My Untamed Princess

Chapter 5: Taking Home The Princess

Maingay sa tainga ni Cassie ang pagharurot ng mga kotseng parehas nilang minamaneho ni Will. Pero mas maingay sa isip niya ang paulit-ulit na pagsigaw ni Will sa kanya ng I can never like you, Cassie, dalawang taon na ang nakararaan.

Damn this man!

It’s been two years and yet hindi pa rin niya makalimutan ang rejection na ginawa nito sa kanya noon when she stupidly...

She angrily shook her head and focused her attention on the road.

She must win this race no matter what.

Sandali siyang sumulyap sa kalaban niya. She rolled her eyes when she realized na halos magkatapat lang sila nito. Diniinan niya ang tapak sa silinyador, lalong nagrebolusyon ang makina. Bumilis din ang takbo niya. Muli niyang sinulyapan ang kalaban niya. Nagulat pa siya nang makita na wala sa daan ang mga mata nito kundi nasa kanya!

Nagpapakamatay ba ito?

"Eyes on the road, jerk!" angil niya bago mabilis na ibinalik ang mga mata sa daan.

Tinawanan lang siya ng kapre. Lalo siyang nainis.

Parang kailan lang nang sadya niya itong pinapatawa because she found his laugh sexy. Pero ngayon naiinis na siya.

No, erase that! She hates his laugh and she’s disgusted his face!

Kung bibigyan siya ng pagkakataon at malapit sa bangin ang karerahan nila, sasadyain niyang suruhin ang kotse nito at ilaglag ito sa bangin. Nakangiti pa siyang magbaba-bye dito kung sakali.

Naipukpok na niya ang kamay sa manibela.

She shifted her gear once more, faster this time. Pakiramdam niya kasi hindi siniseryoso ni Will ang laban nila. Kung sabagay kailan ba ito naging seryoso pagdating sa kanya? For him she was just a big joke, not worthy of attention and nothing just but trouble spelled in all caps.

Mabilis niyang naungusan ang pagpapatakbo ni Will pagkatapos ay sinulyapan ang sideview mirror. Napangisi siya nang makaitang malayo na siya sa sa kalaban niya.

She'll definitely win this tim. At 'pag nangyari 'yon, amanos na sila ng mayabang na si Will Johnson.

Pabalik na sila sa finish line at tanaw na rin niya ang kumpol ng mga tao na naghihintay sa dulo ng daan. Kaya lang, kung kailan lampas langit na ang confidence level niya na mananalo siya sa karera, saka naman singbilis ng hangin na humabol sa kanya ang kotse ni Will.

"You still look hot, baby!" sigaw nito, flirty.

Shit!

Hindi niya ito nilingon. But in her head she’s imagining him having that familiar annoying grin on his mouth. Lalo niyang diniinan ang pagkakatapak sa accelerator. Hindi niya dapat ito pakinggan. She knew he’s just trying to distract her.

"Playing the princess game again, huh?"

Nanggigil na siya.

"Go f**k yourself, jerk!" inis na sagot niya, hinigpitan ang kapit sa manibela, nasa daan pa rin ang mata.

Humalakhak ang kapreng sumpa sa kalikasan and it sure made her blood boil!

"We'll get there, baby! I can't wait to bang you senseless, Cassie!" anito na ikinalingonn niya.

"Bastos!" nanggagalaiting sagot niya. Sinasagad talaga siya ng walanghiyang kapre!

"Thanks, baby! I'll definitely make sure you'll scream my name tonight," nakangising sabi nito bago kumindat. "Ciao!"

Then just like that, he went his way... ahead of her!

And when she realized that she was already behind, the bad-mouthed jerk was already on the finish line-- crashing her dream of redeeming her pride and saving her face.

Inis niyang naipukpok ang nakakuyom na kamao sa manibela. Mabilis niyang pinaandar ang kanyang sasakyan at itinigil iyon ilang metro sa mga nagkakasayahang kumpol ng mga tao. Inis siyang umibis ng kanyang Ferrari.

"Cassandra!" tarantang tawag ni Lizzie sa kanya. Patakbo itong lumapit sa kanya. Napansin din niya na kasama na nito si Caleb. "Umuwi na tayo please," pakiusap pa nito, hinawakan pa siya sa braso.

Umirap siya. "I'm not yet done here. Not until I get my pride back!" Magaan niyang piniksi ang kamay ng kaibigan na nakahawak sa kanya at naglakad patungo sa kinaroroonan ng mayabang na si Will Johnson.

It took her a while before she got through the cheering crowds surrounding Will. She even saw two women kissing Will, top her disgusts!

Hoes! She thought before rolling her eyes.

"Will!" tawag niya sa lalaking mayabang at alagad ng kadiliman.

Agad itong bumaling sa kanya. Ngumisi.

"It’s Scott, baby," anito bago naglakad palapit sa kanya. Lalong lumakas ang hiyawan at bulong-bulongan.

She held her breath when she had a whiff of his familiar scent. He was towering her, domineering her, engulfing her with his presence. He smelled the same-- minty, masculine, and dangerous. But she won’t back down even

"You did not play fair Scott/Will or whatever your name is! No wonder, your mouth is dirty because you also play dirty!" inis na sabi niya bago dinuro-duro ang dibdib nito.

His lips twitched into a devilish grin before pulling her closer to him. He lowered his head and settled his sinful mouth just a few inches above her ears.

"From what I can remember you liked to play it dirty, baby."

She blinked when she felt her shake with that sudden nearness of him. Damn this man for still making her senses weak.

Sandali pa siya nitong pinakatitigan bago dahan-dahang ibinaba ang mga mata nito sa mismong neckline ng suot niyang damit. Mababa ang neckline ng suot niyang itim na spaghetti strapped party dress kung kayat wala sa sariling naitakip niya ang kamay sa tapat ng dibdib niya habang ang isa naman ay mabilis na umigkas patungo sa pisngi ng bastos at mayabang na lalaki.

"Perv!" singhal niya bago kumalas sa pagkakahawak nito sa kanya.

Napahawak si Will sa nasaktang pisngi nito bago siya nginisihan. She doesn’t understand why the grin felt like a warning.

"Y-you deserve that! M-madaya ka na, manyak ka pa!" pilit niyang pagtataray kahit na nanginginig ang pang-ibabang labi niya. Will’s eyes was still throwing daggers at her. Impaling her with threats and deadly warnings.

Napuno ng kantiyawan ang paligid. She felt satisfied for a while.

Subalit agad din siyang napasinghap nang walang ano-ano’y bigla siyang hinila ng kapre at mabilis na hinalikan sa labi. She would’ve protested. She wanted to, but she caught by surpise… and weak… and slowly melting on Will’s arms.

When she tried to wriggle free herself, lalong humigpit ang kapit nito sa bewang niya making her unable to move. She forcefully opened her mouth to speak however he was quick to delve his tongue into her sweet mouth, tasting and teasing her, mimicking the proverbial dance of lovemaking.

Lalong lumakas ang hiyawan. Bukas, sigurado siya, laman na naman siya ng pahayagan or saan mang sulok ng social media.

This can’t be! This cannot be!

She gathered all her strength and pushed the insolent man whom she just had her first french kiss with. She was about to give him another nice slap on the face when he was quick to caught her hand. He looked at her and slowly shook his head.

"Once is enough, baby," anito bago siya muling kinabig at hinagkan sa labi.

Shit! Nakadalawa agad ang kapre!

How could this night be so unfair?

But all her logical thoughts flew away when she felt something different with the kiss. This time, the kiss was slow and gentle. Taking its time to seep into her system—as if poisoning her, making her surrender to whatever game he’s playing. His lips taste the same-- addicting, like a pill she can't get enough of. Nalimot na niya kung nasaan sila, nalunod na ng kahinaan niya ang ingay ng mga tao sa paligid, at tuluyan nang nalimutan ang ipinaglalaban niya. All that mattered was Will and his lips expertly kissing her. And when she thought she'd have more of him, he ended the addictive kiss.

"You taste the same baby, like strawberries," bulong nito bago muling ngumisi.  "Let's continue this some other place shall we? I surely want to get my price. At sisiguruhin ko ngayon, hindi ko lang makikita, aangkinin ko pa."

Napakurap siya. What did he say?