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Giulia Cavalieri grew up running from the mafia, and she always knew that one day they would find her. Fruit of a forbidden marriage between his mother, sister of a capo from Chicago, and a member of the Russian mafia, sealed his fate, and aroused the fury of the Villani family. Five years ago Giulia was entrusted to the care of the same hands that welcomed her mother, when she had nowhere to run, in the care of the sisters of a small convent a few kilometers from Rome. Now, about to complete adulthood she is awakened with gunshots in the middle of the night, and tries to escape, even knowing that it is impossible to escape from Michael Villani. Michael knew that the marriage between his parents was an arrangement, which is very common in the mafia, but what he never imagined was that his father had loved Donatella Cavalieri all his life. On his deathbed, Erico makes a last request to him, who claims Giulia, and ensures that she stays under his protection as his wife. All Giulia wanted was an ordinary life, studying, traveling, knowing the world. Among Michael’s goals, marriage would appear, and he was very happy with Carolyn, his mistress. But an agreement must be made in the name of peace between men of honor. Kept in a property and watched constantly, Giulia sees little of her future husband, until the night of her eighteenth birthday, when the engagement would be announced. When Michael kisses her, after putting the expensive ring on her finger, a spark ignites between them, in acombination of attraction and repulsion. Two sides of a story that had a tragic outcome that can either hate each other all their lives, or allow themselves to live an overwhelming love story.

Sweaty and calloused hands, heavy breaths, and bruises of the pasts has been what Calithea Amara Noval trying to either dodge or manage to turn down. Hindi niya pinangarap lumaban para mabuhay, pero hindi rin niya pinagsisisihan na lumalaban siya para sa buhay. The tranquil she couldn't recognize at any bumps and holes of her life she has been trying to revamp isn't like the black-and-blue-mark on her skin, but shades darker she couldn't conceal. The roars of beast outside the match ring put a pause on as she saw Theon North Ledesma inside. She didn't welcome him at all, but he happened to found his way inside her. Sa bawat pagpasok ni Theon sa sistema niya ay siya'ng paglabas ng katotohanan sa pagkatao niya. Winning the Conquest has been her thirst to get out of the Underground, para sa ranggo, para sa pribadong pagkatao habang nagbabanat ng buto. Pero ang katotohanan na ang yumao niya'ng ama ay isang dating manlalaro kapalit ng buhay at si Theon na sa kanya'y pumatay ay hindi niya matakbuhan, sinubukan pero hindi mabitawan. Caving in for a peaceful life on the south, she managed to do a living, and brought out a living. Pero sa pagtakbo, kahit anong tulin ay mayroong mas matulin. Kailangan niya'ng mabalikan ang ina, kailangan niyang makuha ang posisyon ni Theon sa Mafia para masira ito. Pero sa bawat hakbang paakyat, unti-unting nabubutas ang kan'yang nilalakaran kasabay nang pag-angat ng mga rebelasyon, kung ano siya, at sino siya. Sapat na nga ba ang posisyon ni Theon para makuha niya ang inaasam na panalo? o hindi na niya kailangang kunin ito? Pumasok siya sa isang laro, at tatapusin niya ito sa isa pang laro. Ang sipa at suntok na para nga ba kay Theon o sa iba na humahatak sa kaniya?

Si Isabel Herrera ay may tinatakasan na nakaraan. At sa murang edad na labing-siyam ay nagsimula na siyang magpalipat-lipat ng tirahan kasama ang kaniyang anak na lalaki at yaya Lorna na itinuring niya ng parang tunay na ina simula nang pumanaw ang kaniyang biological mom na si Elina. Pagod na pagod na siya sa ganoong routine subalit sa kagustuhang takasan ang bangungot ng kaniyang nakaraan ay wala siyang nagawa kung 'di ang gawin iyon. Nakatatak na sa isipan ni Isabel na hinding-hindi siya magpapapasok ng kahit na sinumang lalaki sa kaniyang buhay kaya lahat ng nanliligaw sa kaniya ay binabasted niya lang. Kahit nga pagkakaibigan lang ay hindi niya pinapahintulutan ang mga ito. Ayon pa nga sa kaniya ay okay lang mamatay siya na walang ibang lalaki sa buhay kung 'di ang anak niya lang . Subalit isang gabi, habang sinusubukang tumakas sa isang birthday party ng kaniyang kasamahan sa trabaho na ginanap sa isang engrandeng hotel ay bigla na lamang may humila sa kaniyang matipuno at ubod ng gwapong lalaki. Sobra-sobra ang pagpupumiglas na ginawa niya sa mga sandaling iyon pero dahil mas malakas ito ng ilang beses sa kaniya ay walang kahirap-hirap siyang nadala ng lalaki sa isang malawak at engrande ring silid. At doon isang mainit at masarap na gabi ang kanilang pinagsaluhan. Napamura pa siya sa isipan kinaumagahan nang bigyan niya ito ng huling sulyap bago umalis. Ang lintik naman kasi, hindi manlang nabawasan ng kahit kaunti ang kagwapuhan kahit tulog at gulo-gulo ang buhok dahil sa pagkakasabunot niya. Hindi makapaniwala si Isabel sa pangyayaring iyon. Hindi niya akalaing ganoon na lamang siya kabilis na bumigay sa lalaking kahit pangalan ay wala siyang kaide-ideya. Lingid sa kaniyang kaalaman na ang lalaking iyon na kaniyang nakatalik ay isa pala sa dahilan kung bakit patuloy siyang tumatakas sa nakaraan.

What happens when you see the man you have devoted your life to loving smiling lovingly at another woman? What happens when he tells you that he cannot love you any more? What happens when you see your crush for the first time in ten years? What happens when you find out that love does not exist? What do you do then? Elara Quinn devoted her life to being the perfect wife material for her boyfriend, even though he never put a ring on it. She is obedient, submissive, and the best any man would want, but it all comes crashing down before her eyes when she learns of her boyfriend's affairs with an imposter of the Quinn family. She learns that he wants to climb up the cooperation ladder, and the only way to do that is for him to marry into the Quinn family. The only catch is that no one knows what the Quinn Heiress looks like. Now she has to go back and claim her right before anyone else does it. Can she make it in time, or is it going to be too late for her to reclaim her position while also finding the time to fall back in love with her first love? Ezra Thatcher never believed that he would get to love again when the girl he secretly had a crush on suddenly disappeared into thin air and then reappeared again looking the same as ever. The only catch is that he is engaged to a new girl, but his feelings stay the same. Back to Love is a thrilling romance story about a cheated girl falling back in love with her first love and a love-stricken boy trying to make love work again for him.

The day before our wedding, my husband gives me a sapphire ring. I place a hand on my slightly bulging belly. As I lie on the operating table, I call him and tell him I want to call the wedding off. Shortly after, his secretary calls me tearfully. "I was the one who was impudent enough to select the ring, ma'am. Please don't blame Mr. Nolan for this. It's all my fault." Archer Nolan holds her in his arms and coaxes her gently for a long time. He only says one thing to me. "You're already carrying my child. Can you really bear to leave me?"

My husband's childhood sweetheart kills my parents in an accident due to drunk driving. I want to call the police, but my husband blindfolds me and takes me to the cellar. I'm tormented and subjected to inhumane treatment for the next three years. After each torture session, an icy male voice will ring out in my ear. "Do you still hate her, Sabrina?" One day, I finally cave and submit to the icy voice. "No, I don't. I don't hate her anymore!" I hear my husband's joyous laughter on the other end of the line. On the day he welcomes me out of the cellar, I avoid his embrace. Yet he loses his mind when I ask him for a divorce.

***This is the BxG version of "The Elf King & I"*** [warning: mature 18+ writing + a slightly different storyline from the original] "What happens when you meet a tall and handsome elf king who has saved your life but killed your temper?" It all starts when Oswin Alvingham, the tall and handsome elf king, mysteriously gets stuck in the human realm and loses his powers. There, he stumbles into Elena Dixons, a fresh graduate and a full-time waitress who is molested in the alley by a group of gangsters. Though Oswin's magical power is lost, his physical strength remains invincible. When he rescues Elena, the latter decides to take Oswin in as gratitude. And that is where the mess begins. How can the king of the elf cope with his new life? How can Elena convince herself not to be evil enough to kick her savor out of her house? Most importantly, why would Oswin be sent to the human realm and met Elena? As an orphan, Elena had no idea of her own origin. Will the arrival of Oswin help her discover that she isn't only a poor, normal human, but someone with great significant in the werewolf and magical realms? ~*~* P.S: The ELF here is inspired by the Lord of The Ring Series. Therefore, they are tall, slender, and beautiful. Not tiny little beings like in children's fairy tales.

Famous actress Cassandra Lei Tan, has a drug scandal that damages her career, leaving her jobless for a short time. That was until she has a chance to earn a major role in an upcoming drama. But to clear her name and secure success, she must first take a job working as a secretary to the CEO of a multinational technology company called Xiangda Inc. What will happen when a sassy actress meets the cold-hearted CEO named Mr. Duke Harrington? Will she successfully fulfill her purpose in staying there? Or maybe she will encounter something that she would never imagine, like falling in love with her boss.

Hindi akalain ni Serena na ang simpleng pagtanggi niya na sapilitang maikasal sa kuya ng kanyang best friend ang magiging daan pala para maungkat ang isang rebelasyon tungkol sa pagkatao niya. Iyon din ang naging simula ng isang napakalaking pagbabago sa buhay niya. Mula sa pagiging tagapagmana ng mga Choi ay natagpuan niya na lang ang sarili niya na nasa isang napakahirap na kalagayan. Mula sa naglalakihan at mga bonggang runway platform na nilalakaran niya suot ang iba't-ibang designer items ay naroon siya ngayon sa isang maliit na entabladong nasa gitna ng madilim na club— sumasayaw ng malaswang sayaw habang suot ang maliliit na piraso ng tela na kaunti na lang ay maglalantad na sa kaluluwa niya. Mula sa tingin ng paghanga at sigaw ng admirasyon mula sa mga umiidolo sa kanya ay nauwi siya sa pagsalo ng mga malalagkit na tingin at mahahalay na salita mula sa mga lalaking hindi niya kilala na pawang mga hayok sa laman. Ang magandang katawan na dati niyang iniingat-ingatan, ngayon ay naging parausan na lang ng kung sino man ang may kakayahang magluwal ng pinakamalaking halaga para sa isang gabing impiyerno sa loob ng VIP room ng club. Paanong ang simpleng paghahangad ng kabutihan niya para sa sarili ay naging sanhi ng pagbaliktad ng mundo niya at pagkawala sa kanya ng mga taong mahalaga sa buhay niya? Ngunit sa kabila ng hirap at walang katiyakan ay pinili niya pa ring mabuhay. Kahit alang-alang na lang sa isisilang niyang anak sa lalaking nakasama niya sa isang gabing impiyerno na iyon. Sa lalaking hindi niya man lang nakikilala...

"...You want me to go to another town as you date and later marry some other lady whom you underestimate to be stupid, and I’ll be your mistress until the day that I’ll realize that I lost everything for you… you want me to sit back and wait as I grow old and see another woman bear your children.”