"Baekhyun... I'm very confused".

He looks at me standing in the doorway of his cabin and I smile at him even though there's no emotion behind it. He motions for me to come over and sit on the carpet, as there are no couches or chairs in the room.

"What about?", he asks gently.

"About everything", I shrug, "Firstly, Luhan let me out of his house so I could roam around the pack grounds? Can't I just run away?"

"There are a lot of men patrolling in the woods, they'd catch you before you could reach Bangtan. And now you're marked, Luhan will feel it when you're far away from him, he'll feel the bond lessening".

I frown and look at the ceiling.

"And what about Jungkook? Will he feel it? Will it affect him?"

Baekhyun ponders for a moment, "He will definitely feel something's wrong. He might have already figured out what happened".

I turn my face back to him, "Does that mean he'll come save me?"

"Who knows. I think he will, in my perspective, because he visited our pack enough times already just for a stupid red stone", he leans on his hands and smiles shortly at me.

"Stone?", I mumble out loud, "I think I caught a glimpse of it when Jungkook arrived back at our pack all bloody".

"Our packs fight a lot ever since Luhan found that stone", Baekhyung explains, "Before that it was just some tension between the two packs and the occasional snarl whenever they crossed each other. Now it's almost a war".

"Weird", I mumble, crossing my arms.

The feeling of someone staring at me burns at my side and I quickly look at the window, seeing someone duck.  I frown but let it slide. Probably some creepy werewolf.

"Tae", the other omega starts, "Do you... remember our parents? Anything about them?"

I tilt my head to the side and think. As much as I try to dig inside that stupid brain of mine, I can't find any memory of my parents or Baekhyun for that matter. I shake my head at him and hear him sigh.

"I guess it was a traumatic experience so your brain blocked it out when you were young".

"Did they both die?", I ask him. I'm not experiencing sadness right now because I don't have any memory of my parents so it's like talking about strangers.

"Mom was killed in front of our eyes. When she-", he takes in a deep breath before continuing, "When she gave you to me and told me to keep you safe, she was bleeding, being impaled against a tree. I had to leave her before the other wolves could find us. I never found out what happened to dad".

"Oh", is all I can say. That sounds painful.

The burning gaze is back and I can catch a glimpse of the boy staring at me as he dives away from the window.

"There's some boy staring at me", I keep my eyes trained on the window. Baekhyun follows my gaze.

The boy peeps his head in front of the glass so we can only see his hair and eyes. He shrieks when he catches us staring and runs off.

"That's Sehun", he explains, "He's... a little mental".

I glance one last time at the window and then give Baekhyun a confused look.

"It's not his fault though, in his situation we'd all go crazy. I don't think many would even survive".

My expression stays the same so he finally sighs.

"He's Luhan's mate".

I widen my eyes. "What!?", I hiss, "He has a freaking mate?"

Baekhyun nods, "Yeah... Luhan rejected him though as soon as Sehun was found and brought here to join us. Sehun told me he had always dreamt of finding his mate and the moment he caught the scent he fell in love with Luhan who rejected him coldly. I think he found out Luhan marked you and well... Like I said he's a bit mental after being rejected. His wolf is weak and his mind is fragile. Most werewolves tend to avoid him now, but that's a bit cold I think. He's just a heartbroken boy".

"Will he do something to me?", I ask unsure.

"You mean hurt you because Luhan marked you?", he asks and I nod, "I don't know. Sehun's behavior is unexpected and impulsive now. Best to stay away from him".

I agree, but can't shake off the feeling that Sehun is still near even though he sprinted off. I talk to Baekhyun for a while until it gets dark.

"I think you should go back now before Luhan gets mad"

"That stupid piece of shit can explode from anger if it were for me. I'd gladly get rid of the limbs and intestines and feed them to wild animals", I reply monotonously.

Baekhyun seems like he's holding back his laugh and puts on a serious face, "Careful! If anyone would hear you, you're dead".

That'd be better than being stuck to Mr. Piece of shit.

I sigh and wave Baekhyun goodbye, stepping out of the cabin. The sky is painted a beautiful orange and pink and the moon is already visible. I walk across the pack ground almost reaching Luhan's cabin until-

A hand yanks me to the side, swallowing us in the shadows of the trees. I want to yell but a hand covers my mouth. The grip on my arm disappears and I'm able to turn around and face my kidnapper. I slowly step back seeing the shaking boy in front of me. He's breathing hard and his hands go through his hair multiple time like he's freaking out about something.  "Sehun?", I question confused. The said boy snaps his head to me once he hears his name being called. He rushes over and grabs me by the shoulders. I bite my bottom lip to stop a scream from coming out. His nails are digging into my flesh and I whimper in pain. The boy stares into my eyes, seemingly trying to find something in them. He's shaking and sweat drips off his forehead.

"Sehun?", I say more softly now, trying to calm the boy down.

"I- I-", he tries to get out, "I-"

"You what?", I whisper.

He suddenly throws his arms around me and pushes his head into my chest, staining my sweater with his tears. He sobs and sobs and I can't do anything except give him awkward pats on the back. Why is he hugging me? This is definitely the unexpected behavior Baekhyun was talking about.

"Why!?", he yells against the chest, "Why doesn't he love me?"

I shush him and slide my hand through his hair in a soothing manner.

"H-he t-told me he'd n-never love b-boys. Told me he w-wasn't gay. B-but you are a b-boy and he marked y-you", he stomps my chest lightly, "W-why".

"If it was up to me, I would gladly hand him over to you. I have a mate myself", I frown, looking into his teary eyes.

"Y-you do?", he asks softly.

"Yeah and Luhan forced me into this bond", I admit, clenching my teeth, "I hate it".

"What do you have that I don't have?", he pouts.

"I can't think of anything except I'm an omega".

He huffs and sits down on the grass, pulling me with him so I almost fall forward. He faces the ground and plays with his sleeves.

"C-can I ask you a question?", he mumbles, cheeks tinted pink.

"Sure", I smile.

"I-is he good?", he stutters, "Like in bed?"

I chuckle at his embarrassed face but soon a frown appears on my face.

"To be completely honest...", I say, "We haven't had sex yet, and hopefully there won't be any in the future but... that's weird".

"What is?", he looks up to me with doe eyes.

"The first time I met him he tried to rape me and almost succeeded if it wasn't for my mate showing up", I shiver at the memory, "And before he marked he was trying to do it again but after he marked me... he has made no moves. It's like he's avoiding me now".

"That is weird", Sehun frowns.

"Yeah...", I mumble in thought, "Does it hurt?"

"What does?", he asks.

"Being rejected", I carefully ask. His expression falters a little.

"Like you're insides are being burned. Like your body wants to turn inside out", he answer truthfully," Like your heart wants to break and shatter the person with it".

"I'm sorry that happened to you".

He shrugs, "I'm sorry he did this to you".

"I wish you were me at the moment".

He sighs, "Me too. Me too"

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I'm loving the questions and theories spiraling around on the previous chapter.