TRA2: Insatiable Man [R-18]

Chapter 12

Chapter Twelve: Heartbeat

    RICHARD KNEW they don’t have much time. He doesn’t have any plan on marrying Nia for the sake of keeping her safe. Hell! No one can touch Nia as long as he is breathing. He’s not Richard, the assassin, for nothing. Hence, the idea of marrying her gives him an unexplainable feeling.

He woke up early. He slowly walks through the balcony to make a call.

“Arisa,” panimula niya pagkatapos ng isang ring at sagutin nito ang tawag niya. “It’s me. I need you to prepare everything… anything for Nia and once you’re done, clean this place. I will give you an hour to be here.”

Since the day he went home, he knew that Arisa has been following him around. Kung gugustuhin niya ay kaya niyang takasan ito pero hindi niya ginawa. He wanted her to know who he became for the past ten years. Kapag nalaman na nito kung anong klaseng tao siya ngayon, ano man ang maging desisyon nito ay hahayaan niya.

Ipinikit niya ang mga mata at maingat na pumasok na muli sa silid. Akmang isasara na niya ang pinto ng balkonahe nang may maramdaman siya kakaiba.

His senses became alert. For a second, nakaramdam siya ng kaba para kay Nia lalo na ng makita niyang bumangon ito.

“Chad?” sa inaantok na tinig ay tawag nito sa kaniya. Tila kanina pa siya hinahanap ng mga mata nito.

Without a second thought, mabilis niyang tinawid ang distansiya nila ni Nia at sa bawat hakbang na ginagawa niya at isang bala ng baril ang tumatagos mula sa glass door ng balkonaheng pinanggalingan niya.

Mabilis niyang hinatak si Nia at ikinubli.

Kung ganitong may aabala sa kaniya, mauubusan siya ng oras.

“Ano’ng nangyayari, Chad?”

“Stay still, Nia. How dare those fuckers messed with me.” Nanggigigil siya dahil wala siyang magawa. Una, hindi niya kita kung nasaan ang eksaktong lokasyon ng kalaban na tuma-target sa kanila. Pangalawa, wala siyang oras para sa ganitong aberya dahil limitado na ang oras nila. At pangatlo, ayaw niyang makita ni Nia ang bahaging ito ng buhay niya – ang bahaging magulo at puno ng karahasan.

Madali niyang kinuha lahat ng importanteng gamit nila ni Nia bago umalis. Nasa pribadong elevator na sila nang mapansin niyang tanging isang manipis na pantulog lamang ang suot ni Nia. Ni wala itong sapin sa paa!

“Fuck! Why didn’t you grab a pair of shoes or even a slippers?” he sneered at her. Nia pouted her plump lips as she tugged onto his sleeves.

“Hinatak mo ako bigla. Pero okay lang naman ito. Sanay naman ako ng walang sapin sa paa kasi hindi naman ako binibilhan noon ni Mang Nestor.” She smiled, assuring him that it was really alright.

He sighs in defeat and pulled Nia closer to his body as he sends message to Ken and Lorenzo. Ken’s a sniper and he needed one at the moment while Lorenzo’s good at a close range fights. If he doesn’t have Nia with him, he can definitely dispose those who are trying to kill him without fail. But the situation was different.