Aurora ||| Ateez

10

"There's a wolf town up ahead, about two miles. So we can buy you both suppressants." Jongho stated. He scouted ahead to see what the dirt road they were following lead to, and a weight was lifted off everyone's shoulders when they realized they could finally avoid heats.

Seonghwa nodded, and laced his fingers with Wooyoung's as the group started their trek to the wolf town.

It's been about two weeks since Wooyoung's heat passed, and it went as smooth as it could have. Seonghwa's mark helped Wooyoung go through his heat a little easier, but it still took a toll on his body. San and Jongho kept their promise, they didn't once interfere and stayed put at the camp they set up. San's scent also kept unwanted alphas away, so thankfully the omegas were undisturbed the entire time.

Once San sensed their fellow companions returning to the camp site, he swarmed them with questions, mainly out of curiosity and worry. Seonghwa felt as if his mate was being threatened, and kept Wooyoung hid behind him as he snarled at San. The alpha was taken back, but once he noticed the marks adorning both of their necks and Seonghwa's eyes a vibrant shade of yellow, he stepped back to let Seonghwa know he wasn't trying to harm them. It's rare for an alpha to stand down to an omega, but San has never had ill intentions, and wanted that to be shown. Seonghwa soon calmed down, and they both apologized, but San keeps in mind now to watch himself around the protective omega.

As the group made their way to the town on the main road leading, Jongho voiced his thoughts to the two omegas trailing behind. "If anyone asks, Wooyoung is my claimed omega, and you're San's claimed omega, right?"

"That's the best plan we have." Seonghwa commented, picking up his pace and walking in sync with the two alphas.

They soon arrive at the front gates, and are stopped by two betas on guard. "What's your purpose for coming here?" A tall, lanky beta asked from the top of the gates.

"We would like to shop. We'll be leaving soon after that." Jongho spoke for the group.

Everyone tensed as the other beta, shorter and built more muscular studied the four of them.

"Are the omegas yours?" The tall beta slapped his companions arm. "Isn't that a little personal Daehyun?"

"No it isn't. Zander is pissed those two runways escaped. Do you want to piss him off even more by letting in unclaimed omegas and setting someone else off?"

The tall beta stood down, and his fellow beta, Daehyun, spoke to someone else behind the gate for a few moments before turning back to Jongho.

"You can enter, but keep your omegas close. We've had a few..incidents lately. Nothing to worry yourself with. Just do your trading and leave."

Jongho sighed in relief when the gates opened, and he gently took Wooyoung's wrist, San doing the same with Seonghwa, and they walked in.

Jongho deeply regrets choosing this town to stop and get supplies.

Everything is seemingly normal, there's alphas working around the town, betas and omegas selling goods from stands on the street. There's even children.

But even San can't ignore the smell of distressed omegas. The scent is everywhere.

Jongho looks around nervously, brining Wooyoung closer to him as he feels him shake slightly.

San, something is wrong here. Everything looks normal but I know you smell it.. Jongho quietly says to San through their link.

It's like every omega here is unhappy..But everything looks so normal. What is wrong here?