Tagos sa kasalanan. Lunod sa tukso. Trixie Manalastas thought she had it all figured out—loyal assistant by day, quiet and composed by night. Pero nagbago ang lahat nang mapilitan siyang tumira sa iisang bubong kasama ng lalaking bawal niyang pagnasaan—ang brother-in-law niyang si Lance Dominic "Dom" Arriola. Tall, brooding, at laging naka-sando na parang kasalanan ang bawat muscle, si Dominic ang tipo ng lalaking tinitingnan mo lang dapat… pero hindi mo dapat hinahangaan. Lalo na’t kapatid siya ng fiancé mo. Pero paano kung sa bawat titig niya ay may banta ng tukso? Sa bawat sulyap, parang hinuhubaran ka na? Sa bawat gabing tahimik, may mga ungol na gustong kumawala? At paano kung isang gabing walang kuryente, sa ilalim ng init ng dilim, hindi mo na mapigilan ang sarili mo—at ang kasalanan ay hindi lang basta nangyari, kundi sinadya? This is not your typical love story. This is a tale of temptation, guilt, and a kind of pleasure na bawal pero hindi mo maitatangging gusto mo. Because sometimes… the one who ruins you, is the one you crave the most.
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"Trixie, please arrange the table and the room itself sa conference room. There will be a meeting with the shareholders today." I stepped back as I heard my boss slash friend's command. I bowed and smiled. "Sure, Max. I'm on it." Dahan dahan kong pinihit ang malaking pintuan ng office ng amo ko palabas. Pagkatapos nito ay ang magaan kong paglakad patungo sa conference room upang iayos ang lahat ng mga kailangan iayos. "Ayan, okay na'to." I smiled. I was about to walk to call my boss when my phone rang. A rare phone call coming from my parents. "Hello, Ma? Napatawag po kayo?" I greeted. "T-Trixie..." I heard her stutter. Hindi ko alam pero bigla akong kinabahan sa tunog ng boses ni mama. "What happened, Ma?" I worriedly asked. "T-Trixie...Y-your...s-sister..." She did it again. And this time her voice almost broke. "What happened to Ate Aless, Ma?" "A-anak, ang ate mo. W-wala na..." At bigla na siyang umiyak sa kabilang linya. Napatakip ako ng bibig sa sinabi ni mama. Tila nawalan ako ng kontrol sa aking katawan. "Ma, you're joking right?" naluluha kong tanong. "Your mom is right, hija. And we need you to come back home right now. Nasa mansion kami nilang dalawa ni Liam." I heard my dad sadly said. I stopped. I am trembling. I almost drop the phone that I am holding. "Sige, dad. I'll book a flight immediately." I said and ended the call. "Are you okay, Trixie?" I heard Max calling me. Tinignan niya ako sa mata and realizes that I am about to cry. Linapitan naman niya ako at pinaupo sa isa sa mga upuan sa conference room. "Max, si Ate..." I cried. "What happened to her?" "M-mom c-called m-me k-kanina and told me that Ate was already g-gone." I cried and cried. Naramdaman ko ang pagdapo ng kamay niya sa aking likuran. She's trying to calm me. "Shh, tahan na. So, anong balak mo?" She asked. "I'll book a flight pauwi." I answered, medyo kumalma na. "Sige, kung yan ang maaari. Just send my condolences to tita and tito." Maxinne sincerely said. "Oh siya sige, umuwi kana at magfreshen up. Para makapaghanda kana pauwi sa inyo. Susunod ako kapag may time ako. I want to visit your ate too." She added. Tumango naman ako at lumabas na sa kompanya. Nagbook ako ng car at nagpahatid sa aking tintirhang condominium. I packed my things to bring pauwi. Saksi ang mga ito kung gaano ako umiyak sa condo. I just never expected it, to happen. Ate was just fine when I last visited sa kanilang bahay weeks ago. And now, malalaman ko nalang na wala na siya? Nang makalma ko ang sarili ko ay nag-ayos na rin ako para makapunta na sa Airport. I booked the fastest and more available na plane ngayon para hindi na ako mag-aksaya ng ilang araw pa. The travel was peaceful but not for me. Kahit ilang ulit kong kalmahin ang sarili ay hindi ko magawa. I have so many questions. A lot. Hindi ko na rin namalayan na tumutulo na pala ang mga luha ko. Ate is not just a sister, she's my hero, my savior. There's a lot of things I wanna told her pa. And we promised to got engaged at the same time. Pero nauna na siya sa lahat. She left me behind, hanging. Nakatulog ako sa kakakaisip sa mga alaala namin ni Ate. I didn't bother to wipe my tears and just slept. Ilang oras pa ang nakalipas ay nakarating na kami sa aming destinasyon. Nang palabas ako sa plane ay napansin ng floght attendant na namumula ang mata ko. "Are you okay ma'am?" She worriedly asked. Nginitian ko naman ito. "Yes, I am okay." "Thank you for riding with us ma'am, hoping to see you again. Soon!" Ngumiti naman ako rito at tumango. "Yeah, thank you for the safe ride." Pagkalabas ko sa airport ay kinapa ko ang aking bag para tignan if may spare na mask ako. Nang makakita ako ng isang piraso ay agad ko itong kinuha at isinuot. Pinaresan ko siya ng sunglassess para maitago ang aking namumulang mga mata. I texted my mom na nakarating na ako sa airport and I need someone to fetch me. Trixie: Ma, I'm at airport na. Pakisabi may Anthony na sunduin na ako. Mom: Sige, anak. Papupuntahin ko na siya. I closed my phone as I received my mom's message. I'll just wait for a few minutes before Anthony—my brother fetched me. Tumungo ako sa isang upuan na malapit lang sa Airport at nagmuni-muni. Habang hinihintay si Anthony, linibang ko ang aking sarili sa paglalaro ng mobile games at panonood ng mga reels sa social media. I even try to contact Max if how was the shareholder's meeting. But I didn't get any reply. Siguro ay hindi pa tapos. Ilang minuto pa ay naramdaman ko ang pagvibrate ng aking phone, someone texted. Unknown: I'll fetch you. Tita told me, since Anthony is busy. Napakunot ako ng ulo dahil sa iniisip kung sino ito. Maya-maya pa ay may pahabol siyang text. Unknown: This is Lance. Where are you? Oh. My sister's fiancee. Nagtipa ako sa aking phone and texted him back. "Airport." Ate was engaged, yes. To a wealthy person. Si Lance. Sa alam ko siya ang Chief Operation Manager ng CruzTech, a cybersecurity and programming company. Unknown: Okay. Hindi na ako nagreply pa, itinoy ko nalang ang panonood sa mga reels at paglalaro sa aking cellphone. A few minutes later, my phone vibrated, again. Mom: Lance will fetch you anak, busy si Anthony. Did he texted you? Binigay ko na sa kaniya number mo para incase magkaligawan kayo, you can contact each other. See you soon. Trixie: Yes ma, malapit na ata. I was about to close my phone when it vibrated again. Unknown: Where are you? I'm at the airport na. Sasagutin ko na sana ang kaniyang reply ng makita ko siya sa harap ng airport mismo. I didn't specified that I'm near at the airport. Kaya imbes na reply'an ko siya ay tumungo na ako sa kanya. Habang papalapit ako ay lumalaki rin ang pigura na nasa isang kotse, nakasandal. Wearing his mysterious eyeglassed and a well fitted jeans and shirt. Yes, it's him. It's Lance. He has this perfect jaw line, his moreno skin radiating with the sun's light. He's almost perfect, physically. Ngumiti ako tsaka naglakad papalapit sa kanya at narating ko an rin siya ng tuluyan. "Tara na?" I called. He was busy typing at his phone when he glanced at me. His eyebrows furrowed for confusion. I removed my sunglasses as well as my mask and look at him also. "Tara na?" I repeated. He clears his throat, sexily. "Oh, let's go." His baritone voice echoed to my ears. He opened the door for passenger seat. I smiled at thanked him for that. Afterwards, he walked towards the other way and sat to the driver's seat. Pagkasirado niya sa pintuan ng kotse ay pumalibot sa akin ang masarap na amoy ng kabyang perfume. It's strong and an alluring scent. Lumingon ako sa kanya at seryosong tinitigan ang kanyang sideview. No, Trixie. Why are you feeling this way? "Seatbelt." He said making me interrupted from smelling his scent. "Oh, sorry." I chuckled, silently. Hinila ko ang seatbelt ngunit hindi ko siya makuha-kuha. Nang mapansin siguro ito ni Liam ay agad na pumalibot ang kanyang malaki at matindig na braso sa akin. Lumapit pa siya ng mariin at hinila ang belt. I can feel his breathing. No, I should not be feeling this. My heart is racing, like hell. As I stare at his eyes and as his scent lingered my nose, I felt his lips claiming mine. He, fucking kissed me.LANCE'S POVI was scared. As fuck. I was scared. But for what I think that Trixie will let me hugged her, she didn't let me even hugged her for a minute. She slapped me. "Umalis ka sa harapan ko, Lance." She firmly stated. I looked at her with my eyes giving up. The fvck is this. "Baby," I almost sobbed to her. She didn't looked at me. No baby please. Don't do this. I tried touching her face but she slammed my hands.Without looking at me, she responded. "Get put of here, I have a lot of things to do," Wala akong magawa kundi ang umalis sa kaniyang opisina. Mabigat man sa aking damdamin. But no, I won't gave up. I would rather die begging for her attention basta huwag lang niya akong kalimutan. As I get out from her office, sakto naman ang pagdating ni Regina sa kaniyang semi-office beside Trixie. Wala akong sinayang na oras at tinawag siya. "Regina," she looked at me, with disbelief. "W-what are you doing here?" She asked. I put my right hand on my pocket and cleared my t
THIRD PERSON POV"Do you, Alessandra Therese Manalastas take, Lance Dominick Arriola as your lawful husband, for love and hate, with fidelity and love, respect, and heartfelt consciousness?" "I do father," the bride nodded. Lumiko naman ang pari sa kaniyang kanan para tingnan ang groom. "Do you, Lance Dominick Arriola take, Alessandra Therese Manalastas as your lawful wife—""I do father," the man in tuxedo cut off the father. Pagkatapos nito ay ang pagngiti ng padre at napailing. In his mind, the man is really rushy to be wedded already. "With the power bestowed to me, I now proclaim, Lance and Alessandra as husband and wife," the father said. Nagpalakpakan naman ang mga nanonood dahil dito. Masaya ang lahat. Lalo na ng sabihin ng pari ang katagang,"You may kiss your bride." As the two individual stares at each other, not minding the crazy audience who are shouting 'kiss, kiss, kiss', they kissed passionately, reminiscing the moment as they seal the marriage and the blessing
"I like you, Trixie! I fucking like you!" Lance's voice still echoes in my mind. Ilang araw na rin simula ng magconfess siya sa akin at hindi ko alam kung paano ako nakaalis sa restaurant noon. I'm confused and fuck, as well..."Ma'am, your coffee," I heard Regina called me out.Though I have a dispenser in my room, I still called her at inutusan siyang bilhan ako ng coffee sa labas. Napatingin naman ako sa dala niyang iced coffee, Iced Macchiato ang kaniyang binili for me. "May meeting ka pala bukas, well, technically it is a board meeting, but the admins wants to have you on board as one of the owner of the company," Regina reminded me. Tumango lang naman ako sa kaniya at kinuha ang binili niyang kape tsaka binuksan ito at uminom gamit ang straw. "You may go, I'll call you if I got something for you," tugon ko naman sa kaniya habang sinisipsip ang kape. The smell of the coffee blended with the aircon's breeze reulting for me to smell its aroma firmly. Napansin ko naman ang p
WARNING: MATURE CONTENTNang akala kong lalabas na ako ay bigla akong napatigil dahil sa sambit ni Lance. "Stay," I looked at him, he gritted his teeth while he looked at me seductively. Just what the hell is he doing again? Bigla naman akong kinabahan at tinayuan ng balahibo ng lumapit siya sa akin. Nakasunod ang mga mata ko sa kaniya habang naglalakad ito patungo sa akin. "A-anong gagawin mo," kinakabahan kong sagot. He gently put his finger on my ear and fixed my hair. Then suddenly, every corner of his office became dark as he closes it with curtain including the table. His one hand are still on my ears, pero naramdaman ko nalang itong gumapang sa aking batok at unti-unti niyang inilapit ang kaniyang mukhang kanina pa ako pinagnanasaan. We looked each other for a while. He became more alluring these days and it's been weeks since I looked at him this intently. We may lived in one roof but I wasn't able to see him that I mostly locked myself in my room. Pagdating na pagdat
"Good morning ma'am," bungad sa akin ni Regina pagkaraan ko sa kaniyang table sa labas ng aking opisina. "Good morning," I greeted back then proceeded to my office afterwards. Wala naman siyang naging tugon pagkatapos. Thinking there are no urgent meeting I'll attend. I placed my bag on my table and sat on the swivel chair. I opened the computer and started to check the datas and transactions we have last week. It's been two weeks since my term started here. In that two weeks, I can say that there are really a lot of job to comply with. Hindi naman naging mahirap sa akin ang mga trabaho lalo na at galing ako sa pangangalaga ni Max. Being her secretary for a while gave me the knowledge on how to operate a business. Minsan nga ay ako ang nakikimeeting sa mga clients niya noon dahil nasa bakasyon siya or she's sick—na alam kong hindi naman. Sadyang madami lang talaga ang naging trabaho kaya ang pagod na nararanasan ko kay Max noon ay parang trumiple lalo na at mas malaking sakop ng
WARNING: MILD MATURE CONTENT I was still holding the mug of coffee while he kissed me in the wall. Buti nalang at hindi ito natapon sa kaniya at baka napano pa siya. The kissed was not that deep, but my body reacted to it. That something druves me to crave for more. But thinking how he is acting like this makes me question myself, why is he doing this? Walang pwersa ko siyang itinulak sa para matigil ang halikan. It's not that I don't want it, it is beacuse I am really confused, for what is he doing to me. I thought he was going to stop when I pushed him but he did not. Kinuha niya ang mug na hawak ko at inilagay sa table sa harap ng couch. Pagkatapos nito ay lumapit siya sa akin and kisses me more. This time, the kiss was deep, captivating, and addicting. He held my waist sexily as I moaned silently. But this is a glass door! Anyone could see us from what we are doing! Buti nalang at hindi pa ako bumigay pa, I pushed him that hard and began to walk towards my coffee, sipped a
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