Obsession | TAEKOOK FF

Chapter 18: Shattered Echoes and Cruel Intentions

Author's Note:
Please grab your tissues and brace your hearts, my Flowers, because this is officially the most emotional and high-stakes chapter yet! 😭💔 Always remember: When two people in a relationship truly care about each other, they will always find a way to make things work. Love is at its weakest when there is more doubt than trust, but love is at its absolute strongest when we learn to trust in spite of the doubts.
​What did you think of that shocking ending?! Who do you think Mr. Yuri's target is? Drop your theories below—I'm reading every single comment! 🌸✨

​The Haunted Echoes

​A Brief Flashback...

​Years ago, when Tae was struggling just to survive, he took a exhausting part-time job at an upscale night club to pay the bills. It was during those dark shifts that he crossed paths with Kai. One fateful evening, Kai smoothly invited him to accompany him to a private VIP lounge. Tae had trusted him blindly. But without his knowledge or consent, Kai spiked his drink with a heavy, debilitating drug that completely stole his senses and paralyzed his body.
​Kai brought a helpless, fading Tae back to his apartment. He brutally tied Tae down to the mattress and forcefully raped him. Those horrific, heartbreaking moments marked the absolute downfall of Tae's innocence. He suffered in absolute silence, drowning in agony for a desperately long time before he was finally able to bury the memories deep enough to function.

​End of Flashback...

​Back on the office sofa, Tae was sobbing uncontrollably, his entire body shaking and vibrating in pure, unadulterated terror. Over and over again, the exact same broken, desperate words tore from his trembling lips like a prayer for mercy:

​"No! Please don't do it! Please...!"

​"No! Please don't do it! Please...!"

​"No! Please don't do it! Please...!"

​The raw, agonizing terror in Tae's voice sliced clean through Kook’s drunken fog. He froze completely, his eyes snapping wide open as the horrifying reality of his actions hit him like a physical blow. The suffocating alcohol evaporated from his brain, leaving behind pure, wide-eyed shock as he stared down at Tae, who was weeping violently, completely trapped in the clutches of a living nightmare.

​"Tae! Tae! Oh god, I'm so sorry, Tae!" Kook gasped, his voice cracking with instant panic and profound regret.
​He frantically pulled Tae up into his arms, wrapping his strong upper body around him, hugging him tightly against his chest to ground him. But Tae’s frame continued to shake and shudder violently, the tears pouring down his pale cheeks.

​"TaeTae, I'm so incredibly sorry," Kook whispered desperately, his own chest heaving as tears pricked his eyes. "I'm really, really sorry, TaeTae. Please, stop crying... please don't cry, TaeTae... I'm so, so sorry... Tae..."

​"Get away from me!!!" Tae suddenly shrieked, a burst of adrenaline exploding through his limbs. With a desperate, terrifying surge of strength, he violently slammed his palms into Kook's broad chest, pushing the billionaire completely away from him.

​"Eyyy! Tae, please, I'm so sorry..." Kook pleaded, his hands trembling as he instinctively reached out to soothe the trembling boy, but Tae flinched back violently against the cushions.

​"Get away from me! Don't touch me!" Tae screamed, his tear-streaked face twisting into an expression of raw, unbridled anger and heartbreak. "Don't you ever dare touch me again!"

​"Tae, I am so deeply sorry... it was truly never my intention to do that to you," Kook begged, dropping to his knees on the hardwood floor, looking up at his secretary with absolute desperation. "I completely lost control of myself earlier... I was just so intensely stressed out by everything... Tae, I'm sorry, please..."