Third person pov

"These are the p-papers you asked for, sir," Namjoon stuttered and handed Jungho the papers which held the address of the trueblood, Jungkook.

Jungho grunted and grabbed the papers from him, scanning them.

He grumbled under his breath when he saw that the trueblood lived somewhere far away, in the forest.

He nodded curtly at himself before looking back up and frowning when he sees Namjoon still there.

"What the fuck are you standing there for? Go away," he spat and rubbed his forehead with his fingers, frustrated because of the huge amount of work he had to do.

There were just a few months left for twenty years of being a demon wolf to complete.

He had to give the demon twenty omegas which he was finding very difficult because most of the omegas were killing themselves, just so he can't do what he wants.

So that his life journey ends. So he can die by failing to hand the demon the number of omegas he has asked for.

But of course, he wouldn't let it happen. He tied every omega up, now not letting them leave the prison to even work.

He was even using paralyzing agents because he didn't want them to do something to kill themselves.

Only twenty five of them were left. He had a few backup omegas too, but they were very few in number.

There were about hundred omegas brought to the mansion every year, but he and the warriors had recklessly killed them to satisfy their sadistic selves. Their actions were proving to be huge mistakes now.

But there was still hope. The omegas he had now wouldn't commit suicide They all stupidly believed that their lives will get better if they just patiently waited for their happy times and trusted the moon goddess.

Better, my ass. Jungho thought because he knew they that these omegas were only going to reach hell.

They couldn't be happy because he was going to sacrifice them to save his life, and he had doesn't know how to show mercy.

Just in case something happened to these omegas, he will give the demon the underaged omegas--under fifteen years of age--who weren't brought here yet.

It was all planned yet he was afraid that something might go wrong. He didn't want to lose his life.

All of this was stressing him out, and he barely had a way to relieve himself. He couldn't beat the omegas up; he needed them alive.

His hands were itching to grab a rob and beat someone up.

His mind would sometimes get so hazy that he would hit his own warriors. He was getting out of control.

"I-I wanted to ask... Why are you asking for young master's address? You had never taken an interest to meet him before..." Namjoon said, hesitantly, voice wavering.

"Don't ask me questions, you fucking warrior!" Jungho seethed, eyes hardening and rage clear in those dark eyes.

Namjoon took a step back, biting down on his wobbling lower lip with teeth. He was scared but more than that he was worried sick for the male omega.

The alpha needed the answer to his question. He didn't want anything to happen to his baby brother, Taehyung, who was sent to that house.

But he was sure that the demon wolf won't answer his questions, so he turned around and quickly left with a helplessly heavy heart.

Jungho sank back on his seat, smirking to himself.

"Seems like that male omega has dared to run away from the place I sent him to."

The sinister smirk on his face widened as he remembers the phone call he got the previous night from his warrior who told him that he had seen the omega in a club.

He was even told that Jungkook had carried Taehyung away from there forcefully after saving him from some horny teenager.

"Seems like my fucking dumb son has gotten attached to another pest," He says and chuckles, shaking his head in disbelief.

"Well, who cares about what that bitch feels anyway? Tomorrow is going to be a fun day. I will finally relieve my stress, and it won't lead to any loss because the demon doesn't want male omegas anyway." he grins, looking dark and sadistic.

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Jungkook's heart was beating at a terribly fast pace. He bit on his lower lip as he walked to the place the omega had asked him to come.

It was dark already. The full moon shone brightly in the night sky, emitting out brightness that made the nearby clouds visible.

The natural satellite was covered by clouds on all sides which were just like the negative thoughts clouding the glimmer of hope in his heart.

He hoped to gain the omega's forgiveness but that hope was surrounded by negative thoughts of everything going wrong.

The hope stood out more than the negative thoughts like the moon stood out in the dark clouds, but he wasn't sure if it will continue to be like that.

He wished that these negative thoughts don't swallow up his hope; he hoped for everything to go well.

He was scared and uncertain about the future.

Today he wishes to tell Taehyung everything. He wants to let him know why exactly he had done whatever he did. He just wanted to get it out.

It would be difficult for him to actually explain everything but he wants to do it, is determined to.

The younger had to know because he wanted to gain his forgiveness. Maybe Taehyung wouldn't forgive him, but he had to try to explain atleast.

The pond was just a few feet away from home. He had left Hayoon at home with Yoongi. There wasn't any chance that anybody would go to his house so there was no need to be worried for his babygirl.

He walked to a tree before standing still for a while to take deep breaths, calming his raging heart.

It will be alright. Just tell him everything, and he will understand. He tells himself.

But that was the problem. He didn't know how to tell Taehyung everything.

He gulped and forced himself to walk a few more steps to the pond.

He was slightly shocked when he saw that Taehyung had already come to the pond and was waiting for him. The omega was playing with the grass.

He moved his hand on the grass blades and tugged on some of them, face void of any emotion.

His feet were dipped in the water and he moved his feet softly, forming ripples on the still water.

His face glowed in the moonlight, his slightly long hair swaying behind when the wind blew. His eyelashes fanned over his cheeks.

He looked flawlessly beautiful, and that definitely did not help Jungkook to calm his heart. He had even forgotten that he needed to breathe.

Taehyung raised his head and made eye contact with the trueblood whose breath hitched when he saw the deep brown eyes.

Jungkook felt determination stir inside him as he went closer and sat down a few feet away from him.

They sat in silence for a while and Jungkook was glad that he got some time to calm his nerves.

He was still taking deep breaths, his heart thudding against his chest. Taehyung's heartbeat was much calmer than his own.

"Tell me, Why do you want to apologize, and why should I forgive you?" Taehyung asks finally and the ravenette wanted to throw himself into the pond and drown to death when he heard that deep, heavenly voice.

Only after a while could he actually focus on the words he said rather than the sweet voice of his.

Taehyung looked up at him with raised eyebrows. He seemed calm and looked at him with the mildest encouragement.

Yet again, Jungkook felt like he had forgotten how to breathe.

How do you expect me to speak while looking at me like that? If I open my mouth, the only words which will leave it are how desperately I want to kiss you and take you right here--

He shut himself up and focused on answering the question.

He looked away from the ethereal boy and decided to keep his gaze fixed on the pond to stop his burning desire from rising.

"I-I want to apologize and explain to you why I did whatever I did," Jungkook said and sighed, a frown forming on his face.

"Why?" Taehyung asked in a stern tone, demanding an answer.

Jungkook breathed out shakily and says, "I don't want to feel guilty. I want to see you happy and cheerful like you used t--"

He was cut off by Taehyung's scoff. He looked up at the small male who rolled his eyes and smile in a very fake manner.

"See me happy?" He rolls his eyes and looks away.

Jungkook stares at him, forgetting about the decision of looking at the pond.

He was trying to understand what the omega was feeling so he waited for him to say what he wants to.

"When you abused me mentally by making me afraid for my life a million times, that time you didn't care that you're hurting me. When I always 2ishef you would stop ignoring me, you didn't stop. When I was with you, you didn't care about what I want, and now you want to see me happy?" he asks and scoffs in disbelief.

Jungkook let out a deep sigh.

How can I tell you that all of it was done by my wolf, and I had no control over it all? Will you understand if I say that even my wolf wouldn't do such a thing if it wasn't for his condition?

That was what I wanted to make you understand, Tae.

Taehyung's throat clogs up and his heart swelled with sadness because of the love he held for the trueblood.

It was so painful for him; he couldn't hold himself back from uttering the next words, not caring about how desperate he would've sounded.

"You want to see me happy? Then c-can you love me like I love you?"

Jungkook felt his soul leave his body after he heard those words.

He looked up at the omega with mystified eyes, his perplexed emotions shown clearly in his dark eyes.

He wasn't breathing properly. His mind was completely occupied by the words which were told to him.

He let those sweet yet desperate words of love confession which were told with sadness and longing by the omega to sink deep into his heart.

"Y-you love me?" he asks, voice not more than a whisper. His body shuddered when Taehyung chuckled humorlessly, suddenly not seeming sad anymore, rather furious and disgusted.

"I wish I didn't, but not everyone in the world is like you to not love the one they are fated to."

And that was where Jungkook lost his ability to think properly. His heart sank, his mind getting hazy.

He had a million thoughts crossing his mind but all of them vanished before he could even dig deeper into any one of them and understand them.

His body shuddered when the words finally settled in him.

F-fated one? That can't be possible

That isn't possible!

"Got nothing to say? My whole life I thought that my mate would love me! I thought you would be the one who would cherish me, love me, and treat me like the most precious thing but you-!" his voice cracked in the end and he looked away with hard eyes and gritted teeth.

Jungkook could do nothing but stare at him with bewildered eyes because according to him, it wasn't possible for Taehyung to be his mate.

It just wasn't.

"All I wanted was love from you..." Taehyung says and starts sobbing, pitifully. Jungkook couldn't think right. He wanted to hug the younger, thinking about the distress and pain he would've felt.

But he couldn't react. He couldn't do anything but think about whatever happened in the past, from the time he met the boy.

The first time I saw him, my legs had unconsciously carry me to the place he was when he was getting beaten up by the warriors.

I ordered the warriors to stop their assaults and even gave him first-aid, I wouldn't ever do that for anybody else.

Getting nightmares and hallucinations about Hyejin the night he had first come to my mansion like as if the universe was trying to make me remember her and the moments we spent for one last time before I finally let go of her and accept him.

My wolf getting aggressive and taking over several times whenever Taehyung got any close to the remains of Hyejin, it was because he sees him as a threat to his relationship with Hyejin.

Oberon was rejecting the bond for so long and hurting him to push him away. He doesn't want anybody but Hyejin.

It wasn't just his condition worsening; he actually had a reason for being like this towards Taehyung.

It is wrong but would someone as sick as him understand that?

Hayoon replacing Taehyung as her mother and loving him wholeheartedly when she usually hates everybody except me and her uncles.

I hated the idea at first, but now I want it more than anything. I want the boy to stay with us and be a part of our family.

Getting addicted to his scent and developing the urge to protect and care for him.

There was always a connection between us, but it took me time to acknowledge it. I never knew that the bond we shared was the mate bond.

It took me time to understand that I am supposed to be with him because I'm fated with him and have unconsciously started feeling for him too.

He is my mate.

His eyes filled with unshed tears as he looked down, attempting to hide his vulnerability.

He listened to the painful words of his mate as he cried and told him about the pain his mate had given him.

What could he do? He didn't even know Taehyung was his mate until now. All he could do was regret the actions though he hadn't done anything.

It was his wolf but he would take all the pain which was supposed to be inflicted on his wolf.

It was his suffering wolf who caused the pain to the younger. That wolf which didn't know how to cry to ease pain or scream out to the world that it was unfair to him had hurt him by ignoring him, showing him his destructive self and comparing him to her.

His wolf, Oberon, who he knew wouldn't ever break no matter what the reason is.

But he knew that crying and expressing emotions is much better than keeping it buried within oneself because, even though you wouldn't seem vulnerable and broken when you hide your true emotions from the world, you are still breaking yourself completely, in such a way that you cannot ever fix yourself.

Taehyung cried and cried as he wanted to ease the pain he was feeling.

He wanted to get it all out. He had already yelled enough at him and was relieved that atleast Jungkook would know that he was his mate.

But he knew Jungkook wouldn't love him back, that fact hurt the most. He wouldn't be able to feel alive until he got the assurance from the elder, a promise that he would be a good mate now and love him.

That wouldn't happen. He was going to remain lifeless and dull like how he is now forever because the best gift for a person--of having a mate-- turned out to be a curse for him.

Taehyung harshly wiped away his tears and stood up. Jungkook mirrored his actions, getting up and standing in front of him because he didn't want him to leave.

"Taehyung," He whispers out. The said male looks at him with hurt and pain.

"What do you want to say now? That you can't love me back? I know you can't. You were so in love with another person that you didn't even realize that your mate was nearby," He whimpers, tears flooding his eyes again.

"It's alright. Y-you can continue loving her and act like I didn't even exist. Reject me now, a-and then you can live the life with the person you want to live with," he says.

"I won't do that," Jungkook says sternly, tears streaming down his face too. Taehyung looked at him with anger and disgust.

"Why? Why?! Because you want to see me suffer? You know I won't stop loving you, so are you trying to make it more difficult for me?!"

"No--"

"Then what?! Just reject me!"

"I don't want to do that"

"Tell me why?! Why--"

Jungkook cut him off by pulling him into his embrace.

Taehyung's chest collided with his torso, his face pressed against his chest and before the omega could react in any way, the ravenette connected his nose on his neck and scented him.

Taehyung gasped, falling limp in his arms.

Jungkook whimpered against his neck and hold him as tightly as possible, his hands wrapped around the omega's waist.

Taehyung sobbed and pressed the palm of his hand on his chest.

They wanted to stay like this forever.

But they knew it wasn't possible.

The omega's body shook softly as he basked in the feeling of being held protectively and lovingly. He had always wanted to be held like this.

The trueblood softly pulled away and stared down at the younger's flushed face with teary and guilty eyes.

He caressed his cheekbone with the pad of his thumb.

Taehyung refused to look at him because he knew that he wouldn't be able to hold himself back from curling into his embrace and not letting him go away.

Every time a tear escaped his eyes lids, Jungkook would quickly to wipe it off in a soft way.

He leaned down, nudging his nose on his red cheek softly.

He holds his jaw and makes him look into his eyes, hoping that the younger would understand what exactly he is feeling because he can't say it out loud.

He can't because he didn't want to give more pain to the younger.

They held eye contact for a while, the emotions which danced in them were so strong that it could render to the other what exactly they were feeling.

Jungkook noticed Taehyung's emotion--sadness and anger acted as a facade, hiding the love he held deep within-he was so glad that love was still there.

And Taehyung saw the powerful emotions in the trueblood's eyes but refused to let himself get affected by the softness and the familiar emotion which they held.

He couldn't let himself repeat the mistake of overthinking the small actions of the elder because every time it only made his expectations higher and broke him when Jungkook hurt him again.

Jungkook held him assuringly, looking at him like he was the only thing that ever mattered.

His eyes fitted on his plump lips and he leaned in slightly, bringing the hand which was around his waist upward to delicately hold the boy's face.

Taehyung furrowed his eyebrows, anticipating his next actions but not making any effort to stop him.

Because he wanted it more than anything, just like Jungkook wanted this with a strong passion.

Jungkook couldn't hold himself back from leaning down completely, and finally connecting their lips together in a sweet and soft kiss that was anything but passionate and strong.

Taehyung's wide eyes stared at the elder who kissed him deeply and softly while keeping his eyes closed.

He fisted the elder's shirt in his hand, body leaning into Jungkook's hold when he moved his lips against his.

He could feel the longing and sorrow the older was feeling through the kiss. It made him feel heavier and sadder.

He didn't kiss back-he couldn't do it. But he couldn't get himself to push him away too.

Their heartbeat was in sync-fast and hard as it thudded against their ribs. There was a burst of emotions in their bodies and they loved the feeling.

Taehyung felt the immensely powerful tingles spreading his body, making his leg feel weak.

Though Jungkook couldn't feel the tingles, he still felt the bond in between them become stronger and he confirmed his feelings towards him, leaving no space for doubts of him being his mate or not.

He realized that he felt for the younger too.

He couldn't admit it was love because he was still in denial. He was still bound by a promise of loving only that one person.

He hated himself for doing this and messing with the younger's emotions more, but he couldn't stop himself from creeping his hand around his waist and pulling him closer.

He moved his lips a bit more strongly, wanting the younger to kiss back.

But that his wish wasn't fulfilled because the omega came back to his senses and pushed Jungkook away harshly and scowled up at him.

Taehyung gritted his teeth, not speaking a word as he turned around, deciding that it was better to leave because he knew that if he stayed here any longer, he wouldn't be able to stop himself from connecting his lips with the elders again, and this time kissing him back and pouring all his love into the kiss.

He left the place with a raging and heavy heart. He couldn't stop loving the older. He was so tired of even feeling now.

Jungkook fell to his knees and let out a small sob. He curled into a ball on the grass, the only thing he could hear in the serene forest was his own pathetic sniffles and cries.

He looked up at the clear night sky and whimpered seeing the star which, as a child, he always thought was his mom.

And he looked at it with complaining eyes like he always did whenever he cried to the star in his childhood after either getting beaten up by Sangmi or by being ill-treated by his father.

He parted his lips and in a broken voice he muttered,

"Mom, you always told me to love my mate b-but...you never told me who I should choose between my mate and my second mate."

He sobbed harder, wailing like a child because he had had enough of the pain he was forced to face.

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"Second mate" not "second chance mate". Both hyejin and tae were destined to Jungkook at birth so he has two mates, while second chance means that after the death of a person's mate, they end up with someone else who has also lost their fated one.