⚠️Trigger warning!

Strong language

Smut/fluff 😉

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A little while later...

Yoongi left my flat after assuring me that everything will be okay.

He hugged me at least three more times and came back through the front door to kiss me again for good measure. I sat in the living room, a little exhausted by all the goings on and decided to wait for his call before I actually got dressed in my outing clothes.

Realising that there was a lot going on in my life, my sweet business partner, Seojin had given me the day off and I planned on not doing much, except hang out with one of my fiances. And after I see Jin at the hospital later today, I planned on taking a nice long nap.

Just then, my phone buzzed and I see that it was a text message from Taehyung instead of Yoongi.

Tae: Hi Haneul! 😊 Sorry to just drop in like this. I know I should be waiting in line for our date.

Haneul: Hi Taehyung. Its alright. What's up?

Tae: Yoongi hyung asked me to pick you up at 10 a.m.
Tae: He's got something to discuss with us all.
Tae: And he is preparing for that meeting now, as we speak.
Tae: We'll also be seeing Hobi hyung. ❤️

Haneul: Okay, can't wait to see all seven of you! 💓
Haneul: See you at 10 a.m.! 😊

Tae: 😊🤗😘

Shrugging at the thoughts that raced through my mind, I finally rose from my seat to get dressed at the speed of lighting in some of my best clothes; a cute blue and white floral dress with white converse sneakers and a light blue jersey.

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At 10 o'clock I locked the front door and waited downstairs in the foyer for Taehyung. Some of my nosy neighbours looked at me as they walked in or out of the building. I guess they were ogling at me because I have had different men pick me up or drop me off recently. After all... word travels fast in these parts of the world.

It could also be because Yoongi had spent two nights in a row at my flat.
As far as I can say, at least I wasn't the one having loud sex like they usually do; but alas... it's always the decent who suffer the most.

My attention shifted as I heard a car pull over just outside the glass front doors to the small unkept building I lived in. Smirking at the whispers behind me, I opened the door and walked out towards my fiance.
Taehyung smiled brightly as he got out of his car to greet me with a big bear hug.

He wore plain black, just like on the day I met him and held a pair of matching sunglasses in his left hand. I swooned inwardly but knew that I had to control myself because I had priorities to handle before I thought about making out with him or anything else...

"Hi Haneul." His smile was infectious and though I already had so many worries, I couldn't help but smile back at him.

"Hi Tae. I can call you Tae right?" I felt myself blush. I remember calling him Tae at school. But this time I didn't have any headaches.

Small wins!

"Of course sweetheart! Why not!"
He hugged me, then opened the front passenger door for me to take a seat and asked: "Do you mind if I stop at Jimin's place really quick?"

'Did he just call me sweetheart? Ssi-bal!' I swooned.

"Sure..." I smiled at him.

And then he surprised me. I felt his lips press a soft kiss against my cheek.
"I- uh... Sorry." He muttered, though mostly to himself while a sweet blush crept up his neck as he helped me settle into my seat.

Ohh... His lips were just centimeters away from mine. The sweet temptation to kiss him properly. His lips were so perfectly shaped. And I think I spied a brow piercing!

Ssi-bal... These guys are going to send me to hell.

Calm down Haneul. You still have a whole day to deal with your seven fiances.

"It's okay Tae. It's- "

"I want to kiss you right now, Haneul." Taehyung whispered, a thin, long finger pressed against my lips.

His eyes were dark, but sincere. I felt my heart swell with emotion as Taehyung pulled back, his rational side winning the argument inside his head for sure. How I love him!

Sweet, mature and patient!

Kim Taehyung, you've won my heart.

"We- uh... Are going to Jimin's house." He repeated, as if to remind himself.
"Sure, it would be nice to see where he lives." I shrugged a little to enthusiastically.
Tae chuckled lightly, driving off towards my other fiance's home.

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Jimin's house...

My fiance Chimmy, who is known as Park Jimin to many, had a decent sized house in a well developed part of Seoul.
From the outside, I could see that his house was a splash of pastel colours from the walls, curtains and even on the front door step. The overall mood was sophisticated and spoke of his maturity.

Luscious plants grew in pots outside the front door and hung from the porch ceiling. Red roses lined the garden walls. Jimin (or perhaps his mother, now that I think about it) certainly knew a thing or two about gardening!

The external beauty of the house had me wondering what the interior was like. He seemed like he was the type to have plants indoors as well. With perhaps a vase as a centre piece on a table.

Why did I care?

It wasn't like I was going to be living here... Right?

Taehyung walked up the stone paved pathway to the front door, having parked the car a stone throw away from Jimin's front door. Taehyung barely knocked once when Jimin pulled open the door looking semi-annoyed at him.

"Tae! What took you so long! My car had to be dropped off at the mechanic's for repairs or I'd have left for the office by myself by now! Appa and omma have taken their cars so I don't have any other options! You're usually so punctual! But I see that Taehyung-ssi decided to delay today."

"I'm sorry hyung I had to pick Haneul up as well." Tae says to him shyly, his voice low and soft. I couldn't see his expression from my seat in his car. But I could tell that Taehyung was definitely blushing!

Jimin did a double take at the front passenger's seat where I was seated. His cheeks tinted rosey pink as he waved to me with a shy smile, then his eyes darted back to his cousin who was still standing in front of him, sharp like daggers as he punched Taehyung's arm, realising that I was also in the vehicle.

"We aren't supposed to meet Haneul until it's our turn for us to spend time with her, pabo!" He exclaimed in a loud conspiratorial whisper, pushing Tae's head back playfully with a single finger.

"Ouch! That hurt hyung!" Tae whispered back, matching Jimin's vibe. "And I know that! But Yoongi hyung asked me to pick Haneul up because he's still so busy at the office and Jin hyung still in hospital. Then there's Hobi hyung who also landed himself in hospital last night, and Jungkook's gone to fetch Jin hyung some stuff from his room for him to use while he's still in hospital, in case you didn't know." Taehyung filled him in as they walked back to his vehicle.

"What? And you only tell me this now!" Jimin looked surprised.

"Did you not read the messages in the group chat?" Taehyung asked incredulously.

They have a group chat?!

"I- I was so exhausted after my back to back court appearances yesterday, I fell asleep on the couch as soon as I set my plate down, miahne. What about Namjoon hyung?" Jimin asked.

Wow... He had an appearance at court! How sexy.

Control yourself Haneul! It's just a black cape over his suit!
But it's still sexy as fuck...

Sigh. I've become such a mess.

"You know he's busy at work! He's working with that client of his. Why do you always ask me the obvious!" Taehyung supplied sarcastically.

"Because you're a Pabo!" Jimin countered annoyed, then stopped, grinning at his cousin fondly.

Chuckling to myself, I decided to intervene. I opened the car door just a crack, stuck my head out dramatically and said:
"Guys... you do know I can hear you right? Stop arguing and get in the car!" I scolded them playfully.

Taehyung and Jimin together: (They look at each other, then at me, half terrified) "Yes ma'am!" They said in unison.

They both got into the car at the speed of light. Jimin sat behind Taehyung so that we could speak in the car as Tae drove. Seconds later, Taehyung was driving us off to their office at top speed.

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Yoongi's POV

I sat at my desk on the 9th floor staring at the same word on this boring legal document for the hundredth time. All I could think about was my gorgeous fianceé, Haneul.

The thought of her kissing me earlier played in my mind on a loop. I wanted to go back to her now and kiss her like that again. I wanted to have her sit on my lap like that again and feel her soft lips tease me as she innocently kissed me.

For at least the last half an hour or so, I couldn't think of anything other than what it would be like to have her alone with me in my office... Sitting on my lap here in this chair. The look in her eyes from earlier this morning taunted and teased me to the point of insanity. And so did that playful smile of hers.

Gosh... I'm done for. Haneul...

You've got me sitting here thinking only about you...

I couldn't concentrate on anything all morning because of this - and I had a court appearance later today and a meeting with the judge about the private case we were trying to solve.

This was the reason why I asked Taehyung to bring her to our office, Haneul was a huge part of this case, even if she wasn't aware of it. There's also the fact that she is so sinfully gorgeous, she is all I can focus on. I am glad that my cousins and I are marrying her, in it's own twisted way, it made it easier for me if Taehyung brought Haneul here, because, I know if I had driven back to her flat, we wouldn't have left her bedroom.

Right on cue, I felt things get harder for me, if possible, after that thought. This is just getting harder and harder! Great... Now I'll never get any work done like this.

Fuck... I tried to blink away the images so I could finish up with my client and go home. Maybe I just needed some sleep.

I've hardly slept these last few weeks, although I had the best sleep next to Haneul last night...

She smelled so good. Like vanilla. And when she kissed me, she tasted so good, like strawberries. I didn't want to stop kissing her.
Lying there, in her bed with her, it was a dream come true.

The Heavens knew just how many times I had pictured us just like that. No kink, no sex, just intimacy. I enjoyed holding her close to me. I loved feeling her warmth against my body as we cuddled last night.

I love her.

And I will do anything to protect her. Anything.

Which is why my cousins and I had formed a vigilante group as military officers that have served. Our Haneul had to be protected at all costs. We couldn't afford something like that happening again.

But I'm so exhausted.

I need to take a break.
Perhaps I could go on leave for a few days...

Who was I kidding. The maknaes would set this office alight! And that includes Hobi and Namjoon.

Sigh. There is no such thing as leave for someone like me. Jin hyung needs me to be his support. I hold up the fort until he's out of hospital.

I'll have to just hang in there until all of this is over. There's just eleven days to go.

Sighing heavily, I finally rose from my seat to gaze at the view of the floors below my office window. From this vantage point, I could see everything.

My cousins had finally arrived with our fianceé. And I felt a smile spread across my face as I caught a glimpse of her. I feel so excited to see her again, even if I had just seen her about three hours ago.

Is this what they call love? I thought I'd forget what it felt like to see her. We weren't sure for a while if she would still be ours. That accident had changed a lot.

But before I got to properly be a husband to her, I needed to take care of the matter at hand so that we seven cousins could be happy with Haneul, and live in peace. All we ever wanted was to be happy with her, far away from this judgemental, greedy world.

And I'm so close to achieving that goal, because we finally have a lead. We've always known who was behind it. But today, after four long years, we finally the acquired evidence to prove it.

It is the same person that had caused that accident...

No Yoongi. Calm down. You can't lose your cool at a time like this. There'll be time to make him pay for what he's done.

There will be a time when I can make him pay for all the time he made use lose with our Haneul.

Breathe.

Nice and slow.

Inhale.
Exhale.

Ahh... There they are. They're coming this way.

And with that, I took a seat at my desk and began to focus on the documents before me once more.

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Ground floor, the lawyers' office building...

"Haneul, good to see you! I'm sorry I haven't been in touch yet. There's been so much to do around here now that both Jin hyung and Hobi hyung are in hospital. I have to see to their clients as well." Namjoon says as he hugs me in greeting.

"It's okay Joonie. You don't need to apologize. I understand." I smile at him as we hug for a few short seconds and then I cease my opportunity and peck his cheek.

He wasn't expecting that since he's at least twenty centimeters taller than me. But somehow I managed to when he hugged me, which caused his cheeks to tint a shade of crimson.
Namjoon shied away, trying to look anywhere else except at me.
Taehyung and Jimin caught up with us and noticed Namjoon's face which made them laugh mirthlessly.

"Joonie hyung looks like a tomato! Haneul, you bad girl, what did you do to our hyung?" Taehyung asked, grinning at me.

"N... n... nothing." I muttered, perplexed by the jest.

"Don't lie Haneul, you kissed his cheek. Didn't you? Joonie hyung hasn't much luck with women, we know that! See how flustered you've made him!
Bad Haneul!" Jimin chortle then winked at me.

"I'm allowed to be normal with my other six fiances while I am with one, you know." I shrugged lightly, making Jimin laugh.

"Well Namjoon hyung, Tae, I need to get some documents for the meeting. Haneul, I'll see you in Yoongi hyung's office in a few minutes." He said to me, gently touching my cheek, excusing himself and heading off to his office in the opposite direction.

I turned to face Namjoon, smiling at how shy he still looked. It was odd. But I guess he knew that our date was around the corner.
"I'll call you soon Haneul. I also have to collect some paperwork for Yoongi hyung that is still on my desk." Namjoon smiled at me, squeezing my hand.

Taehyung takes hold of my hand as he realised Yoongi would be mad at him if we didn't arrive in time for the meeting. There was a lot to discuss and we had limited time.

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Yoongi's office, 9th floor:

"Hyung, I have brought Haneul to your office as you requested. But where is Hobi hyung?" Taehyung asked innocently as he ushered me into Yoongi's office.

"Sit down Tae." Yoongi says resignedly. "We'll discuss it all once Namjoon returns with some evidence I asked him to bring to the meeting."

Speaking of the devil himself, Namjoon appeared in the doorway, a second later, carrying a thin, black, unmarked file.

"Hyung, here's the file." Namjoon says, winking at me as he takes a seat next to his brother Taehyung.

Catching sight of his adorably sexy dimples as he smiles shyly at me, I felt my heart skip a beat.

As he looked away, I felt a blush creep over my face. Namjoon is really handsome and he smells really good too, like oriental spice and a hint of crisp mint. Yoongi, who was now giving me a heated glare, also smelled good. His perfume drove me insane this morning, and as I hugged him a moment ago, images from this morning had flashed through my mind, distracting me.

It was beginning to drive me a little crazy having all these gorgeous fiances in such close proximity to me... I might just cave in...

'Thankfully, Yoongi is one of my fiances.' I think to myself.

Hobi arrived at Yoongi's office about five minutes later, Jungkook helping him in with extra special care. Hobi sat on my left, looking much healthier and happier.

He too, winked at me, but unlike Namjoon, Hoseok discreetly grabbed hold of my hand under Yoongi's desk. Hoseok really had nerve, he is brave enough to be flirting with me in such a setting, where my other six fiances were also present.

"Hi babe. Did you miss me?" Hoseok whispered in my ear.
"Yes, I did. Your phone was switched off when I tried calling you." I whispered back as the others discussed something.

Hobi looked a lot better, even though I could see a bandage wrapped around his torso under his white dress shirt. He looked handsome with his hair brushed back like that. And he smells good too.

'Now what do I do with myself?' It's so hard to concentrate with all of them around me.

"Ah... Sorry Haneul. My phone's battery ran flat and I forgot to charge it!" He apologized, running his thumb gently over my palm.

Just then, Jimin entered with another black file in his hand. He walked over to Yoongi, placing the file on the desk in front of him, before taking a seat next to Taehyung. Yoongi started the meeting, clasping his hands in front of him. His eyes met mine and I nodded to him reassuringly.

'Everything will be okay, my love.' I mouthed to him silently.

This seemed to calm him down. He looked a little on edge with the pressure we were all under at present.

Jin was still in hospital. And we needed to figure out a plan to protect all eight of us. Even I felt on edge when I got the news.

My heart felt torn.

Torn into seven pieces.

I felt hurt that Jin was in hospital and I couldn't reach his cellphone.

I felt hurt that Yoongi and I had this burning attraction we couldn't afford to address right now.

I felt broken my the fact that Hobi was injured on our date. We still have a lot to talk about.

My other fiances silently waited for me. I didn't miss the sad look in Namjoon's eyes. Jimin, had a sad look in his eyes too. It's like they knew something that I didn't.

Taehyung and Jungkook seemed so supportive, even though they had to wait the longest to be with me. It felt like torture.

"Okay so now that we're all here and cosy (he looked at Hobi pointedly), I'd like to apologise to everyone for keeping you in the dark about this case for so long. There is a small group of individuals who are trying their best to pester us, attacking us as if to threaten us, in the hopes that we surrender some sort of information or possession. They are most probably working for the actual person behind all of this, but Jin, Jungkook, Jimin and I are still investing. This is something that is now becoming our biggest issue as it is threatening our wedding to you, Haneul." Yoongi explained in a serious tone. His gaze shifted to me as he ended his opening to the meeting.

"Yes, and it's become even more dangerous since we were officially proposed to you, Haneul. Jin hyung met with a serious accident while trying to shrug those creeps off. The same thing happened to Jimin hyung last night, though thankfully Jimin hyung wasn't injured like Jin hyung was." Jungkook added.

I looked over at Jimin, my eyes meeting his with concern when I hear Jungkook's words. He silently assured me that he is alright, smiling sweetly at me.

It melted my heart.

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A/n: Hope you enjoyed the chapter. :)

Translations:

Pabo: Fool/silly
Miahne: informal form of 'I'm sorry.' Used in conversations with people whom you're close with.