Take The Initiative Novels & Stories

Coollen Kim Natividad is a senior high school student. She came from the rich family and the successor of Natividad corporation. As a daughter of the most well-known business tycoon, she needs to follow the life that's already designed by her parents and met all of those expectations. In such a young age, her life is already entangled with the responsibility and being pressured. As life goes on, Coollen decided to take her own path through exploring and adding some spice in her life, and In order to do that, she needs to act as a villian. A villian who will despise by everyone. Kaya ginawa niya ang lahat na taliwas sa gusto ng kaniyang magulang dahil sa palagay niya, iyon lang ang paraan para makatakas sa nakasasakal niyang mundo, but along all the stupidity she did in her life. Their is someone who is willing to put his life in the line just to protect her, and that's Spencer; her bestfriend, the loving and charming in their school campus. Suddenly, Archie Gabriel Diverson came to the picture. A young man who who carried the baggage of his past, which happened that Spencer was involved. May galit siya ni Spencer dahil siya ang dahilan ng pagkawala ng taong mahal niya. Nang nalaman niyang may gusto si Spencer ni Coollen. He immediately made a planned to make her fall in love, after that, he’ll tear her heart apart, But what will happen if he will be the one being played by his destiny? What will happen if he will be the one who'll fall on his trap? Will he able to hurt Coollen, or siya mismo ang masasaktan? "I am supposed to tear her heart apart, but why I am hurt seeing her with someone else?"

[Mad Beauty Series 1] Bianca Ylondra Gustilo-Alcaraz never cared about scandals—she was the "Mad Beauty" of the runway, after all. Pero sa pagkakataong ito, siya mismo ang gumawa ng sarili niyang bitag. In a desperate move to uncover the truth about her missing twin, Bianca plotted a drug-related scandal to take down Santiago “Santi” Vega, the rugged "Sugar Kingpin" of Iloilo. Ang plano: drug him, steal his secrets, and ruin his spotless reputation. Pero hindi niya inasahan na ang Kingpin ay mas matalino kaysa sa kanya. The plan backfired spectacularly. Instead of gaining leverage, Bianca found herself at the center of a massive sex scandal and a drug-related incident that set the internet on fire. Ang mas malala, Santi didn’t just sit back—he filed a legal case against her that could end her career and send her to jail. To save her father’s reputation and her own neck, Bianca is forced to make a deal with the devil. She must return to her hometown in Iloilo and live under Santi’s roof to "clean" his image and clarify their status to the world. Ngayon, trapped sa pagitan ng family wrath at sa mapanganib na titig ni Santi, kailangang magpanggap ni Bianca bilang "live-in partner" ng lalaking muntik na niyang sirain. But as secrets unfold and death threats start arriving, she realizes that being the Kingpin’s dirtiest secret is the most dangerous place she could ever be. Is she his prisoner, his pawn, or the only woman who can finally make the Kingpin crumble?

"I'll do everything to pay you for all the things you did." Dianne Kim Alexander "I am willing to hurt and accept the punishment just to be with you again." Davin James Demonese Dianne Kim Alexander ay galing sa Isang mayamang pamilya, ngunit nang namatay ang kaniyang Ina. Nabaon Sila sa utang dahilan para pumasok Siya sa Isang nakakasukang trabaho bilang dancer sa Isang sikat na bar. Habang matiyaga siyang sumasayaw sa harapan ng mga lalaking, biglang dumating ang matipunong lalaking hindi niya kilala. "Five hundred million dollars, I'll take her out!" Davin James Demonese, ang walang pusong bilyonaryong pingkakautangan ng ama ni Dianne. Na gagawin ng lahat para maiipit Ang pamilya ni Dianne dahil sa maling Akala. Ginawa niya lahat para mapapayag na maging contract wife si Dianne and he did. Sa pagpasok ni Dianne bilang Asawa ng bilyonaryo. Muli niyang maranasan ang pait ng Buhay. She will be betrayed and hurt many times lalo pag nalaman niyang Ang boung katotohanan. Aalis siya sa puder ng bilyonaryo, ngunit muling magbalik after five years para maghiganti sa ginawa nito sa kaniya. At sa pagbalik niya dala niya ang kanilang Anak na kambal. At sa pagbalik niya, makakaya niya bang paghigantihan at paluluhurin sa kaniyang harapan si James gayong may naramdaman pa siya rito, O ang mga pasakit ang dahilan para kamuhian niya ito nang husto.

Ang tanging hiling ni Lexie Marie Delos Reyes ay matupad ang pangarap ng kaniyang Lola. Ang makasal at tuluyan nang lumagay sa tahimik. Ngunit sa araw mismo ng kaniyang kasal, gumuho ang lahat nang tumakas ang kaniyang fiancé upang sundan ang babaeng tunay nitong mahal sa ibang bansa. Sa gitna ng sakit at kahihiyan, napilitan siyang gumawa ng desisyon na magbabago ng lahat. To marry Kaizer Zapanta, her brother’s best friend. Isang lalaking kilala sa pagiging malamig, misteryoso, at isang trilyonaryo na kinatatakutan sa mundo ng negosyo. "If it’s marriage you want, I’ll take his place. But don’t expect me to give you my heart." – Kaizer Zapanta Ang kasal na inakala ni Lexie na pakitang-tao lamang ay unti-unting nagiging mapanganib sa puso niya. Unti-unti niyang natuklasang na sa likod ng malamig na anyo ng lalaki, may init pala doong kayang tunawin ang lahat ng takot, at sakit sa puso niya. And just when her heart began to trust again, Zyrus—her runaway fiancé—returned with a confession that threatened to ruin everything. "Come back to me, Lexie. After all, we’re expecting a child. Won’t you introduce me as their father?" – Zyrus Martinez Ngayon, kailangan niyang pumili. Sino sa pagitan ng lalaking minsang iniwan siya, o sa estrangherong hindi na lang basta asawa kundi ama ng kaniyang dinadala, ang kaniyang pipiliin?

At a young age, Faerie White feels less than free. As the oldest daughter of the struggling White family, she is used to being trampled on by her powerhungry father, her jealous stepmother, and her wicked half-sister-all those would-be conquerors within the family. With her dear mother literally hanging onto life and with imminent financial ruin hovering over the family like a dark storm cloud, Fae is given an icy ultimatum: either marry a notorious first-class playboy or subject her own mother to wait until medical attention comes to a standstill. But then, life has a different direction that it can take her. Richard Gold is the wheelchair-bound heir no one takes seriously. Fae sees something else in him: a man with fire behind those silent eyes. In an offer that has him proposing a marriage of convenience and also offering to cover her mother's medical expenses, Fae produces a life-altering decision. What she doesn't expect, however, is that Richard's secret power isn't the hobbled recluse that everyone assumes that he is. He hides from a world that determines his worth purely based on his status as the secret power behind a multi-billion empire. Unknowingly, Fae has married the king of it all. As she evolves from drowning daughter to dominating wife, Fae learns to wield power in her own right. Taking on corporate espionage, family betrayal, and identity theft in the heat of a high-end kitchen. Through love, lies, and freedom wars, she destroys all the lies that once chained her down. But when the ultimate secret drops-about her real father and the fortune she is about to inherit the enemies come rising from every corner and even love will have to be put to the test.

Jessa Gencianeo, a woman who married secretly to her long-time boyfriend, because she unexpectedly got pregnant by him. Her life wasn’t indeed a fairytale throughout their marriage, because she suffered hell especially in the hands of her husband’s family. But the hell she was suffering intensified when her OB-Gynecologist told all of them that her son was positive for Down Syndrome. With that, her husband suddenly became cold and distant to her, because she was carrying a baby with Down Syndrome which made her heart shattered, especially that her husband started to cheat on her, and committed an affair behind her back with his childhood bestfriend who eventually got pregnant which made her husband, and his family thrilled. She felt alone and rejected while being pregnant, because they were even really proud of her husband’s infidelity. She couldn’t take it anymore when her mother-in-law wanted to kill her and her child, so she ran away after she signed the annulment papers. She thought after she was freed from her first marriage, she would live at peace, but still being chased by chaos. Her ex-husband’s family wanted to kill her and her baby inside her womb. Out of nowhere, she was being hit and run by a mysterious car which made her life at risk. But before she passed out, she saw who the mastermind behind it was, and it was her mother-in-law with a triumphant smirk. But little did she know that a miracle would change her life, and make her rise from the ashes after she was being saved by a Zillionaire Old Lady who was Doña McKenna Hermosa-Accardi who would help her to avenge, and would also play cupid to be a matchmaker for her to be a Mafia Lord’s Zillionaire Wife.

Aliyah has spent her entire life living in the shadow of her sister, Aleli. Aleli often took away the things that made her happy, including her boyfriend, Benedict. She caught them in bed together, and instead of apologizing, Benedict blamed her for his infidelity. He accused her of lacking too much in their relationship, saying that Aleli filled those gaps and was better than her in every way. Aliyah’s heart shattered completely when the two got engaged. At their engagement party, Aleli created a scene, accusing Aliyah in front of their parents of trying to seduce Benedict. Heartbroken and humiliated she ran out of the party. She almost got hit by a car, and with so much stress and shock, she fainted. When she woke up, she found herself in Conner’s bedroom, Benedict’s uncle, a congressman. Conner made her an unexpected offer: a marriage of convenience. He needed a wife to improve his public image for the upcoming election. Aliyah and Conner’s relationship was starting to improve, but it didn’t take long before the fragile foundation they were building began to shake when Aleli found out about her marriage to Conner—a man far wealthier and more powerful than Benedict—started to do things and create issues to ruined her marriage to Conner. Despite that, Aliyah and Conner grew even closer. They discovered each other’s strengths and weaknesses, which only strengthened their bond. Just when Aliyah thought nothing could break them and she was finally ready to admit her love for Conner, his mother arrived along with Conner’s ex-girlfriend and dropped a bombshell—she had returned to tell Conner that they had a child together. But Conner did everything to prove that no matter what happens, he will always choose her above everything else.

"You became mine the moment I touched you. Hindi mahalaga kung gaano katagal tayong nagkalayo o kung anong buhay ang binuo mo nang wala ako. At the end of the day, you're still mine. And I always take back what's mine." — Caleb Santillan Lahat ay isinakripisyo ni Samantha para sa lalaking mahal. Pero niloko siya nito at ipinagpalit sa kaniyang matalik na kaibigan. Sa isang gabing puno ng galit at pagkadurog, nagawa niya ang pinakamalaking pagkakamali ng kanyang buhay. Pinili ni Samantha na maglaho kasama ang lihim na dinadala niya sa sinapupunan. Lumipas ang mga taon. Akala niya ay nakatakas na siya sa nakaraan. Ngunit nang matanggap siya bilang model sa pinakasikat na company, laki tuwa niya. Pero gumuho ang kasiyahan ni Samantha ng makilala ang may-ari nito. Dahil ang kanyang bagong boss ay walang iba kundi ang lalaking magdamag siyang inangkin at ama ng batang itinatago niya sa lahat. Habang unti-unting nabubunyag ang mga lihim, muling naglalaban ang pag-ibig at pagnanasa. At kung kailan handa na si Samantha para papasukin muli ang lalaki sa kanyang buhay, saka naman nagbalik ang fiancee nito. Nasaktan at nabigo na naman si Samantha. At ang masakit pa. Unti-unting nakukuha ng fiancee nito ang loob ng kanyang anak. Hanggang saan ang kaya niyang ipaglaban kung ang lahat ay unti-unting nawawala sa kanya? Pipiliin ba ni Samantha na manatili kahit araw-araw parang dinudurog ang kanyang puso?

Dahil sa paniniwalang mahahanap mo ang totoong taong magmamahal sa ‘yo kapag walang-wala ka, tinago ni Koa Haile Montinola ang katotohanang isa siyang heiress ng isang mayamang pamilya mula kay Conrad, ang kanyang kasintahan. Ngunit matapos niyang isakripisyo ang lahat para rito, ang tanging natanggap niyang sukli ay pagtataksil at ang pagnanakaw nito sa perang inipon niya para sa kanilang nalalapit na kasal para sa first love nito. Ang mas masakit pa, may anak ang mga ito. At ang masaksihan ang “happy family” ng taong sumira sa kanyang tiwala, walang pagdadalawang-isip siyang umalis. Bumalik siya sa kanyang pamilya at sumang-ayon sa arrange marriage na nakahanda para sa kanya. Meleck Hudson Miller, isang notoriously cold businessman na balitang may secret lover. Kahit na ayaw manira ni Haile ng relasyon, kung gusto niyang matanggap ulit ng pamilyang tinalikuran niya noon, wala siyang ibang magawa kundi ang makipag-deal sa binata. To take revenge of her ex-fiancé and to win her family’s trust back. But what if he’s too cold and heartless…and possessive at the same time? Tamang desisyon kaya ang makipag-deal dito? - Diniin siya nito sa likod ng nakasarang pinto. His thumb brushing against her lower lip. “A deal is a deal. And I hate sharing what’s mine.” “Hudson…” “You’re mine. No one’s going to touch you but me. Not even your hands, did you get me?” Parang may bumara sa kanyang lalamunan. Is this still a part of their loveless deal?

Damara Irish Vertudez is a hardworking woman who has a dream of being a secretary ever since she was young. She grew up in Tarlac province and experienced a lot of things in life. She is from a family of farmers who are determined to take care of their farms. As she graduated from college 4 years ago, she left her province to apply for a job in the city, she gained a lot of experiences from working in different companies until she applied for the position of secretary of Brion Alaric Carter, a Filipino-Spanish and the billionaire CEO of Carter Casino-Resort. At first, she doubted herself because Carter Casino-Resort is a famous and number 1 Casino-Resort in the Philippines and has branches around the world. Natatakot itong pumalpak sa kauna-unahang bigatin na kumpanya na kanyang papasukan. She doubted that her experience is not enough to this company, lalo na't alam nito kung gaano ka-propesyonal ang mga nagtatrabaho rito at kung anong qualification ang kailangan nila. However, after hanging out with her friends the night after she applied, she received a call from the Carter Casino-Resort and told her that she's hired and qualified to be part of the company and to be the CEO's secretary. And there, she became the first loyal and outstanding secretary of CEO Brion Alaric Carter who's not letting her go. Along her journey being an outstanding secretary of a Billionaire CEO, she did realize that she's falling in love with her Boss already because of how he treats her. She kept on denying her feelings because he knew her boss could be that dangerous. Until a girl came between them who's addicted to her Boss. Could she fight for her feelings? Or let it all slide knowing the fact that taking a risk could be painful.