Luminous Kingdom | Jikook |

•Chapter 41•

Dizziness, nausea, and anxiety flowed through the prince's body. Seeing only dark, and hearing a humming song in the same room. Opening his eyes felt like holding bricks up, attacked by the sudden light in the room, he gasped. He was in prison, Nolland actually locked him up. He heard a terrifying noise, looking to his right was Jin singing a song.

"A duck walked up to a lemonade stand and he said to the man, running the stand, HEY- you're finally awake."

Jimin felt lightheaded as he tried to rise up to sit. The cold dirty prison floor made him have some scratches on his hand. "What is going on?" He barely managed to say.

      The high lord sighed, "the nice high lord gave us a VIP, fancy room just for us. It has great beds, and it's so sanitary, don't you think?"

      The prince rubbed his eyes, "it's no time for jokes."

     "And it's no time for stupid questions, he clearly locked us up, he is a psychopath I tell you!" The High lord tried to calm down, proceeding with his song, "pum, pum, pum, got any grabes-"

     "Jungkook needs to know about this! I'll try sending him a mental message." Jungkook, are you listening? Please, any noise would make it clear to me that you are, Jungkook.

   Jin looked at the dirty floor he was sitting on, "a high lord beautiful as me shouldn't sit down here."

     The prince shook his head, "I swear you're a replica of Jungkook!"

     He gasped, the high lord with the pink hair took it very hard. "I'm no where as scary when angry. Oh, don't even mention it, I'm getting goosebumps."

     Jimin parted his lips to speak but he was interrupted by the knight who came to serve them food. "Haven! Please help."

     Haven didn't make eye contact with Jimin, he threw the food on the floor and left, not talking to them or having any source of contact. Jimin was disappointed, however, the high lord with the pink hair was angry, "he's too loyal to Nolland, he won't do shit."

    Jungkook, answer please.

   "Are you that scared you'll die?" Jin asked as he noticed how stressed out the prince was.

   "I can't die." He said, realizing his voice was too loud, he scooted closer to Jin. "I'm Jungkook's mate, if I die then he will too. I care for his life more than mine, and I will do anything for him to live, even if it means that I have to break our bond."

      The high lord tilted his head, "do you even know how to?"

     "Jungkook taught me."

     Jin stayed silent, sadness filled him. "Gosh, I'm going to cry." The prince looked at him confused, so the handsome one explained, "I started to regret coming here since now I'm locked up. But, I remembered the same reason what made me come here, and that is, your love. High lord's don't get to love, most of them are too selfish to share their lives with their mates, too eager for power. A mate is an equal, a lot of us don't like that. It's been centuries that I've seen mates love each other to this extent." Taking a deep breath before continuing, "I've been friends with Jungkook almost all my life, it never dawned on me that such a courageous, strong, and dependable high lord as Jungkook, would mate. That made me really happy."

    He started tearing up, "oh god no," he almost sobbed, "the duck! It walked up to a lemonade stand-"

     Jimin placed his hand on top of Jin's, with tears of his own, with a warmth in this cold freezing cell, he sincerely said, "thank you."

     "Fuck! The duck is crying now." Starting to sob on Jimin's shoulder.

    The prince smiled softly and caressed his hair, "I'll get you out of here, and once I do I want you to tell Jungkook that I love him. And every decision I make is for his own good."

       Silently, that triggered more tears in Jin. Jimin didn't fail to comfort him, the prince is grateful that this sensitive and caring high lord risked his life for their sake.

       After some tears of sadness, some shivers of coldness, and some thoughts of love. Jimin has decided to request for Nolland to come down, he has made a decision that was for the best at the time. And after a couple of minutes, Nolland was summoned with Haven. Jimin and Jin stood up, exchanging gazes before dealing with Nolland.

     "Unfortunately, you made me do this. If I have to lock you up to keep you, then I will."

     Haven didn't make eye contact with them, he looked down and not dared to look at Jimin. "Why are you doing this?! I am pretty darn sure you don't love me, what's the reason?" Tears threatened Jimin's eyes, but it was not the time to be weak, he is determined to be strong.

      Nolland scoffed, "let me add to that," he smiled deviously, "the time you were deeply in love with me, I wasn't."

       Jimin's lips parted, the tears were sucked in back to his eyes, "you're just pathetic." Was his response, "let the high lord Jin leave, he doesn't deserve to be locked up here."

     Nolland laughed mockingly, "actually Jimin, I'd expect you to know that, but in the rule book it says if a high lord threatens or causes violent actions in your Kingdom then you have all the right to lock them up."

      "You're right." Jimin paused, "but please, let him leave." He held Jin's hand, "he will not bother you again."

      Nolland eyed them well, "he's a traitor, I don't think I can forgive him."

     "I will break my bond with Jungkook if you let him go."

     Haven shot his head up and looked with his eyes widened at Jimin. He cannot believe that he will actually do that, knowing that he loves him so much. "I'm listening..."

      "Jin and the bond are the only things that allow me to connect to Jungkook, having none of them will guarantee you that I'll stay here forever." Jin tightened his hand around Jimin's, the prince proceeded, "However, you don't touch Jin, Byeol, or Jungkook again in the future."

      Nolland smiled, "then do it, now." Gazing at Haven, who was in shock. The knight then looked back down at the floor realizing that Nolland was watching his every move.

      Jimin breathed in, "n-now?" He asked with a shocked tone, he wasn't planning on doing it now.

    "Yes."

    "I want to be alone when I do it." His answer was so frail.

    Nolland was going to deny it, but he didn't. "Very well then." He opened the door and waited for Jin to walk out, "You'll have to show me the tattoo on your chest, it shouldn't be there after your bond is broken."

      Jin hugged Jimin, "Jungkook will come for you, I promise." He whispered in his ear.

     "Please tell him," Jimin whispered back, "that he'll always be my mate, whether we have a bond, or not."

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