the forbidden embrace

1

nicha looked around. she was trained like this growing up- be wary of everyone, never let your guard down, was what nicha learnt even before she used the potty.

but this woman seemed kind and sincere, and unlike everyone else nicha had interacted with at least in the past few years, she seemed genuine and pure. nothing like the others she'd met.

"how's your wound feeling?" the woman asked, touching up on the plaster she placed on nicha's forehead, before busying herself with nicha's arm.

"better." nicha replied dryly, trying to comprehend what was going on.

2 hours ago...
"daughter of the mafia leader yontararak? boss would be so happy with me if i gave you to him as a gift. you're one pretty little girl. does daddy treat you well?" the gang members of crimson tigers circled her, leaving her no where to run.

nicha took out her gun from her side pocket, when she felt something move behind her. she immediately spun to kick away the figure attacking her at the back, pulling out her gun, ready to fire, when another came right at her.

one nicha versus twenty something men was really tough. nicha was highly skilled, one of the most skilled in the mafia industries as well as her own clan, but fighting against twenty well trained gang members was not easy, especially since one side of hers was always left free.

nicha shot three men down, quickly sprinting away, hiding behind a rubbish bag, ready to kill the rest off. she was pretty sure there was twenty two people, and before she killed the three men she had rendered at least ten of them unconscious.

when she heard the other gang members enter the dark alley, seemingly confused by where nicha had escaped to, she got up and shot them down one after another. in the end, there was just one man left standing.

the youngest son of the crimson tiger's boss, jackson.

"well done, as expected of the daughter of yontararak. i didn't like those people anyway. your pretty face was ruined by those bunch of incompetent bastards." jackson sniggered, kicking one unconscious body on the floor.

"my offer still stands. i loved you since the very beginning. be mine, and i'll make sure our family feud is over. you know very well how hyung and appa listens to me. we can even work together. our mafia clan will dominate the whole of korea! we can.."

nicha rolled her eyes. this was the same person who took the lives of hundreds of her men. and he was telling her this like nobody's business?

"rot in hell scum." nicha snarled, running over, hitting him hard in the head with the side of her gun, before giving him multiple punches in the face, causing him to bleed a lot from his head, collapsing.

nicha just ran. she ran away as fast as she could. so fast that she didn't notice a car coming towards her. she flinched, her life flashing before her eyes.

it wasn't much. it was just her and her elder brother bambam. bambam was the closest thing nicha ever had to her. the memory of him consoling nicha everytime her father scolded her. him making nicha food, going out together. that was it. it was just bambam.

she was prepared to die. she wasn't very scared of it.

until the car stopped just in time. nicha, who had crumbled onto the floor, and was bleeding from the head, also fell into a semi-conscious state. she heard the driver asking if she was okay, and the next thing she knew, she was unconscious.

back to present
the woman finished up with nicha's wound, before showing her a sweet smile, which surprised nicha.

"i'm really sorry for injuring you. thanks for not going to the police about it..." nicha wanted to tell the woman it wasn't her car that caused the injuries, but it was too much of a hassle to explain the whole situation, as well as the fact that she was a mafia, and didn't entirely trust this woman she just met, so she just nodded.

"what's your name?" the woman asked persistently, taking a seat beside her on the sofa.

"minnie." nicha replied. it wasn't exactly a lie. other than her father, bambam, and some of her close associates, everybody knew her as minnie.

"oh great, like minnie mouse?" the woman asked, giggling slightly. when nicha didn't really respond, the woman continued, "i'm miyeon! minnie, why don't you want to talk to me... am i being annoying?"

nicha was taken aback by the question. the normal her would say yes. but for someone who had just received so much kindness for the other, nicha shook her head instead.

"i'm just tired..." nicha replied with a sigh, as miyeon's eyes brightened by that.

"stay with me! i feel bad for injuring you, and with your foot injured and your arm in this condition, you can't do anything. i'll nurse you back to health." nicha tried to hide her frown but apparently it shown, because a pout formed on miyeon's face.

"sorry, was it too soon? if i made it awkward i'm really sorry. i was just trying to help..." nicha gulped. she had never faced such a situation.

"fine. i'll stay. thanks for the days i'm here then." nicha said blankly, as miyeon grinned, quickly hurrying to prepare nicha a room.

Minnie
hyung, i'm not coming home tonight. or maybe even the next few nights.

Bambam❤️
why? are you alright?
was your fucktoy so good you decided to commit?

Minnie
you wish.
i just need some space alone. alone time you know?

there was a knock on the door as nicha quickly put away her phone, acting as if she was resting.

miyeon came in with a bowl of porridge, and it made nicha felt bad. it was probably 4am in the morning, and the poor girl hadn't gotten sleep yet.

"eat up minnie, i hope you like it." miyeon smiled, bringing the spoon to nicha's lips. nicha's lips quivered slightly. she had multiple one night stands before, but never committed to a real relationship, so such acts were pretty foreign to her.

nicha gulped, opening her mouth slowly as miyeon fed her one mouthful. immediately after tasting it, her eyes lit up. it tasted just like her eomma's porridge...

nicha wanted to cry. but there were no tears in her. if she cried, her dad would punish her. she hadn't cried for a really long time already.

looking at miyeon's angelic face, ready to feed her another mouthful, nicha felt her heart soften, as she took the bowl from miyeon with her good hand, which surprised her.

"sleep. i can eat by myself. i don't want you sleeping on the couch when i'm imposing you. your bed is pretty big, we can share the bed together." miyeon's eyes widened at nicha's words, taking the bowl back from her.

"that's the longest you've ever said to me! i appreciate it! but, i'll sleep after i finish feeding you. it's gonna be super hard eating with a hand."

nicha felt a smile tugging at her face, and this time she didn't try to surpress it. she just willingly let miyeon feed her. when they were all done, miyeon got under the sheets beside nicha, falling asleep almost instantly.