blue eyes white wolf | taekook

3. better to get hurt by the truth than be comforted by a lie

title quote by: khaled hosseini

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warning! there's reference of past miscarriages- nothing graphic but it is mentioned.

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Jungkook spent the next two weeks just as he had before he'd been rescued (was that even the right word to describe the clusterfuck of a situation he'd found himself in?). They'd let him go to work after the first weekend and thankfully no one had noticed anything different about himself when he walked in. His ankle had healed quickly (thank supernatural healing) and he'd been given new clothes during his stay; Jimin had taken one look at his ripped shirt and his stained boots and had grabbed him, his mate (a perpetually exhausted alpha named Yoongi) and Taehyung's credit card.

"Does he let you guys just...spend his money?" He'd tried to ask when he'd caught sight of the price tag. The omega had only laughed and thrown another pair of pants into the dressing room. However, despite the small disaster that trip had ended up being Jungkook found himself somewhat enjoying his stay with the new pack, even though he wasn't with them. Some of the betas that wandered the halls were a little too friendly, but they kept their hands to himself so he couldn't really complain. A few he had even begun to talk to regularly and he almost felt like he was building regular friendships, something he'd never had the opportunity to do before.

At the end of those first few weeks, Jimin slipped into the room he'd taken over with a small smile. "Hey, how've you been?"

"You just saw me at dinner." He had tried to avoid pack meals initially, but he'd forgotten how overbearing Seokjin could be and he'd quickly found himself being carried down the halls like a sack of potatoes and tossed into a seat that smelled like Taehyung.

"That's not what I meant, how've you been since Tae left?" It was the unspoken question in the air after Jungkook had tried to lock himself in his room. "I don't know how you feel, but I know Tae doesn't want you to feel bad because he can't be around all the time."

"Seems irresponsible for an alpha." The omega said bitterly. He pulled his knees to his chest as the other man slid onto the bed next to him. "That's not even why I'm upset anyway, not even close."

Jimin hummed. "Why are you upset then? If you don't mind telling me, I don't mind listening."

Jungkook sighed and picked at the sleeve of his shirt. "We hadn't even talked about this, this weird energy between us, before he was telling a hundred other wolves I'd never even seen before!" He let out a huff in frustration. "He obviously felt something too but he didn't even try to claim me after I woke up."

"Uh, that's not really how Taehyung operates." The mated omega frowned and leaned in closer. "You know that's not how we work, right? Yeah, we can pick who we spend our lives with, but Taehyung would never force you into anything. I can't speak for him, but I'm positive that he only said that so you wouldn't be bothered by the others while you're here."

"I don't know what alphas you've been around, but we've obviously had different experiences." Jungkook scoffed and the smaller man's eyes narrowed as he growled.

"Watch it." Jimin snapped. "You don't know me, Jungkook. Yes, you must have had something awful happen- that scar says enough if I'm honest- but you don't know what my life was like before Taehyung and Yoongi found me either. These people are some of the nicest I've ever met in my life, and I've met some really fucking sick alphas."

It was silent for a moment and Jungkook felt his face burn in shame as the slimy feeling crawled up his spine and settled in his chest. "I'm sorry, hyung." He said softly. "I didn't mean it that way. I just..."