As I shivered at the chilling remark, Kang Taeyun let out a small laugh.
“Are you scared?”
“…….”
“You’re the one who chose this. Saying the three of us should date.”
Of course, I had. I was arrogant enough to think they would leave on their own once their interest cooled.
As I bit my lip at the changed situation, Kang Taeyun spoke with a look of lingering regret.
“I wished you would have chosen only me.”
“…….”
“Has that thought still not changed?”
A strange light flickered in Kang Taeyun’s eyes, as if he were ready to help me the moment I changed my mind.
Now that the idea of the three of them was terrifying, his words were tempting, but Yoo Joohwan and Moon Dowon occupied my mind just as much as Kang Taeyun did.
Perhaps it was because I had always done everything with all three of them.
“Yes. We were always together, after all.”
I didn’t know I was such a greedy person, but I preferred being with the three of them over choosing just one.
At the same time, I lacked the confidence to handle all three, which was why I had made the choice to let go.
I didn’t want to provoke them before the upcoming breakup.
Until I met Kim Seunghyun, I planned to stay quietly by their side for a peaceful parting before leaving.
When I shifted my gaze, Kang Taeyun let out a hollow laugh.
“Still, I was first. The confession, the kiss, the sex.”
“…….”
“Because I’m your first.”
Kang Taeyun revealed a deep possessiveness, saying he was satisfied as long as he was the one I remembered first no matter what I did.
He probably didn’t realize it, but he was also the first one to say “I like you” with such certainty.
But if I said that out loud, it felt like there would be no turning back.
When I remained silent with only a faint smile, Kang Taeyun’s eyes narrowed.
“Tell me if you change your mind later. I’ll help you anytime.”
“……I might not choose you.”
“That won’t happen.”
“……Why?”
“I told you. Regardless of your feelings, I’m going to keep you by my side.”
“……Is that even possible? Even if the other person doesn’t want to be there?”
Yoo Joohwan and Moon Dowon would have tried to possess even my emotions.
Kang Taeyun seemed satisfied just by my physical presence.
He didn’t bother answering my question and pulled a phone out of his pocket.
“Carry this phone for the time being.”
“…Did you install a tracking app?”
“Do you want me to?”
“No…….”
I took the phone he offered and set it aside.
It was a phone I only intended to carry until I met Kim Seunghyun.
It was the latest model, but since I planned to leave it behind when I left, I didn’t give it much attention.
“I’m sleepy. I want to sleep more.”
The aftermath of overexerting myself yesterday hadn’t subsided, and drowsiness washed over me.
When I rubbed my stiff eyes, Kang Taeyun grabbed my shoulders and laid me down on his lap.
“If you’re tired, you should sleep. If you feel even a little bit of pain, make sure to tell me.”
“Okay…….”
As I trailed off sleepily, Kang Taeyun chuckled and gave my back a few light pats.
The faint scent of his body wafting to my nose seemed to melt away my fatigue.
My body felt languid, and I blinked slowly.
“……Taeyun.”
“Yeah.”
“…If you think I have bad sleeping habits, you have to wake me up.”
I didn’t think I did, but I said it just in case.
“Alright.”
My eyes closed at the kind voice coming from above my head.
The patting hand was so comfortable that I fell into a deep sleep before I knew it.
“Seo Siho.”
When I walked up the stairs, Yoo Joohwan was there waiting for me.
Contrary to my expectation that he would have something to say, his face looked bright.
“Did you have a fun time?”
His tone was teasing.
Moments like these made me feel like I was just facing a friend.
I glanced back at Kang Taeyun behind me and then nodded.
“Yes. It was a bit tiring, though…….”
I figured there was no point in hiding it since he probably knew everything.
As I rubbed my neck with an embarrassed face, Yoo Joohwan’s gaze moved to my shoulder.
“He bit you quite scary. It might get infected. Don’t you think he chewed on you too much for someone who’s not an Omega?”
“Doctor Cho came by. I even got an injection.”
Kang Taeyun spoke as he stepped up the final stair, as if telling him there was no need to worry.
At the mention of the doctor, Yoo Joohwan said, “Oh, really?” lightly and put his hands in his pockets.
“I trust Doctor Cho. He’s a specialist, after all.”
“Where’s Moon Dowon?”
“The first floor. After the people downstairs moved out yesterday, I called a cleaning company today to get it spotless. He was debating whether to move into the first floor until the house is finished. But it looked small when he saw it in person.”
“I thought you were going to turn it into a hideout.”
“That was the plan, but wouldn’t Seo Siho be startled if the three of us were on the floor below every day? He’d feel like he’s constantly being watched.”
Yoo Joohwan smiled slyly with his eyes.
Seeing his mischievous gaze, it felt like he was testing me.
“Is there a need for the first floor……? You guys already have the keys to my place, and you can just come up whenever you want…….”
“Then shall we live together?”
“Do you want to? It’s cramped here, so I want to move somewhere bigger.”
“Then come to my house. Since you’ve been to Kang Taeyun’s, it’s my turn.”
He smiled brightly and blinked as he lowered his head slightly.
His pressuring gaze seemed to be demanding me to say “Okay.”
Since I was about to escape anyway, I figured I could give him any answer he wanted, so I nodded.
“Instead, once my body feels better……. I think this week will be too hard.”
“Then when would be good?”
Yoo Joohwan seemed to want a definite answer.
“After I meet Kim Seunghyun……?”
“Ah, right. There was Kim Seunghyun.”
He trailed off as if he had briefly forgotten, then twitched his left eyebrow.
He looked displeased just thinking about it, but he masked it with a relaxed expression and curved his lips crookedly.
“The appointment?”
“This Sunday. I haven’t told Seunghyun yet, but I’m going to tell him tomorrow…….”
If it was Kim Seunghyun, he would definitely say yes.
So, I figured I could just set the date myself.
Of course, I expected the three of them to show up on that date as well.
“So there are three days left. I was hoping we could meet a bit sooner. My style is to meet and resolve things quickly. You’ll be all healed by then, so do you want to go home right after it’s over?”
“…Um. That day is one thing, but how about the day after?”
I knew the day after was the start of their Rut period.
As I blinked and pretended to be deep in thought, Kang Taeyun stepped forward.
“That won’t work. That’s the day we’re going to the villa.”
“Ah, was it the Rut? Then instead of my house, we should go to the villa. Since we took him to your place, how about our villa this time?”
“Siho is tired, so he can’t. Skip this time and join us for the next Rut. We’ll each spend this one at the villa on our own.”
“It’s going to be fucking hard; you’re saying we should just spend it like that?”
At Yoo Joohwan’s complaint, Kang Taeyun stared at him as if asking what the problem was since they had always spent it that way.
He indifferently suggested that if it was hard, he could just take some medicine.
In moments like these, Kang Taeyun was only kind to me.
“I’ve been waiting specifically for this Rut.”
“He’s a Beta. After trying it, I realized it’s a bad idea. He’s so fragile and weak, I feel like he’d break easily.”
Yoo Joohwan seemed disappointed, but he nodded while touching his chin as if agreeing it wasn’t a lie.
Looking at them, it seemed Yoo Joohwan listened to Kang Taeyun quite well.
‘Moon Dowon listens to Yoo Joohwan, Yoo Joohwan listens to Kang Taeyun. Is that the structure?’
Seeing how they followed each other, I realized why there were no major conflicts.
“Then…… are you guys spending this Rut only among yourselves?”
“Yeah.”
“That’s what he says, Kang Taeyun. After he enjoyed himself all alone.”
Kang Taeyun and Yoo Joohwan answered simultaneously as soon as the question was asked.
If that was the case, my reason for escaping would become meaningless.
‘Then should I postpone the meeting with Kim Seunghyun……?’
I thought about it seriously but then shook my head.
The Rut would come eventually, but the meeting with Kim Seunghyun was a one-time thing.
It was my only chance to turn the interest of these three toward someone else.
My only chance to let them meet Kim Seunghyun.
Although things had strayed far from the original story, I felt I would regret it if I didn’t let the four of them meet.
“Come to think of it, they’re finished.”
Yoo Joohwan pulled something out of his pocket with an excited face.
They were the pendants he had said he was going to make.
“Your dick came out looking really pretty.”
“…….”
“This one is yours, and this one is Kang Taeyun’s.”
Yoo Joohwan handed over pendant necklaces modeled after his own penis one by one.
I clenched my fist at the sight of the shapes, which felt like they could make me die of shame.
Then, Yoo Joohwan pulled down the shirt he was wearing to show the necklace he was already wearing.
“Doesn’t it suit me?”
“Don’t shave your hair to make things like this ever again.”
“Why? You like it since I made one for you too. We should respect each other’s individuality. All your boyfriends are different. I’m not saying anything about the neck you had bitten up, am I?”
“You’re only holding back because you’re going to do it too.”
“As expected of Kang Taeyun. You know me well, don’t you?”
Yoo Joohwan laughed mischievously and let go of the shirt he had pulled down.
Then, I saw Moon Dowon coming up behind them.
“I wrapped mine around my arm.”
