devil among us

My best friend and I marry into the Xylander family at the same time. Everyone says we're lucky. My best friend's husband is a master negotiator, while my husband is a bomb disposal expert. Their enemy abduct us after we've just discovered we're pregnant. He ties bombs to our bellies. When our husbands negotiate with the abductors, they choose to save Melinda Sutton, a woman they grew up with. The bombs are detonated, and we're gravely injured. After surviving the explosion, we decide to get divorced together.

In a desperate bid to save her ailing mother, Reina Haus enters into a contract with a captivating billionaire CEO. Little does she know, he hides a devilish nature that fuels their forbidden passion, blurring the lines between desire and destruction. Their love becomes a tempestuous whirlwind, filled with secrets, betrayal, and unbridled passion. As Reina fights to break free from the clutches of the alluring devil she's grown to love, the stakes escalate, threatening to tear them apart forever. Will their love triumph over the darkness, or will they be consumed by their own desires?

Coralee Ker is a resident of a town called Janesville, where she had lived her whole life as just another teenager. But this year, things might change as the arrival of Afael turns her world upside down, with strange occurrences starting to take place. Afael and Kanael are dark and peculiar, hiding secrets that Coralee is eager to uncover. Afael is searching for Coralee to make her his wife as it's written: to have a baby with Coralee Ker to fulfill the order. But for that, Afael will have to make Coralee fall in love with him, knowing well that the girl is not an easy catch. It will be torture for Afael; however, over time, his feelings start to blossom. But since Afael is a demon, he doesn't possess feelings, making it impossible for him to love.

“Sign the papers, Estella.” Marco’s voice dripped with cold indifference as he slid the divorce papers across the table, his gaze locked on Claudia standing smugly by his side. “Did you really think a nobody like you could keep me?” Estella swallowed her pride, forcing herself to meet his eyes despite the burning humiliation. The family she had fought to belong to had become her greatest enemy. Claudia smirked, leaning closer. “You should be grateful. Letting you go is the kindest thing we’ve done for you.” **** When Estella married into the powerful Valdez family, she believed in a love strong enough to conquer any storm. But after years of enduring Marco’s cruelty and twisted schemes, she’s cast aside, humiliated, and left with a shattered heart. Yet, when Estella crosses paths with Alejandro, Marco’s ruthless rival. With Alejandro’s guidance, she reclaims her life, finding strength she never knew existed. Together, they plot to dismantle the very family that tore her apart. But revenge is a dangerous game, and as her quest unfolds, she faces betrayal, tragedy, and a conspiracy far deeper than she imagined. In a world of deceit and broken promises, Estella will discover that survival means more than escaping her past. It means learning to wield her pain as power—and showing those who wronged her that the quietest heart can hide the fiercest storm. But as she edges closer to revenge, a final tragedy strikes, threatening to strip her of everything. Can she rise from the ashes, or will she become a pawn in a game more twisted than love itself? Will Estella’s journey be one of redemption or destruction? Only time will tell in this gripping saga of betrayal, vengeance, and forbidden love

"Stay away from the room at the extreme end of the east wing... Be quiet as much as possible.... Leave at once when the second hand struck 5pm, not a second late!" Those were the three grand rules that she received. Allicia will never have expected her life to face a total turn around after she accepted to work as a caregiver in the house of a man that she never even met before. She had no idea what this unknown person she worked for was called, she had never seen him, not once had he shown his face. He was always hidden in a room in the mansion. Allicia had never been a disobedient girl all her life and she followed the rules while working diligently in the mansion. The only thing she did in the lonely mansion was sit by the window and sing with the birds. Her life went on smoothly and peacefully until an unfortunate stormy evening... It was a painful experience for her, one that she never wished to recall ever again. Not until she met him...

Love was the last thing on his mind until she walked in. A marriage of convenience soon turns into a battle for love. From broken homes to boardroom battles, Zayden Kent's life was a tangled web of anger and ambition. As a wealthy and successful businessman, he struggled with anger issues stemming from a troubled childhood and traumatic past. His rivalry with his brother Aiden intensifies when their father demands that Zayden marry and produce an heir to inherit the family company. In a moment of desperation, Zayden turns to his secretary, Lillian Ace, and proposes an arranged marriage to secure the company; however, Lillian had always dreamed of finding her prince charming. Zayden, unfortunately, was not the prince she had hoped would sweep her off her feet. In fact, he was the complete opposite—he was the villain. A villain she never thought would steal a place in her heart. As they work together, feelings begin to blossom between them. However, their traumatic past, Aiden's sabotage coupled with Zayden's abusive nature, and false accusations threaten both their relationship and the future of the company, pushing them to the brink of ruin.

"He's maybe a devil, but he's my devil." Hindi inakala ni Valentina Jade Villamayor na sa dinami-rami ng manliligaw niya ay kay Devon Miles Joaquin pa siya na-inlove. Hindi lang ito isa sa "The Famous Orphans," nagmula din ito sa pamilya na mortal na kaaway ng pamilya niya. Bukod pa roon, halos isumpa niya ito noong una nilang pagkikita. But they fell in love with each other, at ipinangako nilang hinding-hindi nila hahayaang magtagumpay ang mga pamilya nila sa pagpapahiwalay sa kanila. Ngunit sadya yata talagang nakatadhana silang magkalayo. Inakala ni Val na iniwan siya ni Devon at napilitan siyang magbago ng identity at palakihin ng mag-isa ang anak nila. 10 years later, he came back as her boss and she's his secretary. Pero hindi maintindihan ni Val kung bakit galit na galit sa kaniya si Devon. Gayung ito ang nang-iwan pagkatapos makuha ang pagkabirhen niya. Ito ang umalis, so bakit ito galit na galit? At anong gagawin nito kapag nalaman nitong nagbunga ang pagmamahalan nila noon? The media call them The Famous Orphans - adopted and raised to be billionaire heirs. Five of them and Valentina fell in love with the one they called“THE DEVIL.”

"You're mine, Celestine. No one could ever have you other than me, remember that. You're already married to me. That means you're forever stuck to the man you called a devil. You're forever stuck in the devil's arms, Celestine. With no other way out, but death." *** Holy Celestine Marquez is the epitome of beauty, kindness, and brain. She was dubbed to be an angel in her university, not just because of her face, but because of her attitude. Kahit yata lamok ay hindi nito kayang patayin. Even her father thought that she's too innocent for this world, kaya naman nang sabihin ni Holy na gusto niyang maging madre pagkatapos niyang mag-kolehiyo ay hindi na siya pinigilan pa ng kaniyang Ama. Eros Hunter Salvatore is a devil himself. A successful billionaire na talagang hinahabol ng mga kababaihan. Not only that, he's also a know drag racer na siyang dahilan kung bakit mas lalong humahaba ang pila sa kaniya. Pero wala ni-isang babae ang nakalapit sa kaniya ng sobra lalo na at napaka-ikli lang pasensiya niya at madalas ay parang bulkang nag-aalburoto. Well, he wouldn't be called a devil for nothing. Paano kung mag-tagpo ang landas ng dalawang taong parehong magka-ibang magka-iba nang hindi nila inaakalang pareho? Paano kung mapilitan si Holy na pumirma ng isang kontrata na inilahad ni Eros upang mabayaran ang pagkaka-utang ng kaniyang kapatid rito? Mapipigilan pa kaya ni Eros si Holy sa pagpasok nito sa kumbento? Will it be possible for love to grow? Paano kung... isang malaking kasinungalingan lang pala ang lahat? Kakayanin kaya ni Holy ang mga sekretong malalaman niya? Love, betrayal, and a broken heart. Those are just one of the things that you'll experience once you fall in love. Are you still willing to be stuck in the devil's... arms?

“Come back to me, Ivy,” the man whom she used to love with all her heart said. “No, no,” Ivy shook her head and backed away from him. Her body trembled as fear consumed her whole being. He was the reason her baby was gone! He was the reason for all her suffering! ---------------------------- Ivy thought she was the luckiest woman in the world - she was married to the man of her dream. But that was just her illusion. On the day she received her pregnancy report, she found her husband in bed with his best friend. Before she had the chance to tell him about her pregnancy, she was forced to divorce and her family was driven to bankruptcy by that one man she loved. Since then, her life went south. She married a governor in another country whom everyone thought was a gentleman. Everyone envied her, but no one knew he was a sadist who loved to abuse her. Five years later, the man she used to love met her by chance and begged her to come back. But would she be able to give her heart again, when all she felt toward him was fear and hatred? Knowing that he was the sole reason her life had turned to be what it was today with endless suffering? Cover art by Rainygraphic.

“You are mine Valentina! And I don’t like to share what I own” Diego said, handing me the head of my boyfriend in a box. He is as cold as the Arctic ocean, An emotionless devil with no atom of humanity, Diego Fernandez, A name that everybody fears because it belongs to the stone-hearted ruthless Mafia boss who does not mind destroying everyone who stands between him and whatever he wants. He is often referred to as the Devil, he never takes no for an answer, in fact, no is a word people know not to say to him if they want their heads still sitting comfortably on their necks, so when he decided that he wanted the beautiful college student Valentina Sanchéz as one of the whores in his harem her owner Don Carlos knew he had no choice but to hand her over without so much as an argument. Diego is intrigued by her stubbornness, so he makes it his duty to punish her until she begs for mercy and she eventually does. Something about Valentina’s venerability makes Diego want to protect her, he slowly realises that he is indeed in love with her. Valentina is terrified when she realises that she has fallen madly in love with her captor, she is even more terrified by the fact she is carrying his baby. She knows of Diego’s desire to be the last of his bloodline, she also knows that not telling the devil of her pregnancy would incur his wrath, what would she do? Things also get worse when Diego finds out that Valentina is not the naive innocent girl he had thought her to be. Is there a chance for the devil and his angel to fall in love? Read to find out!