Trail of a Single Tear (Gazellian Series #3)

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Bloodline

Hindi lang ako, maging si Evan ay natulala nang marinig niya ang mga salitang inilabas ni Pearl.

"W-What?" I asked shakily while moving my gaze from Pearl to Evan.

"Y-You!" nagningas ang mga mata ni Evan dahil sa matindi nitong galit patungo sa kapatid ko.

Agad kong niyakap si Pearl para protektahan siya mula kay Evan, pero mabilis rin kumilos si Rosh para pigilan ito.

"Thank you" I mouthed to Rosh.

Si Evan ang tipo ng bampira na marunong ikalma ang sarili sa kabila nang tindi ng galit nito. I've witnessed it a lot of times.

"Let me go, Rosh." He said in his serious tone.

Sa maiksing panahong na nakasama ko si Rosh, mabilis ko rin itong nakilala. Siya naman ang tipo ng bampira na mabilis makabasa ng iniisip ng kapwa nito bampira.

He released Evan but he never distanced himself from him. Alam kong may sarili itong rason kung bakit siya nagtungo dito, ngunit hindi ba at isa sa rason niya ay tulungan ako.

He was confident to help me before I left him inside the room with Evan, I've witnessed how he play with words with him and how impossible for him to be manipulated even with Evan's greatest mind. But what in the world happened inside that room? Bakit biglang bumaliktad ang prinsipeng isa sa inaakala kong tutulong sa akin?

Alam kong hindi kami sasaktan ng dalawang bampirang nasa harapan namin, pero inaasahan ko na ang sunod na mangyayari sa aming magkapatid.

"If you are going to prison me again, please let me be with my sister inside the prison cell." Hindi ko na magawang salabungin ang mga mata ni Evan.

Nagsisimula na naming umusbong ang walang katapusang galit ko sa kanya. Yes, I've heard all his sacrifices inside this university, how to devoted himself for the sake of other vampires and how he had been through. But the problem here is not about the university and his duty, but our damn issue as mates!

"I object about the prison cell, Evan." Tipid na sabi ni Rosh.

"Could you please-" hindi na pinatapos ni Rosh si Evan. "Sure" Rosh vowed his head exaggeratedly like he was really obeying Evan's command.

Suminghap ako nang magningas ang mga mata ni Rosh, buong akala ko ay sa akin siya nakatitig. But I was wrong! He's looking in the eyes of my sister. Kusang lumuwag ang yakap sa akin ni Pearl.

"N-No! no, what are you doing, Rosh!?"

Evan crossed his arms while looking at my sister being hypnotized by his new accomplice.

"The wrench is not yet mated, too poor for James, he's being used."

"Stop calling her that, Evan!" sigaw ko rito.

"Don't worry, I won't harm her, Naha." Rosh said with finality.

Pearl lost her consciousness, binuhat ito ni Rosh at nagsimula na siyang maglakad patungo sa pintuan.

"I suggest you to tell her the truth, Evan." It was his last words before he left us alone.

I was still sitting on bed while he's in front of me, standing with his intense gaze. This isn't helping at all, paulit-ulit na lang ang nangyayari sa pagitan namin ni Evan.

Nabibigyan siya ng maraming oras para magpaliwanag sa akin ng mga bagay na kailangan kong malaman! But he's not using it to help me! To help us!

"Tell me, paano ko sasabihin sa'yo ang lahat ng nalalaman ko, Naha? Do you trust me?" umawang ang bibig ko sa tanong niya.