บททั้งหมดของ Captured heart: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

Chapter Twenty-one: The Ominous gift

Mateo quickly grabbed his gun. He made his way to the gate, his men already gathered there, looking grim.“What is it?" Mateo demanded.“it’s the tracker boss” one of his men replied, his voice shaking slightly. "He's... he's been sent to us."Mateo's eyes narrowed as he approached the gate. He saw a box, wrapped in black cloth, sitting on the other side of the gate. A sword was planted in the center of the box, its blade glinting in the light. His gut twisted with unease as he approached the box. He knew that this was no ordinary delivery. He nodded to his men, and they carefully opened the gate, allowing him to approach the box.As he reached close to the box, Mateo felt a chill run down his spine. He lifted the lid, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.Inside the box, he saw the head of the tracker, his eyes frozen in a permanent stare. Mateo's jaw clenched as he took in the gruesome sight. He could feel darkness looming over, something big and bad was about to happen, he co

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Chapter Twenty-two: The ominous gift (2)

Mateo's men were outraged, and their faces reflected their fury. “The only source he used in relaying information to us is missing, so tell me does that make his death without meaning?”. His eyes blazed with anger as he slammed his fist on the table. He looked at Gary in signal and he brought the sword that was found on the box. “Look at this symbol” pointing at the bear symbol boldly drawn at the edge of the knife, “it belongs to the Daga’s and in the old practice giving out a sword stained with blood means war” everywhere was dead silent. “We are the Barca empire!!! a faction of the Daga empire that has remained loyal to the Firstborn of the Daga lineage. Our unwavering allegiance has led to a rift with our brethren, and I had hoped that a resolution could be reached through diplomacy but it seems our brothers choose otherwise.” He looked round seeing he had the attention of everyone he continued. “We proposed governing our distant territories in accordance with the laws o

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Chapter Twenty-Three: Glimpses of Humanity (The note)

Betty replayed the conversation in her head, seated alone in the hall room, the more she thought about it the more it made her doubt her intentions. What if Mateo was right? The thought of everything made her heart ache with pain and worry. Feeling tired, she retires to her room, passing the study on her way, she noticed the door slightly opened and sees Mateo drawing a painting. Betty stands there admiring his movement as he sketched on the board, she was lost in admiration of his muscular arms , the way he swayed his body with his perfect posture as sweat dripped his body, she could swear he’d be in all magazines if he was a model. “If only that arms could lift me up once more” she couldn’t help but desire some closeness. Mateo drops his pencil and goes into the inner room, in curiosity she sneaks in, before her was the painting of a weeping young boy standing before two gravestones with names boldly written on them Roberto Silas and Marcus Trevor with a remark on each gravestone “

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Chapter Twenty-four: The blood bath (The invasion)

He saw it, the flames dancing in the distance, casting an ominous glow on the windows of his study. Mateo's gut twisted with a sense of foreboding. He quickly turned to the door walking out in haste. "Oh my God," Betty muttered in fright, her hands covering her mouth in horror as she took in the scene unfolding before her. She went closer to the window and almost dropped dead feeling frozen in place, her eyes fixed on the chaos outside the window. Mateo's men were dropping to the ground, the sky thick with smoke and gunshots everywhere from different directions with bullets flying in the air, the attackers wore black making it hard to spot them in the darkness. “Is this a nightmare?” She looked down at the horrifying scene, the maids seeking for shelter from the raining bullets, their screams engulfed the atmosphere. She could see bodies dropping at the sound of gunshots.Fixed in place by the terror outside, a bullet whizzed past her ear, shattering the window and snapping her out

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Chapter Twenty-five: The blood bath (more terrors ahead)

Betty closed her eyes about to accept her fate when a strong arm pulled her to the ground shielding her body with his own. The bullet grazed his left arm, and he felt a searing pain. He didn't flinch, his focus solely on protecting Betty. They hit the ground, he rolled, taking her with him, and pinned her beneath him. They lay there, their chests heaving, their hearts racing she slowly opened her eyes and was met with his as they stared into each other’s eyes. “Mateo, it’s you”. Hearing her speak Mateo's mind slowly caught up with what had just happened, seeing Betty stand there in danger made him act without thinking. He had just put himself in harms way to save Betty. Surprised at his own unthinkable actions, he was always one to work with tactics and strategies but given the situation he had no time to think but to act even if it meant putting risking his life just to protect her. He looked down at Betty's pale face, Mateo's grip on her tightened. Betty's eyes were wide wit

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Chapter Twenty-six: The Doom’s Call

“Hello?" she said in a frightened tone.“Oh, Betty," the caller said, his voice sounding masculine and joker-like on the phone. "You poor little thing. How stupid they thought you would lead the Empire or sit at the table." He laughed hysterically.“Who's this?" she screamed into the phone, tears streaming down her face. "What do you want?"“My throne!" he cut in angrily. "I don't want what I deserve; I desire it, and I never lose a desire." His tone became lower, deeper, and scarier.“At all costs…I’ll rule Daga empire and all its factions, you may have the blood of a god Daga but that doesn't define you as his offspring. You're just a misplaced priority," he paused. "But I must say, you've really been a good ally." He laughed maniacally.“What do you mean?" Her hands were shaking, and her eyes were swollen with tears. With those last words, he dropped the call.“Hello? Hello?" she screamed into the phone.There was a loud knock on the door. She quickly hid the phone and composed her

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Chapter Twenty-Seven: Another chaos

Betty's eyes were wide awake all night, she knew it was trouble not being able to find the phone. She paced the room, thinking of her next action. "How can I face Mateo, not with what I've lost?" “What do I do now?” she wondered. "Can I meet him to explain things? Would he understand?" The weight of the loss of the phone weighed heavily on her mind. "God, Betty, think!" she urged herself. "Someone lost his life because of it..."She remembered the call and felt a wave of defeat wash over her. she remembered the call, “an ally he tagged me” she felt dead on her knees feeling defeated she fell to the floor. “Was this what he meant...but how?" Nothing seemed to make sense to Betty. Everything seemed like a maze, and she didn't seem to be getting close to the exit.She took a deep breath and decided to speak with Mateo. The conversation might turn sour, but it was the only way forward. She waited till dawn and walked to the door to go to his room, but a guard stopped her. "No, it's urgent

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Chapter Twenty-eight: The Open Book

Mateo stepped back from Betty, his mind trying to process the weight of the situation. "What's going on?" Betty asked, attempting to feign innocence. “You need to leave now Betty” he tried to dismiss her. “What do you mean? What’s going on?. He tried to ignore her question but she keeps pressing harder. “If this building is going to explode, excuse you!! But I need to know, I leave here”. “He stopped pacing for a while and looked at her. "The enemies have the phone, and somehow, they've managed to breach our security wall, gaining access to crucial information that could compromise our organization," Mateo explained, terrified with the news as he spoke but he tried to act normal. Despite his efforts to remain composed, his eyes betrayed his terror. Betty's expression softened, and she slid down from the table. "Okay, can you calm down and talk to me? Maybe we can figure something out together," she suggested, her voice gentle. Mateo shook his head. "No, Betty, this is beyond

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Chapter Twenty-nine: More misery unleashed

He looked at her sternly, giving a dead start right into her eyes, trying to understand the indepth of her word.She looked at him “Mateo”.“I said what do you mean?” His voice getting a bit higher and meaner.“I….I…she stammered”. She rose on her feet trying to explain to him.“I don’t know how it happened” she tried to defend herself.“You stole it from me?” “No..it’s not like that”.“What have you done Betty” he looked at her stoned with the sudden revelation.His phone began to ring again and he picked the call with a bit of frustration in his tone.“Yes…..I’ll be there shortly”. He ends the call.“We’ll talk about this later”. He walked passed her angrily.She stood there frozen thinking of the implication of her actions made her worry, if only she had control over herself and never let her emotions get the better of her, things wouldn’t have turned sour.A few moments of pleasure has been ruined by her emotional outburst. She thinks of what to do but her mind is blank from all

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Chapter Thirty: Misery Unleashed 2 (Destruction at their wake)

She looked at the gruesome sight before her unable to take in the level of destruction her recklessness had caused. The man’s eyes turned to Mateo, sternly fixed on him for answers to her statement.Mateo quickly grabbed Betty hands in a reassuring manner, shaking her from her fright.“Betty….be calm” giving her signals to not reveal what she has done because her reaction was already giving suspicion. He looked back at the screen, ready to act, that was the height of it, he couldn’t take it anymore. “How could Miguel do this? This people are commoners, they are families there”. Looking at an entire community whipped out by the brutal Miguel his anger was beginning to boil uncontrollably but he tried to control his rage.“They’re not just hitting on our units, they’re also taking down everything they come across in the community, destruction at their wake, as long as you live there you’ll be met with the same fate”.Mateo stood thinking of his next possible action, it seemed the Daga

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