Im Not The Hero

Kristen Sterling bounces back after a rough past, landing a job where she reunites with the CEO, Marcus Everhart, who once rescued her. Things get wild when they attend an engagement party, only for Kristen to realize it's her ex and best friend tying the knot. Marcus offers her a marriage deal to shield her from her troubling ex, suggesting to turn their fake marriage into a revenge plot, giving Kristen a chance to face her past.

Akala ni Hope natagpuan na niya ang lalaking makakasama niya sa buhay nang makilala niya si Rain. Naging masaya naman ang hate to love relationship nila at sa katunayan, nasa plano na nila ang bumuo ng sarili nilang pamilya. Pero hindi inakala ng dalaga na isang aksidente ang babawi kay Rain mula sa kanya. Bigla na lamang naglaho ang binata na mistulang isang bula. Two years later, she saw him again. Only that he wasn't Rain anymore. He was Dr. Kaden Aragon at ikakasal na ito sa isang napakagandang modelo. Pero ang pinakamasakit sa lahat, hindi siya nito nakikilala. She had become a stranger in her beloved's eyes. Masaya na ang binata. Magpapakilala pa ba si Hope para muli ay magbalik ito sa kanya? O 'di naman kaya ay hayaan na niya itong maging masaya kahit pa sa piling ng iba?

🔞 WARNING ⚠️ THIS BOOK CONTAINS EXPLICIT SEXUAL SCENES NOT SUITABLE FOR UNDER 18! “I gave him everything,” Naya whispered, staring at the papers in her hand. The divorce papers she never saw coming. Her hands trembled, but not from fear. Now, it was rage. Across the room, Chloe smirked, her hand resting on Daniel’s shoulder. “You should’ve seen this coming, Naya. You were never enough for him.”

Warning: Matured 18+ contents! MARANGYANG pamumuhay kagaya ng nararanasan ni Celestine Rain Alcazar ay isang malaking kasinungalingan. Kahit ang totoo ay nakakulong siya sa isang kahong walang kalayaan upang ipakita ang tunay niyang pagkatao. Pera, alahas, kayamanan, kalayawan, maalwang buhay, natatanging kagandahan at talino—a perfect barbie-like figure and most men are drooling over her. Sa kabila niyon ay may kulang pa rin na hindi kayang bilhin ng pera, ang isang kasiyahang matagal na niyang hinahangad. Pakiramdam na naiipit at nakalubog ang isang paa sa hukay nang magpasya ang kanyang ina sa arranged marriage kay Ezekiel Bellevera—isang playboy hunk. Hindi alam ng kanyang ina ang malalim na pagtatago niya ng mahabang taon sa kanyang tunay na pagkatao. Dahil hindi ang klase ni Ezekiel ang kanyang inaasam. She’s a mystery of being Not A Saint and she will prove that everybody is. Ngunit paano kung mahuli niya ang kayang fiancé at ang taong mahal niya na gumagawa ng milagro sa likuran niya? Kaya ba niyang magpatawad at kalimutan ang lahat o mag-uumpisa na ang paghihiganti niya sa mga Adan na sumira ng kanyang buhay?

Pernikahan mereka dilandasi atas perjodohan antara dua keluarga. Namun, bukan berarti tak ada cinta di sana karena sesungguhnya rasa itu telah hadir jauh sebelum pernikahan keduanya terjadi. Andin sangat tahu jika kakeknya dan kakek Desta telah menjodohkan mereka berdua atas nama sebuah persahabatan. Yang tidak diketahuinya adalah Desta yang menolak mentah-mentah ide itu dan seakan membenci siapapun gadis yang akan dijodohkan dengannya. Cinta memang hadir di antara keduanya, tanpa Desta tahu siapa sebenarnya Andin. Dan ketika semuanya terungkap, ternyata cinta tak mampu mengalahkan ego masing-masing yang merasa terkhianati satu sama lain. Tapi, pernikahan harus tetap terlaksana karena ini merupakan janji persahabatan yang kedua kakek mereka pegang teguh. Bagaimana kisah Andin dan Desta selanjutnya? Akankah mereka bahagia dalam pernikahan itu?

On our wedding day, my boyfriend, Hayden Grant, had me thrown out of the chapel. Instead, he walked down the aisle hand-in-hand with his childhood sweetheart. I went back in and collapsed at the side of the aisle. The bouquet slipped from my hands, and scattered petals fell everywhere. However, his eyes did not linger on me for even half a second. "Selena's child needs a dad. Once that's taken care of, I'll marry you." Everyone thought I, the lovesick fool, would willingly wait another month. After all, I had already waited for him for seven years. However, that night, I did something no one expected. I agreed to my parents' arranged marriage and left the country. Three years later, I returned home to visit my parents. My husband, William Fields, was the CEO of a multinational corporation. When an unexpected, important meeting came up, he asked me to head to the company's branch back home ahead of him, where his subordinates would take care of me. To my surprise, one of those subordinates turned out to be Hayden, the man I had not seen in three years. His eyes went straight to the sparkling diamond on my ring finger. "Is this a knockoff of that pink diamond Mr. Fields bought for his wife that's worth five million dollars? I didn't expect you to become so vain after all these years. "You've stirred up enough drama. Come home. Selena's kid is in school now, so it's the perfect chance for you to take care of his lunches." I did not say a word and just traced the ring with my fingertips. He had no idea that this was the cheapest of all the gems William had ever given me.

My husband finally keeps his promise to take me on a trip abroad after I've given birth to his child. However, he disappears the moment we get off the plane. I roam the foreign land alone, unable to reach him. Two hours later, I stumble upon his childhood sweetheart's social media update. It's a photo of her and my husband sweetly feeding each other ice cream. It's captioned, "Someone who cares about you has you in their heart wherever they are." After a long silence, I comment, "Now you can live in his heart forever." I walk away after leaving nothing but a divorce agreement behind. That's when my husband, who's always been cold and aloof, panics.

The day of the verdict, Simon—my fiancé—begged me to take the deal. "I know you're innocent, but Nancy's pregnant. I can't let her go to jail." Tears. Fake concern. "This is for your own good," he said, holding my hand. I signed it. In my last life, I refused—and paid for it with prison, torture, and infertility. This time? I played along. By morning, headlines screamed I'd stolen trade secrets. Nancy? Front and center. "Yeah, it was her. I saw her sneak into Johnston Group with my own eyes!" But when court opened that afternoon, Clark—yes, the plaintiff—stepped up and dropped the case. Then, in front of everyone, he pulled out a ring, dropped to one knee, and said, "Heidi Wynn, this time... will you marry me?"

A week before the wedding, my fiancé, Luke Graham, announced that he needed to marry his first love, Mandy Lynch, before marrying me. “It’s because her mother passed away,” he explained, “and her dying wish was to see Mandy married to a good man. I’m just fulfilling an elder’s final request. Don’t overthink it.” But the company had already planned to launch the “True Love” jewelry line on the day of our grand wedding. Impatiently, he dismissed my concerns: “It’s just a few million. Does that compare to Mandy’s love for her mother? If you’re so eager to make those millions, go find someone else to marry.” Hearing his cold and heartless words, I understood everything. Without another word, I turned and dialled my family. “Brother, help me find a new groom.”

She thought he was a spoiled, cold billionaire. He thought she was just a waitress. Neither of them expected the chaos that would follow. When tough, independent Lena Carter crosses paths with Rafael Blackthorne—an infuriatingly arrogant billionaire known for his playboy reputation—sparks fly, tempers flare… and everything changes. After offering her a job that pulls her into his elite world, Rafael quickly realizes Lena is unlike anyone he’s ever met. She challenges him, grounds him, and sees through the walls he’s built. But behind his wealth and power lies a man scarred by a distant family and buried secrets. And behind her strength, Lena hides a past that refuses to stay buried—especially when a dangerous ex resurfaces, watching from the shadows. As the two fall into a whirlwind of passion, luxury, and vulnerability, they’ll have to decide: will love be enough to protect them from what’s coming? Because in Rafael’s world, trust is currency… And someone’s about to cash it in.