"I'll tear what you're wearing to shreds if you run that mouth before me, my love...I could care less about what you wish for to happen but I'd love if you could reciprocate the passion we share when I bed you.."

Yong Sun chimes as he has Soojin sat next to him, on the dining table.

His palm rests over her upper thigh as his digits dig into the skin of her inner thigh, causing her breath to hitch.

The dining table is occupied today, with Soojin, her Mother, Joon Ki and Minister Choi.

"Ah, the feeling of togetherness! We're seated here, eating like a family, aren't we, future Jeonha?" Minister Choi asks as he digs into his steak.

The Minister is a seasoned kiss ass as he knows just how he ought to make someone feel special.

Just as Yong Sun is about to answer, he hears a snicker.

A snicker emerging from Joon Ki's lips.

Joon Ki's eyes are lowered at the meat that lies on his plate and he chooses to forsake it by insulting the man who could end his life, if he wished.

"Anything you find hilarious, Joon Ki?" Yong Sun asks as he grinds his teeth and raises a brow his way.

"You're so full of shit.." The weak man croaks and for the very first time, Soojin is able to hear her brother's voice.

Just as her eyes are filling up in tears of surprise, she feels Yong Sun's nails digging into her thigh, harder, causing her to let out a whimper.

He slams his fist on the table, causing the glasses filled with water to sway.

"Looks like my brother-in-law is recovering, after all...I best believe your ill mannered mouths are hereditary.." Yong Sun chides.

He faces Soojin's mother, who is holding Joon Ki by the arm, who appears to be trembling.

"Eomeoni, do tell me this..were you just as rebellious as these two?" Soojin's mothers eyes are lowered in shame.

"She still seems just as feisty, to me.." The Minister croaks, running his tongue over his lower lip.

"You think so? Do you like her, Minister?" Yong Sun laughs, patting the elder man on his arm as he eyes Soojin's mother, a widow.

"Yong Sun.." Soojin mutters, in anguish.

Yong Sun turns his head towards her.

It'd been the first time she'd called his name.

"I'm the one you're after..why would you trouble my family?" Soojin asks, blurry eyes boring into Yong Sun's wicked face.

Yong Sun lets out a low laugh, cupping Soojin's cheeks.

He pushes them closer, watching how her lips protrude out.

"You'll kill me someday.." He mutters, joining their foreheads together as Soojin pushes at his shoulder.

"Crazy bastard.." She whispers to herself, clutching her fork.

"Why? Are you shy?" His hand lands higher this time, pinky grazing over her clothed core.

Soojin squeezes her eyes shut but she then feels Yong Sun rest his head in the column of her neck, snuggling into her, lips dropping loud and lewd kisses over her skin and she opens her eyes, watching her mother and brother's eyes filled with pain.

She watches her mother beat her chest with her fist as Joon Ki flutters his eyes shut, a bead of tear rolling down his cheek.

Soojin is seized with courage as she feels Yong Sun lapping and tonguing her neck, emitting low whimpers and moans, while his hand now cups her core, middle and index finger pressing into her mound.

She picks the fork and jabs it into Yong Sun's hand, with a loud bam.

Yong Sun freezes for a second before he registers the feeling of the cold metal coursing through his skin and hitting his bone.

He lets out a pained scream, clutching his wrist with his other hand as he watches blood dribbling out of his hand, digits soaked in blood.

Minister Choi panics and attempt at helping Yong Sun but Soojin's wits take the best of her and she rises to her feet, followed by her mother, who raises Joon Ki's weak body.

Yong Sun rises after them, face scrunching in pain as all he sees is red.

"Choi, do-don't let them esc-escape!" He screams out and just as Soojin is ushering her mother and Joon Ki out of the house, she is dragged back by her hair, towards the table.

"You bitch! How dare you escape!" He screams as Soojin waves at her mother to run out.

"Go, Eomma!! I'm coming!! LEAVE NOW!"

Minister Choi drags her by her hips and carries her, past the table to the room where she was supposed to be locked.

Soojin grabs a kitchen knife from the table and stabs Minister Choi in the arm, causing him to drop her, immediately.

However, the cut isn't as deep as the one on Yong Sun's hand, who is now walking towards Soojin.

"You whore, get back here before I kill you!!" Yong Sun screams as he makes his way towards Soojin.

In that very moment, all Soojin can see is Yun Ki.

His gummy smile, his light brown eyes, the way he'd hold her hand and would mutter the three special words she'd longed to hear all her life.

She seizes the knife, slashing Yong Sun over his left cheek, drawing out gashes of blood as he sinks to his knees, beside Minister Choi who wasn't able to withstand even minor pain.

She watches as Yong Sun crawls blindly, reaching out for the pistol that had dropped out of his hand as he was making his way to attack Soojin.

Soojin kicks the pistol under the dining table and drops the bloodied knife, running away from the site.

She takes a look behind her and watches as Yong Sun throw a series of curses at her, reaching for the pistol.

She runs with all her might, out of her backyard and is met by hushed sounds, calling out to her.

"Soojin! HERE!"

She runs past the fence, towards her Mother's voice and spots them in the carriage that Yong Sun had brought her in, previously.

Soojin enters the carriage, embracing her mother, tightly.

"A-Are you alright, darling???" She asks, running her eyes over Soojin's blood stained long skirt.

Soojin nods, hastily, being brought out of the moment by Yong Sun's loud voice.

"That bitch, she mustn't escape! You piece of garbage, you couldn't stop a weak girl!" He screams as he runs out into the backyard, face flushed in blood and his eyes meet Soojin's, who is on the other side of the fence, in the carriage.

A chill runs down her spine and she holds the reigns, never breaking eye contact with the ferocious looking man as she tightens them and just as she does so, the carriage moves ahead in full speed.

Soojin's mother peeks out of the other end of the carriage and she watches two bloodied men jump over the fence.

"S-Soojin, faster!" She cries as she watches Yong Sun's shaky hand clutch the pistol and direct it towards the carriage.

A series of loud shots echo through the village as Yong Sun runs after the carriage, aiming at the wheels, but is foresighted and fails to aim at the moving carriage.

Soojin feels blood rush to her ears, her heart that hammers at a superhuman rate.

The adrenaline coursing through her veins coupled with the prickly feeling of the reign, digging into her palm drenching the reign in blood, motivates her to ride on, to save her family.

"Soojin-ah, where will we go now?" Soojin's mother asks, as she caresses Joon Ki's tresses.

"Yun Ki will save us."

"Are you sure, Soojin?" Her mother asks, voice laced in confusion.

Soojin's eyes well up in yearning.

"H-He'd do anything for me, Eomma....Anything.."