Cruel Romance [ VegasPete AU ]

Chapter 24 - The Truth Was a Lie

A/N. Secrets will be revealed one by one 🥸

Hope you enjoy this chapter ❤️

- 24 -
The Truth Was a Lie

PETE'S POV

"Pete! Help!"

It was Som.

I rushed out of the room, heart beating against my chest as I barged in to find Som on the ground, screaming in pain. Arm had managed to smash a vase onto her leg as it seemed with the blood flowing down and broken pieces on the ground.

"Aowh, Pete!" he still had time to smile at me with that mischievous grin even when his hair was all over the place and there was blood on his hands.

I had no time to think. No time to be scared.

All I knew was Som was in danger.

Immediately, I charged at Arm, punching him which sent him tumbling backwards and I quickly pushed him onto the ground with him lying on his stomach.

I straddled him from his back, grabbing onto his hands as I prevented him from struggling further, remembering our clear instructions to keep the Ponpiboon family members alive.

"Pete!" I heard Som's voice from behind and turned to her who had pushed a handcuff my way with her hand, letting it slide across the floor.

I caught it with my foot, stepping on it to prevent it from sliding further and with my whole weight on his body, I cuffed his hands together, preventing Arm from escaping.

"Who knew you'd be the one straddling me this time, huh?" Arm was still teasing even when he had nowhere else to run and I wanted to punch him in the face.

'I'm so proud of you, Pete.'

All I could hear was Vegas's voice.

And I was proud of myself for once, being able to overcome this. Completely not afraid of the person that had once hurt me.

Som struggled to stand with her good leg, but managed to come and help me escort Arm out of the room as we bumped into P'Nop and Big who were running towards us.

They took Arm immediately away from me, thankfully, and Som had followed behind them while I stood last, making sure to watch out for Som because she was heavily injured.

Just as I was about to take a turn to follow them down the stairs, I heard soft crying.

Only for a moment and then it was muffled.

Someone is still here.

I lifted my gun up as I stepped softly on the marbled floors, trying my best to be silent as the rest of them went downstairs.

The door of the room on the left was opened slightly and I pushed it with my leg softly, letting it creak and the moment I looked in, a gun fired at me, hitting right onto my chest and I tumbled backwards from the force of it.

I had just been shot.

And I thanked God that I was wearing a bulletproof vest.

Quickly, I hid behind the wall as the person from inside fired multiple times until all I heard was the soft clicking sounds of an emptied gun.

He was out of bullets.

I took a deep breath in and braced myself, stepping into the room and pointed the gun right at the...

Kid?

My eyes widened at the two familiar faces I've recognized from the family tree of the Ponpiboon family.