Under The Oak Tree Ch 1

Bilang isa sa walong tagapagmana ng Octagon, isang mafia organization na namamayagpag hindi lang sa Pilipinas kundi maging sa buong Asya at sa iba pang karatig na kontenente ay walang kinatatakutan si Adrielle Guerrero. Para sa kanya ay hindi niya kailangan ng lalaki sa buhay. Because why not? She has everything that every woman could ask for and she can defend herself as well. Pero nang makilala niya si Cougar Falcon, ang secret agent na nagtatago sa pangalang "Bob" ay biglang nagbago ang lahat para kay Adrielle dahil sa unang pagkakataon ay bigla niyang na-realize na mahina pala siya...mahina sa tukso kapag nasa tabi niya ang lalaki. Ngunit paano kung matuklasan niya ang tungkol sa totoong pagkatao ng lalaki at ang tunay nitong motibo sa pagpasok sa Octagon? Kaya kayang tanggapin ng puso ni Adrielle ang panlilinlang ni Cougar o pagbabayarin niya ito ng dugo gamit ang sarili niyang mga kamay?

Jass Anne has no intention of getting into a new relationship again after the trauma caused by her ex-boyfriend, Wigo. But because of her mother’s demands, Jass Anne must find a man to pretend to be her boyfriend so that her grandfather can give her an inheritance. But when she met Midas, the man who had become her knight in shining armor, the man she offered to pretend to be her boyfriend so she could inherit her grandfather’s wealth, she couldn’t stop her heart from falling in love with him. But what if she finds out that the man she offered to pretend to be her boyfriend is not a poor man? What if she finds out that Midas is the son of her boss in VZCLC? Will she continue her love for him even though he lied to her about his true identity?

Hillary Amelie Marquez is a beautiful and smart-witted woman who has a strong soul and owns a big heart. Despite the rumors attacking her to be an infertile woman, behind her fit and young figure, she has kept an undisclosed secret any person should not intend to know. A secret that answers her mysterious background as the faceless heir of the Marquez Corporation, the infamous 'Yama queen' who wrecked the business world as she was titled the very first woman that succeeded in handling a company better than the articles told about her. Hillary is well-known to have pushed her family's company rankings, where she managed to trample on two of the most influential 'Big five' after two years of her reign that's still a mystery to everyone. And so her title as the 'rising phoenix' begins. Inside the walls of the renowned Marquez's main mansion, a three years old boy was hidden from the prying eyes of the media. A boy whose eyes were like the deepest part of the ocean, its beauty was remarkable than the rarest gem. Nothing was more realistic than the truth she holds, no one not even her parents knew, that the father of her child was a man who is defined to be god's favorite masterpiece. A man whose blood and eyes were considered royal and divine in the race of humankind. He goes by many names, but everyone knew him as, The Grim Reaper. A man who is infamous for brutally slaughtering heads and fiddle over human souls under his fingers. When fate favors their hearts to be one again, will Hillary be willing to attach herself again towards the overbearing, malicious, and coldblooded man who was said to live a life without mercy and is more cunning and inhuman by nature?

Si Rain Celvero ay simpleng babae lamang na may simpleng pangarap: ang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral, ngunit sa hindi inaasahan ay napadpad siya sa delikadong lugar. Ang Monstrous Academy, isang ekswelahan kung saan nahahati ang mga estudyante sa limang uri; Ang Keen, Robust, Amiable, Probity at Insolent. Ang simpleng buhay ni Rain ay magbabago sa oras na makilala niya ang gangster na si Thunder, leader ng sikat na grupo na mas kilala bilang DARK.

Zahara De Costello is a fierce and independent civil lawyer working at a prestigious law firm in Italy. She’s smart, driven, and never lets anyone walk over her—lalo na ang mga mayayabang at feeling powerful na tulad ni Arden Velasquez, the ruthless and arrogant CEO of an exclusive perfume company. Their first meeting? A disaster. Arden’s cold and demanding attitude instantly turns Zahara off. Pero hindi rin niya maitatangging may kakaibang presensya ang binata—dangerous yet intriguing. Kaya lang, bakit siya? Bakit siya pa ang gustong kunin ni Arden bilang personal lawyer nito? At first, Zahara refuses. Pero nang malaman niya ang mabigat na kasong kinahaharap ng CEO, she starts to wonder—what is he hiding behind those emotionless eyes? As she gets tangled in his world, she realizes that beneath Arden’s icy facade is a man carrying deep scars.

Kristine likes the campus nerd for years and with a love spell, she made him fall in love-- actually, she made the campus bad boy fall for her. Uh-oh.

Asper Reign Dahlia ran away from home when she learned that her father wanted her to marry a cruel prince. She then had an unbelievable encounter with a dangerous mafia boss, Caspian Jyn in the city where she was hiding. Slowly, they became friends without her knowing his real identity. But what happened when she faced a life-and-death situation because of him? Will she be able to face a dangerous problem when all she did before was run away from every problem she knows she can't control? Will she finally have the courage to face this problem even though she knows that it will bring nothing to her but a nightmare?

Rhian Santos, supposed to celebrate their Graduation on a Club but why does it goes wrong? The simple celebration turns to be steamy and intense night that wasn't her intention. That night she met the Business Tycoon Ryker Brown. The man who took her innocent, she just woke up beside him. It didn't end there on what happen between them. He proposed a deal with her, she declined it but her body tells otherwise. Everything was on the right place until her biggest fear happen! She fall inlove with him! And brings her to jeopardize that breaks her heart! Falling inlove with him was the thing she fear the most, cause she know's every part of him. He is heartless, a man who doesn't know how to be serious and always look at things like a business! Is there's still a chance that he would loved her too? Knowing that Ryker Brown the business tycoon has perception that 'Woman are just like contract that have an expiration'

Beatrise Mendoza, sa batang edad ay nangarap nang maging isang artista hindi lang upang makatulong sa kanyang pamilya kundi para matamasa rin ang karangyaang mayroon ang mga ito. Kaya nang dumating ang isang hindi inaasahang pagkakataon sa katauhan ng kanyang tiyahing taga-Maynila ay agad niya iyong sinunggaban. Pero ang inakala niyang abot-kamay na pangarap ay hindi pala gano'n kadaling abutin. Dahil hindi pala madaling makapasok sa industriyang iyon. At dahil sa natamong kabiguan ay hindi niya naiwasang humanap ng masasandalan at makakapitan, at natagpuan niya iyon sa katauhan ng kanyang pinsan na si John Carl, ang panganay na anak ng kanyang tiyahin. Ngunit hindi niya napaghandaan ang isang malaking dagok sa kanyang buhay. Dahil unang kita pa lang sa lalaki ay nahumaling na siya rito kaya ng maging mas malapit sila at makilala ang tunay nitong ugali ay lalong nahulog ang kanyang loob. Paano pa niya haharapin ang pag-abot sa kanyang pangarap na tila kay ilap kung maging pati ang paghihirap ng kanyang damdamin ay nakakadagdag sa kanyang dalahin?

Choosing to live independently in a highly urbanized city is a decision Latisha Thaviya Fallarco made at such a young age. Despite her parents prohibitions, she still managed to convince them by performing well in academics. She wanted to attend parties, get drunk and dance in the club, go shopping, and explore neighboring cities. She wanted to live her life to the fullest in the place she considered the best. Yet, she never saw the coming of an incident that would end that kind of lifestyle. She was forced to leave and be with her family. Latisha thought that living in a province would be hard for her, but she was wrong. In a particular town in Iloilo Province, she found her true home. Ps. This story is written in Filipino and English.