after the beginning

Around the seventh month of my pregnancy, I overheard a conversation between my mate, Zane Andrews, and Ciara Phillips, the she-wolf I had taken in out of compassion after her family was brutally slaughtered by rogues. In a sultry, flirtatious tone, Ciara purred, “Zane, my love, if your wife discovers that the fertilized egg I planted in her womb isn’t truly hers by blood, she’ll be devastated—perhaps to the point of despairing suicide, don’t you think?” Zane snorted, his voice dripping with disdain at the mention of me. “It’ll work for us if she simply dies from heartbreak. Damn it. I can’t shake the worry that she might sever our bond and leave me with nothing. Let’s keep this under wraps until our child inherits all her assets. Only then will we reveal the bombshell, plunging her into darkness.” Ciara giggled, praising Zane for his cunning. My claws itched to lash out, but I held back, knowing the time for confrontation wasn’t yet. My heart sank as their betrayal cut deep. Years ago, I had defied my pack elders’ warnings about Ciara being a potential threat, taking her in and grooming her into our pack's doctor, funding her education out of sheer empathy. Now, I regretted every moment of my kindness. To think that my mate, who had once begged for my protection for his fragile pack, had the audacity to betray me. If not for my support, his pathetic pack would have crumbled long ago, leaving him nursing his wounds in a dark corner, fretting over survival. After a long moment of contemplation, I made my decision. I would feign ignorance to their schemes and play along by giving birth to Ciara’s baby. Two decades passed. Ciara’s child grew up, bearing the name Simon Andrews. Aware of their treachery, I still transferred all my assets to him. Once the paperwork was completed, Ciara boldly approached me in front of the entire pack, a maternity DNA test in hand. With a smug smile, she declared, “Leia Holland, look at this! I am Simon’s biological mother. Leave h

“Benjamin, naging asawa mo ako sa loob ng tatlong taon ngunit ni isang beses ay hindi mo man lang ako nagawang hawakan! Ngayon, ito na ang pagkakataon ko. Ito na ang tamang panahon para bumawi sa lahat ng mga masasakit na pinagdaanan ko sa piling mo bilang asawa mo at bilang babaeng minahal ka ng napakatagal! Pinagsisisihan kong naging asawa kita!” Tumutulo ang mga luha ni Lunabella habang sinasabi iyon sa nakahiga at nakataling asawang si Benjamin Alvarez sa kanilang kama. “Huwag mong gawin ito, Luna. Sinasabi ko sa'yo, hinding-hindi kita mapapatawad! Bakit hindi mo na lang kasi tanggapin na hindi kita magawang mahalin? Na si Astra lang ang tanging tinitibok ng puso ko?!” Walang pusong turan ni Benjamin, puno ng galit ang mga mata. “Humanda ka sa akin kapag nakawala ako rito, talagang mapapatay kita!” Pilit itong kumakawala sa pagkakatali ngunit mahigpit ang ginawang pagkakatali rito ni Lunabella rito. ******* Mula pa nang highschool ay minamahal na ni Lunabella Cruz si Benjamin Alvarez. Wala siyang ibang nais kundi ang makasal dito. Kaya nang ipagkasundo silang dalawa dahil sa horoscope na pinaniniwalaan ng naghihingalong matandang Alvarez ay hanggang langit ang ligaya niya. Subalit ang sayang iyon ay kapalit ng tatlong taong paghihirap niya bilang asawa ni Benjamin Alvarez. Mahal na mahal niya ang lalaki ngunit may iba ito minamahal.

I worked as a waitress in a small-town diner, but I put my husband Tom through Harvard Law School. But after he graduated, when I was eight months pregnant, he divorced with me and married my best friend, Sarah. On their wedding day, I didn't cry or make a scene. Instead, I went to work as their housekeeper. Tom thought my love made me easy to control. Sarah treated me like dirt, thinking I was born to serve. I never complained – I just prepared a surprise for them. But when their daughter was admitted to Harvard, they opened the surprise and went crazy.

Sa ngalan ng pera ay tinanggap ni Alexa ang pagpapakasal kay Noah Montemayor at hindi niya akalain na sa paglipas ng taon ay matututunan niya pala itong mahalin. Noong panahong iyon ay hindi ito makalakad dahil sa kinasangkutan nitong aksidente. Tumagal ang kanilang pagsasama ng tatlong taon nang bigla na lamang siya nitong gulantangin dahil sa sinabi nito. "Maghiwalay na tayo." tatlong salita na nagpaguho sa mundo ni Alexa. Pagkatapos ng tatlong taong pagsasama ay hindi niya akalain na babalik ang babaeng pinakamamahal ni Noah, na pinabayaan siya noong mga panahong kailangang-kailangan siya nito. Kapalit ng malaking pera ay tinanggap niya ito at nagpaka-busy sa daang tinahak niya hanggang sa isang araw ay nakilala siya sa buong bansa at lumabas pa sa telebisyon. Doon niya nakilala ang lalaking magiging dahilan ng pagbangon niya. Ngunit isang araw ay bigla na lamang nakipagkita si Noah sa kaniya. "Pwede bang magsimula tayong muli? Kailangan kita at handa akong gawin ang lahat para bumalik ka lang sa akin." "Bigyan mo pa ako ng isa pang pagkakataon para mapatunayan ko sayo ang sarili ko." Bibigyan niya nga ba ito ulit ng isa pang pagkakataon na pumasok sa buhay niya gayung kung tutuusin ay nakabangon na siya mula sa pagkabigo pagkatapos nitong makipaghiwalay sa kaniya? Totoo nga kaya ang sinasabi ng iba na love is sweeter the second time around?

After my daughter, Mia Powell, was declared brain-dead, my husband, Liam Powell, urged me to sign the organ donation consent form. I was drowning in grief and my mind was on the verge of collapse. That was when I accidentally discovered that her attending doctor, Blair Lincoln, was Liam’s old flame. They had lied about Mia’s brain death, just to trick me into signing the form and steal her heart to save Blair’s daughter, Sophia. I watched as Liam picked Sophia up from the hospital. The three of them smiled together, like a perfect, happy family. When I confronted them, they pushed me off a building, and I died from the fall. Given a second chance, I had returned to the day I was supposed to sign the organ donation form. As I stared at Mia lying in that hospital bed, I silently vowed. This time, that scumbag and that wretch would pay with their lives for what they did to Mia.

Labis ang kagalakan na naramdaman ni Camila Villarazon sa kaniyang puso nang sa wakas ay nagkaroon siya ng pagkakataong maging asawa ng lalaking matagal na niyang lihim na minamahal, si Juancho Buenvenidez. Nasa rurok ng kaniyang buhay, piniling iwan ni Camila ang lahat para lamang makasama ang lalaking minamahal. But the thing is, Juancho didn't want her at all. Nilihim nilang dalawa ang ugnayan sa isa't-isa ayon sa kagustuhan ng lalaki sa loob ng tatlong taon. Nang bumalik sa eksena ang unang babaeng minahal ni Juancho, walang ibang nagawa si Camila kundi ang umalis na lang, tila ba ito rin ang gumising sa kaniyang katangahan, gustuhin man nitong magsisi ay huli na ang lahat. She filed a divorce agreement. Who would have thought that after the divorce, she would reach the peak of her life more? She is well-known in her field as the top designer named, Sunshine. Ngunit sa kabila ng kaniyang tagumpay, tila ba pinaglalaruan pa rin ito ng tadhana dahil sa palaging pagtatagpo ng mga landas nila ng dating kabiyak. Her ex-husband loves teasing her even after they've separated. Tuluyan nga kayang mabura ang pag-ibig ni Camila para kay Juancho o mas lalo pa itong titindi dahil sa mapaglarong tadhana?

When I had only three months left to live after taking the cursed blade meant for my husband Lucian, his first love Lily returned. When I endured the pain and prepared a dinner to commemorate our anniversary, he did not come back, he was having a steamy car session with Lily. When I went to the hospital alone to buy medicine, he was accompanying Lili for her pregnancy check-up. I pretended not to have noticed, I just silently played the role of a perfect wife, and wrote him four letters as a gift for our anniversary. After I die, he saw the gifts I left behind and went completely insane.

After more than one month na pananatili ni Andrei sa ibang bansa, sa wakas ay umuwe na ito sa pilipinas. ‘Yan ang balitang agad na natanggap ni Lyca. Pero ang higit na nagpagulat sa kanya ay nang iabot sa kanya ng asawa nya ang isang papel na naglalaman ng diborsyo. “Let’s get the divorce,” malamig na sambit nito sa kanya. “Okay,” tanging tugon ni Lyca. Sabay abot sa papel sa kanyang harapan. After the divorce, hindi maiwasan ni Andrei na makita ang dating asawa na masaya sa piling ng iba. Naging matagumpay na rin sa larangan ng business industry si Lyca na noon ay sunod-sunuran lang sa kanya. Hanggang sa muling nagkasalubong ang kanilang mga landas at muli ay hiniling ni Andrei sa dating asawa ang mga katagang…. “Please come back to me, baby.”

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I spent six months and over $20,000 to plan a family vacation. However, when my mate’s childhood sweetheart Victoria heard about our trip, she begged to join us. Alexander didn't hesitate. He cancelled my spot in the protected convoy and gave it to her instead. He forced me to travel alone through deadly Shadow Pack territory - a thirty-six hour journey where three wolves had died last month. The whole family supported Alexander's decision without a thought for my safety. So I changed my travel plans. I headed north instead of south. I spent three months enjoying myself, ignoring their mindlink message. That's when the family started to panic...