I've Been Possessed, But What If I Get Pregnant First? - C84
#84
Little by little, the distance between him and me narrowed. Finally, his hand reaching for me touched my fingertips. As I buried my face in Kwon Taebeom’s embrace, he hugged me tightly.
“Sob… hic, Tae- Taebeom…”
It felt like a bright light shining in the dark sky where I couldn’t see anything. Relief rushed in at the scent of his pheromones. The tension completely drained away.
“Yuwon…”
“Hic, ugh… huu…”
He supported my staggering body and held me tight. Kwon Taebeom, wiping my tear-stained cheeks, exhaled deeply with a relieved face.
“Are you hurt anywhere? You must have been so scared, I… ha… I’m sorry, Yuwon.”
“No, sob, thank you… hic, for coming… Thank you, Taebeom…”
“No, I… I really.”
I could feel his hand cradling my head trembling slightly. Kwon Taebeom, who stroked me endlessly, checked if I was injured anywhere. I slyly hid my wounded hand in my sleeve so he wouldn’t be more shocked and smiled brightly with a nonchalant face.
Only then did some life return to Kwon Taebeom’s pale face. Kwon Taebeom turned his head to look in Secretary Kang’s direction. His eyes reflected in the moonlight were flashing like lightning, unlike when he looked at me.
“Wait here for a bit.”
Kwon Taebeom, shielding me from their eyes, approached them with a cold face full of rage. At the sight of Kwon Taebeom encountered in an unexpected moment, Secretary Kang stammered with a flustered expression.
“Secretary Kang.”
“…”
“No, should I call you Jo Yeon-ju?”
Kwon Taebeom, curling one corner of his lips ominously, roughly swept his hair back with his hand in black leather gloves. As Kwon Taebeom took one step closer, their faces contorted. Especially the two men next to Secretary Kang staggered on their knees and collapsed to the ground, trembling finely. They all panted for breath and grabbed their throats.
Why are they doing that? Finding it strange, I alternated looking at the men and Kwon Taebeom, and Secretary Kang let out a hollow laugh.
“Ha, even in this situation, not letting a single pheromone touch your omega, I should say that’s just like you Kwon Taebeom.”
Pheromones? Really wondering what she meant, I looked at Secretary Kang and her face twisted more.
“Be quiet.”
“Kwon Taebeom… ugh, I really, despise, you.”
Secretary Kang glared at Kwon Taebeom with murderous eyes. I started wondering if there was some reason she was acting like this. Why on earth… to this extent.
“Everything was ruined because of you. How I climbed up here from the bottom. How much I endured working like a dog! It all fell apart because of you!”
Secretary Kang tried hard to stand tall despite her staggering legs, as if she absolutely didn’t want to fall in front of Kwon Taebeom.
“How is that my fault?”
Looking down at Secretary Kang like that, Kwon Taebeom was cynical enough to kill a person with just his gaze.
“It’s my fault.”
“Yes, you! First Hwarong-“
“Choi Myungjin started it first.”
Kwon Taebeom spoke to Secretary Kang who was shouting furiously. Choi Myungjin…? It seemed familiar yet unfamiliar, so I tried hard to recall the memory. But the recollection flickered uncertainly.
“I’m sure I warned you. If you continued to cover for Choi Myungjin, you’d have to be prepared. The one who ignored that wasn’t me, it was you guys. You also did a lot of dirty work behind the scenes. Why are you putting the blame on me?”
Every time Kwon Taebeom took a step closer to them, Secretary Kang and the men’s faces turned white. The sight of them clawing their throats with their nails while lying on the cold ground was so eerie it was scary.
“You must have been prepared for the consequences when you did something this big.”
With those words, Kwon Taebeom approached them and raised his fist. The men and Secretary Kang, who barely got up, swung knives at him, but Kwon Taebeom easily subdued them.
Kwon Taebeom mercilessly twisted one man’s wrist, kicked the fallen knife far away, then tightly grabbed the man’s neck. The man wheezed with a bursting face, unable to breathe, but Kwon Taebeom’s hand still clutched his windpipe and didn’t let go.
“Fu- fuck!”
The other man who was watching his colleague from afar gripped his knife and charged at Kwon Taebeom. Kwon Taebeom threw the unconscious man with an emotionless face.
[You chose the location well.]
[Wh- what are you talking about!]
[I’m saying it’s a suitable place to kill someone, as you guys said.]
Kwon Taebeom conversed with them in fluent English and grabbed the man’s collar. The toes of the man who had brazenly charged at Kwon Taebeom hung in the air. Just like the man who had already fainted and collapsed, his face contorted.
Although he could have easily subdued them with pheromones like before, Kwon Taebeom personally inflicted pain on them. As he threw the man who was nearly suffocating, the man rolled on the ground and let out a painful groan. Regardless of that, Kwon Taebeom turned his head toward Secretary Kang.
He subdued two people in an instant. Only then did the tension ease. I was worried Kwon Taebeom might get hurt, but fortunately not. Now if we go back… As I felt relieved, Secretary Kang, standing far away, gave an ominous smile.
“You think I only brought these guys?”
A red tongue came out between her thinly torn lips and licked her lower lip. Feeling uneasy at her gaze, I turned my head. Men were approaching, stirring up light sand. They were all holding terrifying equipment, having thoroughly prepared.
“Taebeom…”
Wouldn’t it be better to escape as soon as possible? As I called Kwon Taebeom in a trembling voice, he put a car key in my hand.
“Yuwon. Remember when we played that racing game before?”
We had played a car racing game at an arcade we happened to find while going to the hospital. Why bring that up suddenly…? Feeling anxious, I grabbed his arm. It can’t be. It shouldn’t be.
“N- no. Let’s go together…”
“Press the middle button to start. Just go forward no matter what. You can do it, right?”
“No, I can’t, Taebeom…”
“You have to.”
Kwon Taebeom said in a resolute voice. I shook my head vigorously. Telling me to go alone. I couldn’t do that. How could I leave Kwon Taebeom by himself? I didn’t want him to get hurt. I especially hated the thought of him getting hurt because of me.
The novel’s content came to mind. It seemed like I could see him badly injured due to his subordinate’s betrayal through my tear-blurred vision. As I clung to his arm and burst into tears, Kwon Taebeom kissed my forehead.
“I love you, Yuwon.”
“Hic… Taebeom…”
“Go first with Ho-ppang and wait for me. I’ll be right there.”
With those words, Kwon Taebeom pushed me away. Ho-ppang. Between my anxiously pounding heartbeats, a sharp pain rose from my stomach. Ho-ppang… I bit my tongue hard. Our baby. His and my baby.
“Hurry.”
At his hand firmly grasping my shoulder, I came to my senses. Following his words, I got in the car and started the engine. Through the car window, Kwon Taebeom was blocking numerous men.
“Sob… Taebeom…”
The further Kwon Taebeom got, the more my heart hurt as if it was being torn. If only I hadn’t followed Secretary Kang so easily, this wouldn’t have happened. It’s all because I’m stupid and put him in danger.
No… this time I have to protect him.
I had no reason to live without Kwon Taebeom anyway. Gritting my teeth, I gripped the steering wheel tightly and stepped on the brake.
“Ho-ppang, I’m sorry. Daddy will protect both Taebeom Daddy and you.”
Shifting the gear into reverse and increasing the speed, I soon saw Kwon Taebeom fighting alone. He was mostly driving the men back, but there were too many enemies. A wildly swung piece of lumber struck his back. Sparks flew from my eyes.
How dare they…!
Honk-
At the sound of the horn, Kwon Taebeom turned his head and looked at me. As I revved the engine, people shouted something and scattered.
I charged at people recklessly like a crazy person. Reviving my previously learned memories, I moved the steering wheel and threatened the men haphazardly. Screech. As I stopped the car emitting white smoke, Kwon Taebeom called me with a surprised face.
“Cha Yuwon!”
Jumping out of the car, I hurriedly grabbed a knife that fell to the ground. Kwon Taebeom had taught me how to hold a knife before. I had refused back then saying it was scary, but I should have seriously learned. I will make sure to learn properly again when we return home.
But before that, we need to escape from here first.
“I’m sorry. But I said I would protect you, Taebeom.”
Kwon Taebeom stared at my face and reached out to me with a worried look.
“Sigh… come here. It’s dangerous.”
He pulled my wrist and protected me, placing me behind his back.
“Taebeom.”
“Yeah.”
He answered my call while looking at the men confronting each other as if gauging the situation. His broad back looked especially reliable today. Although I knew the situation we were in now was the worst, I wasn’t afraid being with him. When I didn’t continue, he turned to me. I looked straight into Kwon Taebeom’s eyes and opened my mouth.
“I don’t think I said it earlier. I love you a lot too, Taebeom.”
Kwon Taebeom’s pupils wavered and his jaw clenched firmly. Then at Secretary Kang’s shout, dozens of men charged at us.
I should do my part. Can I? I felt dizzy, maybe because I lost too much blood. But thinking I couldn’t be a burden to Kwon Taebeom here, I gripped the knife tightly.
Holding the knife felt awkward. Still, I had to guard his back. Swallowing dry saliva, I watched the men slowly approaching.