Minjae’s POV

Life sucks, sucks harder than when you have flu, it sucks like being sick during the summer holidays as a student.

I click the remote button for the fifth time in frustration.

Everything is tiring these days, my skin is breaking out, my hair feels more lush but I don’t feel so good when there’s no one to look at me.

"Ah shit, this is so annoying" I mutter and then place my hand on my belly to apologize to my pup for cursing.

"Sorry, mom is really stressed" I say and huff, maybe I need to look at a bottle of vodka to feel better.

I’m not going to drink it; I’m just going to stare it down until it submits to me and improves my shitty mood.

I go to the fridge and pull it open, I stare at it blankly, looking at Seungmin’s favorite stupid soda can.

The last two orange cans of soda bring back so many feelings.

He was almost always holding one of those useless drinks, I’m so sure he would die of sugar or something, stupid asshole, untrustworthy fool.

I sniffle and slam the door shut, he was holding one on the night he discovered I was pregnant, we just had our dinner and I needed a cuddle.

I wasn’t going to tell him yet, I knew he wasn’t ready, but at the same time, getting pregnant wasn’t my fault.

We got carried away one night and biology did its duty.

’Huh, did you change your soap?’ he had asked as he sniffed my neck, nosing at my gland, seeking out the smell coming from me.

’No...I just...’ I moaned, I have always been more sensitive than most people, physically and even emotionally.

’You don’t smell same’ he said and pulled away, his brows were pinched together and seeing the look on his face, I knew it was time to tell him the truth.

’Well...I...’ I started and he blinked.

’You’re pregnant’ he said before I could say anything else and I just nodded in agreement.

My alpha, Seungmin, put the soda can down on the table for the first time that evening and took his hands off me.

’How long have you known?’ he asked calmly and I told him the truth, I didn’t know he was already plotting to walk away from us.

’We are not ready for a kid’ he said without hearing me out.

’You’re not, but I am, I can take care of the pup’ I argued, but he wasn’t seeing things from the same lenses as myself.

’I thought it was me and you in this, Minjae, we can’t take a kid right now, you need to give it up’ he continued to say.

He didn’t have to be blunt, I knew he was talking about an abortion.

’It’s my body, I fucking decide what to do with it’ I flared up.

’Calm down, Minjae think about it, you’re a worker and so am I...’ he started to say as if it would change my mind, but I shut down everything.

Now here I am, alone, pregnant and frustrated with some stupid orange sodas taking up space in my fridge.

"Time to get out" I say and open the fridge again, grabbing the cans in my wide hands and leaving for my door.

I’ll toss them out and when I open my fridge, I won’t think of that jerk, I’ll be happy.

Maybe when I’m done, I will watch Sky High’s new content, since they are back and I got to meet Jaemin in real life.

"Life is not that bad" I hum to myself.

As soon as I yank my door open, I find Mr. hunk standing there with his hands in front of him, his face looks like a mafia movie hired killer and I can’t deal with that.

"Oh please, I can’t deal with this right now" I say and as I am about to slam the door shut, he holds it and I sigh.

"What do you want?" I ask and he lets go of the door.

"You were offended the other day, I came to apologize" he says and I make a haughty expression, showing him that just apologizing won’t do anything.

"And then? What else do you have to say for yourself?" I ask sassily and he takes a deep breath, forcing himself to remain kind.

"This is just because of your pup" he mutters and my lips curve into a teasing smile.

Of course I’m not mad at him, I’m too lonely to be mad at anyone, and too tired to hold grudges.

"Want to go out with me for lunch?" he asks and I smirk, "you’re asking me out, Mr. hunk?" I tease and he cringes.

"Please, don’t make my day tougher than it already is, I beg you" he grumbles and just like that, the frustration I have been struggling with all day disappears.

"Come in, I’ll go put something on quickly" I say and without waiting to know if he follows through, I run into my room.

I pick out my favorite blue sweater and tug it on, my pants are still fine, so I decide I look good enough.

I don’t bother with my hair and just return to find the man sitting on my couch like an obedient school child.

"I’m ready, you better buy me something good, I’m rude when I’m hungry" I say to him and he murmurs again, but I don’t care, I get to eat free food.

The man waits till I lock the doors and then we go to the car he brought, a cool black car that I have never seen before.

"Are you people bad people?" I ask the man and he looks at me with a frown, "what do you mean?" he asks.

"Well, Seoha has disappeared from me, and he can’t contact me without you...I don’t even know your name" I say, rambling randomly and the man sighs.

"My name is Junho, and your friend is okay" he says and I shrug, whatever.

"If anything happens to my soul mate...wait...is that...SEOHA?" I shout my best friend’s name as I spot him walking down the road.

"Seoha?" Junho repeats in surprise.