𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚃𝚘 𝙺𝚒𝚗𝚐 | 𝙽𝚊𝚖𝚓𝚘𝚘𝚗 𝙵𝚊𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚌

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** Namjoon's POV **

Later that night, I stay on the stone ground with my back against the wall. Glancing around the cell, I heard footsteps from the stairwells. Side-eyeing the door— a figure appeared in my sights. My mind immediately knew who that was.

"Mia, you not suppose to be down here this late? Why are you here?" I said in a soft tone.

"I sneaked passed Yoongi and Jin to come to see you.. plus I couldn't sleep"

"Well, this is a first. I'm the one that always comes to see you" I wanted to chuckle but I didn't know it was the right time.

She takes a wooden chair and places it in front of the door. Her facial expression was serious, as she looks at me dead in the eyes. "Why didn't you tell me this before? You knew I had regret about this whole situation. Yet you said nothing— I should have known it was you. Due to how familiar you look and how nervous you get during certain talks. That trailer..."

"Mia, I honestly was going to tell you. But I didn't know when to tell you. I didn't want to break anything we had together. Mia, you have to believe I didn't want any of this to happen. Everything I ever told you was the truth, my feelings for you are real. I was scared of your reaction"

She puts her hand on her mouth, then sat up straight in the chair. In her mind, I could tell that she is all disfigured. If I was her in this position, I would have killed us by now. Then she told me this... she wouldn't have done anything if I told her the truth. There was a reason why she set us free in the first place.

She knew that we were innocent from the beginning. Mia never meant what she said days ago about the beheading with the parents. She doesn't have the guts for it. "I trusted you Namjoon. I trusted your words... you made me feel like a million diamonds. No one has given me that love like you did. Not even Jinyoung— I just feel betrayed how long you kept this from me. If this was known to the people then..."

I wanted to hug her so bad, but these bars are holding me back. If the citizens knew about this then a riot will break loose. Her citizens would have felt crushed and unsafe. I understand where she is coming from.

"You going to possibly get exiled... which it wasn't my decision. But it had to be made as my parents wanted to kill you by hanging. Hoseok was the one that wanted to exile you two. As for me, I wanted you to imprison and do service to pay off your debt. At least you will be alive"

She wanted us to stay... Mia still has feelings towards me. I asked about Jungkook. He was stripped from his title as a noble and Blue Rose, he has to earn it back by being her servant-like Jin. She also mentioned that— they won't be able to see each other anymore.

Eyes popped out my head, oh shit this is not good at all. "Splitting them up will cause nothing but pain. Mia, you have to do something for them to see each other?"

"They knew the consequences once they said yes. I can't help any further with things. These are the punishment we agreed on" she said.

If she going to break up Taekook, then she should break up Jihope as well. "It's only fair, because if not then I will tell everyone about their secret" I smirked. The look she gave me was priceless. I explained to her that I saw them kissing one day. That's how I knew.

I knew she knows about their little affair. Prince Hoseok and Jimin relationship are much more sinful than my brothers and Jungkook. As royalty, you should never date a servant or someone who is not a noble. It's like throwing your whole life away with something so small.

Not only you will be taken from your throne by a kick from the palace as well. Royals dating poor citizens don't exist. "Then, that's should apply with us as well" she blankly told me.

I had to pause for a second to collect what she said. "I'm going to be thrown out anyways... so why would you say that?" I asked. Mia gets up from the chair and stood in front of the door.

"Because why not..." she walked away. That was her favorite words in order to bailout from the conversation. This woman gets on my nerves sometimes but that's why she my heart.

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** A week later **

"YOU WHAT!!" I shouted at my mother that was on the throne.

"I send those two away to be executed last night. I know you been going down there to see him and them to be here is unnecessary. They did crimes that are unspeakable. Your father and I have counted them for their parents' crimes... since they are dead"

What the fuck?!?! She can't... she just... ugh!! "This was my decision to make mother, you gave your orders to have me handle it. Plus, they shouldn't be charged for what their parents did. They have done no such crime to even have that bounty over their heads in the first place. You can't just do that to people are completely innocent" I wanted to scream my head off.

She explained that she can do whatever she wants as long as she is queen. Then what was the point for making me do that then. My mother also pushed up the wedding as it's in two weeks from now... but pushed back the coronation as I wasn't ready to rule.

Are you shitting me?? I'm basically getting married for fucking nothing. I'm doing this bullshit because I want to be queen. But to know that I won't be a queen on the exact date AND I'm marrying a person who I don't love anymore... which is fucking fantastic. This is the crap I be talking about.

"Father, are you just going to agree what mother is doing? She has no right to be doing this without my permission. Everyone knows that I'm ready to take that throne. I did things that you could not do"

"No, Hoseok did things that I couldn't do as expand our trading good to great towns and cities. Raised our profits up by 20% due to exchange. Plus bring certain people into help the economy. What you did was almost caused a war between Japan and Busan. Gave away all our tradable goods for people who can't pay for it. Then stripped one our best nobles from his title... then have the palace destroyed. Causing us millions in repairs"

Tears flowed down my eyes as she kept saying my mistakes. Everyone messes up, even her. I did more good than harm as I helped Hoseok get those wins. Especially bringing high nobles in... he just more good at talking to convince them. Then Jinyoung helped to get value up... this is bullcrap.

After her little rant, she orders me to head back to my room for the rest of the day. That Jinyoung will be there soon to help plan the wedding. Bowing to my parents, I was escorted by Jungkook back to my room.

"She's wrong you know" he said to me. "You are a better queen she will ever be. Your citizens look up to you. If you haven't done what you did with me then people would still be afraid to live. I heard more homeless people are getting jobs, helping the low areas gain more value. That happened because of you"

Jungkook didn't mind not being a noble anymore. He said less stress for him, then he could train more during his 'break'... what my mother said didn't affect me as much because I knew what I did to help. Once we were back in my room, Jin and Yoongi sitting were on the bed with Hoseok.

"What is going on?" I questioned them.

"I heard what they said to you, through the passage door. They are wrong about you and wrong for taking them away. I like Namjoon actually, even after that event. I saw his true intentions with you... that is to love you with everything he got. That's why I sent personal guards to rescue them"

Was I'm hearing his words, right? Is my baby brother helping me? Yoongi and Jin said the same thing to me. They think Namjoon is a better suitor for me... not just a king but a lover. Someone I want to share my life with. To love him for real and not just I have to.

Namjoon not only moved my heart but the hearts I cared about as well. What kind of magic is this?