"Baby, you are doing too much right now." Seonghwa said, stepping up behind Wooyoung and rubbing his shoulders.

The younger let out a small groan and leaned back into his touch. The slight tension that had been building up there was instantly released. "That feels good."

"Yeah you are so worked up right now. Please, will you come sit down and relax please?"

Wooyoung looked at the sink full of dishes and let out a small whine while pushing his lower lip out in a pout.

That hesitation was all Seonghwa needed to drag him out of the kitchen an into the living room to sit down.

He was showing enough now that Wooyoung was starting to adapt a little bit of a waddle when he walked. It was something that he found awkward, but Seonghwa and Jongho both cooed over him constantly and told him how cute he is.

"How come Yunho is allowed to cook and clean but I'm not?" Wooyoung asked.

"Because he knows when to stop working." Jongho walked into the room and gave Wooyoung a pointed look that had the omega crossing his arms above his belly and huffing a little.

Seonghwa let out a soft chuckle and pulled Wooyoung back onto the couch so they were sitting next to each other and Wooyoung could cuddle into his side.

Wooyoung bit his lip and smiled while nuzzling his cheek against Seonghwa's chest. This was his favorite thing to do, especially when Seonghwa started rubbing gentle circles on his stomach.

A moment later, Yeosang entered the room carrying Archer. He said down in an arm chair and situated the little boy so he could start nursing. "I know you don't like it, but they are right Youngie. You can't overwork yourself. Especially the further along you get."

"I know." Wooyoung sighed. "I just get restless." He tilted his head back so he could look up at his mate and felt his wolf churn at the gentle look he received.

Jongho walked over and bent forward to place a gentle kiss on Wooyoung's stomach. "Why don't you two go for a walk? Get out of the house for a bit? San, Hongjoong, and I are going hunting, so you can help with dinner. Deal?"

Wooyoung perked up at the idea of getting out of the house. "Ok. I guess that's fair." He held out his hands and Jongho pulled him from the couch.

Seonghwa gave the alpha a small nod before leading Wooyoung from the house. He laced their fingers together and they started off at a slow, leisurely pace.

"Are you doing ok with all this?" Wooyoung asked after a few minutes. He looked up at the older and saw Seonghwa suck on his bottom lip.

"Yeah. I'm doing ok. It's still weird for me... Having to share you with someone else. But I'm doing the best I can to get used to it because I know this is what will make you happy." Seonghwa glanced down at him and leaned forward to place a kiss on his forehead.

"I know. It's strange for me too. But you know that I love only you, right?"

"Yes, baby." Seonghwa chuckled.

They continued to walk further into the forest, enjoying the nice sunny day and the fact that they had some time alone together.

"Do you want it to be a boy or a girl?" Seonghwa asked.

Wooyoung tilted his head and thought about it. "I'm not really sure if I have a preference. I think I would be happy with either one." He paused for a moment, and even stopped walking. "Do you think you'll want this too?"

Seonghwa stood there for a moment, looking at the ground. "Probably. I mean, it's in our instinct." He turned to the younger and pulled him into a hug. "But right now you are my first priority."

"You are too good to me." Wooyoung tilted his head back and stuck out his tongue.

The older pinched his side but bent forward to capture his lips in a passionate kiss.

Wooyoung's belly made it hard to get the full connection he wanted, but just feeling Seonghwa's hands rubbing his back and side was enough for him.

His mate started to slowly back him up until he was pressed against a tree. He fisted the back of Seonghwa's shirt and let out a small whimper.

With so many people living in the house, it was hard to find a time for them to be truly alone, which is how Seonghwa liked it.

They had all witnessed Mingi and Yeosang, and even Jongho and San a couple of times, so there was definitely an issue of privacy.

The older groaned a little and ran his tongue over Wooyoung's lower lip.

He opened it gladly and felt his wolf shiver at the contact.

Both omegas had expressed how happy they were that their wolves were doing so well at accepting each other. They were breaking all the rules and learning to live with them.

But there was one downside to being omegas...

Their senses weren't as sharp as an alpha's.

Which meant that they didn't know that someone was approaching them until it was too late.

Wooyoung felt Seonghwa tense when a couple of branches snapped.

The older pulled away and looked around, stepping away slowly. Both of them scanned the area, trying to figure out what had made the sound.

"Let's go back." Seonghwa said, reaching back for Wooyoung's hand.

But it never got there.

An arrow was fired from somewhere that sliced Wooyoung's wrist, making the young omega cry out and cradle his wrist to his chest.

"Wooyoung!" Seonghwa shouted, and he moved to run forward but two wolves jumped out from behind some boulders and started to force Seonghwa back.

"H-Hwa!" Wooyoung's voice cracked with fear. Running from the dense trees in their direction was a large group of horses that had riders on their back. The one that had fired the arrow had another one trained on him with expert precision.

His heart was pounding a mile a minute, especially when he started to recognize some of the riders...

"No..." He whimpered

It was the guard from Blue Star.

They were the only pack for miles around that used horses as part of their guard.

Seonghwa noticed this too and his eyes flashed gold. He turned to look at Wooyoung with wide, panicked eyes. Jongho! Mingi!

More wolves came running in from all directions and the horses started circling, driving a bigger wedge in between Wooyoung and Seonghwa.

"Sir! Please calm down, we are here to rescue you." One of the guards on horseback said.

Others came up to Wooyoung and paused when they saw he was pregnant.

"I don't need you to rescue me! Stand down, that's an order. AND DO NOT TOUCH HIM!" Seonghwa snapped.

Several of the guards took a step back, but a few dismounted their horses and walked forward with arms raised. "Forgive us, Sir, but we already have our orders."

Seonghwa looked like he was going to snap.

But while he was focused on the guards, two others approached Wooyoung and yanked his arms behind his back. "Hw-!" He tried to shout but a hand was slapped over his mouth. He started to be pulled back to where a couple of guards on horses were waiting.

What is going on? Jongho's voice came through their link.

Seonghwa was visibly shaking as he tried to find a way out of this, but there were too many guards from Blue Star.

"Please, Sir, it's going to be ok." The one guard said while holding up his hands. "We just want to bring you home."

Wooyoung whimpered when they started to lift him off the ground. H-Hwa...

Baby just do what they say. I'll protect you, I promise. Seonghwa met his eyes. He looked terrified.

What is going on? Mingi's voice came through their connection. Fear from the rest of their pack was pulsing through the link.

Seonghwa was led to a horse and helped onto it. Several of his guards formed a barrier between him and Wooyoung, who was now seated on a large draft horse with his hands tied behind his back and an armed guard behind him. Stay where you are. Please...

Seonghwa what's wrong? San asked. Where are you?

It's too late. They found us.

What?! Jongho's anger came through the link. Where's Wooyoung?!

H-Here... Wooyoung whimpered, still seeking out Seonghwa's gaze. He could feel blood running down his wrist from his open wound. They had tied a bandana around it, then layered rope over it to bind his wrists. It was applying pressure to wound, but not enough to stop the bleeding.

Woo... Jongho whined.

I'm sorry... Seonghwa said. I thought we were out of harms way... Please stay safe and take care of each other.

Don't speak like that! San begged. We're coming to get you!

No, there's too many of them, and they are armed. Just take care of each other. Seonghwa said before speaking directly to Wooyoung in a private link. I'm here, for as long as they allow. I'm so sorry, Woo...

The younger whimpered and shifted in his seat, earning a growl from the beta behind him.

They moved at a quick pace, and even though they heard howls coming form behind them, the link with their pack slowly slipped out of range.

His fear started to rise, no matter how much Seonghwa tried to calm him down.

There was no way this was going to end well.

Blue Star thought he had kidnapped Seonghwa. Plus they had broken the biggest law of their species. They were probably going to say Wooyoung forced Seonghwa to mate with him... Anything they could do to make sure he was punished.

And the only punishment for something like this... Was death.

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Written by flamewhipper