Chapter 220: Come sit
Seoha’s POV
That was it?
I thought the room would explode when I held Taesan’s hand under the desk.
It was a desperate attempt at calming him and I think it worked.
I almost stumble as Taesan drags me down the hallway of Mountain Atelier, my dream world.
He’s pulling me by my hand and is walking at perfectly normal pace for his height, but having short legs makes it hard to follow him.
I place one hand on my stomach and the other one on his own hand.
"E-excuse me" I am forced to stutter, and he stops to look at me, brows pinching as he scans me with those stormy eyes.
He searches my face and then looks at the hand over my stomach.
"Are you hurt?" he asks and I shake my head, trying to stop myself from panting like I ran a mile.
Why am I sweating so hard? I need to ask Minjae to give me core training or something.
"You’re fast" I say, gesturing to the difference between our legs.
His are long and sturdy even under his pants, and mine are dainty and shorter than his.
"Sorry, should I carry you?" he asks and I move away. If I don’t put a small distance between us, I know he’d snatch me off the ground and maybe throw me over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
That would be so embarrassing.
"I can walk" I pout, moving closer again to hold his hands in mine. I can feel the slight tremor in them. It’s as if he’s holding back from doing something dangerous.
"I want to scent you" he says, not caring about our location.
"You can scent me, I’m yours" I say, blushing as an employee passes by with her head down.
"Do you- do you feel okay?" I ask as his hands shake even harder. I have never seen him struggle like this before.
"I might go back in there and rip someone’s head off" Taesan confesses and I am the one who leads our return to his office.
I don’t want him to have bad reviews on his name, especially now that he’s planning to start a new life.
Once we are in his office and I shut the door behind us, he takes my hand roughly, tugging me forward till I’m pressed against him.
"Fuck" he sighs, pressing his nose into my hair and running his hands down to my waist.
"Those people make me so angry" he mutters.
"The-they are just trying to do their job" I whisper, gasping softly as he presses a kiss to my neck.
"I hate when you use the patch" he hisses as he pulls the patch off me.
The ripping noise fills the room, and I whimper as the pitiful material leaves my neck like a Band-Aid.
"Come here" he says, taking me with him to his chair behind the desk.
He sits first, big body filling the seat, before he pulls me down to sit on his lap.
We sit back to chest, and he wraps his arms around my stomach. From how he’s holding me, I can tell he wants to keep me as close as possible to himself.
Satisfied with our position, he makes a soft noise in his throat before nosing at my nape.
It must be uncomfortable for him, but he continues to scent me.
He runs his nose over my sensitive scent gland, manipulating my vanilla pheromones out of the gland and breathing me in like a drug.
"Hmm" I muffle my moan by pressing my lips together.
Scenting between lovers is made to be something intimate by the moon goddess. It feels exactly like that between us...intimate.
Taesan rubs his wide hand over my flat stomach, it’s like he’s feeling our growing baby for himself. Like he’s giving himself reasons to calm down.
"Taesan" I call his name, but he doesn’t respond, he’s probably lost in thought.
"Do you feel better now?" I ask and he nods, pushing his face into my neck harder.
"I’ll do anything to protect you, Seoha. I swear on my own life" he says and I turn my head as best as I can to meet his eyes.
They are dark.
His dark eyes look as if the captain is about to take over...as if he’s on the edge of losing control again.
"I know you will, alpha" I say, flashing my omega eyes to show him that I believe in him, and that I would stay right here.
"Let me look at you" he says and helps me turn around.
The switch in position is briefly uncomfortable but being able to see his face while sitting on his lap is worth it.
He looks his age right now. Older, handsome, rugged and just...mine.
"Is there something I can do?" I ask quietly and he chuckles softly, running two fingers down the side of my face.
"Little deer, you can only be by my side" he says and rest my head on his shoulder.
"I want to be relevant too" I tell him.
It’s not something to laugh about. I really want to be helpful in any way possible.
"You are relevant, more relevant than you even know, baby" he mutters. I don’t argue but I don’t agree, I just play with the button on his jacket.
The noise from outside goes on, but it’s quiet in here. It’s not boring, we’re trying to figure things out without speaking.
"What is going to happen now?" I ask him. I keep my voice low, I know how close he is to tipping over and I’m scared of making him angry.
"We go on with the plans. I have started my sketching; I should have a design ready soon" he says and I lift my head to look at him.
"But that woman said she’s pulling out" I remind him.
"Fuck her"
"Taesan-ssi" I say sternly and his face doesn’t change.
"If she wants to leave, she can fuck off. She has served us well"
"Shouldn’t you convince her. I can step back down-" my words die in my throat as he growls at me.
The growl is low and deep, it’s a server warning that he’d tear me apart if I say more.
"I will handle this. Just sit pretty for me" he says, and I don’t like the tone or the look in his eyes.
I get off his lap, and he growls at me again, but I don’t pay attention to him. He can tear the office down if he wants, but this is more important.
"Seoha, sit"
"No. You have to listen to me" I say and he grabs my hand, forcing back into his lap, but I step on his foot and jump out.
"Listen to me!" I yell and he gives me a glare; I can see his hands twitching to grab me and make me sit.
"This is important" I say through my teeth.
"Not as important as you, fuck it" he snaps at me but doesn’t try to force me into his lap again.
He’s doing this for me and I’m doing this for him.
"I understand, you want to protect me, but this isn’t a good strategy" I try to reason with him, and he tips his head back.
The way his eyes are on me is a clear statement; he’s looking down on me.
Yes.
I’m weak and I accept it. But I want to help us too and if this will work, he has to listen to me too.
"You want to quit the mafia and then live your life with Mountain Atelier. If you have to do that, you can’t start by losing business- uh- business people" I fumble.
I don’t know the word to use. I don’t know anything, but I know we have to think.
"Investors" Taesan says and I lift my chin.
"Investors. Losing them won’t help your plans, you need them" I continue my argument and he gets out of the chair.
Out of reflex, I take a step back as he steps forward, his large frame swallows mine up but I keep my head up.
"Why are you being stubborn, little deer?"
"I’m not. If you say I’m important, then you have to listen to me too" I know he can smell the fear in my scent, I know he can also hear my heart racing, but that doesn’t matter.
"You don’t even know the word ’investor’, and you want to give me a business idea?" he snarls in my face.
"Yes. I want to do just that" I say and he lets out a breath before going back to his seat.
My alpha keeps his eyes on me before he pats his thigh thrice.
"Come sit, Seoha"
"Will you listen?"
"Come sit" he growls and I huff.
"Fine. Don’t look for me, alpha lord ceo-ssi" I say and leave the office.
To my surprise, he doesn’t come after me.
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