My Way ||| Ateez

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As soon as they hit the third floor basement, Jongho and Yunho both felt like they were going to be sick. The smell of betas and omegas was overwhelming. They had no doubt that Yeosang was down here somewhere.

Not caring who saw anymore, Yunho reached for Jongho, lacing their fingers together as they crept down the hallway.

The beta shivered and Jongho pulled him closer. He knew the beta was picturing himself or Wooyoung down here too. He didn't like it, but he couldn't blame Yunho either. The thought had crossed his mind too.

"Do you think we can help them too?" Yunho asked quietly. His voice quavered as he spoke.

"Not today, but we can try. This entire pack is just... wrong. It can't be allowed to continue."

They continued down a little ways but froze when they heard footsteps. Jongho tensed and scented the air. There were three alphas ahead of them, but he couldn't pick out an individual scent.

He pulled Yunho against the wall and they leaned against it, trying to make it look like they were engaged in a casual conversation.

The alphas stopped right around the corner. Yunho's eyes widened when the first one spoke. "Things are going well. We are steadily bringing in more breeders, soon no one will be able to touch us and we can raise an army of alphas, all under your father's command."

'Elder. Old pack.' Yunho mouthed to Jongho.

"Yes, I didn't expect things to go this smoothly." Mingi replied.

"You don't think your old pack is going to pose a problem, is it?" Lance said, a hint of a sneer in his voice.

Mingi laughed. He... Laughed.

Jongho lip curled in a snarl but Yunho brushed their fingers together to calm him.

"There's no way. With them all being separated they are basically lost to the wind. I expect Chan to be returning soon with Wooyoung. He was a nice surprise, but I hope he doesn't think he's going to get to keep the boy to himself." Mingi chuckled, and the two other alphas joined him.

"Yes, well, you would be wise to just put him out of his misery. We tried to. He is a fighter though, I'll give him that." The third alpha said. He sounded bored at the idea of talking about Wooyoung.

Now it was Yunho's turn to get upset. His eyes flashed blue and he clenched his fists.

"I'll see you gentlemen later. I must go run more tests. All the omegas should be pregnant by now. I am trying to find a serum to up the fertility of betas too so we should start making progress with the ones who are giving us problems soon."

The third alpha's footsteps got softer as he walked away from them.

But Mingi and Lance started to move in their direction.

Jongho had to make a decision. If he egged the alpha on, maybe he could get him to follow him out of the fortress and they could get him on his own to figure out what the hell was wrong with him. For him to talk about Wooyoung like that... it make his blood boil.

Yunho must have been thinking along the same lines because his eyes were still flashing sapphire blue and he nodded.

So Jongho took a deep breath and straightened out, waiting for them to come around the corner.

Lance was closest to him, which was perfect, because Jongho was able to take him by surprise. He grabbed the alphas arm and swung him in a circle, slamming him into the wall so that he was stunned.

Mingi was instantly crouched down, eyes blood red. "Ah. This is a surprise." He growled, exposing his fangs. "It's nice to see you again, Little Alpha."