Chapter 11

An Alpha's Struggle

Cory woke choking on his own screams early the next morning. He got tangled in the blanket as he fought to get the blanket off him. "Hyung? Hyung!" Hui called as he ran over. Jimin, Kihyun and Kisu ran into the room with Youngjae and Jooheon standing in the doorway wondering what was going on.

"Cory!" Said Kisu as he ran over and helped Hui get the blanket off him. "It's alright Cory," he said, keeping calm as he got Cory out of the blanket. "Cory," he said again as he put both hands on Cory's shoulders. "It's me, Kisu," he spoke in Korean as he was aware of the others in the room. "You're not there anymore okay? Calm down," he said. Cory looked wide eyed at Kisu, his breathing labored as he tried to calm down. "You're not in the camps anymore," Kisu said, keeping eye contact with Cory. "You're home, you're safe, and nothing's going to happen anymore," he said. Hui hovered on the other side of the bed, looking concerned but he knew Kisu had this.

"I-I'm okay," Cory mumbled in Korean as he finally relaxed, looking up at Kisu. "You're okay," Kisu said in Korean, patting Cory on the shoulder before moving away, turning to Jimin and Kihyun who looked concerned. "I'll tell you in the morning," he said in English as he motioned for everyone to leave the room. "I'll keep an eye on him," said Hui as Jimin and Kihyun left the room.

Kisu turned to Hui who was making sure Cory was sleeping again. "He's relapsing," he said in Mandarin. "We need to keep him from relapsing even more," he said. "I know," Hui said in Mandarin as he turned to Kisu. "Jimin needs to hurry up and make his damn decision already," he said, sighing. Kisu nodded before checking on Cory one more time and leaving the room. Hui went back to sleep after making sure Cory was asleep.

The next morning Kisu wandered into the kitchen to start the coffee machine and see what he could make for breakfast. Cory and Hui wandered into the kitchen after a few minutes, going to get their cups of coffee prepared. Kisu glanced back to see Cory. "You alright Cory?" He asked. Cory nodded. "I'll be fine," he mumbled. "Don't tell them anything," he said in Korean. "This is a direct order from your alpha," he said. Kisu sighed. "You're relapsing hyung," he said in Korean. "I am not going to explain anything until I get my answer from Jimin," Cory said, turning to Kisu with a growl. Kisu held up his hands in surrender. "Fine fine, your call," he said.

Jimin, Kihyun, Youngjae and Jooheon walk into the kitchen, aware of the tense atmosphere. Cory turned back to the coffee machine after glancing at Jimin. Jimin let out a sigh as he turned to Kisu. "What's for breakfast?" He asked. "Pancakes," said Kisu as he checked on the pancakes. "Who made the coffee?" Asked Kihyun. Hui and Cory point to Kisu as they got their cups of coffee and drank it.

After breakfast was served Cory went outside to go for a run, changing once he was on the grass, running off. Kisu and Hui stood on the back porch, watching him go. "You not joining him?" Asked Kihyun as he came outside. "Not right now," said Kisu as he rubbed the back of his neck. "He's in one of those moods," he said. "Mm," said Kihyun as he sighed.

"So what happened last night?" He asked. "We got a direct order not to talk about it," said Kisu as he looked out towards the forest. "But I think it's safe for me to say that it's nightmares," he said. "He won't say anything about it until Jimin gives him his choice," he said. "Plus, it's not our place to say something about something as traumatizing as that," he muttered. Kihyun nodded. "I guess so," he said.

"He's seemed to realize that he's relapsing," Hui muttered in Mandarin. "Of course he realized it," Kisu said in Mandarin. "At least, now he knows how to control himself if it gets too bad," he said. "Mm," said Hui. "And we know how to get him back in control if it gets too out of hand for him," he said.

"Okay, what are you guys talking about now? That's not Korean," said Kihyun. "Sorry, it was Mandarin, and we were just discussing stuff concerning Cory," Kisu said in English. "Stuff we were told not to discuss on his orders so," he said, shrugging. "And before you say that it doesn't matter, we're not a part of your pack remember, Cory comes first before anyone else since he's our alpha," he said as Kihyun almost said something. "So, if you want to hear his story tell Jimin to hurry up with his decision already," he said before he hopped off the back porch, changing in mid air and landing on four feet in his wolf form. He howled to let Cory know he was coming before running off, following Cory's scent.

Kihyun turned to Hui who watched Kisu go with an impassive look. "You're not going to get anything out of me," said Hui as he felt eyes on him. "As much as it's hurting Cory right now to not reveal anything, it's his orders, he fears rejection more than anything," he muttered. "You weren't there when everything happened," said Kihyun as he tilted his head to the side. "No, I joined after Kisu had a mission in China," said Hui. "But in South Korea Cory has a rather big reputation," he said. "I'm surprised actually, that Jeonguk's extraction didn't come to light when Yoongi's trial went public," he muttered before he too jumped off the back porch and changed to wolf form, landing on four feet. He howled before following after Kisu's scent.

Kihyun was left to stand on the porch, contemplating a lot of things as he looked deep in thought. Jimin came outside. "Where's Cory and everyone else?" He asked. "Running," said Kihyun. "Well, I have a decision," said Jimin. "Go after him," said Kihyun. Jimin nodded and hopped off the back porch, changing and landing on four feet in wolf form. He ran after Cory's scent.

Cory raced through the forest with his pack mates behind him. He was frustrated with himself. He felt himself relapsing into his old ways, but he needed to fight it off. He growled as he pushed himself to run faster, going full sprint. Kisu and Hui pushed themselves to run faster. He skidded to a stop when he heard Jimin howl from behind them. Cory turned around and spotted Jimin running up to them. Kihyun ran over with some clothes in a bag.

"Jimin wants to talk," he said when Cory tilted his head at Kihyun. Cory nodded and Kihyun threw some clothes at the three of them before throwing some at Jimin. The four of them disappeared behind trees to change back and put some clothes on.

"You wanted to talk?" Cory asked Jimin when they came out from behind the trees. "I made my decision," said Jimin. "After thinking about it, I want to make this work," he said. "As long as your okay with it," he said. Cory looked relieved as his shoulders slumped. "I'm glad you want this to work," he said, smiling a bit. Jimin grinned. "Come on! Let's go watch movies to celebrate," he said, grabbing Cory's arm and dragging him back to the house.

"There's something you're not telling me," Kihyun said to Kisu and Hui who had started to walk back. "It's not our place to talk about it," said Kisu as he looked back at Kihyun. "Wait until Cory feels comfortable enough to share it with everyone," he said. Kihyun sighed and nodded, following after Kisu and Hui.

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interesting