"Seokjin-hyung....! W-what happened?! Is everything alright?",Namjoon stammered out as Seokjin appeared infront of his room with an exhausted demeanor.

"We need to go....",Seokjin mumbled without even looking at the younger.

"What?!",Namjoon blurted out.

"We have to go back,Joon.... Prepare the carriage. We're going right now.",the older stated dully.

-"But.....what happened hyu-"

"I said prepare the carriage ! We're leaving, Joon.Right.Now.",Seokjin confirmed with a hard glare at the beta's face.

Namjoon sighed but complied at the end.

-"Alright I'm going..... But,you have to stay here okay? I'll come soon..."

And with that,the beta rushed out of the room;worry and confusion written all over his face.

Seokjin bit down on his lip;trying to suppress the whirlwind of emotions his soul was going through at that moment.

Everything happened so suddenly,so unexpectedly; it was too much for him.

As an awfully comforting,familiar smell captured his senses, he closed his eyes and groaned in a sudden rage.

-"Seokjinah don't-"

He flinched as the deep voice rumbled right infront of him.The omega kept his eyes closed while turning his head to the side.

Large hands grabbed his shoulders and made him face the other.

"Seokjinah....don't go.",the voice was trembling,begging for the older's attention or at least a single glance.

But Seokjin was reluctant,his eyes squeezed shut and his face turned away from the vampire.

With a sudden desperation in his heart,Taehyung cupped the other's face.

"Seokjinah ~",he begged once again."Don't go.... Don't go,please don't go...."

The omega prince exhaled a shaky breath as he grabbed Taehyung's hands.

"Leave me,Taehyung.",he whispered.

The grip only became firmer as he his words reached the younger.

"I said leave !",he gritted his teeth while snapping his eyes open.

And that's when he did the mistake. The gravest mistake.

Taehyung was staring at him with his pleading, soft red eyes while pearl like tears were streaming down both of his flushed cheeks.

Seokjin's heart leaped a beat and he sucked air through his teeth.

"Leave-",he muttered weakly but the younger growled.

-"You can't go outside at this hour,Seokjinah. Try to understand!I can't let you go all alone like this,for God's sake!"

"Its not always about you,Kim Taehyung....",Seokjin stated quietly but firmly.

-"You kept getting closer to me when I was trying my best to resist you,you claimed me as yours when you wanted to do that,you made me remember everything that I had forgotten completely after all these years,then suddenly you thought that I don't deserve all of this? That I don't deserve you and now- Now you want me to stay? Its not a joke Taehyung! Love is not a joke.Not for me."

His omega whined as he saw the vampire's eyes widening in disbelief and pain.

"Its not a joke for me either,Seokjinah...",Taehyung answered in a hoarse voice.

"Then why are you doing this?!",the omega wailed.

The younger's mouth frowned at his tone,his eyes welling up with warm tears and Seokjin just wanted to smother his mate with kisses,to crush him into a tight hug,to do anything that would be able to wipe the pained expression away from his face.

But he remained still in his place,determined.

"You wanted me to leave your world,didn't you? Then let me go,Taehyung!",he whimpered.

"I can't...",Taehyung pleaded as he dipped in to lean his forehead against the older's.

"I can't,Seokjinah please -",he sniffled.

His hands went towards the back of Seokjin's neck,fingers carding through the soft fringes of the omega's mullet. Seokjin's heart ached at the touches.

"L-let go-",he murmured,this time not so determinedly.

The younger answered by engulfing him by his waist and pressing their foreheads firmly against each other.

"I can't....I can't...",the vampire chanted softly as their noses brushed and Seokjin unconsciously twisted his head.

The salty taste in his mouth made the omega realize that he was kissing Taehyung.

Their lips brushed against each other ever so slightly until Seokjin's hands reached Taehyung's back and clutched at his shirt.

Only then,Taehyung tugged at the older's hair,tilting his head back to deepen the kiss.

And they kissed in a way as if they had never done it before,their breaths hitching every time as Taehyung trapped the Omega's lips between his teeth or as  Seokjin whimpered against the vampire's mouth.

Seokjin trembled as the younger's right hand glided down his cheek enticingly before settling at the dip of his neck,grazing his fingers over their bond mark alluringly.

The younger pulled away first,only to trail soft kisses down Seokjin's neck.

Every inch of the omega's skin burned where the vampire landed his lips on.

"Taehyung-",Seokjin called out with a broken voice.

"No. I can't...... I can never...",the younger kissed the response against Seokjin's bare neck.

"Can you see me in danger,then?",Seokjin croaked,tears spilling from his closed eyes.

Taehyung pulled away in an instant and gazed at the other,confused.

"You said this blending of two worlds can be dangerous for me..... So,I'm asking you,Taehyung...Will you be able to see me in danger?",his mate asked shakily.

Taehyung shook his head frantically, cupping his cheeks once again and kissing his tear tracks away.

"But you have to choose a single thing only,Taehyungah...",Seokjin's voice softened while thumbing the younger's cheeks to wipe off his tears.

Taehyung shook his head like a helpless child,arms caging the other against himself as much as he could.

He stiffled a cry,realizing what Seokjin said was actually relevant.

Reluctantly, he released his prince from the barricade of his arms;one of his hands was resting on Seokjin's neck though,as if for the slightest support he needed at that moment.

"What do you want....?",he asked,hoping for something....something useful that can make a way in between those two cruel options.

Seokjin chuckled nasally.

"Me...?",he mused,tilting his head and planting it on the younger's shoulder.

-"I want to die in your arms...... That's.... the only thing I've ever wished in my life,Taehyungah...."

"But this time,its not about what I  want....",he sniffled and looked back at the younger.

"You have to make your mind,Taehyungah..... What do you want to let happen?",he muttered while Taehyung caressed the nape of his neck.

His eyes closed on their own and his head tipped back,exposing his neck where Taehyung greedily mouthed some lingering kisses.

"I have to suffer in both ways,Seokjinah ~",Taehyung gulped down a sob.

Seokjin shuddered.

"Take your time,Taehyungah.....",he breathed,pushing the other lightly on his chest.

"Come to me when you'll be able to decide....",he muttered, peering at the younger's pondering face.

-"But before that.....we need to stay away from each other... Otherwise,you'd never be able to come to a decision...."

"I can't live without you....",Taehyung whimpered out loudly.

"Believe me Taehyungah,I won't be able to even die without your presence.... But you need this right now,we have to go through this right now...",the omega smoothed his palms upon Taehyung's blonde hair.

-"Hyung.....?"

Taehyung kept staring at Seokjin's face as the older turned his head to look at the doorway.

"Just a moment,Joon....",the prince nodded at the beta and Namjoon went away from the sight with an understanding nod.

Jin gazed back at his mate,caressing his cheeks with his thumbs.

"I know you'd take the best decision for us....",he whispered and the younger frowned in pain.

"I love you...",Taehyung muttered quietly,kissing the insides of Seokjin's palms.

The omega swallowed the urge to fall on his knees and muttered back a request,-

"Taehyungah.... Please don't take too much time..."

"I won't......I won't, my prince.... I won't...",Taehyung sobbed while leaning in and bringing their mouths together one last time before his mate's departure.

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Authornim is extremely sorry for the late update.....

I've been busy in................
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Reading an awesome Taejin series in AO3.And I'm crying over the fourth book of the series since the day before yesterday.

And I'm still a mess over here....

I need a Taejin selca :(

Well but this......

I often just want to read Tae's mind whenever he stares at our Jinnie like that...... 😌

Alright NOW,opinions on this chapter?

What do you think is going to be Tae's decision??

Purple Ya! ^_^💜