Hello !! So close to new year already 🤗

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It had been years since Taehyung had to fit in a dress. It was probably one thing he liked in that fucked up life.

Long, glamorous gowns flowy giving him movement as he walked around the mansion, it was a sweet memory as sweet as it can be in a mafia household.

He looked at the stunning Dior red floor-length cocktail gown with a front thigh-high slit, that is prepared for him with red heels.

He looked at himself, in the mirror and can not ignore how good he looks in the famine dress, he let his hair fall out of the bun, although not long, his hair was long enough to touch his shoulder blade and the way they naturally frame his face to give him a softer look.

Taehyung moved forward changing his small almost invisible earrings for a more glamorous long silver statement top and proceed to do his makeup in the way he had learned to do all his life.

The two distinct knocks take his attention away from his reflection as he turned around attention on the door and hand instinctively moving to a kitchen knife placed on the fruit bowl.

"Yes ??"

" Taehyung, can I come in? Are you dressed ?. I received a reply from the six "

Taehyung's hand relaxed away from the knife hearing the familiar voice of Lisa, "Yes, I am dressed, come in."

The door opened as Lisa entered, not so subtly checking out Taehyung before plopping herself on the bed, "they agreed in a heartbeat, the time is 9 pm today, I arranged it in one of my clubs in Seoul to just be extra secure. It's 6 pm now so we have 3 hrs."

Taehyung nodded his head, " where is Jennie? "

Lisa's phone beeped as she stood up moved forward opened the door for another woman who had blonde hair slim frame and carried herself with an air of elegance.

"She is asleep, got tired from the journey" she shrugged and turned to the woman pulling her slightly forward to make her stand in front of Taehyung, "meet Park Chaeyoung or Rosé, she is my trusted weapon supplier, I requested for some handy guns, considering the ones you are using are way too old model and don't worry about cost, repay me when you reclaim the throne."

Lisa walked out as her phone rang leaving Taehyung alone with the woman.

Rosé was quite straightforward as she pulled open the briefcase revealing multiple guns and a small compact knife. Making Taehyung's eyes sparkle.

He wants to buy all of them, he looked at the multiple weapons played in front of him, he could either go crazy and buy all of them or he could just be sensible.

To buy a perfect gun he needs to use them at least once to see if they suit him or not, and in this case, where there is no shooting range and he needs a gun for his meeting that is within three hours, he decided to go with the safest choice.

A compact, sleek black 'Glock 43'. Nothing fancy or crazy about it but it is easy for concealed carry and Taehyung was quite familiar with its usage.

"That's quite a basic choice, if I may comment" the girl was not able to hide the disappointment in her tone, probably expecting the rumored 'Mafia Queen' to choose something better than the most basic civil weapon.

" I'm quite out of touch with the weapons" Taehyung laughed, but the woman didn't look quite amused.

" Well then, let me recommend you 'Ruger SR 40c' a perfect compact gun The SR40c is a capable handgun backed by the .40 S&W round, making it one of the most powerful concealed carry handguns available today, it has the best feature of Glock and goes one step further as this pistol's ergonomic features are rounded out by aggressive slide serrations for a positive grip when racking around." Rosé explained as she carefully set up the gun, looking proud and satisfied.

She handed it on to Taehyung who looked at it scanning it and taking in all the information given to him.

" This is illegally imported in Korea and safe to say there are only five of these babies in the whole of Korea and I have three of them and the other two are held by the 'Kim brothers', I would say take this one too. " Rosé had legit sparkles in her eyes explaining the gun as she handed the bullets onto Taehyung.

It sounded a pretty convincing deal so he merely nodded his head, "This and Glock 42 then give me their bullet sets. "

"Cool" Rosé had a smile as she placed two new guns on the table with their bullet sets pushing them towards Taehyung before standing up bowing taking Taehyung's hand and formally kissing the back of it, "do not forget me, my queen. " Rosé slipped a small compact pocket knife onto Taehyung's hand.

Taehyung watched the woman leaving his hand still elevated as he felt frozen by the sudden greeting, but it was good that this action reminded him that he would probably get the same kind of greeting from men in the club.

He didn't have much time to think as he quickly assembled and loaded the gun but still keeping the safety lock still on, he put both on his thigh garter gun hostler. Effectively making one gun visible through the slit while one remains hidden under his dress.

With one last look at his reflection, he turned to the clock on his dressing table.

8:30 pm

He moved his hands through his hair before walking out of the room carrying the pocket knife and placing it in his small purse.

He walked out to see Lisa dressed in a formal two-piece suit her hair tied in a bun and bangs framing her face with subtle makeup, guns visible on her waist, and a Manobal family seal stitched onto her sleaves.

"Should we go??" Lisa extended her hand to help him down the stairs.

Taehyung looked around the house before looking at Lisa raising her eyebrows a bit in a questioning manner.

"She is in her room, I don't think he wants to meet you right now." Lisa huffed a short clipped answer before leading him outside to the car.

"Right now put all your focus on the men we are going to meet, do not worry a bit." She got in the same car as him before nodding at the driver to start driving after being settled comfortably.

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The drive was short but silent with Taehyung focused on watching outside the car windows at the buildings they were passing by and the hustle and bustle of the city one that was missing back at the little home he had made for himself.

He did not miss this place but the quick pace of life, the hustle, and bustle of the city had once become an undetachable part of his life and even now he could not imagine how he avoided all of this for all those years.

He sighed as the car came to stop in front of an obnoxious-looking nightclub. The lines of teenagers getting in and the loud playing song could be heard even from outside.

He remained seated as Lisa first got out of the car moving to the other side swiftly shaking off his bodyguards to get onto another side to open the car gate for him, effectively grabbing the attention of everyone present there considering they all must have known Lisa's position.

It was an intelligent move, a silent and effective way to give out the message that whoever was on the other side of the car is someone of importance, someone superior to her.

Taehyung put on a blank face that fo does not give out even a little of what he was feeling inside, as he let his one leg out making the gun strapped to his thigh show through the high slit of his dress before taking Lisa's extended hand to help himself stabilize on the high heels he has decided to wear after years.

Taehyung could not ignore the attention on him however he pretended to remain unaffected as he walked into the club VVIP entry in quick long strides followed by swarms of bodyguards.

It was quick as they both reached a private room on the topmost floor, unlike the whole club which was drowned in loud music, flashing lights, filled with sweaty and drunk people. The room was clean spacious, not too bright and only a little noise was able to come in. Taehyung stood in front of the one-way mirror floor to ceiling window looking down at the teenagers and young adults, wasting themselves in the club.

Lisa pushed a small button near the window, effectively stopping even the little music that was coming drowning the room in silence and effectively catching Taehyung's interest.

" All the bosses are settled in the meeting room, they were checked and made to keep their weapons outside. It is as safe as it can be, are you ready ??" She settled herself on the couch eyes stuck on Taehyung's frame.

" Ask someone to get me Vodka cranberry before I have to go out and deal with people, it's making me sick" Taehyung huffed leaning his head back and closing his eyes taking a deep breath.

Lisa laughed but placed the order nonetheless.

She can visualize things taking a turn for the better slowly but surely.

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The light of the private room was dimmed when Taehyung took a step in there, it wasn't too dark to give them trouble seeing however dimmed enough to match with the vibe of the club.

The design of the room wasn't too different than the other room where he was with Lisa however this one was bigger with a long conference a table with chairs around them and six men sitting on them, their eyes stuck on Taehyung as he entered the hall followed by Lisa and two bodyguards.

The pin-drop silence in the room was broken by the 'tik-tok' of his heals commanding attention. It was a facade he created to appear the same Kim Taehyung he was years ago.

He now had lost all confidence that he used to have those days but he can pretend. He walked slowly as if he was almost bored proudly showing off the Glock strapped on his thighs, knowing full well that carrying a weapon to a meeting like this means showing distrust between potential partners and he could see multiple eyes stuck on his Glock as he takes a seat on one of the chairs placed at the head of the table leaning back to look unbothered and comfortable.

Lisa took a seat on his left, with two bodyguards standing on either side behind him.

" shall we start? "

Hoseok gave him an amused expression, "well if you are concerned about support, Jung's family has already offered you our full support to any extent. But you seem to trust a foreigner more than us." He did not miss a chance to take a jab at Lisa who just scoffed in response.

Taehyung sighed, " yes, I've gathered everyone here for potential partnership. As I've been off the throne for way too long and the situation demands for me to get back there, this would for sure be beneficial for you all too."

Jimin looked Taehyung straight in his eyes his one hand came forward to rest on Jungkook's shoulder as he leaned a little forward, " I do not give two shits about benefits, I am way too loyal to you my queen would do anything you say in exchange for a little place beside you."

Taehyung couldn't decide if it was harmless flirting or if the man was dead serious about it and for some reason, he was not really sure. The man looked harmless but the aura he gives was dangerous making Taehyung's heart hammer in his chest and not in a good way.

He, however, could not let his thoughts slip through his expression so when Namjoon interrupted he was kind of thankful, " it would be an honor to work with you, If we could be of any help we would work with you ". At which Seokjin nodded along.

Taehyung nodded, well at least two of the six seemed pretty decent, Hoseok is okay but he is difficult to understand, Jimin seems crazy but the one that is actually making him concerned is Yoongi and Jungkook they seemed quiet and their eyes stuck on him as if they were intently judging him.

It irks him the wrong way and he doesn't know how long should he wait for them to speak first.

He turned towards them maintaining eye contact with Yoongi, and Jungkook "you two are the new faces here ".

" sad. That you weren't able to see this face before doll? " Yoongi rest his elbow on the table eyes set on Taehyung as he took out the cigarette placing between his lips and lighting it up.

Jungkook snorted at the man's antic before shifting his attention to Taehyung, "I had always been here, maybe was too unimportant for your attention". Shrugging lightly he moved a bit plucking the cigarette from Yoongi's mouth and putting it off on the ashtray.

It was different, there is a sense of familiarity with which the two-act well if he is being honest, the way the three act. Jimin - Yoongi and Jungkook there is some sort of connection and not just that Jimin is fucking both of them, their connection seemed something more than just sharing their lover, he noted that in his head it is something he needs to ask about.

" so what is your plan ?? " Hoseok finally asked and that was able to gather everyone's attention.

Taehyung leaned back and Lisa motioned everyone other than the eight of them to walk out of the room and guard the room.

It was a detailed plan, one that took way too much time and all the skills Taehyung had ever learned to be able to compile it to perfection.

It was a full-proof plan one with no chance of slipping up.

"But Alex is dead? " Jungkook pipped in his eyes stuck on Taehyung's face which change from confusion to horror to heartbreak.

" what?? No... What do you mean, I had a chat with him Yesterday. " Taehyung yelled he wanted nothing more than to take the gun out and empty all the bullets in the boy's head for even saying something like this.

And either Jungkook was really bad at reading room or he really did not give a crap about anyone as he leaned a little back, " he was killed this morning by the red axe gang. The one that is after your family. He apparently refused to give some kind of the information they were looking for.. "

Nobody knows who is the one targetting his family and for Jungkook to so easily drop the name, he wasn't sure why the man with so much power and influence choose to work with him.

He got up trying to make sure that his face is back to neutral before he addressed everyone in the room, "I hope you all will be free tomorrow for us to move ahead with the plan."

He didn't wait for the reply before he turned walking swiftly out of the room.

...Alex is dead...

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