Chapter 51: An Awful AccidentKim:The pebbles on the fancy driveway of the two storied old Thai style wooden house crunched under Kim’s shoes as he stepped out of his car. With one lazy push, he closed the car door behind him and headed for the entrance where the guards watched the gates like hawks.He was in the outskirts of Thon Buri, Bangkok for a very important purpose and as he stepped onto the foyer, the guards scurried to open the gates for him, bowing to show respect to the Jao Por.He had merely stepped into the living area when the surprised faces of his uncle, Khun Charan Ayutthaya and Pa Chalita greeted him. It was clear that neither of them had expected him to visit; of course, he told nobody that he was coming over.Surprise was to be expected. But the way they exchanged secret, startled glances at each other might as well have confirmed Kim’s suspicions. Still, he smiled at the couple, his hands tucked inside the pockets of his expensive suit.“Kim!” Lung Charan exclai
Chapter 52: No One Other Than HimKim:The first thing Kim did upon returning to their territory was to discuss with Aawut about the coordinates of his uncle and his family at the time of the shooting.Pa Chalita was the designated driver for Aungpao, and they had taken an entirely different route from which Kit and Kanya had travelled, according to the CCTV traffic cams. And the most important factor was that the car had been a light grey in color and with a valid license plate. And they had been able to trace that car for quite some time after the time his own car was shot.As for his uncle, he had been in a country club, trying to get a dealer to work for him, but he had refused him outright, knowing very well what it meant to betray Kim’s trust.“So someone else was behind the shooting,” Aawut summarized. “That makes sense, because you leaving in a different car wasn’t planned at all, and that means whoever was responsible for it was targeting you, and didn’t know that you weren’t
Chapter 53: A Common EnemyKim:Kim swiveled his chair around, waiting for the door to his study to open once again, with thoughts swarming in his head that only Kit could calm.It hadn't been a whole lot of time since Aawut had gone in search for Kit, but Kim had little to no patience when it came to his lover. He couldn’t help but smile as he thought about how surprised Kit had been about their new bondage play in his bedroom the other night.But now, Kim couldn’t help but think that it opened a door to whole new possibilities in bed. Because Kit had liked what they had done, although belts and ties were just the beginning for him. He couldn’t wait to try a whole new array of toys with Kit, because with him, every experience felt new to Kim.Then, the silence in the room broke as his phone rang. Checking the caller ID, he couldn’t help but frown when he saw that it was P’First.“What?” he asked upon picking up, the annoyance evident in his voice. “If you need help for anything, you’
Chapter 54: To Have and To ComfortKit:Kit had been studying when P’Aawut peeked into his room and said, “The master requests your presence.”Usually, P’Aawut wouldn’t need to seek him out to find P’Kim, because P’Kim was more than capable of finding Kit himself. But then he remembered the last time that P’Aawut had come to fetch Kit when P’Kim needed him…and it had been when P’Kim had been in the hospital after being shot.Alarmed, he stood from his seat, instantly dropping his pen on the desk. “What? Why? What happened?” The words came tumbling out of him in a worried frenzy.P’Aawut, taken aback by his concern, but he smiled to make him feel relaxed. “Kar thot khab, Nong Kit. I didn’t mean to make you worry. Nothing bad has happened, it's just that…I believe Khun Kim is a bit stressed right now and he needs you to help him calm down. But that is, of course, if your study isn't being interrupted…”“Oh. Mai na, pom okay.” Kit’s tension eased, as a blush covered his cheeks at the mis
Chapter 55: To Make One UnderstandKit:In between preparing for final examinations and spending time with P’Kim, time flew by quickly, and before Kit knew it, three weeks had passed, and their final exams had come to an end.To celebrate their survival of the academic year, Kit and his friends went to their favorite restaurant, right outside of the university perimeters, and ordered all their favorite food on the menu.“Ohh…look at you boys! It felt like yesterday when you troublemakers joined the university,” the aunty who owned the restaurant teased them fondly. “Soon, you’ll be graduating and getting married.”They laughed at her teasing before Prem said, “Not so soon, Pa, we’ll still visit you, so don’t think you’ll get rid of us so soon.”“Dai, dai,” the aunt laughed. “Go on, pick your table, I’ll get the food there soon.”“The end of the semester, finally!” Kit exclaimed as they gathered around the table after having made their respective orders.“Right?” Earth agreed, throwing
Chapter 56: For Better or For WorseKit:When the celebration had slowed and they had finally made a list of all the fun things they were to do in Chiang Mai, they eventually parted ways and went home for the day.As the restaurant wasn’t that far from the Ayutthaya territory, Kit didn’t feel the need to ask P’Aawut to come fetch him once again since it was already late in the afternoon. Instead, he took the liberty of catching a bus home. It was good exercise, a bit of nostalgia to the time when he lived alone with his sister and the bus was the only mode of transportation he could afford.But as he sat by the window, looking out at the houses pass by, he couldn’t help but think that by taking the pocket money that P’Kim was offering him every week, and by staying at his house, enjoying all the luxuries provided…he was imposing a bit too much on P’Kim’s generosity.‘Should I get a job this summer?’ He thought to himself, wondering what he could do to at least earn a bit of his pocket
Chapter 57: Unbearable EmotionsKit:His heart thundered uncomfortably inside Kit’s chest. His stomach dropped, the sense of foreboding reaching its full potential. It was difficult for him to explain the mix of emotions raging in his heart right now. He felt awful, excited, afraid, and jealous all at the same time—and in multitudes.Especially when he saw the soft smile on P’Kim’s face as he embraced P’Kanya, before placing a soft kiss on top of her head.Jealousy reared its ugly head, and Kit’s fingers curled around the banister as his knuckles turned white. And he hoped and prayed to all the gods above that his inner turmoil’s weren’t visible on his face, because he didn’t want to be the party pooper at such an auspicious occasion.He had to constantly remind himself that this was all for P’Kim. It was to get his family members off his back and to allow him to hold onto the family business that his father had worked so hard to build from scratch. But try as he might, his heart ref
Chapter 58: Sympathizing with a FriendKit:Kit let his impulses take over and he left the mansion before dinner that night and headed straight to Earth’s house, without informing any of the guards or taking a car.Since the entire mansion had been in an uproar after the news, and the staff had been mostly busy preparing for the feast they wanted to have—understandably so—Kit hadn't been able to take the hushed murmurs and the laughter, the delight filtering into his room through the windows.Kit had felt overwhelmed even when he locked himself in his room, because the news had spread like wildfire and there was no way to suppress the excitement. His heart had felt heavy, so heavy it seemed that the longer he stayed in the house, the more he couldn’t breathe. Even the walls seemed to be closing in on him, suffocating him further.So when he couldn’t take it anymore, he left.As he snuck out, he called his friends, but neither Prem nor Ben picked up their phones. Thankfully, Earth answ