Tatlong Kuwento Ni Lola Basyang

As Cain Knight's mate, I watched him lead Elias Sinclair, his childhood sweetheart, onto the stage at the Black Moon Pack's annual charity gala. "In recognition of Miss Sinclair's outstanding contributions to our community," Cain announced, his voice a glacial shard as his eyes found me, "I have decided to grant her the title of this year's 'Charity Ambassador.'" An honor that had, for years, been bestowed upon the Luna by her Alpha. He shattered tradition just to humiliate me. Under the pitying gazes of the entire pack, I did not cry. I did not question him. I simply straightened my spine, set down my champagne flute, and silently turned to leave. "Let her go," I heard Cain sneer behind me. "She won't last half the night. She'll come crawling back like a beaten dog, begging for my forgiveness." A wave of derisive laughter erupted behind me. "After all these years, Lupita still uses the same tired tricks to get Alpha Cain's attention!" "I bet she'll be on her knees, pleading for Alpha Cain's forgiveness before sunrise!" But they didn't know. The person waiting to spirit me away was already at the door. This time, I would vanish from this gilded cage forever.

Je suis morte le jour où je devais recevoir la médaille du service distingué de la meute. Trois heures après ma mort, mes parents, mon frère et mon compagnon venaient de terminer la fête de remise du diplôme qu'ils avaient organisée pour ma sœur. Pendant que ma sœur Élise publiait une photo de famille chaleureuse sur Instagram, j'étais enfermée dans notre sous-sol, appuyant sur mon téléphone avec ma langue pour appeler à l'aide. La seule personne qui a répondu était mon compagnon, Richard. Tout ce qu'il a dit, c'était : « Sophie, arrête de faire des histoires. La fête de remise du diplôme d'Élise est importante. Assez de crises de colère ! » C'était la quatre-vingt-dix-neuvième fois qu'ils faisaient cela. Je gisais dans une mare de mon propre sang, les poumons immobiles. Ils pensaient que je faisais juste une scène, que je me cachais quelque part, que s'ils me donnaient une leçon, je reviendrais en rampant. Mais ils ne savaient pas, j'étais à la maison tout ce temps. J'étais déjà morte.

My mate, Alpha Logan, was at the Sanctuary preparing to mark me when he was called away. “The mating doesn’t have to be on a full moon,” he said. “Something urgent has come up.” He left me alone in the sacred Sanctuary on the night of the full moon, all because his human friend, Lila, had been injured by a rogue wolf while hiking. A moment later, his text came through: [Lila needs a special serum. I have to get her to Canada within 48 hours. Let's reschedule the mating ceremony.] I’d lost count of how many times Logan had chosen Lila over me. But this time, I wasn’t going to get jealous, throw a fit, and ultimately cave like I always did. Because Logan has no idea that if we don't complete our mating bond by tomorrow, I'm going to die.

A mafia romance trilogy about dangerous men who love harder than they kill and the women bold enough to love them back. Three ruthless men, born in blood and bred to destroy, are about to meet the women who bring them to their knees or make them burn the world trying to keep control. Book One: The Don's Obsession After her family betrays the New York Outfit, she's taken hostage by a man who wants revenge more than air. He's cold, brutal, and beautiful. And he thinks breaking her will fix what her family destroyed. But what starts as punishment quickly turns into something far more dangerous because some women aren’t built to shatter quietly… and some hearts fall in the most unexpected cages. Book Two: Her Favorite Enemy They were raised to hate each other but when they’re forced into a fake alliance, hatred isn’t the only thing that burns. He wants to ruin her. She wants to make him bleed. Too bad they can’t keep their hands or their lies to themselves. Book Three: Marked by the Monster She witnessed something she shouldn’t have. Now she’s in the middle of a bloody turf war and the only thing standing between her and a bullet is the mafia’s deadliest enforcer sent to kill her. He’s cold, lethal, and doesn’t believe in feelings. But the more she runs, the closer he gets. And when she finally falls into his hands, there’s only one rule left: She lives or dies as his. Three savage men. Three sinful love stories. One underworld that doesn’t play fair.

I died on the day I was supposed to receive the Pack’s Distinguished Service Award. Three hours after I died, my parents, my brother, and my mate were just wrapping up the graduation party they’d thrown for my sister. While my sister, Ella, was posting a cozy family photo on Instagram, I was locked in our basement, using my tongue to swipe on my phone and call for help. The only person who answered was my mate, Ryan. All he said was, "Sophie, cut the drama. Ella's graduation party is important. Enough with the tantrums!" This was the ninety-ninth time they had let me down. And the last. I lay in a pool of my own blood, my lungs still. They thought I was just throwing a fit, hiding somewhere. That if they taught me a lesson, I’d come crawling back. But they didn't know. I was home the whole time. I was already dead.

Tinanggap ni Celestina ang isandaang bilyong dolyar kapalit ay pakakasalan niya at pakikisamahan si Lestre Sylverstain sa loob ng isang buwan. Akala niya ay matanda na ang pakakasalan subalit isa palang guwapo at matipunong lalaki ito. Ngunit sa kabila ng taglay na kakisigan ay nagtatago ang lihim nitong itinatago. At kung kailan mahal na siya ni Celestina ay saka pa magbabalik ang babaeng tunay na iniibig ni Lestre. Subaybayan ang kuwento ni Lestre at Celestina at ang lahat ng gusot sa kanilang buhay.

Three years of marriage is such a short period of time for love, as people say. But for Seah Alxandra Garcia, three years of marriage with Mikhail De Luca was a curse. Matapos maka-graduate ni Seah sa kursong architecture ay agad siyang ikinasal kay Mikhail, isa namang italianong engineer. Malaking pagkabigo para kay Seah ang magpakasal agad, ngunit wala rin siyang nagawa dahil para ito sa ikabubuti ng kaniyang pamilya. Tatlo lang ang hinihiling ni Mikhail sa kaniyang bagong asawa para sa loob ng tatlong taon. Iyon ay ang manirahan sa Italya, matulungan siyang mapalago ang negosyo, at pagsilbihan ito — tatlong hiling sa loob ng tatlong taon para lang sa malaking pangangailangan ng pamilya ni Seah. Wala na kay Mikhail kung maisipan siyang iwan ni Seah matapos ang tatlong taong pagsasama nila, ngunit sa kabila ng lahat ay sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana. Paano na lang kung nasanay na si Mikhail na mamuhay kasama ang asawa niya? Pero paano na lang kung gusto na niyang makapiling si Seah sa bawat araw na gigising siya? It was all clear to Mikhail they should have boundaries as a business marriage contract couple, but some things just ends up with what we don't expect. Seah didn't ask for a run, but who would've thought that her life will be in a double chase? Meeting the Ezekiel Ricci and Megan Ricci was like a lucky moment for Seah, pero ang hindi niya alam ay may trahedya pang naghihintay sa kaniya. She thought that finally, she will be stable and content with Mikhail, not until Ezekiel becomes the reason for their endless fights. Nang makilala ni Seah ang magkapatid na sina Ezekiel at Megan, para bang nabahiran ng gulo ang relasyon nila ni Mikhail. That with every bit of step she makes, their relationship fades.

She gave him three years. He gave everything to someone else. Matapos ang tatlong taon na walang saysay na kasal, pinili ni Aella Ramirez na tapusin ang pagiging asawa ni Theodore Larson—ang kilalang malamig at sikat na CEO ng multi-billion e-commerce business—sa kadahilanan palagi nitong inuuna ang first love nito kaysa sa pamilya nito. Iniiwan siya sa mga mahahalagang okasyon ng kanilang pamilya gaya ng libing ng lola nito, isinasantabi rin siya sa kanyang trabaho at kinalimutan ang kanilang wedding anniversary. Sa huli ay binato niya sa mukha nito ang annulment paper bago iniwan kasama ang anak nila. Sa halip na masaktan ay muli siyang bumangon. Ibinalik niya ang dating negosyo na di kalaunan ay kumita ng bilyon-bilyon at nagtagumapay rin siya sa iba't ibang larangan. Ngunit, ang lalaking tumalikod sa kanya ay biglang nagsisi at nagmamakaawa na bumalik siya. Handa ba siyang balikan ito, lalo na‘t dumating si Matthias Sullivan—ang makapangyarihan at mapang-akit na kasosyo niya na handa siyang ipaglaban? Sino ba ang pipiliin niya—ang nakaraan o ang lalaking kailanman ay ‘di siya bibitawan?

Caregiver sa gabi, secretary sa umaga, ganyan ang araw-araw na buhay ni Irina Elizalde matapos lamunin ng trahedya ang masayang pamilya niya. Nang mamatay ang Papa niya sa isang aksidente at mabaldado ang Mama niya, napilitan siyang maging breadwinner, kahit pa sinisisi siya ng Tita Shiela niya sa lahat ng nangyari. Sa pagiging caregiver, may konting ginhawa naman siya, lalo na’t mabait ang matandang inaalagaan niya na si Lola Vicky. Pero sa trabaho niya bilang secretary ng suplado at bastos na CEO na si Ravi Lopez, araw-araw siyang parang nasa impyerno. Mabuti na lang at guwapo at yummy, kaya napagtitiisan niya, kahit na, gusto na niya itong layasan. Isang gabi, panay ang iyak ni Irina sa inaalagaan niyang si Lola Vicky. Kinuwento niya rito ang lahat ng paghihirap na dinadanas ngayon sa buhay niya. Sa awa ng matanda sa kaniya, binigyan siya nito ng mission. Mission na kailangang hanapin ang pörnstar na may-ari ng diary na hawak ngayon ni Lola Vicky, at kapag nahanap niya ito, ipapamana ng matanda sa kaniya bilyong-bilyong yaman nito. Ang problema, tila screen name lang ang meron siya. Mr. Ryder King. Iyon kasi ang nakalagay sa diary nito. Bukod doon, gusto ng matanda na sila ang magkatuluyan. Makukuha lang ni Irina ang bilyong-bilyong mana nito kung pakakasalan siya ni Mr. Ryder King. Paano kaya kapag nalaman ni Irina, na ang may-ari pala ng Diary ng XXX Celebrity ay ang suplado, bastos at mayabang niyang Boss CEO na si Ravi Lopez, pakakasalanan niya kaya ito? Kung payag man si Irina na pakasalan ito para sa bilyong-bilyong mana ni Lola Vicky, pumayag naman kaya si Ravi Lopez na pakasalan siya?

Sa huling pagkakataon, ginawa ni Sabrina Anderson ang kaniyang makakaya upang maibalik man lang ang pagmamahal nito sa kaniyang asawa na si Luan Ayden Beaufort gamit ang sariling katawan. Pitong taon niya nang minamahal ang lalaki ngunit sa iba ito nakatingin. At sa gabing iyon, bitbit ang isang pirmadong diborsyo, iniwan ni Sabrina ang pinakamamahal niyang si Luan sa kama ngunit lingid sa kaniyang kaalaman na ang gabing iyon ay magbubunga nang tatlong bulinggit. Sa kanilang muling pagtatagpo matapos ang anim na taon, may magbabalik din ba sa pagitan nang dalawa? Matututunan kaya ni Luan na mahalin ang ina nang kaniyang tatlong mga anak na walang iba kung hindi si Sabrina?