Cute Sea Creatures

Pinuntahan si Camilla ng bilyonaryong si Hector Gonzalez sa bahay nila para singilin sa utang ng kanyang ama sa halagang fifty million pesos na inutang nito. Wala siyang kaalam-alam tungkol sa utang na 'yon ng kanyang ama. Wala siyang pera na pambayad dito. Isang linggo na rin na hindi umuuwi sa bahay nila kanyang ama. Pinagbantaan siya ng guwapong bilyonaryo na si Hector na kung hindi siya magbabayad ay ipakukulong niya ang ama nito. Natakot si Camilla. Nagmakaawa siya kay Hector hanggang sa bigyan siya ng chance nito. Kailangan niyang pakasalan ito kung ayaw niyang ipakukulong ang ama niya. Pumayag naman kaagad si Camilla kahit hindi niya mahal ito kaya kinasal kaagad sila ni Hector. Days had passed and she fell in love with him. Akala niya ay siya lang ang nag-iisang babae sa buhay nito ngunit hindi pala. Kasal na nga sila ngunit ang asawa niya ay palaging nasa babaeng mahal nito. It breaks her heart as she thinks of it. She realized that if it wasn't her father, she wouldn't fall in love with him and she wouldn't feel the pain of loving someone who can't love her in return. Sinisisi niya ang kanyang ama. Gusto niyang umalis sa sitwasyon na kinasasangkutan niya ngunit hindi niya magawa-gawa 'yon. She realized that maybe it's the way of paying her father's debt as she suffers the pain. Will she be able to find the happiness she deserves? Is she going to live a miserable life with him while her heart is still beating for his name every day? Is there a chance for Hector to love her in return because she's his wife already?

Cada Nochebuena, en la familia Marco se celebra una tradición absurda y cruel. Adrián Marco, heredero de la mafia, debe sacar un papel al azar para decidir si puede casarse conmigo. Porque yo no soy una de ellos. Porque no nací en la mafia. Si no aparece mi nombre, no hay boda. Durante cuatro años, Adrián sacó cuatro veces. Cuatro veces en las que mi nombre nunca apareció. Yo creí que luchaba por mí. Que estaba dispuesto a perder su lugar como Don con tal de elegirme. Cada fracaso venía acompañado de un abrazo. —Está bien —me decía al oído—. Siempre habrá un próximo año. Y yo esperé. Esperé tanto que dolía. Este año me prometí algo distinto: si mi nombre no salía… lo cambiaría yo misma. Pero entonces escuché la verdad, detrás de la puerta de su estudio. —Don… siempre sacas el nombre de Irene. ¿Por qué finges que no? ¿Aún no puedes soltar a Sera? Adrián no se detuvo. No dudó. —Sera me necesita. Haz lo de siempre. Cambia su nombre por uno en blanco. Cuando entré, el papel con mi nombre seguía sobre la mesa. El vacío, en la basura. Lo tomé. Y fui yo quien hizo el intercambio. Vi mi nombre caer en el fondo del cesto. Adrián Marco… ya no quiero esperar. Ni casarme contigo. Esta vez, tu elección será real.

My life was left behind in that church fire. When the flames broke out, Cersei lied to me and said Jaeren was still inside. I didn't hesitate. I rushed into the fire without a second thought, only to save my fiancé, Jaeren. Then Cersei shoved me into the flames. By the time Jaeren found us, he picked Cersei up and turned away. He never looked back at me. I was swallowed little by little by the smoke and fire. Later, I stumbled out of the fire alone, covered in soot from head to toe. Jaeren frowned, his face full of impatience. “I didn't take you out first, sure. But couldn't you just call yourself a cab?” “Be glad Cersei is unharmed. Even your death in that fire wouldn’t clear your fault.” He didn't know that I had already suffocated to death in the flames. The one who walked out of the ruins was nothing more than a body still breathing. I made a deal with the vampire in the church basement, trading away my love for Jaeren and every tear I had ever shed for him. In seven days, on the night of the full moon, I will open my eyes again in the dark as one of her kind. From then on, I will no longer be trapped by love. And I will never shed another tear for Jaeren.

Dante Valieri, the most sought-after mafia lawyer in New York, had just signed his own name on my divorce papers. But he had no idea. Because while he was signing them, his eyes never left Camille. The second Camille walked in, Dante had already looked up. He watched her disappear into the lounge before finally turning back to me. “What did I just sign?” “Nothing important. You never really look at the things I hand you anyway.” He started toward the lounge. “Next time, just send it to my phone. Don’t make a special trip.” As he closed the door behind him, I heard him say to Camille— “You came so early. I was worried I’d miss you.” And just like that, I was shut out on the other side of the door. You won’t miss anything anymore, Dante. In ten days, I’ll be going home. After that, no one will interrupt the two of you ever again.

Napilitan si Eliza na ibenta ng kanyang Tita Linda sa isang guwapong bilyonaryo para may perang gastusin sa ospital ng asawa nito na naaksidente dahil sa kanya. Wala siyang kaalam-alam na ibebenta pala siya. Akala niya no'ng una ay magtatrabaho lang siya sa guwapong bilyonaryo na si Alexander ngunit hindi pala. Kulang na lang ay malagutan siya ng hininga matapos niyang malaman na binenta pala siya ng kanyang sariling tita. Wala naman siyang nagawa kundi ang tanggapin na lang ang kanyang naging kapalaran. Dahil sa binenta na siya ng kanyang tita sa guwapong bilyonaryo na si Alexander ay lahat ng gustuhin nito ay kailangan niyang gawin kagaya ng pakikipag-sex dito. Ano kaya ang kahahantungan niya kasama ang guwapong bilyonaryo na si Alexander? Paano kung maging impyerno nang tuluyan ang buhay niya kasama ang guwapong bilyonaryo na ito? Is there a chance for her to escape? Paano kung magkaroon silang dalawa ng relasyon ni Alexander na guwapong bilyonaryo? Aalis pa ba siya sa piling nito o habang buhay na lang mananatili tutal una pa lang ay pati puso niya ay nabili na nito?

"Aren't you my sweet little slut?" She is the rogue princess and he is the Lycan sent to kill her. Persephone after being abandoned and abused finally finds her mate in Alpha Adrian that wishes to bind her to his bed for only producing pups but why is that she does not desire him at all but the regal, brooding muscular male that is above any alpha of the world- King of all werewolves and Underoworld- Hades.

I was killed by my own twin sister. Mira drove a silver dagger straight through my heart. “Lyra, if it weren’t for you, I would’ve married Ronan and become the Luna of the most powerful pack in the South.” I pulled the blade out of my chest. Blood burst from the wound. I drove it back into her—straight through her heart. In the reflection of her terrified eyes, my body began to rot. My wolf was fading. We collapsed together in a pool of blood. Then— I opened my eyes again. Alpha Kael and his twin brother, the beta Ronan, had come to choose their brides. Mira rushed forward. She took Ronan—my mate from my last life. That was when I knew. She remembered everything too. I smiled. And took Kael’s hand. Go ahead, Mira. You think you chose power. You just chose your executioner.

Setiap malam Natal, pewaris Keluarga Mafia Marsa, Adrian Marsa, harus mengikuti tradisi keluarga, yaitu mengundi sebuah nama untuk menentukan apakah dia diizinkan menikah denganku. Karena aku, Irene Karsa, bukan keturunan mafia. Jika dia tidak menarik kertas undian bertuliskan namaku, dia tidak boleh menjadikanku istrinya. Selama empat tahun, Adrian sudah melakukan undian itu empat kali dan tidak sekali pun namaku yang terambil. Aku selalu mengira dia bertengkar dengan keluarganya karena aku, bahwa dia rela mempertaruhkan posisinya sebagai bos mafia hanya untuk memilihku. Setiap kali dia gagal, dia akan memelukku erat dan berbisik, "Nggak apa-apa. Masih ada tahun depan." Aku mencintainya sampai rasanya menyakitkan. Begitu sakitnya, sampai aku bersedia menunggu ... tahun demi tahun. Tahun ini, aku berkata pada diriku sendiri, "Kalau dia masih juga nggak menarik namaku, aku akan diam-diam menukar hasil undian itu." Aku menyelinap ke depan pintu ruang kerja Adrian, lalu mendengar adik laki-lakinya bertanya, "Bos, setiap tahun sebenarnya kamu menarik nama Irene. Kenapa kamu pura-pura nggak menarik namanya? Apa karena kamu masih belum bisa melepaskan Sera?" Namun, Adrian hanya menjawab dengan suara datar, "Sera membutuhkanku untuk urusan mendesak. Lakukan seperti biasa, tukar nama Irene dengan kertas kosong." Dia pergi tanpa menoleh. Alih-alih menukar, adiknya justru membuang kertas kosong itu ke tempat sampah, meninggalkan kertas bertuliskan namaku di atas meja, lalu bergegas menyusul Adrian. Aku masuk ke dalam. Mengambil kertas kosong dari tempat sampah dan menggantinya dengan kertas yang bertuliskan namaku. Membuang kertas bertuliskan namaku sendiri ke tong sampah. Adrian, aku tidak ingin menunggu dan menikah denganmu lagi. Aku akan memberimu pilihanmu.

Yumaman na lang bigla si Stella dahil sa isang malaking bag na may lamang five hundred million pesos mula sa lalaking hindi nila kakilala ng kaibigan niya na si Janice na hinahabol ng mga kapulisan. Imbis na dalhin 'yon sa kapulisan ay hindi na lang nila ginawa sa takot na madawit pa sila. Umalis sila ng kaibigan niya sa tinitirahan nila. Gamit ang perang 'yon ay nagbago ang buhay nilang dalawa. Naging mayaman sila. Nagkaroon sila ng sariling negosyo at kompanya. Nakilala ni Stella si Elmo na nagmamakaawa sa kanya na bigyan ng trabaho dahil kailangan nito ng pera para mabuhay. Naawa siya sa lalaking ito kaya binigyan niya ng trabaho. Unang kita pa lang niya kay Elmo ay aminado na siya sa sarili niya na gusto niya ito. Naging malapit sila sa isa't isa hanggang sa magkaroon ng namamagitan sa kanila. Walang kaalam-alam si Stella na ang pagdating ni Elmo sa buhay niya ay ang magbubukas ng pinto sa nakaraan niya upang malaman niya kung sino nga talaga ang tunay niyang mga magulang at nagmamay-ari ng perang ginamit nila ng kaibigan niya na si Janice upang yumaman sila.

Akala ni Donna ay pagiging isang kasambahay lang ang magiging trabaho niya ngunit hindi pala. Kailangan niyang bigyan ng anak ang amo niyang lalaki na si Dave kaya pumayag naman kaagad siya sa kagustuhan nito. Wala siyang ibang choice kundi ang pumayag. Crush niya rin ito. May nobya ito na pakakasalan nito sa mga susunod na buwan ngunit dahil sa hindi na ito puwedeng magbuntis ay nagdesisyon ang nobyo nito na si Dave na gumawa ng paraan upang magkaroon ng anak sila at 'yon nga ang naging desisyon niya—ang makipagsex kay Donna para magkaroon siya ng anak. Hindi naman niya puwedeng hiwalayan ang nobya niya dahil pagagalitan siya ng daddy niya. Habang ginagawa nilang dalawa ni Donna ang bagay na 'yon ay unti-unti silang napapalapit sa isa't isa hanggang sa nagkaroon sila ng relasyon. 'Pag ba nabigyan na ni Donna ng anak ang lalaking amo niya na si Dave ay tapos na rin ba ang namamagitan sa kanilang 'yon? Paano kung ayaw niya na itigil 'yon? Paano kung ayaw na rin ng lalaking amo niya na si Dave? Paano ang babaeng umaasa na pakakasalan ito? Ano'ng gagawin nila sa resultang 'yon?