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Chapter 12

A heavy sigh left Taehyung as he roamed around the palace. Boredom finally caught up with him. Jimin, Hoseok and Jungkook were practicing hard for their performance so they didn't have much time to play with him. Seokjin had been locked in a room with his brothers and father preparing for the throne accession ceremony. The maids wouldn't let him lift a finger to help clean or move anything because they wanted him to rest. But how could he rest when he was restless? The doctor did tell him during the second trimester he would get a burst of energy and would want to move more. This must have been the peak because he was about to lose it.

Without much else to do, Taehyung made his way to Seokjin's office and walked straight over to the plants. The alpha had already water them. Taehyung stared at the plants before letting out a long sigh.

"I'm sorry, King Byul...I wish I had met the prince under different circumstances." His hand ran over his belly when the pup moved. "The way I am right now, I don't have it in me to love anyone...the pup included." It hurt his heart to say this but he knew it was true. He was never meant to be a parent or a lover. The only thing he wanted to do was get revenge and leave Nawon in turmoil.

A loud bang startled the omega and he whipped around seeing a book had fallen off the shelf. He looked back at the plants. Of course the omega king was angry at what he said. He blatantly said he couldn't love the prince. However, curiously, Taehyung walked over to the book and picked it up. It was a book of piano scores. "Are you angry with me?" As soon as he asked, a soft breeze brushed against his cheek, the answer was unclear and he immediately held his cheek. His eyes cascaded down to the book in his hand.

"Piano?" Taehyung then turned to the plants. "Is there a piano in the palace?"

An image of a grand white piano located at the end of Seokjin's wing appeared to him and without hesitation, he ran off to find the room. A part of him still never understood how or where these visions came from. Was it a blessing or a curse? Either way, the only thing he knew for sure was that these visions never lied to him as he stared at the grand white piano in the center of a room at the end of the wing. This piano was cared for. It was clean, not a spot of dust could be seen. Pressing a key, the off tune let him know that no one played it. Would it be ok if he played the piano? Taehyung looked around the room and saw a bookshelf, there were piano tools, using his knowledge he was able to tune the piano to the closest to perfection he could get. The overall condition of the piano was good and it made him happy to know someone taking good care of it. He sat down on the bench and played a few chords before remembering a song.

(Listen here: https://youtu.be/iT6qEGlE4q8?si=FRpQDd0oh5GJLI_c)

"King Byul, I hope you like this song."

He began playing the piano, it had been so long since his fingers touched the piano but it felt good. When things got hard for him he would always play his stress away. Gratefulness filled his body that he was able to play the piano. The pup rolled around in his tummy, it wasn't an uncomfortable feeling, it felt like the pup was telling him to keep playing. His eyes shut as his fingers tapped away at the keys on the piano.

The door crept open and Seokjin stood by the door, his eyes doubled in size. No one had touched the piano in years and he thought he was going crazy when he heard the serene melody in his wing. Taehyung wore such a peaceful expression on his face, as his body swayed to the music. Once he played the last chord, Seokjin couldn't stop himself from clapping. Startled, the omega turned to him, his mouth gaped open.

"P-P-Prince Seokjin, why are you here?"

"Well," Seokjin leaned against the doorframe. "I told them I had to use the bathroom and I snuck out to see how you were doing. I know everyone suddenly got busy so I wanted to make sure you were comfortable but it seems like I ended up with a beautiful surprise."