Slave to a King | Jinkook

Twenty-Eight

In bed, Jin was contemplating what the King had said to him. In particular, he was trying to picture how the King could have him pregnant and someone else at the same time. There were concerns for these children and their future. He could not process the fact that his daughter had so many half-siblings already.

Deep in his thoughts, the King joined him, pulling him into a spooning position and resting his hands on his baby bump as he said, "I hope you know I only allowed you to leave that room that way because you are not feeling well."

"My King, I'm sorry about that." Jin apologizes not wanting a night of further headaches.

"So you are awake, and why are you suddenly calling me in that way?"

Jin took a deep breath, "it's the correct way of acknowledging you, and yes, I am awake as I am speaking with you."

Laughing, Jungkook kissed Jin's shoulder, "what do you think of me, Seokjin?"

"You are the same to me as you always have been."

"A King without values who doesn't care about anyone's life but his own?"

Despite shaking his head, Jin didn't respond.

"Oh, so you don't think of me as the father of our daughter?"

"I don't know if I should think that way since you are the father of everyone's kid around here."

"The notion that I am the father of every kid around here is a bit exaggerated. Although I have many children, I do not have that many for you to say so."

"May I ask you something then?" Jin turned to face Jungkook.

Jungkook clapped his hands, turning on the light, so he could see Jin clearly, "sure, what's your question."

"Why do you have so many children, and why do they all come from out of wedlock? As a King, shouldn't you want to be married and have a stable family? Don't you think your current actions have impacts? How is it possible to have all these kids with different people? Like what we do together feels so personal, how can you do it with so many others? Maybe I am stuck on how I was raised and how I believe everything should be, so I have many questions when it comes to you and what you are doing."

As Jungkook sat up on the bed, he said, "sit up with me, and I'd like to know your loyalty and where it stands, so whatever we discuss, I am sure you are not bringing it back to my brother."

Sitting as the King requested, Jin moves next to him and says, "Jimin has been there for me since I arrived, yes he made some mistakes, but he showed me that he made a mistake, and I can forgive, and I trust him. It is he who has made it possible for my parents to live and be well, and I will never take that for granted. Previously, they suffered, and now they do not.

Throughout my interactions with you, there have been aspects I don't like, including the way you are and what you do. The truth must be told to you, but that does not mean you cannot trust me. There is no need for me to discuss matters that you share with me with your brother unless you have the intention of causing serious harm to others, then I won't keep those things a secret because that's a problem."

"Is that a way of saying you don't like me, indirectly?" Jungkook questioned, looking at Jin.

"I did not think I was indirectly saying anything, but I clarified a doubt you had, which was, I am not loyal to you, but I am trustworthy as I do not run off and tell whatever I am told. If you trust me, then you trust me. Many people find it difficult to trust others, so I can understand if you find it difficult to trust me, but you have to decide if you trust me.