Novel & Cerita Can I Touch It

"I'm sorry, I can't love you back. I love someone else." - Razen Isaac Beriones-Montagne. ____________ Razen Isaac Beriones-Montagne kilala bilang isang matinik pagdating sa babae. Sino ba naman ang hindi mahuhumaling sa isang binata sa ubod ng gwapo, malakas ang karisma at higit sa lahat isang bilyonaryo? Ngunit sa edad na tatlumpung taong gulang wala pa itong nobya. NO GIRLFRIEND SICE BIRTH in short NGSB dahil hinihintay niya ang pagbalik ng dating minamahal. Subalit, minamadali na siya ng kanyang ina na mag-asawa. Kaya nang dumating ang bagong kasambahay nilang si Gueene, agad niya itong pinakilala sa mga magulang na fiance niya ito. Gulat at pagkalito ang naramdaman ni Gueene dahil bilang isang kasambahay ang ipinunta niya, ngunit hindi trabaho ang kanyang nadatnan kundi ang maging asawa ng isang binatang bilyonaryo. Anong klaseng buhay kaya ang kanyang matatamasa sa poder ng mga Montagne? Ito na ba ang kasagutan sa kanilang kahirapan o ito ang simula upang lalong maging magulo ang kanyang buhay? Paano kung muling bumalik ang babaeng unang iniibig ng binata, panindigan kaya ni Razen Isaac ang kanyang mga sinumpaan sa asawa o magpadala sa bugso ng damdamin? Hanggang saan hahantong ang pagiging mag-asawa nila gayong una palang wala na silang pag-ibig na naramdaman sa isa't isa?

Matapos masaksihan ang pagtataksil ng kanyang nobyo, nagpasya si Iya na lumayo at magtungo sa isang island resort upang pansamantalang kalimutan ang sakit na iniwan ng lalaking minahal. Inasahan niyang ang tunog ng hampas ng alon at ang init ng araw ang magiging lunas sa sugatan niyang puso. Ngunit tila may ibang plano ang tadhana. Sa resort na iyon, nakilala niya si Troy — isang gwapo at misteryosong estranghero na may kakaibang dating. Hindi pa sana siya handa sa presensiya ng lalaki. Ngunit paano niya tatanggihan ang init na dala nito sa kanyang puso at buong sistema? And with his one look and soft touch, Iya’s summer heat turned into fire. Hanggang sa halos gabi gabi na niyang natatagpuan ang sarili sa kanlungan ng lalaking maging pangalan ay hindi niya kilala.

"We will never come back here next summer. We won't." Kuya Dusk's voice sounded with finality. I heard my brothers sighed heavily. They both kissed me in my forehead, and the next thing I knew, my vision were blocked by darkness. I am to reckless for giving trust. I am a foolish when I gave love. It's all absurd, but I did all that. For him, for the man I thought of never gonna hurt me. I want to forget you. I hope I could wake up tomorrow with no worries, tomorrow that I will no longer remember you, Trevor. I wish I could forget how I gave my whole stupid heart to you.

One day I thought I'd be lose again. “Kaya pa ba? Napapagod na ako.” Eternity finding how I'm going to face billionaire's enemy. What should I do? To run again and do nothing? I thought the same day passed by it would enemy's victory. Running and accepting that in every fight I would lose. Luckily, for the second time I'm not the 'vanquish' I used to be. “I'll fight, that I'm the billionaire's wife." — Velier Traizy Prenco The Billionaire's Wife

"I thought I was invisible to him. Turns out, I was the only one he saw." Messiah Avenido—my cold, arrogant, and impossibly gorgeous neighbor. He’s the kind of guy who never spares me a glance, always pushing me toward his mischievous brothers as if I didn’t matter. I hate him. I hate his piercing stare. I hate his annoying indifference. I hate the way his presence makes my heart race. But despite it all… I love him. And just when I finally decided to let him go, and when I thought I had already found someone who could truly love me—Messiah turned around. This time, he chased me. This time, he refused to let me slip away. And before I knew it… I was no longer free. Because to Messiah Avenido, I wasn’t just the girl next door. I was his.

Trinity was on top of the world, the queen of queens. But the next thing she knew, ay dinukot na siya ng masasamang loob at ngayon ay pagsasamantalahan pa. She heard his voice and remembered him from the pool party. Nagpakilala itong Red, at ganoon din ang naririnig niyang tawag ng mga kasamahan nito dito. He began to touch her in all the areas where she had never allowed anyone to touch. He started kissing her neck as he slid his burning hands inside her panties. Her screams and cries were gagged. Hindi niya alam kung guni-guni niya lang ba, pero parang narinig niya itong bumulong ng "I'm sorry", sa gitna ng mga kahayupan nito. She was blindfolded, and from the dirty talks and sickening laughter around her, she could tell that what is happening right now, is not a private. She had lost track kung ilang beses siyang inangkin ng rapist niya. She was rescued, but her life will never be the same. Lalo na nang malaman niyang nagdadalang-tao siya. Itinakwil siya ng pamilya niya dahil sa kahihiyan. Makalipas ang limang taon, siya na ngayon si Jade Contemplacion. Malayo sa buhay na kinagisnan niya, tahimik silang namuhay ng anak na si JM sa eskwater ng Tondo. Ngunit nabago ang lahat nang makilala niya ang fiance ng ate niya...na walang iba kundi si Brigader General Juan Miguel Enriquez, na mas kilala sa defense force call sign nitong 'Red'. She was ready to hate him all her life. Pero paano niya gagawin iyon kung paunti- unti nitong pinapatunayang mali ang lahat ng assumptions niya dito noon? That he could, in fact, be the husband-material type and a good father? Will Jade be able to forgive the man who ruined her life and actually let herself fall in love with him?

Dahil sa isang pagkakamali ay nalagay sa alanganin ang buhay ni Miley. Ngayon ay hinahanap siya ng miyembro ng mafia para patayin. Isa lang ang naiisip na solusyon ng boss/Uncle ng ex niya at iyon ay ang magpakasal siya rito para maproteksyonan siya. “Marry me so I can give you all the protection that you need. Nothing else…” – Clifford Alfonso. Hindi alam ni Miley kung bakit nagkakaganoon ang buhay niya. Hindi pa ba sapat na nahuli niyang magkasama sa kama ang bestfriend at boyfriend niya? Ngayon naman ay nasa panganib ang buhay niya at ang tanging paraan lang ay makasal siya sa gwapo ngunit cold na Tito ng ex niya.

“You’ll live in my house for one year. Under my roof, as my private maid and personal attendant.” Biglang gumuho ang mundo ni Selene Monteverde nang maakusahan ang pamilya niya ng pagnanakaw ng milyon-milyon. With her family drowning in scandal, her only way out is Vladimir Del Fierro, a ruthless CEO who offers protection. But Vladimir never gives anything for free. To stay under his protection, kailangang tumira ni Selene sa mansyon nito, follow his rules, and serve the one man she should hate most. The longer she stays, the more dangerous everything between them becomes. Bawat tingin. Bawat utos. Every touch that shouldn’t mean anything, but does. Pero habang mas napapalapit siya sa mundo ni Vladimir, mas lalo niyang hindi mabasa kung ano ba talaga ang habol nito sa kanya. And the most dangerous part of all may be how much she wants to find out.

"I had you once and I'll definitely HAVE YOU BACK AGAIN, and that's a PROMISE." My whole body shivered as he said those words... But I won't show him that I'm scared. I looked at him straight in the eyes with so much bravery even though I'm scared to his so called PROMISE. "You won't." I don't want to go back in his arms again. I don't want to go back to the person who broke my heart before... I don't know why he wants me back but on thing is for sure... I'm not the BILLIONAIRE'S QUEEN even from before up until now...

Paano kung matapos ang isang masakit na pangyayari sa buhay mo ay alukin ka ng isang bilyonaryo na maging “contract mommy”? “You can return the favor by being a contract mother to my daughter,” ani ng gwapong bilyonaryo. “H-Huh?” gulantang na tugon ni Vivienne. Batid niyang hindi siya makatanggi dahil ito ang nagligtas ng kanyang buhay. “I’ll pay you 2.5 million per month, but first… divorce your husband,” aniya. Alam ni Vivienne na wala siyang kahit piso kapag iniwan ang asawa, at ni ang sariling anak ay ayaw sa kanya. “S-Sige! Bigyan mo ‘ko ng isang linggo…” sagot niya, at ngumiti ang bilyonaryo. “One week… That’s a deal,” sagot nito, tiyak na wala na siyang takas.