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Chapter 1 - Sly Fox

Chae Min Seo felt a headache pounding in the back of her head. The loud beats bursting through the club weren't really helping much in the matter either. Quickly knocking back the shot in her hand she let out a noise of satisfaction as the harsh liquid burned her throat. She knew she would probably regret it tomorrow but she couldn't bring herself to care tonight.

Turning away from the bar, she cast her gaze up at the private booth on the landing above them. Her eyes searched momentarily before she found the head of reddish-brown hair peeking out. She let out a bored sigh before leaning heavily on the edge of the bar.

"Do you really think this is necessary?" she called out to the man beside her. She waited patiently for a response and didn't seem to receive one. Glancing in his direction, she noted him eyeing a leggy blonde and quickly whacked him on the back of his head.

"Hey! Tae Ho!" she shouted loudly as the man grasped his head in pain.

He cursed her and quickly turned his brown eyes to meet her. "What?" he ground out in irritation above the loud music all around them.

"Do you really think this is necessary?" she repeated, watching him as he turned back to the bar to order another beer. "I mean, I'm okay for a little bit of fun in the club but babysitting isn't really my thing."

Her companion, Mun Tae Ho, shot her a sideways glance before thanking the bartender curtly. "It doesn't matter if this is your thing or not, Min. If the boss thinks it's needed then someone's gotta do it and tonight it's us" he stated, turning to mimic her leaning against the bar.

He cast his gaze around the room, noting the position of his crew around the room. He had two men stationed at the front and back exits. One man was leaning casually over the railing of the landing above them and another two were seated in a booth beside their target.

"I guess" came Min's response as she blew at her bangs in boredom. Glancing upwards again she noted the head of reddish brown hair drifting down towards the stairwell. Her friend, Eom Jun Su, was stationed on the railing. He straightened up as the man passed by him before locking eyes with her. Nodding briefly to him, she watched their target as he quickly descended the stairs.

Turning she brushed against Tae Ho and leaned towards his ear. "Fox is on the move" she whispered as Tae Ho stiffened beside her. Smiling to uphold the pretense, she leaned away from him and crossed her booted feet in front of her. She was dressed simply in a long sleeved maroon scoop neck dress with her black heeled booties.

"Do you have a visual?" he responded, turning back to the bar.

"Crystal clear, sir" she responded, grinning in mischief.

She watched the tall man stride across the room. Many women turned to eye the piece of eye candy with no restraint or sense of shame. He was handsome. She'd give him that. He was wearing simple dark wash jeans tonight that fit nicely around his behind judging by the girls eyeing him as he passed. A grey pinstripe vest covered his lanky form with a simple white t-shirt below.

Min felt her tongue slip out to wet her lips unconsciously. He looked quite handsome tonight.

Drawing her gaze up to his face she noted him flip his unruly reddish-brown hair before meeting his gaze. He smirked seductively up at her upon noticing her eyeing him. He had also undoubtedly caught her licking her lips as well.

Cocky bastard.

She forced herself to grin sheepishly in return. It wasn't too hard considering her cheeks were probably burning red with embarrassment. But, hopefully in this lighting he wouldn't be able to tell.

"What's he doing?" came Tae Ho's voice as he drew her from her musings.

Her face fell as she remembered why they were here in the first place. She spared a glance at Tae Ho before turning back to their target. Fox was striding towards the entrance with purpose but his eyes were still locked on hers.

"I think he's leaving" she responded, not daring to break eye contact.

"Leaving?! What do you mean he's leaving? It's barely ten!" came Tae Ho's response as his brows furrowed. "Come on, we got to follow him" he said, turning away from the bar and slipping an arm around her waist.

Their target seemed to stop in his tracks upon noticing this subtle act. She blinked rapidly after their eye contact was broken. The man simply grinned wider and continued on his way. Min felt Tae Ho tug at her waist as he moved to step away from the bar with her in tow.

"Wait!" she hissed, gripping the edge of the bar as another man came into view. Short, dark hair that almost covered his eyes. He bore a charming smile on his face and he wore a well-groomed black suit. His eyes seemed to twinkle with mischief as he took in the scene around him.

The two men bumped fists as they met halfway. The newcomer quickly pulled Fox into a one armed hug and patted him on the back. They both turned in unison to walk back towards the stairwell.

Shrugging out of Tae Ho's grip, she watched intently as she locked eyes with Fox once more. The target stopped at the stairs before encouraging his friend to continue up without him. The newcomer shook his head but smiled and continued up without him. Turning on his heel, Fox strode confidently straight towards them.

"Shit! He's coming over here!" She hissed. "What do we do?" she whispered agitatedly while leaning on the counter.

"Relax" came Tae Ho's response as he continued to watch the gentleman approach. "He's probably just grabbing a drink for his friend."

She felt herself snort in response.

Tae Ho watched with narrowed eyes as Fox began to walk straight towards them. The man could probably feel his harsh gaze but that did not deter his steps. Sliding in beside Min at the bar, Fox drummed his knuckles on the counter to catch the barkeep's attention.

"One Stella, please. Put it on my tab" he called out before turning to lean against the bar.

Min tensed involuntarily as she felt his arm brush hers. She wanted to shrink away from him but being stuck between two well-built men was not what she had planned for tonight. Tae Ho felt tense beside her and she found her body brought her closer towards the ever confident Fox.

"I've never seen you around these parts before. You must be new" came his deeper voice as he turned his dark eyes fully on her. Feeling his words and his gaze were directed at her, she flipped her hair over her shoulder and glanced him up and down. "I'm Woo Bin" he said with a charming smile.

As if she didn't already know his name.

He reached a hand out in greeting to her and she looked down at it in curiosity. This wasn't part of the plan. Meeting your target head on was never part of the plan. Fox was cunning and he was sly. How else was he given the codename?

She cursed inwardly but found her lips quirking upwards in a small smile.

"Nice to meet you" she responded while proceeding to slip her hand in his to shake it gently. It was probably a mistake for her to tell him her real name so she wouldn't. It was probably a mistake to even acknowledge him in the first place… But who could blame her at this point? No one could have counted on the plan to fail. This wasn't just anyone they were dealing with. This was Song Woo Bin. The prince of the underground world who had subtle ties to the mafia. She had to be ready for anything at this point.

He grasped her hand firmly and brought it to his lips. Pressing a gentle kiss on the back of her hand, he leaned back to observe the blush rising to her cheeks. It worked like a charm every time.

Min vaguely registered Tae Ho throwing a few thousand won on the bar before walking away swiftly.

Woo Bin's dark eyes met hers once more and he grinned once more. Min let out a breath she hadn't known she was holding. He smirked up at her before returning her hand to her side. Releasing it softly, his hand brushed her side mischievously before turning to the bartender that had returned with his beers.

"Since you won't grace me with a name, the least I can do is buy such a pretty girl a drink?"

"Orange and vodka screwdriver. Two parts vodka and one part orange. No ice" she responded after a moment of silence. Hell if he was going to talk to her, he might as well buy her a drink to loosen up!

He chuckled at her response before calling the bartender once more. He quickly ordered her drink before turning back to her. "That's a pretty strong drink for a little lady like yourself" he murmured looking down at his beer before taking a sip.

He was really starting to get on her nerves. The man was so full of confidence and there she was, a bumbling mess in front of him. Gathering her wits about her, she pulled her gaze away from Woo Bin.

"You make a lot of small talk for a sweet talker" she countered, scoffing. "I mean, you've already succeeded in buying me a drink… You're doing better than most guys so far."

Woo Bin laughed out loud beside her. "You wound me, sweetheart. To say that I am just like any other guy would be an insult!"

"You haven't proved otherwise with your overused pick up act and your honeyed words" said Min, turning to push her body against his arm. Brushing her nose against his ear, she heard his sharp intake of breath at her forwardness. "Sweetheart? Really? Is that the best you could do? I'm disappointed, Prince Song" she murmured into his ear.

Her eyes widened as he turned to quickly grip her forearms. "Don't tease me, sweetheart" he said, tilting his head to look at her with dark eyes. "How do you know who I am?" he murmured, pulling her into him and effectively trapping her arms between them.

Her mind was ringing with warning signals. She was almost melting into him from his close proximity. Min was finding it very hard to deny the man in front of her when he looked at her like that. If it weren't for the uncomfortably tight grip on her forearms and the dark look in his eyes, she would have more than likely responded to his advances.

Min cursed the playboy spitefully. She was sure that Jun Su or Tae Ho were in full panic mode at the moment. She was too close to the target. She was too close…

Woo Bin ran his lips along her exposed collarbone and Min Seo felt all thought leave her mind. The feather light touches caused her to let out a whimper and close her eyes in response.

"I'm still waiting, sweetheart" he spoke and the vibrations hummed along her collarbone.

"W-Who doesn't know the infamous P-Prince Song Woo Bin…" she stuttered out, feeling her legs quiver below her. His arms held fast around her waist as he gazed down at her with a calculating look in his eye. He was clearly not satisfied with her answer.

"I think that's quite enough, man" came a voice.

Min whipped her head to the side so fast that the world seemed to spin. Woo Bin seemed to note the imposing form of Jun Su that stood with his arms crossed over his chest. He only let out a chuckle in response as he helped Min stand up straighter.

Min quickly righted herself by shrugging off Woo Bin's arm and putting some distance between them. Her face was undoubtedly flushed and she was having a hard time drawing oxygen to her lungs. She couldn't help both cursing and thanking Jun Su mentally in her head.

"We were just leaving" came Jun Su's voice again as he caught her eye. "Min, let's go."

Jun Su held a hand out to her and she reluctantly moved away from Woo Bin's heat. Feeling Woo Bin holding her back, she turned to meet his gaze with a wary look.

"I'll see you around, Min" he said. His face broke out in a wry grin but his eyes still held a guarded look. "I enjoyed our little chat."

A shiver involuntarily ran up her spine as she nodded at his statement. Stumbling away from him and into Jun Su's waiting arm, she followed Jun Su as he led her away.

Before she left the club, she couldn't help but cast a haphazard gaze over her shoulder.

He was still there, staring after her with a blank face. Noticing she was looking at him once more, a mischievous grin spread across his face. She would have returned his grin had Jun Su not turned her head away forcefully.

The crisp night air hit her hard and she shivered visibly. Jun Su quickly removed his jacket and placed it over her shoulders. He walked ahead of her and she quickly rushed to catch up to him. Coming up to their car, she noted Tae Ho was already seated in the backseat.

"Get in" said Jun Su as he opened the passenger side door for her. He quickly got into the driver's seat and started the car.

Min barely had time to relax before Tae Ho was on her case.

"We have a job to do in case you haven't realized, Chae Min Seo. This isn't playtime anymore" he scoffed at her, wrapping an arm around her seat to bring his face beside her head. She immediately tensed as his hot breath feathered across her neck. "You'd do well not to forget that."

He released her seat and she couldn't help but bring her own arms around her as some form of comfort.

"Let's go, I ordered the rest of the men to head out as soon as this silly girl was almost in danger of blowing our cover. I couldn't risk us all going down with her" said Tae Ho scornfully as he relaxed back in his seat.

Guilt and embarrassment welled up inside of her chest. He was right. They did have a job to do. She couldn't afford to get involved with such a fox. She couldn't risk the lives of the others and her job definitely didn't involve flirting with their target.

Crap.

She had flirted with a mafia prince.

This idea has been bouncing around in my head for a while so as much as I shouldn't be writing I just had to get this out while the creative juices were flowing. This is my first venture into a BBF story but hopefully you all like it. This is only a short introduction chapter until I can get a solid storyline running in my head. I just wanted to play around with the characters a bit and get used to the atmosphere.

Feel free to let me know what you guys think! Constructive criticism is always welcome!

- HLF