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Part-16

Walking through a hidden passage concealed behind meticulously arranged bookshelves, a sense of anticipation gripped him. He took deep breaths to calm himself. As he navigated the narrow corridor, the air seemed to change.

Dim light filtered through cracks in the stone walls, casting soft, dancing shadows that seemed to whisper tales of bygone. The passage wound its way through the heart of the house, revealing a brightly lit room.

Pete walked around with familiarity. Everything seems to have changed. On the other hand, Vegas and Macau were surprised. Pete looked at the well-painted room. It was not one bit like he remembered.  This used to be the place where Vegas' father captured him and injected him with various drugs. It looked like a dimly lit and smelled like blood at that time. Now this place looked radiant. Wall painted with vibrant colors. Rows of books and lots of toys and games. A big LED TV.

Wall had photos of Thankhun. Even photos of Arm and Pol. Macau looked at the photo of  Nop and his father. They were kissing in that photo. He slapped Vegas' arm to look at the photos.

"Can you hear that.." Vegas spoke listening to a distant sound.

Pete was familiar with this. He had watched this movie over 50 times. He even knew every dialog. This movie's name is Croods.

 He walked toward the source in anticipation. Thankhun had made him watch it over and over.

A smile bloomed on his face as he pushed the door open.  What he saw made his legs weak. He stumbled down on his feet. A child whose age was the same as Phayu's age was sitting and watching the animated movie.

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4 months has passed

Pete shifted on the sofa. Pressing a warm water bag on his back. Pregnancy has not been easy on him. His whole body feels swollen and he feels very lethargic. Even moving a little has taken a toll on him. 

"Khun it's time for lunch"

Pete huffed as he sat on the sofa.

"Kids??"

"They are taking their afternoon nap.."

"Hmmm....I will eat here..."

"Khun...Master Macau wants you in the dining room..."

This is what Pete wanted to avoid. He didn't like facing Macau who at every chance given wanted to take his peace away. Vegas went to his office he would be back by evening.

"Then let it be...I don't feel like eating anything.."

The maid seemed offended at Pete's rejection but Pete didn't entertain it one bit.

Pete went back to lying down on the sofa. The last few months were hectic. After he finds out that Thankhun has left a human for him to look after. He resented Thankhun. He resented the fact of being left alone while Thankhun would probably be laughing at him from the hell. The child is the same age as his own son. Thankhun was a fucking genius. Who could have thought of hiding inside the tiger den to protect yourself from the lion? When everyone was looking for him everywhere possible he lived in the minor family. Only his Khun No could do this. The fact that the loyal dog "Nop"  of the minor family helped him was the biggest slap on the minor family.

Nop has named the child "Gun". According to the timeline, the child was born one year after the war ended. That means that Khun Nop escaped Major house. But there is still no sign of Khun Nop here. Where did Thankhun run away? Pete wishes that he is still alive. But the more he knew about Thankhun his rational mind told him that there was no chance of him being alive. Pete couldn't understand why Thankhun would fake his death during the war and run away from there to the Minor clan. His thoughts ran wild.

The child was like a chatterbox just like Thankhun. 

"Why are you not eating??"

A loud voice broke his peace. Pete sighed. He opened his eyes and looked toward Macau.

"I can't digest anything..." Pete took a deep breath still lying down and looking back at Macau.

Macau's throat rolled down as he took in the view. Pete wrapped his body in Vegas' bathrobe which was way too much bigger for him. Pete's hair looked fluffy and covered all the mating marks on his neck. Little teardrops were hanging on the side of his eyes.

"Are you crying?"

"No, my back hurts...In fact, my whole body hurts"

"Cut some fruits" Macau instructed the maid and sat on the nearby sofa.

Pete's eyes opened wide and he looked toward the maid.

"Strawberries and chocolate fountain  too...."

Macau's eyes were wide open as he saw Pete devour 1 kg of strawberries. He dipped them into chocolate and ate them.  Used his fingers to clean the chocolate pot.

Twisting his chocolate-dipped finger with his tongue. Pete didn't hold back as he made filthy sounds while devouring the chocolate. His mouth smudged. 

"You said you were not hungry??"

"I was not"

He used a spoon as he ate the melted coco while talking to Macau.  Vegas entered the room.

This morning when he left his room Pete was sitting on the sofa and when he returned he found him there. Vegas loosed his tie and sat next to Pete. Dragging Pete's body into his lap.

"Have you been a good omega??" Vegas whispered to Pete. Sending shivers down Pete's spine.

Vegas didn't ask Pete about his father and what happened in the past. Vegas behaved like nothing ever happened. Pete didn't try to run away twice. His own father didn't rape Pete. Phayu was not his father's son.He acted normal. He acted as if Pete and him were a normal couple.  Macau on the other hand stopped asking questions whose answer he didn't like. He had basically gone through his own father's stuff and Nop's room to find diaries and things to figure out what was going on. Pete turned his head toward Vegas. Pete also likes to pretend nothing is wrong. He had come to a realization that he can't go anywhere now.  In the past 4 months. He had faced 3 assassination attacks aimed at him or Phayu. One time he had stabbed a chopstick through a killer's eyes. They even have to clear the whole compound of any double spies so that they can keep the privacy of Thankhun's son.  It's been a blood bath. Pete himself didn't know why Macau and Vegas agreed to keep Thankhun's son a secret.

Vegas' hand moved to Pete's belly which had a bulge on it now. Vegas devoured Pete's lips making Pete breathless. He had to push him away to take deep breaths.

Macau crossed his legs to hide the bulge which was tightening his pants. He couldn't even take his eyes off Pete. As honey scent was released

"Why do you taste extra sweet today?"

Pete pushed away Vegas.