Chapter 1
DARK AND COLD night. The wind touched her skin and brought shivers to her body. The opened window was the only source of light in the room. Everything felt so empty and Eura can't say why she's feeling that way.
She roamed her eyes around the room. Finally, she knew what’s—or can we say who’s— the the missing.
It was her husband . . .
“Hunter!” she called his name.
She started panicking. She hurriedly opened the door ro went downstairs to find his husband. She looked in her left, but there’s no sign of him. She shifted her eyes to the right side, but still no him. Eura went of their house, barefooted and with messy hair. A tear escaped in her eyes when she saw her husband.
She saw him . . .
In the middle of a road.
“Hunter, what the hell are you doing there? Let’s go back to sleep, hon!” she shouted. The wind started to create a noisy sound. She felt like she might freeze because of how coldly the wind rushed to her skin. “Hon, it’s getting colder here!” she gently said but Hunter still remain to his place.
Her husband looked at her and gane her a small smile. “I love you . . .” he mouthed.
There’s a glint of sadness in his eyes and she doesn’t know what’s that sadness for.
Is he leaving? It was the question that’s running to Eura’s head. Just by the thought of being left by his husband, she’s trembling. It will be her worst nightmare. She knew, she can’t live without him.
Her eyes widened when all of a sudden, she saw a car approaching to him. Her tears rolled over her face as the car bumped to his body. Then, everything . . . went black.
“Hunteeerrr!”
Eura went out of the bed—it was a nightmare! It was her deceased husband visiting her in her dreams. Those nightmare keeps on reminding her how his death was her fault. Yes, it was her fault. Those nightmare brought sleepless nights to her.
It was a nightmare . . .
Hunter is just a part of her memories of her . . . because he’s dead. He’s not here anymore.
She doesn’t know if she should be happy to see ger husband... even only in dreams, or she should be sad. But one thing is sure, her heart was always broken of it comes to him. Even in a small detail of him, she can remember him—the pain flashed back over and over again.
He broke her heart just like how he broke his promise that he’ll always stay. She can’t do anything but collect her broken pieces, and tried to be okay every single day. She felt like there’s no more reason to live, ’cause even her . . . she’s so sick of herself.
Eura went out of the bed and went inside her bathroom. She realized, it was seven in the morning already. She washed her face and went downstairs to grab a glass of water.
When she went out of the kitchen, she was shocked to see her mother-in-law in the living room. Her eyebrows were arched and she looked at her with full disgusts.
“Oh so you’re enjoying my sons money? So this what you want, huh?” her mother-in-law smirked and gave her a sarcastic laugh.
Eura’s forhead creased. All of the people closed to her knew that she’s far from being okay—she’s the total opposite of that. After Hunter’s death, she never saw herself being okay nor thinks that she can be okay.
“What are you talking about, Ma?” she asked in a flat tone. Eura is trying to calm herself. She doesn’t want to say rude words to her. “You know that I love him so much. His death is my loss . . .”
Her mother-in-law rolled her eyes. She opened her fan and fanned herself. She gave her again a sarcastic laugh. “Stop pretending . . .” she said in Eura’s face, “. . . I know that you’re nothing but a social climber bitch.”
Eura tried to composed herself. She sighed heavily and closed her eyes tightly. “Ma, if you have nothing good to say. Just leave me alo—”
“Why? Are you hurt? Oh well . . . as expected.” She laughed so hard, ridiculing her words. “What should I expect to a social climber like you? Nothing!”
After insulting her, she left with a winning grin. She can’t do anything but to just let her. Eura knew that it will just add more fuel to the fire. Another thing is . . . she doesn’t want to add more stress to herself.
Eura’s mother-in-law only treats her as a trash and she can’t do anything about that because she is her husband’s mother. And the time he accepted Hunter to her life, it was also the time she knew that she needs to embraced his flaws and love the persons he love.
After Hunter’s death, she couldn’t stop crying—if tears can be collected she probably have a swimming pool, a river perhaps. It became her routine, it wasn’t healthy for her. She lost a lot of weight, she was occupied, she was a whole mess and she find no joy to life anymore. To sum it up, she doesn’t know what to do with her life and how to ease the pain she was suffering.
Two years had passed and she’s still stucked to where Hunter left her.
“Maybe you should take a leave and went out of this place. Give yourself a break, Eura.”
Her mother’s words plays in her mind again. She want to give it a shot. She doesn’t know which place . . . but she wanted to leave this place.
For some reason, she wants to runaway.
That night, she booked a flight. Then, in the morning, without any concrete plan, she packed her stuff and use her new car. She drove her car to the port. She rode a ferry to go to the small province, so she can bring her car with her.
Finally, she stopped her car and went out. The cold air made her hair fly. Then, an old carved wooden signage welcomes her.
“Welcome to El Paraiso, province of Nervaez.”
Apollo Justice
Chapter 2EURA stayed in the only five-star hotel in the province—Paraiso Hotel. Paraiso is a Filipino word that means “paradise”. The person who named the hotel didn’t lie. Indeed, the place was like a paradise.The place was near the coast, surrounded by tall coconut trees and covered by bermudagrasses and different kinds of flowers. One of its best attractions was the sunflower garden. Eura fell in love with the beauty of the hotel, it’s one of the most beautiful places she has ever seen.“Welcome to Paraiso Hotel, Ma’am!” the staff of the hotel greeted her.“Thank you for welcoming me.”One woman approached her and told her she’ll accompany her to her room. “I hope you‘ll like your room, ma’am. I will send you to the room with a nice view, where you can see the coast,” the woman said.“That’s nice to hear
Chapter 3WARNING: This consists of an R-18 scene, that is not suitable for young minds. Please, read at your own risk!THEIR lips were locked to each other. His right hand was on her bareback supporting her, and his left arm was around her belly. While on the other hand, Eura’s arms were around his neck. His lips started to travel on her neck, making her body stiffened in so much sensation and pleasure she’s feeling while his lips worshipping her.He twisted the knob of the door and kicked it. Luther, the name of the man Eura’s kissing right now, brought her to his villa to spend a night with her. He doesn’t know the woman, but there’s something about her that mesmerized him. It felt like there’s a force between them that pulls him towards her.Eura can’t explain how she ended up kissing a stranger and what was w
Chapter 4THE FIRST thing the greeted Luther with a bad morning was the empty side of his bed. The woman he owned last night, left him alone. He cursed numerous times and gripped his own hair in frustration.Damn it! He wanted to cursed so bad or throw anything that his had will get. He can’t explain the frustration he’s feeling right now.It's a very bad morning for him. It felt like there's an unfilled place beside him. He caressed the empty bed beside him then, curse again. He hated himself for not knowing anything about the woman-well of course, she didn't want to give him details about her. Her beautiful face, enchanting erotic moans, and the curve of her body were already engraved on his mind. He doesn't have any idea about her.Whether she came from here in El Paraiso or not. But he knew that if she came from El Paraiso, he just saw her before. He guesses, she's
Chapter 5IT'S BEEN A WEEK after Eura's encounter with an unknown man. It was difficult for her to remember the mindblowing encounter with him. She can't stop thinking about him, she admits that to herself. She really found that man attractive. It was so difficult for her to forget that night.She found it hard to enjoy her vacation in El Paraiso—she was bored as hell. She felt like there's no fun here in this place.Today, she's with Bea—the actress woman she met in the hotel that is now her friend. She seemed like she knew El Paraiso very well. She knew all the places here. They're riding a kalesa to reach their destination. Kalesa island transportation was similar to chariots. They're planning to get near the coast.Speaking of the coast—she remembered the Villa of the stranger man. It was nearby the coast. But she bet, the man was not in El Paraiso a
Chapter 6 EURA INSTANTLY turned away to avoid the man’s gaze. She was so sure that it was him! She can’t be mistaken! She’s sure it was him! Now, she started sweating and panicking about how to act calmly. She sighed heavily and try to excuse herself. She can’t help but scanned him. As expected, he looked good—beyond good. Very handsome and appealing, to the point that his smile can make every woman’s panty down. It might sound exaggerated but that was the truth. She looked at the man in front of her. He’s wearing a white sand shirt, flexing his biceps and he’s wearing brown cargo shorts. Eura already expected his Greek-like body and he’s flaunting it. He knew his assets so well, and he’s using them to trap every woman. Eura unconsciously shook her head because of her thoughts. His brown attractive eyes were shining, she can feel the amusement and excitement in it. She was blocked by his tall body
Chapter 7 THEY'RE BOTH agree to have a contract between them. To know the boundaries of their relationship. Luther let Eura decide about their contract. Because for him, no matter what condition, he will agree. If that’s what will make her agree to him. There’s no single word between the both of them. After a few minutes of silence, Luther chose to break it and asked Eura. “So, what’s your plan?” He watched her took a deep breath. She closed her eyes tightly and gave him a small smile. “So?” She smiled. “Give me time to think about the rules I want. You told me that you’ll let me decide, right? I need time.” Luther shrugged. “Okay, whatever you say.” “For now, let’s continue in finding my friend. I need to find her.” Luther just nodded and followed Eura. Actually, he wanted to ask her name but he feels that maybe he can ask her late
Chapter 8 WARNING: This consists of an R-18 scene, that is not suitable for young minds. Please, read at your own risk! ONCE AGAIN, they’re inside Luther’s villa. Wherein the four walls of that place is the witness of their passionate one-night stand. Now, here they are again, Luther is holding her hand gently as he guides her inside his villa. The place was so clean and organized. She can say that the man was very meticulous about his stuff. Weird but somehow she feels comfortable in his place. She likes his place, it’s cozy, well-designed, and ventilated, it was a perfect love nest—or she must say... sex place. Eura was slightly amused when Luther gently grabbed her. Then, he held her waist and lifted her with full chivalry. He placed her on the bar counter. He’s standing in front of her, his body was in between her thighs. His hot
Chapter 9 EURA WAKE UP very early. She has some activities to do today with Bea. She remembered that they planned to roam El Paraiso, visit the garden, farms, and other nice places here. She’s already fixing her hair when the man who owned her yesterday woke up. He glanced at him and he saw how beautiful his face was. Even in messy hair and morning rugged look, he still rocks it! He looked great in every angle or maybe it’s just her? “You’re leaving?” he asked and yawned. “Yep. My friend and I will have some extra-curricular activities. We’re planning to enjoy our stay here in El Paraiso.” Luther glanced at the alarm clock beside his bed. “It’s only seven in the morning.” “Yeah, you’re right!” “When will we gonna met again?” She looked at him and she saw his intense stares at her. “What about spending the weekend with me?”