Flashback of 6 months ago:-

Hoseok's POV:-

"You should get married, Hoseok. You know your ex, Shinji is getting obsessed with you. You can't stop her while staying single as she will take it as a huge opportunity." Lorraine, my friend said to me while munching on her fries. I take a deep breath before looking at her.

"I know Lo. But right now, I'm not interested in anyone. And about Shinji, well she's the one who was acting all possessive. So it's her fault that I left her. I also want freedom. I'm a human, not a leashed dog." I huff as I sip on my coffee and Lorraine let out a chuckle.

"Okay okay my lord. By the way, you aren't interested in someone right now or no one has caught your eyes yet?" She wiggles her brows at me, making me roll my eyes and turn my head to look at my side. And that's when I saw her.

The girl, simple yet beautiful, wearing a light mahogany t-shirt and black jeans. Her open hair was slightly flying by the light breeze of spring, coming from the outside of the coffee shop. The barista serves her coffee, and she smiles at her. The smile, oh my God how to describe the beauty of her smile. It was like a sparkling glitter on her pale skin. She's wearing a coat, perhaps she is a doctor? I don't know. But I do know that she's the one.

"Hobi! Hobi! Hope!" Lorraine snaps her fingers in front of me, taking me out of the daze and I look back at her.

"Where were you roaming around?" She giggles and looks in the direction I was looking in.

"Oh, Aria!" I snap my eyes at her hearing the name she said.

"You know her?" I ask her hopefully. Please say yes.

"Not really. She's Aria Wilson, my friend Elijah's therapist. I went to some sessions with him so I just know her like that. Why though?" Ah! Barely! However, this is better than nothing. I smile at her and look at the door through which she walked out.

"Nothing. Just curious about her."

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"You want me to search her, based on what? Only her name? And that she's Elijah's therapist? Are you insane? There will be like 1000 Aria's in the whole of Korea. And probably 20 of them in the profession of psychology." Justin huffs as he sits on the chair beside my bed after pacing over the room while mumbling wildly.

"But there isn't a half American half Korean. And you can take help from Elijah too since he knows her more than any of us." I look at him and try my ultimate weapon, the puppy eyes, and he sighs.

"Fine. Only because I'm your friend and I can't bear your cute attitudes..." But the rest he can't complete as I jump on him, taking him with me to the floor.

"This is why I love you, Justin." I smooch him on his cheek and he gave me his most disgusted look ever.

"STOP WITH THESE ACTS YOU'RE NOT GAY AND NEITHER AM I!!! JUNG HOSEOK STOP SMOOCHING MY NECK. HOBI!!!!"

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*Thump*

A file was dropped on my desk by Justin, and just by seeing the bold letters on it, I immediately knew what this file is about.

                      Aria Wilson

I look up at him with my eyes glowing in happiness. He did it. He found out about her without any specific detail. Immediately I open the file and go through it.

"Hobi."

"Hmm!"

"Hobi!"

"Hmmm?"

"Jung Hoseok look at me!" His voice startled me, and I turn my attention to him.

"She's married." And that's it. The file slips off of my hands, falling on the table with a loud thud. I stare at him for a long moment, unable to make any sense of what is he saying and what I should answer him.

"Did you hear me Hobi? She's married. She's married to a guy named Jin. He used to be her patient and..."

"Wait a minute. Did you just say, this Jin guy was her patient?" I stop him even before he could complete his words.

"Yeah. He was her patient. So what? That's not the point here. Don't distract from the main topic. It's..."

"But why would she marry her patient all of a sudden? Isn't it sound weird to you that the person she was treating all of a sudden known as her husband?"

"What are you trying to imply here Hoseok?" I look at him and take a deep breath, before looking out the window.

"I'll give it a shot."

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"You're doing what? Are you out of your mind Hobi? Marriage in 3 days? Have mercy on that girl you moron!" Lorraine smacks my head along with Justin. Well, meeting with them in a cafe wasn't a good idea, and now I realize it pretty well.

"And what about the fact that she's married beforehand?" Justin was calm and contained, unlike his twin who was jumping on my head at every chance she gets.

"Well, I talked to her. And turns out it was just a professional marriage. Because Jin hyung likes to be with her, so she decided to marry him for his fast recovery, and also the fact that she's marrying someone whom she already knew was easier for her." Lorraine looked up at me, narrowing her eyes to the point that only a thin line was visible there.

"And what kind of psychotic disease you're carrying that she decided to marry you?"

"Nothing. I just told her a little truth and hide some truths from her. Like I said I saw her in a mall and she has been my interest since then." I shrug, only to earn a smack on my head from Lorraine along with a bone-chilling glare and a banshee scream.

"YOU LIED TO HER TO MARRY YOU?? JUNG FUCKING HOSEOK HOW CAN YOU DO THIS??" Most people in the cafe turn their heads to us and I facepalm myself. Here goes my dignity with Lorraine's skin-crawling voice.

"Lorraine, calm down. We're in a cafe." Justine gave everyone an apologetic nod and elbow Lorraine.

"Yeah learn something from your elder brother. Look how he is taking up with my news." Lorraine leans on the table to reach close enough so I can hear her whisper shout.

"First of all, he isn't my elder brother. He's just 2 minutes and 32 seconds older than me and if he wasn't the strong one then it would've been me. And second, he is as frantic as I was, but he decided to hide it, and I decided to blast it." She leans back, arms crossing her chest.

"Well to be honest Hobi, I'm also not so happy with your decision of sudden marriage and also the fact that she's already married. Think through it Hobi. Are you able to share her with others? And what if someday she fell in love with someone? Will you be able to accept him?" Justin sighed and shake his head as if he was disappointed but not surprised. I take a deep breath to gather enough courage and look up at them.

"Justin, Lo, I know you're worried about me. But trust me, I can handle this. I love her. I fell in love with her the second I saw her. And fell deeper after meeting her in person. She's sacrificing her life for me and Jin hyung. So why can't I sacrifice just a little for her? She's ready to marry me, and this is the best gift of my life ever. I can't ask more from her since she gave me almost everything I wanted. But I want both of you beside me in this journey of my life. Without you, I can't be me." Lorraine and Justin exchange glances and then she smiles at me.

"You're so selfless, Hobi. And from what you're saying, I can feel that Aria too. I can't say anything but I wish you the ultimate happiness you deserve. And yeah, we'll be there in your marriage. And Justin will be your best man too. Won't you Justin?" Justin smiled at her and then look at me.

"Of course, I will. After all, this is for the happiness of our friend. And we can do anything for him."

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~Ring~ ~Ring~

My phone was constantly ringing for the last half an hour. If it isn't something important then I'll swear to God I'll kill the person. I pull my phone out of my pocket to check the ID and of fucking course it was Lorraine. Who else it could be. For once I thought of disconnecting but then decided against it, cause being the stubborn girl she is, she'll continue to call me until I pick up.

"Hello! Lo! Why are you ringing me like this? I'm in the hospital. Our friend is injured and..."

"Stop there Hobi. I have something very important to tell you. We can discuss your friend later but please hear me out now 'cause you don't have much time left." She was breathing hard, so hard that her words were coming out breathy sometimes.

"Calm down Lo! Why are you breathing like some cannibal eater was chasing you?" I try to calm her as the tension in my surrounding was enough for an anxiety attack.

"Don't get on my nerves Hoseok it's not a time for a joke." She threatened me. She literally threatened me. This is one of those things she rarely does and now when she did, I know that something wrong is actually happening.

"What's wrong, Lo? Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I am now. But Shinji came to our house to meet Justin today. She somehow knew everything and threatened him that he is the one who set Aria and your marriage because he can't see her happiness. She said that she'll ruin you and tell Aria everything the way she's ruined now. I don't know what to do Hobi, she has Jin's address and now she went to his house. I don't know how long it'll take her to reach there but you should stop her outside. She's still obsessed with the idea that you love her and it's just a forced marriage. I don't know what to do Hobi. I tried to stop her but she threw a vase at me. Thank God it didn't hit me but I don't know what to do or how to stop her. I..."

"Calm down Lo! Everything will be alright. I'll see what I can do and I'll tell you later about what happened." With that, I disconnect the call and wait until I reach home.

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Everything happened so fast. But Aria was smart enough not to let this case go and sent Shinji to the asylum immediately. I called Lorraine and report everything. The way she sighs in relief, for a moment it felt like she was more tensed than she showed. Thankfully, Aria doesn't know anything about the truth. But the question is, how long I'm going to be able to hide it from her.

Present Day:-

Aria's POV:-

I was speechless. What on the earth is wrong with this guy? I know his intention wasn't wrong, but who gave him the right to play with my life after knowing everything? I wipe my tears and stand up. But before I could reach the door, a pair of arms tightly wrapped around me from behind, freezing me on the spot.

"Don't go, Ari. Please don't leave me. I can't be without you. Please, Ari. I beg you." I forcefully yank his hand away from my waist and then turn to face him.

"Leave me Hoseok. I can't even bear to breathe in the same air as you. You hurt me Hoseok, you hurt me pretty bad." At this point, both of us were crying. But he was crying worse than me. Too much that his knees buckle and he kneeled in front of me.

"Please Ari. I'll do anything you want. I'll never through tantrums while eating. I'll never be afraid of bugs and I'll even treat snakes too. I won't be afraid of them anymore. But please don't leave me. Please." I can't tolerate the sight in front of me but I can't lose my ground too.

Suddenly, surprising both of us, he sits down properly on his knees while placing his hands on his lap, palms facing upward. Never once in my life, have I thought of seeing him in this position. The submissive position. Hell, does he even know the meaning of the word submissive or this position?

"What are you doing Hoseok?"

No answer. He was looking down.

"Hobi! What the hell are you doing?"

Still no answer. Fuck! This guy's gonna make me lose my mind completely. Oh, wait! He's in the submissive position. So is he waiting for my order?

"Look at me, Hobi."

That's it. He gently looks up at me with his red eyes and tear-stained cheeks. Oh my God. So he does know how a submissive works.

"Answer me Hobi. What are you trying to do?" I as him. As gently and as firmly as I can manage.

"I'm submitting myself to you. Punish me for the sin I've committed. I know I don't know much about a dom-sub relationship. But you're my wife and submitting myself completely to your mercy isn't hard for me. Punish me Aria. Take all your anger out on me, just don't leave me."

He's... Asking me... To punish him... Just to stop me from leaving him...?

TO BE CONTINUED...