Hidden Bite (Book 3 of Bite Trilogy)

Chapter 46

Chapter 46: Fooled
CLARET CORDELIA AMOR

"Then, let's have an agreement. You'll have the opportunity to return to your world, your time, and to the woman you loved. But for me to help you, you have to promise me your firstborn."

A shadowy figure of a woman was crouched down while talking with Zen in his small body.

Zen didn't even blink and with eyes determined, he confidently nodded. "You can have my firstborn. Just help me return to my Claret."

Nagising ako matapos na namang maulit sa panaginip ko ang eksenang iyon. Nanatili akong nakaupo sa ibabaw ng malaking ibon habang yakap ang sarili ko.

How could he sell his own flesh? Dahil ba wala si Divina noon ay madali siyang makapagbibitaw ng salitang katulad niyon?

And the silhouette of that woman, how my dream gave me a glimpse of her face, how she smiled at Zen, and she took an interest in our firstborn.

How could she ask for her grandchild if she didn't even care about me and Kreios? Hinayaan niya kaming lumaki ni Kreios na magkahiwalay. Hindi niya ba alam ang naging sakripisyo nina lolo at lola sa aming magkapatid? My grandmother Olivia dedicated her life for me, and that's how Grandfather Leon treasured Kreios as well.

She can't just suddenly appear in our life, bringing this chaos when our lives are starting to get peaceful.

Kapwa na nakatayo sa unahan ng malaking ibon sina Pearl at Cora, habang nanatili akong nakaupo at nakayakap sa aking mga binti.

Gusto kong magalit sa kanya, dahil sa halip na tulong at pagmamahal ang siyang ibigay niya sa akin bilang ina ay sakit ang pinadadama niya sa akin.

She could have welcomed me in this world when everything was foreign to me, dahil gaano man kainit ang pagtanggap sa akin ng mga Gazellian at kung gaano man nila ako pahalagahan dahil sa propesiyang nakakabit sa akin, iba pa rin ang pagtanggap at pagmamahal ng isang ina na ipinagkait niya sa amin ni Kreios.

Ano ang kailangan niya kay Divina?

Huminga na ako nang malalim at tumayo na ako. Naglakad na ako patungo sa unahan kung saan naroon na ang dalawang anak ni Diyosa Eda.

"Saan na tayo patungo?" tanong ni Cora.

"To her, to my mother."

Kapwa sila tumango sa akin. Kung dati ay napaka-imposibleng malaman ko ang lokasyon niya, ngayong nagkaroon na ako ng pagkakataong makita ang mukha niya at maramdaman ang presensiya niya ay magagawa ko na siyang sundan.

"I will save my daughter."

Nanatili na ako sa gitna nilang dalawa habang nakatitig silang dalawa sa akin.

"And after saving your daughter?"

Nanghihina akong umiling sa kanila. "I don't know if the Gazellians will still accept me after all those words I've said to them, dahil kung muling mauulit ang sitwasyon, muli kong ipamumukha sa kanila ang kanilang pagkakamali. If Zen and that family couldn't promise to me that no innocent child would be a victim of their everlasting foolish love, I might stay. But if they can't do that, Divina and I will leave this world and we will stay in the human world. I don't want to let my child grow up witnessing a family that can easily throw an innocent child's life for the sake of their love, because a child is a fruit of love— it's not a way or a thing that can be used to save love."

"B-but how about the prophecy? Paano iyon kapag wala ka na, Claret?" tanong ni Pearl.

"They are vampires, right? They are selfish, aren't they? They are selfish and it is their nature. Maybe they will also understand if a mother becomes selfish as well for their child because that is our nature."