Ryan Holiday The Obstacle Is The Way

Evonne Shannon was a poor student mother sponsored. She was also the crush I had been courting for a long time. Wanting to allow her to shine, I gave up my place in the piano competition for her. However, she glared at me with disdain for deciding this on my own. She then instantly turned around and handed the registration form to her boyfriend, Angelo Zambrano, and said, "Ange, only you deserve this competition." Evonne liked sports cars, so I begged my mother to buy her a limited-edition McLaren supercar. But in return, Evonne mocked me and called me shallow. "Don't think I'll accept you just because I'm accepting the car, Chase Shannon. You've never understood me." With my help, Evonne got to put on a facade of a mysterious billionaire's daughter. But the moment she got money from me, she turned around and went on a romantic getaway with Angelo. I thought of Evonne as my everything and even asked my mother to arrange for her to join the family company. Within half a year, she was promoted to a core team member. She then conspired with Angelo to drain the company dry and even forced me to my death. "What else can you do besides insult me with money and a materialistic lifestyle, Chase? You're the most disgusting obstacle on my path to success. Only when you're dead can I marry Ange," she declared. I was heartbroken when I heard this, and that was when Evonne pushed me off the sidewalk and into traffic. Immediately after that incident, I was reincarnated to the day I bought Evonne a piano. She was glaring at me with disdain. "If you don't want to buy it, just say so. There's no need to humiliate me like this." I let out a dismissive scoff. "Am I the one who's humiliating you, or are you the shameless one? You beg for food but complain that it's cold. You're worse than those stray dogs on the streets. At least they show gratitude after getting scraps."

The cold seawater engulfs me, its relentless pull dragging me into the abyss. I kick desperately, my lungs burning, but the surface drifts farther and farther away. "Save me, Kane… save our child…" Pain lances through my body as I clutch my stomach, shielding the fragile life within me. The child I never thought I'd have, the child who was supposed to be our blessing. Through the watery haze, I see Kane Porter standing on the jagged cliffs above the shore. His tall, commanding figure is framed by the moonlight, his golden eyes burning with hatred. The alpha of the Nightfall Pack, the man who once whispered my name with reverence, now looks at me like I'm filth beneath his feet. His voice cuts through the roaring waves, sharp and merciless. "Don't think I don't know what you've done, Selene." The currents tug me deeper. My strength wanes, but his words stab deeper than the water ever could. "You drugged me with a philter, hoping to make me mark you—hoping to force your way into the position of my Luna. Because of your selfishness, Arya is gone. You destroyed her mind, pushed her into madness!" A shadow of despair twists across his face, but it vanishes beneath pure fury. "She fell from that cliff because of you." I shake my head, but I can’t speak. The sea is swallowing my voice. "Do you know what it’s like to wake up every day in torment? To live knowing the woman I loved died because of you?" His eyes glint like a wolf ready to tear out his prey's throat. "I want you to feel every ounce of that pain. I want you and your cursed child to die with her." The waves crash above me, and darkness claws at the edges of my vision. When I open my eyes again, I'm taken back to the day Kane's philter takes effect. He approaches me, his face flushed and his breathing rapid. He's already undone his buttons. "Hang on, Kane. Arya will be here soon!" I back away and open the door behind me. Then, I run off.

My 18th birthday was supposed to be the day I found my fated mate, but I never expected it to be him - Alpha Cassian Blackwood, my own stepfather. I'm torn between the forbidden passion that burns within me and the pack laws that forbid our love. As I struggle with the consequences of our forbidden bond, I'm forced to confront the ultimate question. Will I risk everything for a love that could destroy me, or will I break my own heart to obey the rules? Or will i find way to make it work?

“Damn it, Viola! Do you even hear yourself? You’re miserable, and you’re pretending it’s normal!” Logan says, clenching his fists beside him. I drag in a shaky breath. “What do you want me to do, Logan? Just leave my marriage?” “Yes!” I freeze. He steps closer. “Leave. And let me love you the way you deserve.” *** She thought heartbreak was the worst thing he could do to her. Then he came back. Three years ago, Logan Reynolds chose ambition over love, leaving Viola McCoy behind—and breaking her heart in the process. Determined to move on, she made a choice—one that led her into the arms of Julian Cruz, a man who vowed to love her but only saw her as a means to an end. Now, trapped in a loveless marriage, Viola endures the whispers, the neglect, and the bruises she hides beneath designer sleeves. But when Logan returns as the new CEO of Reynolds Publishing—her boss—Viola’s carefully constructed world begins to crack. He sees through her forced smiles and polite lies. He soon realizes the woman he left behind is still fighting to be heard. Logan is determined to save her. Viola? She’s certain she can’t be saved. But in the middle of stolen glances, midnight confessions, and the words they can’t say out loud, one question remains: Can love be rewritten, or are some stories doomed to end the same way twice?

Isa akong stripper o sa madaling salita, tagabigay ng ligaya sa mga lalaking nagnanais ng mainit na sandali tuwing gabi. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat nang makilala ko ang kliyente kong Zander Almeda. Isang flash lamang ng kamera nang magbago ang buhay ko at naging instant hot issue sa social media. At sa isang iglap, ang stripper na katulad ko ay naging instant girlfriend ng isang bilyonaryong CEO na si Zander Almeda sa bisa ng agreement na magkukunwari ako sa harap ng mga taong nakapaligid sa kanya. Ngunit paano ko mapipigilan ang puso ko kung mahulog na ng tuluyan ang loob ko sa kanya? Paano kung malaman ng lahat ng tao na isa akong dating tapagbigay ng ligaya sa mga lalaki sa isang club? Kaya niya ba akong ipaglaban?

Hindi naging maganda ang una at ikalawang pagtatagpo ni Armelle at Hanz. Lalo na ng nalaman nila na pareho silang titira sa iisang bubong. Ngunit hindi akalain ni Armelle na si Hanz ang masasandalan niya sa panahong bigo siya sa pag-ibig. Dumating pa sa punto na nagpanggap ito na boyfriend niya sa harap ng ex-boyfriend niya. Naging maayos ang samahan nilang dalawa at para niyang naging kuya si Hanz. Hanggang sa nagising na lang siya isang araw ay may nararamdaman na siya para sa binata. Inilihim niya ang kanyang pag tangi para hindi magbago ang pakikitungo nito sa kanya. Isa pa, kilala itong playboy. Ayaw rin niyang mapabilang sa mga naging babae nito kahit imposibleng mangyari iyon dahil parang nakababatang kapatid ang turing nito sa kanya. Ngunit hindi inaasahang panauhin ang magpapabilis sa pag-alis niya. Sinabi ng babae na malapit na itong ikasal kay Hanz. Para hindi siya makasira ng relasyon ay umalis siya ng walang paalam. Makalipas ang tatlong taon ay muling nagtagpo ang kanilang landas dahil siya ang magiging bagong sekretarya nito. Akala ni Armelle ay naibaon na niya sa limot ang nararamdaman niya para kay Hanz ngunit nakaramdam siya ng lungkot ng makita niya na kausap ng binata ang babaeng nakaharap niya tatlong taon na ang nakalipas. May pag-asa pa kaya na bumalik sa dati ang samahan nila kung sa araw-araw na pagkikita nila ay malamig na ang pakikitungo nito sa kanya? Hanggang kailan niya ililihim ang tunay na damdamin para sa binata gayong habang lumilipas ang mga araw na kasama niya ito ay mas lalo lamang lumalalim ang pagmamahal niya para rito?

Akala ko simpleng gabi lang ‘yon. Pero isang sulyap sa kanya—at tuluyan nang nagbago ang mundo ko. He’s the kind of man everyone fears—cold, powerful, dangerously irresistible. CEO sa umaga, mafia boss sa gabi. Isang titig pa lang, alam kong delikado siya. Pero paano kung ‘yung panganib na ‘yon ang siya ring nagbigay-buhay sa’kin? Sabi niya, “Stay away.” Pero sa bawat halik, bawat haplos, lalo lang akong nilalapit sa kanya. Sa mundo niya, walang puwang ang kahinaan. Pero sa piling niya, natutunan kong minsan, ang pag-ibig mismo ang pinakamapanganib na armas. Sa mata ng iba, isa siyang halimaw—walang puso, walang awa. Pero ako lang ang nakakakita ng lalaking may sugatang kaluluwa, na marunong magmahal kahit mali, kahit masakit. Ngayon, nahulog na ako nang tuluyan. At alam kong wala nang balikan. Dahil sa puso ng isang mafia boss, pag pag-ibig ang pinag-usapan… wala nang ligtas. “My Lover Is a Mafia Boss” — isang dark romance na puno ng pagnanasa, lihim, at pag-ibig na handang lumaban kahit sa dilim.

A pedophilic catholic therapist, a sucidal little satanist, the ghost of a girl who needs to be avenged, an abominable catholic priest... Life is an endless circle, but Adulf Cain thinks he's found the sense of life once lost... The life that Adam lost forever in paradise. but in this new garden, the dice is rolled by two portals, they are waring... One for, the other against the birth of a child that might be the only prediction humanity needs for doom... And she is a young woman. God's messenger mustn't spare her... But now he's drawn even to fall in love .

Planet Wayne, isang planeta kung saan itinuturing na Diyos ang mga bampira at tila hayop naman ang mga tao na ginagawang alipin. Bilang isang alipin, isa itong walang katarungang mundo para kay Lana. Mahahanap pa kaya niya ang kaligayahan at kalayaan na pinakaaasam niya lalo pa at isang masamang prinsepe na kilala sa pagpatay ng mga alipin ang nakabili sa kanya?

Yasmin Aurora, siswi SMA yang menjadi langganan kantor guru karena tingkahnya yang selalu mencari masalah, memutuskan menaruh hati kepada Adiraja yang merupakan siswa pindahan sekaligus junior di sekolahnya. Namun, mendapatkan hati Raja tidaklah mudah.Pada akhirnya, seperti pepatah mengatakan 'Sekeras-kerasnya batu bila tertimpa hujan akan retak juga', Raja akhirnya luluh pada Yasmin.Namun, saat cinta mulai bersambut, Papa Raja memperkenalkan calon istrinya yang ternyata bundanya Yasmin.Lalu bagaimana kisah cinta Raja dan Yasmin?Ketika takdir malah dengan kejam menyatukan keduanya dalam hubungan saudara tiri?Apakah mereka akan kuat bertahan?--