Breaking The Code: Bounty Hunter (Carnations Series #3)

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"Why did you tie Gabriel to a chair?" tanong ni Inspector Gonzaga habang nakatingin kay Gabriel na nagpupumiglas na makaalis sa pagkakatali

"Sinapak niya ang lalaki" sabi ni Drake at tinuro ang lalaking sinapak ni Gabriel "Why would he slap him?" takang tanong ng lalaking kasama niya

"You won't know what's inside the evil and deadly mind of his" sabi ni Drake "You must be Aaron Stanford" sabi ko habang nakatingin sa hindi pamilyar na lalaki

"And you must be Agatha Ward" sabi niya kaya ngumiti ako "Paano niyo sila nahuli? Because the last time I checked they are retired Navy Seals kaya nakakapagtaka naman na mahuli sila ng mga Grade 10" sabi niya at pinukol ng nagtatakang tingin ang limang kalalakihan

"Pinuntahan namin yung rooftop dahil hindi na sumasagot si Theo and the target is still alive but when we got there hinampas nila si Ace ng baseball bat at kinarate kami ng walang sa oras ng dalawang yan" sabi ng lalaking sinapak ni Gabriel that is refering to me and Nathan

"Where's Ace and Theo?" tanong ni Aaron kaya bumaling ang tingin nila sa dalawang lalaking walang malay

"Mabuti na lang na hindi linakasan ni Gabriel ang pagkakahampas sa kasama niyo kundi patay na yan ngayon" sabi ko habang tinutukoy ang lalaking hinampas ni Gabriel ng baseball bat

"I can't believe na natalo nila kayo" hindi makapaniwalang sabi ni Aaron habang umiiling pero may konting pagtawa na parang enjoy na enjoy siya sa natuklasan "I think they are black belters" sabi ng isang lalaki

"And the girl knows how to use a goddamn gun" sabi ng lalaki kaya tiningnan nila ako "How?" tanong ni Inspector habang nakakunot noo

"I was required to learn how to protect myself, isang beses na din kasi akong na-kidnap nung bata pa ako" sabi ko at ngumiti "I'm so sorry sa ginawa nila. I'm Aaron Stanford, a retired FBI agent and this guys are retired Navy Seals" sabi ni Aaron kaya napatango-tango ako

"This is Adam" sabi niya habang nakaturo sa lalaking sinapak ni Gabriel "Reed and Magnus" sabi niya sa dalawang lalaki

"And this two are Ace and Theo" sabi niya na tinutukoy ang dalawang lalaking walang malay "I'm Agatha Ward this is Nathan, my brother and Drake, Trinity, Hazel and the guy over there is Gabriel" sabi ko at tinuro pa sila isa-isa

"Its really amusing to see Grade 10 students matalo ang limang retired Navy Seals, what school do you attend?" sabi niya "St. Pristine" sabi ni Drake kaya napatango si Aaron

"That hell of a school? No wonder" sabi niya kaya natawa ako "Should I let them go now?" tanong ni Trinity kaya tumango ako

"Nalaman ko mula kay Dale na parte daw kayo sa naging dahilan kung bakit nagawa ang Bounty" sabi niya kaya nagkatinginan kaming anim "Parang ganun na nga, they want us to play the game of survival and we don't have a choice but to play" sabi ni Nathan

"So does that mean alam niyo kung sino ang may pakana?" tanong niya kaya umiling kami "Argh, may head hurts" rinig naming daing galing kay Ace na halata mong kakagising lang

"Sabi mo pa" sabi ni Theo na nakakagising lang din "Sadly no, but we have suspects right now" sabi ko kaya tumaas ang kilay niya "Oh? Who might that be?" tanong niya kaya umiling ako

"Its too personal, baka madamay pa kayo kung sabihin namin" sabi ko "Okay then, for now, my team with cooperate with you, am I right Theo?" sabi ni Aaron at lumapit pa kay Theo sa sapo-sapo ang noo

"Why would I cooperate with the girl who punched me?" sabi niya at sinamaan ako ng tingin "I'm sorry, okay? It was your fault, you attacked me with a knife" sabi ko habang nakakunot noo

"That was harassment and violence against woman, Theodore" sabi ni Aaron so Theo clicked his tongue "Fine, its not like I have a choice do I?" sabi niya na nagpangisi kay Aaron

"But we have a problem here" sabi ko ng maalala ang pinaguusapan namin kanina "Hindi agad kayo papakawalan ng bounty now that you accepted the job to assassinate us" sabi ni Nathan

"He's right, the damn kid threatened us and has my mother and he won't give her back to me unless we finish the job" sabi ni Theo ng makatayo sila

"He got Tita?" gulat na sabi ni Aaron kaya tumango si Theo pero kumunot ang noo ko sa narinig "Who's him?" tanong ni Drake

"I don't know, he didn't tell his name and I quote 'You don't want to regret this because I know the power that he has' unquoted" sabi niya "That's exactly what he said?" tanong ni Drake kaya tumango si Theo

"So that means hindi siya ang leader" sabi ko kaya tumango ang mga kasamahan ko "He said 'he' so there is someone more powerful behind this" sabi ni Trinity

"Were currently handling the case kaya makakatulong kami" sabi ni Inspector Gonzaga "Mabuti, magiging madali lang satin" sabi ni Drake

"Excuse me" sabi ng isang babae habang hawak ang cellphone niya "My name's Christine and I'm sorry to interrupt but the person I called has a trace and he is currently on the run" sabi niya kaya nagkatinginan si Inspector at Aaron

"I'm so sorry but we have to go" sabi niya "Its okay, its nice to meet you" sabi ko at ngumiti "Lets go, morons" sabi niya sa limang kalalakihan na sinundan sila palabas ng opisina

"So what do we do now?" tanong ni Trinity "Untie Gabriel and go back to work" sabi ni Nathan at umupo sa swivel chair niya "KJ" rinig kong bulong ni Trinity kaya napailing ako.

Drake untied Gabriel to the chair na walang tigil sa pagreklamo kaya hinila na siya nito palabas ng opisina and Nathan requested a coffee kaya pumunta ako sa maliit na kusina dito sa building but the coffee machine was being fixed kaya wala akong choice kundi bumili sa katapat namin na Starbucks at hindi ako natatakot sa pwedeng mangyari dahil may lihim na nakabantay sakin simula ng makalabas ako ng building

"Cappuccino for Nathan and Agatha?" tumayo ako at kinuha ang in-order na cappuccino "Thank you" sabi ko sa saleslady bago lumabas ng Starbucks.

Habang naglalakad ako sa parking lot ng opisina na kailangan ko munang daanan para makapasok may nakita akong nagpatigil sakin sa paglalakad, the woman was familiar to me so I stared at her longer while she talked to a man wearing a black jacket, black cap and if you ask me he looks suspecious.

I saw how her eyes flared in anger while talking to the man who's back was facing me kaya hindi ko makita ang mukha and suddenly tinalikuran siya ng lalaki but his head was slightly facing down as he walked away.

"Are you trying to kill me?!" sigaw ng babae bago padabog na sumakay sa pulang kotse at mabilis na pinatakbo yun then realization dawned into me. The woman was the mean and grumpy police officer sa beach.