The Stand Stephen King

Si Haraleigne Perez ay isa lamang na mababang empleyado ng Dela Valle Corporation. Tila ba walang katapusan ang kahirapan at ang kanda-kuba niyang pagkayud sa buhay, ngunit ito ay tuluyang nagbago ng isang gabing malasing siya mula sa business trip at maka one night stand niya ang kanilang CEO na si Gabriel Dela Valle. "I need a marriage partner, Hara Perez." "Ano po, sir Gabriel?" Maang na tanong ni Hara dahil wala siyang ideya bakit iyon sinasabi sa kanya ni Gabriel. "I said....marry me." Pansamantalang pamalit, kabit o parausan. Iyan ang naitatak ni Hara Perez sa kanyang sarili magmula nang tanggapin niya ang kasunduang magpakasal kay Gabriel kapalit ang pagpapagamot sa kanyang ina na nangangailangan ng pera para ma-operahan. Napagtanto niyang may babaeng minamahal pala si Gabriel at ito ay ang kanyang kasintahan na si Dana Hernaez Ano ang gagawin niya kapag nalaman niya na kaya nagpakasal si Gabriel ay dahil gusto lamang nitong maghiganti kay Dana at si Hara ang napili niya bilang wastong kasangkapan sa kanyang ninanais. Ibinaba niya ang kanyang dignidad para lamang sa ikabubuti ng kanyang ina. Ngunit hanggang kailan siya malalagay sa ganitong sitwasyon? Hanggang kailan siya magiging panakip butas lamang? Darating kaya ang araw na mamahalin din siya ni Gabriel?  "Please, alagaan mo siyang mabuti para saakin ha, maari ba iyon?" "Nagmamakaawa ako, sa ngayon ay mahalin mo siya para saakin." Paki-usap ni Dana. "Hindi kasama sa kontrata na mamahalin ko siya para sa'yo." Matigas na pagtatanggi ni Hara. Ngunit ano ang kanyang gagawin nang napagtanto niyang nahulog na rin siya kay Gabriel at nagbunga ng inosenteng bata ang kanilang pekeng kasal?

Perfection was the curse. I was born into wealth, beauty, influence, and a family empire that stretched across continents. People envied my life, not knowing it was nothing more than a gilded prison. The only thing that ever felt real was ballet, the passion my parents forbade because it brought them no power, no profit, no leverage. My parents; greedy, ambitious, unfillable, hid their cruelty beneath luxury. And on my eighteenth birthday, they revealed the ultimate betrayal. I was engaged to a powerful man twice. . . no, three times my age. A man feared across Europe. A man whose hands were stained with secrets the world pretended not to see. They sold me to strengthen an alliance. So I ran. Barefoot, shaking, heartbroken. I stole one of our visitor's chopper and fled to Sicily, thinking distance could save me. I thought I escaped the monsters who owned my life. But I only ran into a darker one. Because Sicily is his territory; Aldrick Moretti, the shadow king of the Italian underworld. Cold. Untouchable. Beautiful in the most devastating way. The man people whisper about as if speaking his name is a sin. A man with eyes that see through lies. . . including mine. And the moment he found me trespassing on his land, bleeding, terrified, and wearing the remnants of a runaway bride. . . He didn’t return me. He didn’t free me. He claimed me. Not as a business deal. Not as an alliance. But as something far more dangerous. He became my captor, my protector, my obsession, and the forbidden flame I should never have touched. Because in his world, love is not tender. It’s a weapon. And I am the sacrifice wrapped in a veil he refuses to let go.

That fragile and innocent girl, whom molested because she aims to protect her family. She was harassed and molested by those low-life gangsters for the loan interest she borrowed. Her innocence was stolen, she’s deprived of being herself as she was when her family is well and happy. That demon living inside him, his kingdom of hell, and his world of loathsome desire chasing richness among other evil minds. The mastermind of ruthless crimes and terrorism. This demon became a hero, a savior to a helpless lady, that alley witnessed every heroic thing that demon ever made to save and help that girl. A CHANGE OF FATE, A LADY THAT IS SAVED FFROM THE VERGE F DEATH AND LATER ON BECAME OF A WIFE OF THE MOST RUTHLESS AND FEARED MAFIA KING HECTOR HERRERA, A BILLIONAIRE HELL OWNER. QUINN NOVA’S LIFE WAS ALTERED AS SHE BECAME THE QUEEN OF THE MAFIA WORLD AFTER HECTOR SAVED HER FROM THOSE LOWLIFE GANGTERS BECAUSE OF THE MONEY. SHE AND HECTOR BECAME A POWERFUL COUPLE AND RULED THE MAFIA WORLD BUT AS THEIR VICIOUS LIFE REIGNING THAT THRONE WITH BUSINESSES THAT DEALS OVERSEAS ILLEGALLY, HER HUSBAND DIED DUE TO AN AMBUSH, AN ACCIDENT THAT CHANGE ONCE AGAIN HER WHOLE LIFE. GIOVANNI CERVANTES, A MYSTERIOUS GUY KNOWN TO BE ONE OF THE TOP JOURNALISTS IN A PUBLISHING COMPANY. DESTINY PLAYED HIM AN MET NOVA IN AN ACCIDENT. YET PUZZLED, HE DECIDED TO HELP NOVA REGAIN HER REIGN INSPITE OF HIS FAMILY BACKGROUND AND FIND THE TRAITOR THAT CAUSE HER HUSBAND'S LIFE. WILL NOVA BE ABLE TO TURN THE TABLE AND FIND HECTOR’S KILLER? WILL SHE BE FINALLY FREE FROM THE CHAINED AND SHADOW OF ARRANGE MARRRIAGE SHE HAD AND CREATE AWONDERFUL IFE WITH GIOVANNI EVEN THOUGH THE HERRRERA CLAN IS AGAINST IT.

R-18.Mature Content. They think she’s reckless.They think she’s toxic.They think she’s just another spoiled rich girl who loves chaos. But they’re wrong. Si Maxine Blaire Kensington ay hindi basta “bad girl.” She is the storm pretending to be a breeze. Beautiful. Untouchable. Calculated. Sa prestigious university na pinaghaharian ng mga elite families, she plays the role perfectly—the flirt, the troublemaker, the girl who ruins reputations for fun. Lahat akala nila impulsive siya. Emotional. Irrational. Pero ang totoo? Every smile is planned.Every tear is rehearsed.Every scandal is engineered. And her next target? Kael Alessio Montenegro—the campus king. Cold. Brilliant. Dangerous in his own way. An heir to a powerful business empire… and the son of the man who destroyed her family. This isn’t attraction.This is strategy. She doesn’t want his heart. She wants his downfall. Slowly, she infiltrates his world. She earns his trust. She becomes his weakness. Pinaglalaruan niya ang emosyon nito na parang chess pieces—and she’s always three steps ahead. Until something unexpected happens. Kael Alessio starts fighting back. Because unlike the others, he senses there’s something off about her. And instead of running, he studies her. Matches her moves. Challenges her control. Now the game is no longer one-sided. What happens when two masterminds fall in love—but neither of them can afford to lose? In a world built on power, revenge, and manipulation…Who will win? The king?Or The Bad Girl who planned everything from the very beginning?

Things should have been easier for Zane Lardizabal, Bastardos' leader, if only he wasn't too drunk and stupid to fall for a one-night stand. Ang alas niya para i-blackmail ang presidente ng isang prominente na media company ay nawala nang nakawin ng babae na nakasama niya ang jacket niya at ipalit ang sirang underwear nito. And he is dead set in finding her and reclaiming what is his. Ang problema? Dala ng sobra na kalasingan ay wala siyang rekoleksyon sa babae na iyon. Months after her one-night stand, Serenity Enriquez, then vows to fix her life and be serious with a man for once. She tries to forget everything about that night, mabuti na lamang at sa sobrang kalasingan niya ay wala siyang rekoleksyon sa lalaki na nakasama niya. At sa pagbabago na nais niya ay magtatagpo ang landas nila ni Axel Salvacion, ang bagong empleyado sa kumpanya nila. She wants him, and she will make him hers. Ang problema? Ayaw sa kan'ya ni Axel at inis na inis sa kan'ya ang lalaki. But in the twisted turn of events, fate will help Zane find Serenity to take back what is his. And in a flick of a finger, Serenity will get what she wants the most, Axel. But things got more complicated after that. Sa magulong sitwasyon nila, mabubunyag kay Serenity ang tunay na katauhan ng taong hinahabol niya. Zane is Axel on a mafia mission against Serenity's father. And as twisted as it sounds, the hidden mafia's heart has been stolen by Serenity in the process. Pero ang pagmamahal ni Serenity ay napalitan nang galit at takot sa tunay na katauhan ng lalaki na mahal niya. Will Serenity still have a chance to run away and reclaim her serene life after being entangled with the hidden mafia?

[Synopsis] Ryella was the lawyer who swore she would never cross the line. Vladimir was the billionaire mafia king who lived by breaking every law. Nang mapilitan ang ambisyosong abogada na si Ryella Cruz na ipagtanggol ang pinakamapanganib na tao sa lungsod, umaasa siyang isang matinding labanan lamang sa loob ng courtroom ang kanyang haharapin. Ngunit ang hindi niya inaasahan ay ang labanan sa kanyang kalooban—ang pang-akit ng kapangyarihan ni Vladimir, ang pagtuto ng kanyang pagdampi, at ang tukso ng isang mundo na isinumpa niyang hindi niya kailanman papasukin. Si Vladimir Valente ay walang awa, hindi mapipigilan, at lubos na na-obses. Para sa kanya, si Ryella ay higit pa sa kanyang depensa—siya ang kanyang premyo, ang kanyang obsesyon, ang kanyang ipinagbabawal na reyna. Ang bawat sulyap, bawat pabulong na pangako, at bawat mapanganib na halik ay naghila sa kanya nang mas malalim sa imperyo ng pagnanais ni Vladimir. Ngunit sa isang mundong binuo sa dugo at pagtataksil, ang pag-ibig ang pinakamapanganib na krimen sa lahat. Kailangang magpasya ni Ryella: ipaglalaban ba niya ang hustisya, o susuko sa lalaking kayang sirain ang kanyang karera, ang kanyang moralidad, at ang kanyang puso? Isang kontrata. Isang paglilitis. Isang obsesyon na maaaring sumunog sa kanilang dalawa. Maligayang pagdating sa Imperyo ng Pagnanais—kung saan ang passion ay isang sandata, at ang pagsuko ay ang sukdulang kasalanan.

Revenge. Iyan ang nasa isip ni Shianna Viacera simula noong bata pa lamang siya at nang mamatay ang kan'yang minamahal na ama. She was all alone, her mother cheated and married her stepfather matapos mamatay ng kan'yang totoong ama. At kahit nasa isang makapangyarihan siyang angkan na kilala sa buong mundo ay hindi naging maayos ang kan'yang buhay. Her relatives see her as a great threat dahil siya lang naman ang nag-iisang lehitimong tagapagmana ng Viacera LLC. But that fact caused her to carry the weight of her position all alone. Not until she was engaged to a man she didn't love. Due to extreme anger she felt and the urge to ruin her engagement, she decided to have a one-night stand with her biggest enemy: Vincent Aurelius, the CEO of Aurelius Corporation. Pero ang inaakala niyang nakatakas siya sa delubyo ng kan'yang buhay ay nagbago nang magbunga ang gabing kanilang pinagsaluhan. And now, Shianna has to kept her twins hidden. Kailangan niyang itago ang kan'yang kambal na mga anak mula kay Vincent habang kinakalaban ang kan'yang angkan. Shianna's aim was to keep her children hidden and claim the Viacera LLC. But Shianna had never thought that her revenge would not be simple. At napagtanto niya lamang ito nang malaman ang katotohanan sa kan'yang isang anak. And now, the revenge she was planning from the start had worsen. She didn't expect that her relatives, Vincent, and her enemies are more ruthless. That's why... she declared war. And she's willing to be obsessed with revenge just to win. Yes. Her name is Shianna, the billionaire woman who was trampled and oppressed, pero ngayon ay handa nang maghiganti... kahit talikuran pa siya ng buong mundo.

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.

Si Seraphina Velarde—isang masipag, maganda, at palaban sa buhay ay isang babaeng nahulog sa bawal na pag-ibig. Isa siyang kabit—isang relasyong lihim, isang pagmamahalang itinatago. Sa kabila ng init at atensyong natatanggap niya, nananatiling may kulang… sapagkat hanggang kailan siya magiging pangalawa? Hanggang kailan siya mamahalin sa dilim? Dahil kahit ilang ulit pa siyang angkinin sa mga gabing punong-puno ng pagnanasa, may isang alaala pa rin siyang hindi matakasan, isang gabing nangyari walong buwan na ang nakalipas. Isang one-night stand na punong-puno ng damdamin, init, at koneksyon. Hindi niya matandaan ang mukha ng lalaki, pero hindi niya malilimutan ang haplos. Ang gabing iyon ang nagbukas sa kanya sa tunay na sarap—ang klase ng sensasyong hindi niya muling naranasan. At ang lalaking iyon ay si Pierce Damien Saveedra—isang makapangyarihan, misteryoso, at hindi niya inaakalang muling papasok sa buhay niya. Sa bawat pagtatama ng kanilang mga mata, sa bawat paglapit, dama ni Seraphina na siya ang lalaking iyon—ang unang dumampi sa kanya, ang lalaking hindi lang nagpagising sa kanyang katawan kundi sa kanyang pagkatao. Si Pierce ang lalaking nagparamdam sa kanya ng pagmamahal na hindi palihim. Sa mga titig at haplos niya, ramdam ni Seraphina na hindi siya kailanman magiging pangalawa. Naramdaman nyang karapat-dapat din siyang mahalin ng buo, walang kahati, at walang limitasyon. Sa piling ni Pierce, unti-unti niyang natutuklasan kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng pagmamahal na totoo—yung hindi kailangang itago, hindi kailangang ipaglaban sa dilim… kundi isang pagmamahal na malaya, malinaw, at buong-buo.

Hindi inaasahan ni Jillian na sa pagsama niya sa kanyang boss sa isang pribadong dinner party, makikita niya ang dating nobyong matagal na niyang hinahanap—si Zacharias. But the Zacharias standing before her was no longer the simple, funny, and loving man she once knew. He is now Zacharias Wolfgang, the only heir to the Wolfgang Empire—the powerful family everyone wants to be connected to. Five years ago, they met at one of his family's companies in Cagayan. Walang kaalam-alam si Jillian na ang lalaking minahal niya nang sobra-sobra ay nagpapanggap lamang na mahirap na empleyado. Sinusubok pala siya nito kung pera lamang ang habol niya. Nang bumagsak siya, Zacharias mercilessly erased her from his life. "Jillian Aguillar," he says mockingly, loud enough for everyone to hear. "Weren't you desperate to marry rich? Nakahanap ka ba?" Pilit ang ngiti niya. "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Wolfgang." Kumuyom ang palad niya sa likod. "I almost did." Later, she gathers the courage to stop him outside the restroom. Gusto niyang magpaliwanag. Gusto niyang sabihin na may anak sila. Pero hindi siya binigyan ng pagkakataon. "Now that you know who I am, you regret it?" he sneers. "Another scheme to get close to me?" Nadurog ng husto ang puso niya. Sa mga oras na iyon, napagtantao niya na may mga bagay na talaga na kahit anong gawin ay hindi na maayos. After all, Zacharias Wolfgang hates her. So why does he keep showing up in her life again and again? And when the truth finally comes out—about that night five years ago, about their child—Zacharias Wolfgang, the man who once abandoned her without hesitation, will stand outside her door, swallowing his pride… …and begging her to take him back.