Shadows of Abyss

Chapter 8

Long chapter ahead.....get ready for taekook moments cause my babies are married now ( atleast in my story and hopefully in🤭🤭🤭🤭)
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"Uncle Min..." Jimin's voice trembled with disbelief as he watched Min Ha-jeong enter the room with the marriage registrar. But to his shock, his uncle remained silent, his eyes avoiding Jimin's pleading gaze.

"Please, Taehyung-shi, just sign these restaurant papers," the lawyer urged, his voice shaky, desperate to escape the suffocating tension that filled the room.

Jimin's anger erupted, his voice breaking. "Are you out of your mind? He won't sign anything! Keep your damn restaurant!" he roared, snatching the papers from the lawyer's hands and hurling them to the floor with a fury that shook him to his core. He stood there, chest heaving, like a lion wounded but still ready to fight.

Han Seon-woo, unable to bear the sight, buried her face in her hands, her shoulders shaking with sobs. The pain of betrayal twisted in her chest—she was as powerless as they were, unable to gather the three million dollars needed to free Taehyung. She was trapped in the same nightmare, watching helplessly as it unfolded.

Min Ha-jeong's silence was like a knife in Jimin's heart. The uncle he had trusted, the one he believed would protect them, stood there, complicit in this madness. The shock of betrayal flooded through Jimin, making it hard to breathe, as if the walls were closing in around him.
Jimin's voice cracked with desperation. "Uncle, please... What are you doing? Why won't you stop this?" But his pleas were met with cold indifference. The man who should have been their protector was now their greatest betrayer.

Taehyung's void, tear-filled eyes cry silently for help. The weight of helplessness pressed down on them, suffocating, as they realized there was no escape from this nightmare. The room fell into a heavy silence, each breath a reminder of the betrayal that had shattered their world.

The papers Jimin had thrown landed at the feet of the person who had just entered. The room fell into a tense silence, everyone frozen in shock everyone except Taehyung, who sat quietly wiping away his tears, unaware of the looming figure. Jeon Jungkook bent down, picked up the scattered papers, his gaze coldly assessing them before lifting to meet Jimin's.

"Jimin, shut up! If you say another word, I'll choke you!" Min Ha-jeong roared suddenly, his voice a whip cracking through the tension before Jungkook could speak. The unexpected fury in his eyes left Jimin stunned, betrayal hitting him like a punch to the gut.

"Uncle, what... what are you saying? He's forcing Taehyung into marriage!" Jimin cried out, his voice quivering with disbelief.

"Yes, I know!" Min Ha-jeong bellowed, his fists clenching with barely contained rage. "So end this nonsense now!" His words were like a dagger, twisting the knife of betrayal even deeper.

"But—" Jimin tried to protest, desperation lacing his voice, but the slap that followed cut him off sharply, the sound echoing through the room. Min Ha-jeong's hand trembled as it hung in the air, his face a mask of fury.

"Shut your mouth and take the damn restaurant he's offering!" Min Ha-jeong warned, pointing a shaking finger at Jimin, his fury spilling over, seething with anger that left Jimin reeling, his world spinning.

"Uncle, please," Taehyung's voice was soft, broken, as he reached out to support Jimin, his own frail body struggling to bear the weight of this sudden betrayal. The blind boy couldn't see the turmoil, but he could feel it in every tense breath that filled the room.

"Look, little boy," Jungkook's voice cut through the silence, deceptively calm as he seated himself beside Taehyung, the papers in his hand, "your brother made this deal, and a deal means either pay up or give up." His tone was smooth, almost casual, but the underlying threat made Taehyung shrink back in fear, his blind eyes wide with terror.