chapter unlikely escape route

What hurts more than falling in love with a person who could never love you back? Eloise Rivers, being in dire need of money for her brother’s hospital fees, agrees to marry multi-millionaire Vaughn Ryder and become his surrogate. The catch? Vaughn gets to stay with his long-term girlfriend and divorce Eloise after she gives them the baby. However, in the worst circumstances, Eloise falls in love with Vaughn when Vaughn could never love her back. And now that she is pregnant, Vaughn suddenly wants to call off their deal? “I’m pregn—” “Let’s get a divorce,” Vaughn coldly said. “What?” Eloise looked at him with wide eyes. “Let’s call off the deal while you’re still not pregnant. Alina already said that she’s willing to start a family with me.” ‘But I already am,’ she wanted to say. But in the end, Vaughn had already made his decision. He didn’t want the baby.

" I can give you anything in exchange of that baby, Luca! Call the shot, what do you want?" " Be my mistress for the lifetime, baby girl." **** Kiera Stevens was supposed to pursue her modeling and acting career gloriously. Marriage? Probably yes! Her Baby? No way! **** Flourishing star from the Entertainment Industry, Kiera Stevens was a 18 year old promising figure from the modeling world. Coming from a prominent family, she had everything in her life until one night stand changed her life. On the heat of alcohol, she lost her virginity with a stranger that changed her whole life. Azrael De Luca, the Mafia King from the underworld was desperate to find the girl whom he fucked mistakingly. Afraid that his opponents would use her against him, Azrael kept searching for years until he met her accidentally. Things changed when he met her furious eyes, the fire that she held between her green robs. Azrael was supposed to take away his sole heir from her but what if he wanted the mother and child both! Rejection came repeatedly and the whole world was shocked to see the Mafia King at a girl's mercy. The game of seduction started but a world of darkness is never blessed with love.

The image of him being happy and loving with my best friend felt like betrayal. It felt like he had launched a knife into my heart while I was struggling to breathe. How could he betray me this way? How could he betray me with my best friend? I felt cold. "You said you loved me." I cried out and brushed the tears running down my face away. He stared at me, and the coldness in his eyes mirrored the one his mother always had for me. "That was my greatest mistake." ... Once Imela believed love was enough, now not anymore. Love was just another lie that the weak believed in to keep them from seeing the truth.

Nagbunga ang isang gabing pagkakamali na nagawa ni Gwen at ng boyfriend ng kaibigan niya. Nang nalaman niya na siya'y buntis ay agad siyang umuwi sa Iloilo at itinago kay Alexander ang kanyang ipinagbubuntis. Masaya na siya sa buhay niya kapiling ang kanyang anak at ama na palaging sumusuporta sa kanya sa lahat ng oras. Ngunit sadyang walang sekreto na hindi nabubunyag. Nalaman ni Alexander na nagbunga ang isang gabing namagitan sa kanila at gusto nitong panagutan ang responsibilidad nito bilang ama sa anak niya. Ngunit paano kung malaman ng kaibigan niya na ang boyfriend nito ang ama ng kanyang anak? At paano na lamang siya ngayong nahuhulog na ang loob niya kay Alexander ngunit ang anak lamang niya ang nais nitong panagutan at hindi siya dahil engaged na ito kay Alice na kaibigan niya? As heat, passion, tears and love will invade them both. Will things fall into the right places or not?

Michelle Finley, a stripper who endured working in hell to pay off her father's debt, thought that her life would turn into normal after the last night of working in an afterhours. However, her supposed last night from hell turned into an unforgettable disaster when she was forced to escort a God-like billionaire for money and ended up having a one-night stand with him. What's worse is she got sold to him in return for money. Now, she needs to find a way to get away from him. But, how could she possibly escape from the ruthless and wild billionaire?

She was betrayed by the only man she ever loved, kaya isinumpa ni Aleia Andrade na hindi na siya magtitiwala pa sa mga lalake. She also promised to herself, that she'll never fall in love again. Ang gusto niya na lang ay magkaroon ng anak, her own flesh and blood na makakasama niya sa kanyang buhay. With the help of her friend, pumunta sila sa isang club. Their plan is to look for a man that she can have her one night stand. There, she met a stranger, a handsome stranger she thought was perfect to fathered her child. Ginawa niya ang lahat para mapansin nito, and she succeeded. They both end up in bed that night, not knowing that the stranger she fucked is none other than the cruel, fearless, and cold hearted Mafia's Lord, Dark Levin Ferocci. Entangled in a world of cruelty and bloody war for power, Aleia never wished to be part of it. But, how will she able to escape the cruel Lord when he, after that night has marked her as his Dark Possession?

Sa likod ng isang maamo at mala-anghel na mukha, nagtatago ang bangis at tapang. Iyan si Natasha Mendez Cordoja, na kilala nang lahat bilang si Yanna. Sa kabila ng maganda at maayos na buhay, ay kailangan niyang gampanan ang sariling misyon para hanapin ang mga taong may malaking atraso sa kanya. Ngunit magkakasangga ang mga landas nila ng isang kilalang mafia leader na si Xander Montero, matapos nilang pagsaluhan ang isang gabi at magiging malapit sa isa't isa. Kapwa sila may mga sariling misyon sa buhay na ginagampanan. Ngunit nakahanda nga ba silang isantabi na lang ang kanilang layunin para bigyang-daan ang kanilang mga pansariling damdamin? Nakahanda nga ba si Yanna sa mga bagong matutuklasan, lalo na sa likod ng kanyang tunay na pagkatao? At paano kung mahulog na siya sa bitag ni Xander? Magawa pa kaya niyang makalabas sa butas na lalong nagpapasikip sa kanyang mundo?

Maya’s wedding was around the corner when she found out that her fiancé and her step-sister were cheating behind her back. She announced their betrayal to her family, but to her surprise, they disowned her! Broken-hearted as she is, she went to the bar with her best friend and became wasted. The next morning, she found herself in an unfamiliar room with an unfamiliar man. She slipped away without even seeing the face of the man who took her virginity. The same thing happened to her best friend, and their one-night mistake gave them an unexpected remembrance—a baby! Five years later, her son's father appeared before her as her new boss! Little did she know, the billionaire had been looking for her all along, and her best friend had taken her place! Ano ang gagawin ni Maya kapag nalaman niyang ang kaniyang amo pala ang tunay na ama ng kaniyang anak? Aaminin ba niya rito ang tungkol sa anak nila kapag nalaman niyang ito rin ang lalaking minamahal ng best friend niya? Mapapatawad ba niya ang pinakamatalik niyang kaibigan kapag natuklasan niyang nagpakilala ito bilang ang babaeng nakatalik ng amo niya, limang taon na ang nakalilipas?

"Get up, I'm hungry. Cook for me NOW!" The authoritative tone jolted me awake, not giving me a moment to freshen up or even change. We don't sleep side by side; he stays in the master bedroom while I occupy the guest room. He can't stand being near me. It hurts deeply when those words come from him, but it's a recurring pattern. I hurriedly made my way downstairs, still tying the robe around me. In the kitchen, I began preparing his breakfast. You see, I'm his secret wife. No one knows except our parents and a few friends. Since we got married, not a day goes by without him reminding me that he doesn't love me. Not a day goes by without him hurting me. But that's alright because, as I've mentioned, I love him so much that I'm willing to do anything just to earn his love in return. A single tear escaped and fell onto the clove of garlic I was chopping. I quickly wiped it away. From the corner of my eye, I noticed Manang watching me. I took a deep breath to regain my composure before turning to her with a forced smile. "I'm sorry; I got emotional over garlic." I lied.

Elizabeth Kennedy, an orphan who doesn’t want anything but a normal life. She wants a quiet life away from all the complicated fucked up, scheming life that others live. She doesn’t have money, friends, and family to call her own. A lone girl making her living with a part-time job and all the odd jobs she can to make money. Supporting herself is tiring sometimes but she has no other options. She just wants to complete her college and find a decent job to make life easier. She is a simple girl with a difficult life until she meets him. Christian Ford is a billionaire who can get everything he wants with just one word. People respect him, fear him, scheme around him but can never take advantage of him. He lives a carefree life. He never has such feelings until he meets Elizabeth. Something in her attracts him, and her blue eyes capture his heart. He is pulled towards her unconsciously. He decides then and there that he will make her his. But the question is that he has a secret. Will Elizabeth accept his Darkside and be willing to be with him? Somehow, Elizabeth ends up tangled in all the scheming, dangers because of Christian. She tries to escape; he finds her every time. Will she survive all the hardship and get together with Christian? Can Christian protect Lisa and make her his? Will Lisa be able to escape from his clutch? Or will she fall for him? Let 's read and find the answers.