Lahat ng Kabanata ng Owned By the Man She Fears: Kabanata 81 - Kabanata 90

For a brief moment, neither of them spoke. The rain continued to fall outside. The steady sound filled the silence between them.Rafael wasn't sure if she was surprised. The truth was. He was surprised too.Because he hadn't planned to touch her. Hadn't thought about it.Yet the moment he saw her standing there, damp from the rain, his body had moved on its own. As if taking care of her had become the most natural thing in the world.But beyond that, Rafael was genuinely worried about her.As he looked at Seren's face, his gaze drifted downward and settled on her lips.Again. Those inviting lips.“I’m fine,” Seren said softly, turning her face away when she noticed the way he was looking at her. “I only got a little wet from the rain.”But before she could completely avoid his gaze, Rafael gently cupped her cheek.“Don’t look away from me,” he said quietly. The words sounde

“Trisha?” Seren couldn't hide her surprise when she spotted Trisha waiting outside the university gates.She had just finished her classes and was on her way out. What puzzled her even more was the expression on Trisha's face. The woman looked as though she didn't want to be there at all, as if she had been forced into the task.Seren knew Rafael had been extremely busy lately. With Eric becoming increasingly aggressive after suffering one defeat after another, there was no way he would simply sit back and accept his losses.“Let's go,” Trisha said curtly.She headed toward the driver's seat, but before she could get into the car, Seren grabbed her wrist.“What?” Trisha asked, glancing down at the hand holding her.Realizing what she had done, Seren immediately let go.“Why are you the one picking me up?” Seren asked. “I mean, I don't have anything against you, but----”

“You're coming with me. You need to be punished,” the man said before suddenly grabbing Seren and dragging her away.“Let go of me!” Seren struggled desperately as he pulled her toward one of the rooms. The door slammed shut behind her.“Let me out!” she shouted, pounding on the door with both fists. Outside, she could hear the man muttering to himself.“What are we supposed to do now?” Seren froze. Then another voice answered.“Why did you bring another woman into this house? Did you get someone pregnant again?”The tone of voice was completely different. Seren's eyes widened. She stopped hitting the door and listened carefully.Another voice? Was there someone else in the house? But she hadn't seen anyone when they arrived. Her heart began pounding even harder.What kind of mess had she gotten herself into? What kind of person had kidnapped her?“You'v

“This place is a nightmare,” Leon muttered as he surveyed the room.“I can tell he's far from ordinary,” Trisha replied, her gaze fixed on the preserved heads displayed inside large glass jars.Leon followed her line of sight before glancing at Rafael, who was holding the unconscious Seren in his arms. The concern written across Rafael’s face was impossible to miss, and honestly, Leon couldn't blame him.“The police and the ambulance are on their way,” Daniel reported.A few minutes later, several police officers and paramedics arrived at the scene. Noel Perez, Seren’s kidnapper, was immediately taken into custody. Leon and Trisha accompanied the officers to the station, while Rafael and Daniel went with Seren to the hospital.At the precinct, Noel received treatment for the severe injuries he had sustained from Rafael’s beating.“You'd better pray Seren survives,” Leon said c

“Do you need something?”Rafael looked up from the documents spread across his desk when he noticed Seren standing in front of him.He was in his study, reviewing reports, when she had suddenly walked in. Yet instead of speaking, she stood there, surveying the room.Her gaze swept across the shelves, the desk, and the neatly organized stacks of paperwork before finally settling on him.“Is this really your room?” she asked. “It doesn’t look any different from your office in the De Luna Building. How do you even sleep in a room like this?”She couldn't help staring around in disbelief. Aside from a single sofa tucked into one corner, there wasn't even a proper bed in sight. The room looked more like an executive office than a bedroom. Bookshelves lined the walls, and a large desk dominated the space.It was practically a replica of his office.“I don't need to change my room,” Rafae