Heartless

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Jungkook had gotten used to Runa's hectic schedule. He was trained to grow accustomed to change, so after he finishes setting up his room in the West Wing, he heads to the kitchen to see her sitting at the dining table, eating dinner that one of the maids cooked with an older man sitting across from her. Upon hearing the footsteps, said male looks over at Jungkook as he sits down at the table as well, everyone is silent until he speaks up.

"You must be Dong-Wook", Jungkook simply comments with his hands folded on the table.

"Indeed I am", he responded, sharing a glance with Runa who just shrugged and continued eating.

"You must be the new bodyguard. I heard from Min-Su that you're Jeon Jungkook. The notorious hitman."

"Indeed I am."

Dong-Wook chuckles silently, secretly a bit intrigued to meet this man after the reputation he's held all these years. And now he was working as a bodyguard? He wouldn't have expected that, he figured he'd want to take a complete break after the services he's provided almost all of his life.

Because he was the head of the Organization, Dong-Wook knew the serious money involved with assassinations and since he ran the facility, he knew what types of lives the hitmen led. So he was quite amused by this, curious even as to why an ex-assassin had the desire to guard the heir to the Kang empire.

"May I ask why you retired from that job and chose this instead? I doubt it'll be as entertaining."

Runa watches the interaction between the two men, feeling that they are oddly similar. To the slicked-back hair, the dark eyes, and their serious tones. It was like having a younger Doing-Wook around, and even though it's been a week since she's had the new bodyguard, she already felt safe with him which was new for her because she's always on guard around everyone.

"I didn't take this job for entertainment. I wanted something different in life. I'm done being a hitman, and with the skills I have, this was the next greatest thing."

Dong-Wook raised a brow at that, tonguing his cheek and Runa sat back in her seat. She was more than entertained by this. It was like both men were looking into a mirror. It made her feel some type of way to see how serious Dong-Wook looked. How he upheld his intimidating demeanor and eyed the man suspiciously.

"How do we know you're here with good intentions? What if you didn't retire and are planning on killing her? It would be a perfect plan considering you know her schedule in and out, and I'm assuming you already know a lot about her considering your reputation of being analytical. Is she safe with you by her side?"

"Mr. Lee-"

Dong-Wook holds his hand up, stopping Jungkook from speaking and the tension rising in the room makes Runa shift uncomfortably. So she steps in to try and de-escalate the situation before things turn ugly. Dong-Wook might seem calm, but Runa knew better than anyone what lurked behind that.

"Dong-Wook, it's ok. Dad wouldn't ever-"

"Wouldn't what? Put you at risk? What if he made a mistake? What if the FBI has him frazzled and he's reacting quickly without thoroughly thinking about it?"

Runa closes her mouth and gives the man a look, which he ignores and pins a sharp glare on Jungkook who, as always, remains stoic as ever.

"I'm just thinking of all possibilities here. If you are truly here with no ill intentions, well that's good for you. But if I see you even looking at her in any way I don't like, I won't hesitate to stab your eyes out."

"Threatening him won't work. I already did that, and, you can check in the system if his status is still active. You're the one who keeps track of all the men that come out of the Organization, so you'd know if any handler has contacted him about a client", Runa says, and Dong-Wook doesn't look over at her but keeps his gaze pinned on the man in front of him.