This is honestly the worst chapter I've ever written.

"Taehyung?"

I have my eyes shut tightly, my grip on Jungkook's body the same.

"Taehyung, please get up", Jimin's voice asks. I feel a small tug at my shirt but I shake my head furiously.

"No", I croak out.

"Tae, you have to let go", he sighs, "He's gone now".

"No he isn't", I snap at him, eyes narrowing, "He's just sleeping. He'll wake up soon".

"No, he won't Tae", Jimin crouches down to face me, "Killing Luhan and almost his entire pack came with a price".

"He's sleeping Jimin!", I yell, frustrated about his false remarks, grabbing him by the collar.

"He's dead Taehyung".

Tears spring alive in my eyes.

"No", I mumble, looking at Jungkook's peaceful but white face, "I-I-"

Jimin looks at me with a sad expression and pulls me into a hug, "It's okay to be in denial".

I fight him off me, diving back into Jungkook's arms.

"W-why are you being so calm about this? He was your best friend!", I snap.

"I- I don't know", he admits, "But there's someone you have to meet".

"I don't want to see anyone", I answer, "Except Jungkook".

"This is... important", he trails off, "You might change your mind about things".

I eye him warily, pondering about it for a bit until the coldness Jungkook is radiating finally sinks in. Pecking Jungkook's frozen lips one last time, I get up and dust myself off.

"Who wants to meet me?", I wipe my tears away quickly and cross my arms.

"Um", Jimin scratches his neck awkwardly and turns to the trees, "You can come out now!"

I avert my gaze to the trees in front of us and blood boils inside of me when I see his face.

"Hoseok", I growl when he steps closer. I rush forward, grabbing him by the shirt and throwing a punch at his face. He could've easily dodged it I realize, but instead he makes the decision to let it hit him. His cheek gets a bit bruised, but my fist probably hurts as much as I hurt him. He's a beta, I'm an omega. Facing the reality: I'm weak.

"You bastard!", I stomp his chest multiple times and he doesn't stop me, "You fucking piece of trash! This is all your fault!"

My fists aren't causing him much damage and I get hopeless after a few stomps, my body giving out so I lean my head against his chest.

"Y-you did t-this", I sob, clawing at his shirt, "H-he's dead b-because of you. How c-could y-you?"

I feel arms wrap around me and he pulls me closer to him.

"I can't begin to explain how sorry I am Taehyung", he says, "I had absolutely no right to meddle in your life like this, especially when you were my only friend".

"W-why did you d-do it?", I croak out, tears falling every second.

"He was manipulated", Jimin explains.

"Luhan tricked me into believing you were kidnapped to the Bangtan pack, that you faked your happiness. He promised me something-"

"A place into the pack", I finish, stepping out of his arms.

He eyes me confused, "How did you-"

"You always acted fine about being a rogue", I sigh, averting my gaze, "But I knew you hated that way of life. You were an easy target to manipulate and you were dumb enough to fall for it. Look what you did now".

"I'm sorry Tae-"

"Save it", I snap, turning my back to him, "I don't want to see your face ever again".

Jimin steps forward, "Taehyung-"

"Was it your mate that got killed?", I yell harshly at him, anger bubbling in my chest, "No I wasn't so shut up". Their expressions kill me inside but I'm too numb to feel any type of emotion except fury right now. Furious because Hoseok, the one person I called a true friend, is responsible for Jungkook's death. Furious because Jimin isn't even sad about Jungkook's death.

"I'm getting out of here", I growl, walking away from them, "Fuck you all".

"We know a way to bring Jungkook back", Hoseok blurts out. I freeze on the spot but don't dare to turn around.

"Is this some kind of sick joke?", I spit out, balling my fists.

"No, it's true", Jimin replies truthfully, "Hoseok knows how".

"Oh, do you now?", I answer sarcastically, turning around with a sour smile, "Did you turn into some kind of wizard? Are you actually Harry Potter in disguise? Because fucking avada kedavra me away from here because I'm sick of being lied to and people being bloody murdered because of me!"

They glance at each other, probably wondering since when I turned into some psycho kid. Well it's since my Jungkook got murdered and died while I was in his arms, without being able to say goodbye.

"Show him", Jimin motions over to me. Hoseok hesitates but dares to step closer. He fishes something out of his pocket and unwraps the cloth around the object.

A red see-through stone lays in the palm of his hand. Mesmerized by its beauty I try to reach for it. The moment my fingertips touch the stone, it lights up, drowning us in its deep red glow. I quickly retract my hand.

"Wh-what is this?", I ask, widening my eyes.

"I'm not sure", Hoseok drops the stone back in his pocket, "We better talk this out back at the pack".

"At the pack?", I tilt my head in confusion.

"He's with us now", Jimin lays his hand on Hoseok's shoulder.

"So he gets a fucking reward for killing the head alpha?", I say with a shocked expression, "Fucking great. I should try killing someone".

"Taehyung", Jimin sighs, "Just- I know you're heartbroken but hear us out. You'll understand soon enough".

"Fine", I huff, "But we talk about it here, I'm not leaving Jungkook".

They don't say anything but they do sit down onto the ground and I sit with them.

"As a rogue it's easy to pick up on things", Hoseok starts to explain, "I eavesdropped on a lot of rumors and information by traveling from pack to pack. I heard about the red stone multiple times from multiple packs. One day I stepped into unknown territory and found an old pack that was hidden between a thick pack of bushes and trees. I met an old man there who was kindly enough to give me some food for that day. We talked quite a bit and I told him about the gossips between packs and somewhere along the lines I mentioned the stone. His face went blank and he ushered me to tell him about it. That man, Taehyung, was your grandfather".

They both look at me but I show no expression. My grandfather? What? How is he even alive after our pack got attacked?

"Basically, to cut it short", he sighs when I show no sign of acknowledgement, "He's an omega himself and his son, your father, was one too. He went through the same things every male omega goes through, being claimed unwillingly, being submitted to everyone more powerful than you. He created this stone, by some unholy magic I don't know of, and made it so that every male omega in need could control it. They would gain power from it,so powerful, it could wipe away every alpha, no matter how strong they would be".

Jimin fiddles with his hands, "Luhan wanted to claim a male omega so he could control him to gain power from the stone", Jimin explains, "That's why he wanted you so badly and rejected Sehun. He couldn't claim Baekhyun as Chanyeol, one of Luhan's only true friends, turned out to be Baekhyun's mate. But if you hadn't returned, he would have surely killed Chanyeol in order to gain power out of it".

"Jungkook too knew this, but his plan was different. He didn't want the stone, but he also didn't want Luhan, his sworn enemy, to have it", Hoseok buts in.

"That's why there was a pack war for so long".

When they've finished explaining we sit in silence for a few minutes. I let all the information sink in and think about it for a while. Everything made sense, which was the weird part. Except for my grandpa performing magic.

"My grandfather was a wizard?", I frown.

"I have no idea, he was kind of mysterious and creepy looking. But I guess if werewolves are real then why not magic?", Hoseok shrugs a little unsure.

"So we could bring him back?", my eyes sparkle a bit, "We could revive Jungkook?"

"I think so. It would have to be soon before his body starts to rot", Hoseok frowns, looking at Jungkook's dead body. Jimin hits his chest as a sign to not say 'rot' in front of me.

"We should try it now before he gets brought back to life in a rotten body", I smile weakly, trying to sound positive.

The unsure gaze of Jimin catches mine but I shrug it away.

I would do whatever it takes to get him back, my mate, my love, my Jungkookie.

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TOLD U SO!!

Did you guys really think I would let one of the main characters AND PART OF THE SHIP THE BOOK IS ABOUT be dead????

OOoOoOH no bc this geeky belgian girl is a sucker for good endings.

Or will the stone magic fail and get others hurt????

Who knows!!???

I don't.