Princess No More (Self-Published)

Chapter Two

-edited. 3/25/16

Chapter 2

Drae don't give a damn kung palaging nasa bingit ng alanganin ang buhay niya. What's important to him is to stay alive, no matter what, for Meg, Thea, Drew and Calix. He just fucking hates the fact that Thea's grandparents on her mother's side still wanted to get her away from them. No way! There's no way he would give her daughter to them. Drae fucking hate the fact that they will going to get his Princess as soon as he let his guard down tulad nalang noong gabi na nalaman ni Thea ang lahat. At hindi niya maintindihan kung bakit gusto pa nilang isama sa magulong mundo nila ang nag-iisa nilang apo.

"Babe..." tawag ni Meg sa kanya at niyakap siya mula sa likod.

Hinarap niya si Meg and kissed her forehead before giving Meg a weak smile. "I'm sorry for this mess. Hindi ka na dapat nadamay dito. Pati na rin ang mga anak natin. But I just can't let them get our daughter and drag her, force her to be the next heir of their family."

Meg smiled at him as she flipped her hair, showing her tattoo at the left part of her chest. It was painful for him to see that tattoo on Meg's skin.

"If I were in your shoes, I will surely do the same. And it's inevitable Drae. This is Thea's faith and we can do nothing about it." Ngumiti si Meg sa kanya at parang nahulaan na niya kung ano ang susunod na lalabas sa bibig ng asawa.

"I don't like that kind of smile, babe." Aniya sa asawa.

"We just need to accept this too, babe. Saka ayaw mo ba nito? Mas lalo pa tayong yumaman dahil sa mga underground transactions natin. Isipin nalang natin na tayo si Peter Pan – nagnanakaw para tumulong sa mahihirap."

It was true that their business grew bigger and faster than the normal cycle. Mabuti na lamang talaga at walang nagtataka dahil noon pa man ay kabilang na siya sa mga mayayaman at maimpluwensyang tao sa Pilipinas. They need to stay on top no matter what. Dahil habang nasa itaas sila ay walang maaaring makagalaw sa kanila.

He smile and let out an exasperating sigh. Meg never fails to amze him even in the most crucial situation. If Terence would find out about this, he's so damn sure that Terence would be the one who will kill him for dragging his precious little sister in the world of mafia.

"Sundan pa kaya natin si Calix?" biro niya na ikinalaki ng mata ni Meg kaya natawa nalang siya at inakbayan ang asawa bago iginiya sa higaan nila habang nagtatawanan.

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"Hey Dash! Have you seen my pink ballpen?" rinig ni Thea na untag ni Elle sa kakambal.

"Hindi." Tipid na sagot naman ni Dash.

Hindi na niya kailangan pang lingunin kung ano ang ginagawa nung kambal ng tadhana na magkasalunghat ang ugali. Obviously, natutulogna naman malamang si Dash habang si Elle ay ramdam niyang hinahalungkat ang bag ng kakambal.