Chapter 78 - Dreadful Curiousity 1

'Urghh…' Opening his eyes, Minwoo throws the pillow away and rubs his eyes with his right hand, his head hurt from over-thinking. He tried to distract himself the only way he knows how - study, but how the hell should he learn when he couldn't get enough sleep to concentrate in class, and enough focus to revise back in his room? Why does this have to happen to him? Why did something this complicated had to be thrown on top of all those things? 

Assault? Forced-mating?

He really feels like hitting something right now. Anything would be great. If he can just break a glass or two, kick the desk to pieces, he might feel better. For god's sake, he thought he finally had a break! After chasing Wonho for for months, he thought things were going to move forward smoothly for them! He even made Wonho promise to hang out with him more after the break! Just, why??

Sighing, the young alpha gets up and opens the fridge, drinking the cold water to calm himself. Reducing his body temperature will do that, because he cannot seem to convince himself to do it naturally. He really needs to see his therapist, or he will start hurting himself again.

A few minutes passed with him just closing his eyes, leaning against the fridge and focusing on the soft vibration of the machine, the sound so close to a purr it helps him relax. Releasing a long breath, Minwoo gets up and moves to his desk to stare at the sky. His head is in a mess he needs an escape.

…Fuck. This is almost impossible. The memory of them hiking suddenly pops up in his head - Wonho offering him that piece of bread, the blue sky above him, looking like an angel. 'Dammit!!!'

Hitting his fists on the desk, Minwoo bumps his head a few times before grabbing a fistful of hair. Now he remembers how scared the omega was when he followed him to the woods, how he was taking steady steps backwards, ready to run with every step Minwoo took towards him minutes before he asked to tag along.

Wonho was already claimed back then! He was claimed a year ago.

'I'm bonded with someone. I didn't know who... I do now.'

'They hurt me. It hurt so bad... I don't want them... please...'

'It's okay if it's you... Minwoo. I want it to be you...'

'I hate alphas. You're okay.'

'You're okay.'

'Shut up. Shut up!! FUCK!!!' Realizing he is screaming to no one, Minwoo grabs his bag and takes out something he never thought he would have to take again – anti-anxiety pills. He really doesn't want to, but he is desperate. Too desperate. He feels like running amok right now. Settling with half a pill, Minwoo closes his eyes and rests his forehead on the desk, taking slow, rhythmic breath to aid the effect.

One year ago…

He was drugged and blacked out a year ago…

But he didn't bond with anyone. Chris assured him nothing happened. His family didn't notice anything different with him except for the random aggression which they thought was caused by him trying to adapt to his new life. He would have already been killed by his grandmother if he mated without her approval.

Which can only means...

Minwoo lets out a soft laugh. He knows what this is. What he had thought earlier during Wonho's heat - the pack's amateur plan to extort money from him. They are probably planning to threaten him later with police reports to blackmail him. Which is stupid it is almost funny.

The only ones accusing him with marking Wonho are his friends, without any proof nonetheless. They even gave him a stupid excuse as to why Minwoo didn't carry Wonho's scent with him. One-sided bonding? What the hell is that supposed to mean? Wonho couldn't control his scent? He was a new omega when they spent their heat together. It is not possible for him to be an omega a year ago and have his first heat a few weeks ago.

Seriously, are they making a school play? The one done without research that is so bad, they have to fill loopholes with stupid explanations. So, so stupid Minwoo's stomach almost hurt from laughing. To think that he fell into it like a fool…

Shit. This is so funny he cannot breathe. He needs to relax. Taking deep breaths, coughing harshly from trying to force himself to shut his mouth, Minwoo finally lies silent on the floor, his cheeks wet from tears. So funny…

It is funny because nothing like that would ever happen in real life.

That would never happen.

It is too stupid.

…too stupid to be a mere excuse…

Frowning, he sits back up and supports his back against the bed, bringing a knee up to hold his head. Maybe he should consider the extremely low possibility of his involvement in any of the bullshit they are sputtering.

Not liking that idea himself, Minwoo clicks his tongue and forces himself to try to remember. It is almost impossible, that night is supposed to be forgotten. He had already tuck it away deep inside, it should stay that way.

Nothing happened that isn't taken care of, that he is made aware by Chris. At least up to the point where he stopped the man from informing him about that incident because it reminded him of the one time he messed up. But now, he needs to know what happened that night. He needs to be sure. Not just assurance, he needs to know the truth.

Chris should know. If anyone can prove his innocence, it is that Chinese man who is as cold as ice. Licking his lips, Minwoo contemplates whether he should consult the other or not for two reasons - one being the fact that he might hear something he would regret, and two, his grandmother might catch him because who knows what is happening in that house right now? Why his grandmother needed to hire a bodyguard for him in the first place is weird enough as it is.

Hiding his face between his arms, Minwoo lifts his head back up and touches the phone icon besides the name. It takes four rings before he hears the low voice he hasn't heard in a while.

Getting straight to the point as he knows the other doesn't have time to entertain him either, he proceeds, 'You said everything is taken care of that night?'

'Yes.'

'What did you do to them?'