A MAFIA GAME

22. Healing

Seungcheol dragged Jeonghan slowly to their room following the maid Erin assigned her to take them inside. The Alpha put a hand around Jeonghan's waist and helped him stay balanced as he wobbled his way through the hallway.

Seungcheol scanned his Omega's face endlessly and couldn't deny just how pale and tired he looked.

"Here, sit down" Seungcheol helped Jeonghan sit on the bed and the Omega whined immediately closing his eyes, feeling his entire body ache. Seungcheol kneeled in front of him, took his hands tightly "My Angel, I'm so sorry you got mixed up in all of this ... tell me what can I do?"

Jeonghan opened his eyes just to hold Seungcheol's gaze for a moment
"I just ... will you hold me please? I feel like I'm about to fall" Jeonghan mumbled and Seungcheol waisted no time doing exactly what he was asked.

Jeonghan was exhausted to say the least, he didn't sleep for days, been crying for hours on end, his head felt all dizzy and fuzzy, his body and muscles numb and tired. He leaned into Seungcheol's scent and allowed his bruised body to relax against his Mate, finally closing his eyes for a bit but still couldn't sleep.

Seungcheol tried talking to him, Jeonghan had so many stories to tell but he was too tired and scared still, he was still afraid that everything will hunt him down in his dreams, that when he wakes up, all of this would be a dream and Seungcheol didn't save him after all.

He was terrified.

Seungcheol finally sat him up after what seemed to be a few hours of dreadful silence and no sleep.

"Let's take a shower? Get you some food, you can't sleep anyways, let's refresh a little?"

Jeonghan felt like a dead corpse being dragged around by Seungcheol. Luckily, the Alpha was so gentle with him, the hot water felt so good against Jeonghan's skin and Seungcheol got to see the bruises hidden underneath his thin clothes and he couldn't control himself anymore.

He hugged him tightly, letting the water fall on both of them, a protective shield falling on both of them when Seungcheol was about to crumbled along with his Mate

"I want to make it better, please tell me what to do" Seungcheol pleaded, he held Jeonghan's petite body closer and burried himself in his neck feeling helpless and the Omega was still too silent until he felt the way Seungcheol was holding back his tears, his rage, his emotions and for the first time, he witnessed Seungcheol crumbling.

The Alpha was always strong and no matter what happened, he always kept his composer but today, right now, he was definitely on the verge of breaking down. Jeonghan faced him, looking up at him, his eyes weary and tired

"Last time this happened, I walked out the door" Jeonghan reminded Seungcheol "But I can't get myself to do that again, I love you way too much to do that to you again"

"I can't ask you to stay" ... "I have no right to ask you to stay anymore"

Jeonghan nodded "But I'm staying, I'm just ... I just need time to recover"

Seungcheol nodded endlessly "Of course" he extended his hand to tuck Jeonghan's wet hair behind his ear "My Angel" he whispered, water covering both of them in a melodramatic way. Jeonghan got on his toes just to meet Seungcheol's height and stole a kiss to which Seungcheol responded by deepening it more and more.