Unbroken

Chapter 4 Quadro's Creed

Her POV

I was staring at the wide golf course, looking at nothing. In front of me was a beautiful scenery yet I feel empty. Whoever owns this might be lonely. Maging ako ay ramdam iyon.

I saw mom and dad walking towards where I am seated.

"How's the view dear? Did you like it?"

I looked at the woman blankly and tried to reply a shy smile. Amanda Holstein, my Mom, has always been sweet towards me. She was the perfect definition of a mother. Beside her was a man in his forties, Samuel Holstein, smiling warmly at me. They were good parents, I could say.

But why do I feel nothing towards them?

"Perrie, do you see how huge this property is? It will be yours when you get older. We want you to have it." I heard my dad say proudly. I am not sure about what Mom and Dad do for a living but I am certain about how huge they earn everyday.

The next day, a man who I presume was our family's lawyer came and talked to Mom and Dad.

"We want Perrie to have all of our properties when she turns twenty. But since she is only a twelve year old girl, we would like the properties to be in a trustee." Mom and Dad smiled at me as I look at them with surprise. Why are they making a will already? People usually make wills when they are about to die. Could it be? Tears started to build up and I wasn't able to hold it.

"Oh Perrie! Why are you crying?" Amanda wiped my tears but they were flowing uncontrollably. I don't want to be alone.

"Hush now dear. We won't leave you. We just want to secure our heiress's future." Dad said while he brushed my back to comfort me. Heiress? I heard that word once in a movie about a girl who was a daughter of a king. She was the 'heiress' of the king and she will inherit his fortune. Is that the same heiress that Dad talked about? Maybe it is. I was their only child. I was their princess. I am their heiress.

Heiress.

I was the heiress of the Holsteins.

"If it is the Holstein property that you want, I don't have it." Diretsahan kong sagot sa lalakeng nakangisi parin.

When my parents died, I refused to inherit their fortune. I just don't feel like living with their means. No. I don't want that. In order to live, I work part time jobs. In order to go to the prestigous Curran University, I applied for many scholarships. There's this one foundation who have been supporting my needs. They even financed a house for me. It surprised me but they say good grades pay off. But i refused to take it and lived in the dorm instead. That's how I live. That's my life. I want it to be as ordinary as I can be.

Hindi ko alam kung sino sila at kung ano ang kaya nilang gawin sa akin ngunit nakasisiguro akong pera ang habol nila. At ngayong alam nilang wala silang makukuha sa akin, mas lalong dumoble ang takot na naramdaman ko.

He let out a loud laughter while clapping his hands. Is he out of his mind? I stared at him and realized something. He is laughing so hard, and U don't know what's funny. His attention is not in me right now. This might be the right time to escape, I thought. But then I remembered how I underestimated them earlier and what it resulted to.

I scanned the area and noticed that this is a huge abandoned building. I looked the broken glass window and the moon is out already. I can't do this at this rate. I have no chance of escaping.

Kunot noo ko siyang pinagmasdan kaya naman natigil siya sa pagtawa.

"Holstein? What are you talking about? Ridiculous!"

Mas lalong kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi niya at mas lalong gumulo ang isip ko. What does he mean by that?

Tumayo siya at tiningnan ako ng matagal. It's like he's analyzing me, who I am, what I know and what I don't. Then I saw his shocked face.

"Don't tell me you didn't know, Princess?" Hindi ko siya sinagot at nanaitili lamang na nakatingin sa kanya. Ano ba ang hindi ko alam?

"My goodness, Princess. You were adop---"

"Stop it Corvette."

Natigil sa pagsasalita ang lalaki nang dumating ang isa kanyang mga kakambal na si Alcove. Nakatayo ito sa may pintuan, hawak ang kanyang baril at galit na tinitingnan ang kanyang kakambal. I looked at Corvette who is now walking towards his gun. He looks like he made a mistake in saying something that was forbidden. Pabalik balik ang tingin ko sa kanila. Ngayong mas natitigan ko na sila ay may naalala ako. They seem familiar.

I was about to ask him what was it when two men appeared behind Alcove and I recognized one as the guy who I punched earlier. He was holding someone by his collar who I presume was beaten badly but I couldn't see his face due to his long hair. Just like a bag of rice, Kiosk threw the man on the floor. I looked at the man intently. He has a long black hair and...

No. It can't be him.

Dali kong nilapitan ang lalaking nakadapa sa sahig at iniangat ang kanyang mukha.

Hindi ito maari. Please. I hope it's not him.

When i saw his face, his bruised face, the world seemed to collapse before me. Sinuri ko ang kanyang mukha na puno ng pasa, ang kanyang mga labi na namumula dahil sa dugo at ang kanyang matang nakapikit ngunit lumuluha dahil sa sakit na kanyang natamo.

Kaelan. I murmured his name.

Rage filled my veins and my blood were rushing extremely. I can feel the urge to break someone's neck.

"Uh oh!" I heard Corvette commented.

Tiningnan ko ang tatlong lalakeng nakatayo sa aking harapan at hinanap ang taong may gawa nito.

"What did you do to him?" I asked the guy who brought him here, the same guy who put me to sleep. Kiosk.

"Uwaaah! Hindi ako ang may gawa niyan!" He answered defensively while waving his hands.

I looked at him as if i'm tearing his bones apart. I knew i was able to send that message because fear shot through his beautiful face and he hid behind Alcove.

"I did that." said Alcove who was raising his right hand holding the gun. Agad niya naman itong ibinaba at inilagay ang kanyang baril sa holster.

I released Kaelan from my grip and stormed my way to Alcove. Agad na tumabi ang kanyang kakambal at ang isa ay lumayo sa kanyang likuran habang siya ay nanatili sa kanyang posisyon na nakapamulsa.

I raised my right fist aiming for his face but i knew better that he'd dodge it so i used my left hand but he was able to stop it. He held a strong grip on my wrist and dragged me towards him.

"That's very unlady of yours, Miss Holstein." He said blankly as i stared at his face with rage. Realizing the proximity between us, he let go of my hand harshly and stood straight.

"Who are you?" I asked but no one answered. I looked at the man in front of me intently, trying to remember where i've seen them. Then i saw a tattoo on his collar. Quadro?

"We want the boss in exchange of your life, woman. You have twenty four hours to do that. And for the young man over there, 500 million would suffice or you can bring his brother." He said that and immediately left. Sumunod naman sa kanya ang kakambal niyang si Kiosk.

"Twenty four hours princess, that's what you need. No ransom, no freedom. Either you pay or you die. That's Quadro's creed." Corvette said as he walks towards the metal door.

Quadro's creed?

Horror shot through my system when i realized who they are. I once saw them on television as the wanted guys but there were four of them. The other guy was labeled unknown for he was never seen. They are killers. They live to kill. Their target were elites and those who belong to the underground society. They are ruthless. And with that, i lost the hope of escaping this prison.