2 ACCEPTING THE REALITY YOU FORCED ME TO LIVE

Two years, that was the sum of the time he had spent after that night where Seugmin was forced to say goodbye to the last person he had left in this world, I hope, I try to be strong while he was, but the weeks turned into months and the months turned into years so I stop waiting and lost hope in him

It took Seugmin time to accept it but then he had to get the idea that the position of the heir was his and that his brother would not be there to save him, he tried to convince himself and wash his head that he should be proud of the position, of how strong he was because Seugmin had not stood idly by for two years, he trained day and night without rest, he was sad and frustrated and that was a way out for so many feelings that he was carrying, he got stronger and now he was a 17-year-old, very tall and imposing, he was no longer a little boy who was scared when his father raised his hand in his direction, now that child could defend himself and fight.

One more year of torture had passed, three years since his brother had decided to abandon him, but who kept the count? Yes, no one was interested

Or at least that's what Seugmin repeated in his head to convince himself of it.

Every day they had become so repetitive, getting up, having breakfast, training, training and continuing to train until the clock struck 12 or until his father decided, he had to take care of his health or his wounds thrown in combat, he was never attended by someone else, nobody cared about him, even his father dared to say that if he was still alive then there was no reason to make drama or scandal.

Hyunsuk was always the one who healed from his wounds.

But he was no longer interested, after all he was no longer the same, his father took care of it, his life was just about preparing to take over the empire and business that the Ahns had, he was tired of hearing that, but he had no choice but to accept it.

He had special training of all kinds and now he knew well the position he was obliged to be in and he didn't bother to accept some power either, but there was something that told him it was wrong to accept it, something that made him back down when his father asked him to kill a person, a voice inside him telling him to stop being something he wasn't, but then he heard the screams of Ahn, his father, and then he reacted immediately.

After his brother escaped, in the morning his father sent men to look for him in every corner of the forest like a hunter to his prey, but there were no traces, as if he had simply disappeared in the shadows, after weeks they got tired of looking for him and his father officially named him the heir to the throne, come on, it was still the 21st century but still the Mafias continued to live in the past with their rules and traditions.

Clearly it was not easy, his father was now 24/7 watching over him, even when it was his days off, he was never alone and his room was guarded every night by stronger and more experienced guards so it was not an option to make the same decision as his brother was.

What would have happened if Seugmin had crossed that window with his brother? We don't know... nor was it known where Ahn Hyunsuk was or if he was still alive somewhere out there.

Minnie missed every minute of her day-to-day life as it was before, she missed the only reason she continued to live in that house, and the feeling grew stronger when she trained hard with that Katana, no matter how much she denied aloud to miss or love her brother and mother, he knew it wasn't true

He was indecisive, confused and very afraid.

But on Friday night he clarified his thoughts and ideas and now he was running through the backyard of that mansion or rather prison, with his backpack and Katana in his hands, he felt his lungs burn and the helplessness of leaving behind that unhinged family, he felt dirty, dirty to bear the surname Ahn, his tears didn't stop coming down at any time and I don't even notice when his sobs were more audible, but he didn't care, he wanted to walk away, run away, stop being in that place, where would he go? He didn't know that either, but he still followed his instinct and when he got to a road he immediately tried to look for a vehicle and luckily a somewhat old red van came to a stop and took him away.

What had happened?

Why did Seugmin have to make the decision to flee?

"One more Friday, which meant the visit of his uncles for a strange meeting with his father, which also meant a break for him, simple, his plans were to watch a movie or maybe listen to music while re-reading his favorite book, but no, I had to be curious, it was when I sneaked among the guards approaching the office of that man called my father, but I liked to call him a legal guardian better

In eight years he hadn't dared to do such a thing as listen to their meeting, but until now he had been killing curiosity.

He heard footsteps and voices from his two uncles so he got closer by hiding behind a wall near Ahn's office making their conversation more audible.

-Brother, the experiments are going well, is the question here when Seugmin will show traces of what we implanted in his blood?

That was Eunhyuk

-I don't know, you should know, you are the experts, I am just the head, you must take care of the rest

-Wow Ahn, you still don't have tact with any of us, you didn't have it with your eldest son or little Minnie, do I also have to mention your dear wife?

And that was Yesung

Why had I mentioned Mom?

-Yesung, our dear brother has never had feelings, come on, he got a girl just to give birth to an heir and a test object for an experiment, after that he only discarded it, he did not strive with Hyunsuk because he knew he had Seugmin to replace him, it was always his plan

Had he heard right? Was it a joke in bad taste?

-Eunhyuk, better stop so much talk, close your mouth and work, that for that they have the surname we carry

-And I still wonder why you had to be the heir when Yesung and I have done everything to achieve what you have now, but it's okay, we will give Seugmin a few months, the safest thing is that his changes will occur at 18 years old, you have to be patient, the same goes for young Sim, the daughter of the Parks and the son of the Han and Watanabe, we must wait, but they will be evaluated and trained as they should

His face was a total art, he was processing each one that information in his head, impossible, and what happened most again and again to his thoughts were his mother and brother, his father was a mobster and a horrible father, but he would never do that, would he?

-Eunhyuk, I think you should stop talking

He felt the presence and you of his uncle very close, he was discovered and the anger and helplessness did not let him think things and he was already shouting at his father how pig he was, he ran, he locked himself in his room, he took his backpack and that sword and just as he saw his brother cross through that window so he did, he jumped down the balconies, through the roof of his house and fell silent in the backyard, agents tried to reach him and even in a small look back he could see his two uncles..."

And that's how I ended up in that truck with a stranger, I still couldn't process well everything I had heard so I reacted when I felt the car stop.

-Son, we are in the center of Seoul, you didn't tell me where you would go so I stopped, are you okay?

He had barely noticed that the man in the van was a middle-aged gentleman with a rather gentle face but now his gaze showed concern.

-Okay, I'll get off here, really thank you

A small light smile came from his face, under the car and that man spoke to him again

-Son, have, you look lost, be careful in the city, it can be dangerous late at night

He spread some money and before I could refuse to receive it he just said goodbye and the van easily came out of my sight when it crossed on a street corner ahead.

I looked around, people passed by, some in shopping bags, some in school uniforms or others in formal suits and talking to someone important on the phone.

What was he supposed to do now?

Of course, this was the time to question that he should have thought better before escaping, at least his brother must have had a plan, while he only had 1,000 won in hand and a look of a lost child.

He kept watching until his eyes saw something interesting.

“Hotel”

Well, at least he would have to look for where to sleep, when he began to walk the eyes focused on him, and not exactly good or pleasant looks, he was about to wonder why when he saw the sword on his back recharged in that case so cute and striking.

He walked quickly and checked into the hotel, costing him a little over 1,000 won, but luckily he still had that money his brother and mother had left for him, went to the assigned room and lay down looking at the ceiling, "any plan?" he asked himself.

His eyes closed little by little, as if in slow motion but two strong knocks on the door made him get up out of nowhere, and he must have been more careful to open the door because when he opened it there were two men there.

-Young Seugmin let me introduce myself, I am Agent Lee Chan and my partner is Agent Choi Seung-cheol, you must accompany us for a few minutes to the police station

Agents? Cops? Commissioner?

Maybe I try to escape, but one of the two men threw from a small gun a somewhat peculiar bullet at his back causing him to lose his balance in a few seconds falling to the floor followed by his sight and consciousness.