Kabanata Tatlumpu't apat
Hinila ko ang kamay ni Jessy mula sa sugat ko.
"Sinabi mo ba kay Jacob?" Tanong ko.
"Syempre hindi! Can you just think about yourself first? Tingnan mo ang ginawa mo! Muntik ka nang tamaan sa ulo!” Sigaw niya sa mukha ko.
"Huwag kang sumigaw. Sumasakit ang ulo ko." Sabi ko at tumingin sa side mirror.
Hinampas niya ang manibela.
She looked so frustrated.
I am too.
I must admit that Arturo Montes is smarter than his son.
"You knew I was Phoenix all along?" Tanong ko ulit.
Kabanata Tatlumpu't limaNakatingin lang sa amin si Jacob. Sinubukan kong kausapin siya pero hindi naman siya nakikinig.Bumuntong hininga ako.Gusto kong sabihin sa kanya ang lahat ng totoo ngunit natatakot din ako. Natatakot ako na hindi niya ako maintindihan.He knew about my past but he barely knew my present life.Hindi ko alam kung matatanggap niya ako bilang isang vigilante.He stood up when Jessy finished cleaning my wound again.“I know that's not a cut. Huwag mo na akong gawing tanga. He said and stormed out of the room.“Jacob wait!” I shouted
Kabanata Tatlumpu't Anim"Girl, you still have time to say goodbye." Jessy urged me.We were inside a rented car. It was fully tinted so my family won't see us.Nakita kong niyakap ni Jacob si Calvin. May binulong siya dito na ikina ngiti ng kapatid ko."Baka nagbago ang isip ni Calen pag makita niya ako. Okay lang, Jessy. Tinanggap ko na ang sitwasyon namin. Never silang magiging ligtas kasama ko." I replied not leaving my eyes away from the scene.She rubbed my back and didn’t say a thing.Binuksan ni Eric ang pintuan ng van. Ang lahat ng aming mga guard makakasama nila.My former American guards will also be
Kabanata Tatlumpu't PitoI stayed in Jacob’s place that night. I checked all of his stuff to find the mask but it was not in there. Jessy was still bothered even if she was already at the party.Gusto ko sanang mag focus siya sa assignment niya pero nakikita ko sa CCTV na hindi pa rin siya mapalagay."I'll turn off the alarm once you're in his room Sphinx. Meron ka lang fifteen minutes. Sorry, that's the only time I could hold it." Sabi ni Griffin.Sphinx held his cap to give us the signal that he understood what Griffin said.Nasa kitchen siya na puno ng security kaya ang plano namin ay bibigyan lamang niya kami ng mga signal sa mga sasabihin namin sa kanya. Hindi na niya kailangan mag salita dahil baka may maka
Kabanata Tatlumpu't WaloKumabog sa kaba ang dibdib ko ng marinig ko ulit ang mga putok ng baril.The man that was holding me was pinning me to the ground."Ssh. Baka marinig nila tayo." Bulong nito sa akin.“Bitawan mo ko.” Mariin kong sagot at sinabukan siyang sipain pero na hawakan niya ang binti ko."Stay quiet or my partner will shoot your partner.” He whispered slowly in my ears.Natigilan ako ng maisip ko si Jessy.Ayokong masaktan siya.Nanatili kami sa posisyon na iyon ng ilang sandali."Wala na sila
Kabanata Tatlumpu't SiyamHindi namin mapigilan ang mga tawa namin dahil sa eksenang ginawa ni Jessy sa emergency room ng hospital. I knew her Manager would be mad because of the sudden news about her being in the hospital without him knowing but we can’t think of a better solution. Si Sphinx ang utak ng bawat misyon namin. Siya ang gumagawa bawat plano at kami lang taga gawa nito at wala pa rin siyang malay hanggang ngayon.Binayaran ko ang lahat ng kanyang gastos para masimulan nila ang operasyon. I just asked them to call me after so I could still take a rest.My body was sore all over.“You guys will stay here?” Baling ni Centaur sa amin."Oo. Dito nalang kami matutulog. Babalik ako sa ospital mam
Kabanata Apatnapu"JESSY!" I pulled my gun as I ran to follow Jessy's van.Agad kong pinaputukan ang likurang bahagi ng gulong ng van pero hindi ko natamaan. The van sped off leaving me behind.I gritted my teeth as I was thinking of a solution on how to follow them. Walang sasakyang duma daan sa kalsada.Tumakbo ako pabalik sa inn at sinubukang mag renta ng kotse o kahit motorsiklo pero wala silang maibigay sakin.Tangina!"Cindy? What's wrong?" I heard Ethan's voice.Before I could turn around, someone hugged me from behind."Are you okay baby?" Gusto kong u
Kabanata Apatnapu’t Isa Pinunasan ko ang luha ko habang iniisip si Jacob at ang aking mga kapatid. "Good girl. If you had listened to me before, we would not have reached this point. Ngayon dumiretso at sundin mo lahat ng ipapagawa ko. Once you enter the bypass road, you will exit your car with no weapons. My boys are waiting in a white van. Jessica’s white van. No weapons or else you know what will happen to your friend.” Tumawa ulit siya bago mawala sa linya. Hinampas ko ang manibela ng maraming beses dahil sa galit. Hintayin mo ako Jessy. Nakita ko ang pangalan ni Jacob sa screen ng cellphone ko bago ako bumaba ng kotse. I left all of the weapons that I prep
Kabanata Apatnapu’t Dalawa I saw Leo slouching in his seat as I opened my eyes. Pagod at pamumula ang kanyang mga mata. I tried to move but my hands were tied in the bed post. "Nasaan ako? Anong ginawa mo sa akin?" Tanong ko. His lips parted and gave me a wicked grin. I wanted to punch him to erase that grin in his face. I glanced down at my body when I felt a cold breeze on my chest. Walang kahit na anong saplot sa aking katawan. Tumayo siya at lumakad palapit sa akin. Umupo siya sa gilid ng kama at hinawi ang mga hibla ng buhok na nasa mukha ko. I saw the way his pupils di