Elysian Secrets

Kabanata 13

Mag-asawang sampal. Iyon ang sa palagay ni Lia ay kailangang ibigay sa kanya para bumalik ang katinuan niyang maagang nag-clock out ngayong araw.

Why, oh, why did she ask that?! Uhaw lang?

Lalo siyang namula sa malutong na tawa ni Max.

Way to go, Lia, kastigo niya sa sarili. Habang ikaw ay mabaliw-baliw na sa samo't saring kakaibang nararamdaman at kung ano-ano na ang nasasabi mo. Hayan siya at pinagtatawanan ka lang.

Tama talaga ang naging desisyon niyang piliin ang blinfold. Baka bumunghalit na siya ng iyak sa pagkapahiya kung nakikita niya ang nakatawang mukha ng kapareha ngayon. Masakit na nga ngayong naririnig niya lang ang tawa nito, mas masahol pa siguro sa pakiramdam kung nakikita niya ito.

Ganoon na ba siya katigang at uhaw sa sex?

Siguro. The last contact she ever had was more than six years ago and and she'd been celibate since. Virgin na siya kung maituturing. Is that excuse enough for a desperate demand like that?

What is happening to her right now? Hindi siya ganitong klase nang babae despite her history.

Hindi makaisang beses niyang narinig dati that 'frigid' is a word she patented. She didn't mind that label. It was work and it was protection, in a way.

So what's up with her now? With this guy? A frigid woman does not demand to get naked with a stranger she has not even seen.

Gusto niyang itakip ang mga kamay sa mukha kahit na may piring siya. Nakakahiya!

Siya pa ang mas mapanghanap na humalik sa lalaki. Okay. Nauna naman itong nandumog noong una, pero tinigilan naman siya nito. She took the initiative after. Pinaghuhubad niya pa nga.

Panginoong mahabagin! Nasaan na ang pride niya? Kung tumalon na kaya siya talaga sa terrace?

She was too much in her head that she was jolted back to the present with fingers pressing on her jaw. Max knuckles brushed along her cheek. He then wrapped her long hair in his hand and pulled her face down towards him. She gasped at the surprise pain and he took advantaged and kissed her savagely.

She had been kissed before. Maraming beses na rin naman. She was not that kind of prude. This Max guy, however... She just has no words to describe how he makes her feel.

The kisses she had before cannot compare to his. Well, except for Niccolo's father. That man made her feel the same way. Almost. It's so long ago for her to be certain.

We are not going to think about the past! Napapikit siya sa ilalim ng kanyang piring.

Pitong taon. She should have gotten over it by now. The man certainly had. He must have even forgotten about it. Dapat ganoon din siya.

"Lilith," Max suddenly snarled at her. "I suggest you quit comparing me to the bastard. Stop thinking about him. He has no place in this room, between us."

His body vibrated with a violent energy. That should have terrified her. For some unknown reason, she was comforted instead.

"How did you know?" she asked, curiosity evident in her voice.

"Nag-iba ang timpla ng katawan mo."

May halong inis ang tono nito na ikinangiti niya. She brushed a light kiss across his lips but he didn't respond. He must be thinking of punishing her by depriving her of the wonders of his kisses.

She finds his misplaced possessiveness and tantrum cute. They maybe cute but she's not having any of that tonight. She pressed another kiss on his lips. Then another. And another before nibbling on his full lower lip.