57. CRUEL

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jungkook floated between unawareness and consciousness for hours.
it really wasn't his doing; his body was just too beaten up it didn't allow him to overwork more.
at some time he felt a person gently talking to him, felt water and a capsule running down his throat and a cold cloth on his forehead. he must be running a fever he thinks, for he could feel the gentle tremors and the uncomfortable sweat settling all over his body.

half a day and a lot of sleepy blabberings and shouts later, jungkook found enough strength to sit straight on the couch on which he was resting.

"are you feeling better, young master jeon?" a pair of wide eyes whisper too close to him and jungkook swatted at insu when his head ringed.

"just call me 'hyung' will you" jungkook chastised the kid, then groaned when his muscles ached.
insu however was unfaced and brought a glass of water for the alpha which he gulped down quickly.

"pup?" jungkook enquires and insu grabs his hand and drags him to a room where he saw his baby sleeping soundly surrounded in blankets.

jungkook wobbled closer, settling on the edge of the bed before bending down closer to the baby, gently nuzzling to scent the pup.
the baby squirmed in sleep, face scrunching around a cute yawn with spit bubbles on lips before going back to napping.
jungkook couldn't help but smile at it.

the alpha excused himself to the bathroom adjacent then locking the door and slumbing on the counter.
he opened the tap and splashed water all over his face, it even wetting his hair and the hoodie.
when he looked at his own face in the mirror, he couldn't help but scoff for he positively looked homeless with the added bonus of purple bruises and cuts dotting all over.

just basking in the silence and controlling his breathing for a few more seconds, he came out to face the others.

it didn't took much long for insu's guardians to round him up with questions.

"what had happened to you, jungkook-ssi?"

so jungkook told an elaborate yet partial lie on about how he took a huge loan from a mafia which he failed to pay and is now hunted down by them.

insu's grandpa sympathized with him and the grandma shed tears when jungkook told that the gang members kidnapped his omega and one of the twins.

"how can people be so cruel" the old omega had dried her eyes with a napkin.

"you know they tried to rope insu into their business last year. bloody bastards!" the grandpa seethed and jungkook nodded with the fakest smile he can muster while insu slyly giggled into his palm quickly stopping when jungkook glared at him.

just as their conversation ended, jungkooks phone which he put on charging mode was switching on with a ding.

the alpha was quick to retrieve the device and dial hoseoks number.

it only took a couple rings before the line was picked up,
"sir?" hoseoks voice was airy and hurried.

"hoseok." jungkook acknowledges and he heard the alpha on the other end exaggeratedly sigh.

"oh thank god! you're alive!" hoseok had exclaimed to which jungkook scoffed out an "of course"

"are you safe? how's yoongi and jimin?" jungkook enquires.

"they are ok--" hoseok started, then suddenly stops and panics,

" jimin? who's that? n-never heard of him? haha". that really wasn't convincing.

"hobi, you really thought i wouldn't check into it, when you say there is a strange omega with my closest associates?" jungkook asks stern and hoseok started stuttering again from the other end.

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