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"A monster..." the Director said to himself before letting out a scoff. "Jimin, you had your ways of wrapping me around your finger and making me addicted... I admit I manipulated you... but who's better at doing that than the angel himself?! I bet you even manipulated that boy of yours. What a poor soul, someone who will never learn about the one that he wants..." The Director had a way of turning things around when it came to Jimin. It was the number one thing he always tended to do as a manipulative and abusive person towards his victim.

"You don't think I know what you're doing... you don't think I know what type of man you are but I do... I know how manipulative you can be and the fact that you think you can turn this all towards me is sick!" Jimin spoke up and shook his head with tears falling from his eyes. "It's the same thing you used to do to me when I was so young and when I was in a relationship with you, anything I did that wasn't done right by you, you would manipulate me... you would hurt me... for you to bring up Jungkook and say those things, it's unfair because you're putting me into that mindset that makes me fear telling him! And I'm a fool to believe it..."

"Jimin, I am aware of the things I've done to you... but you don't have to run from it all now, I'm here. The only one who can protect you well. Jungkook can't protect you like I'm willing to. He doesn't know your flaws..." The Director mentioned and began to approach Jimin with a teary gaze. All part of an act he always put on when Jimin would behave this way towards him. For a manipulative man, he lived to have things his way and Jimin noted how toxic this was.

Of course, Jimin was aware of these things and knew that since he was very impressionable at a young age leading to his first relationship of five years, the spoiled, manipulative behavior of having everyone wrapped around his finger was something he grew into. But the only difference between the two was that Jimin was able to catch onto it and put a stop to it, however, Joo-won couldn't.

"Funny... you think Jungkook has to know my flaws in order to love and protect me... but he doesn't. He doesn't need to know instantly about what happened to me in order to continue loving me for who I am! He's patient... caring... I want to tell him everything as to why I'm so distant... he deserves to know so much and I have decided to let him in the moment I am free from you..."

"Free from me? What are you talking about? If anything, you can't leave the first one you ever loved. Jungkook is just a distraction to you! You belong to me, Jimin! I cared for you the second you came into this industry, gave you the world, and loved you for five years! If anything, you can't leave me even if you wanted to... that contract demands that you stay in my grasp until I've had enough and stand down from my position or the entertainment switches your Director! This isn't your contract in the entertainment, this is the contract you have under my supervision!"

"That's why you will stand down. I'm begging you to let me go! For once, please! Don't you think you've put yourself through so much? Don't you think you've put ME through a lot?! You don't love me if you can't see that I'm not happy under your supervision! It's like I'm in prison... you force me to be perfect to the world and carry on this image that has caused me to feel so desperate to run away from the idea! I don't want to be seen as an angel and I don't want to be seen as your angel!" Jimin continued to tear up until he noticed the man standing closer before him. Leaving the young man to anxiously press his back against the wall.

Jimin knew when enough would be enough and he knew Namjoon along with the guards were ready to come in and put a stop to this, but no amount of time given ever seemed enough for Jimin to open up about the trauma he had from the Director. Even when the older man was standing close, Jimin wanted to make sure he listened to everything that kept him up at night.

"When I almost took my own life... when I cried after you would beat me and take advantage of me, did you ever feel my bruises? When I caused the scar on your face as a sign that I didn't like it, did you ever look at the mirror every morning with that scar reminding you of how I tried to fight you off? Did you ever love me to even think about the things you fetishized when it came to the young boy you preyed on the second he wanted to sign a contract? You don't love me... you were obsessed with the perfect idea you molded me into just to display to the world. You loved that you owned me and you could do anything to me. I couldn't have a voice with you, you would tear me down if I became the devil when you demanded the angel. Your version of 'love', was the one I feared and couldn't trust..."

"Jimin, of course I love you! It's not perfect, nothing is perfect! When you almost lost your life, I made sure you had resources to protect you and the medications to deal with the pain. When I would harm you, I would feel it on my own and wonder if you were okay. I would give you many things to cheer you up and assure your father everything was okay!" The Director continued to justify his actions in order to make Jimin succumb to his words and grow vulnerable, but of course, Jimin denied them.

It was at that moment Jimin began to compare the love he had for the Director alongside the growing love he has for Jungkook. With Jungkook, the little things and the comforting moments they shared were far different than the torture Jimin felt with the Director. Jimin had to admit it, his first love wasn't love at all... it was torture. On the other hand, what he tried to suppress with Jungkook was love at the end of the day. It managed to fight through Jimin's endless dodges and until he was finally struck with Cupid's arrow when it came to Jungkook. Jimin feared going through the trauma again, so he pushed his own heart away. But, Jungkook was there to comfort him and show him the love he never knew he could have.

"I love you... please..." Joo-won continued as he leaned in and placed his hands against the walls to have Jimin underneath him. Making sure he had no escape. If this was Jungkook, the young man would have held his hand carefully and wouldn't beg for his love. He would offer his support. That's when Jimin finally came to the conclusion that true love resided with Jungkook and fear was what he associated with the Director.

"If... if you love me you would let me go..." Jimin said and turned his head away to look out the huge windows. "You would see the pain you caused me after all this time and accept that I'm not yours. I don't belong to you... you took advantage of me when all I did was love you because you wanted me to be perfect like the angel the world thinks I am. The best thing you ever did was distance yourself from me... that's when I truly knew you cared..."

"Jimin, look at me..."

"Stand down, Joo-won..." Jimin whispered and allowed his own tears to fall. "Stand down..."

"Jimin, I said look at me!" The man raised his voice and once Jimin knew he said what he needed to say, he was ready to call Namjoon in.

Jimin no longer wanted to face the monster that caused so much and allow that Director to manipulate him further and make him feel horrible about himself. Jimin was done and was strong enough to know that he had to protect himself mentally. He didn't need to be strong physically to face this man, he needed to be strong in his mind when it came to facing Sung Joo-won.

"I SAID, LOOK AT ME!"

"NAMJOON!" Jimin called out in fear the second the Director raised his voice. Aggressively, the Director pointed. Jimin's chin towards his direction when suddenly, the door swung open and there stood someone that proved they would stay despite knowing all of Jimin's secrets now. All those words the Director said were only lies to get through Jimin's head and nothing more.

"HE SAID, STAND DOWN, SUNG JOO-WON!" Namjoon shouted. Followed by this, the guards quickly pulled the monster away from Jimin in seconds. The guards only worked for Jimin, not the Director himself.

Abruptly, Jimin let out quick exhales as he looked at the windows far ahead. Recalling when he would be harmed, that was the only thing he looked at, hoping to be free and now, he knew it was in his future.

"JIMIN!" The Director called out to the strong man and right at that moment, he began to tear up. "I'M SORRY! I SAID IT, OKAY?! I'M SORRY FOR ALL I'VE DONE AND I PROMISE I WON'T DO IT AGAIN! I'VE ALWAYS REGRETTED HARMING YOU... I ALWAYS HAVE! I CAN'T BEAR THE IDEA THAT I WOULD HURT YOU!"

"Lies... all you know is lies, don't you?" Namjoon chimed in. Knowing Jimin wouldn't want to keep going back and forth with this man. "You say that you can't bear the thought of thinking back at the pain you caused him when in reality, you have videos on your laptop... even a disturbing one on what you did to him that day he almost drowned himself in that bathtub! You're a sick man!" Namjoon continued and raised the flash drive to show the man before putting it in his own pocket. Enjoying the sight of his boss being held back by his arms. "Stand down... if you love him or ever loved him, think of his pain and stand down! It won't be a good look for you anyway..."

"Jimin... please... you love me..."

"Joo-won... stand down," Jimin spoke up and dried his own tears. Looking the man into his eyes for once and saying his name after so long. Knowing that this was enough to stop him.

With the pains of many judging eyes looking down at the Director and Jimin's words adding onto it more, the Director finally broke down and cried. Not faking tears this time when he finally knew this was the end for him and the love he actually had for Jimin, finally made him weak at the sight of the one he harmed. No matter what, he always had the soft side towards Jimin despite everything, but it never made him a good man at all. He was still a monster despite the fact that he could finally feel the bruises he inflicted once the wounds on Jimin were already healing from another who tended to them.

"I'll stand down..." Joo-won whispered and looked down with tears escaping his eyes and sliding down the scar Jimin gave him that day he wanted to make him stop but failed. "I will stand down... and "

"Good, now you'll face the consequences." Namjoon continued and leaned in. "And I'm going to make sure you don't harm another living soul in the industry. I'm taking your laptop, is there any twisted thing I should know about before accessing it?"

"Hidden cameras... I have them all over Jimin's penthouse..." He confessed. No longer looking Jimin in the eyes. He was too ashamed.

"I hope you like prison food- well, this day just keeps getting better and better! and this man goes down..." Namjoon said as he picked up the laptop and smiled. "Jimin, you did great," Namjoon walked over to Jimin and patted his head carefully. "You're the strongest man I know. I'm so proud of you," Namjoon concluded and gestured to the guards to take the Director out of the office. "Go talk to Jungkook now... you're free."

"I'm Free..." Jimin whispered to himself and looked out the window with tears running down his face until he brought Namjoon into a tight hug. "Thank you... for everything."