Dark Desires (Vicious Series 1)

Chapter Fourteen

"What about us?" Austin's voice was stern.

Isang napakahabang katahimikan ang pumabalot sa amin. None of us talk. Kahit ang mga lalaki na kanina ay maiingay ay bigla na ring tumahimik. They are seriously eyeing Austin. Especially the guy with dark hazel eyes.

"We've talked about this right?" it's Jacob who cut the string of silence.

Natahimik naman si Austin sa tabi ko. I felt his arms snake on my waist then unconsciously squeeze me there.

"She knew that there's some mafia looking for her right now right? And they knew that she's with you, and now they're waging war at us kung hindi natin siya ibibigay sa kanila," saad pa muli ni Jacob. Gone the playfulness in his voice. He is serious now.

It's my turn to hold Austin on his forearm. Tumingin ako sa kaniya kaya napatingin din siya sa akin. His eyes are dark and his jaw is moving.

"You know damn well that I'm not gonna give her. If you'll insist, might as well leave her house," madilim na sabi ni Austin.

Hindi rin naman ako sasama kung kukunin nila ako. Hindi ako tanga. I don't care about their group or whatever. I'll be dead first if they will get me. But right now, I'm scared not for myself, but for Austin.

Kaibigan niya sila, and he is with the group, he can't abandon them. And if he don't accept it, I know that there will be a consequence, and I'm scared what the consequence will be.

"Calm down, love. They will not get you, you'll stay here okay? I love you..." bulong sa akin ni Austin.

That calm my nerves, pero natatakot pa rin ako para sa kaniya. I don't know what kind of group that they have, but I'm not dumb to not observe that this type of group is quite dangerous.

"They gave us a month... if they didn't have her at the end of said span of time, there will be a bloody war," it was Caleb.

"I don't care about the war, Caleb. They can burn the world for all I care, but they will not have her." Austin's tone is dismissive.

I rubbed his arm to calm him down. Wala na ang apron sa kaniya. He is only wearing his white sando. Tapos na rin naman kasi ang niluluto namin.

I can feel the tension in the air. Tumingin ako sa paligid at lahat sila ay seryoso ang ekspresyon. I expect this day to be so peaceful, but destiny willl not let me enjoy my life.

Nakalimutan ko na ang mafia na humahabol sa amin ni Austin nung araw ng birthday ko, dahil pakiramdam ko naman ay tinigilan na nila ako. But then, ito na naman. They are here again, and they are asking for me.

For what? May utang ba kami? Sa pagkakaalam ko ay walang pinagkakautangan si Daddy. Wala rin namang nagtatangka sa buhay ko nung nasa mansyon pa ako. Kaya bakit ngayon lang sila nagpapakita? I don't know. I fucking don't know what to do.

I heard someone clicked his tongue. Pagkatingin ko ay sumalubong agad sa akin ang berde't kayumanggi na mata niya.

"Don't be selfish, Samara. He built this group for years now, at sa tingin mo papayag kami na masira lang ng dahil sa'yo?" sabi niya habang diretso na nakatingin sa mata ko.

"Fuck you, Hernandez. Watch your words when talking to her,"

"Oh, bloody hell, Austin. Magpatayan pa tayo ngayon dito, hindi ko hahayaan na sirain ng babaeng 'yan ang grupo natin. We built this with our own blood, sweat and tears. Tapos ngayon? Dahil lang sa kaniya? Sisirain mo lang? Not in this world or in any other world, Austin." he scoffed.

Narinig ko ang pagkasa ng baril. Nagulat ako roon kaya napatingin ako kay Austin. Siya ang may hawak na baril at nakatutok iyon mismo kay Aaron.

"Hey, hey, hey... calm down little bros... We can talk about this without using violence," it was Ezekiel who's approaching Austin.