Chapter 101: Cheon Rian (TW!)
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I have a really good memory, unlike my older brother. I can remember things that most kids my age wouldn’t be able to remember at all. I even remember what my first word was. It was "Hyung."
"Rian... I have a feeling that you’re going to be an alpha just like me."
My dad said this as I stared at the bright stars in the sky. He had a habit of guessing second genders for everyone, but he was always right.
"Isn’t that a good thing?"
I replied, tilting my head while trying to count the stars with my eyes. My dad suddenly sighed from the side, making me lose my count. I forgot to count them again as I began listening to my dad with all my attention.
"This may be selfish of me, but I just sometimes wish you’d grow up faster so Areum can have someone to protect him."
"I can protect him even now."
Maybe dad thought I was always counting the stars to find out how many there were in the sky... but that wasn’t it. I was counting them because I loved them. Just like that, I can protect Hyung—even as a kid—as long as I love him.