There was a stale smell and a heavy stench in the room where Jimin, Jin and Yeontan were thrown in. Before they were kept here, they had met the leader of the group that had kidnapped them. The man Mamoose smiled toothlessly and stared at the ring on Jimin's finger.

"You must be V's spouse" He said.

"I knew it the minute I laid eyes on you"

Jimin scoffed. "What the hell do you want? Why did you kidnap us?"

"It's nothing personal really" Mamoose replied.

"I was warned specifically not to harm you but I don't know about harming the others"

Yeontan gasped and Jin stiffened.

"Don't hurt them" Jimin whispered in a soft voice.

"It all depends on how V cooperates"

Jimin sighed. "What do you want?"

"I want your husband's life" Came the blunt reply.

"There's someone who wants him dead. There is even a huge bounty on his head and I can't disaapoint the person who got me and my men out of that hell V put us into"

Jimin stared at the man with pity "What do you plan to gain? Do you think you'll go scott free for killing him? There's bound to be repercussions"

Mamoose scoffed nonchalantly, rolling his eyes. "Please...spare me your sentimental speech. I don't care about that. Hastily prepare yourself to become a widower"

"Take them away!" He shouted.

Some guards appeared and dragged them off to a dark cell. Now, here they were, full of dread and apprehension.

Jin remained quiet, immovable as though he was concentrating on something while Yeontan was fretting.

"Doctor Angel, what are we going to do? Are they going to kill us?" Yeontan cried.

Jimin shook his head and stroke the boy's hair fondly.

"Don't worry. We'll be fine. Let's hope Taehyung will find us" He said, trying to act tough, even though deep inside he was extremely anxious.

Inside the cell with them were three women, all pregnant. However, one of them seemed to be heavily pregnant and ready to give birth at anytime. She looked very frail and was shivering violently while the other two tried hard to comfort her.

As a doctor, Jimin couldn't ignore the woman's situation so he headed towards her and looked at her worriedly.

"What's wrong with her?" He asked one of the women.

"She's very ill. It's been more than a week now. We've been begging these heartless men to take her to the hospital but they just left her here to die"

Jimin shook his head. "Why's that?"

The two women shared eye contact. One of them lowered their heads, tears stinging her eyelids as she rubbed her swollen stomach.

"They want our babies" She said.

"They want to sell them off"

Jimin was alarmed. Disgust filled him to the brim. Jin who had been silent all these while was affected by these women's words. He immediately spoke

"Why do they want to sell your babies?" He asked.

The other woman sighed heavily. "Our husbands were traders at the market. Mamoose and his men offered to protect the market for a very high price. A price we couldn't afford. Anyone who refused would be killed"

"Your husbands refused" Jimin added.

"Yes and they were murdered while we were captured and imprisoned here. They plan to kill us after we give birth then sell our babies off"

Jin shook his head in anger. "This is inhumane"

"We were enjoying so much peace until they reappeared again" The other woman cried out.

"I don't know how they were able to get out of jail"

Yeontan spoke loudly. "Don't worry. My master will save us. He will get us out of here"

The other women looked confused.

"Master? Who's your Master?" One woman asked.

Jimin smiled with a small hint of pride in his eyes. "V"

"V? The hero V?"

Yeontan nodded eagerly. "Yes, he's my Master, Doctor Angel's husband and Jin hyung's brother"

The women seemed to understand. "Could it be the V we know? That kind hearted man who punished Mamoose and his men the last time?"

The heavily pregnant woman grabbed Jimin's hand. "if he's the one, then i hope he can save us" She murmured, then suddenly let out a loud painful cry. Jimin looked down and saw a pool of liquid forming around the woman's leg.

"Her water broke" He whispered in a shrill voice.

"She's going into labor" he went on as the woman screamed louder. Everyone went into panic mode.

Jimin immediately rushed towards the cell gate, shaking it harshly.

"There's a woman about to give birth! Please! Help!"

He shouted over and over until a man appeared and shouted at him to shut up but Jimin was adamant.

"She and the baby are going to die if I don't help her deliver" he said.

The man frowned. After sometime, he said "Wait here!"

A few minutes later, he returned

"What do you want?"

Jimin sighed in relief. "I need a bowl of clean water, a clean towel and some pain killers" He said.

The man left to do as he said. He returned with the items and Jimin set to work.

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The ship was cold as ice. The corpes were set aside while the remaining ones alive sat to plan how to get Jimin, Jin and Yeontan back. Thankfully, Namjoon's sisters were unharmed but he was clearly distraught over Jin's disappearance, surprising others who were aware of how coldly he treated the latter.

"Stop blaming yourself. I'm sure Jin will be fine" Hoseok said.

Namjoon nodded his head. Hoseok smiled. "I didn't know how much you cared about Jin"

Namjoon's face turned red. "I don't...i don't care about him...i have no such feelings. I'm only worried"

Hoseok smiled sadly. "I didn't even say you had feelings for him"

Namjoon looked embarrassed.

Hoseok smiled. "Don't worry. We'll get him back. This is not the first time that we have to undergo a rescue mission. Jin has been in this situation several times being Taehyung's brother. He'll be fine. We are more worried about Jimin and Yeontan"

After saying that, he turned towards Taehyung who was neck deep in concentration over a map of the dock.

"Boss. This is clearly a trap" Hoseok said.

"If not, why would he need to have you alone?"

"If he wanted to negotiate with you, he wouldn't need to make sure come alone or kill most of our men"

"It's obvious he wants to kill you"

Taehyung nodded his head "Do you think it's because I caused him and his men to end up in jail?"

"It's a good reason but it's not all. Someone's backing him. Someone with a lot of influence. Someone who could easily get him and his men out without much fuss. Someone who hates you enough to kill you"

Taehyung stroke his chin. "I have lots of enemies who want me dead. I can't think of one person"

Hoseok nodded. "True but you can't go there alone. It's suicide"

Taehyung smiled. "I know that. I would have died a long time ago if I paid heed to people's threats"

He suddenly seemed determined "We'll undergo operation sniper"

Hoseok smiled "Operation sniper"

"Mamoose and his men are very clever so we need to infiltrate secretly. There should be no mistakes"

Hoseok smiled. "I got it Boss"

Namjoon was confused. "What are you going to do?"

"Don't worry. You'll understand why V is known to be invisible"

Namjoon rolled his eyes.

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Several hours had passed and daylight was setting in slowly. The woman was loosing a lot of blood and getting weaker as time passed. Added to the fact that she had been very sick for a long time, things weren't looking good.

"Push... please" Jimin pleaded.

The woman shook her head. "I can't. I can't" she whispered

"Don't say that. You can do this" Jimin said.

The woman shook her head painfully.

"Just one more time...the baby's coming" Jimin said.

With one last push, the woman cried out and a beautiful baby slipped into Jimin's hands. His face lit into a big smile. Everyone was in awe as they stared at the little bundle who was already crying loudly.

Jimin immediately wrapped the baby in a white cloth and handed it to it's mother.

"It's a beautiful girl" he whispered.

The woman started to cry as she held the baby in her arms kissing her head gently but she had lost too much blood. She was much too weak.

Jimin was very surprised when the woman handed the baby back to him.

"Take care of her" she whispered.

Jimin was surprised. "What do you mean?"

The woman sighed. "I don't think I can make it"

The other women urged her not to say negative words but the woman went on.

"I don't know you but I can tell that you have a good heart and you will take good care of my daughter"

"Please don't let them have her. I beg you"

"You are her mother. She deserves to have you by her side"

"I want nothing more but I guess it's my destiny"

The woman smiled weakly. She started to cry until she stopped moving and  her hands fell to her side indicating that she was dead.Tears fell silently down Jimin's eyes. The other women began to cry woefully. Yeontan and Jin quietly stared at the woman's corpse.

"What's going on there? Give me the baby. Let me report to Mamoose" The guard yelled loudly.

Jimin held the baby to his chest as she started crying. Her mother had begged him to protect her. He would do that, even if it cost him his life. No one would lay a finger on this child. Discreetly, he grabbed a knife and hid it underneath the white cloth he wrapped the baby with.

He neared the man forcing a smile on his face. He was about to hand the child over to the man when he brought out the knife and stabbed him right on the neck. The man yelled out and collapsed to the ground holding onto his neck that was bleeding profusely.

Yeontan's eyes widened. "Is he going to die?"

"No! He won't but if they don't find him on time, he might" Jimin answered. With one hand, he searched the man's pocket until he found the keys to the cell.

"Hurry! Let's go!" He whispered as he opened the cell and they all began to run out one by one. Thankfully, the baby had stopped crying. Jimin gave one last look at the dead woman in the cell and sniffed.

"Don't worry. You won't regret giving me your daughter. I'll protect her with my life"

As Jimin and the others came out of the cell, he could hear fighting sounds. There were screams of agony and pain. Suddenly, some figures appeared in front of them and the group froze in the spot when they saw who it was.

It was Mamoose with his men. His eyes was drifting from left to right and he looked absolutely terrified.

"How did you get out?" He shouted.

He looked at the baby in Jimin's arms and then at the unconscious man bleeding to death in the cell.

"You...." He yelled.

"Get them!"

At once, his men rounded the group up.

"We can escape if we use them as leverage" Mamoose whispered.

Jimin looked at him. "What are you talking about?"

"That husband of yours V is a devil. I have no idea how he was able to intercept my security"

Jin scoffed from the side. "No need running, he's going to get you"

Then he grinned "And he won't spare you once he does"

"Shut up and move!" Mamoose yelled wildly.

Jin just sighed. They were all led to the large hall and immediately, Taehyung, Hoseok and Namjoon entered with their men. As soon as he laid eyes on them, Taehyung growled. "Let go of them"

Mamoose laughed sarcastically. "Do you think I'm stupid enough to do that?"

He came closer to Jimin and pointed a knife at his throat.

"If you don't retreat with your men, I'm going to slit his pretty little throat"

"Take the chance and see what happens" he said with serious determination.

Taehyung looked helplessly at Jimin. He suddenly lost his resilience as his eyes kept eyeing the knife which was dangerously close to Jimin's neck.

"Please don't hurt him"

Mamoose laughed harder. "The great V has gotten weak. This is why I never ever put my heart on the line. What's the use of having stupid emotions. They only make you weak"

"That's why you're soulless" Jimin murmured.

"What did you say?"

Jimin scoffed. "I'm not some helpless female. I can take care of myself you bastard"

Mamoose face contorted in anger.

"What?" He roared.

In a split second, he felt a stab to his stomach. An enormous pain swept through him as he looked down in shock and saw Jimin holding a knife. He screamed out in pain and this distracted his men's attention but it was too late.

Taehyung and his men seized the opportunity and gunned them down. Bullet sounds rang out in the air and before long, corpses littered the ground.

They were safe now. Jimin immediately ran towards Taehyung with the baby in his arms. They hugged each other tightly.

"Are you okay?" Taehyung asked staring at him all over. Jimin nodded his head, smiling.

Hoseok smiled. "I didn't know second master was so brave"

Jimin smiled"I'm not some damsel in distress..."

Yeontan ran over as well and hugged Taehyung's waist."Doctor Angel saved us and the baby"

Taehyung nodded his head lightly then turned to the baby in Jimin's arms who was surprisingly sleeping soundly in the midst of this chaos.

"Whose baby is this?" He asked.

Jimin lowered his head wearing a downcast glance on his face.

"It's a long story. I'll tell you about it later"

Then Jimin turned to the pregnant women huddled in a corner.

"They're going to need our help Tae"

Taehyung nodded in understanding.
"Master, thank you for coming back for us" Yeontan said.

Taehyung smiled and ruffled his hair gently.

"Of course I would have come for you"

Yeontan giggled, burying his face on Taehyung's stomach.

"Are you fine hyung?" Taehyung asked Jin. Jin smiled. "What took you so long?"

"I'm sorry hyung"

Jin gave Namjoon a side glance but the other was too embarrassed to look at him. He smiled. "I'm fine Namjoon" he muttered

Namjoon's face reddened. "I'm glad" he whispered.

"What are you going to do with me?" Mamoose suddenly shouted interrupting the happy reunion. Everyone cast him irritated looks. Taehyung calmly walked towards him and glared at him.

"Who sent you? I know someone is responsible for all this. Tell me who that person is"

Mamoose chuckled. "I'd rather die than tell you"

Taehyung grinned. "Fine, then go and die. Most of your men are dead anyway. You should go join them"

Mamoose laughed. "The sea isn't safe for you V. I may not have killed you now but there are others who will"

"There's a bounty on your head. Traps are prepared for you. If you want to keep your people safe, leave the sea"

He suddenly brought out a pill from his inner cloth and flashed a ghostly smile.

"I'd rather die than go back to that hell"

He swallowed the pill and within seconds started foaming from the mouth before he stopped moving altogether. He was dead.

Everyone was speechless. This was a terrible day. After hearing Mamoose words, they had no choice but to go back home.

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"Okay... thank you" Wang Joon said. He dropped his phone and looked at the woman naked on the bed and frowned.

"It was unsuccessful. Taehyung is alive"

The wine glass in Jeong Hana's hands slipped falling to the ground and breaking into tiny pieces, the red liquid splashing to the ground.

"How could they fail? Do you know what I went through to get those fools out?" She yelled.

"I didn't want their deaths to look suspicious. I wanted it to look like Taehyung died in the hands of bandits. I didn't want this... not this"

Wang Joon moved over to massage her shoulders.

"I understand Hana but it has already happened. He's heading back now. We have to do something"

The woman sighed trying to calm down her anger.
"It looks like we have no choice. We have to bring that old fool into this" Hana answered.

Thanks for reading. Till the next chapter.