Raise The Roof

"I didn’t know I was marrying two people. He wore the suit, but she pulled the strings. The day I walked down the aisle, eyes locked with the man I loved, I thought I had found peace. I thought I was finally leaving behind the noise of my childhood, the ache of loneliness, and the years I spent praying for a love that would choose me, only me. But no one told me that some men never truly leave their mothers. They marry, yes,but their hearts remain tangled in an invisible umbilical cord, one that stretches past vows, past bedrooms, past boundaries. I moved into our new home, only to find that the walls had ears, hers. We lived in separate flats, but it never truly felt like my space. My marriage was a room she walked into, uninvited but ever present. Her opinions dripped into our arguments, her eyes followed me from behind lace curtains, and her voice echoed in decisions that should have belonged to me and my husband. At first, I kept quiet. I told myself it was cultural. Respect. Family. Then I told myself it was temporary. Then I stopped telling myself anything at all, because nothing I said made a difference. This is not a story of hate. It’s a story of love, tested by bloodlines, boundaries, and a battle I never asked to fight. This is my truth. The marriage I thought was mine. The home that never really felt like home. And the rules I never agreed to, but had to live by, simply because… I was under her roof".

Si Nikita Madrigal ay isang international model at flight stewardess na tumira sa America matapos maghiwalay ang kanyang mga magulang. Doon niya unti-unting binuo ang kanyang buhay. Ngunit isang tawag mula sa kanyang ama ang muling gugulo sa tahimik niyang mundo. Pinapauwi siya sa Pilipinas dahil muling itong magpapakasal. Isang simpleng pakiusap… pero alam niyang magdadala sa kanya sa isang kapalarang hindi niya inaasahan. Sa kanyang pagbabalik, muli niyang makakaharap ang lalaking minsan niyang itinago sa kanyang puso. Ang ultimate love niyang si... Kieran Del Toro. Si Kieran Del Toro ay hindi lamang isang matagumpay na CEO ng Del Toro Aviation, isa rin itong piloto na sanay kontrolin ang lahat… kasama na doon ang puso niya. Sa muling pagtatagpo nila, muling mabubuhay ang mga alaala, ang mga tanong na matagal nang naiwan, at ang tensyong hindi kailanman nawala. Ngunit tila sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana, dahil ang babaeng pakakasalan ng kanyang ama… ay siya mismong ina ni Kieran. Isang bubong… Isang tahanan… Isang bawal na damdamin. Paano kung ang dating simpleng paghanga ay mauwi sa isang mapanganib na pagnanasa? Paano kung ang puso ay tuluyang mahulog… sa taong hindi na niya dapat mahalin? At sa ilalim ng iisang bubong… hanggang saan nila kayang pigilan ang sarili? At kung dumating ang sandaling kailangan nilang pumili... pamilya o pag-ibig... Handa ba silang sirain ang lahat para sa isa’t isa?

Meeting his step-brother is not easy for Aliyah Denice Ventura. Her heart was full of anger, hatred and deception. And she will never accept the fact that he will be with her under the same roof. But fate is just too playful. How can a mistake be right if you both find yourself drowning in lust?

In the delivery room, my wife, Ashley Chase, is now fully dilated, but she refuses to go through with the delivery. She insists that I have to agree to accept her betrayal first. "Henry Madden, I want you to swear that you'll treat this baby as if it were your own. Or else, I refuse to give birth today. The baby and I will both die in this delivery room!" The medical staff joins in, trying to convince me that life matters more than anything else—that all Ashley has done is make a mistake, and I should just live with it. Ashley's mother even slaps me when she sees that I haven't agreed yet. "You're just a loser who married into our family! You should feel honored that we're letting you be the father in name. Don't be such an ingrate!" Sneering, I grab the delivery consent form and write the words "do not agree". "Since Ashley is so keen to end both her own life and the life of her love child, I'll let her have her way."

Andreana Sheffield, seorang Grand Master Templar yang telah bertempur demi Sektenya selama 29 tahun melawan Aliansi Beruang Merah telah mencapai batas kekuatannya setelah dia kehilangan lagi orang yang dicintainya saat perang. Namanya yang begitu menakutkan bagi musuh langsung sirna setelah dia mengalami banyak kekalahan telak yang membuat pasukan yang dipimpinnya mundur begitu jauh.Kehilangan kekasihnya yang terakhir membuat dia gila dan stress. Dia merasa kalau dia dikutuk oleh Apel Eden jika seluruh pria yang dia ingin cintai selalu mati meninggalkan dia. Padahal dia hanya bermimpi kecil bisa menikah dan berkeluarga dengan bahagia tapi kenapa rintangannya begitu berat. Tidak punya harapan lagi bagi masa depannya, dia melakukan misi bunuh diri.Untungnya misi bunuh diri yang Andreana lakukan tidak membuat dia mati, tapi justru bertemu dengan seorang Pria bernama Muhanov. Pertemuan mereka membuka lembaran baru bagi Andreana. dia akhirnya bisa menikah meskipun orang yang dinikahinya, meskipun pria tersebut berasal dari Kerajaan musuh.Untunglah perang sudah usai dan Andreana akhirnya bisa hidup bahagia dengan suaminya, Muhanov. Tapi, dia masih percaya kalau kutukan Apel Eden masih ada dan mungkin Muhanov masih terancam bahaya oleh kutukan darinya.Inilah cerita seorang wanita Templar bernama Andreana Sheffield, yang hidupnya akan dedikasikan kepada suaminya untuk melindunginya. Sekalipun dia harus melawan Tuhannya, dia akan melakukannya.

After surviving the brutal apocalypse for ten years, hardened survivor Hayley Reid was betrayed by her base and unexpectedly woke up two weeks before the apocalypse began. Back in time, her useless father and stepmother were still pressuring her to give up her house for her brother and his newlywed wife. This time, Hayley didn’t hesitate to sell them the house for dirt cheap. While they celebrate this great deal, Hayley went crazy stockpiling supplies. With the help of the super base system’s overpowered perks, she built an unbeatable shelter. While everyone else was stuck in zombie chaos, Hayley relaxed in her fortress like she was on vacation. While everyone else struggled to find food, her dog enjoyed a full buffet every day. While everyone else risked their lives squeezing into crowded survivor camps, Hayley’s base stood as the strongest steel fortress in the whole world!

At the contract-signing meeting, a major client casually asks our new technician if she can handle her alcohol. She immediately pours a glass of red wine over his head and says coolly, "This sort of socializing is a bad habit. I'm putting an end to it." Leon Langley, a top client who brings the company 300 million dollars in annual revenue, flies into a rage and tears up the contract on the spot. As the project lead, I bend over backward to apologize and drink with Mr. Langley until I'm hospitalized with gastric bleeding—just to salvage the deal. When I report the incident to my boss, he scolds me instead. "As the person in charge, you nearly ruined the project. Forget the three-million-dollar commission we planned to give you. Consider this a warning." After that, I put Hannah Storrie's name on the department's downsizing review list. She sneers. "I'm a top talent the boss poached at great expense. I'm not some cheap hostess who survives by smiling and drinking like you. "Firing me would be throwing the company down the drain. When that happens, you'll be begging me to come back." I ignore her. However, when the review period ends, the name on the layoff list turns out to be mine. My boss seizes the opportunity to announce that Hannah will replace me as the new sales director. "Clients are extremely important to us. You don't seriously think you're capable of landing them, do you? "Hannah's is more qualified, more tech-savvy, and prettier than you. She's clearly the better choice." I simply smile, turn around, and dial a number.

When I was eight months pregnant, I received an anonymous email. The attachment was a security camera recording. In a dimly lit VIP booth at a bar, my husband — a vampire who had lived for three hundred years — was holding a human woman in his arms, kissing her. At the end of the video, the woman smiled and asked him, "Adrian, do you really love me?" Adrian's voice was low. "Of course." "Even though you're human, I'll make you the happiest vampire bride in the world." He had said those exact words to me ten years ago. In that moment, my hand rested on my belly. The baby kicked once. As if reminding me. It was time to wake up.

Isolde Vancrest had witnessed the ultimate betrayal. Her long-time fiancé, Alan Princeton, had gotten his own sister-in-law pregnant, and he had the audacity to defend it. Alan: "You can't have children. The family can't end with me." How ironic. This was the same man who had once knelt nine times to propose, swearing he would rather be sterile than ever hurt her. If love was a joke, then pride had lost all meaning. That night, Isolde called the one man in Southbridge whose name most people feared to speak. By morning, she was his wife. When Alan saw her again, it was at her wedding. He dropped to his knees, eyes red. Alan: "Honey, I was wrong. Please… look at me." Isolde took a step back and fell into the arms of the man behind her. "The Prince," the ruthless ruler of half the city, wrapped an arm around her waist. "Seems you've forgotten your place." His voice was biting cold as he looked down at Alan. "Now she’s someone you don’t deserve to even look at."

I, Alpha Lake Rush of the Rush Pack, hereby reject you, JoJo Wyatt, as my mate. However, you will need to keep working to pay off your debt." "Wait, what?" At the tender age of eleven, JoJo Wyatt had been forced to grow up faster than most. Coming from a challenging family background with a distant father and a fragile mother, JoJo realized early on that she had to take responsibility for herself and her younger sister. Her focus was solely on survival—love and romance held no appeal for her, especially after a devastating experience. She swore off relationships with men, but that changed when she began working for him in an unconventional role, trying to pay off roughly 7.8 million dollars for her mother’s hospital treatments. Alpha Lake Rush, 30, was known as the most formidable Alpha in the country. Though burdened by his own struggles, he had learned to be strong and decisive. His past experiences had led him to reject two of his mates. But when fate brings him JoJo, who is working to pay off her debt, everything changes. What happens when his destined mate turns out to be the one person he never expected—his third chance mate?