Bounded

Chapter 48

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The omega came back to the pavilion after taking a long bath. He was wearing his off-white hanfu that he frequently tatters as a night dress. He put the towel away and walked to the headboard side of the bed. 

He sat on the farthest side of the bed, there was at least one metre distance between Alpha's body and his knees. He inclined his back against the headboard and slid down a little so that he could gaze over the sleeping body properly. 

He stared at the peaceful sleeping figure with content eyes. His Alpha deserves this peaceful sleep if you ask Jungkook, he deserves all happy springs, all cozy warm winters and each breeze of summer nights. 

Jungkook noticed his Alpha's hair was still tied down in the small pony. His smooth black hairs have turned into dirty browns due to the dried mud in them. 

His hands itched to unravel the mud from his Alpha's hair or at least pull out the rubber from the bun just so he could sleep more peacefully. 

His hand raised subconsciously and was about to smooth the lost strand over his eyes when he stopped himself. His eyes were gaping at that beautiful face without even blinking. He observed the little dust caught up in small stubble around his chin.

He stopped himself from touching the beautiful masterpiece of the moon goddess. He doesn't want to ruin it with his touch. Moreover, he shouldn't touch his Alpha like that.. without his consent. It's purely unethical.

His body slid down a little more and Jungkook laid his head on the corner of the other pillow. His eyes were still stuck on the sleeping figure, he contracted his feet over his chest and kept looking, shamelessly.

However, they were sleeping in the same bed but Jungkook had kept a respectful distance between their bodies. It was the first time when he was spending his night in the same bed as his mate. He couldn't be more grateful to the power of the moon goddess, he was witnessing the most serene view of his life. 

The Royal Alpha wasn't looking like a king anymore, the blankness of his face was absent. His intense eyes had fallen partially shut, furrowed eyebrows were turned into a sheet of calmness. Thin tight lips have curled into plush fullness against the pillow. He looked like a normal man who had come back to his home after a long, tiring night of work.

Jungkook covered his feet with the flares of his skirt and joined his hands under his warm cheeks. He didn't know for how long he had admired the eternal creature in front of him but when his eyes fell asleep he knew he had a smile on his lips.

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When the chirping of birds became louder than the people working outside, Jungkook finally opened his eyes. He sat on the bed and looked towards the window.

His gaze was welcomed by the bright rays of the Sun, penetrating the walls of the pavilion and lightening up the whole chamber. He looked to the right side and found the Alpha still asleep in the same position. Not even a strand of his hair was displaced from its previous placement.

Jungkook hurriedly left the bed and looked outside, everyone was up. He felt embarrassment rising up from his spine before going down in the form of goosebumps. Before people start talking, he should leave the pavilion. Alpha could take rest for a day but it's not appropriate to stay together in one chamber when everyone is probably looking for their instructions. 

It wasn't a day of fieldwork as most of the work got finished yesterday, so he did not have to change his clothes. He took his half veil and tied it over his upper cheeks and let its trail fall across his neck and shoulders.

He looked at his Alpha one last time but when he realised that he was still laying on the bed like a log of wood in the forest, he walked out of the pavilion.