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KABANATA 24

HOMBRES ROMANTICOS SERIES 1:
UNDAUNTED
Scorpion Sergius Sebastos
Kabanata 24

IT WAS DARK.

She couldn't feel her body.

He was a heartbeat away from totally loosing her consciousness.

She's tied up tightly, mouth covered with a cloth.

And there was the evil man.

He was trying to touch her all over, slapping her everytime she tried to protest.

Hindi ito nag–iisa.

And then the dangerous voice of the man her heart’s screaming boomed like a disastrous time bomb.

Followed by gunshots.

Gunshots.

Wake up, son. Wake up for me and for Chasiti. Please wake up, son. It is me, your father. I'm here.

“My lady. My lady, you have to wake up, Lady Mihaela.”

Dumilat si Mihaela at mukha ng isang kawaksi sa kastilyo ang kanyang nabungaran.

Nanghihina siyang napabangon sa kanyang kama’t umatras upang isandal ang likod sa headboard. Her heart was racing and she was chasing her breath. Tagaktak din ang pawis sa kanyang noo.

Isinuyod niya ang basang mga mata sa buong silid— her bedroom.

Tatlong linggo na siyang nakauwi sa Grozu’s castle. Sa loob ng tatlong linggo na iyon ay hindi pumapalya na ganoong intense na eksena ang parating naliligaw sa panaginip niya.

Those terrifying gunshots and that uncleared scream.

Wake up, son.

Who was it?

Napahilot si Mihaela sa kanyang magkabilang sentido nang pilitin na naman niyang puwersahin ang kanyang isipan na bigyan ng kaliwanagan ang nangyari matapos siyang kidnap–in ng assistant ni Chairman Tellez.

Iyon lang kasi ang sakop ng kanyang memorya. And the rest, it was still in blur.

Ang sunod lang niyang naaalala matapos ang gabi nang pagkidnap sa kanya ng assistant ni Chairman Tellez ay nasa Moldova na siya at gumising sa napakapamilyar na silid.

Halos masaid ni Mihaela ang lamang malamig na tubig sa basong inabot sa kanya ng kawaksi.

“My lady, your father is expecting you to join him in dinner.” The maidservant politely informed her using her Romanian tongue.

She sighed audibly.

Kung noo’y tila pasko ang pakiramdam ni Mihaela sa tuwing nakakasabay niya sa hapagkainan ang ama, ngayon wala na siyang makapang excitement sa puso niya. Para bang normal na lamang iyon.

But she couldn't deny the fact how happy her heart is now that her father starting to show a lot of care and affection for her.

May nawala subalit may pumalit. Dapat ay makuntento na lamang siya but why does she still feel empty and unhappy? As if she doesn't belong to that castle anymore.

“I will be joining him. Dismiss.” Her voice was cold as an icebergs.

“My lady, he also wanted to notify you that your fiance— domnule Ivanov Blavatnik and his parents will also be joining you for dinner.” Pahabol ng kawaksi.

So that will be a formal dinner though.

Parang tataob ang sikmura niya sa impormasyong narinig.

Buhat nang siya’y makauwi sa kastilyo ay hindi na naungkat ang tungkol sa marriage of convenience nila ng tagapagmana ng Blavatnik dynasty. So his father was still into it.