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Chapter 10: New Beginning

Two months later.

Kim Seokjin's POV

To others, I was a lucky man. I had it all—the fortune, the image, and the reputation. However, to me, I wasn't. Although those descriptions were part of my truth, they were also the masks that hid the wounds and scars in me. From a very young age, I knew what heartbreak was like when my mother left and neglected me, although now, I know that she did not intend to.

Growing up, I nearly had no one with me. My father was always away, and my grandparents lived away from where my father and I resided. The size of the mansion did not help with how I always felt, but I was glad that ahjumma has always been there to ready my clothes, cook for me, and ask me about my day.

Because of who I was, or rather, because of the family I was born into, people have treated me in ways I never really wanted to be treated. Although not all, and I am thankful for that. I am grateful for my small circle for being genuine and always being there for me through my ups and downs.

I have been used and betrayed, even if I gave my all and sincerity, which eventually caused me to fall apart. I needed to pretend who I was and had forgotten who I truly was. Trauma made me lose myself and create a new me that I had only realized when the light shone upon me in the form of her.

Boram, the light and flame that had kept me in touch with my reality, and the woman who melted my heart of ice. Because of her, I had found myself again, enlightening me on a path that had no facade to cover up my wounds because I could heal them with her. With her, I could be me.

The thought of her made me smile, and I had only felt my hands aching from writing down my final finalized vow for her tomorrow. I had written quite a lot for my supposed final one, but I decided to shorten it and make it more precise.

She had already fallen asleep while I was in my home office, unable to feel slumber conquering my body. I couldn't wait for tomorrow. Even if I tried to relax and fall asleep, I felt uneasy and energetic.

Once I had finalized my vows, I decided to go to the gym and exercise a little this time. Maybe exhaustion would help me fall asleep.

I was desperate to fall asleep. I cannot have eye bags on my special day!

I was so focused on exercising that I hadn't realized Boram was already by the door, leaning against the frame as she watched me while biting her bottom lip. She was wearing my shirt that was too loose on her, and she was only in her panties, but the fabric was big enough to cover her.

"Why are you up?" I asked, still lifting the dumbells on my hands.

"Why are you still up and working out in the middle of the night?" She asked, coming closer to me.

"I couldn't sleep," I answered. "I thought you were asleep?" I asked her.

She nodded. "I was, but I kept waking up and then noticed you were no longer with me."

"I'll finish this set, then let's go to sleep."

She shook her head. "Let's go now." She pouted at me, and despite my sweaty form and lack of shirt, she still hugged me and buried her head in the crook of my neck.

"Love, I'm holding dumbells, and I'm sweaty."

"I know," she answered in almost a whisper against my ear, and the feeling of her lips caressing against my flesh had me tingling within.

"Boram." Is she teasing me?

"Seokjin," she repeated my tone, and I did not like that she was suddenly being a brat.