Pang Akit Ng Maynila

“Landon is here?” Mabel asked, turning to look behind her, a frown forming on her face. “Are you stalking me? Huh?” She asked drunkenly and made to climb down from the stool, but she missed her footing and fell toward Landon who instinctively caught her in his arms. Upon realizing what he had done, Landon suddenly pushed her away from his body like he had touched a bag of filth, making her fall to the ground on her butt. “Ouch!” She winced as her butt came in contact with the hard floor. Landon felt a pang of pity for her but quickly masked it. Such a shameless woman isn't worth his sympathy. She was married, yet she was drunk at a bar, flirting with a random guy. ******* What happens if your wedding was never about love but about settling an old score? Mabel never wanted an arranged marriage, but honoring her father’s dying wish left her no choice. On her wedding day, her groom, Landon Ferguson, didn’t bother to show up only sending someone in his place. Humiliated and furious, she swore never to forgive him. As the truth behind their arranged marriage comes to light, Mabel realizes too late some debts demand more than just a name on a marriage certificate. Some demand a sacrifice.

In the depths of her despair, her tear-stained eyes desperately tried to focus on the heartless figure before her. "I am not a mere plaything to be possessed," she whispered through trembling lips. "I am a person, with hopes and dreams that extend far beyond the confines of this marriage. I am... am a person with emotions." But he remained unmoved, his gaze cold and unsympathetic. "You are just a contract wife, bound to serve and fulfill my desires," he retorted, devoid of warmth or understanding. "Your aspirations are irrelevant. Your emotions, as long as they don't disrupt this façade of a marriage, are inconsequential..." His callousness only deepened her despair, and he reveled in it, wiping away her tears with cruel satisfaction. "Don't cry, my dear," he sneered. "You have years ahead to drown in regret and endure your punishments. You write about fairytales, don't you? Welcome to your Hell in Paradise, Wife." … ‘How and where had it all started?’ You might ask, dear distinguished reader. Well, it all began with money, as it so often does in Los Angeles, where a sinister game of romance and deceit unfolded when Sirena, a struggling romance author agreed to walk down the aisle with the egoistic heir of the prestigious Crown Dynasty. Three years. That was all or so she thought until an unexpected twist left her torn between the vague feelings she had for the cruel husband and the intense fairytale pang she felt with the mysterious ‘masked man’. Caught in a whirlwind of emotions, amidst lavish parties and extravagant soirées, Sirena finds herself entangled in a treacherous web of love and loyalty, where hidden agendas, forbidden desires, and deceptions threaten to take away her newfound love. Newfound love with whom? Even this Author is itching to find out.

“Who would have thought goody two shoes Tatiana Olivera is a nasty sl*t who fantasies about f*ck*ng her step brother?” Hasan continues his teasing. He inserts in middle finger in my mouth and I greedily s*ck on it, picturing it to be his c*ck. Hasan’s mouth parts open, his brows cresting as he watches me s*ck his middle finger like a kid sucking on a candy cane. I frowned when he pulled out his middle finger. He grabs my chin with a fierceness that sent me on edge. “Open your mouth.” He orders and I obey. He takes in a deep breath as though calming himself and before I knew it, hot liquid drops into my mouth. Did.. did he just spit in my mouth? It tastes divine. It tastes like him. And I want more. “Swallow.” I meet his gaze as I gulp down his saliva. A proud smile appears on his face. “There’s my good little sl*t.” ***** I hate Hasan Olivera. I can’t stand him. The way he walks into the room like he owns the place, the smug smirk that says he already knows what I am thinking. He’s insufferably cocky, sharp-tongued, insanely hot and fully aware of it. And those eyes? Dark, knowing, endlessly amused by the fact that, no matter how much I pretend otherwise, I’m completely drawn to him. I want him to f*ck me. I want him to claim me. I want him to be mine because I belong to him. But he's my step brother. And I hate my step brother. -------

Zhang Yuan, anak kedua dari jenderal besar kerajaan Song terkenal dengan pemuda tampan yang suka berhura-hura di rumah bordil dan berganti-ganti wanita cantik. Kehidupannya yang bebas dan santai akhirnya berubah saat kematian kakaknya di medan perang dan kabar tentang titah eksekusi seluruh keluarga yang dikeluarkan oleh kaisar baru atas pengkhianatan yang dilakukan ayahnya. Dalam kejatuhan itu, Zhang Yuan mendapatkan keringanan dari kaisar mengingat konstribusi yang telah diberikan ayahnya terhadap kerajaan Song dengan membuangnya di tempat perbudakan dan menjadi seperti rakyat musuh yang diperkerjakan di pertambangan logam. Kehidupan keras yang dialami Zhang Yuan membuatnya tersiksa hingga akhirnya tak mampu bertahan di tempat perbudakan. Namun takdir berkata lain. Zhang Yuan yang sekarat dan hampir mati malah ditolong oleh seorang lelaki tua yang mengasingkan diri di pegunungan. Mendapatkan kesempatan untuk hidup setelah sekarat membuatnya memutuskan untuk bangkit dari keterpurukan dan membersihkan nama baik keluarga, serta menjadi jenderal perang sesuai dengan harapan terakhir ayahnya.

Tepat ketika Kiran mengetahui bahwa dirinya tengah hamil, kenyataan pahit menghantamnya. Ia mengetahui bahwa suaminya, Arka, yang selama ini dianggapnya setia, ternyata sudah berkhianat. Yang lebih menyakitkan lagi, ternyata mereka sudah memiliki anak. Hati istri mana yang tak sakit hati bila mengetahui suaminya berselingkuh dengan wanita lain. Di tengah kebahagiaan yang seharusnya ia rasakan karena kehamilannya, Kiran harus menghadapi pengkhianatan yang menghancurkan hatinya dan meruntuhkan rumah tangganya. Lalu, bagaimana Kiran bisa menghadapi kenyataan pahit ini? Mampukah ia bangkit dari keterpurukan dan menemukan kebahagiaan sejati? Ataukah cinta dan kepercayaannya pada Arka sudah terlalu hancur untuk bisa diperbaiki?

Amanda White, putri pertama Baron Broke harus menjalani takdirnya sebagai pengantin Pangeran Hitam demi kepentingan politik kerajaan. Desas-desus mengatakan jika Pangeran Hitam sebelumnya telah membunuh dua orang istrinya tepat setelah malam pertama mereka. Sialnya, Amanda White tak memiliki pilihan lain selain menjalani pernikahan paksa itu. Di lain pihak, Pangeran Hitam juga merasa terbebani untuk menikahi Amanda White, sebab perempuan itu adalah keluarga jauh dari sang Ratu, seseorang yang sangat dibencinya. Beragam konflik pun mewarnai pernikahan dan lika-liku urusan kerajaan. Apakah Amanda White mampu menemukan kebahagiaan dalam pernikahan paksa itu? Apakah Pangeran Hitam bahkan mengenal apa itu ‘cinta’? IG: Inspirasikuh

Si Ashley delos Santos, lumaki sa kahirapan ng buhay at nagpasyang lumuwas ng Maynila para maghanap ng pansamantalang trabaho pagkatapos makagraduate ng High School sa edad na daisy-otso. Gusto niyang makaipon ng pera para muling ituloy ang pag-aaral ng college kaya nagpasya siyang sumama sa kanilang kapitbahay para maghanap ng trabaho sa Maynila.Hindi niya akalain na ibang klaseng offer ang kanyang matatanggap mula sa isang mayamang abwela ng isang Bilyonaryong tinakasan ng kanyang bride at sumama sa kanyang Bestfriend sa araw mismo ng kanilang kasal. Tatanggpin kaya ni Ashley ang offer sa kanya ni Donya Agatha na ten Million pesos kapalit ng pagiging substitute bride ng mismong araw na iyun? O papakawalan niya ang isang malaking oportunidad para maiahon sa kahirapan ang kanyang pamilya na naghihintay sa kanyang muling pagbabalik ng probensiya?

Olivia Bonifacio hates her mother. She even hates her more when she surprisingly announced that she was getting married... again. At hindi lang iyon, dahil ang lalaking pakakasalan nito ay ama ng matagal na niyang kinamumuhian na lalaki sa balat ng lupa - Andrew Villanueva. Ever since their high school days, she always disliked him. From the way he walks, talks, smells... even the way he smiles. He bugs her big time. It turns out that he doesn't want his father to marry her mother as well. So, he proposed to her a special "contract" to stop his father's and her mother's engagement - and that is to marry him. Since she wanted to displease her mother more than anything, she decided to accept his proposal, kahit na ang kapalit nito ay ang makita at makasama araw-araw si Andrew. She will just have to endure being near his presence and pretend to be in love with him for the sake of their "contract" and her mother's unhappiness. But the more they pretend, the more she realizes that the hate she once felt for him is slowly turning into a different feeling. Will she accept this fact that she is now in love with Andrew for real? Or will she just turn a blind eye on this whole new feeling she has for the sake of her sanity?

Mentari namanya. Wajah dan badannya biasa aja. Bahkan dia tidak punya seorang teman pun di kampus karena penampilan culunnya. Hidupnya? Biasa saja. Tetapi tanpa dia ketahui alasannya, cowok paling tampan dan ditakuti di kampus jatuh hati kepada Mentari. Cowok yang terkenal dengan sebutan Pangeran Kampus itu ibarat badai yang mengguncang hidup tenang Mentari. Mendadak hidupnya jadi penuh masalah. Meski begitu...Mentari tidak mampu menolak cowok itu. Bukan karena pesonanya tetapi karena mereka memiliki satu kesamaan. Mereka sama-sama kesepian. Tapi...cukupkan itu menjadi alasan kebersamaan mereka?

Lintang tidak mengira rumah tangga yang dia pikir baik-baik saja ternyata menyimpan bangkai pengkhianatan. Tidak hanya itu, perselingkuhan sang suami dilakukan dengan orang yang sangat dia percayai. Yang lebih menyakitkan dia dipaksa menerima selingkuhan sang suami atau kehilangan putrinya.