Contract Marriage with Memory Loss on Top - Chapter 35
The body became more heated as time passed. It was the most severe symptom among the heat cycles he had experienced so far. The lower region had already become swollen and stuffy, and his head felt dizzy from the scent of his own pheromones every time he exhaled. Yeon-woo, who moaned and sat up, rubbed his cheeks fumblingly.
“Hot….”
The blush that rose on his cheeks, which would normally be white, fully expressed Yeon-woo’s heat. His lips, which had a flush of blood, were as red as if he had applied lipstick, and his ears and neck also showed a considerable redness. The sexual desire that had penetrated his mind was one thing, but the heat that suddenly attacked his whole body made Yeon-woo even more distressed.
Wouldn’t it be a bit better if he went outside? His mind, which had lost the ability to make rational judgments, had long forgotten the existence of suppressants. The fact that going out in a heat cycle could lead to accidents was the same. Yeon-woo, whose mind was blank, headed to the front door with the sole thought of wanting to feel the cold wind.
Come to think of it, it seemed like someone said they would come. Who was that? Yeon-woo’s body, whose gait was more precarious than a newborn fawn, tilted unsteadily. There was a thud and his vision suddenly lowered. Due to his dull senses, it took Yeon-woo a while to realize that he had fallen.
“Ah….”
Fortunately, he fell inside the house, so his skin didn’t get scraped or his clothes didn’t get dirty, but it took a while to get up because his head was heavy. When Yeon-woo, who had crawled to the front door like that, was leaning against the wall to stand up, someone seemed to have swiped a card key outside the front door, and the door lock turned.
Yeon-woo, who barely lifted his heavy head, stared at the front door that was slowly starting to open. Whether it was due to the alcohol or the heat cycle, his vision was blurry as he couldn’t focus.
“Why are you out here?”
The front door opened wide. The man crossing the threshold asked a gentle question. Who was it? Yeon-woo had to slightly raise his head more to check the other person’s face.
“Hyung….”
A pitiful voice leaked out every time his parched lips moved. There was no time to think. His legs, which had been glued to the floor, headed towards Ki-won. Ki-won, who was taking off his shoes, had to embrace Yeon-woo, who suddenly ran towards him.
Even though it was an action that could have been startling, Ki-won didn’t look puzzled or absurd. As if he had guessed the situation, he just sighed slightly and patted Yeon-woo’s back.
“I want to smell hyung’s scent…. My insides are hot….”
It might hurt less even if he went into a pit of fire. It was strange. There were times when the heat cycle hurt like a flu, but like last time, it was strangely painful this time too. Was it an illusion that the symptoms of the heat cycle had become entirely painful since he started living with Ki-won? Yeon-woo rubbed his forehead against the man’s neck while groaning. He didn’t want to have complicated thoughts right now.
Ki-won gently touched Yeon-woo’s forehead as if checking his fever, and then lifted his slender body. Yeon-woo closed his mouth and relaxed as if entrusting his body to Ki-won.
“Did you drink?”
“…A little.”
It seemed like they were heading to the bedroom. In that short moment, Ki-won asked Yeon-woo a question, and Yeon-woo weakly nodded his head. Do I smell like alcohol…? No, maybe he discovered the liquor bottle lying around in the living room.
Yeon-woo’s vision spun around once again. When he blinked once, he saw the ceiling, and the soft mattress touched his back. When did he lie down? His mind was blank and his head was dizzy, so his reactions were always half a beat late, frustrating himself.
“Suppressants.”
“…Suppressants?”
Yeon-woo, who repeated Ki-won’s question, narrowed his brows and then closed his eyelids. Thinking made his head hurt. Perhaps finding the answer in Yeon-woo’s silence, Ki-won didn’t urge him or ask the same question twice. He just took a step to leave Yeon-woo’s side.
At that moment, Yeon-woo, who had been staggering, grabbed Ki-won’s wrist with a strength that came from who knows where. It was an instinct not to let go of the alpha he faced during the heat cycle.
“I’ll go get the medicine, Yeon-woo.”
Ki-won tried to carefully detach Yeon-woo, but the more he did, the more stubborn Yeon-woo became. Yeon-woo not only grabbed Ki-won’s wrist but also pulled him. As a result, Ki-won ended up falling onto the mattress along with Yeon-woo.
“Seo Yeon-woo, it’s dangerous.”
Normally, he would have stayed still without moving, but he had to fall with Yeon-woo to protect his head. Ki-won, who propped himself on the mattress with his arm so as not to crush Yeon-woo, looked down at the person lying under him with a stern gaze. Yeon-woo, who didn’t like that gaze, pouted his lips and then wet the corners of his eyes.
“Sob….”
Ki-won couldn’t hide his perplexity at Yeon-woo’s sudden tears. He had supported the back of his neck, and the mattress was soft, so there shouldn’t have been any injured parts. Was it because his senses were sensitive during the heat cycle period, so this level of protection wasn’t enough? It was the moment when Ki-won hurriedly tried to wipe Yeon-woo’s tears.
“I’m in heat, heat cycle right now, sob….”
It was a mess. His mind was jumbled, so it was difficult to say what he wanted to say directly. Yeon-woo repeatedly moved his red, heated lips in frustration. As Ki-won’s desire to see him was resolved, the longing for his body scent, or more precisely, his pheromones, grew. However, unfortunately, Ki-won didn’t release any pheromones to him.
Of course, Ki-won’s actions were right. Giving him suppressants and calming his heat was the appropriate method for their relationship. However, such resolute behavior of Ki-won acted as poison to Yeon-woo, who was in a heat cycle. He was so overwhelmed with sorrow that his chest ached and he couldn’t endure it.
‘After all, I was nothing to hyung….’
His thoughts bounced around. Misunderstandings and judgments that he would never have made normally followed. Yeon-woo, who was shedding tears, grabbed Ki-won’s hand that was wiping the corners of his eyes and rubbed his cheek.
‘If I were that person, would hyung’s reaction have been different?’
The desire for Kwon Ki-won to want him kept growing. Sigh, a hot breath escaped. His whole body, which had been like a ball of fire, seemed to be slowly cooling down as soon as he faced Ki-won. Yeon-woo, who wouldn’t let go of Ki-won as if he were his lifeline, released his pheromones. It was an omega pheromone that had never targeted anyone else before.
If he had been a dominant omega, if he had been the person who was Kwon Ki-won’s arranged marriage partner, how great would it have been…? A meaningless assumption pierced through his brain. Because he wasn’t a dominant omega and couldn’t emit an attractive pheromone scent, it seemed like Kwon Ki-won could turn away even if his heat cycle came.
The heat cycle of a recessive omega cannot shake a dominant alpha. Even if they squeeze out pheromones that captivate reason. In theory, it should be like that, but….
“What are you doing right now?”
Ki-won’s complexion changed in an instant. Ki-won, who grabbed Yeon-woo’s wrist, looked like he was angry at first glance. However, on closer inspection, he wasn’t. Even Yeon-woo, who wasn’t in his right mind, could see Ki-won’s change. His neck and ears had turned red, and his eyes were shaking as if agitated. It was too much for a reaction to pheromones that weren’t properly controlled.
Yeon-woo, who was examining the unbelievable situation, wrapped his arms around the back of Ki-won’s neck as if he wouldn’t let go. The already narrow gap between the two narrowed even further.
“Seo Yeon-woo, I’ll really get angry.”
“Hyung is… a liar.”
The image of Ki-won holding onto him, telling him not to get a divorce, flashed for a moment. He was a liar. Didn’t he keep his arranged marriage partner by his side even after making him greedy? When he finally reached the conclusion that he was nothing to Ki-won, he wanted to do something bad. Whether it was due to the combination of alcohol and the heat cycle, courage that came from who knows where surged.
“What the hell….”
Ki-won’s eyes widened before he could finish his sentence. It was because Yeon-woo suddenly kissed him. Fortunately or unfortunately, the act of bumping lips was all there was. It was an awkward kiss. Ki-won, who closed his eyes tightly and then opened them, barely suppressed a rising sigh and detached Yeon-woo.
“Yeon-woo, if you do this, you’ll really regret it. What if I have bad intentions?”
Ki-won thought it was necessary to warn Yeon-woo. Ki-won, who pressed down on Yeon-woo’s shoulders so he couldn’t move, began to unbutton his own shirt one by one. He had no intention of actually doing anything. He just wanted to scare him visually and bring him medicine once he seemed to have calmed down a bit.
“…Give it to me.”
“What?”
“I won’t regret it, so have bad intentions….”
It wasn’t enough. It seemed like this excruciating pain would end if Ki-won just released his pheromones, but he didn’t release them until the end. Yeon-woo burst out breaths heated by warmth in between. The only thing he needed right now was Kwon Ki-won.