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"DROP your gun!!" Ara said again.
"Please don't kill me like the other personnel sent by the Tyrant!—" the man said, the fear was obvious in his eyes.
"Why are you scared?! You are the ones who dig your own pit!!. You know I don't want anyone to interfere with me, so you choose, die or die?" she uttered.
"P-pakawalan mo ako" pakiusap ng lalaking hostage.
"Shut up or else you will die too!!!" said the male triad.
While Zandro was looking around, looking for Ara, " Why did she take so long?"
"Kumain ka na lang diyan, hayaan mo na ang Sandra mo—" ani Zyl.
Zandro was about to scoop up food when they heard a gunshot. People panicked inside the restaurant and ran out.
Zandro immediately stood up as well as Zyl, Salem, and Than. "Do you have a gun?" Zandro asked them.
"Here" Than handed the gun he was carrying to the first Archon and walked down the path that Ara had taken.
Ara was lying on the floor while holding her shoulder which had been hit by the bullet. "He has escaped."
"Search the area", the first Archon command
"Are you okay? What happened?" Zandro asked her and immediately helped her to stand.
"The man, held hostage."
"My Lord, he's gone" ani Than.
A lot of blood had been lost to Ara, her knees were tender and she was about to lose consciousness. Fortunately, the first Archon caught her before she completely lost consciousness.
"He's a Triad, Mi Lord, he has the seal symbol of a Triad", Salem said "Zyl and I chased him but he escaped too fast."
"Hayaan niyo na, we need to take Ara to the clinic. She is losing blood" ani Zandro.
"Yes, My Lord", responses of three.
Zandro loaded Ara and immediately put her in the car. While Than took a first aid kit and started to treat Ara's bullet wound. "It's a bit painful, endure it", Than said, and then took a scalpel to cut Ara's skin to get the bullet.
REGAN looked sharply at his men. "Who among you encountered her" cold exclaimed of the Tyrant.
While his men were just bent over and unable to speak in fear. They know that the Tyrant will kill them for the mistake they made.
"Admit, that I must admit! Otherwise, all of you who are here will die!—"
A man walked forward and knelt in front of him. "Forgive me, Master!! I have committed a sin."
"What did you do to her?!" Regan said emphatically and loudly.
"I accidentally shot her, Master Regan—"
The man was stunned to see the Tyrant's frightening and terrifying stare. "I said just watch over her!!, I didn't hurt her, you motherf*cker!!."
The man's whole body was shaking and could not look at the Tyrant, so he remained on his knees. "I beg for your forgiveness, M-master."
The Tyrant stood up and picked up the katana displayed on the wall of his office. "I own her so you're not allowed to touch even her hair. Do you understand that?!"
"Yes, Master" shouted the response of his staff.
The man swallowed his saliva hard as the Tyrant approached and pointed the katana at his neck. "And you who tried to kill my ace, What punishment do you want? Or maybe it'd be better to just kill you?!"
"Master, have mercy!!. I have a family, so please, let me live. I'll do whatever you want, Master."
"You assh*le!!, it's your job to follow everything I want, so why did you shoot her?! Did I order that to you ?!" There was danger in the Tyrant's voice.
"Forgive me, Master, she tried to kill me as she did to the other men you sent—"
"You're brave, you bumped into someone like her—" Regan uttered. The Tyrant smiled half and motioned to his secretary to hand over the punishment to the man.
"I haven't been able to work out for a few days, I want a little fun right now" Regan exclaimed.
The Tyrant's secretary threw an empty punching bag in front of the man. "You choose, you become a Tyrant's toy or you want to die right now."
"W-hat shall I do in this thing?" the man stuttered in fear while holding the bag.
"Get in—" the cold response of the Tyrant.
"M-master?!—"
The tyrant again aimed the katana at the man's neck. "Why, don't you want to live?!"
"I want to live Master!!" The man shouted and then forced himself into the punching bag.
"Hang him up!!"
"Yes Master!!!" sigaw na tugon ng kaniyang mga tauhan.
His secretary handed him the black boxing gloves and so he wore them. "Do you want to live?!, Endure it!!."
The Tyrant punches the punching bag and then kicks after another attack. It took him thirty minutes to work out and the punching bag, as well as the floor, were full of blood. "Oww, I forgot that you were in there."
"M-master?!, Lord X is here—" when his staff interrupted what he was doing, recklessly he also punched his staff until he fell to the floor. "You interrupted me!! He ran and told him that I was on my way."
"Y-yes Master!!" his staff replied, then quickly ran out.
"Clean this mess! I don't want even a drop of blood left in my office, understand?!!"
"Yes, master, " his secretary replied, then bowed.
WHILE Ara, on the other hand, was still unconscious because of the amount of blood she had lost.
"I didn't know that her body was in such a state," Archon said while staring at Ara, who was sleeping.
"Even if, every time we come from the mission she says she is fine" Salem uttered. "But look at her body. Full of cuts and bullet wounds that still haven't healed." Salem added.
Than sighed, "Because the condition of her body was the reason why she immediately lost consciousness."
Zandro nodded and looked at Zyl. "You are the holder of the whole house system. You watch over her and tell me when there is anything suspicious about her every move."
"Noted" Zyl replied.
"She takes everything too much to take care of me... we must take care of her as well" Zandro added.
"Yes, My Lord."
Ara woke up with an I.V in her. Even though she was weak and her wounds were still aching, she forced herself to stand up and remove the I.V that was stuck in her hand. "I need to talk to Papa Regan."
When she came out of the mansion clinic, the First Archon immediately saw her. "Dumudugo ang pinagtanggalan mo ng I.V, Go back inside the clinic" went the first Archon commanded.
"I'm fine, let me go. I will rest in my room" ani Ara.
Zandro didn't stop Ara anymore, Inalalayan na lamang niya ang dalaga papunta sa kwarto. "Are you sure you're okay ?, it looks like you're not fine."
Ara's anger and annoyance existed so she couldn't stop her frightening habit from coming out. "Don't feel pity, you don't know me", Ara said bitterly, while staring sharply at the first Archon.
"Naluluto ka pa sa gamot at anesthesia, You don't know what you're saying, Ara" Zandro replied, then helped Ara to lie down on her bed. When Ara fell asleep he called his butler.
"She's already used up half of the I.V so she's fine", Than replied.
Zandro turned off the call then sat on the side of the bed where Ara was sleeping soundly. "You're full of secrets, Ara, I don't know what to do with you."
Ara sobbed while sleeping and deep breathing "Ara ? wake up!! you're dreaming!!."
Ara sighed deeply when she woke up and couldn't stop the tears from flowing. When she saw the first Archon next to her, she cried even more, so Zandro hugged her to comfort her. That was the first time he saw Ara's true emotions, and not pretending to be something he didn't really feel. That was the first time he had seen her cry because of emotional pain.
"Everything will be fine soon" he uttered.
"I w-will kill t-them" Ara stuttered as she sobbed.
Zandro was stunned by what Ara said, "What really happened to you?" he thought. He just let Ara cry and didn't let go. "Tell me what happened, I will help you."
"You can't help me... No one can help me... I don't know who my real opponent is, maybe the ones I trust, maybe myself or YOU" Ara uttered.
"I'm not your enemy, Ara. I may even be your ally in your fight", ani Zandro.
Ara shook her head and cried even more, "I have no other ally but myself, even you" she said, and at the same time pointing at Zandro's chest, "You will have no ally in this bitter world but only yourself."
"That's not true" Zandro replied with a sad smile. "I have a family that is on my side in all battles: My butler, my best friend Zyl, Salem, and you."
Ara laughed softly but the sadness was obvious in her voice. "Me, I don't even have a family. They are both dead," she said bitterly.
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