An Apple Sleep Experiment

After his fated mate died, Alpha Killian Thorne spent ten years resenting me. I was the Omega healer he never chose—bound to him by duty, not love. A substitute. A scar on a bond neither of us asked for. No matter how deeply I healed his wounds, no matter how quietly I stayed by his side, all he ever said was: “If you really want to please me, Clara… then disappear.” But when death came charging, it wasn’t I who fell. He did. Bleeding out in my arms, Killian looked at me one last time and whispered: “If only I’d never met you…” At the funeral, his mother wept. “He should’ve been with Selena. I never should’ve let him mate with you.” His father’s glare cut through me. “Killian saved you three times. Why wasn’t it you in that grave?” Everyone regretted that he had bonded with me. Even I did, too. I was cast out of the pack with nothing— No title. No Luna severance. No den to call my own. And then… perhaps the Moon Goddess took pity on me. She gave me one final chance to rewrite fate. This time, I won’t beg for his love. This time, I won’t tether him to pain. This time, I’ll sever the bond before it begins. I could already hear the gears of fate turning, and this time, I would move first.

Secara tak terduga Litha menerima lamaran dari pria yang pernah hadir satu malam dalam hidupnya. Awalnya Kalandra hanya ingin bertanggungjawab pada Litha yang tak lain adalah ibu dari putrinya. Setelah setahun tinggal bersama, Kalandra mengutarakan perasaannya. Namun, Litha akhirnya mengetahui Kalandra menutupi sesuatu darinya. “Apa kamu masih memikirkan masa lalu?” “Tidak, Litha. Aku sudah melupakan masa lalu jauh sebelum aku menyatakan cintaku padamu.” “Lantas kenapa butuh waktu selama itu buat kamu untuk mengatakan kebenaran sama aku? Kamu bikin aku mikir kalau kamu masih terbayang masa lalu kamu sama Indira.” Benarkah Kalandra mencintainya? Atau pria itu hanya ingin mempermainkan Litha?

"Dia tunanganku, Ai." Sikap murah hati Aileen selama ini malah dikotori dengan perselingkuhan dan penipuan yang dilakukan pacarnya. Ia hanya gadis lugu dan culun yang mudah dibodohi karena kepolosannya. Namun semua berubah saat Aileen bertemu dengan pria asing bernama Albani Raditya. Pria pekerja keras yang ternyata adalah calon suaminya. Aileen tak pernah mengira jika ia akan menerima tawaran pria itu saat hatinya sedang kacau karena kekecewaan mendalam. Sanggupkah Aileen membalas rasa sakit hatinya dan mengambil kembali harga dirinya?

All Apple LeRoux wants is true love. A human girl from a small town, she grew up knowing that werewolves and other supernaturals are dangerous. She wasn't expecting to fall for one. When Apple leaves her abusive family to move to Crescent City, she finds herself encountering all sorts of new experiences in a town where supernaturals mingle with the common population, and a human is easy prey. During an eventful job search, a twist of fate has Apple unknowingly arriving at Sterling Incorporated, the biggest werewolf pack on the West Coast. Hoping to get an internship or entry-level job, she is mistaken to be the Alpha's new Rental Luna, leading to problems of a different sort when she meets Alpha Sylvester. But there is more to her story than she knows. Her mother was keeping secrets of her own, secrets which will come out and change Apple's life forever. Will Apple and Sylvester find their happily ever after? Or will a life full of danger and mystery tear them apart?

Anim na taon ang nakalipas, muling nakaluwas sa Manila si Apple Gallardo upang makatulong sa kanilang business. Nang gabing din iyon ay niyaya siya ng matalik niyang kaibigan na pumunta sa bar para sa kanyang welcome back party. Kasagsagan na ng init at kasiyahan bumaba si Apple, may nakabagga si Apple, isang lalaking matipuno na siyang natipuhan niya agad. Zamuel Zimmerman, isang konsehal sa Kyusi. Ang pamilya niya rin ang may hawak na Internet provider sa buong Pilipinas. Ang lalaking nabunggo ni Apple ng gabing iyon. Nang dahil sa alak ay uminit ang katawan ni Apple nang makita ang binata, hinalikan niya ito na siyang may nangyari sa kanila ng gabing iyon. Nang magising si Apple kinabukasan, nauna siyang umalis at hindi pinagsabi ang tungkol sa nangyaring one night stand sa kanya at ng lalaki. Sa hindi inaasahan, nakita muli ni Apple ang lalaking naka—one night stand niya. Nagpakilala ito at nalaman niyang barkada ito ng kanyang kuya at isa rin siyang konsehal, lalo naʼt Ninong pala niya ang lalaki. Sa pagkagulat niya ay gusto na sana niyang umalis pero nakita na lamang niya ang kanyang sariling umuungol muli habang sinasamba siya. Kaya inalok niya itong itago ang kanilang relasyon, kahit naguguluhan si Zamuel ay pumayag siya sa gusto ni Apple. Lumipas ang buwan, naging masaya ang tagong relasyon nilang dalawa. Balak na sana sabihin ni Apple ang tungkol sa kanila ni Zamuel, pero biglang dumating ang problema sa pagitan nila. Si Tanya — ang babaeng nakalaan na ipakasal kay Zamuel. Sa pagdating ng babae ay magbabago ang pakikitungo ni Zamuel sa kanya, lalo naʼt nalaman niyang ikakasal na sila. Ilalaban kaya ni Apple ang pagmamahal niya sa binata kung mismo ng lalaki na ang pumutol sa pagitan nila? Lalaban pa ba si Apple para sa salitang pag-ibig?

My best friend and I go to a music festival together. There, my brother's girlfriend locks me in the toilet. "Young women these days are so shameless—I can't believe you had the nerve to seduce my CEO boyfriend! I'm going to teach you a lesson today since your parents obviously didn't raise you right!" She refuses to listen to my explanation. She pours dirty water all over me before slapping me in public and stripping me. Then, she brands me with an insult. By the time my brother arrives, I'm tormented beyond recognition. "I can explain, Spencer! I thought you were lying when you said she was your sister!"

Sa mundo ng marangya at makapangyarihan, si Apple Imperial ang babae na pinapangarap ng lahat ngunit kinatatakutan ng iilan. Sa kanyang mala-anghel na mukha at maalindog na katawan, nagagawa niyang paikutin ang puso ng kahit sinong lalaki. Ngunit sa likod ng kanyang mapanlinlang na ngiti, nakatago ang isang madilim na lihim—si Apple ay isang mapanganib na gold digger. Dati siyang prinsesa ng kayamanan, lumaki sa karangyaan ng pamilyang Imperial. Ngunit nang bumagsak ang kanilang negosyo, nawala ang lahat—ang yaman, at ang dangal. Ang bawat halik niya ay may presyo, ang bawat yakap ay may layunin. Sa bawat lalaking nahuhulog sa kanyang bitag, isang hakbang siya papalapit sa pagbabalik ng yaman na nawala sa kanya. Ngunit nang makilala niya si Lance Martin—ang guwapo, makapangyarihan, at sobrang yaman na CEO ng Emerald Malls—nagbago ang pananaw niya sa buhay at pag-ibig. Si Lance ang perpektong target, ngunit siya rin ang tanging lalaking nagpaalala kay Apple kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng tunay na pagmamahal. Sa kabila ng kanyang mapanlinlang na paraan, si Lance ang nagdala ng liwanag sa madilim niyang mundo. Subalit ang lihim ni Apple ay hindi kayang itago habang-buhay. Nang magdesisyon si Lance na ipagkatiwala ang kanyang buong puso at yaman kay Apple at nagbabalak na pakasalan ito,ngunit nalaman niya ang masakit na katotohanan—ang babaeng kanyang minahal ay naglalaro sa apoy. Sa gitna ng kanyang pagtataksil, iniwan siya ni Lance, at tuluyang nawala sa kanyang buhay. Pero hindi pa tapos ang kanyang kabiguan. Nang malaman ni Apple na siya’y nagdadalang-tao, biglang nagbago ang lahat. Ang anak na nasa kanyang sinapupunan ang maaaring maging dahilan ng kanilang pagbabalikan—o ang maghahatid sa kanya sa mas malalim na pagdurusa. Magagawa kaya ni Apple na itama ang kanyang mga kasalanan? O magbabayad siya ng pinakamabigat na presyo para sa lahat ng kanyang kasinungalingan?

Iniwan ng Tatay ni Apple ang ina dahil sa isang kabit. Dahil dito ay isinumpa ni Apple na kailanman ay hindi siya maninira ng pamilya. Hinding-hindi niya hahayaan ang sarili na manakit ng iba. Puputi na lamang ang uwak ngunit sisiguraduhin niyang magiging isa siyang mabuting babae. May respeto at paggalang sa sarili. Ngunit, paano kung maglaro ang tadhana? Papaano kung isang pangyayari ang babago sa kaniyang isinumpa? "Papalayain ko ang Nanay mo kung papayag kang maging kabit ko?" -Judge Condrad Aguirre Tatanggi pa ba siya? Kung ang tanging paraan para matulungan ang ina ay ang manira ng pamilya? "If being with him is a sin. Then, convict me now." -Apple Santibañez @SheinAlthea

When he and his father eventually decide to begin a new life after his mom and sister's death, Praxis Cohen, a suicidal teenager with an expressionless visage on his face, finds himself in a huge, formidable laboratory where teenagers like him are being injected a drug of which the effect is still unknown. Fortunate enough, his body can withstand the drug that leads him to be declared by Dr. Conscire as the first patient to have successfully passed the First Stage of the experiment in this generation. As he proceeds to the Second Stage, Dr. Conscire, the president of the organization, decides to release him off the laboratory to find out that the effect of the drug enables him to read minds and do psychokinesis that sets his mind into chaos. In his debacle as an experimented guinea pig of the nameless organization, realizing that he is not alone in this experiment, Praxis meets new marvelous people to discover the origin of the experiment, the reason why they turned into supernormal beings, the connection of this experiment to the unborn world war in the future, the twists and turns of their past stories, and to discern the next stages of the experiment. With the collaborative effort of their team, they strive to choose the best course of action to put an end to this fight.

BLURB “Little Pirate, surprise!” Enzo , looked at her with a devilish smile “We all know you are aware that you suck so how about you do us all a favor and go to hell?” Julian took a big bite from his apple before hauling it at Raven’s head. Raven ducked and caught the apple with a swift motion. “For an incoming Alpha, your throwing skills suck.” Then she turned to Enzo. “You guys might have all the beauty the moon goddess had to bestow but you are lacking in the brain department so how about you send my regards to the devil as you burn for eternity?”