SEBASTIAN watched the whole scenario play out. His sniper aimed his gun toward Shadow but he stopped him from firing his shot. "Let him escape," he instructed and the man put his gun down. Sebastian put out the cigar he was smoking and looked at the moon. "Chase Reyna down. Bring her body back to me," he instructed. "Her body?" The sniper furrowed his eyebrows, realizing what their leader meant. "I want her dead." A few of the assassins entered their assigned cars and started following the car she was inside. Reyna realized this and asked the driver to make the drive fast. The gunshots stopped once they made it to the main road. Unexpectedly, they stumbled upon the heavy traffic. "Too many casualties can happen here… use every car on our way as a shield," she instructed while struggling to keep the pain she was feeling under control. The driver fastened his pace and maneuvered the steering wheel to get in front of cars, creating more of a traffic, and slowing down the assassins a
CRYING inside the morgue, Keisha hugged her mother's body. She cried puddles of tears but her heart and mind was not grieving. She asks herself who would do this bold move to kill Reyna, and kill her in the process too. The car successfully reached the mansion yet when her stepmother tried to get out, the car then exploded. She was in shock at the time. If Eros didn't react quickly, she would have possibly been injured badly, or even died. If she didn't need to act like a worried daughter, that situation would've been avoided entirely. "She was the best… partner I have ever had," Sebastian, on the other side of the table, mourning over her death. Putting up a facadé to fool everyone in the room that he was deeply devastated. The doctor, James, and some mafia members were in the room with them. He cried like a hopeless husband without a direction in life now that his wife is dead. "I can't live without you, Reyna!" he screamed with his fake fear and agony. He continued crying with h
SHADOW was found and he desperately tried to escape but nevertheless failed. He was dragged back to Sebastian who was eager to know why he helped Reyna escape. Of course, he wouldn't budge and say a damn thing to the old man. "You didn't think she'd survive, did you?" he asked, like Shadow was pathetic to even think of such a thing. He chuckled loudly before punching him across the face. The chains on Shadow's feet and hand kept him in place. "If you're too curious to know, Reyna died in a car explosion," he explained and Shadow's eyes widened. "Shame it didn't kill Eros, I would've hit two birds with one stone…" He sighed before grabbing a metal rod and putting it above a burning stove specifically for the purpose of molding glass. The metal would be hot enough yet undamaged, and will keep its shape. "You will be kept here, in this darkness, until Keisha's mission is over." The metal rod turned red and Sebastian lifted it and showed it to Shadow. He could see the old man's evil s
"Who are you?" Shadow asked as he coughed loudly. The footsteps got closer until they stopped in front of him. He looked up and saw the man wearing a mask and wearing all white clothing, slightly visible inside the room because of the light coming inside the door. Daimon grabbed his chin and scanned his face from left to right. "You look familiar…" he murmured before getting closer to Shadow's fucked up face. "You do too." Shadow spat out blood as he coldly stared at him, realizing who he was. The assassin who attacked Keisha who wore white clothes to stain himself with the blood of the people he killed was standing in front of Shadow now. "So you're working for Sebastian?" he asked with a scoff and the assassin's eyebrows rose. He let go of Shadow's chin and scratched his head. "I'm here to kill him," Daimon uttered with a grunt and Shadow's eyes widened. The man bent down and sighed as he stared at his face again. "I have nothing to do with him…" Shadow grabbed his chains. "Let
EROS visited the brothers who he spared from being killed. Keisha would not disclose information from the assassins she interrogated, which he already half-expected, so this was his only way to know what he wanted. He let her do what she wanted to satisfy her need for revenge, or as she calls it, for knowledge. "You need to tell me everything you know." The two of them looked at him before looking at each other. Guards are around the hospital room, making them even more intimidated. Raven, the younger brother who surrendered, stood up and bowed down to him. "We were sent to kill your wife– to torture you as well, but they changed their mind once we got there. They wanted her alive and taken from the hotel. The money they gave us to do the work was enough to sustain us for life. We couldn't pass such a deal given our situation." Eros walked towards them and crossed his arms. He was wearing all black and with his shallow yet deep voice, he sounded like death. "I need names," he comm
KEISHA was invited to join a hunting competition with Eros. Of course, she could not refuse his offer since it was her duty to go along to events after all. A day has already passed since her father gave her a deadline to kill Eros. She can feel the time ticking behind her everywhere she goes. Both of them wore winter attire for hunting since the time of the month was close. "Darling?" She snapped out of her thoughts when Eros offered his hand to help her out of the vehicle. She breathed heavily and accepted his hand. As Keisha stepped foot outside, people started greeting them with warm yet eerie smiles. Eros held her waist and pulled her closer. "You seem to be distracted since yesterday," he mentioned with a little bit of worry. Keisha walked alongside him flashing her bright smile. "I just don't like having to deal with your… ex," she lied before her eyes landed on Elaine who was accompanied by none other than Dana. Keisha's lips parted a bit and when the ladies looked in thei
A deafening silence filled that part of the forest and Eros held her shoulders. "Who, Keisha?" he asked with hope in his eyes as she contemplated her memory. "I– I don't… know," she whispered with hesitance. "Ah– my friend was saved by a boy her age when she was younger. He didn't survive after being shot… I just remembered it," she made up an excuse. "But if he lived?" he asked with raised eyebrows and she didn't have an answer for his question. The forest was an impending doom and there was no escape. She can feel her heart racing, trying to break through her chest."That's impossible," she answered with a scoff. "If he lived and looked for your friend all those years till now, will she accept him?" They stayed quiet. They felt cold snow dropping on their bodies. The fresh breeze touched their skins with every drop of snow sticking to their bodies. "I've been looking and searching for you, Keisha. All those years! I didn't die– I fought for my life just to see you again," he co
Keisha sighed in relief before holding on to the doctor. Mainly from the news, but also from saving her from her father's wrath. The room seemed to have shrunk down and felt suffocating. She breathed deeply as she calmed herself down. "Can I see him?" Keisha asked but her request was declined, telling her that Eros needs to take his time to rest. "That's delightful news," Sebastian said with a smile as he stood next to Keisha who looked tense and troubled. He held her shoulders, making her stop breathing. "Why don't I take you home?" he suggested but she backed away, almost in a panic. "No! Uh… no," Keisha answered before scratching her head because of her sudden reaction. James noticed the eerie feeling in the room and stepped into the conversation."It's alright, I'll take her later," he offered with a slight smile and Keisha nodded her head immediately. Her voice cracked as she chuckled. "You should get rest, dad. After all, you rushed all the way here," Keisha whispered with a