THE SECLUDED TRAILS OF DECEIT '. ruler of fate series l first book

KABANATA 24

The Secluded Trails of Deceit
written by : riyanisity

From doing what's left to be done that night, I don't recall what time we slept or how many hours have passed by. Hindi ko alam kung panaginip pa rin ba ang nangyayari sa'min ngayon, pero nararamdaman ko ang paulit-ulit na pagkalabit ni Draven sa aking braso. All the blackness was slowly becoming clearer, while my hearing was becoming more sensitive. Kahit nakapikit ako at mabigat pa rin ang aking ulo, ramdam ko ang kaunting sinag ng ilaw na tumatama sa aking mga mata.

This time, it was on my right cheek, where I felt a thing poking my skin. "Wakey-wakey, my little missy..."

My eyes squinted a bit when I heard that. Hindi ko maiwasang itago ang pagkunot ng aking noo at pagsama ng aking tingin sa kung sino man 'yon, na sinuklian niya naman ng halik sa aking labi.

I groaned and shoved Draven's head away after realizing that it was indeed real. He was sitting on the floor, exactly beside my bed, while staring at me and still continuing to poke me with his fingers.

Muli akong pumikit, "I'm still sleepy... Go away." mataray at inaantok pa rin na utos ko, bago sinubukang bumalik ulit sa malalim kong pagtulog.

"Sige, extend ka na lang." Mas lalong lumubog ang kamang kinahihigaan ko matapos sumampa ni Draven ro'n para tabihan ako, "May five minutes ka pa sa oras mo, ah?" alok niya bago ako yakapin.

Instead of answering him, I find myself drifting away once again. All the things and noises around me became muffled and invisible to my senses after he reached my arm, tilted my body, and made me hug him back.

"Miss..." It didn't take a while before I heard that again.

Hindi na ako nahirapan na alalahanin ang nangyari, kaya kaagad lumabas ang reaksyon ko para magprotesta sa pangungulit niya nanaman. I found myself letting out an irritated hum and groan, but that didn't stop him from kissing me all over the face just to wake me up fully.

Sumiksik ako at tinago ang mukha ko sa dibdib niya, "Let me sleep." namamaos na bulong ko.

He bit me on the tip of my ear gently, "Maduga ka talaga, Miss! Scammer ka, five minutes na kaya!" sabi niya habang tinutulak-tulak ang balikat ko.

"Ang ingay naman, eh!" Reklamo ko kasabay ng pagtanggal ko ng mga braso kong nakapaikot sakanya. I turned around from him after that and grabbed myself a pillow. 'Yon na lamang ang niyakap ko.

"Hala, hindi na... Dito ka na sa'kin." He kept on grabbing me gently while saying that, but I didn't bulge and even made my front side completely buried on the bed.

Seconds later, he, who's still busy taking me back to him, while I remained on my spot and slapping his hands away, felt some soft kisses on my head and even down to my neck, until he reached my arm. Naramdaman ko ang mahinang pagkagat niya ro'n na sinundan niya rin ulit ng halik.

He grabbed all my scattered hairs, including the small strands on the side of my face, and put them on one side and behind my ears. "Promise, hindi na kita guguluhin, Miss. Yakap ka na ulit sa'kin, hmm?"

My lips pursed before I slowly tilted my head sideways, which made our faces meet once again. He, who was lying while facing me with his full body, and I, who were sleeping with my chest and stomach.

His arm went down on my waist before he tried pulling me closer to him. "Sa'kin ka na; dito ka na."

I rolled my eyes and turned around to hug him, which made him smile widely. Matapos magdikit ang katawan namin, sinuksok niya sa ilalim ng ulo ko ang braso niya bago ko naramdaman ang hitang niyang dumagan sa binti ko. I felt him kissing my forehead while caressing my hair before I finally drifted back to sleep for the second time.