Hinuli ni Apollo ang mukha niya at pilit siyang pinaharap dito. "I still want you, Ahtisa. I want you. I never said I didn't want to see you anymore." Pinatakan nito ng halik ang leeg niya. "Kung ayaw na kitang makita, pupuntahan ba kita rito?"
"Pero ang mga pictures, call history, at messages natin..."
"I needed to delete them. Because my brother is trying to figure out who my woman is."
"At ayaw mong malaman niya na ako iyon?" May hatid iyong bigat sa dibdib niya. May dalang mapait na lasa sa dila niya.
Bumuntong-hininga ang binata. "We will tell them about you when the time is right."
"Kailan pa iyon?" himutok niya, malinaw na masama ang loob niya.
"Ahtisa, listen carefully—you're the only woman, aside from my family, who is allowed to get close to me, speak to me, or touch me." G
