SELENE [BOOK 2]

CHAPTER 9

"Dumaan ako sa gate niyo," sagot nito sabay taas baba ng kilay niya.

I clenched my jaw. "Labas, umalis ka," I firmly said. Tinuro ko ang pintuan. As much as possible I don't want to shout at him. Baka marinig kami sa labas at magtaka ang mga anak ko o iyong mga kasambahay kung sino ang kausap ko rito sa loob.

Ayaw kong malaman nila na nandito si Nico sa loob mismo ng kwarto ko.

He didn't moved and just stared at me. "No," he coldly said.

The way his cold eyes bore into me sent shivers down my spine.

I clenched my jaw.

"I'm not going to leave this place unless I already have what I want, not because you say so," he said casually.

I glared at him. Hindi ito natinag sa masamang titig ko. He even stood up from his seat and slowly walked to where I was standing! His big step made it faster and easier for me to be caged by his arms above my head in the bathroom's door.

I gasped. Napahawak ako sa ribbon ng bathrobe ko nang mahigpit. I'm not wearing anything inside this bathrobe! At dahil medyo basa pa ang buhok ko at nakalugay, tumutulo ito sa suot kong roba dahilan kung bakit bumabakat ang dibdib ko.

Pinamulahan ako ng pisngi. "W-What are you doing, Nico?" I stuttered as I gulped while staring at his deep-set eyes.

His eyes traveled my whole body before they stopped in my eyes. "What do you think I'm doing, huh, Selene?" he said huskily.

Tinukod ko ang dalawang kamay ko sa dibdib niya at pinilit na tinulak ito palayo sa akin dahil masyado na siyang lumalapit. Nahihirapan akong huminga sa presensya niya.

Dahil sa ginawa ko hinawakan niya ang dalawang kamay ko gamit ang isang kamay niya. Hindi ito gaanong kahigpit pero sakto lang para hindi ako makawala. Nanatili sa ibabaw ng ulo ko ang isang kamay niya na nakatukod.

"Shhh..." he shushed. "Don't be scared. I won't hurt you like I did before, Selene. Please, hear me out. I know you're scared of me, but please, calm down," he added in a low voice.

I rolled my eyes at him. "Why would I calm down? You just barged into my fucking house, Nico!" I furiously exclaimed.

"Because even if I ask your permission to enter this god-damned house, you won't let me in, so I entered without your knowing for me to talk to you," he said in a deep voice.

Hindi ako nakapagsalita sa sinabi niya dahil totoo. Hinding hindi ako papayag.

Nakipag labanan ako ng titig sa kanya.

"What do you want from me, huh?!" I hissed.

"My son, Selene, my son, Lucas." Nico said seriously.

"He is not your son!" I retorted.

"No matter how many times you deny it on my face, I already have it checked and tested," he argued.

"You just manipulated the result!" I couldn't help but raise my voice out of annoyance.

Nag-iinit ang katawan ko sa galit.

"Why would I do that? Hmmm?" he teased.

I gritted my teeth. "To take me back, right?! You're that desperate!" My breathing was becoming heavier.

He glanced at my lips before speaking at me and slowly stared directly into my eyes. "You know me, Selene. I don't do things like that. Even if I'm desperate, I don't just come here and tell you that Lucas is my son. I won't come here without proper evidence. I'm not dumb." Nico firmly said.