Destined To Be

Teary Eyes

The basement is dark and cold but Taehyung does not care anymore. He never felt this much humiliated and broken in his life. From the day Jungkook was arrested, he was keeping in touch with Jihyun and Jin just to prove Jungkook innocent. He was blamed for murdering omma who he took as his mother after his own mum. His tears kept running down his cheeks. He was feeling a sharp pain as if someone was stabbing his heart and that is because the person he loves the most, said he hates Tae. He saw the distrust in those eyes. His face was red in rage and there was no love for Taehyung in those eyes. This hurted Tae the most. Even after everything, he cannot hate Jungkook and he still wants to get back in his strong arms. 

At this point, Taehyung almost lost count of the days; he was not given any food or water and he never complained. He does not even want to live anymore after Jungkook snatched his only purpose of living. He was just tired and waiting eagerly to lose his consciousness.

Tae almost jolted up at the sounds of the heavy basement door. He expected Jungkook to come for him and his face almost brightened up with hope. But as the figure came near him, and the flashlight in the man’s hand revealed Mr. Jeon, his last hope was lost.

“See sweety, I told you, you are just a plaything for Jungkook and nothing more. Once he gets tired, he will just throw you out. I know my son very well, after all, I made him.”

Tae did not want to reply; he  was well aware of what this man was capable of and he did not expect anything nice from him. He didn't care if this person talks rudely to him, all he cared about is how casually Jungkook could discard him without even giving him a proper chance to explain. 

Mr. Jeon was never a patient man; he harshly held Tae’s jaw and he hissed in pain, “What happened baby? Cat caught your tongue? You know , what we are going to do with you? Soon you are going back where you belong? It is good if you accept everything willingly or you will simply get hurt. My men know how to handle wild cats and you are just a baby bear. Better, if you cooperate.”

Tae was about to protest; though he does not fear death at this moment, but at any cost he is not going to lose his dignity. He would rather die, whether painfully or peacefully does not matter. But he won’t let Mr. Jeon take him to the brothel. Before he could do any further, his neck  was stabbed by a needle. His limbs almost lose their strength in seconds and when he was about to lose consciousness, the darkness revealed Jihyun who was laughing hysterically seeing a helpless Tae writhing in pain on Mr. Jeon’s lap.

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Suga regretted revealing everything to Jungkook ever since he wanted to take Tae with him. After that it’s been almost a week and he does not know where Taehyung is. Jungkook is avoiding any question regarding Taehyung which is a very bad sign. He has activated people to check Mr. Jeon’s private groups to see if any new slave is on sale or put on service. So far, there is no update which means Tae is still safe somewhere. 

Suga has put his best efforts to do undercover investigations. He has left no stone unturned-  he is using his family power, money, best detectives, hackers, underworld agents just to know who is behind all this. After almost a week of investigation, he is very sure that this thing isn’t done by Taehyung. The poison that was used to murder Mrs. Jeon is an expensive one which is available and popular in the African underworld. It is not easy for Taehyung to manage since he has no criminal background.

The fraudster team that was caught by police was also not Korean. The transaction details showed they were conducted from outside Korea. These are the reasons Yoongi suspected Taehyung is not related to any of these crimes. He has also asked Jin to give the details of the team working with Taehyung. He cannot just go and tell Jungkook that Tae has not done anything. He needs solid proof to show who is behind this, so that Jungkook can confront them confidently, not on the basis of some mere suspect. 

With every passing moment, his anxiety was increasing. He is expecting good news from his team anytime soon and he knows they will be able to do it fast. But he is getting impatient. Soon his room door was opened revealing his secretary. He was carrying a thick file, the one Suga was waiting for. He almost snatched it from his hand and started reading. 

Finally he knows who is behind everything. Now all he needs to do is call Jungkook and hand him the information. The person who has done this does not deserve to roam freely. Prison is the perfect place.

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Jungkook is lying on the hard mattress of the guest room. He does not have the courage to get back to his room, where every bit of Taehyung is scattered - his clothes, his paintings, his fish. The darkness of the room is soothing for him. He was crying endlessly; he does not know why, but he was feeling blank, as if he had lost an important piece of himself. This one week has been a hell for him too; he went to the office and did his work with a calm face just because he did not want the world to know what was actually going on. His employees are dependent on him, especially during this crisis period. He cannot break their hopes because of his personal problems. He was totally shattered from inside but nobody could tell.

Jungkook was dying inside but he was still thinking about whether he should bring Tae back from the basement and send him to his parents in the USA. But his ego was stopping him; he needed to punish Tae at least a bit for whatever he had done to him. After a few days, he will send him to the USA. Then he will never look back. However, he knows this will not be a punishment for Tae, but will be a punishment for himself. However, he loves the boy way more than he loves himself.

The thought that Tae isn’t his, is like a knife that is hurting his open wound. He took the pictures Jihyun showed him and kept looking at them. Tae was sleeping calmly beside the man. His upper body was naked and the man’s hand was on his waist. His mind was going wild; the man might have kissed the lips he loves to kiss, might have teased his boy touching his sensitive body parts. But can he call Tae ‘his’? Probably no more, but his mind was not ready to accept.

He was feeling miserable. He decided not to fall for anyone after Jiu’s death but his pathetic self again fell in love with Taehyung who never loved him. He kept in contact with his lover and decided to live with him after destroying Jungkook. He could not stop his tears and his dry lips could only utter, “Congratulations Tae, you wanted to destroy me. You have done it, I am no better than a corpse. You could have simply taken my life. I would have happily died in your arms. But you broke me, kept me alive but in a worse condition than death. You know how pathetic I am? Still I love you. After everything I love you. I just hate myself.”

Author's note: As promised here is a new update. Hope you enjoy it. See you soon. Till then take care of yourself. Drink a lot of water and have plenty of rest. 😃