PART SIX: THEY DIDN'T CIME TO CAPTURE US
The fire escape shook beneath them.
Jungkook's wings were burning.
Every breath hurt.
But Taehyung was safe.
That was all that mattered.
They reached the roof.
Then stopped.
Drones hovered above them. Men surrounded the building. Weapons pointed directly at them.
Tehyung's hands shook.
"Jungkook."
"I'm here."
"They found us."
"I know."
A voice came through a megaphone.
"ON THE GROUND!"
Jungkook stepped backward. Taehyung clung to him.
"We know what you are."
Another voice.
"LAST DRAGON HYBRID. LAST VAMPIRE."
Taehyung began crying.
"Jungkook..."
"I'm here."
"You promised me."
Jungkook looked down at him.
His wings were smoking. His scales were glowing. His eyes were full of tears.
"I know."
"You promised you'd run."
"I know."
"Why didn't you?"
Jungkook pulled him closer.
"Because I'm bad at promises."
Taehyung laughed through his tears.
"You idiot."
"Yeah."
Jungkook rested his forehead against his.
"But I'm really good at this."
"At what?"
"Loving you."
Taehyung closed his eyes.
"I love you too."
The megaphone sounded again.
"FINAL WARNING!"
Jungkook held him tighter.
"I love you so much."
"So do I."
Then...
The weapons changed.
Not tranquilizers. Not containment rounds.
Live ammunition.
Taehyung saw them first.
"Jungkook..."
Jungkook looked.
There was no time.
The first shot rang across the roof.
Jungkook's wings wrapped around Elias completely.
A cocoon.
Warm. Black. Protective.
The last thing Taehyung heard was Jungkook whispering... "Don't be scared."
Then another shot.
And another.
And another.
