Chapter: GoneLazaro’s POVMy fight with Aric continued into the bushes that surrounded the dilapidated house, as we rolled all the way over down, clawing at each other’s neck.It was a sloppy area, so rolling was inevitable. I had to stick my foot between a cluster of bushes to stop myself, slamming a fist hard into the side of his face as I did.“Fucking bastard!” I cursed, driving a knee into his skull. “You have a death wish, don’t you?”“You’re the one with a death-wish, Laz. I promise you, you’d regret ruining my plans today.”“Go to hell, Aric.” I shoved him off me just then, further down the shrubs. But then, to my surprise, he never stopped going down. As he realized that too, his pupils dilated in fear, and he reached a hand out to me. “Laz, no—“A snap went off and he tumbled all the way down, disappearing from sight, his screams of terror filling my ears. What the heck just happened?Well, my greater concern lay with Seraphina back at the old house. So I had to get back to her… Carefully
Huling Na-update: 2025-06-26
Chapter: Chapter 48: Back away nowSeraphina’s POVI sat at the only table in the cold, empty room of an old building in Santa Fe, my gaze zeroed into the distance, my thoughts running wild. This was the place I’d chosen as the meet-up joint for Aric and I. According to him, the plan was that he shows up, sets my brother free in the air, and I leave with him. No problems. No casualties. No troubles. Simple. But I would be crazy to just go along with that absurd plan, don’t you think?That was why I had a few burly farm workers from Martha's, hiding in the small bushes behind the dilapidated house. A whole different plan drafted out. If Aric decided to move funny, more than I could handle, they would intervene. That was my own plan. But in all this, I couldn’t afford to get my brother injured.So I had a plan for him too. A ferryman would be waiting to pick him up to the boat as soon as he arrived.The sound of a car pulling up to the house immediately snapped me out of my thoughts, and I bolted to my feet, anxiety
Huling Na-update: 2025-06-26
Chapter: Chapter 47: Your brother diesJaxon’s POVWe touched down at Monaco sometime before noon, and as the hunter led the way to the arrivals lounge, I cautiously trailed behind him, my eyes roaming about in a vigilant sweep.My jaw twitching every now and then.My gut feeling about Seraphina being in Argentina was strong enough, and that was why I’d offered to go there in search of her.I couldn’t bear the thought of her being hurt, or in a difficult situation over there.I was eager to see her. But then, as if Lazaro had seen right through my plan, he’d shattered it, sending me to fucking Monaco, when we both knew it was a lost cause.And although I knew, a small part of my mind still wished the one in Monaco here, was the real Seraphina.I sighed, my grip tightening around the duffel bag I carried, as I watched the hunter flag down a cab.We got in, and the hunter gave the address, and soon, we were on our way to fake Seraphina.“So,” the hunter cheered his throat, leaning into the seat next to me, “you’ll be the on
Huling Na-update: 2025-06-26
Chapter: Chapter 46: Tell me where you areAric’s POVI sat at the top pew of the grandstand, cracking my neck from side to side, as I watched the brown-haired boy that danced around energetically on the field, in the game of rugby.He bore a striking resemblance to his sister, and sitting here, watching him play, I concluded he was the key I needed to unlock this unforeseen mess that had rolled out.The same mess his sister had created.Seraphina had disappeared all of a sudden, two weeks ago, disrupting the string of plans I’d had in place to reclaim my father’s legacy. And I’d beaten myself up for days, wondering why I hadn’t moved any faster than I did.Racking my brain to string another plan together.Well, I believe I wouldn’t have found a solution by now if I hadn’t decided to show up at Lazaro’s suite unannounced the previous day.It was fate, yeah. I had overheard Lazaro’s phone call with the boy, and I’d known instantly, that this was the heavens offering their support to help me reclaim my father’s legacy in the fu
Huling Na-update: 2025-06-24
Chapter: Chapter 45: I'll try to be thereLazaro’s POV“The bounty hunters have returned.”I looked up from the journal in my hands, to find Jaxon there. I’d been reading the journal non-stop for days, since I found it. Biding my time for whenever the bounty hunters returned with news of their search. And that moment had finally arrived. Thank heavens.“Send them in,” ‘I ordered, slamming the journal shut and pushing to my feet. He left and returned seconds later, with three men trailing behind him, all of which their appearances screamed their profession.“So,” I started as they spread out in front of me, their heads tilted in slight curtsy, “what do you have for me? Did any of you find her?”The burly man with a heavily tatted face stepped forward, clearing his throat. “Take a look at this,” he said, lifting his phone to my eyes. “Saw someone with a striking resemblance to her in Monaco,” he continued, “although this one’s married to a lawyer.”I squinted my eyes at the picture on the phone, taking in the fiery red hair a
Huling Na-update: 2025-06-24
Chapter: Chapter 44: was that worse?Lazaro’s POVI sat at the desk in my study, my eyes pinned on the picture I held in my hands. It was a picture of Seraphina and I, one we’d been obliged to take after our wedding months back. As my eyes burned into the picture, my chest constricted painfully. It’s been two long weeks since she disappeared, leaving behind her ring and that stupid note. And after searching everywhere for her, without a trace of her identity, I crawled into a cave of dark despair, staring at her picture all day long. That was all I could do at the moment. Wait. And stare longingly at her picture. Until I found her someday.The search around the neighborhood had spread to other households, ending in violent house raids and chaos. I let out a deep sigh, raking my fingers through my hair in frustration, and just then, a knock sounded on the door. Jaxon walked in seconds later, his shoulders moving stiffly as he approached my desk.“What’s the update?” I demanded, glancing up at him. He shook his head, h
Huling Na-update: 2025-06-24
Chapter: A bitter truthTatianaThe words that spewed out my mouth burned in my chest, louder than the pounding of my heart. I couldn’t keep the fury bottled up any longer from when Hasan had defended Miss Treton and now that I overheard them flirting, it just enraged me more. “You want to fuck your teacher now? How shameless can you be?” Hasan’s ‘what-on-earth-are-you-on-about’ look felt like a knife twisting deeper into a wound that wouldn’t heal.“You think I want to sleep with her?” Hasan questioned, disbelieved etched on his face. He begins to walk out of the living room when I yelled after him, mimicking his tone. “You think I want to sleep with her?” I spat. “You just let her waltz into the house like she owns the place. You expect me to sit there and watch after you openly flirted with you and you sat there thinking with your lazy ass dick?”Hasan scoffed, the casual way he dismissed me only fuelled my anger more. “Taty, you’re crazy. She’s my tutor. OUR mom gave her the go ahead. Get over yourself
Huling Na-update: 2025-07-12
Chapter: An unusual somethingHasanThe metallic taste of blood still lingered on my tongue.I hadn’t meant to bite Tatiana that hard. But the rage I felt, coupled with frustration and guilt had driven me to that kiss. My fingers still tingled from touching her face, and my groin throbbed from where she’d kneed me. Fair trade, maybe. But my pride was wrecked. Again.I stood in the middle of the living room, chest heaving, Tatiana’s voice echoing in my head like a curse I couldn’t cleanse.‘I wish Mom would have let you rot in that orphanage.’That one hit differently. Deeper and dirtier, like salt in a wound that had barely begun to heal. And then, right when I was about to kiss her again, and like life loved nothing more than to test my limits, I heard a polite little throat-clear behind me.“Am I interrupting something?”I turned, heart still pounding, coming face to face with who had spoken up. Miss Treton stood at the entrance, clutching a leather folder to her chest. Her navy coat hugged her figure like it ha
Huling Na-update: 2025-07-10
Chapter: Am I interrupting something?TatianaAs soon as I heard Hasan’s car pull up in the driveway, I staggered downstairs. Emily had sent me a message sometime in the morning, where she detailed how Hasan had accused her of being the mastermind behind the video and the photos.I had been raging with anger, which subsided after a while, but with Hasan back, the anger came spiralling back a thousandfold.Emily was my best friend. My soul sister. We were moulded from the same clay, and I knew she would never do something like that, despite me having hurt her in the most despicable way. So, having Hasan accuse her of something so ruthless; when she has been nothing but understanding, is something I could not tolerate.I was already downstairs, and as soon as Hasan walked through the doors with his backpack thrown over his shoulder, I marched toward him. Standing close to him, I used all the strength I could muster and pushed him against his chest, but the asshole was too strong and too huge to even budge.“What the hell ar
Huling Na-update: 2025-07-04
Chapter: A good ass fucking hackerHASANAt school, I am wary of everyone who smiles at me. Tatiana might have said that the blackmailer who came to her while she was in the toilet had the voice of a woman, but I was still suspicious of everyone. I mean, anyone could fake a voice these days.While classes drag on, I shift my gaze from everyone in class, analyzing why they would want to hurt us. I started with the most obvious ones.Dave and Emily.Although Dave and I haven’t really spoken in a while—and by "a while," I mean since the retreat—he still had reason to hurt Taty. I mean, I did publicly humiliate him for kissing her, and although he swore never to, I couldn’t entirely rule him out.And Emily, she was her best friend. She has been by her side since the video went public, and Tatiana had already confirmed that I was the boy in the video. She was understanding. Too understanding, if you ask me.I mean, you find out your best friend has been lying to your face and fucking your boyfriend—well, supposed boyfriend—
Huling Na-update: 2025-07-03
Chapter: I promiseTatiana“Hasan! Where are you running off t—”The words blur out as I stop at the balcony, a few feet away from the stairs, watching Hasan’s interaction with Mom. His shoulders look tense—more tense than they had been when he was freaking out over whatever he saw on his phone.Mom’s gaze meets mine, and I feel goosebumps all over me. Her stare is cold and full of disappointment, like they have been since the video leaked.She pulls her gaze away from me, and I watch her lips move before she walks past Hasan. Hasan turns, his gaze following Mom’s behind as she mounts the stairs, and when they finally collide with mine, he shrugs. I squint my eyes in a bid to communicate with him but quickly square my shoulders when Mom meets me at the balcony.“Why are you here?” she questions in a tone that would make even the toughest soldier vomit all war secrets.“Nothing. I saw your car pull up in the driveway, and I thought I’d come help with your bag,” I lie, unable to meet her gaze.Mom stares
Huling Na-update: 2025-07-01
Chapter: Blackmailed againHasan“What do you mean ‘gone’?” she asked, sitting up straighter. The panic on her face made it difficult to continue, but now that she was starting to feel comfortable with me around, I decided being entirely honest – no matter how bad the situation was – was so much better than lying to her.“I had them stored in a secure folder,” I explained. “Password protected. I checked the day the video leaked… and the folder was empty.”Her breath caught. “How is that even possible?”“I don’t know,” I said honestly. “No one knew about it. I labeled the folder where the videos were in such a way that if I ever lost my drive, no one would access it. But I was wrong.”Tatiana’s eyes narrowed slightly. “So what? You think someone hacked you?”The panic I’d been bottling up burst open then. My voice came out louder than I meant it to—sharper.“I’m being blackmailed, Tatiana!”She flinched, and I hated that. I hated the way my voice made her recoil, like I was another thing she had to brace herself
Huling Na-update: 2025-07-01
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