Drip.drip.drip…

Mina flutters her eyes open at the feel of something dripping on her face.

“For a small fry, you are quite a violent one…”

Mina looks up to see a debonair, well built man, his slitted eyes disappearing in a smile as he looks at her with such amusement. She wipes the substance and her face, her gasp was full of terror as she sees her blood stained hands.

“W-wha-what happen?”

“You…”

The sinister man pointed at her.

“You did this…”

She began trembling uncontrollably at the gruesome sight in front of her. She started to become lightheaded when she sees her white dress was now stained with dark crimson. She raised her shaky hands and saw it tainted with blood as well. But when she looks up, that’s when she saw all the horror. Right in front of her was Bambam and his family massacred so ruthlessly.

“N-no… It… it can’t be…”

“Oh yes… oh yes it’s you…” The man says amusingly. “You massacred the whole Bhuwakull family.”

“NO!!!!” Mina screams in protest.

“You think this is gruesome? Just imagine that poor baby…” He said in fake pity.

“Baby? No…no… No! Not Sharon… not our baby.”

Junho smiled as he saw Mina falling to her knees. Of course Chaeyoung saved their baby, but Mina was too blinded by her misery to realize that she never even saw the child that night.

Mina felt her knees giving up on her and she ends up kneeling on the pool of blood on her feet. How could she not remember this? How could she turned into such a demon? How can she hurt her and Chaeyoung’s child? How? How?”

“Yes your baby. But don’t worry… cause there’s hope…”

“T-there is?”

The man takes sophisticated steps towards her. His lips curve into a sinister smile as he took a whiff of Mina.

“Even though we know that it was you who murdered the Bhuwakul. The officials won’t waste their time chasing after a small fry like you… But the thing is Mina… Chaeyoung’s scent is all over you.”

“C-Chaeyoung?”

“Yes her… your lover. So, you have nothing to worry about really. Instead of chasing you, the officials will be chasing her. This will be the ultimate reason to finally get rid of Chaeyoung.”

“No…no…” Mina could feel the whole room spinning around “They can’t do that!”

“Actually they can. I don’t think you realize who Chaeyoung is." He leans closer, his voice velvety and venomous at the same time. 
“Your lover is not just another vampire. She’s the most dangerous one out there, dangerous and powerful. She could massacre a board room of officials by herself. And the officials perfectly knew that.”

His lips curve into a devious smile.

“They have been looking for ways to get rid of Chaeyoung, and with what you did… You finally gave them the ultimatum to destroy her.”

“What should I do? Should I turn myself in?”

“Are you willing to do that to save Chaeyoung?”

And without hesitating, Mina nods “Y-yes.”

“They don’t want you, they want Chaeyoung.”

“B-but surely, there is something I could do.”

Junho’s lips contorted into an evil grin, as he eyes the doe eyed angel lustfully.

“Actually there is…”

*

“Yes, I know the transaction pulled through…” Chansung groans drowsily trying to keep himself awake as he drives, but then the sound of the metal crunching bolted him awake.

Chansung never knew the meaning of the word fear until he sees the beautiful raven haired devil right in front of him. But then he realized how he could use this to his advantage.

Every vampire knows that Chaeyoung’s head could mean a lifetime of comfort. When he could rip her head off and show it to the officials and to junsu, he knows he would be rewarded.

He growled showing his fangs threateningly at Chaeyoung. He swerved to the side, so he could throw Chaeyoung off but before he could even try, Chaeyoung already smashes her fist on his front window, grabbing him by the hair. The glass shatters as she yanks him violently out of the Driver’s seat.

So this… this was the reason that Chaeyoung was the most powerful one…

Chansung soon finds himself getting drag by his hair deep into the woods. He tries to fight back, but it only ends with Chaeyoung pulling his hair harder.

He could only scream in terror as he could feel his head slowly getting ripped off from his neck, with how hard Chaeyoung was dragging him.

And just like a rag doll, Chaeyoung flings him so effortlessly, feeling his bones crush as he collided into a tree.

Where was Junsu? Surely he could beat this demon, but knowing his boss there is no way he was man enough to face Son0 Chaeyoung.

If he wanted to survive, he couldn’t wait to be saved, he have to do it on his own. He was about to lunge on Chaeyoung but Chaeyoung was too quick for him. Before he could command his muscles to move, Chaeyoung already has her fingernails digging into his throat.

“Where is she?!”

Chansung remained frozen, muttering unintelligible response against the beautiful devil. Chaeyoung leans in and Chansung stiffens at the feel of Chaeyoung’s breath in his ear.

“Tell me! Where did Junsu take Mina?!”

Chansung struggles for air as Chaeyoung’s fingernails continue to sink deeply into his throat.

“Where?!!!”

Chansung closes his eyes as he gets prepared to be crushed to death. But before he could say his regrets, someone save him from his hell.

Chaeyoung lets out a growl that could wake the sleeping dead. She quickly bolted after Chansung and his savior.

Jihyo steps in front of the raging Chaeyoung…

“Chaeyoung! Don-t!" Jihyo didn’t get to finish what she says when Chaeyoung easily swats her out of her way. Jihyo uttered a guttural moan from the impact.

“JIHYO!”

“Don’t worry about me! Chase after Dahyun! Chaeyoung is going to kill him!”

Dahyun have never felt fear until now… Chaeyoung is one of her sisters but the girl is consumed with fury. Anyone who steps in between her and killing Chansung is considered an enemy and Dahyun is now the enemy.

Dahyun races up, feeling Chaeyoung’s hot breath closer.

“HE’S MINE!!!!” Chaeyoung snarls at Dahyun…

Jeongyeon, Nayeon and Tzuyu each jump to stop Chaeyoung, all unsuccessful.

“STOP THIS CHAEYOUNG! MINA NEEDS YOU!”

Chaeyoung’s powerful growl was enough to bring life to the dead midnight.

“I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you where she is… just please… please… let me go…” Chansung trembles, falling to his knees.

*

Chaeyoung had been warned by her sisters that Junsu just used Chansung and his pansy ways to lure her to them. But she refuses to listen, when it comes to Mina, she was blind, deaf and mute to everything else. For her, only Mina and her safety was the only thing that matters.

Right now, she had stepped into their lair. Someone could attack her out of nowhere. But she could care less, the only thing that mattered to her was saving Mina.

“Mina?”

Chaeyoung walks in quietly through the balcony doors, her angel was sitting in the bed. Mina looks up and saw Chaeyoung who without hesitation wrapped her in her arms.

“My Mina…”

Chaeyoung coos, burying herself in Mina, nuzzling sweetly on Mina’s neck.

“Chaeyoung… I’m a horrible person.”

Mina screws her eyes tightly, dreading to look at Chaeyoung who still stare at her so lovingly.

“I… I’m a murderer, I killed people… I… I…”

“Shhhh… shhhhh…” Chaeyoung pulls Mina to her chest. “It will be ok, I’ll still be here…”

“Chaeng… stop…” Mina shoves Chaeyoung away, but Chaeyoung refuses to release her. “Just leave please…”

“No Mina! We have to go… we have to get out of here.”

This was it… this is the part where Mina has to break both their hearts.

“No… I can’t.”

“I’m not giving you a choice… Let’s go.”

Chaeyoung wasn't giving Mina a choice. She took the other girls hand, ready to escape this hell. 

“I said I can’t!”

“No, I don’t want to hear your reasons! We need to go!”

Mina pulls away from Chaeyoung.

“I said no!”

“Why hello there, Ms. Son…”

Chaeyoung quickly stands protectively in front of Mina, snarling threateningly at the man walking inside the room.

“Step aside before I kill you…”

“Whoah… Chaeyoung” Junsu raised his hands in defense. “No need to get all violent here. I know how you are, how volatile you could be.. And come to think of it, shouldn’t it be us who should kill you since you’re here in my estate?”

“You can keep everything that you have, but Mina is coming with me.”

“Well, ok… But me and Mina had a deal, right Mina?”

Chaeyoung turns towards Mina “W-what is he saying Mina?

Mina looks away from Chaeyoung “I’m staying Chaeng.”

“W-what? No… No Mina, I’m not giving you a choice, you’re coming with me.”

“I can’t. I mean I don’t want too…”

Chaeyoung says shakily, her strength dwindling for every step Mina steps away. “I said let’s go!”

“No!” Mina pulls away from Chaeyoung…“You couldn’t even protect me against a human, what more against vampires?”

Mina's words stab through Chaeyoung like sharp edged daggers, weakening him by the second. 

“You’re too weak Chaeng, always been… letting your emotions take control of you. If you haven’t done what you did to me, I would probably be in a happier place now instead of this hell.”

Mina try to paralyze her every emotion as she saw the one she loves crumble in front of her. But she needed to do this. She needed to protect Chaeyoung…

“I killed Bambam, I killed his family because you don’t have the guts too!”

“Killing them is not the answer!”

“Yes it is! I made a mistake trusting my life to you, when you can’t even protect me. So just leave Chaeng… just leave.”

Chaeyoung was left, struggling for the right words to say. 

“You heard the girl, she said leave.”

Chaeyoung gives Mina one pleading look but all she saw was those cold eyes.

“NOOO!!!” Chaeyoung growls back.

Chaeyoung was so blinded by her anger that she didn’t realize that Junsu pulled a gun. Next thing Chaeyoung knew, her breath was almost cut off as she felt something inside her chest. Warm blood started to trickle from her wound.

“NOOOOOO!!!!”

Chaeyoung raised her head to the sight of Mina crying uncontrollably.

“How could you do this?!” Mina cried out to Junsu “You promised me!” Mina says angrily and helplessly at Junsu. “You promised that you will leave her alone, if I come with you…”

Mina was about to run to Chaeyoung but one of Junsu’s man yank her away.

“Let go of her!”

“Awwww… did you actually believe that?” Junsu says faking a look of concern at the sobbing girl. “Didn’t I tell you how wanted Chaeyoung is? Do you think I will give up my reward just so I could keep my promise, you’re quite delusional then…”

“Mina…” Chaeyoung was staggering to get up. But when she thought she lost all her strength, the sight of these men taking Mina away from her gave her the will to lunge back.

“Make one move Chaeyoung and say goodbye to your lover here…”

“NOOOOO!!!!”

Chaeyoung growls in defeat as she sees a man with a knife piercing Mina’s throat.

“Chaeyoung…” Mina tries to reach out but stops when the knife digs deeper into her skin.

Chaeyoung could see her tears dropping furiously in defeat. She collapses on the ground, and the last thing on her mind was failing to have saved Mina again.

“Junho… call the officials… tell them we have a surprise for them.”

Mina have never felt so stupid, here she was thinking that she could finally save Chaeyoung, but all she did was lure her back in danger.

“NO! NO! CHAEYOUNG!!!”

*

Jennie watches in disgust as Junsu walks out of the bedroom with that smug smirk. Jennie should be thankful that since that Mina girl came in about two months ago, that Junsu doesnt consider her to be his favorite play thing anymore, but Jennie couldn’t help but feel guilty instead.

“Mina?”

Vampires are not supposed to feel anything but she could feel her heart clench as she sees the young woman balled up in the corner.

“Chaeyoung… Chaeyoung…”

Even at the girl’s weakest, her words have always been filled with Chaeyoung.

“I’m… I’m sure she’s ok…”

Jennie reassures Mina. She heard multiple stories about Chaeyoung and judging from how powerful she sound, there’s a good possibility that Chaeyoung made it out alive.

“No… she’s not… I saw her, lying on the floor and Junho was calling the officials… It’s my fault… it’s all my fault.”

“Shhhh… shhh.”

“I led Chaeyoung here, because I was stupid enough to believe Junho, but he killed her.”

“It’s not your fault, Mina. If there is someone to blame for this, it’s him.”

Jennie says sympathetically, pulling the girl into her arms.

“We can’t live our lives like this Mina.”

“I know, Jennie… but right now, do we really have another choice?”

“Yes… we can…” Jennie walks closer towards Mina, fearing the others might hear her. “We can get away from here.”

Mina looks up at her. Those doe eyes filled with questions.

“How do you think we can do that?’

“We kill him…”

Mina quickly pulls away after Jennie tells her plan.

“I… I… I don’t think we can do that… We’re not powerful enough.”

“Yes… we are… we both are. All we need to do is to let him think that, that we surrendered and when he got his guards down, then we go for the kill…”

Mina remains motionless but Jennie thought this through and through. She knows there won’t be a chance for it to work if Mina won’t help her.

“This man Mina, this man is the one who killed the one that you love. This man is the one who tortures you every single night. We have nothing to lose now, if we die trying to protect ourselves, I think that’s much better rather than us living in this hell.”

Mina wasn’t certain what to think of Jennie’s plan. But then the memories of Chaeyoung bleeding on the floor, struggling to live quench all her doubts.

Mina didn’t know if it was wise for her to even think of such a thing. But right now, being bound and gagged under Junsu and losing Chaeyoung, she knows that she has nothing left to lose.

“Let’s do it.”

*

Jeongyeon doesn’t know how Chaeyoung does this so easily… just climb up and hangout in the roof, but at last she finally got herself on top without falling off.

“Chaeng…”

Chaeyoung didn’t even recognize her existence, instead Chaeyoung had that blank look on her eyes, the same look that she had since she lost Mina.

“Chaeyoung.”

“What?” Chaeyoung says in irritation, her eyes still focus on nothingness.

“Have you heard? Junsu is dead.”

That got Chaeyoung’s full attention, quickly turning next to her. “What? So, that means Mina?”

“Ummm.. that’s the thing though.” Jeongyeon says cautiously, fearing Chaeyoung’s reaction. “The officials have ransacked his place and found no one there, except Junho’s body… his head is out in the world somewhere too. We don’t know where his posse disappeared into, probably in hiding.”

Chaeyoung quickly bolted off her feet but quickly recoiled, her wound was still healing but it always felt worse than it does.

She was lucky she made it out alive, that her family trailed her and saved her before the officials could reach her.

But Chaeyoung can’t remain sitting here, Mina is out there somewhere.

“How long has he been dead?”

“Nobody knows… isn’t that funny?”

“What?”

“Because as far as everyone is concern, Junsu is still running his own shady business. They just found out that he has been dead for quite some time now.”

“So? That could only mean?”

“It only means that somebody from Junho’s people is running his business now. Jihyo is trying to learn who it is.”

“Does Jihyo know anything about Mina?”

“I… I… I don’t know…”

Jeongyeon actually does, Jihyo got tabs in everyone of Junho’s people including Mina. Jihyo was getting dangerously close in finding out the truth. Whoever is in control of Junho's powers, was a more dangerous enemy that anyone could anticipate. The thought of that terrified Chaeyoung. Someone more ruthless could be hurting her darling now.

*

Mina almost screamed out in terror, but the hand covering muffled her scream. She tries to fight back as she was getting pulled over to an dark, deserted alley.

“Shhhhh…. Shhh…. Mina… Mina…” Chaeyoung says calmly to the girl trembling in her arms. “It’s me… baby it’s me.”

Chaeyoung wished so bad to wipe the fear in Mina’s eyes. She holds the girl promising to never let go.

“Chaeyoung… Chaeyoung…” Mina softly cried in Chaeyoung’s arms. “You’re alive!”

Mina clutches tightly on Chaeyoung’s chest.

“Yes…” Chaeyoung kisses Mina on the forehead, feeling alive once again. It’s almost been a year since they last saw each other. Chaeyoung felt like death every second, but all it took is the feeling of Mina in her embrace to make her live again.

“It doesn’t matter now.”

“I… I don’t know what happen… I… I… I… look and I…”

Chaeyoung could feel her heart ache as she sees Mina trembling in fear. Newly born vampires are aggressive and ruthless when hungry. They lack inhibition and the will to think clearly. The moment they come to their senses, they could not piece out what have happened.

Mina was now being hunted down by the officials, not only for murdering most of her clan but for murdering humans too. Chaeyoung was sure that Mina would receive a death sentence from her crimes, but she’s not going to allow that.

“Hey… hey…” Chaeyoung coos softly, tilting Mina’s chin so she could look at those worried eyes. “I’m here… I will never let them touch you… never."

“Chaeyoung… I’m sorry…” Mina buries herself in Chaeyoung’s shirt, her tears falling profusely. “I killed them… I did… and I…don’t know what happen.”

“Shhhh… shhhh… darling… It doesn’t matter… I love you… I miss you so bad darling… so, so bad…”

Mina knew what she was doing was dangerous. She and Jennie have started to finally took control of the underground vampires. Jennie warned her that seeing Chaeyoung could mean easy detection from the officials, but like always she was willing to risk it.

“We’re going to be together now.”

Chaeyoung promised before she kissed the lips of the girl she loves.

“Finally…”

*

Chaeyoung pulls away reluctantly from Mina. The two has been tangled, literally, with each other for countless days and nights. But the two are like addicts, being away from each other is like committing suicide…

Chaeyoung turns sideways and looks at her lover satisfyingly. Even after all these years, the fashion change, hairstyle and looks… she still has the same description for her… breathtaking.

She let out a soft groan as she felt Mina’s fang softly pricking on her neck.

“You know I tasted everything. The blood of royalties, of saints and sinners, young and old… But you know what’s one taste that I can’t get enough of?”

Mina pouts thoughtfully at Chaeyoung’s question, but surrendered and finally shakes her head. Chaeyoung leans closer and softly whispers her dirty answer.

It was enough to make Mina blush madly and hit the other girl on the shoulder. Chaeyoung’s laughs amusingly at Mina’s reaction. Chaeyoung misses this so badly, seeing Mina’s blush and hearing her laugh.

“ert.”

“What? You made me!”

The quiet room was filled with laughter from both women.

“Let’s just stay like this.”

Chaeyoung notice a Mina’s lip curl into a small smile. She smiles back then got herself on top of her lover.

“Stay with me forever…”

“After all that I have done, it would be impossible for your family to do that. ” Mina sadly confess.

“We don’t have to live with them. We could get away from everyone and start over again.”

Chaeyoung looks intently at Mina’s eyes. There was a certain need in her voice and Mina knows it perfectly well, cause she feels the exact way. Chaeyoung leans closer and whispers something to Mina.

“I promise I will take care of you. I’ll protect you and I’ll give you anything you want.”

“The only one who I need protecting with is from you… and anything I want?”

Mina asks teasingly, wrapping her finger in Chaeyoung’s dark hair.

“Yes.”

She pulls Chaeyoung closer and lays her lips on Chaeyoung’s hand.

“You… are everything that I want.”

No matter how demonic the world they belong to, in this room they could honestly say that they were selfless, selflessly in love.

“I love you.”

“I love you more.”

And the two drown themselves in more kisses…

*

Chaeyoung is lying sideways in her plush bed, staring almost to the point of obsessing over the sleeping beauty beside her.

Chaeyoung leans closer and brushes the hair out of her lover’s face to get a better look. But the inches apart weren’t close enough for her. It was rude to wake Mina up after all that she put her through that night, but it’s like a sin not to touch her. Chaeyoung had to have her. again.

Chaeyoung is close to laying her lips on Mina when her heightened sense made her aware of someone else’s presence. She turns to the balcony door and sees a shadow seemingly watching her and Mina. Chaeyoung lays her lip softly on Mina before pulling away hesitantly.


*

“You need to give her up.”

Chaeyoung without hesitation snarls at her leader. She steps forward ready to attack Jihyo but Sana steps in before she could hurt Jihyo.

“Chaeng please… Think about this.”

“You don’t get to tell me what to do.”

“Chaengie…” Sana says with such compassion. “We know Mina did it because she’s a new vampire, but we can’t just let her go like this. It’s against everything we believe in.”

“NO!” Chaeyoung snarls angrily…

The rest of the girls starts to back away as they see Chaeyoung’s back heaving angrily. They know any instant now, one wrong word and Chaeyoung could kill them in a heartbeat.

“Don't you understand? they’re going to kill her, and I can’t let them do that…” Chaeyoung’s eyes starts to brim with tears.

“It’s something worse than that, Chaeng…”

Now Chaeyoung’s face was filled with confusion.

“We… we have gathered reports and ummm… something is going on with Mina.”

“What do you mean?”

“Why don’t you ask her?” Jihyo finally stepped up “If you claimed that you know your lover as well as you do… Ask her about it.”

Sana steps between the two vampires who are ready to rip each other’s head’s off.

“We think that Mina might be involved with what happen with Junho…”

Chaeyoung looks at them appalled, Her Mina, her sweet and gentle Mina couldn’t be involved in this.

“No, no… you’re lying…”

“If you are so sure of that, why don’t you ask her yourself?” Jihyo provoked Chaeyoung.

“You think I give a damn? I will protect Mina with everything I got. And if these officials starts chasing after us, I’ll just take care of it by myself.”

“Chaeng…”

Sana says in compassion as she sees Chaeyoung walking away.

“No Sana… I don’t want any of you involved in this. I’ll take care of Mina, I’ll protect her. So leave now…”

Chaeyoung snarls angrily before returning back, her family looking at her in defeat.

*

Chaeyoung was desperate to erase every doubt she has. She knew that a voice in her is going to start gnawing at her until she finds out the truth.

“Chaeng?”

Chaeyoung walks over to the girl who sat up in bed.

“Mina? I need you to be honest with me. What happened? I mean… How did you escape?”

“I… Why does it matter?”

“It doesn’t… it’s just…”

Mina smiles sweetly and kisses Chaeyoung on the forehead. Mina’s hand skated between Chaeyoung’s legs hoping to distract the girl, but Chaeyoung was quick to still her hand.

“I’m asking you, what happened?”

“A lot of things happen, Chaeng… I don’t know if you could take it.”

“Is there something I need to know, Mina?” Chaeyoung continues to pry for answers.

Mina didn’t realize that this will come this soon.

“Did you? Did you kill Junho?”

“What if I did? What would you think?”

Chaeyoung didn’t know what startled her, the cold tone in Mina’s voice, or Mina’s confession.

“I don’t know…”

“It’s so easy for you, Chaeng, to see the right side of things but once you been through what I did… there is no other choice but to become as evil.”

“Mina? I don’t understand…”

“The torture that Junsu and his men put me and the girls through. We thought we have nothing to lose, so one night we poisoned him and the men. They were alive, they could feel everything but the thing about that is, they couldn’t move. So, we slowly cut them, piece by piece, you should have seen the terror in their eyes, Chaeng… it was…. It was…”

Chaeyoung felt like she fell of the edge as she saw the sinister smile playing in Mina’s lips.

“It was… gratifying…”

Chaeyoung’s eyes widened in fear as she finally saw the dark side that she never thought Mina has.

“So, tell me Chaeyoung… do you still love me now?”

“I do… but this has to stop, this isn’t you…”

“Chaeyoung…” Mina laughs at Chaeyoung’s naivety “Don’t you understand? All this… All that I’m doing now, it’s for us my love…”

“I don’t understand…”

“After we killed Junho, we went to the business and we took over. Now, we have the power we never even dreamed of. Everything that I have is yours Chaeyoung…”

“I don’t want any of this.”

“Why? You want more? Cause I could give you more… I could give you the whole world if you want.”

“I don’t want anything from you!” Chaeyoung yelled out… “I don’t want this filth that you got from terrorizing people.”

“What do you want me to be, Chaeyoung? Still be the same meek, helpless Mina you met in the balcony? It’s different now my love… I’m so close to turning Junsu’s stuff to an empire. I finally see what I can become, don’t you see that Chaeyoung?”

Mina slowly explains hoping Chaeyoung could understand.

“The “empire” that you’re running is hurting and killing too many innocent lives and for what? Mina you’re already the most powerful out there… you don’t need to hurt anyone anymore.”

Mina smiles, amused with either Chaeyoung’s naivety or foolishness.

“Mina… you’re so much better than this.”

“Yes I am… I could have the world in the palm of my hands, Chaeyoung and you’re not going to pull me away from what I can become.”

“No! No! No!” Chaeyoung cups Mina’s cheeks, pleading to the other woman. “We don’t need this. Didn’t we promise? we will run away, we will forgot about this. We… We can be happy again, Mina…”

“Yes we can, Chaeng! We can have the world, imagine what we can do together…”

“NO! NO! NO!” Chaeyoung covers her ears refusing to hear the words coming from Mina. “You don’t want this life, Mina… it’s ed up! We can have a peaceful life, Mina…”

“We drink people’s blood Chaeng, we will never have a peaceful life.”

Tortured… Mina feels that as long as she lives she will always be a tortured soul. That it doesn’t matter how much kindness that she does, in the end, she will still end up in hell.

The moment she stop being human, she gave her humanity along with it.

“Love, don’t you know how many people want to bring me down? It’s not easy being on top, you have to be wary of everyone who wants to dethrone you…” Mina moves closer to her. “and I’m starting to think you are one of them.”

Chaeyoung finds herself battling every emotion, surprised, anger and worse… hurt. She should have known, Mina isn’t the girl that she fell madly and deeply with. Right in front of her was a monster.

But here she was again, foolishly believing that beneath all this monstrosity is the girl that she loves. There was only one way to stop this and as hard for Chaeyoung to do it, she was left with no choice.

“Stop! Stop calling me that!”

“Calling you what?”

“Love! You don’t have any right to! I don’t belong to you! You’re not the woman I love anymore… So, stay the hell away from me!”

Not the woman I love…

Not the woman I love…

Those words starts ringing in Mina’s mind. Those words were still there echoing in Mina’s head. Slowly building mistrust and a huge amount of doubt. She is far from the girl that Chaeyoung have fell in love in that balcony.

And Chaeyoung did say it, she was not the woman that she loves… So then, what was her reason? Why is she back?

“I meant my promise, I’m giving up what I am, my clan, just so we could be together. I need you to do this too…”

“Why Chaeyoung? Are you just using so you and your pathetic family could bring me down?”

Chaeyoung was usually the calm one but Mina cross too many boundaries. Chaeyoung didn’t even hesitate to lose everything she work hard for just to be with her but here was Mina doubting her love.

Mina swats Chaeyoung’s hand away.

“I need you to choose Mina… Us or them…”

“What if I choose them?”

“Then you will never see me again.”

Mina scoffs and turns to Chaeyoung…

“You said that before and you’re still here… what makes you think I would believe you?”

Mina says almost emotionless like ice being poured to freeze Chaeyoung’s beating heart.

How foolish was she to believe that this monster was the woman that she love?

*

Mina looks out the window of her penthouse, gripping the edge of the window to keep herself from falling while hopelessly leaning her forehead against the glass…

“Chaeyoung, where are you?” She whispers softly…

“Mina?”

She immediately turned cold and turned angrily at the voice.

“What?”

“It was false alarm with the attack yesterday. It was from another clan…”

“You piece of CRAP!!!! Why are you bothering me with this?”

Jennie could felt herself shaking at the sight of anger in Mina’s eyes. Yet she tries to remain firm… she wants Mina that she can withstood anything, especially her.

“But Chaeyoung did show up”

And immediately the cold expression from Mina have softly melted… Jennie hates how one mention of that ’s name can make someone as strong as Mina so vulnerable.

“Where is she now?”

Mina’s voice was soft, almost desperate, her face was more like an angel and Jennie felt herself stunned.

“She left before we caught up to her.”

Mina just stood there motionless.

“Take the girls and massacre the whole clan… except her… I’ll kill her myself.”

*

An old man was leading Jennie to the back room of the antique shop. She was there for a good reason… The old man opens a safe and took out a box inside of it was a gun and Jennie couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

“This is it? it’s just a gun.”

“The bullet wounds won’t kill you but the pain is something you won’t even wish on your worst enemy.”

She takes the silver pistol up in the air and smiles.

“Perfect.”

*

Jennie and her clan attack a human household and just as expected Chaeyoung arrives to save the innocent lives.

Jennie smiled as Chaeyoung fell right into their trap.

“I know you’ll show up.”

Chaeyoung smirk as Jennie points a gun at her chest.

“A gun? That is sup- AAAAAHHHHHHHH”

She was kneeling in the ground, gripping her chest where the bullet hits. She have been shot before but the pain it’s excruciating. Next thing she knows she fells on the ground.

*

Mina walks in her mansion, she raises her arms so her slaves could pull off her fur coat. She sees Jennie smiling proudly and for once she smiled back.

“You got her?”

“See for yourself.”

Mina is smiling as her hand is about to turn the knob. But all the color in her face disappears as she sees Chaeyoung all tied up in the wall, coughing, struggling to live. She sees the gun beside her.

“The emperor.”

“We all thought it was a legend but here it is, the only thing that could kill a demon… the only thing that could kill Son Chaeyoung…”

Mina felt herself shuddering at Jennie’s words.. Kill Son Chaeyoung…

“You do the honors.”

Jennie proudly hands the gun to Mina. But Mina just stares blankly at it.

“All of you out..”

Her voice was low and harsh and her clan couldn’t help but step back.

“NOW!”

She snarled angrily and her minions all fled before they could feel her wrath. The moment they all left, she was standing there vulnerable, she Chaeyoung’s face, wishing she could take away the pain.

“Love.”

She lays her forehead against hers which only got a scream of pain from Chaeyoung. She was startled with Chaeyoung reaction, every contact and touch was unbearable for Chaeyoung.

She coughs heavily and blood starts coming out of .

“Kill me…”

Mina couldn’t stomach what Chaeyoung is telling her to do.

“Do it…” Chaeyoung pleads before coughing up more blood. “You don’t give a anyway… just kill me Mina… kill me now…”

Mina didn’t care anymore… Chaeyoung needs to know how much her body craves her. How every second without her was torture, how much she is madly and deeply in love with her. There was no words that could tell her how she felt, so Mina expresses her love in the only way she knows how…

Burning, it felt like fire spreading all through her skin the moment Mina laid her lips on her. She was close to screaming in pain but like everything Mina does, she made it worth it. Chaeyoung hated herself, Mina shouldn’t affect her like this, she couldn’t let Mina affect her anymore. But here she was, losing every sense to their kiss. The pain was excruciating but she would rather suffer than be away from Mina for another second.
 

TBC