Obsession (Amor Tenebris Series #1)

Prologue

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warning : Some part of this chapter have explicit, graphic, brutal scene. Read at your own risk.

Vicenzio James
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Blood dripped onto the cold cement floor, pooling around the lifeless body. Tumutulo pa ang natitirang dugo mula sa sugatang leeg ng tao na kanina lang ay humihingi ng awa. My chest rose and fell evenly as I stepped closer, the metallic tang of blood heavy in the air.

“Cut his fucking throat, Riccardo,” I had commanded earlier, my tone as cold as the barrel of my pistol.

Walang pag-aatubili si Riccardo. He moved without hesitation, hands gripping the man’s head with brutal efficiency. The sickening sound of flesh tearing and bones cracking filled the air, a symphony I had grown accustomed to. Wala na akong nararamdamang kirot o takot. Ang tanging nanatili ay galit. At satisfaction.

“Putang ina, ang baho ng hininga ng hayop na ’to. Kadiri talaga!” Riccardo grumbled as he wiped the crimson streaks off his hands with a handkerchief. His voice grated on me like nails against steel. He strutted off, leaving me in the suffocating quiet of the aftermath.

My gaze drifted downward. Isa pang bulok na basura ang tinanggal namin. Another piece of human filth purged from this crumbling nation. Pero ang problema, hindi nauubos ang basura. Lalo pang dumarami.

“Elections,” I muttered under my breath, my tone dripping with disdain. Mga putang ina, paano ba nakakalusot ang mga walang kuwenta? It was a broken system, built on bribes and ignorance. A puppet show where the strings were controlled by the highest bidder.

I clenched my fists. Justice? What justice?

Yet, despite my disgust, despite the chaos, my thoughts always circled back to her. Emillia. Her name felt like salvation and damnation all at once. A siren's call pulling me out of the abyss but leading me straight into a storm.

“Mi amore,” I whispered, the word tasting bittersweet.

I turned away from the corpse, shaking off the creeping regret that tried to worm its way into my mind. The darkness was where I thrived. This underworld—this hell—was my empire. Dito ako hari. At siya… siya ang magiging reyna ko.

For weeks, I had been watching her, studying her, memorizing every detail. Alam ko kung kailan siya lumalabas, kung saan siya nagpupunta, kung sinong mga kaibigan niya. I could hear her laugh in my head, see her smile even in the dimmest corners of my mind.

She was unaware of the shadow lurking in her periphery, oblivious to my obsession. Pero ayos lang. I had time. Patience was a virtue I had mastered long ago.

But it wasn’t enough to just watch. Hindi ko na kaya. The hunger was insatiable now, growing stronger with every moment she remained out of reach. Fuck, James. Focus.

I gritted my teeth. There was a plan. A mission. She was the prize at the end of it all. But my love was not kind or gentle. It was ruthless. Merciless. Gusto ko siya. At walang makakapigil sa akin na kunin siya.

I spotted her from a distance, her figure glowing even in the chaos of the city. She was laughing, her head tilted back, completely unaware of the storm that was about to consume her. My hands itched with the urge to reach out, to take her, to make her mine.

But not yet. Hindi pa ngayon.

“Soon,” I muttered, my voice dark and dripping with promise. The shadows seemed to tighten around me as if sharing my anticipation.

Emillia Venice Luca-Russi. My lips curled into a cruel smile as her name rolled off my tongue like a prayer. Or a curse.

When the time came, there would be no escape for her. She would be mine—body, mind, and soul.

I turned and walked into the night, the darkness swallowing me whole. The game was just beginning. At sa larong ito, ako ang laging panalo.

I am Don Vicenzio James, the Shadow Lord. And I always get what I want.

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this is straight po ha, tinatamad lang ako gumawa ng book cover haha, baka may alam kayo marunong haha. Anyways, this is dark romance— know the theme, before proceeding sa next chap.

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