Time Being

"You left without saying a word, Ciana. Hinanap kita, naghintay ako. Umasa akong babalikan mo 'ko dahil baka sakali na maisip mo ako," napatitig ako sa mga mata niyang kulay kayumanggi ngunit lumuluha. "Tapos ngayon babalik ka na para bang walang nangyari?" nakagat ko ang ibabang labi kasabay ng pagyuko sa kaniyang pangunguwestyon. "Sinisisi mo 'ko kasi hindi kita magawang kausapin ng maayos? Pansinin tulad nang dati?" napapikit ako ng matapos niyang sabihin iyon ay hinampas niya ang pader sa aking tabi. "You think I'm okay? Nasasaktan ako Ciana, kahit sorry man lang galing sa mismong bibig mo wala akong natanggap." Tinitigan ko siya ngunit ako mismo ang nasaktan nang umaagos na ang luha sa mga mata niya. "I'm sorry," mahinang sabi ko. "This is not the right time to do that, because I can't f-forgive you for l-leaving me." Malamig niyang sabi ngunit bakas ang hirap sa pananalita. "Mahal kita at nakalimutan kong may gusto ka nga pa lang iba," hindi ko siya makapaniwalang tinitigan dahil sa sinabi sa akin. "I'm leaving." Paalam ni Mateo tapos tumango at lumabas na ng kwarto.

Bretta Margareth Barreto experienced an assault at the age of fifteen. She wanted to fight back and shout for help, but she can’t do it. Lore threatened her if she will scream and fight back, she won’t be able to see her younger sister. There’s nothing she can do during the night she was being harass. So, she chose not to fight back and scream.She let Lore to do what he want and just go with the flow. She cried while doing those things that destroy her purity during her young age. After what happened on that night, Bretta promise to herself that she won’t trust boys that easily. But that promise got broken when a special boy came to her life.Cyrus made her feel special. Accepted her flaws, shameful experienced, and love her. Bretta love him so much as Cyrus love her too. They thought that their love towards each other can conquer everything. But that thought change everything when something bad happened. Will their love prevail or will that be the end of their love story?

Celeste San Pedro, a typical senior-high school student of Hirokoshi High tends to live a normal life in Tokyo City, Japan with his older brother. Her life as a student was quite okay until she started to experience weird dreams with voices calling her in an unfamiliar name. She knew that the school library she used to visit every afternoon has something to do with this paranoia. And that she came across with an old and antique book which soon became a portal to an unexisting world. She lost herself in the city and woke up as a new being living in an old town of Gokayama. Growing with strange romantic feelings for each of the four main book characters, she almost forgot that she has her own real life too outside the book. Will she be able to return or will be forever miss her home?

"Get up, I'm hungry. Cook for me NOW!" The authoritative tone jolted me awake, not giving me a moment to freshen up or even change. We don't sleep side by side; he stays in the master bedroom while I occupy the guest room. He can't stand being near me. It hurts deeply when those words come from him, but it's a recurring pattern. I hurriedly made my way downstairs, still tying the robe around me. In the kitchen, I began preparing his breakfast. You see, I'm his secret wife. No one knows except our parents and a few friends. Since we got married, not a day goes by without him reminding me that he doesn't love me. Not a day goes by without him hurting me. But that's alright because, as I've mentioned, I love him so much that I'm willing to do anything just to earn his love in return. A single tear escaped and fell onto the clove of garlic I was chopping. I quickly wiped it away. From the corner of my eye, I noticed Manang watching me. I took a deep breath to regain my composure before turning to her with a forced smile. "I'm sorry; I got emotional over garlic." I lied.

Dala ng kahangalan ay napunta si Odette sa isang masamang sitwasyon. Nagpagalaw siya sa isang hindi kilalang lalaki, na matapos ang gabing iyon ay nawala na parang isang bula Hinarap niya mag-isa ang lahat ng galit ng kanyang lola at tiyahin, pero pinatunayan niyang kaya niyang ibangon ang sarili. Odette will graduate with flying colors, taking up BS Marine Transportation, kaisa-isang babae sa kanilang block. Sa pagtungtong niya sa kanyang OJT para maabot ang pangarap, dumating ang isang Presidente na kinababaliwan ng lahat, si Helios, ang bagong may-ari ng University na kanyang pinapasukan, isang bilyonaryong may-ari ng sikat na Transverse cruise ships, sa ilalim ng kumpanyang Royal Cervantes Inc She knows nothing about him except for being rich and honorable, but what if he was the fraternity lord who was one of those men who dishonored her that night?

MONTREAL SERIES #1 (TAGALOG) A deadly, high-ranking assassin, forced to live as an ordinary student, enrolls at a prestigious university and crosses paths with the "Four Kings," the academy's most popular and untouchable group. As their worlds collide, tensions ignite, and the question arises: will the predator become the prey, or will the kings fall to her hidden power? M.H UPDATE 2025 : I'm currently uploading the edited version of this novel. Ps: If you added this book a long time ago and going to re-read it again, please remove and add it to your library again to refresh the book.

SYPNOSIS No one dares to mess with him in the Mafia's world. He's a ruthless and heartless Mafia Boss after all. He shows no mercy on his opponents. Even in business world, he’s well known for being a ruthless and merciless man. But, no matter how much he wants to quit as mafia Boss he can’t, not until he finds the culprit behind his parents' death. He’s not a kind of man whom you can go easily with. He has trust issues brought about by the person he trusts yet killed his parents.

Kier a strict and possessive half brother of Kirsten. They grew up thinking they were siblings. Since the moment Kier saw Kirsten for the very first time, he was immediately impressed by her beauty. They grew up together and became close to each other. The admiration he felt for his sister gradually deepened as time passed until he saw himself falling deeply in love with her. He became more possessive and territorial causing Kirsten to distance herself from him and made her hate him so much. So, when Kier found out that they weren't blood related and that they weren't real sibling he was very happy but it made Kirsten hated him more because Kirsten felt she lost the only family she had. Kier broke her heart by telling her the truth. She ran away and hid herself from him but even how far she would go and how many times she run away, Kier always found her and brought her back to their home but the last time she ran away and was caught by him again, he took her to a far away place instead to their home. Kier took her to a huge house just like a mansion. Will Kier be able to tame Kirsten's heart full of hatred towards him?

Ashley has never been in love, until Gem comes into her life. But the bad news is, ikakasal na ang lalaki. She'll remain his best friend for the rest of their lives. For the last time, sumagal si Ashley, she hope that Gem will see her as a woman. Things went out of control at nauwi ang lahat sa kasalan. But Ashley has a dark secret that she keeps from Gem. Alam niyang masisira ang lahat kapag nalaman ni Gem ang bagay na hindi naman niya sinasadyang gawin sa binata. Will Gem finds the forgiveness from his heart after he finds out Ashley's secret? Or will he ends up punishing Ashley for the rest of their whole marriage life?

Claire met Sebastian on her wedding day. He is the older brother of her husband-to-be. Fate took its time to play with her when she felt a very huge attraction to the man on the very same day she was bound to be someone else’s wife. From the intense look he gives her to the way his lips curved up into a smirk, she can’t help but feel foreign sensations running down her body. Sensations she’s not allowed to feel for someone who’s going to be a family soon. Sebastian knew he needs saving when he felt a very strong urge to pull the bride and lean her on the altar and take her there senselessly. With her strawberry blonde hair curled to the side of her shoulder exposing her delicately creamy-white skin, thoughts of running his tongue there invaded his mind. Damn him to hell for thinking thoughts like that to the woman his brother was about to marry. But the heavens must be in his favor when things around weren’t what he expected it to be. This time he was determined to steal her from his brother, and no one can stop him. Not even fate.