(Game Series # 9) Mauro Eugenio dela Rama's life revolved around school and work. At times, he felt like drowning pero hindi siya pwedeng magreklamo kasi pinili niya naman 'yon. For him, he'd rather be exhausted with his 9 to 5 and 5 to 9 kaysa humingi ng pambayad ng tuition sa tatay niya. He was doing fine kahit nahihirapan siya. Akala niya hindi niya kailangan ng tulong... Then he met Atty. Achilles V. Marroquin. Mauro thought that he was just being nice to him dahil abogado na 'to ay siya ay 'di hamak na struggling law student lamang. Kahit nahihiya siya, humingi siya ng tulong dito. Kakapalan niya na ang mukha niya kaysa bumagsak siya sa subjects niya. He thought he was just being regular nice to him... hanggang isang araw ay napapatanong na lang siya sa sarili niya kung normal pa ba 'to o nilalandi ba siya ng abogadong 'to?

Sandejas Legacy #3: Chaining Lockets Sandejas Legacy continues... "He's still chained like a locket, not to me...but in someone else's neck." Crest Veronica Sandejas is the high-maintenance fashionista heiress of Atty. Iñigo Sandejas. The ultimate kikay of the century, she loves shopping, glittery things, booze, and parties. She believes in living her life to the fullest because she can only have it once. She loves spending money; she loves hanging out with friends and partying all night that her father could already imagine white strands of hair on his head. She's a happy-go-lucky woman, but behind those smiles lies the loneliest woman you'll ever meet. Crest was living the life until she met that man with seductive gray eyes and a strict, cold face, Lt. Lorcan Keith Dmitrov, the man who would turn her life upside down. She thought it was the start of her own happy ending, but soon realized she was not in a fairytale with rainbows and butterflies. Instead, they're in a dark fantasy, scary and twisted. When the secrets from their past start unraveling and monsters start chasing them, what if the ends of the links locking them met? Will they be able to free themselves from the chains tied to them?

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PLEASE READ THIS FIRST BEFORE YOU CONTINUE : If you're not used to another writing style, which includes transitions in between, then I suggest you either read this book with all your deep comprehension and critical understanding, or to wait 'til I'm done revising the book for an even more clean finish. I will be editing this soon after I'm done with the first installment, The Secluded Trails of Deceit, so... ' expect additional chapters of their love story ' some scenes and lines will likely be revised, deleted, and/or replaced ' improvement in writing style and narrations ' revelations, plot twists, and back stories will be reconstructed

WARNING: Not suitable for young readers. "You know, when a man is raped, you never hear about what he was wearing." -George Takei Quote Source: PictureQuotes.com

Status: COMPLETED Start: December 21, 2020 End: February 27, 2021 Will it still had the chance to escape a tradition that was already mark on the last name you had? Tradition, rules, norm, legacy, heritage, that term destroyed her life. How can you be free if all of those words were mix with the blood that flowing through your veins. Her plan when she plunged herself in the water and closed her eyes to feel the gentle breeze of the wind to cure and heal all her aching wound and bruises backfires when her heart pounded violently in seeing a pair of expressive brooding dark eyes. Hindi siya nagawang pagalingin ng hangin dahil ang presensiya at pares ng mga mata ang nagpahurumentado ng puso niyang matagal nang nakakulong. Can the wind heal her broken soul or there's a hope on his insulting and offending stare?

Can you dance in the burning sand until the fire embrace you totally? Can you still hear the good melody of your heartbeat despite the consequence that if you stay longer you'll burn into ashes? Kaya nga bang panatilihin ng musika at nakakahalinang ritmo ang pagsayaw nilang dalawa sa nagbabagang buhangin o susunugin lang noon silang dalawa sa maling temptasyon? Will an affection sync with the rhtym of their dance or it will break and burned them alive because of their wrong steps in the sand? ISLA VAGUES #3

PUBLISHED UNDER POP FICTION Epicenter Tapes #2: She never liked a guy. She always thinks that a girl doesn't need a boy in her life and they are all the same stupid with different faces. Haukea Mavis Bolivar loves basketball but never been acknowledged by her parents like her brother who's a famous band member, she hated him for getting all the attention but she didn't try to talk about it. She wanted to keep everything cool even when she's hurting and in the middle of her insecurities while living her life, she found herself admiring a band member of Epicenter. She never expected that time would come.

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Santiago Alverio is torn between family expectations and his own internalized fears from homophobic relatives. As he enters a casual fling with Diablo Delgado, he discovers that love, patience, and acceptance might be the blueprint to healing and embracing his true self. *** Santiago Alverio has always lived by the rules of his family, peers, and a silent world that tells him who he should be. As a civil engineering student, he hides behind toxic masculinity and the fear of being noticed because of expectations and a homophobic upbringing. Then comes Diablo Delgado--fearless, affectionate, and unapologetically himself. What begins as a no-strings "friends with benefits" arrangement slowly converts into something deeper. With every touch, every unguarded smile, Diablo breaks the walls Santi has built around his heart. But love is never simple. Santi is caught between family pressures, societal judgment, and his own insecurities. Will he ever realize that happiness was never about meeting expectations but about choosing the person who makes him feel whole? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano ILLUSTRATOR: Ri Ot