Mated by the Moon (SOPE X Reader)

Chapter 8

Hoseok POV:

As I followed Jimin and Taehyung through the Deidamia Forest, I couldn't help but wonder if we were doing the right thing by taking Y/N away from Charon and the pack she had come to see as family, as the people who had come to know and love her throughout the last two years. When I looked up, she was still holding tightly to Jimin's hand, letting his silent strength comfort her, soothe her. Part of me wanted to go to her, tell her that I was sorry, that she could stay, but the other part of me knew exactly where she was supposed to be.

"Um... Alpha Hoseok?" Y/N's voice was soft and my inner wolf moaned at the way she called me alpha.  "Where am... am I going to be living? Will I be expected...?" Her words trailed off and I could sense her nervousness, the way her scent grew a little less sweet.

I shook my head and quickly, but before I could speak, Taehyung cut in. "We were talking about that.  There's an apartment attached to the medical clinic that is currently empty. You could stay there if you like and if you want... um... I'm in need of an assistant at the clinic."  I was surprised at the nervousness in Taehyung's voice, something that I wasn't used to hearing. Especially when he spoke to an omega.

Y/N's eyes widened and I could see she was surprised considering the distrust he had showed when she was treating Jimin. "Me? An omega?" Y/N's voice was almost mocking and I couldn't help but snicker at the tone. I wasn't used to seeing an omega be this bold and it made me proud to see that she wasn't going to let anyone walk all over her.  "Are you sure I'm competent enough?"

Taehyung had the decency to look ashamed as she spoke, for the way he had treated her.  "Look.  I'm... I'm sorry for yesterday, for doubting your capabilities.  Jimin... he's my mate and I was worried.  I wasn't sure that an omega would be able to help him and I was nervous."

Sighing, Y/N waved a hand at him.  "It's fine.  I'm... I'm used to being seen as less because of my sub role.  You're not the first and you certainly won't be the last."

Taehyung gave her a small smile of gratitude, but I could still see he felt guilty about what had happened.  "Would you be willing to work in the clinic with me?  I promise I'm not always an asshole."

Y/N looked over at Jimin, who nodded.  "Tae's right.  He's usually pretty nice.  He only gets assholey when he's trying to protect me.  Other than that, he's just a harmless pup."

Groaning in mock frustration, Taehyung wrapped an arm around his omega's shoulders.  "Harmless pup?  I can show you a harmless pup."  Even though he wasn't really angry, I could hear Jimin's slight whimper as his omega genes insisted he bow down to the stronger alpha.

Her eyes growing worried, Y/N touched Jimin's arm, but he grinned at her.  "It's okay.  Tae wouldn't really hurt me.  He doesn't scare me.  I promise."  Y/N nodded, but I could still see the worry in her eyes and knew she would protect her new friend in whatever way she could.

Watching Taehyung for a moment, she finally sighed.  "I would like to work at the clinic.  It would give me something familiar since everything is changing all at once."  Her voice was sad and I could tell from the sudden slump of her shoulders and the slight bitterness to her scent that she was thinking of Charon.  The knowledge cut like a knife and I wondered if she would ever forgive me, forgive us.  I wondered if she would ever be able to love us, let us love her, let us into the heart that I so desperately wanted part of.

Taehyung smiled at her, his eyes soft.  "Okay good.  You... you can have the apartment that is attached.  That way you will have space to yourself until you are comfortable with Hobi and Yoongi."

Y/N looked over at us, but it was hard to read the expression on her face, the emotions in her beautiful eyes.  She just gave a nod before turning back to Jimin.  Yoongi moved closer to me and silently slipped his hand in mine.  I looked down at my beta and could see the worry on his face, the unhappiness in the tight set of his jaw, and the miserable frown that he was trying to hide on his pretty lips.  I knew he was concerned about the distance between us and our omega, but like me, he was willing to give her space, give her the time she needed to feel comfortable around us, to feel like she was wanted, to feel needed.