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{5}[gps]

I woke up due to the stinging feeling i felt in both of my hands. Minhee was snoring lightly beside me and the main lights were off, there was an extra blanket over us though and the side lamp was on, lighting the room slightly.

I sit up, looking to the couch to see the silhouette of Taeyong sitting down, one arm lifted up as he drinks something, everything else out of view.

I get out of the bed quietly and walk up behind him to see he was signing some papers while drinking he's typical sansachun.

"What are you doing up?" I ask, my voice raspy. I know i startled him a little bit but his worries left when he seen it was only me.

"Ask the same thing to you. Sit with me." He pats the space beside him. I walk around the couch and sit next him, glancing down at the lease papers he was signing.

"Who are those for?" I raise an eyebrow, pulling my sleeves over my hands so he can't see anything.

"Your friend. It's an apartment close to the bar. You're going to stay with me-"

"Taeyong i can't do that."

"Yes you can. I'm not risking your safety again." He sets the papers on the coffee table, "What are you doing up? Is everything okay?"

I stay quiet for a moment, "No. Everything's not okay. Who were them people?" I act scared, hopefully tonight will be the night he confesses he's in a gang, it won't be long until he takes me under his wing if he does.

"I'll explain later, let your friend rest." He takes a sip of his drink.

"No. You'll explain now. My whole apartment is ruined, Minhee is terrifiex, i'm terrified-"

"Seoyeon i promise you, i'll tell you everything when you're friend isn't around." He tried to grab my hand but i pull it away, crossing my arms over my chest.

"Are you okay?" I ask him, looking up at his face which was cut and bruised.

"I'm fine. Are you okay? How'd you even know how to do that?" He diverts the attention onto me again, i noticed he does that a lot.

"Watch a lot of crime shows." I stand up, walking toward the kitchen. I grab a bowl of warm water, some band aids and a bandage. Then get some ice from the freezer and cover it in a kitchen towel, heading back to Taeyong.

I set everything on the coffee table and soak the cloth in the warm water, squeezing the excess out as he watches me intensely.

"You should get it checked out." I dab the damp cloth above his eyebrow where an open wound was. He should've at least cleaned it.

"No need. It's just a cut." He looks at my face while i clean his wound, gently applying a band aid to prevent the bleeding.

He grabs my hand and the look of calmness had turned into worry, "You're getting this checked out." He rolls my sleeves up, looking at the injuries on both of my hands.

"I don't like the hospital." I pull my hands away but he refuses to let them go, gripping onto them gently so i don't run.

"You don't need a hospital. Come on." He stands up.

I stand up, "Where are we going?"

"To get your treatment." He begins to walk to the door, he opens it and i seen two of his other men i hadn't seen before standing, guarding the door.

"How many bodyguards do you have?" I look at them, these two were quite tall.

"Sungchan and Lucas. I'll introduce you to my friends later on. Come on." He points to the shoes, i slide my shoes on and he does the same. I take that as a good sign, introducing me to his men is something i need to do too, his men will need to trust me.