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Ever since kim taehyung could remember he was taught how to be an obedient good omega for his future alpha mate.
As some of the elders of the moon village would say "omega's are just meant to breed and feed the pups." he despised alpha's who were entitled by their arrogance and looked down upon omega's treating them as speck of dust under their boots.
Taehyung loved being an omega despite every ounce of his life gave him moments to resent it, he knew it was a privilege in its own way, nurturing pups, taking care of his mate and perhaps one day loving the family he will build. He loved being able to forget for a while the customs thrown upon him and loves his gender, but he despised the world that didn't treated his kind of they deserved and some elders who cursed them as though some sort of weaklings who think they are any less powerfull.
Everyday he woke up resentful and afraid to be just a shadow behind an disgrace of an alpha for the rest of his life. He prays to the old gods and the new, to the moon goddess that his life may nest upon thriving in love, its sometimes unbearable for him to keep that all in because he has so much to give and the uncertainty that it might just remain as such haunts him. that it'll all just be in vain.
When he was a pup he used to dream about marrying the alpha of his dreams. Someone kind, handsome and the kind of alpha he is suppose to be, but much more of a mate he shall be to him. It shan't be just be a vow it shall be an oath to his bleeding heart. He was raised to be an omega who thinks its an honor in itself to stand beside an alpha, he was fully educated, had himself teached how to cook and mend at a young age, he spended alot of times with the children around his pack so he could get used to pups.
when he was born his unlikely appearance with lilac eyes and silver hair with a sweet scent of lavender and berries. There was no doubt. He was a lunar. A blessing of the moon goddess upon their pack alpha and luna. His ethereal appear always has attracted him attention as a pup shouldn't be required, his contrast of features made him stand out as everyone in their pack had dark hair and brown eyes, him being someone so solemn and mystic like a incandescent forbidden deity. The moon goddesses blessing on him was for everyone to see and for him to bear, it came with alot of expectations for him to be kept as a fragile flower away from prey eyes. He was always in the eyes of the alpha's unmated or not, everyone imagined owning someone so solemn like him, they imagined him under them looking at his skin as if to devour him. Being aware of such things he knew danger always lingered upon him.
His parents the pack alpha and luna were always very loving to him, he dreamed of fairytales like he read about in the books and heard from the elders the greatest love stories of their legends and ancestors and a living example he sees since the day of birth. The love his parents shared so deeply for one another.
He wanted an alpha just like how his father was, he couldn't wait to be introduced to his future alpha mate.
His dream did came true when he was seventeen, he presented as an omega even if it was already known all around by his appearance and scent but now that was official he couldn't wait to be courted by the alphas and to be part of the yearly mating ceremony that's been arranged and going for ages as long as they remained.
"Mom, do u think i will ever be able to find someone who loves me as much as father loves you?" Eleven year old taehyung asked his mother in soft uncertain tone, there was innocence of a child and the heart of an omega that reside in him.
"Ofcourse you will pup, you're too young to be worried of such thing. Moon goddess had pairs for everyone, she will not leave my taehyung alone now would she?." She smiled replaying to his pup's innocent question her sweet honey and cherry scent soothing taehyung.
Taehyung smiled at his mothers reply fully satisfied with it as he left giggles. An image of a certain pair of obsidian eyes came to his mind.
Now winter was coming. Everyone in the village prepared themselves for the worse of the days ahead. Just like another pack settlement,they were surrounded by woods and hills that stretched as far as anyone could see. Maybe a thousand wolves called it home, though nobody bothered with exact counts anymore. People came and went, pups were born, elders passed on, and the numbers shifted so fast that no one counted it anymore. They were one of the biggest pack in the south, thriving in rich atmosphere, their soils abundant with richness for their fields, rivers with cristal clear waters and the woods, their forests made hunts easy for their pack hunters as they made sure everyone had enough food in their plates, that nobody sleeps an empty stomach and in coldness of the winter as it may arrive soon.
The home chimneys curled smoke around by the time its evening, as the hunters boots curled in mud animals slunged over their shoulders for their homes and the pack community kitchen, where all the pack gathers and eat together often. Sometimes its rabbit, turkeys and a wild boar if they're lucky enough.
Their homes were well settled with when pack borders settlement had happened a three decades ago, the moon village would've been in ruins if it wasn't for the great grandfather of their pack alpha, who build their future. He build the communal bath houses with natural steaming hot water always, the community kitchen and the hunting grounds markings, while their pack alpha kim Hyunmin wasn't any less too he made sure to give education and experience to every omega and made sure they had rights to choose their mate and not be forced into unwanted matings.
It was just until he established a rule that every omega shall choose his mate by themselves. Before alphas had the upper had if they liked any omega they would force submit them, marking them and mating them without their consent his father's rule was clear that if anyone goes against his word shall be hanged to death.
In the middle of the pack stood their pack alpha's house, it was made with wood and polished feildstone walls, enough to accommodate an entire of twenty people inside it but now only kim Taehyung and the pack alpha and luna reside there.
"There's whispers again in the northern pack mountains again, have you heard anything tae?" Jimin's whisper made Taehyung look up as he's busy munching on sweet buns.
"The rouges you mean? Did something happen again?" Taehyung asks looking into the bonfire his appetite gone as he put the bun back into the basket they brought, a sudden chill crept in his body.
Jimin nods.
"There has been attacks in the northwest jung clan, i heard from namjin elder talking to my uncle earlier this morning." Jimin looked at Taehyung speaking in hushed tone so nobody overhears their conversation.
"What happened? " Taehyung asks not being able to contain his curiosity but he couldn't only imagine what it might be.
"They said it to be a bloodbath of those savages, the black wolves of the north." Jimin spoke lower his sweet blossom scent turned sour as he continued.
Taehyung felt his jaw clenched as he fisted his palm tight.
"Its the jeons, i heard the son of the beast now has gone mad. He wants to conquer all the clans and be the pack alpha of the whole north, tae im afraid if we are even safe at all." Jimin's terrified scent chokes taehyung Slightly as he bite his lower lip looking around, it was just them sitting infront of the porch of Jimin's house, it was at the edge of the pack borders and quite close to Taehyung's house so they always hanged out alone just talking and sharing stuff. Jimin's mother has gone to the community kitchen as she was the head cook.
"Don't be distressed jiminie, we're so far from them and they wouldn't be able to enter our borders. We are not their enemies." Taehyung says caressing jimins knuckles with his fingers, his calming lavender pheromones instantly calmed jimin as he smiled.
"Would you be alright going back home on ur own?its very late we shall leave now perhaps its the best." A sudden cold wind chills as they both giggled. Perhaps yes its the best idea or they might freeze as the bonfire was almost fading. The warmth that embraced them fading as the sudden chill creeping in the temperature.
"Taehyung," jimin speaks as they got up looked at him with a softness with awarness of his bestfriend.
"I'm alright jimin, its....bearable now atleast, father is having a hard time he wouldn't be able to get back soon to his own self you know." Taehyung's soft low voice as he bite his lower lip a habit when his emotions are trying to be suppressed but failing. Jimin's hand gripped his in his hold as he says.
"You can stay with me if you want, i know its hard you don't have to bear all of it alone tae, luna kim was very kind to me always. She is residing in heaven now you should be at ease that she's not in pain anymore. Remember we used to look at the sky when pups wondering who might live there, its her now. She's our star." Jimins soothing voice and he comforted taehyung in the time of greif. A tear slips from Taehyung's eye then more as he sobbed Slightly jimin instantly holds him in his warm embrace.
The night sky glistened with galaxy as the moonlight shined upon their entire pack.
"I know," jimin whispered as his own voice threaten to not let a sob out.
"I won't tell you to not cry, just let it all out its okay, im here." Jimin pats his back rubbing as Taehyung calms down few moments later.
"Thank you, im grateful to have you chim." Taehyung smiles through tears voice hoarse from the crying. His heart was a little less heavy now.
"Never mention it, your all i have remember? We're soulmates." Jimin smiled through tears himself.
The walk back to the pack house wasn't hard as Taehyung looked around the houses passing by the pups rolling around mud laughing as mothers have given up from getting dirty. Soft lanters hung around the porch of houses as it stunned the soft golden glow inside the window's in their respective homes, people were in their own comfort.Taehyung smiles looking at them as he arrives at his house, soon he'd be leaving it for his own separate lodge cabin to live independently on his own, as he was now an official presented omega and he would be having his first heat after his eighteenth birthday in a few days. He missed his mother more than words would ever be able to describe he wished someone would read his heart, and hold it gently as it was now being clenched in a undefined pain seeing his fathers sitting in his usual spot near the window in their vast living room, his eyes seeing past the window at the night as if that'll get him his mate back, somehow it would less his pain, empty eyes just stared past the woods as bags under them visible from sleep deprivation and a mug of wine in his palm. He was a mess without his mother. It breaks Taehyung's heart more.
"My flower," Hyunmin says trying to sound cheerful seeing his son but failing miserably, "have you ate?" He asked voice hollow.
"Yes," Taehyung nodded as he sat on the couch infront of his father's rocking chair. "Shouldn't you be sleeping father?" He asked concerned. Voice a low soft murmur.
"I will pup don't worry, "he forced a small smile. "And i brought you new mud pot art you were eyeing the past week while we went for stroll in the market."
Taehyung eyes lit up in a second but it dulled in a while.
"Thank you appa," he says softly with a smile. "But I'll be leaving in a few days, I'll made sure to put it in good use, it'll make my cottage homely I'm sure."
"Ohh....-i almost forgot," his father passed a sad small smile looking at the mug in his hand as he clenched it harder. His voice low as he spoke in the quite intimate conversation of a father and son. "my pup's all grown up, i wished to have done a better job at being a father to you my flower, i hope you find your happiness soon. You're about to experience the most awaited and beautiful moments in your life tae. Make sure to cherish them while you breathe." His advice made Taehyung's heart clench and also worked as a soothing herb balm on the burn in it.
"Don't ever question your parenting appa, you're my favorite person in the world, well second favorite, first is always eomma." He smiled slightly as tears whirled his lilac eyes but he blinked for them to go away.
His father chuckle. This was the first time we were having a normal conversation after Taehyung's mother died four months ago. And this was the first time his father has allowed himself to laugh. He blamed himself for her death, cursing himself he couldn't even save his own mate but it was the moon goddesses decision they couldn't have changed it, Taehyung's father was the kindest alpha people of their pack had known in generations.
"Couldn't be more right than that, i know tae." Hyunmin spoke.
As they bid the night to each other taehyung was in his private chambers in the east wing, his thoughts all over the place as he reminisce the irrevocable happiness he felt in his seventeenth birthday, his almost betrothed to the neighboring pack's alpha, he was the most annoying and self centered man taehyung had ever come across with, that alpha's father insisted taehyung to prove his dignity, Taehyung's father broke off the engagement instantly. That alpha now has a mate even younger than Taehyung, even when taehyung heard about his betrothed he couldn't stop but wonder his worst nightmare coming to life. He remembered how his mother defensively took stand for him. He couldn't have been more grateful. That alpha wouldn't be the last one, Taehyung knew it everyone wanted to own a precious lunar like he was an object to be traded. This was the many reason's he was afraid to mate any alpha. Wondering if all they'll see is the flesh but not the blood, not his heart.
He padded barefoot to the bath chambers as he took a warm bath drenched in soothing lily fragrance. As he was done he dried his body putting on the same lily oil over his body, his white bed tunic covered his honey dipped skin as soft pink silk underwear made his skin glisten, as he layed on bed sleep took over him in no time.