Vowed In Blood: Chapter Two

Vowed in Blood: Chapter Two

Synopsis: Born in a world where choices are a privilege not bestowed upon women, Mariah’s father establishes an arrangement with the deadliest mafia of New Work City to have her married off to its heir. In this world, a handsome exterior often hides the monster within; a monster who can just as easily kill as kiss you.

Warnings: None (yet).

A/N: We’re making Jimin taller in this because he’s Namjoon’s brother and Namjoon is the size of Groot. 🤣

Chapter Two: The First Meeting

*3 Years ago,

My life was over before it even started. Everything was decided for me. “But you’ve never even met him!” My middle sister Jade exclaimed. “He could be ugly, fat…or even worse OLD!” She shuddered. “There has to be something about him on the internet, let’s google him!” Jade suggested. Multiple photos and articles surrounding the members of Bangtan flashed across the screen. A swift click on images and Kim Namjoon popped up. “He’s taller than everyone…” Leah, my youngest sister, explained in amazement. Curiosity got the best of me and I peeked over to the screen.

Yes, he was tall…but that was not what got my attention. His eyes. They were dark and piercing. I could only envision how those eyes were the last image seen by his victims before finding a painful end. I stared into those emotionless eyes until Jade clicked a link and an article pulled up stating how Namjoon was one of the most sought-after bachelors in New York City. An heir to hundreds of millions of dollars when it really should have stated an heir to my impending doom.

“Wow, women really throw themselves at him. He’s with a different girl in every photo.” Jade huffed. “They can have him,” I said bitterly. In this world, a handsome man was more devil than prince charming and I needed to know just what I was dealing with. I stood up abruptly, “I need to speak with Thomas.” Thomas was my father’s most loyal soldier. He also was entrusted to keep Jade and me safe whenever we were not on the mansion’s grounds. He was our bodyguard. If anyone else knew more about Namjoon than my father, it was Thomas.

“He became a Made Man at fourteen,” Thomas explained. “FOURTEEN?!” My eyes almost popped out. Boys did not become officially a part of the Mafia until they were at least eighteen and initiation typically meant making your first kill. “That means. He killed someone at fourteen years old?” I swallowed thickly. At fifteen, I could hardly register being able to take someone’s life. Jade shook her head, “He’s a monster.” Thomas shrugged as he said, “He is what he needs to be. Growing up in this kind of life, you can’t be a pussy. Especially with a father like his.”

*Months Later*

Time had flown by giving me less and less of a chance to prepare. Two days until the engagement and mother was fluttering around the house trying to ensure that every detail of the home was in tip-top condition. The occasion was meant to be small since this alliance was relatively new, just Namjoon’s family, mine, and a few other respective heads of New York and Chicago. Thomas explained to us this was for safety reasons as if I wasn’t being sold off to the most dangerous man in the vicinity. I wish they would have canceled it altogether.

Jacob, my five-year-old little brother jumped up and down on my bed, “I want to play!” He had entirely too much energy. “You know the rules Jake, Mother doesn’t want you running around the house before the guests arrive.” I sighed. “But they aren’t even here!” Luckily, Namjoon and his family were not set to arrive until tomorrow. Only one more night until I met my future husband… I squeezed my eyes shut and took a deep breath to quell the anxiety from bubbling over. “Are you crying again?” Jacob asked as he slid off the bed and put his small hand into mine. This little boy was my solace. “What do you mean?” I smiled wide to prevent tears from slipping down. I mostly cried at night hoping to drown myself in my sorrows protected by the darkness.

“Leah says you cry a lot because Namjoon bought you,” Jacob furrows his small eyebrows and looks up into my eyes. For a minute, I was taken back. I would have to tell Leah not to say such things especially in front of Jacob. I shook my head diligently, “He didn’t buy me.” Liar. Just then Jade showed up in the doorway of my bedroom, “Same difference,” she shrugged. I huffed. “Stop saying things like that before dad hears and we all get in trouble.”

I felt a tug on my arm, “I don’t want you to leave,” Jacob cries as he grabs my waist and clings on. I bent down to ease his worries, “I won’t be leaving for a long time, Jake.” I held his face in my hands and kissed his nose.

Suddenly, a devilish smile appeared on his face and he dashed out the open bedroom door, “CATCH ME!” He exclaimed. Jade tore after him, “I’ll kick your ass you little monster!!” I rushed into the hallway after them both when Leah peaked her head out of her door and followed suit. I flew down the stairs hot on Jade’s tail but unfortunately, Jacob was still in the lead. Mother would have my head if something got broken. I wanted to shout for them to stop but my father’s office was just around the corner and if we were caught, we were dead.

We passed father’s door and relief came over me seeing that he wasn’t in there. However, three men dawned in all black suits rounded the corner and all relief drained out of me. Jacob managed to halt himself, but Leah hurled herself straight into the man in the middle with full force. Any other person would have lost their balance but this wasn’t just any other person. He was six feet and built like a bull.

I jerked to a stop in time to see the traffic jam disaster in front of me only to find the pair of eyes I was so desperately trying to escape from looking down at my sister Leah. My gaze was frozen on my future husband as Jade clamored next to me and gasped. Namjoon was preoccupied with steadying my little sister with both hands on her shoulders. Hands he had once used to crush a man’s throat….

“Leah,” I said trying to keep my voice leveled and void of the anxiety I felt. I wished I was better at hiding my fear. Now everyone was staring at me, including Namjoon. His brown eyes scanned me from head to toe, lingering on my eyes. Wow, he was tall. The men beside him were both tall in their own right but Namjoon dwarfed them in comparison with his massive body frame. His hands were still on my sister’s shoulders as he studied me carefully. “Leah, come here,” I firmly spoke and held out my hand. I wanted her as far away from the three men as possible. She took a few steps back and then flew into my arms. Namjoon raised an eyebrow.

I heard a scoff next to me, “So, you’re Kim Namjoon?” Jade asked not even trying to disguise her disgust. Jacob made an entirely animalistic sound and charged after Namjoon. Well, he charged after Namjoon’s kneecaps and started pummeling his legs with his small fists. The sight was almost comical if I wasn’t so terrified. One of Namjoon’s men looked down at Jacob, tilted his head, and huffed a chuckle. “Leave Mariah Alone! You don’t get to take her!!” Jacob shrieked as he continued to throw nonexistent punches at Namjoon’s legs. My heart could have literally leaped out of my chest right then.

I shifted Leah over to Jade and slowly approached this giant tree of a man. Again, I was scared shitless but I had to get my brother away from him. Bangtan and the Cassian Familia were trying to build a bond but alliances could be broken within a blink of an eye and I could not let that happen. A sigh escapes the man smiling down at my brother, “What a warm welcome we get. This must be the infamous hospitality of the Cassian Familia we keep hearing about.” He was a couple of inches smaller than Namjoon with the same color eyes just not as dark as Namjoon’s. it was unmistakable, they were related.

“Jimin,” Namjoon spoke in a low husky voice. It made me shiver. Jacob was still struggling but Namjoon held him at arm’s length. “Jacob,” I firmly gripped his upper arm. “That’s enough, that is not how we treat our company.” At this Jacob froze, turned around, and looked up at my face. “He’s not a guest! He wants to steal you away Mariah! AND I don’t care if he’s the size of Groot, I AM GOING TO FIGHT HIM!!” Jacob charged back towards Namjoon’s legs. The man named Jimin began to outwardly chuckle, “I’m glad father convinced me to come.”

“Ordered you.” Namjoon quipped. He didn’t take his eyes off me and my cheeks blazed with the heat of his scrutiny. My father made sure that my sisters and I were never around men very often if he could help it. They were either family members or older than dust. Namjoon was neither family nor was he an old man. He was five years older than me, but he made me feel like I was a child in comparison. He let go of Jacob and I pulled my brother towards my body folding my hands over his heaving chest. Jacob never stopped glaring at Namjoon. As small as he was, he had the courage of a bull. I couldn’t afford courage in this lifetime. “I’m sorry,” I said in haste. “My brother didn’t mean to be disrespectful.”

“I DID!” Jacob interrupted. I covered his mouth with my hand and he squirmed, I just held onto him tighter. “Don’t apologize to them!” Gianna spoke looking the men up and down in disgust. “It is not Jacob’s fault that they take up so much room in a hallway. At least Jake is honest. Everyone else thinks they need to blow sugar up his ass because of his inherit-“

“JADE!” I quickly snapped at my sister before she went too far over the line. “Take Leah and Jacob back to their rooms. Now.”

She glanced over to the men in the corridor one last time “But…” I nodded back to the opposite way indicating for her to leave, glad I couldn’t see Namjoon’s expression. Jade grabbed Jacob’s hand and grabbed him and Leah away. Bracing myself for Namjoon’s fury, I was surprised to turn around and see him smirking at me with one eyebrow lifted. My face was burning with embarrassment and I folded my arms around my body. I took a deep breath and began to apologize, “I’m sorry for my siblings, they are…”

“Protective of you.” Namjoon nodded in acknowledgment. His voice was even, “This is my brother Jimin and my right-hand Jungkook.” He gestures to both men on either side of him. Jimin gave me a slight wave and Jungkook gave me the briefest nod before he went back to scanning the corridor. I wasn’t sure of what he was waiting on, it wasn’t like we had hidden snipers along the hallway waiting to strike. I focused on Namjoon’s chin and hoped it was enough to appear as if I was looking him in the eyes, “I should get back to my siblings.” Namjoon had a knowing expression on his face and nodded. I didn’t wait for any more words to be exchanged, I simply turned around and walked off. I never fathomed my first meeting with Kim Namjoon could be any worse than this.

Vowed In Blood: Chapter Two

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