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Taken aback, Governor Draeko looked at Grazziena with a hurt expression. “Why didn’t you like what we do?” his voice was low.
Grazziena felt a pang in her heart. How could she be able to explain without offending or hurting him? “Of course I like it, Sweetheart. It’s just that I am afraid that if we did it again, we might not be able to control ourselves anymore and I might get pregnant. I still wanted to finish my studies. I don’t want to disappoint Papang and Mamang and myself too.” She held his hands and kissed them both.
He smiled with understanding and nodded. “Sweetheart I promise you, I will not take all your innocence until we got married. But please, don’t you deprive me to even touch or kiss you with passion,” his voice was pleading as he looked at Grazziena tenderly.
A warm hand caressed Grazziena’s heart as she noticed the pain, yet it was overwhelmed by the love for her as can be clearly seen in his eyes. She grabbed his face and gave h
I Sitting inside the train Lumaro closed his eyes and vividly captured again her possible mate's face in his imagination. “She is beautiful and so alluring,” he whispered and a smile twitched on his lips. From the train, Lumaro alighted and took a cab going to the airport. He made a sigh as he boarded the aircraft that will bring him into the gate of the human world, where her mate is waiting for him; the cursed daughter of the former Alpha and Luna of the Cold Mountain Pack. He sat on the plane and felt it soar into the sky after few moments. He closed his eyes knowing that when he opened it again, he will already be stepping down the human world. When he stepped down into the human world, Lumaro has been amazed. His eyes wandered around and bulged in amazement. “Wow, those buildings that stood tall like our Mount Reveree, those wonder lights that flickered like our stars in the sky, vehicles of different sizes and gorgeous designs and… and women… a
I Lumaro checked out at the lodging house by three o’clock in the morning. He hailed a cab and asked the driver to bring him to the airport. He is excited; quite excited as he boarded the aircraft, which will bring him to the country where the Albaya province can be found. Six hours or more and he will be stepping his feet to the place where he will be meeting his mate at last. He sat on the aircraft silently and when it started to move, Lumaro closed his eyes with lips twisting with such a smile full of hope and excitement. Most probably he fell asleep for an hour when turbulence hit their aircraft making it swayed drastically, waking him up. He straightened his sitting position and glanced at the young woman beside him. “What is happening Miss?” he asked furrowing. The young woman faced him and her eyes suddenly fluttered with mouth gaping with words. “Oh… we … we’re hit by turbulence but we are fine,” she even stammered. Lumaro is l
IMel suddenly wonders who was that Sweetheart, Grazziena talked with over the phone. Was it Mr. Jervin Ty, her avid suitor? But as far he knows, she already told him that she is not yet ready to enter into any relationship. “Did Jervin Ty persisted?” he thought, confused.So, after Grazziena finished speaking with that someone she called Sweetheart over the phone, he cornered her with such an inquisitive look and raised eyebrows.“What?” Grazziena knitted her browse wondering why her best friend was looking at her with doubt and inquisitiveness in his eyes.“What? What? Ms. Albaya? Who is that Sweetheart of yours? You are keeping secrets from me?” Mel said feeling betrayed and offended.Grazziena was shocked. “Shhhh, quiet, I am planning to tell you about it in due time not here okay?”Mel gave her a sullen look. “Is he Jervin Ty, hmm?” he prodded at her.Grazziena shook his head. “No.” then she gulped some of her saliva and tried to
I The next day, Grazziena went to the city together with Mel. She decided to treat his best friend for lunch as gratitude for all the help that he is doing for her. He is such a friend who would do anything to support her in all her endeavors. Aside from that, she wanted to tell her what truly happened between her and Governor Draeko, who is now her boyfriend.Mel chose a pizza restaurant inside the mall. He ordered pasta, vegetable salad, and two rounds of regular pizzas of different flavors.While they were eating already, Mel asked, “Now tell me about Sweetheart.” Mel said without mentioning the name of Governor Draeko. Their code name for him is Sweetheart.With twinkling eyes, Grazziena told Mel what happened in an almost whispering manner, afraid that someone might hear them.“OMG, slut,” Mel shrieked teasingly and Grazziena laughed.“I don’t know Mel, but, I was not able to resist him because I really like him,” Grazziena affirmed an
I “Friend, Mariella; Lumaro here will be going to Albaya too and this is his first time here in our country. So, I took the liberty to invite him to just come along with me. I will just drop him off in a hotel in the city.” Leslie informed her friend, whose eyebrows raised upon hearing her friend’s statement. “Ms. Mariella, Ms. Leslie, it is okay; I will just find a cab to bring me to Albaya. Do you know of a hotel or lodging house where I can stay in Albaya?” Lumaro interrupted when he saw the reaction of Leslie’s friend, whom she called as Mariella. “Mariella?” Leslie faced her friend and gave her a warning look. “Oh, alright Lumaro, it is better for you to come along with Leslie, for safety purposes, and then she will just drop you off at Triple K Hotel in the City,” Mariella replied nonchalantly. If not for her friendship, that she has for Leslie, she will not even entertain this moron-like man, even if he looks handsome and well, hmm, yummy.
I “My Luna!” Lumaro jumped from his bed and came near the television, watching intently the news. The news flash states:“The currently crowned Miss Albaya, Ms. Grazziena Rillana’s refusal to represent the Province in the National Pageant gave so much frustration to her supporters and the people of Albaya as a whole. The question now is whether Miss Albaya; Grazziena Rillana would still change her mind before the Ms. Albaya Pageant organizers will formalize their announcement that her First Runner-up will replace her to represent the Province in the National Pageant. She has only three days left to think more and to give her final decision.” “Miss Albaya, Ms. Grazziena Rillana! Now I have your name my mate, my future Luna!” Lumaro exclaimed while dancing around. He will ask Leslie if she knows Miss Albaya. Lumaro is quite excited now. He really needs to see Leslie tomorrow. He smiled. He laid his tired body again on the bed and tried to catch some
I Grazziena’s last subject ended at five o’clock in the afternoon. Exactly that she checked her phone when Governor Draeko’s message popped out. “Sweetheart, my driver is on his way to fetch you. Wait for him near the gate of your university. Take care and see you.” This is the message of Governor Draeko to Grazziena. She replied, “Alright Sweetheart, I will wait. See you.” Five minutes after, Grazziena received a message again from Draeko telling her that his driver is nearby. She quickly walked going outside of their University and stood on the waiting shed, beside the University’s gate. Suddenly, Grazziena noticed a man across the street looking at her intensely. The man is tall, good-looking, and with a well-built body. She tried to remember where she saw him because his face seemed familiar. After a moment, the man smiled dashingly and waved at her. Grazziena furrowed. She did not know him although she seemed to be familiar with his aura.
I “Are you really sure Lumaro, your future Luna is our reigning Ms. Albaya?” Leslie asked again after regaining her senses, with such an incredulous expression on her face. She could not actually fathom how on earth this man could claim Grazziena as his future wife, where in fact he did not even know her name when he arrived in their province.Lumaro nodded. “Yes, her name is Grazziena,” Lumaro confirmed.“Wait, wait Lumaro, how come that you know, Grazziena is your future Luna? Actually, you know, I just can’t believe it. I read something about Luna and it means wife of the Alpha or head of a werewolves pack.” Leslie’s expression was quite perturbed.Leslie was thinking that Lumaro might be actually not in his proper frame of mind or a lunatic, who just came out or just escaped from a mental institution. But carefully watching his handsome, manly face; Leslie shook her head. “It could not be; he seemed to be normal,” she thought again.“Leslie ca