Safe With You | Yoonmin

Chapter 30: A Night Hunt

| Yoongi |

THE RAGE WAS SUFFOCATING, all consuming, dulling all of Yoongi's other senses as he ran at full speed through the dark forest. He didn't feel the cold chill of the air rushing past his ears, nor the sting of the undergrowth as it clawed at his legs. All he knew was that he was going to kill Ryu Sejin.

How had he not put the puzzle pieces together sooner? He'd learned from Hobi and Taehyung of Jimin's difficult life in the palace, ultimately leading to the omega's desperate plan to endure the storm months alone in the pottery shop - a plan which had been unknowingly thwarted by Yoongi, of all people. He'd notice Jimin's extreme discomfort every time Ryu Okgyun visited the guest quarters, but had always assumed Alpha Okgyun to be the cause, never the son.

He couldn't stop thinking about the morning that he, Hobi and Taehyung had found Jimin unconscious, bruised, bleeding and nearly frozen in the pottery shop. Sejin had done that.

Kill Sejin -- his wolf growled venomously.

And his thoughts narrowed in on that one simple goal, blocking out all else.

Yoongi skidded to a stop as he reached a small moonlit clearing in the trees, panting heavily as he began to rip off his coat. His wolf was clawing at him just below the surface, itching to be set free. And Yoongi was going to let it. Already he could feel his mind sinking into the shift, his fangs and claws already emerging as he struggled with the last fastenings of his boots.

"Yoongi!" came a desperate call from close by "Yoongi, wait!"

He snarled, shaking his head in frustration as he quickly shucked off one boot, then the other.

Almost there.

He reached for the hem of his shirt just as his ears picked up a rustling in the woods close behind him. Too close. Yoongi leapt to his bare feet just as a dark shadow flew out of the brush, barrelling into him and sending both of them crashing to the ground. The figure latched onto Yoongi's arms as they tumbled, and he instinctively grappled for a hold around the person's throat, bearing down as he swung up on top to straddle his attacker.

"I don't want to fight you, Yoongi. Stop-" rasped the shadow, even as he bucked Yoongi off to the side, sinking his claws into Yoongi's arms as he fought to loosen the elder alpha's grip on his throat, then he roared, "Hyung!"

The word was like a physical blow to the head. Yoongi reeled back, releasing his hold as the world spun. Oh gods, this was Jungkook. Don't hurt Jungkook.

His wolf growled in confusion and frustration, torn between bloodlust and the reluctance to hurt a packmate.

"Hyung, I know what you're doing, but it's only going to get you killed. Talk to me and we'll-"

The words only fanned the coals of fury back to life. "You want me to just stand down?!" Yoongi spat, scrambling to his feet, his gaze darting around for an escape route. "Sit back while Jimin is forced to continue breathing the same air as the one who forced a mark upon him?" The idea that Jimin had harbored this terrible secret all summer was driving Yoongi insane with guilt. Had the omega managed to avoid the Alpha's son the entire time or had they crossed paths? Had Jimin been forced to bury his fear, to smile and bow respectful before the monster who had raped him?

Jungkook had purposefully positioned himself between Yoongi and the east border, blocking his path. He didn't want to fight Jungkook - wasn't sure if he could beat the younger man in human form - but he wasn't about to give up here, not even halfway to his target. Already Yoongi was trying to circle around him, balanced on the balls of his feet, looking for the right moment to bolt.