Say You’ll Remember Me

[JIMINIE]

[One Day Later]

"You seem bothered by something, So Hee. What is it?" Jiminie asked So Hee who was standing on the balcony of his study. She looked like she wanted to claw her hands into something, but at the same time, she didn't want to be a bother.

"The wolves for starters. I never thought I would find myself agreeing to live in a werewolf pack, that too one that we should have eliminated to avoid complications," So Hee said, her tone as cold as it could gate and Jiminie snickered before letting out a laugh.

That was not the reason that So Hee was expecting, especially for an alpha who had an enemy in his territory, a high-ranking enemy at that. She had expected that he would be mad, and start acting all protective of his people.

Any alpha wolf would have reacted like that, but as So Hee stared at the beautiful alpha standing beside her, she couldn't help but wonder what the fuck was going on in that pretty head of the alpha.

He should have been apprehensive and yet he was standing there with a smile on his face like this was the most normal of things for him. Maybe it was because Jiminie was the strangest of all wolves and the most powerful alpha to ever live.

But even that didn't make any sense to So Hee.

"It's not funny to be here with you a lot. I should have just let Agust kill me instead of sending me here," So Hee grumbled loudly and this time Jiminie patted her shoulder softly, encouraging her to speak out, which was even crazier than what So Hee had expected.

For an alpha who was supposed to kill first and ask questions later, Jiminie was being overly nice to her and she was suspicious. Or maybe it was because she had stood beside him through his worst states of life, right? 

But even that couldn't warrant this kindness.

"He is running from someone, isn't he?" Jiminie asked and So Hee rolled her eyes at the alpha. It just didn't make any sense but then she was sure Jiminie wouldn't know shit about the things he had been dragged into.

Maybe the alpha was way better off playing powerful alpha and involving himself in shit that would get him killed, or his entire pack. Then again, was Jiminie supposed to be scared of the possibilities when he had fought and won against the Lycans always?

"I see you've gotten delusional too, eh?" So Hee stated, avoiding Jiminie's eyes. She pulled his hand from her shoulder and stood a few feet away from him. She couldn't handle being in the same space as him, at least on that topic.

"You saved me once, saw me get emotional because of your king and now you think that I'm this pretty little thing that needs to be saved from the world, no?" Jiminie casually stated and So Hee looked at him confused. 

Something had changed about the alpha and maybe Jiminie was right. They had been so focused on saving the man, that they had forgotten that this man was also an alpha, a leader who was trusted by so many wolves and had proven effective.

"What do you mean by that? Isn't that what you want to be?" So Hee asked and Jimin stared at her incredulously. He wasn't even offended by this statement because he knew that that was also how Agust saw him.

"Maybe. But if it were so, then I wouldn't know that Agust's twin is the reason you are back here like it's all sunshine and rainbows yeah? Or even why Agust showed up when it was rising so hard with nothing to say but just staring at me.

"He was apologetic and truly sad last evening, and that is not something that Xiao Xiao ever is. He looked helpless that he had to leave, and I'm assuming he didn't go anywhere. He is at the palace, isn't he? 

"He's probably trying to fuck around with other people to make it seem like he couldn't care about my mate bond with him, no? If I am wrong, by all means, let me know," Jiminie said and So Hee could have sworn that her jaw hit the floor. 

She had been caught unaware, which was all new for a person like her who always had her guard up. This was insane and she couldn't even deny it, because there was a mischievous flint in Jiminie's eyes right now.

King Agust had picked the perfect mate no doubt and now the Lycan enforcer looked at the prince consort, maybe she was trying to see why he was the most powerful and strongest wolf in the realm. 

This was just beyond her, but even if he knew the truth, what were the odds that he would act on them? 

Was it going to be so easy or was this going to be the last time that they stood in front of each other and made sure that the world was never going to know what they did regardless?

"I don't know what you are talking about," So Hee insisted as she stared at the alpha before her. Jiminie was different than she had thought and frankly, she was glad about that little fact.

"Oh, really?" Jiminie said as he lifted his shirt, an act that got so Hee staring at him boredly, wondering what the fuck the werewolf was o about this time. The man was unpredictable and So Hee didn't know what to expect.

"I didn't ask for a strip show, Jiminie," So Hee stated, making Jiminie chuckle.

"You're cute, for an enforcer who is supposed to be dangerous and all. Don't tell me you haven't gotten used to seeing me naked already. We should make it a norm, don't you think?" Jiminie teased and so Hee let out a low growl.

It was one that was meant to scare the wolf before her, but this was one wolf that didn't care about so many things. He only had his pack to live for and So Hee was not certain there was much that could ever come from intimidating alpha Park Jimin.

"Watch your mouth, it might be the last time you use it," So Hee dared to warn, but Jiminie wasn't even bothered by her words. Instead, he pulled the shirt off his chest, making Hee sigh in defeat. 

"You're impossible," So Hee grumbled.

"Clearly not impossible to hurt, don't you think?" Jiminie said and So Hee stared at his face, before he looked at his own chest and body, making So Hee's eyes follow him. What she saw got her gasping like this was impossible, truly.

"What the fuck?" So Hee asked, and this time, she was furious, but not at Jiminie. She was mad because she knew someone had done that, someone who was doing it, judging by how frequent the marks were on Jiminie.

They were fresh and the cruel reminder that the king was having fun, or was he? Or maybe the king was just seated and watching his playthings leave marks on him, despite knowing that he would be leaving the same marks on Jiminie?

"That's not the answer I need, So Hee-ah. We both know that someone else is with my mate in the palace. If I am to endure this kind of pain for as long as I live, then I at least deserve to know why the fuck Ming Chang Zhu is coming for my people."