Chapter 39

He caressed my cheeks and hugged me tighter. Tinulungan ko siya sa pagpunas ng aking mga luha at bumuga ng hangin. 

"No need to be sorry. Alam kong masakit ang pinagdaanan mo. I know you suffered. And I'm sorry for not being there, I'm so sorry... Patawad kung wala akong nagawa."

I closed my eyes and let him speak.

"I knew you were alive a year after that incident. I investigated the people leading your company and found out you're living with your father. And fuck, no one knows how much I wanted to see you that time. Pero pinigilan ko ang sarili. Dahil alam ko, masyado ka pang wasak. At alam ko ring hindi ako... hindi ako ang kailangan mo. At least I know that you're safe with your father. Kaya kahit mahirap, tiniis kong mahalin ka sa malayo..."

"And now that you're back in my arms again, I won't allow anyone to take you away from me. Hindi na ulit."

His heart melting words made my breathing uneven. Mahal na mahal ko siya, kahit anong tanggi