Antonym Of Within

"We are not meant for each other, cause you're not mine and I'm not yours to begin with."- Kseniya "I can surrender everything just for you to be mine. I can do destruction to the heaven and underworld to let them know that your mine to begin with."- UNKNOWN

Limang taon ang nakakalipas sinet-up si Althea ng kanyang step-sister at ng kaibigan nito para mawala ang kanyang pagkababae. Pagkalipas ng limang taong pagtira sa Paris ni Althea ay sa wakas bumalik na siya ulit sa Pilipinas kasama ang kanyang lalakeng anak. Hindi niya lang aakalain na sa pagbabalik niya ay mayroong mag-aalok ng kasal sa kanya upang makabayad sa kanya. Ngunit tinanggihan niya ito, hindi niya kailangan magpakasal sa lalake. Kaya niyang palakihin mag-isa ang kanyang anak at hindi nito mababayaran ang buhay ng kanyang ina na nawala sa pagpapakasal lang. Ngunit mapaglaro ang tadhana, ang nag-alok ng kasal sa kanya ay kanya na ngayong amo sa kumpanyang kanyang pinapasukan. At tila ba gusto nitong makipagkunsaba sa kanyang anak upang mapapayag siya sa kasal na inaalok nito. "Gusto mo ba maghanap ng ama?"

"Vito. . ." mahinang tawag ni Lucille kay Vito. "Ibibigay ko na ang gusto mo. Let's get a divorce." Agad na napatahimik si Vito sa gulat nang marinig ang sinabi ng asawa. "Hindi ko na kaya. . ." mahinang dagdag ng babae. ~*~ Nang maikasal si Clarice Dominggo kay Vito Mendes-- akala niya'y natupad na ang kanyang pangarap ngunit hindi niya inaasahang magiging umpisa pala ito ng kanyang kalbaryo. Tatlong taon nagtiis si Clarice sa lahat ng sakit na idinulot ni Vito hanggang sa matauhan na ito. Papayag kaya si Vito sa hinihiling na divorce ni Clarice? O biglang magbabago ang ihip ng hangin.

Si Lilac Bacani ang nag-iisang babaeng heneral na namuno at lumaban sa mga hapon kasama ang kanyang hukbo noong panahon ng pangalawang digmaang pandaigdig. Isa siyang matapang na heneral at nirerespeto ng lahat. Ngunit dahil sa pagtatraydor ng taong pinagkakatiwalaan niya ng labis ay in-ambush sila ng mga sundalong hapon na nagdahilan ng pagkamatay ng mga sundalo niya at pati na rin siya. Ngunit sa halip na umakyat sa langit ay nag-travel ang kanyang kaluluwa patungo sa taong 2022 at nagising siya sa katawan ng isang twenty years old na babaeng bagong kasal pa lamang na si Gwen Del Rio na kamukhang-kamukha niya. Paano mapaninindigan ni Lilac ang kanyang bagong katauhan sa makabagong mundo na hindi niya kabisado ang kapaligiran at sa katauhan pa ng isang dalagang binu-bully ng mga kamag-anakan nito? At paano kung umibig siya sa asawa ni Gwen ngunit matutuklasan naman niya na may isa pang katauhan si Lander na inililihim nito sa lahat? Makakaya ba niyang harapin ang pangalawang pagta-traydor na magaganap sa kanyang buhay? Makakaya pa ba niyang patuloy na mahalin ang apo ng taong dahilan kung bakit siya namatay kasama ang kanyang mga kasundaluhan noong nasa taong 1942 pa siya at ang taong nag-iwan ng malalim na pilat sa kanyang dibdib?

Nangangailangan si Sapphire ng malaking halaga upang maoperahan sa puso ang kanyang ina kaya tinanggap niya ang alok ng kanyang ama, ang maging substitute bride. Ayaw kasi ng half-sister niyang si Fiona na magpakasal sa isang bilyonaryo na lumpo na nga, bulag pa at masama pa daw ang ugali. Aanhin daw ni Fiona ang pagiging bilyonaryo nito kung hindi niya ito maipagmamalaki sa kanyang mga kaibigan. Ngunit dahil nga pabagsak na rin ang kumpanya ng kanilang ama ay kailangan isa sa kanila ay magpakasal dito. Napatunayan nga ni Sapphire na masungit si Kaiden sa ilang linggong pananatili sa bahay nito. Pero inintindi na lang iyon ni Sapphire dahil sa kalagayan nito. Noong una nga ay nagalit pa ito dahil alam ni Kaiden na hindi siya ang dapat niyang papakasalan. Pinagbintangan pa siya ni Kaiden na pera lang at apelyido ang habol nito sa kanyang pamilya. Pero hindi sumuko si Sapphire hanggang sa unti-unti niya nakilala si Kaiden, napagtanto niyang isa itong mabuting tao at asawa sa kanya. Ngunit dito naman dadating ang iba't ibang pagsubok na susubok sa kanilang pagiging mag-asawa. Mga lihim na akala nila ay maibabaon na nila sa lupa. Malalampasan kaya nina Sapphire at Kaiden ang mga ito? O tuluyan na magkakaroon ng lamat ang kanilang pagsasama na hahantong sa pagkawasak nito.

R Rated Novel. Contains Dark and Mature Romance with Violent Scenes. Proceed with Caution. Come join and listen to Chanel Brown tell her story as she becomes the object of obsession of Alfonso De Rosa. Chanel Brown was in a mess. She needed a lot of money and she needed it fast. Her job was not giving her enough and she was having a hard time.Alfonso only saw it one way. He had been fucked over by someone he loved. She betrayed him all for money. He was going to get his own back. What could go wrong when Alfonso and Chanel meet again?THIS BOOK CONTAINS SEXUAL CONTENT AND VIOLENCE.

Tahimik at maayos ang pamumuhay ni Viva Guardian at ng asawa niyang si Emmanuel. Pero nagising na lamang si Viva isang gabi na may hawak na kustilyo, puno iyon ng dugo. At wala nang buhay si Emmanuel. Si Viva ang itinuturo ng suspect sa pagkamatay ni Emmanuel. Nakulong siya sa kasalanan na hindi naman niya ginawa. Nang magkaroon ng sunog sa Manila City Jail ay kinuha ni Viva ang pagkakataon na iyon para tumakas. Pero ang kalahati ng kanyang mukha ay nasunog. Ginamit niya ang mukha ng dating asawa ni Hendrix Lorenzo, ang witness, sa pagkamatay ni Emmanuel. At gagamitin rin ni Viva si Hendrix para alamin kung ano ang nangyari sa asawa niya at lilinisin ang pangalan niya.

She has always wanted to live a peaceful life, but her life wasn't the same when her mom die ; when she was ten years of age and her elder sister running away from home when she was twenty years old. Her dad bringing a new wife with two kids was hell for her, for the past ten years. Living in the world without knowing her elder sister's whereabout for the past one year was a miserable feeling for her. Her step mom wasn't someone you would wish to have as a mom. Staying with her dad and step mom was a horrible daily bread according to her. She's Daphne Remington a twenty one year old lady who happen to be catering for her step siblings Anaya and Ariel Remington only, but got maltreated from her step mom on daily basis. However, what happened when she found herself in the most notorious clan around the world when trying to run away from home. Shocking it all, she found her elder sister in that same clan.

Abigail is unlucky when it comes to family. She is an orphan. Her family abandoned her when she was just five years old. When she was eight years old, she was adopted by a family, and since then she has done anything to please them. When she was about to get married, her groom left her for her best friend. To her surprise, there was a man who took the position of her new groom. Then, she got married to a man whom she had never met before. But when she finally got to know him, is this her new luck in life or another unlucky beginning of her now married life?

Evonne Shannon was a poor student mother sponsored. She was also the crush I had been courting for a long time. Wanting to allow her to shine, I gave up my place in the piano competition for her. However, she glared at me with disdain for deciding this on my own. She then instantly turned around and handed the registration form to her boyfriend, Angelo Zambrano, and said, "Ange, only you deserve this competition." Evonne liked sports cars, so I begged my mother to buy her a limited-edition McLaren supercar. But in return, Evonne mocked me and called me shallow. "Don't think I'll accept you just because I'm accepting the car, Chase Shannon. You've never understood me." With my help, Evonne got to put on a facade of a mysterious billionaire's daughter. But the moment she got money from me, she turned around and went on a romantic getaway with Angelo. I thought of Evonne as my everything and even asked my mother to arrange for her to join the family company. Within half a year, she was promoted to a core team member. She then conspired with Angelo to drain the company dry and even forced me to my death. "What else can you do besides insult me with money and a materialistic lifestyle, Chase? You're the most disgusting obstacle on my path to success. Only when you're dead can I marry Ange," she declared. I was heartbroken when I heard this, and that was when Evonne pushed me off the sidewalk and into traffic. Immediately after that incident, I was reincarnated to the day I bought Evonne a piano. She was glaring at me with disdain. "If you don't want to buy it, just say so. There's no need to humiliate me like this." I let out a dismissive scoff. "Am I the one who's humiliating you, or are you the shameless one? You beg for food but complain that it's cold. You're worse than those stray dogs on the streets. At least they show gratitude after getting scraps."