Seoha’s POV

Something is wrong.

I can’t tell what is wrong and it’s not just the way his pheromone is thick with alpha rage.

I try to figure it out, but it’s hard to focus with Taesan’s muscular and tattooed back in front of me.

He is leading me out of the bathroom to a more secluded area and I’m following like an enchanted deer.

The alpha makes a beckoning gesture and three men comes out of nowhere.

"I need a new shirt" he says and they bow, rushing off to bring his shirt.

The water I went to get is untouched in my hand, once it’s just us in the less occupied area, I give him the bottle.

"Thank you" he mutters, wearing a faint smile as he uncaps it and takes a drink.

"Do you feel better?" I ask with worry.

He looks completely fine, but I can see something in his eyes, there is a glint that looks like something from when he used to corner me.

The look of a predator.

"Ah, look a dart throw" he points at the carnival stall and my eyes widen with excitement.

"It looks fun" I say.

"I can win something for Sooinie" Taesan says, his eyes focused on the stall, and I really can’t think of anything being wrong anymore.

Maybe I feel this way because of when he threw up.

"Are you sure? Have you tried before?" I ask and he shrugs, he is still naked, and as passersby stare, I subtly cover him with my body.

"What?" he asks, eyes widening as he asks the question.

He saw me.

"People are staring at you" I say shyly, blushing at being caught when I am being possessive.

"Protect me from their eyes then, mate" he says, pulling me to his body, and I rest my cheek on the tattoo of Sooin’s name on his chest.

"You’re so cute" he chuckles deeply, and I feel the vibration through my cheek.

’Alpha says we are cute’ my omega purrs and I rub my face into his hard chest, unashamed of where we are.

"Do you want Minjae?" Taesan asks and I look up in surprise.

"Why?"

"You are half here, half in space, are you missing him?" he asks and I wrap my arms around his waist.

The way he cares for me is not what I would have ever imagined. It’s not soft or tender, but it’s there...it’s real.

"I am okay, I just want to be with you" I whisper, and he rubs his hand up and down my back the way I did for him earlier.

"Boss" one of the men returns.

He’s holding a bag and when he hands it Taesan, the alpha pulls out an identical shirt to the one he was wearing before.

It’s deep blue with the exact same buttons and short sleeves.

Taesan shrugs it on and starts to button up, taking his time with each one.

"Let’s go?" he asks and I nod, taking the hand he’s offering me and smiling up at him happily.

His scent is starting to soften, returning to normal.

The alpha leads me to the stall and I squeal at the line of plushies on display.

This was one of the ways my mom and I used to enjoy the theme park, we play carefully and return home with a toy.

"This one!" I say with uncontained happiness as I point at a large brown bear.

"Just stand here" Taesan says time, pulling me to the side as he pays for the game, face set for victory.

"Fuck!" he curses with frustration.

It has been less than thirty minutes.

My alpha is scowling at the target balloons, veins bulging and teeth biting into his lower lip.

"Taesan" I whisper his name and he throws an angry look over his face.

I should be scared, but beneath his angry face, I can see embarrassment.

He is being beaten again and again by a simple game and he doesn’t like it.

"Let me..." I start but he ignores me, sweat sliding down his forehead and hand holding another dart.

"I can do it, I’ll just-" he throws the dart again and it falls to the floor again, earning a pitiful stare from the owner.

"Let me do it" I saw with a sigh as I place my hand on the man’s shoulders and push him out of the way.

I only throw once and it works. I hit the target immediately and turn to Taesan who has his arms folded over his chest.

"You won" he says with disbelief.

"I won!" I say and he sighs, taking the bear plushie from the stall owner.

"Seo-ya!" Minjae calls and I turn around, finding him next to Junho, they’re at a good distance away from us but I’m excited to see him.

The rush of joy from today is almost intoxicating.

"Look, I won a plushie for my pup!" I say over the crowd, forgetting that Sooin isn’t really mine.

"Oh, can you win one for my pup too?" my best friends asks happily as he comes closer to us.

"The bear is cute, please win another for my baby too" Minjae says, patting the head of Sooin’s gift.

Wait...did I call Sooin ’my daughter’ in front of her father?

"Okay" I say in a small voice, suddenly conscious of what I just did.

I just called Taesan’s daughter ’my pup’ like it’s normal.

But before I spiral into worry, Taesan wraps his hand around my waist, pressing a kiss to my head.

I don’t know what it is, but I take it as his approval; my alpha is agreeing that Sooin is my daughter.

We play a brief round of the carnival game and win a bunny.

When it’s time for Sooin’s school to end, Junho leaves to pick her, and I stay with Taesan in the car.

"Why don’t you ever go to pick her up yourself?" I ask quietly as we wait.

"One day I will...but now is not that day" he says and I scoot closer to him.

This close, I see a dark spot right above his lips.

"What is this?" I whisper curiosity, reaching for his face to wipe it off.

"It’s nothing" he says, taking my hands and wiping the dirt off with a smile on his face.

"Thank you for today" I whisper and he kisses my hands.

"Today is just a fraction of what I plan to do for you" he says, and from the look in is eyes...something tells me that he’s not talking about the date.

What happened?