TININGALA ni Mika ang mansion na kanyang pinagbabaan at ganoon na lamang ang pagkalaglag ng kanyang panga nang makita kung gaano iyon kalaki at kung gaano kalawak. She was like facing a castle but with modern style. Kung maganda ang uri ng bahay ng kaibigan niyang si Alexandria sa tutktok ng bundok ay mas maganda itong nasisilayan dahil nag-iisa lang iyong bahay sa lugar na iyon. It was a villa, the private one in Quezon Province. An hour drive away from her apartment. Ang parking lot ay sa unang niyang pinagparadahan ng kanyang sasakyan pagkatapos ay may naka-antay na sa kanyang limousine at ibinaba siya sa napakagandang mansyon. Wala pa sa kalahati ang bahay nila sa tahanan ni Kyron. She could literally see jewels and expensive stone carved everywhere: on the gate, the bricks and the mansyon itself. Dahil sa sinag ng buwan at mga ilaw na tumatama sa mansyon ay nakikita niya kung gaano nagkikislapan ang mga batong nakamuwestra doon. Kaya marahil tago ang mansyon at mahigpit ang bantay dahil sa kakaibang uri nito na tahanan. It’s an exclusive mansion for an exclusive man like Kyron Sanchez.
Hindi pa man siya nakakapindot sa doorbell ay kusa bumukas na ang gate senyas bilang malugod na pagsalubong sa kanya. Nang siya ay makapasok na ay nagkusa rin ito na bukas. Parehas ng gate ay ganoon din ang nangyari sa pinto kaya nagtuloy-tuloy siya ng pagpasok. Namamaghang napatingin si Mika sa gilid at hindi inakala na ganoon ang magiging disenyo ng loob ng tahanan. She was like standing in the pristine chapel but with a hint of gleaming jewelries and crown. Para siyang nasa auction na siya lamang ang taong naroon. She couldn't help but simp around and be amaze even more. Everything inside looks expensive. Bahagya siyang nanliit sa sarili ng mga sandaling iyon. Pakiramdam niya ay kaya siyang bilhin ni Kyron kung gugustuhin nito ngunit ito ang tao na hindi nanghahangad ng kung sino dahil ito mismo ang hinahangad ng karamihan.
Natigil ang pagninilay-nilay ni Mika nanag makita niyang bumukas ang isang pintuan na yari sa isang mamahalin na kahoy. She bet it was oak becasue of its darker hue. Nag-aalangan na tumungo siya doon at nakita niya roon ang binata na nakaupo sa mahabang sofa na puno ng mga magagarbong pagkain.
Nang mapasadahan siya ng tingin ni Kyron ay bahagyang naestatwa si Mika. He could feel Kyron’s gaze anywhere in her body, caressing her... teasing her, making her feel the incredible heat whenever she’s with Kyron. Nararamdaman niya kung gaano ang pagkasabik nito... kung gaano ang kagustuhan nitong siya ay maangkin gaya ng kanyang nais ngunit naroon din ang kontrol nito sa kasalukuyan. He was holding back despite waering her sexiest and daring black spaghetti V-neck open back satin dress that hugs her body freely paired with her cut out heels.
“The mansion is so huge, I almost got lost...” wika niya upang masupil ang namuong katahimikan.
“I got that a lot,” tugon ng binata para mapakunot nang bahagya ang kanyang noo.
He get that a lot? So, he means he has a lot of submission before her. Sa isipin na iyon ay hindi na siya nagtaka. Ngunit ang ipinataka niya sa sarili ay kung bakit iyin nagbigay sa kanya nang bahagyang pagkadismaya. Gayunman gusto niya pa rin maranasan ang gagawin sa kanya ng binata o mga ipaparanas nito sa kanya. When he made a cut inside her, it was painful, yes. But it was bearable enough for her s****l needs and desperation of wanting to keep their dominant-submissive relationship.
“Let’s eat?” tanong ng binata para mapatango-tango na lamang siya.
Umupo siya sa salungat na upuan nito at halos matawa siya sa layo nilang dalawa. It was a long table with estimated twenty feet long. He was so far away. Sa mga oras na iyon ay parang napakalayo sa kanyang ng binata. At hindi siya sanay na malayo sa binata kapag sila ang magkasama. It was always theit body is pressed on each other or his erection is inside her.
“Don’t frown, Mika,” nakagiting saad ni Kyron at nang-aakit na kumindat sa gawi nila. “After this, let’s talk...”
Hindi sinasadyang nakagat ni Mika ang pang-ibabang labi bago siya tumango sa binata.
“Please, don’t do that. You just got here, I don’t want to ruin that sexy dress of yours, especially that red lipstick...” wika ng binata sabay nagsimula nang maglagay ng pagkain sa palato. “Believe me, Mika. You still had that effect on me whenever I get to have a glimpse of you. You don’t want to happen because once I start doing that, I will not stop, Mika... and even you can’t make me stop even if you beg me to. Almost a month has been hell for me. And I don’t want it to happen to me again.”
Natuptop ni Mika ang bibig bago niya inayos ang sarili. She never felt happy in her entire life by just a mere s****l innuendo warning. Not until now. That’s she wanted to hear.
“It’s been hell to me too,” pagsang-ayon ni Mika at sinalubong ang mga naglalagablab nitong mga mata. The control she saw there was almost nothing now. Kung hindi lamang malayo ang pagitan nila ni Kyron ay baka nga nakahiga na siya ngayon sa mesa at umuulos na sa kanya ang binata.
Marahil nga ay sinadya ni Kyron na maglayo sila habang kumakain dahil batid nito ang epekto nila sa isa’t isa.
“I don’t want that to happen again so I ask you on dinner. Us being that dominant-submissive trial... let’s mark it official,” saad ng binata para kumabog nang malakas ang kanyang puso.
She has never felt the impulse in her entire existence. Something never did excites her the way Kyron made her feel just now.
“If you agree to me then consider reading the paper in your front and do it while we eat,” pahayag ni Kyron sabay nagsimula na kumain.
Iyon pala ang saysay ng papel na naroon sa mesa katabi ng mamahalin na ball pen na tiyak na mamahalin dahil brand nitong tatak na Styles X Sanchez Jewelries na may maliit na bato sa takip nito na mas mahal pa ata sa isang bagong kotse. Titignan niya pa lamang ang mamahaling gamit na iyon ay pakiramdam niya ay mabigat pa iyon sa isang cell phone. It was obvious that the paper is an agreement contract with the most luxurious pen nationwide.
Saglit na tumingin siya sa papel bago niya naisipang kumain. She wanted to sign it immediately without reading the contract because of the exhilarating thought of being an official submissive, but she wasn’t that kind of woman. She still knows her worth and her limits as a human being.
WHY isn’t she picking the paper up?
Iyon agad ang pumasok sa utak ni Kyron nang halos matapos na siyang kumain. It would be better if she have read it while they eat they would get down to business right after eating.
But she didn’t. And she's not picking it to read any sooner.
Is Mika not considering it?
Dahil doon ay napaisip siya nang malalim. Tanggap na ba nito ang ipapakasal na ito ng ina? Nakapagdesisyon na ba nito na hindi na lamang ito itutuloy ang pagiging submissive? He doesn't know what to think anymore. Sa lahat ng naging submissive niya ay si Mika lang itong nakapagpaisip sa kanya ng kung ano-ano. Mika is still a challenge to her after what rough sec have they been through. She doesn't behaving as his fully. And that’s the use of the agreement because when she full agreed to it and then have her sign, she will became as his fully, as long as she wanted. But he never saw any willingness... nor disagreement. She was taking her time which is good and bad at the same time for him.
Mika is still that Mika she knew from three years ago. A hard cookie to crack. She is that very meticulous to just be swept off easily. Standing tall and beautiful like a gladilous flower. And the fact that a man like her has trouble taming the lioness, he could never feel complacent enough until she became hers. Hindi niya alam kung ano ang nasa isip nito at kung anong mga iisipin nito simula nang umupo ito sa tapat niya upang maghapunan. Nakatitig lamang siya dito habang kumakain habang ito ay hindi man lang siya binigyan nang kung anumang pagsipat man lamang.
Nang magsalin si Mika ng red Château Lafite 1787 ay napasunod siya sa gagawin nito. She pour enough wine and then she swirled the wine along the glass and sniffed it. Bago nito ininom ang wine ay nakita niya pa ang bahagyang pagtaas ng sulok ng labi nito.
Sa mga oras na iyon ay bahagyang natigilan si Kyron. He never sees such a gesture before that made him stilled and tongue-tied. Mika really knows what she’s doing and she knows where or when to smile. She knows how to seduce someone. Her lips are as red as that wine, and for a moment he has regretted to sit far away from her when he could sit near to own her. He could have been kissing her hard right now. Tracing her tongue on those flawless shoulders as his hands roamed around her back teasingly. Him swirling his tongue on her buds as she squirmed and screams his name over and over again. Him thrusting inside her as she pinned on his table. Flipping her over and making her bend and moaned. Damn, imagining it made his erection even harder than it’s already was. He wanted to bury his shaft inside her so bad, it hurts him because he can’t. Naikuyom niya na lamang ang kanyang kamay dahil doon.
But that was the point of him sitting far away, to be able for them to have a clear contract reading. But she’s not picking the paper at all.
“If human can melt by the use of an eyes, I could have already,” wika ni Mika nang mailapag na nito ang red wine glass at maiyos ang kubyertos sa ibabaw ng plato. “The steak was delicious and the chateau Lafite is incredible... as always. Now, that I finished eating, I’ll read the contract.”
Pagkasabi niyon ng dalaga ay nakahinga ng maginhawa si Kyron at doon pa siya nakainom ng wine. Mika is making him anxious, damn. Magiling talaga ito manubela ng naramramdaman ng tao. She was that kind of who is silent but damn terrible. She really can make any man knees buckled. Iyon ang unang impresyon na ibinigay ni Mika sa kanya nang magkakilala nang maayos sa kasal ni Alejandro at Alexandria. She never give a damn about him and his friends anlike any other woman did. That’s why it made her unique in her own kind of meticulous way. Hindi ito nasisilaw sa ganda ng isang tao dahil alam nito na may sarili itong kagandahan. Because for all he knew, Mika has those tantalizing eyes that when you looked at them, you would take time to stare at it for its unique kind. She has those raven full eyes and an enough arch of an eyebrows paired with it’s pointed nose and thin natural pink lips. Her hair is what he adore and hate the most at the same time. Her black and hip length hair that is parted in the middle and tucked in her ears which always looks good on her. In short, she screams elegance and grace.
For him, she’s the definition of beauty.
Nang pinasadahan ni Mika ang mga nakasulat sa papel ay hindi niya maiwasan na mabahala. There's only two probabilities and he may have to deal with a no hardly. Unknowingly, Mika became his submissive standard now. Kung hindi niya ito mapapayag ay sa tingin niya ay mahihirapan siya ulit maghanap ng kapalit na katulad nito. He doesn't even think he could ever find one. Mika is the only of her.
“Okay, I agree on this...” wika nito at sinalubong ang kanyang sabik na mga mata. “But not on number one, three, and seven. Reading the rules, I need to make my own condition or else I won’t sign this.”
Huminga nang malalim si Kyron bago niya dinampot ang sariling kopya. “I’m listening...”