Walking down the hallway from his grandfather's room,Taehyung smiled at Baekhyun as the older vampire approached him.

"How did he look?",Baekhyun asked with concern laced within his voice.

"He looked more or less alright.... Seems to need some rest though...",Taehyung trailed.

The older gave him a soft nod.

The blonde's eyes brightened all of a sudden as he chided,-

"Oh and he said that he is happy to see me after so many years!"

"Ofcourse he is! He used to worry about you a lot,Taehyung!",The general stated the fact with a warm smile.

The younger beamed at that.

"So....!",Baekhyun sighed.

-"Would you like to inspect how your kingdom is working or....?"

"I would...",Taehyung stated firmly.

"Hal-Abbeoji has given me this throne because he somehow trusted me,right? I can't break his trust...."

"Come on...!",he ushers the older to stride with him towards the kings office.

After a brief moment of silence, Baekhyun faked a cough and cleared his throat; probably to gain the younger's attention.

"I was...",he paused for a second;contemplating in his mind if he should utter his thoughts or not.

"You look tensed hyung.... What is it?!",Taehyung asked;unsure of why he was feeling that he shouldn't have insisted the other.

He somehow felt the conversation was not going to turn into a pleasant one.

"Look Taehyung; Don't get me wrong..... I'm... I'm really glad that you brought your mate along with you.. Its his mate's kingdom;he has the right to live here;but...... The other one....? Taehyung,you...... You allowed a Southerner to slip out of his imprisonment?!",he exclaimed.

"Namjoon is Seokjinah's personal guard. Seokjinah needed someone to look after him in my absence and besides that,Namjoon is his old friend too; so we chose him for his safety; that's it....",the younger muttered his answer in a single breath.

-"And....he isn't a prisoner... None of them are prisoners apart from Southerner's Queen...."

-"Still.... You should be more cautious about them! We don't know when they would start a revolt against you, Tae-"

Taehyung's huff stopped Baekhyun in the midst of his concerned thoughts.

-"I trust them,Baek-hyung! They know everything about my past..... They know what their Queen had done to us... I believe they would-"

"But they believed your loyalty too!
Southerner's Queen trusted on you too,Kim Taehyung....",The older snapped.

Taehyung stopped at his tracks abruptly.

The general let out a deep,apologetic sigh.

"Listen Taehyung..... I'm not telling you to doubt on them....but trusting on them blindly is not a good choice either;You know I'd never give you any useless advice...",he mumbled as he ducked down his head.

Taehyung stared at the floor with an emotionless face.

"They're.... not my enemy, hyung...",he whispered;his jaw clenching while he clutched his fists.

"No,they are not... But,things are not as simple as it seems between us,Taehyung.... You need to understand that....",the older said matter of factly; earning a slight nod from the younger.

"I do....",Taehyung muttered quietly as he got back on his tracks.

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A long sigh dragged its way out of Taehyung's throat as he finally entered his room.

He was late.He became so busy in the inspection that he almost lost the track of time.

However,it was important to look after how the government was working.Still he felt guilty of making Seokjin wait for him for too long.

As Taehyung stepped inside the room;he immediately frowned at the lack of his omega's alluring smell.

He scanned the room swiftly with his darkening hawk eyes.

Gnawing at the insides of his cheeks, the blonde shuffled towards the adjacent balcony; only to find it suffocatingly empty.

Taehyung shook his head. It was way too late for Seokjin to be out of his room;because he naturally falls asleep a few hours after evening only.This routine has never changed during his pregnancy.

Then....why wasn't Seokjin in his room at that hour?!Where could he possibly be;where could've he probably gone?!

He was just about to lunge towards the door when Namjoon appeared infront of him;with a visibly tired Seokjin in his arms as the beta was carrying him in bridal style.

Both of the werewolves seemed to be a little flustered by the sudden appearance of the younger.

"Ah,Taehyungah...",Seokjin breathed out.

"Sorry,I just.....had a long walk...",he chuckled weakly as his personal guard carried him towards the King sized bed.

The vampire's eyes followed them slowly and observed Namjoon's every move when the beta made Seokjin half-lay on the bed and placed a large pillow on his back for support.

"You never listen to me,hyung! See,now you're too tired to even walk...",Namjoon grumbled while covering half of the omega's body with a blanket.

-"Its fine,Joon! I'll just need a good sleep and everything will be alright,hm? Don't be so worried....!",the prince chuckled lightly;which made Namjoon break into his dimpled smile as he shook his head.

Taehyung's heart churned at the sight.He gulped harshly.

-"You went out of the castle....?"

Both Seokjin and Namjoon looked at the vampire.

"Taehyung, actually-",Seokjin tried to explain but the younger glared at the beta and asked through his gritted teeth,-

"I asked you to not let him go outside without my permission, didn't I ?!"

Namjoon became tensed at the younger's tone.Reluctantly,he nodded a 'yes'.

Seokjin frowned. The way Taehyung was behaving,didn't seem like a good sign to him.

-"Taehyung, I told him to not inform you.You were busy;that's why-"

"Go to your chamber.",Taehyung ordered the beta grimly;completely ignoring his mate's explanations.

Namjoon looked back at his elder for permission with a worried look in his eyes.

Seokjin nodded;gesturing him to leave the room.

As the beta went out of the room;the large bedchamber drowned in a deafening silence.

Taehyung never met the eyes of the older as he strode towards his side of the bed and sat on its edge with his back facing the other.

Seokjin stared at his mate for a long time; he felt his heart thudding inside his ribcage in a dramatic way.

He didn't know why he was feeling so nervous; or rather.....so afraid;but he knew that he needed to resolve this tensed situation at any cost.

Taking a quiet, heavy breath, he stuttered,-

"Taehyung..... W-what is it,Taehyungah...?"

The omega became restless as he only got the vampire's deep sigh as an answer.

"At least look at me! What's with this strange behavior, Taehyungah?! You even misbehaved with Joon... He is older than you, for God's sake! How could you talk to him like that?",Seokjin said;frustrated by the younger's cold attitude.

His blood boiled as he heard the blonde chuckle dryly.

"Why...? Did it hurt that much?!",Taehyung hissed.

Seokjin gasped at the statement.

"What are you talking about?!",he demanded firmly.

And finally the younger turned around to face him.

"Your friend had the audacity to insult me by not listening to my orders and you're alright with it.But I can't even remind him that,what he has done is wrong?!,he snarled.

"Taehyung, I just told you that it was my decision to not inform you anything; because you were busy....that's it! Why would he insult you?!"the omega defended.

-"What if something would've happened to you?"

-"But nothing happened, right?"

-"What if something would've? What would I've been supposed to do if something dangerous would've happened to you?!"

"Then Namjoon would've saved me. He can protect me;he has been doing that even when you were not there with me-",Seokjin stopped all of a sudden;realizing that he was going too far for his mate's liking.

"Taehyung,I....I just-Why are you behaving like this Taehyung?! You're making me tensed. Please;tell me if there's anything wrong but don't be so distant and......stop saying such nonsense for God's sake!",he pleaded as he set aside the blanket to crawl towards the younger.

Taehyung instantly got up from the bed.

"Its me..... I'm the one who is wrong!",he let out a low growl.

Seokjin followed the younger.

"Will you at least tell me what's bugging you! Why the hell are you saying these things all of a sudden?!", he yelled as he grabbed Taehyung's shoulders and made the younger face him completely.

"BECAUSE ITS THE TRUTH!",Taehyung yelled back;his eyes red with fury and a hint of agony.

-"I shouldn't have- I should have never trapped you in my world. You.... You don't deserve this."

Seokjin grasped the younger's shirt;his pleading, doe eyes staring directly at his face searchingly.

"What are you saying....? Why Taehyungah...?!",he choked out.

Taehyung freed himself from the older's grasp before turning around to avoid his mate's gaze.

"My family can't trust you;Your family can't trust me;I can't even introduce you to my grandfather because he would probably hate you! You- ..... You have to take my permission before setting your foot out of this castle because it can be dangerous to you! Seokjinah..... I.....",he looked back at his omega as he exhaled a labored breath.

"....How am I different from your mother?! She never gave you freedom but neither I am giving that to you! I am trapping you.... in this- This world which can be harmful for you... Why can't we have a simple life? Why do we always have to be so cautious about everything?!"

Seokjin closed the distance between themselves and cupped the younger's face.

"Taehyung,we can't have a simple life because destiny has chosen us to lead a unique one....",he sighed.

-"I know you must be upset with everything but..... Don't give up on us,Taehyungah.... We are different but....what matters is that we love each other, right?"

"My parents were different too.... They too believed in their destiny but you know what they received in return! This...this "unique" life always turns out to be dangerous,Seokjinah.... I can't- I can't drag you into this danger. You don't deserve this....you don't deserve any of this....",Taehyung sobbed;his eyes squeezed shut as warm tears pooled out of them.

-"You deserve a perfect life,My Prince... You deserve someone who is like you....who would protect you and won't trap you in between the walls.... You don't deserve me...."

He grabbed the older's face in his hands and caressed his cheeks with his thumbs.

"I have seen my mother die infront of my eyes, Seokjinah... I can't risk you this time... I can't do this to you...", he whispered, his red orbs traveling between Seokjin's brown ones and his plump lips.

"And you're thinking about this now ?! When I have a life in me that belongs to us,Kim Taehyung! If you knew this from the very beginning then why did you let all of this happen?! You should've just stayed away from me!",Seokjin countered with a furious voice.

"That's why I said that I'm the wrong one! What I did was wrong, I couldn't control myself and that was my fault... But, I shouldn't continue this...", the younger trailed, gulping down another sob.

"What do you want?", Seokjin whispered, his face pale and emotionless.

-"You want to end this?.....End.....us? You want to....break our bond,Taehyung?!"

The vampire closed his eyes as those words jabbed his soul like a heated knife.

"I don't know..... I just....don't want you to suffer the way my parents did.... I don't want my child to lead the life that I had to do...",he answered in a hoarse voice.

"Fine....",he heard the older muttering under his heavy breaths after a brief moment of silence.

-"I will give you freedom from this guilt.... I will..... Live the life that you think I deserve....."

The omega frowned in pain as he turned to the door and began striding towards it.

Taehyung flinched.

"Where are you going?",he asked desperately; his heart clenching as his mate looked back at him with his beautiful blue orbs which had a shade of distress in them at that moment.

"Out of this dangerous world of yours.",Seokjin snapped back in a trembling yet firm way.

-"And stop chasing me, Kim Taehyung; I don't deserve it."

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So many of y'all wanted jelly Tae once again but then I thought..... Let's make it a bit more complicated than a mere jealousy this time.

I wanted to show the emotional complexities that they're going through...

So....Idk,did it work?

Let me know your opinions.

Purple Ya!^_^💜