AOT: Captivating His Manacled Heart (Completed)

Chapter 1

She's playfully swaying her hips from left to right then right to left. Her arms were up and her eyes were closed.

Her body goes along with the naughty background music. But she can still hear the familiar laughs of her friends everywhere, colliding with unfamiliar ones.

Sa pagmulat ng kaniyang mga mataʼy tumama ang paningin niya sa isang lalaki na mag-isang nakaupo sa kaliwang bahagi ng counter, may kadiliman sa bahaging iyon ngunit kitang-kita ng dalaga kung gaano kaguwapo ang lalaki sa side profile nito.

Her eyes narrowed at him as she bit her lips.

Suddenly, her body seemed to crave for something foreign and was new to her.

May epekto na ang alak sa katawan niya pero hindi pa naman siya lasing.

"Hey, Ever! Where are you going?!" narinig niyang tawag sa kanya ni Avery, her bitch friend. Doon pa lamang niya namalayan na naglalakad na pala siya palapit sa kinaroroonan ng guwapong lalaki.

"To meet a hottie!" she answered then giggled.

"Wait! Are you already tipsy?!" tanong nito sabay hila sa kaniya pabalik sa kanilang reserved table.

"Of course not, I'm still sober." Umirap siya sa kaibigan bago umupo sa kaniyang puwesto kasama ang iba pa nilang mga kaibigan na mukhang napagod na rin kasasayaw sa dance floor. Lima silang lahat, three girls and two boys, but Avery was her closest friend among them.

Inabutan siya ng drinks ni Lewis at agad naman niya iyong tinanggap.

When she carried the bottle of liquor in her mouth, her gaze landed again on the man drinking alone on the left side of the counter. Nanliit ang kaniyang mga mata habang pilit sinisipat ang binata. She's scrutinised him, from his masculine body frame, face and even his height which seems towering.

"You like him?" may kalakasan ang boses na tanong ni Avery dahilan para mapalingon sa kanila ang mga kaibigan.

"Like who?!" excited na tanong ni Denise.

"The hunk there." Ngumuso si Avery kung saan nakaupo ang lalaki.

"Oh . . . Likod pa lang guwapo na, ah. No wonder why Everette liked him," ani Denise.

"Like my foot! I am just wondering why he's alone. That's it," she denied.

"Yeah... And the pigs can fly, Everette!" Avery said sarcastically.

Wala talaga siyang maitatago sa kaibigan niya. Kilalang-kilala na siya nito.

"If that's the case, why don't you approach him?" Denise asked.

Avery strikes her hands on the table. "I have a deal!" she announced.

Four pairs of eyes shifted to Avery and wait for her to blurt out her so-called deal.

"Dating gawi, kailangan ay kuhanin niya ang cellphone number mo," sabi nito habang nakatingin sa mga mata ni Everette.

"And what would I get this time when I win? Your island in Batangas sounds good," tanong at suhestiyon niya. Sinadya niya talagang gamitin ang Isla nito para matigil sa kalokohan.

Saglit na napaisip si Avery bago siya nakasagot, "Deal! But you'll give me your Lambo in return," she requested, making Everetteʼs jaw drop.

"Are you serious?!" hindi makapaniwalang tanong niya.

"Fine, your Porsche. Final offer."

Her friend Avery knows how much she loves her luxury cars, yet, she also knows how she was fantasizing about her Island in Batangas.