Open City Novels & Stories

Savannah Aine Samson, living her life to the fullest. Not until one day, her world turns upside-down. Most of her memories are lost due to her treatment for her condition, Intermittent Explosive Disorder. In addition, her father was murdered. If her uncle didn't tell the truth, she would never know for the rest of her life. She got enraged as fire as hell. At the age 14, she entered the world of cruelty. Many years passed, she finally attained her desire to be a secret agent. Soon after, she was given a code name: Agent Stygian which symbolizes darkness, death, and valor. Anyone who blocks her way will have one foot buried in the pit. One day, a mission was given to her team that led her to return to a city where her dark world began, the Vinson City. As she returns, there is this one guy who immediately put her patience to a test. Emerson Gray Denovan, the mysterious and cold-hearted troublemaker she's ever met. Will the memories that were erased to be restored? Or will they be buried in oblivion? How about the person who has been waiting for her for more than ten years? Tagalog

“Chloe, noong bata ka pa, nag-arrange ng kasal ang pamilya natin para sayo. Ngayong nakakabawi ka na mula sa sakit mo, ayos lang ba sayo na bumalik sa Kingston City at magpakasal?" “Kung ayaw mo pa rin, kakausapin ko ang tatay mo at ikakansela namin ang engagement." Sa madilim na silid, tanging katahimikan lang ang naririnig ni Chloe. Habang iniisip ng tao sa kabilang linya na hindi niya siya makukumbinsi, bigla siyang nagsalita. “Ayos lang sa’kin na bumalik at magpakasal." Ang nanay niya, si Felicia, ay napahinto, malinaw na nagulat siya. “A… Ayos lang sayo?” Kalmado ang tono ni Chloe. "Oo, pero kailangan ko pa ng kainting panahon para asikasuhin ang lahat sa Marina City. Uuwi ako sa loob ng dalawang linggo. Mom, pakiusap simulan niyo na ang paghahanda para sa kasal.” Pagkatapos ng ilan pang salita, ibinaba ni Chloe ang tawag.

This story was about my bitter and sweet love story. My bitter-sweet love story began when I was twelve years old. I had a huge crush on my neighbor, Dean Samaniego. He's tall, handsome, and smart but a little bit aloof, especially to me. He always ignored me though we were just neighbors. After six long years of having a crush on Dean, I finally decided to give up my feelings for him. The fact finally hits on me, that no matter what I did he's not going to like me back. We moved to another city after a tragedy falls on my family. Since then, Dean and I have never met again. But after ten long years, we finally meet each other. He is now a lawyer, a well-known and successful public defender while I'm just a small coffee shop owner. After I met him again I realized that I still liked him a lot, but I found out that he's already engaged to someone else. Is this a second chance that God gave me to pursue Dean again or a second chance for me to feel the heartache that I once was felt before?

Because of a bet, the heiress of Lacroix Incorporation, Verena Lacroix was employed by the exclusive bachelor in the city, Remmington Accardi, as his personal maid. Verena wanted to deflect Remmington as much as she could, but fate played with her as both of them got caught in a passionate situation, and what happened next was an unforeseen one-night stand. To prevent issues between them, Verena resigned from her work even without Remmington’s consent. But after two weeks of hiding from Remmington, she learned that she was bearing his child. But things were not as easy as they seemed. Because the bet that occurred was just supposed to find dirt on Remmington Accardi—to prove that he is undergoing illegal business underground—and Verena was supposed to be there as a secret spy. To bring light upon Remmington Accardi’s false appearance to the people. However, she got pregnant with his child. And the worst part is, he started looking for her everywhere. Using his control underground as a mafia boss. Now, fate will play with Verena again. Because no matter how she hides, Remmington still finds her. And in this fated play of theirs, will Verena choose the right thing? Or will she fall for his charms? Will Remmington find the heart to change? Or will he make Verena suffer in his arms?

Nang maligaw si Elisha Hamandre sa maynila. Samu’t sari ang kamalasan na siyang naging isa sa pinakamalaking nagpapahirap sa kaniyang batang edad. Ngunit ng mangailangan siya ng Pera upang magamot ang kaniyang ina ay nangahulugan na kailangan niyang maghanap ng trabaho. Subalit ng siya ay makapag hanap ay laking pagkadismaya niya ng bigla na lamang siyang tinanggal sa trabaho, kahit labag sa kanyang kalooban ay nagsimula na lamang siyang maghanap muli. Pahanggang sa napadpad siya sa Isang signboard na may open hiring, pero Hindi niya expected na ang naghahanap ng karagdagang trabahador ay Ang bagong itinalagang Mayor sa kanilang Lugar. Kaya naman ay hindi na siya nagpatumpik tumpik pa ipinasok niya agad ang kaniyang pangalan bilang Isa sa mga Housemaids na kailangan mismo ng Mayor. Hindi niya aakalain na sa kaniyang pagpapasa ay biglang magbabago ang takbo ng kaniyang buhay Isang empleyado. Sapagkat mistulang kakaiba na Mayor ito na dahilan ng pagkakaroon niya ng sensual na sensation sa tuwing niyang napapansin. Laman din ng kaniyang imahinasyon ngunit pobre ang mayor. Masungit pero gwapo ngunit ito ay may anak pero hiwalay sa asawa. Ano nalang kaya ang mangyayare kung nagkaroon ng kakaibang tagpo na dahilan upang mas mainam na iwasan ito ni Elisha? kase kung Hindi siya hihinto ay paano na niya magagawa ang tanging puno’t dulo ng kaniyang determinasyon sa paghahanap ng trabaho at para sa kanyang Ina na may sakit at paano nalang ang kaniyang buhay kung Ang boss niya ay pilit siyang ginugulo? Not your typical Love Story.

Love was never part of Alexandra Reign Sy’s five-year plan. Ang goal lang niya: magtagumpay, umasenso, at huwag maging tanga gaya ng mga babae sa romantic movies. Pero nang pumanaw si Lola, iniwan nito hindi lang yaman—kundi isang terms and conditions na kayang guluhin ang buong buhay niya. “To inherit, Alexandra must be legally married within six months.” And just like that, napilitan siyang maghanap ng lalaking papayag sa fake marriage setup na walang halong feelings, drama, o commitment. Simple lang ‘di ba? Well, not until she said the words... “Then maybe we should get married.” —kay Callisto Maxim, ang tahimik, intimidating CEO na parang embodiment ng Excel sheet at control issues. Pareho silang walang time sa love. Parehong practical. Parehong may dahilan. Pero habang tumatagal ang kasunduan, napapansin ni Alex na hindi lahat ng bagay pwedeng i-manage or i-schedule—lalo na kung heart na ang nagka-crash sa system. In a city where everyone is hustling, can two people built on logic survive the chaos of something they swore to avoid? Or will their perfect plan turn into the biggest disaster of their lives?

Karolina Korkova is a single mother working as a stripper, doing everything she can just to survive and keep her two children fed. When her son is diagnosed with cancer, the medical bills pile up beyond what she can handle. Desperate, she accepts a VIP invitation to perform for the governor of Puerto Rosario, hoping it will be enough to save her child. Pero ang akala niyang simpleng trabaho lang, nauwi sa isang bangungot. Karolina witnesses something illegal and dangerous inside the governor’s world. She wants to run, but in Puerto Rosario, escape is impossible. Once you enter, there is no way out. Governor Alejandro Volkov Delgado is feared for a reason. Cold, ruthless, and powerful, he rules the city with an iron grip. People say he has no heart, not because he shows anger, but because he shows nothing at all. Instead of letting her go, Alejandro offers her a contract: a marriage in exchange for money, obedience, and her son’s treatment. With no choice, Karolina agrees. At first, she lives in fear of him and his world. But slowly, Alejandro shows a different side, a quiet protection, constant presence, and unspoken care. Over time, fear turns into confusion, then something deeper. Karolina begins to see the man behind the governor… and in the heart of a ruthless world, she finds something she never expected... love.

Ivy moved to a different city and a new school. She wants only a quiet, anonymous life but she became friends with the popular and outgoing Trida. They became really close together with the five good-looking male students who lives in the dorm as well. Haze, Trida's ex. Zee, Trida's best friend. Matthew, Ivy's crush. Kayden, has a crush on Ivy and Kierzyuwi, the cold yet billionaire transferee. Everything seemed perfectly normal between them, until one day, two dead bodies appears in front of their eyes. As the murder case continued inside and outside their school, Trida and Ivy discovered the possible cause of the murder and who was behind it. Iyon ay si Supremo—na hindi nila matukoy ang totoong pangalan. Ngunit sa kagustuhan nilang malaman kung sino nga ba si Supremo, Ivy and Trida started to investigate. Five men turned out to be suspicious and those five were their friends. At sa patuloy nilang paghahanap rito, hindi lamang ang misyon nito ang kanilang matutuklasan. Maging ang kasunduan na isa pala sa kanila ang nakatakda nitong pakasalan. Will Trida and Ivy be able to handle the truth? Or would they just choose to run away from it?

Hamlet Creek University, just by the name itself, already speaks prestigiousness and rarity. It is the most competitive secondary school within the busy borders of the metropolis of Jordan. Sprouted in the heart of the crowd-pleasing city, Hamlet Creek University has everything you could have experience in your life. And by saying everything, that includes mystery. This has been proven by a group of friends who, without them having a pinch of clue, have taken their high school life to a way more complicated adventure that not everyone has given the opportunity to experience. They should be thankful, though. Because high school is meant to be memorable in a way that it would remind you of your low scores and cheating moments with your seatmates, and not of the cold mysteries waiting to be unravelled, and the deaths of random people on random hours. Everyone knows that it all started on the Dean’s murder. But that’s the only thing they know. The Dean has died. After that, they are devastated, clueless, unaware that the Dean’s is just the starting point of a death chain. A lot more has to follow. The entire Hamlet Creek has only seen it as a normal and unfortunate event of dying and bidding goodbyes, but as for Travis and friends, it’s more than just that. Some of them has died, too, and that simply tells that it isn’t coincidence because it’s a hunting game and the culprit is on loose. The group knows nothing on how to stop the killer. They just have one thing that will serve as their guide—pictures. And with this, they will come to seek for the culprit and put period to this labyrinth of death and mystery. They will succeed. But not everyone can make it to the end.

Michaella always believes that every woman must marry the only man they love. But everything she once believed ruined when she was being forced to marry an old man in their town. She felt devastated and her feelings got invalidated to the point that she decided to run away. While she was walking out-of-nowhere, she suddenly almost got hit by a car that made the man help him to get up. She's drunk for Pete's sake and couldn't even walk properly. "I know what you wanted to do. Do whatever you want because tomorrow would probably be my last day." The next morning, Michaella left the hotel without even looking at the man he gave herself with. She went to her friend far away from their city and lived her life happily until she found out that she's pregnant. "Congratulations, Ms. Gomez. You're pregnant! They're twins!" The Doctor happily announced. She almost fell to the ground because of the news and couldn't even breathe properly. She was about to leave the hospital but someone suddenly spat in front of her. It was her Father and she was being forced to come with him but someone suddenly came and grabbed her hand away from her Father. "Don't you ever come near her. Nobody has the right to touch the Mother of my children." He uttered using his threatening voice.