Artemis has been the top-notch assassin in Tigers, the organization she belongs to. She was sent to murder the Governor and with that, she had to take her son's heart. She didn't even know that she, herself, would be the reason for her plan to fail. She fell in love with the Governor's son and got pregnant. She became a traitor in the eyes of Tigers while a murderer in Zelo's perspective, the governor's son. Fate was really playing with her. 1 month until she gave birth, she was finally found by Tigers. She got separated from her twins. She needed to send her son to Zelo's mansion while her daughter went to her brother. 6 years after what happened, she just saw herself wanting to get back her child, so she applied to be the bodyguard. Bodyguard of the President. Her ex-lover, the father of her twins.
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"Fuck," I mumbled to myself as I felt the pain of the gun in my arm. The pain from the bullet that hit me also stings my spine.
I was still holding my gun as I held the young kid in my right hand.
"Shhh, I'm sorry, Baby... Mama will come back... I promise that Mama will take you back..." I said to my son before I kissed his forehead.
I will make sure that I'll come back to my son when the time comes but for now? I need to give him to his father first. I need his father's protection because right now, the Tigers, the assassination company I belonged to a year ago, are after me.
I was a traitor. They'll kill me when they see me. Not just me. My children too.
"Mama loves you very much, I will go back to you no matter what happens... I love you, Baby..." At the same time I put him down in the basket I was carrying, Hades cried. I also rang the doorbell before I hid. I need to see him getting inside safely. I just closed my eyes when I saw his father hold him in his arms. His serious eyes were momentarily surprised. I have the letter there. Even the necklace he gave me is now worn by our son. He'll know that he's our son for sure.
I saw his eyes filled with anger even more as he tried to look around. Of course, he's mad. I was his biggest mistake. His trust in me was one of his biggest regrets.
He called his security and asked to find me. I wasn't called Umbrielle if I'm not good at hiding in the shadows.
I quickly escaped from there. I called my brother using my burner phone.
"This is Umbrielle, what's going on on your side now?" I asked from the other line.
"Leo speaking. I already brought your daughter to a safe place. We are here in Cebu. I'll tell you the exact location. Make sure that you'll come here immediately. Don't you dare die, Umbrielle," he said. It was like a thorn was pulled from my heart when I heard what he said.
I certainly can't die. I need to protect both of my children.
My brother, Ares, and I got separated after some of my Tiger colleagues targeted me.
My brother doesn't have a physical skill but he has his brain. They found out where we live. The plan was for the two of us to escape with Athena and Hades but things got fucked up. We got separated and almost died. They don't know about my children, all they know is that I hid after I killed the Governor, father of my children's father. I know the head of the tigers plans to kill me after the mission.
They want all the people involved to close their mouths and I am one of them. I work fucking hard for them but it looks like in the end, they'll still kill me. I don't really know what's the deal with the Governor but I know for sure that it's big.
Ares escaped here in Manila and ended up in Cebu but I still can't do it. Too many people are looking for me. I won't be able to protect my son and daughter if I keep them by my side. This is the reason why I came up with the decision to give my son to Zelo for now. I will also take the child back. One year and I'll surely come back for him. Zelo's man and the Tigers will search for me for a while but that won't surely last for so long.
That's it if I won't get killed now. I wore my cap when I saw tigers running after me. A lot of people don't really know my face. The only person who knows my face is just the big boss and his daughter, Honey.
I was already on the railings of the ship port when I felt a gun pointed at me.
"Funny how the greatest assassin like you will die in my hands, huh?" It's Honey, the daughter of our big boss. I just grinned there. She really thinks she can kill me with her skill, huh?
"If I die right now, I'll bring you to hell with me," I said before loading the gun in my hand. Yes, I wasn't really scared to die but it's different now, I already have a son and daughter who I want to give a better life.
Before she can even click the gun, I knock her down.
Before my colleagues could even touch me, I shot all those people trying to get near. Others looked up to me when I was still in Tiger but looked at them treating me like trash that they needed to dispose of.
"Oh, well, see you again, Honey!" I said with a smile before jumping into the water. I never heard their shouts and curse again. I couldn't breathe for a long time because they fired several shots into the water. I got away for a while. I immediately went to the ship that was about to leave.
I entered a room. The woman inside looked at me. She furrowed her brow but didn't lower the documents in her hand.
"You went into the wrong room," she said before getting back to her work. I grabbed some clothes to wear from her luggage and got dressed while she seemed like she didn't hear or saw anything. I looked at her briefly.
"You didn't see anything," I said, wearing clothes different from what I'm wearing earlier. She smirked before she shook her head.
"Are you a criminal?" she asked me with a laugh but immediately looked at the front door when she heard someone calling her. They knock as if they wanted to ruin the door.
"Seb, are you there? You can't just lock yourself there, Mayora... No matter what you do, you can't escape your fate. Will you choose to get married or just choose to get killed?” a voice from outside asked. I grinned at that before looking at the person they called Seb.
"Want me to kill the person outside for you instead?"
"Nah, just cut his tongue and it will be already great," she said before rolling her eyes.
"Sebriz Teodora Del Rosario. Mayor of Biliri, Cebu. I'll take your payment after I do what you asked. I might need your help.” I let out a wide grin before exiting the ship's window. Hmm, looks like I still need to kill someone tonight, huh?
Zelo's POV"Fuck it!" I curse while holding the steering wheel tightly.I don't fully understand why the odds are always against me. When I'm finally living my best life with my family, fate will make a move to do something harsh.I almost got into the twins' room but they immediately moved the children and even included Artemis. I don't know what I'll do if I lose any of them. I won't be able to forgive myself.It's my fault for being fucking weak. Why can't I fight those people easily? I should have taken those people to jail long ago.I was driving the car too fast. I can't even calm myself anymore knowing that if I ever come there late, there's a chance that I won't be able to see any of them anymore.It broke my heart to see the two children screaming to help their mother. I could feel the tears forming when I saw the wounds from their bodies. How can people be this monstrous. They don't have any hearts at all."Get the kids to the safe place. Prioritize the kids and Artemis. Mov
…" I can't even control my voice. I can only feel my voice shaking. I can see him looking at me before the tears form in his eyes."Isn't she pretty?" I asked, smiling at him. I saw him slowly nod before looking away."But she left. She left us… I… I hate her…” He was barely able to say that."She has her reason, Baby... And I have fault too... I brought you abroad," I said but he didn't speak there."She wasn't even there when I needed her... Why would she come back as if nothing happened now?" he asked, biting his lip even harder."Baby... Believe me, she wants to. She probably wants to be with you too..." I said, smiling at him. He just cried quietly asking me to give him space. I gave him one. Sometimes, I felt like I wasn't doing my best to be a father to him too. I was always so busy with work that I sometimes didn't bond with him that much.At first, I let him cry his heart out but when he kept locking himself in the room several times, I couldn't stop going to him. I can't jus
Zelo's POVI'm not really sure when it all started. I'm not sure when I fell in love with Umbrielle. I just knew that she already become my safe place in just a short period of time."Artemis... That's my real name," she said one night when we were having a drink at her apartment. I don't know how we ended up drinking. We just got brought things in the grocery store and she took a lot of beer. So now, it's the two of us trying to play games while drinking."You have a pretty name..." I said softly while staring into her eyes."I know right." She even laughed a little before rolling the bottle. She looks shy when she’s being complimented. I couldn't stop laughing softly there. She immediately frowned."One truth again," I said. Maybe I'm too thirsty to know her that every time the bottle points to her, I'll ask her to tell one truth about her."Hmm, I'm not as good as you think I am," she said, avoiding my eyes and reaching for her glass."People are not always good though," I said so
Zelo's POV"What are you still doing here? I thought I asked you that you shouldn't be here once I'm already awake?” she asked while I was still lying on the floor of her living room. There was nothing to do here because she didn't even have a television or anything."I'm hungry. I didn't eat since lunch yesterday," I said, looking at her. She looked at me there before slowly parting her lips."What? Are you stupid? Why don't you say? Are you crazy?” I was always a genius in the eyes of other people but this girl never forgets to tell me how stupid I am. I just couldn't help but shake my head before folding the comforter.“I have no food here. I will order for now. I only have instant noodles,” she said, dialing a food delivery. She looked like she wasn't fully awake so I approached her in her kitchen. She was looking for a portion of food to eat that's why her apartment is full of instant food."I'll cook," I said so she just raised his eyebrows and let me go. There are eggs and som
Zelo's POV"We meet again, Nerd!" a man whispering in an alley near the library told me with a smirk. I don't have my car with me right now. I didn't even call someone to pick me up because there are cabs passing by here.I looked at the man. I frowned when I realized that they were the boys in the library who were trying to hit on Umbrielle."You think you are all that? Let's see if your annoying personality will work outside," he said with a grin. Kids these days are really funny. They intend to do things that they won't have any improvement with. I couldn't stop shaking my head and was about to pass them but they immediately blocked me."I'm true to my words so let's spar! Don't be a scary cat!” he said, pulling me towards the alley. This is just a waste of time. I probably have a lot of things to learn right now if I went home instead of watching these idiotic people.I was about to call my bodyguards when the guy talked again."One more thing, your father owes me money! Your good
Zelo's POV“Isn't there an easier way to get inside that? This is hard! It's hard to kill time! I'm just about to enter the library and I want to go home right away. One more thing, that man's behavior is bad! He inherited it from his father," she whispered to whoever it was from the other line. I heard whispers.I continued walking as if I didn't know that the CCTV here had also been hacked. She immediately stood up properly and seemed to be told that I was just behind her. Her voice immediately calmed down."Okay, I'll take it down. I'll give you money for your studies. Study hard." I wanted to laugh at her acting but I just stopped myself. I just walked straight but she immediately caught up with me."Hi, I always see you around the library. That's you, right? Are you going to the library again?” she said when she blocked me before she put the loose hair behind her ear. I just looked at her coldly."Do I know you? Excuse me," I said and walked towards her first. Her lips parted the
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