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Have you ever wondered what might happen if a promiscuous gangster first encountered her exact replica? Dark Phyra Serenity Blaire is a 19-year-old rebellious girl, previously studying at Marnel High who came to a realization that it was finally time to switch schools. Dark found herself entering Morphil High — a school wherein one exactly like her resides, also known as Drazz Craig Phoenix. While Dark takes nothing seriously but her gang and fling subjects and Drazz seeks nothing but violence and sex, what could possibly happen if the two of them get involved with each other’s paths? What exactly could come if they play the most dangerous game of all — the game of pleasure and the game of love? Will the two survive each other’s fire? Or perhaps, Will the two burn from each other’s desire?

Ella needed him as much as he needs her to protect him and keep women away from him. Tristan is a billionaire who hates women and wasting his precious time. For him, messing around with women is just a waste of time. He is a ruthless business tycoon who has a fair share of enemies waiting for a chance to get back at him. So, when Tristan met Ella, a beautiful and strong woman who can pass as his pretend-girlfriend and can also protect him like a bodyguard--he offered a very appealing deal to her that she can't resist.

Cynnamon ‘Ynna’ Nadezhda lost her parents at a young age, she was forced to learn about business at the age of 16. She made the company at the top of the clothing industry; when her company made it to the higher rank, she feels like she entered a competition with the raining top 1 youngest business tycoon Thymoteo Williams, owner of WILLIAMS clothing line. They both treat each other as rivals. When they are both in a business meeting at a five star hotel, someone ambushes them and their target is Ynna. A bomb exploded, Ynna became unconscious and when she woke up she saw Thymoteo beside her bed. She was forced to stay with Thymoteo in his rest house at Bataan and fake her death. What will happen if the rivals live under the same roof?

Nicah Flores is known for being a poor girl and a serial dater. She changes boyfriend like she was changing her underwear and would always be seen being fetch by different guys after school..but that wasn't truth, the truth is she was paid to see them everytime her dear friend got a new boyfriend.

Growing up with her evil-like parents, Maria Arabella Cortel wasn’t able to do anything when she had to pretend as Maria Renee Garcia, the girl that was promised to marry a Villacorta. She was forced to change everything. Her hair. Her way of speaking and her way of styling clothes. She basically stole her identity. It was all her parents’ plan, but included the real Renee who even pushed her to do it. All for her parents’ obsession with money, and making the real Renee Garcia’s life miserable in their hands. Everything was planned smoothly. Nang napunta na siya sa puder ng mga Villacorta, she felt like slowly succeeding when Mrs. Villacorta didn’t notice at all how she’s not the real girl she wants for her son. The woman is very fond of her. She thought she had no problem at all. But that's only what she thought. Because when Alexandro Kirviel Villacorta appeared, Renee’s fiance, that shattered her long-held notion that she’d succeed in her mission. She was confronted. Pinagbintangang hindi totoong Renee. At pinagbantaang hindi titiglan hanggang manggaling mismo sa kaniyang bibig ang katotohanan. Both of them have agendas to fulfill. One to keep the truth, and the other one to unveil. But what if love gets in the way? Who would win? Who would fail? Especially… when their parents put the decision in their hands, risking everything no matter what it takes.

After being rejected by his first love, Cean Henner doesn't believe in love and decided to changed himself into a different person. From being a sociable and jolly junior school council president of Manyu University, he turns into a peevish and straight-forward person. Kinakatakutan at iniiwasan siya ng ibang estudyante ng Manyu University. He's also a strict council president that doesn't like giving second chances to those who make mistakes. Even though it's hard for him to be that kind of person because the people around him are affected, he still choses to change just to save his broken heart and build walls inside. He also thought of not loving again. But an incident happened while attending an acquaintance's party. He met a guy that claimed him as his and a proposal was created. A proposal that will change him and his feelings.

Alex decided to disguise her self as a guy to apply for a job she cannot get if she is in a female form. luckily, none of the HR of the company noticed that she is not a real guy and with her talents, she got hired. However, that doesn't change that she won't be able to fall in love to her gay boss that would cause her life to be a real struggle. Will she remain like that just to be with her loved one? Or will she risk both her job and her love one just to confess her feelings to her boss?

BLURB: Five years ago, Althea ran away from her marriage. No goodbyes, no explanations—just a desperate escape from a life she never wanted. Now, fate plays a cruel joke on her when she unknowingly applies for a job at Montevista Group of Companies, only to come face-to-face with the man she abandoned… Xander Montevista He’s no longer the reckless man she once knew. He’s powerful. Dangerous. And merciless. At sa unang araw pa lang ng trabaho niya, isang nakakakilabot na tanong ang sumalubong sa kanya— "Are you still a virgin, my wife?" And just like that, her nightmare begins. Xander is furious. He wants answers. He wants revenge. But above all—he wants her back. And this time… Althea can never escape him again.

I was staring at Leion. He was kneeling in front of me, begging like he would lose half of his life when I left him. "This is what you want, from the very beginning, right?" I said, while smiling from ear to ear, before I sipped on my red wine. I didn't know that red wine taste so sweet, when I feel the victory, I know I will win this one, because loathe makes me stronger, I will feel nothing, if not anger, resentment and pain. I am numb, and the day Leion hurt my feelings, over and over again. But now, look at him, acting like he loves me and he cares for me, that if his feelings are true, why couldn't he do it then? "Aubrey, I am begging you, please—" "Do you remember the day I begged you to stay, because I am weak and tired from all of your bullshits, I gave you patience and all the understanding, and now, do you think all of the so called kindness that you show me lately is enough to forgive all the things you've done to me?" "Why are you so heartless?" Leion said while his tears running down to his cheeks, a crocodile tears, I will never be taken away again. "My love, you're the reason, now deal with it."

Natutunan niya ring magtiwala muli sa kabila ng pag subok na dumaan sa pamilya nya. She finally learned that not all the boys are the same like her Dad when she met her childhood friend/first love. Everything went smooth, until someone interrupted their happily ever after. Why? Why can I just be happy? Why do I need to suffer.? Don't I deserve to be happy once in a while? Pinasaya pa ako kung babawiin din lang pala. Yan ang mga tanong na pumasok sa isip nya. Let's see how will she scape from all of this.