Chapter 21 The Giver

Sa likod ng ilaw, palakpakan, at mga kantang minahal ng marami, may mga buhay na tahimik na nasisira at muling binubuo. Si Alexa Emmanuella Padilla Villa—mas kilala bilang Axelle—isang babaeng piniling magningning nang mag-isa, hiwalay sa anino ng sikat na apelyidong kanyang pinagmulan. Sa murang edad, napatunayan niya ang sarili bilang isang singer at negosyante, dala ang paniniwalang ang tagumpay ay mas matamis kapag pinaghirapan. Ngunit noong 2026, nagsimulang magbago ang lahat nang mawala sa kanilang pamilya ang kanyang kapatid isang pag-alis na puno ng lihim, sakit, at katahimikan. Ang pagkawala nito hindi lamang nag-iwan ng lungkot, kundi nagbukas ng mga sugat sa kanilang pamilya na pilit tinatakpan ng paghihinagpis. Habang patuloy ang paghahanap, natutunan ni Axelle na ang katanyagan ay hindi sapat na panangga laban sa pagkawala. Sa gitna ng paglalakbay patungong South Korea at France, isang aksidenteng banggaan ang naglapit kay Axelle at kay Ryo Red “RR” Eun, isang dating K-pop idol na may imaheng matigas ngunit may pusong puno ng sugat at responsibilidad. Ang kanilang mundo ay parehong puno ng ingay, ngunit ang koneksyon nila ay nagsimula sa katahimikan at pag-unawa. Habang unti-unting lumalabas ang mga lihim ng nakaraan sakit, mga anak na iniwan, pag-ibig na hindi natuloy napilitan si Axelle na harapin ang katotohanang ang pagmamahal hindi perpekto. Sa gitna ng trahedya, pagkawala ng magulang, kapatid, at mga kaibigang minahal, natutunan niyang ang tunay na bituin hindi lamang ang kumikislap sa entablado, kundi ang nananatiling nagniningning kahit unti-unting nauubos ang liwanag.

Jewelry Hilton, the secretary of Governor Monti. Rich and arrogant man, pero hindi lang pagiging sekretarya ang trabaho ni Jewelry. Dahil sa malaking offer na per, na talaga namang nakakasilaw para sa isang taong dumadaan sa matinding pangangailangan. Jewelry immediately settled the contract, na hindi naman niya inaasahang dahil sa kalibugan ni Monti at pagnanasa na maangkin siya ay nagawa siya nitong linalangin, at mapapirma sa kontratang magiging isang masamang bangungot sa buhay niya. She also had to give pleasure to the Governor. Dahil sa katangahan niya hindi lang dignidad ang nawala sakaniya kundi pati narin ang long time partner niyang hindi na nga niya nabibigyan nang oras ay nasaktan pa n'ya. Lumambot kaya si Monti sakaniya sa katagalan, o patuloy parin itong magiging matigas at babalewain lang ang nararamdaman niya?

Zephyr is the last air dragon in existence. For a century and a half, she has searched for her mate. Finally, she decides to have a true dragon with Avani, the last earth dragon and only remaining male dragon. Her son, Ancalagon, is the last of the pure dragons. Ishir is a Bengal tiger shifter. He became friends with Avani before he was captured and placed into an Arena. There he met Tana, the fire dragon. He befriended her, her hybrid daughter and eventually her Lycan mate. He has been working to rescue shifters and sometimes even missing humans as his job for years. It was during a meeting to discuss taking down a new Arena that Ishir met Zephyr and realized that he was mated to a dragon. When Zephyr recognizes Ishir as her mate, she refuses to acknowledge him. After all this time, she finally finds her mate when she’s just had her son. But a dragon can’t stay away from their mate, and in a moment of weakness, she goes to Ishir, spending a night of passion more intense than anything she could have imagined. However, when she returns home, she finds that her son has been kidnapped, taken by hunters. She begins searching for him, half crazed to protect him from the people who so willingly kill shifters. When she finally finds her son, Oliver, the lead hunter makes an agreement with Zephyr. She will work for him in exchange for her son’s life. Now Zephyr will have to go against her very nature, becoming an assassin to kill those she is sworn to protect in order to save her son. Can Ishir find Ancalagon, protect the shifters and save Zephyr from herself, or will she lose herself to save her son?

When Anais marries billionaire Alexander Bennett to fulfill her father's wishes, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who only saw her as a business deal. As they grow closer she begins to wonder, if a marriage built on lies and selfishness can ever survive. Alexander Bennett, a ruthless billionaire, is not someone any one wants to get close to. Unfortunately for Anais, she doesn't have a choice. At the mercy of her family, Anais always has to do what her father says. So when she is forced into a marriage with cold-hearted Alexander Bennett in order to save the family name and legacy, she has to keep up with facade of happy bride and content wife to a husband who is angry, heartbroken and makes no attempt to hide how much he hates her. When situations force them together, the couple get entangled in ways they never expected. As they grow closer they must confront their past lives but could their lonely hearts share the same dream of happiness?

Bettina Alvarez is a loving wife, beautiful and independent. Ginawa niya ang lahat para matugunan ang pagiging mabuting Asawa. She loves her husband more than anything, siya ang buhay niya. But how can she stand in her feet when her ground is slowly shattering in pieces. Gumuho ang lahat ng pagmamahal na iyon nang malaman niyang may nauna sa sinasabi niyang sakanya lang. Ang pinakamasakit pa ay may labing isang taon itong anak na mas matanda pa sa relasyon nila. She thought it's okay, ayos lang at kaya naman niya iyong tanggapin. She just needs his explanation, saying that it was a mistake, na hindi sinasadya ng asawa niyang makabuntis noon. She can accept it. Pero tila nabasag na baso ang lahat ng malaman niyang peke lamang ang kasal nila. All that happened in their wedding ten years ago flashed in bettina's memory like a recorded film, his beautiful smile na lalong nagpapatibok sa puso niya. That beautiful smile, na ngayon ay hindi na siya sigurado kung para sakanya ngang talaga.

Jane Samantha Valdez, in her young self, left her family for selfish reasons. For her, trust can't easily gain for she was betrayed by her childhood friends. She made regretful decisions because of love, a love she always wanted to feel. She feels unwanted. She feels no one loves her. But what if she meet a guy that will mend the broken soul inside her and fix her life—her unwanted life?

Charity was convicted with murder and was sent to jail for ten years. Pinalaki niya ang anak sa loob ng kulungan bago ito kinuha na lang ng basta-basta sa kanya. Ten years later, nakalabas na siya ng kulungan at sinundo ng isang matalik na kaibigan. That's where she will find the children that she once raised and the lover she once left. Simula nun ay unti-unti ng bumalik ang nakaraang ayaw na niyang balikan. Mula sa pinatay niya, sa mga anak niya, sa pamilya, at kung paano niya lahat yun nalampasan. Will the ex-convict really find her peace and start a new beginning?

"You saw what happened... but you don't know the true story behind that." Luna Montecillo was the lowest of their class ranking. For her, that was the most embarassing moment of her life and her downfall as student. Because of that, she decided to ran away and stay away from people who judged her without even knowing her story behind that grades. During her solitude, she didn't expect that she will be the witness of Marcus Ibasco's crime: and murder case that he commited to his girlfriend. For Luna Almira who was a minor during the crime, it wasn't easy for her to forget and move on from what she saw. She doesn't even know what to do because she was scared when Marcus threatened her. But Amorsolo Xavier, who saved Luna from Marcus, forced her to report it to the police and sit inside the court as witness. Could Luna face her trauma and say what she witnessed that night? Or let her fear eat her and let the criminal live his life like nothing happened?

In the year 2054, there was an outbreak of an illness that hit so quickly that no one had a chance to prepare for it. Billions of people died within weeks. To this day no one is sure what caused the illness, where it came from, and if it is truly gone. Countries fell and chaos ensued.

There's literally no one that you can love more than your childhood best friend. You shared baths, ice cream, lunches, everything together and even a bed at times, even when it was in secrecy. Feyi and Ayo didn't have it any different, but they'd been separated for a really long time, so what really changes after that? What happens when you're just...split into North and South with no explanation. And now you're back together, gathering butterflies in your stomach and teasing with small touches, glances and nicknames.