Mr moon arrived shortly again accompanied by Taehyung.

     'We will take her for now, word can't get out that jiya is taken by the police, if the thugs get wind of this, they will know we figured it out and they will probably immediately kill y/n.'

We all nodded in comprehension.

     'You have Jiya's phone?' Taehyung asked me and I nodded.

 
      'We will use it to contact the thugs and set up a meeting so that we can finally get the right address.'

I handed him the phone and with that he turned around to leave again.

     'Taehyung' I called out and he looked back at me.

     'Can you please let me know as soon as you find her?'      'Of course' he said reassuringly.

Taehyung pov

I opened the phone and first scrolled through the entire conversation, to get a feeling of the kind of communication they had and which words they used. This was necessary as we wanted to send them messages impersonating Jiya.

Jiya: 'the pinky has been received, the prince is going crazy but the king is still trying to keep him here, but I am sure it won't be long. Can I see the girl? and can we also talk about what we will do with her? In person I mean'

Unknown: 'why would you want to see her?'

Jiya: 'I know it sounds stupid but when I saw the pinky I felt very guilty because its Jungkook I want dead not her, lets say I want to apologise to get my conscious clear. besides as I mentioned before I pay you greatly, but I do not appreciate questions from you.

unknown: whatever, that's fine. lets discuss next steps. when?

Jiya: tonight

unknown: alright m'am, the adress is xxxxx

The entire time I was nervous, and I let out a deep sigh of relief when they gave us the address. Finally, we knew where she was, we were in luck that worked. I mean it didn't show much brains from their side either.

We gathered a squad to leave as soon as possible.

Soon after we arrived and we ran in with three different squads. It didn't take long for me to hear various gunshots. Then I saw y/n's body on the ground, she was lying next to a big black van, both her hands and legs tied up.

I ran towards her shouting her name but there was no response. I started to panic as I pulled her body in my arms. 'wake up please' I said again and checked for a pulse.

I instantly felt relief when I noticed a heartbeat.

    'MEDIC' I shouted as I held her figure in my arms.

running towards our car. The medic of our team immediately checked on her. I looked at her in anticipation 'is she going to be okay?'. The medic nodded

    'We need to get her to the hospital.' 

Jungkook pov

I stared at my phone, I had been staring at it since Taehyung left I suppose. Impatient for any news. and in a way also afraid to hear bad news.

It buzzed and Taehyungs name appeared. I quickly tapped on the green phone button.

    'Is she okay?' I immediately asked

     'She is alive, we are on our way to the hospital right now.'

     'Did she say anything?'

     'uhm she hasn't gained consciousness yet.'

I felt goosebumps covering my skin, the bad kind. Not conscious yet? that meant her state wasn't good.

but what did I expect?

     'uhm okay, can you keep me updated?' I asked

     'sir we arrived' I heard someone say in the background

      'I gotta go but yeah I will keep you updated prince Jungkook.'

     'Just call me jung..' I tried to say but the line was cut off.

Only a few seconds later father knocked on my door.

     'They found her' he stated as calmly.

      'Yeah I know' I answered 'I want to go there' I added quickly .

       'Absolutely not, perhaps they are still after you, it's not safe.'

I rolled my eyes 'in that case you have to always keep me here.'

       'no you know we won't, but we want to be sure its safe'

I grunted 'she lost her finger, I need to make sure she is okay.'

      'Her organization can do that'

I crossed my arms annoyed

      'You heard me earlier, I love her.'

This time father rolled his eyes .

   'Don't be so naïve, she was hired as a spy to protect you. perhaps you spent time together and you fooled yourself that you fell in love, but it was all based on nothing. besides must I again remind you of the importance of finding yourself a kind, innocent, well tempered girl who knows the rules, and who will follow the rules

y/n has nothing to offer, she is a violent spy for heavens sake, she has no education, no family. We need a girl that people will see and admire as a princess and in time as a queen. This is your main duty now.'

I listened patiently, waiting till father said everything he had to say. when he was done he looked at me firmly.

     'You don't even know her, plus doesn't it even matter what I want? what I think?' I exclaimed.

      'No it doesn't, there are enough girls that are suitable, I am sure you can find someone that isn't her.'

      'No' I answered.

      'I won't let you go there' he stated firmly.

      'Then leave my room' I said angry.

       'Fine, I am doing this for your own good, you'll see that in time' father said.

        'Leave.'

I knew that arguing would get us nowhere, that's what it was like my entire life. He always had the last word. because in the end he wasn't just my father, he was also my king. And I had a duty towards my family and towards the country of becoming king.

Not much later after father left there was another knock on my door. I didn't know who to expect. I mean initially I thought of Yeonjun but after what happened with Jiya I wasn't too sure anymore. 'Yes come in' I said hoping that at least it wouldn't be father again. Instead mother appeared as she opened the door.

      'Hey are you okay?' she asked.

I shrugged 'next to the fact that y/n was kidnapped and lost her finger because of me and I'm not even allowed to see her, yes everything is just all fun and games...'

Mother looked sad and she took place next to me on my couch.

      'uhm Jungkook I just wanted to say something.. It has now dawned upon me that you really do love this girl but if you proceed with this, if you chase this with her then you know what she will be exposed to. not only will she not be able to do her job as the whole point is that she is undercover isn't it? and next to that it's not just about you two being together. she will take place as the next princess and possibly the queen. is she ready for that? does she want that?'

I looked away knowing mother had a point, a reality that I was trying to close my eyes from, that I wished to deny. 

      'Sometimes, no often, love is not enough. a relationship entails more than that, and perhaps you'll be happy in the beginning. I do believe that, but in the long run when she is forced into a life she didn't want and giving up the life she chose herself, don't you think that will inspire some resentment?'

She put her hands on mine.

       'I think sometimes if you love someone, but the circumstances aren't right, that you do better for that person to let them go'

        'and going to the hospital... I mean if the press sees you there she will be outed, and it will be over for her spy life'

There was a silence because in all honesty I just didn't know what to say. Mother took a deep breath.

        'I will support you if you want to be with her, but I do advise you to think about what is best for both of you, and think rationally instead of only thinking about your feelings.'

She stood up, 'I'll give you some time' she said and she walked towards the door

     'Mom' I said , 'yes?' 'thank you' a broken smile appeared on her face. 'no problem, and I'm sorry' she answered and with that she left.

I bent down lowering my face in my hands.

What was I supposed to do now?