Red Shoes and the 3 Realms

Chapter 14:// Curiosity got me in shit!

"It's a girl?" Namjoon slowly spoke. Wait! Could it be me? Jeon did mention using me for something, so could this be what he was talking about? And when realization dawned upon me, I gasped loudly!

Oh shit!

"Who was that?!"

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Hide yourself Lyn! Quick! Quick! Quick! Under panic mode, I did what every other normal person does NOT do, which is scream!

Yes, I screamed like there was no tomorrow. Eyes shut, heart pounding, fists clenched and lungs running out of breath. After a few seconds, my eyes opened and with heavy breaths, I saw Jeon, Jae and Namjoon's eyes wide and mouth open while the remaining 6 or 7 people simply stared at me.

"Ummmm..." I started, trying to break the awkward silence but then got cut off. Namjoon tilted his head to the right a little and spoke to Jeon while maintaining his eye contact with me.

"Is she the one...Jungkook?" and Jeon nodded and moved his gaze from me to the floor.

"*Breaths in* Don't want to come out too rudely. But are you sure about her?" and then I got body scanned for the I don't know how many times and I'm starting to think that it's a very common thing here that men are just shamelessly doing it.

"Yes, Namjoon!" Jeon spoke, still looking at the ground which is making me wonder if what I did upset him.

"oh well, it's not like I care or anything. As long as I get my money, we are on good terms. But I have an offer I'd like to make." This got Jeon's attention. His eyes shot up and met Namjoon's.

"what do you mean? I thought we were done here."

"We were, until your little friend decided to make an entry. You see, we can have a trade. One where I waive off all the money you AND Jae own me in exchange for a fine beauty standing in front of us." My eyes went wide and met Jae's eyes. He too, looked just as shocked as me! A few minutes went by, but Jeon hadn't uttered a word. What is there to even think about, you either keep me to use me, or throw me away since I'm clearly a stranger.

"So, what's it going to be, Jungkook? You gonna-"

"Oh, you're still here? I thought you left." Jeon's response took me by surprise.

"Why would I leave without an answer?" Namjoon spoke with clenched jaw. He was angry and I could sense that Jeon was playing a dangerous game with Namjoon's patience. Amongst all this tension, a warm hand snaked its way into mine and intertwined its fingers long with mine. "Don't worry he wi-" A gasp escaped my lips when I whipped my head to my left and only to find myself centimeters away from Jae's face. "Sorry! I didn't mean to startle you, but trust me, Jungkook will handle the situation. And from my past experiences, in about 5 min, Namjoon and his men will leave us alone." I wanted to respond, but the only sound that came out was a squeak with a nod and turned around to look at Jeon.

"Maybe, because I already told you of my plan, so there is no reason for me to make unnecessary changes. Now, I'd appreatiate if you could take your leave so we can continue with our planning, hmm?!"

"Alright! I'll go now but just know; this offer is still standing if you ever change your mind again, seeing that path you've chosen may be too hard for misfits like you." And with that, Namjoon gave me a quick head-to-toe check and left the shaft with his minions.

No one spoke. No one moved. No one dare make eye contact till I felt that they were far enough and let my bubble burst.

"OK! WTF IS HAPPENING HERE AND WHO TF WAS THAT AND WHY AM I, BEING DRAGGED INTO YOUR GUYS BUSINESS OF WHATEVER TF YOU GUYS ARE OR HAVE PLANNED, HUH!" I took another breath and continued.