Devil's Desire

Chapter 8

PABLO WAS so mad that he cannot even look straight at Dominique's eyes. He doesn't want to be angry at her but he could not either calm himself. His hands are balled into a fist were shaking vigorously, his lips are trembling while he is stopping himself from saying something. He can feel the chills down to his spine.

However, Dominique's feeling was opposite to him. She is calm and just chilling while twiddling her thumbs and patiently waiting for Pablo to open his mouth so they could talk.

"Speak, Pablo. I know you're disappointed in me," aniya saka nilapit ang kanyang hinlalaki palapit sa kanyang labi saka kinagat ang kanyang kuko.

Hindi na napigilan ni Pablo ang kanyang galit na nararamdaman. Inisang hakbang niya ang pagitan nila ng dalaga saka niya pinatong ang kanyang mga kamay sa magkabilang balikat ni Dominique at tinulak pasandal sa pader.

"H-how? Bakit mo nagawa iyon, Dominique. You are... you are a monster!" Pigil na pigil si Pablo sa kanyang emosyon. Kahit galit siya ay hindi niya pa rin nais magsalita ng masama laban sa babae, dahil hindi niya nais na sumama ang loob ni Dominique sa kanya.

"Bakit, Pablo? He deserves it after what he did to Paulene. Sa tingin mo ba'y palalampasin ko ang ginawa niya sa kapatid mo? I won't hesitate to do that again to Louis, pasalamat nga siya dahil hindi ko siya pinaslang ng tuluyan, I just stabbed him but he's breathing fine."

Dominique's eyes glowed in wrath and she did not noticed that her halo is slowly fading, that is what Pablo noticed while looking at her face.

"But still, how could you do that? Paano mo nasisikmura na saksakin si Louis habang nagmamakaawa siya para sa buhay niya? Kahit gaano kasama ang isang tao ay wala pa rin tayong karapatan na ilagay sa ating kamay ang hustisya. We sti had no rights to take their life." Pablo was calmly speaking yet he noticed that she was not even paying attention.

Magkasalubong ang kanyang mga kilay habang panay ang pagkagat sa kanyang kuko. He sighed problematically and let go of his grip.

"I'm clearly not like you, Pablo. Hindi ako uupo sa isang tabi at maghihintay ng sinasabi mong hustisya. You cannot get the justice that you want if you didn't do it yourself," she said with a playful smirk on her face. She tapped Pablo's face as she turned her back and started to walk away from him.

Nang makalayo siya sa binata ay agad na napalis ang ngiti sa kanyang labi. Pumasok siya sa isang madilim na eskinita saka nilabas ang kanyang punyal na binigay ni Deyja. The dagger has a gold and sharp edges, and it has tiny black diamonds on the cross-guard and on the pommel. It wasn't an ordinary dagger, it was designed to kill mortal in a slow and painful way.

Once the dagger is stabbed into the victim's body, the diamond will changed its color and will let out a poisonous smoke that could damage the lungs and the person's heart and brain.

Naging alerto si Dominique nang marinig niya ang mahihinang yapak ng taong nakasunod sa kanyang likuran. She pretended that she was no aware but she was readying her dagger, gripping it and planning how to stab the person that was behind her. She walked faster but the person is still following her. Lumiko siya sa isnag eskinita saka sinadyang bagalan ang paglalakad. Hindi niya magawang lumingon upang alamin kung sino kaya maghihintay na lang siya na may gawin ito sa kanya.

"Dominique, wait!" May humawak sa kanyang braso saka siya sapilitan na pinaharap. Dominique almost stabbed the woman who grabbed her but she was taken aback after seeing a familiar face.

"Paulene!" bulalas niya habang nanlalaki ang mga mata. Hindi niya inaasahan na ang kapatid pala ni Pablo ang nakasunod sa kanya. Paulene's eyes also grew bigger after seeing the dagger. She nervously took a step back and clasped her trembling and sweaty hands.

"Pasensya na kung nagulat kita. I just wanted to thank you—" Nag iwas siya ng tingin saka huminga ng malalim bago ipagpatuloy ang pagsasalita, "—for saving me. Thank you, Dominique. Kung wala ka, baka may nagawa na siyang masama sa'kin."

"You don't have to thank me. Ginawa ko lang naman kung ano ang nararapat. Go home and rest, Paulene. You need to stay away from him," sabi ko saka tinapik ang kanyang balikat.

Kapag gumaling na si Louis ay hindi ko pa rin hahayaan na makalapit siya sa magkapatid. I'm going to protect them.

When I entered the house, I saw Deyja sitting on the brand new chair that she bought with her legs crossed.

"You failed to kill that boy," Deyja said with a serious look on her face.

"Why would I kill him? Hindi pa ito ang tamang oras para paslangin ko siya. I have so many people on my waiting list and he's at the third page. Bakit ka nga pala narito?"

Deyja slowly shrugged her shoulders and yawned but she is elegant and stunning while doing it.

"I'm here to convince you to go back to the mansion. You need to be there."

Dominique was secretly observing Deyja's action. Batid niyang may hindi sinasabi sa kanya ang dyosa ngunit ayaw niyang magtanong. She knew that the goddess will only tell her another cryptic message.

"Bakit mo ba ako pinapabalik sa lugar na iyon? I don't want to stay there. That place is off," sabi ni Dominique. Deyja remained quiet but her sigh break the silence.

"You have two days to go back to that place. Dahil mapipilitan akong gawin ang bagay na ayaw mo."

Hindi na nakasagot si Dominique dahil naglaho sa harapan niya ang dyosa at nag-iwan lang ng isang pulang supot na gawa sa tela. Her eyes widened in fascination after seeing rare pieces of red diamonds.

"Oh, I've been wanting to have this kind of stone." Nakapikit na nilapit niya ang supot sa kanyang mukha at nakangiting ginalaw ang kanyang mga balikat dahil sa tuwa.

SEEING Dominique happy makes my heart flutter in joy. She deserves it after the heart wrenching past that she have been through. I touched her face and smiled softly.

"You'll meet him soon, Dominique," sabi ko saka umalis sa harap ng salamin. I sat on the golden rocking chair as I played with my hair. I have been thinking what I'm going to do to make her a priestess as soon as possible so she could use her power in full extent. I can feel that he knows her existence and he is going to do something to hurt me again.

Iyon naman lagi ang kanyang ginagawa kapag may nagpapasaya sa akin. But I won't let him succeed, this time I will make sure that he'll kneel down to me and beg for forgiveness.

Sino naman kaya ang nagsabi sa kanya tungkol kay Dominique? Is it Heiva? Siya lang naman ang labas-masok sa aking tahanan at nakakaalam sa aking mga plano. I should be careful when she was around.

Speaking of Heiva, she magically appeared beside me. She's wearing a floral dress and has a flower crown. Ang buhok niya ay tuwid na tuwid at namumula pa ang kanyang pisngi. She has a cheerful smile plastered on her face as she lift her hand to wave at me.

"Why are you here again? I'm not going to thank you for saving Saphira," kunwa'y masungit kong sabi.

She scoffed while touching her dress. Bakit nga ba siya bihis na bihis?

"Change your clothes, Deyja. May piging tayong dadaluhan at lahat ng makapangyarihang nilalang ay inaanyayahan. We shouldn't be late."

Deyja throw her a death glare as she stood up from her seat and tried to escape, but Heiva keeps on annoying her.

"I don't want to go, Heiva. So can you leave without violating my rights?"

"Violating? I'm not even forcing you," nanlalaki ang matang sagot ni Heiva saka sumimangot. Napailing ako habang pinagmamasdan siyang sinusuri ang buong paligid.

"What are you looking for?"

Heiva was reluctant at first but she opened her mouth to say what's bothering her.

"Saphira, where is the flower? I didn't see it there." Tinuro ni Heiva ang paso kung saan dating nakatanim ang bulaklak. Deyja responded with a simple 'I don't know' look and continued to walk away like they are not having a conversation.

Bakit naman niya hahanapin ang bulaklak? tanong ko sa aking isipan saka binilisan ang paghakbang hanggang sa magsawa si Heiva sa kakasunod sa akin. When I noticed that she wasn't following me anymore, I went back in front of the mirror. But the black envelope that was on the table caught my attention.

I picked it up and ripped the edges so I could get the letter.

"An invitation... from him," I whispered while reading the heading. Ano nanaman kaya ang pakulo na kanyang naisip at inimbitahan niya ako sa piging na hinanda niya? Is he for real?

My hands clenched into a fist while I grit my teeth in anger. I decided to go there and maybe ruin his day, he does not deserve to be happy anyway.

In a snap of a finger, my clothes had changed. I'm wearing a revealing black gown and my hair are tied in a bun, so my bare back is fully shown. I wore my bracelet that has a snake head and decided to carry my silver cane that has a poisonous vine wrapped around it.

Humarap ako sa salamin saka ngumiti ng matamis, "I'm ready to crash the party."

"ARE YOU sure she's coming, Heiva?"

Pinatong ko sa mesa ang kopita na aking hawak saka nakangiting humarap sa kanya.

"I'm confident that she will come. I intentionally left a made up invitation letter to lure her. So don't worry, you're to see her in a few minutes," I responded. He nod his head but I can still see that he is nervous but happy at the same time.

Gano'n ba siya ka-excited na makita si Deyja? Nauunawaan ko naman kung bakit kaya hinayaan ko na lang dahil hindi ko nais na maputol ang kanyang kaligayahan.

I was about to leave when he snaked his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to him. I instantly feel the butterflies on my stomach but I stifled a smile because I don't want him to know how I feel.

"What about that woman?" he asked, pertaining to Dominique.

Agad akong umiling saka inalis ang kamay niyang nakahawak sa akin.

"No, why would I invite her? She's just a fallen angel... not a goddess."

Natawa siya na siyang ipinagtaka ko.

"But why do you look so mad? I was just asking. Jealous?" he teased and even cupped my face. I didn't answer him because I had nothing to say, he move closer and was about to kiss me when the hurricane appeared in the room and ruined the aesthetic of the place.

"Our special guest has arrived!" he exclaimed while clapping his hands. Nagmamadaling naglakad ako patungo sa kabilang parte ng silid kasama ng ilang dyosa na nagtataka kung ano ang nangyayari.

The hurricane vanished and everyone gasped upon seeing Deyja who was not wearing an appropriate clothes. Maayos kong nasabi sa sulat na magsuot siya ng damit na hindi makikita ang mga nakatagong parte ng katawan niya. But however, the she was wearing shows too much skin. Her cleavage are showing because of the plunging neckline, her bare back is fully shown, and her legs are on display as she stand with authority in the middle of the dance floor.

"Deyja! Welcome home!" he happily said and hurriedly walked towards her. He was about to hug the latter when she pushed him away.

"I'm not here to talk to you. I'm here to enjoy the party." Tinalikuran niya ang aking kasintahan at nagtungo sa harap ng mesa na puno ng masasarap na putahe. We exchanged a knowing look. Tahimik akong umalis saka nagtungo sa silid at hinintay siya.

Ilang minuto pa lang akong naghihintay nang dumating siya. Magkasalubong ang kanyang kilay at nakakuyom ang mga palad niya. He's breathing heavily and that's when I realized that he's mad.

"Make Dominique suffer."