It happened when I least expected it. Since our little escapade to the dance studio, Kai's stare has been so intense it could've burned me inside and out. I couldn't fathom the reason as to why he seemed so fidgety under my gaze, or how he created holes in my head from too much gaping when he thought I wasn't looking. I wasn't stupid, but I was confused about his actions. The other mates' teasing about our small affair and how they thought I was so ready to take this to the next level was so embarrassing to say the least. The kept bugging me about making my move and even dropped a few hints and tips to keep in mind when Kai was going to mark me as his. 

I blushed to my toes, hiding behind my fringe when Mihye waved a packet of condoms in my face. 
"I totally love this flavor. Trust me, having been with Kris for such a long time is actually benefiting when we got to try all of them" the older threw the box in my face as I caught it in my hands like it had burned me, throwing it to the side with a flushed face. 

"It'll be fine as long as you don't sound too desperate. Let him make the first move" Haerim advised as she plopped herself onto my bed with a magazine in hand. 

"Have you guys set a date yet?" Taehee giggled. 

"Uh" the blush that was busy retracting suddenly burst into full bloom over my features. I was unaware of the fact that I had to plan that out. I mean, what will happen will happen right? Why should I even waste my time thinking about it? It made me stress all the more and I had this bad habit of blocking negative thoughts out of my mind when they overcrowded my space. It was a technique I used quite frequently when I had been victim to bullying. 

"You do know that there's a blood bond to make before that right?" 

My head snapped up in confusion, eyebrows meeting at the center. "What?" I was baffled for a minute "What blood bond?" 

"Well, the day before you mate- and this is why I said to set a date-you usually slit the side of your wrist and clasp each other's hands like this,” she motioned before continuing “ and you must do it in front of the holy spirit while dripping your blood into the water" Lin shrugged "That's about it" 

Well that’s something new. Kai had never mentioned it before. My eyes narrowed in thought. Was it because he thought we weren’t going to mate so soon? Questions flew like firebirds and tumbled in my mind, sparking off fireworks of annoyance in my brain. Was he going to keep it a secret forever? Argh that brat. Sometimes, I wanted to bash him so hard in the head for being so cool and chill all the time. He never told me anything mate-wolf related, even though we were in a critical stage of mating. 

I gathered up enough courage that night while we were lying side by side in bed, him spooning me with every inch of my limbs tangled up in his, and he wouldn’t have it any other way he had protested when I tried moving away. His nose hit onto the skin at my neck, and his arms were loosely tied around my waist with one of them tracing my spine up and down, up and down it went. I shivered unconsciously and slowly leaned in to his touch, feeling the fluffiness of his hair with my fingers as I traced the contour of his ear. I loved the texture, it was so shiny yet so light like flowerpuffs or something. It made me want to cuddle in it and blow on it like one would do with a baby’s hair. I knew now from our little romantic routine in the dance studio that Kai was sensible around his ears, and I took great pleasure in teasing him about that endlessly while the boy just blushed beetroot red and shot back that I was sensitive all over and would I just shut up because he didn’t want his hyungs to find out. 

He whined “Stop touching my ear” 

“Why? I thought you liked it” I whispered back with a soft giggle. A snarl made its way up his throat, and before he could come up with a smart comeback, I pressed my fingers against his lip and looked down at him who was gaping at me like a lost puppy. I could understand him, after all I never did things as daring as this. 

“Yah” His dark eyes weren’t making it easier for me at all, and I gulped, sliding my gaze away in order to continue my phrase “You never told me about a blood bond” 

I identified even in the dark his orbs widening and flashing a soft hazel for a second. A paused ensued, and I wasn’t sure how to take it, the good way or the bad way. I watched him closely as his hand stilled on my back. His plump lips opened only to close again, like a gaping goldfish. So he was serious about not telling me about it. Did he even want to have a mate? Or was he just playing with me? The best thing to do when having a mate is to tell them about all the rules and circumstances and procedures that had to be done right? He still hadn’t replied me after that long beat of silence, and then I shook my head, sighing with parted lips. 

“Forget it” I said, turning out of his embrace and lying onto my side, not bearing to face him at this moment. 

My grip on the bed sheets tightened as my hands curled into fists. Did he not want this? I thought that everything would be fine once we had declared us as mates, but obviously not. I mean, I knew it was childish the extent to which I was acting but a small part of me still feared that one day he would just up and leave me. Although I know it’s quite impossible since he was bonded to me for the rest of his days on earth, I couldn’t help but feel slight jealousy whenever he would talk and laugh with other females. I don’t know, I’m scared that he looks at them the same way he looks at me. It was probably the effect of the imprint that rendered me so possessive and jealous, but hey, I was human too right? I felt things everyone did and one of them was insecurity. 

“Man Sarang, jealousy is rolling off you in waves” Jongin’s chuckle brought me back to reality, and it felt like cold water splashed onto my face when I realized that he actually had the capability to read my thoughts, and even more so since we were now closer to bonded than ever. Oh my god, my cheeks flamed with their red tint, and embarrassed, I said nothing and hid my face using my pillow, not daring to face him. Another thing about me must be that I was as stubborn as a mule. 

My nose scrunched up in annoyance. “Stop making fun of me. It’s not funny” 

I gasped when I suddenly felt the soft embrace of his strong, tanned arms around me, turning over so that my head was lying onto his chest while his lips found the skin at my temple, pressing a chaste kiss against the now sensitive flesh that caused tingles spreading down my body in waves of warmth. I froze, my muscles tensing all over while I took in a sharp, ragged breath that exploded through my nostrils. The compromising position in which we were in wasn’t helping my train of thought as I tried to let my anger overtake the desire I felt throbbing through my fingers. They ached to caress his face with a passion I found unlike my own. 

“I told you once didn’t I? Once I feel that you’re ready, and I am too, it is then I’m going to tell you all about it” Jongin shifted so that his eyes clashed with my own, hazel clashing with the maroon of my dull orbs. “And I’m not going to force you into anything without telling you in advance. Because I don’t want you to feel uncomfortable with what we’re going to be” 

I shook my head in protest “But I’m not” 

“So you’re telling me you’re ready?” He still had that worried look cast over his face, and yet I couldn’t help but smirk at the scene while reaching up boldly to press my lips to his and saying “ Totally ready” 

“You are such a erted little fox aren’t you?” Kai pulled me even closer if that was possible, our foreheads touching. 

“You’re the one who can’t keep his hands to himself” I retorted back harshly.

He nuzzled his nose with mine, sighing contentedly and running a hand through my wild mane of hair “Soon, we will be bound forever, and you shall be mine” 

“Quite the opposite actually” I grinned “You’re gonna be mine, wolf” 

Seulmi shook her head rapidly, her ponytail flipping from side to side as she continued taking one step back, and another until she was pressed to the school wall. Her palms were clammy with slick sweat, and her breathing was coming in increasingly rapid, watching her captor with a ferocious but fearful orbs. To Luhan, she looked like a little rabbit that ahd been caught in the headlights, and if the situation hadn’t been so harsh and tense, he would’ve surely had chuckled. But right now, the important thing was to have his mate accept and get to know the good side of this werewolf bond. But since this was Seulmi and not some kitty-cat type of girl that fell for boys’ charms quickly with a beckoning finger, the task was becoming harder and harder every passing hour, day by day as Luhan’s will to make her understand just dimmed slowly like a burning flame. He took another step forward with a saddening look in his eyes, one that would reflect the gaze of a kicked puppy. 

“Seulmi-ssi, please” His voice caught in his throat “I’m not a monster. I won’t hurt you. It’s totally the opposite” 

“Get away from me!” She roared, although her limbs trembled. “I-I…” She took a huge gulp of air “I don’t want to be part of whatever gang you belong to!” 

“It’s not a gang. We don’t kill people nor do we eat them alive for dinner” Luhan took a deep breath “We’re just wolves” 

“Just wolves, well isn’t that comforting” She replied back sarcastically. He winced at her statement and tried brushing it off, although the pain in his chest was spreading right down to his every nerve. He hated, now hated when girls tried to act like smartass es that seemed to know a bit too much for his liking. His ideal type was a pure and innocent, gentle and kind doe-eyed female, and yet he found himself wanting from the deepest pits of his heart, a rebel as trashy as Park Seulmi. 

“Look” he finally snapped “I can’t help it if I imprinted on you alright? You didn’t want this, I didn’t either. The last thing I wanted was to fall for someone as annoyingly sarcastic, witty and y as you, but unfortunately I did. I’m dealing with it the best I can and so should you. If its fate, you can’t go against it” 

The girl was frozen, her eyes wide and for a minute, Luhan wanted to bite his tongue for having spat out those insults like they were nothing to him. When a look of hurt flashed across her eyes, he knew he had hit a vulnerable spot, and clenched his fists in order to stop himself from saying more. His lips were raw from having bitten them for too long. 

He wanted to slap himself “Seulmi, I didn’t mean-“ 

“- you” She hissed, eyes narrowed into slits while a scowl twisted her face in fury. 

“No-wait-“ but it was too late, for a second late, only the echo of her footsteps resounded inside his brain. 

She was gone. 

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