Warning: there are VP novel (original) spoilers. If you don't want to read those spoilers, DM me to send you this chapter without the references.
Macau's POV
I get his mask and wig off.
"Zip it, Arm!"
I zip his mouth with my tongue as he tries to explain himself.
I kiss him voraciously.
Arm responds, picking me up in his arms and carrying me to his bed.
We're in his room on the staff floor.
Arm gets on top of me...holding my face.
We kiss madly.
He suddenly becomes hesitant and threatens to get up.
"Hey... I can't leave the bar..."
I hold him tightly by the arms.
"There are other bartenders there...you own me, Arm."
"What do you want from me?! To make it up to you, babe?!"
He is so aroused.
I know!I know!!
I run the palm of my hand across his bare chest...
"Get on your knees...straddle over my neck..."
"Straddle over your neck?! Are you sure?!"
"Do as I say!"
"...?..."
"Wait, wait! Stand up..."
"Straddle or stand?!I'm confused..."
"Stand first...I have to get my phone out of my pocket."
"Okay...stand..."
I take my cell phone out of my pocket and let some sexy music play.
"Straddle over your neck again..."
"But then I'm going to choke you"
"Come on!!"
"...like this?!what are you doing?!"
I stretch my neck until I reach the zipper of his pants with my mouth...I unzip it with my teeth...
Daydreams can come true.
All it takes is putting a little effort and determination into it.
And be very shameless of course...
I'm not sure P'Pete gave this kind of advice though...
"Macau..." Arm rubs my hair and looks at me with eager eyes.
Oh! Focus idiot!
"You're so hard..."
I rub his hard cock across my face.
"Ugh... Macau...ngh...you are dangerous..."
My hands grip his thighs tightly as I suck his core hard.
Is there such a thing as alpha bottom?!
Now there is.
That's me!
...
Pete's POV
"I can't believe you punched Lian Wang."
"Are you sorry for him?"
"No...I'm just saying..."
"..."
"Hey, stop it..." I hug my lover tight...he's pouting.
"Don't defend that guy again."
"But I didn't say anything!"
"..."
Still pouting...
"So he knew your father..."
I change subject.
"Apparently...when we get back home I'll go through my dad's safe again...maybe I'll find some clues." (1)
"Don't be jealous about it either...you know how much your father loved you and sacrificed himself for you and Macau..." (2)
"I'm not angry about it. I get angry that I have to do exactly what my father did – pretend. I have to pretend I don't know he loved me."
"Yeah...It's sad...but it was for a good reason...to protect you and your brother. Pretend that you don't love those you love the most must kill little by little. Khun Kan must have suffered a lot along with you and Macau..."
"I wish my father had known you better... that he could have blessed us...He would love you like a son Pete...I wish everything had been different.
"Maybe if everything had been different, we wouldn't be here. Don't mortify yourself anymore for what has already passed, Vegas."
"I could never do that, Pete..." Vegas turns over me on the bed.
His eyes locked on mine...
"Do what?!"
"I could never pretend I don't love you... Could you?"
"To protect you?! I would be capable of anything."
I'm so resolute.
"Except that, promise me."
"Why this now?"
"I suffered my whole life thinking that my father didn't love me... I would not bear to go through that again. Promise me."
"I promise I will never pretend I don't love you."
"You can't break it."
"You can trust me because I don't break my promises like you do. Now promise the same thing to me!
"I have never broken my promises to you."
"...right..."
"Name a promise I've broken."
"You chained me to our bed two nights ago, Vegas... and left me there alone."
"Ow...that..."
"Promise me...for real this time."
"I promise."
"Good."
We seal our new promise with a kiss.
"Just a kiss doesn't seal such an important promise."
"What do you suggest?!Blood?!"
"Other body fluids."
Vegas holds my wrists tight over my head.
"Ugh!...haa....ah...f***, Vegas!"
Khun Kan's POV (memories from the past)
Taipei – Wang facilities: martial arts training center.
"Lian is making a lot of progress, Master Wang. Surely you will be able to reassemble the white chessboard."
"The three main pieces have already been chosen, Khun Kan."
"Through the chess room?!"
"Mhmm...Meiling was the first...she is the white tower...and that boy was the last ...Tianshi, my white knight. There are other vacant positions...but Lian will be able to complete the board when he takes over."
"Meiling and Tianshi..."
"You're pensive, Khun Kan."
"...they're skilled."
"They've been training for years."
"I see..."
"Don't forget our agreement, Khun Kan."
"I won't."
...
Khun Kan's Private Jet - Years later:
["Bodyguard Pete managed to escape, Khun Kan. He hit Khun Vegas and ran away."]
"Did you make it easy for him?"
["Yes, sir"]
"That's good"
["Khun Kan...you know Khun Vegas won't let him go...he seems to be too attached to Pete..."]
I run my fingers through my hair, distressed.
"...fate?!...karma?!...I don't know anymore..." I sigh.
["Are you okay, sir?!"]
"Everything is happening all at once...maybe I can no longer postpone what needs to be done. My brother took everyone I loved from me... to the point where I had to make difficult decisions (3)... it won't be any different with my son."
["What are you going to do, Khun Kan?!"]
"Now?! Think...keep an eye on Vegas, Nop. Keep me informed."
["Sure, sir"]
I hang up the phone.
The jet prepares to take off in a couple of minutes.
I hold a black velvet box.
I open it.
"The black king...the red queen...and..." I murmur to myself.
I get my laptop.
I enter the chess room.
A message on the screen is shown: the white king has entered the room.
["Khun Kan? I thought it was ..."]
"Lian...I have to meet you in person... my jet arrives in Taipei during the night."
["Okay...is it something serious?!"]
"I need your help. I can give you what you want, but you must help me with what I need."
["Will you tell me who killed my parents?"]
"I will help you to remember who you have forgotten." (4)
["...?..."]
"And I'll give you these."
I show him two crystal and diamond chess pieces in my hands.
["Keys to the chess room?!"]
"Yes...the black king and..."
["...the white knight ...?!"]
"The real one."
["I'm confused..."]
"You won't be anymore..."
["Okay...I'll be waiting for you, sir."]
"There's something else..."
I show him a third object...a necklace.
["Il serpente?! How?! I don't understand..."]
"You will."
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Author's note
Hey guys!Apologies for the delay!We'll have more of ArmMacau in the next chapter, don't be mad at me!
References:
(1) Original VP novel (spoiler): In chapter 10 Vegas opens Khun Kan's safe.
(2) Original VP novel (spoiler): In chapter 10 Vegas discovers that his father pretend not to love him and Macau to protect them from Khun Korn.
(3) Spoiler: Khun Kan refers to his decision to pretend he doesn't love his children so that Khun Korn won't kill them.
(4) Chapter 16 - A price tag: refers to the following passage in the text:
[Lian's POV
I walk around my room looking for my lighter. I go onto the balcony to light a cigarette.
I touch my lips calling for a memory and think about who I really wish was in my bed right now.
If I hadn't been kept in the dark for so long...]