Together

chapter six

Jake never really understood why everyone explained meeting their mate as such a dramatic experience. He always felt like it was written for a Disney movie or something. People would say things like "I was caught in a trance" or "it was love at first sight" or the one that really got Jake chuckling was "They took my breath away". He just thought it was far too ridiculous to be real. That is until he met his mate. 

Meeting Sunghoon was a dream and a nightmare all in one. When they locked eyes Jake truly felt like he was in a trance, that his wolf side had completely taken over and all he could focus on was the alpha in front of him and his body screaming "mate mate mate". He also felt like his breath had been taken away but really he was holding his breath cause holy shit! 

The love at first sight part Jake definitely felt was the most dramatic bit because he didn't feel like he was in love with Sunghoon. Definitely infatuated or admiring, those were better words to use. 

Meeting Sunghoon was just about all he'd heard about and it was almost a perfect moment and all too soon it came crashing down because his mate already had a mate. It was truly confusing. Wolves never mistake their mate, so it was very weird that Jake's wolf was sure Sunghoon was his mate when clearly Sunghoon already had one, an omega at that. Even if there was a chance that Jake's wolf hadn't made a mistake and that Sunghoon truly was his mate somehow Jake wasn't confident that Sunghoon would want to be with him. Why would he when he has an omega? 

Jake had been stuck on this question since he met Sunghoon and that felt like ages ago. His wolf sulked at not seeing his mate for several days. Part of him wished Sunghoon would just appear and give him all the answers he was searching for and another part of him hoped he wouldn't see Sunghoon for a while until he'd processed everything and prepared himself for rejection. 

For now Jake decided to focus his attention on his school work. He'd worked hard to be able to study abroad and he wasn't about to let his hard work go to waste. 

"Excuse me," he says with a smile to the librarian. The woman gives him a sweet smile. 

"Hello. What can I help you with?" 

"Can you tell me where I can find this book?" he questions pointing to the book title in his syllabus. 

"Ahh...Mr.Hans class," The woman says sympathetically. She reaches under her desk and pulls out a small map. 

"This is where we are now. So you'll wanna go through this section here and your book should be on this shelf," she says, drawing a path and circling a small area on the map before handing it to Jake. 

"Thank you!" he exclaims as he takes the map and begins to follow the kind librarians instructions. 

It takes him a minute to find the book he needed when there were plenty of other interesting books right in front of him. Jake took a moment scanning the selection of books in front of him before picking up the book he needed. 

After picking the book he opens it reading the first few pages as he walks to the front counter. On his way there his senses get attacked by an overbearing smell. It wasn't a bad smell, in fact it was wonderful and made Jake's wolf howl in delight. 

Against his better judgment Jake looks up and sees Sunghoon right there in front of him staring back at him 

"Oh..I-it's you" he says and almost instantly regrets it. 

"Um...Jake, right?" Sunghoon questions unsure and Jake felt his heart do a thing. He remembered his name. Sunghoon remembered his name. 

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The world has a way of surprising Jake but at the moment he's not complaining. He'd wanted Sunghoon to show up for days now and there he was in the library. He wanted answers to what was happening to him and his life and there Sunghoon was providing them and a bonus, Jake didn't want to be rejected and Sunghoon hadn't rejected him but instead wanted to accept him. Jake thought this sort of thing only happened in dramas but dramas have to be based on something, right?

Happily he bounced into his apartment he shared with his cousin, Felix, feeling happy as can be. 

"What's got you so chipper? Your tails wagging like crazy," Felix questions seeing his cousins phantom tail wag happily behind him. Jake blushes and slaps his hands down on his tail causing it to stop wagging. 

"Um well...I met my mate," Jake says with a smile and Felix trips as he runs over to hug him. 

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sorry for the long wait but, thank you for sticking with me and waiting for me to return! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and are ready for the next one! 🤍