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"One contract. One year. No feelings. Dapat gano’n lang kasimple." - Lucian Villafuerte *** Ysabelle Cruz needed money. Lucian Villafuerte needed a wife. Isang kontrata ang nag-ugnay sa kanila—walang love, walang commitments, at higit sa lahat, may expiration date. Sa loob ng isang taon, magpapanggap silang perfect couple sa harap ng mundo, pero sa likod ng saradong pinto, para silang estranghero. Pero paano kung isang gabi, isang halik, isang yakap ang tuluyang gumulo sa plano? Paano kung ang pusong matagal nang sarado ay matutong umasa… at masaktan? Just when Ysabelle started to believe in their marriage, she discovered the painful truth—she was never meant to stay in his life. Isa lang siyang pawn sa isang mas malaking laro. At sa mundong ginagalawan ni Lucian, love is not enough to save her. When the contract ends, will he fight for her… or will he let her go?

While I was nine months pregnant, the apple of my husband’s eye moved into our house. Whenever she saw me, she would make a sad face. My husband was sure that I was flaunting my pregnancy to make her angry. “Rachel is frail, and she can’t get pregnant, yet you’re walking around making her upset?! Do I seriously have to teach you a lesson?!” He ordered the bodyguards to lock me in the attic that had not been in use for a long time and told them not to give me food. I pleaded for mercy and told him that the ultrasound scan showed that the twin babies were too big. I told him that the doctor had claimed that I had to be hospitalized while I waited for my delivery. But he laughed as if he had heard the world’s greatest joke. When he spoke, his voice was as cold as ice. “You’re still three days away from your delivery date! Enough with the pitiful act! Repent while you’re in the attic! This is what you get for making Rachel upset!” The contractions hurt so much that I clenched my fists to the point that my nails broke, but no one unlocked the door to the attic. My piercing screams echoed in the attic for a long time until my whole body was soaked in blood, and one of my babies was stuck between my bloody legs. Three days later, my husband ate his breakfast that was not up to his taste and said, “Have Jane make breakfast for me, then have her apologize to Rachel with a gift. If she’s sincere enough, I’ll send her to the hospital to deliver the babies.” But no one dared go up to the attic because the blood that flowed down from it had already reached the second step of the stairs.

For five years, Celia was nothing more than Alpha king’s secret lover, wearing her disliked dress and perfume, just because he like it on her. —until She overheard the truth: “She’s just a replacement. A gold digger.” "I chose her, just becuase she seems like you. She's your Substitute. Never deserved be a luna." Shattered, she walks away, vowing never to look back. But then—her instincts sharpen, her senses heighten, and Soren’s scent clings to her skin. ...Mate. Impossible. A wolfless girl like her could never be the Alpha King’s fated mate… right? * On the first day she left, he wasn’t worried. “She’ll come back.” “Don’t bother with it. She was just a substitute lover. A worthless gold digger.” But after a week… a month… three months… his panic set in. “Lock down the entire pack—find her at all costs… —Find my Luna!”

BEHIND THE BROKEN MARRIAGE Si Alyssa Reyes-Delgado, isang matagumpay na obstetrician at mapagmahal na asawa, ay pilit binubuo ang mga piraso ng matagal nang nagkakabitak na relasyon nila ng kanyang asawa, si Marco Delgado. Lumaki silang magkasama, pinanday ng panahon ang kanilang pagmamahalan, ngunit sa paglipas ng mga taon, unti-unting nawala ang init sa kanilang samahan. Sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, muling bumalik sa kanilang buhay si Samantha Cruz, ang dating kasintahan ni Marco at ang unang babaeng nagpatibok ng kanyang puso. Ngayo’y isa nang sikat na aktres, si Samantha ay determinado na muling makuha si Marco, hindi alintana ang damdamin ni Alyssa. Habang pilit nilalabanan ni Alyssa ang sakit ng pagtataksil at muling pagbuhay ng nakaraan, isang taong di niya inaasahang magiging sandigan ang kusang lumapit—si Dr. Lucas Reyes, isang kapwa manggagamot na may tahimik ngunit malalim na pagmamalasakit sa kanya. Ngunit sa gitna ng masalimuot na damdamin at mga lihim na bumabalot sa kanilang kasaysayan, mapapanatili kaya ni Alyssa ang kanyang pamilya? O sa huli, mas pipiliin niyang buuin ang kanyang sarili kaysa magpatuloy sa isang pagmamahalang durog na? Sa pagitan ng pag-ibig, pagtataksil, at pagpapatawad, mahahanap kaya nila ang daan tungo sa muling pagkakabuo? O ang kanilang kasaysayan ay mananatiling isang alaala lamang sa likod ng wasak na pagmamahalan?

In the Crimson city in Moon City dominantly inhabited by members of the Crimson pack, there were reported records of the daily increase of missing humans and the livestock. Traces or trails weren't left by the perpetrators of these acts, and the remains of these humans could not be found as well. The Alpha of the Crimson pack was on the edge of pointing fingers at the Greyhound pack, another pack that inhabited Diamond city as the ones behind this activity. But he got a message from Governor Klaus Mickelson, urging them to refrain from the massacre and killings if they had a hand in it. Since this was the situation, Crimson eye pack had to return a message to the Greyhound pack, requesting for a monthly meeting hosted in Moon City with several smaller packs as well. This meeting session was going to help the packs to have unified reasoning and coordinated ideas in order to devise a means to find the source of these sudden killings in the city. Meanwhile, Damon Mickelson, the son of Klaus Mickelson, Alpha of the Greyhound pack, refused to attend the meeting. He stated the availability of some unresolved conflict with the Crimson eye pack as his reason. But his parents and the elders reminded him of the importance of attending the meeting. They made him understand that he needed to attend the meeting because it was a duty that he owed the pack as the future Alpha. Tessa Randolph, the second daughter of John Randolph, tried to convince her father to allow the meeting to be hosted by another pack. She wanted to stay back and allow her elder brother to attend the meeting in her place, but her reasons were all worthless to the ears of her father.

Lara Dela Cruz was a normal girl—well, normal in the sense that she was an overworked call center agent who hated her boss, loved iced coffee, and had mastered the art of sarcasm to survive the horrors of capitalism. But one night, while rushing home, she slipped on a puddle (thanks to her horrible luck) and hit her head hard on the pavement. When she woke up… she wasn’t in her world anymore. Instead, she found herself in a medieval kingdom, in the middle of a chaotic slave auction. And before she could even scream in protest, she was bought by the most feared man in the entire empire—Duke Alistair Von Nacht, also known as the Tyrant Duke. Now, instead of dealing with rude customers, she had to deal with an emotionally constipated warlord who could kill her with a flick of his fingers. But what’s worse? She might be falling for the grumpy tyrant.

“If you say my name, then I promise to give you a treat.” Isabella smiled coyly, biting her lip while twirling a lock of hair around her index finger. "Dad... why can't we just have sex in your room? Mom's not home, so..." Isabella's words were cut short as her stepfather silenced her with a firm hand over her lips, and in a swift, fluid motion, he spun her around, pressing her face against the wall. "No time for negotiation, my dear." He stated, his voice a low, seductive rumble. "I want to fuck you right here, right now. Bend over," he ordered. His palm was still covering her mouth as his other hand roamed downward, slipping past her lips to explore the depths of her body. Isabella gasped! *** Isabella Roland finds her world turned upside down when she was forced to move in with her estranged mother and stepfather after her beloved uncle’s death. On that very day, she broke up with her boyfriend and had a passionate one-night stand with a stranger—only to discover the next day that the man was her stepfather. They swore it would never happen again, but the pull between them was impossible to resist. "But what happens when they're caught in the act?" "Will their forbidden affair destroy everything they hold dear, or will it lead to something even more dangerous and enticing?"

“Damn it, Viola! Do you even hear yourself? You’re miserable, and you’re pretending it’s normal!” Logan says, clenching his fists beside him. I drag in a shaky breath. “What do you want me to do, Logan? Just leave my marriage?” “Yes!” I freeze. He steps closer. “Leave. And let me love you the way you deserve.” *** She thought heartbreak was the worst thing he could do to her. Then he came back. Three years ago, Logan Reynolds chose ambition over love, leaving Viola McCoy behind—and breaking her heart in the process. Determined to move on, she made a choice—one that led her into the arms of Julian Cruz, a man who vowed to love her but only saw her as a means to an end. Now, trapped in a loveless marriage, Viola endures the whispers, the neglect, and the bruises she hides beneath designer sleeves. But when Logan returns as the new CEO of Reynolds Publishing—her boss—Viola’s carefully constructed world begins to crack. He sees through her forced smiles and polite lies. He soon realizes the woman he left behind is still fighting to be heard. Logan is determined to save her. Viola? She’s certain she can’t be saved. But in the middle of stolen glances, midnight confessions, and the words they can’t say out loud, one question remains: Can love be rewritten, or are some stories doomed to end the same way twice?

Tila sanay na sa mga pagsubok ng buhay Amara Santos. Lumaki siyang kinakayod ang lahat para sa kakambal niyang si Selene, na may malubhang sakit na matagal ng dinadala. Ang tanging liwanag sa kanyang madilim na mundo ay ang kanyang kasintahang si Liam dela Cruz, anak ng alkalde. Simula pagkabata, siya na ang kanyang sandigan—ang lalaking nangakong mamahalin siya kahit anong mangyari. Ngunit, isang masaklap na kapalaran ang dumating sa buhay nya. Sa kritikal na oras ng kanyang kapatid sa ospital, iniwan siya ni Liam at ipinagpalit sa isang babae na makakatulong sa kanyang ambisyon na pumasok sa politika. At sa isang iglap, natagpuan niya ang sarili sa isang hukay na isang paraan lang ang kalalabasan. "Pakakasalan mo ako, at ibibigay ko sa’yo ang lahat ng kailangan mo." Sino ang lalaking ito? Si Ethan? Si Ethan Alcantara. "Simple lang ang kasunduan, Amara," sagot ni Ethan. "Ikaw ang magiging asawa ko, at sa mata ng publiko, magiging perpekto tayong magkapareha. Kapalit niyan, matutulungan ko ang kapatid mo." Tila isang malafairy tale na tagpo ang nangyayari sa buhay ni Amara, at sa palubog niyang kumunoy ay mayroon siyang prince charming na tagapag sagip. Mararanasan nga ba nya ang maging prinsesa? O isa na naman itong pag-papanggap na mapipilitan siyang ituloy dahil sa kasunduang iligtas ang kanyang mahal na kapatid? Hanggang saan aabot ang kanyang pagtitiis na mag-panggap? Magkakaroon nga ba ng pag-ibig sa pagitan nila ni Ethan?