Maaga akong nagising dahil sa alarm system ng kwartong tinulugan ko. Halos mapugto ang hininga ko sa ganda ng tanawing sumalubong sa akin nang idilat ko ang mga mata ko. The room was covered by a very thick glass from floor to ceiling. It gave me a spectacular view of the rising sun above the green forest and the blue waters falling from a nearby cliff. Pakiramdam ko nasa paraiso ako.

Dumating na kaya siya? Naisip ko. Kahit na nag eenjoy pa ako sa view ay lumabas na ako ng kwarto, sinalubong ako ng mga staff. Binigyan nila ako ng malinis na damit at inalalayan sa dining room kung saan naroon ang iba't ibang breakfast dishes na ang iba ay hindi ko mapangalanan kung saang bansa galing at kung anong klaseng cuisine.

"By 9am today, the helicopter will take you to the capital, Mr. DiMarco will meet you there. If you need anything, I'll be right outside, now please enjoy your breakfast Miss." mMagalang na sabi ng blonde na babae sa akin.

Hindi ako sanay sa ganitong klaseng pagsisilibi kaya ilang na ilang ako. Pero nakisunod na lang ako sa agos, hindi ko alam kung saan hahantong ang lahat ng ito. Hindi ko mabasa kung ano ang tinatakbo ng utak ni DiMarco, but if I wanna survive I figured I will have to play his games submissively for a time being.

Lumapag ang helicopter na naghatid sa akin sa rooftop ng isa sa pinakamataas na Tower sa New York City. Ang DiMarco Tower na siyang sentro ng halos lahat ng negosyo sa buong estado. Can you believe it, I happened to stumble into the hands of one of the most powerful men in the country? I can't even tell if this is a blessing or a curse.

Several of his men escorted me to his huge CEO's office. Every single corner of the room exudes power and control. And he's right there in the middle sitting like a King.

"Give me 5 minutes. I'll just sign some documents then we'll go to the hospital. By the way, I transferred your mother to my hospital—"

"Wait what? You transferred my mother without even consulting me? You don't know anything about her situation, just how crucial is every movement for her, she might have died during the transfer and yet you didn't tell me?"

Tila wala siyang narinig sa mga sinabi ko. Tiningnan niya lang ang relo at tumingin sa akin ng diretso. "We can stay here all you want arguing about insignificant things, but just as you know, I've checked on your mother's condition, if we don't operate on her within two hours she'll die. My hospital has all the equipment to do the surgery so I took the risk and had her transferred."

"The risk, you understand about the risk yet you didn't even bother to let me know..."

His mouth formed into a thin line while his jaw went rigid. " I have to tell you something lady, I have a very low tolerance for people defying me or questioning me, if you want your mother to survive, shut up your feisty little mouth or I'll ask my people to cut off the cable that's giving your mother life."

Natahimik ako sa seryosong pagkakasabi niya nun. May pakiramdam akong gagawin niya ang banta niya sakaling ibuka ko ang bibig ko. Kinabahan ako nang tumayo siya at lumapit sa akin. Sa tuwing lumalapit siya within one-meter radius, nagrarambolan na ang mga internal organs ko sa kaba. Mataman siyang tumitig sa mukha ko. Inabot niya ng pisngi ko at dahan-dahang pinaglandas doon ang likod ng palad niya. Napasinghap ako ng umabot ang kamay na yun sa ibabang labi ko. This man was one hell of an intimidating killer beast. He had the feral aura of an animal, so stunning yet so dangerous.

"I like you when you're being beautiful and quiet..." bulong niya. "The only sound I wanna hear from you is when you're screaming my name while I'm fucking you..."

Napabuka ang bibig ko sa antisipasyon. Kahit na alam kong hindi dapat hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili kong tumitig sa mga mata niya. May kakaibang kislap ang mga iyon na parang magnet na nag iimbita sa kaluluwa kong pasukin ang kanyang madilim at mapanganib na mundo. "I'm not your playtoy Mr. DiMarco..." I managed to hiss under my breath.

Inilapit niya lalo ang mukha niya sa mukha ko. Napilitan akong ibaling ito pero hinawakan niya ako sa baba at hinarap muli sa kanya. "You'll beg for it someday, I promise you..."

The thought of me begging for him to fuck me was not really a good idea. I can feel the muscles of my legs tightening as I try to control the sensation it brought to my center core.

"And please stop playing the role of a stupid inexperienced virgin cause that's not really my thing. You react to my touch like a hungry sex-starve wildcat. That's what I see in you, and that's what I like in you, so you can stop the act now and just be yourself."

Hungry sex-starved wildcat? It ringed to my head like a giant church bell, ang sakit sa tainga. Anong ginawa ko sa kanya para magkaroon siya ng ganung klaseng interpretasyon sa pagkatao ko? Yeah right, the night we met. Natawa ako sa sarili ko, sino nga naman ang magaakalang matinong babae ka kung sa unang pagkikita niyo halos hubarin mo na lang ang panty mo para sa kanya.

"I wonder how many old wealthy men have gotten in that little pleasure hole of yours just to get near the famous crime syndicate boss. Was Mr. Choo the last one? Were you also planning to seduce the Masked Wolf himself so you can get what you want?"

Napakurap-kurap ako. Hindi dapat ako maapektuhan sa mga pinagsasabi niya pero bakit parang pinipiga ang buong kalamnan ko? "Hindi ko alam ang sinasabi mo..." bulong ko.

Tumawa lamang siya tapos ay binitiwan ako.

Nilunok ko ang lahat ng pride ko. Kahit gustong-gusto kong makipagtalo sa kanya sa bagay na iyon ay hindi ko na ginawa. "I don't know how you do it but you seemed like a very powerful man, save my mother. Maybe you can ask the Masked Wolf himself to do it for me..."

Ngumisi lang siya sa akin tapos ay kinuha mula sa bulsa niya ang isang matalas at manipis na scalpel. Yun ang bagay na ginagamit ng mga doctor sa operasyon. Napalunok ako nang ilapat niya sa leeeg ko ang bagay na iyon at paglaruan ito. Maling diin niya lang sisirit ang dugo ko. "I'm a neurosurgeon myself Ms. Cabrera, I don't need anybody's help to save your mother. I want you to owe your everything to me... including your mother's life."

"Bakit?"

"So you won't be defying me anymore."

Isa siyang doctor. Isang magaling na doctor. Dahil masyadong high-profile ang doctor ito iilang pasyente lang ang hinahawakan niya at ang mga yun ang ang pinakamalalaking tao sa mundo. Kasama na ang Russian President at ang German Chancellor. They are the most powerful world leaders for crying out loud! Ang isang taong kagaya ni Jandrix Alexis DiMarco ang klase ng taong hindi mo gugustuhing makalaban. Kaya ba walang nagawa ang iba nang siya na ang mag-bid para sa akin? Kaya ba ni isa walang nagtangkang taasan ang offer niya?

Matapos ang ilang oras na paghihintay napatayo ako nang makita ko syang lumabas mula sa operating room. Nakasuot pa siya ng medical gown at inalis ang cap na nakabalot sa ulo. Namumuo ang pawis niya doon. "Kumusta ang Mama ko?"

"We successfully removed the pin inside her brain. She's still under high sedation, it'll take say a week for her to wake up...we need to monitor her body's reaction to the medicines as well."

Nanginig ang tuhod ko. "Will she be alright?"

"We did what we have to do. Ang kailangan na lang ngayon ng pasyente ay pagalingin ang sarili niya."

Tumango na lamang ako. Napasinghap ako nang hawakan niya ako sa pisngi at bahagyang pisilin iyon. Suddenly I saw the gentleness of the beast. Ang mga mata niya ay parang nagsasabing wag akong mag aalala. Napaawang ang mga labi ko sa simpleng gesture niya na yun.

"Magpahinga ka na." aniya.

"Ah. Mr. DiMarco... It's Monday today, I still need to go to class..." you don't know how embarrassing it feels when he's all hot and successful businessman-slash-neurosurgeon while I'm still a freakin lousy achieve-nothing college student.

"Sure. I'll take you to school then."

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko. Wait, what? Jandrix Alexis DiMarco taking me to my school today? He better not shows himself up to the other students or there will be a stampede in the whole New York University. My heart suddenly was filled with excitement. I didn't know about any of his plans. I didn't know what it means to be his possession but I'm definitely excited of the thought of him possessing me...owning all of me.