S.I.A.T.T. Series Book 3: The Wicked Heiress

Chapter Twenty Eight

What is going on in here?

How did this happen?

Why does it feel like our team was falling apart?

How come I didn't see this one coming?

What am I going to do now?

A lot of questions was running through her head once they got back from their mission. She can't believe what she saw back there. First was Stewart and then Yasi. Both of her team mates were involved with the enemy and she knows that things could get ugly once their superiors hears about this.

Nakatulala lang siya sa loob ng kwarto nila kasama si Dagger na tila malalim rin ang iniisip gaya niya. Ni walang nagsimulang magsalita sa kanila dahil hanggang ngayon ay pareho silang hindi makapaniwala sa nangyari at parehong nakokonsensiya sa kanilang ginawa sa mga kaibigan.

"We rushed here as soon as we received  your message. What happened? Why Striker and Hacker with the intruders?"  Sunod sunod na tanong ni Archer nang pumasok ito roon kasama si Ryder.

Galing ang mga ito sa misyon para madakip ang suspek sa pagtatangka kay Ivory. Kanina ay maayos silang naghiwa-hiwalay na apat bago sila sumalang sa kanya-kanyang trabaho pero hindi ito ang inaasahan nilang haharapin ngayon.

Umiling-iling siya.

"I actually don't have any idea about it. They were both in different places. Una namin napuntahan ang lugar kung nasaan si Hacker. Akala namin nalaman niya kung saan nagtatago ang isa sa mga espiya at nauna lang siya roon. Pero nagulat kami nang ipagtanggol niya yung babae at balak pang patakasin. We don't want to hurt him but he left us with no choice! So we had to do what we have to do. And I shot him." She really sounded so guilty.

Hindi kasi talaga niya maatim na siya ang kailangang gumawa niyon kay Hacker.

"What about Striker? She was so silent and never shows her emotions and she never talks to anyone aside from her family and Chief. Kahit sa atin ay miminsan lang natin marinig ang boses niya. How can she be involved in one of the intruders?" Si Ryder naman ang nagtanong.

"We also don't know about that." Muli niyang sagot na may kasamang pag-iling. "Nagulat lang din kami nang pagkatapos naman kina Hacker ay si Striker naman ang naabutan naming kasama nung lalaking nakapasok sa system natin noong isang araw. At iyon ang unang pagkakataon na nakita kong nagalit at sumigaw si Yasi. She even pointed her gun on Krae's head when he tried to subdue the man. I think she was more than involved with the man. She's in love with him."

Alam niyang pare-pareho sila ng naging realisasyon sa nangyari sa mga kasamahan. Na dahil sa pag-ibig ay nabulag na ang mga ito at kinalimutan ang sinumpaang tungkulin. Na kahit ang tama ay babaliin para lamang sa pagmamahal.

Love can really makes you weak. It can turn you from being a good one to being a madman. It makes you crazy that you'll surrender everything even the things that makes you worthy, like honor and loyalty.

"I can't believe this is happening." Untag ni Avi. "Where is Chief?"

"He's interrogating the suspects." Ani Dagger.

Tumunog naman ang cellphone ni Ryder at kumuyom ang mga kamao nito habang pinakikinggan ang sinasabi sa kabilang linya. Kaagad itong umalis nang hindi man lang nagpapaalam sa kanila. Pero hinayaan lang nila ito dahil may mas malaking problema silang kinakaharap sa ngayon.

"Have you two talked to anyone of them?" Tanong ni Avi sa kanila.

"They are still unconscious until now. We both shot them using Striker's serum." Si Krae.