CHAPTER 27“AW! What the fuck, man?!” Cole Guerrero or also known as Pistol, complained when Magnus jabbed his brother’s punching mitts with force. But Magnus couldn’t hear anything but Sabria’s words echoing inside his head. Kaya sunod-sunod na suntok pa ang pinakawalan niya at bawat isa ay malakas at puwersado.Napapaatras na niya si Cole dahil sa lakas ng mga suntok na pinakawalan niya gamit ang kaniyang boxing gloves.He felt livid. He’s more than angry and frustrated. He didn’t mind if the blows he threw at his brod would be powerful or not.“Fucking stop it, Knight!“ Then Cole tried to punch him using his own gloves. Nakailag doon si Magnus. They began sparring as if they’re on a real boxing match. Narinig niya ang pagsipol ng isa sa mga brod nila sa gilid.“Hell yeah! Kill each other with those punches, ’ma men!” nambubuyong saad ni Horace o mas kilala sa alias na ’Shield’.Nagpakawala siya ng suntok sa sikmura ni Pistol nang maging open ito. The latter groaned in pain. His h
CHAPTER 28“SHE'S with Lance Cheong,” Magnus said in a serious voice as he recalled what happened that night in the Paradise Superclub, “I thought I was just seeing things, but I saw her diamond tattoo on her back shaped like a coat of arms with petals of lilies surrounding it. Then it had like a ribbon lace in the middle and written on it was the word ‘Dahlia’. I’m not sure if I was accurate about my judgment but Pistol seemed to agree that it’s really the founding member, Dahlia.” Tumango sa kaniya si Pistol. “Siya talaga ‘yon. Pero kung nandoon siya, baka target niya rin ang sindikato na in-assign sa ‘tin ni Serina?”“Serina wouldn’t ask Dahlia to handle such a small mission. Besides, Dahlia have already renounced her position ten years ago. She’s basically an outcast of the org now. So if you happen to see her, just turn a blind eye,” Bullet advised which Magnus couldn’t believe.Parang kanina lang ay nagpi-preach ito ng tungkol sa kabutihan ng mga kababaihan, hindi ba? Bakit bigl
CHAPTER 29“OH my God! My bag! My bag! My important things are there! God! Oh my God!” naghuhuramentado at nag-iiiyak na sigaw ni Mrs. Yu.Samantala, tinantiya muna ni Bria ang distansiya nila mula sa tumatakbong magnanakaw. When got the hang out of it, she sprinted right on the spot. Hinabol niya ang magnanakaw. It was a man in an all-black outfit. Naka-cap ito na itim at face mask na itim din.She quickened her pace when the thief changed his path to a nearby street. Lumiko ito roon. Mabilis siyang tumakbo para sumunod.Weirdly, her gut feeling told her that it might not be just a ordinary thief. Masiyadong kalkulado at mabilis ang pagtakbo nito gaya ng mga naka-engkuwentro na niya noon.Finally, when the thief was halted with the busy, traffic road, she grabbed him by the arm and forced him to give her the Madame’s bag. Nagpupumilit itong makawala.“Tangina!” mura nito at umikot paharap sa kaniya. The man twisted her arm and tried to choke her with it. Her arms locked with his arm
CHAPTER 30“ANO?! Shipper n’yo na siya ni Magnus?!” malakas na sigaw ni Blythe sa earpiece kaya mababasag na nga yatang tuluyan ang eardrums ni Bria.RIP eardrums na talaga. Kanina, si Mrs. Yu ang nakasigaw. ‘Tapos ngayon, si bestie naman. Aba, sa’n ba talaga siya dapat lumugar?Puro na lang yata pang-aapi ang plot twists ng story niya! ‘Kainis! Imbiyerna na siya!“Sige, Orchid. Ilakas mo pa. Walang kalakas-lakas yung boses mo, eh. Sige lang, isigaw mo ‘yan hanggang mamaga ‘yang tonsils mo,” she said sarcastically.“Grabe ka, bawal ba magulat? Pikon?”Umirap siya at napailing. May sarili siyang kuwarto sa Yu mansion at in fairness, ha. Sa guestroom siya pinatuloy ni Mrs. Yu since day one.Sinulyapan niya ang CCTV sa gilid ng kisame. Kumaway-kaway siya roon na parang beauty queen. She even stood up and did a pasarela walk. Like a Miss Universe.“Hoy, wala ka sa pageant. Feelingera,” komento ni Blythe dahil nasa access na nito ang CCTV ng buong Yu mansion at napapanood siya nito.Her bes
CHAPTER 31“ANO ba?! Sa’n mo ba ‘ko dadalhin?!” Bria struggled from Laurent’s hold as he pulled her to go somewhere again.Malalaki ang hakbang ng mahababang biyas nito kaya hindi niya masabayan. Gusto niya biglang isumpa ulit ang cute-size niyang height. Para na siyang lumilipad sa ere dahil hila-hila siya nito at hindi siya makasabay sa ‘paglalakad’ nito!Lakad-takbo ang eksena ni girlie! She tried to pull her arm again. Pero hindi siya nakahuma agad nang bigla naman siya nitong buhatin na parang sako!Literal na nag-upside down ang mundo niya!“Potangina!” malutong niyang mura at hinampas-hampas ang likod nito.Sheesh! Ang tigas, ha. T-in-ry iyong kapain ni Bria at wala siyang ibang nakapa kundi maskels.“Your mouth, Sabria,” saway nito sa kaniya.Then she tried to palm his back again. Huy! Ang back muscles! Pangmalakasan!“Laurent, para kang t! Ibaba mo ‘ko!” she wiggled half of her body.“Quiet down,” mariin nitong sinabi bago siya tuluyan nang binaba.Para siyang nag-compete sa t
CHAPTER 32“MAMA died two months after I broke up with you,” Sabria told Magnus with a sad smile painted on her face.Inanyayahan niya ito sa hotel room na b-in-ook niya bago pa man siya makipagkita sa grupo nina Lance Cheong sa bar at nagpakilala bilang Knight Stevenson. He figured that he’d be needing a room and it turned out that it’ll really come in handy. Hinigpitan niya ang hawak sa kamay ni Bria. He scanned her face. Her gorgeous pitch black eyes reflected her sadness and pain. Napalunok siya dahil ramdam niya agad ang bigat ng mga salita nito.Bria stared at his eyes. “It... made me lose hope at some point. Kasi... nakita ko kung pa’nong...” Pinisil ni Bria ang kaniyang kamay. He just kept quiet all the while she’s talking. Besides, he also wanted to hear the whole truth from her.“Kung pa’nong... ginawa yun sa kaniya ni Papa...” Tears began to fall from her eyes.“Hey...” naaalarma niyang saad, “it’s okay. Don‘t force yourself. I can wait until you’re ready.”But she shook h
CHAPTER 33“ARE you sure you don’t want to go with me?” tanong ni Laurent kay Sabria nang nasa sasakyan na sila nito at nagmamaneho ito para ihatid siya nito sa mansion ng mga Yu.Hindi nito mabitawan ang kamay niya. Pigil tuloy ang kaniyang mga ngiti. Kilig overload si girlie! Though, masiyadong speed ang lahat, pakiramdam niya kahit pa’no gumaan ang mabigat na nakadagan sa dibdib niya.“Hanggang bukas na lang daw naman ako do’n sabi ni Mr. Benson,” paliwanag niya.Speaking of the devil. Huy! Devil? Pero truths, nag-send nga sa kaniya ng text ang butler ng mga Del Rio na hanggang bukas na lang siya sa Yu mansion at bukas na bukas din sa umaga, officially evicted na siya sa PBB house.Hay, ‘buti naman! Kahit maganda ang life do’n, hindi rin talaga siya sanay sa environment.Saka, haller! There’s a suspicious activity in that house. Nananalig siya sa instincts niya na masiyado ngang delikads kapag nanatili pa siya roon.Laurent lifted their intertwined hands. Pinatakan nito ng halik an
CHAPTER 34“SON, I came right after you gave me the call,” Magnus’ father told him as he rushed towards him.Nanatili siyang tahimik at nakasandig sa kaniyang upuan. The bloodstain on his hands was still evident. He’s still in a state of shock that he couldn’t get himself to move nor lift a finger.His father tapped his shoulder. Umupo ito sa tabi niya. He felt his chest tightened. He couldn’t bring himself to breathe properly, the reason why his chest heaved up and down. “Magnus,” his father called him, “everything will be alright, son.” Hindi pa rin siya nagsalita. The corners of his eyes were painful. Nanlabo ang kaniyang paningin. He swallowed hard to contain his emotions.Oh, God. In front of him... Through his very own eyes...He saw... how Sabria got shot in her chest.His fists clenched. Nagtagis ang kaniyang bagang. He fought back the tears threatened to fall. It hurt so bad that he thinks he’s gonna die any minute. Para siyang unti-unting pinapatay habang paulit-ulit na na