The Thief (Sahyo)

Chapter 5: The Fort

Chaeyoung's life was simple, elegant and extremely boring. Growing up as an omega in one of the richest family's in the kingdom was never as glamorous as one might expect. Yes, she got the finest diamonds money could buy. Yes, she gained the best education in all the land. And yes, she was fed the best and most luxurious meals every day.

But Chaeyoung was born with something not all omega's in her situation were born with. Awareness.

On her tenth birthday her parents surprised her with an alpha of her own that was to cater to whatever whim Chaeyounghad. Whether it be getting snacks from the kitchens or doing handstands in the rain for Chaeyoung's own amusement, her parents were insistent that this girl would do whatever Chaeyoung wanted.

Chaeyoung wanted a friend.

Joohyun, she discovered her name after trying to initiate a conversation with the alpha for twenty minutes, was a short, pretty and scared alpha. She came from the more richer part of the poor district. Her family always had food on the table and her and her siblings always had clean clothes on their backs.

It took a huge amount of time before Joohyun would actually talk freely with Chaeyoung. The omega had only ever had one friend before, her parents insisted on her becoming friends with princess Kim Sana. They did not want her to have anyone else as they may get priority over Sana, an no one is more important than the princess. The more Chaeyoung got to know Joohyun, the more she became ashamed with herself for claiming the alpha.

Claiming an alpha for something other than mating purposes was a horrific and painful thing to do. The clan crest and omega name is moulded onto a steel bar, placed over a fire for ten to twenty minutes, then the alpha is held down (to prevent any fight or flight instincts kicking in) and the steel bar is pressed down hard against the scent gland on their necks. Something Chaeyoung had to do with Joohyun.

The years flashed by and Chaeyoung 's ownership of the alpha turned into friendship. She allowed Joohyun to be as open as she wished around her but only in private so that the alpha didn't provoke the rage of the Son family for insubordination.

When Chaeyoung reached the age of fourteen, her parents threw a small party for her and invited a few family members. The princess had to refuse the invitation as she was currently in Japan, but made sure to send her friend a gift basket filled to the brim with Japanese goodies.

Joohyun spent most of the party stood behind Chaeyoung - alpha's weren't allowed to sit - and staring off into space. The omega didn't ask anything of her alpha, she just allowed her to get lost inside her own thoughts. Her thoughts, however, were filled by a certain omega cousin.

Chaeyoung caught her staring at her cousin for a while. What surprised her the most was her cousin staring right back. She didn't feel the possessive tug in her heart that most omega's felt whenever another omega was ogling their alpha. Instead she stood up, beckoned Chaeyoung to follow her and took a seat next to her cousin, Dahyun.

She originally teased Dahyun. Asking her why she keeps looking at her alpha when she has her own. Asking her if she finds her alpha attractive. Dahyun just blushed and mumbled out a few excuses.

Dahyun and Joohyun were a similar age. Both over the age of twenty with maybe a year separating them. They got along well from what Chaeyoung could tell. She could see a spark between them and she loved the fact that Dahyun allowed Joohyun to speak freely, as though they were equal.

After her party she constantly helped Joohyun sneak out of her house and sneak into Dahyun's. This secret affair gave Chaeyoung the excitement she was after. It lasted a whole year until it turned sour.