Claim your fate

chapter 13

Suho and Jihyo knew of Hyunjin's disappearance, if you could even call it that. They were furious with him, but there was nothing they could do. They knew that sending out a group of alphas to bring him back would only end in disaster, and they knew that Minho had already gone after Hyunjin.

They could only wait for him to come to his senses, but it needed to be soon, because Felix was packing up to leave. When they first heard that Felix was going back to live with his parents, they were saddened and concerned. He didn't look the best. In fact, he looked horrible. His hair was messy and his eyes had dark circles under them. He shook like a leaf and his hands trembled. They knew that a straining relationship was hell, and they knew that the bond between mates could suffer with distance.

In this case, distance didn't make the heart grow fonder. It made it weaker.

He hadn't spoken to Felix in eight weeks. It was bad enough that the omega had bothered him with baby talk, and now that he was actually pregnant? Hyunjin was furious at him. How could Felix go and get pregnant and then keep it from him? He figured their bond was better than that, but apparently not. He finally had to scare the confession out of Felix, who sat trembling while he uttered the two words Hyunjin had never wanted to hear.

"I'm pregnant."

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Those two words made Hyunjin's world crumble around him. How could they have been so careless? He wore condoms, and they had gone and put Felix on birth control, which he took every morning under Hyunjin's watchful eye. It made him think that Felix had gotten pregnant on purpose. After Felix had confessed it to him, he went into their bedroom and dumped out the box of condoms, holding each one up, examining it for holes. He found none, of course.

After he yelled at the omega some more, he completely shut him out. He refused to talk to Felix. He felt so betrayed and lied to. They were supposed to be open and honest with each other, and Felix had been hiding the fact that he was holding a sixteen-week fetus inside of him.

That's right. Sixteen weeks. Felix had been pregnant for sixteen weeks, eight of which he didn't even bother telling anyone, and that was unacceptable. So, he punished Felix by not talking to him. He kept an eye on the omega every now and then, and watched as he moved.

It was painfully obvious that Felix was pregnant, even though he was barely showing. He always kept a hand pressed to his lower abdomen in a gentle cradle; protecting it. It was the only thing he ever saw Felix do because a few seconds after looking at the boy, he had to look away. Anger still coursed through his veins.

The nights were especially difficult because they both liked to spoon, and now Hyunjin kept his back towards Felix, ignoring the shuffling about Felix did every night, trying to get comfortable. Only when Felix finally relaxed and drifted off to sleep did he allow himself to turn and stare. He stared at the frown that was permanently etched onto Felix's face. He stared at the swell of his tummy and the hand covering a small fraction of it.

But tonight, it was different. He didn't get to turn around to stare at Felix because his omega was already up, shaking him awake. Tears were falling freely down his face. His lower lip was trembling and he had one hand on his stomach.

The hand that was shaking Hyunjin's shoulder was covered in sticky blood.

Hyunjin doesn't think he's ever moved as fast as he did that night, pulling back the covers to reveal a bright red mess between Felix's legs. It was a blur after that. He knew that he lifted a shaking Felix into his arms and hurried his way to the doctor's cabin, holding Felix as close as he could. He remembers banging the door open and startling the doctor, who was going through her files.