Chapter 15

"At your house? W-Wait, why am I going there? I mean, I can't leave yet—"

"And why not?" he asked irritably while staring at me intently. "Let's go. Just text your friend that you're with me. Or maybe someone else wants you to go back inside? Who, Mike?"

"No, it's not that!" I refused. He opened the car door and let me in. I really don’t know what this man is up to, but there’s something in myself that is saying I should I go with him.

"Come in," he commanded. I hesitated to look at him but eventually I decided to just get in the car. The way he looked at me seemed to say that I had no choice but to follow him.

I just sighed as he started the engine.

I picked up the cellphone that was inside my sling bag and saw five missed calls from Lalaine. There were also messages from him asking where I was. I immediately typed a reply.

To: Laine

Don't worry about me. I left. I'll explain everything to u tom. :-)

"Who's that?" I looked at Raxon who frowned. "Your friend?"

I nodded. He didn't ask anything more so silence enveloped the whole vehicle. I really don't know why it entered his mind to take me to his house even though we are not close to each other. In fact, it's already been two months since the last time we had a strange encounter. Then we had a little argument. So a big puzzle to me now is his sudden approach to me. But even with many questions running through my mind there is only one thing I am sure of. I know and I'm sure that even though this man looks so rough and dangerous, he won't make any move that can hurt an innocent person like me.

Fifteen minutes passed before the vehicle stopped in front of the Bermudez mansion. When he came out I also came out immediately. The big mansion looks so peaceful in front of their wide plantation. You really can't deny the super wealth of the Bermudez.

I came back to reality when Raxon touched my wrist. He looked at me with his dark eyes.

"U-Hey just wait--" I tried to stop him but I couldn't. He walked straight into the gate while dragging me.

"Good evening sir." the guard greeted and looked at me in surprise as if he had never seen Raxon with a woman.

"Brother Lando, just get in my car." he formally promised. I just bit my lip because of nervousness. I know that no matter what I say, he will not listen. Don't I really like it? E, why do I seem so excited?

Damn! Get down — you’re not Amara!

When we entered the mansion I was almost stunned. The whole place is incredibly grand! Every corner you look is screaming in luxury. From the floor, chandeliers, furnitures and all.

The maids stared at us. They greeted him while they just gave me a curious look. Rax did not speak. Instead he continued walking so I followed as well. We headed to the living room. There we were greeted by a fairly elderly woman.

"Oh, Rax. Why are you coming home so fast? The party is over?" then her eyes drifted to me. "Is she your girlfriend, son?"

My eyes widened and immediately shook. "Oh, no!" I don't even know why this person brought me here e. Then can my girlfriend be mistaken? Just what the F?

"She's a friend, manang. And you know, I don't like parties that much. So my thirty -minute stay there was too long." Raxon. He loosened his grip on me so I disappeared.

"Ah all right. I'll leave you first."

"Please prepare some food. I will feed this guest of mine." the old man grinned playfully as I felt like I had diarrhea.

He turned to me and looked at me darkly. I tried to look calm as possible, but hell! Just the way he looked at me I seemed to be out of breath.

"Sit, Amara." he commanded and so I did. When I sat down on the sofa he immediately sat down next to me but there was a small distance between us.

"You haven't eaten yet, right?"

I looked at him. "You're right! I was supposed to eat there at Mike's party and then you suddenly pulled me out of there. So how can I eat ?!" I really don't know where my courage to scold him comes from.

One corner of his lip lifted. He looks so amused. While I was irritated.

"Easy, baby. I'll feed you here. So don't worry."

He took off his tuxedo and put it somewhere else. She folded her white longsleeves up to her elbows so she didn't look that formal anymore. I just swallowed when I realized how handsome he was in every corner I looked. He looks so dashing and indeniably hot.

"How old are you?" he asked all of asudden. I intertwined my fingers as I look at him directly in the eyes.

"I'm turning seventeen by the end of this month."

She sighed and ran her fingers through her hair.

"In two months, how many have been your lovers?"

Why does he ask me such things? We're not even close for pete's sake!

But I still answered. "I didn't count them. I'm not interested. Why are you asking, by the way?"

"I just want to know what happened to you here while I'm in Manila for two months."

Wait, Manila? Does that mean, so I haven’t seen him in two months he’s not here in San Alfresco?

I would have asked him what he did there I restrained myself. I don't even want him to think that I'm interfering too much in his life even though we're not close to each other.