I The Now Artinya

On Christmas Eve, my father got the man I had secretly loved for ten years drunk and sent him to my bed. When I woke up the next morning, Roy pulled away from my attempt at a good-morning kiss. His voice was cold and distant as he agreed to marry me. After the wedding, Roy wasted no time submitting a transfer request. He took an overseas post and left. He did not return for five years. I gave birth to our daughter, Eve, alone and waited for him to come back home. When I heard that Roy had finally applied to return to a domestic position, I was overjoyed. I spent days preparing, imagining our first reunion as husband and wife. But even when the clock struck midnight, he still hadn't come home. Our daughter, ever so thoughtful, placed her most treasured possession—a photograph of Roy—into my hands. "Don't cry, Mommy," she said softly. "Look, Daddy's right here." I tried to convince myself that his absence was due to a delayed flight. But later that night, while watching the news, I saw him. He was on a crowded city street, holding a young girl in his arms. Beside him stood a woman, her smile soft and warm. Facing the camera, Roy said, "Being with them is my greatest wish." At that moment, something inside me broke. I wrote up the divorce papers, packed our things, and planned to take Eve to change her identity. I didn't want him anymore. The day before we left, a man I had never met came to see me. He was Roy's father. "You could call me Dad," he said, a faint smile playing on his lips. "But I'd rather you call me Ryan." I told him everything about the past five years—how I had waited, how I had hoped. When I finished, he laughed softly, an unusual warmth in his voice. "If it was just business," he said, "perhaps your father should have tied a bow around me and sent me to your bed instead. But I hold my liquor well—if I ever end up wrapped in a bow, you can be sure it's by choice."

There's no time for second chances with a guy who humiliated and took everything from you. Instead, just date his uncle. Cassie was in love. She would do anything for Trent, burn the whole world if she had to. But how did he repay her, he cheated on her with her sister. Trent sent her to rock bottom, ruined her image, and when he was done, he divorced her. After his betrayal, Cassie has to start from the ground up. She wants revenge, and when she meets her prince charming, they form an unstoppable team. Will their joint quest for revenge lead to a promising romance?

...ความท้าทายของฉันมันเริ่มจากที่เพื่อนของฉันบอกว่า 'เขา' นั้นจีบยาก และไม่มีทางที่ฉันจะจีบติด! ...เท่านั้นแหละ! มันก็เกิดความท้าทายขึ้นมาในหัวของฉันทันที อยากรู้นัก...ว่าจะจีบยากสักแค่ไหนกันเชียว!

“Daddy…” I mindlinked my father. I haven’t spoken to him in the 3 years I’ve been married. “Evelyn? What’s wrong?” My father asked, his voice was soft and yet was so superior. “I’m divorced” I told him solemnly. “Return home to the palace, my princess” my father ordered.

"Let's divorce. Bumalik na ang ex-girlfriend ko at kailangan na nating tapusin kung ano man ang nakasaad sa kontrata. Bibigyan kita ng pera para sa panibagong buhay mo.” “Wala bang halaga sa ‘yo ang tatlong taon nating pagsasama para itapon mo iyon ng ganun-ganun lang?” Si Manson, ang asawa ni Claire na gustong makipaghiwalay sa kanya dahil sa pagbabalik ng ex nito. Pero hindi pa man naproseso ang hiwalayan nila ay gusto na agad siyang balikan ng asawa? Gayunman ay tinanggap ni Claire ang asawa pero saka naman niya nalaman na ang kanyang kababata na first love at mahal pa rin niya hanggang ngayon ay bumalik at buhay pa pala? Huli na ba ang lahat para pagsisisihan niya ang naging desisyon niya? Si Lucas, ang lalaking handang magpakamatay para lang iligtas siya. Bago sila ikasal ni Manson ay nagmamahalan silang dalawa. At ngayong bumalik ito ay naging kumplikado ang puso ni Claire. Hihiwalayan niya ba si Manson para kay Lucas?

“I reject you as my mate and the Luna of the pack.” Nathan gave me a bored look, the disdain on his face obvious as he pushed me away from him. My heart began beating fast, as the searing pain from the broken bond makes me slump on the ground, an ache so painful in my heart it has me looking for anything or anyone to hold on to. Alana is suddenly rejected by her mate in front of everyone after she has given him her virginity and they’ve planned their life together. Shocked by his rejection, she refuses to tell him about her pregnancy. Alana leaves the pack with a strange man much to Nathan’s dismay and disbelief. The pack she goes to and her old pack join hands suddenly due to a circumstance that makes packs close together to join hands, Nathan wants a second chance and he is sure the boy he sees with Alana is his, but she doesn’t believe him or want him anymore. “At least give me a second chance please.” He pleads, but she scoffs looking away. Will Alana accept Nathan’s apology? Will she risk having her heart broken again? Many things are exposed and Alana discovers many truths, will she accept them and face the common enemy about to break everyone down with Nathan?

Fiona had been nothing but a prude in the office, her wild and happening days left far behind for her to feed herself and her sister. But one night to loosen up and have some fun leads to her doing the unthinkable, sleeping with her scary and enigmatic boss. And now suddenly, he is obsessed with her.

"Daddy? When are you coming home? Mommy's on the bed, and she won't wake up." Luca's voice shook, breaking up with tiny, hiccuping sobs. "If she's not getting up, wake her. She's just being lazy, " Bill barked. "Look, I'm busy. Go ask your mom if you need something, and stop calling me for every little thing!" Then he hung up, just like that. He was too busy flirting with his secretary to care. Me? Luca? We weren't even on his radar. What he didn't know was that I was already dead. But later, when reality slammed into him like a truck, he clung to my photo, sobbing and begging me not to leave. Too late.

I don't expect to be reunited with Reyn Aldric, the heir of Frostfang Clan, at a banquet to celebrate his ascendance. I also don't expect him to throw me out heartlessly. As I walk along a deserted street, my mind replays Reyn's mocking words. "You abandoned me for money and status, Ms. Valtara. Do you regret your actions now that I've become an heir? Throw this materialistic gold digger out! I don't want to see her anywhere near me!" And so, I'm thrown out of the banquet hall just like that. I fall to the floor. It's been five years. I didn't think he would still hate me so. Then again, it makes sense. Who wouldn't hate someone who left them when they were on the brink of death? But my dear Reyn isn't dead. He's alive and well; he can even get mad at me without worrying about it affecting his health. I'm about to die, though. I don't even deserve to be emotional. Why? Because my Heart of the Wolfkin beats in Reyn's body.

Tradisyon na ng pamilyang Harrington na ibibigay lang ang sarili sa araw mismo ng kasal, dahil sumisimbolo ito ng kalinisan at swerte sa negosyo nila. Ikakasal na sana si Marigold kay Estefan, but she found out he cheated on her with her best friend, Bella. Ang dahilan? Sex. Hindi na raw kasi matiis ni Estefan na hintayin pa ang kasal. Di matanggap ni Marigold ang nangyari. Nagpunta siya sa bar, uminom hanggang sa di lang puso ang nawasak kundi ang pagkababae niya. She had a one night stand with a man she didn't know. Ang masaklap pa ay nabuntis siya nito. She kept her pregnancy for four months. But her father disowned her after knowing the truth, giving her a one-million pesos to leave the mansion. After six years, she decided to apply to a newly opened hotel as a concierge. Nalaman niya na lang ang married status niya no’ng kumuha siya ng cenomar— requirement for a single mom assistance ng bagong kompanyang pinasok niya. Bigla na lang niya naalala that she signed a marriage contract that night.  Ang hindi niya alam na kinasal pala siya sa isang bilyonaryo!