IRREPLACEABLE || JIKOOK ✅

13.

JUNGKOOK POV

Early the following morning...

When Jungkook strode into
Jeon Towers, only the janitorial staff were there, polishing the marble floors of the lobby.

They paid him little attention
as he stalked up to one of the elevators and punched the button.

Jungkook was often the first
to enter the building in the mornings and often the last to leave which only made his sudden disappearance likely stand out all the more.

He was ready to get back to
the world he knew and didn't want to have all eyes on him
as he walked in.

Nor was he prepared to answer questions about his absence, though he knew he would have to come up with something eventually.

After an hour or so, he'd sorted through messages on his desk before sitting down to check
his emails.

Halfway through and unable to focus, he spun in his chair and looked down at the awakening city.

The sun was just rising,
casting a golden glow outside
his window.

Skyscrapers clad in glass and metal shone with the light of
the sun, making it look as if
the whole city was on fire.

Turning his gaze down, he saw dozens of men walked along the sidewalks below, looking like
ants from his great height.

Are you down there some
where, Jimin?

He felt his heartbeat quicken
a little just at the thought of running into the omega again.

"There you are!" Joon cried
from behind him, bursting into the office.

Jungkook spun his chair to
face his younger brother.

"I'm so glad to finally see you back, You had us all worried."

"Yes." he smiled slightly.

"I'm back."

Though I wish I was still in
bed with my omega.

My omega? He's not mine.

He said so himself.

"Where did you go?" Joon asked.

Jungkook frowned, His brother knew exactly where he'd gone.

Joon's face went ashen. "Please tell me you got our messages and went somewhere else."

Jungkook frown grew deeper.

The phone.

What else have I missed?

"I'm afraid my phone was destroyed while I was away."

"I've got another ordered and it should be delivered here shortly."

"I don't care much about your phone, I'm more worried about the omega." Joon said, his brows slanting even farther down.

"You know about that, hmm?"

"Just after you left, Tae called me. He'd forgotten to tell us
he'd offered the lake house
to an omega friend who was
going off-meds this weekend."

"Off-meds." Joon repeated, emphasizing the latter.

"We both called you."

"Numerous times and you
never answered."

Jungkook stiffened.

"Like I said, my phone was damaged."

"You... didn't... get stuck... did you?" He forced a smile.