the first mistake jeon brothers made was letting the useless cling onto them,

the second mistake, their fight,

and the third being letting people take advantage of that temporary drift.

whatever that had happened cannot be rectified, but that doesn't mean jungkook will let them crawl all over him.

starlight; that company had rose from the alphas hardwork and no matter what anyone did, the enterprise is still under jungkooks name.

besides, the success of jeon mafia came from money- the money that flowed from starlight to be precise.

jungkook actually think its funny that his men thought they can rule the mafia,

because without money, nothing of that sort will exist.

that exactly is why jungkook got ready prim and proper that monday morning with the intention of stopping this hiding game, instead walk up and face each one of the scumbags.

this might probably sound like a suicide mission, but the alpha sure knows no one will try anything in the broad daylight rather than get intimidated, especially when the police themselves are looking for him.

backed by hoseok and yoongi as always, this time jungkook stroding into the company had all the employees freezing and anchoring their heads.

jungkook had his eyes straight to the office and after opening that door, well there sat ayami in his ceo chair.

the omega girl seemed startled at his abrupt presence, eyes widening and words fumbling until she smiled sickly sweet, standing up from the chair.

"oppa! its good to see you back. i was so worried" she said over a fake pout.

when jungkook didn't respond except only glared openly, she tried again- "i was keeping tabs of everything while you were away, oppa" she still stood by the chair, angling her body trying to distract the alpha.

"get the fuck out of my company" jungkooks voice was final.

"excuse me?" she froze, mouth twisted in shock before her scent fouled-

"why alpha? cant you see i'm better than that omega?" her eyes pooled with crocodile tears.

"i dont have time for this, ayami. get lost before i call the security" jungkook gritted out through his disintegrating patience.

her frown turn deeper.

"what did that slut do to you? you're divorced! then--"

ayami yelped when jungkook stalked closer, grabbed her by her long hair and pulled her towards the office door.

"Never set foot in my company ever again, bitch",

with that he pushed her outside and closed the door.

once the betrayers were taken care of, jungkook sat back on his chair making call for their lawyers to start the legal procedures to get seokjin out.

the rest of the day of course ended up with him in the police station with his lawyers; there indeed was heavy interrogation, but the police didn't manage to get anything beneficial out of jungkook.

by the time the bail was sanctioned, jungkook saw his brother finally after quite a lot of time, but this time limping and busted.

still seokjins head never drooped, rather gave his brother a watery smile.

"i cant wait to meet my nephews! i bet they're little rascals like you, kook-ah" seokjin enthused and despite all that happened, jungkook chuckled as he helped his hyung onto the car.

not heeding any mind to the protests, jungkook took seokjin directly to the hospital with the extra protection of their trusted men around them.

but once patched up, seokjin had the men get him fresh clothes as he cleaned up in the vip hospital room,

"first impressions matter, koo-ah. i want the puppies to love me", seokjin reasoned while frowning at his black eye.

jungkook just sat back and indulged his brother, even as seokjin bought toys and teddy bears from the hospital gift shop.

thus by around sunset the jeon brothers reached the cabin, then took time to position the men around and got inside the house.

"we're home!" hoseok had loudly announced, just as jimin ran up and crashed onto the alphas chest and yoongi nuzzled onto jimins hair.

seokjin froze in his tracks.

"you're alive." the beta stated calm, before fixing his glare on a squirming hoseok and yoongi.

"sorry, hyungnim" both of them bowed while jimin puffed up and glared back.

thankfully, a little cry from one of the adjacent room averted their attention and seokjin trailed after an unbothered jungkook.

in there, taehyung was in the process of wrestling the little limbs onto a onesie after they were cleaned and diapered up.

jungkook had easily took one of the pups onto his arms with a surprising tenderness while taehyung gave an annoyed huff as he went around the alpha to slip on the onesie onto the pups other arm, all the while supporting the other snoozing baby on his chest.

seokjin smiled fond at the scene.

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it was around midnight by the time everyone clambered onto their respective rooms to sleep.

taehyung and jungkook was still in the nursery because one of the pup had woke up crying.

thankfully the babies settled back rather quickly once taehyung hummed a song and jungkook stretched his torso with the tiredness settling in.

"we need to talk" taehyung spoke in the silence.

the alpha gave a questioning look, but followed after the omega to the empty living room.

taehyung sat on the couch, eyes on the floor as he hugged one of the couch pillow close.

unsure, jungkook also took a seat on the opposite end of the couch.

"i just--" the omega started, then gulped with uncertainty written all over his face.

then he took a deep breath- "i want out of this, jungkook"

"what do you mean?" jungkook asked, confused.

taehyungs hands tightened around the pillow, "i want to be away from all this mafia business-- i want our pups to be safe"

"i will always protect them. we have all this mess under control anyway. there's nothing to worry about" jungkook shrugs.

that only gets taehyung more annoyed.

"you dont understand!" the omega hisses, "how are you going to protect them hm? lock them in a house all day like you did with me?"

"so what do you want to do then? take them away?" jungkook shakes his head, annoyed.

when the silence stretched and taehyungs breaths turned shallow, jungkook laughs as if this is all a joke.

"you gotta be kidding me" jungkook huffs, "i'm their father, taehyung" the alpha rumbles.

"then what did you think thats going to happen? all four of us living together like nothing happened?" taehyungs scent soured.

"i can take care of you and the pups" jungkook stresses, instead.

"we're not even married anymore, jungkook" the omegas voice rises, then he adds "and i'm not going back to being treated like your bitch"

again there was a silence, jungkooks jaw working as he pondered.

as his anxiousness increased, taehyung stood up and went towards the kitchen, pouring a glass of water for himself.

"but i deserve to be in their life-- i want to." jungkook says from the dooway.

taehyung sighs.

" 'm not trying to keep you away from them. i too want you to be a part of their life--" he gulps, " wherever we are, you can always visit---"

jungkooks angry growl froze taehyung mid sentence.

the omega put his glass down and faced jungkook.

"i just want our pups to have a better life than you and me" the omega says, voice so hurt.

"if you care for them you'll want that too" taehyung adds, eyes glazing up.

taehyung then looked up, meeting jungkooks eyes. he cant remember the last time they stood so close without him shivering in fear.

"please 'm begging you, jungkook 'cos i dont want to lose 'em too--" tears streamed down taehyungs face.

taehyung them angrily rubbed at his own face, "even if you dont help, i'll find a way, jungkook. i will take them away myself" he says, determined.

taehyung then looked down at his hands. his finger still adorned the wedding ring like a mocking reminder of the past and the unkept promises of their wedding vows.

he gently slipped off the wedding ring from his dainty finger, then he took the alphas hand and placed the ring on his palm.

without another word taehyung slid past jungkook, going to the nursery to curl up in a chair near the crib.

he sat there and gazed so long at the sleeping pups; taking in their soft features, every little breath and squirm.

when taehyung imagines their future, he sees it as full of happiness and laughs. maybe its just motherly selfishness, but his pups deserves nothing less.

so he'll have to act now so that those happiness doesn't end up being loneliness like himself or brutal like jungkooks, or worse a subject of someone's revenge like it ended up being for his own mother.

back in the kitchen, jungkook still stood clutching the ring in his palm.

no matter how much he tries to rationalize, he knows what taehyung told is the truth.

besides, the alpha himself cant even imagine about his pups getting hurt because of his irrational decisions.

looks like he is losing them again after all the fights to bring them together.

besides, a family is not something that stayed permanent in jungkooks life anyway.

maybe its a permanent curse; to be replaced, rewound and to stay lost forever.

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