Chapter 1

                        

Araw ng Linggo 'yon.

Pinagpaalam siya ng kaibigan sa lola niya. Mag-swimming daw sila para naman maiba ang paligid niya.  Dala ang kotse ng kaibigan, wala pang 15 minutes nakarating na sila sa resort. Kung  hindi  daw kasi libro, sewing machine ang palagi niyang kaharap kaya naisipan ng best friend  niya na mag-swimming sila. Ipinilit pa ng nito  na isuot niya ang bathing suit na dala nito for her. Alam kasi nito,

na kung siya na naman  ang masusunod, she will

just wear shorts and sleeveless shirt again dahil do'n siya komprtable.

Pero kahit nag-aalangan, sinuot na din niya ang bikini

para hindi na lang sila magkulitan. Nagdahilan na lang siya na ayaw niyang umitim kaya sa beach chair with a parasol na lang muna siya umupo habang medyo mainit pa ang sikat ng araw. Pero ang totoo, ayaw niya lang ibalandra ang katawan lalo at madami ang mga lalake na nasa beach resort. She knows na pinagtitinginan sila ni Joyce lalo at maganda at sexy din ito.

                Her name is Isabelle dela Vega and she is 19 years old. Laking lola siya dahil namatay ang nanay niya nung 4 years old siya. Ni hindi na nga niya maalala ang ina. According to her lola Salome, her father is from Switzerland. Hindi ito kasal sa mama niya kaya ang apelyido ng ina ang ginagamit niya. Nang malaman daw ng ama na buntis ang ina niya, parang bula na lang

na nawala ito. Ang pangalan lang nito ang alam niya. Mark Dury. They live in a small town called Sta.Teresita. It's in the northern part of the Philippines.  Simple ang buhay na kinalakihan niya. May maliit na patahian ng damit ang lola Salome niya na ikinabubuhay nila. Tinuruan din siya nitong   kung paano magtahi  at

kahit papaano nakakatulong 'yon para sa pambaon niya araw-araw. Kumukuha siya ng kursong tourism sa kolehiyo na nasa bayan ng San. Julian.   Isang sakay ito ng jeep mula sa bahay ng lola niya.  Iskolar siya ng bayan at nasa huling taon na siya ng kolehiyo.  Gusto niyang maging flight attendant. Ang kaunting kinikita niya sa pagtulong sa pananahi ang iniipon niya para

pambaon.

Madami ang nagsasabi na maganda siya kahit napaka-simple  niyang mag-ayos. A lot of men want to woo her

pero tinatapat niya agad  ang mga ito. Wala pa 

sa isip niya ang pakikipag-nobyo. Gusto niyang matapos para makatulong sa lolang nagpalaki sa kanya. Pinangako niya sa sarili na bibigyan niya ng magandang buhay ang lola Salome niya.

Mula hayskul kaibigan na niya si Joyce. May kaya ang pamilya nito. Nagtataka nga siya dati kung bakit kinaibigan siya nito. Naliwanagan lang siya ng nalaman niya na   madami itong bad experiences sa mga naging

barkada nito

na mayaman din. Na-bad influence daw ito. Gusto siya ng mga magulang nito dahil kabaligtaran daw siya ng mga dating kaibigan ng anak  ng mga ito. Pati ang kuya ni Joyce na si Brett gusto siya.  Gustong maging nobya.

Pero kagaya ng iba pa na nagpapalipad hangin sa kanya, sinabihan na din niya ito na ayaw niya munang makipag-relasyon. He said na willing itong maghintay. He is 4 years older than her. Buy and sell ang business nito.  She feels that Brett almost has everything kaya  hindi sila bagay.  Guwapo at mayaman ang binata kaya madaming nagkakagusto

dito na isa pa sa kinakatakot niya. Malamang sumakit ang ulo niya sa mga babae na nagkakandarapa dito. And besides, he  is well-off while she has nothing. Kahit siguro matapos siya ng pag-aaral, hindi pa din sila nito bagay.  She is not for him and vice versa.

    Napukaw ang pag-iisip niya nang   kinikilig na hinampas siya nang mahina ni Joyce sa balikat.

                       "Oh my ! This is so unreal!" exclaimed Joyce.

She just threw her a glance before getting her eyes back to the magazine she's reading.

"He is here!

Akala ko nasa America siya! He is really here! " kinikilig pa na sabi nito.

She blew some air from her mouth to show her annoyance.  Her friend is always like this when she sees good-looking men.

Not her.

She didn't even bother to look who Joyce is talking about. Polar opposite talaga  sila ng kaibigan. Si Joyce very vocal sa mga nagugustuhan kahit sa mga guys.. she is not.

                     “Grabe na this talaga! Super  dooper unexpected! I know that his family owns hotels and resorts. Hindi lang dito kundi sa ibang bansa! Kaya malamang na tama ang nasagap ko! He is contemplating on

 buying this resort."

Joyce said.

                 "Sino ba yang sinasabi mo?" she sighed. Hindi din naman siya tatantanan nito so might as well pretend to be curious. Ibinaba niya ang binabasa ang sinundan niya ang tinitignan ng kaibigan.

"It's the elusive, immensely hot and extremely rich playboy, Luke Contrero! Yung naka board shorts na itim and has a mouth-watering six-pack." tila namatandang sabi ni Joyce as she stares at the subject of her interest.

        The man

is probably 20 yards from them. Nakaupo ito sa isa sa mga beach chairs. May katabi itong isa pang lalake. Naka board shorts pareho ang mga ito

but the man that Joyce is talking about stands out. Hubad baro kaya nakalitaw ang magandang katawan. She can't see his face because he is looking at the sea.

   (Luke)

"We'll leave tonight. Okay na ako sa nakita ko.I don't want to buy this place. We'll check the other resort tomorrow." He told his cousin Reed na assistant din niya."What's wrong with it? Okay naman. Madaming tao. Mas dadami pa once you finish developing  it. Sta.Teresita is a a good place to invest in." his cousin commented.

                He

took a sip of his sparkling water. He doesn't really drink alcohol. Kung  kailangan lang talaga especially if  related sa business niya. Drinking with his clients can't be helped. Pero sa ganitong mga pagkakataon, water is fine because he

really takes care of his health and body. Some men have alcohol to release  stress but he'd rather have sex with beautiful women than slowly destroy his body with alcohol kapag stressed out siya.

He shrugged his shoulders. "I made up my mind!  I don't like it! It doesn't have anything that catches my interest.  It's   such a  dull place. I feel that  buying any property in this area is not worth my money and time."   He told Reed.

               Nakatayo sa di kalayuan ang body guard niyang si Luis. He doesn't need them but his mother insisted that he should have body guards. He can defend himself pero para wala na lang silang pagtalunan ng ina, pumayag na siyang kumuha kahit isa  lang. He understands

that she is just acting like a typical mother. Very protective kahit hindi naman

kailangan. Anyway pagbalik niya sa America, hindi na niya kailangan ng body guard.

               Then he felt something. Parang may kung anong energy ang humihigop sa kanya. He turned his head  to his left. He saw what  made him look the other way.

It’s a woman..but not just an ordinary female. She is breathtakingly beautiful.   Kahit medyo malayo ito sa kanya he feels a certain electricity between them. His felt the front of his pants became tight. His eyes narrowed with the reaction of his body. Ito ang unang pagkakataon na naramdaman niya ang ganito. This is  all foreign to him.  He doesn't know  if he  likes this urge or not.  But he has to  be sure that she is not only beautiful this far.  And he wants to know if the force which is drawing him  to her will be even  greater once he sees her up close.

"Where are you going?" asked Reed.

"I'll check if buying this resort is really worth it." he said while he walks towards the woman who seemed to have bewitched him.

                                                  

(Isabelle)

Bigla itong lumingon sa kanila. She almost gaped when she saw his face. He is more than good looking. Joyce is right after all. This man is super hot!

 "Oh wow!! He's heading towards us!" exclaimed Joyce.

Isabelle doesn't know whether to stay where she is or to run from the place. The  way he is looking   at her  is scary but at the same time it gives her some sort of excitement. Palakas ng palakas ang tibok ng  puso niya habang palapit ito. She almost caught her breath when he is just a few  feet away from them. His body is really magnificent. He is totally hot and he looks hungry? Hungry

for something else not for food.

            

  "Oh my! He

is eating you  with his eyes Issa...." Joyce said mesmerized as she sees how Luke Contrero has his beautiful dark  eyes on her.