The soft morning light seeped through the wide glass windows of the Castillo mansion, slowly filling the sleek room with a golden hue.
Monday. A brand-new week. Pero kakaiba ang simula ng araw na ‘to para kay Sebastian Castillo.
Usually, by this hour, tulog pa siya—o kaya naman ay gising pa rin, pagod sa late-night meetings, parties, or kung anong walang saysay na event na gusto lang niyang pagtaguan.
Pero ngayon… maaga siyang nagising. At higit sa lahat, maayos ang pakiramdam niya.
He sat on the edge of his bed, rubbing his temples lightly. No hangover, no mess.
Just a calm stillness inside him—something foreign, something new.
“Damn,” mahina niyang bulong, napapailing.
Hindi niya mapigilang alalahanin ang gabi. Thea Velasquez.
Her voice, her nervous laugh, that innocent way she l
