LEV PETROV (Wild Men Series #3) Book 2

Chapter 4

LEV

THIS WAS A CLUSTERFUCK I want to unfuck.
Damn! I should have anticipated this.

Me, Bree and Olivia in one occasion, its a catastrophe waiting to happen. A disaster na dapat ay napigilan ko. Pero dahil aligaga ako't atat na maselyuhan ang kasal namin ni Bree nakalimutan ko kung gaano ka-impulsive ang anak ko.

"Brat." Napabuga ko ng hangin at saglit na nahinto sa paglalakad.

Minasahe ko ang kanang tuhod, pinagmasdan ang napakalawak na beach kung saan ginaganap ang reception ng kasal namin ni Bree. For sure, sa isa sa mga cabanas tumakbo ang asawa ko. Kung inaakala niyang makakatakas siya sa 'kin nang ganoon kadali, puwes, she got some thinking coming.

Dinukot ko ang cellphone sa bulsa't binuksan ang app na inilagay ni Keros doon. The screen light up and after a few swipes, bumungad na sa akin ang bulto ni Bree.

Gaya nga ng hula ko, nasa isa sa mga cabin ang asawa ko't panay ang paroo't parito. She's making a visible line on the Persian rug habang kutkot-kutkot ang kuko. Hihinto saglit, bubulong at lalakad muli. I know she's cursing me to hell and back. When she stopped and looked up, I saw hot tears streaming down her cheeks. For some odd reasons, I felt a tinged of regret on my stomach but I tamp it down.

"August, tell Bree to get back to the party immediately o ipapalapa ko kamo itong alaga n'ya sa mga alaga n'ya Trace." Utos ko sa kanang-kamay na alam kong kanina pa naka sunod sa akin.

He murmured a soft 'yes', saka mabilis na tumalima.

I cracked my tensed neck nang mapag-isa ako't saglit na inobserbahan ang paligid.

The sun has already set but the firefly lights and candles that are scattered around help illuminate the sprawling white pristine beach of Agriantrhopos. Aandap-andap ang mga iyon. Sa totoo lang, I hate those fucking lights but the coordinator insisted that Bree will love it. Be over the moon and shits, kaya sumangayon ako.

Everything for Bree.

Agrianthropos was uncharacteristically peaceful today. Malayo sa totoong anyo nito, a massive island built for monsters and criminals like me. And in midst of it all,  we're gods amongst them. Foedus managed to hide the cruelty on smiles and beneath our Armanis. Day off muna kami sa paghahasik ng lagim sa bansa't pagpapalano kung paano gugunawin ang mundo't papagulungin ang mga ulo ng kalaban namin–particularly Bree's father.

Right now, we want to pretend that we're ordinary people wanting to celebrate as we get wasted amongst our peers and sexy as fuck arm candy dates. Courtesy of Chase, of course. There's an unhealthy flowing of booze, sins, and women tonight to say the least.

Sa kanang bahagi ng malawak na dalampasigan ay naroon ang isang mahabang lamesang puno ng iba't ibang putahe. From seafood to caviar to foie gras down to the most expensive A5 Wagyu, its a feast fit for kings. I want this to be intimate but my six fucker friends have a different idea of that word. Kaya heto ako ngayon, isang anti-social- psychopathic groom na napapalibutan ng mga party animals.

"Great." I inhaled a lungful of air. Nanuot sa baga ko ang simoy na dala ng malawak na karagatan.

Quiet. Relaxing.

Those are the feelings that this place and occasion bring to normal people. And, I am anything but.

Pumiling ako, trying to clear the fog in my head nang
marinig ko mula sa di kalayuan ang nakakabinging tawanan nila Logan at Dax. Nalukot ang mukha ko.
Those two always knew when to interrupt me. Meeting man iyon o pagmumuni-muni ko.

"Lev, tara na rito. Ang kupad mo talaga," Jake shouted. Mukhang lasing na ang kawawang doctor.

"Mate, there you are! Congratulations–"