REPLICA (BOOK 2)

Guardian Angel

"Come on." Wooyoung was grateful that Hyunjin was able to walk. The car ride was completely silent other than the small sniffles coming from the passenger side.

When they walked inside the apartment, Kkami came running with his tongue hanging out.

"Hey." Felix walked into the living room with a smile, then immediately frowned at the sight of his boyfriend. "Hyunjin, what happened?" He rushed over and held his face in his small hands. Wooyoung backed away, giving the couple some space. "What happened?" Felix looked to his friend, realizing that Hyunjin couldn't speak. He was practically paralyzed.

"So they decided to make a fucking fear gas."

"What?"

"They just have it in the hallway so they can build their own tolerance to it. I think I did towards the end so they may not even realize it's still there."

"And he didn't?" Felix sighed, holding Hyunjin close.

"Nope." Wooyoung shook his head. "It seems like the more worked up you get, the worse the effects are. I don't even think he realized I was next to him."

Felix guided Hyunjin to the couch and sat him down. "You're okay." He sighed, lowering his boyfriend's head onto his lap as he played with his hair. "He's sweating." He looked back at Wooyoung. "Do you have any idea what he saw?"

"You and Minho. That's all I know."

"Me?"

"He kept apologizing and shouting your name. But I don't understand why if it's a fear gas."

"I do." Felix sighed. "Because he looks at my death as his biggest failure."

Wooyoung's eyes widened, realizing he related to that deeply. That's exactly why he was seeing Minho. Putting Hyunjin in the position of being tortured still haunted him.

"Wait, I thought you were going with San to the mansion."

"I was at first, but Jisung wanted to go instead. He told us there were things he needed to look for."

"I guess that makes sense."

"It worked out." He shrugged. "Are you going back to the office?"

"Yeah, I gotta tell Seonghwa what we found out."

"Which was?"

"Hobi showed us Hongjoong's brain scans. It was very telling."

"Oh?"

"He had the brain of a psychopath which was caused by his PTSD."

"And the clone's brain?"

"Wiped clean. He's being genuine with us."

"Was everyone there?"

"Just Jimin, Jungkook, and Hobi. Apparently Jin quit so I gotta tell Mingi to track him down."

"You gonna pay him a visit?"

"Yup." Wooyoung nodded.

"How did Jungkook seem?"

"Obvious."

"How so?"

"He couldn't believe we just let Hongjoong live like a normal person rather than keep him contained at all times."

"Did the other two seem suspicious?"

"No, shockingly. But I'm sure Jin will spill."

"Most likely."

"But I'll be on my way. Let me know if anything happens, okay? I'll come over as soon as I can."

"I know." Felix nodded. "Thank you. I'll see you around." When the couple was finally alone, Hyunjin turned on his side and held his boyfriend's waist. "You wanna go lie down in bed?"