Your wish, my command

Chapter 37

Taehyung stills, his grip around his mate's hand hardening when Jungkook's grip over his own hand loosens. His feline eyes stare at his mate with fear and care when he finds him stirring in his sleep. 

The emotions bubbling in his heart may be opposites, something that won't be appropriate to be felt at the moment. But one thing Taehyung has always observed is the change in his behavior when he is around Jungkook. 

His cold demeanor breaks as if a heavy stone just fell over a fragile glass mirror that made it shatter into small pieces. His trueblood instincts which make him overpowering and an exception from the other alphas turns recessive as his soft features turn dominant. 

He isn't sure if it's Jungkook's presence or the love he has for his mate, but whatever it is ain't good for his emotional instincts. 

Jungkook makes him weak. Emotionally. 

The alpha moves closer to where Jungkook is lying, their faces a few inches apart from each other. Taehyung tries his best to stay still and not startle Jungkook, yet let him know thay he is there with him. 

It's a task to sit on the edge of the bed and to try his best to not startle his mate honestly, but Taehyung will do anything for his mate. His breath hitches when Jungkook slowly opens his eyes, the doe eyes widening as they fall on him. 

When Jungkook blinks his eyes open, the first thing he sees is his mate's face. The glassy feline eyes, long nose and plump lips. For a moment, he becomes sure that he is dreaming about his mate once again. 

His heart sinks. The thought of him closing his eyes shut and not seeing his mate after he opens his eyes makes his lungs fight for oxygen. The worst could be if his thoughts really come true then the best way he could be happy is to follow his mate wherever he goes even it it's heaven. 

He blinks his eyes several times to see if Taehyung disappears or not, each time he closes his eyes, he wishes for his mate to be present but doesn't hope much since he didn't want to be disappointed so early in the morning. 

He is not a risk taker. He believes in the universe and he even manifests a few things. One of them being -- Taehyung's presence around him forever. 

The manifestation wish of his may be delusional from what it looks like but he genuinely wants it to come true. Especially right now. 

But as if the moon goddess listened to his prayers, everytime he opens his eyes, he finds his mate's feline eyes staring at him. That too, the distance between Taehyung's face and his eyes reduces each time he blinks his eyes open. 

As if an invisible thread is pulling Taehyung towards him. The pull could be felt by both the mates, the pull which remains unnamed. 

When Taehyung finds Jungkook closing his eyes for the first time, he internally panics. He leans forward to shake Jungkook out of his sleep but stops when the other blinks his eyes open. This carried on for a few more seconds as the mates play the harmless staring game. Ten times to be precise. 

As if unsatisfied by what his eyes are seeing, he moves his hand closer to Taehyung's cheeks. The touch feels real and warm. And this makes Jungkook's heart feel at ease. This is real. Taehyung is with him, sitting just a few centimeters away from him. 

The luna, since his childhood, had believed in the feel of touch over the beauty of shadows. Eyes can be betrayed and played with. Many people are good at enacting things which aren't true. But touch is something that can read everything that is hidden, loud and clear. 

Only Taehyung knows how much he is controlling himself from leaning his face into Jungkook's palm when the other moves his right hand forwards, caressing his face. The touch is so warm and soft, Taehyung finds himself melting.