“Is it not because you are a recessive Omega that you do not react to Alpha’s pheromones?”
“It’s not because of that but rather these symptoms developed because I took a strong suppressant before.”
“Oh, side effects. Yes, it can be because of that. There are Alphas who have strong pheromones. It’s difficult to distinguish but it can happen if you are exposed to dominant Alpha pheromones. The side effects can last a lifetime but if you stop taking medicines, it will get better.”
“Ah… dominant Alphas.”
Listening to the pharmacist, Yigyeom could understand why he felt and reacted to the pheromones exhibited by Kwon Taejung on the first day they met. Kwon Tae-jung never said it was a dominant Alpha, but Yigyeom guessed that he probably was. It was probably because of that reason that whenever he came closer to him, he wanted to touch him and his fingertips stinged to the point he couldn’t take his eyes off him.
“…Thank you.”
Yigyeom bowed to the pharmacist who kindly explained the matter, before holding out the bills and paying for the inhibitor. Yigyeom considered the fact that he had the luxury of spending more than 20,000 won at once, but he decided not to dwell on it and buy what he was supposed to.
Yigyeom was going to transfer all the money left in my bank account to Goo Daebeom. However, if he sent 10 million won at once, there was a high possibility he would contact him about it or come for an inquiry, so he decided that it would be better to send in increments over time.
Yigyeom swallowed two inhibitors after pouring a cup of water from the water purifier before leaving the pharmacy, carefully put the remaining medicine back in the box and stuffed it inside his hoodie pocket. Once Yigyeom took the medicine, he thought the rest of his day would be worriless.
It was true that Alpha pheromones are felt little by little but he thought he would be able to hold himself back even though it wasn’t a prescribed drug and was not as strong. Yigyeom was not a fully functioning Omega either.
“Goodbye.”
After greeting the pharmacist and leaving the pharmacy, Yigyeom looked up at the very clean sky as the warm light fell over his head. It was a pleasant day as a warm breeze brushed against him, without any humidity.
Yigyeom bent his head and scrutinized the sneakers Kwon Taejung bought him. The weather was so great and he came out wearing it because he wondered if he could meet Kwon Taejung on the way. Yigyeom wouldn’t be able to meet Kwon Taejung as it seemed but… But the weather was nice, so it was okay. It was as warm as the day when Kwon Taejung bought him those sneakers.
Yigyeom resumed his steps deep in his thoughts as he tried to hide his disappointed heart. The warm rays of the sunlight dawned on his sneakers as he walked.
* * *
After the evening shift, Yigyeom took a breather after receiving all the orders from the crowds and washed his hands after washing the store cups. Yigyeom was so busy, but he felt better than being cooped up in his room all the time. Yigyeom couldn’t think of any unnecessary thoughts while he was busy working.
When Yigyeom thought he should prepare himself to get off work, a familiar man came inside the cafe.Yigyeom wondered where he saw the man and recognized him as the friend of Kang Jihoon and ended up feeling anxious. The reason being how roughly he was treated by him the other day.
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“When the drink is ready, you can come to the pickup counter….”
“Is that man your ex?”
“What?”
“He is a dominant Alpha. He’s no joke. How did you catch someone like that?”
Knowing that the man was talking about Kwon Tae-jung, Yigyeom did not reply and poured the espresso to whip up an Americano. The man’s unique scent of raging pheromones made him feel uncomfortable.
“It was my first time meeting a dominant Alpha.”
“…Here’s your iced Americano.”
Yigyeom placed the coffee ordered by the man on the tray and left the counter to pick up the coffee that was left by the other customers. The man followed Yigyeom and kept on blabbering uselessly.
“Are you two really dating?”
“…Why are you curious about that?”
“Because I want to date you.”
“…I’m not interested.”
“I’m really good at it, you know.”
Yigyeom looked at the man who said those words suddenly and made a strange noise before making some strange hand gestures. Just by looking at those hands gestures and the snarky expression on the man’s face, Yigyeom could understand that he was implying those words sexually,
Yigyeom turned around and picked up the tray and cup left by the customers.The man who was staring at Yigyeom, went behind him and hugged his waist. At a moment, the tray and cup fell from Yigyeom’s hands, making a huge cacophony, as he was taken off guard. When the attention of other customers focused on them, only then did the man slip away.
“…What are you doing….”
Yigyeom stepped back with displeasure and fear, and threw a glance over the man’s shoulder. The cafe doors opened, and there was Kwon Taejung who plastered his index fingers against his lips, warning Yigyeom not to make a sound. As soon as the clueless wrapped his arm around Yigyeom, Kwon Taejung grabbed his arm from behind.
“Are you an idiot or don’t you have any shame? Haven’t you heard from Yigyeom that his boyfriend is a thug?”
That man was no match for Kwon Tae-jung. The man was short and the intimidation that Kwon Taejung exhibited was no match for anyone. Yigyeom watched the man drag the man out of the cafe and he swiftly followed those two.
“Chief…”
Kwon Taejung threw the man inside the alley beside the cafe and kicked the man under his chin. Surprised by Kwon Taejung’s violent behavior, Yigyeom stepped back. Kwon Taejung took a look at Yigyeom and stopped in the middle of trampling the man’s shoulder.
“Make me the drink you made me before. I came here to drink that.”
“Go in before it gets cold.”
Kwon Taejung smiled brightly, a contrast with the situation on hand as if he didn’t want Yigyeom to witness how rough the situation could get. Yigyeom watched the man cling to Kwon Taejung’s ankle and beg for forgiveness before escaping back to the cafe.
Every time something happened which made Kwon Taejung take the role of a thug, it made Yigyeom feel restless and awful. Yigyeom went behind the counter and stood there blankly for a while before remembering that Kwon Taejung ordered a drink, and heated up some milk.
Even though it was scary to see such violent scenes, Yigyeom was happy that Kwon Taejung appeared to his rescue like that. Yigyeom made the hot chocolate by steaming more milk than usual. Once he poured the drink inside the cup and closed the lid, Kwon Taejung entered the cafe. Yigyeom felt that it was fortunate that he could give him a warm drink.
“…Chief, here….”
“Thank you.”
Kwon Taejung took a sip of the warm drink and smiled. Earlier, he suddenly felt that he couldn’t wait to drink the hot chocolate that Yigyeom made. Using that as an excuse, Kwon Taejung came to visit Yigyeom, feeling lighter only to find the bastard hugging Yigyeom from behind.
Violence was something he didn’t condone, but he couldn’t let those punks who didn’t listen to his words act like that. After confirming that the bastard who embraced Yigyeom was Kang Jihoon’s friend whom he saw in the alley that day, the urge to kill him became even stronger.
Kwon Taejung just remembered the image of the bastard begging for his life while holding onto Kwon Taejung’s ankle, but the latter kicked him one more time before leaving him alone. Rather, at times like that, Kwon Taejung wanted to embody the thug Yigyeom thought him to be. If he did, he could have killed him properly without thinking about his father’s face, his position, and the future of Taesung Group.
“It’s delicious. I suddenly wanted to drink it.”
Yigyeom recalled Kwon Taejung from the other day, who drank the cold drink until the end and chuckled quietly to himself. It was great to see Kwon Tae-jung drinking something warm while complementing how delicious it was. Yigyeom quickly forgot what happened and stared at Kwon Taejung devouring the drink.
“Is your work done?”
“Oh…. Well after informing the customers that it’s closing hours, I’ll have to wash the dishes…and throw out the trash. After that, I will head home.”
“I’ll inform the customers.”
“What?”
“You do your job.”
Kwon Taejung smiled and went to the table where there was a person still sitting before politely bowing down to them and informing them that it was closing hours with a smile. When Kwon Taejung smiled while making eye contact with the customer, they became embarrassed and kept looking back at Kwon Taejung on their way out. Yigyeom found Kwon Tae-jung standing and talking with another female customer.
Yigyeom wondered what he was talking about. Even though Yigyeom knew it wasn’t something to be curious about, his eyes kept going that way. Only after the female guest greeted Kwon Taejung goodbye and left the cafe, Yigyeom sighed in relief.
“I will let all the customers leave.”
“…Thank you. I’ll quickly wash the rest of the dishes and take out the trash. Please sit down and have your drink. Do you want anything else?”
“No, this will do.”
After seeing Kwon Taejung pull out a chair, Yigyeom quickly took the cups that the customers left behind and washed it. He picked up a large bag of plastic cups and a large bag of regular garbage that he tied up earlier.
Hmmm… Does he really think he will be able to leave him alone?
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