Agercia Series 1: Her Finest Betrayal

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BELLA WENT back to her room before they even noticed that she was also missing, while Ara ran away to breathe fresh air and to think.

When Ara got to the road near the ravine, she got out of the car and stared at the city lights. She walked closer to the bench and slowly sat down. With so much that happened today, she has become numb. The only thing he feels is tiredness. Sumasayaw na nga sa isipan niya ang sumuko... But she still couldn't do it, she was still in the beginning and not yet in the middle of her mission, and she still had a lot to go through.

"Stop hurting me!!!" she shouted into the ravine. "Stop hurting the people around me!!" she shouted again. "Bella and her mother! They didn't do anything wrong!... Bakit pati sila!!." Gradually her scream became a murmur until she started to cry.

Ara breathed heavily and slowly fell to the ground. "I feel so bad! I can't breathe!" she complained, then hugged herself. "I screwed up!- a-nd I feel this pain will never end."

She had exhausted her grief with tears. Her heart was already full of pain so she wanted to vent her resentment because otherwise, she would explode. And when she exploded, she was sure nothing could stop her, not even herself.

Ara sighed deeply, then got back in the car. It was already passed midnight but she still did not want to return to the mansion, she wanted to think a little more. She needs help, the help of a friend.

She just found herself in front of Dylan's penthouse. She rang the doorbell twice before the door opened.

"What the f*ck happened to you?!" Dylan immediately exclaimed when he saw Ara's bloody clothes.

"I need your help," Ara said.

She was immediately ushered inside his friend's penthouse. She sat on the counter stool while Dylan in turn took a first aid kit to treat her wound.

Dylan sat down in front of her, then tore her clothes off her shoulders. "Tell me, what's going on?"

"It's not about the first Archon. It's a long story. I can't tell you everything... I need to help my friend, Bella. The syndicate took her mother's life captive. I need to save her as soon as possible." She said.

Dylan stopped suddenly, then looked at Ara intently. "I had a bad feeling... what else are you planning?."

"Something quite dangerous," Ara said, then faked a smile. "All I need is a place where they can live safely. You have a lot of connections and money, so please, help me."

"Fine, I'll book a flight. It is safer if they leave the country... Before anything else, what is your specific plan?" Dylan asked her.

"Ahmm, rescue her mother from the syndicate and take her to a safe place", aniya.

"And?" Dylan said, then raised an eyebrow at her.

"And, don't die?" her hesitant replied.

"You know what? F*ck it up! This plan is ineffective. You will only be in danger", Dylan scolded her.

"Come on?! I can't just let them, they suffer because of me. And I will not allow them to suffer for life ... That motherf*cker must die! They are even worse than the beast! My friend was raped! Dy?. So if you don't want to help me, I will do it myself." Ara said, then stood up.

Dylan was caught in the nape because of irritation at his friend's stubbornness. "Fine! I'll help you. But I will not let you fight alone. I'll come to fight with you and with my crew."

"You're Triad. You know that the syndicates are under the Triad. You will only be damned" she replied.

"You're a Triad too?!. What's the difference?" ani Dy.