Old Man On The Bridge Summary

Martin Ostin, the gifted 22-year-old heir to the powerful Ostin family’s soccer empire and their top-tier club, Ostin City FC, flees his gilded life after realizing he has fallen deeply, irrevocably in love with his young stepfather, Damien Vale. The charismatic 27-year-old head coach of Ostin City FC appears to be married to Martin’s mother, but the truth untold is that their union was purely a paper contract—a strategic business alliance to protect the family’s fortune and influence in the ruthless world of professional sports. What Martin doesn’t know is that Damien has secretly loved him since their college days, when Damien, as team captain and mentor, first spotted the raw talent and quiet fire in the freshman striker Martin on the university pitch. Heartbroken and desperate to escape the forbidden feelings tearing him apart, Martin disappears, assumes a false identity, and signs with fierce rival club Westbridge United. He pours his pain into the game, rising rapidly as a lethal striker through grueling training sessions, intense league matches, and high-stakes derbies. But when the fixture list pits Westbridge United against Ostin City FC, past and present collide on the pitch. Old sparks reignite amid tactical battles, locker-room tension, and stolen moments off the field. As secrets unravel and the beautiful game forces them to confront their desires, Martin and Damien must fight for a love that could cost them everything—or lead them to victory in the ultimate match of hearts. “Truth Untold” is a passionate BL sports romance full of rivalry, redemption, and raw emotion, delivering a hard-earned happily ever after where love triumphs both on and off the pitch.

Could you swing along to the flow of fate that purposely designed specifically for you? But what if every beat of your heart is yearning for love? "Am I selfish if I ask you to stay? If I tell you I love you, would you hold me closer?" Taste it. Savour it, but don't you ever claim it. It may be just a trap. Guard your heart.

Lilian thought she had a simple life until she discovered her werewolf nature and was forced into an arranged marriage with the Alpha of Crimson Pack. When Lilian escaped and found solace with a group of rogues, she thought she had found her true family. But when her sister revealed a shocking truth about her parents, she was devastated. As she was about to be taken away, she finally meets her mate, Alec Wales, and her world falls apart again as Lilian refuses to let him go when he rejects her on the spot, even though she's pregnant with his child. What will Lilian do now?

He left her unknowingly pregnant to Join the Army. 7years later He returns as her Bodyguard. She is in an Unhappy Marriage, used as a bargaining chip for her Tyrant Father. As an undercover for the Military, Andrew has a Job to do. keep Claire Safe and Protect old flames from flaring are his priorities.

King Tarzan hates her more than anything in the world and beyond, because she is the daughter of the king who enslaved him when he was just a helpless young lad. He owns her, and he will pay her back in spades for those years when she sat back and watched her people mistreat him and for everything her father did to him. And her father did a lot. He was scarred into being the powerful but terrifyingly damaged monster king he is. A king who battles insanity as the day breaks every day. A king who hates to be touched. A king whose presence sends tremors of fear among the people. King Tarzan is not only traumatized with the painful past he had; he is enraged with the thoughts of the secret only he knows about. He is unable to produce an heir to his throne. Oh, I will make Leilani pay. But then again, Princess Leilani is nothing like her people. She is different from her father and the rest of them who made life miserable for him. And when he was finally in a position to make her pay for those painful years, he was bound to find out just how different and special she is. A love story that began with a deep-rooted hatred and a burning passion for revenge!

Captain Leopold Rodriguez was sent to Palestine for a certain mission with his elite team. But a certain tragedy would change his kind and cheerful nature. Pero hindi rin nag tagal iyon dahil sa pag dating ng kaniyang anak na si Lia. Ngunit sadya talagang mapaglaro ang tadhana. The ghosts from his past started to re-appear which would bring Lia into a state of coma. Leopold started to fall into depravity and darkness once again. Until he met Andrea Herrera. Anak ng isa sa pinakamayamang businessman sa bansa. Subalit hindi talaga titigil ang multo ng nakaraan sa panggugulo sa kasalukuyan. Pipilitin nitong patayin ang nag iisang ilaw na siyang tatanglaw sa kadilimang bumabalot kay Leopold. Pero sa pagkakataong ito ay hindi hahayaan ng binata na masaktan si Andrea. Ngunit hanggang kailan niya kayang panatilihing ligtas ang dalaga? Hanggang kailan kaya magsisilbing ilaw ni Leopold si Andrea?

My brother and childhood sweetheart both fall in love with my adopted sister who is about to marry someplace afar in my stead. One of them has forgotten about me, and the other has broken his vow to always be by my side. To win back Mona Pierce—who has learned the truth—they join forces to push me down the stairs on my birthday. I lose all hope in them and agree to the arranged marriage. Five days later, I leave the Greer family for good. Yet, after my departure, they regret everything.

A life of blood diamonds and riches beyond belief- was a life Jane was thrust into when her brother owed the Mafia money. As payment for both their lives, she is forced to wed the most dangerous man in the country, Alvaro Castillo. Jane wants to make a run for it once he trusts her but will she be able to when she learns who he is under all that edgy exterior? Or will her heart be swayed, making her want to stay, damning all agreements. —————————————— Other books like this: The Mafia Boss's PA- a.k.a, CONSTANTINE.

The Ravennites: children of the lost Seluitah tribe and the white refugees from the Old World. For generations their civilization had remained hidden and kept secret from the constant, prying eyes of the Outside. Life as the Ravennites once knew it, however, would soon fall to bitter change when enemies from the Outside world seek to take away from them everything they had always known and loved. Lost and helpless, the Ravennite civilization has all but fallen into ruin. That is, until a young outsider named Alex Lee discovers the hidden culture and the dire situation that has overshadowed them. Suddenly thrown into the middle of the conflict, Alex feels as though he has no choice but to make a stand and help his brave new friends in the fight to take back what is being stolen from them; while along the way gaining an incredible new insight on the life which he had left behind, and developing a powerful bond with a young Ravennite girl. The choice is his to make: to join with the Ravennites in their fight against their greatest enemies, or to fall into darkness along with all that is left of their hidden civilization, running away is no option. Whatever the path he chooses to take, however, what Alex does not yet realize is the exact nature of the mysterious forces which he constantly senses continue to surround him, and that they have had their sights set on his bloodline for a long time.

"He was supposed to be cannon fodder. Now he’s the CEO’s obsession.” Sky Templeton thought dying broke was the worst fate. That was until he opened his eyes in the body of a doomed secretary inside a cheesy romance novel he once rage-dropped. The role? Cannon fodder, destined to be crushed under the heel of the cold and ruthless billionaire CEO, Dream Lancaster. But life gives Gloss no time to despair. A mischievous system binds to him with cruel missions: survive 100 days, raise the CEO’s affection score from -1000 to +1000, and…most terrifying of all, rewrite his tragic ending. Gloss only wanted to survive. He never expected to become entangled in office politics, fake dating contracts, or the dangerous pull of a man who despised him. Yet, with every mission cleared, Dream’s icy mask begins to crack, revealing scars and loneliness Gloss never thought a ruthless CEO could carry. Was this just the system’s game, or had fate rewritten both their stories?