Afterlife ✔️

Chapter 12: Brothers

As Jin reads the letter from his mother, tears stream down his face. He clutches the letter close to his chest and sobs.

When Namjoon walks back to his bedchambers, he hears Jin sobbing, so he stops outside of his door and gives Jin the privacy that he needs.

"Eomma, I miss you." Jin whispers as he holds the letter to his chest. "I miss you so much." He sobs and curls up on the bed. As Jin listens to the heartbeats of the people of Voreion through the pack bond, he longs to hear his mother's heartbeat.

The more Jin cries, the more Namjoon feels his heart break. He feels tears trickle down his cheeks as Jin's cries become more broken.

When Jin cries himself to sleep, Namjoon walks into his bed chambers. The sight that greets him pierces his heart.

"Sweet alpha, I am sorry that you are going through this pain." Namjoon softly whispers as he gently sits on the bed next to Jin. "Allow me to help you sleep comfortably." He gently hums and begins undressing Jin to get him ready to sleep. "I apologize that you will have to wear my garments since they have my scent on them. I wish that I had something with a scent that comforts you." He whispers and carefully slips one of his sleep shirts over Jin's head.

To Namjoon's surprise, Jin relaxes and snuggles his nose against Namjoon's shirt then takes a deep breath of Namjoon's scent. Namjoon's eyes widen when a small smile dances on Jin's face as he sleeps.

"Sweet alpha, what are you doing to my heart?" Namjoon mutters when his heart flutters at the other alpha's cute reaction to his scent. "Sleep well, sweet alpha."

As the healers care for the injured man, Yoongi stays by his side to watch over him. He notices that the injured man never takes his eyes off of him.

"My Lord, the person you rescued is an adult man. He is just small since he is not a human wolf. It seems that he is a human with magic properties. Also, he has been abused and is severely malnourished. He might not live through the night." The healer explains to Yoongi.

"He will live." Yoongi quietly mutters then sends the healers out of the room. "Little one, you will live, and I will stay by your side throughout the night. Rest. It is safe for you to rest." Yoongi gently tells the small human.

When Yoongi gently holds the small human's hand, a tear trickles from the injured man's purple eyes. The small human holds onto the large alpha's hand as tightly as he can.

"I am not going anywhere." Yoongi softly tells him. "Do you want something?" Yoongi asks when he notices that the small male is trying to move. "Do you want water?" He asks and lifts up the wooden cup of water.

The small male shakes his head and squeezes Yoongi's hand.

"It is okay. Do not stress. I will figure out what you want." Yoongi gently tells him and looks around the room for something the small male might want. "Do you want me to do something?" Yoongi asks when he realizes that there is not anything in the room that the small human would want.

The purple-eyed man whimpers and weakly tugs on Yoongi's hand. Yoongi's eyes slightly widen when he realizes what the small human wants.

"I will be gentle." Yoongi softly hums and carefully gets onto the medical cot next to the injured human then lies down and embraces him.

The small human sighs in relief and closes his eyes when the large alpha's warmth engulfs him. The healer's words that the small human might not survive the night keeps Yoongi from sleeping. Throughout the night, he listens to the human's faint heartbeat to make sure that he is still alive.

When the grey light of dawn filters into the medical room, Yoongi carefully opens his embrace and looks at the small human. He sighs in relief when he hears the small human's gentle breaths.