My Untamed Princess

PROLOGUE

Cassie took a deep breath as her heart continue to race inside her chest. She had long thought about this. She should not chicken out now. She must not.

She wanted this. Sayang naman ‘yon kung aatras siya sa plano niya. Ngayon pa na naroon na siya, sa mismong kuwarto ni Will. Besides, she’s desperate. Never been this desperate.

She huffed and instructed her mind to keep calm once again. Though calm is not the environment she wants to be in more so now that she’s just a few minutes away from what she had planned on doing.

She will seduce Will tonight. She knew getting him to submit to her plan would be a feat. But she's ready to do everything and anything for him.

It's now or never.

She had never wanted anything or anyone like that before him. And she must admit, Will is the only man who made her to be like this desperate, needy and wanting.

She was drawn to him like an addiction she can't control. And she knew there was no other way to end her senseless attraction to him than to be with him and be his.

He was strong, dark and lethal. And he swept her off her feet from the time he had saved her and her father from the ruthless men of a mexican cartel leader who had used them as bait to get to their friend Raine Alejandro. But like the way he had saved her, he swiftly snatched her heart away, making her a very willing victim to whatever game he is planning to play.

But here's the catch, Will doesn’t swoon over her just like all the men she had met. And she must admit, at first, he was just a challenge because he gets every opportunity to get rid of her even if she ran away from home just to be with him. But now, it's different. She knew what she feels for Will is something greater, powerful. And so she's doing everything she could to get him to like her at the very least. 

She knew she must've been coming too strong unlike any ordinary woman her age. But she was never ordinary, she was a princess in her own right. She is the only heir of Echavez's Capital Cars, the leading luxury car dealer in Southeast Asia.

Her life is different. She is different. Very different.

And though Will expresses his disapproval of her every time, she's now more determined to seal her fate with him. Because though he had been ignoring and repeatedly rejecting her for the past couple of days that she's been in his house, he allowed her to kiss him yesterday. And in that brief moment when her lips touched his, she was sure, his lips quivered into an almost full blown response. She knew, at that very moment, he will have her. He just needed a little push, like an opportunity he won't be able to resist.

And so here she is, making the opportunity.

She took in a deep breath once again before she traced  her lips with the tip of her tongue. Her heart was still racing. And now her lips and quivering as the cool air of the AC made its way to the thin cloth of her robe, down to her nakedness underneath.

Tonight, she’s going to give Will her all-- blindy, willingly, with no second thoughts.

Right. For the love of Will, she’s going to lay down her all.

She caught her breath and stilled herself when she heard the door knob turned, followed by the slight creaking of the door. Naiwan sa lalamunan niya ang pagsinghap at gahiblang pag-aalangan. At nang makabawi, pumuwesto sa tabi ng kama ni Will.

Her hands were cold as ice and her heart was beating rapidly against her chest. Other times she would've walked away and forget about her foolish. But no, this is the only opportunity she had. 

It’s now or never, she reminded herself.

"Leave the lights off," she commanded, trying so hard to ward off her shaky tone.

Will huffed, loud. "Just what the hell is this again, Cassie? Pagod ako."

She painfully swallowed the lump in her throat, dismissing the hint of irritation in his voice. She knew he was tired and busy. No, make that very busy.

Just days ago, he and his friends had an encounter with the men of the mexican drug cartel who had hostaged her and her Dad weeks ago. And ever since, he had been reporting daily progress to his superiors or whoever that person named Eric is.

Sa kabila ng iritasyon at hindi maisatinig na pagtataboy nito sa kanya,  hindi siya nagpaawat sa kanyang balak gawin. Nando’n na siya. Wala nang atrasan talaga. Humakbang siya palapit dito. Ang tanglaw lamang ng buwan mula sa labas ang tanging ilaw sa kuwarto.

She stopped in front of him before lifting her head towards him. His pair of cerulean eyes piercing at her in anger and some emotion she can’t name.Under the poorly lit room, she saw his jaw clenched and felt his hot breath on her face.

Oh God. That’s his pre-anger face, she warned herself. 

But despite of that, she continued. Again, it’s now or never.

Again ,she took in a great amount of air before placing her hand on his chest. She felt the erratic beats of his heart against her palm, as if racing with hers.

"What do you want Cassie?" he asked, in a deep, serious, and deadly tone.

"I-I want you Will," she declared just above whisper.

"I said I don't want--"

"Shhh..." She placed her forefinger on his lips, silencing him. "I am here to make an offer.” She swallowed before moving a step backwards and gently untied her robe before pulling it off her shoulders.

The satin cover fell on the carpeted floor-- exposing the raw perfection only her gets to see every day.

"Y-You can take me as yours tonight and forget me tomorrow. If you still don't feel anything for me after you have me, I promise not to bother you again," she said in a nervous yet determined tone.

She clutched her hands. She was shaking uncontrollably. Was it the AC or was it because she had never been naked in front of anyone before?

She swallowed and controlled a gasp when she saw his sea-colored eyes surveyed her body. She saw his eyes turned into a darker shade of bluish gray-- almost angry yet gentle, savage yet controlled, before settling his eyes back on her face.

Her heart pumped up a little faster when he went down on the floor. Not knowing of what he will do, she closed her eyes and waited for his verdict.

She already offered her body to him and her fate was now on his hands.

No it was not just her body that's on the line, it was also her dignity and heart.

She waited for his touch, a soft caress, even a gentle kiss. But none of those assumptions came.

Instead, she swung open her eyes when she felt her soft satin robe draped over her shoulders. Her knees almost gave in when she learned that his lips were just inches away from hers when he spoke.

"I'm not interested, Cassie. Offering your body to me won't change a thing. Go home. I don't want you here," he answered coldy.

"B-but--"

"I mean it this time, Ms.Echavez. I can never like you, not now, not ever. Kung sanay ka na ibinibigay ang sarili mo sa kung sino-sino mang lalaki, ibahin mo ‘ko. I am not a trash grinder. I have standards and you don't fit in any of it. You're just wasting your time. I don't have anything to do with a young wild stubborn loose woman like you. Sorry…" He surveyed her again before saying. "But I think, I have to pass."

Did she let him finish or not? Either way, she slapped him in the end. Her hands burned from the act but more so, her heart was broken into a million little pieces just like her ego. She quickly fixed herself as her cheeks burned with shame.

After shame, anger took over and before she knew it she was alreader banging her arms on his chest while pushing him towards the door. Bitter tears stung her eyes.

"You don't have any right to insult me! I have gone this far because you are the first man I have ever wanted so bad that I'm willing to throw everything just to be with you. But I was wrong! You are like them too. Just a different kind of asshole!" she cried, before harshly wiping her tears. "Well congratulations ,Mr. Johnson. Now I hate you! Go and burn yourself in hell you obnoxious dirty-mouthed jerk!"

Sa mabibilis na hakbang ay lumabas siya ng kuwarto nito at tinungo ang kuwartong inookupahan niya. Nanghihina siyang napaupo sa kama at wala sa sariling isinubsob ang  mukha sa kanyang mga palad at doon malayang umiyak.

How could she do this to herself? She could almost hear her father yelling 'I told you so!'

She shook her head and wiped her tears angrily. She quickly fished her phone from her bag. She calmed herself before she dialling her father's number. Ayaw man niya, ito lang ang makakatulong sa kanya ngayon. She forced herself to listen to her father's hysterics and then pleaded for him to get her in Palawan.

Her father tried to probe some more. But when he sensed she won't give him more information, before she ended the call, he defeatedly said, "Okay, I'll send my men there in an hour to pick you up."

She hurriedly fixed her stuff, making sure that all her things are inside her LV bag. She doesn't want to leave anything behind. She will never ever go back there.  Not in this lifetime. The whole two weeks she spent with Will in his family's resthouse in Palawan, was a mistake.

A mistake of humongous proportions!

After packing, she grabbed her bag and hurriedly went downstairs. Will was at the bar downing a glass of brandy.

"Where are you going?" he asked urgently.

"Doing what I should have done in the first place, I'm leaving."

She went straight to the garage where she parked the rented car she had used to follow Will. Pagdating doon, Will grabbed her by the arm before she could open up the car's door.

"This late? I can't let you!" he yelled.

She scoffed and gave him an exasperating look. "You don't decide here. I do. Now, I bet your hand is as filthy as your mouth so you better get it off from me before I file any charges!"

He looked at her sharply. She raised her head defiantly, determined to win the non-verbal clash.

When he loosened his grip, she opened the car's door, switched the engine on before turning to him. Her eyes on slits.

"The next time we'll see again, I'll be over you by then Mr. William Kendrick Johnson. And when that time comes, I won't even glance at you not even if you beg! Jerk!"

She stepped on the gas and went her way.