𝐎𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚'𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐝 [𝗄𝗈𝗈𝗄𝗏]

Chapter Twenty Seven

The celebration is in full swing, yet Jeongguk feels suffocated. Laughter, chatter, and the clinking of glasses surround him, but they all blur into a meaningless hum. His gaze flickers restlessly across the room, seeking out something—or rather, someone.

His fingers tighten around the glass in his hand as his eyes land on him.

Taehyung.

The moment Taehyung had stepped into the grand hall, time seemed to slow.

Draped in an elegant suit, his presence commanded attention without even trying. His features, sharp yet delicate, held a quiet confidence that had every pair of eyes in the room drawn to him—including Jeongguk's.

And that was the problem.

Jeongguk didn't understand why he kept looking. It wasn't intentional, wasn't something he could control. But every time he tried to focus on anything else, his gaze betrayed him, drawn back to Taehyung as if by some unseen force.

It irritated him.

"Earth to Jeon."

A nudge to his ribs snapped Jeongguk out of his daze. Jaehyun smirked at him, eyes glinting with mischief. "You're staring."

Jeongguk scowled, tearing his gaze away. "I am not."

Jaehyun chuckled, clearly enjoying this too much. "You are. And you've been doing it for a while."

Jeongguk clicked his tongue, downing the rest of his drink before setting the glass aside. His wolf, Justin, stirred uneasily in his mind, restless and agitated.

"Jeon" Justin whispered, and for the first time since jeongguk came from New york.

"Old Wolf? Welcome back, how was the war?" Jeongguk said in sarcastic tone as he scoffed afterward.

"I wasn't feeling well, so"

"And you didn't bother to tell me, what do you want now?" Jeongguk said, rolling his eyes.

"You feel it too, don't you?"

"Feel what?" Jeongguk snapped internally.

Justin didn't respond, but the unease remained.

Across the room, Taehyung was speaking to a group of elders, his expression calm and poised.

Why did it feel like something inside him stirred every time Taehyung so much as moved?

Why did it feel like something his?

He shook his head, forcing himself to look away. This wasn't normal. This wasn't him.

"Relax, man," Jaehyun said, nudging him again. "It's just Soojin."

Jeongguk let out a short laugh, though there was no humor in it. "Yeah," he muttered.

Soojin my ass, who even stare at her when my Hyung exists.

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Soojin's lips curled in irritation as she watched Jeongguk from across the room. He hadn't spared her a single glance all night. No matter how close she stood or how sweetly she smiled.

It made her blood boil.

"I don't understand why he is staring at that so called Luna, when I'm prettier than him" she flipped her hair as she was huffing and puffing.

"We have same problem, he threw me out of his house just for that fag." Siyeon spoke as she rolled her eyes.

Soojin snapped her head toward the girl "then why are you here?"