Lothering Little Boy

“When can I see you again?” She pried, summoning her last drop of courage. “Next time” He replied, biting his lower lips to prevent himself from blushing. “When is the next time?” She continued. He grinned, but remained mum. Six years later, she still could never forget the image of his endearing figure standing before her when she was barely twelve years old, with his handsome face that shone brightly like the fierce sun. Eighteen year old Ariadne, got admission into Leyland university in a different city to pursue a life of her dreams; to get closer to Denver, as close as possible. She just wanted to present herself and make him see her in a new light; an adult as against the little girl in his memory. All she ever wanted is to gently walk into his heart and occupy it. Can such a simple wish come so easy?

Noel Laurent never expected a night of heartbreak to put him in the sights of Vincenzo de Luca..a man wrapped in danger, power, and ruthless desire. The mafia king wanted him from the moment their eyes met. But when Vincenzo sent his men to fetch him, Noel did the unthinkable..he refused. Now, Vincenzo is intrigued. Amused. Obsessed. Noel doesn’t belong in Vincenzo’s world of bloodstained hands and whispered threats, yet the mafia don is determined to make him his. No matter the cost. He spoils Noel, protects him, claims him, until Noel has nowhere left to run. And when old enemies and past wounds threaten to pull them apart, Vincenzo proves there’s nothing he won’t do to keep Noel in his arms..even if it means burning the world down. Noel thinks he can resist him. Vincenzo knows better. After all… what’s his will always be his.

"Alam mo ikaw ha, masyado kang pala-desisyon. Buhay ko ito kaya huwag kang makialam lalo pa at wala naman ako’ng naging say sa love life mo,” naiinis na pahayag ko kay Franco. Naiinis kasi ito nang malaman na gusto ko ng magkaanak. Lagpas na ako sa kalendaryo at sa takot ko na mapag-iwanan ay ito ang naisip ko na solusyon. Wala sa vocabulary ko ang pag-aasawa dahil na rin sa naging karanasan ng nanay ko at sa nakikita ko sa paligid ko kaya nawalan na ako ng interes lalo na sa mga lalaki. Maraming nanliligaw subalit lahat sa akin ay red flags. Dagdagan pa nitong kaibigan ko na walang inaayawan basta naka-palda sa paningin nito lahat ay maganda. Mabait naman ito, matalino, responsable, masipag at madiskarte subalit sadyang palikero. “Ako ha, concern lang ako sa iyo. Huwag sanang masamain. Mamaya sa kagustuhan mo ay mapahamak ka pa.” Patuloy na litanya ni Franco sa akin. “Kaya nga bago pa mangyari iyon ay uunahan ko na. Hindi ako mai-inlove, hindi ako magiging martir at lalong hindi ko hahayaan na masaktan lang ako ng kagaya mo. Kaya nga anak lang ang gusto ko at iyon na ang pupuno sa pangarap ko. Hindi ako mag-aasawa at sakit lang iyan sa ulo,” masungit na sagot ko. “Ganun ba? Bakit ka pa maghahanap sa malayo at hindi mo kilala kung mayroon naman sa harapan mo? Ako na lang kaya, ano? Makakasiguro ka pa na galing sa magandang lahi at pamilya ang magiging anak mo,” tugon ni Franco. Napamaang ako sa naging sagot n’ya. Pwede kaya o baka magiging mitsa lang ito ng bagong kalbaryo sa buhay namin? Mas makapagpapatibay o makakasira kaya ito sa aming pagkakaibigan? Subalit hindi ko maiwasan kiligin at makadama ng challenge na baka ako lang pala ang makapagpapatino kay Franco.

Jenna Walker’s life became a sad one after the death of her father. After her father’s death, she was raised by her cold aunt and mistreated like a servant. In high school, she fell for Rexford Blankson, the bad boy who later shattered her heart by using her as part of a bet. Determined to move on, Jenna starts fresh in a new city, landing a job as a secretary to the powerful CEO—Rexford. When they unexpectedly meet again, Jenna runs, unwilling to face the man who broke her. But Rexford, regretful and determined to make amends, seeks her out. As old wounds reopen, Jenna struggles with her feelings and her past, while Rexford fights for a second chance at love. With the support of her new friend Olivia, Jenna must decide whether she can trust Rexford again or if their history is too painful to overcome. Bad Boy CEO's Second Chance is a story of second chances, love, and the courage to heal from betrayal.

When 25-year-old Elena Torres loses her parents in a tragic accident, she believes her world has already crumbled. But a shocking revelation turns her grief into something far more dangerous: her father’s debts have sold her into marriage with Nicholas De Luca, the city’s most feared Mafia boss. To Nicholas, Elena is payment for a debt owed. To Elena, he’s a cold and calculating captor. Yet beneath the fear and defiance lies a strange connection neither of them can deny. As their lives intertwine, Elena begins to uncover secrets about her father’s death and Nicholas’s role in her family’s downfall. But Nicholas is not the only threat lurking in the shadows. Rivals, betrayal, and deadly power plays soon make Elena a pawn in a much larger game. As the truth unfolds, Elena is faced with an impossible choice to fight for freedom or risk everything she believed in for the man she had began to fall in love with. How far would you go to uncover the truth? Can Elena escape Nicholas’s obsession or will she lose herself in the process?

“Are you sure that you want to do this, Diablo?” She asked, looking at her husband to nodded. “They shot the first bullet and it's time for me to shoot the rest. And I do believe that you're not going to let them live after everything that has happened.” He said, looking at his wife, who nodded. ************************************************** It's been years since any of their enemies have shown their faces. Some have believed them to be dead. Some believe that they chose to escape. However, Diablo and Sienna knew better than to believe any of their lies. And when the first spark of flame emerged. They knew to fight back. And they fought back even harder…

Angela Claire is just an ordinary woman who is striving in her life just to sustain her grandmother's medication. But one day her life turned upside down when the handsome CEO of JBC Corporation - John Blaire Castillejo II claimed that she is his wife! But how could that be possible? She might have met an accident a few hours before but her memory is intact. She is single all her life and never has been married!

Mia always knew she was as ordinary as a girl could be living a life of bliss along with her mother untill the day she died. On her death bed her mother let her know that she was the illegitimate daughter of the ruling Wolf Clan king of the East. But that was not the end of it all.The curse that was chasing her was because of the baby she was carrying in her womb from her husband about whom she knew very little, except the fact that he worked at the Wolf embassy in the mortal world. Something was not right. The curse could only be evoked if there was any illegal 'blood-ties' formed between the Wolf Clan of the East and Fox Clan of the West. Scared, alone, afraid and running from inevitable doom, the only logical conclusion her mind could come to was that, her wolf was infact a fox in wolf's hide.

Kyla is Reece’s loyal secretary by day and his secret lover by night. Coming from a life of poverty, she’s used to being invisible to the rich. What Reece doesn’t know is that his powerful mother is behind it all—secretly paying Kyla to keep Reece distracted while she finds him the perfect bride from high society. But Kyla makes the one mistake she swore she wouldn’t—she falls in love with him. When the weight of their unequal worlds becomes too much and Reece's mother finds him a future wife, Kyla decides to walk away from both her job and Reece, hoping to escape the pain before it’s too late. Now, Reece faces an impossible choice: follow his mother’s plans and marry the perfect bride, or risk everything to fight for the woman he never realized he couldn’t live without. But will Kyla’s love be enough to break through the walls of wealth and control that surround him, or will their passion burn out in the shadows?

Joy Jones was a seventeen-year-old kind and optimistic girl working in her grandpa's flower shop, but she had a secret. She was suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and wanted nothing, but to die peacefully. That was until Logan Kellerman, a young man with suicidal tendencies came storming into her life and stole roses from her grandpa's flower shop. Instead of running away with what he came for, he found himself falling deeper and deeper into her as she made his heart skip in delight, for she was, in her own words, a little bit of Joy.