Deceiving The Star [Cosmos Series#3]

Kabanata 19

It's almost twenty minutes after Hoax left. Hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa siya nakakabalik. I can now feel how empty my stomach is.

Ilang sandali ay nagpasya akong lumabas ng silid upang hanapin si Hoax. I walked down the stairs as I looked around to find him.

Dumako ang tingin ko sa kaliwang bahagi ng kinaroroonan ko at natigilan. I saw Hoax with the other Devaughne's underbosses and a familiar woman in black.

I stilled as I felt my chest tightened when I saw her started kissing Hoax. Tuluyan kong nakilala ang babae. My mouth parted a bit but I immediately closed it as I walked near them.

Si Callum at Ryder ang unang nakakita sa akin. I saw Callum's eyes widened as he whispered something to himself.

Hoax pushed Mia and I saw his jaw clenched.

"I thought you'll get me something to eat?" Napabaling sa akin si Hoax dahil sa aking sinambit. Ganoon din si Mia.

"Oh!" I raised my brow up on Mia. "Here's the ex-wife!" Mapangasar na sambit niya na agad kong nginisihan.

"Astrid, it's not what you think," Agap ni Hoax at sinubukan akong kawakan ngunit agad kong natabig ang kanyang kamay.

Callum and Ryder's just looking at us. Hinarap ko si Mia at pinasadahan siya ng tingin mula ulo hanggang paa. Matapos ay agad ko siyang nginisihan.

"Atleast I was once his wife. Ikaw, ano? Are you his girlfriend?" Nanunuyang sambit ko.

"Yes—" Mapagmalaking sambit niya na agad namang naputol.

"I don't have a girlfriend." Hoax's voice thundered, it almost sent shiver down my spine.

Naeeskandalo akong napatingin kay Mia at sarkastikong napatawa na lalong nakapagpalukot sa kanyang mukha. "O-oh!" I blinked. "Mukhang ikaw lang ang nakakaalam." I even bit my lower lip to suppress a smile forming in my mouth.

"Fuck you!"

"Fuck off!" I can saw Hoax's veins on his neck as he faced Mia. "Fuck off," Marahang paguulit niya bago binalinggan ang dalawang lalaki na aming ka harap. He signalled something on them. Si Callum ay agad na inaya paalis si Mia.

At first, she doesn't want to go. Ngunit sa huli ay wala ring nagawa kung hindi ang umalis.

Muli akong hinarap ni Hoax nang mawala sa aming paningin ang tatlo. His eyes softened as I met them.

"About what you see awhile ago." Bahagya siyang huminto bago tuluyang nagpatuloy. "Hindi ko gusto 'yon. Mia initiated the ki-"

"You don't have to explain," I muttered, cutting his words. Seriously, he doesn't have to.

His lips parted a bit. Akmang magsasalita siya ngunit agad ko iyong inunahan.

"Uuwi na 'ko. I'll go to Dasher's funeral," Pinal na sambit ko. I even made my voice firm. Ngunit hindi iyon pinansin ni Hoax.

He shook his head on me. "No one's leaving, I said." What the fuck?

"I'll leave whenever I want," May diing sambit ko. I rolled my eyes on him. "Where's the dining room?"

Mariin siyang napapikit bago tuluyang itinuro sa akin ang direksyon kung saan nagtungo sila Callum.

Nilagpasan ko siya at nagsimulang maglakad patungo roon. Agad namang humabol sa akin si Hoax.

"Astrid, wait-"

Pinalis ko ang kamay niyang nakahawak sa akin. "Let me go!" Muli ko siyang nilagpasan. I can almost see the dining room. Naroon ang mga underboss ng Devaughne at si Mia. Ganoon din si Vynz at ang pamilyar na bultong nakatalikod sa akin.