Chapter 16 - Sacrifice Again

"Annyong, Myeong Jo."

She jumped in place and turned her back. There

was a man. His face wasn't that visible. But he was wearing a hoodie. And it

could be understood that he was smirking.

"Who are you?! H-how did you get in

here?" she asked.

The man laughed evilly, "So the rumor must

be true. The Queen lost her memory."

Myeong Jo was really confused. Who was he?

He turned on the lights. Then he revealed his

face.

Of course, Myeong Jo didn't know his face. The

real wife would've figure it out already.

"So you don't remember me, do you?" he

smirked.

She gulped down her throat; shaking her head.

"Lee Joon is my name." he licked his

lips.

His name itself made her completely frozen. This

is the Lee Joon? The one who was crazily obsessed with the real wife? The one

who once tried to kill her?

She took a step back and her back hit the closed

door; she was breathing heavily.

"Oh no no...don't be afraid of me, Myeong

Jo-ah. You know I'll never hurt you." he smirked at her.

He sat on the edge of the bed and took a dagger

(knife) out of his pocket which made her eyes widened. He began sharping the

dagger.

"So tell me. How've you been? Happy I guess?

With your husband?"

Myeong Jo didn't reply.

"Wanna know how I have been? Horrible.

Terribly horrible. Can you imagine a person living so many years under that

dark stinky cell?!" his voice almost raised.

She didn't reply. But her hands were slowly working

secretly behind. She waa trying to reach the door lock without his knowledge.

"Spending about 2 years in that same old

room, it helped me to figure out to dig a hole under and escape that. Also I

took a long time to think how can I get my revenge." he looked at her.

She gulped down her throat; her heart beating

fast, "R-revenge?"

Joon laughed. Evilly. Just how Jimin described

him.

"Yah, revenge! I want to take revenge for

you to make me suffer like this! I want to hurt you so badly, to completely

destroy everything about you so much........." his voice turned into a

psychotic man.

He stood up from the bed.

"J-Joon......please stop. Why don't you

accept it? Why can't you move on?! I will never love you no matter what you do

so just stop your devilish actions." she shouted for the first time.

His lips raised into a smirk; chuckling a bit,

"Seems like you still got that attitude, darling."

"However, you know what I planned? I

figured out the most crucial thing that would hurt you most unlike any other."

Myeong Jo's forehead showed rays of confusion.

He walked closer to her and leaned his face

towards her. She moved her face to her side. Seeing her action, he again

chuckled.

"Instead of hurting you........ I planned

to hurt your precious human in the world. The one for whom you would do

anything. The one for whom you left me. The one who made you forget about me

completely from your mind. The one who's taking my place!" he yelled at

her so closely.

Myeong Jo immediately knew who he was talking about.

She looked directly at his red eyes that says evil.

"You wouldn't..........." she

whimpered.

"Oh yes. Yes I would. I even did."

suddenly he grabbed her wrist and pulled her to the balcony.

He almost pushed her to the railing but she

managed to hold her back. He made her look down by holding her hair inside his

grip. It hurted her but she was more confused and scared more than being hurt.

She gasped as he shoved her head off the railing; so that she can took a look

at the ground.

Almost everyone in the castle was out. Maybe she

and Joon were the only left. The fire increased and it spread everywhere

downstairs. So all the residents moved to the open air in front of the castle.

She could see Jimin talking in the phone restlessly while Jungkook was holding

Ji Eun's hand. They were safe.

"See your husband there?" he pointed

down at him.

Then Lee Joon held out a remote from his other

pocket and showed it to her. He pressed a button and suddenly a small green

blinking light was seen on Jimin's neck. Myeong Jo couldn't understand.

"See this red tiny button here? When I

press it, your dear husband will be blown into pieces. Right in front of

everyone and without anyone knowing!" he laughed louder.

Myeong Jo gasped in shock. He planted a bomb inside his jacket? Jimin

can die anytime if this man just press the button.

"You are a monster! You bastard!" she

screamed at him; trying to get out of his grip.

"I've always been a monster. Your ignorance

and your attitude turned me into this heartless monster!" he dragged her

back to their room and threw her on the floor.

Her head hit the table; causing it to bleed. Why

does her head always have to hit? She touched her forehead; rubbing the wounded

place.

She looked at Joon and her eyes already began

dropping tears, "Joon, please don't be like this. Please not Jimin....

Please I beg you.......Please don't hurt him....."

Joon smirked and sat on his toes in front of

her, "Then darling, you are gonna have to come with me."

She widened her eyes. She for a moment actually

forgot this man tried to rape her once in the past.

"We'll escape together. And live far away

from everyone. Only you and me. Then your husband will live." he showed

her the remote.

"Joon....please.....why are you so crazy?

Why do you keep hurting yourself? Nothing will work out between us! Why can't

you understand the fact I will never love you?!" she shouted crying.

"I don't care whether you love me or not! I

just care about my pleasure and desire now. I cared for you a long time ago.

Now for a ignorant ***** like you, I will just keep you with me. Just to hurt

you!" his eyes were red.

There was no way to save herself. Jimin's life

was at risk. That man can press the button any time he wants.

"All right, all right. I'll come with

you." she finally gave up and wiped her tears.

Joon smirked and caressed her head. "Looks

like only putting your husband at risk will make you do anything. You are so

stupid, Myeong Jo.." his chuckles filled the room.

Myeong Jo made eye contact with him and this

time she smirked at him, "No. You are wrong. I am not stupid."

Suddenly she took the remote from his hands. He

was sitting too close to her. She kicked him on his face and ran towards the

door. She already opened it when he was talking with her some time back. She

opened the door and ran away from there.

Everything happened in a flash. Joon realized

his stupidity.

"Min Myeong Jo!!!" screaming her name

with the strongest anger inside his veins, he also ran behind her to catch her.

She ran through the hallways and downstairs. To

her surprise, the downstairs was in fire. She stopped at the last stair and

gasped. Everywhere was burning and smoke was terribly everywhere.

She turned back and made her way to the secret

passageway no one knows except for the royal families.

"Get back here, You *****! You ain't

getting out of my hands!" he saw her and began running towards her.

Myeong Jo tried her best to run among the dark

smoke in the air. Her vision was barely visible. She was coughing as she was

out of breath but yet kept running.

She closed the door of the big room. Usually

servants keep their preserved woods, irons, metals and stuff. She made sure to

lock the door. There was a hidden door in the walls but she couldn't figure it

out. She noticed a small window up which can be broken.

So she took a ladder and hoped up to the window. The window was closed

tight. She tried to open with all her might but it was too strong.

Suddenly there was a bang on the door. Which

made her jump in place.

"I know you are in there! Open up! Myeong

Jo! You don't know what I'll do to you if I get inside! Open this door!"

he was there.

Myeong Jo felt fear. Fear of losing her life for

the first time. Her mind couldn't work inside that stuffed room. She already

inhaled much gas. She was feeling suffocated and dizzy. Yet she tried to find a

way out.

The door was being kicked. Joon was almost there

to break the door open.

Myeong Jo took a heavy object and climbed up the

ladder again. She with her every strength; broke the window open using that.

The glass window shattered.

She felt a relief and was about to get out

through there.

Suddenly the door broke open and Joon got

inside! He saw Myeong Jo escaping through the window. He yelled at her and took

the ladder away. Causing her to lose balance and her lower body was hanging

now.

"You thought you could escape?! If we are

going to die here, then I'll die with you. I'll make sure to drag you to hell

with me!" he pulled her down by her legs.

Myeong Jo was struggling not to fall. Her upper

body was almost out while her other lower part was hanging. And now Lee Joon

was pulling her legs. She screamed in pain and unknowingly her leg pushed his

face and he fell down.

Myeong Jo took the opportunity to finally drag

her whole body up and she fell down outside, on the open ground. She was out of

the castle.

She sighed in relief.

Suddenly she gupled down her throat.

The remote!

She lost it inside the room while trying to

escape. The remote was still in the room with Joon. It fell down inside the

moment when she fell down outside.

Myeong Jo gasped in the fear and shock both. She

stood up and realized she was at the back of the castle. While Jimin and others

were at the front gate.

She ran. Ran her fullest. Ran like the wind.

Though her mind was circling with the earth as her head bleeded a lot, though

her weak heart inhaled dangerous fire smoke, though her whole body was

hurting........ She just ran. She didn't care if she dies. The only fact that

mattered to her now is Jimin's life.

On the other hand, others were waiting outside

the castle for the fire brigade service. As it was night time, they were being

late. Jimin was continuously calling them and telling them to hurry up before

the fire spreads out inside the whole palace. He was too busy that he didn't

even notice his wife didn't make out the burning castle the whole time.

"Hyung?" Jungkook suddenly called his

elder brother.

Jimin looked at him.

"Where is Noona?"

Jimin looked around ; his head turned

everywhere.

"That's right. I didn't see Unnie the whole

time here." Ji Eun spoke.

"Hyung, she came with you right?"

Jungkook asked.

Jimin's heart felt a thump of fear as his lips

began trembling.

"S-she....said....she was coming.....in a

minute....." his voice shook.

Jungkook and Ji Eun's eyes widened.

"But she was never here!" Ji Eun

couldn't held onto her yelling.

All the household looked at their royal family.

That's right. They didn't see the Queen around. They were too busy talking

about how the kitchen began the fire and how scared they were. No one even

noticed their Queen was missing.

"W-where is she? Is s-she inside?!"

Jungkook shouted his manly voice; looking at the castle.

"Jimin-ahhh!!!!"

There was a faint voice echoing in the air.

Everyone present there heard it.

"Who was that?" a maid spoke.

"Jimin get away from there!!" Again

that voice.

All of them began turning their heads here and

there to search the source of the voice.

"Jimin-ahhhh!!! Move away!!"

"Your Highness is there!" a male servant pointed his finger to

their right.

Everyone looked at that direction. It was true.

The Queen was running towards them very fast and yelling her heart out. Jimin's

eyes widened in confusion. What was she saying?

"There's A Bomb!! Get Out Of There!!"

her voice could be heard clearly. But no one was exactly trying to understand.

They were just staring at her.

"What is she saying?" Jungkook

mumbled.

Jimin began running towards her. He knew

something was wrong. The others waited at the same place.

Myeong Jo ran and kept yelling saying there's a

bomb, get out of there yet no one did understand her.

Both of them were close at running towards each

other. Jimin stopped as he saw her bleeding from her head. As she was close

enough, he saw her completely broken and crying. His mind couldn't work that

moment.

Myeong Jo finally caught him and fell on her

knees as she was so tired from running. Jimin held her arms; being surprised by

her every action.

She tried to take the jacket out from his body.

Jimin was really getting surprised.

"Myeong Jo! What on earth are you

doing?" he shouted at her.

"Take it out! Take it out! There's a

bomb!" she yelled.

Jimin still couldn't understand her. Why was she

acting so strange? He pushed her a bit as she was crazily pulling the jacket

away from him.

"Yah! Stop! What are you doing?!" he

furrowed his eyebrows.

She widened her eyes at him, "DIDN'T YOU

HEAR WHAT I SAID? THERE'S A BOMB IN YOUR JACKET!"

Before he could know anything, she pulled the

jacket out of his body. She ran again towards the other direction.

On the other hand, Joon just found the remote.

The fire was inside that room as well. He knew he was going to die. He sat in a

corner and admired the remote. At his last moments, he still laughed

hopelessly.

"Dear Myeong Jo, thank you for making me

suffer. For wasting my whole life. I'm sorry but I can't see you happy anymore.

You don't deserve him. I was the only one for you! I hope you'll realize your

life's greatest mistake after both me and your beloved husband is gone!

Goodbye."

Saying he pressed the button.

Before the fire could gobble him inside its

body, he last heard a loud explosion and a heart catching bloody scream that

filled the air, "MYEONG JO-AH!!"

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