The Storm Inside Me.

25. Tryna close my eyes

Everyone was nervously waiting in the hotel's private bar. Kinn was the only one standing, hands on his hips.
Porsche was further away, avoiding Kinn's gaze, close to Vegas and Pete. Macau was in the hospital, his knee was broken.
Tankhun fidgeted nervously in his chair, he was sitting close to Porchay.

"Why do they have to come here?" complained the eldest of the family.

"It's easier to defend our territory." replied Kim, the latter was sitting on a railing of stairs, he had kept his sunglasses and his hair was tied.

Since his kidnapping by the twins, the atmosphere between Kimhan and Chay was cold, the latter almost refused to speak to him. It was as if they broke up too... Just like Kinn and Porsche.

"They're here." a guard declared, turning everyone's head towards the door.

There were about ten men, all dressed like soldiers with weapons in their hands. In the middle, a woman with long black hair and blue eyes glared at Kinn.
Porchay leaned forward slightly, he recognized the twins behind her, and Maria was holding a sleeping little girl in her arms.
Kinn began to speak in English, so that everyone could understand each other.

'' Welcome to my home."

" Thanks."

The tone was icy, the woman dressed in a black dress probably as expensive as the price of a car, came forward. Her guards parted respectfully and she slid her gaze over Vegas before smiling cruelly:

'' Here he is... Don's murderer."

"We're here to talk about the truth," hissed Kinn. "Not to sue my cousin."

Vegas raised an eyebrow, he didn't really think Kinn would ever come to take his defense, but the woman looked away before looking at Porchay. Tankhun immediately positioned himself in front of him and Kim took off his glasses, looking at her coldly. He was menacing, looking like a fierce beast, ready to kill.

''The little one that my children let escape, I see that he find a way back home, nice."

Kinn felt the tension rise and he glared disapprovingly at the twins. Porchay noticed Maria's face go petrified and Vince grabbed the little girl who was still sleeping, tightly.

"Come here." ordered the woman.

The children obeyed, pushed by an older guard.

"See, they're Don's kids. I was just his second wife. I know my late husband screwed up with your family, so I'm here to make amends."

"What are you talking about old witch?!" hissed Vincente immediately.

Kinn frowned, not taking his eyes off the woman.

"A mistake has been made and it must be corrected, I am aware of it. His children are yours." she said snapping her fingers.

The guard forced the twins to kneel in front of Vegas, and Porsche's heart sank as he saw the baby's angelic face in Vince's arms.

"I'm not a daycare." Vegas hissed angrily, taking a step back, ready to grab his gun.

"We only want to point out that Don was the one who betrayed us first, he deserved his fate." Kinn asserted, "But his children are not to blame, nor the youngsters of my family. We can stop this stupid joke. Go back to your country and never come back in Thailand."

Kim growled, he agreed with his older brother. That crazy old woman had ordered the kidnapping of Chay and Macau. It was already a big effort on Kimhan's part not to kill them all.

"But they are a threat to you, aren't they ?" suddenly exclaimed the woman, with a bewildered expression. "These are Don's children, they will grow up and they will seek for revenge! I am here to offer you this precious gift and hope for a possible agreement between our two families. Without these parasites."

Maria looked up in outrage at the woman, and Vincente trembled with anger. He hugged his little sister a little closer. Kinn sighed and Vegas rolled his eyes at the same time before clapping coldly.

" Are you looking to get rid of those kids, my lady? Try again."

" Enough." Kinn snarled, pulling a cigarette out of his purple jacket, before glancing disinterestedly at the woman. "We refuse your offer, you dared to attack two members of my family and you think we are going to accept two kids from a former traitor?"

"Who said you had to keep them alive ? Let me do it." The woman twitched, before grabbing a gun from one of her guards and pointing the gun at the three children. "I will carry out your revenge to prove my good faith to you, they are the ones who hurt your family's youngers one, not me."

''LIAR!'' roared Vincente and the baby in his arms began to scream.

"Vince no!" Maria pushed her twin and the first shot rang out in the room.

Tankhun screamed and fled, followed immediately by his guards, Porsche leapt in front of Kinn, his gun pointed at the woman. Vegas was startled for a moment but he didn't move, only Pete flinched.
Kimhan grabbed Porchay and he positioned the boy behind him. He had his eyes shut down refusing to see Maria's body on the ground, a hole in her back, blood flowing on the ground.

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?" yelled Porsche.

"I do justice." the woman hissed, raising her weapon again, this time aimed at Vincente who was leaning over his dying sister, the baby still crying in her arms.

"We don't want that!" Kinn roared but the woman's men surrounded him.

Porsche rushed forward, he hit a first guard and grabbed the wrist of the woman who was going to shoot the baby in the head.

"Porsche!" Kinn interposed, and finally all the Theerapanyakul guards started fighting to protect their boss.

"P'Kim!"

Kimhan kicked a first guy, and Porchay backed away quickly, he saw the young Maria in a pool of blood convulsing and Vincente screaming insults, trying to fight too but his little sister was making his movements slow.

"EVERYONE DOWN!" Suddenly shouted Tankhun.

He had entered the room again, he threw a kind of bomb which exploded in fluorescent pink confetti, destabilizing the opposing family.
Kinn took advantage of this moment to shoot right in the head of the oldest guard and Vincente grabbed a gun, he pointed it in front of his mother-in-law and fired in a howl of rage.
The little girl was leaning next to her sister, her little white dress was turning red and Porsche grabbed the child with a quick gesture.
The bar looked like a big cemetery and Kimhan raised his gun to kill Vincente: "YOU dared to touch my person, don't worry, I will send you to your twin..."

But Porchay pounced hard on Kimhan, tugging his arm hard.

" No !"

"There's enough corpse to clean up!! Stop it Kimhan." Tankhun growled in disgust.

Kinn put a strong, authoritative hand on Kim's shoulder. And the latter growled but Chay's gaze was serious.

"Take care of the girl." Kinn barked with his mafia boss tone.

Porchay glared at Kimhan before turning on his heels to join Porsche, trying to calm the baby, and Vince staggered before fainting.

"My, my... What a mess.." Tankhun grumbled, his face was sad.