The Perfect Storm

Ara once thought Logan was her perfect lover. He was everything she dreamed of—charming, sophisticated, and with a deep love for art that matched her own. Together, they shared long conversations about paintings, literature, and life, and Logan seemed to understand her in ways no one else ever had. For a while, she truly believed he was the perfect man, the one she was meant to be with forever. But when she discovered the truth, she realized he’d only been using her to get closer to the woman he truly wanted. Heartbroken and betrayed, Ara walked away in the pouring rain, her heart shattered but her resolve stronger than ever. She would never let him back in. Three years later, Logan resurfaces—not through a business deal with her company, but through an unexpected acquisition of one of its key partners. Determined to win Ara back, Logan is no longer the man she once knew. He’s cold, relentless, and will stop at nothing to force her back into his world. “You can’t escape me, Ara. This time, I’ll make you stay.” But Ara is no longer the same woman she was. Her fierce independence and stubborn heart refuse to let Logan back in, no matter how hard he pushes. As their past resurfaces, secrets about Logan’s possible connection to her father’s death threaten to unravel everything.

"Jangan pernah pergi dariku, Suamiku. Tolong." Loura semakin mengisak. "Aku tidak akan mengecewakanmu lagi. Aku akan berusaha memperbaiki diriku untukmu." Tangan Berrand mengepal, menahan emosinya yang semakin terbangkitkan seiring dengan tangis Loura Quinn yang semakin mengencang. Hal tersebut mengusik ketenangan dirinya. "Tolong jangan tinggalkan aku, Sayang. Aku ak--" "Aku bukan suamimu, Loura Quinn." Berrand berujar tegas dengan nada dinginnya. "Omong kosong macam apa itu!" "Bagaimana bisa kau bukan suamiku? Kau yang menikahiku? Kau lupa dengan sumpah pernikahan yang sudah kita lakukan di depan pendeta?" Berrand baru saja ingin membalas, namun tidak jadi karena Loura Quinn mendekapnya lagi. Tangis wanita itu pun tambah mengencang. "Hiks." "Aku akan berusaha menjadi istri terbaik untukmu. Tapi, tetaplah mencintaiku. Aku mohon. Hiks." "Aku akan membuktikan padamu." Berrand cukup terkejut mendengar tekad yang besar dalam suara lirih Loura Quinn. Dan, bara api keyakinan begitu nyata di sepasang mata wanita itu. Berrand dapat merasakan dengan jelas. "Kau akan memberikan apa pun yang aku mau, Loura?" Pertanyaan tersebut diluncurkan begitu saja oleh Berrand. "Iya! Aku akan lakukan apa saja yang kau minta agar kau tidak bisa berhenti mencintaimu." Berrand menangkupkan kedua tangannya di wajah menawan Loura Quinn. "Buktikan, Loura. Buat aku tergila-gila padamu, Loura Quinn." …………. Berrand Adams tidak bermaksud memanfaatkan momen Loura Quinn hilang ingatan, sejak awal. Namun, peran menjadi suami pengganti untuk wanita itu, nyatanya dapat memberi keuntungan bagi Berrand. Ia tidak bisa mengabaikan. Loura menunjukkan rasa cinta yang besar dengan gelora hasrat juga membara, Berrand mustahil untuk tidak terjerat dalam pesona wanita itu. Mereka begitu cocok di ranjang. Dan, bukan semata kebutuhan biologis yang terpenuhi, tapi hati Berrand semakin terkoneksi dengan Loura. Pada akhirnya, takdir berpihak padanya. Ia dapat memiliki Loura karena wanita itu mengandung buah hatinya. Dan, sejak itu pula, Berrand terperangkap dalam rencana Loura.

Sebuah kisah tentang perjuangan seorang Pria dalam menjaga wanita yang dicintainya. Seorang pria berusia 30 tahun yang selama hidupnya tidak mengenal hitamnya dunia, tidak sedikitpun terbawa dalam kerasnya arus kehidupan bebas. Jatuh cinta kepada seorang perempuan sebayanya yang sudah lama terjatuh kedalam jurang pergaulan bebas dan bertolak belakang dengan kehidupannya. Lantas bagaimana cara pria tersebut berjuang demi wanita yang dicintainya, cinta yang menurut orang lain adalah sebuah cinta buta.

Prologue Hawak ang maliit na bag, nakatayo si Althea Santos, 20, sa harap ng marangyang tahanan ng pamilya Velasco. Para bang ibang mundo ang kaharap niya—malayo sa simpleng buhay sa probinsya. Kailangan niya ang trabahong ito, at ang pagiging kasambahay ng isang kilalang doktor ang tanging daan upang makatulong sa pamilya. Pagpasok niya sa sala, sinalubong siya ng bango ng mamahaling pabango at kinang ng chandelier. Ang bawat sulok ay parang larawan mula sa magasin, at halos hindi siya makapaniwala na dito siya maninirahan. “Ah, ikaw pala si Althea,” isang malalim na tinig ang umalingawngaw. Lumingon siya at napatigil. Isang matangkad, gwapo, at matipunong lalaki ang naroon—may malamig na tingin ngunit hindi maitatangging kaakit-akit. Si Dr. Adrian Velasco, 25, amo niya at isang respetadong doktor. “Y-yes, Sir,” sagot niya, pilit pinapakalma ang nanginginig na tinig. Ramdam niya ang mabilis na tibok ng puso, hindi lamang dahil sa kaba kundi sa paraan ng pagtitig ni Adrian—parang binabasa ang kanyang buong pagkatao. Lumapit ito, mabagal at tiyak ang bawat hakbang. “Welcome sa Velasco residence. Sana makapag-adjust ka nang mabuti.” Kasabay ng banayad na babala ang isang maliit na ngiti na nag-iwan ng init sa dibdib ni Althea. Sa sandaling iyon, naramdaman niya ang tensyon—isang halong respeto, kaba, at hindi maikakailang kilig. Alam niyang hindi magiging ordinaryo ang mga susunod na araw. Sa ilalim ng bubong na ito, magsisimula ang kwento ng damdamin na susubok sa kanya—mga lihim, selos, kilig, at sakit na magbabago sa kanyang puso magpakailanman. ---

Sara is used to being hated, ever since birth. Being the illegitimate step-daughter of the alpha of her pack, her life was the most mierable. She dreams of escaping the abusive household, however that becomes impossible when she is thrusted into a forced marriage barely eight months away from finding her true mate. But life as a wife of an alpha took an unexpected turn, especially when her husband turns out to be a loving one. Unexpected emotions bloom between them and they find solace in each other, healing each other's shattered pieces and deepest wounds. But just as she starts to believe in the possibility of finding long lasting happiness, fate throws an unexpected reality in her face that might shatter everything she's built. Will Sara choose to follow her heart and choose a love that mended the broken pieces of her life or succumb to what fate has chosen for her?

Lena Mercer makes a living off saving and believes that love can be saved no matter what. However, when a frightened woman named Claire Reynolds appears at her office door insisting she is being purposely murdered by her husband, Lena is hesitant to trust her. Days go by, and Claire vanishes into thin air. Worrying but brushing it off as coincidence, Lena attempts to pick up where they left off—until she uncovers unsettling information connecting Claire's life to her own. The same scent. The same coffee order. Even bruises in identical locations. And then Lena begins receiving ominous messages: "You know the truth. Don't look for me."

A random transmigrator, Rosanna Lacewin, finally gets fed up after living as me, Roxanne Lovelace, for five years. She then ups and leaves this world with her system, leaving behind my extremely spoiled son, Theo Sterling, and my unusually cold husband, Austin Sterling. Before I can even process my thoughts, I suddenly see a barrage of comments flashing before my eyes. "What kind of a disastrous start to a story is this? This is the first time I've ever seen such a stupid transmigrator! She arrived five years earlier, made a huge mess, and now, the original owner has to clean up the mess she left behind!" "That's right. All she had to do was just correct Theo's ways, warm up to Austin, and stop her family from bothering the actual main characters of the story. But she did none of that and only spent all her time enjoying herself and avoiding death!" "Theo's all spoiled now, and Austin is very distant from her. I'm feeling so annoyed just by looking at this family. I wish they'd just die." So, as it turns out, I'm just the cannon fodder in this story plot who dies young, and both my husband and my son will be the main antagonists later on.

Kola never expected that the week that he decided to stop loving his brother girlfriend who also happened to be his best friend was the week he would meet Stella and Stella was nothing like he had expected. She had an attitude a mile long with her own personal problems. Yet he couldn't help but fall, no matter how much she didn't want him to.

Monalisa, a young girl who was abandoned at a very young age, lived with her relatives who used her as they pleased without giving her proper attention neither did they show her love or kindness, not even the people around her. She met and fell in love with a man called Bret but was heartbroken when she realized the man only used her because of a bet he made with his friends. Monalisa got pregnant from her short relationship with Bret and out of hatred for the father of her child she ended up abandoning her son to die by a seashore, she wanted to kill herself too but was captured by a vicious vampire, there, she sort to become powerful in other to be free to get back at all the people that had hurt her and made life miserable but will she succeed especially when she falls in love again and found out that her lover was the son she never knew was still alive, who had also become a powerful werewolf?

"Look at you, all grown up and mature, son, opps sorry Alexander. Now, I'm your mother and I'll call whatever the hell I want and you my dear son, will not question it. And what did you say about patience? You are not patient, Alexander, let's start from here. Don't tempt me to inform Zane about this behavior of yours'." Mom states while eyeing my up and down. Herr words were like a trigger for me and eventually the last straw of my control snapped as I gave in the burning rage. "Tell him whatever the fuck you want, Mother. If you want to loose your mate in a one on one duel, I don't see a problem because I'm not gonna loose mine in any fucking condition. Now," ****** It is said that 'Patience is the key' but at times the wait is too long, long enough that we stop waiting or maybe that's what the fate wants. Future is a mystery that would only unravel when we live it but what if that mystery destroys lives, lives that matter the most to you. Is it worth unraveling such mystery, such future? But then again can you stop time, stop the events that are bound to happen? The answer is NO but will that stop us from trying?