NOT MEANT TO BE

02

"WHAT??"

He turned white as a chalk. His eyes and his mouth were frozen wide open in an expression of stunned surprise, and although he was staring straight at his abeoji ,he appeared not to notice him at all.

"W-What are y-you talking about......abeoji?"

"You heard right, my son. You are to be mated by the next full moon"

The leader was impassive, like he didn't just dropped a bomb on his son all of a sudden. Well, not really a bomb. It was much worse than that .

"But a-abeoji..... I-I..... umm.... but why?    All of a sudden, just why?"

A flash of annoyance passed through the elder alpha's orbs. He sat himself straight putting the pillow further behind his back.  "Why , you ask? My dear son.  Because I say so!"

Jungkook's mind was sent reeling, unable to comprehend or process the  words his father were letting out.  He always knew how important it was for his father to remain the most dominant.  He didn't like it when someone questioned his authority,  if one did , he will go to any extent to assert his superiority.
But the reason behind all this still seemed absurd to him.

Like why? All of a sudden? What could be the reason behind this?
He couldn't believe it, that the person before him is the same one who almost banned him to interact with any omega. Always saying he was too young to find the right one anyway.

What happened to that now?

"Abeoji, I was not questioning your intentions. I-Im just confused. "

This time the leader doesn't even try to hide his annoyance at all. His patience were wearing thin. He doesn't know, what point is so difficult to understand. It was so obvious.
"Are you kidding me jungkook? What's so difficult to understand,  huh? Are you dumb? Everything is laid out in front of you, bare and open. What else don't you understand about this?"

He hissed lowly at his son, who still had a confused expression on his face.  And it only added to his frustration.
But he tried to calm down, not for his son, but for his mate who was starting to release her tensed pheromones into the air.

"Look, Jungkook. You know what's going on with me, don't you?"

"Yes abeoji "

"My health is worsening each day. It is slow and gradual. But I want to hand this position over to you as soon as possible. I don't want my fellow mates to have my weakened self as their last reminder of me, as their leader."
- the alpha stated.

Jungkook understand this. And he knew why his father was doing this. Enemies were all around them. They are lurking behind them, looking for a chance to step in. They were trying to find a loophole,  they had been for years. But jeon pack was too strong for them. For everyone.

But still the idea of not having the right to choose his own mate sucks.

Seeing the tension lingering in the room, omega Jeon tried to step in

" Ummm.... uh ...jungkook-ah,   Look here my son. Your abeoji didn't meant to be rude-"

"WHAT? I'm rud-....."

Omega Jeon ignored her alpha, before turning towards her son once again.  " My bubba, you know how your father is, right? He is not a man of sweet words. Always ordering around.  Just don't misunderstand him....okay? He meant good ,son. And don't worry, the omega we have chosen for you , is One in a Million-"

The mother was raising her voice in slight octaves as excitement filled through her being. But what she failed to notice, was the look of anger flashing through her son's face.
"Enough Eomma just.......   I don't care okay!"