Vegas looked back at Pete.
"This is an old tradition...exclusive to only bloodline and their mates."
'Why didn't I know about this so-called tradition?'
"Stop thinking about it...this is kept a secret. Only the people who share our bloodline are presented here.."
"Then why me?"
"Because you are my mate..."
"....."
"Let's get ready ..."
Pete has so many questions but neither the less he followed along. He just needs to run away in 30 minutes.
He looked at the clothes. White traditional clothes with a skirt. He kept calling Nop with his stolen phone but no one received the call. He had a bad premonition about this. Nop has given him updates one and a half hours ago.
"Khun are you ready?"
Pete sighed and could only wear the clothes. He still hid the phone inside his clothes.
When the door opened and Pete walked out. Vegas' breath was stuck. He looked back at his round flaring white skirt. He smiled.
"You look so stunning..." Vegas-scented Pete. Giving him a hickey in front of everyone.
"We need to go..." Macau spoke up breaking Vegas's public display of affection.
Vegas held Pete by his waist. Pete has to just follow his lead.
When Vegas Pete and Macau entered the basement stair down to a big hall. Pete was stuck as he looked in aww. There was a tree that he couldn't identify. Everyone stood in a circle around it. Everyone wearing white.
With some basic calculation, he could count there were around 30 to 40 people. All of them were descendants of some sub-clan that came under the family. He knew this because he was made to remember each and everyone at a high position in the clan. His eyes found Kinn and Kim standing in front. Porsche was there too but in a middle position. These were all the big bosses.
Pete never knew of this place or this ceremony. He looked around and knew there was no one here who was an employee of the family. Everyone shared blood in this room. He was the only foreign entity. A blind man came forward. He knew this person. He was the main priest all families always referred to.
He broke the fruits from the tree. They looked like red berries but he was sure he had never seen berries like this before.
He ground them with his bear hand and filled up a cup with it.
"Come forward the blood protectors"
To his surprise, Kinn and Vegas walked together. Kim walked near Pete.
He had a goofy smile on his lips.
"What you are witnessing here is the cause of every family feud to ever exist in our family. That position. Position of blood protector. That was the position for which my father fought with Vegas's father. Now Kinn and Vegas hold......"
"Get lost from here.." Macau bit back at Kim
"No....I want to see the face of a minor family when they receive my gift..." Kim
Kinn and Vegas used a knife to draw out their blood and drop it into the goblet.
The blind preist mixed the blood with crushed berries.
Blind Preist voice was loud as he announced.
"We were once a lost race...always used as a doormat...killed for our blood...Our brothers lost our omegas raped. Then the valiant alpha king planted seed given by goodness herself. He used his blood to nurture this tree. We are his descendants. Alpha king's blood mixed with blood protectors' blood would be used to nurture our clan's future.."
Kim laughed.
"Those berries do give you power....but the blind priest sure has his way with words trying to find the superior alpha..It's a pity it only works differently on different people. Depending upon the closeness they share with the DNA of alpha king's DNA....." His voice whispered near Pete's ear.
Pete couldn't understand why Kim was imparting him such knowledge.
"But have you ever thought what would happen when someone who doesn't even have a once of blood belonging to the family drinks that cup.." Pete looked at Kim annoyed.
Every piece of information was new to Pete as Vegas joined him and Kim stepped back toward Kinn.
"Now we would celebrate the new bloodline" the Blind priest spoke with vigor.
A bunch of kids entered the room all dressed in white.
Pete stumbled in shock looking at Vegas.
"What is Phayu doing there??"
Phayu smiled back at Pete.
"Vegas..." Pete's eyes were red as he tried to step forward. Kim stood in front of him.
"Vegas you know what happen to the people who stop the ceremony...they will be executed...."
Kim had a devilish smile on his lips as he put a sword on Pete's tip.
"It's you who did this..." Pete spoke in a hateful tone.
Macau looked at Phayu who was smiling back at him standing on the stage which was 500 meters apart.
Kim giggled.
"Obviously I did it....I would like to see you in despair....I want you to know how it feels when someone close to you leaves you..I would like to see agony consume you. "
Vegas looked at the smiling child and then back at Kim. Phayu was walking away from them toward the pond surrounding the tree. All Vegas could see was Phayu's back. He felt a string breaking inside his heart. He pushed away Kim forcefully punching him hard in the face who just smiled back at him. Pete ran toward the stage while screaming to stop the ceremony. Porsche eyes were wide in surprise at that moment. An arrow was fired toward Pete. He fell down. Macau and Porsche ran to Pete from different corners of the room. Vegas' breath hitched as he heard the silence and looked at Pete falling down in front of him just a few meters apart.
A warning sound played in the background.
"Don't approach the platform. Anyone breaking the rule would be shot at sight.."
Every eye in the room turned to them Vegas rushed to hug Pete who just wanted to crawl to the platform. Kimm laughter filled in the background sound. Macau and Porsche held Pete back. Making him immobile on the floor.
"Pete don't walk forward....those were the automated shooting arrows we can't stop them.."
He pushed Porsche away but Macau held his body back.
"Don't be stupid...you would get killed.."
Pete face pressed to the cold floor as he looked at the retreating back of his son.
"Let me go..." He screamed.
Vegas bend down and held Pete in a tight hug. The arrow was stuck on Pete's shoulder. Vegas pressed the wound making Pete howl in pain.
"You would get yourself killed..."
"Please let me go...Vegas....Please....He is just a kid.."
There were whispers around the room.
'Was the kid so-called child of Khun Vegas....'
'Why are they behaving like this?'
'Don't tell me the child doesn't belong to a minor family?'
'Does that mean Mr. Vegas got fooled....He is not the father?'
'It has happened in the past...those who don't share the bloodline were not able to handle the power and died on the spot....'
Vegas looked at the blood dripping from Pete's back and Pete still struggling.
He released his pheromones at once and bit on Pete's neck.
Pete's body turned lymph while he still mumbled.
"Vegas..please...Khun Vegas...Please.."
Pete could listen to the laughter of Kim in the back of his mind. Mocking him and enjoying his misery.
Part 14
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