Warning: FOR MATURE READERS ONLY (Jared Mikholai Montero's Story) Will you turn away from your calling in exchange for a very tempting sin? I do not own the photo. Credits to the rightful owner.

(Game Series # 6) Assia dela Serna's dream was to become a lawyer. Ever since she was little, she had dreamt of becoming one... But from a young age, she knew that her family wasn't financially capable of sending her to law school. Kaya naman bata pa lang siya, sinigurado niya na magiging maayos lahat ng grado niya. She made sure that everything in her transcript was perfect. She needed to get a full ride scholarship to the best law school in the country, St. Claire's Academy College of Law... But things do not always go according to plan. She didn't make it to SCA, but she made it to Brent. It wasn't the best school, but she met a lot of good people. She was happy. She felt like everything was going according to plan. She's gonna be a lawyer. She's gonna go home to her province and help the people in her town. Everything was great... until her last year in law school. That's when shit started to happen.

(Game Series # 4) Charisse Faith Viste believes in working hard. She does not believe in luck, only hard work. Bata pa lang siya, nasanay na siya na pinaghihirapan lahat ng meron siya. Being the only girl in a family full of guys, nasanay na siya na kung gusto niyang makuha, kailangan niyang pagtrabahuhan. And because of this, she grew up tough. She already accepted the fact that guys are just too intimidated to even give her a second glance. She'll always be too smart, too confident, too much for everyone. One day, she had this overwhelming feeling of sadness. She looked around and saw that everyone around her has someone by their side... Everyone has someone to embrace... Siya? Libro lang ang kayakap. She used to be fine with the idea of being alone... alone, not lonely. But not anymore. She needed someone to stop her from feeling so lonely.

(Game Series # 2) Aurora Marie Floresca just wanted to escape their house. Ever since her father re-married, palagi na silang nag-aaway dalawa. She wanted her father to be happy, of course, but not with that evil step-mother wannabe. Unang pagkikita pa lang nila, masama na ang kutob niya sa babae. She wanted happiness for her father, but definitely not with that woman... But unfortunately, the witch won. She managed to get her father to throw Rory out. She was forced to stay in Manila for the meantime. She didn't know what to do in Manila! Wala naman doon ang mga kaibigan niya. Wala siyang pamilya. The only consolation she got was the condo unit from her father--well, at least hindi naman yata gusto ng tatay niya na sa kalsada siya matulog. She'd probably get a job or study again, she wasn't sure yet, but she's certain that everything would be fine... until she realized that her next door neighbor would be keeping her up all night with all the banging against the wall.

As far as Laila knows, she's the obsessed one, secretly fangirling and hardcore stalking the campus semi-cal cutie, Asher James Prudente. But how does Asher, who's totally not interested in a weird, not-so-pretty girl like her, suddenly become obsessed with her to the point of madness? When did their roles reverse? South Boys #5 JFSTORIES

Yvonne Maica Lim is an aspiring UAAP court side reporter for UST, she was so close to getting her football player crush after plotting on him for almost a year...but everything fell apart when she had to fake date the infamous star basketball player of the UST Growling Tigers instead. Book cover by cottonbro studio in pexels

Men of Crown 14 | R-18 • Mature | COMPLETED Rasmus Hartz is used to breaking everything. A woman's heart, things, family, company, and even the law- you name it and he probably had broken it once or more than he can count anymore. However, there is one thing that he values the most and never breaks- his friendship with his trusted friends. Well, a life where he was once pushed to the pit has made him who he is now. However, when a woman with a tragic past crosses his life, a foreign feeling begins to grow in his heart. There was a desire to help her move on...forget the pain. To mend this time. But how could he lend a hand when he's a man who is good at nothing but breaking? And could he still break someone who's already shattered and barely living? Or will he end up broken just the same? ⚠️ This is a Filipino-English story.

Men Of Crown 12 | R-18 • Mature | COMPLETED Scorched by his last relationship that began with a rather dull impression but ended up spiraling awfully outrageous, Prius has decided to give his complicated love life a rest. With his parents dead, a restaurant to manage, and an organization to serve, plus a sister who married a creep, he got full hands. Yeah... Full hand... Well, being single is not fun but appalled by his last relationship-- man... The last thing on his mind is to dally again with women so his hand will do... That was his plan. However, life is full of fucking but... His hand will do has added for now... Why? After everything he had planned came a woman that stubborn like her cat. How long could he keep up with his plans when her smiles are the sunrise to his life? ⚠️ This is a Filipino-English story.

This guy is bad news, pretending to be cute and nice while hiding an evil inside. Zandra Asuncion, who dislikes Michael Jonas Pangilinan, starts to understand him and foolishly tries to "fix" him. Unbeknownst to her, she's falling into a trap, as this guy has no intention of pursuing her - and no intention of letting her go either. South Boys #6 JFSTORIES

Rocco Madrigal is the perfect escape to stop Luciana's friends from teasing her that she is a tomboy. At kung hindi lang siya babagsak sa subject niya, 'di niya rin ito pag-aaksayahan ng oras lalo nang mag-offer ito na itutor siya... kapalit ng panliligaw nito sa kaibigan niya na kasalukuyang may boyfriend. Napaka-fuckboy nito, araw-araw daw ay may dinadala ito sa bahay ng Lolo niya, minsan daw threesome pa! Sa dami ng naikama, dalawa pa sa kaibigan ni Luciana gusto pa yatang pag-awayin. Kala mo sobrang gwapo, eh tangkad lang naman ang ambag sa mundo. The fuckboy is tall, Moreno, and has a good physique, they said. But for her, may bulbol ito sa panga kasi hindi nang-aahit. Lahat ng pagkatao nito ay ikinakainit ng buong pagkatao ni Luciana sa galit. Lalo na nang dahil kay Rocco, nag-break ang kaibigan niya at ang boyfriend nito. Hindi niya gustong makipaglaro sa pagiging fuckboy ni Rocco. Pero sa pamimilit ng mga kaibigan niya, pumayag siya... para gumanti sa kababoyan nito. Kahit alam niyang kahit anong gawin niya, hindi kayang baguhin ang isang fuckboy kung ayaw nitong magbago. Kasi sa huli, ang mga fuckboy, hindi basta-basta nagbabago... But what if she wasn't like the other girls? What if she wasn't just another girl on his list? Na hindi siya tulad ng ibang naging babae ni Rocco? At paano kung sa sobrang galing niya... ito pa ang ikakasira niya? Eleven years... Everyone moved on. Except for the one who paid the price of the game. But this time, everyone has to crawl for forgiveness. Hindi na siya basta-basta nagpapatawad. --- A novel from the Bohol Archives.