Morally Ambiguous Veronica Lancet

“Give me one reason, Liv.” He stalked toward me, cornering me against the edge of the desk. “One good reason why I shouldn’t bend you over this desk and fuck you senseless.” My breath caught. “This is wrong, Damon. So wrong.” I pressed my palms flat against his chest, trying to create space. “You’re my brother-in-law…” “Not yet, love,” he whispered, fingers curling around my waist possessively. “You’re still engaged to him, but the man you’ll be getting married to…” Two fingers slipped into my heat, making me gasp. “…is me.” I should’ve walked away. I should’ve resisted. But I couldn't forget what it felt like to be his. * Olivia have the perfect life. The perfect fiancé. Marcus is everything she thought she wanted—sweet, charming, dependable. Safe. She thought she have it all figured out... Until the night of her engagement party, when she comes face-to-face with Damon—her ex. The man who had broken, damaged and left her for ruin, three years ago. The man she’s about to call brother-in-law. Now, old wounds rip open. Feelings she thought she buried, clawed their way back to the surface. And the man she once loved? He isn’t asking this time. Damon wants her back. And he’ll burn every bridge, including the one with his own brother—to make her his again. NOTE TO READERS: This is a dark, emotional, and scorching hot love story. It features a possessive anti-hero, messy family drama, emotional trauma, and morally gray decisions. If you’re looking for a soft romance with flowers and sunshine, this might not be it. But if you crave forbidden passion, flawed characters, and a love story that burns through betrayal and pains… Welcome to Olivia and Damon’s world.

Ginawang pambayad utang ng kanyang tiyuhin si Lara Veronica Martinez. Dahil sa desperasyon na matakasan ang lalaking hindi niya gusto, pumayag ang dalaga na magpakasal sa kanyang bilyonaryong boss na si Jason Timothy Lagadameo o Jace na nangangailangan ng contract bride upang matupad ang kahilingan ng abuela nitong may sakit. The marriage will last for only six months. At may dalawang rules na inilatag si Jace kay Lara; mananatiling lihim ang kanilang kasal sa iba at hindi dapat ma-in-love si Lara sa kanya. Wala iyong problema kay Lara. Alam niyang hindi siya mahuhulog sa mga gaya ng kanyang boss. He is the cold billionaire and she is the bubbly ordinary employee. He is the ruthless CEO and she is the poor woman with a heart of gold. Paano kaya nila pakikibagayan ang isa’t-isa gayong tila langit at lupa ang kanilang pagitan? Kaya ba nilang panatilihing lihim ang kanilang kasal sa iba gaya ng kanilang napagkasunduan? Paano kung sa paglipas ng panahon, unti-unting mahulog si Lara kay Jace sa kabila ng katotohanang, nariyan lang ang ex-girlfriend ni Jace, handa ulit paumuin ang binata sa kahit na anong paraan? Ipaglalaban ba ni Lara ang kanyang damdamin para sa asawa? O mas pipiliin niya ang umalis pagkatapos ang anim na buwan gaya ng kanilang napagkasunduan kahit na… dala-dala na niya sa kanyang sinapupunan ang pinakaaasam na tagapagmana ng mga Lagdameo na siyang magiging susi upang mabuksan ang mga lihim ng kanilang nakaraan?

When you truly love someone, mistakes will never change your feelings because the mind only gets angry but your heart still cares and that's all that matters. Veronica Chrystelle Valderama is your typical ideal woman. Maganda, matalino yun nga lang brat sa paningin ng ibang tao. She has everything a woman could have but she's not the type who keep everything for herself. She is helping a foundation for orphans and less fortunate children but she's kept it a secret. She's an heiress, an international model and she had anything every woman wished to have pero sa kabila ng tinatamasang karangyaan nananatiling mababa ang kalooban nya. She maybe bratty and spoiled but she's also sweet and generous at all times. Hanggang sa nakilala niya ang isang gwapong negosyanteng matalik na kaibigan ng Kuya niya. Masungit, suplado at lahat na lang ata ng katangian nito ay kinaiinisan niya. He is... Ret. Major, Nathaniel Devon Castillo, an ex-military, a businessman with oozing with sex appeal. But their first encounter didn't leave her a good impression. One day the guy showed up in their mansion, not to visit her brothers but to be her...personal body guard. She's irritated, irked and dismayed but she can't do anything because her father decided. She promised to herself that she'll do anything to annoy the guy but little did she know she's falling for him...so hard to the point that she doesn't know how to recover. Their relationship started and ended too fast, yong tipong kakasimula palang, natapos din agad sa di malamang dahilan. Malalampasan kaya niya ang sakit ng katotohanan kapag natuklasan nya na ang sekretong matagal na nitong inililihim sa kanya? Will her love enough to forgive and give chance to a broken billionaire?

Lumaki si Celestine Navarro sa bahay na kailanman ay hindi naging tahanan. Sa ilalim ng pang-aapi ng kanyang madrasta na si Margarita at ng maldita niyang stepsister na si Veronica, natutunan niyang maging matatag, tahimik, pero palaban. Isang araw, bigla siyang pinapirma sa isang arranged marriage contract—isang kasal na hindi niya maintindihan. Wala siyang ideya kung sino ang lalaki sa papel, at tanging sinabi lang ng abogado ay: “Mas gusto niyang manatiling pribado. Pero simula ngayon, nasa ilalim ka ng kanyang proteksyon.” Ang lalaking iyon ay si Adrian Cruz—isang malamig, makapangyarihang Bilyonaryo at CEO sa isang malaking kumpanya na sanay makuha ang gusto niya. Sa harap ng mundo, isa siyang taong walang emosyon at walang kahinaan. Ngunit sa likod ng kanyang katahimikan, may lihim siyang dahilan: minsan niyang nasaksihan kung paanong hinamak si Celestine ng sarili nitong pamilya. At mula noon, hindi na siya mapalagay. Tahimik niyang inayos ang kasunduan ng kasal—isang paraan para masiguro na walang sinumang makakasakit kay Celestine muli. Habang patuloy siyang binabastos at minamaliit ng mga Navarro, patago namang nakamasid sa kanya ang lalaking handang ipaglaban siya… kahit hindi pa niya kilala. Hanggang isang gabi, nakatanggap siya ng mensahe mula sa hindi kilalang numero: “Hindi mo na kailangang harapin sila mag-isa.” —A.C. Hindi niya alam, ang lalaking iyon ay ang mismong asawa niyang hindi pa niya nakikita—ang lalaking tahimik pero mapanganib magmahal. At kapag dumating ang araw na mabunyag ang katotohanan, malalaman ng lahat… na ang babaeng minamaliit nila ay asawa ng pinakamakapangyarihang lalaki sa lungsod.