Isla De Fuego Series 3: Attention (EROTIC-ROMANCE)

Chapter Ten: I am yours, then

Chapter Ten: I am yours, then

LIANA is sick and is still sleeping soundly throughout the day. Hindi na bumalik si Nick sa restaurant at hinintay na magising ang dalaga.

Andre is sleeping on his lap with its back resting comfortably on Nick's chest. Nakatulog na ang bata sa sonrang kaiiyak nito kanina. The poor kid cried until he slept at exactly four in the afternoon at kanina pa nag-takipsilim.

He changed his mind now— he needed answers. Hindi demonyo si Nick na hahayaan lang na umiyak ang isang bata sa pag-aalala para sa kaligtasan ng ate nito. He needed to do something...anything.

Liana moaned as she moved a little bit under the blanket, which had Nick straighten his back. She opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling for a while as if wondering what the hell has happened before looking around the room. Liana's emerald eyes met Nick's. Her wavy light-brown hair messily scattered on her back. She, however, tucked the tip of her bangs to the side of her ear so he was able to see her eyes. Ni hindi nga alam ni Nick na gano'n na pala ka-haba ang bangs ng dalaga. He didn't care, though. She does her job properly in the resto— no, scratch that. She does her job excellently. Nagkaroon sila ng regulars sa resto dahil sa hospitality ng staff at convenience dahil may waitress siyang multilingual.

"H—Hi," her voice sounded so dry and low, and she looked parched. Sinubukang ngumiti ni Liana kay Nick.

"How are you feeling?"

"A bit lightheaded, but I'm fine. I don't feel cold now, thanks to the meds I took earlier."

"Good, because I have a lot of questions. You hear me? Questions."

Liana tried to gulp as he threw a menacing glare at her. Binuhat ni Nick si Andre at inihiga sa bandang paanan ng nag-iisang bed sa kwarto na siya ring hinihigaan ni Liana ngayon. Kaagad na bumalik sa pagkakaupo si Nick sa wooden chair na may net na back rest at flower prints. Nick just silently hoped that the chair won't minimize the intimidation that he's trying to give to her.

"Who are you running away from?

She raised her hand and shrugged trying to evade his questions. "Sir Nick, please. Ayaw ko pong mai-involve ka sa problema naming magkapatid—"

"You know? I hated it when someone refuses help and let their loved ones suffer with them?"

Liana gulped and closed her mouth firmly. She was afraid that Nick might show the true form of his anger in front of her.

"Bata pa si Andre, yet he's worried. He knows that he's the reason why you're working your ass off. Andre knows your problems and he blames himself because your body surrendered. Is that what a kid's supposed to be thinking?"

Liana was dumbfounded. Her eyes met Nick's piercing gaze and she almost crumbled. Nanghihina siya sa mga nalaman. She averted her gaze to her little brother who's sleeping soundly near her foot. Naka-baluktot pa ang pagkakahiga nito para magkasya sa higaan.

A tear fell on her lap. Tila sinaksak siya ng punyal sa puso nang paulit-ulit. Looking at her brother made her realize that she's been to selfish. Ni hindi niya na-realize ang takot at pangamba ng kapatid para sa kanilang kaligtasan. She thought of his safety and needs, yes, but not his mental state.

Gulping once again, Liana swallowed every shame that she has.

"Matutulungan mo ba kami?"

"Of course." Nick leaned a little bit forward just to see her face clearly. "But first, I wanted to know why Marco Reiling is so obsessed with you."

Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Liana nang balingan ng tingin si Nick. "How—"

"He searched for your whereabouts in the island's database. Luckily, I had Lex deleted your vital informations in the database."