Novel & Cerita Invisible Hand By Adam Smith

“You clawed your way into this position, Arniya. Now sit there like a good girl”- Nathaniel Verano. ~ “Let me take you away from all this. You don’t belong in their cage.” - David Sev Calderon. ~ "Everyone has their agenda. I just know how to play their tricks” – Arniya Belle Santillan. ~ Arniya Belle Santillan thought she had her future figured out. Arrange marriage with Nathan Verano, the man she once looked at with nothing but love, she believed she was walking into a life of stability—maybe even happiness. But the more time passes, the more Nathan starts to feel like a stranger. Cold. Controlling. The kind of man who only cares about keeping his family's image spotless, no matter the cost. Trapped in an engagement she no longer wants and expected to play the perfect fiancée to a man she barely recognizes, Arniya starts to lose herself. Then, she meets David—a man with a quiet intensity, and his reasons for hating the Veranos. He offers her something no one else ever has: a way out. But it comes with a catch. Now, Arniya is torn between the life she’s always known and the unknown path David opens for her. Can she risk everything to break free and take back control of her life, or will she end up stuck in a world that’s always told her who she should be?

Isang gabi lang ang naging kapalit ng lahat para kay Luna Solace. Bilang isang masipag na empleyada, ginagawa niya ang lahat para sa kanyang inang may sakit—kahit pa ubusin niya ang sarili sa overtime at pagod. Ngunit sa isang gabing hindi niya inaasahan, pinagtagpo siya ng pagkakataon at kahinaan sa loob ng opisina ng CEO na si Rafael Blackwell. Pagod din si Rafael—sa pamilyang pilit siyang pinapakasal, sa responsibilidad na hindi niya matakasan. At sa gitna ng alak at lungkot, may nangyari sa kanilang dalawa na hindi na mababawi. Kinabukasan, inalok niya si Luna ng pera kapalit ng katahimikan. At tinanggap iyon ni Luna—hindi dahil gusto niya, kundi dahil kailangan niya para sa kanyang ina. Akala niya, matatapos doon ang lahat. Ngunit para kay Rafael, ang isang gabi ay hindi sapat. Dahil habang pilit siyang iniiwasan ni Luna, mas lalo naman niya itong gustong mapasakanya. At sa mundong kontrolado ng kapangyarihan at obligasyon—paano kung ang pinakamalaking pagkakamali nila ang siya ring maging pinakamapanganib nilang pagnanasa?

“GIVING EVERYTHING ISN'T ENOUGH TO BE LOVED BY SOMEONE” Buong akala ni Mila ay totoo ang lalaking minahal niya at ama ng magiging anak niya. Ngunit hindi niya inakala na isang araw ay mag babago ang lahat. Hinagpis at sakit ang nakuha ng dalaga ngunit hindi ito sumuko hanggang sa isang araw ay naubos na siya at piniling lumayo sakaniya. Mabubuo ba nila muli ang kanilang pagmamahalan? O tuluyan itong wawasakin ng hindi nila pagkakaunawaan?

Yesha Bree Ferdillo, a sweet and unassuming girl, lived a tranquil life within the quiet confines of her modest kingdom. Her simplicity and innate beauty painted the perfect picture of everyone's ideal. She was content with her humble existence—until a devastating accident shattered the serenity of her world. In the aftermath, her mother was imprisoned, and her father remarried. Her once peaceful life turned into a nightmare as she endured cruelty at the hands of her stepmother and stepsiblings. Betrayed by those she once trusted, her father and stepmother ultimately sold her into the clutches of a ruthless businessman. As days turned into weeks, and weeks into months and years, her life spiraled into chaos and despair. Stripped of her freedom and dignity, she became a possession of the devil himself, condemned to a life of torment and submission

She’s a trouble. He’s a control. Together? Wildfire. Verena Cielle is the world’s highest-paid supermodel—bold, scandal-prone, and a certified trouble magnet. Sanay na siyang pasanin ang title na “walking controversy,” but despite the headlines and chaos, isa lang ang hindi maikakaila—she owns the runway. Her father got tired of her at bilang solusyon, ibinigay siya sa isang taong alam niyang kayang kontrolin ang kanyang anak—kay Mavros Rouge Mordecai, a ruthless billionaire of Black Mystique Winery. Rouge accepted it as if it was a mission. But for him, it’s something deeper. Living under Rouge’s roof feels like being locked in a golden cage. Every move is monitored, bawat hakbang bantay-sarado. Pero sa kabila ng bangayan at asaran, may apoy na unti-unting lumiliyab sa pagitan nila—isang larong bawal, puno ng tukso at tensyon. Cielle swears she won’t fall. Falling means losing, and she never loses. Pero paano kung ang larong iniisip nila’y maging totoo na? Sa isang mundong puno ng mata at kontrobersya, is it possible to find something real?

i was born to be a warrior, i was born to protect the Heavenly realm. I was born to be the trusted and great warrior of the King in Heavenly realm. but fate was really a roller coaster. what will happen if the great warrior of the heavenly realm will possessed by the Demon? i was being possessed by the Demon and definitely to be the demon Queen.

Veena Morales Segovia loved Sixto for years. Kaya nang ipagkasundo sila para ikasal, she thought she was finally getting her happy ending. Pero isang gabi lang, gumuho ang lahat. Sa isang party na dinala siya ng asawa, she was drugged, dragged into a hidden room, and violated… because Sixto sold his own wife in exchange for a billion-peso project. At ang hindi alam ng lahat ay virgin pa si Veena. Ni minsan, hindi siya ginalaw ng asawa niyang mas abala sa kabit nito. At doon pumasok si Hudson Del Fierro. Ang lalaking dapat bibili lang ng proyekto… pero ang natagpuan niya ay isang babaeng durog, niloko, at ipinagbili ng taong dapat nagmahal sa kanya. Nang malaman niyang siya ang nakauna kay Veena, something in him snapped. Hudson wants answers. Sixto wants the deal. And Veena? She just wants to survive. Pero habang unti-unti siyang binubuo ni Hudson, she begins to realize one dangerous truth— Sometimes, the man who saves you… becomes the one you can’t live without.

Iniwan ni Jasmine si Luigi dahil iyon ang sa tingin niya na makabubuti para sa kanilang dalawa. Pakiramdam niya kasi ay siya ang barrier at hindi iyon maaalis kung hindi siya mawawala sa buhay nito. Pero paano kung kahit anong iwas mo, kahit anong limot pa ang gawin mo, tadhana na talaga ang gagawa ng paraan para magtatagpo ulit kayo.

Sa gabi ng engagement niya, nahuli ni Vianna ang fiancé niyang nakikipagtalik sa sarili niyang stepsister. Wasak at lasing sa sakit, napunta siya sa bisig ng lalaking hindi niya dapat hinawakan—si Azrael Villanueva, ang malamig at mapanganib na billionaire… at ang kuya ng fiancé niyang nagtaksil sa kanya. Isang gabing bawal ang nagbunga ng lihim na anak. Anim na taon siyang nagtago, hanggang sa muling pagtagpuin sila ng tadhana… at ang anak niyang makulit ay walang takot na tinawag ang billionaire na....Daddy.

Tagos sa kasalanan. Lunod sa tukso. Trixie Manalastas thought she had it all figured out—loyal assistant by day, quiet and composed by night. Pero nagbago ang lahat nang mapilitan siyang tumira sa iisang bubong kasama ng lalaking bawal niyang pagnasaan—ang brother-in-law niyang si Lance Dominic "Dom" Arriola. Tall, brooding, at laging naka-sando na parang kasalanan ang bawat muscle, si Dominic ang tipo ng lalaking tinitingnan mo lang dapat… pero hindi mo dapat hinahangaan. Lalo na’t kapatid siya ng fiancé mo. Pero paano kung sa bawat titig niya ay may banta ng tukso? Sa bawat sulyap, parang hinuhubaran ka na? Sa bawat gabing tahimik, may mga ungol na gustong kumawala? At paano kung isang gabing walang kuryente, sa ilalim ng init ng dilim, hindi mo na mapigilan ang sarili mo—at ang kasalanan ay hindi lang basta nangyari, kundi sinadya? This is not your typical love story. This is a tale of temptation, guilt, and a kind of pleasure na bawal pero hindi mo maitatangging gusto mo. Because sometimes… the one who ruins you, is the one you crave the most.