Quid Pro Quo Artinya

For the 23rd time, I'm left standing at the altar as Jace Larkin hurries off because his foster sister, Celine Keaton, threatens to end her life again. The guests mock me, saying that we'll never tie the knot and attending our wedding will bring bad luck. I tune them out, holding on to Jace's promise that he'll come back and marry me. I buy his promise yet again, only for him to prove me wrong one more time. After I clean up the mess and pacify the angry guests, I reach home in the middle of the night. While passing the study, I hear Jace's voice. "Cece's always been mentally unstable. Of course, I have to stay with her. Regina will never leave me, even if I postpone our wedding a hundred times." Sorry, Jace, but I'll have to disappoint you this time. Blinking back tears, I unlock my phone and text my childhood friend, Clement Halloway. "Let's get married in three days."

Sina Alexis at Manuel ay malapit ng ikasal. Gayunpaman, habang papalapit ang petsa ng kasal, nagsimulang magpakita ang mga bitak. Muling lumitaw ang damdamin ni Manuel para sa kanyang dating kasintahan nang mabasag ni Alexis ang vase na regalo nito. Dahil hindi niya nabalewala ang kanyang hindi mapigil na mga emosyon, hindi namalayan ni Manuel ang kanyang sarili at nasampal si Alexis. Nadurog ang puso at dismayado, ginawa ni Alexis ang mahirap na desisyon na itigil ang kasal, napagtanto na ang kanilang relasyon ay hindi buo. Sa paghahanap ng pang-unawa, nakahanap siya ng hindi inaasahang mapagkukunan ng sandalan kay Alvin, isang matalino at mahabagin na CEO at tagapagturo sa isang sikat na unibersidad. Sa pagpapatuloy ni Alexis sa buhay ay natuklasan niya ang isang mas malalim na pag-unawa sa kanyang sarili at kung ano ang tunay niyang ninanais sa isang asawa. Sa pamamagitan ng kanilang ibinahaging pag-uusap at paggalang sa isa't isa, natagpuan ni Alexis ang paggaling at panibagong pakiramdam ng pag-asa para sa hinaharap. Sa gitna ng kaguluhan ng nawalang pag-ibig at mga bagong simula, ang paglalakbay ni Alexis sa pagtuklas sa sarili ay nagbukas, na humantong sa kanya sa mga hindi inaasahang lugar at nagturo sa kanya ng mahahalagang aral tungkol sa pag-ibig, katatagan, at kapangyarihan ng pagmamahal.

[ ORIGINAL WORK BY LunaToMySol. DO NOT REPRODUCE IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM ] FOR MATURE AUDIENCES. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED This falls under dark romance and a lot of the scenes are for readers 18+. Hope you enjoy! • Grieving is such a hellish feeling but experiencing it for something you can't remember is just simply devastating and exhausting. Pamilyar na kay Ayra ang mga pakiramdam na iyon. Araw-araw, iminumulat niya ang kanyang mga mata na hindi mawari kung gusto niya 'bang maka-alala o kalimutan na lamang ang alaala na iyon nang tuluyan. Takbuhan na lamang palayo ang lahat. Vinxer Jose Dela Fuentes. Rich. Smart. Drop-dead gorgeous. He was living a comfortable life in a province where his family rules the whole of it. The Dela Fuentes clan was unstoppable until one night, everything changed for all of them but most importantly for Vinxer. Ngayon, hinaharap niya ang araw-araw na puno ng hiya Years later, Vinxer and Ayra met. Two heavy yet young hearts collided Will they finally find the peace they have been longing for? Or will they keep running away from all the demons that haunt them? SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: (The songs in this captures the overall vibe of this story. Not all songs are featured in the chapters but are still surely Vinxer and Ayra approved! haha <3) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3XCwXaLXcq6pWgOpW6DTNH?si=OI6vaHS4QBm7IWhSw9lVpA

Two species and a viscious prophecy meant to tear apart everyone and everything in its path. Two halfs of a whole joined against all odds, but do they have what it takes to make the heart shattering sacrifices needed in order to save all they care about. Will love and heart reign over logic and mind? Can they even survive the horror that is the prophecy of the second moon, hanging above their heads like the sharpest of swords waiting to strike? ”I love you Shay” he whispered painfully and with that his eyes gazed upon their last star in that night’s sky.

Creation a place where anything and everything is possible, A nomadic warrior race called the Zerrohnians once a powerful race of 7-foot tall giant warriors. They are the greatest defenders of Creation and known by the name of Knights through the actions of their sister race called Xer-ragzh they were forced to abandon their fallen home of Requiem. A Promise made to their fallen home they will never repeat the same mistake and vow to protect their new home. Here they shall write their story here they shall right the wrongs made upon them, May none find them wanting.

'สัญญารักที่ทั้งคู่ไม่ได้ก่อมันขึ้นมา เเต่กลับต้องมาทำตามสัญญาอย่างหลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้ เเล้วเขากับเธอดันมาเป็นคู่กัดที่ชอบตีกันซะด้วยสิ' เธอเเละเขาที่เป็นดั่งคู่กัดกันต้องมาเเต่งงานกันตามสัญญาของตระกูลที่คุณปู่ของทั้งสองได้ทำสัญญากันเอาไว้เมื่อ 20 ปี ก่อน เเละเมื่อเธออายุครบ 25 ปีบริบูรณ์เมื่อไหร่ ถัดมาอีก 1 เดือน ทั้งคู่ต้องเข้าสู่ประตูวิวาห์เป็นสามีภรรยากันทันทีทำให้ต้องมาอาศัยอยู่ด้วยกันทั้งที่เจอหน้ากันทีไรเป็นต้องกัดกันทุกครั้งไป คอลิน คาร์ลอส รอซเซ่ เขาคือ หนึ่งในมาเฟียผู้ทรงอิทธิพลที่รักในการทำธุรกิจสีเทาเป็นชีวิตจิตใจ เขาเจ้าเล่ห์ เขามันไอ้คนโฉด เเละที่สำคัญเสือผู้หญิงที่สุดในกลุ่ม ดวงตาสีน้ำตาลอ่อนคู่สวยมีพลังทำลายล้างสูง โดยเฉพาะผู้หญิงที่ได้สบตาคู่นั้นของเขา ทว่าใช้ไม่ได้กับเธอคนนี้ วีนัส ฟรายเดย์ ไทเพนต์เซอร์ เธอคือ ผู้หญิงที่รักในการทำขนมเบเกอรี่เป็นชีวิตจิตใจ ฟังดูเเล้วเป็นคนอ่อนโยน ทว่าต่างจากนิสัยที่เป็นอยู่ เธอมีความมั่นใจในตัวเองสูง สวย เก่ง เเสบ ซ่า สู้มาสู้กลับไม่โกง เเละที่สำคัญไม่เคยยอมใครหน้าไหน โดยเฉพาะเขา

Luke is an events organizer and moved to Maiami, receiving the best job offer. He had nothing to complain about, if he hadn't had the misfortune of having a neighbor who they met didn't like each other. Jackson is a painter, who lives next door and is convinced. To make matters worse, she met up with the man who broke her heart and left her at the altar, Dereck. She, thinking it would be the most peaceful change of her last years, realized that it was more complicated than she imagined. Even though Luke feels attracted to Jackson, he won't admit it and will do anything not to fall in love, but he will manage to live with Jackson in an indifferent way.

"You'll be a good girl for me, won't you? "he adds, his eyes darting across my face as he pushes himself further into me. All the will I had to question what had suddenly changed has left me. He was all that mattered.  Something deep in my soul told me that tonight wasn't our typical adventure.  He was aware that our days were numbered, even if I had no intentions of stopping our secret affair. This sent flutters through my stomach as he pulled out and slammed back into me. I would be married to another in just a few short months, but tonight would be burned into my brain forever. Annora is the heir to the Fae Throne. Her mother died at birth, and her father became ill when she was a teenager. As a result, her father has created a tournament in which Fae leaders he deems worthy must undergo challenges to win his daughter's heart and the throne alongside her. The problem is that Annora has already fallen in love with another—a forbidden love with a man who eventually becomes her stepbrother, making things all the more complicated in a world that she is already lost in. As the kingdom begins to crumple and hearts tangle, can Annora find the strength to be true to herself, her heritage, and her fated mate?

When songwriting major Anya Scott goes to a prestigious college, she believes her unfortunate fate will forever change its course. Her supportive boyfriend lavishes her with attention, and she receives financial assistance from a mysterious benefactor. Despite her traumatic past, she’s doing better than she ever imagined and is on the cusp of achieving her goals. Until she’s not. She encounters a man who is brilliant, rich, and obviously unobtainable. Julian Sebastian—a renowned Hollywood composer and her new professor. Anya soon realizes she has stronger feelings for him and tries to suppress them for all the right reasons. Julian, too, is captivated by Anya's wit, beauty, and resolve. A forbidden, passionate affair awaits them. It’s a wrong and dangerous ride, but it feels so right that she wants to explore her own desires. Just one . Only one touch. They are all it will take to cross the line.

At the annual company party, my boyfriend of three years openly flirted with the beautiful new secretary right in front of everyone. Without hesitation, I kicked him and his family out of my house where they had been freeloading for all this time. Humiliated and angry, he lashed out: "Sarah, this is all because you can't even get pregnant! Three years together and not a single child. If you just accept Amy in our relationship, you can still be the lady of this house!" Later on, his company was investigated for fraud. He ended up in prison, and to top it all off, it turned out the child wasn't even his to begin with.