"You don't want to do that, my love ..." Hoseok raised his hands in front of him, as if trying to tame an enraged bear or other animal ready to attack.

"On the contrary, mi amore!" Kara chuckled and tried to run away, but Hoseok was faster and they both flew into the pool.

Hoseok rolled over and his head popped over the water, and Kara sat on his stomach, looking down at him. "Sometimes you're a big kid!" he shook his head and tried to wipe the water from his eyes.

"It's the only way to show that part of you I love so much," he looked at her in shock, and she, not realizing exactly what she said, embraced his face and leaned down to kiss him.

Losing his balance, he wrapped his arms around her and they sank, their lips retaining their last breaths. Hoseok hugged her, their tongues danced, their bodies swirled under the water, and their hearts merged in one rhythm.

"The part of you that I love so much!" her words kept swirling in his mind as Kara wrapped herself around him like a water snake.

"I love so much" Kara had never said such a thing, though she burned in his hands, she had never, not even once, in the three years since they had had this sexual relationship, mentioned anything about feelings.

That's why Hoseok didn't insist on anything more. In fact, he had never expected a woman who loved to hurt him physically, despite the passion between them, to experience anything more than lust.

Panting, they jumped to the surface, and Kara wrapped her legs and arms around him, looking him in the eye.

"Can we order pizza for lunch?" she pursed her lips like a child, and Hoseok melted under her charm. "All for you, my love" she smirked, wrinkling her nose, and Hoseok pulled her by the neck, kissing her again.

She broke the kiss and became serious, relaxing her legs to step on the bottom, Hoseok now looking down at her.

"My father insists I get married ..." Kara muttered, lowering her eyes to the water. "If I don't accept his next chosen one or you kill him, he will forbid me to see you." Hoseok physically felt her pain and tension.

"What do you think, my love?" he lifted her chin with two fingers and kissed her softly to make her relax. "I'm not going to marry an idiot, I'm not going to let anyone tell me who to see and what to do" she bit her lip.

"And I'm definitely not going to let some disgusting bastard touch me just to inflate my belly!" he smiled slightly. "So I decided to go back to Italy, I'm going to give up this life ..." she avoided his gaze as his eyes darkened angrily.

"I thought you loved your life here?" he asked, and she nodded. "That's right, but I can't ... I don't want anyone else to ..." she paused, let go of his neck, and walked to the edge of the pool, deftly coming out of the water.

Hoseok followed her with a look, thoughtfully biting the inside of his cheek. There was no way to allow Min Kara to leave his life and go to the other side of the world.

"What are you thinking about?" he turned to Jimin, who was also looking in Kara's direction. "I just thought I was getting old." Jimin turned his head sharply toward him.

"And what made you think that?" Hoseok shrugged. "How long have you known about Kara and me, Jimin?" Hoseok asked, and Jimin burst out laughing. "Almost from the beginning, you both can't hide your feelings at all." Jimin squatted on the edge of the pool, dipping his fingers in the water.

"Do you think she has feelings for me?" Hoseok asked absently, tilting his head, staring at Kara, who was lying on a deck chair, enjoying the sun tongues that gently caressed her body.

"Isn't it obvious?" Jimin laughed and Hoseok raised an eyebrow. "When exactly did you see these feelings between her attempts to kill me and flirting with other men?" he frowned, and Jimin shrugged.

"If Min Kara wanted to kill you, she would. Besides, all the wounds she's ever inflicted on you can easily be called scratches." Hoseok considered his words. "And who is she flirting with? You two keep killing anyone who comes close to you with such intentions." Jimin rolled his eyes, wondering how many bodies he had to cover up so as not to attract anyone's curiosity.

"That's right. Do you think I need to do something?" Hoseok bit his lip, and Jimin looked at him like he was crazy. "If you don't, and she really decides to leave, Min Yoongi will kill you himself."

"Would it be weird if I married her without even having a public relationship?" he asked, and Jimin laughed again. "I assure you, boss, that your relationship has always been public!" Hoseok nodded and smirked.

"I wonder what the marriage will be like, but no one will dare say anything. Jung and Min are the two biggest families right now. It makes perfect sense to connect with more than just a contract." Hoseok nodded, listening to him with half an ear.

So those were the three options they had with Kara. Her marriage to another, she goes to Italy and he loses her forever, or he finally declares publicly that she is his property, making her his wife.

The first two were impossible. He needed her, her madness balancing the darkness in his soul. In moments like the one they were the only ones, when they openly flirted, laughed, and generally behaved just like a couple in love, he could show his side, which she didn't want to kill and which she "loved so much."

Thanks to those moments when she made him forget and relax, when her anger drove him crazy with excitement, they helped him make the right decisions and maintain the strength of the Jung family.

Jimin was right, their marriage was logical and desirable, or at least he hoped it was. "Call Min and make an appointment tonight." Hoseok ordered and waited for Jimin to walk away, heading for Kara.

She got up and he sat behind her. Kara settled between his thighs and leaned back, and he hugged her shoulders and waist.

"Give me time, my love, before you make any decision, okay?" she nodded softly and intertwined their fingers, wondering what he was up to.

"I'll tell Jungkook to take you home, I have an appointment tonight." he leaned down and kissed her neck. "I'll talk to you tomorrow, but I don't want you to do anything stupid until then?" he bit her ear lightly. "Promise me, my love?" he growled slightly commandingly, and she nodded, turning and wrapping her legs around his waist.

"Why can't you always be so submissive?" his hands slid down her back, and he pulled her closer to him, rubbing his aroused member in her bathing suit, which covered the damp entrance of her pussy.

"Because then I wouldn't be Min Kara!" she sighed against his lips and he laughed. "Besides, I'm not afraid of you, Jung Hoseok!" Kara muttered and shook her head as Hoseok ran his lips down her collarbone.

"Don't I know that, no one has ever shed so much blood on me and stayed alive to tell!" he grinned and she laughed. "I will not apologize, mi amore!"

Three hours later, Kara got in the car with Jungkook, and Hobi returned to his office. The meeting with Min was an hour later, but he chose not to tell Kara in case her father didn't give permission for their marriage.

And if that happened, he would just kidnap her and marry her secretly, even if it cost him an alliance with the Min family.