LEVIATHAN LANGLEY POV
"We found her."
Mabilis akong napaapak sa brake na nanlalaki ang mga mata.
"I’ll be there." I ended the call and started the engine again. Para akong nakipagkarerahan sa puso ko habang ang utak ko ay kung saan-saan na lumilipad.
Nang makarating sa headquarters ay agad kong tinakbo ang hallway papunta sa elevator. I feel like the time inside the elevator is so long that it suffocates me. F*ck, kailan pa naging ganito kabagal ang elevator? Kung kailan nagmamadali ay pinapabagal naman ng ibang bagay, lalo na ng oras.
I reached for the handle of our office's glass door and noticed my team members. My gaze was drawn to Ark right away. When I spotted him, I swiftly approached him, without moving my gaze away from him.
"Speak." Ark turned around with a surprised expression on his face. Bahagya siyang napatitig sa akin. Ka
SENA ALLISA MCMILLAN POVMy heart is pounding. I wasn't expecting to see him once I regained consciousness. I assumed I'd been captured by the Akeldama. What happened?Napatitig ako sa kanya. He's holding my hand while he's asleep. F*ck, why does he have to do this? Pakiramdam ko unti-unti na namang nagigiba ang pader na binuo ko sa loob ng ilang linggo. Just seeing him is enough to make my entire life crumble. That's something I didn't expect, but I guess people do change if someone or something disrupts your equilibrium.I clenched my fists and shut my eyes tight. I need to get a grip on myself. He and his family are atfault. I know I shouldn't blame him for what occurred between us in the past, but f*ck, he came from that family, the enemy of our family. It was made worse by the fact that he kept his true identity secret from me. I can't afford to spend the rest of my life with a monster w
LEVIATHAN LANGLEY POV"It's been three f*cking days, Ark!" Napahilamos ako sa mukha't marahas na pinasadahan ng kamay ang buhok ko. I can also feel my eyes stinging and tears welling up. "What the hell are we waiting for? Hindi natin ito madadaan sa santong dasalan! F*ck! This is a bloodbath! Actions are far more important than words and planning!""Naririnig mo ba ang sarili mo, L?" Ark walked near me. "Hindi tayo basta-basta aaksiyon kung walang plano.""Goddamn it, Ark. Puro na lang pagpaplano ang laman ng utak mo tapos ano? It always backfires to us!""Akeldama is not an easy enemy–""Yeah?" I locked my gaze on his vexing eyes. "What can you say about Deianeira's actions towards them? Duwag ka lang."Ark clenched his jaw. "Take back what you just said, L.""What? Does it hurt your ego? Tss. Meron ka ba 'non sa s
The quest for the truth and revealing the mysteries that have entwined all of our lives will go on indefinitely. No matter how hard we fight and how many lives are lost, nothing will change if the words we seek to end this brutal, bloody war come from the ones who are the root of everything. We, Deianeira Madigan and Blake Aeron Dalzell, would not be able to coexist if it weren't for our dark family histories. There will be no conflict between the two organizations if love didn’t prevail. Will the war ever stop if history repeats itself, or will it continue to be a never-ending cycle until the two organizations ultimately surrender? It will be a long and tiring series of events. Until then, see you on book 2, as diverse stories from the past come back to haunt us all, and provide us the answers we've been waiting for since the beginning of everything. We are not yet in the thick of the conflict, and we are far from the end; can you still witness the beginning of this long-overdue fi
THIRD PERSON'S POV"Why do you need to do this, Marnella?""Dad, I told you, I want to live with the law. This is my only chance." Nagpatuloy ang tinawag na Marnella sa pag-iimpake."May ibang paraan, hija. Hintayin mo lang ako na tumakbong presidente sa susunod na botohan, bibigyan kita ng magandang puwesto."Marnella let out a soft laugh. "That's unfair to others, Dad. Isa pa, ayoko namang umasa na lang sa 'yo palagi. It's time to make my name in my own ways now. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, Dad, so don't make this hard for me.""I'm just worried. Mapanganib sa loob ng batas lalo na't ang mga kalaban niyo ay hindi natatakot sa batas.""I can take care of myself, Dad. Please, don't worry too much. Mom's already crying, so stop nagging like I'm not gonna come home anymore." Sinara ni Marnella ang zipper ng maleta niya. Lumapit si
THIRD PERSON'S POV"Remember your assigned places before taking an action," Marnella strictly stated in her ear piece before they go out to their cars.She heaved a sigh for countless times, gripping tightly on her AR 15 rifle. Siniguro niya rin ang dalawang baril na nasa baywang niya pati na rin ang isang matalim na kutsilyo. Nauna siyang lumabas sa sasakyan at kinasa agad ang rifle. Isang buntonghininga ay binigyan niya ng senyas ang mga kasamahan niya."You all know what to do and where to position yourselves." She nodded her head. "Go."Hindi pa nga sila nakakarating sa kanya-kanya nilang puwesto nang tahimik ay may narinig na agad siyang sunod-sunod na putok ng baril."Sh*t!" Tumago agad siya sa isang malaking dam ng tubig. Napahawak siya sa bulletproof vest niya para ayusin ito bago ulit sumenyas sa ibang kasamahan niya na nakikita niya.
THIRD PERSON'S POVLa Vezque is a large City in the Philippines divided into different areas. Located in the center is The KH alongside with a governance system of the President. However, there's this other organization called Akeldama, the dangerous and formidable association of vicious people with connections, located in various secluded places surrounding the whole City. You can find them anywhere inside and outside of the City, making it hard for The KH to capture them.Ang dalawang nasabing organisasyon ay may parehong kakayahan na kontrolin ang La Vezque. In the name of the legality and illegality, they became the nemesis of one another. Ang KH na lahat gagawin para lang mahuli ang mga tao sa likod ng Akeldama; at ang Akeldama na handang isakripisyo ang lahat para lang malagpasan ang taas ng KH at pamunuan ang buong La Vezque.Every people involved in the two organizations are being blinded by thei
THIRD PERSON'S POV"Hide Deianeira!" mando ng lalaki sa mag-ina niya."I'll help–""No! Stay with Deianeira! I can handle this!""But Deiphobus–""Marnella, please! I told you to trust me! I don’t want the both of you to get hurt!"Walang nagawa ang babae kundi ang sumunod na lang sa sinabi ng kanyang asawa. Taranta niyang kinuha ang maskara ng anak nila na nakatago sa nag-iisa nilang tukador at agad itong sinuot sa anim na taong gulang na bata. Then, the woman locked the door of their bedroom. She got back to her daughter, who's silently crying on the bed, and immediately embraced her."M-Mama... what's happening? Will Papa be okay?""Sshh, it's nothing, baby. He'll be okay. He'll... he'll be okay, don't worry." Naiyak na rin ang babae. Just hearing the cries of her baby breaks her
THIRD PERSON'S POV "Starting from now, you will be Sena Allisa McMillan, the only child and inheritor of McMillans." The eight-year-old girl fixed her gaze on the old manin front of her. It was the man who had saved her from death with her parents a week ago.She had lost herself as a result of that awful occurrence. She was plagued with hallucinations, nightmares, self-harm, and uncontrollable sobs. Paulit-ulit. Araw-araw. Gabi-gabi. Palagi niyang nakikita ang naranasan ng mga magulang niya sa patuloy na pagtupok ng apoy sa bahay kung saan sana sila magsisimulang muli. It torments her daily, to the point that she is barely surviving for the sake of her parents' dying request. Makita mo lang siya ay ramdam mo agad kung anong sakit at poot ang bumabalot sa kanya. "No..." The girl keeps on wheezing