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My husband and his beloved mistress died together in a car accident. They left me with a pair of illegitimate children. Eighteen years passed in a blur. I poured my heart and soul into raising those children until, at last, they earned admission to Corvell University, the country's top university. But on the very day they received their acceptance letters, my 'dead' husband returned. And beside him stood his mistress. She clutched my husband's arm and beamed at me. "Thanks to your tireless care, my two sons finally made it into Corvell. If not for you, the two of us wouldn't have been free to live so happily together all these years..." Later, my husband demanded a divorce. He wanted to marry his mistress and reunite their perfect little family of four. I didn't cry, nor did I rage. I only smiled and said, "Sure."

She stood in the driveway watching the ambulance pull out. Feeling more alone than ever, tears streamed down Tatiana's face. Her father looked so weak and human. Looking back at the house, She could not go in. She could smell sickness inside. Blinded by tears, she made a run for the forest. Shedding her clothes under a rock before crashing in deeper. The forest around her was a blur. What if her father never came back? She would have no one. What had she done to the Moon Goddess to be forsaken? Her fear switched to anger, and she pushed forward faster and faster. Talia's muscles burned, but she kept running. As her wolf finally entered a clearing, her fur stood on end. On the other side of the clearing stood a sizeable sandy-colored wolf with amber eyes fixed on her. His ears perked up, and his head cocked to the side. Staring at each other from across the field, Tia could not take her eyes off him. She had never been this close to another wolf, and he was beautiful. Wobbling slightly, Tatiana realized she better move to the cover of the trees. As she turned, she heard an earth-shattering snap, and pain rolled up her left leg. She collapsed and looked down at her leg. It was caught in a trap. Her white fur turning red as blood seeped from the wound. Forgetting about the other wolf, she let out a tortured howl. Stabbing at the trap with her free paw, she whimpered and whined in agony. Her head rolled back as the pain threatened to render her unconscious. It was then that she noticed the wolf again. He had moved across the clearing and was now standing above her, and this time he was not alone.

Hindi sinipot si Jheanne Estofa ng long-time-boyfriend niyang si Hugo Makatarungan sa araw mismo ng kanilang kasal. Pinagpalit siya nito sa bestfriend niyang si Jana Salvacion.  With her wedding dress, ruined makeup and bleeding heart, she left the Church to a shopping mall just to escape the pain for a while.     Until she banged this big man beggar on the sidewalk the night she decided to go home.  Ang pulubi ay matangkad, matikas ang pangangatawan at guwapo, ngunit walang kasing baho! Sa hindi malamang kadahilanan ay kinaladkad niya ang pulubi at dinala sa kanyang condo. Pinaliguan, pinakain at binigyan ng pangalan.  ‘Ubi’  is short for pulubi. And because she wanted to take revenge on his ex-boyfriend, she used the beggar as her fiancé—para ipamukha sa ex-boyfriend niyang si Hugo na kaya niya rin gawin ang ginawa nito sa kanya. But soon, Jheanne found herself in love with Ubi.  At kung kailan natutunan na niya itong mahalin ay saka naman ito biglang nawala. At nang muli silang magkita ay hindi na siya kilala ni Ubi.

Matapos mag-graduate ng socialite training course, ang aking kapatid na babae ay nanumpa na magpakasal sa isang mayamang pamilya. Upang lumikha ng mga pagtatagpo kay Pierce Holden, ang prinsipe ng mga socialite, ang kapatid ko ang nagmaneho ng aking kotse, na gustong i-tailgate si Pierce at bumunggo sa sasakyan nito. Tinapakan ko ang preno at sinabi sa kapatid ko na hindi tanga ang mga Holden. Hindi namin kayang bayaran ang sasakyan ni Pierce, kahit na isuko namin ang lahat ng mayroon kami. Pagkatapos, nagkaroon si Pierce ng isang marangyang kasal na ikinagulat ng bansa. Nababaliw na ang kapatid ko sa selos, sinabing siya na sana ang bride kung hindi dahil sa pagpigil ko sa kanya noon. Dahil sa sama ng loob, binunggo niya ang kanyang sasakyan sa akin at pinatay ako. Nang muli kong imulat ang aking mga mata, nakita ko ang aking sarili sa front passenger seat. Kumpiyansa na ngumiti si ang kapatid ko, napako ang tingin niya sa mamahaling sasakyan sa harapan namin. "Sigurado akong mabibighani sa akin si Pierce kapag nakita niya ako. Hindi ko na kailangan magmaneho ng isang basura na ganito kapag nakasama ko na siya." Ngayon naman, hindi ko na siya pinigilan. Tinapakan niya ng madiin ang pedal ng gas, na naging sanhi ng pagbangga ng kotse laban sa sports car na may presyo na napakalaking halaga ng pera.

   Si Sabrina ay isang anak isang napakayamang ankan ng mga Isidro. Ngunit sa kasawiang palad nalulong ang kanyang ama sa sugal,at ibininta nito ang lahat ng  kanilang ari-arian hanngang sa wala ng natira sa kanila ng kanyang ina kundi ang nag-iisang bahay nalang nila. Dahil wala na nga silang pwede pa'g ibenta ay siya ang naisipang ibenta nito sa isang bilyonaryong pinagkakautangan nila. Walang magawa si Sabrina kundi ang pumayag dahil naawa sya sa sitwasyon ng kanyang ina kung hindi sya papayag sa gusto ng kanyang ama ay sasaktan niya ito ng sasaktan. Si Sabrina Isidro ang may pinakamagandang mukha sa kanilang lugar ,at halos lahat ng lalake ay nagkakandarapang mangligaw sa kanya pero napunta lang ito sa isang matangdang mayaman na si Don Arturo Agman, sa edad na dalawang pu't anim na taon ay kailangan nitong ibenta ang sarili para lang mabayaran ang malaking pagkakautang ng kanyang ama. Pumerma ito ng kontrata na sa loob ng dalawang taon na hindi mabayaran ng kanyang ama ang lahat ng kanyang utang ay peperma ito ng kahulihulihang kontrata ang maikasal sila ni Don Arturo Agman. Makikilala ni Sabrina ang ampon nitong anak na si Samuel iibig silang pareho ng patago dahil alam ni Samuel ang ugali ng kanyang kinikilalang Ama. Magdurusa si Sabrina sa isang matandang hindi niya mahal at matatali sya dahil sa kanilang pagkakautang subalit makakaranas naman sya ng sarap pag kasama nito si Samuel  hahanap ng paraan si Samuel na makabayad sila ng utang dahil gusto niya na sa kanya mapunta ang huling kontrata yon ang makasal kay Sabrina. Kaya masasabi nito ang katagang akin ang huling kontrata. Sa kabila ng ginawa ni Samuel sa kanya parin ipinamana ang ari-arian ni Don Arturo. At namuhay na sila ng malaya ni Sabrina.

Biktima ng magulong nakaraan. Pinaglaruan ng kapalaran. Dapat bang siya ang sisisihin sa lahat ng kasalanan na hindi naman siya ang may gawa?  Si Anastasia ay isang ampon. Masayahin at mapagpakumbaba sa lahat. Ngunit sinubok ng tadhana ang kanyang katatagan. Pinaglaruan ng kanyang tinuturing na kapatid. Ibinenta sa isang estranghero. Pinagtabuyan at nabuntis.  Paano kung isang araw, muling magkrus ang landas nila ng lalaking pilit niyang kalimutan. Makikilala kaya niya ito?  Paano kung ang taong kanyang pinagkakatiwalaan at inalayan ng kanyang buong pagmamahal ay itatakwil siya sa araw mismo ng kanilang kasal. Magawa niya pa kayang patawarin ito?  May kaugnayan kaya ang nakaraan nina Anastasia at Vance Michael Enriquez? Sino ito sa buhay ni Anastasia. 

"Maghiwalay na tayo, Dwayne.." nakikiusap ang aking tono sa aking asawa. Pagud na pagod ang puso, isipan at katawan ko sa buhay pag aasawang meron ako. Inaalila lang ako ng pamilya niya, at siya naman ay binabalewala lang ako.. Ayoko na talaga! "Sinong may sabi sayong maghihiwalay tayo? LJ, tandaan mo, ikaw ang humiling nito sa akin, ibinibigay ko lang ang gusto mo. Ayaw mo na? magdusa ka habang buhay!" iyon lang ang sinabi ni Dwayne, bago niya ako tuluyang iwanan sa bahay.

Casantha Maximill went on a vacation after she graduated from college and it was the first time she journeyed alone. When she was in Palawan, she tried to use a famous writing and reading app for the first time in her life. Upon exploring the app, she happened to find a writer known as ‘Blueguy’. She started reading his novels and she was amazed until she decided to send him a message expressing her admiration. After a few minutes, the writer unexpectedly replied to her and she couldn’t believe it at first. The writer wanted to meet her in the resort where she was staying. She was hesitant, but she agreed. She thought that it could be the only chance for her to meet the writer she admired. They agreed to meet near the shore in front of the resort. Before meeting the writer, Casantha told her best friend she called ‘Benedicto’ about the meet up. ‘Benny’ was his nickname and he was a gay. Benedicto warned her that she must take care. She said that she would send him the screenshots of their conversation in case something bad might happen after the meet up. After promising that she would be extra careful, the call ended. The time came when a fine man approached Casantha and introduced himself as ‘Blueguy’. She wasn’t surprised that he looked handsome because she had seen a lot of handsome men before. She was also curious about how he found out that she was in that resort, but the time didn’t permit her question to be answered because someone suddenly called him. Little did she know that her life was in danger because of him.

Mahinhin, maingat sa kinikilos, mahinahon, mapagkumbaba, at mapagtimpi. Yan ang mga katangian ng isang Maria Clara. Pambahay lamang ang mga babae at hindi ito pwedeng makipagsalamuha sa mga kahit kaninong lalaki. Pero paano kapag ang babae ay magpapanggap na lalaki? Basahin natin at subaybayan ang mga isinusulat ni Corazon sa kanyang talaarawan bilang isang babaeng naging guardia civil sa panahon ng mga Kastila.

"Miss Summers, sigurado ka bang gusto mong burahin ang lahat ng iyong identity records? Kapag nabura 'to, parang hindi ka na nag-exist, at walang makakahanap sa iyo." Nagpahinga si Adele nang sandali bago tumango nang mariin. "Oo, 'yon ang gusto ko. Ayoko nang hanapin ako ng sinuman." May bahagyang pagkagulat sa kabilang linya, ngunit agad silang sumagot, "Naiintindihan ko, Miss Summers. Ang proseso ay tatagal ng mga dalawang linggo. Mangyaring maghintay nang may pasensya."