We arrive at the party around nine, and it's already in full swing. The front lawn is littered with people, all the lights in the large beachfront mansion are on, and music is blasting from speakers inside and outside of the house.

As Marnie and I walk inside, we pass an entry table with all different kinds of drinks on top of it. We both grab a hard seltzer which seems like a safe choice, considering neither of us has drank before, except for that one time that Kai let me.

It was this past summer when my family was invited to a dinner party at Jae's. There were so many people there. Kai was drinking Soju, like many of the other people at the party. I asked him if I could taste it, and he made me a drink, sprite with peach-flavored soju. It was delicious and I drank the whole thing. Han and Jae were upset when they found out, while Kai was just as scary as the other two, he was the fun one. He said I was curious, and he would rather I drink with them around than around strangers.

Someone bumps into me and gives me a drunken apology. "Wow, it's a lot more crowded than I thought," I shout over the music. Marnie nods, pulling me through the party and out into the backyard, where there are more people, swimming, hanging out on the grass, or on the patio near the bonfire, but it is much quieter than inside.

"I couldn't even hear myself think in there," Marnie says, letting out a sigh of relief.

I nod in agreement as we both pop open our drinks and take a sip.

"Oooh, it's good," Marnie says, before taking a look around. "Oh, there's Tyler!" She exclaims and I shush her, putting my hand over her mouth. "Shh!" I felt my cheeks turning bright red as Tyler turned to look at us. I quickly removed my hands from over Marnie's mouth as Tyler smiled at me, said something to the group of people he was talking to, and then headed in our direction.

He was wearing a blue polo shirt and tan shorts, tall, blond, and handsome.

"Mina! You made it." He says, reaching us and pulling me into a hug. I hug him back after a second of surprise. He's never hugged me before.

"Of course I made it, you invited me," I say, smiling once Tyler lets me go. "Ahh, right... Anyway, can I steal you away? Jacuzzi? Me? You?" He says, smiling down at me. This whole situation is too surreal for me. I look back at Marnie for help, but she gives me a thumbs-up and a wink. "Umm- sure," I say, and he takes my hand.

Instead of leading me to the built-in hot tub near the pool, he leads me into the house, and up the stairs. We enter what I assume is his parent's bedroom.

"Uhm, I thought we were going to the hot tub..." I say, suddenly nervous.

"It's super crowded, I figured we could use the Jacuzzi tub instead." With a wink, he goes into the attached bathroom and turns on the tub.

"Y-you know, I didn't bring a bathing suit, maybe we should just go down to the party," I tell him, shifting from one foot to the other.

"Oh, didn't even think about that! Good thing I've got an extra one for you." He smirks, pulling out a black string bikini from his vanity drawer. My scalp begins to tingle and my heart begins to race. I don't know why, but I feel extremely uncomfortable. "Oh, I don- isn't this your moms?" I ask taking the Herve Leger swimsuit out of his hand. "Yeah, she probably won't be too happy if she finds out but I'll keep it a secret."

He grins, leaning his back against the closed bathroom door, arms crossed over his chest.

My cheeks reddened. This is wrong. I open my mouth to say something, anything, to get me out of this situation, but my brain stops working, my heart feels like it's beating out of my chest, and I can't get any words out.

"T-Tyler, Maybe we shouldn't..." I say. ""Cupcake, relax! Look I know you want this, you've been flirting with me enough at school. Just relax, the water is perfect." He chuckles as he takes a few steps forward. I take a few steps back. "I- No, I'm sorry." I drop the swimsuit to the floor and turn to leave. He follows me, grabbing me by the arm in a tight grip, causing me to scream and try to pull away, but he's too strong. His hand wraps fully around my bicep.

"No, no, you've been flirting with me for weeks, you can't just leave." He pins me against the wall and starts tearing at my clothes while I scream and try to stop him. He grips my shirt attempting to rip it off, but I hold onto it while attempting to kick him. The shirt rips.

I lash out, at him, my nails scratching down his face while I scream at the top of my lungs. He backhands me, and I fall to the floor, dazed, blood oozing from a cut on my forehead from his ring. I hear the door being kicked, and Marnie on the other side yelling for me, but the door is locked, and she can't get in. She must have heard me screaming.

Suddenly he gets on top of me, while I try to kick and hit him, looking around the room for anything I can use as a weapon.

The door bursts open right as Tyler pins my arms above my head.

As soon as the door is open Marnie rushes in, as well as two guys from the wrestling team, who I guess she got to break down the door. The guys pull Tyler off of me while Marnie grabs a blanket from the bed to cover me with. There's a huge gathering of people outside the door, some look horrified, others look too drunk to even realize what's happening.

Once Tyler is removed from the room, kicking, screaming, and cursing, I finally feel myself breathe again, as I clutch onto Marnie, sobbing.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have let you go off with him." He said, holding me. I shake my head, it's not her fault.

An older girl, a senior clears everyone from the doorway and closes the door.

"I can take you to the hospital, I've only had one drink." She says, going to the closet and looking for something. She pulls out a shirt from Tyler's mom's closet. "Here, put this on." She says. Marnie takes it to help me put it on since I can't stop shaking enough to grip the shirt, let alone put it on.

"I-I don't need to go to the hospital," I say, shaking my head.

"You're bleeding from the head and were assaulted." She says gently, "No," I interrupt.

"I-I don't want anyone to know, I'm not even supposed to be at this party. My parents- M-my-." I pause, not knowing what to even call the guys.

"It's too late... Please don't hate me." Marnie says, her face pale.

"I couldn't find you and then I heard some guys talking about screaming coming from upstairs, the door was locked and I couldn't kick it in, and I could hear you inside. I texted Kai." She says, her eyes wide, as if she couldn't believe that she did such a thing.

"Marnie, he is going to kill Tyler!" I say, jumping up, my shirt is hanging off of me, tattered. The guys' estate is only five minutes from here, the guys are probably almost here already! I don't even have time to change my shirt.

I run downstairs, Marnie right behind me. I get to the front door and pull it open just as I see Jae's blacked-out G wagon pull into the driveway at a high rate of speed. I run toward it as the doors open, and they step out, looking scared, angry, and deadly.

"I'm okay," I say as I approach them. Kai grabs me, looking me over, his eyes dark. Han takes off his jacket and wraps it around me.

"What the hell happened?" Jae asks, looking from me to Marnie.

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Kai's POV

We had just finished a meeting with my dad, Jae's dad, and a few other members of our organization when my phone buzzed in my pocket. I took it out and looked at the screen, seeing Marnie's name. I knew something must be wrong, Marnie didn't text me, ever, except for that one time that Mina fainted at her house. The text was simple. "Help." And an address. It's not far from here. My heart beat hard in my chest, worried.

"We have to go," I tell the guys, grabbing my jacket that was hung over the back of my chair.

They don't hesitate to follow me through the estate, toward the garage.

"What's going on?" Jae asks, his voice tense.

"I got a text from Marnie. It just said 'help.' With an address, it's only a few blocks away. Something must be wrong with Mina."

"Shit!" Han curses, his voice sounding as worried as I felt.

I get into the backseat of Jai's G wagon and toss my phone to Han, who's in the passenger seat, so he can look at the address. It doesn't take as long at all to get there. Jae is driving like a maniac, going sixty down residential streets.

We pull up to the unfamiliar address. It looks like a house party is going on, cars line the streets, and people are standing around drinking—young people, around Mina's age.

"She's in trouble," Han says, pissed she would sneak to a party.

"Let's make sure she's okay first," Jae says, tensely as he throws the car in park, half on the driveway and half on the grass without.

We hop out of the car just as we see Mina running toward us. Her shirt is torn to pieces. Her skirt is on, but it's on incorrectly, the zipper in the front as she put it on in a hurry. Why was it off? I grab her as soon as she is close enough, looking over her. There is a red mark on her right cheek that looks like a slap mark, and a cut to her forehead right above her brow that is oozing blood, Her wrists are red, bruises are already forming and they look like hand prints.

"I'm okay." She says, her voice is shaky.

Han takes off his jacket and outs it around her, shielding her exposed upper body from the crowd that is forming. His eyes are scanning the area, looking for the danger. When his eyes land on Marnie, standing by the front porch steps, he motions her over. She and another girl approach.

"What happened?" Jae demands glaring at Marnie.

"I-We-she" Marnie stutters.

"Hi, I'm Jess," The girl next to Marnie interrupts. We all glance over at her. She looks to be a little older than Mina.

"I was about to drive your sister to the hospital." She says. Han growls at the term 'sister'. It's awkward when people assume we are related just because we're Asian.

"She was assaulted. The senior who is throwing the party, Tyler, locked her in a room with him and attempted to sexually assault her. We were able to break down the door before anything serious happened, but she has some injuries from the fight." She says, glancing over at Mina.

I hold onto Mina, shock, and anger coursing through my veins. Anger at the fucker who thought he can touch what's mine, at who thought he can hurt her. Anger at her for coming here, knowing she shouldn't have, for lying to us... But also, sadness. She did not deserve this, my Mina went through something horrible tonight and I will make this guy pay for what he did to her, for what he wanted to do to her.

"Who is he?" Jae asks through his teeth. "Tyler Montgomery." The girl answers nervously.

"Take the girls to the car," Jae tells me since I am already holding Mina in my arms. As much as I would like to join the guys in bashing this guy's brains out, I need to be with Mina. She needed me.

I look down at her, she is clutching onto my shirt, her small hands fisted, tears and blood running down her face. She is my priority, even if I want nothing more than to kill the guy, I need to take care of her right now.

"No!" Mina finally speaks up when Han and Jae start toward the house to go find the guy.

"It's okay baby, they'll be back," I tell her.

"No, stay with me, please. I need you." Her voice breaks, causing them both to halt their steps.

"We know his name and where he lives, we will deal with it later," Jae says to Han, who nods in agreement.

"Okay Pip, lets go." Han says.

I gently lead her to the G-wagon, opening the door for her and Marnie. Once they are both in, I close it and go around the other side, getting in the back next to Mina who is sitting in the middle. I am trying my best to hold in my anger. My beautiful girl, her face is bruised and bloody. I wipe away her tears.

"You're okay. Everything will be okay, I promise." I whisper to her, pulling her close.

"I thought he liked me." She breaks down in my arms, sobbing. My jaw is clenched in anger as I rub her back.

"I know baby. It's not your fault."

By the time we get to Marnie's house, Mina has gone silent and stopped crying. I think she is calmed down quite a bit.

When the car stops she moves to slide out of the car with Marnie but I gently grab her hand. "No, you're coming with us to see Dr. Scott," I say. She opens her mouth to argue but after the look I give her she decides against it, leaning back into the seat instead.

"I'll call you later." She says to Marnie, who nods. We wait for her to be inside her house before we drive away.

MINA's POV

The drive to the estate is silent. I think that the guys are disappointed in me, and I'm disappointed in myself. I feel stupid, how could I have let this happen? How could I believe that the star of the football team liked me?

"I'm going to call Dr. Scott to meet us there," Jae says, reaching for his phone.

"No!" I interject. Dr. Scott lives on the estate grounds. He has been my doctor since the eighth grade when I was diagnosed with my condition.

I don't want him to know about this.

"You have to be seen. You have a facial injury, you might need stitches." Kai says from beside me. He is holding a wad of napkins to my forehead to stop the bleeding.

"I'm not talking to Dr. Scott about this," I say, putting my foot down. I cross my arms. "Find a different doctor or don't. I don't care but I won't see Doctor Scott like this." I know it's irrational. He is my doctor. But I see him often for my condition. I am embarrassed.

"Okay... I'll call him and ask him to find another doctor." When I start to object to that too, Han turns toward me. "Mina." He says, his voice serious. "He needs to recommend a doctor that we trust with you and that we trust in the estate. You need to be checked out, by doctor Scott or someone he recommends, your choice." He says, leaving no room for discussion.

I lean against Kai, frustrated but knowing that arguing will get me nowhere.

"No, we need a doctor for Mina. It's a women's issue she isn't comfortable discussing with you." I hear Han say, and then there's a pause. "No, it's urgent. Find someone trustworthy and get them here within the hour." Han hangs up the phone without waiting for a reply.

"You're so mean," I tell him, wincing when Kai lifts the wad on paper towels to check the bleeding and then puts them back, causing my wound to sting.

Han grunts from the front seat in reply to my statement.

"How is she doing?" Jae asks.

"Bleeding is almost stopped but it looks like a pretty deep cut. Was he wearing a ring or something?" Kai asks, looking down at me. I shrug, avoiding eye contact as tears begin to form again.

"Baby, he's not worth your tears," Kai whispers to me, not outing me to Jae and Han who would be angry at me for crying over another man.

I have a strong relationship with all the guys, but Kai and I have a unique bond. He is diagnosed psychopath. He doesn't have feelings about pretty much anyone or anything, except for me. I am the only one who he has a soft spot for. He does feel things for me. Worry, affection, love. He tells me that he loves me often, ever since we were kids.

We arrive at the estate and as I stand, a wave of dizziness comes over me and I lean into Kai, closing my eyes and touching my forehead, waiting for it to pass. Instead, he picks me up and heads into the sprawling estate.

"Update from Dr. Scott, he is bringing a colleague of his from the hospital, a new medical student who needs extra cash. He says she's trustworthy. Twenty-minute ETA." Han informs us as I am carried to the medical wing and placed in a comfortable reclining chair.

Mina sat in the chair, while Kai squatted in front of her, holding the towel to her head still. Han and Jae were standing on the other side of the room, whispering to each other. Their body language showed it all. They were so angry. She wondered what they were talking about but knew it was probably about finding Tyler.

"Don't worry about what they're talking about," Kai said, his voice gentler than she had ever heard it. Easy for him to say, they would fill him in about it later, but she would be left in the dark.

It wasn't long before the two doctors arrived together. "This is my colleague, Dr. Carlie Mitchelle, she will be helping you today, Mina." Doctor Scott told her, before leaving the room.

The new doctor was younger, late twenties. She looked incredibly nervous to be in the presence of the mafia and treating young women connected to them.

"I- I see you have a cut on your hairline." She stuttered, moving closer.

"May I look at it?" She asked Kai, who had yet to move the towel he held against it.

He nodded, moving the towel and watching the woman closely.

"Oh my... That's going to need to be cleaned and stitched." She said, picking up her bag of supplies. Mina groaned. She wasn't looking forward to getting stitches.

The woman looked at her again, seeing the marks on her neck, looking like hand prints. She looked from Mina to the guys nervously, obviously concerned for Mina's safety and thinking that they had something to do with it.

"Just stitch her up," Han said from behind the woman, annoyed at her curiosity

The woman did as she was told, quickly cleaning and stitching the wound.

"Try to keep it dry for at least three days." The doctor said quietly. Mina nodded, agreeing to do so.

Soon enough the doctors both left.

"What were you thinking?" Han asked angrily.

Mina looked away from him, her eyes focused on Kai's hand as he held hers, staring at the tattoos on his fingers to distract herself.

"I just wanted to be a normal teenager for once, to go to a party." She whispered, shaking her head in frustration.

"Why would you do that? You know how dangerous it is, you know you shouldn't have." He said, anger in his tone, but he didn't raise his voice at her.

Kai touched her face gently when a tear fell. "It's not your fault that this happened." He told her, sending a quick glare to Han.

"Of course, it's not. I'm not saying it is her fault, but she shouldn't have gone." Han said, worry in his tone.

"She knows she shouldn't have gone. Now isn't the time." Jae said, walking toward them.

***

She had spent the night there at the estate in one of the guest rooms and the next morning, they took her home.

That was the last time she saw them, because the next day, they went after Tyler, the guy who had attacked her. They beat him to the point that he was hospitalized and nearly paralyzed.