Grieved for the spoken words, Mourn for the memories on hold, Tears like a domesticated fall How could I remain the desire for so long? You lay down the rules, put down the knight and pawn, We played chess, I never thought, I was playing with death, on my own. With trembling hands, Holding a riffle Pinkish flesh, bullet holes. Under the name of fidelity, You choose apologize and sorry In the middle of the dessert In the middle of the drought You offered me an oasis Yet, there's a poison ivy on it. With your overwhelming desire they ignite my skin on fire, But you left me burning, While my bones started to mending The snow flakes fall, You became my warmth, my scarf, In the midsts of summer You became my warning and danger Place your bet, put down your cards The game is about to start, Sing the gospel, hold your belief, This is the endgame and Mischief. CHASING GAME SERIES #3 THE FALL

Camila is a girl with plans on her palms. Her life was regimented. After College, work, accomplish her personal list, to walk in the most prestigious runway show, and to build a life she dream of. But life has full of surprises. A kind of game no one was used to play. There's no game plan. There's no routine. Her dreams crashed, when the pandora's box was served in front. With an utmost curiosity and determination, to open it was a forbidden action. It resulted for something wild. A feeling of sensation sipping through her soul. A redamancy they called. The faith became unsealed. The future revealed. On an apocalyptic moment, the sky darkened, swallowed by the shadows, it is the announced of the hoax, sincerely by the reality. Ladies and Gentlemen please all stand, Are you ready to run? With an utmost intimacy, Lets Chase wild redamancy. CHASING GAME SERIES #2 THE KING

PUBLISHED UNDER LIB Note: If you're not into flawed characters who make wrong decisions, don't read this. Save yourself from stress. Started: 11/20/2020 Ended: 01/29/2021 How far would you go for someone? How many hailstorms and dark clouds would you endure? How many falling stars would you wait for to make a single wish come true? For Reese Deborah Madrid, the sky was the limit. She was used to having whatever she wanted. Clothes? Shoes? Jewelry? Name it. She could get it without putting in so much effort. So, when she hoped for another shot of love with her ex-boyfriend, she was ready to sacrifice everything to win him back. Even if that meant she had to look stupid and desperate. Even that meant she had to suffer through the pain of watching him be disgusted by her. Even if that meant she had to deal with his harsh words and apathy. She did everything in her power to go back into his arms. She stood up to the rain that soaked her and the sun that burned her skin. She waited from daybreak to nightfall, hoping that he would eventually fall back in love with her. She thought she was getting there. She felt like she'd made it. But then, in the world where she could be anything, she lost everything in the name of her love for him. Because much like the sky, Harvin Rouge Foster was only meant to be loved from afar.

PUBLISHED UNDER LIB Note: If you're not into flawed characters who make wrong decisions, don't read this. Save yourself from stress. Started: 10/07/2020 Ended: 11/18/2020 Elora Chin Valencia grew up in a toxic Christian family where she was viewed as the black sheep. Araw-araw ay ipinaparamdam sa kanya ng mundo na wala siyang lugar sa sarili niyang tahanan. She was a consistent dean's lister and an obedient daughter, which left her wondering what she had done so wrong to be disregarded as a speck of dust in the wind. They made her feel like she was just dirt, filling up the empty space. The one who would never have her own safe place. Feeling all of this contributed to her endless suicidal ideations. Baka nga tama sila. Baka nga wala siyang halaga at kailanman ay hindi na sasaya. She almost believed that. She almost held onto that notion. Not until she met the man in his BS Civil Engineering uniform and gorgeous grin, Troy Jefferson Dela Paz. He kissed her forehead, and her loud thoughts were silenced. Her demons calmed down. Her foes were defeated. For the first time in her life, she had proven her family wrong---a happy Elora Chin was possible. She was loved and well-taken care of. Troy embraced her sharp parts, not minding the wounds he might get. But fate had a lot of cruel things in store for her. Because when she thought she had reached the peak of happiness, she found myself drowning alone in the ocean she now called home, alone in her shame, alone with the waves she couldn't tame.

It was hard for Dr. Hideo Canliagn to start again after his fiancée died in a tragic accident. But fate seems to enjoy playing its little games with him, especially when he meets Sychelle--a devout nurse who shares the same name as his lost love. *** In the aftermath of the tragic death of his fiancee, Sychelle, Dr. Hideo Canliagn committed himself to his career as a surgeon and as the owner of HC Medical City. Shattered by the loss of his beloved, he did everything he could to shield himself from the pain of her memory. But when a devout nurse named Marikah Sychelle crosses his path at HC Medical City, he never expects to encounter someone so pure and innocent. Could Sychelle be the one to heal Hideo's heart that has long been broken? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

"Matandang Mayamang Maagang Mamamatay." That's what the retired Lieutenant and multi-billionaire Frederick San Lorenzo is known for. Despite his wealth, he still has a huge problem. At iyon ay ang karapat dapat na tagapagmana ng kaniyang yaman kapag siya ay pumanaw na. He's a widower. And has no child. Kaya naman upang hindi masayang ang kaniyang mga naipundar...He conducted a search for a deserving heir. But he has his own strict rule. And they're only three, so don't worry. First, must be an unbeatable couple: so if you are single, you're out. Second, you two will be living in his mansion for a year to test your loyalty as a couple. Third, the woman shall not be pregnant during her stay in his mansion. Meanwhile... On the other side of the world where problematic people exist, there are two human beings who're in a thirst for money. Giyu De La Fonte, a man who's always in a pickle, banned from spending money. Narra Bougainvillea, very inquisitive about how rich men's lives feels like. For the sake of the benefits they'd get, they agreed to pretend just so they'd get qualified for the old Lieutenant's search for heir. All set. However, one thing they've not prepared themselves for is...Will they pass the challenge? Especially, the third rule despite Giyu's naughtiness? #AIAPWP

A dream was hope, fantasy, or a goal. It wasn't supposed to be reality. If it was, Miracle wouldn't call it a dream. Being married to the man she loved since she was sixteen was a far-fetched reality to woke up to, especially if she remembered getting wasted at the fact he was marrying someone else tomorrow. How come his vows were sworn to her? Vows so far from the dream she wished just never came true.

THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES #4 How does it feel to live with tons of what ifs and should-have-beens? Knowing that under different parameters, you could have worked it out. Knowing that if you only weathered the storm together, you could have built a home in each other's arms. Napakaraming sana--ganiyan ang naging takbo ng buhay ni Ysabelle Katana Montecer. Sana mayaman siya. Sana mas maganda. At sana may kapangyarihan siyang ibalik ang oras. If only she had listened to the little voice in her head, she could have been in a relationship with the only man who ever caught her attention--River Mattias Fuentabella. But it was too late for her. She was a ticking time bomb waiting to go off. A heartbeat away from silence. Kahit ayaw niya, kailangan niyang tanggapin ang hatol ng tadhana. River would always be out of her reach. He was close, but not too close enough for her to hold. They could have happened. They could have been together. But sadly, they never were.

Legacy Series #4: Sky Rydge Galvez Pola was never anyone's first choice---not in the family that raised her, and definitely not in love. She was always the one left behind. Unwanted. Unchosen. So she learned the hard way that love was never meant for her. As a UAAP courtside correspondent and UP scholar, her world revolves around academics and work. She has no time for distractions, especially not for Sky Rydge Galvez---the arrogant, full-of-himself basketball player who's had his future written for him since birth. Groomed to take over his family's empire, Sky has spent his life coasting on charm, wealth, and the certainty that one day, Pola, the girl he's wanted since childhood, will be his. The problem? Pola despises him. But Sky is relentless. He'll do whatever it takes to break down her walls, even if it means signing an agreement that keeps him close to her in the most twisted way possible. A deal is made. Boundaries are set. Lines are drawn. But some lines are meant to be crossed. And some truths, no matter how deeply buried, have a way of rising to the surface. louder, crueler, and more life-altering than anyone is prepared for. So what happens when the girl Sky has always wanted turns out to be the one person he should never have? 05/01/25

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?