My Family Is My Strength

She left again. She left me again. It hurts so much. It feels like I’m slowly being killed. What else am I lacking? I changed myself for her. I loved her so much. I gave her everything—even my soul. Was that still not enough? Why did she still choose that man? I really thought we were okay. I thought she was happy with me. I thought she really loved me. But it was all just wishful thinking. This hurts even more than when she left me before.

Hindi maalala ni Angela ang kaniyang nakaraan dahil sa isang aksidente. Pero madalas siyang dalawin ng mga masasamang panaginip kung saan binubugbog daw siya ng isang lalaki dahil sa labis na selos. Mabuti na lang tuwing gigising siya ay niyayakap siya ng kaniyang asawang si Kyle, at sinasabi nitong isang bangungot lang ’yon, walang katotohanan, at lalong hindi parte ng kaniyang naburang alaala. Kaya lang pakiramdam ni Angela minsan ay ayaw sa kaniya ng kaniyang asawa at parang hindi siya nito mahal, lalo na't madalas siya nitong iwan sa Mindoro dahil madalas itong pumunta ng Maynila para sa negosyo raw nito na hindi naman niya alam kung ano. Kaya minsan ay naiisip na lang niya na baka may babae itong tinatago sa kaniya at iyon ang pinupuntahan nito sa Maynila. Kaya naman para malaman ang madalas na pag-iwan sa kaniya ng asawa ay gumawa siya ng paraan. Sinundan niya ito sa Maynila nang hindi nito alam. Ngunit paano kung sa pagdating niya ng Maynila ay doon na mag-uumpisang bumalik ang lahat ng kaniyang mga naburang alaala, at malalaman ang mga sekretong pilit na itinatago ng kaniyang asawa? At paano kung malaman niya na lang na hindi pala siya tunay na asawa ng kaniyang pinaniwalaang asawa, but his brother’s wife?

~There are certain expectations when a principessa is born to the Italian Famiglia~ Valentina Gia Salvatore, Wife to Julio Salvatore, matron of the Salvatore Family. It's been two years since I was tied in the vows of holy matrimony with my husband, I vowed to be loyal to him, as my husband, and my capo, I have. What I didn't promise was to love him and now I do. With blood, sweat, and tears. I am a mother, a sister, and the wife of the Capo Dei Capi of the Italian family. I have everything I could ever want; I thought things would settle down and I would finally stop learning, but I was wrong. Note: This is part of a series and is to be read in order. if you are here after reading MAFIA RULES, welcome and enjoy the ride!

"What do you want lecturer? Others might see us!" She snapped out consciously, looking around the sport field to check for any intruder. "What do you think Adrian? I'm doing what I've always wanted." He replied her hotly and smashed his lips on hers, cutting her unaware. He pulled ger closer to himself, blocking off all her resistance and all her senses was wiped off with the promising kiss and at that moment, she forgot all her worries..... Adrian had wanted a normal life is the university, but not until her wicked lecturer was changed and so did her dream.

It was a taboo… An attraction that should have been forbidden from the start. But he was gorgeous, sinfully attractive and insanely seductive. How was she supposed to resist him when those eyes made her skin burn? How was she supposed to walk away when his presence intoxicated her like a drug? Silver-streaked hair, full sleeve tattoos, piercings above those slashed brows and those mesmerizing seafoam eyes that made her whimper with every glance, Roman was her biggest fantasy. A forbidden fruit she couldn't even look at, unless… He offered her a taste. Even at that, there were so many ways this could go wrong… especially when he was married to another.

A womanizer and a faithful wife. Saga is forced to marry the heir of Alcantara Food Company, but Marlon, her cold and distant husband, never liked her from the start. The worst part is, he hired someone to be her lover so he can divorce her. And Saga ended up falling in love with that man. But what if Marlon finally has a change of heart? Will he be able to fix his mistakes and mend her broken heart?

The day we were meant to be mated, my Alpha, Ford, was ambushed. Silver bullets shredded his car, sending it plunging off a bridge and into the river below. He was pronounced dead. Drowned. I was left pregnant with his heir, shattered by the raw agony of our severed mate bond. Then Ford's twin, Aiden, returned from abroad with his mate, Kyra. His identical face and a scent so similar to my mate's nearly drove me mad. A desperate part of me swore Ford was still alive. I told myself it was just grief. A widow's delusion. Until I overheard a hushed conversation and the horrifying truth slammed into me: the man pretending to be Aiden was Ford. He had faked his death. He'd let his own brother die in his place, all for Kyra—the other woman carrying his child. The grief that had crippled me instantly morphed into a cold, sharp rage. Ford didn't just break our bond; he shattered it. And I would make him pay. I wiped my tears and sent a single message to my brother, Billy, the Alpha of the Winterstone Pack. "Brother, I need a plane crash. He loves faking his death? Fine. Let him feel what it's like to truly lose a mate." Only when the news of my "death" spread did Ford reclaim his name. He knelt for seven days and nights in the ashes of the home we once shared, consumed by a grief of his own making.

paano kapag matatali ka sa isang kaibigan mong matagal mo nang minahal pero hindi ka naman mahal? hanggang saan ang kaya mong isakripisyo para sa inyong pagsasama kung alam mo namang may ibang pangalan ang isinisigaw ang puso niya? kaya mo bang magpakatanga para lang makasama siya kahit na alam mong hindi ka niya kayang mahalin kagaya ng pagmamahal mo sa kanya?

It's too cruel to say my destiny is not lucky. Maybe what is right to imply it is my destiny to be unlucky as you are. I introduce Sintia, the only child who was legally adopted as a biological child. For 35 years my life is full of twists and turns, you can say I am a person who is formed from a family that is Brochen Home, my escape is by pursuing hobbies and looking for as many friends as possible. I am more comfortable telling stories and sharing life stories with male friends. This is what makes them all friends but intimate in my life. The reason is simple, because a male friend is smart in keeping secrets and is good at giving positive advice. The story of my life continues to twist, like a beach blade. Whether it is family problems, problems with young friends who often bully, problems with love, work, household and others. I keep trying to find a good way out and I try to be strong and endure all the trials of life. How not to go crazy over it or kill yourself over it all. "True Story" Sintia Novel Series

Seraphina thought that she had a chance of rekindling her dying marriage on her fourth wedding anniversary only for that hope to be dashed when she caught her husband having an affair with her identical twin sister, Lucia. Framed, sent to jail, and rejected even during pregnancy, Seraphina’s life is turned upside down and her hope is shattered. However, what would happen when her high school bully who is now a billionaire steps into her life and proposes marriage to her? What would happen when Seraphina begins to fall for the same man she loathed and what would happen when she discovers that every point of her life leads back to Rowan, her high school bully?