Silence.

A ghostly silence engulfed the 7 males present in the room. Wailing and mumbling of voices died down a few minutes ago when all their voice cord gave up producing volumes. An unknown fear complimented the scene with an eerie chill down their bones as all 6 pairs of eyes fixated at the sleeping male on the bed.

"Joon Hyung, can you please tell me what exactly happened?" Jungkook voiced out when he sees the group stayed silent.

"We came into the room after dispersing from the living room. I wanted to take a bath and Jin wanted to take a nap as he claimed he was having a mild headache. He told me to wake him up after I'm done. It took me some time as I was having a bath, when I came out I saw him deep in sleep."

Namjoon stopped speaking.

"And then? What happened Joonie?" Asked Tae.

"I went to wake him up, he didn't move."

"And then?" Tae probed further.

"He didn't move and he wasn't breathing."

Although Jungkook noticed the symptoms in Jin, he didn't want to say it out without hearing it directly from Namjoon. He closed his eyes in defeat and allowed his ears to soak with Namjoon's sad whimpers and cry. Jin is his mate, after all, the pain of seeing your mate getting hurt is enough to die but what more having to potential witness the death of your mate? It's unspeakable.

"C-can I have a word with Namjoon alone?" Jungkook said, although no one budged from their place, he still stood up and took a place near to Namjoon while repeating his request once again.

"Can I have a word with Joon Hyung? You guys can wait outside the door." Jungkook looked at Yoongi for support as he is the only one who probably can help him to guide the remaining three out of the room.

"Guys, let's head out. Allow them to speak in private." Yoongi tucked on their sleeves and hurdled the boys around.

"No." Tae protested.

"Taebear, let's go."

"No."

"Taehyung, please."

"I SAID NO." Taehyung yelled in protest, his heart is not allowing him to budge even the slightest. How can he even leave Jin when he needs him the most?

Jungkook inhaled and exhaled calmly (or he tried to) as he moved closer to Taehyung and placed a hand on the brown head's shoulder.

"Bun, can you please follow Yoongi and the rest out? I need a moment with Namjoon and J-jin."

"B-but Jin Hyung?" Taehyung looked up to the raven head with a pool of tears gathering in his puppy doe eyes.

"Tae, listen to me will you? Bun please go out and wait for me? I will be there in a minute." Jungkook leaned down and kissed the top of Taehyung's brown locks, immediately easing the pent up tension on Tae's body.

"Come on Taebear." Yoongi waited for a second and extended his arm out to gather Taehyung as well. As soon as Tae made his way to Yoongi, he turned his head back and looked at the raven head one last time.

The sound of door closing happened next and Jungkook immediately engulfed Jin's stone-cold body and cried out loud. He couldn't be bothered if he could be heard or if someone will see him as a weak head alpha. Jungkook didn't give a damn.

"Hyung! Hyung, what happened to you? Jin Hyung! Wake up please, wake up!" Jungkook cried out loud.

He frantically checked on Jin's pulse and lowered his ear to the stone cold chest beneath him. The raven head inspected and waiting for any sign of life in the older's body, but he sensed none.

Zero.

Jin remained lifeless.

"Hyung, what happened? What the actual fuck happened? He was fine a few hours ago and he didn't look sick at all!"

"I have no idea Jungkook, I have no fucking idea. He was fine when he went to take a nap too. I don't know what happened. Argh, I can't take this." Namjoon looked like he was suffocating for air, he pulled his hair apart with his fingers hating the particles on top of his head.

"Namjoon calm the fuck down, you can't be like this!"

"Try having Taehyung in Jin's place and you'd know how I feel!" Namjoon snapped, his eyes were blind with anger and shining so dark that it made Jungkook take a step back.

Jungkook didn't say a word, he allowed the words to sink in. If and only if Tae is in Jin's position, Jungkook would have ceased to exist the next moment.

"Hyung...I'm sorry."

Namjoon continued his frustrating cry but he didn't reply to his brother. His emotions were turning in and out, heightened and ruined to the ground at the same time. He malfunctioned.

Jungkook sighed and tried to keep his most sane thoughts on and try to think like a head alpha of the pack before he allows his emotions to kick in as Jin's family.

"Hyung? Did you notice this?"

The side of Jin's neck showed a spiral pattern, something in a black ink shaped into a wild pattern of roots aligning his veins. Jungkook leaned in and inspected the side of Jin's neck after removing the collar of his shirt.

"Joonie, look at this!"

Namjoon was not stable mentally but he still made a move closer to his lifeless mate and brother. "What the fuck?" He frantically removed Jin's shirt from his body and turned him over.

"Omg..." Jungkook gasped.

What seems to start at the corner of his neck turned the spiral pattern down south to the back of Jin's body making a larger map of unrecognizable patterns.

"Wolfsbane." The word came out as a whisper from Namjoon's mouth. He can't believe his eyes nor can he digest his word.

"Wolfsbane?" The head alpha questioned.

Namjoon nodded at Jungkook. He can recognize the poison anywhere. The elder of the two used to spend a lot of time studying and researching on such an important matter that it can't be an error in recognizing.

"Who the bloody fuck is doing this to us?" Jungkook gripped his fist in anger, he was furious beyond words. How can someone even imagine to mess with his family members? Not once but for the second time!

"I will kill whoever that did this to Jin Hyung. They took him away from us." The raven head spits out his words in anger.

"Jungkook, listen to me. I think something is not right with this, something is wrong with Jin."

"What do you mean by something is wrong? Of coz, everything is wrong here Joonie. Jin is not breathing. He is dead!"

"HE IS NOT!" Namjoon yelled back at his brother.

"HE IS NOT DEAD JUNGKOOK. HE LOOKS DEAD BUT HE IS NOT."

"THE FUCK JOONIE? Enough of this! You can see he is not breathing and his body is cold Joon. He is gone."

"Jungkook, listen to me. I know he looks dead, but he is not dead. He is poisoned to a state he appears dead. It's the effect of wolfsbane on him. I believe the dose given to him was higher than it was given to father but it wasn't enough to kill him. The poison has numbed his life supporting organs."

Namjoon explained like a mad scientist with a newfound euphoric look in his eyes. His eyes teared but his smile grew wider on his lips.

"H-hyung?"

"I'm right aren't I? Yes! Jin Hyung is not dead. My love is not dead." The taller male jumped back on the bed and hugged the lifeless body in his arms. If only Jin is conscious, he would have screamed the hell out, but too bad he is not even alive at that moment.

Jungkook waited and watched. Namjoon knows a lot about intricate details on crucial knowledge about Wolfsbane and poisons, it's one of Namjoon's forte and as the wise advisor for the team's pack leader, Joon has all the IQ in this world to be right about details and information.

The raven head trusts his elder brother wholeheartedly. However, the raven head can't help but feel a strange sense of doubt on Namjoon's deduction on this matter. Jungkook can't be sure if his brother is acting in false optimism as he couldn't bear to see his mate slipped out of life.

"Joon, maybe we should talk about this with the rest?"

"Yes, let's go." Namjoon properly laid Jin back on the bed and gently wear Jin's cloth on him. Before leaving the elder, Namjoon leaned down for a kiss on his mate's cold forehead and tugged him into the heavy duvet.

"But wait." Jungkook pulled Namjoon back by his elbow. "Gather in the study, I will be there after I speak with Taehyung." The elder nodded as he moved to open the door wide.

Namjoon turned his head to the right side and allocated four men standing in anticipation.

"Joonie, what's up?" Jimin came running to the elder as he was dying in anxiety. He can't wait to hear what was discussed inside the room.

"Jungkook asked us to gather in the study. He will join us after he speaks with Taehyung." Namjoon said with a stoic expression.

Jimin nodded and immediately did as requested. He hurried to the group he left behind and informed them about Jungkook's command. Of coz Taehyung was not having any of it, he can't believe Jungkook would set him aside. He felt belittled and neglected.

"Hyung? Can I please follow in as well?" Tae was in the brink of crying in frustration as he saw Yoongi was being pulled by Jimin towards the study.

"Taebear. Let me find out what's wrong and we can both join in later yea? Just wait for Jungkook right here and speak with him yourself. I will be right back after I meet Namjoon. Please understand Taehyung."

Yoongi felt so bad for ignoring his brother's request. He felt a stab in his heart when he saw how disappointed Taehyung looked. The brown head nodded despite his stubbornness to follow them into the study. He didn't want to make a scene and be an unnecessary liability to the man he cares.

"Ok."

"I love you Taebear, we will be here with them throughout yea?" Yoongi stood on his toes and kissed his brother's brown head before leaving with Jimin and Hoseok.

Taehyung watched the males disappearing into the corner of the second floor. He shut his eyes and dropped his head showing his disappointed in action.

Why am I always standing by the side? Why Yoongles gets the privilege to join them when I want to as well? Why can't I know what is happening? Am I so useless that Jungkook didn't want me to be with him at a crucial time?

"He probably sees me as a useless piece of shit."

"You're not a useless piece of shit. I love you so much to even consider you as useless Bun."

Taehyung raised his head in a frenzy feeling the bone in his neck crackling like dynamite. He was stunned by the sudden appearance of the raven head in front of him who looked as he was slowly losing his sanity.

"Can I get a hug Tae?"

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I'm still sad I have to kill Jin's character in this book. Although Namjoon always get his facts right, there is such thing as loopholes as well.
We can't be sure if Jin will be back.

Will Tae use his unknown powers on Jin?
Will it work again?
Or it's time for Tae to finally know
the truth about his origin?