Syndicate ㅡ MYG

Thirty

Ellen

"Oh my godㅡEllen!" Sori-na ran up to me followed by Jin as soon as I opened the front door.

"Ellenㅡ Yoongi! I'm so glad you're all ok..." Jin embraced me and Yoongi before hugging the other guys.

"I already explained to Yoongi that none of this was your fault," I lowered my head in guilt as I spoke to Jin and Sori.

"What matters now is that you're all ok." Yuri said as she held my hands and bowed.

"You're rightㅡ and hopefully now we're all aware of the dangerㅡ" Yoongi interrupted.

"Tomorrow we'll be heading out in the morning so be readyㅡ" he addressed to everyone as he pulled me upstairs.

"You need to be prepared for tomorrowㅡ I want to make sure you'll be able to handle whatever happens." Yoongi said as we both laid in bed facing each other.

Was I strong enough?
Would I be able to see my father being killed?
Or Yoongiㅡany of the other guys?

I couldn't find the words to say so I only nodded trying to hide my fear.

"Heyㅡ" Yoongi caressed my cheek with his thumb "ㅡyou're the only thing I have, I don't want to loose you,"
His soft whispers and warm touch made me feel safeㅡthat feeling I loved when I'm with him.
"We're a team now..." I nodded reassured of my decision.
I'm not letting fear get the best of me.

I opened my eyes to my name being called out, "Ellen"
I sat up and rubbed the sleep off my eyes to find Yoongi walking to my side of the bed already dressed.

"Are you sure you want to come along?"he knelt down and held my hands resting on my lap.

I cupped his face and pulled him up "ㅡwe're a team now."

"That's my girl," he leaned and gave me a passionate kiss "ㅡget dressed we'll be waiting."

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I need to be strong.
I took a deep breath before taking one last look in the mirror.
I walked down the steps and realized it was still early and the sun was just rising.

"Good morning~" the younger ones sang and hugged me while the others greeted me with a kiss on the cheek.

"Business partnerㅡ" I heard Yoongi's voice behind meㅡ I turned around to see him smiling as he grabbed my hand.

"Let's go!" Hoseok shouted as we all walked out and split into two black SUVs with armed guards.

We drove throughout the city still empty at the early hour with only a couple of cars out on the streets.

I looked around the truck to observe everyoneㅡ the the driver and passenger were guards that always followed Yoongi around,
I never really spoke with them except for the casual greetings.

Namjoon, Jin and Jimin were in the SUV in front along with three other men including Koosung.

Yoongi sat to my left he was silent looking down at his cellphone; probably business updates, I thought to myself.

To my right was Hoseok who talked loudly with Jungkook and Taehyung who sat in the back.

Are they always this loud?
They're acting as if we were in a bus on a school field trip.

I wasn't scared for some reason I felt calm but with a lot of thoughts in my head.

Not about what was happening today but more about their daily life... how did they get used to killing and act as if it's normal?

Will I be able to be like that?

"What theㅡ" Taehyung said catching all of our attention.

"Fuckㅡ" Yoongi finished as we pulled up outside the house.

My heart started beating fast at the sightㅡit seemed like a war broke out; four men laid outside on the driveway surrounded by pools of blood.

We all climbed out of the truck and I walked towards the entranceㅡ the door was wide open but it was silent.

"They're all deadㅡ" I heard Namjoon's voice in the background.

"They're my father's men," I spoke up as I continued my way inside followed by Yoongi.

"What the hell happened here!" Hoseok whispered loudly as they walked in.

We all jumped startled at the sound of groaning coming from another man trying to crawl towards us.

As if on drill Taehyung and Namjoon picked him up and dragged him outside.

The rest of the guys continued to search the living area and kitchen area but I stayed behind.
As I walked towards the stairs I froze in my steps and my heart dropped.
"Dad?" I mumbled to myself as I squinted my eyes to a man laying face down halfway up the steps.
When I confirmed it was my father I ran up to the body and attempted to flip him.

"Ellen?" I heard Yoongi voice echo followed by his quick steps. 

"Over here!" I heard Jin run up behind me and pull me back.

"What the fuck..." I heard Yoongi whisper after both of them had flipped him over.
I felt my stomach turn; his face was pale stained with dried blood and his white dress shirt also soaked in blood.

I fell back onto the step behind me and took a deep breath to process everything.
He doesn't deserve my tears.

"Who do you think did this?" I finally asked Yoongi as I stood up.

"We have one of his men he'll have information," he replied as he wrapped his arm around my shoulders to walk me out.

"I'm sorry..." Yoongi whispered as he kissed my forehead.

I nodded and composed myself as I dialed the police from private.

"Yeah someone's been shotㅡ" I gave the address and quickly hanged up.

"Let's go." I climbed onto the SUV as we drove off leaving the scene behind.

Who's the real enemy?

I thought to myself as we drove towards the outskirts of the city.