You were upstairs in your room, leaned against the cold iron balcony railing of the balcony connected from your room, taking in the cold air of the night.

It was around 11:30, so the party was over and the guests were slowly leaving. Today was your 18th birthday, and to go all out, your parents had decided to make it special cause you finally turned into a young adult.

"What're you doing?"

Suddenly, a pair of strong arms wrapped around your waist, turning you around to face backwards before those large hands slid down to the back of your thighs, easily lifting you up and setting you to sit on the cold railing rod. Those arms now resting on either side of you against the railing, caging you while making sure you don't slip off, while the body smoothly slides in between your parted legs, now eye level with you.

It was your Alpha. It was Niki.

"The chocolate cake was delicious btw."

Your hands automatically went to rest against his chest on instinct, holding onto his hoodie lightly.

You and Niki had been in a relationship for around two years now. He was two years older than you. You are 18 and an Omega, and in your last year of high school now, and him being 20 and in his second year at Seoul National University.

You both had met each other in the nearby park, which opened in Seoul two years ago. Niki was out taking his dog, Bisco, on a walk while you were crouched beside the small duck pond, feeding breadcrumbs to the ducks.

And his dog had decided to free himself from the leash, before running up and jumping on your back. This was followed by a tail wagging Bisco, who looked too proud of himself for jumping on your back and nearly startling you, while Niki apologized profusely.

Now two years into this, you both were in a healthy relationship.

Niki was tall, way taller than you. He was around 186 cm tall with a lean, slender yet very strong build. He was a part of the dancing club, and the years of dancing had given him 'that' strong build of a dancer.

He was a gym rat, which gave him those strong legs, abs, and muscles. And he was also into boxing, giving him those strong, veiny forearms and the strength to knock out a whole grown-ass human being with a single punch.

He had a nice smooth pale skin, raven black hair and charcoal black eyes. He was really handsome, having that smooth, clean and sharp jawline, youthful boyish charm, and sharp yet soft feline eyes. He was from Japan who had moved in here five years ago cause of his dad's job transfer, pretty much like your own case who wasn't Korean either.

"Happy birthday, again..." Niki smiled, leaning even closer until both of your noses touched. "Your mom told me to stay in your room for the night. I...hope you don't mind."

Ahh...now that was a little awkward. You see, in these two years, the most affectionate thing he showed was hand holding, him giving you forehead kisses and you kissing his cheek, or just hugging. He never....took things further, cause when you were still under 18.

He was yet to give you the permanent mating mark or make you his mate. Cause for the last two years, he always stayed away when you were in your heat. Or you stayed away when he was in his rut cause well...you were under 18.

You remember him wanting to kiss you and mate you to officially call you his mate, but you were 17 then. He whined that day, saying you were still under 18, and honestly, it was pretty amusing seeing a tall-ass, well-built, handsome man whining. Dramatic ass Alpha.

You had promised him that day when you will turn 18, you'll let him kiss you.

Plus, he had never stayed over for the night in your room ever....so the tension was...

There was a comforting silence for a while. He just rested his forehead against yours while brushing his nose against you, taking in your soft and comforting pheromones, while your hands now fiddled with the collar of his hoodie.

"Don't know if you still remember your promise but," Niki broke the silence, his tone dropping an octave and softer. "But am I getting the kiss tonight?"