𝐌𝐀𝐅𝐈𝐀'𝐒 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄 | 𝐉𝐉𝐊

41

The drive to Taehyung's takes a couple of hours, but for Y/n, I'd endure longer.

Even though I know I shouldn't be here, Mrs.Kim is important to Y/n, and that makes this important to me.

Taehyung is either going to force me to leave—which will end badly for us both—or he'll have to let me stay as he interrogates his aunt.

I expect resistance when I call up to Tae's penthouse, but to my surprise, I'm waved through. Either he's feeling generous—or he's planning something.

As the elevator doors slide open, Jin greets me at the entrance.

"Ian," he drawls, lazy but alert, his blade spinning between his fingers like an afterthought. His eyes are sharp, but his grin is sharper.

"Jin," I acknowledge with a curt nod.

"Taehyung didn't call for you, Bitch" he says darkly.

"No, but I have a right to be here, Bitch" I reply, brushing past him.

I hear the quiet scuff of his boots as he follows me down the hall toward the room Taehyung reserves for his "special guests."

Before I can grab the handle, Jin steps in front of me, a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"Did little Y/n send you?" he mocks.

"You can run along and tell your wife her mama will be just fine."

A dark chuckle escapes me as I lean in closer. 

We're the same build, but I'm faster, and Jin knows it. He's lost to me in every spar we've had.

My voice drops low, deadly. "Step aside, Jin, before I decide that blade of yours belongs in your throat instead of your hand."

"Ian," Taehyung's voice carries down the hall, easygoing but edged.

"Didn't think you'd make a house call. Here to check on your mother-in- law, or just miss me?"

Jin glares at me before stepping aside, but I don't miss the warning in his eyes. 

I turn to face Taehyung , who stands a few feet away, his hair now a ridiculous shade of pink. 

"Y/n would like to request you don't kill her mother."

Taehyung clutches his chest in mock horror. "Kill my aunt? How could you think so little of me?" His smirk returns.

"Besides, my mother would have my head if I laid a finger on her sister." He takes a key out of his pocket,

"I'm just holding her, so she won't have any way of warning Mr.Kim."

"She's given you information then?"

"Of course, she squealed as soon as we found her."

"What has she said?"