Blood Of A Casanova

Chapter 1

Duke’s POV

I was lying on my bed when I heard my phone ringing. I grabbed it and answered the damn call without looking at the screen. "What the hell? It's too earl—"

"DUKE ARIS PALERMO, MANANG MANA KA TALAGA SA AMA MO!"

Alright. Natigilan ako nang marinig ko ang napaka-sweet na boses ng Mom ko. Shit! "Hey Mom, I'm sorry."

"Bawas-bawasan mo ang pagmumura mo, Aris. Kung ayaw mong i-stapler ko 'yang bibig mo. Manang-mana ka talaga-"

Inunahan ko na siya sa sasabihin niya dahil alam ko na 'yon. Paulit-ulit.

"Manang-mana sa ama ko. Seriously, Mom? Hindi tingting ang katawan ko like Dad."

That's true. My Dad's famous tingting body. Damn it! Maganda ang built ng katawan ko. At lalong hindi ako payatot. Tch.

"You son of a... PALERMO! Ang sakit niyo talaga sa ulong mag-aama! I want you to go home now. May party mamaya dito sa mansyon. Twenty-sixth Wedding Anniversary namin ng Daddy mo at gusto kong narito ka."

Yeah. I almost forgot. Wedding Anniversary nga pala nila Mom and Dad. Fuck. Di ako makakapang-chicks mamayang gabi. But hell, for sure may makikilala naman ako sa party mamaya.

"Okay, Mom. Uuwi ako mamaya. Don't
worry. Bye, Mom. I still need to sleep. I love you."

I ended the call before Mom shouts at me again. Basta ko lang ipinatong ang phone ko sa side table. Then I looked at the woman beside me. She's naked under the sheet. And I swear, she's fucking wild last night. She's still sleeping. Fine, I'll let her sleep until later, then after that, I will drop her like a hot potato.

Am I rude? That's me. The mighty Duke Aris Palermo, eldest son of Luke and Charisse Palermo. I have a younger brother, or should I say the youngest dahil dalawa lang naman kaming magkapatid. His name is Lucas Palermo. Tatlong taon ang agwat namin. I'm 26 nd he's 23. We're close. Of course, we're on the same path-flirting with women. My mother said, nagmana daw kami kay Dad. I don't know if that's true because I can see how much my Dad loves my Mom kahit tumatanda na sila. In my twenty-six years of existence, hinding-hindi nambabae ang Daddy ko kaya nga 'di ko alam kung maniniwala ako kay Mom. Tch. Kapag tinatanong ko naman si Dad, tinatawanan lang ako.

I'm not into relationships because I don’t believe in that fucking true love. I know my parents already proved that true love does exist pero hindi naman 'yun nagte-take effect sa lahat ng tao. Tch. I better enjoy my life without love. I don't need a partner. My girls can satisfy my needs. And that fucking marriage? Bloody hell. I don't even want to hear that word. Maraming nagsasabing malandi daw ako. Ewan ko, basta alam ko gwapo ako.

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Cherrypink’s POV

"Hey, handsome, wanna dance with me?"

Nakuha ko agad ang atensyon ng lalaking sa tantiya ko ay ka-edad ko lang. I'm here at the famous Hashtag bar, partying like an animal. Wasting my money for expensive drinks. Well this is my life. This is my fucking life.

I'm the youngest daughter of Mr. Henerico and Mrs. Eva Castillo. The owner of one of the biggest manufacturing company ng mga car parts and so on, we also have chains of restaurants. I'm twenty-four and I'm the black sheep in our family. Why? My brother is a surgeon and my Ate managed our chains of restaurants. Super successful sila. While me? I have nothing. Wala akong trabaho. Wala akong business. Wala akong ginawa kundi lustayin ang pera ng pamilya ko. Kung may playboy, pwes ako playgirl. I love playing with men. I do flirt, make out… but not sex. Eww! It's disgusting.

Pariwara ako pero hindi pa rin ako ang klase ng babae na basta ibibigay ang pagkababae kung kani-kanino lang. Ine-enjoy ko lang ang buhay ko. Dahil sa totoo lang, ayokong makaranas ng kalungkutan na ilang taon kong naranasan sa buhay ko.

Halos lagi nga akong laman ng dyaryo.

"The Castillo heir, Cherrypink Castillo saw at the bar using drugs? Is it true?" Like that! What the hell! As if I care. I don't do drugs. Mahal ko pa ang buhay ko. Marami lang akong kalokohan at mahilig akong maki-join sa mga group of people na walang alam kundi mag-saya. Well, I'm not that bad. I'm just doing this to get my parent's attention. Naging ganito ako dahil sa kanila. Mula pagkabata ko, palagi silang wala. Dumaan ang graduation, ang family day, ang christmas, new year and even my birthday. Lage silang wala. Kinalakihan ko na ang gano'n. Hanggang masanay ako. Noong una, okay pa eh. Hinayaan ko lang. Sabi ko baka 'pag natapos na ako ng college maging proud na sa 'kin ang parents ko. Na magkakaroon na sila ng time para sa 'kin but then, wala. I graduated cum laude pero hindi sila um-attend sa graduation ko because of the fucking business deal. Wala ng mahalaga sa kanila kundi business. Hindi nila napapansin ang mga achievements ko. Ang mga magagandang bagay na nagagawa ko para ipagmalaki nila ako.

Until one day, I became like this. A rebel daughter of the Castillo’s. Sumikat na ako, woah! Nang mag-rebelde ako, do'n nila ako napansin. Kung alam ko lang, edi sana matagal na akong nagpaka-rebelde. Know what? Kapag pinapatawag ako ng parents ko para kausapin dahil sa nagawa kong mali, sa halip na malungkot ako, masaya pa ako. Kase at least, may time na sa 'kin ang parents ko. Kahit wala naman silang gagawin kundi sermunan ako. Attention seeker ba? Nah. I just want to feel that I have a family-a happy family indeed.

"You have a sexy ass." He said. Looking at me seductively.

He's handsome. He looks rich but he's not my type. I enjoy playing with men. Kahit kailan hindi ako nagseryoso, at kahit kailan hindi ko pinairal ang puso ko. Puso? Meron ba 'ko non?

I pulled his body closer to mine and whispered. "I'm sorry, boy. You're not my type." Then kissed him on his lips.
I left him dumbfounded. Gano'n kasimple. Landi dito, landi doon.

"Strike six, Cherrypink. Ilan pa?" Bungad sa ‘kin ni Frey nang makalapit ako sa table namin. She knows me well.

Alam niyang gawain kong magpaasa ng lalaki. Lalandiin tapos kung kailang nag-iinit na, iiwan sa ere. I don't know but nasa-satisfy ako kapag gano'n. I don't care about other's opinion. Hell, they don't know me. They should know that I wear trouble like a crown.

Troublemaker. Rebel. Playgirl. Whatever!

"I'm tired. I want to go home." I said as I sip my beer.

"Tired flirting?" Pang-aasar niya.

I grabbed my pouch and stood up.

"Whatever. I'm going." Paalam ko saka lumabas na sa bar.

I went to parking area kung saan nakaparada ang porshe cayenne ko. Bought this using my parent's money. Oh, come on, I don't care wasting my parent's money. Tutal marami silang pera dahil buong buhay nila, sa company na lang sila nakatuon. Sarili nilang anak 'di nila mapagtuunan ng pansin. Psh.

Pasakay na ako ng kotse ko nang mapansin ang dalawang pigura ng tao. Sa may katabing kotse ng kotse ko. Hindi naman ako tsismosa pero sumilip ako.

"Ohhh… shit! More… more!"

Napangiwi ako. Hindi ko nakita ang mukha nila. Madilim kase but they are disgusting. Ewww! Mahal na ba ang rate sa motel at sa parking na lang ginagawa ang gano'ng bagay? Bullshit.

Sumakay na ako ng kotse ko at pinaharurot. Uuwi na naman ako sa condo unit ko. Mag-isa na naman ako. Damn. Pag-uwi sa condo, kakain ng ice cream, stress reliever ko. Tapos tititigan ang family picture namin, iiyak hanggang makatulog ako. Yun ang daily routine ko everynight.

Inside a rebel heart is a soft heart.