"i know exactly where you are now jaehyun. and unless you want your little family there to die as well i suggest you come home immediately."
"what do you want from us?" taeyong clenched his fist.
"i want you both to catch the earliest flight out here. if you, taeyong, aren't here within two days your little buddy mark will join the others six feet under. do you understand?"
taeyong felt anger in his veins. he wanted to jump through the screen and rip jaehyun's father to shreds. "don't you fucking touch mark! he's just a child!"
"a deal then? you in return for mark? i let him go unharmed if you show up on time. a second late and the last thing he sees is his own blood."
"dad please—" jaehyun whimpered.
"shut up jaehyun!" he snapped. "you sound and look pathetic. you brought this upon yourself you piece of shi—"
"we'll be there!" taeyong interrupted. "we'll be there just, please... don't hurt any more of his friends or mark. i'm sorry we did this..."
"i bet you are. 5 o'clock sharp. my house." with that the call ended. neither spoke, jaehyun could only produce heart-wrenching sobs. taeyong felt sick to his stomach. this whole time mark was alone, scared, confused... it was doyoung all over again.
"jaehyun i'm sorry." the tears he kept hidden finally showed. they glistened as the moonlight reflected off them. "you were right. we shouldn't have called."
"no..." he shook his head. "i'm sorry. he took mark... all because i rebelled. i should have never given you my time that one night. doyoung would still be alive... taeil and johnny—"
taeyong didn't want to hear any more. he couldn't. both were blaming themselves when in reality it was neither's fault. "we have to leave jaehyun. we have to go back to korea."
"i'm scared taeyong." he collapsed into taeyong's arms. "i know my father... he's going to kill you. i—i can't live without you taeyong! i love you..."
"i love you too jae..." taeyong sniffled. "i won't let him kill me. i'll save mark... and then i'll kill him so we can live the rest of our lives happily. no more deaths! no more fear! i won't allow it!"
"how? he's powerful tae..."
"just trust me." taeyong knew what he had to do. how he would manage, he didn't know himself. he could only hope he would find a way before the time came.
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sweat clung to mark's clothing as he laid on the concrete floor, weak and dizzy. nothing felt right. his boy ached, his head spun, his stomach churned. the creaking of the door made him look up. the blinding light stung his bloodshot eyes as two figures slowly approached him.
"taeyong?" his throat was raw and cracked from being deprived of water. "is that you?"
"you wish kid." kun knelt down, his eyes flashed with pity but only for a second. "boss said you might go free soon. until then, we brought you a guest."
kun nodded at the other male in the room. he curtly nodded and left back out the door to return a few seconds later dragging in someone with a kid like figure.
"d—donghyuck." mark willed himself to sit up. donghyuck was bruised badly, his lip busted while his eye was blackish blue and sealed shut. "w—what happened?"
"kid opened his mouth to your parents. you're all over the news. boss had to teach him a lesson. i don't think he's going to die though so you can stop your tears." mark hadn't realized he was crying. "this is some crazy shit huh? boss has never been this messy."
"my parents..."
"don't worry about them. everything will be over soon mark. for now, enjoy the rest of your stay." donghyuck landed in a heap next to mark.
in an automatic response, he shielded donghyuck's body with his, quietly sobbing into the youngers shoulder. "taeyong will save us. you're fine... we're fine..."
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things are getting intense. sad the day the next update will be the last chapter 😢 so much will happen so i hope you'll be anticipating it! how do you guys feel about the chapter?
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