TOXIC (Dark Mafia Romance)

Chapter 18 (mature content-1 of 2)

WARNING: MATURE CONTENT. NOT FOR KIDS. PLEASE READ THE TW.

I COULDN'T sleep. It was nothing new. Even when I closed my eyes, nightmares haunted me and I woke up drained and tired.

And there were new nightmares today...

A little boy with a broken arm and leg. A little boy who had been told that nothing was wrong even though he was hurt and in pain. A little boy who had been failed by everyone around him.

Bumangon ako at tumitig sa labas ng bintana.

Nahawi na ang mga ulap, at tanaw ko ang matingkad na sinag ng bilog na buwan.

Hindi ko alam kung nakabalik na si Alessio. I had stayed in my room after my call with Danica.

But now with the sky dark and the silence of the room humming all around me, my eyes were heavy and my breath was shaky.

Naglakad ako papunta sa salaming pinto at pinadulas iyon pabukas. Sinalubong ako ng malamyos na panggabing hangin at sandali akong napapikit. The cool breeze sifted through my long hair and rustled the flimsy fabric of my nighty, skimming against my curves and making me feel lightheaded despite the mass of emotions weighing on my chest.

Malalim ang paghinga, nagmulat ako at lumabas ng silid at tumapak sa balcony. Pumailanlang sa aking tainga ang paghampas ng alon sa batuhan sa ibaba. But I heard a noise to my left, and my eyes flew toward it.

My heart squeezed as I stared at the direction of De Luca's room. Doon nanggaling ang ingay, at naaninag kong nakabukas ang salaming pinto.

I clearly remembered the door was shut tight when I got to bed hours ago, but now the glass door was slid wide open...

Dazed, I strode toward Alessio's room, but my feet froze just as fast.

He's with Marilyn since last night.

They were thinking of engagement.

They were old lovers.

Those thoughts rattled in my head in harsh jumbling noises that paralyzed my muscles and made my heart constrict.

Trembling, I wrapped my arms around myself as I stared at the opened glass door.

What if... what if he brought Marilyn to his room?

Garish images slammed into me. De Luca's muscular body hovering over Marilyn's delicate curves, her thighs spread wide and Alessio's hips pumping between them, his large cock thrusting in and out of her creamy sex.

I stumbled back, my vision wavering. Napahawak ako sa malamig na salamin sa tagiliran ko.

I should go back.

I should stop this.

It was a business contract more than anything.

Napahinto ang mga paa ko nang umalingawngaw ang boses ni Danica isip ko.

Mukhang ginawang kundisyon ni Don Almeda na kailangan magpakasal muna si Alessio De Luca bago ibigay ni Don Almeda 'yong stocks sa kanya.

Danica had told me that days ago, and I had somehow forgotten all about it. But now those words echoed loud in my mind.

A contract marriage.

Muling tumambol ang puso ko sa aking dibdib at muli akong napatitig sa salaming pinto.

A contract marriage to get his shares.

Was it like that?

But Natasha Almeda's smiling face flickered in my mind. Oh, he's in the shower?