Secure Contain Protect Novels & Stories

Pero halata sa smirk niya na oo, siya nga ang nagsabi nun. Napailing si Cassandra. “Lord… dalawang oras pa lang, stress ka na agad sakin.” Nagtawanan ang lahat. Bago sila sumakay, pumila muna ang lahat ng guards… para ipakita kay Nathaniel ang isa na namang obsessive security measure na ginawa niya gabi bago ang trip. “Before we leave, Your Majesty…” sabi ng head guard, humakbang forward. “We have installed the Ninety-Five Step Traveling Protocol.”

"Natatakot ako. Paano kung hindi sapat ang mga bodyguard at computer firewall mo para protektahan tayo?" She carefully lifted his heavy arm and sat up, pulling a satin robe over her naked shoulders. Walking over to the glass balcony doors, she looked out into the silent, sprawling estate. Everything looked perfectly secure. The high stone walls were heavily guarded, and the security cameras blinked their steady red lights in the dark.

“Ano na naman ‘yan? Baka mahirap ‘yan ha!” “Wherever you go,” malambing pero matatag ang tono niya. “You’ll have guards with you. Two of them. Every day, every hour. They’ll make sure you get home safe, no matter what.” “Two guards? Hindi ba sobra ‘yon? Saka safe naman ako sa building mo, ‘di ba? The Chilton Group have a strong security system kaya malabo na may mangyari pa sa akin.”

Sebastian asked. The manager shifted slightly. “We relocated certain personnel to prevent reputational risk.” “Relocated.” “Yes.” “To restricted floors.” A pause. “Temporary containment,” the manager corrected. My stomach twisted. Containment. Sebastian’s tone changed, almost imperceptibly. “Containment implies liability.” “We are protecting the asset pool.” There it was again. Asset. My hands curled into fists. Sebastian’s expression remained neutral. “Passports?” he asked. “Secured for safekeeping.”

Humarap si Sebastian kay Trixie, hinawakan ang mukha nito at tinitigan nang diretso sa mga mata. "And starting today, things will change.” Umangat ang ulo ni Trixie sa narinig. Seb—” “No,” agad niyang putol, pero walang galit sa boses. “I don't care if you find it suffocating, but I am doubling the security. No, I am tripling it. From now on, you will have my best men following you everywhere…. whether you like it or not.” Ngumiti siya nang bahagya, pilit pinapakalma ang sariling emosyon bago magsalita muli. “Especially Xyza. I will not leave her safety to chance anymore. My daughter will have a shadow twenty four seven."

Ang kanyang puso ay mas mabilis ang tibok, hindi dahil sa kaba, kundi dahil sa tiwala at pagnanasa. Unang maliit na banta pagkatapos ng distansya Hindi nagtagal, isang mensahe mula sa security team ni Adrian ang dumating: may paparating na potensyal na threat sa kanilang lugar. Hindi ito malaki, ngunit sapat na upang mapukaw ang alertness nila. “Tandaan mo,” sabi ni Adrian, mahigpit ngunit mahinahon, “lahat ng gagawin natin ngayon ay para protektahan ka. Hindi ko hahayaan na masaktan ka muli.”