Of Love And Shadows

Dahil sa kagustuhang maipagamot ang ina pagkatapos nitong ma-stroke ay napilitan siyang tanggapin ang offer na sumayaw sa isang kliyente na si Mr. MC. Isa siyang private sexy dancer ng lalaking hindi man lang niya nasisilayan ang mukha. Kailangan niyang painitin ang gabi nito sa pamamagitan lang ng sayaw. Just watch, no touch, kumbaga. Nang makilala na niya ang katauhan nito ay unti-unti na ring nahuhulog ang loob niya sa lalaki. Makakaya niya bang ipaglaban ang nararamdaman niya sa taong binabayaran lang siya dahil sa katawan niya? Paano kung ang kasunduan nila ay magtatapos kapag bumalik na ang babaeng pakakasalan sana nito?

Emma Baker is a 22 year old hopeless romantic and an aspiring author. She has lived all her life believing that love could solve all problems and life didn't have to be so hard. Eric Winston is a young billionaire, whose father owns the biggest shoe brand in the city. He doesn't believe in love, he thinks love is just a made up thing and how it only causes more damage. What happens when this two people cross paths and their lives become intertwined between romance, drama, mystery, heartbreak and sadness. Will love win at the end of the day?

Jonathan Shaw is busy taking his mentor's daughter, who's burning up a fever, to the hospital on the day I fall. I'm pregnant. I need to undergo surgery to stabilize the pregnancy, but it's risky. However, Jonathan's tone is icy on the other end of the line. "I know you've always been biased against my mentor, Tessa. Still, do you think you can use something like this as an excuse to get me there?" I lose hope in him as a lone tear rolls down my face. "Don't bother saving the child. Help me abort it." My love for Jonathan leaves with our child.

Charlotte Viscount, sang wanita berdarah bangsawan akan menikah dengan Gabriel Addison, sang Pangeran kerajaan Godnation yang merupakan cinta sejatinya semenjak dulu. Namun, sehari sebelum pernikahan, tiba-tiba terjadi suatu musibah jatuhnya pesawat jet kerajaan yang menimpa Pangeran, sehingga menggemparkan seluruh negeri dan sang kekasih. Dikabarkan Pangeran dan sekretaris pribadinya menghilang tanpa adanya jejak. Suatu hari, Charlotte dan temannya menyadari bahwa kecelakaan tersebut bukanlah kecelakaan biasa. Maka dari itu, mereka menjalankan sebuah misi bersama untuk mencari dalang dibalik insiden ini dan motif pembunuhan sebenarnya. Apakah Charlotte dan lainnya mampu memecahkan semua misteri ini? Apakah sang Pangeran sungguh lenyap dari muka bumi? Apakah Charlotte akan menemukan kebahagiaan barunya atau tetap setia dengan cinta sejatinya?

Loud music is playing, some students are dancing and other are chatting. The few one who are alone are dispersed observing the others. My eyes scan the room for Liam. Fortunately, I see him standing at the entrance with Lucas, Mateo, Levi and Mason. My legs drag me to their direction and he smiles as he sees me. His friends pushed him to me and he looks like he hesitates for a while before walking up to me. Without a word, he grabs my hand and pulled me away from the noise. Now we’re standing in the boys changing room. Before I speak, he gently cups my face. His forehead is touching mine as his eyes flash in the evening light. My heart races and I look away shyly but he lifts my chin up with his finger. I admire his beauty,drowning in the rush of love and awaiting a toe-curling kiss. I hear his words; “Don’t be silly. You’ll never be my type.” Followed by a chuckle. My blood runs cold as my brain draws a blank *************** Liam Hunter, the name that could make your knees turn jelly. He had it all the looks, money and everyone’s dream girl, Beatrice. He was the school’s basketball team captain. Every girl was dying to spend even a second with him, well except her. His charms didn’t work on her and she seemed oblivious to his existence. Everything changes for Liam when he is dared to date Zara for a month and then dump her. It all starts as game, a mind game for Liam. But what happens when the heart gets involved? What will Zara do after learning the truth? Will she get over her love for Liam and go back to herself?

Since the moment Capt. Lazaro laid eyes on Dr. Carly, he has been telling himself that she will be his. He wasted no time in courting the doctor, and they were married soon after. Nothing can compare to his feelings for Dr. Carly. However, tragedy struck when the plane he was on exploded, leaving his beloved alone. Unbeknownst to everyone, an organization wishes to silence Capt. Lazaro and will go to any length, including burying him in the pit, to do so. But, as even Dr. Carly is unaware, Capt. Lazaro is alive and well. He will emerge from the pit to reveal the organization's secret and save his beloved.

"Please tell them it's a lie," I whispered in my quivering voice and looked up into his eyes. They were cold. Emotionless. "This marriage isn't one from my end." He crashed his lips into mine taking them for a dominant, rough kiss. My eyes teared up as the scenes of my tortured future flashed in my mind. "Welcome to hell Rachel. I warned you not to play with me." His bone-chilling voice rang in my ears. What will happen when Vincenzo forces himself into Rachel's life? Where will this forced marriage lead them to? Vincenzo is ruthless and cold. Doesn't care about consequences and certainly doesn't accept denials. Rachel is innocent but not submissive. Her confident attitude makes her appealing to the mafia king who wants to tame her.

I miscarry after happening upon my husband, Xavier Leeson, being intimate with someone else. He kneels before me and explains that his loyalty toward me has never swayed. I look at the man who's loved me for nine years and waited for me for five years. Ultimately, I still choose to believe him. After an arduous process of trying to conceive another child, I finally get pregnant again. That's when I accidentally overhear him complaining to his colleagues. "The thought of her being with her ex for five years makes me think that even the children she has are dirty." It shall be as he wishes, then. When he performs his next abortion, he's abhorred when he learns I'm the one he's operating on.

Hidup Dahlia mulai kacau saat malam dia menghadiri acara pernikahan putri tirinya. Saat tanpa sengaja dia mabuk, keesokan paginya dia mendapati dirinya terbangun dalam pelukan seorang pria. Tidak hanya itu, karena pria yang semalam berbagi kenikmatan bersamanya adalah Kai Ronan, sang mempelai pria. Atau kalau itu tidak cukup jelas; Dahlia tidur dengan menantunya sendiri. Tidak sampai di sana, Kai Ronan malah bersikap seolah apa yang mereka lakukan bukanlah kesalahan. Dan yang lebih buruk adalah … pria itu terobsesi kepadanya. Apakah hidup Dahlia bisa tetap tenang setelah itu? Terlebih ketika kebenaran perlahan terungkap. Dan bisakah dia tetap menganggap Kai sebagai menantunya? *** Written by Asia July. Cover edited in Photoshop. Pic from Unsplash – Jeferson Gomes

SAAN KA NGA BA DADALHIN NG TAPANG MO KUNG PUSO MO NA ANG MAGING DUWAG AT MAGING MAHINA ? MAGPEPRETEND KA PARIN BANG MATAPANG KUNG SA LOOB MO AY PINANGHIHINAAN KANA NG LOOB? TULUYAN KA PARIN BANG MAGTATAGO SA PAGKATAONG KAHIT IKAW ALAM MO SA SARILI MO NA NAGTATAGO KA SA ANYO NG KATAPANGAN PERO KABALIKTARAN NAMAN NG NAKIKITA NG KARAMIHAN?  PAANO KUNG DUMATING YUNG TAONG MAGPAPALAMBOT AT MAGPAPADAMA SAYO NG TUNAY NA PAGMAMAHAL PERO LAHAT NG IYON AY MAY HANGGANAN? SUSUGAL KA BA O PATULOY MO NALANG IDADAAN SA KATAPANGAN KAHIT ALAM MONG IKAW LANG ANG MASASAKTAN?