The Beta Who Tamed The Alpha
Ch.1: The Beta Is Bitten By A Man
Chapter 1: The Beta Bitten by an Alpha
Taehyung stumbled out of the private room, staggering forward.
His cheeks were burning, his body drenched in sweat, and he felt even dizzier than if he were drunk.
The music in the bar caused faint vibrations in the walls, while people on the dance floor reveled wildly, swaying and exhaling plumes of smoke.
Unknown
"Hey, sweetheart, where are you going? The restroom isn't that way."
Taehyung ignored the person chasing after him and quickened his pace, suddenly colliding head-on with a man in a suit and glasses.
The man was on a serious phone call and instinctively caught Taehyung.
Taehyung hurriedly apologized, but the man didn’t stick around, continuing his call as he walked
Kim Mingyu/Alpha ( Jungkook's Secretary)
"Yes, the boss’s rut suddenly started. He told me to get the suppressants from you, but you’d better come take a look. I think something’s off with him…"
Taehyung made his way down the dimly lit corridor toward the innermost private room.
According to the bar staff, this bar was exclusive membership-based. VIP rooms were reserved for annual members only, with a fee of 300,000 Dollars. Only the wealthy could enter.
The innermost black-and-gold VIP lounge was for the highest-spending members, though it was usually empty, accessed only occasionally by the cleaning staff.
Taehyung rushed to the room, pushed the door open, and found it pitch dark inside. He immediately slipped in to hide for a while.
If he were an omega, he would have instantly detected the scent of an S-class Alpha here—so potent it could send an omega into heat immediately.
But Taehyung was a beta, unable to recognize pheromones.
Voices could be heard outside. Someone asked,
Unknown
"Where’s that boy?"
Taehyung recognised the voice as Alpha Lee Hyunsoo, who had offered him a drink earlier. Lee Hyunsoo's family was in the steel cable business. He used to be into motorcycles until an accident cost him his testicles.
With no business sense and unable to continue his family line, his family had given up on him. He now frequented bars and nightclubs, splurging money.
Today, Lee Hyunsoo had invited all the performing singers for drinks, and Taehyung had gone along with the others. Little did he know Lee Hyunsoo had specifically targeted him.
Henchman
"Not sure. I saw him go this way."
Their footsteps stopped outside the black-and-gold room.
Lee Hyunsoo/Alpha
"Is he in here?"
Henchman
"Boss, I heard from the owner that there’s a very high-profile VIP guest inside. We can’t offend him. He’s just a bar-singing college student—why would that guest let him in?"
Lee Hyunsoo tossed his cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it under his shoe.
Lee Hyunsoo/Alpha
"Keep looking. There’s someone guarding the entrance; he couldn’t have left. Don’t let our catch fly away. I must have him tonight!"
Taehyung stood behind the door, listening as their cursing faded away. The feverish heat in his body continued to surge.
They said someone was in here?
Taehyung fumbled and turned on the small light in the room. Lying on the leather sofa was a man dressed in black.
The man had sharp, deep-set features, a defined jawline, and his shirt collar was unbuttoned past his collarbone, revealing the curve of his pectoral muscles
His long legs were casually propped on the sofa, and his custom-made Italian leather shoes gleamed with a rich, polished sheen under the light.
He was tall, at least 180 cm. From his build, he was clearly an Alpha. The watch on his wrist was exquisite.
Suddenly, the man opened his eyes and locked gazes with Taehyung but said nothing.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Sir, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to barge in."
*Breath Hitched*
The man continued staring at Taehyung without speaking, his gaze like a predator eyeing its prey—devouring him with his eyes, as if ready to swallow him whole in the next second.
Taehyung quickly backed toward the door, leaning against the wall.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Since you’re awake, I’ll leave. Sorry to disturb you."
After just a few steps, the man lunged at Taehyung, pinning him against the wall and sniffing aggressively at his neck.
？？？
Man: "What is that scent on you?"
The man’s warm breath brushed against Taehyung, sending shivers down his spine.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"What scent? I don’t know. Please let me go!"
Then, the man bit Taehyung's nape, his canines injecting pheromones into Taehyung's vestigial, atrophied gland.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Don’t bite me!"
Since he often performed in nightclubs and his neighborhood was sketchy at night, he always carried a stun gun to deal with aggressive, troublesome thugs.
With a sharp crackle, the stun gun went off, and the man collapsed.
All his weight fell onto Taehyung throwing him off balance, and they both tumbled to the ground.
The man’s body was burning hot. Could it be that the Alpha’s rut had kicked in? During their rut, Alphas became more irritable and aggressive, needing an Omega’s comfort.
Taehyung recalled the man with glasses he’d bumped into earlier, who seemed to be saying something about a rut. Was it this man?
Taehyung touched the spot where he’d been bitten—his fingers came away stained with blood.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Is this pheromones? Did you really mistake me for an Omega?"
*Whisper*
Taehyung pushed the man away with all his strength. Perhaps he hit a table corner, because the man actually woke up.
The man lunged again, clutching Taehyung tightly and sniffing his nape.
？？？
Man: "You smell so good."
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"I have no scent! I’m a beta! Let me go!"
*Struggled Desperately*
The man’s voice was deep and groggy. A damp, warm sensation brushed behind Taehyung's ear.
？？？
"Nonsense. You do. It’s a Lavender fragrance."
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"That’s probably just my body wash. I’m a beta—I don’t have a gland!"
Taehyung had heard that some Alphas in rut could be terrifying. He had no idea what this man might do, and he was at his breaking point!
He shoved the man aside and bolted for the door, but the man dragged him back, threw him onto the sofa, and pinned him by the knees.
？？？
Man: "I want to mark you."
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"I’m a beta!"
Taehyung thrashed left and right, refusing to let himself be bitten. As he struggled, his strength waned, his legs trembled more violently, and his body grew slick with sweat.
The man bumped Taehyung and threatened in a low, magnetic voice,
？？？
Man: "Let me bite you."
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Your assistant has already gone to get suppressants for you. Whatever it is, wait till he gets here. Now let me go!"
The man licked Taehyung's nape, sending shivers through his body. Out of the corner of his eye, Taehyung spotted the stun gun lying not far away.
He reached for it several times before finally grabbing it.
The man collapsed again, lying flat on his back on the floor.
Gasping for air, Taehyung glanced at the man on the ground, picked up the stun gun, and left the room—unaware that, during the struggle, the man had torn off his little red beaded pendant.
Secretary Mingyu returned and opened the private room door, only to witness this scene—his usually cold, detached, and aloof boss sitting on the floor like a pervert, obsessively licking a broken pendant.
The pheromone levels were so intense, the pressure was crushing, that Secretary Mingyu almost buckled under the pressure.
Kim Mingyu/Alpha ( Jungkook's Secretary)
"B-Boss, I’ve brought the suppressants."
Jeon Jungkook's personal physician, Min Yoongi, had also arrived. Upon entering the room, he felt like his nose was about to bleed and quickly put on a mask.
Min Yoongi/Alpha(Jungkook's physician)
"Your rut came on suddenly this time, and it’s worse than before."
For a long time now, Jungkook had been suffering from pheromone abnormality syndrome.
This condition causes glandular neuralgia, insomnia, excessively high pheromone fluctuations, and in severe cases, can lead to fainting and memory confusion, making normal work and life impossible.
Medically, the exact cause has yet to be identified—it could be genetic or the result of acquired psychological or physiological conditions.
After Yoongi administered the suppressant to Jungkook, he gradually regained clarity and returned to his usual cold, decisive self.
Min Yoongi/Alpha(Jungkook's physician)
"How did you get these electric shock injuries on your arm?"
Jungkook lifted his right arm, saw the bruised wound, and recalled what had just happened in the private room.
A drunk beta male had barged into his room. The boy was fair-skinned, young, and carried a scent of Lavender.
That fragrance had soothed the stinging pain in the glands at the back of his neck, freeing him from the torment of his pheromone abnormality.
The long-suppressed restlessness, like a dam about to burst after months of relentless rain, burst forth explosively once it found an outlet. Jungkook urgently wanted to mark the beta, even though it was impossible—he bit him anyway.
After releasing his pheromones, Jungkook's physical pain and agitation lessened further, but the beta shocked him with an electric device.
Jungkook wanted to continue holding the beta and indulge further in the stimulation, but the beta tried to escape and shocked him again in the waist and abdomen, knocking him out.
When Jungkook woke up, he was lying on the cold floor of the private room, clutching a broken pendant in his hand.
Since the day he presented as an S-class Alpha, Jungkook had never encountered an omega who could stir his arousal, nor had anyone driven him to act like a mad dog. Those around him assumed he was asexual—even he thought so himself.
His fascination with a beta’s body scent might just be a side effect of his pheromone abnormality.
Yoongi briefly treated the wounds on Jungkook's arm and abdomen, then warned,
Min Yoongi/Alpha(Jungkook's physician)
"Your next rut may be even more explosive and aggressive than this one. It won’t be manageable with suppressants alone. It will also be accompanied by gland pain, body aches, memory confusion, and other symptoms that will interfere with daily work and life."
Jungkook mused, toying with the red bead on the pendant,
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"Any suggestions?"
Min Yoongi/Alpha(Jungkook's physician)
"Find a partner to help regulate your endocrine system."
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"I think I’ve already found one."
Secretary Mingyu and Yoongi exchanged shocked glances, wondering when Jungkook had found someone—could it have been here?
Jungkook buttoned his shirt and stood up.
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"Call the bar manager. I want to see all their beta employees."
Min Yoongi/Alpha(Jungkook's physician)
"Beta?"
*raised an eyebrow*
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"What, is that a problem?"
*cold voice*
Min Yoongi/Alpha(Jungkook's physician)
"Not necessarily, but betas have no pheromones to offer you. The withdrawal after your rut might be more intense. Also, the pheromones you left on the beta will fade within three days. If you want to find him, you’d better hurry."
Ch.2: The Beta Is Grabbed By A Man
Chapter 2: The Beta Grabbed By An Alpha
Hearing that the guest in the Black Gold VIP booth was looking for a beta, all the waiters, bartenders, and resident singers in the bar pulled out all the stops, hoping to get close to the powerful client.
The scent of pheromones in the VIP booth had already been cleared by the ventilation system. All the betas in the bar stood in rows before Situ Jing, their eyes filled with a mix of flattery and shrewdness.
Situ Jing took out a small pendant, the red bead swaying slightly.
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"Whose is this?"
Unknown
"Nonsense, my mom bought this for me—a cinnabar bead for protection."
Jungkook couldn't be bothered checking each of their necks one by one for the lingering scent of his pheromones. He held the small pendant in his hand and said unhurriedly
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"This beta zapped me twice with a stun baton. I’m here to settle the score."
This time, no one dared to falsely claim ownership. Silence fell
The bar manager pulled up the surveillance footage and handed the tablet to Jungkook.
Bar Manager
"Mr. Jeon, several people passed by your booth. The one who went in was our substitute singer. Do you think he’s the one who zapped you?"
Jungkook watched the footage: a boy in a shirt stumbled down the hallway, pushed open the VIP booth door... Half an hour later, he ran out of the room toward the exit.
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"It’s him."
Bar Manager
"Alright, we’ll immediately find a few people who’ve spoken with Kim Taehyung and locate where he lives."
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"Wait."
Jungkook rewound the surveillance footage.
The boy walked quickly, unsteadily, as if hiding from someone, which was why he barged into the booth. Not long after, two men loitered outside the VIP booth for a while, one of them wearing an Armani eagle-emblazoned
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"Who is he?"
*eyes darkened*
Bar Manager
"He’s a regular at our bar, named Lee Hyunsoo."
Secretary Mingyu added beside his boss,
Kim Mingyu/Alpha ( Jungkook's Secretary)
"The son of Lee Wenhua, the steel cable magnate. Three years ago, he got into a motorcycle accident and called off his engagement with the Wu family."
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"So it’s that infertile scallion-head alpha."
*sneered*
Secretary Mingyu stifled a laugh, marveling at his boss’s precise description.
Lee Hyunsoo's pheromones smelled like scallions, similar to garlic; you’d occasionally catch a whiff when you ran into him.
Two or three people in the VIP booth chuckled softly, and the bar manager glared at them.
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"Does Lee Hyunsoo know him?"
A waiter stepped forward.
？？？
Waiter: "Taehyung was currying favor with Lee Hyunsoo because he’s rich and drank with him, but later he couldn’t handle the drinking and ran off."
Jungkook held the small pendant.
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"Is that so?"
Taehyung returned to his rented apartment on the Third Ring Road feeling woozy, his eyelids twitching.
He looked in the mirror at the bite mark on the back of his neck. The canine teeth had left two dark red circular wounds, and besides that, there were hickeys from sucking.
Looking further down, Taehyung realized the small pendant he wore was missing.
His mother had bought the small pendant for him a long time ago, and Taehyung had worn it for years. He searched the room but couldn’t find it.
Did it fall off when that alpha bit him?
It was already 2 a.m., and the bar had closed.
Taehyung scratched his head. Luckily, he didn’t have any part-time work tomorrow, so he could go look for it when the bar opened in the afternoon. He hoped the cleaning lady hadn’t thrown it away.
After a night’s sleep, Taehyung went to the hospital early to visit his younger sister, Kim Jennie.
Jennie had just finished chemotherapy and returned to her ward. Her face was pale, and her striped hospital gown hung loosely on her.
Jennie said that siblings have a connection—even if she couldn’t see, she could still sense it.
Just as Taehyung entered the ward, Jennie turned around and smiled.
Kim Jennie/Omega (Taehyung's sister)
"Brother, aren’t you working part-time today?"
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Yeah, I thought your chemotherapy was the day after tomorrow. Did you go today?"
Kim Jennie/Omega (Taehyung's sister)
"Yes, the doctor said I need chemotherapy every five days now."
Taehyung had a sinking feeling that the shortened chemotherapy cycle wasn’t a good sign.
Jennie tilted her head and looked at Taehyung, pointing at a suspicious red mark on his neck.
Kim Jennie/Omega (Taehyung's sister)
"What’s this?"
Taehyung checked it with his phone. It was probably from that person kissing him yesterday. He’d only remembered to buy a Barrier Patch but forgot to get a band-aid to cover it.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"It’s nothing, just something that happened during my part-time job."
Kim Jennie/Omega (Taehyung's sister)
"Oh, I see."
*nodded noncommittally*
Taehyung played games with Jennie for a while until the doctor came for rounds.
After examining Jennie, the doctor told Taehyung privately,
Doctor
"The patient’s condition has reached the mid-stage. If we don’t find a matching bone marrow stem cell within three months, we might miss the best treatment opportunity."
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Besides matching, is there no other way?"
Doctor
"The effect of drug treatment is minimal, as you know. But we’re still waiting for news from the bone marrow bank."
If possible, Taehyung would willingly transplant his own bone marrow to Jennie, but he’d already been checked—his wasn’t a match.
When Taehyung returned to the ward, Jennie was watching a variety show on her phone, laughing heartily.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"It’s almost noon. What do you want to eat?"
Kim Jennie/Omega (Taehyung's sister)
"Let me think."
Kim Jennie/Omega (Taehyung's sister)
"I haven’t had spicy chicken pot in a long time. Can we have that?"
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Sure, let’s have spicy chicken pot."
Jennie changed into a pink thin cotton jacket and went out with Taehyung. There was a food alley near the hospital, crowded with people during lunch.
The two found an empty table in an eatery, placed their order on their phone, and soon the sizzling dishes arrived.
Jennie had a good appetite and enjoyed the meal happily. Taehyung started eating too.
There was a middle school near the hospital, and students were allowed out during lunch. Several middle school students were eating there. If Jennie were healthy, she’d be in eleventh grade now.
The high school students were chattering away, discussing the newly opened amusement park and making plans to go there on the weekend.
Kim Jennie/Omega (Taehyung's sister)
"Brother, I want to go to the place they’re talking about too."
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Okay, once you’re better, we’ll go."
Taehyung had no idea when that day would arrive, but he believed it would.
He selected some chicken pieces and put them in Jennie's bowl, then added some vegetables.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Eat more."
Jennie saw her bowl was already stacked like a small mountain.
Kim Jennie/Omega (Taehyung's sister)
"Stop giving me all the food—you should eat too. You look thinner; your work must be exhausting, huh?"
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Alright, let’s both eat."
After lunch, Taehyung and Jennie strolled through the park near the hospital before returning.
As soon as they entered the ward, Jennie vomited, emptying everything in her stomach. She had tried her best to hold it in but couldn’t.
Taehyung patted her back, could feel the outline of her spine.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Still feeling unwell?"
Jennie was leaning against the sink, coughing after vomiting.
Kim Jennie/Omega (Taehyung's sister)
"The acid is burning my throat. Such a shame—I won’t eat that kind of food again."
*cough, cough*
Taehyung gave her some warm water.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"What would you like to eat? I’ll buy it for you."
Kim Jennie/Omega (Taehyung's sister)
"Plain congee."
*cough, cough*
Taehyung bought plain congee for Jennie, made sure she finished it, and then stayed until she fell asleep.
Just then, Park Jimin sent Taehyung a message
Park Jimin/Beta (Taehyung's best friend)
📲💬[You’ve gotten into big trouble, you know?]
A/N - 📲💬[....] This means they are talking through the messages.
Park Jimin was Taehyung's best friend, also a beta, studying architectural design at Yunjing Architecture College. He came from a small-town family and had been paying his way through college with part-time jobs.
Taehyung and Jimin had met several times at night venues—one singing, the other selling drinks, flowers, or snacks. Over time, they became friends, referring gigs to each other and occasionally working together.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
📲💬[What trouble?]
Park Jimin/Beta (Taehyung's best friend)
📲💬[Did you electrocute a guest in the W Bar’s Black Gold VIP room last night? That guest is looking for you everywhere. He’s had all the betas in the bar lined up to be identified, and he looks furious.]
Taehyung recalled the man from last night—he didn't seem like good news. He quickly typed
Kim Taehyung /Beta
📲💬[At the time, Lee Hyunsoo was buying rounds for everyone, so I went into his room and had a drink. I didn’t expect it to be drugged. When I left, Lee Hyunsoo chased me, and I accidentally stumbled into that room thinking it was empty. The guest was acting strange and attacked me, so I electrocuted him. What’s wrong?]
Park Jimin/Beta (Taehyung's best friend)
📲💬[I see. What was Lee Hyunsoo trying to do?]
Kim Taehyung /Beta
📲💬[Not sure, but I don’t want to run into him again.]
Park Jimin/Beta (Taehyung's best friend)
📲💬[I’ll explain things to the manager at W Bar and see if he can help smooth it over. Don’t take any nightclub gigs for the next few days—let’s focus on daytime work.]
Kim Taehyung /Beta
📲💬[Got it. Thanks, Jimin.]
Park Jimin/Beta (Taehyung's best friend)
📲💬[No need to thank me.]
Taehyung abandoned the plan of returning to W Bar to look for his pendant and went back to his rented room to rest for the night.
That night, Lee Hyunsoo brought three omegas to his villa in the suburbs of Yunjing to play some games. Various props were scattered on the floor.
Lee Hyunsoo/Alpha
"Scream more pitifully... Not enough... Louder!"
Suddenly, the door was forced open with a high heel, and Lee Hyunsoo's mother walked in.
Lee Hyunsoo froze, immediately dropped the whip, and hurriedly looked for clothes to put on.
Lee Hyunsoo/Alpha
"Mom, what are you doing here?"
Hyunsoo's mother grabbed his ear.
Lee Miya (Lee Hyunsoo's mother)
"Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough? Your father received a stack of photos—there’s a boy who’s two months shy of nineteen. If this gets out, do you still want our family to stay in Yunjing?"
Lee Hyunsoo/Alpha
"What? Who took them? Who was in them? I didn’t know there was anyone under nineteen!"
Lee Miya (Lee Hyunsoo's mother)
"Don’t ask. Your father says you’re to go to the oil processing plant in Country G as the manager. It’s full of alphas—no opportunity for you to cause trouble. You can go camping in the desert, buy gems, stick to safe activities. Just go directly to the airport."
Miya looked at the robe Hyunsoo had wrapped himself in.
Lee Hyunsoo/Alpha
"The desert? How am I supposed to live there?"
Lee Miya (Lee Hyunsoo's mother)
"Either go or get out of this family! You’re going to be the death of me!"
Miya took off her high heel and swung it at Hyunsoo's head.
A miserable scream echoed in the room.
Lee Hyunsoo/Alpha
"Ouch, Mom—!"
A few days later, Taehyung went out to work at a milk tea shop.
A Mercedes was parked at the entrance of his neighborhood, and a man in a suit was standing beside it, talking on the phone.
The dilapidated apartment complex never had nice cars driving in—if one did, it would only get stolen.
Taehyung suspected the man was sent by the guest from the Black Gold VIP room. But he’d only electrocuted him twice—was it really that serious?
Taehyung pulled his baseball cap down low, got on a shared bicycle, and rode away.
He couldn’t use his phone while working at the milk tea shop, so he set it to silent, put it in his bag, changed into his uniform, and started working.
During his lunch break, he checked his phone and saw several missed calls from unknown numbers. He didn’t call back. He was getting genuinely frightened.
After work, Taehyung bought a bag of apples from a fruit stand at the intersection and headed to the hospital.
Taehyung had no one to stay with her, so sometimes she had to rely on other patients’ families in the ward for help. Taehyung often brought them food to thank them.
When he arrived at the hospital, Taehyung saw three men in suits standing outside the ward. One of them was the man with glasses he’d bumped into in the hallway at W Bar.
Taehyung stopped. Had electrocuting that guy twice really led them to find him?!
Among the three, the man with glasses turned and spotted Taehyung.
Ch.3: The Beta Is Grabbed By A Man (pt.2)
？？？
"You’re Kim Taehyung?"
Taehyung immediately turned and ran, dropping the apples outside the ward.
？？？
"Stop, Mr. Kim Taehyung!"
Taehyung didn’t get far before two more men came up the stairs and blocked his path. He quickly headed for the elevator, took it to the top floor, then switched to another elevator going down to the first floor.
When the elevator doors opened, more of their men were waiting on the first floor.
Taehyung dashed toward the main road outside the hospital, but a man grabbed him from behind. The man with glasses ran over with a group of others, out of breath.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"If you mean no harm, what do you want?!"
？？？
"Our boss wants to see you."
Taehyung looked at the man with glasses, confused.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"He’s not here to cause trouble? Then what does he want?"
？？？
"You’ll find out when you get there."
Taehyung got into the Mercedes, flanked by two broad-shouldered, long-legged bodyguards, and didn’t dare to move.
The man with glasses, who was driving, introduced himself
Kim Mingyu/Alpha ( Jungkook's Secretary)
"I’m the boss’s secretary, my name is Kim Mingyu. You probably know who my boss is, right?"
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"I don't know, what is it?"
*Confused*
Kim Mingyu/Alpha ( Jungkook's Secretary)
"The Jeon Family, ever heard of them? My boss is the eldest son of the Jeon Family, Jeon Jungkook."
The Jeon Family is one of the top wealthy families in Seoul and even in Korea, in charge of the multinational company Jeon Technology, with public assets exceeding hundreds of billions, not to mention other hidden investments.
Taehyung had heard this surname in the news before but felt such people were way out of his league.
The Mercedes-Benz stopped at the entrance of an upscale Western restaurant.
Taehyung walked in; soft jazz was playing inside, a smooth female melody echoing through the space. Except for one occupied table, all the others were empty.
Jeon jungkook was dressed in a well-tailored black suit, his shirt buttons buttoned all the way up, wearing an Inhibitor Bracelet on his wrist—a polished, high-class look, with no sign of that night’s wildness remaining.
Wait, no—there was a faint red mark on his neck, as if someone had scratched him.
Taehyung looked down at his nails.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
💭"That wasn’t me, was it?"
As if Jungkook knew exactly what Taehyung was looking at, he met his gaze sharply.
The moment Taehyung made eye contact, he quickly looked away.
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Hello, Mr. Jeon."
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"Please, have a seat."
*coldly*
The waiter brought over menus and two glasses of lemon water.
Jungkook opened the menu.
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"Let's order first."
Taehyung hadn’t had dinner yet. His fingers scrolled through the long menu, and he ordered a main course of Pasta Alfredo.
The waiter stood politely beside Jungkook.
Unknown
Waiter: "What would you like, sir?"
Jungkook didn’t order and handed the menu back to the waiter.
After confirming Taehyung's appearance and name, Jungkook had Secretary Mingyu look into Taehyung.
Taehyung's parents had passed away many years ago. He was currently majoring in Composition at the Yunjing University Conservatory of Music and had good grades.
Due to his younger sister suffering from leukemia, he had applied for a leave of absence a year ago, taking on odd jobs to cover her chemotherapy costs. So, he wasn’t hard to track down.
The only odd part was that Taehyung had married an alpha from Country E right after he turned twenty. There was even a photo of them together on the Civil Affairs Bureau’s public records, but the marriage had only lasted three months and ended in divorce last month.
While waiting for the food, the two chatted briefly.
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"I understand you were previously married to an alpha."
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"That was a moment of impulse. Even if there were feelings, a beta can’t produce pheromones and can’t provide comfort during an alpha’s rut. That’s something that can’t be changed."
This explanation was prepared back when Taehyung and his ex-husband were divorcing, meant for the Civil Affairs Bureau’s records. Now, he could say it easily, as if he had truly been trapped in an incompatible marriage.
But Taehyung didn’t know what Jungkook meant by asking this, though he was certain he had been investigated.
Taehyung's hands played with the sleeves of his plain white hoodie under the table, his legs pressed tightly together, feeling nervous.
Jungkook raised an eyebrow, crossing his hands over his knees.
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"Have you cut all ties with your ex-husband?"
Kim Taehyung /Beta
"Huh? Uh... yes, it’s over."
More than over—it had never really existed in the first place.
Taehyung took a sip of lemon water, waiting for Jungkook to continue.
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"Your sister’s chemotherapy and medical expenses are very high. It’s a struggle for you to manage with just part-time jobs, and there’s no telling how long it will take to find a matching hematopoietic stem cell. I can help you."
Jeon Jungkook/ S-class Alpha
"The condition is to become my partner and help me get through my rut."
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