"Lies leave bruises that will never fade away"
Fire Dragon is an underground fight club well known for their bloody fights and almost no rules. Earth "the shadow" Pirapat is Fire Dragon's best fighter. Having grown up in the club, it would be surpri...
— sometimes we have to choose between what we want and what we need —
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Mix fucked up.
He fucked up so much!
He was pretty sure that the only thing that was stopping him from fully comprehending that his whole undercover operation was over way before he could find out all the answers, was the alcohol in his system. Why did he even drink so much around Earth? Why did he even let himself be so comfortable around Earth?
You are making too many mistakes, Mix, he thought as he tried to shake off the taste of alcohol and the feeling of Earth's lips on his own. He had to think clearly or he wouldn't be able to get out of this situation at all.
Earth was burning Mix down with his eyes. They were firm and cold. He was just waiting, standing there, not moving a muscle, not speaking a word... torturing Mix with the silence.
Come on, tell him! The silence dared Mix.
Mix raised his chin up and stepped away from the wall. He didn't want to feel so cornered anymore. "Do you always take someone home, kiss them silly, and then ask stupid questions or am I some kind of experiment of yours?"
"Answer the question, Mix!" Earth said quietly. It seemed that the more quiet he was the more pissed off he was.
Mix contemplated how much he wanted to piss Earth off. The answer, most likely, was, not much more than he already was.
Mix already took a deep breath to start explaining himself when the door to another room opened and a woman walked out. The woman was small, but she seemed to be really strong, her salt and pepper pixie cut hair were adding to her strong aura. She didn't even say a word yet, but for some reason, Mix already had a feeling that he wouldn't want to be on her bad side. Just like he didn't want to be on Earth's bad side either.
To Mix's surprise, the woman smiled, and it was such a kind and carrying smile that if he didn't know that Earth's mother was dead, he might have assumed that Mrs Watthanasetisiri was standing right in front of him.
She wasn't smiling at him, however. Only at Earth. She looked back into the room she just got out of and then back at Earth, "what's happening, Earth? I heard some commotion. And who is this? Is this your friend? Or," she finally looked closer and Mix, "are you his boyfriend?"
"I...umm—"
"Everything is okay, Linda. You can go home, now. I can handle it till tomorrow," Earth said calmly, even giving Linda a smile.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, we'll be fine, Linda. Thank you."
"But, is he your boyfriend though?" Linda asked again as she walked across the room and started putting on her shoes.
"Linda... please," Earth sighed.
Linda stand up straight and grinned, "okay, okay, I can find out later." She cocked his head towards the room she walked out of, "I've finished giving him all the pills for today so he should be fine. Also, we have started reading a new thriller and it's pretty fun. The book is on the nightstand."
