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ROZOVSKY HEIRS 5 | STANISLAV VAUGHN

CHAPTER TEN | WON'T GO DOWN EASY

SOFIA

            He was kissing me.

            Stanislav Rozovsky was kissing me. The man I vowed to hate all my life. His lips were devouring mine. I had kissed men before, but I wasn't kissed like this. Like my mouth was the only thing that matters to him. Like my mouth was a delectable treat that he could taste over and over. His kiss was claiming. Greedy. Even the way he was touching my body, I could feel his total control.

            I should be pushing him away. I shouldn't be allowing him to do this. I hated this man. He destroyed my life. He killed my parents. But his kiss made something in me. I felt alive for the first time. Alive and on fire. There was the heat that I never felt before.

            Stanislav fucking Rozovsky was kissing me and I am fucking loving it.

I wanted more.

            What the hell was wrong with me? Did I get insane? This man was a monster. A devil. But the devil was kissing me and melting all my anger towards him. Maybe this was his power. This was his evil doing. He made me under his spell and I couldn't do anything about this but to give in to his doing.

            I could feel his hand under my tiny dress. He kept on squeezing my ass cheek while his mouth kept on kissing me. Tongue wandering inside my mouth. I was kissing him back. I thought that was the best thing to do. I didn't want this strange feeling to stop because I wanted more. I could feel his whole body pinning me to the wall. His hand slides from my ass down to my thighs, slowly caressing it until it made its way between it. Right between my aching slit.

            His touch was electric and I could feel the heat in my core. I could feel my body tremble because of the unexplainable desire that I felt. I moaned when I felt his finger slowly sliding between my slit. I could feel my own wetness starting to drenched my legs. He rubbed my clit slowly, in a circular motion. I moaned in his mouth while I held on to his arms. I whimpered when I felt his thick finger started to sink inside. Testing the slickness of my pussy. Automatically, my hips rocked to meet his touch. He played with my clit again as I felt my knees becoming weak. My whole body was in heat and I needed to cling to him. He let go of my mouth, moved his head a little bit and looked into my face.

            I swallowed hard. I hated him but my body couldn't lie about the excitement that he brought into me because of this new experience. His finger kept on teasing my bud while his burning gaze was melting my whole being.

            "S-Stas..." I couldn't help but to say his name. I moaned when he put his finger inside me. Started to move in and out that made me lose all my reservations.

            He was finger-fucking me. With one finger. And I felt I am seeing the stars in heaven every time he was pushing it deep.

            One finger.

            He was going to make me experience my first orgasm with one freaking finger.

            He moved closer to me. Licked my neck up to my ear and whispered something.

            "I want you to come. I want to feel your wetness against my finger."

            I should be mad at him because of those lewd words that he said. But in return, I moaned and pulled him closer to me. I could feel in my body that I was going to explode. Something in me was going to burst.

            His finger moved faster. It became savage and demanding. He kept on whispering to my ear to come for him. I felt his finger curl deep into me. His palm rubbing my clit wildly. And I was moving my hips following the movement of his hand against my core.

            "Oh my God..." I whimpered as he kept on pushing it deep.

            "Come, Sofia. I want you to come."

            He moved his palm against my clit grinding it as he reached something inside me that made me come in an instant.

            My body shuddered and squirmed against his body as I came. I was moaning but his lips silenced the sound of pleasure that I had to express. Instead, I moaned against his mouth. He was kissing me hard while his finger kept on pushing deep within me.

            I felt my whole world trembled because of this experience. I was panting and gasping for air when Stas moved away from me. He was looking at me while he slowly removes his finger inside me. I blushed when he looked at it and I could see my own wetness around it. A devilish smile formed in his lips and without losing his gaze at me, he put his middle finger inside his mouth and sucked it slowly. Tasting my cream that coats around it. 

            I was about to say something when I heard a ding and the door of the elevator opened. He looked at me and chuckled then walked out from the elevator like nothing happened between us.

            "Follow me."

            Iyon ang narinig kong sabi ni Stas habang naglalakad siya palabas ng elevator. Hindi naman ako agad makagalaw at pakiramdam ko ay nanginiginig pa ang mga tuhod ko dahil sa nangyari. Mahina akong napamura at ngayon nagsi-sink-in sa akin ang katotohanan.

            I gave in to the devil and he won this time.

            Nilingon ako ni Stas at hitsurang inip na nakatingin sa akin.

            "Do you want me to carry you?" Nakataas ang kilay na tanong niya.

            Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin at inayos ko ang suot kong damit. Hinila ko pababa ang nalislis kong damit at lumakad palabas ng elevator. Napaikot ang mata ko sa buong paligid. Ang laki ng lugar na ito. Tingin ko ay na-occupy nito ang isang buong floor ng hotel. Napatingin ako sa napakalaking salamin at kitang-kita doon ang buong paligid ng hotel. Napakaganda ng view.

"What's your brand?"

Napalingon ako kay Stas at nakita ko siyang nagsasalin ng alak sa baso tapos ay tumingin sa akin.

"What?" Pakiramdam ko ay wala pa rin ako sa sarili ko dahil sa nangyari sa elevator.

Napailing siya at parang natatawa pa. "What do you want? Wine? Champagne? Something hard?" Ipinakita niya ang baso na hawak. "Scotch. Strong." Hitsurang inaalok niya ako noon pero umiling ako. "Oh," hitsurang may naalala siya. "I remember. Vodka is your thing."

"What was that, Stas?" Hindi ko na matiis na hindi itanong ang narinig kong sinabi niya kanina sa bar.

Kumunot ang noo niya sa akin. "What was what? What we did in the..." hindi niya itinuloy ang sasabihin at itinuro ang elevator tapos ay napangiti. "I made you came. You're welcome." Ininom niya ang laman ng hawak na baso tapos muling tumingin sa akin. "Do you always go out like that?"

"Like what?" taka ko.

Nagkibit siya ng balikat. "Not wearing panties."

            Ramdam kong nag-init ang pisngi ko at sinamaan ko siya ng tingin.

            "I am used not to wear panties especially if I am wearing a dress like this. Not wearing a panty is normal. There is nothing wrong with it," inis kong sagot.

            "Relax." Natatawa pa rin siya. "I am not complaining. I like it, actually. Bold. Wild. And easier to fuck."

            Sa narinig ko ay hinubad ko ang suot kong sapatos at ibinato sa kanya na nailagan naman niya. Hinubad ko pa uli ang isa at muling ibinato iyon pero nailagan na naman niya.

            "Why? May mali ba sa sinabi ko. I know how to appreciate things." Tonong nang-aasar pa rin siya.

            "Damn you. Ipaliwanag mo sa akin ang sinabi mo sa bar. Anong pinagsasabi mong fiancée mo ako?"

            Tumaas ang kilay niya. "Because you are."

            "Tinanggihan mo ako 'di ba? And that offer already rescinded. You can find any woman that you can marry but not me. I can easily find a man who would want to marry me." Pagkasabi ko noon ay mabilis kong dinampot ang mga sapatos ko at isinuot iyon. Maglalakad na lang ako papunta sa elevator pero inilang hakbang lang ako ni Stas. Mabilis akong hinawakan sa magkabilang braso at iniharap sa kanya. Ngayon ay kitang-kita ko na ang galit sa mga mata niya.

            "You are my fiancée, Sofia. No one can have you but me. Anyone who come near you or touch you will be dead," he said that in between his teeth.

            Napalunok ako at naalala ko ang lalaking kasayaw ko kanina sa dance floor.

            "The man earlier, are you really going to cut his hand?" Kinakabahang tanong ko.

            Nakatitig sa mukha ko si Stas tapos ay marahan akong binitiwan at bumalik sa table niya.

            "Yes." Malamig na sagot niya.

            Pakiramdam ko ay hindi ako makahinga sa narinig kong sagot.

            "Why? He was just dancing." Naiiyak na ako sa awang nararamdaman ko para sa lalaking iyon.

            "That's the consequence of what he did."

            "But he didn't do anything! Nakita mo naman nagsasayaw lang kami." Namuo na ang luha sa mga mata ko. "At dahil lang doon mapuputulan siya ng kamay?"

            Tumango siya. Wala akong maramdaman kahit na katiting na konsensiya mula sa kanya.

"You're a monster." Tuluyan nang nahulog ang mga luha ko.

Tumingin siya sa akin at napahinga ng malalim.

"I can't take it back, Sofia. What I said, it had to be done." Bahagyang lumambot ang boses niya pagkasabi noon.

"You are going to hurt someone. Someone innocent. He doesn't even know about us."

"And I am not sorry. If I tell them not do it, my men would think I become soft. They will think that I am becoming weak. I will lose their respect so it had to be done."

Napailing na ako sa kawalan ng magagawa. Pareho kaming napatingin sa elevator nang tumunog iyon at tatlong lalaki ang pumapasok. Agad na lumakad si Stas at pumuwesto sa harap ko. Parang itinatago ako sa mga taong dumating.

"Tapos na, Boss." Sabi ng isa sa mga iyon. May bitbit itong maliit na kahon at ibinigay kay Stas. Nanlaki ang mata ko nang makita ko ang kahon na may mga bahid ng dugo. Inilagay niya iyon sa table.

Nagpaalam na ang mga lalaki at may tinawag siya na isa sa mga ito.

"Get the car ready. I'll bring her home." Narinig kong sabi niya sa tauhan niya.

"What? No. I can go home by myself," inis kong sagot sa kanya at lalakad ako papunta sa elevator pero mabilis niya akong pinigilan habang nakatingin pa rin sa kausap niya.

"The car," muli ay sabi niya at nakita kong tumango lang ang lalaki at sumakay na sa elevator.

Nang kaming dalawa na lang doon ay tumingin siya sa box na nasa table niya at tumingin sa akin. Agad niya akong hinila palayo doon dahil alam kong nakita niya na nakikita ko ang mga dugo sa paligid ng kahon.

"I-is that the..." hindi ko maituloy ang sasabihin ko at napalunok lang. Alam ko na kung ano iyon. Sa mga bahid pa lang ng dugo, alam kong kamay iyon ng lalaking kasayaw ko kanina.

"Let's go," iyon lang ang sabi niya at hinawakan ako sa siko para tunguhin namin ang elevator. Ang lakas ng kabog ng dibdib ko habang pababa kami. Halo-halo na ang nararamdaman ko. Takot dahil sa nakita ko tapos ay ang matinding kaba dahil naalala ko ang ginawa sa akin ni Stas dito kanina. Pasimple ko siyang tinapunan ng tingin at seryoso lang siyang nakatayo sa tabi ko at tinitingnan ang numbers na lumalabas kada floor na dinadaanan namin.

Hindi na siya nagsalita hanggang sa makarating kami sa likod ng hotel. Doon ay may naghihintay ng kotse sa amin at binuksan iyon ng isang tauhan niya. Sinenyasan niya akong sumakay at sumunod din siya.

"Her place," tanging sabi niya sa driver at umayos na ng upo sa tabi ko.

"You know I can go home by myself. You don't need to bring me home," sabi ko sa kanya.

Tinapunan niya lang ako ng tingin tapos ay ngumiti ng tipid.

"The perks of being my fiancée. I need to know that you are going home safe. You should be flattered. I never do this to any woman. Bringing them home?" napatawa siya ng nakakaloko. "That's waste of my time."

            "Then why are you bringing me home?" Inirapan ko sa siya sa sobrang kayabangan.

            Tumingin lang siya sa akin na pero tatawa-tawa. Nakakainis ang hitsura niya. Napakayabang.     

            Hindi na lang ako kumibo at napaikot ang mata. Tumingin ako sa labas ng bintana at bahagyang lumayo sa kanya.

            "Starting tomorrow, Patek would be your personal bodyguard. He will be with you any time you need him." Parang nag-a-anunsyo lang ng kung ano si Stas nang sabihin iyon. Napatingin ako sa lalaking nagmamaneho at nakita kong tumingin ito sa rear view mirror at nang makitang nakatingin ko ay agad din na nagbawi ng tingin.

            "I don't need a bodyguard. Kaya ko ang sarili ko." Bodyguard my ass. For sure gusto lang ng lalaking ito na malaman kung ano ang mga gagawin ko. Hindi ko kailangan ng bodyguard dahil makakasira iyon sa mga plano ko at sa mga gagawin ko.

            "You cannot do anything about it, Sofia. Just like you cannot do anything about our marriage." Sagot niya.

            "What made you change your mind? You said you don't want me. You said you don't want to be married to me. You keep on telling me that over and over and now suddenly, you wanted it? Tell me, what happened?" Nakataas ang kilay na tanong ko sa kanya.

            Tumingin siya sa akin at unti-unti ay ngumingiti siya. Ngiting nakakainis dahil para siyang demonyo na nanunukso sa akin. Itinaas niya ang kamay tapos ay itiniklop ang mga daliri pero iniwan ang pang-gitnang bahagi. Hitsurang naka-dirty finger ang daliri niya tapos ay inilagay niya iyon sa bibig at bahagyang sinipsip.

            "This happened," bahagya pang tumaas ang kilay niya at nanatiling nakatingin sa akin.

            Pakiramdam ko ay nanuyot ang lalamunan ko sa ginawa niya. Ibinalik lang noon ang alaala nang kung anong ginawa niya sa akin sa loob ng elevator kanina. Inirapan ko na lang siya. Nanunukso na naman ang demonyo.

            "I never knew that you tasted sweet," komento pa niya at bahagyang tumawa.

            Ramdam kong nag-init ang mukha ko at hindi ko pa rin siya tiningnan.

            "Does anyone taste you too before? Other men?" tanong pa niya.

            Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. Anong akala ng lalaking ito? Lahat ng lalaki na mapapadikit sa akin ay pumapayag akong ganoon ang gawin sa akin? Ngayon ako nagsisisi at bumigay ako sa kanya. Malamang ganoon nga ang iisipin niya. Na babaeng pakawala ako at madaling makuha. Dahil isang halik lang niya bumigay na ako. Na-finger pa niya.

            Itinaas ko ang noo ko. "Yes." Pagsisinungaling ko. "I had lots of ex-boyfriends. Flings. One-night stands. I lost count already. So, kung ipinagmamalaki mo ang ginawa mo kanina?" Tumawa ako ng nakakaloko. "You're not the first."

            Pakiramdam ko ay nanalo ako dahil nakita kong sumeryoso ang mukha ni Stas. Halatang napikon sa sinabi ko.

            Huminto sa tapat ng condo unit ko ang sinasakyan namin. Bumaba si Patek at pinagbuksan ng pinto si Stas. Sinenyasan niya akong lumabas. Wala siyang imik habang paakyat kami sa unit ko. Nang makarating sa tapat ng pinto ko ay huminto siya doon at sinenyasan na akong pumasok. Ini-unlock ko at nauna akong pumasok. Hinihintay ko kung papasok din siya pero nanatili siyang nakatayo lang doon at nakatingin sa akin.

            "Do you still need anything?" tanong ko.

            "Do you have list names?" Balik-tanong niya.

            Napakunot ang noo ko. Names? Ano na naman ang tinatanong nito? "Names? Of who?"

            "Ex-boyfriends. Flings. Those men that you said tasted you before." Seryosong sabi niya.

            "Why do you need their names?" taka ko. At anong mga pangalan ang ibibigay ko? Wala naman akong mga naging boyfriend. Naiinis lang ako sa kanya kaya ko sinabing marami akong ex at experience sa ibang lalaki.

            Humakbang palapit sa akin si Stas kaya bahagya akong napaatras. Nakakatakot na naman ang hitsura niya. Iyong hitsura niyang walang konsensiya. Hitsurang demonyo na kayang pumatay ng tao.

            "To kill them all." Walang emosyong sagot niya.

            Napaawang ang bibig ko. "W-wha..." hindi ko malaman ang sasabihin. Shit. Sineryoso niya ang sinabi ko?

            Ngayon ay umayos na siya ng tayo at lumayo na sa akin.

            "Good night, Sofia." Pagkasabi noon ay siya na ang nagsara ng pinto ng unit ko.

            Matagal nang nakasara ang pinto sa harap ko pero nanatili akong nakatayo lang doon at nakatingin. Ang lakas ng kabog ng dibdib ko habang parang naririnig ko pa ang boses ni Stas. Napapitlag pa nga ako nang tumunog ang telepono ko kaya dali-dali kong kinuha iyon sa purse ko.

            "D-dad," noon lang ako tila naka-recover at napaupo ako sa couch.

            "Guess what? We are back in the game." Dama ko ang saya sa boses niya. "Stas agreed to marry you."

            Hindi ako nakasagot at nanatili lang na nakikinig sa kanya. Gusto ko siyang sagutin na: 'Yeah. He practically told me by cutting a hand of an innocent man.'

            "This will be the start, Sofia. Use your beauty, your charm to make him fall for you. And when he is totally into you, that's when we are going to hit. And we will hit him hard, while you are making him crazy for you." Sabi pa ni daddy.

            Napalunok lang ako. Make him crazy for me? With what he did to me inside the elevator? I think it would be the other way around.

            Shit. Get a grip, Sofia. That was one time. Don't fall for the devil's trap. Don't go down easy because he is using his sexual prowess against you. You need to remind yourself why you are doing this. For your parents. For your revenge.

            I needed to get ready.

            The party was just getting started.

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