Kabanata 23 El Filibusterismo

Sighing heavily she met his eyes, “what do you want Julien?” “Exactly what you want El,” he drawled as a lazy smirk spread across his lips. “I definitely don't want that, not after what you did to Landon you’re an you know, no single decency,-” She gasped as he pulled her flush against him, “ I agree with you El, there really is no decency in me,” he murmured before smashing his lips against hers. Elsida felt her resolve melt as her lips moved against his, she didn't stand a chance and he was awfully aware. She tried to fight it she really did, but it seemed as though she couldn't escape the torment. He had ruined her family once and now she's letting him do it again in more ways than one. Elsida can’t keep up with her Father's bills anymore. The escort agency’s pay is measly in comparison to her Father's medical expenses and she is desperate to save him. Desperate enough to accept an unlikely offer from the man she swore to loathe; Julien Benoit. He ruined her once, letting him in again might just be her damnation. Elsida didn’t know that Julien is out for blood this time until she learns about the role he played in her Father's downfall when she’s already too deep in. Ruthless betrayals, burning desires, heart-wrenching love, and a tragic past. Will trusting Julien save her Father or bring more chaos than she had bargained for?

Nervana El Rius, the favored world, a once pieceful realm with high and supreme gods living together with humans. A world once full of joy, contentment, success and peace. But inevitably, goodness always comes with evil. Nervana, the favored world, was cursed when greed took over and empowered human to commit unacceptable things in the justice of the gods. Because of exteme greediness and want of power, human betrayed the generational unity and caused battle between the two race. Gods and goddesses vanished and left a condemnation to the humans. It is where the endless feud started. For generations, battle has never been ceased. In the present time, in the Kingdom of Ludimier, is a girl from the bloodline of the family who served the Supreme god before the rebellion happened. Mula pa nang bata, alam na ni Arza ang totoo. Lumipas ang ilang libong taon, maraming bersiyon ang narinig nang mga tao. But Arza knows the truth. And somehow, she dreamt of seeing the Great Supreme god in the History. Hinahangaan niya ito. Pero alam niyang impossible. So when an unexpected mission was given to them by the Academy, her impossible phantasm feels just above her and any moment, she could reached it. Find Dios Sovran, the Supreme god. Wala siyang ediya. Kaya ba nila? Kaya ba nilang mahanap ang Pinakamataas na diyos? Pero saan sila magsisimula? Sino ang hahanapin? Saan ang daan? Ano ang mga palatandaan? With their sea of puzzled thoughts, they started finding clues. Later by later, they started seeing the stairs up to where the vanished Supreme god is. Armored with courage, molded by intellegence and protected by skills, can they find him?

Tumakas si Florence sa kasal niya sa lalaking hindi niya mahal ngunit para lamang maging bride ng isang estrangherong lalaki sa araw ng kasal nito. No choice si Florence kundi ang magpakasal sa lalaking Joaquin El Greeco ang pangalan dahil nasa harapan na siya ng pari at ng guwapong groom. Ngunit paano kung malaman niya na ang lalaking pinakasalan niya ay isa palang pinuno ng mafia at kaya siya pinakasalan ay para paghigantihan dahil iniisip nitong anak siya ng taong kinamumuhian nito? Ano ang gagawin niya sakaling bumalik ang totoong bride nito gayong nararamdaman niyang umiibig na siya rito sa kabila ng paiba-ibang ugaling ipinapakita nito sa kanya? At bakit kamukha niya ang babaeng dapat sana ay bride ni Joaquin El Greeco?

Faye Netanya Charlotte Vander, wanita berparas cantik berumur 23 tahun. Dia anak tunggal dari pasangan suami-istri yang menikah karena keegoisan orang tua, Ayahnya bernama Holland Vander dan Ibunya bernama Charlotte Abigail Vander. Kedua orang tuanya menjalin pernikahan dan hubungan rumah tangga karna keterpaksaan demi mempertahankan hak waris masing-masing. Faye tumbuh menjadi sosok yang kekurangan kasih sayang kedua orang tua. Banyak kepahitan yang dilalui seorang Faye, kedua orang tuanya bercerai, Ibunya meninggal dunia, kekasih nya berselingkuh, dan hidupnya semakin abu-abu dengan kehadiran Farasy dan Davina, Ibu tiri dan suadari tiri Faye. Mereka semakin membuat Faye kehilangan selera untuk bertahan hidup ditengah gempuran semesta mengirimkan kesedihan yang bertubi-tubi. Syukurnya dia memiliki dua orang sahabat yang selalu ada untuknya bernama Feronica dan Natasya. Setelah banyaknya coba yang dilalui seorang Faye, semesta kirimkan kepada nya seorang laki-laki yang datang memberi warna di kanvas kosong kehidupan Faye. Laki-laki itu bernama Arche Rasalas Arshaka, Arche dikenal sebagai laki-laki yang tidak pernah serius dengan wanita, bahkan dia tidak pernah memiliki keinginan menjalin hubungan. Namun di matanya sosok Faye berbeda, dengan segala upaya yang dia miliki Arche berusaha sekuat mungkin meluluhkan hati Faye yang benar-benar sudah mati rasa akan cinta, karna sepanjang perjalanan hidupnya, hanya sakit yang dia rasakan. Ayahnya cinta pertama seorang anak perempuan justru meninggalkan luka yang membekas untuknya, dan William, laki-laki yang dia anggap rumah berkhianat kepadanya, semua itu cukup membuatnya tidak percaya lagi dengan cinta. Akankah Arche berhasil mendapatkan hati seorang Faye? Bagaimana perjalanan cerita mereka? Silahkan mengambil posisi senyaman mungkin, aku persilahkan kalian untuk masuk melalui pintu mana saja yang kalian inginkan untuk mengikuti perjalanan hidup seorang Faye. Akan kalian temukan cerita tentang cinta, persahabatan dan keluarga dalam cerita ini.

Karena terdesak keadaan, Inggit Garnasih Wicaksono, 23 tahun, terpaksa menerima pinangan laki-laki pilihan kakeknya. Dia menikah dengan Andi Hermawan, 28 tahun, yang berprofesi sebagai buruh serabutan. Karena hanya dengan cara itulah, Inggit terbebas dari perjodohan dengan duda kaya raya yang cabul dan terbebas dari cap perawan tua di kotanya.

Grace White, a weak werewolf with cowardly alpha blood that runs through her veins, is an obedient daughter that strives to stay out of her father’s way and pay her stepmom's hospital fees. Though living with an abusive father, Gracey always finds the time to stop and appreciate life and the joy of being alive. However, when her stepmom’s hospital fees begin to triple, her stresses begin to consume every ounce of joy she has left. Being a girl who lives a life grounded on morals, the thought of selling herself as a house maiden/servant, as her father suggested, to earn enough money, sounds absurd at first. Yet when there seems to be no other option, and her mom’s life hangs in the balance, she decides to sell herself in the largest and most esteemed auction that El Salvador hoists every year. Her mixed feelings towards the auction become subdued, as the moon Goddess gifts her the person she has always dreamt of having. But will he accept her, or hurt her much more than life itself? …but whatever he chooses to do, he needs to remember that: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Elsa is a 23 years old human girl who is unaware of the mysterious world around her until she encounters the last moments of Gwa the Alpha werewolves. Gwa chooses her to be the next Alpha, this changes Elsa life forever as she now struggles with Raphael and others to gain the favour of the other werewolves an also to defeat Adrain and the kingdom of the weredragons.

Sereia dijuluki si buruk rupa. Seiring berjalannya waktu, si buruk rupa tumbuh dengan luka di hatinya. Akibatnya, dia tidak mengenal cinta. Yang dia tahu, dia hanya harus menyelamatkan hidup ketiga adiknya semenjak ditinggalkan oleh kedua orang tuanya untuk selamanya. *** Teman-temannya mulai membicarakan salah satu pelacur itu tidak seperti biasanya. Elias masa bodoh. Baginya, semua wanita sama saja. Namun, setelah mendengar tentang si pelacur yang dibicarakan teman-temannya yang ternyata adalah si buruk rupa di sekolahnya dulu, Elias tertarik sebab dia tidak menyangka wanita yang ia kira polos dan begitu bodoh ternyata bisa menjadi sesuatu yang tidak pernah ia bayangkan. Dia tidak percaya tetapi malam itu...dia jatuh cinta. *** Elias adalah salah satu luka terbesarnya, satu-satunya alasan dia memutuskan berubah, dan dia berusaha melupakan bedebah itu mati-matian. Ketika mengetahui lelaki itu tertarik padanya setelah mereka menghabiskan malam bersama, dia berusaha menyingkirkannya dari hidupnya dengan segala yang ia bisa. Namun, segalanya malah menjadi jauh dari harapannya. *** Mengetahui wanita yang dicintainya putus asa, El berusaha memberikan perhatian. Namun, wanita itu tidak bisa percaya pada siapapun lagi. Wanita itu selalu berusaha lari darinya. El bertindak semakin jauh dan tanpa memikirkan perasaan wanita itu hanya demi mendapatkan cintanya dan tidak membiarkannya pergi. Sampai akhirnya, wanita itu tiba-tiba menerimanya. Tetapi itu hanya jebakan supaya dia bisa pergi. *** "Pergilah sejauh mungkin sampai aku tidak bisa menemukanmu! Tetapi ingatlah, kalau aku menemukanmu lagi, kamu tidak akan bisa lari lagi!"

Na sa bingit na sana ng tagumpay si Cecilia sa paghihiganti laban sa mga Samson, ang pamilyang umampon sa kanya na siyang dahilan sa ilang taong paghihirap niya. Ngunit tatlong putok ng baril mula sa lalaking itinuturing na niyang kapatid ang agad na bumawi sa buhay niya, or so she thought, dahil sa muling pagbukas ng kanyang mga mata ay natagpuan niya ang sarili niyang nakakadena sa loob ng isang madilim na underground. She then realized, that her soul was transmigrated in the body of the mentioned character in the book that she once read. Cecilia Eckhart Campbell, the unwanted wife of the male lead. ' I will not let the book dictate your life Cecilia. Gagawin ko ang lahat upang manatiling buhay ang character mo hanggang sa huling kabanata ng librong ito. I, Cecilia Samson, who's currently living in the body of Cecilia Eckhart Campbell, is ready to dominate and play a hellish game in this hellish world. ' -- Cecilia Samson

On the night of her graduation, Elle lost her mum and her best friend Ethan went missing. Her mum's death was strange. She was found dead and dry, with no blood in her when an autopsy was conducted. The only injury on her was two tiny dots on her neck. How she died, she didn't know. But everything pointed to Ethan. Elle had left him with her mum that night, only to come back to meet the worst scenario that tormented her life. This happened five years ago when at the age of eighteen, she moved on and re-established her mum's business known as EL corporations. Now 23 years old, her nightmares started again when Ethan came back. ~~EXCERPT~~ Her emotions swirled all over the place. She was still the stupid Elle. She trusted people easily, but what did they do? They pay her back with heartache and pain. "Elle, I warn you," He said slowly walking toward her like the predator he was. Elle gazed fiercely at him "What are you going to do? Lock me up? Or drink me to death.?!" Ethan smiled, the smile that weakened her bones, that shook her very core and being. "Elle, if you run, I chase, and if I catch?" He took her by the waist and pulled her to him. Their body was so close that his hot breath fanned her neck turning her red. Ethan's hand tightened around her waist "You make me lose my sanity Elle, do you know that?" He bent toward her inhaling her sweet scent that always invaded his senses. Elle's eye's turned wild "Let me go this instant!" Ethan's eye's darkened when he gazed down at her luscious red lips. Before he knew it, his mouth captured her lips in a warm sweet kiss.