DEVIL'S WRATH 1: Lucian Velorca (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER 19

               PLANO lang pala ang lahat, at laruan lang ako para sa kaniya. Halos hindi ko na maihakbang ang mga paa ko paakyat ng hagdan. Para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig—lahat ng lakas ko, parang nawala. My body moved, but my soul was left behind, hollow and numb. The pain inside me wasn't just heavy—it was digging a hole, wide and bottomless, right in the center of my chest. Wala akong masabi. Wala akong marinig kundi ang punit-punit kong paghikbi na siya na ngayong bumabasag sa katahimikan.

Nanghihina akong napaupo sa kama. I covered my face and cried hard with my aching heart. I couldn't even name the pain anymore—it was just there, wedged inside my chest like a blade I couldn't pull out. It stole my breath and swallowed every ounce of strength left in me.

Nanghihina akong naupo sa kama, pilit tinatakpan ang mukha habang umiiyak nang buong-buo. Sobrang sakit. I couldn't explain the sensation, like something sharp was stuck in my throat I couldn't swallow. Hindi ako makahinga. Parang unti-unting sinasakal ng sakit ang buo kong pagkatao. I felt betrayed—completely, utterly betrayed. I thought he had feelings for me. I believed him. I was starting to trust him, but then I found out he was just deceiving me.

Kinukuha lang niya ang loob ko, pinapalapit ako para mas madali niya akong saktan. Napailing ako, nanginginig sa sakit at galit. Ang sama niya. Ang sama-sama niya. He's not just cruel—he's a monster wearing the skin of a man. A demon who plays with hearts and doesn't flinch while breaking them.

Napahawak ako sa dibdib ko, halos mahimatay ako sa tindi ng sakit na nililikha ng katotohanang ito. Pumasok ako sa banyo at doon ko ibinuhos lahat ng galit, lahat ng poot. I wanted to scream, to break the mirror, to destroy something—anything—just to stop this unbearable ache.

Tinitigan ko ang sarili ko sa salamin habang nakapikit ang mga kamao. Para akong nawalan ng pagkatao. But I swear... the moment they try to take my child away from me, mamamatay muna ako bago ko sila hayaang gawin 'yon. I will kill if I have to. Para sa anak ko, kahit sino pa sila.

Naghilamos ako ng paulit-ulit. Nilinis ang mukha, kahit ang totoo, wala namang hugas na makakaalis ng sakit sa loob. Paglabas ko ng banyo, humiga ako. Pagod na pagod na ako. Pagod na sa iyak. Pagod nang masaktan. Pagod na akong maniwala. Ayoko na.

I stared at the ceiling, and my intrusive thoughts kept racing in my head but I quickly closed my eyes and pretended to sleep when I heard the door open. I felt someone walking towards me. I wanted to lash out, and I wanted to ask him why he had to fool me, but I just let him lay down beside me. He kissed me on the tip of my nose like nothing happened.

How did he come back and make everything feel normal, knowing he has a plan to destroy me? How could he touch me like this, like he wasn't betraying me? Where did he get the audacity to show up in front of me? I mentally cried, for how cruel he could be.

"Baby? Milk..." I pretended to be asleep, so he pulled me closer to him. Kung dati ay natutuwa ako sa paraan ng pagtawag niya sa akin noon, pero bakit ngayon ang sakit-sakit na?

"Bakit mo ako tinulugan? You're so stubborn." Ramdam kong hinalikan niya ako sa labi. His lips seemed to be made with pure moisturizer, but knowing all his plans? His touches made me feel so uncomfortable, I felt disgusted.

"There's no one who can ruin us. I promise you that. I will own you forever, baby..."

Own me? How could he say that like it was a vow of love and not a curse I never asked for?

"I will do everything to stop them all. And I will kill all my enemies if they're planning to take you away from me. Goodnight."

Gusto ko siyang itulak nang mariin nang hinalikan niya ako sa labi. That kiss felt like poison—sweet on the outside, deadly at its core. He played the role of a devoted lover too well. But I'm done being fooled. He can't fool me anymore!