Beckett Clainfer (Wild Men Series #24)

Chapter 16

BAGO TULUYANG dumapo ang suntok kay Beckett, kaagad niyang iniharang ang kamay at ikinapit iyon sa kamao ng kalaban niyang babae. Beckett knew that it was a woman when he held onto her fists.

His opponent's fists were small yet strong. Soft yet masculine. Napangiwi si Beckett dahil kahit maliit ang kamay ng babae ay mabigat ang puwersa nito. Ganoon pa man, nakahinga pa rin siya nang maluwag dahil hindi nasapak ang mukha niya.

At least, not for the second time.

Beckett couldn't let someone punch his handsome face again. Halos magwala si Fiona at ang higher-ups nang makita ang pasa sa mukha niya noon, at alam niyang kapag nangyari iyon ay gagawa na ng Syneverse Entertainment ng aksyon.

He doesn't want to lose his freedom, but he couldn't leave the modeling industry for now. Beckett needed to take everything under his control... and this is one of these things; the gunshot, the killer, and his purpose.

"Who are you?" tanong ni Beckett sa babae bago humigpit ang pagkakahawak sa kamao nito. "Are you his accomplice? Why are you following me?"

Hindi sumagot ang babae. Imbes ay sinubukan nitong kumawala sa pagkakahawak ni Beckett gamit ang isa nitong kamay, pero hindi siya hinayaan ng lalaki. As the woman raised her left hand and gave him another punch, Beckett took her wrist in an instant.

Suddenly, Beckett pinned the woman on the ground. She was wearing a full-black clothing partnered with a black cap and black face mask—Kaparehas ng lalaking hinabol ni Beckett kanina na ngayon ay nakahandusay na sa sahig dahil sa tranquilizer.

It heightened Beckett suspicions that the woman could be associated with the man who almost killed the child, at mas minabuti ng babaeng patulugin na ito bago tuluyang kumanta.

"Answer my questions, or I'll break every single bone on your body," said Beckett in an intimidating tone as he overpowered the woman with his strength and capabilities. "Who are you?"

Hindi sumasagot ang babae, dahilan para mairita si Beckett.

Negotiation isn't his thing, and he hated having someone to ruin his plans, too. Naiirita siya dahil tulog na ang lalaking balak pa lang sana niyang kuwestiyunin kanina, at ngayon ay nasasayang na nang tuluyan ang oras niya.

Paano niya pa malalaman ang totoo tungkol sa bata kung naghihilik na ang lalaki ngayon?

"This is your fault..." ani Beckett bago umigting ang panga nito sa inis. "Silence means yes. You just pushed me to my limits. At kung iniisip mong hindi kita sasaktan dahil babae ka, nagkakamali ka."

Beckett used the Tagalog language again—Meaning that he was annoyed. In one swift action, Beckett raised his other hand to give the woman a strong blow on the face that would surely make her unconscious.

Kaya namang lusutan ni Beckett ang problemang ito kung sakali. He could tell the police that the woman was also an accomplice, and let his people blackmail her so she wouldn't say anything.

Walang sinasanto si Beckett. Mapa-babae man o lalaki, basta sinira nito ang plano niya ay paniguradong sasaktan niya ito... Except Vivianne. Beckett hated the fact that even in a dangerous time like this, he was thinking about Vivianne.

And now, he didn't know why he was hallucinating, but he could hear her voice again.

"Wait! Wait!" irit ng babaeng nasa ilalim ni Beckett. "Si Vivianne 'to! Huwag!" dagdag pa nito, dahilan para matigil si Beckett sa paggalaw.

"Vivianne?" ani Beckett bago mabilis na ibinaba ang face mask ng babae. Nanlaki ang mga mata niya nang makitang nagsasabi nga ng totoo ang nasa harapan niya. "What the fuck!"