Bounded

Dear lovely readers, the update is here 💜. The chapter crossed 21k words and became longer than I expected.

Thankyou for waiting with me. I hope you will enjoy the chapter.

Please read slowly. A lot of events are happening at once, to understand the sequences and the character's emotions, I would recommend slow reading.

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When the rain stopped, Jungkook found himself finally wearing the upper robe that Yoongi had left for him. His face was turned towards the wall and he was aware that just behind him, his mate was wearing his shoes while sitting on the ottoman. This presence, this moment provided Jungkook some time to collect his thoughts and his mind redefined the purpose of the Alpha's departure once again.

His thoughts carried assurance at the importance of his departure for the people of Western Land. These frequent attacks, the uncertainties and feared atmosphere needs to be eliminated from the people's life for once and all. His thoughts carried trust towards his mate to come back to him soon.

He will be back.

He will be back for us.

Jungkook prayed silently while closing his eyes before grabbing his sash and wrapping it around his waist to hold the robe in one place. He tied a secured knot and wandered his gaze to look for his hyung's hat. As Jungkook would no longer be wearing the scarves, he needs to wear that hat in order to pretend the image of the red-haired Beta.

However, Instead of finding that hat, his eyes found the Alpha tying the laces of his shoes around the back of his knees. The Royal Alpha has brushed down his used ruffled shirt and it was adorning his body perfectly, straight sleeked pants tucked under the gusset of shoes was making the Alpha look taller than his usual height. He was wearing a short robe over the shirt, its polished flakes resting just above the Alpha's knees making the look complete.

Taehyung rotated his body towards the mirror and his eyes got fixed into the drawer that was placed in front of the ottoman. Jungkook followed his gaze through the mirror and realised the concern of the Alpha.

“May I?” He proposed while looking at the Alpha through the mirror.

His question was caught by the Alpha's vision and answered through a nod. Jungkook moved on his toes swiftly as he turned towards the closet of the Royal omega and took out a pair of combs from it. He chose the wooden one and approached the Alpha before standing behind him.

Taehyung's unwavering gaze was still following the omega when he felt clammy fingers threading across his scalp. The touch grounded his neck in a specific way just so the fingers could glide more freely on his scalp. Eyes widening to keep the image of the omega under his vision. He didn't feel the ravelling of comb but the caressing of fingers till all the knots fell into resolved threads.

Jungkook blinked away the moisture from his eyes when he watched his fingers gliding through the soft lushes. The pressure was settling over his vocal cords and Jungkook knew he should start talking if he didn't want to dwell over his thoughts anymore and burst into another fit of crying. He swallowed the heavy weight of thoughts down to his throat and asked the Alpha, “Will you wear the crown for the departure?”

Jungkook didn't raise his head while asking the question so he didn't notice how the Alpha's eyes tilted to match his gaze through the mirror, “I have decided to not wear it.”

“Why? Hyungnim might not like that.” Jungkook asked in a quiet voice, knowing very well how the Royal Omega has packed all of their precious jewels to wear on the special occasions. He remembered how the Royal Omega exclaimed about the vile arrogance of the Strays about their authority over remarkable gemstones.