Topeng Maling Pink

Frostia Sebastien, isang desi-nuebe anyos na lumaki sa hirap kasama ang kaniyang magulong pamilya. Dahil sa hirap ng buhay at sa kagustuhang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral ay naghanap siya ng trabaho bilang isang kasambahay. Napakalupit ng kaniyang tadhana at napunta siya sa mansiyon ng Rosales Residence at doon nagsimula ang kalbaryo ng kaniyang buhay. Naging lihim mab ang pangmomolestiya at panghahalay ng kaniyang among prinsipal ay nalaman pa rin ito ng karamihan lalo ba ang malupit na madam. Paano siya makakalayo sa mga mapanghusgang tao na walang alam kung ano ang malagim na sinapit niya mula sa Rosales Residence? Ipagpapatuloy pa rin ba niya ang kaniyang pagbubuntis kahit na alam niyang bunga ito ng panghahalay ng inaakalang mabutihing prinsipal? Paano siya makakatakas sa malupit niyang tadhana kung kinakailangan niya rin namang lumaban at maghiganti kahit sa maling paraan? “Kung ikakakulong ko ang pumatay ay ikakatuwa ko pa kaysa umiyak... nang sa kaisipang makukulong ako ay sisiguraduhin ko na... tapos na ang aking paghihiganti!” —Frostia Sebastien

**Madilim na Romansa** Mahirap ang pagiging bagong estudyante. Si Mary ay mahiyain, introvert, at mas gusto ang mapag-isa sa kanyang mga libro kaysa sa mga tao. Ngunit sa kanyang bagong paaralan, nag-iba ang lahat nang mapansin siya ng mga maling tao. Nakuha niya ang atensyon ng bad boy ng paaralan na nagsimulang mang-uyam at mangutya sa kanya. ***** Nilaro ko ang aking mga daliri habang nakatitig siya, hindi siya tumigil sa pagtitig at nahihirapan akong makipag-eye contact sa kanya. Ang kanyang titig ay nagpaparamdam sa akin ng hindi komportable. Hindi ko maiwasang magtaka kung ano ang ginagawa niya rito nang mag-isa. "Mary Davies," bulong niya sa pangalan ko. "Virgin ka pa rin ba?" Nakangisi niyang tanong. "Hmmmn... Hindi nagalaw. Inosente. Tulad ng matagal ko nang pinapangarap." Bulong niya, habang dinadaan ang isang daliri sa aking collarbone. "Mag-eenjoy ako nang husto kasama ka," bulong niya ulit, habang hinahalikan ang aking earlobes. "Ang saya-saya." Dagdag niya, habang lumalayo sa akin. Nagsimula siyang maglakad patungo sa pinto. "Magkikita tayo mamayang gabi."

Hindi mapupunta kay Shanna Cole ang lahat ng mana na iniwan ng kanyang mga magulang bago sila mamatay at mana ng kanyang lolo at lola kundi mapupunta lang ito sa kanyang step mother o charity kung hindi siya magpapakasal. Hindi man makatarungan na dahilan kaya walang magawa si Shanna Cole kundi ang maghanap ng lalaking magpapakasal sa kanya. Sa sobrang crush niya kay Xyvielle Mornett, kaya niligawan niya ito pero walang epekto sa kanya ang lalaki kaya sa sobrang despirada na makuha ang mana, kaya isa lang ang tamang paraan ang naisip niya. Ito ay kidnapin ang crush n'yang si Mornett para siya ay pakasalan. Magtagumpay kaya si Shanna Cole kung 60 days lang ang palugit ng kanyang lola para mahanap ang mapapangasawa niya? Paano kung pumayag ang lalaki na magpakasal sa kanya pero natuklasan ni Shanna na maling tao pala ang kinidnap niya. Handa na ba siyang mawalan ng mana o ipagpatuloy niya ang plano kahit ikakasal na sa iba ang taong natutunan na niyang mahalin?

On the day I'm supposed to pick up my bride for the wedding, Tracie Mayer, my supposed wife-to-be as well as the heiress of the Mayer family, is replaced by Jayne Cooper, a widowed fishmonger. Everyone in the groom's party laughs and makes fun of me. "Since when are you this thirsty? You don't mind women who have already given birth before, huh?" "I can't believe the heir of the Reeve family is about to marry a widowed fishmonger! Everyone's going to be tickled pink once word gets out!" My family driver's son, Everett Huffman, provokes me on the spot. "This is for treating me like a lowly servant and ordering me to drive you around! That's why Adeline and Tracie decided to avenge me on your big day!" Realization dawns on me immediately. My older sister, Adeline Reeve, and Tracie are standing up for Everett by putting me down. As I turn to stare at Adeline with red-rimmed eyes, she replies nonchalantly, "It's just a wedding ceremony. Endure it like a tough guy you are. "You and Tracie will still get married. We won't let you marry a widowed fishmonger for real."

Bagi Jihan Selaras, dunia adalah deretan nada yang harus harmoni. Namun, harmoninya selalu rusak oleh satu nama: Jagad Rayyan. Cowok ambisius, Ketua OSIS, kapten basket, dan si peringkat pertama yang hanya menyisakan angka 0,2 di atas nilai Jihan. Bagi Jihan, Jagad adalah rival yang harus dikalahkan. Bagi Jagad Rayyan, menjadi nomor satu bukanlah pilihan, melainkan tuntutan. Di balik ban lengan OSIS dan sorak-sorai di lapangan basket, Jagad hidup dalam ruang hampa yang didikte oleh ekspektasi ayahnya. Baginya, Jihan bukan sekadar rival, tapi satu-satunya orang yang berani menatap matanya tanpa rasa takut. Saat Jagad memangkas anggaran ruang musik demi lapangan futsal, genderang perang ditabuh. Jihan tidak tinggal diam. Namun, di antara debat panas di ruang OSIS dan latihan hingga larut malam di sekolah, mereka menemukan retakan di balik topeng masing-masing. Jagad yang kesepian di puncak, dan Jihan yang berjuang demi harga diri. Di antara denting piano dan pantulan bola basket, apakah dua dunia yang saling bertabrakan ini bisa menciptakan satu harmoni yang sama? Atau mereka selamanya akan menjadi garis paralel yang bersaing tanpa pernah bisa bersatu?

To prepare for a baby, my wife, Daphne Sinclair, suggested we start working out together and keep each other accountable by tracking our daily step counts. While I was away on a two-week business trip, she ranked first on our Fitbit leaderboard every single night. Then one day, my neighbor suddenly sent me a video. The location tag showed it was filmed right in the parking lot beneath my apartment. "Bro, impressive. Your wife's even hired a personal trainer for her workouts now? That Maybach suspension really hits different." In the video, a pink sports bra I had never seen before hung from the driver’s side window. The car rocked rhythmically, accompanied by Daphne's restrained yet excited breathing. I dialed her number. "Where are you?" Her voice turned soft and coy. "On the treadmill, sprinting. Honey, I'm working so hard for our baby." "Really?" I chuckled. "You've worked so hard the entire neighborhood knows about it." Holding the phone, I said slowly, word by word, "Open the door. I'm bringing you a towel."

“Lihat … siapa yang kalah pada akhirnya, Tuan Aksara Kalandra,” bisik Nasha tepat di telinga milik Aksa. Nasha menyeret turun pistol dari rahang tegas milik Aksa menuju dada bidang laki-laki itu. Dia mengedipkan sebelah matanya sebelum menarik pelatuk pistol hingga menimbulkan dentuman keras yang berhasil membuat Nasha meringis pelan. “NASHA ALESSIA! Dia ada di pihak kita!” Aksara Kalandra, seorang CEO muda yang dipuja akan sikap ramah dan wajah tampannya adalah sosok yang sama dengan laki-laki berdarah dingin yang tengah memegang revolver kesayangannya. Tangan kekar yang dipenuhi dengan darah itu adalah tangan yang sama dengan tangan yang sering memberikan uluran pada orang-orang disekitarnya. Laki-laki berlesung pipi dengan mata yang tersenyum seperti bulan sabit itu berhasil menyembunyikan sisi gelap yang ia miliki dari orang-orang disekitarnya. Namun, tidak ada kehidupan yang sempurna, bukan? Nasha Alessia, wanita cantik yang Aksa temui di bar malam itu adala awal mula topeng Aksa dipaksa untuk lepas. Membuat Aksa mau tidak mau harus menyeret masuk wanita berparas manis itu dalam dunia gelapnya. Dunia … dimana iba dan perasaan dibabat habis oleh logika dan ego penghuninya.

“Tell me all your sexual desires, baby. Huwag kang mahiya.” “Gusto kitang maramdaman nang buo sa loob ko. Gusto kong kunin mo ako, wasakin, sakalin, at markahan hanggang sa umungol at umiyak ako nang walang tigil, at magkalat sa higaan mo, daddy.” Gumuho ang mundo ni Ingrid noong gabing nalaman niyang bakla pala ang fiancé niya. Lasing, wasak ang puso, at desperadong makalimot, napasok siya sa isang maling hotel room at napunta sa mga bisig ni Johannes Villanova. Siya naman ay isang isang hot and cold-hearted na lalaking nasa kwarenta anyos, doble ng edad sa kanya. Siya ang klase ng lalaking hindi niya kailanman dapat gustuhin. At siya rin ang lalaking hindi niya aakalaing kakailangan niya pala. Pero kinabukasan, biglang bumagsak ang realidad nang mapagtanto niyang ang lalaking unang nagdala sa kanya sa langit sa buong buhay niya ay ang bago niyang boss. Hahayaan ba niyang kunin siya ulit nito? Pasayahin siya hanggang sa manginig siya, magmakaawa, at tuluyang mapasakanya? O matututo na ba siya na ang pagnanasa sa lalaking tulad niya ay laging may kapalit na presyo? “Good girl. Now spread those legs.”

Carrie DeLuca, a not quite normal teenager with lots of behavior issues and a seriously fucked-up life, meets the biggest trouble of her life: a werewolf with lots of anger issues and a clear obsession over her... What can she do? Run as far as possible away from him or stay and try to fight him off? "His strong and big hands tightly gripped around my wrists as he forcefully held them pressed against the door and at the level of my shoulders, feeling my bones hurt so fucking much that I thought they were going to snap after just a little more pressure added. Yet despite the sickening pain I refused to shed a single tear, challengingly looking right back into his glimmering emeralds. "I am not afraid of you," I spat between gritted teeth, noticing that devilish smirk tugging at his naturally pink lips. "How about now?" He wickedly whispered, feeling my entire body fill with pure fear and horror as I watched his eyes change from their emerald green colour to an unnaturally glowing golden, hungrily gazing at me. His hand quickly pressed against my mouth, abruptly silencing that scream that was about to erupt. "Don't bother. No one will believe you,"

My name is Freya, I'm 16 but will be turning 17 in a few weeks, I'm a Junior at Belleview High, I'm part of the art club along with the photography club, I have straight A's which has always made my dad proud of me. I am finally out of that awkward teenage stage where my head was to big for my body, plus I'm no longer built like a little boy. Andrew is 17, 6 foot at least, with dark chocolate brown hair, the most piercing blue eyes i have ever seen in my life, with a strong jaw and the most perfect tan pink lush lips that I would love to crash my own against, he's built like a God and just his eyes can send a shiver down my spine. Everything about him makes my insides tense. He pushes me against a wall, pinning me to it while holding my hands above my head, his deep voice vibrating through my chest as he speaks with our closeness. Does he want me the way I want him? Can we hide what happens between us from our parent? I will risk it all for him. Will he do the same for me?