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And now, here you are, trapped, unprotected and at the mercy of all those menacing eyes found in the room you just stepped in. They were all targeting you, how could anyone not feel vulnerable found in such a situation? Since you’ve entered you could feel the reek of danger and all your senses would shout alarmed to get yourself out. While your fight or flight instinct started building in you began to observe more your surroundings analyzing all the risks. The room was spacious and quite flamboyant, they were rich for sure, only by seeing this you know such a mansion you can only dream of, they can have a ballroom inside, but that’s not what you needed now. You soon found yourself drawn by the huge round wood table and all the people that were waiting at it. The two boys that escorted you went forward and took their places, letting a free chair in the middle of them.

My place I assume?

All of them were expectant at the last persons that were supposed to take their seats, you, and Jaehyun positioned at the opposite part of the table. From the sharp look, Jaehyun trowed towards and the sit down read from his lips you understood he was waiting for you, and he was becoming impatient of you being oblivious. You took his words and followed his demand. Only after that, he did the same.

Wanting to be that last. Does he consider himself that special?

You found yourself looking side to side at each man that was present, from left to right, strangely at the same time you became tinnier that you already were seeing how intimidating they were from a brief close up.

There are still many empty chairs, are they even more people like them in here? 

You started counting and learn each of it as if your life depended on it, who might help you out and who will push you down the pit.

Jaehyun seated right opposite to you, with an aura that would make you believe that even at this round table, he is the center, he was listening to the man next to him, you couldn’t hear what he was saying but from their faces and the attention Jaehyun was having while listening you knew it was serious and private.

The man that was talking seemed a bit more wiser, maybe with one year older, but softer in eyes, he was wearing a full suit, looked like a true businessman but you already know what’s their business, they were mobsters. You could tell he was serious but still calm, he felt in control over the situation, only his eyes were becoming softer whenever he was facing the woman near him.

I am surprised to see a woman between all these men, but again, she looks quite scary too.

Still, the man was smiling so warmly to her, taking her hand carefully in his, feeling reassurance through her touch and the welcoming smile with loving eyes she would return to him. Soon the man realized his expressions and he went back at looking serious, well he was trying but the woman stopped from keeping a straight face. Seeing her smile like that, made you awestruck, she was so beautiful, and even more, she seemed exotic, maybe she was a foreigner. She was wearing a uniform, she seemed to be dressed similar to a nurse, but it felt way more stylish, her attention was only on the two men near her and what they were speaking. You had a small heart attack when she turned her eyes towards you.

Did she catch me staring at her?

You got a bit worried before realizing she was looking at the boy from your left side, he didn’t seem to feel her stare but when he shifted his head to you she also moved fast to not be caught, smiling unfazed at the men near her. You stared back at the boy you just met look.

How was he called? Jaehyun mentioned it. Was it Haechan?

The boy glared at you, clearly not liking for you to keep your eyes on him for too long so you moved your stare next to him, meeting again another man in a suit.

Even though he was sitting down, you could know, he was quite massive and intimidating. He didn’t seem to care that much of being here. He was the only one who was keeping his legs on the table, his arms intertwined and his eyes lost and staring at the window.

No one was bugging him, and sincerely you would be scared to do it too. He was like a lion sleeping and who is that crazy of actually disturbing a lion? He did resemble one, with his hair color, full of warm tones or maybe that it was a bit longer, not too long, perfect to emphasize his face structure. He did throw some sneak peeks at you, trying to not seem too interested, but who he can lie, those were the only moments his dull eyes would show a bit of energy. But the last look he gave to you was different. This time you were the one to feel a bit electrified, or maybe scarred, even he only kept his eyes fixated on you for a second, they were too feral to feel nothing from it. You gulped the knot he was able to make in your throat.

Why do I feel I would end up eaten alive in here?

Next to him was another man, and surprisingly, if the previous was a ferocious lion, this was the prettiest deer you would see. He might be older, but his soft features might make you call him boy at first even thought that was a man standing near you. His hair seemed fluffy and his eyes were so big, like those of a Bambi deer. He seemed gentle and angelic. Maybe he will be the one to save you, after all, out of all of this he was the only one who didn’t feel threatening, but again, you ended up in here because you believed those types of eyes.

But he also looked worried, he was shifting in his chair, shaking, never keeping his eyes in one place, he was anxious. The man from before observing it too started to try amd calm him down, with a pat on his back, encouraging him to “man up” or that everything will be ok. Now at a second look, you realize all of them are dressed formally. All of them except the two next to you. Well, one of them was formal, before giving you his coat, you touch the fabric of it while blushing at the bold statement the boy said it before you entered.

Who am I lying, since when boys can say things like this so easily? Am I that old fashioned?

You found yourself looking again at him.

His name… was it

Y/N: Jaemin You whispered the name softly, more for yourself, but he still picked it up, turning at you, with a bit of shocked face to hear it from you. It didn’t take long to welcome you with a reassuring smile and praising eyes for learning it so fast.

Jaemin: Uhm, you got it right. I’m proud of you. He nodded happily while you started blushing again at him and all this scene.

What’s this? Did I end up in a romantic comedy?

***  Jaemin: I like to keep this image only to myself.  ***

Your ears started to burn while his voice and the fact he saw your bra right before to enter start playing again in your head.

Why his voice was like that? It won’t leave my head. That whisper was too close to me.

You moved your hand to cover your ears while still feeling them tingle from his voice. While you would go through this Jaemin would simply smile, enjoying that conflicted look on your face. On the other side, Haechan seemed to be unfazed at the beginning growing a bit annoying by seeing you and Jaemin. He rolled his eyes and sighed, turning himself on the other side, not wanting to assist more after seeing the scene. Turning his back to you made you see his leather jacket more clearly. He was the only one wearing one out of all of them.

Is he part of a gang?

Taking a closer look you could see what was written on the back of it.

“Nightmare?” I think I saw it before, but where?

Wait a minute, the boy that was with him when I got kidnapped had one similar.

The thought made you come to boil from the anger. You found yourself glaring again at the last man from the room. The one who also clearly tried way too hard to act like you are not in the room.

Goddammit, Lucas!

You are surprised to see him this time in a suit, and not the biker clothes you’ve been used to. While you worked at the coffee shop he was a simple customer. In the beginning, you thought he only liked the coffee from your shop, by visiting it quite often. You always tried to ignore the fact that you would catch him staring at you or your workmate’s teases that he might have a crush on you. He was handsome, but you didn’t want to allow yourself to get infatuated with such thoughts and dreams. Until the dream did happen and he confessed you. You only gave him his number, being suspicious of everything. For a few weeks, you only maintained texts and chitchat while you were working. He did walk you home a few times but none of you seemed to have courage to even kiss each other, you barely held hands, to begin with. You would lie if you would deny those moments, he made you smile only with a thought of him and you had butterflies whenever you would get closer to him. Soon you had your first date, you were so excited about it, and then here you are, you completely fell for his trap. He kidnapped you together with that boy, and you foolishly allowed them to do it.

 Jerk

You muttered it together with other curse words towards him, but he didn’t dare to face you, pretending not to hear you.

what a man, rising the trust issues I had until now reach a whole new level. If I get out alive … you … are … so dead. 

You were ready to rise from your chair towards him, before you hear Jaehyun cleaning his throat, bringing your attention back to him. He seemed mad serious about you to stay put, you wanted to fight back, but again, you were in no position to do it. He commanded to sit down, and again, you found yourself following him.

Johnny: Now what? Jaehyun: Now? Shall we start?   Taeil: We aren’t all, but I think we can, Mei will reach soon, and Renjun was instructed to give her all the details before she comes here, Jeno is with them too. Great, more people to show up. Jaehyun: Jisung and Chenle? Jia: We decided they shouldn’t be here knowing the topic we will talk about. Jaehyun: Stop babying them Jia, being part of it means they have to face everything that is happening here, good and bad. They can’t stay weak-hearted forever. Taeil: You are right, but we advise it might be better to postpone it for the next time when our boss will be here to decide if they should or not. They didn’t take their coming of age exams yet. They barely bloomed into being adults, we need carefully to Jaehyun: How you just said, they did become adults. Next time they should be here. Taeil: I understand. This shall be done. The man slightly bowed his head to Jaehyun in agreement.

Even that he lowered his head to him, you could still feel a bit of tension between the two of them, a small break installing before they went to the next name.

Jaehyun: Where is Feli? Is she still sick? Jia: She is recovering at a slow pace, but soon… Haechan: You two did become quite close, covering her. The boy spoked loudly, interrupting the woman with a sarcastic tone, being heard by everyone, without changing a bit his position, laid back on the chair. Jia: Being so jealous, if you want me to take care of you find other solutions Haechan.

The boy blushed for a second, but that faded away soon, even so, this time when he opened his mouth to speak you observed his voice being more mellow.

Haechan: But we all know the real thing. If Taeyong is not the one initiating a meeting she won’t attend it, even though it’s her brother calling her to be here. Why does she get special treatment? Johnny: Hm, true, but knowing her chaotic nature, it might be better with her out, for now, I would have refused too to come her but then I would have missed the chance to meet such pretty sight.

You were taken aback by his comment, a small blush arising in your cheeks. As your eyes lockdown one more time he flashed you a cocky smile, before moving back his attention to the man speaking, who was not in the mood to see flirting at this time.

Jaehyun: True, I will talk with her after, she listens but she never had enough focus span to stay in a meeting.

Haechan tried to hide a laugh from his comment. As he caught you staring at him, Haechan trowed you an annoyed look.

Haechan: What, now are you starting to catch feelings for me too. I thought after ending up in this situation you would have learned already. Lucas or Jaemin, I would be more careful when it comes to boys noona.

Tch… another Jerk

You got annoyed, but more because he was right of what he just told you. Jaemin too, just like Lucas, or worse, he might throw in a bigger problem.

Johnny: What about Mark? Jungwoo: Mark decided to take care of himself of the body found dead today. Haechan: ugh

He sighed deeply Haechan: that idiotic hyung of mine. Again, taking a fault that is not his.You heard Haechan mumbling under his breath. That was the first time when you saw his eyes got a tiny softer.

Jaehyun: The body from the morning, right. What info we have, how did she died? Jungwoo: She was found dead at her home with an overdose injected into her veins. Johnny: Such a coincidence to happen to know that people were trailing her. Jaehyun: Suicide? Taeil: Actually, a faked suicide. Jia: I got a chance to check up on the body before reaching here, it showed light signs of restraints on her ankles and wrists, at the first look, they might have used a polypropylene rope for this, letting soft marks, it can be seen as only that besides drugs she also indulged into more strong sexual hobbies Easily mistaken for someone who might have a rope fetish, but such statement is true only if you don’t check her mouth, by looking closely, I observed some of her teeth have been forcefully and quite painfully extracted, they went for the molars, nothing to be seen upfront, hiding the actual pain they inflicted on her, there have been also signs of…..

Jia: cigarette burns …..

Jia: her body …..

Jia: mutilated …

Jia: they used a knife for ……  

From there you lost your focus, you couldn’t hear anymore, your heart beating so hard was covering almost anything that she was saying, only small fragments would reach your ears letting your vivid imagination picture the whole gory acts, you started trembling from all the thoughts that were hitting you. With each new word, she would mention you would start to shiver harder and harder, forgetting any rhythm in your breathing, fear, and panic installing in by the gruesome acts she was describing. You could feel the stomach-turning upside down, a need to trow up combined with the feeling of your lungs failing of getting any air, you almost started choking.

Jaemin saw your face changing and acted quick reaching your hand behind the table. He allowed you to hold it as hard as you could, putting all the pressure you had into him. At the same time, he calmly stared into your eyes, reminding you patiently to breath, by accentuating his breathing, you soon start to mimic his moves, stabilizing back at a normal pace. A sigh of relief came from him he saw your pale face getting back to normal. The woman who was talking saw the whole scene, stopping from giving any other detail, slight remorse could be seen in her eyes.

Jia: The bruising may be minimal or invisible on the skin surface but they took their time in torturing her. We should be thankful to Doyoung for his connections within the police, we might have missed the chance of finding her identity and the case would just have been closed as a dead drug addict found in a bathtub.

Taeil: Also, on the identity topic, checking her info on the police data, we found that she changed her name and address quite many times, a runaway with light criminal records, a no-name perfect to use as a pawn in local actions, also more easily to have it confused when searching for a trail, the man stopped for a second fixing his gaze on you, his eyes shown worry and resentment. She is innocent.

Mei: So it was a mistake!

A loud voice was heard from the backside while the door opened. You turned around to be faced by possibly the most gorgeous woman you have met until now in your life. From head to toe, she was sparkling, from her black silk dress, the brown fur coat worn only on the half, letting a shoulder to be seen, the glamorous shapes of her body to the extravagant ruby earrings she was wearing, together with make-up so on point that you could never guess if she prepared for a date or a murder. You were blown away by the fierce and elegant aura she was radiating that took you quite a several seconds and blinks to realize she wasn’t alone. Two boys were standing by her side, left and right.

Again, wearing those leather jackets, one with bleached ashy blond hair and black eyes and another with brown hair and sharp eyes, both of them were quite intimidating, scary.

That didn’t take long, one of them changed completely as he sneezed, his face softening from the straight one he tried to keep, still, he looked a bit lost in thoughts, or maybe a bit under the weather you could say. His eyes seemed feverish. Jaemin laughed at the sneeze, followed by a small “someone had fun” that only you got to hear. On the other side, Haechan was seething from actually realizing one of those two was sick. Jaehyun: You are late. Mei: Next time I should be announced a little bit earlier when you fail of doing the smallest thing while the boss is out, even though I didn’t mind rushing in here, a ride with the motorcycle was something I did miss. And again, late? It seems I am not last, after all, you have some people missing. Especially that devil of a sister you have. Jaehyun face was starting to get a bit darker as the woman was going on with her talk, but soon he regains his composure. Mei: Can’t keep simple tasks in control, can’t keep his sister in listening to him, even this meeting and information I received came from the advisor order, so, our dear and precious underboss, Jaehyunie, enlighten me, whose fault is that right after Taeyong and Doyoung left to take care of the external affairs the first thing happening in this house is a mistake!? The woman shouted while finishing her sentence, she looked mad. Taeil: As an advisor, I feel you should listen when I ask to control both your voice and temper.

Jaehyun seemed unperturbed by the woman’s attack. He was analyzing her, keeping his eyes steady and his words followed in the same manner while each of it left his mouth. At that moment, with his low tone, and slow rhythm of speaking, you could truly see how much he was in control.

He didn’t need to shout, his words were already heavy enough, not only the woman who was supposed to receive the message, but everyone in the room found themselves listening carefully to him, even you found yourself drawn by him, he had the charisma of a leader, he was enjoying al those eyes on him, bathing himself in attention, and becoming a true ringleader in this scene.

Jaehyun: We are here to discuss Mei, and if you lose your cool so easily you are no use for any second advice, if it’s like that, then you can as well go back to your work, …  I will pay you for the hours while you were away or shall we make it double, bartender?

A smirk showed up on his face while rolling out of his tongue the last words, meeting her eyes, full of cockiness. Jaehyun: I will handle it myself.

If eyes could trow real daggers, it would have been a real carnage in here. The woman got so dark after that comment, but surprisingly she did calm down. The silence that fell in the room together with the pair of eyes you could swear they could’ve been owned by a true murderer made you feel full terror in your bones. You found yourself holding again Jaemin’s hand a little bit harder this time. The atmosphere was becoming so heavy you could have used a knife to cut through it.

You flinched when she started to move, walking slowly, hearing her heel clicks at such a tensed rhythm like a ticking bomb, that soon will explode, and it did, when the sound stopped, when her steps reached their destination, the woman faced Jaehyun with a killing smile, Taeil truly looked intimidated near her, but not him, Jaehyun faced her eyes with a faultless expression, and expectant eyes, waiting for hell to be unleashed.

Mei: I am amused but not surprised by such comments. since we were little you always wanted to be on top, didn’t matter the games or the rules, hungry for power, our Jaehyun would always become the one in charge when the chance arises, and today is no different than those past years, your father truly took its time to nurture such a desire into you, I will acknowledge that, but sadly he didn’t put the same amount of effort into teaching his children about ethics or value. Our dear underboss, I would be careful in your place, letting yourself be blinded by power will just make things easier for getting your crown snatched. Let the pride aside, after all, you didn’t always win, and I know the best out of all, of your fair share of losses.

She took a small break, to asses her upper hand before continuing her speech.

Mei: Taeyong trusted you for everything to work even without him here, and you failed, how can I not be mad. And more than mad, I am disappointed. The first time you’re given real power and you can’t even keep it in your hands. In your place I would start changing some things, seeing you fail is becoming predictable and … quite boring nowadays.

Jaehyun rose from his chair, reaching the same eye level with her, no actually he was way higher, even if she was wearing heels he was still towering over her, lowering his head, looking down on her.

Jaehyun: In your place, I would be more careful with my words, let’s not forget how dreadful it might be if we would know about all the mistakes in here, after all both me and you know the best who stepped on the wrong path the most often, right, cousin?

The woman shrugged, moving with so much lightness, just like a feather, no guilt could be felt from her stance.

Mei: I am not his mother, if it needs to be punished he will be punished, doesn’t matter of love when for me, blood is and will always be thicker. I came into this family to support Taeyong, this was and is my job since I was welcomed here, nothing more, nothing less. Taeil: Good, then this should be easier, the informants who mislead us, where previously workers under Doyoung.

She paused for a second, you could feel her aura getting again a bit darker, she turned around gracefully this time to face the pretty boy that was close to them, he flinched when he locked eyes with her, he was afraid.

Mei: …Jungwoo The boy flinched again while being called. Mei: I hope you have a good excuse, you kept close attention on this situation for quite a while, and even if they were previously workers under Doyoung, they are still currently in your command, you were the one in charge with the past mission.

Lucas: You know already what Taeil told us too if it’s a mistake like that we have to assume it together … as a family.

That was the first moment Lucas opened his mouth since you were there, also the first time he did face you, finally. He kept his eyes fixed, he didn’t show fear nor anxiety but also he didn’t provoke such feelings in you either.

Was that directed to me?

You got caught by the thoughts before coming back to the conversation.

Jungwoo: No… she is right, even if it’s a mistake, there are still my people who committed, I did know it from the start. I .. I will take responsibility. I am not denying or searching for a scaping goat, I will assume it, but my punishment will be chosen by Taeyong himself, when he comes back until then we need to solve the problem. That’s why I asked for Taeil to bring you all here, to inform you of her presence and also think of solutions. Thank you, Lucas.

The boy thanked with a cheerful smile.

Mei: Good. First, Jungwoo, I am proud to hear this from you but we will talk about this subject later, privately. Secondly, the police might help us the most, after all, currently, she is a missing person, right? Taeil: Not really, no one declared her missing, and we can keep it like that. But we still need to figure out where to place her. Mei: I see, well… one thing is for sure..

for the first time the woman looked at you and for the first time you felt such coldness from her eyes that a shiver ran into you, it felt like you were staring into death itself

Mei: … she won’t be allowed to stay here. Jaehyun: This is not mainly your decision. Mei: True, but after all of you seeing her appearance is not like my choice has no foundation. Jaehyun: Mei… Mei: When I entered this room, I didn't raise my voice because I am angry about the mistake, but more on its effect. I am seeing a ghost of a person that should never put a foot back into this place. Taeil: She Is not Alice… and she has zero connection with her. Mei: I don’t care. I don’t even want to know what would have happened if Taeyong would have been here today. I don’t want her here for when he comes back, find her a place to be sent or I will choose the place myself. I am not allowing demons to come back into his mind again.

A whisper you could hear from your left side.

Haechan: Good luck, knowing her, you might as well end up in a brothel for the better.

Jaemin: Stop scarring her with lies.

And you couldn’t think of your heart to sink deeper, but here we go again, the thought made tears start to show in your eyes, it was just too much, you don’t even know what to believe anymore.

Lucas: We will find her a place away from this house, she previously worked at a café, we have some chain restaurants under our networks, we can send her there. Johnny: Well if she makes good coffee she can work as my assistant, I do need one for all the travels and papers, and she will only stay in my office. Haechan: Or even better, we can use her for our cover. Think about it, a cursed café, one worker kills himself while the other one runs away, coincidence or a true criminal mastermind. I feel it’s a good news headline. Mei: Not bad... Haechan: Right, we get two birds with one stone... Y/N: OH Fuck off! The curse was loud and you could feel all the frustration that was built into that outburst. But you couldn’t take it anymore. You spat on him while you shout out, followed by your heavy breathing. The boy was perplexed by your reaction, he finished his sentence while wiping some of your spits that ended up on his face with a disgusted look, but this time with way less confidence in his statement.

Haechan: one stone. Now now, we understand that you are innocent, but you should understand also that we can just let you out after what you’ve experienced everything, plus seeing our faces. Y/N: I have nothing to deal with this and no reason to deal with this hell. I want out. Everyone was shocked by your boldness, well everyone except one person. That one started laughing like he never had a good laugh for way too much of time, and that one was Jaehyun. You ended up being shocked by his reaction, together with everyone from the room.

Jaehyun: Now, Mei, your turn to enlighten me, is she the ghost you thought you would see?

The man was smiling so cheerfully, it looked so happy, his face got lighted so much, he was enjoying this moment like a kid enjoying his favorite show, but this wasn’t a kid’s show, this was you being tormented.

Mei: She… well, she is different.

Jaehyun: Right. She is more amusing though. Now if you don’t have any suggestions you can all leave, we will need to discuss more private where we can hide her, for now, you know the situation, you are free, but keep an eye on her, she can’t be allowed to escape. And Y/N, trust me, you will leave this building tonight.

A smile was so brilliant and confident that it can shatter any defense. You couldn’t understand anymore, the feelings that came and left while staying in this room for all this time, how only this small moment would take all away, why is he like that, and why your heart feels like it can beat faster, only because of a man you barely meet, a man who took the blindfold from your eyes and welcomed you into this torture. How can you be such a fool and feel any sweetness from this? You felt conflicted by everything.

Pffff

Another laugh woke you up from all the reminiscences. This time not from the man from your story, but a new face.

Feli: I can’t believe it. I truly did miss quite a face. His laughing is a once in a blue moon event. Also making a promise for you leaving. How mighty of you Jaehyun, as expected of my brother. Jungwoo: Calm down, if you laugh like this with your nose clogged you will end up out of air.

The girl sounded so upbeat, that you wouldn’t believe she is sick if you wouldn’t have seen the number of tissues around her. Still, the coffee table was clean and welcoming with many sweets and tea. She coughed a bit while calming down her laugh. She soon took another spoon from her chocolate cake like nothing even happened.

Feli: Now now, having such a piece of information we can open so many new doors. I wonder, how we should put that into play.

After eating that last piece of cake she pointed her spoon towards you and welcomed you with a bright warm smile.

Feli: I should thank you. Today you turned my boring day into something way much better, and this can go on quite easily. So, Y/N, wouldn’t you like some of my help?

A long day has finally ended, the sun said goodnight leaving the sky but not before letting on its way mesmerizing trails of pink and yellow embers on the never ending blue. You barely admired it only for a few seconds before turning your eyes back to the screen. How easily nature can shame each canvas being able to reveal such blissful moments. It welcomes the dark slowly, giving also to the moon its time of shine. Alternating, working together, sharing it, being part of the same family, and then offering it to us, creating the so called perfect moments. But you ignored them getting back to your own world.

We always overlook them, being too caught in our daily lives and problems, you are the same, you forget to look up for more than one second, to admire such gifts, without thinking that they might leave you ever. I mean, we both know it’s not like suddenly the sun won’t be there anymore so of course, it sounds crazy to think it might actually leave you. But start this wild thought: what if tomorrow you would woke up realizing you lost your sight, your hearing or any of your senses. How many of the small things you would miss them, and what would you wish to have it back, to experience them at least one more time. But you never can turn back the time to have it back so be grateful for what you have in your life. Cause everything ends up being owned by the past, and each day becomes an yesterday.

But why would you have such thoughts to go through your head, and why now? let’s just say you’re your present situation is similar to what was already exemplified above. But the you might lose this time is your life.

Concentrate.

Your focus returns, from your inner thoughts to the man in front of you while his voice echoes in the room making your ears tingle from the sound. So much contrast, such a warm and welcoming voice, in this cold and scary environment. And the source of the sound, a way too good-looking man for to be in such a scene. From clothes to haircut, you can see in front of you a true kingpin. Taking his time, shifting his attention in such a lazy but still elegant manner to you from his hand, his eyes, just like his hair, having such a deep and rich black that you can simply lose yourself in it, his eyebrows showing the seriousness of its intentions even though his moves and actions feel so casual, like a normal everyday thing. His face, so flawless, like god fully took his time to make it, so worked on each small detail, so perfect, breathtaking. You could feel that only by being in his presence it shouldn’t be allowed, that simply being here, your eyes being able to stare at someone like him should be a sin, illegal and a fully privilege to actually have his time mine.

And for the aura he that surrounded him, he was a lion, fully in control of everything around him, owning it by simply being him, and you, you were just a small shaking prey that can be tossed left and right before you are actually ended, a plaything with its fate already known.

Why and how you ended up in here. You had a normal day, it felt like you only closed your eyes for a second and found yourself in here. Tied by the chair, in a small room full of darkness, with the only source of light being a small bulb above you.

And of course, with a demon, who can as well be called Lucifer at how godly and untouchable looked like, right next to you, throwing questions and names that never reached your ears until now. Who at each dissatisfying answer would show no change of expression and simply throw his hand towards you. With graceful movements his hand would travel to the back of your head, gripping strongly your hair and pushing you down, without a chance to prepare, sinking you into the water tank, keeping you steady, under it. Allowing you the drown only to be freed when you are at the edge of losing your consciousness. And the cycle would repeat again and again. You lost count of how many times he done it.

You would have thought that he might have lost his patience already for not getting any answer he wants, you might as well lie, but when you meet his fierce eyes you just can’t.

You started to get quite silent already losing all of your senses, becoming numb, unable to speak, act or even show a reaction. In contrast he seemed to be getting a bit more cheerful with each new time, like he was having fun, enjoying it seeing you like that.

Well, maybe he is a sadistic man who fetishize drowning people, and seeing them fully messed and drenched in water. Or maybe you should let your imagination run wild and fantasize that his hidden joy might be because of you. Let’s be a bit selfish at the end of our life and at least delude ourselves, seeing you with someone like him, just start a rom-com based on the Stockholm syndrome and having him as a cast. This hell of a man you don’t even know his name. A true love story.

Jaehyun: So?

Y/N: Let me dream okay?!

He was taken aback by your blurb and, sincerely, you did too.

His eyes opened more, stunned by the out of the blue comment, followed by a chuckle and smile that make you lose any guard you would have still had at that time, truly unfair. You hate it, how he can be like that, so perfect. You got a burst of energy and actually got a bit annoyed by someone like him existing, but that didn’t last long, cause when he turned back to being serious you could feel that something changed, his tone, aura and overall feeling, he became intimidating, this time, he was scary.

You wake up all your senses at the snaps of his fingers, you knew you’re not allowed to go wrong from now on, but again, you never said something wrong to him to begin with. He is the one who is wrong.

J: Again then, tell me what you know about the drug?

Y/N: I have no idea what is a pink poppy, or what is called.

Unfazed by your answer he just goes on, with the next lines, like a script, you almost learnt them already.

J: I need names of the people that distributes the drug, or the places they hide their labs?

 Y/N: I do know nothing about this.

J: Tell me @!}{, I need to hear it from you, the truth this time.

Again, that name, that’s not my name, they’ve messed it up, boy you got the wrong person how many time should I retell you.

Y/N: Wrong

J: And what should be that wrong?

Y/N: My name is [Y/N]. I keep getting annoyed by how many times I repeated it, i have no idea who is that person but it’s not me. You got the wrong person. I want out. I am innocent.

His eyes looked ready to kill, but you were fed up, you got ready for anything that was going to happen, it’s their fault, I mean, also yours that you ended up in such a situation. Your time is up. You knew just by seeing him moving the water tank aside from you.

He breathed in, slightly trying to calm a bit from you snapping to him, but he was too mad, this time when he brought his hand near you, you closed your eyes from fear, shaking, trying to prepare mentally for what was going to happen. Which was truly shocking, cause the first thing you felt was his hand actually caressing your cheek. Didn’t expect that.

You opened your eyes only to meet him, his face was closer than usually, you couldn’t stop from blushing, all your numbness being switched by the blood rush from having him so near to you. You felt electrified by the touch. He cupped your cheek with the palm of his hand, not shifting his eyes not even a millimeter from yours, and you couldn’t either. He was so captivating that you forgot everything, to blink or to breath, you didn’t need those while he was there, only him.

His plump lips moving softly, pleading sweetly with a honey-like voice, you never thought you would hear, the scary man wasn’t anymore, the beautiful demon neither, he felt like someone else, and for the those few seconds you felt you finally saw him, the real person hidden by all those images he tried to show. Just from his touch you could feel something new, but those feelings felt too real not to make small tear drops show up in your eyes, you were overwhelmed by all you felt, from him.

J: Cooperate with me, for your own good, please, last chance, work with me.

You felt like a child next to him, listening so carefully to each of his words.

You tried to speak, answers being drowned by small sobs.

Y/N: Please *sob* plea..se believe mee *sob* yo..u gottt…

You couldn’t finish before the room door was busted down by a young boy, with a beautiful sun-kissed skin, who would massage his arm which he used to take everything down while complaining that people really should stop locking the doors in this household. Shortly he was followed inside by a charming boy whose eyes would give you shivers by all the bad intentions that are hidden behind, together with a fully and cheerful and mischievous smile.

They looked young, but also, you felt there is way more depth in each of him. Depth that you shouldn’t shake.

Jaehyun: Adulthood made you reckless Haechan, doors have handles to be used.

He said it after a long sigh while he removed his hand from your face, but still keeping his eyes on you, being unfazed and uninterested of the two young men.

Haechan: And to miss such a grand enter, not a chance.

The boy said it in an upbeat voice winking at you cheekily, enjoying the attention he just earned from it.

You were so stunned by what just happened that you even forgot you started crying a few moments ago.

Jaemin: Hul.. Are those tears? Hyung, how can you make her cry, I know you like torture but girls shouldn’t be treated like that, what a man are you?

The second boy exclaimed mockingly while coming towards you, his voice was so chocolate like, that each of his word was so sweetly coated, instinctively you ended up craving to hear more, completely seduced by him.

Jaemin: Poor you, the cries that can come from such a sweet mouth should only be of pleasure.

He brought you shivers saying it while leaning to be at the same eye sight with you. He got closer to your face, eagerly analyzing each part, meeting his flirtatious eyes that you forgot completely of your own surroundings.

Jaemin: You are similar to her.

Y/N: her?

Your talk didn’t last for long, when you suddenly felt your light is being blocked by the man who just rose up from his chair, asserting his dominance towards the two youngsters. He didn’t need words, only that simple action stopped them from fooling around. Right, you were in the middle of an interrogation, and he can be scary, you saw it before.

Jaehyun: You know the rules. No mingles in my business, especially when I work.

Haechan: True, but hyung, this time is different.

The boy made a sign towards the one next to you. It didn’t took long for him to move behind and starting to untie your hands.

The sun-kissed boy got closer to the man, staring down at you, resting his arm on the man shoulder, gaining his full attention.

Haechan: Hyung, you’ve messed it up.

You felt your hands finally being free, bringing them to the front and massaging them. You were starring at the rope marks engraved on your skin while listening to the talk that was taking place above you.

Jaemin: The real @}-[  was found dead one hour ago. This one is just an unlucky baby caught in a hell of a mess.

He said it while he gently tucked some strands of your wet hair to the back your ear.

You slapped his hand away, fully angry by what you heard, knowing that this mess wouldn’t have took this long if someone would have actually listened you. No soft moments like before, did you actually cry, this man could have killed you without giving a chance to truly think that what you say wasn’t a lie, he doesn’t deserve your tears.

Y/N: Just as before, I was saying the truth, you were WRONG from the start.

The boys were shocked by your bold remarks. But not the one towards who you actually trown it to. The man smiled, an angry laugh coming next from him.

In a blink of a moment you felt a sharp sting at the back of your head. It was his hand, forcefully gripping your hair, tilting your head up so you can meet his eyes, while he looked down on you, teaching you, of who was in charge currently.

Jaehyun: Sweetie, me being wrong gives you no right to talk back to me, know your surroundings better before your let out anything from that mouth, or I will shut it myself.

He freed you turning his back and starting talking again to the boys.

Jaehyun: Now, if she is really innocent might be even more problematic than if she was actually in the drug affair, we need to have a meeting and discuss it thoroughly before any action.

Haechan: It was been arranged by Taeil, we are all waited in the meeting room, including her too.

Jaehyun: We shall proceed then.

And so he left, without looking back to you even for a second. You became thin air to him. How strange, at that short time, you thought you saw someone else, maybe that was an act too. Your train of thoughts is stopped by the hand that appeared in your face. The smiling boy helped you raise up from the chair, holding you carefully by the arms, the cold struck you when he touched, the contact of the wet material and your skin, made you shake a bit. He held you, supporting you patiently while you restored your balance.

Haechan: Let’s go.

The impatient boy said it while leaving the room.

You took two steps, before turning and moving towards the water tank, kicking it down to the floor letting all the water spread, you need it, and you didn’t care if you will have to pay for your action, this was your payment towards him. You turned back and started walking to the door following the boy in front of you.

Soon you found out you were held in a basement before, you walked the stairway and starting to stroll through a huge and fancy hallway, the walls were decorated in an Art Deco style while the floor was covered by a beautiful deep green carpet. Everything looked expensive. While walking you suddenly feel something behind you, you turn your head to suddenly get covered by the coat of the smiley boy.

After putting it on you finally started feeling a bit of warmth installing in.

Y/N: Thank you.

The boy smiled to you and starting passing by, but not before getting close enough to whisper in your ear.

Jaemin: While I do adore your lingerie choice noona, I advise you not to let the men you will meet see it too. I like to keep this image only to myself.

You got completely red when you realized that all this time because of the water the bra was showing through your shirt. He saw it too but he never reacted to actually realize it yourself. He never shown any reaction but he saw it so freely while he interrogated you. That fucker..

Haechan: Hey, how long are you going to let yourself waited. You are not Cinderella. Get in.

Y/N: Fine.

Why are you even listening to them?

You arrived, the boy moved aside letting you step first into the room. Feeling all the eyes falling on you got you a bit anxious but it’s not like you do have a chance to run away. You scanned the room. Some new faces but also some familiar ones, your eyes stop on the one who got you into this whole mess. He didn’t seem to have any intention to meet your eyes. He looked a bit scared, and he should be, cause if you get away alive he will be the first one on your dead list, right next to the one who kept you into that hell room for you don’t know how much time.

He was staying in the center, cocky and looking expectantly to you to just be a good puppy and sit in here while they discuss your fate.

“Y/N : Now what?”

You would have love to let it out, but you do feel actually too intimidated to open your mouth. In this room, fully surrounded by this dangerous men. You felt small.

Johnny: Now what?

You hear a man from far-left asking.

Jaehyun: Now…