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Shin Wonho woke up that morning, happily by his wife's side, unsuspecting what she was planning behind his back. He gave her a peck on a the lips, waking her from her sleep, and then got up to get in the shower. He and the rest of his pack would bee leaving that morning for China, to inspect the lands that had been taken away from the Coven.

Mitsuki got up almost as soon as he did, trying to hide her anxiousness. She sat on the bed all through the morning. She got dressed and then her pack had breakfast together. The boys shared som lively conversation with each other, but she kept to herself most of the time, only replying when someone was speaking to her. She was still upset at her brother, and her husband, and she showed it. But she was most upset at her brother, who in reality was the brains behind the Nightmares' pack. It was more like Shin was the leader for show, and Takuya was the one who actually ran most things.

After their meal together, her brother left for a moment to make some calls in order to make sure that everything was okay for their trip. 

When it was time, she followed the guys to the door and hugged her brother goodbye, though it was more out of obligation than anything. "Take care, Taku." She muttered a half-hearted remark. 

"Don't sulk, Suki." He said to her, feeling a little disheartened that she was giving him the cold shoulder. "Everything I do is for your own good, and the good of this family."

She understood that--the way that her brother and her husband were part of organized crime. But she didn't like the fact that they were hurting other people for their own gain. She never really liked the idea of them hurting anyone, but she understood when they did it out of self-defense. What they did to the Coven had been all but that. They had been the ones to attack them first. Mitsuki would never agree to accept something like that.

She said nothing to him and went to hug her husband next, embracing him with a bit more enthusiasm. "Take care, yeobo." And she gave him a kiss on the lips, which he accepted happily.

He promised her that he would be back before she could even notice he was gone, and the six of them were on their way. Mitsuki made sure to wait until she was sure they were gone when she called Jongdae, informing him that everything was ready. They were to arrive at the mansion in two vans she purchased secretly and had decaled with a false air conditioning repair service logo. She would give her permission for security to let them in to repair the units on the property. 

She picked the locks in the cells as she waited for them to arrive, and she had finished with a few cells when she got a call from the security booth. "Yes?" She answered the phone quickly.

"Mrs. Shin," The security guard at the front began. Mitsuki had made signals at the Coven members to remain quiet. Though most of them weren't making much noise anyway since they were emaciated and tired from weeks spent in the basement cells. They hardly got anything to eat or drink, and weren't allowed to sleep much in order to tire them out more and prevent an escape attempt. "There are some guys here saying they came to repair the air conditioning units in the house. But your husband didn't inform us that someone was coming while he's gone."

"Yeah." She informed them falsely. "I called them. A few of the units have been acting up. Is that a problem?" She challenged him.

"No." The security guard replied nervously.

"Let them in." She ordered.

"Them?" Yifan questioned, raising an eyebrow when he heard that there was more than one person there. He knew that Mitsuki was planning something to help them escape. He just didn't know the details. 

And they would all have the surprise of their lives, not only because the Wolves were there, but because none of them knew that Jongdae was actually still alive. It was a surprise that Mitsuki had been saving for them.

Mitsuki nodded. "Your brothers."

Jongdae knew exactly where to go--he had been given a map with the layout of the mansion--and parked the van near the back of the house. Junmyeon was driving the other vehicle and immediately did the same. The five of them who went to Japan piled out of the vans wearing black jumpsuits with the fake logos on them and black caps.

They stood around for a moment, waiting for Mitsuki to come meet them.

Everything seemed to be going well.

-

At the airport, the members of the Nightmares were waiting for their private jet. They had been informed that there would be a delay because they needed to refuel the plane before letting them board. Takuya pulled his cellphone out of his pocket as he sat in the private waiting room with his other members.

"What are you doing?" Shin wondered as he saw his friend click away on his phone.

Soon security camera images popped up on his screen of the mansion. The images changed every few seconds from one camera in the house to another. They only had cameras outside the house, to guard it from intruders. They trusted each other not to have any cameras inside the house.

"I'm trying to check on my sister." Takuya replied in a mutter, his eyes trained on her cellphone screen. He couldn't help but shake the feeling that something wasn't right. "I know her and I saw that something was different. Like she was a little too anxious to see us go."

Shin scoffed, thinking that his friend was only worrying over nothing. "She's mad at you. Its only reasonable that she would want you to go away."

"Yeah." Takuya heaved a sigh, and was about to shut off his phone when he saw in one of the cameras something that caught his attention.

Two vans with the words Rising Sun Air Condition Repairs. 

Standing around outside were five men dressed in black jumpsuits and caps. He couldn't see their faces properly because of the camera's distance from them. But he still found it suspicious and decided to call the security booth at the house.

"Hey, who are those guys parked behind the house?" He asked as soon as someone picked up.

The security guard replied in a very nonchalant manner, as though it were no big deal. But he had been reassured by Mitsuki that everything was okay. "Your sister called them, sir. She said some of the air condition units were acting up."

"I'm looking at them right now and they're just fucking standing around." He informed them. "Go tell them to hurry the fuck up and fix the units so they can leave." As he spoke, he squinted his eyes to get a closer look, recognizing one of them. But he thought that it couldn't be. He was dead and they had all seen him. He pinched at the screen to zoom in, and his heart dropped when he saw him.

"Yes, sir." The guard replied.

But Takuya was no longer listening to him. Instead, he nudged Shin who sat next to him, having a conversation with Seyoung about how they should visit the botanical gardens while in China. Shin informed his friend that they weren't going there to go sight seeing. But Seyoung was excited to see the wild life at the gardens.

"Shin," Takuya said in an urgent tone, quickly capturing his leader's attention. "Chen from the Coven...he's alive."

"That's why Mitsuki was so anxious to get us out of the house..." Shin trailed off, clear disappointment and hurt in his voice.

"She's on their side." Takuya said.

Without another word, the two got up, the rest of their members following soon after. They made a dash for the exit, hoping to stop what was about to happen before it was too late.

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i love drama, guys. 

also, i know i haven't posted in the prequel and the q&a in a while. but this upcoming week is gonna be a hectic one for me. i normally dont work monday to wednesday. but two of my friends asked me to cover for them--one on tuesday, the other on wednesday. so i'll only be having monday and thursday off.

one of my friends is covering for me on thursday so i can hve that day off instead. 

so i wont be able to write much. i hope you guys understand. have a wonderful week! i love you.

-clary