short range || k.th x j.jk

VII

JEONGGUK'S POV

I could feel the bile rising in my throat, no matter how hard I tried to suppress it. We are in the mafia's territory with no backup, we are outnumbered, Hoseok has betrayed us, Jimin is being hit up by the boss, and the person I thought I could trust, the person who I loved, is South Korea's deadliest man.

I barely registered the sounds of gunshots being fired off beside me, as my eyes were trained on Taehyung. V.

"Hmm? What's wrong bunny boy? Can't deal with the facts?"

My breath hitches as he uses the pet name that I used to love hearing from his deep voice. My lips move trying to say anything, not wanting to let myself be degraded by someone who I thought I could trust, but I couldn't make a sound.

"I love seeing your face red from anger. It exhilarates me." His deep voice vibrates in my mind. He quirks a delicate brow, gently pushing his grey locks from his clouded eyes.

"S-stop."

"You weren't always saying that bunny, you were screaming and pleading for more." He smirked, hinting to the first night they met each other.

I could feel myself blushing up to my ears, the warehouse's lighting accentuating it.

I could finally find my voice.

"I will kill you."

TAEHYUNG'S POV

It burned.

Every single cruel word I uttered out of my mouth made my throat feel like it was aflame. All I wanted to do was lace my fingers in his soft brown hair and tell him everything was alright.

I would be lying if I denied to have any feelings for Jeongguk. The thought of being able to leave this country and live happily together somewhere away from all the violence soothed my aching heart.

"I genuinely love you." The words I badly want to confess to you, to be able to scream it on top of my lungs. Instead, I listen to you scream your heart out in pain, in betrayal, in sadness.

The final jab was when you said it. The meaningless word I have been flaunting around, but wished I would never hear from your mouth.

"I will kill you."

AUTHOR'S POV

Taehyung lunged first.

He swung his hand holding his knives, trying to slash against Jeongguk's face. The smaller dodged, but didn't see the butt of Taehyung's gun swinging down until it came in contact with his elbow.

He grit his teeth in pain, but refused to let the groan out. He refused to be weak in front of Taehyung again.

Jeongguk sprinted, ready throw a punch directly at Taehyung's chin. He managed to land his hit before he fell onto the concrete flooring, landing harshly on his tailbone. He hissed in agony. Taehyung stumbled back, cradling his bruising chin.

Taking this as his chance, Jeongguk divided towards the mafioso, grabbing a hold of both his legs, making Taehyung stumbling a fall down as he lost his balance.

Taking off guard, V dropped his gun and knives. Seeing this as an opportunity, the agent gets off of being on top of Taehyung and crawls towards the weapons.

Growling, the taller man grabs ahold of the younger's ankle, dragging him across the ground, Jeongguk ending up underneath him. He wraps his large hands around the agent's thin wrists, pinning him against the floor underneath him.

It is silent for a moment, their harsh breathing the only thing heard between them.

V moves both of Jeongguk's wrists until he's holding them in one of his large hands. Sitting back on the agent's stomach, he runs his hand down his thigh, popping open the lock on his thigh garter, pulling out a glittering knife.

Teasingly, he runs it along Jeongguk's stomach and chest, smirking all the while. Slowly, he made his way up to the now terrified agent's throat.

Slowly, as if taking his time, he pressed the blade harder and harder against Jeongguk's throat, before the younger's broken voice pulled him out of his violent deluded daze.

"Did you ever truly love me?"