LOGINSYNOPSIS Si Shantall "Talla" Aguilar, isang dalawampu't anim na taong gulang na resilient na babae, ay tumakas mula sa kanyang mapang-abusong pamilya na itinuring lang siyang pambayad para sa utang sa sugal. Sa kanyang paghahanap ng kalayaan at independence, nakakuha siya ng trabaho bilang Personal Assistant ng kinatatakutang bilyonaryo na si Kalix Luiz Herrera ang bente-nuwebe anyos na dominant, bossy, at brutally cold na CEO ng Herrera Enterprises. Mula sa kanilang unang pagkikita, isang matinding atraksyon at sinful obsession ang sumiklab kay Kalix, kung saan tinitigan niya si Talla nang may purong pagnanasa at lust, habang itinatago ito sa likod ng kanyang masungit na corporate mask. Nang mahanap muli si Talla ng kanyang pamilya at makatanggap ng mga bantang text, nakialam si Kalix gamit ang kanyang kapangyarihan. Upang maprotektahan at makontrol ang sitwasyon, pinuwersa niya si Talla na lumipat sa kanyang marangyang penthouse sa BGC. Habang nagiging mas personal ang kanilang setup, pumasok sa eksena ang selos ni Kalix nang mag-alok ng tulong ang abogadong si Tristan Villaflor. Sinabayan pa ito ng paninira ng socialite na si Anastasia Lopez na tinawag si Talla na panandaliang aliw lang. Sa gitna ng matinding selos at kapusukan, hinarap ni Kalix ang isang malaking giyera sa kanyang sarili, pagnanasa lang ba talaga ang nararamdaman niya, o tuluyan na siyang nahuhulog sa kanyang magandang assistant?
View MoreStanding on the sidewalk, there's a girl waving for a taxi ready to leave this city. As the wind blows stronger, she grips on her thick coat, waiting for that yellow car to turn around. Soon, it came. The taxi driver quickly got down and helped her with my luggage, then he politely opened the door for her.
"To the airport, miss?"
She wouldn't be surprised when he asked her that question. Normally anyone looking at her will probably think the same as him.
A little girl less than 5'7. A big wool oatmeal beanie covers her long dark golden hair. Her brown leather coat is long enough to cover her own black boots. Luggage full of her hands. She even has a big red scarf around her neck. Her aquamarine eyes spark with excitement like she's ready for her adventure anytime now.
If she were another person, looking at the girl like that, she would properly think the same as him.
This girl is going somewhere far and she needs to get to the airport.
Too bad! She is not like any other girls. One of the main reasons is she can't stand planes. She has some psychological problems and one of them is she affairs of height.
"No, haha! I can't stand planes. Please take me to this address!"
She said as she handed him a piece of paper.
"To another city? That'll be a long way. Ya sure ya don't wanna catch something like a boat perhaps?"
Continuing shaking her head, she gave him a no as a reply. Boat may help her get there much faster. And she really does want to get there faster. But as someone said to her long ago: "Sometimes you need to slow down a bit! You always take things too fast. You'll never understand the meaning of other little details making your life bright!".
That led her to this. Sitting inside this taxi to go to another city.
Lydia tilted her head leaning on the taxi's window. It's cloudy outside. A lot of people said a sky that cloudy is not a sign of luck. But she pretty much don't care.
Because today is her big day. She's finally become a freshman at Acadia College. Acadia is a medic school. Every year, they only open 700 slots for new students. This year, she's lucky to be one of those 700. How can she not be pleased? After 6 years studying hard. 6 years unable to meet them, her childhood friends, frequently. She is finally able to reunite with them.
She giggled as she put on her earphones and started to play her favorite song. After today, things are gonna get hard. But she knows she'll make it. Because she's Lydia Hayes, the girl who is not affair of anything.
The taxi keep on going about 5 hours more when it finally reaches a beautiful villa. It's a huge modern mansion with a colorful garden filled with anemone and camelia. She knows they live in a huge mansion but when she finally sees it with her own eyes, she's still surprised by the fact that this place is even much more beautiful than I ever imagined.
Getting out of the car, she stood there with her luggage, speechless for a moment. But, she's already here. So she came in front of the gate and rang the bell. No sooner, a boy with brown curly fringe opened the door. His blue eyes widened in surprise when he saw her.
"Lydia? Dia? What on earth are you doing here at this time?"
He said as he opened the door for her.
His name is Luciano Lancaster. He's 5 years older than her. And he's one of the two childhood friends.
"Luca!"
She calls out his name and clinging to his neck.
"It's been a long time since I last saw you so don't be such a bully!"
Letting go of him, she crossed her arm around her chest as I said. It's been a year since she last saw him when he returned to our hometown last holiday. He's also a student from Acadia. Due to his schedule, they really don't have time to talk much after he turned 18 and moved in here.
"I can't reach you two on the phone so I did leave a voice message saying that I'll arrive one week early. Don't tell me that neither off you check it out!"
Luciano scratches his head as she said. He looks at her awkwardly.
"We… you know… we have been a little bit busy lately… Hey, come on in! I'll help you with your luggage!"
Said Luciano when he stepped out and picked her luggage up. He's still the same as always. Kind but shy. She can't help but giggle a little bit.
"Thanks, Luca! By the way, where's Ray?"
"Ray? He's sleeping in his room!"
"It's 2:00 p.m already! Is his work that busy?"
"Yeah, he didn't get any sleep till 5 in the morning!"
"Oh my!"
She tilted my head a little bit when having a small chat with Luciano about Ray.
Ray. Raylan Lancaster. He's 9 years older than her. He's also her childhood friend and he's Luciano's half-brother. After Ray's mother died in a car accident for 3 years, his father remarried. And one year later, Luciano came to this world. They may only be half-brothers but growing up with them helps her know that their bond is as strong as ever.
This present is a perfect example for their bond. Ray is now a professor at Acadia. Luca is a postgraduate there. And together they live peacefully in this villa.
"Sorry we didn't check those voicemails. If we knew it sooner, we would have made something and thrown you a welcome party!"
"Oh? You two finally know how to microwave a cold pizza?"
She smirked as she heard Luca say they'll make something for her. The Lancaster brothers in front of other people is all so perfect. But little did they know, these brothers still have things they can't do and one of them is cooking.
"Hey, at least we try, okay?"
Luca sighed, unhappy with my comment.
"Fine! Fine! Then, are you free at the moment? If you do, can you drive her to the nearest store? I'll pick up something and make dinner tonight!"
"You should have a rest. It's 5 hours driving. We can't let a girl do all the work! We'll eat out tonight!"
"But I wanted to! Com'on now Luca! You aren't going to deny a girl's request, aren't you?"
Lydia shows Luca her puppy eyes with a little teary on it. After all, she knows Luca will never say no to this face. And just like she expected, he sighs. But then he grabs his key on the table and then turns to her.
"Let's go!"
She clapped her hand eagerly as she followed him to his car.
KALIX LUIZ HERRERA POV Nang marinig kong lumabas sa mga labi niya ang mga salitang ’yon "Sa’yo lang, Kalix, sa’yo lang” parang may sumabog na kung ano sa dibdib ko. It was the final blow to whatever sanity I had left. Para akong sinaksakan ng kuryente na nagpadaloy ng purong apoy sa bawat ugat ko. Ilang linggo ko ring pinaglaban ang madilim at nakababaliw na pagnanasa na itumba ang lahat ng pader niya, na pilitin siyang sumuko, at ikulong siya sa ilalim ng pangalan ko. Pero ang marinig na galing mismo sa kanya ang mga salitang ’yon, habang nanginginig ang boses niya at nakapulupot ang mga kamay niya sa leeg ko, tuluyan na akong nawalan ng kontrol. Isang malakas na ungol ang kumawala sa lalamunan ko isang hilaw at marahas na tunog ng purong tagumpay. Mas lalo kong pinalalim ang halik ko sa kanya, sabay hawak sa magkabilang hita niya para iangat siya nang bahagya at isiksik ang kanyang balakang sa gilid ng kitchen island counter. God, she was so soft. Napakasarap niya. Bawat pira
SHANTALL AGUILAR POV Matagal kaming nanatili sa ganoong posisyon sa loob ng boardroom. Ang aking mukha ay nakasubsob pa rin sa leeg ni Kalix, at ang bawat hikbi ko ay unt-unting napapalitan ng malalalim na buntong hininga. Ramdam na ramdam ko ang mahigpit, halos posesibong yakap niya. Para bang kapag niluwagan niya ang hawak niya sa akin, bigla akong maglalaho na parang bula. Ang bango niya ang halo ng mamahaling panlalaking pabango, mint, at ang natitirang amoy ng whiskey na ininom niya kagabi ay nagsilbing gamot sa nanginginig kong sistema. Unti-unting kumalma ang nagwawala kong puso. Sa unang pagkakataon mula nung tumakas ako sa probinsya, naramdaman ko na tapos na. Wala na ang mga magulang ko na laging nakabantay sa bawat sulok, handa akong ibenta sa kung sinong mayaman para lang sa bisyo nila. "Are you okay now, Shantall?" mahinang bulong ni Kalix malapit sa tenga ko. Ang boses niya ay wala nang bakas ng galit o pagsusungit ito ay mahinahon na, tila ba natatakot siyang mabasa
SHANTALL AGUILAR POV Nanginginig ang buong katawan ko habang naglalakad kami ni Kalix sa hallway patungo sa main boardroom. Ang lamig ng aircon ng kumpanya ay tila ba dumiin sa aking balat, pero ang hawak ni Kalix sa aking kanang kamay ay napakahigpit at napakainit. It was a firm, grounding grip. Hindi niya ako binitiwan mula nung lumabas kami ng opisina niya, at sa bawat empleyadong nadadaanan namin na nakatingin sa aming magkahawak kamay, wala siyang pakialam. His face was a mask of pure, unadulterated power isang corporate shark na handang pumatay ng sinumang haharang sa daan niya."K-Kalix... ang kamay ko," mahina kong bulong habang papalapit kami sa malaking double doors ng boardroom. "Nakatingin ang lahat.""Let them look," tipid at masungit niyang sagot, hindi man lang bumabagal ang hakbang. "I don't give a damn about their opinion, Shantall. Sabi ko sa'yo, you are under my protection. Hinding-hindi ko bibitiwan ang kamay mo sa harap ng mga taong nanakit sa'yo."Napasulyap ako
SHANTALL AGUILAR POV Ang malamig na ibabaw ng glass desk ni Kalix ay direktang sumalungat sa naglalagablab na init ng kanyang katawan. Nakakulong ako sa pagitan ng kanyang matitigas na braso, ang aking palda ay bahagyang nakaangat, at ang bawat mabilis na paghinga niya ay tumatama sa aking mukha. My mind was in absolute chaos. Alam ko na dapat akong lumaban, na dapat ko siyang itulak palayo dahil nasa loob kami ng opisina ng kumpanya. Ngunit ang paraan ng paghawak niya sa akin marahas na may kasamang matinding pag-iingat, possesive, at tila ba sumasamba sa bawat pulgada ng aking pagkatao ay unti-unting nagnanakaw sa natitira kong lakas ng loob. "K-Kalix... pakiusap, ibaba mo ako," mahina kong bulong, ang mga kamay ko ay nakatampal pa rin sa kanyang malapad na dibdib. Nararamdaman ko ang mabilis at malakas na tibok ng kanyang puso. dynamic at napakabangis ng kanyang presensya. "No," tipid at stubborn na sagot niya. Mas lalo niyang inilapit ang kanyang katawan sa akin, sapat na para
SHANTALL AGUILAR POV Ang init ng labi ni Kalix sa aking leeg ay parang kuryenteng gumapang sa bawat ugat ko. Pakiramdam ko ay biglang nanghina ang mga tuhod ko, at kung hindi ko nayakap ang kanyang leeg, baka tuluyan na akong bumagsak sa sahig. My mind was screaming at me to push him away. Boss m
SHANTALL AGUILAR POV Buong byahe patungo sa penthouse ni Kalix sa Bonifacio Global City ay hindi ako makahinga nang maluwag. Nakatingin lang ako sa labas ng bintana ng marangyang SUV habang mabilis na dumadaloy ang mga ilaw ng syudad. Sa tabi ko, seryosong nagbabasa ng kung ano sa kanyang tablet s
SHANTALL AGUILAR POV Buong hapon pagkatapos ng engkwentro kay Anastasia Lopez, nanatili akong nakatutok sa aking computer screen. Mas pinili kong lunurin ang sarili ko sa paggawa ng mga liquidation reports, pag-aayos ng mga corporate schedules, at pagsagot sa mga email. Mas gusto ko pang mapagod a
KALIX LUIZ HERRERA POV Da*n it. I slammed my glass of whiskey down on the mahogany desk, not caring kung tumapon ang amber liquid sa mga mamahaling contracts na nakakalat sa harap ko. I rubbed my temples, breathing heavily habang nakatitig sa malaking glass window ng opisina ko. The Makati sky


















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