Chapter Twenty
Axel’s POV
I inhaled a deep breath and closed my eyes the moment I stepped out of the bathroom. Paulit-ulit kong minura ang sarili ko sa isip ko. I wanted her see that I wasn’t the ‘prince charming’ or even remotely close. I was the villain, the bad guy. Valerie was just too fucking stubborn give up. What was she fucking thinking, giving me head in front of those two women? Damn that brat! Hindi niya dapat ginawa iyon! Hindi siya katulad ng mga babaeng iyon. Sinabi ko lang iyon para itulak siya palayo sa akin. I couldn’t fucking believe she would be that stupid to do it.
She thought her pretty face and hot body could move any man to do almost anything she wanted them to do. Not me. She couldn’t play me like them. She thought I would be begging for her sweet little pussy. She thought she could get me wrapped around her fucking bratty finger. Nobody could play me. I knew the game too fucking well.
“Hey, Axel!” I snapped out of my though when one of the two girls I were with wrapped her arms around mine. “Are you done with her? Can I have my turn now?” She giggled.
I pulled my arm away from her. “Maybe some other night. I’m spent.”
“But Axeeeel…” She whined and pouted. Hindi ko siya pinansin at naglakad ako palabas sa VIP lounge. I got out of the club and went in to my car. Christ! What I just did started sinking into me. I fucked her in the mouth and I made her swallow my come. Nanghihinang napasandal ako sa kinauupuan ko. I felt guilt and regret squeeze around my heart like a rope but I quickly brushed it away,.
So what? Nagawa niya na din kay David iyon. I could tell by the way she had expertly sucked my dick. The incomprehensible in my chest and stomach at that thought of her doing it to David made me feel sick. Lalong lumalaki ang galit sa dibdib ko sa tuwing iniisip ko siya at ang David na iyon. She gave another man her virginity. I didn't give a flying fuck about virginity but she told me her pussy was mine. What was mine was mine and no one should be allowed to touch it. I felt betrayed when she let another man touch her. I'm a selfish person and I do not share.
I could feel my temples throbbing and my jaw clenched almost painfully. A part of me wanted to touch her, kiss her, feel her, and taste her again. But fuck, everytime I look at her all I could see was her betrayal. And all I could feel was the painful throbbing of my heart when I picture her having sex with David, her moaning and groaning his name as he brings her to climax.
We had sex. Those words were imprinted in my mind. They replayed themselves in my head over and over in Valerie's cold voice. It mocked and taunted me.
This, I couldn't fucking allow. I couldn't admit I was hurt so I tried to focus on my anger. It was easier to be angry than admit to myself that she had hurt me.
Valerie’s POV
I felt dirty and used and the lowest I had ever been. He used me like a whore and I let him. I swallowed my dignity and acted like a slut for him. Only for him. I wanted him that much. Mahal ko kasi siya. I never thought love could make me this stupid. Staring at my reflection in the mirror, I wiped away the tears that were rolling down my cheeks. I splashed some cold water on my face as I tried to get my emotions under control.
Kaya ko ‘to. I won’t give up on him. He’s the one I want and he’s the one I will fight for.
I put on a fake smile before getting out of the bathroom. Lifting my chin up, I walked out of there as if nothing happened. Nakita ko pa ang isa sa mga babaeng kasama kanina ni Axel. She frowned when she saw me. I cocked a brow at her and gave her a proud, wry smile before walking away. I went back to the table where my friends were. I poured myself a shot of alcohol and downed in one go. The familiar burn hit the back of my throat, washing away the taste of him in my mouth. I quietly drank while they talk to try to numb the pain I was feeling.
"Okay ka lang ba?" Amy asked in a worried tone.
"Why are you crying?" Trina's brows furrowed as she looked at me.
I brought my hand to my cheek and it was wet with tears. I hadn't notice they were already dripping down my face and quickly wiped it off. "I just... I want to go home. I don't feel good." I sobbed.
They all exchanged glances before nodding their heads.
"Okay, we'll go home." Venus said in a gentle voice. "Come on, let's get you out of this place."
Lumabas na kami ng club at sumakay sa kotse ni Trina. Trina drove the car while Amy sat on the passenger's seat while Venus and I were at the backseat.
"Girl, 'fess up. What are you crying about?" Tanong ni Amy.
I forced out a smile and shook my head. "Nothing."
Weekend was over and I went back to work with a bright smile on my face. All it took was some retail and mani-pedi therapy with my girlfriends to lift my spirit and my hope back up. I would never give up until I get what I want. Hindi sapat ang nangyari sa club para sumuko ako sa kanya. It only drove me to try harder. Hindi ko nilunok ang cum niya at ang pride at dignity ko para sumuko lang.
"Good morning!" I cheerfully greeted Nicole and Cooper as I walked in the room. Agad silang naghiwalay sa pagkakayakap.
"Good morning." Halos magkasabay na bati nila.
I put my bag and the jar of cookies I was holding down my table. I baked these heart shaped cookies for Axel. They say a way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Kung kinakailangan, ako ang manliligaw sa kanya. This was the 21st century. Everyone should have equal rights.
"Ang cute naman ng cookies na yan. Mukhang masarap. Can I have one?" Nicole asked, sweetly.
"Sorry, may pagbibigyan ako nito." I said in an apologetic tone. I felt bad but this was only for Axel. "Sa susunod dadalhan ko rin kayo."
"Oh..." Nicole gave me a wide smile and raised her brows. "May pagbibigyan ka pala ng hearts mo."
I just chuckled and shook my head as I sat down on my swivel chair.
"Maaga nga pala akong uuwi. Birthday kasi ni mommy. Half day lang ako ngayon kaya kayo ni Cooper ang maiiwan dito." Nicole said.
"Okay, that won't be a problem." I smiled at her. "Kami na ang bahala dito."
"Thanks." Sabi niya. Nag-usap pa kami sandali bago kami bumalik sa trabaho. After finishing my work, I decided to go to Axel's office with the financial report so I could have an excuse to see him. And as usual, his secretary greeted me. She was like a barrier, blocking him away from me.
"I'm just going to give him the report and these cookies." I said as I tried to convice her to let me in.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Zamora. Maraming pinagkakaabalahan si Mr. Lavigne ngayon at hindi siya pwedeng maistorbo. You can leave the papers to me and I'll give it to him later." His secretary said, her tone almost begging me to leave. Kanina pa ako nakikiusap sa kanya na papasukin ako sa loob.
"But I need to talk to him." Pilit ko pa rin. "Tell him it's Valerie."
"He strictly told me not to let anyone in. Especially you, Ms. Zamora."
"Fine." I muttered defeatedly, giving her a glare and frowning at her before turning my back. She headed back to sit on her desk and I turned back around and ran to the door to Axel's office. She quickly ran after me to stop me but I was quick to open the door. Bago pa siya nakahabol sa akin ay nakapasok na ako at naisara ko na iyon.
"Ms. Zamora!" The secretary said, knocking on the door. I ignored her and walked towards Axel. He was sitting on his desk, signing some checks. I saw him glanced at me but his eyes quickly went back back down on the checks he was signing.
"What do you want?" He asked in a cold voice, not even looking at me.
The intercom beeped and I heard his secretary's voice. "Mr. Lavigne, I'm sorry. Ayaw niyang magpapigil. I tried to stop her but-"
"It's alright." He answered before pressing the intercom off.
His gaze lifted up to me and our eyes met. His eyes was the most frightening and beautiful part of him. There was this sinister gleam smoldering deep within them, the vicious amusement and hunger., like the eyes of a spider staring at a fly struggling in its web. I felt like a prey everytime he looks at me. They were extremely confident, those eyes... confident and without pity.
"What do you want?" He asked again, this time his voice was firmer. "You can't keep barging in to my office like this, Ms. Zamora."
"I'm just here to give you this month's financial report and these cookies I made for you. Sana magustuhan mo." I said, keeping my voice steady as I put the the papers and the jar of cookies on his table.
"You don't have to directly give the report to me. Marami pang prosesong pagdadaanan yan." He sighed, shaking his head. "You're wasting my time and your time. Hindi playground itong kumpanya at hindi laro ang trabaho mo. If you can't take your job seriously, I might as well fire you and give it to someone who actually needs the job."
"Hanggang kailan ka ba magiging ganito sa akin?" I asked wearily.
"This is not the place to talk about things like that. You can leave now." He said in a stern voice.
"Hindi mo ba ako kayang mahalin?" My voice broke.
"Leave my office or get fired?" I saw his jaw clenched and his face showed he was pissed.
I sighed, trying to lift the heavy feeling in my chest before turning around and heading out the door. If he thought his acts were enough to push me away then he was wrong. I didn't come this far to give up.
Valerie Zamora doesn't take rejections.
Lunch came and Nicole had already left. Cooper and I went to the cafeteria to get something to eat. We sat at one of the table with him across from me. We were eating and having a nice conversation when I saw a familiar face sitting just a few tables away from us. I was facing the direction where he was sitting at and he was facing me.
He gave me a sharp, piercing glare as if I was doing something wrong. Was it because of Cooper? Cooper was the guy he was talking about when we were in the elevator. I broke our gaze and focused my attention to Cooper. Even when I wasn't looking at him, I could feel the weight of his stare. He was looking at me with those eyes like a predator looking at his prey.
I laughed with Cooper and got a little playful than usual with him. I wanted Axel to see that I was having a good time with him. I wanted to see his reaction. May posibilidad ba na baka nagseselos siya? Was he even capable of feeling anything other than horny?
When I glanced back at his table, he wasn't there anymore.
It was raining cats and dogs when I got out of the building. I stood in front of the building and waited for a taxi to drive by. Konti lang ang dumadaan na sasakyan sa lakas ng ulan at kung may taxi man na dumaan may sakay naman iyon. I didn't have a car here in Manila. My daddy told me that if I wanted to live here in Manila then I would have to be independent. Wala siyang ibibigay sa akin. He wanted me to work for things I wanted to have. Ang sabi niya, kung kaya ko ng bumukod sa kanya, hindi ko na kailangan sumandal at umasa sa kanya.
"Valerie!" I heard Cooper's voice calling me. Lumingon ako at nakita ko siyang palapit sa akin. He stopped right beside where I was standing.
"Cooper!" I smiled at him.
"Pababa na sana ako ng parking lot pero nakita kita." He said. "Malakas ang ulan."
"Really?" I chuckled and held my hand out, pretending to check the rain. "Oh, I didn't notice. "
He laughed, shaking his head. "Gusto mong hatid na kita? Mahihirapan kang kumuha ng taxi ngayon."
"Really?" My face lit up. I was already tired and I just wanted to go home.
"Oo naman. Tara na?" He offered an arm to me and I giggled and wrapped my hand around it. But before we could leave a white Maserati car pulled up in front of us. The window rolled down, revealing Axel's dark and stoic face.
"Get in the car." He said in a firm, authorative voice as he looked straight ahead.
"Good evening, Mr. Lavigne." Cooper politely greeted him. "Huwag po kayong mag-alala ako na ang bahalang maghatid-"
"Get in the fucking car, Valerie." His voice was rougher and more impatient.
"Salamat na lang, Cooper." I gave him a smile.
He smiled back and nodded at me. I walked to his car and opened the door to the passenger's seat and got in. I waved at Cooper and as he was waving back at me, Axel rudely rolled the window up. I sat uncomfortably next to him, feeling some sort of hostility in the air. I inhaled a deep breath, taking in the manly scent of him that filled his car.
"Why are you always with that guy?" He asked after a few minutes of silence.
"He's my friend." I answered.
"Kahit na. Hindi ka dapat sumasama sa kung sinu-sinong lalaki." His jaw hardened. "The next time I see you flirting with him, I will fire the both of you."
"I wasn't flirting with him!" I exclaimed. I wanted to think that he cared for me and that he was jealous but I knew he was just trying to find an excuse to get rid of me.
"I don't want to see you with him again, do you understand?"
"And I don't want to see you with another woman again." I said in a soft but determined voice. "You don't need them. You can have me..."
"Valerie!" He snarled under his breath. "Don't fucking try me. I'm not going to play your silly little game."
"I love you, Axel. You need to know that I love you. So much that it hurts and I'm not willing to give up." My voice was uneven but stronger than I thought. I could feel the lump on my throat forming as I said those words.
Hindi na siya nagsalita pagkatapos nun. His silence was like being rejected all over again. A new hurt lashed through me.
"Where should I drop you off?" He asked, breaking the silence.
"I want to spend the night with you." I said. "Take me wherever you want. Do whatever you want with me. I'm all yours."
"Valerie, will you fucking stop being a brat?" He scowled.
"I just want to be with you tonight." My voice was small but firm.
"You can't! Sabihin mo sa akin kung saan kita ibababa." He gritted out.
I shook my head, determined. I always get what I want and I right now I wanted to be with him tonight. "Kung ayaw mo akong makasama then just drop me off the side of the road. Uuwi na lang akong mag-isa."
"You know I can't do that. Responsibilidad kita. Sa akin ka ibinilin ni Jaime, kung may mangyari sa'yo ako ang may kasalanan." He harshly said as if trying to tell me how much of a burden I was to him. But I didn't care anymore. Wala na yata akong natitirang hiya sa sarili ko. I would do everything to him. Everything. My iron will will not break.
"Then take me home with you." I said. He angrily cussed under his breath. A smile of triumph secretly crept on my lips when I saw his condo building. He parked his car in the parking lot in the building. Tahimik siyang lumabas ng kotse niya at sumunod ako sa kanya.
We rode the elevator to his floor in relative silence. Binuksan niya ang pinto sa condo niya at dumiretso siya sa kwarto. I was ready to give him all of me. My heart was pounding violently as Islowly walked to his room to follow him. I opened his door but he wasn't there. I heard the shower running inside the bathroom.
Isa-isa kong tinanggal ang damit ko until I was completely naked. Then I slipped under the cover of his bed and waited for him with anticipation and something else I couldn't really put my finger on. My heart skipped a beat when the bathroom door opened. It had been so long since he held me, touched me, kissed me. God, I wanted him, I wanted him buried inside me, filling me completely.
He slowly walked to the bed with a dark blue towel wrapped around his waist. Our eyes met and I forced out a smile. Nag-iwas siya ng tingin sa akin at tinanggal ang towel na nakatakip sa kanya. His body was just exactly like how I remembered it. Hard and masculine. Before I could move my gaze further down, he climbed up the bed. Humiga siya sa tabi ko at tumalikod sa akin.
I wasn't expecting that. I thought he would jump on to me the moment he sees me. Hindi na ba niya ako gusto? Sawa na ba siya sa akin? I needed to know that he still wanted me. I scooted closer to him, pressing my body against him and wrapping my arm around his torso. Teasing him, I gave him soft and gentle kisses on the cheek down to his jawline and to his neck.
"Val, let me go to sleep. I have work tomorrow. Go satisfy yourself." He murmured in a lazy and tired voice.
I was practically throwing myself to him and he turned me down. I felt like a cheap slut and he was treating me like one yet I still love him. What had he done to me to make him fall for him this hard? After a few moments, his breathing slowed and deepend letting me know that he finally dozed off.
I kissed him on the cheek. "You don't have to be mine, Axel. Just let me be yours."
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Author's Note:
I'm really sorry for taking so long to update. I promise the next chapter will come out much sooner.
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