Chosen Mate

KABANATA 8

KANINA lang ay masayang nag-aagahan si Sloane kasama ang kanyang pamilya ngayon ay nakaharap siya sa bagong problema.

He sniffed the air, eyes were searching for possible evidence of this inhuman crime.

One of his man found a mutilated body of a girl in the public toilet of Acacia Ferry Terminal. You know what's alarming? 'Couse the girl is a freaking tourist, a human!

The victims body was hard to recognise. Scratches are all over her body. She is covered with her own blood. Ang tanging pagkakakilanlan lang sa biktima ay ang pagiging babae nito, other than that wala na.

Nalaman lang nilang isa itong torista ay dahil sa tourist card na nasa bulsa nito. Lahat ng nais bumisita sa lugar na ito ay binibigyan ng tourist card bilang pagkakakilanlan. It serves as a passport to inter Isla Conde Lobos.

Even his wife and her friends owned a card, too.

"Susana Capulong, 28 years old, single, blood type:AB." Malakas na binasa ni Lennox ang tourist card ng babae. Nilingon ni Lennox ang leader na madilim ang mukhang nakatitig sa katawan ng biktima. "You know what's alarming?"

"What?" He asked darkly.

"These is the third victim for three consecutive days."

Sloane shot Lennox a sharp glare. "And you just tell me this now?"

Nagbaba ng tingin si Lennox. "Because we thought we can handle the situation but-"

"But you can't that's why you decided to report to me now." Sloane didn't give Lennox a chance to finish his sentence.

With gritted teeth, Lennox nodd his head slightly. His mind pictured the victims body. "Lahat ng biktima ay pareho ang pattern ng pagpatay. Pareho rin ang edad, pisikal na anyo at blood type ng kanilang dugo. And the top of all, they are a tourist here."

Sloane's brows raised in a manly way. "And you think it's a serial killing?"

Tumango si Lennox at sinalubong ang titig ni Sloane. "All of them had the same age, body and blood type with your wife."

"What's your point?"

"I think it's a message for you."

"A fucking wha-," A menacing growl thundered the whole place when he realised Lennox point. "Son of a bitch!" He hissed, "when I found out who the hell threatened my wife will meet Satan in hell!"

Napailing nalang si Lennox. Inutosan niya ang mga kasamahang asikasuhin ang katawan ng babae. Kung sa kanya naka-derikta ang galit ng pinuno ay baka nanginig na siya sa takot. Sloane is a devil personified.

"You know who is she, Leader." Bahagyang napa-atras si Lennox nang biglang humarap sa kanya si Sloane.

"What the fuck are you talking about?"

Napalunok si Lennox. Mabuti nalang hindi nila kasama si Rook baka mapatay siya nito sa sasabihin niya. "I know I don't have concrete evidences in my hand but I can tell Rosalind was behind of this."

Again, a loud growl escape from Sloane's throat that made his subordinates trembled in fear. Nanginginig si Sloane sa subrang galit. His bones begin cracking, he is shifting due of to much anger. And when it happened, he can't control himself anymore. Sloane let out another loud piercing growl, the mirror placed on the wall cracked and his men starts to panicked.

Alam ng mga ito, maging si Lennox na walang sinuman ang makakapigil sa lalaki maliban nalang sa ama nito na wala naman dito.

"Everyone, leave." Utos ni Lennox sa mga kasaman.