I Can Love You Like That | Stray Kids

Chapter 9

Joyho was the first to wake up. Lying on the ground, face on a tree stump. I'm sure that is going to bruise nicely. Rolling his eyes, he sat up, nudging Dameon on the shoulder. "Wake up, dumbass."

Dameon groaned and sat up, leaning against a nearby tree. The scents they previously smelled have been gone and forgotten. "What happened?"

Joyho looked displeased, "I think someone tampered with the drinks." He said angrily. "That's the only thing we had in common. We both had drinks from Alpha Dorian's house."

Dameon's eyes widened in shock. Who would do that? And what did they use that knocked out so many people at once? Who would have the time or want to mess with the drinks? So many questions were running through his mind all at once. He was starting to get a headache.

As Dameon sat there trying to figure out the answers to his questions, Joyho was trying to remember what had happened before they passed out. The only thing he could faintly recall were the scents of strawberry and vanilla. Omegas, he thought.

He grabbed Dameon's arm, forcing him up. "We need to get all the omegas out in the clearing. If it's the drinks, they wouldn't be affected since they were not allowed inside the alpha's house once the guests arrived." The wheels in his head were turning, "That would prove that it was an omega, and then Alpha Dorian will deal with them."

The two guards headed further into the pack, going towards the omega quarters, which was just a bunch of cabins close to one another. It wasn't anything special for omegas, but it was definitely some steps down from what everyone else had. It's not like they needed much anyway.

Dameon took one half of the cabins, and Joyho took the other half. The plus side to only having a dozen omegas was that things like punishments could be done quickly so they could get sent back to work like nothing had happened.

"Open up!" Joyho yelled, banging on the first cabin door, moving onto the next cabin.

"All omegas will open their doors immediately! Do not make things harder for yourself!" Dameon yelled, pushing his voice out so he could be heard loud and clear, pulling an omega outside when they opened their door.

Joyho looked out in the clearing seeing all the omegas trying to huddle together, he felt the beginnings of a headache brewing and he knew he was going to be distracted if he doesn't take medicine soon but he didn't miscount, did he? There's supposed to be twelve. Why am I only counting ten? He looked back at the doors, noticing all of them were opened, except one.

He knew that cabin all too well. He grinned and walked up to the door. Rapping his fingers on it, he decided to taunt the two omegas that he loved to tease the most. "Come on, omegas. I know you're scared out of your little minds, but it's time to listen to your favorite alpha guards." He chuckled evilly. When he didn't hear anything, no shuffling of feet or hushed voices, he looked back at Dameon, confused.

He knocked on the door again, harder this time, "Come on, omegas. Get off your asses and get the fuck out here now!" He roared.

Still nothing.

He decided to step back and kicked down the door, startling all the other omegas, causing them to whimper.

Joyho walked into Jisung and Felix's shared cabin only to not find them in any room. They didn't seem to be hiding either as their scent was very faint, like they hadn't even been there in days. As if the puzzle pieces were coming together, Joyho realized that the two omegas seemingly escaped and they must've somehow messed with the drinks. In a fit of rage, Joyho started throwing things all over the place, making a mess of the omega's cabin.

When he stepped out of the cabin red faced, he went up to one of the omegas, grabbed her hair and forced her to look in his eyes, "Where are they?!" He shouted.