"Last chance to give an explanation, better not lie." Jungkook said in a calm tone and Hoseok stood there bowing his head down, "Yes prince!"

"WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I MINDLINKED YOU?" The way he grabbed the manchette more harder with every word he let out was enough to make everyone shiver.

Mr. Jung stood up looking at the growing fog of horror but Jungkook raised his palm gesturing him to sit back. With hesitation plastered over his forehead he slowly went back.

"In my roo-" Hoseok got cut off as Jungkook growled in fury.

"I said no lies Hyung!" Taking deep breaths Jungkook tried calming himself. But hoseok stood there shocked at the sudden rise in his voice, the younger never yelled at him before.

"Your Highness, I'm unable to answer your question and I'm sorry about that. I gave my words to my mate and no matter how small a promise is, I'm unable to break it." With that Hoseok knelt down, his head hung low.

"Call Momo Noona!" Jungkook clicked his tongue while poking his cheeks. He was trying hard to calm his anger down because he knew if he lost his temper he's going to be more disastrous than any war.

His mind went back to flashbacks remembering the scenes he witnessed that night.

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JUNGKOOK'S POV

“This can't be a coincidence! I never expected this from you hyungs!” I threw the glass of wine on the floor as anger rushed through my veins and ran downstairs to the back exit.

The path at my feet fades as it leads into the darkness of the woods yet follow it I must for the sake of my mind.

Somewhere in there is the answers I need, and so my feet follow the narrow strip of naked earth among the giants of root and leaf. I let my hands touch their skin as I pass, feeling their gentle spirits soothe my own.

For this is their world as they stretch toward the light they never see yet sense, and I must do the same. Open up my other senses, to sound, to aroma, and listen so very carefully to every instinct.

The breeze was colder than ever here. It is the type of coldness that reaches into my bones, as if my heart were a door left wide open to the icy wind, slamming only to open again.

The darkness was thick and the light I was carrying in my high right hand hardly lit my path allowing me to see at most an arm’s reach in front of myself. And the black mesh that covered my face only made my sight worse.

"What's there in between such deep wood--" My eyes fell on the same figure with a black cloak.

"Martha?" Frost said and I hid behind a huge tree trunk close enough to make out what was happening.

My eyes fell on a taller figure near her. A muscular body, his skin was pale and as white as chalk. They were talking about something but I was unable to make out their words.

One thing that made my mind go stunned was that I saw fangs in his mouth. Vampires? Just the thought of a vampire meeting Mother Martha gave me enough answers.

So you're helping him? I scoffed at the thought, never in my life, I ever imagined the woman I treat as a mother will deceive me like this. My heart felt a sudden pang of disappointment and hurt, only one question rang in my mind.

How could you? Why would you?

I was in my own world trying to figure out why a mother will deceive his child, his own pack, why?

And the next moment I looked at the front after coming out of my trance, they were already disappeared in thin air.

"If she's here, where are the hyungs?" Questioning myself I made my way back home.

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Reaching the palace I was wondering about why Namjoon hyung and Hobi hyung left the palace in the middle of the night like that. And the only way to find out was to question them, with that thought in my mind I mind linked Namjoon hyung first.

"Hyung!" I'm calm because no matter what a suspect is not a criminal until his crime is proved.

"Yes, what happened?" Namjoon hyung answered and his breathing felt calm it means he was resting.

"Where were you one or two hours ago?" If he admits he was out with a proper reason he isn't a suspect.

"I was out to check the patrolling in the back of the palace near the fences. Why? What happened? Everything alright?" His voice turned into an attentive one.

"Nothing, everything's alright! Have rest, tomorrow is a long day." With that, I turned off the mindlink and turned on my heels to enter the palace.

"I guess I'm suspecting without anything in hand. Ofcourse they need to check on everything, just a coincidence I guess." Making up my mind I took some slow steps ahead.

"Who's that?" Frost asked out of nowhere making my steps to come on a halt. A man was sneaking inside, not a man but my hyung…

"Hobi hyung?" I mindlinked him even without thinking about anything else.

"Yes, Jungkook?" He was breathing heavily as if he came back after a long run. Even from afar, I saw how he was standing in the same place completely stiff.

"Where are you?" I asked with as much calmness as I could.

"Umm, in my room." The hesitation in his voice said otherwise.

"Sleep tight hyung, GOOD NIGHT!" The mindlink turned off and a lunatic like laugh left my lips.

"How many more betrayals left?" I asked sarcastically to myself.

"Keep your calm jungkook!" Frost tried to calm me but how I'm supposed to be calm when my own mother-like figure, my own hyung is ready to stab in my back.

"Yeah, sure I'm calm. More than CALM!"

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AUTHOR'S POV

Followed by two guards Momo entered the room with confusion written on her face. She still maintained her calm. But as soon as her eyes fell on the man kneeling in front of the throne, her heartbeat accelerated.

"Oh my god, hobi..." Momo hurriedly came forward and knelt in front of him. She cupped Hosoek's face to make him look at her but when she saw no matter what he kept his eyes low, she stood up to face Jungkook.

"What happened?" Momo asked with as much politeness as she could even if her heart was on the verge of exploding.

"The night before yesterday, he was with you in the room at approx 9 pm?" Jungkook's voice was demanding and stern and that made a shiver crawl up Momo's body.

She looked at everyone and then Hoseok's figure. She knew hoseok will never ever break a promise given to her, and if Jungkook was that angry, it meant something happened.

Lie wasn't a choice, so she went with the truth.

"Hobi went near the backside lake to get me some fresh grapes…"

Everyone looked at her with an expression that said. 'What the actual freaking fuck?' And Jungkook looked at her with a scowl instead, "Then why did he lied?" He snapped at her.

"This isn't a place to say such a thing but the situation says otherwise so." Momo paused for a while and looked down at Hoseok once again who still didn't dare look up.

"I'm pregnant. At that time I was being stubborn to have some grapes. And he promised he won't tell anyone as I wanted to tell Luna about this first." With that, she looked back at Jungkook who was just staring at both of them with a blank face.

Hoseok finally stood up and bowed once again, "Your Highness I know I lied to you but I was bound to do that, but there's one thing I'm sure about…" He paused, "My loyalty for you is never-ending."

"No matter what, even if my life is at stake I'll still choose to be by your side." Hoseok bowed once again and knelt on his one knee to show his respect.

Everyone present in the room stood up chanting about their loyalty and respect for the Royalties but Jungkook felt uneasy, he heard something like a faint mumble between all those cheerings.

"Loyal till you exist my lord…"

His eyes were wandering here and there looking at each and every one each and every guard but no one seemed suspicious.

"Who was that?"

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Lie is like a paper...

And truth is just like the burning heat of the sun...

One day, the paper is bound to burn...

Still, people lie...

Just why?

I guess, those few moments of peace are more dear to their heart...

Poor innocent child...

He doesn't know that no matter how long the wait is...

Today or Tomorrow, you'll have to pay for everything…

Aish! What should we do with this world...

It's a game of endearment and it will go on with delusion…

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