Centipede Bite Mark Novels & Stories

"When you turn twenty-four, you will carry my first born. Mark my word, Ms. Gwyneth Clair Elizabeth Louise Garcia-Abernathy." Ito ang linya ni Ace Caleb Sansmith—ang nag-iisang tagapagmana ng Sansmith Innovation which caused Gwy na maging conservative sa kaniyang fashion choices just to avoid his obsession with her. Ang buong akala niya, madi-distract ito sa nerdy attire niya ngunit mas lalo pa nitong pinakita sa kaniya na disidido pa itong tuparin ang minarkahang linya. Okay lang sana kung sinabi nito na gagawin siyang asawa, papakasalan, baka kiligin pa siya ngunit pinaparamdam lang nito sa kaniya na isa lamang siyang babaeng target nito upang aánákan. At talagang pinaramdam sa kaniya ni Ace na gagawin nito ang lahat, maging ina lamang siya ng maging anak nito, at dahil sobrang ayaw niya, gagawin rin niya ang lahat upang maiwasan ito. Sino kaya sa kanila ang magwawagi? Gaano ba katigas ang isang Gwyneth Clair Elizabeth Louise Garcia-Abernathy, upang hindi lalambot sa karisma ng isang Ace Caleb Sansmith?

"No! H'wag Alex! Parang-awa mo na! Nakikiusap ako! Pakawalan mo na 'ko! Palayain mo na ako! Hayaan no na akong makahinga!" "Ahhh! Fuck!" Tumilapon na lamang ako sa kama habang hawak ko ang mukha ko. Isang malakas na sampal ang natanggap ko mula sa asawa ko. Halos dumilim ang paningin ko. Para akong madismaya. My heart thuds painfully in my chest as my tears fall endlessly. Humahagulhol lamang ako sa pag-iyak. Bumubuhos ang mga luha ko. I shook my head terribly. Suddenly my eyes widened. My fears crawled on my throat. "H-Huwag Alex!" As I glowled in fear. As Alex ever did. He's a ruthless husband, a devil husband. Lagi niya akong pinapahirapan at sinasakal. I know he wants to suffer me after all. "No!" It will be worsen. It's fucking hell. Napagapang ako sa kama paatras. Nangangatog ang mga tuhod ko sa takot. I bite my nails. I'm screaming in pain. I shook my head. Everything went dark when Alex closed the door. Gusto kong sumigaw. Gusto kong humingi ng saklolo. Gusto kong tumakbo but I have nothing. Papatayin ako ni Alex kapag ginawa ko 'yon. Paparusahan niya ako. Agad akong naalarma nang makita kong papalapit sa akin si Alex. Nakahawak ito sa kaniyang sinturon. Hinuhubad niya ito mula sa kaniyang pantalon. Nanlilisik ang bawat titig niya sa akin. Kita ko ang paglagok niya. Niyakap ko na lamang ang mga tuhod ko habang nanginginig ang mga ito. Napahikbi ako sa pag-iyak. Walang boses ang lumabas sa aking bibig dahil sa sobrang takot. My lips trembled down. "You will never escaped with me Juliana. If you tried to escape with me? You will die! Hindi ka makakalabas ng buhay sa mansyong ito kapag tinangka mo 'yon! You will only serve your beauty with your master."

Sa gitna ng isang madilim at maulang gabi, takot at kawalan ng malay ang humila kay Shaira matapos siyang lasunin ng kanyang tusong tiyahin na si Lin. Ang layunin ni Lin? Ipakasal siya nang sapilitan upang manakaw ang kumpanya ng kanyang kuya na si Mark—isang sikat na medikal na eksperto na kasalukuyang comatose matapos saluhin ang apat na bala para sa makapangyarihang si Vin Davis. Sa kanyang pagtakas, isang misteryosong lalaki ang sumalo at nagligtas sa kanya sa loob ng isang sasakyan. Doon, nilamon si Shaira ng matinding init ng lason, ngunit pinigilan siya ng lalaki nang may awtoridad at dinala sa ospital. Pagdating ng umaga, nagising si Shaira na may hawak na misteryosong butil ng rosaryong Budista—ang tanging alaala ng gabi na hindi na niya matandaan ang mukha ng nagligtas sa kanya. Bitbit ang galit laban sa pamilyang Davis na itinuturing niyang dahilan ng trahedya ng kanyang kuya, nagtungo si Shaira sa ospital. Desidido siyang harapin at panagutin si Vin Davis sa kawalan nito ng malasakit. Ngunit sa kanyang pagdating sa ICU, isang matangkad, malamig, at makapangyarihang lalaki ang naghihintay sa kanya—isang engkwentro na magbubukas sa mga sikreto ng nakaraan at sa tunay na pagkakakilanlan ng may-ari ng rosaryo.

Tatiana was only seventeen years old when she forced to go to France by her father after her mother was murdered and her grandfather fell into comatose condition. After 12 years, Tatiana has become a strong and intelligent Captain of Special Operations Unit of French Armed Forces. She acts tough and arrogant but hides her kindness and suffering over her mother’s death,and her dark past caused by the syndicate who abducted her. After returning to the Philippines to have a vacation with a covert mission ordered by their General, Tatiana starts to execute her exciting and thrilling vengeance to annoy the five members of her family. As she follows her first stepbrother who enters the church, she meets Elias Gentry who is also a house boy in their mansion. He a naive man who has a lot of part-time jobs in order to earn money that he wants to give to his family before he enters the seminary. His family doesn’t like his dream of becoming a priest. But he really wants to pursue his ten-year dream because of his love for God. As Tatiana falls in love with him, she discovers the truth behind her mother’s death and her grandfather’s condition. She cleverly makes her mark in the history as she put her own family to jail that surprised the whole country. By giving her right drops of divine to overcome brokenness, Elias makes Tatiana step out of the darkness. But because she broke rules, Tatiana was forced to go back to France to face her punishment under the military law. Elias is left heartbroken but still manages to cling onto her promises. By the grace of the Lord, He brings them back together after a year and continues their divine story.

‎Five years ago, billionaire Gavinn Lucero's bachelor party ended with one reckless mistake; a single night with a mysterious exotic dancer named Shelly. By morning, she was gone, and both of them believed it was nothing more than a fleeting encounter destined to be forgotten. ‎ ‎They were wrong. ‎ ‎Today, Gavinn is the untouchable Golden Boy of the business world and a happy married life. Shelly, on the other hand, has built a peaceful life as the owner of a thriving bakery while raising her brilliant five-year-old son, Gabriel. ‎ ‎There's just one problem. Gabriel is Gavinn Lucero's exact copy. From the striking eyes and sharp features to an intelligence far beyond his years, the boy carries the unmistakable mark of the father he has never met. ‎ ‎When fate brings Gavinn into Shelly's bakery, buried secrets begin clawing their way back to the surface. A long-hidden accident, dangerous lies, and a scandal powerful enough to destroy reputations threaten to unravel everything they have built. ‎ ‎But while the adults are busy hiding the truth, Gabriel has a mission of his own. ‎After meeting Gavinn, the clever little boy becomes convinced that his mother is about to make the biggest mistake of her life. Determined to stop her upcoming wedding, Gabriel secretly recruits the last person anyone would expect; Gavinn himself. ‎ ‎Now, a billionaire who never knew he had a son and a five-year-old mastermind must join forces to uncover the truth before it's too late. As old wounds reopen and forbidden feelings resurface, Gavinn and Shelly are forced to confront the question they have spent years avoiding: ‎ ‎Was their unforgettable night merely a mistake. Or the beginning of a love story that was never meant to end?

When assertive and alpha heiress Clara Ardiente is forced to marry a dominant and cold businessman Damon Barreto, she'll have the almost but quite life. Hindi niya pa nakikilala ang businessman na magsasalba sa kanila. With their empire falling, she is desperate enough to marry that man just to save their name and wealth. Ayaw niyang mawala ang lifestyle na nakasanayan niya. Damon is a ruthless businessman and he doesn't want to have a nosy wife. Everything should be part of agreement and contract. But beneath that contract, there's an unspoken affection he can't recognize... and secrets. Hindi naman totoong pusong bato si Damon. Ang totoo ay nang makita niya si Clara ay nagandahan siya sa dalaga. Talagang pasok sa kanyang tipo kaya niya inalukan ng partnership ang pamilya Ardiente. It was easy for him to get what he wanted. Damon and his ways. Well, not for Clara. Nang makilala niya ang kanyang mapapangasawa, nagdadalawang isip siya kung talagang worth it nga ba ang pakikipagkasundo niya para lang isalba ang kanyang karangyaan. To be the wife of a ruthless business and arrogant tycoon? Medyo dehado ata siya. Pero wala na siyang takas. Lalo na noong ibinigay ni Damon lahat ng gusto ng kanyang mismong pamilya. Lalo na't may kontrata. "Go... run away. But you'll never escape me," bulong ni Damon sa kanya. "Leaving me, abandoning that contract won't save you. Kahit saan ka magpunta, you will always be Mrs. Barreto. My last name will mark you wherever you go." Gusto niyang alisin sa utak niya 'yon at magtrabaho nalang para isalba ang pangalan niya, but it was too late. Hindi na siya makakatakas pa... so she needs to live with only rule; no attachments. No falling in love. Just a contract and promises. Or that was she thought so.

Walang matandaan si Mark sa kasunduang nagdala sa kanya sa cruising trip na kasama si Marlyn at Wanda, magkapatid na nakilala lamang niya dahil sa hindi inaasahang pagkakatuklas niya sa kataksilan ng kasintahang si Cleo na dapat sana ay aalukin na niya ng kasal. Sila ang mga berdugong dapat ay magbibigay katuparan sa hangarin niyang mamatay nang gabing iyon--as it turned out, the siblings were tour guides specializing in executing euthanasia to travelers with a death wish. But fate had better plan in store for them. Sinalubong sila ng malakas na bagyo sa gitna ng paglalayag. They were left with nothing but the company of each other and a dead engine that could get them nowhere. Napadpad sila sa isang isla kung saan masusukat ang haba ng pisi ni Mark. Masusukat maging ang kakayahan niyang lumaban sa tukso. Lalo at habang tumatagal sila sa isla, nagkakaroon siya ng hindi maipaliwanag na damdamin para sa dalawa. Umibig siya ng sabay sa dalawang babae na hindi niya puwedeng angkinin pareho. Muli ay natagpuan niya ang sarili sa isang sitwasyon na higit pang kumplikado sa delubyong nagdala sa kanila sa islang iyon. Ano ang naghihintay na kapalaran sa kanilang tatlo sa isla? Sino sa dalawang babae ang higit niyang kailangan at dapat niyang piliin? Kung isip ang piiralin niya, wala siyang pipiliin sa magkapatid para pare-pareho ang laban. Walang masasaktan. Walang magdidiwang. Ngunit dumating siya sa puntong kailangan pa rin naman niyang mamili. Kung sino kina Marlyn at Wanda ang magwawagi sa puso niya, tadhana na ang magtatakda.

Travis Villaflor does not lose. In business, he conquers. In life, he dominates. With godlike beauty, ruthless intelligence, and power that bends men twice his size, he has built an empire where everything and everyone falls into place exactly as he commands. And he belongs to Cathyrine Reva. At least, that is the lie he has repeated for years. Because there was once a boy. Raine Montemayor. Fifteen years of age. Soft-eyed and devoted. Recklessly in love. A boy who trembled but still offered everything. His body, his heart, his soul. And the confession, it terrified him. So he crushed it. “I’m straight,” he said coldly. “I only see you as a brother.” And just like that, he destroyed the only person who had ever looked at him as if he were something more than a god. Raine left for Canada soon after. Travis thought distance would erase the memory. Well, it didn’t. Years later, Raine returns. But the boy Travis rejected is gone. The man who steps off the plane is controlled and polished. Sinfully beautiful. His smile no longer innocent, but knowing. His presence no longer pleading, but commanding. Raine no longer looks like he belongs to him. And that is unacceptable. He has a girlfriend, a reputation and a name built on control. Yet every time Raine turns away from him… every time someone else dares to touch him… Jealousy tastes like blood in his mouth. He wants to drag him close. Mark him. Remind him. “You think you’ve outgrown me?” Travis murmurs one night, voice low and dangerous. “You think you can come back here and pretend I don’t own every part of you? You're wrong baby. You're mine, only mine. Even your brothers can do nothing about it. I possess you.

What if you accidentally slept with a complete stranger, not knowing that he would one day be the man responsible for sending your father to jail? Ganiyan ang nangyari kay Serena Dela Cruz—isang babaeng handang isakripisyo ang lahat para sa pag-ibig. Upang mailigtas ang naluluging negosyo ng pamilya ng kanyang nobyong si Eric Santos, ibinigay niya ang pitong milyong piso na inilaan sana para sa operasyon ng kanyang inang may sakit sa kidney. Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat ng kanyang sakripisyo, pinagtaksilan siya ni Eric kasama ang kanyang matalik na kaibigang si Celine Watson. Lubos na ang mundo ni Serena nang matuklasan niyang buntis siya matapos ang isang gabing hindi niya inaasahan kasama ang isang estranghero. Sa kabila ng sakit, utang, at kahirapan, pinili niyang buhayin at mahalin ang kambal na anak na siyang naging dahilan upang muli siyang bumangon. Ngunit muling magtatagpo ang kanilang mga landas ni Mark Sebastian Lancaster—ang lalaking nakabuntis sa kanya—hindi bilang ama ng kanyang mga anak, kundi bilang isang makapangyarihang lalaki na naghahanap ng kontratang asawa upang makuha ang buong mana ng mga Lancaster. Kapalit ng kanyang alok ay mga bagay na hindi kayang tanggihan ni Serena. Hindi nila alam na matagal nang pinagtagpo ng tadhana ang kanilang mga buhay at nagbunga iyon ng dalawang anak. Matutuklasan kaya ni Sebastian na siya ang tunay na ama ng kambal? At mabubuksan pa kaya ni Serena ang sugatan niyang puso para sa isang lalaking kilala niyang malamig, ambisyoso, at gahaman sa kapangyarihan at pera?

Limang taon ng matinding pag-ibig ang nagwakas sa pinakamapait na paraan. Iniwan ni William Ferrer si Erin sa araw mismo ng kanilang kasal—para sagipin si Menchie, ang kababata nitong nagtangkang magpakamatay. Sa puntong iyon, napagtanto ni Erin ang isang masaklap na katotohanan: hindi niya kayang tunawin ang pusong yelo ni William. Buong tatag niyang tinapos ang lahat ng koneksyon sa lalaki at nilisan ang Cebu, patungong Maynila upang magsimula ng bagong buhay. Ngunit sa isang gabing puno ng alak at pangungulila, napunta siya sa isang hindi inaasahang sitwasyon—nagising sa kama ng isang cold-hearted billionaire na kaaway pa ng kanyang kapatid na si Randell. Walang iba kundi si Blake Gener! Sa pagsikat ng araw, tahimik siyang gumapang papalayo upang makatakas sa lalaki. Ngunit bago pa man siya makalayo, hinatak siya pabalik sa kama ng lalaki. Ang tinig ni Blake, mabagal at mapanukso, ay bumulong sa kanyang tainga, habang ang mga daliri nito ay dumadampi sa sariwang marka ng kiss mark sa sariling leeg: “My Little Erin.., akala mo ba makakatakas ka matapos mo akong angkinin? Hinalikan mo ako nang ganito— kailangan mo akong panagutan.” Sa mataas na lipunan ng mga mayayaman, kilala si Blake, ang nagmamay ari ng B&G corporation, bilang isang lalaking malamig at aloof. Ngunit walang nakakaalam ng kanyang lihim—ang kanyang pagmamahal sa kapatid ng kanyang mortal na kaaway. Mula noong may mangyari sa kanila ni Erin, bumaba siya sa kanyang pedestal. Ang paghanga ay nauwi sa obsesyon. Bilyun-bilyon ang ginastos niya para bilhin ang isang buong isla para lamang sa babae. Gulat man, hindi naiwasang magtanong ni Erin sa lalaki.. “Bakit ginagawa mo ang lahat ng ito para sa akin, Blake?” “Para sayo, my Little Erin.. Handa akong magpakababa, at bilhin ang mundo, basta, mahalin mo rin ako..”