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ININAT NI CANDY ang braso at naghihikab na umupo sa kama. Inayos nya ang kumot na tumatakip sa katawan nya at tinignan si Leif na kalalabas lang ng banyo. Napangiti sya ng makitang wala itong suot na kahit ano
Lumapit si Leif sa kanya at sinakop ang labi nya. Agad na pumulupot ang braso nya sa leeg nito at napahiga sa kama. Tinignan nya si Leif at bumuntong hininga "I missed you, Leif"
"I missed you too" sabi ni Leif at dinampian ng halik ang noo nya
"Ang bigat mo"
"I love you, Candy"
Hinaplos nya ang pisngi ni Leif "I love you too"
Napatili sya ng bigla syang buhatin ni Leif at dinala sa banyo. Binaba sya nito sa bathtub na puno ng tubig
"Comfortable?"
Tumango sya "Samahan mo ako"
Lumusog si Leif sa bathtub at agad syang sumandal sa dibdib nito. Pinikit ni Candy ang mga mata "We captured your father" sabi nya at bumuntong hininga "It's a long battle kaya matagal kami sa ibang bansa"
"Where is he?"
"Somewhere safe. Sa lugar na hindi sya makakapanakit ng ibang tao"
Napamulat sya ng maramdaman ang paghalik ni Leif sa leeg nya pataas sa tenga "I'm still tired, Leif"
"I still want you"
"I'm sore. We made love non-stop, Leif. We both need to rest" sabi nya
"Okay. I'll just pamper you" sabi nito at binuhat sya. Pinaliguan sya nito at binihisan ng maayos na damit
Nagluto rin si Leif ng pagkain at masayang dumaan ang maghapon para sa kanila. Pinatong ni Candy ang ulo sa dibdib ni Leif at niyakap ang isang braso sa bewang nito
"Can I tell you a story?"
Ramdam nyang tumango si Leif bilang sagot
"I'm called Cel in the Underworld. It's an old organization lead by the person who made me his killer. I'm his assassin. He saved me from those kidnappers"
"You were kidnapped?" gulat na tanong ni Leif "W-when? Why didn't you tell me?"
"It happened a long time ago. I was 7 years old that time. I have a complete family before. We were happy. But a day after my seventh birthday, they were killed. I was left alone and the killers brought me to their master. He said, I'm useless because I'm just a kid so he sold me. The person who bought me, gave me a life and made me his heir. Then I learned that he handles the Underworld, he made me his assassin. He trained me to be the best"
"Who is this guy?"
"He is called Azrail in the Underworld, I thought he was Arabic because that name is Arabic but when I was 14, I found out that he's Spanish. He's working under the command of my new boss"
"Is it Justine? Your new boss?"
Umiling sya "My new boss identity is a top secret. My new boss handles a big organization, it has no name unlike the Underworld. My new boss called me Scorpio. I'm the Scorpion that end someone's life in a snap. Like a venom"
"I thought, Justine is your boss"
"In the Agency, yes. Azrail in Underworld and the Queen is my new boss"
"The Queen? It's a she?"
"That how people call my new boss. The Queen"
"And?"
"I'm working under the Queen to be a spy of Justine's Agency and to copy Devon's face"
"Devon? Wait what?"
Tinignan ni Candy si Leif "Devon Sy, copying her was my mission when I was in Spain aside from the manhunt we did to capture your Father"
"The fuck? Why would the Queen ask you to do that?" takang tanong ni Leif "Did she knew that you and Devon are friends?"
"Relationship doesn't matter in my line of work. May it be a family member or friends. Cruel but reasonable"
"Were you ask to end a life of your family member?"
"No. We can say no in the organization but someone has to do it"
"Y-you didn't right?"
"I'm an orphan, Leif. Chill. I have no family members left. They're all dead" sabi nya at nginitian si Leif
"Thank you for telling me your story, love" sabi ni Leif
Hinawakan nya ang pisngi ni Leif "I had enough of telling lies. Someone has to know the real me and that someone should be you because you're my husband. You should know me more than anyone in this world"
Hinawakan bigla ni Leif ang isang kamay nya at hinalikan iyon. Mula sa daliri hanggang sa palad patungo sa pamulsuhan
"What are you doing?"
"Making sure that you feel good"
"What?" natatawang tanong nya
"I love you, love"
"I love you more"
Hinalikan ni Leif ang noo nya at dinala ang kamay nya sa pisngi nito "Is there anything else you want to tell me? I'm here, I'm listening"
"My name is actually Candy Celine Faustino not Antonio. I got the last name Antonio when Azrail made me his heir" sabi nya
"Where's Azrail now?"
"He's in Spain. Ruling a kingdom, he's actually a Royalty"
"His last name is Antonio, right?"
"That's a last name of one of his many names. You can't find Azrail, I tried but it's a dead end" sabi nya
Napatingin si Leif sa kanya "So, you never seen this person? How did you know he is royalty?"
"Azrail is one of my friends. He showed himself to me when I'm already working for the Queen"
"Is he at your age?"
"Nope. Kuya Justine's age"
"What kind of a guy can raise a 7 year-old before? He's like 14 or something?"
Napangiti sya at tumango "I never saw his face growing up, Leif"
Kunot-noong umiling-iling si Leif "Still, but I mean, that guy could be rake. Why would you trust him? And how did he had an organization such as Underworld?"
"The Underworld was made by him with the help of the Queen. And I was already 14 when I learned about that" sabi nya at napailing
"Still, he's young and he's doing some illegal shits"
"You're being unreadable, Leif. What's bothering you?"
"Well, if you trust that guy so much. Why won't you tell me his real name?"
Tinignan ni Candy si Leif "His name is Xyrus, he's a Royalty next in line to the throne"
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Sweet Badass (AGENT SERIES #17)
General FictionCandy Celine Antonio, codename Scorpio. Energetic and happy go lucky type of woman. She always wears a smile on her face that make her look kind and sweet in front of others eyes. But behind that happy mask, there's a Badass behind. A Sweet Badass L...
