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Third person pov
"What is it, baby?" Jimin asks sweetly while patting and rubbing the crying omega's back. Taehyung just continued to cry, ignoring Jimin's question.
Jimin had already been hesitant on letting his bestfriend go alone for meeting the trueblood because he didn't trust Jungkook even a little bit. Now, after seeing Taehyung's state, he regretted even letting him go alone.
Earlier, when Jimin had asked the omega where he was going, Taehyung only told him that he was going to meet Jungkook. The boy had refused to answer any other question of the alpha.
He wanted to tag along with him but understood that Taehyung wasn't a child now and that he didn't need him to escort him to every place he went.
He had patiently waited for the omega to return. After what felt like hours to him, he heard the door open and a sniffling boy coming in. Taehyung had rushed to him and curled into his embrace before beginning to bawl his eyes out. From then, they hadn't even changed their positions.
The alpha didn't know what had happened for the boy to cry like this. It hurt him, made his heart clench and got him desperate to know what happened.
His blood was boiling on seeing his state yet he calmed himself down so he can comfort the shaking boy in his arms first.
"Tell me, Taetae-ah. Your Jimin hyung is here for you. By not telling me anything, you're making me feel like you don't even need me. What did that bastard do?" he asks the question with a calm voice and sharp expression, evidently angry.
If he gets to know that Jungkook dared to hit him or even touch him harshly-- he will make sure to break every finger of that male's hand.
Taehyung's silence was irritating and frustrating him to the point that he wanted to grab his dagger and set out to the trueblood's house to lash out on him and warn him to not hurt the omega ever again.
But he had to remain calm as to not worsen the situation, so he composed himself.
Taehyung shook his head against his chest and snuggled closer, his whole body lying flat on Jimin's. The alpha patted his back, sighing deeply.
He stayed quite for a while and just held the omega tightly, letting him bury his face in his chest. He waited for him to calm down.
"J-Jiminie..." Taehyung croaked out after a while and looked up at him with pouting lips and sad eyes which were swollen and red.
Taehyung couldn't hold himself back from telling everything to Jimin now. He knew that Jimin was the only person who could understand him.
"J-Jungkook is m-my mate," He stuttered out the secret he was keeping from the alpha for a long time.
He was scared until now because Jimin had always only shown hatred towards the trueblood. He didn't want to upset Jimin by telling him that he loved Jungkook.
Furthermore, he was afraid that Jimin would take him away from Jungkook, and so he had decided to keep quite and not tell him about it.
But there was no reason for him to not tell him anything now as he hated Jungkook. Whatever happened that day just fueled his anger on the aforementioned male.
Does he want to make me suffer more? Isn't he satisfied with whatever he has already done? Why didn't he reject me... He doesn't even love me. He could've just let me go and given me a reason to respect him, but he...
He's so pathetic and selfish, just like his father. Both of them want nothing but to see other's sad. He probably even wants me to beg him to let me go so he refused to reject me at once.
His thoughts just made him feel more bitter, his anger on the elder rising terribly.
When Jimin finally let the words sink in him, he gasped loudly, confusing the omega in his arms. His body got tense, disbelief swirling in his eyes.
To say that the alpha was shocked would be an understatement.
He gulped harshly and sat up straight suddenly which made Taehyung yelp. He looked at Taehyung with shock and slight bewilderment.
"What?!" He yelled and the omega flinched. His pheromones got stronger and bitter which made the younger duck his head down, getting affected by the change.
Jimin gasped, realising that he was hurting Taehyung when the boy whimpered. He held him comfortingly and let him know that he wasn't mad at him by rubbing his back.
"I didn't mean to startle you..." he says guiltily but gulped when what Taehyung said came to his mind again.
Taehyung... Jungkook's mate? But Hyejin...
He groaned when he couldn't grasp onto the situation completely. He wasn't able to understand what exactly was happening at the moment.
"Explain me everything, pup. What actually happened?"
Taehyung sighed, rubbing his tired face before telling him everything that happened from the day Jungkook saved his life from the warriors to the time Jungkook kissed him, near the pond where he had let out all his pent up frustration and anger by yelling at the trueblood.
He sniffled and cried once in a while when he remembered those horrible moments when he had felt scared of his own mate.
He even told the alpha the very few soft and sweet moments that they had, including the time when Jungkook asked him to eat food and take care of himself and about the kiss they shared a while ago.
Jimin just listened attentively to everything he said, feeling sad that he was only getting to know about all this now.
After Taehyung had told Jimin everything, he looked at the alpha with wide eyes and lips pressed together.
He had expected Jimin to be angry considering the possessive and protective behaviour of normal alphas, but when he saw the disheartened look on his face, he was confused.
Taehyung bit his lip when he realised that his best friend was close to crying.
"Jiminie?" He whispered softly and cupped his cheeks in worry. Jimin refused to look at him in the eyes.
His eyebrows were furrowed, lips curved down and Taehyung hated how sad he looked at the moment.
"Tae, you know that you matter more to me than anyone else. I wouldn't ever take the side of that bastard, but trust me, he has a reason for whatever he did. The reason isn't his bad childhood or the way he was behaved to by his parents-it is something else," the alpha said, his voice breaking.
"What do you mean, Jiminie?" Taehyung didn't know why, but he didn't like the fact that Jimin was telling him something like this. He felt uneasy by those words which were weighing down on him.
He has a reason? Jimin hates him but he's still telling me that he has a reason..
He wanted to ask Jimin what it was but held himself back.
Whatever reason it may be, he didn't have the right to treat me like that. He told himself sternly and hated that he had to tell himself that.
He disliked how his anger was getting covered with uneasiness and guilt for not letting Jungkook even explain himself to him.
He doesn't have a right to explain himself. He doesn't mean anything to me now. If I let him explain himself...
it would be l-like as if I'm deceiving myself by forgetting everything I have gone through because of him. That would be so wrong.
But the guilt was taking over his sense to think what is right and wrong. His curiosity and anxiousness ate up all the anger as he parted his lips to speak, "What had happened in the past, hyung? Why did young master do all that to me?"
"I don't think I have the right to tell you that, Tae. Let Jungkook himself tell you all of it, alright?" he says and exhaled deeply.
Taehyung gulped harshly.
What if we never speak again? What if he really gave up on me?
Those thoughts made him want to curl into a ball and start crying again. He loathed himself because he desired to see the trueblood again and speak to him.
He wanted to hear that melodious voice that he had fallen in love with a long time ago.
He wanted to see Jungkook smile at him and make him feel like he was the only one he ever loved and cherished.
But was that even true? Jungkook had a lover already. How could he be the one who the trueblood loved and cherished?
I hate you, Jungkook. He grits his teeth, eyes hardening. He really did hate him. Or at least he thought so.
Jimin gets up, urging Taehyung to go and shower as he reeked of Jungkook. He leaves as he wanted to cook dinner-not for himself but for Taehyung. He wasn't hungry so he was going to skip dinner.
"Jimin..." Jimin frowned when he heard Jungkook's voice at he back of his head. He patiently waited for the alpha to say something more, but he didn't get any words after that.
He concluded that the trueblood was just wishing to know about Taehyung but not able to muster courage to do so.
He decided to speak to Jungkook after putting Taehyung to sleep.
He quickly made some ramen as it was the only thing he had at the moment.
The smaller male entered the living with droopy eyes, feeling sleepy. He whined when Jimin fed him the ramen without listening to him when he said that he was full already.
"I don't want you to fall sick, okay? Just eat it up," the alpha said and fed him the whole plate.
He smiled when the plate was finally emptied. He nodded at Taehyung, telling him that he can leave now and go to sleep.
Taehyung went straight to their room and got onto the bed, snuggling his face into the pillow to get Jimin's scent. He was fast asleep in a few minutes.
Jimin stayed in the kitchen to wash the dirty utensils. His mind drifted back to whatever Taehyung had said him earlier. He really felt so bad for both of them.
He didn't know if they could ever come together. He didn't know if Taehyung would forgive Jungkook if he even asked for forgiveness.
He knew Jungkook had given himself completely to Hyejin, had dedicated his whole self to the girl. He was madly in love with that omega female.
He had seen the girl only once when Hoseok had dragged him along to Jungkook's house, about two and a half years ago.
He wasn't interested to go, he was never interested in Jungkook's life and matters.
Jungkook and he never got along at all. Jimin had tried to speak to him when he was a child but stopped attempting to get his attention after a while because he had had enough of recieving a cold shoulder from him.
Back then, when he first met Hyejin, he had been really sad because Taehyung had gone away from him.
He was told by Eunae that she had sent him to his aunt's house to protect him. All that had made him so lonely and dejected
He had even been rejected by his mate who told him that she loved someone else and couldn't be with him. The situation had been weighing down on him, tearing his mind and soul apart.
But as soon as he entered the trueblood's mansion, he was shocked when he had a girl, who he was seeing for the first time, hug him to welcome him warmly.
She had smiled brightly at him and told him that she was glad to meet him.
She was utterly beautiful, with long, black and straight hair, lovely face with pretty features, soft and beautiful brown eyes, and a smile which could leave you awestruck. She had a sweet, inviting personality and a kind heart.
Just by their first meeting he knew that she was one such lovely person who was as madly in love with his cousin as he is in love with her.
He had, for the first time, seen Jungkook show some sort of emotion. The trueblood was smiling shyly while looking down, blushing just because Hyejin was holding his hand tightly.
He didn't engage in any conversation, but just a glance at him could prove to Jimin that Hyejin was a blessing to him. He seemed genuinely happy and contented which surprised the alpha.
That moment was something he could remember forever.
The person who always looked dull and cold was shrinking in shyness just because his lover was holding his hand and had intervened their fingers together. It was a sight which was oh, so amusing and cute.
He got to know that she had left her whole family and started living with Jungkook in Terrene just because she loved him and wanted to stay close to him.
Her parents were against her having a relationship with a troubled boy like Jungkook who couldn't even speak to them without stuttering.
They had told her that she could find someone better, but she refused to love or mate anyone except him.
She left them and never went to even see them again, didn't even miss them because all that mattered then was her mate and her child. Her younger sister, Sana, came now and then to meet them.
Hyejin was a complete angel. She was someone who anyone can fall for. She seemed to be perfect, with no flaunts in her at all.
It was only understandable for Jungkook to be so mad in her love.
Jimin had nearly teared up when he saw the trueblood bring their tiny crying pup who was squirming as she had woken up all alone, with her parents not being near her. Hayoon was only half-a-year old back then.
Jungkook was smiling so brightly as he held the precious baby in his arms and calmed her down by embracing her.
Jimin heard Jungkook's melodious chuckle when Hayoon hid herself in his embrace and refused to even look at their visitors.
It was so beautiful, serene and happy. He had left their house with a happy smile, glad as Jungkook was finally happy in his life.
He hadn't ever thought that when the next time he visits them, it would be the day when Hyejin's funeral was being held.
He hadn't known that the same smiling Jungkook would then be crying as he held his wailing pup who was calling for her dead mom who wouldn't ever return.
After that day, everything changed. Nature did the thing it had to do to the person who lost their mate.
Being a trueblood, Jungkook didn't die, but went through something much more worse and painful which was the reason for his present harsh and rough behaviour.
All Jungkook had now was a suffering wolf and a broken heart.
A sudden loud and impatient knock disrupted Jimin's thoughts.
The alpha frowned as he placed the utensil down and wiped his hands with a towel. His heart started beating faster as he didn't feel right.
Who could it be? He asks himself, frowning as he saw the time. It was ten in the night and he doesn't usually have any visitors at this time.
He walks to the door hesitantly, with slow and small steps. He wondered if it would be right to even open the door and check who it is.
He gulped and glanced towards the room Taehyung was in for once before looking back at the handle of the door.
He twisted the handle anxiously and gasped when he was suddenly pushed into the house harshly. He fell on the ground-- his back landing on the floor harshly. He yelped in shock.
"Park Jimin," Jungho uttered through gritted teeth, eyes dark and ferocious.
Jimin looked up with shaking and wide pupils, his mind going blank when he saw his uncle.
"U-uncle?"
"Shut up, you fucking betrayer!" he yelled and kicked him on his thigh making him grit his teeth to hold back from groaning in pain.
Jimin didn't understand how Jungho got to know that he had lied to him in the past.
He attempted to get back to his feet but he was pushed back to the ground by a few warriors. He gasped when they pinned him down to the floor.
Taehyung is sleeping. I-I have to keep quite or he will come here and Jungho would get to know that he's here. I can't let that happen. He tells himself but couldn't hold back a small scream when Jungho kicked his stomach.
All the alpha could do was groan as the furious demon wolf continued to harshly assault him.
Fear filled his heart-he wasn't terrified for his own life but for the omega who was fast asleep their his bed.
He wished to run to the room and take Taehyung into his embrace. He wanted to hide him in his arms so these people didn't get to know about him, so that they don't reach him or take him away.
He hadn't expected them to already know about Taehyung being here.
Jungho and the warriors continued to kick and assault him until he didn't have energy to even keep his eyes open. Deep breathes left his parted lips, he tried to remain conscious.
He hoped they would leave after they were done hitting him. He could take all of this harsh treatment. He just didn't want Taehyung to be hurt again.
But to his shock, they started making their way to the bedroom.
"N-no...d-don't touch him," He whimpered and whispered inaudibly, coughing out blood when he saw them dragging a frantic-looking omega out.
The fear in his face and the harshness which Jungho showed as he dragged him mercilessly, bruising his delicate wrist, made Jimin's heart fall.
"Jiminie!" Taehyung yelled and tried to fight out of Jungho's hold when he saw the wrecked state of the alpha who was shedding tears, helplessly because he couldn't do anything to stop the warriors from taking him away.
"P-Please let me go! J-jimine!" The omega cried, sobbing now. He seemed distressed and pained, desperate to get to his hurt friend.
A hard slap sound resonated in the large room which made Jimin's heart stop.
Taehyung sobbed as he brought his hand up to hold his aching cheek-still trying to pull away so he could go to Jimin.
"Shut up, omega! Stop trying to go against what we're doing or that stupid friend of yours will be killed!" The demon wolf yelled in vexation.
Taehyung whimpered, his eyes not leaving Jimin who was close to passing out.
He sobbed out Jimin's name when they finally dragged him out of the mansion, leaving a heavy and hurt Jimin behind.
He had to save his best friend, but in this state, he couldn't do anything at all.
The only person he thought could save him was-
Jungkook.
'T-They took him away...' he mind linked the trueblood and passed out right after.
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