Crossing Ilalim

Cassian shattered her after one reckless night, leaving only memories and the echo of his touch. Now he wants her back into his world, to wear his name, and fight a war beside him. Three months ago, Aria Ravenwood walked in with pastries and dreams. She left with a broken heart, after finding the man she loved in bed with someone else, and not even with a woman. One betrayal. One party. One spiked drink that dragged her into the darkest night of her life… and into the arms of the cold, commanding and addictive Cassian Wolfe. They shared a single night; reckless, raw, unforgettable. By morning, he was gone. Now he’s back. Not with apologies, but a contract. One year. One marriage. No love. No lies. Only vengeance wrapped in silk and whispered promises. Aria says yes not for love, but for power. To reclaim what was stolen. To burn every bridge and make them all regret ever crossing her. But Cassian Wolfe isn’t just a weapon… he’s a storm. And every kiss, every touch, every look threatens to turn revenge into surrender. Because the real game isn’t survival. It’s learning how to win… When your heart is the first thing you’re willing to sacrifice.

“Listen to me, if you’re-“ “Shut up.” I was taken aback by his sudden choice of word. “Let’s get something straight miss Grey, I do not appreciate people talking to me, and I loathe it more when people talk back at me. Truthfully, you are crossing your limit and patience with me. So from now on, you’ll do exactly what I say and as I say. You understand me?” ………………………………………………….. Mystery. Romance. Deceit. Finding evidences of her dead brother’s whereabouts, Becky Grey believes that he is still alive. In pursuit to find her brother and restore her family’s remaining happiness, she encounters the infamous and Godforsakenly alluring Russian bastard Sinister Alexander Salvaltore and gets ensnared in his plan of capturing her brother. In order to attain his goal, he offers her a deal. However, the deeper she dives into the tangles of Sinister’s merciless world, she finds herself in a hauntingly farmiliar past. A past that she has been erased from- A past that she cannot escape. Unsettling secrets loom the air of her maddening relationship with Sinister. The question is, will she run from him? Or to him?

“It won’t be funny when I get you to shut that mouth.” He growled at her but she didn’t care. She walked closer to him ignoring all the red signs that rang in her head, Malcolm was not the person to mess with yet she got excited seeing him worked up. “Then make me.” ……………………………………………………………………………………………. A month after the red moon, Maya Kristoff left the town which held bad memories of her family and her foster sister Laila Sunday, she is not leaving because she wants to but because she is on a mission that means so much to her. Now she is forced to go back to the one person she never imagined crossing paths with; a werewolf, the one being she loathed, Malcolm. She discovers that her new mission from the hunters association is not only about finding a rare gemstone but one that would cost much more. Maya reaches out to Malcolm to help her find the gemstone and pretend to be her lover in the city where she would now move into and try to save herself by infiltrating a big tech company. Maya and Malcolms are thrown into a world where they have to survive both as outcasts and also against their strong feelings for each other.

He’s supposed to protect him. Not fall for him. Not break him. Not save him. Noah Cross doesn’t believe in second chances—not for himself, and definitely not for the spoiled billionaire brat he’s been hired to protect. Cold. Dangerous. Untouchable. That’s how Noah survived the battlefield, and it’s how he plans to survive this assignment. But Adrian Vale is nothing like Noah expected. Behind the designer suits and reckless scandals hides a shattered man with too many secrets and not enough people he can trust. Secrets that could get them both killed. When a failed assassination attempt forces Noah and Adrian into close quarters, sparks fly where bullets once did. Enemies turn to reluctant allies, bodyguard turns into something much more dangerous… and hearts begin to betray them both. But loving Adrian means crossing lines Noah swore he’d never break again. And protecting him? Might cost Noah his life. 💥 Enemies to Lovers 💥 Billionaire x Bodyguard 💥 Forced Proximity 💥 Forbidden Romance 💥 Slow Burn, High Heat 💥 Hurt/Comfort, Found Family 💥 HEA, but not without bloodshed Love was never part of the job. But Adrian Vale just made survival impossible without it.

Nagbago ang buhay ni Arisielle Dominguez, nang ampunin siya ng pamilyang Del Quinco–Huangcho—isang mayamang angkang may limang anak na lalaki at isang babae na kaedad niya. Akala niya natagpuan niya na ang tunay na tahanan. Mula sa unang araw pa lang, alam na niyang iba ang titig sa kanya ni Knife Blade Del Quinco-Huangcho—ang tahimik, matalim, at misteryosong middle child na parang laging may tinatago. Lumipas ang mga taon. Si Knife, isa nang kilalang detective—brilliant, cold, at halos hindi na mahawakan ng mundo. Si Arisielle naman, isang designer na tahimik ang pamumuhay, pero hindi pa rin nakakaalpas sa mga titig at salita ng lalaking matagal na niyang iniiwasan. Hanggang isang araw, biglang gumuho ang lahat. Namatay si Katana, ang kapatid nilang babae, at ang mga bakas ng katotohanan ay nagtuturo sa isang lugar na tinatawag na Euphoria—isang lihim na mundo ng kasiyahan, karangyaan, at kasalanan. At doon sila muling nagtagpo. Sa lugar kung saan hindi mo alam kung sino ang inosente at sino ang nagtatago ng halimaw sa ilalim ng ngiti. Doon muling sumiklab ang tensyon—hindi na lang dahil sa nakaraan, kundi dahil sa pagnanasang hindi na nila kayang itago. Sa gitna ng mga lihim, tukso, at kasinungalingan—isang tanong lang ang kailangang sagutin: Hanggang saan mo ipaglalaban ang pag-ibig kung ang tanging bawal ay siya ring tanging gusto mo? "You're mine, Arisielle. My little sis." "I am always yours Kuya KB."

Matapos ang balitang sumuko na sa pag-ibig ang kilalang playboy na si Sebastian Castillo, ang akala ng lahat ay wala nang makakatibag sa "malamig na pader" ni Dr. Jace Villareal. Si Jace ang pinakamatalino, pinaka-arogante, at ang tanging miyembro ng The Quad na walang puso. Para sa kanya, ang emosyon ay parang isang sakit na dapat i-opera para tuluyang mawala. ​Hanggang sa makilala niya si Zoe Mondragon. ​Si Zoe ay ang "Nation’s Sweetheart"—isang sikat na aktres na sanay sumunod sa script. Pero sa isang gabi ng mapusok at hindi inaasahang pagtatagpo, ang script ng buhay niya ay tuluyang nagbago. Isang gabi lang ang kailangan ni Jace para ituring si Zoe na isang "mistake" sa kanyang perpektong buhay. Kaya naman bago pa siya itaboy ng hambog na doktor, pinili ni Zoe na maglaho nang parang bula. ​Apat na buwan ang lumipas. Isang positibong pregnancy test ang magpipilit kay Zoe na bumalik sa mundong pilit niyang tinalikuran. ​Ngayon, kailangang harapin ni Zoe ang malamig at mapanghusgang mga mata ni Jace. Mapipilitan siyang manatili sa loob ng "golden cage" sa penthouse ng doktor—isang high-risk pregnancy sa ilalim ng pagbabantay ng lalaking ayaw siyang mahalin. ​Ito ay isang kwento ng mga nakatagong sugat, mga sikretong anak, at isang surgeon na malapit nang matuklasan na ang pinakamalaking "pagkakamali" niya ang tanging bagay na hindi niya kayang bitawan.

"Zack, tatlong taon na tayong kasal, at ni minsan ay hindi mo pa ako sinipingan. A-ayoko na, Zack, hindi ko na kaya pa, kaya naman sumusuko na ako sa pagsasama nating ito para maging masaya ka na kasama ang tunay mong minamahal. H-hindi ba't ito naman ang gusto mo? Ang makalaya sa kasal na ito?" Garalgal at may halong pait na tanong ni Rhian. "Pagkatapos ng gabing ito, hanapin mo na siya at puntahan. Ngunit sa ngayon, isipin mo na lang na kabayaran ito sa pagmamahal na inilaan ko sa iyo sa loob ng nakaraang mga taon..." Matapos sabihin iyon ni Rhian, yumuko siya at mapangahas na hinalikan sa labi si Zack na ngayon ay nasa kaniyang ilalim, naghahalo ang kaniyang kasabikan at kawalan ng pag-asa. Parang isang gamu-gamo na siyang dumapo mismo sa apoy na siyang tutupok sa kanya. "Rhian, ang lakas ng loob mong gawin ito!!!" Alam niyang marumi ang kanyang mga paraan. Gusto lang maangkin ni Rhian ang asawa sa una at huling pagkakataon. Pagkatapos ng gabing ito, siya ay lalayo. Ngunit ang una at huling na pinagsaluhan nilang dalawa ay nagbunga at sa kanyang pagbabalik ay muli silang nagkita... “Zack, bitiwan mo ako! Baliw ka ba? Nasa isang pribadong silid tayo! Maaaring may pumasok anumang oras!” Ang kanyang ex-husband na ‘hindi siya minahal ay hinahalikan siya ngayon... ngayon, ito naman ang naghahabol sa kanya!

Si Celeste Reyes ay ang perpektong asawa—tahimik, masunurin, at tinitiis ang kawalan ng pakialam ng kanyang asawang si Iñigo Samonte. Sa loob ng tatlong taon, naniwala siyang sapat na ang pagmamahal niya para baguhin ang matigas na puso ng bilyonaryo at makuha ang atensyon nito. ​Ngunit sa gabi ng kanilang ikatlong anibersaryo, napatunayan niyang siya ay isang "proxy" lamang. Walang pasabing iniwan siya ni Iñigo sa gitna ng selebrasyon—hindi dahil sa trabaho, kundi para sunduin ang nagbabalik na ex-girlfriend nito. Doon napagtanto ni Celeste na kahit anong pagsilbi niya, hindi kailanman magiging kanya ang pusong nakalaan na sa iba. Wasak at pagod na, ibinigay ni Celeste ang divorce papers. Ngunit sa halip na pirmahan, ginamit ni Iñigo ang impluwensiya nito para ikulong siya sa isang "90-day separation rule." Sa loob ng tatlong buwan, kailangan nilang magpanggap na masaya sa ilalim ng iisang bubong. Ngayong desidido na si Celeste na bumitaw, biglang nakaramdam ng selos si Iñigo nang lumitaw ang kanyang karibal na pinsan upang kunin ang atensyon ng kanyang asawa. Sa gitna ng pagnanasang makuha muli ang loob ni Celeste at ang pait ng kanilang nakaraan, matututunan kaya ni Iñigo na totoong mahalin ang asawa bago maubos ang natitirang mga araw? O huli na ang lahat para sa isang lalaking natututo lang magpahalaga kung kailan mawawala na sa kanya ang lahat?

In the werewolf kingdom, a she-wolf's happiest day is supposedly when she meets her predestined mate. But for weak omega Lyra of the Crescent Moon pack, this fated day brings nothing but humiliation and heartbreak. Her chosen mate rejects her and chooses her cousin Athena , her longtime bully and tormentor. Devastated, Lyra flees the mating ceremony and goes to a bar to drown herself in sorrow. In her despair, she has a one-night stand with a stranger and becomes pregnant. Shunned by her pack, gossip about her unwanted pregnancy spreads like wildfire. Lyra decides to escape the shame by running away for good. Her already sorrowful world is thrown into further chaos when she ends up crossing paths with the stranger from that fateful night. And it turns out he has a chosen mate who will stop at nothing to get rid of Lyra. Meanwhile, Lyra's former mate, who once rejected her, now seeks to reclaim her upon learning she alone holds a special power that can save his ailing mother, the Luna of their pack. Lyra finds herself trapped in a whirlwind of emotions as people only want to use her for their own needs. Or will she finally carve her own destiny in the face of those who betrayed her trust and wrecked her dreams?

Everyone in the social circle of Kingsford said I was nothing more than a lapdog raised by Charles Mankin. I was always at his beck and call. I did every filthy, ludicrous thing for him under the sun. When he street raced, I rode shotgun. When he drank himself senseless, I made him hangover soup. When he chased girls, I prepared protection for them. Over time, everyone knew: Charles had a dog who never ran, never bit back, no matter how hard he kicked. They all said I must be madly in love with him. Even Charles started to believe it. So he pushed further, more freely, more cruelly, crossing lines as if they never existed. Then came my twenty-fifth birthday. He, in a rare stroke of mercy, said he'd celebrate it with me. But instead, what he got was the news that I was leaving the country. He went berserk, charging through the airport like a man possessed. I peeled his fingers off my wrist one by one, smiling like I'd never been happier. "Don't be stupid," I told him, still smiling. "That was never love." That night, Charles smashed apart his family home like a rabid dog.