Other-hearted

“I will agree to whatever you want, Ms. Aragon. I will give you a million, but in return, you'll be my mistress and partner in bed...” Hindi kaagad nakahuma si Lalaine sa sinabing iyon ng lalaki. Paano mangyayari ang gusto nitong maging kabit siya gayong kasal sila? “P-Pero kasal tayo, hindi ba?” naguguluhang tanong naman ni Lalaine na may munting kirot sa puso. “Sa papel lang tayo kasal, Ms. Aragon,” sagot naman ni Knives na bakas ang iritasyon sa tinig. “Hindi ko na uulitin ang tanong. Ano ang sagot mo?” malamig pa tanong sa babae. Dahil wala nang pagpipilian pa ay sumagot si Lalaine kahit labag sa kanyang kalooban, “S-Sige, pumapayag ako...” Si Knives Dawson, ang pinakamayamang businessman sa buong Luzon ay palihim na ikinasal sa isang ulilang dalaga na si Lalaine Aragon. Napilitan lang na magpakasal ang dalawa sa isa't-isa dahil sa kagustuhan ng kanilang mga minamahal na lola. May mamagitan kayang pagmamahal sa dalawang taong langit at lupa ang agwat ng katayuan sa buhay? Paano kapag nalaman ni Lalaine na mahal pa pala ng lalaki ang first love nito at nakatakda nang magpakasal ang dalawa. Ipaglalaban ba niya ang kanyang karapatan bilang asawa gayong alam niyang walang pagmamahal si Knives para sa kan'ya?

Content Warning: This is a collection of dark, steamy age-gap romances centered on marriage, possession, and angst. These are stories where vows are a transaction, love is a battlefield, and the only happy ending is the one they fight for. He is always the other father—the guardian, the protector, the older man forced into a role he never asked for. She is the complication, the temptation, the younger woman who disrupts his carefully controlled world. Their unions are never simple. A marriage contract for protection. A vow sworn in desperation. A wedding to secure a future for a child. But behind every practical arrangement lies a dangerous, simmering tension that vows alone can't contain. This collection delivers standalone stories where passion is a privilege earned only after "I do." Expect charged glances across crowded rooms, kisses that feel like claims, and the slow, angsty burn of a man who believes he doesn't deserve her, fighting the overwhelming need to make her his in every way. For readers who like their romance dark, their heroes possessive, and their happy endings hard-won.

Rejected and Pregnant by the Alpha of her pack, Melody finds herself running for a better life. Finding Friends, Family and Love along the way, She finally has the life she always dreamed of. But will it last with a jealous ex hunting her.

Matagal nang pinapangarap ni Aerial si Diego. Nang magkaroon siya ng pagkakataong makalapit dito, naganap ang isang gabing puno ng kalasingan na nagbunga ng isang batang babae, na nagbigay-daan kay Aerial upang matupad ang kanyang pangarap na maging asawa ni Diego Natividad. Sa kabila ng katuwang na pangarap, nagdulot din ito ng galit at pagkamuhi ni Diego sa kanya, dahil pinakasalan lamang siya nito dahil sa kanyang dinadala. Napagkasunduan nilang ipawalang-bisa ang kanilang kasal matapos niyang ipanganak ang kanilang anak. Sa loob ng siyam na buwan ng kanilang pagsasama bilang mag-asawa, unti-unti niyang naramdaman na walang patutunguhan ang kanyang pagmamahal, lalo pa’t patuloy na malamig si Diego sa kanya. Nang muling banggitin ni Diego ang paghihiwalay, agad siyang pumayag. Wala na siyang maaasahan at nais na niyang muling buuin ang sarili na matagal na niyang tinalikuran para sa pagmamahal kay Diego. Kailangan na niyang lumayo upang tuluyang makalimot sa sakit na dulot nito. Ngunit sa oras na handa na siyang magbago at kalimutan ang lahat, si Diego ayaw na siyang pakawalan.

Hindi sumipot sa kasal ang kasintahan ni Kyle Alvarado, ang bilyonaryong cold-hearted CEO. Laking gulat ni Mira ng hatakin siya ng boss sa altar at ipalit bilang bride. Alam niyang broken-hearted ito kaya naman wala siyang tutol kahit na pati wedding night ay sinalo niya. Nilatagan siya nito ng isang loveless deal at malaking halaga. Dala ng pangangailangan at pagmamahal, naging assistant siya sa umaga at bed partner sa gabi. Mahigpit na bilin ni Kyle -- bawal umibig. Pero paano kung ang matagal nang lihim na pagtingin ni Mira ay tuluyang mabunyag lalo na nang madiskubre niyang nagdadalang tao siya? At paano kung bumalik ang babaeng dapat sana ay papakasalan nito?

After finding out that her boyfriend was actually married to another woman with a child, Gina has decided that she's done with men. She hasn't had a relationship that ended well sadly and she has just decided that all men are scum. After dumping a plate of spaghetti on Billionaire, Henry Thorn who she thought was cheating on his partner, she's fired. Gina goes out to look for new job, only to find out her boss was Henry, and he would only give her the job on one condition, she becomes his wife.

On the surface, Aurora Steele lived every woman’s dream, married to the powerful Xavier Steele, mother to a beautiful daughter, her life seemed perfect. But behind closed doors, warmth turned to cold distance, and shadows crept into her home. Her twin sister, Lilith, returned with a son who carried Xavier’s eyes, weaving herself into their lives until Aurora’s world shattered. Poison claimed her daughter. Betrayal silenced her pleas. And just when Aurora thought she had found the cure, death struck her down. But fate was not done with her. Reborn one year earlier before everything went to hell, Aurora steels her heart. No longer the loving wife waiting for scraps of affection, she vows to protect her daughter and expose the lies that once destroyed her. Bound by a contract marriage for one final year, she hides her pain behind a calm smile, even as Xavier grows unsettled by the woman he thought he knew. This time, the betrayed wife will not beg. This time, the forsaken mother will not forgive. And this time, the sister who stole everything… will pay it all back in blood.

Akala ni Kristal ay magiging maayos ang takbo ng kaniyang internship sa isang malaking kompanya ngunit nagbago ang lahat nang magising siyang katabi na ang boss na si Lorenzo sa tent nito. Dala ng kahihiyan ay dagli-dagli siyang tumakbo palabas ng tent pero nahulog ang kaniyang white pearl bracelet. Balak na niya sanang itago ito sa sarili pero pagdating ng dalawang buwan ay nalaman niyang nagdadalang-tao na pala siya.

As soon as Samantha found out that she is pregnant she decided to leave and stay with her Auntie Lorena in New York. After establishing a new life far away from home, with her aunt and her most beloved son, she thought everything will be all right. Until that one heart-breaking call that compelled her to go back to the Philippines where she came face to face once again with the man she swore never to see again. “Tell me, Sam! Why did you leave? Does it have something to do with what happened to us that momentous night? Was that the reason why you never want to see me again?” How could she give Marco San Sebastian all the answers he is asking for when she knew deep within her heart that he is going to hate her once he found out the truth? Would the love that they have but kept hidden in their hearts be strong enough to salvage their relationship once the truth about Makki has been unfolded? Or would they let personal issues and life's challenges forever impede their love?

Ezekiel Richard Wright is not only charismatic, handsome, clever, and a world-class architect, but his characteristics and achievements make him more alluring. The CEO, who suffers from sleeplessness, is arrogant, cold, and distant. Chen Xiu Ying, also known as Bella Chen, is a mixed-race woman with an American mother and a Chinese father. Her family is one of China's wealthiest, owning four mansions in Peking and three in Shanghai. She is the daughter of the CEO of Chen Entertainment. She is also the brilliant, stubborn, and acrophobic president of La Bella Fashion Threads Co. What if the worlds of these two CEOs collided as a result of their parents' arrangement? Can they figure out what's behind their phobias and cure each other, or will they trigger each other's fears and end their marriage?