
“You’ll never be her, Gabriella. You can never replace her in my heart. Kneel, cry. It makes no difference to me.”
***
Gabriella Dominguez is never an option nor a second choice.
She was never chosen.
Bata pa lang siya ay pinaramdam na sa kanya ng mga magulang niya ang pagkakaiba nila nang kakambal niyang si Nicollete.
Nicollete is literally the epitome of beauty. While her is obviously ugly. Her nose is Slavic. Kakaiba din ang hugis ng labi niya, at makakapal ang kilay. Idagdag pa ang maraming freckles sa pisngi at ilong niya. Her hair was even tousled. Malayo ang hitsura niya sa kakambal.
Her life with her parents is never easy for her. That’s why she decided to remain silent and submissive to them.
Nang sabihin ng parents niya na kailangan niyang magpakasal kay Kael del Fierro ay hindi naman na siya tumutol. For the first time in her life, her parents made a decision for her.
But still, she is the replacement bride to Kael del Fierro.
Hindi kasi dumating ang kakambal niya sa araw ng kasal ng mga ito kaya siya ang ginawang replacement ng parents niya para kay Nicollete.
Kael del Fierro was a cold, brutal, commanding and ruthless man that ever existed.
Still, her heart speaks for him. Her heart chooses him. Bata pa lang siya ay minahal na niya si Kael.
Sa loob ng dalawang taon na pagsasama nila bilang asawa ay naging malamig ang pagtrato nito sa kanya. He treat her like a wind, unseen and unheard. He treated her like a stranger, distant and indifferent.
Pero pagdating sa kama ay sobrang init nito sa kanya. Nothing more, nothing less. Araw-araw pinaparamdam nito na kahit kalian, hindi niya magagawang palitan ang puwang sa puso nito na tanging si Nicolette lang pwede magpunan.
At dahil mahal niya si Kael, nagtiis siya nang dalawang taon kahit na walang oras na hindi nadudurog ang puso niya.
Until one day, Nicollete came back into his life. And as expected, he filed for an annulment.
Will she be able to live her life again?

