SEXY SEDUCTION 2

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN:

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[ ANOTHER SOMEONE POV ]

He cancelled the call.

"You can leave now God of Sun." I seriously said, ngunit hindi na as in mas'yadong galit.

Kalmado na ako ngayong nakita ko na ligtas pa siya.

Nilingon niya ako na may ngisi sa labi. "Wala ka pa'rin pinagbago, Vesta."

I smirked. "And you too, Apollo."

Nagkatitigan kaming dalawa. Isang titig na walang ibang meaning kundi ang china-challenge lang ang sarili na kung sino ang unang umiwas, ay manlilibre.

Segundo, hanggang sa lumipas ang Ilang minuto. Walang sinuman ang umiwas sa'min ng tingin. Pareho na kaming nakangisi ngayon, china-challenge ang isat-isa, kung sino ang mahina, pagdating sa 'Staring Challenge'!.

But our gaze was interrupted when we heard someone calling someone's name.

"Venus!!!"

It came from below so we moved quickly. We take a peek at the terrace and see what's below. And we saw there the one of the survivors of Dela La Fuente, chasing our only youngest, Aphrodite, she was running away from that man

Iniwan ko si Apollo sa terrace. I hadn't even come down the stairs when I heard his voice, "Sino yun?" nakakunot-noo niyang tanong.

I just continued walking, but when I felt his presence, I stopped immediately.

"You are not safe in the Philippines God of Sun. You better go home. Leave this to me. I will take care of your other sister."

"Hindi mo pa sinasagot ang tanong ko, Vesta."

Napabuntong hininga na lang ako. "Do you remember the m******e?"

Kumunot lang ang noo niya. See, wala siyang alam. Hindi ba sinabi sa kan'ya ni Athena?

Hmm... Seems like, even my sister is hiding something.

"The m******e of the Dela Fuente Family. Years ago. All their families were killed, except for two. Everyone thought there were no survivors, but there were a survivors. Two of the Dela Fuentes were alive. And that boy," sabay tinuro ko ang labas ng terrace. "Was one of the survivor."

Mas lalo lang siyang naguluhan. "Tinanong ko lang naman kung sino 'yun, ba't saan-saan ka pa napadpad?"

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. "Are you really not aware?"

"Na alin?"

I frowned. "That boy, He likes Aphrodite."

Natigilan siya at sabay nalaglag ang panga. "But, that man cannot accept Aphrodite because she is a 'Montello Montes'." I emphasize the last two words. "All he knows is that it's our fault, it's our fault why there are only two of them left in their family. They say we massacred their family. That's what he carries with him, until he grows up."

All that happened, 15 years ago...

I'm 20 years old now, it means the m******e happened to their family during when I was 5 years old. I don't know anything yet. But as I grew up, I gradually became aware of what I belonged to. I learned a lot about our family. What or who we really are.

"Then, anong nangyari?"

"Alam mong Isa sa pinaka-ayaw ko ay ang mag kuwento. Tsk!" Tinalikuran ko na siya at pinagpatuloy ko na ang pagbaba sa hagdanan. Naramdaman ko ang presensiya niya kaya nilingon ulit siya at sinamaan ng tingin. "God of s—"

"I know!" at nagulat ako nang tumalon siya sa gilid ng hagdanan at tumakbo palabas ng venue.

What the—?

Mabilis din akong tumakbo at sinundan siya. Napansin kong wala na si Artemis sa Ballroom. Kaya habang tumatakbo palabas, kinuha ko ang cellphone at tinawagan ang kilala kong Goddess of War.

"Yes, Goddess of Hearth?" pambungad niya.

"Don't play dumb Goddess of Wisdom, where is Artemis?"

Narinig ko ang pagtawa niya sa kabilang linya. "Calm down. Nasa comfort room lang."

"Okay." At pinatay ko na ang tawag.

I noticed the approaching Black car on the road, it was far away, but I noticed it right away.

When I got out, I ran even faster, I accelerated until I caught up with Apollo and I quickly grabbed his hair and pulled him so that he screamed in pain.

I pulled him to my car on the side of the adjacent building of the Garden Orchid's Hotel, and forced him into the shotgun seat. Next I got into the driver's seat. Nagtago kami bago pa man kami tuluyang makita ng nasa Itim na kotse.

"L*nt*k lang!" napamura siya.

Sinuot ko ang seatbelt. "Sshhh!" sinenyasan ko siyang tumahimik.

"Ang sakit ng buhok ko. HUHUHUH."

I looked at the Black car that stopped at the side of the venue, it was parked in a hidden area. I noticed that the car was not alone, it had companions, there were many of them.

5 color black Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly abbreviated to BMW, is now parked secretly outside the hotel, the doors opened at the same time and armed men in formal attire came out.

Tiningnan ko ang plate number ng Isa sa sasakyan. "I think they are here."

"Huh?" Nagtaka siya. "Ang bilis naman. 30 minutes pa nga lang akong nandito."

"Hm, knowing them. Kahit Isang segundo ka pa nandito, mahahanap at mahahanap ka nila."

"L*nt*k talaga yang ama niya."

Hinintay kong pumasok sila sa loob ng hotel. Kaso, kalahati lang sa kanila ang pumasok sa loob, samantalang naiwan naman ang iba sa labas.

"Baby ko, kung ganito pala ka strict ng papa mo, sana pala tinali na lang kita sa'kin."

I looked at the person next to me in wonder. His eyes were outside the window, but looking up, watching the sky, while there was a bitter smile on his lips and a sad emotion in his eyes.

"Yung pang habang buhay na tali ba. Yung hindi na matatanggal. Para sa ganun, ligtas ka kapag ako ang kasama mo."

In the wake of his beloved's passing, he is engulfed by a whirlwind of emotions, each one more intense than the last. Grief, like a heavy cloak, weighs upon his shoulders, dragging him down into the depths of despair. His heart, once full of joy and warmth, now feels hollow, echoing with the emptiness of her absence.

But yet, amidst the darkness, a flicker of hope remains—a tiny spark of the love they once shared. He clings to it desperately, cherishing it like a precious jewel amidst the wreckage of his shattered heart.

I averted my gaze from him and chose to look straight ahead. I noticed the disappearance of the armed men so I quickly started my car.

That caused the person next to me to come back to reality and cursed as I immediately sped the car away. I made my way to Aphrodite. It had disappeared from our sight a while ago, but on the road she was on earlier, it would not disappear. So, just a few moments later, I saw her right away.

Nasa gitna pa talaga sila ng daan. At magkasama pa'rin.

Kausap pa'rin ang lalaking iyon. Tsk.

Napansin nila na may paparating na sasakyan kaya hinawakan ng lalaki si Aphrodite para itago sa likuran niya. At siya ang humarap sa papasalubong na sasakyan ko.

Tinted ang salamin ng kotse ko, kaya malabong makita niya ang laman nito. Pero, nagawa niya pa'rin na harapin ang isang sasakyan, na kapag hindi ako huminto, ay mamamatay siya. Hindi lang siya, kasama si Aphrodite.

Bago ko pa man sila masagasaan, ay mabilis ko nang inapakan ang break. Napamura nanaman ang katabi ko nang muntik na siyang tumilapon paharap.

Tumunog ang cellphone ko, kinuha ko ito at binasa ang message. 'Hurry up.'

Mabilis kong binuksan ang pintuan ng kotse at lumabas. Nilapitan ko ang dalawa at hinila si Aphrodite sa kan'ya. "Sorry, we're in a hurry."

Pinapasok ko na si Aphrodite sa backseat. Sumunod naman siya. Napansin ko ang huling titig na Ibinigay nilang dalawa, bago nila tuluyang tinalikuran ang isat-isa.

In the dim glow of the evening light, his eyes fixated on her. There was a tempest of memories and regrets swirling behind those weary eyes. Each glance was laden with the weight of past hurts, etched into the lines of his weathered face.

Bumalik na'rin ako sa driver seat. Saglit Kong tiningnan ang lalaking nakatayo pa'rin sa gitna ng daan.

Despite the tender affection he held for her, there was an undeniable ache in his gaze, a silent plea for understanding. His lips, once quick to curve into a smile, now trembled with the burden of unspoken pain.

Pinaatras ko ang sasakyan, nag U-turn at umalis na. Habang nasa biyahe ay katahimikan lang ang namayani sa loob ng sasakyan. Ang dalawang magkapatid ay walang imik sa isat-isa.

Himala.

Ito ang unang pagkakataon na tahimik ang dalawa! Aware kaya sila na nandito sila sa isat-isa?

Tiningnan ko si Aphrodite sa rearview mirror at nakita lang siyang nakatingin sa labas ng bintana. Dumako naman ang tingin ko sa katabi ko, at nakatingin din siya sa labas ng bintana.

Parehong mga LUTANG. T*ng*n* lang!

"Aphrodite." pagtawag ko sa pangalan niya.

"Yes po Ate H?" tiningnan niya ako, na may lungkot sa mga mata.

Hmm, nakikinig naman pala. Tsk!

"God of Sun." ang nasa tabi ko nanaman ang tinawag ko. Ngunit nananatiling nasa daan ang paningin ko.

"Nakikinig ako, Vesta."

Nakita ko sa peripheral vision ko ang pagkagulat ni Aphrodite nang marinig ang boses na iyon. "K-ku-ku—" mabilis siyang tumayo at sinilip ang nasa harapan niya. "KUYAAAA!!" mabilis niya itong niyakap. "Kuyaaaa HUHUHU."

"Kung hindi ka pa tinawag ni Vesta, hindi mo pa ako mapapansin." ti-nap niya ang ulo ng kapatid niya.

Mangiyak-ngiyak naman si Aphrodite. "HUHUHU." at umiyak na nga siya.

"Haluhh siya uyy! Ba't ka naman umiyak?!"

"Na miss kita Kuyaaaa HUHUHU."

"Na miss mo ba talaga Ako?"

"Opooo HUHUHUU."

"Or baka naman, na miss mo yung iniwan mo doon?"

Biglang huminto sa pag-iyak si Aphrodite. Kaya sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. Ngunit Ilang sandali lang, humagulgol na nanaman ng iyak ang kapatid niya.

D*mn this God of Sun!

"HUHUHUHUH."

"Joke lang! Ito naman."

Umalis si Apollo sa shotgun at lumipat sa passenger seat nang hindi na lumalabas sa pintuan ng kotse, sa loob lang. Tinabihan niya si Aphrodite at ci-nomfort.

I just focused my eyes on the road.

TO BE CONTINUED .....