Love's Epilogue

For so long, Favilla has wanted only one thing: to kill her Sire. However, on the eve of her success, she learns that she was only ever a chess piece in a game being played out by the most powerful vampires in the city. Her loved ones have betrayed her, and the one who was her greatest enemy wants to save her with his dying breath. She dies for her mistakes, but the goddess is merciful. She is granted a second chance. Only, why is nothing the way she remembers it? Will she become a player this time around, or will she remain a pawn? Most importantly, can she make him understand that she loves him back? * Favilla (f., n., 1st dec.) - glowing ash, cinder, ember Dies iræ, dies illa, / Solvet sæclum in favilla * 'Everything is ready, then?' he says, a little sad. I feel bad about it. 'It's not too late to back out, you know. He doesn't suspect anything yet.' 'No,' he says, 'I'll still do it. I'll kill him. For you, my love.' * 'I'm scared,' I say. 'Don't be,' he says. 'You won't have to do anything but stand aside and watch.' * His arms are around me, and he's murmuring to me, 'Oh, you stupid, stupid girl.' Only, it doesn't sound like him at all. It sounds cold, detached. Cruel. * Finally, the pieces start snapping into place—he's betrayed me.

I never believed in second chances. Not after Cynthia. She was my confidant… until death tore her from me and left this mansion echoing with ghosts. Inilibing ko na rin ang puso ko kasabay ng pakamatay ni Cynthia . She was my wife. My peace. My mistake. Then her daughter moved in. Liza. The forbidden reminder of everything I shouldn’t want—young, alive, reckless in ways her mother never was. She looks at me like she sees through the monster I’ve become. Sa tuwing ngingiti siya,  the ache in my chest returns—violent, dangerous, hungry. Every brush of her skin ignites something I can’t bury anymore. I tell myself it’s guilt. I tell myself I’m just protecting her. Pero ang totoo? I want her. Hindi bilang stepdaughter. Not as Cynthia’s child. I want her as mine—completely, ruinously, irredeemably mine. They’ll call me a sinner. A man who crossed the line. Ngunit sa tuwing tinitingnan ako ni Liza, trembling, wanting... I knew I’d already crossed it. I tell myself I’m protecting her, but each night, the lie weakens. Because when she looks at me, it isn’t fear I see—it’s want. And God help me... I want her too. This isn’t love. It’s a beautiful disaster. And I’d burn the world just to feel her breathe my name again.

(COMPLETED) Unang kita ni Nate kay Ian akala niya talaga babae ito dahil mukhang babae talaga ito. Ilang beses na niyang nakita si Ian at nagkagusto na siya sa binata kaya ginawa niya ang lahat para mahawakan ang leeg ni Ian at mapanatili ito sa tabi niya kahit alam niya nang lalaki ito at walang pagasang mahalin siya nito dahil pera lang ang habol nito sakanya, pero handa parin siyang isugal ang lahat para kay Ian at pagbayarin ang lahat ng nanakit dito. Ian Mercado ay leader ng Red Assasins na nangarap magbagong buhay. Embes na pumatay para magkapera, pinasok niya ang smuggling at doon niya nakilala si Nate Guevara diyos ng Rogue Sharks, mayari ng Casino Clique at karamihan sa hidden piers na magagamit niya para makapagnegosyo sa iba pang bahagi ng mundo. Pumayag si Ian na samahan si Nate ng isang gabi para ipagamit sa kanya ang mga pagaaring peir ni Nate pero mula nung nakasama siya nito at kahit alam na ni Nate na lalaki siya wala parin itong balak pakawalan siya. Doon na siya pumayag magpagamit kay Nate kapalit ang pera. Akala niya talaga dahil sa mukhang babae siya kaya hinahabol siya ni Nate, di niya alam na matagal nang alam ni Nate na lalaki siya at gusto parin siya nito. Mahal ni Ian ang pera dahil ito ang nagpanatili sa kanyang buhay mula nung itakwil siya ng sariling pamilya, dahil sa katauhan niya. Mapalambot kaya siya ni Nate na walang ginawa kundi gamitin at pwersahin siya kahit ayaw pa niya o magugustuhan niya ang mga ginagawa ng lalaking to sa pagkatao at katawan niya. Patuloy parin kaya siyang mahalin ni Nate once na malaman lahat ng sekreto at pinagdaanan niya?

The first thing I do after being reborn is dump my devoted boyfriend and immediately say yes to the obsessive man's pursuit. In my past life, my so-called best friend, Sarah Cole, bound herself to an app that could transfer all of my boyfriend's love for me to her. My boyfriend was Luke Spencer. The golden roses he prepared for me ended up with her. The hotel he bought for me suddenly had her name on the deed. The way he looked at me shifted from fierce desire to cold disdain, but when he turned to her, his eyes overflowed with the tenderness I once knew so well. When I cried and demanded to know why Luke had changed, he just looked at me with disgust as he spat, "We broke up a long time ago. Leave my girlfriend alone!" On my birthday, Sarah went live online, flaunting how Luke had rented out the entire amusement park for her. Fireworks lit up the sky behind her in a blaze of color. And me? They worked together to have me thrown into a mental hospital. They called me a crazy woman obsessed with someone who never loved me back, and in endless rounds of electroshock therapy and forced medication, I died in despair. When I open my eyes again, I'm reborn. This time, I no longer feel anything real for my ex-boyfriend. Instead, I play along with Ethan Grant. I find it funny when Sarah opens the app again, siphoning away every drop of Ethan's overwhelming love. I really want to know if she can handle it.

Dina has always lived a complicated life so she doesn't have many friends. Her Dad is in prison, her Mom is remarried, and she spends most of her time in the streets picking pockets. Dina does this for a good reason--for a new life somewhere far away. But as she gets closer to her goal she meets David Choi, the infuriating goody-two-shoes in her new high school. He's perfect in all ways and exactly the kind of guy that Dina can't stand. But for some reason, they can't stay away from each other. And when secrets from their past begin to threaten them, sweet lies are told, and no one knows if they can get over them to finally be together.

Xavier Castello lived his whole life devoid of emotions. A ruthless Don with a voracious appetite and brutal tactics. Due to a horrible betrayal, he kills one of his most trusted men, Benicio Morales and takes his daughter hostage. What Xavier never expected was to fall in love with the enemy's daughter. Ariana Morales, once lived a normal life as daddy's princess. Now, her whole family is dead and she is at the mercy of the man who killed them. She will have to become his pet for a year before regaining her freedom. What happens when she falls in love with her captor? Will their love story flourish, or will she desert her family's murderer when the contract expires?

After Sabrina’s best friend; Coral, sets her up to be a laughing stock, she finds out the most shocking discovery that it was Coral who had been the same girl her boyfriend cheated on her with. She was forced to leave the house but little did she know that the stranger whom she had met at the humiliation party would be at the cafe she works that night, proposing a deal to her that would chase her life forever. 

Roseanne Moonveil has just woken up from a coma, only to find herself arranged to marry Damian Fenrison—a cold Alpha and arrogant CEO harbouring countless secrets. Roseanne knows their marriage isn't about love but cooperation. Yet, the longer she stays near the wounded Alpha, the more she realizes there’s so much more hidden behind his icy gaze. Damian Fenrison lives in the shadow of loss. As the Alpha of the Aeternum Pack, he lost Lyra, the mate who was the center of his world. To Damian, Roseanne is nothing more than the Omega needed to strengthen his pack—nothing more, nothing less. But who would have thought that the stubborn Omega would challenge his every belief and slowly rewrite his view of her? As their hearts begin to connect, fate seems determined to tear them apart. One by one, truths about the past come to light, shaking the fragile bond between Damian and Roseanne. Can a new love blossom amidst the shadows of the past, allowing them to become each other's salvation? Or will the truth bring nothing but devastation to them both?

Secrets and scandal rock Blackthorn Manor! Seraphina's heart is crushed when Alpha Lucius, her dream guy, dumps her for someone else at the altar. Forced to leave, she hides a tiny surprise — she's pregnant with his baby. Meanwhile, Lucius regrets his choice as his new love can't have kids. When he tries to win Seraphina back, it's mayhem! She's on the run with her child and a mysterious guy named Rune, who's not who he seems. Danger's close as Lucius fights to fix his biggest mistake. Will Seraphina ever forgive him, or will secrets and lies destroy them all? Get ready for a wild ride of love, betrayal, and nail-biting twists!

On the night of the Silvermoon Festival, the entire Black Forest pack is bathed in the light of the Moon Goddess. I'm about to share the spectacle with Kaelen through the mind-link, but then I spot a familiar figure. Kaelen Payne, my Alpha and fated mate, is holding a she-wolf in his arms. She tilts her face up to him, her voice edged with challenge. "Kaelen, prove I'm not just a secret. Mark me." My blood seems to freeze as I hear Kaelen murmur his agreement before pressing his mouth to hers. My wolf lets out a painful howl inside me. Just an hour ago, Kaelen's voice had come through the mind-link, "My Luna, I wish I could see the festival too, but there's an emergency at the border. Don't forget to share it with me through the mind-link." My fingertips turn cold, and I instinctively reach for him through the mind-link.