THIRD PERSON POV

Sunghoon rushed toward the basement only to reveal the red-haired boy laying on the floor. Lifelessly

Frowning, he crouched down t check his breath. Sunoo was breathing very slowly, his whole body was burning, and his face was pale. Sunghoon ordered Heeseung to call the doctor and he picked the boy to a different room.

He carefully placed him on a soft bed, and while doing so in a great hurry, he tripped and almost fell on the poor boy but somehow he managed to support himself not to burden the red-haired. Sunghoon's hand unconsciously fell on Sunoo's chest and at that time he got to know that his heartbeat was very slow... really very slow.

Sunghoon was feeling a bit guilty to see the boy in this condition but he shrugged it off.. why not... he is known for his cruelty, and seeing people in great pain was his everyday routine of life, nothing new to him to see Someone he barely knows till now in such a state right?

He didn't leave the room as he was busy in devouring Sunoo's features when he got the chance. The boy was no doubt beyond the definition of just perfect. His hair was dyed dark red color and no doubt it suits him better than anyone else, his lips were forming a heart but their softness was long gone as now they were chapped and dry.

There were clear black eye bags.. showing that he didn't sleep for God knows how long. His long fingers were injured, especially his nails with Some dry blood on the skin as well, he must have scratched them.

Sunghoon sighed at the view. The boy he saw 2 days ago was ruined completely. Maybe it was his fault. But no. it was Sunoo's fate.

After a few minutes, a handsome boy entered the room wearing a white coat with Heeseung beside him. The new person slightly bowed to him.

"Hi Mr. Than". He greeted the Mafia boss as he moved further. Sunghoon greeted him back and pointed towards Sunoo and left the room without any more words.

Heeseung was still in the room, assisting the doctor.

"Is he gonna be fine Jaeyun? " Once Jaeyun was done treating Sunoo, Heeseung asked him, still very Concerned about the innocent boy.

"What have you done to him Heeseung hyung ? He is such a sweet boy. I know him." Heeseung frowned at his words. Well, Jaeyun knows them all.

He is kind of their family doctor. Jaeyun
already knows that they all are Mafia but he respected Sunghoon because once he saved his life so he felt indebted.

"You know him?" Heeseung asked out of curiosity. Jaeyun nodded slightly while setting IV on Sunoo's hand. He sighed while looking at numerous bruises on his tan skin.

"Once I found himn passed out on road. His body was full of bruises just like now. But when he talked with me he seemed like a lonely boy. He is so sweet and nice. What he is doing here? He didn't belong to such a place Hyung." Jaeyun said clearly in frustration after witnessing.

Sunoo's condition. Heeseung didn't say anything but Sunghoon answered who entered the room while Jaeyun was telling about Sunoo.

"I got him here. It was a misunderstanding. Now, will you tell me why his heartbeat is so slow?" Sunghoon said with his signature stern tone. Jaeyun only shook his head at his behavior, the man can't be soft for anyone.

"Since when he is here? It feels like he didn't eat anything for long. His body is so weak and full of cuts and bruises and about heartbeat... I am not so sure. Maybe it's just due to weakness." Jaeyun grabbed Sunghoon's hand and dragged him out of the room after briefing him about his patient.

"I don't know what made you do this, but Sunghoon, he is an innocent boy. He can't be involved in such things. He is already facing so many difficulties in his life, just.. let him go. He doesn't deserve this pain." Jaeyun almost pleaded in front of Sunghoon, who was looking at him with questioning eyes.

"I didn't do anything with him and I have nothing to do with those bruises and cuts. Yes. I brought him here and kept him in the room but I didn't hurt him in any other way. About his freedom... I was about to do that." Sunghoon huffed in anger and was about to leave but Jaeyun grabbed his hand again, not paying attention to how he had punched the boy two days ago.

"Umm. At least.. give him some food before letting him go. I am sure his father is still cruel like before." Jaeyun left with those words and entered the room where Sunoo was kept.

Sunghoon also left, groaning under his breath for listening to the older this long for an unknown boy.

Jaeyun was sitting beside Sunoo's bed while looking at the poor boy with pity. Heeseung was standing behind him. Well, nothing to fret about but he had an old crush on sim Jaeyun known as Jake. But unfortunately never got the nerves to confess just because Jake is a pure soul with a sweetheart but he belongs to the Mafia and has a cold heart that was once melted by Jake.

After some time, Sunoo opened his eyes and at that time Heeseung left the room to tell Sunghoon. Sunoo panicked a bit on seeing another unknown place and was about to jump from bed to run but soon stopped when Jake grabbed his hand softly.

"Sunoo. It's ok. It's me, sweetie." Jake said
in a soft tone to calm him. Sunoo looked at him with confusion-filled eyes.

"Ja- Jake hyung?" Sunoo asked and Jake nodded witha sweet smile and it took it all as Sunoo broke down.

He hugged him tightly while crying his heart out, desperately clutching over the older's coat as if his life depends on him.

Jake softly patted his hair as Sunoo was making his shirt wet with his tears. Soon Heeseung came with a tray of food and placed it on the side table. Jake noted and finally pulled back from the hug and smiled at Sunoo.

"Sunoo. You need to eat, Come on have some food." Jake tried very hard to make him eat but as soon as he started eating Sunghoon entered the room with a blank face. The poor boy barely took three bites of his food but instantly stopped when his eyes fell on the mafia leader. Fear was clear in his eyes. He almost forgot about his miseries with Jake but how he can forget that cold person in front of him?

Jake noticed the tension and looked back at Sunghoon following the glance Sunoo.

"When you are done eating, Heeseung will drop you at your home. I am letting you go on one condition, forget everything you saw." With that Sunghoon left, leaving a puzzled Sunoo and a smiling Jake.

After a while, Sunoo was sitting in the car with Heeseung as Kang-min was driving. No one said a word the whole time. Jake already left him saying that he will meet him again, making him feel a bit better after that surprising interaction.

Sunoo was looking out of the window and when he realized that his house is near, he became tense.

His father will kill him today for sure. He had no money with him and his father will never believe that he was kidnapped. His hands took hold of his hair in frustration and tension, not knowing what to do to survive today. Kang-min noticed this and finally asked.

"You okay, boy?" Sunoo only nodded,not having the guts to trust any of them and within a few minutes, they were standing in front of his house.

Heeseung was seeing through the car window when Sunoo's father opened the door and dragged the poor boy with his hair. Witnessing that,

Heeseung and Kang-min quickly moved
out of the car and went to the house to look inside through a window. They heard screaming Sunoo and finally, they saw both of them, his father was hovering over Sunoo while beating him with a belt mercilessly.

"Fa- father pl- ahhhhhhh. I am te- telling the truth. I didn't run. Pl-please. St- AHHHHHHH." Sunoo was screaming badly as that old man didn't bother to his screams, using his full energy to hit the boy who was without any shield in front of him.

"What the hell! Is he really his father?"
Kang-min asked Heeseung with an angry face, not believing the sight. He really wanted to help Sunoo but of course, he can't, no without an order from Sunghoon.

"Step Father. More like a beast." Sunghoon turned his face, having no Courage to face it all, no doubt he had a cold heart but still he felt bad for the poor boy.

Sunoo was dragged to his room by his father who was holding his hair. After throwing him on the floor harshly, his father went to the kitchen to bring a knife. Sunoo was crying on the floor but when he saw the knife in his father's hand he quickly tried to get up but fell back due to the beat he got. After failing many times, he decided to move back to save himself from the beast.

"No. Fa- father. Pl-please, don't hurt me. I will bring more mo-money. I pro- mise." Sunoo was a sobbing mess but the old man continued moving towards him while rolling the knife in his hands with an evil smirk.

"You are just a waste of space. Nothing
good can happen to you. You need punishment boy for what you had tried. You tried to run from me...I will make sure next time you can't run."

He moved closer to Sunoo who stopped when his back hit the wall, leaving him terror-struck. That Man stabbed him in the shoulder and was laughing like a maniac when a loud scream of pain left Sunoo's

"I love to hear your screams." He continued laughing and was about to stab again but the main door of the house burst open and a number of people entered the house, taking his attention.

Sunoo was whimpering in pain but the boy lost his energy to move or cry as he saw some familiar figures entering his room, and one of them was

Sunghoon?

Heeseung installed some cameras in Sunoo's house while searching and those cameras are connected to Sunghoon's laptop, so he watched everything that was happening with Sunoo. It wasn't like he was guilty

"Stop it, old man. He is your son." Sunghoon spat on him but the man just laughed making him frown. No one dare to mock him like that, then why this old man was wishing for his death?

"So? Who are you to interrupt when he is my son?" He huffed, moving away from Sunoo who was looking at Sunghoon with half opened eyes. He was losing blood but he didn't care because he was afraid of the whole Scenario, afraid about his life.

"You should be a little gentle with him. Don't you know he got a pretty face and body that you are ruining?" Sunghoon smirked as he made himself comfortable on a totally uncomfortable bed, Sunoo's bed to be specific.

"To prefer you get out of my house. By the way, who are you, mister?" Finally, the old man asked.

"Do you know me?" Sunghoon question well he laughed because he was sure that after knowing his name tables were going to turn.

"I am THAN! The Park Sunghoon." And with this,
Hwan started shaking as he knew the famous Park Sunghoon because he was quite famous for such kind of people, for people of the underworld, a world of crimes.

"Wh-y are you here?" The old man asked in a rather low voice not to make Sunghoon angry.

"Why were you beating him?"
Sunghoon retorted while pointing towards Sunoo who was trying his best to stay conscious.

"Because he is trash. He can't earn enough money for me. He is just a whore. Got a pretty face but nothing else." Hwan the man muttered while looking at Sunoo, eyes showing the amount of hate he held for his step son.

"His pretty face is everything, you know but you dont know how to use it." Sunghoon moved closer to Sunoo.

"Well tell me the amount," Sunghoon
said calmly making everyone in the room confused.

"For what?" Hwan inquired, one brow raised at the new statement from the mafia leader.

"For him... You don't want him, all you need is money so just tell me the amount." Sunghoon simply explained with his evil smirk when Sunoo slightly moved as his mind proceed with the situation.

Hwan thought for a moment and then

spat with an evil smile. "30 Million," But shook his head at his own demand.

Who will pay such a big amount for
him?

"Just 30 million? You really don't know anything Hwan. I am giving you allowed to have any kind of link with him. Understand?" Sunghoon smiled lightly while taking a briefcase from his man. He opened the case to show money.. and everyone can see the greed in Hwan's eyes.

Sunoo was looking at his so-called father, he knew that Hwan never loved him not for a single moment but still this is too much. He used his all energy to get up from the little pool of his own blood and stumbled towards Hwan but he fell on his foot.

"No. I- am your son. How can -- you-- sell me."

Sunoo was holding Hwan's legs, looking with pleading eyes but all in vain because Hwan doesn't own a heart, at least not for him.

"No, you are not. You are the son of that bastard Kim. Now let me go of your filthy hands." He yanked his hands and Sunoo fell on the floor but the poor boy was so much desperate for his freedom.

"Do- don't do that father. I am your son. I always did -- what - you wanted. I pro- mise to work-- hard. I will earn - more mo- ney. just don't sell me to him." Sunoo again pleaded as he tried to grab Hwan's hands but Hwan again pushed him back by kicking him hard, frowning in disgust.

"You can't earn this much money in your whole useless life. You want to do something for me so just go with him and let me be happy. I am just sick of you!" Sunoo was groaning in pain while hearing those hurtful words but he soon forgot his pain when he saw that Sunghoon gave his father Some papers to sign, and his so-called father happily signed those papers and then grabbed the case full of money.

Watching that with wide-blown eyes, he didn't understand why but his body made its way to Sunghoon.

"Mr. Park... I - am of no -- use. Pl-please. don't-- do that. PI.." Sunoo stopped when he felt a pair of arms around him, making him stiff in the hold.
Sunghoon wrapped his arms around him.

"Oh, dear you are of so much use but you just don't know it yet and you should be thankful that I'm taking you away from this hell." The deep and husky tone made Sunoo's limbs tremble, partially in pain and partially

"This is my- house. My mother made it with my father. I don't want t-o leave. Pl-please Mr. Park." Sunoo again half yelled at him but soon regretted it when Sunghoon yanked him up with a strong jerk.

"Enough of your bickering. I own you now. Look at these papers and didn't I tell you before NOT TO RAISE YOUR VOICE IN FRONT OF ME!" Sunghoon yelled while shaking the weak figure of Sunoo who tried to be free of his hold but it resulted in a more strong grip on his arms making him whimper in pain and unexpectedly, Sunghoon loosened his grip.

Sunoo again fell on his knees in front of Hwan for the last try but that old, greedy man kicked him on the stabbed shoulder making Sunoo fall back on the floor. What took him by surprise was the loss of more pain because Sunghoon caught him before he could collide with the hard surface and gave Hwan a death glare.

"Don't you dare to touch what belongs to me! "

Sunghoon growled making everyone flinch and with that he made Sunoo walk with him but the younger was trying hard not to move. He was screaming, yelling, and pleading but no one showed Mercy..

Sunghoon dragged Sunoo to his car and pushed him inside and locked the door. He entered from the other side and sat beside Sunoo.

"STOP SCREAMING, KIM SUNOO!" When Sunghoon yelled and Sunoo became terrified this time as he moved away from the other and during this, he bumped his injured shoulder on the car side making him yelp.

His whole body was filled with a new wave of pain and only pain, his eyes started drooping but he was again trying his best to keep himself conscious, too afraid of what comes next.

Sunghoon looked up from his phone to find a silently fighting Sunoo. It wasn't like he was ever affected by blood but seeing Sunoo in blood wasn't a good sight for him. His shirt was soaked in blood and some dry blood was on his hands, neck, and even on his face. He saw Sunoo's hand reaching his chest as he finally closed his eyes in defeat, his body was about to fall forward but in instinct, the raven-haired quickly grabbed the
limp figure and Sunoo's head rolled
on his shoulder.

Sunghoon felt something... something weird in his body. Ignoring that weird feeling, he grabbed his phone again to call Heeseung who was in another car, his only eyes cast down at the pale boy witha deep frown on his flawless features, he muttered out the next order.

"Call Sim Jake again and say him to bring his stuff. He is gonna stay for the night."

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