Boulevard to Polaris (Virago Series #1)

the boundless love

"Why isn't Callista answering her phone then? It's been three days!" Ani lalaki na pugpog ng tattoo sa leeg at kamay. Hindi ko rin siya pinalampas at sinamaan siya ng tingin.

"Alessa isn't answering her phone, too." 

Napatingin ako sa nagsalita at hindi naiwasang magtaka ulit. Abogado 'to ni Gazer 'e!

"Even Eva!"

"Krysia, too."

"All of us here talked and found out that none of our girls are answering their phone for three days. We found no traces of them since yesterday when they came to visit you in the hospital, too. Aster, where are they? When did they left?" Gazer's attorney who's standing next to Gazer asked seriously.

Panandalian akong natigilan, hindi alam ang sasabihin. Ang reaksyon kong 'yun ay nag-ani ng iilang buntong-hininga sakanila. Hindi ko alam kung matatangahan ako lalo na't abogado 'to pero baka mas inuna niyang inisip ang kapakanan ni Alessa kaysa sa kung tignan kung may katotohanan ba 'yung mensahe sakanila.

"What... made you think that they were kidnapped?" I asked instead.

"Some of us here were called two days ago that their girls were kidnapped for ransom and they should bring it in this address at a certain time, too. It took a day to abruptly process for money but since these guys here are influential, it was easy. While some of us here were called just today that they took our girls and if we wouldn't show up in this address at a certain time, something bad will happen to our girls." 'Yung doctor ang sumagot nang kalmado dahil nagpupuyos ang iba habang nakatingin pa rin sa likod ko.

Hindi ko na naiwasang hindi mapamaang.

That investor...

She knew.

She knew what we were up to. And she just waited for me to arrive here. Pero papaanong alam niyang dadating ako ngayon sa ganitong eksaktong oras?

Papaanong alam niya kung kailan ako eksaktong makakalabas ng hospital? Hindi lang naman ako pina...

My heart immediately beat so fast at the mere thought. Kahit imposible ay wala namang ibang paraan para malaman ng investor na 'yun na nakalabas na ko unless she...

I bit the insides of my mouth when I realized something.

That can't be. It's too impossible, but now that she did this? Nothing's even impossible to do if she wants me to play with her stupid game. Nothing's impossible if it's her.

"They're inside. None of them wants to talk to all of you. Whoever called you lied about this. Leave now." Mariin kong tanong bago nilingon si Quince na halatang nagulat at nagtaka sa biglaan kong pagbabago ng plano.

"You don't tell us what to do, lady." Nagtitimping sagot ng isang lalaki na 'nung tinignan ko ay may katabing lalaking kamukha niya. Twins. Ni hindi ko na sila napigilan nang pumasok sila sa bahay pero agad din silang napabalik nang nakaatras habang parehong nakatingin sa likod ko. Lahat sila ay nakatingin na sa likod ko ngayon.

Kunot-noo akong tumingin at nakita ang iilan sa mga kaibigan kong nakahilera sa rails ng terrace ng second floor. Nakadantay sila ro'n liban kay Eva na mahinahong naglakad para salubungin ang kambal na kanina ay nag-ambang pumasok.

Napakurap na lang ako nang sumama ang tingin niya sakanilang lahat.

"None of you get to talk to Aster like that. And you, twins, stormed this house, defying my orders at the same time. Kim ty jesteś, żeby mówić do Aster w taki sposób, jakby to był twój dom?! Wyjdźcie w tej chwili, zanim pochwalę waszą dwójkę, że przestaliście być moim ochroniarzem!"