FORCED TO MATE | TAEKOOK ✓

two.

17 years later

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The bell chimed above the small bookstore door, making the elderly man at the counter turn to greet the newcomer.

"Taehyung! Already back for another?" He chuckled lightly when he saw the village's golden boy smiling with a book in hand.

"Oh yes Mr. Lee! Thank you so much, here you go." Taehyung smiled as he handed back the borrowed book and went to the shelves to look for another.

It had become a custom for Taehyung to borrow some books from the bookstore to read and later return.

It occurred after the elderly man noticed Taehyung entering his shop frequently to read a book inside the store for hours but never purchasing one.

When he finally approached the boy and asked, the reason was that he had no money and his mother refused to let him use their few cents on useless things like books.

But Taehyung was a bookworm. Losing himself in endless words and hundreds of pages, loving the smell of fresh books.

As a result he was a huge hopeless romantic, dreamily wishing for his life to be like the characters in the book he was reading.

"I think I'll borrow this one." Taehyung smiled as he picked out the book he had been eyeing the week before, deciding to give it a try.

"Good choice, my granddaughter loves that one." He complimented as he watched Taehyung give him a sweet boxed smile before bidding his goodbyes and thank you's.

He was busy skimming through the first few pages of the book that he didn't realize when he had accidentally bumped into a hard chest.

He immediately backed up enough to see the person, eyes wide in alarm and he quickly apologized before he realized who it was.

"Oh- Hoseok hyung!" He smiled brightly when he saw the alpha smiling at him as well.

He could see as people passed by them with a glance their way, eyes always seemingly drawn to taehyung.

That was the reason he didn't go out in the village too far, not liking how much attention his looks (not to mention his scent) would get.

"Taehyungie! What are you doing here?" Hoseok asked, knowing that he did not go out too often.

"Got another book." He supplied, sheepish smile on his face when Hoseok shook his head teasingly.

"Ah always with your nose stuck in a book." He laughed, making Taehyung flush lightly.

He seemed to notice because then he was turning serious, protectiveness looming in his chest as he spoke, "Seriously, you should watch where you are going. You know how the alphas get around here, especially with you."

And Taehyung did know, he could see the way they stared at him. Their eyes filled with lust as they sniffed the air for his scent, the scent of an omega.

Because that was what he had been born as; a weak, vulnerable omega who would never be able to deny an alpha's orders.

Everyone in the village knew him as "the sweet one", "the omega", "the kind and gentle boy" by older wolves, and the "delicious smelling, curvy omega" by young alpha males.

"I know, I'm sorry. I'll be more careful." He nodded, feeling like he was being scolded by the alpha even though his tone had been nothing but kind.

"I'm surprised your mother let you come down here alone!" Hoseok said, surprise evident in his tone when he realized the short woman was nowhere to be seen.