Pagitan Meaning

[Mad Beauty Series 1] Bianca Ylondra Gustilo-Alcaraz never cared about scandals—she was the "Mad Beauty" of the runway, after all. Pero sa pagkakataong ito, siya mismo ang gumawa ng sarili niyang bitag. In a desperate move to uncover the truth about her missing twin, Bianca plotted a drug-related scandal to take down Santiago “Santi” Vega, the rugged "Sugar Kingpin" of Iloilo. Ang plano: drug him, steal his secrets, and ruin his spotless reputation. Pero hindi niya inasahan na ang Kingpin ay mas matalino kaysa sa kanya. The plan backfired spectacularly. Instead of gaining leverage, Bianca found herself at the center of a massive sex scandal and a drug-related incident that set the internet on fire. Ang mas malala, Santi didn’t just sit back—he filed a legal case against her that could end her career and send her to jail. To save her father’s reputation and her own neck, Bianca is forced to make a deal with the devil. She must return to her hometown in Iloilo and live under Santi’s roof to "clean" his image and clarify their status to the world. Ngayon, trapped sa pagitan ng family wrath at sa mapanganib na titig ni Santi, kailangang magpanggap ni Bianca bilang "live-in partner" ng lalaking muntik na niyang sirain. But as secrets unfold and death threats start arriving, she realizes that being the Kingpin’s dirtiest secret is the most dangerous place she could ever be. Is she his prisoner, his pawn, or the only woman who can finally make the Kingpin crumble?

Sa gabi na balak niyang sabihin ang kanyang pagbubuntis, gumuho ang mundo ni Alina Reyes nang matuklasan niyang niloloko siya ng kanyang boyfriend kasama ang isang mayamang heiress. Sa loob lamang ng isang araw, nawala sa kanya ang lahat—ang lalaking mahal niya, ang kanyang trabaho, at ang buhay na matagal niyang pinangarap. Buntis at nag-iisa, akala ni Alina ay wala nang mas sasakit pa sa kanyang pinagdaanan. Hanggang sa isang maulan na gabi, muntik na siyang mabangga ng isang luxury car na pagmamay-ari ni Alexander Vale, ang malamig at ruthless na billionaire CEO na kinatatakutan sa buong business world. Nakikita ang kanyang desperasyon, inalok siya ni Alexander ng isang deal na kayang baguhin ang kanilang kapalaran. Pakakasalan siya nito. Isang contract marriage—walang pag-ibig, walang emosyon, at pansamantala lamang. Ngunit nang maging Mrs. Vale si Alina, napasok siya sa isang mundong puno ng kayamanan, kapangyarihan, at mga taong gustong makita siyang bumagsak. Habang unti-unting nababasag ang malamig na pader sa pagitan nila, isang mapanganib na lihim ang maaaring sumira sa lahat. Dahil ang batang dinadala ni Alina… ay maaaring hindi pala anak ng lalaking iniisip ng lahat. Sa mundong puno ng pagtataksil at paghihiganti, ang tanong ay— ang contract marriage ba na ito ay magwawakas sa pagkawasak… o magiging pag-ibig na hindi nila inaasahan?

“Alam kong bawal… pero bakit sa lahat ng lalaki, siya pa?” Hindi inakala ni Scarlett na ang isang gabing akala niya’y mananatiling lihim ay babalik para guluhin ang buong buhay niya. Bilang isang graduating education student, handa na siyang tahakin ang panibagong yugto ng pagiging pre-service teacher. Akala niya, ang magiging problema lang niya ay lesson plans, classroom observations, at kung paano mapabilib ang kanyang cooperating teacher. Pero sa unang araw pa lang ng practicum, gumuho agad ang katahimikan niya. Dahil ang lalaking nakatayo sa harapan ng classroom—ang lalaking may malamig na mga mata at nakakabinging presensya—ay siya ring lalaking naka-one night stand niya. At mas nakakabigla? Siya ang lalaking kailangan niyang makasama, makatrabaho, at harapin araw-araw. Sa pagitan ng propesyon at pagnanasa, respeto at tukso, hanggang kailan nila kayang itago ang lihim ng gabing nagbuklod sa kanila? At paano kung habang pilit niya itong nilalabanan, lalo naman siyang nahuhulog sa lalaking hindi niya dapat mahalin at pagnasahan? ------------ Warning: This novel contains erotic and explicit scenes that may not be suitable for all readers. This story is purely a product of the author’s imagination. Names, characters, events, and situations are fictional and are not intended to depict or represent real people or real-life events. Strictly for readers 18 years old and above only. If you are under 18, please do not read. Read at your own risk. <3 --mayonaka_kisaki

Sa halos walong taong pagsasama ni Henry at Estelle ay walang pag-ibig na nabuo sa pagitan nila dahil isa lamang iyong kasunduan, ngunit sa kabila nito ay minahal niya si Henry kahit na kinamumuhian siya nito at hindi itrinato bilang asawa. Ginawa niya ang lahat ng utos ng lolo ni Henry lalo na ang suhestiyon nito na pasukin niya ito sa sarili nitong silid at sa isang beses na iyon ay nabuo ang nag-iisang anak niya na si Mia. Ngunit talagang mapaglaro ang tadhana dahil sa dami ng tao na magkakaroon ng karamdaman ay ang anak niya pa talaga. Dahil sa pasirang relasyon at nasa kalagitnaan ng paghihiwalay, hiniling niya kay Henry na magpakaama kay Mia sa loob ng isang buwan. Ayaw man nito ay pumayag din ito sa wakas sa ngalan ng pagiging madali niya sa pagpirma ng kanilang kasunduan para mapakasalan na ang kaniyang unang pag-ibig na si Gwen. Kaya lang ay namatay ang anak niya ng dahil kay Henry. Nang malaman nito ang totoo tungkol sa sakit ng anak niya ay pilit itong nagmamakaawa na patawarin niya ngunit paano niya iyon gagawin kung sa tuwing makikita niya ang mukha nito ay maaalala niya ang sinapit ni Mia. Mapalambot pa kayang muli ni Henry ang naging bato nang puso ni Estelle?

"I love you, Luke?" "Hindi niyo alam ang sinabi niyo, ma'am!" "I'm old enough to know what I'm doing," gusto niyang isigaw iyon. "Why don't you want to believe?" Zarah Buenaflor ang dating anak-mayaman na walang ibang alam kundi ang mahalin ang kanilang hardinerong si Luke. That was six years ago. Noong langit at lupa pa ang pagitan nila. Ngunit sadyang bilog ang mundo at umiikot ang gulong ng kanilang kapalaran. Luke Guevarra was once a gardener who became to be a billionaire. Regardless of his wealth, he was inherently arrogant. "What have you done to your life, Zarah? You're playing the role of a whore!" asik ni Luke. "Wala kang pakialam!" "Pang-ilan na ba ako sa pinagregaluhan sa'yo?" "Hindi ko na mabilang!" Ang kauna- unahan nilang tagpo pagkatapos ng mahabang panahon. Ngunit bakit tila hanggang ngayon ay naroon parin ang familiar na tibok ng kanyang puso? Hindi pa ba sapat ang katagalang iyon upang tuluyan na itong mawalay sa kanyang sistema? Paano kung sa isang araw ay bibilhin siya nito sa isang napakalaking halaga? Papayag ba siya o tuluyan niya na itong iwasan at kalimutan? At paano niya ipaglaban ang sarili kung gayong nakatatak na sa isip nito, na siya ay isang mababang uri na babae? Tunghayan ang masalimuot na kuwento sa buhay nina Luke and Zarah. How their lives being twisted in a cruel twist of fate.

In the Shadow of Power 💼 Romance / Corporate Drama / Mature (18+) Ayaw naman talaga ni Cassandra Vale na maging CEO ng Vale Industries—pero nung biglaang nawala ang kanyang ama, wala siyang choice kundi akuin ang responsibilidad. Bata pa siya, matalino, pero baguhan sa mundo ng business empires. At ngayon, kailangan niyang harapin ang board na duda sa kanya, ang media na laging may masasabi, at ang mga kalabang handang agawin ang trono niya. Doon bumalik si Damien Kade. Ang lalaking tinawag ng lahat na traydor. Dating top executive ng kalabang kumpanya, sinisisi siya sa halos ikalugmok ng negosyo ng pamilya ni Cassandra. Tahimik, mapanganib, at may karismang mahirap tanggihan—siya ang huling taong dapat pagkatiwalaan ni Cassandra. Pero sa desperasyon niyang maisalba ang Vale Industries, pinili niyang ibalik si Damien. Lihim, laban sa kagustuhan ng board at ng buong mundo. Habang magkasama silang lumalaban sa corporate wars—sa mga lihim na kasunduan, mga banta ng takeover, at mga panganib na di nakikita—unti-unting humihigpit ang tensyon sa pagitan nila. Ang inakala niyang laro ng kapangyarihan at survival, naging apoy na mahirap nang patayin. At habang lumalalim ang nararamdaman nila para sa isa’t isa, mas lalo silang napapalapit sa bangin ng pagkawasak. Pero sa mundo kung saan nabibili ang loyalty at ang pagtataksil ay parang business deal lang—paano malalaman ni Cassandra kung alin si Damien: ang taong magliligtas sa imperyo niya... o ang magpapabagsak nito?

Si Arkin Andres, isang batang bilyonaryo, ay malapit nang ikasal sa babaeng pinakamamahal niya, si Zandreah Binonzo—isang elegante at napakagandang babae na hinahangaan ng lahat. Ang kanilang kasal ay itinakdang magbuklod sa dalawang makapangyarihang pamilya, ngunit isang buwan bago ang seremonya, natuklasan ni Arkin ang pagtataksil ni Zandreah. Sa isang pribadong beach sa Pilar, nasaksihan ni Arkin ang masayang pagtitinginan nina Zandreah at ng isang lalaking hindi niya kilala. Ang tagpong iyon ay winasak ang kanyang puso. Galit at sugatan, nagpasyang ipatigil ni Arkin ang kasal, ngunit tinutulan ito ng kanyang ama. Para sa pamilya, ang kasal ay hindi lamang tungkol sa pag-ibig—ito ay isang selyo ng kapangyarihan at karangalan. Sa desperasyon ng kanyang ama na mapanatili ang plano, kinuha nila si Yunifer Alcalde—isang bagong graduate ng fine arts na baon sa utang—upang pansamantalang ilihis ang atensyon ni Arkin. Bagamat nag-aalangan, tinanggap ni Yunifer ang kakaibang alok kapalit ng malaking bayad, kahit alam niyang si Arkin ay kilala bilang malamig, arogante, at malupit. Akala ni Yunifer, madali lang sundin ang mga utos ni Arkin at tiisin ang kanyang ugali. Ngunit habang magkasama sila, hindi niya inaasahang mas mahirap ito kaysa sa kanyang iniisip. Unti-unting nabuo ang tensyon sa pagitan nila, at ang damdamin ni Arkin para kay Yunifer ay naging mas matindi at makapangyarihan. Tatanggapin ba ni Yunifer ang baluktot na pagmamahal ni Arkin, o pipiliin niyang tumakas bago pa tuluyang maging huli ang lahat?

I am Seranda Williams the uwanted, born from a lineage of slaves, embedded with the mark of Zeranda cursed god of the souls of the dead. A plague waiting to be eradicated. a plague waiting to be destroyed, a celebration at my death, festivity at the sight of my blood. I stare from the open bars of my home, a crumbling place known to others as a dungeon, but I have called this place home for the last 18 years, today is that day, the long-awaited day of my death. I feel nothing, I have been groomed as a sacrificial lamb. am neither the first nor will I be the last, it will soon be time. Nothing is there to be felt, I was neither provided information on why I must die, nothing could break me. No, they can't…can they? Neglected separated front all. Groomed as a sacrificial lamb, what was there to hope for? I am not the first nor will I be the last, it will soon be time. I have lived off scraps of food for the longest time, not like I saw meaning to why I was fed. I was going to be killed either way. I got myself ready, but there wasn't much to be done, I washed my hair with the little water left from the previous day, I have been isolated from humans since my birth. I did not get the chance to be a child like every other kid out there. I was barely given enough to last me for 18 years. The door abruptly opens and hefty men rush in with chains and shackles. “Tie the slave”

I had two fathers. One was Vincenzo, who was gentle and cultured. The other was Matteo, who was called "Il Diavolo Sanguinario", meaning the bloodthirsty devil, by everyone. Both were men my grandfather, Don Rossi, had chosen for my mother, Sofia. In my last life, my mother had chosen Vincenzo, thinking he was the man she could trust for the rest of her life. But after a woman called Carla came between them, he grew colder toward my mother and me. He took Carla's side and became convinced that my mother had drugged him on purpose and slept with other men. In his eyes, I was a bastard whose father was unknown. After my grandpa passed away, Carla framed my mother repeatedly. Vincenzo would let her get away with it every time. He had even forced my mother to apologize and locked us in the basement, to the point of starving to death in the end! When I opened my eyes again, I was back at my fifth birthday party. My grandpa was still gravely ill, and he was urging my mother to make a choice. "Sofia, whoever you choose will inherit everything in the Rossi family and protect you and Lia in my place." Mom held me in her arms, hesitant to make a decision. I pointed at the man everyone called the Diavolo Sanguinario. "Pick him! Only he can protect us!"

" I am gay dad", I confessed, crying as I hugged my knees and rocked myself back and forth on the floor.       He glared at me with so much emotions running through him, the most prominent one was hatred and disappointment. " True dad, I may be smiling and trying my best to fit in your world but deep down I am dying."     I went mute as I waited for him to speak.  " You are a disgrace to this family", he spat, walking away.  ' disgrace' , that word changed my life forever. ______ Sebastian, bullied by all, rejected by his father, loved by one.    Kaden, hot, notorious and one of the most famous boy in pearl high. Literally, the golden boy of all times. Girls flirt with him, boys wants to be his friend and he care less about grades and school activities except basketball. Behind the golden facade lies a boy with dark secrets he desperately tries to hide to prevent ruining his reputation. When Sebastian catches a shirtless golden boy popping pills in the school restroom, the scars and bruises on his body draws Sebastian towards him. They both pretend they are fine on the outside but what neither of them know is that, however, they are both broken and their world is falling apart quicker than expected.  When Sebastian discover the truth about Kaden whose lifestyle hold a deeper meaning, he is set on knowing him more. Will love conquer all or will Kaden's past get in the way?