I couldn't understand what the situation was cause one moment he looks so tired then next moment he is ready to go on a killing spree. After the call, he was just sitting silently, thinking something while taking deep breaths which worried me.
What was the call about?
"Love, what's wrong?" At my question, he threw his head back, breathing heavily then turned towards me. Something was terribly wrong and he can't get himself to say what's wrong. His eyes were filled with many emotions in which hurt and desperation were glistening clear. It clenched my heart to see him suffering like this. I pulled him close to me, pushing his head in my chest as I curled him in my embrace, hiding him away from the world.
"It's alright. Take your time, I am not leaving your side."
I meant what I said, and that's why now I am with V, in his car, going somewhere, I am not aware about. But soon, I recognized this area, it's under our territory, though it's been years I entered this place. My father said this place didn't had any good memories so we were forbidden to enter here.
V stopped the car right at the entrance of the house, it was a large old house, seemingly build with stones and bricks, though it looked beautiful, it was surrounded with many wild bushes, giving it a fantasy mansion view. It looked spooky yet fascinating.
But why were we here?
I turned towards V who kept staring at the mansion with a foreign look on his face. It was starting to scare me now, what even happened?
"This place, it's under Kiara right?"
"Yes. Why?" Again, instead of answering my question, he kept silent, his gaze lost ahead.
"What's wrong, love, please tell me. I will help you. I can't do a thing if you won't tell me what's wrong darling. Please, spea-"
"Father, he was attacked." This silenced me. Elder Kim, was attacked too?
"Someone tried to kill appa too, recently. What I wanted to ask back then was, did Kiara and Kanji had any beef before? You did said they might knew, though it's possible they might be friends or even enemies. We never know."
My throat was dry, so were my lips, from nervousness. I spilled all I wanted to ask and the only thing I wish is, him proving me wrong. I don't want things between us to get spoiled cause of some past conflict that our parents decided to resurface again. Their bones are cracking and they want to fight? Really? What wrong with these oldies?
"Why you thought of my father? As you said, there can be many in this field." This time, he turned towards me, face void of any expression like the first time and I won't lie, it pinched me in heart somewhere.
"The day, I met your father the first time. He, asked me about my father. Though I acted like I don't know if he is talking about my father, I certainly know he was. He was asking about my father's welfare, and remembering they must have been close, it just stirred inside me, wanting to ask you. Cause I don't know if the closer was friendly or something else."
Something cracked in his expression and he sighed, unbuckling his seat belt before he went out of the car to which I followed behind. Now we both were leaning against the bonnet of the car. I saw him pulling out a cigar and a lighter, it was my first time seeing him smoke. I was not a smoker.
"He can't be involved with your father's attack Gguk." Hearing him call me by the nickname, it calmed my heart, though his words didn't quite convinced me.
"And why is that darling? Just cause he is retired doesn't mea-"
"Cause he is dead."
My words formed a lump in my throat as I heard what he said. That's what the call was about. I am blank as I don't know what to say. I never went through such tragedy where you loss your loved one, and knowing he already lost his mother, it basically means he is an orphan now with no family relation apart from his brother. His paternal side had no one, and he himself set fire to his maternal relatives.
"It's alright. You don't have to feel sad for me. After all, it's nothing n-new. Sorry, got a dry throat now-a-days." He licked his lips, staring up at the sky as he continued to take deep labored breaths, hands digging in the bonnet of the car. No wonder how much worst parents are, they play an important role. Though it hurts when they portrayed a beautiful memory, it hurts even more when they leave us, without giving us the parental love we always craved, knowing now we can never get it, our last hope shatters too.
"Come here."
V's POV-
His voice had softness yet a command. But I was not ready to break down yet. Just, not yet. I still had questions, my questions.
"Not yet Gguk. I, too have some questions." He was confused by my words, it was clear. He had this frown on his face and it took my all self control to stop myself from smoothening his creased eyebrows, caressing his face to calm him.
"What is it love? I said I am here to help you, say the word darling." I really hope, he thinks the same after hearing my words, cause I don't care who dies, I am not letting him go. Not when I finally got someone to lean on, to love.
"This place, where we are standing now, this is where they found him, dead. Right outside of this mansion, just where we are standing."
"Wha-"
"Shush. Let me complete my words first Gguk. He, had a letter with him, which called him to meet here. It was, signed by Jeon Yeon-su, with a stamp of Kiara over it."
His face was giving away his shocked self. I know, he himself was surprised by this information cause, the stamp, it's passed on to by generation when there's no one above the heir, for now, it's with his father. Where as for me, from now on I am rightful owner of the stamp as my father is dead.
"I, V , I can't think straight at all. I was here thinking it's your father's deed and now the tables turned, just like that?" I stood silently, observing his every action as he brushed his hair back, gripping it frustratingly before he went all quite and calm.
"V."
"Hmm?" I took one more drag of my cigar, looking at his face, noting the details. Not the right time but he looks smoking hot when he is angry.
"Let's have a drink?"
Jeongguk's POV-
Away from our bases, at a neutral ground where none of our gangs have any power, we were at the bar. I decided neutral gangs cause, even if we got feelings between us, some mess to cover, it still doesn't changes the fact that we are two gang leaders and many things can go wrong.
Prevention is better than cure. A small but underrated quote.
We both had mild alcoholic drinks. Not even tipsy but the taste was lingering on our lips.
"Love." He hummed looking at me, a new cigar between his fingers which I assume is the third one.
"I might sound stupi-"
"You never sound stupid Gguk. Cute, sexy, but never stupid." I took in a sharp breath hearing his words. It was the first time I am being nervous and he is, encouraging me, he didn't laughed at me. Can I love this man anymore?
"Yea so, I don't want things between us to change. I, I can't just leave you cause someone couldn't resolve their old conflict and rose up again! If it has something to do with my father, I will talk to him or you can do things your way while I play my role, after I talk with him of course. Please, I will do all I can, just, don't turn up on me. I would go insane bub."
All the while, he kept staring at me, his eyes filled with love while mine were blurry. I looked at him, my hands itching to hold his hands, hold him but I decided against. Losing him would cost me my sanity, my life. He is my life, I am just, his puppet, he got the strings to my life, my heart. I can't lose him, I planned to live with him, and I will.
He looked at me, and I want to be proved wrong this second time in my life cause I saw sympathy in his eyes for me. I don't want that. I want assurance, I want promise, that he won't leave me. Taking his time, he parted his lips and uttered some words, but that was not what I wanted to hear.
"I love you Gguk."
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maybe...y'all gonna get a double update.....I am fucking exciting for the nxt chap!!!!
didn't rechecked...tell me if u found any mistake.
~~~~glimpse