Chapter 3

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Zynder immediately walked towards the woman dancing in the middle of the dance floor, confident that his undeniable charms can sway her into coming home with him. He smirked when he was just a few feet away from her, watching as she sways her butt in the rhythm of the music. He has always been an ass-man. Boobs never sway him, but a goddamn sexy butt would always string him up. 

Walang-alinlangan niyang nilapitan ito at hinawakan sa may bewang. Since nakatalikod ang babae sa kaniya ay hindi nito napansin ang kaniyang paglapit. "Hey," he whispered right beside her ear, knowing full well that his voice alone can make a woman's knee bend.

Napaigtad ang babae bago siya nilingon. His past experiences of picking up girls always ended up with them smiling at him when he do that move, but it seems like this one is different. Nilingon siya nito na may annoyed expression sa mukha bago malakas na tinapik ang kaniyang kamay papaalis sa beywang nito. 

"Bastos," inis nitong ika bago siya inirapan. Para bang sinasabi na sinira niya ang gabi nito. Walang-alinlangan siya nitong tinalikuran at naglakad na papalayo. Siya naman ay naiwang tulala doon dahil sa gulat. This is the first time that someone didn't fall for his charms. It was such a huge blow on his overfed ego. 

Nakalayo-layo na ng kaunti ang babae nang tuluyan na siyang maka-recover sa gulat. Mabilis naman siyang naglakad-takbo upang mahabol ito. "Hey!" he called her again but she only raised her arms as if saying "talk-to-the hand" before changing it again and flipping him off. "Miss!" tawag niyang muli dito na mukhang nagpa-inis dito dahil nakakakuha na sila ng atensyon mula sa ibang tao. 

Tumigil ang babae sa paglalakad at nilingon siya. It was so clear that she was annoyed by him based on the knots forming on her forehead. She crossed her arms before saying, "No, I don't want a drink. No, I don't want to dance with you. And no, I'm not an angel that came from heaven. Fuck you and your shitty-ass lines. Now, can you fucking leave me alone?"

Her words really did take him aback. Hindi niya inaasahan na para palang tigre ang maliit na kuting na nasa harapan niya. He smirked before saying, "Feisty, I like that."

He used to like his women as submissive as possible but goddamn, this woman just changed his preference in a hot second. 

Mas sumama ang tingin nito sa kaniya at inirapan siyang muli bago tumalikod at naglakad papaalis roon. He chose not to bother her anymore and instead watched her retreating back, her swaying hips almost distract him from what he was thinking. "Louisa, huh . . ." nakaismid niyang bulong sa sarili bago naramdaman ang biglang pag-akbay ng isang tao sa kaniya. 

"Yo, bro." Alam na niyang si Collin iyon kaya naman hindi na niya ito nilingon, bagkus ay nagpatuloy siya sa pagtanaw sa babaeng nakakuha ng atensyon niya. "I told you she's a real monster, wala pang nakakapagpaluhod kay Louisa."

"Well, there's always a first time," confident niyang ika bago tinanggal ang braso nito na nakapatong sa balikat niya. Nagsimula na siyang maglakad pabalik sa table nila habang ang isip ay puno ng imahe ng babaeng iyon. 

Kita niya si Ismael na naroon pa rin at nakaismid na. "Seems like I won."

Napakunot ang noo niya dahil sa sinabi nito ngunit agad rin iyong nawala nang iwagayway ni Ismael ang susi ng sasakyan nila ni Collin. Narinig niya ang pagmura ni Collin sa likuran niya ngunit siya naman ay nagkibit-balikat na lamang at pasalampak na naupo muli sa couch na iyon. Sa totoo lamang ay nakalimutan na niya ang munting pustahan nila. Ang utak niya ay nakatutok lamang sa pag-alala sa bawat detalye ng mukha at katawan ni Louisa. 

I gotta have her.

That was the only thing on his mind all week. Dumating muli ang weekends at nag-bar hopping sila nina Collin at Ismael. He knew he wasn't his usual self anymore. Ni hindi niya pinansin ang mga babaeng lumalapit sa kaniya. His head was so preoccupied with Louisa that he just found himself looking for her everywhere. Palaging una niyang tinatanong sa tuwing dumadating siya sa mga party ay "Nandito ba si Louisa?"

Kapag sinasabi ng mga ito na wala ay magtatanong-tanong siya kung alam ng mga ito kung saan pupunta ang babae. Katulad na lamang ngayon kung saan hindi siya mapakali dahil nalaman niyang wala si Louisa sa party na pinuntahan niya. Nang dumating naman si Collin at sinabing alam nito kung nasaan ang babae ay agad siyang napatalon.

"Nasa QC daw si Louisa. Nakita siya ng kaibigan ko," balita nito sa kaniya. Agad naman niyang dinampot ang cellphone at nagsimula ng maglakad papaalis. Nagtataka naman siyang sinundan ng kaibigan at nagtanong, "Bro! Saan ka pupunta?"

"QC," tipid niyang sagot bago ito iniwan. Agad naman siyang bumiyahe at dumiretso sa club na sinabi ni Collin sa kaniya. Wala siyang kahirap-hirap na pumasok at agad namang hinanap ang babae. His whole week was only engulf by her image. Tanging siya lamang ang nais niyang makita. 

His eyes wandered all over the place until they landed on her sexy image seated in the bar area, sipping her cocktail. He smirked before walking towards her, knowing full well that she would greet him again with her sharp remarks and "nang-iirap eyes". 

Damn, I'm smitten with a maldita!

"Hey," he whispered in her right ear, knowing that she hates it and would probably earn him her signature annoyed look. "Such a coincidence to bump into you here," dagdag niyang ika na alam niyang puno ng kasinungalingan. 

Coincidence, my ass. I just asked 20 people just to know where you are tonight.

Narinig niya ang inis nitong pagbuntung-hininga bago siya nilingon, "Are you a fucking dog?! Why do you keep on following me?!"

Bahagya siyang napangiti dahil sa reaksyon nito bago nilapit ang mukha niya dito. Unlike the other girls, she didn't back down and remained in her position, not minding even if their lips were only inches apart. 

God! I wanna violate that lips so badly!

"Am I a dog?" nakangiti niyang ulit sa sinabi nito. "Hmm . . . No, I'm not, but for you? I'm willing to be."

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