Lucas truly took her to the Alvarez family's residence. Upon arriving at the main door, Luna and Lucas were immediately welcomed by Adam and his two daughters, Alana and Alexa, who were Lucas's aunts. Not to forget their three children: Jordan, Jodi, and Noah.
Jodi and Jordan are the children of Alana Alvarez, while Noah is Alexa Alvarez's child. Despite Adam having three grandsons - Jordan, Noah, and Lucas - it's Lucas who holds the entirety of the Alvarez assets. This is because he's the only grandson of the late Martin Alvarez, the only son.
Alana and Alexa warmly approached Luna and invited her for a chat in the family room before their lunch event. Meanwhile, Adam and the other men chose the lounge near the garden to discuss their business.
Luna's gaze shifted to Jodi, who seemed indifferent to the conversation initiated by Alana and Alexa. Jodi opted to read a magazine on her lap, unlike her mother, who appeared a
Luna glanced briefly at Lucas, who was focused on the road ahead."Are you close to your cousins?" Luna asked, making Lucas glance at her momentarily before returning his gaze to the road."No," Lucas replied shortly."But I saw you chatting with Jordan and Noah earlier," Luna continued."It's not what you think. Just regular business talk. I'm not that close to them," Lucas explained, causing Luna to furrow her brow as she looked at him. What was wrong with being close to your own relatives? Luna wondered, considering how close she was to her own cousins, Raynald and Reymon."How about Jodi?" Luna asked, making Lucas glance at her again with a raised eyebrow."What's with the sudden interest in them?" Lucas asked."Nothing, forget it. Is there anything wrong with asking about your siblings?" Luna grumbled at the end of her sentence, stil
Luna groaned as the sunlight streaming through the large glass windows surrounding her face. She lifted her hand to shield her eyes from the light, blinking as she looked towards the large glass windows in front of her. Despite being in a state of half-sleep, Luna managed to sit up and squint at the sunset over the city of Los Angeles.Furrowing her brows, Luna shifted her gaze around the room. She found herself in an unfamiliar bedroom, yet the familiar scent in the air led her to speculate that it was her husband's room – not their main bedroom in the mansion, but perhaps one of his personal spaces. Luna swung her legs over the edge of the bed and walked towards the floor-to-ceiling glass wall to get a better view of the sunset. The cityscape transformed into shades of orange as the sun dipped below the horizon. Seeing the sunset from such a height was a rare and beautiful experience for Luna.Luna's mind wandered, thinking about how
Lucas walked back into the bedroom and found Luna sitting in a chair, facing the large glass window that offered a view of the nighttime Los Angeles skyline. He noticed Luna wearing his sweater, which seemed a bit oversized on her petite frame but somehow looked just right in Lucas's eyes.Luna was aware of Lucas's gaze on her and quickly shifted her attention to the sweater she was wearing, as if avoiding his scrutiny. "I didn't have any clothes here, and I can't possibly wear that dress to sleep tonight," Luna explained, pointing at the dress that now lay beside the bed. She seemed to be defending herself for daring to wear Lucas's clothes.Lucas merely shrugged nonchalantly and took a seat in a chair next to Luna's. "Are you hungry?" he asked, making Luna look at him."Of course, you know we haven't eaten since this afternoon," Luna replied, causing Lucas to nod before pulling out his phone from his pocket. He rose fr
Luna tried to close her eyes despite the difficulty, even though she had been attempting for the past hour. Sleep evaded her, and she lay on her side, facing the large window that now revealed the night sky devoid of stars, only showing a crescent moon illuminating the city of Los Angeles.Luna tensed when she felt a movement from behind her. Was she not asleep yet? Luna pondered. This time, her curiosity got the best of her; she wanted to turn around to face the person sleeping beside her. However, Luna was aware that Lucas might not be asleep at the moment. But from her analysis, Luna thought that Lucas might have fallen into a deep sleep due to the slight movements she had felt earlier.So, Luna slowly turned her head to look behind her. She could see Lucas sleeping, facing her. After making sure Lucas was truly asleep and wouldn't wake up, Luna carefully turned her body to face Lucas.He slept peacefully, only the so
Luna jolted awake from her sleep, whether due to a nightmare or something else that disturbed her. Her gaze immediately turned to the dimly lit ceiling of the room. She then moved her head to the left, trying to see outside through the large window, but the sky was still too dark for her to open her eyes fully. The moon was still hanging up there. Luna furrowed her brow, wondering why she had woken up at the crack of dawn. This wasn't usual for her.Then, she remembered that she was still in Lucas's office. Luna turned her head to the right and slightly lifted it to survey her surroundings. Lucas should be there, probably still asleep. However, the spot beside her was empty, and she saw no sign of Lucas. Slowly, Luna sat up and glanced toward the bathroom.Was he in there? Luna wondered, but there were no indications of Lucas being inside. She swung her legs over the edge of the bed and stood up, looking around the room. Lucas wasn't in sigh
"Better you come here as soon as possible!" Alicia whispered while covering her mouth as if she was whispering with the phone in her hand."Why?" someone on the other end of the phone asked."I feel like she's at her worst point right now," Alicia replied in a hushed tone, still following Luna's steps."She? Who?""Who else, our queen, which holds the key to our lives, Lili," Alicia said with a slight growl as Lili didn't seem to understand her intention all this time."Luna, why her?" Lili asked."There's no time to explain. Now you come to the Estrada mansion.""Estrada mansion? Luna isn't at her husband's mansion?""Lili, stop asking questions and you better come quickly, or my neck will really be severed!" Alicia said, then hung up the call and followed Luna into the main room of the Estrada family mansion.
Luna hurried her steps. Today was the day she was scheduled to meet fans, along with other models from the same agency, Scout Agency."Are you sure you want to go there?" Alicia asked, trying to confirm again."Cia, do I need to repeat myself?" Luna said without looking at Alicia, who was trailing Luna's fast pace. Alicia had asked at least four times to make sure if Luna was going to the fansign event.It wasn't typical for Luna to participate in events like fan meetings or fansigns. She was strongly against meeting large crowds, especially her fans. It would consume a lot of her time, and she would be forced to put on a fake smile for them. Luna despised the idea of acting friendly towards them, and she didn't want to spend hours pretending just to make them happy. But her decision this morning had surprised both Lili and Alicia. After Alicia had read through her schedule, Luna had chosen to include the fansign event that she had initially planned to skip or remove from her agenda.
"Sorry, but all the rooms are already occupied," regretted one of the event organizers of the fansign event, causing Alicia to sigh and rub her temples. She didn't know what else to do to deal with Luna. It was a given that Luna wouldn't share a room with the other models. Consider her arrogant; that was just the way she was.Alicia walked towards Luna with a resigned expression. She could already tell that whatever she said next would only worsen Luna's mood. From a distance, Alicia could see Luna's angry and annoyed expression as she talked to Lili, who seemed like a scolded chick, you can imagine it, right?"Why didn't you tell me that she was also participating in this event?" Luna's words reached Alicia's ears, and she hurriedly walked over to Luna and Lili."Is something wrong?" Alicia asked, causing Luna to shoot her a sharp gaze. If Luna's gaze could inflict wounds, Alicia's body would be covered in cuts as if she had been sliced by a sharp knife."Hah, there she is. What's up
Slowly, Luna begins to open her eyes and surveys the room she's in. She feels something tightly holding onto her hand, and as she looks down, she sees Lucas, who's asleep while clutching her hand. Luna reaches her other hand to gently stroke Lucas's hair, rousing him from his sleep."Did I wake you up?" Luna asks, causing Lucas to blink his eyes a few times."Are you awake? How do you feel? Is anything hurting?" Lucas inquires, his worried expression reflecting in his eyes."Am I okay?" Luna replies with a faint smile on her lips. They fall into a brief silence, just gazing at each other, before Lucas finally finds his voice again. He extends his hand to tenderly caress Luna's cheek."I'm sorry I couldn't protect you and our baby," Lucas says, causing Luna to furrow her brows."What do you mean you couldn't protect our baby? Did something bad happen to our baby?" Luna questions, concern evident in her voice."I almost let us lose our baby," Lucas says, his head hanging in regret and a
Luna screams as Travis attempts to remove the knife lodged in her shoulder. He glares at Luna with a murderous intent, gripping the blood-smeared knife. Finally summoning her courage, Luna manages to stab Travis's shoulder using a knife she had hidden under the pillow. As Luna suspected, Travis hadn't realized she had hidden two knives earlier as a precaution. Taking advantage of Travis's momentary lapse due to exhaustion from their previous activities, Luna strikes back.Luna finally manages to wound Travis's body, even though her strike misses its intended mark on Travis's chest and ends up hitting his shoulder. Despite this, the wound is deep enough to make Travis grimace in pain, blood quickly staining his chest. What proves lucky for Luna is that Travis had forgotten to lock the door to the room Luna occupied.This oversight allows Luna to flee down a flight of stairs, leading her to realize that the room she was in was at the very top of the building. As she runs, Travis is hot
Lucas, Arka, and Leo are starting to look anxious after flying for hours, yet they haven't found the island where Luna is hidden."Have you checked the island properly?" Lucas asks, causing Leo, who has been focused on a flat object in front of him, to mutter."I don't want us to end up on the wrong island this time," Lucas says again, earning an annoyed look from Leo."Why, do you think finding that secluded island is easy? I might be able to track Luna's whereabouts through her phone network, but look, there are numerous islands scattered across the entire ocean. I don't know which one is where Luna is. Besides, I can't currently trace the phone's signal," Leo explains, making Lucas frustrated. Earlier, they had landed their helicopter on two islands, only to realize they were wrong. This time, Lucas hopes they're on the right one."Do you think that island looks suspicious?" Arka says, gazing at the island below. Lucas also looks down and sees a single building on the island, which
Travis started to bring his face closer, starting from behind Luna's ear where she was particularly sensitive. His tongue danced around her neck, gently grazing it, even as Luna continued to squirm and curse at him. Travis paid no attention to her protests, following his heart's desires even in the face of Luna's resistance.Travis was determined to have Luna, and he intended to do it with tenderness and affection. He believed that Luna would eventually give in to him, even though he was met with rejection at the moment. Luna clenched her fists tightly as Travis touched her so softly. It was far from what she had expected; she thought Travis would be rough and filled with anger, especially after she compared him to Lucas.However, now Travis was touching every inch of her body with a sense of emotion that made Luna have to bite her lip hard to suppress any moans."Even though you've rejected me, I will provide you with a beautiful first night experience that you will never forget," Tr
Luna slowly opened her eyes, sensing someone tightly embracing her, sound asleep. She felt the rhythmic breath on her neck, and as she turned her face slowly, she saw Travis's closed eyes. Luna began to move her palms cautiously in front of Travis's face. When she was sure that Travis was deeply asleep, she attempted to lift Travis's arm that was wrapped tightly around her waist.However, just as she managed to lift his arm a few inches, Travis's body tightened against hers again, causing Luna to hold her breath and close her eyes once more. She was afraid that Travis might wake up as she was about to put her plan into action. Luna waited for a few moments, ensuring Travis was sound asleep before attempting to pull his arm away from her waist once more. She succeeded this time. Travis seemed to be deeply lost in his dreams. Slowly, Luna began to lower her leg off the bed and made her way to a nearby cupboard, retrieving a hidden knife.Returning to the bed, Luna held the knife with tr
Luna takes a step back, her heart racing, as she faces Travis's intense gaze, holding a phone in his hand."Quickly tell me where you got this phone from," Travis asks in a cold voice, making Luna wary since he could potentially harm her and her unborn child, even though she manipulated the pregnancy test results she gave him earlier."I just found it in the wardrobe," Luna replies, her voice shaking, as Travis then hurls the phone against the wall behind her, shattering it into pieces. Luna's eyes widen in disbelief. Then, Travis walks briskly towards her, grabbing her shoulder with a tight grip."Tell me quickly, who gave you this phone?" Travis demands, his grip intense. Luna closes her eyes tightly, not expecting Travis to become this aggressive. She can't tell him that she stole the phone from Priscilla, as she doesn't want Travis to punish the servant who indirectly helped her. Priscilla had informed Luna that she was on a remote island in the middle of the sea.Luna is taken ab
Lucas and Arka forcefully enter a lavish house after Lucas's men incapacitate the guards. Bursting into a room, they startle the occupant who stands up from their seat."What are you doing here?" the person asks, visibly surprised."Tell me where Luna is," Lucas demands, gripping Leo's clothes tightly."What do you mean? Why are you looking for Luna here?" Leo asks, trying to free himself from Lucas's grip and attempting to choke Arka. Arka senses Lucas's emotions and moves closer, trying to restrain him."Don't you want to finish this brat off in our current situation?" Arka says, causing Lucas to finally release his grip on Leo's clothes. He then pushes Leo forcefully, causing him to fall onto the floor."Tell me, did you give her the bracelet she's been wearing?" Lucas asks, making Leo furrow his brows for a moment before lifting his head."So, Luna wears my bracelet every day??" Leo remarks with surprise."That's not the point right now," Lucas replies sternly."Did you plant the
Lucas, Leon, and Arka, followed by Carlos and a few detectives, are currently visiting the homes of fishermen to inquire whether there have been any foreign ships around in the past week. Lucas, Leon, and the others observe Arka as he talks to the fishermen. After waiting for a while, Arka approaches Lucas and the group."How did it go?" Lucas asks."They said there hasn't been any ship passing through Darmaga or any foreign vessel seen in the past week," Arka reports, causing Lucas to rub his forehead, unsure of how to proceed in finding Luna."Does that mean the kidnapper is still on the island?" Leon guesses, to which Arka shakes his head."I don't think so. There must be a way for the kidnapper to take Luna off the island. If he's still here, we would have found her by now," Arka's statement prompts Lucas to nod in agreement."So, what do we do now?" Lucas asks, causing Arka to fall silent as he contemplates their next steps."We need to think of another approach," Arka suggests.
The next morning, Luna woke up to find Travis absent from her room, which brought her a sense of relief. Instead, a servant was present, informed to attend to her needs. "I've prepared warm water for your bath," the servant said as she exited the bathroom, prompting Luna to get out of bed and head towards it.Luna spent a few minutes in the bathroom, trying to gather the courage to use the pregnancy test that Travis had given her. She felt a mix of curiosity and anxiety about whether Travis's claims were true. After a deep breath, Luna finally took the test and then turned her back to it, unable to face the result.Summoning her courage, Luna slowly turned around to see the test. Her eyes widened as her palm covered her open mouth in astonishment. She couldn't believe her eyes – the pregnancy test showed a positive result. Thousands of butterflies seemed to flutter in her stomach as the reality sank in. She felt a surge of joy and excitement.Luna was about to stand up from her seat,