Slip Away

A union of two different magical beings, born at the end of the year the same day a comet appeared, Celestia Ivone was gifted a power that every greedy creature would want to have. Due to a prophecy involving her and the notorious dark witches, Celestia had to hide from the witches haunting her down. In a moment of desperation while she's running away after being found, Celestia unwittingly appeared inside the impervious institute schooling all kinds of magical beings. There she met friends, allies, enemies, and a lover, who will fight with her along the way. There, she will grow to be someone spectacular, someone worthy of the gift bestowed upon her. A story about friendship, family, love, enemies, betrayal, and forgiveness. A story of a Spectacular Hybrid who just wanted to finally find a home, a place where she can permanently stay, without a prophecy endangering her, and without witches haunting her down.

Heaven Jacinto is a joyful, hardworking student with big dreams, but everything falls apart when a reckless one-night stand with the arrogant CEO Alessandro Riguel Villareal leaves her pregnant. Alessandro is used to getting what he wants and treating women as disposable, but Heaven is different—and she’s carrying his child. Determined to keep her pregnancy a secret, Heaven runs away, believing that Alessandro would never want her or their baby. Five years later, Alessandro finds her and their son, forcing her back into his life, using their child as leverage. Now living together again, their undeniable passion reignites, but so do the misunderstandings, jealousy, and old wounds. As Heaven fights to protect her heart and Alessandro learns to open his, they must navigate the lies, betrayals, and interference from others—including a cunning rival who wants Alessandro for herself. Can they overcome their painful past and build a future together, or will their love be torn apart once again? A steamy, angsty romance full of passion, jealousy, and a second chance at love. The Villareals’ Accidental Love Anthology

Maurine Elizabeth Lopez is a young, innocent girl who has been deceived by the man she loves. Bullied by her stepsister and betrayed by her stepmother, she finds herself sold to settle a debt. Mikhail Esteban Rostova, a notorious and cold-blooded Russian mafia boss, takes her. Everyone assumes that Mikhail will dispose of her as he pleases. However, to save her life, Maurine pleads for mercy and deceives Mikhail, leading him to believe that she is in love with him and willing to do anything for him. She knows she cannot afford to die without exacting revenge on those who have tormented her. Mikhail believes her and spares her life. However, he insists that she marry him and bear his children. With no other options available, she reluctantly accepts his proposal, recognizing that marrying a cold-blooded Russian mafia boss might be her only chance for survival. This time, Maurine is determined not to let anyone deceive or bully her. She plans to use Mikhail to achieve her revenge and nothing more. After she is done with him, she will dispose of him before he will dispose of her. However, dealing with a powerful man was not as easy as she imagined it would be. Since Mikhail is willing to murder and flip the world upside down if ever she ran away!

Samantha grew up in a very liberated type of family, so for her, kissing random people is not a big deal. One night, upon going to a bar, her friends dared her to kiss a random stranger, and ask for its name. Since Sam doesn't want to be teased as a weak person, she said yes. But inside her, she's nervously shaking. She never dared to kiss someone before. She's open-minded, but she wants to treasure her first kiss. But that night was different. She cannot refuse. So, she did what she had to do. She kissed the first guy to walk in front of her and her friends, but she didn't imagine that the kiss would last longer as she expected because the stranger kissed back and even held her nape to deepen the kiss which shook her mind to the core. But...what made her head turmoil even more is the fact that instead of pushing the man away, she finds her arms wrapped on the strangers' neck and answers every kiss that the stranger gives.

Michaella always believes that every woman must marry the only man they love. But everything she once believed ruined when she was being forced to marry an old man in their town. She felt devastated and her feelings got invalidated to the point that she decided to run away. While she was walking out-of-nowhere, she suddenly almost got hit by a car that made the man help him to get up. She's drunk for Pete's sake and couldn't even walk properly. "I know what you wanted to do. Do whatever you want because tomorrow would probably be my last day." The next morning, Michaella left the hotel without even looking at the man he gave herself with. She went to her friend far away from their city and lived her life happily until she found out that she's pregnant. "Congratulations, Ms. Gomez. You're pregnant! They're twins!" The Doctor happily announced. She almost fell to the ground because of the news and couldn't even breathe properly. She was about to leave the hospital but someone suddenly spat in front of her. It was her Father and she was being forced to come with him but someone suddenly came and grabbed her hand away from her Father. "Don't you ever come near her. Nobody has the right to touch the Mother of my children." He uttered using his threatening voice.

After losing her job, getting evicted from her apartment, and finding her long-time boyfriend in bed with her cousin, Giselle Saavedra thought her life couldn’t get any worse. Buried in heartbreak and alcohol, she spent the night with a stranger and gave away the one thing she promised to save for marriage. Her virginity. She thought she’d never see him again. A month later, she lands a job as an executive assistant, only to find that her new boss is Jake Johnson, the same man from that night. Cold, ruthless, and extremely powerful, Jake is the country’s most elusive billionaire and also the father of the baby growing inside her. But secrets don’t stay buried for long. Just as love begins to grow between them, dangerous people from their past plot to tear them apart, no matter the cost.

   Nang dahil sa kahirapan at mga hindi inaasahang pangyayari, isa lamang ang maaaring puntahan ni Serenity Mendez–kulungan o simbahan. Makukulong siya kung hindi niya mababayaran ang kanyang mga utang at ito ang pinakaayaw niyang mangyari kahit gumuho man ang mundo. Paano na lang ang kanyang kapatid na may malubhang sakit? Kaya naman, wala siyang ibang nagawa kundi ang pumayag na magpakasal kay Sage Christensen, ang apo at tagapagmana ng kanyang matandang boss, kapalit ng hindi matutumbasang halaga. Pero hindi niya ito basta-bastang makukuha. Kailangan niyang tuparin ang nag-iisang kondisyon ng kanyang pinirmahang kontrata–ang bigyan ng apo sa tuhod ang matandang boss.       Ngunit paano niya lalapitan ang isang malamig at masungit na si Sage kung sa tuwing magkatinginan lang sila ay tila ba gusto siyang balatan nito ng buhay? Ang mas malala pa ay napapansin niyang nandidiri itong mapalapit sa kanya na para bang may nakakahawa siyang sakit. Dahil dito, palaging nauuwi sa away ang kanilang bawat pagtatagpo. Matutupad kaya niya ang nasasabing kondisyon? O mauuwi sila sa diborsyo?     "How much did that old man pay you? I'll triple it, just fucking disappear from my life, Serene." - Sage Christensen           

Yazmin Paige Kortez is known for her intelligence and beauty, but she carries a certain coldness. Ever since her mother passed away, her life has been under tight control. After she graduated from college, her father arranged a marriage for her with someone she barely knew. Despite her protests, she was forced to marry a complete Dummy Stranger, a man she had never even met. In the end, she had no choice but to marry the dummy stranger. ● Yazmin Paige & Evron Montemayor ●

Maria's life wasn't perfect, her father died when she's 10 so she needed to work early as possible to help her mom. Because of her young age, she had no choice but to sell feet pics at 13 just to have money, to survive. Her mother married another man, she thought her life will be less cruel, having another parent to provide for them but it's the other way around. She decided to moved out, to be free from those creepy stares of her step father behind her mother's back. As she moves away, and continue her illegal earnings she met, Jackson one of her longest client. The guy is persistent, demanding and controlling but Maria keep on pulling herself away. She knows her goal, she's not easy to persuade and even how weak she is inside her mind will quickly block every poison that the guy will throw.. even how much money he'll invest to get closer to her. How long will Maria push the guy if her heart is slowly giving away? How long will Jackson endured every push if he's freaking enjoying his stay under the girl's sheet?

(GORGEOUS MEN SERIES 18: Ryu Fujiro Stellan) WARNING: Some scenes may have graphic and explicit content. Viewer discretion is advised. ~♪~ Ryu Fujiro Stellan, a guy who you don't want to mess with. He may be calm, yes. But once you get to know him, he is a walking redflag. A gambler, an illegal seller, a fight starter, and an asshole. Everything you can hate on a guy, he has it as his persona. But what would happen if he stumbled upon a gorgeous beauty who did nothing but catch his attention and keep him mesmerized all the time? Can he change for the sake of this woman? Will he be able to catch her heart and take her breath away? Or, just let her be?