Dangdut Gala Gala

Diane and Luca are a loving, and inseparable, couple with dreams of starting a future and a family after college graduation. But everything shatters when Luca ends their four-year relationship to chase his ambitions of becoming a wealthy businessman, unknown to him, Diane was carrying his child. Heartbroken and alone, Diane decides to keep the pregnancy a secret from him. Five years later, they coincidentally meet at an elite charity gala where Diane is the CEO and powerhouse behind the charity. Her life is thriving without him and she is determined to keep it that way. Luca is captivated by Diane's transformation and later discovers the child she's keeping from him. He is desperate to earn a second chance and will stop at nothing to win back her heart and their child's love. But Luca isn't the only man drawn to Diane. Marko Giorgio, a wealthier and dangerously envious businessman, is willing to do whatever it takes to make Diane his woman. Can Luca overcome Marko's schemes and Diane's mistrust, or will his second chance slip through his fingers forever?

On the day of the company's annual gala, my CEO husband suddenly assigned me an unexpected business trip. The plane had barely touched down when I received a call from his young assistant. Before I could utter a word, her voice came through, "Matty, did you send Daphne on that business trip just so we could spend more time together?" And then, as if to hammer the nail deeper into my heart, I heard his unmistakable tone—light, indulgent, full of affection, "What do you think, silly girl?" Her laughter rang out before she teased, "Then tonight, let's try something new. I promise you'll be satisfied..." The call ended amidst a swirl of suggestive murmurs. Staring at my phone, I waged a silent war with the pain gripping my chest. Again and again, I dialed his number, each attempt met with either silence or the cruel finality of his phone being switched off. Finally, I let out a bitter laugh, tucking the phone away as if to bury the wound it carried. From that moment on, I resolved—no more questions, no more efforts to understand this man who had once been my whole world. But fate has its own irony. Later, it was he who came back, pleading, begging me to love him again.

During a charity gala, my boyfriend bids on a pair of matching watches but gives one of them to his true love. The media excitedly capture the scene and ask, "You bought a million-dollar watch without even batting an eye, Mr. Loewe. You've been single all these years—is it time for you to make an official announcement on your relationship status?" Everyone off stage applauds him, and I join them. I give him my blessings for his so-called announcement. To make it up to me, he attends my birthday celebration. Yet he pushes me into the cake to make his true love happy. Unbeknownst to him, there's a steel rack in the cake to keep it steady. I end up bloodied and on the brink of death.

Zafira Lazzaro est la fille du parrain du cartel Noctis Nero, l’une des familles criminelles les plus redoutées du pays. Mais Zafira refuse d’être une simple héritière soumise. Elle méprise les mariages arrangés, adore les courses illégales et préfère les armes aux bals mondains. Mais lorsqu’elle atteint ses dix-huit ans, elle est contrainte de choisir un fiancé pour sceller une alliance. Elle en sélectionne un… et trois ans plus tard, il la trahit, la laissant seule et enceinte d’un héritier illégitime. Désormais, Zafira est convoquée au Gala des Dynasties, où elle découvrira l’identité de son véritable partenaire de sang. Rafael De Santis est le nouveau Roi du Crime, un mafieux impitoyable marqué par une malédiction qui ronge son empire. Il doit trouver sa reine avant la prochaine éclipse de sang, sous peine de voir son organisation s’effondrer. Mais lorsque son âme est liée à Zafira, une rebelle ingérable au passé explosif, il refuse d’y croire. Elle est un danger ambulant, une tempête impossible à dompter… et pourtant, elle est la seule capable de briser la malédiction qui pèse sur lui. Mais une erreur impardonnable menace de les anéantir avant même qu’ils ne puissent s’unir. Trahisons, vendettas, assassinats et coups d’État se dressent sur leur chemin. Le roi du crime et la reine rebelle peuvent-ils s’aimer sans réduire leur empire en cendres ?

Raquel Aguas is the definition of spoiled. Wala siyang inatupag kundi party, shopping, gala, at pagwaldas ng pera ng magulang niya. Wala siyang pakialam sa negosyo, sa future, o kahit sa expectations ng pamilya niya—basta't masaya siya. Pero nang mapuno na ang magulang niya sa kawalang-direksyon niya, tinakot siyang hindi niya makukuha ang mana niya kung hindi siya matutong magpakatao. Dahil sa takot na mawala ang marangyang buhay na nakalaan sa kanya, wala siyang nagawa kundi tanggapin ang kondisyon—ang pumasok sa House of Aguas at tumulong sa kuya niya sa pamamalakad ng kompanya. Sa kasamaang palad, dala lang ni Raquel ang kalat at stress sa opisina. Hindi siya seryoso, laging palpak, at tila ba wala talagang pake. Kaya nagdesisyon ang kuya niyang bigyan siya ng isang project—isang mission na kapag matagumpay niyang nagawa, malaya na siyang bumalik sa dating buhay niya. Kailangan niyang papirmahin ang mayor ng Santa Monica para sa isang malaking proyekto ng House of Aguas Corporation. Sa una'y inakala niyang madali lang iyon. Pero nang makilala niya si Mayor Caelum Argente ay doon siya nagkamali. Guwapo man ito, ngunit masyadong matigas ang prinsipyo. Paulit-ulit siyang binigo at tinanggihan, tila ba sinasadya siyang pahirapan. Habang lumilipas ang mga araw, lalong nawawala ang pasensya niya. Pero dahil desperada siyang matapos ang trabaho at makuha ang kalayaang gusto niya, pilit siyang naghahanap ng paraan para mapasunod ang mayor. Ang hindi niya inaasahan ay ang kondisyong kapalit ng pirma nito—isang kondisyon na hindi pera o pabor ang hinihingi, kundi ang maging sex slave siya nito!

The word Rejection sits heavy. My heart felt heavy at the word considering I had just found out I was his mate, I had just got my wolf, Mina. I was not supposed to mate with an Alpha I'm an Omega living an Omega life. I'm what they would call a slave to the pack and their usual punching bag. Not saying anything to me beforehand or giving me the decency to reject me in private, Zade took it upon himself to reject me in the light of day with everyone at the dinner table. I don't eat with them. I don't eat much anyway because I'm not allowed to but when he announced for me to join I knew I had no choice. His Alpha tone rooted me on the spot. "I, Zade Matthews, Alpha of the HighClaw pack, Reject you, Sierra Whitmore to be my mate and Luna to my pack. You are to work here and obey every command and to accept my rejection" he said it all without so much as a flinch. I knew this because my heart flinched. My heart broke but I stood my ground and I repeated what he wanted me to repeat before heading out of the house. To break in silence. 6 Years later, The mate-less Gala was just around the corner and I was tired. I was exhausted and I had nothing to live for. I had nothing to hope for. Every Omega knows they don't get a second chance at love. Five minutes was all I wanted to when cleaning the room on the very top floor for the Alpha's of all Alpha's so I stopped and sat down to rest my aching body. Only...the scent of all scents hits me. An Alpha scent. Alpha Nikolai Anderson.