HATE TO LOVE YOU || TAEKOOK || JIKOOK || MAFIA AU

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓮]⁴⁸

{Warning⚠: chapter is very lengthy so don't dare to skip..and please ignore the mistakes.}

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"What if he's already killed the one you're going to save?"

Taehyung's blood ran cold at her words. His breath hitched as his mind conjured the worst possible scenario, Baekhyun's lifeless body lying on the cold floor of the basement. A wave of nausea threatened to overwhelm him, but he clenched his fists, forcing the thought away.

"No..." he whispered, shaking his head as if to deny her statement. "No, I won't believe that. I still have time."

Without another word, Taehyung just slid into driver's seat, the engine roaring to life as he sped off towards the place he had promised never to go.

The drive to the secluded basement was feeling like an eternity, Taehyung's thoughts were a whirlwind, a cacophony of emotions that was making it impossible to focus on anything but the thrum of the car's engine and the haunting stillness that surrounded him.

He gripped the steering wheel so tightly that his veins protruding against his smooth delicate skin. The events of the past 24 hours were replaying in his mind like a tormenting reel, a chaotic dance at the club, the kiss that never should have happened, Jungkook's appearance like a wrathful storm, and now, the grim reality of where that storm had led them.

The haze of alcohol that had once clouded his mind was long gone, replaced by a chilling clarity. Every time he blinked, tae could see flashes of Jungkook's furious gaze. The memory of older's cold words, his anger, was enough to make Taehyung's chest tighten with fear.

The only thing Kim Taehyung was honestly afraid of in this whole world was jungkook himself, everything related to Older was scary. His love, his care, his leaving, his staying, everything.

Even tae was the only one who could handle his scary side bravely and make him soft, still jungkook's anger was beyond words, he had taught Taehyung to not be afraid of the world, but couldn't teach him not to be scared of himself..

It wasn't like Taehyung wasn't able to handle him, of course he was, but now when the situation between them was completely different, when they had fvckin shared their first kiss last night, a kiss, the one Taehyung had dreamed of countless times in his head, had practiced it million times, to be shy or cute or different kind of cringy hopeless romantic antics, he couldn't believe this had to happen like this, especially when he was drunk?

Now what will he explain to older? What will he say which could make him leave baekhyun alive. Will tae have to lie that the kiss was true from both sides? Or the drunk state was his decision?

But jungkook will never believe that because he knew taehyung will never drink on his own. Not even for adventure. Goshh~~ it was too complicated..

So, yeah, Taehyung wasn't sure how he was gonna handle jungkook this time..

His foot pressed harder on the accelerator, as much as was the pressure on his mind, the car jerked forward as the gravel crunched beneath its wheels.

A lump formed in his throat as he crossed the forest, thinking about what awaited him at the end of this drive. The basement, the place that represented everything dark and ruthless about the man he loved. It was a place taehyung had never dared to cross the threshold of, bound by a promise Jungkook had made him swear upon. A promise to stay away from violence.

But now, that promise was nothing but a faded memory, buried under the weight of necessity. Because this wasn't just about saving Baekhyun. This was about saving Jungkook from his wrath too.