"Training was so boring. And Yoongi is sick," Jimin complains when he comes out from the shower cubicle. I sigh. Jeongguk and I have been living together, yet I'm not making any progress in getting closer to him.

"Here." I take a bottle of vitamin drink from my schoolbag and pass it to Jimin. The vitamin drink was meant for Jeongguk, but I have not seen him after practice. I taste something sour in my mouth when I remember seeing him walk off with Eunra.

"Quit daydreaming. And thanks for this." Jimin waves the glass bottle n my face. I press my lips together, and say, "It's for Yoongi, you cretin."

"Did you just call me a cretin?" He gasps. I hallow my cheeks and bite the inside of it, trying my best to hold my laughter. My body shifts and twists, so that I am no longer facing Jimin. I let out a quick smile before putting on a straight face.

"You better give it Yoongi, or I'm going to haunt you," I joke, packing my shower products and jumpsuit into my duffel bag. As a result of intensive training for the past few days, we get a three day off as a reward. It is little compared to the number of days we had to train for, but it's better than nothing.

"I'm so happy I get to go home," Jimin brags, nudging my side. I sling bag onto my shoulder, ignoring Jimin's comment and walking out of the room. It has been more than an hour since I last talked to Jeongguk, I shouldn't be hesitating, yet I feel an invisible wall holding me back.

"You're going to spend your time with Jeongguk, aren't you? After all, unmated wolves are only allowed to leave for an hour before having to back, otherwise you're going to have to do a hundred push-ups," Jimin says. My mouth opens and I am about answer him, but Jeongguk stops me.

"Yes we are," He replies, wrapping an arm around my shoulder. His gesture feels natural and light, but there is something heavy to it. It feels as though he had forced himself on me. I lift my shoulders, shrugging his arm off.

"Where did you come from?" Jimin asks, puzzled. I don't say him. I am just as confused. Just a moment ago, Jeongguk was with Eunra, and now he pounces on us from out of nowhere.

"I had to talk to Eunra."

"About?" I press on. I am not dating Jeongguk, we're nothing more than just friends, just training partners. I shouldn't poke my nose into his business, but my heart feels weird, as though it is unwilling to let Jeongguk see his loved one.

"You're just an acquaintance. And you shouldn't be such a busy body," He tells me. My heart feels pricked by his words. You're just an acquaintance. His words ring in my head. To Jeongguk, I am nothing more than an acquaintance, not even friends. I shake my head, it shouldn't bother me, we'll be separated next year, and we will no longer have a reason to stay in touch. That's right, I shouldn't let this bother me.

"Taehyung, what's wrong?" Jimin snaps his fingers in front of me. My eyes blink. And my wolf speaks.
"If only you could talk to Jeongguk as easy as you blink your eyes" My wolf sighs in disagreement. Like I need my wolf to remind me of my inability to have a proper talk with Jeongguk. My fist clenches tightly. My fingernails dig into skin. The feeling is painful, and it is sure to leave crescent marks.

"Nothing, maybe I should go now," I say, dismissing myself from Jeongguk and Jimin. I walk down the empty corridor and sigh.

Suddenly, a warm palm closes around my mouth, and a hand wraps around my waist. I gasp. My legs kick the air as I struggle to get out of the person's strong grip. My lungs burn.

"Taehyung, it's me."

√a.n.

Henlo, it's your least favourite person. Anyway, my birthday was a few days back, but I just wanna say this account, my readers, my followers and my following has been one of the best things that happened to me this year. I never thought I would have more than 10 reads for my books, since my old (cringey) books didn't, and I was really hesitant to publish this book and landlord, but I'm glad I published, or I wouldn't have such wonderful people like you guys reading my books. Thank you for you support, it means everything to me <3