~ KITTEN ~|| JIKOOK ✅

11

JUNGKOOK POV

I kept a firm hold on Jimin's waist when the large industrial elevator reached his floor.

I expected a few of my enforcers to be there but I was surprised
to see Luca.

I was under the impression he was off searching leads as to
who had attacked my mate.

"Luca, what have you found?"

"Prince Jeon." Luca's sharp assessing eyes flickered to Jimin.

"This is my mate and royal consort, park Jimin."

"He's the one that was attacked."

Luca gave a quick bow of his head. "Consort Jimin."

"Jimin, please." Jimin requested.

"I still haven't agreed to the whole consort thing."

Luca's gaze shot back to me.

I simply shrugged. "We're discussing it."

I couldn't say Jimin didn't have valid concerns because he did.

I just refused to let them keep me from claiming my true mate.

"What have you found out?" I asked.

"Yes, well." Luca offered Jimin a small smile, which was rare for him.

He usually didn't smile at all.

I called that a win. "There was
no sign of your attacker inside the apartment even though we know he was here but there
were signs of someone breaking in through the fire escape."

Luca led us over to the fire escape window where I could
see a clear set of handprints
in a sprinkling of powder.

"Can you get fingerprints off these?"

"No, whoever it was wore gloves but I might be able to match
the fibers we collected to their gloves, assuming we find them."

Damn.

"Finding the person that attacked my mate is your first and only priority right now."

I didn't want this person walking around free when they might
still be a threat to Jimin.

"It could have been a simple robbery, you know." Jimin said.

"Things like that do happen in this neighborhood and it's not like the authorities spend a
lot of time down here.

"In fact if you really want information, I'd talk to some
of the locals."

Luca's eyebrows lifted for a moment before he quickly pulled out a small handheld tablet.

"Do you have anyone specific
in mind?"

"Try Mr. Sander down at the corner market."

"He usually has a good bead on what is going on in the area."

"If there are signs of any other robberies in the area,he'd know."

Luca quickly tapped that out on his tablet. "Anyone else?"

Jimin shrugged. "If I wanted information, I'd hang out at the park in the middle of the square."

"People go there and gossip all the time. Granted, not all of your information may be accurate
and you're bound to hear some things that will curl your hair but it might give you a clue or two."

"I'll do that, thank you."

Luca placed his tablet back into the inner pocket of his jacket.

"If you can think of anything else, please let me know."