Yoo Joohwan stared intently at Kang Taeyun, his gaze full of interrogation as if he found it fascinating that Taeyun was following modern trends.
Kang Taeyun, who usually ignored anything outside of business or his direct interests, had made the first suggestion. Juhwan seemed stunned yet deeply impressed.
When Yoo Joohwan blinked his round eyes rapidly, Kang Taeyun stood up as if the attention was burdensome.
“I told you to stop. Why are you overacting today? It’s not like you.”
“I’m just happy that you’re finally showing interest in something other than company work. Why, can’t I be?”
He even mimicked wiping away non-existent tears, claiming he was truly happy as a friend.
Seeing this exaggerated behavior, it seemed he was trying to resolve the awkward tension that had flared with Kang Taeyun while I was in the bathroom.
Just as I was thinking that he must have always maintained neutrality like this, Kang Taeyun approached me.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and held out his hand.
“Let’s go. To take the photo.”
Kang Taeyun had only one goal.
Even though I knew his intention, I couldn’t easily take the hand he offered.
A photograph was like a permanent brand; taking a photo at the point of breaking up felt like leaving a stain.
I wanted to avoid it if possible, but Kang Taeyun slowly grasped my hesitating hand.
“What are you thinking? Even when I’m reaching out to you.”
The corners of his mouth were curled up and his voice was gentle as usual, but the heavy aura radiating from him felt chilling.
I had a gut feeling that I had to answer, so I squeezed his hand back tightly.
“Can’t we do something else instead of photos? I look a bit messy today.”
“You look pretty to me.”
“…”
“You’re pretty, Siho.”
I had no choice but to nod at the request to take a photo.
It was as if he was bewitching me.
Seeing him smile softly while making gentle eye contact made a flush rise to my cheeks involuntarily.
“What’s this? Are you weak to being called pretty? I should have done that too, then.”
Yoo Joohwan, who had been watching closely, stepped in out of jealousy and grabbed my other hand.
Unlike Kang Taeyun, he interlaced his fingers with mine and kissed the back of my hand.
The spot where his soft lips touched felt ticklish.
“You’re pretty in my eyes too, Seo Siho.”
Hearing such things in a crowded cafe made me self-conscious. Yet, I couldn’t hide the heat rising in my face.
First Kang Taeyun, and now Yoo Joohwan.
It felt like I had received a public confession from two handsome Alphas, and my racing heart wouldn’t calm down.
While I was catching my breath, Moon Dowon, who had been standing silently, approached from behind and kissed the crown of my head.
“Of course you’re pretty. You are our flower.”
Hearing those words made my head spin again.
The first time the ‘Emotional Synchronization’ had occurred was also when I heard this line from Yoo Joohwan.
‘Our flower.’
My ears rang and my heart beat erratically, sending a surge of excitement through my body.
It was like an amplifier. Just like back then, all my emotions felt like they were gathering in one place, ready to explode.
Closing my eyes tight, I tried to count numbers in my head to stay calm.
‘Please…!’
Not only was this a public place, but it was also a shop run by Moon Dowon’s brother.
I tried my best to be calm, but I couldn’t control myself when Kang Taeyun’s hand touched my cheek.
“Are you okay?”
“He doesn’t look okay. Call Dr. Hong quickly.”
“Don’t waste time talking, just move him.”
When Yoo Joohwan replied urgently to Kang Taeyun’s worried remark, Moon Dowon, who was behind me, let out a scolding comment and suddenly swept me up into his arms.
My eyes widened in surprise as I met Moon Dowon’s gaze.
“Are you conscious?”
Even though his pronunciation was clear, Moon Dowon’s voice sounded like a buzzing mosquito in my ears.
As if I were wearing rose-tinted glasses, non-existent flowers seemed to flutter around him, and his firmly set lips looked so seductive I wanted to pull them apart.
Just as I was about to reach for his loosened shirt, Yoo Joohwan placed a hand on my forehead with a serious face.
“Shit, I don’t think he’s okay! His forehead is burning!”
Yoo Joohwan pulled out his phone as if something terrible was about to happen and tried to make a call.
Behind Juhwan, I thought I could see yellow flowers this time.
With an urgent motion, I grabbed Yoo Joohwan’s wrist and replied slowly with a strained voice.
“…I’m okay.”
“What do you mean okay! Do you know how red your face is right now?”
Yoo Joohwan tried to pull his wrist away, saying my body temperature was abnormal.
His serious eyes became rounder and cuter, stimulating my heart.
Thinking about the ‘part’ of him that wasn’t as cute as this face, I felt a boiling sensation down below.
Unable to control my emotions, I turned my head away and saw Moon Dowon’s firm chest.
My mouth went dry at the sight of muscles so solid I wanted to tear his clothes off.
“I’m going crazy. What are you doing, hurry up and go.”
“Wait.”
Yoo Joohwan scolded Moon Dowon for just standing there holding me, but in the meantime, Kang Taeyun sensed something strange and stopped them.
Kang Taeyun called my name, “Siho,” and approached, but I dug deeper into Moon Dowon’s embrace.
It was one thing to be in heat for one person, but having sexual desire for three people at once was dangerous.
“What are you doing when we should be at the hospital?”
Kang Taeyun didn’t say a word to Yoo Joohwan’s remark.
When I looked up and met his gaze out of anxiety, Kang Taeyun, who had been watching silently, suddenly curved his eyes softly and whispered.
“It’s strange, isn’t it, Siho? When I heard it from Dr. Hong, he said you were definitely a Beta.”
“…What does that mean? Are you saying Seo Siho is an Omega?”
“That probably isn’t it. When I investigated just in case, Seo Siho was a perfect Beta.”
Moon Dowon countered Yoo Joohwan’s doubt, saying there was nearly zero chance of me being an Omega.
He added that if I were to manifest with such low probability, it would have happened much earlier.
I could see Yoo Joohwan huffing in frustration.
“Then what is it? He’s not an Omega, so is he in heat or what?”
“I wonder. Why is that, Siho?”
Kang Taeyun reached out and gently stroked my flushed cheek with his thumb.
His red lips, from which his gentle voice flowed, stood out against his pale skin, looking sweet enough to make me want to kiss them.
Even if I felt this way about Yoo Joohwan and Kang Taeyun before, this was the first time I faced Kang Taeyun while my lust was so amplified.
When I had faced him previously, it was evening when the lust had subsided a bit.
His face was so fair and neat that I wanted to make a mess of it.
Even though I knew I shouldn’t, a gluttonous sexual desire rose up, making me want to pounce on Kang Taeyun right then and there.
My lower body twitched, and I let out a low groan as I gripped Kang Taeyun’s wrist tightly.
“…I, hhh…, I don’t know why I’m like this…, but I want to… do it with you guys.”
I never thought I would utter such words with my own mouth.
I never imagined I would say something to stimulate the three of them when I was prepared to leave tomorrow.
However, I thought anyone would react this way if they felt what I felt.
The ‘Emotional Synchronization’ felt like a stimulant, much like an Omega’s heat.
I slowly licked my dry lips and let out a dazed, smiling giggle.
Kang Taeyun let out a sigh as if he was going out of his mind.
“Ha… Do you know where the break area is here?”
“Yeah.”
“Take him there for a moment. Juhwan and I will clean up here and follow.”
At Moon Dowon’s answer, Kang Taeyun strictly warned him not to do anything else during that time.
Seeing him look for a break area first, it seemed he planned to compensate the people in the cafe and pay Moon Domin for the day’s sales to clear the shop.
As Kang Taeyun gently pulled his hand away and turned around, Yoo Joohwan wore an interested expression like someone who had found delicious prey.
His eyes, glistening like a beast’s, were eerie, but I didn’t look away.
Because right now, I wanted them to do whatever they wanted with me.
