Ruthless Deception

Chapter 6

I turn around whoever called me by my name. I don't want to talk with anyone right, when I'm in a state of low. Everytime I see my parents or talk with them, as if they're the key to open my emotions within me that I kept trying to bury it. His face changed when he saw my soft expression right now.

I tightened my jaw. "What do you want?"

"I want to talk with you. I know you want someone to talk with. I'm your fiance now," he said.

I let out a mocking laughed. God! What was he trying to think? That I need a man because I am feeling this way? No. Buong buhay ko ay wala ako inasa sa kahit sino― even Damon himself.

"We're just fiance because I want your family to help mine. Stick to your own business, Lynch," I replied, menacingly.

I wore my helmet and rode in my big bike. I want to get out from this place! Kailangan ko mamanhid ulit dahil ayaw ko yung ganito na naalala ko. Pinaharurot ko na yung motor ko hanggang sa dumaan ako sa isang sementeryo. Umuulan na rin kahit medyo dumidilim na ang kalangitan. Naningkit ang mata ko na mapansin na may lalaki na nakatayo sa harapan ng libingin ni Chloe.

I smiled bitterly. My ex is still visiting her grave. Still mourning for her death for years and here I am watching him suffered because of what he did to me. He broke my heart, I did the same thing to him.

"Grief for more..." I murmured. And I hope that I could tell that in front of Joshua.

Hindi rin naman ako nagtagal ay pumunta na ako sa underground. Pinarada ko yung big bike ko sa parking lot at hinarap ko yung isang guard. He's not the usual guard we often see anywhere, a guard who has a skilled to kill anyone even an innocent one. I removed my helmet and I showed him my face.

"Code number?" he asked.

"112803 Cypher," I answered, blankly. Then he gave me a nod which means I can go inside.

Pumasok na ako sa loob at sumalubong sa akin ang isa pang nakatago na syudad dito sa Maynila. We called this an underground world for criminals, assassin, and mafia organizations. People around here are just not an ordinary people, most of them frankly a killer. Walang rules dito and we're allowed to do any sin from here.

I held my chin up as I made my way. People were giving me a way and some of them bowed their head as a respect. They knew how dangerous I am once they tried to harm me especially I am a member of the most dangerous mafia organizations here in the Philippines. We still used our code names in here because we're not allowed to tell our identity to anyone. They might use it against you.

"What's up, Cypher," Rain greeted. She was holding a paper bag with her hands and bore her deadly eyes at me. "I have beers with me. You want to drink?"

Rain is the only person who can talk this casually to me. Not everyone dared to talk with me and I don't even want to. You can't put your trust to everyone here underground world. It is too dangerous for soft hearted.

"I badly need that," I muttered.

We head our ways to the gym because it is one of my properties inside of this underground. They knew me as an inventor and a skillful assassin. Some businessman often hired me to assassinate their nemesis. And I am the number one rank assassin here. Pangalawa itong si Rain kaya wala talaga nagtataka na lumalapit sa amin, maliban sa mga Montepalma.

I pulled a wooden chair and sat down. I let out a heavy breath. She smirked and handed me a beer.

"You seems off today. Did you cry?" she started.

"I met my parents a while ago..."

She nodded her head. Didn't even bother to comment at all. That's why I chose her to be my friend. We trust each other because we knew our background. But she still don't know my darkest secret. I opted not to shared that thing.

"Hmm... Let me guess, they made you cry again, huh?"

I rolled my eyes. "Nothing new, Rain."

Nilagok ko yung beer at hinarap siya. Magaan naman kasi ang pakiramdam ko kapag kasama siya. I was once her mentor because her father paid me to trained her. Masaya ako na magaling na siya. She crossed her legs while she's giving me her deadly eyes. And I'm used to it, everyone does who cold person sje is.

"Did they ask for your help? What really happened?" she probed.

"Their company is in the brick of bankruptcy."

"You offered them a help? Give them money?"

I shook my head. I gave myself.

"No. I agreed to marry someone in order to help their company."

Mahina siya na natawa habang napapailing. "That's not the Gwen I used to know. Why did you even agreed with that?"

"I am soft person when it comes to them..."

Nilapit niya yung upuan niya sa akin at hinawakan niya yung kamay ko. Mabuti nalang ay sa kaniya ko lang binubuhos ang mga drama ko sa buhay. Kaya hindi na rin ako nahihiya kung makita niya man ako na umiiyak. Isn't a human nature to cry if we're at the lowest?

"I want Cypher now, not Gwen," she said, coldly. "You always need to remember what your parents did to you. Stop being a masochist when it comes to them."

"I have plan..."

She lifted up her eyebrow. "What is it?"

"If marrying a Scott means getting their company back... I can take it away from them and make myself as a CEO."

She smirked. "That's the Cypher I know."

In the end, I'm the Cypher who doesn't give any damn to anyone. And I like this kind of feeling right now. Not feeling any melancholic at all nor remorse. None of any emotions because I am in my own world with my own kind of people. They will pay for what they did to me.

Who am I? I'm Cypher, the most deadliest woman in this underground.

We're in the midst of enjoying ourselves when Hagan came inside the gym. He is holding his duffel bag and dropped it on the floor. I rolled my eyes. He is the most undefeated boxer in the underground. And maybe the next member for La mafia de Montepalma.

"Too bad, you didn't invite me," Hagan said, laughing.

Rain rolled her eyes. "We don't need you, Diablo."

Mas lalo humalakhak si Hagan. I forgot to mentioned that Hagan can teased Rain anytime he wants since he is the Montepalma. Their family has a rights to go inside here in the underground since their Lord made it for the people like us.

"Ah, you're still pissed at me," si Hagan. He tried to touch her but in just a blink of an eye, Rain dodged his hand and hold his wrist. Mas lalo napangisi si Hagan. "Good job, Rain."

"Stop trying to be funny, Hagan," Rain added. Binitawan niya na rin ang palapulsuhan ni Hagan. Napailing nalang ako.

"Alright..." tiningnan naman ako ni Hagan at kinuha niya yung beer mula sa akin. Tinungga niya 'yon hanggang sa maubos ang isang bote. "I'm thirsty."

I shrugged my shoulders. "Do you have new opponent later?"

He smirked. "Yes... I have the chance to fight with a Jacinto."

Ever since... their greatest nemesis were Jacinto clan because of their past. Maski ako ay walang alam sa nangyayari dahil tinago nila 'yon. Being a Montepalma is full of mystery and secrets. They have skeletons inside of their closets. Ang alam lang talaga namin ay kaaway nila ang mga Jacinto.

"Sinong Jacinto?" Rain inquired

"My coach never told me. But she's a woman and I'm excited to beat out of her," ani Hagan.

Being a boxer in the ring doesn't revolve any rules. Once you enter inside of that ring, expect that you'd meet Satan afterwards. People will love to watch when Hagan is killing people in front of them with his bare hands. And I know that he won't let it pass since his next opponent would be a Jacinto.

It's already midnight and I wore my usual outfit. I would love to watch Hagan tonight. Their fights spread like a wildfire inside of the underground.

Sino ba hindi mae-excite yung ang isang Montepalma at Jacinto ay maghaharap mamaya?

Everyone thirst for blood. We all want to see red and people dying. That's how monsters we are. All of us has a demon within us that we don't want to wake it. Pumasok na ako sa isang warehouse at naririnig ko na ang sigawan ng mga tao.

"Diablo! Diablo! Diablo!" they chanted.

I crossed my arms while watching Hagan climbing up to the ring. Mas lalo tuloy naghihiyawan mga tao. Napangisi ako. Sumampa si Hagan sa lubid at sumisigaw siya. Pinapakita niya kung gaano siya kasabik na masaktan ang kalaban niya.

And of course... isa itong sugalan at malalaki ang pera na tinataya nila rito. Most of them are billionaires. Walang pakielam kung maubos man ang kayamanan nila.

"Here comes the Black Angel!" the commentator announced.

May nakausot na malaking itim na roba at hindi makita yung mukha. Napansin ko kung paano nanlilisik ang mata ni Hagan sa kalaban niya. As if he is keeping his eyes on his enemies. Mukhang maganda na laban ito. May isang babae na lumapit sa akin at nilagay ko ang pusta ko kay Hagan. Wala pa kasi nakakatalo sa kaniya.

In the corner of my eyes, I think I saw Lynch. Nasa madilim na parte kasi ako at nanliit mata ko para makumpirma kung nandito nga ba siya. Halos umuwang labi ko na siya nga 'yon. Ano ginagawa niya rito for f*****g sake? Paano siya nakapasok dito?

Palingon-lingon siya sa gilid at mukhang hindi laban ni Hagan ang pinunta niya rito. Kahit mas lalo nag-iingay mga tao ay hindi ko tinanggal ang mata ko. Naramdaman ko na may lalaki na tumabi sa akin.

Nag-iinit dugo ko. Gusto ko hatakin si Lynch palayo rito at tanungin kung ano ginagawa niya sa underground world.

"I can see the hatred in your eyes, Cypher," the man said beside me.

Nilingon ko siya at napagtanto ko na si Lourd pala 'yon. Pinsan din ni Damon Montepalma. Isa siya sa magiging susunod na member at malapit na rin sila masali sa amin. Sinabi na rin sa akin ni Damon na baka mauna ma-recruit si Lourd dahil magaling siya mag encode ng computer at magaling din siya maghack. He is the best for our Mafia gang.

"I just saw my fiance here," I replied. I am gritting my teeth.

"Who?"

"Lynch Scott..."

His lips twisted. "You want to know? Then you have to go with me."

"Alright. I want to know his hidden agenda and what kind of person he is!"

"Relax," he muttered.

Tumalikod na siya at nagsimula na maglakad. Tiningnan ko muna ng ilang beses si Lynch bago sumunod kay Lourd. Wala ako kaalam-alam kung sino ba siya. Lalo na't hindi bastang-basta tao ang mga pumasok dito sa underground.

Napadpad kami sa lugar niya at bumungad sa akin ang maraming computer. Umupo na siya sa swivel chair at binuksan niya na yung computer niya. He began to wear his black rimmed eye glasses. Sino ba hindi manlalabo ang mata kapag palagi na nakaharap sa screen diba?

"Uh-huh! I got him!" Lourd exclaimed. Lumapit ako lalo sa kaniya at tiningnan. Lumabas yung picture niya sa screen at mga information about sa kaniya. "Oh, your fiance has a stink secret..."

I clenched my jaw when I read that his sibling is Chloe Scott. The first peron I'd killed in my entire life. Kanina pa nagtatagis ang panga ko dahil sa nalalaman. Hinayaan lang ako ni Lourd na basahin ang information niya.

"He payed someone to kill a criminal so he can get inside here. What a smart bastard he is..." he added.

I glared at him. "He used someone's identity to get inside of this place. He might be smart for doing that I am more smarter than him."

"What's your plan, then?" he probed.

I smiled devilishly. May kung anu-ano scenario na pumapasok sa utak ko para saktan siya.

"I'm going to mess with his life. And I know that he is hunting me slowly," I said.