It's been long. I know. A lot of things taking up my time but here you go, guys. I hope you enjoy it.
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Pete woke up to find the other side of the bed empty and his face turned awry. Thinking of where Vegas could be, he stepped to the mirror and his jaw dropped immediately at how awful he looked. He only had his boxers on and apart from his covered parts, every other place on his body was covered in love marks, looking like he had been devoured by the wildest animal in the jungle. But why was his heart beating so fast just by looking at Vegas' artwork?
Recalling how hard they did it, he blushed and a sudden embarrassment washed over him. Thinking his confession led to this made him want to hide under a rock but this was a different Pete today. He wasn't going to be a headache anymore. Realizing his trauma wasn't an excuse to hurt Vegas, his heart sank. "I'll make it up to you, Vegas." He mumbled lowly to himself.
His eyes darted around the room and landed on the nightstand. There was a note. Hurrying over, he ignored the slight ache in his back and down his ass. He picked up the note and a smile glinted across his face.
Good afternoon, beautiful.
Take a shower and put on the clothes I already prepared for you then come downstairs for lunch.
Pete's spotted the clothes and he chuckled. "You knew how brutal to handle me and prepared the right clothes? How thoughtful." He put back the note and proceeded to the bathroom for his routine.
Not so long after, the door to Vegas' bedroom closed behind Pete, and he went down to have breakfast. The atmosphere when he arrived was quite loud. The house was more packed than usual. Kinn and Porsche were chatting happily, Macau sitting lazily and pretending not to notice Pete. The omega rolled his eyes when he locked eyes with Prem and Joey wondering what brought them to the house.
"Why are you here?" He questioned while trying to find Vegas.
"Young man, we need to talk. I only permitted you to go on a date not to get married instantly." Prem scrutinized Pete from head to toe, grinning at the omega who did well in hiding the marks on his body.
"Nothing happened." Pete shot back with a deadly glare."
"Pete! Joey screamed and lunged at him. His hug was so strong Pete felt he would break. "I missed you and had to follow Prem here." The young man had been love caged by Pun and rarely went home to Pete so seeing his saviour got him all excited.
Pete had no choice but to return the hug. Joey was super clingy and wouldn't let go if Pete did not reciprocate the gesture. "Whatever you need to talk about can wait right? Pete sighted Vegas making lunch and his heart began beating rapidly. He pulled back from Joey and strode away, giving Prem no chance to speak further.
"This brat!" Prem yelled after him but Pete didn't spare a glance. "You'll still need to talk to me anyway. He had a reason for being here.
Vegas lifted his head after sensing Pete and he couldn't help his smile. "You're up." He returned his gaze to the omelet he was making and hell, Pete thought the man was the sexiest. He couldn't help but imagine how the alpha was going to look if he only had on the apron without clothes.
What on earth am I thinking? This isn't like me. His thoughts made him embarrassed but wait a minute. His nose crunched. Why didn't Vegas walk over to him to kiss him like people do after having a lovely night? He did not like it at all. At least a good afternoon kiss but Vegas did not look like he would.
Pete leaned against the counter, crossing his arms over his chest with his lips twitching to let the words out. "Vegas." He called and the alpha give him his attention. "It's embarrassing to say this but are you not going to kiss me?"
"Oh, that?"
Pete nodded. He wanted to have a taste of those lips. Thinking again, wait, why must he be the one to do it? I can equally do it as well. He closed the gap between them and gave Vegas no time to register his next actions, he locked their lips into a gentle but passionate kiss. Pete bit lightly on Vegas' lips and the latter opened up, making the omega worm his tongue in, rummaging and savoring the alpha's mouth. Vegas wrapped an arm around Pete's waist and pulled him in. This right here was heaven.
"You're going to burn down the kitchen!" Porsche yelled at the two, making them back away from each other only to realize the omelet was burnt.
Vegas was too excited to mind. "I'll make another. Go back to Kinn. We need privacy."
Porsche sneered at them. "Privacy when we can all see you both from there?" He left the kitchen.
Vegas focused back on Pete. "Go seat with them. I don't want you to get tired than you already are."
"I'll stay with you." He protested. "I can sit over there." He pointed to the counter. "Don't scold me for wanting to stick around. I just want to be around you."
This felt like a dream to Vegas. It was silly but he in a way thought the might be a chance Pete would act weird again after a passionate night but it was all different. "Fine, you can stick around." He lifted Pete bridal style and gently sat him on the counter.
"Vegas, I can help myself."
"Shhh, I don't want you to stress yourself. We did it quite hard you know." He teased.
"Keep it down. The others might hear you." Pete cautioned and Vegas shrugged. Pete was thankful the clothes completely covered him up or it would have been a little embarrassing if they saw. His stomach growled.
Vegas cocked a brow then said, "I'll feed you in a while." He kissed Pete's forehead.
Pete nodded excitedly. "Can you please be fast about it?" He rubbed his stomach in anticipation. Vegas resumed making lunch.
Vegas gawked at his unwanted guests all enjoying the meal he made. There were random chats here and there, Porsche and Pete surprisingly getting along as if they knew each other for ages. Kinn chipping in a word or two occasionally, Joey and Macau bickering about heaven knows what. Prem on the other hand wasn't his usual self. It felt as if he was a little bit out of it.
"Pete, why are you all covered up?" A curious Joey asked. "It's quite hot."
Pete coughed after hearing the young man. "Joey, why do I need to answer that?"
The young man replied to his savior. "I just want to find out if that merciless alpha seated over there was brutal with you when you did it... Ouch! That hurts!" Joey cried after getting slapped in the mouth by Porsche.
"Are you with my brother now?" Macau finally spoke to Pete. He still wasn't over how Pete used to treat Vegas.
Everyone focused on Pete, waiting to hear his answer. Vegas was not an exception.
"I asked if you are in a relationship with my brother. Are you guys together now?" Macau asked again. "I swear I'll get mad if you still haven't reciprocated his feelings but just playing around with his heart," Macau spoke every word with seriousness, even ignoring Joey who was signaling him to stop. "I still don't like you. You've not given me any reason to."
Pete went gloomy hearing Macau's words. He's been a witness to all that happened and is also quite possessive of his brother so his feelings towards Pete were valid.
Porsche cut-in. "Hey, you don't need to force it out of him. If he wants to tell, he will by himself.
" Macau you should stop." Vegas let out calmly but his voice struck Macau like a whip. Macau knew this all too well and it was the calm before the storm. "Don't push him," Vegas added.
Pete's heart felt heavy. He's treated Vegas so unfairly and now it hurts his heart. His hand trembled, making the spoon fall to the ground. He quickly attempted to pick it up but Vegas grabbed his hand. "I'll do it."
"You should leave if you're just here to play around with him." Macau scoffed at the omega.
"Is that how you speak to your elders?" Kinn reprimanded.
Vegas just kept staring at Pete, wondering what they are now. How are they going to label their current relationship? He knew Pete liked him just as much but...
"Macau, I know I gave you lots of reasons to dislike me but trust me when I say I like your brother. It's more than that. I love him." He breathed. "Yes, I was quite adamant in the past to admit my feelings but I have now. I love him so much I could die if I'm not by his side."
Vegas' heart leaped with joy.
Pete watched the reactions around the table, especially Prem's before he continued. "Vegas, he turned to his man. Both our feelings are crystal clear now but we need a label so I'm asking you," he inhaled deeply. "Vegas Theerapanyakul, will you officially be my boyfriend?"
Vegas could only wonder. How did the roles switch? If anyone should ask, it had to be him. "Baby, I should be the one asking... I should..." He was cut off.
"Oh what, an omega can't be the first to propose to an alpha?"
Porsche dropped the glass of juice he held onto, spilling the content all over his side of the table. Kinn couldn't help him clean up because he was also in disbelief.
"W-what, you are an omega?" Kinn tried to confirm. But how? I don't sense it."
"Pete, you're an omega?" What the hell?! You don't smell like one." Out of everyone at the table, only the husbands were in shock. Everyone else already knew this but agreed to keep it a secret on Pete's orders. "Wait a minute, you all know he's not beta?"
Prem could be seen smiling from ear to ear. That was what he's always wanted. He did not like Pete living as someone he was not. He should be able to accept what he was and live comfortably in his skin. This was an old man's wish being granted and he couldn't be happier.
"Why did you decide to finally live this way? You never listened to me before." Prem inquired of him.
Vegas locked gaze with Vegas. "It's tiring to keep the act up. I've thought about it for some time now and realized it wouldn't be bad to live freely as an omega. I'm strong enough to protect myself and now I have a great alpha by my side is all that matters."
Vegas got to his feet and helped Pete up as well. "You're full of surprises, Pete. He found himself falling in love all over again. He gently took Pete's hand in his, and everyone watching them. "I don't want you to feel rushed..."
"I know what I want, Vegas. This is what I want. I want you and nobody else. I'm ready to journey with you and not as a beta but as an omega— your omega."
All the others at the table felt like they were watching a scene play from a movie.
Macau looked on in anticipation of what comes next. All the anger bottled up inside began to dissipate. He picked up his phone to record everything.
"What are you doing?" Joey whispered after leaning close.
"I'm sending it to my mom. Do you know how long she's waited for this?" He replied while pressing the record button. "I bet she'll be over the moon."
Pete kept searching the alpha's face for an answer. "Vegas, I asked if you'll be my lover. I need your answer now." Pete said hastily but got no reaction from the alpha. "Wait, you don't want to? But I thought you love me? You're... You're hesitating now. I thought we settled everything last night. Did I mess up or anything?" He tried hard to decipher what he might have probably done wrong. "Was I mean to him again and failed to take notice?"
Vegas thought the sight was cute. Pete was somehow scared Vegas was going to refuse as maybe revenge. "You're so cute, baby." Vegas broke out a laugh. "I've waited my whole life for this. I accept. GLADLY." He pulled Pete in for yet, another passionate kiss in front of everyone.
"Do you both have a public kink?" Prem said with no filter to his words. "This was the second time today." The duo paid no attention to anyone and kissed to their heart's content.
Porsche finally recovered from the shock. "He took my advice." He whispered to Kinn. "He did?" Kinn asked, wondering when Porsche became a relationship counselor.
"My respect for you just grew bigger, Vegas. You changed this kid." Prem praised. "Your final task is to get him to call me father. I've been waiting for ages too. You couldn't blame Prem for wanting this. He loved Pete like the son he never had and yearned for the day Pete would let out the magic word. He knew Pete loved him just as much.
Teasingly, Vegas pecked Pete's lips. "Babe, the old man right there wants you to acknowledge him but I don't think he has any right to request that. Don't you think? I mean he only raised you but it's not as if he birthed you biologically."
Everyone was in shock at how Vegas was speaking. "You punk! What are you saying?" Prem questioned.
Vegas paid no mind and continued. "What right does he have to request of you to call him that? That's not how the world works." The alpha sneered and Pete's expression changed drastically. He turned from sweet to sour.
"You're not a product of his seed, sadly," Vegas added.
"Vegas, are you crazy? How can you say that about Prem? That's disrespectful. We're together now does not mean I wouldn't hesitate to kick your ass. Where was it written one can be a parent only by birth? This man loved me like a real father even if I'm not biologically his son. He's the best and in my heart, he's my father. Prem here is my father and I love him. Hurry up and apologize before he refuses to give us his blessing." He nudged Vegas to quickly retract his words.
"I already got his blessing, sweet cheeks."
"Vegas is something else!" Joey squealed.
"Did he just trick Pete?" Porsche asked and Kinn nodded. "He did."
Pete got confused and looked around only to find Prem clapping at Vegas accomplishing the mission within seconds. "I was right about you, Vegas. You have my blessing to be with my son."
Pete frowned, did Vegas just... "Vegas did you trick me?! The alpha pursed his lips and shrugged. " I needed to push your buttons for you to let it out."
Pete glared after knowing he was tricked. However, he did not regret his words. He was always hard-headed to come clean and doing this made it easier to breathe. "Father, are you okay now?" He teased the old man.
"I'm the happiest right now, son." Prem walked over and enveloped Pete in a hug. Looking at Vegas, he mouthed, "Thank you."
This was the longest lunch ever and Porsche thought he's had enough. "Can I head to my room now? My baby needs rest." He yawned tiredly.
Everyone exchanged glances except Kinn who was quite composed.
"By baby, you mean, Kinn? It's his nickname right?" Macau asked.
Porsche looked at them amusingly. "The baby in my belly, jeez!"
"What?! Pete screamed. "You're expecting?" He peeked at Vegas. "He's pregnant!" He couldn't help but smile, a warm feeling clouding his heart. Must be nice. His heart fluttered and his insides turned warm, making him yearn for a little one. He put such thoughts aside since he decided to live as a beta but now that things have changed, he thought it wouldn't be bad at all.
"Congratulations, guys," Vegas announced.
"Yes, congrats. "Get some rest, Porsche, we'll talk later," Pete said and his friend left the table with Kinn.
"You two should clear the table while I talk with Pete and Vegas," Prem told the young ones to which they obeyed.
A lot happened at lunch.
Settling in Vegas' office, Prem began. "I will not beat about the bush. My main reason for coming here today was to request Pete stays with you for the time being. I'll have someone take care of his work in his absence."
Pete narrowed his eyes at him. "What do you mean?"
"It's for your safety." He added.
"What do you mean by that? Is danger lurking around? Has an enemy targeted our camp?" Pete questioned.
Prem sighed exasperatedly. "There is an enemy but he's not interested in our camp. It's probably you. "After all these years we finally know where he is."
Pete felt the world stop for a second as the words registered in his mind. After all these years we finally know where he is. Pete's legs almost gave up on him but Vegas was quick to hold him. "Where's the bastard?" Pete inquired, with anger flushing through every nook of his body. Vegas could feel the anger and resentment unleash while still holding onto him.
"We know he left Thailand and settled in Mexico, using a completely different identity. The reason why it was impossible to find him all these years."
"How did you find this out?"
"Thanks to Violet. She traveled mainly because of this." He replied and Pete went into a state of frenzy.
"What? You mean she went out there by herself to find him? What if she got harmed? How would I be able to live with myself?
Prem ran his hand roughly across his face before slowly rising from his seat to say, " Violet is fine, and trust me, she can take care of herself. She'll be back soon." He assured but Pete did not feel any better. He took in a deep breath before fixating his gawking gaze on Vegas, quickly grabbing the alpha knew about this. "You knew, didn't you?"
Guilt washed over the alpha for keeping it away from Pete the entire time. He nodded regretfully. "I found out after she left and unfortunately, there was nothing I could do to change her mind. Later, I agreed to her plan to find him." Vegas explained.
Pete was silent for what felt like forever, making the atmosphere extremely tense. Both men waited for him to blow up in fury but his response was, "I need to speak with her." Vegas hastily agreed and handed his phone to Pete who excused himself out of the room to place a call.
"Hopefully he calms down." Prem breathed out exasperatedly.
Vegas kept his gaze fixed on the door, waiting for his lover to come back in. Minutes passed and Pete made it back and handed the device back to the alpha. "She assured me she was fine and will be back soon but requested I stay with Vegas for now."
"That's a great idea," Vegas replied sharply which earned him a deadly glare from Pete.
"I can perfectly protect myself." He scanned both men. "Why do I feel like the both of you together with Violet just want me to live in this house? This isn't about the bastard."
"It's for your safety." Both men said at the same time.
Prem then went ahead to say, "Per the information I received, he will be in Thailand soon and I wouldn't let this chance slip by. I doubt Vegas would too."
Pete sighed. "When are we mapping out a plan to catch him?"
"We need to tread carefully. He's not an easy target and so we can't make any rash decisions. For now, stay with Vegas while I think of a good plan. It's quite difficult to get in here so this is the best place for you to be." The man got to his feet. "Also, make sure you're never alone when you go out. He probably has his men lurking around somewhere. We can't take any risks."
Pete hesitated a bit, not sure if he wanted that. "I can't promise that but I'll try."
"I'll make sure of that," Vegas told Prem and the man felt a sense of relief."
"See you both around and uhh, I brought your clothes as well." He winked before walking out.
Pete watched the disappearing figure. "He really came prepared, didn't he?"
Vegas shrugged at his lover. "I guess."
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Three days later, Pete finally began to adjust to his new home. He loved it here and more because Vegas was clingy every second of the day which allowed him no space to breathe. Vegas left to attend to business since morning but hadn't made it back yet and Pete was beginning to worry.
"Heard from Kinn?" Pete asked as he approached Porsche who was leg crossed on the sofa and eating weird stuff. I just spoke with him and he's with Vegas at the casino." Porsche replied.
Pete came to an abrupt stop. "Casino? He told me nothing about that."
"Maybe it was a last-minute thing." Porsche looked at Pete's gloomy face. "Hey, this is normal when you first fall in love. He'll be back soon. You want to join me for a drink?"
No thanks." Pete refused and settled next to his friend. It was already 10 pm and he was missing Vegas already.
At the casino
Vegas together with Pun had business with a client and Kinn opted to come with them. The sounds of cards in the hands of the dealers and the tingling sounds of the slot machines filled the entire place as the men discussed business.
"About the shipment, it's a 70% profit to my turf and you get 30%. Deal?" Vegas cocked a brow at the person before him. He was not going any lower than that.
"I don't think I can agree to that, Mr. Theerapanyakul. 40%."
Vegas was not ready for such a deal and was about to refute it when he spotted a familiar face not too far from them. "35% is all you've got. Argue it and you're out." He stated firmly, leaving no room for further bargaining. He smirked when he locked eyes with Nate, someone he wanted to rip apart at first glance. "Our business here is done."
"Why do you keep staring at him?" Kinn questioned after he noticed Vegas wouldn't look away from this person.
"A bug I want to crash." He replied.
"You look like you'd kill him at any moment." Pun scoffed at his friend.
Nate aggressively shoved an omega to the ground, disgust flooding his entire being, his actions making the young man groan in pain "How dare a weakling like you speak back to me?" He spat bitterly, which grabbed the attention of everyone close by.
Vegas continued to stare, his hands balling into a fist. Thinking this was the same thing the douchebag did to Pete back then, he was filled with rage but calmly sat in his seat.
"You should know your place, you worthless thing. You don't speak back to me the way you did ever again or I'll beat the hell out of you." Nate announced and the poor omega on the ground shivered in fear.
This was it for Vegas. He stood up and approached the scene, carefully going down to the omega's level and helping him up. "Are you okay?" He asked and the person nodded, feeling grateful someone helped him.
Nate recognizing Vegas went eyes wide. "You!" He yelled in disbelief. "What are you doing here?"
Vegas let go of the omega and ordered his men to help him out to which they obeyed right away. Turning back to Nate, he said, "As the owner of this place, I have the right to throw you out for pulling this stunt, don't you think?" He grinned.
Processing the information he just heard, and though it was his first time here, Nate cursed himself for not looking into who owned the place. "It's my bad luck for meeting you. Where's Pruk by the way?" He looked around, trying to find Pete.
Vegas felt amused at his boldness to ask about Pete. "What do you need my baby for?" He narrowed his eyes at Nate who did nothing but grin sheepishly.
"Come on, I know you both have nothing going on. He looked surprised when you kissed him the other day." He let out confidently.
"Is that so? I'd advise you back off." Vegas warned with a calm tone.
The alpha's words fell on deaf ears as Nate was determined to push through till the end, having no idea Pete was an omega, worse, the one he bullied years ago. "Backing off is not in my books."
Vegas stared like he would tear the guy to threads any minute and Nate noticed it this time and decided to poke him harder. "What's with the sudden look? Oh, don't tell me you want to beat me up or something? Here of all places?" Nate looked around to find everyone watching them, Kinn and Pun included.
"What do you take me for? A cheap thug?" Thinking hard, "How about you fight me somewhere more fun? A battle ring. That would be interesting, don't you think?" Vegas proposed.
Nate was intrigued by the idea. He hasn't exercised in days and this could be a good thing. "If I win, you leave him and I can go after him."
Vegas peered nonchalantly while inwardly saying, the nerve of this rat to request such a thing.
Pondering over the request for 5 seconds, "Deal."
Pun shot closer. "Vegas what are you up to?" He couldn't help but ask. Looking at Nate and then Vegas, there was a huge difference. One of them was bound to be hospitalized for months or end up dead if possible and that person was not Vegas.
Kinn smirked at his cousin before leaning closer and whispering. "Shall we head to the gym now? It's been a while since I had fun." Kinn in a way knew this was not taking place in a fighting ring. Why else were they the mafia? Vegas definitely had something up his sleeve.
"Red Bull gym in an hour." Vegas and whispered then returned to their table to finish his drinks before heading out.
The casino resumed after the little charade and everyone went about their business. Nate was already out to wait for Vegas at the location, with the alpha's men shadowing him without his knowledge.
Back at the house
Pete kept on pacing around till Porsche couldn't take it anymore. "You're making me dizzy, Pete." The worried omega came to a stop. "It's late and he's not back yet, not answering my calls either. I'm worried."
Porsche leaned more into his seat and gave out a loud yawn. "Kinn called me a while ago saying they were heading to a warehouse."
"From the casino to the warehouse? What for?" An alarmed Pete shot out.
"Apparently, Vegas is about to deal with someone he considers a bug. Ah, Kinn said he's called, Nate. Did I get it right?" He yawned again, feeling exhausted. "I forced it out of Kinn."
"Nate? What on earth is Vegas doing? I need to head over right now." Pete ran to their bedroom and quickly got changed and scurried back down. "Where's the location?"
"He owns a lot of them so I don't know the exact one. Porsche lazily replied and Pete rushed to the guards. Getting the exact place shouldn't be a problem. Using the mistress card, Pete got what he needed from Vegas' men. Disobeying the boss' lover was like disobeying Vegas himself.
"Hey, are you leaving me all by myself? Besides, it's late!" Porsche jolted from his seat and followed the omega.
Getting in the car before Pete could speed off, "You're crazy. You got together three days ago and you're already so possessive of him. Can't live a day without him?"
Wordlessly, Pete jumped onto the road with the guards following right behind, not wanting the omega to go out all alone. He accelerated at a higher speed which almost shot Porsche's soul out of his body. "Possessive? I am but that's not the reason I'm rushing over." He knew Nate probably messed up somehow and Vegas was definitely about to do something crazy.
A curious Porsche pinched the bridge of his nose. "Why are you rushing over then?"
"You'll find out soon enough." That was all Pete could say.
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Sorry it had to end here but the next chapter will be up soon enough.
There will be some special chapters as the story progresses. Pun x Joey, Macau x someone who is yet to be revealed in the story.
See you in the next one.