Behind us, tires screeched—Rico’s SUV slammed through a side gate, headlights blazing. Lucas leaned out the window, firing warning shots into the air. The gunmen scattered like rats.We dove into the SUV’s backseat. Rico floored it, fishtailing onto the main road as the rain turned into a downpour that swallowed the city’s neon glow.An hour later, inside an anonymous condo overlooking Makati’s skyline, the room buzzed with low voices and the beeping of medical equipment. Lucas disinfected my shoulder while Rico reinforced the door. Ocean sat wrapped in a blanket on the sofa, wet hair clinging to her cheeks. She looked at me like she wanted to both hit me and hold me.> Ocean: “You could’ve died.”Sebastian: “Better me than you.”Ocean “That’s not a choice I asked you to make.”Sebastian: “It’s the only one I’ll ever make.”Her lips parted, but no words came. Instead, a tear slipped down her cheek—silent, devastating.I reached out, brushing it away with my good hand. The closeness wa
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