Undercover Bride (ON HOLD)

CHAPTER FIVE

"f**k!"

Hindi ko na mabilang pa kung pang-ilang mura na ni Hudson iyon mula pa no'ng nasa byahe kami. Hindi ko naman napigilang matawa dahil sa reaksyon nito na tila masyado siyang malinis at hindi pa siya nakakita ng patay na tao sa tanang buhay niya. That was just series of photos of a poisoning incident. Masyado iyong mababaw para sa mga naranasan namin sa linya ng trabahong mayroon kami.

"You're being too dramatic, Hudson," ani ko at saka nauna na sa paglalakad papunta sa service na itinalaga ni Damira para sa amin dito sa Maldives. I immediately closed my eyes nang makaupo ako sa sasakyan dahil tumatama na agad sa akin ang epekto ng jet lag.

We arrived at the Velana International Airport at 3:35 am by Washington time. But here, it's already 12:35pm dahil nine-hours ahead ang lugar na 'to kumpara sa bansang pinanggalingan namin ni Hudson.

"We'll transfer to a sea plane so suit yourself," ani Hudson sa akin.

I couldn't help but hissed because of his statement. Binasa ko rin naman kahit papaano ang nakalagay sa mission folder at alam ko na sea plane transfer pa ang mangyayari pagkatapos namin dito. Alam na alam ko rin na bawal kantiin si Lee kahit na anong mangyari dahil makailang beses na pinaalala sa akin ni Damira ang bagay na 'yon. As much as I wanted to kill that asshole, kailangan kong magtimpi.

After few hours of travelling, we arrived at Dhonakulhi Island in Maldives. As far as I am concerned, hindi rito tutuloy si Lee. We decided to keep our accomodation as far as possible from where he will be staying just in case things will turn messy or will not go according to what we planned. According to our inside source, Lee has a reservation at Maamutaa Island and will arrive later this afternoon. Sinadya na rin naming mauna just so we could have a good scan of the place and to prepare our weapons.

"Let's set our watches first," ani Hudson sa akin.

Akmang gagalawin ko na ang smartwatch na suot ko nang biglang tumunog ang burner phone ko. I connected it to my smartwatch at muling lumitaw ang hologram ni Damira.

"I can see that you arrived in Maldives already," aniya.

"You should be sleeping by now, Damira. Don't worry about us," Hudson uttered. "I mean, there's nothing to worry about me but Brielle here..."

I cut him off by raising one of my middle fingers. He laughed it off at saka umalis na para ayusin ang mga gamit niya. We won't be staying here for too long. After we got who we need, aalis din kami sa lugar na 'to. But it's easier said than done. Hindi magiging madali na ipuslit ang walang malay na si Lee mula sa lugar na 'to, lalo pa at paniguradong mapupuno ng tao ang Maamutaa mamayang gabi.

"Brielle, my reminder," Damira warned. I nodded my head yes to assure her na hindi ko naman kinakalimutan ang paalala niya. "Prepare your weapons now, update me about Lee's status once possible."

"Rest assured that we'll do that, Dame," I said before ending the call. Iniitsa ko naman sa kung saan ang burner phone na gamit ko at saka nagsimula nang buklatin ang luggages na dala-dala ko.

What we have right now is a multifunctioned gun with the same features as the riffle used by Hudson sa nakaraang misyon namin but this time, it has palm-print sensor. Once the gun is used by other person other than me and Hudson, it will explode on its own. But using this gun still varies on my case dahil ako ang pinakamagbababad sa inside perimeter at si Hudson naman ang sa labas. That's why I brought two different pistols to use, which Denver specialized the other one with a silencer and an identifier. The gun and the bullets were programmed especially for Lee's biometrics and DNA. Damira made sure na ang mga baril na 'to ang mapupunta sa akin dahil alam niya kung paano ako gumalaw sa misyon. Sa ganitong paraan, they can assure a much bigger probability na hindi mapapahamak si Lee sa kamay ko.

When Hudson's done with his things ay minabuti naming magpalit muna at sumakay ng bangka palipat sa isla ng Maamutaa. Now, we have to check the island's perimeter. For possible entrances or exits just in case when everything becomes turmoil because of our encounter later on, and for possible leads to the aconite poisoning na ipinaalam sa amin ni Damira. If Lee's still behind this aconite poisoning, I'll be hoping against hope that I can f*****g kill that fucker with my own hands.

"You'll go at 12, I'll go at 3," Hudson said once we reached the land, giving the directions that we'll be going to. I turned on my in-ear before we parted our ways.

There's nothing much to this island. Maliban sa hilera ng cottages sa mismong dagat ay halos wala ng kumplikadong pwesto sa lugar, and that's one thing that we should worry. Knowing that Hudson will carry a riffle later, mahihirapan itong humanap ng pwesto niya. Not to mention the fact na hindi pa namin alam kung saan eksaktong pipwesto si Lee mamaya, and that problem must be dealt by me. Kailangan kong masiguro na pipwesto si Lee sa lugar na gusto ko at naaayon sa amin, or else, our chance will be wasted. Just like us, Lee won't stay here for long. He only had 1 night reservation for his hotel and after that, God knows where can we find him next or what he's up to.

Nang matapos ako sa ginagawa ko ay bumalik na rin ako sa kung saan kami nagkahiwalay ni Hudson. Wala pa ito sa lugar nang makabalik ako roon. I occupied one of the huts alongside the long beach nang biglang may speedboat na dumating. Agad na nanlisik ang mga mata ko nang makita ko kung sino ang sakay ng speedboat na 'yon. I reached for my in-ear simply at dahan-dahang nagsalita nang hindi inaalis sa taong kabababa lang ng sasakyan ang mga tingin ko.

"Target...has arrived."