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It was a hard pill to swallow for him but at the same time, he couldn't decide if the overwhelming feeling in his chest is of happiness or sorrow.

He had indeed grown quite close to Alex in the previous year as someone who was going to help him up to the throne however it wouldn't be a lie that Alex was the one face he still sees in his nightmares.

His death was very well one of his answered prayers, but it was sad that he couldn't be the one to open the roadway to hell for him and now he would have to find another person to fill up the spot he had prepared for Alex.

Taehyung looked up when he heard two soft knocks on his door, a small smile on his face appeared as he watches the girl step into the room softly, "Hey.."

" Hey, would you take a seat " Taehyung scooted a little putting aside the file he had in hand?

Jennie gave an awkward laugh, sitting down on the bed at aside, " Uhm. What are you doing? I mean I hope I am not disturbing you? "

Taehyung laughed leaning forward to ruffle up her hair a bit, "why are you acting so awkward."

Jennie swatted his hand away with a rough smack, " do not mess up my hair, Oppa "

Taehyung laughed fondly, " Okay!! Okay!! I won't are you here to talk about something."

Jennie nodded softly, taking a deep breath, " I want to apologize to you, I reacted pretty badly when you told us about this... All of this, I shouldn't have, I am so sorry if I hurt you with my actions. It wasn't my intention. You know my bookshelf is filled with hot mafia bosses novels so I don't really judge you. Or maybe I do but I'll try not to... ".

She was rambling, her hands flying in all directions to explain her point to taehyung and failing miserably.

" It's okay... I know it was a hard pill to swallow and I am more than thankful that you came around to the idea so early I am sorry, for dragging you into all this mess. I was born into it and still never liked it so I know how much you probably despise it and that's okay."

Jennie lunged forward to wrap taehyung in a hug, " I've thought a lot about it, I'll stay here, with you and I won't be a liability, I'll learn everything, finish my degree and become a doctor. Let me stay here with you."

Taehyung returned the hug, nodding with tears in his eyes, he knows that it is a selfish thing to do, that Jennie must have an incredible life outside all of this.

But she is the only piece of home left with him and he couldn't let go.

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Jungkook sat down his arm coming over to grip Jimin's waist pulling him down on his lap, "Never thought I will ever meet the Queen, goddamn he is so pretty."

Jimin leaned down gently caressing the boy's cheekbone, " That he is. Especially in a dress, would love him under my hands, probably give or take a few petty lives to get a chance to have him under me or be under him..."

Yoongi snorted on the other side, lighting up the cigarette before taking up a long drag, " can't believe he is still going around in dresses, not that I don't like the view but I expected him to come on and about to everyone that he is a man, these dresses are going to be bitch while killing some people."

Jimin swung the knife in his hand, "well I would appreciate the visual of the queen killing in a dress. "

" sure, you would kitten " Jungkook softly tugged at the man's hair, pulling him closer for a kiss.

Yoongi watched the two with a fond look in his eyes as he softly settle down on the couch placed directly opposite the side of the room.

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" The Queen is rebuilding herself. She had brought the Kims, Jeon, Min, Park, and me together to build her an army. " Hoseok leaned on the wall outside a local convenience store, his phone placed lazily on his ear as he looked at a distance. Mind running miles per second still stuck on the sudden turn of events.

" Just be there, do not give her absolute control over yourself, you fool. First, stay and see if she deserves the time and effort, she brought all the wild tigers together. If she could tame even half of them, she is the one. But before that just sit back and watch" Hoseok let out a snort, well that's what he was planning to do but now with this, he is more sure that he needs to look over in case the queen fuck everything up for himself.

It was no doubt that Taehyung had been out of this business for many years, completely disconnected to an extent that even the death of his own kin had to be told to him by someone else.

But at the same time, it also can not be ignored that he has the blood of some of the strongest and cruelest people running in his veins. Moreover, he was born in this world and raised to take over the vast empire with the most terrible training so it can not be overlooked that he might very well be a monster under all the meekness he is showing.

" I'll keep that in mind, and what should be done in case the Queen fails our expectation?? " he casually straightened up his hands going slowly to his gun, tucked on his waist.

" Then, finish her off. We can not let someone weak on the throne. And we surely can not be under someone who does not deserve it. "

Hoseok turned to pull away from the phone from his ear and turned to pull the gun up aiming at the person entering the alleyway.

One look at the intruder and he can not control the irritating grunt bubbling up his chest, " oh you must be kidding me! "

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Seokjin raised his hand in surrender position mockingly looking at the man who has his gun pointed toward him with a smirk on his lips.

" are you going to shoot me, flower?? That would hurt me so much "

Hoseok scoffed putting his gun down and bringing his phone back to his ear, only to hear the woman behind the phone gritting her teeth in frustration.

" do not get involved with Kims, how many times I have to tell you. You do not listen to me at all. "

Hoseok just sighed, "we are just having a conversation, I am not getting involved with them. "

He did not wait for the woman to say anything before hanging up the call.

Seokjin pushed the boy towards the wall connecting their lips in a bruising kiss and letting his hands enter his pants from behind.

Hoseok pushed lightly at his broad shoulders feeling hard to breathe under the man.

Seokjin finally moved away laughing at the way Hoseok heaved trying to get air in his lungs, he grabbed him by the hair pulling him up to run his fingers through his spit-covered lips roughly enjoying the bright red flush covering the man's face.

" you are coming home tonight. " seokjin placed his knee comfortably between hoseok's leg rubbing on his dick through the pants making the man groan due to rough fabric rubbing on his private part.

Hoseok panted, using his hands to hold Seokjin's knees, "No, I have something to do. "

Seokjin stopped his eyes getting glittery in the worst way possible making a shiver run down Hoseok's spine, " It wasn't a choice baby doll. Namjoon asked me to bring you home, so I'm gonna bring you home either you walk nicely to the car or I am gonna drag you by your hair to the car. You have a choice. " Seokjin gently petted his hair as if he had not just threatened him to drag him to the car by hair.

Hoseok nodded not like he had any choice, Seokjin could get quite crazy trying to follow each one of Namjoon's commands, and he surely does not want to witness that craze being demonstrated in himself.

" good decision doll. Such a good decision, I would have gotten very angry if you had some other answer. " Seokjin tapped on his cheeks as if he was a pet but something about him just made it so difficult for Hoseok to retaliate, maybe it's clear power disbalance, or maybe it's that crazed look on Seokjin eyes that made him so pliant.

He walked down the road towards the 'Mercedes Maybach' parked on the side of the road and he can see Namjoon looking at him from the rolled down the window, making his stomach drop

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The sun was high up in the air as Taehyung watch Lisa train Jennie in basic combat, it was probably the kickboxing and mixed martial arts that Jennie used to do which is helping her to still be able to stand against Lisa who was also going way too easy on her.

He shook his head going back to the file in his hand, the image of him being not able to take down Hoseok in the café quickly and effectively still fresh in his mind as he saw the two fighting among themselves he realized that he is also too out of the practice of real fight, and needs some brushing up of his skills.

He picked up the phone that started ringing beside him.

" Hello?? "
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" Yeah okay, I was planning to do so.. "

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" will see you soon. Take care. "

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Lisa and Jennie have stopped their lesson to look at Taehyung curiously. He looked at them and shook his head slightly, " The elders who had worked under my family for years want to invite me to their meeting, now that everyone knows I am alive and here they want to put me on the throne as soon as they can. "

Lisa furrowed her brows a bit, "you know right? "

" That one of them or a few or probably all of them are behind my blood family's killing?? Yes, I have that thought in mind. But I can not control my empire by sitting here and waiting for a miracle to take place. " Taehyung leaned back files in his lap as he looked at the wide expanse of ground in front of him.

" I will come with you?" Jennie asked, her eyes big and curious as he looked at him.

Taehyung felt a little guilty as he shook his head 'no', looking at how the girl deflates at the answer.

" you are too weak now, and I have no idea who is my friend and who is the enemy, I can not take the risk of taking you there now probably later when I am more able. For the time being, you will stay with her. " he pointed toward Lisa and Jennie reluctantly nodded his head.

He needs to go there as soon as possible but he knows the various traps are being set up for him at the place and he is practically entering the lion's den alone, empty-handed.

He stood up, nodding at the two girls, signaling them to go back to their training before walking back into the house to his room.

He closed the door, locked and checked again to make sure before turning to open his laptop pressing some keys to call someone, it took less than a few minutes for the phone to get connected and a lady appeared on the other side of the screen.

Pale oval-shaped face with short bob hair reaching till her chin, she looked like a villain straight out of Hollywood movies.

And that's what she was, a villain.

" I am planning to move into my family mansion. I didn't expect them to contact me so soon. What is your position at the moment? "

Lucy combed her hand through her hair, " everything is done. I've hacked all of their securities and mobile, and I've so sent Becky to Korea. She would not meet you but I'll give you her contact details you can talk to her directly, and all the hacked stuff will be sent to your computer. I've made sure that even if they realize that they are being hacked, which they won't. The IP address will appear in a European country. So don't worry. "

Taehyung nodded, leaning back slightly, "your payment is transferred to the bank."

Lucy laughed, her voice high and pitchy as she leaned forward keeping her elbow on the desk and moving closer to the camera, " nice doing work with you, handsome. "

The line disconnected leaving the screen black, and Taehyung shut down the laptop softly.

Everything was set, now all that is left is to implement it..

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