JIMIN POV
As soon as the door closed between myself and Jungkook, I hurried the pups who were still awake into a bath and then into bed.
They were worn out, a long day coupled with heavier meals than they were used to and far more protein.
Jih was the last one I tucked in, his head lolling heavily against my shoulder as I carried him to his bed.
"Love you baby boy." I whispered as I tucked the blanket in around him then I stepped softly out of the room pulling the door almost closed behind me.
And breathed a sigh of delight—I had the place to myself.
I'd given Jih the larger of the two smaller rooms, figuring he was the oldest and he would need the space if hybe let us stay.
Especially once there were two rambunctious boys in the room.
The girls had the smallest one and I had the master.
It hadn't been my intention but when I'd suggested putting the boys in the master bedroom, jungkook had shaken his head.
From Yoongi, that would have meant 'stupid omega, do what you're told' but coupled with the warmth of Jungkook's gaze when his eyes met mine, it felt more like 'no, you're the parent and you've earned this'.
It was hard to say yes to but I did it and he seemed pleased, which pleased my own omega soul.
The apartment itself was a long rectangle, stretching along the north wall at the top of the building.
The door gave onto the living room with the kitchen through an arch to the left and the hallway with the bedrooms and the bathroom running to the right.
hobi, tae and I had put all the groceries away while the pups raced from one end of the long apartment to the other, jumping on beds and peering through the windows to look out over the enclave.
They'd never been so high up in their lives.
I smiled as I walked down the hall remembering the noise and poor Ari crying because she'd been left behind by the older two and hyun quite frankly not giving a hoot.
In the kitchen, I made myself a coffee.
I was a bit worried that I'd overspent despite Jungkook pointing out to me that I had my own income now.
I'd felt so rich when Jungkook had told me to buy what I needed, what the pups were used to having.
It had worried me at first and I'd been very careful of the pennies as the credits racked up but he hadn't seemed concerned and I thought about all the credit that this job would give me and how I couldn't take it wherever I went after and so I spent And spent.
New clothes for Jih and Aera and food we'd only gotten to eat on special occasions even when Yoongi had been alive.
I wasn't used to not having to answer to someone else for the choices I made and it had been a heady experience.
Almost as heady as the Alpha himself this evening. I leaned against the counter, the mug warm in my hands and thought back to that moment at the door.
He was handsome and strong, the bulge of his shoulders leading down to a chest I could easily see curling against.
He had graceful hands and a shudder ran through me as I considered how they'd feel against my skin.
I put the coffee down and went to start a bath for myself.
Such luxury to have the place to myself and no worry about time.
I was home, there was no work to be done except to wipe up the floor where we'd tracked some dirt on it.
While the water gushed into the tub and steam filled the small bathroom, I slipped one of my romance novels out of its hiding space under my new mattress and bundled it into my nightshirt.
I retrieved my coffee and took everything into the bathroom, where the air was now almost opaque with steam.
The water was just the right side of too hot and I eased myself in, groaning with the pleasure of it.
My coffee went on the wide edge of the tub and I set the book on top of a short stool, close at hand while I sank into the heat and felt my muscles finally begin to loosen. I could get used to this.
For a few moments, I simply soaked and let myself treasure this small island of tranquility.
The water tickled against my sides and the backs of my shoulders, turning my skin bright pink everywhere it touched.
I was tired but not sleepy, though I knew it was coming, the siren lure of my bed whispering sultrily at the edges of my awareness.
I didn't know this book as well as the others,I'd probably only read it a half a dozen times but I was in the mood for someone strong, who brooked no debate and who would literally sweep his love off his feet and carry him out of danger.
I started at the beginning but soon found myself flipping forward, in search of one particular scene.
"The safe house has been compromised." He whispered.
"What do we do now?" I asked, my grip on the back of his utility belt growing tighter.
"There's another place we can go. Are you up for a hike?"
"Me? I'm not the one with a bullet in his leg."
"I'm fine, It's a flesh wound But it's going to be a long hard run and some climbing."
I wasn't going to let him down, not when he'd fought halfway across the city to rescue me.
"I'm game."
His head turned and a faint sliver of light glinted against the sweaty curve of his cheekbone.
"I know you are." His grin sent heat flooding through my body and I had to swallow hard against the urge to kiss him.
It was probably just the adrenaline.
Hardly likely.
It took us an hour to make it to his hiding spot, running, then hiding, over and over again.
He said it was to let him scout ahead but I knew he was giving me a breather. I was in shape, but not his kind of shape.
I felt the rush of blood through my body, my nipples going stiff in anticipation.
Idly, I rubbed a thumb over one of them, whimpering softly as it sent shocks of arousal down to my groin.
I was wide awake now my whole body focused on the words in front of me.
He locked us in the small apartment. "We should be safe here."
"I've left a message for extraction."
"When will that be?" I didn't like the thought of the them finding us.
"Morning." He began to empty the contents of the first aid kit on his belt onto the table.
"Let me help with that."
What started as simple first aid turned into an act of seduction.
My fingers traced the hard muscles of his thighs, muscles I distinctly remembered shoving my legs wide like two days ago.
He remembered it too, evidently.
His hand curled around the back of my neck and as soon as I'd taped down the end of the bandage, I was dragged up to his mouth forced against the hard planes of his body as he shoved me against the wall.
"Naked Now." he panted in my ear when we came up for air.
I shoved my pants down while he ripped my shirt open and then his mouth was on me, all over me and the heat of his skin set me on fire.
It was like being a teenager again and though my season had been suppressed by hyun's suckling, a different kind of heat flowed through my veins.
The book fell over the side of the tub as I ran my hand down the inside of my thigh, then up the back again, the slightest touch setting my skin on fire with need.
It had been too long since I'd been touched without the pollution of Yoongi's demands and I lost myself, my legs spreading wide as my hands wandered willfully about places I'd forgotten could feel good.
My now free hand slid down the center of my chest to my omega line, teasing along it, enjoying the build-up while my cock begged.
My legs moved restlessly and my desire built.
I left off playing along my line and grabbed my cock trailing fingertips up and down, seeking out the best places to set off that explosion I so desperately needed.
My other hand moved farther, fingers skating over the curve of my ass.
Something inside me would feel good.
I squeezed my cock and stroked up and down, then reached farther, toward my center and that emptiness I needed filled.
"Fuck, you're a randy slut." Yoongi's voice rang in my ears.
The memory flashed in front of me, blocking out everything, sight, sound, touch. I'd been in the bath, early in our mating.
Yoongi had said he'd be late, only he hadn't and he'd caught me, there, in the bathtub.
I sat up in a rush,water splashing over the edge of the tub, my sobs echoing off the tiled walls.
I didn't want to remember that.
This place didn't deserve to be poisoned with those memories.
Fuck you, Yoongi.
I'm glad you're dead.
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