"Who is on the call?" Jungkook asked out of curiosity, peeking into my phone's screen.

"Its Taehyung. I'll be right back."

As soon as I received the call, I was met by a calm yet nervous voice.

"Tae?"

"Uhm Lisa...perhaps if you're free, could you come over to my place?" He asked with an obvious restlessness in his tone, as if he really needed me at the moment.

"Oh my god, Tae are you fine? D-did you hurt yourself?"

"N-no...nothing of that sort. I needed to see you, maybe have your company...I'm disturbed Lisa-yah."

"Sure. I'll be there in thirty?"

"I'll wait for you."

I ended the call and looked around, only to find Jungkook standing firm with his arms crossed over his chest, in a seemingly irked expression.

"What?"

"It was obvious." He flexed his brow, not trying to be surprised at all.

"I don't understand?"

"You exactly know why he called you. It's a straightforward booty call. I mean, why would he call you over his place this late, it's for a hook up, you know it too."

My brain did touch that thought. Maybe Taehyung wanted me to be there by his side, just to use me to forget Tzuyu, or maybe he had realized how much I mean to him. Either way, I was desperate. My thoughts were getting materialistic day by day and my emotions were reminding me how much I was being unfair to my heart and unfaithful to Taehyung's trust.

I had no other choice. Now that Tzuyu was gone, I guess today's meet up would be the last shot for me to stay on this mission.

"I don't care if it's a booty call or whatsoever. I'm going there."

Jungkook was completely stunned as he tried to retort back.

"Seriously Lisa! Don't your realize this is a very crazy thing to do, what if he is trying to trick you? And are you really going to sell your body off to him like that? That isn't the seductress I have known."

"Jungkook, what's more left of me to trick, when I'm already trapped in a maze of my own emotions? I might lose a chance with him forever and I don't see a choice ahead either. I know, its outrageous of my dignity to agree to something like this, too. If any of this were to happen had I lived a life as a realist and not in pretense, I never would have chosen this. So please don't make me realize how guilty I am."

"You're sacrificing your self respect for the world, I am proud that you're willing to do whatever it takes. It's just hard for me to stick around like this. I'll accompany you there, with your former mafia leader and mother, or whatever you call her ㅡ is obsessed after you, I can't let you wander around alone."

"Yeah..." I heavily sighed before getting my overcoat. This was going to be a blunder, I was regretting this decision and feeling terrible about it. This wouldn't be a mere call for giving comfort to Taehyung, unless he wanted something more from me.

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I made way into his dimly lit living room, silence following all the while. Finally deciding to break the ice, I tried to start a conversation.

"Uh...hey." I called out.

"Thanks for coming Lisa." He noticed the obvious discomfort painted on my face, for which I was waiting for him to start talking.

"Look Lisa, I understand it is uncertain and rather absurd of me to call you here, in the middle of the night...you might think that I'm being a ridiculous buffoon..."

"I do know that you're not like that, but you're being a jerk now, yes."

"I called you here because I had some explaining to do. Maybe this time it will be more emphasized than the last time we met."

"Go ahead." I crossed my arms and worriedly look over. He sighed deeply before he started talking.

"Prior to meeting you, I was sure Sana was the only one I loved with all my heart. But when I met you, everything suddenly took a sharp turn. I found myself getting closer to you, confiding in you my pains and my happiness. I had never opened up with someone in such depth, not even Sana. I wasn't sure of what these feelings were so I just wanted to stay loyal to Sana and perhaps my heart, too.

I was completely shaken and my heart was in deep turmoil when I found her dead. I just wanted to know what wrong did I do to her, what I couldn't give her...what made her unfaithful. I am sorry I had to break your heart that time Lisa. There was a reason why I did it."

"What reason, Tae?"

"I kept drowning myself into thoughts about the sudden deaths, I realized that someone was after people whom I loved and cherished a lot. I know this thought is selfish, but I was relieved that at least it wasn't you in Sana or maybe Tzuyu's place."

"You really thought that?"

"It sounds a little gruesome to hear but I somehow will try my best to be okay trying to convince myself that Sana and Tzuyu are both in a better place. Had it been you, oh dear...I am sure for a fact that I wouldn't have survived losing you. And all of this makes me realize one and only one thing;

You are the one I love, Lalisa Manoban."

I could hear my heart pounding so loud in my chest, my lungs were falling and rising as I took heavy breaths, trying to process everything Taehyung said.

What about Tzuyu? My brain kept forcing me to ask the question. I chose to stay mum, and continue listening to him.

"I immediately felt a bond between us the first time you stepped into my office, in the brief conversation itself, there was a sudden urge to know and discover more about you. You were certainly different from all the woman I have met, Lalisa. I knew it was a treachery for a soon-to-be married man like me to have feelings for you from the very start. So I tried my best to deny it. When you broke down in front of me, shared the deepest scars of your past; I wanted to be the one for you. To support you, protect you at all costs.

The day I broke off everything between us, I swear the pain kept reprimanding that I was unworthy of loving. Maybe it's me who is cursed to love, I should've known before ㅡ all I know is that the moments I've shared with you are one of the happiest moments I'd look back with a nostalgic smile.

The night I went out with Tzuyu, I finally opened up my caged heart to her. I'm glad she patiently understood me and decided to part ways before I could lie to her and ruin our namesake relationship any further. She insisted on staying here and take a taxi home, I should've ensured her safety. Maybe then, she wouldn't have suffered...

Maybe it's me who is cursed to love, I should've known before ㅡ all I know is that all the moments I've shared with you are the happiest of my life that i would remember as I look back at them with a happy smile on my face."

"Tae..."

"No Lisa, I'm not exaggerating any of this. I don't intend to play you this time, and if I have to, I'll plead for you to come back into my life again. I need you, Lisa. For the rest of my life. This isn't a booty call, nor are you my third choice. You are the one I've always wanted, the turn of events just weren't smooth enough. I love you and I promise I will try my best to give you all the happiness you deserve in this world. I just want you to stay by my side forever.

I...I just need another chance to prove myself."

Once again, I heard Jungkook sigh through my earpiece. I knew it terribly hurt him hearing Taehyung's honest confession to me, yet he chose not to utter a single word. At that moment, a part of me wanted to just say no and run away from everyone, in a place to look for myself. Another part of me wanted to stay with Taehyung, give my all to him as the true man he is. But Jungkook....

I bit my lip. I had mo strength to fight back the turbulence anyway.

"There's nothing more left to prove Taehyung, you have my heart. Claim me as yours." I whispered in a weak tone.

I smashed my lips to his, our kiss growing passionate by each passing second. I kept reminding myself this was all for the mission...somehow I couldn't. Because in the back of my head, I had known that I was giving myself to Taehyung, just not as a target.

As we made our way to his bedroom, I threw off the earpiece before promising to myself to stay quiet for him. For Jungkook.

Flashes of Tzuyu popped in my head too, I struggled to stay quiet as we made love. It was just like backstabbing her by sleeping with her now-ex boyfriend. I was almost about to stop, when I saw his face with disheveled hair, his eyes bore into mine.

"You sure you want to do this, Lisa? It's okay if you don't want to. We can stop right here." He asked in a raspy voice.

I caressed his face, in a seductive tone I whispered in his ear,

"I'm all yours to have, Tae."

He smiled, relieved the stress lines fading away from his forehead.

Right. I wasn't a quitter. If this actually meant a lit to Tae and was my ticket to step into the mission for the last stroke, I wasn't going to cease this.

The night was long, pleasurable yet in a hope that everything was going to turn back to normal again.

"Promise me you will never leave me again, Tae."

"I promise."

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The next day;

When I got back home in a cab, Jungkook was unusually very quiet. I felt so nervous that my body was shivering from tremors to approach him after last night.

He was drinking his favourite banana milk while playing some video games when I stood behind at a distance.

"Hey..."

"You're here." He paused his screen and turned around and stood tall, furious.

"So you stayed all night there." He raised his brow as he called out in a mocking tone.

"I'm sorry Jungkook but I did, yes."

"Seems like you enjoyed too. Risking it all for him. Did I even cross your mind, Lalisa?"

"Ofcourse you did Jungkook! Imagine how hard it was for me to put my emotions on hostage so that I don't sabotage the mission! Stop arguing with me like a kid...out of all people in this world I thought at least you would understand."

"I'm sorry...I shouldn't have...this mission...our life...I am done with this." Jungkook let out in a cracking voice.

"I can't take any of this either." I shook my head down and reluctantly agreed to his words, soon tears rolling down my cheeks as I sniffed.

"No, don't please..." his eyes softened as his eyes teared up too. He took my left hand in his, caressing my knuckles with his thumb.

His other hand went underneath my chin, caressing my cheeks as he pressed his forehead against mine for a moment or two, before bringing both of our palms together and holding them tight.

"Promise me Lisa. When we complete this mission,

You run away with me."

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What do you think should be Lisa's answer? I'm bad with cliffhangers, fvck my writing :'(

Also, I wanna know your opinion on how you want the story to end. Maybe I could use some of your ideas too :)
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