EBB Series #1: Casteliogne Pleasure

Habang naghihintay kay Elisha, naupo ako sa balcony at hinayaang dumampi ang sikat ng araw sa aking balat.For three years, I had devoted myself to building my company, barely noticing how much the world had changed around me.Funny how life worked. I spent years adapting to change, never realizing the biggest change in my life came from that one familiar face who found their way back into my life a month ago…without warning, without mercy.Pinili kong iwan ang nakaraan, pati na ang mga tanong tungkol sa kanya. Matagal ko na ring tinanggap na parte na lang siya ng lumang pahina ng aking buhay.But seeing him again had changed something.Now, I found myself wondering about the years I had missed, the life he had lived without me, and the man he had become while we were apart.I found myself opening a new tab on my phone and typed his name. My fingers trembled with every letter. The search results loaded, and my breath caught.Photos. Headlines. Awards. A version of him the world seeme

That name echoed through the office, making the panic in my chest even harder to calm.His sudden presence felt like a fever dream I had not prepared for.“And he is also the co-owner of Khrell,” Orpheus added.The fuck? Sa lahat ng posibilidad na naisip ko, ni minsan ay hindi sumagi sa isip ko na siya pala ang isa sa mga misteryosong may-ari ng kumpanyang iyon.I stared at him in disbelief. Just moments ago, he had been on my mind, and I had been trying to bury the memories of him deep in my heart, along with what had happened between us a month ago.My thoughts swirled in agitation as the truth finally sank in. Having him here, and standing this close to my world, felt like my secret and I were balancing on a thin line.Inilahad ni Khyfer ang isang kamay niya at ngumisi nang bahagya. Agad kong naramdaman ang mapanuksong dala ng pagngisi niyang iyon. Tumingin ako sa inabot niyang kamay at sa huli ay wala akong nagawa kundi ang bumuntong-hininga at kumurba ng isang pilit na ngiti ba