Afterlife ✔️

Chapter 7: Return

The ride to Voreion is long and arduous for the injured alphas. Jungkook lovingly keeps his mate safely wrapped in his embrace while his alpha fighter does his best to shield Seokjin from the elements as they ride over the snow-capped mountains. 

"Are you warm enough?" Jungkook asks his mate as they seek shelter for the night in a cave in the mountain.

"I am." Taehyung softly smiles at his mate as his mate drapes more furs over his shoulders.

"Let me examine your hand." Jungkook reaches his hand out for his mate's injured hand.

When Taehyung rests his injured hand in his mate's hand, Jungkook feels tears well up in his eyes. He gently kisses his mate's injured hand then unravels the bandages. He winces when he sees the large wound on his mate's beautiful hand.

"I am okay. It does not hurt much." Taehyung softly tells his worried mate.

Jungkook quietly nods and begins placing medicinal herbs on his mate's injured hand. "I had them already packed away, so thankfully we were able to bring all of the herbs you picked with us."

"It will be fun to learn of the herbs in Voreion." Taehyung smiles and watches his mate carefully and gently care for his hand.

"I hope you enjoy it in Voreion, but it is very cold and cloudy most of the time. You will definitely miss the sun and the sea." Jungkook softly tells his mate.

"I will miss the sea, but I know that I will find more things to love in Voreion. Plus, you are in Voreion." Taehyung blushes and barely mumbles towards the end as he avoids his mate's tender gaze.

"I am bringing the beautiful sea with me." Jungkook whispers and lifts Taehyung's face to see his dark, sea blue eyes.

Taehyung instantly blushes as his mate's eyes seem to pierce into his soul.

"What happened to your arm?" Seokjin asks the alpha that has been caring for him.

"Ah, I was bit a long time ago." The alpha responds and looks at the mark on his arm.

"Oh. Did it hurt?" Seokjin mumbles as he looks at the old scar.

"No. The one who bit me was in more pain." The alpha quietly sighs and picks up Seokjin's hand to care for it.

Once Jungkook finishes caring for Taehyung's hand, he lays out fur pelts and makes a bed. As Taehyung watches his mate make a bed, he wonders who Jungkook was in the past.

"What are you thinking about?" Jungkook softly asks as he sits next to his mate by the fire.

"I was thinking about our past." Taehyung whispers in response and watches as pain fills his mate's eyes.

"Nothing good can come of thinking about our past." Jungkook quietly mumbles and looks at the fire.

Your life in the past was not happy either. Taehyung quietly sighs and looks down at the bandage on his hand.

"We need to sleep. We have another long day ahead of us." Jungkook softly tells his mate and leads him to the fur pelts he laid out for them.

"Your Majesty, I will keep watch for the night." A guard bows to Jungkook as Jungkook has Taehyung lie down.

"Very well. Keep guard in rounds." Jungkook instructs his guards then lies down with his mate.

"Yes, Your Majesty." His guards bow then go to the entrance of the cave to keep watch.

"Are you cold?" Jungkook softly asks his mate as he covers them with a warm fur pelt.

"No." Taehyung quietly responds and moves closer to his mate.