"You didn't tell me you're taking me to a fucking club." Jungkook sighed in annoyance as he followed Namjoon and Yoongi out of the car.

Namjoon grinned sheepishly as he looked at the pissed face of the ravenette.

"Didn't I?" He asked innocently, making Jungkook roll his eyes.

"You know I have a lot of things to do, Namjoon. I don't have time to get wasted from alcohol when I'm already fucking wasted from all these piled up works." He argued.

"That's why you need a breather. And this place is perfect." Namjoon reasoned out.

Jungkook sighed in defeat, eyes landing on Yoongi who doesn't seem to be fazed.

"You know about this?" He asked to which Yoongi just shrugged his shoulders.

"Yeah. I don't really care where Namjoon takes me as long as I could have a drink." Yoongi plainly stated, making Jungkook groan.

"Of all places.. this fucking club has to be it, huh?" He murmured to himself as they went near the door.

"Does your boyfriend even know you're coming to this place again?" Jungkook asked, aware of the relationship between Namjoon and Jin.

"Silly. That's why we're here. He's inside." Namjoon answered with an excited smile.

"What?"

Jungkook halted, brows furrowing as he tried to get a hold of Namjoon but failed. They entered the establishment and it only took him seconds to see Jin and Jimin on the same spot they were the last time.

"Hey babe!" Namjoon called out as they made their way to the two.

"This is fun." Yoongi uttered, to Jungkook's surprise.

"Hey.." Jin answered, allowing Namjoon to peck his cheek.

"You're surprised aren't you?" Namjoon smiled, his adorable dimples showing.

"Yeah.. very." Jin whispered as he scooted next to Jimin to give space to the three gorgeous men.

"I'll sit here." Yoongi stated, sitting next to Jimin who looked like he has become paralyzed.

Jungkook didn't bother to choose where to sit as he slumped down with bored eyes.

"Where's Taehyung?" Namjoon suddenly asked, making both Jin and Jimin stiffen.

The ravenette didn't seem fazed. He hasn't told his friends about what happened between the two of them so they're absolutely clueless.

Jimin looked at the ravenette with a smirk on his face, an idea suddenly popping in his head.

"He's right there." He pointed out. "Next to that hot guy." He added, finally getting a reaction from Jungkook.

He saw him lift his head, eyes darting to Taehyung's direction. Jimin smirked when he saw the sudden change on Jungkook's face.

He discreetly looked at Jin who's looking at him with confused eyes.

"The guy seemed to be interested to Taehyung.. well who wouldn't? He's gorgeous as fuck." Jimin uttered as he sipped from his drink.

Namjoon looked confused. "But I thought..." He trailed off, gazing at Jungkook who's not looking too good.

"Let's just order a drink." Yoongi suddenly butted in, feeling the atmosphere turning a bit awkward and dangerous.

Jimin didn't look his way. He stood, excusing himself as he made his way to the comfort room.

As soon as he's inside, he fished out his phone and texted Taehyung who was in the middle of declining the hot guy's offer to get to know each other.

"It's better if you just look for someone who's interested in you. Clearly that's not me." Taehyung said in a disinterested tone.

The stranger chuckled. "You haven't even given me a chance."

Taehyung scoffed. "Look here, mister. I already have a -" He wasn't able to finish his statement when he felt his phone vibrate.

"Wait a minute." He held his hand to the stranger as he took his phone, seeing Jimin's message.

His brows furrowed as he opened the message.

Bitch! First.. don't look at our table and don't be too obvious okay? Act normal! Jungkook is here! He's with Namjoon and Yoongi!

Taehyung gulped, restraining himself to look at their table. He felt his heart beat like crazy, not understanding what's going on.

Another text came and he quickly opened it.

He's staring at you and that guy before I excused myself to go to the comfort room. Bitch! I think he's jealous! Don't leave that hot guy! Strike a conversation or something just don't go back to our table!

What the hell is he trying to do? Is he trying to make Jungkook jealous?

Taehyung gulped, finding the situation alarming. It will only worsen his situation, but Jimin doesn't know that. He shouldn't -

"Is everything okay?" the stranger asked, hand touching Taehyung's shoulder that made him flinch.

"Huh?..uh yes.." He uttered as he forced a smile. He was so nervous that he mindlessly drank the alcohol in front of him.

He saw the stranger smile. "I thought you said you don't accept drinks from a stranger?"

Taehyung looked at the empty glass. "Well, I kind of felt thirsty so.." He paused, thinking hard on what to do.

"I guess I'll be leaving now." Taehyung snatched his phone, but it slipped off his hand, falling down the floor.

"Shit!" He ducked down to pick it up but the stranger did the same, resulting to their heads colliding.

"Ah fuck!" Taehyung groaned, feeling up his forehead. He saw the man touch his nose with a painful expression on his face.

"Oh shit, did I hit your nose?" He asked in a worried tone, gripping the man's arm to remove his hand from covering his nose.

"Yeah.. I think you broke my nose..." The man grimaced.

"Shit, I'm sorry. Let me see." He felt so bad, seeing the pain in the man's face.

The stranger slowly removed his hand, his eyes twinkling in amusement, seeing Taehyung's seriously concerned face.

He finally removed it, and Taehyung looked at him with confused eyes as he saw him smile, nose perfectly fine.

"Got you!" The stranger grinned, pulling Taehyung by the waist which the latter didn't expect.

His eyes widened in shock as the man pulled him closer, smiling mischievously at him.

"You look so cute, you know that? I feel so special, seeing you too worried." The stranger grinned even more.

Taehyung furrowed his brows as he discreetly tried to move away.

"Look here, mister. This is-"

"I'm Park Seojoon.. Stop calling me mister I feel old." Seojoon teased, making Taehyung scoff.

"Well -"

He wasn't able to finish his words when he felt a presence on his back, the hand on his waist suddenly being pulled away from him.

Taehyung gulped, seeing Jungkook gripping Seojoon's hand, lifting it away from his body.

He saw his serious face, making him gulp even more.

"Hands off."

Those words send shiver down Taehyung's spine. He looked at the ravenette's face, seeing his deadly glare directed to Seojoon who's now smirking at the other.

"Woah, bro. Chill." Seojoon smiled, pulling his hand away from Jungkook.

"May I know what's your business with me and my lovely guy here?" Seojoon asked, looking back at the ravenette with the same intensity.

"Your guy?" Jungkook scoffed, shaking his head as he looked at Taehyung with disbelief.

His angry eyes darted to Seojoon who's now looking at the two with curious eyes.

"Fuck off or do you want me to drag your ass out?" Jungkook warned, glaring at Seojoon.

"Bro, seriously? I'm just here to chill, not to get into trouble." Seojoon shakes his head as he stood.

Before he went away, he looked at Taehyung one last time.

"You should have told me you're taken. Why did you even start flirting with me?" Seojoon mumbled as he was leaving.

The audacity!

Taehyung felt like grabbing the man and beat him to pulp. However, Jungkook's glare made him immobile.

"So this is what you're up to." Jungkook said in a dangerously low voice. He shakes his head as he smirked at the brunet.

"It's such a sight." He mocked, eyes lingering on Taehyung's face.

The brunet scoffed, already expecting this reaction from the ravenette. However, at the back of his mind, he had hoped that maybe.. just maybe... Jungkook wouldn't judge him.

But that's out of the question now.

"What are you doing here and what's with the act?" Taehyung asked, his instinct to save himself from another mockery started to kick in.

He saw Jungkook grit his teeth, tongue poking his inner cheek.

"You didn't expect me to catch you in the act of making a bitch out of yourself, did you?" Jungkook remarked, making Taehyung roll his eyes.

"Yes. Now fuck off and let me bitch around." Taehyung stated, walking past the ravenette.

However, Jungkook gripped him by the arm, stopping him from moving away. He stared at him with anger in his eyes, but Taehyung didn't back down.

"What do you want?" Taehyung asked in a firm voice.

"So you're really going after another man?" Jungkook asked in a mocking tone that had Taehyung smirking.

"None of your business." Taehyung retorted back.

He wanted to move away but suddenly an idea came to his alcohol fueled mind.

"Oh.. are you perhaps trying to stop me from looking for another guy?" He smirked, face leaning towards the ravenette.

"Well if that's the case, maybe I should just hit on you again." He whispered in a low, sexy voice.

The alcohol really didn't help him to think reasonably.

Taehyung traced his finger on Jungkook's broad shoulders, while biting his lower lip.

He's seducing the man with his doe eyes and sinful lips that other guys can't resist.

"Since you scared Seojoon away, wouldn't it be right that you replace him?" He whispered, smiling seductively to the ravenette who's looking at him with dangerous eyes.

He licked his lips, the bitch in him acting up on impulse.

"So Mr. Jeon, are you willing to stay the night here with me?"

Tae's lustful hands travel lower and lower and lower...

His eyes are not breaking contact to the ravenette.

Before his hand could even travel further down Jungkook's manhood, the other gripped his arm.

Eyes blazing in anger, he leaned forward near Tae's right ear and whispered words that he didn't expect to hurt so much, piercing to his heart.

"Don't. Touch. Me. You. Fucking. Slut."

With that, Jungkook pushed him and left without glancing back.

If only he looked back, he would've seen how hurt Taehyung have felt after being called a slut by the only man he has ever loved.

It brought back painful memories, times when he would get mocked by his classmates in college, stared at with disgust and indifference, almost assaulted but no one believed him.

Because to them, he's a slut.

He thought he's used to being called that. He thought he will no longer feel hurt being addressed as a slut.

However, hearing it coming from Jungkook's lips with too much hatred and disgust really pierced through his heart.

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Jimin and Jin carried Taehyung inside his house. He had drowned himself with alcohol, too hurt that all he wanted to do is to forget.

Forget about Jungkook.

"Tae.. I told you not to drink too much." Jin sighed, sitting next to the brunet who has his eyes closed.

There was a long silence with nobody talking when Jimin noticed tears flowing down the side of Taehyung's eyes.

"T-tae.." He called out as he sat next to him. He gripped his hand, feeling sorry for his friend.

"It's all my fault! I'm sorry, Tae." Jimin cried, gripping Taehyung's hand. He felt the latter squeeze his hand, eyes opening to look at him.

"No, Jimin.. It's not your fault." He sobbed as tears trickle down his eyes.

"Actually, all of this is my fault." Taehyung's voice cracked.

All of his pent up frustrations, pain, anger, and disappointments came gushing down like a tidal wave.

He felt his body shake as he cried out loud, his heart being crushed to pieces.

"It's my fault for being a whore's son!" He cried out, breaking down in front of his friends.

"I shouldn't have expected someone to love me.. I'm disgusting!" He sobbed, feeling so disgusted to himself.

"I'm useless! A disgusting son of a whore.. a slut who wrecked such a precious family." Taehyung cried even more, body shaking from too much emotions.

"No, Tae.." Jin tried to calm him down as he hugged him tight.

"Don't say something like that." He whispered, his own tears now cascading down his eyes.

"I'm not worthy to be loved! It's all my fault!" Taehyung was so lost, mind clouded as he blamed himself even more.

Jimin hugged him as well, arms embracing him tight as he cradled him closer.

"None of this is your fault, Tae." He whispered, cupping Taehyung's tear stained face.

He stared at him for a long time, heart aching to see someone so precious as Taehyung breaking down in front of his eyes.

"You know what's your only fault?" He wiped his tears as he smiled at him.

"Your only fault is loving someone so much...someone who doesn't deserve your love." Jimin was crying as he smiled at the brunet.

"But even that isn't something you should be sorry about." Jimin wiped the tears on Taehyung's eyes.

"Because loving is never wrong." He placed a kiss on Taehyung's forehead, cradling him close to him.

Taehyung felt his heart swell from too much pain as he cried even more, hoping that by doing so, the pain would vanish with his tears.

Jimin is right. His only fault is loving too much to the point of hurting himself.

However, even a loving heart has limitations.

And right now, Taehyung's heart has reached its own.

He could only take so much... but this time.. this time...

He knows the pain is already unbearable.

And there's only one thing left for him to do.

Forget Jungkook and leave him.

He needs to walk away now if he still wants to save himself.

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Should we end the book here since we already reached prologue? 🤣🥴

Lol. Just kidding.

The next chapters will be messy.... I guess?

Love you 💜