Re Monster Chapter 1

Sa loob ng limang taon, buong pusong minahal ni Bettina si Elijah. Ngunit sa mismong araw ng kasal nila ay tinalikuran siya nito dahil kay Agatha—ang babaeng ilang beses nang nagtangkang magpakamatay para makuha ang atensyon ng lalaki. Saka lamang napagtanto ni Bettina na kahit gaano pa kalalim ang ibigay niyang pagmamahal ay hindi siya pipiliin ni Elijah. Kaya nilisan niya ang lahat at nagpasya na magsimula ng bagong buhay. Pero hindi niya inaasahan na sa isang gabi ng kalasingan, aksidente niyang naka-one-night stand ang isang bilyonaryong lalaki at mortal na kaaway ng kapatid niya—si Evander Hudson! Kinabukasan, dahan-dahang nagtangkang tumakas si Bettina ngunit bigo siya nang biglang may humawak sa kanyang paa at hinila pabalik. “After everything you did to me last night, you’re really going to run away?” sabay turo sa marka sa leeg niya. “Ganyan mo ako hinalikan… and you're not even going to explain what we are now?” Kilala si Evander na malamig at walang interest sa mga babae. Pero walang nakakaalam na matagal na niyang minamasdan nang palihim si Bettina. Simula nang mapunta ito sa kanyang bisig, hindi na niya ito pinakawalan pa. Naglabas pa siya ng sampung bilyong piso para bilhin ang isang private island resort sa Cebu para kay Bettina. “If you don’t want to stay in Manila, then let’s turn this place into a paradise. Just for you, Tina.” “Akala ko Evan hindi ka interesado sa babae?” “I’m not interested in anyone else. But you're the only exception.” Pero paano kung mahulog ang puso niya kay Evander? Ano na lang ang sasabihin ni Bettina sa kuya niya?

Lumi-as someone who's being told what to believe and hope in everything as she grows up-reckons that living is a way to comply with and entrust one's entire life to serving superiors on top of the hierarchy. Who will not think of that way anyway? Being harbored in the lands of Castellanos, it is engraved in her mind that she lives to pay her debt of gratitude to the family who sheltered her, who protected her from all the cruelties the outside world has to offer behind those fences. What they're doing is to protect her life and welfare-that's what they told her. So there's no other way to live but be the gullible and obedient yokel of the Castellano clan, because they're doing everything just for her safety. But that's before her life turns upside-down as she discovers a strange note from the attic. "To whoever finds this message, they erased us. This is all that remains. Remember us, please." What does the note want to convey? Is it just one of those mundane trivial stuff found in an attic like the usual when someone decides to clean it? Or is it something connected to her... "safety?" For sure it is for her safety. That's what they always tell her. But what one hears is not always the version of reality. Most of the time, it is the most convenient scheme to twist and bend the truth. That... That's what they will never tell her.

Pained by his first love, who left him without any reason, Atticus Soren Castillo (42) became ruthless and heartless when it comes to love and relationships. He always uses his woman like a toy to release his anger that is stuck in his heart because of his past. Not until he met Maeve Leilani Pascual (21), a transferred student at the university where he is working, who captured his attention for a reason he can’t explain. His first plan was to only bed Maeve to fulfill his fantasy, but his heart had another plan when he fell for her without any warning. And for the second time in his life, he is willing to sacrifice everything that he has just to hold Maeve in his arms until the reality hits him: that the girl he currently loves is the daughter of his first love, who wounded his heart. “Six stories... Six writers... One darkly twisted series..." TWISTED DESIRE SERIES COLLABORATION Twisted Desire 1: Trapped With My Daddy's Seduction AUTHOR:Yvette Stephanie Twisted Desire 2: The Professor's Obsession AUTHOR: GuemByoel Twisted Desire 3: My Ninong's Poisonous Touch AUTHOR: Cactushoney Twisted Desire 4: Playing Fire with my uncle AUTHOR: Vladmire Twisted Desire 5: Cousin I Can’t Resist AUTHOR: MotonariMitsuMouri Twisted Desire 6: Craving my Ruthless Brother AUTHOR: Rosenav91

Rose Destiny "Reese" Lincoln, now 21 and self-sufficient since the age of 18, has no choice but to reconcile with her family to save her favorite children's orphanage from demolition. She must agree to her father's terms in order for him to assist her in repaying the orphanage's debt. She has no interest in their company, but she will readily agree if he asks her to be a part of it. But her father, a shrewd and cunning businessman, has other ideas. She must marry Joseph Coz Taylor, the moody and mysterious CEO of MT Corporal. Labor unions and CEOs of companies he took over dubbed him a "monster," but he couldn't care less. Reese didn't know Coz at all, but if marrying him can save her safe haven, it's worth losing her prized liberty. She did married him, but they had to keep it a secret from the rest of the world. She didn't mind if they had to conceal their marriage for the sake of the orphanage's safety. But not until secrets that have wrecked not only her life but also her heart are slowly revealed. Truly a demon was once an angel because the savior she thought was the villain after all.  Secrets upon secrets are revealed, unlocking the truths hidden beneath the lies. Will everything come together in the end? Or will they simply let their lives be ruined by their secrets?

"How much do you want?" Pagkakuwa'y saad ko. Kay bilis niyang napalingon sa akin muli ay masama niya akong tinignan. "Hindi ako mukhang pera!" I scoffed again. "Hindi nga ba? E, anong pinunta mo rito? 'Di ba sabi mo hindi ka papayag na 'di ko panagutan ang virginity mo? Kung ayaw mo ng pera what the hell are you here for? Nag-iskandalo ka pa talaga." Napangisi ako ng magkaroon ng idea. Puno ng panghuhusga ko siyang tinitigan. "Oh, don't tell me you want me to marry you instead because I was your first?" Nakita ko ang guilt sa mga mata niya. Hindi siya muling nakapagsalita. "And you thought just because nakuha ko virginity mo I am oblige to marry you? Oo nga naman! Kung pakakasalan kita mas malaki nga makukuha mo dala dala mo pa ang apelyido kong Montefalco." Bahagya akong natawa sa isipin. "You're just hallucinating Ms. Suarez! You're not even an inch to the woman I love."

Ayon kay Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you—na siyang isinasabuhay ko. I only have my mother and my two friends, Charlynn and Reisha. My mother works for Charlynn's family. We are not really poor and definitely we're also not rich but we're living comfortably. Nevertheless, I am contented with my life. But, after meeting the man that I like, I started to dream for more. I started to ask for more just to equal his riches even though I know for sure that it was impossible. Life is meaningful. Full of life lessons, full of challenges, and battles that you need to surpass. Pero no'ng nawala sa akin si Mama, iyon ang hindi ko kinaya. Sinisi ko sa lahat ang pagkawala niya. Nagtanim ako ng galit sa pamilya na tinuturing kong pangalawa kong pamilya. And he was there, just accepting my madness. But, what if everything that I believed was all a lie? Paano kung lahat ng sinisi ko, maling tao? Would I be able to get to his life again? Or our memory will remain just like how we first met? Dark.

Ravenna Ylianna Ocampo, isang babaeng naghahangad lamang na mahalin nang isang matinong lalaki. ‘Yong tunay, at hindi lamang sa taglay niyang ganda, o yaman ng kaniyang pamilya. Ilang beses siyang nabigo, at nasaktan, dahil puro lang naman pera ang nasa isipan nila, idagdag na ang paghahangad ng mga ‘to sa kaniyang katawan. But the pain vanished when she met a man named Killian Adler Rivanov. A handsome billionaire that owns a bunch of business at a young age. Madalas siyang pagkaguluhan ng mga babae, na kahit sobrang lamig na ng pakitutungo nito sa mga ‘to ay hindi pa rin siya tinatantanan. “You’re crying because of a boy?” he asked, looking straight into her eyes as he let out a mocking laugh. “He already got the diamond that he wanted and yet, he let it slipped away.” Killian wrapped his arms around her waist, trapping her in his arms so she wouldn’t runaway. With his intense stare, he use that as a weapon to make her knees tremble. “Be with me tonight, woman, and I’ll let you experience the love that you’re looking for.” ‘Yong isang minutong kasama niya ang binata ay halos hindi na siya makahinga nang maayos, at tila nahihirapan, paano na lang kaya ‘yong isang gabi na kasama niya ‘to?

Falling into a forbidden love is a lot painful. Especially when you made a person your eternity while you're just a passing moment. There is only one person Beatrize hates the most. Simoun Alexander Hord, the man who ruined her life. Falling in love with him was her most terrible mistake. But what if Simoun begs for a second chance? This time, he’s ready to lose everything just to get Beatrize’s forgiveness. After all her pain, will she be able to forgive him?

"You are a billionaire?" "Yes, baby! You're the billionaire's sinful obsession before and now officially his girlfriend." Aphrodite Saavedra is an orphan who only wants peace and freedom from those criminal who took her love ones from her. She was busy hiding until she met Felix Saavedra—his stepbrother and a billionaire who turns her world upside down when she became his sinful obsession.

His stepbrother always took his favorite toys when they were younger. And even now that they're older, Leon has taken the Escarra Empire from him. So Estefan took what Leon values most- Reina. He is not done yet. Estefan can't bring him down without a powerful ally, and Ale Gambino is going to make it happen. Together with The Black Sparrow Society, Estefan will burn Leon's empire to the ground.