Taming the Vampire

CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWO

M I L L E R

"They got Logan to replace Bernard."

"Buhay pa pala ang batang 'yan? Akala ko ay wala ng interes ang pamilya nila sa gulong ito."

"I was thinking the same thing. But he's as dumb. He has great strength but it's wasted by a pervert like him."

Nasa loob ako ng opisina ng Supreme ngayon. Kasama ko si Mateo. Parang kanina lang ay nasa loob pa ako ng silid namin ni Axel. I was just trying to calm myself after I got myself disappointed. And I also wanted some peace of mind. The victims kept asking some random stuff about what is this place for? Where are we? Or what is happening? Ah, they also kept asking if the people they see in the mansion are real vampires.

It's too troublesome to answer those questions.

But then Axel asked me to find Mateo to ask him question about the age and gender of the victims. At dahil alam ko na rin naman ang mga sagot ay ako na mismo ang tumugon sa kanya.

Yet, I caught Mateo standing outside the Supreme's room. He was staring at me then immediately bowed. It was just then when I realized that he was giving the salutation to the person behind me, which is the Supreme himself. Yumuko na rin ako. I was about to leave to stay in the comfortable bed when the Supreme called me and invited me in his room.

And that's how I ended up sitting in the Supreme's guest area, listening to him and Mateo talking about another vampire that I am not familiar with.

"Hmm... Sa palagay ko ay nagka-estrus Ronaldo kaya nanatili siyang tahimik sa kabila ng pagkasawi ng isa sa mga importante niyang tauhan."

"Is that what you guess, My Lord? Yet, why are they still operating? In the report I received from our comrades abroad. They still find vampirized in the remote areas of their assigned areas."

"Hindi malabo 'yan. Ronaldo is not the only person working and thinking over all his plans."

"Right. He got Aaron," pagsang-ayon ni Mateo sa Supreme.

Tila ba may pinindot silang switch sa katawan ko nang binanggit nila ang pangalang Aaron. Agad akong nagka-interes sa usapan nila.

Hindi ko makakalimutan ang pangalan ng tusong lalaking iyan. Siya ang nagdala kay Axel sa panganib. Hindi ko akalain na may malaking posisyon pala sa lamesa ng lider ng mga rebelde ang amain ni Axel.

"What is it about Aaron that makes Ronaldo trust him so much?"

Tumungo sa akin ang mga mata ng dalawang bampirang nag-uusap. Hindi nagbigay ng anuman na interes si Mateo sa akin. Wala sa kanyang mukha ang nagsasabi na sasagutin niya ang tanong ko. Meanwhile, it's the exact opposite with the Supreme. Lumiwanag ang mga mata niya at naka-angat ang kabilang gilid ng kanyang labi. He is obviously smirking looking so pleased that I have asked such question.

Ano ba ang mayroon sa tanong ko na iyon?

"Great question," he complimented me as he adjusted his buttocks in his seat. "Only few vampires knew the reason why those two get along so well despite of not having too much involvement with each other. Sa katunayan nga ay mas mahaba ang panahon na pinagsamahan namin ni Aaron... hindi kami gaanong malapit, pero may kaibigan akong sobrang lapit sa kanya."

I didn't really want to bother asking, yet my mouth just moved by itself and asked, "Who?"

"Axel's father..."

Oh. That kind of explains a little bit why he has such grudge to Axel. Hindi na ako nagsalita pa at hinintay na lang na magpatuloy ang Supreme.

"Malapit kong kaibigan ang ama ni Axel. Mas matanda siya ng ilang daang taon pero mabait siya at nirerespeto ng maraming bampira. Isa rin ang kanyang clan sa mga may malakas na paniniwala sa dugo ng mga orihinal na bampira. May kapatid ang ama ni Axel, at iyon si Aaron. Umalis siya sa poder ng mga Wesley sa ika isang daan at limampung taon niya. Simula noon ay hindi na namin siya nakita.