Jongho groaned as he felt himself starting to wake up. He rubbed his forehead in a desperate attempt to ease the headache that plagued him already, but it did nothing to help...

He regretted drinking so much last night. But at the same time, he didn't. If he could, he would start drinking again now if it meant not having to hear the praise directed toward his brother.
There was supposed to be another huge send off where most of the pack would get to say their final goodbyes.

And he had no intention of being there.
If anything, he was glad that Mingi was going to be gone. Maybe that would mean he'd get a little more attention from his father.

Good or bad... Jongho just wanted to know that his father cared for him.
He groaned one more time and moved to get out of bed and an arm tightened around his waist.

Jongho's eyes flew open and he spun around.

His heart instantly dropped when he saw Yunho sleeping next to him. He leaned forward and saw that there wasn't a mark on his neck, so that was a good sign, but memories of what had happened slowly started to come back.
"My father is going to kill me." Jongho said, fisting his hair as he leaned forward.

"Not if we don't tell him." Yunho mumbled into the pillow.

The alpha's head flew to the side as he looked at the beta. Yunho's eyes opened slowly and there was a mixed look of hope and pain.

"I won't tell if you don't." The older said, sitting up slowly.

Jongho snarled and shook his head as he tried to contain the fact that his wolf wanted to claim Yunho right there.

"Sorry." He said, looking away as Yunho slipped out of bed to dress.

"It's ok."

He could feel the beta's eyes on him as he started to dress as well.

His father could never find out... He was supposed to remain 'pure' for his own mating ceremony. And the same could be said for Yunho. He was supposed to remain untouched for whoever he was supposed to be partnered with, and Jongho had left very obvious marks on his shoulders.
"Don't worry. I won't tell." Yunho said one more time before leaving the room.

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Over the next few months, Jongho broke his father's rule with Yunho several more times.

They both quickly realized that they couldn't keep their hands off each other, and the secrecy held a sense of excitement for the alpha.

Plus it was like his wolf always desired the need to claim a wolf, so doing it with Yunho constantly appeased some of that hunger.

He was always careful not to leave visible marks, and he never knotted the beta either.

And Yunho never said no. If anything, he sought Jongho out just as often.
One day, when Jongho was getting ready to go find the beta, his mom stopped him from leaving the house after he got done visiting.

"Jongho, I need you to stay just a little longer." Kennedy said, stepping forward. He looked a little nervous about something.

"What is it?" The alpha asked, eyeing his mom.

"Well there was an accident with the hunting pack a couple of days ago. And I volunteered to look after one of the boys who lost his parents. Both of them..." Kennedy looked down as he spoke. Jongho's chest tightened a little. While he couldn't care less about his father, if he were to lose his mom he didn't know what he would do. Kennedy pulled Jongho into a hug and rubbed the back of his head. "I'm sorry. I know you already struggle with things. But this is temporary. It's just a place for him to live until he turns eighteen." The beta whispered into the top of his son's head.

There was a small knock on the door.
Jongho took a deep breath and took a step back.

Kennedy opened the door and a young beta with pale green hair stood in the doorway. He had a shy look on his face at first, but when he saw Jongho standing there a smile crossed his face that revealed a set of dimples. Even though his eyes were red and puffy, he still had a certain beauty around him.
And Jongho could instantly tell he was a beta.

"San, welcome to our home." Kennedy said, motioning for the boy to step inside. "This is my son, Jongho."

"It's nice to meet you." The beta said, bowing his head in respect. "Thank you... For taking me in."

Kennedy stepped forward and pulled San into a hug. "It's the least I could do. I'm so sorry for your loss..."

San let out a small whimper and proceeded to cry into Kennedy's shoulder for several minutes.

Jongho stood awkwardly off to the side, not sure how to react. It was a sad situation, but he wasn't the comforting type. Probably because he had never received comfort from his father...
But he knew he needed to be polite, so he bowed his head. "Please, make yourself comfortable. Our home is your home."

The beta gave him a grateful smile.

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The next couple of months passed in much the same way. Stay out of trouble, sneak around with Yunho, go home to spend time with Kennedy and San.
Jongho found himself really enjoying the beta's company as well. Once he was past the first stages of mourning, he was actually quite friendly.

He opened up about enjoying being a hunter like his parents and that he hoped he found a strong alpha to be by his side when that happened.

Jongho didn't miss the fact that San's eyes lingered on him when he said this.
It made his wolf churn.

Especially a few days later when Jongho stepped out of his bedroom after taking a nap.

The door at the end of the hall opened up and Jongho was blasted with the sweet scent of vanilla. He looked up to see San walking out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped loosely around his waist as he used another one to ruffle his hair.

The alpha's eyes drifted down to San's narrow waist and the perfect v-line poking out from beneath the towel.
It set him on fire and Jongho had to bite his tongue to keep from saying anything.

"Like what you see?" San said.
Jongho's eyes snapped to his and he was greeted with sapphire blue.
The older ran his tongue over his lips and Jongho was hit with the image of San's lips wrapped around his hard length.

It make his stomach flip with desire.

San just winked at him before ducking into his room and shutting the door.
If Jongho hadn't heard the front door open and close, indicating that his mom was back, then he would have slipped into the beta's room right then.

But he promised himself that he would get to feel the beta beneath him.

Oh he couldn't wait to make him squirm.

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Written by flamewhipper