The Shattered Smile || V X BTS

●CHAPTER 17●

Taehyung struggled with the handcuffs, his wrists fully bruised and bloody. He yelped in pain when he felt the sharp pain yet again when he tried to free his wrist.

His gaze numbly fell on the pool of blood on the metallic tiled floor and the dry stains of blood on his clothes and floor. He hissed in pain as he felt another pain shot through his bloody wrists.

“I've to protect them.. he will backstab them.” Taehyung whispered knowing very well the other younger male would backstab the members by using their blind trust on him as their tool.

His gaze then fell on the room door which screeched open as a guard entered with a tray of food and water as he placed it infront of Taehyung, “Eat!” he ordered coldly and firmly but Taehyung just stared numbly at the food tray.

“Didn't you hear me?! EAT!” He yelled making Taehyung flinch a little but he still didn't move, he didn't want to eat it.. he couldn't, he swore he wouldn't touch the food this man gave him... because the poor guy had a fear in his heart.

What if the food was poisoned?

He couldn't trust the younger anymore as tears slipped from his eyes, hands fell on the cold floor with blood surrounding him but he didn't care. He just sobbed and sobbed as the guard let out an annoyed 'tsk' as he grabbed Taehyung's blue locks as the idol hissed in pain.

“You don't want to eat huh?” he said while tightening his fist on the blue haired male's locks as the male cried in pain, “P-please.” Taehyung begged, literally joining his bloody hands together while sobbing hard but the man was heartless as he harshly kicked Taehyung's abdomen as the male's back hit the floor, coughing blood.

He felt the air being knocked out of his lungs, his ribs crushed and body filled with pain all over.

The guard was about to crush Taehyung's ribs when a cold voice resonates in the room, “Leave him alone!” the voice was stern as the guard bows at the man and leaves immediately.

The man, whose face wasn't that visible to Taehyung as the light was behind the man approached Taehyung as the male just slid back in fear as the man's steps came to a hault.

He was standing still for a few moments but then he bends down on his knees so that light could fall on his face and the male could look at his face.

As soon as the light fell on the male's face, tears fell from Taehyung's eyes as he cried hard while crawling weakly towards the man and hugging him tightly as the other person hugs him back while gently caressing his locks.

“Shh I'm here... I'm here.” he whispered while softly pecking the crown of his head while the other just cried hard in his embrace.

***

“That's all you could find out?” Jae-Joon asks his right hand man Mark as his man nods while looking down because he knew he let his chief down.

“I'm sorry Chief but there's literally no clue, no hints, nothing.” he said while his gaze was fixated on the cold floor which made Jae-Joon sigh as he looks out the window.

“We are missing something Mark..” he said as Mark nods, he knew that his Chief was right. They certainly were lagging something, but what was it? They never knew but then Mark's eyes widened in shock.

“C—Chief..” he called out hesitantly, unsure of how his chief would react to the clue that popped up in his mind.. maybe in a negative way.

“Speak.” Jae-Joon said without even turning around to look at Mark because he was already disappointed on himself. He wanted to help Seokjin, his dear friend.