Save Me || Book 1 ✅

Can't Breathe

The room stood deathly silent as four men stared up at Hyungsik, desperately awaiting an explanation to where their brother was.

Hyungsik had returned from the run, alone,with the worst news for the men. He broke, just telling them, but their reaction wasn't what he was expecting. He didn't know what to expect, his own mind was all over the place - let alone theirs.

"I... I tried, I did everything I could," Hyungsik said, his breath catching in his throat as he stared down at his bloodstained jeans. "The dead... There was just too many, we got separated. I tried to get him, I did! We were fighting for ages, there were hundreds. I just couldn't get him quick enough!"

Jungkook, Namjoon, Yoongi and Seokjin sat, unable to breathe while tears streamed down their cheeks. No words were said, no action was made, the men felt as if their hearts had stopped in their chests. All they wanted to do was die right then and their.

"Honestly, if we had left a little bit quicker, we would have missed the herd," Hyungsik said, sniffling as he fumbled over his words, too much in shock to make sense. "But he said he needed to go back and get something, so we did. It was some kind of medication, I don't know. He said his mate needed it so he grabbed it."

"I told you!" Yoongi screamed, outrage masking his dispair. He was ignoring everything the elder was saying, not accepting any excuse for him to leave one of his youngest brother's in danger... To let him... To leave him! "I told you to fucking look after him! It was your job to fucking keep him safe, you bastard! What the fuck were you doing taking him out anyway? He was fucking... He... Fuck!"

"I'm sorry!" Hyungsik cried, his own hot tears springing from his eyes. "He was just too far away! I tried but he... He just kept screaming out for me and I was fighting those freaks but... I just wasn't quick enough!"

"Get out," Seokjin mumbled from his seat, speaking up for the first time since the man entered, his teeth gritted but his voice scarily calm.

"Excuse me?" Hyungsik asked, almost as if he was shocked by this order.

"Get out." Seokjin repeated, firming up his voice and raising to his feet and walking past the other three.

"But, let me explain, please!" Hyungsik begged, stepping back from the man as he moved forward. "I really did try to help! I swear, Taehyung was begging and I was trying so hard but..."

"I said," Seokjin raised his voice one last time, making the rest of his brothers jump from the loud volume. The man stepped in front of Hyungsik, face to face, sizing him up. Hyungsik suddenly shrunk where he stood, fear in his eyes as he saw the younger's nostrils flare in anger. "Get the fuck out of here! If I ever see you near one of my brothers, I will fucking kill you with my own bare hands. Get out!"

Hyungsik back away, gasping, his back hitting the doorpost as he tried to scurry out of the room, terrified.

Once the elder had disappeared, Seokjin collapsed onto the floor, hitting the wood harshly, curling himself up into a ball. Namjoon was quick to his feet as soon as the man started sobbing, harshly. He threw his arms around his brother, comforting him but unable to stop his own crying. Jungkook shuffled forward, falling to his knees and grabbing on to his hyungs. The three cried together, gripping each other tight, but Yoongi stood for a moment - completely silent.

Yoongi didn't say a word to the three on the floor, he just sheepishly stepped over them, leaving the room before heading to his own room.

Walking down the hallway, he felt as if the world had started moving in slow motion. Every part of him felt sluggish and heavy, his head spinning. Even though he felt like he was already dying inside, he knew his next action would finish him off.