Hope Peak

"Kalau kami kahwin, bumi ini harus dibelah jadi dua! Satu bahagian aku, satu bahagian dia." Memanglah Fatin dan Murad kawan baik. Tapi, macam mana pula dia nak memupuk rasa cinta terhadap satu sama lain kalau sudah memang cinta itu tidak pernah hadir! "Jom, kita cuba!" "Kalau tak boleh juga?" "Apahal pula tak boleh?" "Sebab kau Murad, dan aku Fatin!" Persoalannya, berjayakah Fatin dan Murad menempuhi jalan ke pelaminan kalau sudah kedua-duanya 'hopeless' dalam beromantisan? "Kau orang berdua memang... Hopeless Romantis!"

On day two of Matthew's so-called business trip, I was wiping down the counter when I said, "Auri, play some music." Instead of music, a syrupy voice chirped, "Sure thing, my Baby Moon. Oh, and Matthew, don't forget Bibi's birthday surprise tonight." I froze. The speaker blasted some random playlist, but all I heard was 'Bibi.' Matthew Kein was my husband. So who the hell was Bibi? I called him. "Did you mess with our smart speaker?" A beat of silence, then his fake laugh. "Oh, a buddy dropped by. Probably logged his account in. Why?" I laughed back like I bought it, then hung up. Two taps later, I was scrolling the login history, already hailing a cab to the company tied to that mystery account.

This story involves a powerful halfbreed Alpha female she-wolf, Hope Ellis. Her fated mate counterpart Alpha Wyatt Harris and their adventures in finding each other and her mother's killer. Wyatt wants a life with his mate, but all Hope wants is vengeance. Wyatt will do whatever it takes to have Hope as his own, even taking on a pack of blood thirsty werebears, and Hope will do whatever is necessary to keep him safe and finish her mission. Only then will she allow herself to be with the man she loves.

Anniversaries were meant to celebrate marriage milestones--- not mayhem wrapped in diamond rings. Too late --------------------- On the night of her wedding anniversary, Laura DeVille's world shattered beyond repair. Betrayed by the man she loved, the angel in her died that night, giving rise to a woman forged of scars and revenge. Worse, she's still pregnant for the man who ruined her. Enters Kaida Crawford: sin in a tuxedo, a man with a ruthless past who offers her a contract marriage, a second chance. But fate has other plans. Her ex-husband, Aaron Kai, returns, his silver eyes blazing with obsession. "I'm your's to break, to bleed, and to kill... But first, tell me he's my son." Trapped between an obsessive past and a possessive future, Laura must choose: The devil who ruined her or the angel pulling her to his dark heavens.

From my earliest memories, my entire family is cold and distant toward me. When my parents look at my younger sister, Claire Lloyd, their eyes fill with warmth and joy. Yet, when they turn to me, only disgust remains. Claire's life is filled with applause and excessive love, while mine is filled with disdain and suffering. When the explosion erupts at the street corner, I save the stranger beside me. Later, I learn he is Byron Whitmore, a mafia family's Don. He begins pursuing me after I rescue him. Later, I quit my job and move to a new place, but he finds me and proposes in 100 different ways. "Why me?" I ask countless times. "Because it's you," he always answers. The wedding causes a sensation throughout the city. I truly seem to have transformed from an ugly duckling into a swan. That is, until I'm five months pregnant, when Claire needs a transfusion of rare Rh-negative blood after a car accident. The blood bank has a shortage. Because of that, my parents knock me unconscious and send me to the hospital. In my daze, the blood extraction machine hums continuously. As two thousand milliliters of blood leave my body, I see Byron. Tears well up in my eyes. I begin thinking he's here to save me. Instead, I hear him say, "We can't take any more. Sharon and the baby will die." "But Claire has lost too much blood. She'll die, too..." My mother pleads. "No one wants Claire safe more than I do." Byron's voice is thick with pain. "She's my first love. I've never forgotten her. I only married Sharon because her face looks so much like Claire's. "But I can't trade her life for Claire's. Trust me—I'll find another way." So, that's his reason for marrying me. The blood extraction machine continues running, but my heart has already stopped beating. The affection I see in his eyes has never been for me. He's always looking through me at someone else. Everyone in the world loves Claire, and Byron is not the exception that I foolishly believe him to be. That grand wedding is nothing but an ugly duckling's self-deceiving fantasy.

Hirap sa buhay si Yngrid Dela Fuente naiwang mag-isa at siya na lamang ang bumubuhay sa sarili niya. Ganunpaman, nagsumikap siyang maghanap ng trabaho at hindi niya aakalaing matatagpuan niya ang sarili niyang maging personal maid ng isang kinatatakutang tao ng lahat, si Devron Montecillo, isang Mafia Boss. Ngayong isa siya naging personal maid ng taong ito, ano ang mangyayari sa buhay ni Yngrid? Magiging tahimik ba ito o magiging magulo dahil sa taong kasama niya?

Sa ilang taon na panunungkulan ni Laxon Ace Montemayor bilang Governor ay malaki na ang naitulong niya sa lalawigan ng Laguna lalo na ang mga tagong lugar at hindi nabibigyang pansin ng ibang nasasakupan. Sa dami ng death threats, kaaway, kalaban niya sa loob ng pulitika ay hindi niya ito pinapansin at binibigyang oras. Para sa kanya ay unti-unti rin itong mawawala at mananawa ang ibang taong gusto siyang mawala. Sa loob ng ilang taon niyang pagtutok para sa bayan at sa tingin niya ay tahimik na uli ang mundo at puso niya pero muli itong naging magulo nang makita niya ulit ang babaeng umalis sa tabi niya limang taon na ang nakalipas. Walang iba kundi ang babaeng minahal niya, si Alira Rain Gonzales. Ang babaeng iniwan siya limang taon ang nakalipas.

WARNING: SOME OF THE SCENES ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES. 'ANG ganda mo," kusang tumaas ang ulo ko ng marinig ko 'yon kay Lucas Nixon. Titig na titig ito sa akin at kitang-kita ko doon ang saya at admirasyon sa mga mata niya dahilan para sumikdo ang puso ko sa kaba. Para akong hinahabol dahil sa bilis ng tibok nito. Naramdaman ko ang pamumula ng pisngi ko at pilit ko man itago ay huli na dahil nakita niya na ito at mas lalo pa akong inasar. "I will never stop admiring you, Lilie."

Simula ng magising si Amira sa isang pamilyar na lugar ay saka niya lang naramdaman ang kaginhawaan sa kanyang buhay bukod doon ay wala siyang maalala sa kanyang sarili simula ng magising siya sa lugar na hindi niya kailanman napuntahan. Kahit nakaramdam siya ng kaginhawaan ay minsan iniisip niya kung sino ba talaga siya? Pakiramdam niya ay may kulang ang kanyang pagkatao. Tahimik na ang buhay niya sa bagong bayan na kinabibilangan niya pero muli na naman itong nagulo at ang mga ala-alang kanyang nalimutan ay unti-unti siyang binabalikan. Nagsimula lahat ng ito ng makilala niya si Adrian Lev Suarez, ang lalaking nakalimutan niya sa nakaraan.

Ketika pacarku, Simon, berlutut untuk melamarku untuk ke-66 kalinya, aku akhirnya tersentuh oleh keteguhannya dan menerima lamarannya. Namun di hari menjelang pernikahan, dia tiba-tiba mengatakan bahwa dia ingin memiliki anak dengan adik tirinya, Fiona. Aku merasa itu tidak masuk akal dan bertengkar hebat dengannya. Yang tak kusangka, di hari pernikahan, aku berdiri di venue sambil memeluk buket bunga, menunggu selama tiga jam, tapi yang datang hanya sebuah kalimat ringan darinya, "Pernikahan ditunda." Hanya karena hari itu dia dan Fiona sudah janji untuk melakukan program bayi tabung bersama. "Fiona sejak kecil disiksa oleh ayah kandungnya. Seumur hidup dia tidak mungkin menikah dengan seorang pria. Aku hanya ingin memenuhi keinginannya untuk punya anak." "Ini cuma program bayi tabung, bukan seks sungguhan. Kamu jangan berpikiran sempit, bisa nggak?" Telepon pun diputus secara paksa. Dan aku ditinggalkan begitu saja di venue pernikahan, sendirian menghadapi tatapan ratusan tamu dan kamera wartawan. Ayah sangat marah sampai masuk ICU. Aku pun menggenggam tangannya sambil menangis di sisi ranjang. "Ayah, Ayah benar. Aku tidak akan menikah dengan Simon lagi." "Aku janji, minggu depan aku akan pulang dan mengambil alih perusahaan keluarga."