MONSTER || KTH ✔

~ 9 ~

Taehyung watched as Y/n grabbed three glasses and filled each with a shot of whiskey. She grabbed one glass, downed it, pulled a face as if she was disgusted with the taste, and filled it again.

Hoseok sipped at his while Taehyung swallowed his down. By the time he put his glass down, she was already onto the fourth shot.

"Don't you think you should slow that down?" he asked.

"Nope."

"Why not?"

"I've been shot at, nearly killed, and I think having a little drink will calm me down."

"It's what her father did," Hoseok said. "After her first attack mission she was shaking and terrified. The whiskey, it helps to calm her down."

"It does?" Taehyung asked. This woman was just getting better and better in his book. She could fight, take care of herself, and she had damn good taste in whiskey. He nodded for her to give him another shot.

"Doesn't it for you?" she asked. "Let's not talk about what can and cannot calm me down and actually focus on why the hell I was targeted."

"This could go all the way to the top."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

Taehyung looked toward Hoseok. "You think this comes from the Boss?"

"Why not? He's capable of a lot worse, believe me."

"Wait a minute," she said, drawing his attention. "You're telling me that tonight's attack came from the very top?"

"What other way could it be?" Hoseok asked.

"I'm still a capo's daughter. I'm worth something, even if it means marrying me off to some evil bastard he has control over. Killing me could overthrow his power. To simply wipe me out would put a whole lot of other families at risk, believe me."

"She's right," Taehyung said. "If he wanted to get rid of her and keep her position, he'd have to be smart about it."

"Meaning what?" Hoseok asked.

"They'd have to find some way of making it look like she was a traitor, which we know she's not." Taehyung tossed back the liquid, loving the burn as it slid down his throat. "I'm going to need to see everything her father had on these men."

"Not happening," Hoseok said.

"Excuse me, but I don't get to decide that?" Y/n asked.

"Those documents are important."

"And my father trusted Taehyung. Even you do. You can't tell me who to trust one moment and then take it back," she said.

"Then it's important you know that the Boss is in that documentation. He's the one who tried to get rid of me," Hoseok said.

Taehyung stared at him. He was well aware of the rumors surrounding this man. What he didn't know, nor did anyone else, was exactly who his father was.

"Wait, if he tried to get rid of you, then that means..."

"Yes, that man is my father, which is why I know he's capable of finding any means necessary to kill you."

"But he could have assumed that information died with my dad."

"Do you really think the Boss is going to leave something like that up to chance?" Hoseok asked. "It's at least worth us staying alert and being prepared for anything."

"Agreed. Do you have an issue with me moving in?" Taehyung asked.

"No." Hoseok started to pace. "With you here, at least I know she'll be protected and people will be less likely to try to kill her. If she's alone, she's exposed to whatever crap they want to put her through."