Clandestine Vow //Taehyung X Reader | 18+

Chapter 17: Stay with me, Tae.

Taehyung's body jerked from the impact of bullet, but he didn't go down. Instead, he turned, and fired back at them taking them both down. He ducked behind a stack of crates as more bullets flew our way but I was still frozen in my place. Taehyung grabbed my arm, pulling me down.

Just then Taehyung pointed out a man who seemed to control the gang's movements. "That man," he gasped, blood seeping through his black leather jacket. "Get him. He must be leader."

I hesitated for a split second, torn between helping him and doing what he says. But Taehyung's intense glare pushed me into action. "Go!" he urged.

Just then, backup arrived, and Taehyung fired back at the attackers, giving me the cover I needed. I signaled to S and the rest of my men, who quickly moved in to flank the Black Dragon gang and stay close to Taehyung. The Black Dragon gang, caught off guard by our sudden attack, began to fall apart.

My focus was now locked on the man Taehyung had identified. I sprinted toward him, dodging bullets and taking cover where I could. As I got closer, I recognized him—his code name was "Viper." Capturing him alive could lead us one step closer to their boss.

Viper saw me coming and aimed at me, but I shot his gun, knocking it out of his hand. As I moved closer, he pulled out a knife. "You think you can take me down, huh?" he laughed.

"I don't just think, I know I will take you down, jerk," I shot back, throwing myself at him.

We were into hand-to-hand fight. Viper was quick and skilled. He slashed at me with his knife, managing to cut my chest, but I ignored the pain. I landed a solid punch to his jaw, making him stagger back. He tried to recover, swinging his knife again, but I caught his wrist and twisted it hard, forcing him to drop the blade.

"You'll regret this," Viper growled, struggling against my grip.

"I doubt it," I said through gritted teeth, landing another punch to his stomach.

Despite the bullet in my arm and the bleeding wound at my chest, I overpowered him. Viper's face twisted in pain and anger as I dragged him back toward my men, who were finishing up securing the shipment crates.

"S, take him," I ordered, pushing Viper into S's waiting arms.

As the Black Dragon gang saw their commander fall the remaining members hesitated, looking between each other and their fallen leader.

One of them called out, "Leader is down. Fall back!"

They began fall back. The docks echoed with the sounds of their hurried footsteps.

"You'll never win," Viper spat.

"Never? I already won bastard when I caught you," I replied, "This is just the beginning."

The victory was ours, but at a cost.

Just then Taehyung fell to his knees, clutching the wound.

"Taehyung!" I shouted as I rushed to his side. "You're losing lot of blood. We need to get you to a hospital as soon as possible," I said, seeing the blood continuously spilling out of Taehyung's body.

"I'm fine," he insisted, though his pale face told a different story. His eyes struggled to stay open, and each breath seemed to take more effort than the last.

"Are you fucking kidding me? Look at your condition," I growled, pressing my hands against the wound, trying to stop the bleeding.

He managed a weak smile. "Are you going to scold me for saving your life?"

I gripped wound tightly with frustration. "Damn it, Tae! You shouldn't have come here in the first place to put yourself in danger."

His eyes softened as he looked at me. "I had to save you when I found out it was a trap. You're my brother. I had to protect you."