Chapter 1

Chase

I squinted my eyes as I watched her walk with that bastard. I clenched my jaw and tilted my head while trying to watch her closely. 

My eyes went to her long shiny hair down to her body. My lips parted when I noticed the curve on their right places.

Goddamn. 

When the time is right I’m gonna put my hands all over that tiny little body and make her mine, her legs, her arms, her thighs, all of her. 

Madilim ang paligid, the only light that gives their way is the light bulb from the pole. And we are in the shadows, following them quietly.  Hindi masyadong malayo sa kanila, just enough to see her clearly.

Despite this heavily tinted window in my car, I can still see how those hips sway when she walks. The only thing that ruin the picture is her best friend beside her, that fucking bastard.

She turn sideways, facing him, dahilan para masilayan ko ang mukha niya. 

Her eyes twinkled while talking, those brown doe eyes’ shining just like the stars. Her high pointed nose is very evident even from afar. 

His full pinkish lips rose, forming a smile, revealing his white teeth while they were walking. 

I loosened my necktie and inhaled sharply, I felt like choking by just watching her. 

“Go.” I said to my men and pointed in their direction. 

They pull down their mask and quickly open the door. They are one of my trained men, I choose them because they know how to fight. 

“When she got hurt the three of you were dead.” matigas kong sabi at tinignan sila isa isa. 

Hindi sila sumagot at tahimik lang na nagpunta doon.

Mula sa malayo, I saw how they forced her to enter the van. I didn’t like it, he is gripping on her tightly and I don’t like it. I’m gonna kill that asshole. But I’m gonna wait here because I don’t wanna get involved. No, not now. 

“Fucking idiot.” I murmured when I saw her running away from my men. 

The bastard too is running away from them which really pisses me off. 

There's three of them and they can’t even catched her. 

“Follow them.” I told the driver.

Humigpit ang hawak ko sa upuan nang makita ko siyang madapa. Napasalampak siya sa daan. Nakita ko ang nagbabadya niyang mga luha and it melts me.

For a moment I wanted to get out of this car and carry her here. 

Anger started to fill my head when I saw him hold her waist and help her get up. I hate to say this but it’s like I am watching a scene straight out of a movie. I hate movies.

I gonna break his fucking hand for touching her when I faced him I fucking swear to God. He will not get away from this. 

I should be the only one touching her, not him, not anyone. 

I relaxed when I saw them being cornered by my men. I leaned my head at the back and watched them. 

My eyes darted at her face, magulo ang buhok niya and breathing heavily but she still managed to look so beautiful.

When I saw her run again I didn’t react. I know her, she’ll come back. I sometimes hate how kind and thoughtful she is, because that’s the reason why she always gets hurt. People take advantage of her optimism and compassion and I despise them. 

Hindi bali, kapag na sakin na siya, hindi na niya kailangan pang makaramdaman ng sakit.

My lips rose when I saw her stop and came back for him and in a swift move, na kay Matt na ang baril.

Nalaglag ang panga ko nang makita kung paano bariliin ni Matt ang mga tao ko. I leaned and tilted my head. A regular person can’t aim that accurately unless you are trained.

Two perfect shots and two of my men are already on their knees. 

Ngumisi ako.

Interesting.

“Bring the car closer to them, in front.” 

Kinuha ko ang baril sa tabi ko at pinasok iyon sa bulsa sa loob ng suit ko. 

I pull the door finally revealing myself. 

I saw how he quickly changed the direction of the gun, from my men, to me. His eyes are dark, he is looking at me sharply at wala ka man lang makikitang nginig sa kamay nitong may hawak ng baril. He is aiming at me perfectly like he used to do it.

Nakita ko rin sa peripheral vision ko ang naguguluhan na itsura ni Ava. Her lips are parted and seems to be wondering who I am.

When he slightly tilted his head, I quickly pulled out the gun and shot his hand holding the gun, just enough for him to release it and step backward.

I advanced when she ran towards him, I quickly encircled my arm around her waist and pulled her towards the car, hindi inaalintana ang mga suntok at sigaw niya, mabilis ko iyong sinarado at mabilis ding umandar.

Umupo ako at pinagmasdan siya. 

Sabog ang buhok niya sa mukha niya. She looks terrified. Taas baba ang dibdib niya dahil sa mga enerhiyang sinayang niya kanina. She swiftly wondered her eyes around the van before returning it to me.

“Sino ka?” she asked. 

Lumunok ako at tinignan siya. It’s my first time hearing her voice up close and damn it’s sounds so fucking good. It’s like music to my ears. 

Her eyes are also not brown but hazel ones. Kaagad ko rin napansin ang maliit na nunal niya sa gilid ng kaliwang mata which added to her beauty. 

“Tulong! Tulong!” she screams. 

She turned her back to me and started to open the door behind her. She can’t unlock that unless I tell the driver to. But I will not do that.

Kinuha ko ang syringe na nakalagay sa hindi kalayuan sa akin at lumapit sa kaniya dahilan para mas bilisan niya ang pagkilos niya.

“Sorry.” I said softly bago itusok iyon sa kaniya. 

Her moves started to slow down. She looks at me and her eyelids are almost falling down. Tumingin siya sa taas at maya maya lang ay bumagsak na sa braso ko closing her eyes.

Inayos ko ang upo ko and put her in my lap. Inilagay ko ang mga takas niyang buhok sa likod ng tenga niya. I touched her cheek using the back of my palm, wiping her dry tears and some dirt on her forehead. 

I use my thumb to wipe the side of her eyes when a tear escapes from it. 

She is sleeping peacefully. Her long black lashes are up even when she's sleeping. Her white skin is glowing because of the sweat. 

Nilapit ko ang mukha ko sa tenga niya. “You’re gonna be okay” I whispered. 

We took a private jet para makarating sa isla. I wrapped my jacket around her before I carried her pababa ng eroplano. 

Strong wind blew my hair. I saw her move in my arms. That's why I shifted my weight and fixed her position.

Pinasadahan ko nang tingin ang mga tao kong naka linya at naghihintay sa akin.

“You’re mother has been calling for the past two hours sir,” my assistant said habang sinasabayan akong maglakad papasok ng bahay. 

May hawak siyang tablet at ang isang kamay naman ay cellphone. 

Hindi ako sumagot at nagpatuloy ang sa paglakad. 

“Open the door.” maotoridad na utos ko sa kaniya, binabalewala ang mga sinasabi niya nang makarating kami sa harap ng kwarto na hinanda ko para sa kaniya. 

Pumasok ako doon at dahan dahan siyang binaba sa kama. Bumalik ako sa pintuan, I raised my hand and held the top of the door, holding it.

“Go back to manila, I’ll call you at doon tayo mag uusap.” sabi ko sa assistant ko.

Hindi ko na hinintay pa ang sasabihin niya at sinarado ko na ang pinto.

Naglakad ako palapit sa kama. I took the blanket and put it on her body, I tucked in on her side and turned on the lamp shade before turning off the lights.

Lamigin pa naman siya. 

The bed sank when I sat down on it. Her body moves but thank God I didn't wake her up. 

Nilapit ko ang mukha ko sa kaniya and look her face closely. I could watch her sleep forever. 

Bumaba ang tingin ko sa mga labi niya. Her lips are calling me. Her lips are dry, it looks like someone needs to kiss it to be wet. Lumunok ako at binalik ang tingin sa mukha niya. 

I can’t believe she’s finally here. I can’t believe she is finally up so fucking close to me. My heart raced just by the thought of her being here with me. 

Mas nilapit ko pa ang mukha ko before I kissed her forehead. 

“Goodnight” I uttered.