Alle Kapitel von Ready for Your Pleasure (SSPG R-18): Kapitel 11 – Kapitel 15

NAOMI's POV "You're—" He stood up, pacing. "You're someone I care about. Someone I think about constantly. Someone who's made me question everything I thought I knew about myself." My heart was pounding. "That sounds a lot like—" "Don't." He cut me off. "Don't say it." "Why not? Why can't we just admit what this is?" "Because the moment we put a name to it, everything changes!" He turned to face me, and for the first time, I saw fear in his eyes. "I've spent my entire life avoiding this. Avoiding feelings. Avoiding attachments. Because I've seen what love does to people. It destroys them." "Not always—" "My parents loved each other," he said bitterly. "And it destroyed them both. My father cheated. My mother became bitter and resentful. They stayed together for appearances, but they hated each other. That's what love becomes, Naomi. Resentment and pain." "That's not love. That's—" "That's reality." He ran his hand through his hair. "I can't give you what you want. I c

NAOMI's POV Ang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko habang papunta ako sa penthouse ni Raze. Ilang beses kong sinubukang mag-back out. Ilang beses kong sinabi sa sarili ko na baka mali ito. Na baka mas lalo lang akong masaktan. Pero hindi ako tumigil. Kasi alam kong kung hindi ko ito gagawin ngayon, magsisisi ako forever. Nang makarating ako sa building niya, nag-hesitate ako sa harap ng elevator. Ang code—1109—naalala ko pa rin. Pero may karapatan pa ba akong pumasok? Bago pa ako makapag-decide, bumukas ang elevator doors. At nandoon si Raze. Mukha siyang hindi natutulog ng maayos. May dark circles under his eyes. Ang buhok niya ay messy. Naka-white shirt at jeans lang siya, pero kahit ganoon, he still looked devastatingly handsome. "Naomi." Ang pangalan ko sa bibig niya ay parang panalangin. "You knew I was coming," sabi ko, stepping inside the elevator. "I was hoping you would." Pumasok din siya, at sumara ang doors. Nag-isa na kaming dalawa sa maliit na space, ang tension ay halo