to disturb the duo. Jimin’s hair was blonde now. It was Yoongi’s personal favorite color for the omega. His eyes softened when he noticed how Jimin was smiling and joking with his pup. Daejung was just licking some of the icing that somehow had stuck on his chubby fingers.

“I can see the cake is ready?” The alpha finally announced his presence and noticed the moment Jimin’s eyes lay on him. The omega blushed nervously.

“Yes,” Jimin confirmed. “Dae helped me with decorations…”

“I helped Mimi, appa!” The pup chuckled showing his sticky fingers to the alpha.

“I can see that,” the alpha rolled his eyes and walked into the kitchen. “Can you wash your hands now?”

“Appa helps?” Dae grinned at him, reaching out towards the alpha.

“Of course appa will help,” Yoongi rolled his eyes and made sure that his pup’s hands were squeaky clean while Jimin was having some final touches on the birthday cake.

“Oh, look who decided to join us?” Yoongi turned around just on time to see how Seokjin and Hoseok were walking into the kitchen as well. It was a rare view that Seokjin was at the mansion this early. He was usually at the hospital.

“I can’t be here for my son’s birthday?” The alpha stared at them with his son in his arms.

“No sir,” Hoseok shook his head. “It just an unusual sight, that’s all.”

Yoongi frowned for a moment. The truth was that he was really busy the last few weeks. Seoul’s Police department had arranged a new investigation towards him, and his business was closely looked at. After their attempt with Jimin’s brother had failed, they were obviously trying a different approach. They were now checking his taxes. Namjoon was still at his offices downtown, while Jungkook was still in Dubai. The young alpha preferred to spend his time there anyhow.

“Well let’s celebrate now, yeah?” Yoongi tried to make his voice as lighter as possible. The other two quickly understood that and changed their voices into more joyful ones.

When Daejung busied himself with his new toys in the playroom after the cake and blowing the candles, Jimin asked to talk to the alpha on a private matter. That surprised Yoongi, because the omega was rarely asking something of him, but now his face was serious.

“Daejung is three now and I think it’s time for him to start meeting new pups his age,” Jimin said carefully. “You know sir that I am enough qualified to home school him, but I think it’s important for him to know more pups his age. His social skills have to develop as normal as every other pup.”

“What are you suggesting?” The alpha relaxed into his chair, watching over his son’s playing with his cars. “Do you think we should sent him to a kindergarten?”

“I was thinking about that yes,” the omega nodded carefully.

“You know how dangerous it would be for him though,” the alpha’s voice was deep, yet thoughtful. There wasn’t any point to hide anything from Jimin. The omega had showed his loyalty towards him in the past three years. “If they know that he is my son, his life would be in constant danger.”

“Then… what should we do?” The omega sighed. “I really think that Daejung should communicate more.”

“There is a kindergarten close by,” the alpha moved his look towards the omega. “We can try sending him there only for few hours every day. And… maybe we should try changing his last name?” Yoongi suggested.

“How?” Jimin frowned.

“It can be arranged,” the crime boss shrugged. “I’d never show my face there and he should always wear a mask. You too!” The alpha insisted. “I don’t want to risk his life, but I also don’t want to put any borders around him… I’m afraid that he’d eventually feel like he’s in a cage.”

“We can try that,” Jimin nodded slowly. “Thank you, sir.”

“You can call me hyung if you want,” the alpha suddenly smiled. “I think you’ve earned this a long time ago.”

Jimin blushed and lowered his look. “Thank you, hyung!”

+++

Daejung was really enjoying his stay in the kindergarten. Jimin was making sure that the pup was feeling good there and the teachers were doing their job. The pup was lively and social. He quickly became a social butterfly and his natural charm helped for making a lot of new friends there. He was excited to tell everything about it every time that Jimin was picking him up from school.

His teachers were praising his skills and the way he was showing his respect to them at such young age. Jimin felt good that his efforts with Daejung’s early education had paid off so well. He was prod of the little kid and the way he was slowly blossoming for the world around him. Daejung might not have the best start in his life, but his father was making sure that at least his future was secured.

They were always visiting the park after Dae’s kindergarten day. The pup loved playing there and he had already created few friendships. Jimin also knew some of the parents and other nannies from the playground, because he was a common visitor there. He was careful not to share Daejung’s last name with anyone though, nor the name of Min Yoongi around them. The bodyguards were casually walking around them, but they were dressed normally, in everyday’s outfits and not bringing too much attention on them.

It was such sunny day when Jimin felt the well-known presence again. The hairs on the back of his neck went up and he looked around. This time he was able to smell the sour scent from his past. The same one that belonged to the person who had changed his life forever. Jimin was just talking to another nanny, when he felt it. He looked around nervously and his eyes were met with the ones of the alpha, who was coming directly from his nightmares.

“Dae? Dae!” Jimin got up in a panic. The pup was already running towards him and Jimin was able to pick him up. “We have to go now, okay? Did you say goodbye to your friends?”

“Yes Mimi,” Daejung nodded obediently and snuggled into him. “They had to go also.”

“Okay,” the omega tried to put a fake smile on his face, and he could only hope that the pup would believe it. “Let’s go.”

This time when he looked around again, the alpha hadn’t disappeared like the last time. There was a sinister smile over his face and Jimin felt shiver passing through his body. He wanted to run… Fast!

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Yoongi was home when Jimin came back with Daejung. The omega looked normal and that would fool any beta around, but not the alpha. He could smell the distressed scent over him and his efforts to mask it around the puppy. Daejung looked tired and was yawning when Jimin took him upstairs to his room. The pup had to bathe and then have his dinner. Usually, when Yoongi was back home after his business deals, the pup was already in his bed. Jimin insisted that it was good for the little rascal to have something like a schedule. It was good for his development.

After having Jimin around for three years, and observing his work with Daejung closely, Yoongi could say that Jimin was fully capable in his work. Therefore, the alpha had put his whole trust over the omega when it came to his son and his needs. But having Jimin around himself also came up with knowing the omega as well. Yoongi was able to watch up close what his son’s nanny was doing around the house when Dae was fast asleep or didn’t need his cares. He also had few talks with Jimin and liked to think that the omega was slowly relaxing around him.

Not that evening though. As soon as Jimin entered the house with Daejung, he smiled when he saw Yoongi coming to greet them. But his smile never reached his eyes. That and his distressed scent were enough evidence that something must have happened while he was outside. The alpha decided to ask him after he put Daejung to sleep.

“Jimin-ah?” He called the omega before he was able to reach to the staircase and Jimin halted on his steps. Then he turned around with question in his beautiful eyes. “I hate having dinner alone. Would you mind joining me tonight?”

“Of course, hyung,” the omega was fast to nod and then hurried after Daejung.

Yoongi sighed and looked around. He found Jimin’s bodyguards standing by the door. The alpha moved his fingers at them, and the betas were fast to walk to him with bowed heads. “What happened?” His voice was ice cold.

“Nothing sir,” one of them answered curtly. “We went to take your pup and then spent some time in the playground. Nothing out of the ordinary.”

“Nothing out of the ordinary,” the alpha trailed off and rubbed his chin. “Then why Jimin is distressed?”

“Sir?” The bodyguard’s eyes widened. “We… well, it’s true that we left rather in a hurry.”

“Jimin-ssi looked scared at one moment, sir,” the other beta spoke and that caught Yoongi’s attention. The alpha looked at him. “It was close to the time when we were supposed to go back home. He got scared of something.”

“Maybe someone,” Yoongi mumbled under his breath and then waved at the bodyguards to leave him alone.

The alpha decided to make himself some drink, while waiting for Jimin to get ready. He walked to his very expensive dining room and ordered for another set of utensils to be prepared and pit onto the table. When the servant hurried up to fulfill the order, Yoongi sat down on his chair and took a sip of his whiskey. His look was pensive.

He had checked Jimin’s documents carefully before the omega’s arrival. Seokjin and Namjoon made sure that everything was in order with the omega’s background. It looked clean and besides, Jimin’s recommendations were really impressive. His personal life was also pristine. The omega never had a serious relationship prior his work for Yoongi. But he got pregnant and miscarried just few weeks before his job offers. There was no alpha listed in his files. Something didn’t add up.

“Hyung?” The omega’s unsure voice echoed from the door and Yoongi turned his eyes towards Jimin. He had changed his clothes into something more domestic. Yoongi released a small smile. “I’m sorry if I kept you waiting.”

“There’s no problem Jimin-ah,” the alpha waited for him to take his place and then waved for the servant, who was waiting for them to start the dinner. After the first meal was served, Yoongi’s eyes stopped over Jimin again. “Is there something you want to tell me?” He asked quietly.

“What?” The utensils clacked over the table. “No,” Jimin looked up, but his smile was force. “Everything is fine.”

“Are you sure?” Yoongi tilted his head with a question into his eyes. “Jimin-ah, you do know that I am an alpha and I can feel if there’s something wrong with you.”

“Hyung,” the omega bit his lower lip and bowed his head. His hands were shaking, and it looked like he was on a verge of tears.

“I’m not blaming you in anything,” Yoongi’s voice softened, which was kind of unusual for him. He had only used this voice with his late mate, but now he was way too focused over the omega to think of something like his past. “I just want to know if there is something wrong, so we can fix it.”

“I… I’m not sure,” Jimin took a deep breath and finally looked up to meet the alpha’s eyes. “Maybe?”

“I hope you know that you can talk to me about everything, right?” Yoongi was eager to get up and go to the omega, but he didn’t want to look rude. Still, there was something in the omega’s eyes that was making him feel on the edge.

“I… maybe you’re right,” Jimin took a deep breath and his voice trembled. “I think that the alpha, who got me pregnant is stalking me. I-I saw him in the park, while I was with Dae.”

“He’s… stalking you?” Something set Yoongi’s blood on fire with the omega’s words. “You mean your ex?”

“No, I…” the omega stopped again, and Yoongi wasn’t sure if he was going to continue, but to his surprise, Jimin did. “He wasn’t my boyfriend, hyung… That alpha raped me!”

“What?” Yoongi barely stopped his urge to growl. His pheromones went wild and he felt like he wanted to wrap them around the omega and soothe the pain in his eyes. “I thought your brother was a policeman! How did he let that happen?”

“Miho is his best friend, hyung,” the omega said quietly. “He didn’t believe my words… and neither my family did.”

“I see,” Yoongi forced a smile over his face. “Thank you for trusting in me, Jimin-ah. Hyung will make sure that you wouldn’t be disturbed anymore.”

“What… what are you going to do about it?” The omega’s eyes widened.

“Don’t worry about that, okay?” The alpha reached out for his whiskey. “Eat now.”

+++

Jungkook didn’t know how it happened. He was living his best life in Dubai. The casinos there were paying well and he couldn’t be happier. But maybe that made him sloppy, and he let his guards down. He never expected to be a target while he was away from home. It never happened before. But there was always first time for everything, the alpha thought when he felt himself being pushed onto the ground and then heard gunshots around him.

When everything went quiet again and he looked around himself, he noticed that his own bodyguard was lying motionless onto the ground himself. The alpha’s eyes went big and he rushed to Taehyung’s body, only to see that the beta was shot twice in his back. Taehyung had protected him with his own body and now, he was bleeding in his arms.

Jungkook screamed for help and luckily, his own team was there. They rushed with Taehyung to the nearest hospital, where they knew that they weren’t going to ask too many questions. Yoongi owned that place as well.

The doctors and nurses rushed to ER with Taehyung onto the stretcher and pushed the alpha away. Jungkook had to sit there and wait. He used that time to pull out his phone and dial Yoongi. They rarely heard each other these days, except for work. But it worked good for the both of them.

“What happened?” Yoongi’s voice was surprisingly awake.

“I got targeted,” Jungkook panted into the receiver.

“Did you get hurt?” The elder asked right away. “Do you need help to get out of there?”

“No,” Jungkook tried to calm his own voice. “No, I’m good! I… Taehyung took the bullets…” The alpha looked at the closed door of the ER and took a deep breath. “Hyung, I’m sorry… I just… I didn’t--”

“Do you need me to send you someone else?” Yoongi interrupted him.

“No,” the alpha answered right away. “I have the whole team here, with me. I’m going to need some time to find out the fucker who did all this.”

“Do it fast and call if there are some news!” Yoongi hung up and Jungkook put the phone down. His hands were shaking.

The alpha looked around himself, noticing few of his men guarding him with their bodies. He cursed under his nose and called the closest one to himself. “Did you kill the fucker?” He asked coldly.

“There were two, sir!” The beta answered. “We got one of them. The other escaped.”

“Fuck!” The alpha was furious. “Did you see his face at least?”

“Yes, sir!” The man nodded. “He wasn’t local.”

“He wasn’t?” Jungkook tilted his head.

“No,” the man shook his head. “I think it’s one of ours.”

“A Korean then?” The alpha furrowed his eyebrows and the man nodded again. “Who the fuck decided that coming here and trying to kill me was a good idea? Fuck! Okay! We’re going to deal with that late. Tell the others that we’re staying here until further notice.”

“Yes, sir!” The man bowed his head and walked away.

It was just on time when he saw how a doctor was walking out of the ER. Jungkook was on his feet right away. He must’ve looked scary, because the man halted on his steps but still faced the alpha when Jungkook stopped in front of him.

“How’s he?” Jungkook’s voice was cold, but inside he was crumbling. He didn’t want to even think what he would do if Taehyung had died inside that ER.

“He’s got lucky, sayidi almuhtaram*!” The beta doctor bowed his head. “We’ve managed to pull out the bullets and save his life.”

“Thank you,” the alpha relaxed his shoulders then.

“Also the life of his pup,” the man said and Jungkook’s ears suddenly rang.

“I’m sorry… what?” He stuttered. “Can you say that again?”

“Of course, sayidi almuhtaram!” The beta bowed his head politely. “The pup is safe also. Luckily, the bullet wounds touched only the upper part of his body and stopped before they could harm important organs.”

“And the-the… pup?”

“Oh… that? He is in his tenth week, sayidi almuhtaram,” the beta smiled. “Maybe he doesn’t even know himself. Should we move him to a single room?”

“Yes, thank you…” Jungkook shook his head. “Also… get another bed in the same room for me. I’m not leaving him alone!”

The alpha knew that it wasn’t a common policy in the hospitals to allow another person in the same room, especially when that person was completely healthy. But he also knew that his and Yoongi’s names were enough to make that exception here. The beta doctor indeed frowned, but nodded his head in agreement.

A few minutes later, Jungkook was able to inform his people that he was going to stay with Taehyung. He ordered for few of his guys to stay with him, outside Taehyung’s door. Every doctor who entered there, should be checked for credibility. Jungkook wouldn’t risk somebody sneaking into the beta’s room just like that. Especially now…

+++

“You wanted to see me, boss?” Namjoon entered in a hurry. Seokjin was following him close by.

“Jungkook found himself in some problems in Dubai,” the alpha looked at the couple from behind of his desk. His eyes narrowed. “I want to know who was it and why it happened without us finding out beforehand.”

“What can we do?” Namjoon sat down opposite the alpha.

“I want Seokjin to fly there and make sure that Taehyung-ssi is in good hands,” Yoongi looked up to meet the beta’s eyes. “He protected Jungkook with his body and for that, he deserves our best cares.”

“Yes, boss,” Seokjin nodded his head. “When do you wish me to leave?”

“The plane is waiting for you wherever you’re ready,” the alpha said curtly.

“I’m going then!” Yoongi observed how the beta squeezed the shoulder of his mate shortly and then left in a hurry.

“With that settled,” the alpha continued with his look over Namjoon, “Jungkook texted me that the men who fired the guns were Koreans.”

“Im?” Namjoon narrowed his eyes.

“That’s what I thought, but I want you to check it… just in case,” Yoongi rubbed his chin. “I heard rumors of another family trying to rebel in Busan… can you check that out as well?”

“Yes,” Namjoon was up on his feet.

“Oh, and…” Yoongi’s words made the younger alpha look at him. “I want everything you can find about Choi Miho. That would be all!”

“Boss,” Namjoon bowed his head and walked out of Yoongi’s library.

The alpha rested his back on his chair and looked to the window. His eyes narrowed pensively. It was quiet around him for too long it seemed…

* sayidi almuhtaram - sir (Eng.)

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Taehyung woke up with a groan. The scent of a territorial alpha around him almost suffocated his lungs, but then… then he took a second whiff in and the scent suddenly became like a breath of fresh air. The beta tried to move then, but then he felt as if he was stuck lying on his right side. Something was stopping his movements and then he felt the pain in his back. His eyes opened with a start when he remembered what had happened. Someone had taken a shot at Jungkook. Someone had tried to kill the alpha and Taehyung had taken the bullet instead.

“Stay still,” the alpha’s voice was hoarse but still managed to stop his movements. “I called the doctor for you. He wants to check your vitals and then we can talk.”

Jungkook’s voice was coming from somewhere behind his back and it was somewhat strange. Taehyung frowned. Why Jungkook was standing where he couldn’t see him? Something was definitely wrong in the whole situation. But before he could open his mouth to ask, the door was pushed open and the beta had to wait for his full check-up.

He tried to ignore the said person, until another familiar scent entered the room. Taehyung frowned.

“I want to make sure that Mr. Kim is well taken for, thank you,” Seokjin’s professional and cold voice was something nobody was able to ignore. Taehyung closed his eyes though. He suddenly felt too tired to wonder what Seokjin was doing in Dubai.

The door closed as soon as Seokjin spoke in some Arabic dialect with Taehyung’s doctor. The foreign scent disappeared and just then Taehyung realized how irritated that scent made him feel. His eyes opened when he felt Seokjin’s hand resting over his forehead.

“Hyung,” the beta hummed.

“Don’t worry Taehyung-ah,” the elder released one of his rare smile and then looked up, probably at Jungkook with a slight frown over his face. “You should’ve been more careful!”

“I thought I was,” Jungkook snapped and the angry alpha’s pheromones tickled Taehyung in a wrong way. He felt a sudden need to whine, which was something that he shouldn’t feel at all, because he was a beta. Therefore, the beta suppressed that urge and took a deep breath.

“How far along is he?” Seokjin asked then and that took Taehyung’s attention. “Did they tell you that at least?”

“Wait! What?” Taehyung stuttered, but the other two people ignored him.

“Ten weeks,” the alpha responded curtly. “It’s been exactly ten weeks after my rut, hyung! I should remember when it was!”

“It could’ve been somebody else’s--”

“Hey!” Taehyung’s voice finally took their attention. Seokjin looked down at him. “What are you talking about? Can somebody explain it to me?”

“Of course,” Seokjin smiled again, but this time the smile didn’t reach to his eyes. His lips were spread on a thin line. “You are pregnant, and you are in your tenth week!”

“No!” Taehyung would shook his head if he could. “No, this is impossible.”

“It is if you’re carrying the gene,” Seokjin sighed and dragged a chair to sit close to Taehyung’s bed. “It also can happen when you sleep with an alpha, who’s in rut.”

“But I didn’t--”

“You did!” Jungkook’s face suddenly appeared in front of him. “You slept with me… and I can’t remember how many times I’ve knotted you even!”

“Can we please not?” Seokjin snapped. “I’d much prefer to stay away from your intimate life.”

“Ok, so now you remember you’ve slept with me!” Taehyung got angry. He didn’t know why that fact suddenly irritated him. His eyes narrowed. “Now you remember we fuck!”

Taehyung caught the alpha’s look when the younger stared at his stomach. The sudden shift in Jungkook’s scent caught him unprepared. The beta felt the need to slip his hand there and cover that area. He still couldn’t believe what was happening around him. But when he looked up again, Jungkook’s eyes were still there, focused over the beta’s hand now.

“Do you… do you want to keep it?” Jungkook asked quietly.

“I’ll leave you two alone, okay?” Seokjin got up with a sigh. “I’m pretty sure that you have few things to discuss. Taehyung still can’t travel, but as soon as I get the permission from his doctor, we’re leaving this country. Yoongi-hyung would make sure that we have a medical plane on our disposal.”

The beta left the room after he said that. Taehyung was afraid to move his eyes away from Jungkook. It looked like the younger was hypnotized right now. The beta willed to calm his crazy beating heart and think rational. But how can you think rational when you just found out that you are pregnant? He knew that he had the gene, of course he knew. Not every beta out there could carry and nurse a pup. Most of the betas were normal for their sub-gender, but there was another type, probably some kind of an anomaly in the nature. Taehyung was one of these anomalies. Just as his beta father was.

“What do you want?” He finally asked, because he was sure that Jungkook would just keep standing there and stare at him. “What do you want me to do Jungkook?”

The alpha suddenly looked up at his face. The whole anger there was gone. The only thing that was left there was fear… and confusion. Jungkook sat on the chair, previously occupied by Seokjin, and stared at the beta for another long moment.

“I don’t know,” he finally said quietly. “Why haven’t you told me that you carry the gene, Tae?”

Tae… not Taehyung-ssi, and not Kim! The beta’s heart stuttered in his chest. It’s been a long while since Jungkook had used this voice with him. Taehyung sighed then, trying to gather his thoughts, although it was pretty hard at that moment.

“I didn’t think it would matter,” the beta finally admitted. “I didn’t think that it would… make any difference between us.”

Jungkook lowered his look. “Oh,” the alpha took another moment, “so… what now?”

“I… I don’t know also,” the beta admitted. “Maybe we should… discuss it?”

When Jungkook looked up again and nodded briefly, Taehyung allowed himself to relax a little. Seokjin was right, they’ve had a lot to discuss now.

+++

Jimin was trying to act just like every other day. But ever since the moment when he last seen Miho, lurking around the playground, the omega’s nerves were tied to the point of breaking. He couldn’t see the alpha for the next few days, and he forced himself to relax a little. After all, Yoongi had promised that he would deal with the alpha on his own. Maybe he had been dealt with already.

Today, Jimin had other stuff to worry about. Like Dae’s teary face ever since the moment he had appeared out of his kindergarten. The pup refused to tell what was wrong and Jimin had to walk to his teacher and ask for explanation.

“We were talking about the parents today,” Dae’s teacher explained calmly. “Like how every pup has eomma, or amma and appa.”

“Oh,” Jimin was still rubbing the pup’s back calmingly, “I understand. Thank you,” he tried to smile to the teacher and then walked with Dae to the car that was waiting for them.

They drove off straight home, because the pup wasn’t in the mood to play outside. His eyes were still teary, and he was hiccupping from time to time. Jimin’s heart was breaking a little every time when the little one sobbed.

“Hey pumpkin?” He tried when they entered Dae’s playroom at home. “Do you want to play with Mimi? Maybe you can show me some games you played today, hm?”

“Can Mimi be my amma?” The pup sniffled then.

Jimin tried to think rationally, pushing away the weakness of his heart. Daejung wasn’t his pup. He was someone else’s pup, and it was Jimin’s responsibility to keep it safe and happy. That was it. The omega put a fake smile on his face, hoping that it would look real all the same.

“You have an amma, puppy,” the omega reached out to ruffle Dae’s hair. His voice was soft. “Just your amma is with the angels now, okay?”

“No,” Daejung pouted. His lower lip trembled again. “No! I want Mimi to be my amma!”

“Daejung--”

“No! Go away!” The pup pushed him away and ran to his room. Jimin followed him quickly only to witness how Daejung was hiding under his blanket. The omega sighed and decided to give him some time. Maybe he was going to calm down in a while.

+++

Yoongi came home late that night. Seokjin called him from the airport. The plane with him, Taehyung and Jungkook had just arrived. The beta was going to stay in the mansion now, under Seokjin’s supervision but there was something else that he had to discuss with Yoongi. The alpha frowned, entering his library. He poured himself a glass of whiskey and sat behind his desk. Yoongi wasn’t a fan of surprises. He wanted to have everything planned beforehand.

A quiet knock on his door alerted him for Seokjin’s presence and soon enough, the beta walked in. Yoongi waited for his friend to take the chair opposite him. The look on the beta’s face was pensive, to say it softly.

“We have a situation here,” Seokjin finally said. “Do you know about the affair that Jungkook and Taehyung had in the past?”

“The one in Daegu? Yeah,” the alpha nodded briefly. “Jungkook assured me that everything ended back then.”

“Well, it’s not,” Seokjin sighed. “It turns out that our Jungkookie has been spending his ruts with Taehyung-ssi. Now… Taehyung is pregnant.”

“Oh,” Yoongi simply said and rested back on his chair.

“Oh?” Seokjin wiggled his eyebrows. “Is that all you can say? Oh?”

“Are they going to keep the pup?” The alpha asked casually, and the beta nodded. “Good. Then maybe Jungkook would finally try and move on from the past. He’s been stuck in there for quite too long.”

“Maybe you’re right,” Seokjin bowed.

“Having a pup is giving you a new perspective on your life,” Yoongi shrugged. “It would only do good to him.”

“I hope you’re right,” Seokjin said hopefully.

Yoongi decided to stay a bit later in his library. Taehyung and Jungkook settled down few hours ago. Jungkook just stopped by to tell him that he was present in the mansion, but Yoongi released the younger with the words that they would talk in the morning. It was around two in the morning when the alpha finally decided to leave for his bed. He was just passing by the small den when he noticed a lonely figure there just sitting in the darkness.

“Jimin-ah?” He called the omega, having sensed his scent from afar. The omega flinched but turned around to look at him. Even in the dim light in the room, Yoongi could notice that his eyes were sore. “Is there something wrong?” The alpha walked in and sat not so far away from Jimin. “Why are you still awake?”

“Everything’s okay,” Jimin tried to smile and showed a small object in his hand to the alpha. “Dae’s monitor is with me, don’t worry. I just… I couldn’t fall asleep…”

“Oh,” Yoongi tilted his head, staring at the omega. “Can I sit with you then?” He could smell the sourness in the omega’s scent. The alpha didn’t want to leave him alone for some reason. “I couldn’t sleep also.”

“Sure,” Jimin sniffled and watched him closely. “It’s your house, hyung.”

“Yeah,” Yoongi agreed, although his voice was low. Something in him was urging him to calm the omega and make sure that he wasn’t sad anymore. “You know that you can share everything with me, right Jimin-ah?” He asked again just in case.

The hesitation in the omega’s eyes was clear, but then he finally spoke. “I couldn’t calm down Dae today,” he admitted. He looked away. “When I asked his teacher what was wrong with him, they told me that today there was a discussion about… about the pups’ parents. How… how every pup should have an appa and eomma or amma. Dae… he started crying again when we came back home.”

Something clenched Yoongi’s heart, but he could tell that wasn’t the end of the story. “And?” He urged the omega to continue.

“He asked me to be his amma,” the omega hiccupped again. “I told him no, that I cannot be his amma, because he already has one. I told him about how his amma is with the angels now, but… he just… refused to listen.”

“Hey, it’s okay,” Yoongi reached out without thinking. His hand covered the omega’s one. “You’ve tried and that’s important. He’s still a pup… it’ll pass.”

The alpha noticed the look of hope in Jimin’s eyes and released a small smile, without even realizing it. He didn’t even notice how this time, Jimin didn’t flinch, or moved away from him.

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A month after the shooting in Dubai, Taehyung was living in the Min’s mansion and he had changed his apartments there with Jungkook’s ones. The alpha wanted to check on him wherever he wanted and for some reason, that felt like every second of every day. Taehyung had only heard how obsessive the alphas could be with the omegas carrying their pups. But he wasn’t an omega. He was a beta. It was so unusual for him. Sometimes he wanted to flinch away from Jungkook’s touch. His beta’s nature was rebelling on the way the alpha wanted to touch him wherever he want to. Sometimes, it was the alpha’s pure instinct. Jungkook couldn’t control it. Therefore, Taehyung was trying not to get too irritated.

On the other hand, he was stuck in the big mansion with doing basically nothing, but restoring after the wounds that he had received after he had protected Jungkook. Taehyung hadn’t used to being stuck at one place. He was in constant movement for the last three years from his life, thanks to Jungkook. Thanks to the alpha’s business around the world, in Dubai mostly, the beta had travelled a lot. The silence was good at the beginning, but it was slowly getting on his nerves.

The doctors told him that he was going to need a long recovery and rehabilitation period. That period would’ve been shorter, if he wasn’t pregnant. He couldn’t take the drugs that they would’ve prescribed him otherwise. Now, he was only obligated to do some light physical exercises for his back muscles. It was still painful, because the tissue was still recovering. He was only a beta and that wasn’t helping when it came to healing fast.

Alphas and omegas were having their amazingly fast healing periods. But the betas were pretty normal, aside from the ones, who were carrying the pregnancy gene. Taehyung had to take the longest part to his full recovery. The beta sighed and placed the book he was reading into his lap. His eyes gazed outside the window of the library. He was currently reading one of his favorite manga. Jungkook had put all of his connections in use when he found out about Taehyung’s newest obsession. That was one of the perks of people fearing you.

He heard the noise coming from the foyer. Jimin was back with Daejung. The pup refused to play in the park lately. He was unusually grumpy and sometimes Taehyung could hear his angry screams even in his room. The beta closed his eyes and rubbed his temples. The noises intensified and soon the door of the library was pushed open. Daejung stormed into the place, not looking where he was going and who was there.

“Min Daejung!” He heard Jimin calling after him, but the pup ignored it. “Come back here! Now!”

“Go away!” The pup screamed.

“Hey!” Taehyung’s voice startled him and the pup fell onto his butt. The beta suppressed his smile and tried to keep his serious face. “Is that your way of talking to your nanny?”

“I’m sorry!” The pup said it, but in his eyes – so like Jungkook’s ones – Taehyung could still read stubbornness.

“These are not good manners, young boy!” The beta’s voice was serious.

“Dae?” Jimin walked into the library in that moment and noticed Taehyung, sitting not so far away from the pup. He gave the beta an apologetic smile. “I’m sorry for bothering you, Tae…”

“It’s okay,” the beta waved his head. “What’s wrong with him?”

“He is still angry with me, because I asked him not to call me amma,” the omega shook his head and then reached out to help Daejung to get up. The pup accepted his help reluctantly.

“So, he thinks that if he pouts long enough, you’ll say yes?” Taehyung was amused.

“Probably,” Jimin sighed tiredly. “Come on now, pup. Let’s get you washed, cleaned and ready to meet your appa. He’s going to want to meet you after his trip to Dubai.”

“Hyung and Jungkook are coming back home today?” The beta stared at Jimin.

The omega nodded. “Mhm,” Daejung surprisingly didn’t put up a fuss. “Yoongi-hyung hyung texted me from the airport there. They will be here in few hours.”

“Weird,” Taehyung mumbled. “I thought they’d be there longer.”

Jimin simply shrugged and walked away from the library. Taehyung sighed and rested back on the armchair. Yoongi and Jungkook had taken their private plane to Doha just yesterday. Usually, a trip to Dubai would take longer than only a day. He had to ask Jungkook what had shortened their stay later. Now, he returned to his manga.

+++

Daejung decided on a short nap before dinner. His teachers told Jimin that they had spent almost the whole day outside. The omega tiptoed out of the pup’s room, taking the baby monitor with himself. He decided to go and check what Taehyung was doing. He found the beta in the living room, in front of the fireplace. Tae had decided to change the atmosphere apparently.

“Oh, that was quick?” The beta put the book he was reading into his lap and looked up when Jimin walked into the living room. The omega took the armchair opposite Taehyung’s one.

“His teachers warned me that he might be tired,” Jimin placed the baby monitor onto the coffee table between the armchairs. “They took the pups out today, deciding on a day in the playground.”

“Understandable then,” the beta paused for a moment. “How are you feeling, Jimin-ah?”

“Ah, I’m okay,” the omega smiled. “It’s not something I haven’t used to it. After all, I know the little monster ever since his birth.”

Taehyung chuckled. “I admire your patience. I’m not sure if I’m going to have the same.”

“Well,” Jimin threw a brief look at the beta’s middle. “You have less than five months to learn.”

“That… yeah,” Taehyung’s smile dimmed all of a sudden. “I’m not sure how I’m going to do it. I’m not even sure, if I’m build for an amma.”

“If the nature decided to give you the gene, then you are,” Jimin smiled softly. “How are you feeling today?”

“Better than yesterday,” the beta rubbed his stomach subconsciously. “Kept every single food I put into my stomach. I guess the pup finally got tired of being picky.”

Jimin suddenly remembered his own pregnancy and how everything had started. His smile disappeared as well. The omega remembered how scared he was back then and how unsure if he wanted to keep the pup. Then how happy he felt when he had heard their heartbeat for the first time and then deciding to keep them. But… it wasn’t meant to be. He brushed a single tear from his eyes and looked up, just to meet the beta’s observing eyes.

“I just remembered something,” Jimin felt the need to explain.

“I know,” Taehyung nodded slightly. “I’ve read your file and yes, I know you might think it was too much, and even invasion of your privacy… but as Jungkook’s bodyguard I had to know everything about the people living under the same room with him.”

“It’s okay,” Jimin waved his hand dismissively. “It’s not like it’s some big secret. Once I agreed to work for Min Yoongi, I knew that my life was going to change forever, but… I needed the change. Once the agency called me with the offer, I didn’t hesitate. I knew I had to take the opportunity, otherwise I was about to go crazy.”

“Did you know who Min Yoongi was by that time?” Taehyung asked with curiosity in his voice.

“I did,” Jimin nodded. “My… brother is a policeman. I’ve heard Yoongi’s name once or twice over dinner.”

“But you still took the job,” Taehyung observed him closely.

“It’s not like I’ve had any other choice for a better life,” Jimin smiled with somber look on his face.

The beta was about to ask something else, but Jimin heard Daejung’s voice over the baby monitor and excused himself. He had to prepare the pup for the family dinner.

+++

“Welcome back to Seoul,” Hoseok placed a file in Yoongi’s hand before the alpha was even able to get into the car. Then he waited for the alpha to sit down comfortably and closed the back door. Yoongi frowned and opened the file.

Choi Miho, 38 years old and born in Seoul. He was a policeman, but also Park Hajoon’s best friend and the man, who had basically raped Park Jimin. There was a picture on the left side of the paper. On the right side, Yoongi was able to read the alpha’s home address, his work address and some of the habits he had. A small smirk appeared on his lips when the car drove off.

“Who’s that?” Jungkook asked him from the place, next to him. The younger alpha looked tired, but still awake enough.  

“That’s… my next week entertainment,” Yoongi passed the file to the younger and rested back on his heat. “Choi Miho, also known as the person who raped Daejung’s nanny.”

“Park Jimin was raped?” There was surprise in Jungkook’s voice.

“Mhm,” the elder said with his eyes still closed. “I’m now in a mood for some entertainment… I just have to decide on what game I want to play with him.”

“Should I ask about the final outcome?” The younger’s voice was even, and Yoongi looked at him.

“No,” another smirk appeared on his lips. “You know how I always like to end the games I play. It’s not fun the other way…”

Jungkook rolled his eyes and placed the file on the seat between them. “Sometimes I think that you are really mad, hyung.”

“You have to be a little bit mad to be able to rule this world, kid…” Yoongi’s voice lowered and he looked ahead again.

Jimin shouldn’t have to know about his plans for Miho. The omega wouldn’t approve and besides, it was best for him not to know. The alpha had protected him from his shady business so far, but he wasn’t naïve. He knew that as more time Jimin was spending in his family, the more intertwined he would be with his deals. The alpha sighed and closed his eyes again. He couldn’t wait to get back home and hug his son once more.

Daejung was waiting for him in the lobby with Jimin beside himself. “He insisted to wait here for you, as soon as the guards informed us that they saw your car,” Jimin explained with a shy smile on his face.

“It’s okay,” Yoongi picked up his pup and rubbed his nose to his scent gland. Daejung giggled. “Are you hungry, Dae?” The pup nodded eagerly, and Yoongi chuckled. “Me too. Let’s see what our chef prepared for us, okay?”

“Mimi too!” The pup looked at his nanny and Yoongi followed his look. Jimin was blushing.

“No, it’s okay,” the omega shook his head. “Just call me when--”

“My son wants you on the table with us,” Yoongi’s voice was soft, although he interrupted the omega. “Then… you should have dinner with us, Jimin-ah. Come,” the alpha offered his hand without thinking.

He was utterly surprised when Jimin took it, although after a brief hesitation. By that time, Jungkook was long gone. The younger was probably eager to meet his beta and make sure that everything with Taehyung and their unborn pup was okay.

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It had been a week since Jungkook and Yoongi had returned from Dubai. Jungkook was currently dealing with the casino business in the city and Yoongi was busy with making his deals in his company. He had an image to keep after all, although he was infamous with his underground doings. Nothing could be proven yet, so nothing could be said and done towards the alpha. Jungkook was a part of that image, so he had to deal with some of the not so pleasant people, trying to sabotage Yoongi’s underground business, his casinos to be more precise. But Jungkook had no problem dealing with such people. He had also needed to let out the steam somehow. Maybe Yoongi knew that and was letting him deal with his problems however he felt like it.

Jungkook sighed and stared at the sleeping form of the beta, resting right next to him. He had insisted that Taehyung should move in with him. The beta’s belongings were moved from his apartments in the mansion to Jungkook’s ones. Taehyung had to sleep on his side for some time. He wasn’t allowed to rest on his back, because of his wounds and it wasn’t recommended to sleep on his stomach, because of his pregnancy. The alpha wasn’t sure how that was going to happen, when a person basically wouldn’t know what he was doing when they were asleep but there was apparently an instinct that was making the beta to follow the instructions. Taehyung was currently resting on his left side. His face was turned to Jungkook, and it was relaxed in his sleep. One of his hands were resting right above his stomach and the other was shoved under his pillow. Usually, Taehyung would search for him during the night while he was sleeping, but now it was almost morning. Plus, one of his legs were wrapped over Jungkook’s ones, preventing the alpha from moving.

Thankfully, the beta’s morning sickness was a rare occasion. His dizzy spells were something else though. Taehyung would still feel them occasionally during the day. The fatigue was constant in him and was worrying the alpha, maybe too much for his comfort. Seokjin told him that everything was normal and he shouldn’t worry too much, but Jungkook couldn’t help it. That was Taehyung. That was the person he… what? Loved?

The alpha groaned quietly and covered his eyes with his folded tattooed arm. He was currently laying on his back, afraid to move and not to disturb Taehyung’s sleep. But the beta moved beside of him as well. It was weird how Jungkook could catch every small movement coming from his lover.

“Is it morning already?” Taehyung asked with his hoarse morning voice.

“Probably,” Jungkook answered with his eyes still closed and covered under his arm. “You should get back to sleep.”

“I can’t,” the beta groaned then and Jungkook finally uncovered his eyes. He turned his head to look at Taehyung, who was currently rubbing a side of his abdomen. “My cramps just started.”

“I’m sorry,” the alpha felt the need to apologize and he could basically see how Taehyung rolled his eyes.

“Don’t be,” the beta shrugged. “It’s something normal for every male pregnancy. Just because I’m a beta, it doesn’t make it any more different. Do you have to be somewhere today?”

“The docks,” the alpha sighed, his eyes not moving from the beta. “But I have to go there in the evening. Why?”

“Just asking,” Taehyung looked at him. “I’m stuck here the whole day and with nothing else to do. I don’t have social contacts, aside from Jimin and Dae… when they are here. But now, they are on that trip that his kindergarten organized and… yeah.”

Jungkook frowned. Taehyung would never complain or admit that he was feeling lonely. He knew his ex… okay, current boyfriend enough to know what a social butterfly he was. But even the mention of Jimin’s name and his nephew’s one was bringing a sour taste in his mouth. Jungkook shook his head. Maybe he could do something to make sure that Taehyung’s day would become a little more colorful.

“You… loved to paint once,” he finally said and noticed how the beta stiffened.

“What?”

“When we were together… you used to paint,” Jungkook shrugged. “You can try doing that now? Maybe… if we order some materials? We can also visit a gallery, or something in the city?”

“You remember?” Taehyung’s voice was quiet.

“I remember everything Tae… ” Jungkook looked away. “I remember everything from that time. I remember… how happy you’ve made me and how… broken you left me after that.”

“It wasn’t me who left,” the beta finally said. “It was you!”

“What I was going to do there, huh?” Jungkook scoffed. “Sitting there and doing nothing, while you were going out with--”

“I’ve never cheated on you!” The beta interrupted him impatiently.

“What?” Jungkook’s voice lowered as well.

“I’ve never,” the beta gulped down painfully. “I’ve never cheated on you, okay? I lied!”

“Why?” The alpha’s voice trembled. He was desperately trying to hold on to his cold posture, but he was failing miserably. “Why did you lie to me?”

“Because of my parents, they… they didn’t like the thought of us dating, okay?” Taehyung sat up in the bed, slowly. Jungkook watched him, how he was shoving pillows behind his waist and how he frowned when he rested his back on them. “I didn’t want to let go! I was fighting to be with you but they, Jungkook…” the beta looked at him straight in the eyes. “They knew who you really were! They told me that they were going to tell Yoongi about it and I… I couldn’t afford that.”

Jungkook’s blood ran cold. “What are you trying to say, Tae?”

“They know who you were, Kook-ah… They know!”

+++

Yoongi would never admit how much he missed the tangerine scent in the house for the last three days. Jimin decided to join Daejung on his school trip to the province. It had to happen in the weekend, but Jimin would feel restless if he hadn’t joined the little pup. Yoongi was amazed at how dedicated the omega was to his pup. Daejung was never suffering a lack of attention, although now he was a bit angry at his nanny. He happened to tell this story to Yoongi one night, while the alpha was putting him to sleep.

“Mimi does not love Dae,” his pup pouted that night.

“Why are you saying that Dae-yah?” Yoongi ruffled his son’s hair carefully. “Of course, that Mimi loves you.”

“Mimi doesn’t want to be my amma,” the pup’s words made something clench his throat, but the alpha tried to keep up his calm appearance.

“You have an amma, Dae,” the alpha’s words were calm.

“I know but… I never see him,” Yoongi couldn’t fight with his son’s words. “Mimi told me my amma loves me even from where he is, but Mimi is here. Mimi also loves Dae… then why Mimi can’t be my amma also?”

And how could Yoongi even try to explain something like this to his almost four years old pup? He couldn’t and instead tried to avoid the subject. Thankfully, the pup was still little and could be easily distracted, but the alpha wondered what that question had caused to Jimin’s mental state. The alpha was well-aware that Daejung was at the same age of Jimin’s pup, if he had to have him. It must have been difficult for the omega to be around him, but at the same time Yoongi could see the love in Jimin’s eyes every time he was around Daejung. The alpha could only be thankful for that.

Jimin and Dae had to return later that day and Yoongi had enough time to deal with his current occupation – Choi Miho. Like he had told Jungkook more than a week ago, he was going to start a game with that alpha. A game, that was long but it was going to make that said alpha pay for everything that he had done to Jimin in the past. Killing him would’ve been a lot too easy and painless for Choi Miho. No. Yoongi wanted his suffering to last longer and to make sure that the alpha knew why he was suffering like that.

He had currently put Miho under observation. It wasn’t very hard. Yoongi had people everywhere, including inside the police station where the alpha was working. He had to study his habits and then turn them against the good policeman. Yoongi smirked, watching how Miho was walking out of his office, tucking his shirt into his pants. Soon, another man walked out of there. He looked pale and disheveled, at least that Yoongi could gather from the cameras from the place.

“Being indecent at work, hm?” The alpha rubbed his chin. “Oh, that poor bastard… you’re making the game easier than I wanted it to be,” Yoongi tsked with his tongue. “Maybe we should do something about it,” he smirked then and reached out for his phone.

When Jimin and Dae came back home that day, it was almost time for dinner. The pup looked tired, but happier than the day they had left. He was happy to be able to cuddle with his father again though. The alpha looked at Jimin over his shoulder saw the omega’s soft smile.

“He was a very good pup,” the omega said, while taking off his shoes and placing both his and Daejung’s bags onto the floor. “He was listening to his teachers.”

“Did you listen to Mimi too, hm?” Yoongi rubbed his nose to his sun’s temple.

“I did,” the little one yawned when he was placed back onto the marble floor.

“He did,” Jimin confirmed. “Go and wash your hands now. It’s probably time for dinner and your appa wants to have it with you.”

“Mimi too!” Dae insisted on his way to the kitchens.

“Mimi too,” Yoongi confirmed, staring at the omega. “You deserve a day off also, Jimin-ah.”

“No, it’s okay,” the omega put his hand up. He watched how the servants were picking up his and Daejung’s baggage and then disappearing upstairs. “The teachers were kind enough to let me rest as well.”

“You can tell me more about it over dinner, okay?” Yoongi smiled then, inhaling the sweet scent of tangerines that he had missed so much.

He watched how the omega was heading over to the kitchens as well. He hadn’t noticed that he was staring after him, until he felt a hand resting over his shoulder. The alpha didn’t tremble but looked to his right.

“I think you’re taking a liking to our sweet nanny over here,” Namjoon’s voice was normal, not teasing. But maybe that was the thing that caught Yoongi’s attention.

“What are you talking about?”

“I’ve seen the same look before, hyung…” the younger alpha squeezed his shoulder lightly. “Just be careful, okay?” Then Namjoon smiled and walked away. His mate was already waiting for him by the door. The two had spent the day in the mansion, having to work over one of Yoongi’s official deals. Seokjin nodded from the door and then the couple left the house.

Yoongi frowned for a moment. Namjoon was wrong for sure. He couldn’t afford to be distracted right now. He had promised to himself not to be distracted with love anymore, not after what had happened with Daehyun. Love wasn’t for him, and he shouldn’t even think of having another one in his life. Yoongi shook his head when he heard his son’s voice calling him from the dining room. The dinner was already served, and Yoongi headed there, ignoring the strange feeling in his heart.

Jimin was sitting right next to Daejung, if the pup needed any help with his food. But Daejung was big enough to know how to eat. It was messy around him of course, but the pup was clever. He knew how to work with his utensils and he was doing well. Yoongi couldn’t stop the thought that probably Jimin had taught him how to do that. The omega smiled every time his eyes would land on the pup. His eyes were filled with pride.

“Mr. Jung asked me if he can court Mimi and I said no!” Dae suddenly said and that took Yoongi’s attention. He noticed the blush over the omega’s face right away.

“What did you say?” The alpha’s eyes landed on the omega.

“One of Dae’s teachers was joking with him,” Jimin waved his hand dismissively. “Mr. Jung is a beta and he is one of the teachers, who are going to teach Daejung the next year. We met at the trip.”

“Oh?” The alpha’s eyes rose up and he made a mental note to find out everything possible for this Mr. Jung. “But Dae said no to his courting?”

“No,” the pup grinned proudly. “I told Mr. Jung that Mimi already has us!”

“That’s right,” Yoongi’s eyes narrowed, although his voice stayed normal. “Mimi has us…”

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It had been few weeks since Mr. Jung had started sending his courting gifts to the mansion and Jimin kept refusing everyone of them, but Yoongi felt like he was on the brick of his patience. Something in that alpha was constantly irritating him and his bad mood could be visible to everyone, who was close to him. His scent was always sour when he was to go back home, and he was avoiding Jimin. Honestly, he was afraid from his own reaction to the omega.

It didn’t mean that the alpha was avoiding his son though. The school year was over and now Daejung was at home almost all the time. Sure, Jimin was occasionally out with him – taking a stroll in the park, or visiting a playground. Sometimes, he would even ask to visit some of his friends from the kindergarten. Yoongi couldn’t say no to these simple asks, no matter how much he wanted to. He was always worried about his son, and Jimin’s safety. When they were about to visit some of Daejung’s schoolmate, the alpha would always send some extra security with them. The nanny didn’t know that of course. Yoongi didn’t want to worry him for no reason.

“There is another one from Mr. Jung,” Hoseok’s irritable voice broke the alpha’s silence. He looked up from the documents that he was checking about and frowned when he saw the flowers in the beta’s hands.

“Is Jimin here?” Yoongi tried his voice to sound normal when his eyes scanned the flowers as if they were something evil.

“Yes,” the beta nodded. “He asked me to throw them out in the bin.”

“Okay, so… why are you still holding them then?” Yoongi narrowed his eyes.

“This guy is too eager,” Hoseok snorted. “I think he deserves to be put on his place.”

Yoongi tilted his head. “You want me to do it?”

“I was just saying,” Hoseok murmured under his nose and walked out of the library along with the flowers. Yoongi hummed then and rested back on his chair. Nobody from his household liked this Mr. Jung, that was clear indeed. But Yoongi didn’t want to intervene in Jimin’s life and remind him that he was obligated by document not have courting partners.

Their relationship had reached far beyond any document, the alpha thought. They had developed mutual respect over time, and they also shared their love for the pup. Yoongi wasn’t blind. He could see how much the omega adored his son and making sure that he was taken cared of in every moment of the day. Jimin wasn’t doing this out of obligation already. It was more than that and the alpha could see it clearly. No contract could define them anymore.

Jimin came back one day a bit annoyed and with a hint of distress in his scent. As soon as he sent Daejung for his afternoon nap, Yoongi called him in the library. He wanted to know what happened to the omega. Jimin looked a bit out of it most of the time. His hands were gathered in his lap and he was mostly focused over his fingers, rather than the alpha’s eyes in front of him.

“Jimin-ah, you know you can tell me anything right?” Yoongi’s voice was deep and he tried to sneak some alpha undertones into it. Personally, he only forced his sub-gender over the people, who really deserved it. But this was something different. His wolf didn’t like the look of distressed Jimin in front of him.

“Baekhyun-ssi asked me out on a date, while Daejung and I were playing in the park,” the omega’s eyes were still lowered to his hands. “I told him no so many times and he just… I don’t know what to do anymore.”

Something snapped between his fingers and when Yoongi looked down in his hands, he noticed that the pen he was holding was now broken in two parts. The alpha tried to keep his frustration at bay. “Did you clearly tell him no, Jimin-ah?”

The omega nodded. “Yes, I did… and sometimes I feel like he is not listening to what I am saying. He-he even tried to touch me,” Jimin shuddered. “I don’t like when people touch me like… like that.”

“Like what?” The alpha’s eyes narrowed. “Please, tell me.”

“Without my permission,” the omega’s voice was so low that it was close to a whisper. Then he looked up to finally meet Yoongi’s eyes. His eyes were a bit sore. “I’m sorry for-for taking my personal stuff to my work, hyung. I-I promise that--”

“You shouldn’t worry too much for that okay?” Yoongi smiled reassuringly. “I told you so many times that you can count on me for everything, hm?” The omega nodded slowly. His posture seemed way more relaxed since the moment he had entered and just then Yoongi realized that he was trying to soothe the omega’s nerves with his own pheromones. He didn’t stop though.

Thankfully, Jimin was calmed enough after that to join him and Daejung for their family dinner. Surprisingly, Jungkook and Taehyung joined them also. The beta was in his fifth month already and Jungkook seemed a lot more at ease with the whole situation that it was just few months ago. But still, Yoongi could notice the tension in the younger’s eyes every time he would lay his eyes on Jimin. Jungkook wasn’t as hostile as he was before. He would even try and spend some time with his nephew these days, which the pup liked very much. It didn’t matter what Jungkook had told him when Daejung was still just a baby, the kid was looking like his uncle more than he looked like Yoongi. The alpha didn’t mind that at all. After all, Daejung was Daehyun’s son and his late mate was looking a lot like Jungkook. Some would say that they were twins, but that wasn’t the case.

“Something is bothering your mind?” Jungkook asked the alpha after Jimin, Taehyung and Daejung had retired for the night. Actually, the younger was about to follow the beta, but stayed behind for some reason.

“You wouldn’t like it,” Yoongi rested back on his chair and reached out for his glass of whiskey.

“Try me?” The younger returned to his own chair and stared at the elder.

“It’s about Jimin… well, it’s about something that concerns Jimin,” Yoongi took a sip and stared at Jungkook over his glass. The alpha’s shoulders tensed, but he kept sitting on his place. “It’s about a very persistent alpha, who doesn’t know the word no.”

“And you want to do something about it?” Jungkook tilted his head.

“I’m thinking about it,” Yoongi shrugged.

“Knowing his past… and all,” the younger paused, “I’d say go for it.”

“What?” Yoongi looked surprised.

“Yeah,” Jungkook cleared his throat. “Taehyung and I talked about it and I… you know I don’t like him. But maybe I have to explain why I don’t like him and mind you, it has nothing to do with his… sub-gender and who he is in this household.”

“Continue,” Yoongi sighed and stared at the alpha.

“I hated him for being alive,” the alpha’s voice lowered and he looked away. “I hated him for being here and my brother… that my brother died in that car crash. I didn’t want someone to take my brother’s place so easily…”

“Jungkook!”

The younger put up his hand. “I know now, I know… But it’s been three years and I… I had some time to think, hyung. I still don’t like him, but… I don’t hate him or want him dead. I just, you know how Dae would never know his amma, right?” The alpha nodded. He could understand that. “I’ve heard him asking of Jimin-ssi to become his amma now… and I’ve heard how Jimin-ssi tried to explain the whole situation to him… and I felt sorry for the way I acted.”

“But you still--”

“I’m going to need more time,” Jungkook looked up then. “With Dae as well. Taehyung told me.”

Yoongi frowned. “He told you what exactly?”

“I was really angry one night and I think… I think I said things about you that he didn’t like,” Jungkook mirrored the alpha’s expression. “I said something between the lines of how bad of a father you are and-and how I couldn’t love Dae, because you put him before your own mate… but you know what he told me? He told me about my brother’s last wish.”

An old pang squeezed Yoongi’s throat and he reached for his glass again. “He shouldn’t have…”

“He did good,” Jungkook said almost softly. “He told me what you told him once… what actually slipped into your conversation. He told me Dae-hyung’s last wish to save his son instead of him,” the younger’s eyes were glowing. “I put all the blame on you and… it wasn’t anybody’s fault.”

“It was,” Yoongi clenched his fists over the table. “And I’m still not finished with my revenge! Dae shouldn’t have been in that car, Jungkook!”

“I agree,” Jungkook’s voice was a bit lower now and when Yoongi looked at him again, the other alpha was brushing the tears from his eyes. “He should still be alive! But it is what it is, hyung… and you know I’ll be by your side in whatever,” the alpha paused for a moment then. “If you want to move on with your life… you can do it, without feeling guilty.”

“What?” Yoongi suddenly frowned.

“Jimin,” Jungkook pushed his chair behind. “I’ve seen the way you look at him. I know your plan for the man, who abused him in his past and now? I can see the anger in your eyes and the wish to protect him.”

“Jungkook-ah--”

“Go and do it hyung,” Jungkook smiled sadly, “I don’t think my hyung would have something against you being happy again.”

Then Jungkook turned around and left the room. Yoongi kept staring in the darkness left after the younger. He shook his head and reached out for his glass of whiskey.

The next time Hoseok appeared in the library with another bunch of flowers, Yoongi decided that it was about time to meet that Mr. Jung. The alpha was a bit taller than him, looking all kind of annoying piece of shit that Yoongi had imagined. Jung Baekhyun was probably expecting to meet Jimin by the look on his face, when Yoongi entered the library instead of the omega. The smile quickly disappeared from the teacher’s face.

“So… you are the person, who wants to turn my home into a garden, hm?” Yoongi chose to stand in front of his desk. His hands were shoved in his pants’ pockets.

“I am so sorry for the inconvenience, Mr. Min,” the other alpha had the decency to look guilty.

“As you should,” Yoongi’s eyes narrowed. “You should also learn the meaning of the word no, Mr. Jung.”

“W-what?” The man stuttered when he noticed two of Yoongi’s guards entering the place. But the two betas only stood still by the doors. Yoongi smirked.

“I’ve heard about your… unfortunate meeting with my son’s nanny in the park,” the elder tongued his cheek. “Not very clever of you. I have to ask you, Mr. Jung… do you know who I am?”

“I… yes, Mr. Min,” Baekhyun swallowed hard.

“Really?” Yoongi wiggled his eyebrows. “Even if you knew who I am… then why you decided to suddenly take your opportunity and get into Jimin’s life?”

“I--”

“Now I think that every alpha, who has enough respect towards an omega… would take no for an enough answer,” Yoongi pulled his hands out of his pockets and started rolling up his sleeves. “Allow me to refresh your memory if you’ve suddenly forgotten…”

+++

Captain Choi threw his phone across the room angrily. Luckily, it landed onto his sofa and when he was calm enough, he went to pick it up again. He checked if there were still people left in the office, but every single cop from his division was already gone. The captain closed the door of his office and went to sit down behind his desk. Then he crossed his legs over the desk and dialed the number of the person he wanted to hear.

“You have any news, nephew?” The deep voice of an alpha answered right away.

“No,” captain Choi closed his eyes tiredly. “Mr. Jung was a failure.”

“What happened to him?”

“He’s at the hospital with two broken ribs,” the alpha captain rubbed his forehead. “His nose is also broken and he is lucky that he can still talk…”

“I told you it was a bad call,” the voice echoed again.

“I’m sorry uncle,” captain Choi said with shame, filling his voice.

“That’s okay,” the elder alpha’s voice was calm. “I’ll call you when we need you again. You’ve tried at least. But when we call you, be ready!”

“Yes uncle!” Captain Choi said and hung up the phone. Then he put his feet back on the ground and turned around to stare at the dark window. He had to come up with another plan, before it was too late and Min had all the power gathered in his hands.

The last time, the bastard got lucky, and only his mate took the blow. Captain Choi frowned with annoyance. He had to be more clever this time…

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Jungkook’s life wasn’t one of the easiest ones. The only family he knew once was of his brother and that was it. When Daehyun died in that car crash, Jungkook was left on his own… or that was simply how he felt it. There was that fascination he had towards Min Yoongi and that feeling of involvement that the mob boss had created around him. Also the safety net that Yoongi made sure that was built around Jungkook, that slowly made him accept the thought of the elder alpha not only as his mentor, but his real brother also.

It wasn’t always like this, but Yoongi had somehow managed to create a life, a home for Jungkook. A home, where the younger wanted to stay and live his life. Not only that, but he had also given him Taehyung… in a way. The elder alpha had accepted Taehyung in their organization without further questions and taking Jungkook’s word for granted. Yoongi wasn’t the one to trust easily. The nature of his job, his life even wasn’t allowing him to act freely. But he had accepted Jungkook’s choice for his bodyguard and it wasn’t only that. He had taken his time to get to know Taehyung on a persona level. Only when the beta had proven loyal to Jungkook, Yoongi had given him his sign of approval. And his sign? It wasn’t nothing else but for the beta to be invited around Yoongi’s table. It was the sign that Taehyung was accepted in his inner circle. He was a part of the family.

The beta groaned from the other side of the bed and Jungkook looked at him. Taehyung’s belly had grown a lot for the past six months. The pup was already moving under his skin and Jungkook was eager to be able to feel it. It was a girl, as they had told them in the last check-up. Both he and Taehyung were a bit taken a back from the news. They were both from families with only boys and did not know how to take care of a girl. But… they were going to learn.

“Fuck!” The beta hissed and pulled up over the bed until he was sitting with his back resting over the headboard. He turned on the night light and tilted his head aback until it touched the wall. His eyes were closed.

“Does it hurt?” Jungkook asked carefully not to startle him, but Taehyung had apparently felt that the alpha was awake.

“It does,” the beta answered with his eyes still closed. “Doctor Kim told me to expect the kicks to intensify, because our pup is growing,” Tae rubbed his stomach. “I just have to wait for her to fall asleep, so I can sleep as well.”

“Can I… do something to help you?” Jungkook’s eyes were focused over the beta’s hand moving over the pregnant protuberance. Taehyung chuckled quietly and moved his head enough to look at him.

“Get to sleep, Jungkook-ah…” he hummed. “I know you have a place to be in the morning.”

“It has nothing to do with the fact that I can help you somehow,” Jungkook shrugged and moved closer to the beta. “You can tell me what to do, okay? I want to help.”

“Okay,” the beta bit his lower lip. “How about you try and scent my belly? I’ve read somewhere that it helps lessen the pain from the kicks…”

And Jungkook was right there, as if barely waiting for Taehyung’s words. He pressed his palms to the beta’s pregnant belly and closed his eyes, pressing his nose and his lips to a place where he felt it right. Then… he heard Taehyung’s quiet gasp and felt the kick at the same time. His eyes grew wide, and he looked up at the beta. Taehyung’s eyes were moist.

“What? What just happened?” He blinked with confusion. “Was this--”

“Hello, appa…” Taehyung’s voice wavered and Jungkook suddenly felt how his heart skipped a beat. His eyes closed again and he pressed his lips to the same place unable to find the right words in his mind.

+++

Yoongi had the luxury to be at home that day and watch over his son. It was a nice day in September and Jimin had decided to take the pup out in the garden. Daejung was sick just the day before and the omega did not want to risk for him to take him out in the park, so the home garden should do the work. The alpha hadn’t spared his money and built a whole playground for his pup. He felt a lot calmer when the little pup and his nanny were at home, instead of going outside.

There was uprising in the city and the one of the families had basically declared a war against Yoongi’s organization. And it wasn’t only in Seoul. Yoongi was hearing news about rebels in Daegu and Busan also. He thought it was only Lee family to deal with, but he was wrong. Now his sources had gathered enough information for another family tied with the police and digging even further down in the country’s law enforcement. It was bad news to say the least, but it wasn’t something that Yoongi hadn’t dealt with before.

He was observing how Jimin was playing with Daejung with a smile on his face. The omega was playing hide and seek, pretending that he couldn’t see where the little pup was hiding but in fact, Daejung was never out of his sight. Jimin was good. He was soft and… loving. He was the omega that every alpha wanted to have in their lives. Yoongi suddenly thought about Jungkook’s words. He thought of his late mate and he knew that Jungkook was right. Daehyun would want him to be happy. He would want him to have a life outside of his job. And besides, Daejung needed a motherly figure in his life. He needed Jimin. Jimin, who was a lot more than his nanny.

“Go for it hyung,” Yoongi heard Namjoon’s voice behind his back.

“What?” Yoongi didn’t move from his place in front of the window.

“Go to them,” the alpha said calmly. “I can finish the documents here.”

“Are all of you trying to set me up with my son’s nanny?” Yoongi’s eyes narrowed, but there wasn’t malice in his voice.

“We want you to be happy, hyung,” Namjoon’s voice was plain and simple. It was rational, just like Namjoon himself.

“I’m going to put his life in danger if the families find out that I’m emotionally attached to him,” Yoongi sighed and turned around to face his friend. “Don’t you worry about his safety?”

“He’s already in danger hyung,” the younger shrugged. “Only his presence in your life puts his life in danger, besides… Jimin is a strong omega. You know, after everything he’s been through.”

“Speaking of which?” Yoongi furrowed his brows.

Namjoon smirked. “Our dear Choi Miho is a step closer to his demise,” the alpha shook his head. “The poor bastard wouldn’t know what hit him!”

“Good,” Yoongi shoved his hands in his pockets and turned around to leave the library. “Keep me informed.”

“Yes, boss!” He heard Namjoon’s voice before he was able to walk out and close the door behind his back.

When he walked outside, Yoongi stood aside simply watching how Jimin and Daejung were playing together. Then his son spotted him and dragged him to join them in the games. The alpha had to say that he had forgotten the last time he had enjoyed a playdate with his son. Jimin was also in a happy mood and Yoongi felt good seeing him like this. After he had basically eliminated his problem with Mr. Jung, the omega had felt a lot calmer than before.

“He is pretty energetic pup!” Jimin chuckled and sat on a bench, while Daejung decided to use the slide for some time. Yoongi joined the omega.

“He must have taken this from his amma… or his uncle,” the alpha shook his head with a smile. “I was a pretty lazy pup.”

“Really?” Jimin looked at him with interest.

“Yeah,” Yoongi shrugged. “My favorite time of the day was when I have to take my nap,” the alpha sighed. “My nannies were facing real challenge when they had to wake me up for afternoon brunch.”

“I… I used to be like Dae,” the omega sighed, and his eyes suddenly went sad. “I mean, when my family would let me have the time to be a kid.”

“What do you mean?” Yoongi had already decided that he didn’t like Jimin’s family.

“Well,” the omega looked back at him with a somber smile on his face. “I was the only omega in the family. The omegas in my family weren’t meant for anything else but to do chores and cook meals. In that case… I had to serve my family, as soon as I presented.”

“Jimin-ah,” the alpha reached out to take his hand. The omega trembled but he didn’t pull back. “Look, you don’t have to think about your life back then, okay?” Yoongi smiled, squeezing the small and delicate hand in his own one. “Your present is here… and I hope your future also.”

“My… my future?” Jimin’s scent spiked around them, and the alpha felt sudden pride for making him feel like this.

“Listen,” he cleared his throat then. “How about you put Dae to sleep tonight and then join me for a short walk after dinner? There is something I… want to discuss with you. What do you say?”

Jimin’s shy nod was taken as a victory in Yoongi’s eyes. He simply nodded in return and they both turned around to watch over Daejung again.

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It’s been a long while ever since Park Jimin got asked for a walk from an alpha. He couldn’t even remember that ever happened, in fact. But now, he was walking around Min Yoongi’s gardens and the alpha had wrapped his blazer over the omega’s shoulder, because Jimin felt cold all of a sudden. He felt nice and cared for, he wasn’t going to lie. He had seen the alpha’s interest in him already. Yoongi’s scent would always change into something pleasant every time Jimin happened to walk into the room. He had also noticed that Yoongi was smiling more these days and it wasn’t something that Jimin had seen him doing with his other men.   

Jimin also felt pulled by the alpha’s presence. A person should be blind not to notice how beautiful of a man Min Yoongi was. But no matter how beautiful, the alpha was still his boss and as such, Jimin would always look away. Besides, his past experience with alphas wasn’t something pleasant. The omega was actually afraid of them, well… most of them. Min Yoongi was the only exception. He had yet to warm  up to the youngest alpha in the house – Jungkook. Although he had started on the wrong foot with that particular alpha, Jimin had heard a lot of good things about him, mostly coming from Taehyung. The disturbing part was that they were all from Jungkook’s past. Not now. Now, they all told him that the younger had changed after his brother’s death. And Jimin… he never knew a different Jungkook.

The omega sighed and looked up, just on time to notice Yoongi look over him. Jimin was fast to lower his look again and blush all over his face. Yoongi looked like he wanted to say something, but he couldn’t find the courage to, or rather he was wondering how to bring the subject. Ever since Jimin knew him, Yoongi was never a man of many words. The alpha was really careful when he was talking and how he was talking. His moods were also something that a person should notice beforehand.

“Listen Jimin-ah,” Yoongi finally spoke and halted on his steps. The omega followed him as well. “You know me well enough to know that I’m not going to say something that I’m going to feel sorry for later.”

“I know,” Jimin looked up to meet the alpha’s eyes, still on him.

“I like you,” Yoongi was blunt to the core and that was something that the omega admired in him. “And the reason I’m telling you this is, because my men think that I deserve another chance in my life.”

“Your men are telling you this?” Jimin asked pensively. “And what do you think?”

“I think my life is dangerous and bringing someone into it is going to put more danger onto them,” Yoongi sighed. His voice didn’t waver. “But… I also think that we can try and see where this is going.”

“How can you say it’s mutual, hyung?” Jimin finally asked.

“Well,” Yoongi pushed the tongue to his cheek for a moment, looking ridiculously attractive, “I can tell by your scent, Jimin-ah… and your eyes. Your eyes never lie and trust me, I’ve seen enough lies in my life to know.”

Jimin blushed even more if that was possible. “If… if I agree to give us a chance, can we do this slow? I mean, I’m not ready yet to be physical, hyung.”

Yoongi rolled his eyes. “Of for fuck’s sake, Jimin-ah! I’m not asking you to share my bed! At least… not yet. I know your past experience with alphas and I’m going to respect your wishes.”

“I… okay then,” Jimin finally nodded. “We can try?”

“Good,” Yoongi grinned. “We’re going out tomorrow evening! Dress something nice!”

It was safe to say that Jimin couldn’t sleep well that night.

+++

Yoongi took him to one of his favorite places in Seoul. In fact, the alpha was owning the place, but he wasn’t going to let Jimin know that. It was too soon. It was their first date and the alpha wanted to show himself in his good light. Jimin looked stunning of course. He was dressed nicely in his white shirt, unbuttoned enough to show his delicate collarbones. His hair was styled well, and he was looking gorgeous in the alpha’s eyes.

The couple pulled the eyes of the guests as soon as they entered the space. Yoongi only noticed how Jimin looked around with curiosity in his eyes. There was nice stand-in aquarium close to the door. The bar was empty by this time of the night and there was nice jazz music echoing in the whole place. Nothing too posh or too heavy.

As soon as they sat on the bar, Yoongi offered their drinks – whiskey, for the both of them. Jimin had joined him enough times for his evening glass of whiskey in front of the fireplace back at home. He knew the omega liked the taste and had good tolerance when it came to the alcohol. After that, they started talking about anything and nothing. Yoongi could see how Jimin was slowly getting out of his shell and by the time they ordered another drink, the omega was already laughing quietly to his jokes. Yoongi couldn’t remember the last time he was having so much fun with someone. Probably it was long before he was forced to become the head of his family.

He excused himself to go to the bathroom and when he came back, he noticed the change in the atmosphere. There was someone, an alpha, who was trying to get into Jimin’s space way too eager to be sober. Jimin’s face was now pale and he wasn’t looking like he was having fun. The alpha frowned and walked to the scene. A short tap over the man’s shoulder made the drunkard to turn around and try to shoo him away. But as soon as the other man had his hand up, Yoongi was fast to wrap his hand over his wrist and twist it behind his back.

“Hey! What the fuck are you doing, man?” The other one whined, trying to free himself. “I was trying to have some fun here and you--”

“This omega is taken,” Yoongi hissed and kicked the back of the man’s knees. The other screamed and fell forward, but Yoongi was still holding him tight. “Also, a man should learn that no is a no!”

“Who the fuck you think you are?” It was probably the alcohol in the other man’s system, because as soon as he turned around and faced Yoongi, his face went pale.

“Oh… you know me?” The alpha grinned wolfishly.

“Mr. Min!” A tall looking beta was rushing to him.

“Ah, Beomseok-ah? How many times I have to tell you that I don’t want drunk men here, hm?” Yoongi pushed the other alpha to his staff. The beta was fast to catch him, and it wasn’t so nicely.

“I’m so sorry, Mr. Min! That won’t happen again!” The beta said, bowing his head in regret.

“Make sure… or you know the consequences, right?” Yoongi simply wiggled his eyebrow and turned his back to the commotion. He heard how the drunker was taken out of the place. Soon the music resumed and the chatter around him continued, as if nothing had happened. “Are you okay?” Yoongi took his place and focused his eyes over the omega.

“I am,” Jimin still looked shaken, but at least his scent hadn’t soured. “Thank you,” the omega uttered.

“Maybe you should learn something from my men?” Yoongi tried to lighten the mood. He didn’t like the look of weakness that Jimin was holding in his eyes. He looked like a victim and he was so much more in the alpha’s eyes.

“I actually have a black belt in kendo,” the omega shily admitted and Yoongi looked at him with surprise in his eyes. How he didn’t know that was beyond him. “You didn’t know?” Now Jimin looked like he was about to chuckle.

“You caught me,” Yoongi shook his head with a smile on his face. “That information somewhat slipped out of my people.”

“Well, now you know!” Jimin finally grinned and reached for his glass.

“How about we do some sparing one of these days?” The alpha suggested. “What do you say about that?”

“If we both have some spare time, sure…” the omega nodded and lifted his glass up to touch it to Yoongi’s one. “Let’s drink to that, hm?”

The alpha grinned and took his glass. “How about we drink for the future, Jimin-ah?”

“Yeah, we can drink for that…” and they clicked their glasses together.

+++

Jungkook was watching through the window of his bedroom how Jimin and Yoongi were getting out of the elder’s car. Yoongi’s hand was resting on the small of the omega’s back and it looked like the both of them had a good time. The younger released a small smile and watched them until he couldn’t see them anymore. Then he sighed and looked up at the darkness of the night.

“Come back to bed, please?” He heard Taehyung’s voice and turned around just on time to see the beta sitting up on their bed.

Taehyung’s hand was resting over his pregnant belly and his eyes were focused over Jungkook. The alpha sighed and finally turned around fully. His steps to the bed were slow and when he finally reached there, he sat on the edge of it. He could see Taehyung’s frowned face even in the darkness of his room.

“Stop worrying about me and get some sleep,” the alpha finally said.

“That’s impossible giving the fact who you are,” the beta rubbed his protuberance and rested his head back onto the headrest of their bed. “What are you thinking about right now? Do you still want Yoongi to move on with his life, or--”

“I still do,” Jungkook was fast to interrupt the beta. “My brother would want that for him as well and their pup… he also needs two parents in his life,” he lowered his look and his hand reached out to rest over the beta’s long legs. “But I was also thinking about me… us. Where do we stand now?”

“I know where I stand,” Taehyung’s voice was quiet, and his hand rested over Jungkook’s one. “I don’t know where you are, Koo…”

“You know where I am,” the alpha’s voice was also quiet, too afraid to say something that was going to ruin the whole atmosphere in the room. “I’m always there… where you left me, Tae.”

“Me too,” the beta’s hand curled around Jungkook’s one. “I’m also there, where I left you… and I still feel guilty of how I did it, but I had no other choice! I wanted you to be safe and I didn’t know where your alliances were, so… I had to do something!”

“I know, I know… and it’s my fault that--”

“No!” Taehyung hissed at that moment and Jungkook looked up. “You were doing your job and you didn’t know where this is going to end. There is nothing that you should feel guilty about.”

“But I am,” Jungkook’s eyes were sad. “I am so guilty of so many things… Tae… I…”

“Come here, Koo…” Taehyung uttered and there was something in his voice that pulled the alpha towards him. He crawled onto the bed and rested his head over the beta’s shoulder. Then he rubbed his nose to his scent gland and closed his eyes. He felt so tired all of a sudden. “My sweet bun… don’t you know that I’ve never stopped loving you, hm?” Taehyung’s voice was like a whisper, but Jungkook was still afraid to respond.

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The last time they’ve tried to put a tail after Min Yoongi, the man simply disappeared from the face of the Earth. The poor bastard had accidentally revealed himself though and that was his first and last mistake. Min Yoongi’s men knew no mercy. Even before that, they had tried to plant a mole into the kingpin’s organization. Actually, they were two… but one of them didn’t last, because he had made the grave mistake to think that he could switch his sides and come out untouched.

The other mole had proven himself more resourceful, but sadly also way more clever than the people, who hired him to do the job. He was way too clever to be caught by them and currently, he was way too deep to be considered safe for extraction. That and the fact that his partner got killed by his own people acted as the final straw for his temporary crossing to the other side of the law.

Captain Choi was staring at his computer screen, trying to figure out his next move. He had just received a call from his uncle and he didn’t want to disappoint the man more than necessary. If it wasn’t his nephew, Choi was sure that the man would’ve finished with him a long time ago. It was failure, after failure in his life. Captain Choi frowned when he peaked above his screen and noticed how his cousin was swaying while walking towards his office.

“You’ve asked for me, Captain?” The man grinned and the captain couldn’t stop the frown over his face. Miho was currently smelling of tobacco, mixed with something way heavier than a simple cigarette. It was just the middle of the day though.

“What the fuck you think you’re doing?” The beta hissed.

“Working,” Miho slurred the words and took a seat opposite his Captain. “Why? You have something else for me?”

“What did you take?” The captain asked straight.

“Huh?” Miho chuckled. “What do you mean, man? It was just a cigarette… that’s all…”

“You look like shit!” Choi spat. “You are of no use to me if you come to work that wasted!”

“I took something to last me through the day, so what?” The alpha groaned. “We both know you won’t do shit to stop me… right my little cousin?”

“I can’t cover you forever, Miho!” The captain said with irritation in his voice. “I wanted to ask you for a favor, but you’re of no shape to do it,” he sighed and rested back on his chair. “Find me Goo, please? I want to give him a task… a special one.”

“Fine,” Miho waved his hand, “whatever.”

The man swayed his way out of the captain’s office and soon Goo Beomseok walked instead of him. The alpha looked in good shape and Choi sighed with relief. He cleared his throat then and looked up at the man.

“You’re going to drop whatever case you have now and take the one I’m going to give you,” the captain words were loud and clear. “The name of the target is in this envelope,” he slid a small yellow envelope to the alpha. Goo took it right away and opened it fast. His eyes rested over the name for a brief moment and then he looked back at his commanding officer. “I want to be that man’s shadow. I want to know what he is doing every hour of every day. Do not get engaged in contact with him and his people. The last one paid with his life for such thing. Am I clear?”

“Yes sir,” the man saluted, looking straight ahead.

“Good, good…” Choi finally smirked. “Your job starts tomorrow and I’ll expect your first report by the evening. Make yourself invisible, Goo. Good luck!” He said and watched how the man left his office. Then he dialed a number and waited for the person at the other end to pick up.

“The tail is put and tomorrow it will be active, uncle,” Choi said crossing his legs and resting his ankles over the desk.

“I’ll expect your call, nephew…” the voice said and the line went dead.

+++

Yoongi decided to do something that wasn’t written in his schedule for today. That was a small walk to a vintage musical store. He called Jimin and asked him to join him, because he was actually feeling great that day. He knew the omega’s love towards the music and he was sure that Jimin would appreciate this store just like him.

“Hyung, look!” Jimin pulled him to the vinyl section. “I can’t believe to the variety they have here.”

Yoongi smiled and his eyes scanned the other people in the store. ”Then you should pick one or two and we can listen to them after dinner.”

“Okay,” Jimin blushed but listened to the alpha and skipped ahead, trying to pick the best one from the choices offered in this section.

Yoongi’s eyes followed him with a smile on his face. He and Jimin were dating and going out few months already. But there was nothing more serious than holding a hand. Yoongi wasn’t in a rush though. He was a patient man and he knew when to wait. Plus, Jimin wasn’t here only for his sexual pleasure. The alpha found his company joyful and nice. He could basically discuss everything with the younger, or they could play with Daejung together outside, or they could be quiet while eating their dinner, or watching a movie together.

Yoongi hadn’t tried anything yet, but he felt eager to finally kiss Jimin. Still, he wasn’t sure of the omega’s reaction and he didn’t want to risk it. A signal, coming from his phone distracted him and he pulled it out of his pocket. As soon as his eyes landed on the message, a light smirk started dancing over his lips.

The revenge he was planning for Jimin’s abuser was on the move and the guy was getting addicted to the substance, just as Yoongi had planned it to be. Now it was time for the second phase. Oh, how much he enjoyed this game of cat and mouse, especially with people who deserved it. Yoongi sighed and placed his phone back into his pocket. Then he sighed and looked around for Jimin. The omega was already holding a vinyl in his hand and was smiling ear to ear. Yoongi couldn’t help but to return the smile.

+++

Taehyung entered his eight month and it was something that Jungkook dreaded the most. The alpha was constantly watching over his lover’s health. He had tried to make it less visible, but his instincts couldn’t stay hidden for too long. Jungkook knew that the beta was probably getting annoyed with his overprotectiveness, but Jungkook couldn’t help it. It was in his nature and besides, that was Taehyung. The man had nerves of steel and patience of a three years old. He was also eager for this pregnancy to be over, so he could have his body back to himself.

Jungkook was helping the best as he could. If Taehyung was in a mood for a short walk, the alpha would join him. That helped a lot for their lack of communication in the past. Jungkook was trying to open himself more to Taehyung. He tried to be honest with the beta and he could see that Taehyung was doing the same. It was something that was helping their bond to grow more and be stronger than before.

But as more as Taehyung’s due date was approaching, the more Jungkook’s nerves were getting thinner. After they celebrated Jimin’s birthday, he felt that Taehyung changed somehow. His stomach went lower than it used to be and he felt difficulties to stay on his feet more than it was necessary. Thankfully, Jimin was there to help when he was needed and when Jungkook could be back home. The alpha still had to find it in him to try and warm himself up to that omega.

“I don’t know what to do, hyung…” he was staring at his brother’s memorial. “Tell me what to do, hm? I know you’d wait Yoongi-hyung to be happy again and I know… I know I told him the same, but… It’s hard to watch someone else taking your place, you know?” The alpha chuckled sadly. “I wish you were here to tell me what to do now… I am so confused… Why didn’t you tell me you knew everything about the Kims, hm? Tae told me that you know… then why didn’t you tell me? What else did you hide from me?”

Jungkook kept asking his questions, but he knew that he wouldn’t receive his answer. He had to try and found that answer on his own. When his voice became hoarse from talking, the alpha got up and left the place. He got into his car and drove off the Yoongi’s mansion. There, he was met with the alpha and Jimin, who were playing with the little Dae in the backyard. Taehyung was sitting outside on a bench, wrapped in a warm blanket and was enjoying the view.

Jungkook took a seat beside him and rested his head over his shoulder. He felt how Taehyung’s hand rested over his thigh and sighed tiredly. “How are you feeling now?” The beta’s words were quiet and meant only for him. Jungkook sighed again.

“Lighter, I think… but still unsure of what to do,” he rubbed his nose to the beta’s scent gland.

“Did you ever think of coming clean in front of Yoongi-hyung?” Taehyung asked then.

Jungkook chuckled sadly. “I don’t have death wish, thank you and besides, it’s been enough time for me to realize that I’m on his side… I’ve been on his side all this time and I’ll keep doing it.”

“What if he finds out one day?” Taehyung prodded. “Then what?”

“Then… I don’t know,” Jungkook shrugged. “I’ll think of something.”

“How’s the happy couple doing?” Namjoon’s voice startled the both of them and Jungkook narrowed his eyes when the alpha sat down at his other side.

“You should stop sneaking up on us if you don’t want to receive a bullet right between your eyes, hyung!” Jungkook scoffed, which only prompted a quiet laugh out of the alpha.

“Seokjin always tells me the same, but… now after we started talking,” Namjoon cleared his throat. “I was actually coming for you Jungkookie. You know that casino downtown? “Blue Side” I think was its name. There’s been refusal for our payment there… They think that they don’t owe us shit for earning money on our property.”

“I’ll go check them out tonight,” Jungkook sat up straight. “I’ll try to be as discreet as I can.”

Taehyung rolled his eyes. “Oh, I want to see that…”

+++

Captain Choi was reading his e-mail, when he received a notification from Goo Beomseok. He clicked on the link and opened it right away. There were pictures and reports from the whole week, regarding of Min Yoongi whereabouts. His man was working over the case for a month and a half already. The only interesting thing was that the kingpin was spending a hell of a lot of time with his son’s nanny. Captain Choi rubbed his chin and decided to send everything that he had to his uncle. His men sure knew what they had to do.  He rubbed his hands with satisfaction and rested his back onto his chair. A light smile started dancing over his lips.

His phone rang just few minutes later. “Yes? Did you get the e-mail I sent you, uncle?” Choi grinned.

“Yes, I did my dear nephew,” his uncle’s voice was calm over the receiver. “Now, I have a new task for you. You have to go and meet Mr. Lee when the time comes.”

“Mr. Lee?” The captain’s mouth went dry. Mr. Lee was a famous man underground. He had money and his power could only be compared to Min Yoongi. It was strange how that wasn’t putting the both of them in conflict. After all, they were trying rule over same city.

“That’s an honor, I know,” his uncle continued, “but you have to make sure that you do exactly as I say. Understood?”

“Of course, uncle!” The man confirmed.

+++

Yoongi had taken him out tonight to watch ballet. It was the first time Jimin was witnessing such beauty in front of his eyes. The omega still remembered the time when he wanted to become a dancer… and how his dreams were crushed by his family. But tonight he wasn’t thinking about his family. Tonight, he was enjoying the view from Yoongi’s VIP place at the theater. The alpha had casually wrapped his arm over Jimin’s shoulder and Jimin was resting his body over Yoongi’s one.

It felt nice and cozy. It felt… so safe. Jimin couldn’t stop the thought of how safe it felt to be in the alpha’s company and yet, Yoongi was the most fearsome person in the country. Still, Jimin had never felt safer and cared for in his entire life. He was falling for Yoongi and he was unable to stop the process. Jimin wasn’t even sure if he wanted to stop it. Maybe not, because as soon as the ballet finished, Yoongi took his hand, showing his intentions openly. The people could see them walk out from the theatre together, but it looked like the alpha never cared.

“Yoongi stop,” Jimin placed his hand over the alpha’s chest. Yoongi slowly turned around to face him with question clear in his eyes. “I want to thank you for tonight,” Jimin’s eyes were glowing. “I’d never forget it for the rest of my life.”

Yoongi’s lips relaxed into a smile. “It was my pleasure, baby.”

The endearment in his voice was something new and apparently something that Jimin had to get used to it, because the alpha was using that voice only when he was talking to him and maybe Daejung. Jimin could understand why he was talking so softly to his son, but now… now when Yoongi had used it on him, Jimin felt nice butterflies in his stomach. He didn’t want to let that feeling go and suddenly moved forward, touching his lips to the alpha’s ones.

It lasted only few seconds and the touch was light. Jimin pulled back quickly, already blushing, but Yoongi refused to let him go as well. The alpha’s arm sneaked around his waist and pulled him flush to his body. Then his lips covered Jimin’s ones again. This time Jimin wrapped his arms around the alpha’s neck and pulled him closer.

When Yoongi finally let him go, it was because the lack of air in both of their lungs. As soon as their eyes met, Jimin knew that he was already deeply in love with that man. Yoongi’s lazy smirk appeared again, but their small moment was interrupted by an insistent call, coming from Yoongi’s phone. The alpha frowned and pulled it out from his pocket.

“Hello? Are you sure? Oh… okay,” Yoongi grabbed Jimin’s hand and they hurried to their car. “Jimin and I will be there shortly!” Then he pushed the phone back into his pocket. “We’re going to the hospital,” the alpha informed Jimin as soon as they both got into the car and Hoseok drove off. “Taehyung is in labor…”

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Jeon Jungkook wasn’t someone, who could be easily scared. His way of life was dangerous and his nerves would often be put to the test. The alpha was still young, but already experienced enough for a life time. There wasn’t something in this world that would scare him to death anymore, or so he thought. It happened when Taehyung first told him about the contractions he started receiving ever since this morning. The beta wasn’t looking that worried, so Jungkook allowed himself to relax a bit. His eyes were constantly on Taehyung though and he wasn’t letting him out of his sight. Not even when the beta decided to take a nap this afternoon. Then, when the omega decided to have something light for dinner.

It turned out that the alpha wasn’t prepared for the amount of pain that Taehyung was going to experience soon after that. The contractions stated coming faster one after another and then all of a sudden, Jungkook felt himself on a verge of panicking. But he wasn’t going to show that to his beta. He had to be there for him, holding his hand. On the top of that it started raining and his senses went on full alert. He received a strange déjà vu from the day when his own late brother had gone into labor as well. It was also raining that day…

The alpha tried really hard not to show any panic over his face, but he was really careful, and discreet when he asked Hoseok to start the car. Then he called Yoongi over the phone, knowing full well that the alpha wanted to be there, when Jungkook’s child was about to be born. Jungkook didn’t know why, but he also felt that right. As if Yoongi was an important part of his family and he had to be there.

He decided not to drive and sit beside Taehyung on the backseat. The beta reached out for his hand and clasped it right away. Jungkook couldn’t do more for him, although he wished that he could. His eyes would stop on Taehyung every time he would squeeze his hand tight and pant lightly. So far, the beta hadn’t uttered a moan. He was holding everything in himself.

“Do you want to call your parents?” Jungkook asked in one of his more painless episodes, but Taehyung simply shook his head.

“I want them as far away from me as possible,” he told the alpha and that was enough. His word was like a law for Jungkook. The Kims must be kept away from their lives.

As soon as they reached the hospital, Taehyung was ushered to the delivery room. He had to be prepared. Jungkook decided to be there and hold his hand during the labor. He didn’t know if the beta would approve that, but one look to Taehyung’s face was enough to show him that his lover wanted him to be there.

Once he was deemed ready to be there, Jungkook was let inside the delivery room. Taehyung was already prepared and when his eyes rested over Jungkook, the alpha noticed how his body visibly sagged in relief. It was as if Taehyung was waiting only for him. He tried to put a brave smile over his face and walked to the place, where the beta was. He reached out to hold his hand in the moment when the next contraction hit Taehyung and this time he couldn’t stop the painful moan that left his lips.

It was a waiting game after that, but they didn’t have to wait that long. The beta needed only few hours to deliver a very small but loudly crying baby girl. When they finished the afterbirth process also, their daughter was placed over Taehyung’s chest and Jungkook couldn’t stop the thought of how that small creature was already holding his heart in her tiny hands. Then… he did something that he never thought that he would do it again – he started crying.

“Look at your silly appa,” he heard Taehyung’s tired whisper. The beta’s hand was resting over their pup’s back. Their little girl had stopped crying in the moment she was placed over her amma’s chest. “He is crying, yeah?”

“I’m not,” Jungkook muttered stubbornly and heard Taehyung’s quiet laugh. “Your amma is joking with you, little one…” He stared lovingly at his pup. “He is too tired and he doesn’t know what he is seeing…”

“Yeah, yeah…” Taehyung sighed then. “Thank you,” he suddenly said and Jungkook gave him a brief look. “For… her.”

“We kind of did it together, but welcome,” the alpha felt his tears going away. Then he pressed a soft kiss over Taehyung’s forehead. “And I should thank you, Tae…” He whispered next.

The next thing he knew was that he was pushed out of the delivery room. They had to take care of Taehyung and measure their pup. Jungkook was going to join the beta again in his single room later on. When the alpha walked outside the maternity ward, he was met with a whole bunch of people. Five of them to be exact. Namjoon, Seokjin, Hoseok, Yoongi and Jimin were there. All of them got up as one, as soon as Jungkook walked out.

“Well?” Yoongi was the one to ask the young alpha and walk to him. “Any news?”

“A healthy baby girl,” Jungkook’s face relaxed into a smile. “She and Tae are feeling just fine.”

“Congratulations, kid!” Yoongi wrapped his arms around him and Jungkook suddenly felt at ease. As if he had needed just that embrace to make him feel better.

Then Namjoon and Seokjin repeated Yoongi’s actions, followed by Hoseok. The later one even patted his back and told him not to worry about anything. “Jimin-ssi made sure that everything with the nursery at home is prepared,” the beta told him and Jungkook’s eyes rested over the omega.

Jimin was standing right beside of Yoongi. The alpha was holding his hand and Jungkook could feel the change of air around them. The omega was looking more at ease with the people around him. Jungkook’s face finally relaxed into a warm smile.

“Thank you,” he bowed his head lightly. The pain in his heart of having to see someone else beside his brother’s mate, was suddenly gone. “Thank you for thinking in advance, Jimin-ssi.”

The omega blushed. “Don’t worry, Jungkook-ssi,” he bowed his head as well. “Everything will be settled for the moment all three of you are ready to come back home.”

Home… yeah. Jungkook looked around the people in the hall and suddenly realized, yeah… they were his home.

+++

Jungkook, Taehyung and the little Hana came back home around Daejung’s birthday. Jimin had already prepared the pup for the incoming of the new baby in the house. Luckily, Dae looked more curious than anything else. He had already gotten used with the idea of the little pup growing inside Taehyung’s belly. Daejung was the most impatient one, who was waiting by the door for the car to finally stop in front of the house.

After that, he was like glued to Taehyung and the baby. The beta didn’t mind that attention and it looked like he was truly enjoyed it.

“She looks like uncle Koo,” Dae had uttered, while sitting in Jimin’s lap.

The two of them, were keeping Taehyung’s company, while the beta was nursing the little pup for the first time in her home. Daejung, who was already four, were staring at the baby with interest.

“Yes, she does,” Taehyung confirmed. “Your little cousin looks like your uncle Koo, while your uncle Tae did most of the job.”

“Just like Mimi did most of the job with me?” The pup asked and that thought strangely pained the omega’s heart.

“Dae--” Jimin started, but it was carefully interrupted by the beta.

“Just like your Mimi and your amma,” Taehyung said and looked at Jimin with strange expression on his face. “Just like your amma carried you in his belly and just like your Mimi took care of you to grow up.”

“Yeah,” the pup nodded, seemingly accepting the explanation.

Jimin took a deep breath then, trying to calm his beating heart. He really thought Daejung as his own son and truly loved him as such. When later that night he told Yoongi about Taehyung’s words, the alpha only smiled.

“Our clever beta is right,” he simply said. “You really made sure that Dae is growing up as such a nice kid.”

Jimin blushed and tried to look away from the alpha, but Yoongi wasn’t having it. He reached out and took his hand. His lips pressed to Jimin’s fingers in a sign of gratitude. “We have to buy a Christmas tree soon,” the omega cleared his throat then. “I think it’s time.”

“Yeah,” the alpha agreed. “But this time, you’re coming with me. We’re going to pick the tree together.”

“It’s a family tradition,” Jimin uttered quietly.

“Exactly,” the look in the alpha’s eyes warmed his heart.

They spent Christmas together, along with Jungkook, Taehyung and the new addition of their family. Namjoon, Seokjin and Hoseok were also there. Jimin never felt more happier in his life. Yoongi kissed him under the mistletoe and for everyone to see, including Daejung. The pup was actually happy to see him holding hands with his appa. Jimin couldn’t stop the blush over his face.

They also spent New Year’s Eve together, although the pups went to bed a bit earlier. Thanks to the baby monitors, Taehyung and Jimin were able to join the festivities as well. By the end of the evening, it looked like everybody knew a secret and Jimin was excluded by it. But as soon as the clock stroke midnight, the omega was finally able to find out what it was. He looked down to see Yoongi with bent on one knee and holding a small box to him.

“Yoongi!” Jimin gasped. His small hands covered the lower half of his face. “What is this?”

“I want to show you how serious I am, Jimin-ah,” the alpha opened the small box. “This is not an engagement ring, but something far more demanding. You are free to say no, but I really hope your answer would be different… This is a courting gift and I want you to have it, because I hope that even if you know how dangerous is to be with me, you will choose to stay.”

Jimin blinked fast, trying to push the tears away. He had never expected something like this in his life. Never, after everything that had happened to him in the past. This fearsome man, the man, whose only name was able to put many in fear for their lives, was now asking of him to stay… asking to be loved, even without words.

“Yes,” Jimin reached out his trembling hand towards the alpha. “Yes,” he repeated with wavering voice when Yoongi was placing the diamond ring over his finger. “I’ll stay… I’ll… stay with you…”

A round of applause erupted around them when Yoongi pulled him in for a kiss. For the fist time in his life, Jimin felt truly happy.

+++

Captain Choi was staring to the window of his small office in the Police station. His eyes were following the falling snowflakes outside and a small smile was dancing over his lips. It turned out that the new person to put as a Min Yoongi’s tail was someone, who was finally trustworthy. He had already called his uncle with the good news and the man sounded pretty satisfied with his nephew. The alpha smirked and rested back on his chair. His life was looking good…

“Excuse me, sir?” There was a knock on his door and Choi’s smile disappeared.

“Yes?” He called for the person to enter.

“Sir, lieutenant Miho hasn’t reported on duty yet,” the man said. “You asked me to tell you if--”

“Thank you, sergeant Ha!” Choi snorted and waved his hand to let go of the man. The door closed quietly after him.

It turned out that his cousin was turning more into his weakness, rather than his strength when it comes to work. Choi frowned and tried to dial his number, but Miho was nowhere to be found. The last time he had heard from the man was when Miho had called to ask him for some money the night before. Choi had rejected his request, although his cousin sounded bad over the phone.

He was just debating what he should do, when his phone rang again. Choi took a deep breath when he saw who it was.

“Yes, uncle?” He answered curtly.

“Mr. Lee wants to see you, nephew,” his uncle’s voice sounded surprised over the phone. “They told me he was happy with your results with the Police and wants to see you personally.”

“Mr. Lee?” The man gasped.

“Don’t embarrass me my boy!” His uncle said. “A car is going to pick you up after work and take you to Mr. Lee’s offices. Good luck!”

Another smirk started playing over Choi’s face. His cousin was temporary forgotten. He had more important deals to do.

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Captain Choi felt nervous and it wasn’t because of his legal job, no. He was currently in front of the Mr. Lee’s office, waiting for the man to show up. The man, who was famous amongst everyone in the underground world wanted to see him and that, that was a pure honor. Nobody, not even his uncle had ever seen the face of the man, whose name only could open every door for him. But now, now he was about to meet him.

As soon as he walked into the office building, the good captain was surrounded by Lee’s men. He had to leave his weapon at the front desk and follow Mr. Lee’s secretary. It wasn’t like he had any other choice, but even that welcoming meant that the man wasn’t going to play around.

“When Mr. Lee calls you inside, you have to look down before he lets you speak and look at him,” the mob boss’ personal assistant Park Haru told him while he was waiting for the meeting, “you don’t move at all before he lets you. Mr. Lee hates when people act without being allowed. As you know, Mr. Lee works behind the scenes. People rarely seen him in person.”

“You’re talking about him as if he is something like the Devil,” Choi tried to joke and lighten the mood, but Haru didn’t smile.

“Yes, in fact… he is like the Devil,” she said and pushed a button on her desk. “Mr. Choi is here, boss. Should I let him in?”

“Yes,” it was the firm answer and Haru was fast to get up from her chair and wave at the stunned captain.

“Follow me,” she said and walked to the giant door. Then she pushed it open and waited until Choi was already inside the boss’ office. “Good luck,” the beta said and then closed the door after him.

The captain was fast to remember Hana’s words, but he chose not to follow them. When he looked ahead of himself, he noticed the mob boss’ desk at the opposite side of the room. The man was obviously sitting on his business chair, but he was currently facing the huge window.

“Sit,” the authoritative voice said and waited until Choi finally took his place at the opposite side of the desk. “Captain Choi Hanjin,” the voice said again, “Thirty-six and already a captain in the Police and not just any Police, but Seoul’s Police, hm?”

“Yes, sir,” Choi tried his voice to sound deep and firm. He could already detect that Mr. Lee was an alpha, just like him.

“Hm,” the other alpha hummed. “I can tell you are a very ambitious young man,” the chair rolled around and the good captain couldn’t stop his surprised gasp, “and a curious too. But don’t you know that curiosity killed the cat?”

“S-sir?” The captain stammered.

“What?” The other man grinned. “Cat got your tongue now? See, a person very dear to me compared me to a cat recently, so I’ve learned one or two wisdom words about cats. Tell me Choi, do I look like a cat?” The man pushed himself out of his chair and rounded the desk to stan in front of it. He casually leaned on it with his arms crossed over his chest.

“I-I… sir,” Hanjin’s mouth went dry. “I-I… I think--”

“Come on now, don’t be shy…” the other alpha trailed off almost mockingly. “Do I look like a cat?”

“S-sir…”

“Tsk-tsk… and here I thought we were going to have a productive conversation,” the man hummed and his feline eyes narrowed towards the captain. “Maybe I do look like a cat, because I love playing that game of chasse and found, you know?” The alpha grinned. “And most of all, I love playing it with people, who think themselves as smarter than me.”

“You-you are not… I mean,” Hanjin gulped down nervously. “Mr. Lee and you--”

“Are the same person?” The alpha chuckled. “Oh man, what a clever boy he is!” Then the good mood suddenly disappeared from the man’s face. “Now, I’m going to offer you a deal and it’s something you either take it… or you’d never see the light of the new day, got it?”

The captain nodded furiously after that.

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Jungkook was holding his daughter in his arms. Hana woke up for her night nursing session and Taehyung felt too tired to take care of her after that. The beta was constantly around his pup and Jungkook decided to give him a bit of a break. The baby was fussing and refusing to fall back asleep, but the alpha didn’t mind to hold her in his arms even for a little bit. It was strange how something so small and delicate like his daughter had changed his life so much.

The young alpha had stopped hurting after his brother’s sudden demise and focused entirely over his new family. Nothing was more important than Hana and Taehyung right now. Thanks to his pup, he had opened his heart for his nephew as well. The pup was already five years old and was looking almost identical to Daehyun, although Yoongi would often claim that his son had Jungkook’s eyes. The pup had won his place in Jungkook’s heart and the alpha felt suddenly guilty for the way he had threated him just few years ago.

Jungkook sighed, hearing noises coming from the outside. He walked to the big windows and saw how Yoongi and Jimin were coming back home. The alpha decided to take Jimin out for the night. It was almost two in the morning now, but the both of them looked like they had lost the idea of the time. Yoongi’s hand rested over Jimin’s waist, while the two walked towards the front door of the house. Jungkook smiled. Yoongi deserved to be happy again. Dae also deserved to have a mother’s figure in his life and honestly, Jungkook couldn’t imagine someone better than Jimin at this role.

“Did you fall asleep now, little treasure?” Jungkook whispered and looked down at his daughter’s face. The pup had fallen asleep indeed. Her small face was like a combined version of his and Taehyung’s faces together. She had Tae’s nose and lips, while she had taken Jungkook’s eyes and nose. Plus, that little mole from underside of his lips.

Jungkook sighed and carried the sleeping pup to her cot, closer to Taehyung’s side of the bed. The beta still wanted Hana to spend the nights here, with them and not in the nursery. And who was Jungkook to not allow such thing to his lover? The alpha sighed and watched over his daughter’s sleep for a while. Then he went back to the bed and took Taehyung into his arms. The beta hummed in his sleep but didn’t wake up.

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It was Yoongi’s birthday when Jimin decided to taste the waters and try to be intimate with his lover. Yoongi wasn’t pushing him into anything and so far, they’ve only shared few kisses here and there. The alpha respected his inner fear of being intimate with him, having only bad memories from the last time that it happened.

They spent the day together and even had dinner in the mansion. Namjoon, Seokjin, Hoseok, Jungkook and Taehyung were also there. Daejung was allowed to stay up late, so he could enjoy the cake alongside with the elders. He even helped his alpha father with blowing the candles. Jimin took a picture of that moment and set it up as his wallpaper. Nobody had to know that.

When Namjoon and Seokjin headed back home, Taehyung and Jungkook retired for the night and Daejung was sound asleep, Jimin decided to go and knock over the alpha’s door. His hand was shaking when he heard the alpha’s deep voice coming from the inside. Yoongi opened the door with a surprised look on his face when he saw Jimin standing there only in his robe.

“Jimin-ah, what are you doing here?” Yoongi asked, tilting his head to the side. “Is there something wrong?”

“No,” the omega shook his head, “can I come in?”

“Sure,” Yoongi made a room for him to enter and then closed the door behind his back. “So, what are you doing here?

“I wanted to give you the last present for the night,” his hands reached out to untie his robe.

“Jimin-ah…”

“I want to do it,” the omega whispered and let the robe pool over his feet. He was wearing only his boxers. His chin was up high and his eyes never wavered when he met the alpha’s ones. “I want to move on from that-that awful experience in my life. I want… I want to be yours fully, alpha…”

“Are you sure?” Yoongi rested his palm over Jimin’s side of his face. “Completely sure?”

“Yes,” the omega nodded slightly. “I am scared but I… I know I want to do it… with you.”

The alpha’s lips crashed over his ones in a desperate kiss. Jimin wrapped his arms around Yoongi’s neck and felt how the alpha’s arms wrapped around his waist. Then he was picked up in the air and it was fast to wrap his legs around the alpha’s torso. They both moaned into the kiss and the next thing Jimin knew was how he was thrown over Yoongi’s bed. A place, where his scent was strong. Jimin couldn’t even think of something else but to be surrounded by the alpha’s hands, lips, and arms all over his body.

The only thing he could feel was the pleasure that Yoongi was giving him. Jimin felt himself free in the alpha’s arms, unlike that time when he thought that he could never let himself be intimate with somebody else. But now… now Yoongi was here. Yoongi was around him, covering his body with his touches and gentle kisses, so unlike his famous ruthless persona.

“Don’t worry Jimin-ah,” he uttered close to the omega’s ear. “Hyung will take care of you…”

Jimin could only moan in pleasure. The only moment he felt some clarity was when the alpha finally pushed into him. He clenched his body tight, but Yoongi was there to calm him, make him relax and feel the pleasure. And oh, it was so worth it… Jimin had never thought that sex could feel so good. How his senses would scream every time the alpha would move inside of him. He never thought he could feel an orgasm in his life, like ever. Sure, his heat experience was somewhat satisfying, but it wasn’t even close to the emotions he was feeling right now.

He came when the alpha finally pushed his knot into him. The moment was so intense that he passed out. When he opened his eyes again, Yoongi’s knot was still pulsing inside of him and the alpha had spooned him in his arms. The omega closed his eyes again and a small smile started dancing over his lips. Sex wasn’t that bad after all…

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This was how the next step of their relationship began. Most of the nights Jimin preferred to spend his time with the alpha. It was a lot he had to learn if he wanted to continue his intimacy with Yoongi. And Jimin wanted it. He had never been more curious when it comes to sex in his life, rather than the time past the moment when he had decided that he wanted to become more intimate with his lover. This was how he learned that Yoongi preferred to give, rather than take when it comes to sex. He was a partner, an alpha that every omega desired to have in their lives. Most of the nights, Yoongi preferred to be vanilla with him, which was surprising, because Jimin expected a far more rough game when it comes to the mob boss.

But Yoongi could also be rough… and he could also be kinky. It turned out that he was really careful with Jimin, because of what the omega had suffered at the early stages of his sex life. Jimin found out that there were restrains, that were hidden in the four edges of the bed. Restrains, that Yoongi showed him were only looking scary. Jimin could release his wrists and ankles if only he wanted to.

The alpha refused to let them try that new side of the sex, before he would carefully explain Jimin what was so special about it. The omega learned what BDSM actually meant. He learned the colors he had to use, if he wanted to try it – green, yellow and red. He learned about the safe word he had to use if he was too scared, or it would come too much for his senses. Now, the omega was eager to try it… and they did only two months into their more intimate relationship.

Jimin was carefully tied to the bed. Only then Yoongi was careful enough to guide him into submissive subspace. The omega felt as if every part of his body was disentangled from him and then built up again. Yoongi’s hands and lips were doing wanders to his body and Jimin found himself putting his whole trust in the hands of that alpha. And Yoongi didn’t disappoint. After he had his way with him, Jimin was carefully released from the restrains. His wrists and ancles were carefully massaged and his body cleaned from all the fluids that he had released during the sex. After that, he found himself cuddled to sleep in Yoongi’s arms. In the morning, he could only feel nice soreness in his ass, but nothing else that would indicate for the wild night he shared with his lover. And also… he was eager for more.

This was how June came on the horizon and with that, Yoongi’s next rut. Jimin could never tell when Yoongi would have ruts before their relationship started. He had only learned about them from Namjoon, Seokjin, or Hoseok, because Yoongi would then disappear for a week. He would go to a rut hotel and spent his rut there. Jimin didn’t know if he was with a partner, or not. He wasn’t interested by that time, but now… now he wanted to be the partner for Yoongi. After all, Yoongi was his alpha and, in his mind, Jimin was already wondering how the alpha would look during his rut.

“I could harm you, Jimin-ah,” Yoongi told him one night, while they were still in the bed. “My wolf and I usually become one during my ruts and… I could become pretty violent with you.”

“I can handle it,” the omega insisted. “You can trust me!”

It turned out, Jimin really didn’t know in what he was getting himself into. That, and the fact that Yoongi would become really possessive over him, even in his pre-rut period. The alpha would always be around him, or… inside him. He would often call Jimin to the library and ask him to lock the door. Then he would usually bent him over the desk there and fuck him into oblivion. Jimin didn’t mind that… at first. But then the day of the actual rut came and they had to retire to Yoongi’s apartments.

The alpha’s scent became sweeter and heavier. It was doing wonders with Jimin’s mind and body. Even if the omega was taking his suppressants, he could feel how the first droplets of slick were rushing out of his body. He had to squeeze his thighs hard and bit his lower lip not to ask the alpha to take him there and then. Yoongi’s eyes flashed bright red when he looked at him, just standing by the door. But he was still able to regain some control over his body.

“I want to bite you,” Yoongi said as soon as he walked towards him. Jimin was manhandled and pushed to the wall. He was barely able to support himself on his hands. His pants were yanked away from his body and he was able to feel Yoongi’s hands over his body. “I want to claim you,” the alpha nosed his scent gland, “I want to make you mine, omega…”

“Then do it,” Jimin heard himself answering. The thought wasn’t scaring him at all. Being mated to this alpha. Bearing his pups. Being here for him wherever Yoongi wanted him to be. Feeling safe…. Home. His nostrils flared, inhaling Yoongi’s musky scent. “Claim me alpha,” his eyes closed when he felt the warmth of Yoongi’s tongue over his scent gland, “make me yours…”

“Mine,” Yoongi mumbled between the kisses, “mine to have,” his arm slid around the omega’s waist and pulled him flush to his body. He nipped at the sensitive skin around Jimin’s scent gland. “Mine to take! Mine!” He growled then and Jimin was a goner.

The next thing he knew was that he was thrown onto the bed and the rest of his clothes removed from his body. When he dared to open his eyes again, it was to witness the alpha’s muscled body hovering over him. He simply reached out and wrapped his arms around Yoongi’s neck. He couldn’t bear the thought of being away from him, even now. When their lips molded into a rough kiss, Jimin thought he could breathe again.

Just a day into the rut, Jimin found out what Yoongi meant. He was indeed almost violent with him. The alpha would growl and nip at him wherever Jimin decided to be even an inch away from him. He would tease him, bite different parts of his body, just to satisfy his dominating side. The alpha would also find a weird pleasure of edging him few times until Jimin would break in tears when he would come. He wouldn’t let him sleep some nights, while pounding into him with all of his might. Jimin wasn’t sure if he could take more of the alpha. His abused hole was probably too puffed up already, but Yoongi would demand that of him and Jimin had to obey.

On the third night, Jimin woke up in the moment the alpha was basically manhandling him to present himself for him. Jimin whined in his sleep, but Yoongi’s growl was enough to wake him up enough and follow his lead. Jimin moaned when he felt how the alpha’s huge coke thrust into him in a one go. The next thing he knew was how his hands were pinned to the bed. Yoongi had wrapped his fists around the omega’s wrists and pinned them to the mattresses. Jimin’s sensitive chest was also pressed to the bed and only his ass was up for the alpha to take.

Yoongi kept pounding into him with no mercy, abusing his prostate to the point that Jimin felt tears in his eyes. He arched his back then, trying to escape that pleasure mixed with pain, but at the same time he wanted more of it. Apparently, Yoongi knew what he wanted, because he started nosing his scent gland and his teeth started teasing the place. Just then Jimin could feel the beginning of the knot that started to form at the base of the alpha’s cock. When it finally slid into him and locked them together, he felt Yoongi’s teeth penetrating his skin also. The alpha had bit him and that… that caused the most intense orgasm in his life. Jimin wasn’t sure if he could make his body to stop shivering and trembling under the alpha.

Yoongi was holding him tight though, with his teeth also. Jimin could feel every twitch of the alpha’s cock inside himself. Every release of his cum right into his womb. The alpha kept grinding into his abused hole until he was sure that Jimin was completely under his mercy. Just then, Jimin passed out.

The rest of the rut passed in a blur for him, only to wake up from it when his own teeth dug deep into the alpha’s scent gland also. He was riding the alpha by this time. Yoongi was letting him to take the lead for awhile. Then Jimin felt the need to return the bite and make the alpha as his. A thought, he knew that was impossible to come when he wasn’t under the influence of his heat. But he could care less. And as if Yoongi had felt what Jimin wanted, because when his knot had finally locked them together, Jimin was able to dig his canines deep into the alpha’s neck, marking him as his.

“Mine… also,” the omega had simply uttered and licked the wounds clean.

“Yours omega,” Yoongi had rumbled deep in his chest, satisfying Jimin’s wolf immensely and Jimin had fallen asleep in the alpha’s arms after that.

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Yoongi’s rut ended after a week. When the alpha woke up in the seventh day of it, he found himself wrapped around the beautiful omega in his bed. His whole body was sore, but once he was able to look at his new mate’s body, he found himself gasping from surprise. Jimin’s body was littered with bruises, handprints and bite marks. Yoongi’s wolf felt satisfied from his work, but the human in him got worried if he had actually harmed the omega.

Jimin whined pitifully in the moment Yoongi tried to disentangle himself from the omega’s body. “I’ll just prepare the tub, pup,” the alpha relaxed his voice. “I’ll be right here.”

The only response was a quiet hum from the omega and he was let to leave the bed with no more protests. Yoongi sighed, groaning when he had to move his muscles again. He stretched out and headed for the bathroom. When he deemed the tub finally ready, he went to wake up Jimin. It was a difficult task. The omega looked tired and eager to sleep, but Yoongi knew that the warm bath was going to relax Jimin’s muscles after the exercise that Yoongi had put him through.

Finally, the omega agreed, only because Yoongi sat behind him in the tub. The alpha reached out for the cloth and began washing his mate’s chest lovingly. “It feels good,” the omega purred and rested his head back on his shoulder. “But I still feel like I’ve been hit by a train.”

“I’m sorry,” the alpha said, but it wasn’t something that he was saying a lot. In fact, only few people could hear him pronounce these words.

“I wanted to get through this with you,” the omega shifted to find more comfortable place. “But you were right… You were almost violent at times. I should find a way to tame you, Yoongi-hyung.”

“Tame me?” The alpha chuckled.

“Mhm… but only in bed,” the omega sighed. “Until then, I think I need some days to restore my powers before we start again.”

The alpha started laughing then. Honestly, he couldn’t remember the last time he had laughed like this. Jimin had brought so much joy to his life that Yoongi felt as if he was living another life before he was able to meet him. He could never feel sorry for making that man his mate. He could only hope that the omega was feeling the same when it comes to him.

“Don’t worry,” Yoongi finally responded to him. “It’ll take some time for me as well.”

“Good,” the omega hummed then. “Should I return to my apartments tonight though? I thought--”

“No!” The alpha’s arm tightened around his body. “You’re staying with me.”

“I was only asking,” Jimin sighed and Yoongi was sure that his mate was currently blushing. “I wasn’t sure where… would you want me to be from now on.”

“With me,” the alpha kissed his shoulder, “around me,” he kissed his neck then, “next to me.”

Jimin turned around then and their lips molded into another kiss. That kiss was only that though, a simple kiss. It didn’t turn into something more heated, because both of them needed some time to restore their powers. When they finally emerged for the world that same day, Yoongi was met with the reality again.

Taehyung stole Jimin’s attention and when Daejung came back from school, the omega had to take care of his pup as well. It wasn’t looking like Dae would let go of Jimin soon, so the alpha had to pay attention on more pressing matters than his mating. Like the revenge he was planning for the man, who had stolen Jimin’s innocence.

“Did he contact you?” Yoongi asked the man at the other side of the phone.

“He did and he asked double,” Jungkook chuckled darkly. “But he doesn’t have the money.”

“Refuse his request and made sure that he doesn’t have another source,” Yoongi ordered.

“I was about to do that, hyung… Just wanted to hear your thoughts,” Jungkook answered him. “I’ll tell my guy to do exactly what you said. The poor scum would wonder how he’d survive the next few days.”

“Good,” Yoongi smirked. “This is what I want!” Then he hung up.

Jungkook returned later that night. While Yoongi was indisposed, the younger alpha had taken some of the elder’s deals as his own. Yoongi had to admit that Jungkook had done a good job, while he was gone.

“You never told me that you wanted to mate again,” the younger’s words made the elder alpha frown. Jungkook had noticed the new mark on Yoongi’s neck. But the alpha never wanted to hide it anyhow.

“Is that going to be a problem?” Yoongi reached out for his glass of whiskey. The two decided to have a talk in the library.

“No,” Jungkook shook his head, “I told you to move on, if you remember.”

“It’s one thing to have Jimin as my lover and another one, as my new mate Jungkook-ah,” Yoongi tilted his head after he had taken a sip from the alcoholic liquid. “I know you didn’t like even the thought of someone taking your brother’s place beside me.”

“I was grieving, hyung,” Jungkook sighed, staring at his own glass of whiskey. “Now… I think it’s time to move on. Both of us and… if Jimin makes you happy then, you’re more that free to do whatever you want with your life.”

“And what about Dae? Your nephew… what about him?” Yoongi asked the alpha carefully.

“I can see that he’s more than happy with Jimin around him,” Jungkook finally looked up. “You know I still have my second thoughts about him, but… he is my brother’s son! I’m feeling glad that there was something that… he left behind himself. There was something from him that’s still here,” the younger smiled with sadness in his eyes. “It’s hard when I look at him and see my brother in his eyes. It’s hard not to with that my hyung was there instead of him, but… I’ve learned to love him and I know that he’s completely innocent. It was my brother’s decision to sacrifice himself to have Daejung. I have to learn to live with that decision and I’m getting there, hyung.”

“Good,” Yoongi finally smiled.

“Besides,” Jungkook continued. “If someone else has to raise Dae as his own, there’s no one better than Jimin-ssi. He already loves my nephew as his own pup. I can see that in his eyes.”

A sound of a crying baby interrupted their conversation and the both men looked to the door. Soon it was pushed open, with Taehyung standing there with Hana in his arms. The beta looked tired and disheveled. He was holding a baby bottle in his free hand and the few months old infant in his other arm.

“I’m sorry to interrupt you but,” the beta stared at his lover. “Hana refuses to eat when I’m the one to give her the bottle. I need some help, please?”

Yoongi noticed how Jungkook’s face relaxed into a smile when he walked to his pup. “Give her to me,” he reached out for the crying pup and Taehyung looked more than happy to place her into her father’s arms. “Who’s grumpy now? Hm,” he reached out for the bottle and Taehyung handled it to him as well. “There you go,” the younger alpha hummed when the baby started feeding right away.

“She’s teething,” Taehyung tried to explain to Yoongi. He rubbed the back of his neck with a tired groan. “Now she’s always cranky when Jungkook’s not around.”

“Then maybe Jungkookie has to take few days off, hm?” Yoongi slowly got up from his place and when to see the couple and their baby by the door. “What do you say?” He asked the young alpha.

“If only you are completely sure, hyung,” Jungkook sounded more surprised than anything.

“You’re needed home,” Yoongi patted his back, “I’ll manage few days without you.”

“Thanks,” it was Taehyung, who said the words and Yoongi only nodded on his way out of the library.

He headed for his own apartments afterwards. When he got in there, he found Jimin already asleep, curled up in his bed. The alpha closed his eyes and inhaled the scent that was floating in the room. He couldn’t stop the smile that slowly grew out on his lips. It smelled like home. He didn’t waste more time and joined his mate in the bed. Jimin only hummed in his sleep, but pressed his body close to the alpha’s one as soon as he felt his presence there. Yoongi pressed his nose to the omega’s neck and fell asleep. He never felt more calm in his life. His life was never in more sync, not even when he was mated before.

But… a person couldn’t only enjoy happy moments in his life and Yoongi was soon going to be reminded of that.

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Min Yoongi wanted to show Park Jimin what the world could offer to him. He had never felt like this before. His heart had never been so full of love. A feeling, that the alpha never believed to be real in the first place. There was no place for such feeling in the world he was living in. He couldn’t afford such weakness. He could never allow himself to feel like this and he never did. Not even with his late mate. Daehyun was… different. The situation with him was different and to be honest, Yoongi had never felt something as powerful to him as he had right now with Jimin.

The omega was making his life look better in a way. It made his world glow somehow. Jimin was love himself and Yoongi wanted to show him the world. He wanted to lay the world in his feet, but he couldn’t. Instead, he decided to take the omega in a small honeymoon.

They started from Jeju, and then Tokyo, LA, Malibu, Paris… and so on and so on. It took them three weeks after the mating to come back home and another two to somehow get out of their honeymoon phase. While he was gone, Jungkook was in charge of his deals and when he was busy and needed home, it was Namjoon who had to take over everything.

Once he came back home though, the harsh reality was fast to remind itself to the mob boss. He had few problems to deal with and one of them was Choi Miho. The bane of Jimin’s previous life. The one, who had taken his virginity with force and made him feel the lowest of the low in his life. Yoongi couldn’t take that for granted. He couldn’t allow for such scum to live amongst the people. Not in his world. Not in the world, he wanted Park Jimin to have.

His revenge had taken years to shape and fulfill. But Min Yoongi was a patient man. He could wait and he had the ability to strike wherever it hurt the most. Once he received that phone call, his wolfish smirk appeared on his face. He picked up the phone and called the man, who he had met just few months before.

“My dear Captain Choi…” Yoongi trailed off, staring at the Seoul’s skyscrapers from his office. “I think it’s time for you to fulfill our deal.”

“S-sir… can’t you reconsider?” The other alpha stammered at the other side of the line. “I-I… he’s my cousin and it would look--”

“Perhaps you want me to send some of my best men to remind you of our deal then?” Yoongi’s feline eyes narrowed. His voice stayed calm though. Some would call it sinister.

“N-no, sir… B-but--”

“If you don’t do what we talked about Choi, I’ll consider you broke our deal and then… you know what would happen, right? Right,” Yoongi’s voice remained the same. “Have a good day, Captain,” then he hung up the phone and the line went dead.

The alpha sighed after that and looked at his watch. He had spent enough time in his office. Yoongi reached out for his jacket and walked out of door, heading straight home. He had promised to Jimin to be there on time for dinner. It was a little before five though, so he would probably catch his mate and his son outside. The omega had insisted that there should be some playground inside the mansion for the time when Dae was out of school. The kid deserved to have some fun at home as well and Yoongi had listened to his mate.

“Hey,” the alpha waved as soon as he saw his mate and his son playing in the said playground. Jimin grinned and ran to him, wrapping his arms around the alpha’s neck. Yoongi pecked his lips.

“Appa!” He heard Daejung’s voice next and was fast to kneel on the ground. The pup giggled as soon as Yoongi picked him up in his arms. “You’re home? Come play with us!”

“Appa has something else to do, but I’ll join you as soon as I can pup,” Yoongi said, ruffling his son’s head.

“Okay,” Dae was fast to agree and ran back to his slide as soon as Yoongi put him back onto the ground. But the pup wasn’t alone there. His eyes widened when he saw Jungkook having fun with his nephew.

“Hey hyung,” the young alpha waved at him right before Daejung could push him down the slide.

“Jungkook thought that some bonding time with his nephew should work,” Jimin said beside his mate. The alpha looked at him. The omega’s skin was glowing and he looked happy. “Are you sure that you can join us, or you have more work to do?”

“I’ll try,” Yoongi sighed when his mate planted another kiss over his lips.

“Don’t worry if you can’t,” Jimin murmured and rubbed his nose to the alpha’s one. “I understand, and I’m sure Dae wouldn’t even notice with Jungkook around.”

“Thank you,” the alpha sighed with pleasure. “See you for dinner?”

“Of course,” Jimin winked at him and went back to take care of Daejung.

The alpha sighed and walked into the house. Namjoon and Seokjin were waiting for him in the library. Namjoon had called him that there were some documents that Yoongi had to sign and Seokjin had apparently decided to join his mate as well. Hoseok stayed outside with Jimin and Jungkook to watch over Yoongi’s pup.

“There you go,” Yoongi pushed the documents towards Namjoon in the moment when Taehyung decided to knock on the door. “Yes?” Yoongi looked at the door to see how Jungkook’s lover walked into the room, holding Hana in his arms. The beta looked happy but tired these days.

“Do you know where I can find… never mind,” Taehyung threw a look to the window, only to see Jungkook and how he was playing with his nephew. “Why does he look like a kid sometimes?”

“I don’t know,” Namjoon scrunched his nose, while he was placing the documents back in his briefcase. “Maybe it’s the face.”

“It’s the face, yeah,” Taehyung jostled his baby in his arms and the pup looked around with curiosity in her eyes.

“She is growing up nicely, yeah?” Seokjin walked to the pair. “Do you have problems with her teething?”

“Not after the gel you gave me,” the beta smiled when Hana giggled because of the funny faces that Seokjin started to make to her.

Yoongi smiled as well and he opened his mouth to say something, but the words died in his throat when he looked to the window next. What he saw there made the blood froze in his veins. Jimin was just about to take a walk towards the slide when he swayed and touched his face. It looked like the omega was about to faint if it wasn’t for Jungkook’s quick reaction. Jimin indeed fell backwards and he was about to hit his head onto the bench, if it wasn’t for Jungkook to catch him in his fall.

Yoongi never ran faster in his life than this moment. He could hear steps behind his back, but he could hardly care less for the others at this moment. As soon as he reached to the playground, his eyes were only focused over the omega. Jungkook had placed him onto the nearest bench and Hoseok was standing not that far away, holding Daejung in his arms. A very disturbed Daejung. The pup was crying, but Yoongi couldn’t focus over him, even if he tried. He was fast to kneel down, right next to the bench, where Jimin was.

“What the hell happened?” He hissed and looked up at Jungkook.

“I don’t know,” the younger looked highly disturbed. “He was fine in the one moment and then on the next, I could barely reach him before he was able to hit his head.”

“Take him inside,” Seokjin’s voice echoed next. “It’s still chilly outside.”

“Okay,” Yoongi was careful to pick his mate into his arms. Jimin didn’t wake up. Only his head rested over the alpha’s broad shoulder when Yoongi started walking towards the house. The others followed him.

+++

Jimin woke up with a groan. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in his and Yoongi’s bedroom. He was still lightheaded and sighed tiredly when he noticed that Yoongi was standing at one side of the bed and Seokjin at the other. The beta was just closing his medical bag and Jimin could already feel a strange stinging sensation in his left arm.

“Ah Jimin-ah you are awake,” Seokjin’s voice was calm and the beta even smiled. “How are you feeling?”

“Like the world is dancing in front of my eyes,” Jimin closed his eyes with a groan. “I feel sick.”

“Don’t worry,” the beta touched his shoulder. “It’ll pass as soon as you put something light in your stomach. Preferably something with lots of sugar.”

“He’ll do that,” the alpha’s voice was strangely gruff. Jimin frowned.

“What happened?” He looked at his mate.

“I don’t know, but we’ll soon find out,” the alpha stared at Seokjin. “Right, Jin-hyung?”

“As soon as I go to the hospital and make the test happen,” the doctor smiled. “I’ll give you a call,” then he looked at Jimin. “I took some blood from you. Why didn’t you tell me that you feel lightheaded lately, Jimin-ah?”

“Who told you?” Jimin sighed when he looked at Yoongi and his frowned face. “It’s nothing Yoon. It’s probably the weather. I always get my allergies during that time of the year… you know that.”

“Jungkookie told me that you have dizzy spells a lot more than normal lately,” Yoongi scoffed. “This is not normal, Jimin!”

The omega would roll his eyes if he didn’t still feel how the world was dancing in front of his eyes. When Yoongi was using his full name, it could only meant trouble. Seokjin cleared his throat next, probably feeling the tension in the room.

“I shall get going now,” the beta said. “I’ll give you a call once the results are ready, Yoongi.”

“I’ll be waiting,” the alpha simply answered.

After that Seokjin walked out of the room and Yoongi turned his back to the bed and walked to the huge windows. Jimin tried to sit up in the bed and thankfully his dizziness slowly disappeared. He managed to sit up and looked at the alpha’s broad back. Yoongi would rarely show what he really fells to the world. Sometimes, Jimin felt that he had to guess what was going on in his mate’s head. But he couldn’t blame him really. Yoongi was living a life that wasn’t a normal one. Every emotion he would show to the world could be seen as his weakness.

Jimin still had a lot to learn for his mate’s life. He had a lot to learn for the world that was now his own as well. It wasn’t like he could close his eyes for the reality. Min Yoongi was a dangerous man. He had to be, if he wanted to survive. The omega closed his eyes and rested his head back onto the headboard. The silence in the room could only mean that Yoongi was trying to gather his thoughts. The alpha wasn’t a man of many words. Jimin had leaned that for the five years that he had spent living with him under the same roof.

“I’m sorry,” the omega finally said. His voice was quiet and yet could be heard loudly in the silence of the room.

“It’s okay,” Yoongi said with his back still turned towards him. “I’m sorry for my reaction.”

“Yoon--”

“It’s okay, Jimin-ah,” the alpha then turned around slowly. “I just thought that we can talk about everything right now. Why didn’t you tell me you feel bad?”

“Because I really thought it’s all about my allergies…”

“It’s August now,” the alpha mumbled quietly and shoved his hands into his pockets. “What allergies you could possibly have?”

“I…” the omega sighed. “I really thought that’s nothing, Yoon. You have to believe me!”

“I know,” the alpha tried to smile then. “I know and… let’s wait for the results.”

“I’m sorry,” Jimin felt the need to say it again. And he repeated it numerous of times, until he found himself wrapped in the alpha’s arms. The omega buried his nose into Yoongi’s scent gland then and his eyes closed. “I’m sorry,” he repeated once more and his lips pressed to the mating mark there. He felt how the alpha shivered.

The results came after dinner. After Jimin and Yoongi retired back to their room. It was then when Yoongi’s phone rang and Seokjin’s voice echoed in the receiver. Jimin was close enough to hear the words himself.

“Jimin-ssi is pregnant,” Seokjin was just saying. “You should set up a date for a check-up, Yoongi-yah.”

“We will,” Yoongi answered calmly. “We’ll set up a date. Thank you, hyung,” then he simply hung up the phone and threw it onto the small table by the window.

When Seokjin called, the alpha had just taken off his white shirt and Jimin was folding it right beside him. The omega now had frozen in mid-move. The fabric was hanging between his hands. Jimin had to shake his head few times to get back to the reality. His eyes closed for a moment and when he opened them, he noticed that Yoongi had walked a bit further away from him. The alpha had pressed his palms to the window and his head was resting between his shoulders. Jimin could feel the sour taste of his mate’s scent. Yoongi was desperately trying to control his distress. He was desperately trying to take back the control over the whole situation. Jimin knew how much his mate hated to have things out of his control.

The omega sighed, suppressing his own fear. He reached out and touched the alpha’s bare shoulder. Yoongi didn’t even flinch. This could only mean that the alpha was still present. Jimin there the shirt he was holding onto the floor and rested his other hand over Yoongi’s bruised left shoulder. He was yet to ask why his left shoulder had such nasty scars… but that was another conversation. Now, now Jimin pressed his lips to the middle of the alpha’s back. Right where his tattooed white dragon’s mouth was. Someday, Jimin would ask why the dragon… and why that creature was tattooed over his mate’s back. But now, now the omega simply pressed his forehead there, rubbing it lightly. Then his arms slid around the alpha’s thing waist and his eyes closed.

Yoongi scent was back to normal soon after that. The alpha turned around slowly and Jimin found himself wrapped in Yoongi’s arms in his turn. He felt strangely calm. But he couldn’t stop the thought of what Yoongi would want to do now. Would he want the new pup? A pup, that was not planned at all. A pup, that Jimin never thought that he would have.

“Calm down,” the alpha uttered next. “Everything will be okay, you’ll see…” He mumbled in the omega’s hair. “Hyung will take care of everything, okay?”

Jimin was only able to nod and inhale the alpha’s rich and musky scent.

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Min Yoongi wasn’t going to leave anything on the coincidences in his life. He had done his fair share of mistakes and he wasn’t allowed to have more, especially now. Now, when he had to deal not only with his own life, but the one of his family… and especially Park Jimin’s life also. Well, the omega’s last name wasn’t a Park anymore though. It had changed in the moment they shared their mating bites and Yoongi ordered the officials to come and document the case. To be honest, he never felt more eager to call somebody his own in front of the world, not even his late mate Daehyun. But things there… were different.

Now, the roaring dragon of Seoul had something else in mind. Ever since the moment they had learned about Jimin’s pregnancy, Yoongi wanted to make sure that his mate was feeling good in his skin. He could catch the worry and distress in his scent and he wanted to do everything to make it go away. As an alpha, his instincts were screaming at him to make sure that his omega was well taken cared of. But at the same time, he didn’t know what was in Jimin’s head.

Maybe the omega wasn’t ready to have his pup and as such, Yoongi wasn’t going to be the one to force that pregnancy upon him. In his mind, he could already see his and Jimin’s pup running around the mansion, protected from any evil that was lurking outside the walls. But that was only his vision and the alpha wasn’t going to be the one to force his mate into something that he didn’t want to have. Maybe he was a mob boss and the whole world feared his wrath, but he didn’t want this to be the case with Jimin. Jimin was something pure and Yoongi wanted to keep him safe and away from all of his deals. He wanted to make sure that the omega would have the life he never had, while he was still living with his family. He wanted Jimin to receive the respect that should be given to him, ever since the moment he was born.

Most of all… Yoongi wanted to make sure that there was no danger that was lurking around in the shadows around his mate. Choi Miho was that danger and Yoongi made sure that excuse of an alpha was soon going to pay for the mistake that he had made by raping the only pure thing in Yoongi’s world. Even if that thing, that omega had came later into his life. Choi Miho had done the unforgivable and Min Yoongi was going to make him pay for it.

Therefore, he had robbed the man of everything that he ever wanted and loved in his miserable life. He had taken his money, his job and now… Miho was a drug addict, who couldn’t live a day without taking his dosage. He had even killed to have some in his blood and Jungkook had caught the man in the act. He made sure that Miho was now standing on his knees in front of the mob boss with huge grin in his lips, as if he had done something great. Yoongi felt disgusted and almost wished that he could pass that scum to Jungkook to deal with. But it was his job. He was Jimin’s mate and as such, he was the one who had to make that scum pay with his life for what he had done.

“Look at this,” Yoongi rolled the sleeves of his expensive shirt. His eyes were cold, but his blood was boiling. “What we have here, hm?” He rounded the guy, who was held down on his knees by two of Yoongi’s most trusted betas. “Killing one of my best dealers out there,” the mob boss clicked with his tongue and stood in front of the junkie. “This is not the best move ever Miho.”

“He’s a lowlife,” the other alpha slurred his words, but it was obvious that he was present.

“True,” Yoongi tilted his head to the side and his eyes narrowed. “But it’s up to me to decide who lives and who doesn’t on the streets, Miho… not you.” Yoongi stood in front of the alpha and grabbed his chin forcefully making the man to meet his cold glare. “But this is not the real problem here.”

“It’s not?” The man giggled, obviously still not getting in what trouble he was in right now.

“Park Jimin,” Yoongi made sure to pronounce every syllable of the name slowly. “Or… should I say Min Jimin, hm Jungkookie?” Yoongi looked up to meet his friend’s eyes.

“I think it’s already Min… boss,” Jungkook’s voice was even, but there was something strange in his eyes. When their eyes met over Miho’s head, Yoongi felt the support that was flowing towards him from the younger. He barely nodded. “But… you’re getting old, so you tend to forget some things,” he even grinned and Yoongi simply rolled his eyes.

“Yes… right,” Yoongi sighed dramatically and his eyes narrowed back down towards the other guy. “I’m getting old, so see Miho-ssi… I have people to remind me who my mate actually is.”

The grin disappeared almost immediately from Miho’s face. Yoongi almost wanted to laugh when he saw the fear in the junkie’s eyes. He should fear him. Yoongi wasn’t going to let him out alive from the place they were at.

“Min--”

“Hm… no,” Yoongi clicked with his tongue. “You’re not allowed to use my name here, Miho-ssi,” he slapped the man’s cheek few times. “You know… it’s a strange thing how people’s life could change, hm? You thought that you can do whatever you want to do, just because you’re an alpha, right? You thought that you’d walk away from what you’ve done to my mate… and maybe you would’ve done that if Jimin didn’t happen to meet me.”

“Come to think of… he was a policeman…” Jungkook sighed somewhere behind his back. His voice was also ice cold. “A person, who should follow the law, right?”

“See Miho-ssi… everybody has their d-day… and I think yours just arrived today,” Yoongi’s face changed into one of pure hatred and he reached out his hand in the air. Jungkook handed him a burning cigarette lighter.

In the next moment one of the betas in the room poured a whole tube of gasoline over the junkie’s head. It was useless to try and run away, but Yoongi felt strange satisfaction, reading the moment of realization in the other one’s eyes. Finally, Jimin’s misfortune would be revenged. Finally, Yoongi could make sure that Choi Miho would never walk over this world again.

“You can do it now boss,” Jungkook told him then. Their eyes met briefly and after a slight nod, the younger walked away from the scene, leaving only Yoongi and his bodyguards there.

The alpha’s eyes narrowed. “Burn…” he mumbled under his nose and threw the cigarette lighter onto the man, kneeling in front of him. His screams died down quickly and Yoongi felt strange satisfaction watching the lifeless body engulfed by the flames that he had created.

When everything was over and Yoongi was satisfied of what he had done, he made sure to leave the trailer by the docks, making sure that his men would take care of everything and leave no traces behind. Jungkook and Hoseok were waiting for him by the car and when Yoongi met their eyes, he noticed only approval there. The alpha sighed tiredly and reached out for his black suit jacket in Hoseok’s hands.

“Where is Jimin?” He asked his friend and bodyguard.

“He and Taehyung-ssi are already at the hospital,” Hoseok informed him and waited for the both alphas to get into the car. Then he took the driver’s seat. “Do you want me to hurry hyung, or I should drive there safely?”

“Hurry up,” Yoongi exchanged looks with Jungkook and the other alpha nodded. “Yeah, hurry up. I don’t want my mate to stay there more than necessary. Is everything taken care of?”

“Yes,” it was Jungkook who answered this time. “Seokjin-hyung told us that we could trust his cousin. She knows to keep her mouth shut.”

Yoongi’s eyes narrowed. “Let’s hope so, because we might need her in long term…”

When they reached the hospital, they had to wait for the car with Yoongi’s bodyguards. Just after the betas were sure that there was no imminent danger for the mob boss, he was allowed out of the car. Yoongi scrunched his nose, but he knew that such security was necessary when it came to him. He made a mental note to choose more people for Jimin’s safety as well.

The omega was waiting for him in the lobby of the expensive hospital. Taehyung was up and talking with a nice looking female omega, around Seokjin’s age. Yoongi hurried to his mate and watched how Jimin got up slowly. His eyes were careful when they rested over Yoongi and suddenly there was a frown marring his soft features.

“What happened with your shirt?” Jimin reached out and touched the alpha’s lapel. “Blood stains, really Yoon? You know how hard it is to come out, right?”

“I’m sorry,” the alpha sighed with remorse. “I’ll be more careful the next time, I promise.”

He noticed how Jimin didn’t even flinch when he hinted the nature of his job. The omega simply nodded and took a deep breath. “Doctor Kim was waiting only for you to start the procedure,” the omega explained to him. “She took some blood from me and now we only have to go to the sonogram and check… if everything with the pup is okay.”

“We can go then,” Yoongi placed his hand in the small of the omega’s back and then looked up at the female omega, who had now stopped talking to Taehyung and watched his and Jimin’s interaction with curiosity in her eyes. “Min Yoongi,” he nodded curtly.

“I know,” the other omega nodded as well. “Kim Jisoo,” she simply said and walked to the door of her cabinet. “Let’s get inside and make sure that everything is done correctly.”

Yoongi didn’t know what to do. When Daehyun was pregnant, the omega never allowed him to come along with him during his doctor’s appointments. His late mate never felt comfortable enough around him to let him in. But this was obviously not the case with Jimin. His now mate was holding his hand tightly while he was prepared for the ultrasound. Yoongi could feel his worry through their bond, which was also something new. The alpha wouldn’t lie if he had to say that he felt trilled to see his and Jimin’s pup for the first time. Still, he forced himself to keep the blank look over his face. He still didn’t know if Jimin wanted to keep the pup, or not. If the omega decided against it, Yoongi wasn’t going to force him to keep it. It was his body after all and Jimin had to decide.

“As you told me earlier,” Jisoo was talking calmly while pouring the gel onto the male omega’s stomach, “this is your second pregnancy. The last time you suffered early preeclampsia and lost the pup in your sixth month. If you decide to keep this one, Jimin-ssi you have to be monitored in every two weeks at the beginning.”

“I want it,” Jimin’s words were quiet but at the same time made Yoongi’s heart skip a beat. His hold onto the omega’s hand tightened and he wondered if Jimin could feel the relief washing over his body with his words. “How could I not want it when… when this is something that my mate gifted to me?” He was telling this to Jisoo, but his eyes were focused over Yoongi’s ones. They were still filled with fear, but also strange hope.

“Thank you,” the mob boss simply said and planed a kiss over the back of the omega’s fingers. He didn’t say more, but he felt that his mate didn’t need more words of reassurance also.

“Okay then,” the female omega grabbed the wand, “let’s check the situation here,” she sighed and started moving it over Jimin’s still flat stomach. “We’re at gestational week 7 now…”

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Jimin was listening to the doctor's voice, while she was explaining how his pup was developing in his womb. His hand was captured in his mate’s bigger one and the omega could feel Yoongi’s thumb sliding back and forth over his fingers in a calming manner. He couldn’t stop the thought of how he never had such experience the first time around. The memory of the cheap clinic that he had to visit the previous time and the almost disinterested look over the doctor’s face there were in a striking contrast with how the things were done now.

Kim Jisoo was Kim Seokjin’s relative and her name was famous in her field of work. Her hands were clean and she was even using gloves while she was holding the wand. “Now,” the female omega smiled and clicked a button, “you can hear your pup’s heartbeats.”

Jimin’s hand trembled in the alpha’s hold but he felt how the alpha planted a soft kiss over the back of his fingers next. It was his way of telling him that Jimin wasn’t alone this time and that he was never going to be alone again. His eyes filled with tears, but they weren’t from sadness, not anymore.

When the check-up was done and they were free to go, Yoongi was holding a prescription in his hand. A prescription that he handed to Hoseok as soon as they left the place. Their car stopped in front of a pharmacy on their way back home and Jimin was able to rest his head over the alpha’s shoulder. Yoongi’s hand was resting over the omega’s thigh and was rubbing it from time to time. It was bringing a feeling of calmness to Jimin that he never felt before.

“How’re your shooting lessons going?” Yoongi asked when Hoseok came back and they drove off once again.

“Good,” the omega sighed, not moving his head from Yoongi’s shoulder. “Taehyungie is a good teacher.”

Yoongi had insisted that Jimin should take shooting lessons in the moment the two became mates. He wanted Jimin to be able to protect himself if the need arises and he wasn’t there. The omega wasn’t a fool. He knew almost everything about Yoongi’s shady business, even if the alpha preferred not to talk that much. He could see the blood stains over his mate’s shirts and he even questioned himself once, if he was really able to be with someone like Yoongi. But the answer to that question was quite simple for him. Min Yoongi might be a name to be feared outside of the mansion, but to Jimin… that name meant the only person, the only alpha that made him feel safe and protected.

Min Yoongi was also a loving father of his pup and someone who really cared about his family. Jimin still didn’t know a lot about his mate’s past. But he wasn’t willing to question him either. If the alpha felt the need to share with him, then he would. The omega preferred to be focused over his present. And the present was that Yoongi was his mate and the father of his future pup. Jimin really hoped that everything was going to work better for the both of them this time.

+++

Jungkook was standing in front of the big window in one of the office buildings that Yoongi owned by the harbor. It was actually one of the casinos, who were under Yoongi’s name, but actually ruled by Jungkook. His boss left the office few hours ago and Jungkook had to deal with all the mess around disposing what was left from Choi Miho’s body. But it was okay. It wasn’t like the alpha hadn’t dealt with even more gruesome manner.

He couldn’t stop the thought of how his life went ever since he had met Min Yoongi. Maybe his brother would still be alive. Maybe… maybe their present would be different… but he couldn’t have known back then. He was still too young and naïve to accept a job, knowing full well the risk that he was setting upon himself. But he couldn’t feel any regret now. Maybe it was how everything had to happen in his life.

His phone buzzed and he checked the upcoming message. It was from Taehyung. The beta was sending him a picture of their pup, who had recently learned how to crawl. Now it was a picture of Hana, who was holding the edge of the coffee table in the mansion’s bigger living room. Jungkook grinned and saved the picture right away. Yeah, he wasn’t sorry at all… If he hadn’t chosen that life back then, it wouldn’t have led him to his future… what? Jungkook frowned. Why hadn’t he asked Taehyung to become his mate yet? What was he waiting for? Before he knew it, there was another picture update sent to him. This time it was Hana grinning wide in front of Taehyung’s camera and a message from the beta, asking him when he was going to be home.

Jungkook was fast to respond, while checking his watch at first. Yeah, he could get back home earlier today. The alpha sighed and reached out for his jacket, frowning at the blood stains left there. Taehyung wasn’t going to like it.

+++

Yoongi was standing in front of the library window, watching how Jungkook’s car slowed down and then stopped in front of the main entrance for the house. He stubbed his cigarette into the ashtray and looked at his expensive watch. The alpha was early today and he wondered why. But when he noticed how Taehyung rushed out to meet the younger with their daughter in his arms, Yoongi wondered if the beta hadn’t something to with that.

“Hyung?” Namjoon called him from the back and Yoongi turned around. “Do you still want to continue with this?” The alpha nodded at the papers in his hands. “If you’re busy, we can do it some other time.”

“The elections are near, Joon-ah,” Yoongi rubbed his neck tiredly. “I don’t want to leave anything unsupervised,” the elder sat behind his desk with a sigh. “How are your numbers?”

“Good,” his friend nodded. “We’re winning big in few areas already.”

“Good,” Yoongi rested back on his chair. “I want you to personally monitor your numbers. If you notice even a tiny slip, we have to be ready to get to our people. You have to enter the Parliament in any cause, because… I have a lot more to lose now… a lot more than before.”

“How’s Jimin-ah?” His friend smiled warmly.

“Good,” the elder alpha couldn’t suppress a smile. A smile, that was saved only for his closest people. “He took his vitamins for today and now he is resting before dinner.”

“I hope that everything goes good for him now,” the younger shrugged. “Jungkookie called me that he’s done the cleaning by the harbor, so that means Jimin-ssi has nothing bad left in the past now.”

Yoongi’s face went ice cold. “Oh he has,” the elder pushed a picture towards Namjoon and the other alpha took it. “Park Hajoon, his brother. The one who stood there and did nothing to protect him from his friend. Also the one, who convinced his family to throw Jimin out on the streets, while he was pregnant with that bastard’s kid… and dealing with the fact that he’s been raped!”

“Are you planning to kill him as well?” Namjoon said this with no emotion over his face. “Or… you’re going to let him live?”

“I haven’t decided yet,” Yoongi shrugged, pushing the tip of his tongue to his cheek. “But I really don’t like people, who hurt my mate just running around free… and happy.”

“Should we put a tail on him then?” Namjoon tilted his head.

“Good idea,” Yoongi smirked coldly. If Namjoon didn’t know his boss and friend well, he would think that the alpha looked happy. But he was with that alpha for long enough to know that this smirk could only mean bad things for the person deemed guilty in his head. “Call your men and make it happen, Joon-ah.”

“Got it boss,” the alpha nodded. “Now, about the numbers? I think we can really improve if we start to meet more people…”

The two continued their discussion up until it was time for dinner and Seokjin arrived at the mansion. Namjoon and his mate were invited for the evening. Yoongi thought that it was going to be good idea to meet his friends and spend more time with them when they were all available. He also managed to sneak in some time with his son. The pup was in the kindergarten the whole day today. Jimin thought that taking some extra classes would improve his mental development and Daejung looked thrilled by the idea of spending more time with his friends there.

The school he was in was offering taekwondo classes for youngers and Daejung had just started taking lessons. The pup was tired but happy every day he was back from school. Yoongi couldn’t stop the thought of how that was almost all Jimin’s doing. He still tended to his pup as if it was his own. The omega was still insisted to take care of the pup wherever he could. He wasn’t doing it out of duty, not anymore. Yoongi had even began to wonder if Jimin had taken his cares for Dae as a job at all.

“It’s bathroom time,” Jimin walked into the playroom and Yoongi was able to hear his son’s whining. “Min Daejung!” Jimin scoffed placing his hands onto his hips. “Do you want to be grounded?”

“But Mimi…” the pup pouted. It was cute, but Yoongi knew that Jimin wasn’t having any of it.

“Excuse me, what?” The omega tilted his head to the side. “What were you saying?”

“Fine,” the pup basically dragged his feet to the door.

“Kiss your appa goodnight first,” Jimin said sternly, but couldn’t help a smile when the pup rushed to plant a kiss over the alpha’s cheek and wished him goodnight. “Come now,” the omega ushered him to the bathroom next. “I’ll be with you in twenty minutes,” he threw a look over his shoulder to announce that to the alpha.

“We’ll be waiting,” Yoongi nodded and watched after his son and his mate until they left the room. Then he got up from the floor and headed for the dinning room. The others were already there.

Jungkook and Taehyung had apparently put Hana to sleep already. The baby monitor was right in front of the beta. Namjoon and Seokjin were drinking their first drinks for the night, while talking to Hoseok about something work related. All the eyes focused over Yoongi as soon as he entered the room. He simply nodded and went to fix himself some drink. Usually he would do the same for his mate, but Jimin was firm on his not drinking while pregnant policy. Yoongi supported him fully.

Jimin walked in exactly twenty minutes later, wearing a tired expression over his face. Maybe Yoongi had to hire some extra help for him. The omega was feeling especially tired these days. It was normal for his condition, but that didn’t sit well with the alpha. If he could do something to ease Jimin’s life, then he should probably do it.

“I understand that your shooting lessons are going well,” Yoongi started the conversation with Taehyung as soon as Jimin took his place right on the left of him.

“He’s a fast learner,” the beta nodded with a smile.

“And that is coming from one of the best in the field is actually a compliment,” Seokjin chuckled.

“Excuse me?” Jungkook rose up his voice.

Seokjin gave him once over and then shrugged. “You’re excused.”

Jungkook gave the beta a major eyeroll, but Seokjin was too busy slicing his stake. “And you’re not going to say anything about it?” The question was asked to Yoongi, but the alpha shrugged with a teasing smile over his lips.

“You might be good in close combat, but… Taehyung is really better than you when it comes to using the gun,” Yoongi simply shrugged.

“I’ll book more training then!” The younger scoffed.

“Don’t worry bun,” Taehyung rubbed his back calmingly. “Ask for help if you need, ok?”

Everybody laughed around the table and the dinner moved on in a lighter mood. It also ended in such way and Yoongi was more than happy to end the night like this. He fell asleep with his arms wrapped around his mate. Too bad that the morning came with new problems to deal… and one of them was wearing Park Hajoon’s name. Yoongi had to deal with that alpha sooner than he thought.  

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Taehyung liked it nice and slow… and deep. Jungkook knew how his lover’s body worked already. He knew what the beta liked during sex, but this one was different. Every lovemaking after the birth of their pup felt different for the alpha. He found himself wanting to be more careful with Taehyung. He wanted to give him all the pleasure in the world, but yet… he didn’t want to harm him. Even if it had been nine months since the beta had given birth.

The alpha knew that his rut was near and he wanted to ask Taehyung something very important, but instead of that, now he found himself buried deep into his lover in the very early hours of the morning. He had woken up with a need and started prepping the beta’s body in the way he knew Taehyung liked it. It felt so deliciously nice when Jungkook knew that Taehyung was always ready for him. He would never use an excuse to back away.

Even if he had been woken up by Jungkook basically eating his ass this morning. The beta almost came then and there, but the alpha didn’t want that of him. He wanted Taehyung to fell apart while his knot was deep inside of his lover. Now the beta was pressed down on the mattresses, laying on his stomach and moaning with pleasure while Jungkook kept thrusting into his body and nosing his neck, wanting nothing else but to sink his teeth deep into beta’s scent gland and mark  him as his.

“Fuck, bun!” Taehyung was arching his body beneath him and was driving him crazy. “I’m close! I’m close bun… fuck…”

“Yeah?” Jungkook panted in his ear and licked his scent gland. “Cum for me then baby… cum for your alpha…”

The alpha’s knot locked them in the moment when Taehyung screamed his pleasure in the quiet morning and Jungkook followed him soon after. He could still feel the slight twitching in his lover’s body beneath him. His lips were still latched onto the beta’s scent gland.

“Hmm…” Taehyung hummed a lot later, when they were both trying to prolong their quiet morning together. “Is it me, or your rut smells close?”

“It’s getting closer, yeah…” Jungkook kept nosing the beta’s neck, while spooning him from behind. He simply couldn’t detach himself from the warm body in his arms.

“Do you maybe… want to ask me something?” Taehyung asked, while lazily tracing the alpha’s arm with his fingers. Jungkook stilled his movements with his nose over Taehyung’s scent gland. The beta chuckled quietly. “It’s okay bun, you can ask.”

“H-how did you know?” Jungkook didn’t even try to beat around the bushes.

“I can feel it in the way you started making love with me ever since our pup was born,” the beta hummed. “It’s not a simple fuck anymore… and besides, it’s not like I haven’t given a thought about it too. But… I can tell with you being an alpha, it’s far more intense, right?”

Jungkook nodded over Taehyung’s shoulder then. He didn’t find any reason to hide things from the elder, not anymore. The beta knew all of his secrets after all. He was the amma of his child and it simply didn’t feel fair for him to continue to try and hide things from him.

“Would you… mind then?” The alpha asked carefully.

“Would I mind if you want us to mate already?” Taehyung chuckled warmly and turned around to face the alpha. His hands cupped Jungkook’s face. “I was waiting for you to ask me since a long time ago. What took you so long?”

“I… I just wasn’t sure,” Jungkook admitted. “I didn’t know where we stood after… you know and… yeah.”

“Everything is okay now bun,” Taehyung pressed a soft kiss over the alpha’s lips and when he pulled back, Jungkook could read the answer to his question in the beta’s almond shaped eyes. “Ask me now.”

“Would you… like to be my mate, Tae?” Jungkook almost whispered. “Would you like having me forever?”

“I’d love that,” the beta grinned. “How about we do it with your rut, hm?”

“Yes,” the alpha wrapped his arms around his lover and pulled him flush to his body. A sigh of relief left out his lips. “I’d like that a lot… yes.”

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Yoongi got pulled out of his sleep by a phone call from one of his men in the police station. It was a surprise that call hadn’t woken up the sleeping omega right beside of him. Jimin usually had a very light sleep, but ever since he got pregnant, he felt the need to sleep more than before. It was probably because of the pup, Yoongi thought. He couldn’t have known, because the previous time he had a pregnant omega in his house, Daehyun was sleeping in another room. Yoongi didn’t know if the omega had a light or a deep sleep at all. He wasn’t present to the whole process, well the most of it.

“What do you mean Park Hajoon decided to lead that particular investigation?” Yoongi growled into the receiver. “Where is your fucking captain to stop him? You are fucking useless people!” The alpha hung up in a hurry and then dialed Namjoon’s number. “Get here as fast as you can!” He simply barked and closed the line even without expecting an answer.

The alpha was fast to put on his clothes and storm out of the bedroom. He didn’t want to disturb the sleeping omega. He was on his second coffee and the third cigarette when Namjoon walked into the library.

“I’m here boss,” the alpha said in a hurry. “What I have to do?”

“Park Hajoon decided it would be a good idea to snoop around your political campaign!” The elder growled, his eyes narrowed towards the documents in his hands. “The fucking prick thought it was a good idea to skip his captain even. I want Choi to stop him now, or I’m going to burn that son of a bitch even before the end of the day!”

“Hyung calm down, okay?” For an alpha, Namjoon was the most levelheaded person Yoongi had ever known. “I’ll get to the good captain now and tell him to act accordingly, but… are you sure that he’s going to listen to me, or… maybe it’s more appropriate for him to talk to Mr. Lee?”

“Mr. Lee is unavailable right now, I’m afraid,” Yoongi lit up another cigarette. “I’m trying to lay low for now, so I want you to get this job done, Namjoon-ah! Call Jungkook if the things go south, okay?”

“Call Jungkook about what?” The said alpha walked into the library in the same moment.

“Park Hajoon,” Namjoon threw a look at the young alpha, who walked to them and took the other free chair. “Hyung has some problems with him snooping around.”

“I can take care of that problem,” the younger simply shrugged.

“Not yet,” Yoongi narrowed his eyes. “It would be too easy for that fucker,” the alpha rubbed his forehead, feeling another headache incoming. “Call your guys, Namjoon and make it happen today, yeah?”

Namjoon got up from his place. “I’ll do it right now boss,” he said and bowed before he was able to leave the library.

“I have the feeling that you want to talk to me?” The elder looked at Jungkook, who was still occupying the chair opposite his desk.

“Yeah, I… I want to mate Taehyung and I wondered, if you’d allow that to happen during my next rut,” Jungkook’s eyes were focused over the alpha.

“Look at you kid,” the elder rested back on his chair with a half-smile dancing over his lips. “You’re all grown up now. I think your brother would’ve been so proud of you. You’re finally moving on with your life. I thought this would never happen.”

“Hyung,” Jungkook cleared his throat and looked away. “You know it hasn’t been easy for me, ever since…”

“I know kid, I know,” the elder sighed. “But you don’t need my permission to mate your beta. If Taehyung agrees then, I can’t see the reason you two can’t mate.”

“Thank you, hyung,” Jungkook said and finally a smile touched his lips when he got up to leave. “We’re going to do it the next week, during my rut then.”

“Okay Jungkook-ah, wherever you think it’s the best time for you,” the elder nodded and watched how the younger left the room. Then his eyes focused over the small picture over his desk. “You were wrong about him Dae,” the alpha stared at the picture of his late mate. He took the frame with a sigh. “He is a lot stronger than you thought and I’m sure he will move on. Maybe I should do the same now, yeah?” The alpha said with a sigh and opened a drawer of his desk, shoving Daehyun’s picture there and closing it carefully after that.

Then he slowly got up from his place and went to find his mate.

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Jimin was just coming back from his trip to Daejung’s school. The omega was still insisting to get him there and pick him up after that. He wasn’t doing it out of obligation though. He felt like it’s the right thing to do. His name and number were sighed as a contact to Dae’s relatives at that school. That hadn’t changed. Only this time, Jimin was his actual legal guardian. Yoongi had insisted, although it didn’t make any difference for the omega. He wouldn’t love the little pup any less.

He found Yoongi waiting for him outside the house and frowned when he noticed that the alpha was ready to leave somewhere. But it looked like Yoongi was only waiting for him. Hoseok was standing a step behind his friend. After all, Hoseok was still Yoongi’s right hand and the main bodyguard in his team. It was a role that the beta refused to give up, although Jimin was aware how many times Yoongi insisted that Hoseok was more of his friend than anything else.

“Hey,” Jimin greeted his mate as soon as he got out of the car. “You were waiting for me?”

“Mhm,” the alpha nodded and reached out his hand for Jimin to take. The omega never hesitated. “I want to show you something today, if you don’t mind.”

“Okay?” The omega stared at his mate with question in his eyes.

“I think… I think it’s time for you to learn more about my past, love…” the alpha sighed, as if debating if his decision was right. That pained the omega.

“You know that you don’t have to do it, Yoon,” Jimin squeezed his hand while the alpha was leading him to his own car. “I don’t need to know about your past if you’re not ready to tell me.”

“I know,” Yoongi picked up Jimin’s hand that he was holding and planted a kiss at the back of the omega’s fingers. “I want you to know everything, Jimin-ah… I really do.”

“Okay then,” the omega nodded with a heavy heart and got into the car that was waiting for them already. Hoseok was behind the wheel as always and Yoongi choose to get on the backseat with his mate.

It wasn’t something different. The alpha would always sit there wherever they were together, but this time, Yoongi never let go of his hand. It was as if the alpha needed some extra strength to move on with his plan. That was a first, Jimin thought but didn’t dare to throw a look at his mate. Yoongi was in a strange mood and the omega didn’t want to disturb him.

They stopped in front of a cemetery and something clenched the omega’s heart. He knew nothing about Yoongi’s parents. Only that he was originally from Daegu. His dialect could be noticed sometimes, especially when he felt relaxed enough and he was talking to Taehyung. The beta had grown up around the same region.

The alpha got out second after Hoseok… and the other bodyguards, who apparently arrived with another car. They formed a tight circle around Yoongi and Jimin when the both got out of the car. It was something that Jimin should’ve gotten used to already, but it was strange how he had picked up the habit to always look around himself when he was out in the open. It wasn’t like there was some kind of an imminent danger every time they were out in the open, but it was something that Jimin had learn to live with, ever since he had accepted that nanny job with the alpha.

“Come,” Yoongi took his hand once more. “I’ll take you to see my parents now,” he said and they both started walking down the park. Jimin’s heart was beating fast. He felt like he was about to learn something that wasn’t going to sit well with him. But at the same time he knew that no matter what the past Yoongi wanted him to meet with, Jimin’s place was going to remain beside the alpha.

At least… that was he was hoping for.

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It was ugly, but Yoongi needed this to set himself free from the past. He wanted Jimin to know who he was and from where he was coming from. The alpha’s eyes focused over his mate when they sat on a small bench, close to his parents’ graves. It was quiet that day, so quiet and eerie, but Yoongi also felt strange calmness when he started to narrate his past to the only person in this world, who was going to be beside of him for the rest of his life. The only omega, who was going to love him unconditionally.

“I was 16 when I killed a guy for the first time,” the alpha began.

By this time, his father Min Yejun was already a big name in the underground world. Yoongi had already lost his mother. The omega had died while giving birth to him. His father had to raise him alone, but he refused to even look at him. Yoongi had heard the whispering in the mansion by then that Yejun felt too angry when his eyes would lay over his son. He knew that, he could feel it. One of his nannies told him that the old alpha had basically lost his mind when they told him that he had lost his mate – omega Min Balam.

By the look of it, Balam had played a pivotal role in Yejun’s life. She was the only one to keep him away from going down the path of madness. The omega got married to him, even if she knew who the alpha was. She married him, because she was madly in love with him. Nobody knew if Yejun felt the same, but he cared a lot about her. She was always with him when he had to travel somewhere. She was always there, one step behind her mate.

But everything had crumbled in the moment she had lost her life. Min Yejun had turned into the vicious and mad man that Yoongi knew. The alpha wouldn’t even blink if he had to take a life. He wouldn’t rely on his minions when the job had to be done. His hands were all dirty with the blood of both innocent and guilty men, meeting their destiny in one way or another. He was known as the Ice Min. The man with no heart. The roaring tiger of Daegu, the place where Yoongi had grown up and left when he was barely 15 years old.

His father had bigger dreams than to simply staying there and ruling the underground world. No, he wanted to come and take over Seoul. A place, where the fearsome Lees and Kims wee ruling for a century already. The place, where Yoongi learned the hard way, that nothing in this life would come without a price. Not even his father’s love. Something, that he had craved to have his whole life, but never actually had it. A dream, that Min Yejun decided to cut short when he started training Yoongi to be his heir.

He wanted the alpha to be bigger and better than him, but nobody loved the reflection in the mirror. Yejun was vicious in his training. He was ruthless when he used to take his son with him wherever a deal had to be done, or he had to dirty his hands once more. Yoongi’s first victim was a dealer from the Lee’s clan. The man was wearing a bag over his head and was tied to a chair. Yejun asked his son to kill him. Yoongi had never taken a life before that, but he had to do it.

He had to do it, or his own father was about to put a bulled through his head. He still remembered the feeling of the muzzle of the gun touching his temple. The sound of his father’s laughter when his hands trembled before he was able to pull the trigger. The young alpha fell on his knees after he fired that shot. He couldn’t stop the bile rising in his throat. But after that… it kind of gotten better.

“You have to leave no trace,” Yejun had told him on his seventeenth birthday. He had taken Yoongi to the docks in the middle of his birthday. They had to deal with a local drug lord. Yoongi was the one to kill him, but this time the man didn’t have a bag over his face.

Yoongi watched how two of his father’s men poured gasoline over the dead body. Then the alpha offered him his lighter. “What is this?” Yoongi frowned, taking the lighter from his father’s hand. “You want me to--”

“I want you to let go of the traces,” Yejun smirked. “Burn him down, so only the ashes will leave from that scum.”

And so… Yoongi did whatever his father told him to do, watching with strange satisfaction how the flames licked the other man’s dead body. “Burn,” he had uttered under his nose and couldn’t look away.

It was by that time when Yoongi forgot about his dreams of earning his father’s love. That man had no heart left in him. His eyes were ice cold and there was no other emotion, rather than pure anger hidden there. He didn’t like his own son. He hated him, but still… Yoongi could feel Yejun’s satisfaction every time that Yoongi had to take a life.

Yoongi didn’t know how his father felt later that same year when he had presented as an alpha. People around him already suspected that, giving the fact that Yoongi was growing broader and stronger. It was then when he had met Jian. A young beta from Gwangju, who dared to be his first rut partner and had also was hired by the Lees to get under Yoongi’s skin and infiltrate in his family.

The young alpha had met her at one party and the two hit it off right away. She had spent two ruts with him, when she came clean in front of the alpha about the nature of their meeting. Jia was found dead on the very next day and her body was disposed right in front of Yoongi’s door by no one else than his father.

“You should be careful who you fuck, Yoongi!” Yejun had dropped what as left from Jia’s body outside of the alpha’s then apartment. “Don’t you feel thankful that your father found out that instead of you, hm?” The younger simply glared at the man, who was standing in front of him. Yejun snarled. “Say thank you, you ungrateful brat!”

“Thank you, father!” Yoongi didn’t know how he had found the strength in him back then and how he managed to contain his anger, but he somehow did.

“Good boy,” the elder had slapped his cheek and left his place, leaving Jia’s body at Yoongi’s mercy. The alpha had arranged her funeral and everything, of course with nobody knowing his name.

It was in university where he had met Namjoon and Seokjin. He was sharing business classes with the alpha, while he had met the beta in one of the frat parties, organized by some of Yoongi’s so-called friends. It was the same party where Namjoon and Seokjin hooked up for the first time. Namjoon was one of the local Kims and his father would never approve of his friendship with the alpha.

But Namjoon didn’t have any ideas of continuing with his father’s dirty deals though. Kim’s empire was already falling apart under the Min’s attempts for power. Namjoon was the first one to pelage allegiance after his father managed to escape somehow and the half of his family got killed in a blood bath, after which Yoongi had taken the power from his father’s hands. But that happened further down the storyline.

The three of them met Hoseok, while he was trying to survive on the streets. He was a dealer, Lee’s dealer to be exact. Yejun asked Yoongi to kill the beta, but the younger alpha felt the need to protect that guy and simply lied to his father, telling him that the job was done. In reality, he had threatened to kill Hoseok and his family, if the beta was stupid enough not to switch sides.

But Hoseok already was under the threat of Lee Sehun, the head of the Lee family. He didn’t want to risk his life on the streets and was forced to do that. He couldn’t care less if something happened to him though, but he told Yoongi that the only reason for him to be out there, was to protect his little sister from Sehun’s dirty hands. The girl was barely 16 and if Hoseok had refused to work for Sehun, the alpha would send her to one of his brothels. It didn’t matter that Lee Sehun was also Hoseok’s uncle. That he had promised to the beta’s father to take care of his kids after his death. Hoseok hated the man.

Yoongi sent his men to basically kidnap Jung Aera and for that, Hoseok decided to dedicate his life to protect Yoongi’s one in any cost. The two became best friends soon after that. Jung Aera was currently living in the US and living her life away from the criminal world in Seoul. It was Hoseok’s wish and Yoongi was happy to fulfill it. Once Yejun found out about Yoongi’s doing and how his son had basically sneaked behind his back, he was pissed.

“You lied to me, Yoongi?” The alpha snapped and glared at his son, kneeling on the ground in front of him. He was pushed down by two of his father’s men. The younger spat out the blood gathered in his mouth and smirked to his father.

“You taught me well, father,” the younger met his father’s eyes. Strange flames danced in his own ones. “You taught me how to use everything and everyone for my own personal gain.”

“You think you are so clever, hm boy?” Yejun pulled his gun out of his pocket and charged it, pointing it right at Yoongi’s head. “You do know what the punishment for betrayal is right?” A cold smile appeared on his scared face. “No body can cross me, not even my own son!”

“You think so?” Yoongi chuckled and it was helped to his feet by one of the masked men, standing at his both sides.

“What the fuck is this?” Yejun growled.

“Your last meal father,” the younger snickered and took the gun shoved in his hands by the other masked man. Then he pointed it to his father and fired the shot. Yejun was dead even before his body was able to hit the ground. “Goodbye!” Yoongi spat the words and once his hands were free, he simply turned his back to the man, who had never felt love for him in his entire life. Never acted as his father, but his boss. “Don’t burn the body,” he turned to the man, who was pulling his black mask off of his face. “Do you understand Hoseok-ah?”

“Yes boss,” the beta nodded.

“We’ll blame the Lees for this boss,” Namjoon removed his mask as well and showed his face. “The old hag will be dead before the night falls.”

Yoongi smirked then. “Do it, but… make sure that his death stays hidden.”

“You have something in mind, boss?” Hoseok asked him with curiosity.

“I have,” the young alpha grinned, but there was nothing joyful in his smile. His eyes were filled with ice just like his father’s. “It’s going to be an interesting game to play. A game with rules thought of me…”

After Yoongi finished with his tale, he felt hos Jimin squeezed his hand tightly and looked to his mate. He thought that Jimin’s attitude would change when the omega would finally learn the truth about him. But Yoongi didn’t read fear, hatred, anger, or pity in Jimin’s eyes. Nothing had changed there and Jimin only cupped his face softly.  

“You might not have known how love feels like as a kid, but I promise you,” the omega pressed his forehead to his mate’s one. “I will show you that such thing exists, Yoon. I’ll make sure to show you every day that you can be loved… although I’ve never faced that feeling myself. I only found it when I became Dae’s nanny. It’s never too late to learn, Yoon… never,” then he pressed his lips to the alpha’s ones. When he pulled back though, there was something strange on his face. “Wait! If you killed the head of the Lees… who’s in charge there?”

Yoongi only smirked.

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The first thing Jimin saw on the next morning was his brother’s car parking outside of the mansion. The omega frowned, thinking about how he hadn’t seen Hajoon ever since that awkward conversation that the two had few years ago. His eyes narrowed, while he was watching how the policeman was tucking his gun behind his back and looking around the place. Jimin didn’t like the thought of Hajoon entering his new home, because this is what this house was for Jimin – his new home.

The omega frowned but decided that he had to move on with his everyday life. Little Dae has to go to the kindergarten that day. He also had soccer classes and Jimin had to prepare his uniform for it. Hoseok was waiting for him outside the bedroom and nodded once their eyes met.

“What is going on here?” The omega asked on their way Dae’s room. “Why is my brother here?”

“The boss said that he’s leading some sort of investigation,” the beta answered, although lowering his voice. “We never expected it for him to appear in our soil.”

Jimin narrowed his eyes and stopped in front of the pup’s room. “I thought he had the captain in his hands?”

Hoseok nodded. “He does and this is why we were so surprised when Park Hajoon appeared here this morning. When do you need the car ready, Jimin-ah?” The bodyguard asked then. “The pup is going to have his breakfast here, or at school?”

“It’s Wednesday,” Jimin tapped his chin. “They have morning breakfast at school.”

“So… 15 min then?” The beta smiled.

“Yes,” the omega nodded, returning the smile, and entering the pup’s room.

He helped Dae to get up, brush his teeth and wash his face. Then he made sure that he was well dressed for school and his backpack was ready with the soccer uniform after that. Jimin didn’t even think before leading the little pup towards the library. He knew that Yoongi would want to say goodbye to his son before school. So, the omega knocked few times and then entered.

“Yoon,” he looked at his mate, sitting behind the desk and completely ignored his brother, who was sitting opposite him. “We are ready for school. Dae wanted to wish you goodbye.”

“Goodbye appa!” The little pup ran to his alpha father and hugged him tightly. “Gonna play soccer today.”

“You will?” Yoongi looked over his son’s head and Jimin nodded. “Do we have to be there?”

“No,” Jimin shook his head. “They have only practice. We have to be there the next week though. The game is next Thursday.”

“Ok then,” the alpha kissed his son’s forehead and put him back onto the floor. “Go to Mimi now and make sure to be good at school, yeah?”

“Ok… bye appa!” The pup waved his hand and walked out, followed by Jimin. The omega threw a brief look over his shoulder towards his mate. There was something strange in his eyes, but Jimin made a mental point to find out what was going on as soon as he was back home that day.

“I won’t be long,” he said to the alpha.

“Ok,” Yoongi only nodded curtly. “I’ll be here.”

Hajoon was still there when Jimin came back. But this time, Seokjin and Namjoon were there also. Jungkook was nowhere to be seen, while Taehyung was playing with his pup in the gardens. Jimin frowned when he looked around the quiet house and decided to go to the library. He wanted to know what was going on and why was his brother still there. There must be something pretty serious if Hajoon was still there.

“I will put you behind bars, Min!” Jimin heard Hajoon’s loud voice, coming from inside of the library. “You killed a policeman!”

“What are you talking about Park?” Yoongi’s voice was ice cold, just like always. “You have to have something against me to throw shit at me. I haven’t seen a thing in your hands so far and you’re just wasting my time!”

“I have--”

“Nothing!” The alpha growled from the inside and Jimin shivered. “You have nothing!”

“Miho was my friend!” Hajoon snapped and Jimin felt how the old fear started to cripple over his back. That name was still haunting him in his nightmares. “You killed him!”

“Do you have any proof?” The elder asked lazily.

“Careful Park,” Jimin heard Namjoon’s voice. “You don’t want to be sued for empty threats, right?”

“I’ll find the fucking proof!” Hajoon snapped. “He was last seen by the docks and--”

“I wonder what was he doing by the docks,” Namjoon interrupted him. “You said that he was a noble policeman…”

“He was--”

Jimin pushed the door open. “A rapist!” The omega hissed with his entering there. “He was the one who took my virginity! Pushing me to the ground, holding me there and laughing when I pleaded him to let me go!” Jimin’s hands were clenched in fists. “Noble? Noble! He might be anything else but normal.”

“Get out of here!” Hajoon turned around with a threatening rumble in his throat. “This is not something that concerns you, omega!”

“Be very careful of how you’re talking to my mate, Park!” Yoongi’s voice was low, but Jimin could see how his eyes were slowly becoming amber. “You’re in my house now! You’re talking to my mate! You should respect him!”

“An omega?” Hajoon rolled his eyes. “And you believe every word that comes out of his mouth?”

“You fucking stop now, or you won’t go out of that house in one piece!” The elder alpha snapped.

“I’ll file complaint,” Hajoon pushed his chair backwards and got up abruptly. “I’ll make sure you’ll pay for Miho’s death!”

“Let’s see how this is going to happen, hm?” Namjoon answered calmly and watched how Hajoon stormed out of the library.

Jimin unclenched his fists slowly and his eyes found Yoongi next. The alpha looked angry. His eyes were still narrowed when he looked at Namjoon. “Tell me why I should I stop myself for making him food for the fish?”

“Calm down hyung,” Namjoon answered calmly. “Let me call the good captain first and see how Hajoon managed to sneak out from his watchful eye. I’ll call Kookie next and discuss the problem with him. I thought he disposed his body.”

“He did,” Yoongi rounded the desk and walked towards Jimin. “How are you feeling, Jimin-ah?”

“Angry,” the omega admitted. “And… scared a bit. Is it true though? The thing that my brother said?” Jimin looked at his mate with hope in his eyes. “Did you…?”

Yoongi simply nodded. “I took care of him, don’t worry Jimin-ah,” the alpha wrapped his arms around him and Jimin used the moment to hide his face in the crook of the alpha’s neck, inhaling his musky scent. His eyes closed for a moment. “I’ll keep you safe! I promise!”

+++

When Namjoon called him later that day, Jungkook was in a middle of a deal downtown. He frowned when the elder alpha told him about Park Hajoon’s morning visit. Jungkook cursed under his nose and went to check what was going on and how somebody managed to find the body that he had personally disposed in the sea. He checked the cameras as soon as he was back to his office in one of his casinos by the docks.

Watched how the men were carefully wrapping the body remains in black nylon bags and throwed them into the sea. Everything looked good, until the moment when Jungkook noticed a strange boat that was taking off from the same dock. That same boat returned with the same nylon bags and the alpha narrowed his eyes, trying to find out who it was. He couldn’t recognize the men at first, because they were all wearing masks.

“Did you find anything?” He heard Hoseok’s voice and looked up to see the beta entering his office. “Yoongi-hyung send me in case you need some help.”

“See what I’ve found,” the alpha waved at his friend to come closer. “Do you recognize them?” He pointed out at the two guys who were taking out the body bag outside of the boat and were dragging it away.

“Hm,” Hoseok rubbed his chin. “They do look familiar to me. Maybe they are working here?”

“If they are… this is going to be their last job ever,” Jungkook growled. “Keep your eyes open tonight, ok? I know it’s not your turn to watch over the place, but…”

“It’s okay,” the beta waved his hand. “You have to go back home. I’ll call if I see these two scums.”

“Make it happen!” Jungkook pushed his chair back and got up from his place. “And really call if you need my help with them, ok?”

“Noted,” Hoseok took Jungkook’s place behind the desk and kept watching over the cameras, while Jungkook was getting ready to leave. “By the way, make sure that you don’t have a tail. I think they put one after me ever since this morning.”

“Oh?” Jungkook frowned. “But… I’m not planning to go anywhere else, rather than back home, hyung.”

“I know,” the beta looked at him over the monitors. “I’m telling you just in case, Jungkook-ah…”

“Ok, hyung!” The alpha nodded curtly and left the place.

He noticed the car that was following him since the very beginning. Jungkook smirked while driving his motorbike. Why were they hiring only amateurs in the police these days? It wasn’t like that when he had joined the forces back then…

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Jeon Jungkook joined the police special forces when he was barely 18 years old. He had just graduated from his school back in Busan. His scores higher than most of his peers. His results in athletics – superb. Joining the Police Academy wasn’t his first choice for academic future, but it was his brother who had played a huge role in the whole affair.

Jeon Daehyun had created a name for himself. And not only that. He was a special agent and chosen for mission, which most of the other agents decided to evade. But he was always chosen not only because of his special qualities, but because he was an orphan, having to raise his younger brother alone. Even if he was an omega. Something, that was frowned upon from the all-alpha society. But Daehyun had succeeded in raising Jungkook to the man he had turned out to be. He was the example that Jungkook chose to follow and when his brother told him that he was going to be a huge asset for the police special forces, Jungkook didn’t ask twice. He had simply trusted his brother blindly.

The young alpha didn’t know back then, but Daehyun was already on a mission. It was a special kind of mission to basically infiltrate and expose Min Yoongi’s dirty business to the world. Jungkook didn’t know how big it was, until he had joined that very same mission, only because it was necessary for him to be there.

“I wish there was another way,” Daehyun had told him that first evening when he drove them to Min Yoongi’s house. “I wish I could spare you from this, Kook-ah. You are too young to be a part of something so huge!”

“I’m ready hyung,” Jungkook had assured his brother. He was so naïve to believe that he was ready back then. To foolishly dive right into the lion’s den. Well… the dragon’s den actually.

When he met Min Yoongi for the first time, Jungkook couldn’t stop the wave of admiration that showed up in his eyes. The elder alpha looked nothing like he had imagined him to be. He was holding his head high and his chin up. He was average height, but his presence was commanding. It was someone, Jungkook would usually wanted to look up to. He never had an alpha example in his life. Yoongi looked closer to that ideal for him. But he tried to suppress his feelings, because Yoongi was supposed to be their enemy. The one, that he and his brother should expose to the world.

Jungkook didn’t meet Yoongi for a long time after that. His brother asked of their superiors to send him to Daegu’s training camp. It was where he had met Taehyung and they had started their affair. Of course, the pretense was that Jungkook was studding in the local university, when in fact he was training in the special forces camp out there.

Everything was going just fine, until he was called back to Seoul. When that happened, Daehyun was wearing Yoongi’s mating bite. When Jungkook asked him what had happened, his brother had simply smiled.

“It wasn’t something that was made outside my wish,” Daehyun had assured him that evening. “Yoongi didn’t force me into anything. It just happened,” he had looked into Jungkook’s eyes seriously then. “I want you to keep doing what you’re doing, ok? Nothing has to change.”

But it had changed and Jungkook could see that with his own eyes. It wasn’t like Daehyun and Yoongi shared some special connection all of a sudden. They weren’t acting as mates, but more like people who share a secret unknown for the others. Yoongi was always holding his brother’s hand in public. He would always take care of Daehyun needs and one evening, Jungkook heard how his brother was crying outside of the house.

At first, he thought that Yoongi had something to do with it. What else he would think when they were in the land of the enemy? But it wasn’t at all what he thought at first.

“Hyung?” He found Dae sitting alone on a small bench outside. The omega was rubbing his eyes furiously, but his quiet sobs could still be heard in the house. “Hyung? What is going on? What did he do to you?”

“Who? Yoongi?” Daehyun had laughed bitterly. “Nothing,” he reached out and pulled Jungkook to sit beside of him on the bench. Jungkook held his hand tightly. “But do me a favor, Kookie?” The alpha nodded slowly. “Do not trust them!”

“Who?” Jungkook frowned. “Who should I not trust them, hyung?”

Daehyun looked around himself. “The people who sent us here,” he mumbled quietly. “Whatever they tell you… just… think twice ok?”

“But hyung--”

“Promise me!” The omega insisted and Jungkook had reluctantly accepted.

A week after that, he found out that Daehyun was pregnant. Nothing else changed around them, except the warning that was staying in the back of his head. Now, he would second guess everything that his superiors would order him to do. He would always make a second copy of a document that he had to send. That and… Yoongi insisted that he should learn self-defense. Of course, the alpha shouldn’t have to know that Jungkook had studied that the first year at the academy.

Most of the days, Yoongi would be there to watch over his work. Then the mob boss insisted that Jungkook should know how to hold and fire a gun. A bit later and closer to the time when Dae had to give birth, Jungkook’s training had deemed finished. Everything seemed to calm down when the car crash happened. Jungkook wasn’t there. Wasn’t present, but he found out that Yoongi was. At first, he thought that Yoongi was the target. And then he had received a call from his superiors.

“Lee Sehun did everything,” his captain told him, “focus on that and do your job! Min Yoongi is in close relations with that person. Find something more!”

It was the last time Jungkook spoke to someone even remotely close to his superiors. He was filled in anger and cut all the ties with his past. Why would somebody ask? Simple, all these years he had spent around Yoongi and his closest people, he had never even once heard them mentioning the name Lee Sehun. Whatever was going on in the police forces was something that was way bigger than him and they were only going to use him, just as they had used his own brother.

But one thing Jungkook remembered though – it was the name Lee Sehun. He was going to finish his revenge soon, wherever the time was right and nothing was going to stop him from doing it. When his eyes stopped over his mate, sleeping peacefully over their bed and then their daughter, sleeping in her crib, Jungkook tried to stop the feeling of guilt that was raising in him. What he was planning was dangerous. It was possible for him to lose his life even, but he couldn’t stop now. Even if it meant that he had to leave two of the people he loved the most in the world behind.

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Jimin woke up with a scream that night. It wasn’t something that happened for the first time and Yoongi could only tie it with the moment when he had met his brother again. There was something in Park Hajoon that had unlocked every bad memory in his omega’s mind. If Yoongi had the power, he would do everything to erase everything bad that had happened to Jimin prior the moment that they had met each other.

“Everything’s okay now,” he was holding his mate tight in his arms. Every sob was like a dagger plunged into the alpha’s skin. He tried to stay strong though and not letting his anger cloud his thoughts. “Everything is okay now, Jimin-ah, I’m here. You’re alpha is here and you are safe, baby… you are safe.”

The omega hiccupped few more times, snuggled in his strong arms. Yoongi could feel his mate’s nose rubbing around his scent gland. His eyes closed and he let Jimin to scent him as much as his heart desired. Soon, he was able to feel how the omega relaxed again in his arms and fell asleep. Yoongi sighed tiredly, but his eyes remained open.

Sleep was a waste of time anyhow. The morning was near and he had a lot to think about. He had to make sure that Park Hajoon and his dogs were far away from his deals. Hoseok had called him the night before with the news that he had spotted few of Hajoon’s men snooping around the dogs. Few of them even tried to enter one of the casinos out there.

Jungkook told him that he had spotted a tail behind himself. He couldn’t do anything stupid right now and as for Namjoon, he had spoken with the good captain at the Police. But Choi claimed that he didn’t know a thing about Hajoon’s investigation. It was weird, because Hajoon was a rank lower than Choi. Yoongi frowned, trying to think of a possible way how to deal with it. Maybe he had to bring the good old Lee Sehun to life once more? Or simply call captain Choi to his office with his real self?

He had to discuss it with Namjoon first, because he didn’t want to do anything that would threaten the alpha’s political campaign. They both had decided to do it, just because they needed someone with influence in that area as well. Kim was a respected name, especially after the old hag had to retire from his dirty business when his empire basically crashed. Namjoon had refused to have anything to do with it, opting to follow Yoongi instead. But now Yoongi needed his friend to go back there, on the public field and under the watchful eye of the society. The elder knew that Namjoon had only accepted, because Yoongi had somehow managed to convince him that he was the one for the job. They needed him there and Namjoon had to do it.

Jimin sighed in his sleep and alpha looked down at his face. The omega looked so peaceful while he was asleep. His features were so… angelic. Yoongi kept wondering how someone would even dare do something bad to a person looking like this. But someone did dare to do it… and he had paid for his mistake. The alpha’s jaw hardened. If Hajoon even dared to come near Jimin once more, it would’ve been the last thing that he had to do. Yoongi would personally take care of his demise, even if he was Jimin’s brother.

A brother, who didn’t seem to care enough for Jimin’s wellbeing. Someone, who was a part of a family that should’ve protected their own, but instead they had simply kicked him out on the street after failing to protect him.

“Don’t worry angel,” Yoongi mumbled quietly, afraid not to wake up the sleeping omega. “I’ll make sure that nothing bad would come to your way from now on, yeah?” He kissed Jimin’s forehead after that. The omega shivered in his arms but didn’t wake up.

The week rolled fast and before they know it, it was time for Daejung’s game. The alpha had promised to attend and the school knew that few days ahead. Yoongi was a famous name after all and they made sure that he would have appropriate seats there. Jimin joined him as his mate. Jungkook was also there, because he was the pup’s uncle and their connection had grown a lot the last few months. Namjoon couldn’t attend and Seokjin was busy at the hospital. Hoseok was covering for Jungkook at the docs.

The game ended with Dae scoring the winning goal. The pup was so happy and ran to them, as soon as they let him out of the school building. Everything happened too fast. The shooting started out of nowhere and the next thing Yoongi knew was how Jungkook rushed towards Daejung and covered him with his body. Yoongi did the same with Jimin, while the omega looked around in shock. He felt the sharp, piercing pain in his right shoulder, but he refused to leave his place as a human shield for his mate.

“Cars now!” One of the bodyguards screamed in the middle of the whole chaos. Yoongi could barely stand on his feet, but he pushed Jimin into that direction as soon as he was sure that there were no more bullets flying around them.

“Yoongi! No!” It was the last thing he could remember and then… nothing. He could only register that the car started moving.

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As soon as Jungkook heard the flying bullets, his first reactions were to lay over his nephew. Dae was too young to know how to protect himself. The pup was screaming in panic and the alpha had to clench his teeth not to do something stupid. His first priority was his brother’s kid. The next thing he knew was how they were pushed into their cars and the drivers were speeding away from the dangerous place. He was still holding the frightened pup in his arms. Dae was holding onto him like dear life. Jungkook cursed under his nose.

“Drive to the hospital,” he ordered curtly. “Boss got shot!”

The beta behind the wheel didn’t answer, but Jungkook was sure that he had heard him loud and clear. While the alpha was trying to soothe the pup in his arms, he noticed the bleeding in his left arm. When he looked there, he noticed that the fabric was soaked in blood. A bulled managed to graze his skin somehow. Maybe Daejung was so scared exactly because of that.

“Uncle Kookie is okay?” The pup sniffled.

“I’m ok pup,” the alpha tried to smile reassuringly. “Uncle Kookie is just fine.”

“And appa and amma Mimi too?” Dae insisted, but Jungkook couldn’t say something that he wasn’t sure of. The last thing he had saw from the couple was how Yoongi was throwing his body over his mate in an attempt to save him.

But there was at least one bullet that had stopped in Yoongi’s back. Jungkook was able to see the mob boss’ bloody shirt just before he was able to push Jimin into the waiting car. The elder’s back was covered in blood. Still, Jungkook managed another smile before he was able to answer to his nephew’s question.

“They are ok too Dae-yah… but we’re going to the hospital just to check that, ok?” He said and mostly felt than saw how the pup nodded on his chest. When he noticed that they were closing the Seoul’s Central Hospital, Jungkook picked up the phone and called to his mate. Luckily, Taehyung picked up right away.

“Kookie?” His voice was laced with worry. “I just turned on the news. What happened? Where are you?”

“It’s on the news… already?” The alpha frowned.

“It was shooting outside of a kindergarten,” the beta’s voice wavered. “The media works fast when there are pups involved. So, what happened?”

Jungkook explained as fast as he could. “We’re going to need some extra security at the hospital. “I’m not sure who ordered this. “Was it the police, the special forces… or some of the families,” the alpha looked down to Dae in his lap. “But… you have to know that Yoongi-hyung got shot. I’m not sure what the damage is yet. We’re driving to the hospital as I speak. Can you… can you tell the others?”

“I’m going to call them right now, Kook-ah…” the omega trailed off and then whispered. “Please, be safe!”

“You too baby bear,” the alpha uttered just before the car could slow down in front of the hospital. “I have to go now. See you later!” And Jungkook hung up.

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Jimin couldn’t do anything else but to hold his wounded mate in his arms. Yoongi had lost consciousness as soon as they got pushed into the car. Nobody knew how serious his injuries were and Jimin could already his mate’s blood painting his palms. The omega was silently crying and was trying to keep it together with everything that he had. Now it wasn’t the time to give up on Yoongi. Now it was the time to fight for his mate’s life, alongside him.

When they reached to the hospital, Yoongi was taken to the ER and Jimin was pushed away. The omega couldn’t do anything else rather than sit outside the ER and wait for news. His eyes roamed around the area and he would’ve stayed inside of that bubble, if it wasn’t for Daejung’s voice as if coming from afar. Jimin shook his head lightly and tried to regain his control. He had to be strong for the pup. His hand rested over the small protuberance of his body. He had to be strong for the both of his pups.

“Amma Mimi! Amma!” Daejung was crying while running to him through the corridor as fast as he could. The omega felt too tired to even try and argue with the little one that he wasn’t his amma. If Dae was that scared and seeking protection of him by calling him ‘amma’ then Jimin was going to give his best for this pup.

“Easy now Dae,” Jimin tried to soothe his voice and got up just on time to wrap his arms around the pup. Then he sat back down and placed the crying Dae on his lap. Dae sniffled and his face in the crook of Jimin’s neck. The omega could feel his now quiet sobs. “Everything’s gonna be ok now, pup… everything’s gonna be ok…” he kept rubbing his back.

“Jimin-hyung!” The omega heard Jungkook’s voice and noticed how the alpha was walking towards them, holding onto his left arm. It was wrapped in bandages and swaddled close to his body. “Are you ok?”

“Are you okay, Kook-ah?” The omega pointed out at the swaddle.

“Don’t worry about me,” he sat down close to Jimin and still crying Dae. “How’s… hyung?”

“I’m still waiting,” Jimin tried to control his voice, because it wavered for a moment. He didn’t want to show his panic in front of the little pup in his lap. “Did you call… everybody?”

Jungkook nodded. “They should be here anytime,” the alpha then stared at Jimin’s hand that was resting over Daejung’s small back. “Maybe you should go and wash up?”

When Jimin managed to take a look at his hand, he noticed that it was all red, because of the blood that he had tried to stop in the car on their way to here. Yoongi’s blood. The omega shuddered. “I’ll… wait for some news and I’ll go after that, ok?”

Jungkook simply nodded and they returned their looks towards the closed door of the ER. The situation must’ve been pretty serious, because there wasn’t still any news about how Yoongi was doing. Jimin clenched his jaw when he felt the giant lump in is throat. It wouldn’t end like this, he thought. It shouldn’t end like this… Yoongi couldn’t leave him just like that. He was a fighter and he was going to fight to stay alive. He had to!

The omega didn’t even feel how the tears build up in his eyes. He only blinked furiously to try and push them away. But it was so damn hard to do that, knowing that his mate was just few steps away from him and fighting for his life. In his heart he had always known that this day would come sooner or later. The life Yoongi was leading was dangerous, but Jimin couldn’t stop the thought that even then, Yoongi was the safest place on Earth that Jimin could imagine.

The others arrived soon after that and before any news from the ER could reach to Jimin and Jungkook. The first one to arrive was Taehyung and he was greeted by Jungkook, who barely managed to stop them toppling over the floor after the beta had basically thrown himself into his mate’s arms. Namjoon and Seokjin were next, with Seokjin having to find out about the shooting at his working place. He couldn’t be there sooner, because he was in a surgery. Namjoon was still wearing his work suit. The lawyer had just gotten out of the court.

Hoseok was the last to arrive and when his eyes roamed around the corridor, Jimin noticed the guilt in them. “I should’ve been there,” the beta mumbled under his nose. “I should’ve been there to protect him instead of these incompetent pricks!”

“You’ve had a work to do,” Jimin suddenly said. His voice was even. “Everybody had a work to do and besides, it wasn’t your fault, Hobi-hyung.”

“I’m his official bodyguard,” the beta bowed his head in shame.

“You were busy taking Jungkook’s place at the docks and that was helping us enough today,” the omega put his chin up. “There wasn’t anybody’s fault except maybe to the people who ordered this,” he turned his eyes to Jungkook. “Did you perhaps manage to see some of their faces?”

“No,” Jungkook shook his head. “But there were cameras. If I have to guess their faces were covered though.”

“Do your best to find out ok?” The omega hissed, irritated all of a sudden. “We have to know who did this! Who put the life of my mate and my pups in danger! I have to know if… if it’s my brother!”

“What if it’s something that he did?” Jungkook asked carefully.

“Then I want his head on a silver platter,” Jimin said calmly. “My family comes first, always! Park Hajoon is not my family and he’s proven that time and time again. If it’s him, I want him to pay!”

Silence after his words was deafening. Jimin didn’t even stop to think about the meaning of what he had just said. He wanted revenge. It didn’t matter of the fact if Yoongi was going to survive this shooting or not. The person, who was staying behind of it must pat tenfold for what they had done. If it was up to the omega, they would cry blood tears for even daring to raise a gun against his family.

The door of the ER was pushed open few minutes later. The medical team had successfully removed three bullets from Yoongi’s body. No vital organ was damaged but the alpha had lost a lot of blood. He was going to need some time to recover. Jimin thanked the doctors and left Daejung on Taehyung’s cares. He walked to the near bathroom to wash the blood off of his hands. Just then he allowed himself to shed few tears. He did it alone, because he didn’t feel comfortable to cry in front of so many people, even being his friends. He was Min Yoongi’s mate and he should act according to that matter. He had to be strong and made sure that everything was running smoothly.

But his love for the alpha was making him feel the pain that Yoongi was probably feeling in the moment. The alpha was sedated of course, but his wounds were still fresh. Jimin took a deep breath and stared at his reflection in the mirror, hung above the sink.

“Jimin-ah?” Hoseok knocked on the door and the omega let out a tired sigh.

“In a minute,” the omega called from the inside. Then he washed his face and took another moment to lift up his chin. He had to look strong, even if he wanted to cry. Then he walked out of the hospital’s bathroom.

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Yoongi was kept in medically induced coma 24 hours after his injury. They didn’t allow Jimin to see him at first, but the omega didn’t give up. His people managed to convince him to go back home and take some rest during the night, but in the morning the omega was back there. He let Namjoon and Seokjin deal with the hospital policy of not allowing visitors to ICU’s patients. Jimin wanted to be there, right next to his mate and holding his hand until the moment the alpha would open his eyes again. He was willing to do everything necessary for that to happen.

“Jimin-ah?” Seokjin’s voice pulled him out of his thoughts and the omega looked up at the elder, who was walking towards him down the corridor. “They are willing to make an exception,” Seokjin allowed himself a small smile.

“Of course they will,” Jimin got up, although carefully. His pregnancy was making him lightheaded most of the time lately. “Who would refuse some extra money, right? So, when can I see him?”

“You should follow me now,” the elder stared at him for a moment. “You need to change into more sterile clothes and put a mask on your face… Are you sure you want to see him like this?”

Jimin’s face paled for a moment but then he thought of all the moments when Yoongi had protected him with everything that he had. “I do,” the omega clenched his hands in fists close to his body and started walking alongside his friend. “He is my mate. I love him and I want to be there for him, wherever happens.”

“You really do… love him,” the elder omega hummed under his nose, but Jimin was able to hear him and when Seokjin looked back at him, there was another smile on his face. “Not even Daehyun loved him as much as you do and… he loved him enough to stand against his own people back then,” Seokjin sighed. “Maybe the problem then was that Yoongi didn’t actually feel the same for Daehyun-ah.”

“He doesn’t talk about him with me,” Jimin shrugged. “I don’t ask either. I always thought that he’d open up when he feels ready.”

“He probably will but,” Seokjin stopped in front of a door and Jimin halted in his steps as well, “it was way too damn complicated relationship that these two had. Daehyun loved him too much, while Yoongi… I think he cared about the boy. But love…? I’m not sure. It’s not nearly as intense as his feelings for you, Jimin-ah… and now, I can see that you’re feeling the same towards him as well. It’s rare to see a love like this in this life of ours. That’s all I can say.”

Seokjin opened the door for him next and helped him put the sterile clothes over his own ones. Then he led him inside the ICU and to the area, where Yoongi was situated. It was more like a private room, rather than an area actually. Still, nothing could’ve prepared Jimin for the sight in front of his eyes. His mate, his strong mate, who always looked so strong, now was lying helplessly in a hospital bed. His body was wrapped in wires and there was oxygen mask over his face. His eyes were closed and his face was pale. He was turned to rest on his right side, because the bullet wounds were situated in his back.

Jimin swayed on his feet for a short moment. His hand reached out to cover the lower half of his face and he let out a small whimper. “I… are you sure that he’s going to be okay?” He somehow managed to ask.

“The prognosis is good,” Seokjin was holding onto his arm tightly and Jimin suddenly realized that it was the only thing that was keeping him upright. “Jimin-ah, are you sure you want to stay? You can call me any time to get you out of here. Nobody can blame you if you want to go back home, you know? You’re pregnant and you have to--”

“I’m fine,” the younger suddenly hissed and reached out to brush the tears that showed over his face. Then he pushed his friend lightly and tried to pull himself together, walking towards his mate on his own. “Why is he still asleep though?”

“His body needs more time to recover,” Seokjin tried to explain and pulled a chair for the omega to sit beside his mate. “He’s lost a lot of blood. One of the bullets cut an important artery and another damaged a nerve,” the doctor sighed. “It’s not that much serious, but it’s going to take more time to recover completely. Also, it could be more painful than his body could take now. We decided to put him under medically induced coma for now, at least for the first 24 hours. But, we’ll start lowering the dosage of his medications later today. He should be able to wake up tomorrow.”

“Good,” Jimin cleared his throat then. “Where can I sleep tonight?”

“At home,” the elder omega’s voice was stern and when Jimin turned around, ready to argue, Seokjin simply put his hand up to stop him. “I’m sorry Jimin-ah, but we have to think of your health also. Do you think that Yoongi would be happy to know that his mate spent the night here, sleeping on the chair, while pregnant with his pup?”

“No,” Jimin lowered his look towards his sleeping alpha. He reached out to hold one of Yoongi’s hands and flinched when he felt it cooler than usual. It was normal though. The alpha still needed more time to restore the normal bloodstream in his system. “I guess you’re right. But… I want to be here when he wakes up, hyung… please?” His voice was small and he hated it, but he was so tired to keep that strong facade all of the time.

“I’ll arrange that,” Seokjin smiled and rubbed his shoulder calmingly. “Now, I’ll let you spend some time with Yoongi and come back to take you back home later, okay?”

“Okay,” Jimin nodded tiredly, still staring at Yoongi’s pale face. He heard the door closing behind his friend and closed his eyes for a short moment. When he opened them, they were filled with tears once more. “I promise you,” he uttered then, “I promise you I’d be stronger once I get out of here,” he paused and carefully lifted Yoongi’s hand towards his face. His lips pressed to the alpha’s knuckles. “When you get out of here,” the omega mumbled. “We’ll fight your enemies together, love… I promise you!”

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Jungkook was pacing back and forth in the mansion’s library. Their people somehow managed to get their hands on the cameras’ outside Daejung’s kindergarten. The records showed nothing helpful, just as the alpha had suspected at the beginning. But they managed to capture the numbers of the vans, parked nearby. The same vans that some of the shooters managed to get into after the shooting happened. The ones, who survived after Yoongi’s men had fired back.

“Ok,” Taehyung walked in at that moment and Jungkook stopped his pacing, turning around towards the door. “Hana and Dae are set for their afternoon nap. Did you manage to find something?” The beta walked to the laptop, set over Yoongi’s desk, and sat on the chair. Sometimes, Jungkook was forgetting that Taehyung used to be his bodyguard first, before he could become his mate and the amma of his child. Also, an excellent shooter.

“Just the fucking numbers,” the alpha hissed with frustration and sat on one of the armchairs close to the windows. He almost hit his wounded arm, still held in a sling. “I don’t think we can get something out of it though.”

“You never know,” Taehyung’s whole attention was focused over the screen. “How about our people in the police?”

“Namjoon-hyung is currently on the phone with our good captain,” Jungkook rolled his eyes. “I doubt that he’s going to take something out of him also. The bastard became way too confident, when he realized that it wasn’t Yoongi-hyung who was calling to him.”

“Do you think it was his job then?” The beta rested back on his chair. His eyes found his mate’s ones. “The captain… or Park Hajoon maybe?”

“It was well thought operation,” Jungkook rubbed his chin with his healthy hand. “It was done a bit messily, but still. They obviously knew that Yoongi-hyung was going to be there. They wanted him and his mate dead.”

“So… no to the eldest Park then?”

“I don’t know,” Jungkook sighed tiredly, feeling an impending headache approaching him rapidly. “Namjoon-hyung told me that Park Hajoon was here when they were discussing Dae’s soccer game this week.”

“This is a fucking mess,” Taehyung cursed under his nose.

“I agree,” Jungkook closed his eyes and rested his head backwards. “Let’s hope the car numbers lead us to something useful…”

“That fucking prick!” Namjoon’s voice echoed in the room, when the alpha rushed into the library next. “He’s refusing to answer any questions!” The alpha spat angrily.

“Captain Choi?” Taehyung clarified only for Namjoon to nod with agreement. “Interesting…”

“I can make him talk,” Jungkook said lazily and both Namjoon and Taehyung’s eyes rested on him. “What? You suddenly doubt my skills?”

“No,” Namjoon rolled his eyes with exasperation, “but if we let you deal with him, there would be nothing left afterwards to work with.”

“It’s not like he’s been that much helpful lately,” the young alpha scoffed. “What difference would it make?”

“I think we should all calm down and try to think clearly for a moment,” Taehyung said carefully. He sighed and met his mate’s angry eyes then. “I also think that you need a full night of sleep, bun. You’ve been restless ever since we came back from the hospital last night.”

“I can sleep wherever this is over,” Jungkook mumbled under his nose.

“No!” The beta suddenly scoffed. “Now,” he got up from his place and walked towards him. “You’ll come with me and I’ll personally see you resting in our bed. Namjoon-hyung, can you call us if there’s some development?” The beta looked at the alpha over his shoulder. “There’s nothing we could do now, so I think rest is the best solution for everybody.”

“It’s not--” Jungkook tried to argue.

“Your mate is right Kook-ah,” Namjoon interrupted him. “I’ll keep you posted. Hoseok is also giving some ear around the docks. Seokjin-hyung is at the hospital, making sure that both Yoongi and Jimin are safe there. The security both there and here is under high alert… There’s nothing else we could do now, aside from waiting, ok?”

Jungkook wasn’t entirely on board with Namjoon’s words, but he was forced to agree. He could fight the elder alpha, but not his angry mate. Taehyung was a force to be recon with when he wanted to be.

+++

Jimin spent the night at the mansion with Daejung snuggled in him. The omega wanted to make sure that his pup was safe and secure in his arms. Dae had been restless the whole day, while Jimin was away. Taehyung had barely convince him to take a nap and it was only because he asked him to keep Hana company. Dae was up and in Jimin’s arms as soon as the omega had come back from the hospital.

He had spend the whole day there, only holding Yoongi’s hand and staring at his beautiful pale face. He could feel how the alpha’s hand was staring to warm up gradually and when he told that to Seokjin, his friend had assured him that it was a good sign and they would probably proceed with the plan to wake up the alpha on the next day.

Jimin had left Yoongi’s room reluctantly, but he was happy to bring some good news back home. Jungkook was also looking tired and pale and Taehyung had informed him that the alpha suffered headache that same day, but their maknae stubbornly refused to take any medication for it. The alpha wanted to be alert if there was a situation that he had to react fast. Jimin couldn’t blame him. He could see something from Yoongi in Jungkook. It almost looked like these two were related by blood.

The younger was also irritated because there was no news about the cars’ numbers. Their people were working over the issue though, under Namjoon’s supervision. Hoseok was back from the docks, wanting to spend the night in the mansion and taking care of Jimin’s security. The omega didn’t protest. He could tell that his beta friend was still feeling guilty, because he wasn’t at the shooting site.

When the morning came, Jimin was taking to the hospital with a car, personally driven by Hoseok. The bodyguard also walked him to the ICU and stood in front of it, as soon as Jimin was led inside. The omega noticed the other men, who were standing outside in the corridor. Yoongi’s security was doubled over the night.

Once Seokjin walked him inside Yoongi’s private room, Jimin found out that there was a whole medical team there. He looked up at the elder omega with fear in his eyes. “What is going on?” He asked on a verge of panic, but Seokjin only smiled warmly.

“We’re going to wake Yoongi up today,” he pointed at the medical team gathered around the alpha’s bed. “They are here to help that to happen.”

“Oh,” the omega didn’t know how to feal, but went to his mate’s side and reached out for his hand. When he looked up once more, his eyes were filled with determination. “My name is Min Jimin,” he informed the people, gathered around him, “Min Yoongi’s mate. If you want to wake him up now, we can start… wherever you’re ready.”

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First thing that Min Yoongi saw when his eyes opened again was his mate. His omega was standing right in front of the window and the light coming from behind his back was creating something like a halo around him and making him look like an angel. The alpha thought that he must be in heaven for a short moment. But the pain soon reminded him that he was still there, on Earth. He was still living and breathing and he was probably in the hospital. He could hear voices around himself, talking about stiff that he couldn’t understand with his blurry mind. Everything sounded more like gibberish and he was desperately trying to focus over single one of them.

But it wasn’t until the moment that he felt Jimin’s touch over his hand that the reality came crashing down on him. There was shooting. Somebody had tried to kill him and not only him. They had tried to kill his mate and his pup… both of his pups. The alpha suddenly became restless. He tried to move, to turn around and leave the bed.

“Hey, hey… Yoon!” Jimin squeezed his hand and it was the very next thing that was able to take Yoongi’s attention from his blurred mind. “Hey, calm down, ok?” Jimin looked at somebody, probably behind Yoongi’s back. “You’re at the hospital love. People here are trying to help you, so can you please relax for a moment?”

“Hey Yoongi-yah,” Jin’s face appeared right next to Jimin’s one. “I know you’re probably feeling disoriented right now, but please try to take a deep breath and calm down for a moment? You’ve been shot thrice and two of the bullets managed to do quite some damage, although no vital organs were touched. Still, your shoulder is in very bad shape, because one of the bullets hit a nerve there. It’s going to take more time to heal completely.”

“Mhm,” Yoongi licked his dry lips, really trying to focus. “Dae?”

“He’s good,” Jimin assured him. “Jungkookie is good as well. He protected his nephew and that got him a bullet as well, but he’s recovering nicely.”

“Ok,” Yoongi sighed, trying really hard not to groan in pain, already feeling the places where the bullets had penetrated his skin. “Who?”

Jimin and Seokjin exchanged a look and then Seokjin looked around the room to the people, who Yoongi couldn’t register around him. “Everybody out now,” he said with his authoritative voice and the room suddenly filled with noises by people walking out of it. Once the last person was out, Seokjin looked down to meet Yoongi’s eyes once more. “We still don’t know, Yoongi-yah. Jungkookie, Namjoonie and Hobi are doing everything in their powers to know who ordered it.”

The alpha frowned. “How many days… I was asleep?”

“Only twenty-four hours,” Seokjin explained. “We had to keep you sedated, because your body needed its full recovery and besides, the pain from your shoulder wouldn’t let you sleep. I’d suggest you keep taking the sedatives for the night to help you sleep but--”

“No,” the alpha scoffed. “Need to… clear my head,” then he looked at Jimin and his eyes stopped over the omega’s small bump.

Jimin wasn’t wearing his coat in the hospital. He was only dressed in his warm pullover and his baby bump, although small was visible. The omega was now in his fifth month. Yoongi felt how the tangerine scent sweetened in the air. Jimin had probably followed his look, because he pressed the alpha’s palm over his baby bump. It felt normal under Yoongi’s palm.

“I’m good,” the omega assured him. “Our puppy is feeling good as well. We only want you to get better and come back home soon, alpha.”

Yoongi growled lightly when Jimin used his title. It was a rare occasion and the omega only used it when he felt a bit scared, or vulnerable, which didn’t happen that often. Jimin had assured him that he had never felt more safe rather than the moment he started working for him and especially now, after he had become his mate. But then the alpha thought of the moment when the bullets started flying around him. He had failed to protect his mate, but that… that was a problem of the past, because in the present, he swore that he would make whoever dared to do it pay for his mistake.

They moved the alpha in a single VIP room for the next week. Jimin was constantly there, aside from the nights, where both Yoongi and Seokjin insisted that he should spend them in his own bed. Jimin, although strong, was still pregnant. He was also someone, who had lived through miscarriage in the past and Yoongi remembered the silent pain in the omega’s eyes in the moment he had met the omega for the first time. Jimin hadn’t voiced his pain back then, but Yoongi knew that it must’ve been very difficult for his mate to get through that period of his time. Now, the alpha swore that he would do everything in his powers to protect his mate from any pain in this world, having their first pup was the first step of making Jimin feel finally complete as an omega.

When Jimin was gone from the hospital, it was either Jungkook, Hoseok or Namjoon who were keeping him company. Taehyung had to stay back home and take care of the pups, while Jimin was spending his time with Yoongi. The school year of all the kindergarteners were over and their vacation was on. It was probably difficult for Taehyung, a former bodyguard to have to play the role of the nanny for the two pups in their families. A role, that was Jimin’s in the past. But as far as Jungkook was telling him about the things that were happening back home, the beta wasn’t complaining. He was even using his free time to check the cameras around Daejung’s kindergarten.

“Captain Choi refuses to cooperate,” Jungkook told him one day. It was obvious that the alpha was in bad mood. They had just removed the sling from around his wounded side, but Yoongi could still see him rubbing his shoulder with a grimace from time to time. “He refuses to talk to Namjoon-hyung, stating the fact that he didn’t want to talk to a future politician,” Jungkook scoffed. “I’d happily talk to him, but both Namjoon hyung and my mate refuse to let me… convince the good captain how good for his health would be if he decides to talk.”

Yoongi chuckled, although that caused a slight pain in his wounded shoulder. He reached out to rub the place with a grimace and then sighed, looking at the young alpha in front of him. “Jungkook-ah, you are still young to know how hard it is to find meat in the police,” his words were spoken lowly. “The reason we still keep the good captain alive is because he is useful to us. Once you got your hands on him, we all know what’s going to happen.”

“I feel like I’m stuck in the corner with nothing useful to do, hyung!” The alpha hissed. “I want to help! I want to punish those, who dared to raise their hands against my family!”

“Are we sure that’s Captain Choi’s doing though?” Yoongi tilted his head. Hearing Jungkook’s passionate words thoughts about the whole situation made him feel a sudden rush of pride towards the young alpha. Yoongi knew his background. He knew how and why Jungkook had joined his organization but hearing him now… the alpha was sure that the younger would never even think to harm them.

“The only person outside our family who knew about your plans to be at Dae’s soccer game was Park Hajoon,” the young alpha sighed. “He was there when you and Jimin-hyung discussed it. Namjoon-hyung told me that Jimin-hyung’s brother was present. He must’ve told something to his captain!”

“And you think he’d hire people to shoot us outside a kindergarten?” The elder furrowed his brows. “On a broad daylight? I don’t think the police acts like this, Kook-ah. They use their signs and they--”

“The police wouldn’t,” Jungkook paused as if he was thinking about his next words very carefully, “but the special forces would.”

“Really?” Yoongi tilted his head. His eyes narrowed towards the young alpha. “And how would you know that?”

“I just know,” Jungkook looked away.

Even if Daehyun had come out clean all those years ago, when he had confessed his love for him, Yoongi had never heard Jungkook uttering a words about his own confession. He wasn’t even sure if Jungkook was aware that Yoongi knew about his past. Yoongi wanted the young alpha to be the one to tell him though, but Jungkook obviously wasn’t ready to do this. That was okay, Yoongi thought. He could give Jungkook all the time in the world. After all, the younger was a part of his family already and Yoongi wanted to keep the situation like this, knowing that right now the younger had no other family to go back to.

“Maybe I should give it a call to our dear captain then?” Yoongi finally said. His eyes pensive. It would have been way too obvious if it was Captain Choi’s doing. But it wasn’t impossible. He had dealt with the police and also the special forces ever since he had taken over the post in his organization from his father.

Maybe it was indeed Captain Choi, or maybe it was Park Hajoon, although Yoongi seriously doubted that the young alpha had the capabilities, or the money recourse to attack him in such vicious, although messy way. Maybe it was someone from the other families, who used to have big roles in Seoul’s politics and business life before Yoongi decided that he didn’t need people, who could stab him in the back and got rid of the most of them.

Once Jungkook left his hospital room, Namjoon walked in. The alpha looked tired, although still dressed in his working suit. Yoongi could clearly notice the dark circles under his friend’s eyes and tilted his head with a sigh.

“You should go home and rest Namjoon-ah,” Yoongi sat up on his bed, trying to find more comfortable place, but he was feeling pain all over his body. He wouldn’t let that show up on his face though, because otherwise, Seokjin wouldn’t even ask if he agrees or not and simply shove the sedatives down his throat.

“I am resting enough, hyung,” the alpha wave his hand. “I just saw Jungkookie leaving your room and decided to stop by and check how are you feeling.”

“You’ve never been a good liar, Namjoon-ah,” Yoongi shook his head. “You came here with a reason. What is it?”

“It was either me, or our Jiminie,” the younger alpha rolled his eyes. “And we all want him to sit back home and rest more. He’s been through a lot of stress ever since you got wounded. We could barely stop him for spending the nights here, with you.”

“He must be protected!” The alpha growled lightly, although he knew that his friend didn’t need more persuasion. Everybody from his family loved Jimin dearly. They really cared about the omega and it was something Jimin had earned with his cares and dedication in raising Daejung. And once Yoongi had mated him, the alpha could see the approval in his friend’s eyes of what he had done. So, Namjoon’s answer wasn’t a surprise to him.

“We’re doing our best hyung,” he simply nodded curtly. “Hobi is watching over his every step,” a slight smile touched the alpha’s lips, “even if Jiminie loses his temper because of it.”

“Good to hear,” Yoongi finally relaxed, but not for long.

“Hyung… there’s another reason I came here today,” Namjoon cleared his throat. “I think my father found his heir.”

“What?” Yoongi’s voice lowered. “What did you say?”

“My… father,” the alpha looked quite nervous. “He… I think he has plans to take back his place amongst the--”

“Who’s the heir?” The elder hissed. “How long did you know this?”

“I,” Namjoon fidgeted on his place, “not for long,” but he looked away. “I wasn’t sure if my sources were right. I hoped that they were wrong, but… I… hyung, this could be something really dangerous.”

Yoongi chuckled darkly. “It’s the world we’re living in, Namjoon-ah,” then his eyes narrowed when he looked up. His voice commanding when he addressed his friend once again. “Tell me, who’s the heir and why do you look so frightened by it?”

“Hyung… I’m afraid that’s someone we all know,” Namjoon swallowed hard. “And… you’re not going to like it.”

“The name, Namjoon!” The mob boss growled. “I want the name!”

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Seoul, November 2024

The thought of lying to his mate was making him sick to his stomach and he really didn’t want to do that. But after his parents called him with the news that the elder Kim wanted to have a word with him and if he was about to refuse, the beta was going to have his mate snitched out to Min Yoongi himself, he really didn’t have any other choice but to accept the offer. It was tough for him to leave the house now, being watched almost 24/7, but he had some experience before. The elder alpha from the Seoul’s Kim clan agreed to meet him in a park, where it was full of people and nobody would pay any attention to them. The beta also used one of the moments where Jimin was in the mansion himself and he could take care of both Hana and Daejung.

He felt the alpha’s scent even before he was able to see him. The number of bodyguards, very obviously so intensified around the secluded bench that he had chosen for the meeting. If it was up to him, the beta wouldn’t be here at all. If it was up to him, he would be back home and dealing with the aftermath of Yoongi and Jungkook’s shooting accident. He still wanted to know what had happened and who was the one responsible for the shooting. But instead, he had to be here and dealing with that old man, who’s own son refused to meet almost a decade already.

“Kim Taehyung,” the lazy low voice brought ice prickles all over his skin. His face remained blank though and he patiently waited for the elder alpha to walk near him along with his bodyguards. One of them tried to make him get up from the bench, but the beta simply reached out and grasped the man’s wrist, twisting it in the air and evoking a painful moan out of the other beta. “My man only wants to check if you’re wearing guns,” the elder’s scent soured unpleasantly, but Taehyung didn’t change his face.

“You wanted to see me,” he simply stated. The other beta’s wrist remained twisted as it was. “I don’t have the desire to see you, let alone be here listening to the bullshit you’re about to tell me. Now, you either call off your dogs, or I’ll take them out one by one before you can count to five.”

The words were said calmly and soon after that Taehyung noticed how the elder alpha simply nodded at his men. Just then Taehyung released his victim’s wrist.

“You know who I am,” the elder Kim stated but Taehyung didn’t utter a word. “You also don’t seem very interested in what I’m about to propose to you. Your parents promised me that--”

“Cut to the point, please?” The beta said with his blank and emotionless face. “I don’t have all day.”

“Very well,” the elder lit up a cigarette and looked around himself before he started speaking. “Ever since I retired few years ago and my son basically betrayed me, I kept looking for the right moment to return to the scene… and for that, I needed a strong heir on my disposal. Someone, who could ruin the Min’s empire from the inside. And I think I found that heir… in you.”

Taehyung waited for a long moment and then burst into laughter. “I’m sorry… what? You want to destroy Min Yoongi’s empire from the inside by… using me? You want to destroy the Dragon’s very own creation by using a mere pawn? I thought you were clever enough to move on after your life was spared by him, but it seems… you’re getting even more stupid by the old age.”

The alpha’s eyes narrowed. “Careful with your words, young boy!”

The laughter disappeared from Taehyung’s eyes just that instant. “I’m not a boy… I’m a man,” he tilted his head to the side. “If you indeed wanted to use me to destroy Min Yoongi and everything that he has, you should’ve studied me better than that, you know. I’m not the same person, who left Daegu five years ago! I’m not the same boy, who my parents decided that they can use for their own personal gain!”

“But you’re here now, right?” The alpha smirked and Taehyung didn’t like the look in his eyes.

“Not for long,” Taehyung got up to leave, but he was quickly grabbed by the wrist. The beta stopped on his tracks and narrowed his eyes towards the elder alpha. “Let go of me!” He snapped.

“Or what?” The elder Kim smirked once more. “You’re gonna do the same as you did with my poor bodyguard?”

Taehyung smiled then. A smile that never reached to his eyes. His free hand was fast as a lightning when he reached out and pulled out the gun from his pocket. He pressed it to the alpha’s forehead, hearing the clicking of multiple guns around him, but strangely how that didn’t bother him at all.

“I can put a bullet through your brain even before your men are able to shoot me,” the beta’s voice was emotionless. “Call off your pigs, let go of my hand and I might let you live, although…” Taehyung clicked with his tongue. “I could save the world from another leech as you are.”

The hold onto his wrist was removed that instant. “Guns down!” The alpha hissed and when Taehyung looked around, he noticed that the Kim’s bodyguards were putting their guns back in their pockets.

“Oh damn! I thought I was going to have some fun today, but I guess that I was wrong, hm?” The beta slowly placed his gun back into his pocket. “Now listen to me and listen very carefully,” he lowered his voice. “I don’t want to have anything to do with your sick delusional plans of taking over Seoul. Not planning to work for you, or becoming your heir, as you so gracefully decided to name me.”

“Are you sure that you want to put your mate’s life in danger Taehyung-ssi?” The elder growled and got up from the bench, throwing the what was left from his cigarette onto the pavement. “Think twice before doing something that you’re going to feel sorry later.”

“Come near me, or my mate… and we’ll see what’s going to happen!” The beta hissed and rushed out of the meeting without letting the elder Kim uttering another word.

The alpha watched over the retreating figure and his eyes narrowed when he picked up his phone and dialed the number. “You were right,” he said as soon as the line went on, “he shot me down. I guess the shooting wasn’t enough of a show for all of them. How about we move onto plan B?”

There was a pause from the other side. Then the voice spoke loud and clear. “Proceed!”

The elder Kim smiled once his put his phone back into his pocket. He already had set his plans on motion. Now he only needed some time and patience to execute them all. “We’re leaving!” He snapped loud and clear and his bodyguards followed him to the car.

+++

Min Yoongi came back home few days later. He wasn’t fully recovered, but he didn’t want to waste another day stuck in that hospital bed. He allowed Seokjin to give him stronger pills though. It was the only way that the alpha would be allowed to leave the hospital. Jimin wasn’t fully on board with that plan, but Yoongi didn’t want to listen. Not now, when the life of his family was in danger. So, the alpha was discharged a few days earlier than it was planned. The bandages were still wrapped tightly around his wounded shoulder. His left arm was put in a sling and he wasn’t allowed to use it. But it was a small price that he should pay for his coming home.

Daejung wasn’t going to meet him, because his one-month vacation was over. He was back to school, although his security was doubled and now, the body had his own bodyguards. True to his words, Yoongi wanted to make everything possible not to interfere with his pup’s everyday’s normal life. Daejung’s bodyguards were only there to watch over him. They were situated around the kindergarten and their task was to watch over Dae’s every step, if there were some outdoor activities planned for him. Luckily, the weather was turned from bad to worse. It was raining heavily and it was getting colder with every passing day. The winter could be basically smelled in the air.

Yoongi’s discharge from the hospital fell on the same day with Jimin’s scheduled visit to his obstetrician though. The alpha insisted to join his mate to it, although he was getting easily tired for being that long on his feet already. But nobody could argue with him so, Yoongi walked in with Jimin at Doctor Kim Jisoo’s office. The omega already waited for them and slightly narrowed her eyes when she noticed that Yoongi was there as well. Seokjin, being her uncle had probably told her about the alpha’s misfortune, although Doctor Kim chose not to comment on it. She paid more attention to Jimin.

The last of the check up was the sonogram and while she was preparing the omega for it, Jimin was able to meet his mate’s eyes with a slight frown. “You should be home and resting already,” the omega said with his worry clear in his voice.

“I should be wherever I am,” Yoongi answered and his eyes stopped over the elder omega. “Doctor Kim you can proceed if you want.”

“Ok then,” the doctor sighed, “let’s see how the little one is doing,” she said then and started talking about the pup’s measurements. “Do you feel them moving already?” The omega asked Jimin.

“Not yet,” Jimin shook his head lightly. “I wanted to ask you about… if maybe there’s something wrong?”

“No,” the doctor was fast to assure them. “There is nothing wrong in that Jimin-ssi,” she even smiled. A rare occasion when it came to her. “I know about your past miscarriage and why you are so worried right now, but I can assure you that most of the male omega and beta pregnancies are feeling that way. You should start feeling them any moment now. Do you want to know the gender?”

“Yoon?” The omega looked at his mate, leaving the choice to him, but the alpha could see the curiosity clear in his mate’s eyes. Yoongi squeezed his hand lightly.

“Yes we do,” the alpha nodded.

“In that case,” the doctor sighed, “congratulations… you’re going to have a boy.”

With that new information, the check up was over and the couple left the doctor’s cabinet soon after. Jimin had to come back for his next check-up three weeks later. He thanked Doctor Kim and followed his mate outside of the hospital. Even if Jimin noticed the number of bodyguards around him, he said nothing. Yoongi was in high alert though. His eyes were constantly looking for any possible danger. He wasn’t the one to be scared easily, but right now he had a lot more to lose.

When he finally got back home, the alpha finally sighed with relief. His home was filled with the scents he knew well. He allowed Jimin to dote on him, while they were in the safeties of their own bedroom. The omega’s eyes were constantly on him and Yoongi could feel a smile blooming over his face, ignoring all the pain that he still felt in his body.

“I’m feeling okay, really Jimin-ah…” the alpha placed a soft kiss over his mate’s lips. Jimin was helping him to change his clothes into something more comfortable. Yoongi still insisted to wear his black shirt and a pair of black jeans also. He allowed Jimin to help him with his sling.

“Did you take your pills?” The omega still asked and when Yoongi nodded, Jimin pressed his forehead over the alpha’s one. “I’m happy that you’re home,” he finally sighed.

“I’m happy too love,” the alpha pressed another kiss over his mate’s lips. “I’m happy too.”

When Jimin retired for his afternoon nap, Yoongi decided that it was the right time for him to go back to his business. He went downstairs and straight to his library. Namjoon and Seokjin were already there. Hoseok was personally taking care about Daejung’s security and Jungkook was back at the casino.

“Where is Taehyung?” Yoongi asked as soon as he walked inside the library. He noticed how Namjoon stiffened by the door.

“I saw him here earlier,” the younger alpha finally said and exchanged a look with his mate. “He was putting Hana for her afternoon nap.”

“Call for him!” Yoongi took his place behind his desk.

“Hyung--”

“Call for him,” the elder snapped and his eyes narrowed. “Now!”

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Seoul, November 2024

Jungkook wasn’t in the mansion when Yoongi called for Taehyung. His right-hand man was doing his business at the docks and was about to return around dinner time. The elder alpha wanted to use that time to clear the air with Taehyung without being interrupted. He knew that if Jungkook was there, he would never let his mate to meet the mob boss alone… and Yoongi didn’t have that much time to deal with the emotional Jungkook.

While the younger was really good at what he was doing, he was still lacking that patience needed to do his job perfectly. Jungkook was still unable to control his temperament most of the times and Yoongi had to deal with the aftermath of the younger’s temper for number of occasions. Now, he wanted to make sure that his conversation with Taehyung wouldn’t be interrupted.

“Boss?” Taehyung said in the moment he stepped into the library and was followed by Namjoon, who locked the door behind his back. It could only mean one thing. The beta would only address him as such when he was sure that they would talk business. Taehyung wasn’t that naïve and surely, he was way more experienced than Jungkook when it comes to schooling his face and emotions.

“Sit,” Yoongi rested back on his chair and lit his cigarette. He took a moment to breathe in the smoke and then exhale it with pleasure. His eyes narrowed when he looked at the already sitting beta. “I’ve got some interesting news lately,” Yoongi began. His eyes never leaving Taehyung’s blank face. The beta looked seemingly calm.

“I’m assuming that you’re going to tell me about it?” Taehyung said, using his normal voice. His hands were resting over the armrests of his chair. His fingers relaxed over the wooden surface.

“You’re right indeed,” Yoongi tilted his head and then looked up at Namjoon, still standing behind Taehyung’s chair. The young alpha cleared his throat.

“We’re heard that you’ve been chosen for a very special task, Taehyung-ah,” Namjoon never moved from his place. Yoongi never allowed him to do so.

The elder knew how much Namjoon hated such types of conversations, especially with people they all knew. Sadly, they kept happening over the time of their friendship. Yoongi was betrayed more times than he could count on his one hand. He had to be careful and having his people watch how he would punish the ones, who even dared to think of betraying him, was something necessary for his survival.

“True,” Taehyung answered clearly and still with calmness in his voice. “I’ve been contacted from Kim Nam-il few days ago.”

“And you somehow failed to tell us that important information?” Yoongi took another drag from his cigarette and breathed out the circles of smoke after it. “I thought we had some understanding here, Taehyung-ssi.”

“We do,” Taehyung was looking straight at the elder alpha.

“Then why you didn’t tell us?” Yoongi clicked with his tongue. “You know… some would think that you have something to hide.”

There was a flash of panic in the beta’s eyes but it was gone before Yoongi was able to blink even. Taehyung simply took a deep breath and then released it slowly. “Maybe I do, but it has nothing to do with the meeting I’ve had with Kim Nam-il. He called me, that is true, but I only accepted because of my parents.”

“Your parents being in Daegu?” Namjoon spoke then. Yoongi looked up and saw the question in the young alpha’s eyes. “What your parents has to do with your job in Seoul, Taehyung-ssi?”

“I…” the beta squeezed the armrests of his chair tight and for the first time showed his emotion openly. Yoongi was sure that it just slipped out of the beta’s control. “I can’t tell you more than that. I just… I had no other choice, but to meet Kim Nam-il.”

“No other choice?” Yoongi wiggled his eyebrows. “Someone would say that you’re trying to betray me.”

“No!” Taehyung’s eyes went big on his face. “I swear, hyung! I’d never… I’d never do such thing!” The beta quickly looked over his shoulder to Namjoon, who was still standing there. “You have to believe me,” Taehyung looked back at Yoongi. “I’d never even dream such thing! I-I really didn’t have another choice, but to go there and--”

“What did he want from you?” The elder alpha snapped. His patience was running thinner by second. “Or… you can’t tell me that also?”

“He… he wanted to recruit me as his heir,” Taehyung spoke fast. “He-he said that he had plans for me… and when I refused, he… he asked me if I’m sure, because then I… and my mate… we’re going to suffer the consequences!”

Now the beta looked close to panic. Yoongi slowly rubbed his chin. Then he stubbed what was left of his cigarette in the ashtray, left on the desk for him. He rested back on his chair with his healthy hand covering his wounded arm. His eyes found Namjoon’s one over the panicked Taehyung. The younger alpha looked conflicted.

Yoongi took a deep breath. His eyes narrowed to slits towards the young beta, sitting opposite him. “What am I going to do with you now, Taehyung-ssi?” The alpha clicked his tongue. “You do know how I deal with people, who are doing their deals behind my back, right?”

“Hyung, I--”

“You fucking knew it and you still decided to go to that meeting without telling me?” Yoongi didn’t have to raise his voice to sound authoritative. His presence was enough and he was well-aware of that. “Why not telling me, Taehyung-ssi? You think you don’t own me your loyalty? Is that it?”

“No! Hyung, I am loyal to you,” the beta tried to get up, but it was pressed back down from Namjoon. He looked utterly distraught, but Yoongi didn’t let the beta’s face to persuade him from his actions. “I am! I am loyal to you, hyung! You have to believe me!”

“Why did you go to the meeting, Taehyung-ssi?” Yoongi’s face and voice were stone cold.

“My parents… they… I went there because I’ve had no choice!” Taehyung sounded as if he was pleading him to believe him.

“Why?” Yoongi growled.

“I… I can’t tell you!” The beta bit his lower lip, obviously conflicted.

“So… you claim that you are loyal to me, but you can’t tell me why you suddenly decided to listen to your parents and not tell me?” The elder alpha’s voice boomed over the room. He could see how even Taehyung flinched. “Who are you loyal to, Taehyung!?”

“You!” The beta answered right away. Yoongi was about to open his mouth and tell something else, when all of a sudden Taehyung spoke again. “You and my mate!”

Interesting, the alpha thought, resting back over his chair. His tongue poked the inside of his cheek, before he was able to speak again. “Your mate… you’re saying? So, does Jungkook has something to do with it as well?”

“No! No, this is not what I’m saying! I--”

“Namjoon,” the elder alpha interrupted Taehyung’s words. “Call the security,” he said after a while. “You know what to do.”

“Boss!” Namjoon tried to talk in the same moment someone tried to get through the closed door. “You don’t--”

“Open the fucking door, now!” Jungkook’s voice could be heard from the outside and Yoongi simply sighed irritation. “Yoongi-hyung! Open the door, now!”

“How the fuck did he get here?” His eyes narrowed towards Taehyung, but the beta shook his head.

“It wasn’t me!” Taehyung was already on his feet. “I swear! I didn’t--”

“You fucking swear too much!” Yoongi waved his hand towards the door. “Open it,” he told to Namjoon. “Let the pup in!”

The younger alpha was fast to fulfill his task and once the door opened, he barely had some time to move out of Jungkook’s way. The younger stormed into the library and his eyes roamed around the room, before they were able to find his mate there. His fast steps took him to Taehyung and after a quick look, Jungkook took a protective stance in front of his mate.

“Whatever you think of doing with Taehyung, hyung--”

“Who told you I’d do anything to your mate, Jungkook?” Yoongi simply tilted his head towards the younger alpha. “And what the fuck are you doing here by this time of the day?”

“I received a message on my phone,” the alpha was fast to give Yoongi is mobile. The mob boss sighed and reached out to take it. It was a picture of Taehyung and Kim Nam-il sitting in a park. They were seemingly engaged in conversation. “I thought that… that you’d receive the same message and--”

“And you decided to come back home, right?” Yoongi put the mobile onto his desk. Then his eyes narrowed towards the younger. “Well, I didn’t receive this particular message, but you’ve been working with me long enough to know that there is nothing that stays unnoticed for too long, right?”

It almost looked like Jungkook wanted to squirm on his place, but the alpha kept his chin up. “I know that,” he simply said.

“Good,” Yoongi rubbed his wounded shoulder. It started to hurt already, because the painkillers started to wear off. But he could work with that. It wasn’t something that he hadn’t used to with. “Now, your mate was kind enough to inform me about that same meeting. A meeting, that happened behind my back… and you do know how can I look at that, right Jungkook-ah?”

The young alpha clenched his jaw. “My mate is not a snitch! He wouldn’t betray you!”

“You’re saying that… you knew about that meeting as well then?” Yoongi’s eyes narrowed to small slits.

“No, I didn’t. But I--”

“You knew that his parents forced him to go there, according to his words?”

“They… what? I--”

“But he is still refusing to tell me what they hold against him,” the elder trailed off. “If, what he says is true of course.”

A sudden realization passed through Jungkook’s eyes then and his shoulders dropped. “I know,” the young alpha’s head bowed down.

“Jungkook, no!” Taehyung squeezed his arm. “You don’t have to do this! I can--”

“I can tell you what they have against him, Yoongi-hyung…” the younger ignored his mate’s words, staring at the elder alpha. “I can tell you and then… you’ll decide what to do with me…”

Chapter Text

Seoul, November 2024

Jungkook was still pretty young when he had met Yoongi for the first time. He was too naïve to believe that he could get inside of the alpha’s organization and get out untouched. Sometimes he wondered if his brother was just as naïve as he was, because Daehyun got himself killed in the process. But Jungkook prided himself to be a strong and level-headed alpha. He was supposed to be such at least. But that image in his head quickly crumbled in the moment he had received that message.

He knew that Yoongi was back home that day. As his right-hand man, Jungkook was informed about the alpha’s whereabouts. Still, the younger was asked to stay at the docks and keep the business there flowing as normal that same day. Few deals there had to be made and Yoongi didn’t trust anyone else with them. People were too greedy, as the elder liked to say.

The deals went out smoothly. It was nothing out of the ordinary. But then Jungkook had received that message with the picture of Taehyung and Kim Nam-il conversing in that park. His mate never told him about this meeting and Jungkook should feel worried and angry even. But he didn’t feel that way, not now. The message was clear:

“What would happen if your boss found out about this?”

So, no. Jungkook didn’t feel any worry or anger towards the beta. He got scared, for real. The young alpha was in Yoongi’s organization enough to know how he was punishing the people who dared to betray him. The basement of the mansion they were currently living in had seen enough last moments of the people, who died in the alpha’s hands begging for mercy and never receiving one. Yoongi knew no mercy. His eyes were stone cold when he was torturing and killing his victims… then burn them to ashes.

Just because Taehyung was living in that same mansion and was Jungkook’s mate it didn’t mean that the beta was spared from such wrath. The betrayers always got one and the same punishment. There was nothing that could convince Yoongi to change his mind. Maybe this was the reason why he was on top of that food chain for so long. He was leaving no traces behind his back. There was nothing left from the people, who would dare to cross him. Nothing.

Jungkook was fast to leave the casino and get on his sports car, breaking any law on his way back home. He stormed inside of it and was able to hear the voices, coming from the library. He had gotten there on time!

It was Namjoon, who opened the door of the library in front of him. He barely had some time to move out of Jungkook’s way. The younger stormed into the room and his eyes roamed around the place, before they were able to find his mate there. His fast steps took him to Taehyung and after a quick look, Jungkook took a protective stance in front of his mate.

“Whatever you think of doing with Taehyung, hyung--”

“Who told you I’d do anything to your mate, Jungkook?” Yoongi simply tilted his head towards the younger alpha. “And what the fuck are you doing here by this time of the day?”

“I received a message on my phone,” the alpha was fast to give Yoongi is mobile. The mob boss sighed and reached out to take it. It was a picture of Taehyung and Kim Nam-il sitting in a park. They were seemingly engaged in conversation. “I thought that… that you’d receive the same message and--”

“And you decided to come back home, right?” Yoongi put the mobile onto his desk. Then his eyes narrowed towards the younger. “Well, I didn’t receive this particular message, but you’ve been working with me long enough to know that there is nothing that stays unnoticed for too long, right?”

It almost looked like Jungkook wanted to squirm on his place, but the alpha kept his chin up. “I know that,” he simply said.

“Good,” Yoongi rubbed his wounded shoulder. “Now, your mate was kind enough to inform me about that same meeting. A meeting, that happened behind my back… and you do know how can I look at that, right Jungkook-ah?”

The young alpha clenched his jaw. “My mate is not a snitch! He wouldn’t betray you!”

“You’re saying that… you knew about that meeting as well then?” Yoongi’s eyes narrowed to small slits.

“No, I didn’t. But I--”

“You knew that his parents forced him to go there, according to his words?”

“They… what? I--”

“But he is still refusing to tell me what they hold against him,” the elder trailed off. “If, what he says is true of course.”

A sudden realization passed through Jungkook’s eyes then and his shoulders dropped. “I know,” the young alpha’s head bowed down.

“Jungkook, no!” Taehyung squeezed his arm. “You don’t have to do this! I can--”

“I can tell you what they have against him, Yoongi-hyung…” the younger ignored his mate’s words, staring at the elder alpha. “I can tell you and then… you’ll decide what to do with me…”

“Interesting,” Yoongi rested back on his chair. He waved at his men to leave the library. Men, who Jungkook hadn’t even noticed that had entered the place. “What could you possibly tell me that would make me change my mind about our dear Taehyung-ssi?”

Jungkook could feel how his mate squeezed his arm and looked at him briefly. Taehyung was shaking his head frantically, but the young alpha didn’t really have a choice. Not if he wanted to save his mate from suffering the mob boss’ wrath. He had to come clean in front of Min Yoongi and suffer the consequences… alone.

“If there is someone here, who-who betrayed your trust hyung it’s me, not my mate,” Jungkook began.

“Bun, no!” Taehyung tried to stop him, but there was a somber smile dancing over Jungkook’s face.

“It’s okay,” the alpha had already resigned to his fate. “I think it’s time… and it’s something long overdue. So,” he looked back at the sitting mob boss, “I’m sure that my late hyung already told you who he really was and from where he was coming from.”

“He did,” Yoongi simply said. His face was back to being emotionless.

“The thing is… he wasn’t the only one, who came from the Special Unit,” the younger trailed off. “I did as well. I was too young and naïve back then. I knew nothing about the world you’re living in…” He stopped for a moment, but the mob boss was only looking at him with unreadable expression over his face. Jungkook swallowed hard but moved on. “See hyung, my brother and I… we were on a mission. We both… wanted to do a good job, but I guess we both failed in a way. Daehyun fell in love with you and me… well, I started to admire you and the way you keep your so-called family together.”

“Your brother’s mission was to make me fall for him,” Yoongi tilted his head, looking at the young alpha. “I don’t get it though… what was your part in the whole thing?”

“Muscle power?” Jungkook chuckled sadly. “I couldn’t quite figure it out and I still can’t. But I guess… they wanted my brother to have someone on his side here. Then I was sent to Daegu,” Jungkook paused and his eyes darted to his mate. “Tae and I… we hooked up few times. Then we started this relationship if you can call it that. We were so young and naïve, I guess… but his parents somehow found out about the real me.”

“They threatened to call you if I didn’t go to that meeting with Kim Nam-il,” Taehyung said once Jungkook stopped talking. “I-I couldn’t let anything bad happening to my mate. I couldn’t--”

“Shut it,” Yoongi hissed, interrupting the beta’s ramblings. “I can tell that Jungkook here has something else to say?”

“I do,” Jungkook took a protective stance in front of his mate. “Hyung, I… I never betrayed you! Not even once! Not when they asked information about your doings… I said nothing! I told them nothing! The reason was partially my growing admiration towards you and partially my brother’s words…”

“What words?” Yoongi slowly got up from his place.

“He told me not to trust them, hyung… our bosses,” the younger swallowed hard. It was tough remembering one of the last moments he had spent with his brother. “Dae-hyung he… he told me not to trust them, whatever they would tell me about you… whatever they would ask me to do. He-he didn’t tell me not to trust you, but them hyung!” Jungkook clenched his fists. “Then… few months later Daehyun died in that car crash. They told me that it was Lee Sehun that was standing behind all this. They said that-that he was the one to blame for my brother’s death and I-I wanted that revenge. I still want it! But I knew… I knew that there was something shady in their words and I never contacted them again after that… I thought that if I really want to have some revenge over the person, who--”

“Lee Sehun has nothing to do with your brother’s death, kid,” Yoongi interrupted him and exchanged looks with Namjoon. The other alpha was still standing behind Jungkook and Taehyung’s backs.

“W-what?” The younger stammered. “I thought--”

“Lee Sehun doesn’t exist for a long time now,” Namjoon mumbled and the younger alpha looked back with confused expression over his face.

“What are you talking about, hyung?” Jungkook swallowed hard. “He is real! He is… he is all over the news! He has--”

“I killed him,” the mob boss’ words were like bullets echoing around the quiet room. “I killed him a long time ago,” he continued once Jungkook’s eyes were back over his ones. The scar over his face was making him look eerie now. The young alpha shuddered. “What you hear now from the news and what you know… is all stuff of legend.”

“What are you trying to say, hyung?” Jungkook lowered his voice.

Then the emotionless face of the mod boss suddenly relaxed into a smirk. “I am Lee Sehun and I’ve been Lee Sehun since the moment that son of a bitch met his creator.”

“Then… then you are… ” Jungkook felt the lump in his throat going bigger. “Why, hyung? Why… why did you kill my brother? He was pregnant with your pup! Why did you--”

“I never ordered such thing!” The elder snapped. His healthy hand was rubbing his wounded shoulder. “Someone simply decided to pin that murder to Lee Sehun’s name! I cared about Dae, damn it! I would never raise a hand to my mate!”

“He betrayed you though,” Jungkook said quietly, all broken. “It’s something that you’d never tolerate.”

“True,” Yoongi tilted his head, “but he also came clean to me. We sat down and talked about it a whole day and night, while you were busy in Daegu. He told me that there was something fishy in the whole investigation his unit has to lead against me. There were some things that simply didn’t add up and he… let’s just say that he preferred to switch sides just in time.”

“T-then who did it?” Jungkook looked up to meet the elder alpha’s eyes. “Who killed my brother?”

“I thought I knew that as well Jungkook-ah,” the elder alpha said then with a slight frown over his face. “But then it turned out that’s only the tip of a fucking iceberg… An iceberg that I’ve yet to crush down to small pieces.”

“And what about Tae?” The younger wanted to know. “Please, I don’t want him to suffer because--”

“Taehyung is safe,” the elder rounded the desk and placed his healthy hand over Jungkook’s shoulder. “And so are you,” Yoongi stared at him with his deep dark eyes. “He stayed loyal to you… and to me in a way. I knew he never betrayed me.”

“H-how?” Taehyung stammered and Yoongi simply smirked.

“I have my ways,” then his smirk disappeared and his eyes were back on Jungkook. “And I knew about you, kid. I knew everything since the beginning and I was carefully watching your every action ever since your brother came clean to me,” Jungkook shuddered with these words. “Oh yes, he even begged me to spare your life, but I already knew about your growing frustration towards your bosses. I knew everything about their plans about you.”

“P-plans?” Jungkook’s eyes widened.

“Did you really think they would leave you alone just like that, kid?” The elder chuckled and patted his cheek. “Whatever happened,” he went back to being serious, “you proved your loyalty towards me over and over again. I was only waiting for you to come clean and to finally be over with this so-called secret of yours. Now,” Yoongi pocked his tongue inside his cheek and looked at Taehyung, “I’m pretty sure that your parents are still thinking that they’ve had you in the palms of their hands.”

“Yeah,” the beta was only able to say. He was obviously stunned, just as Jungkook was.

“If… or when they call you, I want to know, Taehyung!” The elder took a step towards the beta. “And this time… I don’t have to find out from a third party, am I clear?”

“Yes, boss!” Taehyung answered curtly.

“It’s hyung, Taehyung-ah… not boss,” Yoongi even winked at the stunned beta. “There are no other people around here, yeah?” Taehyung simply nodded. “Good then,” the elder sighed and looked at Namjoon. “I want you to keep me posted at any time if there are some movement. I’m pretty sure that Kim Nam-il has another ace in his sleeve…”

“I will, hyung,” the other alpha answered curtly.

“Okay,” Yoongi suddenly looked all too tired. The elder rubbed his eyes and then sighed. “I think it’s time for my pills and I don’t want to anger Jimin further on if he wakes up and I’m not there…”

The elder walked out of the library soon after as if there as nothing major just happened there. Jungkook and Taehyung exchanged looks for a brief moment, still wondered what was going to happen from now on.

“We all want your honesty,” Namjoon spoke then and the two youngest looked at him. “Nothing else matters here. We are a family and as such, we have to trust each other. We have to keep each other’s backs. If we don’t… it’s the fastest way to fall down, kids… the fastest…” The alpha said and then smiled with reassurance. “Now go and take care of your daughter. I’m sure your little Hana is awake already…” Then he left the library as well.

Chapter Text

Seoul, December 2024

Hana’s first birthday was celebrated in a joyous manner. The pup was yet to start her kindergarten, so she didn’t have friends outside her home. The only people present to the small so-called party were Daejung, her parents and her uncles. The pup looked lively though and Daejung was more than happy to play with her, although she was too small to understand any of the games, he would try to play with her. But Dae was looking like a proud brother and he really didn’t mind spending his time playing with the one-year-old.

Jimin was watching over the pups with pride in his eyes. Daejung was really growing now. He was about to turn six soon. It was the beginning of December… December 7^th… yeah, Jimin remembered that date all too well. He was sure that his mate was still having mixed feelings when it came to that date. But he was more than willing to forget the past and try to be there for his son. Jungkook was slowly healing as well and Jimin could really see the changes in him as well.

Time was healing some of the wounds as it seemed.

Seokjin’s birthday came and went away and Jimin entered his sixth month. Then Daejung’s birthday came and the omega did his best to make sure that his pup was having good time with his friends from the kindergarten. Their parents – and nannies – were thoroughly searched before they could enter the mansion. Jimin had already leaned to accept that as his new normal. He was living in Min Yoongi’s world and that was the world he had slowly accepted as his own.

The first signs of discomfort came by the end of Daejung’s party. Jimin felt the light tugging in his waist just when the last pup had left the mansion and it was time for everyone to prepare for the celebratory dinner. He had tried to hide that discomfort from everyone and he would’ve probably succeeded if it wasn’t for the sudden contraction that cut through his body. But he knew it was all too soon and then… then he remembered. He remembered how he had felt the last time he was with a pup… and how everything ended afterwards.

“Jimin-ah?” He could hear Seokjin’s worried voice. The beta had offered his help for setting the table and now was rushing towards his omega friend. “Sit down, yeah?” He had noticed how Jimin had suddenly rested his palms over the table and leaned over it with his full weight. “Call Yoongi! Now!” The beta’s words were offered to another person in the room, because soon Jimin found himself supported to the nearest chair. Seokjin helped him to sit down, but the pain in his waist didn’t go away.

“Hyung…” The omega scrunched his face. His hand rested over the obvious protuberance. “I… I feel bad…” He could already hear his heartbeat in his ears. This wasn’t good.

“I know, I know…” Seokjin was holding his wrist already. He was probably measuring his heartbeats. The next thing Jimin knew was the opening and closing of a door and then his alpha’s scent invading his senses.

“What is going on? Jimin-ah?” Yoongi’s presence somehow disappeared in the moment Jimin felt another contraction cutting through his body. Jimin must have moaned painfully, because he could feel how Yoongi was carefully picking him up in his arms. “It’s okay, love… it’s okay… hyung will take care of everything, yeah?”

Jimin passed out in the next moment.

+++

Yoongi had an unreadable expression over his face on their way towards the hospital. Seokjin had already called his cousin and she promised to be there. The beta was now sitting on the passenger seat and was looking at the couple sitting on the back.

“There is nothing that you can do now, Yoongi-yah,” he was just saying to the worried alpha. Yoongi wasn’t even surprised. Seokjin could read him like an open book sometimes, even if his face wasn’t giving anything.

“I want this pup to live, Jin-hyung,” the alpha said calmly instead. “I don’t want him to get through all of that pain once again. He doesn’t deserve it!”

“We probably caught it on time,” the beta doctor said. “We can’t know for sure until we reach to the hospital, yeah? I’m sure that Jisoo will do everything in her powers to save your pup.”

Yoongi looked down at the passed-out omega. Jimin’s head was resting in his lap. “I’d give everything to save him, Jin… everything!” Right now, Yoongi wasn’t sure if he was talking about his pup… or his mate. Or maybe it was the both of them.

Once they reached the hospital, Kim Jisoo was indeed waiting for them outside with her team ready to accept Jimin. Yoongi had hard time to separate from his mate, but he had to do it, because it was the only way for him to assure his well-being. The alpha just stood there and watched how they were taking Jimin away on a specially provided stretcher inside of the hospital.

“Come on,” he heard Seokjin’s voice near him and then the beta’s hand rested over his shoulder. “Let’s get inside, yeah? We can wait for news outside the maternity ward.”

Yoongi simply nodded and let himself be guided to the section of the hospital that Seokjin had mentioned previously. He vaguely registered the presence of his bodyguards around him. They must have come with the other car. The mob boss was too distracted to think clearly and in any other case he would find that disturbing. He should always be alert and present to every situation. But how could be present when the love of his life was in danger?

“I’m here,” he heard Jungkook’s voice then, but refused to look up. “Is there something new?”

The alpha was currently sitting on a bench outside the maternity ward and still waiting for news. His legs were folded and his elbows were resting over his knees. His head was hanging between his shoulders and he could feel how Seokjin was rubbing his back from time to time.

“We’re still waiting for news,” he heard Seokjin answering to Jungkook’s question.

“I hope the news is good,” Jungkook said somewhere near him. Then the young alpha touched his shoulder. “Don’t worry hyung, I’ve got your back meanwhile, yeah?”

Yoongi didn’t react in any way and simply left Jungkook’s words unanswered. He knew that his right-hand-man would take no offence in that. Jungkook was really good at reading situations. He also knew him well enough not to get offended that easily. But with Jungkook present there, Yoongi was sure that the security around him was in the best possible condition. The young alpha would never leave anything unnoticed. He had taken special precautions after what happened in front of Dae’s kindergarten that one time. Yoongi could still feel pains in his left shoulder from time to time, although he had removed his sling a while ago.

“Min Yoongi,” he heard Jisoo’s voice next and suddenly looked up. The female omega was now walking towards him and the alpha got up. “The situation with your mate is under control. We’ve managed to stop the contractions and luckily, there was no bleeding. We gave him something to stop the early labor and we want to keep him for observation tonight.”

“What happened?” It was Seokjin that asked. Yoongi still had problems to find his voice. “Is this something to with his previous miscarriage?”

Jisoo nodded slightly. “Yes, his early preeclampsia was a factor this time as well. I think Jimin-ssi is predisposed to such condition now, but luckily for us and for him, he’s been monitored well. I really hoped that we could escape this situation right now, but his pregnancy was already listed risky, so it wasn’t something that I wasn’t expecting to happen.”

“Now… what?” Yoongi finally cleared his throat. “How can I help him?”

“Now he has to be monitored daily until his due date,” Jisoo looked at him. “I’m sure that Seokjin-sachon* can monitor his blood pressure every day.”

“I can do that,” Seokjin answered beside of him. “Is there something else? Some medications maybe?”

“Well, luckily Jimin-ssi preeclampsia this time is not severe, so… I’d advice to go easy on his medications,” Jisoo sighed. “He should still take the ones I prescribed to him. We’ll do an ultrasound in the morning and see how the pup is feeling. If everything is back in norm, he would be ready to go back home. But… I want him to keep the bed for the next few weeks at least. No getting up, aside from going to the bathroom.”

“Got it,” Seokjin answered as well.

“Are you going to stay with your mate for the night, or you’ll come in the morning?” Jisoo asked Yoongi then. “Some alphas prefer that--”

“I’ll stay with him!” The alpha interrupted her even before she was able to finish.

“Ok,” Jisoo trailed off. “I’m also guessing you’re going to want your security with you?” Yoongi only narrowed his eyes. That question didn’t need a proper answer even. She was Seokjin’s cousin. She probably knew everything about the beta’s work. And… she also knew who Min Yoongi was. “Ok then,” the doctor finally said. “I’ll make the arrangements.”

Then she turned around and walked back inside the maternity ward. Yoongi was finally able to breathe out a sigh of relief. The situation was under control, at least for now. “I’ll call Tae and tell him everything,” he heard Jungkook’s voice and turned to his right to see how the young alpha was pulling his phone out. “He already told me that he’s going to take care of the pups, hyung,” his eyes were on Yoongi. “You don’t worry about anything yeah? How many bodyguards do you want for the night, or you’ll let me decide?”

“As many as possible,” the mob boss frowned. He wasn’t a fool. Sooner or later some of his enemies would learn where he was and they would try to get to him, or his mate. Not to mention that the whole Kim Nam-il situation was still unresolved. The mob boss didn’t want to risk anything. Not now, when he had so much to lose.

“Got it,” the younger simply nodded. “Yes, Tae?” He said on the phone and then walked away so he could talk to his mate in private.

“Do you want me to stay as well?” Seokjin asked him. “Not in the same room, of course. I have my office here as you know. You can call for me if you need anything during the night.”

“Yes,” the alpha nodded. “That would be good.”

The beta smiled lightly. “Ok then, I am staying. I’ll come with you to see where Jimin’s room is and then I’ll leave you two alone.”

Yoongi was soon called to join his mate. They led him to a specifically designated VIP room in the maternity ward. His guards walked in with him at first, wanting to check everything beforehand. They soon left the place after that and Seokjin followed them as well. The alpha sighed and looked at his mate, still asleep on the bed. He reached out and moved a chair near Jimin’s bed. Then sat down with a tired sigh.

“Don’t worry, Jimin-ah…” Yoongi’s voice was close to a whisper. “Hyung is here now and will make sure that everything is going to be okay, yeah?” Then he pressed his lips to the omega’s small fingers.  

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* sachon (Kor.) - cousin

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Seoul, December 2024

Jimin woke up slowly. Maybe he was too afraid to do it at first. He didn’t know what was there for him. He wasn’t sure how he would keep living if he had lost yet another pup. The omega’s eyes stayed closed even if he was already awake. He could feel the presence in his room. Of course his mate was going to be there. Yoongi would never leave him alone just like that. But how would Jimin look him in the eye when he had lost his second pup? How could he keep living with the alpha, seeing the pity in his dark eyes? The omega whimpered softly and felt his mate’s hand over his one right away. His eyes stayed close though, even if he started crying.

“Hey there pup,” the alpha’s voice was soft and somebody would wonder how that was possible, giving the fact who Yoongi actually was. “Are you awake? Are you in pain? Please, open up your eyes for me, yeah? Let me see your eyes.”

The alpha’s soft voice and his soothing pheromones finally convinced the omega to open his eyes. “I’m s-sorry,” he stammered. “I-I couldn’t… I…”

“Shh,” Yoongi reached out to touch his face then and brush his tears away. “Everything’s okay, pup. Everything’s okay. Our puppy is also doing just fine, although he is a bit lazy right now and doesn’t want to move that much.”

“H-he is ok?” Jimin couldn’t believe to his ears.

“He is okay,” the alpha confirmed. “We have to be very careful for the next few weeks and you have to keep the bed.”

“I will, I swear I will!” The omega placed his hand over his protuberance. He couldn’t believe that his pup was still there and he was safe. Jimin had expected the worst in this situation, just like the last time.

They heard a quiet knock on the door and Seokjin walked into the room. The elder omega smiled once he noticed that Jimin was awake. “I was hoping that our Jimin is going to be awake,” Seokjin closed the door carefully behind his back. “Jisoo is going to come and see you soon. I just met her outside. How are you feeling, Jimin-ah?”

“I think… better,” the omega shifted on the bed. His hand was still in Yoongi’s one, but he didn’t make a move to remove it. He loved his mate’s touch all too much. “I’m sorry that I ruined Dae’s birthday yesterday,” he sighed.

“What are you talking about?” Yoongi frowned. “How can you talk like this, pup? The only important thing right now is your health and our puppy, yeah? You don’t have to apologize.”

Jisoo entered just in that moment. She also looked pleased that the omega was awake. The female omega doctor was holding Jimin’s file in her hands. “How are you feeling, Jimin-ssi? Do you feel any pains?”

“No,” the omega shook his head. “No pains at all, although… I feel a bit sleepy.”

“That’s normal,” the doctor opened his file and wrote something there. Then she closed it again. “It’s from the medications we gave you to stop the labor. Although you are feeling good right now, I advice you to keep the bed for the next few weeks. Did your mate tell you already?” Jimin nodded briefly. “Good,” the female omega continued. “Now, it’s because of your preeclampsia you have to be monitored every day. Seokjin-sachon will do that for you. We have to monitor your blood pressure very carefully. That is our main concern right now. Your pup is a bit lazy right now, so don’t be stressed out if you don’t feel him move that much.”

“Oh… ok,” Jimin nodded.

“But wherever you start feeling him once again, please notify Seokjin-ssi,” Doctor Kim continued. “I asked him to call me for that so we can write it down in your file.”

“Okay,” it was Yoongi, who answered. “When can we go back home?”

“I’ll prepare your documents and I’ll give them to Jungkook-ssi,” the female omega said. “Then you’ll be ready to go. Be very careful with yourself, Jimin-ssi!” She said before leaving the room.

“These are the clothes you asked, Yoongi-yah,” Seokjin placed a paper bag in Yoongi’s hands. “I’ll go and see if everything with the papers is ready and then Jungkook and I will wait for you by the back exist.”

The beta nodded and left the room as well. Yoongi helped his mate to sit up. They were very careful, just as Doctor Kim had warned them. The alpha was really soft, while helping Jimin with his clothes. The omega couldn’t stop the thought of how different Yoongi would’ve been if his life never happened in the way that it did. But then again, Yoongi wouldn’t have been the same guy that he was right now and Jimin was so in love with the man the alpha was right now.

A nurse walked in with a wheelchair soon after that and Jimin used his mate’s help to sit down. Jimin still felt a bit dizzy, but they assured him it was because of the medications as well. Their effect was going to pass soon and indeed, everything went back to normal in the moment they reached their car, parked outside the back exit of the hospital.

“It’s so good to see you again, Jimin-hyung!” Jungkook grinned and opened the back door for him, while Yoongi was helping him to sit down.

“The kid insisted to be our personal security guard the whole night,” Yoongi explained. “Hoseok stayed back home with the pups, although Taehyung-ssi was there as well.”

“Thank you for being here for us, Jungkook-ah,” Jimin smiled to his friend and waited for his mate to sit down next to him. Then he rested his head over Yoongi’s shoulder with a sigh. “I hope Dae is doing okay as well.”

“Tae told me that he asked about you last night,” Jungkook said when he took his place at the passenger seat. “My mate explained everything to him and he only calmed down once he realized that you’re coming home today, Jimin-hyung.”

That relaxed the pressure in Jimin just a bit. He was eager to see his pup! He already missed Dae so much and he didn’t even stop to wonder that this pup wasn’t even biologically his own. Dae was his own place in Jimin’s heart, a very special place that was. Maybe he had dozed off on their way back to the mansion, because when he opened his eyes once again, the car was already parking outside.

“Come on, sleeping beauty,” he felt how Yoongi’s lips were touching his forehead. “We’re home.”

The alpha carried him upstairs to their bedroom, not complaining even once. Jimin felt really bad, because he was probably weighting a lot more now when he was pregnant. But Yoongi looked like he was doing just fine. The alpha placed him carefully onto their bed in the same moment Dae rushed into the room.

“Amma! Amma!” The pup was fast to climb up the bed and crawl over to him.

“Careful, Dae!” Yoongi scoffed right away. “You know you have to be very careful with Amma Mimi right now!”

“I’m sorry, appa…” the pup pouted, but once Jimin spread his arms open the pup was fast to hide his face in the crook of Jimin’s neck. Dae had liked his scent ever since he was a little baby and now that hadn’t changed at all. “I missed you, amma… so much…” the pup whined.

“And you were absent only for a night,” Yoongi mumbled, while watching the scene unfolding in front of his eyes.

“Mimi is here, baby… it’s okay,” Jimin rubbed the pup’s back and once the pup calmed down a bit, he sat down next to him. His little body stayed pressed to Jimin’s one though, as if afraid that he was going to somehow disappear magically. The omega was touched.

“I have to go downstairs to the library and make few phone calls,” Yoongi said then and the omega looked up at him. “Will you be okay?”

Jimin nodded. “I have Dae here to keep me company, so I’ll be okay.”

“Me too,” Taehyung walked in next, holding his little daughter in his arms. The pup was rubbing her eyes and if Jimin could guess, she had just awakened from her afternoon nap. “I’ll be here if Chim needs something, Yoongi-hyung.”

The alpha hesitated for another long moment, but eventually planted a kiss over Jimin’s lips and walked out of his bedroom.

+++

Namjoon was waiting for him in the library, alongside Jungkook. The two were engaged in a quiet conversation that stopped in the moment their eyes rested on the elder alpha. “Hyung,” Jungkook’s voice wasn’t indicating any good, but Yoongi hadn’t expected something else.

“You were about to tell me something before Jimin woke up this morning?” Yoongi took his place behind the desk and the two other alphas sat opposite him.

“There was a breach in the security,” the younger alpha nodded. “I shared this with Namjoon-hyung already. Taehyung-ah informed me that the guards stopped an intruder in the mansion last night.”

“Where is the guy now?” Yoongi lit up a cigarette and rested back on his chair.

“He was shot down,” Namjoon answered.

“Fuck!” The elder snapped.

“He fired first though,” Namjoon explained. “Taehyung had no other choice but to--”

“Wait!” Yoongi put his hand up. “Are you saying that this guy, whomever he was, managed to sneak past the security and walk inside the mansion… and get inside of the house?”

Namjoon nodded. “Yes.”

“Gather the night shift,” the elder alpha rumbled deep in his throat. “I want them questioned and… dealt accordingly for what happened!”

“I’ll make that happen,” Jungkook answered.

“And make sure that we get some answers before… you deal with them yeah?” Yoongi rubbed his forehead tiredly. Jungkook nodded. “Ok and what else?” The two alphas shared a look. “What?”

“The first results from the elections just arrived,” Namjoon said when he looked at his boss once again. “And…”

+++

Jimin looked a little pale, but he was obviously feeling better than the day before. Taehyung could tell that the omega was still a bit scared, because he would occasionally rubbing his belly from time to time. It was as if to make sure that the pup was still there. The beta made sure that the conversation would run smoothly and the subjects were always a bit on a lighter side, because he didn’t want to trouble Jimin more, especially now. But his omega friend was very observant, as it seemed. Once he made sure that Dae and Hana were too busy playing on the floor, right next to the bed, he looked at Taehyung with very serious expression over his face.

“Okay,” Jimin simply said. “Can you tell me what are you hiding so bad from me? I can tell that there is something that’s troubling you.”

“How did you know?” Taehyung gasped lightly. He was very proud of his emotionless face and the ability to hide his emotions well.

Jimin simply shrugged. “I can feel it, Tae-yah. So… did something happen?”

And Taehyung had no other choice but to tell everything that he had lived the night before, including shooting a man down. It wasn’t his first and sadly, probably the last one he was going to gun down in his life. He had accepted that a long time ago. That wasn’t the reason why he felt so uneasy.

“You want to tell me that the guy managed to sneak past our security and enter the mansion?” Jimin looked horrified.

Taehyung nodded. “Yeah and you know that I’m a night owl… and I can’t sleep well at night. So, I was just doing my rounds to make sure that the pups are sleeping well,” the beta paused for a long moment, not sure if he wanted to continue, but Jimin urged him with his eyes. “I caught him just when he was about to enter Daejung’s room.”

The omega visibly paled even more than he already was. “What?” He sneaked a look towards the pup, who was playing with Hana on the floor. He was currently making funny faces and the toddler was laughing cutely. “Did he… I mean… Does he know about the--”

“No,” Taehyung shook his head. “After I dealt with the problem, I made sure to check on Dae. He was fast asleep.”

“Good,” Jimin pressed his hand to his chest. He was visibly worried.

“Don’t worry Chim,” the beta was fast to calm him down. “I’m sure that Yoongi-hyung will deal with the problem accordingly…”

“Yeah,” Jimin trailed off and looked back at Daejung. His eyes unsure.

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Seoul, December 2024

Jungkook was a bit… crazy. He knew that even without somebody would have to tell him this. Maybe that was the reason he fit so well in Yoongi’s… family. The people there loved him the way he was and he didn’t have to pretend to be someone he was not. Not that Jungkook had any experience with having a family of his own, aside from his older brother. But… that was another story. After he made sure that the people, who were responsible for the breach were punished accordingly, the young alpha made sure to head straight towards his own apartments in the mansion. He was eager to see his mate, because he hadn’t seen the beta a whole day already. Taehyung had to deal with two hyperactive pups, because Jimin was currently indisposed and wasn’t allowed to leave the bed for the foreseeable future.

The omega’s visit to the hospital had obviously scared him to the bones, because Jimin was really careful of his every move. Jungkook was able to see that with his own eyes. Yoongi’s mate hadn’t left the bed since the day he had come back home, which was just the day before the current one. Yoongi had ordered every meal to be carefully checked if it was according to the diet, sent by Kim Jisoo. Then only the most trusted people were allowed to carry it to Jimin. The omega also insisted not to eat alone, so Yoongi and Dae were making him company. Taehyung had told him that the pup got scared once Jimin got taken to the hospital and almost hadn’t slept that night.

“Hey,” Jungkook tiptoed inside his apartments and noticed that Hana was sound asleep over his and Taehyung’s bed. The beta was still there. He smiled and sat up. “I’m sorry I couldn’t have lunch with you,” the alpha apologized and went to change his clothes. Taehyung hated to see him with blood stains.

“You’ve had a job to do,” the beta had followed him inside their walking-in closet. “Were they cooperative, or not?”

“One of them confessed right away,” Jungkook threw his dirty shirt onto the ground. He noticed how Taehyung had to pick it up and throw it into the laundry bin. “He was newly hired and guess what?” The alpha kept talking while putting on a new, clean shirt. “He previously worked for Kim Nam-il.”

“What?” The beta scoffed. He had a special opinion when it came to that elder alpha. “How did we miss that? Who was responsible for hiring him?”

Jungkook smirked. “It doesn’t matter anymore,” he sighed and turned around after that. “I called Yoongi-hyung and he told me that he would personally hire people from now on, or… he’d let me do it.”

“We can’t trust anybody these days,” Taehyung mumbled and followed his mate out of their walking-in closet. “Did you eat?”

Jungkook nodded. “I did, on my way here.”

“Good,” the beta wrapped his arms around the alpha’s middle and placed a kiss on the nape of his neck. “I missed you,” he mumbled.

Jungkook turned around and pulled his mate closer to his body. “It was only a day,” he mumbled over his mate’s lips. Taehyung slid his hands up his chest to wrap them around the alpha’s neck and simply hummed into the kiss. “Hani is here right now… I could’ve shown you how much I’ve missed you otherwise…”

Taehyung giggled and just then Jungkook realized how much he had missed that sound. “How about we take a shower then? But it has to be a quick one,” he bit his lower lip in a way that Jungkook was sure it was completely on purpose. But… the alpha was a weak man, especially when it comes to his mate.

“A quick shower sounds good,” he basically dragged the beta towards their bathroom.

+++

Jimin was about to take his afternoon nap that day when he felt a light fluttering in his belly. He sat up right away. His hand flew to cover his protuberance and that alerted Yoongi, who was also in their bed. It didn’t take much for the alpha to sit up as well. His eyes were focused only over his mate, as if he was trying to read him without words.

“I think he moved,” Jimin announced out of breath, waiting for another fluttering sensation and it sure came a little later. A small smile showed up over his face. “Oh thank you…” he looked at his belly and caressed that place. “Thank you, little love, for showing me that you’re doing okay down there.”

“Are you sure?” Yoongi was still looking at him with strange feeling in his eyes. The alpha couldn’t hide the worry in his voice. “Maybe we should call Seokjin-hyung?”

“He’ll come to measure my blood pressure before dinner,” the omega tried to calm his mate. “We’ll tell him then, so he can inform Doctor Kim.”

“Only if you are completely sure, Jimin-ah,” Yoongi trailed off and the omega reached out to cup his face.

“I am,” he said softly, “don’t worry too much, ok?”

“It’s you,” the alpha mumbled instead. “It’s impossible not to worry.”

Seokjin looked delighted to know that Jimin had finally felt his pup moving. It was normal for the male carriers to feel the pup’s movement a bit later in their pregnancy. In Jimin’s case though he had some complications also. The beta’s face relaxed into another smile after he measured Jimin’s blood pressure and it came out normal for his condition. Jimin was also able to let out a sigh of relief. He listened the call that Seokjin had to make to his cousin. Doctor Kim sounded delighted as well, assuring Jimin that everything was proceeding in the normal direction so far, but at the same time she was still insisting for him to keep the bed for few weeks at least.

“There,” the beta doctor sighed and gathered his gadgets, placing them back inside his medical bag. “Now Yoongi can calm down a bit as well, although knowing him just as much as I do, he still wouldn’t,” Seokjin rolled his eyes. “That man had never had a calm moment in his life.”

“I wish I can give him some calmness in his life now, but I guess I’m failing,” the omega’s good mood soured, but Seokjin was fast to react to that.

“No, Jimin-ah! What are you talking about?” The beta looked at him with a smile over his face. “I’ve never seen him more happier than this moment. You make him happy and I couldn’t wish for more. You know his way of life and how he has to live,” his smile died down. “Nobody asked him if he wanted to do it. His life… the family, or the lack of thereof, forced him to lead the life he has now. And we all know that he cannot change it. It’s going to be way too dangerous.”

“I’d never ask that of him,” Jimin said quietly. “I’ve been here long enough to know how dangerous would be if he suddenly decides to leave. He would be without any protection and besides… so many lives depend on him.”

“You are smart… Min Jimin,” the beta patted his arm, “and strong. Just the mate Yoongi needs in his life.”

“Thanks hyung,” Jimin blushed and watched Seokjin leaving the room soon after that.

Yoongi and Daejung walked in then, followed by some of their servants, who were carrying the trays with their dinner. Both father and the son wanted to eat with Jimin also present there, so they had decided to make the omega some company. The three of them ate together and Yoongi even read Dae a goodnight story after that.

A quiet knock was heard just as Yoongi finished the chapter of the book he was reading to his son. “Bedtime,” Taehyung showed his face through the door. “Let’s go, Dae-yah. Tell amma and appa good night!”

“Thank you,” Jimin smiled at his best friend, who right now was taking care not only of his daughter, but of Dae as well. The beta only winked at him and waited for Dae to give him and Yoongi a kiss before bed and then to storm out of their bedroom.

“I’m sorry that I was absent today,” the alpha got up from their bed to stretch out a bit. Jimin didn’t miss the painful grimace over his face and how Yoongi reached out to massage his wounded shoulder. “We had to take care about Namjoon’s new office after the elections.”

“You haven’t told me about it yet,” the omega’s eyes followed his mate’s movements around their apartments. “Is it good… or bad for us?”

The smirk over Yoongi’s face was enough of an answer, but Jimin needed the words. “He won the elections for his area and now his presence would be required at every meeting in the Blue House.”

“The-the Blue House?” Jimin gasped. “I didn’t know things were that serious.”

“You know me pup,” Yoongi sighed and finally rested his body right beside his mate on the bed. “You know what I can do… You know I wouldn’t leave anything uncontrolled if I can help it, right?”

Jimin sighed, reaching out to touch his mate’s face. “Yeah, I know… although I wish… things could be more normal for us,” he noticed the slight frown over the alpha’s face and hurried to finish his sentence, “but I know this is the life we have to live and I’m not complaining. Really, I’m not…” his thumb slid over the alpha’s scar over the right side of his face. “But you can’t stop my wish for you to be protected all the time.”

“I know,” Yoongi cupped his hand over Jimin’s one. “And you have to believe me that I’m trying to keep myself safe… for you,” his other hand rested over Jimin’s belly and his eyes met the omega’s ones, “for this little one and for Dae as well. But…”

“I know,” Jimin mumbled softly, “I know…”

+++

If he could make Jimin stop worrying about him, he would do that. But at the same time he knew how impossible that was and Yoongi chose not to think about that instead. He focused over more pressing matters, like the meeting with the President of his country. The very same man, who would soon lean that Yoongi was holding his future in his hands. Namjoon had to arrange a meeting between the two of them. A meeting, that was going to stay hidden for the outside eyes.

Yoongi didn’t want his face to be seen too much or known from the media. Not to mention the fact that Park Hajoon was still snooping around his mansion and he didn’t want to give the good policeman more food for thoughts. Jimin’s brother or not, if that alpha proved to be too close to his business, he could consider himself goner. Actually, Yoongi wasn’t sure why that man was still walking around freely. That was soon going to change though, if Hajoon decided to do something stupid for his health.

Captain Choi was doing his job to keep him on a leash so far, but Yoongi wasn’t sure until when this was going to last. Whenever that happened, he wasn’t too keen on who was going to pull the trigger.

“Tomorrow afternoon,” Namjoon walked in the library with these words one day close to Christmas. “The President have a window in his schedule, so I suggest we use that.”

“Make it happen,” Yoongi simply ordered and watched how Namjoon was doing something on his phone, probably arranging the said meeting. “Talk to Jungkook and Hoseok for the logistics. I’m not sure who’s going to come with us and who’d want to stay here during the meeting.”

“And… the casino?” Namjoon tilted his head. “Who’s going to be there?”

“Fuck!” Yoongi cursed. “Maybe I should talk to Taehyung, or even Seokjin-hyung in that matter. Maybe Taehyung can stay here, keeping the mansion under his eye, while Hobi or Jungkook-ah are in the casino.”

“I’ll arrange that as well,” Namjoon nodded and clicked something on his phone once again. Then he looked up. “And… Kim Nam-il?”

“Tell our men to still look after his every move, but not intervene…” Yoongi rubbed his chin. “I’m not sure he acts alone.”

The younger alpha simply nodded, focusing his attention back on his phone. Yoongi didn’t miss how he never addressed Kim Nam-il as his father.

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Seoul, December 2024

It was President Jang Hyun-Ki second time in the Blue House. The man was loved by the many but there were also rumors of laundry money around his closest circle. And Yoongi had done his homework well. He had people everywhere by now and he had made sure to study the man well. He knew what had cost him to get wherever he was right now. He knew about the lover the President was keeping away from his otherwise respectful family. Maybe Mr. Jang thought that nobody knew about the much younger beta that was keeping his bed warm wherever his mate was out of country, or too busy to pay some attention to him.

She was an actress and a famous one that was. Yoongi wondered what a beta like her was doing with someone like President Jang. It must be the power, the money… or whatever it was. Actually, not that Yoongi would care that much. The important moment in everything was that the mob boss knew everything that he had to. He had the ability to use it if it was needed. Therefore, now Min Yoongi snuck inside the Blue House unnoticed by the guards. And whomever noticed his presence there were well paid to keep quiet.

Namjoon was walking in front of him. The young alpha already knew the President’s busy schedule that day. The mob boss decided to use that and snuck inside the President’s cabinet. He could do that with no problem. Namjoon pushed the door open, nodding at the President’s secretary beforehand. The man sitting outside the President’s office barely nodded at their presence.

“We paid him well,” Namjoon said, while holding the door open for Yoongi to enter in. “Not to mention that our dear Mr. Jang made him stay a lot after work… and is also trying to get him to his bed.”

Yoongi whistled under his nose. “The man still has time after his mate and his lover?”

“Beats the Hell out of me,” his younger friend snorted. “I don’t get it really. People think that people like us are like this,” Namjoon rolled his eyes.

“People like us?” Yoongi looked at his friend with some interesting smile over his face.

“You know,” Namjoon waved his hand, watching how Yoongi was taking the President’s place behind the desk. “Criminals?” The young alpha snickered. “People with no moral whatsoever.”

“Yeah, you’re right… mostly,” Yoongi rested back on the comfortable leather chair and looked around himself. “Just because we’re different it doesn’t mean the others are the same,” the mob boss paused, “like your father for example.”

He noticed how Namjoon flinched with the mention of his alpha parent. “Yeah, you’re right hyung,” the younger sat down on one of the couches in front of the desk. “The bastard has a new lover,” he snorted. “She’s even younger than me this time.”

“At least your mother is not here to witness it, right?” Yoongi’s eyes narrowed. “She’s still safe in Paris, right?”

“You know where she is better than me, hyungnim,” the alpha shrugged. “I try not to think about that.”

“She’s only safe there, because you specifically asked that of me Namjoon-ah,” the elder alpha said. “Things would’ve been different without your intervention.”

“And I’ll be forever grateful,” Namjoon skipped a beat. “You know, we should be thankful that there are no bugs here, otherwise we wouldn’t know who would be listening to us.”

“Did you check?” Yoongi sighed and reached out to pull out his golden cigarette case, pulling out a cigarette out of there.

“Yes,” Namjoon hurried out to pull out a lighter and offer the flame to Yoongi. “Double checked. The only ones that were here were ours,” Namjoon pulled back once he made sure that the elder alpha had his cigarette ready and exhaled the smoke in small orbs. “We’re going to exchange them with new ones once this meeting is over.”

“Got it,” the mob boss relaxed back on his chair and lifted his legs up, crossing them over the desk. Namjoon handed him a very expensive looking ashtray. Just on time for the door to open and the President to enter the cabinet.

Jang Hyun-Ki halted on his steps once he saw the people in his office. Then he slowly closed the door behind his back and took a moment to assess the whole situation. His eyes stopped over Kim Namjoon first. “The new member of our party I presume,” the alpha stood at his place. “The one who won with landslide, hm?” Then he looked at Min Yoongi, who was currently occupying the President’s chair. “And the man who made that happen?”

“Great deduction skills,” Yoongi allowed a smirk to show up on his face. “Bravo,” the mob boss inhaled another dosage of his cigarette. “But do you know my name?”

“Min Yoongi,” the President spat the words as if it was something dirty. “Everybody knows your name and your face as one of the biggest CEO’s this country ever had, but… I’m guessing you’re not here as a CEO.”

Yoongi whistled quietly and looked at Namjoon. “He’s clever,” the alpha hummed. “Isn’t he clever Namjoon-ah?”

“He is, boss,” the younger alpha stood close to him by the President’s chair. “Maybe then he’s going to understand well what you want to tell him.”

“We can only hope so,” the mob boss sighed and stubbed what was left of his cigarette in the ashtray. He put his legs back down and crossed his arms over his chest. “Now, Mr. Jang… if you know who I am and what I can do, I want you to listen very carefully what I’m about to say to you.”

“You’re not that powerful, Min!” The President scoffed. He looked way too confident for the person he actually was. Maybe he didn’t know how much he was going to lose if he would even think of turning against Yoongi.

Now, that was interesting. The mob boss tongued his cheek from the inside and narrowed his eyes towards the other man. “Aren’t I?” He got up from his place, slowly. The alpha could feel Namjoon’s stiffness right beside of him. The man was ready to pull out his gun if needed. “Are you willing to make that mistake, Mr. Jang?”

“What are you going to do?” The man chuckled. “Kill me? Kill the President of this country right in the Blue House? You’d never--”

“I believe your youngest daughter is still at school, am I right, Namjoon-ah?” The mob boss tilted his head.

“Her nanny is waiting for her outside as we speak,” his subordinate told him, using his emotionless voice. “Seoul Jaedong Elementary School is still open, I believe, boss. Do you want me to make the call?”

The President’s smile disappeared. “W-what?”

“And… Miss Chan?” Yoongi looked at Namjoon once again, mentioning the name of the President’s lover. “I believe she is still filming?”

Namjoon checked his expensive watch. “The last time I checked with our people, she was in a middle of an action scene.”

“Good,” the mob boss finally turned around to check with the now pale alpha, standing by the door. “You were saying, Mr. President?”

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The pup was kicking really hard that day and Jimin couldn’t find a comfortable position in his bed. He was keeping strictly what Doctor Kim had told him to do, because he was still too scared not to lose his pup. His precious pup, who was still inside of him and was growing nicely. But that was only happening, because Doctor Kim and her team somehow managed to save him and prevent Jimin’s miscarriage.

The omega was really disappointed that he was going to spend the Christmas and even Taehyung’s birthday in his bed. But Yoongi wasn’t willing to risk anything when it came to Jimin’s health and the safety of their pup. The mob boss looked quite worried about his mate even before Jimin’s stay at the hospital. He was more careful now, making sure that the omega was occupying his bed and had everything that he needed.

“I wish his meeting wasn’t that long,” Jimin snorted and looked at Seokjin, who had just measured his blood pressure. The beta was doing that every day – morning and evening. Doctor Kim wanted to make sure that Jimin would not go into labor far too early. It was dangerous for him and the pup also.

“You have to have patience, Jimin-ah,” Seokjin smiled once he closed his medical bag. “Yoongi-yah knows what he is doing. Besides, Namjoon called me just before I arrived here. They were just leaving the Blue House. He told me that they would stop at the docks briefly before they would come back home. Jungkook needed him for something in the casino there.”

Jimin frowned, rubbing his pregnant belly. “I don’t like when he’s putting himself in danger like that, hyung. I feel calmer when he is here, working from his own library.”

“I know Jimin-ah,” the beta sighed and sat at the edge of the bed. “And I know you need him more, especially now when you entered your last trimester.”

The omega blushed. “It’s not only because of that,” he bit his lower lip and looked away. “I know how dangerous his work is… and I know that we’d never be completely safe, but…”

“Yes,” Seokjin nodded. “I know. This is something I’ve learned to live with also once I mated Namjoon-ah. It cost me a lot to… adjust myself to this life, but having the person you love right beside you… it’s worth it, Jimin-ah.”

“I know,” the omega lowered his look. “I just… I love him so much, Jin-hyung. I wish that he is safe all the time.”

“I know, pup… I know,” the beta rubbed his leg and left the bedroom soon after that.

Jimin sighed and closed his eyes for a while. Dae and Hana were in the playroom with Taehyung. The beta joked that if Jimin wasn’t careful he would steal his job very soon. As it turned out, Taehyung had a natural talent not only when it came to working with guns but dealing with pups also. Even if his own pup was too young to understand anything, Hana was still listening to every word that her amma had to say. As for Dae, Jimin was feeling so proud that he had learned that pup to listen what the elders had to say. Of course, he was just a pup and still had his tantrums, but they weren’t that many.

He had probably dosed off, because when his eyes opened once again, he noticed Yoongi was in the room already. The alpha was just taking off his tie in front of the large mirror. The shirt followed it soon after. He looked tired, Jimin noticed the alpha’s reflection in the mirror. Of course, the light in the room was still dim, but it was obvious, especially to the omega. He had learned his mate’s actions and face expressions all to well. Plus, there was the bond the two shared.

Th alpha scrunched his nose and reached out to massage his wounded shoulder. He didn’t let out a sound though, probably thinking that Jimin was still asleep. But… as it turned out, it wasn’t only Jimin who had awakened. The omega gasped involuntarily when he felt his pup kicking inside his belly.

“Jimin-ah?” The alpha turned around right away. He was pretty fast to reach to the bed and touch the omega’s belly. “Is everything ok? Are you--”

“Your pup just woke up as well,” the omega tried to smile, covering the alpha’s bigger hand over his belly. Luckily the pup decided to kick just there and Yoongi’s eyes widened. “Can you feel it?”

“This was strong,” the alpha mumbled, staring at his hand. Jimin chuckled.

“Yes, he is strong,” he sighed and reached out to comb his fingers though his mate’s silky hair. “You look tired. What happened?”

“Our dear President needed some convincing,” the alpha sighed and planted a kiss over Jimin’s plump lips. Then sat back on the bed. His shirt was still half open. “That… and some problems down the docks.”

“Problems?” Jimin furrowed his brows.

“Your brother,” Yoongi frowned.

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Seoul, January 2025

Park Hajoon proved to be a real pain in the ass. He also thought himself very clever and maybe he really was… to a certain point. His work at the Police had proven to be very delightful for his higher ups, even better than his Captain. It was something that Yoongi wasn’t willing to overlook, especially with what had happened the last month in one of his casinos. The said alpha tried to infiltrate his people inside Yoongi’s the most prosperous casino. It was also the very same one, that he used to make sure his money would come out clean. Hajoon had almost reached to the place where Yoongi was doing his illegal business. Almost, because he hadn’t put Jeon Jungkook into the equation.

The young alpha was not only familiar as to how an undercover cop should act, but he was also very clever. Yoongi knew that Jungkook had received his proper education in the Police Academy but the real skills he had received were from his work for Yoongi. The mob boss had some mixed feelings about that fact. He really wanted to put Jungkook outside of any danger at the beginning. It was what he had promised to his late brother. When Daehyun had confessed his real involvement in their relationship, he had begged Yoongi to spare his little brother. Jungkook was yet to prove himself on the field back then and Yoongi was willing to listen. That, and the fact that the young alpha reminded him of himself a bit. The innocence that he was holding still in the past, although his life had done everything to push him on the ground.

But… Jungkook didn’t want to stay on the sidelines. He used everything he had learned, both in the Police Academy and with Yoongi, to make sure that he was doing his job well. Once Yoongi signed the casino business under the younger alpha’s name, he was sure that he was doing the right thing. Jungkook would never fail him, because Jungkook was basically his own copy when Yoongi was dealing with his business and his enemies. The younger had proven to be a good student, even if it wasn’t the mob boss intentions to teach him his ways.

Jungkook was more brutal in a way. While Yoongi preferred the clean out – bullet to the head and then burning the remains, Jungkook was a bit crazy. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that the young alpha was imagining that his every victim was somehow related to his brother’s demise, but he was vicious. He preferred to torture his victims, using his knife or his gun… burn them when he was done completely. Yoongi had seen his eyes while he was doing some of his torturing sessions. They were… emotionless. It almost felt like Jungkook wasn’t mentally there. But the viciousness in his actions were always a prove that the younger knew what he was doing.

It was why Yoongi was mildly concerned about Park Hajoon. It wasn’t him that Jungkook had caught in the casino. It was the undercover cop but the poor bastard suffered all the same. Jungkook only called him to tell him what information he had gathered, not looking at all remorseful.

“Did you really have to kill him?” Yoongi asked when he walked in on Jungkook washing the blood from his hands in their secret torture room underground the casino. “He could’ve been an asset you know?”

The young alpha scrunched his nose though and proceeded to turning off the tap and then taking a clean towel from the rack to brush his hands. “I don’t think so,” the younger shrugged. “He was useless, although I’m pretty sure that would anger Hajoon-ssi,” he grinned. “I’m actually curios to see how he’d play that out, because if he opens his mouth to say anything about it, then he’d admit about his undercover operation… I’m not sure how useful that would’ve been for him though.”

Yoongi crossed his arms and rested his back on the wall. He looked around the room. There was nothing left there. It was all clean once again, although he had met his people carrying out what was left from the undercover agent through one of the backdoors. His eyes narrowed towards his right-hand man.

“Do you think it was wise to kill a policeman?” The mob boss tilted his head. “You, above all people should know how dangerous that could be.”

Jungkook’s smirk died down. “You wouldn’t talk like that if you know what I do, hyung.”

Yoongi tongued the inside of his cheek. “Then tell me, Jungkook-ah,” he tilted his head to the side. “Tell me what I don’t know.”

This was how the mob boss found out who was standing behind the dangerous shooting few weeks ago. “This scum basically admitted that he was one of the shooters back then. It was operation that was led by Park Hajoon himself and under Captain Choi’s nose. Park Hajoon was recruited by the special forces and everything happened with their knowledge.”

“Is there more to it?” Yoongi clenched his jaw.

“There is,” the young alpha looked angry, although the elder could’ve guessed that Jungkook was even more irritated before he was able to put his hands over his victim. “Guess who sponsors the special forces, hyung? Free Industries - one of the biggest fabrics for weaponry in our country. It’s under the name of Choi Sung-ho. He is listed as the CEO, but… this is not everything.”

“Choi Sung-ho is one of Kim Nam-il's… or rather he was one of Kim Nam-il's subordinates back then,” the mob boss suddenly felt frustrated of how Jungkook had left nothing from that guy for his own entertainment. Yoongi felt the need to punch somebody! Hard! “Fuck! It was my mistake to let him leave back then… if I only had ended that scum’s life, just how Namjoon was asking me to do…”

“He wanted you to kill his own father?” The young alpha blinked few times.

“Well,” Yoongi fixed him with his stare. “I did kill mine, so. But that was Kim Nam-il… Nevermind! It was my mistake and I’m going to fix it soon,” he sighed and looked at the younger. “Are you ready to go, or you have more work here?”

“No,” Jungkook shook his head, “I’m done for the day. I want to go back home now and see how my family is doing.”

“Good,” Yoongi nodded and turned around, leaving the torture room and hearing Jungkook’s steps following his lead outside of his casino.

Once he got back home, Jimin was still in his bed. The omega had to do his next checkup the following week. Everything was looking good so far and the alpha was finally able to let out a breath of relief at least on that matter. Jimin was still feeling all too worried though. He became cranky even, because he wasn’t allowed to leave the bed until it was time for his checkup. Luckily, he constantly had people around him to keep him some company. Yoongi was also trying to be there for his mate, although he also had to work hard these last few weeks.

The mob boss didn’t want to leave anything unsupervised. After the breach in the security and how the people had almost reached to his little Dae, the alpha had taken the matter in his own hands. Hoseok was also there, helping him with his advices when it concerned the security of the mansion. They also had to hire some extra people for when Jimin was finally able to leave the bed and walk around once again.

Yoongi didn’t want to lock him and Dae inside of the mansion. That wasn’t a life and he knew that neither his mate, or his son deserved it. Therefore, he was working some extra mile to make sure their security was unbreakable once Jimin was free to be on his feet again. But that was something for the near future. Now, he had to deal with very cranky omega.

The pains in the omega’s back became frequent lately and that was making him feel as if he couldn’t find a proper place in his bed. When Yoongi was there, he would massage his mate to the moment until Jimin would finally tell him that he was feeling better. And Yoongi was willing to do that every day, every hour, and every minute his mate said so. It didn’t matter if the alpha was too tired to keep his eyes open himself. Jimin was the most important thing in his life now and Yoongi was going to be there for him no matter what.

“What took you so long?” Were the first words that the alpha was able to hear once he stepped his foot inside his bedroom. “It’s way past six and you promised--”

“Jungkook called me for something in the casino,” the alpha was fast to answer and walked to the bed, where Jimin was sporting a huge pout on his face. “I’m sorry that I’m so late baby. I’m going to try and not to do that again.”

“I missed your scent,” the omega mumbled once Yoongi freed his lips from their kiss.

“Only my scent?” The alpha smirked, trying to talk light heartedly.

“You fucker!” The omega hissed, but Yoongi knew that there was no malice in his voice. The alpha sighed and took off his shirt. Just when he was about to head towards the walking-in closet, he heard his mate’s gasp and was back to him on instant.

“What?” The alpha stared at him with worry, but Jimin just shook his head and his palm covered his previously injured shoulder. “Jimin-ah… what happened?”

“The scar is still here,” the omega mumbled with sadness in his voice. “The-the scar, Yoon… is--”

“Hey, everything is in the past now,” the alpha could feel his mate’s distress thanks to their bond. He wished there was a way to lessen his pain, but he knew now how scared Jimin was while Yoongi was fighting for his life back in the hospital.

“Yeah,” Jimin hummed, but then the alpha felt how his mate pressed his lips to the scars, still littering his skin there. “What is this?” The omega suddenly asked, tracing something with his fingers. Something, that wasn’t the scar and Yoongi suddenly figured out what it was.

“The number?” He asked and his mate nodded. “The seven?” Jimin nodded once again. “It’s… a symbol of my family.”

“Bangtan?” Jimin asked and this time it was the alpha, who nodded. “Why seven?”

“There are six people I trust the most… and there is me,” Yoongi explained but then his smile suddenly faded. “Well, I guess… now there are five people directly involved in everything with… with Daehyun gone and--”

“It could be seven once again,” Jimin’s voice was quiet and the alpha met his look.

“No,” Yoongi shook his head.

“Yoonie--”

“No, Jimin-ah! It’s too dangerous!” The alpha scoffed and got up from the bed. “Look what happened with Daehyun? I can’t risk your life. I--”

“They already tried to kill me, Yoongi!” Jimin scoffed. “What difference that would make?”

“Jimin-ah--”

“I want in too, Yoongi!” His mate stared at him with determination in his eyes. “I want to be there and be your rightful partner!”

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Seoul, January 2025

Jimin wasn’t sure what made him insist that much on having that tattoo. He knew the nature of Yoongi’s work. He knew how dangerous it was but at the same time, he wanted to be someone, whom the alpha could trust fully. Someone, who was Yoongi’s fulltime partner and not sitting on the sidelines. The really wanted it and he knew that his mate would hardly refuse something to him these days. So, after few days of persuasion, Jimin was taken to a tattoo artist. An artist that Bangtan fully trusted. By the same evening, Jimin was sporting a nice, delicate looking tattoo of the number seven. He was wearing it over one of his fingers. When Yoongi had asked him why he had made it there, Jimin had only smiled to him.

“I want to be able to see it all the time,” he had explained to the alpha. “I want that reminder that I truly belong.”

But even with that tattoo, Jimin was still unable to join Bangtan fully though. He was still pregnant and his new family was making sure that he was well taken care of. That and the fact that he wasn’t allowed to walk around just yet. That was about to happen eventually after his next checkup. The omega really hoped that Jisoo was going to finally allow him to walk around freely, because being stuck in the bed was a pure torture to him.

Still, Jimin was still afraid to disobey the doctor’s order. He didn’t want to threaten his unborn pup in any way and he still remembered how he had almost lost this one as well. The omega was waiting the day of the checkup impatiently and when it finally came, he was eager for some good news. Luckily, they were served to him.

“I’m happy to tell you that everything with your pup looks good now,” Doctor Kim said, while performing the ultrasound. “I have to admit, I’ve gotten kind of worried about his heartbeats the last time. That and your previous condition, plus all of the stress that you’ve been through,” she looked at Yoongi, who was holding his mate’s hand tightly. “He was keeping the bed the entire time, right?”

The mob boss nodded. “Yes, he did.”

“This is good,” Jisoo sighed and looked back at the screen, moving wand all over the omega’s pregnant stomach. “You can start walking again, Jimin-ssi, but I don’t want you to walk all that much. Maybe you should start with small walks and move from there on. We only have two more months left. Let’s make that pup feel comfortable enough not to get out before your due date.”

“Which is… by the end of March?” Jimin wanted to know. Doctor Kim nodded with affirmation.

“Yes,” she said, while removing the wand from the omega’s body and placing a clear napkin over his belly. Yoongi was fast to start removing what was left from the gel over Jimin’s naked skin. “It’s around March 20^th to be exact, but we’ll see.”

The couple thanked on their way out and Yoongi helped his omega to get into the car. “I have some work at the docks,” Yoongi said when he got in. “Do you want to join me?”

“Boss?” They heard Hoseok’s voice from the driver’s seat. The beta was staring at them through the mirror. “Are you sure?”

“My mate wants in, Hobb-ah,” the mob boss simply shrugged. “I want him to see in what he’s getting into. Besides, this is not something that… serious.”

The beta simply rolled his eyes and looked back at the road. Jimin squeezed the alpha’s hand and Yoongi looked back at him. “I’ll join you,” he said and rested his head over his mate’s broad shoulder after that. His eyes closed briefly and he tried not to fall asleep.

The pregnancy was making him a bit tired, but that also could be said about the boredom he felt while sitting home alone. At least now, he would know what was going on. He didn’t want to be just an appendix in Yoongi’s life anymore. He wanted to be able to help fully. So, when the car stopped in front of Yoongi’s biggest casino, Jimin didn’t hesitate to take the alpha’s hand and get out of the car.

Luckily, his pregnant belly wasn’t that huge. He was still able to walk sort of normal, although still waddling from time to time. Yoongi was finding that cute but for Jimin it was something that was making his ankles hurt. Now, the omega followed his mate inside of the casino. It was still early in the day, so there weren’t many people inside. Maybe some staff here and there, already preparing the building for the upcoming night. The omega kept looking around with interest, while holding Yoongi’s hand.

“Hyung, you… came?” Jungkook’s voice welcomed them in the moment a door was open in front of them and they walked inside a small office. The younger looked really surprised to see Jimin there, but Yoongi simply waved his hand.

“Keep talking and don’t worry about my mate,” the elder simply shrugged and dragged a chair for Jimin to sit down.

“Okay,” Jungkook shrugged and pushed a stack of documents towards the mob boss. “These are the shipments that entered the dock this month, hyung. You can check every deal that was made afterwards and the amount of money out of every one.”

Jimin noticed that Yoongi didn’t sit down, he simply took the papers in his hands and his eyes scanned every one of them. Once he was ready, the elder alpha hummed his approval. “Did you do the laundry well?”

“You know me,” Jungkook grinned. “You know how sensitive my nose is, right hyung?”

Jimin wanted to roll his eyes. Of course, they didn’t talk about their real laundry. It was the money that this casino had to accept and then clean out for the mob boss. Jungkook had done his job really well by the look in the younger’s eyes. Still, there was something else there. Something, that Jimin knew the younger was hiding right now. Something, that was probably not for his ears, but it was too bad for him, because Jimin wasn’t going anywhere. Maybe Yoongi had registered that as well, because once he placed the documents back over the large desk, his eyes narrowed towards Jungkook.

“And how about our other problem?” The mob boss threw Jimin a brief look over his shoulder. “Park Hajoon?”

“My… brother?” Jimin’s eyes widened. “What about my brother?”

“Hyung,” Jungkook’s smile died down and his eyes darted towards the omega in the room. “Are you sure?”

“I don’t want to have any secrets from my mate, Kook-ah,” the elder’s voice was strong and that put shivers all over Jimin’s body. “So… my question still stands. Is there something new about him?”

“Well,” Jungkook said with a sigh of resignation, “he’s trying to plant another person here,” the younger frowned. “I’m actually surprised that there wasn’t any reaction from him when it comes to the last one,” an eerie smile started dancing all over his lips. “But don’t worry, hyung. I’ll deal with that one too, if I must. I mean, if he insists on losing more people here… who am I to stop him, right?”

“What happened with the previous one?” Jimin asked, although he could guess that already.

“His ashes were spread over the sea,” Jungkook looked at him calmly, probably expecting his reaction. To everyone’s surprise, Jimin didn’t even shudder. He simply looked up at his mate.

“What will happen if Hajoon comes here himself?” The omega tilted his head. “Is he going to burn as well?”

“Do you really want to know, Jimin-ah?” The elder alpha furrowed his brow. Jimin nodded without hesitation. “I deal with people like him my whole life. People, who are trying to stay on my way and… I’ve already paid for my mistake to leaving some of them alive,” he frowned. “So, if Park Hajoon still insists on making our life difficult… yes, I’ll end him too.”

“Good,” Jimin simply nodded. “I was thinking of doing the same by the time I was wondering if he had some involvement in the shooting.”

“He does,” it was Jungkook who said the words and Jimin’s eyes narrowed at his direction. “He planned the shooting himself. Of course, he wasn’t the only one involved there, but… yes, he planned the whole thing.”

“Why don’t I know about this?” The omega hissed and looked up at his mate. Yoongi simply shrugged.

“I didn’t want to put more stress over you,” Yoongi said calmly. “Besides, Jungkook-ah found that out just few weeks ago. He’s gotten that information from the man that your brother decided to plant inside my casino.”

“I want to end that man,” the omega spat angrily. “I promised that to myself!”

“Jimin-ah…”

“I promised that to myself while watching you lying in that hospital bed and wondering if you ever going to wake up!” Jimin didn’t back down though. “I want that happening, Yoongi! I want him to pay for what he did, threatening my family’s life.”

“He’s also your family, hyung,” Jungkook’s voice surprised him. There was something strange in the alpha’s eyes. “Park Hajoon is your brother, right?”

“He is no one to me,” the omega said slowly, “no one! And he never once acted as if I was his little brother. He never protected me when I needed him. He didn’t believe me when I told him how his best friend raped me that time! No! He chose to throw me out on the streets and trying to survive there with no other help but my own! And now what? I should care about him? Why? Because he is my… brother? No,” the omega shook his head with some bitter taste in his mouth. “I want him to pay for what he’s done. He almost killed you two,” Jimin pointed at the younger alpha and then at his mate. “He tried to kill our Dae,” he flinched even with the thought himself, “ordering that shooting without thinking of the pups there. And you want me to care about him? No,” the omega’s eyes narrowed. “I want him to pay!”

“Then,” Yoongi trailed off, “I’ll make that happen for you, baby…”

His voice was almost soft, but once Jimin looked at the alpha’s eyes they were filled with a promise.

Chapter Text

Seoul, February 2025

One of the many things about pregnancy was… the craving. In Jimin’s case that was his hunger for sweet things and especially chocolate. Yoongi wasn’t at home that day, but thankfully Taehyung was and the beta could join Jimin for his trip to the Mall, where – in Jimin’s opinion – there was the most amazing chocolate cake ever. The pups were still at their kindergarten and there wasn’t any other obstacle in front of the two friends to stretch their legs and go there. Well, stretch their legs figuratively speaking, because Jimin wasn’t allowed to walk more than an hour, two hours tops every day. That, and the fact that Yoongi would never allow his mate to simply walk to and back the Mall. They had to use one of the cars, parked inside of the garage.

Thankfully, the place they wanted to visit was at the first floor and was open by the time Jimin felt the craving. They didn’t have to use that many bodyguards either, mainly because they were with Yoongi and Hoseok was with the pups. But it was okay, because Taehyung was there and he was not only a good company, but a former bodyguard also.

Jimin was in the middle of enjoying his second small chocolate cake, when he noticed the commotion. Two men, dressed in Police uniforms were trying to get to him, but were stopped by his bodyguards. The omega’s curiosity picked up and he waved at his beta bodyguards to let the men come near him. Taehyung’s posture suddenly changed when he noticed that the two policemen walked towards their table. Jimin’s eyes couldn’t miss the way Taehyung touched his gun, hidden underneath his black jacket.

“Park Jimin,” one of the men said when they stood right next to Jimin’s table. “Your brother wants to see you. You have to come with us at the Police Station.”

“Hm?” Jimin hummed, relaxing back onto his chair. His eyes stopped over the policemen, betas. “There must be a mistake here, dear gentlemen,” he simply said. “My name is not Park Jimin and… I don’t have a brother.”

“But,” one of the guys stared at him with confusion. “Park Hajoon said that--”

“My name is Min Jimin,” the omega interrupted him then. “Plus, like I’ve said – I don’t have a brother.”

“Park Hajoon said--”

“Tae, do you think there are still few of these left?” Jimin pointed at his already empty plate. “I think I want to have them back home as well.”

“I don’t know Jimin-ah,” the beta said seemingly unbothered. He waved to the stunned waitress and the young girl was fast to approach the table. “Do you have more of these?” The beta said with a nice smile. “My friend loved the cakes and would like to take some home.”

“O-of course we have,” the girl’s eyes darted between them and the policemen. “I c-can tell the kitchens to wrap them up for you.”

“Really?” Jimin grinned. “Please do that,” he waited until the waitress disappeared behind the door that was leading towards the kitchens and then looked at the policemen. “This is really good, gentlemen, you should try it too.”

“You have to come with us,” one of the guys insisted and reached out to grab Jimin’s arm, but he was stopped long before his fingers could wrap around the omega’s bicep. Taehyung was fast, Jimin had to admit.

“Don’t touch him,” the beta hissed. “You have no right to do that and you know it!”

The man frowned. His eyes went red with anger. “We’re from the police and if he refuses to come with us willingly then--”

“Seriously?” Jimin chuckled lowly in his throat. “Can you call Namjoonie-hyung, Tae? Ask  him if I have a choice, or not.”

“What are you doing?” The policeman, whose arm was in Taehyung’s grasp stuttered. “You can’t call--”

“Hey, Namjoon-hyung? Yes, it’s Taehyung,” the beta paused and then looked at Jimin for a brief moment. “Oh, you know? Okay then, I’ll put you on speaker,” Taehyung said and placed his phone onto the table swiping his finger over the screen. “You’re on speaker now, hyung.”

“Good, good,” they were able to hear the alpha’s schooled voice. “Now, I know the two gentlemen there were in somehow of a confusion…”

“Who are you?” One of them asked, after Taehyung released his wrist. The man rubbed at the painful place.

“My name is Kim Namjoon and I’m Mr. Min Jimin’s lawyer,” the beta paused for the effect and Jimin was able to notice how the policemen’s faces paled visibly. “I’m pretty sure you know that you’re at fault there. You cannot take Mr. Min with you against his will.”

“His brother wants to see him,” the other of the beta policemen insisted. “We can even arrest him if--”

“On what grounds?” Namjoon interrupted him coldly. “That he’s out and about with his friend? I’m sure that if Park Hajoon wants to see Mr. Min he knows where to find him. Sending an official policemen to take him to the Police Station is… against the law in my humble opinion. Does Mr. Min want to go and see his brother?”

“I don’t have a brother, Namjoon-hyung,” Jimin snorted, “you know that already.”

“Then… it’s settled,” Namjoon’s voice echoed loud and clear. “He doesn’t want to go and there’s nothing that you two can do, gentlemen. If you take Mr. Min with you right now, it would be against his will and I’m pretty sure you won’t want to face charges, right? We all know how ugly this could turn out for the both sides.”

“We… we can’t go back without him!” The other beta policeman stuttered. “We have orders!”

“Try and see where this is going to lead you,” it was Jimin who narrowed his eyes towards them. His voice wasn’t the most pleasant one either. Eventually the two guys had to leave the place and Jimin let out a relieved sigh.

“How did you know what’s happening?” Taehyung asked Namjoon over the phone.

“One of your bodyguards called Yoongi-hyung,” Namjoon admitted. “I’m with him now, well… was with him. He’s on a meeting and I had to get out of the room when you called, guys. I hope everything is better now?”

“Yes,” Taehyung nodded, although Namjoon couldn’t see that. “They left. See you back home, hyung.”

“See you,” it was Namjoon again, before he could cut the call.

“We should probably go back home as well,” Jimin sighed and rubbed his painful waist. He wasn’t planning the trip to the Mall could be that long.

“Yes,” Taehyung was already paying for Jimin’s purchase. He handed the paper bag to one of the bodyguards that were with them and turned around to see how Jimin was just holding the edge of the table, helping himself to get up.

But that day was apparently far from over, because the omega hissed as soon as he was standing back on his feet. There was a familiar tug at his stomach and he couldn’t suppress the painful moan that got out of his mouth.

“It’s okay,” he mumbled, holding onto his big stomach with one of his hands. “It’s Braxton-Hicks,” his eyes closed for a short moment, while he was trying to restore his breathing.

“Are you sure?” Taehyung didn’t sound convinced, even if the beta himself had passed through a pregnancy and should’ve known better. “Jimin-ah… do you want to--”

“I just want to go back home, okay?  The omega insisted and tried to start walking towards the exit.

Thankfully, they were on the first floor and their car was parked nearby. But Jimin couldn’t make another step, because the contraction was back and he panted heavily. He felt how Taehyung’s hand wrapped around his wrist and the beta’s thumb slid over his pulse point there.

“I don’t care what you say,” the beta hummed and once Jimin looked up at him, he noticed that he was signaling to one of their bodyguards, “we’re going to the hospital first. I want to make sure that everything’s okay with you, otherwise… Yoongi-hyung would skin me alive.”

Jimin didn’t protest when one of their beta bodyguards picked him up bridal style and carried him to their car. He could hear Taehyung’s voice giving orders here and there. The pain in his belly wasn’t as strong as before and Jimin was almost completely sure that these were the false contractions, but something in his friend’s voice made him stay quiet and not protest when they drove off towards the hospital.

Thankfully Doctor Kim Jisoo was there and was able to see them right away. The checkup was just about to begin when the door was pushed open and a strong sandalwood scent invaded Jimin’s senses. Yoongi was here and honestly, the omega wasn’t surprised. If the bodyguards had called him about the policemen fiasco at the Mall, they should’ve called him in the moment their boss’ mate had felt bad as well.

“Yoongi,” Jimin sighed while watching how his mate was walking towards the medical table that he was laying right now. “You shouldn’t have to come. I told Taehyungie that’s Braxton-Hicks…”

“Is it really?” Yoongi’s eyes were narrowed and cold. The alpha was staring at the female omega doctor, who was just about to start the checkup. Jimin found one of his hands trapped in his mate’s bigger one soon, but he didn’t protest.

“We’ll check that now,” Jisoo answered unbothered and turned on the ultrasound.  As it turned out, it wasn’t only Braxton-Hicks. Jimin’s blood pressure was really high and the female omega wasn’t looking satisfied with the result. “What the fuck happened?” She looked pissed after she was done with Jimin’s checkup. “I told you to be careful with your omega, Min!”

“It wasn’t his fault,” Jimin couldn’t allow someone to talk like that to his mate. It was making him angry and his eyes narrowed. “He gave his best for me, Doctor Kim, so knock it off!”

“Calm down, Jimin-ssi,” the female omega stared at him. “Making yourself angry is not an answer for your condition.”

“Then stop blaming my mate!” Jimin hissed.

“Calm down baby,” Yoongi rubbed his thumb over Jimin’s hand. “Listen to what Doctor Kim has to say, hm? I’ll deal with the problem once we go back home.”

“I warned you how dangerous for him to be under stress, right?” Doctor Kim’s voice didn’t waver though. “I told you to be careful with him. It’s still too early for your pup to arrive with us.”

“If you want to blame someone for all this, blame my cravings…” Jimin wasn’t looking close to calming down. His inner omega wasn’t happy of how Jisoo was placing all of the blame for his high blood pressure over his mate. “Or… the people my non-existent brother sent for me.”

“What?” Doctor Kim frowned.

“It’s a problem that I’m going to deal accordingly once Jimin is back home and safely tucked in our bed,” Yoongi’s voice was deep. “Can I take him home now, or he has to stay here for observation?”

“You can take him back home after I give him a shot for his blood pressure,” Jisoo sighed and called for one of the nurses. The beta came back soon, holding a syringe in his hand a phial with medicine. “These were indeed Braxton-Hicks contractions, but I don’t want to risk with Jimin-ssi, knowing his medical history. I’ll give him something for that as well. Then you can take him home, Alpha Min.”

Ten minutes later, Jimin was carried towards Yoongi’s car this time, parked outside the hospital’s back exit. Jimin felt so tired all of a sudden, but Doctor Kim had assured them that it was because of the medicine. Seokjin was going to measure Jimin’s blood pressure later that day and send the results to his cousin back at the hospital. The omega could only feel satisfied with the thought that the contractions had stopped and that he didn’t feel dizzy anymore. His eyes closed and one he opened them again he was in his own bed.

When he looked around the room, he noticed Yoongi standing by the window and staring outside. “Yoon?” Jimin tried to sit up but it was really hard, because he was already in his eight month. “What time is it?”

“Close to dinner,” the alpha sighed. His shoulders were tense when he turned around to face him. “You didn’t sleep that much. Dae came to see you after school and I told him that you’d be awake for dinner.”

“I’m sorry,” the omega couldn’t stop his mumble.

“For what, pup?” Yoongi walked towards him. He sat on the bed and his palm rested over Jimin’s pregnant belly.

“For… making you worry about me,” he bit his lower lip.

“It’s not your fault,” the alpha simply answered. “I know whose fault it is and… I’ll deal with it accordingly… if you still want me to.”

Jimin frowned, remembering what had happened that day. His voice was filled with determination when he spoke again. “I want it,” he skipped a beat, “please, make it happen…”

Chapter Text

Seoul, February 2025

The thirst for revenge had consumed him to the point where Park Hajoon had stopped seeing what was right and what was wrong. His work at the Police Station wasn’t even that important anymore. It hadn’t been ever since he got contacted by one of the most famous families in the city. It didn’t matter that the family was tied with the underground world. It was beyond the fact that the Kims weren’t even that influential anymore. Kim Nam-il came to him with a plan for something that Park Hajoon wanted to happen ever since he had found out about Min Yoongi’s involvement in his best friend’s demise.

The fact that he was also working with the special forces, aside from his undercover job at the Police Station was something that helped his decision. He had worked for the forces long enough to know that not everything was black and white in the world. Sometimes, the law couldn’t help you and you had to help yourself or do everything possible to make that happen. It was when he got contacted for the first time but he wasn’t sure if he wanted to get involved into the whole thing. But right now, bringing Min Yoongi down was his top priority. His focus was mainly over to bring the whole Min empire down.

It didn’t matter how that was going to happen. If there were collateral damages… well, who cared really? It was a war and it was a war that Hajoon wanted to win. Once he had entered the special forces, Hajoon had also learned that everything could be used to reach to the final goal. Including being on the gray side of the story. It was when he had learned the special forces involvement in Min Daehyun’s sudden demise in that car crash.

It was Kim Nam-il, who had revealed that secret to him, after Hajoon had sworn his involvement to the alpha’s cause. Daehyun had the misfortune to fall in love with Min Yoongi, his main goal and the man he had to bring down. But… what else would you expect from an omega? They couldn’t be trusted and honestly, Hajoon wasn’t that much surprised that Daehyun had suddenly switched sides. Well, he had paid for his mistake… with blood. His brother got the best luck though and sadly now, Jungkook was the Min’s right-hand man.

“We planted the whole operation on another man’s head,” Nam-il snickered while he was telling the story to his new recruit. “The old Lee… man! I haven’t seen that bastard since… ages! I hope he’s doing, ok? Or not… but who cares?”

“This could be dangerous though,” Hajoon had started at the old man with suspicion. “Do you think Min is that stupid?”

Nam-il waved his hand. “He is blinded by his feelings,” he chuckled, “always has been. It’s his only weakness and you know what? I think we’ll be able to use it someday.”

“But don’t you think that Lee… Sehun?” The younger alpha has asked and Nam-il had nodded his head. “Don’t you think that he’ll find out about your involvement and would want a revenge?”

“Nah,” the elder alpha had stared at him with amusement. “The old hag would be too busy hiding, but… I’ll have my nephew take a look on him. Lee wants to meet him anyhow.”

“Lee wants to see Captain Choi?” Hajoon gasped.

“Mhm,” Nam-il looked all too smug. “He just called me, my good boy. I expect his call once they meet, yeah.”

Not everything was a smooth sailing after that conversation, but at least it had given Hajoon some purpose and also… an influence. Influence, which he never thought that he could have before. Still, the young alpha tried to be careful with his revenge, although he had almost lost it at one point and acted not so… gentle. Hajoon had to admit that the shooting outside that kindergarten wasn’t his brightest idea ever, but he had lost his patience and acted on his instincts. And he had almost succeeded in bringing Min Yoongi down.

Too bad the luck wasn’t in his favor and now… now he had to wait for another opportunity to arrive. Maybe… his revenge wasn’t going to wait that longer.

+++

Jungkook was staring outside of the big window. The night was young and he was soon going to go back home. Hoseok was going to take the night shift after the alpha was gone. There were a lot of thoughts coming through his head lately.  Taehyung had shared with him what had happened the last time he and Jimin decided to go out. The policemen, sent by Park Hajoon meant only one thing – the alpha was getting braver. It was something that he and Yoongi had already discussed. They had to do something to stop that alpha already, but… there was a problem.

As much as the both of them wanted to end that bastard, they wanted to know who was standing behind him. There was someone, who was bigger than him for sure and it was pointless to just chop the head from the tail, without knowing who the head was. Jungkook wasn’t the most patient man ever, but Yoongi still had it in him. Although the elder looked a bit all too pissed when Jimin’s bodyguards had made that call. Yoongi made sure to call Captain Choi and warn him that Hajoon’s actions could have their consequences. Surprisingly so, the Captain didn’t know anything about Hajoon’s actions.

That was surprising, giving the fact that Hajoon was under Choi’s orders. It was then when Jungkook decided to try and dig deeper. It had been few weeks already, but the alpha was still trying to find something behind Hajoon’s impeccable background. It almost looked like he had nothing to hide, but Jungkook knew better. He had been there before. Hajoon’s background almost looked like his own… once.

“You’re going to get wrinkles,” Hoseok’s voice surprised him and Jungkook looked over his shoulder. His friend walked inside the office with a smile on his face. “It’s time for you to go home, Koo. I’m taking from here.”

Jungkook sighed and looked at his expensive watch. “Yes, it’s time. The shipment is going to arrive around two in the morning. You know what to do.”

The beta nodded. “Yes,” Hoseok nodded. “Fahad is going to call you?” He asked and the alpha nodded. “Then everything is settled. How about the casino?”

“The usual night,” Jungkook reached out to grab his coat from the closet. “I don’t expect anything outside of the usual. Park Hajoon pulled out the man he tried to infiltrate.”

“Pulled him out?” The beta furrowed his brows.

“Yes,” Jungkook shrugged, “but I’d still stay alert. I don’t like not to know what to expect from that guy. There’s something in him… I can almost put my finger on it and I still… I don’t know.”

Hoseok nodded. “Okay, I’ll be alert and call if something happens.”

Jungkook nodded and bit his friend goodbye after that, heading for the Min’s mansion where his family was waiting for him.

+++

Yoongi supported his mate, while Jimin was taking his place around the table. The omega was already heavily pregnant and the alpha could swear that Jimin could give birth any day now, but it was still the end of February and his mate’s due date was the end of March. The alpha wouldn’t admit that openly, but he was already too worried about his mate. Jimin swore that he was feeling just fine lately, aside from the Braxton-Hicks contractions, but the alpha preferred to stay in high alert.

That was something that preventing him from focusing over his job lately. He was distracted and his attention wasn’t as sharp as it used to be. Yoongi knew that was dangerous for him, giving the nature of his lifestyle, but he couldn’t help it. He loved his mate all too much and thus… thus was a weakness that his enemies could use all to well. The mob boss was well-aware of that and he had somehow became a bit paranoid.

The bodyguards around Jimin had grown in number. If the omega wanted to get out of the mansion, everything had to be checked beforehand, including his route. That was making the omega highly irritable, but Yoongi couldn’t help it. He didn’t want to risk his mate’s health at all. Luckily, Jimin was already feeling too tired to move around as much as he used to do before. The only time he was about to leave the mansion, aside from that trip to the mall, was when he was doing his hospital checkups with Kim Jisoo. The omega doctor had asked for two extra checkups and she had found something in the latest one. Something, that brought more worry over Yoongi’s shoulders.

“Your pup is a bit bigger than the average norm,” she had told them and although Jimin didn’t look like he cared all too much, Yoongi’s heart had skipped a beat. Maybe the doctor had caught the spike in his scent because she had looked at him. “We’re still going to do everything in our powers to deliver the pup safely, alpha Min.”

“I’m sure,” the alpha hummed, although he wanted to scream that he only cared about Jimin’s health and what that could cause to his mate.

“Everything’s going to be okay, Yoon,” Jimin squeezed his hand back then and Yoongi had tried to smile.

“I know,” the alpha had answered and kissed his mate’s hand. “I know.”

“Don’t frown that much,” Jimin reached out towards his face and interrupted the alpha’s thoughts. Yoongi was quickly brought back to reality. “What is it now? Something work related? Can I help you somehow?”

“No,” Yoongi rubbed his face to his mate’s palm, enjoying the touch all too much. “Everything’s okay, baby.”

“Are you sure?” Jimin frowned and lowered his voice, because they could already hear Daejung and Hana’s voices, accompanied by Taehyung’s one. “You can always tell me, right?”

“I promise,” the alpha turned his face around so he could plant a kiss in the middle of his mate’s palm. “We’re only waiting for Jungkookie to start dinner, right?” He looked up at Taehyung, who walked inside the diner room just at this moment. He was followed by Daejung, who was holding Hana’s hand.

“He’s just parking the car outside,” the beta smiled and took his place around the table, not before he could help the two pups to do the same.

Chapter Text

Seoul, February-March 2025                       

It was nearing the end of February but the winter didn’t want to let go the world from its clutches. And Jimin… Jimin wasn’t enjoying that season at all, to say the least. Luckily, he didn’t have to get outside for longer than few minutes lately. He was staying inside of the house the most days, because his due date was getting nearer and with that, his mate’s worries were growing as well. Min Yoongi still had a work to do though, even if Jimin wasn’t feeling very happy wherever the alpha had to leave the safety of the mansion and his people. After all, the mob boss couldn’t hide forever and it wasn’t in the alpha’s nature to do so.

Jungkook and Hoseok had taken over their business by the docks though, while Taehyung was helping Jimin with taking care of the pups. The beta still hadn’t forgotten how their enemies had almost put their hands over the pups. Jimin wasn’t a fool either and he wasn’t having any ideas in his head that he was going to be able to protect the pups if they got attacked again. He was heavily pregnant and almost immobile. Every move was a torture lately. His ankles were swollen almost all the time. He had pains in his back and to that, it was the appearance of the Braxton-Hicks contractions as soon as he had entered the eight month.

But the omega was still insisting on training with his gun. Taehyung was an excellent teacher and had a lot of patience. Something, that was sadly lacking in Jimin. He wanted to learn how to fire a gun and he wanted to do it as fast as he could. But this was also taking time to learn how to do it and don’t harm yourself. Taehyung was also a good influence when it came to the pups. Dae’s kindergarten was closed for the month, because of the cold snap that had taken over the country. It was doing the pup’s security only good though, because the bodyguards who were responsible for him, didn’t have to go out also.

Hana was still too young to start her school years. She was about to do it when she turned two and this was going to happen that December. They had less than a year before that and the beta was really thankful that his little pup was still going to be around him a bit more. But with the pups being with them in the mansion, the time for the gun shooting lessons was limited and that was one of the things that was making the omega restless. The other thing was, of course the coming of his own pup.

He had put his brave face in front of Yoongi of course, telling him that everything was going to be alright. The truth was though, that he could never be sure. He didn’t know what was going to happen during the labor and he could only hope that their pup was going to make it and be okay. Doctor Kim was going to be there and she was probably the most capable obstetrician in the whole country. Jimin trusted her fully to take care of his pup.

When she asked him if he wanted an epidural, the omega had first asked if it was going to be safe for the pup. Doctor Kim had started at him with unreadable expression at first. Then she had listed all the risks and everything that could go wrong. But eventually it was Yoongi, who had to intervene, because Jimin simply couldn’t take a decision in the matter.

“If the epidural was going to make him feel even a bit better, then I think you should do it,” Yoongi had said then.

“But the pup--”

“The risks of an epidural to the pup are minimal, but include possible distress. Usually, this means the birthing parent’s lowered blood pressure causes a slower heartbeat in the baby,” Doctor Kim interrupted him.

“What are the risks for him?” Yoongi nodded at Jimin. The omega frowned. It wasn’t everything about him now. The pup should be more important, but he kept quiet, knowing his mate’s opinion on the matter.

“Well,” the female omega started to explain to them. “It could make it harder for the birthing parent to push the pup out, although we can talk with the anesthesiologist to be present the whole time, so he can adjust the medicine if that happens.”

The alpha nodded. “Ok… is there anything else?”

“There’s also a possible danger for Jimin-ssi’s blood pressure, like I’ve already mentioned. That and also a possible headache, itchiness, nausea, or even vomiting. Some patients experience difficulty to urinate after the procedure, so we have to use a catheter… after the birth of course,” Doctor Kim finished. “But, to avoid all that, we can do testing beforehand and decide if it’s worth the risks, or not.”

“Let’s do the tests,” the alpha insisted. The omega wanted to argue, but one look to his face was enough to convince Jimin to do whatever Yoongi thought was necessary.

The alpha’s face was emotionless, but Jimin could see behind that mask. He knew how scared Yoongi was for his mate’s health. Jimin didn’t want to scare him further on, although he was well-aware of the fact that the mob boss was never going to be calm enough when it comes to his family.

They did the test that day and as it turned out, Jimin was fit for the epidural. He wasn’t allergic and that was a good news on the matter. Still, their anesthesiologist was going to be there the whole time, just in case. It wasn’t like Min Yoongi couldn’t afford the best one in the whole country. The omega really hoped that everything was going to turn out to be okay. He didn’t even want to think of any complications, although he was honestly preparing himself for any possible outcome. He wasn’t sure in anything in this world. He had lived enough to know how unsure this life was. The whole labor was unsure also. Nothing was guaranteed.

He was young and strong omega and he hoped that would be enough for him to be able to deliver the next Min’s heir to the world with no problem. But he still remembered the time when he had lost his first pup and although it wasn’t created in the best possible way, Jimin had learned to love them. He was in the sixth month when that had happened and even though he was way past the sixth month now, his fears were still there. He could only hope that this pup was going to be stronger than the last one. He could only hope that this pup was going to survive.

The first days of March brought more snow and cold over Seoul. The streets were almost blocked, even if the people outside were giving their best in the cleaning. But it wasn’t fast enough, because the snow kept on falling. Jimin sighed and sat by the window in the library. His eyes narrowed towards the snow falling outside and his thoughts flew towards his mate, who had to visit the casinos today. Jungkook asked for his opinion on a problem, he couldn’t resolve on his own.

It was late afternoon and the pups were taking their afternoon nap, while Taehyung was making them company. It was a very boring day to say the least. Jimin had already experienced few false contractions in the morning and he was so ready for this pup to meet the world already, but he knew that he still had few weeks. He had to wait… for the sake of the pup. Usually, he wouldn’t say a word against it, but the kicks he was receiving constantly from the inside of his belly were making him very irritable. Yoongi wand the others were trying to be very patient with him, although Jimin was fully aware that right now, he was just a pain in the ass.

But he was happy to be loved in such way. He knew how much Yoongi loved him and cherished his presence beside of him. The omega also knew that Taehyung was having a patience of probably a God already. He was the one, who had to deal with Jimin almost the whole day. Jungkook and Hoseok weren’t in the mansion most of the time, but when they were they were constantly there to make sure that Jimin was feeling alright. Same could be said for Namjoon and Seokjin.

Namjoon was busy with his new job in the Blue House, while Seokjin was making constant visits to the mansion to make sure that Jimin was taking care of his health the bets as he could. Not that Yoongi would allow something else though. The alpha was making sure that Jimin’s needs were fulfilled, wherever he needed. But the mob boss was also on the receiving end of his anger few times. But luckily, the alpha knew how to deal with Jimin. He used to joke that he already had some practice, to which Jimin would pout, but his pout would soon be kissed to a full-blown smile.

Tomorrow was going to be Yoongi’s birthday. The alpha didn’t like to be celebrated, though he had decided to make an exception for Jimin. The omega really wanted to celebrate the day his mate had brought to this world. Without him, Jimin wasn’t sure where he would be right now and how he would be coping with the world around him. One thing was for sure – he wouldn’t have the love of his life beside himself. He wouldn’t have the only person, who was making him feel safe the most.

Jimin sighed and rubbed his belly with a frown over his face. Just then his phone rang. Jimin frowned and looked at the screen. It was Seokjin, who was asking him to take the car to the hospital. The beta was supposed to visit him that day, but as it turned out, he was flooded with work and couldn’t make it. That was bad, because Jimin’s blood pressure had to be measured everyday around the same hour. The omega sighed heavily once again and looked at the weather outside. It had stopped snowing. Well, that was something at least.

He got up from his place with some difficulty and called for one of his bodyguards. Then he asked his car to be prepared for leaving to the hospital. He was in the middle of putting his coat on when he met Taehyung at the staircase. The beta was looking at him with confusion in his eyes.

“Where are you going?” He asked and looked the weather outside as well. Then his eyes stopped over Jimin. “I thought you said you’d never leave in such weather, Jimin-ah.”

“It’s not up to me though,” the omega sighed, finally able to put his coat on, not bothering to button it up. It was useless. “Seokjin-hyung texted me that I have to go to him, because he can’t make it here. You know about my blood pressure, right?”

“Right,” Taehyung kept frowning though, “let me come with you.”

“No,” Jimin shook his head. “What about the pups? Who’s going to be there if we’re late?”

“They have their guards,” Taehyung was hesitating.

“I’ll be fine,” Jimin said with a smile just when he got called by one of his bodyguards that his car was ready. “I’ll be back as soon as I can, ok?” Then he nodded and walked out of the mansion and towards the car that was already waiting for him, parked a bit further than the house’s entrance.

He still had to walk though, but he thanked to his bodyguard, who made sure that he reached to the car safely. The door was already open for him and the man was patiently waiting for him to get inside, when he heard Taehyung calling his name. He turned around just when the loud noise erupted behind his back and the force of the released energy pushed him onto the cold ground.

There was a bomb in his car… the same car that was meant to take him to Seokjin…

Chapter Text

Seoul, March 2025

Seokjin would never text if there was something important. He wouldn’t risk sending a message and he usually didn’t like using his phone like this and especially when it comes to Jimin and his safety. Taehyung was sure of that and it felt a bit off that Seokjin would send a message when he could call Jimin and just tell him that he wouldn’t be able to visit the mansion today… which was also something impossible. The beta would do everything possible to visit Jimin, even if it had to happen a bit later than the usual time.

It was what made Taehyung call his friend and ask him what was going on. Seokjin sounded utterly surprised because he had never sent such message. And this was when Taehyung’s blood ran cold and he had rushed outside to stop Jimin before he was able to get into that car. Luckily, Jimin was still outside of the car. He saw the explosion as if it was in slow motion. He saw the moment when Jimin was basically pushed to the ground by the energy released by the bomb set in his car.

Taehyung started running then. It was eerie quiet around him, aside from the sound of the flames. He fell onto his knees right next to Jimin, who was resting on his left side. His right arm thrown over his face. The omega wasn’t moving. This was when Taehyung started screaming for help, but it wasn’t even necessary. All of their bodyguards were already rushing towards the place.

“Call for an ambulance! Fast!” He looked at one of the first betas, who had reached him. The man nodded frantically and pulled out his phone. Taehyung pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialed Jungkook. He didn’t know if Yoongi was with him but he really hoped that Jungkook would be able to find him. While he was waiting for his mate to pick up, he was frantically searching for Jimin’s pulse over his wrist, afraid to move his body even a centimeter away. He didn’t want to harm the omega more than he already was. “Come on!” He mumbled frantically. “Come on, pick up! Pick up… Koo!” He almost yelled when he heard the familiar voice.

“Tae? What is going on? We’re in the middle of--”

“There was a bomb!” The beta almost screamed over the phone. “In Jimin’s car! Koo… I don’t… I don’t know what to do! I… I asked them to call for an ambulance and I--”

“I’m coming!” The alpha interrupted him right away. “I’ll tell Yoongi-hyung! How’s--”

“I don’t know,” Taehyung mumbled frantically. “I don’t know… I… he’s alive, but I don’t know about-about the pup and… Koo! The ambulance is coming! I have to hang up! We’ll be at the Seoul Central… I…”

“Ok-ok, I’ll see you there, Tae! Be strong, ok?” Jungkook said and then hang up.

Taehyung saw the ambulance pulling over and the paramedics getting out of there quickly. They acted fast, asked questions, and made sure that Jimin was settled well over the stretcher. After that, the omega was loaded in the ambulance and Taehyung got into the car with him. He was afraid to leave his friend alone. He asked Hana and Dae’s personal bodyguards to never leave the pups’ side and not to tell them anything outside of the most necessary. The both men nodded with serious expressions over their faces.

Taehyung called Namjoon next. He wasn’t sure if the alpha was informed, but somebody had to come and be at the mansion, in case the police would arrive… and that was meant to happen for sure in a case like this.

“I know,” Namjoon simply said right after he picked up the call. “I’m coming at the mansion, Taehyung-ah. You don’t need to worry about anything.”

“Ok,” Taehyung’s voice trembled while he was watching Jimin’s unmovable face. “Thank you, hyung.”

“No worries,” the alpha spoke calmly. “You just be there for Jimin, ok? You’re with him, right?”

“Yeah,” Taehyung closed his eyes. “Yeah, I’m here… in the ambulance.”

“Jungkook-ah and Yoongi-hyung will be at the hospital and Seokjin is already there and waiting for the ambulance,” Namjoon said.

“Hyung…” the beta swallowed hard. “Hyung, they almost…”

“But they didn’t make it, ok?” The alpha didn’t even wait for him to finish the words. “They didn’t succeed. Now only think about Jimin and how everything is going to get better soon, yeah? Everything will be ok and when everything is over, whomever did this… will pay tenfold. You know Yoongi-hyung, right? Do you think he’d let it slide this time?”

“I… he’s gonna be so pissed,” Taehyung sighed and looked at the front window. They were approaching the hospital. “Hyung, I have to go. See you later, ok?”

“Ok,” Namjoon paused for a moment. “You did well, Taehyung-ah,” he said and hang up the phone after that.

+++

When Jungkook stormed into his office in the way he did, Yoongi knew that something was wrong. No, something was way more worse than wrong. The alpha got up slowly from his place, but nothing could prepare him for Jungkook’s next words.

“There was a bomb, hyung… in Jimin’s car,” the alpha stared at him. “Taehyung managed to call him before he got into the car, but… we don’t know how he is right now. He’s been taken to the hospital and Tae is with him.”

“Where?” The alpha reached out for his jacket and started walking towards the door.

“Seoul Central,” Jungkook only said and followed his boss out of his office.

Yoongi felt numb at first. A feeling, he had almost forgotten. It happened for the first time right after his father dumped the body of his then lover right in front of his door. He had feelings for that beta then, but nothing could compare with what he felt for Jimin. When Daehyun got killed few years ago, there was only anger that was cursing through his veins. He didn’t give himself some time to grieve. It was something that he found unnecessary. His goal then was to find who had done it and why. Besides, he really cared about Daehyun, but his feelings were never even a half as strong as they were for Jimin.

The numbness slowly turned into fear and while Jungkook was taking them to the hospital with his car, Yoongi started to wonder what he was going to see there. Was Jimin going to follow Daehyun’s fate? What was he going to do then? Yoongi was sure that he wasn’t going to make it for too long. He was probably going to last only until his revenge got delivered to the ones, who deserved it. He only had to find them… as soon as possible. Maybe it was the same person, who did it the first time. If that was right… oh! Yoongi would make him pay! If they were more than one – they would all going to suffer. It didn’t matter who – they wouldn’t see the light of a new day once Yoongi put his hands on them.

Then… came the anger. And emotion the alpha knew all too well. He wished he could do something more now. He could only hope that Jimin was going to get better. And the pup? The alpha didn’t even know how their pup was. Jimin had few more weeks before his due date. What if the pup had suffered during the fall? Then… what were they going to do? Yoongi wasn’t sure if his mate was going to forgive himself if their pup didn’t make it, although it wouldn’t be his fault at all.

“Fuck!” The alpha hissed and his fist hit the leather seat.

“We’re here, hyung!” Jungkook told him and the alpha barely waited for the car to slow down and then stop completely.

Both Taehyung and Seokjin were waiting for them at the hospital’s entrance. The both betas looked distraught, Taehyung more than Seokjin. The elder beta’s face was a bit schooled. Well, at least they weren’t looking completely devastated, which was giving some hope to Yoongi that things didn’t follow the worst-case scenario.

“Where is he?” The alpha asked in a hurry. “How is he? And the pup?”

“He is still at the ER,” Seokjin started to explain while Jungkook wrapped his arms around Taehyung. “They told me that he woke up as soon as they moved him from the stretcher,” the beta paused for a short second. “Hyung, I think he already has contractions provoked from his falling…”

“What?” Yoongi’s blood ran cold and he stared at the beta. “What did you say?”

“He fell over his stomach, although it was only on his left side… it still provoked his contractions,” the doctor was trying to explain, while they started walking towards the ER. “He also hit his head, but they said it’s nothing that serious… The main concern now is the pup.”

Yoongi really wanted to hit someone right now, badly. His hands clenched in fists when he had to stop right in front of the ER entrance. They had to wait there, although the alpha couldn’t wish anything else rather than just storm inside and wrap his arms around his mate to make sure that he was okay. But he couldn’t do that. He had to wait… and he waited, until a doctor came out of there in a hurry, followed by a very disturbed Kim Jisoo. Jimin’s obstetrician was there also. She halted on her steps in the moment her eyes stopped on Yoongi. The alpha didn’t like the look on her face. At all.

“I thought you’d be here,” she only said. “Please follow me, Yoongi-ssi. Your mate needs you now.”

Yoongi didn’t even hesitate. He didn’t know what he would see once he got inside, but it was better than just stay there and do nothing. He wanted to see Jimin with his own eyes. He wanted… he wanted to just make sure that his mate was really alive. But once he got inside though, he almost wished that he couldn’t. Nothing could prepare him for the scent of utter distressed omega in the air. What was worse, it was his omega who was distressed.

Jimin was put on a medical bed, hooked with all kinds of wires, one of which was attached to a belt, wrapped around his abdomen. The whooshing sound of their pup’s heartbeat echoed the room and was the only sound, aside from the nervous murmur of doctors and nurses walking around the omega’s bed. Jimin was wearing an oxygen mask but Yoongi could still see the tears rolling down the omega’s face. His omega’s face. The alpha clenched his fists and tried to contain his anger. His anger could wait now. Now, he was there for Jimin. He was there to help his mate with everything that he could, no matter how small it might be.

As soon as Jimin caught to his scent, the omega whined and his eyes stopped over the alpha. Yoongi rushed there, and reached out to hold the omega’s hand. His lips touched Jimin’s knuckles and he tried to calm his voice when he spoke to him.

“I’m here love… hyung’s here now,” his eyes were filled with love when he met his mate’s ones. “We’ll get through this, ok?”

There were still tears Jimin’s eyes, but he nodded fearfully with Yoongi’s words. The alpha could only hope that he wasn’t lying to him right now.

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Seoul, March 2025

Yoongi hated that feeling… and he had sworn to himself that he would never let himself feel as helpless as he was feeling right now. The alpha had the whole power in the world on the palm of his hand. He could do everything he wanted… aside from helping his mate. What was the use of that power then? What does it matter? Nothing, he realized. Nothing mattered if Jimin wasn’t beside of him. The alpha was just sitting there, holding his mate’s hand, and letting him squeeze his own one as hard as he could with every contraction that would pass through Jimin’s bruised body.

“I thought you said we can have an epidural,” Yoongi hissed once Doctor Kim was close enough to hear his voice. “Should he suffer like that?”

“We can’t give him an epidural now, Yoongi-ssi,” the omega frowned. “It would only complicate the--”

“You fucking listen to me!” The alpha growled, but Jimin’s painful moan made him focus over him once again. Once the contraction was over, Jimin rested back on the bed.

“It’s okay,” the omega mumbled as loud as he could, which wasn’t that much. “I can… make it…”

“I hate to see you like this,” Yoongi started at him with worry. He wouldn’t usually allow his emotions to be seen, but he could really care less right now. It was his mate there, the love of his life… He was more important than anything else in the alpha’s life!

“I know,” Jimin tried to smile bravely and Yoongi suddenly felt so proud of him. That was his true mate!

But he didn’t have that much time to think now or feel angry. There was time to do this. That time it was when he was going to make sure that his Jimin is out of danger. Yoongi didn’t know when that was going to happen, but he swore to himself to do everything that was up to him, and make sure that his mate was going to be out of danger… and soon. Now, Yoongi had to focus over the present and the present showed him Jimin still in pain. It was bad enough that he was able to see the bruised side of the omega’s belly. Jimin had some luck… if that could be call luck even, because he had fallen over the snow.

The weather was still cold and snowy even if it was the beginning of March. If the omega had fallen over the concrete, Yoongi wasn’t sure of the outcome. That… and the fact that Yoongi still hadn’t seen the omega’s back. If Jimin was pushed over from the explosion, there must be some damages there as well, although he couldn’t see it right now.

“His water broke few minutes ago,” Doctor Kim was just telling to a nurse. “Please follow the pup’s heartbeat more closely. His dilation is still not enough for him to push, but if the pup’s heartbeat slows down we’ll give him something to speed up the process.”

The nurse responded something to that, but Yoongi didn’t pay attention to her. His eyes were only focused over his mate. Jimin was still crying though silently and he had stopped as soon as the alpha had stormed into the ER. He would occasionally squeeze Yoongi’s hand and bit his lower lip as hard as he could. His painful moans weren’t even that loud.

“I’m sorry,” the omega uttered once the contraction was over. “I’m so sorry, Yoon…”

The alpha looked at him with confusion in his eyes. “What are you talking about, love? Why are you feeling sorry? There’s nothing for you to sorry about, hm?”

“I-It was my fault,” the omega gasped. “I… I was so stupid… I didn’t think…” he sobbed quietly.

“Shh,” Yoongi tried to suppress the anger that was bubbling up in him. He leaned over his mate and his free hand touched Jimin’s face. “It’s not your fault, ok? There is nothing for you to feel sorry about, Jimin-ah, nothing! Once I find out who’s fault this is… I promise you, they will pay, love!” He spoke with determination. “I promise you,” he finished just on time, before Jimin was able to arch his body in pain over the bed.

The omega half moaned; half screamed as quietly as he could. His lower lip was bitten to blood. He was obviously holding back, not wanting to scream at all. The alpha clenched his jaw. Whomever did this to his mate… oh, they would pay tenfold! And even that wasn’t enough. The mob boss never thought he could feel such thirst for someone’s blood. It didn’t matter who that person would be… even if it was the president, himself! Yoongi could honestly care less now. He wasn’t going to lay low, not anymore. He was done!

Yoongi stayed there, beside his mate the whole time. He was constantly talking to him, making sure that Jimin knew that he was going to stay and wasn’t going to leave his side for anything else in the world. Nothing mattered the most for Yoongi rather than his mate. Nothing! He stayed there, even when Doctor Kim tried to talk him to get him out of the ER. She thought that Jimin might need some privacy. But one look at Jimin’s face was enough for Yoongi. His omega wanted him there, beside him. Yoongi wasn’t going to leave.

The contractions started to get closer one to another. The pain Jimin was in was obviously already unbearable for the omega and he finally opened his mouth to scream. Yoongi panicked then, but he didn’t let it show. He couldn’t do that to Jimin. The omega had to focus only over the birth of their pup, who proved to be a bit lazy. Doctor Kim started to worry even, because the omega’s water broke a long time ago. The time for him to push should’ve been there already, but he still wasn’t dilated enough.

The female omega finally asked for an extra medication to be shot in Jimin’s IV. The process had to be sped up. Jimin was on the edge of his powers already and the pup’s heartbeat were still in norm at the moment, but the team that observed the data from the machine that was following his heartbeats had noticed slowing down. Yoongi hoped that everything would be okay soon. His eyes were constantly over the omega. His hand was still in the trap of Jimin’s one. But he didn’t complain. Not even once. He knew that his mate needed him, wanted him there. He had to make sure that Jimin could feel that Yoongi would never let him go…

The omega’s painful cry brought him back to reality. He noticed how Doctor Kim was fast to take her place between his mate’s legs. She was frowning and that wasn’t a good sign… Then she looked up at him and her eyes were filled with worry this time. She couldn’t hide it.

“We can’t wait anymore,” she said to someone around her and then at Yoongi. “He has to push…”

“But he’s not--” somebody tried to argue with her, but she snapped.

“We cannot wait! He’s dilated enough,” she stated. “We risk the pup to suffocate in the birth canal if we wait more.”

There were no more arguments raised on the matter and she looked at Jimin. The male omega had heard every word and his eyes were filled with fear. He listened to the doctor’s words and did everything to follow her instructions. But it was taking a lot of his powers to push, even the first time. Doctor Kim asked her team to increase the level of the oxygen that Jimin was breathing through the mask. That helped to a certain moment. Jimin still felt on the verge of his powers and Yoongi could see that in his mate’s eyes.

“I can’t…” Jimin cried after he had pushed again. “I can’t… not… not anymore… please…” he cried pitifully and Yoongi had to clench his teeth. The omega must have been in a lot of pain to react like this.

“Just a little more, love…” he tried to encourage him, although feeling on the verge of tears himself. It hadn’t happened in a long time, he thought. Ever since he was too young to know how the real world worked. “Just a little more, okay?” He leaned to scent his mate. His heart broke when he felt how Jimin was trying to snuggle in him, as if searching for protection.

“You have to push once again, Jimin-ssi! Now!” Doctor Kim called urgently and Jimin had to obey.

Yoongi couldn’t feel his hand already, but he could care less about that. He was focused only over his omega. Jimin kept pushing and following everything that Doctor Kim asked of him. He could barely breathe when it was time for the final push. Yoongi could almost feel his mate’s pain as his own. He could barely resist his urge to cry when Jimin pushed one last time. The alpha had never hear his mate scream so loud.

“He’s here,” Doctor Kim announced. “Thet pup’s here!” She said and hurried to cut the cord and remove it from around the pup’s neck. The baby needed few seconds before he was able to let out a loud cry. “Jimin-ssi! Jimin-ssi!” Her voice pulled Yoongi’s attention back over his mate. “Are you with us? Jimin-ssi!”

The omega’s eyes were closed and his chest was going up and down in rapid movements. Yoongi was afraid to let go of his hand, but he somehow got pushed away. Doctor Kim’s team swarmed around the omega and everything the alpha could hear was the loud beeping measuring his mate’s heartbeat. He was so stunned that he realized that he was pushed outside of the ER way too late. He couldn’t enter back inside, because the doors were locked. But he couldn’t do it even if he wanted to. His knees buckled up and he slid down the wall just staring into the empty space.

Next… came the tears and the alpha wasn’t able to stop them. The only thing in his mind now was Jimin… Jimin and nothing else. The alpha didn’t know what to do now… How was he supposed to react? He couldn’t focus clearly, couldn’t think. He didn’t know if Jimin was still… still there, with him. If the omega was still fighting to stay with him, stay here… not leave him. Yoongi wasn’t sure how he was going to survive without his mate. It made him feel like a part of him was already missing and that clenched his heart. No! He couldn’t do it! No!

Yoongi tried to get up, but he found out that he couldn’t. There was no energy left in him, no will to move a muscle even. He lowered his face then and pressed his forehead to his knees. Then… he let himself to the tears. His body shook and he wrapped his arms around his folded legs. The alpha could care less who could see him right now. Nothing mattered anymore and wouldn’t matter until the moment he would find out about Jimin. His mate, his brave mate who didn’t deserve to suffer like this. He didn’t deserve to be there, fighting for his life while there were people wishing his death… his and Yoongi’s one. But the alpha swore that he would change this. He would do it, as soon as he was sure that his mate was still beside him.

Just then, the door of the ER opened and he saw how Doctor Kim walked out of there with tired expression over her face. The alpha was fast to get up on his feet and walk to her.

“How’s… he?” His voice wavered. “How’s Jimin?”

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Seoul, March 2025

Jimin opened his eyes, slowly. His whole body was feeling sore. The bottom half of it, almost numb. Strange fatigue had fallen over him even if he had just opened his eyes to the world. Then the memories slowly rushed to his mind – the texts, the explosion, him being rushed to the hospital, the labor… Yoongi. Yoongi! The omega’s eyes opened wide and he tried sniffing the air. His alpha’s scent was rich in the hospital room and soon Jimin was able to find out why. Yoongi had fallen asleep over the small sofa under the window.

They were apparently settled in one of the VIP’s rooms. It was bigger than the average and it was creating the illusion of being almost homey. Still, his bed still felt too uncomfortable and the scent was way too sterile for Jimin’s taste. That, and there were all kinds of wires attached to him, to his arm mostly. He didn’t know if the mob boss had felt him, but his eyes snapped open all of a sudden. The alpha had a light sleep, Jimin knew. But once his eyes stopped over Jimin he hummed and sat up on the sofa. Then he got up slowly and walked to the bed, staring at the omega’s eyes with his feline ones.

“Hey love,” his voice was low, borderline hoarse. Yoongi reached out and slid the back of his fingers over his face. Jimin closed his eyes for a short moment. “You did such a great job,” he felt Yoongi’s lips touching his forehead. His eyes opened afterwards. “How are you feeling now?”

“Tired,” Jimin hummed. “Sore… ” He licked his cracked lips and Yoongi helped him to drink some water. The omega sighed once his head was back resting on the pillow. “Where is our pup? How is he?”

“He is resting,” the alpha smiled. “You both needed some time to rest.”

Jimin’s eyes widened. “You-you didn’t leave him alone, did you?”

The alpha shook his head. “No,” his jaw clenched though. “Few of our guys are there, keeping an eye over him. Don’t worry, love. He’s safe!”

“Good,” Jimin finally relaxed. “When can I see him?”

“As soon as he wakes up,” Yoongi checked his watch. “It won’t be that long. You slept during the night and he was fed with formula, because Doctor Kim didn’t want you to be bothered.”

“They should’ve awakened me,” the omega frowned.

“Jimin-ah,” the alpha talked to him as patiently as he could. “You’ve lost a lot of blood during the labor. You also needed some stitches after it and there is still this IV,” he nodded at the said IV attached to Jimin’s arm, “with medication that you need to get better. Believe me when I’m telling you, love… you needed your rest.”

“Fine,” Jimin sighed, giving up from the argument. “But you told them that I want to nurse him, right? I don’t want him to be fed with formula if I can feed him myself.”

“Of course,” the alpha reached out to run his fingers through Jimin’s hair. “I told them that. Just try to relax now, ok? I’ll call for your breakfast. You have to eat something before they bring the little one here.”

Jimin was about to refuse, not feeling that hungry, but seeing the look in the alpha’s face, he decided to nod and not argue anymore. Yoongi looked pale, paler than usual. His face was blank, but Jimin knew where to look at. He knew how to read the signs over that face and especially… the eyes. Yoongi couldn’t hide his worry and fear from him, not anymore. The alpha was doing his best to look strong and for someone, who didn’t know him as well as Jimin did, they would think that Yoongi probably didn’t have a soul.

But Jimin knew his alpha, his mate… his best friend. He could see the worry and fear behind his smile. Yoongi must’ve been shocked to learn about what had happened to him, probably receiving a sense of deja-vu even. The omega’s heart clenched, watching how his mate was walking towards the door and talking to someone, probably some of the guards. Jimin was sure that he had at least a few of them outside. They wouldn’t leave their boss’ side, neither his own one.

It wasn’t his breakfast that reached to him first though. It was Doctor Kim, who walked through the same door just few minutes later, insisting that she had to check what was going on with him. She asked few questions and she was probably satisfied with Jimin’s answers, because she allowed his hospital bed to be lifted up a tide bit, so he could half sit and half lie there.

“I’m sure your mate already told you Jimin-ssi, but you bled a lot and you also received few stitches,” the female omega informed him. “But aside from that, I’m glad to inform you that the labor went well. I was afraid of possible complications, but luckily there were none. You can also have more pups in the future as long as you want them, of course.”

Jimin let out a sigh of relief. He was afraid that this pup was probably going to be his only one, because although he was still in pain back there, he could still hear the conversations going around him and what could happen if he happened to be damaged some of his internal childbirth organs. Luckily, he hadn’t. That was another great news.

“When can he get up from the bed?” Yoongi asked, standing near him. He looked at the door at this moment, because it opened and a kind nurse showed up, holding a tray with Jimin’s breakfast.

“I’d like if he keeps the bed today,” Doctor Kim answered. “We can try with him standing on his feet tomorrow for few minutes. Then, we can try with walking the day after tomorrow. If he didn’t have the stitches, I’d recommend him getting up today, but… let’s just wait.”

“Okay,” Yoongi simply nodded. “Thank you.”

“Oh and one more thing,” Doctor Kim said with her hand already on the door. “Your pup needs a name, so we can fill the papers. Do you want me to send someone from administration here, or you can come at the office, Mr. Min?”

“Send someone,” the alpha’s voice was solid. His intentions were clear. He didn’t want to leave Jimin’s side. If he had to be honest in front of himself, that made Jimin feel a bit calmer than before. Yoongi was always the one to make him feel safe, probably the only one, who could evoke such feeling in him.

“Ok, I’ll make sure,” the female omega nodded and walked out of the room.

Jimin started his breakfast soon after that. He couldn’t eat that much, because of his tender stomach, but he still tried. The nurse came to pick up what was left from his breakfast, when someone called Yoongi over his phone.

“He’s awake?” The alpha mumbled and then looked at Jimin. “Yes, his amma is awake as well,” he said with a tired smile and Jimin’s heart skipped a beat. “Yes, they can bring him in. We’re waiting for him,” Yoongi said and hang up, placing the phone back into his pocket. Then he looked at his mate. “Our pup is awake and demanding his breakfast. They asked me if they could bring it here to us.”

“He’ll be here?” Jimin couldn’t stop the wavering in his voice.

“Yes,” the alpha just finished with his word when the door opened again., bringing another sound into the room – the one of their crying pup.

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Once he got assured that his mate was doing okay, Yoongi decided to call Jungkook. The young alpha was still there, alongside Taehyung. The couple was waiting outside the ER for some news. Yoongi tried to school his voice and the look in his eyes. He had to stay strong or look strong at least. People depended on him. His mate and sons’ lives depended on him. Yoongi had to take care of them all, but he couldn’t at this moment. Therefore, he made sure that his right-hand man was back at the mansion.

Taehyung assured him that Namjoon was there, but Yoongi couldn’t be calm. Namjoon was capable, but… Jungkook was ruthless… He was just like him and Yoongi wasn’t sure what was the situation over there. If he couldn’t go back home to control the whole situation, Jungkook had to be the one. The younger had that seriousness in his eyes, just the one that Yoongi needed. He assured the mob boss that he would go back right away and made sure that everything would run smoothly.

“The cops would be there,” Yoongi warned him. “Just… make sure they don’t roam around places where they shouldn’t be.”

“I’m sure Namjoon-hyung already took care of it but I’ll do my best, hyung,” the young alpha assured him. “Don’t worry about anything, rather than Jimin-ssi and your pup. Tae and I’ll make sure that everything is in order until you come back home. I’ll leave the main squad with you. They wouldn’t leave your side.”

“I want few of them to keep an eye over the pup,” the mob boss cleared his throat. “We still don’t know what happened and who ordered everything… But I don’t want to leave my newborn pup unprotected.”

“Of course,” Jungkook nodded.

“How’s Jimin?” Taehyung asked. “I-I hope that… that everything’s okay with him.”

“He’s… getting there,” the elder sighed. “Taehyung… what you did for Jimin… I’d never forget it. Thanks to you he is here… and he is still with us,” his voice was serious.

“Hyung,” the beta’s voice cracked.

“I know,” Yoongi nodded curtly and then looked back at Jungkook. “My mate’s been transferred to his room right now. I’ll go and stay with him until he goes back home. I’m not sure how long’s gonna take, but I have to be here.”

“I understand hyung,” the young alpha nodded with serious expression over his face. “We’ll keep in touch.”

Yoongi watched the couple leaving the hospital. His hands were still in his pockets, because he didn’t know what to do with them. They were still shaking. “Yoongi-yah?” Seokjin’s voice echoed close to him ad the alpha looked over his shoulder. His friend was standing not so far away from him. “I’m here to take you to Jimin’s room. Are you ready?” There was even a light smile over the beta’s lips.

Yoongi took a short moment, before he was able to nod curtly and then follow the beta doctor. Seokjin led him to the VIP section of the maternity ward. Yoongi wanted Jimin to feel comfortable and rest well. He had the money to afford that and now, he was able to stay with his mate even. He stayed awake almost the whole night, just watching over the omega’s sleep. The called him around midnight to ask him about the pup, but thankfully Doctor Kim was there, checking on Jimin. She was the one to decide on the formula, because according to her, Jimin wasn’t ready to wake up. He still needed few more hours of sleep. The nursing was going to start in the morning. Yoongi couldn’t argue with that.

Now, watching how the nurse was placing the crying pup in his mate’s arms, Yoongi tried really hard not to show more emotions over his face than necessary. He saw the moment the omega’s face lit up. It was the same moment their pup finally found his place in his amma’s arms. Jimin cooed lightly, leaning over his newborn son, and rubbing his nose over his small head, scenting him lightly. The pup’s cries soon died down and his small hands grasped the omega’s hospital’s nightgown. He wailed pitifully.

“Who’s hungry, hm?” The omega kept his voice soft, while unclasping his nightgown. “Amma’s little treasure is hungry?” The pup let out another small cry and he heard Jimin’s shushing voice all over again. “There-there,” he hummed, helping his son to latch for the first time in his life. “There you go… good boy,” he cooed and leaned back over the pillows once the pup started nursing.

Yoongi walked over and sat down on a small chair, right next to the bed. Jimin looked at him with a tired smile over his face. “You’re happy?” The alpha asked and reached out to touch his mate’s face.

“Mhm,” the omega sighed and looked back down at the nursing pup. “He’s perfect Yoongi… Our little Yoonjae is perfect…”

“Yoonjae?” The alpha couldn’t stop the light tremble in his voice. “Are you sure, love?”

“He’s your heir,” Jimin met his eyes then. “He’s your blood also and I want him to be named after you, Yoon.”

“Min Yoonjae then?” Yoongi cupped his mate’s cheek, rubbing his thumb over the soft skin.

“Min Yoonjae,” the omega hummed with a smile over his face.

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Seoul, March 2025

Min Yoonjae came back home a week after he was born. He was a completely healthy boy, even if he was born into this world a few weeks earlier. In fact, he only stayed at the hospital because of his amma. Jimin needed few extra days for his doctors to make sure that the omega was ready to get back home. Still, they warned Yoongi to be very careful with his mate. Jimin was still fragile, because his birth wasn’t usual. He still wore bruises from the falling. Thankfully, there were no burning marks over his back from the explosion. His clothes had protected him somehow and Taehyung had reacted pretty fast. That, and also the snowy weather by the time of the accident also had helped.

Now, Jimin was back home though. He was currently nursing Yoonjae at his nursery. Daejung was watching him and his brother closely, sitting at Jimin’s legs and staring at him with awe in his eyes. Yoongi had barely contained his emotions when he became a witness at how the little Dae had welcomed Jimin back in their home. The omega almost lost his balance when the pup had wrapped his arms around his legs, begging him not to go anymore. Jimin was barely able to soothe him. Taehyung had told Dae to be careful with his amma beforehand. That was the reason the little one didn’t insist on to be picked up by the omega.

Once Jimin got back home though, Yoongi decided to finally move on with his plans. He still hadn’t forgotten his thoughts of revenge and the person who had caused all this was going to pay tenfold. The alpha met Jimin’s look, where he was standing by the door of the nursery.

“I’ll be at the library,” he said. “There’s some work that needs to be done.”

“Go,” Jimin only nodded. It was so typical of him to not ask more questions. He knew that Yoongi would tell him more if he deemed it necessary. Right now though, Yoongi didn’t want to have Jimin involved in his plans. The omega had suffered enough and had been through enough already. He didn’t need more tension in his life, something that Yoongi was going to bring to someone else’s life though. That particular someone, who had caused all this.

Namjoon and Jungkook were already at the library. They got up from their places as soon as Yoongi entered the room and took his place behind the desk. The alpha reached out and lit up a cigarette. He couldn’t focus otherwise.

“Well,” he waved at his friends, “you can talk now.”

“Once I came here, it was a pure chaos,” Namjoon began. “Thankfully, the police arrived at the same time with me. So, they couldn’t enter the house. They tried though. Jimin-ssi’s brother was also there. He didn’t even ask about Jimin,” the alpha shuddered. “He led the investigation and started asking questions that didn’t have anything to do with the incident, Yoongi-hyung. He tried to make me open the door of the house for him, telling me that this is a standard procedure.”

“He didn’t know you’re a lawyer?” Yoongi furrowed his eyebrows. “I’m pretty sure he knows that already. He tried to threaten us before, remember?”

“Is he stupid of what?” Jungkook snapped.

“I don’t think he’s stupid,” Yoongi leaned back on his chair. “I think he’s blinded by his wish for revenge for that scum,” his jaw hardened. “The same scum, who raped his own brother and Park Hajoon still took his side, not his own blood’s one. But… let’s move on. Jungkook?” He looked at the youngest alpha.

“Right,” Jungkook cleared his throat. “When Tae and I came back home, Namjoon-hyung was still here. There were few policemen left behind. They were going to clean the wreckage.”

“The driver?” Yoongi asked.

“We sent our condolences and also the money his family needs,” Namjoon nodded with serious expression.

“Okay,” the elder looked back at Jungkook. “Continue?”

“Well,” Jungkook sighed. “They tried once again to enter the house, but we didn’t let them. I was personally here while they were taking care of the wreckage. We still have to contact our people in the police about the final report about the incident.”

“It wasn’t an incident,” the mob boss frowned. “We all know that. It was another bomb planted in my omega’s car. But… we only have to find out if they knew if that car was Jimin’s or… they wanted to end me. If they are the same people, who killed Daehyun… there should be some pattern left.”

“Car bombs are not something that could be taken lightly and there aren’t many people who are practicing it,” Jungkook hummed.

“Do you have some ideas already?” Yoongi stared at the young alpha.

“We have to know what kind of bomb’s been used in Jimin-hyung’s car,” Jungkook shrugged. “If it’s the same brand… then there are probably the same people. The special forces have special training when it comes to bombs. They are also using same brands, so… that should give us any lead.”

“But you don’t think it’s been fulfilled only by the special forces?” Namjoon asked.

Jungkook shook his head. “I think this is something that takes a lot of planning and precision. There should be more people… and money involved in this.”

“How about… we ask the Blue House, Namjoon-ah?” Yoongi’s eyes stopped over Namjoon. “Our dear President works close with the head of the special forces. See if there’s something we should know about it.”

“Okay, hyung,” Namjoon nodded.

“Good,” Yoongi finished his cigarette and disposed what was left of it in the ashtray, “meanwhile, Jungkook and I would pay a visit to the Police Station tomorrow. Maybe it’s time for us to visit the good captain there and see how the investigation is going and also… why his people were so eager to get inside of my house without any legal permission…”

+++

His body was still hurting all over. It had been only a week ever since he had given birth to Yoonjae, but Jimin still felt too weak for the outside world. He was still getting easily tired and his bruises were still visible over his body, although they were disappearing with time. Still, he needed his bed a bit more than usual. Of course, his own bed back home was way more comfortable than the one he had in the hospital. Also, he felt a lot more calmer than he was at the hospital as well. Mostly, for Yoonjae’s safety. The pup was barely a week old and even if he was a strong one, Jimin still refused to leave him to sleep alone in the nursery.

He remembered the time when Dae was a little pup. Then, Jimin used to sleep in the nursery, because he was afraid to leave the little pup all alone. Now it was the same. The difference was that Jimin wanted to have Yoonjae at his and Yoongi’s room. It was going to be this way, at least until Yoonjae turned two-three months. The omega was going to decide when the little one was ready. For now, the pup was going to stay there, sleeping his cot by Jimin’s side of the bed.

“Is he awake?” Yoongi’s whisper made him look at the door and he smiled when he noticed the alpha walking inside of their bedroom. He looked a bit tired. Jimin couldn’t blame him. The alpha had spent most of his day back home, working in the library.

Yoongi’s organization was a big one and Jimin could only imagine how work was needed to work properly. He wasn’t a fool though. He knew that Yoongi was also planning something aside from his usual work. It was probably something to do with the bomb that was planted in the omega’s car. Jimin tried not to think about that too much that last week, because he tried to focus over his pup and his own recovery more than that. But he knew that bomb was always in the alpha’s mind. Yoongi was going to do something and Jimin could only imagine what.

“He just fell asleep,” the omega hummed, answering to his mate’s question.

He watched how Yoongi rounded the bed and went to check on his pup. He crouched near the cot and took a peak inside of it. Yoonjae was sleeping peacefully and Jimin noticed the small smile over Yoongi’s face. A smile that he wasn’t letting it to be seen all too often. It was dangerous if people could see that smile of his. The alpha should be looked as cold blooded person, someone who was capable of ruling Seoul’s underworld with iron fist. Jimin knew that and still, he loved these quiet moments when Yoongi was showing his real self to him.

“He ate well, right?” Yoongi asked and looked up once again. Jimin nodded. “Good, and you?”

“Taehyung-ah brought me some food,” the omega sighed. “He and the other pups made me company while I was having my dinner.”

“I’m sorry I couldn’t be there,” the alpha apologized and got back up on his feet.

“It’s okay,” Jimin tried to convince him. “I know you were busy the whole day.”

“True,” Yoongi hummed, unclasping his shirt. “Tomorrow is going to start really early for me as well.”

“Why?” Jimin asked this time.

“I’m going to the police station,” the alpha skipped a beat. “I think I owe the good captain… and your brother a visit…”

Chapter Text

Seoul, March 2025

Jimin woke up alone in the bedroom. His newborn son was still asleep. Jimin had nursed him just three hours prior to his waking up and Yoongi had helped him with changing the diaper. Now, the alpha was gone, but by the scent still lingering in the room, Jimin could guess that it hadn’t been that much time since his mate had gotten out of their bedroom.

The omega sighed and stretched out carefully. He frowned when he felt a slight pain in his back. They warned him that he would still feel it, because the fall was heavy. And even if he hadn’t landed on his back, it still suffered from the fall. That, and the weight of his pup that he had to carry to his almost full term. But the omega could live with that. Yoonjae was born healthy to this world and only that mattered. He smiled when his eyes landed over the cot, near his side of the bed. The pup was sound asleep. His lips were half-opened and his head was turned facing his amma. Jimin never felt happier in his life rather than this moment. He could finally relax… at least about his pup.

He sighed and slid up in the bed. The omega had to be careful with his moves, so recent after his labor. He was still fragile and still could get dizzy with every sudden move. Jimin took a deep breath and released it slowly. Then he tried to turn around and sit with his feet already resting onto the floor. There was a slight dug at his bottom, but that were only his stitches that should remain wherever they were for at least few more weeks. Then the omega carefully got up and walked to the bathroom. He decided on a quick shower, because he wasn’t sure when his little pup was going to wake up and need him again.

He got out of the bathroom just on time as it seemed. Yoonjae had just started to whine and Jimin made sure to get to him as fast as he could. He was already nursing Yoonjae when somebody knocked on the door.

“Hey,” Taehyung peaked inside and smiled when he saw his omega friend already awake. Then he pushed the door furthermore and got inside, tiptoeing to Jimin’s bed, and sitting by the edge of it. “I was hoping that you’re awake. Hana and Dae are already at the kindergarten. I just came back.”

“How did you manage to send Dae to school without him checking on me first?” Jimin was honestly surprised. The little pup refused to let go of him until it was pretty late for him and he had to go to bed.

“We did that,” Taehyung chuckled quietly. “Yoongi-hyung carried him to your room. Dae made sure that you and his brother are still here. Just then he allowed me to take him and Hana to school.”

“He got scared, hm?” Jimin uttered not without regret in his voice.

“A lot,” Taehyung nodded. “But Hana helped us a lot to calm him down, while you were gone. They were almost inseparable. Our little Dae missed both you and Yoongi-hyung, Chim. But hyung didn’t want him to see you lying in the hospital, so we had to keep Dae here, with us. I had to ask him to help me taking care of Hana… It was a good distraction to him.”

“Thank you, Tae,” Jimin smiled and then looked down towards his newborn pup. He was almost asleep, but Jimin had to make him burp at first. He wasn’t very satisfied when his amma shifted his position and let out a quiet whine. Both Jimin and Taehyung chuckled. The pup burped eventually. Taehyung helped Jimin with the diapers after that and the pup went back to sleep. Jimin sighed, resting back on the headboard. “How’s the things here? Yoongi mentioned that he and Jungkookie are going to pay a visit to the Police station today.”

“They just went there,” the beta shrugged and sat back down on the bed. “We’re still not sure who put the bomb in your car, Chim. Whomever it was though, he probably knew that was your car.”

“And also hacked Seokjin-hyung’s account,” Jimin frowned. He remembered the beta telling him at the hospital how he never sent that message to him.

“That too,” Taehyung rested back on his palms. “Whomever did it though, he should expect Yoongi-hyung’s wrath. I’ve never seen him so angry before. I mean… ever since I knew him. But Namjoon, who knows him long before me, says that this time the boss would never leave a stone unturned before he gets to the bottom of all this. We already caught one mole before, right in our house. We made sure to take care of the security, who let the people threaten Dae and Hana’s lives. Be sure that Yoongi-hyung would make that person, or people, pay for everything that they’ve done tenfold… and even more.”

“Good,” the omega tilted his head to the side. “I’d ask if I can help somehow as well, but…”

“No,” Taehyung shook his head. “You rest well now and take care of Yoonjae. We’ll take care of everything else,” the beta winked at him. “That and please… just get better soon, okay? I wasn’t born to be a nanny,” he scrunched his nose and Jimin laughed quietly, knowing full well that the beta was joking. He was naturally good with kids, even though he insisted that it wasn’t in his nature.

+++

They knew who he was of course. Yoongi could barely hide his smirk while walking inside the Police Station. They had seen him before back here. He had paid visit to the good captain once or twice before as well. Yoongi was sure that the said alpha was never expecting to see him again. Well… too bad for him. He pushed the door of the captain’s office open without waiting for a response. Jungkook and Namjoon walked alongside with him.

Yoongi had years and years in the business. He knew how to read people and he was doing it almost to perfection. Captain Choi sprung on his feet as soon as Yoongi pushed the door open. The mob boss noticed that he was holding a phone in his hand. Maybe somebody had called him beforehand to tell him that he was coming, or… it was another thing completely. Whatever it was, Yoongi had to know. He sighed and pointed at the phone in the captain’s hand. Jungkook was fast to take him away from the stunned man.

“My people told me that your men asked about me the last week,” Yoongi casually sat down on the chair opposite the captain’s desk. He noticed how Choi swallowed hard. “See, being a good citizen, I’ve decided to come and check on you as soon as I had the opportunity.”

“I-it was nothing that important, Mr. Min,” Captain Choi stammered. “You shouldn’t have to--”

“I insist,” Yoongi clicked his fingers and Namjoon placed a cigarette and a lighter in his open palm. The alpha took them and lit up the cigarette, exhaling the smoke in small orbs. “Your people were so… vigilant that they wanted to enter my house without any legal permission.”

“It’s the procedure to--”

“Try lying to me once again and see what happens!” Yoongi interrupted him. “My lawyer is here,” he pointed at Namjoon, who was standing behind his right shoulder. “I think he knows the law better than you even. Am I right?” When the captain didn’t answer the question, Yoongi growled. “Am I right?”

“Y-yes, Mr. Min,” the man finally stammered.

“Sit,” the mob boss ordered and the captain took his place on the chair. “Now, I want to know… how is that investigation going? I’m assuming no news, still?”

“N-no,” the man shook his head.

“How sad… and unfortunate,” Yoongi trailed off. “Isn’t it sad, Jungkookie?”

“It is, boss,” the youngest alpha answered right away. “We also have the data from his phone.”

“Now that’s something good,” Yoongi smiled, but the smile never reached to his eyes. “We’ll check and see what our good captain was doing lately. I can also ask the question of how Park Hajoon has been doing lately? Busy with the investigation, I’m assuming?” The captain’s nod came with no surprise. “Hm… he’s suddenly so diligent with his actions, no?” Yoongi rubbed his chin. “They informed me of how Hajoon-ssi was the most eager one to enter my house and check my library,” the alpha’s voice lowered, “with nothing as a legal document even. What a strange fact, don’t you think, Captain Choi?”

“I-I never ordered such thing,” the man fixed his tie nervously.

“You haven’t? Hm… you mean he did it on his own?” Yoongi clicked with his tongue. “Then he is not a good policeman, right Jungkook-ssi? He fails the simple rule of following orders.”

“Of course you’re right, boss,” Jungkook answered curtly. “Maybe he should get… punished in a way as well.”

Captain Choi’s face visibly paled even more. “I-I can’t do that. Not to Hajoon-ssi… I… He…”

“He’s not answering directly to you, hm? I know that,” Yoongi rested back on his chair. “We know more than you think. But… I just want to warn you Choi. The next time something like this happens, we won’t be talking like this. You… and all of your people, whom I think at fault will be punished accordingly,” Yoongi pushed his chair backwards and got up. He stubbed what was left from the cigarette in the ashtray. “Keep me updated with your investigation, right Choi?”

“O-of course, Mr. Min!” The man looked like he was sweating all over his face. His voice was shaking even.

“Did you put the bug in his phone?” Yoongi asked as soon as he got into the car.

“Yes,” Jungkook answered from the front seat. “Also downloaded the information we might need from his phone. I’ll check everything tonight.”

“Good,” the mob boss sighed and rested back on his seat. “Drive us home now, Jungkook-ah…” he said and looked at the car window.

Chapter Text

Seoul, April 2025

Hajoon could tell that his captain was nervous. The man was constantly staring at his phone and couldn’t leave it even for a second. Choi barely talked to him lately and only when it was necessary, as if he was afraid to be seen with Park Hajoon. The alpha frowned, staring at his own phone. He hadn’t received anything from Kim Nam-il lately. The last few weeks, after the car bomb were hectic. He couldn’t enter Min Yoongi’s house and check if he could find something incriminating in the alpha’s library. The fucking Kim Namjoon had to be there and after that, even worse – Jeon Jungkook.

While the elder alpha had that cold look in his eyes, the younger looked like he didn’t care. Hajoon knew that look. It was borderline insane. A look, that people would say that belonged to someone, who didn’t have what to lose. Jungkook was far away from that category though. He had his own family, amongst the bigger one – they called it Bangtan, the name of Min Yoongi’s organization. Hajoon knew that the younger alpha had a daughter and a mate. A beta by the name Kim Taehyung. Name, that Hajoon also knew quite well.

He had found it in the documents that Kim Nam-il had passed to his disposal. Not that Hajoon didn’t know Taehyung from before that. Of course, he did. He had studied Yoongi’s organization to the letter. The thirst for revenge he had for the mob boss forced him to learn everything he had to know about that guy and the people, who were working for him. Well, at least the closest ones. The ones, who were willing to die for him and protect the family. Some family, Hajoon snorted. Now his brother was a part of it too. But Jimin had made his choice a long time ago. Not that Hajoon could care less for the omega. He was useless for his cause, especially after what he had done to his friend.

Hajoon had no illusions that Min Yoongi ordered his best friend to be killed, or even killed him himself. He had also no illusions as to why his best friend got killed. It was of course because Jimin’s words. To Min Yoongi they were like law apparently. The alpha looked like he would do everything that the omega would told him to do. Hajoon would laugh in any other case. In any other case, he would think that Yoongi was a weak man… if he didn’t know better.

Even with his thirst for revenge, Hajoon wasn’t that blind. He knew Min Yoongi was a powerful man. He knew what he had done to get to the place where he was today and he knew how he liked to deal with people, he thought unnecessarily. Still, Hajoon thought that he had made a good choice, siding with an equally powerful man in the face of Kim Nam-il. The elder alpha also looked like someone, who knew what he was doing. After all, he wouldn’t survive that many years around Yoongi’s presence if he wasn’t just as powerful as the mob boss was.

Hajoon sighed and got up from his place. He noticed Choi picking up his phone then and talking to somebody. The captain looked visibly pale. Some of his colleagues told Hajoon that Choi looked like that after the visit that Min Yoongi had done few weeks ago, just a week after the car bomb. With another look around himself, Hajoon left the Police Station. He had an important meeting to attend.

+++

Jimin had just finished nursing his little pup. Little Yoonjae was now in his play pen, placed in the middle of Jimin’s nest in his own bedroom. Hana and Dae were at school and the house was quiet. The omega sighed and got up from the bed. One hand rested over his waist and he scrunched his nose, while trying to do a walk around his bedroom.

There had been few weeks since the Yoonjae was born, but his body was still in pain, his back in specific. Something that Jimin knew that he was going to suffer from now on. The injury he had received with the fall after the car bomb happened. He couldn’t take any painkillers while he was nursing. Yoongi had tried to convince him to stop with the nursing, so he could take some medicines about it. But Jimin was firm and stood his ground. He knew that nothing was better for the pup than their mother’s milk.

He could only agree on formula for Yoonjae if he wasn’t able to nurse him. But that wasn’t the case and he wouldn’t complain from his backpains even if they were killing him. Yoongi had bought a special pillow for his neck even. There were some nights that Jimin couldn’t sleep well and the alpha had to massage his back. Sometimes, Jimin was trying to lay as quiet as he could not to wake up Yoongi. The mob boss was quite busy lately. He was still trying to find out who was the one, ordered the bomb in Jimin’s car.

So far, the omega knew that they had found the person put it there and Yoongi had personally dealt with him. Jimin didn’t ask for details. He didn’t need them, because he knew how pissed his mate was. He knew how Yoongi liked to deal with people when he was angry and he was way beyond that lately. Jimin could feel it every time the alpha would come back home. It was only his scent that was able to calm his mate… most of the times. Yoongi would wrap his arms around him and scent him almost aggressively. He knew that if Jimin was a bit healthier, they would probably engage into more… sexual activities. It was the other way to deal with Yoongi’s anger. Jimin was almost a pro in it. Sadly, he wasn’t feeling ready for it and it was still too soon after the birth of their pup. Plus, Jimin’s body wasn’t ready for any sexual activities.

In fact, his stitches were yet to be taken off. He had to leave for the hospital today, but the pains in his back wouldn’t allow him to get up from the bed the whole morning. Now was the first time he was even darning to get up and try to walk around the room.

“Jimin-ah?” Yoongi’s voice startled him and Jimin turned around so fast that he almost lost his balance. The alpha was standing by the door with his usual, lately, frowned expression. “They told me that you are in pain and you couldn’t get up the whole day. What are you doing up now?”

“I have to try and stretch my legs a bit,” the omega almost whined, reaching back to the bed and sitting down, one hand still holding his waist. “They had to remove the stitches today and I--”

Yoongi was already with his phone in his hand. “Seokjin-hyung, Jimin can’t go to the hospital,” he walked towards his mate. His voice was a bit cold though. “No, that can’t happen,” the alpha snapped. “I don’t care what has to be done, Seokjin-ssi!” The honorifics were forgotten and it was a sign that the alpha wasn’t in his best mood. “I don’t care what Doctor Kim says it has to be done. If the stitches have to be removed today she or you have to come here…”

“Yoon,” Jimin tried to protest but the alpha put up his hand.

“I don’t fucking care!” Yoongi growled over the phone. “I’m not asking you, Seokjin-ssi! I’m telling you what has to be done, ok? Ok… good,” he said and hang up the phone. Then he turned around to look at Jimin. “Seokjin will be here in half an hour. He’ll be the one to remove the stitches.”

“Thank you,” Jimin sighed and scrunched his face while he was sliding up in the bed. His torso rested on the headboard. He looked at Yoongi, who was now just sitting on the bed, looking at his infant son, who was still busy staring at the toys in his play pan. The pup didn’t look disturbed when his father had growled. He had probably sensed that the growl wasn’t meant for him.

“How’s he?” The alpha asked, reaching out to touch his pup. Yoonjae had probably felt the movement, because he giggled and grabbed his father’s index finger. The frown over Yoongi’s face relaxed a bit and Jimin let out a sigh of relief.

“He’s been good the whole day,” the omega said with a smile. “Sleeping mostly. Now he decided to be awake a bit more, so I’ve decided some play pen activity would be good for him.”

“You’re such a good amma,” the alpha praised him and Jimin blushed. He loved when Yoongi was telling him that he is good in something. The alpha would often joke with him that he had a praise kick. Jimin couldn’t deny that.

Seokjin and a nurse came a bit later. Yoongi had to leave the room and let them do their job. Jimin just lay there, trying to stay immobile and not to shift that much, although the pressure over his back in that position was making it hurt even more.

“We’re done,” Seokjin said when he finished and looked at the nurse. “Wait for me in the car, Seulie,” he nodded at the female omega. She nodded and left the room as fast as she could. Then Seokjin looked back at Jimin. “You can sit up, Jimin-ah,” the beta said and even helped his friend to get up. “Did you try taking a warm bath?”

Jimin nodded. “I did, but the pain is still there,” he sighed. It was a bit better now. “It’s ok, I’m managing.”

“I know,” Seokjin frowned though. “But you shouldn’t just manage and take something for it. I know you refuse any painkillers, but maybe some kind of ointment would do the job. I’ll see and ask around my colleagues what they can tell about it.”

“Thank you, hyung,” Jimin smiled politely.

“Yoongi hates to see you in pain and the problems he has now… I think it gets too much on his head,” Seokjin gathered his medical stuff in the bag that he was carrying for himself. “I get why he is so angry all the time.”

“I wish I could help him somehow, but… I really don’t want to take anything for my back right now,” Jimin was firm. “I know what’s best for my pup and I want to give him that best,” he looked at the cot where Yoonjae was already fast asleep. Unlike him and Yoongi, he was a heavy sleeper and the omega was really thankful about that.

“I know… and I’m sure that Yoongi knows that as well,” the beta paused at the door. “It’s just… it’s not easy for him, especially when it comes to you, Jimin-ah. You know how much he loves you, right?”

“I know,” Jimin felt warmth even with the thought. “I love him too and we’ll get through this. I’m sure of it.”

“I know,” Seokjin smiled, although faintly and left the room.

+++

His parents would rarely call him lately. They had probably learned their lesson with their failed attempt to side him with Kim Nam-il. But they were calling him again. Taehyung wondered what they would want from him. Honestly, he would prefer that they would simply forget about his existence. He knew how much they hated the fact that he was siding with Min Yoongi and against his own family.

The game that they were trying to play could eventually cost their lives but strangely why, Taehyung could care less. He hadn’t seen anything good from them. Anything at all. They were barely there for him and would only pay attention when he was of some kind of use for them. Taehyung was sure that he would’ve suffered the consequences of their failed attempts to side him with Kim Nam-il and thus to receive some influence in Seoul as well.

The beta knew how greedy his parents were. The only thing they thought about were the money. Something that the beta had failed to understand his whole life. He would much rather prefer his life now. He had money, he couldn’t complain, but he was living his life the way he wanted it and with the person he wanted it as well. Plus, there was a bit of a surprise that his parents still didn’t know. Surprise, concerning his own name.

He had already informed Yoongi about the meeting he was about to have. Taehyung had learned from his previous mistakes. Now, when he knew that the mob boss knew everything about him and Jungkook and especially Jungkook’s past, Taehyung was able to breathe easily. There was nothing that his parents could use against him anymore, nothing. But… did they know that? The beta was yet to find out.

He got up from his place at the park once he saw them walking towards him. He didn’t wave for them to see him. They didn’t wave either. Their faces were blank and serious. Taehyung waited for them to come closer and stood in front of him. He didn’t even bow when they finally reached to him… and neither did they.

“So…” the beta trailed off. “To what I owe this pleasure?”

Chapter Text

Seoul, April-May 2025

They say that a person had to be patient to reach their goal, but what would happen if that patience ran out someday? That was the case with Min Yoongi. Years had passed since his first mate got killed with that car bomb. Years, where he had patiently waited his enemy to finally make a move. Years, where he was trying to hold back his anger and not let it cloud his judgement. But after he had almost lost his second mate with the same car bomb, his patience flew out of the window. The alpha wasn’t willing to spare lives anymore. Everybody who was even remotely participant in what had happened with Jimin, they had to pay. The first one, the one who had planted the bomb in the car, was a goner already. Yoongi had personally taken care of him. Not before the man was able to tell him everything that he knew. It wasn’t that much though.

A knock over his door took his attention and he looked up, just to meet the eyes of his secretary. The beta was just opening the door of his office so Namjoon could enter inside. The alpha was holding a file in his hands and waited until the door got closed behind his back to drop the file in front of the mob boss. Yoongi snubbed his almost finished cigarette into the ashtray before he could take the file from his desk and open it to the first page.

“The bomb is the same brand,” Namjoon’s words were quiet. “Jungkookie was right. It was the same one that the special forces are using, even now.”

“Hmm,” Yoongi rubbed his chin with his free hand. Then he looked up to meet Namjoon’s eyes. “Arrange a meeting with our dear Mr. President, okay?”

“Okay, hyung,” the other alpha said curtly. “The meeting between Taehyung and his parents are still going. I thought you should know. Our people are there and everything is recorded, just like you wished.”

“I’m sure that Taehyung will tell me everything later on,” Yoongi sighed and leaned back on his chair. The file Namjoon had brought to him – forgotten on his desk. “I want you to start preparations for the next elections, Namjoon-ah,” his eyes were serious. “The changes may happen sooner than you might think.”

“I’m ready wherever you say, hyung,” the other alpha nodded. His voice didn’t even tremble. “We have to convince the president about it though.”

“I’ll make sure that he listens of what I might say,” Yoongi smirked. “Trust me, I can be persuasive.”

“I know that hyung,” his voice didn’t even waver, “trust me, I know that.”

“Park Hajoon?” Yoongi furrowed his brows.

“He’s been followed,” Namjoon nodded. “Just like you asked. There hasn’t been any movement from him the last few days, aside from the fact that he’s now currently in the same area with Taehyung’s parents.”

“He’s been contacted,” the elder alpha clicked with his tongue, “by your father. There weren’t any calls from him lately. Maybe your father knows that we have our hands over Hanjoon’s phone, or… he’s suddenly all too careful.”

Namjoon put his chin up. “I don’t have a father,” the younger said through clenched teeth. “I lost him in the moment he chose his people instead of his own son. Just because I didn’t want to play by his command or lead the organization like he thought I should.”

“So… you’d had no problem if Kim Nam-il ends up dead then?” The alpha stared at him.

“He wanted to kill my mate, hyung,” Namjoon glared at him. “How can I even tolerate someone like that? So no, he is not important to me. You can do whatever you want with him. I’ll stay behind your back, just like always.”

“I just wanted to assure you that no matter how we proceed with Nam-il, your mother wouldn’t be touched,” Yoongi trailed off, “just like I promised to you.”

“I’ve had no doubts in that, hyung,” the younger nodded.

“Good,” Yoongi rubbed his hands one to the other, “now please, make the call to our dear Mr. President. I want to talk to him as soon as possible.”

“It will be done,” Namjoon said and pulled his phone out of the pocket.

+++

Taehyung came back home utterly distraught that night. Jimin could see that in his friend’s posture and attitude. He was only trying to look fine in front of his daughter. There was a smile over his face, but he looked tired and sad in a way. Maybe even angry. Jimin could also notice the way that Taehyung was leaning on Jungkook almost the whole evening, even while they were sitting around the table. He must’ve felt utterly distressed to act like this.

Just after the kids retired to their beds and the elders could talk about freely, Jimin was finally able to understand what was going on in Taehyung’s mind, at least partly because the omega shared what had happed that day.

“I met my parents today,” he was saying, while sitting in Jungkook’s lap. The four of them – he, Jungkook, Yoongi and Jimin were having a quiet evening in front of the fireplace. Yoongi and Jungkook were nursing glasses of whiskey, while Taehyung – who didn’t like the alcohol all that much, and Jimin – who was still nursing his pup and still couldn’t drink, were having some iced tea.

“You told me that you’re going to do it,” Yoongi said with his normal voice. Jimin rested his head over the alpha’s shoulder. He could feel Yoongi rubbing his back in small circles, just where it hurt. “It was also recorded by your ask. I can listen to the recordings later on, but do you want to share what went on?”

“They wanted to use Jungkook again,” Taehyung said quietly. “Even after all this time… they thought they could still use Jungkook’s name to make me do whatever they want,” the beta shuddered. “I told them that they were all too late,” he looked at Yoongi. “I told them that you already know about Jungkook, hyung.”

“That didn’t stop them to try and bribe you with something else?” Jimin asked quietly.

“No,” Taehyung shook his head, “they didn’t. They work for Kim Nam-il, hyung…” he looked back at Yoongi, “I think you already know that.”

The elder alpha nodded. “I do. What they asked you to do?”

“The usual,” the beta shrugged, still looking upset. “They wanted me to use my presence here, in the mansion and to search for some documents… otherwise they threatened to kill my pup… and--”

“What?” Jungkook growled and Jimin noticed how Taehyung flinched in his arms. “They did what?”

“They said that if I don’t listen to them and do what they say… something bad might happen to Hana,” Taehyung clenched his jaw, but it wasn’t out of anger, no. Jimin could see the fear in his eyes. “They also reminded me what happened with Daehyun-hyung and what almost happened to Jimin… I… I didn’t know what to answer them.”

“I’m going to kill them,” Jungkook hissed, “slowly.”

“We have to find out how in deep they are, Jungkook-ah,” Yoongi’s voice was ice cold. Jimin couldn’t see the alpha’s eyes, but he was sure that they were just as cold. “After that, I promise you that you’d be the one to deal with them.”

“Thank you, hyung…” The younger alpha’s arms were firmly wrapped around his mate.

Later on when everybody retired to their beds, Jimin still couldn’t close his eyes. Taehyung’s words were still in his head. That… and also the pain in his back wasn’t giving him any peace lately. It had lessened a bit but not by much. Jimin started to use the ointment that Seokjin had found for him. Yoongi massaged him with it every night before bed. The alpha was doing it with no complain. He wouldn’t budge even if when Jimin could see how tired he was and would ask him to skip a night. Yoongi would still do it for him.

Tonight his back was hurting even after the ointment, but Jimin didn’t want to move a muscle even. Yoongi had just fallen asleep in his arms. Usually, Jimin was the small spoon between the two of them, but there were nights where the alpha simply wanted to be held by him. He wouldn’t say a word, but Jimin could still feel it thanks to their bond. Yoongi would wrap his arms around his middle while they were laying on their sides. His forehead would touch the place in the middle of the omega’s chest and just then… the alpha would fall asleep. He was doing it right now.

Jimin sighed and stared in the darkness. He tried not to think about all the danger that was waiting for them outside, or the fact that he was living in such a dangerous world. Here, inside the mansion and wrapped in Yoongi’s arms he felt safe. The alpha’s scent was all around him and that was giving him some strange sense of peace. Peace… that was soon interrupted by a very hungry pup.

Yoonjae was currently sleeping in his nursery, but Jimin had put his baby phone close to himself on the nightstand by his side of the bed. The noises soon woke up his mate and Yoongi groaned, rubbing his eyes. The alpha still touched him when Jimin tried to get up. “Let me,” he said and got up, padding out of their room and towards the nursery that was close to them.

Jimin slid up the bed with a painful grimace over his face. He managed to hide it as soon as his mate appeared back in the room, holding his pup in his arms. The omega couldn’t suppress the smile on his face, seeing Yoonjae in his father’s arms. The alpha preferred to sleep without a T-shirt, so his chest was naked. He enjoyed the view of how his muscles were flexing while he was holding the pup. Yoongi gently handed his precious cargo in Jimin’s arms and then sat beside him, while the omega was nursing their two-month-old pup.

“I want to take Dae and Hana for some ice cream tomorrow,” the omega mumbled and looked up, feeling the alpha’s eyes on him. “I know what you’re going to say, Yoon but we can’t keep the pups as prisoners inside the house.”

“I’m going to tell Jungkook to come with you,” the alpha insisted. “It’s still dangerous to go outside alone with only your bodyguards.”

“I was going to ask Taehyungie as well,” Jimin nodded. “We’ll be quick, I promise.”

“You don’t have to justify your decisions with me, baby… you know that,” the alpha slid his fingers under his chin and pressed a soft kiss over his lips. “I just worry about your safety.”

“I know,” Jimin hummed and looked back down to his pup.

“And even if something happens… it’s not your fault,” the alpha’s voice was serious and Jimin shuddered. “It’s never your fault. Do you understand me?”

“I do,” the omega nodded, “I promise, I do.”

“Good,” Yoongi sighed and leaned back on the headboard. He took Yoonjae from Jimin after the little pup had finished with his late-night snack and helped with the burping procedure. He even changed his diapers before he could carry him back to bed.

Yoongi was gone when Jimin woke up on the next morning. In fact, Jungkook was gone also. Taehyung had just taken the pups to the kindergarten and when he arrived back, Jimin shared his plans with the beta. “Sounds good,” his friend smiled. “And the place is not very crowded by the time we stop there. Let me just warn the drivers, ok?”

“Ok,” Jimin agreed with him and went to take care of Yoonjae. The pup also needed his attention.

When the afternoon arrived, it was Hoseok who was chosen to stay with the little pup while Jimin, Taehyung and Jungkook would go to pick up the pups and take them for some ice cream. Yoongi and Namjoon were going to be late that day, because they had some work at the Blue House. The mob boss had mentioned that the day before, but Jimin didn’t ask that much. The alpha was going to share with him if it was needed. Yoongi tended to do that a lot lately and to even ask his opinion when he was hesitating on a problem he had to solve quickly.

Dae looked really happy once he saw Jimin walking towards him at the kindergarten’s entrance. “Amma!” The pup dashed towards him and wrapped his arms around Jimin’s legs. The omega didn’t even try to bend over and pick him up. His back would hurt too much if he even tried to do it. He didn’t want to risk it.

“We’re going for some ice cream,” Jimin could hear Taehyung’s voice and turned around to see the beta holding his daughter in his arms.

“Ice cweam?” Hana babbled in her adorable language and even Jungkook chuckled. The alpha was currently standing beside his mate.

“Yes, little princes,” he even bopped her nose and the pup scrunched her face adorably. “Ice cream.”

“Yay!” Dae squealed happily and rushed to the car that was waiting for them. It was one of Yoongi’s bigger ones to be able to accommodate all of them.

The place really wasn’t that crowded, just like Taehyung had told them. Maybe it was because it wasn’t the season yet, Jimin couldn’t know. He was only focused over the pups’ happy faces while they were digging into their ice cream cups, meant for pups only.

The first shot broke the glass window of the place they were seating. The second one – broke the glass that Jimin was holding right at this moment. He could hear his bodyguards screams and he pushed his pup onto the floor, covering his body with his own one with no hesitation.

“Cover your ears puppy,” Jimin whispered, not sure if Dae was going to hear him, but when he looked down, he noticed that the pup was following his instructions. He started crying, but Jimin couldn’t do much on the matter. He looked around the place, noticing even more frightening view.

Jungkook was shielding his own pup with his body, while Taehyung was firing the shots over his shoulder. The next thing he knew was how Jungkook was falling over his left side motionless and Taehyung’s screams that echoed around them. “Jungkook! No! No!” That and the screams of Hana, who pierced Jimin’s ears.

He didn’t know what make him look up though, or how he had reached to his belt. Taehyung got distracted at the moment and Jimin just happened to see the masked man before everybody else. The omega didn’t even hesitate when he pulled the gun out of his belt and fired the shot. The masked man fell cold on the ground and the shots suddenly stopped. Jimin reached towards his pocket then and his trembling fingers somehow managed to take out his phone. He dialed Yoongi’s number.

“S-send back up,” he managed to say somehow. “Jungkook is… he’s…”

“I’m coming!” The alpha hung up without even asking where Jimin was. The omega realized that he didn’t need to. The rest of their bodyguards entered the place and surrounded them…

Chapter Text

Seoul, May 2025

Yoongi was just in the middle of his meeting with the President. He could tell that there was something off with him. He could basically sniff it in the air. The man was nervous. A bit more nervous than the usual. Still, he signed the documents that Yoongi needed him to sign. Just then… the call came.

“S-send back up,” Jimin managed to say somehow. “Jungkook is… he’s…”

“I’m coming!” The alpha hung up without even asking where Jimin was and got up from his place in a hurry. One look towards Namjoon was enough to tell the other alpha that they had to go. The mob boss’ eyes narrowed towards the President. The man’s face was as pale as sand. “If I ever find out that you have a finger in this… you’d pay and I can guarantee you, you will wish that you are dead!”

Then he stormed out of the President’s office and the Blue House. He could hear Namjoon’s voice somewhere around him giving orders. The car drove off and Yoongi could barely contain his anger. He could only see red. Once they pulled over at the place of the shooting, he was able to see the Police still there, alongside the paramedics. Park Hajoon was nowhere to be seen. The policemen there were different than the ones, who had tried to get inside his mansion while he was gone. At least Namjoon told him that.

Once his eyes rested over Jimin, the alpha hurried there. Some policemen tried to stop him, but Yoongi’s guards quickly pushed them away. Jimin wasn’t crying though. He didn’t look at shock even. He looked… angry. The omega was holding both Dae and Hana in his arms. The three of them were sitting on a bench outside the ice cream parlor. The two pups were snuggling into the omega. Hana was crying, while Dae had reached out over Jimin’s lap and was holding the younger pup’s hand. Dae was shivering from time to time.

“What happened?” Yoongi asked, trying to control his voice.

“Appa!” Dae looked up at him and reached out his hands towards the alpha. Yoongi picked him up right away. The pup snuggled in him and buried his face into the alpha’s neck, close to his scent gland.

“They started shooting just like that,” Jimin frowned, but then cuddled the little Hana. The pup was crying silently. “Don’t worry little princess,” the omega was trying to soothe the little pup. “Appa is going to be okay, yeah? Amma is with him now and they are taking him to the hospital…”

“No,” Hana sobbed, “I want appa!”

“Shh,” Jimin picked her up in his arms and the pup snuggled in him. She hid her face in the crook of his neck. “It’s gonna be okay,” the omega patted Hana’s back, “it’s gonna be okay,” he was telling her and kept rubbing her back. His eyes were focused over Yoongi though. “I think they were one or two,” he said quietly. “I think our people managed to put one down,” the omega skipped a beat, “and I took care for the other one.”

“You?” Yoongi was rubbing Dae’s back while talking to his mate. “You… shot him?”

Jimin nodded. “Yeah, I did. And just then the shooting started,” he sighed and looked around himself. “But this parlor has cameras. What would happen if--”

“Don’t worry about it,” Yoongi looked around and waved at Namjoon to come closer. The alpha was talking to one of the policemen. He rushed to the mob boss right away. “There are cameras here,” the mob boss said as quietly as he could, “we don’t need them.”

“I’ve got that covered already, boss,” Namjoon nodded curtly. “The tapes are already in my pocket,” he patted a side of his jacket. “This is the only copy.”

“Good,” Yoongi mumbled. “Where are Tae and Jungkook?”

“Hospital,” Jimin mumbled but Hana apparently heard him, because she started crying again. “Shh, it’s gonna be okay. It’s gonna be okay…”

“I’ll take you all home and then I’m going to check on them,” the alpha said. Then he looked at Namjoon. “You stay here until the lookout is over. I want to know everything that’s happening, okay?”

“Of course hyung,” the other alpha nodded curtly.

Yoongi reached out his free hand and helped Jimin to get on his feet. Then he loaded him with the pups in his car and they drove off to the mansion. Jimin had to take care of the pups and make sure that everything with them was okay. Meanwhile, Yoongi phoned Hoseok and asked the beta to get to the hospital as well. They had to arrange Tae and Kook’s security. Yoongi wasn’t going to take everything for granted.

The anger was slowly consuming him and the alpha had no reason to let go of it. Whomever the person behind the attack was, they had gone too far. It was one thing to attack him, but completely another to attack his mate, the pups and his family. Yoongi was slowly going berserk. He wanted blood and he was going to take that blood no matter what.

He didn’t wait for Jimin to get inside of the house even and he ordered to his driver to drive to Seoul Central Hospital. Once he got there, he noticed that Hoseok had taken care of the security and was at the site already. The beta was the one to welcome him and even opened the car door for him.

“Jungkook is out of surgery and he is stable. They managed to pull out three bullets from his body, but thankfully, he didn’t lost a lot of blood and no important organ was damaged,” the beta updated him, while they were walking towards the place where Taehyung was. Jungkook’s mate was sitting outside his room in the ICU section of the hospital. He wasn’t allowed to enter still, but Yoongi was going to do everything in his power to help and change that.

“Tae?” The alpha stopped in front of Taehyung. The beta got up slowly. His face was pale and Yoongi could notice that his eyes were still teary. “Are you okay?” He asked and Taehyung burst into tears. Yoongi pulled him in his arms and let him cry. His aw clenched. Whomever was behind the shooting, they were going to cry bloody tears. Yoongi swore to that. ”It’s okay,” the alpha kept mumbling while swaying Taehyung gently. He was always able to soothe Jimin like that when he was in distress. “Hoba told me that Jungkook is stable.”

“He is,” Taehyung pulled back, trying to brush the tears from his face. “He is now,” the beta tried to regain the control over his senses. “If it wasn’t for him… we were going to lose Hana,” he sniffed. “This is so… How they could aim at pups, hyung? How!?”

“I don’t know and I’m not going to ask,” the alpha clenched his jaw. “But I’ll see what I can do to make them pay, Tae-yah. I can promise you that!”

Yoongi stayed at the hospital a bit more. He sent Hoseok to talk to the administration. Taehyung was going to spend the night there. The alpha knew how important that was for the beta. After all, Taehyung was Jungkook’s mate. He had to be there. He had to support him. The mob boss managed to steal a look at his right-hand man. Jungkook had wires attached to his body. He looked pale, but it was probably because of the blood loss. He was going to get better. The doctors assured the alpha and he was going to make it.

It was enough for Yoongi, at least for now. He walked out of Jungkook’s room. Hoseok was already waiting outside of the room for him, along with few guards. “What are we going to do now, boss?”

“Now,” Yoongi trailed off, “we’re going back at the mansion and… Namjoon and I are going to look at the tapes from the parlor. We’ll see if there are any signatures of the men that did the shooting. If there are some still alive… they are going to pay.”

“Do you want me to stay here and personally guard Jungkook-ah?” Hoseok asked, lowering his voice.

“Yes,” Yoongi halted on his steps. “Call Seokjin, if he didn’t know that already. Make sure that Jungkook receives the best possible care in the world. Got it?”

“Got it, hyung!” Hoseok nodded seriously and walked the mob boss to his car. Yoongi looked at the beta from the rearview mirror. He stayed there until the car rounded the hospital and the alpha couldn’t see him anymore.

+++

Jimin was pissed off. He took care of the pups and then nursed Yoonjae. The little one decided that he didn’t want to play in his play pan today and wanted to sleep. Jimin took care of him and even changed his diapers. After that, he had some time to think, which wasn’t good. He had taken a life today. It was something that he had never done before. The omega rubbed his back, feeling how the pain was slowly spreading all over his body. His frown deepened. How come he couldn’t feel any remorse? But why should he? They wanted to harm him and the pups! They had shot Jungkook down. Why he had to feel sorry about it? Were they? Apparently not!

The omega clenched his fists and started pacing around his bedroom. He had heard Yoongi coming back home a few hours ago. But the alpha went straight to the library with Namjoon arriving at the mansion soon after. Jimin knew that they were probably looking at the tapes from the parlor. They wanted to see if they could take some information on what had happened back there. Jimin couldn’t believe that such people still existed in this world. How could they want to harm a pup? A pup!? If they wanted to get at Yoongi… and him, they should’ve done exactly that. But with the pups still there? There was no value for the human life. No care if there were pups around them, or not.

Jimin cursed under his nose and grabbed the baby monitor with himself. He couldn’t just stay there and do nothing. He had to go to the library and try to help his mate somehow. He had to do something otherwise he was going insane.

Jimin didn’t even knock when he burst inside the library. Yoongi was smoking and staring at the screen of his laptop. He was sitting on his chair behind the desk. Namjoon was standing beside of him and the two were discussing something quietly. The alpha looked up in the moment Jimin stormed into the room. He didn’t look surprised.

“What are you doing here?” The alpha still asked. “The pups--”

“Are sleeping,” Jimin waves him off. “All three of them. Is there any news?” He asked and rounded the desk, only to stand at Yoongi’s other side. He stared at the screen. The alpha had paused and the frame was showing a van and few people getting out of it. “Who are these people?”

“We’re checking the numbers,” Yoongi explained and his arm wrapped around Jimin’s waist, pulling him closer. “As soon as we find out, we’re going to act… accordingly.”

“Good,” the omega nodded.

The alpha un-paused the record and Jimin was able to see how at least five masked people were getting out of the van. So, he was wrong. They weren’t only two. They were five. His blood ran cold. Five people sent to aim and shoot down him, Taehyung, Jungkook… and the pups. These people must have known where to look for them. He shivered and Yoongi felt it as well. He squeezed at his waist lightly.

“What’s wrong?” The alpha asked.

“They knew where were we,” the omega swallowed hard. “They knew where to look for us.”

“We found a bug in one of the guards,” Namjoon was the one to speak.

“We took car of him,” Yoongi said calmly, but Jimin couldn’t stop another shiver passing through his body. “I ordered a thorough check to every person, who’s been here in the mansion. If we find something else… let’s just say that person would wish that they were never born.”

“As they should,” Jimin stated calmly. “How’s Jungkook?”

“Stable,” Yoongi answered. “But… they are going to wake him up early in the morning. Our brave youngest needs to restore his powers during the night.”

“Good,” Jimin sighed then and looked at his mate. “I’m going to retire for the night as well,” he leaned down and pressed a kiss over the alpha’s lips. “Don’t be too late, okay?”

“I’ll do my best,” Yoongi uttered but Jimin knew that he probably wasn’t going to sleep at all that night. Not until he was able to find the first and the last person participating in the shooting attack.

It turned out that Jimin was right. Yoongi didn’t go to bed that night. The alpha was already out of the mansion when the omega woke up. The security guards told him that the mob boss had left in a hurry. Jimin didn’t ask why. Yoongi was on his way to fulfill his revenge…

Chapter Text

Seoul, May 2025

Park Hajoon was the first to fall. Yoongi enjoyed hunt that man down and destroy him, especially after he had seen the alpha’s personal involvement in the shooting attack that happened at the ice cream parlor. Some of his people managed to recognize Jimin’s brother from that said attack. Just before Yoongi was able to end him and burn him down, like he was dealing with every more personal enemy of his, he was also able to find out Hajoon’s involvement in the car bomb incident as well. The mob boss didn’t call his mate to warn him what he was about to do, he just did it. Yoongi was sure that Jimin wasn’t going to mourn his brother after he finds out what Hajoon had caused to his family.

But… finding and dealing with Hajoon opened new doors for the alpha. It also revealed Hajoon’s personal involvement with the Kim families. The one that was trying to take over Seoul and was led by Kim Nam-Il and the other that was trying to take over Daegu and was led by Taehyung’s parents. The two Kim families had combined their powers and what was worse – Yoongi was able to find the name of the President there also. It was… unfortunate to say the least. The elder alpha had at least two more years of his presidency and after that… after that it was time for someone new to take over the power. Someone, who was well prepared and was firmly by Yoongi’s side. But there was still time for that. So, the mob boss decided to act accordingly to the whole situation. He had to make sure that the Daegu Kims were taken down first. Then… he was going to save Kim Nam-Il for dessert. The same man, who was also an uncle to the Seoul’s Police Captain Choi.

“Your mate called few times, hyung,” Hoseok said standing next to Yoongi and watching how the whole Kim’s mansion in Daegu were burning down in flames. It was something that Yoongi wanted to watch it happening with his own eyes.

“Are the Kims inside?” He simply asked his personal bodyguard and one of the most trusted people.

“Yes,” the beta answered, standing next to him. “It’s what we’ve been told.”

“I want DNA examples of everyone who’s been there when everything happened,” the mob boss kept watching the flames. His eyes unblinking. His face was stone cold.

“I will make sure of that, hyung,” Hoseok answered. “What about your mate?”

“We’ll get back home as soon as we’re done here,” Yoongi said. His eyes kept watching the flames. There was something mesmerizing in the fire, the alpha thought. There was something… cleansing in the whole thing. “How long do you think it’s going to take to make sure that everything is done?”

“Half an hour maybe,” Hoseok said unsure. “Maybe an hour?”

“Another hour then,” Yoongi mumbled under his nose.

“Jimin-ssi wouldn’t be happy,” the beta mumbled.

“Jimin will understand once I tell him what I did today,” Yoongi snapped.

“You… will tell him, hyung?” Hoseok’s voice lowered a bit down. “Are you sure? I remember the time when you wanted to keep him as far away from everything as possible.”

“He wants in,” the mob boss took a short moment to spare a look at his bodyguard. “I let him in… slowly. He’s still not sure of what he wants to do in our organization, but I’ll let him decide. If he only wants to know and not get involved into anything, that’s fine too. I won’t keep him in the dark though.”

“He’s also having a hell of an aim, boss… if you allow me,” Hoseok said after awhile.

A light smirk appeared over the mob boss’ face. “Yeah,” he sighed, remembering the way Jimin had protected the pups at the ice cream parlor. That had potentially saved his life, the ones of Taehyung and Jungkook also. “Taehyung already told me how talented student he is. I just wish… he didn’t have to do it. But…”

“This is our reality,” Hoseok finished his sentence.

“Yes,” the elder alpha hummed under his nose, watching the flames, “yes, this is.”

+++

Taehyung wasn’t sure how long he was going to be able to keep the secret from his mate. It had been few days since Jungkook got released from the hospital and was back home. The alpha was restless and it was a pure adventure for everyone to keep him in the bed. But he had to keep the bed for few more days at least. Still, Jungkook was eager to get back into action. Taehyung knew the feeling. His hands were itching as well. Especially after he had found out what Yoongi had done with his parents back in Daegu.

The beta almost felt sorry that he hadn’t been there as well. He wanted to be able to watch that mansion burn down along with his parents inside. He wanted to be able to have that pleasure, but he was too busy watching over his mate at the hospital. Now Jungkook was back home and Taehyung… he was busy rinsing his mouth after another nausea episode. It was getting harder and harder to hide them from Jungkook.

The beta was really thankful that he wasn’t an omega at this point. His scent would give out that there was something happening to him. Something, he wasn’t sure it was the right time to reveal. But… as it turned out he was worried about nothing because as soon as he left the bathroom, he was met with a pair of doe eyes staring at him.

“You’re pregnant,” Jungkook simply said and the beta halted on his steps. “For how long, Taehyungie?”

“Not that long,” the beta hummed and dragged his feet to the bed. “Five or… four weeks I think,” he crawled over the bed and snuggled to Jungkook’s healthy side. “I didn’t want to worry you. I just… wanted to get used to the thought myself.”

“So…” the alpha embrace around him tightened with his next words. “You were pregnant at the shooting…”

“Nothing happened to me, Koo,” Taehyung rubbed his mate’s chest, feeling the inner turmoil that was already happening inside the alpha. “I’m good… and the pup is obviously good as well.”

“But--”

“I’m okay,” Taehyung nuzzled at the alpha’s scent gland. “We’re okay…”

But the news about his pregnancy made the youngest alpha even more eager to leave the bed as soon as he could and join Yoongi’s hunt for revenge. Taehyung could tell that Jungkook missed the action. He knew that he would’ve been right there, standing next to Yoongi if he was all better. But he wasn’t. Yoongi was trying to make him keep the bed for at least few more weeks, but Jungkook didn’t want to listen. The two alphas even went into an argument one evening, while they were having a nice dinner around the table. Luckily, the kids were already in their beds.

“I want to go to your office tomorrow,” Jungkook insisted. He had just taken down his sling. His left arm was a bit weaker than his right one, but the younger claimed that he was ready for action.

“Going to my office? Why?” Yoongi put down his glass slowly. “You know I’m able to deal with the old Kim all by myself.”

“I want to be there, hyung!” The younger clenched his fist over the  table.

“You’re not ready, Jungkook!” The mob boss snapped. Taehyung noticed how Jimin slowly put his hand over the elder’s arm. If he was alpha or an omega, he would probably be able to sniff the pheromones that Jimin was releasing in the air in an attempt to soothe his mate.

“I am, hyung!” Jungkook clenched his right fist as well. The food was forgotten.

“Why don’t we all calm down, hm?” Namjoon tried to placate things, but it didn’t work out.

“Why you have to risk it right now, Jungkook?” The elder alpha rumbled.

“Risk it?” Jungkook growled. “Risk it! They almost killed my pup! They almost killed my mate… my pregnant mate! And I have to sit here and do nothing?”

“Pregnant?” Jimin gasped and Taehyung felt his friend look on him. “Why I didn’t know a thing about it?”

Taehyung flinched. “It’s too soon… I just… I just find out… I--”

“Five weeks already,” Jungkook interrupted him and Taehyung wanted to kick his shin under the table.

“Five weeks?” Yoongi looked between the two.

“I… yeah,” Taehyung bowed his head.

“Is everything okay with the pup?” Seokjin asked him.

“Yes,” Taehyung shifted on his chair uncomfortable. “It’s… it’s okay. I’ve just passed my first checkup. Everything is looking good so far.”

Jungkook was eventually allowed to join Yoongi at his office.

+++

The alpha was sitting with his back towards the door. Jungkook and Hoseok were standing by the both sides of the door. They were waiting… waiting for the final countdown. At least when it came to that battle, the alpha thought. Lee Sehun was finally going to be put to rest. Yoongi didn’t have to pretend to be him anymore. It was tiring to say the least and he was more than ready to end it all. A quiet knock and then a person was led inside the office.

“Mr. Lee,” he heard Kim Nam-Il’s sleezy voice and then the door got closed behind his back. He was able to hear the elder alpha’s gasp probably in the moment he was grabbed by Jungkook and Hoseok and dragged towards the desk. “What is this? What are you--”

Yoongi rolled the chair around, slowly. He noticed the shock over the Kim’s face. “Well hello, Nam-il-ssi. It’s so not nice to see you again.”

“Min Yoongi,” the elder alpha swallowed hard.

“To answer your question,” Yoongi lit up a cigarette and put his legs over his desk, “I’m Lee Sehun. Oh no, wait! Let me correct that statement… Sehun is dead an gone since more than a decade. I just decided to borrow his name and see what’s going to happen.”

“You,” Nam-il’s face went pale. “You were--”

“I was behind the Lee Syndicate, yes,” Yoongi inhaled the smoke and then exhaled it in small orbs. “I was behind everything that you thought had Lee’s name behind it,” his jaw hardened. “Except the time you used my name to justify killing my first mate. Now, that wasn’t very smart, was it, Nam-il-ssi?”

“I-I…I…”

“Now you stutter?” Yoongi growled. “I took me some time to find out it was you. I have to say… you were careful, but also… sloppy. You bought the Special Service’s Unit?” The mob boss clicked his tongue. “Such a money waste… they are already mine by the way. But… let me tell you this,” Yoongi stubbed what was left from his cigarette in the ashtray and leaned over the desk, “you might have killed Daehyun, but Jungkook lived. Do you remember him?” He nodded at Jungkook, who was now standing at the elder alpha’s left side. “I’ll make sure you I’ll leave you in his hands to deal with you after I’m done as well.”

“No…” Nam-il almost whined.

“Oh yes,” Yoongi tilted his head. “The Daegu Kims are dead by the way. I’ve checked… Park Hajoon also, after he personally made the mistake to fire a gun against his own brother… and our family’s pups. Big mistake… huge,” Yoongi clicked his tongue. “Just as big as your attempt to kill my mate now, hm?” Yoongi rounded the desk and wrapped his hand around the elder alpha’s throat. “How could you even think that I wouldn’t find out, hm?” He growled. “You filthy pig!” He spat the words in his face. “How did you even dare to rise a hand against my mate, hm?” His eyes were red. “You’re going to pay for that… tenfold!”

Yoongi released the hold onto the elder alpha’s throat and took a step back. He took off his jacket. Jimin would hate the blood marks over it, he thought and he also made sure to put up the sleeves of his shirt. Hoseok and Jungkook were holding Nam-il tight while Yoongi was releasing his anger over the other alpha. He didn’t spare him at all but made sure to save something for Jungkook as well. He knew that he owed it to the younger. Jungkook had to deal with that pig as well. It was thanks to him and his plans that the young alpha had lost his brother. Yoongi hadn’t forgotten that… and he never would.

But… it was time for a closure and he was going to give it to himself… and Jungkook also. It was time to move on, he thought while closing the door of his office behind his back. Jungkook was still inside.

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Taehyung’s pregnancy wasn’t a walk in the park like his first time. The beta had few difficulties throughout the whole time. He had to be put on the bedrest for the last trimester, but luckily, he was able to give birth to a beautiful and healthy puppy – a boy by the name Jeon Jihyun. His sister was beyond happy for him, although she was a bit jealous at first. But everything went well and eventually she became a proud big sister.

After he was able to put his past into rest by dealing with Kim Nam-il, Jungkook could finally look forward to his future. He was always going to miss his hyung, but at least now Daehyun could rest in peace, wherever he was. The people, who were responsible for his untimely demise were punished – to the last one, thanks to Min Yoongi himself. Jungkook would forever feel grateful for sending the elder alpha on his way. Thanks to him, Jungkook had found his family… and his calling. Yoongi also moved the whole casino branch under the younger alpha’s name. Jungkook was responsible for every deal that was happening around the docks also. He truly became Yoongi’s right-hand-man.

His mate, although not a bodyguard anymore, was responsible for the security around the mansion and the people, who were going to guard the family’s pups. It was something that the beta was taking close to his heart. Taehyung was also responsible for every punishment if the task wasn’t fulfilled. He was doing it with no fear and no hesitation.

Hoseok became Jungkook’s right-hand-man. He was also the head of security when it comes to Min Yoongi’s office building and the alpha’s personal protection. Every person, who wanted to work for the mob boss were thoroughly checked out and would be eliminated if Hoseok had even a vague suspicion about it. There was nothing that could be done or said of the beta had seen something suspicious. The person was a goner.

Seokjin continued his work in the hospital and he also became the unspoken superior there. The person behind the scenes, although the hospital had its administration. Still, everybody knew who Kim Seokjin was and how he was involved with Min Yoongi’s deals. Min Yoongi, who’s influence was significantly growing day by day. In the light of the day, the mob boss was famous with his charity events and as one of the most powerful CEO in the country. People, who knew his real nature weren’t that many, but they were there. Even people, working in the police. People, who could do nothing, because the mob boss was holding the police in his clutches also.

There were no more family wars on the streets. The alpha managed to eliminate his known enemies to the point where he was holding almost the whole power in the country. The only person, whose name was more famous than his one was the one of the President. But… the President was forced to step down a year earlier, because of corruption. Nobody knew how it happened. One day everything was okay, on the next one – there was a statement read on the national TV and the President was out of the Blue House. Nobody knew what happened with the man after that. It looked like he suddenly disappeared from the media. That lasted until he got officially sued and sent to prison for his crimes.

It was time for elections… and they were brutal. But there was one candidate, who stood out. His name was Kim Namjoon. Nobody was even surprised when the alpha won by a landslide. Nobody was surprised when it was Min Yoongi shook hands with the same alpha and it was later revealed that Namjoon was his personal lawyer. A position, that was soon taken over by another alpha personally taught by Namjoon. His name was Choi Soobin. Namjoon’s mate, Kim Seokjin didn’t leave his position at the hospital. He kept working there, but he could be often seen with the leader of the country on the events when his presence was necessary.

As it turned out, Park Hajoon had left an heir. Jimin found out that a bit later. He hadn’t mated the omega. It was one-night stand that turned out to be fruitful. She had tried to tell that to Hajoon, but the alpha had blatantly ignored her, refusing to accept the pup. There was no love involved in this but as soon as the person reached out to Jimin, the omega took the decision to take care of the pup. It was an omega girl and she was barely three years old. Yoongi supported his decision.

After passing the sub-gender test, Daejung’s one a bit later that it was needed, the pups sub-genders were revealed to their parents. Dae turned out to be an omega, while Yoonjae was alpha. Hana was the other young omega in the household. They had to wait a bit for Jihyun’s samples. He passed them when he turned three as well. It turned out that he was a little alpha as well – just like his father.  Daejung was slowly becoming the best big brother to his siblings, taking even Hana and Jihyun under his wing. Jimin liked to think it was maybe because of his omega nature, but the pup just had that inner love that he loved to spread around the people close to him. It was actually a nice surprise, given the circumstances around his birth. But the pup was surrounded by people who loved him. One thing became permanent for him though. He refused to call Jimin with any other word, rather than ‘amma’.

Still, Daejung knew that Jimin wasn’t the one who had given birth to him. The omega had taken upon himself to tell him more about Daehyun and how much the late omega had loved him. The pup would often spend more time with his uncle Jungkook as well. The young alpha was telling him more stories about who his brother Daehyun was and what a caring person he was.

“I know he’s my amma,” Dae said one day, while pointing at Daehyun’s picture in Jungkook’s wallet. “I know he loved me, right?” He looked up at his uncle and Jungkook nodded with a smile. “But… do you think that he’d be angry with me that I love my amma Mimi?”

That question had put tears in the young alpha’s eyes and he had shaken his head then, wrapping the pup in his arms. “I don’t think your real amma will be angry at you little Dae, no,” Jungkook said when he pulled back. “I think he’d be happy to know that you have your amma Mimi to love you as much as he’d love you as well.”

The pup had grinned then, reminding the alpha of his brother who he still loved so much. He would never forget about Daehyun, but it was time for him to move on… After all, Daehyun had left his heir in this world and that was more than Jungkook could hope for.

As time went by and Yoonjae turned three years old, Jimin found himself pregnant once again. Unlike the previous time though, his situation wasn’t as dramatic as before. He was closely monitored by the same team that had made Yoonjae’s birth possible. Yoongi had more time to be around him this time also. The alpha preferred to be around his family more than doing his deals. He had enough people for that already. His family was also there to help him along the way.

The same family that he liked to have around the table for almost every dinner. Namjoon and Seokjin were sometimes too busy to be present there, but most of the time all the seven were present. Sometimes, even the eldest pups were there. But they had to retire a bit earlier because after all, they had to go to school. Jimin took their schooling really close to heart and observed their education closely. Yoongi would often joke with him that he was probably missing his nanny job all too much. Jimin would simply laugh it off and tell the alpha that it was this particular job that had found them together.

Yoonjae was the proud and joy in his father’s eyes also. He was a clever pup. Just as much as his hyung Dae. Unlike Dae though, who was very attached to Jimin, Yoonjae was more drawn towards Yoongi. It was maybe because the two were alphas, Jimin couldn’t know, but he loved watching his boys playing together either outside, or in the playroom when Yoongi had some free time for his family. It was strange to see that serious and dangerous man to act as if he was just a boy with his sons.

“How are you feeling?” Yoongi asked him one evening, while the others were resting around the fireplace in the big living room in the mansion. Jimin was in his seventh moth already and he preferred to rest more these days, although he would never miss his shooting exercises with Taehyung wherever was possible.

“Good,” the omega patted his mate’s cheek when the alpha relaxed close to him. Jimin rested his head over his mate’s broad shoulder. “You should stop worry about me all that much.”

“It’s you,” Jimin felt the kiss that the mob boss pressed to his temple and smiled to the touch. Yoongi would rarely allow himself to show some sign of affection in front of the others. “I’ll always worry,” the alpha said rubbing Jimin’s protuberant stomach with his free hand. Their pup – a girl this time – kicked his hand from inside the omega’s womb.

“You shouldn’t,” the omega sighed. “Everything is looking good for us… for once.”

“Maybe,” the alpha trailed off and when Jimin looked up, he was able to notice the small wrinkles around Yoongi’s eyes.

“Hey,” Jimin called his mate and Yoongi looked down at him. “Do you know how much I love you?” He asked with a soft smile over his face. The smile that Yoongi returned to him was filled with the all the love that Jimin was sure that the mob boss would never show to the world.

“I know,” the alpha said, leaning to rub his nose to the omega’s one. “I love you too, Jimin-ah… ” He placed a kiss over Jimin’s lips then and the omega sighed with happiness.

Nobody knew what they were going to face in their life ahead, but he was sure that everything was going to be okay… as long as they had each other. As long as they were together, nothing could stay in their way.

Nothing…

THE END