CHAPTER 18
JI-HOO'S POV:
It's funny how much Boo Ki has already turned Woo Bin in to a hopeless puppy. He watches her with such adoration it makes me laugh. Do I look at Saia like that? Like my whole world lives and breathes with her? I admit that it does feel that way most of the time but seeing Woo Bin like this is new. I've known him for so long and he has never acted like this with any of his girls.
Since he met her, he has been gradually changing into a person that wants to use his position in the Korean Mafia to do some good. That's what finding our "other half" so to speak does to us. They make us want to be better people. It amazes me how much Jun Pyo and Yi-Jung changed because of their girls. They were two people that I believed were forever set in their ways. Even me. I never thought I would feel so alive until I met Saia and now Woo Bin also has that special someone in his life.
It pleases me to know that we are not the same F4 that we were in school. We have more to live for and more to accomplish that isn't solely for ourselves.
I just wish…so very much…that this IDIOT would have listened to me when I said no physical activity… sigh
Yet he is laying here grinning like a fool while I re-stitch part of his wound. Boo Ki won't admit what they did but it's pretty obvious from her guilty look.
"…You honestly couldn't wait a few days?" I ask in irritation. "It won't heal properly if you keep breaking the stitches."
Woo Bin starts to speak but Boo Ki slaps a hand over his mouth and gives me a contrite look.
"Mianhae(I'm sorry) Ji-Hoo-yah. It won't happen again." She says. Woo Bin looks at her in horror.
"Honestly Woo Bin-ah it won't kill you to wait a few days." I say impatiently.
"Easy for you to say. Now that she's officially mine I don't want to give her a chance to change her mind." He grumbles as she releases his mouth. She laughs and rubs his back while I bandage his wound.
"Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere." She smiles at him.
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With everything finally wrapping up in Colombia, it's time for us to leave and I can honestly say I am relieved. Alejandro has stepped up to take care of his mother and sister along with testifying against his father. But even with Miguel dead and Sergio now behind bars I have become increasingly uneasy to be here since I learned about the Maeng family. What they did to Boo Ki was unacceptable and the threat they pose to my loved ones makes me angry.
Woo Bin has expressed his uncertainty over going to Italy many times over the last few days and I am concerned as well. I now understand why he's been so reluctant about going there. We will essentially be going in blind with a high probability that we won't make it out of there alive. We agreed to focus on our target in London before deciding what to do about Angiolo Botticelli but it is still lingering in the back of my mind. What if I don't make it back to Saia? What if something happens to Woo Bin or Boo Ki?
This "mission" has always been dangerous but I have never been more aware of it than I am now. A feeling of dread has settled over my heart no matter how much I try to shake it and assure myself that we will all get through this. So much is uncertain.
Glancing over at Woo Bin and Boo Ki I envy them for being here together. They sleep peacefully beside each other with her head on his shoulder on our flight to London without a care in the world at the moment.
I wish I was flying to Seoul instead of London. Before our flight, DK called me to let me know that Saia has had the flu and isn't getting better. It worries me. I know Jan Di will keep an eye on her but I should be by my fiancé's side taking care of her. Saia reassured me over and over that she is okay but I love her. Of course I worry about her.
Opening up my laptop, I go over the information that we have on Lydia Churchill. A representative in England's Parliament, she is known for being extremely intelligent and as a "voice of the people" she has quickly moved up the ranks of the English Government. It's all a façade though.
According to the information we have received so far, she is a cold and ruthless woman behind her sympathetic and well-mannered mask. She is also very reclusive and has no family that she is close to which makes getting close to her a bit more difficult.
Even with Boo Ki's skills, Woo Bin and I quietly agreed behind her back to keep her from using them as much as possible. The incident at Miguel's house proved how unstable she is considering the emotional trauma of her past. We don't want to put her through that again.
Hacking into Lydia Churchill's computers is always an option but I don't believe we will find anything. She's too thorough. I want to crack this one myself. With Woo Bin injured and Boo Ki's experience in Colombia, I want to make this as easy on them as possible.
Sifting through files I see something interesting. She loves music and attends concerts on a regular basis. It's one of the rare times she is seen in public. This I may be able to use to my advantage. When we land I'll make a few calls. I may be "dead" but that doesn't mean I don't still have connections.
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WOO BIN'S POV:
My plan has worked perfectly and now I am watching in amusement as my gorgeous girlfriend is trying not to act pleased by it. I made sure our apartment here in London only has two bedrooms and put her luggage in the same room as mine.
"You know, you could just sleep with Ji-Hoo." She says with an arched eyebrow.
"No way. He's all yours." Ji-Hoo says as he walks by.
I should take that as an insult but I don't. I'm too pleased with myself to harass Ji-Hoo at the moment.
"Sneaky bastard." Boo Ki says with a shake of her head and I smirk at her as I pull her into my arms.
"Come on baby. Don't pretend you don't like the thought of sleeping in the same bed." I whisper and nip her ear with my teeth. She shivers in my arms and I tighten my grip on her waist. I am so frustrated that we have only made love once so far because of my injury. It's healing fast but not quickly enough for me. I want to devour this goddess in my arms so badly that it's driving me crazy. But every time things get too heated she pulls away.
"Woo Bin-ah…" she says and wraps her arms around my waist. "I don't mind sleeping beside you but it's only going to make it harder on both of us. I want to make love to you too but not till Ji-Hoo says it's okay."
Groaning in frustration against her shoulder, I sit on the bed and pull her down above me till she's straddling my thighs. I capture her lips in a hungry kiss. Everything about her is intoxicating to me from her scent and her taste, to her intelligence and her humor. My need for her continues to grow and I don't want to spend any more time away from her.
I know now that Alejandro was never a threat but I am still happy to have Boo Ki away from him and all to myself. She may not have feelings for him but I know that he liked her. It was obvious. Thinking about it still pisses me off and my kisses become rough. She's mine, damn it!
Sliding my hands under her shirt, I explore her back with my hands and feel some of the scars from her training as a child. It instantly cools my anger and I pull away to trail soft kisses down her throat. Her sighs of pleasure make me smile against her soft skin but when my hands feel an unusual scar on her back, I pull up her shirt to try and look at it. She tugs at my hands to try and cover it back up but I resist.
"What is it?" I ask curiously. She's looks away from me and bites her bottom lip.
"I'm sorry. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." I tell her and use my thumb stop her abuse on her lip.
"It's not that." She says and turns to look at me. "It's just ugly. But it represents my freedom so I don't want to have it removed."
"Then you should be proud of it." I say and rub the spot affectionately. "You never did say how you escaped. Just that your family thinks you are dead. How?"
"My Aunt Mo Nae is how. She left before me but we secretly kept in contact. She knew I wanted out and so we made a plan. I was on a mission to assassinate a man on his yacht while it was out at sea. I was sent to kill him, blow up the yacht, and swim back to shore and meet up with my contact to confirm the kill. What my family didn't know was that my Aunt was waiting close by in another boat. Once I blew up the yacht, I swam to her and she took me away instead of meeting up with my contact. I got this scar from the blast because I cut the timing too close. They think I died in the blast. My Aunt still keeps track of them to ensure our safety."
I nod and peck her lips. "Thank you."
"For what?" she asks in confusion.
"For being you. For leaving them so that I was able to meet you. For loving me back."
She blushes and pushes my shoulder playfully. "Why are you being like that?"
"What?" I ask with a laugh. "I'm just telling you the truth. You make me so happy Boo Ki-yah."
I almost miss seeing her blushing face as she quickly buries her face in the crook of my neck. "You make me happy too Woo Bin-ah. Saranghae."
"Nado saraghae." I murmur and suck the sweet spot on her neck. She moans and tilts her head so that I have better access. Her voice is so sexy. Sliding my hands down to her hips, I grind her crotch against mine and we both gasp in pleasure.
"Don't even think about it…"
I look up in annoyance to see Ji-Hoo glowering at us from the doorway as Boo Ki quickly hops off of my lap in embarrassment. Falling back on the bed in defeat, I growl at the ceiling in frustration. I already have a major hard on.
Damn cockblocker…
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JI-YONG'S POV:
"Hi Ji! How are you?" Cora comes bouncing up to me the moment I walk in.
"I'm good, Miss Jennings." I say politely and try to move around her but she blocks me.
"Ji how many times do I have to tell you to call me Cora?"
"I'm sorry Miss but I can't do that." Trying to move around her on, she once again blocks me. Grabbing onto her shoulders I firmly move her aside so that I can pass but she latches herself onto my arm.
"Come on Ji! There's no need to be so formal with me! Plus you promised me you would teach me how to speak Korean."
Looking down at her in shock, I pry her grip from my arm. "I never promised you that! If you will please excuse me."
"But-"
"Cora please stop harassing my bodyguard." Lydia regally says as she exits her office. Cora has been Lydia's secretary for the past two years and I'm honestly surprised Lydia keeps her around. They are like night and day. But even though Cora is loud and obnoxious with me, she is reserved and professional when she does her job. That still doesn't stop her from pouting when she has to return to her desk.
"I'm here to escort you home Miss Churchill." I say and she nods her head curtly. I fall into place behind her as James leaves his post at the door to lead her out of the building to the car.
This is an easy job for the most part. Lydia keeps to herself and mostly stays at home. She occasionally attends classical music concerts but that is the extent of her activities other than work. There are six of us in total protecting her. Four at all times with two on standby to relieve the others for rest in shifts. Why she feels the need to have so many bodyguards is unknown to me. I suspect she has something to hide. Call it a gut instinct or whatever but I don't like her. Unfortunately for me she seems to have taken a liking to me and keeps me closer than the others. Hopefully I will hear back from one of the other jobs I applied for last week. Then I won't have to work for her anymore.
Sitting in the passenger seat of the car, I scan the area for anything suspicious while we are stuck in traffic. I'm glad James is driving. I don't have enough patience for that shit. My eyes wander over several expensive apartment buildings when I see a woman with dark red hair get out of a car. Red hair is pretty common here but I can tell this woman is Asian. My heart practically stops as I watch her enter the building with two guys. I only managed to catch a glimpse of her face but it looked like…
Sensing my tension, James looks at me and tries to find what I'm looking at.
"Is everything okay Ji?" He asks and I nod my head as I quickly compose myself.
"Yeah. Everything's fine. False alarm."
I may look calm on the outside but inside I am in turmoil. Get a hold of yourself, Ji. There is no way… It can't possibly be…