Horizon | ATEEZ - Omegaverse

Chapter Thirteen

ONE YEAR LATER

"My wife Hyejin and I have been discussing this for a while now, and we would like to inform all of you that we will be sending out letters to chosen members of the packs around us to visit Chrysalis and stay for a month to join our lessons about our values and way of life. We believe that through this experience, we will further understanding of one another. Through this program, we're hoping that the more we can understand each other, the fewer problems we will all have involving each other," Gyungho, Seonghwa's father, announces in from of his family and many of the elders of Chrysalis, including the Han family.

Hyejin stands with her husband, "We will be choosing the lucky men and women tonight and send out the letters tomorrow morning. We're hoping their arrival will be in two weeks, as that is what we wrote on the letters. During this time awaiting their arrival, we'll prepare two buildings for our new guests. These buildings will be separated by men and women, of course."

Seonghwa hums, resting his chin on his hand while he listens to his parents speak about their plans. Although he doesn't look interested, the more he takes in their ideas, the more logical it sounds to him. If everyone is able to understand and relate to one another, it makes sense that there would be fewer arguments among us all.

Seonghwa's disrupted from his thoughts when he feels someone's foot brush against his, willing his head to turn in the direction of it.

Han Eunji.

Ever since Seonghwa and his family came back to Chrysalis after their journey to all the packs last year, Eunji has been trying her strongest to get Seonghwa to notice her. Seonghwa knows Eunji's parents have already discussed the two of them becoming mates, so he's sure this has gotten into Eunji's head.

She is, of course, a rare alpha female just as he's a rare omega male. For Chrysalis, that is... They're the only two in their entire pack that matches correctly according to the Chrysalis pack rules, so it's clear they're expected to be mates.

And Seonghwa assumes that they will have to be. He's going to have to settle for her. He's going to have to learn to love her. It's only right.

Seonghwa just doesn't want to mate. He's never felt the need to find a mate, his suppressants allowing him to skip his heats and eliminating that instinctually need. Seonghwa will always be thankful for suppressants because of this fact. The only time he thought his suppressants were faulty happened last year when he and his family entered Eclipse.

San.

He was the one that ruined it all. Ever since Seonghwa got back, he asked his parents for a higher dose of suppressants since he pushed away the thought he knew was true. He thought it was easier to not think about the fact of San being his fated mate, but it made it hard when he would feel these intense aches shoot throughout his chest that made him feel like he was going to die right then and there. Seonghwa made himself believe it was just his suppressants not being strong enough for him anymore, and he was content with those thoughts.