Pride | A BTS Hybrid AU |

Chapter 8

**Mature Content**

    Angel led Jimin into the house to get his luggage, and then up the stairs to her bedroom. Angel, Scarlett and Rokki were the only ones in the Pride that officially lived in the big house once they moved Natalie and Agust to one of the cottages. She liked how they had it set up. No one was far away, but they weren't right on top of each other, either. As a Pride, they were inevitably in each other's space and business most of the time, but they had enough space to be able to have their privacy when they needed it.

Angel's bedroom was right at the top of the stairs. She opened the door and turned on the light, thankful that she took a few minutes to straighten up a little bit that morning.

"This is it," she said as she showed Jimin around the room, "The ensuite bathroom and closet are through that door," she pointed to a door on the right, "It's not much, but I like it."

Jimin took a deep breath, loving how concentrated his Mate's scent was in this room. He put his suitcase down just inside the door and pulled her to him. He buried his face into her hair and let a small rumble of a growl loose to show his pleasure.

"I love it." He pulled back so he could look into her eyes, "Do you mind if I take a quick shower? I don't want to hold you while I feel like I'm covered in travel grime."

"Oh!" she exclaimed, berating herself for not offering him the shower right away, "Of course! Here, let me show you..." Angel started to pull away from Jimin's hold so she could be a good host and show him where everything was.

Jimin was having none of it, though. He strengthened his hold and chuckled at her reaction,

"I've got it, love," He reached a hand up and caressed her cheek, "I won't take long."

He wanted to kiss the tip of her nose. He wanted to kiss her lips. Instead, he took a deep breath and stepped back,

"Do you mind if I put my suitcase in the closet?"

Angel bit her lip and smiled, "Of course you can. I should probably make room in there for your things."

Jimin's smile almost took her to her knees. He looked so happy at that moment.

"We can work on that tomorrow."

Angel showed him the bathroom and closet space, and grabbed the shorts and t-shirt she normally wore to bed so she could change while he was bathing. She had a moment when she wondered if maybe she should just wait for him naked, but he did say he wanted to hold her and be a gentleman, so she went ahead and changed and sat on her bed to wait.

That whole day had been incredible. She had a Mate. And he was more than she could have ever imagined. He was kind, and funny. He was beautiful and attentive.

She could almost hear Rayne's voice telling her that time would tell if any of that was real or just an act. That actually made her smile. Everything she'd learned about Jimin so far felt real. Angel fell back and giggled at the ceiling. She was getting married!

It hadn't felt like that long when Jimin came out of the bathroom. Angel looked over and nearly choked. He was wearing pajama pants, and nothing else. His bare chest glistened with the steam from the bathroom in the low light of the bedside lamp, and his black hair was wet and brushed back from his face. It took every single thing inside of her to keep her eyes above the waistline. He was breathtaking.

Jimin took a deep breath and smiled at his Mate. Knowing that she was attracted to him made him preen a little bit. And the amount of feminine wanting that he could smell at that moment made him stand a little straighter and puff out his chest a little bit extra. His Mate wanted him, and it smelled like she wanted him as much as he wanted her.