Cyberpunk Altar

Amara Lawson never imagined her life would change because of someone else’s broken promise. One minute, she is living quietly in the shadow of high society. The next, she is standing at the altar as a replacement bride. When a powerful engagement collapses days before a crucial billion-dollar merger, the Harrington family needs a solution—fast. To avoid scandal and financial ruin, they choose Amara. She is suitable. She is convenient. She is expendable. But they underestimate her. Lucas Harrington is cold, calculated, and dangerously controlled. To him, marriage is a contract—nothing more than a strategic move to protect his empire. He makes it clear from the beginning: he did not choose her, and he will not fall for her. Indifference, he believes, is his strongest shield. What he doesn’t expect is Amara’s quiet strength. Behind the polished smiles and grand public appearances lies a marriage filled with tension, unspoken attraction, and emotional warfare. Every cold glance hides curiosity. Every sharp word masks a pull neither of them can ignore. But the truth behind the broken engagement is darker than anyone knows. Secrets begin to surface. Betrayals come to light. And enemies circle, waiting for Lucas to lose everything. As danger closes in, Lucas is forced to confront the one thing he never planned for—his growing feelings for the woman he once saw as nothing more than a substitute. Because sometimes, the wife you never wanted becomes the only woman you cannot afford to lose.

During the exchange of tokens in the Marking Ceremony, I presented the wolf tooth ring I had carved myself, as a witness to our marking. But my Alpha mate, Frendo, remained completely indifferent, not releasing any marking aura, as though he had entirely forgotten that today was the day of our spiritual bonding ceremony. At that moment, Lily updated her Instagram, saying she would be returning to the Sliver Lake Pack in an hour. The air immediately filled with the restless scent of wolves, and before I could react, my Beta brother, George, stepped onto the ceremony stage and emotionlessly announced, "The Marking Ceremony is canceled." Frendo and George, in perfect synchronization, turned and left the altar together, leaving me standing alone, under the watchful eyes of all the Pack members. They wanted to see how a one-person marking ceremony would proceed. It wasn’t until I held back my inner frustration and awkwardly finished the ceremony with some semblance of dignity that I opened Lily’s Instagram. In her latest photo, George and Frendo were both surrounding her, releasing intimate signals. One was holding a silver moon festival gift box, while the other offered her a moonlight rose, her favorite. I bitterly smiled and wiped away the tears from my eyes before calling the one family that truly mattered, my flesh and blood. "Dad, Mom. I want to go home."

Fiona thinks she has it all-love, loyalty, and a secured life-until her mate, Alpha Kael, leaves her for his first love, Laila. Abandoning her at the altar on the day of their bond reaffirmation before the moon goddess, Fiona watches helplessly as Kael dotes on Laila from the shadows without knowing how else to claim back her mate. Fiona soon discovers she's pregnant and hopes the news will finally bring Kael back to her. But her world shatters when Laila, also carrying Kael's child, pushes Fiona down a hill during a heated fight, causing her to have a miscarriage that left her broken and desperate for revenge. Just when all hopes seems lost, Fiona crosses path with Alpha Derek, the blind yet most powerful Alpha in the Eastern region. He offers revenge against her unfaithful mate and his mistress in exchange for becoming his Luna for a year. She agrees. But Derek is no savior. He hides behind his dark shades and darker secrets. Worse still, he’s the very architect of her pains. Yet the closer she gets to him, the more her heart betrays her...because the most dangerous thing about Derek isn't his power or his schemes but the way he makes her want him, even when she swore she'd never risk her heart again.

Ang araw na inakala ni Ruby na magiging pinakamasayang sandali ng kanyang buhay ay nauwi sa isang bangungot. Iniwan siya sa altar ng lalaking pinakamamahal niya—si Haven Davidson—walang paliwanag, walang mensahe, walang bakas. Sa loob ng maraming taon, tapat siyang naghintay. Kumapit sa pag-asa, sa pag-ibig, na unti-unting naging sugat sa puso. Hanggang sa dumating ang araw na nalaman niya ang katotohanan—at tuluyang gumuho ang kanyang paniniwala. Ang lahat ng paghihintay... ay nauwi sa wala. Ang pagmamahal niya... matagal nang namatay. Pagkalipas ng apat na taon, bumalik si Haven. Ngunit hindi yakap ang sumalubong sa kanya—kundi isang demanda ng diborsyo. At si Ruby? Nawala na lang na parang bula. Doon lamang napagtanto ni Haven: mahal pa rin niya si Ruby. Mahal na mahal. Ngunit huli na ba ang lahat? Sa pagitan ng pag-ibig at konsensya, determinado si Haven na hanapin si Ruby at itama ang lahat ng pagkakamali. Pero... maaari pa bang buhayin ang pusong matagal nang nawasak? Ano nga ba ang tunay na nangyari noon? At ano ang nagtulak kay Ruby para tuluyang lumayo at tapusin ang lahat?

Sa araw na dapat ay pinakamasaya sa buhay ni Roxanne, pinili niyang tumakas kaysa ikasal sa lalaking hindi niya mahal. Alam niyang magiging miserable lamang siya- tulad ng sinapit ng kanyang ina sa isang arranged marriage. Ngunit ang pagtakas ni Roxanne ay nagbunsod ng matinding galit mula sa kanilang lolo, tanging pamilyang mayroon sila. Upang hindi mapahiya ang pamilya, nagdesisyon ang lolo na ipakasal ang nakababatang kapatid na si Cathryn kapalit ng kalayaan ni Roxanne. walang magawa si Cathryn kundi tanggapin ang kapalaran - ang ikasal sa lalaking kinaiinisan niya si Mark, isang kilala arogante at malamig ang ugali. Sa panig naman ni Mark, buo ang paniniwala niyang si Roxanne ang pakakasalan niya. Ngunit sa harap ng altar, ibang babae ang humarap sa kanya - si Cathryn. Isang kasal na hindi planado. Isang pag - iisang dibdib na puno ng galit, sakit at tanong. Sa gitna ng isang Unexpected Wedding, mabubuo ba ang pag- ibig sa pagitan ng dalawang taong pinilit lamang ng tadhana? O tuluyan lamang silang dudurugin ng mga lihim, galit at sugat ng nakaraan?

“Kahit sabay pa tayong nangako sa altar, wala kang aasahan sa’kin. I’m not going to be the husband you want.” Ang mga salitang ito mula kay Luigi Ibarra ay parang kutsilyong tumagos sa puso ni Nami Santiago—isang mayaman ngunit nerdy na babae na matagal nang may lihim na paghanga kay Luigi. Si Luigi, ang pinakasikat na aktor sa bansa, ay napilitang magpakasal kay Nami upang mapanatili ang legacy ng kanyang pamilya. Ngunit kahit kailan, wala itong patak ng pagmamahal para sa kanya. She was the complete opposite of his type, and she knew it. Pero masyado lang talaga siyang martir. Hanggang isang gabi, nagbago ang lahat. Nahuli niyang may ibang babae si Luigi—ang ka-love team nitong si Sasha Alvarez. Sa puntong iyon, tuluyan na niyang binitawan si Luigi. Pero kasabay ng kanyang paglayo ay natuklasan niyang nagdadalang-tao siya. Four years have passed, at nabaliktad ang sitwasyon. Si Luigi na ngayon ang naghahabol nang malaman niyang may anak sila ni Nami. Will she choose to forgive him, or will she move on and choose Arren Corpuz, another famous actor who stood by her side when everything fell apart?

Everything is ready on the day of my wedding. But the bride, Adella Marlowe, is nowhere to be seen. That's when she texts me on my phone. Apparently, as a national shooting champion, there's a last-minute competition that she has to attend right away, all consequences be damned. But the next day, I see a social media post uploaded by Raiden Chase, the newest recruit in Adella's team. In the photo, I see Adella with one foot on a dead wild boar while propping her gun with a proud smile on her face. The caption goes, "I'm so glad to have a wife who's also a national shooting champion! Now, Grandma won't have to worry about her corn fields getting attacked by wildlife!" As I stare at the post, I just smile and leave a comment. "As expected of the champion whose heart goes out to the normal folk!" Adella quickly calls me the next moment. "Delete your comment right now! Also, stop being all passive-aggressive around me! It's just a missed wedding; must you be so snide about it?" This isn't Adella's first time leaving me at the altar. It's been two years, and every time she ditches me at the altar, she always has an excuse to do so. I just hang up on Adella without saying a word. She's right, though. This is just a wedding, isn't it? I might as well call it off once and for all.

# Napalunok ako nang makababa sa puting kotse na naghatid saakin, napatingala ako sa malaking simbahan na nasa harapan ko. Ito na ba yon? Kukunin na ba ako ni Lord? Mas mabuti pang kunin na lang ng kalangitan kesa naman ikasal sa bwisit na CEO Dehan Aragon na yon. I just promoted as the Team Manager of Social Contribution team, that doesn't mean na pwede na akong ikasal sa kung kanino. Walang gana akong naglakad papalapit sa simbahan na iyon. Honestly, I'm having second thoughts, pero ano pa bang magagawa ko? Muntikan na akong mapatalon nang kusang bumukas ang malalaking pinto, there I saw those people looking at me, with different emotions and expectations. Napatingin ako sa harap ng altar at nakita si Dehan Aragon, nakaawang ang bibig niya na parang nagtataka. Gwapo naman siya, matalino, hot, at 'medyo' mabait. Pero sabi nga ni Elsa "You can't marry a man you just met" Kesa maglakad papunta sa harap ay binuhat ko ang mahabang suot ko at tumakbo papalayo. Narinig ko ang sigawan ng mga tao dala ng pagkagulat, bahala na! I never thought that escaping him, the CEO of HT Financial Company would be bad idea.....

Everyone thought I was just an Omega clinging to Alpha Pheisar— gentle, silent, unworthy of love. In his eyes, I was nothing more than a burden the Moon Goddess tossed his way. But the moment he held Selene’s hand and vowed a mate-bond at the Moonlit Altar, I finally understood — I had never mattered. He never kept a promise, never cared about the wolf-soul I burned to keep him alive. So I rejected him. He thought I was being dramatic—until I bonded with the “comatose Alpha” everyone believed would never wake. When he knelt at my ceremony and roared “I only want you,” I simply replied: “Too late.” What they never knew was this— I was never a vine to be pulled or broken. I can stitch a wedding gown with devotion, and cut off a rotting love just as cleanly. I can be soft— and I can be resolute. The day I married Alpha Zander, no one expected him to wake—much less fall for me. But the first time I whispered “Mate” in his arms, the ice around him melted into pure devotion. And in the quiet dark, his hand firm on my waist, he murmured: “Pheisar is downstairs begging again…I’m feeling jealous. You’ll have to make it up to me.” This time— Pheisar will learn what kind of treasure he threw away. And Zander will know the partner in his hands is worth a lifetime of love.

I'm the strongest warrior of the Silvermoon Pack. For ten years, I've been secretly in love with my Alpha, Aiden. The only wolfless Alpha. We grew up with nothing but each other. I bled for him. I cut down his enemies and searched for a cure to awaken his wolf. He promised me a place at the top—always by his side. The fated mate bond never snapped into place for us. It didn't matter. I loved him anyway. Then I found out the truth. His heart belonged to someone else. A she-wolf named Gianna. When a rival pack kidnapped her, Aiden sent me to get her back. I did, but I died. And so did my wolf. He welcomed Gianna home with open arms, ready for their Mating Ceremony, but he refused to believe I was dead. He thought I was just jealous, hiding in a fit of rage. He even ordered my banishment. But on the night of the full moon, as the entire pack gathered for their Alpha’s ceremony, my second-in-command crashed the altar in his war truck. He walked toward Aiden, carrying my blood-soaked body. Aiden’s body trembled. He collapsed to his knees, clutching his chest in agony. "I can feel it. The mate bond…it’s breaking. Rhea was my fated mate... How can she be dead?!"