Vegas cursed under his breath and with the tiny space in the window; he managed to fire a gunshot on Khun Pat’s legs.

With that very moment, it was considered luck that he managed to jump even before the bullet Khun Gray has fired hit him.

He groans when the way he landed isn’t that smooth. He curled his body, feeling the pain in his legs.

“Someone is here!” Vegas heard the guards shouting as several footsteps are quickly reaching his spot.

Vegas managed to stand up, looked up and found Pam staring at him in horror.

“Run! Go away!” Pam shouted but immediately disappeared from Vegas’ sight when someone pulls her hair and closes the window.

“Bullshit!” Vegas cursed, picked up his gun and prepared himself for the bodyguards that are about to come.

There is a chance that Pam will not make it alive and so does he.

Khun Gray has been getting into his nerves more than Khun Pat does now. The way he just watched his older brother beating and abusing Pam was already enough for Vegas to know that he is much worse. He is involved in keeping Pam to be with Khun Pat who is seriously not at the right thinking.

Pete’s family is definitely something, much worse than his.

First, Pete’s mother is a spy who got locked up and impregnated by someone with a loose screw and has kept into seclusion for twenty years.

Second, Pete had a father which is simply obsessed and crazy. And he even has an uncle who didn’t do anything and watch everybody do crazy things.

Vegas ready himself and when the guards are ready to fight him, they fell on the ground.

“Pete!”

Pete jump from the wall, gasp for breath and smiled at him. “See? Ten minutes.”

Both of them went to fight the guys. Vegas fired gunshots towards these men and Pete will fight them in close and physical battle.

The number of guards present is beyond his expectations. His predictions are just ten men or near twenty since these place are already far however, both Vegas and Pete are surprised that there are lot more hidden bodyguards and subordinates hidden here, like a camp that will make sure that no one can come out alive.

Vegas took out his knife, with one hand holding the bodyguards hand; he twisted it and when he saw him kneel on the ground, which is the time he stabs the guy’s throat deep down until the knife passes by at the back of his neck.

He uses his left hand to block all of the attacks and his right hand to stab all of the sensitive parts including the neck, throat, temples and eyes. Blood has tainted Vegas’ white shirt and the knife is already dripping dark red blood.

Pete moved swiftly; breaking their arms, legs and neck. The sound of bones cracking and almost inaudible groan because of pain could be heard. One guy attacks him with knife that he immediately dodges. Pete uses his arms to block it that causes some wound hence he didn’t feel it that much. He grab the guy’s arms and knock him off with his elbow.

The other one was about to get the knife yet he picked it up and pointed the gun on the guy’s head and without any hesitation fired the gunshot.

“Are you hurt?” Vegas worriedly went to his direction and pointed out the wound he had on his arms.

“It’s okay. This is just a small wound.”

“I saw her.” Vegas informed him. “She’s up there.”

“With whom?”

“Khun Pat and Khun Gray.” He honestly answered.

“Then let’s go.” Pete picked up all of the guns scattered on the ground but noticed that Vegas isn’t moving.

“Vegas, what’s wrong?”

He went near Vegas and check if there are any wounds. Only few cuts and bruises on his shoulder and arms. His face has some blood too but it not that serious.

“Can you promise me something?”

Pete pause when he sense that there is something bugging Vegas.

“Something?”

Vegas let out a heavy breath. “Promise me that whatever you will see or hear… you won’t start questioning yourself.” He seriously said.

“Ha?” Still clueless, Pete can only respond like that.

“Promise me that if you found out the truth, you will never look down to yourself and would think negatively, okay?”

Even before he can answer, a loud scream from a woman echoed; the way she screams was the same as someone that was already filled with anger and anguish that her misery was finally being released.

‘That’s her…” Pete muttered as his heart erratically beats, almost forgetting how to breath properly.

“Let’s… let’s get her.”

Vegas is aware of the danger that is about to happen but he can’t also prevent Pete not to save his own mother. What he can only do is to protect him… which he failed to do before.

The two of them run side by side, helping and protecting each other from the attacks. Vegas will block anyone that will harm Pete and so does he.

“Stop.” Khun Gray’s voice was heard.

Vegas and Pete has found themselves on the spacious front yard of the mansion which is at the entrance. The remaining bodyguards puts down their guns and takes their step back, leaving Vegas and Pete at the center.

Vegas notice how Pete gritted his teeth in anger. It wasn’t because he saw Khun Gray but it was because of Khun Pat and his legs bleeding.

Vegas can only smirk in frustration that Khun Pat manages to walk with his legs bleeding as if the pain from the bullet didn’t bother him. Vegas witnesses how Khun Pat smiled while his own blood was starting to smudged Pam’s white dress.

“Go away!” Pam shouted at the two of them. “Run away with Vegas!”

“Why?” With a low voice, Pete asked.

Vegas followed where Pete is looking at, only to find out that he was staring to the chains wrapped on his mother’s feet and her hands are tied up too. Vegas went near Pete, trying to calm him down but how he was filled with dark aura is enough for Vegas to know that the shit is getting real.

Khun Gray and Khun Pat uses Pam as their shield in case Vegas and Pete attacked.

“Pete… son,” Khun Pat called for Pete’s name calmly. “Come here.”

“Shut your fucking mouth!” Vegas shouted and pointed the gun towards Khun Pat’s direction but was immediately blocked using Pam.

The way these two brothers uses Pam as their shield is getting into his nerves.

“Son?”

“Don’t listen to him!” Pam shouted with her trembling voice. “Go back to Khun Korn! Leave now! Runaway with your friend and don’t even comeba---“

Pam didn’t even finish her words when Khun Pat slapped her hard.

‘Pete… If you come here then you, your mother and I can leave a good life.”

He’s definitely crazy! Vegas said at the back of his head. Khun Pat slapped Pam and now his voice was sweet and nice as if he is convincing his son to go with them for a trip. The way his mood and behavior changes are enough to know that he is much better be dead.

“You’re not my father.” Pete coldly said. “Not you.”

This time, Khun Gray interrupted. “He is your father Pete. You should say hi to him.”

“That’s right, son. Come….come here. We will live happily with your mom.”

Vegas stare at Khun Gray who’s now smiling subtlety. He is definitely enjoying every moment that he got while manipulating his older brother to do what he wants.

“He is not my father.” Pete bravely talked back once again as his eyes only stare at his own mother with pity.

“Whether you like it or not, he is your father.” Khun Gray said once again.

“If he is then why did he chained her?!” Pete asked and takes a step forward that made Vegas alert. “Why did he abducted her?!Why is she like that?!”

Pam’s face softened. She has already given up the will to escape a very long time ago. She did that so that no one will ever suspect especially Pat that Pete is alive. Everyday, she convinced him that their son is dead and he should move on.

Pete pointed his gun towards Pat. “Let her go.”

“No! We will live a happy family, Pete…the three of us.”

Pete spit out, disgusted with what he heard. “That is not a family. Let her go!”

Khun Gray takes a step backward, still having the smirk in his face while looking at Vegas. Vegas stares at him with the same tension and evilness.

The two are already having a silent battle with how their gazes are enough to burn each other’s soul.

Vegas and Khun Gray pull their guns together and fired a gunshot towards each other’s direction.

“Vegas!”

Both hissed in pain. Vegas was shot on his shoulder while Khun Gray was shot on his stomach.

“I’m fine.” Pete assisted him to stand up. “Talk to Khun Pat and I will take care of Khun Gray.”

“What?”

With his shoulder bleeding, Vegas walked silently towards Khun Gray while Pete faces his own parents. Pete saw how Vegas dragged Khun Gray on the side and how he shot all of the remaining bodyguards that are attempting to attack him.

Pete does not have any idea on what Vegas will going to do.

Now, it is only between Khun Gray and Vegas and Pete and Khun Pat. Pete can only tighten the grip on the gun as he cannot aim. It pains him to the core to see his own mother silently crying and how tragic their first encounter could be.

“Leave now, Pete.” Pam begged and cried. “Save yourself… don’t be like me. Live your life the way you want it to be.”

“…”

Pam smiled at him sweetly despite how miserable she is. “Go home as if you never saw me and do the things you love. You’re still young so don’t waste your time in here. Take your friend away with you and bury everything in your memory.”

Pete looked at Vegas who is now having a conversation with Khun Gray. He saw how the two exchanges cold stares and words that he can barely hear but he is sure that they are trying each other’s patience.

“I will go home with you and Vegas.” Pete argued and kept his composure. “The three of us will go home together.”

Pete saw that Khun Pat places a knife near Pam’s throat. The expression of the woman didn’t even change as bit as if she was already expecting it to happen.

Long white dress with blood, long black hair, pale skin, face that is gloomy and lips are crack; Pete can only cry with his mother’s condition.

“This is the last warning, let her go. I don’t care if we share the same blood, that doesn’t matter. I don’t care if we are relatives because the moment you do bullshits is also the moment I loses respect.”

For Pete, respect isn’t something that is given just because two people share the same blood. It never excites him to know that his father is a terrible person.

Not all family members deserve to be respected.

“Put your gun down.” Khun Pat warned too. “Or your mother will definitely shower in her own blood.”

Pete glances on Vegas who tied Khun Gray’s hands and feet. The man was also unconscious that he didn’t know what Vegas did. Vegas signaled Pete to do what he wanted and he will take care on Khun Gray.

“You put your gun down.” Pete said, not giving up.

Pete eyes widened when Khun Pat didn’t even hesitate to deepen the knife on Pam’s throat, making the blood flow. The woman can only close her eyes as she accepts her faith.

“You are fucking crazy!” Pete shouted and shot Khun Pat’s hand that he successfully did.

Pam fell and kneels on the ground. The woman was holding her neck, coughing as she catches her breath.

With Pam kneeling on the ground, Khun Pat manages to position himself at the back of her and aiming the gun at the back of Pam’s head.

Khun Pat giggled. “It’s either the three of us will live together or… I will make sure that we will all die together.”