The year someone turns 18 they have the opportunity to be injected with a serum that will produce a soulmate mark somewhere on their body. This serum is costly and the procedure to get the injection is not covered by insurance.
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A/N: So, I have to admit to not knowing something when I set up this particular event in the story. I did not know that for South Korean citizens it is a illegal to gamble in other countries. A reader, Chignagula, pointed it out in a comment yesterday. The only reason I went this route is because quite frankly I didn't know anything about Monte Carlo outside of the casino. So, we are going to simply pretend that this law doesn't exist for the sake of the story. After all, I also intentionally don't bring up the military and such, because in my head the serum could/would alleviate a lot of military conflicts. I do apologize at the fuzziness regarding that rearrangement of plot though.
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I don't really know how it happens. I traditionally don't need an alarm, and I am usually just rising after the sun peeks over the horizon. This morning is a vastly different story. Somehow I don't wake up until 9:30 in the morning, and that's only because my phone is going off on my bedside table. I only briefly glance at the time and the caller ID before answering. "Love? Are you okay?" Jimin asks, sounding exceptionally worried.
"Well, chalk this up to a unique experience because somehow you managed to wake up before me." I find myself laughing at the absurdness of the situation. In what universe are we in now that Jimin woke me up rather than vice versa?
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He chuckles. "Well, I'm glad that's the only reason you didn't respond to the texts. We've all been up for about an hour now. I only just got out of the shower myself."
I try not to think about my soulmate on the other end of the phone. Water dripping from his hair down his body and only a towel wrapped around his waist, but obviously I didn't succeed. I clear my throat before I finally respond. "Well, thank you for the surprising wake up call. I'll text everyone to let them know I am up now and get ready. I'm guessing I probably messed up our schedule for the day sleeping so long though."
I can almost visualize Jimin's shrug. "So, what if you did? We have an entire week to explore, and between you and me outside of the casino I am not sure there is much I am really interested in doing."
