Dahan-dahang inihiga ni Damien si Alyssa sa sofa, kararating lang nila mula sa ospital at labing-anim na milyong piso ang binayad ng lalaki kay Karlos bilang danyos na rin sa lahat ng nangyari roon.

He is correct when he says he knows who set fire to the hospital. They were striking quickly at Ambrose's nose, and he couldn't do anything because he was still worried about his wife. Parehas silang hindi nagsalita ni Alyssa habang nakaupo.

Pinag-antay niya sina Jask at Leon sa loob ng opisina niya habang si Karlos ay hindi na niya pinasama upang ayusin ang mga problema sa ospital. Jask and Leon are waiting inside Damien's office.

They were looking at him with patience. Because of the unexpected events, they needed to rest for a while. Hinila ni Alyssa ang ulo ng asawa at inihiga ito sa kandungan niya sandali.

Naagapan ang pagpasok ng usok sa baga ni Alyssa at ngayon ay maayos nang muli ang paghinga nito. She was staring at her husband's face while his eyes are close. Nakikita ni Alyssa ang kapaguran sa mukha ni Damien.

Ilang araw na din itong walang maayos na tulog kahit nasa ospital sila noon ay hindi niya ito nakitang umidlit. She will wake-up from her sleep while her husband was watching her. Naguguilty siya sa bagay na iyon lalo pa at ang asawa niya lang ang nag-aasikaso ng lahat.

"Are you tired, dove?" Kahit na ito ang pagod ay si Alyssa pa din ang iisipin nito. Umiling si Alyssa at hinagod-hagod lang ang buhok ni Damien. Damien was staring at her all this time she's thinking.

Pinagmamasdan siya ng asawa mula sa kandungan niya. "You are tired, dove." That was not a question, it's a statement from Damien.

Alyssa sighed and glared at her husband. "Sa ating dalawa mas pagod ka halos tulog lang ang ginagawa ko sa ospital kumpara sa'yo," pangaral niya sa asawa na ikinatawa nito nang mahina.

Damien was tired and wanted to close his eyes, but Alyssa is his top priority. "You should rest, Damien." Ani ni Alyssa sa asawa. Umayos ng upo si Damien sa sofa at inakbayan ang asawa.

"Makita lang kitang malusog, nagigising na ang diwa ko." Alam ni Alyssa na palusot lamang ito ni Damien kaya minabuti niyang maging matigas ang ulo ngayon gaya nang pagiging matigas niya ng ulo kapag kumakain siya.

"No, you don't! You're going to bed, and you're not going to work tonight." She stated firmly. "All right, let's go." Dagdag pa ni Alyssa na hinila ang asawa papuntang silid nila dahil sa pagod ni Damien ay nagpatinanod na lamang siya sa nais ni Alyssa.

He was tired to argue. Ayaw niyang makipag-sabayan sa asawa kaya imbis na magreklamo ay sinunod niya ito. Pagkabukas na pagkabukas ng silid nila ay inihiga agad siya ni Alyssa nang makapasok sila dito.

Ipipikit niya na sana ang mga mata nang hubadin ni Alyssa ang sapatos niya pati na rin ang damit niya. Pagod na siya upang magreklamo pa. He was wearing his boxer shorts when he pulled his wife beside him to sleep.

"You are going to sleep too," Damien said. Wala nang magagawa pa ang pagrereklamo ni Alyssa dahil nasa tabi na siya nito at nakahiga na.

Tumingin siya sa kisame habang yakap siya sa bewang ng asawa bago tuluyang ipinikit din ang kanyang mga mata.

She closed her eyes and prayed for everything to be fine... Damien awoke at ten o'clock at night. Tinignan niya ang paligid at napagtantong nasa kuwarto sila ng asawa. He turns to face Alyssa beside him and kisses her on the cheek.

"Just sleep, dove, I'll just take care of something for awhile." He whispered. Dali-dali siyang nagsuot ng t-shirt at pantalon bago lumabas ng silid. He even checked his wife. Nang makitang maayos ang tulog ng asawa ay pumunta siya ng kanyang opisina.

He opened it to find Jask and Leon playing cards while he waited. "Akala naman mag-i-i-sleeping beauty ka nalang," Leon said. He's teasing Damien even though he knows Damien doesn't like it.

Damien rolled his eyes and seated on his swivel chair. Tumigil naman ang dalawa sa paglalaro ng pusoy-dos sa sahig. Magpupustahan na nga lang yong tig-sasampung pitik pa sa noo.

Naupo ang dalawa sa magkabilang upuan at tinignan si Damien. Katahimikan pa ang namayani noong una bago nagsalita si Damien. "I know my brothers knows whose behind this," pag-uumpisa nito na siyang ikinatigilan nila Jask at Leon.

"They wanted me to learn my lesson, which I am doing. They sent you three to assist me. Iyon lang ang nais nilang gawin hindi ba?" Damien asked sheepishly. Leon nodded, not knowing what to say.

Tama nga si Hellion, huwag maliitin si Damien. "The three of you were enough. Aalam ko din naman na alam na nila kung sino ang nasa likod ng mga pangyayaring ito." Pare-parehas sila ng mga kapatid niya na may mga weirdo at kumplikadong mga utak.

Jask nodded this time. "I don't want them to tell me that this is my fight, and I trust the three of you as much as my brothers did. That was sufficient for me." Damien was serious.

May pakiramdam ang lalaki na may hindi magandang mangyayari kaya paghahandaan na niya ito ngayon palang, hindi dapat siya mag-aksaya nang oras gayong nauuna na itong tinitira siya pailalalim.

"I wanted to discover it on my own; my brothers had no idea what I'd done to discover the truth behind Charmaine's death." Totoo ang sinasabi ni Damien na marami siyang ginawa para lamang makuha ang hustisya noon.

He kills and tortures innocent people in order to get what he wants, but he returns home empty-handed. "I killed innocent people... I had mastered torturing innocent people. Hindi ko sila mabilang, hindi ko alam kung saan ko sila itinatapon nalang basta. Hindi ko alam kung ilang mga inosente ang nadamay at pinababoy ko sa mga tauhan ko." Jask and Leon clenched their fist.

Masama nga silang tao pero kahit kailan ay hindi sila nanggahas ng mga tao. "I know you won't understand what I did, but I did it because I was foolish. Nobody will understand what I've done, even if I don't understand myself." He was looking Jask and Leon in the eyes.

The two were frowning. "Hindi ko sinasabi ito para magalit kayo sa akin, sinasabi ko ito upang malaman niyo kung anong tao ang sinasamahan niyo. Don't deceived by my looks, sa asawa ko lang ako mabait." Ang mga salita ni Damien ay may halong pagbabanta sa kung sinumang kumakalaban sa kanya.

"I'm asking you to help me, hindi para sa akin kundi para kay Alyssa." Bringing Alyssa's name was another level for Jask and Leon. Precisely, nais man nilang umatras dito dahil sa sinabi ni Damien pero hindi pwede dahil sa utos ni Hellion at dahil kay Alyssa.

Damien is nice to his nieces and nephews, but not to them. He was just as fond of them as he was of Alyssa. Masama si Damien, alam iyon ng lahat pero hindi pa nila talaga nakikita ang tunay na kasamaan niya na nangyari noon. Jask and Leon nodded.

"I'm not planning anything, but I have one goal in mind: to protect my wife at any cost. I'll ask you two one question. Please keep my wife safe." Ito lang ang nais na hingin ni Damien sa dalawa.

He's not asking for more at them. Protecting Alyssa was enough. "Kahit hindi ka maki-usap sa amin ay gagawin pa din namin, hindi naman kami ipinadala dito upang tulungan ka. Ipinadala kami dito para sa mga inosenteng madadamay," Leon said.

Kung ganoon ay nagkakaintindihan sila puwes wala nang mahihiling pa si Damien sa kanila. Damien was bad, but so were the people who killed someone without realizing it.

Mas masama pa din ang gobyernong hindi tinitignan ang mga nasasakupan nito na siyang nagugutom at unti-unting namamatay. They were truly the evil one. Damien will pay for his mistakes and he knows it.

But for those corrupt government officials, mukhang hindi sila matuto at kaawaan ang mga nasa paanan nila hanggang naroon sila sa mga posisyon nila walang aasenso ni isa.

"I hope you understand my point; I don't know when they'll strike again, but for now, I wanted everyone to be aware and prioritize my wife's safety." Walang nais na gustong mangyari si Damien kundi ang maging ligtas ang kanyang asawa.

"My wife is their target, siya ang nais nila upang mapilayan ako at hindi na makatayong muli pa at gaya ng dati ay maging isang halimaw." They will make Damien weak again.

Nais nilang magwalang parang halimaw ito at pumatay muli ng inosente habang sila nanonood at tatawanan lamang ang lalaki.

Alyssa woke-up up when she felt Damien goes-out. Nakatayo ang babae sa nakaawang na pintuan ng opisina ni Damien.

The woman heard everything, from the beginning to the end. Alyssa is afraid of those monsters who want her husband to be evil, not of her husband...