Rice By Manuel Arguilla

Unti unti kong iminulat yung mata ko..isang nakakasilaw na liwanag mula sa ilaw ang unang tumambad sakin.. Masyadong masakit sa mata kaya diko mapigilang di mapakurap.. Napahawak ako sa ulo ko ng may kung anong sakit na naramdama dito.. Teka..nasan ako??... Bumangon ako bigla kasabay ng pag hiyaw dahil sa sakit ng ulo ko.. Argggg..where im i "Finally..you're awake" napatingin ako sa pinanggalingan ng boretong boses.at nakita ang isang lalaki Napa atras ako ng tumayo sya.at parang kung sinong makapangyarihang tao kung gumalaw.naka lagay yung isang kamay nya sa isang bulsa ng pantalon nya Nagulat nalang ako ng tuluyan na syang nakalapit sakin Napaubo ako ng bugahan nya ako ng usok ng sigarilyo sa mukha pero iba yung amoy nya sa literal na yosi na nabibili lang sa tindahan. "What the.why im i here.and who are you!?" Tumawid sya ng pagkakatayo.at matalim akong tiningnan "You have no rights to ask who i am young lady." Napa atras ako ng hulihin nya yung pisngi ko.he traced my jawline "Your beautiful..you have no idea how much i want you" Itinulak nya ako pahiga.babangon sana ako pero agad na syang kumababaw sakin.sht "Wag mo kong hawakan..hayop ka!!.bitawan mo ako!" Inalis nya yung mga buhok na nakaharang sa mukha ko "Kahit anong sigaw mo..walang makakarinig sayo" Sasampalin ko sana sya..pero hinawakan nya yung dalawang kamay ko pinantay sa ulo ko..sht "Bitawan mo sabi ako...sino ka ba!?" He clenched his jaw..and smirk "Tinatanong mo kong sino ako..i own you..i own every inch of you" "Your mine.since you enter in this world.your mine just mine"nagulat ako ng untiunti nyang tinatngal ang pagkakabutnes ng pulo nya "And i claim you now"

As I washed my wife's underthings, I discovered semen stains. It had been over two months since I last did it with Winona Sundown. She always looked down on me for not lasting long and being as boring as a dead fish. I silently accepted her criticism and mockery. That was until I saw a stranger messaging Winona with a hotel room number. The hotel just so happened to be my workplace, Pinnacle Hotel. The room number was 8102. I camped by the room, waiting to catch my prey. However, the woman at the door was a young and sensual woman. Unbeknownst to me, I had fallen into Winona's trap long ago...

Mabel was forced to marry a billionaire after her father's company hit the rock. Williams, a ruthless billionaire with a soft spot for Mabel. He married her with a cold desire for an heir. Along the line, Mabel became pregnant. Just as she was about to share the news with Williams, she catches him in bed with her best friend. Brokenhearted and resolute, Mabel runs away and finds solace in the hands of William's cousin, Lavia. Still, as Williams plots to reclaim what he feels is rightfully his, the web of lies gets increasingly intricate. Will Mabel succeed in escaping the shackles of her past, or will William's unrelenting pursuit force her to return to her painful circumstances? Find out in this intriguing story.

Amara never wanted this life, but working under **Leonardo DeLuca**, a ruthless mafia boss, leaves her no choice. He’s obsessed with her—dangerously so. When his enemy, **Dante Russo**, sets a deadly trap, Leonardo falls for it—only to realize *Amara was the target all along*. But Amara isn’t just a pawn. *She’s about to play the player.* As secrets unravel and obsession deepens, she must outsmart both men before she loses more than just her freedom—she might lose herself. ---

Cassie is broken, beaten, and demoralised when she is forced to take extreme action. With the help of her friends, old and new, will she be able to survive the turmoil and find her true path?

“I know who you are, my Raven. You really thought you could hide from me." He said, trailing his hand down her chin. Frozen, Raven mumbled, “You can't tell anyone. I'm getting married to your son tomorrow." With the most terrifying smirk she had ever seen, Julian whispered to her, “No, you're mine!" *** After getting cheated on and humiliated by her arranged mate and her best friend, Raven Covey, fueled by rage, went on to commit the most unheard of sin - she slept with her arranged mate's father and the Alpha, intentionally and disguised. However, when Julian Red returns to his pack after a self-taken vacation, and sees the lady that aroused passion in him for the first time in forever, being prepared to get married to his son, what's his next action? Will he punish her for deceiving and seducing him? Or will he remain quiet, and act oblivious to protect his name and hers? Or rather, will he claim her as his, disregarding the rules and using his position as the Alpha to the fullest?

Vampires exist. Patricia encountered them when she was a child but who would have thought that she'd be attracted to one. Liam would do anything to protect her from others. But who will protect her from him?Trish hated vampires since her parents were murdered by the. What happens when she discovers that the man he was attracted to turns out to a vampire? Can she really trust him when he lied about his true identity. Liam promised to protect her bloodline. He failed when her parents were killed. There was no way he will fail in protecting her. Lots of secrets would be revealed about Patricia's connections to vampires, secrets that could bind him to Liam or set them apart.

Riana and Reynald's relationship was never liked by Mayang, the in-laws. Moreover, five years of marriage, Riana is not pregnant yet. The woman did not know that Riana only obeyed Reynald's request. So, various ways were done by the in-laws to separate the two, including finding a second wife for Reynald. Riana thought that her husband would be firm in her feelings, but Reynald turned out to be changing and acting rough. When he was desperate to finish separating, Riana suddenly met a handsome mysterious man who turned out to be a CEO! The man offered him a protection. Will Riana accept it?

[Mature content] Innocent Isabella doesn't know where her fate will take her. She was unaware of the result of her birth. She does not know that whatever has happened or is going to happen in her life is controlled by someone. The more she runs, the further it will hunt her. "You killed my mother. You are the curse in my life. You are the reason, I lost everyone. I am alone because of you. If killing myself is the only way I can free myself, then fine I will die with a smile. "Darling, do you think I will let you? I am the master of your body, your soul. My name is written in your every breath. Even if you want to die you have to get my permission. Why don't you submit your body to me? Your body is longing for my touch. Don't deny it." "Whenever I come close to you, I can smell your wetness." A devil's clutch is a cage, even your soul will not have the power to escape from it. ***** Isabella is Westwood's student, everything was perfect in her life until one day someone enters her peaceful life, with the mystery of her birth slowly unfolding before her eyes. But she was too late to save herself from the demon who had already imprinted his name on every part of her body. [What if Isabella is not a human? What if Isabella needs blood one day to subdue her hunger. What if Her SOUL is not her soul] Alexander, the "Satan" the real king of hell, the real ruler of hell. When he leaves Hell because of a woman, chaos ensues in Hell. Even Lucifer could not stop himself from noticing the woman who had drawn Satan's attention.

After catching her fiance cheating on her on the day of her wedding with her brother, an innocent girl who cherishes love loses faith in it; she flees away from the wedding but gets involved in an accident that leaves her paralyzed in the lower body temporarily. She accepts help from a Billionaire who happens to be the one that was driving the car that hit her and begins to rebuild her life and her broken heart in a foreign country, far away from her ex. But little does she know that Life tends to get worse before it gets better!