Secretarial Duties

By the fifth year of my marriage to James Hill, he began pretending to be his late twin brother, the late Don of the family. With that, he took over all of a Don’s duties and the role of my sister-in-law, Hilary’s husband. Every time after he slept with her, he would cut his arm open, kneel before me, and beg for forgiveness. “Pia, you’re the only woman I’ve ever loved. Once Hilary gives birth to the heir and secures her position, I’ll fake my death and come back for you.” He told me his twin brother had died saving him, so he had to fulfill his brother’s last wish. During the year he pretended to be his brother, James slept with Hilary ninety-nine times. After a full year, Hilary finally gave birth to the family’s heir. I truly believed James would fake his death as promised, then take our son and me away from this bloody life. However, I saw him with Hilary in his arms, teasing the tiny baby she carried. “Hilary, I’ll stay with you and our child until he’s ready to take over as the next Don.” Silently, I wiped my tears and went back to my room to pack my suitcase. My son saw me crying and ran into my arms, gently wiping away my tears with his little hands. “Ma, Aunt Hilary already had her baby. Why isn’t Papa coming home yet?” I placed my clothes into the suitcase as I told him softly, “Because he doesn’t want us anymore. But don’t be sad, sweetheart. I will build us a home.” If James wanted to raise an heir, then I would return to North Atlantis’s most powerful mafia family, take my rightful place as my father’s heir, and become the Godmother of the Mafia.

Lily Evan is a 23 years old ambitious girl who did her graduation in mass media and communication works in Scotland's top news agency. Young Mark Scott is from a Royal Devil family of Scotland. The identities of devils are hidden and now they live in this modern world to maintain balance along with the heavenly angels. Destiny plays a game and makes these two souls meet. Mark who never felt any kind of emotions in his life, started feeling them when he met Lily. But there are some dark secrets behind this man's identity which started revealing as Lily got closer to him. ~~~~~ "Lily, do you love me?" Mark asked which startled Lily. "I do," Lily accepted. "Why do you love me?" Mark asked from her. "I think love doesn't need reasons," Lily replied. "I don't love you," Mark asserted. "Will you still love me if I go away from your life or will you move on?" Mark asked. "What do you mean?" Lily queried Mark worriedly. "Just answer," Mark told Lily. "I don't think I will ever forget you especially your eyes," Lily answered. "I am not going anywhere," Mark stated and averted his gaze from Lily. "Are you saying the truth?" Lily questioned him. "Why do you think I am lying?" Mark asked. "Because I don't want you to go away. I found you after 6 years and if you will again go away then, I might feel sad," Lily truthfully replied. Mark's eyes grew big as this thing he never heard once from anyone. Everyone told him to fulfill his duties but no one said to him that they would feel bad if he would go away. Mark lifted his hand and cupped Lily's face and the next second she was shocked by Mark's move.

Dalawang taon nang kasal si Faye sa kaniyang asawang si Matheo, ngunit isa lamang kasunduan ang nagbubuklod sa kanilang dalawa. Mayroong lihim si Matheo sa tunay nitong pagkatao, at upang mapagtakpan iyon ay kailangan niyang magpakasal sa isang babae. Si Faye naman ay iniiwasang maipakasal sa lalaking hindi niya mahal kaya pumayag siya sa kasunduang ibinigay sa kaniya ni Matheo. Ang pangako nilang dalawa, hanggang tatlong taon lamang ang kanilang pagsasama. Pagkatapos ng tatlong taon ay maibibigay na ang mana kay Matheo na siyang paghahatian nilang dalawa at mamumuhay silang malaya at masaya. Ngunit paano pa iyon matutupad kung bigla na lamang nawala ang lalaki? Hindi malaman ni Faye kung tinangay ito o napahamak. Hindi niya alam kung saan hahanapin si Matheo. Hanggang sa biglang lumitaw ang kakambal ni Matheo— si Mikhael. Ang lalaking akala niya’y hindi na niya muling makikita. Alam ni Mikhael na nawawala si Matheo at posibleng nasa kapahamakan ang buhay nito. Isang international agent si Mikhael, at nalaman nito na ang pagkawala ni Matheo ay may kinalaman sa sindikatong tinutugis nito. Upang mapalabas ang tootong may sala sa pagkawala ng kapatid, kailangan na magpanggap ni Mikhael bilang si Matheo. At kinakailangan nito ang kooperasyon ni Faye. Ngunit tila hindi lamang ang buhay ni Matheo ang nanganganib sa pagkakataong ito— maging ang puso ni Faye ay nasa panganib na rin. Gayong ang totoo niyang iniibig ang kaniya nang makakasama sa pagpapanggap. Paano niya rin maproprotektahan ang lihim nilang dalawa ni Matheo? Hanggang saan ang pagtatago at pagpapanggap nilang tatlo? Hindi kaya bumalik ang damdamin ni Faye kay Mikhael? O baka si Mikhael ang bigla na lamang mahulog sa kaniyang sister-in-law? How would they protect their heart while fulfilling their duties? How could they deny the temptations?