Shades of Erotica 3: His Forbidden Property (R-18)✓

HIS 41

Grantham Lucius D'Oasis

Mabilis kong kinarga si Saintess bago nagtatakbo palabas ng abandonadong building kasunod si X. Nagpaiwan si Juno dahil siya na daw ang bahalang maglinis ng kalat sa loob.

"Stay with me Saintess, please." Hindi mapalagay ang loob ko nang makita ang patuloy niyang pagdurugo.

Parang pinipilipit ang puso ko sa kaba dahil baka kung ano ang mangyare kay Saintess at sa bata. Maingat kong hiniga ang walang malay na katawan ni Saintess sa backseat ng kotse bago sinara ang pinto.

"Stay with my daughter Grant. Ako na ang magmamaneho," turan ni Xerxes bago inagaw sa akin ang susi. Tumango naman ako sa kaniya bago sumakay ng kotse at ihiniga sa kandungan ko ang ulo ni Saintess.

I bit my lower lips before caressing her abdomen. This kind of feeling is very new to me yet very scary. Hindi ko mapigilang mapaluha nang paandarin na ni X ang kotse.

"Stay with your mom, please," I whispered before kissing Saintess's forehead.

"Stay with her because you are the only one she takes her strength from."

Mabilis lang kaming nakarating ng ospital dahil sa pagpapatakbo ni Xerxes. Agaran naming binaba si Saintess, may sumalubong naman agad sa aming mga nurse.

"Save my daughter, please!" X yelled while I'm laying Saintess on the stretcher.

"Hanggang dito lang po kayo Sir." Pigil sa amin ng nurse nang subukan naming sumunod sa kanila papasok ng ER. Nanghihinang napaupo ako sa lapag habang tulalang nakatingin lang si X sa nakasarang pinto ng emergency room.

I feel like we are in some sort of stagnant movie. A slow pace and very thrilling. This kind of feeling is what I hate the most. Napasabunot ako sa aking buhok nang makarinig ng mabibilis na yabag. I look up and saw Saint's friends.

"Where's Saintess?" Tanong ni Aquilo nang makalapit. Pero hindi pa ako nakakasagot sa mga ito isa-isa na silang nakatanggap ng suntok mula kay Xerxes.

"Putangina niyo! Pinagkatiwalaan ko kayong apat! How could you do this to me especially you Rogue Dorcas! You know how broken I am when I thought that Lily and our daughter died. I help you in so many fucking ways, tapos ito ang igaganti mo sa akin?"

Mabilis kong hinawakan si Xerxes ng muli niya sanang susuntukin ang apat na nakayukong lalaki. This is my first time seeing Xerxes cries.

"H-how could you? Ilang taon kong tiniis ang mabuhay ng kulang. Pinilit kong mabuhay kahit pagod na pagod na ako. Sinubukan kong maging masaya kahit sa loob patay na ako. I-i helps you all when you need help the most. I am there whenever you ask for help and yet you will betray me like this? Sana pinatay niyo na lang ako kaysa ang hindi sabihin sa akin na may anak ako at nahihirapan na ito!"

"You don't know the pain I suffered and I wish that you will not feel it. It's a kind of feeling that is hard to explain. Kaya naman anong karapatan niyong pumunta rito na parang hindi niyo ako linoko? Ang kakapal ng mga mukha niyo!"

Silence enveloped us after Xerxes burst his anger towards the four-man silently standing in front of us. Mabuti na lang at walang masyadong tao ang dumadaan dito.

"Leave." Sabay-sabay na nagtaas ng tingin ang apat sa sinabi ni Xerxes.

"Leave now before I shoot all of you. My daughter became like this because of your friend and because all of you tolerated him. Magkalimutan na tayo bago pa magbago ang isip ko at huwag na huwag na kayong lalapit sa anak ko kahit ano mang mangyare lalo na iyang si Montefalco kung hindi ako mismo ang papatay sa kaniya." Xerxes calmly said using his serious voice and glowing gold eyes that gives shiver through my spine. He's the scariest when he's calm.

"X—" Gunner tried to say something but he was cut off when Xerxes pointed his gun in his head

"What are you trying to say?"

I heavily sigh before looking at Aquilo. Tumango ako sa kaniya na mabilis niyang naintindihan.

"Cal, stop." Pigil nito kay Gunner bago tumingin kay Xerxes. "We will leave for now but we can't let Saintess go. She already takes place in our hearts and we know that what we do is wrong. Alam kong hindi mabubura ng pasensya ang pagkakamali namin kaya naman hihintayin namin na patawarin mo kami mismo Xerxes," seryosong turan nito.

" I am also a father. At alam kong kapag sa akin nangyare ito baka mapatay ko ang mga gagawa nito sa anak ko kaya naman alam ko ang nararamdaman mo ngayon Xerxes. So please take your time because we can wait, and thank you for sparing our life Xerxes," dagdag ni Aquilo bago maliit na ngumite.

I saw Xerxes shake his head before turning his back at us. Pabagsak itong umupo sa isang upuan at hindi na kami pinansin pa. I look at the four again.

"Babalitaan ko na lang kayo," ani ko. I saw Rogue clench his teeth before turning his back and walking away.

"Don't mind him. He's mad because he knows that he hurt X, let's just give him time," Primotivo said while looking at Rogue's back. Tumango naman ako at tumingin muli kay Aquilo, it seems that he has something to tell me.

"What?"

"He didn't come right?" Tanong nito. Kilala ko na agad kung sino na tinutukoy nito kaya umiling ako sa kaniya.

"I knew it," Gunner said that making my forehead crease.

"What do you mean?" Namulsa ito bago sandaling tumingin sa nakayukong si Xerxes.

"Mukhang nagpakalunod ito sa droga dahil hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin siya nagigising. I saw him like that when I visited him in his company," litanya nito na hindi ko na kinagulat pa.

I already know that Saint Yves is an addict and he's far from being sane anymore. Simula't sapul hindi naman ito naging matino.

"You should go now," ani ko. Tumango naman ang apat bago ako tinapik ni Primotivo sa balikat.

"Leave us a message if Saintess is doing fine especially her child okay?" Tumango ako dito bago sila pinanood maglakad paalis.

Bumalik na ako sa aking upuan katabi ni X at hinintay lumabas ang doctor sa loob. I closed my eyes and for the first time, I started praying to God about Saintess and her child's safety.

Hours passed and the ticking of the clock echoes through the silent hallway. Mabilis kaming napatayo ni X nang maging kulay green ang sign ng emergency room. Lumabas ang isang may katandaang lalaki habang tinatanggal ang kaniyang suot na mask.

"H-How's my daughter?" Xerxes asks the same thing I was about to say.

The doctor looks at us before answering. "She's fine, Sir," anito.

Naghintay naman kami ng kasunod pero wala na. Mabilis akong dinaga ng kaba nang magtanong muli si Xerxes.

"And the baby, how's the baby?" Ilang segundo ang lumipas bago namin nakita ang dahan-dahang pag-iling ng doktor.

"I'm sorry sir but the baby didn't make it. We need to remove the fetus because it's already dead inside. I'm very sorry for your loss, please excuse me."

Para akong nabingi kasabay ng pagbagsak ni Xerxes sa lapag. I also feel my bone shakes and my eyes watered because of this news.

"M-My daughter. She will be in so much pain," umiiyak na turan ni Xerxes.

Napasabunot ako sa aking buhok bago tumingin sa ER nang bumukas ang pinto. Sunod-sunod na pumatak ang luha ko nang makita ang maputlang mukha ni Saintess habang may nakakabit na oxygen sa kaniya.

"Saintess," I whispered before closing my eyes and letting the stretcher pass by. Wala akong lakas para matagal na titigan ngayon si Saintess. She ask me to save her baby but I didn't. Hindi ko na gawang iligtas ang anak niya.

"I'm so sorry, my lady," mahina kong bulong bago pagod na umupo at tahimik na umiyak.

Even though I am not the father of the child but I can already feel the pain by just imagining Saintess's face when she hears this news.

I can already visualize how will pain illuminate her whole face and how hard she will grieve. And the most painful thing about it is that I will never become enough to ease her pain.

I am not enough.