It had taken a lot of hard work to clean up the mess that the catpaw guy had made. Special cleaning services were hired to do the job as my father was determined not to let the information leak into the CIA. All of us had our lips sealed and for obvious reasons, even though dad was unaware of the little letter I'd recieved, he wanted to secure our house as much as we could. For some reason, the man believed that the catpaw guy or lady would come after us soon.
"Do you want some more?" Mom asked, holding out a spoon full of curry towards Hyun Woo's plate. He only smiled before nodding shyly making her chuckle and basically pour more onto the rice.
Today's dinner guests were Haasa, Hyun, Jihyun and a new man I'd never met before. The stranger was apparently once an intern who worked under my father and now a prominent member of state security. The man was tall, well built and his skin was of lighter complexion than my own. Eyes a deep shade of blue as he looked up at me across the table making me slightly uneasy. I smiled anyway, before flexing my neck to look elsewhere. Dad munched on a piece of vegetable quietly as Haasa and Hyun exchanged sneaky looks at each other, trying to remain stealthy but failing miserably. Jihyun was just being Jihyun.
"Jihyun-ah, you aren't eating anything!" My mother complained before serving the fifth big lump of rice and some curd, making him watch her with wide eyes.
The scenario somewhat made me wish Taehyung was here. I hoped he'd blend in with the rest of them and I could watch mum force feed him till his little tummy would explode but, with all that had happened recently, I ended up questioning my own feelings for him.
"It won't go into your mouth on its own" dad made a sassy comment as he watched me stare at my plate for a few seconds. I snapped out of the daze and ate the rest of my food with a small smile on my face.
Once the dinner was all done, it was time to allot places for all the guests we had. The guest room was already taken by Haasa and we only had the store room other than that. A small room next to mine was basically used as the study area, but now, that's where the stranger would sleep, we decided.
I watched my father as he stood in the middle of the living room, "do you men mind sleeping on the couch or the floor?" he asked easily, making my mother frown a little.
"No, sir!" Both Hyun and Jihyun answered together before giving each other a look of disgust. Those two never got along with each other for some weird reason. They were one of those few people who you'd have never witnessed talking to one other.
I laughed as we supplied pillows and blankets to the two of them, "all the best, kids!" I winked before heading up to my room.
The cushion of my bed was soft against my back and when I unplugged my phone from the charger near the night stand, I noticed that there were around fourteen missed calls, all from V.
Sighing, I placed the device next to me setting an alarm. I had to keep my distance from him for a while and clear my mind. Turning over to my side, I pushed the ear plugs into my ear, letting the music flow in, the volume at the minimum, enough to cradle me to sleep. So far, this was the best part of the day.
Best part, or so I thought.
I was drifting off to sleep, so gone but awake enough to hear the knock on my door. Groaning, I detached the buds from my ear and tossed them aside. Turning over to the other side, I assumed I'd hallucinated until I heard a second knock. Jumping off my bed with annoyance, I rushed to the door. I had a sick feeling it'd be Jihyun for some reason and was very much prepared to punch him for being a pain.
But when I yanked the door open, it was the same stranger from earlier, standing tall like Frankenstein's monster's cover picture. Swallowing the little saliva that coated my tongue, I tried to be polite, "Need anything?".
"Yeah" he smirked and before I could even ask what it was, the man pushed me back before stepping into my room and closed the door behind him locking it up.
I really wasn't in the mood for molestation or anything of that sort at the moment. My hand curled into a fist and my leg was itching to kick him straight in the jaw, not caring where his tooth would land later, but just when I was about to do so, the stranger did the strangest thing I'd ever witnessed.
He lifted his hands to curl around his own neck and I watched with curiosity and slight suspicion as he twisted his neck from side to side before slipping four of his fingers underneath his skin.
He tugged at the skin on his neck, peeling it off little by little and I held back the scream that'd leave my mouth any moment. He slowly moved his hand upwards, easing something off his face and that something was a mask!
What lied underneath had me take me two steps back before I pinched myself to check if I was dreaming or not. And I wasn't.
The mask once off, revealed beautifully tanned skin that glowed under the yellow light of my bed lamp. Broad shoulders, long arms, beautifully crafter body and it was none other than V himself!
"Holy shit!" I gasped when he tossed the well made, still intact mask at me.
"For safekeeping, until morning" he said.
I could only nod in shock. My body moved on its own at this point, towards the wardrobe, carefully placing the mask inside before returning to my original spot near my mattress.
The adrenaline had spiked in my system already! Taehyung ate dinner sitting right next to my dad and nobody noticed. Everyone's looking for him and he's been right here and---before I could freak out any more about the situation at hand, Taehyung covered the space between us, wrapping his arms around my waist, pulling me close until his chest was flush against mine.
"My God!" I gasped again, eyes still wide, making him laugh more.
Pressing his lips onto the tip of my nose, he spoke, "I missed you..".
I didn't want him to have me melt in his arms but I did. The safety and comfort I felt were beyond anything I could explain. Whatever he did tonight was something I had to yell at him about and this wasn't the right time or place to do it, so I saved it for later.
I narrowed my eyes at the man, daring him to laugh again as he bit his lip to hold it in, "I hate your guts", I said through my teeth.
"You love me" he grinned, that damned boxy grin which was more teeth and less eyes. It had me fall slightly limp in his arms as I stared up at his face with a smile on my own.
Taehyung raised a brow at my antics, his aura returning in the blink of an eye. "Kiss me" he ordered and i smirked at that.
"How about no?" It was spontaneous.
Taehyung fingers slipped under the hem of my shirt, caressing the skin there as his other hand travelled up to my neck, curling around, holding me in place like a vice.
I had my lips pursed tight, trying to push the man as far as he'd go. His fingers rubbed warm, slow circles onto my skin as I looked up at him, eye to eye. There was a small smile playing on Taehyung's lips as if he enjoyed having me like this, so vulnerable, yet unyielding.
I was wrong to think he wouldn't get anywhere tonight because when I felt his fingers pinch some flesh and skin on my waist, I bit the insides of my mouth to stop myself from moaning.
He pinched harder, using his nails to add to the pain, making me part my lips for a short intake of breath. Closing my eyes at the sensation and I felt a pair of lips brush, press against and capture mine.
Soft yet firm lips, devoured me whole as his fingers rubbed my skin to ease the pain. Taehyung deepened the kiss by using his head to angle my head further to the back, leaning in and using his tongue to get everywhere he could at once. I kissed back as best as I could, wrapping my arms around his middle, pulling him close all of a sudden, making the man smile against my lips.
I knew we would take this one step ahead tonight when Taehyung's fingers dipped into the waistband of my pants, but-
"Tae.." I pulled away, "I'm on my period" I panted.
The man narrowed his eyes at me, smiling a little before saying, "I don't care" before leaning right back in.
I hated how bad my mood swings were because one moment I hated this man, and the next, Id have my tongue in his mouth! My brain was a mess of signals and stipulations but one thing I knew for sure... I'd eventually tell Taehyung everything tonight and come clean. I needed a team and that would be Taehyung, atleast for now, till I could bring everyone else in.
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