Magandang Topic Sa Devotion

On my 30th birthday, my boyfriend of seven years asked to meet at the City Hall. He even told me to bring my ID and wear a wedding dress. But when I showed up just as he asked, he was laughing and looked really excited. “Pay up, pay up! I told you all. No matter how embarrassing it is, Wrenna will always do what I say!” I just looked at him wordlessly. Matthew Young raised his eyebrows at me. “Come on, it was just a joke. You’re not mad, are you?” When I stayed quiet, he got annoyed. “Alright, alright. I said I’d marry you, and I will. Just not right now.” His good-for-nothing friends started laughing and making fun of me. They said I was his simp and would never get angry. And they were right. I was not angry. I did not come here today for him anyway. After everyone left, I walked into the City Hall. “Sorry I’m late. Let’s go get married.”

I had been in a relationship with Harry Chalamet for ten years. He stood up for me and even ended up in the hospital after a fight. He financially supported me in my education by laboring on construction sites. Even my friends could tell that he was madly in love with me, and I believed it too. Just when we were about to get married, I noticed he often secretly stared blankly at a photo. But the person in that photo wasn’t me…

I first met Kai Valentine at the basketball court when I was ten years old. Kai was taller, louder, and faster than me. And from that day on, Kai became my best friend, my safe place. But then my parents passed away, and my family went bankrupt. After that, we weren't best friends anymore. We were just two strangers living in completely different worlds. Then, Kai starts "stealing" from me. He manages to steal every single girlfriend I've ever had. The day he steals my eighth girlfriend, I finally break. That's when I decide to fight back and get myself a boyfriend instead. That's right; I'm going to pretend to be gay! Let's see how he plans to steal this one. However, I never thought that my actions would make Kai go absolutely berserk. That night, Kai presses me against a dim corner in the stairwell. His fists slam into the concrete wall, his breath hot against my cheek. "If even he can be your boyfriend," he grits out, "then why can't I?" I laugh. "Are you out of your mind?" Kai just keeps pressing closer, his scorching gaze burning into me as his lips inch closer until he is just a breath away. "Do you still not get it?" Something hot and erect presses up against me. He then growls softly in my ear. "I never wanted to steal any of your girlfriends. The only person I ever wanted was you, Aiden Winston!"

Hindi akalain ni Serena na ang simpleng pagtanggi niya na sapilitang maikasal sa kuya ng kanyang best friend ang magiging daan pala para maungkat ang isang rebelasyon tungkol sa pagkatao niya. Iyon din ang naging simula ng isang napakalaking pagbabago sa buhay niya. Mula sa pagiging tagapagmana ng mga Choi ay natagpuan niya na lang ang sarili niya na nasa isang napakahirap na kalagayan. Mula sa naglalakihan at mga bonggang runway platform na nilalakaran niya suot ang iba't-ibang designer items ay naroon siya ngayon sa isang maliit na entabladong nasa gitna ng madilim na club— sumasayaw ng malaswang sayaw habang suot ang maliliit na piraso ng tela na kaunti na lang ay maglalantad na sa kaluluwa niya. Mula sa tingin ng paghanga at sigaw ng admirasyon mula sa mga umiidolo sa kanya ay nauwi siya sa pagsalo ng mga malalagkit na tingin at mahahalay na salita mula sa mga lalaking hindi niya kilala na pawang mga hayok sa laman. Ang magandang katawan na dati niyang iniingat-ingatan, ngayon ay naging parausan na lang ng kung sino man ang may kakayahang magluwal ng pinakamalaking halaga para sa isang gabing impiyerno sa loob ng VIP room ng club. Paanong ang simpleng paghahangad ng kabutihan niya para sa sarili ay naging sanhi ng pagbaliktad ng mundo niya at pagkawala sa kanya ng mga taong mahalaga sa buhay niya? Ngunit sa kabila ng hirap at walang katiyakan ay pinili niya pa ring mabuhay. Kahit alang-alang na lang sa isisilang niyang anak sa lalaking nakasama niya sa isang gabing impiyerno na iyon. Sa lalaking hindi niya man lang nakikilala...

May magandang mukha, makurbadang katawan, malaporselanang kutis, simple lang mag ayos, at higit sa lahat may busilak na puso ang dalagang lumaki sa malayong probinsya na si Berry Marasigan. Sa angking kagandahan ni Berry ay marami sa kanya ang nagkakagusto o nahuhumaling. Sa edad niyang bente dos ay simpleng inosente pa rin siya dahil hindi pa siya nakaranas magkaroon ng kasintahan. Nang maulila si Berry sa mga nag ampon sa kanya ay nangarap na siyang makarating ng Maynila upang hanapin ang kanyang tunay na ina, kaya mabilis na nahikayat si Berry ng bagong kakilala ng alukin siyang makapagtrabaho sa Maynila at agad niyang sinunggaban ang oportunidad na iyon ng hindi na nagdalawang isip pa. Pagkarating sa Maynila ay ibinenta naman siya ng recruiter niya sa may ari ng isang sikat na night club na ang mga costumer ay mga mayayaman. Sa angking kagandahan at kaseksihan ng dalaga ay maraming lalaki ang gusto siyang maangkin at isa na sa kanila si Jayden Curtis, ang binatang CEO ng GC Construction Company na pagmamay-ari ng pamilya nila. Na love at first sight ang binata sa dalaga kaya nais niyang tulungan si Berry na makaalis agad sa club. Ngunit hindi iyon naging madali para kay Jayden, dahil sa pinagkaguluhan ang kagandahan ng dalaga ay ipina-auction si Berry ng may ari ng club at na bid ang dalaga sa napakalaking halaga. 20 Million pesos ang naging last bid ng bidder mapasakanya lang ang kaakit-kaakit na si Berry Marasigan.

Naglalaro sila ng isang mapanganib na laro, naglilikot sa isang lugar kung saan madali silang mahuli ngunit sa tingin ko bahagi iyon ng kilig . Isang mainit na gulo. Isang mainit na boss. Isang napakaraming mainit na engkwentro na may pagnanasa na hindi mapaglabanan. Si Leslie ay parang walking ticking bomb hindi lang literal na "kapus-palad" ang ibig sabihin ng kanyang pangalan, ngunit iyon ang kuwento ng kanyang buhay. Pakiramdam niya lahat ng mahawakan niya ay biglang nagiging kalokohan. Lalo na pagkatapos ng hindi magandang pangyayari sa kanyang dating nobyo, lumipat siya sa studio na kanyang ibinahagi sa kanyang dating dahil sa panloloko na nangangahulugang bumalik siya sa bahay kasama ang kanyang teenager na parang mga magulang. Kaya naman kailangan niya ng bagong trabaho bilang personal assistant ni Damien Cameron Romano para makabangon muli. Ang tagapagtatag ng Boyce industries, Tatlong buwan sa trabahong ito at maaari na siyang lumipat at, sana ay magsimulang muli sa bagong tseke mula sa kanyang bagong trabaho. Sa papel, madali ang kanyang trabaho. Mag kape. Mag-book ng mga appointment. Panatilihing maayos ang lahat. Ngayon, wala na dahil hindi nagpapagaan ang kanyang amo sa kanyang seksing katawan at seksing mga mata. Imbes na tumutok sa trabaho niya ay walang tigil ang iniisip niya tungkol sa biglaang nakakapasong paso ng kanilang atraksyon sa isa't isa. Pero boss niya! Alam mo kung ano ang sinasabi nila tungkol sa paghahalo ng trabaho at kasiyahan: Hindi ito nagtatapos ng maayos.

Nagniningning na mga mata ang sumalubong kay Maris Pulumbarit pagmulat niya habang pinaglalaruan ang sarili. Akala niya ay panaginip. Isang malikmata. Ngunit ang katotohanan ay may nanonood pala sa kanya. River Andrada accepted his Professor's offer to restore his reputation and repay his debt. He will face a significant challenge if he accepts the offer to tutor his Professor's daughter. Lalo na nang makita niya ang ginagawa nito sa loob ng banyo habang naliligo. At kahit naisin niyang tumalikod, hindi niya kayang pigilin ang sarili na panoorin ang magandang katawan ng anak ng kanyang Professor. She's desperate to get rid of him. He's desperate to get rid of his past. Both are determined to do everything they can. With plans, with hopes. In all possible ways, they can. But things didn't come into place. It happened on the day they least expected.

Chloe Lorin Navrus is known as the 'snow queen' because she's manipulative, ruthless, cold, proud, and merciless when it comes to handling business. She's living to make her parents proud and to make their family business even more successful. On the other hand, Zale Villanueva is a hardworking man under Chloe's company who's planning to get married with his long time girlfriend. Paglalapitin sila ng tadhana sa parehong hindi magandang dahilan na kapwa silang may makukuha. Dahil nang malaman ni Chloe na ipapakasal siya ng mga magulang niya sa lalaking hindi niya kilala ay natuto siyang tumanggi sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon. At para mapaniwala ang mga magulang niya na hindi siya pakakasal sa iba dahil may karelasyon siya ay binayaran niya si Zale na magpanggap bilang boyfriend niya sa harap ng lahat kapalit ng tatlong milyon na kinakailangan nito para mapaopera ang tatay ng girlfriend niyang may sakit. Pero ang pagpapanggap na akala niyang magiging madali lang ay hindi pala. Hindi madali dahil sa pagpapanggap na ginagawa nila ay unti-unti niyang napapakita kung sino siya sa likod ng matapang na mukha na iyon. Unti-unti nilang nabubuksan ang mga bagay na hindi dapat buksan dahil sa pagpapanggap na ginagawa. At unti-unti nilang nakakalimutan na nagpapanggap lang sila. As pain, tears, and heartaches slowly arises, will they choose to embrace each other or not? Will they face the consequences of their actions or they will just continue living in their own lives like nothing happened?

My sister and I married into wealthy families at the same time and became glamorous society wives. She had been childhood sweethearts with her husband, a CEO who was admired and respected by all. On the surface, their marriage was harmonious and respectful. But three years after the wedding, she got drunk one night and tearfully confessed to me. "Carrie… he's seeing someone else. He even has a love child now. They've been together longer than we've been married. He's been lying to me all this time. I'm just a joke to him." My eyes burned, brimming with unshed tears. "Actually… Kai's cheating too. He even bought his mistress a luxury car." We cried together all night. Gradually, our sorrow slowly turned into cold, clear resolve. "I don't want that bastard anymore, Carrie." "It's okay, Rachel. If you're walking away, I am too. I don't want my scumbag husband either." After a long talk, we made our final decision: Since this life wasn't working, we'd disappear. We'd leave it all behind and vanish without a trace.

Seven years ago, I turned my back on my powerless fated mate, Soren, and chose a powerful Alpha instead. Now, I’m dying alone in this shitty apartment with seven days to live. The Moon's Glow is fading inside me. Without the Final Rite, my soul will be chained to this earth, a ghost doomed to an eternity of torment. And no Alpha will perform it for me. Coughing up another mouthful of blood, I dialed the one number I swore I’d never touch again. Soren. The mate I rejected. Now, the most powerful Alpha in the North. I begged him for the Final Rite. Moments later, his engine screamed down my street. But the boy I once knew was gone. The man staring back at me now held nothing but pure, undiluted hatred in his eyes. "Well, well. Look what we have here," he sneered, his voice dripping with venom. "The fallen princess. When are you going to finally drop dead? The second your heart stops, I’m dumping your corpse in the Feral Lands for the scavengers."