The Husband Arrangement| TAEHYUNG

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She stretched out her hand blindly to hold taehyung when she realized he wasn't beside her. Slowly , she pry open her sleepy eyes to see the empty space. "Tae ?", she rubbed an eye before getting out of bed. Her body was so tired and drained from how hard he had fucked her last night. She allowed him to release his frustration on her.

The stairs creaked as she made her way down, straight into the living room to check on Yuki. Everything was silent. She entered the living room and stopped in her tracks. A smile forming on her lazy lips as she looked at taehyung asleep on the smaller couch beside Yuki. She might have been wrong. Maybe he was ready to be a father. He clearly cared for this child...He will care for his own too.

Without waking him, she plant a small kiss to his forehead before heading back to their bedroom. She needed more sleep to restore her strength.

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09 : 52

Yuki sat in the passenger seat, staring out the window which was covered in raindrops. The sky was pouring down tears. Anastasia had fed her well before saying goodbye. Yuki was afraid she'd never see Ana again if they sent her away to an orphanage.

"Mama is sick right?", she whispered. Taehyung passed her a glance before focusing on the road. "Why would you say that?", he cleared his throat as if he didn't know. "She's been sick for awhile. I see her taking medication and losing her hair", she trailed. "She's not taking me back home", she add. Taehyung felt his heart ache. Her voice was so tiny. "Father will dump me elsewhere ", tears pooled in her eyes. "I'm afraid Kyōdai" (brother). "I don't want to be sent away", she sniffled. "I will speak with him. There's no need to worry", he sighed.

"He won't listen", she clumsily wiped her cheeks. "He hates me". Taehyung did not know what else to say to her. He did not know how to comfort someone other than Anastasia. "Kyōdai, please help me", she whispered into her palms. Taehyung gripped the steering tighter, his veins almost popping.

How was he going to help her?

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"Tae? You're here early", his mother greet as he entered the kitchen. "Is father awake?", he questioned. "He's in his study. Is something wrong?", she turned off the stove and faced him. "No. I just need to speak with him ". She gave a nod , knowing exactly what he wanted to discuss. "Are you hungry? I made -"

"She's a child", he cut her off.

Addie furrowed her brows, feeling her heart strings tugging. "The child of your fathers mistress. I am a very caring woman, tae. But I will not allow her to live under my roof", she whispered. Taehyung stared with no emotion. "His mistakes are not hers", he countered. "What do you want me to do tae? Adopt her? Braid her hair for school? Go shopping? I can not look at her without feeling pain", she expressed. "You are a grown woman , mother. You can cope and overcome it. Yuki is a 10 year old girl. She is too young to be broken ", he tilt his head, watching her facial expressions change. "I think it's about time you all start behaving like grown ups", he add before leaving for the study room. Addie leaned against the counter, dropping her face into her palms. She expected tae to be on her side...

"Tae. You're earlier than i expected", his father greet before continuing to type on his laptop. "We need to discuss Yuki", taehyung got straight to the topic. Keith exhaled and shut the laptop. "What's to discuss? ", he asked. "You will not send her to an orphanage. She is your child, you can not run away from the truth. Own up to your fucking mistake and be a man ", he snapped. "Taehyung! You do not get to storm in here and speak to your father in that tone!", Keith slammed his hands onto the table as he stood. "I will fucking speak to you however the fuck I want!", taehyung raised his voice. "No, you do not! Where have you even been all these years? Suddenly you want to play hero? Trying to make up for your sins by playing the role of an older brother?", his words sliced through taehyung like a venomous dagger. "You are not her brother! ", he add.