Tale as Old as Time (La Fortuna Series #1)

Kabanata 29

Warning: Explicit Content. Read at your own risk.

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Kabanata 29

Set Apart

I didn't know how we got out of the dance floor. Sa sikip at dami ng nakabangga namin ay nakakapagtakang hawak-hawak ko pa rin ang kamay ni Chamuel. Matapos makalabas ay dumiretso kami papunta sa wing ng mga cabin. After arriving in front of my cabin's door, he paused and looked at me.

"Pumasok ka na," aniya.

I cocked my head slightly. Bahagya na akong natauhan ngunit windang pa rin sa sinabi niya sa 'kin kanina. The music was loud but I couldn't be mistaken. Niyaya niya akong magpakasal sa kaniya! Does that mean he'd leave Anayah for me?

Pero... kamumuhian siya ng pamilya niya at pati ng buong La Fortuna. He's going to turn a full 180 in people's eyes if they were to know he's eloping with me! A Valtierra leaving everything for a foreign girl? Aside from that, I am a Raya. Hindi niya alam 'yon pero...

"Can we please talk first? Naguguluhan ako sa sinabi mo kanina."

"Tace, I understand that you're still in a state of shock right now so—"

"Anong state of shock? Shock is an understatement! This all seems surreal! How could you leave your life for me and ask me to marry you like marriage isn't a life-long commitment? Habang-buhay 'to!"

His finely-boned face became evident when his jaw clenched. He massaged his eyebrows before he glued his frustrated eyes on me.

"Do you think I didn't know that? Araw-araw simula no'ng hiwalayan mo ako, ang pagpapakasal lang sa 'yo ang tanging laman ng utak ko. I wanted you tied with me. And I want it more than ever now."

Bumaba ang tingin niya sa dibdib ko. My puff off-shoulder dress got a little pulled down because of all the jumping I did during the party. Doon ko lang napansing halos sumilip na ang tuktok ng dibdib ko sa sobrang pagbaba nito.

"And please stop seducing me,. I want to talk peacefully with you, pero hirap na hirap na ako."

My eyes slid down to his bulge. Halatang-halata 'yun lalo na't mahigpit ang slacks niya. Only then that I realized he really was on his white navy uniform. It made him look illegally dashing.

Hindi naman ako inosente ngunit hindi rin ako mapusok. I've had dreams of us making love but somehow, I also knew where to draw the line. Lalo na noong naghiwalay kami, alam kong bawal na... kasi hindi na ako ang babaeng dapat gawan niya no'n.

Curious and a little needy, thoughts about how it would feel like being one with him right here and now crossed my mind. I knew we were talking about an important topic by my mind emptied as I pierced my hooded eyes through his.

"I want to talk peacefully with you, too. But we can only do that after we both took care of our needs!"

He raised a crooked smile and shook his head. "It was dark on the dance floor and we were close to each other. Add the arousing song being played and your ass grinding on my bulge, of course, we will both be needy. We just got carried away."

My eyebrows furrowed. Banayad ang pagkakasabi niya at kontrolado na rin ang paghinga niya ngunit hindi ako naniniwala. His eyes resembled that of a wild beast ready to devour its prey. It's hard to believe he still had the strength to decline the beckoning calls of passion. Or maybe, he's just faking it.

"Wala na tayo roon at hindi na rin tayo magkalapit. I don't think your hard-on supports your statement that we just got carried away. You want me."