Twin's Desire

Chapter 22 - Steel Blue

Khun Caleb and I entered the room with Khun Vegas and Khun Hase behind us.

Khun Vegas kept on calling me but I don't wanna look back because it pains me seeing Khun Hase still holding Khun Vegas's hand and Khun Vegas doesn't seem to care.

"Hey, Liebe. What's with the long face? Where's Vegas?" Khun Israel said with a playful smile.

"He's with Khun Hase." I simply replied and sat beside Khun Israel.

"Why is he with Hase?" Khun Israel asked a little puzzled.

"He's his escort." I replied and I heard Khun Israel murmured a couple string of profanities.

"We'll talk to him later, okay? Cheer up, Liebe." Khun Israel said while rubbing my back.

I just smiled at him and he smiled back.

Curious on what the other two is doing, I peeked and saw Khun Vegas looking at me intently. His mouth opened as if to speak but I turned my head and looked on the heir that's presenting something.

The meeting ended at 12 AM. Although we had already eaten dinner inside, I still got hungry from all the listening. I should hurry to our room and get something to eat from the fridge. 

Damn, mafia world and being an heir is really a pain in the ass. How are they putting all those information in their brains?

I feel like I was the only stressed human being inside the room earlier.

"Pete, I'm sorry I need to talk about business with Khun Luigi. Probably, gonna catch up too. It's been 2 years since we last saw each other, he wasn't able to attend the last two year's quadrimee because he was in a coma. He just woke up, so uhm. Is it okay if it's just you and Vegas tonight? So you guys can talk too if you want." Khun Israel said carefully as if he was testing the water.

Sigh... I do not know if I can face Khun Vegas tonight. But what can I do? It's not like I can leave this place if I want to. I am still on a mission. Sort out your priorities, Pete. You should prioritize your work over some puppy love. You'll move on.

I just nodded to Khun Israel's request and bid him goodbye. 

I headed to the elevator, my head feels light. I am aware of the poeple around me but I can not care about them. I just wanna be on my bed and rest. Today has been really tough for me. 

That's what you get from rushing everything, Pete.

The voice in my head murmured.

Easily swayed. Easily tempted by mere words and gestures of filthy affection. Wake up, Pete.

You are brought here for work, Pete. You are not here to fall in love and be fooled. You're just caught in trance, Pete. You are not in love. 

I should really stop this delusions as soon as possible because we only have 2 more weeks here. After all this, there's no more reason for Khun Vegas and I to meet. I am a head bodyguard from the main family and Khun Vegas is from the minor family. 

Yes, that's the right thing to do. 

I heard the elevator ring and I stepped out of the elevator. 

I stopped on my tracks when I saw Khun Vegas crying and he was being held by Khun Hase. He was also rubbing Khun Vegas's back his lips is moving, I bet he's whispering Khun Vegas words of encouragement. 

I didn't move. Couldn't move. The view in front me is crushing everything inside me. Killing every good feeling I had in the span of two weeks of being intimate with Khun Vegas. It was like, my thought of being Khun Vegas's everything. The center of his world. The very bubble of my dreams, bursted.