Taesan’s POV

I have been reverted to the man I used to be before Seoha.

I can’t smell him, I can’t feel him, I can’t touch him, and I can’t fucking taste him.

My senses are spiraling out of control.

The lack of sleep has returned; I can only see the world with a dark shadow around the edge of my vision.

Everything I look at feels like a fucking prey, and I feel like I have to protect myself from something bigger than me.

The man who made my world burn is dead, but I can’t rejoice yet; I have to plot the death of the hunter who killed the predator.

My daughter, my mate, my twins...none of them are safe if I don’t deal with this.

Maybe I’ll eventually become the fucking monster my grandfather was and become the monster he has been trying to make me into.

This is my life now.

Can the tiger replace the lion and still remain the same man he was?

"Dad? Dad, did you see the color?" Sooin’s bright voice coming from the phone pulls me out of my head, and I blink.

That’s right, I’m talking with my precious little girl on the video call, and she’s showing me the crayon family drawing she made.

"It’s so pretty, Sooin-ah" I say, leaning in to take the details of the drawing.

"Dad, this very tall one is you, this one is daddy" she points at a stick figure with big round eyes and I laugh softly.

"Daddy has big eyes, doesn’t he?" I ask and she nods, leaning in to gossip. She takes up all of the phone screen, and I can only see her forehead.

"Daddy has big tummy too. Dad, did you know daddy is having a baby? A two babies!" she says and the door opens behind her.

Seoha was taking a shower when I called, so he gave the phone to Sooin.

"Two babies, princess. A two babies is wrong" I correct her, my eyes follow Seoha as he shows up behind Sooin.

My omega is wearing my shirt, and fuck, he makes it look like he’s wearing the most expensive clothing in the world.

"And Dad, I can run faster now..." Sooin proceeds to tell me all about her day, I listen and watch her mother at the same time.

I swallow the saliva pooling in my mouth as he walks past.

Why didn’t I notice the way the small bump is becoming prominent?

It’s hard to believe that I have only been away from him for a few days and not a whole fucking year.

The grey shirt is baggy, but I can see the soft swell of his chest.

My mate’s chest are starting to fill out with milk for our babies, I can’t imagine how beautiful his scent would be by now.

A rich mix of milk and vanilla, a smell that would make you hungry for a taste.

"Hi" he finally settles in front of the screen, and my alpha growls with approval. He’s here, he’s safe and he’s still mine.

He’s not wearing the collar, but he’s wearing my ring.

"I miss you" I blurt like a lovesick fool, and his round eyes turn impossibly rounder, and I curse under my breath.

"Don’t cry, you’ll make me lose my mind" I tell him and he nods.

Sooin looks at him with curiosity, "why are you crying? Is it because dad loves you?" she asks and Seoha hugs her to his side.

"Hmm, dad’s love makes me cry" Seoha says.

"Time for bed" Yuki’s voice says from outside and Sooin pouts.

"But I don’t want to sleep" she whines.

"Go to sleep, princess, you need to sleep well to be the big girl who takes care of daddy" I tell her and she sighs.

"I love you dad"

"I love you the most" I respond, heart tightening as she kisses me through the screen. She also kisses Seoha on the cheek before leaving the room.

"How are you?" Seoha asks me.

"Missing you" I say and he smiles softly, the way he looks gives me a second to come to my senses.

"You’re fucking beautiful, Seoha. I miss you" I tell him again.

My brain isn’t supplying any other word, and I think he’s starting to see through me and my repeated phrase.

"Did something happen?" he asks and I contemplate telling him the truth.

How do I tell him about his father? I can’t do that. I know he never had a relationship with him, but what if he craved it?

"Grandfather is dead" I say and he gasps, straightening his back as he looks at me through the screen.

"Taesan...are you okay?" he asks.

Fuck.

This is why I hate him as much as I love him. That softness he carries. He breaks me into tiny different fragments just by being soft.

"I’m okay, I didn’t kill him myself" I say and his brow pinches together.

"Who did it? Taesan are you safe? Come back here if you aren’t safe" he says in one breath, and I smile at his cute panic.

"Why would you think I’m not safe?"

"Anyone who hurt your grandfather is dangerous" he says and I nod.

"I’m dangerous too"

"Don’t get hurt, please come back here" he says and the smile doesn’t leave my face. His innocence is endearing.

"If I come there, will you protect me, little deer?" I ask him and he nods.

"I’ll do my best" he says.

"I know, beautiful, I know" I say and he sighs.

"You should be sleeping by now, go to bed baby" I say gently and he nods with a yawn.

"Will you sleep too? Taerin noona said the time will be four a.m. for you" Seoha says and I look up at the ceiling.

It’s hard to sleep without him, but I lie.

"I’ll sleep too" I say. We talk for a bit, he tells me all about Minjae and the baby, and then we end the call.

I don’t sleep. Instead, I go to the gym and start to work out.

I’ll be going on a trip to Seoha’s grandma’s place.

She might have an answer for me since her husband once worked with Yechan’s clan as a mafia member, but I must also make sure he doesn’t go for her.

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