Akin Kalang Oliver

Menikah tanpa cinta, fiksi, terluka saat mengejar istri, saling menguji, merebut paksa harta kekayaan Pada hari perceraian Kayla Sandio, sebuah kontrak perceraian tiba-tiba beredar di internet dan segera menjadi topik hangat. Salah satu alasan perceraian yang ditandai dengan spidol merah adalah, "Pria tidak kompeten sehingga tidak mampu memenuhi kewajiban dasar suami istri." Malam harinya, seseorang menghalanginya di tangga. Terdengar suara berat seorang pria, "Biar kubuktikan apakah diriku kompeten." Setelah bercerai, Kayla yang merupakan seorang pegawai biasa berubah menjadi sosok yang sukses di bidang restorasi budaya. Kemudian, dia sadar bahwa mantan suaminya yang jarang pulang makin sering muncul di hadapannya. Di suatu perjamuan makan, seseorang bertanya pada Kayla soal perasaannya pada Theo. Dia menjawab dengan kesal, "Sungguh menyebalkan dan berengsek, itunya juga nggak berfungsi." Theo Oliver malah berjalan menghampirinya, lalu menggendongnya sambil berkata, "Seberengsek apa pun, kamu sama sekali nggak mengalah."

Cassiel Smeraldo adalah gadis yang bekerja sebagai seorang seniman dan sejak kecil tumbuh berdekatan dengan seni lantaran sang ayah merupakan salah satu seniman terkenal di negaranya. Cassie sangat dekat dengan sang ayah, hingga perselingkuhan ayahnya yang menyebabkan kedua orang tuanya bercerai, membuat Cassie membenci ayahnya dan sangat membenci cinta juga pernikahan. Menurut Cassie, semua omongan laki-laki itu bulshit, dan cinta itu tidak pernah ada. Karena khawatir sang putri tidak akan menikah di umurnya yang sudah matang, ibu Cassie sering menyuruh Cassie ikut kencan buta yang sudah diatur olehnya. Berbagai cara telah Cassie lakukan agar bisa menghindari kencan buta itu. Namun, semua itu selalu berakhir sia-sia. Hingga Cassie bertemu dengan Ralph Oliver Holt, seorang CEO perusahaan arsitektur yang baru saja putus dengan kekasihnya dan terpaksa harus mencari kekasih pura-pura untuk menghadiri acara keluarganya. Mereka berdua pun sepakat memainkan peran sebagai kekasih pura-pura hingga batas waktu yang ditentukan.

"Akin ka lang, Ninang Ruth! Walang ibang magmamay-ari sa’yo kundi ako!" Ramdam ko ang panginginig ng kanyang kamay habang hinawakan ko ito. Nanlilisik ang mga mata ko, puno ng pagnanasa at pag-angkin. Pero sa halip na matakot, marahan lang siyang ngumiti—isang ngiting may halong pangamba… at pagnanasa rin. "Wag ako, Ace," mahinahon niyang tugon, pilit tinatago ang emosyon sa kanyang tinig. "I’m older than you. I’m thirty… habang ikaw, twenty-five pa lang." Ngunit sino bang makakapigil sa puso? Ako si Ace Pattern, dalawampu’t limang taong gulang, isang business tycoon na sanay makuha ang gusto. Lahat ng gusto ko… maliban sa kanya. Si Ninang Ruth. Ang babaeng pinagbabawal mahalin. Ang babaeng dapat kong irespeto, pero mas gusto kong angkinin. Masama bang magmahal sa isang Ninang? Sabi nila, mas masarap daw ang bawal. At ngayong naranasan ko na siya… handa akong sirain ang lahat — kahit ang sarili kong pagkatao —mapasaakin lang siya.

"Gusto kong pag-isipan mo ang inaalok kong kasal sa 'yo. Hindi kita mamadaliin, pero hindi rin ako tatanggap ng sagot na hindi. Tandaan mo 'yan, Saskia. Una pa lang kitang nakita, alam ko sa sarili kong magiging akin ka pagdating ng araw. Malas lang ng nobyo mo at niloko ka lang niya sa kabila ng pagiging perpekto mong babae," sambit nito sa seryosong tinig. Isang estrangherong gwapong lalaki ang lumapit kay Saskia Magsaysay Santos sa kalagitnaan ng kanyang kalungkutan dulot ng pagtataksil sa kanya ng kaniyang long-time boyfriend na si Gerald at ng pinsan niyang si Vivian. Tinanggap niya ang alok ng lalaki ayon sa idinidikta ng kanyang puso't isipan. Ngunit paano kung matuklasan niyang ang lalaking pinakasalan niya, si Weston Buencamino Del Flores, ay tiyuhin pala ng kanyang ex-boyfriend? Mamahalin pa rin kaya niya si Weston, kahit na kadugo ito ng lalaking nanloko sa kanya? O isasantabi na lang ba niya ang lahat upang patuloy na mahalin ito?

Ayon kay Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you—na siyang isinasabuhay ko. I only have my mother and my two friends, Charlynn and Reisha. My mother works for Charlynn's family. We are not really poor and definitely we're also not rich but we're living comfortably. Nevertheless, I am contented with my life. But, after meeting the man that I like, I started to dream for more. I started to ask for more just to equal his riches even though I know for sure that it was impossible. Life is meaningful. Full of life lessons, full of challenges, and battles that you need to surpass. Pero no'ng nawala sa akin si Mama, iyon ang hindi ko kinaya. Sinisi ko sa lahat ang pagkawala niya. Nagtanim ako ng galit sa pamilya na tinuturing kong pangalawa kong pamilya. And he was there, just accepting my madness. But, what if everything that I believed was all a lie? Paano kung lahat ng sinisi ko, maling tao? Would I be able to get to his life again? Or our memory will remain just like how we first met? Dark.

Para maisalba ang bahay na sinanla ng sugarol kong ama ay binenta ko ang katawan ko sa Ninong kong Contractor. Ngunit ang ginawa ko na yun ay nagbunga, ngunit itinago ko ito kay Ninong. Iniisip ng Ninong ko sa kaniya ang pinagbubuntis ko pero hindi ko inamin hangga't sa kaya kong itago. Dahil isang malaking chismis na naman kapag marami ang nakaalam. Pero no'ng malaman ko na nagpaplano na magpakasal si Ninong naalarma ako at doon pa sa babaeng inis na inis ako iyon ang pakakasalan ng Ninong ko dahil gusto na raw niya magkapamilya. "Ngayon gusto mo'ng akuin ko na ang bata na yan?" "Oo kaya ako ang pakasalan mo." Lakas loob kong sagot at nakangising nakatitig siya sa akin at dahan-dahang nagalakad palapit sa akin. "Bago 'yan, gusto ko munang masigurado na walang ibang nagsawa sa'yo kung hindi ako." Umakyat sa buong katawan ni Jessa ang pinaghalong paninindig ng balahibo at init dulot ng mainit na hininga ng kaniyang Ninong.

Book One. He had chosen her, not all other beautiful princesses humans had to offer. ____ "Roselle never once thought she would one day find herself married to a Werewolf, a creature she, and every human, grew up believing to be a savage monster. She had expected she might not be able to speak at all to her husband without trembling but somehow, conversing with him wasn't as dreadful as she thought. She was tense and stammering but she was glad, she wasn't muted because of fear and she wasn't trembling before him as she had thought she would be." "She couldn't take her eyes off his as she slowly lifted her hand to place it in his outstretched one. His eyes were golden yellow, akin to the bright moon, and they were full of life, as if there were many stars swirling within them. Then there were his lashes… they were so indecently long and thick for a man. His lips, his jaw, his nose… every single part of him rendered her speechless. She had never seen another human who had been fashioned with such beauty and perfection. But then again, she remembered that he wasn't human to begin with."

Under the glow of the moon, Ryder, the Lycan king of the Star Blood Pack,has been searching for his destined mate. For years, he has traveled the land, following every whisper, every rumor, and every hint that might lead him to the one who will complete him. As the supreme leader of the Greenwood, Moonlight, and Shadow packs, Ryder's authority is unquestioned. But without his mate, he feels incomplete. Meanwhile, Crystal, a werewolf without abilities, lives a life akin to human. She has endured isolation. Her fate takes a drastic turn when she discovers her mate - only to be met with rejection. "I, Beta George of the Moonlight pack hereby reject you, Crystal," he declares, his voice cutting deep. But Crystal's life is far from over. Her path intersects with Ryder's and their lives become forever entwined. As Ryder discovers his mate has been rejected, he vowed to claim her. However, their love is threatened by dark forces. A ruthless adversary, driven by a lust for power, seeks to destroy the balance between packs. Ryder and Crystal must battle their enemies to stay together. As tensions rise, secrets unfold; *A traitor lurks within Ryder's inner circle. *Crystal's true nature holds more significance than she knows. *An ancient prophecy foretells a catastrophic future.

Isang gabi, nahuli ni Roxanne Guevarra ang kanyang asawa na si Jameson Delgado na nakikipagtalik sa kanyang sekretarya. Hindi siya nagdalawang isip na hiwalayan ito ngunit papaano kung ayaw siya nitong bitawan? Nakahanap naman siya ng kakampi at iyon ay ang nakakatandang kapatid ng asawa, si Devon Delgado na tutulungan siyang makatakas ngunit hindi iyon magiging madali. *** "Bakit mo ba tinutulungan ang asawa ko? Balak mo bang agawin siya sa akin ngayong nagkakalabuan na kami?" Napangisi si Devon sa kabilang linya, "Hmm...hindi ako mahilig mang-agaw pero binibigyan mo ako ng rason na agawin siya sayo." Kumuyom ang mga kamao ni Jameson na marinig ang sinabi nito. "Subukan mo lang." "Why not? Kasi kung hindi ka magbabago, at patuloy mong sinasaktan si Roxanne, then prepare yourself. Mawawala siya sayo sa isang iglap." Babala ni Devon. "You can't do that to me. Maraming babae sa paligid na pwede mong pulutin pero si Roxanne, pag-aari ko 'yan. So don't you dare!"

Sa kagustuhan ni Aira na makalimutan ang ginawang panloloko ng boyfriend niya, naglasing siya sa bar. Kinabukasan, nagising na lamang siya sa sobrang sakit ng ulo niya, pati na rin ng ibabang bahagi ng kanyang pagkababae. Nagulat siya nang tumambad sa kanyang paningin ang estrangherong lalaking katabi niya sa kama. Dali-dali siyang nagbihis at nilisan ang lugar na ‘yon. Ngunit tila nanunukso ang tadhana. Pagkalipas ng ilang linggo, sa kanyang pagbabalik sa trabaho, doon niya muling nakaharap ang lalaking pilit niyang kinalimutan. Siya pala ang bagong CEO ng kanilang kumpanya—si Kael Ramirez. “Hindi ko nakalimutan ang gabing 'yon," wika nito nang minsang ipatawag siya sa opisina. “ “Sir anuman ang nangyari noon, it was just a mistake.” “But for me, that was the best mistake I've ever had." Bigla siyang kinabahan. "Sir, let's pretend it did not happen,” mabilis niyang wika. "Well, it's not my case,” anito. “I claimed you once kaya akin ka lang at paulit-ulit kitang aangkinin hangga't gusto ko."