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Signed in Sin

Author: Anne Author
last update publish date: 2026-01-08 13:49:35

The party only grew wilder as the night deepened.

The music became louder.

The lights dimmer.

The bodies closer.

And Aly…

Aly was already far past tipsy.

“Another shot for the queen of dares!” sigaw ng isang lalaki habang itinaas ang tequila bottle.

Nagtilian ang crowd.

“Aly! Aly! Aly!”

Tumawa siya habang nakahawak sa gilid ng pool, bahagyang umiikot na ang paningin niya dahil sa dami ng nainom.

“Hindi na yata kaya ng atay ko,” natatawa niyang sabi.

“Liar!” sigaw ni Kiara. “Ikaw pa?!”

Napailing siya habang inaabot ang panibagong shot glass.

Everything around her already felt hazy.

The neon lights blurred together.

The music pounded inside her chest.

At kahit ramdam na niyang lumalambot na ang tuhod niya, hindi pa rin nawawala iyong adrenaline ng gabi.

She didn’t want the fun to stop.

Ayaw niyang matapos ang gabing iyon.

Not when everyone was watching her.

Not when she felt alive.

“Bottoms up!” sigaw ng barkada niya.

Tumawa siya bago muling ininom ang tequila.

Napapikit siya nang bahagya habang dumadaloy ang init sa katawan niya.

“Damn…” bulong niya.

“Okay ka lang?” natatawang tanong ni Kiara.

“Perfectly fine,” sagot niya kahit medyo hilo na.

Pero sa totoo lang

Hindi na siya perfectly fine.

At mas lalong lumalala iyon dahil sa isang pares ng matang hindi tumitigil sa pagmamasid sa kanya.

Damon Mondragon.

Nakatayo lang ito sa kabilang side ng pool habang may hawak na whiskey glass.

Tahimik.

Cold.

Untouchable.

Pero mula nang nangyari iyong asin challenge…

Hindi na siya inaalis ng tingin nito.

And somehow…

That made Aly even more reckless.

She danced harder.

Laughed louder.

Flirted more shamelessly.

As if testing him.

As if provoking the beast everyone feared.

“Aly!” sigaw ng isa sa party hosts. “New challenge!”

Nag-cheer agad ang mga tao.

Napatawa siya habang itinataas ang dalawang kamay.

“Bring it on!”

“Truth or dare?”

“Dare syempre!”

Lalong nag-ingay ang crowd.

“Crazy girl!”

“Walang takot!”

Someone handed her another drink.

Hindi na niya alam kung pang-ilan na iyon.

Tinanggap niya pa rin.

Habang iniinom niya iyon, may lumapit na lalaki sa kanya.

Tall.

Good-looking.

Clearly drunk.

“You’re seriously the hottest woman here tonight,” bulong nito malapit sa tenga niya.

Napatawa si Aly.

“Thanks.”

Humawak ang lalaki sa bewang niya.

At bago pa ito tuluyang makalapit

May isang malamig at mabigat na presensya agad ang pumagitna.

Damon.

Nawala agad ang ngiti ng lalaking kaharap niya.

Parang biglang natauhan.

“S-Sir Mondragon…”

Tahimik lang si Damon.

Pero sapat na iyong titig nito para umurong agad ang lalaki.

“Sorry.”

At literal na umalis ito.

Nanlaki mata ni Aly.

“What the hell?”

Dahan-dahan siyang nilingon ni Damon.

“Problem?”

Napatawa siya nang incredulous.

“You scared him.”

“He touched you.”

Parang normal lang iyong sagot nito.

Napailing siya habang tumatawa.

“You can’t control everyone around me.”

His gaze darkened.

“Watch me.”

Biglang bumilis tibok ng puso niya.

God.

This man was insane.

At somehow…

That made him even more dangerous.

“Aly!”

Muling sumigaw ang crowd.

“Next dare!”

“Go! Go! Go!”

Biglang may inilapag na maliit na velvet box sa mesa sa harap nila.

Napakunot-noo si Aly.

“What’s that?”

The host grinned mischievously.

“A special challenge.”

Nagtawanan ang mga tao sa paligid.

Already drunk and reckless, Aly laughed too.

“Okay… ano na naman ‘to?”

The host opened the box.

Inside was a huge diamond ring.

Nagtilian agad ang mga babae.

“Oh my God!”

“That ring is insane!”

“Looks real!”

“It IS real,” may sumagot.

Napataas kilay ni Aly.

“Wait… what?”

The host laughed.

“Marriage dare!”

Lalong lumakas ang tawanan ng crowd.

“What?!” natatawa niyang sigaw.

“Fake wedding challenge lang!” paliwanag ni Kiara habang halos maiyak na sa kakatawa. “Parang Vegas wedding vibes!”

“Just sign the contract for fun!”

“And kiss the groom!”

Nag-ingay ulit ang mga tao.

Lasing na lasing na si Aly.

Hindi na siya makapag-isip nang maayos.

Everything felt unreal.

Funny.

Chaotic.

Harmless.

“Who’s the groom?” natatawa niyang tanong.

Tahimik na napalingon ang crowd sa likod niya.

At unti-unting nawala ang ngiti ni Aly.

Because Damon Mondragon was staring directly at her.

Oh no.

“Oh hell no,” natatawa niyang sabi.

Pero mas lalo lang nag-cheer ang mga tao.

“DO IT!”

“DO IT!”

“DO IT!”

Umiling siya habang tumatawa.

“You people are crazy.”

“Scared?” tukso ni Kiara.

Agad siyang napatingin dito.

“Excuse me?”

“Then prove it.”

Aly narrowed her eyes.

She hated backing down from a challenge.

Especially in front of everyone.

Especially in front of him.

Mabagal siyang lumapit sa mesa habang umiikot ang paningin niya.

May papers doon.

A pen.

At iyong malaking diamond ring.

“Fake lang naman ‘to, right?” tanong niya habang tumatawa.

The host smirked nervously.

“Of course.”

Pero walang sumagot nang diretso.

Too drunk to notice the strange tension around her, Aly grabbed the pen.

The crowd erupted.

“OH MY GOD!”

“She’s actually doing it!”

Humalakhak siya habang sinusubukang basahin ang papel.

Pero sobrang labo na ng mga letra.

“Why are there so many pages?” natatawa niyang reklamo.

“Just sign, party girl,” tukso ng isa.

Lumapit si Damon sa tabi niya.

Tahimik.

Overwhelming.

Ramdam niya agad init ng katawan nito.

“You don’t have to do anything you don’t want,” mababa nitong sabi.

Napataas kilay niya.

“Are you backing out, Mr. Mondragon?”

His eyes darkened slightly.

“I never back out.”

Her drunken heart skipped.

Damn him.

Damn that voice.

Damn those eyes.

Then recklessly

She signed.

One paper.

Then another.

Then another.

Nagtilian ang crowd habang pumapalakpak.

Hindi na niya alam kung bakit sobrang saya ng mga tao.

All she knew was she felt dizzy.

Wild.

Untouchable.

At parang wala nang consequences ang kahit ano.

“Now the ring!” sigaw ng host.

Napatawa siya habang inaabot ang diamond ring.

But before she could wear it herself

Damon took it from her fingers.

The crowd instantly quieted.

Parang lahat naghihintay.

Watching.

Aly looked up at him.

And suddenly…

Her breath caught.

Because for the first time tonight

Hindi na lang simpleng amusement ang nakikita niya sa mata nito.

It was something darker.

Possessive.

Certain.

Parang matagal na nitong hinihintay ang moment na iyon.

Slowly…

Damon took her hand.

His fingers were warm against hers.

Steady.

Powerful.

At kahit lasing na lasing siya…

Biglang parang bumagal ang mundo.

The music faded.

The crowd disappeared.

There was only him.

Then

He slid the ring onto her finger.

Perfect fit.

A strange chill ran down her spine.

“Holy shit…” bulong ni Kiara.

Tahimik ang buong paligid.

No one was laughing anymore.

And Aly suddenly realized…

Why did this feel real?

Napalunok siya.

“You’re taking this too seriously,” natatawa niyang sabi para takpan ang kaba.

A faint smirk touched Damon’s lips.

“You have no idea.”

Before she could respond

Someone shouted.

“KISS!”

Biglang nag-ingay ulit ang crowd.

“KISS! KISS! KISS!”

Napatawa siya habang umiiling.

“Oh my God…”

Pero bago pa siya makaatras

Humawak si Damon sa bewang niya.

Mahigpit.

Dominating.

Then he leaned down slowly.

Close enough for her to feel his breath.

“You can stop me,” he murmured.

Pero hindi siya gumalaw.

Hindi niya alam kung bakit.

Maybe because she was drunk.

Maybe because she was curious.

Maybe because some reckless part of her wanted to know what it felt like to kiss danger itself.

And then

Damon kissed her.

The entire crowd exploded.

Pero parang wala iyong narinig ni Aly.

Because the moment his lips touched hers

Everything disappeared.

The kiss was slow.

Deep.

Possessive.

Not playful.

Not drunk.

It felt intentional.

Parang inaangkin siya.

Her fingers unconsciously gripped his shirt as dizziness consumed her.

Hindi niya alam kung dahil ba iyon sa alak…

O dahil sa lalaking humahalik sa kanya.

When Damon finally pulled away, parehong mabigat ang paghinga nila.

At sa unang pagkakataon buong gabi…

Nakita niyang tila nawalan ng kontrol ang mafia king.

Just for a second.

His thumb brushed against her lower lip.

Mine.

Hindi nito sinabi.

Pero naramdaman niya.

Then suddenly

The world tilted violently.

Napahawak siya sa dibdib nito.

“Whoa…”

His arms immediately caught her.

“I got you.”

Mahina siyang natawa.

“I think… I’m drunk.”

“You think?”

Napapikit siya habang umiikot paningin niya.

The last thing she remembered

Was Damon carrying her away from the crowd.

While everyone watched in silence.

And somewhere in the darkness…

A marriage contract rested on the table.

Signed.

Legal.

Irrevocable.

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