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"Things change, people change, everyone change"

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"The bullet went straight into her right shoulder but it's well now. Thank God it wasn't near her heart. She's safe. Just take care," the doctor announces after exiting the ambulance.

The ambulance arrived soon after Seokjin and Hoseok sterilized the wound. The doctor was their family surgeon so it was safer for him to operate at the warehouse only. The other security cars have arrived too. So, all of them are preparing to head back soon.

The atmosphere around is still tense and sad. Taehyung is just standing leaning by the pillar. The only thing going on in his mind is that you took the bullet for him. What if you didn't survive? What if the bullet pierced right through your heart? He couldn't help but feel terrible for his actions before. He wanted to beg for forgiveness to you. He was wrong. So so terribly wrong.

Taehyung was standing numb and didn't go unnoticed by other members. They knew what he must be thinking. It was obvious. Jimin walked towards his best friend and kneeded his shoulder. Taehyung looked at him and shakes his head.

"I was so bad. I called her a slut. I cursed at her. I made her feel so terrible. Why did she took a bullet for me? What if she died?! I would've never been able to forgive myself, Jimin. What have I done? I... Don't know. What should I do?" he rumbled, his voice cracking.

" It's OK, taehyung. She's fine. Nothing terrible has happened. She's OK, "he hugged his friend.

Lisa hasn't stopped crying silently since doctor came. She was crying of worry before but now in relief. Everyone are relieved right now. They just wanna go back home.

" Jungkook, the cars are here, "Yoongi pats his shoulder.

Jungkook nods as he waits outside the ambulance for the nurses to be done with the dressing. He just wants to see you for himself. Touch you to know you are there, still breathing and alive. He just wanted you. He couldn't even feel himself breathing. It felt like all the oxygen has been cut out from the whole world.

The doors of the ambulance opens and the nurses rushes out. They bows to the mafia and goes on to wash their bloody hands.

Jungkook immediately climbs inside and looks at you. You look peaceful, ironically. Your hair are tousled but your skin looks fresh. The breathing is normal. Your body is covered with a blanket and a drip of some liquid is attached on the back of your hand.

He finally let out a relieved sigh when he gently carrassed your hair. He kissed the top of your head and speaks, "I'm proud of you."

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"she'll be conscious soon," the young nurse tells everyone sitting on the dining table in the mansion.

It's been a whole night since they've come back to the mansion. Lisa told ah jumma that you fainted in the office due to overworking and hit your head on the table quite badly. The old couple was very much worried on hearing the news. So they requested to meet you at that point of time only.

So, they had to put on an extra bandage on your head to show that you've hit your head. The nurses helped too.

On whole, the act was convincable. Eun Jae was looking worried by looking at his mother in a condition like that but Jungkook took care of him. He fed him, changed his clothes and made him sleep even though he himself wasn't feeling well.

Right now, after having breakfast the clan members were discussing about the party in which they were invited tonight. They have decided that others will go but Jungkook will stay but as he is the CEO, he needs to be there.

"Umm... I can stay here," Taehyung suggested.

Everyone looked at him with an obvious shocking reaction.

"She took the bullet for me and I... Have done so much bad things. So, the least I can do is take care of her right now," he further added.

"Fine but can you do it all alone?" Jungkook asks, feeling a little happy that he has finally realised but worried too.

"Well, me and Jimin can stay behind too. Besides, you know we don't actually adore parties. We can also plan on how to make those fuckers pay for what they did," Namjoon suggested.

"Great then but please take care of her. If anything, any slightest thing, goes wrong you need to call me no matter wherever I am. I can't take further risks with her," Jungkook agrees.

"Sure. Now can we go see her?" Taehyung asks.

Inside the room, you are laying with your eyes open as Lisa and Eun Jae are by your side looking at you regaining your consciousness.

"Is she OK?" Hoseok asks.

"Yes, mommy is OK. She's strong girl," Eun Jae says, carrassing his mother's forehead.

"Of course," Hoseok chuckles and you smile faintly on your son's remark.

Soon, everyone gathers around you asking questions like how are you. How are you feeling? Can you see? Speak? Hear? And what not?

"I'm OK. Don't worry. How are you all?" you ask them, whispering low.

"We're good, Y/N. You just get back to your old self soon," Seokjin answers.

"Yes. Get well soon!" Jimin squeezes your hand.

You giggle lowly sending a small wave into your wound, making you hiss in pain.

"It's OK guys. Let her rest," Jungkook commands and all of them leaves the room after saying a goodbye to you. Only Eun Jae and your boyfriend is here.

"I will stay with mommy," Eun Jae climbs on the other side of the bed carefully and lays down next to you.

"OK buddy but don't hurt her," Jungkook says and sits on the chair besides the bed.

You carrass the hair of your son and soon he drifted away into a peaceful slumber besides you, in your uninjured arm. Jungkook helps you by drapping the blanket over him and again comes back to his position.

" So, how is my strong lady?" he asks, holding your hand.

"Good but in so much pain," you giggle.

"I... I'm so sorry, Y/N. I always promise to protect you and I always become the reason you get in such a bad condition. I don't know what would've happened. God, I was so scared that I would lose y-"

"Shh. Don't worry, I said. I'm here, breathing, alive along with everyone else. That's what matters, right? And nothing will happen to me. I won't leave you just now," you mock him and he scoffs before looking into your eyes lovingly.

"I'm here. Everything will be fine," you reassure him and be nods. He leans in to gently kiss your lips and then your forehead.

"It was so brave of you. I'm so proud of what you did but you can't just jump into danger like that. It's not like your life is more important or his was more important, it's just that you guys are all I have and there are precautions on what to do in situations like that. You get it? Don't be so careless next time, love, " he scolds you, even though his voice is full of worry.

" OK, sir, "you tease him knowing well enough what 'sir' does for him.

He exhales before smirking down at you ,"You know what you're doing. Better not do this right here right now."

You laugh making him let out a laugh too.

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"You look hot . Stay away from women there," you compliment your mafia boyfriend as he puts on his tux.

"Why? You fear they'll take me?" Jungkook teases.

"Maybe."

"What if they do?"

A sudden rush of anger surges through you as you imagine him being with anyone else but you. Him looking at some other woman, touching her, flirting with her or even smiling at her. Just the thought of it makes your blood go insane. You never knew you were possessive type but apparently you are.

"Then Mr. Jeon, I'll make sure to unalive them along with you."

"How would you do that? You think you can kill someone?"

"I don't know but I'm brave enough to try it. You know that."

"Damn I'm scared," his voice again teasy.

"Thank God I'm injured or you would know what I can do."

"You won't be injured forever. I'll like to see what you can do, Miss Song."

"You're unbelievable."

"And yours," he adds and you can't help but blush at the thought. He's yours. Only yours.

He walks towards you and kisses you hard. "I wanted to take you as my date but it's ok. I'll throw a bigger party and show the whole world who I belong to, if that makes you satisfied."

"Jungkook! It's time!"

A loud voice comes from downstairs and he straightens up. You look at his beautiful body clad in royal blue suit and long slicked back hair. He looked ethereal.

"I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you too but have fun and... Stay away from other women."

"Sure, my lady. Take care and call me if anything happens."

With that he exits the room but an excited Lisa soon barges in.

"Oh my God, how do I look?" she asks twirling around.

"Damn! You look sexy!" you compliment her.

"For real?"

"Yes! Hoseok is so lucky to have you."

"Duh. He is! If he had some other girl and he would tell her that he's part of some mafia. She would've left him there only. Too bad for him I love him so much that he's stuck with me now."

"I'm sorry. You're in this too now."

"It's OK. Maybe it's destiny. Two best friends with two dangerous men. Ooh. That sounds like some fan fiction."

You giggle lowly and ask her, "Where's Eun Jae?"

"In his new toy room. He's literally in heaven right now. Jimin and Namjoon are there too so don't worry. Namjoon is literally a baby trapped inside a big body? I mean can you imagine him playing with kid's toys? I saw him and literally it was so cute."

"We all have a child trapped inside us. Anyways, how are ah jumma and ah jussi?" you further ask her.

"Good. Worried about you. I told them that you'll be at the mansion till you recover fully."

"Good. I wanted t-"

"Sorry to interrupt but I'm gonna steal my date from you, Y/N," Hoseok barges in and walks straight to your blushing best friend.

"We were having serious bestie talks. You are not forgiven for interrupting," Lisa complains.

"Oh don't worry. I know ways to convince you good," Hoseok nudges her rib.

"OK. Get out before you unfold some dirty scene in front of me," you shout, dramatically covering your eyes.

"Of course. Let's go, babe and take care, Y/N," he says before turning.

"Take care bitch. Love you!" Lisa shouts as the door closes for final leaving you alone for the night.

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You adjust Eun Jae by your side as he sleeps while snoring softly. You reach for the blanket which got folded from one side to drap it over but you can't move your arm at all.

Just on cue you hear a knock on your half ajar door. You look towards it to see Taehyung standing there with a tray of food in his hands. He stares at you, seeking your permission to let him in. He might look collected from outside but from inside he feels terrible and after so much time he wanted to cry.

"Oh, come in," you say. It's true that you're still mad at him for what he did back then but the reason why you saved him was because of the clan. Otherwise if he weren't part of the clan, you might not have jumped in front of the bullet.

Taehyung walked inside the thick silence of room with steps so heavy that it felt like all the weight was attached to his feet. He put the tray on the side table and looks at you.

"Can you help me drapping this blanket over him?" you ask him, not looking into his eyes.

"Oh sure," his voice deep but a little uneasy.

He walks towards the side where your son is laying and tightly drap the blanket over him. He then again comes to his previous position. The silence is so awkward. It is because of the negative tension between the two of you.

"Umm it's almost 9. You should eat and take the medicine," he suggest, looking at his wrist watch.

"Yeah. I think I should," you say and try to sit up when suddenly shooting pain surges through your arm.

"Wait! Let me...," Taehyung murmurs and gently holds you to make you sit comfortably. He adjusts a pillow behind you for support too. You snicker a little thanks and tell him to take the seat which he happily complies to.

Then he helps you eat the dinner, putting every bite of pasta into your mouth and giving you water time to time even when you insisted that he doesn't need to help.

By the time you were finished with food and medicines, it was past 9. Taehyung cleaned everything up and it's again the awkward silence again. He's sitting on the chair and you're sitting on the bed.

"Y/N, I... I wanted to thank you," he looks up at you, "for saving me today but to be honest, you wouldn't have to jump in front of me like that."

"This clan needs you more than me, Taehyung," you reason out.

"But Jungkook needs you and I could've never forgiven myself if you hadn't survived. I wouldn't want to separate an almost three years old from his only family. His mother..."

"I know. I do, Taehyung but at that time the only thing mattered to me was saving you anyhow and I'm not sorry for that."

"But I am... I'm sorry for everything that I've done to you, said to you and made you feel. I was a terrible person for doing that. And I'm literally sorry for that. What I've said that night was just venom and that venom is killing me alive now. I didn't have any excuse but to blame my behavior on my past. Please forgive me, Y/N... Please," by the end Taehyung was on verge of crying. His hand is holding your injured hand. You put your other hand on his making him look at you with soft and vulnerable eyes.

" I know, Taehyung. Jungkook had told me about what your ex girlfriend did to the clan before. It was horrible but you can't make a general opinion on everyone just because of one snake. You should move on," you try to explain.

He scoffs, "Move on? How can I? When the person I loved the most tried to kill me? I was screaming for help but she... She was laughing. You think she helped the rival group only, right? What she did to me was much worse than anything. "

"What?" your mouth goes agape and when you search for his eyes, a tear fell down from them to stain his cheeks. You don't know what to do right now. You want to hug him but you can't.

Flashback: 1.5 years back.

Taehyung entered his big flashy apartment with a huge smile on his face. Today, in the Jeon mansion, they had the time of their lives just like normal friends. The day started with meeting about the clan and then some deals they had to sign for the corporation and ended with alcohol, games and women.

No, Taehyung, and the boyfriends couple, left the mansion before the women part came. While others were still there fucking them. Jungkook was elated the whole day because of how perfect everything went.

Hanging the car keys by the door, Taehyung made his way towards the shared room of his and his girlfriend, Jasmine.

"Baby?" he called for her before entering the room. There was no one in the room but after hearing the sound of the door sliding , Jasmine called from inside the bathroom.

"Tae?" she asked.

"That's me, baby. What are you doing? Are you OK?"

"Yeah. Just wanted to take a shower. Wait a few minutes," her echoing voice came from the other side of the door.

Taehyung kept his watch and wallet on the side table before taking his black Blazer off. He was so exhausted. He just couldn't wait to relax and lay down with his love on the bed and sleep the night away.

He stretched out a little and felt that his throat was dry. Bare foot, after taking off his shoes, he went to the kitchen. Just as he opened the door of the refrigerator, he heard a vibration sound.

He looked behind him to see a phone on the counter with an incoming call. The phone was Jasmine's. He ignored it at first but then again, the phone rang for the second time. He went near it and looked over the screen.

In bright letters, it was written 'Park Maternity Clinic'. Taehyung's eyebrows furrow as in why his girlfriend would have this number saved in her phone. Before he could pick up the phone, it stopped ringing.

Then a message notification appeared on the screen.
"Your results are ready, Miss. Jasmine. Kindly come tomorrow to collect them."

Taehyung's furrow deepens but then a voice came from the door if the kitchen, "Tae?"

He turned around to see his girlfriend standing there. A robe around her body. She walked closer to him and getting on her tiptoes, she pecked him.

"Are you seeing some doctor?" Taehyung asked and for a second Jasmine's smile dropped.

"What? Why are you asking this all of the sudden?" she chuckled to hide her nervousness.

"There was a call from some maternity clinic on your phone."

"Oh," she whispered and continued with a snicker, "yeah, I went there for a monthly check up. I think the results might've come. That's why they were calling me."

"Are you OK? Is something wrong?" Taehyung's tone worried now.

"Uh no no. It was just a general check up."

"Sure?"

"Yeah. Now leave it. Tell me how was your day," she hugged him closer and all of the tension got realesed from his body. He got a little worried before but he was not anymore.

"Today was amazing...," and that was how both of them went into deep talking about each other's day, following with dinner and peaceful night in each other's arms.

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On one fine night, Taehyung was out for a night out with his high school friends for a reunion. The bottles and bottles of soju were scattered everywhere on the table of one fancy restaurant. Few of them were drunk , few were laughing non stop while few were already sleeping.

"Taehyung! Taehyung! Taehyung!" Jimin's loud cheers were heard as Taehyung and one other guy from the group were having a little shots match and in the end, it was Taehyung who won. Jimin hugged him tightly laughing in his ear as others hooted loudly.

"That's my best friend! He's the best!" Jimin shouted loudly under the influence of alcohol.

"Of course he is!" Nayeon, one of the friends, spoke, "And he's soon going to be the best father too!"

Suddenly all the cheers shut down and everyone stared at Nayeon and then at Taehyung.

"What are you talking about?" Someone asked.

Taehyung himself looked confused.

"Oh c'mon. You think you won't tell us and we won't know. Tell everyone that you're girlfriend is pregnant!" A loud gasp echoed through the hall followed by many "really?s"

"Oh yeah. This guy wanted to surprise us, right?"

Teahyung was still dumbfounded and Jimin looked at him with hurt in his eyes. How could..?

"Oop! Wait! Jasmine hadn't told you yet?" Nayeon asked him but Taehyung was looking at the wall in the front with disbelief.

"Well how do you know this?" Jimin asked her.

"Oh, I work at Park Maternity Centre. She was there few weeks ago. I saw her there. At first I thought she was Jasmine but I wasn't sure. The next time when she came to collect the results, I knew it was her! I was the one who made the results. So I know!"

Taehyung looked at Nayeon and gave her a small smile. All the other friends started congratulating, hugging and blessing him.

He just couldn't wait to go back home.

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After Jimin dropped Taehyung off at his apartment, he went inside silently. It was midnight, Jasmine must've been sleeping.

He quietly went to the room and opened the cupboard where all the documents of his girlfriend are kept. He never knew he'll invade her privacy but he needed to confirm it. With the help of the flashlight of his phone, he ruffled through the files until he found the one he was looking for.

Taehyung looked back at her sleeping state and with the file in his hand, went to the kitchen. He sat on the chair and opened the file. After reading all the credentials and tests,he searched for the results.

And there it was in bright green letters "Positive". The signature of the doctor underneath it. He checked the file again and it was now confirmed that she was indeed pregnant.

"Tae?" a voice came from behind startling him.

"Are you back?" Jasmine stood just a few inches away. Then her gaze fell on the file in his hands. Her eyes grew big and she looked at him.

"Jasmine, is it... Is this true?" he asked her, voice shaky. She walked towards him and he stood up.

"Baby.. I," her voice low.

"Tell me please," he begged.

"Yes Taehyung. This is true," she looks up at him as a tear fell from her eyes. She smiled and said, "You're going to be a father. We're having a baby soon."

She hugged him and Taehyung sighed as tears roll down his own cheeks. Jasmine titled her head up and kissed him but he didn't give any reply to the kiss. It wasn't like he disliked kids or never wanted them. He adored kids, more than anything. It would've been the best news for him as he was going to be a father soon but it wasn't.

It was because, apparently, it was not biologically possible for him to have a baby with someone. He was an infertile male.

So the thing was it wasn't his baby. Then whose was it?

Didn't matter. All that mattered was that Jasmine, his love, his everything, his only family, betrayed him. He cried silently as she backed away from the kiss and told him to come to the bedroom for rest.

He didn't need rest, he needed to get out of there. So he called Jimin. There was no one else he could go to. The apartment was suffocating him. Who knows maybe that guy came here when Taehyung was out? Maybe it was this place only where she cheated on him?

Jimin picked up the call and before Taehyung could say anything, his best friend spoke, "I'm right outside. Come here."

Taehyung wiped his tears and with heavy steps he went to open the door. He saw Jimin standing outside and locked the door behind.

"Oh my God, Taehyung," Jimin rushes towards him and wraps his arms around him.

Taehyung busts out into pool of tears as he clings to his friend. Chocked sobs left his soft lips as his body trembled. His knees buckled but Jimin held him in place.

"Sh, Taehyung. Let's get out from here. Cmon. It'll be OK," Jimin's voice hoarse now, on the verge of crying but he couldn't. Not at this time. He needed to be strong in front of him.

"Let's go to the park, yeah?" Jimin suggested and Taehyung just nodded.

In the park, neither of two spoke. Both of them looked up at the stars as cool breeze grazes their honey brown hair cooling off the sweaty breakout. The silence was comfortable but not peaceful. At least not for Taehyung.

"Jimin, I need your help," Taehyung broke the silence.

"Yeah. What can I do?"

"Can you hack her phone and put a little tracker or something there? I need to know who is that guy?"

"I can do it but are you sure?" Jimin looked at him searching for his eyes.

"Yes, yes I am," Tarhyung spoke and looked at his friend when another year fell from his eyes.

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Driving on the long highway in setting sun, Taehyung was feeling nothing but rage. He knew it! Ever since he got to know about what his girlfriend was doing, he knew this all is somehow connected to them! The only rival group they have.

After Jimin hacked into the system of Jasmine's phone, Taehyung has been trying to get to catch her red-handed along with the man she's been cheating with on him. But when he got access to her contacts and hidden messages, he was beyond heartbroken and raged.

They were right! All his members were right. She's a fucking snake. A two headed bitch that manipulated Taehyung so bad he couldn't even suspect it. He was a fool for not listening to his members. Such a fool to trust her.

Right now, he just wanted to kill both of them when he sees them. All he was seeing was red.

Taehyung looked at his phone again. Her location was still the same. He sped up even more in the broad daylight. When he got to know that she was in the area of those fuckers, he didn't even tell anyone. He just left the apartment and sat in his car to drive to the place.

He couldn't feel any love. He just wanted to kill her the moment he sees her.

He again looked at the location. It's near.

In a few minutes, he was right in front of the place. It's a small lake in the middle of the woods. This lake... This place... It was their favorite spot. All the memories they made here now stings so bad. Taehyung fought back the tears that were resurfacing in his eyes but he blinked them back . He needed to be strong.

He took out his pistol with bullets loaded in it. He just wanted to kill. He wanted to see their blood mixing with the water. He just wanted revenge.

Taehyung made his way towards the exact location. His heart was Palpatine highest at this point. He was not scared of them, he was just not ready for what was about to come.

"I don't want it!" Taehyung heard some male growl loudly and hide behind a tree.

"Calm down please!" Taehyung's eyes close as he inhale loudly. It's her voice. He knew she was her with someone. He read the texts but actually witnessing her with someone just broke his heart.

Taehyung slowly moves forward towards other tree with a gun in his hand for protection. His ears still on their conversation.

"Just fucking abort this shit!" he shouts nonetheless.

"I will but I don't know from where that fucker got to know that I'm pregnant. I need to play the act till I think of something! Or else it's over for me and you all," she warned him. Taehyung clenched his jaw.

"You're fucking warning me? Who the fuck are you?," he hissed and a struggled voice of Jasmine entered Taehyung's ears. He looked back at them to see that guy harshly grabbing her jaw.

"Hey! Who the fuck are you?!" a guy shouted from inside the forest. When Taehyung looked at front, he saw two men wearing all black looking at him.

"Shit" Taehyung murmured as he backed to run away but was collided with two tall buffed up. He looked back at them and other two from the front ran towards him to catch him but Taehyung was fast enough to shoot two bullets into those two men.

Before two tall men behind him could catch him, he dips forwards to run towards his car. He runs as fast as he could with his legs tired because of restless days he had in the whole week. Profenities were falling off his mouth as he tried to get away.

Before he could cross halfway through the forest, a guy came up in front and catches him. Taehyung tried to get out of his grip or use his gun but the guy had his wrists tightly held in his hands. He tried to use his legs but other two men catches up and seized his whole body.

He screamed to let him go while trying to kick them away but all those guy as well as him knew very well that it was all in vain.

They took him to the lake area and Taehyung looked at Jasmine whose eye grew bigger. He had stopped struggling now and when the guys freed him, he hit the ground on his back, which made him wince in pain.

"T-Taehyung," Jasmine whispered and the man who was the father of her child looked at her.

"What the fuck is he doing here?" He asked her as Taehyung tried to get up from the ground. His muscles were sprained and he just wanted to pass out but he also wanted to strangle them to death. He needed to breath and wait for the right moment.

"I don't know! I haven't seen him for two days!" she answered.

"Wait! Have you joined hands with them? Don't tell me this is a fucking hoax!"

"Oh cmon! That's not true. You know I work with you guys only. I don't want to betray you. I don't know how he got here."

The guy cursed out loud. Taehyung finally got on his knees but now he had no energy to even look up straight. He just wanted to go home.

HIS head was hanging low and mouth was opened sucking in air. He tried to stand up but the safety guys held him down by his shoulders.

A harsh and rough hand grabbed his jaw to yank his head up. Taehyung's eyes were half opened now but he could see clearly. When the guy came into eye view of Taehyung, he could recognize his face very well. He was Junghyuk, leader of their rival group-EXO Range.

"You...?" Taehyung murmurs.

"Yes me, Taehyung. Who knew prey will itself walk into the lion's den? Well, how does it feel to get your heart broken? Not very good right? But... I don't pity you coz you fuckers deserve it. You took my everything from me, especially your leader, Jeon Fucking Jungkook. This is just the beginning," he chuckled loud.

" You are pathetic, " whispered Taehyung.

" Well I'm not the one on his knees looking a whole piece of dogshit , " he grabbed his hair harshly," I bet you want to rest, right? I'll make your wish come true. Rather than giving you a torturous death, let's give you a short and instant death. You can rest well then. "

Jasmine chuckled behind him and came to stand by his side, looking down at the only man who loved her with all he had. Taehyung looked at her and tears accumulated in his eyes. He didn't want to cry in from of them but he couldn't hold it. He felt the most pathetic right now.

"Oh don't cry, baby. Look I'm sorry for what I did but Junghyuk is my everything. I could do anything for him. It was going very well till now. Leaking infos and manipulating you, it was kinda fun. But don't worry I didn't hate you fully, I loved you in bed, "she winked at Taehyung.

Taehyung chocked on his tears and closed his eyes.

"Jasmine, you told me Taehyung has fear of water... What was it called? Thalassophobia?" Junghyuk asks him.

"Yes! Oh my God, there's a lake here too. You chose your own death Taehyung," she tsked.

Junghyuk gestured the guards to take Taehyung towards the lake. He withered in their hold as the lake neared. He didn't want to die.

"Let me go assholes!" he yelled but those bulky guys were not even budging with his kicking and struggling.

As they reached the lake, they stopped. Junghyuk looked at Taehyung's afraid face. His skin sweaty and eyes teary and red.

"Any last word, Taehyung?" he loaded his gun and raised it at him.

Taehyung couldn't do anything but accept his fate. He was on brink of his death. All the faces of the ones he loved surfaced his mind. At one point he felt good, this would end all his miseries.

"I hate you, Jasmine! I hate you so fucking much!" he yelled looking at Jasmine. It was the first time she saw him this raged that his whole body was shaking, saliva drooling down his chin and eyes filled with betrayal. She gasped and looked down. She shouldn't feel bad.

" Done? "Junghyuk is standing a few feet away and gun was pointing at Taehyung's heart.

Taehyung sniffled and silent cries were leaving his mouth. He was tired. He just wanted it to end.

" Goodbye, choco boy. I hope this will warn your gang about the coming storm," with this he was about to fire a bullet when some sharp bullet came to hit him right at his shoulder which made him miss the shot. The bullet from his gun was fired but instead of hitting right in Taehyung's heart, it hit his shoulder.

Due to the force of the bullet, Taehyung fell into the water of the lake with full force.

The sounds of the both the bullets hitting Taehyung and Junghyuk came at the same time. Suddenly many men came out of the woods and staring shooting the rival guards and the leader but instead of being injured, Junghyuk managed to escape the scene. Some of the men tailed the rival leader while others found and shot all the guards.

"Taehyung! Taehyung!" Jungkook shouted looking for his friend. Other members were looking too while shooting the guards.

Meanwhile Taehyung struggled inside the water, trying his best to resurface on the deep water but it was too dark... He couldn't see... He couldn't breath... He couldn't hear... And he couldn't feel anything, he was numb.

He wanted to shout, he did, but nothing came out. Darkness . Darkness. Darkness. Numbness. Pain. Suffocating. Breathless, he still tried. He knew he was crying even though, he could feel water everywhere.

He swinged his arms but the pierced through wound was leaking blood and was completely helpless. Using one arm wasn't of any use. His legs couldn't move.

Tired. He was tired. Suddenly he stopped struggling and his body went even deeper. Bubbles were escaping his mouth and nose. So, is this the end? Is this it? Heartbreak and death.

Laughing and mocking voice of Jasmine ringed in his ears reminding him of loving someone who wanted nothing but him to die. He felt guilty for not listening to his brothers. Their smiles.... Their eyes looking at him with adoration... He left it all...

He floated even deeper and went unconscious because of all the exhaustion.

But then a strong arm gripped his arm and yanked him towards it. The strong arm felt like it belonged to some angel, finally taking him to heaven, or hell, with it.

The arm belonged to Jungkook who jumped into the water to get him out of there. The moment he saw bubbles in the water, he knew Taehyung was down there fighting for his life. Without thinking he took of his shoes and jumped inside.

Jungkook pulled Taehyung out of the water with him and laid him downon the ground. He slapped his cheeks lightly to make him open his eyes. For a moment, his life flashed in front of his eyes. He couldn't lose one of his fruends. Not at any cost.

The forest area was clear from any rival guard. Jasmine was laughing maniacally in Jimin and Hoseok's arms. Jungkook wanted nothing but to shoot six bullets right into her whole body and leave her rotting here but he won't do it. He would let Taehyung decide.

For now, he wanted to make sure Taehyung was alright. Seokjin, Namjoon and Yoongi were besides him. Seokjin checked his nerve and it was palpating but faintly.

Jungkook puts both his hands in the middle of his below ribs to press it to draw out the water from his wind pipe. While Seokjin was holding a cloth tightly on the wound to stop the bleeding. Jungkook did it over and over again for few minutes and soon Taehyung coughed spraying out water. He was taking in deep shallow breaths. His eyes were opening slowly.

When his eyes fell on his gang members, he smiled a little. Jungkook didn't waste time to pull him up in his arms and hug him tight. He almost lost one of if his best friends just now.

Jungkook new that Junghyuk will pay for every little pain he had let his loved ones go through.

End of flashback

"God, I'm so... Shocked. I don't know what to say. I'm so sorry you went through this," you caress his hand softly trying to consol him.

"It's not your fault. I never wanted to say those things to you but I was blinded by my past. I didn't want that to repeat again and that too with my friend. I misunderstood you. I'm sorry for that," Taehyung's voice was full of regret.

"Where's she now? Jasmine..?" you ask him.

"I killed her. There is no place for traitors in my life. They deserve nothing but death," he told in firm voice like he had no regret on killing her. Well, he shouldn't have. He betrayed him and his gang.

"And Junghyuk..?"

"That fucker is still alive. I just want to kill him too."

"But why does he hate you all so much? Did you do something to him?"

Taehyung looks up at you and gives you a reassuring smile, "That's not my place to tell you. Jungkook is the one who should tell you this."

You squint your eyes at him. Being involved with this gang unfolds a new mystery to you everyday. For now you need to know the truth of Junghyuk. Who's he? Why he hates this gang so much? Especially Jungkook? You need answers.

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~Aster 🌸