Porsche woke up feeling Kinn's hand running gently through his hair. He looked up at him and smiled brightly, he murmured "Good morning, dear..." and closed his eyes again, resting his head on his lover's chest. Kinn slowly turned to the window and saw Arm standing there with a tray in his hands.

"Oh shit!" he exclaimed, he turned to Porsche and added "How many times have I told you to keep the curtains closed?", he turned to Arm and moved his hand to let him enter. The guard opened the window and left the tray on the table near the bed. He usually left at this point but not this morning. He took a deep breath and looked at his boss.

"Sir, there is a guest that would like to meet you in the café downstairs. He's Don's son, Marco. He said that he has a gift for you, should I tell him to go away?" Arm said a little embarrassed since his boss and his former bodyguard were both naked in front of him.

"No, tell him to stay, I wonder what he wants. Don't wait for me, you can eat, honey" Kinn kissed Porsche's forehead, he stood up, walked to the wardrobe and got dressed as quickly as he could, he surely didn't plan to stay away from the bed this early.

"What can you tell me about him? How did he behave when he arrived? Did he say anything weird or acted in a particular way?" Kinn asked while they were waiting in the elevator. Arm thought about it for a moment and eventually replied.

"I really don't know, sir. He was very polite to the receptionist and the waiter when he went to the café. He entered with just one bodyguard and left the rest of the group outside the building. He even let us frisk him"

"Did you find anything?"

"No, absolutely nothing" Arm responded.

"I see... oh, here we are, you know the protocol" Kinn said as the doors of the elevator opened. He walked to the table were Marco was sitting. The guest stood up immediately and bowed, he smiled at him and said "Good morning". Kinn looked slightly annoyed by his presence and surely did nothing to hide that feeling, making his guest a little uncomfortable.

"Mr. Theerapanyakul... I hope I pronounced it correctly, I'm still doing my best to speak proper Thai but family names are usually a big problem. Anyway, I don't want to waste your precious time so I will go straight to the point."

"Thank you. Do you mind if I sit down?" Kinn said with a sarcastic tone and sat down without even waiting for an answer. Marco sat back down and sighed in relief as he saw the waiter bringing the coffee he ordered a few minutes before Kinn arrived. He put the sugar in it and stirred, trying to avoid eye contact.

"As you already know, the minor family has attacked the Italian clan and killed my father. I'm not here for revenge, that would be a useless waste of time and resources. I actually want to offer a deal between our two families" Marco said.

"Continue, I'm all ears" Kinn added.

"Well, before that attack my family collaborated with the Yakuza, I was able to collect crucial information about their structure, resources, vessels, trading routes, that sort of thing. Of course I need something in return for such a vast amount of intel" Marco explained.

"And what will it be?"

"A suite in your beautiful tower, for free of course. I know what you're thinking Kinn, I know a lot of things actually. Don't worry, I'm not a mole. To prove that I will grant your men full access to my room whenever they want, they can put cameras, microphones, hack my own phone and follow me wherever I go. I will also disband what is left of the clan since it isn't necessary" Marco replied.

"Why would you do that?" Kinn asked with a quite inquisitive tone. Marco smiled at him and came closer to him, there was no reason to act strong now that he was weaker than ever, unlike Kinn, he really trusted him, thinking that they wouldn't have gotten their hands dirty for something unnecessary.

"I could rebuild the clan, that is true, it would take time but it would still be possible. However, I don't have the intention to do it simply because no one, after me, will be the legitimate heir of the family. In other words, I will never have a child who will be able to take the power... we share the same taste, Kinn, I'm sure you know what I mean" Marco said with a really sincere voice. Kinn didn't know if he could trust him or not, but he could still be a valuable ally and Kinn surely couldn't miss this opportunity. He smiled and stood up, Arm waiting behind him trying to figure out his boss's next move.

"I hope you will enjoy your stay here, sir. My loyal friend Arm will help you choose your suite in the hotel, I'm looking forward to our next meeting" Kinn said.

"I'm really happy that you accepted my offer, sir. Just give me a few hours to settle here and we will be able to discuss our business deeply. Good bye" Marco replied as Kinn left the café.

"Do you want to follow me, sir?" Arm asked with a serious tone. Marco nodded and told his bodyguard to wait outside with the rest of the team. After a while they reached a junior suite, a nice bedroom, a small living room with a large bookshelf and a desk and a marble bathroom.

"Is this available?" Marco asked with a smile on his face.

"Yes, sir" Arm responded, still looking at him with an emotionless face.

"Good, I will call my bodyguard and tell him that they can go to my house and bring my belongings. I will wait down in the hall if it is ok for you."

"Sure, sir"

"Oh, one last thing..."

"What may I do for you?"

"Could you smile a little more? I'm sure thatyou would look way better with a little smile on your face, unless you have agood reason to look at me like that, obviously" Marco said before taking hisphone out of his pocket and informing his guards that they could go and collecthis stuff.