Contract Marriage

When I was rejected by my own mate, I almost got killed. I managed to escape, and a man claimed me as his Luna. He, who had just met me, became my mate with a contract on offer.

Pagkalipas ng tatlong taon ay nagbalik siya, at narinig ko siyang pinag-uusapan ang tungkol sa dovorce. Wala siyang sinabi kahit na matapos niyang makuha ang aking pagkabirhen bago siya umalis. Sobrang sakit ng naramdaman ko. Hindi niya ako binigyan ng pagkakataong maging mabuting asawa para sa kanya, pero gusto niya pa rin akong hiwalayan. Hindi dahil mahal ko siya, kundi dahil inakala kong naging tapat ako sa kanya habang siya naman ay nagpakasaya kasama ang kanyang kalaguyo. Ngunit nagawa pa niyang magreklamo na parang ako ang sumakal sa kanya. Galit na galit ako. Sisiguraduhin kong mahihirapan sila ng kanyang kalaguyo na makumbinsi ako sa diborsyo. Pero bakit parang iba ang ikinikilos niya? Bakit nakakaramdam ako ng pagkasabik sa tuwing magkakadikit kami?

Sophia Carter has spent her entire life sacrificing her dreams to support a family that never valued her. With a terminally ill narcissistic mother and a selfish brother who sees her only as a source of support, she is on the brink of financial and emotional collapse. When every door seems to close, an unexpected proposal arises: a marriage of convenience with Alexander Hawthorne, the ruthless magnate who embodies everything she fears… and everything her heart insists on desiring. Alexander is known for his coldness and relentless mistrust, especially towards women. To him, everyone has a price, and Sophia is no different. She will be just another piece in his game: the perfect wife to maintain appearances and ensure the stability of his business. He doesn’t want love, nor intimacy. Much less does he intend to share a bed with her. But as Sophia and Alexander become entangled in this dangerous agreement, lines are crossed, secrets are revealed, and the desire they both struggle to deny threatens to ignite the icy facade they’ve built. In a world where everything seems to be a transaction, how far will they go to protect what’s left of their souls? A story of passion, power, and unyielding boundaries, where even the coldest hearts can be broken… or saved.

Si Celina R. Davantes ang susunod na tagapamahala ng kanilang kompanya. Masaya siya sa buhay niya ngunit magtatapos pala lahat ng masasayang araw niya, hiniwalayan siya ng kanyang ex na si Renz Fillamore sa hindi maayos na dahilan. Ilang araw siyang nagmukmok sa kan'yang kwarto at hindi nagsalita sa kung sinumang tao. Isang araw, dinala siya ng kan'yang mga paa sa tabing dagat. Tanghali na no'n ngunit paikot-ikot lang siya hanggang sa maisipan niyang maglakwatsa. Doon niya nakilala si Darwin, isang weirdong estranghero. Sinabi nitong matutulungan siya nito sa mga problema niya. Ilang araw matapos nilang magkita ay may naisip na ideya si Celina. Ang planong akitin si Renz para muli itong bumalik sa piling niya. At muling nagkita ang dalawa, at bumuo ng alyansa. Isang kontrata ang nagawa. Ngunit habang umuusad ang plano ay madaming bagay ang napagtanto ni Celina. Makukuha kaya ni Celina ang huling halakhak o uuwing luhaan?

Dahil sa hiling ng abuela, pumayag si Serene na magpakasal sa taong hindi niya kilala. Ang taong iyon ay walang iba kundi si Pierce Smith, ang walang pusong bilyonaryo. Galit na galit ito sa kanya dahil ang akala nito ay inuto lang nito ang kaniyang lola para sa pera. Sa galit nito ay umalis ito pagkatapos mismo ng kasal nila at bumalik anim na buwan pagkatapos para sa operasyon ng kanyang pinakamamahal na lola. Nabalitaan iyon ni Serene at plinano niya na makipag-usap dito at makipaghiwalay na ngunit, pagdating niya sa suite nito ay bigla na lamang siyang kinaladkad patungo sa kama na nagtapos sa isang mainit na pagniniig at pagkawala ng pagkabirhen niya. Pagkagising niya ay agad siyang umalis doon na hindi nito alam na siya ang nakaniig nito. Nag-file ito ng divorce at buong puso niyang pinirmahan ngunit dahil sa kinailangan niya ng pera ay wala siyang nagawa kundi ang magmakaawa rito. ---- "Gagawin ko ang lahat, tulungan mo lang ako..." Ipinagpalit niya ang sarili para sa tulong nito. Ngunit paano kung habang tumatagal ay mahulog ang loob nila sa isat isa? Maging masaya kaya sila sa kabila ng maraming pagsubok para sa pagmamahalan nila?

BLURB “No please. Stop. Its paining so much. Please take it out. Please I beg you. Take it out. I will die.” I cried and screamed at the top of my voice. My palms pushing against his chest trying to stop him at least for a second. Seizing my hands with one hand above my head and grabbing my jaw with another, his fingers dug into my skin making my lips to pout, he whispered “Do you think I care?” and started thrusting inside me with renewed force. His each and every thrust earned a high pitch scream and endless flow of tears from me. But I knew he was enjoying it. Isn’t that the reason he married me??? So that he can give me endless pain and make me suffer. Well, he succeeded, with that I let the darkness consume me to escape the unbearable pain. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. A mafia leader hell bent on taking revenge and a fierce mafia heiress never bending to anyone’s will. She was never meant to be for his world. And he was never meant to be for anyone. Then their worlds collided. He hated her with passion and she despised him with every cell of her body. And they both vowed to destroy each other.

My life had never been more miserable until the day I witnessed my stepsister, Elise, getting married to my boyfriend, Miguel Hernandez - on the very same day I assisted a homeless-looking man. To make matters worse, I had to offer myself as property of El Diablo, the most ruthless mafia lord in the city, to save my father's life. After being auctioned off by El Diablo, I discovered that my new master was the homeless man I assisted - Gabriel, who also happened to be Elise's ex-boyfriend and Miguel's sworn rival. As the saying goes, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend,” and I didn't just find a friend in Gabriel, but also a contract husband. However, I had a probation period of two months to fully become a property of Gabriel else, I would be returned to El Diablo. What happens when the probation period is over and feelings start to creep in? Will Gabriel still regard me as a worthy candidate for the contract marriage?

At my wedding, I was betrayed. My fiance made me into a laughingstock and left me to be mocked brutally by the guests.I was shocked, swamped and heartbroken when the Alpha of the enemy pack, the most powerful and desired man in the city came to me.“Are you here to humiliate me too?” I asked.“Amber Collins,” he replied softly, and his thumb gently caressed my cheek. “Will you take me as your husband?”However, not until a long time later, I found out that none of this was a coincidence.**He lays me on my side. “I’ve wanted to mark you for as long as I've known you...” he murmurs as he presses himself harder against my body.“Wa... Wait...” I gasp.But it's impossible. There's no way to stop it. It's a force of nature. A nature that I’m all his, body and soul.Marriage First, Mate Second is created by Reina Bellevue, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

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