When You Try Your Best And Don't Succeed

I should step back. But I don’t. His hand slides to my waist, firm, deliberate. Not asking. Claiming. My stomach tightens, heat curling low, and I feel every inch of him before I even see him. He’s behind me, close enough that I can feel his breath at my neck. My pulse stutters as his fingers trace slow, unhurried circles up my back, and I know I should pull away… but I can’t. His lips brush my neck. Not a kiss yet, just the promise of it. My head tilts back before I can stop myself, back arching like my body is betraying me. Then he speaks. Low, calm, in control “Don’t make a sound.” A shiver runs through me. Not from fear. Not exactly. From… him. He’s in control. I can’t fight it. I don’t want to. And somewhere deep inside, I realize the terrifying truth: I’m letting him have me.

At my own wedding, the groom switched—Malcolm Lowell bailed, and the best man stepped in. Lumi, the Irving's real daughter, latched onto Malcolm's arm and smirked from the crowd. "I was just feeling a little low," she said. "Didn't think Malcolm would go this far for me." Malcolm raised a brow. "I just wanted to make her happy. You took her spot for years. Time to pay it back. This is for your own good." That's when it hit me—this whole wedding was a setup, a twisted show just to entertain Lumi. All because I was the adopted one. I'd lived in her place for over two decades. I didn't cry. Didn't freak out. I just took the new groom's hand, faced the priest, and said, "Keep going."

Rama datang saat Mario pergi, laki-laki di masa lalu Anyelir itu menawarkan mimpi yang dulu sekali pernah mereka bangun. Di tengah-tengah kebahagiaan mereka, Mario kembali datang, meminta apa yang sepantasnya dia dapatkan. Mario adalah cinta Anyelir, namun Rama lah yang selalu menemani gadis panti asuhan itu. _______________________ "Setitik api cinta itu masih ada, di sini, di dalam bilik hati yang tersembunyi. Tidak terang sekali, juga tidak redup, namun mampu memberi cahaya bagi ruang sekitarnya." Anyelir Elliana

Sharon Tate thought she had found her fairytale romance the moment she met Jayden. He was charming, irresistible; everything she had ever dreamed of. But dreams with Jayden turned into nightmares. Just when she had given up on love, she met Mathew. he was everything Jayden never was. Patient, kind, and steady, Mathew showed her a love that didn’t hurt, a love that didn’t make her question her worth. But just as she begins to believe in happiness again, Jayden returns, his voice thick with regret. "Please, let's start again, I'm offering a clean slate." Now, Sharon stands at a crossroads. Will she risk reopening old wounds for the love that once broke her? Or will she finally embrace the love she never thought she deserved?.

April Hreghen Atienza ay ang babaeng gustong gusto si Sammuel Lazarus Sandoval. She like Sammuel so much kaya ginawa niya ang lahat mapansin lang siya ng crush niya. Dahil sa pag-iibigan nilang dalawa, nalihis sila ng daan. Parehong bumagsak ang grado nila dahil hindi nila natutokan ang kanilang pag-aaral. Nawasak ang kanilang puso, nasaktan, umiyak, nagdusa, naghabol at pilit na pinapatatag ang relasyon. Paano nila maibabalik ang dating sigla ng pag-iibigan? Ang tanong... maibabalik pa ba ang dating pinagsamahan?

The story revolves around Blythe who after participating in a competition falls in love with his room partner Andrew because of which she soon ends up proposing him which shocks Andrew but he takes some time in order to process her proposal but unfortunately ends up declining her proposal due to which she is broken but real shock comes on her way when she comes to know that there is no one with the name of Andrew in the competition which makes her set on a journey to find Andrew , so will she be able to find him ?, Will she be able to prove that he really exists ?, And many other questions will form crux of the story and will surely keep its readers at the edge of their seats as it is a never witness love story which is amalgamated with almost every kind of emotions a human have and most most importantly don't miss the climax as it is going to blow mind if it's readers for sure

Si Andrea ay isang guro na tumandang dalaga dahil sa pagmamanipula ng ina niyang si Selya. Nang mamatay ito, lalong nakadama ng kahungkagan sa buhay niya si Andrea. Hinangad niya na magkaroon ng anak. Kahit walang asawa. Basta kahit isang anak lang na kukumpleto sa kan'yang pagkababae at makakasama niya sa kan'yang pagtanda. Ang problema, wala siyang nobyo. Sino ang magbibigay sa kan'ya ng anak? Dumating sa isip niya ang isang plano. Hahanap siya ng lalaking may magagandang katangian upang maging ama ng pinapangarap niyang anak. Hanggang sa makilala niya si Vincent. Si Vincent na pasado ang kwalipikasyon sa hinahanap niyang lalaki. Ang isa pa uling problema, paano niya sasabihin dito na sipingan siya nito gayong hindi naman sila personal na magkakilala? Gumawa siya ng paraan. At nagtagpo uli ang landas nila ni Vincent. Sinipingan siya nito. Isang pagsisiping lang na nagbunga agad ng binhi sa sinapupunan ni Andrea. Pagkatapos noon, lumayo siya. Sapat na sa kan'ya na magkakaroon siya ng anak sinira niya man ang dangal at ginawang mababa ang kan'yang pagkatao. Sapat na sa kan'ya na natupad ang inaasam niya kahit na nga ba, sa loob lamang ng maikling panahon, minahal niya na si Vincent at pinapangarap din na makasama ito habangbuhay. Hindi malalaman ni Vincent na nagkaroon sila ng anak. Pagkatapos ng gabing iyon, ang lahat ay mababaon nito sa limot.

After I'm abducted, I call my mother, a policewoman, for help. However, she hangs up on me and stays by my adoptive sister's side. "Go to hell if you're so keen on it!" she snaps. I calmly watch as the abductors pluck my nails and torment me until none of my skin is left unharmed. In my past life, my mother actually came to my rescue. She left my adoptive sister by the roadside, and the latter ended up being violated and murdered. From then on, I became a criminal in my mother's eyes. She received an anonymous text on my adoptive sister's death anniversary. "I bet a good girl like you wouldn't want your mother to know you hired us to abduct you, right?" She thought I orchestrated the abduction because I wanted to vie for her attention. She thought that was the cause of my adoptive sister's death. "I've saved people all my life. I never would've expected my flesh and blood to be such a shameless monster! You should go to hell as atonement for killing Charlene!" She sewed my mouth shut, shattered every bone in my body, and threw my ashes into a junkyard. When I open my eyes again, I find myself back to the day my mother makes her choice.

Kyline and Shantall were best friends since grade school. They were the perfect definition of partner's in crime for they always got each other's back in any circumstances, and one was more than willing to sacrifice the universe just for the sake of the other one. Entering adulthood and venturing on a new life was never easy for everyone, Kyline and Shantall were not excepted. As they entered senior high school and ventured out on a new environment, Kyline's feelings for Shantall that she kept on disregarding for the past years since she started feeling it became intense more than before, turning their friendship into a turmoil. And to add spice to their failing friendship, Kyline was diagnosed with a Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. As these confusions and life-threatening illnesses made their way between the them, will they be able to save their friendship? Or will the friendship they had for years will just turn into one of those forgotten memories?

"I'm Aiden Hart's secretary!" I shrieked over the phone. "Calm down, Charlie. It can't be that bad." I heard amusement in Emily's voice. My roommate's attitude did nothing to soothe my nerves. "It's not bad; it's a disaster!" I convinced. "I can't work for someone as hot as him! I can't breathe around him!" I might have been on the verge of a panic attack. I was supposed to work for his father, the well-respected sixty-eight-year-old Alexander Hart, not his youngest son! This wasn't what I agreed to! Less than a month ago, my dear friend died while working at Hart Global Corporation as the CEO's secretary. Now, I was about to replace her while investigating the truth behind her death. I thought I was prepared to enter the snake's nest, but I clearly underestimated the enemy… Aiden Hart was the purest embodiment of my sexual fantasies, and believe me, after four sexless years, I had more than too many of them twirling inside my brain. Every day, I found my boss more and more alluring, and I could only protect my weak heart by repeating my newly created mantra... "Don't fall for Mr. Hart... Don't fall for Mr. Hart... Don't fall for Mr. Hart."