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Definitely as his doctor.

3

Ha-joon

I woke to hear my parents arguing. Being able to hear my parents in their room was the only negative of coming back to my old room. All my siblings had rooms in their own wing of the estate, but after my parents found one of my siblings trying to smother me as a toddler… My room was moved next to theirs.

And they would never tell me which of my siblings was the monster that tried to kill their own brother.

It wasn’t the jealousy of a kid who didn’t understand either. Oh no, my next eldest sibling and I had a thirty-year age gap. My eldest brother and I were a lot further apart.

So they were all full-grown adults when I was born. One of them was so jealous of how powerful I was born that they tried to kill a toddler.

I was pretty sure I knew which it was—who would be scared and jealous of that, but my parents would never admit it. They would never have told me, but my second sister had made a shit remark when I was about ten about how much they all wanted me to disappear, but unfortunately one failed and missed their chance.

Seriously, my family was fucked.

Mum was laying into Da that he kept making the gap between me and my siblings worse by poking them. That they would never love me if they always felt so inferior to me.

I sighed and decided to rescue my father, worried about the stress I’d sensed from him earlier. I went to their room and knocked.

“Now isn’t the time, Ha-joon,” she called back.

“I can hear everything in my room, Mum,” I reminded her gently. “I think I get to weigh in.”

She sighed and opened the door, waving me in.

I knelt in front of her the moment she sat. “Mum, you did the best you could—everything possible. Some things just cannot be fixed. Some bridges never mended, and honestly even if they all acted perfectly and never gave me crap ever again, the damage done—I couldn’t forgive them.”

“Forgiveness is for you so you heal,” she worried.

“Fine, maybe one day I can forgive, but I can’t move on,” I told her gently. I gave Da a worried look. “At least I can be motivating.” I sensed the slight guilt and worry.

Something was really going on with him if I even sensed it.

I smiled at Mum. “You both love me and I have family. I know they’re my full siblings and we carry out this stepsibling or even half-blood-related drama, but—leave it, Mum. No matter your power or desire, you cannot fix it. You can’t force people to feel differently.”

“Family shouldn’t be this way, my youngest,” she rasped. “You were born of our love just as they were. You are just as much our child and family as they are. It kills me.”

I reached up and wiped a tear that fell. “I’ll beat them all up for making you sad, okay?” I might have said more, but my phone beeped. I pulled it out and smiled. “The surprise is ready proving I’m not an ungrateful son. Let’s go with the warlock to get it and have some fun before I go out with my mates.”

She leaned down and kissed my head. “You are always a grateful and good son. You don’t have to bring gifts to come home—just yourself. Eat all of our food. We can get more. I just want my children happy.”

“I know, Mum. We are in our own way. We just won’t be friends.” I gave Father a wink and walked out with her. A few of my siblings were waiting in the kitchen… And one reeked of guilt. I asked Mum to get things set up with the warlock which she promised to handle.

The moment she was gone, I was on my brother. He didn’t even have a chance to block or defend himself. I decked him and knocked him out with one hit.

I turned on the others who were ready to jump me. “We all know I can take you fools, so save your breath.” I pointed to my knocked-out brother. “This is now how I handle you gits making Mum cry. Hate me. I don’t fucking care.I hate you too!” I rolled my eyes when they seemed shocked. “I’m not the nipper anymore following you around for love and attention.

“I think you’re all fucking pathetic. You’re entitled, andallof you could be as strong as me if youworked for it. But you don’t. You’relazy. You’re selfish. Your egos are too big when you’re unaccomplished, and I tell a lot of people I’m an only child because you all areembarrassinggiven my level.” I smirked at them when they growled.

“You aren’t as hot of shit as you think, Ha-joon,” my eldest sister snarled.

“I think I’m right where I am in life and my accomplishments speak for myself,” I chuckled darkly. “And you’re all sojealousthat it’s all I smell when I’m around you. Enough making Mum feel it. Fucking suck it up and befakearound her so she stops suffering.”

“I can do—”

“What?” I demanded as I moved over by her, letting my wolf flex until she showed her neck to me. “What can you do against me? I’m stronger.”