Novels by maria adelle

"What the fuck is happening?" Hindi makapaniwalang bulalas ni Claire habang nanlalaki ang mga mata na nakatingin sa nakahiga at umuungol pa rin na si Alastair at sa babaeng nakaupo sa may hita nito, na napatigil sa ginagawang pagbukas ng zipper ng pantalon ni Alastair at napalingon sa kanya. She looked at the woman's face. Kitang-kita niya ang gulat sa mukha nito habang nakatingin sa kanya. Ngunit ang gulat na nasa mukha nito ay kaagad na napalitan ng isang tila nakakaloko na ekspresyon. "Well, hello there." Anito saka mapang-uyam na ngumisi. Bumaba ang kanyang tingin sa mga kamay nito na nakahawak sa zipper ng pantalon ni Alastair bago niya ibinalik ang tingin sa mukha nito. At sa nagbabanta na tinig at tingin ay sinabi niya, "I suggest you get your hands off my man's pants and get away from him." "Oh, feisty! Definitely his type." Tila nang-iinis na saad naman ng babae saka nit

Hanggang sa makabalik si Claire sa ospital ay wala pa rin siya sa sarili. Kanina, habang naglalakad siya paalis sa condo ni Ruby ay gusto niya itong balikan. She wanted to hug her and tell her how sorry she is ngunit hindi niya ginawa because if she did, baka tuluyan na siyang hindi makaalis doon. She hated seeing Ruby cry. She hated seeing her in pain, lalo na at alam niyang siya ang nagdulot ng sakit na nararamdaman nito. Gusto niyang suntukin, sampalin o bugbugin ang sarili. Yes, she loves Alastair pero hindi naman ibig sabihin niyon ay wala na siyang pakialam sa nararamdaman ni Ruby. Ruby will always have a special place in her heart and no one or nothing could ever change that. Kaya naman nang makita niya kung paano ito umiyak at magmakaawa sa kanya na wag niya itong hiwalayan ay sobrang sakit din ang kanyang naramdaman. Kung may paraan lang para hindi niya ito masaktan ay paniguradong iyon ang gagawin n

Abala si Alastair sa pagpirma ng mga papeles na nakatambak sa opisina niya. Halos isang linggo din kasi siyang hindi nakapasok. Pagkatapos niya kasing makipagkita kay Claire ay pinili niya munang makasama ito ng ilang araw sapagka't talagang na-miss niya ito kaya naman tambak talaga ang mga trabahong gagawin niya. Ayaw niya pa nga sanang pumasok kung hindi lang siya pinilit ni Claire na pumasok.He was in the middle of reading some documents ng bigla na lamang bumukas ang pintuan ng kanyang opisina at pumasok ang isang hindi niya inaasahan na bisita.Si Tiara. At kasunod nito ang humahangos niyang sekretarya na si Valerie."Pasensiya na po, sir. Sinabihan ko naman na po si Ma'am Tiara na ayaw niyo po munang magpaestorbo pero nagpumilit pa rin po siy---""Oh, please!" Ani Tiara as she rolled her eyes. Alastair can clearly see impatience in the woman's face. "I don't need anybody's permission just to come here, especi

Naiiritang isinara ni Andrei ang magazine na kanyang binabasa at tiningala si Claire. "Claire, when will you stop doing that?" He asked, his voice full of irritation.Kanina pa palakad-lakad si Claire sa harapan ni Andrei. Nasa mukha ng dalaga ang pag-aalala habang nakatingin ito sa hawak nitong cellphone.She can't calm down and she can't help but start overthinking things so she decided to pay Andrei a visit upang kahit papaano ay kumalma naman siya na tila hindi naman naging epektibo dahil hindi pa rin siya mapakali."I can't calm down, Drei. It's been three days since I last saw him and contacted him. At hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin siya nagpapakita sa'kin. Kahit tawag o text man lang, wala!" Sagot ni Claire sa kaibigan. Yes. It's been three days since the last time Alastair contacted him. Pagkatapos ng pag-amin nila sa kanyang mga magulang at nang pauwiin siya ng kanyang ama ay hindi na niya nakita o nak

It has been two days magmula ng malaman ni Claire na naaksidente ang kanyang mga magulang at ng bumalik sila ni Alastair sa Maynila.At sa loob ng dalawang araw ay sila ni Ruby ang palaging magkasama. Marami itong tanong sa kanya. Mga tanong na hindi naman niya magawang sagutin at sa huli ay inililihis na lamang niya ang usapan. Marami rin itong napapansin sa kanya.You changed, Claire. You've changed...a lot. Naalala niya saad nito nang minsan ay inaya siya nitong kumain sa labas.Kinabahan siya sa sinabing iyon ng nobya. Ngunit hindi niya iyon pinahalata and just like what she always does, iniba na naman niya ang usapan.Mabuti na lamang at hindi na nagtanong pa ulit si Ruby.Hindi na rin niya gaanong nakakausap si Alastair magmula ng araw na iyon. At ang totoo ay miss na miss na

Hinihingal at kapwa pawisan na bumagsak sa kama si Claire at Alastair. Katatapos lamang nila sa isang mainit na pagtatalik.It has been days since Claire confessed to Alastair at masasabi niyang sa loob ng nagdaang araw ay napakasaya niya sa piling nito.Walang araw na hindi nito pinaparamdam sa kanya ang pagmamahal nito. Walang araw din na hindi nito sinasabi ang katagang, "I love you" at aaminin niya na sa bawat araw ay mas lalong lumalalim ang pagmamahal niya para sa binata.Yumakap siya sa katawan nito saka niya ginawang unan ang braso nito.She really felt good when she is in his arms. Kapag nasa bisig siya nito, pakiramdam niya ay safe siya at walang kahit sino na makakapanakit sa kanya."Alastair." Pagkuha niya sa atensiyon nito."Hmm?" Tugon naman ni Alastair."I am actually curious about this." Bahagya siyang tumagilid at bahagya niya ring itinaas

"Please eat, Señorito Nexus. Señorito Maximino will scold us once he finds out that you haven't eaten yet." Said one of the three housemaids that surround Nexus as he sat in the middle of a large, wide, and long table. It has been a week since he has been locked up in Maximino's mansion. All the housemaids are guarding him, following him everywhere he goes. Even the gardeners, drivers, and even the guards of the mansion are guarding him, making sure he could not escape. No matter how many or whatever excuses he says, they really won't let him wander all by himself. He couldn't even get on the phone so he could call Michael and ask for help. The only time where he could be alone is when he's inside Maximino's room and there is nothing inside the room that he could use as an escape. He had already toured around the entire mansion to find his possible escape route but to no avail, he found nothing and it's frustrating the hell out

Maximino's head was aching when he woke up and his upper body is hurting. He is sitting on a stool while his head is resting on the bar counter. After the confrontation that happened between him and Nexus, he went inside his home's bar and drank there until he fell asleep. He was rubbing his shoulders and his nape as he looked around the bar. Lots of empty wine and broken glasses were scattered on the floor. He no longer knew what time he fell asleep nor did he know how many bottles of wine he had consumed. The only thing he remembered is how frustrated and how mad he is that he made a mess inside his bar. He took a glance at his wristwatch. It's already 11 A.M. He stood up and staggered towards the bar door. He can't help but close his eyes every time he takes a step, for it worsens his headache. "Damn!" He said as his hand went into his neck and slowly mass

"So, you finally found him?" Lex, Maximino's closest cousin who is also his manager, asked him. They are currently inside Maximino's dressing room and he is reading his script for the next and last scene that he's gonna shoot for the day. He didn't want to leave Nexus but he can't ditch his job either. He really wanted to finish this shoot as soon as possible so that he could go home early and be with Nexus again. "Yes." He replied to Lex as he reads his script for his next scene. "And you mated with him even though you knew he would hate it?" Lex asked for the second time. "Yes." Maximino immediately answered again. "Then you forced him to come and live with you?" She asked again for the third time. "Yes." He answered again. "I see," Lex said then she nodded and stared at him. "Tell me, Max. From

Nexus is still pissed at Maximino for forcing him to come with him. But despite the anger and annoyance, he is feeling for Maximino, he still could not help but be impressed when the car they were in, stopped in front of a large, black gate of a magnificent house. With his mouth wide open, he looked at the house through the car's window. The house was big. And when he says it's big, it's incredibly big! It actually looked like a mansion. The house looked like those houses that he only sees in the dramas and movies. Those houses that are inhabited by rich villains. But oh well, it's not really that surprising. Maximino came from a wealthy and powerful family so he should have expected this. When the huge gate of the house opened, his mouth opened wide as well. The car where they are in passed by in a large garden where there are so many beautiful flowers. Even the green grass is fully trimmed.

Nexus' face couldn't be described as he looked at Maximino, who's right in front of him and staring at him intensely. It has been a week since he asked Michael to let him stay at his house. And for a week, no Maximino has shown up. He thought he wouldn't bother him anymore after everything that he told him. He even thought of going back to Michael's Club. But he was wrong. Maximino found him and is now right in front of him. He secretly thanked the gate of Michael's house that somehow became the barrier between him and Maximino, especially now that Michael is not around for he has some important matters to attend to. He somehow felt safe. Maximino won't be able to do whatever he intends to do so easily. He didn't think that Maximino would be able to find Michael's address. Michael is a very private person and only a few know his whereabouts. And he is pretty sure that those few people wouldn't give i

"So, that's what happened?" Michael asked while frowning after Nexus told him what had happened between him and Maximino, four days ago. "Yeah. That's what happened." Nexus answered as he lay his back on the back pillows and wiped his face with his own palm. "I fucked up, Michael. I fucked up. Big time." Michael placed a cold canned beer on the table in front of them before he sat on the sofa across the seat where Nexus is seated. Nexus quickly grabbed the beer, opened it, and drank from it. "And you are planning to stay here at my house because he wants to take you and cohabitate with you?" Michael asked again. Nexus nodded tiredly. "That asshole is so persistent! He even started hanging out outside my apartment!" Michael shook his head then took a sip from his beer. "Why didn't you just go with him---" "No," Nexus responded quickly.