I just want to be an escape. I just to be an escape. I just want to be an escape, escape for you.

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"She's not here again?"

"Mhm." Jin answers sadly taking a sip of his hot coffee busy listening to Namjoon.

Namjoon shakes his head looking ahead to where the other female waiter is, she has the badge of being second in command. "Wasn't that for Akai?" He asks pointing out the badge. "Jin did you fire her?"

"No-" Jin's eyes enlarge and he sets the cup back on the table looking back to Namjoon. Jin let's out a breath and bites the inside of his cheek. "If I'm actually being honest with you, she quit a week ago." Jin finally lets out. "I didn't wanna tell you because I know it'd hurt you especially after knowing where she went back to work and that you like her-"

Namjoon still puzzled about her quitting. The plan was for her to bring back news about his murdered wife, their meeting point was here in the cafe but now she's running around free. "Why would she quit?"

Jin shrugs his shoulders frowning at Namjoon's reaction. Even though it didn't seem like it, Jin knew that Namjoon was mad even if he's face displayed that he was calm.

"You said she went back to work. Where?" He calmly asks.

Jin licks his lips taking another drink of his coffee already feeling uncomfortable. From the moment Akai stepped into the cafe looking for work she had a certain vibe that attracted needy customers instead of hungry, tea drinking customers.

When she told Jin where she worked he was overwhelmed and tried to keep Akai in shape and formal- in other words a transformation to how she viewed the world and her approach towards it.

She got better at being professional with everyone when Jin groomed her and taught her- but now that she's back to her old ways an uncomfortable coat of embarrassment hinders on Jin.

"Her old job." Jin says. "The strip club. Don't-"

"I should've known. I saw her the other day there." Namjoon says. "She's not doing it again."

One thing he knew was that Akai was not going to dance on that pole again. He was gonna make sure of it.

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Akai's pov

Later at night...

After learning that Taehyung killed somebody everything changed. He became really nice to me and was more open then before. Maybe it was because he saw how frightened I was being with him. Because really I was. I didn't want to believe it but that smell on him and the smells he came with day after day made me burn with fear. And after that day I took the decision to stop working for Jin. I need my full attention to be on this case. Meaning being a 'stripper' undercover fulltime.

This could mean that Taehyung really is Sindy's murder. But maybe that's not true. Jungkook seems more suspicious to me. He strikes me as a killer, more than Taehyung.

I pant hard as Taehyung picks me up walking to the couch before laying me down and kissing me again.

"They're still going on." I hear Jay saying to Jungkook and Jimin who just walked in.

"What? This is just rude. If you aren't gonna share at least lock the door next time," Jimin complains. So far he and the other guys have said it time and time again that they'd have me when Zha was through with me. I remember Zha giving them a glare and threatening to slice his balls off. This must mean that Loona is really doing a good job to make me seem like the best.

Taehyung smiles between the kiss removing his jacket and covering me with it while fixing himself and turning around to the uninvited guests.

Jungkook says nothing giving me a cold stare. I gulp and sit up with the jacket covering my front. He doesn't like me. Or maybe this is how he is.

"Jungkook." Taehyung snaps Jungkook's eyes away from me and they stare at each other. All of a sudden the playful mood in the room turns serious. Jimin looks between Taehyung and Jungkook and looks like he's ready to stop them both if anything happens.

Jay on the other stands by the door watching them. "Let it go Jungkook."

Jungkook walks out the room but before that he gives me one last deadly look. Jimin clears his throat and taps Taehyung's shoulder. "You're being too hard on him."

Taehyung, who's face looked blank the whole time finally changes into one of not caring. "If he's still alive then I'm not being hard enough. He should be glad he's still alive."

"Did you fight with Jungkook?" My tiny voice breaks through the room and they all look at me. Jimin's eyes slightly go down my body and back to my eyes.

"Everyone wants to fight with Jungkook. But he isn't bothered by it. However, the only person he wants to fight is.." Jimin looks to Taehyung and then back to me. "You. Well not fight...more like kill you. But don't worry, Taehyung here made sure that Jungkook won't ever step out of line again."

"I meant it when I said no harm will come your way." Taehyung says with a hint of a smile before leaning down kissing my forehead. "I'll be back. Hopefully I'll get to watch your performance this time."

"Or realistically speaking, I'll have to tell Zico to remind him what he missed," Jimin chuckles again.

"What do you do when you're down there in the basement?" I ask. Once again the mood gets serious and all eyes are on Taehyung. He looks at me with a smile.

"You don't have to worry about it." He quickly brushes it off going to the door. "We'll be back."

They all leave and I put on my extra bra and panties before wearing my black shirt and black skinny jeans. I'll have to follow them.

I need to know what he does there.

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Namjoon thought clearing his mind would be best before he would go and speak to Akai. When he arrived to the club the security let him in remembering that this was Zha's friend. Namjoon entered and carefully went up the stairs making sure nobody saw him. He caught Taehyung and some other men following him out, including Jimin.

Namjoon and Jimin weren't that close but they knew each other.

"Akai why are you doing this to yourself?" Namjoon asks as soon as he barges in through the door. "Why do you wanna ruin yourself? You wanna become a stripper?" He asks looking back in her eyes.

"Ruin myself?" Akai raises her brow and remembers where she is. Oh right.

"Jin told me you quit. How could you quit for something like this? Didn't you promise me that you wouldn't get involved in your past?" He asks looking hurt.

Akai gestures to her outfit. "Namjoon. Do I look like I'm getting involved with my past? No. There's parts of myself that I want to respect because you respect me."

Namjoon considers her words and looks out the window showing the downstairs area where the stage is. "So why are you here?"

"For the case." She says in a duh tone. "I want to finish this case as quick as I can."

"Akai why is this case so important to you?" Namjoon asks being totally confused. "You're so engrossed into it. It's making you do things you don't want to do. Why put yourself through this?"

"Because." Akai snaps. "I don't want to let you down. I started this...honestly so that I could get Sindy both out of your head and mine. I don't know why but I really like you and the thought of Sindy being in between you and I really makes me want to work hard to finish this case. The way you looked at me the first time we mat. You looked at me like I was somebody and not just a nobody with a sexy body. You gave me value even before me to present myself to you. So that's why. I want you, but I also want you to find rest and peace."

Namjoon watches Akai understanding her motives. They aren't malicious and double sided. She was doing it all for him. He walks forward to her. "You're doing this all for me?"

She nods her head looking less nervous.

"Let's..." He looks at the couch seeing her lingerie on the floor, a clear reminder that she slept with Taehyung moments before. "Let's sit and talk,"

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