𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 & 𝗦𝗶𝗻 || 𝙠.𝙣𝙟✔️

X - Test

A new start marks our relationship with our trip to the floating city, Venice. It is my first time here. As soon as we lands in Venice, its gentle morning and the pleasant weather breeze brim me with thrill. A sheet of grey clouds hovers the neon blue and there isn't any sign of sun which I am glad for. Honestly, I love rainy days more than sunny ones.

Straightaway, we hail a cab to his friend's penthouse suite where we are to stay for our time being in Venice. On arriving there, Namjoon (I stopped calling him dad since he asked me not to as it reminds him of the things he wants to forget, like my mom ) decently pays off the chauffeur and withdraws our luggage. I fill in the time, taking in the view of the huge building before us, that seems to touch the sky.

Why so high? I mentally groan as elevator takes it time. 90 floors are no joke.

As the elevator dings open, I sigh. Finally.

As we head inside the penthouse, I go for a 360° spin to let its luxurious interior sink in. The ground floor has a dining area, living room and kitchen while rooms are upstairs. It's a three-bedroom and three storeyed penthouse as he informed earlier.

"Joon, it's just wow." I gasp.

"I know right." He ruffles my hair with his dimple smile.

The second floor has three rooms as expected. We accquires the second one and pushes back the door. The first must belong to his friend. Admiring the chandeliers hanging from the ceiling and fancy lamps jutting out of the side walls of the corridor, I quietly trail behind him.

"Where's the pool?" I ask as soon as I remember about about the pool. This penthouse has one. He informed me before.

Engaged in drawing out his clothes from the suitcase, without looking at me he replies, "On third floor."

"I'll go shower first." He passes me a small smile which I mirror back with a nod before he vanishes into the washroom. Not bothering to unpack, I rummage for the pair of bikini which I made sure to keep for occasions like this. I find it in practically no time and quickly change into it.

Briskly and blearily, I climb the flight of stairs only to be enthralled by scenic view of pool. Crystal clear blue water glowed under the stary ceiling. For a minute, I don't know where to put my eyes, whether at the ceiling or the water.

After admiring the picturesque sight for a while, I jump into the pool and swim for good ten minutes before floating on my back on the water surface with closed eyes. It vanishes my exhaustion and relaxes my entire body. My body feels light as a feather. The water helps me calm down and disconnect from the world for a while.

I am not aware of any human presence unless a voice fills my ears.

"What a heavenly view! I must say." My eyes burst open and are met with a pair of male eyes who scans me like no different than a pervert. I immediately swim to the edge of the pool and hastily wipe my body with the towel placed nearby.

"Ah where are you going? Why don't you swim more? I was enjoying it." I can feel his presence at my back. Something feels off about this man the way he speaks. I don't feel safe and hurry to escape him quickly.

"I'm done for the day." I mutter, placing the towel back on the reclining chair and move my feet to leave the place. But in the next minute, my wrists are grabbed and I'm yanked back into a wall.

"We just met and you were planning to leave me this soon." A smug smile dances over his lips. My wrists are pinned above my head in no time, rendering me complete helpless to push this muscular man off me.

"Let me go you dickhead." I screech sternly, covering up for the fear escalating in my body with our enhancing proximity. I don't want to come out weak but my facade doesn't last long when he forcifully slams his lips on mine.

Tears pooling up in my eyes, blurr my vision. He roughly brushes his lips against mine. And there's no pleasure. It's disgust which I don't feel whenever Namjoon kisses me. I seal my lips tightly shut as he tries to barge his tongue inside. Yet he has me succumb down to his desires by pressing his knee against my womanhood.

As soon as he senses that the water droplets on my lips are actually the tears streaming down my face, he is quick to let go of my lips and wrists. Gathering all the strength I hold in my comparatively weak body, I slap him across his cheek vigorously that it'll leave behind a deep dark red print.

With hot tears pouring down my face, I run down stairs and find namjoon in the living room. A coffee mug in his hand, he stands near the glass walls, outlooking the city,  his back facing me. He turns around as my cries filled his ears.

"Ari, what happened?" Worry takes all over his face and I don't waste anytime to slam myself into his embrace. Arms slithering around me, he caresses my head in attempt to call me down. Seconds later, he hoists me up in his arms and heads for the lounge.

Sitting scooped up in his embrace, I continue to sob into his chest, the events from earlier replaying in my head.

Namjoon keeps on whispering sweet nothings into my ear unless I calm down a little and draw back.

"Who made my princess cry so much?" He softly asks, caressing my tear-stained cheeks as my chest still heaves up and down in low sobs.

"There was a person at the third floor. He tried to molest me." My voice breaks at the end. Arms wrapped around his neck, I bury my head in the crook of his neck.

I heard him huff out a sigh before he begins, "Ari, he didn't want to molest you. He wanted to test you." He strokes my head gently. Perplexed, I crane my neck out to look at him with my teary eyes.

Test me? For what?

Noticing the puzzled expression on my face, he adds, "Before marrying your mom, I had a couple of relationships Ari but none of them remained successful. They cheated on me and I was badly broken. So my friends decided that whenever I catch feelings for someone they'll test her loyalty towards me."

After a pause of couple of seconds, he continues, "The guy you met at the pool. He was Jungkook. I told him not to do such thing with you but that moron didn't listen to me. I can't blame him too. They care for me and don't want me to be heartbroken ever again."

He releases a painful sigh before adding, "When I fell for your mom, I refused to let them test her. I believed her too much and thought that she'd not leave me but, you see, I was proved wrong so this time even when I told them not to, they went ahead and tested you. I'm sorry on their behalf. They did this all for me. I'm also at fault  Ari. I'm so sorry." He sincerely apologises tugging my hair strands behind my ear.

Wait...

Does that mean

he's catching feelings for me?

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