Sua's POV

"Daniel, Noona is sorry. How many more times do I apologize? I had reasons to keep Hyelin away from you and hide things. Please understand. Its been more than a week since we met yet you are not talking to me", I pleaded to the boy who just sat in front of me playing on Sehun's XBOX.

Silence and no answer.

"DANIEL"

No answer.

"KANG DANIEL"

No answer.

"DANIEL I SWEAR TO GOD IF YOU—"

The door opened and I stopped yelling. Suho was standing there looking at us in concern. "Is everything okay? I think I heard some yelling. Just wanted to make sure"

"I am being harassed by this crazy woman here", Daniel spoke. "I feel unsafe. Can you please increase my security?"

"You little shit—", I turned to him.

"Daniel", Suho cut me off. "Sehun, Kai and Tao are hanging out downstairs. They asked me to let you know. Do you want to go join them?"

Daniel understood he was being asked to leave. So he stood up and left before flipping me off and running away.

"Come here you asshole—", I stood up to go chase after him but the sudden pain in my chest made me fall back on the bed.

"Sua", the man came running towards me. He helped me back on the bed. "Don't exert yourself like this"

"Yeah, its just that Daniel makes me mad sometimes", I replied honestly.

Suho chuckled sitting beside me. "He is just like Hyelin. Both of them are the opposite genders of each other. They can get pretty annoying"

"I wonder what will happen when Hyelin comes back and the two of them gang up on me. I feel a pain in my chest at the thought of this", I laughed.

"The EXO mansion has been awfully silent since she left. No one listens to PSY and TWICE on full volume now. Nor do I randomly walk onto her dancing in her office instead of doing the work. Honestly I miss walking up to screams and cursing in the dead of the night when she is fully invested in her Drama and something unexpected happens. It just doesn't feel the same without your sister", he spoke and I noticed the sadness in his eyes. "It doesn't feel the same without my best friend"

I put a hand on his shoulder and he sighed.

"I am a little worried about Hyelin", I added. "She is all by herself in the enemy camp. I cannot help but my mind gets clouded with all things that could go wrong. Especially after her shoulder injury", I continued.

"I am not going to sugar coat it", he looked up to meet my eyes. "Considering her real identity and our relations with Bangtan, her current situation is the worst she could be in. Also, Taehyung. He is hell bent on finding her, if they get to know about her, its going to get ugly"

"Suho", I looked at him. "Hanging out with Hyelin has made you blunt and shameless just like her. When a woman tells you something is bothering her, you tell her its going to be okay. You don't spit straight facts at her and make her even more terrified"

Suho was stunned for a second but broke into laughter. Seeing him, I had a smile on my face as well. My eyes took in each of his features. He looked so handsome, sometimes it was hard to believe he was real.

I had this humongous crush on Suho ever since I first met him. We were precisely 18 then. He was 20. Hyelin had just come out of prison and I was starting at the police academy. I met her for one last meal before I left and Suho was there. It was love at first site for me. He looked so handsome, it made my heart go into a spiral. Ever since then every time I saw him, I had this awkwardness.

But last few days I had been here, he really took care of me. We talked, bonded and often spent some time together. It just made me even more sure about my feelings. Maybe one day when I had the courage, I'd tell him.

Suho stopped laughing as he saw me staring. But I refused to take my eyes off. I found myself staring at his lips and then back at his eyes. He leaned closer and I could feel his warm breath on my cheeks. Slowly his lips brushed mine and I had goosebumps.

I raised my hand as I placed it on his cheek. Taking it as an indication of my consent, he bent ahead fully pressing his lips on mine as his hand supported my back. A small kiss turned into a full one. Breathless, we got away.

The moment he parted from me, he looked me in the eyes. "Now let me tell you something you want to hear", he whispered gently only in my ear. "Nothing will happen to you, Hyelin or Daniel. And that is my promise to you Sua", with that he kissed my forehead and I closed my eyes in content, feeling warm and safe.

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Queen's POV

Layla is here again. It made me mad. Very mad. Just moments before, I saw her head towards Taehyung's room wearing the skimpiest dress ever. She couldn't even take one step without her whole ass on display.

I wanted to stop her and ask her why she even bothered to wear that. She should have saved all that effort and just not worn anything.

Hey, stop shaming her for her outfit choice, my inner voice yelled at me.

The voice was right. Sorry Layla. I hate you but you can wear whatever you want to.

Bad Hyelin, I scolded myself.

I felt worked up. And why? I didn't even know. Maybe the thought of her and Taehyung was what made me like this. I mean I shouldn't get jealous but I couldn't help it either.

Nutella and good looking men were my only weaknesses. I wish I could lather Taehyung in Nutella and rub it all over his chest.

Eww, disgusting! My inner voice yelled at me.

But do it if you ever can. It silently added

Taehyung's supposed to be my enemy. But just something about him was so mysterious and enigmatic, it kept me wanting to know more. But on the other hand, that motherfucker wanted to keep digging on about my alter ego Queen and make things difficult for me.

The thought of him wanting to kill Queen made me uncomfortable. It was only natural of him to want to end his enemy. But I felt my heart getting heavy knowing that he despised her so much.

Disheartened, I walk towards the kitchen. To fill the well of emptiness and sadness within me with carbs and junk food.

I opened the refrigerator and I looked inside. I saw some chocolates. So I took one and unwrapped it. Putting the bar in my mouth, I searched for other things. Unable to find something I liked, I headed to the pantry. Grabbing a party size bag of Doritos, I tucked it under my arm. I saw some cookies as well so I picked the whole box too. M&Ms, yes that as well. Biscuits, okay take that too. There was no space in my hands so I opened my arm sling and stuffed some things in there to make room for more.

Today I am going to push the limits of how much junk a human can put in their body.

Chewing on the chocolate bar, I turned around to leave only to run into Hoseok standing there.

He looked at all the things in my hands and back at me and I must look like a child left in the supermarket without their parents supervision. Grabbing everything they can hold in their tiny arms.

"You have quite an appetite", he said.

"I like eating", is all I replied.

"That's all of Jungkook's stuff. Make sure you throw the blame on someone else or replace it. He cannot be knowing you took his snacks. He will physically end you, not even kidding. I know this because he attempted to stab me once over a banana"

"I mean he is a monkey so I am not surprised", I muttered. "But yeah, I'll replace it all tomorrow morning.."

He nodded. "Is there another pack of doritos inside? I came looking for that"

"No"

"Okay then", he shrugged his shoulders. "Enjoy", he added before walking away.

"Wait", I called out for him. "This pack is quite big honestly. Do you want to share?"

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We sat in the balcony in Hoseok's room. How gorgeous was the view of the night sky here. Underneath the black starry night, sat two souls munching on some nacho cheese Doritos.

"Are your injuries okay now?", I asked, grabbing a chip from the packet and putting it in my mouth.

"Its getting better. Gotta give it to you. You almost ended up disfiguring me"

I laugh a little. "I am sorry but my original intention was to kill you. Hadn't it been for Jaemin getting hurt, I might have ended you"

"Thank you that makes me feel so much better", he said with a sarcastic smile and I laughed once again.

"So Hoseok, what is your connect to this Mafia?", I asked. "How long have you been here?"

"13  years now, I think", he counted on his fingers. "I was 17 when I joined. So yeah, 13 years"

"How did you end up joining?"

"Its a long story. Do you have the time to hear?", he asked with an uncertain gaze. "And not fun. Actually very sad"

"Its okay, I think I can take that", I nodded for him to continue.

"I was 17 when my dad got into drugs. His business went haywire and he found new addictions to help him ease the pain of it. My mother and sister lived with us as well. One day he came home at night. For some reason he didn't seem like himself. He went into our parents room. I heard him and my mom fighting. But few minutes after I heard a scream. And then everything turned silent. My sister heard it too and she came downstairs. Both of us headed inside to see what happened. Only to see our mother on the floor, bleeding and a knife in our father's hand"

"He was smiling and crying like a maniac. He wanted to kill all of us because he thought the only way we could all be truly happy is if we died. So I grabbed my sister's hand and ran out of there. He chased us and soon we were on the streets. He managed to grab my sister and pulled her away. Our hands split and she fell back. But before I could do anything, he drove the knife straight into her chest. The next person was obviously me. Terrified, I stood up and ran again. I didn't even bother to stay and check on my sister. Saving myself was my only aim. I ran into the first building I could find. It was a bar and that is where I saw SeokJin. It was Namjoon's bar. Father came running inside, holding the blood dripping knife. I begged to SeokJin to save me and without asking anything, the man removed a gun and shot my father"

"I am so sorry, I... probably shouldn't have asked", a wave of embarrassment came over me. Maybe I should stop asking these men about how they joined the Mafia. All of them had an emotional story with their fathers being pricks.

"Nah I was kidding", he laughed. "Nothing like that happened. I was recruited. My parents died of old age. My sister is alive and well but she lives out of the country"

I was stunned for a moment.

"WHAT THE FUCK", I yelled and threw some chips at him. "Is that a story to joke about!?"

"Well Seokjin made it for me. He said it made him look badass. Also that every Mafia member should have a dark 'past'. It makes them more authentic"

"Y'all are a bunch of idiots", I scoffed, angrily munching on some more Doritos.

"We are. And now you are one of us too. We probably didn't start of well Sua, but I feel like we could be friends", he said.

I looked at him, not expecting to hear what he said and he just shrugged his shoulders.

"We are Mafia members. To most people we are the biggest scumbags ever. And its true as well. But at the end of the day we too have emotions. We make friends, we like people, we find love. Its not that different for us"

I nodded not sure what to say to him. Maybe because I could relate. Sometimes I wondered what it would be like to have someone I loved, someone to have kids with.

"What about your hand? Do you feel okay?"

I looked at the sling. "Its getting better"

He chuckled. "Can't believe someone other than Bangtan boys took a hit for Taehyung. Especially a woman"

"What do you mean?"

"Taehyung's a tough guy. He doesn't trust many people. He also doesn't let anyone get too close to him. Things have happened with him in the past that made him like that. Other than Bangtan, I don't even think he likes anyone"

"Layla", I added. "He likes Layla", I bitterly spoke recalling every moment I saw her walk into his room.

"No he doesn't like Layla. He is just indifferent to her. I bet he doesn't even know her full name. They have this mutual thing where they fuck and call it a day. Taehyung has been very clear from the start. He doesn't want emotional shit. BUT", he turned to look at me. "I have seen a change in his behavior recently. And I like to think maybe its because of you"

"Me?", I asked puzzled.

"Remember that day with Bosco? You overdosed? That was the first time I had seen him show concern for anyone. He picked you up and ran into the bathroom like his life depended on it. A week ago too. When you passed out from the injury. The way he came running to the mansion, screaming at everyone to get Dr Lee surprised me. He was way too worked up and he looked scared. This change is well new for all of us"

I was stunned and out of words. Did he imply that Taehyung probably liked me? I didn't think that could be possible.

"Do you like him as well?", he asked.

"I—No-NO", I immediately yelled.

"Why did you stutter then?", he asked, a mischievous smile on his face.

"I was just flustered because you asked something like this"

"Well you can lie but your cheeks say otherwise", he giggled and pulled my cheeks.

I was aghast. What was this man's personality? Was he always this cheerful? But then as a Mafia member he looked so deadly.

"What are you so bubbly for?", I asked as I swat his hand away.

"Well that's just me. When I am not working, I am pretty fun to be around", he replied looking for something before picking up my M&M's.

"HEY!", I yelled and snatched it. "Just because I gave you doritos doesn't mean you eye the other things as well. Know your place Jung Hoseok. Don't take undue advantage of my generosity"

"This is all Jungkook's stuff", he glared back. "One call and he'd come running here like a raging bull. And trust me between you and me, I have the upperhand"

"Should have killed you when I had the chance", with that I threw the candy at him. "I hope you choke"

"Oh I have no issues being choked", he said winking at me.

I laughed as I slapped his back. "Good to know someone likes to make sex jokes in this house"

Hoseok laughed too as we continued to shamelessly eat Jungkook's snacks. For the first time it felt like I made a friend in this house. While in the distance a faint "which one of you cunts took my snacks" was heard.

A/N: Filler chapter here but if you get the last reference, Ily. Where my Mafia book fans at?