Here is another chapter. I saw that HYBE uploaded BTS story, but as expected it's a paid story... I'm a bit sad about that since I'm a student and can't really spend money here (money is short). I'll wait for my birthday I guess... Anyway... Here it is.
Two years later
"An iced Americano, please."
"Right on the way!" I answered
It's been two years. Two years since I took a helicopter and moved away from the base camp and left them there. Mira was resourceful, high ranking officer, she had graduated with a hefty sum and her implication in the recent cases gave her more money than she could ever use. Leaving in a condo, I slowly began studying again and lived under a new name. Melody Encarta, granddaughter of Mira Encarta. Tensions between humans and hybrids have also decreased. Hybrids and humans lived in harmony. Of course, the extremist faction existed still, but most of the members were arrested. On the other hand, I worked in a small cafe and studied at the same time. I studied business, to own myself a cafe someday that I knew Grandma would finance for me. She had been the sweetest and I forgave her long ago.
My mates didn't try to contact me. I tried. Multiple times. I sent letters to Commander Vincenzo for them; to explain my reasoning and simply wanting to talk. But, the latter told me that all my letters were burnt once in the hand of the men. Nonetheless, the mate bond was still there. No rejection had been issued.
"Oh, the eyes of the girl is changing colors!" a child noticed
I smiled as the mother widened her eyes and apologized several times before watching my eyes in awe. E.T. became one of the rarest disease. I was surprised when Doctor Cha, was the one welcoming me in his office in Seoul. His smile knowing. I was also seeing a psychologist and slowly but surely I was getting better. I offered the child a candy and they promised to come back again.
"Softie" Solar chuckled
Solar was my coworker and also a fellow student in my class. She was 23 years old and a gorgeous beauty with black hair. A black cat hybrid also. I smiled at her waving at the child.
"I'm not." I whispered smiling
"You're the biggest softie on this planet Mel." She sighed encircling her arms around me "Makes me want to snatch you away." She grumbled scenting me
I giggled as the customers watched us with a smile: some curious and other knowing it was a recurrent scene. Grandma stepping inside the cafe with a worried expression alerted me and what surprised me more was the person behind her.
"Commander!" I exclaimed detangling myself from Solar who hissed
It had been a year and a half since the operation was finished. A year since they came back to Korea. Yet, they all quit. The Seven of them quit. Vincenzo had a hard time releasing it when he saw the seven resignation letter on his office desk. The higher ups had tried to hold them back, but then... they had disappeared. Considered responsible, Vincenzo tried for a year to find them but to no avail: they could have travelled abroad. They could be still in Seoul, Busan or anywhere. Thus, he abandoned. His job and the search.
"Crazy man."
He looked at the old lady who wondered what had happened. She lived with the young human girl that had been the mate of the Seven. The sweet letters hadn't been burnt, but Namjoon had wished for Vincenzo to say so. Still letters were sent every week, asking for news and telling about what the girl was doing in her life to get better. Each time, Vincenzo mustered the small smile tugging on their lips as well as the shadow covering their eyes. At the end always the same sentence:
'Don't think I don't miss you. Don't think I don't know I acted selfishly. Don't think all that. Even if you hate me, despise me, loathe me, and remember to take care of yourself. To be safe. Miss You. Melody.'
Vincenzo had wondered what would have happened to the letters since they were back in Seoul. It turns out the receiving point had been changed into a secret one. No one was able to crack it. Everyone knew that the panther Min Yoongi was one of the best at his job: a hacker. A horrifying skillful one. Now, Vincenzo was surprised to see the girl in front of him almost not recognizing her. Her eyes a pleasant green, her hair longer and floating around her. She had put some weight on making her curves pop out and her smile looked genuine. Her arms void of scars and only soft skin remaining showed that Doctor Cha did the greatest job.
"Melody." He greeted the girl in a small embrace "I'm no longer a Commander, please call me...uncle." He wondered glancing at the old woman who nodded.
Her eyes became a calm yellow as she glanced at her grandma. The embrace between them both a tiny bit longer as she looked at her and back at him.
"It's good to see you again Uncle." I whispered
The boss gave me a break and I sat down with them and listened to what had happened. I was very surprised to see that they had just simply disappeared without trace. I thought about the recent times I came home and felt eyes on me. Was it...I don't know.
"Another thing, the letters were never burnt. RM read them out loud for them every time." Vincenzo said "He asked me to say that they were burnt, but never." He concluded
"That's a lot to take in." I whispered
My break ended. My mind was swirling with thoughts about them. About my mates. Within two years, I had time to learn about hybrids much more than I knew initially. I knew about the mating marks of hybrids, about how strong the mate bond felt.
"You're good?" Solar asked
I nodded and continued to take commands. I had to keep my mind occupied. Otherwise, how would I even get through this? They had left the army? Special Forces at that? Why? I had so many questions and yet no answer. Sighing, I pinched my arm to focus. Work, now and think later.
"I'm not sure..." I stuttered
Solar had been pleading me for a while now to go with her clubbing and I was always hesitant to accept. Solar was rambling when I heard something that interested me.
"What did you just say?" I asked
"Hope's world. It's the name of the bar and the bar owner goes by that name." She shrugged her shoulder
Hope
The name echoed in my mind. Maybe it was him, maybe not. No one could tell. I grabbed Solar by the shoulder and told her I would go clubbing tonight with her and her friends. Why not? It was Friday night and I knew that the cat hybrid would keep me safe and take me back home. I texted Grandma and she told me she went for a later night dinner with Vincenzo. The man although 10 years younger than Grandma really looked attracted by her and I wondered if she would get charmed or not.
"Solar."
We were now at Solar's apartment and one after the other she was picking scandalous outfits that were getting more indecent by the minute. She grumbled about how not fun I was. I glanced at the mass of clothes before picking a random spaghetti straps tight fitted dress with glitters. It was way too short for my liking and barely covering my thighs. Solar's eyes lit up. My makeup was simple to make my strange eyes pop even more. Hybrids always liked E.T., because of their scent that wasn't disgusting like other humans.
"Girl, if I was a guy, I'll marry you right now. Look at that ass!" she slapped my butt and I squeaked glaring at her "Here, boots." She pointed
I watched the small ankle boots with a thick heel and sighed in relief. I would be able to move around with those at least. Solar wore a red dress hugging her in all the right places and no straps. Her long black hair making her even sexier with the makeup I had put on her.
"You look hot." I smiled
"Let's go hoe!"
I rolled my eyes as we stepped inside the taxi. We would meet Hwasa, Wheein and Moonbyul there. Hwasa and Moonbyul were snake hybrids, cobras and Wheein was a cat hybrid like Solar. We ate together during lunch most of the time, but I hadn't spoken with them much. Trust and friendship was still a level higher for me.
"Whoa..." I gaped
The building looked luxurious and hype. Dark neon lights dancing on the queue were people were either allowed or not to go in. I saw several girls from my University and several guys winked at us. Both humans and hybrids were there and enjoying the night. It was surprising that some weren't allowed to enter the club. We waited for a while, Hwasa talking with Hwasa about the few hot guys she had noticed looking at us.
"It's rare for you to come." Moonbyul observed
She was dressed in a strapless corset with long floaty black pants and black strapped heel. Just like me, her hair were floating nicely with the night breeze. Wheein had me against her keeping me warm as we waited. She had not spoken a lot, but always like small contact.
"I needed to keep my mind of some things." I answered Moonbyul
"Which are?" she pushed
I glanced at her for a long time and I couldn't see any malice in them.
"My mates." I dropped
Hwasa widened her eyes as she heard that. Moonbyul nodded waiting for me to continue.
"I was in a very bad situation two years ago and they saved me. However, we argued and they started ignoring me. So I left, since then I kept in touch through letters, but no reply came. The man they worked for informed me that they quit their job half a year ago and have been back in Seoul since last year." I explained leaning against Wheein who squeezed her arms around my shoulder "I want to keep my mind of that and hopefully...have some fun." I smiled at Moonbyul
She nodded simply and ruffled my hair. The guard at the entrance made us enter as Solar winked at him and he winked back. I raised an eyebrow at her but she winked at me. This girl had some resources. I was glad that none of the four pushed the issues of my mates even though I was sure we would have some girl night soon.
The bar was split in two floors. The lower floor for the common people like us with cheaper drinks and some good music. People were mostly around tables drinking at the bar of dancing. I looked in awe as Wheein intertwined her fingers with mine directing us towards the bar. I glanced at the upper floor which had a direct view on the lower floor. VIPS were glancing down every now and then, girls or boys were then picked up to climb up and have some fun with them.
"It's crazy." I whispered
"A virgin mojito and four straight vodkas Sam!" Solar called
"Right away...oh looks like you brought someone new." He chuckled
I glanced at the bartender and he was truly looking amazing, yet he was gay you could tell with one single glance. Solar had told me about him several times: she helped him open his eyes to the world. I greeted him and then a shiver ran down my spine making me lean against Moonbyul.
"I also felt it." She whispered
"What...? Who?" I asked
"One of the upper floor guy." She whispered "Don't turn around for now."
I nodded and sipped on the drink. I was not very good with alcohol and was glad that Solar asked only for this. Chatting up with the girls for a while, the feeling of being stared at finally disappeared.
"Let's dance girls!"
Solar grabbed my wrist as Moonbyul waved. She wasn't much of a dancer, but she always came along with Solar to keep an eye on them. To make everyone return safely home also. I was sandwiched between Solar and Wheein and I let myself, closing my eyes and rocking my hips to the music. Wheein put her hands on my hips following my movements as whistles were heard around.
"Look at that"
"That girl's ass"
"Look at those hips moving. Just Imagine..."
"Ah I want to have a taste..."
"God the three of them together... Fuck I'm hard."
"Me too."
Wheein giggled in my ear as she curled her hand around my chin and softly made me bare my neck. Solar started to place soft kisses and I moaned as both of the girls grinned as several growls of appreciation were heard. We continued dancing for a while putting on a show until I needed something to drink and to get away from all those hungry stares. Sliding next to Moonbyul, she patted my head.
"Got some moves." Sam approved
"Thanks." I grabbed the water that Moonbyul had prepared for me
"I just have to say that your mates are idiots. I would never let a girl as gorgeous as you wander around like that." Moonbyul commented
"I wasn't like that then and I'm not..."
I knew. It was him. I slowly turned around and looked up to the VIP floor. Yoongi was there, looking straight at me, his eyes shining yellow. I felt something in me jump in delight but it was soon calmed down as he tilted his head at me. He was angry. It didn't take long for me to realize that.
"Mel?" Moonbyul asked "Who is that?"
"Someone I know." I answered
Yoongi's jaw clenched. Clearly he had heard my answer. I took a break from his eyes but when I lifted them up again, he wasn't there anymore. I wondered for a moment if I had dreamt about it. This intense gaze. I had thought about them. I had missed them.
"Go back dancing, or you'll end up ruminating again." Moonbyul pushed me towards Wheein who had taken a break with me
I hummed and took the end of the cat hybrid. Just at that moment, I saw someone walk in to the club. His eyes roamed around as he sniffed the air before his eyes found me. Jin. It was Jin. I lost eye contact as Wheein dragged me towards the middle of the dance floor.
"Focus on me." she whispered
The music got lower and more sensual. I took a deep breath as Hwasa came in front of me again. Those girls were sin themselves and it didn't help that I was dressed like that. Moving my hips slowly against hers Wheein smirked at Hwasa who tilted my head backwards and licked a long strap the long of my neck making me shiver.
"Show off." I huffed
"Got a delicious candy, need to show it off." Hwasa whispered as she accentuated the movement of my hips.
"Look up."
I opened my eyes and they straight went to lock with Jungkook's. His gaze burning into me as he was rock hard and his eyes almost black. Wheein turned me around so I lost eye contact and we just continued to dance. After two hours, I was exhausted and the lust filling the room made me need for air.
"Rooftop?" Solar asked smirking at me "You look like you fucked."
"She looks gorgeous." Wheein slapped her friend on the shoulder "Come on sweetheart."
Moonbyul came towards us as I had completely slipped into sub space and enjoyed the domination of Wheein and Hwasa showing me off to everyone. I had seen a few males rock hard, but didn't forget about Jungkook. I had known that they were here. Slowly calming myself down by keeping my eyes closed by habit, I took deep breaths.
"You girls are...just..."
"What sweets?" Wheein pushed
"Stop" I whined making all the girls chuckled
"You're hyper sensitive and snakes feed of feelings like lust and such. Moonbyul and Hwasa got their fill tonight." Solar commented
I opened my eyes to ask what she meant but was taken aback by the night view. It was so beautiful. The lights illuminating the city. The city looked alive, always buzzing despite the late hour.
"Enjoying the view ladies?"
I recognized Jin's voice. Instead of freezing me, it definitely relaxed me. Wheein slug an arm around my hips and I didn't mean the hardened look of the puma hybrid. Solar nodded, but didn't look more than interested.
"Melody." He greeted
"You know him?" Hwasa asked suspicious
"I'm just someone she knows." Jin used the same words I used for Yoongi
I hummed turning to the night view again enjoying every last bit of it until I felt something drop on my shoulder. Jin's blazer. He whispered something to Hwasa and from her look she looked excited. Jin gave me one last long look from head to toe before licking his lips and walking away.
"He invited us to the VIPS floor!" Hwasa squealed "If they are all as gorgeous as he is, then we must go. No let's go right now." she clapped her hands
Holding on to the jacket, I wondered what I should do. What should I do?
"How that's luxury." Moonbyul whispered in amazement
I nodded looking at the upper floor in awe. It looked really nice. It had that undertone of luxury but still simple. There were a lot less people there and I recognized a few celebrities who were hanging around. Hwasa asked for a drink and I just kept on water. I had to keep my ideas clean.
"I prefer downstairs." Wheein whispered
She had kept a possessive arm around me and I knew that she wouldn't let me go that easily. I noticed the guys right away. It wasn't hard. They were all hanging around the edge with the view on the lower floor. Suddenly feeling like I was out of place, I grabbed Wheein's hand and nodded.
"Let's go back down." I whispered
"Baby, are you running away right now?"
The voice send chills through my spine as I glanced in Hoseok's direction. His eyes focused on me as Wheein widened her eyes realization slowly hitting her. I looked at Hoseok, in the corner of my eyes I saw men standing on the way downstairs making it impossible for us to move.
"Now, now, now...don't look at me like that sweetheart." Hoseok took a few steps forward but Wheein stood in the way and hissed "How you got a kitten to defend yourself?" he mocked
"Hoseok, stop."
The voice was always the same. Taunting, commanding. Namjoon was back facing me and yet his presence was overwhelming me. I put a hand on Wheein's shoulder and shook my head.
"Girls. My mates."
The gasps were audible and I couldn't help but break an awkward smile at Solar who pointed to Hoseok, then to Jin and then to Namjoon's back.
"The three of them???" she asked
"Not exactly." I trailed of awkwardly giggling
"Mates uh." Jin rolled his eyes
My lips thinned into an awkward smile as I glanced at Wheein who frowned. Moonbyul took my hand and walked towards the stairs. The guy in front of the stair didn't move an inch.
"Move." Namjoon said "Let her go. Let her run."
I tensed. It wasn't about running and certainly not about running away from them. Namjoon was still back facing me and none of them were looking at me. I freed my hand from Moonbyul's hand and walked towards Namjoon standing right in front of him.
"Melody." Solar called out
"Reject me. Right here right now." I said looking straight into Namjoon's eyes
He kept quiet. His jaw clenching.
"You won't. So don't tell me I'm the one running away Namjoon. I wrote you guys a letter. Each day. Each motherfucking day only to be told that it was burnt. But I still did it. I did it because I cared for you. I walked away because I cared for you. Don't freaking tell me I'm running away? Look at yourself in the mirror before then."
I walked away. Not expecting any of them to follow me and when I was out I felt the tears run down my face. Everything was a blur after that. Talking like that to my mates, as an E.T. affected me more than I thought it would. The last two times I spoke with them, it was to push them on edge, to make them react. Yet all they did was look at me and keep quiet. My heart was hurting so bad.
"You'll be fine?" Solar asked
"I'll be okay." I whispered
She had taken the taxi with me back home. Surprised by my outburst, I opened the door to the condo and sighed curling down to the door. Grandma appeared not too long after and just hugged me. This...Maybe I should take the step first and reject them. Maybe wanting to have them close would just turn into a mess again. I would feel caged again. The whole weekend I buried myself into my assignments and barely ate anything. I had finished most assignments of the semester and took a dep breath as I looked outside. It was raining hard.
"Melody, can you go to the grocery store to get some eggs for me?"
I looked at Grandma who was holding my rain boots and rain coat as well as an umbrella. Engulfing me in her motherly embrace, we stayed like that for a minute. It was Sunday afternoon and I was finished with my work for now. I hadn't planned to do anything. I put on my headphone and the rain attire before stepping out with a smile. Rainy days were the one I loved the most, the lack of people in the streets making it easier to travel around.
"Welcome!" the cashier said as I entered the small grocery store that was just down the street
"Hello." I said shortly with a small smile as I took a look around
I grabbed the eggs and looked around for some snacks. I stayed in the snack aisle for a while as the rain poured heavier. Looking at the different magazines, I raised my head to look outside and I saw him. I saw him right away. Taehyung was standing on the other side of the street. His hood on his head, wet from the rain. I froze for a moment and I knew that figure beside him. But I didn't look. I wouldn't look at him, because then I would crumble. A hand on my shoulder startled me.
"Are you okay miss? Looks like you saw some monsters..." he wondered
Monsters. That was something I wouldn't use to describe my mates. Obsessive weird freaks? Probably. Monsters? I know what monsters were. I shook my head and offered him a smile. The boy flushed and stuttered that if I needed held he was more than ready to help me.
"Stop flirting with her." Taehyung's voice was husky low and dangerous
The cashier turned around and paled as he took in Taehyung's dark figure.
"Your boyfriend?" he asked pointing to Taehyung
"It's complicated." I offered after a few seconds
"Pay and come out." Taehyung ordered as he stepped out
I rolled my eyes biting my inner lips. I grabbed a few snacks as I looked apologetically at the cashier. He just scanned everything looking nervously outside. I grabbed the eggs and snacks before stepping out. Grabbing my umbrella I was about to open it, when a black car parked in front of me and several guys stepped out holding black umbrellas to cover a path. The door opened and Taehyung was inside. Alone.
"Come. I'm taking you back to your condo." He said
"I can walk there." I whispered unsure about this
"Climb in." the voice was an octave lower, didn't accept any counterarguments
I sighed and walked over thanking softly the men. None of them really reacted, but I couldn't help but feel appreciative. I stepped inside the car and the warmth of the car made me smile. The door was closed and then the car began moving. The silence was...deafening as I held on to the bag of eggs for dear life. The car stopped soon.
"Get out." He said with the same tone as before
"Want to come get some tea inside?" Silence
I hadn't expected myself to make such proposition either. Taehyung didn't let anything appear on his face. He stepped out. I remained in the car unsure, until the door on my side was open and he looked at me expectantly. I stepped out carefully. Jimin wasn't there. I didn't ask. Taehyung was already hard enough to manage because he was the one I got into an argument first with. I climbed the stairs holding the eggs as I hoped for nothing to go wrong.
"Melody you're..." Grandma was shocked
Taehyung stayed in the entrance looking straight at her. I could see the wheels turning in his head and I had no wish for one of my mates to attack my grandma.
"Tae, take your shoes off and follow me." I ushered the nickname slipping pas my lips
Taehyung's eyes went straight to me. He took his shoes off and Grandma remained still.
"Give me your gun." She said
I looked at her and decided that I didn't want to see that and walked towards the kitchen. I took my raincoat off and searched for one of Soobin's hoodie and sweats. Taehyung was drenched.
"Here." I handed him the clothes "The bathroom is the last room on your right."
"I don't need that." He said
"You'll get sick." I frowned
It was weird for him to stay in the middle of the place I lived in during the last two years. Grandma was back in the kitchen as I heard her crack the eggs. As he kept looking around and didn't take the clothes, I sighed and prepared some warm water. I hoped he fell ill. That idiot. Serving him some sweet honey as I grabbed some apple juice, he was quiet.
"The place doesn't look safe." He commented "No cameras. No alarm."
"Why? Intend to kidnap me?" I chuckled awkwardly
There was a silence. A silence that I didn't like at all. He sipped on his tea and widened his eyes. He hadn't answered my joke and I rather had him not.
"I made it sweet. You never liked bitter things." I whispered drinking the tea slowly
He didn't say anything. He finished his tea, his eyes on me and then he walked out. Just like that. I didn't follow him and I didn't say anything more.
"Jerk"
"Grandma!"
"What?" she grumbled
"Don't say that!"
"But that's the truth"
During the next week, I didn't see any of them. I hadn't expected to, but knowing that we saw each other and that it still ignited nothing was something that made my heart cold and hurting. I knew I shouldn't keep much attention on this, but the mate bond was as strong for hybrids as it was for me. I didn't feel everything, but I could tell when they were close if they were in pain, or happy.
Last time, I felt nothing.
As if their heart had frozen.
"You're daydreaming again cub." Jaebum grinned as he poked my cheeks
"Sorry, JB" I apologized
Jaebum was my boss and an ex-Special Force soldier. He had opened this cafe with his severance pay and loved experiencing on new cake recipes or drinks. Usually, everything he made was good. Very good, it was one of the reason that the cafe was so popular. He was an Ocelot hybrid, quite rare and similar to a cheetah.
"What has your beautiful brain turning so much? Exams?" he leant his head towards my neck and began scenting me
Much like hybrids, scenting helped me relax and it helped other relaxed. I smiled running my hand through the Ocelot hybrid's hair and smiled. Exams had ended this week after my awkward meeting with Taehyung. The door of the cafe opening had JB sigh as he turned around.
"Three Iced Americano to go. Please."
I looked at the male commanding and his face made me think. I had seen him somewhere. I prepared the drinks and then carefully reviewed the past few days. He was one of the guys who held the Umbrella and one of the guys at the club. Solar wasn't as discreet at me as she pointed at me.
"Ah" she said out loud in realization
"Yes?" the man was smooth
He was a fox hybrid and fox hybrids were famous for being incredibly sly and smooth much like foxes. Solar frowned and looked over to me. I shook my head and handed the coffee to the man. He looked at me for a while before leaning towards him.
"Boss Kim wants to have a discussion with you. Today. After your shift." He said
I raised an eyebrow at the man.
"Tell boss Kim I'll think about it...."
"DK" he answered
"Mr. DK." I ended "Your coffees."
He took them giving me one last look.
"I'll take one more shift." I said looking at Jaebum.
His eyes were on the black car outside and following him outside. I continued my job and the customers were nice today, I enjoyed my time and forgot about the appointment. Or rather the summoning from Boss Kim. Changing, I got startled when Jaebum was leaning against the lockers. It was 8 pm.
"I'll take you back. Don't even try." He held a hand in front of me when I was about to protest
"It's not necessary JB." I patted his shoulder
At the same time I got a phone call. Grandma was going on a surprise vacation with uncle. Thus I was left at home for the next week alone. Going to University wouldn't be much of a problem and I had some money and I knew she left a bunch in my account to compensate for her absence.
"Want to spend the week at mine? The pack would be delighted to see you." Jaebum asked
I smiled thinking about his pack. I had gotten closer to them especially him and Jinyoung. They had been acting like parents to me and I couldn't help but really appreciate it. I was coddled and cared for deeply by the Jade pack as it was called.
"Why not?" I answered "If you promise I can cuddle with Jinyoung without making a fuss."
"But you cuddle with me usually" he whined
However, his smile was shadowing his whine as I hit his shoulder. Stepping outside the cafe, I followed JB to his car and we passed at my place before heading straight to their condo. It was an amazing place. JB told me he would make it a surprise, however the numerous car outside the condo meant something was wrong. Jaebum walked out grabbing my bag before walking inside calmly.
"Welcome back."
Irony. Sarcasm. Namjoon was standing in the middle of the room. Men were circling the room and from their look they didn't look quite commendable. Jackson had his jaw clenched. Bambam reached over to me and tug me behind them quickly as Jinyoung stood on my other side like a fort.
"I would like to have a talk with my mate." Namjoon said
"I don't think so." Jaebum said grabbing some water
His calmness was really impressive as he sat on the couch were Youngjae was still. Jinyoung smiled at me cupping my cheeks, brushing them softly as I looked at him. Asking if he was okay, he nodded before returning his attention back on the men inside the room.
"I see that you had a good time." Namjoon smirked looking at me
It took me a second.
"You're lower than the ground." Jackson growled
"Oh, oh..." Namjoon raised his hands in defense
My head was turning but I took a small step on the side and walked towards Namjoon. His smirk never parting from his lips as he remained still. I raised my hand and brushed a finger on his cheeks. Softly. The storm of emotion I saw from that simple gesture answered me as he swat my hand away.
"Don't do that Joon." I whispered "Don't do that to yourself. Don't do that to me." I whispered searching his eyes "I'll talk to you tomorrow. I pinky promise."
I held out my pinky and he looked at me for a long minute. But he walked away, his men following him. I heard the cars depart and slowly I felt sadness and the feeling of being abandoned overcome me. It was almost suffocating me as I fell on my knees.
"Babe, no babe. Calm down." Mark was quick to bring me to his chest as I sobbed loudly "Shush, shush he's gone. Shush sweet girl." He rocked me back and forth
"Why? Why does it hurt so much?" I whispered
Then I explained everything. Between sobs and cries. I told them everything that had happened in the past four years. I couldn't stop talking until my voice was hoarse. Jinyoung had decided to take over Mark and I could see the tears streaming down his face.
"Is it my fault?" I whispered
"No." Jaebum said wiping the corner of his eyes "They need to realize. They need to control themselves and realize. You apologized for two years and kept writing letters. If your feelings didn't come across, I don't know what will."
Sniffing, Bambam, the wolf dog hybrid brought me to his chest and I slowly fell asleep listening to their sweet words.
Jaebum looked at Melody. He had never expected the sweetest girl he knew, that his pack loved so much to have one under so much. He knew that she omitted to tell them the worst parts. Her trauma was real and it explained why once a month she went to a therapist and came back completely drained.
Feeling a presence at the entrance door, he walked over to open the door on a snow leopard hybrid. Dressed in a hoodie and black jeans, the silver haired male with silver eyes looked at Jaebum and for the time in a while the ocelot hybrid felt a shiver run down his spine.
"I need to see her." He whispered
"She's asleep." Jaebum answered automatically
"That doesn't change anything."
Jaebum could see the torment in the male eyes and stepped aside. The male took off his shoes and walked inside. Putting a blanket over his youngest mate cuddling the sweetest girl of the world, Jinyoung felt his heart clench. She had went through hell. She was a survivor. The scent of mint, unknown made his head raise. Like Jaebum, it was the first time in a long time he felt a shiver of fear.
"You are?" Jinyoung asked standing in front of the three bodies
"No one." he answered
Walking towards the three bodies, Jackson was quick to growl and Mark stood by Jinyoung. There was a long silence.
"Minnie..." a small voice whispered
Jinyoung watched the male in front of him raise his animal ears as his tail stopped moving.
"She always calls this name. Before falling into a deeper sleep." Jaebum appeared
The male remained silent but Jinyoung could feel it. The sheer longing. He stepped aside grabbing Jackson. Yugyeom and Bambam who had been awoken by an unknown presence stepped aside. Silently, the male walked over. He crouched down in front of the human brushing her hairs of her face. Jinyoung saw his jaw clench as he noticed the tear stains. No one expected the girl's arm to shoot up making Jimin almost crush her if it wasn't for his quick reflexes.
The girl cuddled closer into the male's neck and Jimin was frozen. Pulling him to her, he fell next to her scent glands and was obliged to inhale. His mate. His.
"You need to go now." Jaebum whispered watching the heart wrenching scene
His mates looked at him in surprise. But Jimin softly pulled the girl away from him but she whined and whimpered. Jaebum stepped forward and grabbed the female out of Jimin's arms. The snow panther peered at him, glaring at her.
"Bum." The girl said sleepily
"Sleep sweetheart. No one's going to hurt you here."
Jimin clenched his jaw and then walked away.
"Those eyes." Bambam murmured
Love. Adoration. Possessiveness. A look you gave only to your mates.