"Strip."

I know I couldn't have heard him right, he did not just ask me to strip for him casually as if we were even a couple. Not that I want to be with him, if I did it definitely wouldn't be under these circumstances.

"Excuse me? You want me to do what?"

"I don't think I stuttered Jungkook. Strip."

"You're really bat shit crazy if you think I'm going to do that for you."

Taehyung smirked at me. "I just wanted you to shower, just in case you wanted to take one."

I bit my lip in embarrassment thinking he meant he wanted some sexual favor from me. He eyed me up and down then chuckled softly.

"The bathroom is the third door on your left. I can have your clothes washed if you rather wear them to the gala."

I just walked away from him and headed towards the room that he said was the bathroom. When I opened the door I was almost tempted to thank him. It wasn't too gaudy like I expected it to be consider it's the bathroom of a CEO.

The color scheme was shades of cool gray and black with slated off white granite countertops. It made me feel a little uncomfortable but I did want to take a shower so I ignored it for now.

The water was hot and the way it hit my skin was almost euphoric. The shower head could adjust to different settings, jet was my favorite. There was only one container of soap here, Twilight Dusk, clearly belongs to Taehyung.

I had no choice but to use his soap, by the time I stepped out of the shower I noticed my clothes were gone so I had no choice but to walk around in a towel.

Perfect.

I see Taehyung leaning against a grand piano and I shake my head.

Of course he has a piano. He wouldn't really be rich if he didn't.

He's watching me as I attempt to dry my hair, a predatory look on his face not that I mind it. He looks like the kind of guy someone would be interested in.

Am I really fantasizing about the man that's blackmailing me? Man I need to get laid more often.

"Did you hear me Jungkook?"

Taehyung's voice shakes my attention back to him and out of my own head. "No, I'm sorry I was thinking about something."

"Your clothes are right there." He says as he points to the ottoman on the end of the couch. "If you had said you were done I would have brought them to you, but I appreciate the show."

I rolled my eyes at him before heading back to the bathroom to get dressed. It felt good to be back in my own articles of clothing. A soft knock on the door made me groan. This guy never knows how to let me have peace does he?

"It's time to head out Jungkook."

I meet Taehyung in front of his condo and someone pulls up in the sleekest, fanciest, high modeled black car I have ever seen. They toss the keys to Taehyung and he walks over towards the driver's seat, letting the doors open upward for us to get in.

"What you're too rich to let someone drive you?" I tease and he smirks.

"No, I may be rich, but I'm not broken. I can drive myself."

I smirked at his comment, maybe he wasn't as prissy as the others. He's a speed demon I learned, he wasn't paying attention to the speed limit but the rush was amazing. The wind was whistling throughout the car around us, it was invigorating.

We pulled up to a house that could fit about seven of Taehyung's condos in it. It was massive, I suddenly wished I had dressed up more, but Taehyung liked the way I was dressed so I'm okay. Not that I care what he thinks.

"Wait for me at the entrance, I'm gonna go park."

I nod and step out of the car watching Taehyung drive away, I decided I could at least say hello to the intimidating looking bouncer at the door.

"Can I help you with something?" He said while eyeing me up and down. The way he looked at me like I didn't belong was pissing me off.

"I came here with someone, he's just parking the car." I tried to say as calmly as possible.

"I think you've got the wrong place, we don't have anyone like...you around here."

"I'm here with Kim Taehyung, he thinks I look just fine the way I am. May I wait inside for him please?"

The bouncer laughed and called someone over to him. "Hey, Sejin you hear this street thug saying he's here with Taehyung? Like Taehyung would ever bring scum to one of your galas."

The bouncer and the man known as Sejin bellowed loud laughter at me and my attire. Something in me snapped and I grabbed the bouncer by his neck and slammed him to the ground. My first collied with his face and for some rich bouncer he sure is weak.

Sejin ran off to get security while I kept attacking this man's face. I felt myself be pulled off and swung on whoever touched me.

"I'll ignore that punch because you're angry." Taehyung's voice made my anger dim, he didn't make it go away completely but he managed to chase it away a little.

Sejin came back out with two guards and a wide smiled graced his face when he saw Taehyung was holding me back. I want to knock that smile off of his face.

"Taehyung! Great job you caught the scum that was trying to get into my party earlier. You missed his joke that he was your date. It was hilarious."

Taehyung shot Sejin a glare that made him shut up immediately. It was dark, mixed with ruthless and a hint of a daddy dom. All in all it was hot.

Ugh, I really need to stop with these dark fantasies.

"What did you call Jungkook?" He seethed.

"Look at him Taehyung, no offense but he brings down the status of everything you've built." Sejin tried to smooth talk his way out of trouble. It was pitiful.

"If you want to keep this fancy house, your galas, your reputation and your face. I advise you never talk to Jungkook like that and if he says he's with me you better make damn sure you and your staff believe him."

Sejin nodded and moved to the side to allow Taehyung and I to walk through. I jumped at him and he flinched. Taehyung abruptly grabbed my arm to yield me back. We walked over towards the bar and he ordered a bottle of whiskey. Once it got to us he slid a glass over to me.

"Sorry about him, about them." He said after a long silence.

"I'm used to it. They aren't the first to call me all kinds of names for being where the poor aren't welcome. I'm sure they won't be the last to either."

"I take it you've had your fair share of fights then? To protect yourself?"

"Not only me, Lucas and Mark too. People weren't too kind to us these past few years. We did what we had to in order to survive. That was the only reason I was at your condo that night."

A hard line appeared at the corner of his mouth but then it faded. "That sounds painful and really unfair. Where were your parents?"

I swallowed hard and downed my whiskey. "You may own me because I broke into your condo, but I'm not heading down that path with you."

He sighed. "I was never trying to own you Jungkook, if you want to leave you can. I was also never going to turn you in."

I finished the cup I poured myself and got off of the bar stool. "I'm going back to Lucas and Mark. Thanks for whatever this was." I walked away from him and his lifestyle.

He almost made me want to open up, think that not everyone is like Sejin, like my parents, but no one accepts us as the "scum" we are. Because we aren't rich, because our parents aren't rich well...some of our parents aren't. I don't know how long I was in my own head but I ended up at the place Taehyung set up for Mark and Lucas.

They were in the decked out living room, wearing the same clothes they've always worn. I'm glad the house didn't change them.

"Kook, how was the party?" Lucas asked.

"I beat up a bouncer because he called me scum and didn't believe that I was there with Taehyung."

"Oh? He's not Mr. Kim anymore?" Mark teased. "Did you two hit it off?"

I smiled at him, maybe he was softening me up a little. Lucas was on a laptop scrolling a biography then he smacked my knee. "Kook! Go back right now."

"To Taehyung? Why?"

"This article states that the founder of Wentworth Inc, Sejin, always throws a gala the day before C.E.O Kim's birthday. Apparently Kim Seokjin left Wentworth to go to Kim Enterprises as is Sejin's ex. So every year he wants to remind Taehyung that he is alone."

I felt a weird pain in my chest, I don't know Taehyung that well, but if he wanted me to accompany him for that then I can't leave now. He was nice to me and Mark and Lucas even when we tried to rob him. I grabbed my jacket and ran back to the gala. I was told that he had left shortly after me and he wasn't answering my calls. Where did he go? I have to find him.