Blood and Strawberries (Omega!Yoon Bum x Alpha! Oh Sangwoo) (Killing Stalking)

Chapter Two

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Bum still was having difficulty accepting his father's confession, although a week had already passed. It hurt him to hear he was the product of a one night stand his father had with a Beta woman from a poor neighbourhood. She had told Gwang Soo about her pregnancy but refused to accept any help from him. It was only when she died in a car crash when Bum was two months old that Gwang Soo had taken custody of Bum. However, fearing the bad publicity and not wanting to cause a scandal he had conspired with Ah Sung to pretend she had given birth to Bum.

Now Bum knew why his mother hated him so much – because he was not her son. He was just a constant reminder that his father had cheated on her. A part of him wished he had never heard the truth, but he also felt like a weight had been lifted off of him. He knew now he was not to blame for his mother –no, his stepmother's cruelness towards him. It was confusing, he still loved his stepmother but he also hated her for taking out her wrath on the innocent child and not her husband who was the one to blame. Bum now had a tiny, creased and faded photo of his real mother – his father had kept it for years in his secret office safe. She looked a lot like he had pictured, and she had such a kind smile on her face. Bum wished he could have known her, but instead her life had been stolen and he had been forced to grow up with an uncaring stepmother and a detached father.

If Bum could go back in time, and prevent his mother from dying he would do it. He would rather struggle for money and be happy with her, free to live his own life than be like he was now, miserable with a rich family and having to mate with an Alpha who would never love him. Still, this was his life and he could not change it however much he wished he could. And he consoled himself with the thought of his sister, his smart beautiful sister who did not deserve to be unhappy because of their parent's mistakes. Bum feared Ji Eun finding out they were only half siblings. Nothing had changed in his heart for Ji Eun after finding out the truth, she was simply his sister he loved but he wondered if her feelings would change towards him if she ever found out the truth.

His father had not needed to tell Bum that it had to be kept a secret. The Kim family would have never agreed for Bum to be mates with Dongyu if they found out he was not a legitimate Min heir. Today was the day Bum would move into the Kim family's estate, although he would have his own room until Dongyu had mated with him. There were quite a few steps to take before that happened, and Bum had never been more thankful for the old traditions of Alpha and omega mate matching until now. It felt like a stay of execution for him. He was counting down his last days of freedom until he would he physically and mentally linked with Dongyu in a bond that would last until they died.

"Omega? Are you ready to go?" Dongyu asked, looking impatient as he strode up to Bum. "I need to get back to my office soon."

Bum nodded in reply, having already taken the time to say goodbye to his family. He was reluctant to leave the home he had lived in for so long, just to move in with people who were practically strangers though they would soon become his 'family' in law.

Dongyu grabbed hold of Bum's arm tightly and dragged him along to the front doors of the house where a maid let them out. "Let's get moving. And, when I speak to you I expect a verbal reply. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes," Bum replied timidly. "I'm sorry."

A shiny black car with tinted windows pulled up close to the front entrance of the house. To Bum's surprise and pure delight, Sangwoo climbed out of the back door. Bum instinctively tried to move closer, forgetting he was still attached to Dongyu who angrily yanked him backwards. Dongyu's grip tightened on Bum's arm past the point of being painful. His breath felt heavy on Bum's face as he hissed in Bum's ear, "Did I say you could step away from me?" Dongyu suddenly shoved Bum away from him, a malicious sneer appearing on his face when Bum fell to the ground. "Get up, and be quick about it."