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CHAPTER 81I dropped my phone.The sound of waves crashing against the hull of the yacht felt different now. Too loud. Too sharp. Dalawang armadong lalaki ang nakahawak kay Daniah. She was wailing, her voice was desperate, and when I finally found Lance outside through the glass, he was on the floor trying to drag himself up by sheer will alone.Sumigaw ulit si Daniah at nang tingnan ko siya ay tinatalian siya sa kamay ng isa sa mga lalaki."Daniah," I breathed out. My voice cracked. "Bitiwan n'yo siya!"Then I heard it. A groan so low and broken it barely sounded human.Lance.Isang armadong lalaki na naman ang sumulpot. He grabbed Lance by the collar and forced him to his knees, pressing a gun hard against the back of his skull."L-Lance!" si Ate Daniah."Lance!"I moved. I tried to move.Hinarangan ni Leyla ang pintuan. She stepped in front of me like a wall, and the smirk on her face was wide and slow and utterly cold."Oh, wala ka nang pupuntahan pang iba, Xianny."She took a st

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CHAPTER 82TREVE RONALD NIEVRES' POVI admit that I get really attached to that girl. To Xianny. Hindi ko aasahan na dahil nabulag ako sa katotohanan ay hindi ko na rin nagampanan ang tungkulin ko na siyang inatas sa akin ni Limuel. Yung isang bagay na dapat sana ay simple lang gawin, naging kumplikado dahil sa akin."I know, Treve, that you're the one who shot my dad back then," ani Limuel nang tumawag siya sa akin. "I don't know how to be grateful about it... But I think, you did the right thing."Tumawag sa akin si Limuel habang nasa duty ako sa probinsya nina Cherry, kung saan ako na-assigned bilang chief officer dahil nag-resign na ang dating chief matapos ma-charge ng kaso sa pagtulong niya sa dating Mayor Mariano Garcia sa pagtakas sa prisinto.I clenched my jaw as I rummaged through my memory of that selfish mayor who wanted nothing in this world except his own convenience. Gago siya. Nararapat lamang siyang mamatay."He killed your mother-in-law, Limuel," I said, "Sinaktan ni

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CHAPTER 83"Mayroon kaming speedboat, sir," sambit ng isang receptionist sa resort."Hindi ka ba makapaghintay, Chief Treve? Paparating na rin ang chopper nina Ayannah," sabi ni Cherry, bahagya siyang nakakunot ng noo habang sinusubukan akong pigilan."Hayaan mo na siya, Cherry. Baka ihulog ko pa 'yan sa chopper kung nagkataon.”Tiningnan ko si Limuel at hindi ko kayang labanan ang talim ng titig niya. At wala rin akong balak na subukan."I'll use the speedboat. Don't worry about me," I said, cutting the argument short.Alalang-alala na rin sina Immanuel at ang asawa niyang buntis habang tahimik nilang hinihintay ang chopper. Nakikita ko sa mukha nila ang takot kahit na hindi nila ako kinakausap.The speedboat arrived within minutes. I rode it alone. No one came with me, and I didn't wait for anyone. The moment I was on it, I pushed the engine to its limit and let the water swallow me into the open sea.Wala nang lingon-lingon nang nasa dagat na ako. The wind hit my face like a slap,

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CHAPTER 84XIA ALANNY BUENAVENTURA GARCIA's POV"P-Pinatay mo si Solene..." My voice cracked open. "P-Pinatay mo ang Daddy ni Treve!"Wala. Wala ni anino ng pagbabago sa mukha niya. Tiningnan niya ako tulad ng isang basura na walang puwang sa kaniya.Not a single thing changed in her face. There was not even a flicker of guilt."Solene is my friend! She has the influence! The power! And I am just her shadow!" sigaw niya, at para sa unang pagkakataon ay nakita ko ang tunay niyang mukha. "A-Ang sabi ko sa kaniya ay sapat na ang mayroon siya! Na pagod na ako maging asong buntot-buntot sa kaniya! Na kahit si Treve lang ang ibigay niya sa akin ay ayos na!"She laughed. A high, broken sound. It scraped against my ears like glass, and I felt my skin crawl at how unhinged it sounded. Kung hindi ko siya kilala ngayon, baka iisipin ko na kawawa siya. Baka maawa ako. Pero hindi. Hindi siya karapat-dapat sa awa ng isang taong katulad ni Treve. Hindi siya karapat-dapat sa awa ng kahit na sino."Bu

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