BOOK 3: The Mafia Game (Hiatus)

TMG 48: Unmasked

SURPRISE! You think you'd seen the last of me but here I am, making a salty comeback. Lmao. I can't even bear stay on rest since I got this filler chapter ready and I am itching to post this.

First and foremost, thank you, mafias! Thank you so much. Hindi ko inaasahan na may papansin sa kadramahan ko that time. And I am so thankful to know that there are some who are ready to cheer me up and dropped their own encouraging words. That helped a lot. Really.

Enough with the drama cos we're all cut for actions! Here you go. Short but hope you still enjoy :))

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TMG 48 ♠

Meisha Steele

"One more minute and people will all be dead with your glares." Ani ko pagpasok ng kusina nang mapansin ang tahimik na si Tobi habang nakasandal sa kitchen island. Hinarap ko ang kasambahay na nag-abot sa'kin ng mainit na tasa ng kape at binigyan ito ng tipid na ngiti, "You can go now. Thank you," bago naglakad palapit sa binata.

"I don't mind digging 6ft. under the ground to bury the dead bodies," he hissed, irritation clearly written on his face as he roll his eyes and slams one hand on the cold marmol behind him.

Pinagmasdan ko lang siya habang itinataas ang hoodie sa ulo ko, nagbabakasakaling makatulong dahil sobrang nilalamig ang buong katawan ko. It's barely five in the morning and late December air is practically freezing cold.

"Please just set everything on fire than murdering someone because I need warmth."

"Just touch my temper because I'm currently at my boiling point."

Hindi ko na naiwasang mapatawa ng malakas sa narinig. I didn't know annoyed Tobi can throw good comebacks unlike the smug him whose rather talkshit before storming off the room, leaving you showered with curses he spat. Awesome.

"So," panimula ko saka naupo sa stool sa tabi niya, "this is still about Vincent and King?"

He heaved a deep breath, jaw clenching. Seems like I hit the nerve dead on. "I can't fucking believe she doesn't even say no to her dad."

"Why would she do that?" I asked, eyes not leaving his face as I sipped my coffee. Oh, the warmth feels great in my stomach.

"Because she doesn't want that Del Fierro for fuck's sake!"

"And how did you know that?"

"Because she didn't agree either."

Napahinto ako sa paghigop ng kape bago muling tingnan ang katabi ko. His face is almost blank in utter seriousness, the creases in his forehead from his frowns just a minute ago doesn't leave any trace. Saka ko pinaulit-ulit sa isip ko ang huling sinabi niya at napangiti.

"You know, though Vincent likes to trashtalk her dad and break rules, when it comes to finality tone of Sir Randal, she just caved in. She doesn't slipped a yes or no answer and just leave with rather unclear one, confining in herself."

Isang mahabang minuto ng katahimikan ang namayani bago ko siya narinig na muling nagpakawala ng buntong-hininga. "I'd rather L have her than that Del Fierro. She doesn't deserve that douche."

"Hanggang ngayon ba hindi pa rin nawawala ang galit mo kay King? It's been more than a decade, Tobi."

"Yes, maybe it's been more than a decade but that one moment dug more than 6ft. grudge in me," he said in an octave just above a whisper, almost inaudible yet stoic and firm.