Royal Revenge || Jungkook FF

Chapter 17| Secret No More

Thunder flashing on the other side of the glass doors. The rain pooling onto my balcony filled the room with icy air. Not a single candle was aflame yet I couldn't bring myself to be bothered. Frost bites rose from the floor, crawling up my spine even with my back leaning against the wooden frame of the bed. Letting the cold seep into my bones, I blankly observed the ominous weather.

The silence that filled my room was suddenly disturbed, my eyes were quick to move on their own accord. Standing there, his attire soaked from head to toe; rain drips from his disheveled hair and dark lashes, streaming down to his lips. The fleeting lighting strikes revealed his fixed gaze upon me.

"You're back," a breath of relief as I spoke making my way onto my feet.

His palm cupped my cheek, his eyes filled with a warm and longing emotion I'd never thought I'd see in him. In a soft tone, he asked a question I had no conscious answer to, "worried?"

Was I worried? Perhaps, but to what intent... "Did you come upon the necklace?" I removed my focus from his dark orbs onto his collar bone.

His hand dropped from my face, taking along the warmth with it, "no." His expression merged into a sheer coldness, contrasting the one in attendance from a second ago.

Something was off with the given response. The floor suddenly seemed appealing to him when just moments ago his eyes refused to leave me. The news did not hold structure leaving me unconvinced, "it must still be out there- I will go seek it out."

My eyes scrambled as I scurried towards the double doors behind him, only to feel his grip on my upper arm. "No results would be granted even if you go" he assured.

"Why are you so certain?" I questioned.

His grip on my arm loosened, his eyes avoided me by all means, "the place is destroyed."

"No," suddenly it was difficult to breathe, "we were there merely hours ago!" I panicked. The thought of any chance I had at uncovering my past burning to ashes was suffocating. "That can't be.." my words escaping as weak breaths and I was beginning to swallow up my own words.

My tangle of chaos froze. My entire figured trapped in his embrace. For a moment it felt as though the entire world stopped and nothing but the sound of rain was alive. The only thing I could feel was his toned arms around my waist and face buried into my neck. His next words paralyzed my every limb...

"You're her."

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I came back on wattpad and was greeted 1.2k notifications....

It truly amazes me that many of you are still here, and the fact that this book has increasingly grown after I left. To those who stuck around after all these months, thank you for not giving up on me ❤️

Also before you freak out on how short this comeback chapter was, I'm writing the next chapter as we speak. However, you guys know I'm a fan of cliff hangers so I had to break it off here for now. I'll try to post the next chapter in a couple of hours!!