It had been an interesting week for Aera as she settled into her new surroundings. Not only had she been upgraded from the dank cell, but with the tasteful decorating, king-size bed and cable TV, it was also a vast improvement from the run-down shack she called home.
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Aera had eaten more this week than she had in years, and today’s offering had been the best yet.
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Bulgogi, Japchae with a selection of side dishes.
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Other than Taehyung’s confession, the only other thing she craved was to feel the cool night breeze on her skin - but that could wait. She knew better than anyone that finding someone to fulfill her disturbed needs was hard to come by.
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She was sure his admission would eventually come, but Aera would settle for the small victory that came when Taehyung gave into her request for the television remote, leaving it beside her with her dinner on the third evening.
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Even though she was pleased that she could now channel hop her time away, Aera’s boredom had gotten the better of her and the nightstand looked extremely tempting for a rummage.
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As she combed through the kinky parafernalia, she was instantly drawn to a small silver object wedged into a corner that made her eyes light up. Carefully, she used her fingernails to dislodge the paperclip that - in her world - was as good as any key.
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Cracking the lock was childsplay for Aera, having tackled more demanding devices than the measly pair of cuffs that she found herself in. The adonis who chained her to his bed should have done his research before allowing her a two metre range of movement.
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To make her future escapes straightforward, she adjusted the rotating arm of each cuff to a snug fit; enough to fool Taehyung that she was restrained, but leaving just enough space so that she could slip in and out of them.
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Aera tittered as she pulled her hands out of the iron constraints. The fact she could leave whenever she pleased amused her, but she had other plans that required her to play along with her captor.
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Aswell as being able to have a nosey around his quarters, the part she found most amusing was knowing that she was the one in control, and at any point she could liberate herself and disappear into the night.
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First and foremost, though, she wanted her goddamn baseball cap back.
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‘I definitely had it on when I came here,’ Aera grumbled and headed to the door.
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Holding her breath, she eased the handle down until the latch came free, and poked her head through the gap.
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The coast was clear.
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Taehyung’s bedroom was larger than the average family house. The decor was minimalistic but radiated class. With his Alaskan-King bed, a chaise longue that sat on a grand Persian rug, and a generous seating area complete with a bookshelf stacked with reading materials. His pad was fit for royalty.
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Her room aside, there were two other doors in the spacious man den. One of them led to a grandiose walk-in closet, and the other opened up into a magnificent en-suite, complete with a six seater jacuzzi.
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Amidst all the extravagance, there was one item in particular that caught her eye. Above the bed hung an epic painting of Hades and Persephone. Something she was familiar with, for the words that were inscribed onto her body derived from the legend itself.
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‘Shit!’ Aera hissed at the faint sound of footsteps as she flicked through a hefty book about the Korean Dynasty.
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It could have been Jimin, but on the fifty-fifty chance that it wasn’t, she didn’t hesitate in slinking back into her bedroom and scurrying onto the bed. She wriggled her hands back into her manacles and hit the power button on the remote.
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Aera made the right call because - only sixty seconds later - she was met with a stony-eyed Taehyung.
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‘Don’t tell me. You’re here to uncuff me.’ She gave him a quick glance, but remained focused on the television.
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‘Interesting.’ Taehyung sauntered towards her. ‘I think you would rather me fuck you in those handcuffs.’
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‘This doesn’t fool me.’ Aera’s chains rattled when she pointed an accusing finger over his dominant stance. ‘You need to find your balls before making promises you’re not capable of.’
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‘I haven’t tried to fool you once.’ Taehyung was calm as he hummed and lifted her chin with his finger. ‘Would you like to see what I’m capable of?’
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‘You say that like you’re adept. I doubt you’ve ever given a woman an orgasm?’ Aera watched his lips curl as he scoffed, poking his tongue against the inside of his cheek.
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Taehyung’s face, that seconds ago held a playful yet irked look, was now unreadable, but like a cat pouncing on its prey, he sprung onto her body and straddled her, clasping her wrists and securing them above her head.
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‘I warned you not to fuck with me, Aera,’ Taehyung growled as he dipped his mouth to her ear.
‘Why am I here?’
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‘Why aren't you fighting me?’ he countered, his tone shifting to a mellow lull.
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Taehyung’s hot ragged pants fanned over her face, their eyes - both full of intrigue and passion as they searched for answers - glued to one another.
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His parted lips brushed hers for a brief moment but he quickly withdrew. ‘If you won’t fight me, tell me you want me.’ Taehyung’s eye contact was so intense she felt as though her soul was being drawn from her body to his.
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‘Why am I here?’ Aera challenged again, simpering as he loosened his grip. ‘How about you-?’
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‘Tell me!’ he bellowed, cutting her off mid-sentence.
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Aera sensed Taehyung was on the verge of caving, the magnetic pull between them growing so strong that she almost complied and blurted the words he wanted to hear. What stopped her was that she wasn’t sure he fully understood his own feelings towards her yet, so now was not the right time to give herself to him.
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Taehyung didn’t say another word when he pushed his body from hers with a grunt to retrieve the keys from the high corner shelf.
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It looked as though he did plan on uncuffing her after all.
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Kneeling over her, Taehyung’s chest pressed against her face as he released her hands. Aera didn’t know what to expect, but she was taken aback by how aggressively he snatched her wrists and dragged her to her feet.
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Before she got her footing, he wrapped his hands around her tiny waist, forced her against the wall with a thud, and held her in place.
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Taehyung was playing rough and she liked it.
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‘I didn’t notice you had a third mole. It’s cute.’ Aera reached up and ran her finger over the delicate freckle on the end of his nose.
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That must have really hit a nerve.
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Taehyung flipped and grabbed the hand that touched his face, sliding an arm between her legs to throw her over his shoulder. His hold felt like a death grip, his fingers digging into her flesh as he marched through his bedroom and out onto the landing.
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Aera was glad for the change of scenery. She hadn’t seen anything outside of Taehyung’s quarters and the grand staircase they approached was awe-inspiring. The high ceilings boasted enormous chandeliers, and the walls showcased fine pieces of art.
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‘Ooh, nice digs!’ Aera chirped as she bobbed on his shoulders as they descended to the ground floor.
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Taehyung remained silent with each meaningful stride as he stormed through the house.
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‘Whoa. I’m ticklish, be careful.’ Aera giggled when his hand crept a little further up her thigh. But he just tightened his hold and, with a quick jolt, re-adjusted her on his shoulders. She was tempted to go for the sweet spot on his hips and return the favour.
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‘Oh, hi, Jimin!’ Aera squeaked at the cute thing in the corridor.
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Before they entered the dark room, Aera was flipped from his shoulder and carried bridal style as they passed another door and continued to descend to below ground level.
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Where is he taking me?
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Taehyung had still not spoken a word since scooping her up; he always had a comeback for her comments, but he was unusually quiet.
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‘How romantic,’ Aera purred, enjoying their proximity as she wrapped her hands around his neck, and soaked up every inch of his delicious face.
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Taehyung only returned a single glance down his nose.
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When the narrow stone staircase opened up, Aera found herself in a dimly lit room. There was so much to take in as she whipped her head from side to side to examine the strange basement.
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‘Wow!’ Aera exclaimed, her hand jumping to her chest as the wind was knocked out of her lungs when her back thudded onto a hard slab of concrete. ‘Someone got up on the wrong side of bed today.’
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She’d really hit a nerve with something tonight, and Taehyung was kicking things up a notch. Aera thought back to the point when he lost it. Could it have been the mole comment? Maybe he was bullied as a child for them?
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Aera looked around and nodded in approval at the chilly room that could only be described as a torture chamber.
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The wall to her left was covered in an array of knives, hooks, and other deadly objects, some that she had never seen before. The wall behind her displayed a selection of leather straps, ropes and handcuffs, and the blood-stained slab that she was perched on looked like something out of a mental asylum with straps screwed into the stone. One for each limb.
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‘This place is pretty cool,’ Aera turned her attention back to Taehyung, who was still giving her the silent treatment as he assembled a camera.
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When he pointed the lens in her direction, she saw that the red light was active.
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She was being recorded.
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Aera hid her disappointment. It wasn’t the fact that she was going to die that dampened her spirits, though.
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It wasn’t rocket science to know that she was not the first woman to reside in his secret bedroom. She had hoped that he saw in her what she did in him, but going off where she found herself right now, Taehyung looked at her like all the other meaningless women.
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How could she have gotten it so wrong? She was sure he felt that connection, but she’d be damned if she was going to let him know how much it bothered her.
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He could at least bring me some pleasure in my last moments. Aera sighed at the thought.
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‘Am I going to be your next star?’ She smirked, holding his menacing gaze as he secured her and gave each strap a good tug after fastening them.
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Aera was now bound. The only body part she could move was her head. From her left she watched him unhook a knife from the wall and approach her.
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‘Are you finally ready to have some fun?’ Aera quipped, preparing herself for the hot sensation of when the blade would pierce her skin.
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‘You had your chance for fun, but you couldn’t keep that pretty mouth shut.’ Taehyung climbed onto the slab and mounted her, staring at her intently with the knife at her clavicle.
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‘Is this about the mole comment, or the not making women orgasm comment?’
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Taehyung leaned into her and bit down on her breast. It was enough even with her high pain threshold to make her wince.
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‘Is that the best you got?’ Aera shook off the throbbing with a smile and lifted her face close to his. ‘Why don’t you let me tie you to this slab and show you what I’m capable of.’
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‘And why would I do that?’ Taehyung cocked his head, a small smile escaping his serious visage as he relaxed his body and crushed her with his weight. There was no escaping the hard cock pressing firmly into her groin.
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‘I bet Jimin’s more fun than you. I bet he could make me come without all this dramatic foreplay,’ Aera said between shallow breaths.
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She couldn't help but want him at that moment. The blade resting on her throat made it all the more exciting.
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‘You’re dripping.’ His voice - rich in cadence - made her weak as he slipped a finger inside her.
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‘That’s because I’m thinking of your friend.’ Aera knew she shouldn’t have said it, but seeing as he hadn’t killed her in his dungeon yet, there was a good chance that he was just playing with her. Pushing her to admit her desire for him. She also got the feeling that he liked to be tested.
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Taehyung let out a frustrated growl and increased his pace, his breathing increasing with each thrust inside her, the blade beginning to cut into her skin.
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‘Jealous?’ Aera gritted her teeth and tried to hide the pleasure, but when he groaned and licked the drop of blood from her skin, she almost lost control.
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‘If you want me to send Jimin in, ask me again,’ he said whilst removing his fingers from inside her, but Aera knew he was feeling smug after his little show just now.
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‘Do it,’ she challenged bravely.
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‘You think I won’t?’ Taehyung looked at her with her blood smeared around his lips. ‘This was your warning. If you don’t surrender yourself to me soon...’ He reached for the camera, turning it off, ‘Then it won’t end here.’
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‘Am I not surrendering to you now?’ Aera narrowed her eyes, not happy that he didn’t finish the job.
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‘No.’ Taehyung placed his knife back.
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‘So, your plan is to get me to submit to you before you cut me up into little pieces, right?’
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‘Submit to me and you’ll find out.’ His face was emotionless, but Aera sensed that he didn’t want to kill her.
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She was so turned on by him, especially after seeing him in action tonight. Aera didn’t want Jimin, but she wanted the upper hand. The struggle for power she found herself in was exhilarating and she didn’t want it to end until Taehyung realised that he needed her as much as she needed him.
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Yes, she had only known him for a week, but she understood him. He was just like her, longing for that one person who he could be himself around, someone who accepted his nature. She couldn’t blame him for being guarded.
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Because she was too.
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Aera tried to catch Taehyung’s eye as he unstrapped her, but it seemed they were back to the silent treatment. The Jimin comment was a little too far, no doubt.
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‘Let’s go.’ He walked away, ordering her to follow him.
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‘Aren’t you forgetting something?’ Aera sat up, swinging her legs from the slab.
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‘Don’t keep me waiting.’ Taehyung commanded with his back still turned.
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‘I’m waiting for you, you carried me here.’ Aera gave him her sweetest smile when he slowly turned to face her. ‘Unless you want to send Jimin to finish the job?’
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‘Aera!’
