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The moment he finished speaking, Kang Taeyun leaned his upper body between Siho’s parted legs.
In the suddenly close proximity, he called Siho’s name gently.
Siho’s breathing quickened at the affectionate way he spoke his name.
“Isn’t it strange? I hate these kinds of things, they’re repulsive. But whenever I see you, these odd desires keep arising.”
“…W-what are you trying to do?”
“Hmm. What do you think I’m going to do right now?”
He narrowed his eyes seductively and sharply pulled Siho’s clothes.
Siho’s shoulder was exposed by the forceful movement, and he rubbed his collarbone along the shoulder line with his finger, giving a greedy gaze.
“If an Alpha bites here, it creates an imprinting. It’s a mark that says ‘you’re mine,’ you could say.”
“…”
“But since you’re a Beta, it should be fine. It’s an act to punish you.”
The moment he finished his sentence, he fiercely bit the area he had been rubbing with his finger.
Siho let out a cry of pain, ‘Agh,’ as he bit him as if he were a piece of fruit.
“Does it hurt?”
“Of course it hurts! Doesn’t it hurt?”
When Siho replied with an emotional tone, he stuck out his tongue and licked the injured area.
Tears welled up from the sharp pain, but it quickly turned into pleasure, giving him a strange, sensual feeling.
Every time the soft tongue swept over his skin, his toes curled, and hot air escaped his lips.
“From now on, every time you say you don’t like something, I will engrave it onto your body, one by one.”
“…”
“Right now it’s here. And next, it will be here.”
He wiped his now shiny shoulder and pointed to the area near Siho’s chest.
He chuckled, lightly poking the spot that would be sensitive to the touch.
The moment Kang Taeyun left, Siho rushed to the bathroom to relieve his lust.
He hastily grabbed himself and tried to stroke it, but the climax didn’t feel as refreshing as before.
Siho arranged the area with a gloomy face, came to the bed, and lay down.
“…Wow. How can a person change so much?”
Only his emotions had changed, but his body had become more sensitive and honest than before.
When he touched his chest, Siho was about to grab his hand and urge him to kiss him.
If he grew attached to them this way, going to bed with them would only be a matter of time.
“I can’t stay here. I need to leave for a few days.”
As soon as the thought occurred to him, Siho jumped up. It was only 9 o’clock.
Considering that the three men had abruptly visited, there was no guarantee they wouldn’t come again tomorrow.
“I have to pack.”
He decided he would stay at a nearby jjimjilbang (public bathhouse) for the night and look for a place to stay for a few days.
He packed a suitable bag with simple belongings, underwear, and important items.
Finally, he put on a jacket to cover his shoulder and pulled his baseball cap low over his eyes.
“Why am I trembling so much?”
He inhaled and exhaled deeply in nervousness, then went to the door and put on his shoes.
He meticulously checked the room with his eyes, then opened the door with a refreshed expression.
And then he immediately closed the door again.
“…Why are the three of them here?!”
If his eyes didn’t deceive him, Moon Dowon, Kang Taeyun, and Yoo Joohwan were sitting on the rooftop bench.
To be precise, only Yoo Joohwan was sitting on the bench, and the other two were standing around him.
Siho fidgeted, seeing the three men unexpectedly right outside the door, though he hadn’t heard a sound.
“Why are you closing the door?”
Yoo Joohwan knocked on the door, indicating he should come out quickly.
Siho had only planned to run away for a little while, but he hadn’t expected to encounter the three men at the door.
As Siho stood frozen, clutching his bag, Yoo Joohwan forcefully opened the door.
“What is it? You’re right by the door, so why aren’t you answering?”
“…”
“What’s with that bag?”
Yoo Joohwan tilted his head, looking at the frozen Siho, and then noticed the bag in his hand.
Siho quickly hid it behind his back, as it was clearly a luggage bag.
“Were you going on a trip? In the middle of the night?”
“It’s not the middle of the night. This is just a, a bag.”
Siho slightly stammered, seeing Moon Dowon and Kang Taeyun approaching Yoo Joohwan from behind.
Seeing the trio complete, his heart pounded madly.
It was an odd mix of fear and excitement.
“Your clothes look like you’re going somewhere. And your face looks like someone who’s committed a crime.”
“…”
“Were you planning to meet Kim Seunghyun?”
Moon Dowon asked Siho with a murderous glare.
He seemed to think the only person Siho would meet at this hour was Kim Seunghyun.
“A-no, I wasn’t?”
“Then, where were you trying to go? After just spending time with me?”
“…The convenience store?”
“In this attire?”
“Yes. I usually go out like this when I go to the store near home. I’m also worried about public safety.”
Siho laughed awkwardly at Kang Taeyun’s words.
It was an attempt to ease the atmosphere, but there was no change in the expressions of the three men.
Siho inwardly wept, thinking, ‘Why did I have to get caught in a place like this?’
“Why are you guys here? Weren’t you going home?”
What he meant was, ‘This is my house, so why aren’t you going to your own homes and staying here?’
Siho felt sweat collecting on his hand gripping the bag, seeing the three men remain silent.
“Do you want to go to the convenience store too? I-I’ll treat.”
“…”
“I’m hungry. I need to go buy some ramen and snacks quickly. Are you going to keep standing here?”
Siho smiled broadly with an anxious face, as if begging them to say something.
He also rubbed his stomach, as if asking them to move.
It was his way of pretending to be hungry.
“Give it to me.”
“Huh?”
“The bag. Hand it over.”
Moon Dowon held out his hand.
Siho rolled his eyes, looking at his blunt way of speaking.
The lust that surged every time he saw the three men completely subsided in this difficult situation.
While that was a good thing, he couldn’t let Moon Dowon take the bag.
“No…”
He was about to blurt out ‘No,’ but he saw Kang Taeyun next to him.
This was the guy who had just been with him and bit his shoulder.
Siho rubbed his shocked chest, thinking he was close to having his chest ripped apart right there.
“What are you doing? I told you to hand it over.”
If he refused again, Moon Dowon looked ready to forcibly take it.
Siho bit his lip nervously, then quickly put on a pathetic expression.
“I only planned to eat ramen…”
“Eat it. Give me the bag.”
Siho internally ‘Tsked’ at Moon Dowon’s relentless obsession with the bag.
He had to escape this situation somehow.
Thinking deeply, he saw Yoo Joohwan in front of him.
“Actually… I remembered the ice cream Joohwan gave me earlier today. He said it was specially made, but it’s so big, I was just about to go out to practice with a smaller one, but I felt a little embarrassed too…”
“…”
“So I was just trying to be disguised. I didn’t know you guys would be so obsessed with this bag. If I had known, I would have just asked you about your size instead.”
Siho instantly tapped his lip after the last words came out unconsciously.
Yoo Joohwan grinned, showing his teeth at the instinctual words.
“Why didn’t you say you wanted to bite? I can fuck you right now.”
“Do you believe that?”
“I have to. If my lover says so, sometimes pretending to be fooled, even when you know, is the virtue of dating.”
Moon Dowon replied to Yoo Joohwan’s comment, and Yoo Joohwan shook his head, suggesting they stop.
Instead, he looked overjoyed by the mention of biting and looked ready to drop his zipper right now.
“Where should we do it? Inside? Outside?”
Yoo Joohwan showed a small sign of delight, asking Siho to just name his preference.
Siho only meant that he should have asked about their sizes, but the meaning had been completely distorted.
Siho gnawed on his lips, thinking he had made things worse.
“Stop biting your lip, you’ll get hurt.”
Kang Taeyun, who had been quiet, came forward and rubbed Siho’s lip with his thumb.
Siho’s face flushed red, and he took a step back at the sudden move.
“C-can you all just come inside for a moment? I’ll quickly go to the convenience store. Seeing you all, I’m thirsty. No, I’m craving a beer.”
“Then let’s go together. But put the bag down first.”
His relentless obsession was starting to scare Siho.
He felt it earlier in the day too, that he wouldn’t be able to win against his level of possessiveness.
Siho eventually backed down and went to the closet to put the bag away.
He didn’t forget to hide it deep inside, just in case.
“Just sit wherever you’re comfortable.”
“Then, the bed for me.”
No matter where they sat, a small studio apartment was cramped for four full-grown adults.
As Yoo Joohwan headed for the bed, Kang Taeyun subtly stuck out his foot, tripping him.
Yoo Joohwan, who had nearly lost his balance, managed to steady himself and glared at Kang Taeyun.
“You did that on purpose, didn’t you?”
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