Luna Estrada, also known by her stage name Luna, is a renowned model and has been the highest-paid model for two consecutive years. She possesses a tall stature and a remarkably beautiful face. Her modeling talent was evident from the age of 3 when she became a brand ambassador for Kidsstyle, one of the most famous children's fashion brands at the time. Her modeling career has continued to flourish, even at the age of twenty-three, making her a top model. She has become the most influential model in the fashion world this year.
Luna is signed by several agencies in various countries and serves as a brand ambassador for well-known brands such as Gucci, Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Burberry, LV, Bulgari, and many more. Not surprisingly, given her young age and success, Luna's personal wealth amounts to $70 million. This is in addition to her family's wealth, which comes from their success in maritime and import-export industries. Consequently, Luna has been accustomed to a comfortable lifestyle since birth.
Her upbringing has led Luna to become a somewhat pampered woman who dislikes her wishes going unfulfilled.
"Miss, today you have a photoshoot with Alexander McQueen at 2 PM," said Lili, her personal assistant.
"Yes," Luna replied briefly, still engrossed in her phone screen. She attempted to make a call, showing frustration when it didn't go through. Lili was well aware that Luna was reaching out to someone who was ignoring her.
"Oh, come on babe," Luna muttered as she made another irritated attempt to contact someone.
Knock knock knock.
Luna glanced briefly at her bedroom door before returning to her phone. Lili chose to open the door to see who had arrived. It turned out to be a servant from the Estrada family estate. After a brief conversation with the servant, Lili approached Luna, who was still occupied.
"Miss, the entire family is waiting for you to have breakfast," Lili conveyed the message from the servant.
"Tell them I won't join them for breakfast this time."
"But it was Mr. Rico himself who instructed the servant," Lili continued, causing Luna to close her eyes in annoyance.
"That old man is really ruining my mood," Luna grumbled, getting up from her bed and tossing her phone to Lili.
"I'll take a shower first. Keep trying to reach Albert, the call needs to be connected by the time I finish," Luna said as she entered the bathroom. Lili, with resignation, attempted to contact someone named Albert.
However, a few seconds later, Luna shouted from the bathroom again, "And one more thing, cancel the photoshoot with McQueen later. I'm just not in the mood," Luna's shout made Lili exhale with frustration. Once again, her boss and friend canceled a commitment as they pleased. Lili, who would be the one to face the brand executives and rearrange their schedules, felt exasperated. Luna simply couldn't work when her mood was truly shattered, and no one dared to challenge or force her. She loved the world of modeling due to her passion for fashion, but that didn't mean her hobby could dictate her actions. Luna would only do what she wanted.
"How is it? Is it connected?" Luna asked Lili, who still held her phone and pressed it to her left ear.
"Actually, this time the number is inactive," Lili replied, making Luna even more frustrated.
"Idiot, what's wrong with him? He ignored my messages last night and didn't take my calls," Luna fumed.
"Maybe Miss made a mistake or did something that angered Mr. Albert," Lili guessed, as it was usual for Albert to ignore Luna when they were at odds.
"That's not possible, Lili. Yesterday afternoon, Albert was still calling me and told me he was preparing for the next concert," Luna confidently answered, as they had been on good terms before. Albert had talked about an upcoming piano concert he was organizing. But last night, Albert only read her messages without intending to reply, and he ignored her phone calls.
"Ah, then maybe Mr. Albert is busy preparing for his concert."
"But at least he could have let me know, annoying," Luna sighed, then walked out of the room to join breakfast, with Lili following behind.
Luna didn't want to keep her family waiting for long and become the center of attention and ridicule from her siblings and cousins for making them hungry while waiting for this princess to arrive.
As she descended the stairs, all eyes were on her with a cynical gaze, as if saying it's better for you to die than to make us hungry just waiting for you to finish bathing. That was roughly the meaning behind their looks.
"Morning!" Luna greeted nonchalantly, ignoring the sarcastic glances from the occupants of the dining table.
"Morning, princess," Leon teased. He was Luna's only brother.
"Alright, let's start breakfast," Rico said, breaking the silence and beginning to eat the prepared meal.
This time, Rico, as the head of the family, asked his children and grandchildren to stay over because he wanted to discuss something important, according to him. Therefore, Rico's two sons, Devan Estrada and Vano Estrada, and his four grandchildren were present at the dining table, which was usually quiet due to Rico's request.
Rico had two sons, Devan Estrada and Vano Estrada. Luna was the daughter of Vano Estrada and the youngest granddaughter, even though the age difference among the grandchildren was only two to three years. Only the children of Vano, Leon, and Luna, were still unmarried, while their two cousins were already married.
"How's your work, Luna?" Rico asked, causing Meta to change her mind about drinking juice.
"Good," Luna answered.
"Do you still cancel contracts with your clients when you're in a bad mood?" Rico asked, and Luna nodded.
"Yes, that's right. Grandpa knows I can't work when my mood is ruined."
"So, how many contracts have you canceled for today?" Rico asked, making Luna squint at him. Once again, her grandfather was scrutinizing her, for the umpteenth time.
"I think you don't need my answer, Grandpa, because you already know what it is," Luna said, a little annoyed by her grandfather's overprotective attitude.
"Stop acting like a child and start acting professionally. If you no longer enjoy modeling, just quit. Don't cause significant losses for others. You can still live comfortably without being a model," Rico explained in his flat tone, which only made Luna more annoyed.
"I became a model because it's my hobby."
"That's why you need to behave like an adult. If not, just quit."
"I'll quit when I get married," Luna retorted, making Rico give her a meaningful look.
"In that case, get married. Grandpa has chosen a candidate for you, and there will be a meeting tonight," Rico said, causing all family members to look at him in surprise, including Luna herself.
Could she have misheard? Don't tell her that Rico gathered all the family members with the pretext of something important, only to announce this ridiculous plan. Even up to this moment, Luna's ears were still ringing from her grandfather's words.
Slowly, Luna begins to open her eyes and surveys the room she's in. She feels something tightly holding onto her hand, and as she looks down, she sees Lucas, who's asleep while clutching her hand. Luna reaches her other hand to gently stroke Lucas's hair, rousing him from his sleep."Did I wake you up?" Luna asks, causing Lucas to blink his eyes a few times."Are you awake? How do you feel? Is anything hurting?" Lucas inquires, his worried expression reflecting in his eyes."Am I okay?" Luna replies with a faint smile on her lips. They fall into a brief silence, just gazing at each other, before Lucas finally finds his voice again. He extends his hand to tenderly caress Luna's cheek."I'm sorry I couldn't protect you and our baby," Lucas says, causing Luna to furrow her brows."What do you mean you couldn't protect our baby? Did something bad happen to our baby?" Luna questions, concern evident in her voice."I almost let us lose our baby," Lucas says, his head hanging in regret and a
Luna screams as Travis attempts to remove the knife lodged in her shoulder. He glares at Luna with a murderous intent, gripping the blood-smeared knife. Finally summoning her courage, Luna manages to stab Travis's shoulder using a knife she had hidden under the pillow. As Luna suspected, Travis hadn't realized she had hidden two knives earlier as a precaution. Taking advantage of Travis's momentary lapse due to exhaustion from their previous activities, Luna strikes back.Luna finally manages to wound Travis's body, even though her strike misses its intended mark on Travis's chest and ends up hitting his shoulder. Despite this, the wound is deep enough to make Travis grimace in pain, blood quickly staining his chest. What proves lucky for Luna is that Travis had forgotten to lock the door to the room Luna occupied.This oversight allows Luna to flee down a flight of stairs, leading her to realize that the room she was in was at the very top of the building. As she runs, Travis is hot
Lucas, Arka, and Leo are starting to look anxious after flying for hours, yet they haven't found the island where Luna is hidden."Have you checked the island properly?" Lucas asks, causing Leo, who has been focused on a flat object in front of him, to mutter."I don't want us to end up on the wrong island this time," Lucas says again, earning an annoyed look from Leo."Why, do you think finding that secluded island is easy? I might be able to track Luna's whereabouts through her phone network, but look, there are numerous islands scattered across the entire ocean. I don't know which one is where Luna is. Besides, I can't currently trace the phone's signal," Leo explains, making Lucas frustrated. Earlier, they had landed their helicopter on two islands, only to realize they were wrong. This time, Lucas hopes they're on the right one."Do you think that island looks suspicious?" Arka says, gazing at the island below. Lucas also looks down and sees a single building on the island, which
Travis started to bring his face closer, starting from behind Luna's ear where she was particularly sensitive. His tongue danced around her neck, gently grazing it, even as Luna continued to squirm and curse at him. Travis paid no attention to her protests, following his heart's desires even in the face of Luna's resistance.Travis was determined to have Luna, and he intended to do it with tenderness and affection. He believed that Luna would eventually give in to him, even though he was met with rejection at the moment. Luna clenched her fists tightly as Travis touched her so softly. It was far from what she had expected; she thought Travis would be rough and filled with anger, especially after she compared him to Lucas.However, now Travis was touching every inch of her body with a sense of emotion that made Luna have to bite her lip hard to suppress any moans."Even though you've rejected me, I will provide you with a beautiful first night experience that you will never forget," Tr
Luna slowly opened her eyes, sensing someone tightly embracing her, sound asleep. She felt the rhythmic breath on her neck, and as she turned her face slowly, she saw Travis's closed eyes. Luna began to move her palms cautiously in front of Travis's face. When she was sure that Travis was deeply asleep, she attempted to lift Travis's arm that was wrapped tightly around her waist.However, just as she managed to lift his arm a few inches, Travis's body tightened against hers again, causing Luna to hold her breath and close her eyes once more. She was afraid that Travis might wake up as she was about to put her plan into action. Luna waited for a few moments, ensuring Travis was sound asleep before attempting to pull his arm away from her waist once more. She succeeded this time. Travis seemed to be deeply lost in his dreams. Slowly, Luna began to lower her leg off the bed and made her way to a nearby cupboard, retrieving a hidden knife.Returning to the bed, Luna held the knife with tr
Luna takes a step back, her heart racing, as she faces Travis's intense gaze, holding a phone in his hand."Quickly tell me where you got this phone from," Travis asks in a cold voice, making Luna wary since he could potentially harm her and her unborn child, even though she manipulated the pregnancy test results she gave him earlier."I just found it in the wardrobe," Luna replies, her voice shaking, as Travis then hurls the phone against the wall behind her, shattering it into pieces. Luna's eyes widen in disbelief. Then, Travis walks briskly towards her, grabbing her shoulder with a tight grip."Tell me quickly, who gave you this phone?" Travis demands, his grip intense. Luna closes her eyes tightly, not expecting Travis to become this aggressive. She can't tell him that she stole the phone from Priscilla, as she doesn't want Travis to punish the servant who indirectly helped her. Priscilla had informed Luna that she was on a remote island in the middle of the sea.Luna is taken ab