Chapter 231: Choices, Choices, Choices.

Taesan’s POV

Two hours ago

My eyes are tired from reading the pile of documents on my table.

Mountain Atelier is preparing to sign a new contract with a new textile company. It’s a small company founded by omegas.

In a world as cruel as this, it’s well known that no alpha-led company wants to work with them. The rigid bastards will only choose status over quality.

Choosing to work with them is a strong base for the message we want to pass; omegas are humans too, they deserve rights, respect and equality.

I take off my glasses to rub my eyes, pressure is starting to build behind them, and I need a proper break.

"How long till seven p.m.?" I ask. "Forty minutes sir" the assistant answers immediately.

"Hmm" I hum, pushing the files away. I haven’t eaten yet, I’ve only been taking one minute breaks to check my phone.

My spy sends a message about Seoha every half-hour. It’s just the way I like it, simple but detailed.

004:

Seoha-ssi is eating lunch.

He hasn’t left the house yet.

Seoha-ssi is talking with the girl who works in your house. He is still in your house.

Seoha-ssi is going out, he’s holding a wired earpiece.

Those messages are the only reason I’m still at work. If not, I would have gone out of here to kidnap him. I am not a clingy man, but being away from him is fucking hard.

I lean back in my seat as I stare at my assistant. My eyes are on the man but I’m not seeing him, my mind is somewhere else.

Seoha wants us to meet by seven. My target, the lawyer, will be a sitting duck by seven.

What if I go to the lawyer first? I can make him confess his sins, put bullets through his head, carve my name into his skin and then join Seoha.

I would be roughly twenty minutes late for our date, but it would be worth it.

"Sir?" the assistant calls nervously. He bows twice to me, probably worried about the way I’m staring at him.

"How long would it take me to go from the lawyer’s home to my mate’s date location?" I ask and he checks his watch.

"Well sir...I can’t say for sure, but wouldn’t it be better not to miss your date?" he asks and I tilt my head, studying him for a second.

"Were you employed to question my decisions?" I ask with a growl, my voice is low and filled with the promise of danger.

"No sir. The thing is...I am a married man, and omegas really don’t enjoy being placed as second" he says with his head bowed.

"Fuck" I get out of my seat, ready to leave for the lawyer’s home.

My things are ready. Sword, mask and of course, my prey.

I run my tongue over my teeth to soothe my rage; my alpha is already fantasizing about the smell of the lawyer’s blood.

Would he piss himself like every other bastard I’ve dealt with?

’Only one way to find out’ the beast in me responds and I shut my eyes to take a breath. Reminding myself to focus on making his death quick when I get there.

But as I am about to open the door, the half-hour Seoha update arrives.

004;

Captain, your wife is now at a store near the date location.

He is dressed in the same clothes from that night at the hotel.

Fuck.

I stop at the door and clench my fist. That bastard gets to live for today and it’s all thanks to Seoha.

Taesan;

I am on my way there. Keep watching him.

Now

If I had gone on with that murder plan, I would have missed the rain. I would have missed the moment.

I would have missed drying off my mate like this.

I pay attention to his soft hair, concerned at how distracted he seems right now. Seoha has been staring at the wardrobe since I dried and dressed him.

"What’s wrong?" I murmur, taking the towel off him and throwing it on my bed.

"Nothing" he says while blushing, and I frown at his bright red face, "you’re blushing" I point out and he ducks his head.

"It’s because of the warm water" he says and I chuckle, "you know you’re a bad liar, right?" I ask and he makes a shy noise.

"Let’s hurry, Sooin has to eat and go to sleep" Seoha says, trying to avoid my eyes, but I keep grinning at him.

Fuck, I’ve been smiling from ear to ear for almost two hours now.

What has he done to me?

"Thank you for making today beautiful" I say and Seoha looks at me briefly before looking away.

What the fuck is going on with him?

"Let’s go" he says, pulling my hand and leading me out of the room.

"You are the prince today, dad" Sooin announces as Seoha and I walk into the kitchen together. My daughter is holding up a pink tiara.

"Thank you, princess" I say, dipping my head for her to put the tiara on my head.

"You’re handsome, dad" Sooin declares and I give her a twirl.

Fuck, the things I do for the ones I love. I smile for Seoha and I twirl for Sooin. They are my world...they and our unborn pup.

We settle to eat, and Seoha still won’t look at me. I watch him eat only two bites of his dinner.

My omega finally gets up and leans in to whisper in my ear.

"Come to the room after thirty minutes" he says and I raise a brow, suspicious of the omega’s behavior. I don’t understand why he’s acting so fucking shy.

"Goodnight, Innie, don’t stress Jisu out, okay?" Seoha says and I keep watching his back till he leaves my sight.

He was smiley and cozy with me just thirty minutes ago, now he’s shy and blushing...he better have good reasons.

"So...do I get the kissy face image? It’s for a fun project" Jisu says.

"Shut up Jisu, I know you have my tiara picture too" I inform her and she starts to laugh.

"You look ridiculous!" she says, throwing her head back and laughing even harder.

"Dad is cute! Don’t laugh" Sooin tries to defend me, but her defense only makes Jisu laugh harder.

The three of us finish dinner, I kiss Sooin good night, give Jisu one last glare and then calmly walk up the stairs.

My mate is waiting for me.

I don’t knock or announce my arrival. I just push the wooden door open, and my mouth drops open at the sight in front of me.

It’s Seoha...that beautiful petite omega is in a fucking lingerie.