KRISTINE SERIES 25: Have You Looked Into my Heart?

CHAPTER 17

"ANOTHER minute at gusto na kitang pasukin
sa banyo," ani Jared, nakatukod ang braso sa ulo.

Hindi gustong aminin ni Jared sa sarili na
nag-aalala siya sa apatnapung minutong nasa
loob ito ng banyo. Tumayo na siya kanina at
nagpalakad-lakad sa loob ng silid, hindi malaman kung kakatukin ito o hindi.

Subalit nang marinig niyang huminto sa pag
agos ang tubig sa banyo ay napanatag siya.
Pinatay niya ang main switch at sinindihan ang
night lamp sa bedside table at pagkatapos ay
bumalik siya sa kama.

He felt like a bastard for treating her ruthlessly.
Bagaman may bahagi ng isip niya ang naniniwalang hindi siya sinadyang pagsinungalingan nito.. that she didn't really marry him for his money, per se.

But she deserved the harsh accusations and cruel words. She deceived him. She was a cheat. She and that miserable excuse of a brother of hers. He wanted to hurt her, to belittle her.

Pero sa nangyayari ay parang siya ang nasasaktan sa ginawa niya lalo at gumuguhit ang pait sa mga mata nito sa tuwing nagsasalita siya nang masakit dito.

Damn her, she should have told him the truth.
Tutubusin niya ang pagkakasanla ng mga ari-arian nito kahit na tatlong doble pa ang halaga kung nagsabi lang sana ito ng totoo.

And he damned wished he hadn't followed her downstairs. Sana'y hindi niya nalaman ang motibo nito. Pero sa hindi mawari ay bigla siyang kinabahan nang palabas na siya ng banyo. Again, that odd feeling that something bad was going to happen.

Puwes, hindi nagkamali ang kabang nadama
niya. He discovered that he married a devious little bitch. Tama si Lola Eleanor nang balaan siya nito na sadya siyang inaakit ni Serena.

Hell, but no one cheated him and got away
with it!

"Don't just stand there like a statue, Serena,"
aniya nang manatili itong nakatayo sa labas ng
banyo. Her hair still dripping. Her fingers clutched both ends of her towel as if her very life depended on it.

The bitch was lovely. The last three days had
been hell. He wanted her so much and could hardly wait to make her his again. Hindi miminsan niyang naisip na dalhin sa bakanteng bahay ng mga del Castro si Serena.

He owned that house anyway and it would be easy to send the caretaker to town and he could make love to her to his heart's content.

But he was too old for those tryst and for someone who would be married soon. Though
Serena made him crazy by just smiling at him, he had waited until tonight. Napakarami niyang plano sa gabing ito... na walang sandali silang sasayangin sa buong magdamag. Until..

No. Hindi niya gustong isipin ang galit niya sa
asawa sa sandaling iyon. Not when she stood there as lovely as any woman had the right to be.

And as his gaze travelled up her pale, perfectly muscled thighs, Jared's temperature rose dangerously. He hurt himself trying not to drool knowing that beneath the towel she wore nothing.

Dammit. Ano ba ang mayroon ang babaeng ito
at kay dali nitong mapukaw ang pagnanasa niya? At iyon ay sa kabila ng nalaman niyang katusuhan nito.

"Ihagis mo sa sahig ang tuwalya, Serena," he
commanded in a neutral tone. Hindi niya gustong ipahalatang nagsisimula na siyang makaramdam ng sakit sa pagitan ng mga binti niya. He was steel-hard.

Sandali lang ang biglang panlalaki ng mga mata ni Serena. She raised her chin defiantly. Her eyes sparked green fire. Ang galit nito ang nagbigay ng lakas ng loob na unti-unting alisin ang pagkakaikot ng tuwalya sa katawan nito.

Dahan-dahang humakbang si Serena patungo sa kama. Hindi nito inihagis ang tuwalya tulad na
iniutos niya. She was holding it against her body tinatakpan ang gitnang bahagi ng katawan mula sa dibdib nito pababa. Which made him get harder every second. It was a miracle he didn't burst.