Little Peach *Completed*

Chapter 24

Grace's POV

No, I'm not letting him get to me like this, pull yourself together!

I pull myself out of Hobi's lap, my hands clenched into fists as I head towards the door.

"Woah, Grace where are you going?" Tae says standing up to block my path.

"I've had enough Tae, I'm not letting him do this anymore." I say firmly stepping to walk around him.

"Grace that's not a good idea..." he says now behind me.

"Well come with me then." I snap continuing my walk to the door.

I yank the door open, blinking with confusion when I see a man I don't recognise holding out an envelope. "Are you Grace?" He asks barely interested in the answer.

"Yes, who's asking?" I question.

"Listen I don't care, just take this so I can go." He says impatiently, shaking the envelope at me.

I reach for the envelope, snatching it from his hand before he shoves his hand back in his pocket and walks away.

I close the door frowning at the paper in my hand, I turn to Tae, his face as confused as I feel.

"Are you going to open it?" he asks unsure.

"Let's just go back to the others, I'll open it in there." I shake my head, walking back to the living room. Everyone's eyes are on me, flicking between my face and the letter in my hand.

Fed up of the tension, I open the envelope, pulling out the folded paper, two smaller pieces falling to the floor. I bend down to pick them up, noticing they look like photos...photos of me.

I unfold the paper, my anger turning into fear as I read the poison he's written.

Dear Grace,

I'm very disappointed that you ran away from me, you've hurt my feelings and you know how I get when you upset me. I've noticed you've found yourself some new friends, but you know they'll get bored of you eventually. I never got bored of you Grace, I could never get bored of you.

I will give you one chance to come back to me yourself. You have until the end of tomorrow, it'd be such a shame if someone were to get hurt because of your poor decision making. You seem very attached to the one with the shaggy hair, it'd be a shame if something happened to him wouldn't it? Be a smart girl Grace, be a good girl and come back to me.

See you soon. One way or the other.

Your Master

I can't look at the men in front of me, I'm afraid I'll break down so I just turn and walk back out of the room. I have to go...

Taehyung's POV

"Grace where are you going?" I ask confused, reaching out for her, my heart sinking when I see her flinch away from me.

"I want to lay down, just leave me alone." She says emotionless, carrying on up to her room.

I stand confused watching her walk away. I turn to the others, looking for help. "What did I do?"

"It wasn't you Tae, it was whatever was in that envelope." Jin says sympathetically.

"Just give her some time on her own, I'm sure she'll be back down soon." Namjoon suggests optimistically with a small smile.

"Something doesn't feel right..." I continue, my frown deepening as this weird feeling of dread rushes over me.

Grace's POV

I'm trying to keep it together, I can't bear the thought of any of them getting hurt because of me, especially not Tae. I look through my wardrobe finding a bag to put Pingy in, a picture I'd coloured with Tae and the bubblegum pink jumper Jimin had gotten me.

Not wanting to leave without an explanation, I find a crayon, simply writing "Thank you for everything, Grace xx" on the letter I'd received, leaving it and the photos on the dresser, knowing that they'd understand my decision when they'd seen the threat. It wasn't a choice, there is no way on this planet that I'd allow any of them to get hurt because of me. I wasn't worth it.

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I wait until I know everyone is in bed before slipping into my shoes and pulling my bag onto my back.

Both Tae and Jin had come in during the night to check on me, the strength it took not to grab onto Tae one last time broke my heart. Tears threatened to fall as I heard him apologising to me for whatever he'd done to make me pull away from him, his fingers gently brushing my hair back off of my face as I 'slept'.

I stood by my door listening for movement for a few moments. Once happy that everyone was asleep, I quietly open my door, stepping out in to the hall. I pause, staring at the door across from me. Taehyung's room...

Thinking of him reminds me why I'm leaving, I'm leaving to keep him safe. To keep them all safe, just like they kept me safe.

When I reach the bottom of the stairs, I turn back one last time, looking back up to the people who saved my life. Thank you...

Wiping away a tear, and determined not to let him see me cry anymore, I unlock the front door quietly, slipping out into the night.

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As I suspected, I didn't have to walk for too long before a car pulled up beside me. I knew who it was, I didn't need to see the driver. I lifted my head up, my eyes showing no emotion as I opened the passenger side door, sliding in putting my bag at my feet.

His hand finds my jaw, pulling my head sharply to look at him, his eyes dark with anger and a sneer on his lips, he looked evil.

I stare at him my emotions unwavering. I'm not giving him what he wants anymore, I'm not letting him get pleasure from my fear.

"Good girl, I knew you'd make the smart choice eventually." He smirks releasing my jaw, his hand back on the wheel as he takes me back to hell.