The Pack|Yoonmin,Taekook

XVII

The mates have descended the broad white marble stairs, hand in hand, their shoulders rubbing, synchronized steps and their hearts beating in unison. Yoongi tightened his grip on his lover's when he saw the Five Brothers and Lucas waiting for them in the main hall, quietly drinking their tea while chatting.

He saw on his friend an expression he had never noticed when they were younger. He was so small, so innocent that you would never believe he would ever hurt anyone. He and Lucas spent a lot of time together thanks to the friendship of their fathers, they played and practically grew up together. He had always seen him as a little brother, someone to protect. But everything has changed now. He could not see the kind boy he was, he only saw a young man possessed by money and power. He only saw a selfish Alpha, willing to do anything to preserve his reputation, even separating two mates.

Every time he smiled, Yoongi felt anger take over his body. He couldn't bare to see his face anymore.

"Yoongi." Jimin whispered to him as they approached the men. "Don't lose your temper."

The young Beta didn't need to stare at his red eyes to know that he's angry, the strong connection that grew between them makes him feel all the emotions his mate feels. They don't need words to express themselves, now they are a part of each other.

He gently caressed his back, making Yoongi sigh and relax at his touch. "I won't." he whispered back. "And even if I lose it, you know what to do."

Jimin nodded with a smile.

"Oh, here you are!" Donghae stood up with a wide smile.

Heechul smirked and placed his cup on the table. "Are you ready to s-" he widened his eyes when he saw the same mark under their collarbone. "Y-you."

"Oh, lord." Leeteuk stared at them with disbelief. "You mated?!"

Lucas dropped his cup on the floor as he watched their intertwined hands. He clenched his fists and approached them, ready to push Jimin but can he? Yoongi let out a loud groan, showing his sharp killer teeth while staring at him with his deep red eyes. "Don't you dare."

The young Alpha gulped and retreated, his hands shaking from anger, jealousy and fear.

The amazing thing about being mates is that you both become stronger than you have ever been and the love between you doesn't compare to anything. Only your mate matters in your life, only his safety and his happiness are most important to you.

"W-why?" Lucas cried. "I thought you didn't love him!" he pointed at Jimin.

"I do." the Beta said. "I love him."

"Mr.Min." Leeteuk faced them. "I thought we were clear that if you mate him, you will lose your position as leader."

"I know." Yoongi simply answered.

"Isn't something very important to you?" the black-haired male raised an eyebrow.

"It is." Yoongi nodded. "But I am willing to lose anything, anything but Jimin."

The blonde pressed his lips together and stared at his mate, tears burning his eyes.

"So, you're saying that you are ready to lose all the things you've been working hard for during long years?" Donghae asked.

"Yes."

"Don't be stupid Yoongi." Lucas scoffed. "Do you think your father would like to see you abandoning all your life for a Beta?!"

Yoongi was clenching his fist too hard, and gritted his teeth to remain silent, his hunched form exuded an animosity that was like acid - burning. His face was red with suppressed rage, and seeing Lucas looking disgustingly at his mare just made his blood boil.

"You know." he said, gently inhaling and exhaling to calm himself. "I am not abandoning my life, you know why?" he stared at Lucas. "Because he is my life, my family, my home. And I can't, no I refuse to let you talk about him this way. He is not just a Beta, he is my mate and you MUST respect him."

Jimin smirked, watching the light slowly fading from Lucas's face. He put his free hand on Yoongi's arm, gently stroking it to make his anger go way. "It's alright Yoongi, it's alright." he whispered.

The older nodded and planted a small kiss on his temple.

"A meeting will be held tomorrow in Prestige Hotel, we will discuss your retirement from the leader's position and who is going to take your place. Also, you should know that this house will no longer be yours." Siwon said.

"No." Yoongi chuckled. "My late father gave me this house, it is under my name so you have no right to take it from me."

The man just hummed and stared at his brothers. "It is too late now, let us talk tomorrow."

They nodded and followed him to the main entrance. "Good luck, gentlemen." Leeteuk said before leaving. "Let's go Lucas."

The young Alpha had tears falling on his cheeks, he hated to see them together, he hated to see them acting so lovingly toward each other, he hated to see Yoongi staring at his mate like he was the most precious jewel on earth.

He gave them a last stare before leaving with his "new friends".

"Master." the butler nervously approached them. "I-I am happy that you finally mated." he smiled.

"Thank you Jinyoung." Yoongi put his arm around Jimin. "I hope you'll treat him well."

"I will, certainly." the butler gently bowed to the new master. "Pardon me if I was rude to you before."

"I know you only wanted his happiness." the young Beta said. "Yoongi is lucky to have you all in this house." he added, looking at the chef and his assistant who were watching them from the kitchen.

"Now, let's go to sleep it's late." the Alpha said.

"Yeah, you're right."

They wished good night to everyone and headed to Yoongi's room.

Jimin took off his clothes to stay comfortable only with his boxers and laid on the large bed. The older came out of the bedroom and froze when he saw him looking hella sexy, reading a book, a leg on another, his messy blonde hair covering half his eyes, his underwear tracing perfectly his bottom.

He gulped and licked his lower lip, wondering if he had saved the world in his previous life to deserve someone as beautiful as Jimin.

He approached the bed slowly and laid next to his lover, he mentally cursed himself for having wild thoughts even though they just made love just an hour ago. He tried to chase this from his mind by looking at the book Jimin was holding. "What are you reading?"

"The Selection." the younger answered. "They chose thirty-five girls and one of them will be the future princess etc. It's a good book."

"Mm, the prince gets to pick one?"

"Yeah."

"I see. I'll try to read it someday."

Jimin sighed and closed the book. He turned to stare at his mate, whose eyes were staring at the grey ceiling. "Yoongi, are you sure you are alright?"

"What do you mean?"

"Losing your leader position, it meant a lot to you I know it." the younger laid on his stomach and started gently drawing circles on Yoongi's naked torso while he waited for his answer.

"Jimin, as I said earlier, being with you is my happiness." the Alpha said. "Yes, I worked hard to take this position but do you think that's what I always desired? No."

"Then, what did you desire?"

"I wanted love." Yoongi said, making the younger stare at him with wide eyes. "I am lacking affection." he added with a soft voice.

Jimin felt his sadness and gently kissed his chest.

"My father didn't treat me like a son, I was like an experiment to him. He wanted me to be the strongest Alpha, he trained me for years, taught me to fight, to lead people and make them all fear me. I always did what he wanted, always did everything perfectly but he never ever just once gave me a compliment. I only wanted to hear "You did well, son." Just these words, but he never pronounced them." he nervously ran his fingers through his dark hair and sighed. "He never let me see my mother and Jungkook, he didn't want me to grow to be an emotional man, he thought staying by their side would weaken me, but he was the one to make my heart shatter."

Jimin rested his head on his mate's chest to let him play with his hair.

"Being the pack's leader sure helped me improve. The wolves would ask for my help when they get hurt or feel tired. Sometimes they would even consult me about something more personal. They made me feel useful, not only as their leader but also as a person. When the little pups would come to play with me and laugh, I felt loved." he smiled. "That's how important it was to me, but will this happiness last forever? I can't be sure. That's why when I met you, I felt... how to say it... I felt alive."

Jimin lifted his head to stare at his eyes, he smiled. "Alive? How?" he asked.

"You weren't afraid of me." Yoongi answered. "I was used to everyone fearing me and respecting me, no one has ever considered me his equal, but you. You treated me like s**t and you got me angry. You made me feel again, you reminded me that I had a heart, emotions."

The blonde giggled and gently caressed Yoongi's cheek with the back of his hand. "You fell in love with me because I treated you like s**t?"

"Not like that." the older rolled his eyes.

"Mmm." Jimin planted a kiss on his lips. "If you need love, then I'll give you mine." he whispered. "I will love you unconditionally."

Yoongi groaned and put his arms around the younger's waist to place him on his lap. He traced the rose mark with his index finger. "Beautiful." he mumbled.

The blonde smiled and rested his head in the crook of his neck. "Let's just sleep like this." he sighed.

"Good night, love."

"Good night, mate."