(Y/N) POV:

I can't find it in me to care. Or to reign back any of my shredded tattered control when I feel vicious pleasure at the way his head lolls to one side, the skin of his lips torn accidentally because of how his fangs had pierced into them. I find no mercy in me because it would've been bearable if it had been me he'd continued goading, fine if he'd talked about what he'd done to me but to bring up my parents, to be so blasé about their deaths, so filthily disrespectful and vile had made me want to silence him. I tilt his face towards me, hand sliding down to grip at his throat- not hard enough to do the damage he'd done to me but hard enough that it stills him, holds him captive between them.

I tighten my hold so he can't make sound and look at him, my own eyes boring into his dark inky depths. 

"Since you're fond of playing games let's play." I hiss, barely recognising the cold forceful tone that speaks those words.

"Let's continue your game, yeah?" I ask, not waiting for his response, not seeing anything but blankness in his eyes.

That's fine, I can work perfectly with that.

"My story is about a beautiful man who escapes this sick, horrible thing and finds happiness like he's meant to. And you know what he's so glad, he's so brave and happy and perfect. And after some time he finds the pretty little doll you mentioned, and he sets her free, he gives her a brilliant life. And this doll loves him and he loves her. He loves her so he leaves his claim on her, she loves him so she feeds from him first. And you know what else. They both come together to get rid of this old ugly thing- who has no value anymore. And that thing is you Chul." I croon.

And that's when I see it, the angry fire back in his eyes- weak spluttering flames as he gazes at me, tries to speak but can't get the voice out of his throat, not with the way my hand tightens and cuts them off.

He doesn't get to speak. Not anymore.

I feel vindictive pleasure at how he seems powerless and defeated.

"Ah ah Chul none of that. Yoongi oppa doesn't like old things meddling with his mates." I say chidingly when he tries to snap his fangs down, to rip off my hand.

A guttural growl escapes from behind me, chilling and vicious.

I lean in to whisper conspiratorially.

"Neither do my other mates." I say, face hardened.

And before I step back, before I leave I lean in to whisper into his ear.

"You tore my mum open; you gutted my dad; you gave my mate hell and you made me lose my life. And I will pay you back for every single wrong you've done to me; I will return every ounce of pain Chul." I promise, feeling hate pour out of me. There's no mercy, he's pushed me past the point of ever seeing him as something worthy.

His eyes are slightly dazed, as if somehow he wasn't expecting it, wasn't expecting me to retaliate, to have any fight in me.

And as I step back, I glance down at him.

At the lowlife he is.

"And I don't think you need a tongue anymore Chul, pretty useless thing isn't it?" I say before turning, feeling that strong persona melt away alarmingly quick. That the moment my back turns to him, the cool detachment slides off my face and I feel my lips wobble.

The ache in my throat has become greater, more prominently feeling the hoarseness to my voice, feeling his hands powerful and unrelenting as he squeezed my throat.

As I turn away I feel the courage slip away.

And Jinnie oppa shoots me a meaningful soft look, silently reaching over to intertwine our hands as he leads me from the cell, Minnie right behind me.

Just like that I find myself sandwiched between the two, the door shut behind us and two strong pair of arms holding me between them, hugging me and slowly but surely wiping away the shakiness that had come after leaving Chul behind.

"You didn't have to but you did. And I'm so, so proud." Jinnie oppa says, voice soft and low and brimming with content, bolstering me up and boosting me up again.

The arms scooping me from behind give me a tight squeeze around my waist before pressing a kiss to the skin behind my ear, a plushness of his lips before he moves back.

"Not trying to be weird or unromantic...but that was hot baby." Minnie croons low, lips moving against the shell of my ear, allowing his breath to fan across and make me squirm slightly.

"Jimin-ah!" Jinnie oppa admonishes, with no real heat in his words.

"What? Don't lie hyung, I love your feisty side sweetheart- makes me want to coax it out more." Minnie adds, arms tugging me into his back, squeezing tightly in defence when he's scolded for hogging me.

His words wipe away the experience, distract me completely from the fact that not too far Chul lies.

I shift to peer up at him, shooting him a small smile, eyes snagging onto his.

"Is that a challenge?" I ask.

He grins, plump slips spreading wide.

He shakes his head.

"More so a wish." He says.

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I giggle when Minnie tugs me impatiently up the stairs, already having bribed his way into getting Jinnie oppa to teleporting us straight back home, the even more plump and kiss-swollen lips attested to that as he shook his head fondly at Minnie, letting me go with an embrace he'd swept me into- murmuring a good luck in my ear.

"You're doing this on purpose aren't you? he says accusingly when I drag my feet out and purposely slow down, just to see his narrowed set of eyes on me and lips set in a petulant pout.

"Nope, not at all my lovely Min Min." I say, unable to help the fond giggle when he seems to huff, the air changing drastically when he takes purposeful steps forward, eyes flashing dark red as he approaches me, tugging my hand forward all of a sudden so I go stumbling into him, his arms steady on my waist. But the suddenness of his actions causes my lips to brush against the corner of his mouth, barely missing the curve of his lips.

"Baby don't tease, you make it so hard for me to hold back." He murmurs, eyes deeply staring into mine. And up close I can see the beautiful shades of brown mingling with the flickering red, the way his eyes darken to a deep red and settle there, lips curving up at my startled look.

But it's his turn to be startled when I slide myself free from his hands and dart away, laughter bubbling out.

And as I push open the door to his room, I turn to shoot him a teasing look, mischievous and light and unburdened. Feeling that in this moment it's me, just me- his mate who's glancing at him. That I exist only as (Y/N), their mate, within this instance.

"And I remember telling you not to hold back." I call before stepping in, watching the transformation from shock to a look of deep hunger, eyes fixated onto me. it makes me feel warm and tingly and I feel a rush of air brush against my face before I find myself being moved backwards and tackled onto the bed, Minnie's arms coming to support himself on either side of me, hands caging my head as he peers at me- eyes glittering playfully.

He brackets my hips with his thighs, strong corded muscle as he keeps me between him.

"Good luck getting away from me now." He murmurs, voice low and a dangerous exciting gleam to his eyes as he slowly leans down and takes my lips between his.

JIMIN POV:

Feeling her lips against my own is like coming home and yet feeling as if I've fallen headfirst into something exotic, enthralling, and new. The feel of her plush softness against mine as she melts under me, melting into the touch makes my instincts growl in satisfaction as I move my lips against hers slow, unhurried, and sweetly learning the shape of them over and over again with my own, tracing them out and committing to memory the small sigh of contentedness she makes when they first touch, to where she kisses back easily, moving perfectly in sync with my own. I slowly kiss her lips, once, twice, thrice, over, and over until she giggles, hands wounding around my neck to tug me down into her, teasingly swiping her tongue across the seam of my lips, before it retreats hurriedly before I have the chance to meet hers with my own. I growl slightly into her lips, huffing at her teasing.

My tongue slides out to brush over her lips, running and roving insistently over the dip where hers meet to try and gain access, to try and delve into her hot sweet mouth, feeling the stirrings of challenge and fiery clash of her teasing against my own need to make her part her lips for me making me more determined. I gently tug her bottom lip between my own, sucking gently before capturing it between my teeth, nipping and nibbling at the softness, and it's only when the slightest pressure of my fangs dig into the thick softness that she gasps, mouth falling open. My tongue immediately slides in at the opportunity, slowly roving inside her mouth and running over each dip and hollow, tasting the sweetness of my mate before sliding to meet her tongue.

I groan deep into her mouth when she slides her tongue away from me, evading touch, but desperately my tongue chases after hers, relishing in the small sweet giggly gasp when I finally brush against it with my own, not wasting any time in intertwining her tongue with mine, leaning in further into her, hands roving down to skim across her sides, feeling the dip of her waist before settling on her hips.

She whimpers into my mouth when I draw my tongue back, teeth nipping at her lip, coaxing me back into the cavern of her mouth with the small slightly needy sound, making heat pool in my gut, my thumbs brushing back and forth over her hips inch down, delving under the fabric of her top to skim lightly across her skin. My fingers squeeze over her warm waist, exploratively running over her skin and smiling against her mouth when she arches her back slightly, leaning and pushing further into the touch.

Her lips almost forcefully slide away from mine, head thrown back when she gasps- lips swollen and glistening and reddened with the pressure of my mouth on hers, eyes burning red with slow simmering embers as she gazes at me. She looks devastatingly beautiful.

"Teasing minx." I breathe, running my finger over her lips, watching as the soft rosy pillows of them mould under my finger, giving way to the slight pressure.

She nips at my finger, not even realising her fangs have scraped slightly against the soft inner skin, tongue brushing against the pad of the digit and coming away stained with a droplet of red.

It's unconsciously that she licks the few drops of blood away, smiling contentedly when she lies back, hair splayed across my sheets, looking like a vision of ethereality, of a tempting angel as her chest heaves and her eyes burn a scorching trail across my face until they reach my eyes.

"Your teasing minx." She says, but her voice is so soft and sweet and belying her words, and so is the happy cute expression of her extending her arms out for me, the sight of her so beautiful it entrances me and makes me pause. And it's because of my momentary vacantness that she makes grabby hands, leaning up from her reclined position to fist into the front of my shirt and tug me down onto her. She laughs when my eyes widen, tilting my body so I fall beside her and not onto her, happily allowing me to tug her backwards into my arms, allowing herself to be spooned.

My teeth nip at the lobe of her ear, smiling when she lets out a small surprised gasp.

"My minx." I echo, agreeing wholeheartedly with her words.

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The door opens sometime later to reveal Yoongi hyung who walks in with a soft smile on his face but as he gets closer and slides onto my bed, on (Y/N)'s other side the two of us see that his eyes are slightly rimmed with red and there's a slight wobble to his lips before he bites it to still it, hand going to cup (Y/N)'s face.

"Hey sweetheart." He greets in a soft whisper, pecking the tip of her nose and smiling more easily at the small giggle it induces.

"Hello Yoongi oppa." She whispers, hand going to cup his cheek to, brushing against the soft pale skin of his cheek and I watch as his eyes flutter, lowering to follow her fingers exploration as she maps out his face under her touch.

Yoongi hyung shoots me a greeting smile over her shoulder, eyes soft as he leans forward to give me a peck on the cheek before leaning back.

"Why are your eyes all sad?" she murmurs, fingers rubbing at the skin under them softly, gently.

"I heard about what you did. I don't know how to thank you." he says, voice slightly thick and choked with emotion.

"Why would you thank me?" she asks, genuinely sounding so confused.

"Because you told him I was yours and you were mine." He says, sounding both emotional and proud and touched.

She gives a small shake of her head.

"I liked telling him. liked seeing it in his eyes when it hit him." she says.

Her words draw up a strong feeling of pride bursting through my soul, reaching out to every inch of me and wrapping me up in its warmth.

I had liked it too. Very much so.

Had loved hearing the pride and love and possessive nature in her voice, had heard the steely strength behind her forcefully calm and cold tone, that behind the ice was a fire raging and ready to consume.

"I'll make sure he pays for every single thing." She promises, leaning forward to brush her lips tenderly against his, sealing the promise of her words with a kiss.

"I want to make him pay too. I want to take back every bit of me from him." Yoongi hyung confesses.

The slightly unsteady emotional waves that had been coming from him and seeping into the bond have begun to settle, restless waves stilling and it comes to a complete calm when she replies.

"Go take back what's yours oppa, and let me be right beside you." she says.

And this time it's his face that inches close to meet her lips with his, nodding.

And like that I see those threads of light that come with love and hope become intertwined, become piercing as they shatter through the veil of darkness Chul had thrown over us, blinding us from each other, trying to shatter our bond.

It's with them I see that whatever Chul did, whatever anyone did couldn't even come close to the irrefutable strength and unwavering power that came from being with your mates.

And I was going to be there every step of the way.

To see them become stronger, and to see Chul become completely weak and helpless.

(THERE YOU GO! I HOPE YOU LIKED IT, SORRY THAT WE DON'T HAVE MORE TORTURE JUST YET! BUT THERE WILL BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH CHUL'S MOUTH SO KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR THAT! AND AFTER SOME VIOLENCE WE HAVE A MINNIE BEING BLOWN AWAY WITH JUST HOW DAMN ATTRACTIVE HIS BABY MATE IS ALL PROTECTIVE AND FIERCE AND STRONG AND FIERY! AND SO WE GET SOME FIERY STEAM! WHICH I HOPED YOU ENJOYED- IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE ROMANCE WAS AT FEAR OF BEING FORGOTTEN IN THE PLOT BUT NEVER IF I CAN HELP IT!! ALONGSIDE TORTURE WE'LL BE GETTING CONSTANT BONDING, SWEET, FLUFFY AND SOMETIMES STEAMY MOMENTS WITH THE COVEN! LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS MY LOVES AND STAY SAFE!!)

One moment we can find ourselves flying and floating with happiness, feeling as if we could go beyond the sky, that our limits are the stars and the galaxies and just as quick we can feel as we're plummeting, as if the wings holding us up have been torn away and we're helpless. But what we should always remember that if our wings are torn, we can always find something else to become them, we can always remake them and rebuild ourselves up as changed and stronger versions of ourselves!

Borahae! 💜💜💜

PurpleQueenie <3