Vegas's P.O.V:

I was at the arm factory's reopening party with my father.

With miss Iris now the main partner for Kinn my father had no choice but to stay as an investor because he already lost a great sum of money.

But for some reason I couldn't bring myself to care anymore.

"This is my oldest son Vegas...I hope you two could get along" My father said smiling at the young woman in front of him.

I smiled thinly at miss Iris.

"Perhaps I should leave you two alone so you'd get to know each other" My father said.

Then patted my shoulder before leaving.

I sighed heavily and grabbed a shot from the counter.

Thankfully that woman didn't say anything either.

"Am I that terrible to look at?" She asked suddenly.

I raised an eyebrow.

She was a blonde tan skinned woman wearing a long black dress and luxurious accessories.

She had high cheekbones and dark intense eyes and long lustrous hair.

Slim and quite tall...She was only a few centimetres shorter then me and had an air of confidence and a sharp elegant charm.

In general any normal guy would have begged for a single glance from her.

"Oh well...You're free to leave it's not like I'll beg for company" She said shrugging.

Then sipped her drink.

I started drinking as well.

She chuckled and shook her head then patted my shoulder.

"You don't have to be so awkward I know you're into guys" She said.

I sighed heavily and put my glass down.

"But business is business...So unless you have a better proposal then what mr Anakin suggested...You and me are going to end up married" She said.

"It won't save my family anyway so I don't think this marriage is necessary" I said.

She folded her arms over her chest and raised an eyebrow.

"So you do have a voice huh?" She asked.

I frowned.

"Like it or not I'm still mr Anakin's partner in the arm factory...Your father is just trying to get you involved with me because he wants a piece of the cake...I can have fun but I don't see why I'd turn my back on mr Anakin since his business empire seems to be more promising to work with" She said.

"And what exactly did my father propose?" I asked.

"A marriage between you and me will definitely get your family out of the pit considering that I'm quite prominent in Italy...But I believe in democracy so I'll ask clearly...What kind of relationship do you want with me?" She asked.

I raised an eyebrow at the blunt question.

But she was quite right...If she wasn't strong Kinn would have never picked her for a partner.

"How old are you?" I asked.

"I'm twenty two" She said.

Then gulped down another shot.

"Your father said we're the same age" She said.

I shook my head.

"You're a year older then Kinn...So you're two years older then me" I said.

"Oh well...Too bad" She said.

Then gulped down another shot.

"Wasn't that easy?" She asked.

Then took out a cigarette and lit it then put it to her lips before puffing out a breath of smoke.

"Our world is all about grabbing opportunities and proving ourselves...You need to be a better hunter if you don't want to end up at the bottom of the pyramid...Or else..." She started.

Then threw the cigarette to the floor and stumped it with her heel.

"You'll get stomped on just like this cigarette and no one would help you" She said.

Then patted my shoulder before walking past me.

I left the bar counter and went to the balcony to smoke.

It had two or three other people scattered nearby and it was vast so I didn't have to worry about getting stuck with the crowd at the party.

Pete was smoking a cigarette nearby and talking to Porsche.

Then he laughed and I smiled at the sight.

If I apologise...Is there a chance he'll laugh like that with me?

I brushed my hair back and took out a cigarette and started smoking it.

Then walked back inside when the cigarette was finished.

(The next day)

Vegas's P.O.V:

I was eating breakfast with my brother and father and his wife when she suddenly stood up and hurried over to the bathroom.

My father raised an eyebrow at me but I continued eating as if nothing happened because I don't even care.

Macau leaned closer to me.

"What's wrong with her?" Macau whispered.

"I don't know just keep eating" I said.

Then he nodded and continued eating silently.

After some time I was done and stood up by the time that woman came back.

She looked at us as if she has just committed a crime.

"I'm pregnant" She said.

I rubbed my temples in frustration then just decided to go out.

"I'm going out" I said.

So I grabbed my keys and left the house.

I've been driving around for hours now as I tried to collect my thoughts.

So that woman is pregnant huh?

I parked the bike in front of an equipment store and bought a flashlight then continued my way to that building and walked in.

It was the middle of the night and the gaurd was asleep so I had no problem with going in.

I broke into the room and disconnected the surveillance and alarm then went to the room I had in mind.

Then turned on the flashlight and started looking through the drawers one by one.

But I still couldn't find what I was looking for.

I sighed heavily and brushed my hair back then started looking everywhere else.

It has to be here somewhere.

I noticed that there was something wrong with one of the tiles so I knelt down and knocked on it with my hand and the knocking sound was different from the others.

I took out my pocket knife and used it to remove the tile and saw that it had something buried under it.

So I took it out and started reading through it before deciding to take pictures of the papers.

Then put it back and placed the tile back over it.

I heard footsteps coming closer so I quickly turned off the flashlight and hid behind the door.

After some time the gaurd left.

So I also left right after.

My phone started ringing as I walked over to the equipment store where I left my bike.

I picked up when I saw that it was Macau.

"Where are you? Dad is throwing a fit" He said.

I sighed heavily and rubbed my temples.

"I'm on my way" I said.

Then drove back home.

When I arrived dad was already asleep and that woman was nowhere in sight.

I went to Macau's room first.

The door was locked from inside so I knocked on it lightly.

"It's me open the door" I said.

So he opened and I walked in.

"He beat her up" Macau said.

He looked scared so I sighed heavily.

"Can you sleep here tonight?" He asked.

I raised an eyebrow.

"Stop being such a child and just sleep" I said.

"It's scary" He said.

Then tugged at my hand.

I layed down next to him and he hugged my side and closed his eyes.

I stayed until he was asleep then went back to my room.

(The next day)

Pete's P.O.V:

I was out with mr Tankul and Porsche and Arm and Pol.

Mr Tankul liked the bar Porsche brought us to last time and kept insisting on coming back.

So here we were drinking one shot after the other and dancing around for fun.

I noticed that a girl was looking at me so I smiled at her and she walked over to me.

"My name is Praew and you?" She asked.

"Pete" I said smiling.

"Do you want to dance with me?" She asked.

Arm and Pol cheered me on so we started dancing together.

After some time we sat down to have more drinks then she said she wanted to go to the restroom and left.

I twirled the drink I had then gulped it down.

The taste sent a tingling sensation down my throat but it was really nice.

I stood up to go back to my friends and reached for my stuff but my eyes widened when I realised that my phone was missing.

I looked for it everywhere but couldn't find it anywhere.

"Pete let's get going what's taking you so long?" Arm asked.

"I lost my phone" I said.

"It must have been stolen...There's no way you'll find it here let's just go and you can buy yourself a new one later" Arm said.

I sighed heavily and nodded.

Then we left the bar.

(Meanwhile)

Kinn's P.O.V:

I was reading some of files P'Chan brought.

The bodyguards who were out of suspicion are Pete Pol and Arm.

Tae's investigation proved to be helpful because I could easily track down the maintenance guy who trashed my house.

I looked up at P'Chan.

"Interrogate him and tell me the results" I said.

He nodded then left the room.

I looked at my watch and saw that it was almost time for the meeting with my father's business partner so I stood up and made my way to the door but my phone buzzed with a notification.

I frowned in confusion when I noticed that it was an unknown number.

I opened the message and frowned when I saw that it was only pictures.

Another message followed so I opened it.

"Take my advise and don't meet that don" The message said.

I called the don.

"Hello...Mr Lorentz...How about we meet at my father's company instead?" I asked.

The man didn't answer at first.

"Of course...I don't see any problem" He said in Spanish.

Then I took out a gun and asked more bodyguards to come here and sat down to wait for him.

(Meanwhile)

Vegas's P.O.V:

I walked into the bar Pete was in last night.

He walked in and made his way to the counter.

"Did you find a phone around here somewhere? I can't seem to find my phone" Pete said to the tender as he smiled awkwardly.

The bartender shook his head so Pete sighed heavily and turned to leave but his eyes widened when he saw me.

I pursed my lips into a thin line and looked at the floor.

Pete turned to the bartender again.

"Ummm...Thank you but I think it's fine" He said.

Then left hurriedly.

I followed him.

"Wait...Please" I said.

Pete's P.O.V:

I stopped walking and looked at the ground.

Vegas walked over to me and took my hand.

"Let me try again...Please...This time I promise I'll make it up to you" He said.

I shook my head and tried to hold back tears.

"Pete...Please" He murmured.

The memory of that night still hasn't left my nightmares even though it has been weeks now.

I almost died...

"If you let me...I promise I'll do everything you say...Everything you want...I don't care anymore I just want you to stay with me" He said.

I looked up and saw that he was trying to hold back tears.

Then he hugged me tightly.

"Please say that you'll never leave my side" He murmured in my ear.

He pulled away from the hug and looked at me for what felt like a minute before gently pressing his lips to mine.