Once A Love Story [kv]❤️✓

Chapter 46

Author's pov;

The house was too quiet, the type of silence that sank heavy and suffocatingly into the bones, and the warmth of the house seemed terribly empty.

Taehyung sat on the floor, his arms wrapped tightly around Leo and Lilly, their small bodies trembling against his chest. His tears soaked into their soft hair, his fingers clutching their tiny forms like they would disappear if he let go. He could not lose them either.

"Appa will come back," he whispered, his voice cracking. "He loves you both so much. He will come back."

Lilly whimpered, her chubby hands clutching at Taehyung's shirt. "But... but why did he leave?"

Leo's lip wobbled, eyes glossy with unshed tears. "Where did he go, Mama? "

Taehyung swallowed down the sob clawing up his throat. His vision blurred as he pulled them closer, pressing kisses to their soft, innocent heads.

"Appa is...."

He had no answer to their questions.

He squeezed his eyes shut, biting his lip so hard it almost bled. He wanted to tell them Jungkook would return, that everything would be okay—but he couldn't. Because what if... what if Jungkook didn't? Deep inside, doubt had begun to settle like a sickness.

He was in hope only because of the mating bond. The mark in his neck.

Jungwon, standing in the corner, had been watching. He had not spoken much since Jungkook left, only sitting in the shadows, waiting. He had seen wars, had witnessed love and loss, but this time was different. He wasn't just waiting for a son to return—he was waiting for fate to decide if his only son would ever come back at all.

The door creaked open,Yoongi, Jimin, and Hoseok arrived first, their daughter bundled in Jimin's arms, her little eyes full of sleep. Hoseok held onto Yoongi's hand tightly, his usual playful demeanor absent, replaced with quiet concern.

Namjoon followed closely with his Omega, Seokjin, their presence filling the room with warmth, though no one felt it, they only felt the heavy unspoken worry.

"Any news?" Yoongi asked, his sharp eyes scanning Jungwon's face.

Jungwon shook his head.

Silence.

The house was filled with heavy silence, all their eyes flickering toward the entrance every few minutes, hoping, praying that Jungkook would return.

Everyone was waiting for him.

Waiting for Jungkook.

Then something changed in the air.

At first, the thin glimmer of light outside the door and the gentle whisper of the breeze were nearly unnoticeable. Then it became undeniable.

With a creak, the door opened. The energy in the room stilled, and everyone turned to the entrance.

Thinking that Jungkook had returned, Taehyung sprang to his feet almost instantly, but to his dismay, the Moon Goddess entered instead, and tears filled his eyes.

She stood before them, bathed in an ethereal glow, her presence commanding yet sorrowful. In her delicate fingers, she clutched a letter so tightly, as if letting it go would shatter everything.

Jungwon's breath hitched the moment he saw her face— his heart plummeted.

He knew that look.

"No..." he whispered, his voice trembling.