She Only Hides Her Flaws

Back in town.

Mrs. Rue is overly worried about Azalea. She was holding her in her arms and thought she was traumatized by the experience she had with the illegal miners that they encountered. She keeps on cursing them and the company they are working for.

"You have an illegal miners in here but what are they mining for?". He got curious. He never encountered any reports like this in his desk and his wife didn't told him about it.

"Mostly the minerals.... And they also said there are some expensive gems hiding on those walls they tried to destroy our mountain for their own gain". Explained by Mr. Rue who was attending to him. He stands as a village leader of the neighborhood because everybody respects him.

"Don't worry Mr. Rue as long as our princess owns some place here we have the right to protect this land". Lukas is been serious about his words. He knows there's nothing to joke about when dealing with life. The people here already lost a members of their family because of those illegal miners.

"Thank God that she came to us and we all know this place is going to change for good". The face of Mr. Rue brightens after hearing Azalea's name. They are so grateful to her for giving them hope to stay and survive on their land.

"What's my wife got to do with the people here?". Jack is severely curious why this people are very thankful with his wife.

"This place is loosing it's people. All the youngsters are running to the city and leaving their roots dying to the ground. Then this mining company with all his horrible people came and started to destroy our land. At first they tried to hired the other youngsters but in the end they gave them back to us lifeless and no one takes responsibility. We tried to fight back but before we lift our hands we are already defeated until she comes. She saved us along with Mr. Lukas and his man. We all thought here that she is our guardian angel sent by heaven to us". Mr. Rue remembers all the horrible past they've experienced from the hands of those ruthless man until a group of people lead by Azalea came and rescued them. She started to talk to them about land development and having a new life but still living on their lands.

"Don't worry I will make sure there will be a progress soon on my wife's project here". Jack understood his wife's planned to the place and decided to take a fast action and also to look into the company who dared to harm his wife.

Mrs. Rue came out of the room and sits with them. "How's your wound young man?".

"It's fine ma'am, it's not really that deep, thank you for the concern". He was being grateful to their hospitality. "How's my wife?". Jack is very worried about her. He didn't see her again after she goes in that room.

"She fell asleep, crying her heart out. She is very worried about you". Mrs. Rue have the expression of a worried mother to her child.

"I want to see her". He stood up and started to walk to his wife's direction when a hand grabs him.

"We need to talk first". Lukas stopped him.

"What do you want to say?". He is furrowing his brows and glaring at him.

"This is about Azalea". Lukas became serious. He knows Jack is not yet informed about her condition.

Jack halted and looked at Lukas for a moment then went back to his seat. He saw the old couple leave the place when Lukas asked them. He knows this is a serious matter.

"Whatever happens, don't ever talked about the man she shot dead. She will forget about it after she woke up". Lukas saw the confusion written all over in Jack's face but he understands him. He doesn't know his wife so well.

"Why and how can she forget about what she did?". He can't believed that she can do actually something like that. No one can actually easily forget a nerve wrecking experience like that, he knows because he can still remember the people's blood on his hands.

"On her first kill, when she's trying to save her brother she almost went crazy after she finds out that the man she shot didn't survive. She became violent and unreasonable she even punished her own self. But Uncle Long's wife help her. She taught her how to erase her own memory of something traumatic in order to protect her own self". He tried to explain to Jack the things he understands about Azalea. But still only half of it. Lukas knows there are things they never should talk about.

"Is she a psychologist, the woman who help her?". He have a suspicion. If his understanding about his wife's situation is the one he was thinking right now he knows she is not totally cured. She just developed another identity inside her and that person is just sleeping.

"Yes she is". He answered honestly.

Jack didn't say anything more. He will look into his wife's situation and mental health personally. He knows there are things that Lukas forgot or never meant to mention. Something more delicate and needed to be kept from him. He will dig into it and help his wife on his own.

"I'm going to see my wife.... Don't worry I know how to handle my own wife". He gives emphasis to his last words. He is Azalea's husband and he will do whatever it takes to take care of her.

Lukas didn't say anything but just looked at him as he walked straight to the room where Azalea sleeps. He can see Jack's genuine love for her and as a man who cares for her too, pain struck him.

Jack is staring at his wife's beautiful face. In his eyes she looks like an innocent child, an angel lend to him but he didn't know for how long. He is about to touch her cheek when she suddenly swatted his hands and tried to attack him. Jack sees her lifeless eyes again. She looks like a robot programed to attack. Her moves are slick and accurate if he don't take extra careful handling her they might hurt each other. Jack grabs both of her arms and hug her tightly. She tried to free herself by wiggling and shaking her body harshly but Jack didn't let her go until she calms down and calls his name.

"Jack, I can't breathe". She softly spoke to him. She inhaled his scent and recognized her husband.

"I love you". The only word Jack uttered as he keeps on hugging her. Not wanting to let her go.

"I love you too, but I can't breathe you're squishing me hard.... Do you want me to die?". She chuckles and thought her joke is funny.

"Don't ever say that!..... I won't let anyone to take you away from me, even death himself". He is now looking straight to her eyes and noticed the beauty of it again. Her eyes became alive again.

"What is wrong with you?... I'm just kidding". And she giggles like she always do when she is teasing her husband.

Jack looks at her in wonder. She's very different from the woman who holds the gun on the mountain and brought death to a man. She became the same Azalea before they came here. The woman that he married.

"Jack you're wounded?!..... Are you alright, does it hurt?". She looked at her husband's wound and finds how well it was bandage. "Oh wait, what happened to those men who tried to assault us?". She remembered they encountered the illegal miners from the Allegas Corp.

"Don't worry, Lukas took care of them". Jack was fascinated by her, she actually forgot the most traumatic scene that they encountered and the thing that she did, that is taking a life. He was curious and wants to know the psychologist who work for her wife. She might be good but she didn't really cure her she only hides her flaws. And he knows when she snaps all of it will show.

"We can really count on Lukas besides he is Uncle Long's best guy". She felt proud to have a very professional agent in their agency and very thankful to her Uncle, they trained him so well.

Jack scornfully grin. He still hate the man even though he save them. He is still reluctant to trust him. "Let's go home now".

"Okay!".