BILLIONAIRE SERIES4: ARRANGED MARRIAGE TO MY ENEMY: ETHAN HARRIS MONTELLO

CHAPTER TWENTY NINE

“You don’t need to lie to me. Kahit di mo ‘man aminin ay alam kong masakit ‘yan. Palagi ko itong ginagawa kila Kuya and Daddy kaya alam ko.” napaawang ang labi niya ng medyo diinan ko ang cotton wool sa kaniyang sugat, and he quietly chuckles when he sees my reaction and took a deep breath. Hindi naman malalim ang sugat nito kaya madali lang tumigil ang pagdurugo pero syempre mahapdi pa din iyon.

“So what’s going on right now?” tanong ko at napabuntong-hininga ito bago nagsalita.

“Some of the Montello lieutenants have joined to my father, but a lot of them want to keep the peace. They see the benefits of co-operation. The family has now split into two factions. Our side is smaller, but more will join us when they realize my father’s plans are futile.” ani Ethan na kinahinga ko ng marahas.

“Sorry kung nangyayari ito sa pamilya mo, Ethan. Hindi naman kailangan maging ganito pero ang mga galit nila ang nagpapalala dito, eh.”

“I know. Maybe it was inevitable.” mabilis kong tinapos ang pag-gamot sa kaniya at binalik nasa wardrobe ko ang First aid kit and naupo na uli sa kaniyang tabi. Agad ko namang naramdaman ang pagyakap niya sa akin at sinandal ko naman ang ulo ko sa dibdib niya.

“Kwinento ko na kay daddy lahat nang nangyari kanina sa study room ni Mr. Lucan. Lahat ng sinabi mo about sa future and kung paano ka ka-willing lumaban hanggang sa huli.” ani ko.

“Pero hindi ko nasabi sa kaniya ang sinabi mo sa daddy mo na you’ve fallen in love with me...” dagdag ko pa at nakita ko agad ang pag-guhit nang ngiti sa labi niya.

“So I did. What about it?” pinigilan ko naman ang mapangiti ng sobra at sinubukan ko pa ding huwag ipakitang kinikilig ako ng sobra.

“What about it? How about everything? Unless you didn’t mean it. Baka nasabi mo lang yon dahil dala ng pagtatalo ninyo ng daddy mo.” napatawa naman siya ng mahina habang napapailing pa.

“What do you think? Iniisip mo bang hindi totoo ang mga sinabi ko kanina? Na hindi totoong mahal kita?” tanong niya at napayuko ako.

“Hindi naman sa ganun. Well, gusto ko lang naman i-make sure. I just really hope you did love me.” he pursed his lip.

“Yes, it has. I love you. I really love you so much, my wife.” pagamin niya kaya agad kong inangat ang tingin ko sa kaniya. He tucks a loose strands of hair behind my ear, then caresses my neck. He leans forward until our foreheads touch.

“Do you love me too, my wife?” his voice are softer than I’ve ever heard it before. A hopeful smile tugs at his

“Yes, I do love you.” I climb onto his lap, straddling my thighs on either side of his legs. He leans up into my kiss. My hands latch onto his well-muscled arms and I feel his fingers tangling into my hair. And our kiss deepens.

I hike my legs higher, grinding my center on top of him. A growl rumbles from his chest as my movements get needier.

“You’re driving me crazy already, my wife.” his breath heats the skin on my neck, then his tongue licks over it. I let out a whimper, eager for more but we stop.

I chuckled at him and planted a kiss over his face. “I wish we could stay like this forever, but I know we can’t.”

“Not yet, but it won’t be long before we can. I promise.” I let out a happy sigh when he pulls me closer, but we both know the situation is far from perfect right now. “We can’t go back to the way things were. We can’t let war wage between our families. Not now, not ever.” he added.

“So anong binabalak mong gawin ngayon?” tanong ko sa kaniya.

“The only thing I can do right now is to end my father.” nangilabot naman ako sa sinabi niya at hindi ko alam kung kaya nga ba niyang saktan ang kaniyang ama.