17: A Twist They’ve Learned

There was silence during the whole ride back home and there was no one dared to break it. They both loved it instead until they got back in the mansion. But instead of going into the front door entrance of the mansion, ICE decided to drive the car down to the garage and parked it there.

"Shall we, milady?" ICE gently offered her hand out and guided Sabrina out of the car then headed into another hidden passage leading down the darkness.

It was completely dark but when Sabrina was getting the hang of the darkness and slowly picturing the stairs, lights began to flicker and the path began to clear out. Sabrina sighed but didn't say anything until she gasped. Luxurious cars and motorbikes were welcoming her as soon as she reached the bottom of the mansion. ICE's headquarters.

"Like my collections?" ICE grinned like an idiot and Sabrina hit the back of her arms while glaring.

"Why? What's that for?" she pouted at what Sabrina suddenly did to her.

"You spent too much money on them. I know they were expensive." Sabrina sighed in disbelief at the expensive collection that ICE had. But Sabrina hates to admit that ICE had quite a taste over her collections. They were all sexy and attractive in Sabrina's eyes but don't mention how much it cost, it will only anger her.

"Well, they all came from my blood and sweat over my night jobs, so don't worry about it." ICE nervously answered her but Sabrina was still glaring at her before sighing again in defeat. She has to let it go.

"Fine, but do care to tell me how this got here?" Sabrina was referring to the huge underground collection garage beneath her mansion.

"It was already here but not used or maintained anymore when your parents handed me this property. So I sort of re-designed it before the mansion's rebuilding and expansion. I made sure that it was my hideout in case I went rogue - I mean, my underground jobs for ten years." ICE explained while smiling and let her tour Sabrina around her collections.

"So you're doing illegal things like what Uncle kept informing me. Well, more on complaining to me on how to handle you." Sabrina sighed when she recalled some long-distance calls that she have been receiving back then about her status while they were separated.

"Ah, that explains why he always mentions you to me. But I can't argue or complain about it either…" ICE sighed when she suddenly recalled those moments while they were not together.

"And why is that?" Sabrina hummed curiously while smiling.

"It helps me keep on track and sane whenever I do my dirty job." ICE scratched the back of her nape and honestly answered.

"Are you still doing it?" she wondered and ICE nodded.

"Well, after being the so-called "Spider-Lily" I lay low and decided to change and take care of the hotel's security and DEMar Hotel as well." ICE continued before Sabrina could say something.

"But why you're still working at night?" she worriedly asked and ICE heard that beneath her curious tone that she used.

"Police thing. There's one police almost died in my hand but I didn't and instead, I helped him out that's why he got promoted to the position I desired for him." ICE honestly responded.

"You planned things." Sabrina sighed but sounded proud.

"I have to have some high connection to the government police to get access to some issues that they couldn't handle. But promise, I am not using it for bad intentions." ICE cleared that out since she doesn't want Sabrina to get the wrong thoughts about her reason for doing that.

"Maybe not you but be careful around them. Not everyone even in the government could be trusted." Sabrina sighed because of what happened to her parents. ICE understood what she was trying to say to her.

"I know and I know who are those people already so don't worry. They won't be able to touch the family ever again just to keep them in power." ICE assured her and Sabrina smiled since ICE was totally confident about it.

"It sounded like there's a lot of things that my parents hide from me and they all give that to you." Sabrina sarcastically said but she was indeed curious about what her parents has been doing aside from being a hotelier that she didn't know about.

"Well, I won't be your personal bodyguard if I am not inheriting those things." ICE smirked.

"Then care to tell me all of them?" she wanted to know about it. ICE gave her a very serious look and shakes her head off as no.

"You better not know everything about it for your safety." ICE was so serious when she responded to her question.

"But how about your safety? I will be worried about that." she said in her serious worried tone and ICE smiled at how carrying her lady always was.

"Don't, because I am different from everyone. Just keep that in mind." ICE assured her and Sabrina sensed another secret when ICE said it like that. She was intrigued but didn't press for more and just let the time will tell about it. She just sighed.

"Fine, if you say so. So, show me how you work, pretty please." Sabrina just accepted that ICE won't tell her and just changed the subject.

"Alright, better to brace yourself for what you're going to witness before your eyes about me." ICE grinned excitedly which made Sabrina happy as well. She loves seeing the happiness in ICE's deep piercing blue eyes.

"I am ready." Sabrina smiled and put her arms around ICE's arms as they went closer to her office within the area and then were welcomed by one big screen with multiple ones around the bottom.

Leaving the collection garage of the underground hideout of ICE, Sabrina was surprised at how big ICE's office was because of the screens that surveillance everything around the city, particularly the hotels that they owned. But she jolted when she heard a voice of a lady echoing around the office space in the area.

'Welcome back, Lady ICE and Lady Sabrina.'

"That's my AI EM. the one that I've created to keep things around our properties well-checked." ICE whispered to Sabrina who just nodded and listened attentively to what ICE will do.

"Any news about our BB target?" ICE let Sabrina take her seat comfortably on her chair as soon as they were welcomed by AI EM.

'As for at the moment, they were busy making a leaving around the park. They were having a night stall of ramen and other street foods that they know how to cook.'

"Hm, that's nice to hear. But are they allowed to do that since they just escape from the jail two days pass already?" ICE asked as soon as she heard the good report about them.

'Uncle Earl, already made a report about their whereabouts and some police in disguise were already watching them doing the same thing.'

"That's good." She nodded but she got the feeling something happen somewhere in the middle of the night.

'But, whenever ten hits the clock, one of the BB went off somewhere and the other police always lost sight of the other. And see for yourself where he went to.'

ICE was not even surprised anymore when one of the Bad Brothers tailed a lady and just before they got into a busy street, he covered its mouth with a cloth. He dragged the lady into some alley where fewer people coming by or if there were some, they were drunken ones. As while the lady was still unconscious, he began on raping the lady but when the lady was getting her consciousness back, it was already too late. She was already penetrated and he didn't stop until she gave into the pleasure.

"Audio." ICE commanded her AI system and as soon as the audio was on, the pleasuring moan came on echoing around the office that made Sabrina jolt. ICE held her hand in a calming manner.

"Don't get affected but listen deeply to what she was saying." ICE calmly but seriously told Sabrina who was confused at first but she could tell that ICE was serious about something. She began listening to it and she was surprised by what she heard.

'Terek Evangelista…why? Why do this to me? Why now?'

'I've been missing you. Why didn't you come to visit me? WHY?!'

'Do you think that I don't want to? I have to take care of our only child. You left me…'

Lady might be enjoying the heated moment with the person she loved while crying the pain that she's keeping. But even after they were done having mindless sex to a passionate one while standing, the man, Terek held the lady dearly into his arms but puzzled.

'Child? I'm the father and nobody else?'

'You do that I just only escort men but never allowed them to take me to bed or had sex with them. Only you did…so, why now, Terek? Why?'

'I'm sorry…I didn't know…I…'

'I know you're not like them that's why I gave myself to you…but why leave me hanging…and do it with other girls…'

'I didn't do it…I just watch my brother have fun with them, I'm just cleaning his mess…and you know the reason why I can't always be with you…he will go after you…and now, I have a child…I have to keep you safe from him.'

'How?'

"Hm, that's an interesting twist in their game…so only one of them was the real culprit…" ICE smirked to what they've watching and listening to that AI EM managed to gather for them.

"One was hiding the bloody one while the other was taking the blame for the crime he didn't do." Sabrina sighed sadly for the problem that the couple facing.

They both agreed on that part but as they listened back to their conversation, ICE found herself smirking because of the message of Terek to his secret lover.

'I am not sure if she's alive but find the lady with a spider lily mask on its right eye. She had a very deep pair of piercing blue eyes. You feel secure and threatened at the same time when you stare at her eyes…find her if possible, she'll keep you safe.'

'What's her name?'

'She has a lot of names but aside from that mask that I've seen once, she will know why you're looking for her because she has her eyes everywhere.'

'How did you know her?'

'Find the answer from her. I have to go or else my brother will know I came after you…I have to kill someone…to hide it.'

'Be careful, you two. Go and find her.'

'I will.'

"So, she's looking for me and that's because of his request for their safety and not his…so be it, I've got the message." ICE grinned sinisterly and Sabrina sighed because she knew that side of hers. ICE will do something for them and she would like to help them out.