After That Night

Blurb: One Night Stand “Kau sungguh bajingan, Victor!” Desis Mary, menatap pria bernama Victor itu dengan mata yang dipenuhi air mata. “Kau memperkosaku! Kau merenggut sesuatu yang bukan milikmu, keparat! Aku benci padamu!” Bibirnya bergetar saat melontarkan kalimat tersebut, sementara tangannya erat menahan selimut untuk menutupi tubuhnya yang polos, tanpa sehelai benang pun. *** Mary Popiens adalah seorang bartender di sebuah klub malam ternama di kota London. Malam itu, klub dipenuhi pengunjung, membuat para pelayan tampak sibuk. Dalam keadaan tersebut, Mary diminta tolong oleh sang manajer untuk mengantarkan minuman ke kamar VVIP. Di sanalah kehancuran hidup Mary dimulai. Alih-alih mengantar minuman lalu keluar, Mary justru terjebak bersama pria yang merupakan tangan kanan Bos Mafia di dalam kamar tersebut, yang tengah mabuk. Mary dipaksa sedemikian rupa, sehingga keduanya terjerumus dalam momen panas. Langkahnya yang lemah berayun pergi, diiringi isak tangis yang pilu. Baginya, perbuatan bejat Victor Marson semalaman adalah hal paling buruk dan memilukan yang pernah dialaminya sepanjang hidup. *** Kini, Victor, pria yang merupakan tangan kanan Bos Mafia itu, tak akan pernah melepaskan Mary, meskipun dia tahu Mary telah memiliki seorang kekasih—yang tak lain adalah keponakan dari Tuannya. Terlepas dari konsekuensi, Victor bersikeras untuk membawa Mary pergi, memisahkannya dari sang kekasih, tanpa peduli betapa Mary membencinya. Setelah disekap dan tinggal bersama Victor, akankah Mary menyerah untuk melupakan sang kekasih dan beralih mencintai Victor? Atau mungkin… dia akan berusaha pergi untuk selamanya, meninggalkan semuanya di belakang? ***

Bata pa lamang si Joanne Mercado ay tiyak na niyang ang kababata niyang si Andrew ang nais niyang makasama sa habang buhay, ngunit,  isang gabi ay nagawa niyang ibigay ang pagkabirhen sa lalaking kinamumuhian niya mula pa sa kanyang pagkabata, si Lorenzo Villarama, ang kanyang step brother. 

Emerald Manalo. Mas kilala siya sa pangalang Era. Isang babaeng ang puso ay laging bigo sa pag-ibig. Maganda naman siya. Iyon nga lang, mas gusto niya ang laging nasusunod. Because her boyfriends always wanted to take advantage of her. Iyon ang isa sa dahilan ng mga breakup niya. Subalit, isang gabi, nagkayayaan sila ng kaniyang mga kaibigan na sumugod sa isang bar; hindi para mag-unwind, kundi para sugurin ang boyfriend ng isa sa mga kaibigan niya na may kinakalantaring ibang babae. Pero naiba ang kwento, nang mula sa kung saan ay may humila sa kaniya at protektahan sa gulong nagaganap. At ang masama pa, kinabukasan, nagising na lang siyang may katabing lalaki sa kama!

I was a year old when I tried to get some food from my sister's plate. My parents were so angry that they slapped me, rendering me deaf in my right ear. They also hated me until the day I died. They called me a monster that only knew how to take her sister's things. The day I learn I have a terminal illness, I call Mom and tentatively say, "I'm sick, Mom. The doctor said it's a brain tumor. Can you come to the hospital?" She sneers. "You're better off dead. I hope it happens quickly and that you're not at home when it does. I don't want to touch your body." I know they've always looked forward to my death. But when their wish finally comes true and their birth daughter dies, they lose their minds.

เมี่ยง มัสยา นักศึกษาคณะบริหารธุรกิจปีที่ 4 กลับพบเจอความโชคร้ายเมื่อโดนวางยาในงานปาร์ตี้ของ สายฟ้า หนุ่มหล่อคณะนิเทศศาสตร์ชั้นปีที่ 4 ที่มาติดพันเพื่อนรักของเธอ ค่ำคืนนั้นทำให้ชีวิตของเธอไม่เหมือนเดิมอีกต่อไป เมื่อมีเลือดเนื้อเชื้อไขของผู้ชายเลว ๆ คนนั้นติดท้องเธอมาด้วย เธอและเพื่อนตัดขาดการติดต่อกับผู้ชายคนนั้นและไม่ยอมเรียกร้องขอความรับผิดชอบใด ๆ ทั้งสิ้น เธออดทนแบกหน้าอุ้มท้องไม่มีพ่อไปนั่งเรียนจนสามารถจบการศึกษาพร้อมเพื่อนได้ในที่สุด ชีวิตที่ต้องดำเนินต่อไปเริ่มปั่นป่วนอีกครั้งเมื่อเขาดันล่วงรู้ความลับนั้นเข้า เขาตามหาเธอจนเจอและเข้ามาวุ่นวายในฐานะพ่อของลูก ข้อตกลงที่มีร่วมกันคือทำทุกอย่างเพื่อลูกเท่านั้น จะไม่มีการยุ่งเกี่ยวกันในสถานะอื่นใดทั้งสิ้น แต่สุดท้าย ความใกล้ชิดก็ทำให้เธอและเขากลับมามีความสัมพันธ์กันอีกครั้ง และครั้งนี้ยิ่งก่อเกิดเป็นความผูกพันที่มากเกินกว่าจะตัดขาด และทุกคนจะทำเช่นไร เมื่อเขาเองก็มีผู้หญิงที่กำลังจะมาร่วมใช้นามสกุลของเขาอยู่แล้วทั้งคน

Everything has a cost. I never thought the cost of falling in love could be my life. But when the Vampire Council gets reports of increased magical activity in the surrounding areas, they give the order for vampires to kill any witches they come across. I trust Lucas to never hurt me, but he’s not the only vampire in my life, and let’s just say the others aren’t my biggest fans. While I’m busy trying not to be come vampire chow, something dark and powerful is surrounding Thorne Hill, infecting everything—and everyone—that gets in its path. If the darkness gets to the Ley line, then the whole town is doomed. I won’t go down without a fight, but how can I fight something I can’t even see?

I built my wife’s family business from the ground up, sacrificing everything so that her world could thrive. The night I collapsed from stomach bleeding after too many business drinks, she was out laughing with her childhood sweetheart. She even had the nerve to call me dull and uptight. I smiled when I finally handed her the divorce papers. “I wish you both a happy life together.” But instead of signing it, she tore it to pieces, tears in her eyes. “I’m not letting you go,” she said.

Riley Wright, a quiet and timid young lady's life takes a sudden turn after she spends a drunken night with her longtime crush, Nathan Martinez. Riley faces humiliation and ridicule from him, his family blackmails her into getting married to him. On their wedding day, her groom fails to show up, that same day, Riley gets into an accident that changes her forever. To my dear readers, the follow up book on "Her Accidental Billionaire Husband" you've been asking for, is finally here. This is Nathan, Ethan, Riley and Leah's story. To new readers, do not worry. It can also be read as a stand-alone.

Leah Alcaraz is a unsociable girl and a very shy one. Madalas itong iwasan ng mga co-workers niya dahil sa awkward nitong pananalita at manang na pananamit. No wonder at wala siyang naging kaibigan o kasundo man lang sa mga ito dahil masyado siyang "old fashion". However, the introvert girl suddenly became wild in a one pleasurable night. Naibigay niya ang bataan sa hindi kilalang lalaki! But what would she do if she finds out na ang lalaking naka-one night stand n'ya ay ang soon-to-be brother-in-law pala niya?! Will the fate be with her?

My wife went abroad for a six-month training course and unexpectedly secured a major deal.  Thanks to this contract, she was promoted to director against all odds. When I saw the news of her return in the work group chat, I immediately ordered flowers to pick her up at the airport. However, her belly, which would have been eight months pregnant, showed no signs of it. She had aborted our child, turning me into a laughingstock among colleagues. Just as I tried to swallow my anger, she told me she was pregnant with someone else’s child. She demanded that I step aside and make way for her.