CALEB'S HEAD was swirling with tons of emotions. Pero nangingibabaw ang takot at pangamba sa kanyang sarili. His fear was growing even more as he continues to make his journey to Mt. Ararat.
Yes, he would face the Committee of Guardians. He will not be a hypocrite and keep his relationship with Autumn a secret. Responsibilidad niyang ipaalam iyon sa mga Guardians. Handa siyang harapin ang kaakibat na parusa na ipapataw ng mga ito sa kanya.
Caleb asked his older brother, Daniel, to accompany him to this journey. Kahit papaano ay gumaan ang kanyang loob nang hindi nagdalawang isip na sumama ang kanyang kapatid.
Nang lumapag sila ni Daniel sa terasa ng palasyo ng Committee of Guardians ay agad na tumuloy-tuloy ang dalawa sa chamber kung saan naroon ang mga Guardians. Noon ay nagkakaroon pa si Caleb ng oras para ilibot at pagsawain ang sarili sa pag tingin ng napakagandang interior ng palasyo, ngayon ay tila wala na iyong halaga sa kanya. Caleb didn't have the luxury to enjoy and look around anymore.
Nang nasa harap na sila ng napakalaki at napakataas na gintong pintuan ay napahugot ng malalim na hininga si Caleb.
"You can do this, bro. Nasa likuran mo lamang ako."
Tinanguan ni Caleb si Daniel. He was somehow glad that he wasn't alone in this.
Dahan-danahang binuksan ni Caleb ang pinto. He can do this.
"YOU, CALEB Strauss will be punished for all eternity for your unruly actions. You have broken the law that directly states that having any intimate affair with any human is highly verboten. It was a humungous blunder with consideration that the human you had an affair with was your own Mortal Half. With your actions, you have put our existence-our kind-to a compromising situation. We will not be considering any demands or appeal from you or from anyone from your family.
"From this day forward, you-Caleb Strauss-will no longer be a Watcher. You will have no access to your past life, especially those which concerns the Watchers and the Nephilims including your family. You will leave and never return to their care. You will be an outcast and will live a human that you will become. If we hear of you, keeping your communication with them, your family will also face the same fate that you have at hand.
"Your life will still be bound to you Mortal Half but you will not have any access, communication, responsibilities to her whatsoever.
"This decision is binding and is effective from this very moment."
Dumadagundong ang boses na iyon ni Elijah sa apat na sulok ng napakalaking chamber.
The next thing Caleb knew, he was sprawled on the floor and in helluva lot of pain. Hell! He never felt anything as painful as this. Tila nilalamukos ang mga lamang loob niya. It's as if someone was eating him inside out.
Caleb yelped loudly when a another wave of pain crashed against the back part of his body. He could hear his bones cracking and snapping.
Alam ni Caleb na ganito ang patutunguhan niya. He would end up like Cade. He would end up a human.
A human.
Until this very moment, Caleb never thought of that word as something bad. His purpose is to protect a human and he has no reason to feel bitter about it. But by just thinking of himself being a human made his tongue taste sour and his head pound like a bulldozer.
In the middle of all the searing and throbbing pain, Autumn face hovered in Caleb's consciousness. Her smile seemed to lighten the toll that he was carrying. Ang kumikinang nitong mga mata ay tila kinakausap siya. But something was wrong. Definitely wrong. Lumalayo ang dalaga.
"Autumn!"
No, babe. Don't go. Please, don't leave me! Pilit inaabot ni Caleb ang papalayong si Autumn. Kahit hirap na hirap siyang pinilit niyang gumapang. Pero tila walang saysay ang kanyang ginawa. Tuluyan nang nawala sa kanyang paningin ang magandang mukha ng dalaga.
Autumn just vanished. Just like that.
Then, Caleb blacked out.
BINABASA MO ANG
THE WATCHERS TRILOGY: Caleb (book I)
Romance"One day, he just woke up realizing that Autumn wasn't just his Mortal Half, she was his other half." Some angels are meant to walk amongst us. Some have a purpose to fulfill; a duty to uphold; and a human to protect. But what will you do if you rea...
