Would've Could've Should've Novels & Stories

Alina Lauraine Santiago is finally beginning a new chapter—college life in the city, away from the shadows of her painful past. But freedom doesn’t erase trauma, and the emotional scars of her father’s abuse and her family’s struggles still cling tightly. Determined to make it on her own, Alina juggles part-time jobs and photography gigs to support herself and help her siblings. Then she meets Harold—charming, kind, and seemingly perfect. But behind his smile lies a truth that leaves Alina shaken and betrayed. After a devastating encounter, she runs from everything. It’s only through the love of her best friends that she finds the strength to return to university and face the pieces of her broken life. That’s when Grayson enters the picture. They’ve crossed paths before, but never like this. A simple deal brings them together, and what starts as casual quickly turns into something more. But when Alina discovers she’s pregnant, fear and uncertainty force her to make an impossible decision: leave Grayson behind without telling him the truth. Years later, fate brings them back together—and Grayson still doesn’t know he’s a father. As they reconnect and old feelings resurface, Alina must confront the secret she’s kept for so long. When Grayson finally learns the truth, their fragile reunion is put to the ultimate test. Just as they begin to rebuild, a new threat rises from the past—one that could destroy everything they’ve fought to protect. Can love be made from pain and second chances? Or are some wounds too deep to ever truly heal?

Persephone Jade Velasco is the heiress of the great Venge Intelligence Org., a secret agency where the country's biggest and most dangerous undercover missions happen. Home of fearless and smart agents, Persephone's also a baddie herself. Meanwhile, Sidapa Aiden Delgado, the heir of one of the country's richest families that is not just that known, is a tall and handsome yet skinny soul that has been isolated all his life because of his very strict parents who just recently died. With his little to nothing knowledge about the world, he was overwhelmed when he was left with only one other female presence after Persephone captured him to get a rare gem off his possession. Considering that she's already the greatest agent to walk the earth, Persephone thought the job would be easy. But one look from the Delgado heir and she immediately knew that that mission of her might not be going... the way it should be.

Akala ni Leila, tuluyan na niyang nailibing sa nakaraan ang pagmamahalan nila ni Dylan—ang lalaking minsang naging mundo niya. Ngunit isang araw, bigla na lamang siyang iniwan nito nang walang paalam. Lingid sa kaalaman ni Dylan, nagbunga ang pagmamahalan nila. Lumipas ang ilang taon at pilit na tinanggap ni Leila na hanggang alaala na lang si Dylan. Tahimik niyang binuo ang buhay para sa sarili at sa anak na buong puso niyang minahal. Ngunit muling ginulo ng tadhana ang tahimik niyang mundo nang makapasok siya bilang intern sa isang kilalang kumpanya—ang kumpanyang pagmamay-ari mismo ni Dylan Villareal. Sa muli nilang pagkikita, agad nagtaka si Leila nang tila hindi siya makilala ni Dylan. Ang lalaking minsang naging kabahagi ng kanyang buhay ay tinrato siya na parang isang estranghero lamang. Hanggang sa unti-unti niyang makumpirma na may amnesia si Dylan at wala na itong alaala tungkol sa kanilang nakaraan. Mas lalong naging komplikado ang lahat nang mapansin ni Dylan si Leila. Dahil sa husay at dedikasyon nito sa trabaho, mabilis niya itong ginawang personal assistant mula sa pagiging intern lamang. Unti-unti ring nagsimulang makapukaw ng pansin kay Dylan ang dalagang tahimik ngunit matatag, kahit hindi niya maipaliwanag kung bakit parang pamilyar ito sa kanya. Habang araw-araw silang magkasama, mas lalo siyang naguguluhan sa biglaang emosyon na nararamdaman niya para kay Leila—emotions he cannot explain, yet cannot ignore. Ngunit mas lalo siyang nagulantang nang matuklasan niya na ang batang si Oliver—ang masayahin at nakakatuwang bata na labis niyang kinagigiliwan at kamukhang-kamukha niya—ay anak ni Leila, ang kanyang kasalukuyang sekretarya na unti-unting nakakapukaw ng kanyang pansin. Paano kung malaman ni Dylan na si Leila at Oliver ay bahagi ng kanyang nakaraan na matagal na niyang nawala… at ngayon lang unti-unting bumabalik?

"We are not meant for each other, cause you're not mine and I'm not yours to begin with."- Kseniya "I can surrender everything just for you to be mine. I can do destruction to the heaven and underworld to let them know that your mine to begin with."- UNKNOWN

------ Naniniwala ka ba sa mga 'Angels?' Diba kasi sabi nila lahat daw tayo binigyan ni God ng kanya kanyang Guardian Angel para bantayan tayo. Naniniwala ba kayo dun? Ako kasi, Oo naniniwala ako. Ramdam ko na Andiyan lang siya. Lagi niya akong binabantayan, at panigurado rin na namomoblema rin siya dahil sa kapilyahan ko. Bakit ko nasabi?

I thought the divorce would set me free. I thought walking away from my husband would finally give me peace. But I didn’t expect him—my cold, sinfully dangerous stepbrother—to be the one waiting on the other side of my freedom. Rage Roswell doesn’t ask. He takes. And the moment he found out I was no longer married, that I was vulnerable, alone, easy to steal… he stepped in like a storm I couldn’t escape. He pinned me with those cold eyes and said one thing: “You’re mine now.” I should’ve run. I should’ve fought the tension, the heat, the hunger he ignites with just a stare. But he knows every weakness I try to hide. Every tremble. Every breath. Every part of me I shouldn’t be giving him. After the divorce, I thought I was reclaiming my life. Instead, I walked straight into the hands of the man who’s willing to burn everything—everyone—just to claim me. And this time… He won’t let me go.

What would you do if you met the woman of your dreams and wanted to make her your wife after you've married someone else?

Fiona Carolina Mendez grew up being the center of attraction. She is the daughter of both politicians and they’ve been very careful with their actions. But when Fiona got pregnant, her parents were disappointed with her and almost despised her. In order for her to save her parents from shame, she left home and hide her child. Four years later, she met Yohan Tanaka, a ruthless playboy and a billionaire who seeks for a hook-up and tried to get in her life without knowing that there would be a twist that could change their lives as they became close to each other.

"Oral? Rough nights? That's what I've become-the plaything of a man whose name echoes across Asia. We've done things in places where we could have been caught, places where his men could see us, and yet we didn't care. The only thing that mattered was quenching the fire raging inside our bodies. Free? No. Nothing is free anymore. Every desire, every twisted fantasy he wants to play out on me comes with a price-and he pays it without hesitation. Even when it's degrading, even when it crosses boundaries I once thought I had, I take it. No questions asked. But here's what keeps me awake at night: is this all I'll ever be? Are we bound to this cycle, trapped in this dangerous game forever?"

Ang sabi nila, ang pinakamasayang tao ang pinakamalungkot sa lahat. That they are faking their happiness. That even they are alive, they are dying deep inside. All I can see is my pain. My anger towards her. She's the cause of my loneliness. I lost the love of my life because of her. Why should I care? She deserves it anyway. But little did I know, she's dying deep within. I've hurt her. All I did was give her pain. Ipinamukha ko sa kanya na kailanman ay hindi ko siya mamahalin. Little by little, I am killing her. I took out her shine. Her bright smile. Her own life. I've crushed her heart. Michelle is like a flower, slowly withering without my notice. Melting my heartless heart is her only option.