THE MOON

2

The thumping of boots in the distance broke taehyung out of his thoughts, pulling himself to stand back on his feet when footsteps began approaching the room he was in.

Someone stopped outside the room, the alpha heard the one outside conversing to another before dismissing them and stepping inside the room.

The Omega inside the cage scrambled back pulling his knees up to his chest to hide his face, legs shaking with fear.

Taehyung looked up  sharply when the guard, an alpha snickered, eyes glinting sadistically upon seeing the small omega cower away in fear.

' I see you've found the little thief. Tried to steal an apple from a keeper down south, Puny thing tried to fight me when I caught him, had scratched the side of my face with his kitten claws and look where he is now' the guard sneered fixing the omega with a vile look.

' You know what happens to small muggers like you? the alpha directed the question at the trembling omega inside the cage, lips pulling up into sly grin when the omega flinched visibly 'A carriage arrives at noon to carry such pretty daring omegas as you to be displayed on a public sale where you will be sold off to the highest bidder' the guard completed in a whistling tone enjoying the sudden distraught scent of honey suckle that permeated the air thickly.

'Isn't that nice'? this question was directed at taehyung whose hands jerked by his side with an itch to sink his knuckles deep into the other alphas ugly face, taking note of the poorly hidden disrespect the guard dared to show to someone of taehyungs rank.

Not waiting for a reply he continued
'the head alpha wanted to let him go freely and if it weren't for me this little shit would have escaped without as much as a single beating. You should be thankful omega because if I had the reins on my hand you would be pretty much dead right now' the guard ended with a dark chuckle
when the omega whimpered with distress.

Taehyung sniffed the air in search of another scent that could possibly belong to the guard when he caught a subtle smell of degrading wood with a hint of charcoal.

Weary with age and Sick. Taehyung could see the alphas shaking fingers holding onto the knife  in his holster.

'Alpha Choi took his leave earlier to deal with some pressing matters and I was asked to see you off' the guard supplied with disinterest, body straightened and facing taehyung with a bored expression on his face.

'If there isn't anything else, let me accompany you out of here' the older alpha replied, hands clasped behind his back and gesturing with his head for taehyung to step out.

Taehyung took one last glance at the omega in the cage, who scrambled on his knees and edged closer to the railings of the cage, holding onto the bars tightly, eyes tearing up and looking pleadingly at him.

Taehyung swallowed the lump in his throat, eyes darting around the room refusing to look the omega in the eye before following the guard out of the room.

The scent of bitter honey suckle he smelled last when he stepped out onto the light summer breeze burned more than just his heart.

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Grabbing the strange omega and running like their life depended on it was something taehyung never thought he would be doing on a fine Monday morning.

Well, finding his mate on such a hectic day wasn't in his plan either.

It didn't take long for taehyung to backtrack, didn't took him more than a minute to retrace his steps back into the room that held the person he thought he would never meet.

Rushing inside, taehyung took a shuddering breath when his eyes landed on the small male who occupied a corner of the confine he was in, head pillowed on the hard wall with his eyes closed. Taehyung watched the male for a second too long unable to take his eyes off his face when the omegas eyes flew open, perhaps feeling his presence in the room.

A sharp inhale and then a small smile grazed those beautiful lips, eyes sparkling like it held the entire hope in the world, like for a second taehyung never failed him.

Once taehyung managed to break open the lock, his hands took the omegas small feet onto his palm to relieve the restraint around his ankle, eyes zeroing in on the red marks that marked the smooth skin.

Curious eyes followed his movements and when taehyung offered his hand to help him to his feet, the omega didn't hesitate, placing his hand onto the welcomeing palm that gripped them tightly. Taking off his long cloak that held a symbol of his pack, taehyung covered the omega, pulling the hood over long silver strands before taking his hands back to hold tightly and pulling the other along with him.

They were lucky that the guard that stopped them when they managed to cross the patrolling team didn't question the omega hanging to taehyungs arms. When they were stopped taehyung felt the other grabbing his arm tightly, felt the omega pressing onto his side, the scent of honey suckle that surrounded them holding a tinge of fear that is unmistakable even from a distance.

But the guard infront of them, a young alpha didn't looked suspicious of their odd duo and when they walked past him, taehyung had to hold onto the omega with a hand around his shoulder, releasing his own scent of chocolates and blueberry to soothe him when the smaller's nose, hidden underneath the thick hood brushed his shoulder to muffle an almost silent whimper.

And from there, once they crossed the territory taehyung had dashed holding the other's hand in a death grip only to stop when they reached somewhere that was mildly safe.

Placing his hands on his knees to catch his breath, taehyung was panting greatly, sweat trickling down the side of his face, bangs darkened and sticking to his forehead. As he straightened, he looked over to find the omega facing him, only the tip of his nose and lips visible over the cloak that covered half of his face and engulfed his figure whole.

Taehyung broke out into a smile, not able to believe that they made it out of their without any harm. ' Ha, that was eas-' his words catching in his throat when the omega suddenly barreled onto his chest, strong arms wrapping around his waist, the piece of clothing covering his head slipping away to reveal mesmerizing eyes that closed when strands of smooth silver hair brushed the underside of taehyungs jaw.

Taehyung stood frozen, hands hanging mid air debating whether to pull the omega closer to him. This closer taehyung could smell the omega better, the scent of honey suckle the sweetest he ever smelled.

His hands slid over the soft cotton of his cloak to settle over the other's bony shoulder, the movement causing the omega to squish his cheek where taehyungs shoulder met his arm, a puff of breath warming up his chin.

The person in taehyung's arm was a complete stranger but his scent felt almost familiar. Like a day hasn't gone without this sweetness in his life.

Somewhere beneath the layers of clothes, their beating heart reached out to each other, their mark on taehyung's chest engulfing the moment they were sharing.

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