1-800-BUYME: Book 1- Constantine, The Model (Filipino)

"Say that again, Mr. Alandy. I don't think I understood what you said." "I said buy me." Ella’s eyes instantly squinted while looking at the man. Sigurado ba talaga ito sa mga sinasabi nito? Why would the infamous Constantine Alandy sell himself to a woman like her? "You mean me-buy-you?" She rephrased pointing him with the chardonnay bottle. Malaki ang pasalamat ni Ella na buong lumabas ang kanyang boses samantang tila kinukuryete ang kanyang talampakan sa titig nito. "Seriously?" "You don't want me buying you, so how about we do it the other way. Ikaw ang bumili sa akin." Nagpakawala ng nakakalokong tawa si Ella. Constantine Alandy was one of the most sought after models of this generation. He was filthy rich, illegally handsome, and the Second Sexiest man for this year's Gaia Magazine’s ‘He Walks On Earth Edition’. Ano na naman ba ang pumasok sa isip ng kliyente niya para magsalita ng ganito? Still feeling his heated gaze on her, Ella controlled the alcohol in her head from wanting to drown her sanity. Mahirap palang mag-isip ng matino kapag nakatuon sa kanya ang mga abuhing mata nito. Mas malala pa kung may nararamdaman siyang matigas at makinis na bagay na unti-unting naglalakbay sa pagitan ng kanyang mga... ‘hita? s**t!’ "Nanggagago ka ba?" Hindi niya napigilang sabihin bago pinagdikit ang mga binti upang pigilan ang makasalanang paa.Nahuli ng kanyang mga tuhod ang mapangahas na sapatos at malakas na sinalya ‘yon paitaas. Kumalampag ang mesa kasabay ng pagdulas mula sa pagkakaupo ang kanyang kaharap. Kung hindi pa nakakapit sa lamesa si Constatine, malamang na gumulong ito sa carpet ng Hotel na pinagdadausan ng Victory Party na ‘yon. "Whoa! My Peacock is a Tiger!" He gave out a drunk grin. His eyes were even dancing with amusement when he tried to tug his foot. Nagpasalamat si Ella sa mamahaling tablecloth na tumatakip sa kanilang mga binti. If she could only talk with her hormones, kakausapin niya rin isa-isa ang mga ‘yon para sabihing manahimik sila at tigilan ang kakatili. They must have looked funny with how both of them were jerking whenever they pushed and pull. Both of them were even wearing their formal wears since it was a red carpet event in Gaia. "Come on. Bilhin mo na ko, Peacock, " he teased again. Nang hindi pa nakontento ay pinilig pa nito ang ulo bago ngumisi, showing his deep pair of dimples. "What's your problem? Can't you afford me?" ‘At nanghamon pa.’ Ella rolled her eyes and irritably squeezed his foot more. "Nakainom lang ako, Mr. Alandy. Hindi pa ako tanga--" "Fifty pesos, Ella. Full night service. Unlimited. As long as you can, as long as you want. Ibibigay ko sa’yo. Buy me." He cut her off with a one-breather, causing the world to stood still and watched how a bottle of chardonnay slip from her grip. Umugong ang nabasag na tunog ng bote sa paligid nila pero wala roon ang atensyon ni Ella. ‘For fifty pesos?Singkwenta pesos daw.’ “Sikwenta pesos, susuklian pa kita. You’ll get my villa as a giveaway. Ayaw mo pa ba akong bilhin?” "Sir, Maam. Ayos lang po ba kayo--." "We're fine! Just please clean the mess later." Putol agad ni Constantine sa mga sasabihin pa ng waiter na lumapit para asikasuhin ang mga bubog sa sahig. Then still with that devilish grin on his face, he signaled the uniformed man to leave. "I'm not interested with your...” She took a deep breathe to calm her nerves. She didn’t want to admit it, but then what he was doing was pushing the envelope inevitably. “I’m not interested in your one-night stand offer...” her voice wobbled together with the silverwares nang umabot sa mas mataas na parte ng kanyang hita ang pangalawang sapatos si Constantine. "Talaga, Ella?" "Yes." Bulong niya habang tarantang iniisip kung paano pipigilan ang ginagawa nito. "Tell that to your n*****s and ask them to stop staring at me then." ‘What?’ Dagli siyang napayuko sa harapan ng kanyang suot na red gown. To her dismay, tama nga ang lalaki. Her perks were actually saying ‘Hello’ against the satin she was wearing. Feeling her cheeks heated up, her arms automatically covered her chest protectively. She loathed it that her body couldn’t lie. It wanted him too. At damang-dama niya yon sa pawis na namumuo sa kanyang leeg kahit malakas ang AC ng buong lugar. "You can't be serious." "Paano kung seryoso ako?" His voice went lower. “Don’t you need money to find your brother, Ella? I can support you all the way with that. Promo deal. Magbababa ako agad ng dalawang milyon. Bilhin mo lang ako--” She shook her head. The freaking man was her client. She shouldn’t be mixing business with her personal life. More so, she regretted telling him about her problem. "No. You can't. I mean look around us. Ang daming magagandang babae dito sa function hall. My boss is even one heck of a beautiful female. Bakit ako?" "Bakit hindi?" "Kliyente kita -" "Forget the fifty. Make that twenty pesos.” There was begging on his voice when he finally pulled away from her and sat back to his chair. Squaring his shoulders, he looked at her with an emotion she had never seen on him since they met. “You will get everything in me in exchange of that amount. Everything that you would ask for, influence, power, money. Lahat ng kakailanganin mo para mahanap ang kapatid mo.Bilhin mo lang ako." Ella swallowed hard. There were just so many things happening around her that she couldn't decide which to focus on anymore. She was in danger of losing the Axis’ support on finding her brother. Worse, Axis’ Secret Agency, the company she's been working for, and dedicated her life to might boot her out once they found out what she was doing with their client. Handa na ba talaga siyang bilhin ng bente pesos ang isang Constantine Alandy?