Ang Aking Ama

My fiancee fell in love with a broke student she's been sponsoring. She insists on breaking off our engagement no matter what. She turns a deaf ear to all the advice friends and family give her. My father gets so worked up that his blood pressure skyrockets. Meanwhile, my mother comes close to fainting and almost ends up in the hospital. My family becomes a laughingstock among the elite overnight. But no one realizes that we're already discussing countermeasures. My mother pulls out her phone. "Why don't we set you up with the most beautiful woman in Seabrook?" My father says coldly, "End the partnership. Cut off the one-billion-dollar support fees to her family." My lips curl into a smile. "Mind if I handle both myself?"

I gave everything to save my fated mate, Alpha Austen. I even lost our pups. Twice. But he gave all the credit to his adoptive sister, Seraphina. He called me weak. Useless. He always chose her tears over my scars. He even stood by as her poison shattered my wolf spirit. As I lay dying, I watched him hold my killer and whisper, “I know it wasn’t your fault. This was her fate.” Then I opened my eyes. And I was back. Back before it all went wrong. This time, I’m done explaining. Done sacrificing. Right in front of him, I disguised a potion that would sever our mate bond as a "blessing elixir" and held it to his lips. “My love,” I said, “drink this. It’ll help you comfort your poor little sister.” He drank it without a second thought. In thirty days, under the Blood Moon, our mate bond will be severed for good. But only when I was truly gone did he finally regret it. He knelt before me, again and again, calling himself my fated mate. Begging me to take him back.

WANTED: Billion-dollar Mama Chloe Mae Bersales will do everything to wield the liberty she desires to attain in her entire life whereas Ira Miguel Greyson will bend heaven and hell just to protect his empire at all costs. In the turn of events, fate will lead them into a perfectly imperfect situation. Love will spark between them even though Mister Billionaire has severe cold feet in humankind. Will Chloe gamble everything and embrace the shallow love of a gamophobe? Not to mention an innocent soul coming their way.

Rara pindah ke kosan murah setelah gajinya dipotong. Kosan itu sepi, harga sewanya setengah dari tempat lain. Tiap malam jam 02.00 tepat, seseorang mengetuk pintunya sambil menyebut namanya dengan suara berbisik. Awalnya Rara mengira itu tetangga iseng. Tapi suara itu makin jelas… makin dekat… dan mulai memanggil dari dalam kamar. Rara mencoba pergi, tapi kosan itu memiliki aturan yang tidak boleh dilanggar—aturan yang bahkan pemilik kos sendiri tak berani jelaskan. Begitu Rara melanggar satu aturan kecil, ia membuka sesuatu yang seharusnya tetap terkunci. Kamar 2A memanggilnya. Dan ia tidak sendirian di sana.

“Aku tidak bisa memaafkan Elan yang telah dengan sengaja mengkhianati dan membuatku hampir mati.” —Nancy (Dee) “Sumpah mati aku tidak pernah bermaksud menyakiti Dee.” —Elan. “Aku hanya mencintai Elan seorang, tapi dia tidak pernah sekalipun mencintaiku.” —Ignes. “Nancy adalah segalanya bagiku. Cinta pertama dan terakhirku.” —Andrian.

"Aku bakal beri kamu uang, berapa pun yang kamu minta pasti aku kasih. Tapi ...." Gama menghela napas berat. "Anda tidak perlu merasa bersalah, Pak. Saya sudah memaafkan Anda, meskipun itu hal berat. Saya tahu kalau Anda melakukannya tidak sadar, apalagi pengaruh alkohol, tapi kalau Anda mau kasih saya uang sebagai bentuk tanggung jawab, saya bakal terima karena saya memang sedang butuh." Bunga salah paham. Wanita itu pikir Gama merasa bersalah karena sudah merenggut keperawanannya, dan sebagai tanggung jawabnya pria itu memberikan sejumlah uang, nyatanya Gama malah menginginkan Bunga sebagai simpanannya. Lalu, apa Bunga akan menerimanya begitu saja sedangkan pria itu saja sudah memiliki istri yang sangat seksi? Atau bahkan menolaknya?

Tanpa sengaja Naura mendengar suaminya menyebut nama perempuan lain saat berdoa. Dari sanalah semua terungkap, Naura mulai curiga hingga akhirnya terbongkar semua kisah masa lalu sang suami. Naura kira nama perempuan itu adalah perempuan di masa lalunya ternyata nama itu adalah nama anak sang suami dari istri keduanya. Bagaimana kehidupan rumah tangga Naura? Apa yang dilakukannya?

For the last two years, Kane has been dreaming of the day when his mate finally turns 18 and they can finally claim each other. However, his world suddenly comes crashing down and his dream is instantly destroyed when the alpha announces that his son (Kane's mate) has found his mate, who is the daughter of a neighboring pack's alpha. However, he can't bring himself to say anything. He has kept this a secret for two years and he was waiting for another few months until his mate's birthday, but that day is never coming now. He can't stand seeing his mate with another, and he can no longer handle being in his pack. He can't let his father know either, since he is the pack's Beta. What can he do? The only thing that he can think of.... He will keep his secret and run as far away as possible. He will no longer be Kane, but he will become a new person, with a new name. Blake. That sounds nice. It also reminds him of black, which is what his past is now.

Dahil sa kagustuhang makuha ang kustodiya ng mga bata, napilitan ang bilyonaryong si Kerill Wang na maghanap ng babaeng magsisilbing ina ng kanyang mga anak sa loob ng tatlong buwan. Dito niya nakilala si Charlene Rosarios, ang probinsyanang lumuwas sa Maynila upang maghanap ng trabaho. Kinontrata niya ito kapalit ng isang milyong piso. At dahil desperada ang babae na makahanap ng pera, tinanggap niya ang alok—lingid sa kanyang kaalaman na papasok siya sa pintuan ng impyerno. Hindi mababait ang mga anak ni Kerill at nasanay na silang palaging may bagong babaeng ipinapakilala ang tatay nila sa kanila, kaya ginagawa nila ang lahat upang mapaalis siya. Makakayanan kaya ni Charlene ang lahat ng pagpapahirap na mararanasan niya sa loob ng higanteng mansyon na iyon? Hanggang kailan niya matitiis ang masasakit na salita ni Kerill tungkol sa kanyang pagkatao? Makukuha niya kaya ang loob ng mga bata? Sundan ang nakakatawa, punô ng emosyon at pag-ibig na kwento na nagsimula lang sa isang papel ng kontrata. Mahahanap kaya nila ang tunay na pagmamahal kung lahat ay matatapos lamang sa loob ng tatlong buwan?

Aku menatap kontrak pernikahan Keluarga Varsali yang didorong ayahku ke seberang meja. Tanpa ragu, kutulis nama saudari tiriku, Dina, lalu kusodorkan kembali. Ayahku terdiam membeku. Kemudian, matanya menyala dengan antusiasme konyol, seolah-olah baru saja memenangkan lotre. "Kenapa kamu kamu mau memberikan kesempatan sesempurna ini pada adikmu?" Di kehidupan sebelumnya, pernikahanku adalah bahan tertawaan semua orang di sekitarku. Aku si penyihir kecil liar berambut merah yang berani masuk ke dunia Cassius Varsali, pewaris sekaligus pemimpin Keluarga Kriminal Varsali. Aku tak pernah sempurna, apalagi patuh. Dia menyukai gaun bak dewi, aku memakai rok mini dan menari di atas meja. Dia menuntut keintiman yang misionaris, tradisional, dan patuh, aku ingin berada di atas, menungganginya, tenggelam sepenuhnya. Di sebuah gala, para istri kalangan atas mentertawakan rambutku, gaunku, dan keliaranku. Kupikir setidaknya dia akan berpura-pura membelaku, tetapi dia tidak melakukannya. "Maafkan dia. Dia belum ... terlatih dengan baik." Terlatih. Seperti anjing. Sepanjang kehidupan terakhirku, aku tercekik di bawah aturannya, membengkokkan diriku hingga berdarah agar pas dengan bentuk yang dia inginkan, sampai malam rumah kami terbakar. Saat aku membuka mata lagi, aku kembali ke momen ketika pertama kali mengetahui perjodohan itu. Aku menatap kontrak di hadapanku. Kali ini? Kurasa para pria klub malam lebih cocok untukku. Namun, saat Cassius menyadari pengantinnya bukan aku, dia menghancurkan setiap aturan yang selama ini dia pegang teguh.