When Duty And Desire Meet

"You know who my father is, Mr McCann." "What you tryna say?" "I come from a Mafia family, that is what I'm trying to say." "Baby girl, I ain't gotta be no Mafia boss just to control you the way I do."

When Elara Santos walks in on her long-time boyfriend tangled in the arms of her best friend, her world shatters in one night. Heartbroken but determined, she flees to Manila to rebuild her life and prove she doesn’t need anyone to survive. Enter Adrian Velasco—the ruthless, impossibly magnetic CEO of a leading architecture firm. Cold, untouchable, and dangerous to fall for, he’s the last man Elara wants in her life. Yet fate keeps pulling them together. Every clash between them burns with friction. Every accidental touch lingers. Every glance dares her to surrender. But their growing passion hides darker truths. Adrian’s past is entangled with the betrayal Elara ran from, and lurking in the shadows is Cassandra Ramirez—a beautiful, venomous woman determined to destroy Elara and claim Adrian for herself. As secrets unravel and desires ignite, Elara must decide: Will she guard her heart and walk away, or risk everything for a love that could consume her? In a world of betrayal, ambition, and forbidden passion, one thing is certain—when fire meets fire, someone is bound to get burned.

Amira Lopez is a hardworking woman with lots of dreams for herself. She is a resilient woman who will do her best in everything that she does. She's brave, softhearted, and has many more qualities that make everyone fall for her. Other than those qualities, she thinks that without love, power is worthless. Ezrael Azcueta is a kind-hearted man and a very powerful businessman, not just locally but also internationally. But everything changed when his brother died. He turned into a monster, especially to those people who are responsible for his brother's death. In order to make vengeance, Ezrael decided to kidnap the daughter of the person behind his brother's sudden death. Nevertheless, little did he know, he kidnapped the wrong person. 

Jessica Jones is a rich and independent woman, who is having problems dealing with her past and the weight of fame in adulthood. During a photo shoot, she is in love with a shy and very handsome man, starting a romance full of adventures, hot scenes and love at first sight.

"After seeing all this, will you still be able to love me? You surely are not. That's why I was telling you to change your decision otherwise you won't have to see all this." With his one finger, he wiped her tears. His eyes were fixed on her horrified turn yellow pale face. "My love which has been in my heart for years can't be ended in a moment on seeing all this. And my decision will not change till my last breath." In weeping, she went on sitting on the floor. She was on the trajectory of that love where there was no going back. "If this is your final decision then fine. After that nikkah (marriage agreement) don't keep any kind of expectation from me." On her stubbornness, he controlled his rage and said in defeated voice. "If you get tired from fulfilling this one-sided relationship then remember I'm always willing to let you go back. You can free yourself from this relationship." After done with his saying, he turned back abruptly. While Hadia hide her face in her hands and started crying profoundly at what he said to her. Will Wadan accept and fell in love to Hadia who he raised since her childhood? Or Hadia will have to forget him and give up on her love just because he doesn't her worthy to love?

Warning: Matured 18+ contents! Dangerous Saavedra was trouble. It was only after his father's death that he took over the running of their businesses left behind. She is having trouble running their company, so her mother wants Dan to get married right away to have a life partner, but she doesn't want to be tied to a relationship that is not sure about. That was until she met Leandro De Vera (Liam). Liam was the CEO of a multinational corporation. A successful businessman, highly educated and good-looking. In spite of his success, he is also known as a womanizer at walang sinersoyo sa mga naging karelasyon, mabarkada at mahilig sa kasiyahan. In just one look, and all could feel was became heat. Sa unang pagkikita pa lamang nila ay naging interesado na sila sa isa'tisa. At hindi nag-alangan na ipakita ang interes. Subalit hindi sumangayon sa kanila ang tadhana. Would they just give up, hide their feelings for each other, or fight for their relationship?

"Ark," I gasp out, the intensity of his dark gaze alone pinning me to the bed. He leans down, wrapping his gloved hand around my neck, the pressure making my head spin in the best way. "I do own you." ----- As a Princess, Kiva is always in danger. So much so, one night, her home is broken into, where it is revealed her attempted killer is her mate. Before she has a chance to speak to him, he vanishes into the night. For her protection, a dark and dangerous mercenary is ordered to keep guard of her, and as time passes, Kiva finds herself desiring him more and more. All while trying to find her elusive mate, and deny feelings for a man who may lead her right to the truth.

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?

"Going back to heal and be gone." I thought the flow of my story will be the same in the future, just like how I am living with my life now, a normal living. Lahat ng iyon ay nagbago, when the future me came! Just what exactly happened to my future why she came here hurting and wanted me to change OUR future?

Jesse is a 25-year-old guy and he is a romance writer. He has a deceiving look of a teenager so everyone he encountered mistakenly judges him as a young boy. But... There is something in Jesse that is not really right, even though he writes about a romance he cannot appreciate love. He has no idea what love is, he is just referring to a movie or other people's experiences. One day his friend Matthew helped him to find where to publish his works. But when they found one, it turn out to be a disastrous phenomenon for Jesse because his Editor is his 1st ever love, the man behind all his problems about love. But does Jesse can still stand it and feel nothing? Or remember those feelings again?