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by AlyssaB-Bibby

by AlyssaB-Bibby

Hongseok

"Check the rest of the base. Make sure no other Neo members are here," Hui commands, sending Shinwon down the halls and Wooseok upstairs.
"You won't find anyone, it's just me," Jaemin spits at me, turning his head to look at Maya. "You're Maya. Aren't you pregnant with Geonhak's baby?"
"Where the fuck did you hear that?" I add pressure to the foot that I had on his chest. I look to Maya.
"Everyone knows. He told everyone at that party we at Neo Mafia held," Jaemin takes the advantage to knock my gun from my hands, standing up, moving to Maya, and holds her shoulders, gun to her head.
"Maya," I breathlessly let out.
"What are you going to do? Kill me?" Maya scoffs.
"I mean I could," Jaemin starts. "But I came on a mission for someone. I need you alive."
"Who the fuck needs me?"
"You'll find out soon enough," Jaemin tightens his grip on her. "If you want her to live, you'd let me take her; otherwise..." He motions the gun to his head, but moves it back to my head.
"I'll be fine," Maya looks to me, giving a quick wink, before being roughly dragged out of the base. I grab a wine glass, throwing it against the wall, shattering it. My fists clenched, leaning against the wall.
"The house is clear- Where's Maya and Jaemin?" Wooseok comes back into the kitchen.
"He took her."

Maya

"What the fuck are you going to do with me?" I almost growl at Jaemin, as he stuffs me in the back of a van.
"Shut up. You will be dealt with by who summoned you," he slams the door.
"Summoned? More like kidnapped," I roll my eyes, as a set of brown orbs peered back at me.
"Dude, is this the right way to do this?" A male voice pitches up.
"Vernon, there is no right way of kidnapping, just doing," Jaemin raises his voice, swatting whoever Vernon is in the head.
"You guys suck, I hope you know," I shout from the back.
"And you can't stay quiet!" He shouts at me, turning around in his seat. "Shut up and be quiet." He turns around, holding a cloth to my mouth.

"Where is she?" A raspy voice booms, myself laying on a bed in a room I didn't recognize. At least they didn't leave me on the floor.
"She is through that door, we had to knock her out with chloroform," Jaemin's voice pitches in.
"Chloroform? Isn't she pregnant?" The raspy voice shouts louder than before. "You shouldn't be doing that!"
The door of the room I'm in swings open, revealing a tall man, his chin sharp, and aura intimidating, "Hello Maya."
"Who the hell are you?"
"Ouch. That hurt. Wouldn't you recognize your childhood friend, Choi Seungcheol?" He snorts, rolling his eyes.
"Seungcheol?"
"Surprised, huh? It's nice to see you again," He walks towards me, my hand instinctively going to support my belly. "Congratulations again on you and Geonhak's baby. Weren't you two in a relationship?"
"She isn't Geonhak's baby," I clear my throat. "She's Hongseok's daughter. And what do you mean again?"
"Didn't you get my message a while back? From S?" He smirks towards me, sitting on the bed. "Thank god, I have one of the best mafia groups in the city working with me and my own group."
"So, your group name?"
"Seventeen. One of the top groups in the country, maybe even the world, how about it?"
"How did I not know it was you leading?" I blink a few times, looking at him.
"I don't know, but that's on you," Seungcheol chuckles. "Now, you're probably wondering why you're here within the Neo Group and Seventeen conjoined base."
"Yeah, why did you have your men kidnap me?"
"Because," he chuckles, walking toward the large window on the wall to my left. "I want you by my side leading the mafia world. Behind every successful man is an even more successful woman, wouldn't you know?"
"If it gets me out of here," I pause. "And home to Hongseok, then fine."