Liam's Pov

The next day came around quicker than I imagined.

I was nervous because after everything that happened last night, I was worried I'd let something slip. I was worried that Pravat would let something slip.

Fortunately, Pravat and I were able to keep up our act and we didn't draw any attention to ourselves.

It's weird because I was so used to nobody knowing. At least, nobody from the compound.

But, now Pravat knows, and I'm honestly a little conflicted on how to feel about that.

Especially since I never intended on anyone, except for Ruby and her mother, to know the truth.

But, Pravat wants in and he wants to help just as much as Ruby and her mother and, as much as I dislike it, he's stubborn and won't take no for an answer.

Although, I'm not going to lie when I say that it is probably better

"So, wait. Porsche was close to being taken advantage of, not by the person that drugged him, but by Mr. Kinn?" Pravat asked.

"Yep" I sighed.

"How did that happen?" Pravat asked, furrowing his eyebrows together.

"Originally, Porsche got drugged and Mr. Kinn and the others saved him. But, Mr. Kinn was persistent to stay with him and take care of him. He took him to another hotel room and cleaned him up when Porsche started making moves on him. Obviously, he was drugged and not in the right mind state and Mr. Kinn tried to stop and resist him but, unfortunately, he gave in and they had sex" I explained.

I winced at the reminder of how their first time happened.

I can't bring myself to like that scene because Porsche obviously didn't know what he was doing and even if Kinn tried to resist he still gave in and had sex with him.

Porsche was still taken advantage of and...I just couldn't watch it without crying.

Pravat's eyes widened when I told him that but he didn't say anything, giving me time to continue.

"The next morning was tense. Kinn was filled with confusion and guilt and so was Porsche. Porsche, however, was filled with anger, sadness and betrayal because of what Kinn did and he was more confused towards his feelings for him" I explained.

"I don't blame Porsche for feeling that way" Pravat said.

"True. Anyways, after what happened between them Mr. Korn found out and wanted Kinn to punish Porsche. Not just because he slept with his son, but because he was 'careless' on the job" I said.

Pravat frowned at that, clearly upset.

"But, and I'm not trying to be rude towards him, Kinn is his daddy's pet and he doesn't have any balls to say no to him, so he punished Porsche. He had Big and Ken carry out the punishment and since they both hate him they took advantage of that" I explained.

I really want to hit them for what they did, but I have to remember that it didn't happen.

I stopped it from happening so I should be happy and relieved. 

"Of course. Mr. Kinn would never say no to his father or disobey him. It's how he's always been" Pravat sighed.

I really hate that Kinn doesn't have the balls to say no to his father.

I don't understand why he always has to ask him for permission and whatnot.

Kinn is a grown ass man, a mafia leader, he doesn't need to go to his manipulative father for everything.

"Well, besides all of that, can you tell me who was behind the drugging?" Pravat asked.

I pressed my lips together tightly and shook my head.

"I can't tell you. Not now. When the time is right I'll tell you who drugged Porsche" I calmly said.

The last thing I need is for him to go to the minor family house and shoot Vegas for what he did.

Trust me. I want to do that myself, but I'll simply wait for the right moment.

Pravat frowned, clearly upset, but he sighed and nodded in understanding. Which I was thankful for.

We walked around a few times, greeting our other fellow bodyguards, before making our way outside.

I was leaning my back against the wall while Pravat sat on the floor, playing with his ring that he got on his fourteenth birthday from his parents.

"So, what's supposed to happen this time?" Pravat asked in curiosity.

"Porsche and Kinn get kidnapped" I shrugged.

"What?!" he yelled in surprise.

I simply nodded, stuffing my hands into my pocket.

"How did that happen?" Pravat asked.

"Porsche asked Korn if he could quit but Korn decided to give him a week to decide if he wants to quit or not. He gave Porsche the permission to go home and see Chay and that's exactly what he did. Kinn showed up at his house, without any guards, and that's how they ended up getting kidnapped" I explained.

I understand that Kinn was slowly realizing his feelings for Porsche and I understand he wanted to apologize, at least that's what I assume.

But, not bringing any bodyguards with him or at least a gun with him was a bit stupid.

"Well that's stupid" Pravat snorted.

At least someone agrees with me.

Pravat sighed and stood up from the floor, turning around to face me.

"So, what are you going to do to change that?" he asked in curiosity.

"Well, I don't really think I need to worry about the whole kidnapping thing. Porsche wasn't taken advantage of and I stopped him from being punished. I don't think he'll want to quit or take time off" I explained.

If anything, Porsche is still persistent on staying.

And as long as he's not upset nor depressed that's all that really matters to me.

"However, I think I am going to ask Korn if I can have a few days off" I told my friend.

"What? Why?" Pravat asked, raising an eyebrow at me.

"Two reasons. One, my boss from my other job texted me and told me he needs me to come in. Two, I need to go to Ruby's house and see if there's any progress regarding Nampheung" I said.

Pravat frowned slightly as he leaned against the wall.

"Why do you call her by her name? Why not mom? I mean, she is your mom in some ways" Pravat asked.

I winced at that and looked down at my shoes, finding them more interesting.

I understand that in this world Nampheung and Pat adopted their Liam and treated him like their own son and loved him and cared for him. The same way they loved and cared for Porsche and Chay.

But, I'm not that Liam. I'm not their Liam.

Nampheung is a wonderful woman and a wonderful mother.

But, she's not my mother.

My mother is Stella Santiago. That's the mother that gave birth to me, raised me, showered me with love and care and supported me all my life.

And I can't, nor will I ever, replace her.

"Pravat, I had a mom. Back in my world before and after she died and before coming here. Nampheung might've been the mom to the Liam in this world, but I'm not her Liam and I'll never be her Liam. The same way she'll never be my mom" I explained.

I know I'm being harsh, but I just can't find myself accepting Nampheung as a mother when I barely know her.

As far as I'm concerned, she's Porsche and Chay's mother.

And I'm not going to betray my mother by replacing her with someone else. No way.

Pravat didn't say anything and simply nodded his head in understanding.

"Good. Now, I'm going to talk to Korn and hopefully he gives me those days off" I said.

"Good luck" Pravat smiled teasingly at me.

I rolled my eyes but nodded before turning around and heading inside.

At The Club

Surprisingly, Korn let me have a few days off.

All I told him was that my friend needed me and that it was an emergency and he agreed. But, for safety reasons, he told me to always keep my gun on me.

I packed a few clothes in a small bag I brought with me. I bid goodbye to Porsche and Chay before leaving.

I went to the club first since Mr. Anurak needed me right away.

When I arrived I was greeted by Emma, Arak, Dan and Ram. They were all serving the customers their drinks and wiping tables when people had left.

I walked into the changing rooms and was greeted by Champ, who was doing his hair.

Mr. Anurak said that he only needed Champ and I. Sami and Sarla didn't need to come in.

Apparently, tons of the male customers want the male strippers. No doubt to see just how sexy we are and how well we dance.

I was putting on my clothes while listening to Champ as he told me the latest gossip, as he put it.

"Are you serious? Sami and Sarla are finally dating?" I asked in excitement.

"Dead serious" Champ nodded.

"Well it's about damn time. I was getting tired of their eye fucking and shit" I scoffed.

"Me too. They think they're slick but we know better" Champ rolled his eyes.

He told me that on one of their dates Sarla made the first move and things escalated from there.

I don't care. I just care that they're finally a couple. I'm happy for them, we all are.

Hell, even Mr. Anurak is happy.

Him and his husband even placed bets on when they would get together. No doubt that his husband won.

I opened my mouth to say something when we heard someone calling out to us. We recognized the voice as Emma's.

"Champ, Liam, you're both on in two minutes!" Emma yelled.

"Thanks, Em! We'll be out soon!" Champ yelled.

We heard her footsteps walking away before they were gone.

The two of us hurried to finish what we needed to finish before we went backstage.

"Come on, Liam. Lets get this over and done with. I might like my job but I like my house and my bed more" Champ pouted.

I snorted and shook my head. I patted his cheek before getting on stage.

Champ followed behind me and sent me an encouraging smile before walking to his pole.

I walked over to my pole and did my best to ignore the whistles and cheering from the crowd.

I looked over to Dan, who was in charge of putting on the music, and nodded. He nodded back at me and played the music.

The music started and that's when Champ and I started dancing.

https://youtu.be/Cg6IDiTqIUs

As always, wolf whistles were heard, people were smirking at us and money was being thrown towards us.

I was far used to this so I simply ignored it and continued dancing, not allowing myself to get distracted.

As the music was nearing its end, Champ and I nodded at each other before we spun around on our respective poles.

Champ remained standing and struck a sexy pose, sending a wink towards someone.

Meanwhile, I crouched down and struck a sexy pose. I closed my eyes and tilted my head up, puffing out a small breath of air.

When the music ended everyone began cheering for us. People were either standing or they remained sitting, I really didn't care.

Champ and I stood up and bowed before collecting the money that was surrounding us. When we made sure we got all of it we stood side by side and walked backstage together.

"I've said it before and I'll say it again, that was fun as hell" I grinned.

"And you were nervous you wouldn't be good at it. Look at how far you've come" Champ smiled at me.

I chuckled and nodded at that, knowing that he was right.

Champ simply wiped his makeup off and changed back into his regular clothes. He kept his hair the way it was, saying he'd fix it when he gets home.

"I'm gonna bid goodbye to the others. You wanna join?" he asked.

"No, it's fine. You go. I'm gonna change and fix my hair before leaving" I smiled.

After all, I told Ruby I would head over to her mothers house to check on Nampheung's progress.

Ruby said she'd meet me there, she's meeting up with her ex-boyfriend. The piece of shit is trying to get back together with her, but she's over him. She's only meeting up with him so she can tell him to fuck off.

Good for her.

Champ smiled at me and nodded. He gave my cheek a friendly and soft kiss before leaving.

I chuckled before removing the crop top and shorts, putting back on my shirt and jeans I was wearing before.

I grabbed a wipe, Champ always keeps a pack with him if we ever need it, and looked at myself in the mirror and began wiping off the makeup on my face.

I only put on some lipstick and blush, nothing too serious.

After throwing the wipe in the trash bin I began fixing my hair, trying to put it back to how it was before coming here.

I heard footsteps and figured it was Champ. Maybe he forgot something, like his phone or airpods.

"Champ, buddy, you really have to stop leaving things behind. Maybe just leave everything in your bag from now on" I chuckled.

Silence.

Silence took over as Champ, or who I thought was Champ, kept quiet.

Which was completely unlike him since he's always talkative, something that all of us love about him.

"Champ? Are you alright?" I asked, furrowing my eyebrows together.

Again, silence.

I was about to say something else when the person, who definitely wasn't Champ nor the others, let out an amused laugh.

"And here I thought I knew everything about you. I guess I was wrong"

I froze. The bottle in my hand drops to the ground, making the most quietest sound ever.

I was frozen in shock and fear.

Because that voice was familiar. That voice belonged to someone that shouldn't be here.

I spun around, almost as fast as lightning, and I felt my breath hitched when I saw who was in the room with me.

It was Tankhun.

And he didn't necessarily look mad nor happy.

Back At Home

After bidding goodbye to the others, I took Tankhun home with me. Not the compound, the Kittisawat home.

Luckily, Tem and Jom were out with some friends so no need to worry there.

When we arrived I walked into the house and the kitchen with Tankhun following behind me.

"Get me some water, please. I'm quite thirsty" Tankhun basically ordered.

I spun around to look at him and pointed a finger at him.

"You're not getting anything until you tell me why you're here" I told him.

He raised an eyebrow at me and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Treating your boss with disrespect? That's cruel, Liam" he smirked at me.

"First of all, I'm Kinn's bodyguard. Second of all, we're not at the compound meaning you're not my boss" I reminded him.

Tankhun huffed in annoyance and rolled his eyes.

"Just get me a damn water" he demanded.

I glared at him and crossed my arms over my chest, raising an eyebrow at him.

I refuse to let anyone, including him, treat me with disrespect in my own house.

Something mom never tolerated was people, whether it was her friends or people from work, disrespecting her in her home. If even one insult came out of their mouths, whether it was about her, dad or me, they were gone within seconds.

Tankhun, having sensed my mood, let out a sigh and uncrossed his arms, letting them fall to his sides.

"Can you please get me some water? I promise to answer whatever questions you have for me" he softly said.

Wow. His tone changed completely.

Should that surprise me? Or not really?

I let out a sigh and nodded my head. I walked to the fridge and opened it, grabbing two water bottles before closing it.

I walked over to Tankhun and handed him a bottle. He thanked me and I just nodded at him.

"Now that you've got your water, tell me why you're here?"

"Well, word gets around quick at the compound. I overheard Pol and Arm saying that you asked my father for some days off and he agreed" Tankhun said.

I huffed and set my water bottle down.

"So what?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at him.

"I wanted to know where you were going so I asked my father and he simply said you had an emergency with a friend. I didn't really believe that so I decided to investigate more. Call it curiosity" he told me.

"You know that did to the cat, right?" I sarcastically asked.

"I'm aware, yes" Tankhun scoffed, rolling his eyes.

"So you followed me?" I asked in disbelief.

"Yes. And imagine my surprise when I saw you going inside the club rather than going to the hospital or to said friends house. I was even more surprised when I saw you dancing on stage" Tankhun said.

He took another sip from his water bottle before speaking again.

"That's when I put two and two together and realized you lied about being a cleaner when in reality your a stripper" he smirked at me.

I gritted my teeth and counted to five to calm myself down.

"Tankhun, with all due respect, if you're here to judge me then kindly get the-" I started but he cut me off.

"Liam, Liam, Liam, I need you to chill out. I'm not here to judge you. I'm not that type of person. However, I'm curious as to why you lied" Tankhun raised an eyebrow at me.

"Uh, have you met my brother?" I asked.

Tankhun seemed to think it over before he said "good point" and went back to drinking his water.

I sighed and shook my head at him, taking a few sips from my own water.

However, realization dawned on me and I looked back at him.

"Tankhun, are you here alone? Are Arm and Pol with you?" I asked.

"Oh, don't worry they're not here. I snuck out of the house" he nonchalantly said.

I let out a squeak of disbelief, causing the man to look at me weirdly.

"Why would you come here alone? Why didn't you bring them with you?" I asked.

"Because I wanted to see you without my two bodyguards hovering over me like they always do. And I knew they wouldn't let me go alone so I snuck out. It was pretty easy" Tankhun explained.

I stared at him like he's grown two heads.

I buried my head into my hands and let out a groan of frustration.

Does he not realize that he's putting himself in danger just by being here?

I know that this isn't his first time outside, but he has to understand that him coming here without bodyguards wasn't the smartest idea ever.

And he'll get in trouble with Korn when he finds out that his son snuck out.

"Tankhun, you are going to get in trouble" I told him, picking my head up.

He stared at me weirdly before letting out a huff.

"Oh please, I hardly ever get in trouble. I have my ways of getting out of things" he spoke with confidence, his chin held high.

I don't know if I should be annoyed or in awe. Maybe both. 

I let out a sigh as I stuffed my hands into my pockets.

"Nothing I say is going to get you to leave, is it?" I asked.

It's not that I don't want him here. I do, but under different circumstances.

A flash of hurt could be shown in his eyes when I said that to him, but then he shook his head.

"Not a chance" Tankhun grinned at me.

I should've expected that.

"Alright, fine. You can stay" I sighed in defeat.

He let out a squeal at that, clapping his hands together in delight.

I allowed a small fond smile to appear on my face. He looked really cute. 

Well, he's always cute, but you understand where I'm coming from.

"Lovely. Now, can you please fetch me some clothes? Believe it or not, but the clothes I'm wearing are a bit uncomfortable" Tankhun smiled.

"What am I? Your maid?" I asked in annoyance.

"No, you're a bodyguard" he plainly said.

I couldn't even argue with him on that. It was true.

"Wait here" I grumbled.

Turning around, I made my way upstairs and to my room to find some spare clothes.

I packed enough clothes so there should be something he can use.

When I got into my room I shut the door. I turned around and let my head fall onto the wall, clenching my eyes shut in frustration.

What the hell am I going to do now?

I obviously can't bring Tankhun with me to the house where Ruby's mom and Nampheung are at.

And I obviously can't leave him alone here. It's not safe, especially when he's Korn's oldest son.

He might not be the mafia boss, that title belongs to Kinn, but he's still apart of the Theerapanyakun family.

And anyone from the Theerapanyakun family is of value. No doubt about it.

So, what the hell am I supposed to do?

Do I wait for him to fall asleep and sneak out while making sure that the entire damn house is on lockdown?

Do I call Tem and Jom and ask them to babysit Tankhun, a grown man, while I'm out?

Or do I just call Ruby and tell her there's been a change of plans and I can't go?

I let out a frustrated groan and slam my fist, as quietly as possibly so Tankhun doesn't hear, against the wall.

Can things get anymore complicated than they already are?

Just as I finished thinking that, loud thuds and shattering of glass could be heard from downstairs.

I immediately spun around, my hand immediately going to my back where my gun was hidden.

"Tankhun! What's going on?!" I yelled out to him.

He didn't answer.

I furrowed my eyebrows together when I could hear noises, it sounded like someone was trying to run away or scream.

Finally, Tankhun answered me.

But, not in the way I hoped for.

"LIAM! HELP!" his fearful screams could be heard.

My heart dropped all the way to my stomach and my face turned pale.

I pulled my gun out and sprinted out of the bedroom. I practically jumped downstairs and began searching the place.

My eyes widened at the scene in front of me.

Multiple men wearing all black, including black masks, were surrounding the place with guns in their hands. My eyes scanned the place being stopping at the sight of two men that were holding Tankhun by the arms.

Tankhun was struggling to get free, he was thrashing every second, and tears were gathering in his eyes.

Oh dear god...

He's getting memories of when he was first kidnapped. He's getting scared thinking that it was going to happen again.

There's no way in hell I'm going to let that happen.

"TANKHUN!" I screamed.

On instinct, everyone's attention was onto me.

"Get him!" one of the men yelled, pointing at me.

Two of the men tried running at me but I was quick to aim my gun at them and shoot them.

Luckily, I had my silencer so I didn't need to worry about drawing any attention.

The rest of the men came at me and I was quick to shoot at every single one of them, not allowing them to get near me.

When some of them were down, while others had taken cover, I rushed over to Tankhun.

I shot at the two men that were holding his arms, causing them to release their hold on him in order to take cover.

Tankhun stumbled and I quickly caught him, dragging him away from the men.

"Tankhun, get out of here! Now!" I yelled.

I shoved him towards the exit, causing him to hit the wall as he let out a small groan.

"What?! No! I'm not leaving you!" Tankhun yelled back.

"Your safety is more important than mine! So get out of here!" I yelled back in frustration.

What is it with the Theerapanyakun men not leaving when told to leave?!

Are they really that stubborn? Do they want to die?

"Look out!" he yelled, pointing behind me.

I spun around just in time to see one of the men running at me, a knife in their hand.

I crouched down and kicked his legs from underneath, causing him to fall to the ground and land onto his back.

The knife fell onto the ground. Tankhun gasped before quickly grabbing it, deciding to use it to defend himself.

I nodded before turning around, putting my attention back onto the men.

There were a handful left, but I'm not backing down.

I'm not letting any of them leave with Tankhun or I. No way in hell will I let that happen.

Unfortunately, I got distracted from getting lost in my thoughts and one of the men ran at me and managed to punch me in the face.

I yelped and my gun slipped out of my hands.

I tried running to grab it but another man wrapped his arms around me from behind, keeping me in place.

I elbowed him in the stomach and he released his hold on me. I grabbed his arm and threw him over my shoulder.

I ducked when another one tried punching me. I backed away from him.

"Liam! Catch!" Tankhun yelled.

I turned around just in time to see Tankhun throwing the knife at me. I quickly grabbed it and spun around.

I grabbed the man that tried to aim another hit on me and plunged the knife into his stomach. He screamed in pain while I simply smirked at him, leaning my face closer to his.

"Rot in hell" I whispered.

I removed the knife from him and headbutted him, causing him to drop to the ground.

A yelp escaped my lips when the knife was kicked out of my hand, causing it to slid over to where my gun was still lying at.

I turned around, only to get kneed in the stomach. I bent over and clutched onto my stomach, groaning in pain.

The man who did that kicked me and I was shoved backwards. Another man came up from behind me and clutched onto my arms.

"You're strong, I'll give you that" the man chuckled.

I tried getting free but he was too strong, he wouldn't let me go. His grip on my arms simply tightened. I was positive bruises were starting to form.

Just as I was about to stomp on his foot, he turned us around.

He used all his strength to slam my head onto the kitchen counter before releasing his hold.

I dropped to the ground, creating a loud thud, as a pained groan escaped my lips. My head hurt like hell and I was almost positive my forehead was bleeding. My vision was slowly getting blurry.

"LIAM!" Tankhun screamed, clear concern shown in his tone.

I turned my head around, trying to catch a glimpse of Tankhun through my blurry vision, only to see a man grabbing onto the gun that I had dropped.

The last thing I saw was the man using my gun to pistol whip Tankhun across the face, causing him to drop to the ground and lose consciousness.

Darkness consumed me and I lost consciousness of my own.

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Uh oh. Liam and Tankhun have been kidnapped.

How do you think the family is going to react when they find out? How are Kinn and Porsche going to react?

What do you guys think will happen between Liam and Tankhun during their time they're stuck in the woods?

Have a good day and see you in the next chapter! Bye!