Chapter 282: Through Yuki’s eyes

Yuki’s POV

The scream from upstairs startles me so badly that I drop the hairy little spider to the floor.

That better not be another spider, I will whack Seoha with a spoon and run to Mars for protection from his mate.

"Is it a scream fest today?" I ask playfully and Taerin unnie delivers one more punch to my arm.

"My kids will be up soon, and I have to make breakfast, you’re supposed to be helpful" she scolds and I secretly roll my eyes.

"I will help you I promise--" my words are cut off when a second loud scream pierces the air.

This isn’t normal.

Unnie and I look at each other before breaking into a run.

My teasing mood is forgotten and so is Taerin unnie’s irrational fear for the spiders.

We both run as quickly as we can, almost falling over each other as we rush up the stairs.

It’s Seoha who’s screaming like a freaking banshee.

That omega is naturally quiet and soft, so hearing him scream like that is terrifying.

"Daddy, what is wrong?" Sooin’s worried voice reaches us too and we burst into the room, almost breaking the door down to get to them.

Sooin is sitting on the bed with her eyes fixed on Seoha, she looks scared of whatever is happening.

Seoha is on his feet, his phone is on the floor at his feet, his brown eyes are wide open and he’s staring at the wall.

"What are you doing?" I ask, making a face at his posture and his look.

His mouth is opened in a scream that is coming out.

"What’s going on, why are you screaming like that? You’re scaring Sooin" Taerin scolds as she heads for the child, but Seoha doesn’t move.

"No...no...no...it’s wrong...something is wrong somewhere" he keeps saying.

"Daddy, why are you like that?" Sooin starts crying.

"Seoha?" I call his name.

He still isn’t moving from the spot but his chest is rising and falling like he ran a mile. This is so weird.

"Yah, snap out of it, you’re upsetting Sooin" I say as I squat to pick the phone in front of him.

"My mate..." Seoha says and I look at the phone.

My breath catches in my throat as I stare at the picture on display. This is not something I thought I’d ever see in my life.

Captain is on the floor.

He has been shot in different spots. The blood around him looks dried out, like he had been bleeding for a while without medical attention.

And he’s probably dead.

"Oh my..." I whisper, covering my mouth with my hand.

"What is going on?" Taerin asks again in a snappy tone and Seoha screams; the scream comes from the depth of his inside.

The weight the scream carries makes Sooin burst into tears again.

The confused child probably just woke up to the sound of her parent’s painful scream.

"My mate, I can’t...I can’t feel my mate" Seoha starts to claw at his mating bite.

"Unnie...Sooin shouldn’t see this" I say to Taerin, tears filling my eyes as I shake my head.

Seoha’s fingers are scratching at the tender skin of his mating bite, and his daughter shouldn’t see this.

"Come on, pup" she says softly and Sooin starts to fight against Taerin to get to her daddy.

"DADDY! I want my daddy!" Sooin’s cries turn into a scream, and I don’t know what to do.

Taerin carries the little girl out of the room, and I grab Seoha’s hands to stop him from hurting himself.

"Let me go!" he screams and I stop him, tears streaming down my face.

I don’t know what to do. What can I do? The omega is here, but he’s not here psychologically.

"Seoha...please" I say in a broken voice.

"They are trying to hurt Taesan, but...but I don’t understand" Seoha says.

His lips are moving and his eyes are bouncing all over the place.

"He told me he’ll come back, why does he look weird in that picture? He looks weird, doesn’t he?" Seoha asks.

"Seo..."

"Why did he bleed so much? Huh, Yuki-ah...my mate is...the text said he’s getting a burial, but he’s fine...isn’t he? I think there’s a mistake somewhere"

My mouth falls open and I have no word to say.

"He can’t be dead...I’ll die if he’s dead...I can’t live without him" Seoha screams again and I put my arms around him to stop him from doing anything reckless.

I should be comforting him, I should be saying something sensible to calm him, but I’m crying too hard to form words.

"Please, I want my mate, call him...hurry, call him!" he pleads, and the door behind us opens.

"What’s going on?" unnie asks and I shake my head.

What can I possibly say?

"Is it my brother?" she asks and I nod, trying to muffle my sobs by closing my lips together, but it’s not working.

"Oh goddess" Taerin breathes out.

If I’m feeling this way inside of me, then how is Seoha feeling?

The omega looks like he’s going crazy. He’s saying things, but none of them are making any sense.

Taerin grabs her hair and mutters to herself.

"We can’t believe anything till we call him" she says and rushes out of the room.

"Is she going to bring him to me?" Seoha asks, eyes wide and glassy with unshed tears and I nod.

I shouldn’t, but I do, and he knows I’m telling a lie.

Taesan...Kang Taesan is dead.

The man who has lived his life on pain and suffering is dead. Death by gun wounds.

"It’s unfair" I say.

Suddenly Seoha slumps in my arms as he passes out, and I catch him before he would hit the floor.

"Goddess, please. Don’t let Taesan oppa really be hurt...he’s the family I have" I pray as I hold the pregnant man.

Kang Taesan, you can’t die.

You haven’t forgiven me. You haven’t taken your daughter out on a date publicly. You haven’t launched your new omega fashion line. And you haven’t married the man you fell deeply in love with.

Please...please...