𝔅𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 | Reader x Saja Boys

~32~

"I recognize you," Mystery murmurs, tilting his head at Joon-ki. "You were at the idols awards. You... You were in her previous group." 

"Wait! Guys!" You struggle against the duct tape, cursing whoever invented it. "Don't hurt him!" 

Jinu turns to look at you, eyes narrowed into furiously slits. "You're protecting him? Your face is bleeding, you've been kidnapped, and while carrying our baby? They're going to die." 

"No! I'm not-" You try to protest, and tell them that you're not pregnant. But Ho-jun kicks your chair over, and you can't stop yourself from falling. Your head smacks into the floor and you groan in pain. 

Romance gasps and kneels by your side, ripping the duct tape away. It burns as it is torn away from your skin, and you let out a cry. 

"It's okay, we're here now," Romance whispers, propping you up on his lap. "Shh, we've got you. You and the baby."  

"I'm not-" You're once again unable to finish your sentence as your face is smushed against Romance's chest. He stokes your hair as you mumble the rest of your words against him. But no one hears you. 

Abs is the one to grab Ho-jun, not being gentle at all. His claws rip a portion of the man's shirt as he slams him to the floor. You've never seen him angry before. He's usually so calm and sweet, but he looks ready to gorge someone's eyes out. 

"Please let me hurt him," Romance begs, clutching you tightly to him. 

Baby advances on Joon-ki, and your heart sinks. The poor boy had always been the shyest, and always treated you the best. He was polite with good manners, never once having disrespected you, not even by accident. 

Romance is fully in his demon form now, keeping himself from killing the humans by playing with your hair. He occasionally pauses to check on you and make sure you haven't sustained any more injuries somehow from sitting in his lap. 

"Baby!" you yell, finally wriggling somewhat free. "Baby, don't hurt him! He didn't do anything!" 

Mystery cocks his head at you, mouth twisted into a sneer. "He watched you get hurt. He didn't stop it, so he deserves to die." 

Okay. This is bad. If Mystery isn't level-headed, shit is about to go down. 

Romance turns your face back into his chest, and the screaming starts a moment later. It's high-pitched and full of agony, and you just want to know who it is. 

Not Joon-ki. Please, just not him. Not sweet Joon-ki who bought you a strawberry shortcake on your birthday, even when the group was struggling. Even when he was barely being paid. 

"Romance," you murmur, feeling dizzy. You hope you don't have another concussion. Concussions suck. "Don't hurt Joon-ki. If you love me..." 

Romance kisses the top of your head, gently shushing you. "It's okay. I love you. We all do." 

You force yourself to look up and at the scene in front of you. Joon-ki is crying in the corner as Baby hovers over him, with sickeningly wet sounds coming from where Abs had Ho-jun. You refuse to look over there, though. 

It doesn't seem that Baby has harmed Joon-ki. The man seems scared more than hurt. 

"Stop it!" You shove Romance away and get to your feet, wobbling. The unsteadiness fades fast, and you run to Baby, wrenching him away. "He didn't do anything! It was Ho-jun!" 

Abs slowly approaches, blood dripping from his hands and splattering on the ground. "We can't let him live. He's seen that we're demons." 

Mystery cups your face with two hands, pressing a soft kiss to the tip of your nose. "I'm sorry, darling, but he has to die. He's seen us as demons, and we're about to kill Ho-jun. We can't just let a witness walk away."