Quotes About Growing Old

Isang pangyayari sa gabing 'yon na hindi kailanman makakalimutan ni Melina. Dahil doon lahat ng mga bagay na mayroon siya ay nawala na nang saysay. Tila pati ang buhay niya. Laging nag-iisa at ayaw makipagkaibigan. Ganyan si Melina, binago siya dahil lamang sa isang trahedya na naranasan niya. Mababago pa kaya ang buhay niya? Buhay na may sigla at may saysay? Tila hindi pa pala ito ang hangganan. Hindi pa pala tapos ang lahat. ---------

Falling in love was never the deal, no, a simple vanilla relationship which only held worth in paper-that was the deal but when passions tug against chained desires mixed in a pot of intrigues and lies a heart cannot afford to be apathetic anymore but will the new found affections become a strength or a deadly flaw? Ridiculed and bullied from birth for being worthless despite her alpha blood, Maya stone resolves to blend into the background and hide in the shadow of her beloved twin sister but her plan comes crashing down like a pack of cards when she and her sister were mated to the same man, believing he will definitely choose her sister over her she runs into the arms of the first handsome stranger she sees numbing her pain with pleasure for the night. However, her first mate's jealousy makes him hesitate rejecting her; he strung her along and impregnated her before publicly rejecting her.Burdened with shame she runs away and accidentally crosses the border of a ruthless alpha territory, he turns out to be her one night stand he naturally assumes the baby in her womb is his and Maya's fear of abandonment forces her to keep silent about the true paternity of the child. He offers her a one year contract. During this year, she would successfully deliver the children and nurse them for some months while pretending to be his mate for life, then leave with a satisfactory settlement, but how long can Maya keep her dark secret especially when her heart starts to fall?

“Be a good girl for me and come fucking closer.” Alfred’s voice was husky, and angry. It made me dizzy with sinful lust. I gulped as I obediently closed the distance between us. He inched even closer and I felt my breath hitch when his hands found my thighs and I was hosteled up, back plastered against a wall in an instant. “Who am I?” “My- my husband.” I whispered, mouth quivering. His fingers tangled in my hair, a kiss against my arched throat. “That’s right. You belong to me, and not my fucking idiotic brother. I own everything– your body, your heart and your soul. They’re all mine.” ~~~~ Bella had her life mapped out. Go to med school, graduate, make enough money to get her father and brother a better life, and fall in love. Her plans were destroyed when she found out she had been promised to a Mafia Don as a collateral for a debt. Alfred Winston was someone no sane person wanted to mess with– he was ruthless, filthily rich and very powerful; he wields authority like second nature. How is life as the wife of a Mafia’s Don going to be for Bella? It sure as hell won’t be a bump free ride when Alfred’s younger brother– Damien, was smoking hot and hell bent on heating Bella’s curvy body up with that smoke, and let’s not forget the amount of dangers lurking at every damn corner, ready to consume Bella at the slightest opportunity.

Malam dingin dengan badai petir yang terasa seakan langit akan runtuh. Gemuruh badai malam itu membuat seluruh warga di pesisir mengurung diri mereka dalam rumahnya, jalanan pun sepi. Tidak ada seorang pun yang keluar, termasuk para nelayan yang biasa mencari ikan pada malam hari. Namun, seorang gadis SMA itu tidak gentar dengan suara badai dan hujan deras malam itu. Ia berjalan dengan tenang seakan malam itu cerah dan hujan tidak terasa. Lyona, gadis itu berjalan dengan pasti menuju pantai dengan laut yang sedang meraung-raung. Apakah yang akan ia lakukan? Mengapa dia begitu berani keluar rumahnya ketika semua orang takut?

Upang maitaguyod ang pangangailangan nilang mag-ina, lahat ng paraan ay ginawa ni Anna nang pumasok siya sa mundong hindi niya nakasanayan—ang Manila. Lahat ng klase ng raket ay pinasok niya—basta marangal at kikita siya rito. Hindi iniinda ang pagod dahil ang mahalaga lamang sa kaniya ay matugunan ang pangangailangan nila ng anak, lalo't single mom siya at wala siyang ibang aasahan kundi ang sarili lamang niya. Subalit ang pagiging ina niya'y sinubok nang isang araw ma dengue ang kaniyang anak at kailangan niya ng malaking pera. Isang kaibigan ang nagbigay ng raket sa kaniya na may malaking suweldo. Ang hindi niya aakalain ay dahil sa raket na iyon ay muli silang magkikita ng lalaking iniibig niya. Si Brett Valle. Ang ama ng kaniyang anak. This story is book two of Still Holding On.

One of my classmates, Liam, called me one day. His mom was planning to get a divorce, and he wanted me to talk to her.   The first time I saw Liam’s mom, I was captivated by her unique charm as a mature woman. From then on, I couldn’t stop thinking about her.   One day, I decided to invite Liam for a hike. He wasn’t home, but there were faint moans coming from inside the room. I pushed the door open to find Claire lying on a red blanket. Her legs were entwined, and she moved in a way that was impossible to ignore.   Who knew Liam’s mom would be so good at it? Quietly, I moved further into the room. Without a word, she walked over and shut the bedroom door behind me. 

I got hurt and lost consciousness on the battlefield. When I woke up after a three-day coma, I suddenly wanted to pull a prank on my mate. “Who are you?” When I saw my mate freeze, I wanted to laugh, but he suddenly saluted. “Miss Selena, I’m your comrade, Galeis.” He then pointed at his brother. “He’s Leonore, your mate.” I froze. Leonore stepped forward. “Yes, I’m your mate.” I forced out a smile. “Take me home, then.”

“Tell me, Thalia, does it hurt to be cast aside, thrown to the wolves?” I laughed harshly, “Is this what it feels like? To be nothing? To be forgotten?” “Ronan… please…” Her voice was so soft, so broken that it almost made me feel sympathy for her, but in an instant, I crushed that emotion. I couldn’t allow her tears to sway me. “Don’t you dare cry,” I spat. “Save your pathetic, fake tears. They mean nothing to me now, just like you should have meant nothing to me then.” Thalia Sinclair was once a respected Luna, but her life fell apart when her mate rejected her and sold her to the cruel Rogue Sovereign. Forced to toughen up, she learned to survive alone, with no one to trust. Ronan Kane has waited for the moment to make Thalia pay for the hurt she caused him. But when their paths cross again, anger and pain mix with something neither of them can deny. Can they overcome their broken pasts, or will their scars keep them apart forever? Betrayal cuts deep. Vengeance burns hotter. Love is the deadliest weapon of all.

My name is Ara Voldine, an omega pretending to be a beta and the leader of the once gracious Moon Walkers pack. I had everything: fame, honor, and a pack to call my own. I inherited it all from my dear father, the powerful Alpha Voldine. Unfortunately, I was his only child. I have to hide my identity as an omega for fear of being abandoned by my pack. I rejected my fated mate and humiliated him. Then, one fateful day, my pack was attacked and defeated by an unknown pack. Scorned, broken, and sold to the barbarian Alpha Sebastian, the pack leader of the Silver Moon pack. To my surprise, he was the man I rejected a long time ago, my fated mate. He hated me, and nothing pleased him more than to hurt me. But why is he treating me well now? I wonder. Will this be my opportunity to win his cold and vengeful heart, or has he had enough of me? I don’t know how this story will end for me, but it may just be the beginning...

“Don’t worry, I have an offer for you to pay off their debt and get rid of me in your life.” “What?” she stuttered and nervously asked. “You.” *** Revenge, that was the only matter and reason to continue the life of Carla Christine Zabala. But by an unexpected coincidence, a man emerges in her life who claims that he is her fiancee and that she needs to marry that man, whose name is Yuichi Yamamoto, a billionaire, a mafia boss. Even if Christine doesn’t want to, she has no other choice but to marry the man because she was sold to a mafia. In this forced marriage, can there be love in their marriage, especially if each has a secret? In the end, will love and trust to each other prevail or will they end up being poison to each other?