The twins found the letter and they started to rage, finally happy but Seokjin had to appear on stage again. Crumbled until the letters were unreadable, the Alphas continued to rage and wouldn't calm down until their anger was noticeable in every corner of the palace. Causing a certain omega to shrink and whimper softly because he didn't know what was going on and why he was suddenly feeling so upset.

It caused Taehyung to go search for his mates, knowing deep down that it was their anger he was feeling, their upset feelings that made him worry for them. So he padded into their office, climbed into one of the large office chairs and softly pleaded the twins to calm down because their anger made his tummy ache.

Jungkook was funnily the first one to notice the shivering Omega who has slipped inside the office with soundless feet, now looking up to him out of large blue eyes. "Tae", he spoke, tapping Jeongguk's shoulder. The man's hand has crumbled the letter and when Taehyung's eyes fell onto it, he furrowed his brows.

"What's this?", he asked, getting up on his feet and moving over to the blond Alpha who froze before hiding his hand behind his back. "Jeongguk. What is in your hand?", Taehyung demanded to know, blue eyes pleading when he looked up to the tall Alpha.

"It's nothing pup", Jeongguk said assuring, but Taehyung wasn't convinced. Many years of lies made him sensitive to them. "Don't lie to me, you wouldn't act like that if it was nothing", Taehyung said, unhappy that his mates tried lying to him. Of course. Why would they be different.

"We don't want you upset, Baby, it'll be too much--", Jungkook tried but Taehyung was sick of being treated like he was a fragile glass doll. He knew what has happened to him and he has survived it. That was his biggest strength. Whatever he was put through, he survived and he will also survive whatever Jeongguk was holding in his hands.

"I'm not a fragile bitch!", he therefore exploded, causing his mates to take a step back surprised. Taehyung has never raised his voice before and it shocked them, imagining the little Omega to be soft and silent. They shared a surprised look with each other. That was hot.

"I was treated my whole life like my opinions, my feelings didn't matter. I'm traumatized, not dumb. If it has something to do with me, I have the right to know", Taehyung demanded, stretching his hand out one more time and the twins felt an aching in their chests.

Taehyung has been tortured for so long, taken away from his family, his father brutally murdered in front of him and he remembered everything again. The poison was gone, leaving Taehyung all alone. The twins just wanted to protect their mate but they realized that by putting him in cotton, they were also caging him.

"You are not a child and we didn't want to give you the illusion that we were treating you like it", Jungkook said, remorse visible on his face. "We only wanted to protect you, make sure you're well", Jeongguk added, slowly removing his hand from behind his back.

"My demons have destroyed every inch of my body, I don't need protection from them, I am well familiar with them. I need honesty and I need healing", Taehyung said, taking the paper from Jeongguk's hand.

He scanned over the words, face void of any emotion. But he then shook his head, a laugh escaping his lips. "Of course he would come for me... he took years perfecting his doll, why would he give me away now", Taehyung said bitterly to himself.

Before crumbling the letter and ripping it into tiny pieces.

"I was helpless the majority of my life, I was gentle and kind. See where that got me", Taehyung said, eyes moving over his mates. "You were never treated like that... I want to be able to protect myself, not you two to do that for me. I wanna be strong enough to take care of myself", Taehyung said, determination mixing in his voice.

The twins nodded. "We will support you in any of your decisions, pup. We just hope, you choose to let us love you", Jeongguk said, Taehyung's eyes remaining unfocused. "I don't know what love is... I don't even know myself. But I know we're connected and I dreamed my whole life of my mate... having you with me still feels like a dream", Taehyung confessed silently, a shy little smile on his face.

"Will you help me?", the tiny Omega then asked, voice so hopeful that the twins immediately promised him the world.

Taehyung might not love them yet, but they did. With their whole heart.

And they would do anything to make Taehyung fall in love with them, too.

°°°

Taehyung has started training with Jimin to control his wolf properly and he finally stored more and more little successes so Jimin allowed him a free day. The Omega, naturally connected to nature, found himself in the rose garden, enjoying the nature and finally doing what a free Omega did.

Taehyung has before always loved his gentle nature, but Seokjin made him hate himself, so the small Omega struggled with accepting this part of him now. So he sat silently in the garden, admiring the beauty of the roses and softly singing to himself. He felt like he was finally healing and it was all thanks to his Mates.

His handsome, strong and supporting Mates. There were these... feelings in his chest whenever he was thinking about them, making his tummy all giddy and excited. Still, he was afraid and didn't want to become a bother for them.

That's why he had to become stronger, to protect himself. Because deep down, he knew he had to face Seokjin himself, not let anyone else fight his own fight. Not even the strongest Alphas to ever live.

Somehow knowing his Omega was upset, Jungkook joined him, listening to his singing and surprising the gentle Omega who's shy and soft with his Alpha, stealing glances at him. Jungkook only wanted to soothe Taehyung's sadness with his presence, not conflict him further.

So he was very surprised when Taehyung leaned forward and captured his lips in a soft sweet kiss.

And so they kissed for the first time ever, with the guards subtly looking away.

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Some process because I'm finally back from my vacation and recovering from my vaccination ! I had an amazing holiday, it was the best one I ever had so now I have back my energy hehe

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