The Selection

My grandmother only knows how to draw one thing—infants. They're ugly, but people line up to buy the paintings. I watch as she takes those women into unlit rooms. Then, their bloodcurdling screams will ring out. Oddly enough, they always thank my grandmother when they're leaving. One day, I finally find out what exactly my grandmother paints. I discover the truth when I see an infant crawl out of one of the women's bellies—it looks just like the one my grandmother has painted.

"You look tired and lazy. I think you're suffering from lack of vitamin me?" ~X~ Three words are enough to describe the playboy billionaire Alexis 'X' Montemayor who owns the very successful Club inside and outside the country. Hot. Dangerous. And oozing with sex appeal. He believed that he would never find the right woman for him despite having a random geisha in his very own Club-V. Not until a woman named Minzireth Paje entered his room and asked him if she is hired or not in the middle of what he called 'play time'. Lured by her sexy smile; piercing golden brown eyes; and voluptuous body, he hired her as his sex-retary. ***** Minzireth Paje is not your typical woman. Nagtungo sa siyudad upang maghanap ng trabahong makapag-aahon sa kanila sa kahirapan at matustusan ang gamutan ng kanyang magulang na may sakit. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat ng matanggap siya bilang sekretarya ng nagmamay-ari ng isa sa pinakasikat na Club sa Pilipinas. Buong akala niya'y more on paper works; answering calls; at tamang tayo lang sa gilid ng conference room ang kanyang gagawin. Not until her playboy boss, Alexis Montemayor demands her to do her assigned job. And that was to spice his night as his sex-retary. What if she found out what was her playboy boss's dark secret? Would she be able to fulfill her duty? Or resigned, and accept the fact that she is not qualified enough to be one of his sex-retary?

Siya si Erika Fernandez, bata pa lang ay mulat na siya sa hirap ng buhay. Hindi na bago sa kanya ang pagta-trabaho ng mabibigat, at ang paninilbihan sa iba. Isang araw, nakilala niya si Brandon Monteverde, isang gwapong mayaman na sing-lamig ng yelo kung umasta. Palagi itong seryoso at parang galit sa kanya. Pero kahit iritado sa senyorito, ginawa ni Rika ang lahat manatili lang sa trabaho. Iyon ay ang pagiging personal maid ng isang CEO. Si Brandon Montevede, isang lalakeng lumaki sa marangyang pamilya. Lahat ay nagagawa at nakukuha niya. Maliban na lang ang makawala sa planong pagpapakasal sa babaeng 'di niya gusto para lang sa paglago ng negosyo. Iyon ay dahil nahulog ang puso niya sa makulit at anim na taong mas bata sa kanya na si Erika. Palagi siya nitong napapasaya, at siya rin ang naging depinisyon ng salitang "pahinga". Magiging sapat nga ba ang pagmamahal para piliin ni Brandon si Erika kapalit ng lahat ng kayamang meron siya? Lalo na't ang pagmamahalan ding iyon ay nakabuo ng isang tagapagmana?

Para mabuhay ang mga batang tinuturing na niyang kapatid. Nag-apply si Petra ng trabaho sa isang malaking kompanya. Nakuha siyang assistant ng arogante at mapaglarong CEO na si Joshua. Maayos naman ang lahat sa trabaho, kahit na minsan ay gusto niyang pilipitin ang leeg ng loko-loko niyang amo. Hanggang sa isang araw, ang pinakatago-tago niyang sikreto ay nabunyag. Dahilan para masisante siya sa trabaho at mawala sa buhay ng binatang amo na nagkaroon na ng parte sa kaniyang puso.

Captain Leopold Rodriguez was sent to Palestine for a certain mission with his elite team. But a certain tragedy would change his kind and cheerful nature. Pero hindi rin nag tagal iyon dahil sa pag dating ng kaniyang anak na si Lia. Ngunit sadya talagang mapaglaro ang tadhana. The ghosts from his past started to re-appear which would bring Lia into a state of coma. Leopold started to fall into depravity and darkness once again. Until he met Andrea Herrera. Anak ng isa sa pinakamayamang businessman sa bansa. Subalit hindi talaga titigil ang multo ng nakaraan sa panggugulo sa kasalukuyan. Pipilitin nitong patayin ang nag iisang ilaw na siyang tatanglaw sa kadilimang bumabalot kay Leopold. Pero sa pagkakataong ito ay hindi hahayaan ng binata na masaktan si Andrea. Ngunit hanggang kailan niya kayang panatilihing ligtas ang dalaga? Hanggang kailan kaya magsisilbing ilaw ni Leopold si Andrea?

Katherine's parents were murdered in cold blood by her Uncle who in turn took over the pack. She suffered untold hardship in their hands and lived miserably. Help came one day in the form of the Alpha king who had come to claim her cousin as his mate. He grew interested in her and bought her from her uncle at a handsome price. Love managed to bloom between the both of them but this didn't go down well with Laura, Katherine's cousin. She came up with various ploys to get rid of Katherine and was almost successful at it.

Growing up, Alassandra Khairi always had a passion for law. Following the death of her parents, she decides to study law to honor her father's memory. While attending one of the most exclusive colleges in the Ivy League, she meets Ikaris, whose fate is intertwined with hers. As Alassandra and Ikaris begin to uncover the school's secrets, something dark and ominous begins to emerge. They soon realize that the only way to save themselves and their love is to uncover the truth and face the darkness. What secrets are hidden in the night? Will Ikaris be able to choose between his mate or his destiny? Will Alassandra choose to bring the truth to light, or will she remain silent and keep her secrets in the shadows?

(SPG WARNING. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!) Nasubukan mo na bang pumasok sa isang situationship or so-called fùck buddies? “Masarap ba?” tanong ni Eros kay Mayella, habang dahan-dahan na ibinabaon ang mahaba nitong sandata sa kaloob looban ni Mayella na hindi na alam kung papaaano pepwesto. “Mm, b-bilisan mo pa Eros.” Dahil sa winika ni Mayella ay mas binilisan ni Eros ang galaw sa ibabaw ni Mayella. Tila nabingi sila sa sariling mga ungol na bumabalot sa buong kwarto hanggang sa matunton nila ang ikapitong langit. Humahangos silang dalawa bago nagtama ang mga mata nila. Natanaw ni Mayella ang asul na mata ni Eros na sobrang ganda at tila bituin ito kung kumislap. Ngumisi silang dalawa bago muling hinalikan ang isa’t isa. “I-Isa pa?” gigil na bulong ni Eros habang pinaglalapat ang kanilang mga labi sa bawat balat ng isa’t isa. “K-Kaya mo pa ba magwalo?” bulong ni Mayella at humihigpit ang hawak sa mga braso ni Eros na bakat na bakat ang biceps. “Of course, Mayi. Kayang kaya,” usal ni Eros at mabilis na ibinaon ang sandata niya sa ikawalong pagkakataon.

My childhood sweetheart and I are about to exchange rings at our wedding ceremony. Just then, a young woman charges into his arms and says pitifully, "Don't abandon me." My childhood sweetheart brought her home when he was in high school after chancing upon her by the roadside. Everyone knows how doting he is toward her. When she charges into his arms, she "accidentally" shoves me aside. I lose my balance and fall off the stage, knocking my head on the steps. I end up in a coma. When I wake up again, I'm taken back to the day my childhood sweetheart meets the young woman.

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