Dark Romance Romance Web Novels & Misunderstanding Stories

Sa buong Serene University, isang pangalan lang ang palaging laman ng chismis. *Damon Alexander Montenegro.* Rumored playboy. Notorious. Campus heartthrob. Pero kakaiba - wala ni isa sa mga babaeng nagke-claim na "girlfriend" niya ang may proof. Ni isang picture. Ni isang halik sa public. Laging hoodie. Laging tahimik. Laging nagmamadali umalis pagkatapos ng klase. Sabi ng iba, manloloko. Sabi ng iba, seryoso lang daw talaga. Walang nakakaalam. At mukhang wala ring pake si Damon. Sa kabilang banda naman ng campus, may isa pang Montenegro. *Arianne Selene Montenegro.* Mahina. Tahimik. Misteryosa. Laging may hawak na libro. Laging nasa library. Laging umiiwas ng tingin. Hindi siya sikat. Hindi siya pinagchichismisan. Pero may dahilan - ayaw na niyang magmahal. Para kay Arianne, lahat ng lalaki manloloko. Lahat ng pangako, kasinungalingan. Dalawang Montenegro. Dalawang mundo. Isang ayaw magtiwala. Isang hindi kailangang magpaliwanag. Hanggang sa isang kontrata. Isang bahay. Isang bubong. Napilitan silang magsama. _Will they get along?_ _Or will their meeting only bring mess into their lives?_ Ang mas malala... paano kung ang playboy na ayaw magka-girlfriend, ay siya lang ang gustong patunayan kay Arianne na *hindi lahat ng Montenegro, manloloko.* ---

For seventeen years, Elena Reyes believed that the fire that destroyed her childhood was nothing more than a forgotten nightmare. Until one night, the man she works for wakes up after an accident and calls her by a name she hasn't heard since she was a little girl—Mia. Nathaniel Vale remembers a girl who disappeared on the night his family's mansion burned down. A girl he promised to protect. A girl everyone told him was dead. But Mia is alive. And she's Elena. When Elena discovers an old photograph of herself, Nathaniel, and the sister she believed had died, everything she knows begins to fall apart. Her mother has been hiding a devastating secret, her sister is alive, and someone is willing to kill to keep the truth buried. As Elena and Nathaniel uncover the secrets of the fire, old feelings begin to return—but so do the lies that tore them apart. Who started the fire? Why was Elena forced to forget? And can she trust the man who may know more about her past than he is willing to admit? Some memories were meant to stay buried. Some names were never meant to be remembered.

"Who are... you?" Kumurba sa isang ngiti ang mga labi nito. Miski ang ngiti nito ay pamilyar sa akin. "I am the woman you should love..." she said. Her voice was different. It seems she use some gadgets to change her voice. Dumako ang mga mata ko sa leeg nito at nakita ko ang isang bilong na patch na nakadikit doon. "Why would I?" tanong ko rito. Nawala ang ngiti nito sa mga labi. Ngunit saglit lang at muli iyong bumalik, and it's a wicked smile. Parang gusto kong kilabutan ngunit kabaligtaran ang nararamdaman ko. I felt giddy and excited. Para akong batang may bubuksang bagong laruan. Yumuko ito at bumulong sa aking tainga. "Because I say so..." malambing nitong bulong, and Mary mother of goddamn Jesus, gusto kong mapapikit sa mainit na buga ng hininga nito sa aking leeg, kung hindi ko napigilan ang aking sarili baka may kumawala ng ungol sa aking bibig. Nagtunugan ang kadenang nakatali sa 'king magkabilang kamay nang tangkain kong hawakan ito. Nawala sa isip kong nakagapos ako. Napatiim ang aking bagang kasabay ng isang lihim na ngiti. Alam ko na kung sino ang kidnapper ko. Isang taong kilalang-kilala ko. Ang babaeng pinapangarap ko. Ngunit may isang tanong na naglalaro sa isipan ko... Bakit ako ang kinidnap niya, at hindi ang kakambal ko na siyang kinababaliwan niya?

He married her for revenge. Now he won't let her go. Three years ago, Gideon Valderama stole his brother's bride. Hindi dahil sa pag-mamahal, kundi dahil gusto niyang manalo. Now, Ava Cortes is trapped in a marriage built on revenge. Her husband is cold. Her heart is bruised. And the divorce papers sitting on his desk come with a three-million-peso price tag she can't afford to pay. All while he can choose to divorce her anytime. Comes, Celestia Cruz, Gideon's ex and the divorce lawyer handling their case. She's beautiful, brilliant, and determined to make sure the marriage ends. Even if she has to destroy Ava in the process. But when Giovanni Valderama, the younger brother Gideon betrayed-- returns from exile, everything changes. Suddenly, Gideon isn't so eager to let Ava go. He watches her. He protects her. He looks at her like she's his. Ava doesn't know who to trust anymore. The husband who won't love her. The ex-fiancé who might destroy her. Or the woman who wants to take everything she has left. This divorce won't be easy. And neither will walking away. Because Gideon... he might not let her go at all.