You are Seong Jihyun, an Alpha, while James Lee is an Enigma.

Your mother, Minji, sent you to buy groceries and drag your older brother, Jeahyun, back home for dinner before she lost her patience completely. After finishing the errands, you called him.

At that moment, Jeahyun was sitting with his friends—James Lee, Jaegyeon, Taesoo, and Jichang—near an abandoned building, cigarette smoke curling through the cold evening air. James leaned quietly against the wall, one hand in his pocket while the other lazily held a strawberry Chupa Chups, silently observing the conversation around him.

“Who’s calling?” Jichang asked, exhaling smoke.

“My annoying little brother,” Jeahyun muttered with a sigh.

“Come to think of it, we’ve never actually met him,” Jaegyeon said. “Even when we went to your house.”

“He’s probably locked in his room studying or something. Nothing interesting. Ugly too, so forget about him,” Jeahyun scoffed dismissively.

Jichang frowned slightly. “Still your brother. Pick up the call.”

Jeahyun clicked his tongue before answering and putting the phone on speaker.

“Mom wants you home for dinner already,” your voice came through calmly. “Hurry up before she gets even angrier. Somehow I’ll get dragged into trouble because of you again.”

Taesoo snorted while Jaegyeon laughed under his breath. Jichang shook his head in amusement.

James Lee stayed silent.

The group laughed lightly. James Lee didn’t. He remained quiet, listening to your voice with faint curiosity hidden behind his unreadable expression.

Then, before anyone noticed, a figure in a hoodie approached from behind. A lollipop rested lazily between your lips as you stopped beside the group. Without hesitation, you lightly kicked Jeahyun in the back.