Lying Low Novels & Stories

Travis Villaflor does not lose. In business, he conquers. In life, he dominates. With godlike beauty, ruthless intelligence, and power that bends men twice his size, he has built an empire where everything and everyone falls into place exactly as he commands. And he belongs to Cathyrine Reva. At least, that is the lie he has repeated for years. Because there was once a boy. Raine Montemayor. Fifteen years of age. Soft-eyed and devoted. Recklessly in love. A boy who trembled but still offered everything. His body, his heart, his soul. And the confession, it terrified him. So he crushed it. “I’m straight,” he said coldly. “I only see you as a brother.” And just like that, he destroyed the only person who had ever looked at him as if he were something more than a god. Raine left for Canada soon after. Travis thought distance would erase the memory. Well, it didn’t. Years later, Raine returns. But the boy Travis rejected is gone. The man who steps off the plane is controlled and polished. Sinfully beautiful. His smile no longer innocent, but knowing. His presence no longer pleading, but commanding. Raine no longer looks like he belongs to him. And that is unacceptable. He has a girlfriend, a reputation and a name built on control. Yet every time Raine turns away from him… every time someone else dares to touch him… Jealousy tastes like blood in his mouth. He wants to drag him close. Mark him. Remind him. “You think you’ve outgrown me?” Travis murmurs one night, voice low and dangerous. “You think you can come back here and pretend I don’t own every part of you? You're wrong baby. You're mine, only mine. Even your brothers can do nothing about it. I possess you.

“Gusto mo?” His voice was low, almost teasing, lazy yet dangerous. Sumiksik si Amanda sa kanyang dibdib, namumula ang mukha, nanginginig ang katawan habang umaatake ang kanyang kondisyon. She bit her lip, then nodded. Isang taon na siyang kasal kay Warren Garcia pero ni minsan, hindi siya hinawakan. A wife… who was never desired. Dahil doon, unti-unting nasira si Amanda. Tuwing aatake ang kanyang sakit, she loses control, trapped in a body longing for something she was never given. Until one night… nahuli niya ang asawa niya, kissing her sister’s photo. That’s when everything shattered. Hindi siya asawa. Hindi siya mahal. She was just a substitute, a replacement. A second choice. Desperate, she goes to the hospital and meets a young, dangerously handsome doctor. But something goes wrong. Because that night, she almost crossed the line. And she didn’t even know his name. Kinabukasan, her world turns upside down.The same man is now the newly appointed CEO. Her boss. Her temptation. Trying to act like strangers, Amanda kept her distance but fate had other plans. Na-promote siya. Diretso sa tabi ng CEO. As his personal assistant. “Sir, may asawa na ako… are you trying to be the other man?” Namumula sa galit si Amanda habang napilitang mapaupo sa kandungan nito. He held her waist tighter. Then kissed her. “Baby… did you forget?” His voice dropped into a whisper. “Last night… you called me ‘husband’ all night.” In the end, Amanda walks away. No hesitation. No turning back. She remarries. Choose someone else. Chooses herself. But the man who never touched her, finally breaks. Namumula ang mata, puno ng pagsisisi.. “Amanda… let’s start over. Please, don’t leave me. I’ll do anything.” She looks at him cold, unfeeling. “Sorry.” A faint smile. “I’m not interested in a useless man.”