Her Empire II BTS

Chapter 18: Caught you

The Min pack had a few rest days after the celebration. They didn't have to hunt considering all the gifts they received and the chores were all done by Jin who couldn't stand the messy cave. Jimin lounged around all day, happy that all of his mates were together in a big pile of sunshine. He'd wake up, eat, tease Amala about his turn after he heard her with Hoseok, and then he'd go and annoy his alphas or play with Taehyung. There wasn't any gossip since they were all confined together, but he still begged Amala to either make up stories for him or tell him about other creatures she knew about. Amala was more than happy to tell those stories, whenever she wasn't busy being groomed. She had liked the attention the first few nights but now it was growing to be overbearing. Hoseok scented her and kissed her deeply every chance he got. And she even caught Namjoon pushing Jungkook to approach her. She started to think that this tradition of waiting for their turn was really stupid; it made the whole process feel clinical. She was lucky that she chose Hoseok to punish her that day because she knew she would've opened her legs for any of them. However, tradition is to be respected and she was the first to defend this rule. Whenever she learned of a new custom, she made sure it was followed because she wasn't a fool to anger her ancestors. So she took it upon her hands to initiate contact with the traditional alpha. However, she made sure to not ask Jimin for advice since that clearly didn't work with Yoongi.

On the first day back to work, after breakfast, Jungkook went to patrol the borders, Yoongi went to hunt, and Namjoon and Hoseok had to go patrol the borders of the unclaimed territory of the white moon pack. She went with Jin to the village, he went to the healer's hut and she went to the nursery. It was her first day there, so she wouldn't be tasked with anything. She met her guide, a beta boy who seemed to be very young. But when she asked him his age, he answered with a shy twenty-nine. His name was Daehyun, he was a part of the Myung pack which consisted of one alpha, two omegas, and himself, they had three pups already, two twin alphas, and one beta.

Daehyun showed her around the place. There was a small kitchen where they hid the sweets for the good pups and where they made all the snacks for the hungry ones. There was also a bathroom, which was put to good use every two minutes –thankfully the river isn't that far and they could get water easily. There were lots of scented candles and essential oils around for the smell. At last, there were two rooms, one for the babies and the other for the toddlers. There weren't a lot of babies since most mothers preferred to stay home and take care of them. But if the mother is an alpha, they had to work and provide for their packs so they left their pups in the nursery. Toddlers on the other hand, there were what seemed like a million of them running around. Spilling juice and water and other liquids Amala didn't want to know the origin of. There was lots of giggling and laughing in the room as the caregivers played around with them or organized games for them. Amala noticed that the corners were painted with the words "BAD PUP" and asked about it, so her guide explained that it was the only punishment they could give. No spanking or anything else, if someone misbehaved, they went to the corner until their parent came back to take them and they would be responsible for corrections. That made sense in Amala's mind; she wouldn't have the heart to punish those kids anyway.

When she approached the children, some of them timidly invited her to their play. While others ran away from her, stranger danger that their parents surely taught. She found herself laughing at the same silly games they were laughing about. Which made her question her whole existence, she was a grown-mated omega and her humor was supposed to be at least a little more elaborate than that. However, she still enjoyed the serene and agreeable atmosphere that surrounded them. It was almost summer time and the days were hot, so she was glad that the hut protected them from the agonizing heat. By the end of the morning, Jin came after her but she wanted to stay a little longer, and help all the people working there tidy up the hut since the last kid was already taken home.