LOGINI snapped out and instantly narrowed my gaze at him. I stood up while crossing my arms, facing the handsome bodyguard.“I don’t want to. I will go home. I am sure that they are just going to make me meet a man I don’t even know, so I could marry him!” I exclaimed and hovered my gaze from his head to foot. “But why am I even explaining myself to a bodyguard like you?”“Bodyguard?” he echoed with confusion across his face.“Yes, bodyguard,” I responded.He tilted his head. “Do you have any problem meeting your future husband?” he asked.“The only husband I can accept in my life is my boyfriend,” I said.“You are not even interested in meeting your parents, who wanted you to marry, huh?”“For what? I don’t even know that man! I bet he is an ugly asshole who has the worst body built and is very stupid!He blinked. After that, he barked out a handsome laugh that made me breathless. I gulped and shook my head at myself. What, Minerva? Why are you even overwhelmed by this man? He is nothing
Clearing my throat, I raised the towel to Karlo’s face and began wiping his sweat away. I am better masking my anxiety by making my expression straight and stoic. I don’t want him to see that I am nervous as hell just by touching his body, but the shaking of my hand was evident, betraying every ounce of my dignity. Still, I continued.“Wow,” I heard Timothy comment again, just like he always does. “You’re making fun of my marital status again…”“Who told you, anyway, not to get a girlfriend? You have the free will to do so,” Karlo replied to him without breaking his eye contact with me.Timothy scoffed. “As if I would find a perfect lady like my cousin. You are very lucky to marry the princess of the family, Karlo.”I cringed at what my cousin said, so I pouted and glared at him. I was surprised when Karlo chuckled. I looked up to him again.“I definitely know how lucky I am,” Karlo agreed.“Boo! So corny! Do you have juice inside your ref? I’m so thirsty,” Timothy complained before w
I woke up when some days of the sun went through the window of my room. It is already morning. When I looked at my phone, it was seven AM already. I stretched out before I went outside.The living room was dead silent. I saw Timothy lying on the couch with his mouth open. His clothes were Karlo’s. I rolled my eyes when I realized that he didn’t even visit in preparation and had no clothes with him. I heard frying from the kitchen, which I believe Karlo’s doing.“What are you cooking?” I asked when I went inside the kitchen.“Good morning,” he greeted and smiled. “Eggs and bacon. Would you like a coffee?”I suddenly remembered his answer to Timothy last night. He loves me. He would gladly accept his death if I were the one to kill him. I avoided my eyes and approached the cabinet of mugs.“No need. I will be the one making. Did you drink coffee?” I asked.“No, I waited for you and Timothy to wake up.”“Then I will make it.”“Sure.”Even if I was doing the coffees, I could still feel hi
I was alone training in the backyard, even though it was getting darker. Karlo installed a boxing bag in the middle of the yard that I could play combat with. The sun was already down. The wind was getting colder every twenty minutes. There was no hunger possessing me yet, because I am too focused on punching and kicking the mannequin.Months have already passed by, but the blood-pale face of Victor and the attempted killings for me were still fresh. Those memories were my nightmares every night. I will not forget the evil smile that was plastered across Helen’s face as she shot Victor, who protected me.That bullet was for me. Victor is a good guy. He didn’t deserve to be dead by now. I should have died. Not me. Why did I have to live?“Aahhhh!!!” I exclaimed as I jumped in the air, turned, and did a flying kick on the mannequin’s face. “K.O…”Next time, I will make sure that it is Helen’s face.I sensed a presence from the kitchen’s open door. Before I could even regard it, the pers
“Minerva, you have a husband?” Jerlyn mumbled.They looked at Karlo behind me. I sighed in dismay.“Yes.” Kristine was the one who answered the question. “Minerva and her husband are both from mafia organizations in the Philippines. They kill people, exploit money, and are lawbreakers. They have my father now. My mother is dead, because they killed her last night.”That must be the reason why she couldn’t stop crying a while ago. From what I get now, her parents must be mafia or assassins. They were the ones who attacked me.“I didn’t get why my parents, Minerva? Why did you have to take them away, too?” Kristine said.“Because Helen investigated the people who are close to her,” Karlo answered again, which made me slap his hand, but he didn’t shut the hell up. “When she knew that your parents were government assassins in this city, she hired them and reasoned out that Minerva is an escaped fugitive from the Philippines. It was all a lie, so they could kill Minerva last night. That is
“No, no!” I mumbled as I was glued to the floor with Victor's fall.“What have you done?! I told you not to hurt Victor, you psychopathic bitch!” Kristine shouted at Helen.Helen didn’t even budge and just blew off the smoke from the tip of her gun. “Ooops, wrong target…”I felt anger seething through my veins. My body shaking, my lips trembling, and my fists clenching. Helen cackled and pointed the gun at me again. I wasn’t threatened. I just glared at her, making sure she was not out of sight.“You will pay for this, Helen. Your blood will drench my hands. Watch it,” I said, compromising her future.“Ooooh, I’m scared. What could a spoiled brat like you do? You couldn’t even defend your parents when they were ambushed?”“Yes. Ambushed by your organization.”She bestowed a confused expression with a still grin on her lips. After a second, I could hear a chopper from outside the building. I didn’t take my eyes off her while Kristine was still crying below me with Victor in her arms. S
All of the girls rode in Sheila’s car. We were shrieking out of excitement as we were going to our condominium building to start decorating for Kristine’s birthday. On the other hand, the boys were taking care of the food and beverage. The last thing I heard from them before we separated was that t
“No,” Victor answered after a minute of silence. “But I’m not closing doors. I know I have been playing hearts and breaking them in the end, but I also can’t force myself to love someone else. Many times, I have tried to forget you, entertain people who were interested in me, and intensify relation
I glanced at Victor with amusement. His smirk was still playing on his lips, but there was embarrassment in his eyes at how they were no longer fixated on the road. While driving, I could see Sheila from the rearview mirror, who was not in delight and was merely crossing her arms.“First love?” I b
The drive to the school was in complete silence. Karlo didn’t even dare to look at me, and I did the same. It is too awkward just remembering the conversation we had last night. I wanted to ask if he is even okay to drive me to the university since I am thinking that he might have a hangover.I sig







