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A/N: This is a continuation of the past.

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CHRISTINE's POV

When I woke up and felt the tenderness between my legs, the reality of what I did dawned on me. I face-palmed as the beating of my heart became fast. What have you done, Tin?!

When I entered in this room last night, I was drunk and forgot about what was right and wrong. All I wanted to do was to escape the reality that I was beginning to fall under Jace's spell. I was afraid that I would lose my control and give in to him and eventually get hurt after he's done with me.

I wanted to runaway.

Because of that fear, I decided to gamble to my admiration towards Zardius. I thought, my heart was safe if I would give myself to him.

But now that everything has already been done and regained my rational thinking the morning after, I could feel the regret that was crawling throughout my body. I bit my lower lip when I felt an arm wrap around my waist. I couldn't see his face because I was facing the other side of the room.

For some reason, Zardius' warmth against my naked back felt so good and calming. I didn't expect that. But then, thinking that I slept with him for the purpose of using him to runaway from my growing feelings towards Jace didn't sit well in me.

Now that the reality bit me on the back, I couldn't control the tears that fell from my eyes because of regret.

Now, it became clear to me what my real feelings were towards Zardius. I thought, there was a slight chance for me to feel anything towards him after I give myself to him but I was wrong. All it left me was a cold and empty feeling inside my heart.

Suddenly, the face of Jace appeared od my mind. I wanted to laugh at myself. Now, I finally realized that I was running away of my feelings towards Jace that's why I went to Zardius. Now, no matter how many times I regret what I've done, I couldn't take back what already happened. I must face the consequences of my actions.

My body went still when I heard Zardius groan as he buried his face on the crook of my neck. It looked like he was dreaming because his breathing became steady again afterward.

"I need to get out of here before he wakes up!" I uttered to myself I panic and then carefully remove his arm from my waist. I was holding my breath the entire time because I was afraid that he might wake up. I then carefully distanced myself from him.

I sighed in relief when I managed get away from him for a little bit. I then slowly sat up and was about to get off the bed when I couldn't help but to throw him a glance.

My eyes widened and I felt like the beating of my heart stopped for a moment when I finally saw his face. It wasn't Zardius!

I covered my mouth with my hand in shock. For some reason, I felt relieved seeing that the man beside me was actually not Zardius! It was Jace!

But then, that relief suddenly replaced by anger. How come he was the one who was in this room?! Did I make a mistake?!

I gritted my teeth and couldn't take it anymore. Instead of leaving, I decided to wake him up. I wrapped the sheets around my nakedness and avoided looking at his naked form on the bed.

"Wake up!" I hissed. He groaned. He's such a heavy sleeper!

"I said wake up! Jace!" Because of my loud voice and incessant shaking, he finally opened his eyes. When he saw me, his eyebrows creased.

"Are you an angel?" I rolled my eyes because of his corniness.

"Wake up, will you?!" I even clapped my hands before his face to wake his senses. He blinked innumerably.

"What are you doing in here, mi amor?" He then asked with a raspy voice. He then winced and then cupped his head as if it hurt.

"Really? You don't know why I'm here? What about you? What are you doing in Zardius' room?"

"Wait, what? Zardius' room? I occupy this room. Zardius' room is next door." My forehead knitted together and then looked around.

"W-What? It was me w-who made a mistake?" He opened his eyes and then looked at me. His eyes bulged when he realized that I only had sheets covering my naked body. He then looked at himself and then his lips parted.

"D-Did we—" He couldn't even utter it. He was really shock. Don't tell me he doesn't remember what happened last night?!

Because of irritation, I smacked his arm.

"Hey, why are you hitting me?" He protested and then caressed the part of his arm that I hit.

"Whatever!" I hissed, hiding the embarrassment that I was feeling. How could I make a mistake like that?! I chastised myself.

I thought you were regretting what happened when you thought that you gave your virginity to Zardius? You even felt relieved when you saw that it was Jace whom you slept with last night not Zardius. One side of my brain said sarcastically. I groaned inwardly as my cheeks heated up.

I got off the bed and was about to gather my clothes that were scattered on the floor when I winced upon feeling that pain between my legs.

"Argh! What have you done to me?!" I chided at him as I crouched down, cupping my sore womanhood. It felt painful. Jace got off the bed and then held me by the waist.

"What happened? Are you hurt?" He asked worriedly as he eyed down south. I groaned as I sat on the bed.

"Damn it! Let me see!" My eyes almost came out of its socket when he suddenly removed the sheets around my body and then threw it across the room.

"What the heck are you doing?!" I asked him exasperatedly as I covered my breasts and my treasure with my hands.

"I said, let me see." To my horror and further embarrassment, he made me lay down on my back on the bed and then spread my legs.

"Jace! You're nothing but a pervert! I already—" I yelled at him but my words were cut short when I noticed the serious and worried expression on his face.

"I just want to check it. C'mon, mi amor. Let me see." I bit my lower lip and then let him see. For some reason, I couldn't kick hm away even though I was mortified.

Well, maybe because I was in pain. I couldn't believe that losing your virginity was this painful. I closed my eyes and let him check on it. I then heard him grunt.

"Stay still. I'll call a doctor." I opened my eyes and stared at him with furrowed eyebrows.

"Doctor? Why would—"

"Don't ask anymore questions. Just stay still." His voice was stern. I felt my cheeks burned even more than a while ago. Who would call a doctor just because of losing her virginity?! That's totally underheard off!

I sat up and then got off the bed. "No! I don't need a doctor!" I stubbornly said and then picked up my clothes from the floor.

"Christine, what the f*ck are you doing?! You should be examined by a doctor!" Jace hissed as he raked his fingers through his hair. He was standing in front of me in all his naked glory. My traitorous eyes unintentionally looked down between his legs and my eyes widened when I saw that monster!

Now, I realized why I felt awful down there!

"Pervert!" I squaled and then rushed on putting my clothes on before I got out of the room.

"Mi amor, wait!" I heard Jace calling for me but I ignored him and then closed the door. I was about to go to my room when I looked at the door next to Jace's room. Yes, ladies and gentlemen. I made a fùcking mistake. I entered Jace's room last night instead of Zardius'! Hallelujah!

I squeezed my eyes shut. I couldn't believe that I did enter in a man's room in the first place! What was I thinking?! I shook the thought away and then directly went to my designated room. It looked like no one has awakened yet because it was still 5:35 am.

I threw myself into my bed and then stared at the ceiling. I winced when I felt that soreness between my legs.

"Damn you, Jace! This is your fault!" I muttered under my breath and decided to go to the bathroom to take a shower.

After that, I took a nap because I felt so tired not to mention that my hangover started kicking in. When I woke up, I went downstairs to eat breakfast with everyone. While eating, I could feel the hot stares of Jace but I ignored him and pretended that I wasn't seeing him at all.

From the corner of my eyes, I could see his jaw flexing in frustration. I felt like I couldn't taste the food that I was eating because of his stares not to mention that I wasn't feeling well.

"What happened, darling? Don't you like the food? You've barely eaten anything in your plate yet." My mother noticed while looking at my plate.

I forced a smile. "Don't mind me, mommy. I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed." More like, woke up in the wrong room. My inner self said sarcastically. I mentally hit my head.

"What? Are you okay? Are you sick?" She even felt up my forehead and the side of my neck to check if I had a fever.

"Mommy, I'm fine. Just continue eating." I answered and pretended to concentrate on eating after that.

"Strange. Even Jace here is awfully quiet and it looks like he doesn't have his appetite too." My cousin, Zandro, remarked out of the blue. I raised my gaze at him and saw that his eyes were dancing with mischief. This guy!

"Why, bud? Are you not feeling well too?" Marco asked and raised his eyebrows at Jace. The other guys laughed and teased him. I rolled my eyes and stood up.

"I'm done. I'll just go to the beach." I said.

"Hey, don't forget to come back right away. The make-up artists are going to arrive later." Maggie reminded me and I smiled.

"Don't worry, sis. I'll just need to breath some fresh air." I then walked out of the house, silently uttering a series of curse while trying to walk normally so that no one could notice my pain.

When I reached outside, I changed my mind and just decided to go to the garden instead because I couldn't walk that far in this state. I sat on the bench there and stared at the beautiful flowers. Suddenly, it made me calm. I was about to touch the red rose when someone suddenly cleared their throat.

I lifted up my gaze to see who it was and my heart skipped a beat upon seeing Jace with a serious expression on his face.

"Why the heck did you follow me here?!" I hissed and then stood up. I was about leave when he stopped me by the hand.

"Let's talk."

"We don't have anything to talk about!"

"Yes, we have, and you know that." I gritted my teeth and glared at him. I tried to pull back my hand from his grip but he didn't let me.

"Why are you so persistent?! Don't you see that I don't want to talk to you?!" His eyes squinted in obvious anger.

"You're really a stubborn one, mi amor." I sneered at him.

"Always been one for the longest time so if you'll excuse, I need to go now." I forcefully freed my hand from his and took a step forward just to wince when I felt that stinging soreness between my legs. I grunted as I muttered a curse under my breath.

"That's it. You're coming with me." Before I could comprehend what he was talking about, he suddenly swooped me up onto his arms and carried me bridal style before he walked towards the garage.

"What the hell are you doing?! Let go of me!" I yelled and tried to wiggle out of his arms.

"Continue struggling and I'll kiss you right here, right now, mi amor." He threatened and it automatically made me stop.

"Jerk!" He smirked.

"And this jerk took your innocence, mi amor. Remember?" He sounded so smug and I couldn't help but to get ticked off. I hit his hard chest with my fist in annoyance but he just chuckled.

My forehead knitted when he opened one of the cars in the garage and then carefully put me down on the passenger seat.

"Where do you think you're taking me?! This is Marco's car!"

"Don't worry, mi amor. I already told him that I would borrow his car today." He then closed the door and then went to the driver's seat. I tried to open the door to escape but it was locked.

"Jace, stop this, will you? I need to go back." I deliberately mellowed my voice in order to convince him but he ignored me and then started the engine. I huffed. He's really stubborn and persistent!

Because of that, I couldn't do anything but to go on with the flow. Jace really brought me to the hospital. I couldn't help but to get embarrassed when the OB-GYN examined me. I wanted to yell at Jace because everything was his fault!

The doctor told me that I felt sore down there because I had laceration. She then prescribed me some meds. Jace was the one who paid everything. While we were on our way home, I remained quiet but my cheeks were red as tomatoes because of everything that happened.

Who would have thought that I would go to the hospital for such reason? I glared at Jace, who was busy driving.

"Stop the glaring, mi amor." He chuckled amusedly and then threw me a glance. I gritted my teeth and chose to just reman silent. I didn't want to argue with him anymore.

When we arrived at Marco's house, everyone was already preparing for the wedding.

"Where have you been?" My father asked with furrowed eyebrows upon seeing me with Jace. I swallowed hard and didn't know what to answer. His eyes turned to slits while looking at Jace.

"I just accompanied her to the hospital, Mr. Lenard."

"Hospital?! Why? What happened?" Jace was about to answer but I interrupted him.

"I wasn't feeling well, daddy, that's why I asked him to accompany me. You and mommy were busy a while ago and I didn't want to disturb you."

"No matter how busy we were, you should've told us so that we could've accompanied you. What did the doctor say? Do you feel fine now?" He queried worriedly.

"Yes, daddy. I'm feeling better now. Don't worry about me. I already have my meds. Come on, let's go." I snaked my arm around his arm and then pulled him away from Jace. I felt like if I wouldn't do that, Jace would say something to him. I sighed in relief when Jace didn't follow us.

During the wedding ceremony of Maggie and Marco, I tried to concentrate on it but I could feel the intense stares of Jace. I've already made up my mind to avoid him at all cost. He's nothing but a temptation. A dangerous temptation.

After the wedding, Jace tried to talk to me but I didn't leave my parents' side. I could see his jaw flexed the whole time because of frustration but I couldn't care less anymore. All I wanted to do was to get away from him and forget everything.

Then, the day came that we needed to go back home to the USA. Everyone was busy talking to the newlyweds, saying their goodbyes. Everyone was happy. While everyone's attention was on Maggie and Marco, Jace suddenly pulled me by the hand and took me to the garden.

"Let go of me!" I tried to free myself from his grasp but he was too strong for me. When we reached the hidden part of the garden, he suddenly trapped me with his arms on either side of me against the wall. He was so close to me while staring into my eyes intently.

I placed my palms against his chest and tried to push him away. "Will you get away?! You're too close! What do you want anyway?!" I hissed but to my horror, he suddenly sealed my lips with his for a hot kiss. My eyes widened and the first thing that I wanted to do was to deny him but that quickly disappeared from my head.

I didn't know what happened because I found myself reciprocating his addicting kisses with equal fervor. This was the reason why I've been avoiding him since that night. I was scared to lose myself into his seductions.

I couldn't understand why it was so hard for me to resist him when he's near me like this.

"Tell me that this is not the end, mi amor." He huskily uttered the moment our lips slowly pulled away. I swallowed hard and averted my gaze. We were both catching our breaths.

"Why are you doing this?" I couldn't help but ask. He cupped my cheeks and then looked straight into my eyes. As usual, my heart was beating rapidly again because of him.

"Do you really need to ask? Isn't it obvious that I like you so much?" My lips parted in shock. I wasn't expecting that. I was at lost for words. He smiled and then rested his forehead against mine while caressing my cheeks with his hands.

"Y-You're kidding me, right?" I groaned inwardly when I stammered.

"I've never been this serious my entire life, mi amor. If I wasn't serious, I would've stopped pestering you when you told me to stop chasing after you months ago. You're the first woman who made me feel like this. Whenever you're talking to another guy, I feel like breaking their necks because of jealousy." He admitted and then kissed me once again.

My heart jumped for joy. I couldn't deny that he already managed to earn a big spot in my heart but there were doubts and uncertainties too.

"Jace, I'm scared. W-What if—"

"—Shhh. Don't be because you're the only one for me." Then our lips met once again. We couldn't get enough of each other. We kissed like there's no tomorrow.

That day, we parted ways with an unspoken mutual understanding. Yes, admit that I felt happy but the fear was there too.

When we arrived in the USA, my life turned back to normal. Days have passed but Jace didn't show up as he promised, and I began to feel angry and disappointed.

One day, I was in school courtyard with my best friends, Carina and Gian, when I suddenly received a call from an unknown number.

"Hello?"

"Mi amor." I gasped in surprised upon hearing that voice but then when I remembered that I was mad because he hasn't visited me nor called or texted me these past two weeks, my anger got the best of me.

"Who's this?" I pretended not to know him coldly.

"C'mon, mi amor, it's me." I rolled my eyes.

"Sorry, but I think, you called the wrong number." Before he could even answer, I ended the call.

"Who's that?" Carina asked curiously.

"I don't know. Wrong number." I answered and then changed the topic. But then, Jace kept on calling the entire day which made me irritated than I already was. Even during my classes, he kept on pestering me. Because of that, I turned my phone off.

"Hey, Tin. Gian and I are going to the library. Do you want to come with us?" Carina asked me when our last subject ended.

"I'm good, Cari. I'm tired and I want to go home now." I answered with a tired smile. Suddenly, I felt guilty. I haven't told them about Jace yet because of the reason that our relationship wasn't certain yet.

"Okay, we understand. See you tomorrow then." It was Gian. I forced a smile and then nodded my head.

I walked towards the gate and decided to just meet Rogelio, our driver, there when I suddenly saw someone standing there with flowers in his hands. My heart went wild. I bit my lower lip. I couldn't deny that I missed him.

When he saw me, he smiled and then approached me right away. I blinked innumerably when he suddenly pecked me on the lips.

"Jace!" I rebuked while blushing. He chuckled.

"I missed you." He then handed me the bouquet.

"Really? You missed me?" I asked sarcastically and then turned my back on him. I couldn't help but to feel pissed. He was acting as if he didn't do anything.

"Mi amor!" He called but I ignored him. Thankfully, Rogelio haven't arrived yet. I didn't want him to see Jace. Before I could get away, he hugged me from behind and then buried his face on the crook of my neck.

"I'm sorry, okay? I couldn't come nor call because something came up." He explained and then rained kisses on my neck. My anger slowly melted like an ice cream just like that.

"And what it was about?"

"Can we talk about it some other time? I want this day to be special for both of us. Let's go somewhere?" His eyes were begging for me to say yes. I already knew where that 'somewhere' was but I couldn't resist saying yes.

While we were in his car, I called Rogelio and told him to go home without me. Jace brought me to a cozy restaurant. We dined there and he was so attentive and sweet the whole time. This was my first time seeing this side of him and it made my heart beat like a drum.

After that, he brought me to his penthouse and the day didn't end without us making love. The happiness inside of me was unexplainable. I've never been so happy. Our relationship went on for a couple of months.

Because I haven't graduated yet, I told Jace to keep our relationship until I graduate secret from everyone. Even though he was against it, he didn't have a choice but to agree. 

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