Lahat ng Kabanata ng Island of Desire with My Billionaire (English): Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Time seemed to stop for her and Alyssa could not move right away. She stayed sitting on the floor while holding the small card.Damien was standing at the door of the villa and he was not speaking. And no matter what she did, she could not read his expression. So she did not know what he was thinking now.But the only thing she knew now was that he saw the card she was holding. She quickly put her hand down but she also knew she was caught, he already saw it. What is the point of hiding it anyway?"What's that?" Damien asked her calmly.She really did not know what Damien was thinking. His voice was not loud now but it was enough to make her more nervous.She swallowed. "Ah, this is..."She did not know what to answer. She was not used to lying. But she also could not tell the whole truth. That someone keeps sending her messages over and over again. And they always say not to tell Damien.Damien quietly approached her and was not rushing. He took his steps one by one until he reached

It felt like cold water was poured over Alyssa's whole body. She did not answer right away. She just stood in the middle of the living room while staring at the old woman."You look exactly like her."What she said echoed repeatedly in her mind."Like who?" she asked softly.The woman's mouth opened slightly, but it seemed she did not know if she should answer. Instead, she just stared at her for a few seconds. She became even more nervous."Ma'am?"The woman slowly approached her. She took a few more steps until there was almost only an arm's length between them. Alyssa quickly held the strap of her bag. She did not know why she suddenly felt strange.It seemed like there was something she should know. It seemed like there was a story about her that everyone here knew... Except her."Who are you?"Instead of answering, she gently touched her cheek.Alyssa gasped. Her palm was warm, but shaking and in the way she looked at her... It was as if she was not looking at a stranger."Are yo

Alyssa could not move. She just stood in the middle of the old chapel, where the air felt thick with dust, smelling of old wood and melting candles. Every breath she took tasted like the past, a mix of incense and decay. It was freezing inside, a deep chill that didn’t come from the weather outside, but seemed to creep out from the stone walls themselves.She stared at a box resting on top of the altar. Under a single ray of sunlight shining through a high window, she watched the dust dancing around the box like tiny ghosts guarding a dark secret. She read the words on the lid over and over again. The letters felt like a slap to her mind.ALYSSA REYESAnd right below it—Property of the Montenegro Family.Her head throbbed. She couldn't understand. How could something with her name belong to the Montenegro family? Those words felt like a heavy chain suddenly wrapping around her neck. It wasn't just a label; it was a claim of ownership. Am I a person, or just an item on their inventory

Alyssa could not speak right away. She just stared at Damien while pieces of her memories slowly came back to her mind.About the garden, about young Damien, and the promises she didn't know why she was only remembering now.Future wife.Her grip on the old photograph tightened. If she forced herself to remember everything, it felt like her head would hurt even more. It felt like her head would split open just to make sense of it all."Why didn't you tell me?" she asked, her voice stuttering.Damien didn't answer her right away. Instead, he took a slow breath and looked down."I was afraid."She blinked. She didn't expect his answer. Her eyes even grew wide when she faced him.Damien Montenegro. The man who was always calm. The man who seemed to fear nothing.Now he was admitting that he was scared. Scared of what? But she also couldn't understand how his fear was connected to her."Afraid of what?"He slowly looked at her. "That you'd run again."She fell silent, trying hard to under

Alyssa didn't realize how long she and Damien stayed on the terrace. The cold breeze brushed against her skin, mixing with the calm sound of the waves crashing against the shore.They were both just quiet. Leaning against the railing, standing side by side but no one was talking. No one brought up the past. No one asked about the old photograph, or even about their families' crazy agreement.And for the first time, it felt like it was enough that they were just there, together under the stars, with nothing to explain.Until suddenly, something ruined the romantic silence. Her stomach growled.Alyssa's eyes widened. She felt all the blood rush to her face from embarrassment.She slowly looked at Damien. He was quietly staring at her, but she could clearly see the corner of his lips slightly lifting."You didn't hear that," she said quickly, trying hard to hide her blushing cheeks.One of his eyebrows went up slightly. "I did.""That was just imaginary.""Your stomach disagrees," he ans