Yours For Eternity (Taekook)

36: Broken & Vulnerable

'No... Tae!' Jungkook began to panic. Something wasn't right. Something's wrong... very very wrong.
'Tae!... Tae... Baby!'
Nothing. The bond was silent as if the boy was sleeping. Taehyung was unconscious. He knew it. He only hoped he was safe... Only hoped no danger reached him.
Jungkook ran with all his might. But his feet stopped dead at the sight of the chamber door wide open in front of him.
'No.'
He felt Yoongi do the same a step behind him.
"Kook... The door!"
Jungkook ran inside. There wasn't any smoke there. But there wasn't anyone conscious either. He saw his mother. He saw Jin. He saw every other omega. But Taehyung? Taehyung wasn't there.
He felt himself stop. He felt everything stop. Why wasn't his Tae here? His mind went blank. He didn't know what to do. He simply stood there, in the middle of the room staring ahead.
"...gkook Jungkook!" He was snapped out of his trance as he heard Yoongi shouting at him. He turned towards him.
"Jungkook... Tae is-"
"Hyung...?"
Yoongi stopped and stared at Jungkook. It's been years since Jungkook called him hyung. The blank look on his face scared him.
"Hyung.... Where is my Tae? Where is my baby?" Jungkook asked as if he lost a child.
Yoongi sighed. He pressed his temple in frustration. What the hell was happening all the sudden?
"Jungkook.... He's not here. So is Marylin. They are gone."
Yoongi saw rage building up in Jungkook.
"Calm down Jungkook. Rage won't help here."
"Calm down? CALM DOWN! Tae is missing and you're telling me to calm down?" Jungkook shouted.
"I know. I understand but being angry won't help. We need to think."
Jungkook fisted his hands and squeezed his eyes shut. He knew Taehyung was still alright. He was still there. Jungkook could feel his presence through the bond.
"We have to get them conscious. Maybe they know..." Yoongi trailed off and linked to the healer.
Jungkook gritting his teeth. Who ever took his mate and his friend was going to pay.
Soon enough, the healer was here with some medicine. He gave two drops each to every unconscious person in the room bringing them back to consciousness.
"~ah...~ What... Where?" Jin mumbled as he woke up. "Oh no... Tae!" He shot himself upwards sitting up immediately, only to wince slightly.
"Slow Jin."
"Yoongi! Jungkook! Tae... They took him and Marylin..." Jin looked around "Where is she?"
"She's gone too. Who are they Jin?" Jungkook asked in a low whisper. The kind of whisper that sends chills down your spine.
"Those fuckers... That bitch Rosalin and the other one... It's Kyung Chul."
Anger ran through him. How dare he!
"I'm going to destroy him." Jungkook promised.
"But we have no idea where they are."
"We'll do something about that. Jungkook try to track the bond you have with Tae. Maybe you'll find him."
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The scene outside was still bad. But then, the attackers stopped all of the sudden and smirks appeared on their lips. Finishing off their last victim they fled the place. Leaving everyone in confusion.
"What the hell just happened?"
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Something is touching his face. He wanted to swat that hand away. Wait... Who was he? It was all a blur. He just couldn't remember anything. He tried to focus but it was hard. He felt so weak. He wanted to open his eyes and see what was happening but he couldn't. His eyelids were too heavy.
He forced his brain to run faster. Trying to remember who he was and where he was. Finally something clicked.
Jungkook.
He remembers. He was kidnapped. He could feel chains around him. The cold metal was rubbing against his bare body. But he couldn't do anything.
"We'll have to do this before he wakes up. Or else he might contact the royals and that would be a disturbance."
"Alright. You start. How long will it take again?"
"Two hours."
Taehyung heard someone talking around him. One voice he knew but couldn't tell who it was though. His mind was still fuzzy. The other... Who was that?
Whoever that was didn't matter now. For he knew that had two hours before something bad is going to happen. Two hours...
'Tae!' As if hearing his thoughts, he heard Jungkook's voice booming in his head. Oh he did hear!
'Tae... You there? Baby are you alright?'
'Koo...kie'
'Oh thank god! Tae I need you to be very careful. Don't let them know you've woken up. I heard everything. Baby, do you know where you are?'
'No... My eyes won't open... I'm so weak.'
"It's the wolfsbane. I'll find a way. Tell me if you find something.'
'Hm...'
'I'm with you Tae.'
Taehyung kept laying still. Few minutes later he had completely woken up. But he still didn't move or open his eyes. He could hearing chanting around him. Many voices. Meaning a lot of people where in the room.
'Kookie... There are so many here... They are chanting... It's scaring me.'
'Can you sneak a look around and tell me what you see? Don't let them know you're awake.'
Taehyung slowly let his eyelids part slightly. Only a little. He saw many surrounding him in black clothes. The room was dark. He could only see blurry images since his eyes were only slightly open. And then he saw someone standing far at the end of the room. Watching as everything happened.
'Kookie...'
'I know. I saw.'
Should he open his eyes a bit more? Will he get caught?
'Don't. They will know then.'
Taehyung listened once again closing his eyes completely. He heard footsteps. Someone entered the room and he knew who it was by the smell.
Then he heard not the chanting but the whispers.
"Taehyung should be waking up any time now. I hope she finishes it before that."
"She has to. Otherwise she'll face the consequences. I can't let the royals know where we are. Not until the rituals are over. And then nothing can defeat me. I'm lucky to find that little pumpkin on time."
"Never knew the alpha of dark shadow is so sneaky. It would have been nice if I'd met you earlier."
"Everything has a right time, isn't it? In three days it'll be my day. The day for me to become invincible and for that pumpkin to say goodbye to the world. I wish I could have some fun with him. Unfortunately I can't. Unlucky me. I can see what my father saw in him. He is beautiful. His mate is sure lucky."
"That he is. That amazing body and alluring scent... Such a waste."
Then all was silent except for the chanting. He was terrified knowing the new information.
'Kookie... I'm going to die. They are going to kill me...'
'No Tae, they won't. We've already started to head towards dark shadow. I will save you Tae. I have to. I love you baby.'
'I know. I love you. I'll wait for you Kookie...'
Taehyung waited. Time passed. Suddenly his body began to tingle all over. He passed it off thinking it was because he was laying still in an uncomfortable position for long time.
But then he began to feel hot and his mark beginning to burn.
'Baby... What's happening? I'm feeling weird.'
'I don't know... It hurts. My mark is burning.'
'Stay in there Tae....'
But the burning only grew and he began to feel immense pain.
'I can't Kookie.... It hurts so much.' He cried.
'I know baby... I know... I'm getting there.'
Taehyung felt tears flow out of his eyes and his lips automatically parted. He can't anymore.
His body shuddered and twitched. His eyes flew open and a loud scream escaped his lips.
"He's awake! I hope that witch finishes fast."
"Only three minutes more."
'I'm going to die.'
'No you won't. I won't let you. We are already at dark shadow. I'll find you baby. Stay strong. I love you.'
Taehyung heard Jungkook saying many soothing words through the bond. But slowly the words were getting muted. He twisted and turned. Scream after scream.
He couldn't hear Jungkook anymore. His screams filled his ears and pain was all he felt. His body arched as the burning intensified. His mark was on fire. He felt his bond shaking violently. He wanted to scratch it off, the mark he treasured so much.
With a few last screams he fell back on the ground. His body covered with bruises and his mark turned black.
The burning stopped. No more fire. But he was terrified. There was nothing. He was empty. He couldn't feel Jungkook. He couldn't feel the bond. The soulmate bond was gone!
"No... No... Jungkook!" He screamed.
"Hello my dear pumpkin." He heard the unknown person speaking to him. He lifted his head and looked at him. His face puffy and red. Eyes crimson with tears.
"What did you do?" He screamed at him.
"Me? Oh nothing. Just froze that little bond of yours for a few days. It's still there though but you won't feel it, ever again." The man said smiling.
That smile. It scared him. It wasn't a warm smile, it was anything but warm. The man could only be two or three years older than him. He was young, but evil.
"How dare you!" He screamed rain.
"Don't raise your voice omega!" Taehyung shuddered and looked down. "That's right, submissive, how nice. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Changwoo. I bet you knew my father. Wasn't he close to you. I heard your mate killed him..." Taehyung tensed at that. "...ah Don't worry about introducing yourself. I know everything about you." He smiled again and turned to the other man. "Chul, take him to the room reserved specially for him."
Kyung Chul nodded and ripped the chains off Taehyung. He dragged the boy and threw him over his shoulders.
"I always loved your scent." He said as he walked through the dark corridor.
Taehyung wanted to protest and fight him off. But he was weak and his body was aching all over.
"You'll pay for this Kyung Chul." Taehyung cried.
"Now now Tae. Don't be rude. It's all for good. In fact you should be proud. Proud to be called the purest soul. A pure soul with a soulmate. How wonderful. You're perfect for this."
"What do you mean?"
"Didn't I tell you? Right... Well there's going to be a ritual. And it needs a perfect sacrifice. A pure soul with a soulmate bond. And here you are." He said as he dropped the boy on the floor and chained him up again.
This room was much darker. Only a small opening for ventilation was present through which the moonlight entered. Good thing silver doesn't burn him anymore.
"See you later Tae. I think Changwoo will visit you every now and then. Need to prepare you for the ritual right? So now be a good boy and stay. Don't try to escape. Your effort would go to waste." Kyung Chul said as he stepped back and left the room, locking it from the outside.
Taehyung crawled to the corner of the room and curled himself. Letting tears fall again and again. His whimpers and sobs filled the otherwise silent room. He felt like an empty shell. He'd never felt so empty and lost before. He just wanted the bond back.
He could feel his wolf trying to shush him and calm him, even though his wolf was also terrified. Maybe on a much greater level. Something huge was bothering his wolf. And he didn't know what it was.
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Jungkook fell on his knees. He couldn't feel Taehyung any longer. He couldn't feel his bond. It was gone. The burning stopped but his body was aching as if a thousand needles pierced his flesh. He was shaking with fear and rage.
The dark shadow pack was abandoned. Not a single soul was here. Not even Soomi. It scared them more. They searched everywhere. Not a single sign of them.
"Where is he?" Jungkook cried into his palms.
"We'll find him. Don't worry."
"I wonder if Maryl is with him."
"He didn't say anything about her."
"Let's search around the pack. They can't be far."
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He was still curled up. His tears were unstoppable. He don't want to die. He can't die. What will happen to Jungkook if he dies? He can't leave him alone. They'd promised to be together for an eternity.
As time ticked all his hopes were fading away. He knew Jungkook was searching for him. But he also knew Jungkook won't find him on time. He was going to die.
'We can't die.' Taehyung gasped as he heard the voice in his head. The familiar voice that he'd heard before.
'Yes it's me. Your wolf, Tae. We can't die. We shouldn't die. Not now.'
He sat up leaning to the wall behind him and wiped off his tears.
"But I can't escape either. I can't even talk to Jungkook anymore."
'I know. But we should do something. We can't lose this.'
Taehyung frowned. Lose what?
'Can't you feel it Tae? Listen closely. You'll feel it. I do, you'll also.'
Taehyung closed his eyes and concentrated. He was met with silence. He concentrated more. He could hear his breathing and heartbeat.
Then he gasped. No way! He could hear two heartbeats. One his own and another faint one. It wasn't Jungkook's. He knows Jungkook's heartbeat much better than his own. This was...
His hands lifted and slowly caressed his stomach. No way! But he knew. It's there. There was another life within him.
He felt tears fill his eyes again. This time happy tears. He wanted to shout and scream for Jungkook. He wanted to jump on him and tell him how happy he was. He wanted to cry on him. Then he wanted to tell him he was going to be a father. But he couldn't... He was far away from his Kookie. He smiled knowing how happy his Kookie would have been. Idiot would cry and smile like crazy.
But now he's trapped. Marked to be killed. But he can't die. Definitely not now. He has to escape.
'Stay strong Taehyung.' His wolf whispered and then went back to silence.
He sat there wrapping his hands around himself for what felt like hours.
Footsteps. He heard footsteps coming closer. The door slammed open and there came the monster.
"Ready for the first step pumpkin?"