Hardships

I'm Cassandra Rivera. I'm eighteen years old and in my first year at University, taking up Fine Arts. My life has been hell since I was young. My parents, sister, and brother treated me as their slave. They beat me if I did wrong. I started working for my family when I was six years old, and if I did wrong, my parents would scold and beat me. When I was younger, I wondered why my family treated me this way, but when I was ten years old, my mother got angry at me and she told me that I was an unwanted child. She wanted to abort me when I was still in her womb, but I kept holding on. They don't like me out of this world, and since then, I didn't see them as my family but as my employer like how they treated me as their maid. Luckily, there's a helper at home who cares for me, and I saw her as my second mother. She would tend my cuts and bruises every time my family beat me. Sometimes, my father punished her because of me. I love Mama Amara, because she's the only person who cares for me, and love me. When I enter the university, I meet this guy. His name is Jaxon Garcia. He's from a wealthy family. He's good to me, and when he told me his feelings, I quickly accepted it. We were happy for a few months, but I found out he only courted me because of a bet with my brother Kris. I was devastated, and for the first time, I wanted the comfort of my father. But my father did the worst. He used me as collateral for his debt to the wealthiest man in the country.

Esabella Woodward is a mafia princess. She's an adopted daughter of Leonard Woodward. Woodward is one of the strongest and biggest mafia organization. Esabella took an oath to revenge for the death of her parents that happen when she was 10 years old. She was hunted by the trauma of her past, not r

After my father's sudden death, everything was slowly falling apart not until the son of my father's rival proposed to marry me by contract for a year and produce him an heir to continue the Conard's bloodline and slowly discovering the cause of my father's death will make everything complicated and falling for Anthon will be the least of the plan and getting my heart broken as His Contract Wife was never part of the plan.

Ayenne's nearly perfect life has been ruined by a misconception that throws her life into chaos. Ayenne has paid off the depth of the false accusations leveled against her; she intends to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge and drowning herself. When she was clinging for her mere life while drowning in the river, she met Ali. The fearless man who rescued her. That also marks the beginning of her new life, and her bleak existence gradually becomes more vivid as Ali provides her with another reason to live and stay alive. However, Ayenne can’t ignore her cruel past as it pursues her once more. When she faced her dark past. The picture of her filled with happiness and contentment in Ali's embrace slowly fades as a series of events occur in Ayenne and Ali's lives that put their love and faithfulness to each other to the test.

" I....I don't have anything else left with me, except my heart with love." She said crying her heart out with a pained expression in her black orbs. Staring at her vulnerable state, I went near her pulling her into my embrace and hugging her tightly preventing her from crumbling into pieces. Tears well up in my eyes too, but I blinked back squeezing my eyes shut. I didn't lie to her saying that everything will be okay and false promises that everything will be better. I stood there hugging her that would say enough for her that I'm there for her no matter what! Athena is a broken girl with only the memories of the horrible past which she hides it from everyone. She always smiles to heal her broken heart. Liam Knight is one hell of a successful and ruthless billionaire who owns Knight Industries. No one stands when it comes to business. To him, love means nothing but a trash and has no sympathy or kindness towards anyone. But she changes him at first sight. What happens when Athena is appointed as the Personal Secretary of Liam in which Liam tends to find the mystery about her that catches him off-guard. Will he protect her with all his life? Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains sexual content and deals explicitly with sexual assault and violence.

A girl moved to a new city, started a new simple life, and left behind everything that has ever happened. She was oblivious about the people in her life playing the main roles. She has been tortured so many times without knowing her fault. Doesn't know whom to trust. Life gets darker day by day and every new moment unfolds horrific mysteries and unread chapters of the past. Life has shown her a new path to walk on. The path where she will get the love of her life, her best friend, and her worst enemy. It's all about risking everything. She now has to put her trust in someone who could save her from dying a horrible death. Or else she would be giving her life without knowing the actual reasons for all the incidents happening in her life.

Isang dakilang nakatatandang kapatid kung ilarawan Celes ng maraming nakakakilala sa kanya bukod sa maraming sakripisyong ginawa niya upang mabigyan lamang ng magandang buhay at mapag-aral ang mga kapatid na halos makalimutan na niya ang sarili, lahat 'yon ay ginusto niya dahil sa pagmamahal niya sa mga ito. Ngunit isang pangyayari ang gumimbal sa kanya nang may isang pangyayari ang naghatid ng matinding takot sa kanya na maaaring nasa kapahamakan ang mga ito. Dahil doon ay nagmamadaling bumalik siya upang tiyakin ang kaligtasan ng mga ito nang mapag-alaman niyang ilang araw ng nawawala ang mga ito. Agad naman niyang hinanap ang mga ito hanggang sa napadpad siya sa isang malaking mansyon sa kanilang kabayanan. Sabi ng may-ari niyon ay hawak nito ang kanyang mga kapatid at hindi umano ibabalik kapag 'di niya sinunod ang gusto nito—na magpanggap siyang isa sa kanyang mga kapatid. Hanggang saan aabot ang pagsasakripisyo niya mabawi lamang ang mga kapatid, gayong kaakibat niyon ay lolokohin niya ang lalaking naiwan din noon sa Maynila?

Your color is still haunted by the past that it keeps on drowning you down until you can no longer appreciate the life that was given to you. Despite the enduring pain that lingered in your body I'd love to see your color shining through.

Audrey Vance is pushed to the brink as her meticulously planned life starts to fall apart. Desperate to save her family home from going into foreclosure and drowning in debt, she does the unimaginable and spends a night of reckless diversion at a Manhattan bar. But rather than making a quick getaway, she meets Damien Knight, a stunningly attractive millionaire who has a lethal charm and an unmistakable evil side. A passionate one-night encounter turns into something far more sinister as Audrey is drawn into Damien's world, where his riches and influence serve as a front for the secrets he conceals. However, when long-held secrets come to light and old foes reappear, Audrey quickly realises that being with Damien might cost her everything, even her heart. Will she weather the tempest of loving a guy like Damien, or will they be torn apart forever by the perils of his world?

Talking to a stranger can really be scary. I know that and I'm also aware of the consequence of doing that. But, I felt like its different than the stories that I heard. There's no fear or uncertainty while I am being lulled to comfort by someone.