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Jenny posted a picture of me and her brother, who had an intellectual disability. The caption? "Finally, a happy ending!" The comments were all the same: "Is this your sister-in-law? She’s gorgeous!" I simply replied with a question mark, but Jenny ignored me and responded to someone else instead. "She's kinda my sister-in-law, yes!" It didn't take long for Steven to call me, his tone full of anger. "It was just a little edit, do you really have to blow things out of proportion?" Half an hour later, Jenny posted another photo of her sitting in Steven's luxury car, and even tagged me in it. "We may not be related by blood, but this big brother of mine has always been my rock!" Steven commented. "I'll always be here." I knew he was trying to get a rise on me on purpose to appease Jenny, but I didn't grace them with a reply this time. All I did was like the post and file for divorce.

The day Jasper Carter's terminally ill ex, Natalie Klutz, gave birth, his parents—Josephine and Raymond—hired ten bodyguards to keep me, his actual wife, out of the hospital. But I never showed. Josephine clutched Natalie's hand. "She's not getting near you or the baby." Jasper wiped Natalie's forehead. "Relax. Dad's got men at every door. If Emily shows, we'll toss her." Hours passed. Still no me. Jasper finally let himself breathe. He didn't get what my deal was. He was just granting Natalie's dying wish—to be a mom. The second the nurse handed over the crying baby, he smiled like everything was finally worth it. If I came tomorrow and said sorry, he'd forgive me. Hell, he'd even let me raise the kid. What he didn't know? I had just submitted my paperwork. I'd leave the country, join Doctors Without Borders, and ghost him for good.

What will you do on the day of the End? Will you take time to do a particular thing? Will you travel the world? Or you will just sit back and wait for it to happen? There are many possibilities for a person to choose; But for us… There is only one choice to go, that is to play an augmented reality game. This is the story of Azriel Iliac, the notable weakest amongst the challengers. In the world where doomsday is already a forgone conclusion, and demons, monsters and mythical creatures already infested the surface, people had been given a second chance through Evangelion: a massive multiplayer role-playing augmented reality game that had emerged randomly in the net a year ago. For some particular reason, the players of Evangelion, most known as Challengers, have displayed enough power to fight back against the irregularities of the ending world. The game has only one goal: to survive the trials of God, and prove themselves as the victor who will lead humanity to its final conclusion, the Judgement Day. The only question is who shall it be?

My husband was sterile. Necrospermia, they said. His brother was in a coma and had no partner. Their mother wanted me to sleep with both of them and get knocked up with the family's heir. I refused and applied for a divorce. Ninety-nine times. Ninety-nine failures. Then, I put in the hundredth application. When that failed, I agreed to my mother-in-law's request, holding a pregnancy test result. My husband disagreed. That night, he stopped me before I could sleep with his brother. Harshly, he said, "My mother was just testing you. I can't believe you'd get pregnant with the illegitimate child." I was amused and annoyed. "You're the one who said yes, as long as I could get pregnant with your family's heir."

At 4:30 in the morning, my husband answered a call from his ex-girlfriend and accidentally put it on speaker. "Jason, my daughter, Alison, has a fever—over 104. I can't get a ride..." The sudden sound of sobbing jolted me awake. Jason hurriedly turned off the speaker and lowered his voice. "Send me your location. I'll come right away." It seemed he had forgotten that today was my first prenatal checkup.

Pinagkaisahan si Audrey Santillan ng kanyang kapatid. Sa araw ng kanyang kaarawan ay inakala niyang ang kanyang kasintahan ang napagbigyan ng ng sarili ngunit estranghero pala ito. Makalipas ang limang taon, gamit ang bagong pangalan, bumalik siya upang ipaghiganti ang nangyari sa kanila ng kanyang kawawang sanggol. Iyon ay ang pakasalan si Marco Montezides, ang lalaking imbalido ngunit isa sa pinakamayamang lalaki sa bansa. Ito rin ang half-brother ng kanyang dating kasintahang si Julian Montezides. Paano kung sa kagustuhan niyang makaganti, mayroon siyang mga matutuklasang hindi karaniwan? Lalong-lalo na sa isang misteryosong bilyonaro.

"Katakan apa motifmu menikahiku? Aku pria impoten, bagaimana mungkin kau mau menikahiku dengan tulus tanpa maksud apapun?" Anyelir terpaksa menikah dengan Abimanyu, pria dingin dan arogan yang mengaku dirinya impoten. Namun setelah beberapa hari menikah Anyelir dinyatakan hamil, tanpa tahu siapa pria yang menghamilinya. Mampukah Anyelir mempertahankan pernikahannya dan benarkah Abimanyu seorang pria impoten?

"Menikahlah denganku Amber, maka akan aku lunasi hutang-hutang keluargamu." "Tapi kamu seorang gay, mana mungkin kamu menikah denganku... " Dave dikenal dengan julukan pria gay setelah perceraiannya dengan Bella. Namun kehadiran Amber telah mencairkan gunung es yang sudah lama bercokol di hatinya yang membuatnya malas untuk menjalin hubungan dengan wanita lain. Namun bukan hal mudah bagi Amber untuk mendapatkan cinta Dave yang memiliki trauma pernikahan. Perlu waktu dan perjuangan sampai akhirnya Dave menyadari kalau tidak semua wanita seperti Bella. Lalu apa jadinya jika cinta telah tumbuh antara Dave dan Amber dan Bella hadir kembali dan ingin kembali pada Dave?

“Benjamin, naging asawa mo ako sa loob ng tatlong taon ngunit ni isang beses ay hindi mo man lang ako nagawang hawakan! Ngayon, ito na ang pagkakataon ko. Ito na ang tamang panahon para bumawi sa lahat ng mga masasakit na pinagdaanan ko sa piling mo bilang asawa mo at bilang babaeng minahal ka ng napakatagal! Pinagsisisihan kong naging asawa kita!” Tumutulo ang mga luha ni Lunabella habang sinasabi iyon sa nakahiga at nakataling asawang si Benjamin Alvarez sa kanilang kama. “Huwag mong gawin ito, Luna. Sinasabi ko sa'yo, hinding-hindi kita mapapatawad! Bakit hindi mo na lang kasi tanggapin na hindi kita magawang mahalin? Na si Astra lang ang tanging tinitibok ng puso ko?!” Walang pusong turan ni Benjamin, puno ng galit ang mga mata. “Humanda ka sa akin kapag nakawala ako rito, talagang mapapatay kita!” Pilit itong kumakawala sa pagkakatali ngunit mahigpit ang ginawang pagkakatali rito ni Lunabella rito. ******* Mula pa nang highschool ay minamahal na ni Lunabella Cruz si Benjamin Alvarez. Wala siyang ibang nais kundi ang makasal dito. Kaya nang ipagkasundo silang dalawa dahil sa horoscope na pinaniniwalaan ng naghihingalong matandang Alvarez ay hanggang langit ang ligaya niya. Subalit ang sayang iyon ay kapalit ng tatlong taong paghihirap niya bilang asawa ni Benjamin Alvarez. Mahal na mahal niya ang lalaki ngunit may iba ito minamahal.

Isa si Evangeline 'Eva' Cuestas sa mga kasisikat pa lamang na actress at model sa bansa. Pinangangalagaan niya ng maigi ang kanyang karera dahil bukod sa pinaghirapan niyang makamtan ang kalagayan niya ngayon ay pakiramdam din niya ay roon lamang siya magaling. Subalit nang dahil sa kataksilan ng kanyang fiance sa mismong araw ng kanilang official engagement party, gumuho ang lahat. Dahil sa labis na kalungkutan at pighati, basta na lamang nakipagsiping si Eva sa hindi kilalang lalaki. little did she know, na ang lalaking kanyang naka-sex ay walang iba kung hindi si Alas Constantine Fuegerro, isang tanyag na abogado sa bansa. Kilala niya ito na isang mayabang, arogante at babaero. Sa pagtatagpo ng kanilang landas, magbabago ba ang tingin niya sa lalaki? Paano kung may bagay siyang gagawin dahilan upang mas magtagal pa ang kanilang ugnayan? Higit pa kaya sa init ng katawan ang kanilang mararamdaman para sa isa't isa?