Guilty

Chapter 18

Pete wasn't sleeping, but he is surprised that there is someone at his door this late at night. He had just gotten off the phone with Babe when his doorbell had rung. He opens the door to see a disheveled Kenta there.

"Pete." The man says, he appears to be in shock, "Please help me."

"What's wrong?" Pete asks. He and Kenta had grown up together in Tony's house. They had been close friends and there were times when they had been almost more. Their different views on Tony had driven them apart. Kenta had been brainwashed by Tony. He had believed he owed Tony his loyalty no matter how badly the man had treated him. Even then Pete knew Tony was abusing Kenta, but no amount of persuasion could get Kenta to leave with him when he had run away. In fact Kenta had acted like Pete was betraying Tony for leaving when he did.

"I did something bad." Kenta says. He holds out his hands and Pete sees they are covered in blood.

"Kenta, what happened?" Pete asks.

"I stabbed him, I....I killed him." Kenta says. "He just kept yelling at me and hitting me and I don't know I guess I just snapped. I didn't mean to, it was like I couldn't control myself."

Pete puts his hands firmly on Kenta's shoulders "Who Kenta, who did you stab?"

"Daddy." Kenta says. Pete pulls Kenta into his arm, his heart hurting. Not for Tony, Pete who seldom thinks a bad thought about anyone is glad to hear Tony is dead. No it's the one in his arms his heart is breaking for.

Phayu strokes Rain's head, he wishes the omega would wake up. The doctor has already been there and checked Rain over. She had said that Rain had taken a heavy dose of a sedative but not dangerously high. The only thing for him to do now was just to sleep it off. They would just have to wait it out. He would need plenty of fluids once he woke. She had also checked over Charlie and Jeff who had taken a lighter dose. They would be fine, they just needed liquids and rest.

Phayu pushes Rain's hair away from his face and studies the omega's delicate features. He had almost lost Rain today. His boy would have been sold to people that would break him because of who his father is. That ball of sunshine could have been extinguished forever.

If he could have had his way, Tony would have suffered a thousand deaths for daring to touch his Rain. The man had really gotten off too easy in his opinion. The word had come shortly after they had rescued the three from the yacht. Tony had been killed, and by his right-hand man of all people. Kenta had stabbed him in the back. Phayu doesn't know what Kenta might have gone through all those years under Tony's thumb that had driven him to do it. If it had been up to Phayu he would have slowly stripped the skin from Tony's body while the man had still been alive.

He would have had to stand in line too, Pakin, Babe, even Uncle Alan had wanted their revenge for Tony kidnapping Rain, Charlie, and Jeff.

Rain pushes out his lip as if he is pouting in his sleep. Phayu smiles at the sight, the cuteness of this omega will never fail to stir his heart.

Charlie leans groggily against Babe. He knows he should sleep, let the drug get out of his system. Even now Jeff is sleeping with his head pillowed on Alan's thighs. They are quietly discussing Tony's death and Kenta.

"Pete said he would keep Kenta with him, try to get him the help he needs." Babe says. "To be honest I both hated Kenta and felt sorry for him."

"We could have all ended up like Kenta if we had stayed under Tony's control." Charlie says.

"What do you think will happen now?" Alan asks.

Babe shrugs, "I imagine P'Pakin will use his influence to keep the police out of things. There are some loose ends to tie up. Honestly there are some things I don't want to know about."