Obsession (Amor Tenebris Series #1)

Prologue

“Cut his fucking throat, Riccardo,” I commanded, my voice cold, detached.

Walang pag-aatubiling sinunod ni Riccardo ang utos ko. His hands moved with practiced precision, twisting the man’s neck with such force that blood sprayed from his throat. My eyes didn’t waver. I watched as life drained from the man's body.

“Shit! This is insane! Ambaho pa ng laway ng lalaking ’to! Kadiri,” Riccardo whined, wiping his hands clean of the blood as if it was nothing more than an inconvenience. He stalked off, leaving me standing there, disgusted by his theatrics. I glared at his retreating form.

Isa na namang bayarang alipores ng gobyerno ang tinanggal namin. Another parasite in this corrupt system. Here in the Philippines, it was as if the only way to achieve justice was to take matters into our own hands.

And the elections? Don’t even get me started. Yung mga walang alam at walang pinagaralan ang nauupo sa Senado. Mga putang inang senador na ang akala mo’y palaging in-heat. How the hell did these people win? Nakakatawa, pero sa totoo lang, nakakaiyak. Poor Filipinos.

How could they catch scum like this when the government itself is being paid off? This bastard had multiple cases—rape, illegal firearms, murder, child pornography. It’s revolting how a country can allow such filth to thrive. Nakakadiri. Tangina mga Pilipino, paka-tanga pumili!

Pera pera lang.

But while I despised this rotten system, there was one reason I found myself still tangled in this hellhole. Siya. The thought of her hit me hard, pulling me back from the darkness of my rage. James, focus. May misyon ka, but I couldn't help it. My mi amore, she didn't deserve to be in this cesspool.

Ako ang deserving sa kanya. Hindi ang bansang ‘to.

Darkness has always been my refuge, my comfort. In this shadowy underworld, I found purpose. But amidst that darkness, there was her—a shining light, a brief glimpse of beauty in a world long devoid of it. I fell for her like a moth drawn to flame, powerless to resist the allure of her laughter, her smile, her very existence.

For weeks, I’ve been watching her. Pinag-aaralan ko ang bawat galaw niya—every movement, every habit, every secret whispered in the quiet moments she thought no one noticed. I knew her schedule, her routines, her deepest fears. I knew her better than she knew herself.

Pucha, di naman ako nakakatakot pakinggan. But hell, she was beautiful.

And yet, through all of this, she remained blissfully unaware of my existence, a ghost in the background of her life. But I didn’t mind. I was patient, content to wait for the perfect moment to make my move.

Tangina, pogi ko naman, pero basted ako sa first love ko! Nasaan ang hustisya?!

Because when I finally had her, she would be mine—body and soul. And once she was in my grasp, I would never let her go. The thought of it sent a shiver down my spine, a thrill that left me breathless.

I turned my gaze forward, my eyes locking on her figure in the distance. My heart hammered in my chest. Fuck, I was so close.

But soon—very soon—I would have her. And when that day came, I realized that my love was not a gentle caress but a suffocating embrace. A prison from which there would be no escape.

The darkness seemed to pulse with my excitement, the shadows deepening around me, almost as if they were alive. In this twisted world, I was the master, and she… she was about to become my latest conquest.

Malapit nang magsimula ang laro. And only one of us would emerge victorious. Kukunin ko siya kahit ano pa ang mangyari. I lived by one mantra. What we want, we get.

I am Don Vicenzio James, the Shadow Lord. Master of the underworld. And I will stop at nothing to make Emillia Venice Luca—Russi—mine.

My obsession.

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this is straight po ha, tinatamad lang ako gumawa ng book cover haha xD.