FORBIDDEN LOVE [PhayuRain]

17- Caught

Inside the dim room, Pakin and his men were finalizing their plans for the mission that had failed last time. The goal was to steal the diamond paintings from the gallery, a task that is complicated by the high security measures in place. This time, Pakin had enlisted the help of the most skilled tech expert from the States, he is confident in his abilities to disable the alarms and the security systems.

One of Pakin's men, who wasn't aware of Phayu's decision to back out, asked "Where's Phayu?"

Pakin, hiding his frustration, replied "He's not part of this mission."

Everything was set for the heist to occur at 2 a.m, they drove to the location. Inside their van, the expert began typing on his laptop, successfully deactivating the securities alerts. "Great work. Now go. We have only 20 minutes before it goes back on, so hurry up," Pakin ordered.

His men, their faces masked, entered the gallery to start stealing all the paintings. Pakin stayed in the van, watching the screens for any signs of alerts.

Meanwhile, across the city, Rain was sleeping peacefully on Phayu's chest when his laptop started buzzing. It was the weekend and he spent all his time in his boyfriend's house. He woke up suddenly, he recognized the sound and cursed "Fuck, fuck, fuck." He jumped off the bed going to see if it's really what he's thinking.

Phayu still half-asleep groaned "What's wrong baby? Switch it off."

Rain sat up, typing furiously on his laptop. "The gallery is being robbed again" he said, panicking. "Phayu, the gallery is being robbed" he said again, typing frantically.

"It's the security software I developed for them, no one can detect it, it sent subtle signals. The police will be there in less than 10 minutes." Rain was now panicking more "they're in and everything will be locked and they'll be trapped in, fuck. Who are those people?" Rain said, thinking since phayu is here with him so it's not his dad's doing.

Phayu stood by the bed, his face expressionless. "It's them. I know they're going to fail again."

Rain turned to him shocked "Phayu they're going to be arrested. This is serious, i have to stop the signal."

Phayu remained calm. "Don't do anything. Let them get caught."

Rain looked at him confused and still in panick. "What the hell are you saying? It's your dad out there, the most wanted Mafia. If they catch him, he gets life prison." He shouted.

Phayu's voice was steady, cold and firm. "Yeah, so he can at least think about what he's done in his life. Don't do anything Rain." He repeated.

Rain was bewildered. "Did you guys have a fight or what? Is that why you're not with them?" He asked.

Phayu didn't respond, his face set. Rain turned back to his laptop, "I have to stop it."

Phayu moved to block his hand. "I said don't do anything." He growled.

Rain looked up at him, tears welling in his eyes. "Even if he's done a lot of bad things, I can't let your dad be arrested Phayu."

Phayu's eyes softened slightly, but his resolve didn't wave either. "Sometimes the only way to change is to face the consequences of your actions. Trust me Rain. Let this happen."

Rain hesitated, torn between his loyalty to Phayu and his instinct to help. "I just don't want you to regret this."

Phayu sighed, pulling Rain into his arms. "I won't. And neither will you. This is the right thing to do."

Rain was reluctant "But, at least let him be free"

"Even if he was the one who killed your father" Phayu replied.