Secretly Married to a Chaebol Alpha novel Chapter 173

Chapter 173: HIERARCHY

AM I SICK?

Song Sihyuk woke up with a heavy body.

Moreover, his pheromones were oozing out without his permission.

Most of all...

I’m hard?

Of course, having a morning wood was normal for men.

However, Song Sihyuk knew his body well.

My rut is near.

That was shocking.

I couldn’t get my rut before, but I’m suddenly about to go into one?

To be honest, Song Sihyuk wasn’t as shocked as he was supposed to be.

Whatever was wrong with me was definitely fixed because of Lim Garam.

After all, he was living near his Omega again.

Plus, since we’re coparenting Gunwoo, I can’t really stay away from him.

Not that Song Sihyuk wanted to.

My body is just as honest as my heart— they both want and need Lim Garam.

***

IS SIHYUK Hyung sick?

That was Garam’s first thought when he saw Song Sihyuk after he picked him up.

This time, the Alpha didn’t bring Jung Han with him and was driving the car himself.

Hence, he ended up sitting in the passenger seat.

"Hyung, are you alright?" Garam asked worriedly. Of course, he would worry since Song Sihyuk was driving the car. "You seem sick. Do you want me to drive?"

"No, I’m not sick," Song Sihyuk denied while shaking his head. "Don’t worry— I’m driving carefully."

"Why didn’t you bring Jung Han-ssi? Is it his day off?"

"No. I just don’t want him near you since he’s an Alpha."

"Are you stupid, Hyung? Dr. Seong is also an Alpha. Are we not going to meet him?"

"Seong Kyungmin is your doctor, so I have no choice but to endure it."

Garam looked at Song Sihyuk in disbelief. "Hyung, you know I hate this part of you, don’t you? I know you’ve always been a jealous freak, but this is still too much. You’re acting like an Alpha in a rut who hates it when other Alphas are near their Omega..."

Oh.

That was right.

Yes, Song Sihyuk was a jealous man.

But the Alpha would only act this irrational whenever he was in a rut.

"You’re about to get your rut, Hyung?" Garam asked, surprised. "I thought you couldn’t get your rut?"

"I’m not sure why this is happening now," Song Sihyuk said. "But I believe whatever was wrong with me was fixed because of our frequent contact. And I live near you now. I guess your pheromones, no matter how weak they are now, still have that much power over me."

That shouldn’t be possible.

After all, Garam was taking medicines that would turn him back into being a Beta.

However, that was exactly why they were on their way to meet Dr. Seong Kyungmin.

My bond with Sihyuk Hyung seems to be stronger than expected.

***

"I MET a Hyper-Dominant Alpha during our conference in New York. His name is Joseph Ward— a male in his late forties. He was diagnosed as a Hyper-Dominant Alpha in his mid-thirties. The hospital in charge of his case kept quiet about his diagnosis. In exchange for that, the Hyper-Dominant Alpha donated his pheromones regularly for studies."

Garam didn’t expect to hear that from Dr. Seong Kyungmin.

His consultation session with the doctor seemed like a regular coffee date with friends.

Yes, it was happening in Dr. Seong Kyungmin’s office in the hospital.

But the doctor prepared coffee and fancy snacks for Garam and Song Sihyuk.

Apparently, the snacks are from New York.

"How did you know that person was a Hyper-Dominant Alpha?" Song Sihyuk asked. "Are they officially diagnosed as one?"

"Yes, of course. I wouldn’t have brought it up if I hadn’t verified it," Dr. Seong Kyungmin said, scoffing at Song Sihyuk’s question. "Anyway, that Hyper-Dominant Alpha is dying."

Garam almost chocked on his coffee. "Why? Is Mr. Ward sick?"

"He has been sick ever since his Omega died three years ago."

Oh.

"Strictly speaking, Mr. Ward isn’t physically ill. However, his immune system gets weaker and weaker every day. The doctor can’t find the exact reason for that."

"Isn’t it similar to Hailey Syndrome?" Garam asked carefully. "Male Omegas weaken because of unknown reasons after giving birth, right?"

Well, the Cho Triplets seemed to have figured out the cause of Hailey Syndrome.

But it’s not officially acknowledged by the experts in the field.

"You’re right, Garam-ssi," Dr. Seong Kyungmin said while nodding. "The doctors actually believe that Mr. Ward is dying because of extreme loneliness after his Omega died."

"That can happen?" Song Sihyuk asked curiously. "An Alpha can die out of loneliness?"

"Again, the experts can’t prove it," Dr. Seong Kyungmin said, leaning against his seat. "But ever since Mr. Ward’s Omega died, his pheromones started getting weaker and weaker until the quality dropped. In fact, the doctors can’t use his pheromones for study purposes anymore. They said Mr. Ward’s pheromones are now worse than a Recessive Alpha’s pheromones."

"Is that why the doctors believe that person is about to die?" Song Sihyuk asked. "Because the quality of his pheromones is dropping?"

"Yes, that and because Mr. Ward is practically bedridden now."

"Dr. Seong, why are you telling us about Mr. Ward’s story?" Garam asked carefully. "Are you saying that Sihyuk Hyung is gonna suffer the same fate? But I’m still alive, and I’m getting better every day."

"I’m just trying to say that you and Song Sihyuk seem to really be a fated pair, Garam-ssi," Dr. Seong Kyungmin said casually as if he just didn’t drop a bomb on Garam. "That’s why I believe your pheromones can’t be contained by the medicine you’re taking."

That again?

It wasn’t Garam’s first time hearing that he and Song Sihyuk might be a fated pair.

But it’s getting scarier now that it seems true.

<"Garam-nim, can I call you?">

***

I know them...

And they’re bowing their heads to me...?

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