Moth to a Flame

Trentaquattro| Trauma

THIRD PERSON

Three days passed. She has been in a coma. During those days, it was hell for some people.

Apollo went on a rampage and destroyed eleven Hydra's headquarters, demanding their leader see him. At the same time, Fabian helped him uncover each one of their locations.

After learning what had happened to his sister, Distaunce burned the abandoned Casa Del Piero and the entire hectares of forests and grasslands.

"Don Corleone, a stealth agent from NIA Philippines, has been taking down our headquarters in the east. If he reaches the—" Inangat ng matanda ang kaliwang kamay niya, dahilan upang mapatigil ito sa pagsasalita.

"Have you found my daughter?"

"T-there has been no sign of—" Pinulot niya ang may kakapalang file sa mesa niya at hinagis ito sa binatang kaharap.

"Then find her! I don't care about anything else! Find my daughter!" nauubusan pasensya nitong bulalas.

"Y-yes!" Dali-daling umalis ang lalaki at naiwan namang nakasabunot sa buhok si Corleone.

His wrinkled hands balled into a fist. That Salvatore bastard! Now, he regretted not participating in his assassination attempt. If his daughter had not threatened her life just to force him not to kill him, they could have succeeded.

With bloodshot eyes, he dialled a number. "Donna Savina." The woman from the other side of the call tilts her head before sipping her hot coffee.

"I believe we are not in a close relationship for a casual call, Don Corleone," she responded, calm and calculated.

"I need your help." Bahagyang napataas ang kilay ng dalaga sa narinig. Kapagkuwan ay bigla itong napangisi. The prideful old man Del Piero seeking her help? That's new.

"Is it not you who refused to accept me as the Head of the Five Rings because I am 30 years younger than you?" she chided. "Now here you are, begging for my help from the very person you claimed was too inexperienced and unqualified to lead!"

Nang-iinsulto itong natawa pero walang naging imik ang matanda. Mas minabuti niyang kimkimin ito at magpakumbaba dahil siya ang nangangailangan ng tulong. "Please, I really need your help. My daughter has been missing for three days." Napatango si Savina.

So it was because of his daughter. Having a family really means weakness.

"And?"

"The Salvatores were behind it!"

She smiled and crossed her legs. Now, that's interesting. "The Quartet Federation has finally made a move?" She was just waiting for that. It looks like the right time has come.

"That bastard launched a drone strike to kill my daughter! She barely survived, and now he has kidnapped her!" Napatingin si Savina sa katabing babae. Her buttress.

"What does that sound like, Margot?" She bowed her head before answering. "Like an intense enemy to lovers quarrel, master." Natawa naman si Savina dahil sa naging sagot nito. She just reads too much dark romance.

"Don Corleone, maybe you're overthinking it. Who knows what those two are up to? Maybe they are just flirting." She tried to shrug him off, but he was too old to entertain her jokes.

"Donna Savina, you must be joking. Everyone knows he has taken a mistress of the family. It was a one-sided love from my daughter." Savina's eyebrow furrowed.

Everyone in the Five Rings knows Belladonna's obsession with that man. She would go as far as using her life as a shield for him. She also heard they were secretly dating because they are often seen in one country.