Fourth The mischievous man who's always pretending. SPG | R-18

The end is just the beginning. Read the Chess Pieces #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 before reading this.

Aius An angel in a rebellion

Italian secret agent Vexen Bellucci ran away from her fiancé, adamantly refusing to marry him. She did not expect that escaping to the Philippines will lead her to a mysterious man named Death Ferrante--only to find out that he's in fact her fiancé's stepbrother and he's intent to punish her! *** Despite following all of her father's orders her whole life, Vexen Bellucci has decided on her bottom line--and that is marrying someone she didn't love. This made her run away to the Philippines, a country that her father would never think of as her hiding place. Just when she thought that she's finally having a shot at a peaceful life, then came Death Ferrante--a guy with mismatched eyes, who easily captured her heart. But with the truth hunting them down and their lives depending on a human chess game, will Vexen and Death ever get the happy ending that they are hoping for? Or will they continue living in chaos, just like from the start? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish.

STRAND SERIES 1 (HUMSS) I have been admiring every shades of clouds, accepting every darkness from it, and seeing the beauty behind the stormy clouds. But for every sail above it, on an endless clouds, I have never saw myself sailing alone. Because in life, there will always be you. Who promised me to sail together, above the endless clouds.

Isang tatsulok na pag-ibig. Dalawang lalaking parehong umiibig sa isang babae at walang nais magparaya. Ang sabi ni Shane: "Ako ang mahal ni Caroline! Bakit gusto mong magpakasal sa isang babaeng ibang lalaki ang mahal?" "Si Caroline ang mahal ko. Ang iniibig ko. I have never loved a woman as much as I loved her. At ipaglalaban ko ang pag-ibig ko sa kanya. Morally or otherwise..." sagot naman ni Matt. Caroline loves one man and will marry another. Hindi niya iniibig sa tunay na kahulugan ng salita si Matt. Subalit minamahal, hinahangaan, at iginagalang niya ito. Naroon ito sa panahong sinaktan siya ni Shane. Iisa lang ang kanyang puso at naibigay na niya iyon kay Shane. Subalit umaasa siyang mababawi pa niya ang puso mula kay Shane at maibigay kay Matt sa takdang-panahon.

"You belong to me, sweetheart, to my heart, now and forever." Hindi mapaniwalaan si Joana na makalipas ang pitong taon ay muling nagbalik sa buhay niya si Franz. Seven years of heartache pero mukhang determinado si Franz na patuluy siyang magdusa sa kasalanang bagaman hindi niya ginawa ay inako niya. Isa lang ang alam niyang solusyon upang matahimik na silang pareho, ang magpakasal kay Arnel.

"Ikaw ang aking panaginip... ang aking magandang pag-ibig." Isang matinding crush ang umusbong sa batang puso ni Kimberly para kay Renz noong sixteen siya. Love letters and gift, waltz and song, promises and the very first kiss. All grow into a beautiful love noong eighteen siya under the stars and the moonlight. Makapanatili ba ang magandang pagibig when she was already pregnant at eighteen at si Renz ay tumalikod sa pangako.

Si Jasmin ang napili ni Don Leon na ipakasal kay Nathaniel. Wala siyang mapagpipilian kundi ang sumunod. Si Nathaniel ay nagpupuyos sa galit dahil sa manipulasyon ni Don Leon, at sa pagkakaalam nitong hindi na birhen ang babaeng pakakasalan. Mahigpit na tradisyon ng pamilya na malinis at marangal na babae lamang ang ipapanhik sa Villa Kristine. Sa nangyayari'y naiipit si Jasmin sa magkabanggang mag-lolo. Kay Don Leon na ang nais ay diktahan ang mga nasasakupan at kay Nathaniel na ang nais ay makawala sa manipulasyon ng matanda.

"Shut up, Moana, I don't kiss little girls with braces!" Moana Marie was fifteen and had this stupid crush on Vince Saavedra, cool and drop-dead gorgeous. But her feelings for him was way out of line. Walong taon ang tanda nito sa kanya, may girlfriend, apprentice sa kompanyang pag-aari ng daddy nya, higit sa lahat: Hindi nito pinapansin ang panunukso niya. Pero bakit laging naroon si Vince sa tuwing kailangan niya ito that she became dependent on him? When Vince left, it broke her heart. Now, he was back after four years. CEO and general manager ng bangkong pag-aari ng mga magulang niya. Hindi lang ang bangko ang hinahawakang tungkulin ni Vince sa pagbabalik nito. He also assured his role as her self-appointed big brother. What now? Nawala nga ang crush niya rito, nahalinhinan naman ng mas malalim. She was falling in love with him.