Jimin sat on his couch, listening to the television as he scrolled on his cell phone. He had been quite bored the past two days, not having anything to do now that Namjoon was gone — well he technically wasn't gone because a lot of him was currently stored in Jimin's freezer.

Their dates had occupied a lot of his days and time, making them worthwhile. It was too bad that they had to come to an end. Before he began dating Namjoon, he would usually just watch television and try to work on his writing.

Speaking of his writing, he had recently written quite an interesting poem. It had been some time since he had written any poetry, as most of his focus had been on his book he had been working on for a while.

Jimin usually only wrote poetry when he wanted to express his feelings and he was currently experiencing a tsunami of emotion, though most of it only raged on inside his mind. He hadn't allowed himself to shed a tear over Namjoon, as he wasn't going to waste the precious droplets over someone who didn't deserve them.

Sure, Namjoon treated him kindly and he made him feel good, but he was just like everyone else. All men ever wanted was to get Jimin in bed and then leave. Although they never really got the chance to leave, it still hurt Jimin.

Was he just some pretty face?

He never let it hurt him for too long, though. Especially since he knew each of the nine men would pay for what they had done eventually.

Jimin knew that he was going to get caught one day - it was inevitable. He would be too reckless and get caught. Mira would turn on him and tell her father everything. Someone would catch him in the act.

There were so many different ways that things could go wrong, but Jimin didn't care. He had dug himself too deep into this life to care. Quite frankly, he didn't truthfully care about much in the world. The only thing he cared about in the slightest was possibly Mira – though he still wasn't completely sure about the woman.

The only thing he was sure about was that he knew it wouldn't be long until he was looking for some fresh meat.

He feared that this would happen.

When it began it was a bit unnerving, but he learned to grow accustomed to the anxiety and adrenaline so that when the second and third times came around it didn't bother him as much. By the fourth, fifth, and sixth instances he had grow quite fond of the feelings. He had become one with them, in a way.

The seventh time – that was the only time it took longer than just a few times for Mira and himself to clean up – had fueled his thirst. It hadn't satisfied his desire to kill like the earlier deaths had.

Male number eight was just icing on the cake at this point. If seven had driven him to seek out another man purely just to murder, all eight did was encourage him to keep going.. and so he did.

By the time he met Namjoon, he had already lost most of his mind and all of his sanity. He played his role well. He had perfected his act of being this sweet, dainty boy who was just desperate for love — okay, maybe that part wasn't a complete act.

The desperation for love.

He had craved the feeling ever since his parents left him, seeking it out on dating sites and in cheap clubs full of sweaty bodies who stunk of alcohol.

Whatever it was that drove him to this point, Jimin knew that he would never go back. He adored this life too much to try and turn everything back around. He would continue what he was doing until he died or was caught - whichever came first.

All Jimin knew was that nine wasn't enough.

—

'The beautiful man with a kind smile
Invited me in, asked me to stay a while
Couldn't hardly bear when we were apart
Yet he still had no place for me inside of his heart
Oh how he tasted so sweet to my mouth
Though the idea of us was heading south
A part of me thought that he might be the one
My hope died when his love for me was none
I loved the beautiful man, oh, how I craved him
He did not feel the same, so our parting was grim
Missing him is something I know I will do
But not loving me is something he will surely rue.'

authors note:
i hope you guys liked this chapter and have liked the story. this is the last official chapter of this book. there will be a short epilogue posted soon, so be waiting for that!