⚠️Chapter contains Mature content ⚠️

I'm so excited for tonight. The florist van just left, and I get busy arranging everything. The candles have a soft vanilla scent that reminds me of my love's body wash. The food is almost ready, and prepared just as Jin hyung instructed. Olivia is with my parents, and my special surprise, the best part of tonight, is secure in the small velvet box inside my pocket.

I continue arranging everything, working my way upstairs to decorate everywhere she might walk. I want it to feel like the magic she brings to my life every day. Humming a song she loves, I pick out an outfit that she thinks is sexy on me. After I bathe, I spray on the cologne she adores, and style my hair to show my forehead a little.

I wrap the box with the lingerie I bought for her and I head down to finish our dinner. The doorbell rings and I hurry to open it. Sophia has keys, so whoever this is, needs to leave before she gets here. I open the door to see Jin hyung and Namjoon hyung standing there. "Hi hyungs... What are you doing here?"

Jin hyung pushes his way in and Namjoon hyung looks at me sheepishly. I allow him to enter, and turn to find Jin already in the kitchen. "I can't have you messing up my recipes maknae. I came to make sure they're perfect." I smile at Jin hyung's attitude, but remain confident. "I did them exactly as you told me Hyung. I promise."

"I'll be the judge of that. Let's taste..."

I feed him a taste of the dish he is standing in front of and wait for his reaction. The slow smile he gives me makes me happy, knowing I did it right.

I keep working on the others while he and Namjoon hyung supervise, and taste occasionally.

When I'm finishing the final dish, they tell me it all tastes, and looks, good. They make me feel better about everything, and get ready to leave, knowing that I need to finish up before my love gets home.

"Don't stress Jungkookie... You made my recipes, and did them really well. She's going to love it." Namjoon swallows a last bite of something, nodding and humming his agreement. I thank them both for stopping by, and shoo them out the door so I can change.

I rush towards the stairs to hurry and put on the outfit I chose. I am starting to feel nervous. Is it too much? Not enough? I hope she loves all the things I prepared for her. After almost losing her in the US to pneumonia, I swore to myself to make her happy and take care of her every day.

Flashback

When they carry her into the room, the sound of her labored breaths scares me. Olivia rushes in behind them and jumps into my arms crying. "I'm so scared Appa... Is Eomma going to die?" I hug her tightly, and kiss her cheeks. "No angel... We won't let that happen." She is still crying and buries her head in my chest. "I couldn't do anything for her Appa... I tried so hard to be brave, but it was so scary... Why are people trying to take me away?"

"Olivia... You did amazing! You were the bravest girl the whole time I was there. You were so smart to not panic, and text your Yoongi Uncle. Everyone is so proud of you. Your Eomma will be too." I smile at Hobi hyung's words, and nod in agreement to everything he said so Olivia knows she did a good job.

The Dr finishes his exam and stands to address all of us. "She is very sick. I will start an IV with antibiotics, but someone needs to be with her to monitor her breathing. I'm going to go and get a suction machine in case her lungs fill with fluid. I'll be back in a short time. Keep her warm, and let her rest."

Taehyung offers to take Olivia to get some dinner, and bring back some for everyone. I agree and make sure her fiery hair is hidden under the hat her mother bought for her. After they leave, I sit on the bed and hold my love's hand. Placing kisses on her cheeks and forehead, I speak quietly to her.

"Sophia-ah... Fight... Don't leave me"

She begins choking, and Hobi hyung jumps onto the bed, forcing her into a sitting position. He is hitting her back firmly to cause her to cough, and she does. I watch her face turn red as she's gasping for breath, and I keep begging her to fight. Tears run down my face as she loses her conciousness and stops breathing. Hobi hyung begins doing rescue breathing, and checking her pulse. After a few minutes, the Dr comes in and seeing Hobi hyung breathing for her, rushes to set up the suction machine. I watch the 2 men as they do everything they can to save my love. I can't live without her... She has to be ok...

"Please stay... I love you Sophia"

This memory makes me remember why I will forever only shower her with all the love I have. The fact that she almost died that day, makes me thankful for every second she's with me. I don't want to waste another day, and can't wait for tonight when I'll ask her to be mine forever...

I finish dressing, and do a last check of everything in our room. I'm heading down the stairs with a stupid smile on my face when the doorbell rings. My smile falls immediately at the disturbance, but I make my way to the door to tell my Hyungs that I don't need any more help tonight. "What do you want now Hyu.... Aera... What are you doing here?"

"Aren't you going to let your wife in?" I flinch at her use of the word 'wife' but remember she doesn't know I've started divorce proceedings. "It's not a good time Aera. Come back another day." I'm shutting the door when she says something that stops me cold. "If you don't want your precious girlfriend and daughter to die, you'll let me in Jungkook." I look back at her smirking face, trying to gauge whether she is serious.

"What do you mean? You wouldn't hurt Olivia. I know you wouldn't..." She chuckles in a way that gives me chills and pushes past me into the house. "Oh look... You didn't have to go to all this trouble for me..." I scoff at her statement, but don't say anything. "Jungkook... You're going to break up with Sophia tonight. You are going to be my husband now, and always, from this moment on."

I look at her like she's crazy, but just shake my head. "That won't happen Aera." She doesn't say anything to me, just wanders around, smelling the flowers. I'm getting impatient because I know my love will be here at any minute. "You need to tell me what you want, and then leave." She shoots me the smile I used to enjoy seeing, but not anymore. "Oh come now Jungkook... Don't be like that..." I grab her arm and start to move her towards the door.

"You think I'm not serious about the danger? Throw me out Jungkook... You'll never see your daughter or Sophia alive again." I stop in my steps and glare at her. "You wouldn't dare... I'll fucking kill you if you touch them!" She's begins laughing so hard tears come out of her eyes. "You think that your threats scare me? I don't have to touch them... But they'll be dead just the same." I get chills from her statement, and watch her face carefully. She believes what she's saying, that much I can tell.

"Stop this Aera... You can't force me to be with you." She whips around holding her phone out and sneers at me. "Wanna bet?" I see the video of Sophia walking towards her car after leaving her class... Then the barrel of the gun enters the frame pointed directly at her. My breath hitches thinking I'm about to watch her get killed. I grab the phone and stare at the video getting closer, the gun now hidden, but still a threat. He calls out to her. She stops and turns to the him, giving him her devastating smile. "Jackson! How are you?"

Aera rips the phone from my hands, and presses some buttons. Turning it to me, there's Olivia with my Mom at the park. Olivia runs towards the ducks that are always around the little pond. A gun barrel is shown to me, and then the person approaches my child. "I have some bread crusts... Do you want to help me feed them?" It's a woman speaking, and Olivia decides to trust her. She takes the bread and begins feeding the birds while I hear the voice of the stranger say "It'll be easy to kill her." just for my benefit...

"What do you want Aera?" She knows she's won. I'll do anything to protect them and she knows it. "I want you Jungkook... All of you... You're going to take me to bed right now. We're going to consummate our marriage. It's the only way to stop them from being killed."

"YOU'RE FUCKING CRAZY!!" She just begins laughing and picks up her phone. She dials a number and I watch as she waits for someone to answer. "Kill her"

"WAIT!! I'LL DO IT!! FUCK!! DON'T HURT THEM... I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT YOU BITCH!" She smiles like the psycho she is and speaks into her phone again. "Stop... I'll get back to you."

"You're really crazy aren't you? You could get an emotionless fuck anywhere... Why are you doing this?" I ask her, but she doesn't answer. "Let's go Jungkook... Time to make our marriage real." She grabs my wrist and drags me towards the stairs. I rip my arm away, and follow her not wanting to touch her more than I have to.

When we enter the bedroom that's decorated for my night with the woman I love, she chuckles. I feel my tears threaten, looking at the gift on the bed. Aera goes to it and starts to untie the ribbon. I grab her and pull her away from it. "That's not for you..." I see her raise her brow, but I'm not budging on that. "Let's get this over with..."

I step away from her and begin undressing. I don't even think I'll be able to get hard for her. She is just standing and staring at me. "What? Let's go... If you think I'm going to be all loving, it won't happen. Take your clothes off and let's get it done." She walks to me and puts her hand on my chest. "Listen good Jungkook... You know that if you screw this up, I'll take pleasure in killing your sweet love... So stop acting like you're in control. We both know you aren't."

A dark current of fear is running through me... What if she kills Sophia? I hear the front door close and my eyes are wide, realizing what Aera is going to do. "Let's go hubby... You're going to make love to me, and WHEN she walks in on us, you're going to keep going... You'd better be convincing too. Or the second she leaves, it'll be over. You have to lose her to keep them both alive..."

I feel like my whole body is on fire. I have the urge to throw up, but don't want to waste time. I want this over with so I can get Aera out of here and make it up to my love... If she finds us, is she going to think it's real? Will she believe that I want to do this? I feel Aera pull me into the bed, and she begins kissing my neck. I feel nothing... Literally, my cock is dead, and no matter what she does, it stays flaccid.

Frustrated, she grabs my dick and starts pumping me. "Fuck" comes out of my mouth, but not because I'm enjoying it. She is actually hurting me, and I'm still not hard. "If you can't get it up, you'd better convince her when she comes in... If you think I'm joking, try me Jungkook." I hear the patter of Sophia's footsteps, and Aera squeezes my cock. I groan a curse from pain.

When the door opens and she enters the room, I shut my emotions off. I look into her eyes and see her shattered heart. Does she know mine is also? I'm not even actually doing it with Aera... But with the blankets covering us, and her threat, I grind my hips into Aera's clothed core and mumble about how good it is. When Aera grabs my neck and pulls me to join our lips, I don't kiss back, but Sophia is gone anyway.... I hear her sobs and I push myself off of the bed.

I'm about to run after her, but Aera stops me. "You'll tell her it's over. Make her leave, and I'll let her, and Olivia, live... Do anything else, and they're dead before the night's over." I hate this woman with everything in me. I grab my robe and head out of the bedroom. I stop at the top of the stairs, looking at my love, crumpled on the floor, crying. If I do what Aera wants, Sophia is going to hate me... It's better than her being dead though...

-

Sophia

I heard everything he said to Namjoon. I don't know how to feel anymore. I'm so tired... If he didn't have sex with Aera, what did I see? I think about it to try to understand if I saw something that would tell me he didn't actually do it, but it was all so real... His grunts, the cursing... If he wasn't fucking her, what was he doing?

Flashback

My head hurts, but my breathing is easier. I crack my eyes open to see the most beautiful sight.

I reach over and move some hair away from his face. He looks so peaceful, but I can see his exhaustion. I giggle a little at his soft snores, but pull my hand back when he starts to stir.

He lifts his head and meets my eyes, and I feel guilty for waking him. He just smiles at me and scoots closer wrapping his arms around my waist. "You're awake? How are you feeling Love?" I place a soft kiss on his nose because he's too cute. "I'm fine... I didn't mean to wake you."

I'm suddenly on my back with him hovering over me. He leans down and joins our lips in a loving kiss. His tongue licks against my lips and I part mine to allow him access. His tongue massages mine, and I moan when his hands move inside my shirt. His warm fingers glide over my stomach and up to my breasts, flicking and teasing my already hardened nipples.

"I've missed you Jungkook..." I feel his smile against my neck as he licks and sucks my weakest spots. I moan when I feel my clit throb from what he's doing. My hands go to his abdomen and I relish the feeling of his soft skin under my fingertips. Lifting his shirt from his body, his lips leave my skin while I take the cloth over his head. I drink in the sight of his beautiful chest and run my hands over him.

"Sophia... I don't want to hurt you... You've been so sick, maybe we should wait." I meet his eyes and grin at his care for me. "I'm ok Jungkook... I want you. You won't hurt me." I drag his face to me and kiss him passionately. I feel him remove my pants and underwear, hands now gliding over my thighs. We seperate from the kiss, panting from lack of oxygen.

I feel this tip of his cock run through my folds, and I gasp at the sensation. "You're so wet for me Love... God you make me crazy!" I grab onto his waist and pull him towards me. "Make love to me Jungkook... I want you inside me." He groans at my words, but slides himself into me slow and deep. I moan at how full he makes me and he starts to thrust in and out slowly.

Our eyes connected, he hooks his arms under my knees to lift them and hit me deeper. The sounds of our heavy breaths, moans, and skins slapping together are the only noises in the room. The way he moves into me, hitting my spot every time is driving me crazy. I can't control my moans and I feel the familiar knot forming in my belly. "I'm close... I-I'm gonna cum... Aaahh..." I release on him making him moan into my mouth. "Fuck Sophia... You feel so good... I'm close..." He moves faster and uses his thumb to stimulate my clit with lazy circles. I'm so sensitive, and I know I'll cum again. His thrusts get sloppy and I feel him twitch inside me. When he explodes inside me, it pushes me over the edge and I cum hard yelling his name.

He collapses onto me, holding himself by his forearms. Our lips meet in a fond kiss and he pulls away, resting his forehead against mine. "I love you so much Sophia." I see the tears in his eyes, and I reach to wipe them away. "Why are you crying Jungkook?" He closes his eyes, fighting his emotions, and I feel him tremble. "I thought I was going to lose you... I can't live without you... Please don't ever leave me alone Sophia."

I feel my own tears, but I fight them off to not let him see. Bringing him into a tight hug I promise that I'll never leave. We stay like this for a while, until I feel him growing inside me again. He keeps pushing into me and I respond and meet him every time. We spend the next hours making love, joined in the most intimate way, until we've both cum too many times. Spent, we curl up together and he falls asleep. I kiss his forehead and whisper to him.

"i love you jungkook... don't ever leave me alone either..."

~~~~~

I want to believe that what I saw was not real... I want to only believe in the love he has professed to me, but I don't know. He told me that he didn't love me anymore... His eyes were so cold when he was speaking those words, and I shiver just thinking about it.

"Why aren't you sleeping?"

I look to the voice and see Namjoon watching me from the door. I quickly wipe the tears from my face, and just shrug my shoulders. "I couldn't sleep... My mind is too busy." He comes to sit on the chair next to me and takes my hand in his. "You need rest to build your strength again. What is more important than that? Hmm?"

"I don't know what to believe about anything anymore. I... Nevermind." I see his pained expression, and I look away. I hate that he is feeling pity towards me. I'm so sick of pity... "I heard what he said to you last night... Do you think it's true? Do you think he didn't have sex with her?" I know how desperate I sound and I hate it.

Namjoon looks like he's deep in thought, and squeezes my hand before speaking. "I think he loves you so much, and said things he didn't mean for some reason. I saw him while he was cooking the dinner for you, and he was excited, and completely in love. I don't know what happened after I left, but I do know he loves you. There is no doubt in my mind Sophia." I'm even more confused hearing what he's saying. He showed me no affection at all, and threw me out of our home.

"He said that he didn't love me anymore... That he hasn't in a long time... He..."

"Listen to me... You're not going to get answers without talking to him. But I'm telling you... The only lie was him saying he isn't in love with you. But until you can hear from him, you need to sleep." A small flicker of hope sparks in my heart, and I nod at Namjoon. "I'll try Joon... Thank you." He moves his hand from mine and ruffles my hair. "You don't need to thank me. I want you to have the happiness you deserve. Now lay back... Close your eyes... And sleep..."

I settle into the bed and close my eyes. I feel Namjoon tuck the blanket around me and place a kiss on my forehead. "Sweet dreams Sophia" I smile but cuddle into the bed...

Jungkook... I still love you... Please don't break me again

-

Hoseok

I've never been so confused in my whole life. I feel angry and sad at the same time. Yoongi has been on the phone with someone since we got home. I don't know who he's talking to, but he sounds angry. I head to the kitchen to make some tea for us, and remember the last time I did this.

Flashback

Sophia is getting worse, and I've let Yoongi know that if she doesn't get to a Dr soon, she will likely die. Her lungs are almost filled with fluid from the pneumonia, and I don't want Olivia to watch her mother suffering. Jake has been a very helpful distraction, and Olivia really likes him. I am in the kitchen waiting for the water to boil, thinking about how much I miss Yoongi. When the tea kettle whistles, I remove it from the burner and prepare the hot drinks.

Taking the tray upstairs into the bedroom, I hear Olivia crying. I rush and set the tea down to find out what's happening. I see a barely breathing Sophia and her daughter sobbing onto her chest, begging her to be alright. Grabbing my cell phone, I dial a number even though I know it's a huge risk. I don't care about anything and break the rules set up because I have to save her mother...

otp

Hello?

I need to get her out... NOW!

Ok Hyung... I'll be there in less than 5 minutes.

Be careful Tae... I don't know where those last 2 men are.

I will be. Just get her ready, and I'll text when I'm outside.

After I hang up I text Yoongi to let him know what I've done and the reason why. He only responds with an 'I love you' making me feel better. I turn to Olivia and tell her to grab anything they need, and ask Jake to help her. I go to the bed and sit Sophia forward, talking to her to let her know we're going to get her some help. I feel my phone vibrate, and I see the text from Taehyung that says only 2 words. "HERE! HURRY!"

I lift Sophia into my arms and yell for Jake and Olivia that we need to go. They come running behind me, and Jake hurries to open the door. He looks both directions in the hall and then we are moving. He picks Olivia up on his arms, and I walk as quickly as I can to the stairs. As soon as we reach the stairwell door I hear a man running after us. "Hey! Stop!!"

I don't stop, and Jake is right on my heels. I almost fall down the stairs, but manage to keep my balance. We're only 1 flight from the bottom, when the man chasing is upon us. I let Jake and Olivia run past me, and I hike Sophia up more securely in my arms. I can almost feel the goon's hand on my back, when the door to the outside bursts open, and Taehyung rushes in, holding a handgun. I keep moving while he points the weapon at the man who's chasing me. It brings my pursuer to a screeching halt, and I'm able to get Sophia into the car. Jake and Olivia climb in as well, and as the door closes I hear the gunshot.

I look to the building, watching for Taehyung, and when he doesn't come right out, I start to think the worst. I'm about to go and check on him, when I see him run out and he jumps into the driver's seat. I don't have time to question anything before he's accelerating away from where we've been trapped for the last few days.

-

Jungkook

I've been pacing in the hallway outside her room for an hour. I want to go inside and tell her everything, but I'm scared. Will I only make it worse? Will she forgive me? I don't have the answers, and I am a complete coward because I know that she deserves so much better than what I did to her.

"Jungkook?" I turn to the voice and see my father walking towards me with Olivia. Seeing my daughter, knowing what I did, no matter the reason, I feel ashamed. I crouch down when she comes to me and lift her into my arms. The memory of her feeding the ducks with that woman who would kill her makes me squeeze her tight. "Appa... You're hurting me..."

"I'm sorry Angel... I am just happy to see you." She looks at me with a question in her eyes, but I look away. "Jungkook-ah... How's Sophia?" I am swamped in guilt and I hang my head not being able to answer. I can't say the truth, because I'm too emotional at causing my love to suffer so much she tried to end her life. "Appa? Is Eomma Alright?"

"You can go and see her. I'm sure she'll be very happy if you do." I set Olivia back on the floor, and watch her step to the door I've been too afraid to enter. "Are you coming Appa?" I shake my head "No angel. You go... I'm going to talk with Harboji." I get a glimpse of my love as Olivia pushes open the door, and my heart burns with pain at seeing her weak state.

"What happened Son?" I turn to my father and let my tears flow. When he sees that he brings me into his arms. "Shhh... Jungkook... What's happened? Why are you not in that room with Sophia?" I can't explain... It's so bad what I've done, and it almost cost my daughter her mother...

"I... I'm not good enough for her Appa... I will only hurt her..." My Father releases me and looks at me with confusion. He brings me to sit on the bench outside the room and gives me a stern look. "Tell me Jungkook. I know you love that woman with your whole heart, so what happened?"

I can't meet his eyes due to the shame I am feeling, but I tell him what happened. I'm expecting him to be angry at me when I'm finished, but he just looks me in the eye and says "I think it's time to have a meeting with Mr. Kang." I'm stunned, but curious at his response. "Why would he help us Appa?" He just smiles in a way I don't ever remember seeing and pats my thigh. "Leave it to me son... I know how to handle Kang Daeshim."

-

Taehyung

I've stayed away from the hospital because I feel guilty. I should never have left her alone for so long that night. I knew she was devastated, but I thought she would stay asleep. I should have stayed in the room with her to make sure... I was so stupid and I almost lost her...

The feelings I have for her are complicated. I did kiss her once, but she stopped it pretty quickly. I know her heart belongs to Jungkook, but I can't stop the way I feel. When I helped her disappear, I did it as a friend. All the months and years that I visited her in LA we grew closer. The friendship that started when she was hiding in Busan as Mina, grew, and I fell in love with her completely.

When Jungkook suddenly wanted to visit LA and monitored my phone, I knew he would find out. It was one of the hardest times for me. Watching him get her back stabbed my heart. I found myself hating him for having her, even though he married another woman. I know he never would have married Aera if he'd known, but it still felt like he gets everything he wants.

Then the decision was made for the small family to disappear again. I spent a week in a deep depression after they left, until Jin hyung came and knocked some sense into me. He reminded me that Jungkook is my best friend, and he has only ever been in love with Sophia. That the reason for the marriage to Aera was business, and to have consistency for Olivia. I accepted it after that, and even felt happy for the fact that they're together again.

Traveling to the US with Hobi hyung when the amber alert was confirmed, I felt a mix of emotions. I'd missed them so much those 6 months, and I wanted to be there to help and hopefully see them again. When everything went downhill fast, it was scary. The day Hobi hyung went in to the apartment to care for Sophia, I was scared for everyone. We didn't know where Jungkook was, and Sophia was very sick.

I felt so helpless just waiting. Not being able to make any calls when we were near them made it worse. We had rented an apartment at the building across from the one they were in, but there was no communication. The day Hobi hyung called me on the phone to say Sophia was too sick to wait anymore, I was so scared... What if after everything, she died?

Flashback

otp

Hello?

I need to get her out... NOW!

Ok Hyung... I'll be there in less than 5 minutes.

Be careful Tae... I don't know where those last 2 men are.

I will be. Just get her ready, and I'll text when I'm outside

I ran so fast to get the car. I had the gun that I trained to use before we came here, while we held Aera hostage. I knew how to hit a target, but hoped it wouldn't be necessary to shoot an actual person. When I pulled up by the back entrance, I texted Hyung and got out to stand with the door open and ready. I heard them coming down the stairs, and Sophia's friend came out with Olivia first.

He was yelling something to me but I didn't really understand the English, just the desperation. When Hyung didn't come right out I opened the door to see a man about to grab him. I held the gun up, and the man froze. As soon as Hobi hyung got Sophia out, I looked at the man. I knew if I didn't do something, he would just resume the chase, so I shot him in the leg. I was surprised at the noise and the amount of blood...

I got ahold of myself and ran out to drive us to the hotel that Jungkook was waiting at with the Dr. Listening to Sophia struggling for breaths made me tear up, but I somehow got us there. I watched as Hyung carried her again to bring her in to the room, but couldn't stand to watch further when the Dr started checking on her. She looked like she was going to die, and I couldn't stay and see it. I escaped with the excuse of taking Olivia out, and spent the next hours praying that she would survive. Even if she won't ever be mine, I want her in my life.

I love you Sophia-ah... Don't leave us!

_________________________________________

Well... I am not satisfied with this chapter at all... I'm not sure why exactly, but I struggled for it. Maybe because I got distracted from my own story, by the amazing works of Lusterly,, just-taesing, kokoandkookie,and Estar2. EVERYONE should check out their stories!!

Thanks so much for reading!!

Please vote, comment, and share!!

STAY SAFE!!

STAY HEALTHY!!

WEAR A MASK!!

-

-

-

**MASKS ARE SEXY!!**