Locker Room

'If one door closes, there are still a thousand doors open.' For the umpteenth time, the twenty-one-year-old art student Grace Menken is hurt by a man who only takes advantage of her kindness. Being alone, bullied, and always getting played with makes Grace hopeless, so she decides to end her life. With a rope and a broken heart, Grace chooses an abandoned mansion as a witness to her death. However, she had a bad accident in that place. Grace might have died in the accident, but fate plays tricks on her. A knock on the door awakens Grace, who had just fallen from a height of two floors. When she opens the door, a man in royal clothing bumps into her. "My apologies for hitting you, Ms. I’ve been chased by a pack of monster wolves. I have to find a way to get back to the palace. My wedding ceremony will start soon." ** Adro Alymer Groendez is the crown prince of the prosperous kingdom, Groendez a Lend. He will marry his childhood friend, Princess Joselyn. However, Adro accidentally crosses into the modern world on their wedding day through a witch's door. Trapped, Adro meets Grace Menken, a girl who becomes his friend and promises to help him return to the fairy tale land. Would Adro make it back to his world, where his bride-to-be is waiting? Or would Adro be trapped forever in the modern world?

When she returned to the room, he was waiting. Handcuffs in hand. Eyes full of something dangerous. “You’ve been a bad girl,” Leonardo said, voice low and controlled. “Now you’ll take your punishment.” Arya was forced into a marriage she never wanted—to Leonardo Marcello, a man with a reputation built on blood, fear, and absolute power. Cold. Calculated. Untouchable. But the moment he saw her, something shifted. For him, it was already too late. Arya is everything he never expected—soft where he’s hard, light where he’s all shadow. And the more she tries to keep her distance, the more he pulls her into his dark world. It starts with stolen glances. Then with unspoken promises. And before she can stop it, the man she was forced to marry becomes the one man her heart begins to crave. But their world is brutal. And love? In the mafia, it’s the greatest risk of all. Will the reluctant mafia bride surrender to the man who’s already claimed her soul? Or will the world they live in rip them apart before she ever gets the chance?

Kung kailan namang anniversary, saka pa nakipaghiwalay ang long-term-boyfriend ni Valerie. Ang ending, super brokenhearted ang bida natin. Para mabawasan ang lungkot, napagpasyahan na lang niyang umalis sa bahay nila at magrenta sa malapit sa trabaho niya. Kaya lang, ang mamahal na ng renta ng mga paupahan sa ngayon. Kulang na kulang ang budget niya dahil isa rin siyang working student. Saan siya hahanap ng mura e halos lahat ang mamahal na. Saan puwede tumira nang wala gaanong gastos? Sa ilalim ng kanal? Sa labas ng mga convenience store? Buti na lang, to the rescue ang friend niyang beki - si Kendra. May kakilala pala itong nagrerenta sa murang halaga na willing magkaroon ng kahati sa kuwarto at sabi ay mabait naman daw. Yon ang sabi. Hindi diyan natatapos ang kanyang problema dahil ang magiging roommate daw niya ay isa palang lalaki. Para rin daw pumayag ang landlady na magsama silang dalawa, magpanggap silang mag-jowa. OMG! Paano na? Hindi pa ba niya itutuloy ang pagrerenta kung isang hot roommate pala ang kanyang makakasama?

Lorenzo De Angelis is an Italian tycoon who runs his empire with an iron fist. He is gorgeous, powerful, young, and very wealthy. His enemies are several and quite ferocious, so Lorenzo trusts no one. This is why when he discovers a woman hiding in his office, listening to some important and extremely confidential information, his first instinct is to keep her ‘prisoner’ for a few days while trying to discover who is this beautiful ‘spy’. She is Phoebe Stone and she is just doing her job cleaning offices, without knowing she is ‘in the wrong place at the wrong time’. So, in a matter of minutes, against her wishes, she will start a thrilling adventure, next to a stunning but frightening man. This adventure will change both their lives forever. (Excerpt) The reality hit her hard. She was standing in a dimly lit room, half naked in front of the man who kidnapped her… who threatened her... The most beautiful man in the world. He lifted her hands and put them on him as if it was the most natural thing in the world that she should touch him. She caressed him again, just to make sure he was really there. He covered her small hands with his and stood perfectly still. “If you want me to stop, I will. If you want me to leave this room, I will. ‘Piccola’ (Ita. Baby), the decision is yours.” “Don’t stop, please… I just want to be yours tonight… and always…”

His dark eyes spoke a lot while roaming her body ditching their shame. She shuddered from the weird disgust feeling of his nasty stare piercing her pride to no end, soon her body and mind became numb when she heard him. "Strip!"The male whispered in her ear, resulting in his husky voice to become huskier. His aura was so tragically dark and dominant that the girl felt her knees weakening because of his bizarre declaration.She moved a bit back from the close proximity as she felt her breath halting because of his sudden intimacy."Scared aren't you?" The male asked mischievously witnessing her face losing its every color, not caring what he demanded from her. His stare was burning her entire being as she felt her self respect tearing apart. She was looking around the people present in the room with a hint of shame and obvious anxiousness."Are you being nervous now? You didn't hesitate to slap me in front of them then why are you being so shy now." He spat those words like fire without any shame with only one attention, to bring her down and smash her composure in front of everyone.Her sparkling eyes attracted him to no limits. His dominance dragged her in his deep dark world, his egoistic aura took away that shine. He made her surrender to his sinful desires unwillingly...

Maya’s wedding was around the corner when she found out that her fiancé and her step-sister were cheating behind her back. She announced their betrayal to her family, but to her surprise, they disowned her! Broken-hearted as she is, she went to the bar with her best friend and became wasted. The next morning, she found herself in an unfamiliar room with an unfamiliar man. She slipped away without even seeing the face of the man who took her virginity. The same thing happened to her best friend, and their one-night mistake gave them an unexpected remembrance—a baby! Five years later, her son's father appeared before her as her new boss! Little did she know, the billionaire had been looking for her all along, and her best friend had taken her place! Ano ang gagawin ni Maya kapag nalaman niyang ang kaniyang amo pala ang tunay na ama ng kaniyang anak? Aaminin ba niya rito ang tungkol sa anak nila kapag nalaman niyang ito rin ang lalaking minamahal ng best friend niya? Mapapatawad ba niya ang pinakamatalik niyang kaibigan kapag natuklasan niyang nagpakilala ito bilang ang babaeng nakatalik ng amo niya, limang taon na ang nakalilipas?

Si Hunter Buencamino na isang kilalang business tycoon sa Pilipinas ay binigyan ng isang buwan na palugit ng kanyang ama na kailangan niyang maiharap ang babaeng makakasama niya habang buhay, kapalit ang malaking project sa Brown Corporation . Halos hindi makapaniwala si Hunter sa mga salitang narinig niya sa kanyang ama, lalo pa't wala sa kanyang vocabulary ang salitang kasal. Kaya hindi niya alam kung matutuwa ba siya sa pagpayag ng ama sa proyekto na matagal na niyang pinapangarap na makuha, ngunit kapalit ay ang pagpapatali niya sa isang kasal na labis niyang kinamumuhian. Sa kagustuhan ni Hunter na makuha ang project, isang plano ang nabuo sa kanyang isip at nakahanda siyang magbayad kahit na magkano sa isang babae na magpapanggap na kanyang girlfriend at asawa. Makikilala ni Hunter si Nathalie del Prado sa isang agency na bride for hire at aakalain niya itong babaeng bayaran. Ngunit dahil sa isang gabing pagkalimot ay matutuklasan ni Hunter na isa pa lang birhen ang babaeng inakala niyang marumi. Si Nathalie na nga ba ang babaeng magpapabago sa pusong bato ni Hunter?

They had brought Olive into the Levine family under the shadow of illegitimacy, living a life concealed from the world. However, one day, her stepmother concocted a plan for a marriage replacement, coercing her into wedlock with Edward Johnson. She demanded that Olive take on the role of her stepsister. Olive found herself bound to a man notorious as ‘The Devil,’ an unsightly and disfigured villain. Little did she know, he harbored a well-kept secret. His mother had perished in a blaze, ignited by his stepbrother, transforming him into a vengeful figure. To pursue his vendetta, he sought to marry Olive’s stepsister, believing her to be entangled with his stepbrother. And he was deceived by them again... What would transpire when Edward uncovered the ruse? Would he spare her life? Could Olive soften the heart of this ruthless beast? __ The room was dark when he emerged behind me. His fingers skimmed against my bare shoulder, making me flinch, and his warm breath caressed my ear while his hand slipped down my navel. "Your body is mine, if not your heart." His hoarse voice made me close my eyes shut.

"F-Fine," she said and squeezed her eyes shut. "I'll do it." To keep her job and pay her nephew's hospital bills, Evelyn agreed to a one night stand with a casino client. In the dim corridor with red lights, someone grabbed her waist, the evil chuckle hot against her ear. No. She didn't want this. That smelly man! She didn't want him! There was a door right before her and she squinted her eyes. What did it say? The wordings looked too long to be the 'exit'. "Stay still," the man growled behind her and started to pull her away. "That's the presidential suite. Our room is right-" She elbowed him with all her strength that he yelped and let go of her. Panic set in her heart as she ran to the exit room right in front of her. She grabbed the door handle and was about to push it open when it was suddenly yanked open. Evelyn lost her footing and fell face first into a hard brick! What kind of wall was warm and smelled so sweet, enough to keep her temperature cool?

After my father's Beta killed him, I ran away and lived my life as a human. It wasn't much, but my life was my own and I liked it that way. Until one night, when I decide to take a shortcut through wolf territory and I'm captured. Expecting to go to the dungeon, the Alpha presents me as a potential mate to the mysterious and reportedly cruel Lycan King, Bowden. He takes me from my home and brings me to his kingdom where I'm expected to live as his mate. A mate he doesn't even want. I didn't sign up for this life. I don't want any of it. Least of all to be some king's dutiful and submissive mate. I'm just waiting, biding my time, until I can run away and join the human world again. ** "You know what…I'm done. I'm leaving Bowden's eyebrows pull up in amusement. "Are you now?” "Yes. Try to stop me.” He stands aside. "I won't stop you. Go. Goddess knows, I could use a little peace and quiet." I start to leave, but before I even reach the door he calls out. "Oswald!” The guard opens the door without any delay. "See the queen to her room and lock her in for the night," Bowden orders. "I thought you said you wouldn't stop me." I spin around and glare at Bowden, furious with him for changing his mind. "I won't…but Oswald made no such promises." The king nods at the guard who simply steps outside and closes the door behind him again. "Don't play games with me, little wild child. I am far more experienced than you'll ever be, and this is a game you'll never win. You are mine, and you are going nowhere.”