The Claimed Omega

Wonho look at the bruise on his wrists which are fading, and the pictures Minwoo took that night as well as the day after. He also tries to recall the events of the night - Juwon dragging him with force, threatening him with his pheromones enough that he felt afraid for his life, Heiran threatening him to not apply for a job at the firm or they will hurt him. He is not sure if anyone made a threat to kill him, but he felt like they did.

To be honest, he is not sure of what kind of action the police can take based on what happened to him. And he is not confident he can go through with it without help.

Which is why he is waiting for Minwoo to finish with his shift so they can go for a police report together. Knowing his alpha, he knows the man will get agitated and angry, but at least he knows he will have backup. Because Wonho becomes weak when it comes to finding justice for himself.

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'Lemme get this straight. This Juwon guy, brought you to a secluded place.'

'Dragged him with force.' Minwoo interrupts, his face stern. Wonho had been repeating his story a few times, and yet, the officer still does not look convinced. Experiencing first-hand this humiliation and frustration of having to beg the police to believe that he was a victim of a crime, Wonho comes to appreciate Sangcheol and Junjie more for fighting for him the night of the attack. Because having his own story being repeated to him by the officer makes him less confident about his own experience. As if it was not as big of a deal.

'This guy dragged you to a secluded place. And then he talked.'

'He threatened Wonho. Get your fact straight.' Minwoo again, interrupts. His alpha is not fazed even the slightest at the fact that he is speaking to an authority. Or the fact that his tone and interruption can be considered rude. Well, not that it is surprising. After all, Minwoo is normally a rude guy. And he does not have the overly respectful personality other Koreans have.

'He threatened to what, hurt you? He said that?'

'Wonho could barely stand from his pheromones. Is using words the only way alphas can threaten an omega?'

'I'm talking to Wonho-shi.'

'You're trying to dismiss him. I'm not letting you do that like you did for his attack. Those bastards that you forced him to let go, came back and threatened my omega. You caused that. They bruised his hands and knees, we gave you pictures for evidence. They scared Wonho enough that he blacked out. Wonho has trouble breathing from his trauma, he needs his meds during an attack or he can die from seizure. We can give you the diagnosis from the doctor for Wonho's condition. What else do you want? We can't give you the CCTV, that is your job.' Wonho can tell Minwoo is trying hard not to flip out, because of pitch of his voice. It is threatening, but Minwoo is careful not to say anything stupid and only mention the facts. If it isn't because the man in front of them is a policeman, he swears Minwoo would already have cursed the shit out of him.

'From what I hear, this is just a normal threat. Unless the-'

'Hey. You let his rapists get free. And now you're letting his rapists threaten his life. Is your job to defend criminals?'

'YAH!' The officer slams his table, the sound so loud Wonho jumps in his seat. At the same time, everyone in the small station becomes silent; not because of the sound, but because Minwoo is strengthening his pheromones so intensely the omega staffs start to shake from fear. Even the alphas are turning towards him, not daring to do anything. 'W-what are you trying to do?'

'Proving a point. You're scared of my scent. Did I say I was going to hurt you?' Now everyone, the other officers and visitors alike, are eyeing them. Honestly, even Wonho is scared of his mate, and grips his hand tightly to seek comfort. Feeling the pressure, the alpha officer brings out a piece of paper and hands it over to his mate; his face twitching in anger all the while. 'Don't you have to type his statement? Why's the paper blank?'

'We do everything manually. He has to write them down.' The officer admits, clearly uncomfortable in his seat. Satisfied with his response the noble alpha calms his scent down, causing the people around them to relax and return back to what they were doing. Although, Wonho can still hear the whispers. Ignoring it, the omega starts writing his story down.

'You're not letting them go again, are you? Like the rapists you identified?' Minwoo asks the man, attacking him, wanting to push him further. Wonho really wants the alpha to shut up, feeling humiliated by the mention of his attack in front of this many people. But at the same time, he knows Minwoo is guilt-shaming the officer to do his job properly.

So, he will let the man do it.

He trusts Minwoo.

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'Hey.' Minwoo gently calls to Wonho, who refuses to look at him from the moment they got out of the station. It is obvious his mate is upset, and he knows why – because he literally just announced that his mate was sexually assaulted by a group of people, to the whole station. Including strangers.

He didn't think that far when he said it, he was just too frustrated at the treatment they gave Wonho. Now that he thought about it, there is a possibility that someone from the university could be there back then. After all, it is the west district's police station; they purposely chose to report it here for a better chance of getting it investigated, since they were the one who investigated his attack. If someone who knows Wonho from campus was present today and decides to talk, a lot of people on campus will know about it soon.

'I'm sorry. I-'

'I get it.' Wonho cuts him, his voice still cold.

'Won- I didn't mean to let everyone know about-'

Wonho sighs, and the alpha does the same. Minwoo is confident he made sure the case will be investigated, but he knows he could have handled it better. He could have done it without exposing Wonho's darkest secret to the world. For that, he is regretful.

'Minwoo, I-,' Wonho turns to face his alpha, tired from everything that happened today. And he knows Minwoo is too, they came straight to the station from the hospital, without having dinner, and he was drilled for almost two hours. Minwoo did his best to back him up. He did his best to not act out.

And he did what he promised. Sure, Wonho wished things could have gone differently, but his alpha did his best. And that is a fact.

'Thanks. I-,' the omega grabs his lover's hand in his own, caressing it softly, 'I'm glad you were there with me.'