CHAPTER 46: THE MAN BEHIND THE GOLDEN MASK

MY HEART LEAPED FAST. The man in front of me who was wearing a golden mask was indeed familiar to me. The gunshots were already gone, and I only heard loud cries. He slowly untied me from the metal chair, and helped me gently to rise, but my knees suddenly became weak when I saw the horrible scene in front of me.

I saw many lifeless bodies from Jeric’s men. Blood was scattered everywhere. I saw Kievan who lay lifeless in his blood while Jeric was still alive barely breathing.

“H-Huwag kang sasama sa kaniya, Allyssa. . . H-Hayop ang gagong iyan. . . A-Akin ka lang dahil natikman na kita,” hirap na hirap na turan ni Jeric at naubo pa ng dugo. Marami siyang tama ng baril sa katawan lalong-lalo na sa dibdib.

Hindi ko napigilang umiyak dahil do’n at manginig sa galit nang naalala ko ang ginawa ni Jeric sa akin. Malaki ang pasasalamat ko na dumating ang grupo ng lalaking nakasuot ng gintong maskara dahil kung hindi ay paniguradong binaboy na ako ni Jeric.

“H-Hayop ka! H-Hayop ka! H-Hind