Strings and Chains (The Frey, #1)

25. Walk Into a Trap

STRINGS AND CHAINS

CHAPTER 25

Is this even a good idea? Bakit ngayon pa ako nagtanong 'di ba? Idea at plano ko rin naman 'to. Obviously, my parents are against this pero to make sure na mangyari ang lahat according to my plan, I have to tell lies. Lies like kakampi namin si Rai and he will protect me. The truth is I'm on my own and Rai is not actually here to help me and even protect me. Still, I choose to sacrifice my life here para sa isang magandang plano.

Plano na wala naman talagang patutunguhan. Isang napakawalang kwentang plano.

"You do realize you're walking into a trap," tanong ni Jax sa akin.

I nodded and took a sip on my cup of coffee. "I do," sagot ko.

"But you're still here. Unless you're attracted to me, you won't be here."

Napangiti ako. "Oh, I am attracted to you, Jax. Don't get me wrong. You're handsome and..." Bumaba ang tingin ko, "...hot," dugtong ko at muling tumingin sa kanya.

Jax showed his perfect and seductive smile. "Do you want it?"

Umiling ako agad. "Hindi ko pa gustong mamatay."

"Paano mo naman nasabi na mamamatay ka?"

I shrugged. "Hindi ba you take someone's life force through sex? That's how you incubi do it."

"Kanino mo naman narinig 'yan, Maru?"

I smiled. "I did my research."

Jax licked his lips. "I'm pretty surprised that you still went to your school despite on what happened. Don't you have any idea what's going on?"

I went to school this morning. And as usual, I found them here. They were patiently waiting for me. I begged na makipag-usap ng maayos kay Jax that's why we are here in a coffee shop, peacefully drinking coffees. And I was surprised na pumayag si Jax. Tama nga talaga ang sinabi ni Rai sa akin. Jax wants me badly.

Napatigil ako saglit. What's my next move? Magpaka-inosente? O sabihin na ang totoo? If I act innocent, will it still work?

"Sure you've been tailing me for god knows why and you're pretty mad about what happened to us the first time we met, I still need to go to school or else ano na mangyayari sa future ko."

"If..." Tumaas ang tingin ko kay Jax and he's still wearing that seductive smile. Why the hell these bloody creatures are so perfectly good looking? This is so unfair.

"If you still have a future," pagpapatuloy niya.

Napanganga ako. "Are you saying that I don't have any future?"

"If you can kill us, then that's the only time when you'll have your future. But while we're still alive, there's only one ending for you, Maru..."

"And that is what?"

He smiled and answered, "Death."

Nagkatitigan kami ni Jax. He's firm on this. He badly wants me dead. Why?

"And if I die, what's on you?" tanong ko. Hindi s'ya nakasagot do'n. Nag-alinlangan s'ya for a second, but as if he remembered something good, he smiled again. I intently looked at him. There's something that he wants but I can't distinguish what it is. What does an incubus like him really want? Besides sex of course.

Ahh... Creatures want the same thing. And even a human like me is dying to have that. Kitang-kita ko sa mga mata niya kung ano 'yon.

"Power, isn't it?" tanong ko kaya kunot-noo s'yang tumingin sa akin.