Mated by the Moon (SOPE X Reader)

Chapter 11

Hoseok POV:

The early morning sun shining through the windows, casting a sliver of light across my eye is what woke me up the next day. I groaned, realizing I didn't pull the curtains all the way shut last night and the tiny ribbon of sun was able to make its way through the space and pull me out of my slumber.

Yoongi was still snuggled against my chest, his sweet scent wrapping around me like a hug. I tightened my arm around him, thankful that I had such a loving and caring mate by my side, one who could have rejected me when he realized I had fucked up, but one who chose to stay with me, to forgive me, to hopefully help me make everything right.

I shifted in the bed, knowing I had to get up soon. We would be meeting with the council this morning before Ray arrived this afternoon and I needed my wits about me. So that meant I needed coffee. And a lot of it. When I moved my arm from around Yoongi, he whined in protest and tried to snuggle closer. "Sorry baby but I need to get up. Ray is coming in this afternoon."

Yoongi's eyes fluttered open and I bent down and kissed his soft pouty lips. "It's going to be okay, right?" I could hear the concern in his voice, the panic at realizing we may lose our sweet omega and I hated knowing that there was nothing I could do to really reassure him. I could hope that things would be okay, but there was nothing concrete.

"I don't know. I really hope so, but unfortunately..." My voice trailed off as I tried to get my thoughts in order. "We have to be prepared for some real anger. He was fucking pissed when we spoke last night and I have a slight feeling it's going to get worse before it gets better."

Nodding his head, Yoongi's eyes saddened. "But Namjoon? He'll help us, wont he? Since Y/N is officially part of our pack? He won't let Ray take her, right?"

Shrugging my shoulders, I thought about his question. As much as I wanted to believe that Namjoon would be on our side, there was no guarantee. Since we had fucked up so badly before, he might throw us to the wolves, both literally and figuratively. "I'm not sure, but come on. Let's get up and get some breakfast before meeting with the council."

Yoongi sighed and pushed himself into a seated position. I could see from his reluctance that he was not looking forward to today, but we had to do what was necessary. And that started with being held accountable for our decisions two years ago.

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Just over an hour later, Yoongi and I were walking hand in hand towards the pack house when a familiar heady scent washed over me. It was a combination of my sweet little omega's scent with an underlying tone of oranges and flowers, something that belonged to the beta next to me. More than anything I wanted to go to her, pull her into my arms, and scent her until she smelled like me, until all the alphas in the pack knew whom she belonged to, but I knew she wasn't ready for that. Not nearly ready for that.

I could see the tension on her face as Jimin and Jungkook made their way towards us, our omega between them. They were holding her hands and I wanted to tear her away, even though I knew the other two were harmless, that they would not try and steal my omega away, but the alpha in me couldn't help it. To see my omega so close to someone that wasn't me lit a fire in me, one that I hated, and one that made me feel vulnerable and weak. It wasn't something that I was used to experiencing, but I knew it had everything to do with Y/N.

"Morning Hobi, Yoongi." Jungkook's voice was polite as he spoke, but from the way he moved closer to Y/N, I could see he was letting me know without words that he would do everything necessary to protect the woman at his side. Part of me wanted to laugh at the omega's bravery, but the other part of me felt grateful that she had been able to instill such loyalty in them already. It was clear she had made her way into their hearts.