I Can Love You Like That | Stray Kids

Chapter 42

First off, I want to say sorry because this is late 😭 I meant to get it out yesterday, but I completely forgot. Feel free to pester me about getting a chapter out if it's been well past my 2-3 day normal update time. 😅 Chances are I may have just forgotten due to reading other books myself so I lose any sense of time, or you know, life happens but I'll always check my notifications.

And second, thank you all for 9k reads.

Please enjoy the 2400 word chapter. I hope this makes up for my being late 🥹

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Minho ran as fast as he could, his alpha mates right behind him as well as some of his alpha and beta friends.

He stopped to figure out how to get in. The front door wouldn't be possible as it was being blocked by some warriors. Maybe the back door or a window would work.

"If I can't have Jisung, then no one can." Dorian said, looking to Minho, smirking evilly while holding the lit torch.

Jeongin moved so fast that no one could process it. He lunged forward and punched the alpha in the nose.

Dorian dropped the torch to the ground and held onto his face. Chan went to douse the torch so nothing else could catch fire. Jeongin grabbed the pack alpha by the collar of his shirt, kneed him in the stomach, and then punched his face again, knocking him out with his fierce hits.

Jungkook looked to Minho, "I tried.." Blood coming out of the corner of his mouth, he coughed.

The men holding him got tackled by Namjoon and Jimin, effectively breaking their mate free from the hold he was in. Seokjin went to his bloodied alpha and hugged him.

Minho wanted to speak, but he had a job to do quickly. He ran to the back of the cabin and found the back door. He started kicking it in when Changbin and Chan came around. With all of their might, they got the door broken down, and black smoke began pouring into the outside air as it escaped from the house.

Without waiting another second, the alphas ran inside the burning cabin, following Minho to where his omegas were. He found them still lying on the bed, both unconscious. Chan grabbed Felix while Changbin carefully grabbed Jisung, being mindful of the knife still in his side, and they ran back out the door.

Everyone watching was relieved when four people came out of the cabin.

Hyunjin counted to make sure he was right. If three went in to get two more and only four came out, someone was still in the house. He looked on with wide, glossy eyes, hoping that fifth person would make an appearance.

When Chan and Changbin got outside, they did their best not to drop to the ground while holding their omegas. All the smoke they have inhaled the past 24 hours has been enough for a whole lifetime. They looked to each other and then noticed that Minho was nowhere to be found.

Chan realized that he never came back out. The pack alpha quickly and carefully laid Felix on the ground away from the burning cabin and ran to the back door he had just come out of. "Minhoooo!" Chan yelled.

When he didn't get an answer, he pulled his shirt over his nose and ran inside. The smoke was overbearing and made his eyes water. He was hoping that Minho didn't pass out from inhaling so much, especially because he didn't have a shirt on to cover his nose and mouth from the increasing smoke.

When he made it to the living room, he saw Minho picking up broken picture frames hastily.

"Min! What are you doing?" Chan shouted. The roaring of the flames almost drowning out his voice.