"Just kidding. " the man says with a creepy smile as he uncocks his gun. "I just need to retrieve someone. Let's make a deal. You give me that guy in exchange for you and your boyfriend's lives. A once in a lifteime offer."

"And if I refuse?" ChenJae asks as she shifts her weight on the man so that he would stop moving.

"If you refuse then the deal is off and I can't guarantee that you will get out of this situation alive." His once warm smile turned menacing.

Taking a quick glance at Sungkyu's body, she sees him move slightly as he groans.

"Your partner is of no use to you right now. I made sure of that." The guy says without even glancing behind him.

"I'm waiting, Miss. Lee." the man yawns as he looks at her with a bored face.

"Who are you and why do you want this guy?" ChenJae tried to stall for time.

Frowning, the man looks down at her in contemplation before deciding whether to talk or not.

"Time's up! Give me the man or you die."

"The guy isn't worth your life." Sungkyu groaned as he struggled to get up but fell back down onto the pavement.

"I suggest you listen to your boyfriend." the man smiles cynically down at her.

With a frown, ChenJae raises her arms in surrender and drops the knife. "No boyfriend of mine would tell me to give up."

"Yeah, yeah. That's nice." The man says before landing a kick on ChenJae which knocks down her small body. Crying out in pain, ChenJae coughs up blood which splatter on the dark pavement.

"I thought we had a deal!" she yelled.

"You're still alive aren't you?" the man laughs before pointing his gun at Sungkyu's lying form and shooting.

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When ChenJae opens up her eyes again, she notices that she was in some dusty basement.

Once her eyes adjusted,  a small crumbled figure began to look familiar.

When ChenJae spots the silver tattoo on the guy's neck, she begins to frantically scream.

But the gag in her mouth only muffles her cries for help.

"I see you're finally awake. " the unknown voice seemed to smirk.

The crunch of gravel scared ChenJae as a hand snakes around her face and covers her eyes.

"If you try to escape, you'll end up like you're boyfriend."  He whispers as a he drags a cold metal object across her face.  Brushing her hair off her neck,  he began to trace his gloved fingers over it.

"Such smooth skin. Untouched maybe?" he chuckled as he took his knife and cuts the gag off.

"What do you want, you creep!" ChenJae yelled in anger as her whole body convulsed in horror.

"Simple. I want you to bring me the dead guard's body. "

"Moonsoo? "

"What?"

"The guard that you killed. His name was Moonsoo. You should know is name...unless. You killed the wrong guard?" ChenJae realized in horror.

The guy bites his lip before slapping ChenJae across the cheek.

"Shut up! I need you to get that body for me or else... "

"Or else what? If Sungkyu is dead then what is the point for me to live?" Tears began to form as ChenJae realized the finality of Sungkyu's condition.

"He's still alive...but not for long."

"If he dies than you have nothing on me. So I suggest you keep him alive or the only way to retrieve the body will slip from your grasp." ChenJae gritted out.

" I'm the one who has the upperhand here so I highly suggest you cooperate with..." suddenly, the dark room was pierced by a bright light as gas began to fill the room.

"Freeze!  This is the Royal Guard and you are under arrest for the assualt of an official and the kidnapping of a civilian. "

"What the, the guy muttered but in that moment, a familiar guard threw a punch at the perpetrator."

The satisfying sound of bones breaking made the guard smile.

"Hoya!" ChenJae screamed in relief.

"Sorry I'm late Doctor. If it wasn't for Sungkyu's monitor, I wouldn't have been able to find you." Hoya explained as he began to untie ChenJae.

Hoya's backup-guards quickly restrained the perpetrator and escorted him outside.

"Sungkyu!  Is he still alive?! " ChenJae frantically asked.

Once she was freed, ChenJae stumbled towards SungKyu's body.

"He should be fine." Hoya reassured her.

Not believing him, Chenjae rips open Sungkyu's bloody shirt expecting a large chest wound.

Instead, his chest was covered in an eerie translucent shirt.

"It's a bullet proof vest that was made especially for Royal Guards. The inventor said that it can be hidden underneath civilian clothing very well." Hoya explained, "Unfortunately, it doesn't cover the arms or the head so it looks like his right should was grazed from a bullet.

"If he isn't in critical danger, then why isn't he conscious? " ChenJae's voice wobbled.

"Good point, let me check. " Hoya frowned as he examined Sungkyu.  Picking Sungkyu's head up from the ground, Hoya's finger come back cake in blood.

"Oh."

"Oh?!"

"I guess he got by the butt of a gun." Hoya said.

"You idiot, Move. " ChenJae said as he medical instinct finally kicked in.

Taking Hoya's knife that was shiethed on his outer thigh, ChenJae cuts off part of her shirt that was made of cotton.

Hoya gently picks Sungkyu's head as ChenJae wraps the light fabric around his head.

Hoya shrugs out of his jacket and gav it to ChenJae. "Cover up while I carry him. It's going to be a long night. " Hoya grimaced before he gently picked up Sungkyu's heavy body.

Once, both of them were back in the safety of the castle , ChenJae got to work on Sungkyu's body.

She slowly took of the makeshift bandage and applied a clean white wrap on his head. ChenJae then began to cleanse his shoulder wound before stitching him up before he awoke.

"So, did you get a good look at the other guy who attacked you? We only arrested one man."

ChenJae's carefully eyed her stitchwork  as she answered Hoya's question.

"It was too dark to see his face and he was covered in dark clothing. "

"The guy under custody is not talking. Did anything happen before we came in？"

"Yes!" ChenJae said as she placed the last stitch in Sungkyu's shoulder. Tying a knot and cutting the excess string, ChenJae turned to Hoya so she could give him her full attention.

"He was  trying to get a hold of Moonsoo's body. But the strange part is that he acted like killing Moonsoo was a mistake? "

"A mistake?!"

"Yeah, he must have wanted to check the body for something. "

"What would he have wanted to find?"

"Dunno... " ChenJae grew silent. Her eyes slowly landed on Sungkyu. The room's bright light made his tattoo look almost white.

"Was Moonsoo a Royal Guard?"

"Yes, but only Royal Guards on the assassination team are given that tattoo in silver. The rest are given a gold tattoo. The symbol is the same though so citizens wouldn't get confused."

ChenJae's eyes widen in shock. Quickly turning to Hoya, her mouth slightly opens.

"What?"

"Does Moonsoo have a brother who is in the Assination group?"

Hoya thinks quietly before freezing in horror.

"They're targeting Myungsoo! "

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Hi everyone! I'm so sorry I haven't update this story in a LONG time. MissSatoori just reminded me on twitter today, lol. I hope you guys enjoy and I'll try to update this story more regularly.