White Tiger

°°ELEVEN°°

"Is he up?"

"I'm not sure. Are you sure he's alright?"

"Hundred per cent, his heart is beating and he's breathing. He's alive."

"Hope he'll wake up soon or boss'll be not really happy. You know him."

I've heard two voices I couldn't recognize. I slowly opened my eyes, feeling really uncomfortable in the position I was in currently but to my shock, I found out I was chained to the wall, my hands up while my body was down. I couldn't really feel my fingers and I was sure this place wasn't where I was supposed to be.

I started to move a bit which caused the chains to rattle and brought unwanted attention to me. Those two came to me, one with revealed expression, probably from me waking up and one seemed pretty bored.

That person who looked much kinder squatted in front of me looking at me closely. "Good morning beautiful. You finally woke up. I was worried that they brought damaged good. It would be really unpleasant to see omega like you, full of tasty pheromones, just simply die off."

I didn't understand a word he said. First of all, what did he meant by damaged good and what about pheromones? I didn't have my heat yet so why?

Then everything that happened before struck me. The dinner, the date with Namjoon and the kiss. Small, fluttery kiss like wings of butterfly yet full of electricity stronger than a flash of lightning. It pained a bit, but only my ego was hurt the most. If Taehyung was right, and obviously he was most definitely right, since he had his destined alpha on his side, Namjoon was my mate. He was my alpha. And I don't know how long was I knocked off but looking at it like that, now, my body was calling for my alpha. The pheromones I was producing was like a signalling smoke. But also... Looking at those two they were very much attracted.

I became scared of my life. I didn't know who was the boss or what will they do to me, but I didn't want to know. I back of off them, my back pressed against the cold wall. The man just giggled and stood back up.

"Call the boss of Tora Group, he may be interested to raise the price if you'll tell him about the smell. And he is in a pretty good state as well," he looked back at me grinning to himself. He bends down holding my chin up.

He said something but I couldn't hear him. I didn't think I'll ever feel this again, not after everything I did to prevent this from happening yet it came back. The pain. Unimaginable pain. It was like burning from inside, tearing every muscle, every inch of my skin apart, worse than pulling the nails of the fingers. I knew I was probably screaming so loud everyone would cover their ear, the scream of desperate pain. I couldn't see, I couldn't hear, the only thing filling my every cell was a pain.

And then, just as suddenly it came, it was gone. I could feel the tears running down my face, my body went numb, I felt several spots on my body most definitely bruised or hurt in a different way. I was glad for chains to keep me up, even tho my body was completely hanging on it. Slowly my senses came back to me. The sounds were so distant but I could hear one of the men calling through the phone.

"Yes, most definitely, I'd be glad if you came asap with the money, five times more... No, I'm sure this one is the one you're looking for, just a bit bruised as he was throwing his body all around... Of course, I touched him how else you think I was so sure?... Okay, one hour. No more or I'll sell him to someone else. Bye," I could see the man turning to me and grin. "No one is going to touch him. He has to be in a perfect state when I'll sell him."

At that moment, the only thing that came to my mind was screaming but that won't help. So I prayed. I prayed for someone to save me. Someone, please, save me. I cried silently and prayed like never in my life.

Namjoon, save me!

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"Hey, he'll be fine. Don't worry, Jimin needs to fully realise what happened to him," Taehyung was patting my shoulder when I was just looking into empty space.

After I explained to Taehyung and my brother what happened between me and Jimin, Taehyung said that that's how he felt when he first time touched with Jin. I could barely understand what he said but then it hit me. I got a mate and the one I was already in love with. Suddenly, I was enormously happy. But... Jimin run away into woods and my idiotic self, thunderstruck, stayed standing there looking after Jimin, screaming something I already forgot.

I didn't follow him. I fucking didn't follow him. Why didn't I?

Now, several hours later, when Jimin was not even near the village, I started to panic.

"But what if something happened to him, Taehyung!" I looked at Jimin's best friend. He already said that every heat Jimin ran to the woods to avoid being touched but no matter what he said it didn't calm me one bit.

"He will show up soon, he must be starving," Taehyung cooed but I was drumming with my fingers at the table already feeling going insane.

"Tae, I can understand him, I'd run insane already if it was you," Jin understand how terrible I was feeling at the moment.

"I know, I understand," Tae just sighed.

I stood up and opened the window looking outside into forest. Where are you Jimin? I leaned at the window frame, hoping for his tiny body frame to show up at the forest end but there was nothing. Then, just as a really small tiny line, I could smell it. The sweet scent of strawberry, tinted by mint and lime, freshly made cocktail during summer. Sweet yet refr-

"Fuck!" I started to tremble and growl. My nail getting longer, gripping the windows frame and scratching it.

"Namjoon, what's going on?" I heard Jin but it was already late. My body exploited in a furry firework as I changed into my tiger form and jumped out of the window.

Jimin. I could smell Jimin like I could smell those two up there. Jimin's pheromones were like a tracking highway, lingering in the air. I didn't waste a moment, feeling my claws tearing grass out as I start sprinting towards the forest. My head spinning from Jimin's scent getting stronger, my anger getting bigger as I start to smell the fear within it.

I'm going, Jimin !

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I know it's short but I swear the next chapter will be much much longer since I plan it to be the last chapter. Also, I was pretty much busy with a life I hope you can understand. Positive news, I got my master degree.

With Love
Kelly