...Flower of Evil....

Hayoon purposely got caught by the King's guards. She was brought to a place outside the palace and was locked up. It was just a plain house far from the Palace but it was strongly guarded and servants were there to take care of Hayoon.

King had visited her few times and every visit was worse than the last. Though she was pregnant, she had to end up on the bed with him. She was disgusted yet she had to keep herself together. She swore to take revenge. She will use her child for that.

When the due time came,she was prepared to give birth to the monster who is going to destroy everything. It was a night of storm and thunders. The sky was crying aggressively and wildly as Hayoon was giving birth to her child.

Hayoon cried in pain as she pushed harder. There were three nurses there to help her with the delivery and they all encouraged her to push harder.

Suddenly, the room was filled with a fierce cry of a baby.

Hayoon gasped as she heard the sound. Her chest tightened feeling something warm inside her heart. She hated this sudden feeling.

"It's a princess"

Hayoon blankly stared at the ceiling. Tears were rolling down her eyes. She didn't look at her new born baby. The nurses were cleaning the baby with adoring eyes.

"She is so cute! She is going to be a beauty when she grows up"

Beauty or the beast? Maybe it's beauty in the beast. Or it's beauty and the beast.

When the baby was placed next to Hayoon, she hesitantly looked at the baby. Her heart ached. Hayoon suppressed her sobs as she stared at the innocent infant. Beast? What beast? This is an innocent child. The first words Hayoon uttered to her baby was, "I'm sorry"

At that exact moment, Hayoon regretted her decision. She traded her baby due to her own selfishness. The blood contract. The baby belonged to a demon.

Seeing the baby sleeping innocently, Hayoon no longer wanted the revenge. Watching her baby grow up to a person with freedom is the wish she had that moment. But it was too late.

••••

5 years had passed since the baby Iseul's birth. Her secret birth had already been exposed to the royals.

13 years old prince Seokjin was walking in the palace with his brother Namjoon while talking about the latest news,spreading inside the palace.

"Father had already brought lady Hayoon and her child to the Palace. Mother didn't seem to like this situation", crown Prince Seokjin said.

Prince Namjoon nodded. "She isn't in a good mood since few days ago"

Seokjin sighed. "We should pay a visit to greet her"

"But mother said not to go looking for her"

"It's not like I want to get to know lady Hayoon. But I'm quite curious about her child. They said it's a princess",Crown Prince said. "We never had a sister. Uhmm, how should I say,mmm, I'm a bit excited?"

Namjoon scratched his neck. "Me too. But mother said not to get closer to them. She said the child is a witch or something?"

Seokjin furrowed his eyes ,not liking the words his mother used. Just as he was about to speak, something bumped onto his legs and small gasp was heard.

Both Princes looked down to see who dared to bump into them. Their eyes landed on the small puppy like kid on the ground. A girl. Her big excited eyes looked back into them.

The fateful meeting of siblings happened that way.

Seokjin knelt down next to her level and looked at her with a smile. "Where are you going little one? Don't you know you can't run around here?", He was worried thinking soldiers might punish her for invading royal property.

The girl was tiny and cute. This was none other than Iseul. 5 years old Iseul. But she was too little than an average 5 years old girl. She is tiny and cute like a bunny. Her chubby cheeks were rosy since she had been running around for a little while.

"Iseul!"

Seokjin stood up. Both Princes looked at where the voice came from only to find a beautiful lady running towards them with worried eyes. As she saw little Iseul,she heaved a sigh.

She approached them and looked at the two Princes and bowed. She looked quite nervous as her eyes landed on Seokjin's crown Prince robes. She pulled Iseul to her immediately. "Your highness, forgive my daughter for troubling you. She is still too young"

The two Princes looked at each other before looking at the lady and then their gazes landed on the little figure. So,that was their sister?

"Lady Hayoon?", Seokjin asked with a little doubt.

Hayoon, "Yes,it's me Hayoon,your highness. This is my daughter Iseul"

"Oh,we are sorry for not recognising you,lady Hayoon. We wanted to pay a visit to greet you but apparently I was a bit busy", Seokjin said politely keeping a smile. He wasn't lying. He was really busy with the responsibilities of a crown Prince. And without him,the rest of his brothers wouldn't visit Iseul's mother to greet.

Hayoon didn't look at their eyes directly and kept her gaze down politely and smiled gently. "I'm just a servant woman,your highness. Please,don't apologise"

Namjoon, "But you're a concubine now. In a way,you're our step mother. Don't be pressured. Take your time,lady Hayoon"

Hayoon bowed politely.

Suddenly, Iseul tried to reach Seokjin's robes but Hayoon immediately pulled her back. "Iseul,don't be a bad girl"

"He looks nice", she mumbled and hid behind her mother's gown.

Seokjin couldn't help but smile while Namjoon felt bitter. "What about me? Don't I look nice?"

Iseul peeked from behind her mother's gown. "...."

Namjoon chuckled in disbelief. He pulled out a candy from his pockets and extended his hand towards little Iseul. "Here's a candy for you"

Iseul looked up at her mother as if she is asking permission. Hayoon nodded with a smile. Iseul smiled widely before taking the candy and ate it.

"So?am I nice now?", Namjoon asked again.

Iseul nodded immediately.

"I can't believe you bribed her to get yourself a compliment", Seokjin laughed as he saw how proud Namjoon was. He looked at Hayoon. "Lady Hayoon, is it okay to play with her a bit? I'd like to introduce her to the rest of my brothers"

Hayoon was a little hesitant. The Palace was dangerous and she was scared to let her little daughter wander around.

"Don't worry. We'll bring her back in the evening", Namjoon reassured.

Hayoon looked at Iseul who was jumping excitedly with sparkling doe eyes. She sighed and nodded. "Please take care of her. She is a bit handful. She'd run away when you look away for a second"

Seokjin took Iseul's little hand and smiled fondly. "Don't worry. We'll take care of her. After all,she is our one and only sister now"

Adult Iseul watched this scene in a trance. She had forgotten this memory. She didn't even know this type of memory existed. She almost smiled but paused. She couldn't smile. This piece of memory hurt her. No matter how sweet it was,it only brought an unbearable pain.

Little Iseul looked back and for a moment, adult Iseul thought she was looking at her. Little Iseul was clearly looking at her mother while walking away with Seokjin and Namjoon but through the screen,her gaze fell on adult Iseul.

The scenes started changing rapidly. And then it stopped at a scen where she was standing infront of the three youngest brothers. And the scene again changed. It stopped where she was going to touch a small puppy on the royal garden. She was pushed away by a hand and the Prince Yoongi stood infront of her with a frosty glare. He took the puppy to his hands and spoke. "You lowly girl. Never touch my pet"

That was Yoongi's first impression on Iseul. She was scared of him since that day. She didn't like the way he looked down on her like she is some kind of dirt.

And the scene again changed.

Yoongi was walking towards the pavilion with his puppy when he saw little Iseul crying alone after getting bullied by him a while ago. He had a hesitant look on his face. He looked at the puppy in his hands and looked at Iseul again.

He put the puppy on the ground and gave a soft pat on his butt and whispered. "Go to her"

He hid behind a tree and watched his puppy going to Iseul.

Iseul's eyes lit up but she was a bit wary. After looking here and there,probably to see if Yoongi was around, and took the puppy to her hand. Her eyes shone brightly as she hugged it.

Yoongi had an embarrassed look on his face. He had misjudged her earlier thinking she would hurt his puppy. "I'm sorry", he mumbled and walked away.

Adult Iseul widened her eyes. She never knew this side of Yoongi. The screen showed the back of Yoongi who was walking away.

She sighed. Was he the man who participate to murder her husband and child? She didn't want to feel any warmth. Her feelings had long died.

No matter what she saw,her hatred won't die.

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