The Nose Blind Wolf.

Chapter 2

Of course, when Jinhwan says he's coming over Donghyuk should have known that included Hanbin. When the Alpha enters he immediately wrinkles his nose in discomfort, clearly able to smell Junhoe. Jinhwan doesn't say anything, immediately rushing into Junhoe's room.

Donghyuk moves to follow his friend but pauses to look over at Hanbin sympathetically. "You okay?" he asks.

Rubbing his nose, Hanbin shrugs his shoulders and smiles wryly at the omega. "I'm fine. Don't worry. It's just a little weird to smell Junhoe in this state."

"Sorry. I didn't realize Jinhwan would drag you along," Donghyuk apologizes.

Hanbin waves off his apology though as he starts making his way after Jinhwan. "Don't apologize. I came because I was concerned. Jinhwan said Junhoe has been vomiting."

"Yeah. He's been having a rough week," Donghyuk comments as they enter Junhoe's room.

Inside Jinhwan is perched on the edge of Junhoe's bed; the back of his hand pressed against the omega's forehead. "How are you feeling?" he asks Junhoe quietly.

The taller licks his dried, chapped lips shifting uncomfortably while his eyes glance over to Hanbin. His pupils dilate, and he squirms around in his sheets. "Hot," he finally answers, twisting around so his back is to the others. Frowning, Jinhwan glances over to Donghyuk and Hanbin, a heavy sigh escaping his lips.

"I think..." Jinhwan says slowly, eyes focused on Hanbin, "I think maybe you should help him."

Hanbin doesn't react to his mate's words other than to stare unblinkingly. Donghyuk makes a small noise a protest, but, perhaps not unsurprisingly, Junhoe throws up the most protest. "No," he says, sitting up abruptly in bed.

"Junhoe, I think it would help. Your heat hasn't broken yet, and it should have two days ago."

"I'm not going to -" Junhoe scowls, unable to complete the thought. "Just leave me with Donghyuk for five minutes."

"No," Jinhwan protests vehemently to that idea. "He's sore and tired. He needs a break."

While Jinhwan and Junhoe continue to argue with each other over what to do, Donghyuk crosses his arms and stares unseeingly at the floor thoughtfully. Hanbin is about to interject, to assure Junhoe that there's really no problem - that he can do this as the omega's friend - but Donghyuk suddenly blurts out, "What about Bobby?" All three other occupants go silent - Hanbin and Jinhwan out of confusion, Junhoe out of mortification.

"Who the hell is that?" Hanbin asks.

"A neighbor. Kind of. He's a mated Alpha too, but Junhoe seems to like him."

"He's unmated," the taller omega hisses in protest. When Jinhwan raises a brow at him, he slaps a hand over his mouth and shakes his head. Did he have to say that like it utterly offended him?

"No way," Donghyuk protests, turning to Hanbin. "You should have seen this guy. He waltzed in here to make some rice porridge for Junhoe in the middle of both our heats. He didn't even seem to smell us."

"His roommate says he's unmated," Junhoe mumbles through his hand.

"Where does he live?" Jinhwan asks.

Hanbin bristles at the question. "Are you insane?" he barks defensively. "You want to let an unknown Alpha handle this? I don't think it's a good idea."

His mate crosses his arms over his chest and stands up. "Regardless of if he's mated or not, this Alpha clearly seems unaffected by their heat, so I think we can say he's pretty trustworthy dealing with this issue. Plus," he glances at Junhoe who stares back at him curiously, "Donghyuk's right. Junhoe seems to like him."

Junhoe scoffs, offended by his friend's deduction. "I do not like him," he protests adamantly.

"Don't lie to me," Jinhwan chides, "don't think I didn't smell that sudden spike in your hormones when Donghyuk suggested asking this Alpha for help." Then he looks pointedly down at Junhoe's legs even though he's covered himself in his blankets.

The omega flushes red in embarrassment, turning his head away to hide his face from his friends. The thought that Jinhwan could smell his response to just the mention of an Alpha is so mortifying he feels like he could die.

"Anyways," Donghyuk interjections weakly, well aware of Junhoe's embarrassment, "Bobby said we could come to him if he we needed anything so..."

Jinhwan turns to the smaller omega and nods his head in approval. "Go ask him."

Donghyuk turns to do as he's told but is stopped when Hanbin seizes him by the back of his shirt. "No," the Alpha says firmly, outwardly radiating his clear disapproval to the plan. "I'll go. Where does he live?"

Swallowing thickly, Donghyuk looks to Jinhwan for support. The elder doesn't seem pleased with Hanbin's decision, but doesn't look as if he wants to fight it either. "Don't scare him off," Jinhwan warns his mate, reluctantly relenting to the Alpha. Hanbin's lips are set in a grim frown, but he doesn't respond to Jinhwan's words verbally. Donghyuk tells him the apartment number then shrinks away while Hanbin storms off. The eldest sighs as the Alpha leaves. "Nothing good ever happens when two Alphas meet," he laments.

"Do you think Hanbin will scare him off?" Donghyuk asks worriedly.

"Hopefully," Junhoe mumbles into his blankets even though that's the exact opposite of what he actually wants right now.