What he should say?
It is not his fault for being dumb to not know how to love or what really love means to the couple. Even he has the rare intelligence, high IQ and capable of anything with just his brain doing all the work of observing, but one thing he just do not know. That is love.
Jeongsun started petting his head softly and Hyeop unknowingly found himself liking it, almost leaning into the guy's bigger hand. It seemed that Jeongsun knew about this. The corner of his lips slowly stretched into content smile as he continued rubbing his very dark hair affectionately.
He pulled himself away from Jeongsun and shook his head.
"Who would fall for some maniacs like you? You said I'm a gloat and I'm a pain in the ass, then you must get rid off of me right?"
"Baby... " Jeongsun said softly and sat up, pulling Hyeop into his lap before wrapping his arms around him. "We already knotted to each other... we already mated."
Hyeop frowned, smelling something coming from Jeongsun. What? Is he permeating?
Smell like... autumn? The smell he loathed.
For some reason, Hyeop found himself snuggling close to the alpha as he began purring like a cat, rubbing his face all over Jeongsun's chest. He was now physically purring, practically purring with a content smile on his face, a complete difference to how he was just minutes before. The alpha hummed softly as he smiled and tightened his embrace around him, kissing his head.
He gulped again, feeling all thirsty again. He eyed Jeongsun's neck where he can see his bite mark that he just did days ago. Hyeop can feel his mouth getting pooled of thirst.
"But, why me? Why us? What do you want? Who are you for real?" Hyeop can hardly get the words out, feeling weak all of a sudden while eyes fixated on the bite mark.
"We are werewolves and what we want... I want is you to be on my side until our last breaths. I want us to be together forever," Jeongsun said while softly rubbing his fingers on Hyeop's bite mark.
He leaned on Hyeop's neck, running his nose on the mark while inhaling his own scent on the younger's scent gland. "We promise that you and your twin will be happy here, I promise, baby. You'll be happy here."
Hyeop frowned and looked outside the cave. They'll going to stay here away from society?
How about school then? His work, how about all of it then? Their friends --
Hyeop paused when he remembered that he still have his phone with him.
Right, he still have his phone.
Hyeop pulled himself away from Jeongsun and stood up his legs gave in quickly. He suddenly felt drowsy and thirsty at the same time.
What is happening to him?
"I noticed that... " Jeongsun began as he crawled towards Hyeop and laid him properly on their bed. "You are in your heat and your body is preparing for reproduction but not quite ready."
The older laid beside him and both couple cuddled until the rest of the day. Jeongsun knew that gloat breeding season is near and his body is also near ready for reproduction.
From the rest of the day Hyeop often sleep while Junhyuk is quite getting close to them as they taking good care of them. When the older twin is awake, he just sat there like a lazy cat but when night came; Hyeop suddenly become active and Jeongsun need to be at his side all night while he hunts in the night.
But most of the day, Hyeop was always sleeping and resting inside the cave even Jeongsun permit him to go with his twin.
This day, the alphas need to wonder near the meadow to find where they can build their new dwell. The twins was left alone with the only omega, Fin and two betas, Seunghyun and Sungjoon.
Hyeop watched the trio making food outside while Junhyuk was seating seating beside him with a slight frown. This is the right time to intrigue his twin about his impression to those maniacs. He can't fall in love with them.
"Hey, are you really in love with them?" Hyeop began.
"No, not really. I was just... showing what they want to see," Junhyuk said dryly.
"So, you don't really love them? Especially that guy with long hair?"
"No... I do not really and I hate it every time I remember that he already marked me."
"Hey," Hyeop lowered his voice, holding his twin's hand. "just think that we still human. We are not werewolves or gloat like what they're saying. We are humans and we are just ill. We need to get out of here and go back to the town and take the bus there."
Junhyuk finally looked at him in worry. "But how? You see how they -- "
Hyeop shut him by smiling. "What you call this?" he asked and point his temple.
"What is your plan then? And I'm afraid about your reproduction. I heard what Jeongsun said -- "
"We.are.human.period." he cut him off, leaning forward. "Let's play with them for awhile,"
They heard a rustle sound and so then the twins looked outside to see the trio stood up while looking at the four Therianthrope trod towards them while snarling. Junhyuk quickly smelled them as the group of alphas.
Hyeop stood up and placed Junhyuk behind him while watching the Therianthrope approaching their dwell until they stop in front of the trio. Their form is different than lycanthrope and bepidal wolf. They just like an ordinary wolves but with much size than normal wolf.
Both twins' eyes widen when they saw them slowly transformed back into human. They were only wearing patchwork of thick furs.
"A human?" said the other one with bald head. "No... werewolves too."
The other one who have upper cut hair sniffles in the air and his golden eyes widen. "I smelled a cat! Disgusting cat!"
Hyeop growled unconsciously at the word. Was he talking about him?
Seunghyun fixed his glasses as he stepped forward, crossing his arms. "So... what are these disgusting stray dogs doing in our property?"
The alpha which is the only female snarled at him angrily, showing her canine teeth and glowing yellowish eyes.
"We are not disgusting dogs! You're the one who have a cat keeping in your dwell!" snarled by the woman.
"We are asking you," asked Seungmin again.
"We want your dwell," said the guy in the middle that looked like their leader.
"We can't give you what you want," Sungjoon said and shook his head. "Better find another one."
The bald guy stared at Fin for a moment and he suddenly released his own scent. "This is the first time I saw some omega that beautiful."
Fin chuckled darkly. "Sorry to tell you but I'm taken and I already have a mate. Besides, you are too ugly to be my type, bald head."
The badly guy growled at him. "Really huh? I'll make you mine then!"
"Disgusting," Fin only said and cringed.
"We want your dwell right now and give it at this instant!" commanded the leader, but the trio remained in their spot, not moving.
"No," Seunghyun demanded, eyes turned into red.
"Well then,"
The four wolves immediately transformed into Therianthropes and attacked at the trio.
This is the better chance to escape for Hyeop. He held Junhyuk's arm and dragged him outside but the wolf with brown fur blocked their way, snarling at them.
The twins paled up just seeing the huge size wolf in front of them. The wolf roared and attacked them.
Hyeop moved in instinct as he pushed Junhyuk away and jumped behind the big wolf. He scratched its back using his claws making the wolf whine loudly. It moved violently in the air as he tried to bite Hyeop. In that moment, Hyeop was thrown away in the air and rolled over on the mud.
Junhyuk watched his twin being thrown away in the air. His whole body was shaking in fear but he can't be a shrimp now. If he is a werewolf, then he can transform too but he do not know how.
Junhyuk jolted when he felt someone grabbed his arm. He looked beside him and saw Sungjoon with his clothes were torn.
"Go back inside the cave and do not come outside until it's safe!" he commanded and pushed Junhyuk inside.
Hyeop groaned, his whole body was in pain especially his back. If he is a gloat, what are they capable of?
Right, gloats are like lynx.
He gasped when the wolf bit his right ankle and began dragging him away from the cave. He tried to hold onto the grass but the drag was powerful.
He looked at the wolf who attacked them and kicked his head with his free leg. He screamed when it dig his canine into his ankle.
"Hyeop!" Fin screamed and hurriedly ran to the younger gloat.
He quickly morphed into his wolf, a lycanthrope with white furs and pounced at the therianthrope, latching his canines onto the neck, hands were clutching the thick skin hard. Blood sprayed everywhere as Fin aggressively pulled his head back, successfully ripping the skin.
The therianthrope released a pain noise before running away with his bloodied neck. Fin scoffed, watching the offender disappear. With the amount of blood loss, he estimated the man won't survive long.
His white eyes moved at Hyeop who was whimpering in pain while holding his damaged ankle. Fin rushed towards him and carried him back to the cave.
The other therainthrope whined in fear after knowing that they are lycanthrope, they run fast and vanished through the meadow.
Fin laid Hyeop on the bed and began licking his face. He began releasing an alarming pheromones to send it to their alphas.
Junhyuk was shaking at the corner while Sungjoon on his side, wrapping his arms over his shoulder to comfort him while Seunghyun was in the entrance, snarling while looking around.
Fin shifted back into human and checked Hyeop's ankle that continuously bleeding. This huge damage can't heal fast for the gloat. Seunghyun loathed the gloat so much, approached Junhyuk instead and let him suffer in his injury.
Fin smelled the loath smell coming from Seunghyun and he can't help but felt angry towards the older beta. He scoffed and let Hyeop lied on the bed while whimpering silently in pain. Fin knew that only Jeongsun can heal the wounds since the younger alpha was Hyeop's mate.
Moments later, they finally came back running in the cave. Jihae and Hyunsung rushed to their omega while Jeongsun rushed to his gloat.
Hyeop suddenly began screaming while forcing himself to crawl away as if he was very scared. Cats are easily to get traumatized once dogs got them.
"Hey... it's alright now, I'm here," Jeongsun said softly while taking small steps towards his mate who was trembling in fear.
Once his hand touched Hyeop's hand, the younger snapped his head at him with his glowing yellowish and orange eyes. He was indeed terrified and by now the town, and near it beginning to change into something terrible.
"It's fine... everything will be alright," Jeongsun tried to assure, and looked at his injured ankle. His eyes turned white once he saw the blood flowing out from the wound and soaking their bed. He felt angry whoever did it to his mate.
He moved again and grabbed both of his arms. Hyeop jolted with fear from the sudden touch, jumping out of his skin and shaking with fear, looking up staring at Jeongsun.
But his vision was blurry for losing his glasses in the middle of the fight. His heart was hammering in his chest. He wanted to cry and embrace Jeongsun but he couldn't find the strength to move.
He closed his eyes and let the darkness embrace his consciousness.
***
When Hyeop woke up next in the morning, he found himself back inside of the little wolf tree top den, but this looks different than the previous one. This looks like a new build den and patchwork furs, animal skins were hanging on the wall and there was even under him. He got up and removed the thick furs as his blanket over his body to see himself wearing button-up that tucked in his pants.
He crawled over the bed and slide the curtain that was also a fabric. He can see the sun was shining through a cloudless sky bringing with it a much needed warmth. They were still beside the lake but in different area. He can see the others were playing with the ordinary wolves outside. He can even see his twin with Hyunsung trying to pet the wolf despite Junhyuk being scared of it.
They were also wearing clothes just like his but it was black. Hyeop pouted knowing that he is forbidden to go out.
He moved on to look at the interior of this room. The rooms are diagonal from the main pack house, beds in the same room and a small bathroom at the left corner.
The bed was beside the window just like before. The leader of the pack gave them a bit more space since alphas can get territorial sometimes.
But they've yet to have that problem, if anything one of them is visiting the room.
But unfortunately the rooms were connected to each rooms with bridges to their main house. It fascinates Hyeop just how they build something like this in just a short of time. The interior are nice and it made in woods and rocks.
Are they really living in the woods now? Very isolated in society?
He don't know how he'd been sleeping but that is not the matter right now.
Hyeop got up and searched his old clothes, but he could not see it.
Where is his phone?
Where is the photo?
--
By the day has passed, Hyeop hasn't visited by Jeongsun even Junhyuk. The twins has been ignored by their own mates as they were too focused on Junghwan nearly presenting. Hyeop felt glad about them ignoring them but he disliked it when he was not allowed to go out and see his twin.
Right now, the moon was raised above the sky and Hyeop was itching to go out to hunt their own food.
Gloat is similar to a lynx, right? If he can remember it right, lynx is one of the nature equipped hunters and expert at setting up ambushes and can make precision pounces. Lynx are the super quick cat and can also leap high into the air to swat birds and even stalk preys from trees. They also have superb eyesight that gives them to track down big animals such as deer.
So then, he can jump down from here?
He slide the curtain and about to jump down when he spotted his twin being dragged by Minhee.
"What the f-- ?!"