Friends With The Monsters

“Don't love me. I'm just your husband on paper agreement.” —X Alcantara Cheska Montalban is a college student who is struggling to pay her tuition fees, and her step-mother forced to work for a long hours just to support her family's needs. One night, she crosses paths and having a one-night stand with the ultimate fighting championship—Xavier Alcantara. When Cheska discovers she's sleeping with a billionaire, Xavier Alcantara, eager to secure his secrets to his family. Xavier bring Cheska to luxurious world to ensure a safe and peaceful life. Cheska agreed to marry him, but Xavier wants to keep his marriage  life to his family and friends. And Cheska agreed that she didn't interfere in Xavier's private life, and that's what Cheska wanted too—not to interfere in her private life. However, as the two of them got married, Cheska started to doubt Xavier's identity and found out that the man she married was also an Multi-Talented Engineer and Board of Director of his own company.

Paano kung sa pang-aasar ay mahulog ka sa isang kakaibang damdamin na tila nag-aapoy sa kakaibang nasa? Mangyari bang matutunan ng pusong mahalin ang mapanudyong damdamin?

Czarina Melody Ocampo believed her biggest mistake was crossing paths with the powerful zillionaire Damion Marquez. On their wedding night, she gathered her courage to speak. “Mr. Marquez, a forced marriage isn’t sweet. Hindi tayo bagay sa isa’t isa.” But Damion only leaned back with a cold smirk, his words sealing her fate. “Sweet or not—you’re already mine.” She thought their marriage would stay a loveless arrangement… until he started entering her room, claiming her bed, her nights—and slowly, her heart. That’s when she realized: escape was never an option. Can Czarina resist a man who refuses to let go? Or will she be forever trapped in the zillionaire’s dangerous yet sweet obsession?

Perfection was the curse. I was born into wealth, beauty, influence, and a family empire that stretched across continents. People envied my life, not knowing it was nothing more than a gilded prison. The only thing that ever felt real was ballet, the passion my parents forbade because it brought them no power, no profit, no leverage. My parents; greedy, ambitious, unfillable, hid their cruelty beneath luxury. And on my eighteenth birthday, they revealed the ultimate betrayal. I was engaged to a powerful man twice. . . no, three times my age. A man feared across Europe. A man whose hands were stained with secrets the world pretended not to see. They sold me to strengthen an alliance. So I ran. Barefoot, shaking, heartbroken. I stole one of our visitor's chopper and fled to Sicily, thinking distance could save me. I thought I escaped the monsters who owned my life. But I only ran into a darker one. Because Sicily is his territory; Aldrick Moretti, the shadow king of the Italian underworld. Cold. Untouchable. Beautiful in the most devastating way. The man people whisper about as if speaking his name is a sin. A man with eyes that see through lies. . . including mine. And the moment he found me trespassing on his land, bleeding, terrified, and wearing the remnants of a runaway bride. . . He didn’t return me. He didn’t free me. He claimed me. Not as a business deal. Not as an alliance. But as something far more dangerous. He became my captor, my protector, my obsession, and the forbidden flame I should never have touched. Because in his world, love is not tender. It’s a weapon. And I am the sacrifice wrapped in a veil he refuses to let go.

Isang maling hakbang. Isang maling gabi. Isang maling desisyon… o baka tamang tao sa maling pagkakataon? Elara has always played it safe—until she crashes into a stranger in the most awkward way possible. Akala niya, worst moment na ‘yon ng buhay niya—hindi pa pala. Because that stranger? Theo. The new hire sa office nila. Mas malala? Anak siya ng boss. Mula sa asaran hanggang sa hindi matapos-tapos na bangayan, they can’t seem to stay away from each other. But one unexpected night changes everything. Kinabukasan, they wake up—walang maalala at walang idea kung ano’ng nangyari. Months later, Elara finds out she’s pregnant. The problem? She doesn’t know who the father is. At nang malaman ng isang importanteng tao ang sitwasyon niya, isang desisyon ang kailangang gawin—one that will tie her and Theo together in a way they never saw coming. Now, they’re stuck in something they don’t understand. But what if the truth has been right in front of them all along? Or will they stay… Cluelessly Yours?

Samantha Sky Smith never imagined that one day, she’d wake up as Mrs. Krim Kuen Vryzks—ang lalaking kinatatakutan at ginagalang sa mundo ng negosyo at impluwensya. Walang puso, walang awa, at walang pakialam kung ano ang gusto niya. Ang kasal nila ay isang kasunduan, pero para kay Krim, ito ay isang panalo. Para kay Samantha? Isang bitag na hindi niya alam kung paano tatakasan. Binigyan siya ni Krim ng isang linggong palugit bago niya ito angkinin nang tuluyan. Isang linggo para tanggapin ang bagong realidad na hindi niya ginusto. Pero habang lumilipas ang mga araw, mas lalong nagiging malinaw sa kanya ang isang bagay—hindi lang galit ang nararamdaman niya kay Krim. At iyon ang mas kinatatakutan niya. Sa pagitan ng panggigipit, matitinding emosyon, at isang kontratang bumihag sa kanya, magagawa kaya ni Samantha na manatiling matatag? O tuluyan na siyang mahuhulog sa patibong ng lalaking dapat ay kinamumuhian niya?

Si Leana Allegre ay isang babae na nasawi sa kanyang unang pag-ibig, nagdesisyon siyang gumamit ng baraha upang pagsisihan ng ex-boyfriend niyang si Felix ang ginawang panloloko sa kanya. Ginamit niya si Damian, isang gusgusing estudyante na sa tingin niya ay madaling bilhin para maging fake boyfriend niya. Lingid sa kaalaman ni Leana na ang lalaki pala ay isang CEO at bilyonaryo na may lihim na pagtingin sa kanya. Sa gitna ng pagpapanggap, unti-unting nabura ang mga linya ng pagkukunwari. Nahulog si Leana kay Damian, at ibinigay niya ang sarili rito pero hindi niya alam na ang lalaki ay may mga lihim na dahilan sa paglapit sa kanya—Isang kasal na biglaan, isang pagtatapat na magpapabago sa lahat. Paano kung ang pekeng pag-ibig ay naging totoo? Paano kung ang katotohanan ngayon ay mas masakit pa kaysa sa naramdaman mo noon?!

Yazmin Paige Kortez is known for her intelligence and beauty, but she carries a certain coldness. Ever since her mother passed away, her life has been under tight control. After she graduated from college, her father arranged a marriage for her with someone she barely knew. Despite her protests, she was forced to marry a complete Dummy Stranger, a man she had never even met. In the end, she had no choice but to marry the dummy stranger. ● Yazmin Paige & Evron Montemayor ●

Callieyah Grabielle Suarez is the one and only Heiress of Suarez Clan. Napilitan Siyang magpakasal Kay Luna Maxine Sandoval dahil sa kagustuhan ng kanyang ama. Sa takot na mawala lahat ng meron Siya ay walang nagawa kundi sumunod na lamang kahit kagagaling lang niya sa masakit na break up at idagdag pang babae Ang nais ipakasal sa kanya. Isang bagay na Hindi kahit kailan man niya maiintindihan dahil mas straight pa Siya sa isang pole. Pero paano kung Ang isang Callieyah Grabielle na madaling mabighani ang lahat mapa lalaki man o babae ay tila naging invincible lang sa isang Lluna Maxine Sandoval? Hindi matanggap ni Callieyah na tila nabasura Ang taglay niyang Ganda pagdating Kay Luna. Bakit Ang isang to ay naiiba sa lahat samantalang nagkakagusto Naman ito sa kapwa babae pero bakit excluded ata siya? Hindi ba siya kaakit akit sa paningin nito? Anu nga bang pakialam niya Lalo nat Siya Ang number one na against sa kasal na to. Pero tila ba lintang nakakapit sa kanyang Sistema Ang pagka frustrated. Bakit Ang isang Callieyah Grabielle na pangarap ng lahat ay Wala lang sa isang to? Hindi ito lubos matanggap ng pride, ego niya dahil sanay Siyang hinahabol. Pwes magkakandarapa din Ang babaeng ito sa kanya isang araw. Wala Siyang Hindi nakukuha kapag ginusto. Kumpyansa Siyang magwawagi at Ang babaeng ito ay mapapasunod niya sa lahat ng gusto.

Astrid Guevarra, isang 3rd Year college student na gusto lamang makapagtapos. Ngunit ang kanyang ina ay mukang may ibang plano para sa kanya. Sa hindi malaman na rason, siya ay ipinakasal (ibinenta) ng kanyang ina sa isang kilalang at mayaman na anak ng pamilyang ito. "Nay naman! Nag aaral pa po ako! 3rd year nako, malapit na ako grumaduate! Hindi ba kayang maaantay yun?!" "Hindi." Sa loob ng isang araw na yun, hindi na alam ni Astrid ang kanyang gagawin. Lahat ng pagod, galit, gulat at pagkabalisa naramdaman niya, ngunit wala naman siyang ibang magawa kundi tanggapin na lamang. Eh ano pa nga bang magagawa niya? Pumayag na ang kanyang nanay? Hindi rin naman ito makikinig sa kanya. Ngunit ng paggising niya galing sa kanyang mahimbing na tulog, ay kaharap na niya ang tatay ng kanyang papakasalan. "Are you okay Miss Astria?” "I'm Timothy Miller. Ang tatay ng iyong mapapangasawa na si Tristan Miller, ang aking anak.” At teka sino si Astria?! Ito na ba ang sinasabi ng kanyang nanay? Ngunit bakit wala siya rito?! Natulog lamang siya, at pag gising ibang tao na siya?! Anong ibig sabihin non? Siya ba ay namatay? Sa buhay din na ito, siya ay papakasalan sa hindi niya na naman kakilala, at nakamaskara ito?!