Chapter 2: The First Meeting
Kim:
The burly man on the ground, who was straddling the young boy, desperately trying to get his pants down, looked up at Kim enraged.
“Aun! Didn’t I tell you to lock the door?” The man screamed in a gritty voice.
Kim looked up to see another man, about the same age as him, running out of the kitchen, his eyes red-rimmed as he tried to shoo him out of the shop.
“Khun…we are closed.” The man named Aun said urgently, his lips trembling as if in fear. “Please…”
“Closed?” Kim tilted his head to the side. “Closed for what? So you can take advantage of the kid?”
“What advantage?” The older man screamed once again, this time, his voice rose an octave, making Kim grit his teeth in irritation. “Can’t you see we’re closed? Get out! Get the fuck out!”
“Thuanthong Rattakul,” Kimhan called out, looking the older man directly in the eye. “I came to collect the five million baht that you still own us…but I see you’re busy digging your own grave instead. If you can pay the boy 50 thousand a month to sleep with you…why not pay it back to stay alive?”
“Ai hee-ah!” (Son of a bitch!) Khun roared, getting up from the floor after letting go of the Nong roughly. “What five million? Bah (You’re crazy)!”
Kim took a step forward, his lips turning into a small smile that lacked any kind of humor. “My name is Kimhan Asnee Ayutthaya, son of Kraisee Ayutthaya…the man you stole money from while working for him. Ring a bell?”
Khun Thong’s eyes bulged out of his head at the mention of the ‘Lion of Bangkok’, the infamous Mafia lord who he had dared cross once when he was still a hot-headed young blood, stupid enough to think he could get away with his sins. And he had gotten away with it…for over twenty years…but that was because he had been constantly on the run. It had been only this last years that he had decided to settle down in this area, finally getting the confidence that he had managed to escape the Lion after hearing news of his death.
“H-how…how d-did you find me?” Khun seemed to have suddenly lost his voice, and it made Aun turn to him in surprise.
“It wasn’t that difficult.” Kim’s smile never left his face and it made chills go down Khun’s spine, because that smile…he had seen it quiet often in the past. Father and son had similar features. Now he was worried if they had the same temperament.
“I…I…” Khun Thong swallowed, but his throat was suddenly dry. He knew there was no more running now…and the only punishment the Ayutthaya clan was familiar with…
The shot knocked him off his feet, no matter how much he had prepared himself for it. As a former Mafia bagman, he had had experience with how the clan collected their debt from those who dared to betray them. And even though he had seen the new lord, the young man in a blue suit with dark hair and brown eyes, pull out his gun from the waistband of his pants…the shot seemed to reverberate through his entire body, making the pain that much worse.
The yells of the man as he went down was muffled by the sound of the thunder crashing in the background. Kim was thankful for the heavy rains for once, for it drowned out the sound of the filth as he cried for dear life, even though he had only shot him in the thighs. Oh, how he wished it was a few inches higher. Because Kim hated sexual predators the most…hated them with a passion.
Kim stepped forward, walking over to the injured man who was struggling to collect his breath still after getting shot. Lowering himself to his level, he looked at him directly in the eyes, letting him know just who he had crossed. “Wondering why you’re still alive?” Kim asked in a voice that would make the dead cower. “I have to say…you excel at hide and seek. You made me wear out my soles trying to find you. So I’m giving you another chance. I want the money by tomorrow. And if you run again…remember to never let me find you. Because the next bullet…”
He tapped the muzzle of his gun to Thong’s forehead, causing the man to fall back as he trembled and begged, but Kim had no more business with him. Instead, he got up and walked past the pest to reach for the boy who was still lying on the floor.
But the very first look at the boy and it had him pausing. No wonder that conniving Thong was trying to get the kid to sleep with him so desperately.
He was beautiful.
Long dark hair that fell onto his forehead and reached just to his shoulders, and even though it was drenched in sweat, he still wanted to weave his hands through his hair, just to feel them slide through his fingers. His skin was pale and yet he had a fair complexion that many would kill to have.
Kim crouched down to pick him from the floor, noticing how the boy was sweating profoundly. A broken porcelain cup lay on the floor not too far away from him and Kim had a sneaky suspicion as to what had been happening before he had arrived on the scene.
He hoisted up the boy who appeared to be around 19 or 20 years of age, with his hands under his arms and helped him stand on to his feet. The boy wasn’t all that heavy and it made him wonder if he was getting enough nutrients.
“Can you stand?” He asked the boy gently, making sure to support most of his weight onto his body. “Are you feeling alright?”
“No…” Kim was caught off-guard by the husky, breathless whisper.
“Come on.” He wrapped one arm tightly around the boy’s tiny waist while he hoisted the other over his shoulder as he walked out of the tiny restaurant and into the pouring rain outside.
An umbrella was immediately held over his head as one of Kim’s men rushed up to him to help his sire, but Kim refused to let go of his charge.
“I’ll take him home.” Kim told his Aawut, his most trusted bodyguard and friend. “Take care of everything here and make sure to report to me in the morning.”
“Yes, sire.” Aawut bowed his head before stepping out of the way as his boss made his way to his car. He held the umbrella over their head as his boss placed the boy into the passenger seat and shut the door. “Do you want me to drive, Sir?”
“No need.” Kim shook his head. “I’ll take care of it.”
Walking over to the driver’s seat, Kim got in and fastened both their seatbelts before starting the car and heading onto the highway, leaving his bodyguard to take care of his business.
From beside him, he could hear the heavy breaths of the boy who was starting to get restless in his seat.
If it wasn’t enough to confirm his suspicion, he looked down and found the bulge in his pants that he had already been expecting. Sexual stimulants.
It made Kim want to go back and put that bullet into his head instead.
“Where’s your house?” Kim asked the Nong, his voice strained as the heavy breathing increased from the passenger’s side of the car. “I’ll take you there.”
“No!” The husky, panicked whisper made Kim’s head snap at the direction of the boy next to him, only for him to meet eyes of hazel with pure golden flakes. “Not my house! Anywhere but my house!”
“Then where do you want to go?” Kim swallowed, gripping the steering wheel with both hands in a white knuckled grip. “I have a condo nearby.”
He hadn't meant to say it, or take the boy to any of his private establishments, but he couldn’t think of abandoning him at a hotel either with the way he was right now. Anyone who saw the state he was in would likely take advantage of the boy…
Was Kim seriously debating it? Was he actually thinking about taking the boy to one of his many hideouts without even knowing who he was?
“Please…” the boy begged, making the decision for Kim. “Help me…”
Chapter 3: An Unforgettable NightKit:Kit brought his hands to his throat, trying to stop the voice that tried to escape his lips. He bit down on his lips to stop it, but a low groan still escaped his mouth before he could stop himself.It made him feel incredibly embarrassed but he no longer had any control over his own body. What the hell was happening to me?He was hot…so hot…He was drenched in sweat with his clothes plastered to his body. His hair was sticking to his forehead and his nape and he wanted to take everything off just so it could help cool him down.But worst of all…he was hard and so, so turned on that it hurt.Another moan escaped his lips without his conscious control and he clamped his hand on top of his mouth to stop it.Tears brimmed from the corners of his eyes as he fought hard to regain control of his body. Why was this happening to him? What did he ever do to deserve this? P’Aun…Khun Thong…he had trusted them…he had simply wanted to find a job to help his s
Chapter 4: Regrettable ChoicesKit:Kit woke up with a start as the sound of a gunshot broke through his nightmares.The bright early morning sunlight coming in through the curtains illuminated the entire room, making it easier for him to see everything that he had missed last night.Swallowing nervously, he looked back at the face of the man who was spooning him from behind, his body a welcoming warmth as it wrapped around his own under the blankets.Kit’s heart thrashed against his ribcage at the sight of him. With his tousled midnight locks falling over his forehead, he looked much younger than he had last night…probably around the same age as his elder sister. His skin was golden honey that coaxed him to run his fingers down his chest, but Kit clenched his jaw against the temptation.However…he suddenly got this feeling like he knew the Phi from somewhere…as if he had met him before.But how could that be possible? With a face like this…there was no way Kit could forget him easily
Chapter 5: The Boy who got awayKim:“It’s done.” Aawut handed his boss the tab that held the cleared out footage of the only surveillance camera that was placed outside the restaurant that the traitor Thong had built.“I guess traitors are more afraid of being cheated on than the rest.” Kim mused, going through the footage of him taking the boy into his car, followed by his men taking out Thong and the man who was his chef and escorting them to another location. “Did you get the money?”“Two million.” Aawut confirmed; his black suit and white shirt still without a single wrinkle despite him having working all night long. “The rest he had used to purchase the restaurant, so we confiscated the keys. The papers for the transfer of asset are being prepared. It should be signed and handed to you this afternoon.”“Good.” Kim nodded. “And the chef? Have you gotten anything out of him yet?”“Yes, sir.” Aawut nodded, taking the tab from his boss to pull up an information page before handing i
Chapter 6: Unexplained ConnectionsKit:He had left marks… Kit thought to himself as he traced the patch of red on his shoulder before lowering his hand to another spot on his chest.Thanks to him being fair skinned, the marks stood out more prominently, almost like bruises all over his body. They didn’t hurt or sting…but somehow, when he was tracing his fingers over the hickeys, he could feel the lingering sensation of P’Kimhan’s fingers on his body, the way he had branded every inch of his skin with his lips, lapping at him with his tongue...Moreover, he was still sore from the encounter. Before last night, he had had no idea what sex between two men was supposed to be like, if it was even going to feel good or not…but now he didn’t have a single doubt in his mind. He had never lost control of himself the way he had last night and he vividly remembered that they had continued to make love well after the effects of the drug had worn off, until the sun was about to rise in the horizo
Chapter 7: The Chao Pho MansionKanya:The huge iron gates to the mansion were pulled open by two professional guards and Kaya found her hands tightening on her dress as the Sedan entered the gated compound and the gates closed behind them.“Was your friend always this rich?” Kit muttered from beside her, seeming more annoyed as he narrowed his eyes outside the window.There were several lights that lined either side of the path leading to the main house, which was more like a humongous, luxurious mansion. Since night had already fallen, they couldn’t exactly see the surroundings all that well, but Kanya could already tell that it was going to be a magnificent view.In reality, she had never been to Kim’s house before. Since his family dealt with several illegal affairs, Kim had never brought her over when his father was still alive, but now that he was the head of the family, she felt a lot a ease coming to The Chao Pho Mansion of Bangkok.The car came to a stop a little further away
Chapter 8: A Shocking DiscoveryKit:Kit didn’t know how long he slept for but as he slowly came to consciousness…it felt like someone was watching him. As he opened his eyes, feeling panic rise in the pit of his stomach, the first thing he noticed was dark brown orbs staring right back into his…a very familiar pair of dark brown eyes.Was I…dreaming?The panic begun to subside almost immediately when Kit started to connect those eyes to his memories of last night…and then the panic returned full force.“P’Kimhan?” Kit rose from the bed, surprised to see the covers drawn up to his waist. How long had he been sleeping?“Yes,” Kim looked at the boy’s tired wide eyes with a soft smile. “I thought you were going to sleep through the night.”“Phi…what? How?” Kit looked around the room in confusion, noticing that he was still inside the room that he had entered earlier. He was at the house of his sister’s friend…P’Kim…And that was when it clicked.Kimhan…Kim…It didn’t take a genius to fig
Chapter 9: The Ayutthaya FamilyKit:The humongous chandelier hanging from the ceiling made the entire room look like a fairy tale. The golden light reached every corner, illuminating the room in a soft sunset glow, but if it wasn’t enough, several other chandelier stands were also placed all around the room to provide more lighting.Kit followed silently behind P’Kim down the spiral staircase to the dining hall were the other members were already waiting for them to arrive. He saw P’Kanya talking to a girl about his age, who had the same dark hair as P’Kim but her eyes were a more golden shade of brown that he had hardly seen on anyone before.“Hia!” The girl called out as soon as she saw Kim, her eyes lighting up with excitement. “P’Kaya was just telling me about how you were in University!”“Really now?” Kim gave Kaya a secret smile that she returned as he made his way to the head of the table and took his seat, but not before placing a kiss on top of the girl’s head. “And don’t ca
Chapter 10: Uncertainty Kanya: Kaya paced around her room in silence. She didn’t think that a stranger could make her rethink all of her life-choices at once. When another waiter, who she had been an acquaintance with at the restaurant she worked night shifts at, had told her that she could earn big money by becoming a surrogate…Kaya had been stunned. She hadn't thought the decision through before registering because she knew that the entire process would be done by doctors and she could always give birth by C-section if a normal birth became complicated. After all, if she never saw the face of the child…she wouldn’t feel attached to it…right? And it was a lot better option than becoming a whore because that’s what the debt collectors had been threatening her with. They wanted her to work for them in return and they would forget about the debt. Kaya could only think of it as a fate worse than death. However, now that she had met P’Kla…she felt like he had made her realize some ve
Chapter 88: Didn’t Want to Change AnythingKit:Kit adjusted the strap of his vest, the unfamiliar weight pressing down on his shoulders as he stood in the shooting range. The gear felt strange, heavy, and bulky, but he forced himself to get used to it. Ben was by his side, moving around to check on his positioning, adjusting Kit’s stance and lightly pressing his shoulder to correct his posture.Any other time, it would’ve been calming, having Ben here. But, now there was an unspoken tension that Kit needed to sort out. Ben seemed to take everything in stride, unbothered by the pressure that Kit constantly felt bearing down on him."Relax, Kit," Ben murmured, stepping back and giving a warm smile. "You’re too tense. You need to be steady before you can shoot."Kit nodded, swallowing hard as he fixed his eyes on the target. He tried to breathe slowly, following Ben’s instructions, but every time he saw Ben’s easy grin or heard his laugh as he explained something new, an odd feeling set
Chapter 87: Hitting Two Birds With One StoneKit:P’Kim was sitting next to Kit in the back seat as P’David drove them back to the mansion. His mind was still stuck on the events that had happened earlier. He was no longer afraid because the moment had long since come and gone, but now, he could only think about how… inhumane his father had been.It seemed that he truly had no love of any kind for his own family. He was way too eager in threatening his life, as if he was not Kit’s father, and much more invested in what he wanted to get from Kit rather than listen to what Kit had pleaded for.And he even had the balls to threaten his pregnant daughter!Well, truth be told, Kit didn’t expect anything from him, so he was not hurt. Rather, he was just… surprised that any normal human being could do something as heartless as what his father had done. Then again, clearly his father wasn’t just any normal human being. Perhaps he was not even human anymore…“You did a great job,” P’Kim said t
Chapter 86: Unwanted ConfrontationKit:In the couple of days that followed, Kit did not dare let P’Kim out of his sight; he stuck to his lover like a shadow. He feared that if he looked away for even a second, something might happen to him or everyone else.Even though he had managed to talk himself out of being convinced his nightmare was a premonition, the fear was still there.When P’Kim had to go out for work, Kit would usually stay in the living room or his own bedroom and refused to leave the mansion. He wasn’t foolish enough to keep following P’Kim around, of course. He was satisfied with keeping his eyes on him while they were at home, but the outside world was a different story.Kit had called and talked to Earth later on. Their conversation had not been anything out of the ordinary as they hadn’t fallen out or anything, and in a matter of a few exchanges, they had already sorted out whatever differences they might have had the last time they met.But Ben… He was a different
Chapter 85: Use It Against HimKit:Kit stopped himself from spilling more of the truth to P’Kim. He shook hishead vigorously—he could not. If he slipped up more than he already has…god only knew what would happen next.“Ah, actually I couldn’t see their face,” he blurted out dishonestly. “Y-you know how dreams are, your brain either shows you a blurred figure, or some guy you saw briefly at the grocery three weeks ago.” Kit hoped it was a convincing lie, but he couldn’t meet P’Kim’s eyes, fearing they might give him away.“And… and anyway, you were right. It’s just a nightmare. It doesn’t matter anymore.”Kit released a deep exhale, before trying to return to the solace of his covers, only to be stopped by P’Kim, who held him by the shoulders, his hands firm and demanding not to be crossed.“Kit.”It was one single word. His name. And yet, his entire body became rigid.“Listen…” Kit started to say, “I’m really tired, so I should go back to sleep…”But P’Kim wasn’t listening. Instead
Chapter 84: A Terror in the NightKit:Kit was screaming before he even woke up, and by the time his consciousness took hold, his voice was hoarse, but he could not stop. He rose quickly from the bed, heart pounding frantically as though he had been running a marathon.He frantically looked around, searching for any signs of life. The room was dark, but the sound of shuffling footsteps outside and the low hum of murmurs was unmistakable.Relief and desperation washed over him in waves, and it was all that had been holding him back from crumbling right then and there. Curling in on himself, Kit let the tears fall, unable to stop the cries that left his lips, as if it would ease the pain in his chest.Even P’Kim’s immediate presence next to him couldn’t calm him down. He put a comforting hand on Kit’s back, pulling him into his embrace. “Hey, it’s alright. I’m right here. It was just a bad dream…”When Kit still wouldn’t look up from hiding his face in his hands, Kim went to give him a
Chapter 83: An Eerie SilenceKit:Kit woke up with a gasp, cold sweat dripping down his back. He had been trapped in eternal darkness, as though he was drowning and suddenly being pulled out of the water Ironically, even though he had woken up, he still felt like he was being suffocated even though he just escaped the hell of his subconscious.Cold sweat dripped down the side of his face. He looked around his room, trying to have his bearings back. It took a while for his disorientation to wear off. His head was spinning, and his heart refused to settle to a steady rhythm.“It was just a dream,” he whispered to himself, hearing his voice echo around him as though he was in a cave, but also muffled like he was underwater or hearing himself talk from a different room. “You’re fine.”But as much as his ears strained to listen to himself, his heart just wouldn’t cooperate. Still, it didn’t seem to matter because he was slowly starting to lose the dizziness that had held him hostage earli
Chapter 82: Now More Than EverKim:As Kim went back to the main mansion, he let his feet move on autopilot, his mind wandering and wondering how best to handle the situation and produce the most favorable outcome.While he didn’t feel bad about the subtle deception he performed to get to the truth of it all, he was very much bothered about Kit’s entire situation. He was worried about his teerak—it was clear he was going through a lot, burdened with the fact that his father was threatening him and all his loved ones.What’s worse was that he was also forced to endure a severe scarcity of confidants, so much that he resorted to seeking the help of the person he was least comfortable with.Kim couldn’t help but feel partially responsible for bringing Kit into the dangers of this world. If he hadn’t dragged Kit and his sister to this life, would they have been safer now? Would they have been happier?But then he started to rethink these notions. If he hadn’t taken them under his wing, Ay
Chapter 81: Eavesdropping Kla:It took a bit more convincing before Kit was finally reassured enough to leave, but he eventually did, closing Kla’s office door behind him with a light hand. Kla waited until his footsteps outside faded out of earshot before making his own move.Only when Kla was fully certain that Kit had gone away, he walked over to the other end of his office, staring intently at the door waiting for him. It was nondescript—you wouldn’t notice it if you didn’t specifically look for it or already knew it was there. Even though it wasn’t technically ‘hidden’, it was still considered a secret.Moreover, it was actually connected to a different room, and when he pulled it open, Kim emerged from there, stepping silently into Kla’s office and shutting the secret door behind him on a soft sigh.“Well,” Kla shrugged. “I guess you were right about Kit all this time. Turns out, he really was hiding something much more serious than just about his friend having feelings for him
Chapter 80: Above All ElseKit:It seemed that his pleas had the opposite of his intended effect, because instead of sympathizing with him, it was clear that P’Kla was getting frustrated, if the way his brows met in the middle was any indication.“Stop talking in riddles,” he snapped. “If you want me to help you, then give it to me straight. Tell me directly what’s wrong and what you’re hiding.”If only P’Kla knew just how much Kit wanted to tell the whole world about the problems he was currently facing.“You have to promise me first,” he bargained, insistent. “You cannot tell anyone what you have seen.” He gestured to his neck. “Neither can you broadcast what I tell you to anyone else—anyone at all.”P’Kla was still obviously annoyed by these cryptic responses, but Kit knew that he had to be careful above all else.When P’Kla realized that such a thing was non-negotiable to Kit, he sighed, calming down a bit. “You came to me for help,” he reminded the younger man. “And so, I am doin