" Strip naked in front of me Iza and prove to me you're a man " His voice was cold and raspy. " No " I told him. He answered me with a ghost smile. " You can't because you're a woman" He said with so much assurance. " I told you I am NOT a woman, Gigs " Pilit ko paring sinasabi sa kanya. He smirked. Pagod na akong makipagtalo pa sa kanya. " You want me to believe that?" He countered. " Yes " I almost didn't even hear my own voice. " Then fucking strip Iza. Huwag yung binabaliw mo ako ng ganito dahil kulang nalang aminin ko na sa aking sarili na nagmamahal ako ng bakla" His voice now was filled with frustration and anger. " I will NOT strip in front of you, Gigs. I will NOT" Wika ko bago ako takhang aalis ng tumayo siya para pigilan ako.

Carter Altaraza is lethal, skilled, and ruthless on the battlefield. But after the war, there are no warriors--there are only survivors. And then Alandra Grande teaches him how to live. *** Carter thought he'd outlived the war, but the war outlived him instead. Regret and guilt from the death of his friend and fellow soldier made his life meaningless, and he suffers through the pain that carries him through his days. One night during training in Sydney, Carter ends up in rumpled sheets with a mysterious woman-a woman he meets again years later back in the Philippines. What happens when she shows him that he can also survive from a battle within himself? Can Carter recover from suffering and bearing his battle scars? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela CONTENT WARNING: This story has mature scenes which are not suitable for young readers.

[UNEDITED] Who would think that being born as a girl is a mistake and misfortune? Would it be a big loss when you're given a daughter and not a son? That's what Serina Nalene Altamirano is always asking herself. Despite having the wealth on her hands, she was barely breathing because of disappointments, judgment, curses, and pressures. The way her parents despised and loathed her for not being born as a man only depicts how narrow-minded they are. Two years passed of being free from her dictatorial parents, the table turned when Orcus Inocencio found her, the man who's supposed to be her husband and the man who made her a woman. She wants to run away, but Orcus threatens her from escaping. One wrong move and her freedom will be gone. Started: January 17, 2021 End: August 14, 2021