After Hours Books

On the day of my wedding, I stood on the stage, while my fiance, Jake Stevens, passionately kissed his assistant, Chloe Xanders, in front of everyone. He held her in his arms and said earnestly, “Chloe, don’t worry. Even though you’re not my bride, you’ll always have a place in my heart.” Chloe, who was overwhelmed with emotion, threw herself into his arms and wept as she said to me, “Lily, Jake and I are deeply in love, but fate just didn’t work out for us in this life. Please take good care of him.” Gossip instantly spread around us. Just as I was feeling helpless, my fiance humiliated me further and called me nothing more than a doormat. Watching the two of them clinging to each other, I could not take it anymore. I canceled the wedding on the spot and left for abroad the same night to join my best friend. The next time I met Jack, I had already moved on with someone new. When he saw me interlocking my fingers with my new love and kissing him passionately, his eyes instantly filled with burning jealousy.

"I want divorce. Let's end this contract marriage, Gabriette. Sign this." Iyon ang malamig na sinabi sa kaniya ng asawa niya. Halos nabingi si Gabriette Amarylle at tumigil sa pag-ikot ang mundo nila. Akala niya ay maayos na ang lahat sa kanila ngunit bigla siyang gustong hiwalayan ng kaniyang asawa na si Jax Thaddeus Fortier. Matapos ang lahat ng paghihirap niya para makuha ang loob ng lalake... Tiniis din niya ang pananakit ng lola ni Jax sa kaniya tuwing wala ang asawa. Tinanggap niya rin nang malaman ang sekreto nito na pagiging leader ng isang mafia organization. Ngunit sa divorce din pala magtatapos ang lahat. Hindi agad siya sumuko. Sinubukan pa niya na ilaban ang kasal nila. Hanggang sa lumala lamang lahat. Isang gabi, matapos magdala ng babae ang asawa niya sa mansion, muntik na siyang mapatay mismo sa kanilang tahanan para lamang pirmahan na niya ang divorce agreement. Takot at galit ang naramdaman ni Gabriette. Mabilis siyang pumirma at duguan na umalis do'n habang may laman na ang kaniyang sinapupunan. Umalis siya at nagpakalayo. Sa gabing 'yon, nangako si Gabriette na hindi na siya muli maaapi at kailanma'y hindi niya ipaaalam sa mga Fortier na may nabuo sila ni Jax. After divorce, she hid her baby to his mafia daddy. Ngunit hanggang kailan niya ito maitatago?

Sa loob ng pitong taong pagsasama nila at pagiging kasal sa asawang si Shiro fulvuente. He never treated her with warm and she just get from him was icy and indifferences, pero— Reeve Carzen, just face those indifferences with a smile dahil sobrang mahal na mahal nya si Shiro at masyado siyang naging tanga para maniwala na darating pa ang araw kung saan makakaya nyang palambutin ang puso neto. Ngunit, mukhang mapaglaro talaga ag tadhana. Sa pitong taong paghihintay, sakit lamang ang tangi niyang nakuha. Reeve just get to witness how the man she loves so much fall in love with someone, they said it was love at first sight— he shower her with all his love and care, mga bagay na di natanggap ni Reeve. Pero kahit ganun ay nanatilli pa rin sya sa kanilang kasal, nagmatigas si Reeve. Not until, it was her birthday. Lumipad sya mula Pilipinas papuntang California upang puntahan ang asawa't anak nya, only to find her husband and very own daughter laughing so sweetly accompanying his husbands mistress or should I say, her step-sister— leaving her alone in their empty villa. Watching her daughter, na halos sya na ang nagpalaki at nag-alaga, about and wished to have a new mother. mukhang namamanhid na ang buong pagkatao ni Reeve, She no longer felt any pain. She just drafted the divorce agreement, gave up custody for her daughter and left. Slowly detaching her presence to her family. After Leaving her family, What will Reeve do? Will she get her divorce and leave happily finding herself again? But what if her cold hearted man who is cold and indifferent to her suddenly clings to her? not granting the divorce she wants.

At the age when I should have been attending university, I was framed by my biological parents and sent to prison. My sister had been cruelly killed by her kidnappers when she tried to save me, and they blamed me for her death. On the day of my release, I was kidnapped and had one of my ears cut off. When I found the opportunity, I immediately called my father, asking him to save me. Instead, he snapped, saying, “You’re no longer my son! Don’t contact me!” I was then burned alive. After I died, my sister returned. However, when my parents found out that the charred corpse was mine, the family crumbled.

“Doctor we’ve been asked to pull the plug.” Hannah could hear someone say from the far end of the operating room. “But if we do, she would die.” The Doctor replied. “The husband says he’s not changing his decision. That’s what he wants.” The man stated and left. Hannah couldn’t believe her ears. “Hayes told them to pull the plug, even though I still have a high chance of survival?” ~~~~~~~ The last words Hannah hears before she dies is the communicated verdict of her husband, sentencing her to death on the day of her surgery operation. Hannah is reborn three years back in time, but this time she isn’t the same timid, devoted wife. She is now a fierce Pheonix who has risen from the ashes with a thirst for revenge against those who have betrayed her. In her journey to reclaim her worth, allies are made and connections are formed but enemies lurks at every corner. Would the path Hannah chooses to thread give her what she seeks or would it consume and destroy her? And having being scarred before, would Hannah still give the flames of love another chance if it arises? Read to find out.

Ever since I was little, I knew my future mate would be one of two Alpha candidates: Mitchell or Jax. Even with all their Alpha pride, I never once doubted that set future. The pack elders always said it was natural for Alpha candidates to focus on getting stronger and controlling the pack. My mother, Lyra, even told me that every brutal fight they got into was so the winner could give me, their Luna, the ultimate honor. That is, until I and Elara – this Omega stray they'd taken in – got ambushed and captured by our old enemies, the Nightshade pack. Mitchell and Jax only had enough of the life-saving Moonpetal herb for one of us. And they both chose to give it to Elara. To save myself in that fire, I forced a shift. The power surge was too much. The heat twisted my cheekbone, and just like that, I was disfigured. After they dragged me out – like an afterthought – I watched those two future Alphas crying over Elara, who didn't have a scratch on her. "Thank the Moon Goddess, Elara, you're alive." "Once we sort out who's the new Alpha of Blackwood, whoever it is will give you the most honored spot right under the Luna, Elara. Don't you worry. We'll give you the best of everything our pack has, make sure you never suffer again." "Elara, you're the real Luna in our hearts." When I came to, I cut off that ridiculous mate bond for good. Empty promises and a trampled destiny? I was done with it. But after I left, they stayed by my cave every day, begging me to come back.

After more than one month na pananatili ni Andrei sa ibang bansa, sa wakas ay umuwe na ito sa pilipinas. ‘Yan ang balitang agad na natanggap ni Lyca. Pero ang higit na nagpagulat sa kanya ay nang iabot sa kanya ng asawa nya ang isang papel na naglalaman ng diborsyo. “Let’s get the divorce,” malamig na sambit nito sa kanya. “Okay,” tanging tugon ni Lyca. Sabay abot sa papel sa kanyang harapan. After the divorce, hindi maiwasan ni Andrei na makita ang dating asawa na masaya sa piling ng iba. Naging matagumpay na rin sa larangan ng business industry si Lyca na noon ay sunod-sunuran lang sa kanya. Hanggang sa muling nagkasalubong ang kanilang mga landas at muli ay hiniling ni Andrei sa dating asawa ang mga katagang…. “Please come back to me, baby.”

Valerie~~~ On the day I got pregnant after six years of marriage, my husband accused me falsely for extra-marital affairs and kicked me hard that I bled and miscarried my baby. I died but miraculously, I was reborn and brought back in time to six months before my pregnancy and this time, I would make them feel my wrath, I would make them pay for loosing my baby but then, fate tossed me into the arms of a strange man and I was caught up in the web of his charms. Can you believe it? I got entangled with a ruthless mafia Lord who chained me to himself. With his help, I dealt with the people that mocked me but then, a buried truth is brought to the surface and I am left to grapple through my forbidden desires or revenge.

Thirty days into our argument, my girlfriend kissed her first love passionately right in front of me. I quietly asked my boss for a transfer to the Northern City branch, which was thousands of miles away. Her friends clapped and teased me. “Ivan, your girlfriend’s getting a new boyfriend. Aren’t you going to win her back?” I held her hand and sincerely said, “I’m sorry.” She looked down at me with a proud smile. “Okay, I forgive you. Tomorrow, pack your things. We’re going to see my parents.” I smiled and agreed. But she did not know I was leaving for Northern City that night.

I had everything planned a month in advance for our holiday. I was going to take my wife and daughter on a trip to see the country's beautiful landscapes, but just before we were supposed to leave, they both disappeared. I ended up standing alone in the pouring rain, trying to call them. My daughter's voice came through over the phone—it was cold and impatient. "Mommy's having dinner with Uncle Skyler. We don't want to go anymore." Right after that, the call was cut off. I had been blocked. They locked me out of the house on purpose and left me to freeze out there all night. The rain had already drenched me, and I was running a high fever that turned into pneumonia. Meanwhile, the two of them were off enjoying a vacation with Skyler Shire. That was the moment I knew—this marriage was well and truly over.