Healing Factor

"I am pregnant," I say looking into his years intensely but his face is emotionless. "What?" He asked stunned, he paces around for a few minutes" I can't take care of a child right now" he snaps holding the table tightly. "We have to because I have nowhere to go," I say pleading for acknowledgment and understanding. "What do you mean?" He questioned eyeing me suspiciously. " my parents disowned me," I say looking down in shame. "I will take you in but don't expect me to care for you and your baby because all this means nothing to me" he glanced at me before walking out of his office. Tears run down my cheeks, feeling of embarrassment, and lost claws in my heart. I lost everything, my family, my self-esteem, I feel lost and worthless. Most of all I lost love.

In school, she is the brightest, most cheerful girl you'll ever meet. The one who was lucky enough to be one of the boys. But Ari has held secrets her entire life; the darkness of her home life, and the fact that she has been in love with her best friend David for years. Those were hidden within her heart, locked even from her closest friends...until she lost a diary. One by one, her treasured secrets started spilling out, and her other best friend Sebastian, the one who keeps asking to marry her, seems to be in on it.

When the paths of a mafia's runaway daughter and a grieving businessman cross paths, with a contract as the intersection. • • • Genesis lives a pretty contented life as a nurse. Her life has no drama outside the ruckus she faces at the hospital. Smooth and somewhat steady, that was how her life was moving until she was assigned to a little boy that had temporarily lost his ability to walk. The kid was not a problem, however his father was. Dante De Ambrose was one hell of an unpredictable man, quite like his son. He had resorted to facing his child and his business after he witnessed the gruesome murder of his wife and first love. Until he came across a force that cracked his shell, a woman that easily reached into his heart and touched those parts that he had been hiding away for so long; a woman that made his son smile like he never had since they both lost the most important woman in their lives. A contract marriage comes into the mix as things begin to get more complicated. For Dante, it is for the sake of his son; and for Genesis, it's simply for the extra funds. All in all, for both of them, it is nothing more than an agreement... or is it really?

Two distinct perspectives on the same past. Two contrasting people, yet they both want the same word: hope. Pryce grew up despising life because his father did something unexpected that scarred her till her adolescence. She believes that the only way to numb things was the toxic escapism she acquired in her youth, when she met a man who thinks differently than her yet shares his history. Will she change her outlook on life now that she knows someone has been in her shoes? or would she let the stillness to consume her?

Isabell Ramos is a friendly and outgoing person. She wants her parents to be proud of her despite of being neglected. It hurts her to foresaw how her parents love her sister, Rein Ramos. But she still handle to hide her jealousy because she loves her sister so much. It didn’t hinder her from being a loving sister to Rein. After Isabell and Rein’s graduation, their family went on a vacation in a province, where Isabell met Ian Von Dela Cruz, that will change her perspectives in life. He will make Isabell feel that being too selfless will only drown her. He will make her realize that she also deserves to be loved and cared by someone.

Elena Halloway. Perfect by all means, be it in looks, virtues and talent. Unrivalled by all, she was happy. She had accomplished her dream, stood at the top of the entertainment world and was loved by all. But soon, that all came crashing down. "Why...? Did I do something wrong? Am I the reason for all of this?" Driven by despair, she couldn't help but sink to the floor. "Why? Did I ask for any of this? Why me of all people?" "Why? That's a question you should ask yourself." And with that, he left. That was the very moment she realised, the world put on a facade. Deceiving themselves and her as well. In the face of the accident, she was left with nothing but trauma and pain. Thrown away like a broken doll, she was left to be played with by fate. Twisting and contorting her limbs, hung on a string. She was powerless. They were all slave to fate. But when fate decided to give her a saving grace, she decided to make the best of it. After all, who could've imagined that she would be able to achieve redemption?

"All I knew; I'm shattered into pieces. Every word the world throws at me, I couldn't take it." Jenina Ximenez, a high school teenager girl, loves to be alone all by herself; she never ge paid attention to anyone who calls her. Ang alam niya lang ay hindi siya pwedeng mag tiwala sa mga tao na nasa paligid niya. That's what she taught to herself from the very start. Ngunit habang tumatagal ay nag iiba na ang mundong ginagalawan niya, at kailangan niya ng matutong makisalamuha sa mga taong nasa paligid. Makayanan niya kayang matutunan ang mga bagay na ito, o mananatili lamang siya sa kaniyang comfort zone?

Galing sa isang traumatikong relasyon si Viktoria Panlilio. Pilit niyang kinalimutan ang bahagi na iyon ng kanyang nakaraan, pati na ang mga taong sangkot doon. Isinumpa niyang hindi na uli papasok sa isang relasyon. Pero nang makilala niya si Xander Syjuco, at ligawan siya nito, kakaibang klaseng pagmamahal ang ipinakita sa kanya ng lalaki. Halos ilagay siya ng binata sa pedestal. Gustong-gusto ni Viktoria ang nararanasan niyang kakaibang pagmamahal na ibinibigay ni Xander sa kanya na hindi niya kailanman naranasan mula sa kanyang ama at sa dating relasyon. Sa piling ni Xander, tila siya isang babasaging kristal na pinaka-iingatan ng lalaki. Pero nakahanda na ba siyang muling buksan ang kanyang puso at tanggapin ang pag-ibig ni Xander? Paano kung malaman ni Xander ang kanyang nakaraan, ganun pa rin kaya ang pagmamahal na ibibigay ng lalaki sa kanya? O tatalikuran na siya ng lalaki dahil sa yugto ng buhay niya na iyon na hindi naman niya ginusto?

On the day of my mating ceremony with my Alpha mate, Derek, his childhood sweetheart Victoria returned. Victoria, using her supposed silver poisoning as an excuse for needing care, crashed our ceremony. She snatched my mate away, turning me into a laughingstock for the entire pack. Derek, seemingly unconcerned, said, "She's silver-poisoned. Her body's weak. Don't overthink it." He carried her to the pack healer, leaving me alone and humiliated. I yanked off the silver pendant he'd given me when he chose me as his mate. As I tossed it aside, it sliced my palm. To my horror, the small cut didn't heal. Instead, blood flowed freely. Because I was the one truly poisoned by silver. Derek didn't know. Months ago, during a rogue wolf attack, I'd taken a silver bullet meant for him. I survived, but my wolf lost her healing ability forever. Later, I overheard the usually strong and calm Alpha yelling at the pack healer, "How did you miss this? If anything happens to my Luna, none of you will survive!"

Ava Collins, is a twenty-one year old who's been dealt her fair share of pain. Losing her parents at a young age, being abused, and assaulted leads to her lashing out and becoming the most feared bounty hunter in America. But you can't have the good without the bad, can you? Someone like her must have enemies, and they were responsible for her being thrown in a behavioral management school where she meets people who she finally cares much about. Especially two guys. This story isn’t your average romance triangle. This story revolves around trauma, drama, blood, loss and of course love. At the end of the day, the real question is: Will love conquer it all? Or will her numerous enemies be too much for them to bear?