Characters Of That Was Then This Is Now

Even if he hated me, I couldn’t look away from him. Even if he called me an imposter, a trickster, all I could think of was how alluring his scent was. Even when he was ready to take my sister’s words over mine, I couldn’t help falling for him. I wanted him to take me in his arms and tell me that the last few weeks had been a dream after all. That he loved me, like a true mate would. I wanted him to be my prince charming. To be my salvation. But that was not my fate. Goddess forbid if I had anything easy in life! Sometimes, I truly believed that this mate bond was the curse. Not my being the Stealer. Callista Leander turned eighteen with hopes of finding her happily ever after. But instead, she was left locked in a tower of a castle, doomed to be married off to her true mate’s feral brother to save him from certain death. All because of one curse and a conniving sister. Her life was suddenly filled with betrayals and secrets, and in every corner she looked, danger lurked. Now, with the whole world against her. At the mercy of an angry king, her oblivious one true mate, will she make it out alive on the other side?

Isang sorpresa na puting envelope ang sumalubong kay Harper, hindi galing sa kanyang asawang tatlong taon nang walang paramdam sa Japan, kundi isang brutal na request for annulment. Sa gitna ng pait at insulto, napilitan siyang umuwi ng Pilipinas. Ngunit sa halip na bumigay at magpakita ng kahinaan, isang makeover ang nagbigay-daan sa kanya para harapin ang asawang nag-iwan sa kanya nang may bagong dignidad at tapang. Pero bakit tila ngayon lang napansin ni Oliver ang kagandahan ng babaeng pinakawalan niya? At bakit ngayon pa siya humahabol, kung kailan napirmahan na ang annulment?

When Isabella walks in on her husband with another woman, the betrayal shatters the quiet grace she’s built her life upon. But the moment she walks away, leaving divorce papers in her wake, she begins a journey she never saw coming. From the ashes of humiliation rises a woman the world once forgot—one whose name, long buried in secrecy, holds the power to shake empires. In a world where love is a weapon and loyalty a currency, Isabella’s silence becomes her strength—and her return, their reckoning.

Falling in love with Zyair cost Adola more than she could pay. First, a threat, then a cruel eviction to save the life of the only family she had: only… she doesn’t go without a gift, a gift that made her situation much worse. But after six years of staying away, she returns to the same city she’d been evicted from. Not as a pauper this time, but a renowned realtor, an estate developer and a mother to a beautiful set of twins. Her plans to live a quiet life with her kids are distorted with two men barging into her life: her ex, Zyair Henderson— an eligible bachelor of Texas and a wealthy billionaire— who shattered her heart into pieces six years ago and is bent on making her life a living hell again. Then his charming younger brother, Chase Henderson, a celebrity popster and the country's sweetheart who has unabashedly fallen head over heels for her. She's torn between two grueling options: choosing the man that almost pushed her to the brink of madness or his younger brother who ticked all her boxes. But even that becomes twice harder when she realizes that her past's secrets are connected to the man she chooses.

"It's my mother's 60th birthday today, but you brought home your first love, and you're asking for a divorce? Couldn't you have waited just one more day?" "Nope!" "Fine. I agree to the divorce. From this day onward, we no longer have anything to do with each other!" After the divorce, a beautiful CEO, a superstar diva, and even a princess all begin making their moves. After the divorce, I stand unrivaled as an expert in both medicine and martial arts, my power and influence unmatched. After the divorce, your family falls apart, losing everything. I know your heart is breaking, and regret is eating you alive, but why are you sobbing at my feet now?

"You have no right to be here, I've already made it clear that I don't want you around. What you're doing is called stalking, and a pathetic thing for a cursed alpha to do." Wilder struggled to catch his breath, feeling like he'd been punched in the gut. *************** Having to chose between being banished and being a mistress, her savior arrived turning out to be Alpha Wilder. Running to the human world was a blessing, until both men from her past returned and began the unveiling of truths, love, hatred and deceptions. "You have no right to be here," Olivia said sternly. “I've already made it clear that I don't want you around. What you're doing is called stalking, and it's not only illegal, but also a pretty pathetic thing for a cursed alpha to do." Wilder struggled to catch his breath, feeling like he'd been punched in the gut. He wanted to protest, and say something but with a heavy heart, he turned and began the long walk home. ******************* Being a wolfless orphan, Olivia is rejected and reduced to nothing by her own mate who hated her but covets her body. She was so furious that she ended up having a one night stand with a random stranger, the same one her parents had died to save. Having to chose between being banished and being a mistress, her savior arrives. Behold, it turned out to be the renowned cruelest Alpha King Wilder. He rescues her and takes her back to his pack where she fakes her own death just to escape. Running to the human world with her pregnancy was like a blessing, until both men from her past found her and began the unveiling of truths, love, hatred and deceptions. Will she be able to accept such fate?

Tradisyon na ng pamilyang Harrington na ibibigay lang ang sarili sa araw mismo ng kasal, dahil sumisimbolo ito ng kalinisan at swerte sa negosyo nila. Ikakasal na sana si Marigold kay Estefan, but she found out he cheated on her with her best friend, Bella. Ang dahilan? Sex. Hindi na raw kasi matiis ni Estefan na hintayin pa ang kasal. Di matanggap ni Marigold ang nangyari. Nagpunta siya sa bar, uminom hanggang sa di lang puso ang nawasak kundi ang pagkababae niya. She had a one night stand with a man she didn't know. Ang masaklap pa ay nabuntis siya nito. She kept her pregnancy for four months. But her father disowned her after knowing the truth, giving her a one-million pesos to leave the mansion. After six years, she decided to apply to a newly opened hotel as a concierge. Nalaman niya na lang ang married status niya no’ng kumuha siya ng cenomar— requirement for a single mom assistance ng bagong kompanyang pinasok niya. Bigla na lang niya naalala that she signed a marriage contract that night.  Ang hindi niya alam na kinasal pala siya sa isang bilyonaryo!

Running is all Faye know, all she can do. Her past isn’t exactly happy. But what happens when she steps into a perfect fairytale life. Perfect friends and an amazingly perfect boyfriends. Will her past influence her future? Will someone, or something, force her hand? Will she find herself?

Behind the glamorous facade of a billionaire marriage, a toxic game of cat and mouse is unfolding. Maya Perkins thought she had it all - a jaw-droppingly handsome husband, Larry Jonathan, a life of luxury, and a love that would last forever. But when Larry's obsession with Brandy Owens, the seductive widow of his late friend (and campus sweetheart!), threatens to destroy everything, Maya is forced to make the one phone call she swore she'd never make. Lies, deceit, and betrayal collide in a shocking tale of love, lust, and the true cost of perfection. Will Maya survive the wreckage of her marriage, or will she become the latest casualty of a love that's gone lethally wrong?

"What did the goddess take me for, a gay?"*****Thalia a perfect princess, was left heartbroken when her mate rejected her because he thought she was a boy. In her devastating heart, she went to the bar to drink away all her pain and ended up having a one wild night passion with the same mate that rejected her, as the sun rose, she left before he could wake up feeling happy and sad that she was able to spend an entire night with her male, not knowing a lot await her. Her step-sister is betrothed to the same man, leaving her more broken and dejected. Alpha Todd, was the most dreaded alpha, he was wealthy, powerful, and fearful in the wolf world, he was the envy of other packs, to them, he was the most blessed by the goddess, not knowing he was cursed, even before his birth, he is without a wolf, nor is he a vampire. Only one woman can redeem him. Yet he had two women in his life, his wife, the one he had a marriage alliance with, and his fated mate, whom he had rejected without knowing her gender. Who could this woman before? His chosen mate or his fated mate? ******The hybrid Alpha's scary face. Book 1: Rejected at first glance now desired. Although this book can be read as a standalone, I will recommend that you read the Hybrid Alpha's scary face, to read about their parents and how Alpha Todd acquired so many enemies before his birth.