Twice Sana Birthday

Ang ampon ng aking ama ay ikinulong lamang sa masikip na storage closet nang halos labinlimang minuto, ngunit tinalian niya ako at itinapon sa loob bilang parusa. Tinakpan pa niya ang ventilation gamit ang mga tuwalya. "Bilang nakatatandang kapatid ni Wendy, kung hindi mo siya kayang alagaan, marapat lamang na maranasan mo rin ang takot na naramdaman niya,” seryoso niyang sabi. Alam niyang may claustrophobia ako, ngunit ang aking mga desperadong pakiusap, ang aking matinding takot, ay sinagot lang ng malupit na sermon. "Magsilbi sana itong aral sayo para maging mabuting kapatid." Nang tuluyang lamunin ng kadiliman ang huling hibla ng liwanag, nakakaawa akong nagpumiglas. Isang linggo ang lumipas bago muling naalala ng aking ama na may anak pa siyang nakakulong at nagpasya siyang tapusin na ang aking parusa. "Sana'y naging magandang aral sa iyo ang isang linggong ito, Jennifer. Kung mangyayari pa ito muli, hindi ka na pwedeng manatili sa bahay na ito." Ngunit kailanman ay hindi niya malalaman na matagal ko nang nalanghap ang aking huling hininga sa nakakasulasok na silid na iyon. Sa kadiliman, unti-unti nang nabubulok ang aking katawan.

Untuk merawat sang mertua, Eriska mendadak harus tinggal di kampung halaman suaminya. Sayangnya, ia langsung di-bully ibu-ibu di sana karena perawakannya yang tinggi besar. Bahkan, mereka menuduh Eriska ingin menguasai dan menindas keluarga suaminya hanya karena gaya bicaranya yang spontan khas perkotaan! Untungnya, Eriska tak ambil pusing. Dengan pesonanya, ia mampu membungkam mereka satu per satu, hingga diam-diam, mereka bahkan ingin punya menantu seperti Eriska! ><

Adelia merasa dunia runtuh saat mendapati dirinya tengah berbadan dua. Dia tak mengira kejadian malam laknat itu meninggalkan jejak di rahimnya. Ingin rasanya menggugurkan janin yang bersemayam di sana, tetapi hati wanita itu terlalu lembut. Oleh karena itu, Adelia memilih mempertahankan kehamilannya. Dia tidak peduli meski cacian di alamatkan padanya. Dia yakin, suatu hari nanti sang penanam benih akan menyesali semua perbuatannya ketika anaknya lahir nanti.

I died on my birthday, but neither my parents nor my husband noticed. They were too busy pouring all their attention into planning my twin sister, Esme Shaw's, birthday party. While she was surrounded by people helping her pick out a gown, I was tied up and thrown into the basement. With what little strength I had left, I forced my broken fingers to press in the code—9395. It was a signal my husband, Edwin Grant, and I had once agreed on. It was a straightforward way to call for help in the event of danger. I never thought I would actually need it one day. But when I sent it, he didn't believe me. His reply was cold, "Claudia, just because I didn't take you shopping for a new dress, you've decided to put on a show? "You can still wear last year's gown. Stop making trouble. I'll see you at the party later." What he didn't know was that Esme had already shredded that gown into pieces. And what he couldn't imagine was that the moment after he hung up, I was already gone. So, when the celebration began, I never appeared. But when everyone saw the birthday gift I had prepared for Esme ahead of time, the entire room lost its mind.

After I succeed in helping my wife, Claire Gibson, establish her company, I decide to become a full-time stay-at-home dad without a worry in the world. Since my daughter, Nancy Davidson's 10th birthday is coming soon, I want to make the event fancy. So, I decide to place an order on Hill Hotel's birthday banquet services, where one full table of food costs 18 thousand dollars. When I'm swiping my card, the hotel employee shoots me a look. "Mr. Davidson, your card can barely foot for a 500-dollar bill." Embarrassed, I go home and question Claire about the family's finances. She looks at me apologetically instead. "My company has been participating in a bidding process lately. The newly-appointed governmental senior official is a greedy one, you see. I've spent quite a lot of money in bribing him just to get things done. "Once my cash flow is back, I'll definitely throw Nancy a fancy birthday banquet!" In a considerate manner, I tell Claire that I completely understand her situation. But soon, I start calculating the assets I still have. After all, my dad is the newly-appointed official. There aren't any bidding processes going on in the government at all. I'd like to see where on earth Claire has spent all of her money.

One of them wants her dead; the other wants her alive. Whichever it is, the end is pretty certain to the woman who dies a pauper and is reborn as a powerful bride. Damnation. In flames of passion. ~~~ Quinn Parker meets an unfortunate end when she crosses paths with the terror of her city, mafia kingpin, hybrid charmer, Luciano Draven, and dangerous sparks fly between them. But after a deadly deal with his twice as charming twin, Adrien Draven, in the supernatural realm between life and death, a second chance is given to her. At a lethal, deadly cost that could upend her life again. What happens when she's caught in a web of lust, intense, crippling passion and betrayals between two brothers sworn to enmity and hatred? Does she take the path of life or death? Ready yourselves, hell is comin’.

Temptation slips past every boundary and takes what it wants. What looks controlled, familiar, and respectable on the surface is only a mask. Beneath it, hearts are pulled toward desires they should never indulge—Dangerous. Intoxicating. Forbidden. Inside this collection, you will find stories like these: A lonely wife slipping into the arms of the one man she was never meant to touch… her bodyguard. A woman drawn to her husband’s brother, a quiet, brooding presence who has always wanted her too much. A young female employee unraveled by her CEO A student entangled in a consuming attraction with a professor twice her age And many more tales where lines are crossed and dangerous obsessions shimmers Every story is a sin. Beautiful. Addictive, and impossible to forget. Several forbidden passions. One unforgettable collection. Indulge… if you dare.

May pangit na mukha ng isinilang si Banjo Canoy. Makakapal na mga kilay, maitim at busargang mga labi at ang pisngi ay tinadtad ng pimples. Kaya sa kanyang kabataan siya ay tinawag na Mamaw or pinaiklig Halimaw. A face that only a mother can love. Dahil sa itsura ay nilait siya ng mga tao. Ngunit ang mas masakit ay hinamak at pinagtawanan siya ng babaeng kanyang minahal. Naitanong tuloy niya sa sarili kung bakit siya nasasaktan at nag-durusa gayong wala naman siyang nagawang mali. Hindi naman niya ginustong isilang na pangit. Okay lang sana ang magdusa kung may nagawa siyang kasalanan kaya’t nausal niya ang mga katagang, “Pahiram na lang sana ng kasalanan” upang justified naman ang sakit. Ngunit nang mag-iba ang takbo ng kanyang kanyang buhay at hinangaan at kinabaliwan na siya ng halos lahat ng babae ay unti-unti na niyang pinakawalan ang poot sa kanyang dibdib. Ang galit na naipon dahil sa panlalait sa kanya noon ay tila apoy na tutupok sa mga nang-api at nanlibak sa kanya lalo na ang babaeng dumurog sa kanyang puso. It’s payback time. Sila naman ang luluha sa kanyang mga bisig.

"Hindi ito isang laro lang, Vanilla. Simula noong pumayag kang maging girlfriend ko, hindi ka na makakatakas pa sa akin." salitang namutawi sa labi ni Zakari habang nakatitig sa magandang mukha ni Vanilla na nasa harap niya. Nag-umpisa ang lahat sa isang pagkukunwari at laro-laruang pag-ibig. Nag-umpisa ang lahat sa panluluko ng kasintahan ni Vanilla na so Darren. Isang pagkukunwari lang naman sana ang lahat pero bakit parang gusto yata ni Zakari na totoohanin ang lahat at tuluyang agawin sa mismong kaibigan ang sarili nitong nobya? "Bro, ipinagkatiwala ko lang siya sa iyo pero hindi akalain na totoohanin mo pala ang lahat. Vanilla is my girlfriend. I love her at pwede bang ibalik mo na siya sa akin?" si Darren na walang ibang hangad kundi ang makuha ulit ang babaeng kanyang iniibig. Oo, nagkamali siya pero sana hindi iyun maging mitsa para agawin ng sarili niyang kaibigan ang kanyang nobya. Sino ang pipiliin ni Vanilla? Ang boyfriend niyang si Darren na nagawa siyang lokohin or si Zakari na walang ibang ginawa kundi ang iparamdam sa kanya na pag-aari siya nito?

Si Hailey Gaile ay pinagkasundong ipakasal kay Cedric na isang good for nothing playboy. Hindi sumipot ang lalaki sa araw ng kasal nila. Ikatutuwa na sana ni Gaile ang hindi nito pagsipot pero mukhang to the rescue ang gwapo at bilyonaryong uncle ni Cedric na si Tristan Venzon! Kayanin kaya ni Gaile ang buhay may asawa sa piling ng dominanteng CEO na 10 years ang agwat sa edad niya?