All Chapters of Bound by His Promise: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

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CHAPTER 60 — BLOOD IN THE WATER

RHEA’S POVMay amoy ang takot.Hindi literal—pero mararamdaman mo.Parang malamig na dumidikit sa balat mo.Ganito ang pakiramdam ko habang nakaupo sa observation room, nakatingin sa one-way glass. Sa kabilang side, nakatali sa upuan ang lalaking sumunod sa akin sa gala. The traitor.Tahimik siya.Masyadong tahimik.“He’s trained,” sabi ni Jake sa tabi ko.“Won’t crack easily.”Lucas stood behind me, arms crossed, presence heavy like a wall.“Then we don’t break him,” sabi ko.“We listen.”Both of them looked at me.“I’ve been hunted long enough to know,” dagdag ko,“people like him always want to be understood.”JAKE’S POVShe was right.The guy across the glass wasn’t scared.He was waiting.“I’ll go first,” sabi ko.Lucas frowned.“He’ll lie to you.”Jake smirked.“Everyone lies. The trick is knowing why.”

Last Updated : 2025-12-21

CHAPTER 61 — THE LINE THEY CROSS

RHEA’S POVMay linya pala na kapag tinawid mo, hindi ka na babalik sa dati.Hindi mo na kayang maging inosente.Hindi mo na kayang umasa lang.At ngayong gabi, ramdam ko—tinawid na nila ang linya na ‘yon.Nakatayo ako sa gitna ng living room ng safehouse, hawak ang tablet na ibinigay ni Jake. Isang pangalan ang paulit-ulit na bumabalik sa screen. Legal counsel. The one who smiled politely. The one who said he was “on our side.”“Since when?” tanong ko, hindi ko namamalayan na nanginginig na ang boses ko.“Sixteen months ago,” sagot ni Jake.“Right after your first major campaign win.”Napapikit ako.So habang iniisip kong unti-unti kong binubuo ang sarili ko—may someone pala na tahimik na binabaklas lahat.Lucas was quiet. Too quiet.At mas natatakot ako kapag ganon siya.LUCAS’ POVI didn’t raise my voice.I didn’t slam anything.

Last Updated : 2025-12-22

CHAPTER 62 — RETURN TO GROUND ZERO

RHEA’S POVMay mga lugar na kahit ilang taon mong iwasan, hindi ka talaga pinapakawalan.They just wait.Tahimik ang biyahe. Walang music. Walang small talk. Parang may kasunduan kaming tatlo na ang ingay ngayon ay magiging kasalanan.Nakatingin ako sa bintana habang unti-unting nawawala ang city lights. Palit ang mga billboard ng puno. Palit ang mga high-rise ng lumang poste ng kuryente. Palit ang mundo.“This road hasn’t changed,” bulong ko, halos sa sarili ko lang.Lucas glanced at me from the passenger seat.“Do you want to turn back?”Umiling ako.“No,” sagot ko.“I want to remember everything.”Because forgetting was how they won before.JAKE’S POVI didn’t like this place the moment we crossed the boundary marker.No signal interference.No cameras.Too quiet.This wasn’t nostalgia territory.This was setup territory.I ch

Last Updated : 2025-12-23

CHAPTER 64 — FAULT LINES

RHEA’S POVMay mga bitak na hindi mo agad nakikita—hanggang bigla na lang may bumigay.Balik kami sa city, pero hindi bumalik ang katahimikan. Parang may nakausling tensyon sa pagitan naming tatlo na ayaw magpanggap na wala.Lucas drives.Jake watches the mirrors.Ako? Nakatingin sa sarili kong kamay—steady, pero ramdam ko ang panginginig sa ilalim.“Marielle won’t stop,” sabi ko, breaking the silence.“She never does.”Lucas didn’t answer right away. When he did, mababa at kontrolado ang boses.“Then we stop her.”Jake snorted softly.“That’s not a plan. That’s a promise.”I looked at them.“Then make it a plan.”LUCAS’ POVShe was right.Promises get people killed.Plans win wars.Back at the office, I pulled everyone into lockdown protocol. Not panic—precision. Legal teams, comms, finance. We sealed doors that never should’ve been open

Last Updated : 2025-12-24

CHAPTER 65 — NEUTRAL GROUND

RHEA’S POVNeutral ground is a lie.Lahat ng lugar may may-ari—kung hindi lupa, alaala.Kung hindi alaala, takot.Ang venue ay isang lumang private members’ club sa gitna ng business district. Marble floors. Mahahabang kurtina. Amoy ng pera at kasinungalingan.Marielle’s kind of place.Huminto ang sasakyan. Walang press. Walang ingay. Tahimik na parang may inaabangang kasalan.“Once we step inside,” sabi ni Jake, mababa ang boses,“we follow protocol.”I nodded.“And when protocol fails?”Lucas looked at me.“Then we follow you.”That landed heavier than he probably intended.LUCAS’ POVI hated this building.Not because it was dangerous—but because it was familiar.I’d negotiated here before. Watched people smile habang sinasaksak ang isa’t isa sa likod.Perfect place for Marielle.Security swept the room. Cl

Last Updated : 2025-12-25

CHAPTER 66 — OPEN SEASON

RHEA’S POVThey didn’t even wait an hour.Paglabas pa lang namin ng building, nagsimulang umingay ang mundo—phones buzzing, alerts flashing, names I haven’t heard in years suddenly resurfacing like ghosts demanding attention.“Three accounts frozen,” sabi ni Jake habang naglalakad kami papunta sa sasakyan.“Two shell companies raided. And someone leaked a partial file.”Lucas clenched his jaw.“She’s testing response time.”I stared straight ahead.Hindi ito galit.Hindi rin panic.Ito yung moment na tinatawag ng mga strategist na point of no return.“Open season,” bulong ko.LUCAS’ POVI’ve survived wars like this before.Market crashes. Political pressure. Backroom betrayals.Pero this time—iba.Because she wasn’t attacking me directly.She was circling Rhea.“Move assets to the secondary net,” utos ko sa phone.

Last Updated : 2025-12-26

CHAPTER 67 — THE KILL SWITCH

LUCAS’ POVI found it at 4:17 a.m.Not because I was looking for it—but because it wanted to be found.A dormant protocol buried beneath six layers of redundancy, disguised as a compliance failsafe. Legal language. Corporate mercy. All lies.I stared at the screen, pulse steady but heavy.PROJECT LUCERNE.Marielle’s handwriting was all over it. Not literally—she was smarter than that—but the logic? The cruelty masked as necessity?Classic her.One command.One trigger.And Rhea’s name wouldn’t just fall.It would implode.“She didn’t build this to scare us,” I muttered to myself.“She built this to end us.”I leaned back, eyes burning.And made a decision that would burn bridges I helped construct.RHEA’S POVI felt it before I heard it.That tightness behind the ribs—the kind that tells you something ir

Last Updated : 2025-12-27

CHAPTER 68 — COUNTERSTRIKE

RHEA’S POVHindi tumatama agad ang bala kapag sanay ka nang nasasaktan.Pero ramdam mo kung saan ito papunta.Tatlong oras matapos bumagsak ang Lucerne mirror, nagsimula ang domino effect—hindi sa amin…kundi sa mga taong malapit sa amin.“Rhea,” mahinang tawag ni Lucas habang hawak ang tablet, “she’s not defending anymore.”I looked up.“She’s attacking.”Isang headline ang bumungad:FORMER MARKETING EXECUTIVE LINKED TO INTERNATIONAL DATA MANIPULATIONName ko.Mukha ko.Old photo.Pre-Echoheart.Pre-everything.Tumahimik ang paligid.Jake was the first to speak.“She went public.”I swallowed.“She always does when cornered.”LUCAS’ POVThis wasn’t sloppy.This was surgical.Marielle didn’t just leak information—she curated a narrative.Every article painted Rhea as a w

Last Updated : 2025-12-28

CHAPTER 69 — COLLATERAL DAMAGE

RHEA’S POVAkala ko handa na ako.Akala ko kaya ko na kahit anong atake basta sa’kin lang tatama.Nagkamali ako.“Rhea…” mahina ang boses ni Lucas habang hawak ang tablet. Hindi niya agad itinuro sa’kin ang screen. Parang umaasang hindi ko mapapansin ang takot sa mata niya.“Anong ginawa niya?” tanong ko, already bracing myself.Jake was frozen.Hindi galit.Hindi alert.Frozen.Doon pa lang alam ko na.Lucas slowly turned the screen toward me.BREAKING: FORMER RHEA VALDEZ ASSOCIATE FOUND UNCONSCIOUS — CONDITION CRITICALThe name underneath hit harder than any headline before.MIA SANTOS.My assistant.My friend.The only one who stayed when everything started burning.Parang may humigop ng hangin sa baga ko.“No…” bulong ko. “Hindi siya… wala siyang alam.”Jake snapped.“She knew enough.”I shook my head violently.

Last Updated : 2026-01-01

CHAPTER 70 — BLOODLINE

JAKE’S POVAng mga utang, parang dugo.Kahit gaano mo kalayo takbuhan, babalik at babalik sa’yo.Tatlong oras akong nasa underground server room—isang lugar na amoy metal, kuryente, at mga lihim na hindi dapat nabubuhay. Dito ako bumabalik kapag ayaw kong maalala kung sino ako sa ibabaw ng mundo.“Mia Santos,” bulong ko habang nagta-type.“Who wanted you silenced?”Hindi execution ang order.That was clear.Intimidation.A warning shot wrapped in mercy.Which meant…may personal stake.I traced the payment trail.Dummy corporations.Charities.Shell accounts.Standard Consortium play.Until—My fingers froze.Isang pangalan ang lumitaw.Hindi kumpanya.Hindi alias.Isang tao.“Putangina…”I leaned back, heart pounding.Because this wasn’t Marielle’s name.This was someone

Last Updated : 2026-01-02

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