Mag-log inAfter being viciously rejected by her mate, Eve's world is flipped upside down, and she is forced to leave behind her pack, family, and the only home she has ever known. Fearful of the world and irreparably shattered, she will regain her power with the assistance of a mystery warrior who lives alone in the woods. Will she be able to endure her agony? Will she be able to let go of the past? Follow Eve's journey through love, sorrow, and everything in between.
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Tahimik lamang si Jillian habang pinapanood ang kanyang boss, si Jensen, na nakikipag-usap sa kaibigan nito. Nasa isa sa mga high-end restaurant sila sa BGC para sa pribadong dinner party na inorganisa ng kaibigan ng boss niya
Sinamahan niya ito dahil alam niyang gusto nito mapalawak ang koneksyon sa mga bigating negosyante.
“Mr. Wolfgang is finally here!”
Agad siyang napatayo nang marinig ang anunsyo ng manager ng restaurant dahil ang taong binanggit ay ang pinaka-target na makilala ng kanyang boss. She heard that this man was extremely capable, low-key and mysterious, and very few people could get him to come out.
Gusto ni Jillian na tulungan ang boss niya na magkarooon ng magandang impresyon kaya malaki ang ngiti at handa sanang salubungin si Mr. Wolfgang.
Subalit, nang bumukas ang pinto ng VIP room ay natulos siya sa kinatatayuan.
Para siyang nakakita ng multo habang nakatingin sa matangkad na lalaking pumasok. How could she forget that black wavy curl hair and piercing brown eyes of the man she loved the most?
Si Zacharias, ang ex-boyfriend niya na limang taon na niyang hinahanap.
Gusto niyang matawa. Kaya pala kahit anong gawin niyang paghahanap ay walang makapagturo sa kanya dahil hindi naman pala nila ka-lebel ang buhay na meron ito.
Oh, how naïve she was?!
Bakit hindi niya naisip na kasinungalingan lang ang katauhan nito noon? Anong alam niya sa mga bigating tao sa Metro Manila kung halos buong buhay niya ay nasa Cagayan siya?
Anong alam niya sa mga Wolfgang kung halos walang larawan ang pamilyang iyon sa TV man o social media. Lalo na ang tungkol sa nag-iisang tagapagmana ng pamilyang iyon
Gusto niyang kaltukan ang sarili dahil hindi niya man lang tinanong sa boss niya kung anong pangalan ng importanteng taong iyon. Pero masisisi niya ba ang sarili kung ni minsan ay hindi sumagi sa isip niya ang posibilidad na galing si Zacharias sa mayamang pamilya?
Napalunok si Jillian nang magtama ang tingin nila ni Zacharias. Bumadha ang sandaling pagkagulat sa mga mata nito bago naging walang kasinglamig iyon.
Ilang segundo lang, ay nag-iwas ito ng tingin at nakipag-usap sa mga negosyanteng naroroon na para bang hindi siya nito kilala, na para bang ni minsan ay hindi niya ibinigay ang buong sarili rito.
Nakalimutan na ba siya ni Zacharias?
Wala sa sariling umupo siya nang nagsimulang i-serve ang mga pagkain at inumin. Kapagkuwan, ay nabalot na ang VIP room ng usapan tungkol sa stocks, economic trends and investment…
Nasa sulok lang si Jillian, nanliliit at walang imik habang tinitigan ang lalaking nasa dulong bahagi ng mesa.
Zacharias sounds intelligent talking about his insights on global economic status with his well-fitted black suit and tie. Bawat galaw nito ay pulido at sigurado.
Nakakaintimida!
Especially, there’s no warm on his eyes. It was brown cold eyes, colder than Jillian could remember five years ago.
Nakakapangliit…
Napasimsim si Jillian ng tubig nang marinig mula sa mga kasama na nag-training pala si Zacharias sa isa sa mga kompanyang nasa ilalim ng Wolfgang Empire. Nahulaan niya agad na iyon ang TIPC, ang maliit na kompanya na nag-hire sa kanya noong kaka-graduate pa lamang niya.
Doon sila nagkakakilala ni Zacharias at nagkaroon ng relasyon sa loob ng isang taon. Ni minsan ay wala itong binanggit na kahit ano tungkol sa tunay nitong pagkatao.
Cliché may it sounds but he must have wanted to test her.
And unfortunately, what she did dissapointed him. Bumagsak siya sa pagsubok kuno nito kaya umalis at hindi na nagpakita muli sa kanya.
“Mr. Wolfgang, this is Jensen Chase. He’s a friend of mine,” pakilala ng kaibigan ng boss niya.
Agad naman naglahad ng palad si Jensen. “Mr. Wolfgang, I’m Jensen. I’ve long admired your reputation in bussiness circle.”
Pormal na tinanggap ni Zacharias ang pakikipagkamay ni Jensen. Alam ni Jillian na hindi desperado ang boss niya kaya nang simpleng tango lang ang ibinigay ni Zacharias ay handa na itong alisin ang atensyon dito.
Subalit, dumako ang tingin ni Zacharias sa kanya na pormal na nakatayo sa likod ng kanyang boss.
“Mr. Chase, Ms. Aguillar is your…” Zacharias trailed and looked back at her boss.
“She’s my secretary,” sagot ni Jensen matapos makabawi sa pagkagulat. Alam niya na gulat na gulat ito na magkakilala sila ng lalaking ang hirap hagilapin sa publiko.
“Did she offend you in anyway, Mr. Wolfgang?” tanong ng kaibigan ng kanyang boss. “O may ipaguutos ka ba sa kanya?”
Tumaas ang sulok ng labi ni Zacharias sa paraang nang-iinsulto. “No need. I don't give orders to people I can't trust.”
Ramdam niya ang pag-init ng kanyang mga mata. Lalo na nang ikiniling ni Zacharias ang ulo, tila pinag-aaralan ang katayuan niya sa buhay.
“Miss Aguillar, didn’t you said you want to marry a rich man? Nakahanap ka ba?”
Kinagat niya ang pang-ibabang labi, walang maapuhap sa isagot. Uminit ang buong mukha niya sa pagkapahiya.
Lalo na nang mapansin na nakatingin sa kanya ang mga taong naroroon. Kahit walang nagsasalita, ay ramdam niya ang panghuhusga sa mata ng mga ito.
Na sino ba siya para banggain ang katulad ni Zacharias Wolfgang?!
Bahagyang nagsalubong ang mga kilay ng boss niya at akmang ipagtatanggol siya nang mabilis niyang pinigilan.
Ayaw niyang mapahiya rin ito kaya ngumiti siya kay Zacharias. “Thank you for your concern, Sir. I almost marry a rich man.”
Umigting ang panga ni Zacharias. Hindi na sumagot bagkus mariin na tinitigan lamang siya gamit ang malalamig na mga mata.
Gusto na lang ni Jillian na bumuka ang lupa at lamunin siya. Fortunately, her boss saved her ass, again!
“Jillian, pwede mo bang kunin ang naiwan kong dokumento sa kotse?”
Agad siyang tumango sa boss niya. Hindi niya na muling tinapunan man lang ng tingin si Zacharias nang lumabas sa VIP room kahit ramdam niya pa rin ang titig ng mga ito.
Nang makalayo ay napasandal siya sa pader. Her heart was beating rapidly; she was overwhelmed with everything happened in just span of two hours.
Good God!, ano pa kaya ang mangyayari sa mga susunod pang oras? Mahaba pa ang gabi para umuwi agad. Pagkakuha niya ng folder sa kotse ng boss niya ay hindi muna siya bumalik sa VIP room. Bagkus ay pumasok siya Comfort Room para payapain at ayusin ang sarili.
“Act professional, Jillian. Huwag kang paapekto,” kausap niya sa sariling repleksyon sa salamin. Humugot siya ng malalim na hininga bago lumabas ng comfort room.
Subalit, natigilan siya nang makita si Zacharias na nakasandal sa hallway.
He looked damn hot with cigarette dangling between his lips. Nakadagdag pa ang mga hibla ng buhok na nakalaylay sa noo nito.
Atubili si Jillian na lapitan ito ngunit humakbang pa rin matapos paalalahan ang sarili na huwag magpapaapekto sa nakaraan nilang dalawa.
“Zacharias…” Nang tuluyang makalapit si Jillian ay napagtanto niya na mas tumangkad ito, mas lumaki ang katawan at mas nakakaintimida.
Nagbaba ito ng tingin sa kanya, bumuga ng usok ngunit nanatiling tahimik.
“Zacharias, ang tagal kitang hinahanap. Hindi ko alam kung—” naputol ang kanyang sinasabi nang muling bumuga ito ng usok, diretso sa mukha niya, “…galit ka pa ba sa akin?”
Dinalaan nito ang pang-ibabang labi at itinapon ang hawak na sigarilyo sa malapit na trash can. Kapagkuwan ay humarap sa kanya na may pang-insultong ekspresyon.
“Trying to be innocent and pitiful to get close to me?” Mapang-insultong humalakhak ito. “Now that you know my identity, you suddenly became pitiful and regret everything?”
Inilapiat nito ang sarili sa kanya hanggang sa gahibla na lang ang pagitan nila.
“You’re overthinking, Aguillar. That little past between us was just a small episode in my life. If you hadn't shown up, I wouldn't even remember someone like you existed." Humagod ang tingin nito mula ulo niya hanggang paa, puno ng pangmamaliit ang ekspresyon. “Experience ka lang.”
Pakiramdam niya ay dinagukan siya. Nagkumpol ang mga luha sa kanyang mga mata.
Gusto niyang magpaliwanag kung ano ba talaga ang totoong nangyari noon at saka sabihin na rin na may…anak sila.
Paano niya gagawin iyon kung ‘experience’ lang siya rito? Durog ang kanyang puso nang humakbang paatras at pilit na ngumiti.
“I-I’m sorry, Mr. Wolfgang. I was being assuming.” Bahagya siyang yumuko bago ito nilampasan para bumalik sa VIP room.
Ilang minuto lang ay bumalik na rin si Zacharias.
Nanahimik ng husto si Jillian nang mga sumunod na oras. Halos ayaw niya ng mag-angat ng tingin para huwag lang makita si Zacharias. Lihim niyang dalangin na sana matapos na ang dinner na iyon.
She looked for Zacharias for five long painful years. Ngunit ngayong natagpuan niya na ito ay wala siyang ibang gusto kundi makalayo.
Eve ran through the forest, laboring to catch her breath as the wind blew the trees in front of her, and stumbling here and there due to the uneven terrain. The howls of the patrol wolves could be heard from behind her, and they were getting louder and louder as time went on. It was imperative that she increased her rate of movement, or else she would be discovered and severely punished. Imprisoned. Whipped. Starved. And who was to say what else lay in store for her if she was caught by the wolves that were giving chases at that very moment? Eve was adamant that she would not allow that to take place, so she pushed herself harder and harder to go faster and get closer to the border between their pack and the human town. It appeared as though she was unable to take in sufficient air because her legs were on fire and her chest was heaving. In spite of the fact that she was moving faster, she was still being pursued by something that made a sound like paws hitting the ground. Louder and
The three women spent the next few days gathering the essential supplies that Eve might require in the coming days. They came to the conclusion that the best course of action would be for Eve to visit the Three Mountain pack and have a conversation with Alpha Ian, who was a distant cousin. They had high hopes that he would be able to take Eve in, but they were unable to ask him in advance for fear that word would get back to their own Alpha before Eve had the chance to leave. Instead, Marie and Joanne had written a letter of introduction to Alpha Ian, asking him to give Eve a place to stay and support her while she dealt with the rejection.During this time, Eve started to say her farewells, despite the fact that she wished she could do it in an appropriate manner. Instead, she made a stealthy visit to the childcare center for the very last time, this time bringing a bag stuffed with candies with her. As she left the building for the final time, she had to carefully wipe her eyes in o
Eve groaned and rolled over to snuggle down under her blanket. After what seemed like an eternity, she finally brought up the painful memory of being turned down. As she reflected on what had transpired the day before, she was overcome with excruciating pain.It is not possible for our souls to ever become one.“Please no! Aaaaaaah!” She let out a scream just as a searing and piercing pain began to radiate from her chest and spread throughout her body. As soon as the door flew open, her mother and Joanne rushed into the room to keep Eve close while they waited for the intensity of the pain to lessen.Eve was finally able to take a few deep breaths and turn around to face her mother after an hour had passed. They were both in tears and their eyes were filled with hurt as they simply stared at each other without speaking. Joanne finally opened her mouth a few moments later.“Eve, please come with us so that we can get you something to eat and drink.” You have to keep your strength up an
Eve was not able to lift herself up on her shaky arms and get to her feet until several hours later, when the moon was hanging high in the sky beside the sparkling stars. Only then was she able to pull herself to a standing position. She struggled to find her footing in the dark and hoped without hope that she was moving in the right direction to get back home. Her brain was in such a state of disarray that she was unable to truly absorb and understand where she was or where she needed to be. Her eyes were blurred from the tears, which caused her to trip over a tree branch and fall to the ground after taking only a dozen steps further in the direction she was going. She wailed even louder as the force that had broken her fall caused her hands and knees to be in excruciating pain.She has begun to pull herself forward along the uneven ground, unable to stand up again. It was a pathetic attempt at an army crawl, though. After only travelling, she stopped and rolled over to stare up at t
Eve slowly rocked back onto her heels as she wiped the sweat off her forehead before turning her attention to the orderly row of tomato plants that she had just planted in her thriving garden. Considering that she had only started gardening a little more than a year ago, she was extremely pleased w
Eve and her mother sneaked into the dining hall through a side entrance just a few minutes before six o'clock, being very wary of the Alpha's stringent timeline. After finishing up in the kitchen and ensuring that all of Joanne's tasks from them had been completed, Eve and her mother entered the di
Eve sat atop a huge boulder, her feet dangling into the lake water below her. Little waves encircled the shallow water, covering an assortment of colored stones. Looking up, she saw she couldn't see the rainbow of stones a few meters ahead of her. She looked at the dark tree line across the lake af






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