Just Friends Christmas

Dante Matino Cruz is a delivery rider, sweating day and night just to keep food on the table and medicine for his ailing mother. Life is hard, but his pride is harder—no shortcuts, no handouts, no selling himself for money. Celestine Isla Navarro is a CEO who thrives in a world where hesitation means weakness. She’s used to buying what she wants and bending people to her will. But the day she crosses paths with Dante—sun-bronzed, stubborn, and infuriatingly unyielding—something inside her shifts. Her first proposition is reckless: a single night, no strings attached. Dante’s answer? Not for sale. But fate doesn’t end with one rejection. Celestine offers him something else: a job. A dangerous but well-paid position as her personal bodyguard. The money could save his mother, even secure work for his childhood friend, Liza. It’s everything he’s been breaking his back for—served on a silver platter. Now Dante faces a brutal choice: swallow his pride to protect his family, or stand firm against a woman who never takes “no” for an answer. What begins as a battle of wills turns into a dangerous, slow-burning game of temptation. Pride versus desire. Fire against fire. And in this game, someone will surrender. The question is—who will break first?

"Sebastian Villafuerte, a billionaire playboy, and Isabella Ramirez, a strong-willed woman, are forced into an arranged marriage—one that was never about love. It was a deal to save her family and to tame his reckless ways. They never wanted each other. But after one night changed everything, Isabella found herself falling, and Sebastian—against all odds—began to change. Just when she thought they had a chance, another woman shattered her world, claiming to be pregnant with Sebastian’s child. Broken and betrayed, Isabella walked away… unaware that she, too, was carrying his child. Separated by pain yet bound by fate, their story was far from over."

ROOM 808. It was just a normal night at kwarto lamang ito sa iba, ngunit para kay Rosa, ito ay isang masamang panaginip. She never saw the man who made love with her or even knew his name. Ang naalala lang niya, ang kakaibang init at minty na labi nito. After being planned and trapped sa isang silid ng dahil sa plano ng stepsister at kapatid para mapaalis siya, nagbunga ito ng isang anak na lalaki. After 5 years passed, ang pag-uwi nila sa Pilipinas ang magiging simula ng unti unting paglabas ng katotohanan at ang nalalapit na pagkikita ng dalawa from that night. Will she get the revenge she deserves? Or will she never find the truth about her son’s father?

It wasn't just a story about love and a happy ending—not all stories end that way. It all began when a sweet, innocent young girl fell in love with a kind, handsome young boy. Serapina Mondragon fell for Damon Romanova when they were young, but he bitterly refused to love her, hurting her in every way. What hurt her the most was that, even after their wedding day, he still refused to love her. Because of the pain and heartache, she went abroad and became the woman she always hoped to be: strong, independent, and, most of all, full of hatred for her so-called husband. For so many years, she had been hiding, not wanting to see him. But now that she has the courage to face him, he better hide because she's coming right at him with full force. DISCLAIMER: it is a work of fiction,names, companies, places and events was fictional

Lyra Jenson was just a tool to her father, yet she longed for the life she never had. Remy Hawthorne ruled his own world, deciding who stays and who dies. In a city where power is perfection and ugly secrets are the downfall of the elite, Lyra became a chess on the board. Having agreed to marry Remy despite his ruthless reputation, she clings to him as her only way out of her bitter family house. The marriage preparations proceed until the day that changes everything: Lyra is confirmed pregnant. The father is unknown to anyone. The ruthless Hawthorne family sees it as a calculated insult to their name and will do everything to destroy the Jensons. But before they can act, the bride disappears. Remy will stop at nothing to find her, because despite everything, she is someone he considers his, and something he refuses to lose, even if she carries another man’s child. As he searched, darker questions arose. Who is the father of her child? Why did she disappear? Is she dead or was she taken? Who has she become in her absence? And when the truth finally surfaces, who will it destroy?

In my past life, I was a rare treasure: the only she-wolf capable of bearing a pureblood werewolf heir. That singular gift made me a prize, claimed by Leon, the Alpha of the formidable Silvermoon Pack in North America. Leon's ambition burned with the desire for a child. A pureblood heir, he believed, would secure his ascension to President Alpha—the supreme leader of all North American Lycan packs. But fate, as it often does, twisted his expectations. After ten long months, I birthed a pup with gray fur and gray eyes which was different to the golden-marked purebloods. By all standards, a low-ranking wolf. Simultaneously, my sister Eve, wedded to the rival Seurin Pack, delivered a golden-furred, golden-eyed pureblood. Leon's dream of becoming President Alpha shattered in an instant. From that moment, he harbored a strong hatred for me and my pup. He forced wolfsbane down our throats and ended our lives with a silver blade in a cold merciless way. Only in my dying breath did the horrifying truth reveal itself: my own sister had stolen my gift—the ability to bear purebloods—using dark magic, claiming it as her own. Now, I am reborn. I find myself reliving the day Leon and Seurin arrived to propose marriage. Just as before, Leon chose my sister Eve without hesitation. I saw it in his eyes—he remembers everything. He, too, has been reborn. But this time, I possess the knowledge. Without me, he will never father a pup—not pureblood, not even half-blood. Not even a mutt.

In order to save a failing company, the Melendezes decided to marry off their daughter, Akasia Melendez, to the next CEO and billionaire of the Fajardo heritage, Caleb Fajardo. Akasia and Caleb were childhood best friends, but they grew apart from each other when Caleb’s parents decided to live abroad. Many years later they came back to handle their companies. Will crossing their paths in a marriage lead them to each other deeper?

Alex Verchan is just an ordinary senior high school student. She has friends and cousins with her in their campus. They are happy. They are always having fun. One day after class, she found a two pair of eyes looking at her. And when she's about to go outside, to ask the person she saw, the girl suddenly ran away. After that day, the girl found to be lifeless. That's when... it all started.

Si Lea Himenez ay isang makapangyarihang pangalan sa mundo ng fashion—mayaman, hinahangaan, at sanay sa kontrol. Ngunit sa likod ng mga runway at boardroom ay isang babaeng pagod na pagod nang maging perpekto. Isang gabi ng kahinaan ang nagtulak sa kanya sa isang bar—isang gabing hindi niya alam na matagal nang hinihintay ng isang lalaki. Si Miguel Guero, isang CEO billionaire na kilala sa kanyang malamig na lohika at walang kapantay na kapangyarihan, ay matagal nang nagmamasid. Obsessive. Mapagplano. Hindi marunong umatras. Sa gitna ng alak at pagbagsak ng depensa ni Lea, inabot niya ang kontratang magbabago ng lahat. “Just sign it. I will take care of you—your world, your fears, your life. Everything will be mine to protect.” Isang pirma. Isang kasal. Isang buhay na kinitil ang kalayaan bago pa man niya ito mapagtanto. Habang nagigising si Lea sa isang mundong puno ng luho at mahigpit na pag-aangkin, unti-unting nabubunyag ang mas madilim na katotohanan—ang lihim na pagsubaybay, ang kasunduan ng pamilya, at ang planong isinilang bago pa man siya bumigay. Ang akala niyang aksidente ay isa palang perpektong bitag. Mananatili ang apoy at tensyon sa pagitan nila—o unti-unting mahuhulog si Lea sa kasunduang hindi niya ginusto ay maging damdaming hindi na niya kayang tanggihan.

Chloe Sue never imagined na ang mapapangasawa niya ay isang lalaking parang yelo na sa lamig, silent and emotionally distant. And Yohan Benjamin never thought that this girl, who was supposed to be just part of a family arrangement, would slowly start breaking down the walls he had spent his whole life building. Nang unang nakita ni Chloe si Yohan, nasa loob siya ng isang eleganteng hall, sun-kissed ang kutis nito. 'Yung mga mata niya, those deep almond eyes, parang may misteryong hindi mo agad mabasa. Tipong kahit sinong lalaki, mahuhulog. Kaya hindi nakapagtataka na halos mapanganga ang buong pamilya Benjamin. Pero si Yohan? Walang reaksyon. Nakatungo lang siya sa maayos niyang military uniform, seryoso ang mukha, at tila ba walang kahit anong nararamdaman. Kung ibang babae siguro, matatakot. Pero si Chloe, curious lang. They're bound by a decades-old debt between their families, at ngayong malapit nang ipadala si Yohan sa battlefield, kung saan walang kasiguraduhan kung makakabalik pa siya, the elders from both families started pushing. Wala nang oras at kailangan na raw nilang magpakasal. Not because they loved each other, but because it was their duty.