A/N: Here is yet another chapter. This chapter is semi-edited, as always, happy reading lovelies 😁😁

Yoongi's Pov

I sit here being swallowed by my own thoughts, my own heartache. I know it's my fault, but the closer Marissa and Jin gets, the further apart we grow.

I feel as if one day there will be no more us, and that thought alone crushes me. I can't handle this pain. I wish it would go away. Why did I have to fall in love anyway? Why did I have to let her into my world just to consume my heart to the point that I want to die if I can't have her.

How long has it been since we've last spoken? My mind is in a haze. I don't know how to feel anymore. My whole body is numb, depression is my best friend. Depression is my only emotion that I allow myself to feel. I allow it to completely numb me, I have no more motivation to do anything anymore.

There have been so many times where I wanted to reach out for her. I wanted to rip her out of Jin's cuddles and cradle her myself. I wanted to be the one to whisper sweet words in her ear to calm her aching heart. I wanted to be the one who held her in her troubled times, yet I didn't even have the courage to face her. I am still unable to speak with her on a normal basis. I'm a useless coward, I know this, and she deserves someone better, but I can't let her go. I'm not able to watch her run into another man's arms as they love on her, that image alone makes me want to throw up.

The phone ringing wakes me from my wandering thoughts. I look to see who's calling me, sighing aloud before answering.

"Hello," I answer in half annoyance, half exhaustion. Everything has been taking a lot out of me lately.

"You sound like shit," Eric states. I roll my eyes at him, knowing fully well he can't see it. He's always like this, mocking me every chance he gets.

"And why are you calling me?"

"I have a warning for you." His tone suddenly went from playful to serious. I gulp, unsure of what he's about to say. Not just unsure, but afraid. He only becomes serious when there's real danger that's upon all of us.

"What's wrong? Who's being hurt now?" I can't stop my rapid heartbeat.

"Nobody yet, but Jonghyun is on the move. At this point, it's too late to move her. He has men at all airports, docks, and however else you could possibly move her out of the country. He knows she's still here in Korea, so I suggest you man up and talk to her. You all need a plan to keep her safe." My exhaustion has completely left my body. I can feel my face being drained of all blood. He's moving already, and there's not much time to make a plan that will keep all of us safe from his grasp.

"He really wants her that bad?" Anger. That's all I feel in this moment. I've been leaving Jonghyun alone in the past because he hadn't messed with me or my people for the longest, now he wants to target the one that means the world to me. He has a whole new side of me he hasn't seen, and that's my devil side. Some say he becomes worse than the devil, I can become worse than Jonghyun then, especially when you target my entire world.

My long time enemy is going to feel my wrath if he even remotely comes near her. I will be sure he'll see what it's like to be on the receiving end of being tortured to the point you'd want death, even then I won't give in to his pleas. I'll make him suffer for all he has done. I'll make sure he feels the pain of all those poor innocent victims that he had taken. He won't know what had hit him.

"Don't overwork yourself just yet. We'll keep tabs on him and his men, then I'll report everything to you. I'll talk to you soon." He hangs up. I'm grateful for Eric, if it weren't for him, I would've wound up in Jonghyun's hands so long ago.

I lean back in my chair, heaving a heavy sigh. So much is going to happen, and this time there won't be any more games to play. This time, the deaths will be real. The turmoil, strife, pain will all be real. There's no telling who will be victorious, but I do know that no matter what, I'll protect her with my life.

"Who was that," Jin asks, startling me. I jump a little looking at him wide eyed. Standing next to him was Henry with Marissa behind them. Marissa was looking to the floor in nervousness. It looked as if she was scared to be in my presence. She was afraid to come near me, and I could understand why.

I gesture for all of them to sit down. They all deserve to know what's happening right now. They all deserve to be in on the whereabouts of a monster.

"That was Eric," I sigh out. They all glance at one another before turning their worried gazes to me.

I take a deep breath, looking to Marissa who looked right back at me. I can see the fear in her eyes. She knows that something is wrong. Her body is trembling slightly. It hurts me to see her in this state. I just wish that her torment would come to an end. She deserves to live a life without worrying whether she's going to die as soon as she steps out of the house or not.

"What did he want," Jin speaks up after the silence consumed us all.

I slowly look back at him, folding my hands on my desk as I take my time to process what I'm going to say and how I'm going to say it.

"It's about Jonghyun," I begin carefully, studying each one of them to make sure it's okay to continue. The one who's most uneasy is Marissa. It took all of my being to not jump over the table to engulf her in a tight hug.

"What about him," Henry breaths out. He's worried for Marissa I could tell. The three of them had become really close to each other. It truly warms my heart to know that she has people she could fall back on in her times of needs.

"He's on the prowl. His men are making their move. My intentions were to get Marissa out of the country this time around, but that has changed drastically," I whisper out. I'm so mad at myself right now, I couldn't get her out in time. I couldn't do it right this time around, and now her life is even in more danger.

I feel a tight grip on my hands. Shocked, I look up to see Marissa reaching over the table to give me some sort of comfort. This has completely shocked me, I had no idea how to react.

"Why can't we move her," Jin pipes up. I look over to him, his gaze challenging me.

"He has his men everywhere. At every airport and every dock, there's no way we could get her out without him knowing. This is a cat and mouse chase, we're the mice, his men are the cats," I growl out through gritted teeth. Never have I been cornered like this. He definitely knows how to play the game, but I know how to play it better.

"So we're stuck."

"Not exactly." They all look at me in confusion. "We pretend to be, then we strike. It's a long shot and it may not work, but playing right into his hands is the best at this point."

"So you're saying to let Marissa get caught?!" Jin's voice raises, causing me to flinch slightly.

"No," I state firmly. They look to me again, their mouths tightly shut. "I face him head on. It'll be just us two, and we'll battle to the death. This is what he wants essentially, so I'm going to give it to him." They all gasp, me not being able to look at them.

This is the only way for you to be safe princess, even if I have to die protecting you.

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Marissa's Pov

We all walk out of Yoongi's office, my heart pounding in my chest. Exactly what has he been planning? Why is he planning it like this all of a sudden? I just don't understand it at all. A battle to the death? Does he even realize what he's saying? Does he not realize that he's saying he's basically throwing his life away?

"You're over thinking things again," Jin observes. His voice is soft, yet he's trying to be careful with his words.

I was about to say something until my son runs up to me and clinging to my leg while giggling cutely. I smile down at him, picking him up in my arms. This young boy here is my only source of happiness. He's my bright morning sun in my downward spiral.

"Mommy is too sad," He speaks up. I widen my eyes at that. He's way too observant for a kid his age.

"There's a lot happening, too much for your tiny brain to understand," I reply to him. He giggles again, wriggling out of my arms to be let down.

I chuckle at him as I let him down, watching as he runs into Yoongi's office. Despite our feud, I do have to admit that Yoongi is a good father.

He takes care of Hyeon so well, it truly warms my heart. The bond that the two of them hold is truly special, and for that I'm truly grateful.

"Ahem," Jin clears his throat to gain my attention once again. I smile cutely at him as we begin walking back to my bedroom, Henry already laying in my bed.

I run up to the bed, jumping on it as I cuddle between the two lovers. These two have become my best friends, and I wouldn't want it any other way. They both turn to place their arms over me, sharing a quick kiss with one another.

These two are way too cheesy and cute with one another. I'm so glad Henry made his advances and helped Jin out of his dark hole. I'm glad Jin gave Henry a chance. They're made perfectly for each other.

"Princess, what's on your mind," Jin whispers. I smirk to myself, deciding to mess with him a little bit.

"Oh, I was just thinking of that one fateful day where you two became one. Who knew you were so vocal Jin," I tease him.

I feel him sit up, and the next thing I know I'm hit with a pillow. I get up laughing as I hit him back with a pillow, feathers flying everywhere as we continue our pillow fight with Henry doubled over in laughter.

After the pillows ran out of feathers, we lay back down on the bed with huge smiles on our faces. This is the first time in a long time where I'm able to be carefree. I missed this. I missed just being myself. It was liberating. I felt free of my troubles, but they soon returned. They soon consumed me once again, causing my bright smile to slowly fade away into a frown.

Jin and Henry aren't going to be here to cuddle me at night to keep me from having nightmares of what the possible outcome of this whole thing could be, and that's what scares me the most. To not know who's going to survive and who's not is the most scariest thing in the world. I'm consumed by the world of the unknown, the scariest place on earth.

I wish I were by Yoongi's side, but we're drifting further and further away, it's as if he's out of my reach now. Are we really not meant to be?

"Why are you frowning again," Jin questions me. I look over to him, burying my face in his chest as I wrap my arms around him tightly. He doesn't have to ask anymore, he knows when I do this it's because there's only one person on my mind.

He hugs me tightly, pressing his lips to the top of my head, allowing them to linger there a little longer than usual. I feel another pair of arms wrap around me, as they press their body into my backside. These two were always the best cuddlers.

"How are you handling the information received," Henry finally speaks up. The question is finally out there. It's lingering in the air between the three of us. It's a heavy question to be asked. We all know the dangers out there, but this is the worse threat we have ever received by the most dangerous man out there.

It's honestly a wonder with how he wasn't caught yet. I've always wondered how someone so well known and dangerous couldn't even be arrested by the police and locked away in solitude. It just doesn't make sense.

"I'm afraid, not for me, but for Yoongi. I'm afraid that he'll do something so reckless it'll cost him his life. I may be hurt by what he has done, but it doesn't mean that I want him to die, I care immensely for him still. That feeling will never go away," I confess. Nobody says anything else for a while.

"You guys are so far from one another, yet you're both still connected by the heart. I wonder when the both of you would stop being so stubborn and realize this before it really is too late," Jin whispers lowly. I don't know if I was meant to hear it or not, but I still did.

The words swim around my mind. It's hard for me to process them properly. It's as if the words are completely foreign to me. I don't know what to make of them really.

"Jin's right Marissa. We both see how much you long for each other, how much you crave one another's touch. What had happened in the past is a tragedy, but it's been 6 months since the truth has been out. I think it's time the both of you sit down to talk about what it is you both want," Henry adds in.

I slowly look between the two, my own tear stained face meeting their serious gazes. Their eyes were softly looking down at me. They always knew how to speak to my heart, and they were always right.

All Yoongi and I are doing is avoiding one another. We're both running away instead of seeking the lost love we once held. We're both reaching and reaching, but none of us is advancing. The harder we reach, the further the other's grasp gets from either one of us.

It's an endless cycle that needs to end. I know what it is I want, question is, does he?