I had to tell Taehyung the truth. Even though my mind disagreed, my heart wanted otherwise. I let the story rewind to the day Jungkook was dead on the hospital bed, with Eun hee on his one side and me on the other. The fear, anxiety and panic was clear in both our eyes as I desperately gave him CPR,pressing on his chest and move onto his mouth to deliver breaths, but nothing  was working.

It was then that Eun hee offered to do something. "Chae.." She called and I looked up at her in an instant, my heart begging for help but my eyes bloodshot, wet and angry.

"There's one last thing I can try" She mumbled before placing her hands on Jungkook's feet.

"What are you doing?" I questioned quickly.

"I-I will transfer some of my energy into his body. Just continue with the resuscitation. This might actually work- but " She paused and I quickly blurted out, "but what?".

"Stop me if I start trembling because I will not have enough energy to get myself off of him later, it's like sticking a magnet to a metal" She explained and I nodded, even though I wasn't sure of her. She had promised a lot of things but all I recieved was a dead Jungkook. Now this woman wanted to try something new and I was pushed at my critical point not to leave any card unturned.

"Okay.." She sighed before taking in a deep breath and placing her hands on Jungkook's feet, oddly locking her fingers in between Kook's toes and leaning forward before she began chanting something under her breath.

I turned to Kook and went in to continue with the chest compressions, hoping this would work. I was tired of crying and the tears in my  eyes just wouldn't stop at all. Sniffing every two seconds and swallowing the hard lump in my throat, I did as much as I could and as well as I could deliver until I heard a weak voice call out, "Ch-" and I turned towards Eun hee.

She looked weak and the area under her eyes and lips were becoming cyanosed. Her fingers were all a shade of blue  and grey, she was getting too weak and it was time to pull her away from kook. Just when I was about to reach for her, Jungkook's heart monitor let out a small beep and that's  when I paused in my tracks.

The beeping got slightly louder and frequent within a few seconds but it wasn't as fast as it was when he was well and alive. With the hint of a smile on my face I rushed towards the girl, pulling her away from Kook, and she almost fell backwards onto me, weak and spent.

I looked down at her form and back up at Jungkook when the heart monitor went down again and a still, flat graph appeared below. Unable to take it in, I pushed Eun hee forwards until her hands were back against Jungkook's feet. This time, I placed my hands on top of hers and I could feel my energy drain away as Jungkook's skin turned warmer and the machine beeped faster and faster.
I tried pulling away one of my hands and it came off easily and I used it to hold Eun Hee upright  as she let all her energy drain away. "Chae.." her voice was barely a whisper and I pretended like I didn't hear it.

Pressing her hand harder against Jungkook's feet, I watched her as she turned darker and thinner, until she started disappearing  into nothing at all. There came a point where I couldn't even feel her hand between my hand and Kook's feet. She was no longer there to transfer anything to him.  She was dead and that's when my heart sunk deep into my chest.

I breathed out, fearing the consequences even more. 'It was her choice. She chose to do it' I reasoned to myself as more tears streamed down my eyes. Jungkook had started gasping for breaths and I couldn't even move towards him to help him recover and take those last few steps into life.

I felt guilty and cruel at the same time. I looked around at nothing and felt a sense of insecurity. What have I done? I held onto myself.  But when Kook cracked his eyes open, all the regrets that were making space in my being, vanished.

I did this to save my mate. I did it to bring him back. It might  have been selfish and cruel, but that's what we are. We are wolves. We are selfish. We mate and we claim people. We tear humans and animals into pieces and eat their flesh and drink their blood, we are cruel.

For a wolf to save her mate is the only thing she can do to please the moon God and that's exactly what I had done. I had spent the next morning, sneaking into my own house, digging into my mother's old books and reading. I needed proof. I needed reassurance, that what i had done for myself and Kook, wasn't as bad as I thought it was.

" It took me a while to wrap my human brain around what I did.." I trailed off, "but- I did it for him. I'm not proud of it. It's just what I had to do." Also, it was a one time thing. It isn't like I'd go yandere and kill people for Kookie.

Taehyung stared at me in awe, his lips slightly parted as he stood there without blinking.

"Tae.." I called and he snapped out.

"Yes, yes!" He looked down at his feet before looking back up at me, "Eun Hee.." He started and I bit my lip, "I'm sorry, Tae".

"-was a dark wizard" he shrugged, "someone into black magic. Apart from dropping out of a medical school, she knows things normal wolves don't. Which is why I thought she could be of help" he paused before looking up at me.

"She has done her share of wrongs Chae. She has sacrificed human and wolf lives for her welfare and inspite of all that, I chose to be her friend. I don't know if what you did is right or not" he looked up into my eyes, "Its definitely not wrong".

"Taehyung.." I swallowed, not knowing how to respond.

"You've saved all those people whose probable fate was to die in her hands. Isn't that a good thing?" He questioned and I nodded with a small smile on my face.

"I'm sorry I pressured you into telling me the truth. I knew Eun hee well enough to know she was the type to take lives, not give" he spoke.

"Its okay. It feels nice to get it out of my chest. I might even confess to Jungkook about this someday " I smiled.

"Someday.." He chuckled.

"In another ten years maybe" I laughed.

The thick, wet wooden log I was sitting on was cold against my butt and I shifted a little to the side and Taehyung did the same thing, sitting on another piece of wood, a few meters away from me as we laughed together. He looked down at his bottom and noticed that the algae had gotten onto his pants, ruining his favorite pair.

"Oh shit" he cursed, letting his hands rub against his ass, trying to get the green thing away and that's when I heard some shuffling noise and my nose picked up Jungkook's scent.

"Baby!" His voice was loud and clear and I jumped onto my legs at the greeting.

The boy emerged into the site, his arms wide open, looking like a pup who hasn't been embraced in so long. Smiling, I walked towards him and wrapped my arms around his torso, giving the boy a tight hug, pecking his lips before pulling away.

"All I smell is testosterone! Jungkook you horny ass" Taehyung shook his head as he staggered away from the woody ground and towards us, " I'll be at the house, come back soon" he grinned before giving me a wink and rushing off. He was so fast, that the trees almost swayed in the direction he ran in.

As childish as he was, he was also someone extremely mature and someone I would trust with my life, let alone this little secret. This would be something that would remain hidden between Taehyung and I for almost as long as we see fit..or maybe, forever.

Shifting my attention back go Jungkook, I raised a brow as he smiled and leaned to brush his lips against mine. "I kept waiting for you at the pack house and you never returned " he complained with a pout.

"I was having an important discussion with Taehyung" I smirked.

"About me? About how adorable I am?" He grinned and I nodded quickly, "Yes yes!".

The boy chuckled, tightening his arms around me and bringing our bodies even close, and slightly pressing his lips against my own.
I took it the rest of the way, closing the gap and biting his bottom lip before kissing him like it'd been so long since we had a kiss so peaceful and calm.

Jungkook's fingers came upto play with a strand of hair on the side of my face before he tucked it behind my ear as his tongue peeked out to deliver a lick along my top lip making me smile.

"I love you" I mumbled against his lips and he opened his eyes for a brief moment, looking at me and I couldn't be more thankful for everything I'd gotten in life.

"I know" he said as his face turned serious, "I know" he repeated and I panicked then. What did he know? My breathing almost stopped at the chance and Jungkook closed his eyes as he spoke, "i love you more", and he kissed my lips which remained parted and still, "can I ask you something?" He questioned, creating a gap of few centimeters between the two of us. I tried breaking away from the little cage he had set up for me, but I couldn't do it.

Nodding weakly, i let my eyes brim with tears in realization. What if Jungkook overheard the whole conversation? What if he was there all along and I didn't pick up his scent until he got close enough? What if Taehyung did all this on purpose? But Tae was trustworthy. He wouldnt let me down. Still...the probability wasn't zero. My heart rate almost peaked at the thoughts bouncing in my head.

"Babygirl" he started and I gasped for a breath, a lone rear rolling  down my cheek as I looked into his eyes, dreading the next few words but all he asked was, "Marry me, please?".

A huge wave of relief washed over me as I let a smile take over. "Yes, Jungkook! A hundred times yes! " I nodded and he leaned in for another kiss as he began crying like the small bun he is.

I rubbed his back as his kiss got sloppier and small, quiet sniffles could be heard as he broke it to hug me tight, burying his head in my shoulder and cry a little,  "Why am I so happy?" He mumbled against my skin and I couldn't even answer that.

I wanted to punch myself for keeping something this important from him but this was for our good. I'd tell him someday, some day..and that day wasn't today.

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AN-

Okay! We are done with the book. Why am I upset though?

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