Catalina's POV"Don't go soft on me," I warned. "Give me everything you've got." My back lay bare on the soft grass. I felt every hair on my skin interacting with his, we couldn't have been closer. He pushed my hair away from my face, leaving the soft tendrils on the grass. I never did stuff like this in my past relationships, I always played it safe, never wanting to get caught in a compromising situation. The bed was always the option and in a way, the relationships ended because of me but with him, I turn wanton, crazy, and addicted. All the things I never was. My previous partners would kill to see me like this, letting the wild part of me out. A side they begged to come out but never got to see. A side of me that was too shy to come out, until now. The repressed emotions that I buried were coming out tonight."I just have to ask, do you want this? I don't think I'll be able to stop if we go further." His icy blue eyes were serious as he tried putting some space between us. Inst
Catalina's POV"Catalina, I'm talking to you!""Stop right there young lady and listen to me. You are not leaving this house!""Dear, listen to me, please. You are hurting and making rash decisions." The voice said but much calmer this time.When she didn't get a reply from me, her harsh and loud tone returned. "You are confused and letting your emotions take over. Think this through! What would your parents say, huh?!" Aunt Lydia continued ranting behind me, her heavy footsteps resounding in the once-quiet hall as she tried to keep up with me."Where will you go?""I've told you, aunt. I'm leaving for my ranch first thing in the morning. I can't stay here any longer." I kept my voice stern, turned to her, and continued the walk to my room again."And keep your voice down, Aunt. Your screaming won't stop me. I've decided already."I was finally at the foot of my door before she spoke up again. "But, how will you cope? You've only been to the ranch a few times, and you were just a kid
A few days laterAndres' POV"Felipe!" My luggage fell at my feet as I yelled out his name. It took a while for him to recognize me, squinting his eyes to take a better look. His tools dropped as he ran straight for me. His arms were wide in the air and I ran into them in a warm embrace."Andres, Mi Hijo. Why are you back here? Is everything alright at home?" He threw endless questions at me. I had to calm him down."Felipe, relax. Everything is fine and going smoothly." I patted down his frail hand. Veins were prominent under his skin, signs that he wasn't as young as he use to be."Why are you here then?" He asked, almost quietly. He spoke as little as his hoarse voice would let him."Felipe, things are totally fine," I reassured him but it was clear he didn't believe a word I said so I explained further. "Dad isn't getting younger and he talks about this place a lot. He misses his time on the ranch.""That doesn't explain what you are doing here," his voice was inquisitive, urging
Catalina's POV"Where's Gilberto?" I asked a random maid who was carrying a vase."He's with the horses, Boss." I gave a slight nod, dismissing her and she continued walking up the stairs.On getting to the stables, I found Gilberto struggling with a horse. The horse seemed agitated and was trying to free itself from his hold. It neighed a lot and sent Gilberto flying across the room. Some men came to Gilberto's aid but my attention was drawn to the horse. It was cautiously calming down, patting his hoofs on the ground.It was beautiful with his black fur neatly combed on his back. His dark eyes watched me from a distance, scanning me as he was still cautious. It hoofed, turning away from me."This will be my horse, saddle him for me." I didn't wait for a response and stepped outside. I heard footsteps behind me before a voice followed, it was Gilberto."Boss, that horse is dangerous. I've been riding it for a year and look what it did to me. It's stubborn. I won't advise a woman such
Andre's POV"How dare you!" She moved towards me, her hand in the air, ready to attack. I clasped it tightly. "Let go of me!" She looked really mad, her face flamed up in anger and when I didn't release her, she retorted to doing something else. She stumped on my foot with her riding boot."Fuck!" I exclaimed, releasing her at one. She tried hitting me again and like the first time, I held her, both hands this time.Pushing her back into a wall, I had her cornered. The adrenaline rush was leaving her system and she calmed down a bit. Her once-heavy breathing slowed. She looked like a dear caught in the headlight. I parted her legs, and one of my thighs lay in between before she got any idea like kicking me in the groin.I stared at her for a while, her eyes closed and she controlled her breathing more. I finally got a close look at her features. Her eyes I once thought were black were a medium brown, like cinnamon. Her lips were craved to perfection with the bottom being fuller, takin
Catalina's POV"Catalina! Guess who's here?!" Nana's voice rang through my room."Not now Nana," I said, pulling my sheets closer to me. I was still recovering from the humiliation I faced. I wasn't ready to meet the outside world yet but Nana wasn't having it. She opened my curtains, daylight streamed in and I quickly covered my face with the duvet.Nana walked around the room, placing stuff back in place. "It's your aunt and cousin. They are here to see you!" I sighed. "Have them wait for me, I'm not ready to see anyone yet.""Child, that's your aunt. She took care of you. She missed you so she came to see you. I can only imagine how worried she was for her to come all this way."I groaned. "I said I don't want to see anyone. Take them to their rooms or whatever. I'll go see them later." I waved her off, my face still under my sheets."Do whatever you want child. Just don't come crying to me when the regret sets in."I heard laughter a few minutes later. They were happy while I was
Catalina's POVA knock on my door pulled me out of my trance and I turned my gaze to the door. A worried Gilberto walked in. "Boss, I heard what happened. How I wish I had been here. That boy wouldn't have been able to lay a hand on you!" He was fuming as he walked quickly to my desk."It's fine Gilberto, you had to work," I astutely stated, picking up some paper works that had been calling for my attention."Elonzo and those good-for-nothings didn't do anything. I can punish them if you'd like Boss." He suggested with a hopeful gaze. I knew he liked violence but there'd be none on the ranch, at least not while I was here. "I said it's fine. I'll deal with it." My tone was firm"Okay, Boss." "And Gilberto," I called out, not looking at him once."The incident with the fire doesn't happen again," I warned, flipping the pages. Burning his house wasn't the punishment asked I for but Gilberto went ahead anyways."Yes, Boss. I promise it won't happen again."He was about to leave when he
Catalina's POV"You fool, how could you be so careless." I was by his side in an instant, helping him sit up with his back resting on the wall. It looked bad, the wound was slowly bleeding out and I could tell the venom was starting to spread as the veins around it blackened.He stopped moving around and sat still as he stared."Are you yelling at me?! At a time like this? I could be dying." He said in disbelief as he clutched his leg in pain. He winced and gasped. A hand ran through my hair as I felt helpless. A snake bite wasn't a part of the plan."You saw the snake, what type was it?" I asked. This earned me a thoughtful look from him before he gave up."I don't know, I didn't get a good look at it but the snakes found in these parts are poisonous." He was talking between breaths while I stood, torn and having a dilemma in my head."I don't know what to do! What do I do?" I ran a hand through my hair, I felt helpless and confused. I began biting my lips, an old habit of mine."Sta
Catalina's POV"Don't go soft on me," I warned. "Give me everything you've got." My back lay bare on the soft grass. I felt every hair on my skin interacting with his, we couldn't have been closer. He pushed my hair away from my face, leaving the soft tendrils on the grass. I never did stuff like this in my past relationships, I always played it safe, never wanting to get caught in a compromising situation. The bed was always the option and in a way, the relationships ended because of me but with him, I turn wanton, crazy, and addicted. All the things I never was. My previous partners would kill to see me like this, letting the wild part of me out. A side they begged to come out but never got to see. A side of me that was too shy to come out, until now. The repressed emotions that I buried were coming out tonight."I just have to ask, do you want this? I don't think I'll be able to stop if we go further." His icy blue eyes were serious as he tried putting some space between us. Inst
Catalina's POVA picnic was laid out on the grass with Andre's fine ass making contact with the napkin. He hadn't noticed me and kept checking his watch. Slowly, I walked up to him but stumbled over a rock I didn't sight earlier. I swore out loud, my idea to sneak up on him long gone.He frowned when he turned to me. "Are you alright?" He got up. "What took you so long?""I'm sorry, I couldn't decide what to wear." I apologized as I checked my foot for bruises, my hands in my hair as I tried straightening the knots the wind caused. The brunette strands bumped with my fingers.He smirked, walking closer to me. "You are that excited, huh?" He said, commenting, referring to the mop on my hair that was a result of the wind with how fast I was driving."Don't kid yourself. It's windy and I knew it was going to be chilly so I stayed back to find something. I've been here for a while but I'm not done unpacking." I part lied easily and he fell for it."Come, I want to show you something." He
Catalina's POV"I'll agree to it." I spun to find Andre close to me. He had taken off his shirt earlier to work on the roof of the shed. His hardened man nipples gazed back at me. His chest rose and fell rapidly with sweat sliding from them."I didn't say anything." I voiced out, confusion evident in my voice. "Remember what we talked about last night?" He tried jogging my memory."Yes." I drew my words. "But what has that got to do with anything? And I thought we agreed never to speak of that." I whispered the last sentence as my eyes dashed around but everyone was busy with something else. My tensed shoulders visibly relaxed and my brows furrowed in annoyance as I hit his chest. The hard wall had my insides turning into mush. I could feel the colors coming to my cheeks."I know but I thought it through and I guess I want this as much as you do." He rubbed his chest which had turned red from my slap. A tiny part of me felt sorry but I was more interested in the conversation we were
Andre's POVI stood in the same spot we once stood some days back. The lights from the town shone brightly, illuminating the empty streets. All doors were unlocked as everyone in the town was trustworthy. We hadn't had a case of theft in decades and we continued to live peacefully. There were hardly ever tourists let alone movers which made Catalina's move here the talk of the town and her harsh personality was the cherry on top.Speaking of the devil, she walked up to me, her green truck just a walking distance from us. There was something different this time around and it was easy to spot. A huge smile sat on her lips, it was so different from what I was used to. The few times I saw her this happy, she wore a light smile but this was a full-blown grin."Hey." She touched my arm lightly, the smile still sat there like a sun on a sunny day. It turned my insides into bubbles."What's with the grin? You look happy." I pointed out, returning her smile with the same enthusiasm.With a non
Catalina's POVTrying to slip past the front door unnoticed, a voice called out to me. "Where have you been?" Auntie was all over me in minutes, making a fuss out of nothing. "We were so worried. Paola and I couldn't sleep.""I'm sorry, Aunt but I had to take care of an emergency and couldn't return home last night." I lied, my voice remained emotionless, not giving anything away."Well, you should have called! We were worried sick," she wailed, her fingers running over me again, checking for a bruise but she came up empty-handed. "I'm fine, how is Mariana? Is she still asleep?" I was heading to her room, trying to get away from the conversation when Nana stopped me. I was met with her teary eyes. Her usual cheerful face was solemn as she held my cheeks in her hands."Please don't start Nana. I'm okay." I was getting tired of the endless reassurance I was giving to them."Mariana isn't in her room as she left already. You just missed her." I turned back to my aunt who just like Paola
Andre's POVHer words played repeatedly in my head like a broken stereo. I didn't know my words and actions affected her in that way. She always had that bored look going on so I never thought much about it.I sat on the couch adjacent to my bed where she lay, her lips twitching ever so lightly with her hands pushing strands of hair from her face every few minutes. Her cinnamon eyes stayed hidden from me as her eyelids stayed close. She tousled her hair repeatedly and eventually gave up. Her dark eyes opened and I came into her line of view. She stared at me for a minute, blinking a few times to check if I was her imagination. She quickly took a survey of the room, her eyes returning to me every few seconds. "What are you doing here?" She asked the question I was expecting."You mean what at you doing in my room?" I rephrased her question, a smirk laying on my lips when she realized I was right."What am I doing here?" She held her head in her hands, her fingers moved to itch a spot.
Andre's POV"You already know I'm an only child, what else would you like to know about me?" We lay on the tiny blanket, gazing at the night sky that was painted with stars that had started twinkling out of their hiding place. The crescent moon stared down at us, its void face reminded me of the night breeze which ran cold, embracing our exposed skin. Leaving kisses in form of goosebumps. Half of our bodies lay on the hard ground but we didn't mind as the croaking of frogs and chirping of crickets filled the air, engulfing the comfortable silence. "How about why you guys moved to the city? You seem to love it here and everyone seems to love you too so why did you leave?" She asked, her gaze falling on me. I took a glance at her, returning my eyes to the night sky. "We did love it here, sadly it wasn't enough to run the place. Dad somehow made a bad investment, I'm not sure of the details as he doesn't like talking about it but it ended badly so we had to sell almost everything we ow
Andre's POVThe day rolled by painfully slowly and I was eager to see her again. She didn't show up at the ranch earlier due to some meeting she had. I found out because I crawled over to her ranch. I was worried but lucky, she wasn't home to see my frantic state. I meet Paola instead, her nanny who looked after us some years ago. She looked so different now, her hair turned whitish from the last time I saw her, and wrinkles danced on her soft features and hands. Her nose turned slightly crooked and her lips had thinned out. In contrast to all these, her eyes never lost their sparkle."Is Catalina here? She didn't show up today? Is everything okay?" I asked her while trying my possible best to hide my worried expression."She drove to town and said she had something to take care of. She should be back soon. Why do you ask?" She inquired, her eyes glinting with mischief as she pulled the bowl in her hand closer to herself.I blinked as my eyes widened, turning into a deer caught in he
Andre's POVThe phone rang loudly as I walked over to pick it up. "Hello?"A soft greeting came in. It was Catalina. I looked outside to find the night sky darkened with little illumination from the stars. The crickets crooked in the fields as the rodents ran freely. A particular rodent caught my eye as it tried crawling through my window into my room. Quickly, I locked it as my ears tune in to hear her voice which suddenly turned quieter."I wanted to ask something of you if that's okay?" Her voice was meek like my response could break her and have her in tears."What's wrong?" I replied with a question."I'm currently at your door," she chuckled before continuing. "Could you come to get the door? I'm freezing, it's really cold." Her teeth rattled against each other, the sound reaching me through the phone.I dashed towards my windows, tearing the blinds open, and true to her words, there she stood, shivering in the bitter cold. Her arms wrapped around her torso as the wind blew her