TAMING THE VICIOUS STORM (Familiá Altamirano #3)

【CHAPTER 30: DUAL POV】

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Asherah Zoleigh Royales

"I MISS you, Fin! I just got home yesterday. How are you? Are you still not done with your mission?" I tattled, talking to him on the phone.

He gave me a wolfish grin.

"You miss me, huh?"f

Heat scalded my cheeks. "I-I..." Fin and his selective hearing!

He suddenly laughed loudly.

"I miss you, ocean..." His voice was too gentle and sweet.

I sprawled in the bed, kicking my feet as my lips stretched for a wide smile.

"I know," I uttered before biting the inside of my cheeks.

A smile spread across his face.

"Don't miss that much, ocean. I still need more time here," he said cockily.

I tsked. "I'm not, Fin."

The smile on his face remained.

"You should smile often. It suits you," I complimented.

He raised an eyebrow at me. "Nah, you'll get addicted once you see me smile often," he teased.

"Wow, that's not you, Finley." I snapped sarcastically.

His loud laugh blossomed in my ears. I shook my head, smiling.

Hanggang magmadaling araw ay magkausap kami ni Fin. He sent a picture of him in an area with hills and lakes as the background. Finley was wearing an old hoodie and black boots. There's a thin stubble on his jaw that makes him hotter.

"We should call it a night. I know you are tired," I muttered when I saw him controlling his yawn.

"You sure?"

"Yup. Sleep and rest up, Fin."

A quick silence deafened us before he smiled and broke the silence by saying,

"I love you, Asherah," he confessed.

Napahawak ako sa tiyan ko at kinagat ang pang-ibabang labi. Butterflies filled my stomach in an instant upon hearing him. I could feel my cheeks burning.

"I-I love you, Finley," I answered with all my heart.

I looked around and caught everyone looking rattled. I could feel the anticipation around the room. The director, including the other higher ranks in the agency, entered the conference room. Hindi maganda ang timpla ng mga mukha nila. Mukhang may nangyaring hindi maganda.

"Okay, let's get started," the director sighed.

All eyes are on the front.

"Blue alerts starting from now. An officer working with us was compromised while on duty," he announced.

"Who?" another officer asked.

My heart thumped when the director looked in my direction. The look on his face-I don't like it.

"Officer John Finley..."

My heart suddenly stopped pumping. "Y-You are kidding... stop," I voiced out.

"Officer John Finley died this morning."

"Stop! He's not dead!"

"He was shot twice right in the chest. They were able to send him to General Mercy Hospital, and it was a miracle that he woke up and stayed alive for an hour, but after that, his heart suddenly stopped."