Mated by the Moon (SOPE X Reader)

Chapter 17

Hoseok POV:

I was sitting in the kitchen, a beer in front of me, thinking of what had happened today, my asshole comments to my already hurting omega. I knew the moment the words left my mouth that I had fucked up, that I had said the worst possible things to her, and that it was going to take more than simple apologies to gain her forgiveness, her trust. I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't even hear the door open, didn't hear the silent footsteps approaching me, until my mate wrapped his arms around my shoulders from behind.

Yoongi's sweet scent flooded over me, but I didn't miss the scent of our omega clinging to him, creating a mouth-watering combination that I wanted to bury my nose in and cover myself in for eternity. Turning in my chair, I stood and pulled my beta into my arms. "Hey baby. How was your day?"

Yoongi nuzzled his face into my chest, shrugging his shoulders. "It was okay."

Leaning back, I looked at his face. "What happened?" Yoongi held up his hand and I noticed the white bandage wrapped around it. "Baby? What did you do?"

Giving me a sheepish smile, Yoongi tucked his hand behind his back, keeping the other arm around my neck. "Um... I might have cut it on the paper cutter at the school. And... I might have needed to get stitches."

Shaking my head, I gently bumped my forehead against his. "Oh my goodness. Do I need to wrap you in a plastic bubble?" Yoongi giggled at my words and the soft sound made the ache in my chest from the uncomfortable encounter with Y/N start to diminish. "Did Tae stitch it up for you?" Although I was curious about Y/N's scent clinging to him, I let it be, not wanting to come across like a jealous alpha, though at the moment, I couldn't decide who I was more jealous of.

Yoongi nodded. He was silent for a moment, but I could see there was something else he wanted to say so I said nothing. "I saw Y/N there. She... she held my hand while Tae stitched up the other one." Yoongi was quiet again and I waited, knowing he would continue when he was ready. "Jimin brought her to by the school later and she... she saw Hana." The name of the unmated omega made a flash of fury wash over me. I knew exactly who Hana was. She had been trying to get Yoongi to help her with her heats for years, no matter how many times he had insisted he wasn't interested.

"What the hell did that fucking bitch want?" I tried to keep the venom from my voice, but it was next to impossible.

Sighing, Yoongi leaned back. "She was asking me to help her with her heat again and got too close to me. Y/N... she must have smelled the pheromones because she went all possessive and territorial over me. She... um... she scented me right in front of Hana."

I couldn't stop the laugh that escaped me at the idea of my little omega turning possessive like that. "She did?" Yoongi nodded and I laughed again. "Well... it's something, right?"

Yoongi nodded again. "I can... I can see what Charon meant when he said she's not as strong as she seems. She's got this softness to her that makes me want to protect her, love her, and just..." Yoongi's voice trailed off, but I knew exactly what he meant. Our sweet omega had already stolen our hearts. I just needed to figure out how to make things right.

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I didn't sleep well that night because of my racing thoughts about my omega so the next morning came much quicker than I expected it to. The sun streaming through the curtains pulled me from my sleep and I stretched out, wishing I could snag a couple more hours, but knowing I needed to get up, knowing there were things I needed to do. Yesterday I had fucked up and I was bound and determined to make things right, to make things better with Y/N. The last thing I had wanted to do was hurt her, but I had somehow managed to do it anyways.