Safe With You | Yoonmin

Chapter 24: The Omega's Pack

| Taehyung |

NEITHER TAEHYUNG OR HOBI COULD quite explain what drew them to the temple that morning. Hobi hadn't even known about Jimin's plight and yet there he was, pacing anxiously along the wide stone steps.

"You feel it too?" Taehyung asked in surprise. He could only guess that this had something to do with Jimin. He knew that his friend was being detained somewhere inside.

But they weren't allowed into the temple. Apparently the guards had orders to let no one inside, but Taehyung and Hobi refused to leave. Later in the day they spotted the healer, Hyun-Joo, hurrying toward them from the direction of the palace. The beta had recognized them immediately and instructed them to return after midnight. Hyun-Joo had seemed worried. Desperate even. Apparently something terrible had befallen Jimin. He was sick, or wounded in some way. The healer really hadn't been clear. What was clear was that Jimin needed their help.

Somehow, Hyun-Joo had obtained permission to take Jimin to his home, but it had to be done after midnight under the cover of darkness.

Now it was night. Taehyung and Hobi had all day and evening on the temple steps, unwilling to risk leaving even for a moment on the off chance that Hyun-Joo would need them sooner.

Thunder rolled in the distance, echoing through the dark.

Taehyung looked up at the night sky, taking in the dark clouds that blotted out the moon and stars. The air was turning cold and heavy. A rainstorm was coming.

"It's past midnight, isn't it?" Hobi asked, casting a worried glance at the temple doors.

The younger nodded, biting his lip.

After a short silence Hobi added, "I wish Yoongi and Jungkook were here. Jin too."

"They'll be back in a few days," Taehyung murmured, "Maybe they'll know what to do for Jimin. We'll just have to keep him safe until then..."

Suddenly the temple doors opened and Taehyung and Hobi leapt to their feet, stumbling up the steps in the dark. Hyun-joo's silhouette emerged, and nestled in his arms was a small, familiar figure bundled up tightly in a quilt.

Jimin.

"Ji-!"

"Shhhh," The beta cautioned them. He shifted the weight of the omega in his arms. "We must be silent and move quickly. Follow me."

"Is he asleep?" Taehyung whispered, falling into place beside the healer. He strained to see Jimin's face, but the omega's features were obscured in the darkness.

"Not quite," said Hyun-Joo. "Unfortunately I had to sedate him."

"What!" Hobi hissed, blue eyes flashing.

"Please, trust me," asked the healer. "I'll explain everything once I can lay Jimin in a proper bed."

They hurried through the empty streets, stepping quietly along the cobbles. A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, casting eerie shadows at their feet. And just as Hyun-Joo guided them through his garden gate, it began to rain.

The healer's cottage was large and felt welcoming even at this late hour. It was built mostly of stone, in the ancient fashion, with a wild array of vines and roses climbing up the walls.