Fin woke up, feeling a little bit grumpy. He opened his eyes and he could hear the chaos coming from their main house. He looked beside him and saw Jihae still sleeping while his arms wrapped around him.
They have been caging themselves inside of their little tree wolf den this whole week after the hunt and Fin don't have any idea of what was happening right now outside their wolf den.
He rolled over to the side and fished his phone under his pillow, checking up the date.
Fin suddenly paused once he smell the gloat scent again, really strong and sweet. He closed his eyes, sniffling in the air but soon he stopped when he felt his rut hitting again. Was his heat kicking in again just because of the scent of a gloat?
He suddenly remembered the book about gloat and werewolves. He carefully removed Jihae arms before getting off of the bed to get the book.
Gloats are not fox but the relatives of cats, the lynx and their scent was strong, strong than alphas, and they are very aggressive especially when they provoke.
They once human before but after the auction, they turned something else, something only in the myth exists. They turned them into a werewolves but horrible ones.
She gave this book for them, suggested them to read about werewolves --
Fin closed the book and the faint scent from the gloat slowly perished until he can't smell it anymore. A low growl came out between his lips as he placed the book neatly above the little table.
Looking at the wall, he remembered their past, all their suffering inside of that small ward.
The gloat, Gong Pil and Shannon.
Those two nearly killed them. The doctor explained to them that gloat and wolves are great enemies. Was it because she turned them into lynx?
Fin felt grumpy, glaring at the wall, eyes turned silver and his fangs peeking between his lips.
"Ugh!" he groaned, growling.
"Finie, I think you’re presenting," Jihae blurted out almost chokes Fin on his own saliva.
What was his mate referring too?
He looked over his shoulder and caught Jihae looking up at him with a sly smirk.
Presenting?
He do remember the others presenting but he don't exactly remember the least. What the presenting really mean? Is that even important?
"Me? Right now? What do you mean? How? Is that part of our ring?"
"Of course, you smell like a fucking burnt sugar.” Jihae giggled and crawled towards Fin, wrapping his arms around his waist. "You smell very nice. It’s very cute though," he added while kissing the side of his head.
The chaos coming from the main house echoed again and Fin decided, it's time to go out and stretch his legs. But the faint smell permeating from somewhere made him want to cage himself inside of their wolf den.
He's not scared or something, it just that his rut kicking in faster than he expected just smelling that bitter sweet scent. He could feel his inside want to form a knot and knot whoever belong that scent was.
"What are you thinking?" Jihae asked, looking at his mate, however, the smell permeate again, quite faint but strong enough to wake his alpha instinct.
There was a gloat lurking somewhere.
"Nothing, it was just -- "
"Are you affecting from the gloat's bitter scent? Or are you scared?"
"I’m not," Fin said in a short tone, he struggled against Jihae and pulled away.
Jihae pouted but kept his distance. "Want me to get your hyung?"
"No."
Jihae seemed to ignore his request entirely as he he watched him get up and saunter over outside.
The main house is relatively quiet now. He looked outside from the window and caught Junghwan trod outside.
Was he really presenting now?
He ran his fingers over his hair, eyes caught his own reflection in the small mirror on his window, grabbing it, he looked at himself. He stared at himself in the mirror, seeing his freckles on his face and his beautiful silver eyes.
Somewhat, he wanted his hair dye into black. Maybe he'll do that later but right now, he was still grumpy for no reason.
His eyes moved back outside, seeing the mist spreading all over the place.
Perfect for hunting.
"Hey pup, why are you so grumpy?" Fin shifted his gaze towards the door and see his older brother Minhee walking towards him.
Their pack alpha runs his fingers through his hair and he leaned into his touch. His brother always comforting.
"I don’t know, I’m... "
The faint smell hit his nose again and Fin couldn't help but closed his eyes and sniffed in the air. His rut was kicking again and he need to stop sniffing that smell.
It's bad.
"Nothing," he said, looking out the window as he opened his eyes.
"No reason?" Minhee sat down next to him and Fin almost made himself comfortable in his arms.
He does not want to say it, either to anyone. For now, he just want to keep this for himself but for how long?
He need to say it, maybe just to... but he does not want them to worry about him. Among the eight of them, Fin is the very special gem for the pack.
A sunshine, the little ray of hope, the diamond in their ring.
Drool forming into his mouth but he instantly gulped it away.
"Nothing really... is just that I can still... smell the gloat. I'm bothered but... a little grumpy... " he muttered, more to himself than to Minhee. But nonetheless the older heard him.
"Do not think much about it Finie, we can kill that gloat. But why do you feel a bit grumpy?"
Fin stayed silent now, Jihae however just hummed as if he knows something he doesn't.
"Are you grumpy because you smell the gloat's scent?" Jihae asked and took a seat beside him, leaning on his hand, looking at him.
Fin stared at Jihae, why is he talking to him? Why he felt so annoyed now?
"Am I really presenting?"
Fin noticed the look passed between the two and he snapped, "What the fuck are you two staring at each other for?"
Minhee made a noise and Hyunsung just gave him a dead eye expression. He looked completely unphased by his sudden outburst.
"Of course you are. That is part of our -- "
Minhee was cut off short when Fin suddenly burst again, clenching his fists together, really annoyed this time.
"Are we really werewolves?! I don't think -- "
"You smell awfully sweet today, funny considering you’re being very mean." Jihae suddenly smiled and spoke in a very condescending tone.
"Do I?!" Fin said hastily. "But... we are not turning yet, how can you say that we are werewolves?"
"We are but a different kind of wolves," Minhee said and smiled. "As for your question, you are nearly presenting."
"You should be ready," said Jihae and chuckled earning a glare from his mate.
Fin wanted to reach out and tackle Jihae in front of him, in fact he might do just that if he keep saying something he dislike.
"You’re being annoying. I don’t want to talk to you or even be around you anymore!" Fin said timidly and began sulking on their bed with full of clothes and blankets that obviously made in different animal skin.
Their wolf den looked like some cave man's dwell.
Jihae rolled his eyes and glanced at Minhee. The older signed him to wait outside and the younger one skimmed out.
Minhee turned to his brother, gripping his chin abruptly that cause Fin almost jump on the bed. He looked up at his brother's silver one. The older sighed and caressed his thumb over his brother's rosy lips.
"Are you not believing yet? We did not turn because it's not yet blood moon. Normal werewolves were actually turning once in a full moon."
"Gloat turning once in a blue moon right?"
Minhee shook his head. "No, they turning when eclipse."
Somehow, Fin wanted to keep a gloat for himself. Gloat are very unique kind and very awfully clever than vampires.
"... I am nearly presenting and so Junghwan too?"
Minhee shrugged. "You, yes, but Junghwan? We do not know yet."
Fin nodded and Minhee, as long as he stared at his brother, he could not help but leaned and planted a soft quick kiss on his cheeks. Fin smiled before telling his brother to bring Jihae.
He wanted the other to be with him when he's presenting.
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"Catnip? What's that for? We don't have any cat," Hyeop said when he caught Junhyuk looking at the catnip on his hand.
"I just remembered our pet, Baeksa," said Junhyuk before putting it back in the shelf. "He loves catnip so much."
Hyeop looked at him in wonder before shrugging, turning away to take another cans, just enough for their food supplies.
Meanwhile Junhyuk secretly took one of those, or two maybe, then three catnip before following his twin.
Hyeop stopped into halt while looking at one of the shelves. He reached over the bread and put it in his cart then pushed it again. He looked around the grocery, remembering the event when someone bumped him, not so accidentally.
He sighed before going to the cashier, paying their grocery and when Junhyuk added the three catnip. He could not help but looked up at his twin with a slight glare.
"What do you need this for? I'm out of cash -- " Hyeop stopped at this instant when Junhyuk showed his own pocket money their auntie gifted to him years ago.
"I'll pay," said Junhyuk with a smile.
Once they went home, Junhyuk get their groceries in a hurry and skimmed inside their cabin before Hyeop can even realized his sudden disappearance with the groceries.
Hyeop was indeed shocked by the time his eyes landed on the seat beside him, his twin was already gone with the groceries. He sighed before getting off of the car and head inside the cabin where he found his twin placing the foods in the cupboards.
He looked happy and Hyeop just watched him in wonder. He's afraid his twin might thinking something sinister again.
He removed his bag and placed it aimlessly on the hard chair before deciding to get away from his twin. But when he's about to step outside, the door in front of him suddenly slammed closed.
"Where are you going twin?" he asked with hoarse voice.
That tone again. He looked up at the ceiling and removed his glasses. "Please, leave me alone at once Junhyuk," he begged and wore his glasses again.
"What if I don't?"
Before Hyeop could open his mouth to speak, he was pulled in the arm by his twin and before he knew it, his back already hit the soft mattress of their bed.
"Sunie!" said Hyeop with a tone of warning.
Junhyuk only grinning, bottoming his twin as he crawled on top of him, removing his glasses.
"I beg your pardon after this then my twin?" he said as if jesting.
"Stop saying like you're back in year 17's." Hyeop retorted, rolling his eyes over his twin.
Hyeop felt his twin held his cheeks and his twin began to pepper kisses all over his face and he would whine. He tried to push his twin but of course Junhyuk is Junhyuk. He weight himself on his twin causing him to whimper.
"Hawon is calling!" Hyeop suddenly said and Junhyuk was fast to grab his phone and checked if she's calling, but when he realized that he does not have Hawon's number, he instantly placed his phone on the bedside table.
"You got me with that trick twin," Junhyuk said with unplease smile, eyes turning gold.
Is he upset? Hyeop thought, but why?
"Should I punish you with that?" Junhyuk asked and pulled away, sitting on his thighs.
Hyeop was scared to speak, if he speak, what if his twin will get upset more and do something more inappropriate?
Junhyuk scoffed when he don't receive any answers from his twin. He bent down to the side and reached over something under the bed, when he pulled it out, Hyeop was confused when he saw the catnip.
"What?" he only asked, unable to utter any word as he felt more uncomfortable under his twin.
Junhyuk worked on the catnip, producing a little baggy of green dust inside before opening it, spreading the dust on him.
Hyeop cringed at the dust, sneezing when few of it came inside his nose.
"What's that for?!" Hyeop asked angrily but paused when he felt something weird inside his body and his mind slowly going foggy as his pupils turning into cat eyes.
Junhyuk get off of him and removed his glasses as his twin immediately rolled around in the area, audibly purring like a real cat and licking at the comfortable comforter where the other greenery dust was.
Junhyuk waited until Hyeop's fangs were showing, drool flowing out at the corner of his mouth as he curled into a ball, sweating a lot but still purring.
Hyeop wailed and his voice have the mix of a jaguar of wails.
"... J-Jun...hy...u k... " he can't speak normally, no words producing inside his mind.
His mind was all foggy and he was getting dizzy, already tired but his body was screaming for something. It's hurt so bad, it seemed his body wanted to be touched. Tears, formed in his eyes while staring at his twin.
"Now, who was in heat?"
Hyeop only moaned in agony, desperately wanted to be touched already.
Junhyuk smelled immediately his twin's gloat scent, smell like burnt sugar, bitter but sweet. He liked it.
"But to be honest, I didn't expect the catnip can be a big effect on you. I'm sorry my twin," Junhyuk hurriedly apologized, seeing what mess he created right now with his little experiment.
He was just teasing his twin for his little experiment but he didn't know this would literally affect him.
Junhyuk stared at his twin's a*s, he wondered how wet his twin right now. Hyeop was still virgin and Junhyuk doesn't want to take his virginity away.
He touched Hyeop's ass, putting his fingers where his hole could be. The older twitched at the sudden contact and stared up at his twin with tears flowing out of his eyes.
Junhyuk's breath was taken away for a good seconds, seeing how gorgeous his twin was with his emerald-cat-eye glistening so much in tears.
"Do you want me to touch you Hyeopie?" Junhyuk asked in worry.
Hyeop sobbed and nodded desperately. The smell was incredibly getting stronger and this cause Junhyuk rut kicked in.
Junhyuk thought for awhile, Hyeop was like a cat and maybe cuddling with him can make him calm and put to sleep. Sighing, he lay down beside his twin before wrapping his arms around him. Hyeop hurriedly snuggled himself on his twin, rubbing his face all over Junhyuk chest while purring.
Junhyuk can't help but smile and pulled Hyeop closer until there was no gap between them.
Hyeop woke up when a bright morning hit his eyes as the birds sing to them a good morning.
But even how peaceful this place was, there still murderer lurking around in the forest. He had hard time sleeping last night because of his twin -- wait...
Hyeop paused, looking down on the bed. The bed was a mess, green dust was still there. He had hard time believing that the catnip has actually have a huge effect on him. He reached over his glasses and wore it before getting off of the bed.
He heard the bird flying outside with their wings flapping aggressively in the air. He remembered the corpse he just saw.
Junhyuk already called the cops that day after he calmed down but the cops told that they doesn't even know where they live. As of this day, it's time to go in Gwasang town again to directly tell this to the cops and lead them to their place to investigate. As much as how Hyeop hated going in town and meet random people again, he don't have a choice.
The school, the part time are all just infuriating him.
Yes, he have choice but what else he can do. He doesn't want to left alone here after seeing dead body and traps.
Hyeop almost jumped on his skin when he heard the door swung open and Junhyuk peeped his head inside.
"You awake? Have some breakfast then we'll off to go," he said before closing the door.
He sighed before walking to the bed, removing the covers and put it under their bed. He get new one in the closet and spread it on the naked bed, neatly arranging it.
Now, it is time for him to clean up. He grabbed new pair of clothes and head to the bathroom to take a shower.
He placed neatly the clothes above the closed toilet bowl and began stripping, removing his glasses. Just when he stepped under the shower, he felt something slippery on his rim.
He reached over the wet slippery on his a*s. He looked down and saw the tip of his c*ck covered in pre-cum. Why was he fucking wet?!
The heat did not leave his system as he held his wet hole. Hyeop sighed before opening the shower.
Catnip is dangerous.
"How's your sleep? Did you sleep well?" he asked with a smile, raising his hands to reach Hyeop's face once he placed himself in front of the table.
Hyeop nodded and smiled. It's really comforting whenever Junhyuk touch him like this. All of his worries will perished instantly.
"Yes," he replied shortly, removing his glasses and wiped it.
Junhyuk suddenly pulled Hyeop close and touched his lips with his own, of course as a morning routine they'll need to kiss every morning whenever they wake up. As of now, the two twins shared a sweet kiss.
Enjoying each other's kiss, not until Junhyuk's alarm interrupted them.
Both parted and the younger walked over to grab his phone, turning it off. He checked the time and see that it was time for them to go in town.
"It's time," he said while looking at his phone.
Hyeop sighed before taking out his phone to type how frustrated he was right now. Instead of saying it out loud he'll just write it down on his notebook or type it on his phone and let his twin read it.
He doesn't want to upset Junhyuk just because of his own frustration. This will ruin their tangled relationship as siblings but even how messed their relationship was, they will find a way to fix it up.
Hyeop showed his phone to Junhyuk, telling how much he hated going back to Gwasang town.
"It's going to be alright, you endured school and library right? You can endure this once," Junhyuk assured before placing a soft kiss on Hyeop's forehead.
"Alright, I trust you," he whispered lowly.
Both twins get ready for their live to Gwasang to the police station to report about the traps and corpse they saw the other day.
It's a fine day really when they arrived in the town. The weather was nice, the class has suspended because of the numerous corpses found anywhere in the small town.
Hyeop looked out from the window, as expected only few people can be seen pacing the lonely street in this town which was good for him. This town were too isolated from other towns but unlike in the near towns, this place was exactly what he wanted.
Hyeop opened the door as soon as he heard Junhyuk opened the door from his side.
Junhyuk walked to him and held his hand, intertwined their fingers together. Hyeop held Junhyuk's arm with his free hand. He still feel anxious about going in the station although Junhyuk was the one who do the talking.
As they walked along the way to the police station, several police cars passed by as yellow police tape sectioned off each areas near of the woods. Speculation from here and there making the peaceful Gwasang turned into chaos.
The twins passed a couple of crime scene along the way where they can see dead bodies that was covered in black blanket or already put in the body bag.
Hyeop squeezed Junhyuk's hand and arms in fear, he started to tremble by just seeing a dead body.
He was really scared in corpse.
Junhyuk placed a hand on Hyeop's shoulder. Trying to calm him down. Soon, they finally arrived in front of the Gwasang police station.
They about to step inside when someone blocked their way. A young man but older than them greeted them a good morning. He have a cat features-like, handsome with his light-brown hair that brushed up showing his forehead.
"Hi there! I assume...something happened in your place, yes? You called us yesterday."
Both looked at each other. This person was acting like he wasn't a police officer at all. And how the heck he know that they're the one who called them?
He haven't saw their faces once.
Hyeop instinctively placed Junhyuk behind him. This guy was acting creepy like a stalker. He eyed him head to toe. This guy was wearing a police uniform and acting as if he knew them.
Greeting them nicely but never inviting them to go inside which Hyeop found it weird.
"Who are you? I don't think you're actually a police." Hyeop head to his point, glaring at the police officer.
The guy laughed as if he said something funny.
"How could you say that? I am a police officer. Can't you see what I'm wearing?"
"Wearing uniforms doesn't prove anything. May I see your--"
Before Hyeop finished the words, the officer raised his both hands like he knew already what he was referring to.
"I'm sorry but I forgot to bring it. You know how hectic our works are. Murders every time and by the time passes it's getting hassle lately. I hope you can understand the tiredness and stress the police officers facing right now." The guy apologetically said with a guilty look on his eyes.
"Is that so? Then how did you know that we are the one who called you yesterday?" Hyeop asked another intense question.
The guy stared at Hyeop sternly and the other stared at him with intense glare, he sensed that this pretty dude was challenging him. But the fact that this guy was absolute beauty this up-close and much more look like his Hyunsung, he can't feel mad at him.
The officer smiled to himself, this little boy is good at observing people if they were lying or hiding something. He concluded that this guy have the same intelligence as his Seunghyun. They'll be a good match as how their glasses are same.
"Great question. We have a list of people coming to this town. I also have their phone number just in case of emergency. You remember right? Before you came here, the captain asked you to sign something. I'm there actually if you ask me but you didn't saw me I guess."
Hyeop tried to remember that and yes he was right. They signed something before living in this town but not exactly in the town but in the forest.
They wrote about their names and phone numbers, they even get a photo from them.
Hyeop stared at the man intently as if observing him. He don't trust this guy. He have a bad feeling about him.
Junhyuk tugged Hyeop's jacket.
"Let's go home," he whispered on his ear.
Hyeop looked at him. "Are you sure?" he asked and Junhyuk nodded.
Hyeop faced the officer again and bowed politely but frowned when Junhyuk stepped beside him.
"I'm sorry for bothering you but my husband is tired already and we need to go home--" Junhyuk said which spare a confused look at his twin.
"Wait...are you two already married?!" The guy quickly asked with a gasp before Junhyuk finished his words.
Junhyuk smiled, showing their wedding ring as if mocking him. But that was actually the ring their good auntie gave to them after their mother went missing.
She really knew something they don't.
"Yeah, years ago actually."
But instead of feeling insulted or upset, the guy seemed like he really liked it by just telling how wide his grin right now.
"That's lovely. I wish I could marry my boyfriends."
Hyeop suddenly choked in his own saliva after hearing what the guy just said. In Hyeop's point of view, this guy is crazy he guess.
How can he marry more than one boyfriend? Did he just say boyfriends, right? Which means, he have many of them.
How much then?
Thinking that made his stomach flipped in disgust.
Just imagining how the only alpha surrounded by many omegas and doing something unnecessary. But somehow, this officer was kind of familiar. If he wasn't wrong, this officer was the guy who helped him from that woman.
Hyeop gasped for air, stomach curling and he crouched down, trying to puke. The anxiety was taking over him again.
The guy eyed him with a grin but the grin suddenly changed into something worried. He quickly run to Hyeop, rubbing his back.
But Junhyuk noticed the hand of that officer going up to Hyeop's hair and stroking it softly. Junhyuk's felt the strong jealousy and quickly hit the guy's hand away from his twin before hugging him while rubbing his back.
"Protective husband I see," the guy mumbled very lowly that no one can even hear but it did reach Junhyuk's ears.
He glared at the officer deadly in the eyes.
"What the fuck did you say?" he angrily asked.
"Oh, my bad." The guy raised his both hands. "I'm just trying to help your husband. I helped him once before," he replied before looking at Hyeop like he was something so precious.
That made Junhyuk's blood boil even more.
"I appreciate your concern sir and thanks for helping my lover but I can take care of him," he said in gritted teeth.
Junhyuk held his twin's hand and walked away from the police station.
Minhee just watched them walking away with a grin on his face. He looked behind him where he can see Jeongsun with his car.