Fated to You ( B L )

Chapter 52

Marius

"Listen, men, this island is big. We will walk by foot. We cannot afford the enemies to detect us. Always keep a watchful eye over the surroundings. We don't know yet if they knew we were here or not considering how smart Haize is," sabi ni Sarge pagdaong ng aming speed boat sa pampang ng Bean Island.

Hindi ko mapigilan ang hindi kabahan. Lalo na sa isiping ilang kilometro na lang ang layo nina Avery sa akin. Gustong-gusto kong sumugod na ngunit pinigilan ko ang aking sarili. I have to prolong my patience. If I become a wreckless bastard, then I'll be a goner bago pa ako makapatapak sa hideout nina Haize. I'll settle this between him and me. We will end this today.

"Bro, okay ka lang? Nasa gitna ng gubat ang hideout nila. Ngunit kailangan pa rin natin mag-ingat kahit nasa advantage tayo at nasa atin ang element of surprise," sabi niya. "This is Duke's property. Kahit sabihing hugas kamay siya sa operasyon na ito, hindi natin alam kung ano ang nandito sa isla na ito bukod pa kina Haize," sabi pa niya.

Tumango ako sa kanya bago isinukbit sa aking balikat ang strap ng armalite na hawak ko.

"Pairalin mo ang rational na pag-iisip mo bro. Huwag ang emosyonal. Tandaan mo, buhay nina Avery ang nakasalalay dito," sabi pa niya.

"I know that, bro," sagot ko.

Nagsimula na kaming lumakad papasok ka kakapalan ng mga puno.

Ayon sa mga naririnig ko, Duke purchased this island from a family of Royals. It was said that after purchasing, lahat ng mga nakatira doon ay pinaalis nina Duke. Dito raw sila nagsimula hanggang sa dumami ng dumami ang mga sumanib sa kanila. Rumors said that whatever illegal business that Duke and his men were doing there, nobody knows.

"It's a good thing that Duke no longer wants to do anything about Haize. This will make our job easy," sabi pa ni Sarge habang naglalakad kami. "He is feared by everyone including me," sabi pa niya.

Napatingin ako kay Cole. He is the one who knew Duke back then. They were classmates during middle school. He said Duke was always with his twin brother named Jaxon. Both of them are identical at halos lahat ng style ng damit at buhok ay magkatulad to the point that he can't tell who is who. Wala raw sa itsura ni Duke ang violent. In fact mas pasaway pa nga raw si Jaxon kesa sa kanya. One day, biglang hindi na kasama ni Jaxon si Duke sa pagpasok. And when he ask him, sinasabi nya lang na nasa malayo na daw ito nag-aaral dahil pinaghiwalay sila ng kanyang Papa. Since then, wala ng naging balita kay Duke. He was completely gone without a trace maliban na lamang sa mga pictures na ipinapakita sa kanila ni Jaxon.

It shocked him when he heard that Duke took over his dad's group after he graduated college. He became the most ruthless and dangerous man of the Mafia. Hindi ilang beses na nasangkot ang kanyang pangalan sa illegal na gawain pati na rin ang mga patayan even if he's just eighteen.

"What happened to Jaxon back then and now?" tanong ko kay Cole habang nakaupo kami sa isang patay na sanga ng puno na natumba. Dito kami magpapalipas ng gabi habang ang iba ay nightwatcher.

"He became consigliere of the group as well as taking good care of their family business. I mean their decent family businesses that are not related to the Mafia," sagot niya. "But well, Jaxon changed as well," sabi pa niya maya-maya.

Totoo, swerte na kami dahil hindi makikisali si Duke sa operasyon namin sa kabila ng kanya ang island na ito.

Kinabukasan ay hinayaan muna naming makatulog ang mga hindi natulog kagabi.

"We're still hundreds of kilometers away from the heart of this island," sabi ni Sarge.

"This island is huge and that explains why," sabi ni Cole. "It would be a good idea kung may sasakyan. I'll only take an hour or so bago makarating sa hideout nina Haize. But also it's a wrong idea," sabi pa niya.