Bittersweet

2: The Dark One

As he entered the cell, he saw her hanging from a bar. Feet tied tightly to that long piece of steel. She was hanging upside down.
"I'm gonna take it from here."
He said. But deep inside a little voice kept repeating,
"I can't let her die. I need informations, I need answers."
Hearing his deep words, she chuckled and did those fancy turns gymnasts do. She undid the clasps on her feet and jumped right in front of him. Her fingers carelessly traced his face, then his neck, then his chest amd it finally stopped at his buckle. He gasped at the sight. She was mad. But without a single thought she brushed her hands against his buckles and cut open the rope that the other officers had tied to stop her.
She, again with her seductive voice, sarcastically said,
"This fancy buckles help criminals if they are clever enough. Let's waste more time in that interrogation room."
Taehyung cuffed her hands behind her back, as she rolled her eyes. His grip on her biceps got harder,
"You. Will. Fucking. Answer. Every. Single. Question. I. Will. Ask!"
"Yeah! Yeah! Whatever! Officer Hot stuff!"
He clenched his jaws and pushed her inside the room. He shut the door and pinned her on it,
"I'm the boss here, Queen! And you will obey me! You will listen to every damn thing I say. If I tell you to sit down you would. If I tell you to speak you would. Just like a little doll..."
She chuckled bitterly,
"Order me those when you become Ace. Only Ace can treat me like his toy."
"Well, sorry to break it. But Ace is no more. So, you have to obey us tell me everything."
Her lips started trembling. Tears made their way to her heterochromic eyes. Her voice felt trapped,
"I won't! Ace never gave up! Neither will I!"
Taehyung let go of her. He distanced himself from her shaking body as soon as he uncuffed her hands from the back. He wasn't that of a fool. He again cuffed her hands, but this time her wrists were in front of her.
He cursed himself. He should never have been aggressive with her. He never had hurt a girl before. Taehyung calmly said, after a few awkward minutes of course,
"It isn't going to work like this, Queen. Don't make the same mistake as Ace. They tortured Jungkook. Then got inside his brains. It was painful for him. His last wish was that Queen has to be safe. And never in her life would experience this hell. I promised him that. Please don't make me break my promise."

Taehyung's tricks worked. She stood there still. Her breathing slowed down. She slowly walked towards the chair and sat down opposite Taehyung. Taehyung smiled at her,
"Well, we will start simple. What's your name?"
Her head hanging low, she smirked,
"The Queen Of Hearts."
Taehyung felt annoyed. Why was she so arrogant? He again calmed his mind. She was a rulebreaker. A queen. It's natural for her to have attitude. He again asked,
"What's your real name."
She remained silent. Her smirk disappeared. She played with her cuffs. After a long awkward minute, she whispered,
"Kiera."
Taehyung felt his heart miss a beat. She answered. She didn't use attitude. She did what she was asked to. Taehyung smiled, this time the smile was genuine.
"That's a beautiful name. Kiera. What does it mean?"
"Little dark one."
She whispered in the same manner. She wasn't crying. Her teeth pressed on her red, full lips. She was continuously moving her leg. Maybe she had anxiety issues or issues with staying still. Taehyung liked how miserable she looked.
He cleared his throat,
"Names do have an impact on people. So, open up Kiera. How and when did you start?"
"Start what Officer Hot stuff?"
Taehyung rolled his eyes at Kiera. She started chuckling.

-------------------Kiera POV-----------------
"What's so funny Kiera?"
His eyes were dark. His jaws were clenched. He was leaning over me. Gosh! How he resembled Ace!

Ace. The man every woman's dreams. No one liked him. He was a rude, a brat, they said. But still I loved him. He was my deepest desires. He used to make me feel euphoric. He made me feel like a queen every night. He was the only one who made me a submissive. That man's Ace.

He slapped the table, my heart got runny. But I didn't show it on my face. This was something Jungkook taught me.
"Kiera, don't make me lose my patience. They are going to go hard on you. They are going to beat you up, but not enough to beat you. They would throw cold water on your face. They would dip you into hot steam. They would hang you upside down till your blood circulation is messed up. I'm still giving you time because I've made a promise to Ace."
Damn! He was a shadow of my Ace. The same authoritative tone. The same tendency to boss over me.
My mind was all fuzzy. As always. It was like a drug effect. This was what helped me commit murders.
I lazily rose my eyes up. I looked him in the eye,
"I'm going to use every single bit of my time that you give me. I'm not going to spoon feed you. I'm going to make it hard. Really hard. I'm gonna make sure that you know who Queen is."
I said in my most teasing tone. Oh how his ears were going red. He was getting annoyed. He reminded me of Ace. That's what was driving my heart towards him so so much.
"Kiera, I'm giving you the last warning..."
"Or else what you going to do Hot Stuff? Punish me?"
I chuckled. His eyes widened. He sucked a breath sharply. His breathing pattern changed. He clenched his eyes close. I saw his nerves stand out. He stayed like that for a moment. After a pause, I heard his deep, smooth voice again,
"Don't make me do that. Now let's take a break."
He was walking away, but he managed to stop in his tracks. He smirked at me,
"Keep calling me Hot Stuff and the consequences would make you stop walking."