The magic expanded in an explosion and solidified the shield around us. I could see the magic sparkle and float around and through us. As we looked at each other in amazement, the magic showed us a future without the curse. Their eyes changed to a soft brown. Their hair all turned black. Their teeth lost their fangs. My eyes widened as I saw how they looked before this curse even took effect. They looked at each other in surprise and laughed. They touched each other, marveling over their changed appearance.

"Oh my gosh, I forgot what we looked like normal," Hobi exclaimed.

"I'm not used to you in black hair, Jimin!" Tae pointed out.

"I'm not used to you without red eyes," Jimin replied.

When they looked at me, their laughter stopped and their mouths dropped open.

"What, I asked." I looked down and noticed my skin was now a different shade. I touched my hair and it was now a darker color. I gasped in shock. I was transformed. I didn't have a mirror, but I knew I no longer looked like myself.

"You look Korean," Jin whispered. He seemed particularly bothered by this fact. There was a scared look in his eyes. The others were just in shock. 

"What is the magic doing?" I asked. Were we being transformed? Was the curse ending? But if it was ending, why was I changing? "Why am I different? Is the curse ending?" I asked them.

"I don't know, but I don't think the curse is ending," Namjoon answered. Worry clouded his and the other's features.

We all grabbed each other's hands again and the bubble surrounding us dissipated and we were once again what we always were. I looked down and my skin color was back to normal. I looked at Bangtan and they were back to their red eyes and fangs. Jimin's hair was once again pink, Namjoon's was white. The others looked around to get their bearings and then they turned to me, concern for my transformation on all their faces.

Jin reached over and grabbed my arm and pulled me into his arms. He kissed the top of my head, the side of my face, and then took my lips and owned them. His tongue invaded my mouth and I didn't try to stop him or protest. He laid claim to my mouth in what felt like endless minutes of his tongue dancing with mine. The kiss left me breathless and dizzy. I could feel the desperation in Jin's embrace as whatever bothered him was put to rest in our kiss.

He pulled away from me and looked down at me with a serious expression, "How do you feel?"

"What?" I asked him, confused. Other than a large dose of surprise and a side helping of lust, I felt fine.

"The kiss, do you feel okay after it?" He asked me. I came out of my lust haze long enough to realize he was checking to see if I was still immune to their poison. I closed my eyes for a moment and felt what my body was doing. Other than becoming very horny because of the kiss, I felt perfectly fine.

I opened my eyes and looked at him and smiled, "I feel fine. Great considering that kiss," Jin grinned back at me and hugged me tightly.

"Are we ready to finish this?" the officiant suddenly asked. We all got startled for a moment, having forgotten where we were and who we were surrounded by. Our officiant had a wild look in his eye like he couldn't quite believe what he just saw and when I checked with the guests, I saw the same wonderment in their own faces. Did they just see the same bubble we did? Did they see us change, too? I looked at my parents and they looked stunned. My gaze drifted to Brendan and Ceren and the surprise in their eyes was the same. I'll have to ask them what they saw when we were in the bubble.

"Please, continue," Jin tells the officiant.

"Than I now pronounce you husbands and wife," he says. I couldn't help but smile at the plurality of his statement. While I did have 7 handsome husbands, his phrasing made it sound like they were married to each other now. A smirk on Yoongi's face let me know he caught that one as well. I could only chuckle. While I could only be officially married to one of them, spiritually, I was married to them all. Of course, when you're soulmates, do you really need a ceremony?

A cheer rang up from the crowd and we all smiled and laughed at the reaction of our friends and family.

I may not have needed to get married to be with my mates, I did need the emotional kick in the pants this afforded me. I had been wallowing in despair for the last few days and I loved that my men reminded me that I have an amazing reason to live.

I wouldn't forget again.

Putting away all thoughts of what happened in the magic bubble, I enjoyed the congratulations and the hugs the family gave us after we were announced as husbands and wife.

Ceren came up and hugged me, "Girl, you are going to flip heads now."

"Oh yeah, why's that?" I ask her.

"You are married to Bangtan group. Even if you only ever officially claim Jin, that's a major coup." I shake my head at her and smile. She gets an evil look in her eye. "Oh, Mindy is going to pitch a fit." I slap her arm at her outrageous remark, but we both laugh. Yes, Mindy was going to absolutely pitch a fit.

My parents finally get through the crowd congratulating us to give me a big hug. "My baby is married now," My mother cries. Dad looks like he's also trying not to shed a tear.

"Still can't understand what that bubble thing was," my dad growled. I can tell there is still a bit of a wild look in his eye behind his unshed tears.

"That was the magic confirming that we are a unit. United by fate to be together," I tell him. I show him my hand, the infinity symbol fading but still present. My dad takes my hand and runs his finger over the faintly glowing symbol.

"It's been a long time since I've seen you do that," He muttered.

"Excuse me, what?" I ask, stunned by his statement.

My dad jerks back, realizing what he's just said and my mother compresses her lips in dismay. They look like they want to take back what he said and leave...oh, hell no. "No, no. What did you mean by that?" my voice raised a little in my seriousness to check my parents. This gets the attention of Jin and a few others.

"Mean what?" Jin asks.

I show my palm, the infinity symbol still glowing, "My dad just said that he hasn't seen my palm do this in a long time. What did you mean, Dad?"

All of Bangtan looked at my parents now. Namjoon steps in quickly, "Now is not the time to go into this. We can talk about this later when we don't have such a big audience."

Mrs. Kim quickly huddles with my parents and walks them off. She nods to me, letting me know that she'll keep an eye on them. She'd better.

"I know you're startled and want answers, but we just got married, and there are more people who want to congratulate us. We will have time for a long discussion with your parents afterward, okay?" Namjoon reminds us all and I nod toward him. I'm not happy to be redirected, but I know my parents aren't going anywhere. Besides, I know where they live.

Once we break up, I'm rushed by the five cousins who played hide and seek with me at the campout. "Congratulations, Aunt Y/N!" Beomgyu wrapped me in a hug. I couldn't help but laugh at his young enthusiasm. The Soobin and others were just as happy that I was now their aunt. When Kai gave me a hug, I could hear Jungkook growl his displeasure behind me. I chuckled at his show of jealousy. The cousins were adorable, but no match for my mates.

There was cake, there was dancing, there were lots of surprise kisses from my mates that left me breathless, but in the end, none of it could distract me from what my father had said. When the party was over, I walked back to the cabin, not to enjoy a honeymoon, but to get some answers. 

Witch's POV

The cup shattered when it hit the wall, followed by plates and other breakable dishes. Cushions were thrown, sheets were torn, vases were smashed. Papers were thrown around and personal items were laid waste. The apartment was utterly destroyed.

The fury that coursed through the witch was wild and all-encompassing. Nothing satisfied the rage that she felt as she destroyed Y/N's apartment. She wanted to rend flesh and burn everything to ashes.

When word reached her that the leader of Bangtan was getting married to Y/N the entire center had been abuzz. Excitement had been the dominant emotion of everyone, surprise quickly followed but for the witch, fury and betrayal came first.

"They. Are. Mine!" she screamed as she destroyed another of Y/N's possessions.

That useless piece of flesh had one job to do and no other. How dare that thing think that she could marry her possessions.

"I'm going to enjoy making her suffer," The witch growled as she ripped the couch to shreds. Her magic was doing an excellent job of wrecking the apartment, but it was not enough. She wanted to take Y/N and strip her of her flesh, break every bone in her body and consume it in front of her mates.

How dare they marry that thing. They belonged to her. Only she had the right to marry them. They were hers. She owned them. Just because she allowed them to mate with the bait did not mean they got to keep her. She was a tool, nothing more.

They should have understood that. After everything, the bait should know her place. She was going to kill her slowly on the new moon. Nothing else would satisfy now.

After ravaging Y/N's dorm, the witch silently returned to her own room. She went to her drawer and pulled out a vial of blood. She took a drop to her finger and red magic expanded from the drop and covered her, transforming her into her current disguise. She put the vial back with the others she had collected over the years. It used to take a lot of blood to effect the transformations, but now all could be done with a drop. She was almost out of the current blood she was using. She'd been changing shape too often and it was getting low. Once she took over someone's life, she disposed of the body after taking their blood and storing it for future use. There was no way to replenish her current stock.

Thankfully, this disguise's use was nearly over. Just a couple more days and then the bonds would be hers, the bait would be dead and she would be free to own her possessions openly. And there would be nothing the Kim Foundation could do to stop it.

She chuckled to herself. Realizing the time, she quickly cleaned up and got dressed. She put on her perfume and lingerie and then slipped into a leather dress. She expected they'd enjoy some sort of honeymoon and she'd need a distraction. She smiled as she put on red lipstick. Those were easily found here in the center.

A knock sounded at the door and she affected a sneer for the sap who was on the other side. He was pathetically eager for their date and she never liked them when they were easy. He was nothing to her Jin. A man whose beauty was unrivaled. Only Taehyung was in possible contention. And in a couple of days, they'd be all hers. Hers to do with what she liked. She couldn't wait to show them the errors of their ways, to have them submit to her and all her desires.

She opened the door and faked a smile for the fool at the door. She raised her hand and invited the poor clod in. He kissed her and she pulled on his lower lip and bit it.

"Is baby ready to be punished?" She purred.

"Yes, Master, punish me well," he simpered.

She smirked as she pushed him to the bed, pulling out the restraints and lashes that she knew he preferred. She would love nothing more than to whip this piece of flesh as a substitute for not being able to punish Y/N, but that time was coming soon. She relished the idea of punishing her for daring to take what was hers.

For now, she'd expend that anger on this hapless fool on her bed. He'd get to live for now because she couldn't have unwanted attention. As she tested the restraints to make sure they were firm, she cautioned herself for patience. Patience now meant that she could put her plans in place and all would be hers.

She slashed the whip through the air, making the man on the bed moan. She grinned in satisfaction.

Just two more days.