Strings and Chains (The Frey, #1)

Special Chapter #1 - The Punishment

STRINGS AND CHAINS

SPECIAL CHAPTER #1

THE PUNISHMENT

Raiden's head was aching like crazy. He was so drunk last night and he couldn't remember what happened or what he did. When he opened his eyes, he saw an unfamiliar ceiling. Where the hell was he? He got up only to realize that his whole body was also aching. What did he do last night? This wasn't supposed to happen to him. He shouldn't be feeling this way. What the hell happened?

He sat up and held his head. He was massaging his temples when he noticed something on his hand. He looked at his palm only to see dried blood.

"Oh, fuck me," he whispered. He then looked around only to see a woman lying on the bed, naked, gaping, eyes opened, and dead. Sanay na siyang makakita ng patay na katawan but this scene surprised him to death. He suddenly felt frightened.

What the f-ck did I do?!

"Oh, f-cking devil, no... no..."

He sniffed the blood on his hand and the blood of the woman. It matched. Mas lalong sumakit ang ulo niya sa nangyayari at sa dilemma na kakaharapin niya ngayon. Did he kill this woman? How? Why? When? He was only having a good time last night. He went to a bar, drunk a lot, and he remembered pulling this woman out of that place.

"Do you have a place to go?" she asked.

"Let's go to a hotel," he answered.

He remembered not being so patient that he almost f-cked the woman on the street. It was a miracle that they reached the hotel. He remembered f-cking her. But killing her? Where the hell did it go wrong?

He immediately looked for his clothes. Nang makita niya ang mga ito na nakalat sa sahig ay agad siyang dumiretso sa banyo upang linisin ang sarili. Madali siyang nag-ayos at nagbihis. Nang makalabas siya ng banyo ay agad niyang hinahanap ang kanyang cellphone.

He immediately contacted his brother, Alexander. When he heard him on the other line, he could only sigh.

"I'm in big trouble. I need help."

Raiden was so nervous he just wanted to kill himself. He waited for an hour for his brother. If Lauren, his master, heard about this—that he killed a human—she won't be merciful. She would kill him or worse, she would punish him.

No matter how many times Raiden tried to remember what happened to them, he still couldn't remember. Did he really kill the woman? He stood up and inspected the body. There was a bite on her neck. Did he drink her blood?

Then the blood on his hand and body made sense. But did he really lose control?

No, impossible.

It was impossible. He was in control. There was no way he would lose control just because of her blood. Napahilamos sa mukha si Raiden at muling umupo sa upuan. Siya'y bumuntong-hininga. He was going crazy. He didn't know what to next. He could only rely on his brother, Alexander. If it was him, he would know what he should do.

There was a knock on the door. He immediately stood up and opened it. Bumungad sa kanya ang kanyang kapatid na nakasuot pa ng suit. Halatang kagagaling lamang nito sa meeting.

"If you don't mind me asking, where were you?"

Ngumiti lamang si Alexander at pumasok sa loob. Sumunod siya sa kanyang kapatid na ngayon at nakatayo sa gilid ng kama habang tinitingnan ang bangkay ng babae.