Sao: Unital Ring

Nakilala ni Olive si Gregor sa isla ng El Nido habang kasama ang mga kaibigan. She introduced herself as Martina para maitago ang totoo niyang pangalan at katayuan sa buhay. But at that same night, naipagkaloob niya ang sarili dahil lang sa matinding atraksyon. Hindi natapos ang bakasyong iyon ay sinundo na siya ng pinsang si Anthony, without even saying goodbye to Gregor. More than a week later, natuklasan niyang si Gregor din ang mayari ng lupang balak bilhin ng pamilya. At kung gaano niya hiniling na mahalin siya ni Gregor hindi dahil sa yaman niya, ay siya ring dahilan ni Gregor para layuan siya. Gregor does not want her because she is rich. Pero bakit tila siya isang gamo gamong lumalapit sa apoy kahit pa mapaso? May lugar ba ang pagibig sa gitna ng pagbabalatkayo?

Sated from their passionate deed, Jonathan Sheffield rises and gently scoops the worn-out Eloise Carter into his arms. He cleans her in the bathroom, carries her back to bed, and lets her settle in. Normally, Eloise will have fallen asleep by now. But she won't allow herself to doze off tonight, not before she takes out the birthday present she's carefully prepared for Jonathan. Jonathan is making a phone call out on the balcony when Eloise quietly takes out the present she has hidden. It's a red velvet box, containing the ring she plans to give him when she proposes. She inches closer to the balcony and is about to speak when she freezes. A shocked, male voice rings out from the other end of Jonathan's phone, which he's casually left on the balcony ledge. "What the hell? You must be out of your mind, Jonathan! You're planning to take Eloise's heart and give it to Sonia?"

Everyone in Sparrowville said that Margaret Chapman was the happiest woman in town. Gavin Hartley showered her with gifts—a sapphire ring, an asteroid after her name—treating her like she was the center of his universe. Margaret had always believed it, too. Until the day she accidentally discovered the woman he had been hiding in his villa. For ten years, he had kept her there—his childhood sweetheart. After she lost herself to schizophrenia, she had said, "Margaret is me." And so, for nearly seven years, Gavin had courted Margaret and cherished her, playing out a love story that had never truly been hers. Margaret's heart crumbled to ash after she found out the truth. She left without looking back, moving to a country thousands of miles away. But she never imagined that Gavin would lose himself to rage, his eyes burning red as he nearly tore Sparrowville apart. "Where the hell is Margaret?!"

Everelle Ponferrada, lumaki sa isang mahirap na bayan, mag isang itinataguyod ang kanyang magulang na hindi na makapag trabaho at ang pamangkin nito. Ang papa niya ay na disgrasya sa trabaho habang nanay niya ay hirap na gumalaw dahil sa katandaan. Pinag aaral niya ang pamangkin habang siya ay tumigil at mas tinutukan nalang ang pagtatrabaho para maka kayod sa buhay. Isaac Kezair Kavanaugh, ang nangungunang bilyonarnayo sa bansa. Ayaw niyang maipagkasundo sa babaeng inireto sakanya ng kanyang ama kaya gumawa siya ng paraan para hindi ito matuloy. Inalok ni Isaac si Everell na magpanggap bilang kanyang asawa kapalit non ang malaking halagang pera. Pumayag si Everelle at tinanggap ito. Ngunit paano kung habang nagpapanggap silang mag asawa ay unti-unti ring nagkakaroon ng nararamdaman sa isa't isa?

Sa kagustuhang maipagamot ang kaniyang ina at matustusan ang pag-aaral ng mga kapatid, susuungin ni Chivalry Sandimar ang lahat ng maaaring pasukin; marumin man, mahirap o delikado—na siya ring naging dahilan upang makilala niya si Gavin Ladeo Ambrosia. Inalok siya nito ng isang kasunduan: ang mabigyan ito ng anak. Ngunit taliwas sa inaasahan, hindi lang isa ang nabuo kundi dalawa. Paano niya ipauubaya ang kaniyang mga anak sa lalaking nagkaroon na ng malaking parte sa buhay niya? Lalo pa't hindi lingid sa kaniyang kaalaman na hindi na purong trabaho ang namamagitan sa kanila... 'pagkat kusa siyang nagpaubaya nang gabing iyon dahil sa lihim na pagmamahal niya para rito. Makakaya ba niyang panindigan ang kontrata o tatanggapin niya na lang ang karampatang parusa?

On my wedding day, my fiancé bailed. Sabina—his ex—had sent him a diary listing 77 things she'd done for him. Turns out she only dumped him because his family pushed her to. So, he ran back to her. While I was still reeling, Jacob—my fiancé's best friend—showed up. He got down on one knee, flashed a ring he'd clearly had ready, and said, "Yuna Auclair, I've liked you for a long time. Will you marry me?" I thought he was my person. But after the wedding, Jacob turned distant. Hot one second, ice-cold the next. Then I found a diary in his study. Just like the one Sabina had sent my ex. Page one hit like a truck: [Hurt Yuna Auclair seventy-seven times, and I'll break up with Gabriel and be with you.] Oh—and Gabriel? He was my ex.

“Minsan, sa pinaka-wasak na puso, doon pa pumipili ang pagmamahal.” Akala ni Celeste ay siya na ang pakakasalan ng lalaking minahal niya ng buong puso. Pero sa harap mismo niya, ipinagpalit siya nito sa matalik niyang kaibigan. Masakit. Nakakahiya. Nakakawasak. She lost everything—her love, her trust, and herself. Pero sa gitna ng pagbagsak niya, isang lalaking hindi niya inaasahan ang dumating: Eliandro Velasquez—cold, mysterious, at isang powerful businessman na desperado ring maghanap ng mapapangasawa para sa isang kontratang kailangang masunod. Isang kasunduan. Isang papel. Isang fake marriage for 30 days. Walang puso. Walang damdamin. Walang commitments. Pero paano kung habang tumatagal, hindi na peke ang nararamdaman nila? Dahil minsan, kahit ang pusong akala mong hindi na para mahalin… May nakatakdang magmahal muli.

The day after I returned to my home country, my old classmates ambushed me with an invitation to a reunion. In the hotel, I ran into my ex, Shawn Quinn, whom I hadn't seen in five years. The room froze when he pulled out a ring and proposed. Gasps rippled through the crowd. They all expected me to jump at the chance, given how hard I had chased him back in the day. They forgot the gut-punch of our graduation day. Shawn had sided with another woman, letting her paint me as a plagiarist, a cheater, a bully. The school authorities revoked my diploma and kicked me out of the ceremony. Humiliated, I fled abroad, leaving behind a shattered heart. Now, his best friend told me, "Shawn pulled strings to get your diploma back despite your past mistakes. He never forgot about you. He has been waiting for you all these years. You're his only love."

"Are you sure you want to do this? If you go through it, you’ll no longer be Luna and might become a rogue." "I'm sure." I removed our wedding ring, which he slipped into my fingers three years back on the desk as payment. "Alright, when your werewolf Valentine’s Day arrives, I’ll help you break the mate bond with Alpha Owen." The witch used a dagger to cut my palm and let the blood pour into a test tube. Ten days later, I endured the unbearable pain of severing the mate bond. I changed the surname I had followed for three years, obtained a new identity, and drove away from the Starry Pack in a second-hand car bought from the black market. Owen, you will never find me again. You should have known it would end like this from the day you betrayed me. One month later, a question exploded on social media, spiraling out of control. #Where did Luna Kya go?#

My father died of a serious illness. One day before his funeral, my fiancée returned home to get married to her crush. When I confronted her about her actions, she got annoyed with me. "His father has cancer. His last wish is to see me marry him.” "I just want to do a good deed. Can you stop being so selfish?" When I called her that night, it was her crush who picked up the call. "Helen's showering right now. I'll pass your message to her." I said nothing. All I did was hang up calmly. Later that night, my fiancée finally called me. She sounded exhausted. "I'll be having my wedding reception soon. Don't bother me with your dad's funeral." This time, I continued staying silent. However, I got rid of my engagement ring and canceled all of our engagement plans.