Trust & Loyalty | ym

IV

Trigger warning: mentions of rape

The three alphas sat at the entrance of the den, both giving the omegas space to catch up with each other and watching over the two pups that were now wrestling outside. Hoseok looked over his shoulder, studying the new omega who still had tear tracks on his face although his sobbing had stopped long before. He felt bad for the wolf, the bruises and scratches littering his skin making it obvious that he had been through a lot, but the safety of his pack came first, so he couldn't help but be wary of his presence in their territory. He turned back to the other two alphas, interrupting whatever they had been discussing. "He can't stay here."

Namjoon just scoffed, using his head to gesture towards the omegas. "Do you see Seokjin?" Hoseok looked back, seeing a light in his eyes that he had never once observed in the omega. "I've never seen him this happy. Not when we rescued him, not when we found out he was pregnant, never. Jimin stays."

Hoseok looked at the pack alpha in disbelief. "Do you not realize what this could spark? We're lucky to have stayed off their pack's radar after you killed their heir and stole an omega. Now they know where we are-"

"Hoseok~" Yoongi spoke harshly, glaring at the other alpha. "He is Seokjin's friend. Even if he wasn't, we laid our claim on him when we chose to protect him from that alpha. He is pack now."

Confusion hit Hoseok, as he remembered how long it took for Yoongi to accept him, Jungkook, and Taehyung into the pack when they'd first crossed paths, yet here he was, accepting Jimin after less than an hour. He quickly brushed it off though as anger rose up. "If we keep him, we're basically declaring war on their pack, which is most certainly bigger than us, and from the stories Seokjin has told us definitely more aggressive and ruthless."

"Then we'll be ready for them." Namjoon stated calmly. Hoseok opened his mouth to argue further, but Namjoon cut him off. "Seokjin is my mate, and I'll do whatever the hell it takes to keep him happy, even if it means claiming another pack's omega."

Hoseok looked Namjoon straight in the eye. "What about keeping him safe? The pups? Unless Taehyung or Jungkook present soon and turn out to be alphas, it'll only be us three against who knows how many alphas who are most likely faster and stronger than us. You two might be able to hold your own against them, but I'm not as strong-"

Namjoon stayed silent, looking over his shoulder at the love of his life, softly smiling at how happy he was to be reunited with his friend. He finally looked back at Hoseok, determination written across his face. "Like I said, we'll be ready for them."

On the other end of the den, Jimin was tightly gripping Seokjin's hand, still not completely sure that the older omega was actually sitting next to him. "What happened to you?" Jimin asked quietly. "One minute I was walking around the forest looking for you, then Taemin was dragging me and yelling something about rogues. Then they brought back Hyunshik's body and said that you had been taken by rogues and were probably dead."

Seokjin chuckled quietly, squeezing Jimin's hand while his other hand gently rubbed his slightly protruding stomach. "Well I'm obviously not dead, and I wasn't taken by rogues." He looked over to the alphas, his eyes shining with fondness. "They saved me." Jimin watched the older omega curiously as he began to explain what had happened that day.

"Hyunshik, let me go!" Seokjin demanded as the alpha dragged him further into the forest and closer to the end of their territory. He tried to tug his arm out of his grip, but Hyunshik tightened his hold, and Seokjin knew that there would probably be bruises in the shape of his fingers. Hyunshik finally stopped when they were in the middle of a small clearing between the trees, and Seokjin pulled his arm away, holding it close to his chest as he rubbed the sore area. "Why did you bring me here?"