What Is A Platonic Crush

I've been married to the prince of the underworld for ten years and have endured countless life-or-death situations by his side. My hands, once trained to play the piano, are covered in calluses from holding guns and stained with blood. But at 28, my husband ends up falling for a young woman from the slums. She's as delicate and pure as a chamomile. She's his well-kept little secret—until I run into them at the woman's prenatal appointment one day. I storm up to him, demanding an explanation, only for him to nonchalantly hand me divorce papers. "Sonia is a devout follower of the church and can't have a child before marriage. I must make an honest woman out of her. Sign these, and you'll get 40% of the company's shares." I refuse to do as told, so he corners me. In the end, he has my crippled younger brother tied up and forced under a hydraulic compression machine. "Sign the papers, Maeve, or watch your brother become a human mince pie. The choice is yours." I fall on my knees and beg him to stop. As the machine turns on, my hands fly to my aching lower belly, and I scream as I lose consciousness. When I wake up again, I'm back in the hospital, in the same spot where I ran into my husband and his mistress at her prenatal appointment. This time, I don't confront him. Overnight, I make arrangements with a sanatorium abroad, get divorced, and run away from home. Yet the moment I truly disappear, my husband loses his mind.

Amara is a healer trying to mend her own broken heart. Damon is a future Alpha paralyzed by guilt and bad choices. Valerie is a villain willing to destroy everyone to keep what isn’t hers. Marcus and Elena are the parents who see the truth and wait for their son to catch up. Liam is the rival who offers Amara a different future. And Maya is the human heart of the story proof that love doesn’t require fangs. Together, they form a story about second chances, painful choices, and the question at the center of every fated-mates romance.

Penelope Samiento ang isang babaeng hindi man gano'n ka talino at kagandahan ngunit siya naman ay puno ng saya, nangangarap ng isang lalaking kinahuhumalingan niya si Darrel Lim, isang vocalista ng banda sa school nila. Suplado pero gwapo at higit sa lahat matalino. Paano kaya kung pagbuklodin sila ng tadhana at itinakdang ikasal para sa isang kasunduan? Magiging masaya kaya sila sa kabila ng pagiging magka-iba?

SIS (Social Issue Series) #2: StereotypingPiercing, Tattoo, Dyed Hair. Usual indications of a badass. Kapag babae ka at meron ka nito ay malamang fuck girl, adik, slut, o wala ka raw patutunguhan sa buhay.Lia Kennedy grew up doing whatever she likes. Wala siyang nakitang rason para pigilan ang sarili sa kung ano man ang mga nakapagpapasaya sa kaniya. Ngunit nang mamulat ay nagising siya sa mapait na katotohanang hindi mo magagawa lahat ng gusto mo sa mundo. Madali para sa iba ang manghusga base lang sa kung ano ang nakikita nila sayo.Ridge Terrence is no exception. A serious guy who had things plan ahead for his life. He's one of those who believe that what you see is what you get. He gives no time for bullshits.As Lia gets stuck between being herself and changing to be accepted, she faced several conflicts in her teenage years that brought their fate together.Will it be a good thing? Or a bad thing?

There's a saying that circulates among anglers: "If a dead fish still takes the bait… reel in and leave." The day I went fishing with my dad, we ran into exactly that. What unsettled me was not the fish. It was the look on my dad's face: an excitement that felt completely wrong. Then a message flashed across my livestream, and a chill ran down my spine. [Get out. Now. Your dad is about to trade your life for the one who died in this river a year ago.]

Hayami Wavyon, isang babaeng pursigidong mapansin ng kababatang si Grayson Xavier. Lingid sa kaalaman ng dalaga na matagal na siya nitong gusto ngunit pinapangunahan lamang ito ng kaba. Simon Florez, siya ang matalik na kaibigan ng dalaga. Handa nitong gawin ang lahat para sa mahal na kaibigan kahit siya pa man ang mawalan. Sino ang pipiliin? Ang lalaking hindi ka iniwan simula umpisa? O ang lalaking unang nagpatibok ng puso niya?

Si Elina Lopez ay isang mahirap na babae at ang kanyang ina ay isang Housewife lang. Nang unang mapanood ni Elina sa TV ang isang Billionaire Boy na nag-ngangalang Jacob Brown, sya ay na “Love at 1st sight” dito kahit hindi nya pa ito nakikita at nakakasama in person. Simula nun ay pinangarap ni Elina na pakasalan si Jacob. Sa loob ng “6 Years” ay nag-imagine ng mga wild-fantasy si Elina ukol kay Jacob. At dumating ang isang balita sa Pilipinas na ang Golden Industry na company ng family ni Jacob ay magkakaroon sa Pilipinas for the 1st time. Nang malaman ito ni Elina sya'y nagsumikap na makapasok rito ngunit hindi sya natanggap sapagkat hanggang Grade 12 lang ang kanyang natapos. Ngunit may Best-Friend si Elina na nag-ngangalang Rhea Santos at sya mismo ang gumawa ng paraan upang magkaroon sila ng interview sa Golden Industry. Dumating ang araw ng interview nila Elina at Rhea sa Golden Industry at ito ang unang pagkakataon para kay Elina na makita si Jacob in person. At nagsimula na nga ang interview para sa Golden Industry at si Jacob Brown mismo ang nagtatanong sa mga employees. Nang si Elina na ang sasabak sa interview ay kanyang inamin kay Jacob na mahal nya ito. Nagulat si Jacob sa kanyang nalaman dahil lahat ng babae na kanyang nakakasama at nakikita ay sinasabihan syang mahal sya. Walang magawa si Elina kundi patunayan ang kanyang pagmamahal kay Jacob kaya kanya itong hinalikan. Ang paghalik na iyon ay ang 1st kiss nila Elina at Jacob sa isat-isa. Nagulat at hindi makapaniwala si Jacob sa ginawa ni Elina kaya kanya itong tinangggap sa trabaho kasama ang Best-Friend nito. Pinuntahan ni Jacob si Elina sa bahay nya mismo at doon nya sinabi na kanyang pakakasalan ito dahil sa 1st-kiss. Then their “Love Story” begins…!

The housekeeper, who was always punctual, was late today. "Madam, I'm so sorry… dinner isn't ready yet. Please don't be upset with me…" "But this time, there was no helping it. I waited downstairs for over half an hour, and no one swiped in. I even called Mr. Gregory, but he didn't answer. That's why I'm late." My hand froze mid-motion as I was changing shoes, and a frown creased my brow. "Lydia," I said, "didn't I have Richard give you the access card?" Lydia Pendel froze, her face blank. "Access card? Mr. Gregory never gave me one." "Never?" I repeated. "Yes," she said, wiping the sweat from her forehead, her voice careful. "All this past month, I've been sneaking in whenever another resident opened the door, or calling Mr. Gregory so he could let me in. "Today, Mr. Gregory didn't answer at all, so I was stuck downstairs, feeling helpless…" That was strange. Because over the past month, the electronic lock on the front gate had clearly recorded swipes from that backup card.

I am Charles Grant’s crush, and everyone said that he was really loyal to me. But on our third wedding anniversary, I found out that he had gotten a replacement for me. They even had a three-year-old child. I caressed my belly and tore apart the pregnancy report that I had brought to give him as a surprise.