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

You walked into Hajun’s room, finding him distracted on his phone.

“Oi,” you said lazily. “Don’t say anything about me liking James Lee when he gets here, or I’ll tell Mom you broke her vase last week.”

Hajun immediately sat up. “What the hell are you talking ab—”

Hajun stared in disbelief, but you had already left the room with a smug grin.

What neither of you realized was that Hajun was still on call with James Lee. Distracted, he assumed the call had ended earlier.

On the other end, James Lee sat calmly on his motorcycle outside a convenience store, a strawberry Chupa Chups between his lips. He stayed silent after hearing your confession, his expression unreadable as always. No visible reaction crossed his face, yet his dark eyes lingered thoughtfully for a moment longer then it should have before he quietly ended the call.

Because the truth was—he felt the same.

But James Lee was not someone who acted carelessly on emotion. So he buried it beneath his usual calm indifference and said nothing.

Later that evening, your mother, Mijin, welcomed Jaegyeon, Jichang, Taesoo, and James Lee into the house—Hajun friends for hangout. Then a sudden sound of something crashing upstairs shattered the silence.

Everyone turned instantly.

At the top of the staircase, you and Hajun were struggling violently against each other. Your lip was split open, blood staining the corner of your mouth.

Mijin froze in panic while Jaegyeon, Taesoo, and Jichang stood shocked.

Only James Lee remained calm.

Leaning silently against the wall with the lollipop still resting between his lips, his expression stayed unreadable—but his eyes had sharpened coldly the moment he saw Hajun choking you.

Hajun had you pinned harshly against the floor near the stairs, one hand wrapped tightly around your throat while the other punched your face.

“You little shit,” he snarled Furiously.