Fate's Play ✔️

Chapter - 12

My breathing ragged and I scratched my neck as I felt suffocated.

"Don't worry, I'll find out about Mason's location first then only will take any action," the guy assured the person, who's on the other end of call.

I remembered Taehyung telling me that he had kept Mason in hostage in a secret place, which only he and Junghyun knew about. He didn't even told me about it when I asked him and said to let it be a secret.

This guy was definitely talking about me. But I wanted to know who was he talking to?

When for few minutes, no voice came from inside. I reached out to open the door but stopped midway, contemplating whether if it was good to do so or not.

Suddenly the lock clicked, and the door opened. A man emerged from the other side. He was peering down at his phone and did not notice me standing just in front of him. He looked young, maybe around twenty-plus. I shuddered when he grinned menacingly before looking up. He froze in his place, as spotted me, glowering at him suspiciously.

"Sorry, but you are blocking my way. Can you step aside?" he asked very politely, but the wicked glint in his eyes gave him away.

I enclosed my fingers in a tight fist to stop myself from reacting impulsively.

"Sure," I smiled forcefully and stepped aside.

He nodded and passed by me. I cringed when our arms made slight contact, and quickly shifted away.

"I hope you had not to wait for too long," he said, turning back to me.

I gulped and shook my head. "No, I just came,"

I pushed the sleeves of my coat down, feeling too exposed under his gaze.

"That is good," he said, tilting his head a little and stared at me longer than necessary. "Are you new here?" he asked,

I could just nod to him as with each second passing, I was finding hard to breath.

"Well then I guess, I'll see you later" he smirked and left.

I breathed out once he left from there and leaned back on the door for support. I wished for it to all be a misunderstanding. But the way he looked at me with those brooding eyes and a tone with some hidden meaning, it was getting too hard to believe so.

I shut myself inside the washroom and stared at myself in the mirror. My face had paled, and my hands were trembling.

I washed my face and decided to rather than run away from obstacles, I'll jump over it.

"Jungkook, are you in there?"

I heard Jimin voice coming from outside. I quickly gathered myself up and came out of the washroom.

"Ya, I am done," I said to Jimin as he looked at me with concern.

"You sure? You don't look well, should we go back?" he asked after checking my forehead,

"No, I am fine. Let's go, I am hungry," I pulled him with me to the buffet area.

After having dinner, we all move toward our rooms.

"Junghyun and Taehyung won't have dinner?" I asked Namjoon as they still hadn't come back.

The whole floor was occupied by us guys only. Hoseok and Yoongi were staying in the room in front of us while Junghyun and Taehyung stayed in the room, next to us.

"Don't worry. They will manage, they are used to working late," he said,

I looked down dejectedly. I was very much expecting them to come, because if not others, I wanted to tell about this to both of them. I just felt they would understand my concern. All the while, I was on edge and kept looking around me for that guy, but he didn't show up again.