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chapter 32 | Philophobia

I wipe those stupid tears full of shame off my cold cheeks and head to the Macdonald not far away from here where my stepbrother should be.

I cross the road to reach the long one through the darkness of the evening and keep my eyes on the ground while dragging my suitcase behind me. I check in front of me every five seconds to get to see if Minkyu is here then keep going.

"Baby," his voice catches me off guard and I stop my way, to look on my left. "Oh...I didn't see you with those clothes..." I mention the fact it's hard to recognize him in this black hoodie and hood on. "It's fine, get in the car I'm gonna put this in the trunk," he takes my heavy suitcase to let me enter the vehicle so I let him do it and get in the warmth I missed.

I close the door once I'm inside, chilling at this change of temperature in a matter of short seconds. I check behind me to see my stepbrother filling the trunk but put my seat belt on, to then take a look at my phone.

No text, no notifications. I turn my data off and let my screen go black to put my phone in my shoulder bag and keep my mind away from this. I'd like to ask him what is wrong but once again, I'm scared to feel like I'm overreacting the way I know I did it in my first relationship, I don't want to make any mistakes again so I'd rather shut my mouth.

The door in the back closing now that Minkyu is done with my stuff, the lights turn off and he joins me inside to get on his driver's seat. "How are you my baby?" he buckles his seat belt on but takes his hood off. I just shrug to not talk too much with him. "Good..."

"What happened for you to be in such a bad mood?" he notices the problem right away but I lie. "Nothing. I'm just tired after the ride."

"Sure?" he barely trusts my words. "You're not lying to me, right?" his tone disturbs me but he starts the car, so I nod. "I'm not lying. I'm really tired."

"Alright," he doesn't insist, to my biggest relief, but checks outside to turn the steering wheel and get on the road. I don't look at my phone anymore since I'm right next to him but only keep my eyes in the opposite direction, to gaze on the right and put my attention on the ugly landscape.

His hot hand touches my thigh but I flinch unwillingly. "What happened there?" he questions me, certainly to know how this went with Jungkook. "Nothing much...I was on my period and...that was pretty hard..."

He exhales heavily but tightens his grip on my thigh without hurting me. "Didn't you take some painkillers with you?"

"I did...but it's always too late once the pain starts so it takes a lot of time to go away," I remember those horrible minutes and even hours I always have to go through during this period but he strokes my skin while I'm talking. "If you didn't go there I would have been here to take care of you..."

"I know..." I ignore his sayings. "Whatever. You stayed away from Jungkook and the other men like I told you to do, hm?"

"Yes...I did..." I tell a falsehood with some fear but the silence in here increases my anxiousness. "That asshole didn't put his hands on you either, did he?"

"He didn't..." I gulp down but feel my blood freezing in my veins. I know he would go berserk if he knew what Jungkook did to me or what I did these last days so my heart is racing at this moment. His hand slides over my lap to reach my right thigh and he keeps his touch there. "I want to sleep with you tonight, will you come in my bed?"

I nod out of obligation. He would keep on asking and find some ways to make me give in if I said no so this is easier to agree right away. "Good, I missed you a lot," his thumb caresses my cold skin while I'm not taking my eyes off of the outside, the beating of my heart reverberating through my entire body as if I was just a hard pulse. "I haven't hugged you for too long so I'll need you in my arms," a smile resounds in his voice but I don't say anything to this. I'm not feeling good since what happened with Jungkook.