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Broken Bones and Scar Souvenirs

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Sabrina Isline Buenavista, the only daughter of Hector Buenavista, was sold off to the Vescozars to save her father's life. She was forced to marry the youngest and also the most unstable Vescozar, Yalmar. To keep the company that her mother worked so hard for, she agreed to the arrangement but heaven be damned if they all think that she will just be a meek trophy wife to the deranged and temperamental Yalmar.

Yalmar Phillip, born a cripple due to osteogenesis imperfecta I, was always underestimated and deemed inferior compared to his older brothers. Through the years, rage was his only driving force. Never really believing in love, Yalmar inspired fear through all his endeavors in life. Until one day, a bride was conveniently picked out for him in the attempts to keep their allies at bay.

Can the two worst people on different sides of the spectrum actually learn to be the best version of themselves together? Is the fire really equal to passion? With all the secrets and the manipulation in between them, could they manage to heal each other? Or just come out on the other side even more broken and scarred than before?

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Prologue
Tahimik na nakaupo si Marco Vescozar sa leather sofa ng kanyang home office. The 63-year-old patriarch of the clan was silently waiting for his sons and it granted him some time for himself. He was staring at the glass of wine he poured himself, swirling it, and letting it drive his thoughts back in time. Parang wala sa sarili namang siyang nakatingin sa kawalan nang isa-isang dumating ang kanyang mga anak. For all the screw ups he made through the years, his sons were his most treasured legacies, the light of his life. Naunang pumasok si Yohann. He was the eldest of the five brothers. Yohann was in his early forties with a wife and three kids. He was the second child of Marco Vescozar and his first wife Clarissa Salvador. Clarissa and Marco had two children. Their eldest, Catherine was the only daughter born to Marco. He loved Cath with all his heart. They say that parents should never pick favorites but Catherine was easily his. Si Catherine ang nagsilbing pinakamatingkad na ilaw sa madilim na mundo ni Don Marco ngunit maagang binawi ang kanyang anak. And from then on, his life was just dimmer in comparison. Twelve years. That was how much time he had with his daughter. It wasn’t enough. She was taken too soon. Labing isang taong gulang pa lamang si Cath ng nagkasakit ito. It started with reoccurring fevers, fatigue, frequent nose-bleeds, and bruises. Until the young girl just collapsed and was brought to the ER. Acute lymphocytic leukaemia. Gumuho ang mundo nilang mag-asawa ng malaman iyon. They opted for the best medication money could afford. Clarissa was not ready to lose her daughter yet. No one ever is. Sinubukan nila lahat. Mula sa chemotherapy, alternative medicine, kahit si Yohann ay nagpresintang maging bone marrow donor. Unfortunately not even her younger brother was a match for Cath. Over time, it just became worse. Marco would comfort himself and latch on to the idea that his daughter will get better eventually. That one day she could bathe in the sun again. But his hope was slowly depleting. It was his family’s darkest moment. He had a daughter fighting this terrible disease, a son who looked at him and followed him around like a lost puppy, and a wife growing distant by the day wasting away and crying at night. To top it off, it was his first year since he took over as the leader of Northern Dragons. Marco had to spend more and more late nights out trying to settle the organization and when his daughter flat-lined, he wasn’t even there. Never got to tell her how much he loved her. Naabutan niya sa ospital si Clarissa na naglulupasay sa pag-iyak. At doon na nag-umpisa ang pagguho ng mundo niya. The death of their daughter shattered their hearts and each of them had tried so hard to fix it. Clarissa was a mess but then eventually she started a charity trying to find her daughter’s smile in every stranger. Yohann, at only ten years-old was forced to grow-up too fast to be there for his mother as Marco had been so consumed with grief and emotionally detached himself from his family. Habang nagpapakalunod sa trabaho at pagpapatakbo ng Northern Dragons si Marco ay nagkakilala sila ni Antonette Dane.Tonette was an up and coming singer but other than that she was also the heiress to a multinational network of hotels, resorts, and casinos. Her father had a good partnership with Marco and Tonette was happy to tag along during their trips. Maybe it was the grief, the frustrations, or the emptiness but whatever it was, Marco felt that Tonette was there to fill that void inside him. Hindi mahirap mahalin si Tonette. Matalino, maganda, sopistikada, hindi nagtagal nauwi na rin ang pagkakaibigan nila sa kama. Ang isang mainit na pagkakamali ay naulit at naulit pang muli. Ngunit ng nagdesisyon si Marco na bumalik sa kanyang pamilya at kalimutan ang nagyari sa kanila ni Tonette ay nalaman nilang buntis ito. It was a huge scandal. The singer and socialite Antonette Dane had an affair with a married man. Her father demanded that Marco should take responsibility. Handa namang panindigan iyon ni Marco. Clarissa on the other hand, was not too keen on that idea. She was a formidable woman who carved her own success beside her husband when they both dirt poor and had nothing but the clothes on their back. Having to share Marco and forced to live under the same roof with Tonette was too much for Clarissa to handle and she refused to be shamed in that way. Hindi nagtagal ay kusang umalis si Clarissa at sumama sa kanya si Yohann. Naiwan si Marco kay Tonette nanagdadalang-tao, kasama ang annulment papers nila ni Clarissa at ang death certificate ni Catherine. It was the end of that chapter as he knew it. He tried his best to love Tonette. And he did. She gave him four sons that shaped him to be the father that he is. He did love her to some extent but they both know that Marco could never love anyone as much as he did with Clarissa. His ex-wife tried to stay civil with him and was still very much involved in their business and the propagation of Northern Dragons. Clarissa assumed the leadership of her own chapter under the organization and became one of the most important officials in their underground world. Damien Yulric was the second son gifted to Marco and his first son with Tonette. Yulric grew up to be compassionate with the love for the world all its adventures. During his youth Yulric would come with Marco on his business trips and immerse himself in his father’s world. Ngunit habang umatanda ito ay nalaman ni Yulric na hindi para sa kanya ang buhay ng isang mafia leader. Mapagkumbaba at maawain si Yulric at nang magkapamilya na ito ay mas pinili niya ang buhay na mas papaya kesya sa nakasanayan ng mga kapatid niya. He was still very loyal to family so he was the one who managed all their vineyards and wineries, various agricultural holdings in the country, and foreign real-estate assets. Yves Timothy ay ang pangalawang anak ni Tonette at Marco. He was the third among the five brothers. Hindi kagaya ng nakatatandang kapatid nito, ay hindi nagging sigurado sa daan na tatahakin. He was more often than not, lost into the world. Never really found his own footing, never really wanted anything for himself. But he was loyal to a fault and always looked up to his father and all about preserving their legacy. He became the Head the Legal Deaprtment of Vecozar’s Group of Comapanies, a title in which he thrived in, excelled in. Kahit na minsan ay inaasar na siya ng nakakababatang kapatid a si Yalmar. Yalmar would tease him as he was a “glorified ass-wiper” or a “highly paid nanny for his brothers” but he would just laugh it off. It was true though; Yves devoted his time trying to clean up the legal mess that his family had created. Above anything else, he was closest to Yalmar. Hindi palakaibigan ang nakakababata nitong kapatid kaya tanging si Yves lamang ang naging kasundo nito. Si Kenneth Yael naman ang pang-apat sa magkakapatid, pangatlong anak ni Tonette at Marco. Kenneth was the most indifferent among the brothers. He was often times just be by himself playing his guitar and getting lost into music. It was natural talent that he got from his mother even he bore no love for her. Simula pagkabata nila ay hindi na naging maganda ang relasyon nina Yalmar at Yael. Kahit na magpatid sila, ay para kay Yalmar si Yael na ata ang pinakamalaking bully sa buhay nito. Yael was resentful, not that Marco could blame him. His son often struggled to get enough attention from his mother. Dahil na rin sa kapansanan ni Yalmar ay halos ibuhos na ni Tonette ang lahat ng oras nito sa bunsong anak. Ito rin ang nagging dahilan kung bakit kahit pagtanda ay masama ang loob ni Yael sa kapatid nito. It was neither of their faults. Marco was pretty much detached in his sons’ childhood. The constant traveling and back hand deals with the most dangerous people in the in globe didn’t leave much time for some quality fathering. Marco’s shaky married life with Tonette didn’t help much in raising their kids too. Both of them had their share of extra marital affairs. Hindi perpektong ina si Tonette. But she did try her best. She loved all of their children but it was clear that she loved Yalmar the most. The heavens had blessed Marco with his youngest son, Yalmar Philip. He was the last and also the most difficult among all the Vescozar boys. In a hopeless attempt to save their marriage, Tonette wanted another baby despite of Marco’s apprehension. Habang nagdadalang-tao si Tonette kay Yalmar ay sinabi sa kanila ng doktor ang tungkol sa sakit ng kanilang anak. Osteogenesis imperfecta I. It was an inborn disease that made Yalmar’s legs bowed and deformed; his bones brittle and prone to fractures; and poor muscle development. Marco refused the prenatal treatments and opted to terminate the pregnancy. When Yalmar was born it was expected that he wouldn’t be normal like his brothers. But that was just the tip of the iceberg. Yalmar was always in constant pain and unending ridicule from his brother. It only made him more angry. Marco tried to free his son of his suffering but after that incident, Tonette just loathe him and wouldn’t even let his husband near Yalmar. As he was growing up, Yalmar was subjected to countless hospital visits, experimental medications, high risk operations, and unending therapies. Tonette did everything she could to make it life easier for his youngest son, always by his side like a fierce lioness protecting her cub. After a major operation when he was twelve, there was hope of Yalmar being able to walk with the help rods installed in his long bones and leg braces. He maintained an unnoticeable limp and still had small reoccurring fractures but otherwise, he stood up, ran, and fought just like his older brothers. His cruelty and rage as a child didn’t stop though. Rather, it got worse and worse. He was a brilliant child that possessed exceptional intelligence. So he was groomed by Warren Acebo, his father’s best friend, in the art of underground politics. In a young age Yalmar was taught to be cunning and play the game to become one of the top commanders in Northern Dragons. His hatred of their rival organization the Red Serpents, was also cultivated through time. It came to a point that Yalmar made it his personal mission to get rid of every serpent he could ever get his hands on. Yalmar’s savage nature didn’t stop with his enemies. He would often try to manipulate even his own brothers and use their humanity to his favour. For twenty years, Marco’s life with Tonette and their sons was chaotic to say the least but they managed. Hanggang isang araw, ay nagkaroon ng isang aksident na tumapos sa buhay ni Tonette. Aksidente. Iyon ang sabi sa report at ang lumabas sa mga balita ngunit alam ni Marco at ng mga anak niya na isa iyong sabotahe. It was a planned assassination. And they had every reason to believe that it was the bastards from the Red Serpents who did it. His mother’s death just pushed Yalmar to the edge and took his aggression to a whole new level. But his ruthlessness was costing them their allies. And that was why, Marco Vescozar gathered all his sons tonight. It would be the beginning of a deal that would seal their fate and his youngest and most dangerous son just happened to be their key. “Let’s get this over with?”pukaw ni Yohann sa ama na nakatingin pa rin sa kawalan. Lumingon naman ang matanda sa panganay niyang anak. He was standing tall and proud in the middle of the room with a glass of scotch in his hand. His son Yulric sat on the couch in front of while Yves was leaning against his desk with his hand in his pocket. Yael on the other couldn’t be bothered to care and just went straight to Marco’s liquor shelf and helped himself. He scanned the room but there was no sign of Yalmar. “Your youngest brother is fashionably late as always, I see.” “Ok lang ‘yon, Dad. At least we have time to pick who is going to tell him the news,” singit ni Yves. “Tell me what?” Nanlilisik ang mata ng binatang bagong pasok. “What the hell is happening?”

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