Solace ✔️

Chapter 27

"Hyung!" Taehyung cries out when the man with the hair bleach hits Seokjin on the back of the head with an iron rod. While Taehyung is distracted, the large man overpowers him and pins him to the ground. "Hyung!" Taehyung calls out to Seokjin when Seokjin does not move after being hit.

"Now I understand why Hyung prefers it when the dolls fight. It's thrilling to see the fire in their eyes die." The largest man grins and yanks Taehyung's head back by gripping his hair.

"You are messing with the bleach." The man who is bleaching Seokjin's hair hisses and glares at the large man.

"It'll be fine." The large man grins as he yanks Taehyung up from the ground by the hair and drags him back to the chair. He quickly ties him to the chair with rope and picks up the knife that was dropped in the scuffle.

Taehyung looks at Seokjin's still body with teary eyes and ignores the pain of the large man's knife slicing into his thigh. "Hyung, please." He quietly cries, looking for any sign that Seokjin is okay.

"Stop sniveling. He's fine." The man who is bleaching Seokjin's hair scoffs and lifts Seokjin off the ground.

After a few minutes, Seokjin's eyes open, and he groggily looks around the room. When he sees Taehyung, his eyes widen in horror. Taehyung's body is covered with wounds. "Tae." He weakly cries out as tears stream down his face.

"Hyung." Taehyung weakly smiles with relief as another cut is carved into his chest.

"This doll is awake." One of the men grins and yanks Seokjin's head back by his bleached hair. "Fuck. He's almost perfect."

"Hyung, I'm scared. Jungkook isn't here. H-he would be here i-if he could." Taehyung barely cries as his body shakes in pain.

"He's okay. My Joon will find him." Seokjin softly smiles at Taehyung, desperately wanting to wipe the younger man's tears away. "Don't cry. Please, don't cry."

"I just w-want t-to know h-he's sa-afe." Taehyung whispers as his body burns from the excruciating pain.

"Dolls are even prettier with sparkling tears." The man standing in front of Seokjin grins and slices into Seokjin's abdomen.

"You are fucking insane." Seokjin grits out as his head rings and his body jerks in pain.

"That's what everyone says, but people just don't understand the beauty of perfect dolls." The third man grins and runs his fingers through Seokjin's blonde hair.

"My Joon will find me, and when he does, he will kill you." Seokjin hisses as he glares at the men tormenting him.

"Maybe he will appreciate the doll we are making." One of the men giggles and smears his hand in Seokjin's blood.

"Tae, snap out of it!" Seokjin barks at Taehyung when he sees the light in Taehyung's eyes dwindling. "You've already suffered through hell before. Don't let them break you. Our family is waiting for us."

Hearing Seokjin's voice, Taehyung grits his teeth and pulls himself out of his fear and despair. "I have to get out of here to find Jungkook." He whispers and fights the ties around his wrists.

"Exactly. Jungkook is in danger, and he needs you." Seokjin looks at Taehyung with a determined smile. "We will find your Jungkook."

"Hobi hyung and Chim will cry if I don't get out of here," Taehyung growls as he looks at the man tormenting him.

"Seeing you struggle is even better than watching you succumb to your fears." The man grins and grips Taehyung's face, smearing blood on his face.

"Think about how hard you've worked to give Jimin and Hoseok a good life. They want to live that life with you." Seokjin grits out as the men tormenting him do not stop.