— g-ren 〉

@ᵒ minki☪c。 Jiyong peered over his mate's shoulder at their little pups. They were so tiny and so adorable. "They have your little nose sweetheart." At the mention of their brothers having a pup, he sighed. "I hope you're right, but it may be harder for Taeho. It's not my story and I don't even know all of it, but something happened to him that could make it hard if not impossible. Plus, he's about to go into heat so he's emotional." He could smell it, plus he noticed Taejung was a bit more playful with him, but at the same time, protective. It was exactly how he always felt when Minki was in heat, even when they'd only been friends. "Now, my love, I think you need to get some sleep, because they are going to be hungry again in a few hours and I want you as rested as possible." He kissed his head, knowing he would want the twins to stay in bed with them.

~.~.~

Taeho deflated a tiny bit at the answer. Even if he didn't know it, perhaps his biology did and recognized the omega as his. He rolled his eyes. "As if you'd would ever hurt me. Tae, you've always been the one to comfort me or make me laugh when I'm hurting. As long as I knew you were still there, I could ignore or handle everything else."

The little omega smiled. He liked the way that sounded. "I like being in your arms. Even when you chase me and catch me." He had always wondered why Taejung would wrap his arms around him and hug him from behind when they played games. He always loved the feeling though, so he hadn't said anything. Truthfully, he felt like he'd been faking it all these years, but he mentally shrugged that off. "I'll think about talking to him, but not until the babies and Minki are doing better." He wouldn't disrupt them spending time as a knew family. From all of his omega studies, he knew how important this bonding time was for them all.

Taeho smiled up at him. He figured if he enjoyed the act of that he could temporarily forget about babies. He also hoped it would help with the pain of his heats. He pouted a bit when his alpha said they could take it slow. "What if I don't want to take it slow? What if I want you to use me for your pleasure?" He knew he was being crass, but right now, all he could think about was being filled with Taejung's huge . He dilodn't know much about kinks yet, but he was fairly sure that he had a breeding kink. Whether that was because of his omega desires for pups or if it was just him, he wasn't sure. Being asked if he could opened himself, he bit his lip. "I-I've never tried." He let his alpha lead him and when his fingers brushed his hole, he moaned. His body was very sensitive right now, but he didn't want to disappoint his mate without at least trying to do as he was told, so he slowly pushed one finger into his hole and he in a sharp breath. It quickly turned into a moan as he began to that finger. His hole was already so wet and steadily leaking that he soon added a second finger. And while he felt stretched, he wanted more. It wasn't enough, so he began to scissor his fingers, only to moan louder. "Wh-what are you going to do to me, Alpha?" He wanted to be ed and filled with his mate's hot before his heat fully hit him. He hoped it would alleviate some of the pain he always felt.

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 It had brought Minki immense relief to know that Taeho hadn’t hated their pups, enough that he had pulled them away from his chest when they had gurgled in content. It had frighten him a little to think that maybe his pups were feeling some discomfort that it alarmed him into looking at them closely as he listened to his mate continue on. Taeho wanted a baby? In his mind that didn’t seem like it was a reason to have been upset. “Taeho and Taejung can have a baby,” Minki had said so calmly as if trying to say that Taeho could ask his brother to mate with the intent to make a baby. He tried his best not to think about the actual act because it was so embarrassing, even when he had asked Jiyong for them it had been a lot for him. But he couldn’t have been happier to have their pups finally here with them. His hands had gently caressed their pups little cheeks loving how they had held onto his hands. Getting pregnant had taken effort and even when Taeho got pregnant the babies would take time to get here. In Minki’s head he understood the process a little better but it wasn’t IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE. “Hm~” He had hummed and looked at his mate with a gentle smile.

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He knew how much his mate was hurting because he wanted to so desperately be a mother but not being able to. Even Taejung felt like a failure for not being able to help in this aspect other than to try and console him and reassure him that they had options they could consider, or that he simply was perfectly happy with just him. Which he was. Taejung had always dreamed of biting and mating with the young omega and now that he was his, he wanted to share every moment with him, no matter whether it was good or bad.

The question had him smiling a bit, “I think to some extent I always knew that you were my mate,” He said letting his thumb gently caress across his cheek as he looked down at his mate laying down beneath him. “But I did all that because you were my friend, my playmate. I genuinely wanted to protect and care for this precious little friend of mine, because I had always thought I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I hurt you.” He said honestly, not adding that he wanted to treat Taeho better than they had ever treated Minki. This had changed over the years but what they had done to Minki was something they couldn’t just reverse by that time, so when Taeho had come into his life he had wanted to be good to him. “I am looking at you, mate,” Taejung said pressing a small kiss to his forehead. “Tiny, yes, but I’d like to think that’s because you were meant to fit in my arms, but you certainly aren’t weak or broken. You’ve proven that over and over again over the years, but even if that’s how you feel there is nothing wrong with feeling like that from time to time. Just know that your mate is here to support you and help you carry the weight of your worries with you.” He said pressing his forehead against his. “It’s not being selfish, because this is something you want too. He loves you, they both do, so I know they will gladly help us conceive with time.” He assured, though he had not pressed on when Taeho had wanted to stop all this baby talk.

Taejung couldn’t help but comply to him. If Taeho wanted to focus on the act than the outcome that possibly wouldn’t ever happen, then he could do that. “Alright,” He said letting himself give in so easy to those lustful eyes clouding with the underlying heat that was slowly starting to present itself to the alpha. The scent of his mate’s heat was still light, not yet quit burning his nostrils with it’s alluring scent. “We can take it slow mate,” Taejung said moving to sit up after giving Taeho’s neck a kiss. There was something he wanted to teach him, something for both their pleasure. He had gripped to the hem of his pants, undoing the clasps before yanking them off along with his underwear and leaving him bare from the waist down. “We can start here,” Taejung said forcing his mate’s knees to bend, spreading them so to give himself a clear view of his mate’s rosey little hole. Just watching his entrance twitch hair Taejung inhaling the sweet scent making his own pants tighten. “Here, mate, you think you can open yourself up for me?” Taejung said bringing one of Taeho’s hands down between his legs to feel at his own entrance. A little was an easy start until he could find the time to bring in other toys and tools to teach his young little mate more about kinks, although there was one particular little kink he wanted to try with his mate.

@ᵒ minki☪c。 Taeho visibly blushed at the compliment, but glared at his alpha. "Don't try to change the subject Alpha." He said 'Alpha' with a very sarcastic tone. "Stop teasing my friend." He put his hands on his hips for effect. Although he hadn't know Minki as long as Taejung, he wanted to protect his friend. They'd both been through a lot from what he knew and he would protect the other with his life. Jiyong and Minki didn't need to know that though. He was effected by the kiss, heck he was about to go into heat, so of course he was, but he hid it. "If that's what it takes. You're stronger than me, but I can be more cunning. You taught me that when I was around 7 I think." He smiled at Minki proud that he could stop his own mate. He playfully threw his hands up and looked at his Hyeong. "Finally! He listens to reason." He hid his laughter though.

Jiyong tightened his hold on his mate, wanting to give him comfort. Truthfully he wasn't sure what was going on, but having overheard something his father was arguing with Taeil about a few days ago, he had an idea. "No baby. Of course he doesn't. I think he secretly wants one of his own." He didn't mention that his baby brother may never have one. He had wanted to rip Taeil's head off when he'd heard what he'd done to the youngest. How could he. "Don't worry. After his heat, I'm sure he'll be fine and then you and him can spend time with the pups if you want him to." He just wanted to fix both omegas' fears and problems, but he knew he couldn't and it made him feel helpless.

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While many of the natural instincts and thoughts about omegas didn't hold true for Taeho, the desire to be a mother had always been there. He'd never questioned his ability to be a better mother than his own had been. In fact, he couldn't wait to have a little one of his own. But then he'd realized he only wanted Taejung's babies and he'd pushed the desire aside. If he could only have him as a friend then he'd take what he could get. That was why he was so excited about Minki's pregnancy at first. He would at least get to be an uncle and play with the pups.

Taeho felt very vulnerable at the moment and he was truly thankful for his mate offering him some sort of comfort. That was what Taejung had always done though and now it made him wonder. "Alpha, did you know we were mates before? I mean you always played with me even if you got in trouble, you comforted me when I was sad, you did anything you could to make me laugh throughout the years..." Why would he have done any of that if they were just friends, even best friends. Most alphas wouldn't have cared and would have deemed it him being an emotional omega. Not Taejung. He didn't respond. After all, he knew his alpha could try until he had nothing left to give, but if his body was too broken it wouldn't do any good. "What's so perfect about me. Look at me. I'm tiny, weak, and broken." His wolf whined in his head as he said all those negative things about himself. "I know he loves me, but he needs to worry about Minki and their pups, not me." He didn't want to be selfish or take the focus off of his friend. He just wanted to find his own happiness and have a family.

He hadn't known that was how it worked. Now he understood why his dad locked him away during his heats. Maybe it was strong enough for other wolves to smell too. As he laid down, he looked up at his mate with love shining in his dark orbs. "Does that mean you'll start teaching me now?" He was still eager to find out what else there was to learn about and mating. He nodded at that statement, but pushed it away. It might never happen, so he'd enjoy the trying part. "Just mate me. I don't want to think about it."

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 “He’s my baby brother, of course he’s beautiful, but you my mate, are also equally as beautiful,” Taejung said pulling him in to kiss his lips right in front of his brother and Taeho’s. He couldn’t really help but want to rile up his own omega, he had hidden his attraction for him for too long to really care whether everyone knew just how much he wanted to embrace Taeho. However, being told he’d be staying out had him laughing as he said, “Mmm, blackmailing your mate into silence, now I think this is why you’re my mate.” He said not really bothered by the threat though, he wouldn’t really let that picture leave Taeho’s hands. He had calmed himself enough to take his mate’s small hits before he was turning towards the other, “Fine, we won’t wake them up. Minki needs sleep.” He said nodding his head in agreement.

Minki hd frowned when his mate had come closer to him. He was happy to have Jiyong’s scent wrapped around them again that he had nuzzled back into his embrace, but hearing him say that about Taeho it had him looking at his pups. “D-Does he hate them?” Minki asked pulling the little ones closer to his chest. It didn’t feel like Taeho had hated them, he had smiled so fondly at them when he had looked at them but he hadn’t really moved to touch them even when Minki had offered to let him. “Taejung looked worried too,” he said.

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Taejung had a very indifferent view on children, for one he had figured that if he ever had one it would be out of duty. He had never let himself picture his life being perfect, because in his head he had already resided with the thought that he would never have Taeho. However, now that he had mated him the thought of having a pup had not really had the chance to spring up in his head before Taeho had told him that he couldn’t and probably wouldn’t be able to ever give him one. He wasn’t upset by it, after all he had gotten to mate him—the one little omega he had always loved and only ever dreamed of being able to be with.

So this ‘IF’ he said, was mostly said with that in mind. He didn’t want to give his mate false hope when he was already hurting by this deep secret he had held for so long. He felt horrible seeing Taeho’s tears only build up once more as he cried a lot harder by those words. He couldn’t help but laugh to hear he wanted their child to give people a tough time, “Hm, then I’ll make sure I give you just that,” He said kissing his head softly. He hated to hear him talk as if he were broken, when he wasn’t. “You’re perfect the way you are. And we can try and try again and again to get you pupped naturally. We don’t have to tell them if you don’t want to, but they love you Tae, they won’t judge you. You’re hyeong, loves you so much he’d do anything for you, too.” He said wanting his mate to know it wasn’t just him he could rely on.

Speaking of the heat, it had Taejung grinning, “I’m your mate Taeho, you’re heat even though it’s faint right now smells really strong to me.” He said moving them further on the bed so that he could lay his mate down. “It’s poking at me, calling to me to mate you, my little mate.” He said burying his nose into the crook of Taeho’s neck to breath in that lovely scent he had always loved. “Don’t stress, I promise I’ll do my best to give you my pup.”

@ᵒ minki☪c。 Jiyong wanted to smack the elder alpha for embarrassing his mate, but he held himself back, knowing that was bad idea. He wasn't violent, but for Minki and their pups he could be. He watched his brother with love. He was happy to see him so playful like when they'd first met. The two were perfect for each other.

Taeho sighed. "What am I going to do with you? If you make Minki not want to be my friend anymore, because you're being a pain, I won't forgive you." He was serious too. Well, half serious. He couldn't stay mad at the love of his life forever, but he wouldn't be happy at losing his only omega friend. After all, he'd been surrounded by alphas his whole life. "Really? Minki's beautiful either way, but how about I show everyone the picture I have of you in those shorts I made? You know, the hot pink ones that you hate?" He had learned from Taejung and always had a few weapons up his sleeve. He smirked at the alpha. Hearing what he said to Jiyong though, the boy gaped and shook his head. "That's it. I'm locking my door and you can find somewhere else to sleep." He was embarrassed at talking about even if it was just his mate and the elder knew that. He was fairly sure that's why he did it. To embarrass him and Minki. "I'm not waking the babies up and Hyeong and Minki need sleep. Jeez. Taejung you're so inconsiderate. Your own brother just gave birth." He hit him again, this time a little harder.

After locking the door, Jiyong went back to his mate's side and hugged him again. "No, but I'll find out why tomorrow. He seemed fine until he saw the babies. When he ran out, he had tears in his eyes." He sighed, worried about his brother. "Don't worry baby. He'll be okay. Hyeong will make sure of it." Taejung may be a jokester, but he loved Taeho.

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Taeho had given up the idea of having kids of his own a long time ago for multiple reasons. He didn't think he could have any, he didn't want to mate with anyone other than Taejung and he didn't want to breed with some that his father chose for him. But now, with his mate, it was the only thing he wanted. Yes, his wolf wanted to breed with the alpha in front of him, but that wasn't the only reason. Taeho had always wanted to be a mom. He was omega and that was his duty.

Sniffing, he looked at his mate. He wasn't sure why Taejung said "if he really wanted a pup." Of course he did. He bit his lip to keep from sobbing. He bit it so hard that he drew blood. "I do want one. The idea of a little you running around giving everyone a hard time is cute." He smiled thinking about it. "But dad's not home and Hyeong doesn't know much yet. Besides, it's embarrassing. I'm omega. Breeding is my job and I can't even do that. I'm broken. I don't want him to know that. I don't want anybody to know that. I didn't want you to know." He sighed and looked down at his lap. Although his heat was supposed to start the next day, he already felt hot. He gasped with wide eyes. "You-you can smell it? It's not supposed to start until tomorrow." He knew stress could trigger it, but it was more likely because he was now mated.

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 There wasn’t words to say how embarrassed his brother’s words had made him feel, that it had even distracted him from how afraid and worried he was to have him—an alpha—so close to his newborn pups. He couldn’t help but try to smile at Taeho and pretend that he hadn’t heard his brother nor his mate.

Taejung, though had only laughed at his mate’s threat before he was pulling him in to kiss his head, despite being smacked in the chest to stop his teasing, “I don’t think I could ever stop teasing then about anything and everything, just look how cute Minki looks being so embarrassed,” He said glancing at his baby brother before turning towards Jiyong as he let Taeho go towards Minki. “Sorry, don’t think I can keep that promise. After all, our mating bond is brand new. I’ve waited too long to have him in my arms to be embarrassed or considerate of you guys.” He didn’t think Taeho would really deny him during his heat, but if he did then he would just have to wait and make it up to him the next month.

However, when they had left Minki had only whimpered out towards Jiyong. He wanted nothing more than to have his mate closer to him, “I-is Taeho okay?” He asked worriedly thinking that maybe he had done something wrong to upset the other.

*~*~*

Taejung could only feel his heart break along with his mate’s own. A part of him knew that the reason this had overwhelmed Taeho was because he was nearing his heat, but this desire for a pup was probably because of their newly mated bond. Taeho wasn’t an untouched anymore, and his omega was probably reacting to his alpha. His omega probably ready to give into the waves of his heat and be impregnated by his alpha. Something that Taejung would more than willingly have given him if he could, but Taeho had said he was barren and he knew that this might have just hurt his mate.

“Tae, look at me,” Taejung said gently pinching his chin and making the boy turn up towards him. His hands had gently come up to brush away the traces of tears from his eyes, “If you really want a pup, we can try for one. You have a father and a brother that know about medicine, I’m sure they could help us have a pup. For now, though his mate’s sweet scent had him sighing, “For now, why don’t we focus on your heat? You know it’s affecting only me now, right?”

@ᵒ minki☪c。 Jiyong understood somewhat. He too wanted to go home and spend time being a new family. And while he'd fully healed, thanks to werewolf's enhanced abilities, he was still sore from it and couldn't react with the same speed he had before. Not yet anyway. For that reason, it was safer to stay in his father's home. He loved having his little mate in his arms though and seeing the boy wanting to scent him, he smiled and pulled him even closer. "Don't worry baby. I won't leave you, although I may need to open the door for our brothers."

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Truthfully, the alpha's ability to be playful was one of the things that had kept Taeho sane. It was also one of the reasons he had sought out the alpha whenever he was sad or even scared. He wouldn't have him any other way. He loved him just the way he was for who he was. Even the first time the alpha had pranked him, when he'd realized it was Taejung, he'd laughed and jumped on his back, playfully choking him. He'd been about 10 and that was the start of everything. That was when he'd started to look for Taejung or to want to hang out with him even as friends. He was already in love with him, but he ignored those feeling, wanting at least one friend. The alpha had become his best and only friend. That was true to this day, so he knew he when he was up to something. "Yes and no. Yes, I know you would if it's what I really wanted, but you know I only want to be with you so no." He was honest about that. He knew his alpha wouldn't force him to do anything he didn't want to. Facepalming, he sighed. He'd always known that. How could he have ignored that. "Thank you. I'd like that. What did you have in mind?" He was so curious about what else they could possibly do. Although he had plenty of romance books, he didn't think Tae would ever be into stuff like that. Boy was he in for a surprise, but a good one. He gasped and moaned while pressing back into his mate's hand as the elder felt on and squeezed his . He was still sore, but he wanted him more than ever.

Hearing his alpha continue to speculate on their brothers' love life had the tiny omega blushing. He hit his mate's chest. "Stop that. What they do is none of our business. How would you like if I told hyeong what you do to me, not quit it." He then leaned into his mate's ear. "Or you want be rutting in me for the next week." Of course his heat was set to start the next day, but he'd suffered alone before and he could again. Jiyong rolled his eyes. "You remember the same. I don't need to hear my baby brother screaming from you mating with him." Taeho's mouth dropped and he looked at Minki as he turned bright red. "How are we related to these two. Hyeong, you're as bad as Tae." He pouted.

Taeho nodded to the request for jello. He'd make sure Minki had some, but he'd also give him food that would help him heal and produce milk for the pups. He was glad he'd read some of his dad's books now, so he could help his friend.

Jiyong was worried, because he'd seen the tears. He let Taejung go after his little brother though. He'd promised Minki he wouldn't leave and technically it was the other alpha's job now. "Please take good care of him." He gave the elder a look that basically said he knew what his brother needed and it had nothing to do with talking. He nodded though to the request to talk the next day.

Taeho just buried his face in his mate's chest and inhaled deeply trying to calm himself. He didn't know why he was so desperate suddenly, but he was. When he was finally calm again, he wiped his eyes and looked up at his mate. "I'm sorry. I don't know what is wrong with me. I'm happy for them, I really am. I guess seeing the pups and how they look like both our families just reminded me yet again that I may never have that. It think it was that combined with my impending heat that has me so emotional tonight." That was the only thing he could think of. Then again, he'd never been this emotional lately and certainly not crying. He usually got aggressive or angry or even just stopped talking, but he never cried.

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 He supposed that all that thinking and desire to go home had made his wolf panic a little too much, but it had been comforted by the touch of his mate. Minki couldn’t help but nuzzle into his mate’s embrace and burry his nose into him trying his best to also scent his mate and drown in the comfortable scent that reminded him of home. ‘yes…please don’t leave us,’ he said through their bond as he pulled their pups into his chest as he leaned into the safety of his mate’s embrace.

*~*~*

Taejung couldn’t help but laugh at his mate’s words. It was true, he couldn’t help but try his best to keep things lively. He didn’t know how to have a normal life when he had always dedicated his life on making things fun for himself, even his mate hadn’t been saved from his impractical jokes. However, he didn’t want to overwhelm his mate with a lot of things so early on into their mating. “You think I’d just let you stay with your brother, now when I’ve finally have you for myself?” he asked with an equally playful tone as he kissed his mate’s temple. The way his mate had said those next words had Taejung losing some length to his smile. “Taeho, you’d never be a burden to me, but if you want to do your own research I won’t stop you.” The slight excitement in his mate’s scent had him grinning a little at the slight spike of arousal at the possibility of there being more for him to learn and to experience during . “Hm, we can start getting familiar with other things during the night.” He said slightly promising his mate as he gently d his —teasingly squeezing his cheek.

To Taejung there was a lot they had to work on in their relationships so that there wouldn’t be any more of these understanding between them. He loved Taejung, and now that he knew his mate felt the same Taejung wanted nothing more than to explore this life of being ‘mated’. He wanted to enjoy his mate, work on them so they could have a good and strong relationship. He didn’t want Taeho to worry himself into a corner nor feel like he couldn’t trust him. However, he had just shaken those thoughts away when he heard his mate take back his words in a playful tone it had him laughing before he got this mischievous glint in his eyes.

“That wasn’t the heat I meant. Minki’s been pregnant, and who knows whether Jiyong has even touched his mate during this delicate time. Who knows, maybe my little brother might feel a sudden urge to feel his mate rut into him,” Taejung said shamelessly said as he patted Jiyong’s shoulder—squeezing it as a warning before he continued on with words directed at Jiyong, “Do remember we are in the house and that the kids are here too.” He said not missing the way Minki had tried to hide his embarrassment.

Minki had only tried his best to focus on Taeho who had approached him and the pups, he had watched him carefully as he looked down at them. He smiled ever so softly at the comments. He was going to ask him whether he’d like to hold them but when he had asked about food, he had onlu said he wanted jello. Minki was left a little disheartened when Taeho had just left right after and it made him only seek out Jiyong’s eyes.

Taejung had only been left with a small frown when he caught the look in his mate’s face before he rushed out the room. He had only sighed before putting on a smile as he looked at Jiyong and Minki, “Taeho’s not feeling well at the moment, I should go check on him.” He said lying to them before he whispered to Jiyong that they should talk tomorrow.

When he had left he had gone straight back into his mate’s bedroom, only to frown as he found him curled into his bed crying silently. “Taeho..” he had called to him as he had gently caressed his back. He didn’t think his mate would come to him, but when he had climbed into his lap and sought out some type of comfort. It had Taejung only willingly wrapping his arms around his body as he kissed his head. “If that’s what you want baby, let’s talk to your father. I’ll do anything to give you what you want.” He said kissing his head as he gently rocked his mate in his arms.

@ᵒ minki☪c。 Hearing his mate sounding scared and feeling the fear his omega felt, had the alpha naturally in protector mode. He now had more to lose and he refused. The moment he got close to his mate though and the boy asked for his scent, he sat on the bed and pulled his love against him, nuzzling him close. He had all three of his loves wrapped up in his arms and it felt good. He loved this feeling and he loved them. "Is this better baby? Do you feel better now?" He hated for Minki to be anything but happy.

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Taeho hadn't faired much better. Well actually he had. He wasn't chained down and he'd never been allowed to have . He was fairly sure his father had made sure his ity was intact because he knew the omega was mates with Taejung. Regardless, he was locked in his room. Once during a really bad heat, he'd managed to escape and his father had locked him in the basement. He'd tried escaping there too, but it was useless. He wasn't strong enough. Eventually he'd noticed the books and art supplies and had calmed down. After that, his dad just made sure he had plenty of art supplies to keep him calm. After his second heat of drawing, his room was basically wallpapered in drawings of Taejung. Both in human and wolf form. He loved his mate's wolf. He was so beautiful.

Seeing his mate smiling down at him like that, he frowned. He wanted to . "You're scheming again and I don't like it. Maybe I should stay with Hyeong so he can protect me from you." He then stuck out his tongue even though his voice held a playful tone. "Thank you. And thank you for being patient with me. I will try to learn as much as I can on my own too, so I don't bother you so much." He really did feel like a burden. When Taejung kissed his head, he felt all soft and definitely young and even slightly feminine, but then he was all those things. Hearing there was more about that his mate had to teach him, his eyes got wide and he gasped. The kiss had his knees going weak and clung to his mate's arms to stay upright. When they broke apart, he looked at him with wonder. "Is there really more? Will you start teaching me tonight?" He was clearly eager to learn.

He had grown up pushing his feelings down and ignoring them, so he was a master at it by now. That's why when Taejung said they'd take things slow, he just pushed his uncertainty and discomfort down and nodded. "Alright. Thank you." Whether the alpha knew it or not, his mate wouldn't have asked him to teach him anything or even have told him about his breeding problem if he didn't trust him. He had never NOT trusted him. Taejung wasn't the problem. He was. He didn't trust himself. He knew how ignorant of simple things he was and that made him very insecure.

Taeho looked at his mate and playful rolled his eyes. "You know what? Forget what I asked you to teach me. You don't know anything about omegas, do you? It takes at least two weeks to come back and even then they have to be careful because Minki's still not fully healed." Jiyong looked at his brother with shock and Taeho blushed and looked down. "I may or may not have read some of dad's books. Please don't tell him Hyeong. He'll get mad." His brother smiled and hugged him. He knew he wouldn't tell on him.

When Minki had said it was okay, Taeho got so excited that he bounced up and down. "Thank you thank you!" He kept his promise and didn't try to touch the twins. He even kept his hands behind his back. When he saw their little faces, he gasped. "Minki, they're perfect." That was all he could say, because seeing what he couldn't have made him start to tear up. Taking a deep breath, he forced a smile. "I'll check on you in the morning, but I'll be here if either of you need anything. Our parents went on vacation, so just call if you need anything. Oh, anything specific you want for breakfast Minki?" He didn't want to be rude and he had said he'd take care of the house. Once he had an answer, he nodded. "Alright. I'm going to my room. Good night." He didn't even look at Ji as he rushed to his room. Once inside, he buried his face in his pillow and finally let the tears fall. He wanted a baby.

When Taejung came in, he moved over so his mate could join him and then climbed into his lap. "I'm jealous. I want a baby like Minki."

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 Minki had never felt this kind of feeling before, but the moment he felt his mate come closer he felt that feeling relax. He could hear the remaining echo of his heart pounding against his chest while he tilted his head to nuzzle against his mate’s arm. “Scent me...” Minki begged. All this desire to go home to his nest, to the small fort of made of their scent had him feeling frightful and unsafe because there was a missing scent. Jiyong’s. He wanted his mate to be close to him and their babies.

*~*~*

For a long time Taejung had to suffer his ruts alone, and the only person who had known of it had been his grandfather. It was he who had kept him locked away during those painful weeks during his ruts. As time had gone on, the rut became stronger and more demanding and violent. That he wasn’t particularly proud of the things he had done during them. However, his grandfather had found the need for it to sedate the angry wolf trying to break free to get to its prepubescent mate. He had often been gagged and given several bodies to to lessen wave. However, when the wolf had become aware of this deceit any simple body wouldn’t do and thus he had to be chained down, completely restricted from movements so he wouldn’t harm anyone. He hadn’t been particularly proud of it and feared he’d do worse to Taeho.

But he knew now that he had more control with Taeho than he had initially thought he’d have. So, hearing his mate ask him to teach him about his heats and being mates it made him get this soft gentle smile on his face as he nodded his head, “don’t worry baby, we will teach you everything that you need to know with due time.” Taejung promised kissing his head. He wanted to correct every misconception that Taeil had implanted in Taeho’s head about what he should expect in a mating life. “There is a lot more that I need to teach you about the part, too,” he said gently tilting the omega’s head up to pull him into a passionate kiss. But he wasn’t going to completely force Taeho in anything that he wasn’t comfortable in doing.

It was natural for him to be fearful, his brothers were a bit rough around the edges but they weren’t so frightening. “We’ll take things slow, I won’t make you take in too much at once.” He said before he was just letting everything fall without response. He didn’t want his mate to worry too much about it. Now when they had other things to worry about. Right now, even pups could wait for him. He wanted to just work on getting Taeho to trust in him and believe he wouldn’t just treat him in the way his brother had told him.

When they had been let in after Jiyong’s remark It had Taejung laughin before he was turning towards his mate, deciding to clarify. “That’s hard to say, but it’s not entirely impossible. After all, Minki hasn’t had his heat in a while since he’s been pregnant. Who knows when it will come back now that the pups have been born.” He said before looking at Jiyong standing at the door. Taejung had only stepped into the room, but hadn’t really dared to follow his mate any closer to his brother incase Minki felt threatened.

Minki, however, couldn’t really control his actions when he saw his brother. His body had naturally curled around his pups, shielding them from site but hearing Taeho call to him had him carefully shifting so he could see them. “I-It’s okay…” Minki managed to let out as he let Taeho come closer to see his nephews. He was fine right now, almost calmed with Jiyong’s scent still lingering around him. He felt safe even with his brother there.

“How are they doing?” Taejung asked turning towards Jiyong. “Do they look like Kwons or Chois?”

@ᵒ minki☪c。 Knowing how uncomfortable his mate was here, he had an idea. It wasn't safe just yet for his mate or their sons to leave, but he knew how to make them all feel safe and more at home. He would need some help though, because he wouldn't leave his love. When Taejung came back, he'd ask him and Taeho to go to their home and bring some of Minki's favorite things and some of their pillows and blankets. All of which would have their scent on them. It would also help the pups to learn their parents' scents. After losing his mom and sister, he'd never thought he'd find happiness or have a family ever again, but now he had his mate, their babies, two brothers, three brothers in-law, his dad, and his mate's parents. He was grateful, but he would shield his mate for as much of the alpha aura around them as he could. He knew exposing omegas to it too much could do more harm than good. Walking closer, he quickly wrapped his arms around the omega, without disturbing their boys. "What's wrong baby? What kind of weird feeling do you have?"

~*~*~

The age gap between them had been a slight inconvenience at first. Taeho was still a pup while Taejung was a teenager and even now he was technically still a teen while his mate was a grown man. The boy knew he physically still had some maturing to do, but he couldn't seem to care. All he wanted was his alpha. It had been that way since as long as he could remember. After his first heat it had gotten worse. All he did was fantasize and dream about the alpha that he loved. He didn't know that what he felt was the mate bond trying to pull them together, because he'd never been taught about it. What he did know was that after his first heat had started, he'd been locked in his bedroom which had no windows or other means of escape. He'd thought his father was punishing him for something else Taeil had done and blamed him for, but now he wondered if his dad was trying to keep him safe from rogues and away from Taejung. He'd smelled his alpha's scent stronger than ever at that point and he wasn't even that close.

Thinking about all of that made him groan. "Hyeong, I need you to teach me some things. This might sound weird, but I don't know much about mates or my own heats. I know how to cook and clean, but as far as the very basics of mating I'm clueless. I think Dad thought he was protecting me by not talking to me about it and Taeil just told me stuff to scare me like once we mated, you'd become mean to me and I'd basically be a prisoner and a baby factory. Before you say anything, I know. You already said I can do what I want within reason and well now you know my baby problem, but I've heard these things my whole life. I want to know what really happens during your heats or whatever you call them, how to deal with my own heats without bothering anyone. What I'm supposed to do for you or not do. I don't understand anything about mating except the part, since you've already taught me that." He grinned up at the elder. "I like that part by the way." He nudged him playfully.

Omegas usually couldn't hide their feelings, especially from an alpha, but Taeho could. He'd grown up hiding his feelings from Taeil and their father, so it wasn't hard to learn to hide his true feelings from his only friend. After Taeil told him that Kungjae had said Taejung had found his real mate, it became a necessity to protect his own heart or what was left of it. He'd later found out it was a lie, but by then the mask was in place and he was afraid to remove it. Now was a different story though. His alpha had come to rescue him when he'd run away both times. No one else had even noticed he was gone. So much for family. Jiyong got a pass because he was busy worrying about his mate and new pups, but it was clear Taeil didn't care and his dad didn't pay attention. "Okay. I'll talk to dad when he comes back." He didn't know which outcome he wanted at this point, but he'd wait and see what happened. Taeho could be brave for a bit, especially when in a playful mood, but the Chois scared him and all of his playfulness away, except his mate. "Your family scares me. I'm pretty sure they don't like me either, well maybe your mom, but that's it." He was sure Kungjae still wanted to kill him, Jaebeom was so focused that he often looked ready to kill and their dad...he was just so big and muscular and his aura was too strong. Anytime the omega was around him, it took everything in him now to whimper and bare his neck in submission. And he'd never been submissive like that.

It hurt to think his new friend would be against him meeting his nephews, but he understood. Plus, he didn't think Minki would be that way with him. They were both omega and if the roles were reversed, he would want Minki to be around and get to know his pups. "I'll be careful. I just want to see them. I wonder if they have that new baby smell? It's so sweet." His face had a dreamy look and his mouth formed a goofy smile. Squeezing his mate's hand, he jogged back home. Mostly to keep up with his alpha's long strides. Taeho giggled when his hyeong called back, "No, we're completely " and then the door opened. He looked at his alpha. "Why wouldn't they be dressed. Minki just gave birth. Hyeong can't do anything with him for at least 3 weeks, right?" He asked Ji. "I know that much about pups. Um...Minki, can I see the twins? Please? I promise to not touch them." He was anxious at the thought of being told no, but it was a possibility.

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 Minki’s eyes had softed and his heart had relaxed with the longer he stared at their pups sleeping faces. He loved them so very much, because they were every bit of him as they were Jiyong’s. He was scared, worried, but above all that he was perfectly content to have given birth to them safely and to finally have them in his arms. He had smiled at the comment about his brother going to get Taeho but there was something Minki wanted right now and that was Jiyong. He had turned his eyes towards his mate and whimpered a little as he called out to him through their bond, ‘I-I feel weird…’ he said through his bond before he was feeling his eyes dwell with tears. ‘Jiyong come closer…’

*~*~*

As for Taejung, being an alpha years already woken up to his urge to mate the boy had to find several outlets to keep his hunger for his young mate at bay. Taeho was just a kid—or so he had often told himself whenever he’d catch himself eyeing him in a way he well knew he shouldn’t be. But every since he had met Taeho as a child, his scent had registered to him as him being his mate. He wanted him, and the ruts had only gotten worse when he knew just how close Taeho was to him. He hated the fact that he had to share his bed with others that weren’t his mate just to sedate his own burning desire for the child. Then there was the risk of breaking an alliance his parents had with the Kwons. There was so many factors he had to think about that it had him rejecting the idea of having him. He just couldn’t. It was hard when they had such a huge gap between them.

He wasn’t an idiot, he knew about the way the other omegas looked at him, but every time he looked at Taeho he could see that the boy had only ever seen him as the ‘best friend’ he didn’t have. Or so he thought that’s what it had been reflected in those eyes all along until Taeho had gone into heat and they’d mated and learned the truth. That playful tone had Taejung grinning as he pulled his mate closer to him with every bit of his desire wanting to push him to be more playful again like they had done so many times before. “We can do that,” he said frowning a little when he saw his mate lose his smile before he was pulling him in, “But that’s if you want, I won’t pressure you.” Taejung said honestly. He didn’t want to push him either, he knew how much his parents would affect an omega like Taejung and minki. After all his family was all alpha, and for an omega he knew that would make them nervous and fearful.

But seeing him just bright up at the mention of the pups, it made Taejung smile as he nodded his head. “We can go see them, but please be careful. My mother said Minki might be a bit territorial with him being a new mother and all,” He said remembering his mother’s words. He honestly didn’t want to see his mate get hurt if Minki lashed out in midst of his frenzy. Taejung had let his hand slip into his mates before gently tugging him back home and towards Minki’s bedroom. Until they were at the door, knocking once more. “Jiyong, Minki, are you two dressed?” Taejung said deciding to tease.

@ᵒ minki☪c。 Jiyong could feel his little mate's distress and knew how badly he wanted to go home, but he was afraid of what might happen. He'd been quick enough to protect his mate and their children the first time, but what if he wasn't next time. Now that the twins were here, he was afraid of something happening to them. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that they were likely the target before. After all, the Chois and the Kwons were two of the oldest bloodlines around and mating the two families was already a shift in the power, but offspring, especial of an alpha and omega would scare any rogues and enemies they had. So killing their kids would be the first thing others thought of. "Alright baby. Taejung went to get him. I'm sure he can't wait to see you and the pups." Maybe his brother and Minki could help one another.

~*~*~

Taeho had longed for his alpha since before he'd hit puberty. His wolf always seemed to know when they elder was near and not just because he was an alpha. He felt a weird sense of calm and acceptance whenever Taejung was around. He still did, but now it was heightened tenfold. He liked the feeling. It was something no one else could give him. Something he had never told anyone was a friend he used to have. It was another omega. The boy had seen Taejung and begun gushing over how hot he was. Taeho was the younger of the two, but his wolf had been ready to attack. 'Taejung is mine.' He thought it then and now. He had lied and told the other Taejung was his mate even though he hadn't known that at the time.

Looking up at his mate, his eyebrows shot up. "Yes...Alpha?" This time it was said in a playful and slightly sarcastic tone. It was similar to the way he used to talk to him when he wanted to play. The tone of Taejung's voice had given him hope, but only for a moment. When he heard the suggestion, his smile faltered, but he forced it to stay in place and nodded. "Sure. We can talk to him although I should probably talk to dad. Hyeong is just learning, but dad is still the doctor in our pack." A part of him was afraid of being told it was impossible and another part was scared he'd get pregnant and then never have time alone with his mate. He knew that was selfish, but he could help it. "Thank you, but their your parents. It'll be fine. I don't have to go around your family unless you want me to. I'd rather hang out with Minki. He's omega, so I don't have to be suffocated with all the alpha pheromones. You, dad and Hyeong give off enough." He teased as he scrunched his little nose. He was kidding, but what he didn't say was that he didn't like being around his new in-laws because they all scared him and Taeil had also once told him that Kungjae had threatened to kill him for a prank he'd pulled on Taejung.

He smiled as his head was kissed. He found all of this affection to be nice and welcomed it, even though he wasn't used to it. "Can we please please please. I promise to behave." His eyes glowed with the thought of being near the babies. Even if he couldn't have a pup, he still had a maternal instinct.

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 That protective feeling had only relaxed when he had laid eyes on their sleeping pups in his arms. He wanted nothing more than to go home and be with his little family in a place that smelled like them. The medicines and the foreign place surrounding them didn't feel right to him, but he knew that he couldn't be moved just yet. He had just given birth. Aside from that, the person who had tried to hurt them could still be out there. 'T-Taeho can carry them...' Minki said figuring that he felt the safest with someone who was the same as he. His pheromones were almost mute to Minki and thus he felt safer to have him around and carry their children. He wanted the safety of home and his nest.

*~*~*~*

Taejung knew there were many insecurities and a lot of damage and trauma that plagued his mate's mind. After all, he had witnessed so many of these things as they happened and all he could do for Taeho was be his friend no matter how much he had been fighting himself to not hold him. He had never wanted to be just any other alpha to Taeho. He wanted to embrace him when he felt ready to be with an alpha. However, he had always doubted that alpha would be him. The 10 year gap they had between them was frightening because even now Taeho was still young, his body was still growing and getting used to heats and the natural purpose it called out for, yet he had mated with him.

He wasn't sure whether his mate knew it or not, but their bond had his mate's words ringing in his head. "Tae..." Taejung said as he cupped his cheeks in his hands. He wanted to erase those worries from him and assure him that he hadn't ruined anything between them and that the love he felt for him was endless, but all he did was lean his head against his mate's forehead and smiled. "If you want we can talk to Jiyong. You're brother is a doctor, he can help us have our own baby," He said before he was quickly saying, "But just know, even if we don't have a baby of our own blood, I'll love whatever child comes to us. And I won't let anyone think less of you because of it." He said with a low growl.

"I love you too," Taejung said kissing him back before he was moving up to kiss his head. "No, but they said we can see them together if you want."

@ᵒ minki☪c。 Jiyong knew his mate was very territorial at the moment and after everything he'd endured, he didn't blame him one bit. He didn't want their kids with anyone else either. Yes they were all family, but if had to choose someone to watch his children or even just hold them at this point, it would only be Minki or Taeho. Tae was omega too, so he'd have those instincts. Not as strong as Minki of course, but still. Plus, he knew his mate wouldn't want to see his new friend sad and he had a feeling they would be spending a lot of time together soon.

~*~*~

Taeho couldn't say anything. He knew his alpha was right. He had told him in no uncertain terms that he wouldn't stop him from doing anything he wanted, unless it would hurt him. It was just that he was so used to everything being a certain way and everything was changing. He had never been good with change. He now had another older brother who was nice to him, that was not normal to him, he was newly mated and confused as to what to believe or do and not to do, thanks to his upbringing, he was going to be an uncle. That had him over the moon, but he just hoped Minki would let him help with the pups when they were a bit older. Right now was too soon. "I know you're not Ji hyeong, but you just missed my point. Him and your brother are perfect for each other. You say I'm perfect for you though, so I won't argue." He took a deep breath and looked up at the moon. It was almost full. "I will try to ignore everything Taeil told me about mating and what comes after." It was another reason he was afraid. Tae had on more than one occasion, told him that after mating was when the torment would start. Of course he'd never believed Taejung would do anything like that to him, but then he didn't believe any of the other things happening in his life would happen either, so it was just all so overwhelming to the boy.

'Oh goddess. He won't want me anymore. I should have told him before. Taeho why must you ruin the one good thing in your life? You couldn't just be satisfied with things the way they were.' He berated himself mentally as he waited for Taejung to speak. His inability to have pups had always made him very insecure. He was omega. What else did he have to give? He'd been taught his whole life that omegas are supposed to produce pups and now he couldn't even do that. He was shocked when his alpha pulled him into a hug, but also confused when he said 'don't'. That made his heart jump in excitement though. He loved this man with his whole being. "I know it wasn't, but I want babies with you. I want a little Taejung running around causing trouble." He giggled at the thought, but sighed and nodded. "Okay." He knew there were plenty of pups who needed a home. "Won't your parents hate me for asking you to raise a pup that isn't your own?" He was truly afraid of Alpha Choi. He'd seen him mad once and he'd never forgotten that.

Wrapping his arms around the alpha's neck, he kissed him quickly. "I love you Tae." He smiled, once again feeling happy. "Did you see the pups? Are they as adorable I think they are?"

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 Home felt comfortable, he had never really liked the foreign smell that wasn’t already perfectly mixed with theirs. The herbs and medicine made him feel weird but he knew that right now, he wasn’t comfortable with having his babies out of his arms for too long. He didn’t mind it if it was Jiyong holding them but even the thought of someone else holding them made him feel weird about it. Like if his wolf didn’t want their pups scent to have another’s that wasn’t theirs, because they were THEIR PUPS.

*~*~*

As they had walked, he had hoped that it would have fallen silent. He was a bit disappointed with how his relationship was starting off. He had never thought he had given Taeho reason to doubt him the way he had, and it hurt to have it come to where it was in the moment. But when he heard his mate talk, Taejung was only filled with the need to silence him but he didn’t. Instead, he had heard his mate speak his peace, to explain why he was so afraid to trust Taejung—an alpha. If he was honest, he understood it in part but the other part didn’t understand in the least. It was like Taeho said, Taejung had never forced the boy to fall into his role as an omega when they had only simply been on the friend side. So, what made him think he would force him to change now as mates? Sure, they both had their roles within their pack. Taejung would have to serve his brothers as the middle child, but that didn’t mean they would have power over his mate. Taejung did, and he would never had expected Taeho to change for the anything—otherwise he wouldn’t be the person he had come to love. “Taeho, you aren’t Minki, nor I Jiyong. You are perfect to me, it’s why I’ve wanted you for so long.” He said not bothering to look at him, “You’re perfect to me the way you are, I don’t want you to change just because of our status. I didn’t say everything I said in the cave when we mated just for the sake of saying them. I meant it all, Tae. If you want to do something or not, I want you to decide because you want to not because I told you to do it. I am your mate, not your owner. We are equals, and I want you to hear me this time.” He said. He had promised he would let him do what he wanted, to read and not force him into this role.

But when he heard him tell him about what Taeil had done to him that had Taejung stop walking and turn to look at him. It was a shock to him to hear that his mate had not just been damaged mentally but physically by his brother. It took him a minute to let that all sink in, but seeing the tears threatening to fall on his face, it had Taejung pulling him into his arms. “Don’t.” Taejung said hugging him tightly “Don’t be, it wasn’t your fault. I don’t need to have kids, Taeho. I just want you,” He said pulling him away and gently stroking his cheeks before he was looking at him with a soft smile, “baby, if you want to have kids in the future we could adopt.” He said kissing his forehead, holding him closer to him. He had never known of this and it hurt him a little. Not because he was sad Taeho couldn’t give him kids, but because he had endured something like that for too long.

Taejung had picked his mate up in his arms and had just carried him home.

@ᵒ minki☪c。 Jiyong knew there was nothing he could do for his brother right now. Besides, the boy needed Taejung. He only hoped the two of them would be okay. He could sense the tension in Taejung's voice as well as his aura. Right now though, his mate needed him and so did their pups. No one was gonna hurt his family. So while he was worried about his baby brother, he had to trust that Taejung would take care of him, just as he was taking care of Minki. When asked about going home, he smiled. "We'll see baby. Remember I told you you have to heal some first. Unless, you're willing to let someone carry the twins and I carry you?" He smiled lovingly at his little family as he kissed his mate's head.

~*~*~

Taeho was hurt when his Alpha didn't hug him back. He'd always hugged him, even when he was a little kid. It was bittersweet to think about growing up with this man. Taejung used to play games with him. He would even carry him if he got hurt or take care of him. That was part of why he'd fallen for him in the first place. The alpha was kind and gentle with him. So why was he so scared now? Was he really that messed up and broken that he was going to ruin the best thing that ever happened to him?

He still remembered vividly the first time Taejung had spent time with him alone. He was only three, but he'd been trying to get away from Taeil even then. He'd been outside with his favorite blanket just wandering around. Not understanding the boundaries of their families properties, he'd ended up in the Choi's land. Taejung had found him and even though he was only 13, he'd picked him up and talked to him until he stopped crying. He'd told him he wasn't ugly and he was a smart boy. In fact, it was the first time he'd ever had any sort of encouragement. How had he forgotten that. His mate was the one who had made him believe anything was possible.

"You're right. I did say that." He took a deep breath. Now was not the time to get emotional. He needed to be the adult he should be for his mate. "Look, I don't think you're Taeil, but you and your alpha brothers were raised to believe certain things, right? Well, so was I. I'm not saying I'm right, but it takes time to unlearn things that are so deeply ingrained in me. I trust you Taejung. More than I've ever trusted anyone and I could never love or want anyone else." He sighed as he looked at his shoes. "I just don't feel like I deserve you. I mean Minki is gorgeous and kind and perfect for Hyeong. But me? I'm just a screw up, broken and controlled omega. You of all people know how stubborn I can be and you certainly know how independent, but you've always encouraged those things while they were discouraged at home. It's really confusing. Like I'm the real me with you, but in that house, I'm just pretending. I don't know how to stand up to Taeil. I'm afraid of him." He knew he had to tell him, but this really scared him. "When I was 7, Taeil decided to prank me because dad gave me a new pair of sneakers that I really wanted and Taeil didn't get anything. I actually needed them while he didn't. Anyway, the prank hurt me enough that dad had to check me over and he said aside from a broken arm and collarbone, I may never be able to have kids. I'm sorry. I should have told you. But that's another reason I'm afraid. Even as a kid, I knew I wanted to give you babies. What if I can't?!" He held his tears in this time, because he didn't want to look more pathetic, but his knees were close to giving out he was shaking so bad.

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 That only made him feel concerned for their family. He had completely forgotten about the dangers that were just outside the estate. And that made Minki whimper as he cradled their pups closer to his chest and leaned into his mate’s chest when he was hugged. ‘Will they be okay?’ He asked his mate as he looked up at him after their little kiss. He wanted nothing more than to ask his mate to check but he also didn’t want to lose that sense of safety, not when he had two little ones he needed to take care of and at the moment he wasn’t in the best condition to protect them fully not himself. He felt safer with his mate besides him. But when Jiyong had his mind going to the babies, it had him relaxing as he looked down at their pups, ‘Jiyong…I want to go home soon,’ he said though he didn’t really feel safe leaving just yet. He wanted their pups to go home and see their nursery, the place they had made for them.

*~*~*

Taejung wasn’t expecting the sudden hug, but when it had been given his arms were some what frozen at his side. He listened to his mate’s words, his apology, it made him feel bad for him. He hadn’t meant to get one out of him nor did he really wanted it. Especially, when Taeho was making it seem like he was going to try and fill in that role he thought he should be filling.

Never had he said that he wanted Taeho to act like that or needed him in that way. He was clear about it when they had mated in the cave. He hadn’t said it all just for the sake of hearing himself talk, so it had really hurt him to think Taeho had thought he would be no different than another alpha. He had always been different with him, showing him that he wasn’t like them. He didn’t expect anything of Taeho that wasn’t out of his own will. He loved the omega the way he was, yet he had fought himself over his attraction or him because they were 10 years apart from one another. He had never once considered their gender would have been the problem.

“You said it yourself, I’m not Taeil.” Taejung said a bit bitterly as he gently pulled his mate from his arms an gently took his hand. He didn’t think he would have had to prove himself to be trustworthy to his mate. Taeho knew him, since he was young and he had never done anything to hurt him before. Had none of that been enough? Taeil’s wound was deeper, he supposed, that it made him feel bitter about it. He hated Taeil for a moment, but he felt like he hadn’t actually done a good job as an alpha to ride his mate of that worry. His hand had rose to caress his cheek, but it didn’t quite touch his cheek, instead it had fallen back down as he said, “Don’t call me alpha, just call me like you always have. ‘Taejung’.” He didn’t really want to talk about it at all. It wasn’t Taeho who should be asking for a second chance. What wrong had he done? He simply just wasn’t ready, and Taejung would make sure not to force it any more than he already had. “Come on, your brother and Minki are waiting,” He said giving his mate a gentle smile before he was leading him back towards the house.

@ᵒ minki☪c。 Jiyong was worried about his little brother, but he knew he needed to keep his mate calm and he had a feeling telling him about Taeho wasn't going to do that. Then again, he'd promised never to lie to him. Walking over to the bed, he leaned down and kissed his mate with a warm smile. "Taeho left the house and the people who shot at us could have more people out there, so Taejung is going to get him." He rubbed his cheek. "Don't worry. He'll bring him back so you can show him the twins." He was so proud of his baby.

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Taeho had always loved Taejung and that hadn't changed. What had was they were mated now. He felt like things would be different. After all, the elder was officially his Alpha. He didn't doubt that his mate loved him, but he was really furious with the omega and in his experience that meant one thing. He was beaten. So while he didn't want to believe Taejung would hit him, it had been ingrained in him for his entire life and it was just how he reacted.

Suddenly, the omega was feeling things that weren't coming from himself. That's when he remembered his dad once saying that you could feel what you mate felt. It made him feel even worse. So when Taejung spoke, he felt his tears fall down his face and he kept his eyes on the ground. He had no confidence in himself thanks to his brother and his father never paying much attention to him, but that was no reason to mistreat the one person who had cared all those years. The one person who never judged him. The one and only person to ever listen to his thoughts and dreams without telling him he was an idiot or laughing at him. But instead, he ran away from him.

Unable to say anything at first, he threw his arms around the alpha's neck and buried his face against his chest. "I'm sorry. Please, don't leave me. I'll listen and do whatever you want I promise. I'll be a good omega. I want to be with you, not my family. Take me with you. Please. I love you Tae, but I'm scared. All I've ever known was either being ignored or beaten if I didn't listen to Taeil. It's all I know, but you've always listened to me and not judged me. I just thought now that we were mated, that would change. Plus, I know I disappointed you earlier. I'm sorry. I won't do it again. Give me another chance. Please." He looked up at him, tears streaming from his pleading eyes. He loved him and he was willing to get over his fear. "I need your help to get past everything I've learned though. Please Alpha? Don't throw me away. I'll wait for you to come home like a good little omega and then we can play like we used to. I'll cook and clean and take care of you too."

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 It confused Minki to hear his brother’s words through the door, and hearing Jiyong’s words had him frowning a little as he looked at him with concerned. ‘What’s going on?’ He asked his mate through their bond as he pulled their pups into his chest. He was suddenly starting to feel some worry for his friend, Taeho and his brother. He hadn’t seen anyone since he had given birth. He couldn’t really recall much of it, but he remembered how worried he had been for Jiyong because he had been shot. ‘Jiyong…?’

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The moment he smelled that fear rising in Taeho and seeing his eyes close like if he had expected for him to get beaten it had Taejung’s hand falling from his hand. Just what did Taeho expect from him? Was he wrong after all for letting his instincts claim what his heart desired? He had always known how damaged Taeho was because of Taeil, but he had always been so free and outspoken and fearless with him, saying that he knew he could be because he trusted him. But in that moment, Taeho’s words felt like a lie to Taejung. Because in reality, this moment told him that he had never really trusted him at all and expected him to act as all the alpha’s Taeho had lived with. There never had been trust to begin with, was there?

Taejung had taken a step back, feeling the blow right down to his soul. He felt defeated like he had taken a big blow to his pride. That he wasn’t even listening to Taeho’s words anymore. All he could really hear was his own thoughts playing out in his head, mocking him how it should have listened and stayed away like he had once vowed to himself. There was nothing Taejung could give the young omega. He was an idiot for thinking that their friendship and the comfort trust they had built would have given the omega enough confidence to believe in Taejung. Taeho had no trust in them as a couple, much less in himself. The young omega wasn’t even willing to try for them, he was just giving up out of fear and Taejung couldn’t really do anything to give him back his freedom. Once bonded, they were boned forever.

“I can’t break this bond… you know that.” Taejung said before he was saying, “But I can do my best to make you comfortable, I will let you stay with your family, fight to keep things as they were so you don’t have to be with me.” Taejung vowed before he was saying, “For now though, let me take you back. You’re brother wants to see you and my brother wants to introduce you to the pups.”

@ᵒ minki☪c。 Jiyong had never and would never force his mate to do anything. Not if he could avoid it, but he certainly wouldn't take the pups from their mom. They needed to bond with him and there was nothing more beautiful in his eyes. Besides, he loved feeding and pampering his mate. Hearing his lover say he wanted jello, he laughed. "Alright. I'll be right back." He stood up and went back to the kitchen. He opened the fridge and found it stocked with plenty of Minki's favorite jello. Grabbing a cup of it and a spoon, he went back to the room. Seeing him scenting the infants made the alpha grin.

He didn't think he could ever be happier than he was right now. He smiled when the omega want to share his accomplishment with the other omega. He started feeding him the jello just as he heard the woman tell Taejung that Taeho had ran off. He growled and looked the elder alpha. "When you bring him back, will you bring him in here. I need to talk to him about something and I may need your help since he's more comfortable with you than me." He was worried about his little brother and it showed.

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Taeho ran as fast as his little legs could take him at first, but once he couldn't breathe, he slowed down and walked. He heard howls break the night, but he knew they weren't from his pack or the Choi's. He calmed his nerves with a deep breath and stole himself. He could do this. He didn't need anyone and they certainly didn't need him. Everyone was better off without him. That's what he kept telling himself. Taejung had probably seen the babies and found the note by now. He was sure the alpha was celebrating no longer having to worry about being saddled to such a weak and pathetic omega. He deserved better and he knew he could never give his alpha what he truly deserved. At least he'd always have the beautiful memories. They would get him through his heats, because he would never be able to mate with anyone else. His heart wouldn't let him although out here, he may not have to worry about it. There were plenty of wolves who would be happy to kill him, especially if they found out whose child he was. Maybe they'd make his end quick, but his luck, probably not.

When he was grabbed, he didn't need to look to know it was Taejung. He didn't even need to smell. All he needed were the tingles that shot straight up his arm and all over his body. He took a deep breath, but otherwise didn't move. He was waiting for the hit. He could feel the anger radiating off of his mate, so he was sure it would come soon. At least he was used to being beaten. He closed his eyes waiting for his punishment, so when it didn't come, he was confused. He chanced a look back at his alpha and that was a mistake. It just reminded him of his love for the elder.

"I'm leaving. Nobody needs me. I'm just a disappointment. My own mother didn't want me. Dad has no time for me. Hyeong has his own family. And Taeil hates me. I wish the poison had worked when I was 10 and then everyone would be happy." He truly believed he was a waste of space. "Because I love you, but as dumb as I may be, I know I'm not what you need." He sighed and his whole body slumped in defeat. "Would it matter what I say? No one ever believes me. And no I've never thought that, but I just realized all of the expectations that I will have to meet and I can't do it. Besides, I'm not strong enough to be your mate. Can't you see that?" At this point he was on the verge of tears. He knew he was pathetic and now the alpha would too.

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 It made his smile brighten all the more to hear his mate not force him to let their pup down, and instead had offered to feed him. He had just happily ate as he felt the pups in his arms and close to his heart, letting the comfort of his warmth and scent keep them at ease and asleep. “I really want jello,” Minki had said without thinking as clear as day before he was nuzzling into his pups, scenting them like if his every being was telling him that he needed to drown the little angels in his scent so that they knew they were safe within their mommy’s hold and that anyone else wouldn’t have a doubt that they were his pups.

When he heard his brother’s voice, Minki found himself pulling the pups closer to himself almost as if he was unfamiliar with his own brother’s presence, but when his mate had asked him if he was okay with letting them in to see them. It was like he hadn’t done it and just smiled a little, ‘O-okay…I want to show them to Taeho. Maybe a little bit will be okay?’ he said to his mate as he carefully pushed Minho’s little fuzzy hair back.

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Taejung had just been waiting silently waiting to hear his brother’s answer, though he was positive that maybe he wouldn’t. Minki hadn’t really spoken since they had gotten here and that in itself had worried Taejung but it had also not prevented him from picking on his baby brother to get his own entertainment from all his brother—in his mind he couldn’t let Minki escape his teasing. But when he heard the maid come tell him they saw his mate rushing out of the estate it had him furrowing his brows as he rushed back upstairs, leaving the servant there. When he had gotten upstair he had frowned to see that Taeho was indeed gone. “Taeho…” He said to himself almost feeling like his mate had abandonned him. It had him questioning whether perhaps he had forced the younger omega to mate. But when he found the letter he had only gotten angry at Taeho. Didn’t he trust him? How could he think all these things of him?

He had rushed out searching for his mate, and being stronger and faster than Taeho he had reached his mate before he had even gotten to the cave. He had rushed there without so much giving a word to his brother or Jiyong. His hands had grabbed his mate by the arm. He was furious as he looked at him, he was fighting the anger rising within him, he didn’t want that anger coming out the wrong way but seeing Taeho so willing to abandon him had him unable to stop himself. It didn’t even help that he had chased him this far out. The cave wasn’t too far from them either.

“What are you doing Taeho?!” Taejung said showing him the letter he had left behind for him. “What is this?” He said before he was letting him go as he said, “How long have you known me, Taeho? If you had not trusted me, if you thought your mating me was only for this purpose of keeping me satisfied like a body slave, then why did you agree to mate me?!” he said angrily. “Have all those years not proven to you the kind of person I am? Or did you always think I was no different from every alpha, all this time?”

@ᵒ minki☪c。 The moment his mate told him that he could spend his heats with another, he felt like he'd been slapped. His whole live he'd been told that omegas were simply there to satisfy their mates and give them babies. He'd been okay with that if it was Taejung. He still was. The thought of anyone else touching him or even seeing him made him cringe. "I don't want anyone else to touch me. Besides, I'm used to having my heats alone. It's supposed to hurt us to remind us that we haven't fulfilled out duty to produce babies." All the books he'd read about heats and how to survive them said something to that effect. So it wasn't just Taeil telling him such things. He bit his lip though, so he wouldn't whimper. His mate pulled away from him and neither of them had . He knew it was his fault. As much as he loved Taejung, maybe he wasn't a good mate for him. He would only disappoint him. He'd proved that just now.

When his alpha said he'd go see their brothers, he simply nodded. "Yes Alpha." When he left, he buried his face in his pillow and sobbed. Nothing in his life ever worked out. Maybe he should never have been born after all. Maybe Taeil's attempt to poison him should have killed him. That would have saved everyone some pain. He really was a disappointment, even to himself. His was still hard and it hurt, but he ignored it as he got up and dressed. He quickly scribbled a note, apologizing for being such a disappointment and telling Taejung he would always love him, but that he deserved better. He asked him to not come looking for him and to forget about him. After he put it in the middle of his bed, he climbed out of the window and ran off, back to his cave.

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Looking over at their beta, he smiled. "I sure did. Minnie you'll grow up to be just as beautiful as your mom." He loved his mate and their pups more than anything else in the world. Jiyong smiled when he heard his mate through their bond. "Then don't. I'll feed you." He carefully pulled the meat apart and fed his mate while his omega continued to hold their beautiful pup. Right now, he wished he had a camera, because this was the most beautiful picture he'd ever seen and he never wanted to forget it. He couldn't wait for their boys to get old enough to play and then for him to teach them to hunt or fish. It would be so much fun. He would also train them to fight with the help of his and Minki's families. These boys would grow up surrounded by so much love. They'd never question it at all. "So baby, I guess you were hungry. Dad's got a lot of food in the fridge. Do you want anything else?"

He looked at Minki. "How do you feel? Can they come in and see the babies for a few minutes?" He would only do what his mate felt up to. He knew his little brother had been really excited about the babies. He'd helped Minki out throughout his pregnancy. He'd been happy to see his mate and brother get along so well. He still hoped Taeho would be one of Minki's friends.

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 It somewhat baffled him to hear what his mate was asking of him. It was one thing being unmated and sharing his ruts with someone to relieve that pain. It was different before, because before he didn’t have Taeho. He was far too busy trying to convince himself that the boy was far too young for him. The gap was far too wide for them to close and that he couldn’t have him. So, he would spend his ruts in lockdown or with someone he could dispose of quickly in hopes that he could spend his desire for the young omega on this person he couldn’t remember when he sobered up. However, they were mates now and his little mate had already let him have a taste.And it was everything he had ever dreamed it would be. “Then if I’m away and you are in heat, you can lay with another alpha to help you,” He said pulling away from his mate, “It should be equal for both of us.”

All the desire he had felt and all that need he felt had dissipated with the thought of that request and permission Taeho had given him. Even when he said that, Taejung had no plans of sleeping with anyone else. Everything his Taeil had feed him and carved into Taeho was something Taejung was going to replace, but for now he was drained from this talk. “We are mated, Taeho. It’s out of love, not out of ownership nor duty.” He said bringing the younger’s hand up to his lips to press a loving kiss to it before he was getting up from bed. “I will check on Miinki, see if he’s willing to let us see the pups. Mm? I’ll be back soon enough.” He said going to redress in his clothes before he was heading out of the bedroom.

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Minki had only nodded his head before he was reluctantly letting his mate leave him. He really didn’t want him to leave him right now, but he couldn’t really protest it either when the little baby in his arms needed him. He had gently rocked him until he had fallen asleep, yet he couldn’t bring himself to let him down from them. The more he looked at Taeji the more he noticed just how alike he was to his daddy and how much Minki loved it. He had wanted a baby that looked like his mate, and whenever he had pictured their pup he imagined he would. And when his eyes fell to Minho it made him giggle a little. “Daddy got what he wished for too,” he said gently caressing Minho’s little cheek pulling the two into his arms. He didn’t want to let them go, even when Jiyong had come back into the bedroom. It had Minki’s tummy growling at the scent of food. He hadn’t realized he had been hungry before but at the same time he had looked down at the pups and then back up at his mate. ‘I don’t want to let them go…’ he said through their bond nearly whining out.

Just then there was a knock on the door calling out to them, “Minki, Jiyong, it’s Taejung.” He said before he was going on with a “I was wondering if you’d be okay with letting Taeho and I to see the babies. He really wanted to see the babies.” He said softly trying not to seem threatening to the new mother.

@ᵒ minki☪c。 The pleasure was becoming so much that he stopped stroking his and clung to his mate's thighs, trying to bounce even faster. He wanted Tae to him so good that he'd still be feeling him next week. Yes that would make his heat even worse, but he had some toys. Taeil had given them to him, but he'd never used them until now. He was fairly sure his mate wouldn't agree. When the elder stopped moving though, he whined. "Don't stop Hyeong!" He whined, but listened. He sighed. "Then just them and leave. I didn't say they had to share a bed with you, but you have needs that I can't take care of from here. This is my life and travelling to help your brothers is yours. I'm not selfish enough to think that should change just because you mated me. It's fine Tae. Being alone is what I know, but at least I know you'll eventually come back to me." He smiled trying to convince him to put his needs first. Taeho always would. He was an omega and as Taeil had reminded him countless times, what he wanted didn't matter. His job was to please his alpha.

He looked up at him and sighed. "Yes. I understand Alpha, but I won't be upset if you change your mind." Thanks to his brother, he also knew alphas had really high drives, so he couldn't expect his mate to worry about him when he had needs. "Well, you always know where to find me." He just wouldn't tell him when his heats were. His needs weren't important. After all, Taeil was right. His job was to satisfy his mate and give him pups when he was ready for them.

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The young alpha couldn't do anything but watch his mate and their son. It warmed his heart to see their baby nuzzle into his mom's embrace. It was something he could relate to. He was still a mama's boy even after all these years of being without her. Taking his mate's hand, he smiled and caressed the back of it with the pad of his thumb. He loved this man and would easily give his life for him. They had both been so broken and at one point, he'd thought there was no way he could heal, but Minki had healed him. Sighing softly, he pulled away. "I'll be right back baby." Taking one last look at his mate and their little alpha, he went to the kitchen and raided the fridge. After heating some food, he went back to his mate only to find their son fast asleep. "Baby, I brought you some food. You missed dinner and after bringing these too little princes into the world, you need nourishment. At least eat some meat."

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 The pleasure was incomparable for Taejung, all the slick seeping from his mate’s entrance coating his was making it so easy for him to rut faster and harder into his mate’s heat. Their breaths got hotter and the heat of the water in the tub thrashing around with their movements wasn’t making it any better. He knew they should be cleaning up and going down to take care of their tasks while their fathers were away. However, here he was willingly ravishing his mate wanting to bury himself deeper and deeper into him wanting nothing more than to fill his mate. “You feel so good baby,” He groaned out as he cupped his mate’s face in his hand, drawing him into him for a kiss, swallowing his moans. Not that it seemed to drown any sound of their love making. But when he pulled away from their kiss and hear his mate say that it had Taejung pulling away from his mate and letting his s still to feel the throbbing of his within his mate’s tight heat. “Taeho,” he said drawing his mate’s attention. He needed Taeho to hear him and understand what he was going to say, “Baby, you’re the only one I want and ever will want to share my bed.” He said gently raising his mate out of the tub and heading back into the bedroom. Taejung had spent years yearning and fighting his wolf from taking advantage of the young omega, that hearing him think he could easily lay with someone else after gaining him as a mate was hurtful. Their 10 year gap was had been a long stretch and an even bigger wait for Taejung to get the boy beneath him and marked with this unbreakable bond he’d only ever dreamed of doing with him.

He had gently laid his mate down on the bed, letting him settle in the middle of the bed as he moved to nest between his legs once more. “Do you understand?” he asked becoming more gentle with his touches and kisses that were dusting over his body. “I promise you, I will never spend your heat or my rut away from you. This much I can promise,” He said placing a loving final kiss to his forehead.

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The moment his baby had returned to his arms, Minki’s gaze had gone down to this perfect little bundle nuzzling into the comfort of his embrace. Despite everything that had happened today, this moment, right here with his new little family—it was just so perfect. His slim digit had gently caressed Taeji’s head when the small pup had nuzzled even more into his chest while his other hand had gently patted his bottom trying to lull him back to sleep. Jiyong’s words had Minki’s gentle gaze turning towards him as the soft smile on his face had only widen a little as he reached a hand out to him. He felt the weight of those words more than anything that it made this small airy little laugh leave him while his fingers stretched to caress his mate’s arm. He thought Jiyong was the one to be receiving those words when if it wasn’t for him they wouldn’t be here. He had supported Minki far more, getting him out of that shadow he was living in and brought him home to mend the pieces once broken. And apart from that, he had given him these two little gifts.

@ᵒ minki☪c。 What the hell was he thinking? Taejung was already stretching him, but asking for more only sent pain through his little body as his alpha buried himself in the omega's little bottom. It really did hurt, but the pain was overshadowed by the pleasure. "Oh goddess yea Alpha. You feel so good." He was kinda upset he'd missed out on this for so long. It was amazing giving himself to the love of his life. That sounded wonderful. "I would love you to stay with me, but I can't ask you to do that. Daddy, I'm not going to ask you to change anything for me. I'll be here when you get back. The only thing I ask is that you come back to me." He knew he'd be gone for a long time and he'd already thought about that. "And if you get lonely while you're away or if you're gone when your rut hits, I want you to find someone to help." He knew it would cause him pain as technically Tae would be cheating on him, but he didn't care. He'd gotten to experience what it was like to be wanted for a bit. That was all he could ask for. He moaned as Taejung kissed around his mark and played with his s. "Daddy, please."

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Jiyong smiled as he heard his mate. "I love you too baby boy. And our two little pups. I promise to always keep you three safe." He really couldn't believe this was his life. He still had his surprise for Minki, but he'd just decided to add something else to it. This amazing man had brought him home without even knowing what he was doing. Because of Minki, he was no longer alone and hurting. He'd always miss his mom and sister, but he had two younger brothers and a father who clearly loved him. Especially Taeho. It was not his job to protect him too. Smiling he watched mother and son. Taeji nuzzled into his mom and closed his eyes. "You are truly perfect Minki. Thank you for loving and trusting me." He kissed his forehead.

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 At his mate’s words it had Taejung doing just like his mate asked, his own wolf wanting nothing more than to obey his mate’s wishes and fill him up just like he had asked. He had digged his fingertips into the inner hips of Taeho’s. He put a little pressure into them as he rolled his hips up into him in a quick snap. The harder he pushed into him, burying himself deeper into his mate. “I won’t go anywhere if you don’t want me to,” He said in one breath before it broke into a moan. The heat of his mate’s core, constricting around him like that was driving him crazy. Taejung didn’t stop him either when he had reached to his front, infact, his own hand had moved up to tease at his perky s. His thumb rolled over the little bud in a flick motion, while his lips pressed soft kisses around his neck where the fresh mating mark laid.

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Minki had watched his mate handle their little pup with fondness. ‘I love you, truly’ Minki’s mind had thought—and sent through their bond—without knowing he had done it. The moment had him just swelling with love and adoration seeing his mate with their baby. He had only turned his eyes down at Minho and had lowered his head to nuzzle his nose into his little cheek. He loved them so much that he felt like crying all over again. They were just perfect, a little solidified part of their love. When he heard Jiyong ask him if he wanted to put the baby back to sleep he had eagerly sat up and held his hands out to accept his pup back. ‘I want to’ he said through their bond.

@ᵒ minki☪c。 Taeho was just scared. He wasn't worried about what his father would do to him. He didn't care anymore, but he was worried about when his mate left him again. His heat would start in about a week and he knew that if what he'd heard was true, now that he'd mated, he would be in more pain than usual as well as be hornier than normal. He hadn't thought it could get worse, but now he wasn't so sure. He wondered if Jiyong would agree to buy him something to help with his heats. The rougher his mate got, the louder he moaned and the more he begged. He wanted more. "Hyeong, I want all of you buried in me. Please you feel so good!" He had no idea that his alpha knew how much he loved what he was doing to him, but he wouldn't be embarrassed now. He could worry about that later. "But that's not possible. You still have a job and I still have to take care of everything here." Taeho unconsciously began to bounce faster on his mate and started stroking his own , wanting a release.

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Jiyong smiled at the picture his mate and their eldest made. It warmed his heart. When he took their son, he laid him on his shoulder and patted his back. It was gentle enough not to hurt him, but strong enough that he could force the air out. After a series of soft burps, his little alpha let out a loud burp, making him laugh. The pup then begin rubbing his eyes. "You wanna put him back to sleep baby?" He'd only ever tried to keep his lover safe, not even thinking about what any of that had meant to the omega. He was just glad they'd had each other all this time. He knew they could get through anything together.

@ᵃ jiyong☪k。 There was a lot they needed to discuss. Taejung knew that their mating was made without the formalities that their families required. Jiyong and Minki had been an exceptiong because they had always been away from the family, but for Taejung and Taeho there was no excuse for them to have done it without the permission and blessing of their families. Despite, neither of them being that upset—and punishment already been given to Taejung—there was still a lot they had left to face. But all that just seemed like worries for another time. Taejung’s thumb had digged rougher into his mate’s hip as his mouth fell open, letting a small airy moan escape him. “…”He had groaned out, as his eyes had watched his slam back into his mate’s entrance. He was learning so quickly about his mate’s body in just a short amount of time. And he wasn’t even aware Taeho was aware of how his body was telling him he liked it. The rougher he got with his s the more his mate’s entrance tightened around him as if trying to keep him buried deep inside of him. “Then you will have me when ever you want me,” he promised at his neck as he delivered his s with more vigor and determination to bury his seeds deeper into his mate. He didn’t care how much water was splashing out of the tub, nor the mess they would later have to clean up themselves because Taejung didn’t want to have any other alpha so near his mate.

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The little whine had Minki turning towards Taeji and gently cradling him closer into his chest as he gently tried to ease him before the whine turned into a full on cry. But hearing his mate ask for him had Minki turning towards him as if confused by it, but it only took a second for him to reach their son out towards his mate. ‘Yes, so Taeji knows his daddy can also make him feel better.’ Minki said through their bond as he gave him a soft smile. For Minki, he had no idea about his mate thinking he had saved him. It was always him who had felt that he had been saved. Jiyong had taught him what love really felt like and what it felt like to really belong. He had given him a family he had longed for and their children were now here in his arms. They were everything to Minki.