icarus laughed as he fell

"Do you feel anything?" His question made my brows furrow in confusion. "Feel what?" "You really don't feel anything?" He repeated, his tone incredulous and increasing my confusion. Am I supposed to feel anything? "What a weak bitch.” Disgust filled his eyes as he spoke. ---------- Avery was thrown at the feet of Alpha Jared by her stepfather in exchange for his debt. Alpha Jared recognizes her as his mate, but she doesn't, cause of her lack of a wolf. She is forced to live a life full of suffering and pain as Alpha Jared and his girlfriend, who were both aware that she was his mate never missed a chance to make her life hell. Would she ever find out that the Alpha is her mate? Even if she does, is she capable of making the Alpha who hates her, love and yearn for her?

She will never be enough for them. Sa tanang buhay ni Shane Umbrielle Reñeses ay palagi lamang siyang nasa likod ng kanyang nakatatandang kapatid na si Jane. Laging siya ang magaling, matalino, maganda at pinaka ipinagmamalaki ng pamilya, samantalang siya ay lagi lamang itinatago sa likod ng kapatid at itinuturing na pangalawa sa lahat ng bagay. She likes nothing but to please her parents kaya nang umalis at tumakas si Jane ay pumayag din siya na pumalit sa pwesto nito na pakasalan at maging asawa ng lalaking kinamumuhian siya at hindi siya gustong makasama, ang lalaking nagngangalang Matthew Elior Beischel.

For the past years in Arra's life she only wished for her family to have good health and be safe. She's been a servant of god all her life kaya hindi siya nagkakasala intentionally pero dadating sa puntong susubukin ng diyos ang pananampalataya ng isang tao at yun ang nangyari kay Arra nung makilala niya si Prince isang criminology student mula sa universidad ng san juliano. Si Prince ay kagaya din ni Arra na isang servant ng panginoon at masunuring anak pero ang tahimik sanang buhay ng dalawa ay magugulo dahil sa pagtatagpo ng kanilang mga landas at ang sinless nilang pamumuhay ay mababahiran ng makamundong kasalanan na labis nilang pag-sisisihan pero huli na dahil parehas na silang nasaktan. Sa pag-alis ni Arra sa lugar kung saan niya naranasan ang unang sakit ng pag-ibig ay mahanap niya kaya ang kaligayahang matagal niyang ninais? Ano ang mangyayari kung sa pag-alis niya ay makilala niya si Marco isang mayaman at ubod ng bait na lalaking magmamahal sa kanya ng buo. Pero sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana dahil muling magbabalik ang kanyang nakaraan para gulugin ang kanyang tahimik na kasalukuyan.      

At a class reunion, I ended up getting together with my high school crush. However, one evening, as I was scrolling through a social media platform, I was suddenly bombarded with mentions tagging me in a shocking post. The content left me seeing stars. "My girlfriend has a car, a house, a great degree, and she's stunning. Yet, somehow, she's into me! Haha!" "To be honest, she's too exceptional, and it's kind of killing my sense of masculinity. Once I manage to get my hands on her assets, I'll have her give me two kids and then live life on my own terms. She won’t be able to control me then." "You guys can stay jealous. Not like you know her anyway, so what can you even do to me?"

After being saved by a Stygian Beasts lord Stan Indelcio from death, Cami now was a part of the Stygians and promised to serve and devote herself to Stan. Dylan is with Stan that time, so the two of them became her hero, Dylan is one of the Stygians member, offer her a shelter and care. Noong una di siya naniwalang maging mabuti si Dylan sa kanya dahil na rin sa mga napagdaanan niya na sa ibang tao lalo na sa sariling pamilya. Mas naging malapit siya kay Dylan, dahil narin siguro sa nakatira sila sa isang bahay. Napakabuting tao ni Dylan, gentle, caring, passionate at charming but grumpy sometimes. Nagustuhan niya na ang binata. Pero alam niyang malabong magustuhan siya nito, mabait lang ito sakanya dahil sa mabuting tao ito. Palagi siyang nakamasid sa binata mula sa malayo, Dylan is quite close to Stan's sister Zaneah because Dylan is Zaneah's protector. Ang gusto niya lang ay ang protektahan si Dylan pero ito naman ay walang pakialam, which is nakakasakit. Sa pagmamasid pala niya kay Dylan, nakamasid din sakanya si Gabe, ang tinitingalang prince charming ng Crown University. Walang araw na hindi siya kinukulit nito. Isang araw magkasama sina Dylan ng iwanan siya nito para kay Zaneah, nalungkot at nasaktan siya ng husto, biglang dumating si Gabe offer her his comfort. Mula nung araw na yun, sa tuwing nalulungkot siya, isang tawag niya lang kay Gabe dumadating agad ito para icomfort siya. He become her comforter. Dylan is her unrequited love and Gabe is always there for her. Sino ang pipiliin niya?

Leon Ma, a freshly graduated doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, never expected his life to take such a dark turn. Drugged and sold to the Darkwood Continent — a land where sunlight never shines, demons rule, and humans are treated as little more than pawns. Confused and disoriented, Leon wakes to find himself forced into a marriage with the seemingly gentle yet scheming second prince of the demon realm. Just as he begins to accept his grim fate, the cold and fearsome first prince intervenes, shattering the engagement and abducting Leon for his own purposes. Trapped between the two princes—one calculating and manipulative, the other ruthless and enigmatic—Leon must navigate their dangerous power plays while struggling to survive as a powerless human in a world of darkness and demons. With no allies and only his skills in medicine and his supernatural sensitivity to rely on, Leon must find a way to escape the web of schemes that binds him before he becomes a casualty in the deadly rivalry between the two princes.

Because of love, Sasha was willing to engage in a clandestine relationship with her friend's father, Vincent. Vincent justified it by claiming that his wife was having an affair, so he needed a companion. However, one day Sasha discovered that Vincent's wife's lover was her own father. Confused, Sasha found out that Vincent had only used her as a bed-warmer doll to seek revenge on her father. Sasha decided to leave Vincent. However, her friend wouldn't let her go peacefully and continued to harass her. The situation worsened when Sasha found out she was pregnant. Eventually, she made the decision to disappear forever, leaving behind her bitter past. Unfortunately, several years later, when she had built a good life with her son, Vincent came back into her life. She exclaimed, "Don't touch my son! You never even wanted him, did you?"

My boyfriend is a forensic doctor. I've been abducted and tied to a bomb—there's only ten minutes to detonation. The abductors force me to call my boyfriend, but all I get is a scolding. "What the hell do you want, Michelle? What are you playing at, using your life as an excuse just because you're jealous? "Vi's cat has already been stuck in a tree for three days. She loves it like it's her life! If you delay me from saving it, you'll be a murderer!" I hear a coquettish voice ring out on the other end of the line. "Thank you for this, Kev. You're amazing!" I recognize that voice—it belongs to my boyfriend's childhood friend. I text my boyfriend when the bomb is about to explode. "Farewell forever. I pray we won't meet each other again in another life."

Avery Verlace apo ng mayamang Senior Verlace ang isa sa may ari ng malawak na lupain sa Quezon Province. Hindi inaasahan ni Avery ang pagkawala ng mga lolo't lola niya na nag-aruga sa kanya mula ng mawalan ng magulang. Hindi nila inaasahan na may maghahabol ng mana ang anak sa labas ng lolo nila na si Tita Cora. Hindi akalain ni Avery na mahuhulog siya sa pamangkin nito. Sa sobrang pagmamahal nito sa lalaki na ibigay niya ang pagkabirhen niya dito. Ngunit nalaman niya ang plano ng magtiyahin na sadyang paibigin siya para makamit nila ang lupa pinamana sa kanya. Labis na nasaktan ang dalaga nilisan niya ang farm na para sa kanya hindi para sumuko sa laban sinimulan ni Atticus at Tita Cora niya. Nag-aral ang babae ng agrikultura sa ibang bansa dahil advance dito. Para sa pagbabalik nito at mapalayas na niya ng tuluyan ang magtiyahin. Para hindi nito kailanganin si Atticus aminado ang babae magaling ito sa agrikultura marami natulong ang lalaki sa sakahan simula ng dumating ito ngunit hindi makakapayag si Avery na mawala sakanya ang lupain na para sa kanya. Ngunit na lusaw ang tinayong pader ng babae para sa lalaki ng makita niya ito kasama ang mapapangasawa tila nakaramdam siya ng kirot na hindi siya ang na pili pakasalanan nito. Maiibalik ba nila ang dati nila pag-iibigan o mananatili na ito nakabaon sa limot? Gaano katapang si Avery para ipaglaban ang lupa at pagmamahal niya?

That night, Liam served me my usual evening tea. I trusted him completely—he was my mate, after all, and a respected healer of Thornpack. I shouldn't have. When I woke up the next morning, my head was spinning. The special safe where I kept the morphing inhibitor—the one I'd spent my entire savings to import from Europe for our daughter Isla—was empty. Racing to the healing center, I found Liam celebrating. He was handing out moon-blessed wine, beaming with pride as Natalie's daughter Anna showed off her perfect transformation. My inhibitor had been used on his first love's pup instead of our own daughter. The shock triggered something in my brain. When I collapsed, they diagnosed me with the rare tumor that plagued our kind. Without inhibitors, I couldn't stop Isla's transformation that came early, her six year old body couldn't handle the massive wolf form and the force ripped through her young body. And I, for one, don't even have enough money to keep her in a treatment center. She died in my arms three days later, her little claws drawing blood as the pain overwhelmed her. Until her last breath, she kept asking why Papa hadn't come. Now, in my cold, empty home, with the white porcelain urn containing her ashes on the table, I touch her and decide to sever our partnership.