Thank you for reading! Ayan at lalo na gumugulo ang life ni TRACE. At si Lash ay dumagdag pa sa problem niya. At ano ang dahilan na sinampal ng mama ni Trace ang papa ni Alguien. A bigger secret was still hidden in the past. Thank you again for all the support and love. Pengeng gems si Kulot at bumababa na ang gems niya sa ranking. Baka mawala na siya sa rank ay hindi na magkaroon ng exposure ang mahal nating lahat. Team TROWE ay maraming gulo pa na haharapin at ang mga pa-hint ko sa nangyari sa dalawa na ito ay nasa story ni ICE FERREIRA. Love you all!
CHLOE A month had passed and nothing I could say that makes me worry more. After the argument I had with Alguien, parang naging kalmado siya bigla. Hinayaan niya rin na dalawin ako ni Trace dito sa mansion niya. Though, I am doubting my brother’s motives ay natutuwa naman ako kasi naging maluwag ang pagkikita namin ni Trace. Si Zeno naman ay bihira ko lang din makita at mas okay na rin iyon. Ayaw ko rin naman ang feeling fiance siya na magbantay-bantay sa akin. I touched my tummy na medyo lumalaki na pero hindi pa naman sobrang laki. Sexy pa rin ako. Binibiro pa nga ako ni Willow na feeling niya babae ang baby ko. Si Willow. Hindi ko alam kung ano pa ang napag-usapan nila ni Alguien at nakumbinsi niya ang isa. Basta ang sabi niya sa akin ay pumayag na si Alguien na puntahan ako ni Trace dito sa mansion kaya happy na ako kahit paano. I wanna visit Calli and Duncan. I wanna say sorry to Logan too. Nalaman ko kasi na hindi na nag-uusap sina Logan at Trace dahil sa pagtulong ng ma
TRACE I offer Chloe a marriage. A secret marriage. Gusto ko man ituloy ang engrandeng kasal na naplano ko para sa aming dalawa, ay mas mabuting patago na lang muna. Nauunawaan ko ang dahilan niya na ayaw niyang maging cause ng mas malalang away namin ni Alguien. Away na walang kakwenta-kwenta. Away na hindi ko talaga alam ang pinaghuhugutan. Away na para kaming mga bata na nagyayabangan. “Decide, Chloe.” I am hoping she will agree this time. I am hoping she will embrace my plan. Then Chloe nodded. “Yes, I'll marry you, Trace.” That’s it, and I kissed her deeply. Thank God! Thank God, at napapayag ko siya. Hirap na hirap na ako isipin kung ano pa ba ang dapat kung gawin para sa amin. Hindi naman kasi kami ang problema kung hindi ang epal na kuya niya. I thought first dahil kay Freya kaya galit sa akin si Alguien. I talked to Ice about the princess pero ang sabi lang ng isa ay may mga bagay na si Freya lang ang pwedeng sumagot. At ang magaling… nang sabihin ko na iharap niya a
CHLOE “I do.” Two words hit me differently as I heard Trace say it intently while staring at me. He smiled at me, and I smiled back. No grand wedding, just a simple one, yet I will treasure it for all my life. Just me, Trace, and the judge, of course, that my Patricio knew with his wife as our witness for this secret wedding. When he asked me to marry him last night, I was ecstatic. I agreed as I was excited about this new journey I would have with him, but… Yes, there is a but. I know I should not worry much kaso… kaso natatakot ako sa hindi ko alam na rason. Parang minamadali ni Trace ang kasal namin. Though I know dapat nakasal na kami nakaraan pa pero… pero tama ba ang ginagawa ko? Another thing, I do feel guilty thinking of the grand wedding he prepared for me na nasayang. I sobbed with the thought. I was never been a materialistic type of person but I can’t feel not guilt with Trace effort for that dream wedding tapos tinakasan ko lang siya. But come to think of it, hind
TRACE “Chloe Jordan, do you take Patricio to be your lawfully wedded—” “I’m sorry. Wait!” Chloe cuts Judge Bernardo's words. Napatanga na lang kaming lahat kay Chloe. Ano na naman kaya ang problema? Wala na akong masabi pa na napabuntong-hininga na lang. Aatakehin na ako sa puso sa gawa nito. “What is it this time, Chloe?” I asked her while staring seriously at her eyes. Gusto ba talaga nitong magpakasal sa akin o— tangina naman talaga! Chloe smiled at me na parang hindi nakakainis ang ginagawa niya sa akin kanina pa. Ngumiti na parang may kung ano na namang tumatakbo sa utak niya na biglang naisip. Isa lang ang nakikita kong maayos ngayon kaysa kanina. Hindi na siya umiiyak na parang luging-lugi kong magpapakasal sa akin, pero nakangiti naman na nakakaloko. “I just thought that I wanna make our vows personalize…” She’s smiling still at nang lingunin niya ang mag-asawang Garcia ay parehong ngumiti rin sa kaniya ang mga ito. “Is it fine, Judge? Ma’am?” tanong niya pa sa dalawa. “
CHLOE “Ilang buwan pa ba bago lumaki ang tiyan mo?” Trace asked after he kissed me, he’s staring at my tummy and I looked at it too. “But I think it’s getting bigger…” I opined with a crease on my forehead. I know our baby is growing inside my womb, and it’s just unnoticeable for now because it’s only four months. “Actually, I feel like I am fat.” “Hindi pa rin halata na buntis ka,” Trace said. “Sexy ka pa rin sa two-piece mo. Madami pa rin ang sigeng tingin.” I pouted upon hearing that. I have no interest in anyone glimpsing at me. Trace is the only one I want to stare at my body, touch me after, and then burn me next with desire. Trace sat beside me and made me move to position myself above his lap while he was cuddling me. “I have good news!” I happily said to him. “What good news? Na-comatose kuya mo?” “Trace, that’s a bad joke!” I exclaimed. Kahit naman gano’n si Alguien ay ayaw ko rin mapahamak iyon. He might be irritating but he’s my brother who value me so much, OA na ng
TRACE“And now I am only Chloe to you? What is this, Trace? Are you trying to make me like some of your women before?!” Napatingin na lang ako kay Chloe. Natanga sa madaling salita. Namputsa naman oo… Kanina pa ako nagtataka sa trip ng buntis na ‘to. Ano ba ang kinakagalit nito sa akin? Tangina… Kanina ko pa pinagpapasensyahan ang pagta-tantrums niya pero ayaw pa ring tumigil. And what the hell the old saying goes? Na makikilala mo lang ang isang tao nang lubusan kapag magkasama na kayo sa iisang bubong. But we lived together for almost two months at maayos naman ang ugali niya. But this time, she’s having tantrums na papunta na sa pagna-nag.In fact ay two days pa lang kaming kasal, at kung dahil sa pagbubuntis ni Chloe kaya ganito ang ugali niya, kailangan talaga na hindi na madagdagan pa ang anak namin pagkatapos nito. Delikado.I gave my wife a stare and breathed deeply to calm myself. Ayokong mag-away kami. Ayoko talaga. As I said ay dalawang araw pa lang kaming kasal and
CHLOE Fuck off. That’s what Trace told me. I went still after he said that and some other words like… like I should stop talking to him. Afterward, he left me in the cottage and walked barefoot in the sand. I let him be alone. I didn’t follow. Sniffling made me stop looking at him. Inayos ko ang towel na nakapaikot sa katawan ko at saka ako tumalikod para iwan na siya roon. He doesn’t look good. Galit siya at saka ko lang naisip na baka nga sumobra na ako. And why did I became like this? Even me, I don’t know. Hindi naman ako ganito dati. Si Julianna. She’s really the reason why. As much as I wanted to understand our situation ay nasasaktan akong isipin na may ibang babae siyang pinapahalagahan. Regarding the Baguio incident, Trace said it was because of Julianna while he was there. The moment he almost died was because of that woman. Then his first kill was because again of that Julianna. Now, when Julianna wanted him for help. He will be there. With Julianna, everything Tra
TRACE I saw Chloe walking away. Mabilis ko siyang hinabol. I called her name pero ayaw lumingon. Tangina naman talaga… Naabutan ko naman at niyakap pero pumalag lang hanggang mahubad ang towel na ipinantatakip niya sa katawan. She’s topless in front of me with her pink nipples tempting me. I wanna touch her. I am getting horny with the thought that she asked me for a sex here in the bay. Lalapitan ko sana para lambingin na kaso lumakad papuntang dagat. Watching her getting deeper made me want to follow her but no… I should not spoil her tantrums so much. I let her swim and float. Mapapagod din siya at babalik din dito sa tabi ko. Naupo na lang ako sa buhangin habang binabantayan siya. Her silky and soft skin contrasting the night’s darkness. Chloe is good in swimming kaya wala akong dapat ipag-alala, she even try to do surfing kaninang umaga at masaya naman kami. Kung hindi lang talaga tinopak ay baka okay pa kami hanggang ngayon. Then the thought of Mama again flashed in my mind