SEBASTIAN watched the whole scenario play out. His sniper aimed his gun toward Shadow but he stopped him from firing his shot. "Let him escape," he instructed and the man put his gun down. Sebastian put out the cigar he was smoking and looked at the moon. "Chase Reyna down. Bring her body back to me," he instructed. "Her body?" The sniper furrowed his eyebrows, realizing what their leader meant. "I want her dead." A few of the assassins entered their assigned cars and started following the car she was inside. Reyna realized this and asked the driver to make the drive fast. The gunshots stopped once they made it to the main road. Unexpectedly, they stumbled upon the heavy traffic. "Too many casualties can happen here… use every car on our way as a shield," she instructed while struggling to keep the pain she was feeling under control. The driver fastened his pace and maneuvered the steering wheel to get in front of cars, creating more of a traffic, and slowing down the assassins a

SHADOW was found and he desperately tried to escape but nevertheless failed. He was dragged back to Sebastian who was eager to know why he helped Reyna escape. Of course, he wouldn't budge and say a damn thing to the old man. "You didn't think she'd survive, did you?" he asked, like Shadow was pathetic to even think of such a thing. He chuckled loudly before punching him across the face. The chains on Shadow's feet and hand kept him in place. "If you're too curious to know, Reyna died in a car explosion," he explained and Shadow's eyes widened. "Shame it didn't kill Eros, I would've hit two birds with one stone…" He sighed before grabbing a metal rod and putting it above a burning stove specifically for the purpose of molding glass. The metal would be hot enough yet undamaged, and will keep its shape. "You will be kept here, in this darkness, until Keisha's mission is over." The metal rod turned red and Sebastian lifted it and showed it to Shadow. He could see the old man's evil s

EROS visited the brothers who he spared from being killed. Keisha would not disclose information from the assassins she interrogated, which he already half-expected, so this was his only way to know what he wanted. He let her do what she wanted to satisfy her need for revenge, or as she calls it, for knowledge. "You need to tell me everything you know." The two of them looked at him before looking at each other. Guards are around the hospital room, making them even more intimidated. Raven, the younger brother who surrendered, stood up and bowed down to him. "We were sent to kill your wife– to torture you as well, but they changed their mind once we got there. They wanted her alive and taken from the hotel. The money they gave us to do the work was enough to sustain us for life. We couldn't pass such a deal given our situation." Eros walked towards them and crossed his arms. He was wearing all black and with his shallow yet deep voice, he sounded like death. "I need names," he comm

A deafening silence filled that part of the forest and Eros held her shoulders. "Who, Keisha?" he asked with hope in his eyes as she contemplated her memory. "I– I don't… know," she whispered with hesitance. "Ah– my friend was saved by a boy her age when she was younger. He didn't survive after being shot… I just remembered it," she made up an excuse. "But if he lived?" he asked with raised eyebrows and she didn't have an answer for his question. The forest was an impending doom and there was no escape. She can feel her heart racing, trying to break through her chest."That's impossible," she answered with a scoff. "If he lived and looked for your friend all those years till now, will she accept him?" They stayed quiet. They felt cold snow dropping on their bodies. The fresh breeze touched their skins with every drop of snow sticking to their bodies. "I've been looking and searching for you, Keisha. All those years! I didn't die– I fought for my life just to see you again," he co

EROS was still in the hospital unconscious two days after the operation, giving enough time for his enemies to plan their attack. He's fragile and weak, making it the perfect opportunity for their evil plans. Keisha has been in and out of the hospital specifically for the mafia members to check on her husband, while her little friends were also there. "I can't believe you threw her out like that," Taylor squirreled in excitement. They were staying in one of the vacant rooms. Keisha has her own bed, food, clothes, you name it. "Elaine's annoying. She needs to know her place," she answered with a blank face. The girls seemed to be excited yet Keisha looked troubled. After a couple of tries of cheering her up by whirling up the story, the girls looked at each other after no avail. "Is there anything wrong? Our boss is on the road to recovery–" Edith tried to reassure her but she shook her head. She sighed heavily before laying down on the bed. "That's not what I was thinking abou