the diary of an oxygen thief

Sinisikap ni Matt na mamuhay ng malayo at tahimik, Sinikap niyang hindi maging mundo ang mundo ng totoo niyang pagkatao. Sinikap nilang kahit sa kanyang sariling paraan ay hindi matulad sa mga taong kinasusuklaman pero isang babaeng ang nakatakda ng tadhana na siyang babago sa kanyang pananaw ay mamahalin ng kanyang puso at buong pagkatao. Ngunit ang babaeng iyon din ang lilipol ng kanyang uri at tatapos ng kanyang huling hininga. Tama nga bang mahalin pa nila ito?

Nakilala ni Olive si Gregor sa isla ng El Nido habang kasama ang mga kaibigan. She introduced herself as Martina para maitago ang totoo niyang pangalan at katayuan sa buhay. But at that same night, naipagkaloob niya ang sarili dahil lang sa matinding atraksyon. Hindi natapos ang bakasyong iyon ay sinundo na siya ng pinsang si Anthony, without even saying goodbye to Gregor. More than a week later, natuklasan niyang si Gregor din ang mayari ng lupang balak bilhin ng pamilya. At kung gaano niya hiniling na mahalin siya ni Gregor hindi dahil sa yaman niya, ay siya ring dahilan ni Gregor para layuan siya. Gregor does not want her because she is rich. Pero bakit tila siya isang gamo gamong lumalapit sa apoy kahit pa mapaso? May lugar ba ang pagibig sa gitna ng pagbabalatkayo?

This is part of Sierra Series. Story of Ethan Sierra. Seraphina Valencia was once a good girl with a life full of joy, surrounded by her childhood crush Ethan Sierra and suitor Liam Reyes. But her world crumbled when her father’s affair tore her family apart. After losing her mother in a tragic accident, Seraphina’s father brought his mistress and her daughter, Kendra, into their home, leaving Seraphina with nothing—not her family, home, or dignity. Forced into an arranged marriage with Darius Bernardo, separated from Liam, and treated as a servant in her own house, Seraphina’s pain pushed her to the edge. Will Seraphina find the strength to fight for the love she’s always dreamed of, or will she let the shadows of her past keep her from happiness? Will she seek revenge on those who hurt her? Or she will get swayed by the love she never thought still existed?

“ฉันว่าเราควรแยกกันอยู่สักพักนะ ให้เวลาเป็นเครื่องตัดสินว่าเราจะไปต่อหรือพอแค่นี้...ในเมื่อคุณมีอีกคน” คำพูดนั้นราวกับปล่อยระเบิดลงกลางความสัมพันธ์ เจมส์ชะงัก มองเธอด้วยแววตาที่เต็มไปด้วยความตกใจ แต่ก็ไม่กล้าปฏิเสธ เขารู้ว่าความจริงที่เขาเลือกปิดบังมาตลอดได้เปิดเผยออกมา “อิมิลี่...มันไม่ใช่อย่างที่เธอคิดนะ” เขาพูดออกมาเสียงเบา ราวกับกำลังค้นหาคำแก้ตัวที่น่าเชื่อถือ เธอส่ายหน้า ยิ้มบาง ๆ ที่ไม่ได้เต็มไปด้วยความสุขอีกต่อไป “อย่าพยายามแก้ตัวเลยเจมส์ ฉันเหนื่อย...เหนื่อยกับการพยายามทำให้ทุกอย่างดีขึ้น ในขณะที่คุณไม่ได้พยายามไปกับฉันเลย” เธอก้มลงหยิบกระเป๋าเดินทางใบโต หยุดชั่วครู่ก่อนจะพูดต่อ “ฉันอยากให้คุณใช้เวลาคิด ว่าคุณต้องการอะไรจริง ๆ... และฉันก็จะทำแบบเดียวกัน” เจมส์มองดูเธอเดินออกจากห้องไป ความรู้สึกผิดและความกลัวปะทุขึ้นในใจ แต่เขากลับทำอะไรไม่ได้ นอกจากอยู่ในความเงียบที่เธอทิ้งไว้...

Matagal nang umiibig si Irine Evangelista kay Ruyi Walton mula pa noong bata pa sila. Kaya nang itinakda ng kanilang mga magulang na magpakasal sila, buong puso pumayag si Irene kahit alam niyang hindi iyon ang gusto ni Ruyi. Sa loob ng tatlong taon ng kanilang pagsasama, iginugol ni Irene ang kanyang buhay para kay Ruyi, umaasa na magbabago ang isip nito at sa huli'y mahulog sa kanya. Ngunit biglang gumuho ang lahat nang magising na lamang si Irene isang araw na nasa tabi ng kapatid ni Ruyi, si Kyler, wala silang mga saplot at magkayakap. Hindi alam ni Irene kung paano iyon nangyari, pero isa lang ang sigurado siya—hindi niya magagawang saktan at lokohin si Ruyi. Pero kahit anong paliwanag ang gawin ni Irene ay hindi nakinig sa kanya si Ruyi, sa halip ay nag-file ito ng divorce.

Life wasn't that good to Moriah as her groom decided against the marriage and left two hours before the wedding began. As if life hadn't been satisfied being cruel to her as it yet gave her another huge blow as she ended up marrying her sworn enemy. For her to salvage her reputation and that of her family, she has to walk down the aisle and marry the substitute groom. Walking down the aisle, she saw the man waiting for her. He was her archenemy, the billionaire business mogul, her fiancé's best friend, Ethan Miller. The blissful marriage she had been dreaming of with the love of her life turned into a nightmare.

Wolfless and abused, Yasmin has always been the pack's outcast. On the night of the Red Moon, she finds her mate—only to be cruelly rejected, shattering her hope for happiness. In a moment of despair, she shares a passionate night with a stranger, and soon discovers she's pregnant. That stranger turns out to be Alpha Zaid, the most feared leader in the kingdom. Years later, as Zaid learns the truth, he becomes determined to claim her and their child. But with betrayal and danger lurking at every turn, can Yasmin trust in a second chance at love, or will fate tear them apart once more?

"What the memory forgets, a heart can remember." Yan ang mga katagang pinaniniwalaan at pinanghahawakan ni Ken lalo na nang malaman niyang ang lahat ng ala-ala ni Ciashet patungkol sa kanya at sa mga taong related sa kanya ay nakalimutan nito. Gusto ni Ken na maalala ni Ciashet ang feelings ng babae para sa kanya pero mayroong puwang sa isip niya na nagsasabing ayaw niya ring makaalala pa ang nobya dahil natatakot siya sa mga posibleng maalala nito. Baka hindi lang pagmamahal ang maalala nito kundi pati na rin ang galit na maging dahilan pa ng pag-iwas at pag-alis ulit ng babae palayo sa kanya. Paano nga ba haharapin ng magkasintahang ito ang mga ala-ala sa nakaraan na nakalimutan ng babae at ala-ala naman sa kasalukuyan na makakalimutan naman ni Ken dahil sa isang aksidente. Posible kayang magtagpo pang muli ang mga ala-ala nila? O tuluyan na lang nilang kakalimutan ang isa't isa?

"Sino ka para pigilan akong pumasok sa gusaling ito?" sabi nung babae. “Wala kang karapatang pumasok dito, patay ka sa isip ng asawa mo. Ako na ang mahal niya ngayon.” Sagot ng babae. “Babawiin ko ang akin. Hindi ako papayag na kunin mo lahat ng meron ang asawa ko.” Galit na sabi ng babae. Masaya ang mag-asawang Taylor. Isang araw ay nagbakasyon sila sa isang isla kasama ang kanilang magandang anak. Sumakay sila sa yate kasama ang kanilang Yaya. Sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon bago sila makarating sa isla ay may masamang panahon, bumuhos ang malakas na ulan at humampas ang malalakas na alon. Sinubukan ng mister na iligtas ang kanyang asawa at ang kanyang anak ngunit dahil sa alon ay nabitiwan niya sila. Habang ang kanyang asawa at anak ay agad na tinulungan ng kanilang Yaya. Ngunit dahil sa malalakas na alon ay bumagsak silang dalawa ng kanyang anak. Nahulog ang mag-ina, ngunit kumapit ang babae. Tinulungan siya ng Yaya na bumangon ngunit sinamantala ng kanyang Yaya ang sitwasyon dahil sa kanyang masamang intensyon. Sa halip na ipagpatuloy ang pagtulong sa kanyang amo na asawa, inalis niya ang kamay ng kanyang amo na asawa sa pamamagitan ng paghawak nito sa tubo hanggang sa mawala ito at tuluyang nahulog sa dagat ang mag-ina. Makalipas ang ilang araw, natagpuan ng isang estranghero na mangingisda ang bata na umiiyak. Inakala ng lalaki na nag-iisang anak ang nandoon, kinuha niya ang bata ngunit paglingon niya ay nakita niyang walang malay ang ina ng bata ay nilapitan niya ito at tinulungan. Nang magising ang babae ay wala siyang naalala, hanggang sa naisipan ng dayuhang mangingisda na bigyan siya ng pangalan at sinabing asawa niya ito at anak nila ang bata. Paano niya maipaghihiganti ang kanyang karapatan bilang isang legal na asawa?

It’s true what they say about marriage: one partner’s always happier than the other. ~~~ Julie's world is shattered when her husband, Ryan, reveals that he wants an open marriage. His reason: he needs a child as they've been unable to have one. Julie reluctantly agrees to save her marriage. The next day, Ryan returns home with his secretary, confirming Julie’s long-held suspicion that their affair was taking place behind her back. Julie, heartbroken and enraged, seeks solace in a bar, where she meets a fascinating stranger named Luke, who changes the game. Julie confides in Luke over drinks, and he proposes a risky plan: he will act as her "boyfriend" to turn the tables on Ryan. Julie agrees, setting off a chain of events that will challenge everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and herself.