The Silent Alpha (bl version)

Falling

Taehyung
Hoseok orders a pizza and the three of us sit by the fort and watch How to train your dragon. The movie is kinda confusing but I get the gist of it. Hoseok seems restless as we watch, glancing at me from the corner of his eye every so often and shifting on his pillow over and over again. I know there's something on his mind but I cannot bring myself to invade his privacy, so I timidly place my hand over his, hoseok flinching as the sparks ignite between us. Ashamed, I pull my hand away but he takes it in his and interlocks our fingers, muttering an apology under his breath. "Sorry ... it'll just take a little getting used to" he blushes, his thumb caressing mine. "Your hands are ... warm ... And big" he smiles nervously. Hoseok says nothing more after that, turning his attention back to the movie. I want to ask him what is on his mind but before I can figure out a way to communicate, there's a knock at the door. A bit of dread settles in the pit of my stomach when I see changkyun standing in the doorway. He tries to hide his worried face with a smile, but his eyes give him away. "King hyungwon wishes to speak to both of you about today's ... incident" he says, carefully picking his words. "Taehyung didn't do anything wrong" hoseok huffs, I sigh taking a breath as Mark practically swoons over the gesture and like a love sick puppy, he demands to come out and mark him on sight. Is that all you can think about right now? I snap at him, knowing we are very likely going to get kicked off the territory for his behavior. No, I'm definitely thinking about his pecks too, Mark replies nonchalantly. Just look at how he's puffing out his chest. They look great in this top ... I despise you, I sigh, knowing there is no way to trade wolves at this point. Trust me, I'd trade humans in a heartbeat, he retorts . "I never said taehyung did anything wrong" changkyun explains calmly, though I can see the fear flicker in his eyes as he backs away from my mate who glares furiously at him. "Trust me, I would have loved to piss on Jason Smith years ago."
"So then why- "
"Things are more complicated than you think and unfortunately, taehyung and his wolf only made things worse" changkyun interrupts. "Please, just come to the Pack house so hyungwon can speak to you both." Seeing that we would have to face hyungwon sooner or later, we grab min-jun and head to the pack house where changkyun takes min-jun out to play with Rio on the lawn while hoseok and I head upstairs to hyungwon's office. I don't smell the visiting Alphas anywhere, meaning they are nervous. Hoseok must be nervous too because he holds my hand as I open the door to the office, giving it a tight squeeze as we enter. The tension in the room is thick, hyungwon resting his head in his hands as he focuses on his breathing while his mate, minhyuk, gives me a murderous look. Shownu, their Beta, seems to be the only one not upset at the moment, greeting both hoseok and I with a smile. A spine tingling fear washes over me when minhyuk opens his mouth to speak. "Do you have any idea what you two have done?" Minhyuk growls, his blue eyes flickering between sapphire and silver. "Do you have ANY idea how much you fucked up- "
"Minhyuk, stop it ... " hyungwon warns, his face stern as he looks at his husband . "Let them speak for themselves before you place blame on anyone."
"You know as well as I do that it does not matter what the reason was. Taehyung had no right to pee on an Alpha visiting my territory!"
"Our territory" hyungwon corrects him, minhyuk's mouth closing instantly. "You forget, taehyung and hoseok are my guests here and Jason, as a visitor, should have respected me by respecting my guests! You and I both know he has not!"
"So what do you propose we do?" Minhyuk shakes his head in disbelief. "That we should just let taehyung get away with throwing away everything we've worked hard on building because he can't be passive"
"You're one to talk" hyungwon retorts, shownu coughing to hold back his laughter. Minhyuk gives him a deadly look, shownu holding up his hands in surrender. "I think I need some air" minhyuk mutters, storming past me. "사랑해요(saranghaeyo)" hyungwon calls after him, minhyuk pausing at the door and taking a deep breath. "I love you too" he sighs, closing the door after him as he steps out. Hyungwon lets out a large breath of air, pinching the bridge of his nose as he once again rests his head in his hands. "Hyungwon, I can explain" hoseok says when the suffocating silence becomes too much. "Taehyung was just- " hyungwon holds up his hand, hoseok clamping his mouth shut. "I already know what happened" he mumbles, finally looking up at us. "I saw your memories as soon as you walked in." He runs his fingers through his hair and leans back in his chair with his eyes closed. "Unfortunately, it does not make this situation any better."
"What exactly is the issue?" Hoseok asks for both of us . "Jason is just another Alpha."
"What's the issue?" Hyungwon laughs sarcastically, sitting up straighter. "The issue is that Midnight Moon was part aqua river's pack company, but they also have a huge influence over our other shareholders. Alpha jacob's eldest daughter, Melissa, used to manage these shares before she went rogue 6 months ago. Jason is the heir apparent to the Alpha title and has been managing the shares from America. He is set to take the title next month, so we planned to have a formal meeting with him next week to discuss the future of our partnership. His father, however, decided to show up two weeks earlier than expected." He stops to rub his temples in exhaustion. "Minhyuk has been negotiating with Jacob all week to come up with a finalized plan to end the partnership. They came to an agreement this morning until Mark so graciously pissed on Jason Smith. Now, not only are all the negotiations off the table, but midnight moon has declared aqua river and, by proxy, my kingdom, an enemy." The fem-male king looks like his head might explode with frustration and for a brief moment, he appears overwhelmed with emotions. "I can't believe I've only been fem-male king for less than 3 months and I'm about to enter another war" he whispers under breath, shownu walking over to him and patting his back. "Give yourself a little credit," he chuckles . "You were male-Luna for like 5 minutes before we went to war with the Witches and you took them down in less than 3 weeks. You can handle a snobby Alpha and his son with your hands tied behind your back." Hyungwon does not smile but shownu's words seem to have given him the comfort he needed. An enormous wave of guilt washes over the fem-male king. "It's not your fault," hyungwon says after a deep sigh . "Jason would have managed to cause trouble with or without Mark's help" he laughs dryly. "But did it have to be piss?" You're lucky I held back, Mark snickers. It was either piss or rip out his throat. You should be thanking me. Would you shut the fuck up? I snap, hyungwon bursting into laughter. "나는 당신의 늑대를 좋아합니다(naneun dangsin-ui neugdaeleul joh-ahabnida/I like your wolf)," hyungwon giggles, before his face once again grows stern. "But he needs to learn discipline." l wholeheartedly disagree, Mark replies before I shove him to the back of my mind. "I still have something to discuss with both of you" hyungwon says, his eyes switching between hoseok and I. "Are we being kicked out?" Hoseok asks, his hand squeezing mine. "That depends entirely on you" hyungwon responds with a shrug as he rests his hands on his desk . "I made you a promise that I would keep you safe and I have failed you now on two occasions" he smiles halfheartedly. "And now it looks like the time of peace in my Kingdom is over." Hoseok shifts nervously on his feet so l wrap my arm around his waist and pull him close to remind him he has me to lean on. "I know you have your reservations about wolves, so I don't want to force you to stay...I could always make arrangements to place you somewhere else while Jimin completes his mission ... But I would really love it if you stayed." Hoseok goes very quiet for a moment, wrapping his arms around my stomach and burying his nose in my chest . "Min-jun really likes it here" Hoseok whispers to himself , though we all hear him. "He's never been around other pups ... l had forgotten how much pups need to be around other wolves. He'll have questions that I don't know the answer to ... And there are some good wolves here that he can look up to," he admits. "It could be good for min-jun" he looks like he has more to say but for now, that is all he has to offer. "So is that a yes?" Hyungwon asks with a hopeful smile. "Well, what do you think taehyung?" Hoseok murmurs, slowly tilting his head to look up at me . "Should we stay?" Heat rushes to my cheeks and l blink confused. He's asking me? No, taehyung. He's asking your shadow, Mark grumbles, the desire to punch my own wolf growing by the second. "Will you protect min-jun and I?" Hoseok whispers, his thick lashes fluttering at me. With my life, I want to say but I only manage to nod my head at him, a small beautiful heart-shapped smile curling on his lips. "Then we'll stay ... " Hoseok replies, turning to look at hyungwon. "I might like it."
"I'll see to it that he's enrolled. I'm glad to see aqua river is slowly changing your perception of us wolves" hyungwon chuckles, Hoseok's cheeks turning red. The fem-male king rummages through his drawers and plucks out an envelope, holding it out for me to take. "Which reminds me, in less than a month , there will be a Night of Melodies ritual. Four of our pups will receive their wolves over the next few weeks and will be initiated into aqua river as official pack members. We would be most honored if you would join us in this celebration. It will take place on the Buck Moon, perfect for the pups to test out their new wolves. There will be lots of food and music and plenty of pups for min-jun to play with. It should be fun if you choose to come."
"Thank you, your Majesty" Hoseok replies quietly, taking the envelope from my hand. "Are we free to leave now?"
"Yes, I just have one more question for taehyung" hyungwon says as he rises to his feet and switches to telepathy. "Taehyung, you asked if you could work here in aqua river and I think I have something you could do. Would you be at all interested in guard training? Now that we have a new enemy on the horizon, it would be nice to have another silver wolf helping to protect the pack. You don't have to do it if you don't want to and you don't have to give me an answer right now but- "
"Yes!" I reply almost too quickly, mark rolling his eyes at me for my eagerness to be useful. "I mean , yes , your Majesty. I would like that very much."
"Great!" he says aloud. "You can start first thing Monday morning, 6 am sharp. Changkyun can pick you up and he'll take it from there." His eyes suddenly fog over and he heaves a heavy sigh, shownu laughing at him. "Well if that's everything, I'm apparently late for a meeting with the other Alpha's. You are dismissed." Hoseok and I collect min-jun from the lawn and head back to the house.

Hoseok
The idea of an impending war is unsettling. Scarlett blood experienced a time of peace during my reign as male-Luna and I'd only ever seen one rogue attack. It was small and luckily no one got hurt but it pales in comparison to an all out war against sophisticated werewolves. Having taehyung and mark with me however, puts my mind at ease. They would protect min-jun without hesitation. "What did king hyungwon ask you?" I finally ask when we arrive at the guest house. For a second, it appears taehyung might actually answer, his mouth opening a little but ultimately, he bites his tongue and finds his phone to type out his reply. I do my best to remind myself that he is probably just afraid to speak to me, but it hurts nonetheless that he will not use his voice around me because taehyung suddenly looks very nervous, as if waiting for me to scream at him. To be fair, though, I know I have not been the kindest person to him so I understand that it will take some time for him to open up to me. Patience, I tell myself, forcing a smile on my face. Just be patient. I stand on the tips of my toes and press my lips against his, taehyung's eyes widening with shock at the sudden kiss. It takes a moment for him to finally react but when he does, my entire body fills with sparks as his arms wrap around my waist. " Eww eomma, eww!" Min-jun squeals, a huge grin on his face as he holds his hands over his eyes. "No more kisses for taehyung, eomma!" I pull away from taehyung and bend over to pick up min-jun. "Should I kiss you instead?" I ask, showering his chubby cheeks with kisses. "No!" Min-jun screams, bursting into laughter as I tickle his belly. Taehyung remains frozen in his place like a statue, his cheeks and ears bright red. I lean forward to peck him on the lips, taehyung only blinking at me. Perhaps I am being too forward? I wonder, feeling a little dejected by his lack of enthusiasm. I want to turn away and hide under a rock for letting my feelings get the best of me, Hoseok you idiot. I scold myself when taehyung suddenly cups my cheeks and kisses me, my stomach fills with butterflies, their wings fluttering with glee with every movement of taehyung's delicious lips on mine. "Ewww, cooties" min-jun cries, once again covering his eyes as I reluctantly pull away from taehyung. "Okay, you little gremlin," I laugh, making farting noises on his cheeks. "How about you and I go look for a room for you tonight?" I ask, tickling him. Taehyung tilts his head in confusion. "A room all for me?" Min-jun asks, grinning from ear to ear. "A room just for you" I say, tapping his nose. "You will be sleeping by yourself like a big boy tonight. What do you think?"
"Yeah!" Min-jun nods his head, his big eyes twinkling with delight. I carry min-jun upstairs, but not without noticing taehyung blushing furiously at the prospect of being alone with me tonight. Min-jun picks the room at the end of the hall with a large window facing the aqua river Packhouse after inspecting all the rooms thoroughly and testing the mattresses for maximum bounciness. I bring him all of his clothes and the few toys that he brought to make the room feel like his. As a finishing touch, min-jun places his stuffed wolf on the bed to sleep with him. Around bedtime, I settle min-jun into bed, cuddling with him for a moment. "Min-jun?" I ask as I comb his hair with my fingers playing with his ears . "Does .... Does taehyung ever talk to you ? " I ask, biting my lower lip as I wait for his response. Min-jun scrunches up his nose and laughs at me. "Uh huh" he nods his head. "All the time."
"And what do you guys talk about?" He shrugs, petting his wolf's fur . "Stuff."
"What kind of stuff?" I pry, wanting to know just how long min-jun and taehyung have talked without me knowing. "Poop!" Min-jun squeals. "Min-jun, I'm being serious" I sigh, frowning at the little boy. I don't get much information from him, however, min-jun being too excited to sleep in his own room so I give up trying entirely. It takes me an hour to finally put min-jun to bed, my own energy drained from all of today's activities. I drag myself back to my room where I find taehyung setting up a pillow and blanket for himself on the floor, reminding me that I had told him he could share the bed with me to keep min-jun from curling up on the floor with him. "You can sleep with me if you want" I blurt out, covering my mouth in embarrassment almost immediately after the words leave my mouth. "I - I mean you can sleep on the bed..with me" I correct myself, taehyung's ears turning pink. He nervously gathers his things and stares at me for a while, I hold back my laughter when he trips over his own blanket and lands on his back on the bed, a part of his shirt riding up to his belly button. I see a glimpse of a d - shaped scar on his hip but he quickly fixes his shirt to hide it. I do my best to pretend not to notice the shame in his eyes as he scrambles to hide under the covers and I climb into bed with him, pulling the covers down to reveal his red face. "Why do you hide from me?" I ask, his dark brown eyes unable to meet mine. I tilt his chin up, forcing him to look at me. "Why did you hide your stutter from me?"