"Where can your obsession finally lead you?" Aris Sandoval was such a good-for-nothing type of a Casanova, but behind his charming looks that were effortlessly used to leave trails of brokenhearted women wherever he went, lies an obsessed heart longing for an extraordinary woman from his past. Will he still continue his mysterious obsession, once he found the right love with a different woman?
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MYSTERIOUS OBSESSION
"Where can your obsession finally lead you?"
Aris Sandoval was such a good-for-nothing type of a Casanova, but behind his charming looks that were effortlessly used to leave trails of brokenhearted women wherever he went, lies an obsessed heart longing for an extraordinary woman from his past.
Will he still continue his mysterious obsession, once he found the right love with a different woman?
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PROLOGUE
His P.O.V.
I was playing at the back part of the ship that we were cruising on for our short trip to El Nido, Palawan when all of a sudden...
"Mom, Dad... help!" I cried when I fell from where I was.
It would be a few rapids away and we would be docking at the nearest port when I accidentally slid off along the stern to the sea while reaching for my brand-new PlayStation Portable or PSP. If only I were able to carry my orange life jacket or rubber ring, I would no longer be in this state of immediate danger.
I wanted to calm myself as much as possible but no matter how much I tried, my mind already panicked. It blinded me from all the possible things I could think of at the moment.
"M-om! D-ad!" I wasn't able to scream gradually as I was being distressed by the waves to be eventually lured by the sea. The freezing seawater even contributed more to the fear and foreboding anxiety that I was feeling. Not to mention that the cruise ship was already sailing far away from me.
I didn't know how to swim and I already drank too much salt water, but I was still trying to pull myself up while raising my hands, even though I was descending after all. I was still hoping that someone could see me in my current situation-silently praying that someone could save me in case my parents wouldn't be able to do so.
I was still young. I wanted to live and enjoy life to its fullest. But as the waves continued to lure me, I started to lose my breath and cognizance. It came to a point that I began to give up my chances of survival. I slowly shut my eyes as I already accepted my fate. Whether I liked it or not, I would be going to face my death right at this moment.
But before everything went black, I knew, I saw a golden object... something that was shimmering from afar.
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