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Mina often wondered why she was like this. It wasn't like it really mattered to her, if she was being honest. The secondary genders never really gave her the sense of fulfillment as the others had.

But maybe she was only questioning it because her parents had been worried. At the usual age of when others presented, hers never came. Or that was what her parents thought. Especially her father.

He was adamant that she was simply a late bloomer. Because as per his words ‘he would rather have an omega daughter than a beta’.

Mina had always wondered why that was such a bad thing. If anything, she enjoyed the freedom of not worrying about the troubles of heats and ruts. The mind retching torture of finding a mate and biting marks, producing and raising kits of her own.

All of that was just a hassle for her to even think. And she never enjoyed being around people. The mix of scents made her gag from time to time, so she believed being a beta was a good idea for her future. She was okay with the thought of dying alone.

Until she met her.

Son Chaeyoung. Mina learned that she was years younger than her, she was graduating from an engineering course in one of Seoul’s prominent universities. As expected from an alpha.

Mina met her through mutual friends. Momo, who was also a beta, decided to have her friends over for a little get together. It was safe because no one was in heat or close to their ruts, and some were on suppressants, so that was the only reason why Mina agreed to go.

Momo invited Sana, Nayeon and Jihyo. All friends that Mina has made during her time in college. And she liked all of them.

All three of them were omegas. But the only one who showed a different demeanor was Jihyo. For an Omega, she wasn’t hesitant to be dominant over alphas. It was out of character, and a lot of alphas and omegas didn’t like it. But Jihyo didn’t care, she said it was better to be like that than be pushed around and used as a toy.

Omegas and Betas deserve respect too. Mina couldn’t help but agree. But she was never going to be like that. Too much of a hassle, too much energy.

But Mina usually found herself in situations like this whenever Momo had everyone over, all their friends were hanging out in her apartment. Mina always noted that Momo’s apartment smelled like cherry blossoms with a hint of vanilla. Nayeon would talk about the alphas that she had been with, and Sana would chime in. Jihyo would just add when it was necessary but most of the time she was lecturing the two omegas for always tangling themselves with pathetic alphas.

Mina never really had much to give in a conversation. Just an answer or two. Everyone knew that she didn’t enjoy social interactions to a certain degree. They respected her space and Mina respected them enough to spare her personal time for them when they asked for it nicely. It was a fair trade, and she was glad that her friends were completely fine with it.

However, when Jihyo met Jeongyeon, who recently became her mate, their meetups at Momo’s apartment felt more… crowded.

The mix of scents were making her sick. But she kept it in because she respected Jihyo, and Jeongyeon was a nice person. But after a while, her friends had been encouraging Jeongyeon to invite her friends to their hangouts as well.

Mina wanted to raise a brow that most of Jeongyeon’s friends were younger. One was already working, and two were still in college.

Of course, her friends couldn’t resist eyeing the one they wanted.

“If Tzuyu is single, I might climb her like a tree.”

“Dahyun is cute, I think she’d treat me right.”

“What do you think of Chaeyoung, Mina?”

Mina shook herself out of her reverie, a cup of Momo’s mixed drink in her hand and she blinked at her friends.

“Excuse me?”

“Chaeyoung,” Sana repeated. “The engineering student.”

They were looking at her with expectant expressions, but Mina couldn’t give a positive reaction. She tried to keep it neutral. Tried.

She shrugged. “I don't know. She’s nice enough, I guess?”

“Right, she’s not interested. Such a shame,” Sana said after a sigh. There was no hint of insult in her words, but the way it settled in with Mina didn’t feel good.

“Why?” she couldn’t help but ask. This was the first time she wanted to press a topic that involved her.

Sana’s face lit up like she caught a fish on her hook. She leaned forward on her seat to cutely blink at Mina. Her eyes would shift towards where Jeongyeon was with Jihyo and her friends. And the Chaeyoung in question. “Didn’t you notice the way she was looking at you?”

“Mina doesn’t pay attention to things like that,” Momo dismissed it quickly and Mina was thankful for that, at least she didn’t have to feel bad about explaining things.

Sana rolled her eyes and then leaned even closer. Sana was an omega who had a weird need to touch people. Mina knew her friend was dying to rub herself on her and she was resisting it.

“But don’t you want to know? Chaeyoung doesn’t seem like an arrogant alpha.” Sana made sure to keep her words hushed even if she was excited to talk about it. “In fact, I think Jeongyeon is the only one who’s a typical alpha.” Then she pondered, a finger tapping on her chin. “I wonder if Tzuyu is like that too.”

Momo rolled her eyes and huffed. “Okay, I think I know where this is going.” Then Momo looked at Mina. “She wants you to strike up a conversation with Chaeyoung.”

She grimaced. “Why?”

“So that you can make a friend.”

“A friend?” Her and Sana asked at the same time.

Momo let out an exasperated sigh. “I’m saying this in a way where it benefits both of you. Mina, it’ll be nice to meet more people. Chaeyoung is a nice person, she was nice to talk to.” Then she looked at Sana with a squint. “Mina will only take the risk if she wants to.”

“But that’s not fun!” Sana whined. “And shouldn’t Chaeyoung be the one to introduce herself first?”

Mina immediately got up when she was happy that her cup was empty. She could leave and get a refill. Or maybe escape to the bathroom first.

She didn’t say a word, she left when Momo and Sana wouldn’t stop arguing.

As she walked across the living room, she noticed Nayeon was busy talking to Dahyun, and Jihyo was standing next to her mate as they were discussing something with Tzuyu. Mina noticed the way Jihyo was twirling her finger on Jeongyeon’s locks. She must really like her then.

Mina made her way to the bathroom and as she was about to grab the knob, she was startled when someone swung it open so quickly. She dropped her phone.

“Oh, I’m sorry!” Chaeyoung apologized immediately as she picked up Mina’s phone from the floor. But paused when she noticed the little trinket that was dangling. “Isn’t this Snowball?”

Mina blinked, she wasn’t expecting Chaeyoung to know about Overwatch. She nodded. “Yes, it’s Snowball.”

Chaeyoung smiled, and gently handed Mina’s phone back to her. “Do you play?”

Of course she did, she was addicted to the game. But she kept in her excitement and simply nodded again. “I do.”

“Nice, me too!”

Mina couldn’t keep eye contact with the alpha, but she didn’t fail to notice the sharp teeth and the mole underneath Chaeyoung’s lip. They were cute.

For an alpha, she had a small stature, but her scent was strong. There was no mistaking she was an alpha.

Then Chaeyoung jumped. “Oh right! I’m sorry.” She then offered a hand. “I’m Chaeyoung.”

Mina didn’t like handshakes. She didn’t like touching other people either. Maybe because she didn’t like the way they could tell she was a beta with just being near her or even touching her.

But Chaeyoung looked harmless, and she remembered the words Momo said earlier. That she was nice, despite being an alpha. So, she shyly took Chaeyoung’s hand. It was soft.

“Mina.”

The alpha smiled at the response and Mina wasn’t sure if she should smile back. But she did, out of courtesy.

Even with the awkwardness Mina was emanating, Chaeyoung was… easy to talk to. Maybe if she didn’t play video games like her, Mina would have avoided her like the plague.

The rest of the evening suddenly became bearable, and all her friends were surprised that Mina stayed up until the end.

Mina was starting to like Chaeyoung. Not in a romantic sense. She wasn’t sure about that, in all honesty. But she did like it when she was around.

Oftentimes she wondered if Chaeyoung was ever busy with school. She seemed like she had a lot of free time on her hands for someone who was graduating from an engineering course.

Mina worked as a freelancer and most of her work can be done remotely, so she was cooped up in her apartment most of the time. And Chaeyoung would message her asking if she was free to play a game or two of Overwatch.

It was hard to refuse since Mina loved playing the game. Always setting the program up right when she was done with work.

Prior to Chaeyoung’s existence in her life; on the dot by five in the afternoon, Mina would log out of her job, go to her kitchen to make herself a ham and egg sandwich, toast it, add a copious amount of ketchup on top, pour orange juice into her favorite penguin printed mug, grab an extra bag of chips or two and then hole herself up inside her room to play until the early hours of the morning.

And that was what it would look like from Mondays to Fridays. Saturdays would range from doing the same thing, but it would start as soon as she woke up since she didn’t have work on the weekends; or she would be woken up by a call from either Sana or Nayeon, forcing her to go out and at least get some sunlight.

Mina would agree since buying vitamin D is a hassle and she’d rather sacrifice comfort than spend money.

But now that she met Chaeyoung and the alpha was insistent that they add each other on Overwatch, Mina exchanged her in-game ID and the moment she accepted her friend requests, Chaeyoung would always ask her if she wanted to play.

After rejecting Chaeyoung for a good three times, Mina finally caved and said yes. It was extremely awkward for her because she has never played with friends for a very long time. She was totally okay that her close friends are not interested in video games, and she didn’t mind that they had different interests.

But there was a difference between playing with random people where it was easy to squelch their chat when they were too noisy, or she would simply disabled the voice chat; and from playing with a friend and wondered if they should go on voice to communicate better and then worry about if she should adjust to Chaeyoung’s play style and then worry again if Chaeyoung was going to say she sucked at the game.

Mina was confident that she was a decent player in the game. She played casually because ranking matches in these types of games are literally the worst.

If she had the choice of choosing between having an instant migraine that would last for years and doing ranked matches, she would rather lie on the pavement on the road and wait for someone to run her over.

Good thing Chaeyoung played casually as well.

Because Mina’s mind was too noisy, and she kept panicking, she wasn’t able to play as well as before. But after playing two games with Chaeyoung, she realized she really was overthinking.

In fact, Chaeyoung was really decent as a teammate, and she would always apologize whenever she made a mistake or would die in game because she was being careless. And Mina would quickly type in the chat that it was fine and then encourage her.

Mina actually enjoyed it. To a point she was looking forward to Chaeyoung’s invitation every time after her work ended.

[딸기 호랑이]: hey

[ペンギン]: yeah?

[딸기 호랑이]: wanna get on Discord?
[딸기 호랑이]: you know, like on voice chat?

Mina was kinda stunned by this. She never liked talking to people on voice chat, but Chaeyoung’s offer was tempting and she didn’t really want to reject it.

So maybe she won’t.

[ペンギン]: okay

The unfamiliar ringtone for the app chimed through her headphones and she hovered her mouse over the green button and hesitated a bit.

If she was going to let Chaeyoung listen to her while she was engrossed with her gaming then she would expose herself too much.

She was overthinking again.

So, she took a breath and then she accepted the call.

“Hi.”

Chaeyoung's voice really did things to her, and Mina felt like she was going crazy.

“Hi,” she greeted back, albeit shy. “If you hear me curse and complain while we play, it’s not me. It’s an imposter.”

The alpha chuckled and it was music to her ears. “I won’t judge. I was about to apologize for the same thing.”

Mina was definitely overthinking again. Because she had fun that night. She laughed at Chaeyoung’s attempt to trash talk their teammates, they won and lost a couple of games but Chaeyoung, as usual, blamed herself for their losses even if Mina wanted to do the same for her performance.

But in the end, she was happy.

She was happy she got to spend time with Chaeyoung like this.

Chaeyoung immediately packed her bags when the bell rang. She was about to leave but then Tzuyu stood in front of her seat.

“You’re in a rush,” she said in a tone that meant she wanted answers.

Chaeyoung didn’t spare her a look and then zipped her backpack and grabbed her tri square. “I’m having someone over at my apartment. She’ll be there at five.”

Tzuyu raised a brow. “Didn't your rut finish last month? Or are you helping out another omega as a ‘favor’?”

She rolled her eyes at her friend’s comment, but she simply sighed and shook her head. “No, this isn’t another omega. This is Mina.” Then she looked up at her friend. “You remember her right? From Momo unnie’s party at her apartment?”

Her friend took a while to remember but then she nodded her head. “Yeah, the other beta.”

Chaeyoung froze when she heard that again. Right. Mina was a beta.

A part of her felt like it was a shame that she was. Mina was gorgeous, she had a lingering scent of lavenders and jasmines, but Chaeyoung thought she was on scent blockers because she was in a social gathering with alphas.

But there was no denying that she was disappointed that Mina was a beta. Because of the time they spent together, Chaeyoung felt like she was meant to be with Mina. Despite being aware of how closed off she was, the beta still opened up to her. Even if it was little by little.

There was no rule to strictly mating with omegas only. She just didn’t know if Mina wanted to mate with her. Maybe Mina only saw her as a friend as well.

She could never tell.

Then again, she shouldn’t be worrying about that since she was meeting the woman in a few minutes.

“How’s Dahyun, by the way?” Chaeyoung asked, wanting to shift the conversation somewhere else.

The two exited the classroom and made their way to the ground floor.

Tzuyu let out a breath and checked her phone. “Her rut is arriving tomorrow, I believe. She’s too shy to find someone to help her with it, so she asked me to discreetly send her a toy to assist her instead.”

Chaeyoung made a face. “What about Nayeon? She’s an omega and the two seemed to have hit it off?”

Her tall friend shrugged. “You know how shy our alpha friend is. Fucker won’t even ask a beta to help her even if her life depended on it.”

That made Chaeyoung laugh.

Once the two made their way to the exit of the university, Chaeyoung’s shoulders suddenly sank when it was pouring outside.

“Fuck. Mina might be waiting under the rain.”

Tzuyu then bumped her bag. “You got an umbrella, and you got a car. It’ll be fine.”

She nodded. She had to reach Mina as soon as possible then.

Mina was drenched.

Maybe it was a bad idea to head to Chaeyoung’s apartment thirty minutes earlier than their agreed meet up time. And she should have taken the bus instead of walking.

The alpha’s apartment was only twenty minutes away and Mina thought it was a chance for her to take a walk for once and listen to her music. But by halfway through it started pouring and she started panicking if she waited for the rain to subside and Chaeyoung was waiting for her already.

This was why she didn’t like going out of her apartment. Nothing good ever happened to her whenever she did.

But it was too late to cancel when Chaeyoung messaged her that she was on her way. The alpha had a car so the wait shouldn’t be too long.

Mina was standing underneath the awning of the entrance of the apartment building. Standing awkwardly with a drenched backpack behind her and she honestly looked like a wet dog. But the doorman was kind enough to hand her a couple of tissues to wipe her bag and maybe her face.

“Mina!” She heard Chaeyoung call out to her, and the alpha was jogging towards her with an umbrella in her hand. The alpha almost stopped when they locked eyes, but only walked faster to her. “Wha—you’re soaked!”

She smiled sheepishly. “I walked here.”

Chaeyoung was baffled and immediately removed one sling of her backpack to reach inside and hand her a small towel. Did she always hand one in there?

“Here to dry yourself in,” Chaeyoung said and then guided her inside the apartment building. Mina quietly followed her, the towel hung over her head and her nervousness from earlier came back in an instant.

This was her first time visiting someone’s house that wasn’t any of her best friends, and she was drenched. She felt a bit ashamed, leaving trails of water and wet footsteps from behind. But it seemed that Chaeyoung didn’t mind.

Chaeyoung just kept checking in on her, asking if she was feeling cold, if she was hungry and constantly reminding her to take a quick shower when they got inside.

The thought made her dizzy. She had never done this at all. And she just wished she should have taken a bus, or brought an umbrella, or just came late. This was probably her excitement. And maybe this was the consequence for feeling such things.

When they got to the lift, there were already a number of people waiting to get on and judging from their looks, they were mostly alphas.

Chaeyoung suddenly changed her position, she stood on Mina’s right side now. And Mina felt herself jolt when she felt a palm on her waist.

“I’m sorry,” Chaeyoung whispered, eyes looking straight at hers. Mina felt a shiver down her spine as she stared back at the deep brown pools. “I hope you don’t mind. They’re alphas from a floor after mine and they could get rowdy.”

Mina glanced at them, she understood when she realized they were pushing and punching each other for fun. Like a bunch of fraternity boys. So, she nodded shyly and allowed Chaeyoung to touch her.

It felt weird. The sensations of her fingers all the way to her palm, pressing gently but were firm on her waist. Chaeyoung may be a bit shorter than her as an alpha, but there was something about the way she was holding her and how her demeanor changed that was making Mina feel things she had never felt before.

She tried to shrug it off, she was already feeling a blush coming through and she didn’t want Chaeyoung to see it. Mina didn’t want to explain nor be placed in a position where she had to explain herself.

As the doors to the elevator finally opened, Chaeyoung was quick to lead Mina inside with her following behind. The alphas barged their way through after they entered, they were noisier now that they were in a smaller space.

One of the alphas greeted Chaeyoung, asked her something school related and she responded in her usual manner. But the moment the other alpha spotted Mina, Chaeyoung quickly stood in front of her, as if she was warding them off of her.

“A friend?” he asked.

Chaeyoung kept her hands to herself but stood firm as she looked at her friend. “Yes, she is. We’re gonna hang out.”

For some reason, the entire exchange made Mina even more flushed. Her head was starting to spin, these were things she hasn’t felt ever. She didn’t know how to deal with them, and she didn’t know what she should do to Chaeyoung after.

Should she thank her? Should she say something?

If memory served her right, she recalled the way her father did something similar to her mother back when she was still in elementary school. Like he was protecting her mother.

Was Chaeyoung protecting her? Was this a typical alpha response? But wouldn’t that mean Chaeyoung was worried about her? Chaeyoung shouldn’t be pressing herself too much because she’ll get her hoodie wet.

Mina shook off the thought. Nothing to assume here. Chaeyoung did say it herself she was a friend, who was unfamiliar with other people around her. Plus, she was a beta, if an alpha decided to pick on her, she wouldn’t know what to do.

So maybe she should thank Chaeyoung later. She did a lot of nice things for her already.

Chaeyoung nudged her out of her thoughts. “This is my floor,” she said and gingerly took her hand to lead her out, Mina allowed it, another flurry of emotions was running wild inside her chest.

The alpha turned around and tipped her hat at the guys left inside. “See you around, fellas. Enjoy your night.”

They responded back in kind, and now the two were walking through the hall, passing through a couple of doors until Chaeyoung stopped. She punched the key in quickly on the lock and opened the door for Mina.

“Wait for me by the couch, I’ll get you a change of clothes and then make sure my shower doesn’t smell like crap,” Chaeyoung said quickly as she locked her door and padded through her apartment to go inside a room.

Mina didn’t want to sit down on the couch because her clothes were still wet. But she desperately needed to sit down. Her knees were weak, she was feeling lightheaded, not entirely sure how she was still standing.

She took a deep breath, and even that made things worse. Chaeyoung’s scent was everywhere. Fresh oak and citrus. It was pungent and Mina felt like she couldn’t breathe.

Maybe Mina should just drop herself on the floor. It was hardwood and she could always easily clean up her puddle later.

Luckily Chaeyoung came out with a couple of clothes in hand and a bigger sized towel. She halted when she laid eyes on Mina. “Why didn’t you sit down?”

Mina took a moment to try and breathe. She looked away. “I didn’t want to get your couch wet.”

The alpha chuckled and walked a bit closer. Mina wanted to take a step away. She didn’t want Chaeyoung to think she was weird for blushing furiously.

“Here, I hope you don’t mind if you wore some of my clothes. I can put yours in a dryer, so you won’t have to worry about it,” she said and then pointed towards the door she just came out of. “The only decent bathroom I have is in my room. But please, make yourself at home okay?”

Mina nodded, grabbing the clothes in her hand. She didn’t say a word and walked carefully into Chaeyoung’s bedroom. She knew the scent was even stronger inside.

Mina managed to enter the room and reached the bathroom without passing out. It was only possible because she held her breath.

Which was a hassle because then after she took a bath, she would have to do the same thing over again. But she steeled herself and got into the shower without any delays. Mina had to remind herself that she was a guest, and she didn’t want to cause Chaeyoung any stress because she was a bumbling, blushing mess.

She tried to inhale the woodsy scent again, forcing herself to get used to it. But it wasn’t like she hated it. In fact, it smelled really good. Too good.

Mina has smelled other alpha’s scents, but she was as enticed as she was with Chaeyoung’s smell. She also didn’t understand why it had an effect on her. Her cheeks were flushed, her entire body was starting to become warmer than usual. Not to mention that she couldn’t stop looking at Chaeyoung.

The display of dominance in the elevator still played repetitively in her mind. Probably the first time that she wanted to plant her body onto someone. And an alpha at that.

She wondered if this was a fever. She probably had a fever. Because she did get soaked under the rain and the wind was cold and the mix of the breeze of the air conditioning wasn’t helping.

Mina was probably sick. Maybe she would feel better when she gets home and sleeps. That usually helped.

Chaeyoung was staring outside the window, it was almost eleven in the evening, and she sighed.

Mina was waiting for the rain to stop, but it didn’t. It was still pouring, and they lost track of time. Because the main reason why Mina decided to come over was so that they could play Overwatch together on their laptops.

Luckily Mina’s bag was waterproof so none of the contents were dampened or wet. The two hopped into a game right after dinner, and they didn't stop until Mina decided to go to the bathroom again.

She was contemplating if she should take a taxi home since it’ll be too dark to walk, and she didn’t want to bother Chaeyoung to drive her home.

“Do you want to stay the night?” Chaeyoung asked carefully, eyes meeting hers.

Mina blinked. Maybe two or three more times before her brain registered the question. She was a smart woman; she took pride in that. But just one question from an alpha made her speechless. Unsure how to answer it. Unsure how to decline. Unsure if she wanted to stay.

“I mean, I would bring you home, but it’s late, and I don’t want you to take a cab, I mean I have my car—“

“I’ll stay,” Mina said quietly, and it made Chaeyoung raise both her brows in shock. Then Mina looked away, she couldn’t help but blush. “It’s Saturday tomorrow so I don’t have work.”

Chaeyoung nodded and then pointed towards her bedroom door then to their laptops that were still on her coffee table. “Do you wanna sleep or do you wanna keep playing?”

Mina smiled again and fixed her position on the floor, putting her headphones back on. “Can you still handle a couple of more?”

That brought the smile back on Chaeyoung’s face. She pushed herself away from the window to jump back on her couch and put her own headphones on.

They could worry about the sleeping arrangements later.

Chaeyoung told Mina to take her bed.

Mina insisted that she’d sleep on the couch.

It was safer there. Chaeyoung’s scent wasn’t as pungent in the living room. But the alpha insisted, and when she did, Mina suddenly had no urge to argue.

Which was weird for her because she would always say something back, even if it’s a petty argument.

But Mina obeyed. And now she was trying to breathe while being consumed by the woodsy, citrusy scent of the alpha.

It stirred in her body, making her head go light again. She was starting to pant, her hands were restless, her legs needed friction.

Any kind of friction.

She felt like she was dying. She felt warm. Too warm. Something wasn’t right, so she pressed her legs closer to each other. There was some relief, but it wasn’t enough.

Maybe she should just sleep this off.

Chaeyoung woke up on the couch.

This wasn’t the first time she did, but sleeping on it always did something to her back. But it wasn’t like she was going to complain. She would take the couch any day as long as Mina was comfortable.

So instead of wallowing in her self-pity, Chaeyoung immediately sprung out from her position to check if Mina was awake. But then again, she didn’t want to wake her up if the beta was still sleeping. She made a detour from her bedroom to her kitchen, already picking out some things to use to cook them breakfast.

Mina might want something savory, like bacon and eggs. Or maybe she wanted something sweet, like pancakes or waffles. Or why not both. At least Mina has the option to choose.

Chaeyoung sighed. She didn’t expect herself to be in this situation.

And being around Mina more often than the first time was doing a number to her feelings. She honestly thought it was just a bonus that she gained a pretty friend. Mina was a beta, Chaeyoung knew how to avoid or distance herself from them.

Some betas weren’t as nice as Momo and Mina. Don’t get her started with omegas. Chaeyoung was just lucky enough that the one omega that scared her the most was dating her friend.

Plus, Chaeyoung liked to believe that she wasn’t like usual alphas like her classmates or the ones that her friends would mention about.

Maybe Chaeyoung was just raised differently. There was no need for her to show her status the way the others do. There were many ways she could gain respect as an alpha; she just did it in her own way.

Like what happened at the elevator. When Taeyong, Youngho, and their band of rowdy alphas were crowding the lift, they were backed up in a corner. They weren’t bad people, but she just didn’t like the idea of Mina being the only beta in the lift. And the way Youngho was looking at Mina brought out something inside of Chaeyoung that she didn’t expect herself.

It was like that time where Jeongyeon challenged another alpha when they wanted to pick up a fight with Jihyo. The omega didn't back down, but Jeongyeon was an alpha, and she needed to protect what was hers. They were mates.

Her and Mina weren’t. But the instinct came to her like second nature. She stood in front of Mina, her chest slightly heaving, and she was trying her best to bite back growls.

She knew Youngho was aware of what she was doing, and she could tell he wanted to challenge. But why would he? Mina was a beta. Then again, Mina was gorgeous as well. She would attract any kind of person without even lifting a finger.

Maybe that was why Chaeyoung was bewitched by her. Maybe that was why others were intrigued by her too. The reason why they would want to come close and meet her.

The thought of another alpha made her growl suddenly and she snapped herself out of it. The weird need to protect Mina was there again and she should control it. She didn’t want to scare Mina off with her innate alpha instincts. That was the last thing Chaeyoung wanted to do.

As she was preparing the ingredients for breakfast, she felt something vibrate on the counter. She rushed to check, and it was her phone. She immediately opened it when it was Mina.

Mina: Hi good morning
Mina: I think I have a fever. I’m sorry to be a bother, but I don’t think I can get up from your bed :(

Chaeyoung: Oh shit, no that’s okay. Rest as much as you can.
Chaeyoung: I’ll go out and grab some meds for you. I don’t have much stock. But do you wanna have breakfast first?

Mina: No, I can wait.
Mina: Thank you, Chaeng. I’m sorry that you have to go through this because of me.

The way she used the nickname made her heart flutter; her hand immediately bunched up a part of her sweatshirt just to handle the beating of her own heart. Maybe she really was down bad for the beta.

Chaeyoung: Hey, it’s no big, okay? Just wait for me. I’ll be back in a jiffy.

With that, she grabbed her hat from the side, her wallet and her car keys. She went out and made sure to lock her door.

She needed to come back as soon as possible so she could take care of Mina. The rain really did a number to her.

Mina couldn’t stop her heavy breathing. She was thrashing in Chaeyoung’s bed now. Restless, uncomfortable, needy. She didn’t know how to stop it. She didn’t know what was happening to her and she wanted it to just end.

She painfully picked herself up from Chaeyoung’s sheets, but then she dropped down again, her head dug deep into the pillows. They still smelled like Chaeyoung and inhaling the scent seemed like it was making it even worse, or it was relieving the tension and pain that she was feeling.

With a deep breath, she picked herself up again. The first thing she spotted was Chaeyoung’s wardrobe. She forced herself up and walked over to the small cabinet. Her vision was blurry, and everything was spinning. It was like her body was moving on its own, her mind telling her it wasn’t right, but she still walked over.

She opened it and the fragrance of the alpha’s scent was everywhere. Mina wasn’t thinking, she really wasn’t. But she grabbed a random shirt and sniffed it. After a few more sniffs, she inhaled deeply.

Chaeyoung might hate her for what she was about to do.

Chaeyoung rushed out of her car and into the lift. She kept shaking her leg as she watched the numbers on the screen flicker as she ascended to her floor.

She bought the necessary medicine for a fever. Even bought Mina a small yogurt pack in case she felt like eating something that wasn’t heavy.

Once she punched in the number to her apartment, she got in quickly, placed her purchases on the counter and immediately got to cooking.

In the end, she made bacon and eggs, but instead of rice, she toasted bread. Mina didn’t have to eat so much, she just needed to have something in her belly, so it was alright to drink the medicine.

And when she was done, she plated the food, placed them neatly on her dining table and then walked towards her room.

But the moment she was about to knock on the door, there was a smell that she was all too familiar with.

She took a moment and inhaled again.

That can’t be.

Chaeyoung wanted to shrug off the first thought in her head because it was impossible. But when she inhaled the air one more time, it was certain that it was something that came off from an omega. She would know since she had slept with some in the past.

But Mina was the only one in her room. How could she have the scent of an omega? And it wasn’t just the typical pheromone she was familiar with. It was as if… Mina was in heat.

She knocked on the door gently.

“Mina?” She called but there was no answer. She knocked again, hand now cupping the doorknob. “I’m coming in, okay?”

The lack of response made her even more worried. So, she turned the knob gently and opened the room. The moment the scent hit her nose; she froze.

She opened the door wider, and she dropped her phone on the ground.

Before her was Mina’s figure, still on her bed, but she was covered. And not from the blanket, but from her own clothes.

This… this was an omega’s nest.

Her cock throbbed at the sight, she gulped hard and then took careful steps forward.

“Mina?”

Suddenly the pile of clothes moved, and Mina finally faced her. Her face was red, she looked dazed, but her expression gave off something that Chaeyoung didn’t think she would be alive to witness.

“C-Chaeng…” Mina removed herself from the pile and tried to sit up. Then she reached out to Chaeyoung with her arms open wide. “Come here… please.”

Chaeyoung gulped, feeling her face flushed and her cock was now hard under her sweatpants.

This was not good.

Mina was going crazy.

She kept herself underneath Chaeyoung’s shirts and jackets. One particular shirt had the strongest scent, so Mina held onto it like a child with their favorite blanket.

The beta was thrashing, squirming, whining. The heat inside of her body made her feel like she was going to explode. Without thinking, she reached between her thighs and clutched her center and her eyes shot open when the relief was there. Crashing onto her like a big wave coming to shore.

With one strong press, she let out a strained moan. Her nose buried on the shirt she kept holding and it was making her mind go into different places all at once. She inhaled Chaeyoung’s scent and then her hand pressed firmly on her heated pussy.

It wasn’t enough.

She reached inside her shorts and gasped when she felt nothing but slick. She was drenched. But when her finger pressed lightly onto her clit, she moaned again.

A relief she was looking for. But it barely scratched the surface. She needed something more. Something fuller. Something… or someone.

She needed Chaeyoung.

There was a knock on the door. She wanted to stop what she was doing to open it. It was definitely Chaeyoung. But her body was so pliant to her touches. Mina rubbed herself even more. The slick made her touches slippery, making her want, making her needy.

The knock was there again but she couldn’t stop what she was doing. Then it opened and she heard a thud. Mina finally halted her actions, but that only made her squirm more.

“Mina?”

Chaeyoung’s voice reverberated in the room, and she felt like she was delirious. She needed the alpha’s touch. She needed to have her mouth on her body. To feel her lips. To feel her fingers holding her down. She needed Chaeyoung to mate her.

With what strength she had left in her body, Mina picked herself up, feeling the clothes surrounding her body slide off and then she faced the alpha.

And the sight made her even more needy. Her desires increased tenfold. Chaeyoung’s scent filled the room, the shape of a nicely formed cock was outlining inside her sweatpants and Mina wanted that inside her immediately.

She wanted Chaeyoung to be her mate. She wanted Chaeyoung to bite and mark her. She didn’t want anyone else to do it.

Just Chaeyoung.

“C-Chaeng.” Her arms spread out, but she was so weak that she had a hard time keeping them up. “Come here, please.”

Chaeyoung stood there for a couple of moments, unsure to come close. But Mina suddenly released a whine, something that she didn’t know she had in her.

“Chaeng, please,” she begged, placing her arms down and scooted closer to the edge of the bed.

That finally got Chaeyoung to move and she rushed towards Mina. “Hey, stay in bed.” Then she placed a hand on her forehead. Her scent was stronger up close, and Mina grabbed her hand and she pushed herself against the alpha.

“M-Mina—“ Chaeyoung went rigid when Mina nosed her neck. She had her hands on Mina’s shoulders. “W-wait.”

Mina shook her head, wrapped her arms around the alpha’s neck and pushed her nose closer to the area where her scent glands were.

“Help me…” Mina said softly, face flushed with the words coming out of her mouth. “I’m… I’m sorry. I can’t…” then she pulled away and scooted back. Insecurities now flooding her system.

But then Chaeyoung caught up with her, one knee on the bed, and a hand gently holding onto her arm. “Hey, don’t—“ she gulped. “D-don’t apologize.” Then she gently let go and brushed away some strands of her hair that were sticking in her forehead because of sweat. “What do you want me to do?”

The question was so simple, and asked so gently, but the impact it had on her body was immense. Mina was breathing heavily, her hands immediately took Chaeyoung’s, and she pulled her in. She laid back on the bed and she guided the alpha to touch where it ached the most.

She had a hand over her mouth, but her eyes were staring at the alpha above her. “H-here.”

Chaeyoung gulped. Mina was hoping she would already touch her, but she just ghosted her hand over her needy crotch. It took a lot in Mina to bite back her words before she started begging like a dog.

The moment Mina looked below; she could see Chaeyoung’s prominent bulge. It was enticing, the shape was unfamiliar to her, but there was something inside of her that wanted it so badly.

“A-are you sure?” Chaeyoung suddenly asked. Her expression mixed with confusion, hesitation, and unashamed desire. She was heaving as well. “You should do this with someone you want to mate with.”

“I want you,” Mina answered back so quickly. Her mind was muddled with the heat surging through her body. But that was one thing she knew, even if she was sober, she knew she wanted Chaeyoung. Then she grabbed Chaeyoung’s face, hoping she would come closer, so Mina lifted herself by her elbows. “I want you to be my mate, Chaeng.”

The alpha’s eyes went wide, gulped hard and opened her mouth to say something but she stuttered again. “M-Mina, this could be your heat talking.”

Mina shook her head; tears were threatening to escape her eyes. She pulled Chaeyoung closer now. “P-please. Chaeng. Please. I want you. Mate me. Please.”

She was already feeling breathless and completely out of her mind. But then soft and eager lips crashed onto hers and she knew she was definitely gone.

They kissed like their life depended on it. Chaeyoung had her hands firmly on her jaw, gently pushing her body closer to hers. Legs parting hers so they could slot between them. Mina kissed her back, fervently, even if she hadn't kissed anyone before. It was like her body knew how to respond to Chaeyoung.

Mina’s hands roamed from Chaeyoung’s cheeks to her jaws, suddenly digging her nails down to her neck. Then there was a sharp and delicious feeling from her pussy. Chaeyoung was now rubbing her clothed cock over her, slowly but firmly.

She moaned into their kisses, her mouth was partly open and Chaeyoung slithered a tongue inside. Mina moaned even more, trying to return the favor with much gusto. Probably drunk in the fact that she wanted to give the same amount of effort to Chaeyoung.

Chaeyoung started moaning as well and if the sound of her talking was enough to get Mina to gush and tremble, then this alone was killing her. She wanted more. She wanted to hear more of it.

Mina pulled away from the kiss, pushing Chaeyoung away for a bit and frantically started pulling the drawstrings of her sweatpants and then tugging on the garter.

“Wait, baby, wait,” Chaeyoung cooed at her as she gently took her hands away. Mina was about to whine again, flushed by the pet name, but then she felt herself shiver when the alpha’s hands were on her waist, caressing them and then reaching underneath her shirt.

The feeling of her fingers on her skin was like she was on fire. Burning her perfectly. They lingered, traced incoherent lines and then she hooked a finger on the garter of her shorts and almost pulled it down, but she stopped.

“May I?”

Mina nodded her head so quickly even before the question sank into her brain. And then she felt like she could breathe, Chaeyoung tugged her shorts down, and suddenly grabbed her panties and nearly ripped them out as she tried to remove them.

Something stirred inside Mina with the display of strength and the fact that this was probably making Chaeyoung go mad. She wanted Chaeyoung to want her as much as she did.

Suddenly Chaeyoung dipped her head, lips gently pressing onto Mina’s belly, and it made her breathless. Her hands carded through Chaeyoung’s black hair, slowly gripping it when a certain nip made her body shiver.

She didn’t know what was happening, but she felt her legs raise and then a hot breath was on her core. She let out a choked moan, fighting the urge to raise her voice when she could feel Chaeyoung’s warm mouth traveling through her thighs.

When the lips crept closer, she suddenly heard a low growl.

“You smell so good, Mina.”

Before she could respond, she threw her head back and gripped onto Chaeyoung’s hair when she felt a hot tongue swipe through her slit.

The alpha went slow, wrapping her arms around her thighs, making Mina’s legs rest on her shoulders. Her tongue moved languidly, like she wanted to take as much time as she wanted with Mina’s pussy. Tasting her slick, inhaling her scent, savoring the feeling of plush and wetness on her lips. When the tip of her tongue passed through her swollen folds, Mina moaned louder.

“C-Chaeng—“ she threw her head back again, body arching at the feeling. She couldn’t say anything coherent anymore. Chaeyoung’s tongue was working more, pushing itself deeper, then teased her clit.

Her hands were trembling, not able to grip anymore, too deep into this pool of ecstasy that she had discovered for the first time. Chaeyoung would let out grunts and growls, pushing herself more, firmly holding onto Mina’s thighs like a lifeline.

Mina wanted Chaeyoung to consume her. To take her, break her, fuck her.

The thoughts aroused her even more, she tried to bite her lip to stop her moans, but Chaeyoung’s hot, wet tongue felt so good on her pussy that she couldn’t. Her body was so pliant underneath this person, so keen, so defenseless.

Her muscles on her abdomen started to clench, there was something rising inside of her that she didn’t know if she was going to pass out from the feeling. Her breath hitched; her hands gripped onto the black locks again. Her words slurred like she was drunk.

Chaeyoung’s tongue moved faster, reaching upwards, pressing firmly to lightly flicking the swollen nub, repeating and repeating and repeating.

“Fuck—Chaeng. Don’t stop, don’t stop, Chaeng—!”

Her body arched upwards again, moaning so loud, so lewdly. Eyes were shut closed, and she could already see stars. Mina was calling out to Chaeyoung like her name was a prayer. Chanting, begging, pleading her in contradiction. Did she want Chaeyoung to stop? But it felt so good. But she also wanted something more.

When Mina managed to catch her breath, realizing she reached her orgasm for the very first time, she kept her eyes closed for a moment, softening her tensed and twitching body when Chaeyoung released her clit and peppered her thighs with soft kisses.

The bed moved and Mina opened one eye; Chaeyoung was hard. The outline of a beautifully erect cock was straining through her pants.

Mina tried to move to help, but Chaeyoung pushed her back down, laid a kiss on her cheek and whispered, “Wait here.”

She complied, watching Chaeyoung as she rushed towards her bathroom and coming out with a teal-colored packet dangling on her mouth. Mina caught a glimpse of the symbol; it was for an alpha.

Chaeyoung took off her sweatpants and climbed onto the bed again. To Mina’s disappointment, she was still in her boxers, cock still erect and twitching. The alpha hovered over her body again, placed more kisses on her shoulder, trailing her hips down to the mound of her chest.

“Chaeng…” Mina started squirming again, her finger gently traced down Chaeyoung’s cock and it made the alpha hiss at the contact. She felt like a spoiled child begging to be given what she wanted. Her finger was gently caressing the hardness until she reached over to the garter.

She was stopped again, and this time, her whine was even louder. Tears were escaping her eyes, her body shivering with desperate desire, feeling devastated to be denied by Chaeyoung again.

“Chaeyoung, please!” she cried, and she wanted to thrash on the bed again. But the soft kisses on her temple soothed her small tantrum.

The kisses were quick and feathery. Then Chaeyoung ran her hands down her legs, spreading them slowly, eyes darted down to her still wet and swollen pussy.

For some reason the alpha was heaving, and her eyes darted from her core back up to her face. Chaeyoung then lowered her boxers, releasing her hard cock, and held it with one hand.

“Are you sure?” Chaeyoung asked one more time, but Mina wasn’t sure what to look at first. The sheer size of Chaeyoung was more than what she expected. It was her first time seeing one in the flesh.

It may look grotesque at first but the more she looked at it, the more she remembered who owned it, she actually wanted it inside of her.

When Mina nodded her head with certainty, her body heating up and her eyes on the verge of crying again; Chaeyoung reached over and wiped her tear with her thumb, then she licked it. The sight made her spine shiver.

She wanted more. Mina reached over again, but she couldn’t reach Chaeyoung’s waist, so she used her feet to try and tug down the boxers that were still around Chaeyoung. The alpha immediately lifted her knees to slip herself out of them.

Then Chaeyoung’s hand were searching for something lost within the clothes and sheets, but eventually she retrieved the teal package and ripped it open with her teeth. Her canine was sharp, and all that Mina could think of was it sinking into her skin.

She watched patiently as the alpha rolled the silicon protection over her cock, pinching the tip and then rolling the rest down her shaft. Once it was secured, the alpha scooted forward, resting both of her legs over her thighs and aligned her swollen cock head over her slit.

Maybe the condom was a good idea. Mina may be dazed and cock hungry for Chaeyoung, but she knew she wasn’t on contraceptives herself. Maybe when she is on the pill, she would be able to enjoy Chaeyoung’s cock and her knot without any obstructions.

The thought of Chaeyoung knotting her made her mind muddled again.

Her breath hitched and she was brought back down to reality when she felt the alpha’s cock rubbing gently over her slit, using her slick to lubricate. Mina was breathing heavily, completely blissed out but nervous of the feeling of a hard cock inside her for the first time.

Chaeyoung aligned herself properly, they both moaned when the head was already entering her, and then she raised her arms to cradle Mina.

“Please let me know if you’re uncomfortable,” Chaeyoung said softly against her lips.

But Mina shook her head, making the alpha furrow her brows. Mina kissed her hard and their tongues met again in a dance of desire. In between kisses, Mina would moan and circle her hips, making Chaeyoung enter her more and the alpha was trying her best not to plunge it in.

“Take me, please, Chaeng. I want it inside me. Please,” Mina felt like the words coming out of her mouth were nothing connected to what was said in her brain.

“Fuck,” Chaeyoung hissed at the words, her hips moving, and she was now entering deeper into Mina. The stretch made her eyes roll at the back of her head. Such pain she was experiencing and in seconds they would immediately be flushed away by intense pleasure.

Chaeyoung was moving slowly for her, hips grinding as her shaft was slowly pushing its way against hot and trembling walls. Mina could feel Chaeyoung’s hands grip onto the sheets below her head. Maybe she needed something to ground her so she wouldn’t lose control.

But the feeling of finally being fucked by Chaeyoung made her want to do more.

Mina wrapped her arms around Chaeyoung’s neck, moaning close to her ear as Chaeyoung inserted herself even deeper. Mina nibbled on her ear and breathed out.

“M-more.”

There was a growl coming from the alpha, the grip on the sheets became tighter, and suddenly she picked up the pace. Mina started moaning even louder as she felt Chaeyoung begin to piston into her. Each thrust was faster, harder, it reached into so deep that Mina wasn’t sure what she was feeling anymore.

“Fuck… Mina… you feel so good,” Chaeyoung started babbling out, and each thrust made her grunt and moan. And after each hard thrust, she would quicken her pace and start pounding into Mina.

Mina felt like her body was shaking with Chaeyoung’s words. Honest and tainted with arousal. Mina wanted more, she wanted to hear more. She wanted to feel more of Chaeyoung’s cock spearing into her. She wanted to be closer, wanted to mold their bodies together.

The alpha lifted her head, pressing her forehead onto hers as her hips kept pushing in and out. Mina's eyes were staring at Chaeyoung’s face, completely lost in ecstasy, eyes shut closed, mouth open for her to release her moans. Then she spotted the sharp teeth again.

God, she wanted to be marked with those teeth. She could imagine them sinking into her skin, while the alpha would grunt and fuck her hard. Like she was reminding her who she belonged to.

That made Mina even more aroused. She loved how gentle Chaeyoung was with her throughout this entire endeavor. But if the alpha decided to be rough and manhandle her, then she wouldn’t mind at all. Mina would submit to her, obey her every command.

The thought of mating with Chaeyoung only made her heart want to burst as well. She wanted Chaeyoung in so many ways. And she just hopes that when this high was over and she could think properly again, she would convince Chaeyoung that everything that was happening then was true.

All of her thinking has reached a certain peak in her lust. Her walls were contracting, making Chaeyoung grunt again with the tightness and she went even faster.

Mina was struggling to hold onto Chaeyoung, the feeling of her high was fast approaching and she immediately wrapped Chaeyoung’s waist with her legs, coaxing her to push in deeper.

It didn’t take long for Mina to arch her back again, spill out more moaning and then she peaked. Screaming out the alpha’s name as she was being fucked into her orgasm.

She took a moment to breathe, blissed out from cumming twice in one sitting. But soon she was flipped around, laying on her belly with her arms spread over her head and Chaeyoung’s hard cock still stuffed inside her.

Mina looked behind her and whined a bit. “W-wait… I’m… I’m tired—“ she moaned into one of Chaeyoung’s shirts when the alpha started moving her cock deeper. “C-Chaeng, let me rest.”

Instead of getting a verbal answer, she could see the alpha heave and shook her head sideways. Then she pressed her body onto hers, planting Mina on the bed, but her pussy was still being used. Mina struggled to grip something, her legs were tucked in between the alpha’s, and they were pressed against each other, making her pussy even tighter.

“One more,” Chaeyoung said with a low timbre in her voice. It was close to her sounding like an angry wolf; not satiated, eager to get more of the pleasure.

Chaeyoung thrusted again, a little more aggressive than the first time and Mina screamed into the clothes and sheets below her. It was repeated over and over and over again, Mina felt like her brain has melted and all she could think of was how in love she was with the alpha that was fucking her so intensely.

After another round of sharp thrusts, Chaeyoung started going faster again. Hips were meeting her ass with obscene slaps reverberating in the room. Mina felt sticky, definitely from her own slick, but the imagination of being filled to the brim with Chaeyoung’s cum made her even more delirious.

She knew from the get-go that she wasn’t ready to be a parent to her own kits. But with the way Chaeyoung was and the thought of being pair bonded by the alpha was making her question her decisions.

Mina hoped that she would agree to the idea. That she would want to be bonded with her. A lowly beta, a whore to her alpha, a slave to her cock, and a fool to want her love.

“C-Chaeng—“ she mewled but bit back her moan when Chaeyoung was going at a brutal pace, the sounds of their skin slapping onto each other were getting louder, and Mina felt her walls clench. “I want you to cum—“ Mina threw her head back when Chaeyoung leaned forward and sucked on the skin of her shoulder, hips still going fast.

Suddenly Chaeyoung started tracing the tip of her nose on the area she sucked on, ghosting her lips over the area as her arm was wrapped around her, pulling her closer.

“Can—“ Mina almost screamed when Chaeyoung thrusted hard again. “Can I mark you?”

Mina was about to answer but suddenly she felt something hard bump into the entrance of her pussy. It was wide enough to tear her open. But she remembered talks from her friends about the alpha anatomy.

Was it… Chaeyoung’s knot? Did Chaeyoung want to knot her? Oh—her head was far gone now, she nodded her head frantically,

“Please. Mark me, please. Chaeng, mark me—“

Her babbled words had an effect on the alpha, her hips rutted into her uncontrollably, Mina clenched around the hard shaft as it bottoms out, reaching deep into places that Mina didn’t know she had.

Then, she felt teeth sink deep within her skin, Mina’s eyes rolled to the back of her head, crying out in pain and in pleasure, close to euphoria knowing that she was being marked by the alpha that she wanted so much.

And then a pop. Mina’s eyes flew wide open as she felt herself be stretched out so lewdly, feeling the silicon rub against her walls. Chaeyoung suddenly moaned even louder and there were spurts of heat inside of her that she wished she could feel spilling inside of her.

The room was a mix of scents. One that Mina knew was hers, the strong and addicting scent of Chaeyoung and another that she was starting to be familiar with. The scent of sex.

She loved it. She loved who did this to her. She loved the alpha that was pinning her down and laying their weight on her. She loved the soreness of the bite mark on her shoulder. She loved the way Chaeyoung was licking on the exact same mark. 

Mina was definitely satiated.

Chaeyoung wasn’t sure if she should believe everything that happened.

Right after she came inside the condom, Mina took a while to recover, but then ultimately she blacked out. She felt bad, maybe she pushed a little too much.

Of all the times she helped omegas with their heat, this was the first time she had ever knotted and marked someone. But her heart knew she didn’t regret it. She marked Mina, and Mina allowed her to.

Even if she was drunk in her heat and maybe she said it in the spur of the moment.

Okay, that was starting to make her feel bad now.

Did Mina do all of that because it was her heat talking? Chaeyoung did try to stop her and all that, but the beta insisted.

She paused, should she still consider Mina a beta? She was having her heat, and Chaeyoung could smell her, even after the love making and the aftercare.

Chaeyoung sighed, maybe she should think about it when it was all done.

“Chaeng,” Mina suddenly called out to her, and she whipped her head to look at her from the bathroom.

“Yeah?”

“Come here, please,” she requested shyly. Chaeyoung couldn’t help but smile.

She left the bathroom, wearing her sweatpants and shirt again. Her bed was a mess, the clothes that Mina used for her nest was still scattered around and Chaeyoung has asked her numerous times that she’ll remove them so she wouldn’t feel sticky or uncomfortable. But Mina shook her head cutely and hugged her clothes.

So Chaeyoung decided to let her be, she knew not to argue with an omega in heat. But at least Mina was slightly calmer, she had something to eat, and she was still feeling weak, so Chaeyoung didn’t allow her to leave the bed.

Chaeyoung subtly kicked away some of her clothes off the bed and crawled next to Mina. “I’m here.”

Mina immediately scooted herself closer to her, wrapping her arm around her torso and dug her head on her chest, taking a deep breath and exhaled slowly. Mina has been doing that a lot ever since they cuddled after sex. It was so cute to witness and Chaeyoung didn’t have the heart to stop her.

Chaeyoung cradled her and rubbed her back gently.

“How are you feeling?” she asked, couldn’t hold back the need to press her nose onto the crown of Mina’s head.

“Not as delusional as I was earlier,” Mina said sheepishly, and she giggled but that died down quickly. She hugged Chaeyoung tighter. “I’m sorry again.”

“You don’t have to say sorry,” Chaeyoung immediately said. The grim feeling came back to her. “That’s what happens when… you’re in heat. Which I believe is the first time,” she explained with a shrug.

Mina let out a sigh. “Yeah, it was.” Then she was quiet for a bit before answering again. “I need to see the doctor about this once this is all over.”

Chaeyoung nodded. “Okay, sounds good.”

There was a comfortable silence between them, just cuddling and holding each other close. Chaeyoung could stay like this for a long time.

Suddenly Mina poked her and Chaeyoung hummed. “Can you go with me?” she asked in a whisper.

The question made her raise a brow. She knew that most people ask their mates to go with them to see a doctor. But she didn’t want to get her hopes up. “Okay? Yeah, of course.”

There was silence again, Chaeyoung wasn’t sure if that was a good thing, or if whatever Mina had to say next was going to be good for her heart. She just wished that Mina could lay the truth on her gently.

“Chaeng, can I tell you something?”

And there it was. Chaeyoung took a deep breath and nodded. “Anything.”

“What I said… during our… sex—” Mina took a moment and took a breath as well. “If I wasn’t in heat, I would still want you to be my mate. Or… or mark me.”

Chaeyoung whipped her head to look at Mina, but she was still digging her face on her chest, her hands now clenching Chaeyoung’s shirt.

“Really?” she tried not to ask that so eagerly, but it came out before she could compose herself.

Then Mina finally lifted her head, her face flushed with a deep blush and nodded. “Yeah…” she tried to look away, but Chaeyoung reached over to caress her face and Mina sank into the touch. “I like you, actually. Maybe a bit more than I expected.”

That made Chaeyoung pause her movements. “Oh… okay.” Then she breathed out and relaxed on her bed. “That’s a relief.”

“Wha—” Mina was then cut off when Chaeyoung reached over again and laid a soft kiss on her lips. They both smiled and Chaeyoung giggled.

“I feel the same way.”

“So, Miss Myoui,” the doctor started as she looked at her clipboard. She pursed her lips and tapped on the piece of paper with her pen. “It’s quite a shock that you’re here again… And that this happened.”

Mina let out a light scoff. “Trust me, I’m pretty shocked myself.”

The doctor read the paper again, and then placed it on her lap as she looked at Mina. “Based on what you told me, you are definitely a late bloomer.”

“Definitely too late,” she said under her breath, but the doctor heard what she said.

She tilted her head. “Are you upset with this?”

Mina took a moment to think. Sure, she didn’t like the fact that this happened in her mid-twenties; she could have taken the time to prepare herself if she only knew. But in hindsight, with the things that have happened and the amazing sex she has had for the past week, there really was nothing to complain about.

She spent the entire time with Chaeyoung. She loved it.

Her lips mashed into a thin line, and she shook her head. “To be honest, not really.”

That seemed to have surprised the doctor and she noted it down on the clipboard. “Really?” After scribbling some more, she placed her pen back down and smiled. “Well, I’m glad you came back right after your heat. I assumed that it was difficult to deal with since you didn’t expect it?”

“Well…” she trailed off, feeling a faint blush coming in when she remembered the day when her heat just arrived. “When I felt it, I thought it was a fever, because I got wet under the rain. But I guess after a while, I realized then that it was something else.”

“Were you able to relieve yourself?”

The question was so blunt, and she could never get used to it.

She was blushing furiously, but the doctor still smiled at her. At least she was being gentle about this with her. “Yes,” she answered, avoiding eye contact with the doctor. Then thoughts of Chaeyoung flooded her mind and she blushed harder. “I had someone with me.”

The doctor then hummed, noting it down. “That’s good. I’m assuming it’s that alpha waiting outside?” she asked as she pointed outside her door. Chaeyoung was indeed at the waiting room where Mina left her. Maybe her being around while the doctor asked these questions was going to make her explode, so she was fine that it was just her and the doctor for now.

She nodded again. “Yes.”

“Excellent,” the doctor said in an optimistic tone. “I guess we don’t have much to worry about. Most omegas I’ve encountered have difficulty in finding a mate,” she said, still keeping a smile. Then she shrugged. “Most of them just tell me they’ll sleep with any alpha they meet. But to each their own, as long as they use contraceptives if they’re not ready to have kits.”

“Right.” Mina’s head felt dizzy at the thought of having her own kits again. But she won’t have to worry about that since her and Chaeyoung haven’t discussed that yet. The alpha still has a couple of months left in university and then she would have to worry about the board exams.

They could plan their future when they’re both ready.

“I want to assume you’re not ready for that yet. Right?” the doctor suddenly asked, and the thought made her blush again.

Mina blinked but she looked away and nodded again. “Yes. Not yet.”

“Well, that’s totally understandable.” Then the doctor got up from her seat to replace the clipboard she had with another pad of paper and started scribbling on it. After she finished, she ripped it off and handed it to Mina. “So I'm prescribing you contraceptives. You should take them a few days before your heat arrives again. Your heat will come every once a month, but I’ll give you this so you can track down your cycle.” Then she grabbed something in a drawer and handed her a notebook. Looked like a journal. The doctor then pointed at it. “Some cases are once a month, some are every three months. So this will be a big help.”

Mina raised the paper and the journal in her hand, standing up from her seat and bowed. “Thank you, Doctor.”

“Of course. I hope you’ve been eating plenty.”

“Yes, my… my mate has fed me well during my heat.”

“That’s very nice of them,” the doctor said, smiling warmly at that. “Well, you might need to do your research when your mate gets her rut. Better ask her as soon as possible.”

Oh. Right. She forgot about that one bit.

The thought made her dizzy again. If that was how she behaved during her heat, how much more when Chaeyoung was the one dazed and drunk in her desires.

“Right. I’ll do that,” Mina said and then bowed one more time. “Thank you again.”

The doctor finally let her go, she exited the room and Chaeyoung immediately stood up from her seat, and waited for Mina to approach her.

“Everything good?” she asked, her hand immediately found its way to Mina’s waist, the act still made her blush.

Mina then nodded. “Yeah.”

Without another word, Mina immediately went to the pharmacy that was in a building next to the doctor’s office, she bought the prescribed contraceptives and once she was done, the two walked towards Chaeyoung’s car.

Chaeyoung opened the car for her first and once she settled in, she went to the driver’s side, buckled up and the two were on the way to Mina’s apartment.

They didn’t talk for a couple of moments. But the thing that the doctor said about Chaeyoung’s rut was stuck in her mind. They were alone, so she might as well ask before she ends up shrugging it off again. She didn’t want to be unprepared again.

She looked over to the alpha. “Chaeng?”

“Yeah?”

Mina pursed her lips, playing with her fingers as she tried to ask the question. “When’s your rut?”

Chaeyoung whipped her head at her, but then immediately glued her eyes back on the road. “O-oh…” She stuttered for a bit, then she took a moment to think. “Uhh… maybe in two weeks?”

Mina nodded at the response. She looked away from Chaeyoung and was staring out the window. But she looked back at Chaeyoung, and then clenched her hands. “Do… Do you need me to help you?”

The alpha did another double-take at her, as if she was trying to believe that the question was coming from her. She stuttered again, her cheeks turning red. “I-I mean—” She then cleared her throat and tried to act nonchalant. “Only if you want to.”

“Of course I do,” Mina said immediately. Her hand rested on Chaeyoung’s hand that was on the gear shift, then she took it gently to place a quick kiss on the back of it. “You are my mate after all.”

Chaeyoung was definitely blushing, but she smiled warmly at Mina. “Okay, baby. Thank you.”