You can read this as a standalone story! Sartori #2 "I abused Diablos..." Diablos, the third-born boss of the Sartorian Mafia, was a man who could not be tamed due to his uncontrollable anger. He had to drink the bitter medicines prescribed by the family doctor to keep himself restrained. Never did he imagine that he would taste the sweetest sensation from a woman's skin, far better than bitterness. That taste became the only thing that kept him under control during his fits of rage. But because of his obsession with it, his kindness was abused. . . . Mature Content Warning: R18+

Laki sa hirap si Xy at dahil doon isa lang ang gusto niya sa buhay: Ang yumaman at magkaroon ng maginhawang buhay. Kaya nang biglang dumating sa harap niya ang isang mayamang lalaking nagpakilalang ama niya ay pumayag agad ito sa gusto niyang gawin upang pamanahan siya: Ang makapagtapos siya sa Mainland Private High School bilang valedictorian. Walang reklamong ginawa ni Xy ang gusto ng ama at agad na hinarap ang hamon. Ngunit ang inaakala niyang madaling gawain ay naging isang suntok sa buwan nang ma-diskubre ang madilim na sistema ng eskwelahang pinasok niya. Ang inaakalang simpleng pag-aaral ay nahantong sa pagdiskubre sa lihim ng mga kapwa estudyante at propesor, at pag-ungkat sa mga madidilim na sikreto ng institusyong pinasok niya. Akala ni Xy ay lumabo na ang tyansa niyang maging valedictorian pero nagbago ito nang madiskubre niya ang sikreto ng kaniyang gwapo at matalinong propesor na si Havoc Hidalgo. Makakayanan kaya ni Xy harapin ang hamon ng misteryosong eskwelahan sa tulong ng propesor o matatagpuan niya ang sarili pabalik sa buhay ng kahirapan? ₱₱₱ TRIGGER WARNINGS AHEAD. PLEASE READ WITH PRECAUTION. Language: Taglish (Tagalog and English) ₱₱₱ Writing: June 6, 2023 - July 9, 2023 Published: July 1, 2023 - July 15, 2023 daddy, i need your money ™ athena folder: file no.1 NEKO

Galvez series #5 (Completed) "I always called Rage Galvez's adoptive son" and never "His first son" Growing up, Lucas experienced being left out, left behind, not included because he was "The adoptive son and the son of a criminal" "Bunga nang pagkakamali. The unwanted. Wortless." Ilan lang 'yan sa mga karaniwang naririnig ni Lucas sa lahat ng mga taong mapanghusgang nakapaligid sakanya but Lucas is still greatful for everything he has. He was cared by his adoptive parents and siblings but part of him is searching for something... Love. True love. After everything he went through, will Lucas find the love that he ever wanted? The Last part of the Galvez series and Until Forever. After Forever. Start: June 29, 2023 Ended: Dec 01, 2023

Portia Cecilia Ignacio is a model daughter. Siya na ang mahal na mahal ang kanyang mga magulang. Gagawin niya ang lahat para lang sa ikakasaya ng pamilya. She would climb mountains and swim vast oceans just for the happiness of her beloved parents and family. Pero minsan, sa sobra sobrang pagmamahal sa ibang tao, nakakaligtaan na ang pagmamahal sa sarili. Is it really worth it? She shouldn't ask right? It's family! But then... how could one person make her doubt her decisions? Is it really worth the sacrifice? To give all of her? To give everything? To give up everything? All for what she's been hoping for since time immemorial?

Khalil Ducani, a notorious playboy, gives up everything for the woman he loves, Khallisa Baltazar, only to wake up one day in a life he no longer remembers and a love he can no longer feel. *** After her father's accident, Khallisa Baltazar accepts a desperate offer to keep campus playboy Khalil Ducani company for a night. When panic overwhelms her, she begs to stay useful and ends up working as his assistant. What begins as a reluctant arrangement gradually grows into a deeper connection. As their relationship develops, both face tough decisions that alter the path of their lives. Years later, their paths cross again, but everything has changed-Khalil included. With hidden truths, lingering emotions, and unexpected challenges in their way, can they still find their way back to each other, or is it already too late? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

TO BE PUBLISHED UNDER TALKING PAGES Tears Series #4: Audrey Deana Valdez

TO BE PUBLISHED UNDER TALKING PAGES Tears Series #3: Allysa Rosette Millanes

[COMPLETE] Darlene isn't a typical high school student. She always gets in trouble in her previous School in her grandmother's province. She used to be expelled in every School she went to, not until her father decided that she would study in Manila after her grandmother's death, also, to have her new life together. Left with no choice, Darlene has no idea that her soon-to-be classmates were all boys? Will her classmates sue her out of the class or let her stay, let her be safe because of something? Or maybe while protecting her, there was something behind her? But what more if she finds out who was really her and the reason why everyone wants her? "Painful Lies, broken past, wrong thoughts, and reasons that I want to know when I entered the Worst Section." - If you all don't want to be confused about what happened from the past, please read TGIWS: The Past.

Ilang beses ba nating tinanong ang sarili natin kung mapapansin ba tayo ng mga taong mahal natin? Ilang beses ka ba magtatanong sa buong buhay mo? At ano sa tingin mo ang magiging sagot? "Mapapansin kaya ako? Ang pag-ibig ko? Ang katauhan ko? Mapapansin Kaya?" Paano kung hindi? Paano kung oo? Magkaiba ba ang gagawin mong desisyon o pareho lang? Mag-iiba ba ang pananaw mo o magpapatuloy ka lang sa kung anong alam mong constant? Umaatikabong fame laban sa umaatikabong pag-ibig.

Zera Damonisse Delafuente, "the bratty girl" of the Delafuente clan who has an alluring and goddess beauty will do anything just to lure her crush to fall inlove with her. Sa larangan ng pangmamanipula at pang-aakit, nangunguna ang kanilang pamilya roon lalo na't binansagan ang kanyang ina na mangkukulam. Zera thought she's the one who's luring him, but little did she know, she's the one who's gonna be lured by him.