"Then what do we do, Sandra? Wala na tayong ibang paraan para maisalba ang sitwasyon natin. We're out of options, at wala ng oras." Rinig ko ang pressure sa boses na galing kay Papa. Seryoso lang itong nakatingin sakin na ngayon ay nakahalukipkip na. I've thought of something crazy awhile ago, and now that's the only thing that has come up in my mind. Ngayon, mukhang naiintindihan ko na kung bakit ako binalik sa nakaraan. I'm about to decide on something that will probably change my whole life. Ramdam ko ang mga pawis sa aking noo, habang kinakalikot ang mga daliri. Sobrang kapal at nakakapressure na ng tensyong namumuo dito sa study den. Lalong bumilis ang pagkabog ng puso ko dahil sa naisip kong solusyon. This is crazy, no, I think I'm crazy. Lahat ay tahimik habang seryoso silang nakatingin sa akin. We are already at wit's end, and there seems to be no more options at hand other than what I'm thinking right now. "They just need someone from the Valentine, right?" Namamaos kong pahayag dahil sa pagsigaw kanina habang nakayukom ang mga kamao trying to grasp all the control I have in my body. Dahan-dahang napatingin silang lahat sakin. Nakakunot ang mga noo at nagtataka sa naging tanong ko. "I'll do it. I'll marry their daughter."

❝𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧, 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭.❞ Two fashion students, 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐈 and 𝐊𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐎𝐍. They recklessly hate each other. Their whole body fills up with rage with every eye contact, every reminiscence of the other, every touch. What will happen when they are assigned a project, and that project turns out to be a photoshoot? Maybe, they'll come to terms with the burning feeling that envelops their bodies wasn't 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐝, overall. Copyright © 2022 deidarren™ No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without the prior written permission of the copyright owner, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Disclaimer: No copyright infringement intended, pictures belong to the rightful owners.

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