No Limits

Part 4

"How many times have you been told to trust your instincts?" Jongdae asks, his voice dripping with anger and disappointment.

You continue to stare at the shadowed image in front of you and refuse to turn around to witness the emotions on Jongdae's face. You knew you had messed up, and you knew there would be consequences for your actions, which is why you were rooted in your place.

The thought of having to tell your brother, the leader of one of the most powerful mafia families in Korea, that you not only withheld important information but also jeopardized his and his men's safety had you wanting to dig a hole and lay in the fetal position inside of it for the rest of time.

"I know you didn't go deaf in the last minute, so answer me." Jongdae's frustrated voice sounds from behind you.

"I know I messed up, Jongdae," you whisper, trying to find your voice. "Believe me, I know."

He sighs, either not knowing what to tell you or not knowing what to do with you. "You know you need to go tell your brother, right? Just like you know he's going to be absolutely livid?"

You silently nod and finally find the courage to turn and face Jongdae. He masked his emotions well, but you could see the pity fighting its way onto his face. You knew no man envied what you were about to do.

Taking a deep breath, you attempt to prepare yourself for what's to come, but leaving the safety of the security room takes all of the strength you have, and following the echos of EXO's voices ends up being even harder.

Before you know it, you're outside of the kitchen, which is where their voices led you, and you're surprised to find all of the members, minus Chanyeol, hanging out along the counters and table.

Jongin was the first one to spot you, and a smile quickly brightens up his face. "What's up, princess?"

Not even the annoying nickname he gave you was able to shake the overwhelming fear beginning to crawl up your back. The sight of your already-unhappy-with-you brother almost made you want to vomit.

The look on your face must've given you away because whatever light atmosphere they had going on was suddenly thick with tension. The lighthearted expressions on their faces quickly morphed into serious ones. They knew something was wrong.

"I messed up..." you shakily say, meeting Junmyeon's blank face, before explaining to them about what you had felt at the memorial and the evidence you and Jongdae found.

It was just like when you told Jongdae, except there were five of him, and one of them was your brother, who looked like he wanted to choke the life out of you. Their expressions ranged from anger to disappointment, and you couldn't explain the weird grief that brought you. You knew, in your head, you had breached their trust, but the expressions on their faces made you truly feel it.

The noise of a chair scraping across the floor brought chills up and down your near trembling arms, and you meet your brother's eyes as his chair slams into the ground with a loud smack. The sound makes you jump, but the intense anger in his eyes has you quickly looking down at the kitchen tile.

The sound his boots make as he stomps over to you in the doorway has your heart racing. To avoid his face, you keep your eyes carefully trained on the floor.

"I knew I shouldn't have let you be a part of this. You can't handle this world." Junmyeon growls, his voice shaking with anger.

As he leaves the kitchen, you feel the energy drain from you. This was what you expected to happen, and truthfully, you got off way easier than you thought you would, so far.