Head Above Water

BREE LEV. I thought it stands for something simple until I heard his deep soulful voice. A single hello was all it take for him to have my undivided attention. Akala ko hulog siya ng langit. Isang anghel na magsasalba sa akin. I was all wrong. He's a fallen angel with dark blue eyes and cold leather-covered hands. A man mantled with power and veiled with sin. We're opposites. I'm weird and a social butterfly. He's terrifying and brooding. A lone wolf. I love pinks and swirls. He prefers pointed knives and black guns. Darkness seems to be his fave companion and death his pastime. I, on the other hand, will always choose life. He told me to stay away from him. Guess, you know by now, that I did the exact opposite, right? I stayed 'cause I want him so bad, it hurts. I, Bree De Veyra, daughter of one of the families of The Council, lay my life to the head of the Foedus Corp– Lev Petrov. My father's sworn enemy. The master manipulator and my protector. Or my destroyer? LEV Three years ago, one phone call, two minutes. I swore I will kill her. Four weeks before her 16th birthday, I did the unthinkable. I destroyed her trust and left her. Broken and beyond repair. Twenty-four hours before her 18th birthday, nagbalik ako para bawiin s'ya. Twelve hours after I abduct her, we exchange I dos. Eight seconds after our first kiss, I know I will protect her with my gun and with my life. I, Lev Petrov, Heir to a fallen empire, vows to avenge Bree from all of the people that wronged her. It will be my life's mission until the last drop of my sinful blood...I will never let them rest in peace.

After her father was killed and her mother disappeared, Calithea Del Mundo was forced to take the title as an alpha of their pack when she was thirteen year old. Nagkaroon ng matinding alitan sa pagitan ng mga lobo at hunters dahilan para magdulot ng marahas na labanan sa pagitan ng dalawang grupo. Namatay sa kalagitnaan ng labanan ang ama ni Calithea at tinangay naman ang kanyang ina. Bago pa man lisanin ng mga hunters ang teritoryo nila Calithea, ikinulong nila ang mga lobo ng ilan sa mga piniling sumuko sa laban at mabuhay gamit ang isang pilak na kadena. Kahit anong pilit nila, kahit anong mahika pa ang gamitin nila, hindi nila magagawang makalaya mula roon. Ang kanilang mga lobo ay mananatiling nakagapos. Ang tanging paraan lang para makalaya sila mula sa bagay na ‘yon ay ang isang susi. Susi para sa kanilang kalayaan. Ngunit ang susing iyon ay hawak ng mga taong muntik ng umubos sa kanilang lahi. And she was obliged to take that key. Drico Wagner, the head supreme of the hunters. He is a fearless and brave man. Sa edad na tatlumpu't lima, libo-libong lobo na ang napatay niya. It’s so ironic that their kind hunts werewolves down wherein fact, his stepmother is a pure blooded werewolf and his half-sister is a half-blooded wolf. Ibinigay sa kanya ng kanyang ama ang susi. Susing magpapalaya sa grupo nina Calithea. Calithea is after him. But, as she was on her way of taking the key to their freedom, she didn’t expect that love would be her number one enemy. Will she choose to beg for his love? Or just focus on saving her people?

Moans. I hear moans. "Ugh! Faster!" I covered my ears like an innocent child hoping that they would quite down. I ran back down the kitchen and drank a glass of water. I'm not paid enough for this. Thinking back and I was already regretting my life decisions— NOT! Now that I have discovered how much of a big womanizer this fiancée of mine is, I think I now have a reason to dump him. Disguised as his maid is so hard just to get intel unto what his true colors actually are. Honestly wasn't the best idea, but it definitely is the most efficient one. I sat on the counter of the kitchen and rested my head on the table over my folded arms. Perhaps a nap might help innocent me up. Just when slumber finally came, I heard sloppy footsteps coming down the staircase. The "young master" finally finished his business. I went to meet them at the bottom of the stairs to greet his lady friend safety on her way home. "I can't wait for tomorrow night," she said in a seductive tone and batted her lashes on him. I held back my urge to barf. Her arms are all over him as if she was the drunk one when in fact it was my good for nothing fiancé. "You're too loud," Timothee replied as it was his way of rejecting girls. And yes, another girl cried that night. She won't be expecting to sleep with him again. As the lady went out the door, I look at the young master. His hair wet, topless and jeans unbuttoned. "Don't drool over me, scullery maid." And with that he went back up. Jerk!

Sa araw mismo ng Christmas Day, isang “surprise” ang natanggap ni Shiena—pero hindi ito ang pagbubuntis na inaasahan niyang ikatutuwa ng asawa niya. Instead, she discovers the cruel truth inside the hospital lounge: she was never the wife he truly wanted. Isa lang siyang kapalit. A shadow of the woman her husband, the brilliant and untouchable doctor William, could never forget. Shattered by betrayal, humiliation, and the child growing inside her womb, Shiena chooses to walk away from the marriage she fought so hard to protect. But leaving the man she loved turns out to be the biggest mistake. Because the moment she disappears, the cold doctor who never explained, never cared, and never looked back begins to realize the one truth he was too blind to see: the woman he pushed away was the only one who ever truly loved him. Now that she’s rebuilding her life, chasing the dreams she once sacrificed for him, William is determined to get her back. But what if the woman he broke no longer wants to be healed by him? And what if the child he never knew existed becomes the proof of the doctor’s greatest mistake? … Napaatras si Shiena nang mariin nitong isinara ang pinto ng office. His hand slammed against the wall beside her head, trapping her between his body and the cold surface. His usually calm eyes were now filled with desperation. “You left without a word… and you think I’ll let you disappear again?” “Too late, Doc. You already chose her.” Then he lowered his gaze to the little boy hiding behind her legs. For the first time, the great Dr. William De la cruz looked cruletely shattered. “He’s… mine?” “That was the child you threw away before you even knew he existed.”

Tres Salveirus, my gay bestfriend for six years. But one day he confessed that he was 0% gay—that he's only pretending to be because he doesn't know how to court me. My dislike of liars was the reason for the destruction of our friendship. I rejected him on the spot and slapped him with painful words. I called him a liar, a pervert because I once let him see my nudity since I am a model for lingerie brands, and accused him of exploiting my lack of idea about his gender. I actually told him to leave and never come back. But when he left, I was coated with heartbreaks realizing that I loved him too late, missing his presence, that I almost never gave up looking for him on social media but still no avail. It took five years his image is still in my head and I am coated with regret for pushing him away. I never thought that when we meet again, I will see him as an unreachable man. His Tres Salveirus name has now become Third Zachary Salveirus Deluco, reason why I can't search him in any corner of social media. And apart from being the CEO, I didn't think he was a member of the Deluco Titans—the dominant people in the field of business. I know I made a pledge to the eternal god that once I meet him again, I will not miss the opportunity to bring him back to me, but how can I do that if he is that high? I'm just a lowly lingerie bands model while he's a billionaire. Do I still have the courage to chase him?

Back in college, Damian Cross and Alexandra “Alex” Vega shared a reckless kind of passion—one built on stolen nights, whispered names, and a promise that it was nothing serious. No commitments. No future. Just fire. Pero hindi alam ni Damian, that fire left something behind—twins. A boy and a girl Alex raised on her own, telling them their father died years ago. While Damian built his ruthless empire and became one of the world’s most powerful billionaires, Alex buried their past and became a decorated soldier. Until one mission went wrong, leaving her unit dead… and turning her into one of the most sought-after bodyguards in the country. Seven years later, Alex’s world shatters again—her daughter is diagnosed with leukemia. Desperate for money for the surgery, Alex takes the job she almost rejected: protect a billionaire being hunted by enemies. She nearly drops the file when she sees his name. Damian Cross. Damian, on the other hand, isn’t thrilled either. He laughs in disbelief when he’s told his new head of security is a woman—until she walks in. The same fierce eyes. The same fire. The same woman he thought he’d lost forever. Now, Damian must face the truth: the bodyguard sworn to protect him is the only woman he’s ever let too close… and she’s hiding the biggest secret of all—his children. As bullets close in, old wounds reopen, and sparks reignite, Alex must choose: keep the walls she built for seven years, or let Damian back in—and risk breaking more than just her own heart.

Sinalo na yata ni Elizabeth ang lahat ng kamalasan sa mundo nang malaman na ‘matandang makunat’ pala ang papakasalan niya para maisalba ang kompanya ng taong nagpalaki sa kanya. Kaparehong rason kung bakit ipinagpalit siya ng kanyang boyfriend. Galit sa lahat at gustong maghiganti, niyaya ni Elizabeth ang taong nakabangga niya palabas—si Wulfric, na kunin ang kanyang virginity. Wulfric, the gray-eyed sexy beast gave her the experience she wouldn’t forget. Lalo na’t pinabaunan siya nito ng kambal sa kanyang sinapupunan. Secrets, betrayal…she doesn’t have a choice but to seek help from the father of her twins. But only to realize, that Wulf was the man she was running from. Hell, hindi matandang makunat ang pinakasalan niya!******* “A-Are you single, Sir?” Elizabeth asked in a shaky voice. He angled his head and his lips became firmer than it was.“Pop my virginity. I’m giving you my piece of hymen.”“You look fragile. Your eyes are sad.” “M-My boyfriend cheats on me.” Muling nagkumpol ang mga luha sa gilid ng kanyang mga mata. That was when Liz saw death in his ash-gray eyes. ——Wulf stared at the twins. “He is our daddy!” they said in unison. Naistatwa siya nang mabilis na tumakbo ang dalawa at yumakap sa kanyang mga binti. Labas ang gilagid na ngiting-ngiti ang batang babae. Nagningning ang mga mata nito nang tumingala sa kanya. “Daddy, we found you!”

Mandy's beauty was an head turner by Franco's attention as she attended their batch alumni reunion. In fact, she was Franco's ultimate crush, simula nang makilala siya nito bilang muse ng liga. Since then, Franco had able to court her and made her believe that she's the most beautiful girl in the world.   However, together with their peers since college, Mandy and Franco's relationship have been turned like a main squeeze. Everything seems fast as they tend to marry each other even if everything is so fast that they became lovers. But, unluckily, their married life as a couple have been shattered, nang magsimulang magloko si Franco dahil sa kawalan ng kakayahan ni Mandy na mabigyan ito ng anak.   Mandy has tried to resolve the problem but Franco's cheating was out of control to break it. So she ended of giving up on her husband. Because of what happened, Mandy's million of tears could make her strong.   Few years later, it was a miracle that she found a surgeon to make a way that all impossible may become possible. It turned her world wonderful as she met, Dr. Zayn, and for some reason, he’s the one who help her to revenge from his ex husband. A surgeon, Dr. Zayn, offered him an agreement that they need to try if her fertility as a woman is useful. And yes, they had sex. Mandy thought that it’s only a one night stand but Dr. Zayn would be able to fall in love with her. But Mandy's heart would turned between two lovers.   And upon the settlement of annulment, Franco got surprised about of what he seen, dahil buntis na si Mandy. Will Mandy pursue her life with Dr. Zayn or will she break the revenge because of Franco?

Thunder's only sibling Lightning was found dead inside a secluded bar where he was believed to be last seen with Rufius, a mafia leader and one of the ruthless businessmen in the underworld organization. Puzzled on why his brother was entangled with such a man, he swore in his grave to avenge his untimely and brutal death. He starts digging on Rufius’s background, searching for links to give him a clearer path for his revenge with a help from a total stranger. There he discovered Rufius’ twin sister Rain, who was the total opposite of Rufius in every aspect. Thunder formed an unfair plan against her, by using her and have access to her brother’s life. He did everything for her to fall for him. But in the process of his pretend relationship with Rain, Thunder fell head over heels in love with her. Rufius did everything in his power to tear the relationship apart, even ordering his men to dispatch Thunder. But they failed to accomplish the task, so he uses his connections and quickly arranges a marriage for her. Thunder was helpless and almost gave up his love until he discovered who he really was and the truth about his real identity was revealed. Thunder appeared at Rain’s wedding day as the legitimate and only son of the most powerful mafia lord of their generation. He did not only regain the woman he fell in love with, but also avenged his brother’s death the minute Rufius got killed during their massive shoot outs. He became the most respected mafia lord not only to his subordinates, but to every mafia clan there is. He was known as the only mafia lord who possesses a fearless yet a heart made of pure gold.

Since she was sixteen, Sydney Rae Salvador has been in love with Clyren Zeye Matteo. But that's not how he ever saw her. He was constantly present but never hers, he was her older brother's best friend. Sydney quietly loving him, while he loved other girls. Then everything changed one night. She became pregnant even though she had no idea what it meant to him. She kept her pregnancy a secret. She wished to avoid making him feel obliged to stay. She also became irrationally angry with him. However, she secretly missed him when he wasn't present. She was simply seeking things, it turned out, and she wanted Clyren close to her most of the time. Months later, her brother discovered that she was pregnant. He got angry with Clyren and confronted him but Clyren already knew. He had been waiting for Sydney to tell him herself. After that, Clyren took care of her. He was always there. Then one day, when she was six months pregnant, she asked him to buy her a mangosteen that she was craving. He went out, but he never came back. She gave birth alone. For years, there was no sign of him. Four years later, her twins were already toddlers. At the airport, her son had an accident. At that exact moment, she ran into Clyren again. He was checking on her son’s head, which was covered in blood. She begged him to help their son, so they rushed to the hospital. What happened to Clyren? Do second chances really exist?