Beyond Two

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Hi glowies...

I'm back with another story.

Right on Gemini's birthday. 🥳

It's not a Gemini Fourth story.

It's a Gemini Fourth Prim story - a poly relationship.

Hope you guys enjoy...

And wait for Fourth's arrival too - soon. 😊

The evening sky was clear - too clear. The deep, dark blue spread out without a single cloud, letting the first few stars pierce through the fading light.

But a storm was arriving at a place it had never come before.

The Titicharoenrak mansion stood tall and strong against the twilight, its cold stone walls and grand pillars carrying a sharp look of classic luxury. Inside, the heavy scent of expensive wood polish and fresh lilies filled the air, but it did nothing to hide the tension.

The youngest member of the family was burning with rage, his chest heaving with every breath.

"I told you, mom," Gemini snapped - finally. The sound of his own voice seemed to ring against the high, painted ceiling. "I'm not going to marry a stranger."

He paced back and forth across the thick, soft carpet of the living room. The leather soles of his shoes made no sound, but the floor felt hot beneath them. He was already deeply regretting his decision to come back to the house where he had spent his childhood.

Every corner of the room felt like a cage.

"But Fourth was your friend," Saraya - his mother - said weakly.

She was sitting on the edge of a velvet sofa, her fingers nervously twisting the diamond ring on her hand.

Gemini scoffed, a bitter sound that cut through the quiet room. "Do you think some family meet-ups and random movie dates make us friends?" His tone carried a sharp, biting hint of sarcasm.

"Besides, I already have a girlfriend."

"Then break up with her," Saraya's voice rose slightly, losing its soft edge.

Gemini halted mid-step, his shoes digging into the carpet. His eyes narrowed into slits as her words hit him like a cold splash of water.

He couldn't believe she had just said that so easily, without a single thought for his feelings.

How could she be this heartless?

Saraya's eyes slowly widened as she realized what had just come out of her mouth. Her hands reached out toward him almost instinctively, the silk of her sleeves rustling, but Gemini took a sharp step back, moving far away from her touch.

"I-I'm so sorry... I didn't mean it," she stammered, her voice dropping into a low, pleading whisper. "You don't have to separate from her permanently. Just marry Fourth for two years."

She held up two fingers, her hand trembling slightly.

"Maybe even less than that."

"So you can scam him," Gemini sneered, a cold smile touching his lips but never reaching his angry eyes.

"What are you talking about?" Saraya muttered, her brow furrowing as she looked up at him, genuinely confused.

"Isn't it what you and dad do?" Gemini crossed his arms tightly over his chest, lifting his head high as he stared down at her. "Scamming rich people, blackmailing them, and killing them when they get in your way."

This time, Saraya didn't have an answer for her only son.

The silence in the room grew heavy and suffocating. Her lips pressed together into a thin, tight line as she eventually lowered her head, unable to meet his fierce gaze.