Pagkadilat ni Bryant sa kanyang mata, si Nadiah agad ang sumalubong sa paningin niya. Nasa tabi lang niya ito at binabantayan siya. Her head was tilted back against the old cushion. Nakabendahe naman ang mga kamay nitong nakahawak sa kanya.
Tinitigan lang niya ito habang mahimbing itong natutulog. Para sa kanya, si Nadiah lang ang napakagandang babae na nakikita niya. Eh halos lumuwa nga ang puso niya sa tuwing makikita niya ito.
When Guevarra had threatened to use his knife on Nadiah's face, when she'd braced herself, drawing in that deep breath and trying to be strong, something had broken inside of Bryant.
Yes, he'd killed before. Because killing was part of his job, part of surviving.
But this time, it had been pure animal instinct. Savagery. The primal urge to protect what was h
