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Lahat ng Kabanata ng HIS SECRET OBSESSION [A.G.S #1] : Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

173 Kabanata

PROLOGUE

ELOWEN GARCIA'S POV An invitation arrived at midnight. Walang pangalan, at kahit kaonting detalye man lang na magtuturo ng pinanggalingan nito ay wala kang mahahanap. Ang tanging naroon lamang ay ang pangalan ng isang sikat na bar Ang Velour Noire. A bar whispered in hushed tones. Exclusive and Untouchable. A place people like me didn’t belong to unless we were invited. I should have ignored it. But that night, my heart was already bruised… and I was tired of being told who I was allowed to be. “You need me,” my fiancé had said earlier, his voice sharp with certainty. “You wouldn’t last a week on your own. No one would want you without me.” The words still burned as I stared at my reflection, adjusting the fabric over my skin. I had tried to leave him. Ilang beses ko ng sinabi sa kanya na makikipag-hiwalay na ako, pero hindi siya pumapayag. Paulit-ulit niyang sinasabi sa akin na wala akong silbi kung wala siya, that I shouldn't leave him because he paid for my famil

Chapter 1

ELOWEN GARCIA'S POV Buong gabing dilat ang mga mata ko dahil sa nangyari kagabi. No matter how many times I closed my eyes, Velour Noire followed me.. until I reached home. Even the way his gaze had lingered on me as if he had already memorized every part of who I was. Jacob Aldeguire didn’t touch me. Pero kahit gano'n pakiramdam ko ay minarkahan na niya ako. I stood in front of the bathroom mirror just before dawn, studying my reflection as if it belonged to someone else. My lips were still tingling, my skin too aware, my thoughts tangled in a dangerous question I refused to answer. Why did I even go there? Napapikit ako at napalingon sa bandang likuran ng tumunog ang cellphone ko. At nang silipin ko iyon ay umilaw ito at doon ay nabasa ko ang pangalan ni Xavier. Napabuntong-hininga ako, inabot ang cellphone at tamad iyong binuksan. Xavier: Be ready by ten. Xavier: We’re going somewhere. Xavier: Make sure you look presentable. Don't embarrass me, Elowen. I stared

Chapter 2

Elowen Garcia’s POV The living room was alive with chatter, laughter, and clinking glasses, yet I felt like I was floating in a bubble of silence. Every sound felt muted, every movement slowed, because I couldn’t take my eyes off him. Jacob was leaning against the doorway, half-hidden in the shadows, as if he had no interest in joining the crowd... but he was watching me and sometimes I caught him. Ilang segundo kaming magtitigan at bigla ay iniiwas niya ang kanyang tingin. Itutuon iyon sa ibang direksyon na para bang sinusuyod niya ng tingin ang bawat gusali nitong bahay. Nang maramdaman ko ang paggalaw ni Xavier sa tabi ko ay natauhan ko. At agad na binitawan ang hininga na hindi ko namalayang kanina ko pa pinipigilang pakawalan. Xavier's hand rested casually on the arm of the sofa where I sat, but his harp and controlling gaze, was on me. “Do you even know how to relax?” asik niya sa mababang boses. “Of course, anong tingin mo sa 'kin?,” I whispered, barely audible.

Chapter 3

ELOWEN GARCIA'S POV Huminga ako nang malalim, pilit pinapakalma ang panginginig ng mga kamay ko. Habang ramdam ko pa rin ang init ng mga palad niya sa aking balat, parang isang marka na ayaw mabura. “Jacob,” mariing bulong ko, mababa ngunit matalim ang tono, “huwag mo akong itulak sa sitwasyong pagsisisihan nating dalawa.” Sa sinabi kong iyon ay bahagya siyang ngumiti. Hindi malaki, hindi rin mayabang, pero may bahid ng banta. “Too late for that,” mahinang sagot niya. “You’re already in it.” Sa labas ng pinto ay muling umalingawngaw ang boses ni Xavier. “What the h*ll are you doing there, Elowen?!” Napapikit ako saglit. Isang segundo lang. Isang segundo para pigilan ang sarili kong tuluyang bumigay sa taong nasa harapan ko ngayon. “Makinig ka sa’kin,” bulong ko kay Jacob, mas lumapit ako sa kanya hindi dahil gusto ko, kundi dahil kailangan ko para hindi kami marinig ni Xavier. “Kung may mangyari sa’kin ngayon, kung may nakakita sa pagpasok mo rito ay hindi lang ikaw... kundi

Chapter 4

JACOB ALDEGUIRE'S POV From across the room, I watch them. The way Xavier’s hand closed around Elowen’s elbow. Not the grip of a concerned fiancé, but of someone reminding her who owned the leash. What unsettled me most wasn’t his roughness. It was her reaction. Dahil parang wala lang sa kanya ang ginawa ni Xavier. Ni gulat at bakas na nasasaktan siya ay wala akong nakita. At para bang sanay na sanay na siya sa inaasal ng b*bo kong pamangkin. All she did was to stand there, in front of him as if it was normal. As if she’d learned long ago that resistance was pointless. Then, they stopped walking near the hallway. Xavier leaned closer to her, his face hovering near her neck. I couldn’t hear what he said, but I saw what he did next. He inhaled. Slowly and deeply. After that his expression changed. It wasn’t anger. It wasn’t jealousy. And that's when I moved. I walked toward them calmly, unhurried, like I was merely passing by. No urgency. No confrontation writt

Chapter 5

JACOB ALDEGUIRE'S POV I tilted my head slightly, the faintest crease forming between my brows. “What do you mean by that?” tanong ko, kalmado ang boses at bahagyang nakangisi. The silence that followed was deafening. It presses against my ears, and against my chest. Conversations died mid-breath. Someone’s glass hovered in the air, forgotten. Even the music playing somewhere in the background felt too loud for how still everything suddenly became. Xavier didn’t answer right away. He just stared at me... for seconds. And in that pause, was too long that I could feel how uncomfortable.. Elowen is. I didn’t need to look at her to know. I could feel it as the air kept circulating around us. There was a tension that didn’t belong to me or Xavier alone. It was sharper, tighter.. like someone holding their breath for too long. At alam ko sa mga sandaling ito at sobra na siyang kinakabahan, pero pilot niya iyong itinatago.. lalong-lalo na sa lalaking nasa tabi niya. Hindi

Chapter 6

ELOWEN’S POV Makalipas ang dalawang oras mula nang umalis sa lamesa si Jacob, at kasama ang babae niya ay nakapagdesisyon na rin kaming umuwi ni Xavier. Ngayon ay bumibyahe pa kami pauwi, pero magmula kanina na sumakay ako sa kotse niya ay tahimik lang talaga ako. Maging siya ay gano'n din at tanging ugong lang ng makina at ang paulit-ulit na pagdampi ng gulong sa aspalto ang siyang gumagawa ng ingay sa pandinig ko. Nakatingin ako sa labas ng bintana, pinagmamasdan ang mga bawat puno na aming nilalampasan. Ngunit kahit anong pilit kong itinuon doon ang aking isipan, ay paulit-ulit ko pa ding naaalala ang nangyari kanina. Lalong-lalo na kung papaano niyang hinawakan at hinalikan ang babaeng iyon... na nakatingin sa akin nang diretsyo ang kanyang mga mata. Animo'y may nais siyang iparating sa akin. Parang gusto niyang magyabang na hindi ko alam, o baka pinagti-tripan niya lang talaga ako at kating-kati siya na makita ang magiging reaksyon ko. “Fix your face.” Bigla akong

Chapter 7

ELOWEN GARCIA'S POV (Continuation) Hindi ko agad nasagot. Hindi ko alam kung alin ang mas nakakayanig—ang tanong niya, o ang katotohanang napansin niya iyon. Dahan-dahan niyang ibinaba ang isang kamay mula sa balikat ko, pero hindi para umatras. Sa halip, bahagya niyang itinagilid ang ulo ko, pinagmasdan ang labi ko na para bang sinusuri ang isang sugat. Hindi niya ako hinahawakan doon. Pero sapat na ang titig niya. “Answer me, Elowen,” sabi niya, mas mababa na ngayon ang tono. Mas kontrolado. “Did he put his hands on you?” Humigpit ang dibdib ko. Gusto kong sumigaw. Gusto kong itulak siya palabas. Gusto kong itanggi ang lahat. Pero ang lumabas lang ay isang mahinang, pagod na tawa. “Why do you care?” tanong ko, pilit na matatag ang boses kahit nanginginig na ang mga daliri ko. “You already made your point tonight, didn’t you?” Tumigas ang panga niya. “That wasn’t the question, Elowen..." mariing aniya. Nagkatinginan kami. At sa unang pagkakataon, ay hindi ko nakita ang

Chapter 8: MATURE CONTENT 🔞

Warning: This chapter contains sensitive words, scenes and you may find it disturbing. Not suitable for readers who are 18 years old and below. PLEASE! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK, WAG MATIGAS ANG ULO KASI AKO ANG MABA-BASH! Thank you! 🔞🔞⚠️XAVIER'S POV "Kailan mo ba siya hihiwalayan, Xavier?" tanong ni Sarah habang nakaupo sa aking kandungan. Mula sa kawalan ay dahan-dahang lumipat sa kanya ang aking tingin. Unti-unti akong ngumisi at marahang hinawakan ang kanyang mukha. "Why so impatient, Sarah?" I said, almost a whisper and places a soft kiss on her left cheek. "I thought... you would wait without asking me again and again?"Ngumiti si Sarah.Hindi iyon ang ngiting mapaglaro na nakasanayan ko... kundi iyong may halong tapang. Iyong ngiting akala niya’y may karapatan na siyang kontrolin ako.“I can’t wait that long anymore, Xavier,” sabi niya, marahan pero may diin. Inilapat niya ang kamay sa dibdib ko, para bang siya ang nagmamay-ari sa akin. “If you keep dragging this… maybe i

Chapter 9

JACOB ALDEGUIRE'S POV The house was quiet. Too quiet, the kind that only existed early in the morning when the walls were still half-asleep and the staff moved like shadows. I stood by the window with a cup of coffee in my hand, staring out at the garden without really seeing it. My mind was still elsewhere. Still stuck on the way Elowen had looked at me last night. I took a slow sip, and the bitterness ground me, until I heard familiar footsteps behind me. "Jacob.." boses iyon ni Nanay Pilar. I turned just in time to see her, arms crossed, lips pressed into a thin line. She didn’t need to say anything else. Dahil sapat na ang inis na ekspresyon na nakikita ko sa kanyang mukha, para malaman ko kung ano ang nais niyang ipaalam sa akin. I raised an eyebrow. “That... bad?” "Papaano kasi.. kanina pa iyon nandoon sa sala kakahintay sa iyo. At kung utisan niya ang mga tao rito sa bahay ay parang siya ang may-ari.." reklamo nito. And that explains it. I let out a short laugh and sh

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