Don Custodio Sa El Filibusterismo

CATALEYA DOMINGO, nakasumpong ng pagpapanibagong buhay sa mala-paraisong bayan ng El Nido sa Palawan. May stable job siya bilang isang secretary at isang lihim na online romance writer. Kinalimutan na niya ang mga hindi magandang nangyari sa buhay niya noong nasa Manila pa siya. Kung may isang bagay siyang hinihiling sa kasalukuyan, iyon ay magkaroon ng mapagmahal na asawa at sariling pamilya. LUKAS ADRIATICO, isang mayamang binata na galing sa prominenteng pamilya. May nakatanim na galit sa puso niya dahil nahuli niya ang asawa na pinagtataksilan siya bago namatay sa isang car accident. Naging woman hater siya at ang tingin niya sa mga kalahi ni Eva ay isang laruan lang. Takot siyang magmahal muli dahil baka lolokohin na naman siya. Tanging pangarap niya ang mapamahalaan ang kanilang malaking kompanya. Walang kamalay-malay si Lukas na siya ang ginawang character peg ni Cataleya sa sinusulat nitong romance novel. Parang naglalaro ang tadhana, na sa pagkamatay ng boss niya, ang binata naman ang magiging boss ng dalagang secretary. Sa kabila ng pagiging hostile na boss ni Lukas kay Cataleya, magkakalapit pa rin ang mga loob nila. Ngunit may isang malaking kasinungalingan sa nakaraan ang nag-uugnay pala sa kanilang dalawa.

Nagpakasal si Azenith kay Zedric dahilan kaya hindi niya nagawang tuparin ang pangarap niyang maging sikat na manunulat. Mas natuon kasi ang atensyon niya sa pagiging misis nito at pagiging ina sa dalawa nilang anak. Bukod pa doon ay kinailangan niyang maghanap buhay dahil unti-unti ng nawawalan ng career si Zedric, pasikat na sana itong artista pero dahil inamin nito sa publiko na mayroon na itong pamilya ay lumamlam ang career nito. Limang taon na ang nakakaraan ng ikasal sila ni Zedric at sa loob ng panahon na iyon ay hindi pa naman nagbabago ang damdamin niya sa kanyang mister. Mas lumalim pa nga ang pagmamahal niya para rito dahil sa mga pagsubok na kinakahara nila na nagagawa naman nilang solusyunan kaya lang sa likod ng kanyang isipan ay may mga, what if siya, Paano kung hindi muna sila nagpakasal? Paano kung inuna muna niyang tuparin ang kanyang pangarap? Paano kung sinunod muna niya ang mga sinabi sa kanyang mga magulang at kapatid? Hanggang sa dumating ang isang araw na may isang nilalang na sumulpot sa kanyang harapan na nagsasabing kaya nitong ibalik siya sa nakaraan para magawa niyang baguhin ang kanyang kapalaran. Magiging maligaya na nga ba siya?

"You remind me of someone so dear to my heart...." -Syke Rafael Fontanilla Si Syke Rafael Fontanilla na yata ang pinaka-masungit ngunit gwapong lalaking nakilala ni Wevz. Nakahanda siyang tulungan itong baguhin ang pananaw sa buhay. Ngunit paano niya magagawa iyon sa isang taong ayaw bumitiw sa ala-ala ng nakaraan? At paano kung siya ang nagbi-bigay buhay sa nakaraan na iyon?

Walang mga lalaki sa aming nayon. Kapag umabot ng 18 taong gulang ang isang babae, sumasailalim sila sa isang seremonya ng pagdating ng edad sa ancestral hall. Suot ang mga damit pang-seremonya, pumila sila para pumasok, at paglabas nila, ang mga mukha nila ay may halong sakit at saya. Noong ang panganay na kapatid na babae ko ay naging 18, pinagbawalan siya ni Lola na dumalo. Gayunpaman, isang gabi, lumusot siya papunta sa bulwagan. Paglabas niya, hirap siyang maglakad, at may dugo sa pagitan ng mga binti niya.

"Kumikislot ang alaga mo at mainit. Nilalagnat ka ba? O kaya, tulungan kita mag lulu?" "Kilala mo ba kung sino ang kausap mo?" May pagpipigil na tanong ng lalaki. Humigpit din ang pagkakahawak ng malapad niyang kamay sa aking pangupo na kanina lang ay taimtim na nakasuporta lamang dito. Ni hindi ko namalayan na tumigil na pala ito sa paglalakad. "Bakit, masarap ba Selyo?" Muli kong pinisil ang kahabaan niya at pinaglaruan ito habang nagpakawala naman ng mahinang mura ang lalaki.

It was a wet, cold afternoon and Xenica got bored. In attempt to relieve her boredom, she played prank on people by calling random numbers. It's all fun and games until her prank suddenly goes wrong! Shaun, a smart and undeniably handsome victim goes on to seek revenge and hunt the prankster. While paying for the consequence of her prank, she found herself entangled in a roller-coaster of romance, laughters, and banters. But little did Xenica know, meeting Shaun would lead her to discover a web of secrets and lies, hidden from her for years, that when revealed, it will change her life forever—one of the people close to her works with the country's most wanted syndicate, Black.

A King is incomplete without his Queen. Just as Vincenzo Isaac Alfonso is incomplete without his little, innocent girl. Ava Sophie Marcus. Vincenzo Isaac Alfonso, a name that made everyone on earth shiver in fear. He's a second God. Vincenzo is a thirty years old ruthless Mafia boss, he's labelled, Death. He kills ruthlessly. He always got what he wants and no one is able to question or stop him. Even the government respects him, the FBI steer clear of him because everyone is under him. What happened when the almighty Vincenzo Isaac Alfonso became attracted to the timid, gentle, and fragile Ava Grace Marcus and will stop at nothing to make her his wife? Will he have his way? The answer is, yes of course. without a fight, I might add. Join Ava on her rollercoaster journey of being the Mafia Don's wife.

Raven Knight is a journalist who lives for the truth, even when it comes wrapped in danger. When her latest investigation leads her to Club Eden, the notorious upscale strip club tied to underground crime, she goes undercover, armed with nothing but fake credentials and a steel spine. Her goal? Expose Jaxon Morreau, the billionaire Don said to be behind a global criminal empire. But nothing could prepare her for Jaxon himself. Jaxon Morreau rules with silence, dominance, and control. He built Club Eden as a front, but it became his kingdom. Cold, calculating, and feared by all, Jaxon doesn’t make mistakes… until he spots the one woman who dares defy him. Raven is a threat. She’s also magnetic. Instead of exposing her, he pulls her closer, offering her protection, power, and submission. Their chemistry is fire. Their secrets, fatal. As Raven falls deeper into Jaxon’s world, and into his bed, lines blur between truth and desire. Their relationship burns hot, twisted with bondage, dominance, and a hunger neither of them can ignore. But when Raven’s best friend is kidnapped, and a child is planted to destroy them, the darkness inside Jaxon threatens to consume them both. Worse, Jaxon’s younger brother, Zane, isn’t just jealous, he’s obsessed. Zane doesn’t want to share Raven. He wants to own her. In a world where loyalty is blood and betrayal is deadly, love may be the riskiest game of all. Owned by the Don is a 150-chapter epic of passion, vengeance, possession, and submission. Perfect for fans of dark romance, mafia empires, and BDSM stories that mix power with heart.

At the tea party that afternoon, Luca Fazzari met Holly Hopkins, and ever since then, she has been on his mind. Luca avoided her like the plague because he knew they were doomed to never be together. He worries that Holly will be hurt if she is exposed to the harsh realities of his world. But fate has different ideas and continues reuniting them. Will Luca's one night of giving in satisfy him or make him want her even more?

I was performing the hundredth "restoration" surgery on my mafia husband's latest mistress when I finally decided to leave him. For five years, I, Isabella Rossi, have lived a double life: the respected wife of a powerful Don, and the personal physician tasked with "purifying" the women he discards. Vincent's twisted religious conviction is his law: only a wife untouched by any other man can bear his legitimate heir. I was that pure wife, yet he treated me as his most unclean possession. My love for him died a slow death. A thousand empty nights. It was killed by the cold steel of my own operating table. By the sounds of other women boasting about his touch. The five-year prenuptial agreement that bound me to this hell was set to expire at midnight. I had already called my grandfather, the only man Vincent truly fears. My escape was hours away. By the time he realized his mistake, it was too late.