LOGIN“Choose. Choose what you want.” “Like this is some ice-cream flavour to choose?” Agatha seethed, the gun in her hands that hung limply by her side. Gustav grinned like the psycho he was, finding excitement to see his own daughter quivering in fear. “Almost the same honey. Now choose. Will you save the man you love, or yourself?” Shutting her eyes, Agatha lifted the gun up, and the next time her eyes opened, they were burning with rage. “Fuck love.” _______________________________ The Mafia world is filled with all kinds of crime and sin, committed by their very own Lords. That’s right, just the Lords. But what if the most ruthless Italian Mafia fails to have a future Lord, and instead has two Lady’s? Who will it be, Agatha Russo, the cold hearted, cruel monster that values her own life above anything, and will do anything to stay in power, or Soralina Russo, the sweet, kind hearted angel, whose only sin was to be born as the daughter of the Lord of The Cross Sword Mafia?
View More“Narinig kong ikakasal ka raw kay Marco.”
Tumigil si Alex sa paglalakad. Mahigpit niyang hinawakan ang envelope na naglalaman ng marriage contract habang dahan-dahang lumingon. Nakatayo roon si Ethan Ramirez. Ang lalaking minsan niyang inakala na makakasama niya habambuhay. Ang lalaking nangakong mamahalin siya kahit wala siyang pangalan, mana, o sariling pamilya. Pero siya rin ang unang taong nagturo kay Alex na ang mga pangako ay madaling sirain kapag may pera at kapangyarihan nang nakataya. Suot nito ang mamahaling charcoal gray suit habang nakangisi na para bang nanalo na naman siya. Katabi nito ang nobya niyang si Bianca Monteverde—ang anak ng isa sa pinakamayamang negosyante sa bansa. Nakakapit ang babae sa braso ni Ethan habang sinusukat si Alex mula ulo hanggang paa. “So…” ngumisi si Ethan. “Totoo pala ang balita.” Hindi sumagot si Alex. Wala na siyang lakas para makipagtalo. Tatlong buwan pa lang ang nakakalipas mula nang mahuli niya si Ethan at Bianca sa iisang hotel room. Tatlong buwan pa lang mula nang sabihin nitong… “Pasensya ka na, Alex. Hindi ka sapat para sa future na gusto ko.” Masakit. Pero mas masakit ang katotohanang pagkatapos ng limang taon nilang relasyon, pera lang pala ang katapat ng pagmamahal nito. “Huwag mong sabihing paghihiganti mo ’yan sa akin?” natatawang sabi ni Ethan. “Tama na, Ethan,” kunwaring saway ni Bianca pero halatang natutuwa rin. “Hindi ba?” dagdag pa nito. “Nakakatawa ka, Alex. Halos hindi na nga makagalaw ang lalaking pakakasalan mo.” Napayuko ang ilang empleyadong dumadaan. Kilala ng lahat ang pangalang Marco Villareal. Ang lalaking halos hindi lumalabas ng mansion. Ang lalaking nakaupo sa wheelchair matapos ang isang aksidente dalawang taon na ang nakalipas. At ang lalaking sinasabing sobrang sama ng ugali kaya wala ni isang caregiver ang tumatagal. Tahimik lang si Alex. Hindi niya kailangang ipaliwanag ang sarili. Hindi sa mga taong matagal nang hinusgahan ang pagkatao niya. “Alam mo,” patuloy ni Ethan, “kung kailangan mo ng pera, sana nagsabi ka na lang. Hindi iyong ibebenta mo ang sarili mo.” Parang may malamig na kutsilyong tumarak sa dibdib ni Alex. Ibebenta? Kung alam lang nito… Hindi niya ginusto ang kasal na ito. Pero wala na siyang ibang pagpipilian. Mabigat ang utang ng foster parents niya. Ilang taon na rin siyang ginawang ATM ng mga ito. Tuwing sasahod siya, halos wala nang natitira sa kanya. At nang mawalan ng negosyo ang pamilya, siya na naman ang ginawang solusyon. Hanggang isang araw… May dumating na alok. Isang arranged marriage. Isang taong kontrata. Kapalit ng sapat na halaga para mabayaran ang lahat ng utang at tuluyan siyang makalaya sa pamilyang matagal nang nagsasamantala sa kanya. Napapikit si Alex. Hindi ito ang pangarap niyang buhay. Pero ito na lang ang natitirang daan. “Alam mo ba ang tsismis tungkol kay Marco?” tanong ni Bianca. Hindi siya sumagot. “Sabi nila, hindi lang siya disabled.” “Totoo raw na baliw rin siya.” “Nambabato ng gamit.” “Nananakit.” “At pinapaalis ang lahat ng taong sumusubok tumulong.” Huminga nang malalim si Alex. “Kayo na ba ang tapos?” malamig niyang tanong. Natigilan ang dalawa. “I have somewhere to be.” Lalampas na sana siya nang biglang hinawakan ni Ethan ang kanyang braso. “Alex.” Dahan-dahan niya itong tiningnan. May kung anong kakaiba sa mga mata nito. Hindi na iyon ang lalaking minsan niyang minahal. Isa na lamang itong estrangherong puno ng kayabangan. “Kung ginagawa mo ito para pagselosin ako…” mahina nitong sabi. Unti-unting inalis ni Alex ang kamay nito sa kanyang braso. Pagkatapos ay ngumiti. Hindi ngiting masaya. Kundi ngiting pagod na. “Hindi umiikot ang mundo ko sa’yo, Ethan.” Nanigas ang mukha ng lalaki. “At matagal na kitang pinalaya.” Pagkasabi noon ay tumalikod na siya. Hindi na siya lumingon. Kahit naririnig pa niya ang mahinang pagtawa ni Bianca. Kahit nararamdaman pa rin niyang nanginginig ang puso niya. Hindi siya iiyak. Hindi na. Hindi para sa taong minsang pinili ang iba kaysa sa kanya. ⸻ Makalipas ang isang oras… Huminto ang taxi sa harap ng isang napakalaking mansion. Villareal Estate. Napalunok si Alex. Para itong kastilyong itinayo sa gitna ng lungsod. Mataas ang bakal na gate. Mahahabang driveway. At mga harding tila araw-araw inaalagaan. Pagbukas pa lang ng gate ay sinalubong na siya ng isang matandang may suot na itim na suit. “Miss Alex?” “Opo.” “Please follow me.” Tahimik siyang sumunod. Habang naglalakad sa loob ng mansion, pakiramdam niya ay lalo siyang kinakabahan. Napakatahimik ng paligid. Halos marinig niya ang bawat hakbang niya sa marmol na sahig. Walang maid na nagsasalita. Walang ingay. Parang bawal huminga nang malakas. Pagdating nila sa isang malaking pinto, huminto ang matanda. “Sir Marco is waiting.” Biglang bumilis ang tibok ng puso ni Alex. Ito na. Ang unang pagkikita nila. Marahan niyang itinulak ang pinto. Malawak ang silid. May malaking floor-to-ceiling window na nakaharap sa hardin. At sa gitna nito… May lalaking nakaupo sa wheelchair. Nakatalikod. Hindi man lang siya nilingon. Matagal na katahimikan ang namagitan sa kanila. Hanggang sa malamig na boses nito ang unang bumasag sa katahimikan. “You’re five minutes late.” Napatigil si Alex. “Wala akong gustong dahilan.” Lalo siyang kinabahan. “I hate excuses.” Unti-unti nitong iniikot ang wheelchair. At sa unang pagkakataon… Nagtagpo ang kanilang mga mata. Napasinghap si Alex. Hindi dahil sa wheelchair. Kundi dahil sa lalaking nasa harapan niya. Napakaguwapo nito. Matangos ang ilong. Matalim ang panga. At ang mga mata nitong kulay abo ay tila kayang basahin ang bawat lihim na pilit niyang itinatago. Walang emosyon ang mukha nito. Walang kahit katiting na init. Tinitigan siya nito nang ilang segundo bago muling nagsalita. “From this moment on…” “You’re my wife.”Agatha stares at the sleeping figure of Theo on the bed, no real emotions crossing her face. Unlike the hospital room that she received when she came in the Scorpio Venom Society, all plain white, Theo’s is different. There’s a whole forest painted in the walls with baby elephant’s and giraffes and monkeys and every other forest animal, smiling and playing within themselves. Her bed is just the same, and so is her nightgown. And as Agatha sits there staring at her daughter, she feels like she is staring at a younger version of herself. You look so much like me, and yet, when you open your eyes, you look like that damned man. Like your father. Thinking to herself, she doesn’t even realize when her hand moves to her neck as she grabs the anklet, playing with it in between her fingers. And just as she does that, she remembers a certain someone, feeling like it was only yesterday that she met him and kissed him in his soft lips as he held her in his arms and comforted her. Pulling the a
Silence prevailed all over the room as Agatha finished her story, stalking around the room and looking at all of Louise’s belongings with a blank face. but just because she is blank does not mean the others are, especially not Soralina.“After that, Lucian and I stayed in the America, watching your every moves, making sure you were always protected and out of trouble. Lucian made sure to check on you while I…I looked after my daughter.” Agatha concludes, stopping right in front of Louise’s desk as she notices something she hasn’t seen for six years, something that was stolen from her by Louise.Soralina stares down at her legs while Theo makes her way to her, clutching Soralina’s hand. “So…Xavier is…alive?”Agatha turns to look at her sister, slowly nodding her head as she takes the anklet in her hands, the one Louise stole from her when he drugged her. “He is very much alive. In fact, he is even listening to us right now.”Louise head whips towards Agatha, making her point her ears.
Xavier...is alive?How...How is this possible?Xavier was dead. He died as a baby. He..."No." Agatha breathed out, shaking her head continuously. "You are not Xavier. Xavier is dead. He died at infancy even before I was born. Don’t you fucking lie to me!"The anger and hatred in Agatha's voice had Xavier tilting his head sideways in amusement. "And who told you that little sister?"Silence."Gustav?"Yeah. But I won't tell you that.Xavier chuckled to himself, shaking his head. "Since when did you believe anything Gustav ever said? So far, everything he told you turned out to be a lie. What made you still believe in it?""I...I..." Agatha stammered, wanting to doubt Xavier’s words and tell him he was trying to manipulate her but she didn’t. Because deep down she knew he was right. Gustav lied about everything; he could have lied about this too."No he didn't. This was the only time he was actually honest with you."What?Agatha's head whipped to the man with a glare set in her face,
Flashback:Agatha lied there with her back pressed to the rock hard earth, her heart beat slowly disappearing but her pulse remained. She drifted from in and out of consciousness, not knowing how long she was there and when death would come to her and take her away already.She knew Soralina had been there and was already gone, hopefully to take care of Theo. But what she didn’t understand was, why she was still alive.Just as she believed she was taking her final breath with her beating finally ceasing, she heard the muffled voices of men from a distance, or more like they were bear her, she just couldn't sense dye to her body shutting down."She's here. Boss! We found her! She's here. You don't have to come up." Someone was whisper yelling like as if scared to be heard.Agatha's head moved to the side, wanting to know what was going on around her until the face of a man zoomed in on her, eye brows knitted together in worry."Is she even alive?" Another said, joining his companion. T
Soralina knocks on the large door, not bothering to ring the bell as she waits outside with her face void of any emotions. After what feels like hours, the door finally creeks open and the head of a middle ages lady pops out, watching her in confusion. “Can I help you miss?”“Is Louise inside?” Soral
From where Gustav stands with a champagne glass in hand, he watches as Jongil and Bianca slow dance with the rest of the ladies and their husband, while the main host himself is left all alone with no company.Out of nowhere, Cameron shows up beside Gustav, noticing the man staring at the couple. Hav
Agatha stares at her reflection in the mirror with parted lips, her black full sleeve dress hugging her frame that has a long v neck. She plays with the anklet around her neck unconsciously, he head tilted sideways.It's my birthday today. Agatha thinks to herself, her long black nails almost scratch
The cold wind howls ferociously, biting on my exposed skin while I huddle Theo closer to me, shielding her from the harshness of winter.Soon it will begin snowing, and when that happens, I don’t know what to do.We left the airport a long time ago, taking back our belongings


















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