Against The Gods Chapter 1

“If I blow each and every dandelion in this field, will he choose me? Will he love me? Will he be mine?” -Sherly Montenegro A smart, cunny, witty, and sly woman. She was the most respected woman in the word of illegalities, weapons and blood. Her weapon, the information. She is one of the most famous information gatherers that no one wants to be messed with. She is living her usual life. Not until he meets George. She fell in love only to get her heart broken. Will she be able to pick herself up or will she drown in the pain she is feeling when she gets information about him?

Ang salitang kasal ay wala pa sa isip ni Olivia dahil inienjoy niya pa ang kanyang buhay. Inuubos niya ang kanyang panahon sa pagta-travel sa ibat ibang bansa. She is enjoying her life. She just turned 22 and yet, hindi pa rin niya natatapos ang kinukuha niyang kursong business management. Not until she found out about her marriage. His father agreed to an arranged marriage with the son of his kumpare years ago. She was dumbfounded with the news and she couldn't believe that his father made a decision like this. "How could I marry a man that I don't love? How could I get into marriage when I am not yet ready?" She asked her parents while crying. Hindi niya matanggap ang lahat kaya isa lamang ang pumasok sa isip niya, ang pagtakas. Can she really runaway to her soon to be husband?

Bilang isa sa walong tagapagmana ng Octagon, isang mafia organization na namamayagpag hindi lang sa Pilipinas kundi maging sa buong Asya at sa iba pang karatig na kontenente ay walang kinatatakutan si Adrielle Guerrero. Para sa kanya ay hindi niya kailangan ng lalaki sa buhay. Because why not? She has everything that every woman could ask for and she can defend herself as well. Pero nang makilala niya si Cougar Falcon, ang secret agent na nagtatago sa pangalang "Bob" ay biglang nagbago ang lahat para kay Adrielle dahil sa unang pagkakataon ay bigla niyang na-realize na mahina pala siya...mahina sa tukso kapag nasa tabi niya ang lalaki. Ngunit paano kung matuklasan niya ang tungkol sa totoong pagkatao ng lalaki at ang tunay nitong motibo sa pagpasok sa Octagon? Kaya kayang tanggapin ng puso ni Adrielle ang panlilinlang ni Cougar o pagbabayarin niya ito ng dugo gamit ang sarili niyang mga kamay?

"Kerbau saja kalau dijual bisa menghasilkan uang banyak, tentunya suami pengkhianat pun harus bisa menghasilkan uang yang lebih banyak lagi." Itulah yang ada dalam pikiran Citra saat selingkuhan suaminya mendatangi dirinya dan meminta izin untuk menikah secara resmi dengan Aldo, sang suami. Citra yang cerdas memanfaatkan itu dengan meminta uang sejumlah satu milyar kepada Kinanti. perkelahian dan perdebatan terus saja terjadi lantaran baik itu Kinanti atau Aldo menolak syarat yang Citra berikan hingga sampai pada saat akhirnya Kinanti tidak punya pilihan lain dan dengan terpaksa memberikan apa yang Citra mau karena takut dengan ancaman dari Citra.

Ano ang gagawin mo kung sa murang isipan nasaksihan mo na ang karumaldumal na sinapit ng pamilya mo? Pinatay sa harapan mo. Maghihiganti ka rin ba pagdating ng araw? Sa edad na sampung taong gulang nasaksihan ni Brianna Smith kung paano patayin ang kan'yang magulang at kambal na kapatid sa mismong harap niya. Nakita niya kung paano tumagos ang bala sa ulo ng mga ito. Sinunud siyang barilin ng mga hinding kilalang tao, pero sa kabutihang palad hindi siya tuluyang na sawi. Sa kan'yang pagbabalik bilang si Alexandra Lewis, dala ang galit na bumalot sa kan'yang puso na siyang nag-udyok sa kan'ya upang gumanti. Sisingilin niya ang buhay na inutang ng mga taong sangkot sa pagkamatay ng pamilya niya. "Buhay sa buhay Mr. Lim, pababagsakin kita! Pababagsakin ko ang systema mo, hindi lang systema ng katawan mo kun'di pati ng pinakamamahal mong kompanya! Take my hard revenge..."

Harley Callanta is one of the youngest governor in San Miguel. At the age of 25, he is already a governor. He followed the footsteps of his father who was also a former governor of San Miguel. Kaya bilang isang governor ng kanilang lalawigan ay dapat malinis ang kaniyang pangalan. Ngunit nang makita niya ang isang babae na mas bata sa kaniya ay mukhang gagawin niya ang lahat kahit na madungisan pa ang kaniyang pangalan. Ayaw niyang maagaw pa ng iba ang babaeng matagal niya ng hinihintay. Nasa tamang edad na rin si Jane Requez kaya hindi na napigilan pa ni Harley na bakuran na ang dalaga. At dahil takot sa sasabihin ng mga tao sa kaniya, pinipilit umiwas ni Jane kay Harley. Ngunit ang governor naman ang lapit nang lapit aa kaniya. Hindi niya kayang ipaglaban ang nararamdaman niya para kay Harley. Takot siya sa sasabihin ng mga tao. Nang malaman ng mga tao ang tungkol sa kanila ni Harley ay nag desisyon si Jane na umalis ng San Miguel at ipinagpatuloy ang matagal niya ng pangarap-ang maging fashion designer. At sa muli nilang pagkikita ay hindi pa rin sumusuko si Harley na ipaglaban ang nararamdaman niya para kay Jane. Ngunit kaya na bang ipaglaban ni Jane ang nararamdaman niya para sa Governor ng San Miguel?

Zara hates Harper because he is an egotistical player, sleeps with every girl, and has broken her sister's heart. She has had her whole life planned out. For now, she plans to go through her senior year with her two best friends. But all her plans seem to go down the drain when suddenly, one day Harper notices Zara. Zara is thrust into a world she never knew existed and now has to fight the battles that were never her's, to begin with.

Walang girl code. Kahit sino na lang ay pinapatulan. Parang mauubusann ng lalaki. Iyon ang tingin ng marami kay Elijah Armani. Pagkatapos ng failed relationship ni Elijah kay Clayton Lardizabal ay muli siyang sumubok na magmahal— and this time, kay Grayson Lardizabal, ang ama ni Clayton. She tried but she failed—as usual. Until Grayson Lardizabal Jr. happens.

Hendry Arnaud Camden came from a long line of wealth. Hendry was groomed to be one of the successors of his family's wealth. With all the strict rules and family values he developed a certain way of thinking. Nothing was beyond his grasp and when a certain beautiful woman catches his eyes, he'd do anything, literally anything to get her. ***** Callie was betrothed to her childhood best friend, Brody Anderson Curran. But then his best friend Hendry started to flirt with her, and when she started to fall for the temptation she was conflicted with her choices. ***** Since his college days, Brody had always been secretly in love with his best friend Hendry. He never thought of himself as gay, but Henry was always too charming to ignore. They had fooled around in college and Brody was a goner for his buddy. Knowing that he would never get anywhere with his crush, Brody decided to listen to his parents and dated Callie. All was well until his best friend Hendry took interest in Callie also. ***** Being an assistant to one of the boss's billionaire heir sons was a dream come true for Sloan Bryson. He had always considered himself sexually fluid. Never identify himself as gay, but not quite as hetero as his girlfriends would say. One thing is for sure, Sloan was deeply infatuated with his boss Hendry. To make things worse for himself, Sloan would imagine how it would feel like being with Hendry and his bestie Brody. The two men dripped with confidence and Sloan had always been a sucker for gorgeous men with the power to abuse. **** Will Hendry get what he wants? Will Callie fall for the right man? Will Sloan and Brody ever get together? Too many possibilities of steamy encounters?

Daniel and Stefany had been friends since childhood. They seemed inseparable, always spending time together, playing and having fun to create beautiful memories that they would remember in their adulthood. Especially when Christmas arrived, Daniel and Stefany always made appointments to meet at an old church in the village to spend Christmas Eve together by playing snowball fights, lighting fireworks and creating snowmen. As teenagers, they became more intimate and the seeds of romance began to emerge between them. However, because they were comfortable with a very close friendship. It made Daniel and Stefany deliberately keep their feelings of affection in their respective hearts. Until one day Daniel plucked up the courage to express his love for Stefany. But unfortunately the girl's family had moved to the city, and left the village where they had been living. Years passed, Daniel kept waiting for Stefany to return to the village. He always waited for the girl to come and meet him in front of the gate of a church every Christmas. But Stefany never came. What is Daniel's fate next? Will the man be able to forget his childhood love? Where has Stefany been all this time? Will they meet again? Curious about the continuation? Come on ... please read!