Aren't Novels & Stories

He was once my sun, I always yearn for his light. But now, I don’t know. I think he’s still a sun. But his light is too much for me — my eyes burn when I look at him.

When Claudia’s mother marries into the powerful family, she gains two affectionate stepbrothers—and one who refuses to even look at her. Damien Mancini is cold, distant, and unreadable, a storm wrapped in silence. No one knows why he seems to despise her on sight… and Claudia is too stubborn, too warm-hearted, to let it go. Raised to love loudly and tease playfully, Claudia makes it her mission to break through Damien’s walls, no matter how often he retreats behind them. What begins as curiosity becomes a challenge. A challenge becomes an obsession. And every time Damien slips—every accidental softness, every moment he protects her before he can think—Claudia feels herself pulling him in closer. Damien tells himself it’s just acceptance, the slow forming of sibling-like affection. But the truth hits harder. It’s not acceptance. It’s craving. The more he fights it, the more he needs her—her voice, her laughter, her attention that burns like sunlight through every crack in his armor. And when he can’t stop himself from treating her differently—too gently, too specially—Claudia realizes the tension between them isn’t fading. It’s spiraling into something neither of them are supposed to feel. In a home built on forced closeness and growing secrets, one thing becomes clear: The line between hate and desire isn’t just thin—it's already been crossed.

Ilang taon nang kasal pero hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin ramdam ni Ava ang pagmamahal na siyang matagal niya nang inaasam-asam mula sa kaniyang asawa. Dalaga pa lang ay may gusto na si Ava kay Al-Chester. Hindi niya alam kung anong gagawin niya noon para lang mapansin hanggang sa marinig na lamang niya galing sa kaniyang mga magulang na ikakasal siya sa lalaking napili nila para sa kaniya. Gusto niyang humindi lalo na't hindi niya naman ito kilala at hindi niya naman ito mahal pero nang malaman niya ang pangalan, na si Al-Chester ang ipapakasal sa kaniya, hindi na siyang nagdalawang-isip na tanggapin agad ang kasal. Ilang taon ang makalipas pagkatapos ng kasal, hindi niya aakalain na hindi pala maging madali ang buhay na may asawa lalo na't hindi man lang ito kayang makatingin sa kaniya. Mahirap pala ang may asawa lalo na't hindi siya nito mahal. Kaya kahit masakit, tiniis na lamang ni Ava ang lahat at gusto niya ring malaman kung saan aabot ang pagmamahal niya sa lalaki.

Ataisha was on the brink of losing herself. Everything has gone cold—he has gone cold. It all played perfectly a few months back but everything changed in a blink of an eye. She couldn’t handle the pain all at once, especially when she felt the love she had always craved in him. Siya na lang ang nakakapag paramdam kay Aisha na may taong nagmamahal sa kanya at magpapahalaga, but what happened? Why does it have to be like this? She was never loved by her family, treated less than trash. She was always desperate for affection and when she finally gets it with him, this has to happen. He kept blaming her for something she doesn’t even remember doing, and he won’t explain. He will keep acting like he hates her, or maybe he really does. Who knows, she might have really done something to push him away like this. But the truth is always bound to be unveiled, and in desperation to find answers and make sense of it all, Ataisha found herself trapped in a deeper hole of secrets waiting to be freed. Secrets that will bring new wounds and open scars she never knew were still needed healing. Secrets that will forever open her heart to acceptance even if it’s going to be painfully difficult. Will she be able to free herself from the chains holding her in that deep hole of secrets and lies? or will she forever be tangled in whispers of secrecy and distrust?

Latina Carrie Tavera, isang college student na pasaway. Date dito, date kung saan-saan. She's a playgirl who doesn't care on everything. Maraming nagkakagusto sa kanya at kasama na roon ang magpinsang Laurente. Dahil sa likas na pasaway si Carrie ay hinayaan niyang manligaw ang dalawang magpinsan sa kanya kahit alam niyang hindi ito maganda sa paningin ng iba. The Laurente cousins do everything to win Carrie's heart, pero sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana. Paano nila makukuha ang puso ni Carrie kung may ibang nakakuha ng atensyon nito. That night, Carrie can't stop her body and heart from giving herself to that stranger, not knowing that the stranger is Laurente Cousins' single uncle and their soon-to-be professor.

She knew exactly what she signed up for—tuition coverage, top-tier mentorship, and a fake dating clause tucked between academic terms. What she didn’t anticipate was the emotional loophole, falling in love without a clause to protect her heart.

"Congratulations! You are pregnant!" After having a one night stand with someone she didn't even know, Scarlett Reyes got pregnant without knowing who the father of her child is and worst, she had no idea who the man was. Until their path crosses on the hospital, at sa pagkakataong ito, hindi hahayaan ni Scarlett na umalis ang lalaki ng hindi nito nalalaman ang tungkol sa batang pinagbubuntis niya. It wasn't part of her plan, but Scarlett was super overwhelmed by the news. Hindi niya ine-expect na ang ama ng batang dinadala niya ay isang bilyonaryo na si Tristan Montenegro. Isang kontrata ang nagbuklod sa kanilang dalawa. Kailangan niyang pakasalan si Tristan upang maiwasan ang anumang issue na pwedeng maging dahilan ng pagbagsak nito, and the contract will last until she gave birth to his child. She need to leave the baby to his responsibility, and leave like they didn't met. Scarlett agreed for the money that offered to her, it was enough to treat her sick mom and pay off their debts. Paano kung unti-unting mahulog ang loob niya sa ama ng kanyang anak? Handa na nga ba siyang mag mahal muli? Pero paano kung bumalik ang ex-fiance ni Tristan at ang lalaking minsan ng naging dahilan ng mga luha niya?

Michaella always believes that every woman must marry the only man they love. But everything she once believed ruined when she was being forced to marry an old man in their town. She felt devastated and her feelings got invalidated to the point that she decided to run away. While she was walking out-of-nowhere, she suddenly almost got hit by a car that made the man help him to get up. She's drunk for Pete's sake and couldn't even walk properly. "I know what you wanted to do. Do whatever you want because tomorrow would probably be my last day." The next morning, Michaella left the hotel without even looking at the man he gave herself with. She went to her friend far away from their city and lived her life happily until she found out that she's pregnant. "Congratulations, Ms. Gomez. You're pregnant! They're twins!" The Doctor happily announced. She almost fell to the ground because of the news and couldn't even breathe properly. She was about to leave the hospital but someone suddenly spat in front of her. It was her Father and she was being forced to come with him but someone suddenly came and grabbed her hand away from her Father. "Don't you ever come near her. Nobody has the right to touch the Mother of my children." He uttered using his threatening voice.

Zeith Marie Mendoza is an introvert who loves to stay at her own bubble. Some people might mistaken to take her actions as kill joy but her personality was the one who is holding her up to be it. But when Ry came in to her life, a sudden magic bursted inside her. She was no longer afraid to step outside her own world. She could do anything without any hesitation. But the condition is only when she's with Ry. With him, she find a surprising comfort. At first, she mistook that feeling for a friend relationship. But things weren't as smooth as she wanted. Someone had to step up so that things could happen. A hole will left her question her own feelings, towards him. Making her realize that it was rare. And for keeps. But those unfamiliar electric shocks were enough to put some fright against her, leaving her overthink against the situations. Plotting what ifs like what will happen when she go for it, will it be worthy? or not. But the moment when she knew she had to take a step, whether to take it or leave it that way. And Ry was too confident. He asked them to cherished the moment within the confusion among them. They knew that choosing decisions would take time. And they did. After while of thinking, realizations had hit them hardly. They shouldn't and couldn't escape the feeling because it was already written on their destiny's. They just have to accept and go for it because it will. always be worth it.

He always hurt her, physically and emotionally, but she still can't seem to leave him. They are just forced to get married but she's still staying beside him even with the painful truth that both of them are hurting because of their unwanted marriage.