"I need your love to conquer this darkness."

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The atmosphere was dead silent for a good few minutes. Everyone was busy pondering in their thoughts until Jaehoon fake coughed and gained their attention.

"For this to not happen, I need your help." Jaehoon revealed his intention but Y/N cut him in mid, her head going dizzy by all the information.

"You're planning for a revenge for your father's death but that doesn't mean your sentence would be reduced. You're a sick murderer yourself!" Y/N affirmed, unfazed by any of weapon-holding men standing everywhere around her.

"I'm aware of that fact. But my reason for taking revenge is something more than this." The hazel-eyed took a sip of his expensive drink and cocked his brow.

"What's that?" Jinyoung asked, his eyes portraying his disbelief on the male.

"Do you know who are Sarang's parents?" Jaehoon muttered and it didn't took long enough for everyone present in the room to make out what he was implying.

"Jeon Jukyung is Sarang's father and his late wife Kim Shein is her mother." He continued, making everyone baffled. Silence again filled the room and the couple glanced at each other.

'No wonder Sarang looks like a copy of Jungkook.'

'No wonder she looks like me.'

The duo thought to themselves and then looked at Poison, awaiting for another revealation. They were standing at a point where revelations didn't even surprise them anymore.

"That sick motherfucker used to do unspeakable sins to Shein. He burned her alive, right in front of Sarang..." Yoora clapped her hands to her mouth. Everyone was baffled and too stunned to speak anymore.

"Black Bullet wasn't a mafia clan to involve women and children in our business, we at least had that much sanity left in us but JK... he's a total maniac. I'm taking revenge for Sarang, Shein and the countless number of innocents that have been a victim of JK's horrendous crimes." He continued and revealed his true intentions, his blank face was now fumed in rage and Jinyoung noticed, a muscle flexed in Jungkook's jaw and Y/N's palms hardened into fists.

A deadly duo indeed.

"How can we be of any help?" Jinyoung questioned, his instincts telling him to arrest this man right here but he was waiting for an opportunity when the other would let his guard down.

"Don't worry, I, along with everyone else working in Black Bullet would surrender ourselves when the boss's dead. We want to live a normal life."

"You've committed enough sins to haunt you for the rest of your life. It can be anything but normal." Y/N affirmed, cocking a brow at him in disbelief.

"I know. So, I'll help you put an end to JK but Y/N and Jungkook, I want something in return." He put forth his demand and Jungkook glared at him as if ready to break his jaw if there was any unreasonable request.

"What's that?"

"Adopt Sarang."

"What?!" Y/N asked, unable to believe her ears.

"She's a Kingston by blood, she deserves to be in that family. I don't want her life to be destroyed anymore than it already is. Please take care of her, I know there isn't much time left for me to be with her, I won't be able to protect her always." He tutted, pleading like a helpless person. This is very first time that Y/N saw the visious, wicked and manipulative Jaehoon to show emotions.

The couple glanced at each other and then got into deep thoughts. Slowly, with a nod coming from his wife's side, the male decided to accept his demand without any further say.

"She'll get the life she deserves." Jungkook announced, making all the heads turn towards him. Y/N was too stunned to speak anymore and so, she remained quiet taking her time to decipher everything.

"We'll surrender ourselves, a couple of months from now." Poison spoke and Jinyoung cocked his brow at this statement.

"Why two months? For your information, we have all rights to arrest you now." Yoora uttered, speaking facts.

"Because two months from now, Black Bullet will fully be demolished, I'll make sure of it. But I need time and help from you all for that to happen." He explained.

"We'll help as long as you remain loyal. Dare to play anything wicked and trust me, I'll make sure you get a worse experience than hell." Jinyoung threatened, his voice laced with wrath.

"One last thing, I know you all are behind that sword. They will be an internal war soon and I'll try my best to take that out." The gangster announced, making all the heads turn.

"How the hell did he even get his hands on a lost relic?!" Yoora questioned, curiousity getting the best out of her. Jaehoon pinched the bridge of his nose and went into deep thoughts, as if compiling and comprehending all the information he's going to utter next.

"Mr. Min got his hands on the sword and he and his wife were going to Busan to meet their friends, that is, the Jeons..." Adrenaline coursed through the lawyer's veins and her nose flared in rage when she deadly-stared upto Jaehoon. Jungkook firmly held her wrist from beside to hold her back from jumping on the other until he heard his next words.

"It wasn't an accident Min Y/N, it was a full-fledged planned murder. Jungkook's second brother was murdered in the same manner because JK is out for blood. He has sworn to kill any heir next to the throne of Kingstons, the one he was abandoned from."

Jungkook's firm hold on her wrist loosened and slumped on the couch, speechless. His brother was freaking murdered and he had no idea about that. Meanwhile, Y/N hysterically got up from her position and smashed a few glasses, not caring if the pieces peirce her skin and lunged at Poison, harshly grabbing him by his collar.

"YOU WERE INVOLVED IN MY PARENTS' MURDER AND YOU FUCKING HAVE THE AUDACITY TO TELL ALL THIS TO ME?! YOU ASSHOLE!" She spat out, venomous words making their way through the course of her tounge.

"You and your psychotic boss fucking ruined my entire life!" With each word passing from her mouth, her hold on the male's collar became tighter and tears threatened to spill anytime from her eyes. Her body trembled due to rage.

"I'm sorry I couldn't do anything back then..." She hit him on his torso with her fists, biting her lips and swallowing her urge to cry out loud.

"This is why I'm planning since so long to take a final revenge and end this all." He announced, the fire of revenge burning in his eyes.

Y/N just blankly stared at him, her eyes devoid of any emotions as this all was too much for her to handle. She just wanted peace for sometime. Scrutinising her situation, it didn't took long for the hazel-eyed to understand the turmoil going inside her head. He tried to speak some words of consolement but she made him halt by the motion of her hand.

"Black Bullet will now be drenched in red." She uttered in a devilishly low tone and the other flinched at her remark, a wicked smirk made its way on her face and Jaehoon stared at her for a moment.

Surely, her silence was more terrifying than her anger.

"Do you know what's the most beautiful shade of red?" He questioned and the others looked at him as if hawks hungry for their meal.

"The red of blood." They spoke in unison and then glanced at each other.

Y/N announced the war and then didn't spare a glance back at the male. She rolled her eyes and took her gun, whilst strolling back towards her car like a ferocious feline.

Jungkook followed her without any further say and noticed she already drove off.

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Mindlessly driving to any random place, the dark atmosphere and the lonely woods didn't seem to affect her, as her mind and thoughts were mingled with the events of the past. A sudden tinge of anxiety and panic striked through her system and it practically became impossible for her to drive anymore. Her heart palpitated at a very high speed against her chest and she put her hand on her chest to let out some deep breaths.

Trembling, she got out of her vehicle and wobbled towards the lonely beach in front. Her legs felt jelly at this point and her skin had goosebumps because of the chilly breeze and the revealing dress she wore didn't help much. Tiredlessly, she opened the clasp of her heels snd took them in her hands whilst walking forwards.

The whole place was silent and this silence was the peace she wished to have the most at this moment to calm her inner turmoil, occurring in her brain and heart.

She blankly sat on the cold sand and curled up into a ball, emotionlessly gazing at the dark purplish waves which seemed to be shining under the moonlight. The calm and cool breeze brushed off her wavy hair and her eyes shone with warm pearls, threatening to spill anytime.

She was so surrounded by her own thoughts that she couldn't make out the figure that just approached her. The person carefully covered her shoulders with his warm blazer, making her flinch by his actions and she hysterically glanced at her side when she saw her husband taking a seat right beside her. He didn't spare a glance at her and blankly stared at the waves for some moments.

"You know, when I was six, hyung and I used to go to the beach and play all day. Mom-dad used to laugh so much with us. Of all the faded memories of my childhood I have, I do remember this one somehow. Maybe because this is the only happy memory with my brother. We became so distant that I didn't bother to even give a call and guess what happened? I lost him, forever." The woman silently listened to the male, this was one of the very few moments when he opened up about his past.

"He must've been a great brother." She affirmed and the other nodded smiling sadly.

"He was, as far as I remember." He murmured, resting his head on his arms in the same way Y/N was sitting and looking at him and reminiscing all those blurred memories of his childhood.

"Our families...were murdered and we couldn't do anything." She spoke out, her voice cracking.

"We can, now." He affirmed staring deep into her eyes, as if motivating her to stay strong.

As much as he wanted to bawl his eyes out, he knew there won't be any good coming out of it. Enough tears have been shed, now it's time for a rise like a phoenix. His palms turned into fists and his eyes darkened.

He had to stay strong, for her.

For once, he wanted to be someone she can rely on.

They stayed in the same position for a few more minutes. No more words were exchanged, it was only the cool breeze and the flowing waves under the moonlight offering serenity to their distressed souls.

Finally, when she had enough of a torment on her heart and soul she got from her position only to stumble backwards because her legs were wobbly. The male didn't spare a second to hold her firmly by her arm and picked her up in his embrace as if she was a sack of potatoes.

"I can walk-"

"I didn't ask for your permission." He didn't let her speak further and carried her towards the car and drove off to the mansion.

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Throughout the silent ride of an hour, none of them spoke. The calmness and stillness was helping ease them out for some time. All the revelations they just heard were too much for them to handle and so, they needed this silence.

Y/N instantly walked towards her room, forgetting that it was now their shared bedroom and stood in front of the mirror, removing all the jewellery that adorned her figure. She certainly looked spectacular but that she lost an important element... Her smile.

Once she was done removing the jewellery, her hands made their way towards her back to open the zip of her body-hugging dress. All she wanted was to be in her comfy oversized clothing because this dress was now making her uncomfortable.

Unfortunately, fate wasn't on her side and the zip got stuck along with some strands of her hair, making her groan in fury.

"Gosh! Please don't get stuck." She almost begged as if the non living zip would automatically open listening to her pleas.

Well, her pleas did work.

Momentarily, a pair of warm hands wrapped around the zip of her dress and she looked at the male. His eyes stuck on opening the zip and he made sure her hair didn't get entangled in the process. Steadily, the zip opened up and their eyes met while looking at the mirror.

The strips of her satin dress instantly fell downwards towards her shoulders and she turned towards the male, gazing at him as he slowly sat on one knee matching their height because she was sitting on the small couch.

"I'm sorry for hitting you." She apologized, placing her palm on his reddened cheek and he held her hand, feeling the warmth.

"Do you not trust me?" He asked, sternly.

"I do but everything was a mess. I'm sorry, I really am." She apologized again and he continued, taking her aback by his words.

"I like you a lot, Min Y/N and I can't see you suffering with such distress. It pains me to see you getting this tense and then behaving as if you're alright. Stop this facade of a strong woman for once, I want to see the real you." Her eyes glistened with tears ready and her brows twitched listening to him.

And that was it.

She instantly hugged the male and buried her head in the crook of his neck, having a severe emotional breakdown. Tears streamed down her face and she shivered due to anxiety.

"M-mom d-dad... T-they we-were k-killed! I couldn't... Couldn't save th-them. I-" She couldn't speak further as she choked and her throat ached from the crying.

Jungkook slowly wrapped his arms around her waist, rubbing soothing circles on her back and caressed her hair. His eyes welled with the sorrow he was suffering from but he dared not to cry and be like a supporting mechanism for her because his woman wasn't someone who would cry for every little thing. She made people piss in their pants and now, seeing her in such a state was truly, heartbreaking.

"I'm... I'm... So scared!" She exclaimed, sobbing and her tears soaked his shirt which he cared less.

"I'm there with you, nothing will happen." He assured her and gave her some time to cry her heart out and dared not to look at her.

She hated crying of all things and he made sure she wouldn't feel embarrassed or uncomfortable with him.

After a few good moments she finally calmed down and broke from the close proximity they were in. He looked into her reddened eyes which was capable of giving a pang on his heart.

"No matter what happens next, I'll be there with you." He assured and momentarily, connected their lips.

The sudden kiss shook her but slowly she wrapped her arms around his shoulders and continued the movement, living in the ectsacy of the moment. For once she felt like her worries faded away. The male could taste the salty liquid flowing through her eyes but he deepened the kiss, making sure to distract her from all the negative thoughts. He nibbled her lips and pulled her closer leaving no space between them, earning a sensual moan from her and his insides burned with the pleasurable fire igniting inside.

After a good five minutes, steadily, he broke from the kiss and connected his forehead with hers. Both of them were breathing heavily, as if searching for some breath.

"Do you know that you're really heavy like a potato?" He mocked whilst caressing her thighs, spreading them apart and stood in between her legs, the thin layer of clothing separated the two of them.

"And do you know you're dumb like an idiot?" She counterattacked, a soft chuckle left her mouth and that was enough to lighten up his mood.

He succeeded in making her smile.

A few moments later, she changed into a new set of comfy shorts and spaghetti and got on the bed. Her whole body ached due to the stress and she wished for a peaceful sleep for now. Jungkook glanced at her from the corner of his eyes and then, slowly wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her closer to himself. She was too tired to react to the gesture and so, she just slept. A lone tear left from the corner of his eyes, as he finally broke down trying his best to deal with his own agony.

His grip on her waist tightened, as if she might disappear if he leaves her a moment anymore and pecked her shoulder. Sleep finally encoursed his system and he dwelled into his dreamland, hoping that the new day be a normal one.

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The bright sunrays kissed her face and her eyes squinted. Unable to bear the striking light anymore, her eyes plopped open and she got up whilst stretching a little.

Simultaneously, her glance fell on the mesmerizing figure of her husband who seemed to be dwelled deep into his slumber. She couldn't help but gaze at his dazzling features and soft chuckle left her mouth as she slowly caressed his face.

Momentarily, she placed a peck on his forehead and was about to go, until he wrapped his arms around her waist and sprung her down on the cozy mattress, with him hovering above her and his actions took her breath away and him being shirtless wasn't helping either. His eyes shone in the bright light and those curls of his raven black hair gave him a soft look. She gaped at him for a moment and noticed that the corner of his lips curved up into a devilish smirk.

In the strike of second he crashed his lips upon hers, making her gasp and relished her taste. Once he was done pleasuring and nibbling her lips, he placed open mouth kisses on her jawline and her collarbone, sucking on the same spot as if marking her as his own.

Steadily, he pulled out from his movements and stared at her face, the beautiful mess of her he just created made his insides churn with lust.

"Good morning, potato." He whispered and she got up on her position whilst putting her hand on his torso and pushing him away.

Just as she was about to retort with some good flirty line, the moment was interrupted with a call from her assistant and that brought her to reality.

The reality which is messed up.

She regained her composure and her answered the call of her assistant who informed her about the schedule for the day.

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POTATO'S NOTE:
Well, this episode was an intense rollercoaster of emotions. I think we have somewhere around (roughly) ten chapters more towards the end. Even I, myself can't believe that I've written so much!
I'm shocked.jpg and buffering when I calculated the total word count which surpassed 250k words! 😳😳

Hope you guys are enjoying this till now. 🥺

He has officially entered his villian era and I'm totally whipped for this side of him.
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