OMF 37 – END.

The room still faintly held Seowoo’s pheromones. Alphas were sensitive to their own omega’s pheromones. An omega’s pheromones revealed a lot. Mood or state, even the degree of arousal. Omegas who received proper education during growth learned to control their pheromones according to the situation. Because omegas who leaked pheromones at any time were seen as uncivilized people who couldn’t hide their instincts. Most omegas who grew up gracefully in good families naturally acquired pheromone control abilities during growth.

But Seowoo was an immature half-baked omega. He hadn’t grown up in a good family, nor gracefully. When he was brought into this family, he had already completed his growth, and even his identity as an omega was faint. Manager Kim’s education had been insufficient as well.

Because his pheromones weren’t strong like a normal omega, Taegwon had just left Seowoo as is. Anyway, since he was holed up in the house, he hadn’t felt a particular need. Taegang had sometimes spat out complaints, disgusted by Seowoo’s pheromones, but recently, he hadn’t shown such an appearance. It had already been quite some time since Taegang had started openly taking care of Seowoo.

Taegwon quietly inhaled Seowoo’s pheromones. The faint pheromones were unstable.

Seowoo didn’t know, but Taegwon had imprinted on Seowoo. Alphas and omegas who paired based on blood relations originally had no need for imprinting. Because the blood flowing through their bodies already formed a bond deeper than imprinting.

But in cases like Seowoo, who was half-baked blood kin or even less than that, the bond was weak. Imprinting was the only way to compensate for it. Moreover, it was a covenant to take as a lifelong mate.

Because of that, cases of imprinting on omegas brought in for pregnancy were almost nonexistent. There was no problem holding the omega without imprinting anyway. If there was a defect in the brought-in omega, alphas who could replace them at any time had no reason to take on the risk of staking their lives.

But even so, Taegwon had imprinted on Seowoo. There was no special reason.

It was just more convenient that way. For pregnancy, and for controlling the omega.

To think he was reaping the benefits like this. Taegwon sneered.

From the pheromones, he could feel that Seowoo’s state was unstable. He pictured Seowoo panicking in fear. Seowoo had left the mansion about five hours ago. Taegwon, inferring from the faint pheromones, slowly rolled his head.

For Seowoo to run away in such fear…. It wasn’t hard. Taegwon dialed Manager Kim’s number.

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“Fuck, really….”

Jaegyeon spat out a curse roughly. Seowoo hadn’t returned.

He had thought he would come back soon. Because Seowoo had nowhere to go. That foolish omega running away was pointless. The child now had only him to rely on. He had been confident he would return crying within less than an hour…. But three hours had already passed.

“What the fuck…. Where did he go.”

He couldn’t have returned to the mansion. Jaegyeon was certain. Seowoo had come trembling in fear the moment he saw the video screenshot. Though he had rushed the plan because Seowoo had cut off contact, it was sufficient to pressure the timid omega. He could tell his words had gotten through to Seowoo.

But as time passed without Seowoo returning, he searched around the house, but there was no trace. There couldn’t be another place for him to hide…. Had he really gone to the alphas? No way he was that stupid. Even if, by any chance, Seowoo had really gone to the alphas…. Jaegyeon smiled.

The video he had. If he added a bit of exaggeration to the past events in it, they would surely cast out Seowoo immediately. Since they already didn’t like the omega, they might even be grateful to him for the chance to kick him out.

His head must have thickened a bit.

He must be trying to find his own way to survive in his own way. But no matter what, the place to return was here. Now, it was just a matter of time.

Jaegyeon calmed his anxious mind. As soon as Seowoo returned, he would taste that hole first. He had waited too long. Because they had grown up together, his heart had weakened unlike him. Thinking of the surely tasty hole made blood rush to his center again. It was when he was smacking his lips imagining Seowoo moaning under him.

Thud— The sound of knocking on the door rang out. Jaegyeon, who paused, tore the corner of his mouth into a smirk.

Finally.

“Of course. Where could you go.”

Jaegyeon, who opened the door giggling, had his expression harden rigidly in an instant. Outside the door stood a person different from what he expected. And with very fierce eyes.

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Splash— At the cold water deluge, Jaegyeon, who had been unconscious, twitched and opened his eyes.

“Keup—, keuheuk—”

There was no sensation in his fingertips. Were his hands even attached? He couldn’t see in front of him. He didn’t even know if his eyes were open or closed. Blood kept surging in his mouth. His insides were endlessly vomiting blood. His whole body ached numbly while at the same time feeling nothing. It was an excruciating pain he had never felt before.

It might be better to just die. Why was he going through this. What the hell had he done wrong…. Ah, hey Seowoo. Because of that omega bastard…….

“Th, keuheup—. Hey, hey Seowoo, keup—”

When he spat out the foreign object felt in his mouth, it was a tooth. He could feel the emptiness in his gums where some had already fallen out. Every time he spoke, bright red blood flowed out between the missing teeth. Even so, Jaegyeon continued speaking.

It was unjust. Why. Just why. Why did he have to end up like this. Everything was because of that foolish omega.

“Hey…hup, hey Seowoo, keuk….”

“Joo Seowoo.”

A low, cold voice rang out without inflection.

“Joo Seowoo. Not hey Seowoo.”

“Keueuk….”

Taegwon, who had been sitting with an impassive face looking down at Jaegyeon, continued speaking. He showed no emotion even at Jaegyeon’s state, which was cruelly messed up. Because it was he who had ordered it to be made this way. Taegang and Taeseong, unable to contain their anger, had used their hands directly, but Taegwon had only watched. He wasn’t even worth that.

After finding Seowoo, he would immediately cut off Jaegyeon’s breath. Taeseong had said it was a waste to let him die easily, but Taegwon’s thoughts were different. What was important was finding Seowoo. No matter what Jaegyeon had done or what kind of person he was, it didn’t matter.

What Jaegyeon had done meant it hadn’t even affected him to that degree. It was just a commotion caused by a bug-like beta. It was too insignificant an outburst to pour emotions into. If he couldn’t find Seowoo, it would be different, but there was no way he couldn’t find him. Because he had imprinted on Seowoo.

“Hey, fuck…. Ju, Joo Seowoo…. Th, keup…hueuk, that kid is how much of a slut, keup, slut-like….”

“…….”

“I fucking, keuheup…, ate and then dis, carded…. Keup—”

Jaegyeon, struggling to continue speaking, instead looked pitiful. Taegwon showed no reaction at all to Jaegyeon’s words spewed in rage. He wondered how he had viewed the existence of alphas. Had he really thought they would be swayed by such words?

Taegwon knew his own omega. He also knew how foolish his omega was. That wasn’t a problem. Because in his arms, he could be as foolish as he wanted.

He could understand that Seowoo had foolishly fallen for Jaegyeon’s manipulation. He was a child born lacking. He could easily tell that Jaegyeon’s words weren’t true. Rather, the fact that he had run away was quite commendable. Finding Seowoo was just a matter of time, and Jaegyeon’s life was the same.

“You’re noisy.”

At the one word spat out lowly, the grown men moved immediately.

“Keuheup…, f-fuck…. Don’t come…!! Get away, get away…!!!”

Because his face was swollen plumply, even opening his mouth was arduous. Every time he spoke, blood gushed out, but even so, Jaegyeon didn’t stop.

“I was wrong…, wrong…, keup….”

The slurred pronunciation from missing teeth was hard to understand.

“Keuheuk…. I, I was wrong! Please spare me…!! Ah…aaak…!!!”

Jaegyeon’s desperate cry was just like static from a broken radio to Taegwon. Taegwon impassively looked at Jaegyeon, who raised his blood-soaked face and begged.

Whether he insulted Seowoo in rage or begged for forgiveness, it didn’t matter. The end was already decided. He had to pay the price for touching his omega. He felt a slight curiosity about how foolish he had to be to touch an alpha family’s omega, but even that was a trivial emotion that would pass soon.

Taegwon, looking down at Jaegyeon’s wretched face, gestured with a bored face. The sound of Jaegyeon, whose mouth was gagged, moaning while being beaten tickled his ears, but it was bearable. Taegwon leisurely waited for the phone call. Soon, contact would come that Seowoo had been found.

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“Fuck, what kind of place is this?”

Taeseong, walking ahead, said irritably. It was the neighborhood where Seowoo was born and raised. Though he had come out himself to find Seowoo, he couldn’t hide his disgust at the dirty and squalid appearance.

“Did he really live in a place like this?”

He had known, of course, that Seowoo had lived poorly. But to Taeseong, poverty was too distant a story. He hadn’t known such a world existed. It was dirty, smelly, and devoid of any vitality. It was surprising that people could live in a place like this.

“Hyung, did you know it was like this?”

Taegang shook his head briefly. Taegang too was surprised beyond imagination, but now wasn’t the time to leisurely sightsee. Unlike the calm and leisurely Taegwon or the Taeseong who had vented his anger freely, Taegang was anxious. He was worried about Seowoo. Thinking of that small and delicate body trembling made his heart race.

The weather was cold. He was already a child with a weak body. Taegwon had said Seowoo was surely around that shabby house he had run away from. Since it was an imprinted relationship, Taegwon’s words would be correct. But since he wasn’t feeling it directly, he kept growing impatient. He regretted not imprinting sooner himself…. Now it was too late.

“Ugh, fuck, it’s dirty.”

Taeseong furrowed his brows at the filth strewn on the roadside. As he let out a sigh and turned his head sharply, his eyes sparkled for a moment.

“Isn’t that over there?”

The place Taeseong pointed to was an abandoned house with a collapsed outer wall. At Taeseong’s words, the subordinates immediately rushed in and started searching the interior. Amid the bustling noise, a loud voice soon shouted.

“We found him!”

As soon as the words ended, the two brothers immediately ran in. It was a corner of a room filled with filth without doors or windows. Whether it was swarming with rats and bugs, excrement was scattered in places. Behind the fallen large furniture, a huddled figure was visible. It was Seowoo.

Seowoo was asleep in a corner of the room full of trash. Or perhaps he had collapsed unconscious. The small body trembling ceaselessly was boiling with fever. Taegang, who checked Seowoo’s body, immediately scooped up the small body. In the neighborhood with winding, haphazardly built roads, there was no way for an ambulance to enter. Taegang ran just like that.

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“I really, in my life….”

Taeseong, who had been tending to the lying Seowoo, sighed and said. At the youngest’s lament unbefitting his age, Taegwon snickered. Taeseong, who had been wiping the sweat-soaked forehead, smiled following his brother.

“Making me nurse him. Joo Seowoo is amazing.”

Taeseong’s hand lingered over the bulging forehead. Warmth was felt from the soft skin. The period boiling with high fever had passed. Yet, worry suddenly surged. He meticulously tucked the blanket up to the chin without gaps.

“Why isn’t he waking up….”

Taeseong muttered powerlessly. Worry was fully embedded in the low mutter. Three days had passed since discovering Seowoo collapsed hiding in the trash heap. Immediately transferred to the hospital, Seowoo had no major external injuries, but his body was already weak. They knew better than anyone that his energy had been further depleted recently from dealing with the alphas. Yet, they hadn’t held back. Because they hadn’t felt the need to.

Physical fatigue compounded with mental shock, and exposed defenselessly to the cold. The medical staff only repeated that there was nothing particularly wrong and he was just recovering. That he would wake up soon. As they were the nation’s top medical team, Taegwon trusted them. Though Taegang and Taeseong seemed to feel sudden anxiety. It was a good thing that his younger brothers had become attached to Seowoo.

Click— The sound of the door opening and someone entering rang out. Taegwon and Taeseong didn’t turn their heads. There was only one person left who would enter this hospital room without knocking.

“You’re back?”

Taeseong, who had been looking only at Seowoo, asked perfunctorily. Taegang, who moved his steps without answering, placed a bouquet on the bedside table. Even though Seowoo couldn’t get up, Taegang brought a bouquet every day. Taegang had been particularly close and affectionate toward his omega father. The romantic appearance he showed only to his omega was familiar. Because of that, they also knew he had been the one who most disliked and tormented Seowoo.

Taegang’s hands were a mess. After safely transporting Seowoo to the hospital, Taegang had sought out Jaegyeon at every chance. It was fortunate there was a target to fully vent this anger on.

Now, Jaegyeon was ruined to the point where it was surprising he was alive. And Taegang had no intention of letting him go easily when he couldn’t even beg to be killed. For alphas, sex was too easy. Not only the supreme pleasure-giving omegas but numerous betas were desperate to spread their legs. Because of that, they gradually sought more stimulating things, and some among them had tendencies Taegang couldn’t understand. To them, Jaegyeon would be good prey.

Taegwon quietly watched his younger brothers tending to Seowoo. It was an appearance unimaginable just a little while ago. In fact, to Taegwon, it didn’t matter how his younger brothers’ attitudes were. Actually, when they had rejected and tormented Seowoo, he hadn’t even cared.

What was important to Taegwon was simply Seowoo getting pregnant and bearing an alpha. What Seowoo went through in that process wasn’t something Taegwon needed to care about.

That hadn’t changed much now. Taegwon had come to quite cherish Seowoo now, but that didn’t influence his attitude. Even now, after imprinting on Seowoo. That too was just for convenience. To Taegwon, an omega had just that much value.

However, he thought it was good that his younger brothers had come to truly cherish and accept Seowoo. Because that would make it easier for Seowoo to get pregnant.

He knew that Seowoo had special feelings toward him. But that wasn’t particularly important. The same would go for his younger brothers. To alphas, an omega’s emotions didn’t matter much. Alphas were that arrogant of existences.

“Seowoo-ya?”

“Joo Seowoo!”

Taegang and Taeseong, who had been looking at Seowoo, shouted at the same time. The long eyelashes trembled flutteringly. The hazy pupils under the raised eyelids were revealed.

While Taeseong was making a fuss and calling the nurse, Taegang embraced Seowoo. Seowoo’s eyes, which looked dazed as if still out of his mind, met Taegwon’s.

A tight sense of satisfaction welled up in Taegwon’s chest. At the same time, the nagging emotion he had suppressed for days melted away like snow. Finally, everything had returned to its place. Taegwon met his omega’s eyes.

Foolish and immature,

Insignificant defective product.

My part. My omega.

Taegwon smiled while looking at Seowoo nestled in his younger brothers’ arms.

Finally, it was the complete appearance of an alpha family.