Trapped In A Novel As The Breeding Mate For Four Powerful Alphas-Chapter 16: As for the answer to your question

A certain long silence followed my question and Min-Cheol stared at me in surprise. Then, his gaze went to my body. His hand that had stayed on my shoulder slid towards my neck, my collarbone to be exact.

He traced the bone from my shoulder towards my neck and then slid his hand down my chest.

His touch was rather... Uncomfortable. Maybe it was because I couldn't help but think of how much pain he could make me go through with those hands of his.

His hand stopped on my chest and so did his gaze. I could feel it, his immersed attention fixed on the steady beating of my heart.

It was as if he had suddenly been bewitched or something but he listened to music Heartbeat with his hand for a while. The water on my body had already dried up by then, and cold was slowly seeping in through my pores.

I wanted to ask if he liked listening to my heartbeat but thought against it.

It was my question that landed me in this mess, to begin with.

"Hyung," he finally spoke up and slowly raised his gaze to meet mine. "Are you scared?" He asked and my eyes slightly widened.

"Why... Why would you ask that?" I asked and he tilted his head.

"You're not?" He asked and I closed my eyes.

He probably followed my heartbeat for a while to figure out what I was feeling in his presence. He was so hard to deal with, this kid.

"Do I scare you?" He asked but I shook my head.

He wasn't smiling so he was probably asking for a serious response. And if I lied, he might probably know with his hand on my chest.

I don't know what kind of trick he was using but it was certainly good.

"Little Min," I called, suddenly beaming a smile. "If you want me to answer your question, you need to answer mine first, don't you think? You shouldn't keep a question hanging in the air, don't you think?"

Oh God, what did I just say? Did I just demand him to answer my question before I answered his?

What had gotten into me all of a sudden?

'I do hope he doesn't take it the wrong way. My response depends on his response so that's why I took that risk to be so bold in front of him. Does Min-Cheol hate bold people or like them? I don't know since he never really liked anyone until he met Jo-Pil. What do I do if he gets mad? I need to come up with a plan B ASAP.'

"Pft," Min-Cheol suddenly stifled a laugh, looking at me with an amused grin. "You're right. I shouldn't leave your question hanging and expect mine to be answered. Thank you for reminding me."

Huh? Was he okay with it?

"As for the answer to your question," he grinned with his eyes. "Yes, I like your body. You might be skin and bones now, but in a matter of days, you'll be well nourished, so I have nothing to worry about. But even now..." He took his hand off my chest and pinched my chin gently. "...you're alluring so how could I not like your body?"

Ah, was this what they called an Omega attraction?

An Omega attraction was a concept used to describe situations where Alphas find Omegas beautiful no matter what they look like simply because of their trait. It was something similar to being blinded by love.

You know, when you deeply love someone, even if they weren't the prettiest, their appearance would be more than enough to make you mesmerized.

So, it was basically because I was an Omega with a pretty face that he chose to call my skinny bag of bones alluring.

"Your Pheromones smell nice too, Hyung." He said and I tilted my head.

"Pheromones?"

Oh, right. There was that concept too. Ah, how could I have forgotten? I literally smelled Ki-hoon's Pheromones the previous day, and it was as if he was trying to suffocate me, but it was only for a brief moment since I felt fine right away.

Jo-Pil probably had Pheromones lingering around him as well. But because it belonged to me, I probably can't smell it.

So, how do I know if I'm releasing Pheromones or not? Oh, this was tricky? If I started releasing Pheromones without meaning to, I could get in trouble.

After all, it would seem like an invite to the other party.

"Am I releasing Pheromones right now?" I asked him and he looked at me confused.

"Aside from the Pheromone wrapping your body like a cloth, I don't feel any excess output." He said. "Why? Do you not know how to control your Pheromone release?" He asked and I pursed my lips.

"Little Min, this is another secret but..." I beckoned him closer and then whispered in his ear. "I don't know how to control my Pheromones."

"Really?" He asked and I nodded quite shyly as if I was embarrassed.

Why wouldn't I be? I was literally the only Omega who didn't know how to control their Pheromones in this world. At least, I felt I was the only one.

"How come, Hyung?" He asked but then shook his head. "Wait, am I the only one who knows this?"

Ah, look at him being all excited. He was also this excited to learn that he was the first one to see me naked.

"Yes, you're the only one."

"Wow, I'm so happy to hear that,"

Yeah, sure you are, you creep.

"Anyway, how come you don't know how to control your Pheromones?" He asked and I shook my head while sighing.

"I think it's been like that since five years ago when I had an accident. I forgot a lot of things and maybe that's why I forgot about how to control my Pheromones. But I never actually paid attention to it since I was busy running..." My tone lowered as I said, "... From my debtors."

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