Chapter 18

"I understand"
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Jungkook lit up his cigarette with his lighter and inhale deeply before puffing out the smokes from his mouth.

"I was kind enough to offer you the other way...yet you and your son choose this" He sighed as he played with his lighter.

"Took the gag out of her mouth" A guard came behind the tied woman and untied the fabric from her mouth and after she can feel her mouth again she began to scream.

"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US? WE DIDN'T D-" Jungkook slapped the woman's cheek so hard that she falls on her side along with the chair she tied on.

"Who told you to speak?"

A muffled scream is heard after the woman falls, Jackson glared at the King while struggling to get free from the ropes.

Jungkook let out a deep chuckle.

"You look funny."

Jungkook lowered his face and rest his palms on his knee to be at the same eye level as Jackson and look straight into his eyes.

"I'll let you speak, but don't scream. Or else I'll stitch that annoying woman's mouth"

Jackson widened his eyes and quickly nodded which made Jungkook smirk and tear the gag off Jackson's mouth, Jackson coughed before he looks up at Jungkook.

"W-why? Why are you doing this? What h-have we done t-to y-you?!" Jackson raised his voice on the last part which he receive a painful punch on his jaw, Jungkook harshly grabbed his jaw and make Jackson face him.

Jungkook tilted his head "Why?" Jungkook let out a maniac laugh, his laugh is getting louder and louder that he had to cover his mouth with his hands to block the sound.

"WHY?!" Jungkook asks louder this time before he kicks Jackson's chest and he fell backward with his chair.

"Y/N FUCKING REFUSE TO WORK FOR ME BECAUSE SHE'S ALREADY COMFORTABLE WORKING IN THIS SHITTY BAKERY!"

Jungkook kept stomping on Jackson's face until his face is not recognized anymore, Jackson's previous smooth pale skin is now swollen blue and purple along with blood covering his entire face.

Jungkook panted heavily and look at his guards "Have you poured all the gasoline around this bakery yet?"

"Y-yes we have my King"

"Good. You two go look outside if anyone sees us then make sure to kill them" the guards nodded and went outside to do what Jungkook said, Jungkook looks at the two bodies laying on the floor for a while before he turns around and walk away but stopped on the door when he heard Jackson's weak voice calling for him.

"W-wait, please...take my mom...p-please get her out of here"

Jungkook smirked turn his head to face Jackson.

"No thanks, I'm lazy"

Jungkook step outside and throw his lighter inside the bakery, he watches as the lighter fall down on the floor and the fire starts to spread around the entire floor and soon the walls, Jungkook slammed the door closed and walks into his carriage.

Suddenly Jungkook's guards running to Jungkook while panting heavily."King Jungkook! We're very sorry but we have lost the white horse"

"You two are lucky I'm in a good mood and that cheap horse is nothing to me, Let's go back to the Palace" The guards nodded and get on their horse after closing the carriage's door.

Jungkook watches as the fire starts to burn the whole bakery, he inhaled his cigarette again and puff out the smokes from his mouth, he sighed with a wicked grin on his lips.

"I understand..."

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"I should have brought my coat with me" Y/n mumbles to herself as she is walking towards her workplace, even though it's summer the weather is still chilly when it's still in the early morning of Seoul.

Y/n shivered when a cold wind went past her, she hugged herself and starts rubbing her arms up and down to warm her up.

She starts to hear a few voices and a few shoutings but she couldn't hear clearly what they said and the atmosphere becomes warm as she walks closer to her workplace.

She saw a big crowd of people in front of the bakery, so that's where the sound comes from.

"Damn, these people are that desperate for cookies? The bakery hasn't even opened yet" Y/n mumbles to herself again and began to push the crowd out of her way.

"Excuse me please! Coming through!"

Y/n sighed when she finally passes through the crowd and saw their face, they look horrified some of them are covering their mouth or covering their children's eyes.

Y/n was confused by their facial expressions so she turn around to look at what they sees.

A gasp escaped from Y/n's lips and she covered her mouth with both of her hands, she could feel her eyes starting to get teary and her knees starting to get weak.

The sight in front of her is horrific, the colorful bakery she was working in is now black, this place is completely burned.

The crowds are starting to get louder and she can feel the people around her moving away, she didn't care about what's happening and decide to walk towards the burned bakery.

A big hand grabbed her wrist and pull her to a hard chest, the person then wrapped their hand around her waist and patted her caress her head softly while whispering comforting words in her ear.

"Let it out...I'm here for you"

When she recognized that voice she began to let all out, her tears, her sorrow, and her grief, she buried her face in his chest while clutching his warm shirt.

He starts to lead her away from the crowd and get her inside his carriage, he closed the door and tells the equestrian to head to the Palace.

On the way to the Palace Jungkook was comforting Y/n with his sweet words and held Y/n close to him, Y/n didn't do anything other than cry and stay in his arms.

When they arrive at the Palace Y/n is already asleep so Jungkook scoop her into his arms and carried her bridal style and walks into the Palace.

On the way to his room Jungkook crossed paths with Jin and he stopped him.

"What did you do?" Jin asks him.

"She's asleep, I didn't do anything to her"

Jin scoffed "What I meant is what did you do to that bakery?"

Jungkook look around the hall and make sure there's no one before he sent Jin a sharp look.

"You should be grateful. I did this so we can keep an eye on her"

"Well, you should've discussed this with us and not keeping it to yourself you selfish brat" Jin spat it in front of his face, Jungkook gritted his teeth and his veins is getting visible in his neck.

"You're lucky I'm holding Y/n, if my hands are empty I would have punched that shitty face of yours"

Hearing Jungkook insults his face is hurting his pride, Jin clenched his fist and send him a sadistic look.

"Watch for your meals Jeon, who knows if you find a dead rat in it" with that Jin stalks away from there, Jungkook rolled his eyes and continue to walk to his room.

After Jungkook closed his bedroom doors he gently put the sleeping beauty on his bed and laid down beside her, he brushed away the strand of hair that covers her face and caresses her tear-stained cheek.

"You didn't have to cry for them like that, you're so dramatic"

"You should be thankful, those people don't deserve you. Never"

"You should have listened to me, maybe things wouldn't have to be this way"

"Learn from your mistakes, Jeon Y/n"

Jungkook wrapped his arms around Y/n's waist and buried his face on her neck before he felt himself drift to his dreamland.

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Y/n fluttered open and she inhales the delicious smell of food, her head turns to the side and saw Jungkook putting down a tray of food on the bedside table.

Jungkook notices Y/n is up from her slumber and he gives her his best bunny smile to light her up.

"Morning Y/n!"

He helps Y/n sit up and give her a glass of water, Y/n took it and drink the water then give the glass back to Jungkook.

"You haven't had your breakfast so I made you one" Jungkook scooped some scrambled egg on the spoon and held the spoon in front of Y/n's mouth.

Y/n only looks at him and not opening her mouth, Jungkook raised his eyebrows and held the spoon closer to her mouth.

"Please? You don't want to upset your tummy" Y/n looks down and opens her mouth.

"Good girl" Jungkook praised her as she chews on the scrambled egg.

"Are they okay?"

Jungkook looks up to Y/n and gives her a questioning look.

"Who?"

"My boss and her son, they live in that bakery"

Jungkook sighed and tucked the hair that's covering her face behind her ear so he can see her face.

"I'm sorry..." Y/n looks at Jungkook with her teary eyes and slowly shakes her head.

"My guards found two burned bodies, they were unrecognizable"

Y/n's mouth trembled and a tear rolled down her cheek.

"W-what's the cause of t-the fire?"

"They said that it might be because they accidentally leave the fire after baking something, or someone is doing it on purpose"

Y/n closed her eyes and let out another tear.

"Impossible..." Y/n is still trying to deny the truth.

Jungkook just stare at Y/n as she cries, he didn't understand why she have to be this sad over low-life humans.

'Will she be this sad when someday she finds those disgusting creatures dead?' Jungkook thought to himself.

Jungkook starts comforting Y/n again while feeding her the scrambled egg.

Y/n sniffed "Why are you so kind to me?..."

"Because...you're mine" Jungkook mumbled the last part so Y/n couldn't hear him.

"Hm?"

Jungkook shook his head "Because that's what a normal human being should do right? Now let's finish your scrambled egg, you're doing great" Jungkook said and continue feeding Y/n.

'Be ready muse, we haven't even started yet..'

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Written:23/10/21
Published:26/10/21