TRACE
"Stop killing people with nonsense, you short-tempered fucker." Logan shook his head in amusement. "Elliot has a hard time defending you most often, and members of Foedus are gonna start doubting us if you continue behaving like that."
"If they questioned my mental capacity, feed them to Doze," I said boringly. "Simple solution."
Doze is the group of my pets: lions, tigers, jaguars, cheetahs, leopards, and panthers. They are twelve because they are couples. I designed a mansion, the Manor, for their home because Lev was enraged when there was a time that three members were attacked by some of my cats.
I forgot the three members' names. They are... yeah, right! The stupid professor, the idiot trillionaire, and the moron Yakuza one. Texas, Ohio, and Michigan were full for a day because of them.
I am the only one who enjoyed playing with the Doze. I have two trusted men taking care of the Doze in the Manor, Simoun and Ibarra; those are not their actual names, but I nicknamed them like that because I love the stories of Jose Rizal. The siblings Simoun and Ibarra are the ones who are making sure that the Doze will stay on Manor's premises.
No one wanted to talk to or visit me whenever I was at Manor. Lev, sometimes, if I am badly needed for a meeting, then he sees me there. My cats are pretty friendly and adorable. They are lovely. They are not wild since I raised them as pets; they became domesticated. What happened to the three victims was their fault; they scared my cats, and the cats just fought back. Suitable for their stupidity.
"Back to you... Zup?" I returned my attention to Logan. "Anyway, Jake sent you some models of him. Choose first before I send them to Lev's club."
"I am here because of some important matters. Those women could wait."
"Then what about? Tell me immediately, for I need to take a bath any minute from now."
"First, Lev said he wants to talk to you alone. That is why you must be here on the island once he returns. He was calling you, as he said, but you aren't answering."
I went silent. I noticed that Lev is busy nowadays and keeps on leaving the island. He is probably dating a woman. He is getting old, and of course, he wants to have a wife and children. And I think I already have an idea who that wo— No! I smoked a cigarette. Not yet a woman, perhaps a teenage girl.
"Have an idea where Old Lev is going most of the time?" I asked Logan, chuckling.
Lev is five years older than me. He is not that old, but I have usually called him that to tease him since I was ten. I nicknamed him Old Lev, Oldie, Thunder, Tanders, or Gurang... that even our other friends were influenced to call him the same way. But most of the time, we call him Master Lev.
"No one knows, I think. You have no idea, and Daxon has no idea either. I asked the rest, and I got the same reply... they have no idea what Gurang is doing." Logan shrugged his shoulders.
I just gave a glance at Logan. He is my cousin from my father's side, his mother is the youngest sibling of my shameless father, my aunt, Tita Mommy, as I call Logan's mom.
"I will be here once Lev is back." I was slightly annoyed because of my father, who visited my thoughts. I inhaled smoke again from the cigarette and exhaled it after a while. "What else?"
"Second, Tito Patrick wanted to talk to you. You need to go to Salvacion," Logan informed me, which made me squint my eyes while looking at him. He knows very well that I don't give a damn about my father, and now he is here telling me something I am not interested in.
I shook my head irritably, returned from Logan, and walked to the bathroom.
"I don't give a fuck about your second piece of information. Tell your uncle I am not interested in his drama."
"Paige is missing."
I stopped taking another step and faced Logan again.
Tangina! What the—?!
"What happened?" I asked. What the heck is Logan saying about my sister being missing?
"I have no idea. You have been staying in Agrianthropos for three months, and it was just last night that I heard the news that Paige had been missing for three days. Tito Patrick said that you need to bring Paige home. He thought you brought Paige here with you."
"Fuck!" I needed clarification.
I looked outside the window. I shook my head, thinking about where Paige was.
'Where the hell are you, Paige? That is why you didn't disturb me with your messages for almost a week.'
"Stay here in Agrianthropos, Logan. I'll go to Salvacion." I was about to walk to the bathroom when I remembered something I needed to ask Logan. "By the way, do you have Luxe's number?"
"Yeah, why? You like Luxe now?" he was trying to suppress his laugh. Luxe was one of our newest hackers and trackers.
"Fuck your mouth, Logan! I need a hacker to find Paige! I know Keros could do the job. But I want to test Luxe skills this time."
"Okay, I will call him for you," Logan said while leaving the room. "I will call Luxe because your verbal and communication skills aren't good, Trace. We must find Paige, so you must know how to ask for help properly."
I let Logan go. Aside from thinking of Paige, I had no time to think of anything or anyone. My sister is the only important member of our family for me. I need to find her to make sure she is okay.
I am about to take a bath when my phone rings. I checked the caller ID. Paige!
Fuck!
"Paige!" I angrily answered her call. "Where the fucking hell are you? Don't tell me you are with a boy! I would kill your boyfriend, Paige!"
"Kuya!" Paige, equally angry, exclaimed. "I'm just here with my best friend. Come here and pick me up if you want me to talk to you. And Kuya… I wanna remind you that I am already of legal age, and I have the right to decide if I want to have a boyfriend or do whatever I wanna do with my life. "Don't scare me by saying you'd kill my boyf—"
I cut the line. I don't want to talk to my baby sister anymore. Paige is only nineteen. What legal age is she saying? And what the fuck did she say that she has the right to decide if she wants to have a boyfriend or not? Am I just scaring her?
Tangina! I am not scaring her. I am telling her that I could kill any boy who would be brave enough to court her and make her cry.
My eyes narrowed when I remembered what Paige had said before I cut the line. But what if she already has a boyfriend? What if the incident with Apollo happens again? Apollo is one of us, a member of Foedus too. The first member that bravely joined our organization, and Paige flirted with him three years ago.
No, I won't let it happen again. My sister was young at that time and very impulsive. And yeah…
'Damn it, Paige! You can't have a boyfriend unless you are already thirty!'
January 2018 NAIA, Pasay City, PHILIPPINES TRACE "Where's my car?" I immediately asked Franco, my executive assistant in all my legal businesses. The main office of my legal company is in Makati City, Philippines. I owned an 88-story building in Makati, which houses the principal office of the real estate company I founded shortly after passing the architecture licensure exam. I am an architect by profession and am well-known for my designs. Whatever negative or ugly image is connected to my personality because of my antics in Salvacion and wherever in the world I intend to be involved in is ignored by my clients. I even designed one of Dubai's commercial areas. I am famous for my architectural designs but infamous for my sex drive and anger issues. "Your car is in the parking lot, Sir Trace." Franco gave me the car keys after informing me of the location of my car. "Go back to the office. I need to find Paige first." I turned to leave him. I had already taken some steps when he
January 2018 Baguio City, PHILIPPINES TRACE Luckily, I could easily find the house address that Paige had texted me. I am now in front of the gate of a large house with two floors. I've been honking for a while, but no one is opening the gate. Hell! Should I blow up this gate?! Yes, I should. I backed the car up and was about to hit the gate when it suddenly opened, and Paige stepped out. Thanks to the devil, my brat sister appeared! "Kuya!" Paige happily called me. My sister is always bubbly and happy, sweet but often mischievous, and can't be trusted with her impulsiveness. Pissed off, I parked my car on the side of the road and rolled down the window. "Hop on!" I'm not in a good mood to sweet-talk this brat. "Wait!!! I will introduce you to my best friend first," she excitedly said. "Get in!" "Aren't you going to thank my BFF first for letting me stay here for three days?" She was trying to convince me. I didn't say a word. I'm getting annoyed with Paige's nonsense. I s
January 2018 Deversorium (Hotel-Resort), Agrianthropos City TRACE "I will leave the organization to you. I am now retiring as the head." I stopped having sex with the woman in our dog-style position when I heard Lev's statement. I gave him a look and laughed. Tangina! What is the drama of this Gurang now? "Retiring?" I asked and tapped the butt of my bitch to gesture that I wanted to change position; I wanted her on top. I lost my concentration a bit because of what Lev said. He had just barged into the suite, which was his opening line. I'm wondering now about Lev's drama. I noticed that he somehow changed but disregarded it, for maybe it's only because my best friend is getting older, and that is why some shitty things are going on while he is reflecting on his life. Life?! And what the fuck am I saying now?! But yeah, these are some random thoughts, yet it was the possible reason... getting old makes Lev think he wants to retire. Lev is just bored, and boredom made him let
January 2018 Deversorium, Agrianthropos City TRACE "Retirement?" I frowned. What the fuck Lev is talking about? "Yeah." I smirked. "Are you fucking into a shitty relationship too? Are you like Elliot and Logan now, who were fucking fuckers that in love with the concept of falling for their women?" I asked, and because I suddenly lost my appetite for the woman on top of me, I left her and let her please Lev. I went to the woman on a couch who was still pleasuring herself. I positioned her body to face the sofa and bent her as I wanted to continue doing doggy, now with her and no longer with the Bitch No. 5. I entered the woman and began thrusting in and out of her wet pussy. I kept pumping and withdrew immediately when I finally felt I was about to erupt. I continued the rhythm by using my hand to my length, sliding up and down, until I showered my semen on the back of Bitch No. 3. I boringly walked and sat on the single couch when another bitch came up to me and started giving me
January 2018 Alea, Agrianthropos City TRACE "I'm tired of you, Kuya Trace. For goodness' sake!" Paige said that made me turn my attention to her. I shook my head to get the teenager I met at the airport out of my mind. Tangina! She's becoming a pest, disturbing my thoughts. I glanced at Paige, who was now frowning at a painting displayed on the wall. I had already scared my sister, so I perfectly made my threat. Then I will focus on other things as I still have something to do, like the need to see Lev at his club, for we have something to discuss. Yeah, right. I need to send Paige back to the Deversorium first, for I have an exciting activity, aside from seeing Lev, that I need to do here at the casino before going to Lev. I can only spare fifteen minutes to do that. Fuck! Saving time is essential for someone like me as I have many things to prioritize. "Take Paige to the hotel," I ordered Hector, one of my henchmen, who had just entered the room. I know he's been waiting for
January 2018IDÉE FIXE (Lev’s Club), Agrianthropos CityTRACEI cheered as I saw Lev beat an SOB senator. Wow! My fucking best friend is still impressive at thumping some morons. I was about to tell Lev what I did to Rodillo, but I changed my mind. The fucking effect of the drugs I took made me need a woman more than anything.I was on my way to get here in the club when I saw Foedus' members, Raj and Apollo, who were with Keros earlier at Chase's casa taking drugs; they said it was a new product and I might want to try it. My mind is dead tired from the series of events in the past week. I traveled to Salvacion to fight with my father, picked up Paige in Baguio, and returned to the island because of Lev's drama.Since returning to the island, I have done random things, one after another. I even bathed my cats one by one. I only had time with my sex life, with Chase's angels, last night until this morning, when Paige and Lev interrupted. That was this morning; let me forget it.As I ap
TRACE Deversorium. A day later… "I wanna go home now!" Paige stomping her foot and acting bratty, spat that. "I should have not contacted you when I was in Baguio! You.Are.So.Irritating.Kuya!" I continued eating and disregarded Paige's tantrums. I have no time to tolerate her. I shook my head because of its heaviness. I grimaced. I have a headache because of the hangover from drinking alcohol and taking drugs last night. I was totally wasted, and the three bitches who enjoyed blowjobbing me emptied my load. Damn hell! But they became a great help to me since the drug I took really controlled my system. I puffed out some air irritatedly as I recall that being wasted made me agree with what Lev told me about him resigning as the head of Foedus. I just said yes. I was fucking happy because of that fucking drugs that made me gullible last night. Tangina! That drug made me dumbass. But Lev told me that the management of Foedus won't be left to me alone as he would stay as Foedus' adviso
CHLOE It has been three months since I arrived here in the Philippines. I was supposed to come here with my parents and Carly, but they didn't make it, so I am the only one who came here. The problem with Carly got worse than ever. She needed extra care, so she stayed in a psychiatric hospital. Mommy and Daddy said Carly seemed to be doing better there. I really hope so. I hope she will be okay. Yes, I'm hoping… hoping that my sister will be well soon. I miss the old Carly, who is so vibrant and has a positive outlook. The one who was always there for me. Cheering. Supporting. And believing me. For three months, I have done nothing here in the Philippines besides simply looking for Trace Dimagiba. Not even telling my cousin Harriet the truth. I'm not telling anyone that Carly isn't okay. That is our family’s secret. I promise Mom that no matter what queries I may hear from our relatives regarding the whereabouts of our family, I won't give any information that my sister is suffering
Forte KonstraktTaguig City, Metro Manila, PhilippinesNovember 2021CHLOE I was in a hurry. I received a message yesterday that I needed to be at the Forte Konstrakt office strictly at 10 A.M. today. I was informed that the hotel owner had arrived to see the interior designs I had started.I didn't expect that. My schedule was supposed to be next week because Franco told me that he was supposed to introduce the artist to me first. I was the one who would talk to the artist about choosing the paintings and artworks for the hotel. I had to decide since I did the interior designs and paintings should be based on the theme preferred by the hotel owner.The theme was given, and it was weird because the hotel owner chose a dominant and masculine color scheme. It was a hotel, but the chosen colors needed to be more friendly. Anyway, I didn't care, so why should I think about it? I could suggest, but not to the point where I knew better than the owner."Hi!" I greeted Alona, Engr. Franco Ro
TRACE I heard the chuckle of the man who was tied to the chair. I gave him a stern look as he stopped me from thinking about Chloe. Whoever he is is very unlucky because I'm the one facing him. And he looks like a fool who is in a hurry to die for disturbing my thoughts of Chloe. "Who sent you here?" I asked while lighting the wrapped weeds that Isaiah handed me. "Kill me now!" he replied proudly and calmly. "You will have nothing to gain from me." He chuckled. Hah! Nice! I smirked, glancing at him. He is one of those wonderful types of opponents I have met, those whom I will not feel even a little mercy because I prefer to kill them immediately and be done with it. But I need to let him say a name first... a name that is useful so that I don't waste my time here. "Who sent you, you fool?!" I repeated the question angrily and pulled his hair so he could look directly at me, and then I blew smoke into his face. I shook my head as weeds started to work on me. The man was blo
TRACE I delivered a straight punch to the guy in front of me, who gave a disrespectful answer to my question. This was the spy Logan, and Jake caught, causing delays in our transactions here in Sta. Monica. Of all the things that excite me, a disrespectful answer gets me going. I am impressed by those who have the guts to challenge me. I admire people with solid spirits who dare to do things to contradict me. There's only one meaning behind it—either they think I'm weak, or they don't know me at all. And about this jerk in front of me now. I have no plans of tolerating his heroics, especially in the face of their damned syndicate opposing us. Moreover, now that I'm pissed off because I want to go to Manila, but I can't yet. Fuck it! I can't leave Sta. Monica because of these annoying disruptions in the transactions of the Foedus people. Their interference is ruining my plans with Chloe! They're a pain in my ass! Damn them all! My plan was for Chloe to show up at Forte Konstrakt wh
CHLOE "Yes, Mom. Of course… Of course, I am doing my part here… No! Wait! I mean… You don’t need to shout, Mom. I… I just need to look for a job here while waiting for the time that I can talk to the man…” I am trying to explain to Mommy. I had just finished signing the contract in front of me, and she called at the perfect time. I was so excited to tell her that I got a project when she beat me to it with her scolding. As always… I can’t decide for myself. Sad. “As far as I remember, Chloe, we are not starving you,” Mommy angrily said. I have no idea who spilled the beans to my mommy about my job search. Probably my father or Harriet's mother. It could be either of them. And I am not saying that they are starving me; I just want to practice my profession. Is it wrong? “Are you listening, Chloe Jordan McIntyre?!” Mommy said in anger, and I knew she was really mad because she used my full name. I sighed. “I… I just want to practice–” I bit my lower lip as I stopped myself from ex
TRACE“Boss.”I opened my eyes at Isaiah's call. I was about to nap while leaning on the swivel chair inside Logan's room, a chair he used during his teenage years for playing the online game DOTA. This antique swivel chair, valued at fifty thousand US dollars, went up to two hundred thousand dollars in the auction due to Logan's arrogance and foolishness. The auctioneer presented the chair, starting the bid at fifty thousand dollars. Still, Logan, acting like a fool, immediately bid two hundred thousand dollars to impress a girl who was showcasing the item.Thinking of Logan made me smirk, and looking at Isaiah made me sigh. I shook my head to shake off my annoyance with Isaiah, who seemed to have a knack for disturbing me. I raised my brow, waiting for whatever he had to say.“Boss Logan said he needs you at the pier,” he said, further fueling my irritation towards Logan and Jake. Those idiots have been causing trouble for me, going back and forth between Manila and Sta. Monica for
CHLOEPaige’s party was ten days ago, and here I am in front of Forte Tower in BGC Taguig for the call I received yesterday telling me to report to work. I was kind of hesitant since I didn’t apply for this company. I applied to Black Builders, a triple-A construction company that I found while looking for work through online job-hunting sites.I reviewed Black Builders’ company profile, and I was impressed, even awed, by the CEO’s handsome profile that I searched on the net. The CEO is happily married with four children, Benedikt Rurik Petrov-Silva, much known as Brix Petrov-Silva. He is in his mid-thirties but still oozing awesomeness.I got so amused with the write-ups and articles about the handsome CEO of Black Builders and his wife, Ali, a famous influencer with a channel on a video-sharing site. Their family looks so lovely, and I can't help but imagine their love story, though I'm not sure if it's as perfect as depicted in the articles. If it is true, then Ali is one lucky wom
TRACEShe told me to shut up, and she amazed me. If she were another woman, I might have strangled her, but not her. I want to keep and make her my most precious and loyal woman. I want her to only seek me and not be interested in anyone else.Last night, after the commotion, I brought her up to my room. Paige followed and even argued with me, insisting that Chloe be transferred to the guest room because she obviously didn't trust me. Harriet, whom I knew was also drunk because Hector was skilled at getting people drunk, didn't cause any trouble and was fast asleep in the guest room.After I laid Chloe on my bed, I didn't return to the party. I didn't want to see them all because I knew Logan and Jeru would tease me. I didn't even give a damn if they left or continued with the celebration.Since I had been devirginized, last night was the first time I slept with a woman, and nothing happened. I even masturbated three times the whole night to control my cock from turning rigid most of
CHLOEThe throbbing pain in my head jolted me awake, but I shut my eyes again as the sunlight blinded me. I cautiously reopened my eyes and found myself facing a glass window, prompting me to sit in bed. This differed from the guest room where Harriet and I had been staying, which had no glass windows. I was thoroughly perplexed. Where was I?Nausea washed over me, causing me to sink back onto the bed. I considered going back to sleep. Wherever this room was, it couldn't hurt to get more rest. I felt awful; this was the second time I had gotten drunk in the Philippines, and my dreams were never pleasant. In my hazy recollection, I remembered someone pointing a gun at me.I attempted to drift back to sleep, but then a pair of arms wrapped around me. I looked at those, thinking it was Harriet's, but it wasn't. It was a man's arm, and I noticed the Rolex watch on his wrist, which I had seen wearing last night by... Oh! It was...Trace?!I quickly got up, anxious, and turned to check if
TRACE After I gave the uppercut to Elliot in response to the punch he gave me, he staggered back. I hate the fact that he's tough in a brawl. He came straight at me to retaliate for my punch, and I stepped forward to block him from advancing. As I was about to give Eut a right hook, I suddenly saw Ezekiel, Elliot's older brother, approaching me, and I didn't give him a chance to throw a punch. I faced him and pulled his necktie, slamming him onto the nearby table. I heard screams from women at the party, and some moved away to avoid getting involved with Elliot and me. Ezekiel fell to the ground after I kicked him to prevent him from getting up. The other guys were trying to help, but they were ineffective. It's Elliot's face that I wanted to smash, not Ezekiel, who's just trying to look good. "Stop that, Trace!" I heard Papa shout, but did he really think he could stop me? If he tried intervening, I'd be even more determined to cause a scene. I saw Elliot coming, so I grabbed a