Kissed by Fire (Fire Series #1)

Chapter 95: Damnest

It all makes sense now.

When I told dad before that I am the new Alpha of Hunter Fourteen, he wasn't bothered at all. Ang akala ko ay sadyang wala talagang problema sa kanya yun kaya hindi ko na pinagtuunan ng pansin noon.

It all makes sense now why the snake logo is darn familiar. Naaalala ko na. When Rennan and I were still young, may party noon ang Regent and may mga bisita si dad nun na may ganun na tattoo. That explains why Rennan is familiar with it too.

It all makes sense now why we were not killed in River Styx when we went there years ago. The man behind the mask who shot his spawn is either Kuya GD or Kuya CL. Yung mga bulungan ng tao nun na dumating ang pang apat na myembro ng Inner Circle.. more likely they're referring to me.

It all makes sense now why he despised the Herondale-Gandias so much. Kung bakit niya sinasabi na kahit kailan hindi niya matatanggap si Blaise.

My dad is Day Lighter and his spawns are my brothers. My family.

Nasa harapan ko na ang ebidensya pero hindi ko pa rin magawang paniwalaan. This is just too much to handle. And a question is itching in the back of my head right now.

Si daddy ba ang nagpapatay kay Rennan? Did he kill his own son para maitago ang sekreto niya? Ayokong paniwalaan yun because deep down I know that my father is still a good person despite of who he is. Maybe he could've killed God knows how many people pero alam kong hindi niya magagawang saktan kaming mga anak niya. I've been living in a lie until this pero alam kong mahal kami ni dad.

I carefully read the list of names that Day Lighter and his company had transaction with and possible until now. Apparently, they sell different substances and the way I see it, shabu and party drugs are the most rampant.

No wonder dad is on the list of top ten richest people in the country.

"What else did you find out?" my voice sounded strange that for a moment there I wonder if this is really me.

Blaise eyed me seriously then he sighed. "Regent is just the cover up of what is your family's real business. Nakakapag ship sila ng drugs all over the world dahil hindi na iniinspect sa customs ang mga container vans ng Regent dahil sa impluwensya ng dad mo. If you will think of it, your dad isn't just an ordinary drug lord. Marami siyang galamay. And this is your family business that runs for how many decades already"

No shit about that. Matagal na panahon siyang hindi nabuking kaya hindi ko pinagdududahan yun.

"And what he said about it being a family business is true also. Namana ng daddy mo ang negosyo na yan sa lolo mo na si Alberto Fonacier. Namana din yun ng lolo mo sa tatay niya. So yeah, basically Day Lighter isn't just one person. It's an identity being inherited in your family. Na malamang ang Kuya GD mo o Kuya CL ang magmamana isang araw"

Napapikit ako upon that thought. I picture Ate Savannah and Sari in my mind. Can Kuya GD fathom to feed his family with a money na galing sa masama gaya nang ginagawa ni dad sa'min?

Hindi nasikmura ni Rennan ang ginagawa na yun ni dad and I wonder if the same goes with him. Marami pang bagay na hindi malinaw ngayon kaya ayoko muna husgahan ang mga kapatid ko. I don't even know if they want to be there o napilitan lang sila because of dad. I still don't know.

Blaise clutched my hand and kissed the back of my palm. "Let me and the pack handle this. Sabihin mo sa'kin, ano ang gusto mong gawin ngayon?"

Napatingin ako sa kanya nang matagal as I come up with a decision.

"Gagawin natin kung ano ang dapat natin gawin. Let's gather the pack and talk about how we're going to deal with this"

"Sigurado ka ba rito? This is your dad and brothers we are talking about. Makukulong sila. O kung hindi man makulong ay baka mamatay"