“Yes mistress”

“Where were you yesterday?” Mina questioned, still shooting daggers at Taemin. The scared boy shivered and fiddled with his fingers, trying his best not to look suspicious.

“Um.. I went to the flower shop” he answered, his gaze fixed on the floor.

“Really? And after that?”

“Nowhere mistress”

“Liar!!” Mina fired, Taemin flinched.

“I saw you Taemin, I saw you leaving from the old warehouse” she revealed and Taemin gasped. He wasn’t expecting to be caught.

“Now you better listen to me you little twerp, keep your nose out of my business, don’t meddle in affairs that do not concern you. Make sure nobody else hears this, if not” she paused and looked around to make sure that no one was watching them.

“If anyone hears what happened, I’ll have you killed and tossed into a pit and nobody will ever know I did it. If you want to dare me, go right ahead and open your mouth, you’ll regret it.

Are we clear?”

“Yes mistress, I’m sorry” Taemin sobbed.

Mina was powerful enough to do what she had just said and Taemin knew that. Besides, why would Jungkook listen to him? Nobody would believe him without proof so he thought it was better to keep his mouth shut than die for nothing.

“Good, now get out of my sight” Mina ordered and Taemin rushed back into the kitchen. He made sure that Hana didn’t notice how restless he was, he acted like everything was normal.

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Jimin rushed into the torture house breathing heavily, he rushed into Tiller’s arms, looking rather perturbed.

“Jimin, why do you look so disturbed?” Tiller asked, caressing his hair in a bid to calm him down.

“I heard.. I heard Jungkook coming. He’s going to kill you” Jimin was still breathing heavily, tears running down his cheeks.

“Don’t cry Jimin. I already knew that a day like this would come. It had to be sooner or later” Tiller said, with a smile as he was still comforting Jimin.

“No” he pulled away from him and wiped his tears.

“You’ve been too good to me. I can’t bear to see you die just like that. Tiller, I have to get you out of here” he said, springing to his feet with his eyes searching the whole place for escape routes.

“Jimin you know it’s impossible to leave here. There are guards everywhere outside” Tiller reminded, having lost all hope, but Jimin didn’t want to give up.

He didn’t know whether it was the love he had for him, or the fact that he had a good heart that made him want to help him so badly.

“All the guards are with him right now. He’s having a word with them and will be here immediately after that” Jimin said, taking a look out the door. There were no guards in sight. He remembered there was a back gate, the same back gate that Taehyung helped Lisa to escape from.

“Here’s what we’re going to do. I’m going to go out there and cause a distraction, you take that route” he helped him get up and pointed to the small hallway that led to the back gate.

“You’ll leave through the back gate from there and run as far as you can” he said, still panting and sweating. Tiller smiled at him for his bravery.

“What about you?”

“I’ll be fine. Just go” he said.

“I love you Jimin” he pulled him to his chest and squeezed him a bit. He had never been in love before, but he made him feel things he had never felt before.

“We shouldn’t waste anymore time” Jimin separated from him and smiled, with his eyes glistening with tears.

“I hope to see again someday my precious Jimin” he kissed his forehead and he ran off, ready to cause a scene.

“Master!!!” Jimin shrieked, falling at Jungkook’s feet, disrupting his meeting with the guards.

“Oh master!!” Jimin wailed dramatically and they all watched in shock. Jungkook especially was surprised at what was happening.

“Please, please don’t kill the prisoner. I will take any punishment you give me, but please, please don’t kill the innocent prisoner” he cried at the top of his voice, throwing himself on the floor and rolling from one end to the other. He managed to capture all their attention and allowed Tiller to sneak away to the back gate.

“Halt!!” The guard at the back gate commanded when he saw Tiller. But before the guard could utter another word, Tiller gave him a big punch to the face with his last energy and picked up the guard’s gun.

Shooting him would attract attention, so instead, he used the gun to knock him unconscious. He opened the gate and ran for his life, as fast as his legs could carry him.

“What’s this nonsense!!?” Jungkook thundered, tired of watching Jimin’s petty display.

“Buster, I thought I told you to lock him up, what is he doing here?”

“Master, you didn’t ask me to lock him up. You said to keep him in the torture house, but with the same freedom he had before” Buster bowed. Jungkook groaned.

“Jimin stop this nonsense immediately” he yelled at him but he continued wailing, pleading with him not to kill Tiller.

“Stop it. You’re distracting us..” Jungkook paused and gasped loudly. He had realized exactly what Jimin was up to.

“Fuck! Go and check the prisoner!!” He ordered and a few of the guards ran off. He followed them, gritting his teeth and cursing angrily.

“He is not here master!” Buster looked disappointed in himself. He knew he was going to get punished.

“You fools!!” Jungkook roared.

“How could you let him escape right under your noses!? Not even one of you stayed back to guard him!!” He yelled at them and they all got to their knees, apologising. He groaned and shot at one of them. The unlucky guard dropped down dead while the others continued to plead and beg

“Get me that slave!” He ordered. Within seconds, Jimin was standing in front of him. He was again, shivering.

“How dare you trick me? How dare you?! You helped him escape and now you’ll pay for it!” He screamed at his and tears fell from his eyes, drenching his cloth.

“You” he pointed to one of his guards.

“Take him to my room and lock him in there. I will not spare him this time around” he flashed his pair of brown eyes at Jimin, they were filled with rage and he quickly looked away.

“The rest of you, go and find that son of a bitch and this time, kill him on sight” he ordered, wiped the roof of his mouth and walked out in anger.

Jimin was tied to Jungkook's bed again, he curled himself up in the corner and wept bitterly. When is all this going to end?

The torture, the fear, the pain.. when?

***

Lisa was busy playing with Jennie that evening. Taehyung was at the study, handling some of Jungkook’s work.

“I win again aunt. You’re so bad at this game” Jennie chimed, clapping in excitement. Lisa sighed. She wasn’t losing on purpose, she was bad at board games.

“Let’s play again” Jennie demanded.

“Do we have to? I’m exhausted” Lisa said, yawning. Her phone rang and she picked it up from the sofa. It was an unknown number.

📞“Lisa”

The voice sounded familiar.

📞 “Who is this?”

📞 “It’s me, Tiller. I’m calling from a landline. Are you okay? Where are you?”

Lisa shed tears when she heard her brother’s voice again after so many days of him being in captivity. She was so relieved that he was safe.

📞“Tiller.. oh my God. How are you? I’m at Taehyung’s”

📞“No, listen sweetheart, you have to get out of there. Don’t tell him anything, just run. Jungkook is searching for me, he might hurt you too. Please”

📞“But Taehyung isn’t bad”

📞“He is still loyal to Jungkook. Just do as I say and get out of there. I’m out of coins I can’t call you again”

The call disconnected immediately and Lisa couldn’t control her tears. How on earth is she going to leave without telling Taehyung?

Many things started going through her head, could she really be in danger with Taehyung here? What if Taehyung surrenders her to Jungkook?

“No” she sighed.

She was about to go upstairs to pack her things when Taehyung showed up in front of her.

“Babe?” He called.

She froze, her brain tried to rake up a lie.

“Where are you going to in a rush, looking so pale?” He asked.

“I have to go” she started to see him in a a dangerous light.

“Go where?”

“Leave my way Taehyung!” She shoved him aside and ran upstairs.

He was about to follow her but his own phone rang and it was Jungkook.

📞“Boss”

📞 “Is Lisa with you Taehyung? Or do you know where she is? Don’t let her escape. Her brother just escaped and I want him back at all costs”

📞“What?”

📞“Taehyung, if you betray me again, it’ll be the end of our friendship and your life. Don’t do it”

📞“Jungkook..”

The call ended and he was left confused. Why does Jungkook enjoy putting him in difficult situations? Why now? He just managed to get Lisa to accept him, now he wants to capture her?

“Babe!!” He followed Lisa upstairs.
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⏹️ TBC ⏹️