{Hope}

The premonition of something bad was manifested by unpleasant sensations in his chest and stomach as soon as Hope woke up. The bed was empty, which was the reason for his quick rise.

Jake came out of the bathroom just as the boy walked briskly to her door. His lover was wearing only boxers and his hair was still wet from the shower he had just taken.

"Good morning, kitten," from the gentle kisses on his cheek and then on her temple and the warm embrace that followed, the painful lump that all her insides had curled into began to dissolve.

"Good morning, Hia... I was a little startled when I didn't see you around," Hope rested his cheek against the strong chest, and listening to the measured pounding of his heart, soon completely calmed down.

"I'll go get breakfast, and you run to the shower. There's still plenty of time before tonight, we'll make plans over a meal," the brunet smiled.

"Okay," the guy pushed the lousy thoughts from his head - he'd be spending most of the day with his lover, and that was the only thing he wanted to think about right now, so he smiled back and pressed his hips harder against Jake. Even through the cotton fabric of his pajamas, Hope could feel the warmth and hardness that told him the man loved and wanted him now.

"Mmm... the breakfast... first, Jake moaned. - We hardly ate anything yesterday, just munching on herbs, and Lion needs meat vitally."

"First thing in the morning? You won't have a heavy stomach afterward?"

"Yes. No. First thing in the morning and lots and lots of meat. I want to be able to fulfill whatever my insatiable kitten wants," Jake insisted with a smile, rubbing his fingers through his mate's tangled blond hair.

"Hmm, well, if the predator needs more protein to fulfill what's on my mind right now, then I won't stop him," Hope ran his hand over Lion's bare chest and encased his dignity in his palm.

The man immediately responded with a shiver of desire, and the boy licked the gooseflesh around one of his nipples.

"Well, well, well, I need to get dressed right away," Jake reluctantly pulled away, covering his eyes, and with a couple of deep inhales and exhales, made his way to the clothes closet.

Hope sat down on the edge of the bed and watched Lion carefully as he pulled on a long-sleeved beige T-shirt that perfectly emphasized the immaculate relief of his body. When it came to the jeans, Jake had a hard time, as they were very tight and his cock still hadn't calmed down, so it took a while to quiet his bursting warrior, and the blond man's lustful, hungry gaze was not at all conducive to relaxation:

"Get in the tub already, kitten. My body can't help but react to your presence."

"It's insanely beautiful and exciting. I'd watch you undress and dress all day," the devil woke up again in Hope, he mouthed those words languorously and lay down, leaning back on his elbows while spreading his legs, bent at the knees to see his lover and his lustful dark pools.

"Aaaaah, well, what are you doing? We're definitely not having breakfast today," Jake unzipped his half-buttoned fly in a sharp motion and took a step toward the handsome man teasing him, but his prey deftly slipped away, laughing. Hope turned over with lightning speed and jumped off the bed, rushing to the bathroom door and almost hiding behind it, shouted:

"Darling, I want vegetable scones, chocolate cake and mint tea!"

Seeing Lion nodding back, smiling broadly, he closed the door behind him, jumped up to the sink and glanced in the mirror at his happy replica. After brushing his teeth, the guy remembered that he hadn't brought clean clothes, so he immediately jumped out into the room screaming:

"Honey, you haven't left yet?"

When he saw Grandpa, he immediately stopped and turned down the volume and said hello.

Troy and Jake sat silently at the table and on their faces Hope read the following: "This is really bad," which made his relaxed body tense up again.

The gray-haired man tried to put on a strained smile as he said:

"Hey, son. I brought breakfast. Everything you like is here."

"What's going on?" - Hope sat down next to Jake and shifted his gaze from one family man to the other, waiting for an answer.

"I guess there's no point in hiding... Soni was shot yesterday as he was handing over documents to Khun Nanfa. Unfortunately, he didn't survive..." - There was no face on Troy, and his voice trembled on the last sentence.

"Indigo is dead? - Hope interjected, grabbing Grandpa's hand as those words shook him to the core. The boy couldn't believe what he was hearing, this news was wild, monstrous, and completely out of place in his world view.

After a couple of seconds, realization came:

"It happened because of the information we gave him..."

"Okay, first of all, don't you dare blame yourself! You found some very important documents, and they are now where they belong. That thing will pay for all the souls it has ruined..."

"No event?" - Jake immediately asked, to which Troy looked up and looked at the boys in turn:

"Everything will take place as planned, boys. Only... Soni and Norman won't be there."

"What about Norman?" - Hope still hadn't fully digested the news about Soni and was suddenly afraid that he wasn't the only one who was hurt because of it.

"I have him...at the Farm right now, and in very bad shape."

"Is he hurt? I don't understand... Was he involved in this case too?" - The boy's heart clenched, he didn't want that outcome for anyone, and was already regretting how little he knew about this world and its savage laws, had he known that, he would never have put people in front of bullets.

"Turns out he and Soni were dating...I had a hunch, but I didn't think they were that serious....". The guys were looking for dirt together. And yesterday... Norman was there when it happened... He didn't have enough time to save the one he loved. He blames himself for it... but really, it's partly my fault..."

"What are you talking about, Grandpa?"

"I pulled up to your house yesterday with the boys just as Soni was running out into the street. I offered to help him escort and guard him, just in case, but he was adamant, said we'd attract too much attention that way and he'd better go alone. He was right. I agreed... Time was on our side, who knew then that Makoto would somehow find out about everything so quickly, and the assassins would be waiting for him at the meeting point with Khun Nanfa. And I was more focused... on you... on both of you."

"Norman...?" - Hope questioned quietly.

"He's very bad...I don't know their history, but apparently they had serious feelings for each other. Norman has to cope...has to.  Right now he's under the watchful eye of Calleo and Sonthi. I'll get back to him soon."

Hope stood up and strode to the back of the room, tears welling up in his eyes. He unconsciously tried this situation on, like a black mourning suit that began to choke him immediately, preventing him from moving or breathing normally. If Jake was gone, he wouldn't be able to live anymore, that's how the manager who had helped him so often now felt.

"Son, you have to be at the Club at 3:30 today. All the rainbows will be taken to the event from there. Panit passed this on to me, but I don't think you should take this thing with you. I know who's in charge of that thing's security, and you shouldn't take any chances," Troy held out a pinky-sized tube to the boy. Hope opened it, inside was a colorless lipstick.

"What's this?" - He asked.

"It's a stun gun, there's a button on the bottom. But once again, you won't need it. I trust Khun Hima," Troy repeated, handed the contraption to Jake, and added. - I won't bother you. My boys have been at your door all night, and they need to be fed, too. I'll pick you up at 2:30. One of mine will take Hope to the Red Dragon, and you and I, Jake, will go straight to the place." 

As soon as Grandpa was out the door, the boy threw himself into his lover's arms, tears rolling silently down his cheeks at the thought that their lives and the lives of their loved ones were now in great danger. The thin protective layer of hope and faith in the good was as if licked away by the huge rough tongue of a terrible animal whose name was Fear.

Time dragged on slowly, the black birds in his soul growing larger by the hour. Jake tried his best to distract, to help his soulmate with words and actions, but his efforts didn't reduce the fear of the unknown that had settled in the area of his stomach and didn't want to leave. Hope smiled strainedly at his lover a few times for a few seconds, seeing how worried he was, but they both eventually realized that they just had to be there for each other, just to get through the day.

The hands of the clock hardly moved at first, Hope looked at it often, and it was as if the frozen time was impossibly infuriating:

"Come on! Let it be over soon!"

An hour before they were to leave, it was as if time had woken up from its slumber and raced at such a breakneck speed that before the boy knew it, Troy had already entered the apartment:

"It's time, boys."

***

Hope was the last to enter the rainbow lounge. It was so quiet that you could hear the music that was playing two floors above. The boys were sitting in tense postures, their eyes staring at nothing.

The first to wake up was Green:

"Hey, Cherry! We're here... meditating. Orange, don't be so boring anymore! After your stories, Lemon's gone soft."

The newcomer's face was whiter than chalk and looked like he was about to cry, so Hope walked over to the couch, sat down beside him, and stroked his back.

"I told it like it is. I think all the old guys have worse stories from past parties like this, it's just that you keep quiet. Let Yellow know and be prepared," Orange snapped at him and leaned his head back in his chair, covering his face with his hands.

"Look at him! After what you told me, the only thing he's ready for right now is to throw himself off a bridge. Sunshine, don't get yourself worked up. I know this evening will go differently, we're all in no danger of anything bad happening," Green reprimanded Orange, cheered up the newcomer, and gave out something that Troy had asked him not to talk about, so Red immediately gave him a warning look, and the long-haired pretty boy understood, lowering his head.

"You know something we don't?" - Blue caught Red and Green glancing over and asked the question to both of them.

"Doesn't matter. You just have to believe in the best, that's what I mean," the one who brought the topic up tried to avoid answering.

Hope really wanted to tell it like it was, to reassure his coworkers, but first of all, he didn't know the newly minted Yellow, and secondly, he didn't want to put anyone else in jeopardy without knowing how his words would turn out in the end.

"Where's Norman?" - Violet's voice came up, lifting his head, which until then had been resting on his arms folded on the table the entire time.

"He won't be here today. And... Indigo either," muttered Red, forgetting his caution, and he found himself breathing hard again at the fact that one of those two would never be in this world again.

"Red, you're obviously aware of everything, why don't you share?" - The perceptive Blue immediately questioned.

"I'm as sure as Green that everything will be GOOD tonight," Red looked meaningfully at Blue, Orange and Violet, who were now looking at him intently and with facial expressions demanding a continuation.

"It's time to go! Let's get our suits and get to the car," Green thundered, ending the silent dialog, and Hope mentally thanked him for it.

Makoto's mansion, 4.50 pm

As the rainbow minibus arrived at the huge mansion, the door rolled back and a man unfamiliar to Hope, of large build and with a stern face, peered inside:

"Out, sluts! You have five minutes to undress, though that sounds like a lot to me. Ms. Makoto is already waiting for you in her office. Don't you dare to be late."

"Fuck, here we go. That's her head of security. An unearthly creature," Violet whispered in Red's ear.

"And no whispering! - growled menacingly at the greeter, then grinned. - Save your tongues for more interesting pursuits."

Green patted Hope on the shoulder and smiled as he went outside first, as if not purposely pushing the menacing man farther away, letting the boys walk out quietly.

"Phew! What a swanky place! The birthday girl has done quite a bit of work this year. What will happen when she turns fifty? If she lives to see it," he said as he gazed around the three-story white stone manor with panoramic glazing and two semicircular staircases leading up to the main floor.

"Fucking Green, one more word and you'll see... after you've been fucked in every hole, I'll be the last one to fuck your fucking mouth," hatred burned in the eyes of the greeter.

"Fors, honey, I even missed you. Your words are honey to my ears. I can't wait to see you again. I know you've been wanting to eat me for a while now, but I've never seen you in our basement. Does that mean you're not confident in the power of your ta-lan-t?"

Hope was slightly afraid for Green as he heard the security chief's teeth grind, but he only squeezed out:

"Move!"

Green put his arm around his friend's shoulders, and as they staggered toward the mansion's back entrance, whispered in his ear:

"He won't do anything, that impotent man can only talk. I can smell them a mile away. Relax, everything will be fine."

After the guys had stripped, Force gave the order to check all bags and pockets for weapons and bugs, and he walked over to Green and grinned, addressing first him and then the three guys from Makoto's security detail:

"Bend over and spread your buns, snake boy... I'll do a thorough check on him and you do the rest! There could be banned stuff in the most unexpected places."

Hope saw the man bend the unresisting Green over and penetrate him with two fingers at once. The guy wanted to kill this freak in every possible way, his hatred boiling inside him. A checker came up to him, the youngest of all the Makoto guys here, and unlike his boss, he did practically nothing to him, just felt his buttocks for a few seconds and left, saying: "All clear."

Hope made room for Red as he felt unprotected, causing a wave of fear and disgust at everything that was happening.

Feelings were of no use right now, and he shut them off the way he always did at the Club when he was working.

Red looked around the room - the guys were being checked up and down by lusty guards, and Fors still stood huddled against Green until he said:

"Forsie, everyone's waiting for us. Did you find something interesting? Show me those fingers, please, I want to memorize them."

"Did you like it? I can repeat and not only with them. I'll find you as soon as you're done entertaining the guests," the nasty sound of his laughter rolled through the room.

The guys wore black skinny jeans with many gaping holes right over their naked bodies, and tied thin ties of their own color around their necks. 

Fors stood next to Green the entire time and watched the process of pulling on his clothes with a viperous smirk. Glancing at his wristwatch, he clapped his hands a couple times and nodded toward the exit:

"Your finest hour has arrived, lovebirds! I hope your experienced holes hold up and you continue to bring in a lot of profit for our boss."

"If everyone in there is like you, we won't even feel it," Green chuckled, shoving Forsa with his shoulder.

"You bitch! - the man grabbed the handsome man by the hair at the back of his neck and yanked him back sharply, hissing in his ear. - "You can still walk and breathe just because your mistress needs you, but I promise that once you're useless to her, I'll do things to you that you've never dreamed of.

As soon as the security chief pushed him forward with force, unlocking his fingers, Green laughed and, fixing his hair, said affectionately:

"Anything you can think of, I've experienced many times before, Forsie. Google it while I'm having fun, maybe you'll find something useful, "that I never dreamed of." Send it to the post office, my partners will be grateful."

Red felt all the guys freeze in anticipation of violent action from the guard, but none came. Blue squeezed himself between Green and Fors, who all he could do was burn the guy with a glare:

"Show me where to go already."

The man hummed and stepped out into the hallway, followed by Blue and the others. The last to exit were Green and Red.

"Why are you clinging to him? Aren't you scared?"

"Tomato, let me have a little fun, you're too serious. I'm not scared, and you don't you dare show them your fear. Norman was sure it was going to go unconventionally, I don't know why he didn't show up, but I believe him and I have a good feeling about it."

Hope immediately thought, "And if you knew what happened to Norman and Soni, would you be as calm?" but said nothing aloud and they followed the others.

The Rainbows were led into a room that looked like a study, where at the head of a huge table of gorgeous polished wood, sat the birthday girl in a white open dress. There were plenty of chairs, but the boys weren't offered a seat.

Makoto took a sip from her glass, and stood up from the table and walked over, appraising her valued employees with her gaze:

"There's my rainbow showing up... Looking good. My little rainbow abode brings in a good income, which means you're doing a good job. I want you to work two hundred percent today as if it's the last time in your life. And I'll warn you right away that I can and love to make the lives of those who disobey my orders a living hell... That will be all. Unless you want to congratulate me and wish me a long life, ha-ha, then get out!"

The woman pointed to the door with her free hand, and the boys silently began to walk out. Hope saw the new guy shaking and wanted to cheer him up by stepping after him, but he was stopped by the queen's cold voice:

"Red, you stay!"

Green immediately turned around, but Fors pushed him toward the exit. Hope nodded to his friend, silently letting him know that everything was fine and he'd better comply.

When they were alone, Makoto stepped closer and the boy saw her mask of the past ten minutes evaporate and now her dark eyes were throwing lightning bolts and her jaw was clenched in a fit of rage:

"Did you really think, bitch, that you could pull something like that right in front of my nose with impunity? You, and that bastard you picked up after Chom, made the wrong choice. You didn't think about the fact that I don't give a shit about petty problems, and I've handled shit like this before. I gave you a chance to be stronger out of the goodness of my heart. And how did you repay me?"

"What do you mean? I don't understand," Red stifled Hope's immediate fear and spoke confidently.

"Are you making a fool of yourself? You handed Indigo some documents yesterday. He's dead now. Norman will follow him, and you'll keep them company after today's event. I want you to have one last good time! No one's ever been inside you but your coach?! After a dozen cocks fucking you, you'll want to get loose."

The boy looked at her in silence, though at that moment hatred heated his chest to the limit, but Hope's faith in the people who loved him, in the victory of good over evil was strong, besides which the thick armor of his second self, which he had been building up for four months in the walls of the Club, worked very well. Red lifted the corners of his lips and said quietly:

"Can I go now?"

"And you're not bad... But you know what? You're empowered by hope, and hope is the staunch ally of fools," Makoto's lips, covered in bright red lipstick, spread apart, and she held out a blue-colored pill to the guy. - Swallow it! Don't make me call security. It's just ecstasy, I want to make sure the fun's good. Drink water from this glass, and don't you dare mess with me."

The guy looked at the pill and went into an internal dialog for a few seconds:

"What is it? What are the consequences?

I don't care! Just do it! Everything will be fine."

Red wanted only one thing, to get out of this stuffy room as soon as possible, so he swallowed it without blinking an eye, drank some water and held his tongue out defiantly to show it was done, and then walked stiffly out into the hallway.

The boys were standing a few meters away from the office. Green immediately approached Red, making it clear with his gaze that he was worried, but they couldn't talk, because the celebrant came out and walked down the long corridor, and the guards followed her, pushing the rainbow men forward.

When they entered the hall, some of the guests, of which there were a hundred and three, applauded, while those who were clearly waiting for entertainment began to hoot and cast predatory glances at the half-naked guys.

"Honey, this part at your parties is my favorite! - shouted out one of the guests, a man in his forties, greedily examining the rainbows with running eyes and licking his lips, and then added, raising his champagne glass. - Long may you reign in this man's bloody world!"

Almost everyone in the huge hall cheered him on, and there was a rumble of numerous male and single female voices, followed by the clinking of glasses in honor of the dragon queen.

"Thank you! I hope our business ties will only grow stronger in the future. Now, enjoy yourselves, my dears! The boys will serve the hors d'oeuvres and then cater to your every whim! The entire second floor and ten rooms are at your disposal, ready for all kinds of entertainment," Makoto winked at the guests and, smiling, elegantly swept her hand, pointing upstairs.

The guys were handed trays of delicacies and bottles of champagne, and they carried them into the hall.

Before they went to the back of the room, Red saw two men in tuxedos come up to Blue and press him against the bar, holding their hands out toward the guy who couldn't defend himself from the foul harassment. Red met his gaze with his friend's brown eyes and saw so much pain in them that his heart snapped. Covering his eyes, he took a couple deep breaths and stepped forward into this vile, dirty world he never dreamed of being a part of.

Red's hands touched more than once on his way to the far table with the couches. He had just managed to set the food on the table and was about to pour alcohol into the glasses of the seated guests when he was grabbed from the back by strong hands and sat down on the edge of the padded seat.

"You're so sweet, Red. I'll be your first at this party. I've been advised to check out the rainbow basement for a long time, but I haven't had the time. I see now that I've been missing out on such a treat for nothing."

Red felt a slight twinge, and the world began to transform, filling and coloring everything around him. His lips involuntarily spread into a smile, his body swayed, and his guest, taking that as a positive response, began whispering in his ear as his hand slipped into one of the huge holes in his jeans, probing the inside of the young man's thigh:

"Good boy. I'm going to be gentle with you. Don't be afraid."

Suddenly, Reda's arm was tugged sharply, and he obeyed that force by getting to his feet.

"Khun Thapthim, I'm sure you'll be so kind as to yield this cutie to me," the charming fellow with brown hair and a delightful smile who was holding his wrist stared at the man with brown eyes and spoke quite politely.

"Khun Fai, but you and Khun Hima..." - muttered the guest.

"I'd hate to discuss this in public, but my husband and I have a loose view on certain situations, if you know what I mean," the handsome man purred, and pulled Red against him, bestowing a stunning smile that further illuminated the already sparkling world of the befuddled guy.

The tall blond man immediately walked over to him and spoke softly:

"Stop smiling at him like that or I'll sew up your pretty mouth and he'll go off with a stone around his neck to entertain the sharks..."

"If you don't curb your jealousy, the whole plan will go down the drain," the handsome man whispered, smiling, and then turned to the man in a louder voice.

"Khun Thapthim, my husband will be by my side and ready to join me.... And if your wife 'accidentally' finds out? Puffffff.... And according to the marriage contract you will give her 70% of your property.....  And your favorite corgi will be hers too..." - The brunet said with a smile, poshly mimicking with his hands the explosion that awaits this lustful Khun.

"I'm sorry, Khun Fai. He's yours!" - the man blurted out and even almost bowed.

Red found it all so hilarious and started giggling, covering his mouth with his hand. The moment he couldn't help himself and grunted, the brunet's eyes squinted, peering intently into his eyes.

"Hia, we need a room right away," after the handsome man said those words, the boy was picked up under both arms and led upstairs.

His body was so weightless, Red felt like he was one of the magical butterflies of this brightly colored world, and the guy even lifted his legs up a couple times and fluttered in the air.

"Ah! Just wooooah! Look at these curtains!" - Hope entered the room and the first thing he wanted to do was feel the emerald velvet fabric covering the windows. It beckoned with its sheen and large, wave-like folds. He scooped up the small, warm sea, pressed his face against it, and then pulled away sharply:

"Ew, that stinks! Beautiful, but the smell is disgusting!" - he scolded the foul-smelling fabric.

He scratched his nose with the back of his hand to get rid of the unpleasant sensation and turned to the men accompanying him. They looked like they had jumped off the cover of a new-fangled magazine and stood in the middle of the room, emitting an aura of light.

"How beautiful! Do you work as models? I bet you are! Sooooooo cute! And the hair! So soft! Mine's almost always like straw! Not fair!" - Hope ran up to the handsome boys, studying their perfect facial features and pinching them by their silky strands of hair.

"Hope, do you know what you took?"

"She gave me... so small, so blue... Like the eye of a tiny cyclops!" - The boy imagined this miracle in his palms, covering himself with his own fingers like a blanket, and he became very funny, he laughed until his jaw and stomach ached. Then, suddenly, a pleasant music came from far away, and his body began to move to the beat of the melody, and he closed his eyes to let his ears be completely immersed in the sweet sounds.

"Honey, I can handle it, go," the blond said in a velvet voice, and Hope opened his eyes to look at the handsome man once more.

"I'll join Nan while you figure out how to make an obedient child out of him again," the brunet kissed his partner and left the room. Hope's heart raced even harder at the sight of their bodily contact, his throat was dry, he wanted something badly and right now.

Looking around the room, the boy called out sharply: "Oh! Grapes!" - and ran over to a huge plate of fruit. Shoving seven green round fruits into his mouth at once, he was euphoric for a few seconds. But then he was sharply upset when he realized that this wasn't what he wanted. He began to breathe frequently, his body slowly beginning to burn, demanding something more.

"Hope, that bitch gave you ecstasy. A cold shower should dull the symptoms a bit," said the man with eyes the color of the sky.

The boy moved as close to the man as possible, as if he was being pushed by some unknown force, and when he felt the warmth of his body, he realized what he had been missing!  Definitely the warmth of another body... preferably naked... and touch! He reached for the exposed part of the man across from him, his neck, but the remnants of his mind squealed from the depths:

"Lion! I need Hia!"

And he began to spell it out loud:

"You're not Hia! I only want to touch him! His skin, his muscles, his tongue and... his cock! He's so! So strong! So..."

"Hope, I'm Hima. If you get loose, I'll tie you up," came a velvety but stern voice.

The boy's fingers stroked uncontrollably over the shoulders of the man standing next to him, and a wave of arousal swept through Hope. But he couldn't smell the apple, which made a red light bulb go off in his head, and his hands slid sharply downward. From the internal struggle, his skin began to itch, as if to say, "You want to, don't you? Just touch it!" 

Hope tried to quiet his desire by putting his arms around his shoulders and felt his cock swell and rest painfully against the denim.

Reason showed itself for another second before completely losing itself in the stupefaction of the drug running through his veins, and Hope didn't miss the chance. He quickly lay down on the edge of the bed and, grabbing the edge of the bedspread, quickly did a few flips so that he wrapped his body in several layers, eliminating the possibility of doing something irreparable.

"Oh, what a docile caterpillar. You lie there and wait until you're a butterfly. We're gonna fix this. Smart... give me Jake's number, and while I'm talking, figure out a way to get him safely and discreetly out of the room," the blond started to say, but Hope almost didn't hear his words, because he wanted to laugh and cry, to move and stay static, to lick strawberry jam off Lion's chest and feel his lips on his genitals-all at the same time. He felt as if every part of his body rebelled at that moment, demanding independence. Wanting everything all at once, but not being able to have anything on that endless list, was tearing him apart.

Hope didn't know how long he lay in that position, but when it became unbearable to stay in this personal hell of his, he tried to climb out, but failed, and suddenly he was up in the air.

"Is it true? Am I really becoming a butterfly?" - flashed a bright thought in his head, but immediately faded away as his head was suddenly closer to the ground than his ass and legs.

"I want to be a butterfly!" - he voiced his wish aloud.

"You want to become one, you will. Be quiet for a while," the blond man's velvet voice sounded again.

His body swayed for a while and it gave him bodily pleasure as he felt the fabric touch his skin and his aroused cock got a little of what it craved - friction.

Suddenly it was over, and that annoyed Hope:

"Aaah, please keep going! I was feeling so good! Just a little more and I would have cum!"

"We decided to play with this restless one elsewhere. The birthday girl gave permission," came the blond man's voice, and Hope was spanked on his buttocks, hidden by the bedspread.

"I'm going to be a butterfly soon! I'll have delicate wings!" - shrieked Hope.

There was a multi-voiced laugh and a short one:

"Come in, Khun! Have a merry evening."

Then for a while Hope was lost in thoughts of what he wanted to eat right now: the most delicious food he'd ever eaten in his life was bouncing around in front of his eyes, making his mouth fill with saliva. All this time his body was taking different positions, and he was shaking sometimes, but the guy felt good in the warm blanket, he liked everything that was happening to him now, and even more, he was catching and loving every moment with all his heart.

Abruptly everything froze and became cool, which also echoed with joy in his rapidly pounding heart. He closed his eyes blissfully.

{Troy}

2 kilometers from Makoto's Mansion, 4:30 pm 

Troy and Jake were sitting in the old Mercedes, worried, but the gray-haired man, unlike his partner, didn't show his feelings outwardly:

"Jake, stop fiddling with the phone. You're making things worse. Relax."

"I can't. There's so many 'what ifs' in my head, it's sickening," his brother-in-law's face crinkled, and Troy immediately pulled a paper bag from the backseat and handed it to the passenger:

"If you feel nauseous, take the bag, don't muck up my favorite old lady."

"Hia, how can you stay calm when there are so many unknowns in a problem?" - Jake tossed the cell phone on the panel by the windshield with annoyance.

"It's just that I'm sure it's going to go well. I know the people that everything depends on right now. They won't let you down. Makoto will be done today, trust me and... calm down!" - Troy yanked the lipstick stun gun his fingers had switched to after the phone from the nervous guy's hands and tossed the thing into the glove compartment.

"Hope will be there, in that rat's den, and right next to him will be that creepy woman and hundreds of her henchmen, all of them - all of them, as one, wanting to hurt my kitty. I can't help but be nervous," the swollen jaw muscles on Jake's face made it clear how tense he was, trying to suppress the anger boiling up inside him.

"Okay... Here they come. It's about to start and end quickly," Troy nodded at the white minivan that drove down the road ten meters away from them. - You have to be strong. Hope may be a kitten, but I've taught him to show his claws when necessary. He won't let me down."

Ten minutes later, Troy's cell phone vibrated, and he answered immediately:

📞 "Yes, Sonthi."

📞 "Hia... I'm sorry... I let you down, I didn't keep track.... Norman is in the hospital now, he'll live. I'm sorry..."

📞 "What the fuck happened? I gave clear instructions before I left - don't move a step away! Where was Calleo?"

📞 "He had an emergency. He was gone for literally half an hour... and it all happened so fast..."

📞 "Why are you mumbling? Report properly! I'll never believe that someone could sneak into the Farm and attack our man! Not under my leadership!"

📞 "He... himself... I literally left for two minutes..."

📞 "Holy shit, Sonthi! What have I been telling you guys all morning?"

📞 "Hia, he spoke quite adequately, asked for bathroom privacy, even smiled..."

📞 "Smiled?! Do you hear yourself? That should have alerted you in the first place!"

📞 "Hia, as soon as I heard the glass break, I immediately broke the door down. He managed to pierce his femoral artery with the mirror shard, then took it out and tried to pierce his brachial artery... Damn, he knew where to hit to be sure... But I stopped him, Hia. There was a lot of blood, he passed out right away, and I did what we were taught: clamped the artery with my fist, applied a tourniquet with a tie, and..."

📞 "Enough! You corrected your mistake and that's fine. Where is he now? Is there anyone with him?"

📞 "Calleo and I are next to him in the ward..."

📞 "Put Calleo on the phone right now!" - Troy couldn't take away the anger that was pounding on his temples, his guys had always obeyed his orders without question and suddenly such a slip up.

📞 "Yes, Hia. I'll tell you right away, I'm guilty. I'll accept any punishment," Troy's right hand voice rang out confidently.

📞 "Where have you been?"

📞 "..."

📞 "Damn it, Calleo! Can't answer a simple question? Were you with that little boy...?" - Troy started breathing deeply so he wouldn't say too much.

📞 "How did you...? Never mind. Yeah, with Witt. He had a problem, he came to the Farm.... I should have helped, calmed him down... I'm sorry."

📞 "Pffffooh..." - Troy continued his breathing exercises to keep from exploding.

After almost a minute, he continued:

📞 "Calleo, make sure you don't take another step away from him - piss, eat only one at a time. And... tell Norman not to dare go to the other world until he bloody well talks to me! I'll get to the hospital as soon as I can. Text your location."

📞 "I already did. It's in your e-mail."

📞 "Don't let me down. Stand down."

📞 "It won't happen again."

Troy placed the cell phone on his lap and, closing his eyes, mumbled:

"Norman, how could you do this?! Fucking bitch... She's ruined so many guys. I raised them for her, and she slaughters every other one. Fucking bitch! And I knew it. There was too much pain in his eyes. Gods forbid anyone should ever have to experience that."

Jake, who had been silent the whole time, spoke quietly:

"Love makes even the strongest of men weak in the hours of separation from their soulmate, especially... when it's forever and never again... I only survived Chom's death because I met Hope. Maybe Norman will be lucky too...I'd like to believe that."

"Yeah, let's hope for the best," Troy agreed, and then turned his head toward his interlocutor and squinted his eyes. - You didn't just get lucky with my son, you hit the jackpot! You've made a guy fall in love with you! I've been meaning to tell you for a long time - if you ever poke your eye, even a finger, at another man, I'll take away the parts you poked, do you understand?"

"Understood," Jake smiled slightly, and then added seriously. - I promise you that I'll never hurt Hope in word or deed, and if we break up, it's only if he decides to."

"Good. I believe you. But I'll still be watching. I've got you all in my crosshairs. Eh, and Calleo jumped into the same maelstrom, even disregarding my orders. You youngsters are going crazy with love," Troy shook his head.

"How's Panit?" - Jake asked.

"What about him? He and Mali are being guarded by my fighters while I'm away. My sunshine planted new plants in the flowerbeds this morning. Tell me the house has been transformed with his arrival. And now my sweetheart is busy looking for a new home for all of us. This is where I'll have you all," Troy held out his palm to Jake.

"Yeah, yeah, only under that strong hand there's another smaller one that gives direction," his companion replied, withdrawing his father-in-law's hand.

"What are you talking about?" - Troy didn't immediately understand the meaning of what his son-in-law had said.

"Oh, nothing... It doesn't matter. It's been so long. What are our next steps?"

"Khun Nanfa will call when it's over, and the rainbow people will stay in their rooms for now," Troy leaned on the steering wheel and thought.

After a couple minutes of looking at the trees ahead, he perked up and spoke:

"About the smaller hand - is that you talking about Panit?"

At that moment Jake's cell phone began to vibrate, the number was unknown, but he took the call:

📞 "Yes! ... Greetings, Khun Hima. Troy's next to me. Speak up," Jake put the phone on speaker.

📞 "Khun Hima?" - Troy tensed as the call was unexpected.

📞 "Troy, Jake, you're going to have to pick the guy up a little early. Preferably sooner. Where can I drop him off to you?"

📞 "We're 2 kilometers from the place. There's a turnoff to ZZ 800 meters away, can we meet you there?"

📞 "Yes. I'll be there soon."

They hung up, and Troy started the engine immediately. They were the first to arrive at the designated spot, and Jake spoke quietly and tensely:

"He didn't elaborate on his condition... Do you think something was done to Hope?"

"We're about to find out. Anyway, keep your cool, son," Troy was also worried and scared for his son, but he trusted Hima and knew that if something bad had happened, he would have spoken up and not been coy.

A gray Mercedes pulled up to them and Jake was the first to jump out.

"Hope's in the back seat," the blond nodded to him and then turned to Troy. - Makoto made him take ecstasy. And here's the interesting thing, just him. You do realize what that means, right?"

"I understand. I'll be able to protect him. Khun Hima, thank you! You can always rely on me and my team. Anytime," the gray-haired man thanked his son's savior profusely as Jake pulled the blanket-wrapped Hope out of the backseat.

"We'll check on the 20th. You'll have to change your swallow for a bigger beast. Take care," the blond smiled, clapped a puzzled Troy on the shoulder, and got behind the wheel and drove off in the direction of the mansion.

"So, what do we have here?" - The man approached the couple. Jake unfolded and threw the bedspread to the ground, Hope immediately fell on it with a smile on his lips and the words:

"Apple! The caterpillar needs an apple to turn into a beautiful butterfly."

"What's wrong with you, kitten?" - Jake handed his beloved for literally a few seconds into the arms of Troy, who untied his red tie and stomped it into the dirt while Lion took off his shirt, put it on Hope, and immediately took him into his arms.

"Makoto drugged him with ecstasy. Jake, she knows what you did. We have to leave now!"

{Jake}

Jake picked up his kitten and sat in the backseat with him. The car started immediately, he threw his leg over his lover's and nuzzled his lips into his ear.

Troy was already speeding down the highway when his hand reached into the glove compartment and pulled out a gun:

"I've got the gun on me. It's about an hour's drive. Jake, there's a water bottle lying near you. Maybe he's thirsty?"

"Where are we going?" - Jake questioned, parallel to stopping Hope's hands that were trying to undo the button on his jeans.

"I want you! I want you so bad!" - his baby boy huffed out, showering the man's face and neck with kisses.

"Ahem. I was planning on going to the Farm. We'd bring him up to his senses quickly there. Do you think we'll make it? Hope is a strong guy, I could barely stand your moans from the room, I don't want to witness you raping my son half a meter away from that outrage," Troy chuckled.

While Jake was trying to salvage his already aroused dignity, Hope ripped open the T-shirt on his chest in a sudden movement and greedily nipped at it with his lips.

"Baby...bear with me for a moment, please...your father is here.... Have a conscience," Jake tried to get through to his boyfriend's mind, but that part of his lover seemed to evaporate:

"Fuck me right now!"

Hope saddled his Lion with a deft jump and there was no stopping him, the strong caterpillar was tormenting his apple with mouth, tongue and teeth. The guy's hands kept trying to pull down his partner's pants and his buttocks were riding back and forth.

Jake grabbed and brought his hands behind his back several times, but he didn't think his kitten was so strong that he could break free of the tight grip. Maiming his favorite male didn't want to cripple him, so he gave in:

"Troy, we're...not getting there. I don't want to hurt him. Stop at the nearest motel. I'll try to cool...his ardor...under a cold shower."

"Hope, son, sit up straight and buckle up!" - Troy attempted, making a threatening remark to the drug-addled kid.

"I want to dance and twirl and bounce...on your hard shaft, honey!" - Hope's reply made it clear to all the adequate people present that the matter smelled of kerosene.

Troy shook his head and turned right off the highway a few seconds later.

Jake could feel his baby's strong heartbeat, and he continued to hold onto his growing cock with one hand, keeping his position, while the other stroked the ever-present Hope's back:

"Shhhh, kitten...hush. It'll all be over soon."

Parking in front of the two-story, second-rate hotel, Troy jumped out and disappeared behind the front doors.

Hope moved his body relentlessly and said things that would have made Jake in any other situation already be in it:

"I love you so much...want you madly! Take me, now! Right now! Look around you! It's so beautiful! Can you see? Everything is so bright, and you shine like a star. Your skin... I want to feel you with my whole body!"

"Five minutes... darling. I can't ask for more. It's all the drug, it's made you crazy... I can't... take advantage of you in a situation like this," Jake spoke and bit his lips as his aroused body couldn't help but react to such actions and speech from the kitten.

"Let me at least take one look... One eye," Hope suddenly stopped and said. He looked so impossibly sexy at that moment. Jake couldn't take his eyes off the flushed face, the begging blue oceans, the swollen bright scarlet lips, and the mussed blond hair that framed this beauty

"What do you want to see, love?" - Jake asked, as if mesmerized.

"Your beautiful cock," the handsome boy mumbled and licked his lips.

Jake closed his eyes and filled his lungs with air, but had to exhale sharply when the distraught young man attacked him again.

Thank the gods, it didn't take long to resist as Troy had already walked over to the car and opened the back door:

"Jake, give him to me. I'll bring him to his senses. I know you young ones, you won't be able to resist taking advantage of my son."

"No, I'll go with him. I can do it, Hia. I'll take better care of him than anyone. I love him very much, you know that," Jake defended his position as Hope's boyfriend and without giving Troy time to maneuver, he grabbed the water bottle, grabbed the room key out of his father-in-law's hand and got out of the car with the kitten, who was clinging to him with all his limbs and already leaving deep hickeys on his neck.

Troy sighed and let the couple go on ahead, but leaned against the back of the Mercedes and pulled a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket.

The room was at the farthest end of the second floor. Jake opened it quickly, closed the door, including the chain, and carried his overexcited burden straight to the bathroom.

There weren't many clothes on, so the man quickly straightened them out and a happy Hope nestled her entire naked body against him.

"No, my sweetie, first drink some water and take a shower. Everything else later," Jack spoke slowly, as if lulling his baby's mind to sleep.

"Will you help me become a butterfly?" - The blond man whispered.

"I will. As soon as the caterpillar does what I asked her to do," Jake nodded.

Hope drained half of the half-liter bottle of water very quickly and stood under the shower, turning on the water. Jake set it to barely warm, and the kitten stood under the cold jets without resistance. Jake pressed his back against the opposite wall and waited for the kitten to feel better.

It wasn't three minutes later when the guy jumped at him and began ripping off the white cotton shreds that were all that was left of his T-shirt. Jake tried to push the kitten away with his hand, but the kitten turned him around to face the wall with a sharp, painful swat, and with a smile, clasped his hand behind his back and said:

"The caterpillar has fulfilled all the conditions and now she wants to become a butterfly."

The grip loosened. Unbuttoning the man's jeans with his free hand, Hope pulled them down along with his boxers, and immediately put his palm around Jake's cock that hadn't fallen yet from the harassment in the car.

"Ah...Hia...you're so warm...and handsome. I want you so badly," the boy said, breathing heavily and running his hand down his partner's shaft while his hard cock rested against the man's buttocks.

Jake couldn't hold back a groan and leaned his forehead into the gray wall tiles. Two things of light and darkness were fighting in him at that moment, and each had a strong argument. Love and altruism competed on equal footing with wild desire and selfishness. He prayed for a sign that would tip the scales to one side, and that sign came from somewhere he wasn't expecting.

Hope boldly pushed Jake's legs apart with his knee and, releasing his hand, began to drive his shaft into the cleft between his buttocks.

"What are you... doing, kitten?" - Jake knew the answer to that question, but wanted to give himself a little more time to think.

"I want you...I really...badly...want you," Hope whispered, already pressing his unlubricated cock into Jake's never-touched and unprepared hole.

"Rrrrrrr...that's not the way it's going to work. Not like this and not now," Lion growled, turning around abruptly, throwing the wet kitten onto his shoulder and carrying him into the room. It was hanging upside down and munching on the buns of the man carrying it.

Laying the guy on the bed, Jake pulled out the shelf of the bedside table and, finding everything he needed there, quickly applied lube to his cock, ignoring the condoms. Hope lay with his legs spread as far apart as possible, breathing frequently and his hands were greedily running their hands over his wet body.

Jake had made up his mind and could no longer back down. His finger with plenty of lube entered the tight hole and began immediately pushing the walls of the tender channel apart.

"Aaaaaaah...aaaahhhh," a sweet moan escaped the boy's lips.

Lion's lips nestled against his lover's neck, then his earlobe, and then his neck again until he moved down to the pea-sized nipples. The kitten's skin smelled strongly of peppermint, as he had been worrying and rubbing the leaves of this soothing herb all day. How much Jake loved that smell, it literally drove him crazy. He was distracted by the thought, licking a hard little nipple and inserting a second finger, when suddenly the kitten wrapped her legs around his waist and flipped him over onto his back. His fingers slipped out of his ass, and Jake looked up in surprise at the little guy who had him on his shoulder blades, waiting for his next move.

Hope stretched a drunken, satisfied smile on his face and, directing Lion's shaft to his hole, thrust his ass all the way in a couple of strokes.

Loud moans from the couple rolled through the room. Hope didn't wait, his buttocks thrust up and down often and sharply, releasing and engulfing his lover's massive cock again and again. Jake was over the moon, he tried to hold his hands on his distraught little boy's buttocks to soften the effects for him, which were sure to manifest themselves the next morning.

His kitten was happy - it was readable on his blissful face, in his passion-filled movements. His mouth was open, his tongue was always running along the tips of his teeth, licking, moistening, the scarlet swollen lips. Hope's hands, like the rest of his body, were constantly in motion, touching Lion's breasts, his cock, moving over the tensing and relaxing muscles of his torso. Droplets of water dripped from their still wet hair, mixing with beads of sweat. It was a delightful picture that gave the man incomparable pleasure along with what he felt physically.

Jake's body didn't contain the intoxicating substance that was now triumphantly running rampant in his kitten's blood, but he felt like a drug addict who was seriously and permanently hooked.  His drug was Hope - a guy who combined two opposite essences, each of which was blossoming more and more every day, showing his partner new, interesting facets.

Lion's heart pounded in time with the fierce movements of his strong boy. The sounds of bodies hitting each other were joined by uninhibited moans, sometimes turning into screams. When Jake was nearing climax, he stood up and grasped Hope's cock in his palm, moving his hand in time with his movements. He felt like licking the sweat off his lover's chest, so he did.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh," came the kitten's cry as his semen splattered onto Lion's chest. The ring of muscle clenched his shaft hard, and Jake, with a loud growl, cummed into his baby so brightly it made him dizzy.

The couple collapsed exhaustedly on the bed.

"Ah, now...I'm a butterfly..." - whispered Hope.

"Yes, you are...the most beautiful butterfly...I've ever seen," Jake replied, gently touching his lips to his baby boy's forehead and gently running his fingers down his back.

After a minute, the boy started running his hands over every part of the man's body he could reach again. His newly calmed breathing became jerky again. He sat up abruptly and began to ride his hips, causing Jake's shaft, which was still inside him, to strain again.

"Love, let's go take another shower and rest, shall we?" - the man made an attempt to soothe the baby, who still wouldn't let go.

"The butterfly was born...and now it wants to fly," Hope mouthed with a smile, spreading his arms out to the sides and mimicking flight as his hips continued to glide over his partner's sweat and cum damp crotch. His eyes were tired, his dilated pupils darkening and his whites turning pink.

Jake realized that his lover wouldn't rest until the drug wore off, and there were two options: submit to his desires or twist and bind his young body, causing pain.

His loving heart chose the first option. Jake grabbed the baby by the waist and lifted him up to lay him beside him, then turned him face down and pulled his buttock toward him. The whitish liquid slowly flowed out of Hope's doggy kneeling ass, dripping onto the bedspread they hadn't had time to remove from the bed.

The cock entered the relaxed hole easily and the man began to gently slide it in and out, trying to do it as gently as possible.

"More!... Faster!" - the guy begged, jutting out his ass and reaching out his hands to his lover's thighs, resting his head on it to speed up his movements.

"Shh... I'm afraid I'll hurt... your wings," Jake whispered, leaning forward. He intertwined their fingers and placed the baby's hands on either side of his head.

Lion covered the kitten's neck and back with countless kisses as his hips measuredly drove his cock as deep into the desirable ass as they could. His body shuddered every time Jake's piston touched a sensitive spot, accompanied by sweet moans that, along with the smell of the baby's skin, fogged the man's mind as he quickened the pace of his thrusts.

The spanks were heard more and more often, and the moans of the couple grew louder and louder. Lion didn't notice how he was already furiously pounding into the kitten's ass, emitting a wrenching growl.

After half an hour of hard sex, Jake was the first to cum, and only then did his mind get back on track. Giving himself a moment's respite, he flipped Hope onto his back, who continued to beg for more, and nestled his mouth on his horny cock.

The guy wove his fingers into the black hair and, making sounds like creaking musical techniques with splitting ligaments, thrust the man's head onto his ready-to-fire weapon.

Jake didn't always have time to take a breath as his baby's strong hands were relentlessly and permanently embedding the big cock in his throat. It didn't take long, and after a few minutes the boy cummed with a shriek, filling his lover's mouth with sweet, viscous semen.

Then Hope's body went limp, his lips moving, but nothing was heard, and Jake didn't wait for the next burst of activity from his stupefied mate. He lifted his lover in his arms and carried him to the bathroom. After washing the bobbing body under the slightly warm water, he scrubbed the baby, who was no longer as active as he had been half an hour ago, and carried him to the bed, putting him under the covers.

Hope swept the fabric that covered his naked body a few times with his feet, and Jake didn't insist any further. When Hope reached for his groin again, he grabbed his hands and pressed them against the bed:

"Butterfly better get some rest. She needs to save her wings so that tomorrow she can flutter around and make the world happy again," the man said with a serious face, letting his mate know that he knew the ins and outs of winged insect life. 

The two boundless blue oceans scrutinized the face of the interlocutor for several tens of seconds, and then this winged wonder said:

"The butterfly is tired."

Those two words were enough to make Jake relax. He kissed the kitten gently on its swollen lips, hugged it so that there were several layers of blanket between their bodies, and waited for his beloved to close his eyes. But the long-awaited sleep didn't come, apparently the presence of the drug in his blood was causing insomnia. Hope half-whispered a rapturous ode to the world and everything around him.

Lion didn't know how long this would last, so he texted Troy that they would be out soon.

"Honey, it's time for us to pack for our trip. Butterflies don't stay inside four walls for long," Jake spoke and smiled, surprised at the nonsense his mouth was uttering.

"I wonder if tomorrow you'll remember everything you did tonight?" - Jake mentally questioned his baby and smiled even wider, anticipating the funny moment of waking up and realizing what he'd been doing under the influence of the fun pill.

"Yes! Dancing, fun, and...shall we fly some more?" - shouted Hope enthusiastically, jumping up and sitting down on legs folded at the knees, which he spread apart.

This pose was so sexy that Jake swallowed the saliva that formed and slowly said:

"We will... Anything you want."

They had one shirt for the two of them, which Lion put on Hope. Jake put a bigger tip on the nightstand for the mess left behind, and they left the hotel.

{Troy}

Half an hour after stopping at the roadside hotel, three of his guys arrived at Troy's hotel, and after the Commander's instructions, they spread out around the perimeter.

The hotel wasn't very popular, only one Mini cooper had pulled up in an hour, and three cheerful young girls had gotten out of it.

Troy relaxed a little and decided to call his assistant, who was currently in charge of the Farmer's business:

📞 "Tassna dear, are you doing okay?"

📞 "It's fine, Hia. The ones guarding your house reported back ten minutes ago. All is quiet. The recruits are resting now. Everyone is fed, the little one and the prisoner too."

📞 "Thank you. Let it be so... Yeah, I forgot about the doctor with all this business. Who's the little guy?"

📞 "Calleo brought him in and put him in the spare room next to mine."

📞 "Strange that it's not in his..." - Troy muttered, still a little angry about his right hand's mistake.

📞 "What to do with our prisoner?"

📞 "He was going to be dealt with by Norman, but he doesn't have time for him yet. I'll think about it. Okay, I probably won't get there until sometime in the morning. Hoping for you, Tassna."

📞 "Don't worry, Hia. And... that... I wanted to ask for the guys. You know how they are. It's just the circumstances, it's random and human error. Sonthi didn't sleep for over twenty-four hours, and yet he still did the right thing. If it wasn't him..."

📞 "Yeah, I know, I know. There's shit piling up on all sides, I'm digesting it for now. Thanks for your service, soldier. Put more men on night duty tonight, and get some rest yourself. Tomorrow you may have to single-handedly keep order on the Farm again."

📞 "Will do, Hia."

Over the next half hour, Troy smoked three times and checked the area around the hotel three times. His son was near, alive and almost healthy, Panit was under the care of experienced bodyguards, everything was going smoothly at the Farm, there was a new young member of the family who shouldn't be a problem, since Calleo always kept his promises, Norman was still alive despite his efforts, Makoto would soon be finished. Still, there was a restlessness in his chest.

Loneliness favored reflection, Troy was calculating all possible situations and planning solutions, but Tassna's words about accidents and human error made him uneasy. What if things didn't go according to plan?  

A vibrating cell phone pulled him out of his worries about his family's future:

📞 "Yes, Khun Nanfa," Troy was really looking forward to that call, but he didn't let himself snap, his voice was extremely calm.

📞 "Troy, the snake died from its own venom, everyone can exhale."

📞 "Wonderful news!" - The gray-haired man still couldn't help himself and emoted.

📞 "Wait to rejoice. How's Norman doing? We have big news for him."

📞 "That idiot tried to leave this world today. He's in the hospital now, healing his wounds. Emotionally, he's very bad."

📞 "It's not time for him to leave yet. He has an important mission waiting for him. Text me the address of the hospital. They'll take him to Soni."

📞 "Soni? Is he alive?"

📞 "Yes. The guy's in a coma, but there's a chance, hopefully this will cheer Norman up, because now he'll have to handle the Makoto's business. He's officially been announced as the successor."

📞 "Bah, that's a twist. Khun Nanfa, I'll drop the address on Line. I have two of my assistants with him right now, I'll ask them to keep an eye on him for a couple more days. With everything that's been heaped on him, he can go crazy."

📞 "From Soni's reports, I've concluded that Norman is a strong man. He can handle it. That's the end of it."

📞 "Khun Nanfa, one more question. We have a werewolf in the guise of a doctor sitting on our farm, he used to work at Dragon and was in charge of all matters concerning Makoto's drug. Soni and Norman wanted to question him. How should we deal with him in the current realities?"

📞 "Okay... Let me have mine men to pick him up tomorrow morning and I'll decide what to do with him."

📞 "Okay. Thank you, Khun Nanfa."

📞 "Thank you to your son for not being afraid and passing on the information in such a timely manner."

After that conversation, it was as if a huge stone had fallen from Troy's heart. Now he realized clearly that the chains had been thrown off, not only from him, but from all the rainbow people, including Hope, from the many good people who had fallen under the dragon queen's oppression. He crumpled the pack of cigarettes in his fingers and carried it with a smile to the urn at the hotel entrance:

"This wonderful moment must be celebrated with dignity. That's it, I'm quitting smoking. Sunny will be pleased."

As soon as the pack was at the bottom of the trash can, he got a text from Jake that they were ready to go out, and Troy stayed at the door to wait for their exit.

The exit was grand - Hope flew outside, waving his arms, spinning and bouncing. These dancing pirouettes were accompanied by hoarse shouts:

"I am a beautiful butterfly! The butterfly is going on a journey! I want to fly! Oh, flowers! Hello! I can pollinate you!"

Jake walked over to Troy, who stood quietly and sighed, glaring at his runnung son. Standing next to him and looking in the same direction as his father-in-law, Lion slowly mouthed:

"I'd like a smoke..."

"And I just quit... How did it go?" - The gray-haired man also calmly responded.

"Fine. The butterfly flew around and calmed down."

"I knew you'd use the chance," the squinted green eyes turned to his companion.

"There were no options there, Hia," the men looked at each other for a couple seconds without blinking, then simultaneously stretched their smiles.

"Okay. It's all good. Makoto's gone. Hope is free to go. Let him fly," Troy patted a surprised Jake on the shoulder, and then they both looked at the guy and immediately rushed in his direction as the butterfly fluttered onto the hood of the Mercedes and was about to take off again.