The alpha and the innocent

Finding a partner

"Jungkook don't you think you should wait to find your mate this is a big decision ."
"Namjoon my grandmother is ill, she wants to see me settled, she brought me up after my parents died, she made me the person I am today, I owe her this, I don't think she has long."
Namjoon looked down, his friend was a very determined Alpha some called him cold but he didn't care, he had his circle of friends his grandma and that's all he needed.
"Don't worry Namjoon I'm sure I can find someone I can get along with."
"But what if your mate turns up later in life and your married?"
"I've gone all these years and not found a mate...., it's over rated, "the confident Alpha said.
The office door opened and a handsome male walked in.
"So I've sent invites out there's quite a few single omegas out there...,"
"Tae, the more the merrier," Jungkook sighed, he wouldn't be doing this but his grandma had a vision that he would soon be married so to do that he had to find someone, each time he visited her he could tell she was getting weaker.
He gestured his friends back to work already forgetting about the party that he would hold at his large mansion.
Elsewhere
"Daddy, Jimin ruined my favourite dress, can I buy another one?"
"Jimin!"
"Y-yes father?"
"How did you ruin her dress?"
"No, I, Lisa got a stain on it and it wouldn't come out in the laundry..."
"Liar, you did it!"
Jimin felt a stinging slap from his stepfather  across his face.
"You little runt your calling Lisa a liar?"
Jimin kept his mouth closed , he knew better than to argue, it never got him anywhere.
"Lisa go shopping let him carry your bags that's all he's good for."
A maid came in," master, miss some mail for you,"
Lisa grabbed her envelope while Jimin thanked the maid bowing and taking his letter.
"Oooooh, daddy Alpha Jeon is throwing a party and I'm invited, I've heard so much about him and he's so good looking from his pictures in the magazines he has his own company, daddy now I really have to get the best dress, I want him to notice me!"
"Of course baby, who could resist my darling girl," her father said smiling fondly .
"Oh, "gasped Jimin.
"What?" Frowned his stepfather .
"I-I've been invited too."
"Daddy no, he will show me up look at him."
In their eyes Jimin was nothing, they constantly put him down, treated him more like a servant than family.
"Of course he won't go, he has nothing to wear and why his mother didn't put him down at birth I don't know!"
Jimin spoke out," my mother was the kindest person ever she lived me."
"Don't talk back to me! She's not here now and I have to put up with you around here and I only do that because family and neighbours know you exist!"
Jimin shut up again, he felt the familiar sense of loss for his mother who had passed four years before, that's when everything had changed, his stepsister dropped the friendly facade and his stepfather virtually ignored him. Only the maid and cook cared for the quiet boy hating to see the bruises when his stepfather lashed out, already a bruise was forming on his pale skin from the slap he'd received.
"Here Lisa take this credit card get whatever you want and you do as your sister says now get going."
Lisa strutted out happy she had got her way, Jimin followed behind her.
They were soon at an upmarket mall going from shop to shop. Jimins arms aches from the bags he was already carrying and Lisa still hadn't found her dress.
"Wait here I'm going inside,"
The shop looked very exclusive female attire one side and male the other . Jimin stood outside looking at a lively red suit.
"You should buy it you'll look good in it," a friendly voice said.
Jimin jumped in shock nervously looking around to see a handsome male there.
"Oh I'm no..... I don't think so...."
"What shopped enough?@ the man said indicating the bags Jimin held.
"I-oh they're not mine they are my sisters," he gestured inside, the man glanced in then turned back." I'm Tae by the way,"
"J-jimin....."
"Well J-Jimin why don't you buy yourself something as well."
"Oh no I can't I'm not allowed...I-I mean um my sister is going to a party," he corrected himself.
Tae frowned slightly as Jimin corrected himself and looked closer, seeing a bruise forming in the others face.
"Jimin where the hell...! Oh hello ," Lisa said her harsh voice turning sweeter as she saw the male with Jimin." I hope my brother wasn't being a nuisance?"
"No....,I was going to see if he needed help he seems to be carrying a lot for such a small person ."
Lisa gave an irritating laugh," oh Jimin he's fine...., stronger than he looks aren't you Jimin?"
"Oh er yes...,"
"See? " Lisa smiled handing over the large dress bag she had just got," well must get going daddy will wonder where I've got to, bye!"
She pushed Jimin sharply ahead of her nearly making him fall.
"Bitch," thought Tae instantly disliking her.
He went into the shop to pick up the suit he had ordered before going into work.
Once there he went to his friends office his face looking thoughtful.
"What's up with you Tae? Your unusually quiet?"
"Hmmm, I just picked a suit up, there was a beautiful omega there staring in the window,"
"Oh you got the hots for her?"
"Him..., no I just felt I dunno, as if I wanted to help him he was loaded with bags."
"Probably spoilt by his daddy if he had a lot of shopping!"
"No....,he was carrying them for his sister....., he seemed scared to talk and had a bruise on his face and then his sister came out."
"He seems to have got to you?"
"His sister irritated the hell out of me ,she spoke harshly to him before she noticed me there then put on a sweet voice,"
"Oh well, maybe you'll see him at my party didn't you say you invited the local Omegas?"
"I did, but somehow I don't think we will see him there."
He went back to his work , over the next three days all Jungkook heard was about the pretty omega until,
"Enough Tae what is it with you and this omega? You want him or what?"
"No, I felt like I don't know a soulmate like I should know him help him."
Jungkook stared, his friend had eerie premonitions , he couldn't explain it  but Jungkook had learned not to ignore it, he remembered when Tae had run to him in school crying and telling him he was so sorry for him, that had been the day his parents had died, Tae had sensed it before they even knew it.
"Ok I'm sorry I was so moody with you, let's see if they turn up at the party tomorrow ," he patted his friend in the back and then went back to work .