Prologue Hawak ang maliit na bag, nakatayo si Althea Santos, 20, sa harap ng marangyang tahanan ng pamilya Velasco. Para bang ibang mundo ang kaharap niya—malayo sa simpleng buhay sa probinsya. Kailangan niya ang trabahong ito, at ang pagiging kasambahay ng isang kilalang doktor ang tanging daan upang makatulong sa pamilya. Pagpasok niya sa sala, sinalubong siya ng bango ng mamahaling pabango at kinang ng chandelier. Ang bawat sulok ay parang larawan mula sa magasin, at halos hindi siya makapaniwala na dito siya maninirahan. “Ah, ikaw pala si Althea,” isang malalim na tinig ang umalingawngaw. Lumingon siya at napatigil. Isang matangkad, gwapo, at matipunong lalaki ang naroon—may malamig na tingin ngunit hindi maitatangging kaakit-akit. Si Dr. Adrian Velasco, 25, amo niya at isang respetadong doktor. “Y-yes, Sir,” sagot niya, pilit pinapakalma ang nanginginig na tinig. Ramdam niya ang mabilis na tibok ng puso, hindi lamang dahil sa kaba kundi sa paraan ng pagtitig ni Adrian—parang binabasa ang kanyang buong pagkatao. Lumapit ito, mabagal at tiyak ang bawat hakbang. “Welcome sa Velasco residence. Sana makapag-adjust ka nang mabuti.” Kasabay ng banayad na babala ang isang maliit na ngiti na nag-iwan ng init sa dibdib ni Althea. Sa sandaling iyon, naramdaman niya ang tensyon—isang halong respeto, kaba, at hindi maikakailang kilig. Alam niyang hindi magiging ordinaryo ang mga susunod na araw. Sa ilalim ng bubong na ito, magsisimula ang kwento ng damdamin na susubok sa kanya—mga lihim, selos, kilig, at sakit na magbabago sa kanyang puso magpakailanman. ---
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He leaned down and kissed my earlobes, nibbling lightly on them and stopping to whisper small compliments on my body that heightened my arousal. He was not in a haste. There was time for all the fun and he was not rushing through anything. He tipped my head gently to look at him and he took one longing look at my lips before kissing me long and hard. When he let me go temporarily, I could feel my head reeling.The small voice at the back of my head started chanting again,'Chel, that is your brother, you should not fuck him.'But I wasn't paying attention to the Small voice. It had been there since he had showed up and led me away into the filled tub in his bathroom. He had sighed first against my ears as he closed the door.I had wanted him even in that instant. From the moment our eyes had first met, I had wanted him and when he showed up in my room, naked but for the denim pants riding low on his hips, he was a mass of seduction walking about."You won't say no to me when I'm sry to take you, will you?", he asked this time, his hand moving up to hold my chin which was now trembling lightly in his arms."What do you want, Chel?",he asked when I didn't say anything. My eyes were getting darker with every new wave of desire that hit me, causing light tremors of delight through my body."It's you I want, brother.", I said. He grinned at me."You still call me brother?" he asked. I nodded lightly and then watched him start to submerge his lower body into the tub. He had been sitting on the rim all along but this time, I had a feeling he was ready to take me now and I felt my innards start to tingle.I had never really thought about calling him anything besides brother and he had not said anything until that moment.Carefully, he set me atop him, he was hot and intoxicatingly handsome and I wanted all of him. My breasts were pointing at his chest now and I sat on his thighs, my cheeks rubbing against the hardness of his laps. He grinned again at me."Brothers don't do what I am about to do you to their sisters.", he said, but his hands went around my back, holding me even closer to him now, my breasts rubbing against his hard chest.I did not get to reply this time when he took my lips again, this time kissing me with a form of ferocity that defied my comprehension and fired up my need in a wild way. I was beginning to lose whatever sanctity I had possessed as I started to mount him, bent on taking him inside of me. He held my hips this time and compelled me to stay but not move."What do you want, Chel?", he asked. It did not matter how many times he asked the question, I was ready to show more than to tell him what I wanted, I tried to press against him again, willing him to let go of my hips so I could let him inside me. He frowned."You have no idea how much I want to take you. Even now, I want to be buried deep inside of you but I can not do that if I do not know what you want."When I opened my mouth to speak, my voice came out in a whisper."You know what I want."I cleared my desire_constricted voice and tried again, "My body gives me away, and this wantonness that I display is a testament that I want you now, Aldrich!"He laughed."I like how commanding you are."I could feel my core throbbing and he smiled when I started to try again, but he held me still. He was doing it deliberately..it was a slow torture, he wanted to have me beg him, to plead for him to take.“Who sleeps with her own step brother?'The small voice came again, but it did nothing to my desire. Each minute that passed without him in me was immense torture and I longed for him to finally take me.He took one long look at my breasts and took one in his mouth. I arched my back, my hands going around his neck while I gave him room to have all of me.He suckled on one nipple, nibbling and sucking until I was squirming in his arms, my cheeks trembling against his thighs in the tub. He didn't care much about the urgency with which I was urging him on, my hands buried in his hair and my moans coming so loud that I could swear I would lose my voice.It went on and on, his mouth tactically sucking and nibbling each nipple until I was shaking in his arms, only then did I begin to feel the tip of the shaft press against my core. He was going to take it at last. My heart raced faster and my innards roiled with the intensity of this new pleasure. I felt him start to push inside me."Yes, yes, Aldrich.", I chanted as I clung even harder to him, ready to accommodate the whole of him, my eyes closed and my lips only calling out his name.**A knock sounded and I sprang up in bed.I had a wet dream about my step mom's son, Aldrich Timber again.My hand went between my legs and I felt the moistness.I had not only had another wet dream about him, there was a probability that I had moaned his name out loud and he had heard me."You should come down for breakfast, Chel.", Aldrich called softly from outside the door, and then I listened with uneven breathings as his steps died away in the hall.Chapter 23 – Standing TogetherUmaga pa lang, nagising si Althea sa sunod-sunod na notification sa phone niya. Kahit hindi siya sanay gumamit ng social media, ramdam niya ang bigat ng mga posts. Binuksan niya ang isang article na lumabas sa isang entertainment site:“Doctor Velasco’s Secret Lover Revealed: The Maid Who Stole His Heart?”Kasama pa ang pictures nila, pati ang leaked video.“Diyos ko…” bulong niya, halos manginig ang kamay niya habang binabasa ang mga malisyosong komento:“Of course, gold digger na maid lang ‘yan.”“Kawawa naman si Doc. Napulaan dahil lang sa babaeng mukhang cheap.”“Naku, siguradong ginagamit lang siya niyan para sa pera.”Pakiramdam ni Althea, hinihila pababa ang puso niya. Umupo siya sa gilid ng kama, halos maluha. Doon siya naabutan ni Adrian, galing sa tawag ng abogado niya.“Thea…” Lumapit ito, marahang hinawakan ang pisngi niya. “…binasa mo na naman, no?”Tumango lan
Chapter 22 – The Leaked VideoKinabukasan, hindi pa man sumisikat ng todo ang araw, bigla nang bumaha ng tawag at notifications sa phone ni Adrian. Nasa kusina si Althea, naghahanda ng almusal, nang mapansin niya ang tensyon sa mukha ng doktor habang tinitingnan ang screen.“Adrian? May problema ba ulit?”Hindi agad ito sumagot. Dahan-dahan lang niyang inilapag ang cellphone sa mesa at huminga nang malalim.“Thea… may nag-leak na video.”Natigilan siya. “Video? Anong video?”Ipinakita ni Adrian ang phone niya. At doon, halos mahulog ang puso ni Althea.Ang video ay kuha kagabi, noong yakap siya ni Adrian sa sala, at pagkatapos… noong hinalikan siya nito.Bagamat hindi malaswa, ang anggulo ng pagkakakuha at ang caption na inilagay ng nag-upload ay malisyoso:“Confirmed! Doctor Velasco in secret romance with his maid. Proof that the scandal is real!”Nanghina ang tuhod ni Althea. “Diyos ko… Adria
Chapter 21 – Standing TogetherMagdamag halos hindi nakatulog si Althea. Kahit ipinikit niya ang mga mata, hindi niya maiwasang marinig ang paulit-ulit na ingay ng notifications mula sa phone ni Adrian—calls from colleagues, messages from media, at emails mula sa hospital board. Para bang buong mundo ay unti-unting humihigop sa kanila pababa.Nasa kwarto siya, nakatalukbong ng kumot, pero nagising siya nang bumukas ang pinto.“Althea,” mahina pero banayad na tawag ng boses na kilalang-kilala niya.Pag-angat niya ng ulo, nakita niyang nakatayo si Adrian, suot pa rin ang white polo na ginamit niya kahapon. Halata ang pagod sa mga mata nito, pero matatag pa rin ang tindig.“Adrian…” bulong niya, agad siyang bumangon. “Hindi ka pa natutulog?”Umiling ito at naupo sa gilid ng kama. “Hindi ko magawang matulog habang ikaw nandito at nag-aalala.”Hinawakan nito ang kamay niya, pinisil ng marahan. Mainit at matatag ang palad niya
Chapter 20 – The ScandalMula nang magsimulang sumama si Althea kay Adrian sa mga outreach programs at community check-ups, unti-unting nabawasan ang mga negative comments tungkol sa kanila. Hindi man lahat naniniwala, marami ang nakakita ng totoong malasakit ni Adrian bilang doktor, at nakikita rin nila na si Althea ay hindi lang basta kasambahay—kundi partner niya sa pagtulong.Pero syempre, hindi lahat masaya.---Isang hapon, habang nagluluto si Althea ng dinner, biglang narinig niya ang phone ni Adrian na nag-vibrate ng sunod-sunod. Nasa sala si Adrian, hawak ang phone, at napakunot ang noo nito habang binabasa ang mga notifications.“Adrian?” tawag ni Althea, habang nakasilip sa kusina. “Okay ka lang?”Hindi ito sumagot agad. Imbes, pinakita sa kanya ang screen ng phone.Headline: “Exclusive Scandal! Dr. Adrian Velasco caught in secret affair with his maid—leaked photos inside!”Napatigil si Althea. N
Chapter 19 – Standing Beside YouTahimik ang sala nang makauwi si Adrian at Althea galing hospital. Pareho silang pagod, hindi lang sa katawan kundi sa emosyon. Kanina lang, narinig mismo ni Adrian ang desisyon ng board: suspended until further notice.Nakatitig lang si Althea sa bag na iniimpake niya kanina, pero hindi niya naituloy. Hindi siya makatingin kay Adrian. Para bang kasalanan niya ang lahat.“Adrian…” mahina niyang tawag, halos pabulong.Lumapit ito, diretso ang tingin sa kanya. “Thea, hindi ikaw ang dahilan. Huwag mong isipin na ikaw ang sanhi ng suspension ko.”Napapikit si Althea, pinipigilan ang luha. “Pero kung hindi mo ako pinili… hindi sana lumaki ang issue. Sana wala kang problema ngayon.”Hinawakan ni Adrian ang kamay niya, mariin. “Kung wala ka, Thea, mas malaking problema ‘yon. Wala akong pakialam sa suspension. Ang importante, hindi kita bibitawan.”Hindi na niya napigilan—naluha na si Althea. Per
Chapter 18 – The Breaking PointKinabukasan, maagang nagising si Althea. Kahit pilit niyang pinipigilan, hindi niya maiwasang kabahan. Sa bawat sulok ng bahay, ramdam niya ang bigat ng tsismis na kumakalat. Parang kahit saan siya lumingon, nakatingin sa kanya ang mga matang humuhusga.Habang nag-aayos ng mesa para sa breakfast, napahinto siya nang marinig ang boses ni Mara. “Thea… may narinig ako mula sa isang kaibigan ko sa hospital.”Napatigil siya. “Ano daw?”Humugot ng malalim na hinga si Mara bago nagsalita. “May emergency meeting ang hospital board ngayon. Ang topic… si Dr. Adrian. Yung tungkol sa chismis na ikaw daw ang dahilan ng pagkasira ng image niya.”Natigilan si Althea. Parang biglang nanlamig ang mga kamay niya. “Ako? Pero… wala naman akong ginagawa. Bakit ako ang sisisihin?”Hinawakan siya ni Mara sa balikat. “Ganun talaga, Thea. Madaling maging scapegoat ang mga kagaya natin.”---Samantala
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