PASSIONATE DECEPTION

CHAPTER 6

SINFUL CEOS SERIES: BOOK 5

PASSIONATE DECEPTION

Doukas Damarcus

Chapter 6

DOUKAS LEANED BACK against his high-backed Aston executive chair and threw his head backward, staring up at the ceiling without really seeing it.

He just had gotten back from the mental institution and felt like he is worn-out. Patuloy na tumatakbo sa isipan ni Doukas ang mga bagay na inihayag ng nurse kanina and it's making him sick and distraught.

Those thoughts made him gnash his teeth in extreme anger even though he doesn't have any concrete proof in his hands as yet na maaaring magpatunay kung mayroon nga bang katotohanan ang sinabi ng nurse sa kanya kanina. It was like the ground had been pulled from beneath his feet after that unforeseen talk he had with that stranger nurse in the facility.

It was not even smart to just easily believe it but damn, it stressed the hell out of him in undue haste.

Doukas’ eyes shut off tightly when his memory traveled back to the first day that his mother started acting strange hanggang sa tuluyan na nga itong hindi makausap ng matino at palagi na lamang tulala.

Sana nagduda na siya noong biglaan itong bumalik ng Pilipinas ng mag-isa and just reasoned out that she only missed the incomparable beauty of Philippines and its world-renowned natural wonders that his mother wanted to visit again.

Pinabayaan niya ito sa lahat ng gusto but he tried to get an update on whatever his mother was doing but everytime he called her, she wasn't always available to speak. Halos isang buwan din siyang walang balita kung saang bahagi ng Pilipinas nagpunta ang Mommy niya until Doukas found out that his mother was staying in one of their vacation house in Tagaytay.

Nang araw nang puntahan ni Doukas ang ina ay hindi na nga ito makausap ng matino. Ipinaalam ni Doukas sa kanyang ama si Davino na nasa Naples ang nangyari sa ina and his father took a rush flight to the Philippines. Ito ang nag-giit na kailangan nang ipasok sa mental facility ang sarili nitong asawa. And Doukas agreed because he thought it was the best option lalo na’t nagkakaroon ng psychiatry hysteria episode si Cielo.

Hindi sumagi ni isang beses sa isipan ni Doukas na iyon pala ang posibleng dahilan ng depression ng kanyang ina. That his father is keeping a woman and commiting infidelity that caused her mother to get sick.

Inaamin niyang hindi siya gaanong malapit sa kanyang ama, maliban na lamang sa mga aspetong may kinalaman sa negosyo at corporate world dahil doon sila nagkakasundo ng kanyang ama ngunit kailanman ay hindi naisip ni Doukas na magagawa ng Daddy niya na pagtaksilan ang kanyang ina. His parents are of the best picture perfect couple he had ever known yet this s**t happened? Just what the f**k?

Napamulat ang mga mata ni Doukas nang tumunog ang intercom at ginambala ang kanyang malalim na pag-iisip. The incoming intercom call automatically picked up and connected with the speakerphone.

“What is it?” Doukas spoke in a cold, vexation way. He did not bother to withdraw his back from his chair and just glared at the device with detestation.

“Sir Duke, Miss Sabina is here and wish to talk to you.” Anang kanyang sekretarya.

Ang akmang paghilot ni Doukas sa kanyang sentido ang napigil nang marinig ang pangalan na binanggit ng kanyang sekretarya. Nailayo niya rin ang likuran sa backrest ng kanyang executive chair at dumaan muna ang ilang segundo bago niya nagawang magsalita ulit.

“Send her in, Antonia.” He instructed his secretary. His cold tone now changed into something quite close to enthusiasm.

Nang bumalik siya sa opisina ay mahigpit niyang ibinilin sa kanyang sekretarya to disallow anyone who will come and attempt to see or talk to him dahil pakiramdam ni Doukas ay hindi gagana ng matalino ang isip niya sa mga sandaling iyon. His mind is clouded with anger, so as his nerves. But his efficient secretary really knows her assignment. Alam nitong ibang usapan na kapag ang binanggit nitong babae ang pumunta sa opisina niya.

“Right away, Sir Duke.”

In a prompt manner, Doukas rose to his full height and left his executive while fixing the tightness of his necktie. Niluwagan niya iyon ng bahagya while he silently walked towards his office door and prepared himself to receive his unexpected visitor.

As quickly as he could, Doukas made sure he won't hurt the woman who just entered his office as he grabbed her by the arm.

“Holy sh...” Nakulong sa loob ng bibig ng kanyang bagong pasok na bisita ang pagkagulat nito nang basta na lamang niya itong hinila at isinandal sa likuran ng pinto.

Doukas pinned her against the back of his office door and lowered down his face to smashed his mouth into the woman's astoundingly parted lips. Dala nga ng pagkagitla sa kanyang ginawa ay hindi kaagad nagawa ng kanyang bisita na halikan siya pabalik. So, it urged him to kiss her a little bit harder and teasingly bit the woman's lower lip in the process until she finally kissing him back. His one hand automatically swooped to the side part of the woman's sculpted figure until it went to her buttocks before he began kneading it with his big palm.

“D–duke... hmm...” The woman serenely moaned in his mouth. Hindi mapagdesisyunan ni Doukas kung indikasyon iyon ng pagtanggi nito o pag-udyok pang lalo sa kanya.

Sa huli ay pinakawalan din ni Doukas ang mga labi ng babae. A night black eyes looked up at him and intoxicatingly met his light hazel Caucasian eyes.

“La mia adorabile dolcezza, how come you didn't give me a hint that today is your arrival instead for next week? You wicked woman, you know I'm not a huge fan of surprises.” Doukas throatily spoke using an Italian line as an opening and slid out of his mouth naturally damn sexy.

“I... I actually arrived last night, Duke.” Imporma ni Sabina sa tinig na may mapupuna kang kakaiba.

That made Doukas tilt his head a little. Hindi malaman ni Doukas kung saan siya unang mag-re-react, sa sinabi ba ng babae na kagabi pa ito nakarating mula sa California or to the faltered emotions her eyes were giving out that somehow rose a worries in his chest.

“Come, let's take a sit first.” Hinawakan niya ito sa kamay and ushered the woman to the visitors’ corner inside his office that has a classic turner roll arm leather couch.

Sabina Vidales is a corporate lawyer and helps her father running one of the most distinguished law firm in the country. She is his long time girlfriend. He loves Sabina’s compassionate and sturdy personality.

“I don't understand this unannounced arrival of yours, sweetheart.” Akma niyang kukunin sa balikat ni Sabina ang shoulder bag nito but she abruptly stopped him na siyang tuluyang ikinadilim ng mukha ni Doukas.

His eyes turned questioning.

“I have to tell you something important, Duke.” Sabina stared at him unjustly.

“I am listening.” Bumalik sa pagiging malamig ang tinig ni Doukas at ibinagsak ang likod sa backrest ng leather couch and started rubbing at his jaw, grimacing as his fingers encountered the growing of his rough stubble.

Narinig ni Doukas ang makailang malalim na paghinga ni Sabina. Her weird actions bothered him.

“My parents do not know that I came here to see you. I just checked in in a hotel last night instead of going straight home.”

Nagtagis ang panga ni Doukas. “And if you just give me a call, I'd definitely fetch you there and bring to my place. You're bothering me, Sab.” Anang niya.

Sabina’s sigh is troubled. “Kapag nalaman ng Mommy at Daddy na nakabalik na ako ay imposibleng payagan pa nila akong makipagkita saiyo.”

“Why won't they let you?” Sa maanghang na tinig ay naibubulas ni Doukas.

“Duke, my parents hindered me from seeing you and when I told them about our plan of getting married, they went furious at kapag sinuway ko sila ay... Duke, I can't lose my family.”

“And you just choose to lose me instead.”

“Please understand me, Duke. Mamamantsahan ang pangalan ng Daddy ko at ang pangalan ng law firm na iniingatan namin oras na... oras na makasal ako saiyo. Dad's doesn't want me to have any connections with you and the Damarcuses after... after they found out your father's scandal of having a mistress.”