Winter Bear || TaeJin [Completed]

19. Trepidations

Taehyung's P. O. V.

Just as I drive in to reach that tall detestable building where Axel's overlord waited for me my eyes caught an unknown masked figure hurrying out to swiftly get lost into the crowd. Questions pop up in my head as I gathered the package I was supposed to deliver, however all thoughts withered away as I reached the penthouse.

Something isn't right...

It was early in the morning but I saw Kai roaring around the place with a glass of bourbon in hand, Sunmi was on the phone as she kept warning the loud man to settle down while an unbothered Byun was perched on the couch with a laptop, busy in working.

I set down the package on the table before the silver haired man and took a seat away from him, trying not to meddle with any of them.

Despite the fact that working for them boils my blood and drives my rage and anguish to the point where I feel like killing myself would be the only possible solution, my heart still hopes for freedom. A salvation which could be provided by the one soul. My only remedy...

I inhaled deeply letting my eyes out of the large glass window to peer over a still groggy city as my mind leapt and bound to retrace the ecstasy of having Seokjin in my arms, his comforting touch and tempting warmth.

Him, only him and all of him, that's all I need to make through this torment.
I press my eyes close reminiscing about his affectionate soft brown eyes. I can withstand all the pain and cruelty the world throws at me if at the end of each day I can melt in that gaze. I had tried being tough but who am I kidding,  if he had really fled I'd totally loose my shit and go insane!

Yes! I'm selfish in my need for you!

"We got some work to do" Byun's calm voice shook me awake "Kai wants me to show you around, get you accustomed to how things work around here".

Huh! Like it's that hard to guess.

His eyes briefly meet mine before skipping aside to fix behind me when I felt a hand on my head.

"Kid" Kai's voice was stern as he petted my head making me tense "it's time you climb out of your little crib of inhibitions and learn the real stuff, with your potential I can see you being a great soldier".

I jerked away at his words and stood up, those words felt like hot iron branding and charring my skin "what do you want? I already got you the packages" my nails buried into my palm as I tried to restrain my enraged fists.

"Come now, let's try and be civil. I've had enough of tolerating one brat for today, so don't piss me off again" he smiled shakily but I could see anger brewing in his eyes.

"Don't make me get on your bad side V, it's gonna push me to do what I don't want to". With those words I felt my insides contract in fear and pressed my lips to a line. I know how powerless I am, it never was a deal on equal terms and I know what they can make me do.

He pushes his hands into his pockets and comes to stand by my side, shoulder to shoulder. "You keep your promise to do whatever I tell you to, and I'll make sure I keep mine".

My eyes lower to the ground as fear, anger and guilt build up to make me stare helplessly at my powerless state.

I'm nothing but a pitiful puppet in his cruel hands!

Third person's P. O. V.

After the days' bustle died down to crawl deeper into the night, the nocturnes set out to hunt.

At an abandoned warehouse about an hour away from the city, that's where a car came to a halt as two dark silhouettes stepped out and stealthily made their way in.