When Duty And Desire Meet

He took a menacing step closer to me. I wanted to step back but I was already pressed on the wall. He leaned towards me and whispered in my right ear. "Run as far as you can. Hide as long as you want." I closed my eyes when his lips travelled to my cheeks. "But if I find you..." his lips stopped in the corner of my lips, "I'll punish you in more ways than one." >>•<< Dada Cordova's successive misfortunes started after her sister came back. Until her long-time boyfriend cheated on her with her sister. Hurt and betrayed, she went to the bar, drowned herself in alcohol and came across the most sought-after bachelor in town, Elijah Fuentaverde. And due to excessive intoxication, she did something she deeply regretted the next day—she slept with him. So she did the most reasonable thing to do—she ran away with the decision of just forgetting what happened. But Elijah was determined to melt the ice protecting her heart. And she can't deny the fact that he's slowly succeeding in entering her life, the same time the fire between them intensified. Then suddenly a nerve-wrecking storm came that wrecked her life which proves that no secret will lasts forever.. Everyone had their own skeleton hidden in their closet... And Elijah is not an exemption. Will she still let the fire between them rekindle even if it will cost her peace of mind? Or she'll extinguish the flame even if it means being broken hearted again?

Xaliah Shasta is working as an intern at the H Hospital in the small city near her place. Her physical appearance is almost the same as the daughter of the hospital owner. Due to an urgency for presence of Feinah Hererra for her engagement party with Ethan Montgomery, Xaliah was offered a win-win agreement to pretend as someone wealthy which she agreed on for the sake of her ailing mother. She face the public as Feinah Hererra, the heiress of H Hospital while the real Feinah is under going into a therapy. At first, Xaliah was hesitant because she might end up being in love with the fiancé of Feinah but she was wrong. Her attention was drifted onto the mysterious man who removed her mask on the first day he saw her, the man is no other than the young master of the Montgomery.

Reina Shivani Milendez, a 28-year-old woman, discovers that her long-time boyfriend has been cheating on her. In an attempt to unwind, she visits an exclusive bar, where she is approached by a man named Zachary Aden Contreras, who unexpectedly proposes marriage. Thinking it’s a joke, she declines. However, Zachary is persistent and offers her a deal in exchange for the marriage. Believing that he genuinely wants to help her move on from her ex-boyfriend and helping her to become a successor of Shivani's family business. But what she thought was a sincere gesture of love reveals itself to be part of a larger, deceitful game—one in which her desires are manipulated and consumed by a deceptive arrangement.

I was once truly madly deeply in love, but things didn’t go as planned. Destiny played us, I suffered, I lost her. “If you think you know me, you’re wrong. A monster will always be a monster—you better stay away from me.”- Kingston Clint Buenavista “If you’re a monster as you say you were then I am an angel that will lighten your dark path.” -Maliyah Delos Santos There is something so called love and there is a thing so called destiny. Hanggang kelan ka aasa na magkakapuwang ka sa puso ng taong mahal mo? Kung wala itong ibang nakikita kundi ang babaeng minahal nito sa nakaraan. Ikaw ang unang nakilala pero hindi ikaw ang pinili. May pag asa pa ba Ano ang kaya mong gawin alang-alang sa pag ibig?Kaya mo bang ipaglaban ang taong mahal mo kung ikaw lang ang lumalaban para sa inyong dalawa. Paano kong mapagod ang puso mo? Hanggang saan ka dadalhin ng pagmamahal mo para sa kanya?

Lance is just a normal college student or at least he tries to be. He balances being the star player of his university basketball team, keeping up with classes, and spending time with his girlfriend, Ylva, a beautiful girl with secrets he doesn’t fully understand. At the same time, he is weighed down by the debt his late father left behind, struggling every day just to keep his life together. Everything changes when his little sister, Tamera, is kidnapped by brutal loan sharks. Desperate and terrified, Lance digs deeper and learns the truth: the man behind the kidnapping isn’t just some random gangster. It’s Ragnar, Ylva’s father, a feared mafia boss with a reputation for cruelty. With no other options left, Lance is forced into a deal he never imagined. To save his sister, he agrees to work directly under Ragnar. What starts as fear, anger, and survival slowly becomes something more complicated. As Lance is pulled deeper into the criminal world, he begins to see sides of Ragnar he never expected. In the middle of danger and violence, a forbidden connection forms between them, one that threatens everything Lance thought he knew about love, loyalty, and who he really is.

Nakakabulag ang pag-ibig at hindi natin minsan mahinuha ang kayang abutin nito. Isa si Aia sa nasilo ng pakiramdam na ito. Minahal niya ang lalaking buong akala niya ay ang totoong nagmamahal sa kaniya, ngunit sa paglipas ng mga panahon ay nalaman niyang may isang katauhan pa pala sa likod ng lalaking kaniyang minahal. Sa lihim na pagtingin ng CEO kay Aia ay hindi na niya mapigilan ang bugso ng damdamin, dito ay natagpuan niya ang sariling walang saplot katabi ng kanyang amo. Sobrang sakit ng ulo niya nang maalala niya ang mga maiinit na tagpong pinagsaluha nila nung gabing yaon. Tinitigan niya ang maamong mukha ng lalaki at inilapit ang labi sa ilong nito. Napaluha siya at agad na bumangon ng kama para pulutin ang mga damit na walang pigil na inalis ng lalaki mula sa kanyang katawan. Gulong gulo ang utak na lumabas ng silid, tinakasan niya ang lalaking kaulayaw niya kagabi. Ang daming tumatakbo sa utak niya. Hindi niya alam kung paano haharapin ang kanyang amo. Nag-iwan ito ng note bilang tanda ng pag-alis niya sa trabaho, "This will serve as my last day, sir."

"Give me one more chances, Via," kata Dante sembari menatap manik mata Olivia. "Nggak bisa, Dante. Aku nggak bisa," sahut Olivia bersikukuh. "Kenapa? Paling nggak kasih aku alasannya," desak Dante lagi. Olivia menggeleng. Merasa sia-sia saja jika ia memberikan alasannya. "Kalau begitu akan kucari sendiri jawabannya," tukas Dante menyudahinya. Manis. Bibir yang mengecup Olivia masih sama seperti lima tahun yang lalu. Manis dan akan selalu manis sampai kapanpun. Seperti kenangannya bersama Dante. Perpisahan Olivia dengan Dante bukanlah lelucon opera sabun yang selalu berseliweran di layar kaca. Ada satu alasan yang membuat Olivia nekat mengambil keputusan itu. Suatu rahasia yang sengaja Olivia sembunyikan sejak lama. Suatu rahasia dibalik kepergiannya.

A Collection of Love Stories! Have you ever met someone who became the focus of your love? Have you ever been passionate to the point of obsession? Have you ever felt desire for somebody? Here's a collection of stories about the people who were confused on what they felt for each other. Read about their Heart's Desire!

Heading to college has been Mandy's dream, this dream was about to be shattered when Mandy's father suddenly passes away, the chairman of Omega farms and grains. Mandy has always been protected by her father, but now he is gone. How will she sustain this large farm and it's employees, the bank is also on their neck to pay back a loan. Mandy will do whatever it takes, even if it means taking Bosey's hand for help. Bosey has always been an excellent farm hand who is in love with the Chairman's daughter. He is willing to help her keep the farm, if she will let him help. They will do whatever they can to protect the farm from the bank and from the predator, Frank.

Years ago, Anthony was cast from the pack for a crime he didn't commit. If they wanted him to be an outlaw cowboy, fine. Now, he's the mysterious criminal wolf known only as the Rebel, a name his former packmates won't soon forget. But when a vampire threat endangers the lives of their entire wolf species, he must confront his former packmates again, even if that means betraying the only woman he's ever loved... Ever since Lily escaped the pack's bloodsucking enemies, she's been determined to save her species, and fast. But when a wicked cowboy wolf shows up on the ranch, offering everything her heart desires, her eyes are opened to a whole new world beyond the packlands. For this cowgirl, sleeping with the enemy could prove as desirable as it is deadly... To his enemies, he's known as the Rebel. To her, he's her only chance at survival...