Tia Adalah

"Please," he said, and his voice had gone rough, desperate. "Let me see you. Let me see your face." My hand came up and covered his where it rested on my mask. "Okay," I whispered. He pulled the mask off slowly, carefully, and I blinked as my eyes adjusted to seeing without the green tint. His hand was still between my legs, fingers still moving in slow circles that made my breath come in short gasps, but he'd gone very still otherwise. I looked up at him, at the green mask still covering his face. "I want to see you too." He didn't move or speak anymore. Something cold started to spread through my chest, cutting through the heat he'd built there. "What?" I asked. "Am I too ugly to be your mate?" His hand jerked away from me like I'd burned him. The loss of contact made me want to cry out, made my body ache with sudden emptiness. He took a step back, then another, and I could see his hands curling into fists at his sides. His whole body was shaking. "What the fuck," he said, and his voice had gone flat and cold. ***** Kaireen was disowned by her parents just because she rejected a marriage proposal, she stayed the night with her friend, got into an impromptu game that changed her fate, she met her mate, the one thing she never knew she could have but it was her nightmare. Her Bully and her brother who would stop at nothing to make life hell for her, to worsen it all, he needed to mark her to survive in an Island of Cruel Lycans. How did they get there? How will her parents and pack react knowing she was mated to the most cruel Alpha brother.

Aisyah, seorang janda yang baru ditinggal mati mewarisi konglomerat raksasa secara tak terduga, memaksanya masuk ke pertarungan brutal melawan keluarga iparnya yang serakah, mengungkap bahwa kekayaan dinasti itu dibangun di atas fondasi korupsi dan kejahatan puluhan tahun lalu.

Iniwan ng Tatay ni Apple ang ina dahil sa isang kabit. Dahil dito ay isinumpa ni Apple na kailanman ay hindi siya maninira ng pamilya. Hinding-hindi niya hahayaan ang sarili na manakit ng iba. Puputi na lamang ang uwak ngunit sisiguraduhin niyang magiging isa siyang mabuting babae. May respeto at paggalang sa sarili. Ngunit, paano kung maglaro ang tadhana? Papaano kung isang pangyayari ang babago sa kaniyang isinumpa? "Papalayain ko ang Nanay mo kung papayag kang maging kabit ko?" -Judge Condrad Aguirre Tatanggi pa ba siya? Kung ang tanging paraan para matulungan ang ina ay ang manira ng pamilya? "If being with him is a sin. Then, convict me now." -Apple Santibañez @SheinAlthea

Memories would flow back. Spells would be casted. The dead would be resurrected. A war would ensue. And a change in the atmosphere... the wicked ones became good and the good ones became wicked. The Chosen Twelve were destined to protect the mages of Ataraxia from formidable black creatures, in accordance to the prophecy of the Phoenix Empress. They were the Celestial Zodiacs, the most powerful twelve beings. They were the keepers of peace and order. The chosen ones who will soon retrieve Ataraxia from its ashes.

Ibuku meninggal karena terlalu emosional. Pasalnya, hari yang seharusnya menjadi hari pernikahanku, kini pengantin wanitanya malah berubah menjadi mitra bisnis Ezra. Pada saat ibuku mengembuskan napas terakhirnya, hari pernikahanku berubah menjadi hari pemakamannya. Namun, Ezra memerintahkan agar pesta pernikahan tetap dilanjutkan seperti biasa dan bahkan memintaku untuk memasangkan cincin pernikahan ke jari Naila secara langsung. "Cepat! Pasangkan cincin itu padanya. Malam ini, aku akan memberimu penjelasan," katanya sambil menggertakkan giginya. Aku mengabaikan amarah Ezra dan menggendong jenazah ibuku meninggalkan hotel. Pukul delapan malam, pernikahan dengan pengantin yang diganti itu selesai dengan "sempurna". Naila memposting di Instagram dan postingannya mendapat puluhan ribu suka. [ Yay! Hari ini aku akhirnya menikahi pria idamanku. Terima kasih pada pihak ketiga yang sadar diri dan pergi. ] Tak lama kemudian, Ezra juga memposting. [ Orang yang nggak layak, nggak pantas dicintai. ] Di kamar jenazah yang dingin, aku memberikan tanda suka pada postingan mereka berdua dan menulis komenta. [ Semoga langgeng. ] Kemudian, aku mengemas barang-barangku sambil memeluk kotak abu jenazah ibuku. Namun, ketika aku sampai di rumah baru yang kubeli, aku menemukan Ezra sedang berciuman penuh gairah dengan Naila di sofa baruku.

Saat tubuhku dimutilasi, aku berusaha untuk menelepon kakakku. Ketika aku hampir kehilangan kesadaran, dia menjawab panggilan dengan kesal. "Ada apa lagi?" "Kak, tolong ...." Sebelum aku selesai berbicara, dia sudah menyelaku. "Kenapa kamu begitu suka berulah? Pesta ulang tahun Yeri akan diadakan pada akhir bulan. Kalau kamu nggak datang, aku akan menghabisimu!" Setelah berkata demikian, dia langsung mengakhiri panggilan. Aku sudah tidak sanggup menahan rasa sakit dan memejamkan mata untuk selamanya, air mata masih mengalir dari sudut mataku. Kak, kamu tidak perlu membunuhku, aku sudah mati.

Andrew Sebastian is the adopted son of a late wealthy billionaire. He is a good man, a workaholic, and has no time for commitment. He was busy making sure that his father’s inheritance was running well. But when a woman named Akie Pangilinan came into his life—as his maid—all of his life changed suddenly.  He is in love with Akie, but the woman’s feelings for him are contrary. But Andrew has a dark plan for Akie to be his. One night, he dragged her into marriage.  But soon, Akie escapes while pregnant and Andrew will do everything to win back the woman he loves. But how do he find the woman who doesn’t want to come back?  What can his love do if Akie doesn’t love him? Is he going to free Akie even though he knows that she is pregnant with their child?  Makakaya bang mabuhay ni Andrew na hindi makapiling ang mag-ina niya? At paano kung. . . siya naman ang mawawala? Magbabago ba ang lahat? O, lalo lamang niyang masasaktan ang babaeng mahal?

Nang lumuhod ang lalaki, magmakaawa, at yakapin ang kanyang binti'y 'di pa rin natinag si Kennedy. "Ken, please, handa akong gawin ang lahat-lahat mapasa 'kin ka lang muli," pagsusumamo ni Chord. Isang hakbang palayo mula sa lalaking dati niyang minahal ay agad na nagbadyang tumulo ang mainit at nag-uunahang mga luhang kanina pa gustong lumabas sa kanyang mga mata. Nag-aalab. Lumalago. Ayaw paawat. Ilan lang ito sa mga salitang makakapaglarawan sa pag-ibig ni Kennedy kay Chord. Animo'y isa itong bomba na kapag hinayaan lamang hanggang sa pumatak sa partikular na oras, ito'y sasabog at hindi na mapipigilan pa. Ngunit hindi maipagkakaila na kahit kaila'y hindi mawawala ang mga problema't hamon na maaaring tumupok sa alab ng pag-ibig sa pagitan ng dalawang tao. "Napakahirap mong abutin, Chord," wika ni Kennedy, nanginginig ang boses. "Walang-wala sa kalingkingan ng estado mo ang estado ng buhay ko." Namatay si Romeo dahil kay Juliet. Namatay si Jack dahil kay Rose. Hindi nagkatuluyan sina Peter Pan at Wendy. Sina Chord at Kennedy kaya gano'n din? Mailalaban ba nila ang pag-iibigang pilit sinusubok ng panahon, paniniwala, at tadhana?

“Maukah kau menikah denganku, Michael?” Pertanyaan Anaby membuat semua orang terbelalak. Namun, mereka tak tahu jika Anaby baru saja terlahir kembali setelah diselingkuhi dan dibiarkan mati sekarat oleh suami dan sahabatnya di masa lalu. Jadi di kehidupan ini, Anaby tidak akan mengulang kesalahannya dan mengubah takdirnya. Salah satunya ... memastikan perjodohannya dengan Michael Rajasa, ahli waris terkaya ibu kota, terlaksana!

Book 1 of The Playboy Series – Sebastian Castillo’s Story Althea Velasquez only wanted one thing—makalimot. Isang gabi sa bar kasama ang barkada para ibuhos ang sakit matapos siyang ipagpalit ng kanyang boyfriend. Pero hindi niya inasahan na doon niya makakasalubong ang lalaking magbabago ng lahat. Sebastian “Bash” Castillo. Gwapo. Mayaman. Playboy CEO na kinababaliwan ng mga babae—at kinaiinisan ng mga magulang. Isang gabi lang sana ang meron sila… isang sayaw, isang halik, at isang mainit na gabing hindi niya malilimutan. Pero paano kung paggising niya kinabukasan, ang lalaking iyon pala ang magiging boss niya sa internship na kailangan para makapasa? Now trapped between her career and her heart, Althea must face the ruthless playboy who suddenly wants more than just one night. At si Bash? Sanay siyang makuha ang gusto niya. At sa unang pagkakataon… ang gusto niya ay ang intern na pilit siyang tinatanggihan. Forbidden attraction Office tension. Family drama and scandals. Isang tanong na lang ang natitira: Kaya ba niyang mahalin ang isang lalaking pagmamay-ari na ng buong mundo—kung ang gusto naman nito ay siya lang?