People in the kingdom whispered about a legend:
a man who is strong and powerful. They said he took up residence in the woods, hiding out while committing random acts of kindness, namely stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.
No one dared t...
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Taehyung
She recognized him. That was his first thought. Her face was alive with fear, yet she clenched her teeth to keep her lips from trembling.
His second thought was how foolishly brave she'd acted—it was clear now. She'd bargained her freedom, used herself to distract him so her female companion could get away and her guards could stand a fighting chance in combat.
Taehyung was furious. Nothing had gone according to plan. It usually didn't, but somehow his band always managed to succeed through instinct and swiftness. Their ability to play dirty made them oddly efficient.
The fireball of a female writhed beneath him, refusing to give up even though she had nothing on his strength. She flopped around, arms and legs going everywhere, and he considered whether he should wait her out until she got tired or do something more drastic.
She spit at him. Drastic it was.
He dug his hips into the juncture of her thighs and she stiffened. She hadn't expected that. The same way Jungkook hadn't expected the girl's knee to meet his groin—Taehyung had seen the whole thing and would deal with Jungkook later.
"Where is it?" he asked.
She shook her head. Not a very talkative one.
Taehyung tilted his head, studying her for a moment, watching her face suffuse with color, pink bursting from her cheeks. He lowered his voice another notch.
"Where. Is. It?"
"It's yours if you let me go."
He laughed and quirked an eyebrow.
"Somewhere private, I'd wager."
His hand drifted down her ribcage, getting dangerously close to her navel, further down still...she squirmed, her hips bucking upward and causing him to jerk in surprise.
It had been a reflex. She hadn't intended it. She'd been trying to fend off his hand, but his anatomy responded all the same.
This infuriated Taehyung off even more. His hand continued its descent.
"Okayokayokay," she pleaded. "It's up here." Her eyes flitted toward her bodice to indicate the ring's location, and she turned away, biting her lip, her embarrassment evident.
