Cruel Romance [ VegasPete AU ]

Chapter 31 - Scarlet Cheeks and Secret Meets

A/N. Umm... *kneels* Surprise? 😭 I'm so so sorry for disappearing for three months, I didn't mean it!! Work has been CRAZY hectic and I literally could not get myself to write because once I get home late at night, I just lay dead in bed.

I'm back now though, hopefully able to provide frequent updates now that I've quit my job and I'm waiting to start my Master's in the UK next month (I know it's insane OMG). I hope I'll be able to finish this story before starting a new chapter in my life in the UK so fingers crossed that I'll be able to update frequently!!

I really missed writing!! So I hope this chapter can swoop you all back into this story ❤️

With that said, hope you enjoy this chapter! ✨

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- 31 -
Scarlet Cheeks and Secret Meets

PETE'S POV

Happy days don't always last long. That's what I've learned since coming to the city of Emeralds.

For the past two days since reuniting with grandma and NuNew, I've been smiling and laughing, feeling lightness in my chest as I was surrounded by the people that I love.

The best part was also being there with Vegas. Seeing him actually try to help around the place with the refugees coming from the Areas. I could tell that he was finally starting to see how fucked up the society was.

"Pete, Nop sent me a message that Kinn is becoming more and more suspicious... we have to go back there as soon as we can," Vegas's eyes were focused on mine, as if it was building up to something.

I froze.

"Soon... is when?"

"Tomorrow sunrise."

"T-tomorrow??" I gulped, "That soon?"

"Pete, come sit," Vegas beckoned for me to sit next to him on the stairs, "I know you just reunited with your family and you probably don't wanna leave this place so, I'm not gonna force you to come with me if you want to stay."

"I do wanna go with you, Vegas," I cut him off from saying anything more, "I know separating with them is not what I want but I also don't want to be separated from you... not when I know that you could be in so much danger. And besides, I know that they're safe here. But I don't know if you're safe there... alone."

A small smiled lined his lips and he leaned forward, forcing me to lock eyes with him, "are you sure? You know I can do this alone, you don't have t-"

I cut him off with a nod, "Yes. Two is better than one."

- 1 week later -

"Ai'Pol, you buffalo! Your spying is horrible you know that?! How can you not find out which bodyguard it is even after weeks of standing guard here??" There was a loud sound that echoed through the hallway and all of us bodyguards snapped our heads toward it.

Khun Nu Tankhun stood there with his hands on his hips, looking like he was throwing a tantrum wearing his pink feathery coat even if Bangkok was summer all year long.

A familiar looking bodyguard stood next to him with his head hung low apologetically, scrunching his face in weird shapes as if expressing that had been wrong.

Just as Tankhun snapped his head towards us bodyguards standing outside of Vegas's study, all of us turned our heads back and kept it low, afraid of being disrespectful.