Taehyung was tied down and pressed to Jungkook's side, now taken back to the mansion with Jungkook shouting angry orders at his men, nearly cursing them. It showed Taehyung again that this was not anyone to mess with.

The Mafia leader forced him inside his car, ordering two men to fix the mess he had caused, the burning car still a reminder of his failed escape. Taehyung trembled in Jungkook's arms, pressed against his chest once the man sat down to his side.

Tied hands tried to stabilize his weight but it only resulted in Jungkook giving his waist another tug so Taehyung was half bent over his lap. He caught the men's eyes, some looking hungrily at his bent frame and Taehyung mewled before looking away.

The door shut close, leaving Taehyung at Jungkook's mercy. The silence between of them was heavy and uncomfortable.

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Taehyung was silently crying, tears over tears running down his face and he bit harshly into his bottom lip to prevent himself from sobbing. He was not going to give Jungkook the satisfaction of him being vulnerable but Jungkook was a skilled man and had already noticed the sudden change in his doll.

He sighed, glancing at the crying boy by his side and he moved backwards a little, releasing Taehyung from his iron grip. Upon seeing the distress in Taehyung's huge puppy eyes when he turned to look at Jungkook, the black Chess King changed his mind.

His desire to punish Taehyung for disobeying him had to burn out. It was from no use anyways, because from the way he had acted, Jungkook had caused the love of his life to be driven away from him. Exactly what happened with his parents.

No. He was not going to let the past repeat itself.

"Doll. Look at me", he spoke softly, rubbing over Taehyung's wrists and the white Chess Queen flinched, moved away from Jungkook's gentle touch with a sob now being freed from his lips. Jungkook's heart broke by the sound.

He thought of himself to be a morally grey man, to have good intentions (most of the time) and to be someone who was deserving of love. But seeing Taehyung, his doll being so afraid of him, made him question the entirety of his being.

With heavy heart, Jungkook made a decision.

"Turn the car, drive to a new direction", Jungkook commanded, grabbing Taehyung's wrists. The smaller replied to the action with a confused mewl, feeling his restraints loosening. This time, he didn't flinch away when Jungkook leaned forward and wiped his tears away.

But the Mafia leader halted, stared frozen at Taehyung before reaching into his pocket and offering Taehyung a handkerchief.

"Where too?", Eunwoo's voice sounded from the passenger seat, glancing to the back. Jungkook held Taehyung's teary eyes, a sad smile on his lips.

"To Kim Sohee's mansion."

Taehyung gasped by this, not believing his ears. Did he hear right? W-was this... was this really happening? He could see his Momma?

"I made mistakes, enough to not be forgiven. But I still hope, that you'll give me a chance once I set you free. My intentions are to love you, Sweetheart, even if my actions prove a different story", Jungkook's words came out quiet, only meant for Taehyung's ears.

"I acted impulsively and brought harm onto you. I am a man of many faults, I'm reckless and dangerous", he continued, shyly reaching out for Taehyung's hand. "But if you're willing to see past that, I can be yours. And you can be mine. But not in the way I imagined it", he said and sighed.

"I never learnt about consent, I was taught to take what I wanted, I was made to believe it was my right. My father taught me that and it shouldn't be an excuse for my horrible actions but I want to be a better person for you, Taehyung-ah." His words were honest and Taehyung felt his breath being stuck in his throat.

"I-is this really happening?"

Jungkook smiled sadly.

"Yes, doll. I'm setting you free."

Only with the difference that this car would never reach its destination.

Because before they could react, another car crashed into them.

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Taehyung screamed as glass shards flew through the air, boring into Jungkook's arms protectively wrapped around him, shielding Taehyung. The Mafia leader had immediately jumped forward, protecting his doll with his own body.

He barked out commands, yelling for Eunwoo who groaned from the passenger seat.

This attack had been planned.

Black-clothed men surrounded the car, one shooting at the lock of the door on Taehyung's side and the male screamed again, covering his head. A hand reached through the broken glass to reach the door knob and Jungkook fired at it, making Taehyung scream again, in horror.

"Down, get down Taehyung!", Jungkook commanded in a serious tone, eyes cold and calculating while Eunwoo on the passenger seat also grabbed his gun. Taehyung obeyed, shakily sinking to his knees.

"Who is it? Which one of the bastards knew about this??", Jungkook demanded to know from his second hand who shot a guy in the head through the broken window. The driver was laying lifelessly over the steering wheel; he was dead, killed from the impact of the car crashing into his side.

"It could be Kim", Eunwoo said and Jungkook bit out a curse, throwing a glance back at Taehyung who was staring into space, clearly traumatized. After all, this wasn't his kind of world.

"If it is, then he's coming for Tae." At this point, Taehyung looked up with huge eyes but no tears were visible in the blue orbs. Jungkook crouched down in front of Taehyung.

"I will protect you with my life", he promised his doll and he meant every word of it.

"Stay inside the car and only come out when it's me or Eunwoo calling for you, okay? Stay until we say it's safe to move", Jungkook instructed Taehyung and the blond nodded scared. Jungkook pressed a kiss to his forehead before taking out another gun.

"Let's show them what it means to mess with the Jeon empire", he growled and kicked his door open, Eunwoo doing the same but not without throwing Taehyung an assuring smile.

Taehyung stayed crouched to the ground, only his window had been shattered in the back so he hid on Jungkook's side. The two were keeping the attackers away from the car, Taehyung could hear them yelling from the distance.

Still, the thought that they came for him was scary for the innocent-minded male whose world was turned upside down.

Yells, shouts and screams were filling Taehyung's ears and he pressed his hands over them, rocking back and forth. He really wanted to be elsewhere, even Jungkook's mansion would be fine, everywhere but not here.

The door behind his back opened and Taehyung fell backwards with a surprised scream. Right into the arms of an unknown man who seemed to be relieved when Taehyung looked up to him, too paralyzed from fear to move.

"I got him", he heard the man say behind his heavy mask and Taehyung screamed. He screamed for Jungkook and the Mafia leader whipped around like the speed of light but it was too late.

Seeing how his doll was picked up, grabbed by a bulky man just when a car stopped in front of them with loud sounding wheels. Watching how in that second where he had frozen, that forsaken second, how his doll was taken from him.

Taehyung was thrown into the backseats and his scream pierced its way to Jungkook's heart.

"Jungkook!", Taehyung yelled before the door was shut behind him and the car sped away.

Taking Taehyung to his brother, Kim Seokjin.

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Jungkook decided to do the right thing ! Do you think his change was too late and what will happen to Taehyung now ?

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