Third Person's P.O.V :-

"Finally you've decided to grace us with your presence" Park Jihye, the clan mistress, uttered out arrogantly as she stepped aside allowing her grandson and grandson-in-law to enter the room.

"Sit, my dear" The mistress gently patted Jimin's back and encouraged him to sit on one of the chairs as she smiled down at him,"I'll call you in when the food is served" She whispered as she turned towards Taehyung,"Come with me" She ordered.

Taehyung followed behind her obediently as he glanced back a little to take in Jimin's state.

The tears marks were gone but the puffiness of the eyes were still very much present, blatantly giving away the fact that Jimin had been upset.

Taehyung remembered how he helped Jimin wash his face in the nearby washing area by the koi pond and sat down with him in one of the stone benches under the starry sky for a good amount of time, silently comforting his sniffling husband.

"I love you too, Jimin" He remembered whispering to his husband, his heart no longer hurting since he knew he did love his childhood friend dearly, "Just give me a bit more time" He had added hoping Jimin would understand.

And his husband had nodded.

"Close the door behind yourself"

Taehyung was brought out of his trance by the sudden comment of the mistress,"Ye-yes" He stuttered out, a little startled but did as he was told anyway.

"I put guards around the guest quarters, you must have noticed" She suddenly spoke making Taehyung watch her back in concern.

When no other word was spoken, Taehyung reluctantly opened his mouth to respond, "Yes, mistress, I noticed, do you perhaps not trust the house guest?" He asked out, a little paranoid, whether she answered yes or no, both would curate trouble for Taehyung.

The clan mistress chuckled and turned to face him, her own face amused at Taehyung's words,"Thievery? That's the least of my worries" She said easily as she sat down in one of the dining chairs.

"I am, however, saddened by the fact that I can't trust my own seedlings" She stated, crossing her arms over his chest,"I give them food, shelter, clothing, education, medical attention, a good environment, put my trust in them and what do they do?" She asked, her hard stare rooting Taehyung in his spot, his blood running cold.

"They betray me" She hissed out glaring at Taehyung.

Taehyung just stood there, his head bowed down, fists as white as paper from clenching, heart beating rapidly inside his ribcage, his breathing uneven.

He knew where this was heading.

She found out.

"Seems like you've already realised why we're having this conversation" She said staring at the tall boy in front of her, who in spite of being lean and tall, came across as vulnerable.

"You have always been a clever boy, Taehyung, I'm not surprised" She said, leaning back on her seat, her eyes as stern as ever,"Do you want to admit it on your own or would you rather I say it?" She asked, hints of anger now starting to mix in within her tone.

Taehyung felt nauseous, he wanted to run out of there and go somewhere far, far away where he wouldn't have to face those accusing eyes and unbearable pressure.

He knew he was caught, there was no going back now yet he still hoped that she had been talking about something else. Taehyung desperately prayed she was being harsh on him for something else.

What if he apologizes for the affair and it turned the mistress had been furious about something completely different?

Taehyung started to palpitate as he thought about that situation. Those circumstances would be his worst nightmare. He'd rather wait for the mistress to spell it out.

"Silence is a sign of guilt" She spoke out sternly and waited a little more for Taehyung to speak up.

But boy was as quiet as a mouse. Too bad the boy had no idea he was already inside the mouse trap.

"The guards saw you leaving the guest quarter with Jimin" She finally stated, her eyes glaring draggers on Taehyung's bowed head,"But no one saw you enter"

Taehyung's breath hitched at that one sentence. His little whimsical action ended up becoming the cause of his downfall.

"Any specific reason why you chose to sneak in instead of walking in through the front door?" She tilted her head a little, giving Taehyung another chance to speak up for himself. When she was again met with silence, she sighed and continued.

"I see, then sneaking around must have become your habit, thus, you unconsciously chose to do it" She stated in a hard tone and stood up from her seat, immediately proceeding to forcefully grab Taehyung by the chin and make the scared boy look up,"The gardener saw you this morning, at 5 AM existing the guest quarters" She hissed out and pushed the startled boy back, making the other stumble and fall down on the ground.

Taehyung could feel his heart beating in his ear. It was over. He was caught. The mistress knew. He was done for. His breathing quivered while tears were streaming down his cheeks.

The mistress towered over him, her tall figure casting a shadow over Taehyung's fallen self.

"You thought you were clever? Thought you'd be able to hide the disgusting thing you've been doing behind my precious grandson's back?!" She yelled out making Taehyung flinch.

"Last night around the time you left to give my grandson a 'massage', the gardener saw footprints in the mud heading towards the guest quarter, even the worker who washed the clothes said your pristine white robe had brown strains" She hissed out, eyes glaring down at Taehyung as if passing the final verdict.

"Just because they are old and dumb, did you think I wouldn't be able to connect the dots together?" She asked with an exasperated expression while silent tears just fell from Taehyung's face.

"All your family saw your mother drag you from the kitchen to your old room and heard shouting" She stated and smirked when she saw Taehyung's eyes widening at the mention of his mother's name.

"And guess who was spotted wandering around the kitchen area after your mother dragged you off?" She asked and leaned in, her eyes seizing Taehyung up,"That's right, that filthy boy you brought from Seoul" She spat and walked away leaving Taehyung to tremble on the floor.

Park Jihye stopped in front of the table where a kettle of tea rested and proceeded to pour herself one cup,"I can't really say I had much faith in you, although I did have my expectations since you excelled in so many fields but at the end of the day, only so much can be derived off of a relationship between two men, of course, faithfulness is out of the window the moment you leave this house" She muttered out, her each word stabbing Taehyung deeply.

"I wouldn't have cared about your disgusting affair, it would have been the least of my concerns if you weren't legally part of the Park clan, if you dare tarnish the reputation of my clan I'll rip you apart piece by piece" She gritted out, her grip tightening around the cup as she turned her face to glare at Taehyung.

"There's still time, Jimin's behavior suggests he has no clue about this, fix this disgusting mess you've created and get back to serving Jimin properly" She said putting the cup down on the table.

"Otherwise the next time I catch you red handed will be your last day on earth" She whispered angrily,"And the same goes for your entire family as well" She added before turning and walking away.

"Leave, I have some private things to discuss with my Grandson, send him in on your way out" Were the last words she uttered before the sliding door closed behind her.
____________________________

Jimin's eyes lit up when he saw the door opening and Taehyung slowly stepping out. He had been waiting there for the past 15 minutes wondering what his grandmother was saying to his husband only to get his answers when he saw the fresh tears running down Taehyung's face.

"TAEHYUNG?!" He called out in alarm and ran up to his husband, instantly cupping his face,"What happened?! Did she insult you?! Tell me!" He asked out angrily, he was tired of his grandmother treating his husband like a servant, whenever Taehyung came back from her he was always fidgety and nervous but today, seeing the tears, Jimin knew enough was enough.

Taehyung finally mustered up the courage to look into the concerned eyes of his husband,"Jimin..." He called out, his throat dry and squeaky.

Jimin's concerned eyes dissolved into sad ones when he heard Taehyung's tone,"Tae, what happened? Tell me, I'll fix everything, trust me" He whispered reassuringly but his words only made Taehyung shed more tears.

"Ji-Jimin...!" Taehyung's lips wobbled as he hugged Jimin tightly, his eyes clenching shut,"I'm so scared!" He uttered out in misery,"Ple-please don't hate me" He whimpered.

Jimin hugged back his husband, his brows knitting up as he listened to Taehyung,"Don't be scared, I'm here, I can never hate you, it'll be alright, I'll fix everything, trust me" He whispered again rubbing soothing circles on Taehyung's back.

Taehyung sniffled a little before finally stepping away, somehow, even more on edge,"Th-the mistress is calling you in" He uttered, looking down at the floor.

Jimin just stared at him in concern,"I understand, then tell me what happened when I get back, okay?" He asked, hoping Taehyung would agree, and to his delight Taehyung nodded vigorously.

Jimin smiled a little and stepped towards the door, knowing very well his grandmother needed to answer some questions.
______________________________

Taehyung was slowly stepping towards Jimin's room, lost in a daze.

The mistress had said she wanted to discuss some things with Jimin, half of Taehyung's mind screamed at him in alarm saying she was going to tell Jimin about the affair.

Taehyung clenched the fabric of his pants as he tried to imagine how Jimin would look after finding out.

He feared Jimin finding out more than the Mistress. Jimin had been nothing but nice to Taehyung all his life, said how deeply he cared about Taehyung.

Taehyung remembered the exact words Jimin had told him on their wedding night.

.
.
.
.
"You might think of me as an asshole for not being able to do it after marrying you but you're one of the few people I really care about in this house so I want my feelings to be sincere"
.
.
.
.

Every time Taehyung thought about what he was doing behind Jimin's back, his gut churned, his conscience was in pain, it was so agonizing that he felt like even if he ran away, leaving everything behind, he wouldn't be able to escape the guilt.

At that point he felt like death was better than the burden of the situation.

Taehyung bit down on his lips, trying his best to not breakdown in the middle of the hallway.

How had he managed to dig himself that deep inside his grave? He wanted to get out, he wanted to run away. If he could go back in time and stop himself from developing feelings for Jungkook, he would but he was unable to.

Worst of all Taehyung knew that even if he had the power to go back and stop himself from falling for Jungkook, he wouldn't be able to, because he had no idea when the attraction had started, before he could even realize the feelings were there.

Misery was the only thing Taehyung felt in that moment, neither could he let go of Jimin nor could he fully be with Jungkook.

Life was anything but kind to Taehyung.

Dragging his heavy feet, Taehyung slowly rounded the corner and gazed up from the floor, only to freeze in his spot.

Jungkook sat there, on the floor right by the door, his head resting on his knees, while his thighs were pressed up against his chest, his arms circling around his legs, securely keeping them in place.

'No no no no no no! He can't be here!!' Taehyung thought in panic as he anxiously looked around to see if there were any guards nearby.

Confirming they were the only ones on that floor, he took hurried steps towards Jungkook.

"Jungkook! You can't be here!" Taehyung gasped out in paranoia as he sat in front of Jungkook, holding his hands, his pupils shaking as the fear of getting caught danced in the back of his mind.

"Can't...be here?" Jungkook slowly uttered out as he lifted his head, his face was adorned by dried tear marks, a mocking smile softly gracing his lips,"When was the last time I was allowed to be with you ANYWHERE?!" He suddenly yelled out causing Taehyung to flinch and distance himself a little.

Jungkook noticed Taehyung leaning back and grabbed him by the wrist,"No we need to talk! You need to answer me today, Taehyung!" He yelled again making Taehyung panic and look around again to see if anyone heard them.

"Ju-Jungkook, calm down, don't yell, let's talk inside...!" He begged hoping his words were getting through to Jungkook.

Jungkook's eyes widened as he saw Taehyung focusing more on frantically looking around.

Was he ever Taehyung's first priority?

Jungkook felt a sharp pain stinging in his nose as tears once again ran down his cheeks,"You always try to hide me..." He whispered in a small voice, his sadness rapidly turning into anger and resentment,"IT'S LIKE YOU'RE ASHAMED OF ME!!" He shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Jungkook!!" Taehyung squeaked out, his heart beating in his ears as tears ran down from fear and panic,"Don't shout, I beg you, please" He whimpered, starting to feel light headed.

Jungkook gritted his teeth and pushed Taehyung back, making the other fall back on the floor.

"Ah...!" Taehyung gasped out at the impact and looked up to see Jungkook hastily wiping away his tears with the sleeve of his shirt.

"You're a liar, you lied when you said you loved me back, you always lie!!!" He cried out and in a swift moment found himself pushing Taehyung down on the floor, hands pinning Taehyung's wrists above the other's head,"I saw you and Jimin making out and I HATE YOU!" He yelled again, his tears tickling down his face and falling directly on Taehyung's face.

"I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!!" Jungkook sobbed out as his shoulders started to shake while he cried more,"I HATE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING! IT'S SO PAINFUL, YOU'RE KILLING ME!!" He yelled, crying his heart out as he lost the strength to hold himself up and fell down on top of Taehyung.

Taehyung just looked up at the ceiling while Jungkook sobbed on his chest. Slowly mustering the courage and strength, he freed his wrists from Jungkook's grip and wrapped his arms around Jungkook's torso.

Softly massaging Jungkook's scalp while his other hand rested on Jungkook's tiny waist, he let the boy cry out his pain.

When the sobs had died down to little sniffles, Taehyung finally opened his mouth which felt like they were glued shut for the last ten minutes.

"If they find us like this, they'll hurt you, let's talk inside, please" He softly spoke, fully expecting to be met with another tantrum.

But to his surprise Jungkook just squeaked out a little 'ok'.
_____________________________

As soon as Taehyung had closed the door behind him, Jungkook instantly spun him around and pinned him against the door.

"Jungkoo-"

"He touched you" Jungkook breathed against Taehyung's right ear, making the other oversensitive at his actions.

"All over" Jungkook whispered and traced his hand from Taehyung's lips to his waist.

"He had grabbed your thigh and lifted it, wrapping it around his waist while he kissed your jaw" He uttered, doing the exact things he described.

Taehyung gulped the dry lump in his throat, looking at the wall on the other side with a conflicted expression while Jungkook kissed a wet path down his neck.

Jungkook's touch was familiar, if the events from earlier hadn't taken place, maybe Taehyung might have even enjoyed it, however, given the circumstances he was unable to.

"You're not responding at all..." Jungkook softly spoke out, his grip tightening around Taehyung, making the other hiss out in pain.

"I felt like dying while I watched you with your husband, Taehyung!" Jungkook suddenly raised his voice, leaning back and looking up at Taehyung with frantic eyes,"Why are you doing this to me?" He whimpered out, his face crunching up painfully,"If this was what you were going to do, you should have never confessed!!" He yelled out in frustration.

"Liar!" Jungkook accused pushing Taehyung back against the door harshly while Jungkook stumbled inside, his stepping a little wobbly,"You're playing with my feelings, you are disgusting!" He cried out in anger and knocked all of the books off of the bookshelves.

Taehyung looked down while Jungkook threw a tantrum.

"They found out.." He squeaked out making Jungkook freeze in his steps.

"What?" Jungkook asked out.

Taehyung bit down on his lips, once again trying not to break down,"The Mistress, she found out about our affair" He whimpered, slowly looking up at Jungkook,"She said if I don't end this then she'll kill me" He confessed, his chest tightening up.

"But above all, I can't let Jimin find out!" Taehyung confessed clenching his eyes shut as he spoke about his guilty conscience,"I can't do this to him, he doesn't deserve this!" He sobbed out the last words.

Jungkook stared at Taehyung while more tears tickled down his face,"Do I deserve this then?" He asked out in a broken tone,"I deserved to be abandoned and sacrificed? Is that what my worth is?!" He sobbed falling down on the floor.

"My dad murdered my mom! I was forced to work in red light district where they raped me! I was sold out to a human trafficker by my own dad!" Jungkook cried out, sobbing on the floor,"I hate it whenever anybody touches me, I can't trust anybody! You are the only one I will ever trust and like.." He whispered, the will to fight slowly leaving his body.

"So if you're going to abandon me then just kill me" He uttered, feeling he had no more tears left to cry.

"Jungkook..." Taehyung called out sadly, he remembered the day Jungkook's therapist had called him and Jimin in to express his shock to Jungkook's past which in turn stunned both of them.

It was a delicate situation, the therapist had asked them to be gentle and understanding, not to force any kind of skin ship and to let Jungkook initiate it on his own.

"No, you're right" Jungkook suddenly whispered making Taehyung break out of his daze,"Jimin is a good person, he makes you feel like you should be by his side, and probably everyone around you thinks that you should be with him, he probably loves you too, unlike me who's broken, poor, insecure, tainted, destructive, causes you trouble and makes your life harder" He whispered in a bitter sweet tone, a mocking smile graced his lips as he stared at the floor.

"I deserve to be disregarded, everyone has already left me behind, what more damage will another one do?" He wondered in a bitter tone as he slowly looked up at Taehyung.

Taehyung rushed towards him and sat in front of him,"Jungkook! Don't say that, me and Jimin, we deeply care for you!" He spoke out reassuringly, hoping to cheer the later up.

"If you cared, you wouldn't be doing this to me" Jungkook whispered, looking up, his eyes bloodshot,"You clearly don't care, so why should I care about you?" He asked and stood up leaving Taehyung confused.

"Wha-what?" Taehyung asked out feeling like he was walking on eggshells.

"I'm going to tell Jimin about us and have him divorce you, that way you'll be free from this marriage and you can be with me!" Jungkook yelled out walking past Taehyung who sat there shell shocked.

"NO!" Taehyung gasped out, clutching on Jungkook's leg to keep him from going further,"DON'T DO THIS PLEASE!" He begged but Jungkook just pushed him back and stepped away.

"No!" Taehyung whispered out in horror and ran to stand in the middle of Jungkook's path.

"Taehyung, move" Jungkook commanded, determined to go to Jimin. Not seeing any other way, Taehyung slowly sank down on his knees.

"Please don't do this to me, Jungkook, my life will fall apart" Taehyung begged as he sat on his knees in front of Jungkook, fingers entangled with each other in a pleading manner.

"Can't you see? I'm trying to help you out of this lie you're living in." Jungkook whispered as he got down on his knees and clasped Taehyung's hands in his.

"What if I tell you that I don't wanna get out of here?" Taehyung asked as tears rolled down his cheeks.

All the traces of sympathy disappeared from Jungkook's face as soon as those words entered his ears.

"Then I'll ruin you so much that you'll be forced to get out of here." He uttered mercilessly, shoving past Taehyung.

"NO JUNGKOOK PLEASE DON'T!" Taehyung screamed out in agony but Jungkook had already swung the door open.

Jimin stood on the doorway.

Tears running down his face.
____________________________________

A/n :- Welp.

Thank you very much for reading, voting and commenting until now guys!

Love ya all!!! ❤❤❤