Falling Slowly Once

Brandon Hughes had it all—wealth, status, power—until a single scandal stripped him of everything. Julia Bailey never believed in fairy tales; juggling three jobs just to survive, she had no time for spoiled heirs. When Brandon crashes into her life—literally—she finds herself stuck with a penniless man who knows nothing about survival. But Brandon isn’t just another jobless troublemaker. He’s the disowned heir of the Hughes Corporation, hiding a secret identity that could change Julia’s life forever. Torn between betrayal and desire, Julia must decide: should she trust the disgraced heir who turned her world upside down, or side with James Whitmore, the ambitious lawyer who promises her stability but hides dangerous secrets of his own? A story of love, betrayal, redemption, and the revolution of two hearts.

As the Mafia Princess of her familia, Eleanor is more than ready to secure her family’s future through her marriage with another Mafia don's son. But right before her engagement party, Eleanor catches her fiancé cheating and claiming she “lacks feminine charm.” Heartbroken and furious, Eleanor ends up seeking comfort in the arms of the bodyguard who punches her fiance to the ground that night. The next day, Eleanor is determined to break off the engagement and reclaim her life, but her powerful mafia father has other plans. To keep Eleanor in line, her father assigns a bodyguard to shadow her every move. A bodyguard who turns out to be the man she spent the reckless, unforgettable night with. Now Eleanor is trapped between a fiancé she refuses to marry, a father she cannot escape, and her dangerous, mysterious and attractive bodyguard...

June Skylar would have wished to be anything at all, anything, even an actress if that was possible but she ended up running three jobs which leads to her meeting billionaire CEO, Michael Stahom who offers her a shot at settling her issues but at a cost that seemed more demoralizing than being a stripper at a night club. Joggling the weight of taking care of his daughter and battling his brothers for his company, Michael Stahom had enough on his plate but it seemed he could add one more item to his list when he gets mesmerized by an amber masked stripper. A stripper and a billionaire seemed like an unlikely duo but Michael was determined to prove to June that even a business contract could lead to a lifelong commitment and besides it was a win win for both of them, there wasn't any reason to resist, was there?

Evelyn looks like a simple gentle girl that will do anything her father asks her to do, but she cannot be any more different. She is on a quest to get revenge for her mother and to get back her mother's company from her cheating father and greedy stepn mother. As she starts her quest, she sees the need for a strong backing that is when she meets Michael, a rumoured ill tempered and ugly man. She becomes his substitute bride in place of his sister, but the man is never going to let her go. "I am never going to divorce you. You are stuck with me". How can she escape from this equally mysterious man and how are they going to work together.

I refused to donate one of my kidneys to my younger sister, Ella. As a result, my parents forced me to marry a wealthy man in Pinetown. People said Johnson kept his distance from everyone else. His first love had never truly left his heart. Everyone waited to watch my miserable ending. Unexpectedly, Johnson actually deeply doted on me. During the three years of our marriage, regardless of the place, he never seemed able to keep his hands off me. Even when I went to the washroom, he followed me and pressed me against the sink. We never took any contraceptive measures. Yet, I never got pregnant. One day, when I thought I was finally expecting, we went to the hospital for a checkup. There, I accidentally overheard his conversation with a doctor. “Johnson, three years ago, you asked me to secretly transplant Amber’s kidney to Ella. Today, you want me to lie to her that she’s naturally sterile. How could you be so cruel to a woman who loves you?” “There’s no other way. Ella’s health is weak. If she can’t bear a child, she’ll suffer in her husband’s family. Only Amber’s kidney is a match for her.” The voice I knew so well sounded so cold that it felt unfamiliar. The love and salvation I had basked in so comfortably turned out to be nothing but a lie. If that was the truth, all that was left for me to do was to leave him.

Calen was a benchwarmer on the university swim team, someone who never actually competed. The captain, Karl, was everything he wasn’t, a campus golden boy. Three records broken. A new girlfriend every other week. One night, Calen realized he’d left something behind and went back to the locker room. That was when he heard it. Ragged breathing. Strained, barely held back. And beneath it… the slow, awful sound of metal bending under pressure. He pushed the door open. Karl stood with his back to him. His bare muscles writhed beneath his skin, moving wrong, his spine standing out in sharp ridges. His fingers were dug deep into the steel locker, nails tearing through metal, leaving long, brutal gouges. The air was thick with the smell of blood… and something wild. Predatory. Karl snapped around. His eyes burned gold in the dark. Blood stained the corner of his mouth, and when he bared his teeth, the canines were far too long. Far too sharp. He ran. He barely took two steps before something crashed into him from behind, slamming him to the floor. Karl’s weight pinned him down, his body radiating heat… too hot, almost painful. A low voice brushed his ear. “You saw something you weren’t meant to see.” “I won’t say anything….” Karl lowered his head, his nose grazing his neck as he inhaled slowly, deeply. “…You smell fucking irresistible.”

Samantha's world crumbled when she found out that her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend. She was mad about their betrayal, so she broke up with him, but she wouldn't let their infidelity go unpunished. Because of her anger and sadness, she ended up spending a steamy night with a hot stranger. That stranger was none other than Diego Presley, the uncle of her ex-boyfriend. An evil idea came to her mind. She made a deal with Diego, blackmailing him to marry her. She wanted to hit three birds with one stone. She could seek revenge on her unfaithful boyfriend, calm her family, and also have a handsome husband. It was a playful seduction, and she didn't expect to fall in love with someone who couldn't love her back.

𝘗𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘬 𝘬𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘢? Si Aya Dizon, 23 years old, ay kasalukuyang nagtatrabaho sa Alvero Grand Hotel para matulungan ang pagpapagamot sa kapatid niyang may malubhang sakit. Dito niya nakilala ang tinaguriang "Ice King" na si Lucius Alvero na isang CEO na kilala sa pagiging walang puso at walang pakialam sa nararamdaman ng iba. Sa simula, pinahihirapan lang ni Lucius si Aya dahil sa kanyang pagiging tyrant, pero magbabago ang lahat nang malaman niya ang isang madilim na sikreto...ang yumaong tatay ni Aya pala ang driver na itinuturong pumatay sa bunsong kapatid ni Lucius sampung taon na ang nakalilipas. Dahil sa galit, lalo pang naging mahirap ang buhay ni Aya sa kamay ni Lucius. Pero paano kung mali ang paniniwala ni Lucius, at may sabwatan pala ang pamilya Montenegro? Kapag nalaman na inosente ang ama ni Aya, paano babawiin ni Lucius ang bawat sakit na idinulot niya? Kaya bang hilumin at bawiin ang pusong kusa niyang dinurog...at matutunton kaya nila ang daan pabalik sa isa't-isa?

"No stop. We should not be doing this. You are Noah's brother and my boss" Esme murmured and tried to push Leo away. But he didn't budge. He pinned her to the glass wall in his office and started kissing her. Her protests drowned with his kiss. ....... Esme stood on the Altar alone, waiting for the groom who dissappeared. Standing alone on the Altar on her big day should have been devastating. That too when the groom was her best friend of fifteen years and fiance of four years. She should have seen this coming. And she should be a crying mess. But she is not. Strangely, she is feeling relieved. Her gaze fixed on Leo Ashford, her Fiance's elder brother. The wrong brother she fell for. The brother she shouldn't be thinking about. The brother who is off limits. The last man to whom she shouldn't have lost her virginity to. 'I promise Esme, I will cherish you this time' she remembered Noah's promise from just a few hours ago. She felt bitter, because he couldn't even hold his promise for even a day.

It has always been my father and me. He is a good man, but like everyone else, he makes mistakes. This time, the one he made has gotten him into a lot of trouble. He asked the wrong people for money, and now, they are threatening violence against not only him but me. He has only one choice: He needs to disappear until he can sort things out. I want to go with him, but he has other ideas. To protect me from the dangers he has put himself in, he leaves me with one person he knows he can trust. Ambrose Calloway. A man I know well, one who is ruthless and heartless. The last person I want to stay with, but when my father begs me, I can’t say no. I would rather stay with anyone else! He doesn’t want me around and only agrees because he owes my father a favour. Now, here I am, staying in a mansion with a man who hates me. The feeling is mutual. He promises my father that he will protect me until he comes back. People seem to fear Ambrose, but I have never understood why. What I don’t expect is that I would learn secrets about him that make me understand why no one messes with him. I wish I had realised from the start just how much danger I was in. I plan to make his life hell, but sometimes, when the tension and anger become too much, two people find other ways to take it out on one another that don’t involve arguments. I am not looking for a protector, but Ambrose becomes everything I didn’t know I needed. It still won’t make life any easier. Update Schedule- Wednesday and Friday