LOGINI stared at him, wide-eyed, aware of the heat from his body, rolling off in waves. Awareness swept through me, my stomach clenched and wetness flooded my core as I felt his nearness; and I sighed. He gripped a handful of my hair with an oath and brought his mouth down on mine, his hard lips slanting as they claimed my mouth. His heavy, strong body forced me against the wall and I trembled with need and fear… I was rigid for a while, unable to understand what was happening. My body begged me to hold his shoulders, to stroke him, to let go. But my almost Puritanical upbringing made me stay stiff and resistant. Till he sank his teeth into my lower lip and I opened my mouth in a gasp. * When the cynical, jaded Mafia Don Lucien Delano, meets eighteen-year-old, Proserpina Martinez, she falls in love with him without realizing that she is just a plaything for him. By the time she comprehends the reality, it is too late. Pregnant and alone the spirited young woman does something that takes the Don by surprise. She runs away. What happens next? Read it to find out how the stormy, passionate lovers battle their emotions and themselves. *
View MoreNanginginig ang kamay ni Freeshia habang hawak niya ang kanyang cellphone. Mataman niyang tiningnan ang mga larawang ipinadala ng private detective that she hired para sundan ang asawa niyang si Lance Villavicencio.
Halos madurog sa kamay niya ang telepono dahil sa galit na pumuno sa dibdib niya. So all along tama ang hinala niya na may babae si Lance at kung hindi siya dinadaya ng paningin niya, kilala niya ang babaeng ito.
She is Celestine Rivera, ang highschool sweetheart ni Lance.
Pinigilan niyang maiyak lalo pa at kakagaling lang niya sa doctor. Ayaw niyang makaramdam ng stress lalo pa at kakatapos lang ng fertility shot na ginagawa na niya halos buwan buwan.
Apat na taon na silang kasal ni Lance at bagama’t alam niya na hindi ito kagustuhan ng asawa ay wala itong nagawa nang itakda ang kasal nila.
Matagal na siyang may gusto kay Lance kaya naman napakasaya niya nang itakda ng pamilya nila ang kasal. Nandoon ang pag-asa niya na matututunan din siyang mahalin nito.
Magkaibigan ang mga magulang nila at dahil gusto nila na mas patatagin ang korporasyon ng pamilya, itinakda ang kasal nilang dalawa.
But he was cold and distant. Sa loob ng mga taon na mag-asawa sila ay naramdaman niya ang katigasan ng puso nito. Alam niya na galit ito sa kanya kaya naman kahit masakit at mahirap, pumayag siya sa kagustuhan nito na ilihim ang kasal nila.
“Kasal lang tayo sa papel, Freeshia! Don’t expect me to love you dahil alam mong hindi ko yan magagawa!”
Ang mga katagang yan ang sumugat sa puso niya sa loob ng apat na taon. Hindi lang sa salita, pero pati na sa gawa.
“Pagbalik natin sa Maynila, doon ka titira sa townhouse na binili ko para sayo.” matabang na sabi ni Lance bago sila ikasal
Sa Ancestral house ng mga Altamonte na nasa probinsya sila ikakasal ayon na din sa hiling ng magulang ni Freeshia.
Napakunot ang noo ni Freeshia dahil para sa kanya, ang mag-asawa dapat magkasama.
“Lance…hindi ba?”
“Kakasabi ko lang hindi ba? Kasal lang tayo sa papel! Uuwi naman ako doon pag kailangan!”
Natahimik si Freeshia sa sinabi ni Lance. Tama ba ang narinig niya? Uuwian lang siya kung kailan niya gusto.
Hindi na siya nagsalita dahil alam naman niyang hindi niya mapipilit si Lance. Wala siyang magagawa pero pipilitin niyang tunawin ang galit nito sa kanya.
At ganun ang ginawa niya sa loob ng apat na taon. Minsan o dalawang beses sa isang buwan, umuuwi si Lance sa townhouse. Ipinagluluto niya ito at inaasikaso at natutuwa naman siya na hindi siya tumatanggi.
Ginagawa niya ang obligasyon niya bilang asawa. Pinapaligaya niya si Lance sa paraang alam niya, hoping na kapag mabuntis siya, maiisipan nitong buuin na ang pamilya nila.
For three years nasanay na siya sa ganung set-up pero nung mga nakaraang buwan, nag-iba na si Lance. Hindi na ito umuuwi sa townhouse kaya labis ang pag-aalala niya.
Kapag tinatawagan niya ito, pinaparamdam niya ang disgusto dito. Nagagalit siya at wala siyang magawa kung hindi ang umiyak at maawa sa sarili.
“Lance…?” pumiyok pa ang boses niya nang sagutin ni Lance ang tawag niya
“What?!” mararamdaman mo ang inis sa boses nito na para bang kay laking abala ang pagtawag niya
“Uuwi ka ba mamaya?” pinilit ni Freeshia na patatagin ang boses niya kahit pa kanina pa siya naiiyak
“Bakit?! Ano na namang problema?”
“W-walang problema! Naisip ko lang matagal na tayong hindi nagkikita diba? Baka naman pwedeng umuwi ka mamaya?” pakiusap ni Freeshia sa asawa niya
Narinig pa niya ang buntong-hininga nito and she almost cried nang makarinig siya ng boses ng babae sa background. Tinatawag ng babae ang asawa niya.
Naalala niya ang sabi ng Private Detective na kanina lang kuha ang mga larawang pinadala sa kanya.
Papasok si Lance at ang babaeng kasama nito sa isang hotel. Magkahawak kamay at masayang-masaya.
“Sige..uuwi ako!” tensyonado ang boses ni Lance kaya hindi mapigilan ni Freeshia na magalit ng ibaba ni Lance ang telepono
Naisip ni Freeshia na ngayon pa ba mahihiya sa kanya ang asawa niya? Samantalang huling-huli na sila? At ramdam naman niya na matagal na siyang niloloko ni Lance.
Humugot muna siya ng malalim na hininga bago siya tumayo. She dialled Herea’s number at mabuti na lang sumagot ito agad.
“Kita tayo!” hindi na niya napigilang umiyak habang nakikinig kung saan sila magkikita ng bestfriend niya since highschool
Sumakay na siya ng kotse at dumeretso sa tagpuan nila. Gusto sana ni Freeshia na puntahan ito sa opisina pero nagbago ang isip niya kaya naman sa paboritong coffeeshop nila sila magkikita nito.
Hindi naman nagtagal ay dumating na si Herea. Bakas ang galit sa mukha nito dahil alam niya na may problema na naman ang kaibigan.
“Ano na naman ang ginawa niyang magaling na asawa mo?” tanong nito kay Freeshia matapos ilapag ng waiter ang order nila
Hindi na nagsalita si Freeshia at ipinakita na lang ang mga larawang pinadala sa kanya kanina lang ng detective na kausap niya.
“Hayup talaga yang asawa mo! Hindi na nakuntentong itinago ka, ngayon naman nakuha pang mambabae?”
“Hindi lang siya basta babae, Her! Siya si Celestine, ang one great love ng asawa ko!” natawa ng pagak si Freeshia habang sinasabi niya ang katotohanang ito sa kaibigan niya
“Kahit na sino pa yan, hindi niya dapat ginagawa yan!”
Napaiyak na naman si Freeshia dahil tama naman ang kaibigan niya. Kasal sila! Kaya hindi niya ito dapat ginawa!
“Saan ka ba galing?” tanong ni Herea nang kumalma na ang kaibigan niya
“Sa doktor!” maikling sagot ni Freeshia kaya inikutan siya ng mata ng kaibigan
“At gugustuhin mo pa talagang magkaanak sa hudas na asawa mo kahit niloloko ka na niya?”
“Her, yun na lang ang pag-asa ko! Baka mahalin niya ako kapag nagkaanak na kami!” katwiran ni Freeshia
“Baka…so pwedeng hindi pa rin, tama? Alam mo tigilan mo na yan, Freeshia! Sinayang mo na ang buhay mo for four years kakahintay sa taong hindi ka naman kayang mahalin!” mahabang sermon nito sa kanya
“At mandadamay pa kayo ng bata? Pwede ba Freeshia, gamitin mo naman yang utak mo!” gigil pang dagdag ni Herea
“So anong gagawin ko? Sa palagay ko matagal na niya itong ginagawa buhat nung dumalang na siyang umuwi!” nalilitong tanong niya sa kaibigang galit na galit na ngayon
“If I answer you, gagawin mo ba?” taas kilay na tanong ni Herea pero nanatili siyang nakatitig sa kaibigan
“Divorce him! Now! Tutulungan kitang bumangon, huwag kang mag-alala!” prangkang sagot ni Herea
Divorce him?
Parang hindi yata kayang gawin ni Freeshia iyon. Pero durog na durog na siya, hindi ba? Para kay Lance, isa lang siyang basahan na dadamputin kapag kailangan at itatapon kapag ayaw na.
Kakayanin niya ba?
Paano ang mga magulang niya? Matatanggap ba nila ito?
Piers's loud shout made the hall fall silent. For a minute, every head in the room swivelled to stomp in the doorway.Even Lucien Delano and Proserpina, absorbed as they were in their burning need to lose themselves in their desperate need for each other, stopped. Proserpina blinked as she turned to look, safe as she was, nestled in her lover’s strong embrace. And the Mafia Don scowled in annoyance, muttering,“What is with that fool boy?’Piers whipped his head to face his parents across the room, an arm around Hila, holding her to his chest as he cried, "Mumma! Pappa!’And when he was hurrying to them, his eyes were wild with excitement as he cried in joy, dragging his lover beside him,‘I…you… I mean… Mumma, I’m going to be a dad!”Proserpina was out of her husband’s protective arms as her son whooped and threw his arms around her, laughing with him. Lucien watched drily as Claude and Ria immediately crossed to him, pulling him into a huddle. Tara joined them, and after a pause, so
LucienHe began to make his way slowly through the milling throng of his guests to where his Woman was standing, in a daringly backless gown, her beautiful body making his staff harden with desire. Ria and Tara had chosen the slinky gown for her. When Proserpina had protested in embarrassment, her hands on her pink cheeks, the girls had declared,‘Mumma! Even after eight kids, you still look WOW!’It had been one of those rare weekends when Tara had come home. Ria had little Jamie on her lap, jiggling the fat little girl who was cooing at her Pappa, for the Mafia Don was hands down, her favourite person. Jamie was the apple of the Don’s eye, as Ria often teased her father.Lucien, who had been in the bedroom working on his phones and tablet, had been watching them in amusement.After the heart attack, mild though it had been, he had taken to spending time at home, working from his office or sometimes, his spacious bedroom.‘Please…but it’s BACKLESS!” Proserpina had gone on, her eyes m
A love like the kind her parents shared was almost like a fairytale…She sighed and touched her small belly. Big Philippe placed his large warm hand over hers and whispered concernedly in her ear,“Princess?”She looked up into his dark eyes and felt the rush of affection, of love that kept them bound to each other. Philippe, the Capo would bring the Moon and place it at her feet if she asked for it, she thought and unmindful of the crowds milling around her, the sound of glasses clinking, the chatter of people as, Ria reached up and pulled his head down. Murmuring against his lips,‘Philippe Diaz, I love you,” as she kissed him.***Piers Delano was staring at his phone. His mind was on other matters, although he had turned up for the party after his twin’s wedding ceremony. It had been a brief ceremony; Philippe had been born a Catholic, so there had been a small wedding service at Church. Old man Diaz had passed away a few years ago, and Philippe’s brothers, both of whom had been a
A few years later.The years have been kind to him, thinks the Don fondly as he surveys the guests at his daughter’s wedding party.Lucien Delano has aged but in his predictably indomitable manner, he looks and of course, his wife is testimony to the fact, that he still behaves in the same manner as he used to.His still-muscular physique belies his years and he continues to practice in his gym and has a friendly bout of boxing in the Ring, off and on. His son Claude is now an established name in the world of boxing, simultaneously running the underground fight clubs he has set up, and partnered with Paddy. The two of them work in tandem, Paddy with his enviable skills on the computers, has managed to make the Fight Clubs very lucrative indeed! thinks the Don.The Mafia Don is still actively handling the matters of his mob, which has branched out to become a powerful organisation, but one that is totally against human trafficking. He has made his millions through his arms dealings, a
Piers looked at Hila as they moved through the crowds that had spilt over from the main Hall into the lobby and the surrounding areas.“Where the f*ck is Philippe?’ he thought as he checked his phone. As though reading his mind, the phone in his sweaty hand pinged and he saw that it was the Capo. Jer
ProserpinaI was floating above the room.Once, a very long time ago, I had listened in as a visiting Hindu nun was having a conversation with the novice nuns in that amazing little monastery in Bhutan.She had been addressing a group of young nuns who were still learning to imbibe the teachings of var
She mumbled,"Yes Sir...' and her molten brown eyes, clouded with desire and want, with pain and pleasure, misted over as she looked at him, beseeching him to release her from her need.Her absolute submission aroused him tenfold, and the big man growled shakily, for the sight of her large breasts wit
Lucien Delano was dreaming.He was recalling a night when he had entered the house late and strode to his room. The house had been in darkness, the children safely in bed. He could hear Bea and Camille murmuring as Camille left for the cottage on the grounds where she lived with Beston, her husband.A






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